Olympus VT429101 quick start Unpacking The Box Contents, Prepare The Camera For Use, Start Here

VT429101

QuickStart Guide

START HERE

It is strongly recommended that you follow these step-by-step numbered instructions to set up and quickly begin using your new Digital Camera.

OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.	OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. (EUROPA) GMBH
Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville,	Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany	http://www.olympus.com/
NY 11747-3157, U.S.A.	http://www.olympus-europa.com/
http://www.olympusamerica.com/E1/

UNPACKING THE BOX CONTENTS

Gather your digital camera and the parts as shown in the illustration. You’ll need these to complete the steps for the camera set-up procedures that follow.

Digital camera		BLM-1 Lithium ion battery	IEEE1394	USB cable
	Strap	BCM-1 lithium ion battery charger CD-ROM		(grey color)
			cable

For more detailed instructions on advanced features, please refer to the instruction manual.

Cards (Compact Flash and Microdrive) are optional. The following items are also included in this package: Reference manual*1, Basic Manual*2, video cable, warranty card, registration card (not pvovided in some areas), and safety precautions booklet.

*1 Provided as a pdf file on the CD-ROM in some areas.

*2 Provided in areas where the Reference Manual is on the CD-ROM.

PREPARE THE CAMERA FOR USE

Before you begin using your Olympus digital camera…

a.Attaching the strap

Attach the strap as shown below.

b.Charging the battery

The battery is not fully charged when purchased. Before use, be sure to charge the battery with the specified provided charger (BCM-1).

Hold the battery with its terminals facing the charger and align the battery with the guideline ( ) on the charger as shown in the illustration. Slide the battery into the charger.

3)	Load the battery as illustrated.	4) Close the battery compartment cover and turn
		the battery compartment lock to .
	Direction indicating mark
			3
			2	1
d.
Attaching a lens to the camera
1)	Remove the body cap from the camera.			Alignment
2)	Remove the rear cap from the lens.			mark (Red)
3)	Align the lens attachment mark (red) on the camera		1

with the alignment mark on the lens (red), then insert the
lens into the camera’s body 1 . Rotate the lens clockwise	2
until you hear it click 2 .

Lens attachment mark (Red)

e.Inserting the card

c.Loading the battery

1) Make sure that the camera's	2) Turn the battery compartment lock to		and
power switch is set to OFF.	open the battery compartment cover.
			Battery
	Battery		compartment
			cover
	compartment	1
	lock	3
		2

1)Turn the card cover lock in the direction of the arrow and open the card cover.

2)Insert the card fully with the mark side facing toward the monitor side (the camera’s rear side) as illustrated.

3) Close the card cover fully until it is	Mark
locked closed.
Card cover lock	Card cover

Card slot

When using

Compact Flash

When using Microdrive

TURNING ON THE

c.Camera Diagram and Controls

Now take a moment to familiarize yourself with the key areas of camera controls by reviewing the illustrations.

CAMERA

a.Turn the camera ON

White balance sensor

Self-timer/Remote

Lens attachment mark

(Exposure	Control panel		LIGHT (Control panel
			illumination) button
compensation) button
		ISO button
Mode dial				Hot shoe
Power switch

• Power ON :	Power OFF :
Set the power switch to ON.	Set the power switch to OFF.

Power switch

TIP: After a specified period of time elapses with no operations being performed, the camera enters the sleep mode (stand-by) to save battery power. Press the shutter button to wake up the camera.

Focus mode lever

• Set the focus mode lever to S.

b.Set the Date and Time (OPTIONAL)

Although this is not required, it is recommended that you set the date and time. This affects the way image file names are created, and will conveniently include this information with each picture. The date and time can also be set when the camera is in the playback mode.

• Set the power switch to ON.
• Press	to display the menu.
• Press	three times to select .
• Press	once to highlight	, and then press once.
• Use	to select the date format.
• Adjust the date and time in the appropriate fields by using
to select the field, and		to set the proper value.
Repeat this step until all date/time fields have been set.

control lamp,Lens lock pin AF illuminator

Remote control		Lens release
		button
receiver
		Mirror
(One-touch WB) button	Preview button Mount
	(Attach the lens after removing the body
	cap from the camera.)
Diopter adjustment dial Main dial		AEL button
Eyepiece shutter lever		Card access lamp
Strap eyelet		(AF frame
		selection) button
Viewfinder
		(Playback
Monitor		mode) button
		(Menu) button
(Shown with
removable monitor
cover attached.)		Card cover lock
INFO (Information		OK button
display) button
(Protect) button	Arrow pad

	(Erase) button
Battery compartment
lock	Tripod socket

Mode dial lock

WB (White balance) button

Sub dial	(Flash mode) button
Shutter button	(Record mode) button
	(Metering) button
BKT (Auto bracket) button	DRIVE button
External flash	Connector cover
	IEEE 1394
connector
	connector
Remote cable
connector

Focus mode lever	USB connector
DC-IN jack	VIDEO OUT jack
Card slot

Note: Time is entered using the 24-hour format.

• Press OK twice to set the date and time and exit the menu.

Battery compartment	Eject button
	Card cover
cover

Printed in Japan