User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA C-70 ZOOM

DIGITAL CAMERA C-7000 ZOOM C-70 ZOOM Advanced Manual Detailed explanations of all the functions for getting the most out of your camera. Basic Operation Basic Shooting POW ER T W Advanced Shooting Playing Back Printing Online Pictures Camera Settings 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. Navigation How to use the camera POWE R T W Using a computer... Using the OLYMPUS Master software on your computer lets you enjoy editing, viewing, and printing the pictures downloaded from your camera. Using a card... Pictures taken with this camera are stored on an xD-Picture Card. By storing the relevant print reservation data with the images on the card, you can print pictures at a print shop or on a PictBridge-compatible printer. Using a printer... With a PictBridge-compatible printer, you can print pictures directly from your camera. Using a TV... You can use a TV to view pictures or playback movies from your camera. 2 Using the direct buttons... Direct buttons let you perform functions such as erasing or protecting pictures or setting the flash mode, making camera operation easy. Using the mode dial... Use the mode dial to select a shooting or playback mode. f lets you select the optimum settings for the shooting conditions from 5 different situations. Using the arrow pad and e button... The arrow pad and e button are for selecting and setting menu options as well as viewing pictures frame by frame. iESP AE/AF SET CARD PICTURE CAM AE:ESP ESP AF:SPOT TIMELAPSE SPOT WB MULTI METERING PICTURES :AREA 02 SELECT SHARPNESS GO OK INTERVAL CONTRAST : ±01 0 SELECT SET GO OK Using the menus... Shooting and playback-related functions are set from the menus displayed on the monitor. 3 How to use this manual (Indications used in this manual A sample page is shown below to explain how to read the instructions in this manual. Look at it carefully before taking or viewing pictures. See the reference pages for further details on how to use the buttons or menus. Set the mode dial to one of these symbols. g "Mode dial" (P.12) Select the menus in the order indicated by . g"Menus" (P.17) Available languages vary depending on the area where you purchased this camera. g"Selecting a language" (P.105) This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this manual. Note Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunction or operational problems. Also warns of operations that should be absolutely avoided. TIPS Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out of your camera. g Reference pages describing details or associated information. (Basic and Advanced Manuals The instruction manual accompanying this camera is divided into two parts: the Basic Manual and the Advanced Manual (this document). Basic Manual Advanced Manual This manual helps you get used to the camera. It gives you easy-tofollow explanations on how to take pictures and view them. This manual introduces you to the camera's many functions after you have mastered the basics. It will help you to use the camera's capabilities to take much more creative pictures, with more fun! 4 Composition of the manual A quick guide to the camera's capabilities. How to use the camera Table of Contents P.2 P.6 P.11 Basic operation Read this part before using the camera. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tips before you start taking pictures P.21 Basic shooting functions Explanation of techniques from basics to advanced, giving you an understanding of all the functions related to taking pictures. P.31 Advanced shooting functions More useful functions P.42 P.68 To view, edit and sort the pictures you have taken. Settings to make your camera easier to use. To print the pictures you have taken. To enjoy the pictures you have taken on a computer. To use OLYMPUS Master. Troubleshooting For when you want to know the names of parts, see a list of menus, or find what you are looking for. Playback P.80 Settings P.102 Printing pictures P.121 Connecting the camera to P.139 a computer Appendix P.155 Miscellaneous P.175 The title page of each chapter gives a short description of the contents. Be sure to check it out. 5 Table of Contents How to use this manual....................................................................... 4 Composition of the manual ................................................................. 5 1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 Mode dial........................................................................................... 12 Direct buttons .................................................................................... 13 Using the direct buttons in shooting mode .................................. 13 Using the direct buttons in playback mode ................................. 15 Menus ............................................................................................... 17 About the menus ......................................................................... 17 How to use the menus ................................................................ 19 2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 21 Holding the camera ........................................................................... 22 Turning the monitor on/off ................................................................. 23 If correct focus cannot be obtained ................................................... 24 How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 24 Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 25 Record mode ............................................................................. 26 Still picture record modes............................................................ 26 Movie record modes.................................................................... 