User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA D-595

DIGITAL CAMERA D-595 ZOOM C-500 ZOOM Advanced Manual Detailed explanations of all the functions for getting the most out of your camera. Basic Operation Shooting Playing Back Printing Online Pictures Camera Settings Troubleshooting 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. How to use this manual (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! (Indications used in this manual Below is an explanation of how to read the instructions in this manual. Please read it carefully before proceeding. 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. For details on notation and how to read the procedure pages, see "How to read the procedure pages". (P. 21) 2 Composition of the manual Table of Contents You'll find important points for getting the most out of your camera here. Read this part before taking pictures. P. 4 P. 8 Basic operation Tips before you start taking pictures Basic shooting functions Additional shooting functions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P. 22 Explanations of techniques from basics to advanced, giving you an understanding of all the functions related to taking pictures. P. 34 P. 45 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. 60 Settings P. 80 Printing pictures Connecting the camera to a computer P. 91 P. 105 Appendix P. 121 Miscellaneous P. 138 The title page of each chapter gives a short description of the contents. Be sure to check it out. 3 Table of Contents How to use this manual....................................................................... 2 Composition of the manual ................................................................. 3 1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8 How to use the shooting button and playback button ......................... 9 How to use the mode dial.................................................................. 12 How to use the direct buttons............................................................ 13 Using the direct buttons .............................................................. 15 How to use the menus ...................................................................... 16 About the menus ......................................................................... 16 Using the menus ......................................................................... 19 How to read the procedure pages..................................................... 21 2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 22 Holding the camera ........................................................................... 23 When to use the monitor and viewfinder..................................... 24 If correct focus cannot be obtained ................................................... 25 How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 25 Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 26 Record mode .............................................................................. 27 Still picture record modes............................................................ 27 Movie record modes.................................................................... 28 Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 28 To change the record mode ........................................................ 29 Recording pictures ............................................................................ 30 Relationship between the internal memory and the card ............ 30 Using a card (optional) ...................................................................... 31 Card basics ................................................................................. 31 Inserting a card ........................................................................... 31 3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34 Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 35 Selecting scene modes by subject (SCENE SELECT) ............... 37 Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 39 Using the digital zoom................................................................. 40 Taking close-up pictures (macro/super macro) .................... 41 Flash shooting .............................................................................. 42 Adjusting picture brightness (exposure compensation) .................... 44 4 Table of Contents 4 Additional shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - -45 Setting the aperture and shutter speed (manual shooting) ......... 46 Selecting light measurement points .................................. 46 Taking pictures in low light conditions (ISO) ..................................... 47 Adjusting picture coloration ...................................................... 48 One-touch white balance ..................................................... 49 Recording movies ....................................................................... 50 Recording sound with movies ................................................ 51 Sequential shooting .................................................................. 52 Self-timer shooting ..................................................................... 53 Function shooting (BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA/VIVID)......................... 54 Panorama shooting ........................................................................... 55 Taking two-in-one pictures ................................................................ 57 Recording sound with still pictures ............................................... 58 Noise reduction .......................................................................... 59 5 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -60 Playing back still pictures .................................................................. 