User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA C-480

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA X-550 D-545 ZOOM C-480 ZOOM Advanced Manual Detailed explanations of all the functions for getting the most out of your camera. Basic Operation Shooting Playing Back Printing Online Pictures Camera Settings Troubleshooting 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. [. . . ] (0001 ­ 9999) Day (01 ­ 31) Month: Jan. = C There are two settings from which you can choose: [RESET] or [AUTO]. Choose the one that is best for you when transferring images to a computer. RESET The file number and folder number are reset every time a new card is inserted in the camera. This method is useful when grouping files on separate cards. Even if a new card is inserted, the folder number and file number are retained from the previous card, so the same file number is not used on different cards. This helps you to manage multiple cards. This method is useful when you want to manage all your files with sequential numbers. AUTO 6 Settings Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [FILE NAME] g"How to use the menus" (P. 16) 1 SETUP MEM PIC CAM Select [RESET] or [AUTO], and press Z. ALL RESET PW ON SETUP REC VIEW FILE NAME RESET AUTO Note · When the File No. · When both the Folder and File No. reach their respective maximum number (999/9999), the number of storable pictures becomes 0 even if the card is not full. Replace the card with a new one. 73 Checking the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING) The pixel mapping feature allows the camera to check and adjust the CCD and image processing functions. It is not necessary to operate this function frequently. Approximately once a year is recommended. Wait at least one minute after taking or viewing pictures to allow for proper performance of the pixel mapping function. Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [PIXEL MAPPING] g"How to use the menus" (P. 16) 1 SETUP MEM PIC CAM When [START] is displayed, press Z. · The [BUSY] bar is displayed during pixel mapping. When pixel mapping is finished, the screen returns to the mode menu. PIXEL MAPPING s X START Note · If you turn the camera off during pixel mapping, start again from Step 1. 6 Settings Adjusting the brightness of the monitor This function lets you adjust the brightness of the monitor to make it easier to see the image. Top menu · In [MODE MENU] : Top menu [SETUP] [s] [s] g"How to use the menus" (P. 16) [SETUP] 1 Adjust the brightness while looking in the monitor, and when you have set the desired level, press Z. · Pressing a brightens the monitor, and pressing c darkens it. SELECT s GO OK 74 Setting the date and time This function lets you set the date and time. The date and time is saved with each picture, and is used in the file name. Top menu · In [MODE MENU] : Top menu [X] [SETUP] [X] g"How to use the menus" (P. 16) 1 Press ac to select one of the following date formats: [Y-M-D] (Year/Month/Day), [M-D-Y] (Month/Day/Year), [D-M-Y] (Day/ Month/Year), and press d. · Move to the year setting. · The following steps show the procedure used when the date and time settings are set to [Y-M-D]. SELECT X 2005 . 01 Y M D 00 : 00 SET GO OK 2 3 4 Press ac to set the year, and press d to move to the month setting. · To move back to the previous setting, press b. [. . . ] 29 J JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 GLOSSARY INDEX 10 135 Index L LANDSCAPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 M Macro mode shooting . . . . . . . . . . 40 MEMORY FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 MODE MENU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Monitor brightness adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Motion-JPEG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 MOVIE PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Movie recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 46 MULTI PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 N NIGHT SCENE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 NIGHT+PORTRAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 NORMAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Number of storable still pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 O OLYMPUS Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 98 Optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 P PANORAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 PictBridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Picture rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 PIXEL MAPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 122 Playback mode . . . . . . . 10, 11, 53 PORTRAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Press fully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Press halfway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 81 PRINT ORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Print settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 PROGRAM AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 PW ON SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 R REC VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36 SCREEN SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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