Olympus CAMEDIA C-5060 Wide Zoom User manual

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DIGITAL CAMERA
C-5060 Wide Zoom
REFERENCE MANUAL
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FERENCE MANUAL
•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.
• We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your
camera before taking important photographs.
• Screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were
produced during the developmental stages and may differ from
those of the actual product.

For customers in North and South America
For customers in USA
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-5066 Wide Zoom
RM-2 (Remote control)
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 al_ requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
For customers in Europe
"CE" mark indicates that this product complies with the European
requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection
"CE" mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe.
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Rule for Camera File System/DCF" standards stipulated by the Japan Electronics
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Contents P4
Names of parts P_2
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Composition of the manual ............................ 3
Names of parts .................................... 12
Camera ....................................... 12
Control panel indications .......................... !5
Monitor indications .............................. 17
Memory gauge ................................. 21
Battery check .................................. 21
How to use this manual .............................. 22
1 Getting started 23
Attaching the strap .................................. 23
Charging the battery ................................ 24
Loading the battery ................................. 25
Removing the battery ............................ 26
Other ways to power the camera ................... 26
Inserting a card .................................... 28
Card basics .................................... 28
Removing the card .............................. 30
Switching cards ................................. 31
Turning the power on/off ............................. 33
Startup/Shutdown screen ......................... 35
If the card is not recognized (card check) ............. 35
Selecting a language for on-screen display _'_ ......... 36
Setting the date and time Q ........................ 38
Adjusting the viewfinder .............................. 40
Holding the camera ................................. 41
2 Using the Buttons and Menus 42
Direct buttons ..................................... 42
Direct button operations .......................... 42
Direct button functions ........................... 44
Types of menus .................................... 48
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How to use the menus ............................... 49
Shortcut menus .................................... 51
Mode menus ...................................... 53
3 Shooting basics 59
Shooting mode .................................... 59
Taking still pictures ................................. 63
Taking still pictures using the viewfinder .............. 63
Taking still pictures using the monitor ................ 65
Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor .............. 67
If correct focus cannot be obtained ..................... 68
Determine the position of the subject after focusing
(Focus Lock) .................... 68
Subjects that are difficult to auto focus on ............ 69
Recording movies _ ............................... 70
Zoom ............................................ 72
Using the optical zoom ........................... 72
Using the digital zoom ............................ 73
4Flash 74
Flash shooting ,_ .................................. 74
Using the slow synchronization flash _SLOW ............. 79
Flash intensity control [] ............................ 80
External flash (optional) .............................. 81
Using the external flash ........................... 81
Using commercially available external flashes ......... 83
Compatible commercially available external flashes ..... 84
Using a slave flash mode ......................... 85
5 Advanced shooting 86
Aperture priority shooting A .......................... 86

