User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA X-500

[. . . ] Advanced Manual DIGITAL CAMERA D-590 ZOOM C-470 ZOOM X-500 1 Taking Pictures 2 Viewing 3 Setting Up 4 Printing Pictures 5 Connecting Computer 6 Appendix How to use this manual This manual contains a table of contents, an index and menus to enable you to easily find the topic that you want to use or learn out more about. Using the table of contents gP. 5 All the titles in the manual are listed here, grouped into chapters. The chapters are composed of the shooting, playback, printing, etc. based on their purposes. For example. . . [. . . ] To cancel printing, press a or c to select [CANCEL] and press the OK/MENU button. SELECT PRINT CONTINUE CANCEL GO 126 Printing with PictBridge-compatible printer Exiting direct printing When you have finished printing, disconnect the camera from the printer. With the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen displayed, press b. PRINT MODE SELECT PRINT ALL PRINT MULTI PRINT ALL INDEX EXIT SELECT GO 4 Printing Pictures A message is displayed. REMOVE USB CABLE Unplug the USB cable from the camera. The camera turns off. Unplug the USB cable from the printer. 127 MEMO Printing Pictures 4 128 5 Connecting Computer This chapter describes how to transfer pictures stored on the card to computer, and how to use various functions of OLYMPUS Master. For details, refer to the on-line "Help" and the manual of OLYMPUS Master. 5 Connecting Computer 129 Operational Sequence You can transfer images from the card in the camera to your computer by connecting the camera to the computer with the supplied USB cable. Installing OLYMPUS Master gP. 132 Connecting the camera to computer using supplied USB cable gP. 138 Activating OLYMPUS Master gP. 140 Saving pictures on computer gP. 142 Disconnecting the camera from your computer gP. 143 5 Connecting Computer Use of the AC adapter (sold separately) is recommended when using the camera with a computer. If you use the battery, make sure that it is fully charged. Note that the camera's battery will continuously discharge (use energy) when connected (communicating) with a computer. If the battery power is exhausted, the camera will stop operating and the computer may malfunction and the image data (files) being transferred may be lost. Never open the battery compartment/card cover, or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is connected to a computer. If the camera is connected to a computer via a USB hub, reliable operation cannot be guaranteed. If a malfunction should occur, connect the camera directly to the computer without using the USB hub. Utilizing the images imported in a computer Be sure to copy the images to the computer before editing the images using graphic software. Depending on the application software used, editing images (such as rotating) on the card may cause damage to the file data on the card. If the image data cannot be transferred from the card in the camera connected using the USB cable Depending on the operating system of your computer, using an xD-Picture Card adapter (sold separately) allows you to transfer the image data from the xD-Picture Card to your computer. For details, see OLYMPUS homepage. 130 Using provided OLYMPUS Master software The CD-ROM provided with the camera includes the OLYMPUS Master application software for image editing and organizing your photos and movies. What is OLYMPUS Master? OLYMPUS Master is for use on computers to view, edit and organize the pictures taken with the digital camera. When this software is installed, the following operations can be performed. You can sort out and control the images by displaying them in a chronological index format. Using the shooting date/time or keyword, you can quickly find the desired images. You can edit the images by rotating, reversing, trimming, resizing, or adjusting color balance. You can transfer the image data from the camera or media. You can view the pictures and movies, and you can also enjoy the slideshow and play back the sound. 5 Connecting Computer You can compensate the images with the filter function and compensation function. Using the printer, you can print various items such as the indexes, calendars and post cards. You can compose a panoramic picture using the pictures taken in the panorama mode. For other functions and operations, refer to the on-line "Help" of OLYMPUS Master and the related sections of this manual. 131 Using provided OLYMPUS Master software Installing OLYMPUS Master Check the operating system of your computer before installing OLYMPUS Master. For the compatibility of a new operating system, see OLYMPUS homepage. Operational Environment Windows Operating System CPU RAM Hard disk space Connector Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP Pentium III 500MHz or better 128 MB or greater (256 MB or greater recommended) 300 MB or greater USB port 1024 × 768 dots or higher, 65, 536 colors or higher 5 Connecting Computer Monitor This software is for use on computers with a pre-installed Operating System. For Windows XP systems, only Windows XP Professional/Home Edition is supported. For Windows 2000 systems, only Windows 2000 Professional is supported. If you use Window 98SE, the USB driver is automatically installed. If you install using Windows 2000 Professional/XP, log on as a user with administrators' privileges. QuickTime version 6 or later and Internet Explorer version 6 or later should be installed. 132 Using provided OLYMPUS Master software Macintosh Operating System CPU RAM Hard disk space Connector Monitor Mac OS 10. 2 or later Power PC G3 500MHz or greater 128 MB or greater (256 MB or greater recommended) 300 MB or greater USB port 1024 × 768 dots or higher, 32, 000 colors or higher Macintosh not originally equipped with a USB port, normal operations cannot be guaranteed on computers when the camera is connected using the USB connectors. [. . . ] 86 O OK/MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 P PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]