Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1200 Olympus
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DIGITAL CAMERA Instruction Manual Getting to know your camera better Quick Start Guide Get started using your camera right away. Button operations Menu operations Printing pictures Using OLYMPUS Master ( Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera.
2 EN Contents Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations. Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer. Find out more about camera operations and how to take better pictures.
EN 3 Quick Start Guide Gather these items (box contents) ( Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Digital Camera Strap LI-42B Lithium Ion Battery LI-40C Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2 Software CD-ROM Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual) and warranty card.
4 EN Quick Start Guide Prepare the camera a. Charge the battery. ( Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery and an xD-Picture Card (optional). 2 1 3 Charging Indicator Light On (Red): Charging Light Off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx.
EN 5 Prepare the camera Quick Start Guide ( You can shoot pictures with this camera even without using an optional xD- Picture Card™ (hereinafter referred to as “the card”). If you shoot pictures with this camera without using an xD-Picture Card, the pictures will be recorded in the internal memory.
6 EN Quick Start Guide Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to K . Still picture shooting modes b. Press the o button. ( To turn off the camera, press the o button once again. K This function allows you to shoot with the camera’s automatic settings.
EN 7 Quick Start Guide Set date and time a. Press the 1 F button and the 2 Y button to select [Y]. • The first two digits of the year are fixed. b. Press the 3 # button. c. Press the 1 F button and the 2 Y button to select [M]. d. Press the 3 # button.
8 EN Set date and time Quick Start Guide e. Press the 1 F button and the 2 Y button to select [D]. f. Press the 3 # button. g. Press the 1 F button and the 2 Y button to select the hours and minutes. • The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. h.
EN 9 Quick Start Guide Take a picture a. Hold the camera c. Shoot Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus Shutter Button (Pressed halfway) When the focus and exposure are locked, the green lamp lights up, and the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed.
10 EN Quick Start Guide View pictures a. Set the mode dial to q . a. Press the 4 & button and the 3 # button to display the picture that you want to erase. b. Press the f / S button. c. Press the 1 F button to select [YES] and press the e button to erase the picture.
EN 11 Button operations Button operations Shooting still pictures Set the mode dial to K , h , s or g , and li ghtly press the sh utter button (halfway). When the focus an d exposure are lock ed, the green la mp lights up (focus lock), and the shutter speed and aperture value ar e displayed (only when th e mode dial is set to K , h ).
Button operations 12 EN Set the mode dial to the desir ed shooting or playback mode. The camera determines the op timum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. This function reduces the blur caused by a moving subject or camera mo vement when taking pictures.
Button operations EN 13 Audio is recorded with the movie. The last picture taken is displayed. • Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. • Use the zoom button to switch between cl ose-up playback, index display and calendar display. •P r e s s e to hide the information displayed on the screen fo r 3 seconds during single- frame playback.
Button operations 14 EN Erasing pictures from “My Favorite” • Use the arrow pad to select the pi cture you want to erase, and press f / S . Select [YES], and press e . • Erasing a picture from “My Fa vorite” does not erase the orig inal picture recorded in the internal memory or to the card.
Button operations EN 15 Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Optical zoom ratio: 3× Playback mode: Changing the picture display Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback 7 P [ IN I N ] 4 4 [ ] HQ HQ 4000 4000 × 3000 3000 P [ IN I N ] 4 4 [ ] HQ HQ 4000 4000 × 3000 3000 Zoom out: Press W on the zoom button.
Button operations 16 EN Press 1 F in shooting mode, an d then use the arrow pad 43 to select a picture in your desired brightness and press e . • Adjustable from -2.0EV to +2.0 EV Press 3 # in shooting mode to select the flash setting. Press e to confirm your selection.
Button operations EN 17 Press q in shooting mode to switch to playback mode and display the last picture taken. Press q again or press the shu tter button halfway to re turn to shooting mode. g “ q Viewing still pictures/Selecti ng playback mode” (P.
Button operations 18 EN Changing the information displays Press g / E to change the display in the following order. *1 This is not displayed when the mode dial is set to n or R . *2 This is not displayed wh en a movie is selected. Displaying the menu guide With menu or function it em highlighted, hold down g / E to display the menu guide.
EN 19 Menu operations Menu operations Pressing m displays the top menu on the monitor. • The items displayed on the top me nu differ according to the mode. • When [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], [E DIT], [ERASE], or [SET UP] is selected, the menu corresponding to the respective functions is displayed.
Menu operations 20 EN This explains how to use the menus with the [AF MODE] setting as an example. 1 Set the mode dial to K . 2 Press m to display the top menu. Select [CAMERA MENU] and press e to confirm your selection. • [AF MODE] is one of the selections on the [CAMERA MENU].
