Olympus Camera E Pl5 Instruction Manual

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Printing pictures
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  Print reservation (DPOF)
You can save digital “print orders” to the memory card listing the \
pictures to be printed 
and the number of copies of each print. You can then have the pictures printed at a 
print shop that supports DPOF or print the pictures yourself by connecti\
ng the camera 
directly to a DPOF printer. A memory card is required when creating a print order.
 Creating a print order
1 Press Q during playback and select [
						

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Removing all or selected pictures from the print order
You can reset all print reservation data or just the data for selected pi\
ctures.
1 Press Q during playback and select [
						

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Easy printing
Use the camera to display the picture you wish to print before connectin\
g the printer 
via the USB cable.
1 Use HI to display the pictures you want to print 
on the camera.
2 Press I.
•  The picture selection screen appears when printing is completed. To print another picture, use  HI to select 
the image and press  Q.
•  To exit, unplug the USB cable from the camera while  the picture selection screen is displayed.PC/Custom PrintEasy Print Start
 Custom printing
1 Follow the operation guide to set a print option.
Selecting the print mode
Select the type of printing (print mode). The available print modes are as shown below.
Print Prints selected pictures.
All Print Prints all the pictures stored in the card and makes one print for 
each picture.
Multi Print Prints multiple copies of one image in separate frames on a single 
sheet.
All Index Prints an index of all the pictures stored in the card.
Print Order Prints according to the print reservation you made. If there is no 
picture with print reservation, this is not available.
Setting the print paper items
This setting varies with the type of printer. If only the printer’s STANDARD setting is 
available, you cannot change the setting.
Size Sets the paper size that the printer supports.
Borderless Selects whether the picture is printed on the entire page or inside a 
blank frame.
Pics/Sheet Selects the number of pictures per sheet. Displayed when you have 
selected [Multi Print]. 
						

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Selecting pictures you want to print
Select pictures you want to print. The selected pictures 
can be printed later (single-frame reservation) or the 
picture you are displaying can be printed right away.
MorePrint
SelectSingle Print
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Print (f) Prints the currently displayed picture. If there is a picture that [Sing\
le 
Print] reservation has already been applied to, only that reserved 
picture will be printed.
Single Print 
(t) Applies print reservation to the currently displayed picture. If you 
want to apply reservation to other pictures after applying [Single 
Print], use HI to select them.
More (u) Sets the number of prints and other items for the currently displayed 
picture, and whether or not to print it. For operation, refer to “Set\
ting 
printing data” in the next section.
Setting printing data
Select whether to print printing data such as the date and time or  fi le name on the picture 
when printing. When the print mode is set to [All Print] and [Option Set\
] is selected, the 
following options appears.

						

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Connecting the camera to a computer
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5 Connecting the camera to a computer
Connecting the camera to a computer
 Windows
1 Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.
Windows XP•  A “Setup” dialog will be displayed.
Windows Vista/Windows 7 •  An Autorun dialog will be displayed. Click “OLYMPUS  Setup” to display the “Setup” dialog.
# Cautions
•  If the “Setup” dialog is not displayed, select “My Computer”\
 (Windows XP) or “Computer” (Windows Vista/Windows 7) from the start menu. Double-click the 
CD-ROM (OLYMPUS Setup) icon to open the “OLYMPUS Setup” window and then 
double-click “LAUNCHER.EXE”.
•  If a “User Account Control” dialog is displayed, click “Yes” or “Continue”.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions on your computer.
# Cautions
•  If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even after connecting the c\
amera to the  computer, the battery may be exhausted. Use a full-charged battery.
 Multi-connector
Smaller 
terminalUSB cable
Look for this mark.
USB port
# Cautions
•  When the camera is connected to another device via USB, a message will b\
e  displayed prompting you to choose a connection type. Select [Storage]. 
						

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3 Register your Olympus product.
•  Click the “Registration” button and follow the on-screen instructi\
ons.
4 Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2.
•  Check the system requirements before beginning installation.
•  Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating 
System Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /Windows Vista / 
Windows 7
Processor Pentium 4  1.3 GHz or better
(Core2Duo 2.13 GHz or better required for movies)
RAM 1 GB or more (2 GB or more recommended)
Free Hard 
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Monitor 
Settings 1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000 colors recommended)
•  See online help for information on using the software.
 Macintosh
1 Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.
•  The disk contents should automatically be displayed in  the Finder. If they are not, double-click the CD icon on 
the desktop.
•  Double-click the “Setup” icon to display the “Setup”  dialog.
2 Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2.
•  Check the system requirements before beginning installation.
•  Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow the  on-screen instructions to install the software.
OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating 
System Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.7
Processor Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better
RAM 1 GB or more (2 GB or more recommended)
Free Hard 
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Monitor 
Settings 1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 32,000 colors (16,770,000 colors recommended)
•  Other languages can be selected from the language combo box. For informa\
tion on  using the software, see online help. 
						

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Connecting the camera to a computer
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Copying pictures to a computer without 
OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Your camera supports the USB Mass Storage Class. You can transfer images to a 
computer by connecting the camera to the computer with the provided USB \
cable. The 
following operating systems are compatible with the USB connection:
Windows:   Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional/
Windows Vista/Windows 7
Macintosh:   Mac OS X v.10.3 or later
1 Turn the camera off and connect it to the computer.
•  The location of the USB port varies with the computer. For details, refer to your  computer’s manual.
2 Turn on the camera.
•  The selection screen for the USB connection is displayed.
 3 Press FG to select [Storage]. Press Q.
USB
MTP
Storage PrintExit
Set
4 The computer recognizes the camera as a new device.
# Cautions
•  If you are using Windows Photo Gallery for Windows Vista or Windows 7, choose [MTP] 
in Step 3.
•  Data transfer is not guaranteed in the following environments, even if y\
our computer is  equipped with a USB port.Computers with a USB port added by means of an extension card, etc.
Computers without a factory-installed OS 
Home-built computers
•  Camera controls cannot be used while the camera is connected to a comput\
er.
•  If the dialog shown in Step 2 is not displayed when the camera is connec\
ted to a  computer, select [Auto] for [USB Mode] (P. 74) in the camera custom menus. 
						

