Olympus C5000 - 5MP Digital Camera User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
C-5000ZOOM
REFERENCE MANUAL
Explanation of digital camera functions and operating instructions.
Explanation of how to download images between your digital camera and PC.
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OPERATION MANUAL
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in a safe place for future reference.
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DIGITAL CAMERA
C-5000ZOOM
REFERENCE MANUAL

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Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-5000ZOOM
RM-2 (Remote control)
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11747-3157 U.S.A.
Telephone Number : 631-844-5000
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FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
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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

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Composition of the manual
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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.41
P.56
P.68
P.91
P.105
P.121
P.144
P.151
Playback
Basic Photography
Introduction of the
camera’s functions
Specifications
Glossary of terms
P.172
P.174
Index P.178

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Contents
Composition of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Monitor indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Battery check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1 Getting started 17
Attaching the strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Battery/Card basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Card basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Inserting and removing the battery and card. . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the AC adapter (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
If the card is not recognized (card check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting a language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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 41
Shooting modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Taking still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Taking still pictures using the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Taking still pictures using the viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
If correct focus cannot be obtained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using the Focus Lock function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Subjects that are difficult to focus on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Recording movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
DIGITAL ZOOM – Using the digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
4 Flash 56
Flash shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the slow synchronization flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Flash intensity control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
External flash (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the external flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using commercially available external flashes . . . . . . . . . 66
Compatible commercially available external flashes. . . . . 67
5 Advanced shooting 68
A/S/M mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Aperture priority shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shutter priority shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Manual shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Focusing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
AF AREA – Changing the position of the AF target mark. . . 72
Manual focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Spot metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
AE LOCK – Locking the exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Macro mode shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Super macro mode shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Self-timer shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Remote control shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Sequential shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sequential shooting and AF sequential shooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Auto bracketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
PANORAMA – Panorama shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
2 IN 1 – Taking two-in-one pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
FUNCTION – Adding special effects to pictures . . . . . . . . . . . 90
6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure 91
Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Selecting a record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
ISO sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Exposure compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Auto white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Preset white balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
One-touch white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
White balance adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
SHARPNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
CONTRAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
SATURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
NOISE REDUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7 Playback 105
Viewing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
QUICK VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Picture rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Close-up playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Index display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Selecting the number of pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Viewing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
INDEX - Creating an index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Playback on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Protecting pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Erasing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Single-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
All-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
8 Useful functions 121
ALL RESET – Saving the camera’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
CUSTOM BUTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Setting the custom button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using the custom button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
SHORT CUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Setting the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Using the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
MY MODE SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
CARD SETUP – Formatting Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Monitor brightness Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
REC VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
SLEEP – Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Beep – Setting the warning tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
POWER ON/OFF SETUP – Power on/off display setting . . . 139
FILE NAME – Choosing how file names are created . . . . . . 140
PIXEL MAPPING – Checking the image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
m/ft – Selecting the measurement units . . . . . . . . . . . 142
VIDEO OUT – Selecting the video signal type . . . . . . . . . . . 143
9 Print setting 144
With print reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
All-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Single-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Resetting print reservation data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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10 Miscellaneous 151
Error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
List of menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
List of factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Modes and Shooting Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Camera maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Glossary of terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

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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
Strap eyelet gP.17
Remote control receiver
gP.81
Hot shoe gP.64
DC-IN jack gP.23
Flash gP.56
Connector cover gP.23, 116
Mode dial gP.41
Shutter button gP.45
Zoom lever (W/T•GU) gP.54, 108, 109
Lens
Self-timer/Remote control lamp
VIDEO OUT jack gP.116
USB connector

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Names of parts
Viewfinder gP.47
AEL/Custom button (x)
gP.76, 123
Power switch gP.24
Monitor button (f) gP.45
Card access lamp gP.45
Arrow pad (acbd) gP.32
OK/Menu button (e) gP.32
Monitor gP.12, 45
Flash mode button (#) gP.56
Macro/Spot button (() gP.75, 78
Protect button (0) gP.118
Rotation button (y) gP.107
Battery/Card cover gP.20
Tripod socket
Erase button (S) gP.119
QUICK VIEW gP.106
AF target mark gP.47
Green lampgP.47
Orange lampgP.47

