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Quick Start

Guide

Take a picture

a. Hold the camera

b. Focus

The AF target mark lights in green when the focus and exposure
are locked. The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed.

If the AF target mark blinks in red, the focus is not adjusted
properly. Try locking the focus again.

c. Shoot

a. Press the

button.

b. While looking through the

viewfinder, rotate the diopter

adjustment dial little by little.

When you can see the icons in the
viewfinder clearly, adjustment is
complete.

10M

AUTO

NORM

Horizontal grip

Vertical grip

Shutter button

AF target mark

1/400

F3.5

AUTO

(Pressed
Halfway)

Shutter button

The card access lamp blinks.

(Pressed
Completely)

Adjusting the viewfinder’s focus using the diopter

Diopter adjustment dial

button

Viewfinder

Summary of Contents for SP 570 - UZ Digital Camera

Page 1: ...instructions carefully to enjoy optimum 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 cam...

Page 2: ...ol panel to perform basic operations and then try them out Menu operations P 32 Learn everything about the menus from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings Printing...

Page 3: ...Camera Strap Lens Cap Lens Cap String AA Batteries four USB cable AV Cable OLYMPUSMaster2 CD ROM Items not shown Advanced Manual this manual Basic Manual and warranty card Contents may vary depending...

Page 4: ...6 7 4 Slide the battery compartment lock from to and ensure that the battery compartment cover is securely locked 7 Failure to do so may cause the battery compartment cover to open during shooting and...

Page 5: ...alled the card When taking pictures without the card pictures will be stored in the internal memory For details on the card please refer to The card P 85 4 5 3 2 1 Card cover Notch Contact area Make s...

Page 6: ...e shutter speed manually M This function allows you to change the aperture and shutter speed manually r This function allows you to set each shooting function manually and use as your original shootin...

Page 7: ...b Press the 3 button c Press the 1 z button and the 2Y button to select M 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 X Y M...

Page 8: ...ress the 3 button i Press the 1 z button and the 2Y 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...

Page 9: ...c Shoot a Press the u button b While looking through the viewfinder rotate the diopter adjustment dial little by little When you can see the icons in the viewfinder clearly adjustment is complete 10M...

Page 10: ...ton c Press the 1 z button to select YES and press the o button to erase the picture Arrow pad Next Picture Prev Picture Mode Dial 1 1 IN 10M 10M 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 30 12 30 100 0001 100 0001 NO...

Page 11: ...Button P 9 P 21 F Button Exposure Compensation P 22 Strap Eyelet P 3 AF MF Switch P 24 j Button Drive P 24 UP Button Flash Pop up P 23 Connector Cover P 56 P 59 P 65 Multi connector P 56 P 59 P 65 DC...

Page 12: ...Button P 26 m Button P 25 f S Button Shadow Adjustment Technology Erase P 25 Arrow Pad P 27 o Button OK FUNC P 28 u Button Monitor Viewfinder P 22 AEL AFL m Button AE Lock AF Lock Sequential Playback...

Page 13: ...nt warning Flash charge Lit Blinks P 68 12 Flash intensity control w 2 0 2 0 P 42 13 Saturation 6 5 5 P 44 14 Sharpness N 5 5 P 44 15 Contrast J 5 5 P 44 16 Conversion lens 1 P 45 17 Sound record R P...

Page 14: ...ter speed 15 1 2 1 400 1 2000 BULB etc P 17 26 Exposure compensation 2 0 2 0 P 22 27 Image quality Compression Frame rate P Q M Normal L Fine O 15 frames sec N 30 frames sec P 34 P 34 P 35 28 Image si...

Page 15: ...er Playing time Total recording time 4 00 14 00 34 P 19 14 Current memory B Playing back the picture in the internal memory No indication Playing back the picture in the card P 85 15 Image quality Com...

