OLYMPUS C-300 ZOOM D-550 ZOOM digital camera user guide
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1. A ME D A OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA C 300 ZOOM D 550 ZOOM n Quick start guide We ve included this convenient Quick start guide to show you basic functions and techniques that will help you quickly master your new camera For more detailed descriptions of procedures as well as for additional information on more sophisticated features not covered here please refer to the printed Basic Manual or the primary Reference Manual on the CD ROM Package contents C Camera _ CD ROM with Windows 98 USB driver C Strap software Reference manual and more _ AA R6 alkaline batteries 4 pieces _ Warranty card Registration card not C Video cable provided in some areas USB cable C Safety Precautions booklet _ Basic manual _ SmartMedia M Quick start guide _ Static free case C Software installation guide included in _ Index labels 2 pieces the CD ROM package L Write protect adhesive seals 4 pieces _ SmartMedia instructions OLYMPUS AMERICA INC Two Corporate Center Drive Melville NY 11747 3157 U S A Tel 631 844 5000 24 7 online automated help http support olympusamerica com Phone customer support Tel 1 888 553 4448 Toll free OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO EUROPA GMBH Premises Goods delivery Wendenstrasse 14 18 20097 Hamburg Germany Tel 040 237730 Letters Postfach 10 49 08 20034 Hamburg Germany OLYMPUS http www olympus com Printed in Japan 1AG6P1P13532. VT367901 3 Shooting Playback 1 Getting started Attaching the strap 1 Thread the short end of the strap through the strap eyelet 2 Thread the long end of the strap through the loop that has already gone through the eyelet 3 Pullthe strap tight making sure that it is securely fastened and does not come loose Loading the batteries 1 Make sure that The lens barrier is closed The monitor is off The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off 2 Slide the battery compartment lock from to KC 3 Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of A the direction indicated by the ll mark on the cover and lift it up in the direction of B 4 insert the batteries making sure that they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration When using AA R6 batteries When using CR V3 lithium battery packs ADT showing the correct Wee OIE o Co way to insert the AA w batteries on the When using lithium battery packs insert them so that the CAMEDIA label on each battery is facing the lens side of the camera ARRA S all SOOO Taking still pictures 1 Open the lens barrier fully Slide the lens barrier fully open until it clicks The flash pops up and the lens extends 2 Position the AF target mark over the subject in the viewfinder Ora
3. clicks Removing the card Hold the card with your fingertips and pull it out in the direction of the arrow camera is turned on Doing so could destroy all data on the card Destroyed data cannot be restored f Never open the card cover or remove the card or the batteries while the Caution 4 Protecting pictures Protect You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them 1 Press with the lens barrier closed The monitor turns on Press D D O to select the picture you want to protect Press then press The mode menu is displayed Press lt amp to select the PLAY tab then press Q a A N Press V to select On then press 6 Press V to select ON then press The selected picture is protected To close the menu press again e The On indicator is displayed at the top right of the protected picture Note e Protection on each picture remains even when the camera is turned off e Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single frame all frame erase function but they can be all erased with the format function e Protection cannot be applied to pictures stored on a card with a write Caution protect seal 2 Turning the power on off When shooting pictures Power on Power off Open the lens barrier fully Close the lens barrier slightly The camera turns on in the shooting until it just touches the
4. is turned off Note set ALL RESET to OFF Shooting mode Playback mode When the still picture When the movie recording When a still picture is When a movie is played shooting mode is selected mode is selected played back back F A AC MODE MENU D v ESP C amp J a Selects the area of the image that will be used to determine exposure or image Displays all recorded pictures in slideshow fashion brightness from the two available settings ESP or e_ spot metering MOVIE PLAY MOVIE PLAYBACK Plays back a movie INDEX Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 frames Selects the resolution and the quality of the image Still picture 3 2 SHQ HQ SQ TIFF EDIT Edits a movie Movie HQ SQ INFO Displays all the shooting information on the monitor Adjusts the brightness of the image Exposure compensation Q ERASE Erases a selected picture Mode menus Mode menu functions are categorized into 4 tabs Use lt gt to select a tab Playback mode and display the respective functions Shooting mode PLAY tab EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab PLAY tab On Protects pictures from accidental erasure CAMERA tab Selects the shooting mode from fy Rotates pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise CO Normal shooting inting i i i i th Sequential sho
5. select MOVIE PLAYBACK The movie is played back after the orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder blinks and the camera accesses the movie data When the movie reaches the end the display returns automatically to the beginning of the movie 5 Press to display the MOVIE e PLAYBACK menu Then select the MOVIE PLAYBACK o Ea as desired operation and press PLAYBACK Plays back the entire J movie again FRAME BY FRAME Plays back the movie i a manually one frame at a SELECT 5 Jey 7 time SA EXIT Leaves the movie playback mode 5 Close the battery compartment cover in the direction of While pressing the 48 mark slide the cover in the direction of Qy E If the battery compartment cover seems hard to vie il my close do not force it With the battery compartment cover shut press the mark firmly and push in the direction shown in tne illustration 6 Slide the battery compartment lock from to Inserting the card SmartMedia 1 Make sure that The lens barrier is closed The monitor is off The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off 2 Open the card cover 3 Insert the card as far as it will go in the direction shown in the illustration There is an arrow inside the card cover indicating the direction in which the card should be inserted 4 Close the card cover securely until it
