User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA C-5050 ZOOM - QUICK START GUIDE

1. Attaching the strap and lens cap DIGITAL CAMERA 3. Loading the batteries 1 2 3 Make sure the power switch is set to OFF. Slide the battery compartment lock from to . 4. Inserting an xD-Picture Card 1 2 Make sure the power switch is set to OFF. Open the card cover. Quick start guide C-5050ZOOM 1 Pass the lens cap string through the hole in the lens cap. 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. 2 Fasten the strap to the strap eyelet as shown in the diagram. Strap eyelet Place your finger on the mark and slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of , then lift in the direction of . · Use the ball of your finger to slide the cover. Do not use your fingernail as this could result in injury. 3 3 Adjust the strap to the desired length. Pull the strap through the stopper ( ) and make sure it is fastened securely. Insert a card. · Hold the card straight and insert it correctly into the xD-Picture Card/SmartMedia slot, as shown. · An illustration showing the position for inserting the xD-Picture Card is next to the slot. Package contents Camera Strap Lens cap/String NiMH batteries (rechargeable)/ Battery charger/instruction (Olympus America and Olympus Europa only) USB cable AV 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) xD-Picture Card xD-Picture Card instructions Remote control (Olympus America only) Remote control instruction (Olympus America only) 4 Insert the batteries, making sure that they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration. When using AA (R6) batteries When using CR-V3 lithium battery packs 4 Close the card cover securely until it clicks. Ejecting the card 4 1 Attach the strap to the other eyelet in the same way. Battery alignment 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) Our phone customer support is available from 8 am to 10 pm (Monday to Friday) ET E-Mail: distec@olympus.com Olympus software updates can be obtained at: http://olympus.com/digital/ Push the card all the way in to unlock it, then let it return slowly. The card is ejected a short way and then stops. Hold the card straight and pull it out. Note Releasing your finger quickly after pushing the card all the way in may cause it to eject forcefully out of the slot. 2. Taking off the lens cap When you want to take pictures, be sure to remove the lens cap before turning on the camera. The correct way to insert the AA batteries is indicated on the bottom of the camera. 5 Close the battery compartment cover, then press it down direction shown . and slide it in the 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 · Press the center of the cover, as it may be difficult to close properly by pressing the edge. · Make sure the cover is closed securely. Note · The xD-Picture Card and SmartMedia use the same slot, as do Compact Flash and Microdrive. Two cards cannot be inserted in the one slot at the same time. · Never open the card cover, or remove the card or the batteries while the 6 Slide the battery compartment lock from Printed in Japan 1AG6P1P1441-- to . camera is turned on. Doing so could destroy the data stored on the card. Once destroyed, data cannot be restored. http://www.olympus.com/ VT406901 Taking still pictures 1 Set the mode dial to and turn the power switch so that ON is aligned with the white line. Mode dial Viewing still pictures 1 Set the mode dial to and turn the power switch so that ON is aligned with the white line. · The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. (Single-frame playback) Mode dial Recording movies 1 Set the mode dial to with the white line. and turn the power switch so that ON is aligned · The monitor turns on and the available recording time on the card that you are using is displayed. Protecting pictures You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them. 1 Quick View Pictures can be played back by pressing twice quickly (double-click) even when the mode dial is set to a mode other than . Power switch Power switch 2 3 4 Decide the composition while looking at the image on the monitor. Press the shutter button fully to start recording. · The orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights. · During movie recording, lights red. Use the arrow pad or jog dial to display the picture you want to protect. "Viewing still pictures" Protect button 2 Press . Press the shutter button again to stop recording. · The mark appears on protected pictures. · To cancel protection, press again. Viewing movies 1 2 Position the AF target mark in the viewfinder on the subject. Orange lamp Green lamp AF target mark Erasing pictures (Single-frame erase) and