Zoom lever Shooting Playback : Zooms in/out. : Displays multi- ple pictures at the same time (Index-display), or enlarges pic- tures (close-up playback). Print reserve: Sets trimming size. Flash switch Pops up the Flash. Shutter button Focuses (half press) or shoots (full press). Mode dial :Records movies. A/S/M :Sets controls for Aperture-priori- ty auto exposure/Shutter-priority auto exposure/Manual exposure. P :Programmed auto exposure (several menu items). :Portrait :Sports Scene :Landscape AUTO:Full automatic exposure with one press of the shutter button. :Displays pictures. How to use the buttons and dial B UTTONS&Dial Flash mode button Macro/Spot button Macro : Takes close-up pictures (Working range [Wide:0.1-0.6 m (0.3-2.0 ft)/Tele: 1.2- 2.0 m (3.9-6.5 ft)). : Selects area for metering. Spot Playback : Selects pictures for printing (Print reserve). Shooting: Selects flash modes (Working range[Wide: 0.1- 5.5 m (0.3-18.0 ft)/Tele: 1.2- 4.4 m (3.9-14.4 ft) Playback: Protects pictures from being accidentally erased. DRIVE button Shooting:Sets sequential shooting mode or self-timer. Playback:Each press erases one frame. Viewfinder Monitor Displays images for shooting or playback. POWER switch Turns on/off the power. AE lock/Custom button Shooting:AE lock (factory default set- ting)—Locks exposure. Custom button— Performs whichever function you have set for it. Playback:Rotates pictures. Arrow pad Shooting : Sets aperture/shutter speed/exposure com- pensation/manual focusing values. : Selects pictures to be displayed. Playback Menu screen:Selects menu items. Monitor button Shooting : Turns on/off the Viewfinder/ Monitor. Two quick presses plays back the picture you just took. Playback : Selects whether to display images on either the Viewfinder or the Monitor. OK/Menu button ●Displays menu screen. ●Sets selected items on the menu screen. ●Puts the camera into manual focus mode after being held down for more than 1 second. M ENU How to use the Shooting Menu Moving around the Menu screen 1 Note:The Top menu and avail- able menu functions vary depending on the Mode dial setting. (See the Reference Manual for more details.) 4 3 Top menu (Mode dial: “P”) 2 ISO MODE MENU WB The Top menu functions can be changed to your liking in the “P” and “A/S/M” modes (SHORTCUT setting). If you select MODE MENU in step 2 A R E M A C C P I D R A C T E S ISO A/S/M SLOWSLOW BKT SLOWSLOW CAM Brings up CAMERA menu Brings up PICTURE menu PIC CARD SET Brings up CARD menu Brings up SETUP menu 䡵 C A M E R A ISO A/S/M SLOW BKT MULTI METERING DIGITAL ZOOM FULLTIME AF (for still pictures) (for movies) PANORAMA FUNCTION Adjusts the ISO sensitivity. (AUTO/100/200/400/800) Selects the exposure mode from A(Aperture priority auto), S (Shutter priority auto) or M (Manual mode), when the Mode dial is set to “A/S/M”. Adjusts the flash intensity. Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds. ( SLOW1/ SLOW/ SLOW2) Sets the exposure range (Ⳳ0.3/Ⳳ0.6/Ⳳ1.0) and number of pictures (x3/x5) for Auto Bracketting. Decides the best exposure by metering up to 8 different spots in the picture. Zooming can be set up to 27x (equivalent to 38mm- 1000mm on a 35mm camera). Keeps the image in focus at all times without having to press the shutter button halfway. Allows approx. 4 seconds of sound recording to be attached to a picture. Allows sound to be recorded while shooting movies. Allows panorama pictures to be taken (CAMEDIA Master is required). Changes the picture color to BLACK&WHITE, SEPIA or WHITE/BLACK BOARD. 䡵 P I C T U R E Sets the record mode. (TIFF/SHQ,/HQ/SQ) Adjusts the white balance according to the light source. (AUTO/PRESET/ Allows you to make fine changes to the white balance. Adjusts the sharpness of images. (HARD/NORMAL/SOFT) Adjusts the contrast of images. (HIGH/NORMAL/LOW) ) WB SHARPNESS CONTRAST 䡵 C A R D CARD SETUP Formats cards (all images on the card are deleted). 䡵 S E T U P ALL RESET INFO REC VIEW SLEEP FILE NAME m/ft BATTERY SAVE SHORTCUT CUSTOM BUTTON Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power. (ON/OFF/CUSTOM) Changes the amount of information (ISO, WHITE BALANCE, etc.) displayed on the Monitor/Viewfinder. Turns the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.) ON/OFF. Selects whether to display images on the Monitor/Viewfinder while saving them to a card. Chooses the length of time before the camera enters SLEEP mode. (30 sec/1 min/3 min/5 min/10 min) Creates file/folder names for images to be saved. (RESET/AUTO) Adjusts the brightness of the Monitor/Viewfinder. Sets the date/time. Sets the measurement units (m/ft) during manual focus. Sets the battery saving mode. (ON/OFF) Selects items for the Shortcut menu on the Top menu screen. Lets you assign a function to the Custom button on the camera (factory default setting: AE lock). M ENU How to use the Playback menu 䡵 (still pictures) Runs through all saved pictures one after another (slide-show). 䡵 MOVIE PLAY (movies) Plays back movies. MOVIE PLAYBACK INDEX Shows 9-frame indexes of still-shots from movies in order to easily check the movies' contents. Edits recorded movies. EDIT 䡵 INFO Changes the amount of information (ISO, WHITE BALANCE, etc.) displayed on the Monitor/Viewfinder. 䡵 PLAY (still pictures) Adds sound to recorded still pictures. 䡵 CARD CARD SETUP Formats cards (FORMAT), or erases all images on them (ALL ERASE). 䡵 SETUP ALL RESET Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power. (ON/OFF) Turns the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.) ON/OFF. Adjusts the brightness of the Monitor/Viewfinder. Sets the date/time. Selects the number of frames in the Index display. (4/9/16-frame) 

