Setting the date and time – Olympus Stylus 500 Digital User Manual

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Settings

Setting the date and time

This function lets you set the date and time.
The date and time is saved with each
image, and is used in the file name.

Top menu

[MODE MENU]

[SETUP]

[

X]

g“Menus” (P.15)

1

Select one of the following date

formats: [Y-M-D] (Year/Month/

Day), [M-D-Y] (Month/Day/Year),

[D-M-Y] (Day/Month/Year), and

press

d.

• Move to the year setting.
• The following steps show the procedure

used when the date and time settings
are set to [Y-M-D].

2

Press

ac to set the year, then

press

d to move to the month

setting.

• To move back to the previous setting,

press

b.

• The first two digits of the year are fixed.

3

Repeat this procedure until the

date and time are completely set.

• The time is displayed in the 24-hour

format. Consequently, 2 p.m. is displayed as 14:00.

4

Press

e.

• For a more accurate setting, press

e when the time signal hits 00

seconds.

Note

• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the

camera is left without the battery for approximately 1 day. The settings will be

canceled more quickly if the battery was only loaded in the camera for a short

time before being removed. Before taking important pictures, check that the

date and time settings are correct.

• If the date and time setting is canceled, a warning is displayed on the monitor

the next time the camera is turned on.

g“Error codes” (P.134)

100

100-0030

0030

HQ

HQ

’05

05.

. 02

02.16 15

16 15:30

30

30

30

Mode dial

2004 . 01

01

00

00

:

Y

M

D

.

GO

OK

SET

SELECT

20

0

4 . 01

01

00

00

:

.

GO

OK

SET

SELECT

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