Olympus Stylus 1050SW User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
● 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.
● Thescreenandcameraillustrationsshowninthismanualwereproduced
duringthedevelopmentstagesandmaydifferfromtheactualproduct.
Instruction Manual

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Step4
Step1
Step3
Step2
How to Use the Camera
“FourTypesofSettingOperations”(p. 3)
Printing
“Directprint(PictBridge)”(p. 50)
“Printorder(DPOF)”(p. 53)
Shooting and Playing Back Images
“Shooting,Playback,andErasing”(p. 15)
Preparing the Camera
“PreparingtheCamera”(p. 10)
Names of Parts ......................................6
Preparing the Camera .........................10
Shooting, Playback, and Erasing.......15
Using Shooting Modes........................18
Using Shooting Functions..................20
Using Playback Features ....................25
Menus for Shooting Functions...........28
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Menus for Playback, Editing, and
Printing Functions...............................36
Menus for Other Camera Settings .....41
Printing .................................................50
Using OLYMPUS Master 2...................56
Usage Tips ...........................................58
Appendix ..............................................63
Index .....................................................77
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Contents

1 Setthemodedialtoapositionother
thanR,6.
 The symbolin“Menu
Settings”(p. 28 to 49)
indicatesavailableshooting
modes.
2 Pressthebutton.
Thisexampledescribeshowtosetthe
[DIGITALZOOM].
 Pressthe
buttontoreturnto
thepreviousscreen
inanystepafter
step2.
S C N
RESET
PANORAMA
CAMERA
MENU
SILENT
MODE
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
IMAGE
QUALITY
SETUP
Shootingmodetopmenu
3 Use1234toselectthedesired
menu,andpresstheobutton.
 Pressingand
holdingtheE
buttondisplays
anexplanation
(menuguide)ofthe
selectedoption.
ISO
OFF
OFF
1
2
CAMERA MENU
SET
OK
AUTO
o
FINE ZOOM
DIGITAL ZOOM
DRIVE
AUTOWB
MENU
EXIT
Submenu1
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Please read “Menu Settings” (p. 28 to 49) while referring to this page.
button Arrowpad
obutton
Buttonsinuse
4 Use12toselectthedesired
submenu1,andpresstheobutton.
1
2
ISO
OFF
OFF
CAMERA MENU
AUTO
o
FINE ZOOM
DIGITAL ZOOM
DRIVE
AUTOWB
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
1
2
ISO
OFF
OFF
CAMERA MENU
AUTO
o
FINE ZOOM
DIGITAL ZOOM
DRIVE
AUTOWB
MENU
SET
OK
BACK
DIGITAL ZOOM
OFF
ON
Pagetab Submenu2
 Toquicklymovetothedesiredsubmenu,
press3tohighlightthepagetab,andthen
use12 tomovethepagetab.Press4to
returntothesubmenu1.
 Somemenusincludesubmenusthatappear
bypressingtheobutton.
5 Use12toselectthesubmenu2,
andpresstheobutton.
Onceasettingismade,thedisplayreturnsto
thepreviousscreen.
 Theremaybe
additionaloperations.
“MenuSettings”(p. 28
to 49)
6 Pressthebuttontocompletethe
setting.
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Four Types of Setting Operations
Ebutton
Using the Menu
Variouscamerasettingscanbeaccessedthroughthe
menus,includingfunctionsusedduringshootingand
playbackandthedate/timeandscreendisplay.
 Theremaybeunavailablemenusdependingonthe
otherrelatedsettingsortheselectedmode
(p. 31).
1
2ISO
OFF
ON
CAMERA MENU
AUTO
o
FINE ZOOM
DIGITAL ZOOM
DRIVE
AUTOWB
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
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Using the FUNC Menu (p. 24)
Frequentlyusedshootingmenufunctionscanbesetwithless
stepsusingtheFUNCmenu.
Using the Direct Buttons
Frequentlyusedshootingfunctionscanbeaccessedusingthe
directbuttons.
Shutterbutton(p. 15)
Zoombutton(p. 20, p. 25)
Fbutton(exposurecompensation)(p. 21)
&button(macro)(p. 22)
#button(ash)(p. 21)
Ybutton(self-timer)(p. 22)
q/button(playback/print)(p. 16, p. 50)
g/E/Ybutton(informationdisplaychange/
menuguide/dateandtimecheck/LEDilluminator)
(p. 3, p. 13, p. 23)
f/Dbutton(ShadowAdjustmentTechnology/
erase)(p. 17, p. 20)
obutton(p. 3, p. 24)
Arrowpad
obutton
Buttonsinuse
Operating the camera by tapping the
body (p. 48)
Youcanoperatethecamerabytappingthebodywhen[TAPCONTROL]
is[ON].
To set [TAP CONTROL] to [ON]
1 Tapthetopsurfaceofthecameratwice.
The[TAPCONTROL]settingsscreendisplays.
2 Tapthetopsurfaceofthecameratwice.
Thesettingisconrmed.
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OFFON
TAP CONTROL
Tap the camera body to operate
the camera.

