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Olympus SP 700 - 6 Megapixel Digital Camera Manual

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DIGITAL CAMERA SP-700 Advanced Manual Detailed explanations of all the functions for getting the most out of your camera. Basic Operation Basic Shooting Advanced Shooting Playing Back Printing Online Pictures Camera Settings Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual.

Section	Page
How to use this manual	2
Composition of the manual	3
1 Basic operation	8
How to use the mode switch	9
Direct buttons	12
Using the direct buttons in shooting mode	12
Using the direct buttons in playback mode	13
Menus	14
About the menus	14
Using the menus	19
Using the GUIDE function	21
How to read the procedure pages	22
2 Tips before you start taking pictures	23
If the correct focus cannot be obtained	24
How to focus (focus lock)	24
Subjects that are difficult to focus on	25
Record mode (IMAGE QUALITY)	26
Still picture record modes	26
Movie record modes	27
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time	27
Changing the record mode	29
The internal memory and memory card	30
The card	31
Inserting and removing the card	32
3 Basic shooting functions	34
Selecting a scene according to the situation (SCENE)	35
Zooming in on your subject	40
Using the zoom	40
Using the digital zoom	41
Using macro/super macro mode	42
Flash shooting	43
Self-timer shooting	45
Recording movies	46
Camera movement compensation (IMAGE STABILIZER)	47
Fulltime AF	48
Recording sound with movies	48
4 Additional shooting functions	49
Shoot pictures while checking the shot you just took (COMPARE & SHOOT)	50
Changing ISO sensitivity (ISO)	51
Changing picture brightness (EXP. COMP.)	52
Adjusting the color of a picture (WHITE BALANCE)	53
Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (METERING)	54
Sequential shooting (Sequential/MULTI-SHOT)	55
Changing the focusing area (AF MODE)	56
Panorama shooting	57
Creating labels for combined LABEL (LABEL SHOT)	59
Recording sound with still pictures	60
Changing the monitor display (DISP./GUIDE)	61
Histogram	62
Frame assist	63
5 Playback	64
Playing back still pictures	65
Playing back pictures in a calendar (CALENDAR)	66
Picture rotation (ROTATION)	66
Playing back movies	67
Selecting the position to begin movie playback (INDEX PLAY)	68
Playing back albums	69
Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)	70
Viewing pictures in albums	72
Selecting an album cover (SELECT TITLE IMAGE)	73
Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY)	73
Erasing pictures from albums	75
Slideshow	76
Adding sound to still pictures	77
Editing still pictures (Resizing/Triming/REDEYE FIX/BLACK & WHITE/ SEPIA)	78
Creating composite pictures (FRAME/ LABEL/CALENDAR/LAYOUT)	80
Adjusting pictures (BRIGHTNESS, SATURATION, COLOR BALANCE, WARM/COOL)	84
Editing movies	85
Creating an index	86
Editing a movie	87
Playing back pictures on a TV	89
Video output	90
Protecting pictures (PROTECT)	91
Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP)	92
Erasing pictures	93
Single-frame erase	93
Erase selected	94
All-frame erase	95
Formatting the internal memory/card (MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT)	96
6 Settings	97
Resetting the settings to the default (RESET)	98
Selecting a display language	99
Changing the startup screen and shutdown screen (PW ON SETUP/PW OFF SETUP)	100
Screen setup	101
Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW)	102
Setting camera sounds (Beep sound/BEEP/SHUTTER SOUND/ VOLUME)	103
Resetting file names (FILE NAME)	105
Adjusting the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING)	106
Adjusting the monitor brightness	107
Setting the date and time	107
Setting the date and time in another time zone (DUAL TIME SETUP)	108
Displaying a picture automatically (SCREEN SAVER)	110
Setting the sleep time (SLEEP)	111
Custom button	112
Setting the custom button	113
Using the custom button	113
7 Printing pictures	114
Direct printing (PictBridge)	115
Using the direct printing function	115
Printing pictures (EASY PRINT)	116
Printing pictures (CUSTOM PRINT)	118
Other print modes and print settings	121
If an error message is displayed	124
Print settings (DPOF)	125
How to make print reservations	125
Single-frame reservation	127
All-frame reservation	128
Resetting print reservation data	129
8 Connecting the camera to a computer	130
Flow	131
Using OLYMPUS Master	132
What is OLYMPUS Master?	132
Installing OLYMPUS Master	133
Connecting the camera to a computer	137
Starting up OLYMPUS Master	138
Displaying camera images on a computer	140
Downloading and saving images	140
Viewing still pictures and movies	142
Printing pictures	143
To download and save images to a computer without using OLYMPUS Master	145
9 Appendix	146
Troubleshooting	147
Error messages	147
Troubleshooting	149
Camera care	156
Battery	157
AC adapter	158
Safety Precautions	159
Glossary of terms	163
10 Miscellaneous	165
Menu list	166
List of factory default settings	175
Functions available in shooting modes and scenes	177