Olympus C 725 - CAMEDIA Ultra Zoom Digital Camera User manual

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DIGITAL CAMERA
C-725 Ultra Zoom
REFERENCE MANUAL
●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 a longer service life. Keep this manual in a
safe place for future reference.
●We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your
camera before taking important photographs.
●The images and illustrations in this manual may differ from their real
versions.

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For customers in Europe
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requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection.
“CE” mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe.
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For customers in USA
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-725 Ultra Zoom
Trade Name : OLYMPUS
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Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York
11747-3157 U.S.A.
Telephone Number : 631-844-5000
Tested To Comply With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
For customers in Canada
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

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Contents ..........................................................................P. 4
Chapter 1
Getting started P. 19
Chapter 2
Quick-start guide P. 33
Chapter 3
Using the menus P. 38
Chapter 4
Shooting basics P. 45
Chapter 5
Advanced shooting P. 66
Chapter 6
Adjusting image quality and exposure P. 79
Chapter 7
Playback P. 88
Chapter 8
Useful functions P. 105
Chapter 9
Print setting P. 121
Chapter 10
Miscellaneous P. 125
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Contents
Composition of the manual ............................................................3
Names of parts ............................................................................10
Camera 10
Viewfinder/Monitor indications — Shooting information 12
Viewfinder/Monitor indications — Playback information 14
Still picture playback information 14
Movie playback information 15
Viewfinder/Monitor indications
— Memory gauge & battery check 16
Memory gauge 16
Battery check 16
How to use this manual ................................................................17
Getting started 19
Attaching the strap ................................................................19
Loading the batteries ..............................................................21
Selecting optional batteries or AC adapter 22
Card basics ..........................................................................25
Inserting a card 25
Removing the card 26
Power on/off ........................................................................27
Card check 28
Date/time setting ..................................................................29
Adjusting the diopter..............................................................31
Holding the camera................................................................32
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Quick-start guide 33
Taking still pictures ........................................................33
Recording movies ............................................................34
Viewing still pictures ........................................................35
Playing back movies ........................................................36
Erasing pictures ................................................................37

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Using the menus 38
What are the menus?............................................................38
How to use the menu ............................................................39
Modes & short cut menus ......................................................41
Tabs & MODE MENU functions (shooting) ..............................42
Tabs & MODE MENU functions (playback) ............................44
Shooting basics 45
Shooting mode setting — Mode dial........................................45
P/A/S/M mode setting 47
Aperture setting — Aperture priority shooting 48
Shutter speed setting — Shutter priority shooting 49
Aperture & Shutter speed setting — Manual shooting 50
Using My Mode 51
How to use the shutter button ................................................51
Focusing ..............................................................................52
Auto focus 52
When Auto focus does not work
— Subjects that are difficult to focus on 53
Focus lock — Focusing on subjects that are
not in the center of the frame 54
Taking still pictures ......................................55
Recording movies ............................................................57
Zoom — Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting ..............................59
Digital zoom 60
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
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Flash shooting ......................................................................61
Auto-flash 61
Red-eye reduction flash 61
Fill-in flash 61
Flash off 62
Night scene flash & Night scene with red-eye
reduction flash 62
Using the flash 63
Flash intensity control 65
Advanced shooting 66
Spot metering — Selecting the metering area ..........................66
AE lock — Locking the exposure..............................................67
Macro mode setting — Taking close-up pictures ......................69
Self-timer shooting ................................................................71
