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Instruction

Manual

Menu operations

Button operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your

camera better

Appendix

DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

This manual will help you

get started using your

camera right away.

SP-560UZ

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.

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We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs.

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In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information

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Summary of content (100 pages)

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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 1 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM DIGITAL CAMERA SP-560UZ Instruction Manual Quick Start Guide This manual will help you 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.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 2 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Contents Quick Start Guide P.3 Button operations P.11 Menu operations P.21 Printing pictures P.48 Using OLYMPUS Master P.55 Getting to know your camera better P.62 Appendix 2 EN P.77 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and trying them out on the camera. Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 3 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Quick Start Guide Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera USB cable AV Cable Strap/Strap rings OLYMPUS Master 2 CD-ROM Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual), warranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Attach the strap and the lens cap Be sure to use the strap and strap rings provided. • Attach the strap and strap rings together.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 4 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM • Attach the strap to the other eyelet in the same manner. Quick Start Guide Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Preparing the camera a.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 5 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM b. Insert the xD-Picture Card (optional) into the camera 1 Card cover Notch Quick Start Guide • Insert the card straight in. • Insert the card until it clicks into place. 2 Contact area • To remove the card, push it all the way in, release it slowly and remove. 3 This camera allows you to take pictures without using an optional xDPicture Card™ (hereinafter called the card).
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 6 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h. Shooting Mode When shooting movies (shooting mode) Quick Start Guide Still picture shooting modes h P A S M r s g The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 7 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Set date and time Tips The directions of the arrow pad are indicated with 124 3 in this manual. About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day) X Hour Y M D TIME ----.--.-- --:-- MENU Minute Date formats (Y/M/D, M/D/Y, D/M/Y) Quick Start Guide CANCEL Y/M/D Exits a setting. a. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to select [Y]. The first two digits of the [Y] are fixed.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 8 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM c. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to select [M]. X Y M D TIME 2007.12 2007 12.-.-- --:-- d. Press the 3# button. CANCEL e. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to select [D]. X Y M MENU D TIME Quick Start Guide 2007.12 2007 12.26 26 --:-- f. Press the 3# button. g. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to select “hour”, “minute”. CANCEL Y/M/D Y/M/D MENU X Y M D TIME 2007.12 2007 12.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 9 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Take a picture a. Hold the camera Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus Place this mark over your subject. Quick Start Guide The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. Shutter button (Pressed Halfway) The number of remaining still pictures is displayed. c. Shoot Shutter button (Pressed Completely) The card access lamp blinks. Adjusting the viewfinder’s focus using the diopter a.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 10 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM View pictures a. Set the mode dial to q. Mode Dial Arrow pad Quick Start Guide Next Picture Prev. Picture Erase pictures a. Press the 4& button and the 3# button to display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the S button. 4& button 3# button ERASE [IN] YES NO S button BACK MENU SET OK c. Press the 1 F button to select [YES], and press the o button to erase the picture.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 11 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Button operations Shooting Mode Playback mode Shooting Mode Flash mode Self-timer on and off 1 o button Power on: Turning the camera on and off Shooting Mode • Monitor turns on • Lens extends • Before turning the camera on in shooting mode, remove the lens cap.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 12 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM A Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures A 1/1000 F4.0 0.0 Press 12 after pressing 1 F. The camera automatically sets the shutter speed. Aperture value [ ] SET OK Adjustment range W : F2.8 to F8.0 T : F4.5 to F8.0 1 : Increases the aperture value. 2 : Decreases the aperture value. When the correct exposure cannot be obtained, the aperture value is displayed in red. o : Sets the settings.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 13 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM rSetting your own original mode for shooting pictures This mode allows you to set functions and save up to 4 shooting modes manually, and use them as your original shooting mode. g “MY MODE SETUP Setting and saving shooting-related functions” (P.47) Use the function menu to switch the registered My Mode. g “The functions you can set with the function menu” (P.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 14 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM This icon lights red during movie recording. The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops. • When [IMAGE STABILIZER] is set to [ON], continuous movie recording for a long period will cause the camera’s internal temperature to rise and the camera may stop operation automatically.
