2nd Ave D-490 Zoom Go...and Start Taking Pictures, Enjoy Your Pictures, Optional Accessories

Models: D-490 Zoom

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Go...and Start Taking Pictures

Now you’re ready to take great pictures with the D-490 Zoom.

1.With the lens barrier open and monitor on, press the Menu button Go...and Start Taking Pictures to select the picture settings you want to adjust. This button is located next to the monitor.

Once you’ve selected the item, use the Arrow pad to make your adjustments.

2.Press the OK button OK to confirm each setting from the following modes:

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION:

Adjust using on the Arrow pad to brighten a dark situation or to darken a mostly bright scene .

SPOT METERING:

Choose Spot metering to obtain the right subject exposure regardless of the backlighting, or use the standard ESP system.

 

 

RECORD MODE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose an image resolution setting: Standard

 

 

or one of the High Quality

 

 

SQ

 

 

modes

 

or

 

 

. To select

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

, press and hold

 

on the

 

 

SHQ

SHQ-TIFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HQ

 

SQ-HIGH

 

 

 

Arrow pad for two seconds while in SHQ or SQ mode respectively. The amount of

 

 

frames you can store in any SmartMedia card depends on the resolution setting

 

 

you’ve selected. See the chart below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approximate number of storable still pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record mode

Card/Resolution

2MB

 

4MB

8MB

 

16MB

 

32MB

64MB

File Format

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHQ

 

SHQ-TIFF

 

1600 x 1200

0

 

 

0

1

2

 

 

5

 

11

Uncompressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIFF

 

SHQ

 

 

1600 x 1200

1

 

 

2

5

11

 

 

22

 

45

SHQ Min. JPEG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HQ

 

 

1600 x 1200

3

 

 

7

16

31

 

 

64

 

128

HQ Std. JPEG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SQ

 

640 x 480

20

 

 

40

82

165

 

 

331

 

665

SQ-Normal Quality

 

SQ-HIGH

 

640 x 480

7

 

 

16

32

66

 

 

132

 

266

SQ-High Quality

Approximate number of movie shooting seconds remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record mode

Resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SmartMedia capacity

 

 

 

 

 

2MB

 

 

 

4MB

 

 

8MB

 

16MB

 

32MB

 

64MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HQ

320240

 

 

5

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

23

 

 

48

 

 

 

96

193

 

 

SQ

160120

 

 

25

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

104

 

 

211

 

 

 

424

851

 

 

WHITE BALANCE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control your light settings to match shooting conditions: Auto

 

 

,

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

Daylight

 

 

 

, Overcast

 

 

 

 

, Tungsten

 

 

 

 

or Fluorescent light

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISO ISO SENSITIVITY:

These settings are equivalent to film speed settings. Select from AUTO, 100, 200 or 400. The higher the ISO setting, the faster the shutter speed that can be used and the lower the amount of light required. With AUTO, the sensitivity increases automatically in low-light situations.

DRIVE:

This item in the shooting menu allows you to switch from single shot to motor-drive function. Select "SEQUENCE" to shoot up to 45 consecutive stills simply by continually depressing the shutter release button.

FUNCTION SHOOTING:

SHOOTING MOVIE PICTURES:

To take movie pictures (15 frames/second), select Enjoy Your Pictures Keep the monitor on

and use it to set up the shot. Fully press and release the shutter release button

to start or stop shooting. Shooting also stops when the memory gauge is

temporarily full.

Taking Pictures with Your Olympus D-490 Zoom

CARD FUNCTION:

Select Still Having Problems with Your to take panorama pictures with standard Olympus-brand SmartMedia

cards. Use the arrow pad to indicate the direction you are going to shoot. Shoot

successively, carefully overlapping the edges of each shot. Assemble with

CAMEDIA master 2.0 software.

SHARPNESS:

NORMAL or SOFT sharpness can be chosen. The SOFT setting is ideal for processing images on a computer.

FILE FILE NAMING:

A file numbering system can be especially useful when downloading data to a computer. Select AUTO FILE for sequential numbering of each card used; select NAME RESET to have numbers reset every time a new card is inserted into the camera.

BEEP SOUND:

Select either ON or OFF to either hear or mute the setting confirmation sounds.

SETTINGS:

You can save and reset settings.

3.For a telephoto or wide-angle shot, use the 3X zoom lever at the top of the camera. Push the lever toward “T” to choose telephoto shooting; pull it toward “W” to choose wide- angle shooting.

