Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product M 790 SW Olympus
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DIGITAL CAMERA Instruction Manual Getting to know your camera better Quick Start Guide Get started using yo ur camera right away. Button operations Menu operatio ns Printing pict ures Using OLYMPUS Master ( Thank you for pur chasing an Olympus digital camera.
2 EN Contents Test out the fun ctions of the came ra buttons by fol lowing along wi th the illustrations. Learn how to p rint pictures you have taken. Learn how to tran sfer and save pictures to a c omputer. Find out more ab out camera operations and how to take be tter 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 B attery LI-40C Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2 Software CD-ROM Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual), warranty card.
4 EN Quick Sta rt Guide Prepare the camera a. Charge the battery. ( Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery and an xD-Pi cture Card (optional) in the camera. 2 1 3 Charging Indicator Light On (Red): Charging Light Off: Cha rging complete (Charging time: App rox.
EN 5 Prepare the camera Quick Start Guide . ( You can shoot pictures with this ca mera even without using an optional xD- Picture Card™ (hereinafte r referred to as “the c ard”). If an xD-Pictur e Card is not inserted, your pictures will be saved to the internal memory.
6 EN Quick Sta rt 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 Sta rt 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. Horizon tal gri p Vertic al grip b. Focus. Shutter Butt on (Pressed halfway) The green lamp indicates the f ocus and exposure are locked. The shutter speed and aperture value are disp layed.
10 EN Quick Sta rt Guide View pictures a. Set the mode dial to q . a. Press the 4 & button and the 3 # button to displa y 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 o button to erase the picture.
EN 11 Button operations Button operations Shooting still pi ctures Set the mode dial to K , h , s or g , and lig htly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displa yed (only when the mode dial is set to K or h ) .
Button operations 12 EN AF Lock - Locking the focus position When the scene is k H or T , you can lock the focus po sition by pressing 2 . Press 2 again to cancel the AF lock. g “ s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation” (P.
Button operations EN 13 Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ e ffects preview.] optio ns from the [SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview a live, multi- frame window on the monitor showing four differe nt levels of the selected shooting effect .
Button operations 14 EN Erasing pictures f rom “My Favorite” • Use the arrow pad to sel ect the picture you want to erase, and press f / S . Select [YES] , and press o . • Erasing a pictur e from “My Favorite” does not erase the original pict ure recorded in the internal memory or to the card.
Button operations EN 15 Shooting mode: Zoomin g in on your subject Optical zoom rati o: 3× Playback mode: Changing the pict ure display Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback 7 P [ IN I N ] 4 4 [ ] HQ HQ 3072 3072 × 2304 2304 P [ IN I N ] 4 4 [ ] HQ HQ 3072 3072 × 2304 2304 Zoom out: Press W on the zoom butto n.
Button operations 16 EN Press 1 F in shooting mode, use the arro w pad to select the frame with the desired brightness. Press o to confirm your selection. • Adj ustable from -2.0EV to +2.0 EV . Press 3 # in shooting mode to select the flash setting.
Button operations EN 17 Press q in shooting mode to switch to playback mode and display the last pict ure taken. Press q again or press the shutter button halfway to return to shootin g mode. g “ q Viewing still pictures/Select ing playback mode” (P.
Button operations 18 EN Press g to change the display in the following order. *1 This is no t displayed wh en the mode dial is set to n or R . *2 This is not displayed when a movie is selected. With a menu item high lighted, press and hold d own E to display the menu guide which will provide more information on the function or setting.
Button operations EN 19 Hold down Y to turn on the LED illuminator. g “LED ILLUMINATOR Setting the LED illumina tor function” (P. 37) • The LED illumi nator can be turned on even when the camera is off. • If you conduct a button opera tion when the LED illuminator is on, it will be kept on for a maximum of 90 seconds.
20 EN Menu operations Menu operations Pressing m displays the top menu on the monitor. • The items disp layed on the top menu differ according to the mode. • When [CAMERA MENU], [P LAYBACK MENU], [EDIT] , [ERASE], or [SETUP] is selected, the menu corresponding to the respective functions is displayed.
Menu operations EN 21 This explains how to use the menus wit h the [AF MODE] sett ing as an example. 1 Set the mode dial to K . 2 Press m to display the top men u. Select [CAMERA MENU] and press o to confirm your selection. • [AF MODE] is one of the selections on the [CAMERA MENU].
