User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA C-300 ZOOM - QUICK START GUIDE

1 Getting started DIGITAL CAMERA 2 Turning the power on/off 5 Close the battery compartment cover in the direction of . While pressing the mark, slide the cover in the direction of . If the battery compartment cover seems hard to close, do not force it. With the battery compartment cover shut, press the mark firmly and push in the direction shown in the illustration. Quick start guide C-300 ZOOM D-550 ZOOM Attaching the strap 1 2 3 Thread the short end of the strap through the strap eyelet. Thread the long end of the strap through the loop that has already gone through the eyelet. Pull the strap tight, making sure that it is securely fastened and does not come loose. Strap eyelet When shooting pictures Power on: Open the lens barrier fully. The camera turns on in the shooting mode. The lens extends and the flash pops up. If the lens does not extend when the lens barrier is opened, there is a possibility that the cover is stuck in the first click position. Open the lens barrier until it clicks. Power on Power off: Close the lens barrier slightly until it just touches the lens barrel. Wait until the lens is fully retracted, then close the lens barrier completely. The camera turns off. (The monitor also turns off.) Press the flash down until it locks into place to close it. Power off We've included this convenient Quick start guide to show you basic functions and techniques that will help you quickly master your new camera. For more detailed descriptions of procedures, as well as for additional information on more sophisticated features not covered here, please refer to the printed "Basic Manual", or the primary "Reference Manual" on the CD-ROM. 6 1 Slide the battery compartment lock from to . Inserting the card (SmartMedia) Make sure that: The lens barrier is closed. The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off. The monitor is off. Package contents Camera Strap AA (R6) alkaline batteries (4 pieces) Video cable USB cable Basic manual Quick start guide Software installation guide (included in the CD-ROM package) CD-ROM with Windows 98 USB driver software, Reference manual, and more. Warranty card/Registration card (not provided in some areas) Safety Precautions (booklet) SmartMedia Static-free case Index labels (2 pieces) Write-protect adhesive seals (4 pieces) SmartMedia instructions Loading the batteries 1 Make sure that: The lens barrier is closed. The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off. The monitor is off. Diopter adjustment dial 2 Open the card cover. When playing back pictures Power on: Press the (monitor) button with the lens barrier closed. The camera turns on in the playback mode. The monitor turns on. With the lens barrier closed 2 3 Slide the battery compartment lock from to . OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. 631-844-5000 24/7 online automated help: http://support.olympusamerica.com/ Phone customer support: Tel. 1-888-553-4448 (Toll-free) Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of (the direction indicated by the mark on the cover), and lift it up in the direction of 3 4 Insert the card as far as it will go in the direction shown in the illustration. There is an arrow inside the card cover, indicating the direction in which the card should be inserted. Power off: Press the (monitor) button. The camera turns off (the monitor turns off). Power off Power on . Close the card cover securely until it clicks. Removing the card Hold the card with your fingertips and pull it out in the direction of the arrow. · While looking through the viewfinder, turn the diopter adjustment dial until the AF target mark is clearly visible. · To save battery power, the camera automatically enters the sleep mode after about 3 minutes of non-operation. If the monitor is on, it will automatically turn off. The camera activates again as soon as you lightly press the shutter button or zoom lever. Whenever possible, turn the camera off when you do not intend to take any pictures for a while. OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. (EUROPA) GMBH. Premises/Goods delivery: Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel. 040-237730 Letters: Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany 4 Insert the batteries, making sure that they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration. When using CR-V3 lithium battery packs When using lithium battery packs, insert them so that the "CAMEDIA" label on each battery is facing the lens side of the camera. There is a mark showing the correct way to insert the AA batteries on the bottom of the camera. When using AA (R6) batteries http://www.olympus.com/ Printed in Japan 1AG6P1P1353-VT367901 Never open the card cover, or remove the card or the batteries while the camera is turned on. Doing so could destroy all data on the card. Destroyed data cannot be restored. 