Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA
Advanced Manual
Detailed explanations of all the functions for getting the most out of your camera.
Basic Operation Basic Shooting Advanced Shooting Playing Back Printing Online Pictures Camera Settings
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. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual.
How to use this manual
(Basic and Advanced Manuals
The instruction manual accompanying this camera is divided into two parts: the Basic Manual and the Advanced Manual (this document).
Basic Manual This manual gives you easy-to-follow explanations on how to take pictures and view them so that you can get started quickly. [. . . ] The following picture composite operations are possible.
FRAME TITLE CALENDAR Adds a selected frame to a picture and saves it as a new picture. Adds a calendar to a picture and saves it as a new picture.
Frame
Top menu
[EDIT]
[FRAME]
g"Using the menus" (P. Press XY to select a frame, and press Z.
NEW FILE CANCEL
3
CANCEL
SELECT SEL. IMAGE
GO OK
Press XY to select the picture to which you want to add the frame, and press Z.
· Press ON to rotate the picture 90° clockwise or counterclockwise.
4
SELECT
GO OK
Adjust the position and size of the picture, and press Z.
ONXY Adjusts the position of the picture. When you select a frame that can accommodate more than one picture, repeat Step 3 and 4 to add pictures.
FRAME
MOVE
GO OK
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5
Select [OK], and press Z.
· The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after the image is saved, the camera returns to the playback mode.
FRAME
OK RESET CANCEL SELECT GO OK
Title
Top menu
[EDIT]
[TITLE]
g"Using the menus" (P. 17)
TITLE
1
Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.
5
Playback
NEW FILE CANCEL
2 3 4
CANCEL
SELECT TITLE
GO OK
Press XY to select a picture, and press Z. Press XY to select a title, and press Z.
· Press ON to rotate the picture 90° clockwise or counterclockwise.
SELECT TITLE
GO OK
Adjust the position and size of the title, and press Z.
ONXY Zoom button Adjusts the position of the title. Adjusts the size of the title.
MOVE
GO OK
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5
Press ONXY to select the color of the title, and press Z.
TITLE
6
SELECT
GO OK
Select [OK], and press Z.
· The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after the image is saved, the camera returns to the playback mode.
Calendar
5
Playback
Top menu
[EDIT]
[CALENDAR]
g"Using the menus" (P. 17)
CALENDAR
1
Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.
NEW FILE CANCEL
2 3
CANCEL
SELECT CALENDAR
GO OK
Press XY to select a picture, and press Z. Press XY to select a calendar, and press Z.
· Press ON to rotate the picture 90° clockwise or counterclockwise.
SELECT
GO OK
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4
Set the date of the calendar, and press Z.
ON XY Changes the settings for [Y] and [M]. Alternates between the year and month settings.
SELECT
CALENDAR 2005 . 09
SET
GO OK
5
Select [OK], and press Z.
· The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after the image is saved, the camera returns to the playback mode.
Note
· Creating a composite picture with [FRAME], [TITLE] or [CALENDAR] is not possible in the following cases: Card with insufficient space, movies, computer-edited pictures, pictures taken with another camera, or pictures in the internal memory.
5
Playback
TIPS
· You can change frames and titles using OLYMPUS Master software. For details, refer to the "Help" guide and the OLYMPUS Master reference manual.
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Adjusting pictures (BRIGHTNESS/ SATURATION)
This function lets you adjust still pictures saved on a card and store them as new pictures. The following adjustment operations are possible.
BRIGHTNESS SATURATION Adjusts the brightness of a picture and saves the picture as a new file. Adjusts the color strength of a picture and saves the picture as a new file.
Select the picture that you want to adjust and display the top menu.
Top menu
[EDIT]
[BRIGHTNESS] / [SATURATION] g"Using the menus" (P. 17)
SATURATION
1
5
Playback
Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.
NEW FILE CANCEL CANCEL SELECT GO OK
When [SATURATION] is selected
2 3
Press ON to adjust the brightness or saturation, and press Z. Select [OK], and press Z.
· The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after the image is saved, the camera returns to the playback mode.
SELECT
SATURATION
GO OK
When [SATURATION] is selected
Note
· Adjusting pictures with [BRIGHTNESS] or [SATURATION] is not possible in the following cases: Card with insufficient space, movies, computer-edited pictures, pictures taken with another camera, or pictures in the internal memory.
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Making an index picture from a movie (INDEX)
This function extracts 9 frames from a movie on the card and displays them on 1 screen as an index, which is stored on the card as a still picture. Select a movie that you want to edit and display the top menu.
Top menu
[MODE MENU]
[EDIT]
[INDEX] g"Using the menus" (P. 17)
INDEX
1
Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.
· The [BUSY] bar is displayed. The 9 frames extracted from the movie are displayed in index format, and the camera returns to playback mode. The index is stored as a new picture.
NEW FILE CANCEL SELECT GO OK
Note
5
Playback
· The interval between the frames that are automatically extracted varies depending on the length of the movie. · Indexes cannot be created with [INDEX] for movies stored in the internal memory. [. . . ] 77
DUAL TIME SETUP OFF, ON VIDEO OUT NTSC, PAL
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Menu list
Playback mode menus (still pictures)
Top menu EDIT*3 ALBUM CALENDAR Tab Item Settings Ref. *2 Available languages vary depending on the area where you purchased this camera. *3 This is the same as the [MODE MENU] [EDIT] menu.
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Miscellaneous
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Menu list
Playback mode menus (n)
Top menu MODE MENU Tab PLAY Item 0 ALBUM ENTRY Settings OFF, ON SEL. IMAGE, SET CALENDAR, SET ALL, CANCEL NEW FILE, CANCEL YES, NO YES, NO YES, NO YES, NO YES, NO OFF, 1, 2 OK, CANCEL Ref. [. . . ]