Olympus E-300 Advanced Manual

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Contents ISO sensitivity — Setting the desired sensitivity to light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Setting the ISO sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 ISO BOOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 White balance — Adjusting the color tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Setting the white balance WB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Setting the one-touch white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 WB compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 CUSTOM WB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 SHARPNESS S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 CONTRAST C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 RGB SATURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 GRADATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 NOISE REDUCTION NR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 COLOR SPACE sRGB, Adobe RGB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 7 Playback 107 Viewing still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Single-frame playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Close-up playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Index display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Information display INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Rotating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Playback on TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Editing still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Protecting images — Preventing accidental erasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Erasing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Single-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 All-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 8 Customizing the settings/functions of your camera 123 AEL METERING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 EV STEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 MANUAL FLASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 CUSTOM OK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 RESET LENS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 FOCUS RING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 6
Contents Date/time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 RESET — Restoring the factory default setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 ERASE SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 FILE NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 REC VIEW — Checking the picture immediately after shooting . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Setting the warning tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Monitor brightness adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 SLEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 PC MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 VIDEO OUT — Selecting the video signal type before TV connection . . . . . . 134 CARD SETUP — Formatting the card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 9 Printing 137 Print reservation (DPOF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Flowchart for printing reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Selecting the print reservation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Selecting pictures you want to print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Setting printing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Confirming your print setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Resetting print reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Direct printing (PictBridge) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Connecting the camera to a printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Flowchart for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Selecting the print mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Setting the print paper items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Selecting pictures you want to print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Setting printing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 If an error code is displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 10 Transferring images to a computer 155 Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Using the provided OLYMPUS Master software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 What is OLYMPUS Master? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Installing OLYMPUS Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 7
Page 1 and 2: DIGITAL CAMERA ADVANCED MANUAL Basi
Page 3 and 4: How to read the instruction pages C
Page 5: Contents Selecting the right mode f
Page 9 and 10: For customers in North and South Am
Page 11 and 12: For your safety Lightning — If a
Page 13 and 14: For your safety � Be careful with
Page 15 and 16: WARNING FCC Notice For your safety
Page 17 and 18: 1 Basic operations The advanced sho
Page 19 and 20: How to use the buttons and control
Page 21 and 22: 1 2 How to use the buttons and cont
Page 23 and 24: 6 How to use the buttons and contro
Page 25 and 26: How to use the menus The camera’s
Page 27 and 28: 3 Press to move to the functions of
Page 29 and 30: 2 Things to know before shooting Th
Page 31 and 32: 2 Press the shutter button halfway
Page 33 and 34: Selecting the record mode You can s
Page 35 and 36: Record mode Record mode RAW TIFF SH
Page 37 and 38: 3 Selecting the right mode for shoo
Page 39 and 40: Selecting the right mode for the sh
Page 45 and 46: A : Aperture priority shooting Sele
Page 47 and 48: S : Shutter priority shooting Selec
Page 53 and 54: 4 Various shooting functions The fl
Page 55 and 56: 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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5 Select the desired flash control
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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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Drive mode TIPS The remote control
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5 Focusing functions When you turn
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Focus mode Three focus modes are av
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Simultaneous use of S-AF mode and M
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Manual focus (MF) This function all
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6 Exposure, image and color If you
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Metering mode—Changing the meteri
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Example: When adjusting the exposur
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ISO sensitivity—Setting the desir
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White balance—Adjusting the color
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Setting the white balance You can a
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Setting the one-touch white balance
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4 The color becomes bluer each time
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SHARPNESS This function adjusts the
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SATURATION This function sets the c
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NOISE REDUCTION This function reduc
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7 Playback One of the big advantage
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Close-up playback This function let
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Index display Viewing still images
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Information 2 Print reservation, pr
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Rotating images This function lets
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Editing still images Recorded image
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Protecting images—Preventing acci
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All-frame erase 1 Menu T T CARD SET
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8 Customizing the settings/function
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CUSTOM OK This lets you select a sh
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Date/time setting Date and time inf
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FILE NAME When you take a picture,
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Setting the warning tone The camera
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Available modes 1 P A S M SCENE Men
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CARD SETUP — Formatting the card
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9 Printing Turning the images you s
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Picture size and printing Print res
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Set the printing data. NO DATE TIME
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Setting printing data Print reserva
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6 Press to select the frame with pr
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Connecting the camera to a printer
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Select frames you want to print. SE
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Setting the print paper items This
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If an error code is displayed Direc
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10 Transferring images to a compute
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Viewing or processing images downlo
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Installing OLYMPUS Master Using the
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● A confirmation window appears,
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Connecting the camera to a computer
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Starting OLYMPUS Master Windows 1 D
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Disconnecting the camera from your
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Printing images The print menus inc
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11 Appendix The appendix will assis
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Lens basics Select the lens that yo
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Viewfinder indications No indicatio
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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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MEMO 211
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