Olympus E-P2 - PEN 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital... User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Printed in China VN331701
zThank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your
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and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
zWe recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before
taking important photographs.
zThe screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the
development stages and may differ from the actual product.
zThe contents in this manual are based on firmware version 1.0 for this camera. If there
are addition and/or modification of functions due to firmware update for the camera,
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DIGITAL CAMERA
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
Basic guide P.2
Review the camera part names,
the basic steps for shooting and
playback, and the basic operations.
Table of Contents P. 26
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Unpack the box contents
The following items are included with the camera.
If anything is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the
camera.
Camera Body cap Strap PS-BLS1 (BLS-1)
Lithium ion battery
PS-BCS1 (BCS-1)
Lithium ion charger
USB cable AV cable
(Monaural)
• OLYMPUS Master 2 CD-ROM
• Instruction manual
• Warranty card
2
1
3
Lastly, pull the strap tight
making sure that it is fastened
securely (3).
Attaching the strap
• Attach the other end of the strap to the other eyelet in the same way.
Thread the strap in the direction of
the arrows (1, 2).
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Preparations for shooting
Basic guide
Preparing the Camera
2
3
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1Charging the battery
Battery/card compartment lock
Battery/card compartment cover
2Loading the battery
1
2
3
BLS-1 Lithium ion battery
AC wall outlet
BCS-1 Lithium ion
charger
AC cable
Charging indicator
Amber light : Charging in progress
Blue light : Charging complete
(Charging time: Up to
approximately 3 hours 30 minutes).
Amber blinking: Charging error
W
Turn off the camera before opening or
closing the battery/card compartment cover.
To remove the battery, first push the battery
lock knob in the direction of the arrow and
then remove.
Unloading the battery
Battery lock knob
Direction indicating mark
W
Direction indicating mark
It is recommended to set aside a backup battery for prolonged shooting in case the battery
in use drains.
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4Closing the battery/card compartment cover
When using the camera, be sure to close
the battery/card compartment cover.
• Close the cover until you hear a click.
3Loading the card
• Insert the SD/SDHC card
(referred to as “card” in these
instructions) until it locks in place.
g“Card basics” (P. 127)
• Press the inserted card lightly and it will be
ejected.
• Pull out the card.
• Never open the battery/card compartment
cover while the card access lamp is
blinking.
Removing the card
SD card slot
Contact area
• Turn off the camera before
loading or removing the card.
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Preparations for shooting
Basic guide
Attaching a lens to the camera
1
2
2
1
Body cap
3
3
4
1
2
Lens cap
Alignment mark
(Red)
Lens attachment mark
(Red)
2
1
Lens release button
1Remove the body cap from the camera and the
rear cap from the lens
2Attach a lens to the camera
• Do not touch internal portions of
the camera.
• Make sure the camera is turned off.
• Do not press the lens release
button.
3Remove the lens cap
(3, 4)
Removing the lens from the camera
While pressing the lens release button (1),
rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow
(2).
g“Interchangeable lenses” (P. 129)
• Align the lens attachment mark (red)
on the camera with the alignment
mark (red) on the lens, then insert
the lens into the camera’s body (1).
• Rotate the lens in the direction
indicated by the arrow until you hear
it click (2).
Rear cap
Lens release
button
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Power on
Dust reduction function operation
The dust reduction function is automatically activated when the camera is turned on. Ultrasonic
vibrations are used to remove dust and dirt from the image pickup device’s filter surface. The
SSWF (Super Sonic Wave Filter) indicator blinks while dust reduction is working.
Certain types of lens are retractable and
contained within the barrel when stored.
You cannot take a picture with the lens
retracted.
Turn the zoom ring in the direction of arrow (1)
to extend the lens (2).
To store, turn the zoom ring in the direction of
arrow (4) while sliding the UNLOCK switch
(3).
Using separately sold retractable lens
• To turn off the power, press the ON/OFF button again.
1Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the camera
When you turn on the power the LCD monitor lights up.
