User manual OLYMPUS C-300 ZOOM QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Power off 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. 6 1 Slide the battery compartment lock from to . Inserting the card (SmartMedia) Make sure that: The lens barrier is closed. The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off. [. . . ] to select the picture you want to erase. The monitor turns on. You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them. Open the lens barrier fully. The camera turns on in the shooting mode. 1 2 3 MOVIE Press Press Press Press Press press with the lens barrier closed. to select the picture you want to protect. . The monitor turns on. Position the AF target mark over the subject in the viewfinder. Press Press . . to select MOVIE, then press The monitor turns on and the screen for selecting the shooting mode is displayed. 3 4 The mode menu is displayed. The top menu is displayed. 3 The focus and exposure are locked when the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights up. At this time the sound of the focusing mechanism can be heard from inside the camera, but no picture is being taken. SELECt GO SEt CARD EDIt PLAY Press the shutter button gently (halfway). 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. 4 5 to select the PLAY tab, then press to select . , then INFO MODE%MENU ERASE Playing back movies 1 2 Press with the lens barrier closed. indicator, The monitor turns on. 4 Press the shutter button all the way (fully). The camera takes the picture. 5 Press press to select YES, then . ERASE YES NO SELECt GO Playing back still pictures 1 2 3 Press Press Press with the lens barrier closed. to cancel playback. Jumps to the picture 10 frames behind. The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. The top menu is displayed. The selected picture is protected. To close the menu, press again. SEt CARD EDIt PLAY Press to display the desired picture with the then press . to select MOVIE PLAYBACK. 6 Press press to select ON, then . OFF ON The picture is erased and the menu is closed. 3 4 5 The movie is played back after the orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder blinks and the camera accesses the movie data. When the movie reaches the end, the display returns automatically to the beginning of the movie. · 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. · 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. The monitor and camera turn off. Press to display the MOVIE PLAYBACK menu. [. . . ] Lets you combine two still pictures taken in succession into one picture. Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source. CARD tab CARD SETUP SETUP tab* Formats a card. [. . . ]