User manual OLYMPUS IR-500

[. . . ] BASIC MANUAL MANUEL DE BASE MANUAL BÁSICO Digital Camera Appareil photo numérique Cámara digital ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL IR-500 For customers in North and South America For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Product Name Model Number Trade Name Responsible Party Address Telephone Number :Digital Camera :IR-500 :OLYMPUS : :Two Corporate Center Drive, PO Box 9058, Melville, NY 11747-9058 U. S. A. :1-631-844-5000 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) (2) This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Notice · Radio and Television Interference Change or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user's authority to operate this equipment. [. . . ] When taking pictures in cold regions, keep the camera warm by putting it inside your coat or clothing. Reduced battery performance due to low temperature will recover when the camera is returned to normal temperatures. · Repeated recharging leads to gradual deterioration in the performance of the battery. When the working time of the battery starts getting shorter even though it has been charged for the specified length of time, the battery can be regarded as having reached the end of its serviceable life. Cover the plus and minus terminals with tape and take the rechargeable battery to an electrical shop for recycling. EN-13 For safe use of this product Precautions for handling the picture card Warning · Keep out of the reach of children. Read this first Caution · The picture card is a precision electronic device. The data stored on the card is saved in a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, but it can be accidentally destroyed. - Do not use or store the card near heat-generating or combustible materials nor in an environment of high temperature and high humidity or where there is a lot of dust. - Do no turn off the power, shake the camera, nor attempt to remove the card or battery while the data is being written or read. · Fingerprints or dirt on the card metal contacts (terminals) may prevent correct reading or writing of data. After long use, writing to the picture card and erasing of data no longer becomes possible. · Be sure to format a card using this camera if the card has been formatted on a computer or another camera. · Olympus is not responsible for any damage to data saved in other media or loss of data stored on the card. EN-14 Names of parts Names of parts Digital camera The illustrations below show the camera with the multi-swing display turned 360 degrees. Read this first A B C D E F G H I J QUICK VIEW M N POWER O P Q R S T U K OK OPEN OPEN L EN-15 Names of parts Cradle V W X Read this first Number Bottom view Y A / V OUT (MONO) + DC IN 5V USB Z Name of part Shutter button Self-timer lamp Zoom lever (W/T) (G/U) Lens Flash Microphone Cradle connector Power lamp Power switch Monitor Multi-swing display Battery/Card cover Card access lamp Quick view button h ! Number Name of part Mode dial Speaker Strap eyelect Menu button p Arrow pad a(Y)/b(&)/c(z)/ d(#) OK button 9 Erase button S Camera connector dial Camera connector QDock&Done connector A/V output terminal DC input terminal USB terminal A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ! EN-16 About the battery and card About the battery and card About the battery The Olympus LI-12B (supplied) or LI-10B lithium ion battery can be used with this camera. For details, see "Charging the battery" (g page 33) of the Reference Manual (CD-ROM). Read this first About the card This camera stores image data on an xD-Picture Card (described as "card" in this manual). The images on the card also can be transferred, processed, and edited on a computer. Memory size The card memory capacity (16MB/32MB/64MB/128MB/ 256MB/512MB) is printed. Index area Contact area Fill in the title of the contents here. The camera's contacts for reading signals connect with this portion of the card. Never touch this portion. Compatible cards xD-Picture Card (16 to 512MB) What is xD-Picture Card?The xD-Picture Card is an miniature storage device developed specially for digital cameras. The card can be used with any xD-Picture Card compatible digital camera. Note This camera may not recognize a non-Olympus card or a card that was formatted on another device such as a computer. For details on how to format the card, see "Formatting a card (FORMAT)" (g page 172) of the Reference Manual (CD-ROM). EN-17 How to use the multi-swing display How to use the multi-swing display You can shoot at various angles by turning the multi-swing display. Determine the desired angle of the multi-swing display while watching the monitor, then take a picture. [. . . ] VIVID (7) (Can also be selected by AVAILABLE LIGHT PORTRAIT (e) For shooting sensitive subjects in low light conditions without a flash. turning the mode dial to k. ) Vividly reproduce colors. Uses different way from P-AUTO (Program Auto. ) Playing back still images Playing back still images Still pictures recorded on the card can be played back. 1 Turn the mode dial to q. The last picture taken appears on the monitor. QUICK VIEW Shooting/Viewing operations POWER Mode dial OK abcd buttons 9 button OPEN OPEN 2 Press b/d to select the picture you want to play back. Displays the previous picture. 100 0009 00-0009 4M SIZE:2288 1712 +2. 0 OK Displays the next picture. '04. 12. 03. 14:03 '04. 12. 03. 14:03 9 Information appears for about 3 seconds. Note If you do not operate the camera for 3 minutes*, the camera turns off the monitor and enters the sleep mode. If you leave the camera for another 10 minutes without any operation, the camera automatically turns off. (The camera does not turn off while the power is supplied to the camera through the AC adapter. ) * The duration till the camera enters the sleep mode is changeable. [. . . ]