Olympus SP-550 UZ User manual

ENGLISH 2

FRANÇAIS 26

ESPAÑOL 52

DEUTSCH

РУССКИЙ

78

104

DIGITAL CAMERA

SP-550UZ

Basic

Manual

Printed in Japan

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Table of Contents

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

Prepare the battery ........................................................................4

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

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

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

Take a picture .................................................................................9

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

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

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

SCN Modes (Scene) ............................................................................. 12

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

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

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

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

Menus and setting .......................................................................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

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Arrow pad indication

The directions of the arrow pad are indicated with

124 3 in this manual.

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)

Be sure to use the strap and strap rings provided.

Digital Camera Strap/Strap ringsLens Cap/Lens Cap

String

AA Batteries (four) USB cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master

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

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345

Strap Eyelet

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

This camera allows you to take pictures without using an optional

xD-Picture Card (hereinafter called the card). For details on inserting

the card, please refer to the Advanced Manual.

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• Attach the strap to the other eyelet

in the same manner.

Prepare the battery

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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 on the camera, press the o button after removing the

lens cap.

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

h This function allows you to take pictures with full automatic settings.

P The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter

speed.

A This function allows you to change the aperture manually.

S This function changes the shutter speed for shooting pictures.

M This function allows you to change the aperture and shutter speed

manually.

r This function allows you to set each shooting function manually and use

as your original shooting mode.

g This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting

guide displayed on the screen.

SCN This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene

according to the shooting condition.

When shooting movies

(shooting mode)

Shooting Mode

MENU

CANCEL

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

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

• When the date and time

have not yet been set, this

screen will appear.

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Set date and time

a. Press the 1 F button and the 2Y button to

select [Y].

The first two digits of the [Y] are fixed.

b. Press the 3# button.

c. Press the 1 F button and the

2Y button to select [M].

About the date and time setting screen

MENU

CANCEL

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

CANCEL

MENU

2007

.--.-- --:--

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

1 F Button

2Y Button

3# Button

2007

.

08

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CANCEL

MENU

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

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d. Press the 3# button.

e. Press the 1 F button and the

2Y button to select [D].

f. Press the 3# button.

g. Press the 1 F button and the

2Y button to select “hour”,

“minute”.

The time is displayed in the 24-hour

format.

h. Press the 3# button.

i. Press the 1 F button and the

2Y 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.

2007

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08

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CANCEL

MENU

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

CANCEL

MENU

OK

SET

2007

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08

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Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

CANCEL

MENU

OK

SET

2007

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08

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12

:

30

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

Y M D TIME

Y M D T I M E

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o Button

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Select a language

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

b. Press the 3#button to select [SETUP], and press

the o button.

c. Press the 1 F button and the 2 button to select

[W], and press the o button.

d. Use the arrow pad (124 3)

to select a language, and press

the o button.

• You can add other languages to your camera

with the provided OLYMPUS Master software.

Please refer to the Advanced manual.

m 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]

o Button

3# Button

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

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2

3

4

5

SETUP

MEMORY FORMAT

W ENGLISH

PW ON SETUP

BACKUP

SCREEN SETUP

1 F Button

o Button

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

W

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ENGLISH

FRANCAIS

DEUTSCH

ESPAÑOL

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Take a picture

a. Hold the camera

b. Focus

c. Shoot

a. Press the u button.

b. While looking through the

viewfinder, rotate the diopter

adjustment dial little by little.

When you can see [ ] (AF target mark)

clearly, adjustment is complete.

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

HQ

3072

×

2304

[

IN

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[ ]

Shutter Button

(Pressed Halfway)

Place this mark over

your subject.

The number of remaining

still pictures is displayed.

The green lamp

indicates the focus and

exposure are locked.

(Pressed Completely)

Shutter Button

The card access lamp blinks.

Adjusting the viewfinder’s focus using the diopter

Diopter adjustment dial

u Button

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View pictures

a. Set the mode dial to q.

a. Press the 4& button and the 3# button to display

the picture you want to erase.

b. Press the S button.

c. Press the 1 F button to select [YES], and press

the o button to erase the picture.

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Arrow pad

Next Picture

Prev. Picture

Mode Dial

Erase pictures

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

YES

NO

ERASE [IN]

3# Button

4& Button

S Button

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

YES

NO

ERASE

1 F Button

o Button

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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 # button (Flash pop-up)

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

2 u button (Monitor/Viewfinder)

Toggles between the monitor and viewfinder.

