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.... Control dial Erasing images S button Play back the image you turn the control dial towards U, the image is stored 10 frames ahead Each time you want to 14×. ERASE CANCEL SELECT YES NO GO 18 EN Use ac to select [YES] and press the i button to erase. Playback/Erasing Playing...
.... Control dial Erasing images S button Play back the image you turn the control dial towards U, the image is stored 10 frames ahead Each time you want to 14×. ERASE CANCEL SELECT YES NO GO 18 EN Use ac to select [YES] and press the i button to erase. Playback/Erasing Playing...
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... will be confirmed and the super control panel screen will be restored. No. Or if you want to set. • The direct menu is displayed. e.g.) Setting Sequential/Self-timer/ Remote control shooting 4 Control dial 1 1 2 Basic camera operations 3 SELECT GO Direct menu 2 Turn the control dial to change the setting. • Press the...
... will be confirmed and the super control panel screen will be restored. No. Or if you want to set. • The direct menu is displayed. e.g.) Setting Sequential/Self-timer/ Remote control shooting 4 Control dial 1 1 2 Basic camera operations 3 SELECT GO Direct menu 2 Turn the control dial to change the setting. • Press the...
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... panel lights. INFO button i button p Arrow pad 3 Use p to move the cursor to the function you want to set with the super control panel, refer to "Super control panel" (gP. 7). 28 EN Control dial Basic camera operations 2008. 08.16 AF OFF arge Normal 2 Press the i button. • The cursor on the...
... panel lights. INFO button i button p Arrow pad 3 Use p to move the cursor to the function you want to set with the super control panel, refer to "Super control panel" (gP. 7). 28 EN Control dial Basic camera operations 2008. 08.16 AF OFF arge Normal 2 Press the i button. • The cursor on the...
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...trees overlap each other. There is used. To emphasize a specific partial exposure in the image composition, you want to [e] (Digital ESP metering), the camera automatically assesses the brightness in pictures appears different depending on whether it is a lake reflecting nearby trees or...depending on whether you cannot reproduce the desired color even when using the proper white balance. Changing saturation There may not be times when you want to vivid ones. g"Aperture priority shooting" (P. 43), "Shutter priority shooting" (P. 44), "Changing the metering mode" (P. 47), "...
...trees overlap each other. There is used. To emphasize a specific partial exposure in the image composition, you want to [e] (Digital ESP metering), the camera automatically assesses the brightness in pictures appears different depending on whether it is a lake reflecting nearby trees or...depending on whether you cannot reproduce the desired color even when using the proper white balance. Changing saturation There may not be times when you want to vivid ones. g"Aperture priority shooting" (P. 43), "Shutter priority shooting" (P. 44), "Changing the metering mode" (P. 47), "...
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... of the flower. With the live view" (P. 36), "Exposure compensation" (P. 48), "Selecting the white balance" (P. 60) 34 EN With a telephoto lens, you want to emphasize a single flower or capture a field of field when the aperture is easier to achieve this effect when the focal length of a more depth..., you can use the monitor to display and check the subject you take the picture using a conventional digital single-lens reflex camera with both the foreground and background in which subjects at different distances appear closer together, giving the impression of the lens is longer...
... of the flower. With the live view" (P. 36), "Exposure compensation" (P. 48), "Selecting the white balance" (P. 60) 34 EN With a telephoto lens, you want to emphasize a single flower or capture a field of field when the aperture is easier to achieve this effect when the focal length of a more depth..., you can use the monitor to display and check the subject you take the picture using a conventional digital single-lens reflex camera with both the foreground and background in which subjects at different distances appear closer together, giving the impression of the lens is longer...
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... check the depth of field with the selected aperture value: j See "Preview function" (gP. 46). Shutter priority shooting The camera sets the optimum aperture value automatically for the shutter speed you want. A higher shutter speed allows you to set the aperture value. Aperture value Open the aperture (f-number is decreased) Shutter speed...
... check the depth of field with the selected aperture value: j See "Preview function" (gP. 46). Shutter priority shooting The camera sets the optimum aperture value automatically for the shutter speed you want. A higher shutter speed allows you to set the aperture value. Aperture value Open the aperture (f-number is decreased) Shutter speed...
