Olympus D545 D-545 Zoom Advanced Manual (English) - Page 29

Tips before you start taking pictures Recording pictures Pictures taken are stored in the internal memory. You can also use an optional xD-Picture Card (referred to as "card" in this manual) to store pictures. The card has greater capacity than the internal memory, and so is able to store more pictures. The card is convenient, for example, when you are traveling and you want to take a lot of pictures. (Internal memory basics The internal memory corresponds to the film of a normal camera for recording pictures you have taken. 2 Pictures recorded and stored in the internal memory can easily be erased, overwritten, and/or edited on a computer. The internal memory cannot be replaced or removed from the camera. Relationship between the internal memory and the card The monitor displays which memory (internal or card) is being used for shooting and displaying images. Shooting mode Playback mode P 100-0005 HQ HQ 2288 1712 5 '05.04.30 15:30 5 Current memory Monitor indications Shooting mode [IN] Stores to the internal memory. [xD] Stores to the card. Playback mode Plays the pictures stored in the internal memory. Plays the pictures stored on the card. • The internal memory and the card cannot be used at the same time. • When the card is inserted, the internal memory is disabled. When you want to use the internal memory, remove the card. • You can copy all the image data stored in the internal memory to a card. g"Copying pictures to a card (BACKUP)" (P. 64) 29