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oting/close-up playback d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 15 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM 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. 4 Zoom Lever Zooming while shooting/close-up playback Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Optical zoom: 18× Zoom out: Push the lever toward W. Zoom in: Pull the lever toward T.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 16 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM 5 h /mbutton button as custom button/Playing back Shooting with digital image stabilization/Using this button as custom button/Playing back continuously shot pictures in index display Shooting mode: Shooting with digital image stabilization Press h in shooting mode to select [hON]. Press o to set. g “IMAGE STABILIZER Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization” (P.
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mation on display/Display the menu time d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 17 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Playback mode: Playing back continuously shot pictures in index display Only the first frame will be displayed for pictures that have been shot continuously. Press m in the playback mode to display pictures in index view.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 18 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Displaying the menu guide ESP/ METERING Sets picture brightness for taking pictures. Checking the time ht / Erasing pictures nting pictures With menu items selected, hold down DISP./E to display the menu guide. Release DISP./E to close the menu guide. While the camera is off, press DISP./E to display the set alarm time (when [ALARM CLOCK] is set) and the current time for 3 seconds.
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ose to the subject (Macro) ightness(Exposure compensation) d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 19 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM c 4& button Shooting pictures close to the subject (Macro) Press 4& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press o to set. OFF & (Macro mode) % (Super macro mode) Macro mode is deactivated. Allows you to shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.94 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-out angle) to your subject. Allows you to shoot from as close as 1 cm/0.39 in.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 20 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM f 2Y button Self-timer shooting Press 2Y in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer. Press o to set. YOFF Y12 SEC Y2 SEC Cancel the self-timer. After the setting, press the shutter button completely. The selftimer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, then starts blinking. After blinking for approximately 2 seconds, the picture is taken. After the setting, press the shutter button completely.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 21 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Menu operations Mode Dial o button m button Arrow pad About the menus Pressing m displays the top menu on the monitor or viewfinder. • The items displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 22 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Using the menus This explains how to use the menus with [DIGITAL ZOOM] as an example. 1 2 Set the mode dial to P. Press m to display the top menu. Select [CAMERA MENU] and press o. IMAGE QUALITY • [DIGITAL ZOOM] is on a menu in [CAMERA MENU]. Press o. RESET CAMERA MENU SCN EXIT 3 Press 12 to select [DIGITAL ZOOM], and press o. • Unavailable settings cannot be selected.
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e quality d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 23 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM • Some menu items are not available depending on the position of the mode dial. g “Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes” (P.73) g “SETUP menus” (P.41) • The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ). 1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality Still picture image quality and their applications Image quality Image size Compression RAW*1 3264x2448 — • Raw uncompressed data.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 24 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM 2 RESET g functions back to default settings / YES It restores shooting functions back to default settings. Functions restored to the factory default settings Factory default setting Function Menu operations y selecting a scene according to the NO Change the shooting functions back to default settings Factory default setting Function Ref. Page Ref. Page Flash AUTO P.19 AF ILLUMINAT. ON P.29 & OFF P.
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of a picture d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 25 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM [eSHOOT & SELECT1] [fSHOOT & SELECT2] • Press and hold the shutter button to shoot sequential pictures. After shooting pictures, select the ones you want to erase, put R to them, and press S to erase them. e Selected picture. Press 4 3 to scroll through the pictures. BACK OK MENU GO S Pictures with R are erased. Select the pictures to be erased. Press o to add or erase R to a picture to be deleted.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 26 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM When [PRESET] is selected Press 12 to select a white balance setting, then press o. PRESET WB 5 3 1 w BACK MENU SET OK When [V] is selected o • With the [ONE TOUCH WB] screen displayed, point the camera at a sheet of white paper. Position the paper so that it fills the screen, making sure there are no shadows. • Press o. The new white balance is set. ensitivity Menu operations ISO ................................
