Olympus c-2100 Camcorder User Manual


 
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C-2100 Ultra Zoom
Quick-Start Guide
Thank you for purchasing the Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom.
This Quick-Start Guide has been designed for those who want to become
familiar with the C-2100 Ultra Zoom in a very short time. The “Names of parts”
section is especially helpful for identifying parts easily without having to read
through the complete Instruction manual.
For detailed operations, please refer to the complete Instruction manual.
1
Getting Ready...
Loading the batteries
1. Follow the procedure below.
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2
1
2
Slide the battery
compartment
lock toward .
Open the battery
compartment
cover.
Load the batteries.
Lithium battery AA batteries
packs (provided)
Close the battery
compartment
cover.
Slide the battery
compartment
lock toward .
Close the battery compartment cover while pressing the batteries with the cover.
Zinc-carbon batteries cannot be used.
2. Inserting a SmartMedia card.
* Before inserting, check that the Power switch is off and there are no images on the Viewfinder/Monitor.
Open the Card cover and push in the card* as shown below.
(*The pictures you take will be stored in the card.)
Open the
Card cover.
Push the card in and
close the Card cover.
3. Turn on the camera.
Set the Power switch to ON.
Power switch
You can select camera functions using the Mode dial. You will probably want to
try the Program mode first, which lets you take properly-exposed pictures by
simply pressing the Shutter button.
M
O
D
E
D
I
A
L
S
M
S-P
rg
A
P
[Still picture recording mode]
P: Simply press the Shutter button to take a picture.
A: Set the desired aperture manually.
S: Set the desired shutter speed manually.
M: Set the desired aperture and shutter speed manually.
S-Prog: Take pictures under a variety of conditions. (Portrait/
Sports/Landscape/Night Scene)
[Movie recording mode]
: Records movies.
[Still picture/Movie display mode]
: Displays your recording.
Mode dial
Adjusting the Diopter
Turn the Diopter adjustment dial
until you see the AF target mark
clearly in the Viewfinder.
P F2.8 1/30 0.0
Viewfinder
AF target mark
Diopter adjustment dial
Zoom lever/Index-
display lever
Shutter button
Mode dial
Self-timer lamp/AF assist lamp
Diopter adjustment dial
5-pin external flash socket
Connector cover
Serial connector
(RS-232C)
Microphone
USB connector
Flash (built-in)
Lens
Viewfinder
Flash mode button/Erase button
DRIVE button
AE lock button (AEL)/Multi
-
metering button/Print button
Card cover
Arrow pad
Power switch
(POWER OFF/ON/RESET)
OK button/
Manual focus
button (MF)/
Protect button
Card access lamp
Menu button
Monitor
Control panel
(See the other side for details.)
Strap eyelet
Remote control
receiver
Flash switch
DC-IN jack
External
microphone
jack
A/V OUT jack
INFO button
Metering mode button
Macro button
Monitor button
Battery compartment
cover
Battery compartment lock
Tripod socket
Lens cap
Names of parts
Setting the date/time
1. Set the Mode dial to P.
2. Press .
The Menu appears on the screen.
Press to select whether to display your image on the Monitor or the Viewfinder.
3. Press on the Arrow pad to move the green frame in the Menu,
then select “MODE SETUP”.
“SETUP” appears on the screen.
The selected item appears in green.
4. Press OK.
The MODE SETUP screen appears.
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F2.8 1/800 0.0 P
OFF
ISO
WB
ON
AUTO
AUTO
DIGITAL
ZOOM
SETUP
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5/5
]
F2.8 1/800 0.0 A
MODE
SETUP
S-Prg
[
1/3
]
ON
NORMAL
ALL RESET
TIFF
SQ
1600x1200
640
x 480
OK
Menu screen 1/5 Menu screen 5/5 MODE SETUP screen 1/3
5. Press to select , then press .
“SETUP” appears on the screen.
To go to the previous page, move the cursor to the top item and press the button
on the Arrow pad.
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3/3
]
m/ft
FILE NAME
SETUP
MODE SETUP screen 3/3
Date/time setting screen
6. Press OK.
The Date/time setting screen appears.
7. Press / on the Arrow pad to select the date order.
(Date order selections: date/month/year, month/date/year, year/month/date)
8. Press , then press / to adjust the date/time.
To go to the next setting (i.e. month to year, etc.), press . To go back to the
previous setting (i.e. year to month, etc.), press .
9. Press OK when you complete your settings.
10. To cancel the Menu, press OK until the Menu disappears.
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