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Advanced
Manual

Menu operations

Button operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your
camera better

Miscellaneous

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SP-510UZ

Summary of Contents for SP-510UZ

Page 1: ...manual in a safe place for future reference We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs In the interest of continually improving product...

Page 2: ...enu and their various settings Menu operations P 18 Learn how to print pictures you have taken Printing pictures P 46 Learn how to transfer pictures to a computer and save them Using OLYMPUS Master P...

Page 3: ...Lens Cap Lens Cap String AA Batteries four USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master Software CD ROM Items not shown Advanced Manual this manual Basic Manual and warranty card Contents may vary depending on p...

Page 4: ...4 EN Quick Start Guide Prepare the battery For details on inserting an optional xD Picture Card hereinafter called the card please refer to Inserting and removing the card P 78 1 3 2 7 5 6 4...

Page 5: ...lows you to set the shutter speed manually M Allows you to set both the aperture and shutter speed manually r Allows you to set each shooting function manually and use as your original shooting mode g...

Page 6: ...CK VIEW button as in a to select M d Press the q button About the date and time setting screen MENU CANCEL X Y M D Y M D Y M D T I M E Y M D T I M E Y M D Year Month Day Exits a setting Minute Date fo...

Page 7: ...CK VIEW button to select Y M D j After all items have been set press the o button For precise time setting press the o button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds 2006 2006 11 11 26 26 CANCEL MENU X...

Page 8: ...p b Focus The card access lamp blinks Shutter Button Pressed Halfway HQ HQ 3072 3072 2304 2304 IN IN 4 4 Place this mark over your subject The number of storable still pictures is displayed The green...

Page 9: ...S button c Press the sF button to select YES and press the o button to erase the image 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 26 100 0001 100 0001 1 HQ HQ IN IN Mode Dial Arrow Pad Next Picture Prev Picture Erase...

Page 10: ...turns on Before turning the camera on in shooting mode remove the lens cap and then press o 2 u button Monitor Viewfinder 3 Shutter button Shooting pictures P IN IN 4 4 HQ HQ 3072 3072 2304 2304 F8 0...

Page 11: ...1 2 4 4 3 IN IN 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 26 100 0004 100 0004 4 HQ HQ IN IN 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IN IN IN IN IN Close up playback Pull the lever toward T to incrementally enlarge the picture up to 10...

Page 12: ...ure AF memory hold down h for more than 1 second so that U AF memory mark is displayed on the monitor Press h again to reset the AF memory If the zoom is operated after engaging the AF lock the pictur...

Page 13: ...es A F4 0 F4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1000 1 1000 OK SET Adjustment range Wide angle F2 8 to F8 0 Telephoto F3 7 to F8 0 Aperture value s Increases the aperture value r Decreases the aperture value When the correc...

Page 14: ...the other scene most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene When R is set to ON audio is recorded with the movie When R is set to ON optical zoom cannot be used during the shoo...

Page 15: ...004 100 0004 4 HQ HQ IN IN ISO 400 ISO 400 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 26 100 0004 100 0004 4 F2 8 1 1000 2 0 F2 8 1 1000 2 0 HQ HQ 3072 3072 2304 2304 IN IN ISO 1600 ISO 1600 n R j l k IN IN 4 4 HQ HQ...

Page 16: ...cro mode the zoom flash and AF predict are not available Press sF in shooting mode to adjust the exposure Adjustable from 2 0EV to 2 0 EV 9 m button MENU 0 Arrow pad srpq a Y S button Self timer shoot...

Page 17: ...backlight conditions Red eye reduction flash Emits pre flashes for red eye reduction Fill in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light Red eye fill in flash The flash always fires after...

Page 18: ...de for operations About the menus Operation guide m button o Arrow pad Mode dial Top menu in still picture shooting mode SCN OK MENU SET EXIT SCN SCN SETUP SETUP SETUP SILENT SILENT MODE MODE SILENT M...

Page 19: ...T IMAGE IMAGE QUALITY QUALITY IMAGE QUALITY RESET SCN CAMERA CAMERA MENU MENU SCN CAMERA MENU OK SET MENU BACK 1 2 3 4 5 CAMERA MENU WB AUTO ISO AUTO FINE ZOOM DRIVE METERING o ESP OFF OK SET MENU BAC...

