Olympus Stylus 850 SW Instruction Manual Download

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DIGITAL CAMERA

Instruction

Manual

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camera better

Quick Start Guide

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Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

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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.

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We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important
photographs.

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In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify
information contained in this manual.

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The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages
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Summary of Contents for Stylus 850 SW

Page 1: ...imum 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 photogra...

Page 2: ...nd 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 basic...

Page 3: ...amera Strap LI 42B Lithium Ion Battery LI 40C Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2 Software CD ROM Items not shown Instruction Manual this manual warranty card Contents may vary dependi...

Page 4: ...b Insert the battery and an xD Picture Card optional in the camera 2 1 3 Charging Indicator Light On Red Charging Light Off Charging complete Charging time Approx 5 hours AC Wall Outlet Power Cable Ba...

Page 5: ...t the battery by putting in the marked side first with the marks toward the battery lock knob If you insert the battery incorrectly you will not be able to remove it Do not use force Contact authorize...

Page 6: ...pictures s This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the shooting condition g This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide displ...

Page 7: ...button and the 2Y button to select M d Press the 3 button 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 Y M D D TIME MEN...

Page 8: ...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 seconds 2008 08 26 X Y M Y M D D TIME ME...

Page 9: ...over your subject 1 400 1 400 F3 5 F3 5 AUTO Pressed completely Shutter Button The card access lamp blinks The AF target mark lights in green when the focus and exposure are locked The shutter speed...

Page 10: ...utton to select YES and press the o button to erase the picture 1 1 IN 8M 8M 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 30 12 30 100 0001 100 0001 NORM NORM Arrow Pad Next Picture Prev Picture Mode Dial o Button Erase...

Page 11: ...cture with the focus locked and then fully press the shutter button to shoot a picture If the AF target mark blinks in red the focus is not adjusted properly Try locking the focus again o button Turni...

Page 12: ...er scene mode to another one Press m and select SCN from the top menu Use the 12 to select a scene and press o By switching to another scene mode most settings will be changed to the default settings...

Page 13: ...the movie The last picture taken is displayed Press the arrow pad to view other pictures Use the zoom button to switch between close up playback index display and calendar display Playing back movies...

Page 14: ...ange the scrolling direction of a zoomed in picture To stop or resume scrolling in the original magnification press o To exit panorama playback press m g PANORAMA Taking and combining panoramic pictur...

Page 15: ...o used to confirm your selection The functions you can set with the Function Menu Select the shooting mode when you have set the mode dial to K Other functions you can set with the Function Menu g WB...

Page 16: ...8M 8M P PROGRAMAUTO PROGRAMAUTO ISO AUTO ISO AUTO WB AUTO WB AUTO ESP ESP P NORM NORM 43 Select a setting and press o The current camera setting is displayed 12 Select the function to be set Function...

Page 17: ...lose up playback Press T to incrementally enlarge the picture up to 10 times the original size Press W to reduce the size Use the arrow pad during close up playback to scroll around the picture Press...

Page 18: ...g playback mode P 13 3 button Flash shooting AUTO Auto flash The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions Red eye reduction flash This emits pre flashes to reduce the occurrence...

Page 19: ...ESP n is fixed at ESP AF MODE is fixed at FACE DETECT PANORAMA cannot be set You can also use Shadow Adjustment Technology to compensate for backlighting in shot still pictures g PERFECT FIX Editing i...

Page 20: ...0 P 4 4 IN ISO 1600 ISO 1600 NORM NORM 8M 8M 2 0 2 0 P 4 4 IN ISO 1600 ISO 1600 NORM NORM 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 30 12 30 4 4 100 0004 100 0004 IN 8M 8M NORM NORM 8M 8M 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 30...

Page 21: ...on when the LED illuminator is on it will be kept on for a maximum of 90 seconds To turn off the LED illuminator hold down Y again or perform no operations for 30 seconds and allow it turn off automat...

Page 22: ...onitor Follow these guides to navigate the menus About the menus Operation guide o button Arrow pad 1243 m button SCN SCN RESET RESET PANORAMA PANORAMA CAMERA MENU CAMERA MENU SILENT MODE SILENT MODE...

Page 23: ...DETECT iESP or SPOT and press o The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed Press m repeatedly to exit the menu To cancel changes and continue menu operation press m before pressing o Usi...

Page 24: ...tures at A4 8 5 11 in I 2048 1536 Suitable for printing pictures up to A4 8 5 11 in J 1600 1200 Suitable for printing pictures at A5 5 7 in K 1280 960 Suitable for printing pictures at postcard size C...

Page 25: ...t Technology OFF P 19 IMAGE SIZE Still picture Movie G E P 24 COMPRESSION M P 24 FRAME RATE O P 24 WB AUTO P 28 ISO AUTO P 28 DRIVE o P 29 FINE ZOOM OFF P 29 DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P 29 ESP n ESP P 29 AF MO...

Page 26: ...e during shooting press m before pressing o COMBINE IN CAMERA 2 Pictures are manually shot and the camera automatically combines pictures for a single panoramic picture in the camera Only combined pic...