Menu operations EN 21 • Some functions are not av ailable in certain modes. g “Functions available in shooti ng modes and scen e modes” (P. 62) g “SETUP menus” (P.
Menu operations 22 EN It restores shooting functions ba ck to default setting s. The mode dial mu st not be set to g . Functions restored to th e factory default settings • An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required for shooting. • When the card capacity is insufficient, this function ca nnot be selected.
Menu operations EN 23 [COMBINE IN CAMERA 1] Take pictures automatically fo r a panoramic picture and combi ne the pictures for a single panoramic picture using your camera.
Menu operations 24 EN [COMBINE IN PC] Create a panoramic picture using the OLYMPU S Master softwar e from the provided CD-ROM. Use the arrow pad to specify at which edge you wa nt to connect the pictur es, and then compose your shots so that the edges of the pictures overlap.
Menu operations EN 25 [ e SHOOT & SELECT1]/[ f SHOOT & SELECT2] • These scene modes allow you to take sequen tial pictures by hold ing down the shutter button. After shooting the pictur es, select the ones you want to erase by marking them with a R and press S to erase them.
Menu operations 26 EN You can take a sequence of pi ctures at one time by holding down the shutter button. The camera will take pictures continuously until you release the shutter button. • When [ W ] is selected, the followin g setting restrictions apply.
Menu operations EN 27 • There may be cases in which the camera cannot focus on a face even if [FACE DETECT] is selected. When activated [ON], the camera will record ab out 4 seconds of audio after the picture is taken. When recording, aim the camera microphone at the source of the sound you want to record.
Menu operations 28 EN • The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ). • Set [BGM] to [ON] or [OFF]. • Select the transition effect between pictures from [TYPE]. • Only the first frame of each movie is displayed. • After setting [BGM] and [TYPE], press e to start the slideshow.
Menu operations EN 29 Operations during movie playback •P r e s s e to pause the playback. Operations during pause • To resume the movie, press e . • To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press m . The recorded image is correc ted and saved as a new one.
Menu operations 30 EN This function registers your favo rite still pictures in the internal memory as separate still pictures. You can register up to 9 favorite pictures. g “ P Viewing “My Favorite”” (P. 13) • Use the arrow pad to sele ct a picture, and press e .
Menu operations EN 31 This function lets you select a frame, integrate the frame with an image, and save it as a new picture. • Select a frame with 43 and press e . • Select the picture to be inte grated with the frame with 43 , and press e . (Press 12 to turn the pi cture 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degr ees counterclockwise.
Menu operations 32 EN This function lets you alter your subject’s facial ex pression to create an en tirely new picture. This feature is applicable on the lar gest and/or closest face in the fr ame. The subject must be facing towards the camera. • Select the picture with 43 , and press e .
Menu operations EN 33 Protected pictures cannot be er ased with [ERASE], [SEL.IMAGE], or [ALL ERASE], but they ar e all erased by formatting. • Select the picture with 43 , and protect it by selecting [ON] with 12 . You can protect several frames in succession.
Menu operations 34 EN • Use the arrow pad to sele ct the picture, and press e to add R . •P r e s s e again to cancel the selection. • When all individual pictures to be erased have been marked, press f / S . • Select [YES], and press e . • Select [YES], and press e .
Menu operations EN 35 You can select a language for on-screen disp lay. Available language s vary depending on where you purchased this camera. You can add other languages to your camera with the provided OLYMPUS Master software. • Select [2] and press 3 to set a still picture in the internal memory or card as the startup screen.
Menu operations 36 EN File names and their folder na mes for recorded pictures are automatically generated by the camera. File names and folder names respectively include file numbers (0001 to 9999) and folder names (100 to 999), and are named as follows.
Menu operations EN 37 • The first two digits of the year are fixed. • The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. • To set the time precisely, with the cursor at either “m inute” or [Y/M/D], press e as the time signal strikes 00 seconds. • The date format is the same as that set with [ X ].
Menu operations 38 EN Operating, shutting off and checking the alarm • Operating the alarm: Turn off the camera . The alarm only operates when the camera is off. • Shutting off the alarm: While the alarm is sounding, pres s any button to shut off the alarm and turn off the camera.
EN 39 Printing pictures Printing pictures By connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer, you can print out pictures directly. Select the pictures you want to print and the number of prints on the camera’s monitor. To find out if your print er is compatible with Pi ctBridge, refer to the prin ter’s instruction manual.
