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PIC

SET

CARD

DRIVE

ISO

OFF

AUTO

IN+

CAMERA

FLASH

Buttons and Dial

Zoom lever

Shooting W/T

:

Zooms in/out.

Playback /

:

Displays multiple pictures at the same time (Index-
display), or enlarges pictures (close-up playback).

Print reserve

:

Sets trimming size.

Shutter button

Focuses (half press) or shoots (fully press).

Viewfinder

View subjects while shooting.

Macro/Spot button

Shooting

:

Activates macro mode or metering mode.

Macro (close-up) shooting

Normal : 80 cm to 

(2.6 ft to 

)

Macro : 20 cm to 80 cm (0.6 ft to 2.6 ft)

Spot metering

Meters within the AF target on the viewfinder. (Normally, digital ESP is activated.  Digital ESP meters the 
center of the subject and  the area around it.)

During macro mode shooting, spot metering is activated.

Playback :

Print reserve

Arrow pad

Menu :

Selects/adjusts the menu functions and items.

Shooting :

Sets aperture/shutter speed/exposure compensation values.

Playback :

Selects pictures to be displayed.

Monitor

Shooting :

View subjects while shooting.

Playback :

Displays recorded images.

Monitor button

Turns the monitor on/off. 

Press quickly two times to play back the last recorded image.

Menu functions

Moving around the Menu screen

1

Note:

The Top menu and available
menu functions vary
depending on the mode.
(See the Reference Manual
for more details.)

Top menu (Mode dial: “P”)

If you select MODE MENU in step 2

The top menu functions can be changed to
your liking in the P, A/S/M

and S-Prg

modes (SHORT CUT setting).

CAM

PIC

CARD

SET

Brings up CAMERA menu

Brings up PICTURE menu

Brings up CARD menu

Brings up SETUP menu

2

3

4

DRIVE

MODE MENU

Menu functions during shooting

DRIVE

ISO

FLASH

SLOW

NOISE

REDUCTION

MULTI

METERING

DIGITAL ZOOM

FULLTIME AF

AF MODE

PANORAMA

2 IN 1

FUNCTION

AF AREA

INFO

Sets self-timer shooting.

Selects a sequential mode from 

(single-frame shooting), 

(sequential shooting), 

(AF sequential shooting) or 

BKT (auto bracketing).

Selects ISO sensitivity from AUTO/100/200/400.

Adjusts the flash intensity for different shooting conditions.

When using an external flash, you can choose whether to use it with

the built-in flash or by itself.

Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds.

Reduces the noise on images during long exposures.

Decides the best exposure by metering up to 8 different spots in the

image.

The maximum optical zoom (3x) can be extended even more by the

3.5x digital zoom, making possible up to approx. 10x zoom.

Keeps the image in focus at all times without having to press the

shutter button halfway.

Selects the auto focus method (iESP or SPOT).

Lets you shoot from as close as 2 cm to your subject (super macro

mode).

Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus CAMEDIA-brand

cards.

Combines two pictures taken in succession and stores them as a

single picture.

Lets you shoot pictures in black & white or sepia tone.

Lets you change the position of the AF target mark using the arrow

pad.

Changes the amount of shooting information displayed on the

monitor.

Displays a histogram showing the brightness and contrast of the

subject in your monitor.

CAMERA

CARD

Menu functions during playback

(still pictures)

Runs through all saved pictures one after another (slide-show)

.

CARD SETUP

Formats cards (FORMAT), or erases all images on them (ALL

ERASE).

CARD

Press

to select

to select

to enter each menu

Mode dial

(Movie record/Scene 

:

Records movies or takes still pictures for  

program shooting)

a variety of different conditions.

(Aperture priority

:

The user sets aperture and/or shutter 

Shutter priority/Manual/

speed manually, or the camera activates the 

My Mode shooting)

user’s customized settings.

(Program shooting)

:

The camera sets the optimal exposure.

:

The camera turns off.

Playback

:

Plays back a picture.

Custom button

Shooting :

Performs whichever function you have set for it.

Playback :

Prevents pictures from being erased accidentally.

Rotates a picture.

Flash mode button

Shooting :

Selects flash modes. (Normally, the flash fires in low-light and backlight conditions.)

Minimizes “red-eye” phenomena.
Always fires.

SLOW  Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds.

Prevents the flash from firing.

Playback :

Erases pictures one-by-one.

OK/Menu button

Menu :

Displays the menu screen or sets selected menu items.

Shooting :

When you press and hold this button for more than one second, the camera switches to manual focus mode.

SCENE

SELECT

A/S/M/

Jumps to the virtual dial screen. You can select  a shooting mode.

WB

SHARPNESS

CONTRAST

SATURATION

Sets the record mode resolution.

Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source.

Lets you make fine changes to the white balance manually.

Adjusts the sharpness of images.

Adjusts the contrast of images.

Adjusts the level of color depth without changing tint.

PICTURE

CARD SETUP

Formats cards (all images on the card are deleted).

ALL RESET

PW ON SETUP

PW OFF

SETUP

REC VIEW

Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn

off the power.

Selects a language for on-screen display.

Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned on.

Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned off.

Selects whether to display images while saving them to a card.

SETUP

MY MODE

SETUP

FILE NAME

PIXEL

MAPPING

m/ft

VIDEO OUT

SHORT CUT

CUSTOM

BUTTON

Sets the beep sound (used for warnings. etc.) to OFF/LOW/HIGH.

Customizes settings, which are activated in the 

mode.

Chooses how to name files and folders of images to be saved.

Checks the CCD and image processing circuit for errors.

Adjusts the brightness of the monitor.

Sets the date and time.

Sets the measurement units (m/ft) used during manual focus.

Selects NTSC or PAL according to your TV’s video signal type. TV

video signal type differs depending on the region.

Lets you assign frequently-used functions as shortcut menus on the

top menu.

Lets you assign a frequently used function to the camera’s custom

button.

Makes the file size smaller. 

Enlarges a part of a picture and saves it as a new picture.

EDIT (still pictures)

INFO

Changes the amount of shooting information displayed on the monitor.

SCREEN

SETUP

Registers a stored picture so that you can select it in PW ON SETUP

and/or PW OFF SETUP.

Selects the number of frames in the index display. (4/9/16-frame)

SETUP

ALL RESET, 

, PW ON SETUP, PW OFF SETUP, 

, VIDEO OUT: Same

as described in SETUP under “Menu functions during shooting”.

(still pictures)

Displays a histogram showing the luminance distribution of recorded pictures.

MOVIE PLAY (movies)

Plays back movies. You can also make indexes of still-shots from movies.

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