27 Card capacity in number of pictures/recording time.................... 28 To change the record mode ........................................................ 30 3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 32 Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 34 Using the optical zoom................................................................ 34 Using the digital zoom................................................................. 35 Taking close-up pictures (macro/super macro mode) .......... 36 Flash shooting .............................................................................. 37 Flash intensity control .......................................................... 41 Slow synchronization ...................................................... 41 4 Advanced shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Aperture priority shooting ............................................................ 43 Shutter priority shooting ............................................................... 44 Manual shooting .......................................................................... 45 My Mode .................................................................................... 46 6 Table of Contents Focusing applications........................................................................ 46 AF mode...................................................................................... 46 Fulltime AF .................................................................................. 47 AF area ....................................................................................... 47 AF illuminator .............................................................................. 48 AF lock ................................................................................... 49 Manual focus ....................................................................... 50 Metering ............................................................................................ 52 ESP/Spot metering ...................................................... 52 Multi-metering ............................................................................. 52 AE lock ...................................................................................... 54 ISO sensitivity ................................................................................... 56 Exposure compensation .............................................................. 57 White balance .......................................................................... 58 Auto white balance...................................................................... 59 Preset white balance................................................................... 59 One-touch white balance ..................................................... 60 White balance compensation ............................................. 61 Sharpness ................................................................................... 62 Contrast ....................................................................................... 63 Saturation ................................................................................... 63 Noise reduction .......................................................................... 64 Histogram ................................................................................... 65 Displaying shooting information ............................................. 66 Frame assist...................................................................................... 67 5 More useful functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -68 Recording movies ....................................................................... 69 Sequential shooting ............................................... 70 Sequential shooting/High speed sequential shooting .............................................................. 71 Auto bracketing ................................................................. 71 Time lapse shooting .................................................................... 72 Self-timer shooting ..................................................................... 73 Function shooting (black & white/sepia)............................................ 74 Panorama shooting ........................................................................... 75 Remote control shooting (optional) ............................................... 77 Recording sound with still pictures ............................................... 78 Recording sound with movies ...................................................... 79 7 Table of Contents 6 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80 Single-frame playback ................................................................ 81 Close-up playback ....................................................................... 81 Index display .............................................................................. 82 Selecting the number of pictures .......................................... 83 Calendar display ........................................................................ 83 Slideshow .................................................................................. 85 Slideshow setup ................................................................... 85 Picture rotation ............................................................................ 86 Playing back movies .................................................................. 87 Editing still pictures ........................................................................... 88 Editing raw data .......................................................................... 