Printing pictures 40 EN 3 Press q / < . • Printing starts. • When printing is finished, the picture selection screen is displayed. To print another picture, press 43 to select a picture, and press q / < . • When you are finished, disconnect the USB cable from the camera with the picture selection screen displayed.
Printing pictures EN 41 Note • If the [PRINTPAPER] screen is not displayed, [SIZE], [BORDERLESS] and [PICS/SHEET] are set to the standard. Press 43 to select the picture you wa nt to print. You can also us e the zoom button and select a picture from the index display.
Printing pictures 42 EN 4 Select [PRINT], and press e . • Printing starts. • When printing is finished, the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen is displayed. To cancel printing 5 In the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen, press m . • A message is displayed. 6 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera.
Printing pictures EN 43 Note • DPOF reservations set by another device cann ot be c hanged by this camera. Make changes using the original device. If a card contains DP OF reservations set by another device, entering reservations using this camera may overwrite the previous reservations.
Printing pictures 44 EN Reserves all the pictures stored on the card. The number of prints is set at one print per picture. 1 Press m in the playback mode a nd display the top menu. 2 Select [PRINT ORDER] [ U ], and press e . 3 Select the date and time setting, and press e .
EN 45 Using OLYMPUS Master Using OLYMPUS Master Using the USB cable provided with your camera, you can connect the camera and computer and download (transfer) the im ages to your comput er using the OLYMPUS Master software, also provided with the camera.
46 EN Using OLYMPUS Master Before installing the OLYMPUS Master software, please confirm that your computer is compatible with the follo wing system requirements. For newer operating syst ems, please refer to th e Olympus web site as shown on the back cover of this manual.
EN 47 Using OLYMPUS Master Windows 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • The OLYMPUS Master setup screen is displayed. • If the screen is not displayed, double-click the “My Computer” icon and click the CD-ROM icon. 2 Select the display language and click the “OLYMPUS Master 2” button.
48 EN Using OLYMPUS Master Macintosh 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • The CD-ROM window is displayed. • If the CD-ROM window is not displayed, double-click the CD-ROM icon on the desktop. 2 Double-click the “Setup” icon on the desktop.
EN 49 Using OLYMPUS Master 4 The camera is recognized by the computer. • Windows When you connect the camera to your computer for the first time, the computer attempts to recognize the camera. Click “OK” to exit the message that is displayed. The camera is recognized as a “Removable Disk”.
50 EN Using OLYMPUS Master 4 Click “Browse images now”. • The downloaded images are displayed in the browse window. To disconnect the camera 1 Make sure that the card access lamp has stopped blinking. 2 Make the following preparations for disconnecting the USB cable.
EN 51 Using OLYMPUS Master 1 Click the “Album” tab on the browse window and select the album that you want to view. • The selected album image is displayed in the thumbnail area. 2 Double-click the still picture thumbnail that you want to view. • OLYMPUS Master switches to the image edit window and the picture is enlarged.
52 EN Using OLYMPUS Master Please take care that your battery is fully charged! 1 Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet. 2 Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the computer. 3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the camera’s USB connector.
EN 53 Getting to know your camera better Getting to know your camera better The battery is not fully charged • Charge the battery with the charger. The battery is temporarily unable to function beca use of the cold • Battery performance declines in low temperat ures, and the charge m ay not be sufficient to turn on the camera.
54 EN Getting to know your camera better The camera has been used in the same conditions fr om the time of purchase • No date and time have been set for the camera at the time of purchase. Set the date and time before using the camera. g “Turn the camera on” (P.
EN 55 Getting to know your camera better Be sure to hold the camera firmly with both ha nds and press the shutter button slowly so as to avoid moving the camera. You can also redu ce blur by setting the mode dial to h before shooting the picture. g “ h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization” (P.
56 EN Getting to know your camera better • Panning along the ca mera central axis reduces picture misalignment. When you shoot close subjects, panning along the axis of the tip of the lens gives good results.
EN 57 Getting to know your camera better Number of storable still pictures and recording length of movies Still pictures Movie • When using a non-Olympus card or a card used for other purposes with a computer, etc., use the [FORMAT] function to format the card.
58 EN Getting to know your camera better This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status. • Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete the battery power.
EN 59 Getting to know your camera better • This camera retains the settings (except for AUTO , h , and s ) even after the power is turned off. To return the settings to default settings, execute [RESET].
60 EN Getting to know your camera better • Press W on the zoom button to view the pictures as thumbnails (index display) or in a calendar format (calendar display). g “Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback” (P. 15) • Once sound is added to a picture, it is not po ssible to erase the sound.