LCD monitor
SSWF indicator
ON/OFF button
Mode dial
Set the mode dial to P.
250
250
250
F5.6
F5.6
L
N
N
3 8
38
P
4
1
2
3
UNLOCK switch
Zoom ring
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Preparations for shooting
Basic guide
Setting the date/time
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using the camera.
CARD SETUP
NORM
CUSTOM RESET
PICTURE MODE
GRADATION
IMAGE ASPECT
SET
BACK
4:3
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Y/M/D
CANCEL
M D TIME
2009
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CANCEL
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1Press the MENU button
2Use fg to select [d],
then press i
3Use fg to select
[X], then press i
4Use fg to select [Y],
then press i
5 Repeat this procedure until the
date and time are completely set
6Use fg to select the
date format
7Press the ibutton
8Press the MENU button
to exit
MENU button
• The time is displayed in the 24-hour
format.
Arrow pad
• The menu screen is displayed.
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Camera
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2
3
4
5
6
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a
1SSWF indicator ....................... gP. 6, 125
2ON/OFF button .............................. gP. 6
3Shutter button ................................ gP. 12
4F(Exposure compensation) button
....................................................... gP. 43
5Strap eyelet ..................................... gP. 2
6Lens attachment mark ..................... gP. 5
7Mount
(Remove the body cap before attaching the
lens.)
8Hot shoe......................................... gP. 61
9Microphone .............................. gP. 74, 86
0Self-timer lamp ............................... gP. 57
aLens release button.......................... gP. 5
bLens lock pin
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Names of parts and functions
Basic guide
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5
6
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1Mode dial ...................................... gP. 10
2LCD monitor ............................ gP. 22, 24
3MENU button ............................... gP. 20
4INFO (Information display) button
................................................ gP. 23, 79
5Tripod socket
6Battery/card compartment cover ..... gP. 3
7Battery/card compartment lock ....... gP. 3
8Accessory port ............................ gP. 132
9D(Erase) button .......................... gP. 88
0q (Playback) button ............. gP. 14, 77
aAEL/AFL button .................... gP. 44, 96
0 (Protect) button ..................... gP. 87
b<button ...................................... gP. 97
cSpeaker
dSub dial (j) ......................... gP. 15, 25
eConnector cover
fCard access lamp ................. gP. 12, 119
gMulti-connector ............. gP. 83, 112, 117
hHDMI mini-connector .................... gP. 84
iMain dial (j) ......................... gP. 15, 25
jArrow pad (k) ................. gP. 15, 20, 25
Press the main dial in the following places.
Up: f
Down: g
Left: h
Right: i
kibutton ....................................... gP. 20
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Mode dial
The mode dial allows you to change the
camera settings easily according to the
subject.
• For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you can set the aperture value and
shutter speed.
•
The settings made in the advanced shooting modes are retained even if the camera is turned off.
• Select according to the shooting scene. The camera sets the appropriate shooting conditions
automatically.
• When rotating the mode dial or turning off the power in the easy shooting modes, functions
with changes made to their settings are restored to the factory default settings.
PProgram shooting Allows you to shoot using an aperture and shutter speed
that the camera sets. (gP. 37)
AAperture priority
shooting
Allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera
sets the shutter speed automatically. (gP. 38)
SShutter priority shooting Allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The
camera sets the aperture automatically. (gP. 39)
MManual shooting Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed
manually. (gP. 40)
AiAuto
The camera automatically selects an optimal shooting mode
from
[PORTRAIT] , [LANDSCAPE] , [NIGHT SCENE] ,
[SPORT] , and [MACRO] . This is a fully automatic mode
which allows you to shoot with the optimal settings for the
scene by simply pressing the shutter button.
ART Art filter When you select a desired filter or scene, the camera
optimizes the shooting conditions for that filter or scene.
SCN Scene In SCN mode, most of the functions cannot be changed.
nMovie Used for shooting movies. Besides using [P], [A]and
[M], you can record a movie with the art filter.
