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TAKING PICTURES

There are two ways to compose your subject: with the
viewfinder or using the monitor. Depending upon the shooting
situation, there may be advantages to each method. Please
refer to the printed Basic Manual for more information.
a.
Taking a Picture with the Viewfinder
• Open the lens barrier fully.
• Frame your subjects using the
AF target mark in the viewfinder.
• Press the shutter button halfway.
The digital camera confirms the focus and exposure are
properly set when the green lamp next to the viewfinder lights
steadily. The orange lamp informs you that the flash is
recommended and/or recharging (when blinking); or ready
to fire (when steady).
• Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.
A short beep confirms your picture has been taken.
b.
Taking a Picture with the Monitor
•
Open the lens barrier fully.
• Frame your subject using the monitor.
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VIEWING AND ERASING
PICTURES
With this digital camera, you can easily view the photos
you want—and delete the ones you don't.
a.
Viewing Pictures
With the lens barrier closed, press
•
press
in the shooting mode, the camera enters the
playback mode instantly.
The last picture taken appears in the monitor. Use
to scroll though all the images saved on your
xD-Picture Card.
When you are finished reviewing your pictures:
•
Press
to turn the camera off.
OR
•
To return back to the shooting mode, press the shutter
button halfway.

CONNECTING THE CAMERA

TO A COMPUTER

TIP:
Olympus recommends using the optional AC adapter to ensure
a consistent power supply when downloading images.
Make sure that the camera is turned off before
connecting it to your computer.
Windows 98 users must install the "USB Driver for
Windows 98" software before connecting this digital
camera to the computer.
Refer to the Software Installation Guide for complete
information.
INSTALLING THE CAMERA
SOFTWARE
You've now mastered the basic functionality of your new Olympus
digital camera! You are now ready to begin exploring the
possibilities that digital photography brings to your computer.
Activities such as photo editing, printing, and much more are
only steps away!
About the Olympus CAMEDIA Master CD-ROM
Your Olympus digital camera comes bundled with a suite of software and
documentation. The CD includes:
• CAMEDIA Master: To download pictures from the camera, view,
organize, retouch, and print your digital photos and movies.
• USB Driver for Windows 98: This utility must be installed to allow the
camera to communicate with your computer if it uses the Microsoft Windows 98
operating system.
• Olympus
Digital
Camera Reference Manual: A complete
reference guide in digital form, saved on the CD in PDF format.
You are now ready to install the computer software.
• Open the CAMEDIA Master CD-ROM package and locate the Software
Installation Guide in the language you wish to use.
•
Continue to follow the step-by-step instructions for installing the software, and
enjoy your new digital photo processing capabilities!
Icons representing camera settings appear on the
monitor, telling you important information such as the
Flash and record modes, battery life, and the number
of frames remaining.
• Press the shutter button halfway. The green lamp
will light steadily when the focus and exposure
Orange lamp
are set.
• Press the shutter button completely to take the
picture. A short beep confirms your picture has
been taken.
Green lamp
c.
Zooming
This digital camera features a zoom lens, allowing you
to get closer to action, or capture wide-angle shots and
get everything into the picture.
Push to zoom out
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• Push the zoom lever toward W to zoom out and
get everything into the picture.
• Push the zoom lever toward T to choose
telephoto shooting and get closer to the action.
b.
Erasing Pictures
The beauty of digital photography is your ability to keep
the photos you want, delete the rest, and reuse empty
memory space to take new pictures. This digital camera
offers two ways to permanently erase unwanted digital
photos:
. Even if you
Single-Frame Erase: Deletes only the picture currently
displayed in the monitor.
Once erased, pictures cannot be restored.
•
With the lens barrier closed, press
arrow pad to display the picture you want to erase.
• Press
• Press
Olympus makes it simple to connect this digital camera to your computer.
• Turn the camera off.
• Plug the supplied USB cable into the ports on your camera and
computer as illustrated at right.
•
Press the
The camera starts communicating with the PC and the selection screen for
the USB connector is displayed on the camera's monitor.
• Select PC and press
• When the camera is
recognized by the PC, a new
icon appears on the desktop.
Push to zoom in
and use the
.
to select YES, and then press
.
button if the camera does not turn on automatically.
.
Additional Camera Features
This digital camera offers a host of advanced features to expand your creativity. Here's just a small
sampling. See the Basic Manual for details on these capabilities, and more!
• Advanced photographic control: Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and full Manual modes are
available to give you complete control of your photography.
• 6 Scene Program Shooting Modes: This camera has 6 shooting modes to choose from
depending on the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve.
• Macro Mode & Super Macro Mode: For close-ups as tight as 20 cm/7.9 inches, select Macro
Mode. For shooting from as close as 4 cm/1.6 inches, select Super Macro Mode.
• Sequential Shooting: Take a rapid succession of still pictures.
• Still Picture Editing: Edit still pictures and store them as new pictures.
• Movie Mode: Yes, this digital camera records movies with sound!
• Two-in-one Pictures: Combine two separate images taken in succession and store them as a
single picture.
• Close-up Playback: Enlarge the pictures in the monitor to check details of the selected image.
• Index Display: View several thumbnail pictures on the monitor at once.
• Protecting Pictures: Prevents you from accidentally erasing photos.
• Video Playback: View your pictures and movies on a television monitor.
• Panorama Shooting: Connect overlapping images into a single picture using the panorama
mode and Olympus CAMEDIA Master software.
• Direct Printing: Connect directly to your PictBridge-compatible printer with the USB cable to print
your favorite images easily.
TIP: Remember to complete and return your Registration Card, and keep all camera documentation handy.
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d.
Flash Modes
This digital camera features multiple flash modes.
Icon
Flash Mode
Description
No icon
Auto-flash
The camera automatically decides if the flash is needed.
Red-eye
Reduces incidence of red-eye by emitting pre-flashes to
Reduction
shrink pupil size before firing the main flash. The strobe
Flash
effect is normal operation for this mode.
Fill-in Flash
The flash always fires with every picture.
Slow
Adjusts the flash for special situations requiring slow
SLOW
Synchronization
shutter speeds.
SLOW
Turns the flash off for times when flash photography is
Flash Off
prohibited or not desired. The flash never fires.
Press
to cycle through the available flash modes. With the
shutter button depressed halfway, the flash is ready to fire when
the orange lamp next to the viewfinder and
When the orange lamp or
is blinking, the flash is charging.
e.
Number of Storable Pictures
Your digital camera can handle xD-Picture Card from 16 MB to
512 MB. The number of storable pictures depends on the image
quality selected.
See the Reference Manual for complete descriptions of each
record mode and the storable frame capacity for the various
resolution modes and xD-Picture Card capacities.
TIP:
To find out how many frames you have left, turn on the monitor and look for
the number in the lower right corner. Remember, you can always delete unwanted
pictures to make room for more. (See Step 5.)
All-Frame Erase: Deletes all pictures on the xD-Picture Card in
one operation, except for pictures you have protected.
Once erased, pictures cannot be restored.
• With the lens barrier closed, press
• Press
, then press
to select MODE MENU.
• Use
to select the CARD tab, then press
access the CARD SETUP screen.
• ALL ERASE should be highlighted. Press
• As a safeguard, this digital camera will ask you to select
YES or NO to confirm erasing, as this process permanently
deletes all unprotected pictures. Select YES and press
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