User manual OLYMPUS C-450ZOOM

x168_Basic.book 1 DIGITAL CAMERA APPAREIL PHOTO NUMÉRIQUE DIGITALKAMERA CÁMERA DIGITAL D-565ZOOM C-450ZOOM X-300 BASIC MANUAL MANUEL DE BASE EINFACHE ANLEITUNG MANUAL BÁSICO ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL x168_Basic.book 2 CONTENTS/TABLE DES MATIÉRES/INHALT/CONTENIDO ENGLISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 FRANÇAIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 DEUTSCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 ESPAÑOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MENU FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 SHOOTING BASICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 En ADVANCED SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 PRINT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 DOWNLOADING PICTURES TO A COMPUTER . . . . . 37 ERROR CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 These instructions are only for quick reference. For more details on the functions described here, refer to the "Reference Manual" on CD-ROM. For connection to the PC or installation of provided software, refer to the Software Installation Guide included in the CD-ROM package. 2 En x168_Basic.book 3 Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. These instructions are only a basic manual. For more details on the functions described here, refer to the Reference Manual on the CD-ROM. For customers in North and South America For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number : D-565ZOOM/C-450ZOOM/X-300 Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc. Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York 11747-3157 U.S.A. Telephone Number : 1-631-844-5000 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. En For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. For customers in Europe "CE" mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection. "CE" mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe. 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). · · · · En 3 x168_Basic.book 4 GETTING STARTED NAMES OF PARTS Shutter button Zoom lever (W/T· Flash ) Self-timer lamp En Lens barrier Turns the camera on and off in the shooting mode. Lens Extends automatically when you open the lens barrier. DC-IN jack/ VIDEO OUT jack cover Connector cover Strap eyelet USB connector Card slot VIDEO OUT jack Card cover DC-IN jack 4 En x168_Basic.book 5 Arrow pad Buttons on the arrow pad have their respective functions. They are also used as direction buttons. , , and indicate which button to be pressed. Macro button ( ) ) Flash mode button ( OK/Menu button ( Self-timer button ( ) ) Viewfinder Monitor Monitor button (QUICK VIEW ) Playback button ( ) Turns the camera on and off in the playback mode. Turns the monitor on and off in the shooting mode. En Arrow pad ( ) Battery compartment cover Tripod socket Viewfinder Orange lamp Green lamp AF target mark En 5 x168_Basic.book 6 MONITOR INDICATIONS Shooting mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Still picture Items Movie Indications , , , , , , 1 Scene select/movie En 2 Battery check 3 Green lamp 4 Flash stand-by Camera movement warning/Flash charge 5 Macro mode 6 Flash mode 7 Sequential shooting 8 Self-timer 9 Record mode 10 Resolution 11 Metering 12 Exposure compensation 13 White balance 14 AF target mark 15 Memory gauge 16 Number of storable still pictures Seconds remaining [] , 15 36" , , (Lit) (Blinks) , SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 2288×1712, 1024×768, 640×480, etc. -2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, +0.5, +1.0, +1.5, +2.0 , , , , , 6 En x168_Basic.book 7 Playback mode Screens when the information display is set to ON are shown below. 1 2 10 3 4 5 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 Still picture Movie Items 1 Print reservation, Number of prints 2 Battery check 3 Protect 4 Record mode 5 Resolution 6 Exposure compensation 7 White balance 8 Date and time Indications × 10 , En SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 2288 × 1712, 1024 × 768, 640 × 480, etc -2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, +0.5, +1.0, +1.5, +2.0 WB AUTO, '03.04.01 12:30 , , , 9 File number (still picture), Number of 100-0016, 16 frames Playing time/Total recording time (movie) 0"/15" 10 Movie En 7 x168_Basic.book 8 Memory gauge The memory gauge lights up when you take a picture or record a movie. While the gauge is lit, the camera is storing the picture or the movie on the card. The memory gauge indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status. If the memory gauge is fully lit, wait a few seconds until it goes off to take the next shot. When taking still pictures Shoot Shoot Shoot Wait No more pictures can be taken (Fully lit). Wait until the gauge returns to the status on the left to take the next shot. Before shooting (Gauge is off) One picture taken (Lit) More than two taken (Lit) En When recording movies If you continue shooting Shoot Wait Before shooting (Gauge is off) During shooting (Lit) · Shooting is not possible until the lit area goes off completely. · Movie recording ends automatically when the memory gauge is full. Battery check If the remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication on the monitor changes as follows while the camera is turned on. No indication Lit (Green) (The indicator turns off after a while.) Remaining power level: high Blinks (Red) Green lamp and orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder blink. Remaining power level: exhausted. Replace with a new batteries. Remaining power level: low Prepare new batteries. 8 En x168_Basic.book 9 ATTACHING THE STRAP 1 2 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 3 LOADING THE BATTERIES 1 Make sure that: · The lens barrier is closed. · The monitor is off. · The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off. En 2 Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of . · The battery compartment cover is unlocked and opened 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. Battery compartment cover En 9 x168_Basic.book 10 3 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 pack Battery insertion direction mark En There is a mark showing the correct way to insert the AA batteries on the bottom of the camera. When using a lithium battery pack. Insert it in the direction as shown in the illustration. 