Taking Pictures

Open the lens barrier until you feel a click.

Make sure

The lens extends slightly, the flash pops up, and the LCD panel activates.

When the flash is held down, the two indicators next to the viewfinder blink. The camera will not activate.

The display also goes out.

Release your finger from the flash to reactivate the camera.

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Olympus Zoom 80 Wide DIX manual Taking Pictures

Contents

Zoom 80 Wide DIX Instructions Keep the Batteries Away from Fire Symbols used in this manual Photographs Preparations Basic Operations Advanced Techniques Names and Functions of Parts Back cover Tripod socketBack cover release p Green lamp Orange lamp Simultaneously as shown Viewfinder DISPLAY/LCD PanelOrange lamp Diopter Adjustment USINGTHESTRAP/SOFTCASE Outline of Operations Make sure the exposure counter on Open the lens barrier until you feel a click pLCD panel reads p Page Shown and close the battery Loading the BatteryOpen the battery compartment cover Be replaced immediately Checkingthe BatteryAre displayed normally Blinks and other Points to Remember With its flash positioned at the top IncorrectCorrect Vertical position, hold the camera Practice before loading the film Halfway to lock the focusDepress the shutter release button Make sure Green lamp next to the viewfinder lights Loading the Film Slide the back cover release upward to Open the back cover First frame Do not touch the plastic parts near the take-up spool If blinks in the exposure counter, as shown on the left Open the lens barrier until you feel a clickMake sure Exposure counter on the LCD panel reads Taking Pictures Telephoto Do not look directly at the sun through the viewfinder Position the autofocus mark on your subjectDepress the shutter release button When the subject is extremely close to Depress the shutter release button fullyWorking Distance Focus range of the camera is 0.8 m 2.6 ft to infinity Close-up Correction Marks Using the Focus Lock When the main subject is not withinTo avoid taking out of focus pictures Green lamp lights Shutter release button fully Reposition your subjects in the pictureFrame while keeping the shutter release Button depressed halfway. Then press After Shooting Close the lens barrier slowlyAutomatically Carefully. The lens and flash will retract Unloadingthefilm Rewinding the film before the end of the roll Set the switch to Panorama to engage Taking Panorama Pictures At about 0.8 m 2.6 ft. the shadedarea CLOSE-UP Correction in the Panorama ModeIllustration becomes the image area Center For Film Shot Only in Panorama Mode For Film Shot in Both Panorama and Standard Modes Using the Flash Modes How to select the flash modeThis camera has six flash modes. Select Conditions and needs Flash does not fire. p Fires regardless of available light. pScene in the background. p Against a night background. p Auto Flash 28 mm 80 mm100 200 RED-EYE Reducing Flash Effectiveness of red-eye reduction varies depending Twilight or night scenes Automatically selected in low-light situations when When you want to fire the flash every shot Closing the lens barrier restores the Auto Flash modeFILL-IN Flash Forced Activation Flash mode, the flash fires regardless Night Scene Flash Photographed against a night background Spot Mode Cancel the Spot mode Position the autofocus mark On yourSubject, and press the shutter release button halfway Autofocus mark Focus and exposure can be adjusted at Reposition your subject in the picture Selftimer 10 sec. Selftimer indicator lights Sec. BlinksButton Aim at your subject, and press Remote Control optional Press the button. isdisplayed on the LCD panel Remote control may not work when the subject is Press the Mode button for two seconds Correcting the DataOr longer Press the SET button to correct the year Press the Mode button again MinutesRepeat steps 2 and 3 to set the hour Month indication will start blinking Choose the desired mode with the Mode button Printing the Date and TimeThere is something whitish or tinged with orange where No data Questions and Answers What should I do when both the orange and greenHow long will the battery last? Why does the flash get hot? Care and Storage Do not leave the camera on or near a Do not shake or shock the cameraLens Do not apply excessive force to the zoom This camera is not suitable for professional use or for use Temperature to change slowly. Once the camera hasCamera again. Strong electrical fields can also interfere Camera correctly Do not touch the rubber gasket on the battery Contact your nearest Olympus service centerCompartment cover or the rubber gasket on Gaskets Battery Handling When the camera is not used for an Contact a Doctor Immediately Children. If a child swallows the remote Remote Control optional HandlingKeep the remote control out of the reach Troubleshooting Page Page Problems with Printed Pictures Page Page Change the data mode to another setting. p Specifications Autofocus indicator and flash indicatorPossible. Focusing range 0.8 m 2.6 ft ~ Shutter Programmed electronic shutter Film with less than ISO 50, film speed is set To ISO Is closed Film advance Automatic film windingPage Short description Protected against splashing water Test for second numeral 4 Equipment is sprayed from Specifications for Date Unit Olympus America INC