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E-300 Advanced Manual E-300AdEN-Cover 04.10.22 11:43 AM Page 1 Basic operations DIGITDIGITALAL CAMERA Things to know before shooting http://www.olympus.com/ Selecting the right mode for shooting conditions ADVANCED MANUAL ADVANCED ADADVANCEDVANCED MANUMANUALAL Shinjuku Monolith, 3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Various shooting functions Focusing functions Two Corporate Center Drive, PO Box 9058, Melville, NY 11747-9058, U.S.A. Tel. 1-631-844-5000 Exposure, image and color Technical Support (USA) 24/7 online automated help: http://www.olympusamerica.com/E1 Phone customer support: Tel. 1-800-260-1625 (Toll-free) Playback Our phone customer support is available from 8 am to 10 pm (Monday to Friday) ET Customizing the settings/ E-Mail: [email protected] functions of your camera Olympus software updates can be obtained at: http://www.olympus.com/digital Printing Premises: Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Transferring images to a Tel. +49 40 - 23 77 3-0 / Fax +49 40 - 23 07 61 computer Goods delivery: Bredowstrasse 20, 22113 Hamburg, Germany Letters: Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany Appendix European Technical Customer Support: Please visit our homepage http://www.olympus-europa.com or call our TOLL FREE NUMBER*: 00800 - 67 10 83 00 Information for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom * Please note some (mobile) phone services/provider do not permit access or request an additional prefix to +800 numbers. For all not listed European Countries and in case that you can’t get connected to ● Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new the above mentioned number please make use of the following camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a CHARGED NUMBERS: +49 180 5 - 67 10 83 or +49 40 - 237 73 899 longer service life. Our Technical Customer Support is available from 9 am to 6 pm MET (Monday to ● This manual explains advanced techniques such as shooting and playback functions, Friday) customizing functions or settings and transferring recorded images to a computer, etc. ● We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before © 2004 taking important photographs. ● The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the Printed in China VE835501 development stages and may differ from the actual product. 00E-300EN-P1 04.10.22 11:12 AM Page 2 How to use this manual This manual includes a table of contents, index and menu list to help you easily locate the information you need. Searching the table of contents ~ P. 4 All section titles and chapter headings are listed in the table of contents so that you can quickly find the information you need. There is a chapter containing information you need to know before using your camera for the first time, a chapter that describes basic shooting procedures, etc. For example 7 Playback 107 Viewing still images . 108 Single-frame playback . 108 When you want to play back the images you have just Close-up playback . 109 Index display . 111 Information display INFO . 112 taken. Slideshow . 114 Rotating images . 115 V Playback on TV . 116 Editing still images . 117 Protecting images — Preventing accidental erasure . 119 Erasing images . 120 Single-frame erase . 120 Go to Chapter 7 Playback and look for the page titled All-frame erase . 121 “Viewing still images........108”. 8 Customizing the settings/functions of your camera 123 AEL METERING. 124 EV STEP . 124 Searching the index ~ P. 207 Terms used in this manual (such as the names of functions) are listed in alphabetical order. When you come across a term that you are not familiar with or about which you want to learn more, you can search the index to find the relevant page. Camera part names and monitor indications are listed at the end of the manual. g Auto flash..................................................54 Fill-in flash ..........................................56 For example FIREWORKS ......................................40 B Flash intensity control ........................60 BEACH & SNOW ................................42 Flash mode ..........................................54 Beep sound ......................................131 FOCUS RING ........................................126 If you want to know more about the term “HQ” Bulb shooting ............................................51 Focus lock ................................................30 C FORMAT ................................................135 C-AF..........................................................82 G V CANDLE ............................................42 GRADATION ....................................104 CARD SETUP ........................................135 Card adapter ..........................................157 H 1 Go to the index at the end of this manual and look under H Center weighted averaging HIGH KEY ..........................................40 Information metering ..........................................86 HQ ............................................................36 CLEANING MODE..................................182 I for “HQ.......36”. Close-up playback ............................109 Image rotation ..................................115 COLOR SPACE ......................................106 Index display ....................................111 Compact Flash........................................172 ISO BOOST ..............................................92 Compression ............................................34 CONTRAST ......................................102 J JPEG ........................................................35 Searching the list of menus ~ P. 192 The camera’s menus are listed in a tree structure. When you come across a menu whose name is unfamiliar on the menu screen, you can find the relevant pages for this menu function in the menu list. For example Menu directory ⅷShooting Menu When you want to know how to make settings for WB in Menu Function Setting Ref. Page –5.0 - 0.0 - +5.0 P. 88 the menu screen RAW, TIFF, SHQ, HQ , SQ, P. 36 RAW+SHQ, RAW+HQ, RAW+SQ V AUTO , , SLOW, P. 58 SLOW, SLOW2, , AF S-AF , C-AF, MF, S-AF+MF P. 79 WB AUTO , 3000K, 3600K, 4000K, P. 95 Go through the menus until you find WB and look for the 4500K, 6600K, 5300K, 6000K, 7500K, CWB1, CWB2, CWB3, CWB4, ISO AUTO , 100, 200, 400, P. 91 reference page number. 800, 1600 ESP , , P. 86 AUTO P 78 * For information on how to read the instructions in this manual, refer to “How to read the instruction pages” (P. 3) 2 00E-300EN-P1 04.10.22 11:12 AM Page 3 How to read the instruction pages CARD SETUP — Formatting the card Lets you format a card. Formatting prepares cards to receive data. Non-Olympus cards or cards formatted on a computer must be formatted with the camera before they can be used. All data stored on the card, including protected images, is erased when the card is formatted. When formatting a used card, confirm there are no images that you still want to keep on the card. Available modes P A S M SCENE Sets the camera to any of 1 Menu TTCARD SETUP the modes shown. ~ “How to use the menus” (P. 25) MENU 2 Press . Step through the menus ● The CARD SETUP screen is displayed. in the order of the arrows 3 Press to select FORMAT. Press . OK button (P. 25) ● The FORMAT screen is displayed. CARD SETUP 4 Press to select YES.Press OK. 8 ● FORMAT is performed. ALL ERASE camera Customizing the settings/functions of your FORMAT CANCEL MENU SELECT GO This represents the arrow pad. Only arrows applicable to the operation are shown. 135 This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this manual. Indications used in this manual Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunction or operational problems. Also warns of operations that should be absolutely avoided. Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out of TIPS your camera. ~ Reference pages describing details or related information. 3 00E-300EN-P1 04.10.22 11:13 AM Page 4 Contents How to use this manual . 2 How to read the instruction pages . 3 For your safety . 10 1 Basic operations 17 How to use the mode dial . 18 How to use the buttons and control dial. 19 Types of buttons . 20 How to use the menus . 25 Types of the menus. 28 2 Things to know before shooting 29 If correct focus cannot be obtained . 30 How to focus on a difficult subject — Focus lock . 30 Subjects that are difficult to focus on . 32 Selecting the record mode . 33 Types of record modes . 33 How to select the record mode . 36 Setting HQ/SQ . 36 3 Selecting the right mode for shooting conditions 37 Selecting the right mode for shooting situation . 38 LANDSCAPE. 39 LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT . 39 NIGHT SCENE . 39 NIGHT+PORTRAIT. 39 FIREWORKS. 40 SUNSET . 40 PORTRAIT . 40 HIGH KEY . 40 MACRO. 41 DOCUMENTS . 41 MUSEUM . 41 SPORT — Capturing a fast-moving subject . 41 BEACH & SNOW — Shooting seascapes or snow-capped mountain landscapes . 42 CANDLE . 42 4 00E-300EN-P1 04.10.22 11:13 AM Page 5 Contents Selecting the right mode for shooting technique — P, A, S and M. 43 P: Program shooting . 43 A: Aperture priority shooting . 45 S: Shutter priority shooting . 47 M: Manual shooting . 49 PREVIEW function . 52 4 Various shooting functions 53 Flash shooting . 54 Flash modes . 54 Setting the flash mode . 58 Using the built-in flash. ..
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