Page 27: ...dial Switching between shooting and playback modes P 12 By switching to another scene mode most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene mode 1 When the subject is dark noise re...

Page 28: ...ungsten light For shooting under tungsten lighting w Fluorescent lamp 1 For shooting under daylight fluorescent lamp This type of lamp is mainly used in homes x Fluorescent lamp 2 For shooting under a...

Page 29: ...cannot be set when FINE ZOOM is ON DRIVE Using sequential continuous shooting o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed j Focus and exposure are locked at the first frame The sequ...

Page 30: ...during shooting and playback warning beeps shutter sounds etc AF MODE Changing the focusing area FACE DETECT The camera searches a face within the frame and focus on it iESP The camera determines whi...

Page 31: ...ENU EXIT SET OK ERASE ERASE EDIT EDIT PLAYBACK MENU PLAYBACK MENU PERFECT FIX PERFECT FIX SILENT MODE SILENT MODE ADD FAVORITE ADD FAVORITE SLIDE SHOW SLIDE SHOW PRINT ORDER PRINT ORDER SETUP SETUP 4...

Page 32: ...nd background P 37 Note Please note that registered pictures cannot be edited printed copied to a card transferred to a computer or played back on a computer This function changes the color of a pictu...

Page 33: ...hen the panoramic picture is selected This function lets you select a calendar format integrate the calendar with a picture and save it as a new file Select the picture with 43 and press o Select the...

Page 34: ...elect YES with 12 then press o to begin recording The BUSY bar will be temporarily displayed Protected pictures cannot be erased Cancel protection before erasing protected pictures Once erased picture...

Page 35: ...ll individual pictures to be erased have been marked press f S Select YES and press o Select YES and press o SEL IMAGE Erase by selecting the single frame ALL ERASE Erase all the pictures in the inter...

Page 36: ...ge for on screen display Available languages vary depending on the area where you purchased this camera You can add other languages to your camera with the provided OLYMPUS Master software SETUP menus...

Page 37: ...screen color and background NORMAL COLOR1 COLOR2 COLOR3 MY FAVORITE SOUND SETTINGS Setting the sounds output from the camera BEEP SOUND TYPE 1 2 3 VOLUME OFF No sound LOW HIGH SHUTTER SOUND SOUND TYPE...

Page 38: ...PIXEL MAPPING Adjusting the image processing function s Adjusting the brightness of monitor X Setting the date and time DUALTIME Setting the date and time for another time zone OFF Switches to the da...

Page 39: ...n to shut off the alarm and turn off the camera Note that pressing o will turn the camera on When SNOOZE is OFF the alarm stops automatically and the camera turns off after 1 minute of no operation Ch...

Page 40: ...d to help you compose your picture in a dark environment g g E Y button Changing the information on display Display the menu guide Turning on the LED illuminator Checking the time P 20 VIDEO OUT Playi...

Page 41: ...s 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 manual 1 In playback mode display...

Page 42: ...rd 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 pictures according to the pri...

Page 43: ...king print reservations 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 enter...

Page 44: ...lected pictures are printed with the shooting date TIME The selected pictures are printed with the shooting time 6 Select SET and press o You can reset all the print reservation data or just for selec...

Page 45: ...f prints to 0 Repeat Step 4 to cancel print reservations for other pictures 5 When you are finished canceling print reservations press o 6 Select the date and time setting and press o The setting is a...

Page 46: ...dows 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 GHz or later RAM 256 MB or mo...

Page 47: ...ng 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 is off The lens cover is closed 2 Connect the multi...

Page 48: ...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 Master 2 folder The browse wi...

Page 49: ...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 Master The following environ...

Page 50: ...Language The confirmation window for updating is displayed 6 Click OK The updating the camera window is displayed 7 Click Add Language in the updating camera display The Add Display Language of Camera...

Page 51: ...q or P This is the playback mode for displaying pictures on the monitor Set the mode dial to a shooting mode The mode dial is in the position of g No pictures can be taken when the shooting guide is b...

Page 52: ...amera 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 halfway and take the picture Be sure t...

Page 53: ...e WB setting When the subject is in the shade on a sunny day When the subject is illuminated by both natural light and indoor lighting such as when near a window When there is no white in the center o...

Page 54: ...There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera Recording pictures to the internal memory Pictures are recorded to the internal memory and when the number of storable still pictur...

Page 55: ...tery power Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway Repeatedly using the zoom To minimize the battery consumption set POWER SAVE to ON and turn off the camera whenever it is not in use g POWER S...

Page 56: ...e graph is balanced on both sides g g E Y button Changing the information on display Display the menu guide Turning on the LED illuminator Checking the time P 20 Depending on the picture the red eye m...

Page 57: ...ictures P 34 The size of the picture displayed on a computer screen changes depending on the computer settings When the monitor setting is 1 024 768 and you are using Internet Explorer to view a pictu...

Page 58: ...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 r THE IMAGE CANNOT BE EDITED Pictures taken by other cameras taken...

