Olympus C-755 Ultra Zoom User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
C-750 Ultra Zoom
REFERENCE MANUAL
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enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual
in a safe place for future reference.
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DIGITAL CAMERA
C-750 Ultra Zoom
REFERENCE MANUAL

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Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-750 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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Advanced Photography
To get that particular shot
using various effects or for
fine-tuning the settings.
Getting started
Using the menus
Shooting basics
Flash
Advanced shooting
Adjusting the image quality
and exposure
Useful functions
Print setting
Miscellaneous
For playing back and editing
pictures
Settings that make the
camera easier to operate.
Printing pictures
Troubleshooting and other
information
Contents
Names of parts
P.4
P.10
P.17
P.32
P.42
P.55
P.67
P.99
P.116
P.137
P.163
P.174
Playback
Basic Photography
Introduction of the
camera’s functions
Specifications
Glossary of terms
P.195
P.197
Index P.201

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Contents
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Viewfinder and monitor indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1 Getting started 17
Attaching the strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter. . . . . . . . . . 20
Inserting a card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Card basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Removing the card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Startup/Shutdown screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
If the card is not recognized (card check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selecting a language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Adjusting the viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Holding the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2 Using the menus 32
About the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
How to use the menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Shortcut menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Mode Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3 Shooting basics 42
Shooting modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Taking still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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If correct focus cannot be obtained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using the Focus Lock function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Subjects that are difficult to focus on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recording movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using the optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
DIGITAL ZOOM - Using the digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4 Flash 55
Flash shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using the slow synchronization flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Flash intensity control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
External flash (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using the external flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using commercially available external flashes . . . . . . . . . 65
Compatible commercially available external flashes. . . . . 66
5 Advanced shooting 67
A/S/M mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Aperture priority shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Shutter priority shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Manual shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using My Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Focusing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
AF MODE - Changing the focus range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
FULLTIME AF - A reliable time-saving way to focus. . . . . 73
AF AREA – Changing the position of the AF target mark . 74
AF LOCK – Locking the focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Manual focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Spot metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
MULTI METERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
AE LOCK - Locking the exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Macro mode shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Super macro mode shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Self-timer shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Remote control shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sequential shooting . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sequential shooting, high speed sequential shooting
and AF sequential shooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Auto bracketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
PANORAMA - Panorama shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
2 IN 1 - Taking two-in-one pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
FUNCTION - Adding special effects to pictures . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Recording sound with still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Recording sound with movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure 99
Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Selecting a record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
3:2 Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
ENLARGE SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
ISO sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Exposure compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Auto white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Preset white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
One-touch white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
White balance adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
SHARPNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
CONTRAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
SATURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
NOISE REDUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Histogram display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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7 Playback 116
Viewing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
QUICK VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Close-up playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Index display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Selecting the number of pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Viewing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Editing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
INDEX - Creating an index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
EDIT - Editing a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Playback on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Picture rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Recording sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Protecting pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Erasing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Single-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
All-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
8 Useful functions 137
ALL RESET – Saving the camera’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
CUSTOM BUTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Setting the custom button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Using the custom button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
SHORT CUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Setting the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Using the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
MY MODE SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
CARD SETUP - Formatting Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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Monitor/viewfinder brightness Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 151
REC VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
SLEEP - Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
SHUTTER SOUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
VOLUME - Playback Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
POWER ON/OFF SETUP
- Power on/off display/sound setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
SCREEN SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
FILE NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PIXEL MAPPING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Measurement units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
VIDEO OUT - Video output selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
9 Print setting 163
How to print pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
All-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Single-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Resetting print reservation data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
10 Miscellaneous 174
Error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
List of menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
List of factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Modes and Shooting Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Camera maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Glossary of terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

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Contents
Indications used in this manual
l
Important information on factors which may lead to a
malfunction or operational problems. Also warns of operations
that should be absolutely avoided.
Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out
of your camera.
Reference pages describing details or associated information.
Note