turn the power switch so that ON is aligned Set the mode dial to with the white line. · The monitor turns on. 1 you want to 2 Use the arrow pad or jog dial to display the picture you want to erase. "Viewing still pictures" Use the arrow pad or jog dial to play back other pictures. Arrow pad Jumps to the picture 10 frames back. 2 3 4 5 Use the arrow pad or jog dial to display the picture with play back. Press Press Press press . to select MOVIE PLAY. to select MOVIE PLAYBACK, then . · The top menu is displayed. Erase button MOVIE PLAY INFO MODE MENU 3 Press the shutter button gently (halfway) to adjust the focus. · When the focus and exposure are locked, the green lamp lights. · If the orange lamp lights, the flash fires automatically. Displays the previous picture. Displays the next picture. 2 3 Press · The . ERASE screen is displayed. ERASE Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead. 4 Press the shutter button all the way (fully). · The camera takes the picture. · The card access lamp blinks while the picture is stored on the card. · When the green lamp stops blinking, you can take the next picture. · The movie is played back. When playback ends, the display automatically returns to the beginning of the movie. Press to select YES, then press . YES NO SELECt GO · The picture is erased and the menu is closed. Jog dial Displays the previous picture. Displays the next picture. 6 Press again after playback ends to display the menu. Press to select the desired operation, then press . To turn off the camera Turn the power switch so that OFF is aligned with the white line. PLAYBACK : Plays back the entire movie again. FRAME BY FRAME : Plays back the movie manually one frame at a time. EXIT : Leaves the movie playback mode. Buttons and dials Viewfinder Orange lamp Green lamp AF target mark Menu functions AEL button (AEL) Fixes the exposure. The lock function is alternately activated and canceled each time you press the button. : Shooting functions : Playback functions 1 Press . 2 Use the arrow pad to select a menu. 3 Press to select a tab. 4 ISO Press to enter menu. DRIVE MODE MENU WB CAMERA tab PICTURE tab CARD tab SETUP tab Erase button ( Power switch ) Arrow pad ( OK/Menu button ) SEt CARD PIC CAMERA DRIVE MY MODE FLASH SLOW IN+ SLOW1 Erases a selected picture. Turns the camera on/off. Top menu When MODE MENU is selected in the top menu. Jog dial · Sets the aperture value and shutter speed when the mode dial is in A/S/M. · Can be used in combination with other buttons to set functions. · Selects playback image. Shooting menu functions (During movie recording) Records sound when shooting a movie. CAMERA tab Selects a shooting mode from (single-frame shooting), (high speed sequential shooting), (sequential DRIVE shooting), (AF sequential shooting) and BKT (auto bracketing). ISO Selects the ISO sensitivity from AUTO, 64, 100, 200 and 400. MY MODE Selects a mode to be activated when taking pictures in mode. FLASH When using an external flash, selects from IN+ , and SLAVE. When "SLAVE" is selected, adjusts the intensity of the main flash. SLOW Selects from SLOW 1 (1st curtain), SLOW (1st curtain with red-eye reduction) and SLOW 2 (2nd curtain) when the flash mode is set to SLOW (slow synchronization). NOISE REDUCTION Reduces the noise that affects pictures during long exposures. DIGITAL ZOOM Extends the maximum optical zoom, making possible up to approx. 10x zoom. FULLTIME AF Keeps the image in focus at all times without having to press the shutter button halfway. AF MODE Selects the auto focus method (iESP or SPOT). Records sound when taking a still picture. PANORAMA Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus CAMEDIAbrand cards. 2 IN 1 Combines two still pictures taken in succession and stores them as a single picture. FUNCTION Lets you add special effects to pictures (BLACK&WHITE, SEPIA, WHITE BOARD, BLACK BOARD). Displays a histogram showing the luminance distribution of still pictures. PICTURE tab Sets the image quality and resolution. Still pictures : RAW, TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 Movies : HQ, SQ Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source. Lets you make fine changes to the white balance. Stores your preferred white balance setting. Lets you take pictures suited to the situation and the desired effect ( , , ). Adjusts the sharpness of the image. Adjusts the contrast of the image. Adjusts the level of color depth without changing the tint. PIXEL MAPPING m/ft VIDEO OUT SHORT CUT CUSTOM BUTTON DUAL CONTROL PANEL AF ILLUMINATOR Monitor button (Quick View ) · Turns the monitor on/off. · Double-click to change from shooting mode to playback mode. Arrow pad ( ) · Sets