Olympus Camera Sp 720uz Ihs Instruction Manual

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Preparing the CameraPreparing the Camera
Inserting the batter y and card
1
2
Battery/card cover
Battery lock knob
Write-protect switch
  Insert the battery as illustrated with the B mark toward the battery lock knob.
Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may 
produce heat or an explosion.
  Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow.
  Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.  Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card cover.
  When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/card cover.
  Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.
  Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC cards or Eye-Fi card with this camera. Do not insert other types of memory 
cards. “Using the card” (p. 62)
  Do not touch the contact area of the card directly.  This camera can be used without a card by storing images in its internal memory.
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  “Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous recording length (movies) in the internal memory and 
cards” (p. 63, 64) 
						

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To remove the cardTo remove the card
  Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then remove the card.
Charging the batter y with the 
included USB-AC adapter
  The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (hereafter  referred to as USB-AC adapter) differs depending 
on the region where you purchased the camera. If 
you received a plug-in type USB-AC adapter, plug it 
directly into AC outlet.
  The included USB-AC adapter has been designed to be used for charging and playback. Do not take 
pictures while the USB-AC adapter is connected to 
the camera.
  Be sure to unplug the power plug of the USB-AC adapter from the wall outlet when the charging is 
complete or the playback ends.
  For details on the battery and the USB-AC adapter, see “Battery and USB-AC adapter” (p. 61).
  The battery can be charged while the camera is connected to the computer. Charging time varies 
depending on the performance of a computer. (There 
may be cases in which it takes approx. 10 hours.)
Connecting the cameraConnecting the camera
AC outlet USB cable 
(supplied)
Multi-connector
Connector cover
Indicator lampIndicator lamp
  The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before  use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator 
lamp turns off (up to 5 hours).
  If the indicator lamp does not light, the USB-AC adapter is not connected to the camera correctly, 
or the battery, camera, or USB-AC adapter may be 
broken.
Indicator lamp
On: Charging
Off: Charged 
						

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When to charge the batteriesWhen to charge the batteriesCharge the battery when the error message shown below 
appears.
Error message
Flashes in red
Battery Empty
Installing the PC software and  registering user
  Installation of [ib] computer software using the  supplied CD is available on Windows computers only.
WindowsWindows
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.
  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  Register your Olympus product.
 
●Click the “Registration” button and follow the on-
screen instructions.
  To register the camera must be connected to the 
computer. “Connecting the camera” (p. 12)
  If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even after connecting the camera to the computer, the 
battery may be exhausted. Charge the battery and 
then connect the camera again.
3  Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and [ib] computer 
software.
 
●
Check the system requirements before beginning 
installation.
 
●Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib” 
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 (Core 2 Duo 
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) 
						

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[ib]
Operating 
SystemWindows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /
Windows  Vista / Windows  7
Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
(Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz or better required 
for movies)
RAM 512 MB or more (1 GB or more 
recommended)
(1 GB or more required for movies — 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)
Graphics A minimum of 64 MB video RAM with 
DirectX 9 or later.
*  See online help for information on using the software.
4  Install the camera manual.  
●Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and 
follow the on-screen instructions.
MacintoshMacintosh
1  Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.
 
●Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) 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.
  You can register via “Registration” in OLYMPUS 
Viewer 2 “Help”.
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 information on using the software, see 
online help.
3  Copy the camera manual. 
●Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button to 
open the folder containing the camera manuals. 
Copy the manual for your language to the computer
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Language, date, time and time zone
You can also choose the language for the menus and 
messages displayed in the monitor. The date and time 
set here are saved to image fi le names, date prints, and 
other data.
1  Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the 
camera, use  FGHI to select your 
language and press the  A button.
  The menus can be used to change the selected 
language. [ l] (p. 49)
2 Use FG to select the year for [Y].XMENUBack
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- --
----:..2012
Date and time setting screen
3 Press 
I to save the setting for [Y].XMENUBack
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
----
----:..2012
4  As in Steps 2 and 3, use 
FGHI to set 
[M] (month), [D] (day), [Time] (hours and 
minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order), and then 
press the A button.
  For precise time setting, press the A button as the  time signal strikes 00 seconds.
  To change the date and time, adjust the setting from the menu. [X] (Date/time) (p. 50)
5 Use  HI to select the [x] time zone and 
then press the A button.
 
