Olympus CAMEDIA C-3020 Zoom Installation guide

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DIGITAL CAMERA/APPAREIL PHOTO NUMÉRIQUE
DIGITALKAMERA/CÁMARA DIGITAL
BASIC MANUAL
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Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use.
We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera
before taking important photographs.
These instructions are only for quick reference. For more details on the
functions described here, refer to the camera reference manual on the CD-
ROM included with the camera.
C-3020ZOOM
MANUEL DE BASE
Avant d’utiliser votre appareil photo, veuillez lire attentivement ce mode
d’emploi, de manière à obtenir les meilleurs résultats possibles.
Avant d’effectuer des prises de vues importantes, nous vous conseillons par
ailleurs de faire quelques essais afin de vous familiariser avec le maniement
de l’appareil photo.
Ces instructions ne sont que pour une référence rapide. Pour plus de détails sur
les fonctions décrites ici, se référer aux instructions du CD logiciel sur le CD-ROM.
FRANÇAIS
EINFACHE ANLEITUNG
DEUTSCH
Bitte lesen Sie vor Gebrauch dieser Kamera sorgfältig diese
Bedienungsanleitung, um optimale Ergebnisse beim Fotografieren zu erzielen.
Wir empfehlen, vor wichtigen Aufnahmen Probeaufnahmen durchzuführen,
um sich mit der Bedienung und den Funktionen der Kamera vertraut zu
machen.
Diese Kurzanleitung dient dem ersten Kennenlernen Ihrer Kamera. Eine
ausführliche Beschreibung der hier aufgeführten Funktionen finden Sie in der
Bildschirmbedienungsanleitung der CD-ROM.
MANUAL BÁSICO
ESPAÑOL
Antes de usar su cámara lea este manual detalladamente para asegurar el
uso correcto.
Nosotros le recomendamos que tome fotografías de prueba para
familiarizarse con su cámara antes de tomar fotografías importantes.
Estas instrucciones son sólo de referencia rápida. Para más detalles acerca
de las funciones aquí descritas, refiérase a las instrucciones del CD del
software en el CD-ROM.

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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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“Design Rule for Camera File System/DCF” standards stipulated by the
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For customers in North and South America
For customers in USA
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-3020ZOOM
Trade Name : OLYMPUS
Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc.
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.
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.

CONTENTS/TABLE DES MATIÉ/INHALT/CONTENIDO
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FRANÇAIS ........................................................................46
DEUTSCH ..........................................................................90
ESPAÑOL ........................................................................134
NAMES OF PARTS 4
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 14
GETTING STARTED 15
SHOOTING BASICS 19
ADVANCED SHOOTING 33
PLAYBACK 35
PRINT SETTINGS 38
TRANSFERRING PICTURES TO A COMPUTER 39
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 41
ERROR CODES 42
SPECIFICATIONS 44
CONTENTS
These instructions are only for quick reference. For more
details on the functions described here, refer to the
camera reference manual on the CD-ROM included with
the camera.
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NAMES OF PARTS
Camera
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Self-timer lamp
Diopter adjustment dial
Zoom lever (T/W)
Index display/Close-up
playback lever ( / )
Shutter button
Control panel
Flash
Card cover
Strap eyelet
Lens
Connector cover
USB connector
DC-IN jack

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AE lock button (AEL)
Custom button ( )
Protect button ( )
Erase button ( )
Flash mode button ( )
Macro/Spot button ( )
Print button ( )
Mode dial
(S-Prg, A/S/M/ , P, OFF, )
Viewfinder
Monitor
OK/Menu button
Manual focus button
()
Monitor button
()
Card access lamp
Arrow pad (ÑñÉí)
Battery compartment lock
Tripod socket
Battery compartment
cover

