Olympus CAMEDIA C-3020 Zoom User manual

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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
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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.
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This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
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Major features
Stores your pictures
on SmartMedia
(card).
Picture transfer to a
computer
Take sequential shots!
Easy menu operation
Menus are grouped according to
function.
Record movies!
In addition to still pictures,
you can also record movies.
Assign a function you use
frequently to this button.
Exposure modes to suit
various applications.
S-Prg: Scene program
P: Program auto
A: Aperture priority
S: Shutter priority
M: Manual mode
: My mode
DRIVE
WB
MODE MENU

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Contents
Names of parts ............................................................................10
Camera 10
Viewfinder indications 12
Control panel indications 13
Monitor indications — Shooting information 15
Monitor indications — Playback information 18
Still picture playback information 18
Movie playback information 19
How to use this manual ................................................................20
Getting started 23
Attaching the strap ................................................................24
Loading the batteries ..............................................................25
Battery check 26
Card basics ..........................................................................28
Inserting/ejecting the card 29
Power on/off ........................................................................30
Card check 31
Date/time setting ..................................................................32
Adjusting the diopter..............................................................35
Holding the camera................................................................35
Quick-start guide 37
Taking still pictures ..........................................................38
Recording movies ......................................................39
Viewing still pictures — Using Quick View ........................41
Playing back movies — Using Quick View ........................42
Erasing pictures ................................................................43
Chapter 1
Chapter 2

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Using the menus 45
What are the menus?............................................................46
Menu basics ..........................................................................46
Top menu ..............................................................................47
MODE MENU........................................................................48
Using tabs ............................................................................49
Selecting, setting and saving functions ....................................50
Example of how to set a function ............................................51
MODE MENU functions (shooting) ..........................................52
MODE MENU functions (playback)..........................................56
Shortcut menu........................................................................57
Mode dial & shortcut menus....................................................58
Default settings for menu functions ..........................................59
Shooting basics 63
Shooting mode setting — Mode dial........................................64
Scene mode selection — Scene program shooting 67
Aperture setting — Aperture priority shooting 67
Shutter speed setting — Shutter priority shooting 68
Using My (Image) mode 69
Aperture & Shutter speed setting — Manual shooting 70
How to use the shutter button ................................................71
Focusing ..............................................................................72
Auto focus 72
When Auto focus does not work
— Subjects that are difficult to focus on 72
Focus lock
— Focusing on subjects that are not in the center of the frame 73
AF MODE — Changing the focus range 74
FULLTIME AF
— Continuous focusing for sports, action and fast moving
subjects 75
Manual focus 77
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
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Taking still pictures ................................................................79
Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder 79
Taking still pictures while using the monitor 81
Recording movies ..................................................................84
Zoom — Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting ..............................86
Digital zoom 86
Flash shooting ......................................................................88
Auto-flash 88
Red-eye reduction flash 88
Fill-in flash 88
Flash off 89
Slow Synchronization
SLOW1 SLOW2 SLOW 89
Using the Slow Synchronization flash 91
Using the flash 92
Flash intensity control 95
Advanced shooting 97
Sequential shooting................................................................98
Sequential shooting & AF Sequential shooting 98
Auto bracketing — Shooting pictures sequentially with a
different exposure for each frame 99
Metering modes — Metering the subject brightness ................102
AE lock — Locking the exposure 104
Macro mode shooting — Taking close-up pictures ..................107
FUNCTION — Taking black & white or sepia-toned pictures....109
Panorama shooting ..............................................................111
Chapter 4
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Adjusting image quality and
exposure 113
Record mode ......................................................................114
Selecting record modes 114
ISO sensitivity ......................................................................118
Exposure compensation ........................................................120
White balance ....................................................................122
AUTO (auto white balance) 122
PRESET (preset white balance) 122
(One-Touch white balance) 122
White balance adjustment 125
Sharpness............................................................................126
Contrast ..............................................................................127
Noise Reduction ..................................................................128
Playback 129
Playing back still pictures ......................................................130
Single-frame playback 130
Quick View 130
Slide-show ..........................................................................131
Playing back movies — MOVIE PLAY ....................................132
Displaying shooting information............................................134
Close-up playback ..............................................................135
Index display ......................................................................136
Selecting the number of pictures 137
Picture Rotation....................................................................138
Protect ................................................................................140
Erasing pictures ..................................................................141
Single-frame erase 141
All-frame erase 142
Formatting SmartMedia removable memory cards..................143
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
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Useful functions 145
Custom button......................................................................146
Setting the custom button 147
Using the custom button 147
Shortcut ..............................................................................149
Setting the shortcut menu 150
Using the shortcut menu 151
Self-timer shooting ..............................................................152
All Reset ..............................................................................153
Beep ..................................................................................154
Rec View ............................................................................154
MY MODE SETUP ................................................................155
File name ............................................................................158
Measurement units: m/ft (meters/feet) ..................................159
Print setting 161
How to print pictures ............................................................162
All-frame print reserve..........................................................164
Single-frame print reserve ....................................................165
Trimming setting ..................................................................167
Resetting print reserve ..........................................................170
Transferring pictures to a computer 171
Connecting directly to a computer by cable............................172
Checking your system 173
How to connect 175
Transferring images to a computer — Downloading................177
Removing the USB cable 181
Saving directly from a SmartMedia removable memory card ..184
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Contents

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Using optional accessories 185
AC adapter ........................................................................186
Miscellaneous 187
Troubleshooting....................................................................188
User maintenance ................................................................195
After use 195
Cleaning the camera 195
Error codes..........................................................................196
Specifications ......................................................................198
Glossary of terms ................................................................200
Index ..................................................................................203
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Contents

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Camera
Self-timer lamp
(P. 152)
Diopter adjustment dial (P. 35)
Zoom lever (T/W) (P. 86)
Index display/Close-up
playback lever ( / )
(P. 135, 136)
Shutter button (P. 71)
Control panel
(P. 13, 14)
Flash
(P. 92)
Card cover (P. 29)
Strap eyelet
(P. 24)
Lens
Connector cover (P. 175)
USB connector (P. 175)
DC-IN jack (P. 186)
Names of parts