To an OM-10 Owner We appreciate very much that you have acquired an OM-10, a camera designed to allow you to take good pictures automatically and with the greatest ease. The Olympus OM-10 is a single lens reflex camera of the finest quality in which the automation of photographic functions has been made possible by employing the most advanced electronics. To its acceptability of Olympus interchangeable lenses, a special film winder, a flash, and a host of other accessories are added to make it a complete system of photography. With the OM-10 you can gradually widen your enjoyment of the photographic art. We sincerely wish that it will become for you a source of unending satisfaction. To this effect, please read this instruction manual carefully before using the camera, so that you may be sure of taking correct, beautiful pictures every time you use your OM-10. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Description of Controls . . . 3 Preparations before Taking Pictures . . . . 6 to 15 Mounting and Detaching the Lens . . . . . . . . . . 7 Inserting the Batteries . . . 9 Checking the Batteries . . . 10 Loading the Film . . . . . . 11 Setting the ASA Film Speed . 15 The Way to Automatic Photography . . . . 16 to 25 matically . . . . . . . . . 19 The OM-10: Designed to Save Battery Consumption . . . 22 Switching the Camera Off . 23 Rewinding the Film . . . . 23 Unloading the Film . . . . 24 The Use of the Self-Timer . 25 Photographic Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 to 42 Controlling the-Exposure .27 Photography with ShutterSpeed Priority . . . . . . 28 Long Exposures . . . . . . 30 Flash Photography . . . . . 31 Using the Winder 2 . . . . . 33 From General Photography to the Use of Interchangeable Lenses . . . . . . . . 35 Making Use of the Depth of Field . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Manual Exposure Control . 39 Setting the Aperture . . . . 17 Taking Picture Auto- Care and Storage of the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Questions and Answers . . . 45 Main Specifications . . . . . 47 Exposure Compensation . . 29 2 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS Rewind Release Lever (P. 23) (P. 39) Manual Adapter Socket Shoulder Strap Eyelet (P. 39) Manual Adapte Guide Knob (P. 10, P.25) Self-Timer/ Battery Check Light Self-Timer/ Battery Check Beeper Preview Button 3 Standard Lens The photo indicates OM-10 camera body with the 50mm F1.8 standard lens. (P. 37) Depth of Field Scale Aperture Ring Focusing Ring Lens Release Button (P. 8) (P. 17, P. 27) (P. 19) Lens Mount Ring (P. 29) (P. 15) Exposure Compensation Dial Mode/ASA Film Rewind Knob/ (P. 11, P.24) Camera Back Release Rewind Crank (P. 24) (P. 30) (P. 22) (P. 22) Speed Dial Mode Index Shutter Release Button Activator Switch Exposure Counter (P. 14) Selector Dial (P. 17, P.23, P.25) (P31) (P.30, P.39, P.49) Mode Selector Lever Film Advance Lever Flash Charge/Auto Check Contact Accessory Shoe X Contact 4 Shutter Curtain Film Rewind (P. 18) (P. 13) (P. 12, P. 13) (P.11) Viewfinder Eyepiece Frame Sprocket Shaft Film Take-up Spool Camera Back Film Pressure Plate Film Cartridge Pressure Spring (P.11) Film Chamber Film Guide Pins Body Mount Ring (P. 33) Tripod Socket (P. 33) (P. 33) (P. 33) (P.9) Winder Coupling Terminal Winder Coupling Socket Guide Pin Hole Battery Chamber 5 PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING PICTURES The OM-10's circuits are powered by two 1.5V alkaline-manganese or silver oxide batteries. Without them, the shutter of this electronic single lens reflex camera will not function. This section is devoted to explaining the preparations which you must go through before proceeding to take pictures. Please keep in mind that they are indispensable for obtaining good results. 6 MOUNTING AND DETACHING THE LENS Remove the body cap and the rear lens cap.* Remove the front lens cap. * If you have purchased an OM-10 in conjunction with a lens, the body cap and rear lens cap are not provided. 7 Mount the lens. Detach the lens. 8 INSERTING THE BATTERIES Remove the cover of the battery chamber. Insert two 1.5V alkaline-manganese batteries LR44 (A76). Replace the cover. (NOTE) Two 1.5V silver oxide batteries SR44 (Eveready EPX-76) or equivalents can be also used. 9 CHECKING THE BATTERIES Move the selector dial to "CHECK". A beeping sound is heard and the battery check light turns on. After the check set back the dial. (Attention) If no sound is heard and the light does not turn on, the batteries have not been correctly inserted, or their charge is exhausted. In this case they must be replaced. 10 LOADING THE FILM Load the film. Open the camera back. (Never load or unload the camera in direct sunlight.) 11 Insert the film leader in one of the slots of the take-up spool. The film leader must not be excessively drawn out. (The film leader is twisted.) (The film leader does not enter completely.) (The film leader is excessively drawn out.) 12 Wind the film once. The perforations of the film must engage with the sprocket teeth. Make sure it is well tense, and close the back 13 Take blank shots until the exposure counter shows "1". (Ways of taking blank shots) This instance is not suitable for taking blank shots since the automatic ex- posure control built in the OM-10 prolongs the ex- posure time. 14 SETTING THE ASA FILM SPEED Set the ASA film speed. (The ASA film speed dial is set at ASA 100.) 15 THE WAY TO AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY All the problems of exposure are electronically taken care by the OM-10. It is a single lens reflex camera which can be set for automatic control of exposure, and when set so taking correctly exposed, beautiful pictures could not be simpler. 16 SETTING THE APERTURE Set the desired aperture. Confirm that the camera is set at the "AUTO" position. (Aperture guideline) NOTE: To make full use of the aperture ring, read page 27. 17 Set the selector dial at the "ON" position. The proper shutter speed lights up in the viewfinder. 18 TAKING PICTURES AUTOMATICALLY Focus. 19 Out of focus. Correct focus. 