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Viewfinder indications
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1Orange lamp
●In some situations, this lamp lights up when you press the shutter button
halfway. This indicates that the flash will fire when the picture is taken.
●Lights when you start movie recording and remains lit while movie
recording is in progress.
●Blinks if the flash is required for a particular shot and the flash is turned
off.
●If this lamp blinks just after you change from the flash override mode to
another mode or after you shoot with the flash, it means that the flash is
recharging. Wait until the lamp stops blinking, then press the shutter
button.
2Green lamp
●When you press the shutter button down halfway to lock focus and
exposure, this lamp lights. If the subject is out of focus, the lamp blinks.
●Blinks when shutter button will not release, such as when there is no
memory left to store the image.
●Blinks when there is a problem with the SmartMedia card.
3AF target mark
●Place this on the subject in order to focus on it.
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Control panel indications
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1Flash mode
●Displayed when the flash mode is selected by pressing the (flash
mode) button.
No indication: Auto-flash, : Red-eye reduction flash, : Fill-in flash,
SLOW: Slow synchronization flash, : Off (flash override)
2Manual Focus
●Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function.
3Flash intensity control
●Displayed when the amount of the light emitted by the flash is adjusted.
4Battery check
●When remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication
changes as follows:
●Be aware that the amount of power remaining when the battery check
indication appears varies depending on the type of batteries used.
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5Card error
●When the power is turned on, the camera checks the removable
memory card. If there is a problem with the card, this indication appears.
6White balance
●Displayed when the White balance is set to any mode except AUTO.
Fully charged Low power
No power
Blinks, then turns off.

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Control panel indications (Cont.)
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7ISO
●Displayed when the ISO is set to any mode except AUTO.
8Exposure compensation
●Displayed when exposure compensation is set to any value except 0.
9Auto-bracket
●Displayed when the drive mode is set to the Auto-bracket mode.
0Macro mode
●Displayed when the macro mode is engaged.
!Spot metering mode
●Displayed when the Spot metering mode is set.
@Sequential shooting
●Displayed when the drive mode is set to Sequential shooting or AF
Sequential shooting.
#Self-timer mode
●Displayed when self-timer mode is set.
$Record mode (TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ)
●Displays the mode in which images will be recorded.
%Card writing
●Displayed when images are being written to a removable memory card.
^Number of storable still pictures
●Displays the number of still pictures you can shoot.
Seconds remaining ( Movie mode only)
●Displays available movie recording time.
Card error
●Displayed if there is a problem with the removable memory card.
TSee “Error codes”.
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Monitor indications — Shooting information
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The indications vary depending on the shooting mode.
The information below is displayed
for about 3 seconds after operating
the buttons/mode dial or closing the
menus.
The information below is always
displayed in the shooting mode.
* These illustrations show examples of
indications displayed when the mode
dial is set to P.
1Shooting mode
●Displays the shooting mode.
S-Prg: Scene program mode ( : Portrait mode, : Sports mode,
: Landscape-Portrait mode, : Night-scene mode, : Movie
mode), P: Program mode, A: Aperture priority mode, S: Shutter priority
mode, M: Manual mode, : My mode
2Aperture value
●Displays the current aperture value.
3Shutter speed
●Displays the current shutter speed.
4Exposure compensation
●Displays the current exposure (brightness) compensation value.
Exposure differential (M mode only)
●Displays the difference between the exposure determined by the
currently selected combination of the aperture and shutter speed and
that considered optimal by the camera.
5Exposure lock
AEL : AE lock
●The exposure is locked until single-frame shooting is performed. After
you shoot an image, the indication disappears.
HQ MF
AEL
SLOW1
AEL
HQ MF

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Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.)
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MEMO : AE memory
●The exposure is locked and retained in memory even after shooting.
This indicator is displayed until the AE memory is turned off.
6AF target mark
●Place this on the subject in order to focus on it.
7Record mode (TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ)
●Displays the record mode that was selected on the menus.
8Manual Focus
●Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function.
9Number of storable still pictures
●Displays the number of still pictures you can shoot.
Seconds remaining ( Movie mode only)
●Displays available movie recording time for one-time shutter operation.
0Memory gauge
●Displays the amount of space used by the pictures stored in the built-in
memory as the images are being written to the SmartMedia card. If you
take pictures continuously, the indication changes as shown below.
The memory gauge changes depending on the number of storable
pictures or seconds remaining.
HQ MF
AEL