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Names of parts
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.134)
zShooting modes
Still picture Movie
Item Indications Ref.
Page
1 Shooting modes P, A, S, M, N, o, m, L, K, J,
I, rP.41
2 Shutter speed 16 – 1/1000 P.70
3 Aperture value F2.8 – F8.0 P.69
4 Exposure compensation
Exposure differential
-2.0 – +2.0
-3.0 – +3.0
P.96
P.71
5 Battery check e, fP.15
6 Green lamp |P.45
7 Flash stand-by
Camera movement
warning/Flash charge
#(Lights)
#(Blinks) P.57
8 Macro mode
Super macro mode
Manual focus
&
%
MF
P.78
P.79
P.73

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Names of parts
9 Noise reduction OP.104
10 Flash mode !, #, $, #SLOW1,
HSLOW, #SLOW2 P.56
11 Flash intensity control w-2.0 – +2.0 P.63
12 Drive o, j, k, BKT P.83
13 Self-timer
Remote control
Y
<
P.80
P.81
14 Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P.91
15 Resolution 2560 × 1920, 2272 × 1704,
1280 × 960,640 × 480, 320 × 240 etc.
P.92
16 AF target mark [ ] P.45
17 Number of storable still
pictures
Seconds remaining
30
36"
P.92
P.92
18 AE lock
AE memory
B
CP.76
19 Spot metering nP.75
20 ISO ISO 50, ISO 80, ISO 160, ISO 320 P.95
21 White Balance 5, 3, 1, w, x, y, VP.97, 99
22 White balance
compensation
B1 – B7, R1 – R7 P.100
23 Saturation 6-2 – +2 P.103
24 Sharpness N-2 – +2 P.101
25 Contrast J-2 – +2 P.102
26 Memory gauge a, b, c, dP.15
Item Indications Ref.
Page

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Names of parts
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.146
P.112
3 Protect 9P.118
4 Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P.91
5 Resolution 2560 × 1920, 2272 × 1704,
1280 × 960,640 × 480, 320 × 240 etc.
P.92
6 Aperture value F2.8 – F8.0 P.69
7 Shutter speed 16 – 1/1000 P.70
8 Exposure compensation -2.0 – +2.0 P.96
9 White Balance WB AUTO, 5, 3, 1, w, x,
y, VP.97, 99
10 ISO ISO 50, ISO 80, ISO 160, ISO 320 P.95
11 Date and time '03.12.17 15:30 P.29
12 File number, Frame
number
Playing time/
total recording time
FILE : 100 – 0030, 30
0"/20" P.140

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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.
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.
When recording movies
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
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)
Shoot Shoot Shoot
Wait
abcd
abcd
Before
shooting
(Gauge is off)
Shoot
Wait
If you continue shooting
During shooting (Lit)
• Shooting is not possible until the lit area goes off completely.
• Movie recording ends automatically when the whole memory gauge is lit.
Green and orange lamp
on left of viewfinder blink
Remaining power level:
exhausted
Charge the battery.
Lights (green)
(Goes off after a while)
Remaining power level:
high
Lights (red)
Remaining power level: low
Recharge as soon as possible
especially for extended use.
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 B
through the ring as indicated by the
arrows. Adjust the strap to the
desired length.
5Then thread the end of the strap
back through the stopper Cas
indicated by the arrows. Pull the
strap at Dto 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
D
B
C
Note

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1
Getting started
Battery/Card basics
Charging the battery
This camera uses an Olympus lithium ion battery (LI-10B). The battery is
dedicated to this camera and other batteries do not work.
The battery is not fully charged when the camera is purchased. Fully charge
the battery on the specified charger (LI-10C) before first use. For details, read
the charger’s instructions (provided).
1Fully connect the AC
cable to the outer
connector of the
charger.
2Fully connect the AC
cable to a domestic AC
outlet.
3Make sure that the +
and -terminals of the
battery shown in the
illustration on the right
are correctly oriented
when loading the
battery into the
charger.
• The charge indicator will
light red during charging.
• When charging is
complete, the charger
indicator will change from
red to green.
Battery polarity
AC wall outlet
Connector terminals
Lithium ion battery
(LI-10B)
Charge
indicator

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Battery/Card basics
Getting started
1
• Charging normally takes approximately 2 hours.
• Use only the specified charger.
• If the charger indicator flashes red, there is a possibility that the
battery is not inserted properly in the charger or that the battery is
damaged.
• Any noise interference caused by the charger to TV or radio
equipment during charging does not indicate a fault. In such cases,
use a different AC outlet from that used for the TV or radio
equipment.
• Although the battery becomes hot during charging, this does not
indicate an abnormality.
• Although the charger may be used at temperatures of between 0°
and 40°C, we recommend charging the battery at temperatures of
between 10°and 30°C to ensure good charging performance.
• To use the charger in another countries, equip the charger with an
adapter plug suited to the AC outlet in the intended region of use.
Please ask your travel agency about which adapter plug to use.
Note