Olympus E420 - Evolt 10MP Digital SLR Camera, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...development stages and may differ from the actual product z The contents in this manual are based on firmware version 1 0 for this camera If there are addition and or modification of functions due to...

Page 2: ...ns release button gP 12 Lens lock pin Built in flash gP 73 j Y Sequential shooting Self timer Remote control button gP 57 60 92 COPY Copy Print button gP 86 102 flash button gP 73 Mount Attach the len...

Page 3: ...Arrow pad gP 27 29 Card cover gP 13 CF card slot gP 13 Eject button gP 13 Multi connector gP 84 103 107 Connector cover xD Picture Card slot gP 13 Diopter adjustment dial gP 14 Eyecup gP 58 button gP...

Page 4: ...other outdoor scenes MACRO Suitable for taking close up pictures j SPORT Suitable for capturing fast moving action without blurring NIGHT PORTRAIT Suitable for shooting both the main subject and back...

Page 5: ...d automatically gP 44 S Shutter priority shooting Allows you to set the shutter speed manually The camera sets the aperture automatically gP 44 M Manual shooting Allows you to set the aperture and shu...

Page 6: ...charging in progress lights up charging completed AF confirmation mark gP 16 43 56 AE lock gP 49 White balance Displayed when set to a setting other than auto white balance gP 64 Shutter speed gP 43...

Page 7: ...z gP 68 B W filter x gP 67 Picture tone y gP 67 Shooting mode gP 4 Super FP flash 1 gP 76 Noise reduction mO gP 69 Auto bracket 0 gP 50 74 Arrow pad lock p gP 92 RC mode m gP 76 Image stabilizer HIt g...

Page 8: ...76 Auto bracket t gP 50 74 AE lock u gP 49 Live view AF mode po gP 37 Image stabilizer vws gP 60 Shutter speed gP 43 46 Aperture value gP 43 46 Exposure compensation value gP 48 Flash intensity contro...

Page 9: ...6 Card gP 121 Print reservation Number of prints gP 100 Protect gP 87 Record mode gP 62 Aperture value gP 43 46 Shooting mode gP 4 Focal length gP 123 The focal length is displayed in 1 mm units Mete...

Page 10: ...battery BCM 2 Lithium ion charger USB cable Video cable Warranty card Instruction manual OLYMPUS Master 2 CD ROM Eyepiece cover 2 1 3 Thread the strap as indicated by the arrows 1 2 Lastly pull the st...

Page 11: ...tery compartment cover and slide the battery compartment lock in the direction of E Press the battery lock to unlock the battery Direction indicating mark W Unloading the battery 2 Loading the battery...

Page 12: ...to OFF Do not press the lens release button 3 Remove the lens cap 3 4 Removing the lens from the camera While pressing the lens release button 1 rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow 2 Align...

Page 13: ...ard cover CF card slot W mark Eject button Removing the card Never open the card cover while the card access lamp is blinking Press the eject button all the way in to make it pop out Press the eject b...

Page 14: ...er adjustment dial little by little When you can see the AF target clearly adjustment is complete Adjusting the viewfinder s diopter Viewfinder Diopter adjustment dial AF target SSWF indicator When th...

Page 15: ...D CANCEL M D TIME 2008 08 01 14 00 Y Y M D M D TIME GO CANCEL 2008 08 01 14 00 Y Y M D M D TIME GO CANCEL CF 08 08 01 14 01 W j 0k 0 CF xD NTSC VIDEO OUT s EDIT FILENAME CANCEL SELECT GO ENG 1 Press...

Page 16: ...r Press the shutter button all the way fully Never remove the battery or card while the card access lamp is blinking Doing so could destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have jus...

Page 17: ...the camera is on the monitor backlight turns off to save battery power when the super control panel is lit If no operations are performed for approximately one minute thereafter the camera enters the...

Page 18: ...wards U the image is incrementally enlarged from 2 to 14 Control dial S button Playing back images Pressing the q button displays the last picture taken Close up playback Erasing images Play back the...

Page 19: ...ditions and to find the desired information For information on the possible shooting functions g Shooting guides P 31 For information on how to operate the camera g Using the direct buttons P 27 Using...