88 Resizing ............................................................................... 89 Trimming ............................................................................. 90 Red-eye correction...................................................................... 91 Recording sound .......................................................................... 92 Editing movies................................................................................... 93 Creating an index ........................................................................ 93 Editing a movie............................................................................ 94 Playback on a TV .............................................................................. 96 Video output selection................................................................. 97 Information display ................................................................ 97 Histogram ................................................................................... 98 Protecting pictures ..................................................................... 98 Erasing pictures .................................................................... 99 Single-frame erase ................................................................ 99 All-frame erase .................................................................. 100 Formatting ................................................................................. 100 7 Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 102 All reset ........................................................................................... 103 Selecting a language ........................................................... 105 Power on/Power off setup ............................................................... 105 Rec view.......................................................................................... 106 Screen setup ................................................................................... 107 Playback volume ............................................................................. 108 Beep ........................................................................................ 108 Button operation beep..................................................................... 109 Shutter sound.................................................................................. 109 My Mode setup ......................................................................... 110 8 Table of Contents File name ........................................................................................ 113 Pixel mapping.................................................................................. 114 Monitor brightness adjustment ................................................ 114 Setting the date and time ........................................................ 115 Measurement units (m/ft) ....................................................... 116 Shortcut........................................................................................... 117 Setting the shortcut menus ....................................................... 117 Using the shortcut menus ......................................................... 118 Custom button ........................................................................... 119 Setting the custom button ......................................................... 119 Using the custom button ........................................................... 120 8 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 121 Direct printing (PictBridge) .............................................................. 122 Using the direct printing function............................................... 122 Connecting the camera to a printer........................................... 123 Printing pictures ........................................................................ 124 Easy printing ............................................................................. 124 Printing by selecting a print mode ............................................. 126 Trimming ........................................................................... 129 Exiting direct printing ................................................................. 130 If an error code is displayed ...................................................... 131 Print settings (DPOF) ................................................................ 132 How to make print reservations................................................. 132 All-frame reservation/Single-frame reservation ............ 133 Trimming ........................................................................... 136 Resetting print reservation data .......................................... 137 9 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - - 139 Flow................................................................................................. 140 Using OLYMPUS Master ................................................................ 141 What is OLYMPUS Master?...................................................... 141 Installing OLYMPUS Master ..................................................... 142 Connecting the camera to a computer ............................................ 145 Starting up OLYMPUS Master ........................................................ 147 Displaying camera images on a computer ...................................... 149 Downloading and saving images .............................................. 149 Viewing still pictures and movies .................................................... 151 Printing pictures .............................................................................. 