Advanced shooting modes
Easy shooting modes
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Basic operations
Basic guide
1 Set the mode dial to ART or SCN.
• The art filter menu or scene menu is displayed.
2 Use fg to select the filter or scene.
3 Press the ibutton.
• Art filters and [e-PORTRAIT] are not applied to RAW images.
• If the record mode is set to [RAW] and art filter is applied, the record mode is automatically set
to [YN+RAW].
• The grainy appearance of the picture may be emphasized depending on the type of art filter.
• When either RAW or JPEG+RAW are set in [e-PORTRAIT], a RAW image and a JPEG
(X(2560×1920)) with applied effect are saved.
• When JPEG is set in [e-PORTRAIT], two images are saved, one from before application of the
effect (with set picture quality) and the other from after application of the effect
(X(2560×1920)).
Setting the art filter/scene
POP ART1
SET
SELECT
1
B
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SET
PORTRAIT
SELECT
Icon Art filter Icon Art filter
jPOP ART nGRAINY FILM
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SOFT FOCUS
oPIN HOLE
lPALE&LIGHT COLOR aDIORAMA
mLIGHT TONE bCROSS PROCESS
Types of art filters
Icon Mode Icon Mode
IPORTRAIT qDIS MODE
ee-PORTRAIT JMACRO
LLANDSCAPE rNATURE MACRO
KLANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT &CANDLE
JSPORT *SUNSET
GNIGHT SCENE @DOCUMENTS
UNIGHT+PORTRAIT sPANORAMA (gP. 60)
GCHILDREN (FIREWORKS
HHIGH KEY gBEACH & SNOW
ILOW KEY
Types of scene modes
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Shooting
250
250
250
F5.6
F5.6
3 8
38
P
L
N
N
Shutter button
Card
access
lamp
• The shutter sounds and the picture is taken.
• The card access lamp blinks and the camera starts recording the picture.
AF confirmation mark
Aperture value
Shutter speed
1Select a composition while
viewing the LCD monitor
2Adjust the focus
3Release the shutter
Press the shutter
button halfway.
LCD monitor
Press the shutter button all
the way (fully).
Never remove the battery or card while the card access lamp is blinking. Doing so could
destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken.
• When the focus is locked, the AF confirmation mark ((or n) and AF target mark
light up.
(: For a high-speed Imager AF-compatible lens which is a Micro Four Thirds
system lens or Four Thirds system lens
n: Other Four Thirds system lens
• Check the focus on the LCD monitor.
• The shutter speed and aperture value that have been set automatically by the camera
are displayed.
AF target
LCD monitor
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Basic operations
Basic guide
To adjust the focus by using manual focus:
jIn [S-AF+MF] mode or [MF] mode, turn the focus ring to enlarge the subject and achieve
focus. g“MF ASSIST” (P. 94)
 TIPS
Horizontal
grip
Vertical
grip
Keep your fingers and the
strap away from the lens.
If no operations are performed for approximately one minute, the camera enters
the sleep mode (stand-by) and stops operating. The camera activates again when
you touch any button (the shutter button, qbutton, etc.). g“SLEEP” (P. 100)
Holding the camera
When the camera stops operating
Resetting the camera
settings
In P , A , S , and M mode, current camera
settings (including any changes you have
made) are retained when the power is
turned off. To reset the camera to the factory
default settings, set
[RESET] .
g “Resetting the camera settings” (P. 92)
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Playback/Erasing
Displays the
previous frame
Displays
the next
frame
qbutton
Displays the frame that is
stored 10 frames ahead
Displays the frame that is
stored 10 frames back
Each time you turn the sub dial towards U, the
image is incrementally enlarged from 2× to 14×.
Arrow pad
Sub dial
ERASE
YES
NO
BACK SET
Playing back
images
Pressing the qbutton displays the last picture
taken.
• Pressing the qbutton again sets the camera to
the shooting mode.
Close-up
playback
Erasing images
Playback the image you want to erase and press
the Dbutton.
Use fg to select [YES] and press the ibutton
to erase.