Page 20: ...paper This is useful for computer editing such as rotating or adding text to a picture 2304 1728 2048 1536 SQ2 1 1600 1200 Lowcompression High quality Standard Standard compression This is useful for...

Page 21: ...NIGHT SCENE 1 NIGHT PORTRAIT 1 INDOOR CANDLE SELF PORTRAIT AVAILABLE LIGHT SUNSET FIREWORKS 1 MUSEUM CUISINE BEHIND GLASS DOCUMENTS AUCTION SHOOT SELECT1 2 SHOOT SELECT2 3 BEACH SNOW Function Factory...

Page 22: ...nce automatically for natural color regardless of the light source PRESET Selects the white balance according to the light source 5 Sunny day For shooting under a clear sky 3 Cloudy day For shooting u...

Page 23: ...to the conditions of the subject 50 100 200 400 800 1600 2500 4000 A low value lowers the sensitivity for daylight shooting of clear sharp pictures The higher the value the better the camera s light s...

Page 24: ...with emphasis on the center of the screen This method is used when you do not want to allow surrounding light to affect the picture FINE ZOOM Zooming in on your subject without degrading the image qu...

Page 25: ...ly When set to MF Press sr to set the focus During operation the focus area is enlarged This lets you check whether the focus area is correct Hold down o to fix the focus The focus is locked at the di...

Page 26: ...ture such as expressing the movement of a car by showing the tail lights streaming backwards The slower the shutter speed the better the effects turn out If the shutter speed is faster than 1 200 the...

Page 27: ...the image s Toward The image contours are emphasized making the image appear sharper and more vivid Use this setting when you want to print pictures If you adjust the sharpness too far toward noise m...

Page 28: ...the shutter speed is slower than 1 2 sec TIMELAPSE Shooting pictures automatically as defined by set conditions OFF Timelapse shooting is deactivated ON Timelapse shooting is activated When setting t...

Page 29: ...re than 1 m 3 3 ft away from the source of the sound sound may not be recorded clearly by the built in microphone The images are recorded slightly larger when DIS MOVIE MODE is set to ON When the came...

Page 30: ...PLAYBACK MENU PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER PRINT ORDER SILENT SILENT MODE MODE SILENT MODE MOVIE MOVIE PL PLAY MOVIE PLAY OK MENU SET EXIT P ALBUM ALBUM ALBUM SLIDE SLIDE SHOW SHOW SLIDE SHOW EDIT EDIT EDI...

Page 31: ...ormat 4 ALBUM See the pictures registered in the album OK MOVIEPLA Y 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 26 100 0004 100 0004 4 IN IN 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 26 100 0004 100 0004 00 00 00 36 00 00 00 36 IN...

Page 32: ...as a new file Changes the picture to black and white and saves it as a new file Changes the picture to sepia and saves it as a new file 5 EDIT RAW DATA EDIT Editing the pictures recorded in raw data...

Page 33: ...dar and the picture and store it as a new picture Select the picture with pq and press o Select the calendar with pq and press o Press sr to turn the picture 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counter...

Page 34: ...e last frame of the part you want to keep and press o Allows you to specify a part of the movie and overwrite it or save it as a new movie Allows you to capture a still image from the movie which is t...

Page 35: ...isplayed on the monitor Pictures taken with the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally This function allows you to turn such pictures so that they are displayed vertically New picture orien...

Page 36: ...y sorting them into albums Pictures stored in the internal memory cannot be entered in albums g Album playback menus P 38 Use the arrow pad to select a frame Push or pull the zoom lever to change the...

Page 37: ...ctures Erase all pictures SEL IMAGE Erase by selecting the single frame OK MENU SET BACK ALBUM ENTRY SEL IMAGE SET CALENDAR SET ALL OK MENU SET BACK SEL ALBUM SEL ALBUM SEL ALBUM 1 Select the album en...

