Olympus 1030SW - Stylus Digital Camera User manual

OLYMPUS·
DIGITAL CAMERA
StLilus 1030 SW IP 1030 SW
Instruction
Manual kStart. Guide
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Using OLYMPUS Master
Getting to know your
camera better
Appendix
•Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please
read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and alongerservice life. Keep this manual
in asafe place for future reference.
•We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important
photographs.
•
In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify
information contained
in this manual.
•The screen and camera illustrations shown
in this manual were produced during the development stages
and may differ from the actual product.

Contents
Quick Start Guide P.3
Printing pictures P. 41
Appendix P.62
Menu operations P.21
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Getting to know your camera
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Using OLYMPUS Master P. 46
Button operations

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Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual), warranty card. Contents may vary
depending on purchase location.
Attach the strap
•Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

Prepare the camera
a. Charge the battery.
UNote
•There are two types of the L1-50C battery charger, one is "AC cable type" and
the other is "plug-in type". Depending on the region where you purchased the
camera, the included battery charger type differs. We explain here how to use
the AC cable type battery charger as an example. Ifyou received the plug-in
type battery charger, plug it directly into an AC outlet.
Power Cable
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AC Wall Outlet
•Battery comes partially charged.
Battery
Charger
Charging Indicator
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Light On: Charging
Light Off: Charging complete
(Charging time: Approx. 2hours)
b. Insert the battery and an xC-Picture Card (optional) in the
camera.

Prepare the camera
Contact area
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orientation shown in the
illustration.
If you insert the battery
reversely, the camera will not
turn on even ifthe
POWER button
is pressed.
To remove the card, push it all the way
in
and release it slowly. Then grasp the card
and remove.
• Orient the card as shown in the
illustration and insert it straight
into the card slot.
Insert the card until it clicks into place.
--~~ fA Battery lock knob
... ~ To remove the battery, slide the
l\~~~.k====lJ.a....;::lV---1 Ibattery lock knob in the direction of
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•You can shoot pictures with this camera even without using an optional xD-
Picture Card™(hereinafter referred to as "the card"). Ifan xD-Picture Card is
not inserted, your pictures will be saved to the internal memory.
For details on the card, please refer to "The card" (P. 63).

Turn the camera on
This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode.
a. Set the mode dial to rmD].
When shooting still pictures (shooting mode)
Still picture shooting modes
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SCN
GUIDE
This function allows you to shoot with the camera's automatic settings.
The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed.
This function reduces the blur incurred by amoving subject, or camera
shake when taking pictures.
This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the
shooting condition.
This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide
displayed on the screen.
b. Press the POWER button.
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POWER Button
CANCEL +!!!!I
•When the date and time have
notyet been set, this screen will
appear.
•To turn offthe camera, press the POWER button once again.
Hint
The directions of the arrow pad (6 Q<lI» are indicated with
6 Q<l1> in this manual.
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Set date and time
About the date and time setting screen
a. Press the 6~ button and the 9~ button to select [Y].
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Exits asetting.
b. Press the ()~ button.
I>~ Button
c. Press the 6~ button and the 9 ~
button to select [M].
d. Press the () ~ button.

Set date and time
e. Press the 61B button and the CV~
button to select [0].
CANCEL.~
f. Press the () ~ button.
g. Press the 61B button and the CV~
button to select the hours and minutes.
•The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.
CANCEL.~
h. Press the () ~ button.
i. Press the 61B button and the CV~
button to select [V/M/D].
CANCEL+~
j. After all items have been set, press the @button.
•For precise time setting, press the @button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds.
@Button
SET+loKI
SET+loKI
The number of storable
still pictures is displayed.