152 9 Table of Contents To download and save images to a computer without using OLYMPUS Master..................................................................... 154 10 Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 155 Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 156 Error codes................................................................................ 156 Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 157 Camera care ................................................................................... 164 AC adapter (optional) ...................................................................... 165 Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 166 Handling the Camera ................................................................ 166 Battery handling precautions..................................................... 168 Card handling precautions ........................................................ 170 LCD Monitor .............................................................................. 171 Glossary of terms ............................................................................ 172 11 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 175 Menu list.......................................................................................... 176 List of factory default settings.......................................................... 181 Modes and shooting functions ........................................................ 184 Names of parts................................................................................ 186 Camera ..................................................................................... 186 Monitor indications .................................................................... 188 Index ............................................................................................... 191 10 1 Basic operation Basic operation Don't you sometimes feel that advanced shooting and editing functions are only for professional photographers? With their experience and skill, they can make all kinds of fine adjustments to achieve a variety of effects. Now you too can achieve such effects simply by pressing the buttons on your digital camera. You can use the advanced functions available on your camera by setting the menu items to adjust the amount of light passing through aperture or alter the focusing range. Just display a menu on the monitor and use the buttons to choose a setting. Familiarize yourself with the buttons and menus before reading the explanations of the various functions. 1 BLUE MODE MENU MONITOR OFF CANCEL SELECT RED GO OK 00:36 00:36 0:36 Movies Sequential shooting Mode dial This camera features a mode dial for selecting the camera's mode. The modes are divided into shooting and playback modes, with shooting mode divided into 7 modes. Select the mode you want, then press the POWER switch to turn the camera on. 1 Basic operation Playback mode Set the mode dial to this position to view pictures or movies. Shooting modes Set the mode dial to one of these positions to take pictures or movies. (About the mode dial P A Shooting modes S M r f n Playback mode q The camera automatically sets the aperture value and shutter speed. This function allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera sets the shutter speed automatically. gP.43 This function allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The camera sets the aperture automatically. gP.44 This function allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. gP.45 This function allows you to set your own shooting parameters and register them as your original mode. gP.46 This function allows you to select from 5 situation-related modes set to the shooting conditions. gP.32 This function allows you to record movies with sound. gP.69 This function allows you to view still pictures and movies, as well as playback sound. gP.81 TIPS · The direct button functions and menu contents vary depending on the position of the mode dial. g "Direct buttons" (P.13), "Menus" (P.17), "Menu list" (P.176) · You can change the mode before and after turning the camera on. 12 Direct buttons The direct buttons have different functions in shooting mode and in playback mode. Using the direct buttons in shooting mode 1 Basic operation e button Pressing the e button displays the following screen. Select either AE (metering) mode or AF (focusing) mode. Follow the operation guide at the bottom of the screen to make settings. g"Focusing applications" (P.46), "Metering" (P.52) AE/AF AF:SPOT iESP AE:ESP ESP SPOT MULTI METERING SELECT AREA GO OK Operation guide Z (Self-timer/Remote control) button Press the Z (self-timer/remote control) button repeatedly to change the setting. The setting alternates between the self-timer function and the remote control function. g"Self-timer shooting" (P.73), "Remote control shooting (optional)" (P.77) 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 HQ 3072 2304 30 30 HQ 3072 23040030 2304 13 Direct buttons # (flash mode) button Press the # (flash mode) button repeatedly to change the setting. The setting changes in the following order with each press of the button. g"Flash shooting" (P.37) 1/1000 F2.8 AUTO 0.0 1 Basic operation AUTO (Auto-flash) $ (Flash off) #SLOW (Slow synchronization) ! (red-eye reduction flash) HQ 3072 2304 30 # (fill-in flash) e button The focus mode is alternately selected. Holding down e for more than 1 second displays the following screen. Press bd to alternately select AF (Auto focus) and MF (Manual focus). g"Manual focus" (P.50) P 1/1000 F2.8 2.5m 1.2m 0.0 Currently, AF (Auto focus) is set. Press b to switch to MF (Manual focus). 