Page 20: ...e factory default settings 30 Basic function guides 31 Focus k Operating the shutter button 31 Brightness k Exposure compensation 31 Color k White balance 32 Convenient settings k Customizing function...

Page 21: ...single AF 52 C AF continuous AF 53 MF manual focus 53 Simultaneous use of S AF mode and MF mode S AF MF 53 Simultaneous use of C AF mode and MF mode C AF MF 53 AF target selection 54 Registering the A...

Page 22: ...rnal flash shooting 75 Shooting with the Olympus wireless RC flash system 76 Using commercially available flashes 78 Single frame Close up playback 79 Light box display 80 Index display Calendar displ...

Page 23: ...93 RLS PRIORITY S RLS PRIORITY C 93 d DISP 8 PC 93 8 93 SLEEP 93 BACKLIT LCD Backlight timer 93 4 h TIMER Auto power off 93 USB MODE 93 LIVE VIEW BOOST 94 g FACE DETECT 94 FRAME ASSIST Ruled lines dis...

Page 24: ...POF 100 Print reservation 100 Single frame reservation 100 All frame reservation 101 Resetting the print reservation data 101 Direct printing PictBridge 102 Connecting the camera to a printer 103 Easy...

Page 25: ...tting the card 121 Battery and charger 122 Using your charger abroad 122 Interchangeable lenses 122 ZUIKO DIGITAL interchangeable lens 122 ZUIKO DIGITAL lens specifications 123 Program line diagram P...

Page 26: ...D monitor You can use the super control panel to view the current settings and directly change the settings 3 Setting on the menu P 29 You can use the menu to set shooting and playback settings and cu...

Page 27: ...Y Sequential shooting Self timer Remote control button Sequential shooting Self timer Remote control P 57 58 2 F Exposure compensation button Exposure compensation P 48 3 P AF target button AF target...

Page 28: ...nging the setting press the i button to confirm your setting If no operation is made within a few seconds your setting is confirmed and the super control panel is displayed Using the super control pan...

Page 29: ...orrespond to the arrow pad shown below t a u c 8 d 7 b Press the i button to confirm your settings MENU CANCEL SELECT OK GO Tab The current setting is displayed METERING S AF 0 0 OFF OFF RC MODE AF MO...

Page 30: ...gs have already been registered SET is displayed next to RESET1 RESET2 Selecting SET again overwrites the registered setting To cancel the registration select RESET 2 Select SET and press the i button...

Page 31: ...aking when using live view to take pictures while viewing the subject on the monitor You can reduce camera shake by using the image stabilizer g Holding the camera P 17 Image stabilizer P 60 In additi...

Page 32: ...ng functions that can be customized for ease of use For example if you want to take several pictures of the same subject using the same settings you can register those settings as My Mode for use at a...

Page 33: ...g mode Depending on the depth of the water and the direction of the sun the brightness of the water can differ significantly in different areas of the same composition There is also a difference in th...

Page 34: ...re compensation to minus so that the flower stands out from the darker background Changing shooting mode The proper shooting method when taking pictures of flowers differs depending on whether you wan...

Page 35: ...composition is not uniform Start by using A aperture priority shooting mode to take the picture Set the aperture to the medium setting about F8 or F11 and allow the camera to automatically select the...

Page 36: ...le checking the effect Taking a picture after comparing the effect of exposure compensation or white balance gP 41 Taking a panoramic picture gP 42 Taking a picture while checking the effect of image...

Page 37: ...using a lens that is not compatible with IMAGER AF HYBRID AF will be selected automatically Taking pictures using the viewfinder Taking pictures using live view The light coming in through the lens i...

Page 38: ...icture with HYBRID AF 1 Press the shutter button halfway The Imager AF will be activated and you can check the subject on the LCD monitor When the Imager AF achieves approximate focus the n mark light...

Page 39: ...the frame and adjust the focus and metering automatically In order to use the button Fn FACE DETECT needs to be set up in the menu in advance g FUNCTION P 91 After setting g FACE DETECT to ON while us...

Page 40: ...lection P 52 2 Adjust the focus by rotating the focus ring In S AF MF mode after pressing the shutter button halfway or pressing the AEL AFL button you can rotate the focus ring to finely adjust the f...

