User manual OLYMPUS STYLUS 1000

DIGITAL CAMERA / Advanced Manual 3 Quick Start Guide This manual will help you get started using your camera right away. 10 Button operations 17 Menu operations 35 Printing pictures 41 Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better Appendix 50 63 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. 10 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations. Menu operations P. 17 Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation. Printing pictures P. 35 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better P. 41 Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer. P. 50 Find out more about camera operations and how to take better pictures. Appendix P. 63 Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively. 2 EN Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera Strap LI-12B Lithium Ion Battery LI-10C Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master Software CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (this manual), Basic Manual, and warranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Attach the strap Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. EN 3 Quick Start Guide Prepare the battery a. Charge the battery 3 Lithium Ion Battery Battery Charger Charging Indicator Light On (Red): Charging Light On (Green): Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 2 hours) Power Cable 1 Quick Start Guide 2 AC Wall Outlet Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery in the camera 2 1 3 3 4 5 · Make sure to insert the battery in the direction of the symbol until locked in place. Battery lock knob · To remove the battery, slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. For details on inserting an optional xD-Picture CardTM (hereinafter referred to as "the card"), please refer to "Inserting and removing the card" (P. 64). 4 EN Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to K. When shooting still pictures (shooting mode) When shooting movies (shooting mode) When viewing pictures (playback mode) Still picture shooting modes K s g This function allows you to shoot with the camera's automatic settings. 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. Press the o button X Y M D TIME Y/M/D o Button ----.--.-- --:-- 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. Hint The directions of the arrow pad (1243) is indicated with 1243 in this manual. 4 1 3 2 EN 5 Quick Start Guide Set date and time About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day) X Hour M D TIME Y/M/D Y Minute Date formats (Y-M-D,M-D-Y,D-M-Y) ----.--.-- --:-- CANCEL MENU Exits a setting. Quick Start Guide a. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [Y]. · The first two digits of the year are fixed. 1 F Button X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2006.--.-2006.--.-- --:-- 2Y Button CANCEL MENU b. Press the 3# button. 3# Button c. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [M]. X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2006.11.-2006 11.-- --:-- CANCEL MENU d. Press the 3# button. 6 EN Set date and time e. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [D]. X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2006.11 26 2006 11.26 --:-- CANCEL MENU f. Press the 3# button. g. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select "hour", "minute". · The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2006.11 26 12:30 2006 11.26 12 30 CANCEL MENU SET OK h. Press the 3# button. i. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [Y/M/D]. X Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2006.11 26 12:30 2006 11.26 12 30 CANCEL MENU SET OK j. After all items have been set, press the o button. · For precise time setting, press the o button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds. P [ o Button ] [ IN ] HQ 3648 2736 3648×2736 4 EN 7 Quick Start Guide Take a picture a. Hold the camera Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus Quick Start Guide Place this mark over your subject. P Shutter Button (Pressed halfway) [ ] [ IN ] HQ 3648 2736 3648×2736 4 The number of remaining still pictures is displayed. The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. c. Shoot Shutter Button (Pressed completely) The card access lamp blinks. 8 EN Review your pictures a. Set the mode dial to q. Mode Dial Arrow Pad Next Picture [IN IN] HQ Prev. Picture t '06.11.26 12:30 100-0001 1 Erase pictures a. As described in a. above, display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the S button. ERASE [IN] YES NO BACK S Button MENU SET OK c. Press the 1F button to select [YES] and press the o button to erase the image. ERASE 1 F Button YES NO BACK MENU SET OK EN 9 Quick Start Guide Button operations Button operations a 6 9 b 8 12 7 Shooting modes 3 d 50 c 4 P Playback mode Shooting mode Self-timer Macro mode/ Super macro mode Flash mode [ ] [IN IN] HQ 3648 2736 3648×2736 4 1 o button Button operations Power on: Shooting mode · Monitor turns on · Lens extends Turning the camera on and off Playback mode · Monitor turns on 2 Shutter button Shooting pictures Shooting still pictures Set the mode dial to K, s, g and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Press the shutter button all the way (completely) to take the picture. Green lamp P Focus Lock - Locking the focus before composing your shot Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then completely press the shutter button to shoot a picture. [ ] [IN IN] · When the green lamp blinks, the focus is not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again. HQ 3648 2736 3648×2736 4 10 EN Recording movies Set the mode dial to n, and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording. 3 Mode dial K Shooting still pictures Switching between shooting and playback modes Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode. The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation You can shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation. Select a scene mode/change another scene mode to another one · Press m to select [SCN] from the top menu to switch to another scene. · By switching to the other scene, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene. g Follow the shooting guide to take better pictures SHOOTING GUIDE 1 2 3 4 5 Brightening subject. Shooting into backlight. Set particular lighting. Blurring background. Adjusting area in focus. 1/3 This function allows you to set the target items by folflowing 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. · Shooting guide settings can be reverted to their defaults by pressing m or changing the mode using the mode dial. SET OK n Recording movies Audio is recorded with the movie · Set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [ON] to enable the zoom function for shooting g "DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming in on your subject" (P. 21). A This icon lights red during movie recording. 