Olympus Stylus 759 SW Setup guide

DIGITAL CAMERA
Advanced
Manual
Getting to know your
camera better
Quick Start Guide
Get started using your
camera right away.
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Using OLYMPUS Master
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Appendix

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Contents
Test out the functions of the camera
buttons by following along with the
illustrations.
Learn how to print pictures you have
taken.
Learn how to transfer and save
pictures to a computer.
Find out more about camera
operations and how to take better
pictures.
Read about convenient functions and
safety precautions on how to use your
camera more effectively.
Learn about the menus that control
the functions and settings for basic
operation.
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Getting to know your camera
better
Appendix
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P. 19
P. 38
P. 52
P. 62
Using OLYMPUS Master P. 44
Quick Start Guide P. 3

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Quick Start Guide
Gather these items (box contents)
(Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
Digital Camera Strap LI-42B
Lithium Ion Battery
LI-40C
Battery Charger
USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2
Software CD-ROM
Items not shown: Advanced Manual (this manual), Basic Manual, warranty card. Contents
may vary depending on purchase location.
Attach the strap
Quick Start Guide

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Quick Start Guide
Prepare the camera
a. Charge the battery.
(Battery comes partially charged.
b. Insert the battery and an xD-Picture Card (optional) in the
camera.
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3
Charging Indicator
Light On (Red): Charging
Light Off: Charging complete
(Charging time: Approx. 5 hours)
AC Wall Outlet
Power Cable
Battery
Charger
Lithium Ion Battery
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Prepare the camera
Quick Start Guide
.
(You can shoot pictures with this camera even without using an optional xD-
Picture Card™ (hereinafter referred to as “the card”). If an xD-Picture Card is
not inserted, your pictures will be saved to the internal memory.
For details on the card, please refer to “The card” (P. 63).
Battery lock knob
To remove the battery, slide the
battery lock knob in the direction of
the arrow.
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(Insert the battery by
putting in the marked
side first, with the
marks toward the battery
lock knob.
If you insert the battery
incorrectly, you will not be able to
remove it. Do not use force.
Contact authorized distributors/
service centers. Damage to the
battery exterior (scratches, etc.)
may produce heat or an
explosion.
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Index area Notch (Orient the card as shown in the
illustration and insert it straight
into the card slot.
Insert the card until it clicks into place.
To remove the card, push it all the way in
and release it slowly. Then grasp the card
and remove.

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Quick Start Guide
Turn the camera on
This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode.
a. Press the obutton.
(To turn off the camera, press the obutton once again.
• When the date and time have
not yet been set, this screen will
appear.
oButton
MENU
CANCEL
X
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y M D TIME
T I M E
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Hint
The directions of the arrow pad (1243) are indicated with
1243 in this manual.
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Quick Start Guide
Set date and time
a. Press the 1F/Pbutton and the 2Ybutton to select [Y].
• The first two digits of the year are fixed.
b. Press the 3#button.
c. Press the 1F/Pbutton and the 2Y
button to select [M].
d. Press the 3#button.
About the date and time setting screen
Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day)
Exits a setting.
Minute
Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y)
Hour
MENU
CANCEL
X
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y M D TIME
T I M E
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2YButton
1F/PButton
MENU
X
CANCEL
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y
Y
MD
D
TIME
T I M E
3#Button
MENU
X
CANCEL
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y
Y
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TIME
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Set date and time
Quick Start Guide
e. Press the 1F/Pbutton and the 2Y
button to select [D].
f. Press the 3#button.
g. Press the 1F/Pbutton and the 2Y
button to select the hours and minutes.
• The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.
h. Press the 3#button.
i. Press the 1F/Pbutton and the 2Y
button to select [Y/M/D].
j. After all items have been set, press the obutton.
• For precise time setting, press the obutton as the time signal strikes 00 seconds.
MENU
X
CANCEL
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y
Y
MD
D
TIME
T I M E
OK
MENU
X
CANCEL SET
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y
Y
MD
D
TIME
T I M E
OK
MENU
X
CANCEL SET
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y
Y
MD
D
TIME
T I M E
oButton
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Quick Start Guide
Take a picture
a. Hold the camera.
c. Shoot.
Horizontal grip Vertical grip
b. Focus.
Shutter Button
(Pressed
halfway)
The green lamp indicates the focus and
exposure are locked. The shutter speed
and aperture value are displayed.
Place this mark over your
subject.
The number of storable
still pictures is displayed.
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(Pressed
completely)
Shutter Button
The card access lamp blinks.

