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- Page 1 DIGITAL CAMERA APPAREIL PHOTO NUMÉRIQUE DIGITALKAMERA CÁMARA DIGITAL C-315ZOOM BASIC MANUAL MANUEL DE BASE EINFACHE ANLEITUNG MANUAL BÁSICO ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS/TABLE DES MATIÉRES/INHALT/CONTENIDO ENGLISH ........2 FRANÇAIS. - Page 3 Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. These instructions are only a basic manual. For more details on the functions described here, refer to the Reference Manual on the CD-ROM.
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Page 4: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED NAMES OF PARTS Shutter button Flash Zoom lever (W/T• Self-timer lamp Lens Extends automatically when you set the shooting mode. USB connector cover DC-IN jack cover Strap eyelet USB connector Card slot DC-IN jack Card cover 4 En... - Page 5 Arrow pad Buttons on the arrow pad have their respective functions. They are also used as direction buttons. indicate which button to be pressed. Shooting mode button Macro button ( : Virtual Dial) Flash mode button ( OK/Menu button (Z Self-timer button ( Power switch QUICK VIEW button...
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Page 6: Monitor Indications
MONITOR INDICATIONS Shooting mode Still picture Movie Items Indications 1 Shooting mode 2 Battery check 3 Green lamp 4 Flash standby (Lit) Camera movement warning/Flash charge (Blinks) 5 Macro mode 6 Flash mode 7 Sequential shooting 8 Self-timer 9 Record mode SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 10 Resolution 2592×1944, 1600×1200, 640×480, etc. -
Page 7: Playback Mode
Playback mode Screens when the information display is set to ON are shown below. Still picture Movie Items Indications × 1 Print reservation, Number of prints 2 Battery check 3 Protect 4 Record mode SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 × × ×... -
Page 8: Memory Gauge
Memory gauge The memory gauge lights up when you take a still picture. While the gauge is lit, the camera is storing the picture on the card.The memory gauge indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status. The indication is not displayed during movie recording. Shoot Shoot Shoot... -
Page 9: Attaching The Strap
ATTACHING THE STRAP Thread the short end of the strap through the strap eyelet. Thread the long end of the strap through the loop that has already gone through the eyelet. Pull the strap tight, making Strap eyelet sure that it is securely fastened and does not come loose. - Page 10 Insert the batteries, making sure that they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration The battery insertion direction mark is provided inside of the battery compartment. When using AA (R6) batteries When using a CR-V3 lithium battery pack Battery insertion direction mark There is a mark showing the When using a CR-V3 lithium...
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Page 11: Inserting A Card
INSERTING A CARD “Card” in this manual refers to the xD-Picture Card. The camera uses the card to record pictures. Make sure that the power switch is located at OFF. Power switch Open the card cover. Face the card the correct way and insert it into the card slot as Notch shown in the illustration. - Page 12 TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF When shooting pictures (Shooting mode) Power on: Slide the power switch to , pressing and holding the lock button. The camera turns on in the shooting mode. The lens extends and the subject is displayed on the monitor. Power switch Lock button Power off: Slide the power switch to OFF.
- Page 13 When playing back pictures (Playback mode) Power on: Slide the power switch to The camera turns on in the playback mode. The monitor turns on and the last picture taken is displayed. If no pictures have been taken yet, or the xD-Picture Card is empty, the message "NO PICTURE"...
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Page 14: Selecting A Language
SELECTING A LANGUAGE Slide the power switch to , pressing and holding the lock button. • The camera turns on in the shooting mode. • The lens extends and the monitor turns on. Press Z. • The top menu is displayed. Press on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU. - Page 15 Press to select one of the following date formats: Y-M-D (Year/Month/Day), M-D-Y (Month/Day/Year), D-M-Y (Day/Month/Year). Then press • Move to the year setting. • The following steps show the procedure used when the date and time settings are set to Y-M-D. Press to set the year, and press to move to the...
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Page 16: Menu Functions
MENU FUNCTIONS TYPES OF MENUS When you turn on the camera and press Z, the top menu is displayed on the monitor. The functions of this camera are set from the menus. This chapter explains how the menus work, using the shooting mode screens. The top menu is displayed. -
Page 17: Shortcut Menus
Shortcut menus Shooting mode Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source. Sets the image quality and resolution. Still picture : SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 Movie : HQ, SQ MONITOR OFF (MONITOR ON) Sets whether or not the monitor also goes on when the camera turns on. If the monitor is set to off, the top menu displays MONITOR ON when the camera turns on. - Page 18 Playback mode Runs through all saved pictures one after another. It is displayed when the camera is playing back still pictures. MOVIE PLAYBACK Plays back movies. It is displayed when a movie is selected. INFO Displays all the shooting information on the monitor. ERASE Erases the selected still picture or movie.
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Page 19: Mode Menus
Allows pictures to be taken as close as 2 cm/0.8" from the subject. Selects a shooting mode from (Single-frame DRIVE shooting) and (Sequential shooting). PANORAMA Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus cards. CARD tab CARD SETUP Formats a card. En 19... - Page 20 SETUP tab Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when ALL RESET you turn off the power. Selects a language for on-screen display. Selects whether to display pictures on the monitor while REC VIEW saving them to a card. FILE NAME Changes how file names are assigned.
- Page 21 Playback mode PLAY tab EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab PLAY tab Protects pictures from accidental erasure. Rotates pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. Stores print reservation information on the card. EDIT tab Makes the file size smaller and saves it as a new file. INDEX Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 frames.