4.When the flash is needed, the orange lamp next to the viewfinder blinks. Simply flip up the flash and half-press the shutter release button until the orange light goes off. When it comes on again, the flash is charged. Choose from Auto-Flash for automatic flash firing; Red-

Eye reduction Flash Call 1-888-553-4448 for Technical Support to reduce the phenomena of red-eye; Fill-In Flash Optional Accessories for forced

flash activation; Slow Sync Manual background for night photography;or Slow Sync (plus Red-Eye

reduction) Manual background to photograph people at night and/or with dark backgrounds.

5.Choose Macro Manual background for close-ups of subjects. Use Digital Telephoto Mode 1.0x , 1.6x , 2.0x ,

2.5x , Manual background to make your subject appear twice as close. Choose the Panorama Mode Manual background to lock exposure, utilize panorama guides and flag images in the camera for panorama pictures.

6.Point and Shoot. Take pictures using the optical viewfinder or use the monitor as your guide. To use the color monitor, open the lens barrier, turn on the monitor, then...

Compose your subject.

Half-press the shutter release button.

The green lamp goes on.

The exposure and focus will be adjusted.

Full-press the shutter release button to take the picture.

A short beep indicates the shot has been taken.

When the green lamp goes off, you’re ready to take the next picture.

Note: For QuickFocus overrides, on the Arrow pad press and hold the

for infinity focus

and

for 8 ft /2.5 m while pressing the shutter release button.

 

Enjoy Your Pictures

With the D-490 Zoom, you can easily view, save and download the photos you want—and delete the ones you don’t want.

Viewing Pictures

After you’ve taken a picture, close the lens barrier and turn on the monitor to enter playback mode. Your picture will appear on the screen within seconds. Or, to quickly jump between

playback and shooting modes, simply press the monitor button Manual background twice in rapid succession.

To switch back to playback mode, quickly press the monitor button Manual background again.

To review all the pictures stored in the SmartMedia card, close the lens barrier and turn on the

monitor. Use

on the Arrow pad to scroll through each of the pictures saved on your

SmartMedia card.

 

To review movie pictures, first display the movie you want to see on the monitor. If it is currently displayed, just press the OK button OK . If not, press the menu button to shut down

theshooting menu, select the movie to be reviewed, and reactivate the playback menu. Go to

Manual background , set to Start and press the OK button OK . After a few seconds the movie will begin.

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Olympus Camera?

Call 1-888-553-4448 for Technical Support

You also can view these pictures through any video source, such as a video or TV monitor that has standard video input NTSC capabilities. Simply connect the D-490 Zoom to the “video in” jack of your video device using the video out cable included with your camera.

Avoiding accidental erasure

To lock a picture, you must be in playback mode. Notice the Lock Manual background symbol on the back of the camera. Press this button while the image you want to lock is displayed on the monitor.

The lock icon will appear on the screen.

Deleting Pictures

 

 

• To delete a picture, advance to the desired image, press the Erase button

 

and then

press

on Arrow pad to select the delete operation. Confirm and delete the image

by pressing the OK button OK . When you delete a picture you’ve instantly freed up space on your SmartMedia card for more pictures. So with the D-490 Zoom, there’s no more wasted film or developing costs for pictures you don’t really want.

Note: A locked image cannot be deleted. Simply unlock the picture and repeat the process.

Printing Pictures

Store printing data in the SmartMedia card (using Card-Print) and make desired prints using a printer or a lab that supports the Digital Print Order Format system. Since the print order is already written in the card, you do not have to make orders at the lab.

Downloading Pictures

Please refer to your Olympus Digital Camera Instructions Manual for easy-to-follow instructions on how to install the enclosed software titles that will enable you to download, view, edit, manipulate and store images on your computer.

Optional Accessories

For even more photographic creativity and enjoyment, Olympus offers a variety of optional accessories for use with your D-490ZOOM Filmless Digital Camera

NiMH rechargeable batteries and Rapid Recharger for long-lasting power.

AC adapter (C-7AU) to ensure a consistent power supply when downloading images..

Photo Printers for Olympus Digital Cameras. • 1.45X Telephoto Lens (150mm equivalent)

Additional SmartMedia Cards in 8MB, 16MB, 32MB and 64MB Sizes

B-300 Telephoto Lens (180mm equivalent) • MAUSB-1 USB Reader/Writer

Carrying Case • MA-2 PCMCIA Card Adapter • Accessory Kits

MF-2 FlashPath Floppy Disk Adapter • B-28 Wide Angle Lens (28mm equivalent)

FL-40 Extension Flash • FL-BK01 Grip • FL-CB01 Cable

For best results with your inkjet printer, use the Olympus CAMEDIA/Pictorico branded papers.

For more information, visit us online at www.olympus.com/digital, call 1-888-553-4448 or contact your local authorized Olympus digital camera dealer.

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