Page 41: ...cus confirmation and adjustment easier 1 Press the INFO button repeatedly to display the enlarged display g Switching the information display P 40 The enlargement frame will be displayed 2 Use p to mo...

Page 42: ...g the composition such that the subject overlaps The focus exposure etc will be determined at the first shot The g warning mark will be displayed after you have finished taking 10 shots Pressing the i...

Page 43: ...the optimum exposure g Program line diagram P mode P 125 The program shift setting will not be canceled after shooting To cancel program shift setting turn the control dial until the shooting mode ind...

Page 44: ...EV or 1 EV increments g EV STEP P 94 Shutter speed is blinking j The optimum exposure cannot be obtained For details see Exposure warning display gP 125 The camera sets the optimum aperture value auto...

Page 45: ...ng you to make whatever settings you like regardless of the correct exposure Set the mode dial to M and turn the control dial to set the value Shutter speed Turn the control dial to set the value Aper...

Page 46: ...rture value j You can set the aperture value using only the control dial g DIAL FUNCTION P 89 x Notes Exposure compensation is not available in M mode Bulb shooting You can take a picture with a bulb...

Page 47: ...for the shooting conditions Setting display You can check the settings in the viewfinder while using the d button to make the settings e Digital ESP metering The camera measures the light levels and c...

Page 48: ...Metering area is the same as spot metering nSH Spot metering shadow control When the overall background is dark black areas of the image will come out gray if you use the camera s automatic exposure U...

Page 49: ...utter button halfway locks both AF auto focus and AE automatic exposure but you can lock the exposure alone by pressing the AEL AFL button Press the AEL AFL button at the position where you wish to lo...

Page 50: ...ooting hold down the shutter button until the selected number of frames are taken Releasing the shutter button stops auto bracketing shooting When it stops 0 is displayed in green on the super control...

Page 51: ...AUTO SET P 94 100 1600 Fixed ISO sensitivity Setting display You can check the settings in the viewfinder while using the ISO button to make the settings To automatically set the optimal ISO in M mod...

Page 52: ...firmation mark lights up A beep sound is output when the subject is in focus When it is difficult to focus in the AF mode in low light conditions j The built in flash can function as an AF illuminator...

Page 53: ...ocus ring j You can select the rotational direction of the focus ring to suit your preference for how the lens adjusts to the focusing point g FOCUS RING P 89 For information on whether the subject is...

Page 54: ...during live view g Taking a picture using live view P 37 AUTO or P Focuses using the 3 AF targets Q Focuses using the left AF target R Focuses using the center AF target S Focuses using the right AF t...

Page 55: ...n at the same time The home position is registered at the time the buttons are pressed The home position cannot be registered when operated from a menu Shooting To use this function you must assign th...

Page 56: ...in While the shutter button is being pressed the super control panel disappears 2 While pressing the shutter button halfway move to the desired composition and press the button all the way The card ac...

Page 57: ...s shooting and starts saving the pictures you have taken on the card The camera may not save all of the pictures depending on how much battery power remains Setting method Setting display You can chec...

Page 58: ...he subject being out of focus since focusing is performed when the shutter button is pressed halfway Eyepiece cover When shooting without looking through the viewfinder attach the eyepiece cover to th...

Page 59: ...s exposed to powerful lighting Move the remote control closer to the camera and press the shutter button on the remote control again j The transmitted signal may not be effective if the remote control...

Page 60: ...setting method see Sequential shooting gP 57 You can reduce the amount of camera shake that easily occurs when shooting in low light situations or shooting with high magnification OFF Image stabilize...

Page 61: ...shake that occurs when the shutter speed is set to the slowest speed In these cases it is recommended that you use a tripod When using a tripod set IMAGE STABILIZER to OFF When using a lens with an i...

Page 62: ...AW This is unprocessed data that has not undergone changes in white balance sharpness contrast or color To display as an image on the computer use OLYMPUS Master RAW data cannot be displayed on a diff...

Page 63: ...en YF YN XN WN are registered RAW RAW JPEG YF YN XN WN RAW JPEG RAW YF RAW YN RAW XN RAW WN To quickly set the record mode j By setting RAWK to the button you can turn the control dial while pressing...

