Olympus CAMEDIA C-5000 Zoom User manual

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For customers in USA
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-5000ZOOM
RM-2 (Remote control)
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
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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.
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Contents P.4
Names of parts P.lO
Specifications P.172
Glossary of terms P.174
Index P.178
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Composition of the manual ............................ 3
Names of parts .................................... 10
Camera ....................................... 10
Monitor indications .............................. !2
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 Q ........................ 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 ,_SLOW ............. 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 A/S/M ................................. 68
Aperture priority shooting A .......................... 69
Shutter priority shooting S ........................... 70
Manual shooting M ................................ 71
Focusing applications ............................... 72
AF AREA - Changing the position of the AF target mark... 72
Manual focus ................................... 73
Metering E_ ...................................... 75
Spot metering .................................. 75
AE LOCK - Locking the exposure AEL ................ 76
Macro mode shooting _,_ ............................ 78
Super macro mode shooting s,_ ...................... 79
Self-timer shooting _ .............................. 80
Remote control shooting _ ........................... 8!

SequentialshootingE_ AFI:::_]BKT ................. 83
Sequential shooting and AF sequential shooting
AFE_ .................... 83
Auto bracketing BKT ........................... 84
PANORAMA - Panorama shooting ..................... 86
2 IN 1 - Taking two-in-one pictures 2 IN 1 .............. 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 WB ................................ 97
Auto white balance .............................. 98
Preset white balance ............................. 98
One-touch white balance _ 98
White balance adjustment _ ................... !00
SHARPNESS .._@,.................................. 101
CONTRAST _ .................................. !02
SATURATION RGB !03
NOISE REDUCTION m ........................... 104
7 Playback 105
Viewing still pictures [] ............................ 105
QUICK VIEW .................................. 106
Picture rotation Q ............................. !07
Close-up playback o, .............................. !08
Index display [] ................................. !09
Selecting the number of pictures ................... 1!0
Slideshow _ .................................... ! 11
Viewing movies [] ............................... 112
INDEX - Creating an index .......................... ! 14
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Playback on a TV ................................. 116
Editing still pictures [_ ............................. 117
Protecting pictures o_ ............................. 118
Erasing pictures /_ ................................ 119
Single-frame erase t_> .......................... 119
All-frame erase _i_ ............................ !20
8 Useful functions 121
ALL RESET -Savinq the camera's settings ............. 121
CUSTOM BUTTON _ ............................. 123
Setting the custom button ........................ 124
Using the custom button ......................... !25
SHORT CUT ..................................... 126
Setting the shortcut menu ........................ 127
Using the shortcut menu ......................... !28
MY MODE SETUP _ ............................. 129
CARD SETUP - Formatting Cards _] ................. !32
Information display INFO .......................... !34
Monitor brightness Adjustment trml 135
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REC VIEW ....................................... 136
SLEEP - Sleep Timer .............................. !37
Beep - Setting the warning tone =))) .................. 138
POWER ONIOFF 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 m/ft ........... 142
VIDEO OUT - Selecting the video signal type ........... 143
9 Print setting 144
With print reservation ,[], ........................... 144
All-frame reservation _2._L ........................... 146
Single-frame reservation _ ......................... !47
Resetting print reservation data _3_ ................... 149
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10 Miscellaneous 151
Error codes ...................................... 15!
Troubleshooting ................................... 152
List of menus ..................................... 158
List of factory default settings ........................ 164
Modes and Shooting Functions ....................... 167
Camera maintenance .............................. !70
Specifications .................................... !72
Glossary of terms ................................. 174
Index ........................................... 178
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Indications used in this manual
Important information on factors which may lead to a
malfunction or operational problems Also warns of operations
Note that should be absolutely avoided
Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out
of your camera
_, Reference pages describing detaits or associated information.
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