Olympus CAMEDIA C-3020 Zoom User manual

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Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-3020ZOOM
Trade Name : OLYMPUS
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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
Chapter 5
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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
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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)
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Camera (Cont.)
AE lock button (AEL) (P. 104)
Custom button ( ) (P. 146)
Protect button ( ) (P. 140)
Macro/Spot button ( ) (P. 102, 107)
Print button ( ) (P. 164)
Mode dial
(S-Prg, A/S/M/ , P, OFF, )
(P. 30, 64, 65, 69, 130)
Monitor
(P. 15–19)
OK/Menu button
(P. 46)
Manual focus button
( ) (P. 77)
Monitor button
( ) (P. 81)
Card access lamp
(P. 71)
Arrow pad (ÑñÉí)
Battery
compartment
cover (P. 25) Tripod socket
(P. 152)
Names of parts
Erase button ( ) (P. 141)
Flash mode button ( )
(P. 92)
Viewfinder (P. 12)
Battery compartment lock (P. 25, 26)

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Viewfinder indications
1Orange lamp (P. 79, 92)
●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 it 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 (P. 72, 79)
●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 pressing the shutter button will not release the shutter
because of any proper reason such as ongoing image processing
performed after every shooting and no more memory space for another
shooting.
●Blinks when there is a problem with the card.
3AF target mark (P. 72, 79)
●Place this on the subject in odrder to focus on it.
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Control panel indications
1Flash mode (P. 88–91)
●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 (P. 77, 78)
●Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function.
3Flash intensity control (P. 95)
●Displayed when the amount of the light emitted by the flash is adjusted.
4Battery check (P. 26)
●When remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication
changes as follows:
●Be aware that the time when the battery check indication appears
varies depending on the type of batteries used.
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5Card error (P. 31, 196, 197)
●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 (P. 122)
●Displayed when the White balance is set to any mode except AUTO.
Names of parts
Fully charged Low power
No power
Blinks, then turns off.
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Control panel indications (Cont.)
7ISO (P. 118)
●Displayed when the ISO is set to any mode except AUTO.
8Exposure compensation (P. 120)
●Displayed when exposure compensation is set to any value except 0.
9Auto-bracket (P. 99)
●Displayed when the drive mode is set to the Auto-bracket mode.
0Macro mode (P. 107)
●Displayed when the macro mode is engaged.
!Spot metering mode (P. 102)
●Displayed when the Spot metering mode is set.
@Sequential shooting (P. 98)
●Displayed when the drive mode is set to Sequential shooting or AF
Sequential shooting.
#Self-timer mode (P. 152)
●Displayed when self-timer mode is set.
$Record mode (P. 114) (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 (P. 115)
●Displays the number of still pictures you can shoot.
Seconds remaining ( Movie mode only) (P. 115)
●Displays available movie recording time.
Card error (P. 31)
●Displayed if there is a problem with the removable memory card.
TSee “Error codes”on P. 196, 197.
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Monitor indications
— Shooting information
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 (P. 64, 65)
●Displays the shooting mode.
S-Prg: Scene program mode ( : Portrait mode, : Sports mode,
: Landscape mode, : Night-scene mode, : Movie mode),
P: Program mode, A: Aperture priority mode, S: Shutter priority mode,
M: Manual mode, : My mode
2Aperture value (P. 67)
●Displays the current aperture value.
3Shutter speed (P. 68)
●Displays the current shutter speed.
4Exposure compensation (P. 120)
●Displays the current exposure (brightness) compensation value.
Exposure differential (M mode only) (P. 70)
●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 (P. 104–106)
AEL : AE lock
●The exposure is locked until single-frame shooting is performed. After
you shoot, the indication disappears.
HQ MF
AEL
SLOW1
AEL
HQ MF
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Monitor indications
— Shooting information (Cont.)
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 (P. 71, 73)
●Place this on the subject in order to focus on it.
7Record mode (P. 114) (TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ)
●Displays the record mode that was selected on the menus.
8Manual Focus (P. 77, 78)
●Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function.
9Number of storable still pictures (P. 115)
●Displays the number of still pictures you can shoot.
Seconds remaining ( Movie mode only) (P. 115)
●Displays available movie recording time for one-time shutter operation.
0Memory gauge (P. 83, 85)
●Displays the amount of space used by the pictures stored in the built-in
memory (Pictures are stored in internal memory before they can be
transferred to the removable memory card. Internal memory is not used
for permanent storage). 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.
Names of parts
HQ MF
AEL

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Monitor indications
—Shooting information (Cont.)
!Drive mode (P. 98)
●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 (P. 102, 107)
●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 (P. 122)
●Displayed when WB is set on the menus.
No indication: AUTO, : Daylight, : Overcast, : Tungsten light,
: Fluorescent, : One touch white balance
$ISO (P. 118)
●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 (P. 88–91)
●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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Monitor indications
—Playback information
INFO setting on the Menu allows you to select how much information to
display on the menu (P. 134).
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 (P. 164, 165)
●Displayed when the Print
reserve is set.
3Number of prints (P. 164, 165)
●Displays the number of prints to
be produced.
4Protect (P. 140)
●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
Names of parts
When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON
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Monitor indications
—Playback information (Cont.)
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 (P. 130,
132).
1Battery check (P. 18)
2Movie mark (P. 130)
3Protect (P. 140)
●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
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3Press íon the arrow pad to select
MODE MENU.
●In this step and the following steps, the
screens show examples of the menus
displayed in the P mode.
4
Press ñ to select SETUP, then press í .
●The items in the SETUP menu appear.
5Press Ññ to select , then press í.
●The screen appears.
DRIVE
WB
MODE MENU
Chapter 1
Date/time setting
It is possible to set the date/time of the built-in clock. Since the date/time is
saved with recorded pictures, be sure to set it correctly.
1Set the mode dial to one of
shooting positions (P,
A/S/M/ or S-Prg).
●Be sure to remove the lens cap
beforehand since the lens
automatically extrudes.
●The mode also allows you to
set the date/time as long as the
card has one or more images
recorded on it.
2Press to display Menu
(P. 46).
●The monitor turns on
automatically.
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CARD
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CUSTOM BUTTON
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LOWLOW
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ONON
RESETRESET
REC VIEW
MY MODE SETUPMY MODE SETUP
FILE NAMEFILE NAME
ALL RESET
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
Set the mode dial to the position shown in the illustration. (In
this example, you would set P. )
Means “Press
this button”.
Ñ, ñ, Éand íused in instructions correspond
to the buttons on the arrow pad as shown.
(In this example, you would press the right-arrow
key on the arrow pad.)
Ñ
ñ
Éí
If a button is
shown in black,
press it as part
of the step.
(In this
example, you
would press
right-arrow key.)