Olympus D-380 D-380 Quick Start Guide (762KB) - Page 1

C-120/D-380 DIGITAL CAMERA Quick start guide We've included this convenient Quick start guide to show you basic functions and techniques that will help you quickly master your new camera. For more detailed descriptions of procedures, as well as for additional information on more sophisticated features not covered here, please refer to the printed "Basic Manual", or the primary "Reference Manual" on the CD-ROM. Package contents Camera Strap AA (R6) alkaline batteries (4 pieces) USB cable Basic manual ; Quick start guide Software installation guide (included in the CD-ROM package) CD-ROM with Windows 98 USB driver software, Reference manual, and more. Warranty card/Registration card (not provided in some areas) Safety Precautions (booklet) SmartMedia Static-free case Index labels (2 pieces) Write-protect adhesive seals (4 pieces) SmartMedia instructions OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. 631-844-5000 24/7 online automated help: http://support.olympusamerica.com/ Phone customer support: Tel. 1-888-553-4448 (Toll-free) OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. (EUROPA) GMBH. Premises/Goods delivery: Wendenstraβe 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel. 040-237730 Letters: Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany Printed in Japan 1AG6P1P1295-- http://www.olympus.com/ VT348201 1 Getting started Attaching the strap 1 Thread the short end of the strap through the strap eyelet. Strap eyelet 2 Thread the long end of the strap through the loop that has already gone through the eyelet. 3 Pull the strap tight, making sure that it is securely fastened and will not come loose. Loading the batteries 1 Make sure that: The lens barrier is closed. The green lamp is off. The monitor is off. 2 Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of (the direction indicated by the mark on the cover), and lift it up in the direction of . Battery insertion direction mark 3 Insert the batteries, making sure that they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration. When using AA (R6) batteries When using lithium battery packs 4 Close the battery compartment cover in the direction of . While pressing the mark, slide the cover in the direction of . If the battery compartment cover will not close easily, do not force it. Try pressing [OPEN] and the mark with both hands. Inserting the card (SmartMedia) 1 Make sure that: The lens barrier is closed. The monitor is off. The green lamp is off. 2 Open the card cover. 3 Insert the card as far as it will go in the direction shown in the illustration. There is an arrow inside the card cover, indicating the direction in which the card should be inserted. 4 Close the card cover securely until it clicks. z Removing the card Hold the card with your fingertips and pull it out in the direction of the arrow. Card insertion direction mark Never open the card cover, or remove the card or the batteries while the camera is turned on. Doing so could destroy all data on the card. Destroyed data cannot be restored. 2 Turning the power on/off When shooting pictures Power on: Open the lens barrier. The camera turns on in the shooting mode. Power on Power off: Close the lens barrier. The camera turns off. Power off When playing back pictures on the camera Power on: Press the (monitor) button with the lens barrier closed. The camera turns on in the playback mode (the monitor turns on). Power off: Press the (monitor) button. The camera turns off (the monitor turns off). With the lens barrier closed Power ON Power OFF • If you open the lens barrier without the card inside the camera, the NO CARD appears on the monitor. In this case, you can record pictures in the camera's internal memory. • To save battery power, the camera automatically enters the sleep mode after about 3 minutes of non-operation. If the monitor is on, it will automatically turn off. The camera activates again as soon as you lightly press the shutter button or the button. Whenever possible, turn the camera off when you do not intend to take any pictures for a while. 3 Shooting/Playback Taking still pictures 1 Open the lens barrier. Slide the lens barrier open until it clicks. 2 Position the target mark over the subject in the viewfinder. Target mark 3 Press the shutter button gently (halfway). The green lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights up. The exposure is locked as long as the shutter button is kept pressed halfway. 4 Press the shutter button all the way (fully). The camera takes the picture. Green lamp Playing back still pictures 1 Press with the lens barrier closed. The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. 2 Press . : Displays the previous picture. : Displays the next picture. 3 Press to cancel playback. The monitor and camera turn off. Recording movies 1 Press with the lens barrier open. The top menu in the shooting mode is displayed. 2 Press to select DRIVE. 3 Press . to select , then press DRIVE 4 Record the movie while observing your subject on the monitor. Press the shutter button fully to start recording. Press the shutter button fully again to stop recording. CANCEL SELECt GO Playing back movies 1 Press with the lens barrier closed. The monitor turns on. 2 Press to display the desired picture with a press . The top menu is displayed. indicator, then 3 Press to select MOVIE PLAYBACK. The movie is played back after the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder blinks and the movie data is downloaded to the camera. When the movie reaches the end, the display returns automatically to the beginning of the movie. 4 Press to display the MOVIE PLAYBACK menu. Then select the desired opreation MOVIE PLAYBACK and press . PLAYBACK PLAYBACK FRAME BY FRAME : Plays back the entire movie again. : Plays back the movie FRAME BY FRAME EXIt manually one frame at a time. SELECt GO EXIT : Leaves the movie playback mode. 4 Erasing pictures Single-frame erase 1 Press with the lens barrier closed. The monitor turns on. 2 Press to select the picture you want to erase. 3 Press . The top menu is displayed. 4 Press to select ERASE. 5 Press to select YES, then press . The picture is erased and the menu is closed. INFO MODE MENU ERASE ERASE YES NO SELECt GO • Erasure is not possible if the picture you want to erase is protected or a write-protect seal is attached to the card. Before erasing, unprotect the picture or remove the write-protect seal from the card. • Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. 5 Protecting pictures You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them. 1 Press with the lens barrier closed. The monitor turns on. 2 Press to select the picture you want to protect. 3 Press , then press . The mode menu is displayed. 4 Press to select the PLAY tab, then press . 5 Press press . to select , then SEt CARD EDIt PLAY 6 Press to select ON. The selected picture is protected. To close the menu, press twice. OFF ON SEt CARD EDIt PLAY • The indicator is displayed at the top right of the protected picture. • Protection on each picture remains even when the camera is turned off. • Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single-frame/all-frame erase function, but they can be all erased with the format function. • Protection cannot be applied to pictures stored on a card with a writeprotect seal.