Olympus SP-510 UZ User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

SP-510UZ

ENGLISH 2

FRANÇAIS 26

ESPAÑOL 50

Basic

Manual

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Table of Contents

Gather these items (box contents)......................................................3

Preapare the battery .............................................................................4

Turn the camera on...............................................................................5

Set date and time ..................................................................................6

Select a language..................................................................................8

Shoot......................................................................................................9

View pictures.......................................................................................10

Basic operation ...................................................................................11

Shooting Mode Buttons ......................................................................... 11

s Modes (Scene)............................................................................. 12

Macro Mode........................................................................................... 12

Self-Timer .............................................................................................. 13

Flash Modes .......................................................................................... 13

Power Save Feature .............................................................................. 13

Menus and settings ............................................................................14

Top Menu............................................................................................... 14

Erase All Pictures .................................................................................. 14

Connecting the camera ......................................................................15

Playback on a TV................................................................................... 15

Direct Printing (PictBridge) .................................................................... 16

Transfer images ..................................................................................17

OLYMPUS Master software................................................................19

Specifications......................................................................................20

Safety precautions..............................................................................21

Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use.

We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera

before taking important photographs.

Please observe the safety precautions at the end of this manual.

The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced

during the development stages and may differ from the actual product.

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Gather these items (box contents)

Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

Digital Camera StrapLens Cap/Lens Cap String

AA Batteries (four) USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master

Software CD-ROM

Items not shown: Advanced Manual (CD-ROM), Basic Manual (this manual) and warranty

card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Attach the Strap and the Lens Cap

1

2

34

Strap Eyelet • Attach the strap to the other

eyelet in the same manner.

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Preapare the battery

For details on inserting an optional xD-Picture Card™, please refer to the

advanced manual.

1

3

2

7

5

6

4

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Turn the camera on

This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode.

a. Set the mode dial to h.

Still picture shooting modes

b. Press the o button.

To turn off the camera, press the o button once again.

h Allows you to take pictures with full automatic settings.

P The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and

shutter speed.

A

/

S Allows you to set the aperture manually. / Allows you to set the

shutter speed manually.

M Allows you to set both the aperture and shutter speed manually.

r

Allows you to set each shooting function manually and use as your

original shooting mode.

g Allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide

displayed on the screen.

s Allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the

shooting condition.

• To turn on the camera, press the o

button after removing the lens cap.

• This is displayed when the

date and time are not set.

When shooting movies (Shooting mode)

Shooting mode

MENU

CANCEL

X

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

----.--.-- --:--

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Set date and time

a. Press the sF button and the rQUICK VIEW button to select

[Y].

The first two digits of the year are fixed.

b. Press the q# button.

c. Press the sF button and the

rQUICK VIEW button as in a. to select

[M].

d. Press the q# button.

About the Date and Time Setting Screen

MENU

CANCEL

X

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

----.--.-- --:--

Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day)

Exits a setting.

Minute

Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y)

Hour

rQUICK VIEW Button

sF Button

CANCEL

MENU

2006

.--.-- --:--

X

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

q# Button

2006

.

11

.-- --:--

CANCEL

MENU

X

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

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e. Press the sF button and the

rQUICK VIEW button to select [D].

f. Press the q# button.

g. Press the sF button and the

rQUICK VIEW button to select “hour”,

“minute”.

•

The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.

h. Press the q# button.

i. Press the sF button and the

rQUICK VIEW button to select [Y/M/D].

j. After all items have been set, press the o button.

•

For precise time setting, press the

o

button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds.

2006

.

11

.

26

--:--

CANCEL

MENU

X

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

CANCEL

MENU

OK

SET

2006

.

11

.

26

12

:

30

X

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

CANCEL

MENU

OK

SET

2006

.

11

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26

12

:

30

X

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

o Button

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Select a language

You can select a language for on-screen display. Available languages vary

depending on the area where you purchased this camera.

a. Press the m button to display the top menu.

b. Press the q# button to select [SETUP], and press the o

button.

c. Press the sF button and the rQUICK VIEW button to select

[W], and press the o button.

d. Press the sF button and the

rQUICK VIEW button to select a

language, and press the o button.