Page 16: ...ed for the brightness of the subject Settings in the CAMERA MENU such as WB and ISO sensitivity can be changed 1 Power switch Turning the camera on and off Power on Shooting mode Monitor turns on Lens...

Page 17: ...sets the shutter speed faster Turning toward G sets the shutter speed slower When the correct exposure cannot be obtained the shutter speed is displayed in red M Changing the aperture value and shutte...

Page 18: ...Zooming in on your subject P 41 r Shooting pictures with your own original modes s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation g Follow the shooting guide to take better pictu...

Page 19: ...ose up playback P 22 Playing back movies Select a movie in the playback mode and press o to play Operations during movie playback Press o to pause the playback This icon lights red during movie record...

Page 20: ...res Auto Playback Only the first frame will be displayed for pictures that have been shot continuously using the following options j c d i BKT TIMELAPSE AUCTION SHOOT SELECT1 SHOOT SELECT2 SMILE SHOT...

Page 21: ...Press the shutter button again to stop recording Turn the zoom ring to zoom in on your subject when shooting Optical zoom ratio 20 Note When the camera is mounted on a tripod if the tripod pad is too...

Page 22: ...ture Press o to return to the single frame playback Index display Use the arrow pad to select a picture for playback and press o to play back the single frame of the picture selected Calendar display...

Page 23: ...cus and exposure are locked AF lock mark and B AE lock mark are displayed on the monitor Press AEL AFL again to cancel the AF lock AE lock Each time you press the button the focus and exposure are loc...

Page 24: ...c High speed sequential shooting 1 Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting d High speed sequential shooting 2 Sequential shooting at a speed of approximately 13 5 frame...

Page 25: ...ted depending on the subject When ON is selected the following setting restrictions apply METERING is fixed at ESP AF MODE is fixed at FACE DETECT When DRIVE is set to any mode other than o this funct...

Page 26: ...Simple display 1 Normal display Histogram display 1 2 Shooting mode Histogram display 1 Normal display Detailed display Playback mode No information display 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 30 12 30 4 4 100 0...

Page 27: ...s registered in CUSTOM BUTTON Press 1 z n g CUSTOM BUTTON Assigning functions to the custom button P 58 Functions that can be assigned to My Mode custom button P 78 E Displaying the menu guide With a...

Page 28: ...et to r Settings are registered on s as a factory default Other functions you can set with the function menu g WB Adjusting the color of a picture P 39 ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity P 40 METERING C...

Page 29: ...der Monitor 10M 10M P 4 4 IN NORM NORM 1 400 1 400 F3 5 F3 5 ISO 1600 ISO 1600 10M 1 400 F3 5 0 0 0 4 4 ISO 1600 0 0 P WB WB K 10M 10M P 4 4 IN NORM NORM 1 400 1 400 F3 5 F3 5 ISO 1600 ISO 1600 o butt...

Page 30: ...s Use the arrow pad to select a function and use the control dial to change the settings g Using the control panel P 31 5 The shutter speed aperture value exposure compensation value exposure compensa...

Page 31: ...on on the control panel is selected While its icon is selected you can use the control dial to set the function s value Switching My Mode You can use this function when the mode dial is set to r Use t...

Page 32: ...are displayed at the bottom of the monitor Follow these guides to navigate the menus About the menus Operation guide BACK a Returns to the previous menu EXIT a Exits the menu SET f Sets the selected...

Page 33: ...is displayed Press m repeatedly to exit the menu To cancel changes and continue menu operation press m before pressing o Using the menus SCN SCN RESET RESET PANORAMA PANORAMA CAMERA MENU CAMERA MENU S...

Page 34: ...is required 1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality IMAGE QUALITY JPEG Compressed still picture data in JPEG format IMAGE SIZE and COMPRESSION can be set RAW 3648 2736 Raw uncompressed data Data is...

