Olympus C-2000 - Zoom 2.1MP Digital Camera User manual

Digital Stills Camera
User Guide

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Contents
Basic operation
Switch on…………………3
Shooting modes…………..3
Viewfinder………………..4
Zooming…………………..4
Taking the picture…………4
Viewing the picture……….5
Deleting a picture…………6
Advanced operation
Exposure compensation………………7
Eposure compensation - examples…8
Aperture priority……………………………8
Depth of field – examples…….…….9
Shutter priority………………………….….10
Shutter speeds – examples…..……..11
Flash options
Auto………………………12
Forced…………………….12
Anti Redeye………………12
Off………………………...13
Fill in flash – examples…...14
Focus……………………………...15
Macro mode………………………16
Miscellaneous…………………….17

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These instructions are for the Olympus C-2000
digital stills camera.
Basic Operation
Switch on
1. TAKE OFF THE LENS CAP!!!! This must be done before
switching on the camera. DAMAGE WILL OCCUR IF THE
LENS CAP IS NOT REMOVED WHEN THE CAMERA IS
SWITCHED ON.
2. Switch on the camera by pressing the “power” button.
3. The lens will extend and the camera is now ready for use.
Shooting Modes
There are 3 different shooting modes, they are
Programmed (P), Aperture Priority (A) and
Shutter Priority (S). The mode is selected by
moving the ring of the mode dial to indicate the
required shooting mode. For general use, set the
camera to (P). This means that the camera will try to work out
everything for you. All you have to do is compose and shoot!.

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Viewfinder
You have a choice of viewfinder. You can shoot using the optical
viewfinder or the LCD display. Note that using the LCD drastically
reduces the battery life. To use the LCD display, first select your
shooting mode (P, A or S) then press the LCD on/off switch.
The LCD display will now show a Preview; it only shows
the actual picture when the shutter release is half pressed.
Zooming
The lens can be zoomed in and out by
moving the zoom lever to “W” for wide
angle or “T” for telephoto. The effect of
zooming can be seen in the optical
viewfinder and also on the LCD.
Taking the Picture
To actually take the picture, press the shutter release. Note that
there is a delay of approx 2 seconds
after you press the button before the
camera shutter operates. You also
will hear 2 beeps to confirm the
picture has been taken.

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After the picture has been taken, it is saved in the camera’s
memory. It is also displayed on the LCD for a few seconds as a
confidence check. The memory can hold about 15 shots, dependent
on picture content. The LCD on top of the camera displays the
number of frames remaining.
Viewing Your Pictures
You can view your pictures on the LCD
1.Switch to viewing mode. The LCD will
switch on itself.
2. Navigate through your pictures using the “left” and “right”
arrows on the jog dial. Note that “up” and “down”
arrows take you to the end and beginning of your
set respectively .
3. You can zoom in to your picture
by pressing the zoom lever
towards “T”. Once zoomed in you
can then navigate around the
picture using the jog dial.
4. If you press the zoom lever
towards “W” you will return to
normal. If you press “W” again you will get all your pictures
displayed on the LCD.

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5. If you wish to delete any shots, just display on LCD in viewing
mode then press the LCD on button.
6. You will then be asked for confirmation; if you are sure then
press OK.
7. To turn off the LCD screen you must come out of
viewing mode and back to a shooting mode (P, A or S). It
is very easy to delete a picture by pressing the LCD
on/off button and “OK”.

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Advanced Operation
There are several options available to you to become more creative
in your picture taking. These options include exposure override,
aperture control, shutter control, focus and flash.
Exposure Compensation
This would be used when you know that the meter on the
camera could be fooled. An example of this would be
when shooting into the sun, or on a brightly lit snowfield.
Exposure compensation can be applied to any of the
shooting modes (P,A or S). To engage exposure
compensation:
1. Turn on LCD
2. Press “left ” or “right“ on jog dial.
3. The LCD display will show in green the amount of exposure
compensation in increments from –2 to +2.
4. The control panel on top will show this symbol to
show that the exposure compensation is still activated.
To cancel you need to bring the value back to “0.0”.

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Here are some examples of exposure compensation:
-2 0 +2
Aperture Priority (A)
This is another shooting mode which gives you more creative
control. You would use this to throw a background out of focus
whilst keeping the subject sharp (small aperture number).
Alternatively you can have the foreground and the background in
focus (large aperture number).
This mode allows you to control the depth of field.
To do this:
1.First select “A” on the mode dial.
2.With the LCD on, select the required
aperture “F” number ( displayed in green- top
centre). The range is from F2.0 (F2.8 at
telephoto setting) to F11 Selection is done using “up and “down”
arrows on the jog dial. Note that pressing “left” and “right” arrows
will change the exposure compensation.

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If there is not enough light to take a picture at your selected setting,
the camera will warn you by flashing the settings in red when you
half press the shutters. You must select either another mode or
aperture setting.
Remember: Small “F” number: Small depth of field
Large “F” number: Large depth of field
Here are some examples of aperture control.
Large F
number.
Large
depth of
field.
Small F
number.
Small
depth of
field.

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Shutter Priority
This is the third shooting mode. It gives you another creative tool as
it allows you to vary the time the shutter is open. This has the effect
of freezing motion at high shutter speeds and blurring motion at low
shutter speeds. If you are hand holding the camera, you must select
1/60th of a second to avoid camera shake. This needs to be even
higher if at the telephoto end of the zoom.
To do this.
1. First select “S” on the shooting mode dial.
2. With the LCD switched on, select the
required shutter speed using the “up” and
“down” arrows on the jog dial. The shutter
speeds are displayed (in green-top centre) as
fractions of a second.
The range is from ½ a second to 1/800th of a second.
Note that exposure compensation is available in this shooting
mode.
If there is not enough light to take a picture at your selected
setting, the camera will warn you by flashing the settings in red
when you half press the shutters. You must select either another
mode or shutter setting.