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PRINTING THE DATE/TIME 

* Quartzdate models only

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CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME 

* Quartzdate models only

Keep the 

MODE

button pressed until the

“year” indicator starts blinking.

1

Press the SET button to adjust the “year”
indicator. If you press the button once, the
number on the display will advance by 1. If you
keep the button pressed, the numbers will run in
rapid succession. If you pass the intended
number, keep pressing to return to that number.

2

Press the 

MODE

button once more to

make the “month” indicator blink. Press
the SET button to adjust the “month”
indicator.

3

Repeat Steps 

and 

to set “hour”

and “minute”.

3

2

4

When “minute” has been set, press the

MODE

button. None of the indicators will

be blinking and date/time correction is
now complete.

5

1

2

3

4

5

As you press the MODE button, the blinking
indicator changes in the order of “year”,
“month”, “day”, “hour” and “minute”.

Be sure to correct the date and time after the batteries have been inserted or
replaced.

To set the “year” indicator:

To set the “month” indicator:

First select the date/time mode you want to print.

None

Year -month -day

Month -day -year

Day -month -year

Day -hour -minute

Press the MODE button. As you press it,
the mode will switch in the order shown
below.

Keep the mode you want to print
displayed.

The date unit uses the same power source as the main unit. Be sure to
correct the date and time after the batteries are replaced.

The date/time is imprinted in the lower right corner of the picture. If the
date/time is superimposed on a bright color like white, orange, yellow, etc., it
may be difficult to read.

The date/time may not be imprinted correctly on the frame(s) after the
specified final exposure of the film.

When black-and-white film is used, the date/time may not be printed.

Summary of Contents for 50 QD

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTIONS 2 MODE D EMPLOI 29 BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG 57 INSTRUCCIONES 85 113 ...

Page 2: ...from al unit ect r Manual operation Operation order Automatic operation Beep Attention halfway Indicator on Indicator blinking Names of parts Camera Body 4 Camera Body LCD Panel 5 Viewfinder Display 6 Using the strap 6 Diopter adjustment 7 Loading and checking the batteries 7 Loading the film 8 Taking pictures Programmed Auto FULL AUTO 9 Focus Lock 10 Unloading the film 10 Flash photography Settin...

Page 3: ... modes Date time indicator Mode status indicator q Programmed Auto FULL AUTO w Aperture setting exposure compensation value e Shutter speed r Macro Shooting t Exposure counter Quartzdate models only Zoom button Lens barrel Strap attachment stud Flash Power switch flash release SPOT button elease button mer indicator ontrol sensor Lens Viewfinder djustment dial LCD panel wind button Tripod socket B...

Page 4: ...own Make sure the power switch is set to OFF before opening the battery compartment cover 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 2 7 3 Turn the dial 1on the battery compartment cover to Hold the notch 2with your fingertip Open the cover 3 Insert the batteries 4correctly Close the battery compartment cover 5 Turn the dial 6 to to lock the cover Set the power switch 7 to ON to check the remaining battery power Batteries are...

Page 5: ...button for telephoto 120 mm or the W side for wide angle 28 mm Position the autofocus frame on your subject Press the shutter release button halfway to focus on the subject After making sure that the camera beeps and the autofocus indicator lights in the viewfinder press the shutter release button all the way to take the picture After the shutter is released the film automatically advances to the ...

Page 6: ... the flash fires automatically Automatically fires in the dark with backlighting or under fluorescent lighting Significantly reduces the phenomenon of red eye when a subject s eyes appear red in color photography Fires regardless of available light Auto Flash Red Eye Reduction Flash Fill In Press the button to select the flash mode The selected mode is displayed on the LCD panel 1 2 Mode display F...

Page 7: ...film In this mode the camera emits a series of pre flashes before the main flash activates This helps minimize the red eye phenomenon when a subject s eyes are illuminated by the flash and appear red in a color photograph Use this mode when you want the flash to fire for each shot The flash fires regardless of available light Both the subject and background can be clearly shot Hold the camera secu...

Page 8: ...dscape Night Scene mera continually adjusts focus on the subject as long as the r release button is pressed halfway The camera beeps twice st time the subject comes into focus the subject is moving too fast the shutter will not release e Auto Flash mode in flash photography Portrait Landscape Use this mode to take a head and shoulders picture with a blurred background Use this mode to take picture...

Page 9: ... the camera steady Press the button Compose your shot and press the shutter release button P Programmed Auto A Aperture Preferred Auto L T Long Time Aperture Preferred Auto A By selecting the aperture on your own you can control the blurring of the background The shutter speed is controlled automatically 1 2 Press the exposure mode button 1 to select A Aperture Preferred Auto Push the shift lever ...

Page 10: ...n the reverse order Use a tripod to keep the camera steady In this mode you can deliberately make your picture brighter or darker as desired Exposure compensation is possible up or down to 2 EV by 0 5 step Compensation to make the whole picture lighter Whitish subject Backlit subject Snow scene Compensation to make the whole picture darker Blackish subject Subject with a black background Subject i...

Page 11: ...accurately measures a small area such as a person s face to enable you to shoot a picture with the brightness precisely adjusted to the subject When the flash is flipped up or the Night Scene mode is engaged the camera will not perform spot metering When the shutter releases the Spot Metering mode is canceled To cancel the mode without taking a shot press the SPOT button again 1 2 Position the spo...

Page 12: ...r after it has been activated press the selftimer remoto button again mote control in this range Close up photography from 0 6 2 0 ft m to infinity is possible throughout the focal length Press the macro button to display 1 Compose your shot using the zoom button 2 When your subject is closer than 0 6 m 2 0 ft the camera may be unable to focus on the subject although the autofocus indicator lights...

Page 13: ... press the MODE button the blinking indicator changes in the order of year month day hour and minute correct the date and time after the batteries have been inserted or To set the year indicator To set the month indicator First select the date time mode you want to print None Year month day Month day year Day month year Day hour minute Press the MODE button As you press it the mode will switch in ...

Page 14: ... 1 2000 sec 4 sec in Manual mode 1 sec 60 sec in Long Time Mode Flash shutter synchronization Under 1 100 sec Full synchronization up to 1 2000 sec with Super FP Activation in Portrait mode Focusing TTL phase difference detection system with autofocus beep Auxiliary flash activation in low light 6m 19 7ft working distance determined under Olympus test conditions Focus lock possible Focusing range ...

Page 15: ...ght Red Eye Reduction Flash same as auto otherwise Fill In forced activation and Super FP Activation k Displayed on LCD panel e Two 3 V lithium batteries DL123A or CR123A 125 W x 87 H x 124 D mm 4 9 x 3 4 x 4 9 in extruding protrusions 650 g 22 9 oz without batteries ons for Date Unit Quartzdate models only ng system Imprinting from behind film a recording 1 None 2 Year month day 3 Month day year ...

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