61 Selecting the number of pictures .......................................... 62 Picture rotation ...................................................................... 62 Slideshow ............................................................................ 63 Playing back movies ................................................................... 65 Editing still pictures (ADD FRAME/BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA/ ).... 66 Adding sound to still pictures ................................................. 68 Editing movies ................................................................................... 69 Creating an index ........................................................................ 69 Editing a movie............................................................................ 70 Playing back pictures on a TV........................................................... 72 Selecting the video output........................................................... 73 Displaying detailed shooting information ............................... 74 Protecting pictures ...................................................................... 75 Copying pictures to a card (BACKUP) .............................................. 76 Erasing pictures .................................................................... 77 Single-frame erase ................................................................ 77 All-frame erase .................................................................... 78 Formatting ............................................................................. 79 5 Table of Contents 6 Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80 Saving camera settings (ALL RESET) .............................................. 81 Changing the display language .............................................. 82 Selecting a power on screen (PW ON SETUP) ................................ 83 Registering a power on screen (SCREEN SETUP) .................... 84 Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW)....................................... 85 Setting warning sounds ............................................................. 85 Setting operation sounds (BEEP) ..................................................... 86 Setting the shutter sound (SHUTTER SOUND)................................ 86 Setting the playback volume (VOLUME)........................................... 87 Resetting the file name (FILE NAME) ............................................... 88 Checking the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING) ........... 89 Adjusting the brightness of the monitor ..................................... 89 Setting the date and time .......................................................... 90 7 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 91 Direct printing (PictBridge) ................................................................ 92 Using the direct printing function................................................. 92 Printing pictures .......................................................................... 93 Other print modes and print settings ........................................... 96 If an error code is displayed ........................................................ 98 Print settings (DPOF) .................................................................. 99 How to make print reservations................................................... 99 Single-frame reservation ..................................................... 101 All-frame reservation .......................................................... 102 Resetting print reservation data .......................................... 103 8 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - - 105 Flow................................................................................................. 106 Using OLYMPUS Master ................................................................ 107 What is OLYMPUS Master?...................................................... 107 Installing OLYMPUS Master ..................................................... 108 Connecting the camera to a computer ............................................ 112 Starting up OLYMPUS Master ........................................................ 113 Displaying camera images on a computer ...................................... 115 Downloading and saving images .............................................. 115 Viewing still pictures and movies .................................................... 117 Printing pictures .............................................................................. 118 To download and save images to a computer without using OLYMPUS Master............................................................... 120 6 Table of Contents 9 Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 121 Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 122 Error codes................................................................................ 122 Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 124 Camera care ................................................................................... 130 AC adapter (optional) ...................................................................... 131 Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 132 Glossary of terms ............................................................................ 136 10 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 138 Menu list.......................................................................................... 139 List of factory default settings.......................................................... 