Olympus u 1200, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...imum performance and a longer service life Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photogra...

Page 2: ...d how to take better pictures Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic...

Page 3: ...ra 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 Contents may vary depend...

Page 4: ...ithium Ion Battery Battery lock knob 2 1 3 Insert the battery by putting in the marked side first with the marks toward the battery lock knob If you insert the battery incorrectly you will not be able...

Page 5: ...ra without using an xD Picture Card the pictures will be recorded in the internal memory For details on the card please refer to The card P 66 Notch Orient the card as shown and insert the card straig...

Page 6: ...s This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the shooting condition g This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide displayed on t...

Page 7: ...to select M d Press the 3 button About the date and time setting screen Y M D Year Month Day Exits a setting Minute Date formats Y M D M D Y D M Y Hour MENU CANCEL X Y M D Y M D Y M D T I M E T I M E...

Page 8: ...utton and the 2Y button to select Y M D j After all items have been set press the e button For precise time setting press the e button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds MENU X CANCEL Y M D Y M D Y...

Page 9: ...are locked the green lamp lights up and the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed Place this mark over your subject The number of storable still pictures is displayed P HQ HQ 4000 4000 3000...

Page 10: ...n c Press the 1F button to select YES and press the e button to erase the picture 100 0001 100 0001 1 HQ HQ IN IN 12 30 12 30 07 12 26 07 12 26 Arrow Pad Next Picture Prev Picture Mode Dial o Button E...

Page 11: ...he green lamp blinks the focus is not adjusted properly Try locking the focus again Recording movies Set the mode dial to n and press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus and then press the sh...

Page 12: ...ault setting by pressing m or changing the mode using the mode dial Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects Select one of the 1 Shoot w effects preview options from the SHOOTING GUID...

Page 13: ...the original magnification press e To exit panorama playback press m g PANORAMA Taking and combining panoramic pictures P 22 The still pictures registered in My Favorite are displayed Press the arrow...

Page 14: ...an set with the function menu g WB Adjusting the color of a picture P 25 ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity P 25 DRIVE Using sequential continuous shooting P 26 ESP n Changing the area for measuring the...

Page 15: ...ad during close up playback to scroll around the picture Press e to return to single frame playback Index display Use the arrow pad to select a picture for playback and press e to play back the single...

Page 16: ...anging picture brightness Exposure compensation 3 button Flash shooting AUTO Auto flash The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions Red eye reduction flash This emits pre flashe...

Page 17: ...ect a face When SHADOW ADJ ON is selected the following setting restrictions apply ESP n is fixed at ESP AF MODE is fixed at FACE DETECT When DRIVE is set to W this function activates only for the fir...

Page 18: ...monitor d n R W 2 0 2 0 l k IN IN 4 4 HQ HQ 4000 4000 3000 3000 ISO ISO 1600 1600 P P ISO ISO 1600 1600 n W HQ HQ 4000 4000 3000 3000 2 0 2 0 k IN IN 4 4 R l 12 30 12 30 07 12 26 07 12 26 100 0004 100...

Page 19: ...hese guides to navigate the menus About the menus Operation guide e button Arrow pad 1243 m button OK MENU SETUP SETUP IMAGE QUALITY IMAGE QUALITY RESET RESET CAMERA MENU CAMERA MENU SILENT MODE SILEN...

Page 20: ...select FACE DETECT iESP or SPOT and press e The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed Press m repeatedly to exit the menu To cancel changes and continue menu operation press m before pre...

Page 21: ...in size prints This is useful for computer editing such as rotating or adding text to a picture 2560 1920 2304 1728 2048 1536 SQ2 1600 1200 Standard compression This is useful for postcard sized 6 4...

Page 22: ...ent Technology SHADOW ADJ OFF P 17 Information Display Normal Display P 18 IMAGE QUALITY HQ P 21 PANORAMA COMBINE IN CAMERA 1 P 22 s PORTRAIT P 24 WB AUTO P 25 ISO AUTO P 25 DRIVE o P 26 FINE ZOOM OFF...