Page 38: ...MENU PLAYBACK MENU PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER PRINT ORDER SILENT SILENT MODE MODE SILENT MODE MOVIE MOVIE Y MOVIE Y SEL SEL ALBUM ALBUM SEL ALBUM CLOSE CLOSE ALBUM ALBUM CLOSE ALBUM P OK MENU SET EXIT S...

Page 39: ...ing the card Before using non Olympus cards or cards which have been formatted on a computer you must format them with this camera LABEL IMAGE Selecting the label image 3 CLOSE ALBUM SETUP menus MEMOR...

Page 40: ...ND in PW OFF SETUP The volume turns to the value set in VOLUME g VOLUME Adjusting the volume during playback P 40 Still pictures in the internal memory or the card can be registered to screen 2 for PW...

Page 41: ...is being recorded ON The picture being recorded is displayed This is useful for making a brief check of the picture you have just taken You can resume shooting while the picture is still being display...

Page 42: ...t in X Pictures are recorded with the date and time set in X ON Switches to the date and time set in DUALTIME When setting the dual time select ON and then set the time Pictures are recorded with the...

Page 43: ...ideo signal type TV video signal types by country region Check the video signal type before connecting the camera to the TV NTSC North America Taiwan Korea Japan PAL European countries China Playing b...

Page 44: ...SET and press o My mode cannot be selected if no setting is saved Default settings are saved only in s MY MODE 1 CUSTOM Saves settings one by one Select the item to save in my mode and press q or o Ch...

Page 45: ...tions that can be assigned to My Mode and custom button P 72 AF ILLUMINAT Setting to light the illuminator in a dark place OFF AF illuminator does not light ON Press the shutter button halfway The AF...

Page 46: ...settings If STANDARD is selected on the settings screens P 48 pictures are printed according to these settings Refer to the printer s instruction manual for its standard settings or contact the print...

Page 47: ...Display the screen being indicated on the right according to the procedure 1 and 2 in P 46 and press o 2 Select CUSTOM PRINT and press o You can use EASY PRINT even when the camera is turned off or i...

Page 48: ...L INDEX Prints an index of all the pictures stored in the internal memory or the card PRINT ORDER Prints the pictures according to the print reservation data on the card If no print reservations have...

Page 49: ...DPOF is a standard format used to record automatic print information from digital cameras Setting the number of prints and data to be printed Print settings DPOF How to make print reservations OK SET...

Page 50: ...ctures in the internal memory to the card P 40 Follow the operation guide to make a print reservation for a selected picture 1 Press m in the playback mode and display the top menu 2 Select PRINT ORDE...

Page 51: ...aying back the album Top menu PRINT ORDER To reset the print reservation data for all the pictures 2 Select or U and press o 3 Select RESET and press o To reset the print reservation data for a select...

Page 52: ...7 Disconnect the camera from the computer gP 57 Using OLYMPUS Master What is OLYMPUS Master Prepare the following items before starting USB cable Computer equipped with a USB port OLYMPUS Master CD RO...

Page 53: ...indows 2000 corresponds to Windows 2000 Professional If you are using Windows 98SE the USB driver is installed automatically Macintosh OS Mac OS X 10 2 or later CPU Power PC G3 500 MHz or later RAM 12...

Page 54: ...User Information dialog box is displayed enter your Name and OLYMPUS Master Serial Number select your region and click Next Refer to the sticker on the CD ROM package for the serial number When the Di...

Page 55: ...lens is retracted 2 Connect the multi connector on the camera to the USB port on the computer using the provided USB cable Refer to your computer s instruction manual to locate the position of the USB...

Page 56: ...r your Name and OLYMPUS Master Serial Number and select your region Refer to the sticker on the CD ROM package for the serial number After the User Information dialog box the Registration dialog box i...

Page 57: ...d All the images in the camera are displayed 3 Select the image files and click Transfer Images A window indicating that the download is complete is displayed 4 Click Browse images now The downloaded...

Page 58: ...O_NAME icon on the desktop is dragged Drag and drop it on the eject icon 3 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera Note Windows Me 2000 XP When you click Unplug or Eject Hardware a warning message ma...

Page 59: ...ster main menu The print menu is displayed 2 Click Photo The Photo Print window is displayed 3 Click Settings in the Photo Print window The printer settings screen is displayed Make the necessary prin...

