User manual OLYMPUS STYLUS 850 SW

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. 22 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-42B Lithium Ion Battery Quick Start Guide LI-40C 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. 3 Power Cable Lithium Ion Battery Battery Charger 1 2 AC Wall Outlet Quick Start Guide Charging Indicator Light On (Red): Charging Light Off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 5 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 by putting in the marked side first, with the marks toward the battery lock knob. If you insert the battery incorrectly, you will not be able to remove it. Do not use force. Contact authorized distributors/ service centers. Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an explosion. 3 Quick Start Guide Battery lock knob To remove the battery, slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. Index 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. 64). EN 5 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) Quick Start Guide Still picture shooting modes K h s g This function allows you to shoot with the camera's automatic settings. 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 Y MD TIME o Button ---- -- -- -- -- 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 8M 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 in red, the focus is not adjusted properly. 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 Quick Start Guide NORM 8M 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 7 3 4 Playback modes Macro mode/ Super macro mode/ S-macro LED mode Shooting modes P Self-timer 8M 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 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 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 in red, the focus is not adjusted properly. 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. 27) · AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot. 1/400 F5.0 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. K Shooting still pictures The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization Button operations 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. 27) 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. BACK MENU 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. 12 EN 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 n Recording movies Audio is recorded with the 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. Button operations 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 switch between close-up playback, index display and calendar display. Playing back movies Select the movie in the playback mode and press o to play. 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 4 MOVIE PLAY OK EN 13 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×. · If you press f/S during movie playback, the stopwatch starts. Pressing f/S again stops the stopwatch. · Press o to pause the playback. Operations during pause Button operations 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 00:14 /00:34 1: Displays the first frame. 2: Displays the last frame. 3: Displays the next frame. 4: Displays the previous 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 then press o. Scroll to the right (or scroll up for a rotated picture) starts automatically. · Use the zoom button to zoom in or out while a picture is scrolling. Use the arrow pad to change the scrolling direction of a zoomed in picture. · To stop or resume scrolling in the original magnification, press o. · To exit panorama playback, press m. g "PANORAMA Taking and combining panoramic pictures" (P. 25) 14 EN P Viewing "My Favorite" My Favorite The still pictures registered in "My Favorite" are displayed. · Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. · Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback and index display. My Favorite SLIDESHOW ADD FAVORITE Press m during "My Favorite" playback to display the top menu, and then select [SLIDESHOW] or [ADD FAVORITE]. g "SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically" (P. 31) "ADD FAVORITE Adding favorite images" (P. 32) EXIT MENU SET OK Erasing pictures from "My Favorite" YES / NO · Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to erase, and press f/S. Select [YES], and press o. · Erasing a picture from "My Favorite" does not erase the original picture recorded in the internal memory or to the card. 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. The functions you can set with the Function Menu AUTO/P......................................................................Shooting pictures with automatic settings Select the shooting mode when you have set the mode dial to K. AUTO (Full auto mode) P (Program auto) The camera automatically sets white balance and ISO sensitivity in addition to the aperture and shutter speed. The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject. Other functions you can set with the Function Menu g "WB Adjusting the color of a picture" (P. 28) "ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (P. 28) "DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting" (P. 29) "ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject" (P. 29) "IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality" (P. 24) EN 15 Function Menu P WB AUTO ISO AUTO ESP 8M The current camera setting is displayed. 12: Select the function to be set. PROGRAMAUTO AUTO NORM P 43: Select a setting, and press o. 6 m button (MENU) Displays the top menu. Displaying the top menu 7 Zoom button Optical zoom ratio: 3× Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Button operations Zoom out: Press W on the zoom button. P P Zoom in: Press T on the zoom button. W T IN 8M W T IN 8M NORM 4 NORM 4 16 EN Playback mode: Changing the picture display Single-frame playback · Use the arrow pad to browse pictures. W T 2008.08.26 12:30 NORM 8M T W 100-0004 IN 4 2008.08.26 12:30 IN 4 T W Close-up playback Index display · Use the arrow pad to select a picture for playback, and press o to play back the singleframe of the picture selected. 4 x10 2008.08.26 12:30 IN T W · 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 closeup playback to scroll around the picture. · Press o to return to single-frame playback. Button operations 2008.08.26 12:30 IN 4 T W W 2008 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Calendar display · Use the arrow pad to select the date, and press o or T on the zoom button to display the picture on the date selected. 08 27 3 10 17 24 28 4 11 18 25 1 29 5 12 19 26 2 30 6 13 20 27 3 31 7 14 21 28 4 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 IN 2008.08.26 12:30 IN 4 31 8 1F button F Changing picture brightness (Exposure Compensation) 0.0 +0.3 Press 1F in shooting mode, use the arrow pad to select the frame with the desired brightness. Press o to confirm your selection. · Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV. Use 43 to change the display. +0.7 +1.0 EN 17 9 3# button Press 3# 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 Flash shooting 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 does not fire. Self-timer shooting 0 2Y button Press 2Y in shooting mode to select on and off for the self-timer. Press o to confirm your selection. OFF ON Cancel the self-timer. Set the self-timer. · After pressing the shutter button completely, the self-timer lamp lights 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. Button operations a 4& button Shooting pictures close to the subject (Macro mode) Press 4& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press o to confirm your selection. OFF & % Macro mode off Macro mode Super macro mode Macro mode is deactivated. This mode lets you shoot as close as 20 cm/7.9 in. (wide) and 30 cm/11.8 in. (tele) from your subject. This mode lets you shoot as close as 7 cm/2.8 in. from your subject. If the distance between the camera and the subject is over 50 cm/19.7 in., the picture will be out of focus. The LED light illuminates from 7 cm/2.8 in. to 20 cm/7.9 in. from the lens in super macro mode. Press the shutter button halfway to turn on the LED light. O S-macro LED mode