Page 35: ...lash AUTO P 23 FULLTIME AF OFF P 42 OFF P 27 AF PREDICT OFF P 42 Y OFF P 28 AF ILLUMINAT ON P 42 Shadow Adjustment Technology OFF P 25 IMAGE STABILIZER ON P 42 w 0 0 P 42 F 0 0 P 22 QFLASH INT EXT P 4...

Page 36: ...ot and the camera automatically combines pictures for a single panoramic picture in the camera Only combined pictures are saved Use the arrow pad to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictu...

Page 37: ...mode selection screen displays sample images as well as a description of the shooting situation for which the selected scene is designed It can be set only when the mode dial is set to s g Mode dial...

Page 38: ...mera detects a smiling face in shooting standby mode 3 frames are automatically taken in high speed sequential shooting mode You can also shoot a picture by pressing the shutter button A smiling face...

Page 39: ...or 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 of lamp is mainly used in homes x F...

Page 40: ...oving subject or camera movement when taking pictures 64 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 A low value reduces the sensitivity for daylight shooting of sharp clear pictures The higher the value the great...

Page 41: ...picture may appear dark n The AF target mark area is metered Recommended for taking a picture against strong backlight J Meters the brightness over a wide area with emphasis on the center of the scre...

Page 42: ...ark Hold down o To change the position of the mark hold down o again FULLTIME AF Shooting pictures while keeping the subject in focus OFF Press the shutter button halfway to focus ON Fulltime AF keeps...

Page 43: ...ercially available slave flash that is synchronized with the camera flash the amount of the light emitted by the flash can be adjusted in 10 levels Press 12 to select an emission level from 1 to 10 th...

Page 44: ...er impression SATURATION Adjusting the saturation of the image 1 Toward Colors become stronger 2 Toward Colors become weaker NOISE REDUCT Reducing the noise during long exposures OFF Noise is not redu...

Page 45: ...vailable If FULLTIME AF and R movies are both set to ON the sound of operating lens may be recorded This function allows you to turn off operational sounds that occur during shooting and playback warn...

Page 46: ...is is not displayed when the still picture is selected 1 SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically Select the transition effect between pictures from TYPE and press o The BGM selection screen is d...

Page 47: ...in raw data format Item Settings Ref Page IMAGE QUALITY IMAGE SIZE F H I J K C D COMPRESSION L M P 34 WB AUTO PRESET V P 39 RED7 BLUE7 P 43 PICTURE MODE VIVID NATURAL P 43 SHARPNESS 5 5 P 44 CONTRAST...

Page 48: ...the arrow pad and the control dial to adjust the position and size of the label and press o Set the color of the label with the arrow pad and press o CALENDAR Create a calendar print with your pictur...

Page 49: ...number of prints and the date and time information with the pictures stored on the card g Print settings DPOF P 61 EXPRESSION EDIT Transforming a face in the picture FACE FOCUS Showing up a face in th...

Page 50: ...the picture with 4 3 and protect it by selecting ON with 12 You can protect several frames in succession When a picture is protected 9 is displayed on the monitor y Rotating pictures U 90 V0 T 90 R A...

Page 51: ...the card insert a card into the camera in advance You can confirm on the monitor whether the internal memory or card is being used g Using the internal memory or card P 85 Select YES and press o 7 ERA...

Page 52: ...camera Select 2 and press o to set the still picture saved in the internal memory or card as the startup screen When SCREEN is set to OFF VOLUME cannot be set SETUP menus Shooting mode SETUP MEMORY FO...

Page 53: ...You can select OFF or adjust in 5 steps from 1 to 5 REC VIEW Viewing pictures immediately OFF The picture being recorded is not displayed This is useful when you want to prepare for your next shot wh...

Page 54: ...rikes 00 seconds FILE NAME Resetting the file names of pictures RESET 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 an...

Page 55: ...ith the date and time set in DUALTIME The date format is the same as that set with X The first two digits of the Y are fixed The time is displayed in the 24 hour format ALARM CLOCK Setting alarms OFF...