EN 61 Getting to know your camera better CARD-COVER OPEN The battery/card compartment cover is open. Close the battery/card compartment cover. g BATTERY EMPTY The battery is empty. Charge the battery. The data in the card cannot be read. Or, the card is not formatted.
62 EN Getting to know your camera better Some functions cannot be set in certain shooting modes. Fo r more details, refer to the table below. indicates a restriction to the respective function of each s mode. g “Functions available in shooting scenes” (P.
EN 63 Getting to know your camera better Functions available in shooting scenes *1 [ ! ] is not available. *2 [AUTO] and [ ! ] are not available. *3 [ % ] is not available. *4 Only an image quality at [2048 × 1536] or lower is available. *5 The image quality is fixed at [640 × 480].
64 EN Appendix Appendix Exterior: • Wipe gently with a soft cloth. If the camera is very dirty, soak the cloth in mild soapy water and wring well. Wipe the camera with the dam p cloth and then dr y it with a dry cloth. If you have used the camera at the beach, use a cloth soaked in clean water and wrung well.
EN 65 Appendix The representative supply voltage and plug type are describ ed in this chart. Depending on the area, differ ent types of plugs and s upply voltages are used. Attention: Power cord meeting demands from each country shall be used. - For only the United States Use a UL Listed, 1.
66 EN Appendix Pictures can be recorde d on the optional card. The internal memory and card are the camera’s media for re cording pictures, similar to film in a film camera. Pictures recorded to the internal memory or card can be easily erased on the camera or processed using a computer.
EN 67 Appendix An AC adapter is useful for ti me-consuming tasks su ch as image download s to a computer or when running a slideshow for a long period of time. To use an AC adapter for this camera, the multi-adapter (CB-MA1/ac cessory) is required. Do not use any other AC ad apter with this camera.
68 EN Appendix Read All Instructions — Before you use the product, read all operating instructions. Save all manuals and documentation for future reference. Cleaning — Always unplug this product from the wall outle t before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for cleaning.
EN 69 Appendix WARNING ( Do not use the camera near flammable or explosive gases. ( Do not use the flash and LED on people (infants, small children, etc.) at close range. • You must be at least 1 m (3 ft.) away from the faces of your s ubjects. Firing the flash too close to the subject’s eyes could cause a momentary loss of vision.
70 EN Appendix • To prevent causing battery leaks or damaging their terminals, carefully follow all instructions regarding the use of batteries. Never attempt to di sassemble a battery or modify it in any way, by soldering, etc.
EN 71 Appendix • This camera uses a lithium ion batte ry specified by Olympus. Do not use any other type of battery. For safe and proper use, read the battery’s instru ction manual carefully before using it. • If the battery’s terminals get wet or greasy, camera co ntact failure may result.
72 EN Appendix All rights reserved. No part of these written materials or this software ma y be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electroni c or mechanical, including photocopying and recording or the use of any type of information storage and retrie val system, without the prio r written permissi on of Olympus.
EN 73 Appendix . • IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. • Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. • Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc. • xD-Picture Card™ is a trademark.
74 EN Appendix SPECIFICATIONS ( Camera Product type : Digital camera (for recording and playback) Digital recording, JPEG (in accordance with Design rule for Camera File system (DCF)) Recording system Still pictures : Applicable standards : Exif 2.
EN 75 Appendix ( Lithium ion battery (LI-42B) Product type : Lithium ion rechargeable battery Standard voltage : DC 3.7 V Standard capacity : 740 mAh Battery life : Approx.
76 EN Appendix CAMERA DIAGRAM Camera Flash (P. 16) Shutter Button (P. 9, 11) Self-Timer Lamp (P. 16, 58) Lens (P. 11, 64) Zoom Button (P. 15) f / S Button (Shadow Adjustment Technology/Erase) (P. 10, 17) Arrow Pad ( 1243 ) (P. 14) e Button (P. 14) Strap Eyelet (P.
EN 77 Appendix ( Monitor - Shooting mode Monitor Symbols & Icons Item Indication Ref. Page 1 Shooting modes h , P , B , F , D , G , etc. P. 12, 14, 24 2 Battery check e = full power, f = low power P. 61 3 Green lamp { = Auto Focus Lock P. 9, 11, 58 4 Flash standby # (Lit) P.
78 EN Appendix ( Monitor - Playback mode 25 Shadow Adjustment Technology f P. 17 Item Indication Ref. Page 1 Battery check e = full power, f = low power P.
EN 79 Index g / E button ............................................18 1 F button (exposure compensation) ........16 3 # button (flash mode)...............................16 4 & button (macro) ...................................... 16 e button (OK/FUNC) .
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