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1ySLIDESHOW................ p.36
2wPERFECTFIX.............. p.36
35ADDFAVORITE............ p.36
4EDIT
Q(Resize)................ p.37
P(Crop).................... p.37
COLOREDIT............... p.37
MenusforPlayback,Editing,andPrintingFunctions
Whenthemodedialissettotheqposition,settingscanbe
made.
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
ERASE
EDIT
PLAYBACK
MENU
PERFECT
FIX
SILENT
MODE
ADD
FAVORITE
SLIDE-
SHOW PRINT ORDER
SETUP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Playbackmodetopmenu
CALENDAR................. p.38
INDEX.......................... p.38
5qPLAYBACKMENU
0(Protect)............... p.38
y(Rotate)................... p.39
R(PostREC).............. p.39
6DERASE.......................... p.39
7<PRINTORDER............. p.40
8xSETUP*
*Sameas“Menusfor
shootingfunctions”
9jSILENTMODE............. p.49
1DIMAGEQUALITY......... p.28
2KCAMERAMENU
WB............................... p.29
ISO.............................. p.29
DRIVE.......................... p.29
FINEZOOM................. p.30
DIGITALZOOM........... p.30
ESP/n....................... p.30
DISMOVIEMODE
(Onlyfornmode)... p.30
AFMODE.................... p.31
R(StillpictureREC).... p.31
3 ........................... p.31
4�PANORAMA................. p.33
5RESET......................... p.35
6 xSETUP
MEMORYFORMAT/
FORMAT.................. p.41
BACKUP...................... p.41
W(Language)........ p.41
PWONSETUP........... p.42
MENUCOLOR............ p.42
SOUNDSETTINGS..... p.43
RECVIEW................... p.43
FILENAME.................. p.44
PIXELMAPPING......... p.44
s(Monitor)............... p.45
X(Date/time)............ p.45
DUALTIME................... p.45
ALARMCLOCK........... p.46
VIDEOOUT................. p.46
POWERSAVE............. p.47
LEDILLUMINATOR..... p.47
TAPCONTROL........... p.48
7jSILENTMODE............. p.49
Menu Index
MenusforShootingFunctions
Whenthemodedialissettoashootingmodeposition
(hKhn),settingscanbemade.
S C N
RESET
PANORAMA
CAMERA
MENU
SILENT
MODE
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
IMAGE
QUALITY
SETUP
5
1
2
3 7
6
4
Shootingmodetopmenu

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Names of Parts
1 Microphone............................p.31,39
2 Multi-connector................p.47,50,56
3 Connectorcover........p.47,50,56,68
4 Speaker.......................................... —
5 Strapeyelet..................................p.10
6 Battery/cardcompartmentcover
......................................... p.11,59,68
7 Shutterbutton........................p.15,58
Camera unit
1
2
3
4
6
5
7
8
10
9
11
12
13
8obutton.............................p.13
9 Flash............................................p.21
10 Lens.............................................p.63
11 Self-timerlamp/LEDilluminator
...................................p.22,23,32,47
12 Lensbarrier..................................p.15
13 Tripodsocket.................................. —