Page 56: ...the camera to the TV Playing back pictures on a TV Turn off the camera and the TV before connecting Press DISP E in shooting mode to determine the type of frame assist to be displayed When OFF is sele...

Page 57: ...MODE 1 CUSTOM Saves settings one by one Select the item to save in my mode and press 3 or o Change setting of the item and press o m ft Setting the measurement unit during manual focus m Displays in...

Page 58: ...camera from sleep mode press the shutter button arrow pad or any button CUSTOM BUTTON Assigning functions to the custom button Select the function to be registered with 12 and press o g Functions tha...

Page 59: ...rinting modes the setting items such as paper sizes and printer s specifications such as available types of paper how to install the papers and ink cassettes etc refer to the printer s instruction man...

Page 60: ...the internal memory or the card MULTI PRINT Prints one picture in multiple layout format ALL INDEX Prints an index of all the pictures stored in the internal memory or the card PRINT ORDER Prints the...

Page 61: ...vations set by another device cannot be changed by this camera Make changes using the original device If a card contains DPOF reservations set by another device entering reservations using this camera...

Page 62: ...inish making print reservations press o 5 Select the date and time print setting and press o NO The pictures are printed without the date and time DATE The selected pictures are printed with the shoot...

Page 63: ...ith the print reservations you want to cancel and press 2 to decrease the number of prints to 0 Repeat Step 4 to cancel print reservations for other pictures 5 When you are finished canceling print re...

Page 64: ...ware Windows Macintosh OS Windows 2000 Professional XP Home Edition XP Professional Vista Mac OS X v10 3 or later CPU Pentium III 500 MHz or later Power PC G3 500 MHz or later Intel Core Solo Duo 1 5...

Page 65: ...the cable connecting the camera to the computer Turn off the camera Open the camera s battery card compartment cover 1 Make sure the camera is turned off The monitor and viewfinder are off The lens is...

Page 66: ...S Master if PC is selected 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...

Page 67: ...ect the cable This camera is compatible with USB mass storage You can connect the camera to your computer using the USB cable provided with the camera to download and save images without using OLYMPUS...

Page 68: ...cture If the camera is further left for 12 minutes it automatically turns off the lens retracts and the monitor turns off Return the power switch to OFF and then set the power switch to ON g SLEEP Set...

Page 69: ...s left without batteries for approximately 3 days In addition if the batteries are inserted in the camera for a short period the date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings...

Page 70: ...To take pictures in low light places without flash set the following after setting the flash mode to Flash off Increase the ISO setting g ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity P 40 There are several facto...

Page 71: ...he camera automatically detects its own position except for the following cases In such cases use COMBINE IN CAMERA 2 or COMBINE IN PC when panning the camera in a quick or unsteadily manner when shoo...

Page 72: ...en the card is full download the pictures to a computer and then either erase the pictures from the card or use a new card Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted in t...

Page 73: ...xtended period of time The camera is connected to a computer or printer Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad Menu items displayed in gray cannot be selected Items t...

Page 74: ...n the histogram shows the luminance distribution within the AF target mark g DISP E button Changing the information on display Displaying the menu guide Checking the time P 26 Using the viewfinder g u...

Page 75: ...n changes depending on the computer settings When the monitor setting is 1024 768 and you are using Internet Explorer to view a picture with an image size of 2048 1536 at 100 the entire picture cannot...

Page 76: ...ere is a problem with the selected picture and it cannot be played back on this camera Use image processing software to view the picture on a computer If that cannot be done the image file is damaged...

Page 77: ...he printer JAMMED The paper is jammed Remove the jammed paper SETTINGS CHANGED The printer s paper tray has been removed or the printer has been operated while changing settings on the camera Do not o...

