Having Problems with Your Olympus Camera ? Visit Our Web Site at www.olympus.com for Instant On-line Support Thank you for choosing the Olympus® D-490 Zoom, the filmless digital camera that gives you the convenience of a compact point-and-shoot camera, the flexibility of a zoom camera, plus a host of advanced features and image quality that only Olympus can provide. For the finest in filmless photography, look to Olympus. World Leaders in film and filmless photography. To ensure you are completely satisfied with your D-490 Zoom purchase, we've prepared this easy-to-follow users' guide. Just follow these simple instructions to set up and begin using the D-490 Zoom. For more detailed instructions on feature use, please refer to the complete Instructions Manual included in your package. First, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the key areas of camera operation by reviewing the illustrations below. Taking Pictures with Your Olympus D-490 Zoom Focus On Life Get Set... Now, perform the D-490 Zoom's initial set-up. These are the default camera settings that will affect every picture you take. Note: These settings may be changed at any time. 1. Close the lens barrier and press the monitor button monitor on. to turn the camera and the Get Ready... Before you begin using the D-490 Zoom: 1. Load two CR-V3 battery packs in the compartment at the bottom of the camera as shown in the diagram imprinted on the camera body. For best results, Olympus America Inc. strongly recommends using two CR-V3 lithium battery packs. Four AA (R6) alkaline, NiMH, lithium or NiCd batteries can also be used. Do not use manganese batteries. An optional Olympus AC adapter (C-7AU) is available and is recommended when downloading images to ensure a consistent power supply voltage. 2. Insert the SmartMediaTM card. With the camera facing you, open the card compartment cover to the left of the lens barrier and slide the card into the slot. This card is your "film." It stores your images for reviewing, downloading, and printing. To insert, simply slide the card with the gold contacts facing the back of the camera into the slot and close the cover. To remove, gently pull the card out of the slot. 3. Turn on the power. Slide open the lens barrier on the front of the camera until you feel a click. Icons representing camera default settings appear on the camera control panel, along with the number of pictures available at the preset memory settings. The lens barrel automatically extends. To turn the camera off, slide the lens barrier halfway closed. The lens barrel retracts. Close the lens barrier completely. 2. Press the Menu button to select the items you want to adjust. This button is located next to the monitor. Once you've selected the item, use the Arrow pad to scroll through your choices and make your adjustments from the following modes: Flash mode button/Erase button Viewfinder Selftimer button/Print button Macro/Digital Telephoto button/Protect button MOVIE PLAYBACK: To play movie pictures. AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK: To run through all the stored pictures automatically. No. NUMBER DISPLAY: Diopter adjustment dial Monitor button Menu button To display the Frame number or File name. FUNCTION: To edit out unneeded frames. CARD SETUP: Monitor Arrow pad OK button ERASE ALL FRAMES: To erase all stored pictures. CARD FORMAT: Select this setting by pressing Flash Shutter release button on the Arrow pad, then press the OK button OK . Zoom lever Tripod socket Battery compartment open/close lever (bottom) Control panel Connector cover Note: Formatting a card erases all existing data on the card, even protected images. These images cannot be recovered. DATE AND TIME: Enter the year, month and day. Macro mode Flash mode White balance Record mode Exposure compensation INDEX DISPLAY: Choose the number of images to be shown in the Index-Display mode: 4, 9, or 16. MONITOR ADJUSTMENT: To either increase or decrease the brightness of the monitor, use Notice how the live preview changes as you make adjustments. Video output connector Computer connector on the Arrow pad. Sharpness Spot metering mode Lens ISO Card compartment cover Lens barrier AC adapter connector Sequential shooting Self-timer Card error/Card function 3. Press the OK button OK to