0.6m 30 [ (AE lock)/z (Custom) button The exposure (AE) lock function is alternately activated and canceled each time you press the button. g"AE lock" (P.54) If a function is already assigned to the custom button, the function's setting switches each time you press the button. g"Custom button" (P.119) P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 1/1000 F2.8 DRIVE 0.0 HQ 3072 2304 30 30 HQ 3072 2304 0030 Ex: When [DRIVE] is set on the custom button AE lock screen 14 Direct buttons QUICK VIEW button Pressing the QUICK VIEW button displays the last picture taken on the monitor. All the functions in normal playback mode are available. g"6 Playback" (P.80) To return to shooting mode for taking the next picture, press the QUICK VIEW button or press the shutter button halfway. 1 Basic operation Using the direct buttons in playback mode S (Erase) button Pressing the S (Erase) button after selecting a picture displays the following screen. Follow the operation guide at the bottom of the screen to erase the picture. g"Erasing pictures" (P.99) ERASE YES NO SELECT GO OK Operation guide 15 Direct buttons < (Print reservation) button Pressing the < (Print reservation) button displays the following screen. Follow the operation guide at the bottom of the screen to store print reservation data on the card. g"Print settings (DPOF)" (P.132) PRINT ORDER 1 Basic operation CANCEL SELECT SELECT GO OK Operation guide 0 (Protect) button Pressing the 0 (Protect) button after selecting a picture sets the protect function. g"Protecting pictures" (P.98) y (Rotation) button Pressing the y (Rotation) button after selecting a still picture rotates it. Each pressing rotates the image in the following sequence: 90° clockwise, 90° counterclockwise, and back to the original. g"Picture rotation" (P.86) 100-0030 100 0030 HQ 100-0030 100 0030 HQ 100-0030 100 0030 HQ '04 12.11 15 30 04.12 11 15:30 30 '04 12.11 15 30 04.12 11 15:30 30 '04 12.11 15 30 04.12 11 15:30 30 16 Menus Menus are used to set functions. Press e to display the menu on the monitor. About the menus The menu items that can be used differ depending on the mode. Top menu Menus are divided into shortcut menus and mode menus. 1 Basic operation MODE MENU MONITOR OFF Shortcut menus You can select menu items that are normally accessed from the mode menu. There are shortcut menus that allow you to select on/off. Mode menus The settings are categorized into tabs by function. Shortcut menus (Shooting modes P A S M r f mode (for still pictures) n mode (for movies) gP.36 MODE MENU MONITOR OFF DIGITAL ZOOM MODE MENU gP.35 gP.23 gP.26 MONITOR OFF (Factory default setting) gP.23 gP.26 (Playback mode (q mode) Still picture Movie m INFO u MODE MENU gP.85 INFO MOVIE PLAYBACK MODE MENU gP.87 gP.98 gP.97 gP.97 17 Menus TIPS · The functions assigned to the shortcut menus can also be accessed from the mode menu. You can change the functions assigned to the shortcut menus to any mode other than n and q. g"Shortcut" (P.117) 1 Basic operation Mode menus (Shooting modes SET CARD PIC CAMERA CAMERA tab PICTURE tab CARD tab SETUP tab OFF DRIVE ISO SCENE AUTO 0.0 CAMERA tab For setting shooting-related functions. For setting picture-related functions, such as record mode and PICTURE tab white balance. CARD tab SETUP tab For formatting the memory card. For setting basic camera functions and functions for easy use of the camera. (Playback mode (q mode) PLAY tab EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab SET CARD EDIT PLAY PLAY tab EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab For recording sound. For editing saved pictures. For formatting cards and erasing all image data. For setting basic camera functions and functions for easy use of the camera. TIPS · In n mode, the mode menu differs in shooting mode and in playback mode. For details, see "Menu list" (P.176). · For details of mode menu items in shooting mode and playback mode, see "Menu list" (P.176). 18 Menus How to use the menus Use the arrow pad and e to select and set the menu items. Follow the operation guide on the screen and use the arrow pad to set the items. How to use the menus is shown below. Ex: Setting [7] (Auto bracketing) 1 Basic operation acbd buttons e button 1 2 3 Press e in shooting mode. · The top menu is displayed. Top menu Press d to select [MODE MENU]. This refers to the arrow pad (acbd). MODE MENU MONITOR OFF SET CARD PIC CAMERA Press ac to select the [CAMERA] tab, then press d. · Refer to the arrows on the screen to select a setting with the arrow pad. OFF DRIVE ISO SCENE AUTO 0.0 This refers to the arrow pad (cd). 19 Menus 4 1 Basic operation SET CARD PIC CAMERA Press ac to select [DRIVE], then press d. · Refer to the arrows on the screen to select a setting with the arrow pad. · Unavailable settings cannot be selected. The selected item appears indented. OFF DRIVE ISO SCENE AUTO 0.0 5 · Refer to the arrows on the screen to select a setting with the arrow pad. SET CARD PIC CAMERA Press ac to select [BKT], then press d. DRIVE ISO SCENE BKT 6 Press ac and select the exposure differential from [±0.3], [±0.7] and [±1.0], then press d. Press ac and select the number of shots from [×3] and [×5], then press e. · Follow the operation guide at the bottom of the screen and use the arrow pad to select and set a setting. Operation guide Press b to cancel. Press ac to select a setting. Press d to move settings. Press e to make your selection. BKT ± 0.3 ± 0.7 ± 1.0 CANCEL SELECT GO OK 3 5 TIPS In this manual, Steps 1 to 5 of how to use the menus are expressed as follows: Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [DRIVE] [BKT] 20 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Tips before you start taking pictures Your pictures are almost guaranteed to come out well just by setting the mode dial to P and pressing the shutter button. But occasionally, you can't focus on your subject, or the subject is too dark, or the picture doesn't come out the way you want... Just knowing which button to press or which setting to change can help you solve these problems. And did you know that by selecting an image size according to how you plan to use the pictures afterwards, you can store more pictures on the memory card? These are just some of the hints provided in this chapter. 