Page 64: ...ce color temperature gP 127 g Setting the auto preset custom white balance P 65 One touch white balance V You can set the optimum white balance for the shooting conditions by pointing the camera at a...

Page 65: ...ke fine changes to the auto WB and preset WB settings Select the white balance to adjust and press d Adjusting the white balance in the A direction Amber Blue Depending on the original WB conditions t...

Page 66: ...er natural light as well as under various light sources with different color temperatures Set FUNCTION to V beforehand gP 91 1 Point the camera at a sheet of white paper Position the paper so that it...

Page 67: ...nnot shoot the pictures if there is not enough memory in the camera and card for storing at least the selected number of frames You can select image tone to create unique image effects You can also fi...

Page 68: ...ite image S SEPIA Sepia B BLUE Bluish P PURPLE Purplish G GREEN Greenish In addition to the NORMAL gradation setting you can select from 3 other gradation settings HIGH KEY Gradation for a bright subj...

Page 69: ...al time to take a picture The noise reduction process is activated after shooting The card access lamp blinks during the noise reduction process You cannot take more pictures until the card access lam...

Page 70: ...second before the shutter is released Hold the camera firmly to avoid camera shake Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at pre flashes or if the shooting range is too fa...

Page 71: ...ieve red eye reduction Hence only 1st curtain synchronization setting is available Fill in flash The flash fires regardless of the light conditions This mode is useful for eliminating shadows on the s...

Page 72: ...modes that can be set by shooting mode gP 126 Ratio of amount of light GN Guide number Equivalent to ISO 100 FULL 1 1 12 1 4 6 1 16 3 1 64 1 5 ISO value 100 200 400 800 1600 ISO sensitivity 1 0 1 4 2...

Page 73: ...flash stand by mark lights when the flash is ready to fire If the mark is blinking the flash is charging Wait until charging is complete 3 Press the shutter button all the way When you do not want the...

Page 74: ...t of light emitted by the flash for each shot The camera shoots 3 frames at a time with the following amount of light optimum light light adjusted in the direction and light adjusted in the direction...

Page 75: ...y the arrow in the illustration Keep the shoe cover in a safe place to avoid losing it and put it back on the camera after flash shooting 2 Attach the electronic flash to the hot shoe on the camera If...

Page 76: ...e built in flash is used to communicate between the camera and the external flashes For details on using the wireless flash see the manual of the external flash Wireless flash setup range Position the...

Page 77: ...ree flashes to prevent flash malfunction due to mutual interference In RC mode the built in flash is used to control the wireless flash The built in flash cannot be used for flash shooting in this mod...

Page 78: ...d to use the flash turn off the flash s power Check beforehand that the flash you are using is synchronized with the camera Non specified commercial flashes 1 Exposures when using a flash require that...

Page 79: ...hange the close up position Press p to move the display of the close up position When g FACE DETECT gP 39 is set to ON a frame is displayed around a detected face Press i to move the frame to another...

Page 80: ...me playback of the image on the left at the magnification being viewed Operations during light box display Pressing the i button replaces the image on the left with the image on the right and becomes...

Page 81: ...To return to single frame playback turn the control dial to U Calendar display With the calendar you can display images recorded on the card by date If more than one image was taken on a single date t...

Page 82: ...s R G B s R G B L N N SHADOW HILIGHT Shadow Highlight display Image only Information 1 Information 2 Shadow Highlight display Histogram display Histogram Shooting information Displays the frame numbe...

Page 83: ...the slideshow is left running for about 30 minutes the camera will turn off automatically This function lets you rotate images and display them vertically on the monitor during single frame playback...

Page 84: ...en Recorded images can be edited and saved as new images Available editing functions depend on the image format image record mode A JPEG file can be printed as is without modification A RAW file on th...

Page 85: ...tting screen varies with the image data format Select the item you want to edit and do the following steps The edited image is saved as another image apart from the original image To exit the edit mod...

Page 86: ...time during single frame playback or index display 1 Display the images you want to copy and press the i button The selected images will be shown with red frames To cancel your selection press the i b...

Page 87: ...i button The selected images will be shown with red frames To cancel your selection press the i button again During index display press p to select the images you want to protect and press the i butt...

