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World Leaders in Film and

Filmless Photography

GO...and Start Taking Pictures

Now, you're ready to take professional-quality photos with your Olympus C-2500L SLR

filmless digital camera!

1. With the Mode Dial set to A, P or M, press the FOCUS button located below the LCD

monitor to choose your own focal settings. Select AUTO FOCUS, or choose

Manual Focus, then move the Jog Dial up or down to set the focal distance; Macro

Focus

or Super Macro

for extreme close up shots; or Infinity

2. For a telephoto or wide-angle shot, use the 3X Zoom lever, which surrounds the

shutter button. Simply press the lever toward T to zoom in with telephoto; press it

toward W to zoom out.

Note: The optical zoom lens is an internal zoom, so zooming in and out will not cause the

lens barrel to retract or extend.

3. Point and Shoot. Using the optical viewfinder:

• Compose your subject.

• Depress the Shutter release button halfway. The green lamp inside the viewfinder will

light when focused.

• Depress the Shutter release button fully to take the picture.

• Two short beeps indicate the shot has been taken.

• When the Green lamp stops blinking you're ready to take your next picture.

Wear glasses? Use the dioptic correction dial to adjust the viewfinder until the cross hairs

are sharp. Now everything in the viewfinder is in perfect focus no matter your prescription.

4. If a flash is needed, the orange lamp in the viewfinder will light when the Shutter

release button is pushed halfway. Press the Pop Up flash

button to the left of the

lens

barrel. The flash will pop up. Then use the following buttons located below the

top LCD

screen to select from:

FLASH: Choose from AUTO-FLASH for automatic flash firing; RED-EYE

INFO

REDUCTION FLASH

to eliminate the phenomena of red-eye; FILL-IN FLASH

for forced flash activation, or OFF

for forced off flash.

METERING: Choose Spot Metering

to obtain the right exposure of your

subject regardless of the backlit situation.

An optional advanced dedicated external flash, the Olympus FL-40 also is

available for maximum flash flexibility and user control. This flash may be

connected to the hot shoe located on the top right side of the camera.

Taking Pictures With Your Olympus C-2500L SLR

Enjoy Your Pictures

With the Olympus C-2500L SLR Filmless Digital Camera, you can easily view, save and

download the photos you want—and delete the ones you don't.

Viewing Pictures

for

After you've taken a picture, you can view it immediately on the color LCD screen.

• To review the pictures stored in the C-2500L, select the Playback Mode

Mode Dial. Use the right/left arrows on the Jog Dial to scroll through all the pictures

saved on your SmartMedia or CompactFlash card.

• To display a multiple number of images, simply press the Zoom lever toward W for a 4-

image index, and further toward W for a 9-image index. Move the Jog Dial left and

right to move from frame to frame; up and down to move from index to index.

• To magnify an image, press the Zoom lever toward T to view details up to 4x their

normal size. Move the display position using the

lever and move the Jog Dial in the direction you want to scroll.

• You also can review these pictures through any video source such as a Video or TV

monitor with standard video input capabilities. Simply connect the C-2500L SLR to the

video device using the video out cable included with your camera. All connection ports

to the C-2500L including the AC power plug can be found by opening the small panel

on the lower left side of the camera body.

Other Playback Options

With the Mode Dial set to

, press the MENU

to scroll through the Playback menu; move it left or right to make your specific selections.

Press OK to confirm your selections:

[CF]

[SM]

[CF]

START

ALL

COPY

SETUP

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Media Selected: Press the SM/CF button to the left of the MENU button to

indicate the type of card used: SmartMedia or CompactFlash.

Auto Frame Advance: Starts Slide Show Mode for LCD display, television or

VCR playback.

COPY:

Copies a single image from one media card to another;

COPY

images stored on the card.

CARD SETUP: Select

to erase all information on a SmartMedia (SM) or

SETUP

CompactFlash (CF) card. Select

to format a card.

NOTE : Formatting a card erases all existing data on the card, even locked images.

LCD DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS: To change the brightness of the color LCD screen, move

the arrows using the Jog Dial; left to decrease, right to increase. You will notice the

live preview change as you make adjustments.

Saving Pictures

• Notice the green LOCK

must be in Playback mode

save is displayed on the color LCD screen. The lock icon will appear on the screen.

Deleting Pictures

• To delete a picture, press the red Erase button

LCD display will ask you to confirm your selection; use the Jog Dial to select YES or NO

FOCUS

and then the OK or

on the

space on your SmartMedia or CompactFlash card for more pictures. So with the

C-2500L SLR Filmless Digital Camera, there's no more wasted film or developing costs

for pictures you don't really want.

Downloading Pictures

• Please refer to your Olympus Digital Camera QuickStart Guide for easy-to-follow

instructions on how to install the enclosed software titles that will enable you to

button located below the Zoom

download, view, edit, manipulate and store your images on your computer.

Optional Accessories

For even more photographic creativity and enjoyment, Olympus offers a variety of optional

accessories for use with your C-2500L SLR Filmless Digital Camera:

• An advanced dedicated external flash, the Olympus FL-40, is available for maximum

flash flexibility and user control.

button. Then, move the Jog Dial down

• AC Adapter to ensure a consistent power supply when downloading images.

• Additional and larger size SmartMedia and CompactFlash cards are available in 8MB,

[SM]

16MB and 32MB increments.

ALL

SELECT ALL

• Advanced connection devices: PCMCIA SmartMedia Adapter MA3, or FlashPath floppy

CLEAR ALL

disk adapter.

OFF DATE TIME

• 1.45 Telephoto Lens (equivalent to 160mm)

CARD

OFF

• B28 Wide-Angle Lens (equivalent to 29mm)

INDEX

• Additional Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries.

• Accessory Kits

For more information, visit us online at www.olympus.com/digital or contact your local authorized

Olympus C-2500L SLR Filmless Digital Camera dealer.

Olympus is the registered trademark of Olympus LTD. Tokyo

All other trademarks and registered marks contained herein are recognized as property of their

respective holders.

ALL

copies all

button below the top LCD screen. To save a picture, you

. Press the

button while the image you want to

FOCUS

below the top LCD screen. The

button. When you delete a picture, you've instantly freed up