Olympus CAMEDIA C-720 Ultra Zoom User manual

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C-720 Ultra Zoom
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For customers in USA
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-720 Ultra Zoom
Trade Name : OLYMPUS
Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc.
Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York
11747-3157 U.S.A.
Telephone Number : 1-631-844-5000
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
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Contents ..........................................................................P. 4
Chapter 1
Getting started P. 19
Chapter 2
Quick-start guide P. 32
Chapter 3
Using the menus P. 37
Chapter 4
Shooting basics P. 44
Chapter 5
Advanced shooting P. 65
Chapter 6
Adjusting image quality and exposure P. 78
Chapter 7
Playback P. 87
Chapter 8
Useful functions P. 104
Chapter 9
Print setting P. 120
Chapter 10
Miscellaneous P. 124

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Contents
Names of parts ............................................................................10
Camera 10
Viewfinder/Monitor indications — Shooting information 12
Viewfinder/Monitor indications — Playback information 14
Still picture playback information 14
Movie playback information 15
Viewfinder/Monitor indications
— Memory gauge & battery check 16
Memory gauge 16
Battery check 16
How to use this manual ................................................................17
Getting started 19
Attaching the strap ................................................................19
Loading the batteries ..............................................................21
Selecting optional batteries or AC adapter 22
Card basics ..........................................................................25
Inserting/Removing the card 26
Power on/off ........................................................................27
Card check 28
Date/time setting ..................................................................29
Adjusting the diopter..............................................................31
Holding the camera................................................................31
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Quick-start guide 32
Taking still pictures ........................................................32
Recording movies ............................................................33
Viewing still pictures ........................................................34
Playing back movies ........................................................35
Erasing pictures ................................................................36

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Using the menus 37
What are the menus?............................................................37
How to use the menu ............................................................38
Modes & short cut menus ......................................................40
Tabs & MODE MENU functions (shooting) ..............................41
Tabs & MODE MENU functions (playback) ............................43
Shooting basics 44
Shooting mode setting — Mode dial........................................44
Aperture setting — Aperture priority shooting 47
Shutter speed setting — Shutter priority shooting 48
Aperture & Shutter speed setting — Manual shooting 49
Using My Mode 50
How to use the shutter button ................................................50
Focusing ..............................................................................51
Auto focus 51
When Auto focus does not work
— Subjects that are difficult to focus on 52
Focus lock — Focusing on subjects that are
not in the center of the frame 53
Taking still pictures ......................................54
Recording movies ............................................................56
Zoom — Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting ..............................58
Digital zoom 59
Chapter 3
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Flash shooting ......................................................................60
Auto-flash 60
Red-eye reduction flash 60
Fill-in flash 60
Flash off 61
Night scene flash & Night scene with red-eye
reduction flash 61
Using the flash 62
Flash intensity control 64
Advanced shooting 65
Spot metering — Selecting the metering area ..........................65
AE lock — Locking the exposure..............................................66
Macro mode setting — Taking close-up pictures ......................68
Self-timer shooting ................................................................70
Sequential shooting................................................................71
Sequential shooting & AF Sequential shooting 71
Auto bracketing — Shooting pictures sequentially with a
different exposure for each frame 72
Panorama shooting ................................................................75
Taking two-in-one pictures ......................................................77
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Adjusting image quality and
exposure 78
Record mode ........................................................................78
Selecting record modes 78
ISO sensitivity ........................................................................82
Exposure compensation ..........................................................84
White balance ......................................................................85
Sharpness..............................................................................86
Contrast ................................................................................86
Playback 87
Playing back still pictures ........................................................87
Single-frame playback 87
Quick View 87
Slide-show ............................................................................88
Playing back movies — MOVIE PLAY ......................................89
MOVIE PLAYBACK 90
INDEX 91
Close-up playback ................................................................93
Picture rotation ......................................................................94
Index display ........................................................................95
Selecting the number of pictures 96
Editing still pictures ................................................................97
Creating black & white or sepia-toned pictures 97
Resizing pictures 98
Protect ..................................................................................99
Erasing pictures ..................................................................100
Single-frame erase 100
All-frame erase 101
Formatting cards..................................................................102
Playback on a TV ................................................................103
Chapter 6
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Useful functions 104
All reset — Saving the camera’s settings ..............................104
Custom button......................................................................105
Setting the custom button 105
Using the custom button 106
Shortcut ..............................................................................107
Setting the shortcut menu 108
Using the shortcut menu 109
MY MODE SETUP ................................................................110
Information display ............................................................113
Monitor brightness adjustment ..............................................114
Turning off the beep sound....................................................114
Rec View ............................................................................115
Sleep timer ..........................................................................116
Battery save mode................................................................116
File name ............................................................................117
Pixel Mapping ....................................................................119
Print setting 120
How to print pictures ............................................................120
Applying print reserve to a card............................................122
Chapter 8
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Miscellaneous 124
Troubleshooting....................................................................124
User maintenance ................................................................131
After use 131
Cleaning the camera 131
Error codes..........................................................................132
Menu maps ........................................................................134
Menu functions & factory default settings ............................137
Modes & Shooting functions..................................................138
Specifications ......................................................................140
Glossary of terms ................................................................142
Index ..................................................................................145
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