User manual OLYMPUS STYLUS ZOOM 105

[. . . ] ZOOM 105 DLX Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for purchasing an Olympus 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. DANGER KEEP THE BATTERIES AWAY FROM FIRE. NEVER TRY TO DISASSEMBLE, RECHARGE, OR SHORT CIRCUIT BATTERIES. USED BATTERIES SHOULD BE TREATED AS GENERAL WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. 2 NEVER ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE THE CAMERA; IT CONTAINS A HIGH-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT. IN CASE OF MALFUNCTION, CONSULT YOUR NEAREST OLYMPUS DEALER OR OLYMPUS SERVICE CENTER. Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. [. . . ] Except for the pre-flashes, this mode is the same as the Auto Flash mode. Does not respond to the pre-flashes due to particular individual characteristics. IMPORTANT: Be sure to hold the camera still until the shutter releases. It takes about one second. 32 OFF (Flash Override) When you don't want the flash to fire even in the dark or when you want to shoot such subjects as fireworks. In the Flash-OFF mode, the flash does not fire even in low-light conditions. Use this mode in situations where flash photography is not desired or is prohibited or in twilight or night scenes. Note: Since a slow shutter speed (down to 4 seconds) is automatically selected in low-light situations when in the Flash-OFF mode, the use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blurred pictures caused by shaking the camera. 33 FILL-IN (Forced Activation) When you want to fire the flash every shot. In the FILL-IN Flash mode, the flash fires regardless of available light. For example, this mode can be used to brighten up a subject's shaded face or under artificial lighting such as back-lit, fluorescent light. It may be hard to work under the excessively bright light. 34 NIGHT SCENE To Capture a Night Scene Beautifully Use the Night-Scene Flash mode to properly light the subject in the foreground while leaving the background naturally lit. Note: Since a slow shutter speed (down to 4 seconds) is automatically selected in low-light situations, use a tripod to prevent blurred pictures caused by camera shake. Night-Scene mode cannot be used together with Spot mode. 35 SPOT MODE To Focus and Set the Exposure for a Selected Area. Press the /REMOTE button and flash mode button at the same time. is displayed on the LCD panel. at the same time or close the lens barrier to cancel the spot mode. Press the /REMOTE and flash mode button Position the autofocus mark on your subject, and press the shutter release button halfway. Make sure The green lamp lights, The exposure will be locked in the center of the 36 autofocus mark. Reposition your subject in the picture frame while keeping the shutter release button depressed halfway. Then press the shutter release button fully. Exposure can be adjusted at different points from the autofocus frame using the Spot mode. 37 SELFTIMER To Put Yourself in the Picture Press the /REMOTE button. displayed on the LCD panel. Make sure is Use a tripod to hold the camera securely. Aim at your subject, and press the shutter release button. 2 sec. : Blinks 10 sec. : Selftimer indicator lights The shutter will be released about 12 seconds after the shutter release. Notes: The focus and exposure will be locked when the shutter release button is depressed halfway. To cancel the selftimer after it has been activated, press the /REMOTE button again. 38 REMOTE CONTROL (optional) The optional RC-100 Remote Control is required in the operation below. Press the /REMOTE button. displayed on the LCD panel. After shooting, press the is again to cancel the selftimer/remote control mode. Remote control operation is canceled automatically when not in use for more than about 20 minutes. /REMOTE button 39 Aim the remote control at the camera, and press the button. The shutter will be released after about 3 seconds. Notes: The camera will focus on the subject directly in front of it. The remote control may not work when there is inverted fluorescent light near the camera. Use the remote control within the range shown at left. 40 CORRECTING THE DATA Press the MODE button for two seconds or longer. The year indication will start blinking. Press the SET button to correct the year. If you press the button once, the number on the display will advance by 1. And if you keep it pressed, the numbers will run in rapid succession. 41 Press the MODE button again. The month indication will start blinking. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the hour and minutes. 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. 42 PRINTING THE DATE AND TIME Choose the desired mode with the MODE button. The mode will switch in the described order by pressing the MODE button. The quartz date uses the same power source as the main unit. If there is something whitish or tinged with orange where The data may not be imprinted correctly on the frame(s) after the specified final exposure of the film. No data Year-month-day Month-day-year Day-month-year Day-hour-minute 43 the data is imprinted, the data may be difficult to read. QUESTlONS AND ANSWERS Q: How long will the battery last? CAMERA MAINTENANCE A: A new 3V lithium battery will last for roughly 15 rolls of 24-exposure film on which the flash was used on conditions). If you do not use the flash and zoom very often, the battery will last much longer. half of all the shots (determined under Olympus test Q: Why does the flash get hot? Q: How should I clean the lens?A: Wipe the lens gently with lens cleaning tissue that has been moistened with a small amount of lens Q: Can I mount a filter or hood?A: No, you cannot. cleaning fluid. A: If the flash is used continuously, it may become hot. [. . . ] Set the flash to FILL-IN mode. 59 SPECIFICATIONS Type: Full automatic 35 mm autofocus lens-shutter camera with built-in 38 ~ 105 mm zoom lens. Film format: 35 mm standard DX-coded film (24 x 36 mm) Lens: Olympus lens 38 ~ 105 mm F4. 5 ~ 8. 9, 6 elements in 5 groups. Viewfinder: Real image zoom viewfinder (with autofocus mark, close-up correction marks, autofocus indicator and flash indicator). Exposure control: Programmed automatic exposure control, 3-zone light metering, switchable to spot metering. [. . . ]