[. . . ] STYLUS-550WP / m-550WP
Instruction Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
ThankyouforpurchasinganOlympusdigitalcamera. Beforeyoustartto useyournewcamera, pleasereadtheseinstructionscarefullytoenjoy optimumperformanceandalongerservicelife. Keepthismanualina safeplaceforfuturereference. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camerabeforetakingimportantphotographs. Intheinterestofcontinuallyimprovingproducts, Olympusreservesthe righttoupdateormodifyinformationcontainedinthismanual. Thescreenandcameraillustrationsshowninthismanualwereproduced duringthedevelopmentstagesandmaydifferfromtheactualproduct.
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Strap LI-42BLithiumIonBattery LI-41CBatteryCharger
Checking the contents of the box
Digitalcamera USBcable AVcable OLYMPUSMaster2 CD-ROM Otheraccessoriesnotshown:InstructionManual(thismanual), warrantycard. [. . . ] Pressthenbuttontoturnonthecamera.
Thetimeuntilthedateandtimesettingsreturn tothedefaultsettingvariesdependingonhow longthebatteryhavebeenloaded.
"Settingthedateandtime"(p. 13)
Other
"There is a noise coming from inside the camera during shooting"
Themovementofthelensmaymakeanoiseeven
ifthecameraisnotbeingoperatedbecausethe autofocusfunctionisactivewhenthecamerais readytoshoot.
PresstheKbuttontosetashootingmode. Waituntil#(flashcharge)stopsblinkingbefore
takingpictures.
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Error message
Whenoneofthemessagesbelowis displayedonthemonitor, checkthe correctiveaction. Error message
CARD ERROR WRITE PROTECT MEMORY FULL
Error message
r THE IMAGE CANNOT BE EDITED
Corrective action
Problem with selected image Usephotoretouchsoftware, etc. Printer problem Turnoffthecameraandprinter, checktheprinterforany problems, andthenturnthe poweronagain.
Corrective action
Card problem Insertanewcard. · Eraseunwantedimages. *1 Card problem · Useabtoselect[CLEAN CARD], andpressthe obutton. Takeoutthecard, wipethecontactarea(p. 47) withasoft, drycloth, andthen loadthecardagain. · Useabtoselect[FORMAT], andpresstheobutton. Next, useabtoselect[YES], and presstheobutton. *2 Internal memory problem Useabtoselect[MEMORY FORMAT], andpressthe obutton. Next, useabto select[YES], andpressthe obutton. *2 Internal memory/Card problem Takepicturesbeforeviewing them. Problem with selected image Usephotoretouchsoftware, etc. toviewtheimageona computer. Iftheimagestill cannotbeviewed, theimagefile iscorrupted. CARD-COVER OPEN g BATTERY EMPTY
q q
> q
CARD FULL
NO CONNECTION
CARD SETUP
NO PAPER
CLEAN CARD FORMAT SET OK
NO INK
JAMMED SETTINGS CHANGED*3
MEMORY SETUP
IN
POWER OFF MEMORY FORMAT SET OK
L NO PICTURE
PRINT ERROR
Problem with selected image r CANNOT PRINT*4 Useacomputertoprint. *3 Thisisdisplayed, forinstance, whentheprinter's papertrayhasbeenremoved. Donotoperate theprinterwhilemakingtheprintsettingsonthe camera. *4 Thiscameramaybeunabletoprintimagestakenby othercameras.
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Shooting tips
Whenyouareunsureofhowtotakeapicture thatyouenvision, refertotheinformationbelow.
Whenobjectsareatdifferent distances
Focusing
"Focusing on the subject"
Taking a picture of a subject not in the center
of the screen Afterfocusingonanobjectatthesamedistance asthesubject, composetheshot, andtakethe picture. Pressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway(p. 14) AFlock(p. 18)
Fast-movingobject
Thesubjectisnotinthe centeroftheframe
Taking a picture of subjects where autofocus
is difficult Inthefollowingcases, afterfocusingonanobject (bypressingtheshutterbuttonhalfwaydown)with highcontrastatthesamedistanceasthesubject, composetheshotandtakethepicture.
Camera shake
"Taking pictures without camera shake"
Subjectswithlowcontrast
Taking pictures using h mode (p. 17)
Sinceyoucantakepictureswithahighshutter speedbysetting[jSPORT], it'salsoeffectivefor blurrysubjects.
Taking pictures at a high ISO sensitivity
Whenextremelybrightobjects appearinthecenterofthe screen
IfahighISOsensitivityisselected, picturescan betakenatahighshutterspeedevenatlocations whereaflashcannotbeused. [ISO](p. 25)
Objectwithnoverticallines*1
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Itisalsoeffectivetocomposetheshotbyholding thecameraverticallytofocus, andthenreturningto thehorizontalpositiontotakethepicture.
