User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA C-2020 ZOOM

[. . . ] PREPARATIONS BASIC FUNCTIONS MOVIE FUNCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PRINTING PICTURES USING A PERSONAL COMPUTER CAMERA SETTINGS DIGITAL CAMERA MISCELLANEOUS C-2020ZOOM Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTlONS Thank you for purchasing the Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to obtain optimum performance and a longer service life from the unit. Be sure to retain this manual for future reference. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). [. . . ] · Avoid moving the camera when pressing the Shutter release button to prevent blurry pictures. 33 BASIC OPERATING PROCEDURE 1 A/S /M P F OF Remove the lens cap. The lens will come out and the remaining battery power as well as the number of storable pictures will be displayed on the control panel. The LCD monitor will be turned on. /M OD E PO 1 ER 3 P OFF PO WER Note: · Do not turn on the power without removing the lens cap first. · NEVER open the card cover, eject the card, remove the batteries, or pull the plug while the camera is in operation. · If you do not operate the camera for three minutes, the camera will be set to the stand-by mode. After four hours in the stand-by mode, the power turns off automatically. (Time varies depending on the type of batteries used. ) · The recorded images will remain in the card even after the power is turned off or the batteries are replaced. 34 M / OD E DI A L IA 2 D L 2 W 3 /M A/S After use, set the Mode dial to OFF to turn off the power. · The lens will retract and the display on the LCD monitor and the control panel will disappear. HOW TO USE THE MODE DIAL You can easily turn the camera on or off or change the mode using the Mode dial. Aperture priority Shutter priority Manual Program Power off Movie picture recording /M O D E PO ER A/S /M P OF F P or A/S/M (Still picture recording) (p. 42 ~ 91) With P, the camera selects the optimal aperture and the shutter speed automatically. With A/S/M, you can set the aperture or the shutter speed or both for yourself. 51/52/54) (Movie picture recording) You can shoot movies of up to approx. 106 ~ 129) OFF (Power off) (Display) You can observe the pictures you have taken. IA D L W Display 35 CHECKING THE CARD When the power is turned on in the Record mode, the camera checks the SmartMedia card. Control panel SLOW MF ISO BKT Card error SQ SHQ Viewfinder Green lamp When there is no SmartMedia card in the camera / the card is protected: The Card error indicator on the control panel and the Green lamp blink. SLOW MF ISO BKT SQ SHQ LCD monitor When the card needs to be formatted: The Card error indicator on the control panel lights, and the camera enters the Card format mode. 102) NO YES 36 CHECKING THE BATTERIES When the power is turned on in the Record mode, the remaining battery power will be displayed on the control panel. lights and turns off automatically. You can shoot. blinks and other indicators on the control panel are displayed normally. Battery power is low and batteries should be replaced. blinks and other indicators on the control panel go out. Batteries are dead and should be replaced immediately. Note: · When taking pictures on a special occasion, on a trip, or in cold temperatures, keep spare batteries handy. · When the camera is being operated on batteries that are running low, the camera may emit several short beeps and blink the number of storable pictures on the control panel after you take a shot or when you turn on the power. If this happens, the picture you have just taken will not turn out properly. Replace the batteries and take the picture again. 37 CHECKING THE NUMBER OF STORABLE PICTURES When the power is turned on in the Still Picture Record mode, the number of storable pictures will appear on the control panel. (For movie pictures, the seconds remaining will appear. ) HQ Number or storable pictures · The Green lamp blinks and CARD FULL appears on the LCD monitor when the number reaches 0. 195) · The number of storable pictures varies depending on the selected recording mode. Number of Storable Pictures Recording mode Number of pixels File Memory capacity 2MB 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 640x480 Normal JPEG (highcompression) SQ 1024x768 Normal JPEG (highcompression) HQ SHQ 1600x1200 High JPEG (lowcompression) High JPEG (lowcompression) JPEG (highcompression) JPEG (lowcompression) TIFF (noncompression) 21 40 82 165 331 664 8 16 32 66 132 265 9 18 38 76 153 306 3 6 13 26 53 107 4 8 16 31 64 128 1 2 5 11 22 45 0 0 1 2 5 11 Note: · Because the amount of data used varies depending on the subject, more/fewer pictures than the number shown may be photographed. [. . . ] 172) 62 IA D L Press the Spot/Macro button several times until appears on the control panel. · To cancel the Macro mode, press the Spot/Macro button several times until disappears. 3 Take a picture. Shooting Range: Approx. 8" ~ 31" MACRO + SPOT METERING MODE Use this mode when you want to use the Spot metering mode and your subject is closer than 31". IA L /M OD E 1 2 A/S /M P OF F 1 2 D Set the Mode dial to P or A/S/M. PO 3 ER W Press the Spot/Macro button several times until and appear on the control panel. · To cancel the Macro + Spot metering mode, press the Spot/Macro button so that the icons disappear. 3 Control panel Take a picture. HQ Note: · Unless OFF is selected in All Reset, the setting will be canceled when the power is turned off. [. . . ]