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g d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 27 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM DRIVE ............................................................................................ Continuous shooting o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed. j Focus and exposure are locked at the first frame. The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the setting of image quality. c Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 28 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM DIGITAL ZOOM .................................................................... Zooming in on your subject subject OFF /ON The digital zoom can be used to take close-up pictures with stronger magnification than the optical zoom. Optical zoom Digital zoom Maximum magnification: Still picture shooting modes Optical zoom × digital zoom: Approx. 100x (max.) Movie shooting mode Optical zoom × digital zoom: Approx.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 29 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM method FOCUS MODE ...................................................................... Changing the focus method AF Press the shutter button halfway. The camera automatically focuses. MF Adjust the focus manually. When set to [MF] • Press 12 to set the focus. During operation, the focus area is enlarged. • Hold down o to fix the focus.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 30 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM w ............................................................ Adjusting the amount of light emitted by the flash nt of light emitted by the flash Depending on situations such as shooting small subjects or distant backgrounds, it may be advisable to adjust the amount of light emitted by the flash. In addition, this function is useful when increased contrast is desired. iming +2.0EV to #SYNCRO .........................
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 31 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM ic picture Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master software from the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required for panorama shooting. Connects pictures from left to right 3: 4: Connects pictures from bottom to top The next picture is connected at the right edge. The next picture is connected at the left edge. 1: 2: The next picture is connected at the top.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 32 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM SHARPNESS ........................................................... Adjusting the sharpness of the image ness of the image CAMERA MENU 1 R 2 PANORAMA 3 > 4 SHARPNESS 5 CONTRAST BACK MENU 1 (Toward +) : The image contours are emphasized, making the image appear sharper and more vivid. Use this setting when you want to print pictures.
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utomatically as defined by set ith conversion lens perational sounds TIMELAPSE .............................. Shooting pictures automatically as defined by set conditions OFF Timelapse shooting is deactivated. ON Timelapse shooting is activated. When setting the timelapse shooting TIMELAPSE PICTURES 02 BACK INTERVAL 01 MIN SET OK MENU Number of shots: 2 to 99 Shooting interval: 1 to 99 minutes in 1 minute intervals Press 4 3 to select [PICTURES] and [INTERVAL]. Press 12 to set the value.
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Playback mode menu q When the still picture is selected 5EDIT RAW DATA EDIT Q P COLOR EDIT FRAME LABEL CALENDAR LAYOUT EXPRESSION EDIT FACE FOCUS INDEX EDIT MOVIE INDEX 6 PRINT ORDER 0 y*3 INDEX PLAY*4 R*3 P 1 3 SLIDESHOW EDIT PERFECT FIX PLAYBACK MENU SETUP 4 CALENDAR ERASE SILENT MODE EXIT 7PLAYBACK MENU *1*2 5 *1 *2 SET OK MENU 87 *3 *4 When the move is selected A card is required. This is not selected when the movie is selected. This is not displayed when a movie is selected.
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s d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 35 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM 2 MOVIE PLAY [IN IN] Playing back movies Select [MOVIE PLAY] from the top menu, and press o to play back the movie. • Another option is to select a picture with the movie icon (A) in the playback mode, and press o to play back the movie. '07.12.26 12:30 100-0004 MOVIEPLAY OK 4 Operations during movie playback Playing time/Total recording time 1 : Increases the volume. 2 : Reduces the volume.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 36 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM 3 PERFECT FIX This function allows you to correct the taken picture and save it as a new picture. • Select the item to be corrected with 12 and press o. • Select the picture with 4 3 and press o. PERFECT FIX ALL LIGHTING FIX REDEYE FIX MENU OK BACK MENU SET OK ALL Lighting fix and red-eye fix are activated together. LIGHTING FIX Only the dark areas of an image are corrected.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 37 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM f pictures ictures of a picture Q ...................................................................................... Changing the size of pictures 640x480 P .......................................................................................... Cropping a part of pictures Designates and crops part of a still picture and saves it as a new file. • Press 4 3 to select the image to crop, and press o.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 38 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM CALENDAR ......................................................... Create a calendar print with your picture rint with your picture This function lets you select a calendar format, integrate the calendar with a picture, and save it as a new file. ayout of pictures SET OK LAYOUT .....................................................................
