User manual OLYMPUS STYLUS 500 DIGITAL ADVANCED MANUAL

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA Advanced Manual Detailed explanations of all the functions for getting the most out of your camera. Basic Operation Basic Shooting Advanced Shooting Playing Back Printing Online Pictures Camera Settings 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. [. . . ] NTSC North America, Taiwan, Korea, Japan PAL European countries, China, other Asian countries The default setting differs according to the region where you purchase the camera. 6 Playback 85 Information display This function lets you display detailed shooting information on the monitor for approx. For details of the information displayed, see "Monitor indications" (P. 163). Mode dial Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [INFO] [OFF] / [ON] g"Menus" (P. 15) 10 100-0030 100 0030 HQ SIZE : 2560 1920 +2. 0 5 ISO400 ISO400 '05. 02. 16 15:30 30 10 100-0030 100 0030 HQ '05. 02. 16 15:30 30 When [INFO] is on When [INFO] is off Note 6 Playback · If the picture has been taken with a different camera, setting [INFO] to on in q mode only displays the date and time, frame number and battery check indication. · If [u] is set, the histogram is displayed regardless of whether [INFO] is set to on or off. 86 Histogram When viewing still pictures, you can display a histogram showing the luminance components. The histogram display can be set separately for shooting mode and playback mode. g"Histogram" (P. 49) Mode dial Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [u] [OFF] / [ON] g"Menus" (P. 15) HQ +2. 0 5 ISO100 ISO100 '05. 02. 16 15:30 30 Histogram display Note · The histogram displayed during shooting may differ from the histogram displayed during playback. · The histogram may not appear when you play back pictures shot on another camera. 6 Playback 87 Protecting pictures You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them. Protected pictures cannot be erased but they are all erased by formatting. Select the picture that you want to protect and display the top menu. Mode dial Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [0] [OFF] / [ON] g"Menus" (P. 15) Mode dial Top menu [ALBUM MENU] [0] [OFF] / [ON] g"Menus" (P. 15) · To cancel protection, select [OFF] and press e. 6 Playback Displayed when a picture is protected. Erasing pictures This function erases recorded pictures. Pictures can be erased either one at a time or all the pictures on the card. Note · You cannot erase protected pictures. Cancel protection before erasing such pictures. · Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. g"Protecting pictures" (P. 88) 88 Erasing pictures Single-frame erase Select the picture that you want to erase and display the top menu. Mode dial Top menu [ERASE] g"Menus" (P. 15) 1 Select [YES] and press e. · The picture is erased and the menu is exited. · To cancel single-frame erase, select [NO] and press e. SELECT ERASE YES NO GO OK All-frame erase This function erases all the pictures on the card. Mode dial Top menu [MODE MENU] [CARD] [ALL ERASE] g"Menus" (P. 15) 6 Playback 1 Select [YES] and press e. · All the pictures are erased. ALL ERASE CAUTION ERASING ALL YES NO SELECT GO OK 89 Formatting This function lets you format the memory card. Formatting prepares cards to receive data. Before using non-OLYMPUS cards or cards which have been formatted on a computer, you must format them with this camera. All existing data, including protected pictures, are erased when the card is formatted. Make sure that you save or transfer important data to a computer before formatting the card. Mode dial Top menu [MODE MENU] [CARD] [FORMAT] g"Menus" (P. 15) 1 Select [YES] and press e. · The [BUSY] bar is displayed while the card is formatted. FORMAT CAUTION ERASING ALL YES NO SELECT GO OK 6 Playback Note · Do not do any of the following during formatting as such actions may damage the card. [. . . ] IMAGE NO OFF 0° < OFF OFF SOFT FOCUS FISHEYE BLACK & WHITE 11 Miscellaneous 157 List of factory default settings SEPIA Q P INDEX SCREEN SETUP VOLUME G SEPIA 640 x 480 P INDEX OK LOW 9 Album playback mode UNDO ENTRY ERASE 0 y SELECT TITLE IMAGE < SEL. IMAGE OFF 0° OK < Others ALL ERASE FORMAT ALL RESET W PW ON SETUP COLOR s NO NO ON ENGLISH SCREEN: OFF, VOLUME: OFF NORMAL NORMAL Y-M-D 2004. 01. 01 00:00 NTSC or PAL* LOW Miscellaneous X VIDEO OUT 8 * Setting differs according to the region where the camera is sold. 11 158 Scene and shooting functions Some settings may not be avajlable depending on the shooting mode. For details, refer to the table below. Shooting mode Function & % # B P l k i h j i j k l ­ ­ ­ ­ *1 ­ QUICK VIEW Optical zoom K F *2 *3 WB ESP/ n j ESP ISO DIGITAL ZOOM AF MODE R ­ iESP iESP ­ PANORAMA 2 IN 1 u FORMAT ALL RESET W ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ PW ON SETUP COLOR 8 Miscellaneous SHUTTER SOUND REC VIEW FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING s X 11 VIDEO OUT 159 Scene and shooting functions Shooting mode Function & % # B m R n o p q r s wu n ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ *5 *5 ­ ­ *4 *3 *6 ­ QUICK VIEW Optical zoom K F WB ESP/ n j ­ ­ ­ ­ j j ­ ISO DIGITAL ZOOM AF MODE R PANORAMA 2 IN 1 u ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ FORMAT ALL RESET W ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ PW ON SETUP COLOR Miscellaneous 8 SHUTTER SOUND REC VIEW FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING s X ­ ­ ­ ­ 11 VIDEO OUT *1 Selectable only [Y] and [<] *2 Fixed at wide-angle. *3 Only [1280 × 960] [1024 × 768] and [640 × 480] for SQ2 are selectable. [. . . ]