Sequential shooting................................................................72
Sequential shooting & AF Sequential shooting 72
Auto bracketing — Shooting pictures sequentially with a
different exposure for each frame 73
Panorama shooting ................................................................76
Taking two-in-one pictures ......................................................78
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Adjusting image quality and
exposure 79
Record mode ........................................................................79
Selecting record modes 79
ISO sensitivity ........................................................................83
Exposure compensation ..........................................................85
White balance ......................................................................86
Sharpness..............................................................................87
Contrast ................................................................................87
Playback 88
Playing back still pictures ........................................................88
Single-frame playback 88
Quick View 88
Slide-show ............................................................................89
Playing back movies — MOVIE PLAY ......................................90
MOVIE PLAYBACK 91
INDEX 92
Close-up playback ................................................................94
Picture rotation ......................................................................95
Index display ........................................................................96
Selecting the number of pictures 97
Editing still pictures ................................................................98
Creating black & white or sepia-toned pictures 98
Resizing pictures 99
Protect ................................................................................100
Erasing pictures ..................................................................101
Single-frame erase 101
All-frame erase 102
Formatting cards..................................................................103
Playback on a TV ................................................................104
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
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Useful functions 105
All reset — Saving the camera’s settings ..............................105
Custom button......................................................................106
Setting the custom button 106
Using the custom button 107
Shortcut ..............................................................................108
Setting the shortcut menu 109
Using the shortcut menu 110
MY MODE SETUP ................................................................111
Information display ............................................................114
Monitor brightness adjustment ..............................................115
Turning off the beep sound....................................................115
Rec View ............................................................................116
Sleep timer ..........................................................................117
Battery save mode................................................................117
File name ............................................................................118
Pixel Mapping ....................................................................120
Print setting (DPOF) 121
How to print pictures ............................................................121
Applying print reserve to a card............................................123
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
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Miscellaneous 125
Troubleshooting....................................................................125
User maintenance ................................................................132
After use 132
Cleaning the camera 132
Storage 132
Error codes..........................................................................133
Menu maps ........................................................................135
Menu functions & factory default settings ............................138
Modes & Shooting functions..................................................139
Specifications ......................................................................141
Glossary of terms ................................................................143
Index ..................................................................................146
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Camera
Mode dial ( , ,P/A/S/M, , , , , ) (P. 45–47)
Zoom lever (W/T, / ) (P. 59, 94, 96)
Shutter button (P. 51)
Flash switch ( )
(P. 63)
Macro/Spot button ( ) (P. 66, 69)
Print button ( ) (P. 123)
DRIVE button (P. 72)
Erase button ( ) (P. 37, 101)
Flash mode button ( / ) (P. 63)
Protect button ( ) (P. 100)
Diopter adjustment dial (P. 31)
Viewfinder (P. 12, 31, 115) Card access lamp
(P. 52)
Monitor
(P. 12, 115)
POWER switch
(P. 27)
Arrow pad
(ÑñÉí)
(P. 39, 88)
AE lock button
(P. 67)
Custom button
()
(P. 106)
Rotation button
( ) (P. 95)
OK/Menu button ( ) (P. 38)
Monitor button ( ) (P. 56)
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Camera (Cont.)
Flash (P. 63)
Self-timer lamp (P. 71)
Card cover
(P. 25)
Strap eyelet (P. 19)
Lens
VIDEO OUT jack (P. 104)
Connector cover (P. 23)
USB connector
DC-IN jack (P. 23)
Battery compartment cover (P. 21)
Battery
compartment
lock (P. 21)
Tripod socket
Names of parts

