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maintenance and tips Shooting

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xNotes

•Do not use strong solvents such as benzene or alcohol, or a chemically treated cloth.

•Avoid storing the camera in places where chemicals are treated, in order to protect the camera from corrosion.

•Mold may form on the lens surface if the lens is left dirty.

•Check each part of the camera before use if it has not been used for a long time. Before taking important pictures, be sure to take a test shot and check that the camera works properly.

Cleaning mode kRemoving dust

If dust or dirt gets on the image pickup device, black dots may appear in the picture. Contact your Olympus Authorized Service Center to have the image pickup device physically cleaned. The image pickup device is a precision device and is easily damaged. When cleaning the image pickup device yourself, be sure to follow the instructions below. If power runs out during cleaning, the shutter will close, which may cause the shutter curtain and mirror to break. Keep an eye on the remaining battery power.

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Remove the lens from the camera, and set the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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power switch to ON.

 

 

CLEANING MODE

 

 

 

MENU [Y] [h] [CLEANING MODE]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Press d, then press the ibutton.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• The camera enters the cleaning mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the shutter button all the way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• The mirror goes up and the shutter curtain opens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean the image pickup device.

CANCEL

SELECT

GO

•Carefully blow off any dust on the surface of the image

pickup device by using a mechanical blower (commercially available).

Be careful not to catch the mechanical blower in the shutter curtain when turning the power off to finish cleaning.

•If the camera turns off, the shutter curtain closes, causing the mirror to fall.

xNotes

•Be careful not to let the mechanical blower (commercially available) touch the image pickup device. If the blower touches the image pickup device, the image pickup device will be damaged.

•Never put the mechanical blower behind the lens mount. If the power turns off, the shutter closes, breaking the shutter curtain.

•Do not use anything other than the mechanical blower. If high-pressure gas is sprayed onto the image pickup device, it will freeze on the image pickup device’s surface, damaging the image pickup device.

Pixel mapping kChecking the image processing functions

The pixel mapping feature allows the camera to check and adjust the image pickup device and image processing functions. After using the monitor or taking continuous shots, wait for at least one minute before using the pixel mapping function to ensure that it operates correctly.

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MENU [Z] [PIXEL MAPPING]

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Press d, then press the ibutton.

•The [BUSY] bar is displayed when pixel mapping is in progress. When pixel mapping is finished, the menu is restored.

xNotes

•If you accidentally turn the camera off during pixel mapping, start again from Step 1.

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