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!Drive mode
●Displayed when the drive mode is set on the menus.
: Single-frame shooting, : Sequential shooting, : AF
Sequential shooting, : Self-timer shooting, BKT : Auto-bracket
@Spot metering/Macro mode
●Displayed when the Spot metering/Macro mode is selected by pressing
the (Macro/Spot) button.
No indication: Digital ESP (factory default setting), : Spot metering,
: Macro, : Spot metering+Macro
#White balance
●Displayed when WB is set on the menus.
No indication: AUTO, : Daylight, : Overcast, : Tungsten light,
: Fluorescent, : One touch white balance
$ISO
●Displays the ISO (AUTO, 100, 200 or 400) selected on the menus. Even
if AUTO is selected, the ISO changes to 100 when the Mode dial is set
to A/S/M/ . Even if AUTO is selected, the ISO is automatically
increased when the flash is not used in low-light situations in order to
prevent blurring due to camera movements.
%Flash mode
●Displayed when the flash mode is selected by pressing the (flash
mode) button.
No indication: Auto-flash, : Red-eye reduction flash, : Fill-in flash,
SLOW1/ SLOW2/ SLOW1: Slow synchronization flash, : Off
(flash override)
SLOW1
AEL
HQ MF

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NAMES OF PARTS
Monitor indications — Playback information
INFO setting on the Menu allows you to select how much information to
display on the menu.
Still picture playback information
1Battery check
●The battery check indication
changes as follows:
●Be aware that the time
remaining varies depending on
the type of batteries used.
2Print reserve
●Displayed when the Print
reserve is set.
3Number of prints
●Displays the number of prints to
be produced.
4Protect
●Displayed when the picture is
protected.
5Record mode
6Frame number
7Time
8Date
●The year 2001 is displayed as
’01.
9Number of pixels
0Aperture value
!Shutter speed
@Exposure compensation
#White balance
$ISO
%File number/Frame number
HQ
’01.12.23. 21:56 0020
x10
HQ
SIZE: 2048x1536
F2.8 1/800 +2.0
ISO400
’01.12.23 21:56
FILE: 123–0020
x10
When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON
Fully charged Low power

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Movie playback information
●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.
1Battery check
2Movie mark
3Protect
●Displayed when the picture is
protected.
4Frame number
5Date
●The year 2001 is displayed as
’01.
6Record mode
7Number of pixels
8Time
9File number/Frame number
●During movie playback, the
recording time appears as
follows:
Total recording time
0” / 15”
Playing time
0020
HQ
SIZE: 320x240
’01.12.23 21:56
FILE: 123–0020
When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON

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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.
If a button is shown in black, press it as part of the step.
Set the mode dial to the position shown in the illustration.
In this example, you would set the dial to P.
Means “Press this button”.
Ñ, ñ, Éand íused in instructions correspond to
the buttons on the arrow pad as shown. Ñ
ñ
Éí
Set the functions in the menus in the order of these arrows. Before using
the menus, read “Using the Menus” for details.
In the top menu, select MODE MENU TCAMERA TA/S/M/ TS,
then press to complete the setting. To start shooting, press
again.
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GETTING STARTED
Load the batteries as shown below:
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2
4
3
5
When using CR-V3
(Olympus LB-01)
lithium battery packs
When using AA (R6)
batteries
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Using the AC power adapter (optional)
Use an AC adapter designed for the area where the camera is used. Consult
your nearest Olympus dealer or Service center for details.
Loading the batteries
●CR-V3 (Olympus LB-01) lithium battery packs cannot be charged.

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Insert the card fully with the contact area
facing towards the monitor side (back of
the camera). Push the card down firmly,
being careful not to bend it. The card will
lock into position and not pop back up
when properly inserted.
●Note the orientation of the card. If it is
inserted incorrectly, it may become
jammed.
Push the card in lightly to unlock it, then
pull it out.
Make sure the camera is turned off (i.e. the mode
dial is set to OFF).
Open the Card cover.
Close the cover tightly.
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Inserting a SmartMedia removable
memory card
Ejecting the card
Inserting/ejecting the SmartMedia card
Be sure to use a 3V (3.3 V) card. Non-Olympus 3 V (3.3 V) cards must be
formatted with the camera. Do not use a 5 V card or a 2 MB card.
GETTING STARTED (Cont.)