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Quick Start Guide
View pictures
a. Press the q/Pbutton.
a. Press the 4&button and the 3#button to display the picture
that you want to erase.
b. Press the f/Sbutton.
c. Press the 1F/Pbutton to select [YES] and press the o
button to erase the picture.
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Arrow Pad
Next Picture
Prev. Picture
q/PButton
Erase pictures
f/SButton
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
YES
NO
[IN]
ERASE
1F/PButton
oButton
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
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Button operations
Button operations
Shooting still pictures
In the shooting mode, lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp indicates the
focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are
displayed (only when the shooting mode is set to Kor h). Now press the shutter button all
the way (completely) to shoot a picture.
Focus lock - Locking the focus and then composing the
shot
Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then fully
press the shutter button to shoot a picture.
• If the green lamp blinks, the focus is not adjusted properly.
Try locking the focus again.
obutton Turning the camera on and off
Power on: Camera turns on in the shooting mode.
• Lens cover opens
• Monitor turns on
Shutter button Shooting pictures
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Shooting mode
Flash mode
Self-timer
Macro mode/
Super macro mode/
S-macro LED mode
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AF Lock - Locking the focus position
When the scene is kHor T, you can lock the focus position
by pressing 2. Press 2again to cancel the AF lock.
g“s(Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the
shooting situation” (P. 22)
• AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot.
Recording movies
Press K/h/sto switch to smode, and select nfrom the scene mode. Audio is
recorded with the movie. Press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus, and press the
shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording.
Set the camera to a shooting mode. Press K/h/srepeatedly to switch the shooting
mode in the following order: P/AUTO→h→s.
• You can set the camera to turn on in shooting mode when K/h/sis pressed while
the camera is turned off.
g“K/qUsing the K/h/sbutton or the q/Pbutton to turn on the camera” (P. 33)
The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically.
This function reduces the blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement when taking
pictures.
• By switching to another mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each
mode.
You can shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation.
Select a scene mode/change another scene mode to another one
• Press m/Yand select [SCN] from the top menu. Use the 12to select a scene and
press o.
• By switching to another scene mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of
each scene mode.
g“s(Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation” (P. 22)
K/h/sbutton (Shooting) Setting the shooting mode
KShooting still pictures
hShooting pictures using digital image stabilization
sShoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation
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kk
AF lock mark
This icon lights red during movie recording.
A
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00:36
00:36
The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches 0,
recording will stop automatically.
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Set the camera to the playback mode. Each time you press q/P, you can switch between
playback mode and “My Favorite”.
• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
• You can set the camera to turn on in playback mode when q/Pis pressed while the
camera is turned off.
g“K/qUsing the K/h/sbutton or the q/Pbutton to turn on the camera” (P. 33)
The last picture taken is displayed.
• Use the zoom button to switch between close-up playback, index display and calendar
display.
•Pressoto hide the information displayed on the screen for 3 seconds during single-frame
playback.
g“MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 27)
Press Pin the playback mode to display still pictures registered in
“My Favorite”.
• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
• Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback and
index display.
Press m/Yduring “My Favorite” playback to display the top
menu, and then select [SLIDESHOW] or [ADD FAVORITE].
g“SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically” (P. 26)
“ADD FAVORITE Adding favorite images” (P. 28)
Erasing pictures from “My Favorite”
• Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to erase, and press f/S. Select [YES],
and press o.
• Erasing a picture from “My Favorite” does not erase the original picture recorded in the
internal memory or to the card.
q/Pbutton (Playback) Selecting playback mode/Viewing “My Favorite”
qViewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode
PViewing “My Favorite”
YES/ NO
4
My Favorite
My Favorite
My Favorite
My Favorite
OK
MENU
SLIDE-
SHOW
SLIDE-
SHOW
ADD
FAVORITE
ADD
FAVORITE
SET
EXIT
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Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, and the items on the menus.
Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used during shooting.
This button is also used to confirm your selection.
The functions you can set with the Function Menu
You can switch between P(Program auto) and AUTO (Full auto mode).
Other functions you can set with the Function Menu
g“WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 23)
“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 23)
“DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting” (P. 23)
“ESP/nChanging the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 24)
Arrow pad (1243)
obutton (OK/FUNC)
P/AUTO ..................................................................... Shooting pictures with automatic settings
P (Program auto) The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter
speed for the brightness of the subject.
AUTO (Full auto mode) The camera automatically sets white balance and ISO sensitivity in
addition to the aperture and shutter speed.
5
6
P
P
P
P
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
o
h
P/AUTO
P/AUTO
ESP 43: Select a setting, and press o.
12: Select the function to be set.
Function Menu

