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Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors

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Getting to know your camera better Extending the useful life of the battery • Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete the battery power. • Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway • Repeatedly using the zoom • [FULLTIME AF] is set to [ON]. Functions that cannot be selected from menus • Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad. • Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode • Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set: [%], Flash Mode, etc. • Items that cannot be set because the pictures taken by other camera will be edited. • Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera. [PANORAMA], [PRINT ORDER], [ALBUM ENTRY], [UNDO ENTRY], [LABEL IMAGE], [FORMAT], [BACKUP] Selecting the optimal record mode A record mode expresses a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use the following examples to help determine the optimal record mode when shooting. To edit and process images on a computer • [RAW] To print large images clearly on full-size paper/To edit and process images on a computer • [SHQ] or [HQ] To print on full-size paper • [SQ1] To print postcard-size image / To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a web site • [SQ2] g "IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality" (P. 20) To return the settings of functions to default settings • This camera retains a part of the settings even after the power is turned off. To return the settings to default settings, execute [RESET]. When the mode dial is set to P, A/S, M or A: the settings are retained even after the power is turned off (except for the settings of self-timer, panorama and timelapse shootings). When the mode dial is set to h or s: the settings return to default (except for [IMAGE QUALITY] and [DIS MODE]). g "RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings" (P. 21) Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors The monitor may be difficult to see and the exposure difficult to confirm when shooting outdoors. Press DISP./E repeatedly to display the histogram • Set the exposure so that the graph is concentrated on the outer edges and the graph is balanced on both sides. 68 EN

Section	Page
Contents	2
Gather these items (box contents)	3
Prepare the battery	4
Turn the camera on	5
Set date and time	6
Shoot	8
View pictures	9
Button operations	10
Turning the camera on and off	10
Monitor/Viewfinder	10
Shooting pictures	10
Zooming while shooting/close-up playback	11
Shooting still pictures and movies with digital image stabilization/Printing pictures	12
Switching between shooting and playback modes	12
Shooting pictures with full automatic settings	13
Set the optimum aperture value and shutter speed	13
Changing the aperture value / Changing the shutter speed	13
Changing the aperture value and shutter speed for shooting pictures	13
Setting your own original mode for shooting pictures	14
Follow the shooting guide for setting	14
Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation	14
Recording movies	14
Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode	14
Flash pop-up	14
Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide/Checking the time	15
MENU	16
Arrow pad	16
Self-timer shooting/Erasing pictures	16
Shooting pictures close to the subject	16
Changing picture brightness	16
Flash shooting	17
Viewing pictures	17
OK/FUNC	17
Switching aperture priority / shutter speed priority	17
Switching the registered original shooting mode	17
Menu operations	18
About the menus	18
Operation guide	18
Using the menus	19
Shooting mode menu	19
Changing the image quality	20
Change the shooting functions back to default settings	21
Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation	21
CAMERA MENU	22
Adjusting the color of a picture	22
Changing the ISO sensitivity	23
Continuous shooting	23
Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject	24
Zooming in on your subject without degrading the image quality	24
Zooming in on your subject	24
Changing the focusing area	24
Changing the focus method	25
Shooting pictures while keeping the subject in focus	25
Shooting pictures with the focus on subjects moving back and forth	25
Shooting still pictures using digital image stabilization	25
Adjusting the amount of light emitted by the flash	26
Selecting the flash timing	26
Setting to use an external flash	26
Recording sound with still pictures	26
Creating a panoramic picture	27
Adjusting the white balance compensation	27
Adjusting the sharpness of the image	27
Adjusting the contrast of the image	28
Adjusting the saturation of the image	28
Reducing the noise during long exposures	28
Shooting pictures automatically as defined by set conditions	28
Recording sound with movies	29
Reducing the blur incurred by camera movement when taking movies	29
Setting to turn off operational sounds	29
Playback mode menu	30
Playing back pictures automatically	30
Playing back movies	31
Playing back the pictures in a calendar format	31
See the pictures registered in the album	31
EDIT	32
Editing the pictures recorded in raw data format	32
Changing the size of pictures	32
Cropping a part of pictures	32
Fixing the red-eye in pictures	32
Changing pictures to black and white	32
Changing pictures to a sepia tone	32
Synthesize the frame and the picture	33
Add a label to your picture	33
Synthesize the calendar using the picture	33
Creating an index layout of pictures	33
Controlling the lighting of the picture	34
Change the brightness of the picture	34
Change the vividness of the picture	34
Making an index picture from a movie	34
Extracting a part of the movie	34
Capturing a still image from the movie	34
Making print reservations (DPOF)	35
PLAYBACK MENU	35
Protecting pictures	35
Rotating pictures	35
Selecting the playback position of the movie	35
Adding sound to still pictures	36
Adding pictures to an album	36
Erase selected pictures/Erase all pictures	37
Erase by selecting the single-frame	37
Erase all the pictures in the internal memory and the card	38
Album playback menus	38
See other album	38
PLAYBACK MENU	38
Undoing album entries	38
Selecting the label image	39
CLOSE ALBUM	39
SETUP menus	39
Formatting the internal memory or card	39
Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card	40
Selecting a display language	40
Setting the startup/shutdown screen and sound	40
Registering a picture as the startup screen	40
Adjusting the volume of beep when button is pressed	40
Adjust the volume of camera warning sound	40
Selecting the sound of the shutter button	40
Adjusting the volume during playback	40
Viewing pictures immediately	41
Resetting the file names of pictures	41
Adjusting the image processing function	41
Adjusting the monitor brightness	41
Setting the date and time	42
Setting the date and time in another time zone	42
Setting alarms	42
Playing back pictures on a TV	43
Displaying the frame assist/Determining the type of frame assist	44
Displaying the histogram	44
Setting and saving shooting-related functions	44
Setting the measurement unit during manual focus	44
Setting to light the illuminator in a dark place	45
Assigning functions to the custom buttons	45
Printing pictures	46
Direct printing (PictBridge)	46
Using the direct printing function	46
EASY PRINT	46
Other print modes and print settings (CUSTOM PRINT)	47
Print settings (DPOF)	49
How to make print reservations	49
Single-frame reservation	50
All-frame reservation	51
Resetting print reservation data	51
Using OLYMPUS Master	52
Flow	52
Using OLYMPUS Master	52
What is OLYMPUS Master?	52
Install the OLYMPUS Master software	53
Connecting the camera to a computer	55
Start up the OLYMPUS Master software	56
Displaying camera images on a computer	57
Downloading and saving images	57
Viewing still pictures and movies	58
Printing pictures	59
To download and save images to a computer without using OLYMPUS Master	60
To increase the number of languages	60
Getting to know your camera better	62
Shooting tips and information	62
Tips before you start taking pictures	62
The camera does not turn on even when the batteries are loaded	62
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed	62
The viewfinder does not turn on	62
The monitor does not turn on	62
The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see	63
The date and time have not been set	63
Shooting tips	63
Focusing on the subject	63
Subjects that are difficult to focus on	64
To shoot a stabilized digital image	64
Taking stabilized pictures without the flash	64
The picture is too grainy	64
Taking pictures with the correct color	65
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene	65
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight	65
When the subject is too bright or too dark	65
Additional shooting tips and information	66
Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken	66
Using a new card	67
Lamp indicators	67
Extending the useful life of the battery	68
Functions that cannot be selected from menus	68
Selecting the optimal record mode	68
To return the settings of functions to default settings	68
Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors	68
Playback help and troubleshooting tips	69
The red-eye cannot be fixed	69
The picture cannot be registered in the album	69
Playback tips	69
Playing back the picture in the internal memory	69
Understanding the settings and other information of pictures taken	69
Quickly displaying a desired picture	69
Erasing sound recorded to still pictures	69
Viewing pictures on a computer	70
Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen	70
When you get an error message on the camera...	70
Functions that can be assigned to My Mode and custom button	72
Functions available in shooting modes and scenes	72
Miscellaneous	76
Camera care	76
Cleaning the camera	76
Storage	76
Batteries	76
Useful use of the accessories	77
The card	77
Inserting and removing the card	78
AC adapter	79
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS	80
General Precautions	80
Handling the Camera	80
Battery Handling Precautions	81
Caution for Usage Environment	82
Battery Handling Precautions	83
LCD Monitor	83
Legal and Other Notices	83
Disclaimer of Warranty	84
Warning	84
Copyright Notice	84
FCC Notice	84
For customers in North and South America	85
For customers in Europe	85
Trademarks	86
SPECIFICATIONS	87
CAMERA DIAGRAM	88
Camera	88
Monitor Symbols & Icons	89