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the movie d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 39 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM EDIT ................................................................................... Extracting a part of the movie Allows you to specify a part of the movie and overwrite it, or save it as a new movie. 00:00 / 00:36 • Select [NEW FILE] or [OVERWRITE], and press o. • Use the arrow pad to select the first frame of the part you want to keep, and press o.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 40 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM y [IN] [IN] EXIT OK EXIT OK y [IN] EXIT OK +90° 0° –90° Select the picture with 4 3, and rotate it by selecting [+90°], [0°] or [–90°] with 12. You can rotate several frames in succession. ack position of the movie INDEX PLAY ................................................... Selecting the playback position of the movie • Use the arrow pad to select a frame.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 42 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM PW ON SETUP ........................................................ Setting the startup screen and sound screen and sound SCREEN OFF (No picture is displayed.) / 1 / 2 SOUND OFF (No sound) / 1 / 2 You can select the types of the sound and the picture displayed when the camera is turned on. • Select [2] and press 3 to set the still picture saved in the internal memory or card as the startup screen.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 43 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM splay on the monitor Select [ON] to set whether to display the image on the monitor or viewfinder during recording. LCD ONLY : Pictures that are being recorded will always be displayed on the menu on the monitor. CURRENT : Pictures that are being recorded will be displayed on the viewfinder when the viewfinder is used and on the monitor when the monitor is used. MENU DISPLAY ..............................................
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 44 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM s ................................................................................. Adjusting the monitor brightness or brightness s d time BACK : Brightens the monitor. 2 : Darkens the monitor. Press o after setting is complete. SET OK MENU 1 X ............................................................................................
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 45 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM ALARM CLOCK ..................................................................................... Setting alarms OFF No alarm is set or alarm is canceled. ONE TIME Alarm is activated once. After the alarm goes off, the setting is canceled. DAILY Alarm is activated daily at the set time. • When [X] has not been set, [ALARM CLOCK] is not available.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 46 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM VIDEO OUT ........................................................................ Playing back pictures on a TV es on a TV NTSC NTSC : North America, Taiwan, Korea, Japan PAL : European countries, China Playing back pictures on a TV Turn off the camera and the TV before connecting. Connect to the TV’s video input (yellow) and audio input (white) terminals.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 47 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM shooting-related functions MY MODE SETUP ........................................ Setting and saving shooting-related functions Types of my mode settings CURRENT 1 SETUP ALARM CLOCK 2 VIDEO OUT 3 FRAME ASSIST MY MODE SETUP CURRENT SET CURRENT SETTING RESET 4 u 5 MY MODE SETUP CUSTOM BACK MENU SET OK SET CANCEL SET OK BACK MENU Select a MY MODE to save.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 48 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Printing pictures Direct printing (PictBridge) Using the direct printing function By connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer, you can print pictures directly - no computer necessary. Select the pictures you want to print and the number of prints using the camera’s print menus. To find out if your printer is compatible with PictBridge, refer to the printer’s instruction manual.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 49 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM 3 Press P . • Printing starts. EASY PRINT START PC / CUSTOM PRINT OK • When printing is finished, the picture selection screen is displayed. To print another picture, press 4 3 to select a picture, and press P . • When you are finished, disconnect the USB cable from the camera with the picture selection screen displayed. EXIT 4 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera. 5 Disconnect the USB cable from the printer.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 50 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Other print modes and print settings (CUSTOM PRINT) 1 2 Display the screen being indicated on the right according to the procedure 1 and 2 in P.48, and press o. Select [CUSTOM PRINT] and press o. USB [IN] PC EASY PRINT CUSTOM PRINT EXIT Operation guide SET OK 3 Follow the operation guide to adjust print settings.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 51 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Selecting the picture to print PRINT [IN IN] 100-0004 PRINT OK MORE SINGLEPRINT Prints one copy of the selected picture. When [SINGLE PRINT] or [MORE] has been selected, a single copy or more copies are printed. Makes a print reservation for the displayed picture. Sets the number of prints and data to be printed for the displayed picture. SINGLE PRINT MORE Press 4 3 to select the picture you want to print.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 52 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM 6 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera. 7 Disconnect the USB cable from the printer. Print settings (DPOF) How to make print reservations Print reservation allows you to save printing data (the number of prints and the date and time information) with the pictures stored on the card.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 53 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Single-frame reservation Follow the operation guide to make a print reservation for a selected picture. 