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 · 16 · 4/2008 · Hab. · E0460794 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 Power switch gP. 14 Control dial (j) gP. 19, 26 F (Exposure compensation) button gP. 47 Shutter button gP. 16, 31 Built-in flash gP. 71 Hot shoe gP. 73 # (flash) button gP. 71 j/Y/< (Sequential shooting / Self-timer / Remote control) button gP. 55 ­ 57, 90 COPY / < (Copy / Print) button gP. 84, 100 Strap eyelet gP. 10 Strap eyelet gP. 10 Self-timer / Remote control lamp / Remote control receiver gP. 56 Lens release button gP. 12 Lens attachment mark gP. 12 Mount (Attach the lens after removing the body cap from the camera to prevent dust and dirt from entering the camera body.) Lens lock pin Mirror gP. 36 2 EN Basic guide Eyecup gP. 56 Viewfinder gP. 6 LCD monitor gP. 8, 9, 36 q (Playback) button gP. 77 S (Erase) button gP. 86 Diopter adjustment dial gP. 14 AEL / AFL button gP. 37, 48, 88 0 (Protect) button gP. 85 o (Image stabilizer) button gP. 58 < button gP. 89 P (AF target) button gP. 53 u (Live view) button gP. 36 Arrow pad gP. 27, 29 i button gP. 29 MENU button gP. 29 (Information display) button gP. 28, 40, 77 INFO Tripod socket Battery compartment cover gP. 11 Battery compartment lock gP. 11 Names of parts and functions Card cover gP. 13 Card access lamp gP. 13, 16, 105 CF card slot gP. 13 xD-Picture Card slot gP. 13 Connector cover Multi-connector gP. 82, 100, 104 Eject button gP. 13 3 EN Mode dial The mode dial allows you to change the camera settings easily according to the subject. Easy shooting modes · Select according to the shooting scene. The camera sets the appropriate shooting conditions automatically. · When rotating the mode dial or turning off the power in the easy shooting modes, functions with changes made to their settings are restored to the factory default settings. AUTO i l & j / Allows you to shoot using an optimum aperture and shutter speed that the camera sets. The built-in flash pops up automatically in low-light conditions. Suitable for shooting a portrait-style image of a person. Suitable for shooting landscapes and other outdoor scenes. Suitable for taking close-up pictures. Suitable for capturing fast-moving action without blurring. Suitable for shooting both the main subject and background at night. When you select a mode to suit the shooting situation, the camera optimizes the settings for the shooting conditions. Unlike the mode dial's scene mode, most functions cannot be changed. 1 Set the mode dial to g. 1 PORTRAIT · The scene menu is displayed. For taking a 2 Use ac to select the scene portrait-style shot. mode. · The sample image followed by a description of the selected mode is displayed. SELECT GO 3 Press the i button. · The camera enters the shooting stand-by mode. · To change the setting, press the i button again. The scene menu is displayed. AUTO PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE MACRO SPORT NIGHT+PORTRAIT g Scene mode 4 EN Basic guide Types of scene modes Icon I L K G U G J H I q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mode PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENE NIGHT+PORTRAIT CHILDREN SPORT HIGH KEY LOW KEY DIS MODE Icon J r & * ( @ s g I H 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 MACRO NATURE MACRO CANDLE SUNSET FIREWORKS DOCUMENTS PANORAMA BEACH & SNOW UNDERWATER WIDE UNDERWATER MACRO Mode Advanced shooting modes Names of parts and functions · For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you can set the aperture value and shutter speed. · The settings made in the advanced shooting modes are retained even if the camera is turned off. P A S M Program shooting Aperture priority shooting Shutter priority shooting Manual shooting Allows you to shoot using an aperture and shutter speed that the camera sets. (gP. 42) Allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera sets the shutter speed automatically. (gP. 43) Allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The camera sets the aperture automatically. (gP. 43) Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. (gP. 44) 5 EN Viewfinder AF target gP. 53 Image stabilizer gP. 58 Aperture value gP. 42 ­ 45 Shutter speed gP. 42 ­ 45 AF confirmation mark gP. 16, 42, 54 White balance (Displayed when set to a setting other than auto white balance.) gP. 62 Flash gP. 68 (blinks: charging in progress, lights up: charging completed) AE lock gP. 48 Exposure compensation value gP. 47 Metering mode gP. 46 Battery check (ready for use) (charging required) Shooting mode gP. 4 6 EN Super control panel Basic guide The following screen allows the display and setting of shooting settings at the same time and is called the super control panel. Press the INFO button to display the super control panel on the LCD monitor. g"Using the super control panel" (P. 28) Flash charging gP. 71 Shutter speed gP. 42 ­ 45 Exposure compensation indicator gP. 47 Exposure level indicator gP. 44 Flash intensity control indicator gP. 72 Super FP flash 1 gP. 74 Noise reduction mO gP. 67 Auto bracket 0 gP. 49, 72 Arrow pad lock p gP. 90 RC mode m gP. 74 Image stabilizer HIt gP. 58 AF illuminator T gP. 87 Internal temperature warning m gP. 115 Aperture value gP. 42 ­ 45 Battery check gP. 6 Shooting mode gP. 4 Date gP. 15 250 2008. 