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Advanced
Manual

Menu operations

Button operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

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Appendix

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.

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Summary of Contents for Stylus 730

Page 1: ...is 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 produ...

Page 2: ...and how to take better pictures Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for bas...

Page 3: ...mera Strap LI 42B Lithium Ion Battery LI 40C Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master Software CD ROM Items not shown Advanced Manual this manual Basic Manual and warranty card Contents may v...

Page 4: ...he camera Charging Indicator Light On Red Charging Light Off Charging complete Charging time Approx 5 hours AC Wall Outlet 2 1 Power Cable Battery Charger Lithium Ion Battery 3 1 2 3 To remove the bat...

Page 5: ...nd removing the card P 64 a Press the o button To turn off the camera press the o button once again When the date and time have not yet been set this screen will appear 4 Turn the camera on o Button M...

Page 6: ...nd the 2Y but ton to select M d Press the 3 button About the date and time setting screen MENU CANCEL X Y M D Y M D Y Y M D D T I M E T I M E Y M D Year Month Day Exits a setting Minute Date formats Y...

Page 7: ...d the 2Y but ton to select Y M D j After all items have been set press the button For precise time setting press the button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds 2006 2006 11 11 26 26 CANCEL MENU X Y...

Page 8: ...cal grip b Focus The K button blinks Pressed halfway Shutter Button P HQ HQ 3072 3072 2304 2304 IN IN 4 4 The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked The number of remaining still pictu...

Page 9: ...nt to erase b Press the S button c Press the 1F button to select YES and press the button to erase the image 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 26 100 0001 100 0001 1 HQ HQ IN IN q Button Arrow Pad Next Pictu...

Page 10: ...ject g 4 button P 15 Shooting with the Self Timer g 2Y button P 15 Changing picture brightness g 1F button P 16 Editing images g h P button P 16 Restoring default settings g RESET button P 17 Erasing...

Page 11: ...mpose your picture with the focus locked and then completely press the shutter button to shoot a picture When the green lamp blinks the focus is not adjusted properly Try locking the focus again 1 POW...

Page 12: ...Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation P 22 This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide displayed on the screen Press m to display the shooting...

Page 13: ...ing the time While the camera is off press m to display the current time and the set alarm time when ALARM CLOCK is set for 3 seconds Shooting mode Zooming in and out on your subject 5 Arrow pad 1243...

Page 14: ...to the T side 1 1 2 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 IN Close up playback Pull to the T side to incrementally enlarge the pict...

Page 15: ...cancel the self timer press 2Y Self timer shooting is automatically cancelled after one shot Fill in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light Flash off The flash will not fire AUTO The...

Page 16: ...n movie mode Shooting using digital stabilizer When set to h ON images will appear slightly magnified Images may not be correctable if the camera is severely shaken or the subject s motion is excessiv...

Page 17: ...Select YES and press Once erased pictures cannot be restored Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep g 0 Protecting pictures P 29 Editing images Print...

Page 18: ...use the menus with the AF MODE setting as an example 1 Set to still picture shooting mode About the menus Operation guide Using the menus m button button Arrow Pad 1243 OK MENU SET EXIT SETUP SETUP SC...

Page 19: ...ne modes P 61 g SETUP menus P 32 The factory default settings are displayed in Shooting mode menu K OK MENU SET EXIT SETUP SETUP SCN SCN COMPARE COMPARE SHOOT SHOOT IMAGE IMAGE QUALITY QUALITY PANORAM...

Page 20: ...2304 Low compression This is useful for printing large images on A3 size paper This is useful for performing computer image processing such as contrast adjustment and red eye correction HQ 3072 2304 S...

Page 21: ...t so that the edges of the previous picture in the frame overlap with the next shot Focus exposure WB and zoom are locked at the first frame 3 PANORAMA Taking and combining panoramic pictures Taking p...

Page 22: ...ORKS 1 MUSEUM CUISINE BEHIND GLASS DOCUMENTS AUCTION SHOOT SELECT1 2 SHOOT SELECT2 3 BEACH SNOW 5 SILENT MODE Setting to turn off operational sounds OFF ON 6 CAMERA MENU WB Adjusting the color of a pi...

Page 23: ...d at the first frame The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the setting of image quality i Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting ESP n Changing the area fo...

Page 24: ...e focusing area iESP The camera determines which subject within the screen to focus on Even when the subject is not in the center of the screen focusing is possible SPOT Focus selection is based on th...

Page 25: ...RDER 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 EDIT ERASE ERASE ERASE SETUP SETUP S...

Page 26: ...N 1 Increases the volume 2 Reduces the volume 3 Each time you press the button the playback speed changes in the following order 1 2 20 and back to 1 4 Plays the movie in reverse Each time you press t...

Page 27: ...icture clockwise or counterclockwise and press Use the arrow pad and the zoom lever to adjust the position and size of the picture and press to finish This function lets you select a label integrate t...

