User manual OLYMPUS SUPERZOOM 3000

[. . . ] Before using your SuperZoom3000DLX, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your SuperZoom3000DLX before taking important photographs. INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for purchasing the Olympus SuperZoom3000DLX. MAIN FEATURES Built-in 38mm ~ 110mm 3X zoom lens. Weatherproof Remote control (optional) Versatile functions including AF-P mode to ensure that approaching subjects are in focus. Quarts date or time imprinting. Symbols used in this manual: Incorrect Manual operation Next operation Operation order Automatic operation Operation sound 2 Indicator on Indicator blinking Attention Depress halfway Names and functions of parts . . . . . . [. . . ] Aim at your subject, and press the shutter release button. SELFTIMER Notes: The focus and exposure wiII be locked when the shutter release button is depressed halfway. 38 After the shutter is released, the camera wiII return to the Normal mode. To cancel the selftimer after it has been activated, press the /REMOTE button again. The shutter will be released 12 seconds later. REMOTE CONTROL (optional) Press the /REMOTE button. is displayed on the LCD panel. Aim the remote control at the camera, and press the button. The shutter will be released after 3 seconds. After shooting, press the / REMOTE button again to cancel the selftimer/remote control mode. Notes: Use the remote control within the above range. The camera will focus on the subject directly in front of it. 39 PRINTING THE DATE AND TIME Choose the desired mode with the MODE button. No data Year-month-day Month-day-year Day-month-year Day-hour-minute The quartz date shares the power source with the main unit. Make sure to correct the data after the batteries are replaced. The data is imprinted in the lower right of the picture. If there is something whitish or tinged with orange where the data is imprinted, the data may be difficult to read. The mode will switch in the described order by pressing the MODE button. 40 CORRECTING THE DATA Press the MODE button for two seconds or longer. Press the mode button again to choose the data to be corrected until it starts blinking. And press the SET button to correct the data. The year indication will start blinking. If you press the button once, the number on display will advance by 1. And if you keep it pressed, the numbers will run through in rapid succession. Note: As you press the mode button, the blinking indication changes in the order of year, month, day, hour, and minute. The data correction will be finished when the mode button is pressed again. 41 CARING FOR YOUR WEATHERPROOF CAMERA This camera is weatherproof. However, it is not designed for underwater use. Please note the following warnings and use the camera correctly. CAMERA MAINTENANCE Splashing water At the seaside Rain 42 attempt to take pictures underwater. Do not submerge the camera or Do not wash the camera. Rubber gaskets are located Check the gaskets for wear and carefully remove any sand and dust to maintain a weatherproof seal. inside the rear of the camera. If the camera has been splashed by water, etc. , clean the camera with a dry cloth as soon as possible. Do not touch the rubber gasket on the battery compartment cover or the rubber gasket on the camera back with excessive force. Gaskets should be replaced after approximately three years, although they may require replacement earlier than that depending on use and wear. If the gaskets are damaged or need replacement, contact your nearest Olympus service center. 43 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q: How long will the batteries last?A: If you use 24 exposure rolls of film and use the flash on half of all your pictures two new 3V lithium batteries (DL123A/CR123A) will last for 30 or more rolls of film If you do not use the flash and zoom very often the batteries will last much longer. A: Wipe the lens gently with a soft clean cotton cloth that has been moistened with a small amount of lens cleaning fluid. Q: When does the camera measure and set the exposure?A: When the shutter release button is depressed halfway the camera measures both the exposure and focus and locks 44 them as long as the shutter release button remains halfway depressed. Q: Why did my camera make a loud noise and retract the lens right after I replaced the batteries?A: Because you replaced the batteries while the power was on Be sure to switch off the power before replacing the batteries. [. . . ] Exposure control: Programmed automatic exposure control. 3-zone light metering, switchable to spot metering. Auto exposure range: Wide-angle -- EV2. 9 (F3. 8, 2 sec. ) to EV16. 2 (F12, 1/500 sec. ), For film with less than ISO 50, film speed is set to ISO 100. (Automatically advances to first frame when camera back is closed). [. . . ]