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Tips before you start taking pictures
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Using a card (optional)
An optional card is available for this camera.
The card corresponds to the film of a normal camera for recording the pictures you
have taken.
Pictures recorded and stored on the card can easily be erased, overwritten, and/or
edited on a computer.
Using a card with larger capacity increases the number of images you can record.
c Index area
You can use this space to write the contents of the card.
d Contact area
The part where the data transferred from the camera
enters the card.
Compatible cards
• xD-Picture Card (16 MB to 1 GB)
1 Make sure the camera is turned
off.
• The monitor is off.
• The green lamp and the orange lamp on
the camera are off.
• The lens barrier is closed.
Card basics
Note
• This camera may not recognize a non-Olympus card or a card that was
formatted on another device (computer, etc.). Before use, be sure to format the
card on this camera. g“Formatting” (P. 49)
Inserting a card
c
d
Orange lamp
Green lamp
Monitor