00:36 The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording will stop automatically. q Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode The last picture taken is displayed. · Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. · Use the zoom button to toggle between close-up playback, index display and calendar display. g Movie playback "MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies" (P. 23) EN 11 Button operations 4 Arrow pad (1243) Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, and the items on the menus. 5 o button (OK/FUNC) Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used during shooting. This button is also used to confirm your selection. Functions you can set with the Function Menu P/AUTO....................................................................Shooting pictures with automatic settings Select the shooting mode when you have set the mode dial to K. P (Program auto) AUTO (Full auto) The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject. The camera automatically sets white balance and ISO sensitivity in addition to the aperture and shutter speed. Other functions you can set with the Function Menu g"WB Adjusting the color of a picture" (P. 20) "ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (P. 21) "DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting" (P. 21) "ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject" (P. 21) Button operations Function Menu P P WB AUTO ISO AUTO ESP o P/AUTO Ph 12: Select the function to be set. 43: Select a setting, and press o. 6 m button (MENU) Displays the Top Menu. 7 Zoom button Optical zoom: 3× Zoom out: Press W on the zoom button. P Zooming while shooting/close-up playback Shooting mode: Zooming in and out on your subject P [ ] [IN IN] [ 4 ] [IN IN] Zoom in: Press T on the zoom button. HQ 3648 2736 3648×2736 HQ 3648 2736 3648×2736 4 12 EN Playback mode: Changing the picture display Single-frame playback · Use the arrow pad to browse pictures. [IN IN] HQ W T [IN IN] T t 1 2 '06.11.26 12:30 100-0004 4 W 3 4 T [IN IN] W Index displays 2 5 8 Close-up playback · Press T to incrementally enlarge the picture up to 10 times the original size. Press W to reduce the size. · Use the arrow pad during close-up playback to scroll around the picture. · Press o to return to the singleframe. 1 4 7 T [ IN IN] · Use the arrow pad to select a picture for playback, and press o 9 to play back the singleW frame of the picture selected. 6 3 T [ IN IN] W Calendar display W [IN IN] · Use the arrow pad to select the date, and press o or T on the zoom button to display the pictures on the date selected. Using the flash Press 4# in shooting mode to select the flash setting. Press o to confirm your selection. AUTO (Auto-flash) ! # $ Red-eye reduction flash Fill-in flash Flash off The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. This emits pre-flashes to reduce the occurrence of red-eye in your pictures. The flash fires regardless of the available light. The flash will not fire. Shooting pictures close to the subject 8 3# button Press 4& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press o to confirm your selection. OFF & % Macro mode Super macro mode Macro mode is deactivated. This mode lets you shoot as close as 30cm/11.8 in. (wide) and 50cm/19.6 in. (tele) from your subject. This mode lets you shoot as close as 10cm/3.9 in. from your subject. If the distance between the camera and the subject is over 60 cm/ 23.6 in., the picture will be out of focus. 9 4& button · Zoom and flash cannot be used in super macro mode. EN 13 Button operations 0 2Y button Shooting with the Self-Timer Press 2Y in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer. Press o to confirm your selection. Y ON Y OFF Set the self-timer. Cancels the self-timer. · After pressing the shutter button completely, the self-timer lamp lights up for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken. · To cancel the self-timer, press 2Y. · Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot. a 1F button P + 2.0 Changing picture brightness Press 1 F in shooting mode to adjust the exposure. · Adjustable from - 2.0EV to +2.0 EV 3: Brighten 4: Darken Activate the setting contents. SET OK b h//< button Button operations Shooting pictures using image stabilizer/ Editing images/Printing pictures h Shooting pictures with digital image stabilization Press h//< in shooting mode to select on and off of the image stabilizer. Press o for setting. Still picture shooting mode: Shooting using digital image stabilization This function reduces the blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement. h OFF h ON Image stabilizer is deactivated. Image stabilizer is activated. · When shooting in a dark environment, ISO is automatically increased, which may increase electricalnoise, causing a rough image. Movie recording mode: Shooting in digital image stabilization movie mode Shooting using digital stabilizer. h OFF h ON Image stabilizer is deactivated. Image stabilizer is activated. · When set to [h ON], images will appear slightly magnified. · Images may not be correctable if the camera is severely shaken or the subject's motion is excessive. · Select [h OFF] when recording movie with the camera physically stabilized. If not, the movie you are capturing may shake along with the subject. 14 EN Editing images The recorded image is corrected and saved as a new one. Display the picture you want to edit in playback mode and press h//<. Use 12 to select the item you want to edit, and press o to execute the selected feature. ALL PER F EC T F I X ALL h DIS EDIT LIGHTING FIX !REDEYE FIX [IN] h DIS EDIT LIGHTING FIX !REDEYE FIX SET OK All digital image stabilization edit, lighting fix and redeye fix are activated together. Retouches unanticipated blurred images. The underexposed area of an image is brightened. Only redeye fix is activated. BACK MENU · Movies, pictures shot by another camera, and previously fixed or edited pictures cannot be corrected. · Editing an image may cause it to suffer a minor loss in quality. < Printing pictures When the printer is connected to the camera, display a picture to be printed out in playback mode and press h//<. g"EASY PRINT" (P. 35) c S button Erasing pictures In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press S. Select [YES] and press o. · Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. g"0 Protecting pictures" (P. 27) EN 15 Button operations d O button Changing the information on display /Display the menu guide/Checking the time Changing the information displays Press O to change the display in the following order. Shooting mode Playback mode P +2.0 Normal display $ [IN IN] Normal display HQ ISO 1600 i% n [ ] lR k[IN IN] HQ 3648 2736 3648×2736 4 t Simple display*1 '06.11.26 12:30 100-0004 4 [IN IN] Detailed display HQ 3648×2736 3648 2736 F2.8 1/1000 +2.0 [ ] t FRAME ASSIST*1 $ ISO 400 '06.11.26 12:30 100-0004 4 P +2.0 Button operations No information display ISO 1600 i% n [ ] lR k[IN IN] HQ 3648 2736 3648×2736 4 P +2.0 Histogram display*1 [IN IN] [ HQ ] [IN IN] HQ F2.8 1/1000 Histogram display*1 +2.0 ISO 400 '06.11.26 12:30 4 4 *1 Not displayed in case of n. With menu items selected, hold down O to display the menu guide. Release O to close the menu guide.