User manual OLYMPUS SP-500 UZ - ADVANCED MANUAL

DIGITAL CAMERA SP-500 UZ Advanced Manual Detailed explanations of all the functions for getting the most out of your camera. Basic Operation Basic Shooting 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. 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 This manual gives you easy-to-follow explanations on how to take pictures and view them so that you can get started quickly. Go ahead and take some pictures! You will also find information on the camera's main functions as well as how to make prints and enjoy your pictures on a computer. 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! Advanced Manual (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. 2 Composition of the manual You'll find important points for getting the most out of your camera here. Read this part before taking pictures. Basic operation Tips before you start taking pictures Basic shooting functions P. 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 P. 21 P. 34 Explanations of techniques from basic to advanced, giving you an understanding of all the functions related to taking pictures. Advanced shooting functions Additional shooting functions P. 48 P. 64 To view, edit and sort the pictures you have taken. Playback P. 73 Settings to make your camera easier to use. Settings P. 103 To print the pictures you have taken. To enjoy the pictures you have taken on a computer. To use OLYMPUS Master. Printing pictures Connecting the camera to a computer P. 118 P. 134 Troubleshooting. For when you want to know the names of parts, see a list of menus, or find what you are looking for. Appendix P. 150 Miscellaneous P. 170 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -9 Mode dial........................................................................................... 10 Direct buttons .................................................................................... 12 Using the direct buttons in shooting mode .................................. 12 Using the direct buttons in playback mode ................................. 13 Menus ............................................................................................... 14 About the menus ......................................................................... 14 Using the menus ......................................................................... 17 Using the GUIDE function ........................................................... 19 How to read the procedure pages..................................................... 20 2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 21 Turning the camera on and off .......................................................... 22 If the correct focus cannot be obtained ............................................. 23 How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 23 Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 24 Record mode ............................................................................. 25 Still picture record modes............................................................ 25 Movie record modes.................................................................... 27 Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 27 Changing the record mode.......................................................... 29 The internal memory and memory card ............................................ 31 The card ...................................................................................... 32 Inserting and removing the card.................................................. 32 3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34 Selecting a scene mode according to the situation........................... 35 Zooming in on your subject ............................................................... 38 Using the zoom ........................................................................... 38 Using the digital zoom................................................................. 39 Using macro/super macro mode ..................................... 40 Flash shooting .............................................................................. 41 Flash intensity control .......................................................... 43 Synchro ......................................................................... 44 Slave flash shooting ( FLASH) ..................................................... 45 4 Table of Contents Recording movies ....................................................................... 45 Camera movement compensation ....................................... 47 Recording sound with movies ................................................ 47 4 Advanced shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - -48 Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures ...................... 49 Changing the shutter speed for shooting pictures ....................... 50 Changing the aperture value and shutter speed for shooting pictures ................................. 51 My Mode ..................................................................................... 51 Focusing applications........................................................................ 52 AF mode (iESP/SPOT/AREA)..................................................... 52 Manual focus (FOCUS MODE) ........................................... 53 Fulltime AF .................................................................................. 