functions on the menu screen. · Selects playback image. Checks the CCD and image processing functions for errors. Adjusts the brightness of the monitor. Sets the date and time. Sets the measurement unit (m/ft) used during manual focus. Selects NTSC or PAL according to your TV's video signal type. TV video signal types differ depending on the region. Lets you assign frequently used functions as shortcut menus. Lets you assign a frequently used function to the camera's custom button. Displays the same information on the control panel as on the monitor when the monitor is not in use. Turns on the AF illuminator to illuminate a dark subject. OK/Menu button ( Monitor Displays the menu screen. ) Playback menu functions Runs through all recorded pictures one after another. MOVIE PLAY (During movie playback) MOVIE PLAYBACK Plays back movies. INDEX Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 frames. EDIT Edits a movie. INFO Displays all the shooting information on the monitor. Displays a histogram showing the luminance distribution of still pictures. PLAY tab* Adds sound to a still picture already taken. * The PLAY tab is not displayed during movie playback. EDIT tab RAW DATA EDIT Card button (CF/xD·SM) Switches between cards when 2 cards are inserted. Exposure compensation button ( Changes the exposure compensation value. ) AF/Macro/MF button ( ) ), manual focus (MF), Selects a focus mode from auto-focus (no indication), macro ( super macro ( blinks) and super macro MF (MF blinks). Zoom lever (T/W· ) · Zooms in/out. · Displays multiple pictures simultaneously./Enlarges the picture displayed. Shutter button Adjusts focus by pressing halfway. Releases the shutter by pressing fully. Custom button ( ) Activates the function registered on the custom button. COPY Sets the image quality, white balance, etc. of pictures taken in RAW data format and saves them as new files. Makes the file size smaller and saves it as a new file. Crops part of a picture and saves it as a new file. Copies pictures to and from cards. Lets you select whether to copy all frames or only a selected frame. Print button ( Mode dial Switches modes. ) WB CUSTOM WB SCENE MODES SHARPNESS CONTRAST SATURATION CARD tab CARD SETUP SETUP tab ALL RESET Stores print reservation data on the card. CARD tab CARD SETUP Formats a card. Erases all image data stored on the card. Self-timer/Remote control button ( Enables the self-timer function ( ) ). SETUP tab ALL RESET ) or remote control function ( Rotation button ( Control Panel Metering button ( Protect button ( ) ) ) PW ON SETUP Formats a card. PW OFF SETUP SCREEN SETUP Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power. Selects a language for on-screen display. Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned on. Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned off. Selects whether to display pictures on the monitor while recording them to a card. Sets the beep sound used for warnings and adjusts the volume. Sets the beep sound used for button operations and adjusts the volume. Sets the sound made when the shutter button is pressed and adjusts the volume. Customizes settings which are activated in the mode. Changes how file names are assigned. VOLUME Rotates pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. Selects the metering method from ESP (no indication), spot metering ( ) and multi-metering ( ). PW ON SETUP PW OFF SETUP REC VIEW Protects important pictures from accidental erasure. BEEP Diopter adjustment dial Adjusts the viewfinder to match the eyesight (visual acuity) of the person using the camera. VIDEO OUT Flash mode button Selects a flash mode from auto (no indication), red-eye reduction ( ( ), slow synchronization ( SLOW/ SLOW) and flash off ( ), fill-in flash ). BEEP SHUTTER SOUND MY MODE SETUP FILE NAME Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power. Selects a language for on-screen display. Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned on. Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned off. Registers a stored picture for use as the picture displayed when the power is turned on or off. Adjusts the sound volume during playback. Also adjusts the volume of the sound selected in PW ON SETUP and/or PW OFF SETUP. Sets the beep sound used for warnings and adjusts the volume. Sets the beep sound used for button operations and adjusts the volume. Adjusts the brightness of the monitor. Sets the date and time. Selects NTSC or PAL according to your TV's video signal type. TV video signal types differ depending on the region. Selects the number of frames in the index display. · Menu functions vary depending on the mode. See reference manual for details. Note