Menu operations 22 EN • Some functi ons are not available in certain modes. g “Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes” (P. 60) g “SETUP menus” (P.
Menu operations EN 23 It restores shooting funct ions back to default settings. The mode dial must not be set to g . Functions res tored to the factor y default settings The scene mode select ion screen displays sample images as well as a description of the shooti ng situation for which it is designed.
Menu operations 24 EN [ e SHOOT & SELE CT1]/[ f SHOOT & SELECT2] • These scene mode s allow you to take sequential pictures by holding down the shutter button. After shooting the pictur es, select the ones you want to erase by marking them with a R and press f / S to erase th em.
Menu operations EN 25 • When [ W ] is selected, t he following se tting restrictions apply. • The flash mode is fixed at [ $ ]. • [ISO] is fixed a t [AUTO]. • [IMAGE QUA LITY] is limited to [2048 × 1536] and lower. • [FINE ZOOM], [DIGITAL ZOOM] and [ R ] are not available.
Menu operations 26 EN When activated [ON], the camera will record abou t 4 seconds of audio after the picture is taken. When recording, aim the camera micropho ne at the source of the sound you want to record. Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic pictur e, using the OLYMPUS Master software from the provided CD-ROM.
Menu operations EN 27 g “SETUP menus” (P. 3 3) “SILENT MODE Turning off camera sounds” (P. 26) • The fa ctory default setting s are displayed in gray ( ). • S et [BGM] to [ ON] or [OFF]. • Select the transition eff ect between pictures fr om [TYPE].
Menu operations 28 EN Select [MOVIE PLAY] from the t op menu, and press o to play back the movie. • You can also playback a movie by selecting a pict ure with the movie icon ( n ) in playback mode and pressing o . Operations during movie pla yback • If you press f / S dur ing movie playback, the stopwatch starts.
Menu operations EN 29 The recorded image is corrected and saved as a new one. • Movies, pict ures shot by another camera, and pr eviously fixed or edited pictures cannot be corrected. • Depen ding on the picture, the editing may not be effective. • Editing an image may cause it to suffer a minor loss in quality.
Menu operations 30 EN This function changes the color of a picture and saves it as a new file. This function lets you select a frame, integr ate the frame with an image, and save it as a new picture. • Select a frame with 43 a nd press o . • Select the picture to be integ rated with the frame with 43 , and press o .
Menu operations EN 31 This function extrac ts 9 frames from a mo vie and save s them as a ne w picture (INDEX) containing thumbnails of each frame. • Select a movie with 43 , and press o .
Menu operations 32 EN Sound is recorded for about 4 seconds. • Select a picture with 43 , and select [Y ES] with 12 , then press o to begin recording. • The [BUSY] bar will be temporarily displayed. Protected pictures can not be erased. Cancel protection before erasing protected pictures.
Menu operations EN 33 All existing data, including pro tected pictures, ar e erased when the internal memory or card is formatted (images registe red to “My Favorite” are not erased). Make sure that you sa ve or transfer importa nt data to a computer before format ting the internal memory or card.
Menu operations 34 EN • Select [2] an d press 3 to set a still picture in the intern al memory or card as the startup screen ([16:9] still pictures cannot be selected). • Select [ MY FAVORITE] and press 3 to set a stil l picture registered in “My Favorite” as the startup screen.
Menu operations EN 35 File names and their folder names for record ed 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 ar e named as follows.
Menu operations 36 EN • The date f ormat is the same as that set with [ X ]. • The first t wo digits of the year are fixed. • The time is displ ayed in the 24-hour format . • When [ X ] has not been set, [ALARM CLOCK] is not available. • When [SILENT MODE] is set to [ON], the alarm will not sound.
Menu operations EN 37 When [SNOOZE] is [OFF], the alarm stops aut omatically and the camera turns off after 1 minute of no o peration. • Checking the alarm set tings: While the camera is off, press g / E / Y to display t he current and alarm set times.
38 EN Printing pictures Printing pictures By connecting the camera to a PictBridge-comp atib le printer, you can print out pict ures directly. Select the picture s you want to print and the numb er of prints on the camera’s monitor. To find out if your printer is compatible with Pict Bridge, refer to the printe r’s instruction manual.