Page 59: ...ging settings on the camera PRINT ERROR There is a problem with the printer and or camera Turn off the camera and printer Check the printer and remedy any problems before turning the power on again r...

Page 60: ...ilable 9 FACE DETECT is not available s BC NK FD GU Wc R S X V Ref Page Function 9 9 9 9 9 P 18 O 9 9 2 9 2 9 9 2 9 2 9 P 18 Y 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 18 Shadow Adjustment Technology 9 9 9 9 P 19 Optical zo...

Page 61: ...ailable 9 FACE DETECT is not available s Pd i e f T kH l Y Ref Page Function 9 1 9 9 9 P 18 O 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 P 18 Y 9 9 3 3 9 P 18 Shadow Adjustment Technology 9 9 P 19 Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 16...

Page 62: ...d test the camera functions Note Avoid leaving the camera in places where chemical products are handled since this may result in corrosion This camera uses one Olympus lithium ion battery LI 42B or LI...

Page 63: ...Italy 220 50 C Honduras 110 60 A Luxemburg 230 50 C Jamaica 110 50 A Netherlands 230 50 C Mexico 120 127 60 A Norway 230 50 C Nicaragua 120 240 60 A Poland 220 50 C Panama 110 220 60 A Portugal 230 5...

Page 64: ...he contact area on the card Compatible cards xD Picture Card 16MB 2GB TypeH M Standard Using the internal memory or card You can confirm on the monitor whether the internal memory or card is being use...

Page 65: ...the integrity and operation of your camera To maintain camera performance please take your camera to the nearest Olympus Authorized Service Center to have it inspected after any major impact In the e...

Page 66: ...e 10 C 14 F or less Failure to do so may break down water resistance Do not use chemicals for cleaning rust prevention anti fogging repairing etc Failure to do so may break down water resistance Do no...

Page 67: ...r store this product near any heat source such as a radiator heat register stove or any type of equipment or appliance that generates heat including stereo amplifiers SAFETY PRECAUTIONS General Precau...

Page 68: ...bare hands which may cause a fire or burn your hands Do not leave the camera in places where it may be subject to extremely high temperatures Doing so may cause parts to deteriorate and in some circu...

Page 69: ...a fire or explosion use only batteries recommended for use with this product Insert the battery carefully as described in the operating instructions If rechargeable batteries have not been recharged...

Page 70: ...e a battery when using it for the first time or if it has not been used for a long period When operating the camera with battery power at low temperatures try to keep the camera and spare battery as w...

Page 71: ...ssumed with respect to the use of the information contained in these written materials or software or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained therein Olympus reserves the right...

Page 72: ...pus Service Center Olympus shall not be obligated to perform preventive maintenance installation deinstallation or maintenance Olympus reserves the right to i use reconditioned refurbished and or serv...

Page 73: ...HAT THE CUSTOMER MAY INCUR FROM DELAYED SHIPMENT PRODUCT FAILURE PRODUCT DESIGN SELECTION OR PRODUCTION IMAGE OR DATA LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OR FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHETHER LIABILITY IS ASSERTED IN CONTRA...

Page 74: ...nd related to the problem When service is completed the Product will be returned to you postage prepaid WHERE TO SEND PRODUCT FOR SERVICE See WORLDWIDE WARRANTY for the nearest service center INTERNAT...

Page 75: ...y super macro mode 0 07 m 2 8 in to 0 2 m 0 7 ft W only S macro LED mode Monitor 2 5 TFT color LCD display 230 000 dots Flash charge time Approx 3 sec for full flash discharge at room temperature usin...

Page 76: ...7 V Standard capacity 740 mAh Battery life Approx 300 full charges varies on usage Operating environment Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F charging 10 C to 60 C 14 F to 140 F operation 20 C to 35...

Page 77: ...10 19 Arrow Pad 1243 P 15 o Button OK FUNC P 15 Strap Eyelet P 3 Battery Card Compartment Cover P 4 Tripod Socket Connector Cover P 40 41 47 Multi Connector P 40 41 47 Monitor P 38 78 m Button P 16 Mi...

Page 78: ...able still pictures Remaining recording time 4 00 34 P 54 14 Current memory B Recording pictures to the internal memory No icon Recording pictures to the card P 64 15 Self timer Y P 18 16 Shutter spee...

Page 79: ...e Total recording time 4 00 14 00 34 P 14 12 Current memory B Playing back the picture in the internal memory No icon Playing back the picture in the card P 64 13 Compression Frame rate M NORMAL L FIN...

Page 80: ...te and time X 7 38 Digital image stabilization mode h 6 12 DIGITAL ZOOM 29 Direct printing 41 Display language W 36 DPOF 43 DRIVE 29 DUALTIME l 38 E EASY PRINT 41 EDIT 32 ERASE 34 Erase 10 19 Error me...

Page 81: ...movies n 12 Recording sound with still pictures R 30 REDEYE FIX 31 Red eye reduction flash 18 RESET 25 Resizing Q 32 S Saturation High 32 Saturation Low 32 s Scene 6 12 27 SEL IMAGE 35 Self timer Y 11...

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