20 When holding the camera horizontally, make sure to press your elbows against your body. Have your elbow pressed against your body when holding the camera vertically, too. THE OM-10: DESIGNED TO SAVE BATTERY CONSUMPTION this light will go off automatically after 90 seconds, to prevent unnecessary battery consumption. < When the activator switch is touched ... > With a light touch on the activator switch, energy will begin flowing again, and the light which had gone out after 90 seconds will turn on again. Gently press the shutter release button. < When the selector dial is set at the "OFF" position... > No energy will be supplied to the camera's circuits and the light will not turn on. However, if you forget to turn the selector dial to the "ON" position and suddenly you press the shutter release button, energy will flow only during the time the < When the selector dial is turned to the "ON" position... > Energy flows from the alkaline-manganese or silver oxide batteries and a light appears by the shutter speed scale in the viewfinder. However, shutter is open, and properly exposed photographs can be taken. Once the picture is taken, all circuits are disconnected as a safety measure to prevent unnecessary battery consumption. 22 SWITCHING THE CAMERA OFF REWINDING THE FILM Move the selector dial to the "OFF" position when you are not going to take any more pictures. Turn the rewind release lever when the film ends. 23 UNLOADING THE FILM Keep rewinding the film until you feel no more resistance. Open the back and unload the film. 24 THE USE OF THE SELF-TIMER Click the selector dial to the position "SELF TIMER". Press the shutter release button. A beeping sound is heard and the self-timer light blinks. The shutter will be released after about 12 seconds. Return the selector dial to its original position. 25 PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES The various functions of the OM-10 and the wide variety of lenses, flash, winder, and system accessories which can be used with it allow you to fully master all the techniques which automatic photography can make possible. We shall devote the following section to some of these photographic techniques. 26 CONTROLLING THE EXPOSURE When taking pictures in a place which is either too dark or too bright, even if you follow the aperture guidelines given on page 17, there will be a tendency to result in whitish photographs (overexposure), or darkened ones (underexWhen a red light turns on in the red zone at the top of the shutter speed scale in the viewfinder it indicates overexposure. In such a case, turn the aperture ring to the higher f-numbers (toward F16) until the light appears within the proper exposure range, and 27 posure), or even blurred images. In these circumstances, make full use of the aperture ring in order to control exposure so as to obtain properly exposed photographs. then proceed to take the picture. When the light appears below "30" (1/30 of a second), blur may easily occur. In this case, use a tripod or turn the aperture ring to the lower f-numbers (toward F1.8) until the light goes higher within a range in PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SHUTTER-SPEED PRIORITY When photograhing fast moving subjects, there is a marked tendency to obtain a blurred image of the subject. This can be made use of as a technique to give the impression of movement, by intentionally allowing the image to be blurred, while making use of the shutter speed priority function. which blur is not likely to occur. When the light appears at "1" (1 sec.), the shutter speed is 1 sec. or longer. In such a case it is recommended to turn the aperture ring to the lower f-numbers within the proper exposure range. 28 Pictures taken with this technique offer an interesting challenge. Turn the aperture ring until the light in the viewfinder appears by the shutter speed value suitable for the photographic situation, and then press the shutter release button. EXPOSURE COMPENSATION Before compensation When shooting against the light, or if the subject is standing before a window, the face tends to appear dark on the image. In this case, use the exposure compensation dial to obtain a correctly exposed photograph. Lift the compensation dial and change the film speed set on the dial (within ±2). By this means, it is possible to obtain high or Compensated +2 full stops. low key effects. (+) is for high key (overexposure) and (--) is for low key (underexposure). However it is not possible to obtain (-) compensation for ASA 1600 or the (+) 29 (For example, ASA 100 compensated +2 full stops.) compensation for ASA 25. When you finish taking the picture, return the compensation dial to its original position. LONG EXPOSURES Indoors when it is dark, or when photographing at night, use the "BULB" setting and take the pictures by resorting to long exposures. Of course, blur can easily occur in long exposures so it is recommended to use a tripod and a cable release. Set the mode selector lever to B, and press the shutter release button. The shutter will remain open as long as the shutter button is being pressed. Do not forget to reset at the "AUTO" position after you finish taking pictures. (Continued on page 49) 30 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY indoors. Electronic < Characteristics of flash photography using the T32·T20 > Flash T32 Mount the Electronic Flash T32 (or T20) on the accessory shoe of the camera. When the ON-OFF switch of the T32 (or T20) is turned on, the normal auto flash control begins working. When turned off, it reverts to the camera's AE photography. It takes but a flick of a finger to change it from one to the other. When the ON-OFF switch of the T32 (or T20) is turned on, the flash will be automatically synchronized at the shutter speed of the Electronic Flash T20 camera. It is possible to verify when the flash is ready because a full charge signal lights in the viewfinder. In addition to the charge signal automatically lighting at you can refer to the shutter speed indicated by another red light in the viewfinder as required by the available light. The T32 and T20 electronic flash units specifically designed for OM cameras provide artificial illumination when you take pictures at night or 31 It is possible to check a correct flash exposure in the viewfinder if the signal light blinks. (Continued on page 49) · · 32 USING THE WINDER 2 Fast moving subjects, such as in sports, car racing, and the like, make you wish to take pictures at a faster pace. The time spent winding the film may mean that a great chance is lost. In these cases, an accurate, reliable power winder for automatic film winding can well be the perfect answer, such as the Olympus Winder 2 which can be attached on the OM-10 very simply, and switched to the single or sequence mode photography. On single mode, it can wind film immediately after exposure, ready for next chance to release the shutter at any moment, and on sequence mode, it can ma ...