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Other
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6 Other
Shooting tips and information
The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded
The battery is not fully charged
•  Charge the battery with the charger.
The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold
•  Battery performance drops at low temperatures. Remove the battery and wa\
rm it by putting it in your pocket for a while.
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed
The camera has turned off automatically
•  The camera automatically enters sleep mode to reduce the drain on the ba\
ttery if no operations are performed for a set period of time.  g [Sleep] (P. 74)
If no operations are performed for a set time (5 minutes) after the ca\
mera has entered 
sleep mode, the camera will turn off automatically.
The fl  ash is charging
•  On the monitor, the # mark blinks when charging is in progress. Wait for the blinking to 
stop, then press the shutter button.
 Unable to focus
•  The camera cannot focus on subjects that are too close to the camera or \
that are not suited to autofocus (the AF confi  rmation mark will blink in the monitor). Increase the 
distance to the subject or focus on a high contrast object at the same d\
istance from the 
camera as your main subject, compose the shot, and shoot.
Subjects that are diffi  cult to focus on
It may be diffi  cult to focus with auto focus in the following situations.
AF confi rmation 
mark is blinking.
These subjects 
are not focused.
Subject with low 
contrast Excessively bright 
light in center of 
frameSubject containing no 
vertical lines
AF confi
 rmation 
mark lights up but 
the subject is not 
focused.
Subjects at different 
distances Fast-moving subject Subject not inside 
AF area 
						

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Other
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Noise reduction is activated
•  When shooting night scenes, shutter speeds are slower and noise tends to\
 appear in images. The camera activates the noise-reduction process after shooting at slow \
shutter 
speeds. During which, shooting is not allowed. You can set [Noise Reduct.] to [Off].
g [Noise Reduct.] (P. 75)
The number of AF targets is reduced
The number and size of AF targets varies with aspect ratio, group target settings, and the 
option selected for [Digital Tele-converter].
The date and time has not been set
The camera is used with the settings at the time of purchase
•  The date and time of the camera is not set when purchased. Set the date \
and time before using the camera.  g “Setting the date/time” (P. 16)
The battery has been removed from the camera
•  The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default setti\
ngs if the camera is 
left without the battery for approximately 1 day. The settings will be cancelled more quickly 
if the battery was only loaded in the camera for a short time before bei\
ng removed. Before 
taking important pictures, check that the date and time settings are cor\
rect.
Set functions are restored to their factory default settings
When you rotate the mode dial or turn off the power in a shooting mode other than  P, A, 
S, or M, functions with changes made to their settings are restored to the fact\
ory default 
settings.
Image taken appears whitish
This may occur when the picture is taken in backlight or semi-backlight \
conditions. This is 
due to a phenomenon called  fl are or ghosting. As far as possible, consider a composition 
where strong light source is not taken in the picture. Flare may occur e\
ven when a light 
source is not present in the picture. Use a lens hood to shade the lens \
from the light source. 
If a lens hood does not have effect, use your hand to shade the lens from the light.
g “Interchangeable lenses” (P. 106)
Unknown bright dot(s) appear on the subject in the picture taken
This may be due to stuck pixel(s) on the image pickup device. Perform \
[Pixel Mapping]. 
If the problem persists, repeat pixel mapping a few times.  g “Pixel Mapping - Checking the 
image processing functions” (P. 103)
Functions that cannot be selected from menus
Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad\
.
•  Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode.
•  Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:  Combination of [ T] and [Noise Reduct.], etc. 
						

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Other
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Error codes
Monitor 
indication Possible cause Corrective action
No CardThe card is not inserted, or it 
cannot be recognized.
Insert a card or insert a different 
card.
Card ErrorThere is a problem with the card. Insert the card again. If the 
problem persists, format the card. 
If the card cannot be formatted, it 
cannot be used.
Write Protect
Writing to the card is prohibited.
The card write-protect switch is 
set to the “LOCK” side. Release 
the switch. (P. 105)
Card Full•  The card is full. No more 
pictures can be taken or no 
more information such as print 
reservation can be recorded.
•  There is no space in the card  and print reservation or new 
images cannot be recorded. Replace the card or erase 
unwanted pictures.
Before erasing, download 
important images to a PC.
Clean the contact area of
the card with a dry cloth.
Clean CardFormat
Card Setup
SetCard cannot be read. Card may 
not have been formatted. •  Select [Clean Card], press 
Q and turn off the camera. 
Remove the card and wipe dry 
the metallic surface with a soft, 
dry cloth.
• Select [Format][Yes], and then  press Q to format the card. 
Formatting the card erases all 
data on the card.
No Picture There are no pictures on the 
card.
The card contains no pictures.
Record pictures and play back.
Picture ErrorThe selected picture cannot be 
displayed for playback due to 
a problem with this picture. Or 
the picture cannot be used for 
playback on this camera. Use image processing software to 
view the picture on a PC.
If that cannot be done, the image 
fi
 le is damaged.
The Image Cannot 
Be Edited Pictures taken with another 
camera cannot be edited on this 
camera.
Use image processing software to 
edit the picture.
Picture ErrorImages cannot be transferred 
between devices that are 
currently receiving or transmitting 
data. Increase the amount of memory 
available on the card, for example 
by deleting unwanted images, 
or choose a smaller size for the 
images being transmitted.