User manual OLYMPUS C-3020 ZOOM

[. . . ] REFERENCE MANUAL 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. For customers in Europe "CE" mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection. [. . . ] For the Movie mode, Digital ESP or Spot metering is available. The P and A/S/M/ modes allow you to select any Metering mode. However, change in one shooting mode is forcibly applied to other shooting modes except for mode. For mode, the setting can be changed separately from other shooting modes. 108 FUNCTION -- Taking black & white or sepia-toned pictures Chapter 5 Lets you add special effects to your pictures during shooting. BLACK&WHITE : Takes pictures in black and white. WHITE BOARD : Pictures are in black and white, with black letters on white backgrounds emphasized to make them easier to read. BLACK BOARD : Same as WHITE BOARD, but for white letters on black backgrounds. Reverses blacks and whites in the image. In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CAMERA T FUNCTION T Select a mode, then press to complete the setting. Setting limitations and Default settings (Function shooting) The setting for the Function shooting differs depending on the shooting mode concerned as shown below. Mode dial (Mode menu) S-Prg P A/S/M/ Setting limitation OFF, BLACK&WHITE or SEPIA is available. Any of the 5 function-shooting modes are available. OFF Factory default setting For the S-Prg mode, the change in one mode is forcibly applied to the other modes in the S-Prg mode. For the P and A/S/M modes, the change in one shooting mode is forcibly applied to other shooting modes as well. For mode, the setting can be changed separately from other shooting modes. ~ Continued on next page 109 FUNCTION -- Taking black & white or sepia-toned pictures (Cont. ) Chapter 5 TIPS If letters do not show clearly with WHITE BOARD or BLACK BOARD T Use exposure compensation (P. 120). When WHITE/BLACK BOARD are selected, the flash is automatically set to off (Flash override mode) (P. WB (white balance) and (white balance compensation) cannot be used in Function shooting. 110 Panorama shooting Chapter 5 You can take advantage of panorama shooting with Olympus CAMEDIAbrand SmartMedia cards. (Non-Olympus cards do not support this feature. ) Panorama shooting lets you connect images with overlapping edges into a single panoramic image, using the CAMEDIA Master software that comes with the camera. 1 In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CAMERA T PANORAMA. The arrow pad to choose 3 Press theto connect images. at which edge (top/bottom/right/left) you want The direction is displayed. For connecting pictures from left to right. For connecting pictures from bottom to top. edges of take pictures. 4 Make sure that theand white images overlap, thenthose yourby the first Focus, exposure balance are fixed to set picture. Do not select an extremely bright subject (such as the sun) for the first picture. [. . . ] Photographs (images) shot using this camera are recorded onto the SmartMedia card in JPEG format when the Record mode is set to SHQ, HQ or SQ. By downloading these images to a personal computer, users can edit them using graphics application software or view the images using an Internet web browser. ~ Continued on next page 201 Chapter 12 Glossary of terms (Cont. ) Chapter 12 M (Manual) Mode The user sets both the aperture and shutter speed. My (Image) Mode This mode allows you to register your original shooting mode where you can use variable menu functions set according to your preference. P (Program) Mode Also called Program AE mode. [. . . ]