User manual OLYMPUS C-300 ZOOM QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Thread the long end of the strap through the loop that has already gone through the eyelet. Pull the strap tight, making sure that it is securely fastened and does not come loose. Strap eyelet When shooting pictures Power on: Open the lens barrier fully. If the lens does not extend when the lens barrier is opened, there is a possibility that the cover is stuck in the first click position. [. . . ] There is a mark showing the correct way to insert the AA batteries on the bottom of the camera. When using AA (R6) batteries http://www. olympus. com/ Printed in Japan 1AG6P1P1353-VT367901 Never open the card cover, or remove the card or the batteries while the camera is turned on. Destroyed data cannot be restored. 3 Shooting/Playback Taking still pictures 1 2 Open the lens barrier fully. Slide the lens barrier fully open until it clicks. The flash pops up and the lens extends. 4 Protecting pictures (Protect) Recording movies 1 2 Orange lamp AF target mark Green lamp 5 Erasing pictures Single-frame erase 1 2 3 4 Press Press Press Press . to select the picture you want to erase. The monitor turns on. You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them. Open the lens barrier fully. The camera turns on in the shooting mode. 1 2 3 MOVIE Press Press Press Press Press press with the lens barrier closed. . The monitor turns on. Position the AF target mark over the subject in the viewfinder. Press Press . . to select MOVIE, then press The monitor turns on and the screen for selecting the shooting mode is displayed. 3 4 The mode menu is displayed. The top menu is displayed. 3 The focus and exposure are locked when the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights up. At this time the sound of the focusing mechanism can be heard from inside the camera, but no picture is being taken. SELECt GO SEt CARD EDIt PLAY Press the shutter button gently (halfway). Record the movie while observing your subject on the monitor. Press the shutter button fully to start recording. Press the shutter button fully again to stop recording. 4 5 to select the PLAY tab, then press to select . , then INFO MODE%MENU ERASE Playing back movies 1 2 Press with the lens barrier closed. indicator, The monitor turns on. 4 Press the shutter button all the way (fully). The camera takes the picture. 5 Press press to select YES, then . ERASE YES NO SELECt GO Playing back still pictures 1 2 3 Press Press Press with the lens barrier closed. The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. The top menu is displayed. The selected picture is protected. To close the menu, press again. SEt CARD EDIt PLAY Press to display the desired picture with the then press . to select MOVIE PLAYBACK. 6 Press press to select ON, then . OFF ON The picture is erased and the menu is closed. 3 4 5 The movie is played back after the orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder blinks and the camera accesses the movie data. When the movie reaches the end, the display returns automatically to the beginning of the movie. · The indicator is displayed at the top right of the protected picture. · Protection on each picture remains even when the camera is turned off. [. . . ] Extends the maximum optical zoom, making possible up to approximately 10x zoom shooting with the digital zoom function. Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus CAMEDIA-brand SmartMedia cards. Lets you combine two still pictures taken in succession into one picture. [. . . ]