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Olympus CAMEDIA C-2500L Additional Functions

Olympus CAMEDIA C-2500L Additional Functions

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  • Page 1 Other Ways to Use Your Camera...

  • Page 2: Macro Mode

    Macro Mode The macro mode is for taking pictures of small subjects at very close distance. Ranges as small as 9 x 11 cm ( 3.5 x 4.3 in.) can be taken when photographed from 0.3 (1 ft.)m away.(TELE) Macro Super Macro The super macro mode is for taking pictures at even closer distances than that offered in the macro mode.

  • Page 3: Infinity Mode

    Infinity Mode The infinity mode is used to take pictures of faraway subjects. Infinity Manual Focusing It is possible to set the distance manually and focus on subjects. Manual focusing is effective with - for example - subjects which cannot be brought into focus with the autofocus feature (P.17). Set the mode dial to "P", "A"...

  • Page 4: Setting Metering Mode

    Metering measures the brightness of the subject before the picture is taken. This information is used then to determine expo- sure. With the Camedia C-2500L , you can select between centre metering and spot metering.The default is centre metering. Spot Metering...

  • Page 5: Exposure Compensation

    Exposure Compensation P MODE A MODE In the P and A modes, you can compensate exposure to ±2EV in 1/3 EV steps. "P" / "A" Setting Aperture A MODE M MODE By setting the aperture manually, you can take sharp pictures from foreground to background or with the foreground and back- ground deliberately out-of-focus.

  • Page 6: Setting Shutter Speed

    Portraits Group Photographs Setting Shutter Speed M MODE Setting shutter speed enables you to capture objects in motion. "M" E-34 Portraits Try recalling a portrait you have seen. Many times, a portrait of a singer or movie star shows the subject in focus with a plain or out-of- focus background.

  • Page 7: Manual Exposure

    Fast Slow Manual Exposure M MODE Setting shutter speed and aperture yourself lets you take highly expressive photographs. "M" Triangle Taking Pictures of Moving Objects By changing the shutter speed, you can change the way someone run- ning or a car in a race comes out. This special effect is done in the M mode with the manual shutter speed feature.

  • Page 8: Types Of Menu

    Types of Menu This section explains menus displayed on C-2500L. The menus vary according to modes: shooting modes ( P mode, A mode and M mode ) and playback mode. Selected card E-36 Menus in the P mode, A mode and M mode •...

  • Page 9: Using The Jog Dial

    Using the Jog Dial How to Use the Jog Dial in Each Menu The jog dial is used to shift the cursor in each menu. See “Setting Menus”, P.38 for the Menu. button: Specifies item when the cursor is on it. (See the illustra- tion button: Specifies the settings of a certain menu.

  • Page 10: Setting Menus

    Setting Menus Menus can be displayed on the LCD monitor so that you can select and set up camera features. This section explains the menu format and how to operate them. Available user-setting Item Cursor or OK E-38 About Menus Setting Menus Press the [ ] button.

  • Page 11: Setting Resolution

    Setting Resolution Resolution is available as SQ (standard quality), HQ (high quality) and SHQ (super high quality). Definition increases in this order. Resolution can be selected as follows. Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". Press the [ ] button.
  • Page 12 E-40 Specifying File Format (JPEG/TIFF) for SHQ Images With SHQ images, you can save files in a JPEG (compressed) format or TIFF (noncompressed) format. Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". Press the [ ] button or the [OK] button. The first menu will appear on the LCD monitor.

  • Page 13: Setting Iso Rating

    Setting ISO Rating You can set ISO rating to that of 35mm film. There are 3 ratings: 100, 200 and 400. The higher the level, the better photographs taken in dark places or photographs of rapidly moving objects come out. Setting Sharpness Set the mode dial to "P", "A"...

  • Page 14: Sequence Mode

    Sequence Mode MEMO E-42 The Camedia C-2500L lets you take up to five images in quick succes- sion by simply holding down the shutter release button. Set the mode dial to "P", "A", or "M". Press the [ ] button. The first menu appears on the LCD mon- itor.

  • Page 15: How To Connect The Extension Flash

    Taking Pictures Using Exclusive Extension Flash (Model No.FL-40) You can take various flash-lit pictures using an extension flash (sold separately ) designed specifically for the Camedia C-2500L. Both an extension flash and the built-in flash as well as the built-in flash only can be used.
  • Page 16 E-44 Taking Pictures Using Extension Flash Check that the built-in flash is retracted. If not, retract it. Turn ON power to the extension flash. NOTE • To override flash emission from the exclusive extension flash, set its power to OFF. Select one of the flash modes.
  • Page 17 ‘ Using Extension Flash in M Mode You can select either "TTL-AUTO" or "MANUAL" of the extension flash in the M mode. Using Extension Flash Only Retract the built-in flash when you use an extension flash only. The auto-flash and red-eye reducing flash modes are not enabled in the M mode.
  • Page 18 Non-exclusive Extension Flash That Can Be Used with This Camera Use the flash (sold separately) designed specifically for the Camedia C-2500L if possible. If you want to use non-exclusive extension flashes on the market, extension flashes must satisfy the following conditions in order to be used with the Camedia C-2500L.

