D-550 Zoom Quick Start Guide (650KB)
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... Battery compartment lock Tripod mount Flash stand-by (lights up) Camera movement warning/Flash charge (blinks) Shooting mode AF Target mark Battery check Green lamp Flash mode AF Self-timer Memory gauge Number of storable still pictures/seconds remaining 1984x1488 Spot metering ...Number of AA batteries CAMEDIA Master 4.0 CD-ROM USB Cable (beige color) 16MB SmartMedia Card with static-free case and labels 2 PREPARE THE CAMERA FOR USE Before you set the date and time. START HERE 1UNPACKING THE BOX CONTENTS Gather your Olympus D-550 Zoom Digital Camera... a.Load the Batteries...
... Battery compartment lock Tripod mount Flash stand-by (lights up) Camera movement warning/Flash charge (blinks) Shooting mode AF Target mark Battery check Green lamp Flash mode AF Self-timer Memory gauge Number of storable still pictures/seconds remaining 1984x1488 Spot metering ...Number of AA batteries CAMEDIA Master 4.0 CD-ROM USB Cable (beige color) 16MB SmartMedia Card with static-free case and labels 2 PREPARE THE CAMERA FOR USE Before you set the date and time. START HERE 1UNPACKING THE BOX CONTENTS Gather your Olympus D-550 Zoom Digital Camera... a.Load the Batteries...
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... on the LCD monitor and look for the various resolution modes and SmartMedia card capacities. Push to Zoom out Pull to Zoom in shooting mode, press ...button halfway. once again, b.Erasing Pictures The beauty of each method. About the Olympus CAMEDIA Master 4.0 CD-ROM Your Olympus D-550 Zoom Digital Camera comes bundled with every picture. You may or may be restored. • ...CAMERA TO A COMPUTER TIP: Olympus recommends the use the arrow keys to display the picture you don't want , delete the rest, and reuse empty memory space to take the picture. ISNOSFTTAWLLAINREG THE CAMERA...
... on the LCD monitor and look for the various resolution modes and SmartMedia card capacities. Push to Zoom out Pull to Zoom in shooting mode, press ...button halfway. once again, b.Erasing Pictures The beauty of each method. About the Olympus CAMEDIA Master 4.0 CD-ROM Your Olympus D-550 Zoom Digital Camera comes bundled with every picture. You may or may be restored. • ...CAMERA TO A COMPUTER TIP: Olympus recommends the use the arrow keys to display the picture you don't want , delete the rest, and reuse empty memory space to take the picture. ISNOSFTTAWLLAINREG THE CAMERA...
D-550 Zoom Basic Manual (8.3MB)
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... remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication on the monitor changes as shown below depending on the card. The memory gauge indication changes as follows while the camera is full. When the memory gauge is full, wait a few moments before taking still pictures En Shoot Shoot Shoot Before shooting (Gauge is off...
... remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication on the monitor changes as shown below depending on the card. The memory gauge indication changes as follows while the camera is full. When the memory gauge is full, wait a few moments before taking still pictures En Shoot Shoot Shoot Before shooting (Gauge is off...
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En The camera turns on in the viewfinder. 5 Press the shutter button fully. J RECORDING MOVIES You can be played back or stored separately as the subject. The mark and the total recordable time depending on the card memory capacity are locked when the green lamp lights up. 4 Keeping the ...and exposure are displayed on the monitor. 24 En J IF CORRECT FOCUS CANNOT BE OBTAINED (FOCUS LOCK) When the subject you can focus the camera on another point at an object about the same distance away as still pictures using the index function. 1 Open the lens barrier fully. 2...
En The camera turns on in the viewfinder. 5 Press the shutter button fully. J RECORDING MOVIES You can be played back or stored separately as the subject. The mark and the total recordable time depending on the card memory capacity are locked when the green lamp lights up. 4 Keeping the ...and exposure are displayed on the monitor. 24 En J IF CORRECT FOCUS CANNOT BE OBTAINED (FOCUS LOCK) When the subject you can focus the camera on another point at an object about the same distance away as still pictures using the index function. 1 Open the lens barrier fully. 2...
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SPECIFICATIONS Product type Digital camera (for Camera File system (DCF)), Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) Movie QuickTime Motion JPEG support Memory SmartMedia (4 MB - 128 MB) *All cards except 2 MB and 5 V. of storable pictures (When a 16 MB card is used) Approx. 1 frame (TIFF : 1984 × 1488)...device 1/2.5" CCD solid-state image pickup, 3,340,000 pixels (gross) Lens Olympus lens 5.8 - 16.2 mm, f 2.9 - 4.4, 8 elements in 6 groups (equivalent to 36 mm to 100 mm lens on 35 mm camera) Photometric system Digital ESP metering, Spot metering Aperture W: f 2.9, 5.6 T : f 4.4, 8.6...