2 Online applications Ideas SHQ Printing applications SQ2 Holding the camera Sometimes when you look at a picture you have taken, the contours of the subject are blurred. This is often caused by movement of the camera at the precise moment that the shutter button is pressed. 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Picture where subject is not clearly defined To prevent the camera from moving, hold the camera firmly with both hands while keeping your elbows at your sides. When taking pictures with the camera in the vertical position, hold the camera so that the flash is positioned higher than the lens. Keep your fingers and the strap away from the lens and flash. Horizontal grip Vertical grip Top view Do not hold this part of the lens. 22 Turning the monitor on/off You can take pictures with or without using the monitor. MONITOR ON For taking pictures using the monitor (factory default setting) MONITOR OFF For taking pictures using the viewfinder Mode dial Top menu [MONITOR OFF] / [MONITOR ON] g"Menus" (P.17) 2 Tips before you start taking pictures (Features of the monitor and viewfinder Monitor Advantages Viewfinder You can check the picture area Camera movement does not that the camera actually occur easily and subjects can be records. seen clearly even in bright places. Little battery power is used. When close to a subject, the image in the viewfinder differs slightly from the picture that the camera actually records. Camera movement occurs easily and subjects may be difficult to Disadvantages see in bright/dark places. The monitor uses more battery power than the viewfinder. Tips Use the monitor when you need to Use the viewfinder for general know the exact area the camera snapshots, landscape pictures records, or to take a close-up of a and other casual shots. person or flower (macro shooting). · The camera records a wider area than the image in the viewfinder. · As you get closer to the subject, the actual image recorded (the shaded area in the illustration on the left) differs slightly from the image in the viewfinder. Viewfinder TIPS The monitor turns off automatically. If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes, the monitor turns off automatically. Press the shutter button or zoom lever to turn the monitor on. To adjust the brightness of the monitor. Adjust the brightness with the [s] settings. g"Monitor brightness adjustment" (P.114) The monitor is hard to see. Bright light, such as direct sunlight, may cause vertical lines (smears) to appear on the image in the monitor. This does not affect recorded pictures. 23 If correct focus cannot be obtained The camera automatically detects the focus target in the frame. The level of contrast is one of the criteria it uses to detect the subject. The camera may fail to determine subjects with lower contrast than the surroundings or with an area of extremely strong contrast in the frame. If this happens, the simplest solution is to use the focus lock. 2 Tips before you start taking pictures How to focus (focus lock) Mode dial 1 Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to focus on. · When shooting a hard-to-focus subject or a fast-moving subject, point the camera at an object about the same distance away as the subject. P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 HQ 3072 2304 30 2 AF target mark Press the shutter button halfway until the green lamp lights. · When the focus and exposure are locked, the green lamp lights. · The AF target mark moves to the focus Shutter button position. · When the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position the AF target mark on the subject and press the shutter button halfway again. 3 Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway, recompose your shot. Green lamp P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 HQ 3072 2304 30 24 If correct focus cannot be obtained 4 Press the shutter button fully. Shutter button TIPS The frame in which you focus on a subject is different from the frame in which you lock the exposure. g"AE lock" (P.54) Fix the focus position. g"AF lock" (P.49) Focus on the subject in the center of the frame. g"AF mode" (P.46) 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Subjects that are difficult to focus on Under certain types of conditions, the auto focus may not work properly. The green lamp blinks. The subject cannot be brought into focus. Subject with low contrast The green lamp lights, but the subject cannot be brought into focus. Subjects at different distances Fast-moving subject The subject to be focused on is not in the center of the frame Subject with an extremely bright area in the center of the frame Subject without vertical lines If this happens, focus on an object with high contrast at the same distance as the intended subject (focus lock), recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway, then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture. If the subject still cannot be focused on, use the manual focus. g"Manual focus" (P.50) 25 Record mode You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies. Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for each record mode and the memory capacity of the card, see the table on P.28. Still picture record modes 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of pictures you wish to record. Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. A picture with many pixels is denser and clearer, but requires a larger file size (data size), decreasing the number of pictures that can be saved on a card. Increasing the compression rate reduces the file size, but makes the pictures appear grainy. Picture with high number of pixel Picture with low number of pixel (Normal image modes Image becomes clearer Compression Application Image size 3072 × 2304 Image size becomes larger 2592 × 1944 Select according to print size 2288 × 1712 2048 × 1536 1600 × 1200 1280 × 960 1024 × 768 For small-sized prints and websites 640 × 480 JPEG SQ2 HIGH SQ2 NORMAL SQ1 HIGH SQ1 NORMAL Uncompressed TIFF Low com- High compression pression SHQ HQ 26 Record mode Image size The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. If the image will be printed, higher resolutions (larger numbers) are recommended so that the image will be clearer. Compression In record modes other than TIFF, image data are compressed. The higher the compression, the less clear the image will be. (Special record modes Record mode RAW 3:2 (SHQ, HQ) Features Raw uncompressed data This is useful for ordering prints from a photo lab. Image size 3072 × 2304 3072 × 2048 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Raw data This is unprocessed data which has not been subjected to color conversion or white balance, sharpness and contrast adjustment. Use the OLYMPUS Master software to display the data as pictures on a computer. Plug-in software (available from the Olympus website) can also be used to view the data using Photoshop. Raw data cannot be displayed using ordinary software, and print reservations cannot be made. Pictures taken with the record mode set to raw data can be edited with this camera. g"Editing raw data" (P.88) 3:2 The image aspect ratio is normally 4:3. If the aspect ratio is changed to 3:2, the image can be printed at a photo lab without losing the image borders. P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 HQ 3072 2048 30 Monitor display when 3:2 is set Movie record modes (SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format. 27 Record mode Card capacity in number of pictures/remaining recording time Still pictures Record mode RAW TIFF SHQ Image size ComFile pression format Uncompressed Uncompressed Low compression High compression ORF TIFF Card capacity in number of pictures Using a 32 MB card With sound Without sound 3 ­ 6 6 17 20 8 24 10 31 13 39 22 60 33 90 51 132 117 248 3 1 6 6 18 20 8 25 11 32 13 40 22 64 34 99 53 153 132 331 2 Tips before you start taking pictures 3072 × 2304 3072 × 2304 3072 × 2304 3:2 3072 × 2048 3072 × 2304 HQ 3:2 3072 × 2048 HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL 2592 × 1944 2288 × 1712 SQ1 2048 × 1536 1600 × 1200 1280 × 960 SQ2 1024 × 768 640 × 480 JPEG * *HIGH = low compression / NORMAL = high compression 28 Record mode Movies Record mode SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 Image size File format Remaining recording time (sec.) Using a 32 MB card With sound Without sound 640 × 480 (30 frames/sec.) 640 × 480 (15 frames/sec.) 320 × 240 (30 frames/sec.) 320 × 240 (15 frames/sec.) Motion-JPEG 17 sec. 34 sec. 47 sec. 93 sec. 17 sec. 35 sec. 48 sec. 96 sec. 2 Tips before you start taking pictures TIPS · When a picture is transferred to a computer, the size of the picture on the computer screen varies depending on the computer's monitor setting. For instance, a picture taken with an image size of 1,024 × 768 fills as the screen if you set the picture to 1× when the monitor setting is 1,024 × 768. However, if the monitor setting is over 1,024 × 768 (such as 1,280 × 1,024), the picture only takes up part of the screen. · The number of storable still pictures/recording time is displayed on the monitor when a card is inserted in the camera. P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 0.0 HQ 3072 2304 30 HQ 00:36 00:36 0:36 Number of storable still pictures Remaining recording time Note · The number of storable still pictures and movie recording times listed in the table are approximate. · The number of storable still pictures may change according to the subject or factors like whether print reservations have been made or not. In certain instances, the number of remaining pictures does not change even when you take pictures or stored images are erased. · If movies are shot with [VIDEO OUT] set to [PAL] and the AV cable connected, the movie recording time will differ from the time listed in the "Card capacity in number of pictures/remaining recording time" table. 29 Record mode To change the record mode Mode dial Top menu [K] g "Menus" (P.17) 2 Tips before you start taking pictures 1 Select a record mode from [RAW], [TIFF], [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] and [SQ2]. RAW TIFF SHQ HQ SELECT SET GO OK For still pictures For movies, select a record mode from [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] and [SQ2]. g Go to Step 3 SHQ 640 HQ 640 SQ1 320 SQ2 320 SELECT 480 30fps 480 15fps 240 30fps 240 15fps GO OK 2 For movies 3 If you selected [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2], choose an image size. If you selected [SQ1] or [SQ2], press d after choosing the image size, then select [HIGH] or [NORMAL]. Press e. SHQ 3072 2304 3:2 3072 2048 GO OK CANCEL SELECT 30 3 Basic shooting functions Basic shooting functions A professional photographer adjusts the exposure to the optimal setting, chooses the best focusing method and even selects the type of film according to the subject. With a digital camera, you don't need to learn how to make them. Your camera will adjust the settings for you! All you have to do is choose a scene mode according to whether you are taking a landscape, a night scene, a portrait-style image or whatever, and the camera will set the best exposure and white balance. There's nothing to it ­ just press the shutter button! 3 SPORT PORTRAIT