Page 88: ...ed frames This function lets you erase selected images at one time during single frame playback or index display 1 Display the images you want to erase and press the i button The selected images will...

Page 89: ...the camera to enable focus adjustments during bulb shooting with MF ON During exposure you can turn the focus ring and adjust the focus OFF The focus is locked during exposure LIVE VIEW AF MODE gP 37...

Page 90: ...M SHUTTER Shutter speed Aperture value FNo Aperture value Shutter speed Setting q rotational direction of the dial r rotational direction of the dial DIAL1 Slower shutter speed Open the aperture f num...

Page 91: ...olding down the button you can use the preview function g Preview function P 47 V Press the button to acquire the WB value g Setting the one touch white balance P 66 P HOME Press the button to switch...

Page 92: ...Functions that can be registered with My Mode and Custom Reset Setting gP 129 To cancel the registration select RESET Executing 1 Select MY MODE1 or MY MODE2 and press the i button 2 Select YES and p...

Page 93: ...tery power after the super control panel is displayed for a specified period of time the monitor backlight turns off and the monitor darkens Select from 8SEC 30SEC or 1MIN for the time until the backl...

Page 94: ...DETECT When set to ON the camera will detect people s faces and automatically adjust the focus there g Using the face detection function P 39 You can play back close up images focusing on the subject...

Page 95: ...added to the exposure compensation value and flash intensity control will be performed AUTO POP UP In AUTO or scene mode the built in flash pops up automatically in low light or backlight conditions W...

Page 96: ...and register 4 combinations Select the registered setting with K g Selecting the record mode P 62 PIXEL COUNT You can set the pixel size for the image size X W Xiddle Select 3200 2400 2560 1920 or 16...

Page 97: ...s with one saved on the previous card the new card s file numbers start at the number following the highest number on the previous card RESET When a new card is inserted folder numbers start at 100 an...

Page 98: ...Monitor brightness adjustment You can adjust the brightness and color temperature of the monitor Color temperature adjustment will affect only the LCD monitor display during playback Use bd to switch...

Page 99: ...check of the picture you have just taken Pressing the shutter button halfway while checking the picture lets you resume shooting immediately 1SEC 20SEC Selects the number of seconds to display each pi...

Page 100: ...changes using the original device Moreover setting new DPOF reservations using this camera will erase the previous reservations set by another device Not all functions may be available on all printers...

Page 101: ...press the i button NO The pictures are printed without the date and time DATE The pictures are printed with the shooting date TIME The pictures are printed with the shooting time 4 Select SET and pres...

Page 102: ...bles digital cameras and printers made by different manufacturers to be connected and also allows pictures to be printed directly from the camera STANDARD All printers that support PictBridge have sta...

Page 103: ...nnected Go to Custom printing gP 104 x Notes If the screen is not displayed after a few minutes disconnect the USB Cable and start again from Step 1 Easy printing 1 Use bd to display the pictures you...

Page 104: ...pictures per sheet Displayed when you have selected MULTI PRINT Selecting pictures you want to print Select pictures you want to print The selected pictures can be printed later single frame reservat...

Page 105: ...s for printing and printing data select PRINT then press the i button PRINT Transfers images you print to the printer CANCEL Resets the settings All print reservation data will be lost If you want to...

Page 106: ...on guide Installing OLYMPUS Master Refer to the installation guide included with the OLYMPUS Master Connecting the camera with your computer using the provided USB cable gP 107 Starting OLYMPUS Master...

Page 107: ...ter for the first time the computer automatically recognizes the camera Click OK when the message saying that the installation is completed appears The computer recognizes the camera as a Removable Di...

Page 108: ...and saving images 1 Click Transfer Images on the browse window and then click From Camera The window for selecting the pictures you want to transfer from the camera is displayed All the images in the...

Page 109: ...ay be displayed In such case make sure that no image data is being downloaded from the camera and that there are no applications open that were accessing the camera image files Close any such applicat...

Page 110: ...ing 10After the download procedure the camera display will show OK You can remove the cables and turn power off After restarting the camera you will be able to choose the new language from W Your came...

Page 111: ...n the AF confirmation mark in the viewfinder is blinking it indicates that the camera is unable to focus using AF Press the shutter button again Noise reduction is activated When shooting night scenes...