144 Modes and shooting functions ........................................................ 146 Names of parts................................................................................ 148 Camera ..................................................................................... 148 Monitor indications .................................................................... 150 Index ............................................................................................... 153 7 1 Basic operation 1 Basic operation Don't you feel that although your camera has many attractive functions, you are unable to use them confidently? Now all you have to do is simply press the buttons on your digital camera. By setting the menus, you can easily do things like change where the light is metered or adjust the coloration of your picture. 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. WB AUTO MODE MENU MONITOR OFF SELECT GO OK 0.0 HQ 00:15 00:15 0:15 Movies Sequential shooting 8 How to use the shooting button and playback button This camera features a shooting mode and a playback mode. Shooting mode is for taking pictures and making shooting settings, whereas playback mode is for displaying pictures you have taken. To switch between the two modes, use # and $. Press $ on its own, to turn the camera on in playback mode. 1 Basic operation (Turning the camera on in shooting mode Press the POWER switch. · The camera turns on in shooting mode. You are ready to take pictures. POWER switch (The monitor turns on. (The lens extends. Shooting button (#) Playback button ($) To turn the camera off Press the POWER switch. The lens retracts, and the monitor turns off. To enable playback mode Press $. The lens remains extended, and playback mode is enabled. Press # to return to shooting mode. 9 How to use the shooting button and playback button (Turning the camera on in playback mode With the camera off, press $. 1 Basic operation · The camera turns on in playback mode. The last picture taken is displayed on the monitor. POWER switch (The monitor turns on. (The lens is retracted. Shooting button (#) Playback button ($) To turn the camera off Press the POWER switch. Or else, press $. The monitor turns off. To enable shooting mode Press #. The lens extends, and shooting mode is enabled. Press $ to return to playback mode. The lens remains extended. Note · When the power is turned on, sometimes the monitor flashes before displaying the picture. This is not a malfunction. 10 How to use the shooting button and playback button (Switching between shooting mode and playback mode Press # or $ to switch between shooting mode and playback mode. To take pictures (shooting mode) P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 To playback (playback mode) Press $. 100-0005 100 0005 HQ 1 Basic operation Press #. HQ 2560 1920 5 '05 04.30 15 30 05.04 30 15:30 5 · The subject is displayed on the monitor. · The last picture taken is displayed on the monitor. Shooting mode/Playback mode notation In this manual, the following icons indicate the camera mode necessary for using functions. Indicates shooting mode Indicates playback mode 11 How to use the mode dial This camera is capable of taking still pictures and movies. Use the mode dial to switch between shooting modes before taking pictures. When the mode dial is set to a mode, the explanation for that mode is displayed on the monitor. 1 Basic operation P 1/1000 F2.8 P PROGRAM AUTO For auto shooting with adjustable control 0.0 Mode dial (About the mode dial P i l z j k f n M Suitable for general situations. Suitable for taking portrait-style pictures. Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes. Suitable for taking pictures at night. Suitable for taking moving subjects. Suitable for taking your subject in front of a landscape. This function allows you to select from 10 situation-related modes set to the shooting conditions. Records movies. This function allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. h Takes pictures in full auto. TIPS · For details of each mode, see "Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation" (P. 35). · You can change the mode dial before and after turning the camera on. Mode dial notation In this manual, the following icons indicate the mode dial position for using shooting mode functions. This indicates that the function is used with the mode dial set to n. · The mode dial is not indicated if the function can be used in multiple modes. See "List of factory default settings" (P. 144). 12 How to use the direct buttons The buttons that can be used in shooting mode and playback mode differ. (Shooting mode 1 Basic operation gP. 11 $ (Playback) button Enables playback mode # (Flash mode) button For selecting the flash mode & (Macro) button Enables macro mode or super macro mode Zoom button W : For wide-angle photography T : For telephoto photography bd (Exposure compensation) buttons For making fine changes to the exposure setting gP. 42 gP. 41 gP. 39 gP. 44 13 How to use the direct buttons (Playback mode 1 Basic operation # (Shooting) button Enables shooting mode S (Erase) button Erases pictures displayed on the monitor y (Rotation) button Rotates pictures you have taken Zoom button G : For index display U : For close-up playback gP. 11 gP. 77 gP. 62 gP. 61 14 How to use the direct buttons Using the direct buttons Basic functions can be easily operated using the direct buttons. Use the arrow pad and Z to make settings. Follow the buttons displayed on the screen to select and make each setting. How to set the flash mode using the # button is shown below. 