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DIGITAL CAMERA

Detailed explanation for each function such 
as camera buttons and menus is separately 
provided.

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.

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Summary of Contents for Stylus 810

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: ...mode 12 button macro 12 button 14 button OK FUNC 10 S button erase 13 h button digital image stabiliza BEEP 35 BGM 24 BLACK WHITE 26 BRIGHTNESS 28 C CALENDAR 26 27 Calendar display 11 CAMERA MENU 21...

Page 3: ...hooting close up playback 11 3 button Flash shooting 12 4 button Shooting pictures close to the subject 12 2Y button Self timer shooting 12 1F button Changing picture brightness 13 S button Erasing pi...

Page 4: ...picture 26 REDEYE FIX Fixing the red eye in pictures 26 BLACK WHITE Changing pictures to black and white 26 SEPIA Changing pictures to a sepia tone 26 FRAME Synthesize the frame and the picture 27 TI...

Page 5: ...the volume during playback 36 REC VIEW Viewing pictures immediately 36 FILE NAME Resetting the file names of pictures 36 PIXEL MAPPING Adjusting the image processing function 36 s Adjusting the monito...

Page 6: ...set 61 Shooting tips 61 Focusing on the subject 61 Subjects that are difficult to focus on 62 To shoot a stabilized digital image 62 Taking pictures without the flash 63 The picture is too grainy 63 T...

Page 7: ...nternal memory 69 Understanding the settings and other information of pictures taken 69 Quickly displaying a desired picture 69 Erasing sound recorded to still pictures 69 Viewing pictures on a comput...

Page 8: ...nd then fully press the shutter button to shoot a picture When the green lamp blinks the focus is not adjusted properly Try locking the focus again Recording movies Set the mode dial to n and lightly...

Page 9: ...etting by pressing the m button or changing the mode using the mode dial Audio is recorded with the movie The last picture taken is displayed Press the arrow pad 1243 to view other pictures Use the zo...

Page 10: ...Changing the ISO sensitivity P 21 DRIVE Continuous shooting P 22 ESP n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject P 22 4 Arrow pad 1243 5 o button OK FUNC P AUTO Shooting pictures wit...

Page 11: ...rementally enlarge the picture up to 10 times the original size Press W to reduce the size Press the arrow pad 1243 during close up playback to scroll the picture in the indicated direction When retur...

Page 12: ...tomatically in low light or backlight conditions Red eye reduction flash This emits pre flashes for red eye reduction Fill in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light Flash off The flas...

Page 13: ...lectrical noise causing a rough image By switching to the other mode most settings will be changed to the default settings of each mode Playback mode Stabilizing the recorded digital image If the reco...

Page 14: ...39 FRAME ASSIST Display the frame assist Decide the type P 39 d O button Changing the information on display Display the menu guide d IN IN IN IN IN IN FRAME ASSIST 1 2 Horizontal and vertical lines...

Page 15: ...perations 1 Displaying the menu guide With menu items selected hold down the O button to display the menu guide Release the O button to close the menu guide ESP ESP n Sets picture brightness for takin...

Page 16: ...SET EXIT P INDEX INDEX INDEX 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...

Page 17: ...In this case set the mode dial to K Top menu o SCN OK MENU SET EXIT SCN SCN RESET RESET IMAGE IMAGE QUALITY QUALITY IMAGE QUALITY RESET SCN SCN m button OK SET MENU BACK CAMERA MENU WB AUTO ISO AUTO D...

Page 18: ...menu is displayed OK SET MENU BACK CAMERA MENU AF MODE R PANORAMA SPOT o o OK SET MENU BACK CAMERA MENU WB AUTO ISO AUTO DIGITAL ZOOM DRIVE o ESP OFF Page display When there are more menu items on th...

Page 19: ...and red eye correction HQ 3264 2448 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...

Page 20: ...y switching to the other scene most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene 2 RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings NO YES Function Factory default settin...

