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VIEWING AND 

ERASING PICTURES

With a Digital camera, you can easily view the photos you 
want—and delete the ones you don’t.

a.

Viewing Pictures

There are two ways to access the Playback mode:

• Set the mode dial to 

q

 and press the power switch.

OR

• If the camera is in the shooting mode with the lens barrel 

extended, press the QUICK VIEW button.

The last picture taken appears in the monitor. Use 

bdac

 to scroll through all the images saved on your 

xD-Picture Card.
When you are finished reviewing your pictures:

• Turn the power switch to the OFF position.

OR

• To return to the shooting mode, press the QUICK VIEW 

button again.

b.

Erasing Pictures

The beauty of digital photography is your ability to keep 
the photos you want, delete the rest, and reuse empty 
memory space to take new pictures. This Digital camera 
offers two ways to permanently erase unwanted digital 
photos:

Single-Frame Erase

: Deletes only the picture currently 

displayed in the monitor.

Once erased, pictures cannot be restored.

• Set the mode dial to 

q

 and turn the power switch to the 

ON position.

• Use the arrow pad to display the picture you want to erase.
• Press 

S

.

• Press 

ac

 to select YES, then press 

e

.

:Images can also be erased while in the “QUICK VIEW” 

mode described in step 5a. This makes it easy to quickly 
erase a picture that you just took.

All-Frame Erase

: Deletes all pictures on the xD-Picture 

Card in one operation, except for pictures you have 
protected.

Once erased, pictures cannot be restored.

• Set the mode dial to 

q

 and turn the power switch to the 

ON position.

• Press 

e

, then press 

d

 to select MODE MENU.

• Use 

ac

 to select the CARD tab, then press 

d

 twice to 

access the CARD SETUP screen.

R

 ALL ERASE should be highlighted. Press 

e

.

• As a safeguard, the Digital camera will ask you to select 

YES or NO to confirm erasing, as this process permanently 
deletes all unprotected pictures. Select YES and press 

e

.

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TAKING PICTURES

There are two ways to compose your subject: using the 
monitor or with the viewfinder. Depending upon the shooting 
situation, there may be advantages to each method. Please 
refer to the printed Basic Manual for more information.

a.

Taking a Picture

• Set the mode dial to 

h

 and turn the power switch to the 

ON position. The monitor turns on.

• Press 

f

 to turn the monitor off when the monitor is on.

• Compose your subject in the viewfinder or on the monitor.

Icons representing camera settings appear on the 
monitor, telling you important information such as the 
Flash and record modes, battery life, and the number of 
frames remaining.

• Press the shutter button halfway.

The Digital camera confirms the focus and exposure are 
properly set when the green lamp lights steadily. The 

#

 

indicator informs you that the flash is recommended and/
or recharging (when blinking); or ready to fire (when 
steady).

• Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.

A short beep confirms your picture has been taken.

b.

Zooming

This Digital camera features a zoom lens, allowing you 
to get closer to action, or capture wide-angle shots and 
get everything into the picture.

• Push the zoom lever toward 

W

 to zoom out and get 

everything into the picture.

• Pull the zoom lever toward 

T

 to choose telephoto shooting 

and get closer to the action.

c.

Flash Modes

This Digital camera features multiple flash modes. 
Please note that not all flash modes are available 
depending on the shooting mode selected.

Press the 

#

 button to cycle through the flash modes:

With the shutter button depressed halfway, the flash is 
ready to fire when the 

#

 indicator in the monitor or the 

orange lamp next to the viewfinder lights. When the 

indicator or the orange lamp is blinking, the flash is 
charging.

d.

Number of Storable Pictures

Your digital camera can handle xD-Picture Card from 
16 MB to 256 MB. The number of storable pictures 
depends on the image quality selected.

See the Reference Manual for complete descriptions of 
each recording mode and the storable frame capacity for 
the various resolution modes and xD-Picture Card 
capacities.