Page 28: ...ress Adjust the brightness with 12 and press This function lets you adjust the vividness of the picture and store it as a new picture Select the picture with 43 and press Adjust the vividness with 12...

Page 29: ...y and press This function allows you to save printing data the number of prints and the date and time information with the pictures stored on the card g Print settings DPOF P 41 Protected pictures can...

Page 30: ...g sound to still pictures YES CANCEL ALBUM ENTRY Adding pictures to an album OK EXIT I N y 90 OK I N EXIT y 0 90 OK EXIT I N OK SET EXIT MENU YES CANCEL I N R OK MENU SET BACK SEL ALBUM SEL ALBUM SEL...

Page 31: ...ernal memory and the card Album playback menus 1 SEL ALBUM Viewing other albums MENU S SEL IMAGE I N GO BACK OK P OK MENU SET EXIT SILENT SILENT MODE MODE SILENT MODE EDIT EDIT EDIT ERASE ERASE ERASE...

Page 32: ...UP SCN SCN COMPARE COMPARE SHOOT SHOOT IMAGE IMAGE QUALITY QUALITY PANORAMA PANORAMA SCN SCN CAMERA CAMERA MENU MENU SILENT SILENT MODE MODE MULTI MULTI SHOT SHOT OK MENU SET EXIT P ALBUM ALBUM ALBUM...

Page 33: ...depending on the area where you purchased this camera You can add other languages to your camera with the provided OLYMPUS Master software You can set the volume and select the picture to be displaye...

Page 34: ...ately after they are taken OFF The picture being recorded will not be displayed This is useful when you want to prepare for your next shot quickly ON The picture being recorded will be displayed tempo...

Page 35: ...set in DUALTIME When setting the dual time select ON and then set the time Pictures are recorded with the date and time set in DUAL TIME ALARM CLOCK Setting alarms OFF No alarm is set or alarm is canc...

Page 36: ...signal types differ 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 back pictures on a T...

Page 37: ...HQ 3072 3072 2304 2304 2 0 2 0 k IN IN 4 4 R l j When NO INFO is selected When STANDARD or DETAIL is selected Shooting mode When STANDARD is selected When DETAIL is selected Playback mode When NO INFO...

Page 38: ...is selected on the settings screens P 40 pictures are printed according to these settings Refer to the printer s instruction manual for its standard settings or contact the printer manufacturer 1 In p...

Page 39: ...n indicated on the right according to the procedure 1 and 2 in P 38 and press 2 Select CUSTOM PRINT and press 3 Follow the operation guide to adjust print settings You can use EASY PRINT even when the...

Page 40: ...tures 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 been made this option is not available...

Page 41: ...omatic print information from digital cameras Setting the number of prints and data to be printed Print settings DPOF How to make print reservations Only the images stored on the card can be reserved...

Page 42: ...need to be copied to a card before taking them g BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card P 33 Follow the operation guide to make a print reservation for a selected picture 1 Press m...

Page 43: ...ER and press Playing back the album Top menu PRINT ORDER To reset the print reservation data for all the pictures 2 Select or U and press 3 Select RESET and press To reset the print reservation data f...

Page 44: ...gP 47 Start up the OLYMPUS Master software gP 47 Download image files to the computer gP 48 Disconnect the camera from the computer gP 49 Using OLYMPUS Master What is OLYMPUS Master Install the OLYMP...

Page 45: ...least 256 MB is recommended Hard disk capacity 300 MB or more Connector USB port Monitor 1 024 768 pixels 32 000 colors or more Note Mac versions earlier than OS X 10 2 are not supported Operation is...

Page 46: ...Adobe Reader is already installed on your computer To install Adobe Reader click OK 5 Follow the on screen instructions The screen confirming that installation is completed is displayed Click Finish 6...

Page 47: ...cation for managing digital images When you connect your digital camera for the first time the iPhoto application starts automatically so close this application and start OLYMPUS Master Note The camer...

Page 48: ...the pictures you want to transfer is displayed All the images in the camera will be displayed Displaying camera images on a computer Downloading and saving images 1 9 2 3 6 8 4 1 Transfer Images butt...

Page 49: ...display the menu 2 Click Eject on the menu Windows Me 2000 XP 1 Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the system tray 2 Click the message that is displayed 3 When a message saying that the hardwa...

Page 50: ...ctions of the controller parts are shown below You have various printing options such as photo print thumbnail print postcard print and calendar 1 Click Print Images at Home on the OLYMPUS Master main...

Page 51: ...ith the camera to download and save images without using OLYMPUS Master The following environment is required to use the USB cable to connect the camera to your computer Windows Windows 98SE Me 2000 P...

Page 52: ...connection is displayed 4 Select PC and press 5 Click OK OLYMPUS Master will recognize the actual Version of your camera now Click Check for latest Version and the Software is searching at the Olympu...

Page 53: ...hooting mode is set to No pictures can be taken when the shooting guide is being displayed Take pictures after setting target terms by following the shooting guide or set it to the setting other than...

Page 54: ...he camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed ha...