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3
1
6
4
5
2
9
10
7
8
1 Zoombutton...........................p.20,25
2 Monitor.........................p.8,15,45,59
3 Cardaccesslamp........................p.65
4button..............................p.3,5
5DISP./E/Ybutton
(informationdisplaychange/
menuguide/dateandtimecheck/
LEDilluminator).................p.3,13,23
6 Modedial.................p.3,5,13,15,16
7q/button(playback/print)
...............................................p.16,50
8obutton................................. p.3,24
9f/Dbutton
(ShadowAdjustmentTechnology/
erase).....................................p.17,20
10 Arrowpad............................p.3,4,12
Fbutton
(exposurecompensation)........ p.21
&button(macro)....................p.22
Ybutton(self-timer)............... p.22
#button(ash)....................... p.21

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Monitor
Shooting mode display
10 M
+2.0 1/30 F3.5
P
4
IN
ISO
1600
AFL
N ORM
1
10
12
13
14
11
16181920 1517
26
25
24
23
22
21
2 5 98763
+2.0
IN
00:34
VGA
15
1
12
13
14
11
16 151720
26
23
22
21
2 54 983 6
Stillimage Movie
1 Shootingmode.......................p.18,19
2 Flashmode..................................p.21
3 Silentmode..................................p.49
4 Digitalimagestabilization............p.30
5 Macro/supermacro/
S-macroLEDmode.....................p.22
6
ShadowAdjustmentTechnology ... p.20
7 AFlock.........................................p.18
8 Tapcontrol......................... p.4,32,48
9 Batterycheck.........................p.10,59
10 Flashstandby/
camerashakewarning/
ashcharge.................................p.58
11 AFtargetmark.............................p.15
12 Soundrecord.........................p.19,31
13 Dualtime......................................p.45
14 Alarm...........................................p.46
15 Numberofstorablestillpictures/
remainingrecordingtime
.........................................p.15,19,65
16 Currentmemory...........................p.64
17 Self-timer.....................................p.22
18 Aperturevalue.............................p.15
19 Shutterspeed..............................p.15
20 Exposurecompensation..............p.21
21 Compression/Framerate.............p.28
22 Imagesize...................................p.28
23 Metering.......................................p.30
24 Drive............................................p.29
25 ISO...............................................p.29
26 Whitebalance..............................p.29

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Playback mode display
10 M
2008.11.26 12:30 4
+2.0
F3.5
10
IN
x
100-0004
N ORM
1/1000
ISO 1 600
2
10
11
9
7
8
12
3 4 61
16
17
131415
2008.11.26 12:30
100-0004
00:14 / 00:34
IN
VGA
15
11
16
9
10
12
3 4 61
1314
5 5
Stillimage Movie
1 Silentmode..................................p.49
2 Printreservation/
numberofprints...........................p.53
3 Soundrecord.............p.19,31,39,62
4 Protect.........................................p.38
5 Tapcontrol......................... p.4,32,48
6 Batterycheck.........................p.10,59
7 Aperturevalue.............................p.15
8 Exposurecompensation..............p.21
9 Whitebalance..............................p.29
10 Imagesize...................................p.28
11 Filenumber..................................p.44
12 Framenumber
Elapsedtime/
totalrecordingtime................p.16,17
13 Currentmemory...........................p.64
14 Compression/Framerate.............p.28
15 ISO...............................................p.29
16 Dateandtime........................p.13,45
17 Shutterspeed..............................p.15

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Preparing the Camera
Charging the battery
ACoutlet
ACcable
Lithiumionbattery
Batterycharger
Chargingindicator
Lights:Charging
Off:Charged
1
2
3
 Batterycomespartiallycharged.Before
use,besuretochargethebatteryuntilthe
chargingindicatorgoesoff
(forapprox.5hours).
 Fordetailsonthebatteryandthecharger,
see“Battery and charger”(p. 63).
When to charge the battery
Chargethebatterywhentheerrormessage
shownbelowappears.
BATTERYEMPTY
Monitortopright Errormessage
Flashesinred
Checking the contents of the
box
Digitalcamera Strap
LI-42BLithiumIonBattery LI-40CBatteryCharger
USBcable AVcable
OLYMPUSMaster2
CD-ROM
microSDAttachment
Otheraccessoriesnotshown:InstructionManual(this
manual),warrantycard
Contentsmayvarydependingonpurchaselocation.
Attaching the camera strap
 Pullthestraptightsothatitdoesnotcome
loose.

