User manual OLYMPUS C-3020 ZOOM

[. . . ] Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. For customers in Europe "CE" mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection. For customers in North and South America For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number : C-3020ZOOM Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc. Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York 11747-3157 U. S. A. [. . . ] Reverses blacks and whites in the image. In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CAMERA T FUNCTION T Select a mode, then press to complete the setting. Setting limitations and Default settings (Function shooting) The setting for the Function shooting differs depending on the shooting mode concerned as shown below. Mode dial (Mode menu) S-Prg P A/S/M/ Setting limitation OFF, BLACK&WHITE or SEPIA is available. OFF Factory default setting For the S-Prg mode, the change in one mode is forcibly applied to the other modes in the S-Prg mode. For the P and A/S/M modes, the change in one shooting mode is forcibly applied to other shooting modes as well. For mode, the setting can be changed separately from other shooting modes. ~ Continued on next page 109 FUNCTION -- Taking black & white or sepia-toned pictures (Cont. ) Chapter 5 TIPS If letters do not show clearly with WHITE BOARD or BLACK BOARD T Use exposure compensation (P. 120). When WHITE/BLACK BOARD are selected, the flash is automatically set to off (Flash override mode) (P. WB (white balance) and (white balance compensation) cannot be used in Function shooting. 110 Panorama shooting Chapter 5 You can take advantage of panorama shooting with Olympus CAMEDIAbrand SmartMedia cards. (Non-Olympus cards do not support this feature. ) Panorama shooting lets you connect images with overlapping edges into a single panoramic image, using the CAMEDIA Master software that comes with the camera. 1 In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CAMERA T PANORAMA. at which edge (top/bottom/right/left) you want The direction is displayed. For connecting pictures from left to right. For connecting pictures from bottom to top. edges of take pictures. 4 Make sure that theand white images overlap, thenthose yourby the first Focus, exposure balance are fixed to set picture. Do not select an extremely bright subject (such as the sun) for the first picture. Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. Shutter button Shutter button Decide the composition of each picture so that the left (right for connecting pictures from right to left) edge of the new picture and the right (left for connecting pictures from right to left) edge of the previous picture overlap exactly. ~ Continued on next page 111 Panorama shooting (Cont. ) Chapter 5 to shooting. 5 Press on finish panorama screen disappear, and the camera returns Frames the edges of the to the normal shooting mode. Setting limitations and Default settings (Panorama shooting) The setting for the Panorama shooting differs depending on the shooting mode concerned as shown below. Mode dial (Mode menu) S-Prg Setting limitation Factory default setting (­: No setting) Available ­ P A/S/M/ Panorama shooting does not work in the Movie mode. Available ­ Panorama shooting does not work in the A/S/M/ mode. During panorama shooting, the flash is disabled. The Panorama mode is only available with the OLYMPUS CAMEDIA-brand SmartMedia cards. To connect each picture, the CAMEDIA Master software that comes with this camera is required. Your computer's memory may be insufficient to perform the panorama editing if you take too many panorama pictures in the HQ/SHQ modes. Images are saved in JPEG format when panorama shooting is done in the TIFF mode. [. . . ] The EV then increases by 1 each time the aperture increases by one F stop or the shutter speed increases by one increment. The exposure is determined by the time the shutter is open (shutter speed) and the amount of light that passes through the lens (aperture). ISO A method for indicating film speed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (e. g. Higher ISO values indicate greater sensitivity to light, so images can be exposed even in low-light conditions. [. . . ]