Page 78: ...LASH MODE 9 P 23 9 P 27 Y 9 P 28 f 9 P 25 MONITOR u 1 9 P 22 ZOOM 2 9 IMAGE QUALITY 9 9 P 34 IMAGE SIZE 9 9 P 34 COMPRESSION 9 9 P 34 WB 9 P 39 ISO 9 P 40 DRIVE 9 P 40 FINE ZOOM 9 9 P 41 DIGITAL ZOOM...

Page 79: ...P 23 F 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 22 Aperture value 9 9 P 17 Shutter speed 9 9 P 17 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 27 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 27 Y 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 28 INFO 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 26 Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 P 21 AE LOCK 9 9 9 P 23 AF...

Page 80: ...9 9 9 P 41 Focus mode 9 9 9 9 P 24 FULLTIME AF 9 9 9 9 9 P 42 AF PREDICT 9 9 9 9 P 42 AF ILLUMINAT 9 9 9 9 P 42 IMAGE STABILIZER 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 42 w 9 9 9 9 P 42 QFLASH 9 9 9 9 P 43 R still pictures 9...

Page 81: ...e situation AA alkaline batteries The number of pictures that you can take may vary considerably depending on the battery manufacturer and shooting conditions AA NiMH batteries rechargeable batteries...

Page 82: ...n how to attach the external flash refer to the manual provided with the flash Keep the hot shoe cover in a safe place to avoid losing it and put it back on the camera after removing the external flas...

Page 83: ...mode is set to flash off on the camera Check whether your external flash is synchronized with the camera before using it Be sure to check the following items before using a commercial external flash...

Page 84: ...d turn on the flash 2 Press the MODE button on the flash to set it to RC mode and set the channel and group of the flash Set the group to A the flash will not operate if B or C is selected 3 Select RC...

Page 85: ...removed or exchanged The number of recordable pictures can be increased by using a card with a larger capacity 1 Index area You can use this space to note down the contents of the card 2 Contact area...

Page 86: ...voltage converters as they could damage your AC adapter AC adapter Using your AC adapter abroad SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER S...

Page 87: ...ldren and infants to prevent the following dangerous situations which could cause serious injury Becoming entangled in the camera strap causing strangulation Accidentally swallowing the battery cards...

Page 88: ...ery carefully as described in the operating instructions Do not use batteries if their body is not covered by the insulating sheet or if the sheet is torn as this may cause fluid leaks fire or injury...

Page 89: ...camera When operating the camera with battery power at low temperatures try to keep the camera and spare batteries as warm as possible Batteries which run down at low temperatures may be restored aft...

Page 90: ...damages resulting from the use of the information contained therein Olympus reserves the right to alter the features and contents of this publication or software without obligation or advance notice...

Page 91: ...ing 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 da...

Page 92: ...m on a 35 mm camera Photometric system Digital ESP metering spot metering center weighted metering Shutter speed 15 to 1 2000 sec During bulb Max 8 minutes Aperture F2 8 to F8 0 Shooting range 0 1 m 3...

Page 93: ...4 39 Card 5 36 52 85 Center weighted metering J 41 Close up playback U 22 Cloudy day 3 39 COLOR EDIT 47 COMBINE IN CAMERA1 2 36 COMBINE IN PC 37 COMPRESSION 34 72 CONTRAST J 44 CONTROL PANEL 53 Contro...

Page 94: ...back 20 PC 65 PERFECT FIX 46 PictBridge 59 PICTURE MODE 43 Picture rotation y 50 PIXEL MAPPING 54 PLAYBACK MENU 46 50 Playback mode q 16 19 25 Playback on a TV 56 Playing time 19 PRE CAPTURE g 24 PRES...

Page 95: ...3 SPOT AF MODE 41 Spot metering 5 41 STANDARD 59 Strap 3 Sunny day 5 39 Super macro mode 27 T TIMELAPSE L 45 Top menu 25 32 Total recording time 19 Tungsten light 1 39 TYPE SLIDESHOW 46 U USB cable 3...

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