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DIGITAL CAMERA

C-5050ZOOM

Quick start guide

We’ve included this convenient Quick start guide to show you basic functions and techniques that will help you quickly master your new camera. For more detailed descriptions of procedures, as well as for additional information on more sophisticated features not covered here, please refer to the printed “Basic Manual”, or the primary

“Reference Manual” on the CD-ROM.

Package contents

Camera

Strap

Lens cap/String

NiMH batteries (rechargeable)/

Battery charger/instruction (Olympus

America and Olympus Europa only)

USB cable

AV cable

Basic manual

;

Quick start guide

Software installation guide (included in the CD-ROM package)

CD-ROM with Windows 98 USB driver software, Reference manual, and more.

Warranty card/Registration card (not provided in some areas)

Safety Precautions (booklet) xD-Picture Card xD-Picture Card instructions

Remote control (Olympus America only)

Remote control instruction (Olympus

America only)

OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.

Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. 631-844-5000

24/7 online automated help: http://support.olympusamerica.com/

Phone customer support: Tel. 1-888-553-4448 (Toll-free)

Our phone customer support is available from 8 am to 10 pm (Monday to Friday) ET

E-Mail: [email protected]

Olympus software updates can be obtained at: http://olympus.com/digital/

OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. (EUROPA) GMBH.

Premises/Goods delivery: Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany

Tel. 040-237730

Letters: Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany http://www.olympus.com/

Printed in Japan

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1. Attaching the strap and lens cap

1

Pass the lens cap string through the hole in the lens cap.

2

Fasten the strap to the strap eyelet as shown in the diagram.

Strap eyelet

3

Adjust the strap to the desired length. Pull the strap through the stopper ( sure it is fastened securely.

) and make

4

Attach the strap to the other eyelet in the same way.

2. Taking off the lens cap

When you want to take pictures, be sure to remove the lens cap before turning on the camera.

Taking still pictures

1

Set the mode dial to and turn the power switch so that ON is aligned with the white line.

Mode dial

Viewing still pictures

1

Set the mode dial to and turn the power switch so that ON is aligned with the white line.

• The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. (Single-frame playback)

Quick View

Pictures can be played back by pressing

twice quickly (double-click) even when the mode dial is set to a mode other than .

Mode dial

Power switch Power switch

2

Position the AF target mark in the viewfinder on the subject.

AF target mark

3

Press the shutter button gently (halfway) to adjust the focus.

• When the focus and exposure are locked, the green lamp lights.

• If the orange lamp lights, the flash fires automatically.

4

Press the shutter button all the way (fully).

• The camera takes the picture.

• The card access lamp blinks while the picture is stored on the card.

• When the green lamp stops blinking, you can take the next picture.

To turn off the camera

Turn the power switch so that OFF is aligned with the white line.

Orange lamp

Green lamp

2

Use the arrow pad or jog dial to play back other pictures.

Arrow pad

Jumps to the picture 10 frames back.

Displays the previous picture.

Displays the next picture.

Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead.

Jog dial

Displays the previous picture.

Displays the next picture.

3. Loading the batteries

1

Make sure the power switch is set to OFF.

2

Slide the battery compartment lock from to .

3

Place your finger on the mark and slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of , then lift in the direction of .

• Use the ball of your finger to slide the cover. Do not use your fingernail as this could result in injury.

4. Inserting an xD-Picture Card

1

Make sure the power switch is set to OFF.

2

Open the card cover.

4

Insert the batteries, making sure that they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration.

When using AA (R6) batteries When using CR-V3 lithium battery packs

Battery alignment

The correct way to insert the AA batteries is indicated on the bottom of the camera.

5

Close the battery compartment cover, then press it down and slide it in the direction shown .

• Press the center of the cover, as it may be difficult to close properly by pressing the edge.

• Make sure the cover is closed securely.

6

Slide the battery compartment lock from to

.

3

Insert a card.

• Hold the card straight and insert it correctly into the xD-Picture

Card/SmartMedia slot, as shown.

• An illustration showing the position for inserting the xD-Picture

Card is next to the slot.

4

Close the card cover securely until it clicks.

Ejecting the card

1

Push the card all the way in to unlock it, then let it return slowly.

The card is ejected a short way and then stops. Hold the card straight and pull it out.

Note

Releasing your finger quickly after pushing the card all the way in may cause it to eject forcefully out of the slot.

Note •

• The xD-Picture Card and SmartMedia use the same slot, as do Compact Flash and

Microdrive. Two cards cannot be inserted in the one slot at the same time.

