User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA D-150

[. . . ] 1Zoom C-1 150Zoom D-150 Reference Manual Thank you for purchasing this Olympus digital camera. Before using your new digital camera, please carefully read this Reference Manual and separately provided "Safety Precautions" and "Battery Handling Precautions". We recommend that you take test shots to make sure that the camera functions properly before taking important photographs. 2 Read the Following Before Use This section provides important information about using this digital camera. Before using the camera, please be sure to read the following. About this manual The information contained in this manual may be subject to change without notice. [. . . ] Slide the zoom lever to The image will be grainy when the digital zoom is used. ADVANCED SHOOTING FEATURES 61 Shooting a Close Subject (Macro Shooting) It is recommended to use the Macro mode when shooting a subject at a distance of less than 0. 5 m/1. 6 ft. Arrow pad Operating Procedure Check that the lens barrier is open. 1 /3 AUTO OFF OFF END OK 1. Select DIGITAL ZOOM SELECT OK/menu button. [The monitor shows the Shooting mode menu 1/3. or Shooting mode menu 1/3 screen OK/menu button 1/3 AUTO OFF OFF END OK 3. Select "ON" by pressing the arrow pad key. or 4. Press the DIGITAL ZOOM SELECT Shooting mode menu 1/3 screen OK/menu button. [The monitor turns on so you can compose close-up images in the monitor. can also be displayed by pressing the ( ) arrow pad key when the lens barrier is open. Pressing the arrow pad key switches the Macro mode to On or Off. The setting menu disappears after a moment when no operation is performed. OFF In the Macro mode, keep the distance between the camera and subject between about 0. 2 m/8 in. Otherwise, correct shooting may not be possible due to errors in focus and exposure. When the camera is less than 0. 2 m/8 in. from the subject, the shutter will not release because autofocus is not possible. In macro shooting, shadows may be conspicuous or correct exposure may not be achieved. Always check your image on the monitor after macro shooting. Be sure to observe the monitor, not the viewfinder, in the Macro mode. The Macro mode is automaticaly canceled when the camera is tured off. 62 ADVANCED SHOOTING FEATURES Using the Self-Timer You can shoot images with self-timer operation. This is useful for taking pictures with yourself included in the image. Fix the camera securely on a tripod, etc. , before self-timer shooting. Arrow pad 1/3 AUTO OFF OFF END OK Operating Procedure Check that the lens barrier is open. DIGITAL ZOOM SELECT 1. Press the OK/menu button OK/menu button. [The monitor shows the Shooting mode menu 1/3. or or Shooting mode menu 1/3 screen 2. [. . . ] 92 Setting to prevent accidental erasure of image data saved on P. 50 a card. SPECIFICATIONS/GLOSSARY OF TERMS 107 R Record mode Three types of Record modes can be selected according to the desired image resolution. When the Record mode is set for higher image quality, the image file size increases and the number of shootable images per card decreases. The SQ (Standard Quality) mode is good for images that will be attached to e-mail while the SHQ (Super-High Quality) mode is best for images that will be printed out at a large size or retouched on a PC. [. . . ]