54 AF predict ............................................................................ 54 AF lock ................................................................................... 55 AF illuminator .............................................................................. 56 Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (ESP/ ).............................................................................. 56 AE lock ...................................................................................... 57 Changing ISO sensitivity (ISO) ......................................................... 58 Changing picture brightness ....................................................... 58 Adjusting the white balance ..................................................... 59 White balance compensation ............................................. 61 Adjusting a picture for recording (SHARPNESS/CONTRAST/SATURATION) ........ 62 Reducing picture noise (NOISE REDUCTION) ......................... 63 5 Additional shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - -64 Sequential shooting .................................... 65 Timelapse shooting ..................................................................... 66 Self-timer shooting ..................................................................... 67 Panorama shooting ........................................................................... 68 Recording sound with still pictures ............................................... 69 Changing the monitor and viewfinder display (DISP./GUIDE) .......... 70 Histogram ............................................................................. 71 Frame assist................................................................................ 72 5 Table of Contents 6 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73 Playing back still pictures ........................................................... 74 Playing back pictures in a calendar (CALENDAR)...................... 75 Picture rotation ...................................................................... 75 Playing back movies .................................................................. 76 Selecting the position to begin movie playback (INDEX PLAY)....................................................................... 77 Playing back albums ................................................................... 78 Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)........................... 78 Viewing pictures in albums (SEL. ALBUM) ................................. 80 Selecting an album cover (SELECT TITLE IMAGE) ................... 81 Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY) ..................................... 82 Erasing pictures from albums ................................................ 83 Slideshow .................................................................................. 84 Adding sound to still pictures ....................................................... 86 Editing still pictures (RAW DATA EDIT/ / /REDEYE FIX/ BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA)...................................................... 87 Creating composite pictures (FRAME/TITLE/CALENDAR/LAYOUT) ................................ 90 Adjusting pictures (BRIGHTNESS/SATURATION)........................... 93 Editing movies................................................................................... 94 Creating an index ........................................................................ 95 Editing a movie............................................................................ 96 Playing back pictures on a TV........................................................... 97 Video output ................................................................................ 98 Protecting pictures ..................................................................... 99 Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP)....... 99 Erasing pictures .................................................................. 100 Single-frame erase .............................................................. 101 All-frame erase .................................................................. 101 Formatting the internal memory or card (MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT) .............................. 102 7 Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 103 Resetting the settings to the default (RESET) ................................ 104 Selecting a display language ................................................ 104 Changing the startup screen and shutdown screen (PW ON SETUP/PW OFF SETUP)..................................... 105 Screen setup ............................................................................. 105 Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW)..................................... 106 6 Table of Contents Setting camera sounds ( /BEEP/SHUTTER SOUND/VOLUME)......................... 107 Resetting file names (FILE NAME) ................................................. 108 Adjusting the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING) ......... 109 Adjusting the monitor brightness ............................................. 110 Setting the date and time ........................................................ 111 Setting the date and time in another time zone (DUAL TIME SETUP) .................................................... 