1 Basic operation 1 Press the # button in shooting mode. · The flash mode selection screen is displayed. FLASH MODE AUTO The flash fires automatically in low light. Current setting SELECT GO OK Operation guide 2 Press ac to select the flash mode. FLASH MODE AUTO This function reduces red-eye. Selected setting SELECT GO OK 3 Press Z. · The camera is ready to shoot. 15 How to use the menus The menu is displayed on the monitor when Z is pressed either in shooting mode or playback mode. This menu is used to make all camera settings. 1 Basic operation Press Z About the menus The menu items displayed in shooting mode and playback mode differ. Top menu Menus are divided into shortcut menus and mode menus. MODE MENU MONITOR OFF Shortcut menus Press acb to directly make settings for the respective functions. Mode menu Settings are categorized into tabs by function. TIPS · In shooting mode, set the mode dial to h, and press Z to display [SETUP] instead of [MODE MENU]. g"Setup menu" (P. 18) SETUP MONITOR OFF 16 How to use the menus Shortcut menus 1 PMfkjzli mode (for still pictures) n mode (for movies) Basic operation gP. 53 MODE MENU MONITOR OFF MODE MENU gP. 51 gP. 24 gP. 27 MONITOR OFF gP. 24 gP. 27 Still picture Movie m INFO 0 MODE MENU gP. 63 INFO MOVIE PLAY MODE MENU 0 gP. 65 gP. 75 gP. 74 gP. 75 gP. 74 17 How to use the menus Mode menu 1 Basic operation SET MEM PIC CAMERA SET MEM EDIT PLAY CAMERA tab PICTURE tab MEMORY/ CARD tab SETUP tab Y ESP/5 j ISO DIGITAL ZOOM OFF ESP OFF AUTO OFF PLAY tab EDIT tab MEMORY/ CARD tab SETUP tab < R CAMERA tab PICTURE tab For setting shootingrelated functions. For making white balance settings. PLAY tab EDIT tab For making print reservations and recording sound. For editing saved pictures. For formatting the internal MEMORY/ memory or card. For CARD backing up the internal tab memory to the card. For formatting the internal MEMORY/ memory or card and CARD erasing all frames. For tab backing up the internal memory to the card. For making basic camera settings and settings that make the camera easier to use. SETUP tab For making basic camera settings and settings that SETUP tab make the camera easier to use. Setup menu SETUP MEMORY FORMAT ALL RESET PW ON SETUP s ON ENGLISH 18 How to use the menus TIPS · The [MEMORY] tab is displayed when using the internal memory and the [CARD] tab is displayed when a card is inserted in the camera. · Menu items common to the setup menu and the mode menus (in shooting mode and playback mode) apply to the same setting, and the setting can be made from any mode. · For details of menu items in shooting mode and playback mode, see "Menu list" (P. 139). 1 Basic operation Using the menus Use the arrow pad and Z to select and set menu items. Follow the operation guide and arrows on the screen to select and make settings. This section explains how to use the menus. Ex: Making the [ISO] setting Mode dial acbd buttons Z button 1 2 3 Set the mode dial to a mode other than h. Press Z 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 19 How to use the menus 4 1 Basic operation SET MEM PIC CAMERA Press ac to select the [CAMERA] tab, and press d. · Refer to the arrows on the screen to select a setting with the arrow pad. This refers to the arrow pad (cd). Y ESP/5 j ISO DIGITAL ZOOM OFF ESP OFF AUTO OFF 5 SET MEM PIC CAMERA Press ac to select [ISO], and 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. Y ESP/5 j ISO DIGITAL ZOOM OFF ESP OFF AUTO OFF 6 SET MEM PIC CAMERA Press ac to select the ISO sensitivity from [AUTO], [50], [100], [200] and [400], and press Z. · Press Z repeatedly to exit the menu. Y ESP/5 j ISO DIGITAL ZOOM AUTO 50 100 200 400 Menu notation In this manual, procedures for using the menus are expressed as follows. · Ex: Steps 1 to 5 of making the [ISO] setting Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [ISO] 20 How to read the procedure pages A sample of a procedure page is shown below explaining the notation. Look at it carefully before taking or viewing pictures. (This indicates shooting mode or playback mode. Both modes can be used when both icons are shown. g"How to use the shooting button and playback button" (P. 9), "Shooting mode/Playback mode notation" (P. 11) 1 Basic operation (Select the menus in the order indicated by . g"Using the menus" (P. 19), "Menu notation" (P. 20) (Procedures differ for h mode. (Available languages vary depending on the area where you purchased this camera. g"Changing the display language" (P. 82) (Set the mode dial to one of these symbols. g"Mode dial notation" (P. 12) This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this manual. 21 2 Tips before you start taking pictures 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Your pictures are almost guaranteed to come out well just by setting the mode dial to h or 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. Online applications Ideas SHQ Printing applications SQ2 22 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. 23 Holding the camera When to use the monitor and viewfinder (Features of the monitor and viewfinder Monitor 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. 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Advantages 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 To turn the monitor off and take pictures using the viewfinder In shooting mode, press Z to display the top menu, and press c. The monitor turns off. Repeat the steps to turn the monitor on. When the monitor turns off automatically If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes, the monitor turns off automatically. To turn the monitor on, press # or the shutter button. To adjust the brightness of the monitor Adjust the brightness with the [s] settings. g"Adjusting the brightness of the monitor" (P. 89) When 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. 