User manual OLYMPUS SP-570UZ

DIGITAL CAMERA SP-570UZ 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 Camera diagram P.11 Learn the names of the camera parts and get a general grasp of the camera's functions. Use this section as reference for the functions. Button operations P.16 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and trying them out on the camera. Operations using the control panel P.29 Learn how to use the control panel to perform basic operations, and then try them out. Menu operations P.32 Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings. Printing pictures P.59 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Using OLYMPUS Master P.64 Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer. Getting to know your camera better P.68 Find out more about your camera and learn what to do when you have a question regarding operations. Appendix P.81 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 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 3 4 · Attach the strap to the other eyelet in the same manner. Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. EN 3 Prepare the camera a. Load batteries into the camera 1 3 2 4 Quick Start Guide Battery compartment lock 7 5 6 Slide the battery compartment lock from ) to = and ensure that the battery compartment cover is securely locked (7). Failure to do so may cause the battery compartment cover to open during shooting and the batteries to fall out, resulting in loss of image data. 4 EN Prepare the camera b. Insert the (optional) xD-Picture Card into the camera Card cover 1 2 Quick Start Guide Notch Make sure the card is correctly oriented and insert it straight into the card slot. 3 Insert the card until it clicks into place. Contact area To remove the card, push it all the way in, release it slowly and remove. 5 4 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.85). EN 5 Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h. When shooting still pictures (shooting mode) When viewing pictures (playback mode) Still picture shooting modes When shooting movies (shooting mode) Quick Start Guide h The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. P The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed. A This function allows you to change the aperture manually. S This function allows you to change the shutter speed manually. M This function allows you to change the aperture and shutter speed manually. r This function allows you to set each shooting function manually and use as your original shooting mode. s This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the shooting condition. g This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide displayed on the screen. b. Remove the lens cap and set the camera's power switch to ON. X Y MD TIME ---- -- -- -- -- YMD Power switch CANCEL MENU · When the date and time have not yet been set, this screen will appear. To turn off the camera, set the power switch to OFF. Tips The directions of the arrow pad are indicated with 124 3 in this manual. 4 2 1 3 6 EN Set date and time About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day) X Hour MD TIME Y Minute YMD ---- -- -- -- -- Date formats (Y/M/D, M/D/Y, D/M/Y) Exits a setting. CANCEL MENU a. Press the 1 z button and the 2Y button to select [Y]. The first two digits of [Y] are fixed. 1 z button X Quick Start Guide Y MD TIME 2008 -- -- -- -- YMD 2Y button CANCEL MENU b. Press the 3# button. 3# button c. Press the 1 z button and the 2Y button to select [M]. X Y MD TIME 2008 08 -- -- -- YMD CANCEL MENU EN 7 Set date and time d. Press the 3# button. e. Press the 1 z button and the 2Y button to select [D]. X Y MD TIME 2008 08 26 -- -- YMD f. Press the 3# button. g. Press the 1 z button and the 2Y button to select the hours and minutes. The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. CANCEL MENU X Quick Start Guide Y MD TIME 2008 08 26 12 30 YMD CANCEL MENU SET OK h. Press the 3# button. i. Press the 1 z button and the 2Y button to select [Y/M/D]. X Y MD TIME 2008 08 26 12 30 YMD 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. AUTO 10M NORM IN 4 o button The number of remaining still pictures is displayed. 