112 Setting the measurement unit (m/ft)................................................ 113 Customizing the camera (MY MODE SETUP/SHORT CUT/ CUSTOM BUTTON) ................................................ 113 8 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 118 Direct printing (PictBridge) .............................................................. 119 Using the direct printing function............................................... 119 Printing pictures (EASY PRINT)................................................ 120 Printing pictures (CUSTOM PRINT).......................................... 121 Other print modes and print settings ......................................... 125 If an error message is displayed ............................................... 128 Print settings (DPOF) ................................................................ 129 How to make print reservations................................................. 129 Single-frame reservation ..................................................... 131 All-frame reservation .......................................................... 132 Resetting print reservation data .......................................... 133 9 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - - 134 Flow................................................................................................. 135 Using OLYMPUS Master ................................................................ 136 What is OLYMPUS Master?...................................................... 136 Installing OLYMPUS Master ..................................................... 137 Connecting the camera to a computer ............................................ 141 Starting up OLYMPUS Master ........................................................ 142 Displaying camera images on a computer ...................................... 144 Downloading and saving images .............................................. 144 Viewing still pictures and movies .................................................... 146 Printing pictures .............................................................................. 147 To download and save images to a computer without using OLYMPUS Master ..................................................... 149 7 Table of Contents 10 Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 150 Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 151 Error messages......................................................................... 151 Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 153 Camera care ................................................................................... 160 Batteries .......................................................................................... 161 AC adapter (optional) ...................................................................... 162 Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 163 Glossary of terms ............................................................................ 167 11 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 170 Menu list.......................................................................................... 171 List of factory default settings.......................................................... 180 Functions available in shooting modes and scenes........................ 182 Index ............................................................................................... 185 8 1 Basic operation Basic operation Are you ever overwhelmed by all of the advanced shooting and editing functions? Professional photographers use these functions 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 various functions available to adjust the brightness and white balance of your pictures, alter the focusing range, and much more. 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 SET MEM PIC CAMERA ESP/ DRIVE ISO 1/2/3/4 ESP OFF AUTO MODE MENU RESET OK HOLD HQ 00:36 Movies Sequential shooting 9 Mode dial 1 Basic operation This camera features a shooting mode and a playback mode. Use the mode dial to make settings. Set the desired mode and turn the camera on. Shooting modes Set the mode dial to one of these positions to take pictures or movies. Playback mode Set the mode dial to this position to view pictures or movies. (About the mode dial h This function allows you to take pictures with full automatic settings. P A The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject. This function allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera sets the shutter speed automatically. g"Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures" (P. 49) This function allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The camera sets the aperture automatically. g"Changing the shutter speed for shooting pictures" (P. 50) This function allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. g"Changing the aperture value and shutter speed for shooting pictures" (P. 51) This function allows you to set your own shooting parameters and register them as your original mode. g"My Mode" (P. 51) S Shooting modes M r This function allows you to select from 21 situation-related f modes set to the shooting conditions. g"Selecting a scene mode according to the situation" (P. 35) n Playback mode q This function lets you record movies. g"Recording movies" (P. 45) This function allows you to play back still pictures or movies. You can also play back sound. g"Playback" (P. 73) TIPS · Direct button functions and menu contents vary depending on the position of the mode dial. g"Direct buttons" (P. 12), "Menus" (P. 14), "Menu list" (P. 171) · You can change the mode before and after turning the camera on. 10 Mode dial Mode dial notation In this manual, the following icons indicate the position of the mode dial necessary for operating functions. 