DIGITAL CAMERA SP-560UZ Advanced Manual Quick Start Guide This manual will help you get started using your camera right away. Button operations Menu operations Printing pictures Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better Appendix 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. The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product. Contents Quick Start Guide P.3 Button operations P.11 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and trying them out on the camera. Menu operations P.21 Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings. Printing pictures P.48 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Using OLYMPUS Master P.55 Learn how to transfer pictures to a computer and save them. Getting to know your camera better P.62 Find out more about your camera and learn what to do when you have a question regarding operations. Appendix P.77 Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively. 2 EN Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera Lens Cap/Lens Cap String Strap/Strap rings Quick Start Guide AA Batteries (four) USB cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2 CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (this manual), Basic Manual and warranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Attach the strap and the lens cap Be sure to use the strap and strap rings provided. · Attach the strap and strap rings together. The strap rings may fall off if they are attached without the strap. Strap Eyelet · Tilt the strap rings in such a way so that the strap rings can go through the strap eyelet. · Insert it all the way in. EN 3 · Attach the strap to the other eyelet in the same manner. Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Quick Start Guide Preparing the camera a. Load batteries into the camera 4 EN b. Insert the xD-Picture Card (optional) into the camera 1 Card cover Notch Quick Start Guide · Insert the card straight in. · Insert the card until it clicks into place. 2 Contact area · To remove the card, push it all the way in, release it slowly and remove. 3 This camera allows you to take pictures without using an optional xDPicture CardTM (hereinafter called the card). When taking pictures without the card, pictures will be stored in the internal memory. For details on the card, please refer to "The card" (P.78). EN 5 Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h. Shooting Mode When shooting movies (shooting mode) Still picture shooting modes Quick Start Guide h P A S M r s g The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed. This function allows you to change the aperture manually. This function changes the shutter speed for shooting pictures. This function allows you to change the aperture and shutter speed manually. This function allows you to set each shooting function manually and use as your original shooting mode. This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the shooting condition. This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide displayed on the screen. b. Remove the lens cap and press the o button. X Y M D TIME Y/M/D ----.--.-- --:-- CANCEL MENU · When the date and time have not yet been set, this screen will appear. To turn off the camera, press the o button once again. 6 EN Set date and time Tips The directions of the arrow pad are indicated with 124 3 in this manual. About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day) X Hour Y M D TIME Y/M/D ----.--.-- --:-- Minute Date formats (Y/M/D, M/D/Y, D/M/Y) Quick Start Guide CANCEL MENU Exits a setting. a. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to select [Y]. The first two digits of the [Y] are fixed. 1 F button X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.--.-2007.--.-- --:-- 2Y button CANCEL MENU b. Press the 3# button. 3# button EN 7 c. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to select [M]. d. Press the 3# button. e. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to select [D]. X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.12.-2007 12.-- --:-- CANCEL MENU X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.12 26 2007 12.26 --:-- Quick Start Guide f. Press the 3# button. g. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to select "hour", "minute". The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. CANCEL MENU X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.12 26 12:30 2007 12.26 12 30 CANCEL MENU SET OK h. Press the 3# button. i. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to select [Y/M/D]. X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.12 26 12:30 2007 12.26 12 30 j. After all items have been set, press the o button. CANCEL MENU SET OK For precise time setting, press the o button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds. o button 8 EN Take a picture a. Hold the camera Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. Shutter button Place this mark over your subject. Quick Start Guide (Pressed Halfway) The number of remaining still pictures is displayed. c. Shoot Shutter button (Pressed Completely) The card access lamp blinks. Adjusting the viewfinder's focus using the diopter a. Press the u button. b. While looking through the viewfinder, rotate the diopter adjustment dial little by little. When you can see [ ] (AF target mark) clearly, adjustment is complete. Diopter adjustment dial u button EN 9 View pictures a. Set the mode dial to q. Mode Dial Arrow pad Next Picture Quick Start Guide Prev. Picture Erase pictures a. Press the 4& button and the 3# button to display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the S button. 4& button 3# button ERASE [IN] YES NO S button BACK MENU SET OK c. Press the 1 F button to select [YES], and press the o button to erase the picture. 