Never open the card cover, or remove the card or the batteries while the camera is turned on. Doing so could destroy the data stored on the card.

Once destroyed, data cannot be restored.

Recording movies

1

Set the mode dial to and turn the power switch so that ON is aligned with the white line.

• The monitor turns on and the available recording time on the card that you are using is displayed.

2

Decide the composition while looking at the image on the monitor.

3

Press the shutter button fully to start recording.

• The orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights.

• During movie recording, lights red.

4

Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

Viewing movies

1

Set the mode dial to and turn the power switch so that ON is aligned with the white line.

• The monitor turns on.

2

Use the arrow pad or jog dial to display the picture with you want to play back.

3

Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

4

Press to select MOVIE PLAY.

5

Press to select MOVIE PLAYBACK, then press .

• The movie is played back. When playback ends, the display automatically returns to the beginning of the movie.

INFO

MOVIE PLAY

MODE MENU

6

Press again after playback ends to display the menu.

Press to select the desired operation, then press .

PLAYBACK : Plays back the entire movie again.

FRAME BY FRAME : Plays back the movie manually one frame at a time.

EXIT : Leaves the movie playback mode.

Protecting pictures

You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them.

1

Use the arrow pad or jog dial to display the picture you want to protect.

“Viewing still pictures”

Protect button

2

Press .

• The pictures.

mark appears on protected

• To cancel protection, press again.

Erasing pictures (Single-frame erase)

1

Use the arrow pad or jog dial to display the picture you want to erase.

“Viewing still pictures”

2

Press .

• The ERASE screen is displayed.

3

Press to select YES, then press

• The picture is erased and the menu is closed.

.

Erase button

SELECt

ERASE

YES

NO

GO

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Buttons and dials

Viewfinder

Monitor

Orange lamp

Green lamp

AF target mark

AEL button (AEL)

Fixes the exposure. The lock function is alternately activated and canceled each time you press the button.

Erase button ( )

Erases a selected picture.

Power switch

Turns the camera on/off.

: Shooting functions

: Playback functions

Jog dial

• Sets the aperture value and shutter speed when the mode dial is in A/S/M.

• Can be used in combination with other buttons to set functions.

• Selects playback image.

Monitor button (Quick View )

• Turns the monitor on/off.

• Double-click to change from shooting mode to playback mode.

Arrow pad ( )

• Sets functions on the menu screen.

• Selects playback image.

OK/Menu button ( )

Displays the menu screen.

Card button (CF/xD•SM)

Switches between cards when 2 cards are inserted.

Exposure compensation button ( )

Changes the exposure compensation value.

AF/Macro/MF button ( )

Selects a focus mode from auto-focus (no indication), macro ( super macro ( blinks) and super macro MF (MF blinks).

), manual focus (MF),

Zoom lever (T/W· )

• Zooms in/out.

• Displays multiple pictures simultaneously./Enlarges the picture displayed.

Shutter button

Adjusts focus by pressing halfway. Releases the shutter by pressing fully.

Custom button ( )

Activates the function registered on the custom button.

Print button ( )

Stores print reservation data on the card.

Mode dial

Switches modes.

Self-timer/Remote control button (

Enables the self-timer function (

)

) or remote control function ( ).

Rotation button ( )

Rotates pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.

Control Panel

Metering button ( )

Selects the metering method from ESP (no indication), spot metering (

Protect button ( )

Protects important pictures from accidental erasure.

) and multi-metering ( ).

Diopter adjustment dial

Adjusts the viewfinder to match the eyesight (visual acuity) of the person using the camera.

Flash mode button

Selects a flash mode from auto (no indication), red-eye reduction (

( ), slow synchronization ( SLOW/ SLOW) and flash off ( ).

), fill-in flash

Menu functions

1

Press .

2

Use the arrow pad to select a menu.

3

Press

DRIVE

MODE MENU

WB

Top menu

to select a tab.

CAMERA tab

PICTURE tab

CARD tab

SETUP tab

DRIVE

ISO

MY MODE

SLOW

When MODE MENU is selected in the top menu.

4

Press to enter menu.

Arrow pad (

OK/Menu button

)

Shooting menu functions

(During movie recording)

Records sound when shooting a movie.

CAMERA tab

DRIVE

ISO

MY MODE

FLASH

SLOW

Selects a shooting mode from (single-frame shooting),

(high speed sequential shooting), (sequential shooting), bracketing).

(AF sequential shooting) and BKT (auto

Selects the ISO sensitivity from AUTO, 64, 100, 200 and 400.