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Exposure (brightness)
"Taking pictures with the right brightness"
Battery
"Making battery last longer"
Taking pictures using [FACE DETECT] (p. 27)
Appropriateexposureisobtainedforaface againstthebacklight, andthefaceisbrightened.
Avoid performing the following operations as Repeatedlypressingtheshutterbutton
halfway.
much as possible as they use up battery power even if no pictures are actually taken
Taking pictures using [FILL IN] (p. 20) flash
Asubjectagainstabacklightisbrightened.
Repeatedlyusingthezoom. 21) Adjustthebrightnesswhileviewingthescreen fortakingthepicture. Normally, takingpicturesof whitesubjects(suchassnow)resultsinimages thataredarkerthantheactualsubject. Usethe Fbuttontoadjustinthepositivedirectionto expresswhitesastheyappear. Whentaking picturesofblacksubjects, ontheotherhand, itis effectivetoadjustinthenegativedirection.
Playback/Editing tips
Playback
"Playing images in the internal memory and card"
Color hue
"Taking pictures with colors at the same shade as they appear"
Remove the card when playing back pictures
in the internal memory
"Loadingthebatteryandthe
xD-PicturecardTM(soldseparately)intothe camera"(p. 11) separately)"(p. 12)
Taking pictures by selecting [WB] (p. 25)
Bestresultsinmostenvironmentscannormally beobtainedwiththeAUTOsetting, butforsome subjects, youshouldtryexperimentingwith differentsettings. (Thisisespeciallytruefor sunshadeunderaclearsky, mixednaturaland artificiallightsettings, andsoon. )
"UsingamicroSDcard/microSDHCcard(sold
Editing
"Erasing the sound recorded to a still image"
Image quality
"Taking sharper pictures"
Record over the sound with silence when
playing back the image [R(Addsoundtostillpicture)](p. 29)
Taking pictures with the optical zoom
Avoidusing[DIGITALZOOM](p. 25)totake pictures.
Taking pictures at a low ISO sensitivity
IfthepictureistakenwithahighISOsensitivity, noise(smallcoloredspotsandcolorunevenness thatwerenotintheoriginalimage)canoccur, and theimagecanappeargrainy. [ISO](p. 25)
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Appendix
Camera care
Exterior · Wipegentlywithasoftcloth. Ifthecamerais verydirty, soaktheclothinmildsoapywater andwringwell. Wipethecamerawiththe dampclothandthendryitwithadrycloth. If youhaveusedthecameraatthebeach, usea clothsoakedincleanwaterandwrungwell. · Ifanydirt, dust, sand, orotherforeignmaterial adherestotheperipheryofthelenscover afteruse, orthelenscoverdoesnotmove smoothly, washthecamerausingthemethod describedonP. 50. Lens · Blowdustoffthelenswithacommercial blower, thenwipegentlywithalenscleaner. Battery/Charger · Wipegentlywithasoft, drycloth.
Donotusestrongsolventssuchasbenzene oralcohol, orchemicallytreatedcloth. Moldmayformonthelenssurfaceifthe lensisleftdirty.
Battery and charger
· ThiscamerausesoneOlympuslithiumion battery(LI-42B/LI-40B). Noothertypeof batteriescanbeused. [. . . ] Olympusreservestherighttoalterthefeatures andcontentsofthispublicationorsoftware withoutobligationoradvancenotice.
Provisions of warranty
1 Ifthisproductprovestobedefective, although ithasbeenusedproperly(inaccordancewith thewrittenSafetyPrecautionsandOperating instructionssuppliedwithit), duringaperiod oftwoyearsfromthedateofpurchasefrom anauthorizedOlympusdistributorwithinthe businessareaofOlympusImagingEuropaGmbH asstipulatedonthewebsite:http://www. olympus. comthisproductwillberepaired, oratOlympus's optionreplaced, freeofcharge. Toclaimunder thiswarrantythecustomermusttaketheproduct andthisWarrantyCertificatebeforetheend ofthetwoyearwarrantyperiodtothedealer wheretheproductwaspurchasedoranyother Olympusservicestationwithinthebusinessarea ofOlympusImagingEuropaGmbHasstipulated onthewebsite:http://www. olympus. com. During theoneyearperiodoftheWorldWideWarranty thecustomermayturntheproductinatany Olympusservicestation. Pleasenoticethatnotin allcountriessuchOlympusservicestationexists.
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2 Thecustomershalltransporttheproducttothe dealerorOlympusauthorizedservicestation athisownriskandshallberesponsibleforany costsincurredintransportingtheproduct. 3 Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing andthecustomerwillberequiredtopayrepair charge, evenfordefectsoccurringwithinthe warrantyperiodreferredtoabove. nydefectthatoccursduetomishandling (suchasanoperationperformedthatisnot mentionedintheSafetyPrecautionsorother sectionsoftheinstructions, etc. ) b. [. . . ]