:To find out how many frames you have left, look for the number 

in the lower right corner. Remember, you can always delete 
unwanted pictures to make room for more. (See Step 5.)

F2.8

F2.8

1600 1200

1600 1200

SQ1

SQ1

Flash stand-by/Flash charge

Green lamp

Shutter

button

Pull to Zoom in

Push to Zoom out

Icon

Flash Mode

Description

No 
indication

Auto-flash

The camera automatically decides if the flash is 
needed.

!

Red-eye 
Reduction Flash

Reduces incidence of red-eye by emitting pre-flashes 
to shrink pupil size before firing the main flash. The 
strobe effect is normal operation for this mode.

#

Fill-in Flash

The flash always fires with every picture.

#

SLOW1, 

#

SLOW2, 

H

SLOW

Slow 
Synchronization

Adjusts the flash for special situations requiring slow 
shutter speeds.

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Flash Off

Turns the flash off for times when flash photography is 
prohibited or not desired. The flash never fires.

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INSTALLING THE CAMERA 

SOFTWARE

You've now mastered the basic functionality of your new Olympus 
Digital Camera! You are now ready to begin exploring the possibilities 
that digital photography brings to your computer. Activities such as 
photo editing, printing, and much more are only steps away!

About the Olympus CAMEDIA Master CD-ROM

Your Olympus Digital Camera comes bundled with a suite of software and documentation.
The CD includes:

CAMEDIA Master

: To download pictures from the camera, view, organize, retouch and print 

your digital photos and movies.

USB Driver for Windows 98

: This utility must be installed to allow the camera to communicate 

with your computer if it uses the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system.

Olympus Digital Camera Reference Manual

: A complete reference guide in digital form, 

saved on the CD in PDF format.

You are now ready to install the computer software.

• Open the 

CAMEDIA Master CD-ROM

 package and locate the Software Installation Guide in 

the language you wish to use.

• Continue to follow the step-by-step instructions for installing the software, and enjoy your new 

digital photo processing capabilities!

CONNECTING THE CAMERA 

TO A COMPUTER

:Olympus recommends using the optional AC adapter to ensure a consistent 

power supply when downloading images.

Make sure that the camera is turned off before connecting it to 

your computer.

Olympus makes it simple to connect the Digital camera to your computer.

• Turn the camera off.
• Plug the supplied USB cable into the USB connector on your camera and 

computer as illustrated at right.

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Windows 98 users must install the “USB Driver for 

Windows 98” software before connecting the 

Digital camera to the computer. Refer to the 

Software Installation Guide for complete 

information.

• Set the mode dial to 

q

 and press the power switch. The camera 

starts communicating with the PC.

Additional Camera Features

This Digital camera offers a host of advanced features to expand your creativity. Here’s just a small sampling. 
See the Basic Manual for details on these capabilities, and more!

Advanced photographic control

: Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and full Manual modes are 

available to give you complete control of your photography.

6 Scene Program Shooting Modes

: This camera has 6 shooting modes to choose from depending on 

the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve.

Macro Mode and Super Macro Mode

: For taking extremely tight close-up pictures.

Sequential Shooting

: Take a rapid succession of still pictures.

Still Picture Editing

: Edit still pictures and store them as new pictures.

Movie Recording

: Yes, this Digital camera records movies!

Two-in-one Pictures

: Combine two separate images taken in succession and store them as a single picture.

Close-up Playback

: Enlarge the pictures in the monitor to check details of the selected image.

Index Display

: View several thumbnail pictures on the monitor at once.

Protecting Pictures

: Prevents you from accidentally erasing photos.

Video Playback

: View your pictures and movies on a television monitor.

Panorama Shooting

: Connect overlapping images into a single picture using the panorama mode and 

Olympus CAMEDIA Master software.

:Remember to complete and return your Registration Card (not provided in some areas), and keep all camera 

documentation handy.

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