Selects a mode to be activated when taking pictures in mode.

When using an external flash, selects from IN+ , and

SLAVE. When “SLAVE” is selected, adjusts the intensity of the main flash.

Selects from SLOW 1 (1st curtain), SLOW (1st curtain with red-eye reduction) and SLOW 2 (2nd curtain) when the flash mode is set to SLOW (slow synchronization).

NOISE REDUCTION Reduces the noise that affects pictures during long exposures.

DIGITAL ZOOM Extends the maximum optical zoom, making possible up to approx. 10x zoom.

FULLTIME AF Keeps the image in focus at all times without having to press the shutter button halfway.

AF MODE

PANORAMA

2 IN 1

Selects the auto focus method (iESP or SPOT).

Records sound when taking a still picture.

Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus CAMEDIAbrand cards.

Combines two still pictures taken in succession and stores them as a single picture.

FUNCTION Lets you add special effects to pictures (BLACK&WHITE,

SEPIA, WHITE BOARD, BLACK BOARD).

Displays a histogram showing the luminance distribution of still pictures.

PICTURE tab

WB

CUSTOM WB

SCENE MODES

SHARPNESS

CONTRAST

SATURATION

Sets the image quality and resolution.

Still pictures : RAW, TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2

Movies : HQ, SQ

Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source.

Lets you make fine changes to the white balance.

Stores your preferred white balance setting.

Lets you take pictures suited to the situation and the desired effect ( , , ).

Adjusts the sharpness of the image.

Adjusts the contrast of the image.

Adjusts the level of color depth without changing the tint.

CARD tab

CARD SETUP

SETUP tab

ALL RESET

Formats a card.

PW ON SETUP

PW OFF SETUP

REC VIEW

BEEP

SHUTTER SOUND

MY MODE SETUP

FILE NAME

Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power.

Selects a language for on-screen display.

Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned on.

Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned off.

Selects whether to display pictures on the monitor while recording them to a card.

Sets the beep sound used for warnings and adjusts the volume.

Sets the beep sound used for button operations and adjusts the volume.

Sets the sound made when the shutter button is pressed and adjusts the volume.

Customizes settings which are activated in the

Changes how file names are assigned.

mode.

PIXEL MAPPING Checks the CCD and image processing functions for errors.

Adjusts the brightness of the monitor.

m/ft

VIDEO OUT

Sets the date and time.

Sets the measurement unit (m/ft) used during manual focus.

Selects NTSC or PAL according to your TV’s video signal type.

TV video signal types differ depending on the region.

Lets you assign frequently used functions as shortcut menus.

SHORT CUT

CUSTOM BUTTON Lets you assign a frequently used function to the camera’s custom button.

DUAL CONTROL

PANEL

AF ILLUMINATOR

Displays the same information on the control panel as on the monitor when the monitor is not in use.

Turns on the AF illuminator to illuminate a dark subject.

Playback menu functions

Runs through all recorded pictures one after another.

MOVIE PLAY (During movie playback)

MOVIE PLAYBACK Plays back movies.

INDEX Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 frames.

EDIT Edits a movie.

INFO

Displays all the shooting information on the monitor.

Displays a histogram showing the luminance distribution of still pictures.

PLAY tab*

Adds sound to a still picture already taken.

* The PLAY tab is not displayed during movie playback.

EDIT tab

RAW DATA EDIT

COPY

Sets the image quality, white balance, etc. of pictures taken in

RAW data format and saves them as new files.

Makes the file size smaller and saves it as a new file.

Crops part of a picture and saves it as a new file.

Copies pictures to and from cards. Lets you select whether to copy all frames or only a selected frame.

CARD tab

CARD SETUP Formats a card.

Erases all image data stored on the card.

SETUP tab

ALL RESET

PW ON SETUP

PW OFF SETUP

SCREEN SETUP

VOLUME

BEEP

VIDEO OUT

Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power.

Selects a language for on-screen display.

Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned on.

Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned off.

Registers a stored picture for use as the picture displayed when the power is turned on or off.

Adjusts the sound volume during playback. Also adjusts the volume of the sound selected in PW ON SETUP and/or PW OFF

SETUP.

Sets the beep sound used for warnings and adjusts the volume.

Sets the beep sound used for button operations and adjusts the volume.

Adjusts the brightness of the monitor.

Sets the date and time.

Selects NTSC or PAL according to your TV’s video signal type.

TV video signal types differ depending on the region.

Selects the number of frames in the index display.

• Menu functions vary depending on the mode. See reference manual for details.

Note