Printing pictures EN 39 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 40 EN 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 want to print. You can also use the zoom button and select a picture from t he index display.
Printing pictures EN 41 4 Select [PRINT], and press o . • Printing starts. • When printing is finished, the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen is displayed. To cancel prin ting 5 In the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen, press m . • A message is displayed. 6 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera.
Printing pictures 42 EN To use print se rvices wit hout using DPOF • Pictures stored in the internal memory cannot be printed at a photo sto re. The pictures need to be copied to a card before taking them. g “BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card” (P.
Printing pictures EN 43 Reserves all the pictures store d on the card. The number of prints is set at one print per pictur e. 1 Press m in the playback mod e and display the top m enu. 2 Select [PRINT ORDER] [ U ], and press o . 3 Select the date and time setting, and press o .
44 EN Using OLYMPUS Master Using OLYMPUS Master Using the USB cable provided wit h your camera, you can connect th e camera and computer and download (transfer) the image s to your com puter using t he OLYMPUS Master software, also provided with the camera.
EN 45 Using OLYMPUS Master Before installing the OLYMPUS Master software , please confirm that your computer is compatible with the follo wing syst em requirements. For newer operating syst ems, please refer to the Olympus web si te as shown on the back cover of this manual.
46 EN 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.
EN 47 Using OLYMPUS Master Macint osh 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.
48 EN Using OLYMPUS Master 4 The camera is recognized by th e computer. • Windows When you connect the camera to your computer for the first time, the com puter attempts to recognize the camera. Click “OK” to exit the message that is displayed. The camera is recognized as a “Removable Disk”.
EN 49 Using OLYMPUS Master 4 Click “Browse images no w”. • The downloaded images are displayed in the browse window. To disconnect the camer a 1 Make sure that the card access lamp has sto pped blinking. 2 Make the following preparations for disconnecting the U SB cable.
50 EN Using OLYMPUS Master 1 Click the “Album” tab on the browse window and select the album that yo u want to view. • The selected album image is displayed in the thumbnail area. 2 Double-click the still picture thumbnail that yo u want to view.
EN 51 Using OLYMPUS Master Please take care that yo ur battery is fully charged! 1 Make sure that your computer is co nnected to the Internet. 2 Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the comput er. 3 Plug the other end of th e USB cable into the camera’s USB conn ector.
52 EN Getting to know your camera better Getting to know your camera better The batter y is not fully cha rged • Charge the battery with the charger. The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold • Battery performance declines in low temp eratures, and the charge may n ot be sufficient to turn on the camera.
EN 53 Getting to know your camera better The battery has been pulled out of the camera • The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is left without battery for approximately 1 day.
54 EN Getting to know your camera better The flash is activated automaticall y when there is insuffici ent light, or when the camera is shaken. To take p ictures with no fl ash in dark places, set the flash mode to [ $ ] and set as follows: Increase the [IS O] setting g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P.
EN 55 Getting to know your camera better • It is effective to set the exposure compensation to [+] by press ing 1 F when shooting against strong backlighting.
56 EN Getting to know your camera better Movie • If you use a non-Olympus card or a card that was used on a compute r for another application, use the [FORMAT] function to format the card. g “MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card” (P.
EN 57 Getting to know your camera better Image quality is a combination of desire d image size an d compression level. Use t he following examples to help determine the optimal record mode when shooting. To make high quality prints on full-size p aper such as A3 (16.
58 EN Getting to know your camera better • Play back a picture, and press g / E / Y . Press g / E / Y repeatedly to change the amount of information displayed. g “ g / E / Y button Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide/ Turning on the LED illuminator/Checking the time” (P.
EN 59 Getting to know your camera better When you get an error messa ge on the camera ... Monitor indication Possible cause Corrective action q CARD ERROR There is a problem with the card. This card cannot be used. Insert a new card. q WRITE PROTECT Writing to the card is prohibited.
60 EN Getting to know your camera better Some functions cannot be set in certa in shooting modes. For more detail s, refer to the table below. indicates a rest riction to the resp ective function of each s mode. g “Functions available in shooting scenes” (P.
EN 61 Getting to know your camera better Functions availab le in shooting scenes *1 [ ! ] is not available. *2 [ % ] and [ O ] are not available. *3 AF lock is on. *4 [ W ] cannot be selected. *5 Only an image quality at [2048 × 1536] or lower is available.