Take apicture
a. Hold the camera.
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b. Focus.
•The AF target mark lights in green when the
focus and exposure are locked. The shutter
speed and aperture value are displayed.
•Ifthe AF target mark blinks red, the camera is
unable to focus. Try locking the focus again.
AF target mark
Place this mark over your
subject.
c. Shoot.
Shutter Button
The card access lamp blinks.
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View pictures
a. Set the mode dial to [E .
Next Picture
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Erase pictures
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Prevo Picture
a. Press the <J& button and the () ~ button to display the picture
that you want to erase.
b. Press the
~+~ liB button.
fi.i~ /f(ff Button
c. Press the 61it button to select [YES] and press the @ button
to erase the picture.
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Button operations
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Shooting modes
Playback modes
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S-macro LED mode
The number
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•Monitor turns on
Shooting mode
•Lens cover opens
•Monitor turns on
Power on:
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Shooting still pictures
Set the mode dial to mm, 0, (~), SCN or GUIDE, and lightly press the shutter button
(halfway). The AF target mark lights
in green when the focus and exposure are locked (focus
lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to
mm, 0 or (~))). Now, press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot apicture.
Focus lock - Locking the focus and then composing the
shot
Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then fully
press the shutter button to shoot apicture.
•Ifthe AF target mark blinks red, the camera is unableto focus.
Try locking the focus again.
AF target mark
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AF lock mark
AF Lock - Locking the focus position
When the scene is :1 •or ~~, you can lock the focus position
by pressing \7. Press \7 again to cancel the AF lock.
~ "SCN (Scene) Selecting ascene mode according to the
shooting situation" (P. 26)
•AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot.
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Recording movies
Setthe mode dial to fi9, and press the shutterbutton halfway to lock the focus, and then press
the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop
recording.
Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode.
I B!Im Shooting pictures with full automatic settings
The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically.
Setting in the [CAMERA MENU] such aswhite balance and ISO sensitivity cannot be changed.
I0(P:Program auto) Set the optimum aperture value and shutter speed
The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the
brightness of the subject.
Setting in the [CAMERA MENU] such as white balance and ISO sensitivity can be changed.
I (~)) Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization
This function reduces the blur caused by amoving subject orcamera movementwhen taking
pictures.
•By switching to another mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings
of each
mode.
ISCN Shoot pictures by selecting ascene mode according to the situation
You can shoot pictures by selecting ascene mode according to the situation.
Select ascene mode/change another scene mode to another one
•PressMENU and select [SCN] from the top menu. Use the 6'\7 to selectascene and press
@.
•By switching to another scene mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of
each scene mode.
~ "SCN (Scene) Selecting ascene mode according to the shooting situation" (P. 26)
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I GUIDE Follow the shooting guide to take better pictures
Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the
target items.
•Press
MENU to display the shooting guide again.
•To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set
the shooting mode to another one.
•Functionssetusing the shooting guidewill reverttothe default
settings when
MENU is pressed orwhen the shooting mode is
changed.
Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects
Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ effects preview.] options from the
[SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview alive, multi-frame
window on the monitor showing four different levels of the
selected shooting effect. You can use the four preview frames to
compare the desired setting/effect.
•Usethe arrow pad to selectthe frame with the desired settings
and press @. The camera automatically switches to shooting
mode and allows you to shoot with the selected effect.
Use
<lC> to change the
display.
When [Exposure
effects.] is selected
I ~ Recording movies
Audio is recorded with the movie (When [MOVIE] is set to [NON-WATER MOVIE]).
This icon lights during movie recording.
The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches
0,
recording will stop auto":,atically.
•You can switch the movie recording mode between [NON-WATER MOVIE] and
[UNDERWATER MOVIE].
~ "MOVIE Switching the movie recording mode" (P. 27)
I [E] View pictures/Selecting playback mode
The last picture taken is displayed.
•Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
•Use the zoom button to switch between close-up playback, index display and calendar
display.
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Playing back movies
Select the movie in the playback mode and press @to play.
Operations during movie playback
Playing timelTotal recording time
6: Increases the volume.
'\:?: Reduces the volume.
[>: Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes in the following order:
2x;20x;and back to 1
x.
<3: Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you press the button, the playback speed
changes in the following order: 1x; 2x;
20
x;and back to 1
x.
•Press @to pause the playback.
Operations during pause
[>: Displays the next frame.
<I: Displays the previous frame.
6: Displays the first frame.
'\:?: Displays the last frame.
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• To resume the movie, press @.
• To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press MENU.
Viewing panoramic pictures taken with [COMBINE IN CAMERA 1] [COMBINE IN
CAMERA 2] (Panorama playback)
•Usethe arrowpad to selectapanoramicpicture and press@
to begin scrolling the picture from leftto right (orbottom to top
for rotated pictures).
•Use the zoom button to zoom in
or out while apicture is
scrolling. Use the arrow pad to change the scrolling direction
of azoomed in picture.
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To stop or resume scrolling in the original magnification,
press@.
•To exit panorama playback, press MENU.
~ "PANORAMA Taking and combining panoramic pictures"
(P. 24)

*Viewing "My Favorite"
The still pictures registered in "My Favorite" are displayed.
•Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
•Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback and
index display.
Press MENU during "My Favorite" playback to display the top
menu, and then select [SLIDESHOW]
or [ADD FAVORITE].
~ "SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically" (P. 30)
"ADD FAVORITE Adding favorite images" (P. 31)
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Erasing pictures from "My Favorite"
YES/ NO
•Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to erase, and press fi~: Ilf? Select [yES],
and
press@ .
•Erasing apicture from "My Favorite" does not erase the original picture recorded
in the
internal memory
or to the card.
Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used during shooting.
This button is also used to confirm your selection.
The functions you can set with the Function Menu
~ "WB Adjusting the color of apicture" (P. 27)
"ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (P. 28)
"DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting" (P. 28)
"ESP/[!] Changing the area for measuring the brightness of asubject" (P. 29)
"IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality" (P. 23)
Function Menu
Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback pictures, and to select the items on the menus.
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6 Q: Select the function to be set.
<II>: Select asetting, and press @.
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Displays the top menu.
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Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject
Optical zoom ratio: 3.6x
Zoom out:
Press Won the
zoom button.
Zoom in:
Press Ton the
zoom button.
Playback mode: Changing the picture display
Single-frame playback
•Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.
W
Close-up playback
•Press Tto incrementally enlarge
the picture up to 10 times the
original size. Press Wto reduce
the size.
•Use the arrow pad during close-
up playback to scroll around the
picture.
•Press @to return to single-frame
playback.
Index display
•Use the arrow pad to select a
picture forplayback, and press
@to play back the single-
frame
of the picture selected.
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•Use the arrow pad to select the date,
and press @or Ton the zoom button
to display the picture on the date
selected.