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3
Notch
Indexarea
 Insertthecardstraightinuntilitclicksinto
place.
 Donottouchthecontactareaonthecard.
4
 Thiscameraallowstheusertotakepictures
usingtheinternalmemoryevenwhen
noxD-PictureCard(soldseparately)is
inserted.“Using an xD-Picture Card”
(p. 64)
 “Number of storable pictures (still
pictures)/recording length (movies) in the
internal memory and xD-Picture card”
(p. 65)
Removing the xD-Picture Card
1 2
 Pressinthecarduntilitclicksandcomes
outslightly,andthengraspthecardtopullit
out.
Loading the battery and
the xD-Picture Card™ (sold
separately) into the camera
 DonotinsertanythingotherthananxD-
PictureCardorthemicroSDAttachmentinto
thecamera.
112
Battery/cardcompartmentcover
2
Batterylockknob
 Insertthebatterybyputtinginthe 
markedsiderst,withthe markstoward
thebatterylockknob.
 Insertthebatterywhileslidingthebattery
lockknobinthedirectionofthearrow.
 Slidingthebatterylockknobinthedirection
ofthearrowtounlock,andthenremovethe
battery.

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Using a microSD card/
microSDHC card
(sold separately)
microSDcard/microSDHCcard(hereinafter
referredtoas“themicroSDcard”)isalso
compatiblewiththiscamerabyusingthe
microSDAttachment.
“Using a microSD Attachment” (p. 66)
1Insert the microSD card into the
Attachment.
Insertthecardto
theend.
2Insert the microSD Attachment into
the camera.
Notch
To remove the microSD card
 PullthemicroSDcardstraightout.
 Donottouchthecontactareaonthe
microSDAttachmentandmicroSDcard.
Arrow pad and operation guide
Thesymbols,    displayed
onvarioussettingandmovieplaybackscreens
indicatethatarrowpadareused.
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2008 08 26 12 30
OK
X
Y M D
TIME
MENU
CANCEL SET
Y M D
0.0 +0.3
+0.7 +1.0
Exposure effects.
Arrowpad




Operationguidesdisplayedatthebottomofthe
screenindicatethatthebutton,obutton,
zoombutton,orDbuttonisused.
1
4
2
5
3
6
IN
OK

MENU
BACK GO
SEL. IMAGE
T
WSET
OK
S C N
RESET
PANORAMA
CAMERA
MENU
SILENT
MODE
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
IMAGE
QUALITY
SETUP
Operationguide
 Whenoperatingthecamerainadimly
litsituation,holddownthef/<button
inshootingmodetodisplaytheguide
indicatingthelocationofthebuttons.

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Setting the date and time
Thedateandtimesetherearesavedtoimage
lenames,dateprints,andotherdata.
1Press the obutton to turn on
the camera.
Thedateandtimesettingscreenisdisplayed
whenthedateandtimearenotset.
X
Y M
Y M D
D TIME
---- -- -- -- --
MENU
CANCEL
Dateandtimesettingscreen
2Use 12 to select the year for [Y].
2008
-- -- -- --
X
Y M
Y M D
D TIME
MENU
CANCEL
3Press the obutton to save the
setting for [Y].
2008
-- -- -- --
X
Y M
Y M D
D TIME
MENU
CANCEL
●
4As in steps 2 and 3, use 1234
and the obutton to set
[M] (month), [D] (day), and
[TIME] (hours and minutes).
 Forprecisetimesetting,presstheobutton
asthetimesignalstrikes00seconds.
 Tochangethedateandtime,makethe
settingfromthemenu.[X] (Date/time)
(p. 45)
To check the date and time
Pressthegbuttonwhilethecamerais
turnedoff.Thecurrenttimeandalarmtime
aredisplayedforapprox.3seconds.
Changing the display language
Thelanguageforthemenuanderrormessages
displayedonthemonitorisselectable.
1Set the mode dial to a position other
than R, 6.
2Press the button, and press
1234 to select [xSETUP].
S C N
RESET
PANORAMA
CAMERA
MENU
SILENT
MODE
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
IMAGE
QUALITY
SETUP