  • Page 19: Setting Flash Control

    Setting Flash Control Flash control is set as follows. Quick Focus Quick focus lets you focus on objects easily. The focal distance must be set in advance from its menu. Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". Press the [ ] button.
  • Page 20 0.4m (1.3 ft.)Quick focus TELE WIDE 0.3m 0.6m 0.4m (1ft.) ( 2ft.) ( 3.3ft.) (1.3ft.) 2.5m (8.2 ft.) Quick focus (Out of flash working range/ISO 100) TELE WIDE 3.0m 7.5m 1.0m 2.5m ( 24.6ft.) ( 3.3ft.) ( 9.8ft.) ( 8.2ft.) Quick focus (Out of flash working range/ISO 100) TELE...

  • Page 21: Setting White Balance

    Setting White Balance By setting the white balance, images are not affected by the surrounding light. MEMO • For more information on white balancing, see "Taking Natural Color Pictures Under Fluorescent Light" (P. 64). Auto White Balancing In auto white balancing, white light is automatically detected and bal- anced against the overall color of the photograph.

  • Page 22: Manual White Balance

    White Balance E-50 When the white light is memorized, "GOOD" will be displayed on the LCD monitor. Press the [OK] button again to execute the white balancing reference setting. If the light source is not properly memorized, “NO GOOD X” is displayed on the LCD monitor.

  • Page 23: Flash Synchronization Effect

    White Balance Flash Synchronization Effect This feature fires the flash at the beginning or end of a slow shutter. You can use it to create special effects in photographs. The 1st/2nd curtain effect is most effective when the shutter is set to a slower speed (slow shuttering) in the “M” mode. Press the shutter release button down halfway.
  • Page 24 E-52 Press the flash pop-up button. The flash will popup. Press the shutter release button down halfway to lock the focus on the subject. Press the shutter release button down all the way. The picture will be taken with the flash being fired at the beginning of the shutter release.

  • Page 25: Reset Settings Of Shooting Modes

    Reset Settings of Shooting Modes You can reset settings you set to their initial states. This is helpful when you forget what settings you made. Viewing Photo Information You can display information on the pictures you have taken on the LCD monitor. Other than the date and time of each image, information on camera setup at the time each picture was taken, such as aperture, shutter speed and exposure compensation, is displayed, too.

  • Page 26: Slide Shows

    Picture information display SmartMedia/CompactFlash memory card Aperture Shutter speed Folder name File name Date/Time Slide Shows Images displayed on the LCD monitor can be automatically forwarded one frame at a time, as in a slide show. E-54 Pixels Protect ON/OFF Resolution Exposure compensation [SM]...

  • Page 27: Copying Images

    Copying Images You can copy images you take. Copying can be done from the SmartMedia to the CompactFlash memory card, or vice-versa. Set both cards to the camera and start copying to back up the images easily. Copy One Image Set the mode dial to Press the [SM/CF] button and select the card storing the image to be copied.

  • Page 28: Clearing All The Frames

    Clearing All the Frames The entire SmartMedia / CompactFlash can be cleared as follows. Displaying Images on TV Using the included video cable, you can display pictures you have taken on a TV. Even without a personal computer, you can enjoy viewing your photographs on a big screen.

  • Page 29: Print Setup

    Images made with the Camedia C-2500L and stored on SmartMedia or CompactFlash memory card can be printed in the following ways. • Using the Camedia C-2500L, you can specify the number of copies to print out, the position where the date and the time should appear on the print and other information (Preprint Setup).

  • Page 30: Preprint Setup

    Preprint Setup You can store information such as the number of copies to print out on either SmartMedia or a CompactFlash. This procedure is called "preprint setup". Preprint setup is only effective for prints made at stores that can print out using DPOF-ready printers and DPOF systems. Preprint mark The number [SM] Preprinting of All Images...
  • Page 31 Preprint Indexes The below procedure explains how to set up index printing of all images stored on the card which were selected at preprinting. Set the mode dial to Press the button. The first menu will appear on the LCD monitor. Align the cursor with [CARD INDEX] with the top / bottom point of the jog dial.
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