Page 23: ...subject appears on the monitor take the third picture in the same manner as the second one After the third picture is taken the pictures are automatically combined and then the combined picture is di...

Page 24: ...plays sample images as well as a description of the shooting situation for which it is designed It can be set only when the mode dial is set to s g Mode dial Switching between shooting and playback mo...

Page 25: ...g under a clear sky 3 Cloudy day For shooting under a cloudy sky 1 Tungsten light For shooting under tungsten lighting w Fluorescent lamp 1 For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting This type o...

Page 26: ...zoom Optical Zoom Digital Zoom maximum 15 This function is not available with Fine Zoom activated DRIVE Using sequential continuous shooting o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pres...

Page 27: ...tabilized If not the movie you are capturing may shake along with the subject This function allows you to turn off operational sounds that occur during shooting and playback warning beeps shutter soun...

Page 28: ...MOVIE PLAY EDIT EDIT ERASE ERASE SETUP SETUP PLAYBACK MENU PLAYBACK MENU PRINT ORDER PRINT ORDER SILENT MODE SILENT MODE EXIT SET PERFECT FIX PERFECT FIX ADD FAVORITE ADD FAVORITE OK MENU SLIDE SHOW...

Page 29: ...tal image stabilization edit lighting fix and redeye fix are activated together DIS EDIT Retouches unanticipated blurry images LIGHTING FIX The underexposed areas of an image are brightened REDEYE FIX...

Page 30: ...ew file Crop a picture and save the cropped picture as a new picture Use 43 to select a picture to be cropped and press e Use the arrow pad and zoom button to adjust the position and size of the area...

Page 31: ...format integrate the calendar with a picture and save it as a new file Select the picture with 43 and press e Select the calendar with 43 and press e Press 12 to turn the picture 90 degrees clockwise...

Page 32: ...new picture INDEX containing thumbnails of each frame Use 43 to select a movie and press e Use the arrow pad to select the first frame and press e Select the last frame in the same way and press e Sel...

Page 33: ...und is recorded for about 4 seconds Select a picture with 43 and use 12 to select YES to begin recording The BUSY bar will be temporarily displayed Protected pictures cannot be erased Cancel protectio...

Page 34: ...e pictures in the internal memory It takes some time to back up data Check that the battery is charged before starting the copy or use the AC adapter SEL IMAGE Erase by selecting the single frame ALL...

Page 35: ...screen and volume SCREEN OFF No picture is displayed 1 2 MY FAVORITE VOLUME OFF No sound LOW HIGH MENU THEME Setting the menu screen color and background NORMAL BLUE BLACK PINK MY FAVORITE BEEP Adjust...

Page 36: ...od is useful when grouping files on separate cards The file number and folder number are reset every time a new card is inserted in the camera The folder number returns to No 100 and the file number r...

Page 37: ...TIME Setting the date and time for another time zone OFF Switches to the date and time set in X Pictures are recorded with the date and time set in X ON Switches to the date and time set in DUALTIME W...

Page 38: ...C North America Taiwan Korea Japan PAL European countries China Playing back pictures on a TV Turn off the camera and the TV before connecting When no operation has been performed for approximately 10...

Page 39: ...e settings screens P 41 pictures are printed according to these settings Refer to the printer s instruction manual for its standard settings or contact the printer manufacturer 1 In playback mode disp...

Page 40: ...he screen for Step 3 above and then press e 2 Select CUSTOM PRINT and press e 3 Follow the operation guide to adjust print settings You can use EASY PRINT even when the camera is turned off or in shoo...

Page 41: ...DERLESS STANDARD STANDARD SIZE Choose from the available paper sizes on your printer BORDERLESS Select with or without borders In MULTI PRINT mode you cannot print with a border OFF The picture is pri...

Page 42: ...print reservations can be printed using the following procedures Printing using a DPOF compatible photo store You can print the pictures using the print reservation data Printing using a DPOF compati...