1 2 Press m in the playback mode and display the top menu. Select [PRINT ORDER] [<], and press o. PRINT ORDER < U Operation guide 3 BACK SET OK MENU Press 4 3 to select the frames for print reservations, and then press 12 to set the number of prints.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 54 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM All-frame reservation Reserves all the pictures stored on the card. The number of prints is set at one print per picture. 1 2 3 4 Press m in the playback mode and display the top menu. Select [PRINT ORDER] [U], and press o. Select the date and time setting, and press o. NO The pictures are printed without the date and time. DATE All pictures are printed with the shooting date.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 55 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Using OLYMPUS Master Overview Using the USB cable provided with your camera, you can connect the camera and computer and download (transfer) the images to your computer using the OLYMPUS Master software, also provided with the camera. Prepare the following items before starting. OLYMPUS Master 2 CD-ROM USB cable gP.56 Connect the camera to the computer using the USB cable gP.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 56 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Install the OLYMPUS Master software Before installing the OLYMPUS Master software, please confirm that your computer is compatible with the following system requirements. For newer operating systems, please refer to the Olympus web site as shown on the back cover of this manual.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 57 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Windows 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • The OLYMPUS Master setup screen is displayed. • If the screen is not displayed, double-click the “My Computer” icon and click the CD-ROM icon. 2 Select the display language and click the “OLYMPUS Master 2” button. • When the component installation screen is displayed, click “OK”. 3 Click “Next” and follow the on-screen instructions.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 58 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Connecting the camera to a computer 1 Make sure the camera is turned off. • The monitor is off. • The lens is retracted. 2 Connector cover Connect the multi-connector on the camera to the USB port on the computer using the provided USB cable. • Refer to your computer’s instruction manual to locate the position of the USB port. • The camera turns on automatically.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 59 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM To exit OLYMPUS Master 1 Click “Exit” on any window. • OLYMPUS Master is exited. Displaying camera images on a computer Downloading and saving images 1 Click “Transfer Images” on the browse window, and then click “From Camera” . • The window for selecting the pictures you want to transfer from the camera is displayed. All the images in the camera are displayed. 2 Select “New Album” and enter an album name.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 60 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM 3 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera. Note • Windows: When you click “Unplug or Eject Hardware”, a warning message may be displayed. Make sure that image data is not being downloaded from the camera and that all applications are closed. Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon again and disconnect the cable.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 61 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Note • If your computer is running Windows Vista, you can select [PC] in Step 3 on page 58, press 3, and select [MTP] to use Windows Photo Gallery. • Data transfer is not guaranteed in the following environments, even if your computer is equipped with a USB port. - Computers with a USB port added by means of an extension card, etc.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 62 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Getting to know your camera better Shooting tips and information Tips before you start taking pictures The camera does not turn on even when the batteries are loaded The direction of the batteries is incorrect. • Insert the batteries in the correct direction. The battery power is exhausted • Insert new batteries. When using rechargable batteries, charge the batteries.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 63 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM The viewfinder does not turn on The monitor is turned on • Press u to switch to the viewfinder. The monitor does not turn on The viewfinder is turned on • Press u to switch to the monitor. The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see There is condensation* inside the camera • Turn the camera off. Before turning it on again, wait until the camera adjusts to the surrounding temperature and dries out.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 64 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Subjects that are difficult to focus on • Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The green lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked. The green lamp blinks. The subject cannot be brought into focus.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 65 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Taking pictures with the correct color • The reason why there are differences between the colors in a picture and the actual colors taken and the actual color is the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is the function that allows the camera to determine the correct colors.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 66 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Using a card (optional) • Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the card is full, download the pictures to a computer, and then either erase the pictures from the card or use a new card. • Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted in the camera. Pictures in the internal memory can be copied to the card using the [BACKUP] function.