Taking Pictures; Viewing And; Erasing Pictures; Connecting The Camera - Olympus CAMEDIA C-160 Quick Start Manual

TAKING PICTURES

There are two ways to compose your subject: using the
monitor or with the viewfinder. Depending upon the shooting
situation, there may be advantages to each method. Please
refer to the printed Basic Manual for more information.
a.
Taking a Picture with the Monitor
• Open the lens barrier fully.
• Decide the composition while looking at the image on the
monitor.
Icons representing camera settings appear on the monitor,
telling you important information such as the Flash and record
modes, battery life, and the number of frames remaining.
• Press the shutter button halfway. The green lamp will light
steadily when the focus and exposure are set.
• Press the shutter button completely to take the picture. A short
beep confirms your picture has been taken.
b.
Taking a Picture with the Viewfinder
• Open the lens barrier fully.
• Compose your picture while
looking at the image in the
viewfinder.
• Press the shutter button halfway.

VIEWING AND

ERASING PICTURES

With this Digital camera, you can easily view the photos
you want—and delete the ones you don't.
a.
Viewing Pictures
There are two ways to access the Playback mode:
If the camera is OFF and the lens barrier closed,
•
press once.
OR
• If the camera is in the shooting mode with the lens
barrier fully open, press (QUICK VIEW).
The last picture taken appears in the monitor. Use
to scroll though all the images saved on
your xD-Picture Card.

CONNECTING THE CAMERA

TO A COMPUTER

TIP:
Olympus recommends using the optional AC adapter to ensure a consistent
power supply when downloading images.
Make sure that the camera is turned off before
connecting it to your computer.
Windows 98 users must install the "USB Driver for
Windows 98" software before connecting this
Digital camera to the computer.
Refer to the Software Installation Guide for
complete information.

INSTALLING THE CAMERA

SOFTWARE
You've now mastered the basic functionality of your new Olympus
Digital camera! You are now ready to begin exploring the
possibilities that digital photography brings to your computer.
Activities such as photo editing, printing, and much more are
only steps away!
About the Olympus CAMEDIA Master CD-ROM
Your Olympus digital camera comes bundled with a suite of software and
documentation. The CD includes:
• CAMEDIA Master : To download pictures from the camera, view,
organize, retouch, and print your digital photos and movies.
• USB Driver for Windows 98: This utility must be installed to allow the
camera to communicate with your computer if it uses the Microsoft Windows 98
operating system.
• Olympus Digital Camera Reference Manual: A complete
reference guide in digital form, saved on the CD in PDF format.
You are now ready to install the computer software.
• Open the CAMEDIA Master CD-ROM package and locate the Software
Installation Guide in the language you wish to use.
• Continue to follow the step-by-step instructions for installing the software, and
enjoy your new digital photo processing capabilities!
The Digital camera confirms the focus and
exposure are properly set when the green lamp in
the viewfinder lights steadily. The orange lamp
informs you that the flash is recommended and/or
recharging (when blinking); or ready to fire (when
steady).
• Press the shutter button completely to take the
picture. A short beep confirms your picture has
been taken.
c.
Zooming
You can enlarge your subject when shooting by 1.3,
1.6, 2.0 or 2.5 times.
Each time you press
in the following sequence:
1 time ➝ 1.3 times ➝ 1.6 times ➝ 2.0 times ➝ 2.5 times.
Each time you press
in the following sequence:
2.5 times ➝ 2.0 times ➝ 1.6 times ➝ 1.3 times ➝ 1 time.
• The zoom magnification changes continuously
while holding down
Orange lamp
Green lamp
When you are finished reviewing your pictures:
• Press to turn the camera off.
OR
• To return back to the shooting mode, press the shutter
button halfway.
b.
Erasing Pictures
Once erased, pictures cannot be restored.
The beauty of digital photography is your ability to keep
the photos you want, delete the rest, and reuse empty
memory space to take new pictures. This digital camera
offers two ways to permanently erase unwanted digital
photos:
Single-Frame Erase: Deletes only the picture
currently displayed in the monitor.
Olympus makes it simple to connect this Digital camera to
your computer.
• Turn the camera off.
• Plug the supplied USB cable into the ports on your
camera and computer as illustrated at right.
• The camera turns on automatically.
• The monitor turns on and the selection screen for the USB
connection is displayed.
Press
•
USB screen.
The camera starts communicating with the PC.
d.
Flash Modes
This Digital camera features multiple flash modes.
Icon Flash Mode
No indication Auto-flash
Red-eye
Reduction
Flash
Fill-in Flash
Flash Off
Press
shutter button depressed halfway, the flash is ready to fire when
, the zoom magnification changes
the
viewfinder lights steadily. When the orange lamp is blinking, the
flash is charging.
e.
Number of Storable Pictures
Your digital camera can handle xD-Picture Card from 16 MB to
512 MB. The number of storable pictures depends on the image
quality selected.
, the zoom magnification changes
See the Reference Manual for complete descriptions of each
record mode and the storable frame capacity for the various
resolution modes and xD-Picture Card capacities.
or .
TIP:
To find out how many frames you have left, turn on the monitor and look for
the number in the lower right corner. Remember, you can always delete unwanted
pictures to make room for more. (See Step 5.)
• With the lens barrier closed, press
pad to display the picture you want to erase.
• Press
• Press
TIP: Images can also be erased while in the "Quick View" mode
described in step 5a. This makes it easy to quickly erase a picture that
you just took.
All-Frame Erase: Deletes all pictures on the xD-Picture Card in one
operation, except for pictures you have protected.
• With the lens barrier closed, press
• Press
• Use
the CARD SETUP screen.
• ALL ERASE should be highlighted. Press
• As a safeguard, this Digital camera will ask you to select
YES or NO to confirm erasing, as this process permanently
deletes all unprotected pictures. Select YES and press
to select PC, and then press on the
Additional Camera Features
This Digital camera offers a host of advanced features to expand your creativity. Here's just a small
sampling. See the Basic Manual for details on these capabilities, and more!
• 4 Scene Program Shooting Modes: This camera has 4 shooting modes to choose from
depending on the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve.
• Macro Mode: For close-ups as tight as 0.7 ft. (0.2m), select Macro Mode.
• Movie Mode: Yes, this Digital camera records movies! (Movie Mode does not record sound.)
• Two-in-one Pictures: Combine two separate images taken in succession and store them as a
single picture.
• Close-up Playback: Enlarge the pictures in the monitor to check details of the selected image.
• Index Display: View several thumbnail pictures on the monitor at once.
• Protecting Pictures: Prevents you from accidentally erasing photos.
• Panorama Shooting: Connect overlapping images into a single picture using the panorama
mode and Olympus CAMEDIA Master software.
• Direct Printing: Connect directly to your PictBridge-compatible printer with the USB cable to print
your favorite images easily.
TIP: Remember to complete and return your Registration Card (not provided in some areas), and keep all
camera documentation handy.
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Description
The camera automatically decides if the flash is needed.
Reduces incidence of red-eye by emitting pre-flashes to
shrink pupil size before firing the main flash. The strobe
effect is normal operation for this mode.
The flash always fires with every picture.
Turns the flash off for times when flash photography is
prohibited or not desired. The flash never fires.
( ) to cycle through the available flash modes. With the
indicator in the monitor or the orange lamp next to the
and use the arrow
. Press to select ERASE.
to select YES, and then press .
.
, then press to select MODE MENU.
to select the CARD tab, then press twice to access
.
USB
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DC IN 3.4V
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