Page 43: ...e top menu 2 Select PRINT ORDER and press e 3 Press 43 to select the frames for print reservations and then press 12 to set the number of prints You cannot make print reservations for pictures with A...

Page 44: ...servation data for all the pictures 2 Select or U and press e 3 Select RESET and press e To reset the print reservation data for a selected picture 2 Select and press e 3 Select KEEP and press e 4 Pre...

Page 45: ...is OLYMPUS Master Prepare the following items before starting Computer that meets the operating environment P 46 OLYMPUSMaster2 CD ROM USB cable Download images from the camera or other media View im...

Page 46: ...n added USB port or IEEE 1394 port To install the software you must log on as a user with administrators privileges Macintosh OS Mac OS X v10 3 or later CPU Power PC G3 500 MHz or later Intel Core Sol...

Page 47: ...aster licensing agreement is displayed read the agreement and click Yes to proceed with the installation 4 When the user information screen is displayed enter your Name select your Region and click Ne...

Page 48: ...hat installation is completed is displayed You must restart your computer before using OLYMPUS Master 1 Make sure the camera is turned off The monitor is off The lens is retracted 2 Connect the multi...

Page 49: ...in Step 3 3 is pressed and MTP is selected Windows 1 Double click the OLYMPUS Master 2 icon on the desktop Macintosh 1 Double click the OLYMPUS Master 2 icon in the OLYMPUS Master 2 folder The browse...

Page 50: ...layed saying that the hardware can be ejected safely click OK Macintosh 1 The trash icon changes to the eject icon when the Untitled or NO_NAME icon on the desktop is dragged Drag and drop it on the e...

Page 51: ...to your computer using the USB cable provided with the camera to download and save images without using OLYMPUS Master The following environment is required to use the USB cable to connect the camera...

Page 52: ...Language The confirmation window for updating is displayed 6 Click OK The updating the camera window is displayed 7 Click Add Language in the updating camera display The Add Display Language of Camera...

Page 53: ...on The mode dial is set to q or P This is the playback mode for displaying pictures on the monitor Set the mode dial to a shooting mode The mode dial is in the position of g No pictures can be taken w...

Page 54: ...t to shoot and lock the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway Then recompose your picture and press the shutter button completely as the subject enters the frame Under certain types of conditio...

Page 55: ...uppressing noise however increasing the ISO sensitivity can result in some noise depending on the shooting conditions g ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity P 25 The reason why there are sometimes differe...

Page 56: ...fluorescent and other artificial lighting g 3 button Flash shooting P 16 Selecting a exposure value with 1F is useful in shooting a subject against backlight g 1F button Changing picture brightness Ex...

Page 57: ...ithout sound With sound Without sound SHQ 4000 3000 8 8 171 171 HQ 4000 3000 15 16 334 338 SQ1 3264 2448 23 23 492 499 2560 1920 38 39 820 841 2304 1728 47 48 999 1031 2048 1536 59 61 1254 1305 SQ2 16...

Page 58: ...on a computer SHQ or HQ To print A3 16 5 11 7 in A4 11 7 8 5 in size images SQ1 To print postcard size images To send as an e mail attachment or post on a web site SQ2 To express the broadness of a s...

Page 59: ...the image was extracted from a movie the image was shot with another camera or the image was already fixed with Digital Image Stabilization Edit Depending on the picture the red eye may not be fixed A...

Page 60: ...computer Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen When you get an error message on the camera Monitor indication Possible cause Corrective action q CARD ERROR There is a problem with the card T...

Page 61: ...O PAPER There is no paper in the printer Load some paper in the printer NO INK The printer has run out of ink Replace the ink cartridge in the printer JAMMED The paper is jammed Remove the jammed pape...

Page 62: ...OM to ON to enable the zoom function for shooting Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes Shooting mode K h s n Ref Page Function P AUTO Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 P 15 F 9 9 9 9 9 P 16 9 9 9...