24 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. How to focus (focus lock) 2 Tips before you start taking pictures 1 Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to focus on. · When shooting a hard-to-focus or fastmoving subject, focus the camera on an object about the same distance away as the subject. P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 HQ 2560 1920 5 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 2560 1920 5 25 If correct focus cannot be obtained 4 Press the shutter button fully. Shutter button 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 is not in the center of the frame Subject with an extremely bright area in the center of the frame Subject without vertical lines In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same distance as the intended subject, 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. 26 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 memory capacity, see the table on P. 28. Still picture record modes 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. Increasing the compression rate reduces the file size, but makes the pictures appear grainy. Picture with high number of pixels 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Picture with low number of pixels Image size becomes larger Image becomes clearer Application Select according to print size For small-sized prints and websites Compression Image size 2560 × 1920 1600 × 1200 640 × 480 Low compression SHQ ­ ­ High compression HQ SQ1 SQ2 Image size The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. Save your pictures in a large image size to get clearer prints. Compression Image data is compressed and recorded. The higher the compression, the less clear the image will be. 27 Record mode Movie record modes Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format. Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time Still pictures 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Record mode SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 Image size 2560 × 1920 2560 × 1920 1600 × 1200 640 × 480 Number of storable still pictures Card (Using a Internal memory 32 MB card) With sound Without sound With sound Without sound 3 3 8 8 11 11 25 26 26 27 60 64 108 144 248 331 Remaining recording time (sec.) Card (Using a Internal memory 32 MB card) With sound Without sound With sound Without sound 20 sec. 40 sec. 0.0 Movies Record mode Image size 320 × 240 (30 frames/sec.) 320 × 240 (15 frames/sec.) P 1/1000 F2.8 HQ SQ 20 sec. 41 sec. 47 sec. 93 sec. 48 sec. 96 sec. 0.0 HQ 2560 1920 5 HQ 00:15 00:15 0:15 Number of storable still pictures Remaining recording time 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 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. 28 Record mode Note · The number of storable still pictures and remaining 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 "Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time" table. 2 Tips before you start taking pictures To change the record mode Top menu [K] g"How to use the menus" (P. 16) K SHQ 2560 HQ SQ2 SELECT 2560 640 SQ1 1600 1920 1920 1200 480 GO OK 1 Select [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2], and press Z. For still pictures For movies, select [HQ] or [SQ], and press Z. K HQ 320 SQ 320 SELECT 240 30fps 240 15fps GO OK For movies 29 Recording pictures Pictures taken are stored in the internal memory. You can also use an optional xD-Picture Card (referred to as "card" in this manual) to store pictures. The card has greater capacity than the internal memory, and so is able to store more pictures. The card is convenient, for example, when you are traveling and you want to take a lot of pictures. (Internal memory basics 2 Tips before you start taking pictures The internal memory corresponds to the film of a normal camera for recording pictures you have taken. Pictures recorded and stored in the internal memory can easily be erased, overwritten, and/or edited on a computer. The internal memory cannot be replaced or removed from the camera. Relationship between the internal memory and the card The monitor displays which memory (internal or card) is being used for shooting and displaying images. Shooting mode P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 Playback mode 100-0005 100 0005 HQ HQ 2560 1920 5 Current memory '05 04.30 15 30 05.04 30 15:30 5 Monitor indications [IN] [xD] Shooting mode Stores to the internal memory. Stores to the card. Playback mode Plays the pictures stored in the internal memory. Plays the pictures stored on the card. · The internal memory and the card cannot be used at the same time. · When the card is inserted, the internal memory is disabled. When you want to use the internal memory, remove the card. · You can copy all the image data stored in the internal memory to a card. g"Copying pictures to a card (BACKUP)" (P. 76) 30 Using a card (optional) An optional card is available for this camera. Card basics The card corresponds to the film of a normal camera for recording the pictures you have taken. Pictures recorded and stored on the card can easily be erased, overwritten, and/or edited on a computer. Using a card with larger capacity increases the number of pictures you can record. Index area You can use this space to write the contents of the card. Contact area The part where the data transferred from the camera enters the card. 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Compatible cards · xD-Picture Card (16 to 512 MB) Note · This camera may not recognize a non-Olympus card or a card that was formatted on another device (computer, etc.). Before use, be sure to format the card on this camera. g"Formatting" (P. 79) Inserting a card 1 Make sure the camera is turned off. · The monitor is off. · The green lamp and the orange lamp beside the viewfinder are off. · The lens is retracted.