● P R O B L E M F A Q d i g i t a l c a m e r a Shooting 1 How do I turn on the Monitor? Press the Monitor ( when the camera's power is on. ) button. The Viewfinder is always on 2 How do I take a clear picture easily? Try setting the “AUTO” mode on the Mode dial if you are a begin- ner. Your camera will then automatically decide the best settings. 3 How do I stop the beep each time I press a button? Set the Mode dial to any position except “AUTO”, then press the OK/Menu button ( ). Select “MODE MENU”— “SETUP”— “ ”— “OFF”, then press again. 4 Why doesn't the flash fire, even though I'm in AUTO mode? Check that the flash is popped up. If not, press the Flash switch. 5 How do I take a black & white or sepia tone picture? Set the Mode dial to the desired position (except “AUTO”), then press . Select “MODE MENU”— “CAMERA”— “FUNC- TION”— “BLACK&WHITE” or “SEPIA”, then press again. 6 How do I brighten a subject when the background light causes it to be underexposed? Use Spot metering to obtain proper exposure in an extreme backlight situation. When framing a picture where the subject is not in the center, put the subject in the center of the Viewfinder/Monitor and lock the focus and exposure by pressing the Shutter button halfway. Then, without letting go of the Shutter button, frame the desired picture and press the Shutter button fully. AE lock is also useful when you only want to lock the exposure. 7 How do I focus on a subject not in the center of the frame? Unless the focus is locked, the camera always focuses on the cen- ter of the frame. If your subject is not in the center, place it there at first, then press the Shutter button halfway to lock the focus and exposure. Finally, without letting go of the Shutter button, compose your desired picture and press the Shutter button fully. 8 How do I use the A/S/M modes? A—Aperture priority This lets you set the aperture manually. For example, if you want to focus on both your subject and the background, make the aperture smaller. If you want to focus on only your subject, make the aperture larger. S—Shutter speed priority This lets you set the shutter speed manually. For example, set- ting a fast shutter speed lets you capture a moving subject with- out blur. Setting a slow shutter speed lets you create a sense of movement (flowing water, sports scenes, etc.) M—Manual exposure mode This lets you set both the aperture and shutter speed. Playback 1 How do I check my picture right after shooting? Press the Monitor button ( ) twice quickly without turning the mode dial to . The picture you just took will be displayed. If you don’t like it, press to erase it. Use the Arrow pad to select other pictures to check. Press the Shutter button halfway to return to the shooting mode. , select YES, then press 2 How do I view my pictures on a TV? Connect your camera’s AV output terminal to your TV’s AV input terminal using the provided AV cable. Also, refer to your TV’s instruction manual before connection. 3 How do I display thumbnail pictures on the camera? Set the mode dial to , then move the Zoom lever to “W” (Index- display mode). To display an image in its full size, choose it with the green frame on the display by using the Arrow pad, then move the Zoom lever to “T”. To select the number of the frames to display in this mode, select SETUP— — 4, 9, or 16 from the menu. Others 1 What types of batteries can be used with this camera? CR-V3 lithium battery packs (x 2), AA (R6) NiMH batteries (x 4), NiCd batteries (x 4), Alkaline batteries (x 4) or lithium batteries (x 4). 2 How do I erase all the pictures on the card at the same time? Set the mode dial to SETUP—ALL ERASE , then press . . Select MODE MENU—CARD—CARD 3 How do I avoid erasing pictures on a card accidentally? Attach the provided write-protect seal to the part of the card marked with 䡬. Problem d i g i t a l c a m e r a F A Q http://www.olympus.com VT255902 Printed in Japan for Greece, Croatia, Hungary and the rest of Europe Czech Republic for Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, for Germany (E-Mail) di.support@olympus-europa.com Tel. +49 40-237 73 899 Tel. +49 180 5-67 10 83 Tel. 00800-67 10 83 00 Tel. 01805-67 10 83 (Hotline numbers) For Europe (E-Mail) distec@olympus.com (Technical support) Tel. 1-631-844-5520 (After 30 days) (Technical support) Tel. 1-888-553-4448 (Toll-free) (First 30 days after purchase) For America P O C K E T G U I D E C-700 Ultra Zoom d i g i t a l c a m e r a