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DIGITAL CAMERA

Detailed explanations of all the functions 
including camera buttons and menus are 
provided. Use them according to your 
purpose. 

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. Unless otherwise specified, 

the explanation about these illustrations is provided in Stylus710/

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Summary of Contents for u 700

Page 1: ...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 im...

Page 2: ...lf timer 13 button flash mode 13 button macro 13 button 15 button OK FUNC 10 S button erase 14 Battery compartment card cover 78 BEEP 34 Beep sound 8 34 BGM 24 BLACK WHITE 26 BRIGHTNESS 27 C CALENDAR...

Page 3: ...0 m button MENU 11 Zoom button Zooming while shooting close up playback 11 3 button Flash shooting 13 4 button Shooting pictures close to the subject 13 2Y button Self timer shooting 13 1F button Chan...

Page 4: ...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 26 TITLE Synthesize the title and the p...

Page 5: ...g pictures immediately 35 FILE NAME Resetting the file names of pictures 35 PIXEL MAPPING Adjusting the image processing function 35 s Adjusting the monitor brightness 36 X Setting the date and time 3...

Page 6: ...n set 60 Shooting tips 60 Focusing on the subject 60 Subjects that are difficult to focus on 61 Taking pictures without blurring 61 Taking pictures without the flash 62 The picture is too grainy 62 Ta...

Page 7: ...er information of pictures taken 67 Quickly displaying a desired picture 67 Erasing sound recorded to still pictures 67 Viewing pictures on a computer 68 Viewing the entire picture on a computer scree...

Page 8: ...ter button to shoot a picture When the green lamp blinks the focus and exposure are not adjusted properly Try locking the focus again Locking the focus position AF lock When the scene is k or H you ca...

Page 9: ...to another one Press the m button to select SCN from the top menu and change it to another scene By switching to the other scene most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene Fol...

Page 10: ...he function menu Select the shooting mode when you have set the mode dial to K g WB Adjusting the color of a picture P 21 ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity P 21 DRIVE Continuous shooting P 22 ESP n Cha...

Page 11: ...om button Zooming while shooting close up playback P P P WB AUTO ISO AUTO o h ESP 12 Select a setting and press o 1 2 Function menu Select the setting items 4 4 4 3072 3072 2304 2304 HQ HQ 4 4 4 3072...

Page 12: ...ow 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 select a picture for p...

Page 13: ...AUTO Auto flash The flash fires automatically 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...

Page 14: ...e erased pictures cannot be restored Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep g 0 Protecting pictures P 28 Display a picture to print out in playback m...

Page 15: ...items selected hold down the d button to display the menu guide Release the d button to close the menu guide d d button Changing the information displays Display the menu guide IN IN IN IN IN IN FRAM...

Page 16: ...SCN SCN 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 CALENDAR PLAYBACK PLAYBACK MENU MENU PLAYBACK MENU P...

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 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...

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 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 mainly used...

Page 22: ...he first frame The sequential 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...

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 m button to exit pa...

Page 24: ...R CALENDAR CALENDAR PLAYBACK PLAYBACK 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...

Page 25: ...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 the volume 2 Reduces the volume 3 Each time you press the button the playb...

Page 26: ...new file 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...

Page 27: ...turn the picture 90 degrees clockwise and 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 pictur...

Page 28: ...ed 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 for about 4 secon...

Page 29: ...e 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 Press the arrow pad 1243 to select a picture and press o to add R Press o...

Page 30: ...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...

Page 31: ...SE 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 OK MENU SET EXIT INDEX I...

Page 32: ...ictures P 28 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...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...GE 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 volume SC...

Page 35: ...ot 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 36: ...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 37: ...he camera 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 tur...

Page 38: ...ting mode Set the display or nondisplay and the type of frame assist to be displayed when d button is pressed in shooting mode VIDEO OUT Playing back pictures on a TV NTSC PAL u Display the histogram...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...DARD is selected on the settings screens P 42 to 43 pictures are printed according to these settings Refer to the printer s instruction manual for its standard settings or contact the printer manufact...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...K 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 PRINT MODE SELECT PRINT ALL...

Page 43: ...In MULTI PRINT 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 numb...

Page 44: ...s displayed 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 SET PRINT CONTINUE CANCEL...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...reservation menu screen is displayed 5 Select the date and time print setting and press o NO The pictures are printed without the date and time DATE The selected pictures are printed with the shootin...

Page 47: ...res 2 Select or U and press 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...

Page 48: ...s to the computer gP 54 Disconnect the camera from the computer gP 54 Using OLYMPUS Master What is OLYMPUS Master 4 Prepare the following items before starting Computer equipped with a USB port OLYMPU...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...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 56: ...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 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...and press the shutter button gently to shoot the picture You can reduce the blurring when shooting the picture in h mode The factors that can cause the picture to blur are as follows When you use the...

Page 62: ...ing 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 hi...

Page 63: ...ring dark is effective for shooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lightening g 3 button Flash shooting P 13 There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this...

Page 64: ...or card P 33 Image quality Image size Number of storable still pictures Internal memory Using a 128 MB card With sound Without sound With sound Without sound SHQ 3072 2304 5 5 36 36 HQ 3072 2304 11 1...

Page 65: ...WHITE SEPIA FRAME TITLE CALENDAR BRIGHTNESS SATURATION ALBUM ENTRY ALBUM Lamp indicators Lamp Status Self timer lamp The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds blinks for approximately 2 seconds and...

Page 66: ...lt to confirm when shooting outdoors Press the d button repeatedly to display the histogram Set the exposure so that the graph is concentrated on the outer edges and the graph is balanced on both side...

Page 67: ...back The same picture cannot be entered in multiple albums g ALBUM ENTRY Adding pictures to an album P 29 Album playback menus P 31 Press W on the zoom button to view the pictures as thumbnails index...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 printerfs paper tray has been removed...

Page 71: ...able in shooting modes Functions available in shooting modes and scenes Shooting mode K h s n Function P AUTO F 9 9 9 9 9 Flash 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Y 9 9 9 9 Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 WB 9 9 9 9 ISO 9 DRIVE 9 9...

Page 72: ...ash 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 1 9 9 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 Y 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ISO 9 9 DRIVE 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ESP n 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 IMAGE QUALITY...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...s connected to 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...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...AUTO Auto flash 13 AUTO Full auto mode 10 AUTO ISO 21 AUTO WB WB AUTO 21 Auto focus 61 AV cable 38 B BACKUP 33 Battery 76 Battery check 69 Battery compartment card cover 78 BEEP 34 Beep sound 8 34 BGM...

Page 84: ...74 J JPEG 74 L Lithium ion battery 76 M m button MENU 11 MEMORY FORMAT 33 Memory gauge 59 Menu 16 Menu guide 15 Microphone 28 Mode dial 9 Monitor brightness adjustment s 36 MOVIE PLAY 25 MULTI PRINT...

Page 85: ...CT 1 2 e f 21 Shooting mode 8 11 15 16 19 Shooting mode menu 19 Shooting movies n 9 Shooting still pictures K 8 SHQ 19 Shutter button 8 SHUTTER SOUND 34 Single frame reservation 46 Single frame shooti...

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