3 h button (Digital image stabilization)

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

4 m button (MENU)

Displays the top menu.

5 DISP./E button

Displays the composition guide lines and histogram. With menu items

selected, hold down this button to display the menu guide.

6 q button

Quickly displays the last image taken.

7 4& button (Macro mode)

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

flower.

8 1 F button (Exposure compensation)

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

9 3#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 2Y button (Self-timer)

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

time to delay the shot.

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

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

1 Set the mode dial to SCN.

2 Press 12 to select a scene mode, and press o.

Shooting SCN (Scene) Modes

& This mode lets you take pictures as close as 10 cm/3.94 in. to your subject

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

% Use this mode to take pictures as close as 1 cm/0.39 in. to your subject. In

% mode, the position of the zoom lens is fixed.

1 Press 4&.

2 Press 12 to select [&] or [%] and press o.

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SCN Modes (Scene)

B

F

D

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OK

SET

MENU

BACK

1 PORTRAIT

Mode Dial

o Button

Arrow pad

Macro Mode

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1 Press 2Y.

2 Press 12 to select [Y12 SEC] or [Y2

SEC], and press o.

3 Press the shutter button completely to take

the picture.

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

2 Press 3#. Press 12 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 12 minutes after the camera enters

sleep mode, it automatically retracts the lens and turns off. To resume

operation, turn on the power again.

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.

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.

H

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 setting

1 Press m to display the top menu.

2 Use the arrow pad (124 3) 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.

 SCN (Scene)

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

SCN 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 m 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

ALL ERASE

CAUTION ERASING ALL

[IN]

YES

NO

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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

(124 3) to select the picture you want to display.

Playback on a TV

Connect to the TV’s

video input (yellow)

and audio input

(white) terminals.

AV cable

Connector cover

Multi-connector

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

PictBridge compatible printer 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 q.

Printing starts.

When printing is finished, disconnect

the USB cable from the camera with the

picture selection screen displayed.

Direct Printing (PictBridge)

Multi-connector

USB cable

Connector cover

q 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.

3 Simply follow the on-screen instructions.

b. Connect the camera to the computer

1 Connect the camera and computer using the USB cable (provided).

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.

2 Windows : Click the “OLYMPUS Master

2” button.

Macintosh : Double-click the “Setup” icon.

1

2

USB cable

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.

2 Click “Transfer Images” on the browse

window, and then click “From Camera” .

3 Simply follow the on-screen instructions.

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

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

• For additional assistance, refer to the “Help” file in the OLYMPUS Master

software.

Tips

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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!

System Requirements

For the latest support information, visit the Olympus website

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

OS Windows 2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/

XP Professional/Vista or Mac OS X (10.3 or later)

CPU Pentium III 500 MHz/Power PC G3 500 MHz/Intel Core Solo/

Duo 1.5 GHz, or later

RAM 256 MB or more

Hard Disk 500 MB or more free space

Connection USB port/IEEE 1394 port

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

colors (Windows), 32,000 colors (Macintosh)

Other Internet Explorer 6 or later (Windows), Safari 1.0 or later,

QuickTime 6 or later (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

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

(Camera

Product type : Digital camera (for shooting and displaying)

Recording system

Still pictures : Digital recording, JPEG (in accordance with Design

rule for Camera File system (DCF))

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

PRINT Image Matching III, PictBridge

Sound with still

pictures

: Wave format

Movie : AVI Motion JPEG

Memory : Internal memory

xD-Picture Card (16 MB - 2 GB)

(TypeH/M, Standard)

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 4.7 to 84.2 mm, f2.8 to 4.5

(equivalent to 28 to 504 mm on a 35 mm camera)

Photometric system : Digital ESP metering, spot metering,

center weighted metering

Shutter speed : 15 to 1/2000 sec. (During bulb: Max. 8 minutes)

Aperture : F2.8 to F8.0

Shooting range : 0.1 m (3.94 in.) to ∞ (W) 1.2 m (47.24 in.) to ∞ (T)

(normal/macro mode)

0.01 m (0.39 in.) to ∞ (super macro mode)

Monitor : 2.5" TFT color LCD display, 230,000 pixels

Flash charge time : Approx. 7 sec. (for full flash discharge at room

temperature using a new fully charged battery)

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 / NiMH battery (four) or Olympus AC

adapter

Dimensions : 116.0 mm (W) × 78.5 mm (H) × 78.0 mm (D)

(4.57 × 3.09 × 3.07 in.)

(excluding protrusions)

Weight : 365 g (12.9 oz) without batteries and card

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