Olympus EVOLT E-300 User Manual download pdf

Quick Start Guide

Start Here

It is strongly recommended that you follow

these step-by-step instructions to set up and

quickly begin using your new Digital

Camera.

UNPACK THE BOX CONTENTS

Please gather the items shown in the illustration. You’ll need these

to complete the procedures that follow.

Digital Camera Strap Lithium ion battery

(BLM-1)

Lithium ion battery charger

(BCM-2)

CD-ROM

(OLYMPUS Master)

To the AC

wall outlet

Video cable USB Cable

The following items are also included in this package: body cap, eyepiece cover,

Quick Start Guide, Advanced Manual, warranty card and registration card.

REVIEW THE DOCUMENTATION

Quick Start Guide (this document)

Getting started with your digital camera.

Quick Reference Guide (reverse side of this document)

Quick guide to using common features and functions.

Advanced Manual

Detailed instructions on all camera features and functions.

Software Installation Guide (Separate document on OLYMPUS Master

CD-ROM)

Detailed instructions on installing OLYMPUS Master software.

CHARGE AND INSERT THE BATTERY

INSERT THE COMPACT FLASH

a. Insert the card fully with the ß mark side facing toward the monitor side

(the camera’s rear side) as illustrated.

This camera can use a Compact Flash or Microdrive (optional).

An xD-Picture Card can also be used with a card adapter (optional).

b. Close the card cover.

Charger

Align the battery with the arrow.

Charging indicator

Red : Charging

Green : Charging

completed

Connect the

AC cable.

Remove the

protection cap

from the battery.

ATTACH THE STRAP

ATTACH A LENS TURN ON THE CAMERA

SET THE DATE AND TIME

AF frame

Viewfinder

Body cap

Rear cap

Lens cap

Lens attachment

mark (Red)

REVIEWING AND ERASING

A PICTURE

a. Select the picture you want to

erase and press .

b. Press to select YES, then press

the OK button.

CONNECTING THE CAMERA

TO A COMPUTER

c. Press to select PC. Press the OK button.

VERIFY CAMERA CONNECTION

WINDOWS:

a. From the desktop (“Start” menu for XP), open

“My Computer.”

b. Verify that the “Removable Disk” icon

representing the camera is displayed.

MACINTOSH:

a. Verify that the “untitiled” (or “NO_NAME”)

icon representing the camera is displayed.

ABOUT THE CD-ROM DISC

& ADVANCED MANUAL

INSTALLING THE CAMERA

SOFTWARE

c. Follow the on-screen instructions. For more details, click

“Please Read First”.

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a. With the camera on, press the MENU button.

b. Press to select the tab, then press .

Press to select , then press .

c. Press to select the date format, then

press .

d. Press to set each item and press to

move to the next item.

e. Press the OK button when you have finished

entering the date and time.

a. Remove the body cap from the camera.

b. Remove the rear cap from the lens.

c. Align the lens attachment mark

(red) on the camera with the

alignment mark (red) on the lens,

then insert the lens into the

camera’s body. Rotate the lens

clockwise until you hear it click.

d. Remove the lens cap. lens.

a. Thread one end of the strap through the

strap eyelet on the camera.

b. Thread the end of the strap through the

ring, then thread it through the stopper as

indicated by the arrows.

c. Thread the strap back through the other

hole of the stopper.

d. Pull the other side of the strap tight,

making sure that it is fastened securely.

e. Repeat steps a. - d. to attach the other

end of the strap to the other eyelet.

a. Make sure the camera is off.

b. Connect the camera to the computer using the USB cable (included).

Set the camera’s power switch to ON.

• The above steps confirm that the camera has been installed correctly.

You can transfer your images immediately using the standard drag and drop

procedure, or enhance your experience using OLYMPUS Master (included).

You’ve now mastered the basic functionality of your new Olympus

Digital Camera! You are now ready to begin exploring the possibilities

that digital photography brings to your computer. Activities such as

photo editing, printing and much more are only steps away!

OLYMPUS Master software: To download pictures from the camera,

view, organize, retouch, e-mail and print your digital photos and

movies and more! This CD also contains the complete software users

manual in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

Advanced Manual: This manual contains detailed instructions on the

camera’s features and functions which are not covered Quick

Start/Quick Reference Guides.

a. Insert the OLYMPUS Master

CD-ROM into your computer’s

CD-ROM drive.

b. For Windows

Click the “OLYMPUS Master”

button in the Setup window.

For Macintosh

Double-click the “Installer”

icon.

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a. Attach the battery to the charger.

b. Slide the battery compartment

lock to and open the battery

compartment cover.

Load the battery as shown in the

illustration.

Unloading the battery:

Tilt the camera while holding in

the battery. Carefully remove the

battery without dropping it.

Please refer to the Quick Reference Guide on the reverse side of this

sheet to familiarize yourself with the commonly used features and

functions of your new Olympus Digital Camera.

Set the power

switch to ON.

c. Slide the battery compartment lock to .

ß Mark

Eject button

Stopper

Ring

Strap eyelet

While looking though the

viewfinder, rotate the diopter

adjustment dial little by little.

When you can

see the AF frame

clearly,

adjustment is

complete.

Set the mode dial to P.

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TAKING A PICTURE

AF frame

Shutter button

a. Place the AF frame on the subject while

viewing through the viewfinder.

b. Press and hold the shutter button halfway to

lock the focus and exposure, then press the shutter

button completely to take the picture.

a. Press the (playback mode) button.

The last picture taken is displayed.

b. Use the arrow pad to select images

you want to view.

c. To return to the shooting mode, press

the shutter button halfway.

Arrow pad

button

ERASE

YES

P C

EXIT

SELECTSELECT

USB

ERASING A PICTURE

Alignment

mark (Red)

CANCELCANCEL SELECTSELECT

MENUMENU

CANCELCANCEL SELECTSELECT

MENUMENU

CANCELCANCEL SELECTSELECT

CANCEL SELECT

MENUMENU

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