Olympus SP-500 UZ - Manual (Page 4)

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Table of Contents
How to use this manual....................................................................... 2
Composition of the manual ................................................................. 3
1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -9
Mode dial........................................................................................... 10
Direct buttons .................................................................................... 12
Using the direct buttons in shooting mode .................................. 12
Using the direct buttons in playback mode ................................. 13
Menus ............................................................................................... 14
About the menus ......................................................................... 14
Using the menus ......................................................................... 17
Using the GUIDE function ........................................................... 19
How to read the procedure pages..................................................... 20
2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 21
Turning the camera on and off .......................................................... 22
If the correct focus cannot be obtained ............................................. 23
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 23
Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 24
Record mode ............................................................................. 25
Still picture record modes............................................................ 25
Movie record modes.................................................................... 27
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 27
Changing the record mode.......................................................... 29
The internal memory and memory card ............................................ 31
The card ...................................................................................... 32
Inserting and removing the card.................................................. 32
3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
Selecting a scene mode according to the situation........................... 35
Zooming in on your subject ............................................................... 38
Using the zoom ........................................................................... 38
Using the digital zoom................................................................. 39
Using macro/super macro mode
..................................... 40
Flash shooting .............................................................................. 41
Flash intensity control .......................................................... 43
Synchro ......................................................................... 44
Slave flash shooting ( FLASH) ..................................................... 45