•

The selected language is set.

•

You can add other languages to your camera with the

provided OLYMPUS Master software. Please refer to the

Advanced manual.

MENU

o Button

SCN

OK

MENU

SET

EXIT

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

IMAGE

QUALITY

RESET

SCN

CAMERA

MENU

SCN

CAMERA

MENU

[SETUP]

r QUICK VIEW

Button

sF Button

o Button

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

1

2

3

4

5

SETUP

MEMORY FORMAT

W ENGLISH

PW ON SETUP

PW OFF SETUP

BACKUP

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

W

ENGLISH

FRANCAIS

ESPAÑOL

PORTUGUES

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Shoot

a. Hold the camera

c. Shoot

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

b. Focus

The card access

lamp blinks.

Shutter Button

(Pressed

Halfway)

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The green lamp indicates the focus and

exposure are locked.

Place this mark over your subject

.

The number of storable

still pictures is displayed.

(Pressed

Completely)

Shutter Button

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View pictures

a. Set the mode dial to q.

a. As described in a. above, display the picture you want to erase.

b. Press the Y/S button.

c. Press the sF button to select [YES], and press the o button

to erase the image.

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Mode Dial

Arrow Pad

Next Picture

Prev. Picture

Erase Pictures

Y/S Button

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

YES

NO

ERASE [IN]

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

YES

NO

ERASE [IN]

sF Button

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

YES

NO

ERASE

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Basic operation

While in shooting mode, use these buttons for quick access to some of the more

commonly used features.

1 u button (Monitor/Viewfinder)

Toggles between the monitor and viewfinder.

2 h/P button (Digital image stabilization/Print)

Switches over the digital image stabilization mode between [ON] and [OFF].

3 # button (Flash pop-up)

Opens the flash. Press this button to take a picture with flash.

4 DISP./E button

Displays the composition guide lines and histogram. With menu items selected,

hold down this button to display the menu guide.

5 MENU button (MENU)

Displays the top menu.

6 Y/S button (Self-timer/Erase)

Use this setting to take a picture with the self-timer. Select the length of the time to

delay the shot.

7 p& button (Macro mode)

Use macro or super macro mode when taking close-up pictures such as of a flower.

8 sF button (Exposure compensation)

Use this setting to overexpose (+) or underexpose (–) a picture.

9 q# button (Flash mode)

Select from 6 flash modes - Auto, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Red-eye fill-in,

Slow flash or Flash off.

0 r QUICK VIEW button

Quickly displays the last image taken.

a o button (OK/FUNC)

Displays the function menu and sets the functions often used in shooting mode.

Also confirms and sets your selection of menu items.

Shooting Mode Buttons

a

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This function allows you to switch s (Scene mode) according to the subject.

1 Set the mode dial to s.

2 Press sr to select a scene mode, and press o.

Shooting s (Scene) Modes

& This mode lets you take pictures as close as 7 cm/2.88 in. to your subject (when

the optical zoom is at the greatest wide-angle).

% Use this mode to take pictures as close as 3 cm/1.19 in. to your subject. In %

mode, the position of the zoom lens is fixed.

1 Press p&.

2 Press sr to select [&] or [%] and press o.

•

PORTRAIT

•

INDOOR

•

MUSEUM

•

SHOOT & SELECT2

•

LANDSCAPE

•

CANDLE

•

CUISINE

•

BEACH

•

LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT

•

SELF PORTRAIT

•

BEHIND GLASS

•

SNOW

•

SPORT

•

AVAILABLE LIGHT

•

DOCUMENTS

•

NIGHT SCENE

•

SUNSET

•

AUCTION

•

NIGHT+PORTRAIT

•

FIREWORKS

•

SHOOT & SELECT1

s Modes (Scene)

B

F

D

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OK

SET

MENU

BACK

1 PORTRAIT

Mode Dial

o Button

sr Button

Macro Mode

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1 Press rY.

2 Press sr to select [Y12 SEC] or [Y2 SEC],

and press o.

3 Press the shutter button completely to take the

picture.