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3Press the obutton.
1
2
3
4
BACKUP
NORMAL
SETUP
ENGLISH
PW ON SETUP
MENU COLOR
MEMORY FORMAT
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
4Use 12 to select [W] and
press the obutton.
W
FRANCAIS
DEUTSCH
ESPAÑOL
ITALIANO
ENGLISH 日本語
OK
SETBACK
MENU
5Use 1234 to select your
language and press the obutton.
6Press the button.

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Shooting, Playback, and Erasing
3Hold the camera, and compose the
shot.
1/400 F3.5
AUTO
Horizontalgrip
Verticalgrip
Monitor
4Press the shutter button halfway
down to focus on the subject.
Whenthecamerafocusesonthesubject,the
exposureislocked(shutterspeedandaperture
valuearedisplayed),andtheAFtargetmark
changestogreen.
ThecamerawasunabletofocusiftheAFtarget
markashesred.Tryfocusingagain.
1/400 F3.5
AUTO
AFtargetmark
Presshalfway
Shutterspeed
Aperturevalue
“Focusing” (p. 60)
●
●
Shooting with automatic
settings (hmode)
Thisisafullyautomaticmodethatallowsthe
usertotakepicturesbysimplypressingthe
shutterbuttonwithoutusingthemenutomake
detailedsettings.
 Allshootingsettingsreturntothedefault
settingswhenthecameraisturnedoff.In
Kmode,allshootingsettingsaresaved
evenwhenthepoweristurnedoff.
1Set the mode dial to h.
2Slide the lens barrier down to turn
on the camera.
10 M
4
IN
AUTO
N ORM
Monitor
(standbymodescreen)
Numberofstorable
stillpictures(p. 65)

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5To take the picture, gently press
the shutter button all the way down
while being careful not to shake the
camera.
AUTO
1/400 F3.5
Imagereviewscreen
Pressfully
To view images during shooting
Pressingtheqbuttonenablesplaybackof
images.Toreturntoshooting,eitherpress
theqbuttonagainorpresstheshutter
buttonhalfwaydown.
 Youcanoperatethecamerabytappingthe
bodywhen[TAPCONTROL]is[ON].
[TAP CONTROL] (p. 48)
To shoot movies
“Shooting movies (Amode)” (p. 19)
When shooting is nished
Slidethelensbarrieruptoturnoffthecamera.
Youcanalsopresstheobuttontoturnthe
cameraoff.
●
Viewing images
1Set the mode dial to q.
1
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10 M
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Playbackimage
Framenumber
2Use 1234 to select an image.
Displays
10framesbefore
thecurrentimage
Displaysnext
image
Displaysprevious
image
Displays
10framesafter
thecurrent
image
 Thedisplaysizeoftheimagescanbe
changed.“Index view, calendar view, and
closeup view” (p. 25)

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To play back movies
Selectamovie,andpresstheobutton.
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OK
Movie
Operations during movie playback
Volume:Duringplayback,press12.
Fast-forward/rewind:Selectwith34.
Eachtimeabuttonispressed,theplayback
speedcyclesthrough2x,20x,andstandard
(1x)speedinthedirectionofthepressed
button.
Pause:Presstheobutton.
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Duringplayback
Elapsedtime/
Totalrecordingtime
First (last) frame/frame advance:
Duringpause,press1todisplaytherst
frame,andpress2todisplaythelast
frame.Playbackisreversedwhile3is
pressed,playbackoccursnormallywhile4
ispressed.Presstheobuttontoresume
playback.
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Duringpause
To stop movie playback
Pressthebutton.
Erasing images during
playback (Single image erase)
1Press the Dbutton when the
playback image to be erased is
displayed.
ERASE
OK
IN
NO
YES
SET
CANCEL
MENU
2Press 1to select [YES], and press
the obutton.
[DERASE] (p. 39)