Page 55: ...ting the subject WB is the function that helps the camera determine the true colors Normally the AUTO setting provides the optimal white balance but depending on the subject results may be better if y...

Page 56: ...the camera Pictures 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 33 The card P 63 Number of storable still...

Page 57: ...us when using the arrow pad Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set flash etc When attempting to edit pictures tha...

Page 58: ...rred image cannot be stabilized The shutter speed is low the digital image is severely shaken The recorded picture may not be stabilized or cannot acquire the proper stabilization effect Moving subjec...

Page 59: ...is insufficient space in the internal memory or on the card g R Adding sound to still pictures P 30 The size of the picture displayed on a computer screen changes depending on the computer settings Wh...

Page 60: ...be done the image file is damaged r THE IMAGE CANNOT BE EDITED Pictures taken by other cameras or previously edited or corrected pictures cannot be edited or fixed Use image processing software to edi...

Page 61: ...off the camera and printer Check the printer and remedy any problems before turning the power on again r CANNOT PRINT Pictures recorded on other cameras may not be printed on this camera Use a comput...

Page 62: ...W 9 9 9 FILE NAME 3 9 9 9 9 PIXEL MAPPING 9 9 9 9 s 3 9 9 9 9 X 9 9 9 9 9 DUALTIME 9 9 9 9 ALARM CLOCK 9 9 9 9 VIDEO OUT 3 9 9 9 9 s s B CN V g FD GU Wc R S X j P d i e f Function Flash 9 9 9 9 9 1 9...

Page 63: ...hutter button is pressed halfway repeatedly in shooting mode activating the auto focus A picture is displayed on the monitor for an extended period of time The camera is connected to a computer or a p...

Page 64: ...nd playback operations 1 Turn off the camera 2 Open the battery compartment card cover Inserting the card 3 Orient the card as shown and insert it into the card slot as shown in the illustration Inser...

Page 65: ...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 settings or functions The AC adapter can be u...

Page 66: ...CK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED OLYMPUS SERVICE PERSONNEL An exclamation mark enclosed in a triangle alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in...

Page 67: ...us injury Becoming entangled in the camera strap causing strangulation Accidentally swallowing the battery cards or other small parts Accidentally firing the flash into their own eyes or those of anot...

Page 68: ...tely If the fluid burns your skin seek medical attention immediately Never subject batteries to strong shocks or continuous vibration CAUTION Before loading always inspect the battery carefully for le...

Page 69: ...occasionally place it in a warm place A monitor exhibiting poor performance due to low temperatures will recover in normal temperatures The LCD used for the monitor is made with high precision technol...

Page 70: ...ur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to...

Page 71: ...Any defect that occurs due to repair modification cleaning etc performed by anyone other than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station c Any defect or damage that occurs due to transport a fa...

Page 72: ...ademark of Apple Computer Inc xD Picture Card is a trademark All other company and product names are registered trademarks and or trademarks of their respective owners The standards for camera file sy...

Page 73: ...61 5 mm H 21 0 mm D 3 6 2 4 0 8 in excluding protrusions Weight 130 g 4 5 oz without battery and card Product type Lithium ion rechargeable battery Standard voltage DC 3 7 V Standard capacity 740 mAh...

Page 74: ...1 63 Zoom lever P 13 Arrow pad 1243 P 13 button OK FUNC P 13 Battery compartment card cover P 4 64 Tripod socket Connector cover P 36 38 47 Multi connector P 36 38 47 S button Erase P 9 17 Monitor P 3...

Page 75: ...arge Blinks 6 Digital image stabilization Image stabilizer h P 16 7 White balance 5 3 1 w y P 22 8 ISO ISO 80 ISO 3200 P 23 9 Drive j i P 23 10 Spot metering 5 P 23 11 Macro mode Super macro mode P 15...

Page 76: ...d P 64 18 Sound record R P 24 19 Dualtime l P 35 20 Alarm k P 35 21 Flash mode P 14 22 Exposure compensation 2 0 2 0 P 16 23 Silent mode P 22 24 Backlight adjustment P 16 Items Indications Ref Page IN...

Page 77: ...10 n P 42 P 26 5 Sound Record H P 30 6 Protect 9 P 29 7 Image quality SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 SQ P 20 8 Image size 3072 2304 2560 1920 640 480 etc P 20 9 Exposure compensation 2 0 2 0 P 16 10 White balance WB...

Page 78: ...CAMERA MENU 19 22 Card 32 63 64 CCD 34 Close up playback U 14 Cloudy day3 22 COLOR 33 Compare shoot 20 Compression 20 Connector cover 36 38 47 74 CUSTOM PRINT 39 D Date and time X 6 35 DIGITAL ZOOM 2...

Page 79: ...resR 24 30 Red eye reduction flash 14 Remaining recording time 56 RESET button 17 74 RESIZEQ 27 ROTATEy 30 S SATURATION 28 s Scene 22 s Scene 12 SCREEN SETUP 33 SEL ALBUM 31 SEL IMAGE 30 31 32 SELECT...

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