Olympus Stylus 725 SW Advanced Manual Download

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Advanced

Manual

Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new

camera, please read these 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 camera before taking

important photographs.

In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or

modify information contained in this manual.

The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the

development stages and may differ from the actual product.

Summary of Contents for Stylus 725 SW

Page 1: ...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 camera before taking important photographs...

Page 2: ...ck 10 F button exposure compensation 12 YS button self timer erase 12 button flash mode 12 button macro 13 BEEP 32 BGM 22 BLACK WHITE 24 BRIGHTNESS 25 C CALENDAR 24 25 Calendar display 11 CAMERA MENU...

Page 3: ...ng picture brightness 12 3 button Flash shooting 12 2Y S button Shooting with self timer Erasing images 12 Shooting with self timer 12 Erasing pictures 13 4 button Shooting pictures close to the subje...

Page 4: ...frame and the picture 24 TITLE Synthesize the title and the picture 25 CALENDAR Synthesize the calendar using the picture 25 BRIGHTNESS Change the brightness of the picture 25 SATURATION Change the vi...

Page 5: ...Viewing pictures immediately 33 FILE NAME Resetting the file names of pictures 33 PIXEL MAPPING Adjusting the image processing function 34 s Adjusting the monitor brightness 34 X Setting the date and...

Page 6: ...n set 58 Shooting tips 58 Focusing on the subject 58 Subjects that are difficult to focus on 58 Taking pictures without blurring 59 Taking pictures without the flash 59 The picture is too grainy 59 Ta...

Page 7: ...e 64 Erasing sound recorded to still pictures 64 Viewing pictures on a computer 65 Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen 65 When you get an error message on the camera 66 Functions available...

Page 8: ...on to shoot a picture When the green lamp blinks the focus is not adjusted properly Try locking the focus again Locking the focus position AF lock When the scene is k H or T you can lock the focus pos...

Page 9: ...function stabilizes the blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement when taking pictures By switching to the other mode most settings will be changed to the default settings of each mode You ca...

Page 10: ...tion menu Use P AUTO to select the shooting mode from P Program auto and AUTO Full auto mode g WB Adjusting the color of a picture P 19 ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity P 19 DRIVE Continuous shooting...

Page 11: ...the size Press the arrow pad 1243 during close up playback to scroll the picture in the indicated direction When returning to the single frame playback press o Index display Use the arrow pad 1243 to...

Page 12: ...eled after one shot 9 1F button Changing picture brightness 0 3 button Flash shooting AUTO Auto flash The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions Red eye reduction flash This em...

Page 13: ...state set in s g s Adjusting the monitor brightness P 34 When the printer is connected to the camera display a picture to be printed out in playback mode and press the button g EASY PRINT P 38 Erasing...

Page 14: ...SLIDE SLIDE SHOW SHOW SLIDE SHOW EDIT EDIT EDIT ERASE ERASE ERASE SETUP SETUP SETUP CALENDAR CALENDAR CALENDAR PLAYBACK PLAYBACK MENU MENU PLAYBACK MENU PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER PRINT ORDER ALBUM ALBUM...

Page 15: ...mode to P Top menu o SCN OK MENU SET EXIT SCN SCN S E T U P S E T U P S E T U P RESET RESET IMAGE IMAGE QUALITY QUALITY IMAGE QUALITY RESET SCN CAMERA CAMERA MENU MENU SCN CAMERA MENU m button OK SET...

Page 16: ...s displayed OK SET MENU BACK 2 1 CAMERA MENU AF MODE R PANORAMA SPOT iESP o o 1 2 OK SET MENU BACK CAMERA MENU WB AUTO ISO AUTO DIGITAL ZOOM DRIVE o ESP OFF Page display When there are more menu items...

Page 17: ...ction HQ 3072 2304 Standard compression SQ1 2560 1920 Standard compression This is useful for postcard sized prints This is useful for computer editing such as rotating or adding text to a picture 230...

Page 18: ...eds 5m use the underwater housing 5 The focus distance is fixed at approximately 5m 2 RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings NO YES Function Factory default setting Ref Page Flas...

Page 19: ...escent lamp 2 For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp This type of lamp is mainly used in desk lamps y Fluorescent lamp 3 For shooting under a white fluorescent lamp This type of lamp is m...

Page 20: ...l shooting speed varies depending on the record mode setting i Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting ESP n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject...

Page 21: ...t remain in the frame You have to remember what the part in the frame looked like and take the next picture so it overlaps Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures Press m button to exit pa...

Page 22: ...CALENDAR CALENDAR PL PLAYBAC YBACK MENU MENU PLAYBACK MENU PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER PRINT ORDER ALBUM ALBUM ALBUM OK MENU SET EXIT P INDEX INDEX INDEX SLIDE SLIDE SHOW SHOW SLIDE SHOW EDIT EDIT EDIT ER...

Page 23: ...ng back movies OK MOVIE PLAY 12 30 12 30 06 03 26 06 03 26 100 0004 100 0004 4 IN IN 12 30 12 30 06 03 26 06 03 26 100 0004 100 0004 00 00 00 36 00 00 00 36 IN IN 1 Increases the volume 2 Reduces the...