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Names of parts
Camera
Lens
Strap eyelet gP.17
Self-timer/Remote control lamp
Remote control receiver gP.86, 87
Hot shoe gP.63
Microphone gP.97, 98, 130
DC-IN jack gP.20
Flash gP.55
A/V OUT jack (MONO)
gP.128
USB connector
Connector cover gP.20, 128
Mode dial gP.42
Shutter button gP.46
Zoom lever (W/T•GU) gP.53, 118, 119
Speaker gP.156

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Names of parts
Viewfinder gP.12, 30, 46
AEL/Custom button (x)
gP.80, 82, 139
Print button (<) gP.165
Power switch gP.24
Monitor button (QUICK VIEW f) gP.46, 117
Card cover gP.22
Card access lamp gP.46
Arrow pad (acbd) gP.32
OK/Menu button (e)
gP.32
Monitor gP.12, 46
Flash mode button (#) gP.55
Macro/Spot button (() gP.79, 84
Diopter adjustment dial gP.30
Self-timer/Remote control button (Z) gP.86, 87
Protect button (0) gP.134
Rotation button (y) gP.129
Flash lever gP.55
Battery compartment cover gP.18
Battery compartment lock gP.18
Tripod socket
Erase button (S) gP.135

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Names of parts
Viewfinder and monitor indications
INFO setting allows you to select how much information to display on the
screen. Screens with the Information display set to ON are shown below.
g“Information display” (P.150)
z
zz
zShooting modes
Still picture Movie
Item Indications
Ref. Page
1
Shooting modes P, A, S, M, N, o, m, L, K, J,
I, sP.42
2
Shutter speed 16 – 1/1000 P.69
3
Aperture value F2.8 – F8.0 P.68
4
Exposure compensation
Exposure differential
-2.0 – +2.0
-3.0 – +3.0
P.105
P.70
5
Battery check e, fP.15
6
Green lamp |P.47
7
Flash stand-by
Camera movement
warning/Flash charge
#(Lights)
#(Blinks) P.57
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Macro mode
Super macro mode
Manual focus
&
%
MF
P.84
P.85
P.77
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Noise reduction OP.113
F2.8
F2.8
1600 1200
1600 1200
SQ1
SQ1
F2.8
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Names of parts
10
Flash mode !, #, $, #SLOW1,
HSLOW1, #SLOW2 P.55
11
Flash intensity control w-2.0 – +2.0 P.62
12
Drive o, j, i, k, BKT P.89
13
Self-timer
Remote control
Y
<
P.86
P.87
14
Sound record RP.97, 98,
130
15
Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P.99
16
Resolution 2288 × 1712, 1280 × 960,
640 × 480, 320 × 240 etc. P.100
17
AF target mark [ ] P.46
18
Number of storable still
pictures
Seconds remaining
30
36"
P.100
P.51
19
AE lock
AE memory
B
CP.82
20
Spot metering nP.79
21
ISO ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 P.104
22
White Balance 5, 3, 1, w, x, y, VP.106
23
White balance
compensation
B1 – B7, R1 – R7 P.109
24
Saturation T-5 – +5 P.112
25
Sharpness N-5 – +5 P.110
26
Contrast J-5 – +5 P.111
27
Memory gauge a, b, c, dP.15
Item Indications
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Names of parts
z
zz
zPlayback mode
Still picture Movie
Item Indications
Ref. Page
1
Battery check e, fP.15
2
Print reservation,
Number of prints
Movie
<× 10
n
P.165
P.122
3
Sound record HP.97
4
Protect 9P.134
5
Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P.99
6
Resolution 2288 × 1712, 1280 × 960,
640 × 480, 320 × 240 etc. P.100
7
Aperture value F2.8 – F8.0 P.68
8
Shutter speed 16 – 1/1000 P.69
9
Exposure compensation -2.0 – +2.0 P.105
10
White Balance WB AUTO, 5, 3, 1, w, VP.106
11
ISO ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 P.104
12
Date and time '03.06.17 15:30 P.28
13
File number, Frame
number
Playing time/
total recording time
FILE : 100 – 0030, 30
0"/20" P.159
SQ1
SQ1
1600
1600
1200
1200

