DIGITAL CAMERA / / Advanced Manual Detailed explanations of all the functions including camera buttons and menus are provided. Use them according to your purpose. 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. In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual. The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided in Stylus710/µ710. How to use this manual Search for a topic Contents How to use this manual ............................................................................... Contents ...................................................................................................... 2 3 Table of Contents gP. 3 1 Button operations .................................................8 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera. POWER button ...................................Turning the camera on and off Shutter button ......................................................... Shooting pictures Mode dial ............. Switching between shooting and playback modes K .............................................................. Shooting still pictures h ........................ Shooting pictures using image blur reduction ..... Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation 8 8 9 9 9 9 Search for a term Index Index gP. 83 ! Red-eye reduction flash . . . . . 13 # Fill-in flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 $ Flash off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 % Super macro mode . . . . . . . . . . 13 & Macro mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 < button (print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 F button (exposure compensation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Y button (self-timer) . . . . . . . . . 13 # button (flash mode) . . . . . . . . . 13 & button (macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 button (OK/FUNC) . . . . . . . . . . 10 S button (erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Battery compartment/card cover . . . BEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beep sound 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK & WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRIGHTNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 34 34 24 26 27 C CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, Calendar display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, Card access lamp . . . . . . . . 54, 65, CCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, Close-up playback U . . . . . . . . . . . C 27 12 77 79 73 12 Search by Objective 5 Getting to know your camera better Shooting tips and information gP. 59 5 Getting to know your camera better Shooting tips and information Tips before you start taking pictures The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded The battery is not fully charged · Charge the battery with the charger. The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold · Battery performance declines in low temperatures, and the charge may not be sufficient to turn on the camera. Remove the battery and warm it by putting it in your pocket for a while. 2 No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed Contents How to use this manual ............................................................................... Contents ...................................................................................................... 2 3 1 Button operations .................................................8 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera. POWER button ...................................Turning the camera on and off Shutter button ......................................................... Shooting pictures Mode dial ............. Switching between shooting and playback modes K .............................................................. Shooting still pictures h ........................ Shooting pictures using image blur reduction s ..... Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation g .............................. Follow the shooting guide for setting n.................................................................... Recording movies q .......................Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode Arrow pad (1243)......................................................................... o button (OK/FUNC)......................................................................... P/AUTO.......................Shooting pictures with automatic settings m button (MENU) ......................................................................... Zoom button.................... Zooming while shooting/close-up playback 3# button ...................................................................Flash shooting 4& button .............................. Shooting pictures close to the subject 2Y button .......................................................... Self-timer shooting 1F button ........................................... Changing picture brightness S button ................................................................... Erasing pictures < button ................................................................... Printing pictures d button .Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 2 Menu operations .................................................16 Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings. About the menus........................................................................................ Using the menus........................................................................................ Shooting mode menu................................................................................. IMAGE QUALITY .................................... Changing the image quality 16 17 19 19 3 RESET..........Change the shooting functions back to default settings s (Scene)..... Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation CAMERA MENU ................................................................................. WB ...............................................Adjusting the color of a picture ISO..................................................Changing the ISO sensitivity DRIVE ......................................................... Continuous shooting ESP/n....Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject DIGITAL ZOOM ................................Zooming in on your subject AF MODE......................................... Changing the focusing area R ............................................Recording sound with still pictures PANORAMA ..................................Creating a panoramic picture Playback mode menu ................................................................................ SLIDESHOW ..................................... Playing back pictures automatically MOVIE PLAY ..................................................... Playing back movies CALENDAR ............... Playing back the pictures in a calendar format INDEX........................................ Viewing the pictures as a thumbnail EDIT.................................................................................................... Q .................................................Changing the size of pictures REDEYE FIX..................................Fixing the red-eye in pictures BLACK & WHITE .............. Changing pictures to black and white SEPIA .................................... Changing pictures to a sepia tone FRAME ............................. Synthesize the frame and the picture TITLE .................................... Synthesize the title and the picture CALENDAR ............... Synthesize the calendar using the picture BRIGHTNESS.................... Change the brightness of the picture SATURATION......................Change the vividness of the picture INDEX .............................. Making an index picture from a movie PRINT ORDER ............................. Making print reservations (DPOF) PLAYBACK MENU ............................................................................. 0................................................................. Protecting pictures y ...................................................................... Rotating pictures R .................................................... Adding sound to still pictures ALBUM ENTRY .............................. Adding pictures to an album ERASE.............................. Erase selected pictures/Erase all pictures SEL. IMAGE.........................Erase by selecting the single-frame ALL ERASE .. Erase all the pictures in the internal memory and the card ALBUM ............................... See the pictures registered in the album Album playback menus ............................................................................. SEL. ALBUM.............................................................See other album PLAYBACK MENU ............................................................................. UNDO ENTRY ......................................... Undoing album entries SELECT JACKET .........................................Selecting the jacket 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 30 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 32 4 SETUP menus ........................................................................................... MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card BACKUP .....Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card W .............................................. Selecting a display language PW ON SETUP ............... Setting the startup screen and volume SCREEN SETUP ..... Registering a picture as the startup screen COLOR ............................ Setting the color of the menu screens BEEP.........Adjusting the volume of beep when button is pressed 8 .......................... Adjust the volume of camera warning sound SHUTTER SOUND ..... Selecting the sound of the shutter button VOLUME .......................... Adjusting the volume during playback REC VIEW .....................................Viewing pictures immediately FILE NAME ..........................Resetting the file names of pictures PIXEL MAPPING ......... Adjusting the image processing function s ............................................Adjusting the monitor brightness X ....................................................... Setting the date and time DUALTIME ......... Setting the date and time in another time zone ALARM CLOCK .................................................... Setting alarms VIDEO OUT ................................. Playing back pictures on a TV u ............................................................. Display the histogram FRAME ASSIST...........Display the frame assist/Decide the type 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 37 38 38 38 3 Printing pictures .................................................39 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Direct printing (PictBridge)......................................................................... Using the direct printing function......................................................... EASY PRINT....................................................................................... Other print modes and print settings (CUSTOM PRINT) .................... Print settings (DPOF)................................................................................. How to make print reservations .......................................................... Single-frame reservation..................................................................... All-frame reservation........................................................................... Resetting print reservation data .......................................................... 40 40 40 42 45 45 46 46 47 5 4 Connecting the camera to a computer .............48 Learn how to transfer pictures to a computer and save them. Flow ........................................................................................................... Using OLYMPUS Master........................................................................... What is OLYMPUS Master? ................................ ...