DIGITAL CAMERA C-700 Ultra Zoom REFERENCE MANUAL Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian InterferenceCausing Equipment Regulations. For customers in Europe "CE" mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection. For custumers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number : C-700 Ultra Zoom Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc. Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York 11747-3157 U.S.A. Telephone Number : 631-844-5000 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Trademarks ·IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. ·Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ·Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc. ·All other company and product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of their respective owners. ·The standards for camera file systems referred to in this manual are the "Design Rule for Camera File System/DCF" standards stipulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA). If you want to learn how to use the camera at your own pace T Begin at "Quick-start guide -- Using the AUTO mode" (P. 31) and read this reference manual according to the contents. If you want to know what functions to use in specific situations T Find the desired functions in "Contents by Purpose" (P. 7), and read the respective pages. To quickly find a specific function T Consult "Index" (P. 197). 2 Contents Contents by Purpose ....................................................................................7 Main features ............................................................................................11 Name of parts............................................................................................12 Camera 12 Viewfinder/Monitor indications--Shooting information 14 Viewfinder/Monitor indications--Playback information 19 How to use this reference manual 20 1 Getting started 21 Attaching the strap ....................................................................................22 Loading the batteries ..................................................................................23 Card basics ..............................................................................................25 Inserting the card 26 Ejecting the card 26 Card check 27 Power on/off ............................................................................................28 Date/time setting........................................................................................29 2 Quick-start guide -- Using the AUTO mode 31 Adjusting the diopter ..................................................................................33 Holding the camera ....................................................................................33 Using the shutter release correctly -- Pressing fully/halfway ..........................34 Taking still pictures AUTO ......................................................................35 Viewing still pictures -- Quick View ......................................................38 Erasing pictures ..............................................................................39 Recording movies ................................................................................40 Viewing movies ..................................................................................42 Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting T/W ..........................................................44 3 Button functions 45 Main buttons..............................................................................................46 Mode dial..................................................................................................48 Full-auto shooting 48 Program shooting 48 3 Contents Auto shooting to suit different applications 48 Aperture priority/Shutter priority/Manual shooting 50 Aperture setting -- Aperture priority shooting 50 Shutter speed setting -- Shutter priority shooting 52 Aperture & shutter speed setting -- Manual shooting 52 Movie record 54 Playback 54 Shutter button ............................................................................................56 Using the shutter button (pressing all the way/halfway) and focusing 56 Subjects that are difficult to focus on -- When Auto focus does not work 58 Focusing on subjects that are not in the center of the frame -- Focus lock 59 Zoom lever ................................................................................................60 Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting 60 Close-up playback 61 Displaying multiple pictures at one time -- Index display 62 DRIVE/ (Erase) button ............................................................................63 Drive mode selections 63 Sequential shooting & AF sequential shooting 64 Self-timer shooting 66 Shooting pictures sequentially with a different exposure for each frame -- Auto bracketing 67 Single frame erasure--Erase button 69 (Macro/Spot) button ........................................................................70 Metering methods and Macro mode 70 Spot metering/Macro mode shooting 71 (Flash mode)/ (Protect) button ..........................................................72 Flash mode selections 72 Red-eye reduction flash 75 Fill-in flash 75 Flash off 75 Slow synchronization 76 Flash shooting 77 Preventing accidental erasure of pictures -- (Protect button) 79 (AE lock/Custom)/ (Rotation) button ........................................80 Locking the exposure -- AE lock 80 Metering the exposure of more than one point in the frame -- Multi-metering 82 Assigning a function -- Custom button 84 Rotating and displaying a picture -- Picture rotation 85 4 Contents Arrow pad ................................................................................................86 Exposure compensation­Making fine adjustments to the exposure ..................87 (OK/Menu) button ..............................................................................88 Displaying the Menu 88 Manual focus 89 4 Menu functions (shooting) 91 Using the menus ........................................................................................92 Top menu 92 Shortcut menu 93 MODE MENU 93 Chart basics 98 CAMERA ..................................................................................................99 PICTURE ..................................................................................................111 CARD......................................................................................................119 SETUP ....................................................................................................121 5 Menu functions (playback) 135 Using the menus ......................................................................................135 Top menu 136 Top menu for playback 136 (still pictures) ....................................................................................138 MOVIE PLAY (movies) ..............................................................................138 INFO (still pictures & movies) ....................................................................143 PLAY (still pictures) ....................................................................................144 CARD (still pictures & movies)....................................................................146 SETUP (still pictures & movies) ..................................................................148 Mode dial & Factory Default Settings ........................................................151 6 Print settings 153 How to print pictures ................................................................................154 All-frame print reserve ....................................................................156 Single-frame print reserve ....................................................................157 Trimming setting ................................................................................159 Resetting print reserve ..............................................................................161 5 Contents 7 Transferring pictures to a computer 162 Connecting directly to a computer by cable ................................................163 How to connect 164 Installing a USB driver when using Windows 98/98SE 166 Transferring images to a computer -- Downloading ....................................168 Removing the card 171 Removing the USB cable 172 Saving directly from a card ......................................................................174 8 Using optional accessories 175 Power supply from AC outlet -- AC adapter ..............................................176 External flash ..........................................................................................177 Using both the main flash and the FL-40 external flash 177 Using the FL-40 external flash by itself 178 Using commercially available external flashes 179 Compatible commercially available external flashes 180 Optional accessories ................................................................................181 9 Miscellaneous 182 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................183 User maintenance ....................................................................................188 After use 188 Cleaning the camera 188 Error codes ..............................................................................................189 Connectable devices -- System chart ........................................................191 Compatibility of the picture data................................................................192 Specifications ..........................................................................................193 Glossary of terms ....................................................................................195 Index ......................................................................................................197 6 Contents by Purpose Shooting Loading the batteries -- 23 Turning the power on -- 28 Inserting the card -- 26 Getting a clear image in the viewfinder (Diopter adjustment) -- 33 How to use the Shutter button -- Pressing halfway/ all the way -- 34, 56 Adjusting the monitor brightness -- 129 Taking pictures in the AUTO mode (Still pictures) -- 35 Recording movies -- 40 Shooting while viewing the monitor -- 37 Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting (Zoom) -- 44, 60 Shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright (Spot metering) -- 70 Setting various functions for more creative options (P mode) -- 48 Taking portrait pictures -- 48 Taking pictures of moving subjects -- 48 Taking pictures focusing on both the subject and background -- 48 Setting the aperture (Aperture priority) -- 50 Setting the shutter speed (Shutter priority) -- 52 Setting the aperture and shutter speed (Manual shooting) -- 52 Taking close-up pictures (Macro mode) -- 70 Enlarging a distant subject (Digital zoom) -- 105 Taking pictures using the self-timer -- 66 Selecting record mode and picture size -- 113 Sharpening the outline of pictures (Sharpness) -- 118 Turning off the warning sound (Beep) -- 126 Viewing a picture while the camera is writing it to the card (REC VIEW) -- 126 Setting the sleep timer (SLEEP) -- 127 Saving battery power (BATTERY SAVE) -- 129 Minimizing display indications (INFO) -- 126 Displaying the shooting information -- 14­19 7 Contents by Purpose Shooting pictures consecutively Selecting the drive mode DRIVE -- 63 Sequential shooting -- 64 Shooting consecutively while focusing for each frame -- 64 Shooting consecutively with automatic exposure change BKT -- 67 Flash shooting Using the flash -- 77 Selecting the flash mode -- 72 Setting the flash to fire automatically in low-light and backlight conditions (Auto-flash ) -- 36, 73 Reducing "red eye" (Red-eye reduction flash ) -- 75 Setting the flash to fire at all times(Fill-in flash ) -- 75 Shooting with no flash (Flash off ) -- 75 Selecting the flash light emission timing (Slow synchronization) -- 76 Compensating the amount of light emitted by the flash -- 103 ...