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Press 61B in shooting mode, use the arrow pad to select the
frame with the desired brightness. Press @ to confirm your
selection.
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Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV.
Use <lC> to change the display .
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Press C>~ in shooting mode to select the flash setting.
Press @
to confirm your selection.
AUTO Auto-flash The flash fires automatically
in low light or backlight conditions.
@Red-eye reduction flash This emits pre-flashes to reduce the occurrence of red-eye in
your pictures.
~ Fill-in flash The flash fires regardless ofthe available light.
~ Flash off The flash does not fire.
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Set the self-timer.
Cancel the self-timer.
ON
OFF
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After pressing the shutter button completely, the self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10
seconds, blinks for approximately 2seconds, and then the picture is taken.
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To cancel the self-timer, press Q~.
• Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.
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Press Q~ in shooting mode to select on and off for the self-timer.
Press @
to confirm your selection.
Press
<J-:r, in shooting mode to select the macro mode.
Press @ to confirm your selection.
OFF Macro mode off Macro mode is deactivated.
~ Macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 10 cm/3.9 in. (wide) and
30 cm/11.8 in. (tele) from your subject.
s!- Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 2cm/0.8 in. from your
subject. Ifthe distance between the camera and the subject is
over 50 cm/19.7 in., the picture will be out offocus.
&i S-macro LED mode The LED light illuminates from 7cm/2.8 in. to 20 cm/7.9 in. from
the lens
in super macro mode. Press the shutter button halfway
to turn
on the LED light.
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Zoom and flash cannot be used in super macro modelS-macro LED mode.
•[ISO] is fixed
at [AUTO] when shooting in S-macro LED mode.
~ "ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (P. 28)
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I [E Viewing pictures immediately
Press [E in shooting mode to switch to playback mode and display the last picture taken.
Press
[E again or press the shutter button halfway to return to shooting mode.
~ "[E View pictures/Selecting playback mode" (P. 13)
I ~ Printing pictures
When aprinter is connected to the camera, display the picture you want to print in playback
mode and press
J1.
~ "EASY PRINT" (P. 41)
I i!: Brightening the subject against backlight
Press Ii!" in shooting mode to turn on or off Shadow Adjustment Technology. Press @for
setting. Aframe is displayed on the monitor around your subject's face (except for
B! ~).
This function makes the subject's face appear brighter, even against strong backlighting, and
adjusts the background to ensure proper exposure
of your picture.
OFF Shadow Adjustment Technology is deactivated.
ON Shadow Adjustment Technology is activated.
•It may take afew seconds until the frame is displayed
on the monitor.
•The faces may not be detected depending on the subject.
•When [ON] is selected, the following setting restrictions apply:
•
[ESP/G] is fixed at [ESP].
•[AF MODE] is fixed at [FACE DETECT].
•You can also use Shadow Adjustment Technology to compensate for backlighting
in shot
still pictures.
~ "PERFECT FIX Editing images" (P. 30)
liB Erasing pictures
In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press I({
•Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid
accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.
~ "Oon Protecting pictures" (P. 33)
IDisplaying the button guide
Hold down Ii!" /IB in shooting mode to display the guide indicating the location of the buttons.

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Press DISP. to change the display in the following order.
Shooting mode Playback mode
Detailed display
Normal display
Frame assis(1
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*1 This is not displayed when the mode dial is set to ~ or GUIDE.
*2 This is not displayed when amovie is selected.
[•Displaying the menu guide
With amenu item highlighted, press and hold down. to display
the menu guide which will provide more information on the
function or setting.

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I '~ Turning on the LED illuminator
When [LED ILLUMINATOR] is set to [ON], hold down '~ to turn on LED illuminator
the LED illuminator.
~ "LED ILLUMINATOR Setting the LED illuminator function"
(P.40)
oThe LED illuminator can be turned on even when the camera is off.
oTo turn off the LED illuminator, hold down '~ again, or perform no
operations for 30 seconds and allow it turn off automatically.
oIfyou perform an operation when the LED illuminatoris on, it will be
kept on for amaximum
of 90 seconds.
IChecking the time
While the camera is off, press DISP.l.I'~ to display the set alarm time (when [ALARM
CLOCK] is set) and the current time for 3seconds.