Dbutton
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Basic operations
Basic guide
Direct buttons
There are three ways to operate this camera.
Using the direct buttons to operate the camera gP. 15
Setting while looking at the Live control or Super control panel gP. 16, 18
Setting on the menu gP. 20
List of direct buttons
No. Direct button Function Ref. page
1FExposure compensation P. 43
2ISO Sets ISO sensitivity P. 46
3WB Sets white balance P. 68
4jYSequential/Self-timer shooting P. 56-57
5AF Sets AF mode P. 49
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4
5
1Press the button for the function you want to set
• The direct menu is displayed.
• The function assigned to the button that was pressed remains selected. You can turn
the sub dial and set the function during that time. If no operations are performed
during that time, the setting for that function is confirmed.
g“BUTTON TIMER” (P. 98)
j
Sub dial
2Turn the sub dial to change the setting, then press the ibutton
o j Y 12s Y 2s
P
SINGLE
SINGLE
Direct menu
j
Main dial
e.g.) Sequential shooting/
self-timer shooting
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Live control
The following screen which simultaneously displays shooting setting functions and
associated options is called the live control. Press the ibutton to display the live control
on the LCD monitor. You can set the art filter, the white balance and other effects while
checking live view. When the super control panel is displayed, press the INFO button to
switch the display.
*1 ART or SCN mode only
*2 nmode only
• Setting functions and options in the nmode are different from those for still pictures.
• There may be unavailable menus depending on the selected shooting mode.
Functions Setting Ref. page
Scene mode*1[I] [e] [L] [K] [J] [G] [U] [G] [H] [I] [q] [J] [r]
[&][*] [@] [s] [(] [g]P. 11
Art filter mode*1[j] [k] [l] [m] [n] [o] [a] [b]P. 11
Movie AE mode*2[P] [A] [M] [j] [k] [l] [m] [n] [o] [a] [b]P. 75
Picture mode [h] [i] [j] [Z] [c] [M] [C]P. 72
White balance [AUTO] [5] [2] [3] [1] [w] [x] [y] [n] [V] [CWB] P. 68
Sequential shooting/
self-timer [o] [j] [Y12S] [Y2S] P. 56-57
Image stabilizer [OFF] [I.S. 1] [I.S. 2] [I.S. 3] [FOCAL LENGTH] P. 57
Aspect ratio [4:3] [16:9] [3:2] [6:6] P. 59
Record mode [RAW] [YF] [YN] [XN] [WN] [YF+RAW] [YN+RAW] etc. P. 65
ISO sensitivity [AUTO] [100] [125] [160] [200] [250] [320] etc. P. 46
Flash mode [AUTO] [!] [#] [$] [H] [#SLOW] [#SLOW2] etc. P. 62
Metering mode [G] [H] [I] [IHI] [ISH] P. 42
AF mode [S-AF] [C-AF] [MF] [S-AF+MF] [C-AF+TR] P. 49
Face detection [gON] [gOFF] P. 55
AF target selection BMP. 52
Movie sound record*2[RON] [ROFF] P. 76
P
LF
WB AUTO
WB AUTO
AUTO 5
2
3 1
w x
j
Functions
Setting
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Basic operations
Basic guide
1Press the ibutton to display the live control
• Press the ibutton again to turn off the live control.
ibutton
2Move the cursor to the function you wish to set using the main
dial and select settings using the sub dial, then press the i
button
j
Sub dial
P
LF
AUTO 5
2
3 1
w x
WB AUTO
WB AUTO
j
P
LF
AUTO 5
2
3 1
w x
WB AUTO
WB AUTO
jCursor
Displays the selected
setting name.
Sub dial
(j)
Main dial
(j)
Cursor
• If no operations are performed during that time, the setting for that function is
confirmed.
• You can use the arrow pad instead of the dials.
j
Main dial
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Super control panel
The following screen allows the display and setting of shooting settings at the same time
and is called the super control panel. On the live control display, press the INFO button
to switch to the super control panel.