●
Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([Summer]) 
on or off.
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  The menus can be used to change the selected time zone. [World Time] (p. 50) 
						

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Shooting with the optimum aperture value and shutter speed ( P mode)
In this mode, automatic shooting settings are activated 
while also allowing changes to a wide range of 
other shooting menu functions, such as exposure 
compensation, white balance, etc. as needed.
  The default settings of the function are highlighted in .
1 Remove the lens cap.
2 Set the mode dial to P.
3 Press the n button to turn on the camera.P
 mode indicator
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Number of storable still pictures (p. 63)
Monitor (standby mode screen)
4  Hold the camera and compose the shot.  When holding the camera, take care not to cover the fl  ash, microphone and AF illuminator with your 
fi  ngers, etc.
5  Press the shutter button halfway down to 
focus on the subject.
 
●
When the camera focuses on the subject, the 
exposure is locked (shutter speed and aperture 
value are displayed), and the AF target mark 
changes to green.
 
●The camera was unable to focus if the AF target 
mark fl  ashes red. Try focusing again.
Press halfway
P
F3.2F3.2
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PP
Shutter speed AF target mark
Aperture value
  “Focusing” (p. 58)
Shooting, Playback, and ErasingShooting, Playback, and Erasing 
						

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Shooting movies 
1 Press the R button to start recording.
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00:3400:3400:0000:00RECRECLights up red 
when recording
Recording timeContinuous recording 
length (p. 64)
  The effects of the set shooting mode can be used when shooting movies. When the set shooting mode 
is p, W,  (some modes), P (some modes) 
or Q, shooting is performed in  P mode.
  Sound will also be recorded.
2 Press the R button again to stop recording.
6  To take the picture, gently press the shutter 
button all the way down while being careful 
not to shake the camera.
Press fully
Image review screen
To view images during shootingTo view images during shootingPressing the q button enables playback of images. To 
return to shooting, either press the  q button or press the 
shutter button halfway down.
To turn off the cameraTo turn off the cameraPress the n button again. 
						

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[Off] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
Image sizeZoom bar
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Optical zoom range
OtherThe magni fi cation ratio changes 
depending on the image size setting.*1
[On] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
Image size Zoom bar
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Digital zoom range
OtherThe magni fi cation 
ratio changes 
depending on the 
image size setting.
*1Digital zoom range
*1  If [Image Size] is less than the full resolution, after  reaching the maximum optical zoom, the camera will 
automatically resize and crop the image to the selected 
[Image Size], then enter the digital zoom range if [Digital 
Zoom] is [On].
  Photographs taken with the zoom bar displayed in  red may appear “grainy”.
Using the zoom
Turning the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range.
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Zoom bar
  Optical zoom: 26×Digital zoom: 4×
To take larger images [Digital Zoom] (p. 36)To take larger images [Digital Zoom] (p. 36)  The type and amount of zoom can be identi fi ed from 
the appearance of the zoom bar. The display differs 
depending on the options selected for [Digital Zoom] 
(p. 36) and [Image Size] (p. 33). 
						

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Using the fl ash
The fl  ash functions can be selected to best match the 
shooting conditions.
1  Lift up the  fl ash unit manually.
To turn off the fl  ashTo turn off the fl ashPress the fl  ash down back into the camera.
2 Select the  fl ash option in the function menu.
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3 Use  HI to select the setting option, and 
press the A button to set.
Option Description
Flash AutoThe fl
 ash fi res automatically in low-
light or backlight conditions.
Redeye Pre-fl
 ashes are emitted to reduce 
the occurrence of red eye in your 
photos.
Fill In The fl
 ash fi res regardless of the 
available light.
Flash Off The fl  ash does not fi re.
Changing the shooting information 
display
The display of the screen information can be changed to 
best match the situation, for example, the need for a clear 
view of the screen or for making a precise composition by 
using the grid display. 
						

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Viewing images
1 Press the q button.Number of frames/
Total number of images
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Playback image
2 Use 
HI to select an image.
Displays 
previous  imageDisplays next 
image
 Hold  I to fast forward and hold H to reverse.  The display size of the images can be changed. 
“Index view and close-up view” (p. 22)
1 Press  F (INFO).
 
●The displayed shooting information changes in 
the order shown below each time the button is 
pressed. “Shooting mode display” (p. 4)
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Reading a histogramReading a histogramIf the peak fi  lls too much of the frame, the 
image will appear mostly white.
If the peak fi  lls too much 
of the frame, the image 
will appear mostly black.
The green section shows 
luminance distribution within 
the screen’s center.