Page 63: ...f S Ref Page Function Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 15 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 2 P 16 Y 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 16 9 9 3 9 3 9 9 3 9 3 9 9 9 9 9 P 16 Shadow Adjustment Technology 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 1...

Page 64: ...andled since this may result in corrosion This camera uses one Olympus lithium ion battery LI 42B or LI 40B No other type of batteries can be used Power consumption by the camera varies depending on w...

Page 65: ...Italy 220 50 C Honduras 110 60 A Luxemburg 230 50 C Jamaica 110 50 A Netherlands 230 50 C Mexico 120 127 60 A Norway 230 50 C Nicaragua 120 240 60 A Poland 220 50 C Panama 110 220 60 A Portugal 230 50...

Page 66: ...Do not touch this area Compatible cards xD Picture Card 16MB 2GB Type H M Standard Using the internal memory or card You can confirm on the monitor whether the internal memory or card is being used du...

Page 67: ...gets wet turning the camera on or off or zooming in or out impairs its weatherproof performance Immediately wipe the camera off to remove water droplets before its use if it gets wet Olympus will not...

Page 68: ...ver use or store this product near any heat source such as a radiator heat register stove or any type of equipment or appliance that generates heat including stereo amplifiers General Precautions CAUT...

Page 69: ...es cause the camera to catch fire Do not use the charger or AC adapter if it is covered such as a blanket This could cause overheating resulting in fire Handle the camera with care to avoid getting a...

Page 70: ...y become hot during prolonged use To avoid minor burns do not remove it immediately after using the camera Always unload the battery from the camera before storing the camera for a long period To prot...

Page 71: ...arm place A monitor exhibiting poor performance due to low temperatures will recover in normal temperatures The LCD used for the monitor is made with high precision technology However black spots or b...

Page 72: ...If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interferenc...

Page 73: ...Card is a trademark All other company and product names are registered trademarks and or trademarks of their respective owners The standards for camera file systems referred to in this manual are the...

Page 74: ...T normal 0 3 m 1 ft to W 0 5 m 1 6 ft to T macro mode 0 1 m 3 9 in to 0 6 m 2 ft W only super macro mode Monitor 2 7 TFT color LCD display 230 000 pixels Flash charge time Approx 4 sec for full flash...

Page 75: ...o 95 F storage Dimensions 31 5 39 5 6 mm 1 2 1 5 0 2 in Weight Approx 15 g 0 5 oz Battery charger LI 40C Power requirements AC 100 to 240 V 50 to 60 Hz 3 2 VA 100 V to 5 0 VA 240 V Output DC 4 2 V 200...

Page 76: ...Arrow Pad 1243 P 14 e Button P 14 Strap Eyelet P 3 Battery Card Compartment Cover P 4 Tripod Socket Connector Cover P 38 39 48 Multi Connector P 38 39 48 Monitor P 36 77 m Button P 14 Microphone P 27...

Page 77: ...Number of storable still pictures Remaining recording time 4 00 36 P 57 15 Memory gauge a b c d maximum reached P 53 16 Current memory IN Recording pictures to the internal memory xD Recording picture...

Page 78: ...25 11 Exposure compensation 2 0 2 0 P 16 12 Image size 4000 3000 2560 1920 640 480 etc P 21 13 Image quality SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 16 9 SQ P 21 14 Protect 9 P 33 15 Sound record H P 33 16 Print reservation...

Page 79: ...ssion 21 Connector cover 38 39 48 Continuous recording time 57 Cropping pictures P 30 41 43 CUSTOM PRINT 40 D Date and time X 7 36 DIGITAL ZOOM 26 Direct printing 39 DIS EDIT 29 DIS MOVIE MODE 27 Disp...

Page 80: ...T ORDER 32 41 Print settings 42 Printing pictures 39 Protect 0 33 PW ON SETUP 35 R REC VIEW 35 Recording movies n 11 Recording sound with still pictures R 27 REDEYE FIX 29 Red eye reduction flash 16 R...

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