8 EN Take a picture a. Hold the camera Horizontal grip Vertical grip AUTO 10M NORM IN 4 b. Focus AF target mark Shutter button AUTO Quick Start Guide (Pressed Halfway) 1/400 F3.5 c. Shoot The AF target mark lights in green when the focus and exposure are locked. The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed. If the AF target mark blinks in red, the focus is not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again. 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 the icons in the viewfinder clearly, adjustment is complete. Diopter adjustment dial u button Viewfinder EN 9 View pictures a. Set the mode dial to q. Mode Dial Arrow pad Next Picture Quick Start Guide NORM 10M 100-0001 Prev. Picture 2008.08.26 12:30 IN 1 Erase pictures a. Press the 4& button and the 3# button to display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the f/S button. 4& button 3# button ERASE IN YES NO NO f/S button CANCEL MENU SET OK c. Press the 1 z button to select [YES], and press the o button to erase the picture. 1 z button ERASE IN YES NO o button CANCEL MENU SET OK 10 EN Camera diagram Camera Flash (P.23, P.43) F Button (Exposure Compensation) (P.22) Shutter Button (P.9, P.21) Microphone Strap Eyelet (P.3) Self-Timer Lamp/AF Illuminator (P.28, P.38, P.42) Lens Strap Eyelet (P.3) #UP Button (Flash Pop-up) (P.23) j Button (Drive) (P.24) DC-IN Jack (P.86) Card Cover (P.5) Card Slot (P.5) AF/MF Switch (P.24) Multi-connector Connector Cover (P.56, P.59, P.65) (P.56, P.59, P.65) EN 11 Zoom Ring (P.21) Hot Shoe (P.82) Mode Dial (P.6, P.16) Control Dial (P.22) Power Switch (P.6, P.16) Viewfinder (P.9) Diopter Adjustment Dial (P.9) q/P Button (Playback/Print) (P.25, P.61) f/S Button (Shadow Adjustment Technology/Erase) (P.25) m Button (P.25) DISP./E Button (P.26) u Button (Monitor/Viewfinder) (P.22) AEL AFL/m Button (AE Lock, AF Lock/Sequential Playback) (P.23) & Button (Macro) (P.27) z Button (Custom) (P.27) Arrow Pad (P.27) # Button (Flash) (P.23) o Button (OK/FUNC) (P.28) Monitor (P.13, P.54) Card Access Lamp (P.9, P.67, P.73) Y Button (Self-timer) (P.28) Tripod Socket Speaker Battery Compartment Lock (P.4) Battery Compartment Cover (P.4) 12 EN Monitor Symbols & Icons ( Shooting mode 1 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 C 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 NR 1 11 13 15 17 19 10 12 14 16 18 20 33 31 29 28 27 VGA 23 4 5 9 22 19 17 18 20 AEL AFL ISO 1600 10M +2.0 +2 +2 +2 FINE +2.0 1/400 12s F3.5 IN 4 12s IN 15 +2.0 00:34 26 25 2423 22 21 26 23 Movie 21 Still picture Item 1 Shooting mode 2 Flash mode 3 Silent mode 4 Digital image stabilization 5 Macro mode Super macro mode 6 Shadow Adjustment Technology 7 Noise reduction 8 AE lock mark 9 Battery check 10 AF lock mark Manual focus AF predict 11 Flash standby Camera movement warning/Flash charge 12 Flash intensity control 13 Saturation 14 Sharpness 15 Contrast 16 Conversion lens 17 Sound record 18 Dual time 19 Alarm 20 Number of storable still pictures Remaining recording time Indication P, c, B, F, U, A, etc. !, #, H, $, etc. j h & % f T B Z = full power, [ = low power ^ a { # # Lit Blinks Ref. Page P.6, P.16, P.37 P.23 P.45 P.42 P.27 P.25 P.44 P.23 P.76 P.23 P.24 P.42 P.68 w -2.0 - +2.0 6 -5 - +5 N -5 - +5 J -5 - +5 1 R l k 4 00:34 P.42 P.44 P.44 P.44 P.45 P.50 P.55 P.55 P.8 P.72 EN 13 Item 21 Current memory Indication B: Pictures are recorded to the internal memory No indication: Pictures are recorded to the card R Ref. Page P.85 22 AF target mark P.9, P.21, P.41 P.28 P.17 P.17 P.22 P.34 P.34 P.35 P.34 P.41 P.40 P.39 P.24, P.40 P.43 23 Self-timer 24 Aperture value 25 Shutter speed 26 Exposure compensation 27 Image quality Compression Frame rate 28 Image size 29 Spot metering 30 ISO 31 White balance 32 Drive 33 White balance compensation Y, W F2.8 to F8.0 15", 1/2, 1/400, 1/2000, BULB, etc. -2.0 - +2.0 P, Q M (Normal), L (Fine) O (15 frames/sec.), N (30 frames/sec.) F, H, D, C, etc. n, J ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 1600 etc. 5, 3, 1, w - y, V j, c, d, g, i, 7 B1 - B7, R1 - R7 14 EN ( Playback mode 1 2 x10 3456 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 34 6 15 10 11 17 12 13 1/1000 F3.5 +2.0 ISO 1600 NORM 10M 15 VGA 17 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 4 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 00:14 /00:34 16 15 Still picture 14 14 Movie Item 1 Silent mode 2 Print reservation/Number of prints 3 Sound record 4 Protect j