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Getting to know your camera better

•

Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete

the battery power.

•

Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway

•

Repeatedly using the zoom

•

[FULLTIME AF] is set to [ON].

•

Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.

•

Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode

•

Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:

[

], Flash Mode, etc.

•

Items that cannot be set because the pictures taken by other camera will be edited.

•

Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.

[PANORAMA], [PRINT ORDER], [ALBUM ENTRY], [UNDO ENTRY], [LABEL IMAGE],

[FORMAT], [BACKUP]

A record mode expresses a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use the

following examples to help determine the optimal record mode when shooting.

To edit and process images on a computer

• [RAW]

To print large images clearly on full-size paper/To edit and process images on a computer

•

[SHQ] or [HQ]

To print on full-size paper

• [SQ1]

To print postcard-size image / To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a web site

• [SQ2]

“IMAGE QUALITY

Changing the image quality” (P. 20)

•

This camera retains a part of the settings even after the power is turned off. To return

the settings to default settings, execute [RESET].

When the mode dial is set to

: the settings are retained even after the

power is turned off (except for the settings of self-timer, panorama and

timelapse

shootings).

When the mode dial is set to

: the settings return to default (except for

[IMAGE QUALITY] and [DIS MODE]).

“RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings” (P. 21)

The monitor may be difficult to see and the exposure difficult to confirm when shooting outdoors.

Press

DISP./

repeatedly to display the histogram

•

Set the exposure so that the graph is concentrated on the outer edges and the graph is

balanced on both sides.

Extending the useful life of the battery

Functions that cannot be selected from menus

Selecting the optimal record mode

To return the settings of functions to default settings

Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors