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Instruction Manual

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SZ-30MR

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Page 1: ...lly 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 im...

Page 2: ...ep 5 Printing Direct printing PictBridge p 56 Print Reservations DPOF p 59 or Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery LI 50B USB cable AV cable USB AC adapter F 2AC OLYMPUS Setup CD ROM Contents Cont...

Page 3: ...t buttons Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons Mode dial Changing the shooting mode p 25 Zoom lever p 20 24 Shutter button p 19 61 R button record movies p 20 q button sw...

Page 4: ...t Cancel X Y M D Time Y M D Y M D Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen indicate that the m button A button or zoom lever can be used MENU OK Sel Image Erase Cancel 4 30 4 30 Operatio...

Page 5: ...Press H during shooting to display the function menu The function menu provides access to frequently used shooting settings 16M 4 4 0 0 0 0 AUTO WB AUTO WB AUTO ISO AUTO ISO P P Flash Auto Flash Auto...

Page 6: ...e 16M OK Set 1 2 3 1 2 MENU Exit Reset Reset Digital Zoom Off Digital Zoom Off Compression Normal Shadow Adjust Auto AF Mode ESP Face iESP ESP Image Size 14M MENU OK Set Back 1 2 3 1 2 Reset Reset Dig...

Page 7: ...Icon Guide p 43 Date Stamp p 43 b A Movie menu Image Size p 40 Image Quality p 40 IS Movie Mode p 42 R Movie sound recording p 43 a b Compression Normal Shadow Adjust Auto AF Mode ESP Face iESP ESP Di...

Page 8: ...Settings 1 Memory Format Format p 49 Backup p 49 Eye Fi p 49 USB Connection p 50 q Power On p 50 Pw On Setup p 50 Sound Settings p 51 2 s Settings 2 File Name p 51 Pixel Mapping p 52 s Monitor p 52 T...

Page 9: ...9 61 4 Zoom lever p 20 24 5 Connector cover p 14 16 6 Multi connector p 14 16 53 56 7 HDMI micro connector p 53 8 Battery card compartment lock p 13 9 Battery card compartment cover p 13 10 Indicator...

Page 10: ...ton switching between shooting and playback p 20 22 50 6 m button p 3 6 7 A button OK p 4 8 Wheel controller p 4 INFO button changing information display p 21 24 D button erase p 23 9 E button menu gu...

Page 11: ...ite balance p 34 8 ISO p 34 9 Drive p 35 10 Recording with sound movies p 43 11 Date stamp p 43 12 World time p 55 13 Image stabilization still images Digital image stabilization movies p 42 14 Meteri...

Page 12: ...14 Aperture value p 19 15 ISO p 34 16 Exposure compensation p 33 17 White balance p 34 18 Compression still images p 40 69 Image quality movies p 40 70 19 Image size p 40 69 70 20 File number 21 Date...

Page 13: ...partment cover 3 Charging the battery and setting up using the supplied CD Connect the camera to the computer to charge the battery and use the supplied CD for setup User registration using the suppli...

Page 14: ...on screen instructions on your computer If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even after connecting the camera to the computer the battery may be exhausted Leave the camera connected to the com...

Page 15: ...ine help for information on using the software 5 Install the camera manual Click the Camera Instruction Manual button and follow the on screen instructions Macintosh Macintosh 1 Insert the supplied CD...

Page 16: ...or Connector cover 1 3 2 AC outlet USB cable supplied Multi connector Connector cover 2 The battery is not fully charged at shipment Before use be sure to charge the battery until the indicator lamp t...

Page 17: ...order and then press the A button For precise time setting press the A button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds To change the date and time adjust the setting from the menu X Date time p 55 5 Use...

Page 18: ...area directly 2 Number of storable pictures still images Continuous recording length movies in the internal memory and cards p 69 70 To remove the card 1 2 Press the card in until it clicks and comes...

Page 19: ...rk flashes red Try focusing again 1 400 F3 5 1 400 F3 5 P P AF target mark Press halfway Shutter speed Aperture value Focusing p 63 Shooting with the optimum aperture value and shutter speed P mode In...

Page 20: ...rger images Digital Zoom The type and amount of zoom can be identified from the appearance of the zoom bar The display differs depending on the options selected for Digital Zoom p 42 and Image Size p...

Page 21: ...ay The display of the screen information can be changed to best match the situation for example the need for a clear view of the screen or for making a precise composition by using the grid display 1...

Page 22: ...press the A button 00 12 00 34 00 12 00 34 During playback Movie 11 02 26 11 02 26 00 00 00 00 4 30 4 30 OK Movie Play Movie Play Turn the zoom lever to the T side to display the movie index Use FGHI...

Page 23: ...frame at a time 1 Turn the wheel controller to advance or rewind by one frame at a time Keep turning the wheel controller for continuous advance or rewind Resuming playback Press the A button to resu...

Page 24: ...Reading a histogram p 21 Using the menu guide Pressing the E button in the setup menu displays a description of the current item Using the Menu p 5 1 Turn the zoom lever 00 00 00 00 4 30 4 30 00 00 00...

Page 25: ...oting mode When the camera cannot identify the optimal mode P mode will be selected Using the best mode for the shooting scene s mode 1 Set the shooting mode to s 2 Use HI to select the mode and then...

Page 26: ...When the subject is dark noise reduction is automatically activated This approximately doubles the shooting time during which no other pictures can be taken Using Using V V Beauty Beauty 1 Point the c...

Page 27: ...ress the shutter button to begin shooting Move the camera slowly in the arrow marked direction that shown on the monitor MENU Cancel OK Save AUTO FULL Guide 3 When shooting reaches the end of the guid...

Page 28: ...or Manual and then press the A button 3D 3D MENU MENU 0 0 0 0 NORM 16M 4 4 00 34 00 34 Auto Auto AUTO AUTO MANUAL MANUAL Submenu Description Auto The camera automatically shoots the second frame to cr...

Page 29: ...he A button 16M 4 4 00 34 00 34 NORM 0 0 0 0 AUTO WB AUTO WB 7 sec 3 sec 7 sec 3 sec Icon indicating the movie length that is set Submenu Description 4 7 sec 3 sec 2 5 sec 3 sec 0 3 sec 3 sec 3 7 sec...

Page 30: ...4 FRAME FRAME When selecting or use FGHI to move the frame The focus is obtained at the position of the frame When the camera fails to track the subject the frame changes to red The Image Size is lim...

Page 31: ...tton to shoot a still image Press the R button again to stop recording the movie Taken images are displayed as a group p 37 The still images can be used as index of the movie p 37 The number of still...

Page 32: ...t the setting option and press the A button to set Option Description Flash Auto The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions Redeye Pre flashes are emitted to reduce the occurre...

Page 33: ...Description Y Off The self timer is deactivated Y 12 sec The self timer lamp turns on for approx 10 seconds then blinks for approx 2 seconds and then the picture is taken Y 2 sec The self timer lamp b...

Page 34: ...200 ISO 200 1 400 F3 5 1 400 F3 5 P P 2 Use HI to select the setting option and press the A button to set Option Description ISO Auto The camera automatically adjusts the sensitivity according to the...

Page 35: ...1 7 frames sec The camera takes sequential shots at approximately 7 frames sec for up to 5 frames The camera takes sequential shots at approximately 15 frames sec for up to 70 frames The camera takes...

Page 36: ...n Pause Press the A button Restart scrolling Press the A button Stop playback Press the m button Playing back W images 3D images shot with this camera can be played back on 3D compatible devices conne...

Page 37: ...nd If a group frame is erased all images in that group are erased collectively If the group includes images you want to keep expand the group and protect them respectively Sequential images frame Sequ...

Page 38: ...ges side by side Turn the zoom lever during playback to switch between two images Movies OK Play Play T Expand 11 02 26 11 02 26 00 00 00 00 4 30 4 30 Still images OK Play Play T Expand 11 02 26 11 02...

Page 39: ...unctions to the default settings Reset Restoring the shooting functions to the default settings Reset I Shooting menu 1 X Reset Submenu 2 Application Yes Restores the following menu functions to the d...

Page 40: ...eb sites 16 9G 4608x2592 Suitable for playing pictures on a widescreen TV and for printing on A3 or 11 x17 16 9F 1920x1080 Suitable for playing pictures on a widescreen TV and for printing on A5 or 5...

Page 41: ...some subjects the frame may not appear or may take some time to appear 2 If the frame blinks in red the camera cannot focus Try refocusing on the subject To focus on a moving subject To focus on a mov...

Page 42: ...surface On The image stabilizer is activated There may be a noise coming from inside the camera when the shutter button is pressed with Image Stabilizer still images set to On Images may not be stabi...

Page 43: ...guides Icon Guide Displaying icon guides Icon Guide J Shooting menu 2 X Icon Guide Submenu 2 Application Off No icon guide is displayed On The explanation of the selected icon will be displayed when a...

Page 44: ...tween slides Start Starts the slideshow 1 The Collection that has been created with the ib PC software and imported back from a computer can play back During a slideshow press I to advance one frame H...

Page 45: ...480 This saves a high resolution image as a separate image with a smaller size for use in e mail attachments and other applications E 320 x 240 1 Use HI to select an image 2 Use FG to select an image...

Page 46: ...tening areas that are dark Brightening areas that are dark due to backlight or other reasons due to backlight or other reasons Shadow Adj Shadow Adj q Playback menu X Edit X Shadow Adj 1 Use HI to sel...

Page 47: ...utton When you perform trimming on the group which includes two movies without expanding it both movies are edited When you expand the group to edit respective movie the edited movie can be saved resp...

Page 48: ...rint reservation can be set only for still images that are recorded to the card Protecting images Protecting images R R q Playback menu X R Protected images cannot be erased by Erase p 23 47 Sel Image...

Page 49: ...read the Eye Fi card instruction manual carefully and comply with the instructions Use the Eye Fi card in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country where the camera is used In locations...

Page 50: ...ta Windows 7 Macintosh Mac OS X v10 3 or later When using another system other than Windows XP SP2 or later Windows Vista Windows 7 set to Storage Even if a computer has USB ports proper operation is...

Page 51: ...pictures File Name s Settings 2 X File Name Month 1 to C A October B November C December Day 01 to 31 Pmdd Folder name Folder name File name DCIM 100OLYMP 999OLYMP Pmdd0001 jpg Pmdd9999 jpg Automatic...

Page 52: ...brightness of the monitor s s s Settings 2 X s To adjust the monitor brightness To adjust the monitor brightness 1 Use FG to adjust the brightness while viewing the screen and then press the A button...

Page 53: ...Multi connector AV cable supplied Connection via HDMI cable 1 On the camera select the digital signal format that will be connected 480p 576p 720p 1080i 2 Connect the TV and camera 3 Turn on the TV a...

Page 54: ...following the operation guide that is displayed on the TV With some TVs operations cannot be performed with the TV remote control even though the operation guide is displayed on the screen If operati...

Page 55: ...The time in the travel destination time zone the time zone selected for z in submenu 2 x 1 Select the home time zone x z 1 2 Select the travel destination time zone z 1 In areas where daylight saving...

Page 56: ...he printer s instruction manual For details on the available paper types loading paper and installing ink cassettes refer to the printer s instruction manual Printing images at the printer s standard...

Page 57: ...heet are set to the printer s standard 5 Use FG to select the Borderless or Pics Sheet settings and press the A button Submenu 4 Application Off On 1 The image is printed with a border around it Off T...

Page 58: ...me 2 Use FG to select OK and press the A button 8 If necessary repeat Steps 6 and 7 to select the image to be printed make the detailed settings and set Single Print 9 Press the A button Print MENU OK...

Page 59: ...ith this camera will erase the reservations made by the other device DPOF print reservations can be made for up to 999 images per card Single frame print reservations 1 Display the setup menu Setup me...