Y12 SEC: The self-timer lamp lights for approximately

10 seconds, then starts blinking.

After blinking for approximately 2 seconds, the

picture is taken.

Y2 SEC: The self-timer lamp blinks for 2 seconds, then

the picture is taken.

1 Press #(Flash pop-up) to open the flash.

2 Press sr to select the flash mode, and press o.

3 Press the shutter button halfway.

When the flash is set to fire, the # mark lights.

4 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.

To save battery power, the camera automatically enters sleep mode and stops

operating if not used for 3 minutes in shooting mode. Press the shutter button

or turn the zoom lever to reactivate the camera.

If the camera is not operated for 4 hours after the camera enters sleep mode, it

automatically retracts the lens and turns off. To resume operation, turn on the

power again.

Icon Flash Mode Description

AUTO

Auto flash The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight

condition.

!

Red-eye

reduction flash

Emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction.

#

Fill-in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light.

!

#

Red-eye fill-in

flash

The flash always fires after pre-flashes for red-eye

reduction are emitted.

#

SLOW Slow flash The flash fires with slow speed.

$ Flash off The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.

Self-Timer

Self-Timer Lamp

Flash Modes

Power Save Feature

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Menus and settings

1 Press m to display the top menu.

2 Use the arrow pad (srpq) to select menu items, and press o to set them.

 IMAGE QUALITY

Set the image quality of the picture you will shoot according to its intended

purpose.

 RESET

Return the changed shooting functions back to default settings.

 CAMERA MENU

Adjust various shooting settings.

 SETUP

Set the date, time, language, and operation sound, etc.

 s (Scene)

Select the scene according to the subject and shooting condition when the

s mode is selected.

 SILENT MODE

Set to turn off the operational sounds that occur during shooting and

playback, warning beeps, shutter sounds, etc.

1 From the top menu of playback mode, press

MENU and select [ERASE] -> [ALL ERASE],

and press o.

2 Select [YES] and press o.

All the pictures are erased.

Top Menu

SCN

OK

MENU

SET

EXIT

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

IMAGE

QUALITY

RESET

SCN

CAMERA

MENU

SCN

CAMERA

MENU

Top menu in shooting mode

Erase All Pictures

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

YES

NO

ALL ERASE

CAUTION ERASING ALL

CAUTION ERASIN G ALL

[IN]

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Connecting the camera

Use the AV cable provided with the camera to playback recorded images on your

TV. Both still pictures and movies can be played back.

1 Make sure that the TV and camera are turned off. Connect the multi-connector

on the camera to the video input terminal on the TV using the AV cable.

2 Turn the TV on and set it to the video input mode.

For details of switching to video input, refer to your TV’s instruction manual.

3 Set the mode dial to q, and press o to turn the camera on.

The last picture taken is displayed on the TV. Use the arrow pad (srpq) to select

the picture you want to display.

Playback on a TV

AV cable Multi-Connector

Connector cover

Connect to the TV’s video

input (yellow) and audio

input (white) terminal.

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Using the provided USB cable, you may connect your camera directly to a

PictBridge compatible printer such as the Olympus P-11 to make prints. You can

print a picture with simple operations.

1 In playback mode, display the picture you want to print out on the monitor.

2 Connect one end of the provided USB cable into the camera’s multi-connector

and the other end into the printer’s USB connector.

3 Press h/<.

Printing starts.

When printing is finished, disconnect the USB

cable from the camera with the picture selection

screen displayed.

Direct Printing (PictBridge)

USB Cable

h/< Button

PC / CUSTOM PRINT

EASY PRINT START

OK

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Transfer images

a. Install the software

1

Insert the OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM.

2 Windows: Click the “OLYMPUS Master“

button.

Macintosh: Double-click the “Installer“ icon.

3 Simply follow the on-screen instructions.

b. Connect the camera to the computer

1

Connect the camera and computer using the USB cable (included).

The monitor will turn on automatically.

2 Select [PC] on the monitor, and press o.

Your PC will now recognize your camera as a

removable storage drive.