Page 112: ...ghtness of the subject If the shutter speed is set low to shoot a dark subject blurring is likely to occur if the subject moves In addition when the flash is turned off in g Scene mode the shutter spe...

Page 113: ...e reason why there are differences between the colors in a picture and the actual colors taken and the actual color is the light source illuminating the subject WB is the function that allows the came...

Page 114: ...er priority shooting P 44 Exposure warning display P 125 Unknown bright dot s appear on the subject in the picture taken This may be due to stuck pixel s on the image pickup device Perform PIXEL MAPPI...

Page 115: ...also compresses images to reduce the file size when recording them For JPEG you can register four combinations of images sizes Y X W and compression rates SF F N B from the 12 total combinations avail...

Page 116: ...ctures taken Play back a picture and press the INFO button Press the button repeatedly to change the amount of information displayed g Information display P 82 Viewing pictures on a computer Viewing t...

Page 117: ...ecorded Replace the card or erase unwanted pictures Before erasing download important images to a PC There is no space in the card and print reservation or new images cannot be recorded Replace the ca...

Page 118: ...d the internal temperature of the camera Wait a moment for the camera to turn off automatically Allow the internal temperature of the camera to cool before resuming operations CARD COVER OPEN The card...

Page 119: ...t or dirt from the image pickup device surface with ultrasonic vibrations Dust reduction is activated when the power switch is set to ON and when starting and stopping live view The dust reduction fun...

Page 120: ...any dust on the surface of the image pickup device by using a mechanical blower commercially available 6 Be careful not to catch the mechanical blower in the shutter curtain when turning the power off...

Page 121: ...3 000 m 9 843 ft and higher x Notes The data in the card will not be erased completely even after formatting the card or deleting the data When discarding destroy the card to prevent leakage of person...

Page 122: ...be shaped differently and the charger may require a plug adapter to match the wall outlet For details ask at your local electrical shop or travel agent z Do not use commercially available travel adap...

Page 123: ...und blur as if you were using a 35 mm camera x Notes When you attach or remove the body cap and lens from the camera keep the lens mount on the camera pointed downward This helps prevent dust and othe...

Page 124: ...groups 10 lenses 9 groups 12 lenses Multilayer film coating partially single layered Iris control f3 5 22 f3 5 22 f4 22 Shooting range 0 28 m 0 25 m 0 9 m Focus adjustment AF MF switching Weight exclu...

Page 125: ...m f3 5 5 6 zoom lens focal length 14 mm ISO100 Program shift Exposure warning display Shooting mode Warning display example blinking Status Action P The subject is too dark Increase the ISO sensitivit...

Page 126: ...utter speed restrictions AUTO P A i l j 2 AUTO Auto flash 1st curtain Fires automatically in dark backlit 1 conditions 1 30 sec 1 180 sec Auto flash red eye reduction Fill in flash Always fires 60 sec...

Page 127: ...ake them unsuitable as artificial light sources There are gaps in the hues from the color temperatures of fluorescent light If these differences in hue are small they can be calculated with color temp...

Page 128: ...pictures with 1GB xD Picture Card RAW 3648 2736 Loss less compression ORF Approx 11 91 YSF 1 2 7 JPEG Approx 6 8 147 YF 1 4 Approx 4 7 211 YN 1 8 Approx 2 2 460 YB 1 12 Approx 1 5 687 XSF 3200 2400 1...

Page 129: ...NOISE REDUCT 9 9 BULB TIMER k 9 WB 9 9 X SYNC 9 9 9 9 SLOW LIMIT 9 9 METERING 9 9 w F k 9 ISO 9 9 AUTO POP UP k 9 NOISE FILTER 9 9 ALL k k Flash mode 9 9 COLOR SPACE 9 9 RC MODE 9 9 SHADING COMP 9 9...

Page 130: ...3000K A 7 7 G 7 7 w 4000K A 7 7 G 7 7 x 4500K A 7 7 G 7 7 y 6600K A 7 7 G 7 7 n 5500K A 7 7 G 7 7 V A 7 7 G 7 7 CWB 2000K 14000K ISO AUTO 100 1600 P 51 NOISE REDUCT OFF ON AUTO P 69 NOISE FILTER OFF...