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Viewfinder/Monitor indications —
Shooting information
The INFO setting on the menu allows you to select how much information to
display. ~Information display (P. 114)
The indications vary depending on the shooting mode.*
*The illustrations show examples of
indications displayed in the P mode.
Names of parts
When INFO is set to OFF: The
information below is displayed
constantly in the shooting mode.
(After closing the menu, the
information which appears in the ON
mode (illustrated to the right) is
displayed for approx. 3 seconds,
then disappears.)
When INFO is set to ON: The
information below is displayed
constantly in the shooting mode.
Items Indications Ref. page
1Shooting mode , P, A, S, M, P. 45
, , ,
2Aperture value F2.8 – F7.1 P. 48, 50
3Shutter speed 8 – 1/1000 P. 49, 50
4Exposure compensation –2.0 – +2.0 P. 85
Exposure differential –3.0 – +3.0 P. 50
5AF target mark [ ] P. 51
6Number of storable 24 P. 33, 55, 80
still pictures
Seconds remaining 24" P. 34, 80
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Viewfinder/Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.)
Items Indications Ref. page
7Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P. 79
8Memory gauge P. 16
9Battery check P. 16
0AE lock AEL P. 67
!Drive mode , , , BKT P. 72
@White balance , , , P. 86
#ISO ISO100, ISO200, ISO400 P. 83
$Green lamp O P. 33
%Flash stand-by Lights. P. 64
Camera movement Blinks.
warning
Flash charge Blinks.
^Flash mode , , , , P. 61
&Spot metering/ , , P. 66, 69
Macro mode
Names of parts
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Items Indications Ref. page
1Battery check P. 16
2Print reserve P. 123
3Number of prints x2 – x10 P. 124
4Protect P. 100
5Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P. 79
6Date ’04. 04. 01 P. 29
7Time 12:30 P. 29
8Frame number 56 –
9File number 100 – 0056 P. 118
0Number of pixels 1984x1488, 1600x1200, P. 80
(resolution setting) 1280x960, 1024x768, 640x480
!Aperture value F2.8 – F7.1 P. 48, 50
@Shutter speed 8 – 1/1000 P. 49, 50
#Exposure compensation –2.0 – +2.0 P. 85
$White balance , , , P. 86
%ISO ISO100, ISO200, ISO400 P. 83
Viewfinder/Monitor indications
—Playback information
INFO setting on the menu allows you to select how much information to
display. ~Information display (P. 114)
Still picture playback information
Names of parts
When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON
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Viewfinder/Monitor indications — Playback information (Cont.)
Items Indications Ref. page
1Battery check P. 16
2Movie mark P. 36
3Protect P. 100
4Date ’04. 04. 01 P. 29
5Time 12:30 P. 29
6Movie playback time During movie playback, P. 90
the recording time
appears as follows:
7File number 100 – 0020 P. 118
8Record mode HQ, SQ P. 79
9Number of pixels 320 x 240, 160 x 120 P. 80
0White balance , , , P. 86
●The indications that appear on a movie picture that has been selected and
displayed from the thumbnail display are different from those that appear
when the movie picture is displayed using the movie play function (P. 88,
90).
Note
Overall recording
time
0" / 30"
Elapsed
playback time
Names of parts
When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON
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Viewfinder/Monitor indications
—Memory gauge & battery check
If the remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication changes as
follows when the camera is turned on or while the camera is in use.
Battery check
Lights.
(green)
Remaining power
level: high
Lights.
(red)
Remaining power level:
low. Replace with a new
battery.
BATTERY EMPTY is displayed.
The card access lamp and self-
timer lamp blink.
Remaining power level: exhausted.
Replace with a new battery.
Memory gauge
The memory gauge lights when you take a picture. When the gauge is lit, the
camera is storing a picture on the xD-Picture Card. The memory gauge
indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status. When
the memory gauge is full, wait until the light goes out before you take any
more shots.
When taking still pictures
Before shooting
(Gauge is off)
One picture
taken
(Lit)
No more pictures
can be taken
(Fully Lit)
Shoot. Shoot. Shoot.
Wait.Wait.
Wait.
When recording movies
During shooting (Gauge lit).
●Shooting is not possible until the light goes out completely.
●Movie recording finishes automatically when the memory
gauge is fully lit.
Shoot.
If you continue shooting
Wait.
Before shooting
(Gauge is off)
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Chapter 4
Shooting mode setting —Mode dial (Cont.)
1In the top menu, select MODE MENU TCAMERA TP/A/S/M TS.
Press . Press again to cancel the menu. ~“How to use the
menu”(P. 39)
2To set a faster shutter
speed, press Ñ.
To set a slower shutter
speed, press ñ.
If the shutter speed is displayed in red
The shutter speed you have set is unsuitable for the conditions.
appears. TPress ñto set the shutter speed slower.
appears. TPress Ñto set the shutter speed faster.
Shutter speed
Mode dial
setting
Shutter speed range: 1/2 to 1/1000 sec.
(For Night Scene [ ] or Night Scene with Red-Eye Reduction [ ] flash:
2 to 1/1000 sec.)
Shutter speed setting —Shutter priority shooting
How to use this manual
The instructions in this manual use a series of numbers for each operating
procedure and button/dial illustration. Follow these numbers in order when
operating the camera.
Example 1
If a button is shown in black, press it as part of the step.
Ñ, ñ, Éand íused in instructions correspond to
the buttons on the arrow pad as shown.
Ñ
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How to use this manual (Cont.)
Chapter 8
Information display
Lets you select the amount of shooting information displayed in the shooting
or playback mode. When it is set to OFF, only a small amount of information
is displayed. For details on each piece of information displayed, see pages 12
to 15.
Mode dial
setting
P/A/S/M : In the top menu, select MODE MENU TSETUP TINFO
TON. Press . Press again to cancel the menu.
: Press to display the top menu. Pressing Éturns
INFO on.
~“How to use the menu”(P. 39)
●All shooting information is displayed.
●To turn INFO off in the playback mode, press again to bring up the top
menu and press É.
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Example 2
Shows the modes that the function can be used with. You can set the
mode dial to any of the positions shown.
How to use the menu is shown here. Set the functions in the menus in the order of
these arrows. Before using the menus, read “Using the Menus”, Chapter 3 for
details.

1Attach the string to the lens cap; Pull
the string loop through the hole in the
lens cap. Put the other end of the
string through the string loop.
2Thread the strap through the camera’s
strap eyelet. It can only enter from the
monitor side.
3Thread the strap Athrough the string
loop (attached to the lens cap in step 1).
4Thread the rest of the strap
(which you will have around
your neck) through the
strap loop that has already
gone through the eyelet.
Pull on the strap in the
camera’s strap eyelet to
make sure it is securely
fastened.
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Attaching the strap
Monitor
Camera strap eyelet
A
Chapter 1
Getting started