62 EN Appendix Appendix Exterior: • Wipe gently with a soft cloth. If the camera i s very dirty, soak the cloth in mil d soapy water and wring well. Wipe the camera with the damp cl oth and then dry it with a dry cloth. If you have used the camera at the beach, use a cloth soaked in cle an water and w rung well.
EN 63 Appendix The representa tive supply voltage and plug type are described in this chart. Depending o n the area, differ ent types of plugs and supply voltages a re used. Attention: P ower cord meeting demands from each country shall be use d. - For only t he United State s Use a UL Listed, 1.
64 EN Appendix Pictures can be record ed on the opt ional card . The internal me mory and card are the camera’s media for recor ding pictures, simil ar to film in a film came ra. Pictures recorde d to the intern al memory or car d can be easily erased on the cam era or processed using a computer.
EN 65 Appendix An AC adapter is usefu l for time-consuming tasks such as image downloads to a computer o r when running a slidesho w for a long period of ti me. To use an AC a dapter for this camera, the multi-adapter (CB-MA1/accessory) is re quired. Do not use any other AC adapter with this camera .
66 EN Appendix Notes aft er use • Any foreign material may be adhered to the periphery of th e lens cover, after you use the camera in an environment containing foreign material including dirt, dust or sand, or w hen the lens cover won’t move smoothly.
EN 67 Appendix Read All Instructions — Before you use the product, read all operating instruction s. Save all manuals and documentation for future reference. Cleaning — Always unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for cleaning.
68 EN Appendix WARNING ( Do not use the camera near f lammable or explosive gases. ( Do not use the fla sh 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 y our subjects. Firing the flash too close to the subject’s eyes could cause a momentary loss of vision.
EN 69 Appendix DANGER • The camera uses a lithium ion battery specified by Olympus. Charge the battery with the specified charger. Do not use any other chargers.
70 EN Appendix • To protect the high-pr ecision technology contained in th is product, never leave the camera i n the places listed bel ow, no matter if in use or stor age: • Places where temperatur es and/or humidity a re high or go thr ough extreme ch anges.
EN 71 Appendix • Olympus makes no representation s or warranties regard ing any damages, or benefit exp ected by using this unit lawfully , or any request fr om a third person , which are caused b y the inappropri ate use of this product.
72 EN Appendix • Radio and Television Interference • Changes or modifications not expressly approv ed by the manu facturer may void th e user’s authori ty to operate this equipment. This e quipment has been tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a C lass B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC R ules.
EN 73 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.
74 EN Appendix ( Using in low temperatures Low temperature operation of the optional Olympus xD-Picture Card a nd lithium ion battery are guaranteed to 0°C (32°F). However, the following have been tested for use with this product in temperatures up to -10°C (14°F).
EN 75 Appendix CAMERA DIAGRAM Camera Flash (P. 16) Shutter Button (P. 9, 11) LED Illuminator/ Self-Timer Lamp (P. 16, 18, 37, 56) Lens (P. 11, 62) Zoom Button (P. 15) f / S Button (Shadow Adjustment Technology/Er ase) (P. 10, 17) Arrow Pa d ( 1243 ) (P.
76 EN Appendix ( Monitor - Shooting mode Monitor Symbols & Icons Item Indication Ref. Page 1 Shooting modes h , P , G , B , F , D , G , etc. P. 12, 14, 23 2 Battery check e = full power, f = low power P. 59 3 Green lamp { = Auto Focus Lock P. 9, 11, 56 4 Flash standby # (Lit) P.
EN 77 Appendix ( Monitor - Playback mode 24 Shutter speed 4 – 1/1000 – 25 Shadow Adju stment Techno logy f P. 17 Item Indication Ref. Page 1 Battery check e = full power, f = low power P. 59 2 Current memory [ IN] (Playing back the picture in the internal memory), [xD] (Playing back the picture in the card) P.
78 EN Index g / E / Y button ......... .............................. 18 1 F button (exposure compensation) ........ 16 3 # button (flash mode) .............................. 16 4 & button (macro) ............................. ......... 16 o button (OK/FUNC) .
EN 79 LED illuminator .................................... .........19 Lens..................................................... ...11, 62 Lithium ion battery ............................... .3, 4, 62 Low compression ..................................
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