4 Close the battery compartment cover, then press it down and slide it in the direction shown . · 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. Important · CR-V3 lithium battery cannot be recharged. · Do not peel off the label from a CR-V3 lithium battery pack. · Manganese (zinc-carbon) batteries cannot be used. 10 En x168_Basic.book 11 INSERTING A CARD "Card" in this manual refers to the xD-Picture Card. The camera uses the card to record pictures. 1 Make sure that: · The monitor is off. · The lens barrier is closed. · The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off. 2 3 Open the card cover. Face the card the correct way and insert it into the card slot as shown in the illustration. · Insert the card while keeping it straight. · The card stops with a click when it is inserted all the way. · Inserting the card the wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the card to jam. · If the card is not inserted all the way, data may not be written to the card. Index area side of the card En Notch 4 Close the card cover securely. The position of the card inserted correctly Removing the card Make sure that: · The lens barrier is closed. · The monitor is off. · The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off. · 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. En 11 x168_Basic.book 12 TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF When shooting pictures (Shooting mode) Power on: Open the lens barrier fully. The camera turns on in the shooting mode. The lens extends. If the lens does not extend when the lens barrier is opened, there is a possibility that the barrier is not fully open. Open the lens barrier fully until you feel it click. En Power off: Close the lens barrier slightly until it almost touches the lens barrel. The lens barrier stops just before it touches the lens and the lens retracts. Wait until the lens is fully retracted before closing the lens barrier completely. The camera turns off. Note · Do not push the lens barrier forcefully against the lens as this may damage the lens or cause it to malfunction. 12 En x168_Basic.book 13 When playing back pictures (Playback mode) Power on: Press (Playback) with the lens barrier closed. The camera turns on in the playback mode. The monitor turns on and the last picture taken is displayed. If no pictures have been taken yet, or the xD-Picture card is empty, the message "NO PICTURE" is displayed on the monitor. Playback button ( ) Power off: Press . The monitor and the camera turn off. Playback button ( ) En En 13 x168_Basic.book 14 SELECTING A LANGUAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 En Open the lens barrier fully. Press Press Press Press Press Press . on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU. to select the SETUP tab, and press to select , and press . . . · The top menu is displayed. to select a language, and press again to exit the menu. Close the lens barrier to turn the camera off. SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 1 2 3 4 5 6 Open the lens barrier fully. Press Press Press Press . on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU. to select the SETUP tab, and press to select , and press . . · The top menu is displayed. · The green frame moves to the selected item. Press to select one of the following date formats: Y-M-D (Year/Month/Day), M-D-Y (Month/Day/Year), D-M-Y (Day/Month/Year). Then press . · Move to the year setting. · The following steps show the procedure used when the date and time settings are set to Y-M-D. 14 En x168_Basic.book 15 7 Press to set the year, and press month setting. · To move back to the previous setting, press · The first two digits of the year are fixed. . to move to the 8 Repeat this procedure until the date and time are completely set. · The camera only displays the time in 24-hour time system ("2 p.m" would be "14:00"). 9 Press . · For a more accurate setting, press when the time signal hits 00 seconds. The clock starts when you press the button. 10 Close the lens barrier to turn the camera off. Note · The date and time settings will be canceled if the camera is left without batteries for approximately 30 minutes. En En 15 x168_Basic.book 16 MENU FUNCTIONS TYPE OF MENUS 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. This chapter explains how the menus work, using the shooting mode screens. Press . The top menu is displayed. OK button En ( Arrow pad ) Select a menu using the arrow pad. SHORTCUT MENUS · Take you directly to the setting screens. · Display operational buttons at the bottom of the screen. MODE MENU · Categorizes the settings into tabs. · Displays the tabs of each menu. Select the desired tab on the left of the screen by pressing . How to use the menus 1 2 3 4 Press Press Press Press setting. Press status. to display the top menu. Press to select a tab, and press to select an item, and press to select a setting. Press . . . to complete again to exit the menu and return to shooting 16 En x168_Basic.book 17 Shortcut menus Shooting mode (Movie) Select this mode to record movies. It is displayed when the camera is in the still picture mode. (Still picture) Select this mode to take still pictures. This method is easy as all you have to do is to press the shutter button. It is displayed when the camera is in the movie mode. Sets the image quality and resolution. Still picture : SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 Movie : HQ, SQ MODE RESET Resets all settings including the exposure compensation and white balance to the factory default settings. When the shooting mode is set to , this menu resets the mode to (Still picture). En En 17 x168_Basic.book 18 Playback mode Runs through all saved pictures one after another. It is displayed when the camera is playing back still pictures. MOVIE PLAY Plays back movies. It is displayed when a movie is selected. INFO Displays all the shooting information on the monitor. ERASE En Erases the selected still picture or movie. 