Olympus 5060 C-5060 Wide Zoom Quick Start Guide (811 KB) - Page 2

x191_qsge_quick_6.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:55 AM TAKING PICTURES There are two ways to compose your subject: using the monitor or with the viewfinder. Depending upon the shooting situation, there may be advantages to each method. Please refer to the printed Basic Manual for more information. a. Taking a Picture with the Monitor • Pull the monitor out and rotate it. • Set the mode dial to P and turn the power switch to ON. The monitor turns on. • Compose your subject on the monitor. Green lamp # Flash stand-by Icons representing camera settings appear on the monitor, telling you important information such as the flash and record modes, battery check, and the number of storable still pictures. • Press the shutter button halfway. Shutter button The Digital camera confirms the focus and exposure are properly set when the green lamp lights steadily. The # indicator informs you that the flash is recommended and/ or recharging (when blinking); or ready to fire (when steady). VIEWING AND ERASING PICTURES With a Digital camera, you can easily view the photos you want-and delete the ones you don't. a. Viewing Pictures There are two ways to access the Playback mode: • Set the mode dial to q and turn the power switch to ON. OR • If the camera is in the shooting mode with the lens barrel extended, press the QUICK VIEW button. The last picture taken appears in the monitor. Use bdac to scroll through all the images saved on your xD-Picture Card. • Press the shutter button completely to take the picture. A short beep confirms your picture has been taken. b. Taking a Picture with the Viewfinder • Set the mode dial to P and turn the power switch to ON. • Compose your subject on the Viewfinder. TIP :When you take a picture with the viewfinder, press f to turn the monitor off. • Press the shutter button gently (halfway) to adjust the focus. • Press the shutter button completely to take the picture. A short beep confirms your picture has been taken. c. Zooming This Digital camera features a zoom lens, allowing you to get closer to the action, or for taking wide-angle shots that get everything into the picture. Push to Zoom out Pull to Zoom in • Push the zoom lever toward W to zoom out and get everything into the picture. • Pull the zoom lever toward T to choose telephoto shooting and get closer to the action. When you are finished reviewing your pictures: • Turn the power switch to OFF to turn the monitor off. OR • To return to the shooting mode, press the QUICK VIEW button again. b. Erasing Pictures The beauty of digital photography is your ability to keep the photos you want, delete the rest, and reuse empty memory space to take new pictures. This Digital camera offers two ways to permanently erase unwanted digital photos: Single-Frame Erase: Deletes only the picture currently displayed in the monitor. Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. d. Flash Modes This Digital camera features multiple flash modes. Please note that not all flash modes are available depending on the shooting mode selected. Set the flash mode by turning the control dial while holding down #: Icon Flash Mode Description No indication Auto-flash The camera automatically decides if the flash is needed. ! Red-eye Reduces incidence of red-eye by emitting pre-flashes Reduction Flash to shrink pupil size before firing the main flash. The strobe effect is normal operation for this mode. # Fill-in Flash The flash always fires with every picture. #SLOW1, Slow Adjusts the flash for special situations requiring slow #SLOW2, Synchronization shutter speeds. HSLOW With the shutter button depressed halfway, the flash is ready to fire when the # in the monitor or the orange lamp next to the viewfinder lights steadily. When # or the orange lamp blinks, the flash is charging. e. Number of Storable Pictures Your digital camera can handle xD-Picture Card from 16 MB to 512 MB. The number of storable pictures depends on the image quality selected. See the Reference Manual for complete descriptions of each recording mode and the storable frame capacity for the various resolution modes and xD-Picture Card capacities. TIP :To find out how many frames you have left, look for the number in the lower right corner. Remember, you can always delete unwanted pictures to make room for more. (See Step 5.) • Set the mode dial to q and turn the power switch to ON. • Use the arrow pad to display the picture you want to erase. • Press S. • Press ac to select YES, then press e. TIP :Images can also be erased while in the "QUICK VIEW" mode described in step 5a. This makes it easy to quickly erase a picture that you just took. All-Frame Erase: Deletes all pictures on the xD-Picture Card in one operation, except for pictures you have protected. Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. • Set the mode dial to q and turn the power switch to ON. • Press e, then press d to select MODE MENU. • Use ac to select the CARD tab, then press d twice to access the CARD SETUP screen. • R ALL ERASE should be highlighted. Press e. • As a safeguard, the Digital camera will ask you to select YES or NO to confirm erasing, as this process permanently deletes all unprotected pictures. Select YES and press e. CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER TIP :Olympus recommends using the optional AC adapter to ensure a consistent power supply when downloading images. Make sure that the camera is turned off before connecting it to your computer. Windows 98 users must install the "USB Driver for Windows 98" software before connecting the Digital camera to the computer. Refer to the Software Installation Guide for complete information. Olympus makes it simple to connect the Digital camera to your computer. • Make sure that "PC" is selected in the camera setting menus (factory default setting). • Turn the camera off. • Plug the supplied USB cable into the USB connector on your camera and computer as illustrated at right. • Set the mode dial to q and turn the power switch to ON. The camera starts communicating with the PC. INSTALLING THE CAMERA SOFTWARE You've now mastered the basic functionality of your new Olympus Digital Camera! You are now ready to begin exploring the possibilities that digital photography brings to your computer. Activities such as photo editing, printing, and much more are only steps away! About the Olympus CAMEDIA Master CD-ROM Your Olympus Digital Camera comes bundled with a suite of software and documentation. The CD includes: •CAMEDIA Master: To download pictures from the camera, view, organize, retouch and print your digital photos and movies. •USB Driver for Windows 98: This utility must be installed to allow the camera to communicate with your computer if it uses the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system. •Olympus Digital Camera Reference Manual: A complete reference guide in digital form, saved on the CD in PDF format. You are now ready to install the computer software. •Open the CAMEDIA Master CD-ROM package and locate the Software Installation Guide in the language you wish to use. •Continue to follow the step-by-step instructions for installing the software, and enjoy your new digital photo processing capabilities! Additional Camera Features This Digital camera offers a host of advanced features to expand your creativity. Here's just a small sampling. See the Basic Manual for details on these capabilities, and more! • Advanced photographic control: Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and full Manual modes are available to give you complete control of your photography. • 5 Scene Program Shooting Modes: This camera has 5 shooting modes to choose from depending on the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve. • Macro Mode and Super Macro Mode: For taking extremely tight close-up pictures. • Sequential Shooting: Take a rapid succession of still pictures. • Still Picture Editing: Edit still pictures and store them as new pictures. • Movie Recording: Yes, this Digital camera records movies with sound! • Two-in-one Pictures: Combine two separate images taken in succession and store them as a single picture. • Close-up Playback: Enlarge the pictures in the monitor to check details of the selected image. • Index Display: View several thumbnail pictures on the monitor at once. • Protecting Pictures: Prevents you from accidentally erasing photos. • Video Playback: View your pictures and movies on a television monitor. • Panorama Shooting: Connect overlapping images into a single picture using the panorama mode and Olympus CAMEDIA Master software. • Direct Printing: Connect directly to your PictBridge-compatible printer with the USB cable to print your favorite images easily. 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