6. lens mode The lens extends and the lta E EE E flash l ait until the lens is fully retracted P aga then close the lens barrier If the lens does not extend when the completely lens barrier is opened there IA The camera turns off The monitor possibility that the cover is stuck in i l ai also turns off the first click position Press the flash down until it locks Open the lens barrier until it clicks into place to close it Power on Diopter adjustment dial Power off When playing back pictures Power on Power off Press the monitor button Press the monitor button with the lens barrier closed The camera turns off the monitor The camera turns on in the playback turns off mode The monitor turns on With the lens Power on Power off barrier closed e While looking through the viewfinder turn the diopter adjustment dial until Note the AF target mark is clearly visible e To save battery power the camera automatically enters the sleep mode after about 3 minutes of non operation If the monitor is on it will automatically turn off The camera activates again as soon as you lightly press the shutter button or zoom lever Whenever possible turn the camera off when you do not intend to take any pictures for a while 5 Erasing pictures Single frame erase 1 Press with the lens barrier closed The monitor turns on 2 Press QD SD Q to select the picture you want to erase 3 Press The
7. monitor The functions of this camera are set from the menus Select each menu using IQ the arrow pad e Let you quickly access the most e Lets you access the menu frequently used menu settings selections to set the ISO e Display operational buttons at sensitivity white balance etc the bottom of the screen and let Categorizes the settings into 4 tabs you select items by pressing e Displays the CAMERA DTA PICTURE CARD and SETUP tabs Select the desired tab on the left of the screen by pressing Bia 1a8ax1312 k C D CANCEL lt SELECT 2 GO OK 1 Press to display the 2 Press QD to select a top menu then press Q tab then press Q to display the menu Top menu CAMERA tab A D IAC ME MEND e fe PICTURE tab CARD 3 Press QD to select the 4 Press QD to desired item then press Q select the setting to display the available Press to complete setting selections the setting Cm O T auTO gt OFF To return to select a tab press or The green frame moves to the selected item To return to el fs select an item press O or ISO OM DIGITAL zow G 4 200 CID To close the menu press again If you want to save the settings after the camera
8. nge lamp AF target mark Green lamp 3 Press the shutter button gently halfway The focus and exposure are locked when the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights up At this time the sound of the focusing mechanism can be heard from inside the camera but no picture is being taken 4 Press the shutter button all the way fully The camera takes the picture SN Eam Playing back still pictures 1 Press with the lens barrier closed The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken 2 Press LDG 3 Press to cancel playback The monitor and camera turn off Jumps to the picture 10 frames behind Displays the next picture Displays the previous picture Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead Recording movies 1 Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode 2 Press Q The monitor turns on and the screen for selecting the shooting mode is displayed 3 Press 6 Q to select MOVIE then press 4 Record the movie while observing your subject on the monitor Press the shutter button fully to start recording Press the shutter button fully again to stop recording Playing back movies 1 Press with the lens barrier closed The monitor turns on 2 Press 6 to display the desired picture with the XY indicator then press The top menu is displayed 2 Press to select MOVIE PLAY 4 Press G to
9. oting oO Re printing information required for DPOF printers on the AF AF Sequential shooting Selects the ISO sensitivity from AUTO 100 200 400 EDIT tab Extends the maximum optical zoom making possible up LACK amp WHITE t lack hite pick DIGITAL ZOOM to approximately 10x zoom shooting with the digital zoom eee T ene ee function SEPIA Creates sepia toned pictures Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus bz ee PANORAMA CAMEDIA brand SmartMedia cards Makes the file size smaller Lets you combine two still pictures taken in succession 2IN1 into one picture H Creates a cropped picture from the enlarged part of a picture CARD tab Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source A aa Adjusts the sharpness of images Erases all image data stored on the card Adjusts the contrast of images SETUP tab CARD tab ALL RESET Selects whether to save the current camera settings when CARD SETUP Formats a card you turn off the power SETUP tab l l B Turns the beep sound used for warnings etc on and off REC VIEW Selects whether to display pictures on the monitor while saving them _ f Selects the number of frames in the index display FILE NAME Changes how file names are assigned PIXEL MAPPING Checks the CCD and image processing functions ICI Adjusts the brightness of the monitor Refer to the playback mode instructions for details of ALL RESET m CI and D Sets the date and time D
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11. top menu is displayed Press to select ff ERASE 5 Press Y to select YES then press The picture is erased and the menu is closed K 12 4 BE PANN UN MNT TY L AA TAE TEA ROT NNA e Erasure is not possible if the picture you want to erase is protected or a write protect seal is attached to the card Before erasing unprotect the picture or remove the write protect seal from the card e Once erased pictures cannot be restored Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep Caution Names of parts Using the menus and tabs Shutter button Zoom lever Self timer lamp Flash Pops up when you open the lens barrier Lens barrier Turns the camera on and off in the shooting mode Lens Extends automatically when you open the lens barrier VIDEO OUT jack Card cover Connector cover DC IN jack USB connector O Orange lamp Eg O Green lamp AF target mark Diopter adjustment dial Arrow pad OK Menu button Viewfinder Monitor Monitor button Turns the camera on and off in the playback mode Turns the monitor on and off in the shooting mode Tripod socket Battery compartment cover How to use the menus When you turn on the camera and press the top menu is displayed on the
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