Page 24: ...This changes the picture to sepia and saves it as a new file This function lets you select the frame and synthesize the frame and the picture and store it as a new picture Select a frame with 43 and...

Page 25: ...picture 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise Set the date of the calendar and press o This function lets you adjust the brightness of the picture and store it as a new picture Select th...

Page 26: ...the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally This function lets you turn such pictures so that they are displayed vertically New picture orientations are saved even when the power is turned o...

Page 27: ...ry method Select an album to add the pictures OK OK SET EXIT HOLD 5 1 0 1 0 6 2 7 11 11 3 4 8 1 2 1 2 9 1 SEL IMAGE OK MENU SET BACK SET ALL PHOTO MOVIE 0 SEL IMAGE Select one frame at a time for entr...

Page 28: ...w pad 43 to select the picture and press o to put R To cancel the selection press o again When the selection is completed press S button Select YES and press o Select YES and press o 8 ERASE Erase sel...

Page 29: ...ERASE ERASE ERASE SETUP SETUP SETUP SEL ALBUM SEL ALBUM SEL ALBUM PL PLAYBAC YBACK MENU MENU PLAYBACK MENU PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER PRINT ORDER CLOSE CLOSE ALBUM ALBUM CLOSE ALBUM 0 y 1 R 1 2 UNDO ENTR...

Page 30: ...ndoing album entries SEL IMAGE Select one frame at a time to undo Press the arrow pad 1243 to select a picture and press o to add R Press o again to cancel the selection When the selection is complete...

Page 31: ...copy or use the AC adapter SETUP menus MEMORY FORMAT FORMAT Formatting the internal memory or card BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card SCN OK MENU SET EXIT SCN SCN S E T U P S E...

Page 32: ...IMAGE EXISTING screen is displayed asking if you want to cancel the currently registered picture and register a new one W Selecting a display language K q Using Shooting button Playback button to turn...

Page 33: ...ng 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 displayed FILE NAME Resetting the file name...

Page 34: ...G When START is displayed press o The date and time is saved with each image and is used in the file name The first two digits of the year are fixed The time is displayed in the 24 hour format For a m...

Page 35: ...me DUALTIME Setting the date and time in another time zone OFF Switches to 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...

Page 36: ...egion where the camera is sold To play back camera images on a TV set the video output according to your TV s video signal type TV video signal types by country region Check the video signal type befo...

Page 37: ...idea to store the print reservation data on the card first With print reservation you can print out pictures easily either at home using a personal DPOF compatible printer or at a photo store that sup...

Page 38: ...DARD is selected on the settings screens P 40 to 41 pictures are printed according to these settings Refer to the printer s instruction manual for its standard settings or contact the printer manufact...

Page 39: ...camera with the picture selection screen displayed 4 Remove the USB cable from the camera 5 Remove the USB cable from the printer You can use EASY PRINT even when the camera is turned off or in shooti...

Page 40: ...SET ALL IMAGES SEL ALBUM ALL IMAGES Allows you to select from all pictures in the card to print ALBUM Select an album and the pictures in the album to print OK MENU EXIT SET PRINT MODE SELECT I N PRIN...

Page 41: ...INT mode you cannot select the frame OFF The picture is printed inside a blank frame ON The picture is printed filling the entire page PICS SHEET Available in MULTI PRINT mode only The number of print...

Page 42: ...layed 6 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera The camera turns off 7 Disconnect the USB cable from the printer OK CANCEL TRANSFERRING Screen during data transfer OK I N SET PRINT CONTINUE CANCEL Pr...

Page 43: ...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 may ov...

Page 44: ...ess o NO The pictures are printed without the date and time DATE The selected pictures are printed with the shooting date TIME The selected pictures are printed with the shooting time 6 Select SET and...

Page 45: ...ss o 3 Select RESET and press o To reset the print reservation data for a selected picture 2 Select and press o 3 Select KEEP and press o 4 Press 43 to select the picture with the print reservations y...

Page 46: ...s to the computer gP 52 Disconnect the camera from the computer gP 52 Using OLYMPUS Master What is OLYMPUS Master 4 Prepare the following items before starting Computer equipped with a USB port OLYMPU...

Page 47: ...ime 6 or later should be installed on your computer Windows XP corresponds to Windows XP Professional Home Edition Windows 2000 corresponds to Windows 2000 Professional If you are using Windows 98SE t...

Page 48: ...4 3 Click Next and follow the on screen instructions When the QuickTime licensing agreement is displayed read the agreement and click Agree to proceed with the installation The OLYMPUS Master installa...

Page 49: ...ick OK The computer restarts Remove the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive and store it Macintosh 1 Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The CD ROM window is displayed If the CD ROM window is not display...

Page 50: ...he first time the computer attempts to recognize the camera Click OK to exit the message that is displayed The camera is recognized as a Removable Disk Macintosh The iPhoto program is the default appl...

Page 51: ...n dialog box is displayed Follow the prompts and fill in the registration form To exit OLYMPUS Master 1 Click Exit on the main menu OLYMPUS Master is exited Start up the OLYMPUS Master software 1 9 2...