* Settings can be made in the ART and SCN modes.
• Movie recording mode is not displayed.
mall
Super Fine
OFF
ISO
4 : 3
NORM
j
250
250
250
F5.6
F5.6
+2.0
+2.0
3 8
38
P
LIVE
INFO
LIVE
INFO
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8
4
6
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3
5
7
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The functions within this area can be set on the super control panel.
1Internal temperature warning m
..................................................... gP. 124
2Shooting mode* .................. gP. 10, 37-40
3Function name
4White balance ............................... gP. 68
White balance compensation ........ gP. 69
5ISO sensitivity ............................... gP. 46
6Sequential shooting/self-timer .. gP. 56-57
7Flash mode ................................... gP. 62
8Flash intensity control ................... gP. 63
9Image stabilizer ............................. gP. 57
0AF mode ........................................ gP. 49
AF target ....................................... gP. 52
aRecord mode ................................. gP. 65
bFlash charging ............................. gP. 121
cBattery check ................................ gP. 22
dPicture mode ................................. gP. 72
eSharpness N................................. gP. 72
Contrast J.................................... gP. 72
Saturation T................................. gP. 72
Gradation z.................................. gP. 73
B&W Filter x................................. gP. 72
Picture tone y............................... gP. 73
fColor space ................................. gP. 105
gFace detection ...................... gP. 55, 101
hMetering mode .............................. gP. 42
iNumber of storable still pictures .. gP. 137
jExposure compensation value ...... gP. 43
Exposure level .............................. gP. 40
kAspect ratio ................................... gP. 59
lAperture value .......................... gP. 37-40
mShutter speed ........................... gP. 37-40
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Basic operations
Basic guide
1Press the INFO button while
live control is displayed to
display the super control panel
• Press the INFO button again to return
to the live control.
2Use kto move the cursor to the function you
wish to set, and change the settings using the
main dial or sub dial
mall
Super Fine
OFF
250
250
250
F5.6
F5.6
3 8
38
P
4 : 3
NORM
LIVE
INFO
LIVE
INFO
METERING
j
Press the ibutton to display the direct menu indicated at
the position of the cursor. You can also use the direct menu to
change the setting. After changing the setting, press the i
button to confirm your setting. If no operation is performed
within a few seconds, your setting is confirmed and the
camera returns to the shooting mode.
Direct menu
G H I I HI I SH
P
G
ESP
ESP
ibutton
INFO button
kArrow pad
mall
Super Fine
OFF
ISO
250
250
250
F5.6
F5.6
3 8
38
P
4 : 3
NORM
LIVE
INFO
LIVE
INFO
j
Cursor Displays the selected function name
j
Sub dial
j
Main dial
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Menu
1Press the MENU button to
display the menu
3Use fg to select a
function, and ito
go to the settings
screen
2Use fg to select a tab, then press i
For details on the functions that can be set with the menu, refer to
“Menu directory” (gP. 139).
Press the ibutton
to confirm the setting
The current setting is displayed
CARD SETUP
NORM
CUSTOM RESET
PICTURE MODE
GRADATION
IMAGE ASPECT
SET
BACK
4:3
j
MOVIE+STILL
IMAGE STABILIZER
SETBACK
OFF
OFF
o
P
OFF
MOVIE AE MODE
j/Y
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
SETBACK
MOVIE+STILL
IMAGE STABILIZER
OFF
OFF
o
P
OFF
MOVIE AE MODE
j/Y
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
SETBACK
MOVIE+STILL
IMAGE STABILIZER
OFF
OFF
o
P
OFF
MOVIE AE MODE
j/Y
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
MOVIE AE MODE
M
A
ART1
P
ART2
Operation
guide
Press the MENU button
to go back one screen.
WShooting Menu 1
XShooting Menu 2
qPlayback Menu
dSetup Menu
Function
Tab
i
MENU button kArrow pad
ibutton
4Press the ibutton to confirm the setting
• Press the MENU button repeatedly to exit the menu.
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