1 Basic operation This indicates an operation when the mode dial is set to n. This indicates an operation when the mode dial is set to any of the following modes: hPASMrfn. 11 Direct buttons 1 Basic operation This camera features buttons for setting functions directly. The direct buttons have different functions in shooting mode and in playback mode. Using the direct buttons in shooting mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 # button (Flash pop-up) Opens the flash. [ button (AE lock)/Custom button Locks the exposure. The lock function is alternately activated and canceled each time you press the button. Frequently used functions can be assigned to the custom button. The assigned function setting changes each time you press the button. The screen on the right shows when [DRIVE] is assigned to the custom button. u button (Monitor/Viewfinder) Toggles between the monitor and viewfinder. DISP./GUIDE button gP. 19, P. 70 Select a menu item, and press this button to display an explanation of its function. Press this button repeatedly to display the lines and histogram. QUICK VIEW button gP. 74 The last picture taken is displayed on the monitor. All the functions in playback mode are available. To return to shooting mode, press the QUICK VIEW button or press the shutter button halfway. # button (Flash mode) Selects the flash mode. Z button (OK/MENU) Displays the top menu of shooting mode. gP. 41 gP. 14 gP. 41 gP. 57, P. 113 1/200 F4.0 0.0 2 SQ1 1600 1200 1600×1200 4 3 4 5 6 7 12 Direct buttons Using the direct buttons in playback mode 1 1 Basic operation 2 3 4 5 1 < button (Print) Prints pictures displayed on the monitor. u button (Monitor/Viewfinder) Toggles between the monitor and viewfinder. DISP./GUIDE button gP. 19, P. 70 Select a menu item, and press this button to display an explanation of its function. Press this button repeatedly during playback to change the display in the following order. The histogram is not displayed while displaying movies. The playback screen is displayed. 100100 0004 SQ1 gP. 120 2 3 Detailed camera information is displayed. 100100 0004 SQ1 SIZE : 1600 1200 1600×1200 F 4 .0 1 / 1 0 0 + 2 .0 ISO400 ISO 400 '05 09 26 12 30 05. 09. 12: 4 '05 09 26 12 30 05. 09. 12: 4 SQ1 F4.0 1/100 + 2 .0 ISO400 ISO 400 '05 09 26 12 30 05. 09. 12:30 4 The histogram is displayed. Only f is displayed. 4 S button (Erase) Erases pictures displayed on the monitor. Z button (OK/MENU) Displays the top menu of playback mode. gP. 83, P. 100 gP. 14 5 13 Menus 1 Basic operation Set the mode dial to any mode and press Z to display the menus on the monitor. Menus are used to make each camera setting. Mode dial 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 RESET OK HOLD Shortcut menus For setting menu items directly. Mode menu Settings are categorized by function into tabs. TIPS · Press and hold down Z on the top menu to jump directly to one of the following functions. Shooting mode (except r) The [RESET] screen is displayed. g"Resetting the settings to the default (RESET)" (P. 104) Playback mode The [ALBUM ENTRY] screen is displayed. g"Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)" (P. 78) Album playback mode The [UNDO ENTRY] screen is displayed. g"Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY)" (P. 82) 14 Menus Shortcut menus (Shooting mode For still pictures (default value) gP. 67 MODE MENU 1 Basic operation For movies DIGITAL ZOOM MODE MENU gP. 39 gP. 40 RESET OK HOLD RESET OK HOLD gP. 47 gP. 25 gP. 25 (Playback mode For still pictures gP. 87, 90, 93 MODE MENU CALENDAR ALBUM ENTRY OK HOLD For movies gP. 76 EDIT ALBUM MOVIE PLAY ALBUM MODE MENU CALENDAR ALBUM ENTRY OK HOLD gP. 75 gP. 75 gP. 78 gP. 78 In album playback mode For still pictures gP. 84 CLOSE ALBUM ALBUM MENU For movies gP. 76 MOVIE PLAY CLOSE ALBUM ALBUM MENU SEL. ALBUM UNDO ENTRY OK HOLD gP. 80 SEL. ALBUM UNDO ENTRY OK HOLD gP. 80 gP. 81 gP. 81 TIPS · The shortcut menus can also be accessed from the mode menu. Also, you can change short cut menus in any mode other than h, n, and q. g"Customizing the camera (MY MODE SETUP/SHORT CUT/CUSTOM BUTTON)" (P. 113) 15 Menus Mode menu 1 Basic operation (Shooting mode SET MEM PIC CAMERA ESP/ DRIVE ISO 1/2/3/4 AUTO ESP OFF CAMERA tab PICTURE tab MEMORY/ CARD tab For setting shooting-related functions. For setting picture-related functions, such as record mode and white balance. For formatting internal memory or a card. Also saves internal memory data to a card. SETUP tab For setting basic camera functions and settings that make the camera easier to use. (Playback mode SET MEM EDIT PLAY OFF 0° PLAY tab EDIT tab MEMORY/ CARD tab For setting playback-related functions. For editing saved pictures. The same screen is displayed when [EDIT] is selected from the top menu. For formatting internal memory or a card, and erasing all image data. Also saves internal memory data to a card. SETUP tab For setting basic camera functions and settings that make the camera easier to use. TIPS · The [MEMORY] tab is displayed when the internal memory is in use. The [CARD] tab is displayed when a card is inserted in the camera. · For a list of mode menu items, see "Menu list" (P. 171). 