Button operations
EN 15
Displays the top menu.
Hold down Yto turn on the LED illuminator.
g“LED ILLUMINATOR Setting the LED illuminator function”
(P. 37)
• The LED illuminator can be turned on even when the camera is
off.
• If you conduct a button operation when the LED illuminator is on,
it will be kept on for a maximum of 90 seconds.
• To turn off the LED illuminator, hold down Yagain, or perform no
operations for 30 seconds and allow it turn off automatically.
Checking the time
While the camera is off, press m/Yto display the set alarm time (when [ALARM CLOCK]
is set) and the current time for 3 seconds.
Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject
Optical zoom ratio: 3×
m/Ybutton (MENU/LED illuminator) Displaying the top menu/
Turning on the LED illuminator/Checking the time
mDisplaying the top menu
YTurning on the LED illuminator
Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback
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LED illuminator
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Zoom out:
Press W on the
zoom button.
Zoom in:
Press T on the
zoom button.

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Playback mode: Changing the picture display
Press 1Fin shooting mode, use the arrow pad to select the
frame with the desired brightness. Press oto confirm your
selection.
• Adjustable from -2.0EV to +2.0 EV.
1F/Pbutton Changing picture brightness (Exposure Compensation)/
Printing pictures
FChanging picture brightness (Exposure Compensation)
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Close-up playback
• Press T to incrementally enlarge
the picture up to 10 times the
original size. Press W to reduce
the size.
• Use the arrow pad during close-
up playback to scroll around the
picture.
• Press oto return to single-frame
playback.
Index display
• Use the arrow pad to select a
picture for playback, and press
oto play back the single-
frame of the picture selected.
Calendar display
• Use the arrow pad to select the
date, and press oor T on the
zoom button to display the picture
on the date selected.
Single-frame playback
• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.
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T
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Use 43 to change the display.