confirm each setting. When finished, press the monitor button to turn off the display. Open the lens barrier to continue set up procedures for taking individual pictures. Remaining picture count Writing Battery check VT125100 World Leaders in Film and Filmless Photography Taking Pictures with Your Olympus D-490 Zoom CARD FUNCTION: Select to take panorama pictures with standard Olympus-brand SmartMedia Still Having Problems with Your Olympus Camera? Call 1-888-553-4448 for Technical Support · You also can view these pictures through any video source, such as a video or TV monitor that has standard video input NTSC capabilities. Simply connect the D-490 Zoom to the "video in" jack of your video device using the video out cable included with your camera. Avoiding accidental erasure · To lock a picture, you must be in playback mode. Notice the Lock symbol on the back of the camera. Press this button while the image you want to lock is displayed on the monitor. The lock icon will appear on the screen. Deleting Pictures · To delete a picture, advance to the desired image, press the Erase button and then press on Arrow pad to select the delete operation. Confirm and delete the image by pressing the OK button OK . When you delete a picture you've instantly freed up space on your SmartMedia card for more pictures. So with the D-490 Zoom, there's no more wasted film or developing costs for pictures you don't really want. Note: A locked image cannot be deleted. Simply unlock the picture and repeat the process. Printing Pictures · Store printing data in the SmartMedia card (using Card-Print) and make desired prints using a printer or a lab that supports the Digital Print Order Format system. Since the print order is already written in the card, you do not have to make orders at the lab. Downloading Pictures · Please refer to your Olympus Digital Camera Instructions Manual for easy-to-follow instructions on how to install the enclosed software titles that will enable you to download, view, edit, manipulate and store images on your computer. Go...and Start Taking Pictures Now you're ready to take great pictures with the D-490 Zoom. 1. With the lens barrier open and monitor on, press the Menu button to select the picture settings you want to adjust. This button is located next to the monitor. Once you've selected the item, use the Arrow pad to make your adjustments. 2. Press the OK button OK cards. Use the arrow pad to indicate the direction you are going to shoot. Shoot successively, carefully overlapping the edges of each shot. Assemble with CAMEDIA master 2.0 software. SHARPNESS: NORMAL or SOFT sharpness can be chosen. The SOFT setting is ideal for processing images on a computer. FILE to confirm each setting from the following modes: EXPOSURE COMPENSATION: Adjust using on the Arrow pad to brighten a dark situation or mostly bright scene . to darken a SPOT METERING: Choose Spot metering to obtain the right subject exposure regardless of the backlighting, or use the standard ESP system. RECORD MODE: Choose an image resolution setting: Standard SQ or one of the High Quality modes HQ or SHQ . To select SHQ-TIFF or SQ-HIGH , press and hold on the Arrow pad for two seconds while in SHQ or SQ mode respectively. The amount of frames you can store in any SmartMedia card depends on the resolution setting you've selected. See the chart below: Approximate number of storable still pictures Record mode SHQ-TIFF Card/Resolution 1600 x 1200 2MB 0 4MB 0 8MB 1 16MB 32MB 64MB 2 5 11 File Format SHQ Uncompressed TIFF SHQ Min. JPEG Compression HQ Std. JPEG Compression SQ-Normal Quality SQ-High Quality FILE NAMING: A file numbering system can be especially useful when downloading data to a computer. Select AUTO FILE for sequential numbering of each card used; select NAME RESET to have numbers reset every time a new card is inserted into the camera. BEEP SOUND: Select either ON or OFF to either hear or mute the setting confirmation sounds. SETTINGS: You can save and reset settings. 3. For a telephoto or wide-angle shot, use the 3X zoom lever at the top of the camera. Push the lever toward "T" to choose telephoto shooting; pull it toward "W" to choose wideangle shooting. 