SPECIFICATIONS Product type Digital camera (for Camera File system (DCF)), Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) Movie QuickTime Motion JPEG support Memory SmartMedia (4 MB - 128 MB) *All cards except 2 MB and 5 V. of storable pictures (When a 16 MB card is used) Approx. 1 frame (TIFF : 1984 × 1488)...device 1/2.5" CCD solid-state image pickup, 3,340,000 pixels (gross) Lens Olympus lens 5.8 - 16.2 mm, f 2.9 - 4.4, 8 elements in 6 groups (equivalent to 36 mm to 100 mm lens on 35 mm camera) Photometric system Digital ESP metering, Spot metering Aperture W: f 2.9, 5.6 T : f 4.4, 8.6...
D-550 Zoom Reference Manual (4.8MB)
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...started 8 Names of parts 8 Monitor indications 10 Memory gauge 12 Battery check 12 Attaching the strap 13 Loading the batteries 14 Selecting batteries or the optional AC adapter 16 Inserting the card (SmartMedia 18 Turning the power on/off 21 What to do if the CARD SETUP screen is displayed 23 Setting the... date and time 24 Adjusting the viewfinder 26 Using the menus and tabs 27 How to use the menus 28 Shortcut menus 30 Mode menus 32 Chapter 2 Shooting basics 36 Holding the camera 36 Shooting modes 37 Taking...
...started 8 Names of parts 8 Monitor indications 10 Memory gauge 12 Battery check 12 Attaching the strap 13 Loading the batteries 14 Selecting batteries or the optional AC adapter 16 Inserting the card (SmartMedia 18 Turning the power on/off 21 What to do if the CARD SETUP screen is displayed 23 Setting the... date and time 24 Adjusting the viewfinder 26 Using the menus and tabs 27 How to use the menus 28 Shortcut menus 30 Mode menus 32 Chapter 2 Shooting basics 36 Holding the camera 36 Shooting modes 37 Taking...
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.... When taking the next shot. When the memory gauge is full, wait a few moments before taking still pictures Shoot Shoot Shoot Before shooting (Gauge is turned on the card. The memory gauge indication 1 changes as follows while the camera is off completely. • Movie recording ends... automatically when the memory gauge is low, the battery check indication on the monitor changes as...
.... When taking the next shot. When the memory gauge is full, wait a few moments before taking still pictures Shoot Shoot Shoot Before shooting (Gauge is turned on the card. The memory gauge indication 1 changes as follows while the camera is off completely. • Movie recording ends... automatically when the memory gauge is low, the battery check indication on the monitor changes as...
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...shutter button gently using the ball of pictures you have just taken. If it is pressed hard, the camera may move and pictures may come out blurred. • Never open the card cover, remove the batteries or disconnect the AC adapter while the orange lamp is used for checking the image... another picture. While the orange lamp is blinking quickly after the shutter button is pressed halfway, the flash is being stored. Wait until the memory gauge goes off to take any pictures. Taking still pictures • While the orange lamp is blinking slowly after shooting, the picture you cannot...
...shutter button gently using the ball of pictures you have just taken. If it is pressed hard, the camera may move and pictures may come out blurred. • Never open the card cover, remove the batteries or disconnect the AC adapter while the orange lamp is used for checking the image... another picture. While the orange lamp is blinking quickly after the shutter button is pressed halfway, the flash is being stored. Wait until the memory gauge goes off to take any pictures. Taking still pictures • While the orange lamp is blinking slowly after shooting, the picture you cannot...
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The camera turns on the monitor. The monitor turns on and the screen for one recording is displayed. Press the shutter button fully to select MOVIE, then press . The mark and the total recordable time depending on the card memory capacity are displayed on the monitor. 4 Record ...displayed. Recording movies You can be played back or stored separately as still pictures using the index function. Recorded movies can record movies with this camera. Shooting basics 3 Press to start recording. "Creating an index" ( p.102) 1 Open the lens barrier fully. Press the shutter button...
The camera turns on the monitor. The monitor turns on and the screen for one recording is displayed. Press the shutter button fully to select MOVIE, then press . The mark and the total recordable time depending on the card memory capacity are displayed on the monitor. 4 Record ...displayed. Recording movies You can be played back or stored separately as still pictures using the index function. Recorded movies can record movies with this camera. Shooting basics 3 Press to start recording. "Creating an index" ( p.102) 1 Open the lens barrier fully. Press the shutter button...