ShutterpriorityshootingS........................... 87
ManualshootingM................................ 88
M mode real display - Displaying the subject on
the monitor at close to the real
exposure _ ................... 89
Using My Mode _ ................................ 90
Focusing applications ............................... 91
AF MODE - Changing the focus range ............... 91
FULLTIME AF - A reliable time-saving way to focus ..... 92
Changing the position of the AF target mark ........... 93
AF illuminator .................................. 94
Manual focus ................................... 95
Metering I_ ...................................... 97
Spot metering /Center-weighted metering
- Selecting the metering area ....... 97
Changing the position of the metering target mark ...... 98
Multi-metering - Metering the exposure
at more than one point ............ 99
AE Lock - Locking the exposure AEL ................. 101
Macro mode shooting _ ........................... 103
Super macro shooting s,_ .......................... 104
Self-timer shooting _ ............................. 105
Remote control shooting ©_ . ........................ 106
Sequential shooting HII::_] E_ AFI::_j] BKT ........... 108
High speed sequential shooting, sequential shooting
and AF sequential shooting ........ 108
Auto bracketing ................................ 109
Panorama shooting ................................ 111
Taking 2 IN 1 pictures 2 IN 1 ........................ 1!3
FRAME ASSIST shooting [] ....................... 114
FUNCTION - Adding special effects to pictures .......... 1!6
Recording sound with still pictures _1 .................. 117
Recording sound with movies _1 ..................... 118
Using the optional accessories ....................... 1!9
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6 Adjusting the image quality and
exposure 120
Record mode _l- . ................................ 120
RAW Data .................................... !21
ENLARGE SIZE ............................... !21
3:2 Resolution ................................. 121
Selecting a record mode ......................... 123
ISO sensitivity .................................... 125
Exposure compensation [] ......................... 126
White balance WB ............................... 128
Auto white balance ............................. 129
Preset 1 white balance .......................... 129
Preset 2 white balance .......................... 129
Custom white balance ........................... 130
One-touch white balance _ .................... 131
White balance adjustment I_ ................... 133
SHARPNESS _ ................................. 134
CONTRAST _ .................................. 135
SATURATION RGB 136
SCENE MODES .................................. 137
NOISE REDUCTION ............................... 137
7 Playback 139
Viewing still pictures [] ............................ 139
QUICK VIEW .................................. 140
Picture rotation _ ............................. 141
Close-up playback o, .............................. 142
Index display _ ................................. 143
Selectin.q the number of pictures ................... 144
Slideshow _ .................................... !45
Viewing movies [] ............................... 146
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Editing movies .................................... 148
Creating an index .............................. 148
Editing a movie ................................ 150
Playback on a TV ................................. 152
Recording sound _ ............................... 153
Editing still pictures ................................ 154
Resizing F_ .................................. !55
Trimming _ ................................. 155
RAW editing .................................. 157
Copying pictures .................................. !58
Protecting pictures o-,1 ............................. 159
Erasing pictures /_ ................................ 160
Single-frame erase f_ .......................... 160
All-frame erase _ ............................ 161
8 Useful functions 162
ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings ............. 162
Custom button _3 ................................. !64
Setting the custom button ........................ 165
Using the custom button ......................... 166
Shortcut ......................................... !67
Setting the shortcut menu ........................ 168
Using the shortcut menu ......................... 169
MY MODE SETUP - Setting a function in My Mode _ ... 170
Formatting cards _] ............................... 173
Exposure steps - Selecting the adjustment increments .... 174
INFO - Displaying shooting information on the
monitor |NFO ............................. 175
Histogram display - Displaying the luminance
distribution of still pictures [] ................. 176
Dual control panel - Displaying control panel
information on the monitor .................... 179
Monitor brightness adjustment mE31 181==H= ...................
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REC VIEW - Checking the picture immediately after
shooting .................................. 182
FRAME ASSIST display - Displaying guidelines on the
monitor ................................... 183
Beep - Setting the warning tone m))) .................. 184
Button operation beep - Setting the button operation
sound BEEP ............................. !85
SHUTTER SOUND - Setting the shutter sound .......... 186
Playback volume - Adjusting the sound volume .......... 187
PW ON/PW OFF SETUP - Selecting the
startup/shutdown screen and sound ............. 188
SCREEN SETUP - Registering a picture for the
startup/shutdown screen ...................... 189
FILE NAME - Assigning a file name ................... 191
PIXEL MAPPING - Checking the image processing
functions .................................. 192
Measurement units - m!ft (meters/feet) m/ft ............ 193
VIDEO OUT - Selecting the video signal type ........... 194
RESET- Initializing the camera settings ............... 195
USB setup - Selecting the connection destination ........ 197
9 Print setting 198
How to print pictures _ ............................ 198
All-frame reservation _ ........................... 200
Single-frame reservation _3_......................... 202
Trimming _3, ..................................... 205
Resetting print reservation data _ ................... 207
10 Direct printing 209
Using the direct printing function ...................... 209
Connecting the camera to a printer .................... 210
Printing pictures ................................... 211
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