User manual OLYMPUS E-3

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA http://www. olympus. com/ Basic guide Premises: Goods delivery: Letters: Wendenstrasse 14 ­ 18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel. : +49 40 - 23 77 3-0 / Fax: +49 40 - 23 07 61 Bredowstrasse 20, 22113 Hamburg, Germany Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany P. 2 European Technical Customer Support: Please visit our homepage http://www. olympus-europa. com or call our TOLL FREE NUMBER*: 00800 - 67 10 83 00 for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. * Please note some (mobile) phone services / provider do not permit access or request an additional prefix to +800 numbers. For all not listed European Countries and in case that you can't get connected to the above mentioned number please make use of the following CHARGED NUMBERS: +49 180 5 - 67 10 83 or +49 40 - 237 73 48 99. [. . . ] 2) Select [YES] and press the i button. · The selected My Mode is set. · When shooting, press the shutter button while holding down the < button. BUTTON TIMER The direct button may remain selected even after it is released. [3SEC] / [5SEC] / [8SEC] The button remains selected during the number of seconds indicated. [HOLD] The button remains selected until you press it again. · Buttons that can be set with [BUTTON TIMER] ISO, F, WB, #, w, MODE, G, AF, BKT, < / Y / j A 8 Customizing your camera You can switch the functions of the AEL / AFL button and the < button. When you select [ON], the AEL / AFL button will function as the < button, and the < button will function as the AEL / AFL button. · The setting also applies to the < button on the optional power battery holder when attached to the camera. 100 EN Custom Menu 1 c RELEASE / j RLS PRIORITY S / RLS PRIORITY C Normally, this camera does not release the shutter while the AF is operating or the flash is charging. If you want to release the shutter without waiting until these operations have completed, use the setting below. O fps You can set the number of pictures shot in one second when using sequential shooting with [O] from [1 fps] to [4 fps]. Custom Menu 1 8 d DISP / 8 / PC You can turn off the beep sound that is emitted when the focus locks by pressing the shutter button. SLEEP After a specified period of time elapses with no operations being performed, the camera enters the sleep mode (stand-by) to save battery power. After the super control panel is displayed for a specified period of time, the backlight turns off. After a specific period of time has further passed, the camera enters sleep mode. [SLEEP] lets you select sleep timer from [1 MIN], [3 MIN], [5 MIN], or [10 MIN]. The camera activates again as soon as you touch any button (the shutter button, arrow pad, etc. ). BACKLIT LCD (Backlight timer) To save battery power, after the super control panel is displayed for a specified period of time, the monitor backlight turns off and the monitor darkens. Select from [8 SEC], [30 SEC], or [1 MIN] for the time until the backlight turns off. The monitor backlight turns on again as soon as you touch any button (the shutter button, arrow pad, etc. ). 4 h TIMER (Auto power off) You can set the camera to turn off automatically if not operated for 4 hours. It will not turn off if this is set to [OFF]. 8 Customizing your camera 101 EN USB MODE You can connect the camera directly to a computer or printer with the provided USB cable. If you specify the device you are connecting to beforehand, you can skip the USB connection setting procedure normally required every time you connect the cable to the camera. For details on how to connect the camera to either device, refer to "Connecting the camera to a printer" (gP. [AUTO] The selection screen for the USB connection will be displayed every time you connect the cable to a computer or printer. [MTP] Allows you to transfer images to a computer running Windows Vista without using the OLYMPUS Master software. [CONTROL] Allows you to control the camera from a PC using the optional OLYMPUS Studio. [. . . ] 45, 99 Live view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 LOW KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 R RAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 REC VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]