16 Menus Using the menus Use the arrow pad and Z to set menu items. Follow the operation guide and arrows on the screen to select and change settings. 1 Basic operation Ex: Setting [ISO] Mode dial srpq buttons Z button 1 2 3 4 Set the mode dial to any of the following modes: PASMrfn. Press Z. · The top menu is displayed. Top menu Press q to select [MODE MENU]. MODE MENU This refers to the arrow pad (srpq). RESET OK HOLD SET MEM PIC CAMERA Press sr to select the [CAMERA] tab, and press q. · Refer to the arrows on the screen to select and make settings with the arrow pad. This refers to the arrow pad (qr). ESP/ DRIVE ISO 1/2/3/4 ESP OFF AUTO 17 Menus 1 Basic operation 5 SET MEM PIC CAMERA Press sr to select the [ISO], and press q. · Refer to the arrows on the screen to select and make settings with the arrow pad. · Unavailable settings cannot be selected. ESP/ DRIVE ISO 1/2/3/4 ESP OFF AUTO The selected item is displayed in a different color. Press q to go on to the following setting. 6 SET MEM PIC CAMERA Press sr to select [AUTO], [80], [100], [200], or [400], and press Z. · Press Z repeatedly to exit the menu. ESP/ DRIVE ISO 1/2/3/4 AUTO 80 100 200 400 TIPS · The operation guide displayed at the bottom of the screen depends on the menu to be set. In this case, follow the operation guide to set or change settings using the arrow pad. BEEP OFF 1 2 LOW HIGH Operation guide Press psr to select a setting. Press Z to finalize the setting. SELECT GO OK Menu operation notation In this manual, procedures for using the menus are expressed as follows: · Ex: Steps 1 to 5 for setting [ISO] Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [ISO] 18 Menus Using the GUIDE function This camera has a GUIDE function. Pressing the DISP./GUIDE button during menu display in shooting mode or playback mode automatically displays a menu guide explaining the menus. 1 Basic operation 1 With a menu selected, hold down the DISP./GUIDE button. · The menu explanation is displayed. · Release the DISP./GUIDE button to close the menu guide. FILE NAME Sets the format for naming folders and files that are to be saved to a new card. When [FILE NAME] is selected 19 How to read the procedure pages 1 Basic operation A sample of a procedure page is shown below explaining the notation. Look at it carefully before taking or viewing pictures. This indicates the position of the mode dial. If multiple icons are displayed, the described function can be used in any of these modes. g"Mode dial" (P. 10), "Mode dial notation" (P. 11) Select the menus in the order indicated by . g"Using the menus" (P. 17), "Menu operation notation" (P. 18) Procedures differ for h mode, n mode, and album playback mode. This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this manual. 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 h and pressing the shutter button. But occasionally, you can't focus on your subject, 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 in the internal memory and on the memory card? These are just some of the hints provided in this chapter. 2 Online applications Ideas SHQ Printing applications SQ2 21 Turning the camera on and off Press the POWER button to turn the camera on. POWER button 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Mode dial Monitor (Turning the camera on Set the mode dial to any mode, and press the POWER button. · The monitor turns on. · When you turn on the camera in shooting mode, the lens extends. · Before turning the camera on in shooting mode, remove the lens cap, and then press the POWER button. (Turning the camera off Press the POWER button. · The monitor turns off. · The lens retracts. · Reattach the lens cap to protect the lens. TIPS · The screen on the right is displayed when the date and time setting has returned to the factory default setting. Setting the date and time makes your pictures easier to manage, such as when you view them with calendar display. g"Setting the date and time" (P. 111) Y/M/D 22 If the 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. 1/200 F4.0 0.0 2 SQ1 1600×1200 AF target mark 4 Press the shutter button halfway until the green lamp lights. · The green lamp lights when the focus Shutter button and exposure are locked. · 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 1/200 F4.0 0.0 4 SQ1 1600 1200 1600×1200 Press the shutter button fully. · The camera takes the picture. The card access lamp blinks while the picture is recorded. Shutter button 4 23 If the correct focus cannot be obtained TIPS To focus on the subject in the center of the frame g"AF mode (iESP/SPOT/AREA)" (P. 52) When the frame in which you focus on a subject is different from the frame in which you lock the exposure g"AE lock" (P. 57) To fix the focus g"AF lock" (P. 55) 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Note · Press the shutter button gently. If it is pressed forcefully, the camera may move causing the picture to blur. · Never open the card cover, remove the batteries or disconnect the AC adapter while the card access lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken. · Recorded pictures are saved in the camera regardless of whether the camera is turned off or the batteries are replaced or removed. · When taking pictures against strong backlight, the area of the picture in shadow may appear colored. 