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When a printer is connected to the camera, display the picture you want to print in playback
mode and press <.
g“EASY PRINT” (P. 38)
Press 3#in shooting mode to select the flash setting.
Press oto confirm your selection.
Press 2Yin shooting mode to select on and off for the self-timer.
Press oto confirm your selection.
• After pressing the shutter button completely, the self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10
seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.
• To cancel the self-timer, press 2Y.
• Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.
Press 4&in shooting mode to select the macro mode.
Press oto confirm your selection.
• Zoom and flash cannot be used in super macro mode/S-macro LED mode.
• [ISO] is fixed at [AUTO] when shooting in S-macro LED mode.
g“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 23)
<Printing pictures
3#button Flash shooting
AUTO (Auto-flash) The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.
!Red-eye reduction flash This emits pre-flashes to reduce the occurrence of red-eye in
your pictures.
#Fill-in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light.
$Flash off The flash does not fire.
2Ybutton Self-timer shooting
YOFF Cancel the self-timer.
YON Set the self-timer.
4&button Shooting pictures close to the subject (Macro mode)
OFF Macro mode is deactivated.
& Macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 20 cm/7.9 in. (wide) and
30 cm/11.8 in. (tele) from your subject.
%Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 7 cm/2.8 in. from your
subject. If the distance between the camera and the subject is
over 50 cm/19.7 in., the picture will be out of focus.
OS-macro LED mode The LED light illuminates from 7 cm/2.8 in. to 20 cm/7.9 in. from
the lens in super macro mode. Press the shutter button halfway
to turn on the LED light.
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Press fin shooting mode to turn on or off Shadow Adjustment Technology. Press ofor
setting. A frame is displayed on the monitor around your subject’s face (except for n). This
function makes the subject’s face appear brighter, even against strong backlighting, and
adjusts the background to ensure proper exposure of your picture.
• It may take a few seconds until the frame is displayed on the monitor.
• The faces may not be detected depending on the subject.
• When [SHADOW ADJ. ON] is selected, the following setting restrictions apply.
• [ESP/n] is fixed at [ESP].
• [AF MODE] is fixed at [FACE DETECT].
• [IMAGE QUALITY] cannot be set to [16:9].
• [DRIVE] is fixed at [o].
• [PANORAMA] cannot be set.
• You can also use Shadow Adjustment Technology to compensate for backlighting in shot
still pictures.
g“PERFECT FIX Editing images” (P. 28)
In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press S.
• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid
accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.
g“0Protecting pictures” (P. 30)
Hold down f/Sin shooting mode to display the guide indicating the location of the buttons.
f/Sbutton Brightening the subject against backlight/Erasing pictures/
Displaying the button guide
fBrightening the subject against backlight
SHADOW ADJ. OFF Shadow Adjustment Technology is deactivated.
SHADOW ADJ. ON Shadow Adjustment Technology is activated.
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Menu operations
Menu operations
Pressing m/Ydisplays the top menu on the monitor.
• The items displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode.
• When [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE], or [SETUP] is selected,
the menu corresponding to the respective functions is displayed.
During menu operations, the buttons and their respective functions are displayed at the bottom
of the monitor. Follow these guides to navigate the menus.
About the menus
Operation guide
obuttonArrow pad (1243)
m/Ybutton
OK
MENU
SETUP
SETUP
IMAGE
QUALITY
IMAGE
QUALITY
RESET
RESET
DEMO
DEMO
CAMERA
MENU
CAMERA
MENU
SILENT
MODE
SILENT
MODE
EXIT SET
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
1
2
CAM ER A MEN U
WB AUTO
ISO AUTO
DIGITAL ZOOM
DRIVE
FINE ZOOM
o
OFF
OFF
Top menu (in still picture shooting mode)
OK
MENU
SETUP
SETUP
IMAGE
QUALITY
IMAGE
QUALITY
RESET
RESET
DEMO
DEMO
CAMERA
MENU
CAMERA
MENU
SILENT
MODE
SILENT
MODE
EXIT SET
Operation
guide m/Y
button
1243 on
the arrow pad
: Returns to the previous menu.
: Exits the menu.
: Press 1243 to select a setting.
: Sets the selected item.
MENU
BACK
MENU
EXIT
OK
SET
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This explains how to use the menus with the [AF MODE] setting as an example.
1Press K/h/sto set the shooting mode to P.
2Press m/Yto display the top menu. Select
[CAMERA MENU] and press oto confirm your
selection.
• [AF MODE] is one of the selections on the [CAMERA MENU].
Press oto confirm your selection.
3Use the arrow pad 12 to select [AF MODE],
and press o.
• Some settings may not be available, depending on the
shooting/scene mode.
• When pressing 4on this screen, the cursor moves to the
page display. Press 12 to change the page. To select an
item or function, press 3or o.
4Use the arrow pad 12 to select [FACE
DETECT], [iESP] or [SPOT], and press o.
• The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed.
Press m/Yrepeatedly to exit the menu.
• To cancel changes and continue menu operation, press
m/Ybefore pressing o.
Using the menus
OK
MENU
SETUP
SETUP
IMAGE
QUALITY
IMAGE
QUALITY
RESET
RESET
DEMO
DEMO
CAMERA
MENU
CAMERA
MENU
SILENT
MODE
SILENT
MODE
EXIT SET
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
1
2
CA ME RA M EN U
WB AUTO
ISO AUTO
DIGITAL ZOOM
DRIVE
FINE ZOOM
o
OFF
OFF
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
2
1
CA ME RA M EN U
AF MODE SPOT
ROFF
PANORAMA
ESP/nESP
The selected item is displayed
in a different color.
Page display:
The page display mark is displayed when
there are additional menu items on the next
page.
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
2
1
CA ME RA M EN U
ESP/n
AF MODE
R
PANORAMA
FACE DETECT
SPOT
iESP