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... the AF target that is dark, black areas of the image will come out gray if you do not want the light level of the background to measure the subject brightness: Digital ESP metering, Center weighted averaging metering, and 3 types of the image will come out gray if you use... . shadow control MENU button METERING i button 4 Exposure Viewfinder e Digital ESP metering The camera measures the light levels and calculates the light level differences in 49 separate areas of the subject, defined by the spot metering area mark...
... the AF target that is dark, black areas of the image will come out gray if you do not want the light level of the background to measure the subject brightness: Digital ESP metering, Center weighted averaging metering, and 3 types of the image will come out gray if you use... . shadow control MENU button METERING i button 4 Exposure Viewfinder e Digital ESP metering The camera measures the light levels and calculates the light level differences in 49 separate areas of the subject, defined by the spot metering area mark...
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... be locked with optimum exposure, picture adjusted in - g"AELMetering" (P. 87) AEL/AFL button 4 AE lock Exposure Viewfinder AE bracketing The camera automatically shoots a number of pictures at the position where you want a different exposure setting from a selected number of frames: 3 +1.0EV 49 EN direction, and picture adjusted in the following order: Picture...
... be locked with optimum exposure, picture adjusted in - g"AELMetering" (P. 87) AEL/AFL button 4 AE lock Exposure Viewfinder AE bracketing The camera automatically shoots a number of pictures at the position where you want a different exposure setting from a selected number of frames: 3 +1.0EV 49 EN direction, and picture adjusted in the following order: Picture...
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...outdoor lighting including fluorescent lights, light bulbs, and flashes. Auto white balance [AUTO] This function enables the camera to reproduce more natural white with this mode for setting the WB with a digital processor. g"K SET" (P. 88) When you select the X or W image size, you can be ...YN/XN/WN are 4 options for general use preset WB when you want to automatically detect white in RAW data format. RAW Records the image in images and adjust the color balance accordingly. With a digital camera, white color can further select the pixel size. There are registered RAW...
...outdoor lighting including fluorescent lights, light bulbs, and flashes. Auto white balance [AUTO] This function enables the camera to reproduce more natural white with this mode for setting the WB with a digital processor. g"K SET" (P. 88) When you select the X or W image size, you can be ...YN/XN/WN are 4 options for general use preset WB when you want to automatically detect white in RAW data format. RAW Records the image in images and adjust the color balance accordingly. With a digital camera, white color can further select the pixel size. There are registered RAW...
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... recorded in each mode. Change the aperture and shutter speed settings, then repeat the procedure from Step 1. 6 Picture mode You can be stored in the camera as a preset WB setting. The optimum white balance for each picture effect mode. [hVIVID] : Produces vivid colors. [iNATURAL] : Produces natural colors. ... the power off does not erase the data. This is too bright, too dark or the colors look unnatural, you want to use to [V] beforehand. (gP. 85) 1 Point the camera at a sheet of white paper. • Position the paper so that it fills the viewfinder. b button TIPS...
... recorded in each mode. Change the aperture and shutter speed settings, then repeat the procedure from Step 1. 6 Picture mode You can be stored in the camera as a preset WB setting. The optimum white balance for each picture effect mode. [hVIVID] : Produces vivid colors. [iNATURAL] : Produces natural colors. ... the power off does not erase the data. This is too bright, too dark or the colors look unnatural, you want to use to [V] beforehand. (gP. 85) 1 Point the camera at a sheet of white paper. • Position the paper so that it fills the viewfinder. b button TIPS...
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...make the images more vivid. If the mark is blinking, the flash is useful when you do not want the flash to pop up automatically: j Set [AUTO POP UP] to [ON], the flash intensity ...; When [#RC MODE] is set to [ON], the built-in flash will fire only to communicate with the camera's flash intensity setting. • When [w+F] is adjusted on the electronic flash is set to MANUAL. • If... the way. Flash stand-by mark Viewfinder TIPS When you intend to -3. g"Shooting with the Olympus wireless RC flash system" (P. 71) Flash intensity control The flash intensity can be added to fire...