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 Subject with an extremely bright area in the center of the frame Subject without vertical lines 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 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. 24 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 number of storable still pictures/movie recording time, see the tables on P. 27 and 28. Still picture record modes Still pictures (other than those in raw data format) are recorded in JPEG format. Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of your pictures. Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. Pictures with more pixels are denser and clearer but require more space (larger file size), thus decreasing the number of pictures that can be saved. Though a high compression rate results in a small file size, this also produces a grainy look. 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Picture with high number of pixels Picture with low number of pixels (Normal image modes Image becomes clearer Compression Application Image size 2816 × 2112 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 SQ2 HIGH SQ2 NORMAL SQ1 HIGH SQ1 NORMAL Low com- High compression pression SHQ HQ 25 Record mode Image size The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. You can save your pictures at a large image size to get clearer prints. However, as the image size increases, the file size (data size) also increases, which decreases the number of pictures that can be saved. 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Compression In record modes other than [RAW], pictures are compressed and saved. 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. Data is in ORF format. This is useful for ordering prints from a photo store. Image size 2816 × 2112 2816 × 1880 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 picture data on a computer. You can also view the data with Photoshop software by installing the Plug-in available from the Olympus website. 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 still pictures (RAW DATA EDIT/Q/P/REDEYE FIX/BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA)" (P. 87) 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 store without losing the image borders. 1/200 F4.0 0.0 HQ 2816×1880 4 Monitor display when 3:2 is set 26 Record mode Movie record modes Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format. Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time For still pictures Record mode RAW SHQ HQ Number of storable still pictures Internal memory Using a 128 MB card With Without With Without sound sound sound sound 1 1 14 14 2 2 31 31 2 2 32 33 7 7 84 86 7 8 95 97 2 2 34 34 8 8 99 102 3 3 44 44 10 10 126 130 4 4 54 55 12 13 156 162 7 7 88 90 19 21 241 257 11 11 135 140 29 32 362 399 16 17 204 215 43 50 532 614 38 43 469 532 82 109 997 1330 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Image size 2816 × 2112 2816 × 2112 3:2 2816 × 1880 2816 × 2112 3:2 2816 × 1880 HIGH 2592 × 1944 NORMAL HIGH 2288 × 1712 NORMAL HIGH 2048 × 1536 NORMAL HIGH 1600 × 1200 NORMAL HIGH 1280 × 960 NORMAL HIGH 1024 × 768 NORMAL HIGH 640 × 480 NORMAL SQ1 SQ2 27 Record mode For movies Record mode Image size 320 × 240 (30 frames/sec.) 320 × 240 (15 frames/sec.) 1/200 F4.0 0.0 2 Tips before you start taking pictures HQ SQ Remaining recording time Internal memory Using a 128 MB card With Without With Without sound sound sound sound 3 min. 3 min. 15 sec. 15 sec. 10 sec. 13 sec. 6 min. 6 min. 30 sec. 31 sec. 15 sec. 26 sec. 0.0 SQ1 1600×1200 4 HQ 00:36 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. Note · The number of storable still pictures and remaining recording time listed in the tables are approximate. · The number of storable still pictures may change according to the subject or factors like whether print reservations or album entries have been made or not. In certain instances, the number of remaining pictures does not change even when you take new pictures or erase stored pictures. 28 Record mode Changing the record mode Top menu [MODE MENU] [PICTURE] [K] g"Using the menus" (P. 17) 2 Tips before you start taking pictures · For hn: Top menu 1 [K] For still pictures, select from [RAW], [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2]. · [RAW] cannot be set in h or f mode. · If you select [RAW], see "(JPEG copy" (P. 30). RAW SHQ HQ SQ1 SELECT SET GO OK For still pictures For movies, select from [HQ 320 × 240 30fps] and [SQ 320 × 240 15fps]. HQ 320×240 30fps SQ 320×240 15fps SELECT GO OK 2 For movies Select the image size of the record mode. If you selected [SQ1] or [SQ2], press q after choosing the image size, then select [HIGH] or [NORMAL]. Press Z. SQ2 1280×960 1024×768 640×480 HIGH NORMAL 3 SELECT GO OK When [SQ2] is selected 29 Record mode (JPEG copy Pictures taken in the raw data format can be stored in JPEG format at the same time as they are recorded in raw data. To record pictures in JPEG format you can select [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2] for the record mode, but you cannot select the image size. Pictures are recorded in the size currently set for each record mode. 2 Tips before you start taking pictures 1 2 3 In the [K] screen, select [RAW], and press q. Select a JPEG duplicate setting from [OFF], [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] and [SQ2]. · Select [OFF] to save raw data only. JPEG DUPLICATE SETTING OFF SHQ HQ SQ1 SELECT GO OK Press Z. 30