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Names of parts
• The indications that appear on a movie picture that has been
selected and displayed from the index display are different from
those that appear when the movie picture is displayed using the
movie playback function.
z
zz
zMemory gauge
The memory gauge lights up when you take a still
picture. While the gauge is lit, the camera is
storing the picture on the card. The memory
gauge indication changes as shown below
depending on the shooting status. The indication
is not displayed during movie recording.
z
zz
zBattery 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.
Note
F2.8
F2.8
1600 1200
1600 1200
SQ1
SQ1
Battery check
Memory gauge
Before
shooting
(Gauge is off)
No more pictures
can be taken
(Fully lit)
Wait until the gauge
returns to the status
on the left to take the
next shot.
One picture
taken
(Lit)
More than
two taken
(Lit)
Shoot Shoot Shoot
Wait
abcd
Lights (green)
(Goes off after a while)
Remaining power level:
high
Remaining power level:
exhausted
Replace with new batteries.
Blinks (red)
Remaining power level: low
Ready new batteries.
No indication
ef

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How to use this manual
This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual
page in this manual.
Follow the arrows to perform menu operations.
For details on operating procedures, see “How
to use the menus” (P.33).
Set the mode dial to any of the marks shown here.
This represents the arrow pad. Only
arrows applicable to the operation
are shown.

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Getting started
1
1 Getting started
Attaching the strap
1Pass the lens cap string through
the hole in the lens cap, then pass
the other end through the loop and
pull tight.
2Pull the ends of the strap out of the
stopper and ring.
3Thread one end of the strap (A)
through the string loop
(attached to the lens cap in step
1). Then thread it through the
strap eyelet on the camera.
4Thread the end of the strap back
through the ring and stopper as
indicated by the arrows. Adjust the
strap to the desired length.
5Pull the strap through the stopper
(B) to make sure it is fastened
securely.
6Attach the strap to the other eyelet
following steps 3 to 5.
• Be careful with the strap when you carry the camera, as it can easily
catch on stray objects, causing injury or damage.
• Attach the strap correctly as shown above so that the camera does
not fall off. If the strap is attached incorrectly and the camera falls
off, Olympus is not responsible for any damages.
Stopper
Ring
A
Strap eyelet
B
Note

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1
Getting started
Loading the batteries
This camera uses two CR-V3 lithium battery packs or four AA (R6) NiMH
batteries, NiCd batteries, alkaline batteries or lithium batteries.
1Make sure the camera is turned off.
• The monitor is off.
• The viewfinder is off.
• The lens is not extended.
2Slide the battery
compartment lock from
=to ).
3Slide the battery
compartment cover in the direction of
A, then lift in the direction of B.
• Use the ball of your finger to slide the cover.
Do not use your fingernail as this could result
in injury.
4Insert the batteries, making sure that
they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration.
• When using rechargeable AA (R6) batteries, charge them before use.
When using AA (R6) batteries
When using CR-V3 lithium battery packs
The correct way to insert the AA (R6) batteries
is indicated on the bottom of the camera.
• CR-V3 lithium batteries cannot be recharged.
• Do not peel off the label from a CR-V3 lithium battery pack.
• Manganese (zinc-carbon) batteries cannot be used.
Important
Battery
compartment
cover
Battery
compartment
lock
B
A
Battery
alignment

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Loading the batteries
Getting started
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5Close the battery compartment
cover, then press it down Cand
slide it in the direction shown D.
• Press the center of the cover, as it may be
difficult to close properly by pressing the
edge.
• Make sure the cover is closed securely.
6Slide the battery compartment lock
from )to =.
• If the camera is left for about 1 hour with the batteries removed,
some of the internal settings may revert to the factory default
settings.
C
D
Note
The amount of power consumed varies considerably depending on the
operations performed on the digital camera. If you use exhausted
batteries or alkaline batteries, the camera may turn off without
displaying the battery level warning (P.15).
Precautions when using batteries