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4Press ñto select SETUP, then
press í.
●The items in the SETUP menu
appear.
5Press Ññ to select , then
press í.
●The screen appears.
1Press the tabs on the lens cap to remove it.
2Set the mode dial to S-Prg, P, A/S/M/ or .
●The camera turns on.
●The lens does not extend when the mode dial is set to .
3Set the mode dial to OFF.
●The camera turns off.
1
Power on/off
Date/time setting
23Press íon the arrow pad to
select MODE MENU.
DRIVE
WB
MODE MENU
m
SETUP
CAM
CARD
PIC
CUSTOM BUTTONCUSTOM BUTTON
SHORT CUT
m/ftm/ft
’01.01.01
00:00
SETUP
CAM
CARD
PIC
LOWLOW
ONON
ONON
RESETRESET
REC VIEWREC VIEW
MY MODE SETUP
FILE NAME
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6When is selected in green on
the screen, press Ññ to select
the date format.
●Select any one of the following
formats:
D-M-Y (Day/Month/Year)
M-D-Y (Month/Day/Year)
Y-M-D (Year/Month/Day)
●This step and the following steps show the
procedure used when the date and time
settings are set to Y-M-D.
7Press íto move to the year (Y) setting.
8Press Ññ to set the year. When the year is set, press íto move to
the month (M) setting.
●Repeat this procedure until the date and time are completely set.
●To move back to the previous setting, press É.
screen
9Press .
●The camera returns to the menu screen.
●If is pressed again, the menu disappears.
●For more accurate setting, press at the time of 00 seconds. The clock
starts when you press the button.
●The current settings stay the same even when the power is turned off,
unless they are readjusted.
●The date/time setting will be canceled if the camera is left with no batteries
for approximately 1 hour. If this happens, set the date/time again. If you
remove the batteries a short time after loading them in the camera, it may
take less than 1 hour for the date/time setting to be canceled.
SELECT SET
GO
SELECT SET
GO
SELECT SET
GO
GETTING STARTED (Cont.)

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Turn the diopter adjustment dial until you see the AF target mark clearly.
Viewfinder
AF target mark
Diopter adjustment dial
Adjusting the diopter
SHOOTING BASICS
Shooting mode setting —Mode dial
Scene program shooting
Allows you to shoot pictures by simply selecting an appropriate shooting
mode from the five program shooting modes ( Portrait, Sports,
Landscape-Portrait, Night-scene and Movie modes) depending on the
shooting condition.
Program shooting
The camera sets aperture and shutter speed each time you shoot a still
picture.
Aperture priority/Shutter priority/Manual/My (image)
mode shooting
Allows you to set aperture and/or shutter speed manually. When the mode
dial is set to A/S/M/ , the following items can be set with the menus:
A (Aperture priority shooting)
You set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed.
S (Shutter priority shooting)
You set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture.
M (Manual shooting)
You set both the aperture and shutter speed.
My (image) mode shooting
Allows you to make your own original set of function settings such as aperture
value and zoom position and save them as the mode so that you can
access all the saved settings just by selecting the mode.

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Using the menus
Shortcut menu
Shortcut menus are the menus other
than MODE MENU on the top menu.
These can be replaced with your
favorite items, but only when the mode
dial is set to P or A/S/M/ . Just
pressing the arrow pad buttons
according to the marks shown next to
each item will lead you directly to their
screens.
DRIVE
WB
MODE MENU
P mode top menu
CAM
SET
CARD
WB
CONTRAST
SHARPNESSSHARPNESS
PRESET
AUTO
PICTURE
å
å
å
DRIVE setting screen
WB setting screen
Setting screen
ß
When displaying menus, the first screen that appears on the monitor is called
the top menu. The contents of this menu change depending on the position of
the mode dial (see the diagram below). On the top menu, two types of menus
are available: MODE MENU and the other menus (shortcut menus).
PICSET
CARD
ISO
SLOW
CAMERA
DRIVE
BKT
PICTURE
CAM
SET
CARD
WB
CONTRAST
SHARPNESSSHARPNESS
HQ
SQ
TIFF
SHQ
SHOOTING BASICS (Cont.)