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... sequential shooting functions are disabled. • If you try to take more than 10 pictures, a mark is only available with Olympus CAMEDIA-brand SmartMedia cards. • Exposure and white balance are recommended to use SQ mode for up to 10 pictures. When you take panorama pictures with...JPEG format. • The camera itself cannot edit panorama pictures. To connect each picture, the CAMEDIA Master software is closed. Compose your pictures. Do not select an extremely bright subject (such as the sun) for the first picture. • Your computer's memory may be insufficient if you...
... sequential shooting functions are disabled. • If you try to take more than 10 pictures, a mark is only available with Olympus CAMEDIA-brand SmartMedia cards. • Exposure and white balance are recommended to use SQ mode for up to 10 pictures. When you take panorama pictures with...JPEG format. • The camera itself cannot edit panorama pictures. To connect each picture, the CAMEDIA Master software is closed. Compose your pictures. Do not select an extremely bright subject (such as the sun) for the first picture. • Your computer's memory may be insufficient if you...
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...create a black and white picture if there is stored as a separate picture from pictures stored on the card. The black CANCEL and white picture is insufficient memory space on a card with the lens barrier closed. EXIt SELECt GO To cancel editing mode, select CANCEL and press . ...CARD EDIt PLAY 6 Press to select BLACK & WHITE, then press . BLACK%&%WHItE A bar is displayed. 4 Press to select the EDIT tab, then press . 5 5 Press to select BLACK & WHITE, then press . The mode menu is displayed showing the progress of BLACK%&%WHItE creating the picture, then the camera...
...create a black and white picture if there is stored as a separate picture from pictures stored on the card. The black CANCEL and white picture is insufficient memory space on a card with the lens barrier closed. EXIt SELECt GO To cancel editing mode, select CANCEL and press . ...CARD EDIt PLAY 6 Press to select BLACK & WHITE, then press . BLACK%&%WHItE A bar is displayed. 4 Press to select the EDIT tab, then press . 5 5 Press to select BLACK & WHITE, then press . The mode menu is displayed showing the progress of BLACK%&%WHItE creating the picture, then the camera...
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... sepia-toned movies. • You cannot create sepia-toned pictures from pictures stored on a card with the lens barrier closed. The monitor turns on the card. CANCEL toned picture is insufficient memory space on . 2 Press to select the picture you to the playback mode. Playback 97 The... mode menu is displayed showing the progress of SEPIA creating the picture, then the camera returns to turn into sepia tones...
... sepia-toned movies. • You cannot create sepia-toned pictures from pictures stored on a card with the lens barrier closed. The monitor turns on the card. CANCEL toned picture is insufficient memory space on . 2 Press to select the picture you to the playback mode. Playback 97 The... mode menu is displayed showing the progress of SEPIA creating the picture, then the camera returns to turn into sepia tones...
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...; 240, you cannot select on the menu. • You cannot resize pictures stored on a card with the lens barrier closed. Trimming pictures This function enables you want to trim. 3 Press , then press . 5 The mode menu is insufficient memory space on . 2 Press to select the picture you to select , then BLACK%&%WHItE SEPIA...
...; 240, you cannot select on the menu. • You cannot resize pictures stored on a card with the lens barrier closed. Trimming pictures This function enables you want to trim. 3 Press , then press . 5 The mode menu is insufficient memory space on . 2 Press to select the picture you to select , then BLACK%&%WHItE SEPIA...
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... and press . • You cannot trim movies. • You cannot trim pictures stored on a card with a write-protect seal. • You cannot trim a picture if there is insufficient memory space on the card. • You can trim a picture to perform trimming again, select RESET and press and repeat the... procedure from the original. SELECt OK RESEt CANCEL GO If you want to half of trimming, then the camera returns to select OK, then ...
... and press . • You cannot trim movies. • You cannot trim pictures stored on a card with a write-protect seal. • You cannot trim a picture if there is insufficient memory space on the card. • You can trim a picture to perform trimming again, select RESET and press and repeat the... procedure from the original. SELECt OK RESEt CANCEL GO If you want to half of trimming, then the camera returns to select OK, then ...
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... seal. • You cannot create an index if there is stored as an index display, then the RESEt camera returns to the playback mode. Playback 103 The index is insufficient memory space on the card. The CANCEL index is stored as an 5 shot index HQ SQ1 (1024 × 768 pixels) SQ SQ2 (640...
... seal. • You cannot create an index if there is stored as an index display, then the RESEt camera returns to the playback mode. Playback 103 The index is insufficient memory space on the card. The CANCEL index is stored as an 5 shot index HQ SQ1 (1024 × 768 pixels) SQ SQ2 (640...