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 67 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Using a new card • If you use a non-Olympus card or a card used for another application, such as for a computer, use [FORMAT] function to format the card. g “MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card” (P.41) Lamp indicators This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 68 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Selecting the appropriate image quality Image quality is 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 make high quality prints on full-size paper such as A3 (16.5 × 11.7 in.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 69 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Playback help and troubleshooting tips The red-eye cannot be fixed. • Depending on the picture, certain red-eyes may not be correctable. Also, areas other than the eyes may be wrongly corrected. Playback tips Playing back the picture in the internal memory • When a card has been inserted in the camera, the picture in the internal memory cannot be played back.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 70 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM When you get an error message on the camera Monitor indication Possible cause q There is a problem with the card. This card cannot be used. Insert a new card. Writing to the card is prohibited. The recorded image has been protected (read-only) on a computer. Download the image to a computer and cancel the readonly setting. The internal memory has no available memory and cannot store any new data.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 71 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Monitor indication M E MORY S E T U P [IN] Possible cause Corrective action There is an error in the internal memory. Select [MEMORY FORMAT] [YES] and press o. All data in the internal memory is erased. The camera is not connected to the computer or printer correctly. Disconnect the camera and connect it again correctly. There is no paper in the printer. Load some paper in the printer.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 72 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Functions that can be assigned to My Mode/custom button Function Getting to know your camera better MY MODE SETUP CUSTOM BUTTON P/A/S/M/f 9 — Ref. Page P.6 F 9 — P.19 FNo. 9 — P.12 SHUTTER 9 — P.12 FLASH MODE 9 — P.19 & 9 — P.19 Y 9 — P.20 f 9 — P.18 MONITOR (u)*1 9 — P.17 ZOOM*2 9 — — IMAGE STABILIZER 9 9 (default) P.16 AE LOCK — 9 P.16 AF LOCK — 9 P.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 73 Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:40 AM Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes Some functions cannot be set in certain shooting modes. For more details, refer to the table below. In r mode, available functions vary depending on the modes set in the [MY MODE SETUP] menu. In s mode, in order to produce specialized effects, some scenes limit control of certain functions. Those functions are indicated with an .
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 74 Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:40 AM Shooting mode Function METERING P A S M s 9 n Ref. Page — 9 9 9 9 9 P.28 —*5 9 9 9 9 — P.28 FOCUS MODE — 9 9 9 9 — P.29 FULLTIME AF — 9 9 9 9 9 P.29 AF PREDICT — 9 9 9 9 — P.29 AF ILLUMINAT. — 9 9 9 9 — P.29 w — 9 9 9 9 — P.30 #SYNCRO — 9 9 9 9 — P.30 QFLASH — 9 9 9 9 — P.30 R (still pictures) — 9 9 9 9 — P.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 75 Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:03 PM Scene Function i j N V Z a F D G U W c R S X P Ref. Page FINE ZOOM 9 9 9 — — 9 9 9 P.27 DIGITAL ZOOM 9 9 9 — — 9 9 9 P.28 AF MODE 9 9 9 9 —*4 9 — 9 P.28 FOCUS MODE 9 9 9 9 9 9 — 9 P.29 FULLTIME AF 9 9 9 9 9 9 — 9 P.29 AF PREDICT 9 9 9 9 9 9 — 9 P.29 AF ILLUMINAT. 9 9 9 9 9 9 — — P.29 w 9 9 9 — 9 — — — P.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 76 Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:40 AM Scene l r Getting to know your camera better Ref. Page d i e f k l H IMAGE QUALITY 9*1 —*10 9*2 9*1 9*1 9*1 9*1 ISO — — — — 9 9 9 — — P.26 DRIVE 9*7 —*13 —*14 —*15 9*16 9*16 9*16 9*17 9 P.27 FINE ZOOM 9 9 — 9 9 — 9 — 9*7 P.27 DIGITAL ZOOM 9 9 — 9 9 — 9 — 9*7 P.28 AF MODE 9 9 9 9*18 9 — 9*18 9*19 9 P.28 FOCUS MODE 9 — 9 — 9 — — — — P.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 77 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Appendix Camera care Cleaning the camera Exterior: • Wipe gently with a soft cloth. If the camera is very dirty, soak the cloth in mild soapy water and wring well. Wipe the camera with the damp cloth and then dry it with a dry cloth. If you have used the camera at the beach, use a cloth soaked in clean water and wrung well. Monitor and viewfinder: • Wipe gently with a soft cloth.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 78 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Battery Handling Precautions ( In addition to the batteries provided with the camera, the following types of battery can be used. Choose the power source best suited to the situation. AA alkaline batteries The number of pictures that you can take may vary considerably depending on the battery manufacturer and shooting conditions.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 79 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Using the internal memory or card You can confirm on the monitor whether the internal memory or card is being used during shooting and playback operations. Shooting Mode Playback mode Memory indicator [IN] : When internal memory is used. [xD] : When the card is used. Note • Do not open the battery compartment cover and card cover while the card access lamp is blinking as data reading and writing is in progress.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 80 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED OLYMPUS SERVICE PERSONNEL. An exclamation mark enclosed in a triangle alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the documentation provided with the product.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 81 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Keep young children and infants away from the camera. • Always use and store the camera out of the reach of young children and infants to prevent the following dangerous situations which could cause serious injury: • Becoming entangled in the camera strap, causing strangulation. • Accidentally swallowing the battery, cards or other small parts. • Accidentally firing the flash into their own eyes or those of another child.