Page 21: ...p is mainly used in homes x Fluorescent 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 fluore...

Page 22: ...ures at one time while holding down the shutter button ESP n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject ESP Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surrounding area...

Page 23: ...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 o button to exit pa...

Page 24: ...U 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 ERASE ERASE ERASE SETUP SETUP SETUP CALENDAR CALENDAR CALEN...

Page 25: ...ring pause To resume the movie press o To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause press the m button 2 MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies OK MOVIE PLAY IN IN IN IN 1 Increases...

Page 26: ...w picture Use 43 to select a picture to be cropped and press o Press the arrow pad 1243 or zoom button adjust the position and size of the area selection box and press o This function corrects the red...

Page 27: ...alendar and the picture and store it as a new picture Select the picture with 43 and press o Select the calendar with 43 and press o Press 12 to turn the picture 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees cou...

Page 28: ...1243 to select the head frame and press o Select the last frame in the same way and press o Select a part of the movie you wish to save overwrite the original file with it or save it as a new file Sel...

Page 29: ...ally 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 off Sound is recorded f...

Page 30: ...to add the pictures OK OK SET EXIT HOLD SEL IMAGE OK MENU SET BACK SET ALL PHOTO MOVIE 0 SEL IMAGE Select one frame at a time for entry Use the arrow pad 1243 to select a picture and press o to add R...

Page 31: ...Use the arrow pad 1243 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 E...

Page 32: ...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 P OK MENU SET EXIT INDEX I...

Page 33: ...s P 29 2 PLAYBACK MENU UNDO ENTRY Undoing 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 selec...

Page 34: ...t empty before starting the 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 SE...

Page 35: ...he 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 PW ON SETUP Setting the startup screen and vol...

Page 36: ...not displayed This is useful when you want to prepare for your next shot while the previous picture is being recorded ON The picture being recorded is displayed This is useful for making a brief check...

Page 37: ...n the time signal hits 00 seconds s Adjusting the monitor brightness X Setting the date and time DUALTIME Setting the date and time in another time zone OFF Switches to the date and time set in X ON S...

Page 38: ...a Note that pressing the o button will turn the camera on When SNOOZE is set to ON at this time the setting will be canceled When SNOOZE is OFF the alarm stops automatically and the camera turns off a...

Page 39: ...ting mode Set the display or nondisplay and the type of frame assist to be displayed when O button is pressed in shooting mode VIDEO OUT Playing back pictures on a TV NTSC PAL u Display the histogram...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...ANDARD is selected on the settings screens P 43 to 44 pictures are printed according to these settings Refer to the printer s instruction manual for its standard settings or contact the printer manufa...

Page 42: ...e 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 shoo...

Page 43: ...ows you to select from all pictures in the card to print ALBUM Select an album and the pictures in the album to print available only when a card is inserted OK MENU EXIT SET PRINT MODE SELECT PRINT AL...

Page 44: ...s printed filling the entire page PICS SHEET Available in MULTI PRINT mode only The number of prints that can be printed vary depending on the printer OK PRINT MORE SINGLEPRINT IN IN PRINT Prints one...

Page 45: ...T screen press m button A message is displayed 6 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera The camera turns off 7 Disconnect the USB cable from the printer OK SET MENU BACK PRINT OK CANCEL OK CANCEL TR...

Page 46: ...e necessary Note DPOF reservations 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 res...

Page 47: ...on adjust the position and size of the trimming box and press o You cannot make print reservations for pictures with A Repeat Step 3 to make print reservations for other pictures 4 When you finish mak...

Page 48: ...ER and press o Playing 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...

Page 49: ...s to the computer gP 55 Disconnect the camera from the computer gP 55 Using OLYMPUS Master What is OLYMPUS Master 4 Prepare the following items before starting Computer equipped with a USB port OLYMPU...