08.16 FP BKT RC IS 2 AF F5.6 +2.0 Exposure compensation value gP. 47 Exposure level gP. 44 Names of parts and functions Picture mode gP. 65 OFF arge Normal Card gP. 118 Record mode gP. 60 Face detection gP. 39 Color space gP. 94 Number of storable still pictures gP. 125 Sharpness N gP. 65 Contrast J gP. 65 Saturation T gP. 65 Gradation z gP. 66 B&W filter x gP. 65 Picture tone y gP. 65 Metering mode gP. 46 AF mode gP. 51 AF target gP. 53 Flash intensity control gP. 72 Flash mode gP. 68 Remote control / Self-timer / Sequential shooting gP. 55 ­ 57 ISO sensitivity gP. 50 White balance gP. 62 White balance compensation gP. 63 The functions within this area can be set on the super control panel. 7 EN LCD monitor (Live view) You can use the LCD monitor to view the subject while shooting. Press the u button to use live view. g"Using live view" (P. 36) Aperture value gP. 42 ­ 45 Shutter speed gP. 42 ­ 45 Home position p gP. 54 RC mode q gP. 74 Super FP flash s gP. 74 Auto bracket t gP. 49, 72 AE lock u gP. 48 Live view AF mode po gP. 37 Image stabilizer vws gP. 58 Metering mode gP. 46 Flash mode gP. 68 Flash gP. 71 (blinks: charging in progress, lights up: charging completed) Exposure compensation value gP. 47 AF confirmation mark gP. 16, 38, 54 Shooting mode gP. 4 Battery check gP. 6 250 F5.6 +2.0 HP RC FP BKT AEL H-AF IS 2 WB AUTO ISO AUTO 38 Card gP. 118 Histogram gP. 113 Internal temperature warning gP. 115 Face detection g gP. 39 AF target gP. 53 LN Number of storable still pictures gP. 125 Record mode gP. 60 ISO sensitivity gP. 50 Sequential shooting gP. 55 Self-timer gP. 56 Remote control gP. 56 White balance gP. 62 Flash intensity control gP. 72 8 EN LCD monitor (Playback) Basic guide You can switch the monitor display using the INFO button. g"Information display" (P. 80) Record mode gP. 60 Focal length gP. 120 (The focal length is displayed in 1 mm units.) Shooting mode gP. 4 Battery check gP. 6 Card gP. 118 Aperture value gP. 42 ­ 45 Print reservation Number of prints gP. 98 Protect gP. 85 Shutter speed gP. 42 ­ 45 Exposure compensation gP. 47 LN x10 [3648x2736,1/8] '08.08.16 21:56 100-0015 Single-frame playback information File number gP. 80 Date and time gP. 15 15 Shooting information Frame number gP. 80 1/250 F5.6 +2.0 45mm ISO 100 0.0 WB : AUTO A : 0 G: 0 NATURAL sRGB Names of parts and functions LN Record mode gP. 60 Color space gP. 94 Picture mode gP. 65 AF target gP. 53 Histogram gP. 80 Metering mode gP. 46 White balance gP. 62 White balance compensation gP. 63 Flash intensity control gP. 72 ISO sensitivity gP. 50 9 EN Unpack the box contents The following items are included with the camera. If anything is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the camera. Camera Body cap Strap BLM-1 Lithium ion battery BCM-2 Lithium ion charger USB cable Video cable OLYMPUS Master 2 CD-ROM Instruction manual Warranty card Eyepiece cover Attaching the strap Thread the strap as indicated by the arrows (1, 2). Lastly, pull the strap tight making sure that it is fastened securely (3). Attach the other end of the strap to the other eyelet in the same way. 10 EN Preparing the battery Basic guide 1 Charging the battery BLM-1 Lithium ion battery Charging indicator Red light: Charging in progress Green light: Charging completed (Charging time: Approx. 5 hours) Remove the protection cap from the battery. BCM-2 Lithium ion charger AC cable Align the battery with the arrow. AC wall outlet 2 Loading the battery Battery compartment lock Direction indicating mark Battery compartment cover Preparations for shooting 3 Close the battery compartment cover and slide the battery compartment lock in the direction of E Battery lock Unloading the battery Press the battery lock to unlock the battery. It is recommended to set aside a backup battery for prolonged shooting in case the battery in use drains. 11 EN Attaching a lens to the camera 1 Remove the body cap from the camera and the rear cap from the lens Rear cap 2 Body cap Attach a lens to the camera Alignment mark (Red) Lens attachment mark (Red) · Align the lens attachment mark (red) on the camera with the alignment mark (red) on the lens, then insert the lens into the camera's body (1). · Rotate the lens in the direction indicated by the arrow until you hear it click (2). · Make sure the power switch is set to OFF. · Do not press the lens release button. 3 Remove the lens cap (3, 4) Lens cap Removing the lens from the camera While pressing the lens release button (1), rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow (2). Lens release button 12 EN Loading the card Basic guide CompactFlash / Microdrive Open the card cover. Insert the card's contact area into the slot as far as it can go. Card access lamp xD-Picture Card Open the card cover. Insert the card until it is locked into place. Card cover CF card slot mark xD-Picture Card slot Removing the card Never open the card cover while the card access lamp is blinking. Preparations for shooting CompactFlash / Microdrive · Press the eject button all the way in to make it pop out. Press the eject button again all the way in to eject the card. · Pull out the card. xD-Picture Card · Press the inserted card lightly and it will be ejected. · Pull out the card. Card access lamp Eject button 13 EN Power on 1 Set the camera's power switch to ON. · To turn off the power, set the power switch to OFF. Mode dial Power switch Set the mode dial to AUTO. SSWF indicator INFO button AUTO 2008. 08.16 AF LCD monitor When the camera is turned on, the super ...