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For customers in North and South America For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number : E-500 Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party Address : Two Corporate Center Drive, P.O. Box 9058, Melville, NY 11747-9058 U.S.A. Telephone Number : 1-631-844-5000...
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PC or printer. Once you've transferred images to directly with a PictBridge-compatible your PC, you can take advantage printer without using of many more editing, viewing and printing functions with the provided your PC. OLYMPUS Master.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED OLYMPUS SERVICE PERSONNEL. Lightning flash with an arrowhead, enclosed in a triangle, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated voltage points inside the product which could cause a serious electrical shock.
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Safety precautions Foreign Objects, Liquid Spillage — To avoid personal injury caused by fire or electrical shock from contact with internal high voltage points, never insert a metal object into the product. Avoid using the product where there is a danger of spillage.
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A fire or electric shock may result. If the camera is accidentally dropped in water, or if liquid is spilled into the camera, stop using it, allow it to dry, and then remove the battery. Contact the nearest authorized Olympus service center.
Do not pull on the charger’s cable or add another cable to it. Be sure to connect or disconnect the charger’s cable while holding the power plug. If the following cases occur, stop using and contact an Olympus dealer or authorized customer support center.
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Contact your dealer or an authorized Olympus service center. Continued use may result in fire or electric shock. If the battery leaks fluid onto your clothing or skin, remove the clothing and flush the affected area with clean, running cold water immediately.
Safety precautions Never drop the camera or subject it to severe shocks or vibrations. Do not leave the camera pointed directly at the sun. This may cause lens damage, color failure, ghosting on the CCD, or may possibly start a fire. Condensation may form inside the camera when there is a sudden extreme change in temperature (such as when moving from indoors to outdoors).
• Attach the strap correctly as shown above so that the camera does not fall off. If the strap is attached incorrectly and the camera falls off, Olympus is not responsible for any damage.
Preparing the battery This camera uses the following batteries. • Three CR123A lithium batteries • BLM-1 Li-ion battery The provided batteries may differ depending on the area where you purchased this camera. Never use any other type of battery. For details, refer to the advanced manual.
Loading the battery Make sure that the camera's power Power switch switch is set to OFF. Slide the battery compartment lock Battery compartment lock to ) and open the battery compartment cover. Battery compartment cover Load the battery as shown in the illustration.
AF (auto focus) and light metering will not function correctly. In some cases, other functions may not work either. Four Thirds mount Developed by Olympus as the lens mount standard for the Four Thirds system. These all-new interchangeable lenses featuring the Four Thirds mount were developed from the ground up based on optic engineering exclusively for digital cameras.
Lens basics Attaching a lens to the camera Make sure the power switch is set to Power switch OFF. Remove the rear cap from the lens. Rear cap Remove the body cap from the camera. Body cap...
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Lens basics Align the lens attachment mark (red) on the camera with the alignment mark (red) on the lens, then insert the lens into the camera’s body. Rotate the lens clockwise until you hear it click. Lens attachment mark (Red) Alignment mark (Red) Lens cap Remove the lens cap.
Card basics Usable cards “Card” in this manual refers to a recording medium. This camera can use CompactFlash, Microdrive or xD-Picture Card (optional). CompactFlash Microdrive xD-Picture Card A CompactFlash is a A Microdrive is a medium Compact recording large-capacity solid state that uses a large-capacity medium used mainly in flash memory card.
Card basics Inserting a card Open the card cover. Inserting a card Compact Flash/Microdrive xD-Picture Card Insert the card’ contact area as shown in Face the card correctly as shown in the the illustration. illustration. xD-Picture CFcard slot Card slot Close the card cover.
Card basics Removing the card Make sure that the card access lamp is not illuminated. Open the card cover. Card access lamp Remove the card. Compact Flash/Microdrive xD-Picture Card • Press the eject button gently and let it • Lightly press the card that is inserted pop out, then press it again all the way to make it eject.
Power on SSWF indicator Set the mode dial Set the power switch to to AUTO. ON . To turn off the power, set the power switch to OFF . Monitor When the camera is turned on, the control panel screen is displayed on the monitor. g “Advanced manual”...
Date/time setting Date and time information is recorded on the card together with the images. The file No. is also included with the date and time information. Be sure to set the correct date and time before using the camera. Press the MENU button.
Holding the camera Hold the camera's grip with your right hand and keep your elbow at yourside. Rest your elbow gently against your body and hold the lens section firmly from underneath with your left hand. Take a picture. • Putting one leg a little forward helps stabilize your upper body.
Adjusting the viewfinder’s diopter Remove the lens cap. AF frame While looking though the viewfinder, rotate the diopter adjustment dial little by little. Viewfinder When you can see the AF frame clearly, adjustment is complete. Diopter adjustment dial...
Shooting Set the mode dial to AUTO. Shutter button Place the AF frame on the subject while viewing through the viewfinder. AF frame Card access lamp Viewfinder Adjust the focus. Halfway down Press the shutter button gently (halfway). • The focus is locked. The AF confirmation mark and the AF focusing frame light up in the viewfinder.
Shooting Rec view This allows you to display the picture you have just taken on the monitor while it is being recorded to the card. • You can select how long the picture is displayed from off, 1 sec. - 20 sec. Advanced manual, P.132) •...
Playback Press the q (playback) button. q button • to select images you want to view. a Displays the frame that is stored 10 frames back. b Displays the previous frame. d Displays the next frame. c Displays the frame that is stored 10 frames ahead. •...
OLYMPUS Master. Install OLYMPUS Master on your computer from the provided CD-ROM. OLYMPUS Master allows you to register as the camera's owner. Doing so will enable you to receive information on software or firmware upgrades from Olympus.
Information Specifications Product type Product type : Single-lens reflex digital camera with interchangeable lens system Lens : Zuiko Digital, Four Thirds System Lens Lens mount : Four Thirds mount Equivalent focal length on a 35 mm film camera : Approx. twice the focal length of the lens Image pickup element Product type : 4/3 type full frame transfer primary color CCD...
Information Exposure mode : (1) AUTO: Full auto (2) P: Program AE(Program shift can be performed) (3) A: Aperture priority AE (4) S: Shutter priority AE (5) M: Manual ISO sensitivity : 100 - 400 (High ISO values (400 - 1600) are available) Exposure compensation : Exposure can be adjusted in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV step within a range of ±...
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Our phone customer support is available from 8 am to 10 pm (Monday to Friday) ET E-Mail: e-slrpro@olympusamerica.com Olympus software updates can be obtained at: http://www.olympus.com/digital Premises: Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel: +49 40-23 77 3-0 / Fax: +49 40-23 07 61...
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