Page 60: ...S 9 0 to 9 2 X Note If your computer is running Windows 98SE you will need to install the USB driver Before connecting the camera to your computer with the USB cable double click the files from the fo...

Page 61: ...ra now Click Check for latest Version and the Software is searching at the Olympus Homepage for new Camera firmware versions and for additional languages Then you can select an additional language 6 A...

Page 62: ...ff the lens retracts and the monitor turns off Press the o button to turn the camera on The mode dial is set to q This is the playback mode for displaying pictures on the monitor Set the mode dial to...

Page 63: ...settings if the camera is left without batteries for approximately 3 days Before taking important pictures check that the date and time settings are correct There are several ways to focus depending o...

Page 64: ...and the shutter speed is slow or the flash cannot be used or when a low shutter speed set s mode is selected Here is how to take pictures without the flash in this type of situation Set the camera to...

Page 65: ...s by selecting a scene according to the situation P 21 Often bright subjects such as snow turn out darker than their natural colors Adjust F toward to make these subjects closer to their real shades C...

Page 66: ...the card using the BACKUP function g BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card P 40 The card P 77 Number of storable still pictures and recording length of movies Still pictures Addi...

Page 67: ...sec SQ2 320 240 15 frames sec 1 min 03 sec 1 min 05 sec 25 min 03 sec 25 min 48 sec Using a new card Lamp indicators Lamp Status Self timer lamp When set to Y 12 SEC The lamp lights for approximately...

Page 68: ...computer SHQ or HQ To print on full size paper SQ1 To print postcard size image To send as an e mail attachment or post on a web site SQ2 g IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality P 20 This camera re...

Page 69: ...nu guide Checking the time P 15 Use the album function You can create up to 12 albums and enter the pictures on a card to the albums To view the pictures set the mode dial to q and then select an albu...

Page 70: ...ohibited The recorded image has been protected read only on a computer Download the image to a computer and cancel the read only setting MEMORY FULL The internal memory has no available memory and can...

Page 71: ...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 paper SETTINGS CHANGED The printer s paper tray has been removed or...

Page 72: ...ions in shooting scenes P 75 Functions that can be assigned to My Mode and custom button Functions available in shooting modes and scenes Function MY MODE SETUP CUSTOM BUTTON Ref Page P A S M s 9 P 12...

Page 73: ...FNo 9 9 Shutter speed 9 9 9 9 9 Y 9 INFO 9 Optical zoom 9 9 DIS MODE 9 9 DIS MOVIE MODE 9 AE lock 9 AF lock 9 IMAGE QUALITY 9 1 9 9 WB 9 ISO 9 9 2 9 DRIVE 9 9 3 METERING 9 FINE ZOOM 9 DIGITAL ZOOM 9 9...

Page 74: ...9 TIMELAPSE 9 R movies 9 MEMORY FORMAT FORMAT 9 BACKUP 9 W 9 PW ON SETUP 9 PW OFF SETUP 9 BEEP 9 8 9 SHUTTER SOUND 9 VOLUME 9 REC VIEW 9 FILE NAME 9 PIXEL MAPPING 9 s 9 X 9 DUALTIME 9 ALARM CLOCK 9 V...

Page 75: ...x 480 5 This is fixed at ON Scene Function B C Z a N Q k G U W c R S X j P V d i e f FLASH MODE 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 2 9 9 9 9 9 Optical zoom 9 9 IMAGE QUALITY 9 3 4 9 3 DRIVE 9 9 9 FINE ZOOM 9 9 DIGITA...

Page 76: ...on the lens surface if the lens is left dirty When storing the camera for extended periods remove the battery AC adapter and card and keep in a cool dry place that is well ventilated Periodically ins...

Page 77: ...conditions etc Similarly the camera may turn off without displaying the battery level warning or may display the battery level warning more quickly Pictures can be recorded on the optional card The in...

Page 78: ...nto the card slot as shown in the illustration Insert the card straight in Insert the card until it clicks into place Removing the card 3 Push the card all the way in and release slowly Inserting and...