Page 131: ...BRID AF IMAGER AF P 37 b BUTTON DIAL P 89 DIAL FUNCTION P F P 89 A FNo F S SHUTTER F M SHUTTER FNo DIAL DIRECTION DIAL1 DIAL2 P 90 AEL AFL S AF mode1 mode2 mode3 P 90 C AF mode1 mode2 mode3 mode4 MF m...

Page 132: ...SYNC 1 60 1 180 P 95 SLOW LIMIT 1 30 1 180 1 60 P 95 w F OFF ON P 95 AUTO POP UP OFF ON P 95 g K COLOR WB P 95 ALL ALL SET A 7 7 G 7 7 P 95 ALL RESET YES NO COLOR SPACE sRGB AdobeRGB P 96 SHADING COM...

Page 133: ...enter of the image area This method is best used when the brightness of the center and periphery of the image area does not vary greatly See also digital ESP metering and spot metering Color space A m...

Page 134: ...d is used causing shadowing to appear in the corners of the image EV Exposure Value A system for measuring exposure EV0 is when the aperture is at F1 and the shutter speed is 1 second The EV then incr...

Page 135: ...lled Shutter Priority AE mode The user selects the shutter speed and the camera automatically varies the aperture so that the picture is taken with the best exposure Single lens reflex camera A camera...

Page 136: ...monitor Product type 2 7 TFT color LCD Total no of pixels Approx 230 000 dots Shutter Product type Computerized focal plane shutter Shutter 1 4000 60 sec Bulb shooting Auto focus Product type TTL phas...

Page 137: ...ntrol Sequential shooting 3 5 frames sec Max no of storable sequential pictures 8 frames in RAW Self timer Operation time 12 sec 2 sec Optical remote control Operation time 2 sec 0 sec instantaneous s...

Page 138: ...2 0 8 Weight Approx 75 g 0 2 Ib without protection cap BCM 2 Lithium ion charger MODEL NO PS BCM2 Rated input AC 100 V 240 V 50 60 Hz Rated output DC 8 35 V 400 mA Charging time Approx 5 hours room te...

Page 139: ...adiator heat register stove or any type of equipment or appliance that generates heat including stereo amplifiers SAFETY PRECAUTIONS General Precautions CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK...

Page 140: ...mera will get hot If you hold on to the camera in this state a low temperature burn may be caused In places subject to extremely cold temperatures the temperature of the camera s body may be lower tha...

Page 141: ...humidity are high or go through extreme changes Direct sunlight beaches locked cars or near other heat sources stove radiator etc or humidifiers In sandy or dusty environments Near flammable items or...

Page 142: ...nical including photocopying and recording or the use of any type of information storage and retrieval system without the prior written permission of Olympus No liability is assumed with respect to th...

Page 143: ...notice that not in all countries such Olympus service station exists 2 The customer shall transport the product to the dealer or Olympus authorized service station at his own risk and shall be respon...

Page 144: ...oss or damage of any kind incurred or suffered by the customer due to a defect of the product and in particular any loss or damage caused to any lenses films other equipment or accessories used with t...

Page 145: ...perture value 43 Auto flash AUTO 70 Auto focus 56 112 AUTO POP UP 95 AUTO shooting AUTO 4 Auto white balance 64 65 B B Basic 62 115 B W FILTER 68 BACKLIT LCD 93 Battery 11 122 BEACH SNOW g 5 BLACK WHI...

Page 146: ...x display 80 Lithium ion battery 11 122 Lithium ion charger 11 122 LIVE PREVIEW 47 91 Live view 36 LIVE VIEW AF MODE 37 LIVE VIEW BOOST 94 LOW KEY 68 M X Middle 62 115 MACRO J 5 Manual flash 72 Manual...

Page 147: ...86 Single frame erase S 88 Single frame playback 79 Single frame protect 87 Single frame shooting o 57 SLEEP 93 Slideshow m 83 Slow synchronization SLOW 70 Slow synchronization SLOW2 2nd CURTAIN 71 SP...

Page 148: ...development stages and may differ from the actual product z The contents in this manual are based on firmware version 1 0 for this camera If there are addition and or modification of functions due to...