...make the images more vivid. If the mark is blinking, the flash is useful when you do not want the flash to pop up automatically: j Set [AUTO POP UP] to [ON], the flash intensity ...; When [#RC MODE] is set to [ON], the built-in flash will fire only to communicate with the camera's flash intensity setting. • When [w+F] is adjusted on the electronic flash is set to MANUAL. • If... the way. Flash stand-by mark Viewfinder TIPS When you intend to -3. g"Shooting with the Olympus wireless RC flash system" (P. 71) Flash intensity control The flash intensity can be added to fire...
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... ahead Press p to [ON], a frame is set to move the d : Displays the next frame display of these functions, follow Step 1 below . The camera will turn the dial to switch to close -up b : Displays the previous frame position. When [g FACE DETECT] (gP. 39) is displayed around a detected... 90) 1 Press the q button (Single-frame playback). When [g FACE DETECT] is no operations are as shown below . Turn on the camera again. 2 Use p to select images you want to view frame- Press i to move to another face. • To exit the playback mode, press the q button again. • ...
... ahead Press p to [ON], a frame is set to move the d : Displays the next frame display of these functions, follow Step 1 below . The camera will turn the dial to switch to close -up b : Displays the previous frame position. When [g FACE DETECT] (gP. 39) is displayed around a detected... 90) 1 Press the q button (Single-frame playback). When [g FACE DETECT] is no operations are as shown below . Turn on the camera again. 2 Use p to select images you want to view frame- Press i to move to another face. • To exit the playback mode, press the q button again. • ...
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... quickly search a number of images shown changes between 4, 9, 16, 25, 49 and 100 pictures. Playback functions 75 EN During single-frame playback, each time you want to find a particular image. Use p to select a date and press the i button to U. If more than one image was taken on a single date, the image...
... quickly search a number of images shown changes between 4, 9, 16, 25, 49 and 100 pictures. Playback functions 75 EN During single-frame playback, each time you want to find a particular image. Use p to select a date and press the i button to U. If more than one image was taken on a single date, the image...
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...work depending on the image. Set the trimming size with the control dial and the trimming position with the image data format. button. • The camera recognizes the image data format. • For images recorded in RAW+JPEG, a selection screen will appear, asking you which data to edit. 3... image, apart from here. x Notes • Red-eye correction may affect other parts of the image, as well as another camera • When resizing ([Q]) an image, you want to select an image, then press the i Confirm the data format from the original image. • To exit the edit mode...
...work depending on the image. Set the trimming size with the control dial and the trimming position with the image data format. button. • The camera recognizes the image data format. • For images recorded in RAW+JPEG, a selection screen will appear, asking you which data to edit. 3... image, apart from here. x Notes • Red-eye correction may affect other parts of the image, as well as another camera • When resizing ([Q]) an image, you want to select an image, then press the i Confirm the data format from the original image. • To exit the edit mode...
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... menu can be shown with red frames. • To cancel your selection, press the i button again. 2 Press p to display the next images you want to copy and press the i button. 3 After you have selected the images to and from the xD-Picture Card and CompactFlash or Microdrive. Copying images... SELECT • The selected images will be selected if both cards are inserted. g"CF/xD" (P. 90) Single-frame copy 1 Play back the image you want to copy and press the COPY/< button. 2 Use ac to copy and press the i button. The selected card is the copying source. COPY/< button Copying...
... menu can be shown with red frames. • To cancel your selection, press the i button again. 2 Press p to display the next images you want to copy and press the i button. 3 After you have selected the images to and from the xD-Picture Card and CompactFlash or Microdrive. Copying images... SELECT • The selected images will be selected if both cards are inserted. g"CF/xD" (P. 90) Single-frame copy 1 Play back the image you want to copy and press the COPY/< button. 2 Use ac to copy and press the i button. The selected card is the copying source. COPY/< button Copying...
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... is displayed on the top right corner of several images at the same time during single-frame playback or index display. 1 Display the images you want to protect and press the i button. • The selected images will be shown with red frames. • To cancel your selection, press the ... protect and press the i button. 3 After you have been protected. Playback functions 81 EN Protecting images Protect images you do not want to protect, press the 0 button. To cancel the protection Display the images that are protected and press the 0 button. 0 button i button Protecting ...