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Page 22: Shooting Basics
SHOOTING BASICS Shooting mode This camera allows you to take still pictures and record movies. This camera has 7 shooting modes to choose from depending on the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve. The factory default setting of the shooting mode is PROGRAM AUTO. For normal shooting which does not require any special setting or effect, you do not need to follow this procedure. - Page 23 PROGRAM AUTO (Factory default setting) Used for regular photography. The camera automatically makes the settings for natural color balance. Other functions, such as the flash mode and metering, can be adjusted manually. (Portrait) Suitable for taking a portrait-style shot of a person. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions.
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Page 24: Taking Still Pictures
TAKING STILL PICTURES You can take still pictures using either the monitor or the viewfinder. Both methods are easy as all you have to do is to press the shutter button. Slide the power switch to , pressing and holding the lock button. -
Page 25: Lock Button
IF CORRECT FOCUS CANNOT BE OBTAINED (FOCUS LOCK) When correct focus cannot be obtained on the subject you want to shoot, you can focus the camera on another point at roughly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture as explained below. Slide the power switch to , pressing and holding the lock button. -
Page 26: Recording Movies
RECORDING MOVIES You can record movies with this camera. You can play back the recorded movies with this camera. Sound can not be recorded. Slide the power switch to , pressing and holding the lock button. • The camera turns on in the shooting mode. •... -
Page 27: The Monitor
ZOOMING IN ON A SUBJECT (OPTICAL ZOOM) Telephoto and wide-angle shooting are possible at 2.8× magnification (the optical zoom limit, equivalent to 38 mm - 106 mm on a 35 mm camera). By combining the optical zoom with the digital zoom, zoom magnification can be increased to a maximum of approximately 10×. -
Page 28: Using The Self-Timer
Auto-flash (No indication) The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. Red-eye reduction flash ( The red-eye reduction flash mode significantly reduces this phenomenon by emitting pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. Fill-in flash ( The flash fires regardless of the available light. Flash off ( The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. -
Page 29: Advanced Shooting
ADVANCED SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOOTING This function allows you to take a rapid succession of still pictures by pressing and holding the shutter button (approximately 4 pictures at 1.1 frames per second only by sequential shooting in HQ mode). As you can choose the best picture from a series of sequential shots, you are recommended to use this mode when taking pictures of a moving subject. -
Page 30: Playback
PLAYBACK VIEWING STILL PICTURES Set the power switch at • The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. (Single-frame playback) Use the arrow pad to play back other pictures. Jumps to the picture 10 frames back. Displays the previous Displays the next picture. -
Page 31: Index Display
Use the arrow pad to display the still picture you want to enlarge. • You cannot enlarge pictures with Pull the zoom lever toward • The magnification increases each time the zoom lever is pulled. • To return the picture to the original size (1x), push the zoom lever toward Index display This function lets you show several pictures at the same time on the monitor. -
Page 32: Protecting Pictures
• The MOVIE PLAYBACK menu is displayed again after playback ends. PLAYBACK : Plays back the entire movie again. FRAME BY FRAME : Plays back the movie manually one frame at a time. EXIT : Leaves the movie playback mode. Press to select from PLAYBACK, FRAME BY FRAME or EXIT, and press Z. -
Page 33: Erasing Pictures
ERASING PICTURES This function enables you to erase recorded pictures. You can choose the single-frame erase or the all-frame erase. • You cannot erase pictures that are protected. Cancel the protection before erasing such pictures. Note • Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Be careful not to accidentally erase pictures you want to keep. - Page 34 CARD SETUP – FORMATTING CARDS This function lets you format a card. Formatting prepares cards to receive data. Before using non-Olympus cards or cards which have been formatted on a PC, you must format them with this camera. All existing data, including protected pictures, are erased when the card is formatted.
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Page 35: Print Reservation /Direct Print
PRINT RESERVATION /DIRECT PRINT WITH PRINT RESERVATION (DPOF) DPOF is short for Digital Print Order Format. DPOF is the format used to record automatic print information from digital cameras. If a card containing print reservation data is taken to a print shop that supports the DPOF format, the pictures can be printed according to the DPOF reservations. -
Page 36: Downloading Pictures To A Computer
DOWNLOADING PICTURES TO A COMPUTER For editing, and managing image files using with personal computer, install the OLYMPUS Master software on the CD-ROM supplied with the camera. After install the OLYMPUS Master software, connect the camera to the personal computer with USB cable for downloading the images taken by the camera. -
Page 37: Error Codes
ERROR CODES Monitor indication Possible cause Corrective action The card is not inserted, or it Insert a card or insert a different cannot be recognized. card. NO CARD If the problem persists, format the card. If the card cannot be formatted, it cannot be used. -
Page 38: Specifications
: 1/2.7" CCD solid-state image pickup, 5,360,000 device pixels (gross) Lens : Olympus lens 6.2 mm to 17.4 mm, f3.0 to 5.0, 7 elements in 6 groups (equivalent to 38 mm to 106 mm lens on 35 mm camera) Photometric system... - Page 39 Operating environment Temperature : 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) (operation) -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) (storage) Humidity : 30% to 90% (operation)/10% to 90% (storage) Power supply : 1 CR-V3 lithium battery pack, or 2 AA (R6) alkaline batteries or NiMH batteries. AC adapter (optional) Manganese (zinc-carbon) batteries cannot be used.
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