Olympus Stylus m790SW User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
Instruction
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
(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.
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
P. 11
P. 20
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: Instruction Manual (this 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.
2
1
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. 64).
Battery lock knob
To remove the battery, slide the
battery lock knob in the direction of
the arrow.
3
(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.
4
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. Set the mode dial to K.
Still picture shooting modes
b. Press the obutton.
(To turn off the camera, press the obutton once again.
KThis function allows you to shoot with the camera’s automatic settings.
hThis function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera
shake when taking pictures.
sThis function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the
shooting condition.
gThis function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide
displayed on the screen.
• When the date and time have
not yet been set, this screen will
appear.
When viewing pictures
(playback mode)
When shooting movies
(shooting mode)
When shooting still pictures (shooting mode)
oButton
MENU
CANCEL
X
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y M D TIME
T I M E
----.--.-- --:--
----.--.-- --:--
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 1Fbutton and the 2Ybutton to select [Y].
• The first two digits of the year are fixed.
b. Press the 3#button.
c. Press the 1Fbutton 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
----.--.-- --:--
----.--.-- --:--
2YButton
1FButton
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
MD
D
TIME
T I M E
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Set date and time
Quick Start Guide
e. Press the 1Fbutton and the 2Y
button to select [D].
f. Press the 3#button.
g. Press the 1Fbutton 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 1Fbutton 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
P
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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.
P
1/400
1/400
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F3.5
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(Pressed
completely)
Shutter Button
The card access lamp blinks.
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Quick Start Guide
View pictures
a. Set the mode dial to q.
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 1Fbutton to select [YES] and press the obutton
to erase the picture.
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Arrow Pad
Next Picture
Prev. Picture
Mode Dial
oButton
Erase pictures
f/SButton
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
YES
NO
[IN]
ERASE
1FButton
oButton
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
YES
NO
ERASE
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Button operations
Button operations
Shooting still pictures
Set the mode dial to K, h, sor g, and 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 mode dial 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: Shooting mode
• Lens cover opens
• Monitor turns on
Playback mode
• Monitor turns on
Shutter button Shooting pictures
P
[IN
IN
]
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Shooting mode
Flash mode
Self-timer
Macro mode/
Super macro mode/
S-macro LED mode
Playback modes
Shooting modes
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d
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c
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3
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2
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1/400
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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. 23)
• AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot.
Recording movies
Set the mode dial to n, and press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus, and then press
the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop
recording.
Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode.
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 mand 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. 23)
Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the
target items.
• Press mto display the shooting guide again.
• To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set
the shooting mode to another one.
• Functions set using the shooting guide will revert to the default
settings when mis pressed or when the shooting mode is
changed.
Mode dial Switching between shooting and playback modes
KShooting still pictures
hShooting pictures using digital image stabilization
sShoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation
gFollow the shooting guide to take better pictures
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kk
AF lock mark
3
OK
SET
4
Shooting into backlight.
5
Brightening subject.
Shoot w/ effects preview.
Set particular lighting.
Blurring background.
3
2
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Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects
Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ effects preview.] options from the
[SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview a live, multi-frame
window on the monitor showing four different levels of the
selected shooting effect. You can use the four preview frames
to compare the desired setting/effect.
• Use the arrow pad to select the frame with the desired settings
and press o. The camera automatically switches to shooting
mode and allows you to shoot with the selected effect.
Audio is recorded with the movie.
The last picture taken is displayed.
• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
• 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. 28)
The still pictures registered in “My Favorite” are displayed.
• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
• Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback and
index display.
Press mduring “My Favorite” playback to display the top
menu, and then select [SLIDESHOW] or [ADD FAVORITE].
g“SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically” (P. 27)
“ADD FAVORITE Adding favorite images” (P. 29)
nRecording movies
qViewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode
PViewing “My Favorite”
Exposure effects.
0.0
0.0
+0.7
+0.7
+0.3
+0.3
+1.0
+1.0
Use 43 to change
the display.
When [Exposure
effects.] is selected
This icon lights red during movie recording.
A
00:36
00:36
00:36
The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches 0,
recording will stop automatically.
My Favorite
My Favorite
My Favorite
My Favorite
OK
MENU
SLIDE-
SHOW
SLIDE-
SHOW
ADD
FAVORITE
ADD
FAVORITE
SET
EXIT
My Favorite
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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.
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
Select the shooting mode when you have set the mode dial to K.
Other functions you can set with the Function Menu
g“WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 24)
“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 24)
“DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting” (P. 24)
“ESP/nChanging the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 25)
Displays the top menu.
YES/ NO
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.
mbutton (MENU) Displaying the top menu
4
5
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
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Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject
Optical zoom ratio: 3×
Playback mode: Changing the picture display
Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback
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[IN
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3072
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Zoom out:
Press W on the
zoom button.
Zoom in:
Press T on the
zoom button.
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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.
W
TW
W
T
W
W
T
W
T
T
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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.
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. 24)
1Fbutton Changing picture brightness (Exposure Compensation)
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.
8
0.0
0.0
+0.7
+0.7
+0.3
+0.3
+1.0
+1.0
F
Use 43 to change
the display.
9
0
a
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Press qin shooting mode to switch to playback mode and display the last picture taken.
Press qagain or press the shutter button halfway to return to shooting mode.
g“qViewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode” (P. 13)
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 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. 29)
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. 31)
Hold down f/Sin shooting mode to display the guide indicating the location of the buttons.
q/<button Viewing pictures/Printing pictures
qViewing pictures immediately
<Printing pictures
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.
SErasing pictures
b
c
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Press gto change the display in the following order.
*1 This is not displayed when the mode dial is set to nor R.
*2 This is not displayed when a movie is selected.
With a menu item highlighted, press and hold down Eto display
the menu guide which will provide more information on the
function or setting.
g/E/Ybutton Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide/
Turning on the LED illuminator/Checking the time
gChanging the information displays
EDisplaying the menu guide
d
n
R
j
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+2.0
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k
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$
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ISO
1600
1600
%
P
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ISO
ISO
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ISO 400
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ISO 400
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Frame assist
*1
Simple display*1
Normal display
$
ISO
ISO
1600
1600
n
j
%
k
R
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[IN
IN
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4
[ ]
+2.0
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PHistogram display*1
Shooting mode
Normal display
Detailed display
Playback mode
No information
display
Histogram
display*2
[ ]
ESP/
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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 g/E/Yto display the set alarm time (when [ALARM
CLOCK] is set) and the current time for 3 seconds.
YTurning on the LED illuminator
LED illuminator
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Menu operations
Menu operations
Pressing mdisplays 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.
• When your camera is set according to the shooting guide with the mode dial set at g,
press mto display the shooting guide screen.
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
obutton
Arrow pad
(1243)
mbutton
OK
MENU
SETUP
SETUP
IMAGE
QUALITY
IMAGE
QUALITY
RESET
RESET
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
CAMERA
MENU
CAMERA
MENU
SILENT
MODE
SILENT
MODE
EXIT SET
Operation
guide m
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
o
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