User manual OLYMPUS E-420

DIGITAL CAMERA http://www.olympus.com/ Basic guide Premises: Goods delivery: Letters: Wendenstrasse 14 ­ 18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel.: +49 40 - 23 77 3-0 / Fax: +49 40 - 23 07 61 Bredowstrasse 20, 22113 Hamburg, Germany Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany P. 2 European Technical Customer Support: Please visit our homepage http://www.olympus-europa.com or call our TOLL FREE NUMBER*: 00800 - 67 10 83 00 for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. * Please note some (mobile) phone services / provider do not permit access or request an additional prefix to +800 numbers. For all not listed European Countries and in case that you can't get connected to the above mentioned number please make use of the following CHARGED NUMBERS: +49 180 5 - 67 10 83 or +49 40 - 237 73 48 99. Our Technical Customer Support is available from 9 am to 6 pm MET (Monday to Friday). INSTRUCTION MANUAL Review the camera part names and the basic steps for shooting and playback. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Table of Contents P. 20 EN Authorized Distributors United Kingdom: / Eire Olympus Service Department P.O. Box 222 Southall Middlesex UB2 4SH Tel.: (0207) 2530513 South Africa: City Square Trading 197 (PTY) Ltd. Unit A, The Meadows Meadowbrooke Business Estate Jacaranda Avenue, Olivedale Ext. 17 Johannesburg, Tel.: +27 11 7042021 Egypt: Optoscient M. Nagui & Co 10. 26th July St., Cairo Tel.: +20 2 391 4883 © 2008 Printed in Germany · OIME · 20 · 3/2008 · Hab. · E0460758 Before you start to use your new camera, please read the "Safety Precautions" section in this manual. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product. The contents in this manual are based on firmware version 1.0 for this camera. If there are addition and/or modification of functions due to firmware update for the camera, the contents will differ. For the latest information, please visit the Olympus website. 4 Camera Mode dial gP. 4 Control dial (j) gP. 19, 26 Shutter button gP. 16, 31 F (Exposure compensation) button gP. 51 Built-in flash gP. 73 Hot shoe gP. 74 # (Flash) button gP. 73 ...................................................................................................... 93 COLOR SPACE............................................................................................. 93 K SET ........................................................................................................ 93 PIXEL COUNT .............................................................................................. 93 g RECORD / ERASE ................................................................................................... 93 RAW+JPEG ERASE ..................................................................................... 93 FILE NAME ................................................................................................... 94 dpi SETTING ................................................................................................. 94 Custom Menu 2.............................................................................................................. 94 CF / xD .......................................................................................................... 94 s (Monitor brightness adjustment)............................................................. 95 W (Changing the display language) ........................................................ 95 VIDEO OUT .................................................................................................. 95 REC VIEW .................................................................................................... 95 FIRMWARE................................................................................................... 95 23 EN 10 Printing Describes how to print your pictures. 96 Print reservation (DPOF) ............................................................................................... 96 Print reservation ............................................................................................ 96 Single-frame reservation ............................................................................... 96 All-frame reservation ..................................................................................... 97 Resetting the print reservation data .............................................................. 98 Direct printing (PictBridge) ............................................................................................. 98 Connecting the camera to a printer ............................................................... 99 Easy printing ................................................................................................. 99 Custom printing ........................................................................................... 100 11 Using the OLYMPUS Master software Describes how to transfer and store your camera images to a computer. 102 Flowchart ..................................................................................................................... 102 Using the provided OLYMPUS Master software .......................................................... 102 What is OLYMPUS Master? ........................................................................ 102 Connecting the camera to a computer......................................................................... 103 Start up the OLYMPUS Master software...................................................................... 104 Displaying camera images on a computer................................................................... 104 Downloading and saving images ................................................................ 104 Disconnecting the camera from your computer .......................................... 105 Viewing still images...................................................................................................... 106 To increase the number of languages.......................................................................... 106 Transferring images to your computer without using OLYMPUS Master..................... 107 12 Shooting tips and maintenance Refer to this section for troubleshooting and camera maintenance information. 108 Shooting tips and information ...................................................................................... 108 Tips before you start taking pictures............................................................ 108 Shooting tips ............................................................................................... 109 Additional shooting tips and information....................................................... 111 Playback tips ................................................................................................113 Viewing pictures on a computer ...................................................................113 Error codes ...................................................................................................................114 Camera maintenance....................................................................................................116 Cleaning and storing the camera .................................................................116 Cleaning mode ­ Removing dust .................................................................117 Pixel mapping ­ Checking the image processing functions .........................117 24 EN 13 Information 118 Refer to this section for information on optional accessories, camera specifications, and other useful shooting information. Card basics ...................................................................................................................118 Usable cards ................................................................................................118 Formatting the card ......................................................................................118 Battery and charger ......................................................................................................119 Using your charger abroad ...........................................................................................119 Interchangeable lenses.................................................................................................119 ZUIKO DIGITAL interchangeable lens ........................................................ 120 ZUIKO DIGITAL lens specifications ............................................................ 120 Program line diagram (P mode) .................................................................................. 122 Exposure warning display ............................................................................................ 123 Flash modes that can be set by shooting mode .......................................................... 124 White balance color temperature ................................................................................. 125 Record mode and file size / number of storable still pictures....................................... 125 Functions that can be registered in Custom Reset Settings ........................................ 126 Menu directory ............................................................................................................. 127 Glossary....................................................................................................................... 130 Specifications ............................................................................................................... 133 E-System Chart............................................................................................................ 136 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................ 138 Index ............................................................................................................................ 145 25 EN 1 Basic camera operations There are three basic ways to make function settings with this camera.