Olympus C-2 Digital Camera User Manual


 
SEQUENCE MODE ( )
1 Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu.
2 Select [CAMERA] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
3 Select [DRIVE] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
4 Select [
SEQUENCE] using the / buttons and press the button.
5 Press the
button again to exit the menu.
6 Take pictures. (Picture-taking continues while the shutter button is pressed and stops
when the button is released.)
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
This mode enables you to change the brightness of the image. (Compensation of ±2 in
0.5 steps)
1 Press the
button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu.
2 Select [CAMERA] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
3 Select [ ] using the / buttons and press the button.
4 Adjust the compensation using the
button (to darken image) and the button
(to brighten image), and press the
button.
5 Press the button again to exit the menu.
6 Take a picture.
METERING MODE ( )
1 Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu.
2 Select [CAMERA] using the / buttons and press the button.
3 Select [
] using the / buttons and press the button.
4 Select the Metering mode setting using the
/ buttons and press the button.
5 Press the button again to exit the menu.
6 Take a picture.
Note
Metering mode settings
ESP (
) The camera measures the light at the center of the
viewfinder and around the periphery of the picture
separately and then selects the optimal exposure.
SPOT (
) The camera measures the light levels only at the center
of the viewfinder, allowing you to obtain the correct
exposure for backlight subjects since the exposure is not
affected by the background light.
WHITE BALANCE ( )
1 Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu.
2 Select [PICTURE] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
3 Select [
] using the / buttons and press the button.
4 Select the white balance setting using the / buttons and press the button.
5 Press the
button again to exit the menu.
6 Take a picture.
Note
White balance settings
Auto (AUTO) The white balance is controlled automatically.
Clear sky ( ) In outdoors under a clear sky.
Cloudy sky (
) In outdoors under a cloudy sky.
Incandescent Lamp (
) Under incandescent lighting.
Fluorescent Lamp (
) Under fluorescent lighting.
IMAGE QUALITY (SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2)
1 Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu.
2 Select [PICTURE] using the / buttons and press the button.
3 Select [
] using the / buttons and press the button.
4 Select the image quality setting using the
/ buttons and press the button.
5 Press the button again to exit the menu.
6 Take a picture.
Note
Image quality settings (pixel size)
SHQ (1600 × 1208) For best print quality.
HQ (1600 × 1200) For good print quality with small print size.
SQ1 (1024 × 768) For e-mail attachments or small print size.
SQ2 (640 × 480) For e-mail or web use.
PLAYING BACK IMAGES
To turn the monitor on :
Press the button with the lens barrier closed to turn the monitor on.
To turn the monitor off : Press the button again to turn the monitor off.
Note
button : Displays the previous image.
button : Displays the next image.
button : Displays several images. Press the button to return to display an
image.
If you press the
button in the index playback, the green frame
moves to the previous image, and if you press the
button, it moves
to the next image.
button : Magnifies the image (1.5× 2× 2.5× 3×). Press the button
to return to 1×.
If you press the
button while magnifying the image, scroll mode
is enabled.
Press the
/ / / buttons to move the image up, down, left
or right.
Press the
button again to exit scroll mode.
ERASING AN IMAGE
1 Display the image you want to erase.
2 Press the button for more than 1 second to display the Erase menu.
3 Select [ ERASE] using the / buttons and press the button.
The selected image is erased.
ERASING ALL IMAGES
1 Press the button with the lens barrier closed.
2 Press the
button to display the Play menu screen.
3 Select [SETUP] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
4 Select [
] using the / buttons and press the button.
5 Select [ ALL ERASE] using the / buttons and press the button.
6 Select [
ALL ERASE] using the / buttons and press the button.
All the images are erased.
Caution
Once erased, images cannot be restored. Check the image before erasing to avoid
accidentally erasing image you want to keep.
PROTECT ( )
1 Display the image you want to protect.
2 Press the
button for more than 1 second. The symbol is displayed.
Caution
Protected images cannot be erased by Erasing an image or Erasing all images,
but they are erased by formatting the card.
Note
To cancel the protect setting, display the image with the symbol and press the
button for more than 1 second.
RECORDING/PLAYING BACK MOVIES ( )
Recording movies
1 Press the
button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu.
2 Select [CAMERA] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
3 Select [DRIVE] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
4 Select [
MOVIE] using the / buttons and press the button.
5 Press the
button again to exit the menu. The monitor will turn on.
6 Record movies by looking at the monitor. (Press the shutter button to start recording
movies. Recording stops when the shutter button is pressed again.)
Note
The movie mode is cancelled when the monitor is turned off by pressing the
button.
Playing back movies
1 Press the
button with the lens barrier closed.
Display the movie with the
symbol indicated.
2 Press the
button to display the Play menu.
3 Select [PLAY] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
4 Select [
] using the / buttons and press the button.
5 Select [START] using the
/ button and press the button.
The movie is played back.
MUTING THE BEEP TONES
1 Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu.
2 Select [SETUP] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
3 Select [ ] using the / buttons and press the button.
4 Select [OFF] using the
/ buttons and press the button.
5 Press the
button again to exit the menu.
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