1 F button ERASE YES NO o button BACK MENU SET OK 10 EN Button operations Shooting Mode Playback mode Shooting Mode Flash mode Self-timer Button operations Macro mode/ Super macro mode 1 o button Power on: Shooting Mode · Monitor turns on · Lens extends Turning the camera on and off · Before turning the camera on in shooting mode, remove the lens cap. Playback mode · Monitor turns on 2 Mode dial Switching between shooting and playback modes Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode. · Some functions cannot be set depending on the position of the mode dial. g "Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes" (P.73) h Shooting pictures with full automatic settings The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. Settings in the [CAMERA MENU] such as WB and ISO Sensitivity cannot be changed. P Set the optimum aperture value and shutter speed The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject. Settings in the [CAMERA MENU] such as WB and ISO Sensitivity can be changed. EN 11 A Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures A 1/1000 F4.0 0.0 Press 12 after pressing 1 F. The camera automatically sets the shutter speed. Aperture value [ ] SET OK 1 2 : : Increases the aperture value. Decreases the aperture value. Adjustment range W : F2.8 to F8.0 T : F4.5 to F8.0 When the correct exposure cannot be obtained, the aperture value is displayed in red. o : Sets the settings. S Changing the shutter speed for shooting pictures S 1/100 F2.8 0.0 Press 12 after pressing 1 F. The camera automatically sets the aperture value. Shutter speed [ Button operations ] SET OK 1 2 : : Sets the shutter speed faster. Sets the shutter speed slower. Shutter speed range: 1/2 to 1/1000 (When [NOISE REDUCT.] is set to [ON]: up to 4 sec.) When the correct exposure cannot be obtained, the shutter speed is displayed in red. o : Sets the settings. M Changing the aperture value and shutter speed for shooting pictures Press 124 3 after pressing 1 F. M 1/1000 F2.8 +2.0 Exposure differential When this range has been exceeded ±3.0EV, the exposure differential is displayed in red. Aperture value 4 3 : : : : : Increases the aperture value. Decreases the aperture value. Sets the shutter speed faster. Sets the shutter speed slower. Sets the settings. [ ] SET OK Shutter speed 1 2 Setting range: Aperture value F2.8 to F8.0 o (The aperture value varies depending on the zoom position.) Shutter speed: 15" to 1/2000 (The shutter speed varies depending on the aperture value.) Press 2 to set shutter speed to BULB. The shutter remains open as long as the shutter button is pressed. (The maximum time that it can remain open is 8 minutes, however, this is possible only when [ISO] is set to [50], [100] or [200].) To take long exposure (bulb) shots 12 EN rSetting your own original mode for shooting pictures This mode allows you to set functions and save up to 4 shooting modes manually, and use them as your original shooting mode. g "MY MODE SETUP Setting and saving shooting-related functions" (P.47) Use the function menu to switch the registered My Mode. g "The functions you can set with the function menu" (P.20) s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation You can shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation. Select a scene mode/change the scene mode to another one · Press m and select [SCN] from the top menu. Use the 12 to select a scene and press o. · By switching to the other scene mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene mode. g "s (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation" (P.24) g Follow the shooting guide for setting S H OOTI NG GUIDE 1 Shoot w/ effects preview. 2 3 4 5 Brightening subject. Shooting into backlight. Set particular lighting. Blurring background. 1/4 SET OK This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide displayed on the screen. · Press m to display the shooting guide again. · To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set the shooting mode to another one. · Functions set using the Shooting Guide will revert to the default settings when m is pressed or when the shooting mode is changed. Button operations Shooting pictures while comparing previews of different effects When [Exposure effects.] is selected Exposure effects. 0.0 +0.3 When an item is selected from [1 Shoot w/ effects preview.] using the shooting guide menu, the screen splits into 4 frames and pictures of subjects taken according to the individual settings will be displayed. You can then compare the shooting effects on the screen. · Use the arrow pad to select the frame with the settings you want, and press o. The camera automatically switches to shooting mode and allows you to shoot with the selected effect. +0.7 +1.0 Use 4 3 to change the display. nRecording movies When [R] (movies) is set to [ON], audio is recorded with the movie. · When [R] (movies) is set to [ON], optical zoom cannot be used during the shooting. g "R (movies) Recording sound with movies" (P.33) · To zoom in when [R] (movies) is set to [ON], set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [ON]. g "DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming in on your subject" (P.28) EN 13 This icon lights red during movie recording. The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops. · When [IMAGE STABILIZER] is set to [ON], continuous movie recording for a long period will cause the camera's internal temperature to rise and the camera may stop operation automatically. Remove the battery and allow the camera to cool down for some time before you begin shooting again. Or you can set [IMAGE STABILIZER] to [OFF]. In addition, the temperature of the camera's exterior also rises during usage. This is not a malfunction. qSelecting playback mode The last picture taken is displayed. · Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. · Use the zoom lever to switch among close-up playback, index display and calendar display. g "MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies" (P.35) Displaying pictures that have been shot continuously in index view (Sequential Playback) / Auto playing back of pictures that have been shot continuously (Sequential Pictures Auto Playback) Only the first frame will be displayed for pictures that have been sh ...