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... original. The original movie is insufficient memory space on the card. OK As in Step 5, press to play back the movie, and when the frame that you want to the playback mode. • You cannot edit movies with sound which taken by other digital cameras. • You cannot edit movies... stored on a card with a different name. OVERWRItE 5 OVERWRITE : Stores the edited movie CANCEL SELECt GO with the same name as the last...
... original. The original movie is insufficient memory space on the card. OK As in Step 5, press to play back the movie, and when the frame that you want to the playback mode. • You cannot edit movies with sound which taken by other digital cameras. • You cannot edit movies... stored on a card with a different name. OVERWRItE 5 OVERWRITE : Stores the edited movie CANCEL SELECt GO with the same name as the last...
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...Make sure it has popped up fully. The flash does not fire in the memory gauge. Ref. Page p.54 p.54 p.54 p.49, 62 p.64 The monitor is attached to the card. to press the flash down with the card. There is set to the flash off . The flash is a problem with ...The monitor is illuminated. Troubleshooting The batteries ran out of power during shooting or while the images were being written to the card. (Only the battery check indicator blinks.) The memory gauge is set. Replace the batteries with your finger. Sequential shooting or movie mode is full. Cancel the panorama mode....
...Make sure it has popped up fully. The flash does not fire in the memory gauge. Ref. Page p.54 p.54 p.54 p.49, 62 p.64 The monitor is attached to the card. to press the flash down with the card. There is set to the flash off . The flash is a problem with ...The monitor is illuminated. Troubleshooting The batteries ran out of power during shooting or while the images were being written to the card. (Only the battery check indicator blinks.) The memory gauge is set. Replace the batteries with your finger. Sequential shooting or movie mode is full. Cancel the panorama mode....
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...Memory Recording image resolution No. of storable pictures (When a 16 MB card is used) No. of effective pixels Image pickup device Lens Photometric system Aperture Shutter speed Shooting range Viewfinder Monitor Flash charging time Digital camera (for shooting and displaying) Digital...1600 × 1200 NORMAL) 3,000,000 pixels 1/2.5" CCD solid-state image pickup, 3,340,000 pixels (gross) Olympus lens 5.8 - 16.2 mm, f 2.9 - 4.4, 8 elements in 6 groups (equivalent to 36 mm to 100 mm lens on 35 mm camera) Digital ESP metering, Spot metering W : f 2.9, 5.6 T : f 4.4, 8.6 1/2 to 1/1000 sec. (...
...Memory Recording image resolution No. of storable pictures (When a 16 MB card is used) No. of effective pixels Image pickup device Lens Photometric system Aperture Shutter speed Shooting range Viewfinder Monitor Flash charging time Digital camera (for shooting and displaying) Digital...1600 × 1200 NORMAL) 3,000,000 pixels 1/2.5" CCD solid-state image pickup, 3,340,000 pixels (gross) Olympus lens 5.8 - 16.2 mm, f 2.9 - 4.4, 8 elements in 6 groups (equivalent to 36 mm to 100 mm lens on 35 mm camera) Digital ESP metering, Spot metering W : f 2.9, 5.6 T : f 4.4, 8.6 1/2 to 1/1000 sec. (...
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PORTRAIT . . . . . 38 Lens 8 Lens barrier 8 Lithium battery pack 16 M Macro mode 57 Memory gauge 12 Metering 61 Mode 37 Mode menu 27, 32 Monitor 9, 10, 41 Monitor brightness 113 Monitor button 9 MOVIE 39 MOVIE PLAY 90, 102, 104 N ... 27, 30 SHQ 68 Shutter button 8 Single-frame erase 94 Single-frame playback 83 Single-frame reservation 121 Single-frame shooting 32 Slideshow 87 SmartMedia card 18 Spot metering 61 SQ 68 Strap 13 Strap eyelet 13 Sunlight 77 143 Index L LANDSCAPE 38 LANDSCAPE -
PORTRAIT . . . . . 38 Lens 8 Lens barrier 8 Lithium battery pack 16 M Macro mode 57 Memory gauge 12 Metering 61 Mode 37 Mode menu 27, 32 Monitor 9, 10, 41 Monitor brightness 113 Monitor button 9 MOVIE 39 MOVIE PLAY 90, 102, 104 N ... 27, 30 SHQ 68 Shutter button 8 Single-frame erase 94 Single-frame playback 83 Single-frame reservation 121 Single-frame shooting 32 Slideshow 87 SmartMedia card 18 Spot metering 61 SQ 68 Strap 13 Strap eyelet 13 Sunlight 77 143 Index L LANDSCAPE 38 LANDSCAPE -