Olympus E-300 Advanced Manual

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8 Customizing the settings/functions of your camera RESET LENS This allows you to reset the focus of the lens (infinity) when the power is turned off. Available modes 1 Menu T 2 T RESET LENS T ON ~ “How to use the menus” (P. 25) 2 Press the OK button. FOCUS RING 126 P A S M SCENE MENU OK button This allows you to customize how the lens adjusts to the focal point by selecting the rotational direction of the focus ring. Available modes 1 Menu T 2 T FOCUS RING T , ~ “How to use the menus” (P. 25) 2 Press the OK button. P A S M SCENE FAR (∞) NEAR NEAR FAR (∞)
Date/time setting Date and time information is recorded on images. The file No. is also included with the date and time information. Available modes 1 Menu T 2 T ~ “How to use the menus” (P. 25) 2 Press . ● The screen is displayed. P A S M SCENE 3 Press to select one of the following date formats: Y-M-D (Year/Month/Day), M-D-Y (Month/Day/Year), D-M-Y (Day/Month/Year). Then press . ● The following steps show the procedure used when the date and time settings are set to Y- M-D. 4 Press to set the year, then press to move to the month setting. ● To return to the previous setting, press . ● The first two digits of the year are fixed. 5 Repeat this procedure until the date and time are completely set. ● The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. For example, 2 p.m. will be displayed as 14:00. 2004 . 01 . 01 Y M D 00 : 00 CANCEL MENU SELECT GO 2004 . 01 . 01 00 : 00 CANCEL MENU SELECT GO 6 Press the OK button. ● For a more accurate setting, press OK when the time signal hits 00 seconds. The clock starts when you press the button. Note The date/time setting is saved for approximately 3 months using the built-in battery. Depending on how the camera is used, the date/time setting may be erased earlier. Date/time settings will also be lost if the camera is left for a long period with no battery loaded. The internal battery will be fully recharged in about one day with the camera’s battery loaded. MENU OK button 127 8 Customizing the settings/functions of your camera
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DIGITAL CAMERA ADVANCED MANUAL Basi
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How to read the instruction pages C
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Contents Selecting the right mode f
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Contents Date/time setting . . . .
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For customers in North and South Am
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For your safety Lightning — If a
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For your safety � Be careful with
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WARNING FCC Notice For your safety
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1 Basic operations The advanced sho
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How to use the buttons and control
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1 2 How to use the buttons and cont
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6 How to use the buttons and contro
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How to use the menus The camera’s
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3 Press to move to the functions of
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2 Things to know before shooting Th
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2 Press the shutter button halfway
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Selecting the record mode You can s
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Record mode Record mode RAW TIFF SH
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3 Selecting the right mode for shoo
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A : Aperture priority shooting Sele
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S : Shutter priority shooting Selec
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4 Various shooting functions The fl
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Flash shooting 1st curtain Usually,
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Flash modes available in the exposu
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Using the built-in flash Flash shoo
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Optional electronic flashes Flash s
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Non-specified commercial flashes Fl
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2 Start shooting. ● Press the shu
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2 Press . ● The BKT selection scr
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WB bracketing Drive mode Three imag
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Using the self-timer 1 Press the sh
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Page 81 and 82: Simultaneous use of S-AF mode and M
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Page 85 and 86: 6 Exposure, image and color If you
Page 87 and 88: Metering mode—Changing the meteri
Page 89 and 90: Example: When adjusting the exposur
Page 91 and 92: ISO sensitivity—Setting the desir
Page 93 and 94: White balance—Adjusting the color
Page 95 and 96: Setting the white balance You can a
Page 97 and 98: Setting the one-touch white balance
Page 99 and 100: 4 The color becomes bluer each time
Page 101 and 102: SHARPNESS This function adjusts the
Page 103 and 104: SATURATION This function sets the c
Page 105 and 106: NOISE REDUCTION This function reduc
Page 107 and 108: 7 Playback One of the big advantage
Page 109 and 110: Close-up playback This function let
Page 111 and 112: Index display Viewing still images
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Page 115 and 116: Rotating images This function lets
Page 117 and 118: Editing still images Recorded image
Page 119 and 120: Protecting images—Preventing acci
Page 121 and 122: All-frame erase 1 Menu T T CARD SET
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Page 129 and 130: FILE NAME When you take a picture,
Page 131 and 132: Setting the warning tone The camera
Page 133 and 134: Available modes 1 P A S M SCENE Men
Page 135 and 136: CARD SETUP — Formatting the card
Page 137 and 138: 9 Printing Turning the images you s
Page 139 and 140: Picture size and printing Print res
Page 141 and 142: Set the printing data. NO DATE TIME
Page 143 and 144: Setting printing data Print reserva
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Page 147 and 148: Connecting the camera to a printer
Page 149 and 150: Select frames you want to print. SE
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Page 155 and 156: 10 Transferring images to a compute
Page 157 and 158: Viewing or processing images downlo
Page 159 and 160: Installing OLYMPUS Master Using the
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Page 163 and 164: Connecting the camera to a computer
Page 165 and 166: Starting OLYMPUS Master Windows 1 D
Page 167 and 168: Disconnecting the camera from your
Page 169 and 170: Printing images The print menus inc
Page 171 and 172: 11 Appendix The appendix will assis
Page 173 and 174: Lens basics Select the lens that yo
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If you encounter problems Possible
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If you encounter problems Possible
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Camera maintenance Cleaning and sto
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Camera maintenance PIXEL MAPPING
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Safety precautions ● Before going
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Glossary Compression rate Compressi
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Pixels A pixel is the smallest unit
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12 Information This chapter covers
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Menu directory Menu Function Settin
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�Setup Menu Menu directory Menu F
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Function HQ SQ Mode P A S M � �
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Monitor ~ P. 19, 25, 108, 131 Viewf
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4 5 6 Monitor indications (only for
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Memory gauge Battery check P 1/250
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Specifications � Exposure control
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Index (Custom) menu ...............
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MEMO 209 12 Information
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