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 82 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM CAUTION • Do not remove batteries immediately after using the camera. Batteries may become hot during prolonged use. • Always unload the battery from the camera before storing the camera for a long period. • The following AA (R6) batteries cannot be used. Batteries whose bodies are only partially or not at all covered by an insulating sheet. Batteries whose - terminals are raised, but not covered by an insulating sheet.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 83 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM • Do not use alkaline batteries unless it is absolutely necessary. In some cases, alkaline batteries may have a shorter service life than NiMH. Alkaline battery performance is limited, especially at low temperatures. The use of NiMH batteries is recommended. • AA manganese (Zinc-Carbon) batteries cannot be used with this camera.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 84 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of these written materials or this software may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording or the use of any type of information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of Olympus.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 85 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Trademarks • • • • • IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc. xD-Picture Card™ is a trademark. All other company and product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of their respective owners.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 86 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM SPECIFICATIONS ( Camera Product type Recording system Still pictures Applicable standards Sound with still pictures Movie Memory No.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 87 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM CAMERA DIAGRAM Camera Shutter button (P.9, P.14) Flash (P.17) Strap Eyelet (P.3) Card Slot (P.5) Strap Eyelet Lens Card Cover (P.5) # button (Flash Popup) (P.17) Microphone Self-Timer Lamp/AF Illuminator (P.20, P.29, P.67) DC-IN jack (P.79) Connector Cover (P.46, P.48, P.58) Multi-connector (P.46, P.48, P.58) Zoom Lever (P.15) Viewfinder (P.9) Diopter adjustment dial (P.9) DISP./E button (P.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 88 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Monitor Symbols & Icons ( Shooting Mode Still pictures Movie Appendix Item Indications Ref. Page 1 Battery check e= full power, f= low power P.70 2 Green lamp O= Auto Focus Lock P.9, P.14, P.67 3 Flash standby Camera movement warning/Flash charge # (Lit) # (Blinks) P.62 4 Digital image stabilization h P.16 5 Silent mode j P.33 6 White balance 5, 3, 1, w - y, V P.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 89 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Item Indications Ref. Page 22 Shadow Adjustment Technology f 23 Self-timer k, h P.20 24 Shutter speed 15", 1/2, 1/60, 1/2000, BULB etc. P.12 P.18 25 Noise reduction O P.32 26 Aperture value F2.8 to F8.0 P.12 27 Exposure compensation -2.0 - +2.0 P.19 28 Record mode RAW, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2, 16 : 9 P.23 29 AF target mark [ ] P.9, P.28 30 Image size 3264x2448, 2560x1920, 640x480 etc. P.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 90 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM ( Playback mode Still pictures Movie Appendix Item Indications Ref. Page 1 Battery check e= full power, f= low power 2 Current memory [IN] : Playing back the picture in the internal P.79 memory [xD]: Playing back the picture in the card 3 Print reservation/Number of prints Movie Sequential Playback / Sequential Pictures Auto Playback
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 91 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Index s (Scene) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 13, 24 AUTO (white balance) WB AUTO . 25 hm button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Auto bracketing BKT . . . . . . . . . . . 27 qP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Auto focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 1 F button Auto-flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 (exposure compensation) . . . . . . 19 AV cable . . . . . . . . . . . .
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 92 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM CURRENT (MY MODE SETUP) . . . 47 Flash mode # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 CUSTOM (MY MODE SETUP) . . . . 47 Flash off $ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 CUSTOM BUTTON . . . . . . . . . . 47, 72 FLASH Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 CUSTOM PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Fluorescent lamp 1/2/3 w, x, y D Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 14, 64 . . . . . . . . . . .
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 93 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Information displays DISP./E . . . . . 17 NIGHT+PORTRAIT U . . . . . . . . . . 24 Internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Noise reduction O . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 ISO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 NTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 J JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 L LABEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 LANDSCAPE F .
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 94 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM R SMILE SHOTl . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25 RAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 66, 68 SNOW a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 RAW DATA EDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 SPORT C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Rear curtain #SYNC2 . . . . . . . . . . 30 SPOT (AF MODE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 REC VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Spot metering 5 . . . . . . . . . .
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