Page 52: ...re 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 images are displayed in the brow...

Page 53: ...ayed 3 When a message is displayed saying that the hardware can be ejected safely click OK Macintosh 1 The trash icon changes to the eject icon when the Untitled or NO_NAME icon on the desktop is drag...

Page 54: ...is displayed 2 To play back the movie click the playback button at the bottom of the screen The names and functions of the controller parts are shown below Viewing still pictures and movies Item Desc...

Page 55: ...hoto Print window is displayed 3 Click Settings in the Photo Print window The printer settings screen is displayed Make the necessary printer settings 4 Select a layout and size To print the date and...

Page 56: ...ac OS 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 th...

Page 57: ...n or other buttons to restore the camera from sleep mode before taking a picture If the camera is left for 15 minutes it automatically turns off the lens cover closes and the monitor turns off Press t...

Page 58: ...e shutter button halfway and then recompose your picture and wait for the subject to enter the frame Under certain types of conditions it is difficult to focus using auto focus The green lamp on the m...

Page 59: ...er places with the flash off g h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization P 9 Increase the ISO setting Increase the value of the ISO setting g ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity P 19 There ar...

Page 60: ...cene according to the situation P 18 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 Conversely when you...

Page 61: ...in the internal memory can be copied to the card using the BACKUP function g BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card P 31 The card P 74 Number of storable still pictures and recordi...

Page 62: ...icators Lamp Status Self timer lamp The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds blinks for approximately 2 seconds and then the picture is taken Card access lamp Blinking A picture is being recorded...

Page 63: ...size and compression level Use the following examples to help determine the optimal record mode when shooting To print large images on full size paper To edit and process images on a computer SHQ or...

Page 64: ...ame picture cannot be entered in multiple albums g ALBUM ENTRY Adding pictures to an album P 27 ALBUM See the pictures registered in the album P 28 Press W on the zoom button to view the pictures as t...

Page 65: ...icture cannot be viewed without scrolling There are several ways you can view the entire picture on the computer screen View the picture using image browsing software Install the OLYMPUS Master softwa...

Page 66: ...CARD FULL The card has no available memory and cannot store any new data Replace the card or erase unwanted data Before erasing download important pictures to a computer L NO PICTURE There are no pic...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...cenes P 69 Functions available in shooting modes Functions available in shooting modes and scenes Shooting mode K h s Function P AUTO F 9 9 9 9 Flash 9 9 9 9 9 9 Y 9 9 9 Optical zoom 9 9 9 WB 9 9 9 IS...

Page 69: ...g V F D G U N W c R S X j P d i e f k H l T n Flash 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 1 9 9 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Y 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 4 9 Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 ISO 9 9 DRIVE...

Page 70: ...ges printed by a printer or print lab that supports the DPOF format Eclipsing Vignetting This refers to when an object obscures part of the field of view so that the whole subject isnotphotographed Vi...

Page 71: ...se Alternating Line Television formats NTSC is mainly used in Japan North America and Korea PAL is mainly used in Europe and China PictBridge Astandardfor connecting digital cameras andprinters of dif...

Page 72: ...tly with a soft cloth Lens Blow dust off the lens with a commercial blower then wipe gently with a lens cleaner Battery Charger Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth Note Do not use strong solvents such a...

Page 73: ...o a computer or printer Using an exhausted battery may cause the camera to turn off without displaying the battery level warning The rechargeable battery is not fully charged at the time of purchase C...

Page 74: ...res can be increased by using a card with a larger capacity 1 Index area You can use this space to write the contents of the card 2 Contact area The part where the data transferred from the camera ent...

Page 75: ...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 The card protrudes slightly and...

Page 76: ...is required Do not use any other AC 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...

Page 77: ...rage test the camera by turning it on and pressing the shutter release button to make sure that it is operating normally Always observe the operating environment restrictions described in the camera s...

Page 78: ...color and brightness This is not a malfunction Olympus makes no representations or warranties regarding any damages or benefit expected by using this unit lawfully or any request from a third person...

Page 79: ...d and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res...

Page 80: ...1243 10 AUTO Auto flash 12 AUTO Full auto mode 10 AUTO ISO 19 AUTO WB WB AUTO 19 Auto focus 58 AV cable 36 B BACKUP 31 Battery 73 75 Battery compartment card cover 75 BEEP 32 BGM 22 BLACK WHITE 24 BR...

Page 81: ...Menu 14 Monitor brightness adjustment s 34 MOVIE PLAY 23 MULTI PRINT 40 Multi connector 36 38 50 N NTSC 36 71 Number of storable still pictures 61 O OLYMPUS Master 46 Optical zoom 11 20 P P Program a...

Page 82: ...g still pictures K 8 SHQ 17 Shutter button 8 SHUTTER SOUND 33 Single frame erase S 28 Single frame reservation 44 Single frame shooting o 20 Sleep mode 57 71 SLIDESHOW m 22 SPOT AF MODE 21 Spot meteri...

Page 83: ...2006 VH783401...

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