Page 60: ...select Reset and press the A button Resetting the print reservation data for selected images 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 in p 59 2 Use FG to select and press the A button 3 Use FG to select Keep and press...

Page 61: ...switch to the shooting mode Wait until flash charge stops blinking before taking pictures With prolonged camera use the internal temperature may increase resulting in automatic shutdown If this occur...

Page 62: ...he image on a computer If the image still cannot be viewed the image file is corrupted Error message Corrective action The Image Cannot Be Edited Problem with selected image Use photo retouch software...

Page 63: ...ture of a shadowy subject Using the AF illuminator makes focusing easier AF Illuminat p 42 Taking a picture of subjects where autofocus is difficult In the following cases after focusing on an object...

Page 64: ...s not affected by background light Taking pictures using Fill In p 32 flash A subject against backlight is brightened Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene Set the mode to q Beach Snow p 25 T...

Page 65: ...se they deplete the battery power Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway Repeatedly using the zoom Set Power Save p 54 to On Playback Editing tips Playback Playing images in the internal memor...

Page 66: ...replaced with the incorrect battery type Dispose of the used battery following the instructions p 72 Power consumption by the camera varies depending on which functions are used During the conditions...

Page 67: ...electrical shop or travel agent Do not use travel voltage converters as they could damage your charger and USB AC adapter Eye Fi card Use commercially available Eye Fi cards The Eye Fi card may become...

Page 68: ...Even if Memory Format Format Erase Sel Image or All Erase is performed the data in the card is not completely erased When disposing of the card damage the card to prevent the disclosure of personal da...

Page 69: ...ting conditions and memory cards used The figures in the table below are the number of the storable pictures when using the internal memory formatted Memory Format Format p 49 Still pictures Still pic...

Page 70: ...480 M 2 min 21 sec 2 min 30 sec 160 min 38 sec 170 min 56 sec 320x240 M 4 min 26 sec 4 min 59 sec 303 min 5 sec 340 min 4 sec 1 The continuous recording length is up to 29 minutes in the HD quality sp...

Page 71: ...oduct mount the product securely on a stable tripod stand or bracket Power Source Connect this product only to the power source described on the product label Lightning If a lightning storm occurs whi...

Page 72: ...r heat or incinerate batteries Take precautions when carrying or storing batteries to prevent them from coming into contact with any metal objects such as jewelry pins fasteners etc Never store batter...

Page 73: ...Always charge 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...

Page 74: ...ssly approved by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate this equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Pa...

Page 75: ...nd shall pay for shipment of the Products to the Olympus Service Center Olympus shall not be obligated to perform preventive maintenance installation deinstallation or maintenance Olympus reserves the...

Page 76: ...ranties made by any person including but not limited to dealers representatives salespersons or agents of Olympus which are inconsistent or in conflict with or in addition to the terms of this limited...

Page 77: ...ing instructions supplied with it during the applicable national warranty period and has been purchased from an authorized Olympus distributor within the business area of Olympus Europa Holding GmbH a...

Page 78: ...r or loss of data is excluded Compelling regulations by law remain unaffected by this a b c d e f g h i j Notes regarding Guarantee maintenance 1 This Guarantee will only be valid if the Guarantee Cer...

Page 79: ...product or for any loss resulting from delay in repair is excluded a b c d e f g h i j Notes 1 This Warranty is in addition to and does not affect the customer s statutory right 2 lf you have any quer...

Page 80: ...PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO i ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD AVC VIDEO AND OR ii DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COM...

Page 81: ...valent to 25 to 600 mm on a 35 mm film Photometric system Digital ESP metering spot metering system Shutter speed 4 to 1 1700 sec Shooting range 0 1 m 0 3 ft to W 0 4 m 1 3 ft to T Normal Macro 0 03 m...

Page 82: ...C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F charging USB AC adapter F 2AC USB AC adapter F 2AC Model No F 2AC 1A F 2AC 2A F 2AC 1B F 2AC 2B Power requirements AC 100 to 240 V 50 60 Hz Output DC 5 V 500 mA Operating envi...

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