Page 79: ...C adapter with this camera Note Do not remove or load the battery or connect or disconnect the AC adapter or the multi adapter while the camera is turned on Doing so could affect the camera s internal...

Page 80: ...enerates heat including stereo amplifiers WARNING Do not use the camera near flammable or explosive gases Do not use the flash on people infants small children etc at close range You must be at least...

Page 81: ...e If possible wear gloves when handling the camera in cold temperatures Be careful with the strap Be careful with the strap when you carry the camera It could easily catch on stray objects and cause s...

Page 82: ...sives In wet places such as bathrooms or in the rain When using products with weatherproof designs read their manuals as well In places prone to strong vibrations Never drop the camera or subject it t...

Page 83: ...supply of extra batteries The recommended batteries may be difficult to obtain while traveling Please recycle batteries to help save our planet s resources When you throw away dead batteries be sure...

Page 84: ...he information contained therein Olympus reserves the right to alter the features and contents of this publication or software without obligation or advance notice Radio and Television Interference Ch...

Page 85: ...to the dealer where the product was purchased or any other Olympus service station within the business area of Olympus Imaging Europa GmbH as stipulated on the website http www olympus com During the...

Page 86: ...g or replacing the product Any liability for indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind incurred or suffered by the customer due to a defect of the product and in particular any loss or dama...

Page 87: ...ing system Shutter speed 15 to 1 1000 sec During bulb Max 8 minutes Aperture F2 8 to F8 0 Shooting range 0 07 m 2 88 in to W 1 2 m 4 0 ft to T normal macro mode 0 03 m 1 19 in to super macro mode Moni...

Page 88: ...or P 16 P 45 P 67 Speaker Viewfinder Mode Dial P 5 P 12 h Button Digital Image Stabilization P 12 Button Print Custom Button P 12 u Button Monitor Viewfinder P 10 Y Button Timer P 16 S Button Erase P...

Page 89: ...16 P 25 11 Spot metering 5 4 P 24 12 AE lock AE memory B C P 12 13 Flash mode H etc P 17 14 Exposure compensation w 2 0 2 0 P 26 15 Saturation T 5 5 P 28 16 Contrast J 5 5 P 28 17 Sharpness N 5 5 P 27...

Page 90: ...2 0 2 0 P 16 27 Image quality RAW SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 P 20 28 AF target mark P 8 P 24 29 Image size 3072 x 2304 2560 x 1920 640 x 480 etc P 20 30 Alarm k P 42 31 Number of storable still pictures Remaining...

Page 91: ...ge size 3072 x 2304 2560 x 1920 640 x 480 etc P 20 12 Exposure compensation 2 0 2 0 P 16 13 White balance WB AUTO 5 3 1 w y V P 22 14 ISO ISO 100 ISO 800 ISO 2500 etc P 23 15 Date and time 06 11 26 12...

Page 92: ...perture priority mode A 5 13 17 Aperture value 13 AREA 24 Arrow pad 16 AUCTION i 21 AUTO ISO 23 AUTO shooting mode h 5 13 AUTO white balane 22 Auto bracketing BKT 23 Auto focus AF 25 Auto flash 17 AV...

Page 93: ...rescent lamp 1 2 3 wxy 22 Focus 8 25 64 Focus lock 10 FOCUS MODE 25 FORMAT 39 FRAME 33 FRAME ASSIST w x 15 44 Front curtain SYNC1 26 FULLTIME AF 25 G Green lamp 8 10 g 5 14 H High speed sequential sho...

Page 94: ...PING 41 PLAYBACK MENU 30 35 Playback mode 10 30 Playback on a TV 43 Playing time 31 PORTRAIT I 21 o button 5 10 PRESET WB 22 Press completely 8 Press halfway 8 PRINT ORDER 35 Print settings 49 Program...

Page 95: ...ting o 23 SLAVE 26 Sleep mode 62 SLIDESHOW m 30 SNOOZE 43 SNOW a 21 SPORT j 21 SPOT AF MODE 24 Spot metering 5 24 SQ1 20 66 SQ2 20 66 STANDARD 46 Sunny day 5 22 SUNSET S 21 Super macro mode 16 SYNCRO...

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