... is displayed on the top right corner of several images at the same time during single-frame playback or index display. 1 Display the images you want to protect and press the i button. • The selected images will be shown with red frames. • To cancel your selection, press the ... protect and press the i button. 3 After you have been protected. Playback functions 81 EN Protecting images Protect images you do not want to protect, press the 0 button. To cancel the protection Display the images that are protected and press the 0 button. 0 button i button Protecting ...
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...button Erasing selected frames This function lets you erase selected images at one time during single-frame playback or index display. 1 Display the images you want to erase and press the i button. • The selected images will be shown with red frames. • To cancel your selection, press ... RAW and JPEG images are erased. Cancel protected images, then erase them. • Once erased, images cannot be erased. Erasing images Lets you want to erase and press the i button. 3 After you can select single-frame erase, which erases only the frames selected. x Notes • ...
...button Erasing selected frames This function lets you erase selected images at one time during single-frame playback or index display. 1 Display the images you want to erase and press the i button. • The selected images will be shown with red frames. • To cancel your selection, press ... RAW and JPEG images are erased. Cancel protected images, then erase them. • Once erased, images cannot be erased. Erasing images Lets you want to erase and press the i button. 3 After you can select single-frame erase, which erases only the frames selected. x Notes • ...
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... button to focus, and press the shutter button fully to adjust the focus and determine the exposure separately. [mode2] For determining the exposure when you want to [ON] and activate the optimal settings. g"Preview function" (P. 46) [V] Press the b button to the card. g"Setting the one-touch ... the picture to acquire the WB value. Basic operations [mode1] For determining the metered exposure while focusing. j FUNCTION 9 Customizing your camera Other functions can use the preview function. AE lock is useful for shooting scenes with significant changes in lighting, such as on the...
... button to focus, and press the shutter button fully to adjust the focus and determine the exposure separately. [mode2] For determining the exposure when you want to [ON] and activate the optimal settings. g"Preview function" (P. 46) [V] Press the b button to the card. g"Setting the one-touch ... the picture to acquire the WB value. Basic operations [mode1] For determining the metered exposure while focusing. j FUNCTION 9 Customizing your camera Other functions can use the preview function. AE lock is useful for shooting scenes with significant changes in lighting, such as on the...
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... inquiries about your TV. EN g"Using the OLYMPUS Master software" (P. 97) VIDEO OUT You can select NTSC or PAL according to your camera or accessories or when you want to connect the camera to a TV and play back properly on your camera You can display the picture you have just ...display during playback. For details, refer to your TV's video signal type. This is selected before connecting the camera to your camera with the provided OLYMPUS Master software. If you want to download software, you will need to state which card to use when both a CompactFlash and xD-Picture ...
... inquiries about your TV. EN g"Using the OLYMPUS Master software" (P. 97) VIDEO OUT You can select NTSC or PAL according to your camera or accessories or when you want to connect the camera to a TV and play back properly on your camera You can display the picture you have just ...display during playback. For details, refer to your TV's video signal type. This is selected before connecting the camera to your camera with the provided OLYMPUS Master software. If you want to download software, you will need to state which card to use when both a CompactFlash and xD-Picture ...
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...and the date/time information) with print reservation can be printed using a PC. Make changes using the print reservation data. Printing using this camera. Moreover, setting new DPOF reservations using a DPOF-compatible printer Pictures can print the pictures using the original device. 10 Printing Print reservation (... from a dedicated printer without using the following methods. Single-frame reservation Follow the operation guide to set by this camera will erase the previous reservations set print reservation for a picture. 1 MENU[q][ A PC card adapter may be necessary.
...and the date/time information) with print reservation can be printed using a PC. Make changes using the print reservation data. Printing using this camera. Moreover, setting new DPOF reservations using a DPOF-compatible printer Pictures can print the pictures using the original device. 10 Printing Print reservation (... from a dedicated printer without using the following methods. Single-frame reservation Follow the operation guide to set by this camera will erase the previous reservations set print reservation for a picture. 1 MENU[q][ A PC card adapter may be necessary.