Olympus SP-820UZ User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
Instruction Manual
SP-820UZ
●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.
●In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information
contained in this manual.

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Checking the contents of the box
Checking the contents of the box
Digital camera Strap Lens cap and
lens cap strap Four AA batteries USB cable (CB-USB8) OLYMPUS Setup CD-ROM
Names of Parts
Other accessories not shown: Warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
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1 Microphone
2 AF illuminator/Self-timer lamp
3Flash
4Lens
5Monitor
6Rbutton (record movies)
7qbutton (switching between
shooting and playback)
8Abutton (OK)
9Arrow pad
INFO button
(changing information
display)
button (erase)
10 button
Arrow pad
For FGH I, use the arrow
pad to navigate menus, etc.
H(left)
G(down)
F(up)
I(right)

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1 Mode dial
2 Zoom lever
3Shutter button
4 Indicator lamp
5 nbutton
6Speaker
7 Tripod socket
8 Battery/card compartment
cover
9 Battery/card compartment lock
10 Strap eyelet
11 Connector cover
12 Multi-connector
13 HDMI micro connector
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Attaching the camera strap and lens
Attaching the camera strap and lens
cap
cap
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Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
• Attach the strap to the other
eyelet in the same manner.

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Inserting and removing the battery
and card
1 Follow Steps 1, 2and 3to open the
battery/card compartment cover.
Battery/card compartment cover
Battery/card
compartment lock
Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card
compartment cover.
2 Insert the batteries.
When using the camera, be sure to close and lock
the battery/card compartment cover.
For the types of batteries that can be used, see
“Battery Handling Precautions” (p. 65) If using
rechargeable batteries, charge the batteries.
3 Insert the card straight until it clicks into
place.
Write-protect switch
Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC cards or Eye-Fi card
with this camera. Do not insert other types of memory
cards. “Using the card” (p. 61)
Do not touch the metallic parts of the card directly.
To remove the card
To remove the card
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Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then
remove the card.

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4 Follow Steps 1, 2and 3to close battery/
card compartment cover.
Slide the battery/card compartment lock from )to
=and ensure that the battery/card compartment
cover is securely locked. Failure to do so may cause
the battery/card compartment cover to open during
shooting and the batteries to fall out, resulting in loss
of image data.
When to replace the batteries
When to replace the batteries
Replace the batteries when the error message shown
below appears.
Error message
Flashes in red
Battery Empty

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Turning on the camera and making
the initial settings
When you turn on the camera for the first time, a screen
appears enabling to set the language for the menus and
messages displayed in the monitor, and the date and time.
1 After turning the camera on with the n
button, select a language using FGHI and
press the Abutton.
2 Use FG to select the year for [Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- -- -- --
:..2012
Date and time setting screen
3 Press Ito save the setting for [Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- -- -- --
:..2012
4 As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI to set
[M] (month), [D] (day), [Time] (hours and
minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order), and then
press the Abutton.
For precise time setting, press the Abutton as the
time signal strikes 00 seconds.
5 Use HI to select the [x] time zone and
then press the Abutton.
●Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([Summer])
on or off.
Seoul
Tokyo
’12.10.26 12:30
Summer

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Learning how to use the camera
●Press the nbutton to turn on the camera and
enter the standby mode. (Press the nbutton
again to turn off the camera.)
●Select the shooting mode, and press the shutter
button to shoot a still image.
●To shoot a movie, press the Rbutton.
●Set the shooting functions using the function menu or
the setup menu.
●To view images, press the qbutton to switch to
playback mode.
●Set the playback functions using the setup menu.
●To return to standby mode, press the qbutton
again, or press the shutter button halfway down and
then release it.
●Press and hold the qbutton while the camera is
turned off to start up the camera in the playback mode.
●In this case, pressing the qbutton again sets the
camera to the standby mode.

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Shooting still images
1 Remove the lens cap.
2 Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.
3 Select the shooting mode. (p. 11)
4 Hold the camera and compose the shot.
When holding the camera, take care not to cover the
flash, microphone or other important parts with your
fingers, etc.
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Press the shutter button halfway down to
focus.
Press halfway
P
F3.4F3.41/4001/400
PP
Shutter speed
AF target mark
Aperture value
The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark
flashes red. Try focusing again.
6 To take the picture, gently press the shutter
button all the way down while being careful
not to shake the camera.
Press halfway Press fully

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Using the zoom
Turning the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range.
W side T side
Image size Zoom bar
14M/16:9L Optical zoom
Other *1
*1 Due to increased processing of the pixel counts, the
image quality will not degrade. The magnification ratio
changes depending on the image size setting.
The zoom position is locked when [aSuper Macro]
(p. 23) is selected.
Using the flash
The flash functions can be selected to best match the
shooting conditions.
1Lift up the flash unit manually.
To turn off the flash
To turn off the flash
Press the flash down back into the camera.

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Shooting screen displays
F3.4F3.41/1001/100
0.00.0
AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
14 M
00:3400:34
DATE
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When the shutter button is pressed halfway down
Reading a histogram
Reading a histogram
If the peak fills too much of the frame,
the image will appear mostly white.
If the peak fills too
much of the frame,
the image will appear
mostly black.
The green section shows
luminance distribution
within the screen’s center.
Switching the displays
Switching the displays
The displays change in the order of Normal
→Detailed →No info. each time F(INFO) is
pressed.
No. Name Normal Detailed No info.
1 Shooting mode RR –
2 Zoom RR –
3 Shooting submode RR –
4 Flash RR –
5 Macro RR –
6 Self-timer RR –
7 Exposure
compensation RR –
8 White balance RR –
9 ISO RR –
10 Drive RR –
11 Image size
(still images) RR –
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Recording with sound/
Wind Noise Reduction
RR –
13 Image size (movies) RR –
14 Movie recording length RR –
15 Movie recording icon RR –
16 World time –R–
17 Image stabilization –R–
18 Metering –R–
19 Date stamp RR –
20 Compression RR –
21 Number of storable still
pictures RR –
22 Current memory RR –
23 Battery check RR –
24 Histogram –R–
25 AF target mark RRR
26 Grid guide –R–
27 Aperture value RRR
28 Shutter speed RRR
29 Camera shake warning RRR