Olympus Camedia C-750 Ultra Zoom User manual

OLYMPUS
(AMEDIA
DIGITAL CAMERA
C-750 Ultra Zoom
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ITAL CAMERA
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"FERENCE MANUAL
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For customers in North and South America
For customers in USA
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-750 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 :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.
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Contents P.4
Names of parts P.lO
Specifications P.195
Glossary of terms P.197
_ndex P.201
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Contents .......................................... 4
Names of parts .................................... 10
Camera ....................................... 10
Viewfinder and monitor indications .................. 12
How to use this manual .............................. 16
1 Getting started 17
Attaching the strap .................................. 17
Loading the batteries ................................ 18
Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter .......... 20
Inserting a card .................................... 22
Card basics .................................... 22
Removing the card .............................. 23
Power on/off ...................................... 24
Startup/Shutdown screen ......................... 25
If the card is not recognized (card check) ............. 25
Selecting a language Q_ .......................... 26
Setting the date and time Q ........................ 28
Adjusting the viewfinder .............................. 30
Holding the camera ................................. 3!
2 Using the menus 32
About the menus ................................... 32
How to use the menus ............................... 33
Shortcut menus .................................... 35
Mode Menus ...................................... 37
3 Shooting basics 42
Shooting modes .................................... 42
Taking still pictures ................................. 46
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If correct focus cannot be obtained ..................... 49
Using the Focus Lock function ..................... 49
Subjects that are difficult to focus on ................ 50
Recording movies _£ ............................... 51
Zoom ............................................ 53
Using the optical zoom ........................... 53
DIGITAL ZOOM - Using the digital zoom ............. 54
4 Flash 55
Flash shooting _. .................................. 55
Using the slow synchronization flash _.SLOW ............. 61
Flash intensity controt _ ............................ 62
External flash (optional) .............................. 63
Using the external flash ........................... 63
Using commercially available external flashes ......... 65
Compatible commercially available external flashes ..... 66
5 Advanced shooting 67
A/S/M mode ....................................... 67
Aperture priority shooting A .......................... 68
Shutter priority shooting S ........................... 69
Manual shooting M................................ 70
Using My Mode _# ................................ 7!
Focusing applications ............................... 72
AF MODE - Changing the focus range ............... 72
FULLTIME AF - A reliable time-saving way to focus ..... 73
AF AREA - Changing the position of the AF target mark. 74
AF LOCK - Locking the focus ...................... 75
ManuaI focus ................................... 77
Metering I-;'7 ...................................... 79
Spot metering .................................. 79
MULTI METERING .............................. 80
AE LOCK - Locking the exposure .&El ................. 82

Contents
Macro mode shooting _ ............................ 84
Super macro mode shooting s,_ ...................... 85
Self-timer shooting _ .............................. 86
Remote control shooting _ ........................... 87
Sequential shooting 1:_ HII:::_] AF[:_j] BKT ........... 89
Sequential shooting, high speed sequential shooting
and AF sequential shooting
Hl_ AF_ .............. 89
Auto bracketing BKT ........................... 90
PANORAMA - Panorama shooting ..................... 92
2 IN 1 - Taking two-in-one pictures 2 IN 1 ............... 94
FUNCTION - Adding special effects to pictures ........... 96
Recording sound with still pictures _1................... 97
Recording sound with movies _ ...................... 98
6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure 99
Record mode _i- . ................................. 99
Selecting a record mode ......................... 101
3:2 Resolution ................................. 103
ENLARGE SIZE ............................... 103
ISO sensitivity .................................... 104
Exposure compensation [] ......................... 105
White balance WB ............................... 106
Auto white balance ............................. 106
Preset white balance ............................ 107
One-touch white balance c:3= .................... 107
White balance adjustment _ ................... 109
SHARPNESS @.. ................................. 110
CONTRAST @ .................................. 111
SATURATION RGB................................ 112
NOISE REDUCTION ............................... 113
Histogram display [] .............................. 114
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7 Playback 116
Viewing still pictures A............................ 116
QUICK ViEW .................................. 117
Close-up ptayback q .............................. ! 18
index display [] ................................. !19
Selecting the number of pictures ................... 120
Slideshow _ .................................... !21
Viewing movies [] ............................... 122
Editing movies .................................... 124
iNDEX - Creating an index ....................... 124
EDIT - Editing a movie .......................... !26
Playback on a TV ................................. 128
Picture rotation _ ............................. 129
Recording sound _ ............................... 130
Editing still pictures ................................ 131
Resizing _ .................................. 131
Trimming .p" ................................. 132
Protecting pictures o-,1 ............................. 134
Erasing pictures /_>................................ 135
Single-frame erase /_> .......................... 135
All-frame erase _ ............................ 136
8 Useful functions 137
ALL RESET - Savin# the camera's settings ............. 137
CUSTOM BUTTON E_ ............................. 139
Setting the custom button ........................ 140
Using the custom button ......................... 141
SHORT CUT ..................................... 142
Setting the shortcut menu ........................ 143
Using the shortcut menu ......................... 144
MY MODE SETUP _ ............................. 145
CARD SETUP - Formatting Cards _ ................. !48
information display INFO .......................... 150
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Monitor/viewfinder brightness Adjustment [,E_,_........... 151
REC VIEW ....................................... 152
SLEEP - Sleep Timer .............................. !53
Beep m))) ....................................... 154
SHUTTER SOUND ................................ 155
VOLUME - Playback Volume ........................ 156
POWER ON/OFF SETUP
- Power on/off display/sound setting ................... 157
SCREEN SETUP .................................. 158
FILE NAME ...................................... 159
PIXEL MAPPING .................................. 160
Measurement units m/ft ........................... 16!
VIDEO OUT - Video output selection .................. 162
9 Print setting 163
How to print pictures ............................... 163
All-frame reservation ,[,_L ........................... 165
Single-frame reservation _3, ......................... !67
Trimming ,O, ..................................... 170
Resetting print reservation data ,13, ................... 172
10 Miscellaneous 174
Error codes ...................................... 174
Troubleshooting ................................... !75
List of menus ..................................... 182
List of factory default settings ........................ 188
Modes and Shooting Functions ....................... 191
Camera maintenance .............................. !94
Specifications .................................... 195
Glossary of terms ................................. !97
Index ........................................... 201
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Contents
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 witl help you get the most out
of your camera
1_4¢ Reference pages describing detaiIs or associated information
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