DIGITAL CAMERA Instruction Manual Quick Start Guide 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 along with the illustrations. Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation. Menu operations P. 21 Printing pictures P. 41 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better P. 46 Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer. P. 51 Find out more about camera operations and how to take better pictures. Appendix P. 62 Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively. 2 EN Quick Start Guide Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera Strap LI-50B Lithium Ion Battery Quick Start Guide LI-50C Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2 Software CD-ROM Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual), 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 Prepare the camera a. Charge the battery. Note ( There are two types of the LI-50C battery charger, one is "AC cable type" and the other is "plug-in type". Depending on the region where you purchased the camera, the included battery charger type differs. We explain here how to use the AC cable type battery charger as an example. If you received the plug-in type battery charger, plug it directly into an AC outlet. Lithium Ion Battery Power Cable 3 Battery Charger Quick Start Guide 1 2 AC Wall Outlet Charging Indicator Light On: Charging Light Off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 2 hours) ( Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery and an xD-Picture Card (optional) in the camera. 1 2 4 EN Prepare the camera . ( Insert the battery in the orientation shown in the illustration. If you insert the battery reversely, the camera will not turn on even if the o button is pressed. 3 Battery lock knob To remove the battery, slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. Quick Start Guide Contact area Notch 4 ( Orient the card as shown in the illustration and insert it straight into the card slot. Insert the card until it clicks into place. To remove the card, push it all the way in and release it slowly. Then grasp the card and remove. 5 ( You can shoot pictures with this camera even without using an optional xDPicture CardTM (hereinafter referred to as "the card"). If an xD-Picture Card is not inserted, your pictures will be saved to the internal memory. For details on the card, please refer to "The card" (P. 63). 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 shooting movies (shooting mode) When viewing pictures (playback mode) Quick Start Guide Still picture shooting modes h K h s g This function allows you to shoot with the camera's automatic settings. The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed. This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures. 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 o Button Y MD TIME ---- -- -- -- -- YMD 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) are indicated with 1243 in this manual. 4 1 3 6 EN 2 Set date and time About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day) X Y MD TIME ---- -- -- -- -- YMD Hour Minute Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y) CANCEL MENU Exits a setting. a. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [Y]. · The first two digits of the year are fixed. Quick Start Guide 1F Button X Y MD TIME 2008 -- -- -- -- YMD 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 MD TIME 2008 08 -- -- -- YMD CANCEL MENU d. Press the 3# button. EN 7 Set date and time e. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [D]. X Y MD TIME 2008 08 26 -- -- YMD CANCEL MENU f. Press the 3# button. g. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select the hours and minutes. · The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. X Y MD TIME 2008 08 26 12 30 YMD Quick Start Guide 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 MD TIME 2008 08 26 12 30 YMD 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. AUTO 960 hPa 0m 10M o Button NORM IN 4 The number of storable still pictures is displayed. 8 EN Take a picture a. Hold the camera. Horizontal grip Vertical grip AUTO 1/400 F3.5 b. Focus. Quick Start Guide Shutter Button (Pressed halfway) AUTO 1/400 F3.5 · 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 red, the camera is unable to focus. Try locking the focus again. AF target mark Place this mark over your subject. c. Shoot. The card access lamp blinks. Shutter Button (Pressed completely) EN 9 View pictures a. Set the mode dial to q. o Button Mode Dial Arrow Pad Next Picture 960 hPa 0 m Quick Start Guide NORM 10M Prev. Picture 100-0001 2008.08.26 12:30 IN 1 Erase pictures a. Press the 4& button and the 3# button to display the picture that you want to erase. b. Press the f/S button. ERASE IN YES NO NO f/S Button CANCEL MENU SET OK c. Press the 1F button to select [YES] and press the o button to erase the picture. 1F Button ERASE IN YES NO o Button CANCEL MENU SET OK 10 EN Button operations 8 6 a d 0 Flash mode Shooting mode b 5 9 c 12 Shooting modes 7 3 4 Playback modes Macro mode/ Super macro mode/ S-macro LED mode P 960 hPa 0m 10M Self-timer NORM IN 4 The number of storable still pictures is displayed. 1 o button Power on: Shooting mode · Lens cover opens · Monitor turns on Button operations Turning the camera on and off Playback mode · Monitor turns on 2 Shutter button Shooting still pictures Shooting pictures Set the mode dial to h, K, h, s or g, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The AF target mark lights in green when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to h, K or h). Now, press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture. P Focus lock - Locking the focus and then composing the shot Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then fully press the shutter button to shoot a picture. · If the AF target mark blinks red, the camera is unable to focus. Try locking the focus again. 1/400 F3.5 AF target mark EN 11 AF lock mark AFL AF Lock - Locking the focus position When the scene is k H or T, you can lock the focus position by pressing 2. Press 2 again to cancel the AF lock. g "s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation" (P. 26) · AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot. Recording movies Set the mode dial to n, and press the shutter button halfway 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 Switching between shooting and playback modes Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode. h Shooting pictures with full automatic settings The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. Setting in the [CAMERA MENU] such as white balance and ISO sensitivity cannot be changed. K (P:Program auto) Set the optimum aperture value and shutter speed Button operations The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject. Setting in the [CAMERA MENU] such as white balance and ISO sensitivity can be changed. h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization This function reduces the blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement when taking pictures. · By switching to another mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each mode. s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation You can shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation. Select a scene mode/change another scene mode to another one · Press m and select [SCN] from the top menu. Use the 12to select a scene and press o. · By switching to another scene mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene mode. g "s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation" (P. 26) 12 EN g Follow the shooting guide to take better pictures SHOOTING GUIDE 1 Shoot w/ effects preview. 2 Brightening subject. 3 Shooting into backlight. 4 Set particular lighting. 5 Blurring background. SET OK Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the target items. · 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. Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ effects preview.] options from the Exposure effects. [SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview a live, multi-frame window on the monitor showing four different levels of the selected shooting effect. You can use the four preview frames to 0.0 +0.3 compare the desired setting/effect. · Use the arrow pad to select the frame with the desired settings and press o. The camera automatically switches to shooting +0.7 +1.0 mode and allows you to shoot with the selected effect. Use 43 to change the display. When [Exposure effects.] is selected Button operations n Recording movies Audio is recorded with the movie (When [MOVIE] is set to [NON-WATER MOVIE]). REC This icon lights during movie recording. 00:34 The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording will stop automatically. · You can switch the movie recording mode between [NON-WATER MOVIE] and [UNDERWATER MOVIE]. g "MOVIE Switching the movie recording mode" (P. 27) q View pictures/Selecting playback mode The last picture taken is displayed. · Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. · Use the zoom button to switch between close-up playback, index display and calendar display. EN 13 Playing back movies Select the movie in the playback mode and press o to play. MOVIE PLAY OK 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 4 Operations during movie playback Playing time/Total recording time 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 00:12 /00:34 1: Increases the volume. 2: Reduces the volume. 3: Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes in the following order: 2×; 20×; and back to 1×. 4: Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes in the following order: 1×; 2×; 20×; and back to 1×. Button operations · Press o to pause the playback. Operations during pause 3: Displays the next frame. 4: Displays the previous frame. 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 00:14 /00:34 1: Displays the first frame. 2: Displays the last frame. · To resume the movie, press o. · To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press m. Viewing panoramic pictures taken with [COMBINE IN CAMERA 1] [COMBINE IN CAMERA 2] (Panorama playback) · Use the arrow pad to select a panoramic picture and press o to begin scrolling the picture from left to right (or bottom to top for rotated pictures). · Use the zoom button to zoom in or out while a pic ...