Page 50: ...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 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...nd OLYMPUS Master Serial Number and select your region After the User Information dialog box the Registration dialog box is displayed Follow the prompts and fill in the registration form To exit OLYMP...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...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 57: ...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 Descript...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ...icture If the camera is left for 15 minutes it automatically turns off 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 playba...

Page 61: ...ing important pictures check that the date and time settings are correct There are several ways to focus depending on the subject When the subject is not in the center of the frame Place the subject i...

Page 62: ...sture and press the shutter button slowly In addition pressing the h button and taking a picture in the h mode stabilize the digital image The digital images are not stabilized when images are shot us...

Page 63: ...ting noise which appears as spots of unwanted color or unevenness in the color can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance This camera is equipped with a function to allow shooting at h...

Page 64: ...aring dark is effective for shooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lightening g 3 button Flash shooting P 12 There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this...

Page 65: ...ORY FORMAT FORMAT Formatting the internal memory or card P 34 Image quality Image size Number of storable still pictures Internal memory Using a 128 MB card With sound Without sound With sound Without...

Page 66: ...TLE CALENDAR LAYOUT BRIGHTNESS SATURATION INDEX EDIT UNDO ENTRY SELECT JACKET FORMAT BACKUP Lamp indicators Lamp Status Self timer lamp The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds blinks for approxim...

Page 67: ...xecute RESET g RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings P 20 The monitor may be difficult to see and the exposure difficult to confirm when shooting outdoors Press the O button rep...

Page 68: ...ilized or cannot acquire the proper stabilization effect Moving object The image cannot acquire the proper stabilization effect In addition the digital image stabilization mode cannot be activated whe...

Page 69: ...e picture cannot be entered in multiple albums g ALBUM ENTRY Adding pictures to an album P 30 ALBUM See the pictures registered in the album P 31 Press W on the zoom button to view the pictures as thu...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...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 pictures in th...

Page 72: ...he 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...

Page 73: ...shooting scenes P 74 Functions available in shooting modes Functions available in shooting modes and scenes Shooting mode K s n Function P AUTO F 9 9 9 9 Flash 9 9 9 9 9 Y 9 9 9 Optical zoom 9 9 9 h 9...

Page 74: ...j P d i e f Flash 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 9 9 1 9 1 9 9 9 1 9 1 9 9 9 9 Y 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 h 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ESP n 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 IMAGE QUALITY 9 9 9 9...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...Alternating Line Television formats NTSC is mainly used in Japan North America and Korea PAL is mainly used in Europe and China PictBridge A standard for connecting digital cameras and printers of dif...

Page 77: ...mercial blower then wipe gently with a lens cleaner Battery Charger Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth Note Do not use strong solvents such as benzene or alcohol or chemically treated cloth Mold may fo...

Page 78: ...ing 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 Charge the battery fully wi...

Page 79: ...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 write the contents of the card 2 Contact area The part where...

Page 80: ...s 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 s...

Page 81: ...CB MA1 accessory 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 tu...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...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 85: ...w pad 1243 10 AUTO Auto flash 12 AUTO Full auto mode 10 AUTO ISO 21 AUTO WB WB AUTO 21 Auto focus 62 AV cable 39 B BACKUP 34 Battery 78 80 Battery compartment card cover 80 BEEP 35 BGM 24 BLACK WHITE...

Page 86: ...ion battery 78 M m button MENU 11 16 MEMORY FORMAT 34 Memory gauge 60 Menu 16 Menu guide 15 Microphone 29 Mode dial 9 Monitor brightness adjustment s 37 MOVIE PLAY 25 MULTI PRINT 43 Multi connector 3...

Page 87: ...P 34 SHOOT SELECT 1 2 e f 21 Shooting mode 8 11 14 16 19 Shooting movies n 8 Shooting still pictures K 8 SHQ 19 Shutter button 8 SHUTTER SOUND 35 Single frame erase S 13 Single frame reservation 47 Si...

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