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To lock the focus distance for an
underwater shot (AF lock)
When[UNDERWATERSNAPSHOT]is
selected,press2.
AFL
10 M
4
IN
N ORM
^mark
 Tocancel,press2againtoclearthe
^mark.
Shooting with optimum
aperture value and shutter
speed (Kmode)
Inthismode,automaticcamerashootingcan
beusedwhilealsoallowingchangestoawide
rangeofothershootingmenufunctions,suchas
exposurecompensation,whitebalance,andso
onwhenneeded.
1Set the mode dial to K.
10 M
P
4
IN
N ORM
Kmodeindicator
Thissectiondescribestheavailableshooting
modes.Dependingonthemode,somesettings
canbechanged.Fordetailsonthefunctions
thatcanbeadjusted,see“Menus for Shooting
Functions” on page 28.
Using the best mode for the
shooting scene (mode)
1Set the mode dial to .
PORTRAIT
SET
OK
MENU
EXIT
Anexplanationoftheselectedmodeisdisplayed
whiletheEbuttonispressedandheld.
2Use 12 to select the best
shooting mode for the scene, and
press the obutton.
10 M
4
IN
N ORM
Iconindicating
thescenemode
thatisset
 Tochangetoanotherscenemode,usethe
menu.[/] (p. 31)
To take underwater photos
Select[UNDERWATERSNAPSHOT].
“Important information about water and
shock resistant features” (p. 66)
●
Using Shooting Modes

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Using the digital image
stabilization mode (hmode)
Thismodeenablestheusertoreduceblurring
thatiscausedbyacamerashakeandsubject
movement.
1Set the mode dial to h.
10 M
h
4
IN
N ORM
hmodeindicator
Shooting movies (nmode)
Audioisrecordedwiththemovie.
1Set the mode dial to n.
00:35
QVGA
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Amodeindicator
To zoom while shooting a movie
Theopticalzoomisnotavailablewhile
shootingamovie.
Use[DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 30).
To shoot a movie with digital image
stabilization
[DIS MOVIE MODE] (p. 30)
2Press the shutter button halfway
down to focus on the subject, and
gently press the button all the way
down to start recording.
Presshalfway
Pressfully
00:34
REC
Lightsredduringshooting
Remainingrecordingtime(p.65)
3Gently press the shutter button all
the way down to stop recording.

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 Thezoombarappearanceidentiesthe
statusofthenezoom/digitalzoom.
Finezoomrange
Digitalzoomrange
Whenusing
opticalzoom
Whenusing
nezoom
Whenusing
digitalzoom
Opticalzoomrange
Brightening the subject
against backlight
(SHADOW ADJ*1 )
Thecamerandsaperson’sfacethathasbeen
darkenedbybacklightandmakesitappear
brighterfortakingthepicture.
*1 Shadowadjustmenttechnology
1Press the fbutton.
 Youcanoperatethecamerabytappingthe
bodywhen[TAPCONTROL]is[ON].
[TAP CONTROL] (p. 48)
P
OKOK
OFF ON
OFF
SET
SHADOW ADJ
Inadditiontothewidevarietyofshootingmodes,
thecamerahasfunctionsthatbroadenthe
expressiverangeandshootingoptionsavailable
tothephotographer.
Using the optical zoom
Pressingthezoombuttonadjuststheshooting
range.
Pressingthewide(W)
button
Pressingthetelephoto
(T)button
10 M
P
4
IN
N ORM
10 M
P
4
IN
N ORM
W T
W T
Zoombar
 Opticalzoom:3.0×,Digitalzoom:5.0×.
 Useofhmode (p. 19)isrecommended
whenshootingwiththetelephotozoom.
To take larger images without reducing
image quality
[FINE ZOOM] (p. 30)
To take larger images
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 30)
Using Shooting Functions