18 En x168_Basic.book 19 Mode menus The MODE MENU has 4 tabs. Press associated menu items. to select a tab and display the These instructions are only for quick reference. For more details on the functions described here, refer to the "Reference Manual" on CD-ROM. Shooting mode CAMERA tab PICTURE tab CARD tab SETUP tab En CAMERA tab SCENE SELECT Selects the shooting mode from PROGRAM AUTO, (portrait), (landscape), (night scene) and (selfportrait). ESP/ Selects the metering method from ESP and . Adjusts the brightness of the image (Exposure compensation). DRIVE Selects a shooting mode from (Single-frame shooting) and (Sequential shooting). DIGITAL ZOOM Enables the zoom shooting at larger magnification than the maximum optical zoom. PANORAMA Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus CAMEDIA-brand cards. 2 IN 1 Combines two still pictures taken in succession and stores them as a single picture. PICTURE tab WB Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source. En 19 x168_Basic.book 20 CARD tab CARD SETUP SETUP tab ALL RESET Formats a card. Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power. Selects a language for on-screen display. Turns the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.) on and off. Selects whether to display pictures on the monitor while saving them to a card. Changes how file names are assigned. Checks the CCD and image processing functions for errors. 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. REC VIEW FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING En VIDEO OUT 20 En x168_Basic.book 21 Playback mode PLAY tab EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab PLAY tab Protects pictures from accidental erasure. Rotates pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. Stores print reservation information on the card. SEt CARD EDIt PLAY En EDIT tab BLACK&WHITE Creates a black and white picture and saves it as a new picture. SEPIA Creates a sepia-toned picture and saves it as a new picture. Makes the file size smaller and saves it as a new file. INDEX Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 frames. CARD tab CARD SETUP Erases all image data stored on the card (ALL ERASE, FORMAT). SETUP tab ALL RESET Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power. Selects a language for on-screen display. Turns the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.) on and off. 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. VIDEO OUT En 21 x168_Basic.book 22 SHOOTING BASICS Shooting modes This camera allows you to take still pictures and record movies. You can select the appropriate mode from the SCENE SELECT (PROGRAM AUTO/ / / / ) depending on the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve when you take still pictures. The factory default setting of the shooting mode is PROGRAM AUTO. For normal shooting which does not require any special setting or effect, you do not need to follow this procedure. 1 En Open the lens barrier fully. · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press Press Press Press . on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU. to select the CAMERA tab, and press to select SCENE SELECT, and press . . · The top menu is displayed. Press to select PROGRAM AUTO, , , or depending on the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve. Press · Press . again to exit the menu. (Still picture) Lets you take a still picture. You can select one of the five shooting modes depending on the situation. (Movie) Lets you record movies. Selected from the shooting mode top menu. The camera maintains the correct focus and exposure even if your subject moves. You cannot record movies with sound. 22 En x168_Basic.book 23 Shooting modes for still pictures PROGRAM AUTO (Factory default setting) Used for regular photography. The camera automatically makes the settings for natural color balance. Other functions, such as the flash mode and metering, can be adjusted manually. (Portrait) Suitable for taking a portrait-style shot of a person. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. (Landscape) Suitable for taking photos of landscapes and other outdoor scenes. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. (Night scene) Suitable for shooting pictures in the evening or at night. The camera sets a slower shutter speed than is used in normal shooting. If you take a picture of a street at night in any other mode, the lack of brightness will result in a dark picture with only dots of light showing. In this mode, the true appearance of the street is captured. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. If you use the flash, you can take pictures of both the subject and the background. (Self portrait) Enables you to take a picture of yourself while holding the camera. Point the lens towards yourself and the focus will be locked on you. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. The zoom is fixed in the Wide position and cannot be changed. En En 23 x168_Basic.book 24 TAKING STILL PICTURES You can take still pictures using either the viewfinder or the monitor. Both methods are easy as all you have to do is to press the shutter button. If the camera is in the movie record mode, press , and from the top menu, select (Still picture). Taking still pictures using the viewfinder 1 2 3 En Open the lens barrier fully. · Slide the lens barrier open until it clicks. Decide the composition while looking at the image in the viewfinder. Press the shutter button gently (halfway) to adjust the focus. · Focus and exposure are locked, when the green lamp lights steadily. (Focus Lock) · When the flash is ready to fire, the orange lamp lights. 