3 Shooting/Playback Taking still pictures 1 2 Open the lens barrier fully. Slide the lens barrier fully open until it clicks. The flash pops up and the lens extends. 4 Protecting pictures (Protect) Recording movies 1 2 Orange lamp AF target mark Green lamp 5 Erasing pictures Single-frame erase 1 2 3 4 Press Press Press Press . to select ERASE. with the lens barrier closed. to select the picture you want to erase. The monitor turns on. You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them. Open the lens barrier fully. The camera turns on in the shooting mode. 1 2 3 MOVIE Press Press Press Press Press press with the lens barrier closed. to select the picture you want to protect. , then press . . The monitor turns on. Position the AF target mark over the subject in the viewfinder. Press Press . . to select MOVIE, then press The monitor turns on and the screen for selecting the shooting mode is displayed. 3 4 The mode menu is displayed. The top menu is displayed. 3 The focus and exposure are locked when the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights up. At this time the sound of the focusing mechanism can be heard from inside the camera, but no picture is being taken. SELECt GO SEt CARD EDIt PLAY Press the shutter button gently (halfway). Record the movie while observing your subject on the monitor. Press the shutter button fully to start recording. Press the shutter button fully again to stop recording. 4 5 to select the PLAY tab, then press to select . , then INFO MODE%MENU ERASE Playing back movies 1 2 Press with the lens barrier closed. indicator, The monitor turns on. 4 Press the shutter button all the way (fully). The camera takes the picture. 5 Press press to select YES, then . ERASE YES NO SELECt GO Playing back still pictures 1 2 3 Press Press Press with the lens barrier closed. . to cancel playback. Jumps to the picture 10 frames behind. Displays the next picture. The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. The top menu is displayed. The selected picture is protected. To close the menu, press again. SEt CARD EDIt PLAY Press to display the desired picture with the then press . Press Press to select MOVIE PLAY. to select MOVIE PLAYBACK. 6 Press press to select ON, then . OFF ON The picture is erased and the menu is closed. 3 4 5 The movie is played back after the orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder blinks and the camera accesses the movie data. When the movie reaches the end, the display returns automatically to the beginning of the movie. · The indicator is displayed at the top right of the protected picture. · Protection on each picture remains even when the camera is turned off. · Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single-frame/all-frame erase function, but they can be all erased with the format function. · Protection cannot be applied to pictures stored on a card with a writeprotect seal. · Erasure is not possible if the picture you want to erase is protected or a write-protect seal is attached to the card. Before erasing, unprotect the picture or remove the write-protect seal from the card. · Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. The monitor and camera turn off. Press to display the MOVIE PLAYBACK menu. Then select the desired operation and press . PLAYBACK MOVIE%PLAYBACK PLAYBACK Displays the previous picture. Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead. : Plays back the entire FRAME%BY%FRAME movie again. EXIt FRAME BY FRAME : Plays back the movie manually one frame at a SELECt GO time. EXIT : Leaves the movie playback mode. Names of parts Shutter button Zoom lever Lens barrier Turns the camera on and off in the shooting mode. Using the menus and tabs Self-timer lamp Flash Pops up when you open the lens barrier. Shortcut menus Shooting mode When the still picture shooting mode is selected ESP/ When you turn on the camera and press , the top menu is displayed on the monitor. The functions of this camera are set from the menus. Press . Playback mode When the movie recording mode is selected ESP/ When a still picture is played back When a movie is played back Lens Extends automatically when you open the lens barrier. MOVIE%PLAY MODE MENU The top menu is displayed. MODE MENU INFO MODE%MENU ERASE INFO MODE%MENU ERASE VIDEO OUT jack Card cover Connector cover DC-IN jack USB connector ESP/ MODE MENU ESP/ Selects the area of the image that will be used to determine exposure or image brightness from the two available settings: ESP or (spot metering). Displays all recorded pictures in slideshow fashion. Select each menu using the arrow pad. Orange lamp Green lamp Diopter adjustment dial AF target mark MOVIE PLAY MOVIE PLAYBACK Plays back a movie. Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 frames. Edits a movie. Shortcut Menus · Let you quickly access the most frequently used menu settings. · Display operational buttons at the bottom of the screen, and let you select items by pressing . Mode Menu · Lets you access the menu selections to set the ISO sensitivity, white balance, etc. · Categorizes the settings into 4 tabs. · Displays the CAMERA, PICTURE, CARD and SETUP tabs. Select the desired tab on the left of the screen by pressing . Selects the resolution and the quality of the image. Still picture : 3:2, SHQ, HQ, SQ, TIFF Movie : HQ, SQ INDEX EDIT Arrow pad Viewfinder Monitor (OK/Menu) button (Monitor) button Battery compartment lock Turns the camera on and off in the playback mode. Turns the monitor on and off in the shooting mode. INFO Displays all the shooting information on the monitor. Adjusts the brightness of the image (Exposure compensation). ERASE Erases a selected picture. Tripod socket Battery compartment cover 3:2 1984*1312 SHQ 1984*1488 HQ 1984*1488 SQ 1024*768 CANCEL SELECt GO SEt CARD PIC CAMERA DRIVE ISO DIGItAL ZOOM PANORAMA 2 IN 1 Tabs How to use the menus 1 Press to display the . top menu, then press Top menu ESP/ MODE MENU Mode menus 3 Press to select the desired item, then press to display the available setting selections. SEt CARD PIC CAMERA DRIVE ISO DIGItAL ZOOM PANORAMA 2 IN 1 2 CAMERA tab SEt CARD PIC CAMERA DRIVE ISO DIGItAL ZOOM PANORAMA 2 IN 1 PLAY tab CAMERA tab PICTURE tab CARD tab SETUP tab CAMERA tab Selects the shooting mode from (Normal shooting), (Sequential shooting), (AF Sequential shooting). Selects the ISO sensitivity from AUTO, 100, 200, 400. Extends the maximum optical zoom, making possible up to approximately 10x zoom shooting with the digital zoom function. Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus CAMEDIA-brand SmartMedia cards. Lets you combine two still pictures taken in succession into one picture. Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source. Adjusts the sharpness of images. Adjusts the contrast of images. CARD tab CARD SETUP SETUP tab* Formats a card. Selects whether to display pictures on the monitor while saving them. Changes how file names are assigned. Checks the CCD and image processing functions. , , and EDIT tab BLACK & WHITE SEPIA SEt CARD PIC CAMERA DRIVE ISO DIGItAL ZOOM PANORAMA 2 IN 1 EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab PLAY tab PICTURE tab SEt CARD PICtURE CAM WB To return to select a . tab, press SEt CARD PIC CAMERA DRIVE ISO DIGItAL ZOOM PANORAMA 2 IN 1 SEt CARD PIC CAMERA DRIVE ISO DIGItAL ZOOM PANORAMA 2 IN 1 AUtO 100 200 400 Protects pictures from accidental erasure. Rotates pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. Stores printing information required for DPOF printers on the card. DRIVE ISO DIGITAL ZOOM PANORAMA 2 IN 1 or To return to select an item, press or . Creates black and white pictures. Creates sepia-toned pictures. Makes the file size smaller. Creates a cropped picture from the enlarged part of a picture. The green frame moves to the selected item. CARD tab SEt CARD PIC CAM CARD%SEtUP SEt CARD PIC CAMERA DRIVE ISO DIGItAL ZOOM PANORAMA 2 IN 1 AUtO 100 200 400 PICTURE tab WB CARD tab CARD SETUP SETUP tab ALL RESET Selects whether to save the current camera settings when you turn off the power. Turns the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.) on and off. Selects the number of frames in the index display. Adjusts the brightness of the monitor. Sets the date and time. Formats a card. Erases all image data stored on the card. To close the menu, press again. SETUP tab SEtUP CARD PIC CAM ALL RESEt REC VIEW FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING If you want to save the settings after the camera is turned off, set ALL RESET to OFF. REC VIEW FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING * Refer to the playback mode instructions for details of ALL RESET, settings. SEt CARD EDIt PLAY Press to select a tab, then press to display the menu. 4 Press to select the setting. Press to complete the setting. Mode menu functions are categorized into 4 tabs. Use and display the respective functions. to select a tab Playback mode Shooting mode