4. When the flash is needed, the orange lamp next to the viewfinder blinks. Simply flip up the flash and half-press the shutter release button until the orange light goes off. When it comes on again, the flash is charged. Choose from Auto-Flash for automatic flash firing; RedEye reduction Flash to reduce the phenomena of red-eye; Fill-In Flash for forced flash activation; Slow Sync for night photography;or Slow Sync (plus Red-Eye reduction) to photograph people at night and/or with dark backgrounds. 5. Choose Macro for close-ups of subjects. Use Digital Telephoto Mode 1.0x , 1.6x , 2.0x , 2.5x , to make your subject appear twice as close. Choose the Panorama Mode to lock exposure, utilize panorama guides and flag images in the camera for panorama pictures. 6. Point and Shoot. Take pictures using the optical viewfinder or use the monitor as your guide. To use the color monitor, open the lens barrier, turn on the monitor, then... · Compose your subject. · Half-press the shutter release button. · The green lamp goes on. · The exposure and focus will be adjusted. · Full-press the shutter release button to take the picture. · A short beep indicates the shot has been taken. · When the green lamp goes off, you're ready to take the next picture. Note: For QuickFocus overrides, on the Arrow pad press and hold the for infinity focus and for 8 ft /2.5 m while pressing the shutter release button. SHQ HQ SQ SQ-HIGH 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 640 x 480 1 3 20 7 2 7 40 16 5 16 82 32 11 31 165 66 22 64 331 132 45 128 665 266 Approximate number of movie shooting seconds remaining Record mode HQ SQ WB Resolution 320×240 160×120 2MB 5 25 4MB 11 51 SmartMedia capacity 8MB 16MB 23 104 48 211 32MB 96 424 64MB 193 851 WHITE BALANCE: Control your light settings to match shooting conditions: Auto AUTO , Daylight , Overcast , Tungsten or Fluorescent light Optional Accessories For even more photographic creativity and enjoyment, Olympus offers a variety of optional accessories for use with your D-490ZOOM Filmless Digital Camera · · · · · · · · · NiMH rechargeable batteries and Rapid Recharger for long-lasting power. AC adapter (C-7AU) to ensure a consistent power supply when downloading images.. Photo Printers for Olympus Digital Cameras. · 1.45X Telephoto Lens (150mm equivalent) Additional SmartMedia Cards in 8MB, 16MB, 32MB and 64MB Sizes B-300 Telephoto Lens (180mm equivalent) · MAUSB-1 USB Reader/Writer Carrying Case · MA-2 PCMCIA Card Adapter · Accessory Kits MF-2 FlashPath Floppy Disk Adapter · B-28 Wide Angle Lens (28mm equivalent) FL-40 Extension Flash · FL-BK01 Grip · FL-CB01 Cable For best results with your inkjet printer, use the Olympus CAMEDIA/Pictorico branded papers. . ISO ISO SENSITIVITY: These settings are equivalent to film speed settings. Select from AUTO, 100, 200 or 400. The higher the ISO setting, the faster the shutter speed that can be used and the lower the amount of light required. With AUTO, the sensitivity increases automatically in low-light situations. DRIVE: This item in the shooting menu allows you to switch from single shot to motor-drive function. Select "SEQUENCE" to shoot up to 45 consecutive stills simply by continually depressing the shutter release button. FUNCTION SHOOTING: SHOOTING MOVIE PICTURES: To take movie pictures (15 frames/second), select Keep the monitor on Enjoy Your Pictures With the D-490 Zoom, you can easily view, save and download the photos you want--and delete the ones you don't want. Viewing Pictures · After you've taken a picture, close the lens barrier and turn on the monitor to enter playback mode. Your picture will appear on the screen within seconds. Or, to quickly jump between playback and shooting modes, simply press the monitor button twice in rapid succession. To switch back to playback mode, quickly press the monitor button again. · To review all the pictures stored in the SmartMedia card, close the lens barrier and turn on the monitor. Use on the Arrow pad to scroll through each of the pictures saved on your SmartMedia card. · To review movie pictures, first display the movie you want to see on the monitor. If it is currently displayed, just press the OK button OK . If not, press the menu button to shut down theshooting menu, select the movie to be reviewed, and reactivate the playback menu. Go to , set to Start and press the OK button OK . After a few seconds the movie will begin. ...