USB cable

1

2

OK

[IN]

SET

USB

PC

EASY PRINT

CUSTOM PRINT

EXIT

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c. Transfer images to the computer

1 With the camera now connected, open

OLYMPUS Master.

The [Transfer Images] window is displayed.

2 Select the images you want to transfer, and

click the [Transfer Images] button.

If the [Transfer Images] window is not displayed automatically:

a. Click the “Transfer Images” icon on

the OLYMPUS Master main menu.

b. Click the “From Camera” icon.

[Transfer Images] window

[Transfer Images] button

Tips

• For more detailed information regarding camera setup and usage, please refer

to the camera’s “Advanced Manual” provided on CD-ROM.

• For more details on using the OLYMPUS Master software, please refer to the

(electronic) reference manual located in the OLYMPUS Master folder on your

hard drive. For additional assistance, refer to the “Help” file in the OLYMPUS

Master software.

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OLYMPUS Master software

OLYMPUS Master Software: Use this software to download

pictures from the camera, view, organize, retouch, e-mail

and print your digital pictures and movies and more! This CD

also contains the complete software reference manual in

Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

(System Requirements

For the latest support information, visit the Olympus website

(http://www.olympus.com/)

(Upgrade (OLYMPUS Master Plus)

In addition to the functions in OLYMPUS Master, the OLYMPUS Master Plus

features movie editing, album printing, contact sheet printing, HTML album, free

stitch panorama, CD/DVD writing functions, and a lot more, allowing you to greatly

expand your digital photograph capabilities.

You can upgrade your software to OLYMPUS Master Plus via the Internet.

You need to have OLYMPUS Master installed in a computer with an Internet

connection.

OS Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP or Mac OS X (10.2 or

later)

CPU Pentium III 500 MHz/Power PC G3, or faster

RAM 128 MB or more (256 MB or more recommended)

Hard Disk 300 MB or more free space

Connection USB port

Monitor 1024 × 768 pixels resolution or more with minimum 65,536 colors

(Windows), 32,000 colors (Macintosh)

Register your camera when you install OLYMPUS Master to activate your

warranty, receive notifications of software and camera firmware updates,

and more.

User Registration

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Specifications

(Camera

Product type : Digital camera (for shooting and displaying)

Digital recording, JPEG (in accordance with

Design rule for Camera File system (DCF))

Recording system

Still pictures :

Applicable standards : Exif 2.2, Digital Print Order Format (DPOF), PRINT Image

Matching III, PictBridge

Sound with still

pictures

: Wave format

Movie : QuickTime Motion JPEG

Memory : Internal memory

xD-Picture Card (16 MB to 1 GB)

No. of effective pixels : 7,100,000 pixels

Image pickup device : 1/2.5” CCD (primary color filter), 7,380,000 pixels (gross)

Lens : Olympus lens 6.3 to 63.0 mm, f2.8 to 3.7

(equivalent to 38 to 380 mm on a 35 mm camera)

Photometric system : Digital ESP metering, spot metering system

Shutter speed : 15 to 1/1000 sec. (During bulb: Max. 8 minutes)

Aperture

: F2.8 to F8.0

Shooting range : 0.07 m (2.88 in.) to

)

(W) 1.2 m (4.0 ft.) to

)

(T) (normal/macro

mode)

0.03 m (1.19 in.) to

)

(super macro mode)

Monitor : 2.5” TFT color LCD display, 115,000 pixels

Flash charge time : Approx. 6.5 sec. (for full flash discharge at room temperature using

a new fully charged battery)

Outer connector : DC-IN jack

USB connector, A/V OUT jack (multi-connector)

Automatic calendar system : 2000 up to 2099

Operating environment

Temperature : 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) (operation)/

–20°C to 60°C (–4°F to 140°F) (storage)

Humidity : 30% to 90% (operation)/10% to 90% (storage)

Power supply : AA alkaline / nickel hydride batteries (four) or Olympus AC adapter

Dimensions : 105.5 mm (W) × 74.5 mm (H) × 70.0 mm (D)

(4.25 × 3.00 × 2.88 in.) Lens part (excluding protrusions)

Weight : 325 g (11 oz) without batteries and card

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

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