4 Press the shutter button all the way (fully). · The camera takes the picture, and a beep sounds. · When the green lamp stops blinking, you can take the next picture. · The orange lamp blinks while the picture is stored on the card. Taking still pictures using the monitor 1 2 3 4 Open the lens barrier fully. · Slide the lens barrier fully open until it clicks. Press . · The monitor turns on. Decide the composition while looking at the image on the monitor. Take the picture by following the same procedure as for shooting using the viewfinder. · When you want to take pictures with the monitor off, press again. 24 En x168_Basic.book 25 IF CORRECT FOCUS CANNOT BE OBTAINED (FOCUS LOCK) When correct focus cannot be obtained on the subject you want to shoot, you can focus the camera on another point at roughly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture as explained below. 1 2 Open the lens barrier fully. · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to focus on. · When shooting a hard-to-focus subject, point the camera at an object about the same distance away as the subject. Viewfinder AF target mark Green lamp En 3 Press the shutter button halfway until the green lamp lights. · When the green lamp lights steadily, the focus and the exposure are locked. · When the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position your subject and press the shutter button halfway again. 4 Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway, recompose your shot. 5 Press the shutter button fully. En 25 x168_Basic.book 26 RECORDING MOVIES 1 2 3 Open the lens barrier fully. · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. Press Press . to select (movie). · The top menu is displayed. · Movie recording is set and the menu is closed. · The mark and the total recordable time depending on the card memory capacity are displayed on the monitor. 4 En Decide the composition while looking at the image on the monitor. · The optical zoom can be used to enlarge the subject. 5 6 Press the shutter button halfway. Press the shutter button fully to start recording. · The orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights. · When recording a movie, the camera automatically adjusts the focus and exposure according to the moving subject. · During movie recording, lights red and the time you can shoot is displayed. 7 Press the shutter button again to stop recording. · The orange lamp blinks while the movie is stored on the card. · When the remaining recording time has been used up, recording stops automatically. · To return to the still picture shooting mode, press in the top menu, and select (Still picture). · · · · During movie recording, the flash is disabled. It takes longer to store movies than still pictures. The seconds remaining varies depending on the record mode. You cannot record movies with sound. Note 26 En x168_Basic.book 27 ZOOMING IN ON A SUBJECT (OPTICAL ZOOM) Telephoto and wide-angle shooting are possible at 3× magnification (the optical zoom limit, equivalent to 35 mm - 105 mm on a 35 mm camera). By combining the optical zoom with the digital zoom, zoom magnification can be increased to a maximum of approximately 12×. 1 2 3 Open the lens barrier fully. · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. Push/pull the zoom lever while observing the subject in the monitor or viewfinder. Take the picture. · Pictures taken with the digital zoom may appear grainy. Note En USING THE FLASH 1 2 3 4 5 Open the lens barrier fully. · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. Press Press ( ( ). ) to change the flash mode to your desired setting. , the flash mode changes in the following . · The current flash setting is displayed. · Each time you press sequence: AUTO - Press the shutter button halfway. · When the flash is set to fire, the orange lamp remains lit. Press the shutter button fully to take the picture. Auto-flash (No indication) The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. Red-eye reduction flash ( ) The red-eye reduction flash mode significantly reduces this phenomenon by emitting pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. En 27 x168_Basic.book 28 Fill-in flash ( Flash off ( ) ) The flash fires regardless of the available light. The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. USING THE SELF-TIMER This function is useful for taking pictures where you want to be included in the photograph. Fix the camera securely on a tripod on set it on a level surface for self-timer shooting. 1 2 En Open the lens barrier fully. · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. Press Press ( ). · The monitor turns on and the current self-timer setting is displayed. 3 to switch the self-timer mode on and off. · The setting changes between ON and OFF each time is pressed. When the self- timer mode is selected, is displayed on the monitor. 4 Take the picture. · The self-timer lamp lights up for approximately 10 seconds, and starts blinking. After blinking for approximately 2 seconds with a beep sound, the picture is taken. · The self-timer mode is automatically canceled after one shot. 28 En basic_e_p_6.fm 29 ADVANCED SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOOTING This function allows you to take a rapid succession of still pictures by pressing and holding the shutter button (10 pictures or more at 1.5 frames per second by Sequential shooting in HQ mode). As you can choose the best picture from a series of sequential shots, you are recommended to use this mode when taking pictures of a moving subject. Focus, exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame. You can also erase the unwanted shots afterwards. MENU FUNCTIONS - Mode menus SELECTING THE METERING AREA In a backlight situation, your subject may appear dark if the picture is taken with the normal metering value (Digital ESP metering). In this case, by changing the metering area to the center of the viewfinder screen (Spot metering), a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background light. ESP (Digital ESP) (Spot) : Meters the center of the viewfinder and the area around it separately to obtain the optimum exposure. : Meters only the center of the viewfinder to obtain the appropriate exposure for the subject.