Olympus SP-550UZ User Manual

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Getting to know your camera better
• Depending on the picture, certain red-eyes may not be correctable. Also, areas other than
the eyes may be wrongly corrected.
• When a card has been inserted in the camera, the picture in the internal memory cannot
be played back. Turn off the camera and remove the card to playback pictures stored in
the camera’s internal memory.
• Play back a picture, and press DISP./E. Press DISP./E repeatedly to change the
amount of information displayed.
g “DISP./E button
Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide/Checking the time ”
(P.16)
• Use the index function. This function lets you view the pictures in 9 frames at the same
time. To view the pictures, set the mode dial to q, and then select [INDEX] from the top
menu to play back.
g “INDEX
Viewing the pictures as a thumbnail ” (P.33)
• Push the lever toward W to view the pictures as thumbnails (index display) or in a calendar
format (calendar display).
g “Zoom Lever
Zooming while shooting/close-up playback ” (P.13)
• Once sound is added to a picture, it is not possible to erase the sound. In this case, make
a re-recording with silence. Sound recording is not possible if there is insufficient space in
the internal memory or on the card.
g “R
Adding sound to still pictures ” (P.38)
The size of the picture displayed on a computer screen changes depending on the computer
settings. When the monitor setting is 1024x768 and you are using Internet Explorer to view a picture
with an image size of 2048x1536 at 100 %, the entire picture cannot be viewed without scrolling.
There are several ways you can view the entire picture on the computer screen.
View the picture using image browsing software
• Install the OLYMPUS Master software from the provided CD-ROM.
Change the monitor setting
• The icons on the computer desktop may be rearranged. For details of changing the
settings on your computer, refer to the computer’s instruction manual.
Playback help and troubleshooting tips
The red-eye cannot be fixed.
Playback tips
Playing back the picture in the internal memory
Understanding the settings and other information of pictures taken
Quickly displaying a desired picture
Erasing sound recorded to still pictures
Viewing pictures on a computer
Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen
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Olympus SP-550UZ Specifications

General

Megapixel	7.1 MP
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.5 \
Still image resolution(s)	640 x 480, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 960, 1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536, 2304 x 1728, 2560 x 1920, 3072 x 2048, 3072 x 2304
Digital zoom	5.6 x
Optical zoom	18 x
Focal length range	4.7 - 84.2 mm
Interface	USB
Digital SLR	No
Aperture range (F-F)	2.8 - 4.5
Camera shutter speed	1/2 - 1/2000 s
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	28 - 504 mm
Super Macro focusing range	0.01 m
Macro focusing range (tele)	1.2 - ∞ m
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.1 - ∞ m
Light metering	centre-weighted, spot
ISO sensitivity	50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, shutter priority AE
Flash modes	fill-in, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Flash range (tele)	1.2 - 2.8 m
Flash range (wide)	0.3 - 4.5 m
Internal memory	20 MB
Compatible memory cards	xd
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Video formats supported	AVI
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Product color	Black
Scene modes	beach, Candlelight, Cuisine, Documents, Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, party (indoor), Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	resizing, rotating, trimming
Photo effects	black&white, Sepia
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, manual, Tungsten
Camera playback	Slide show

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	78 mm
Width	116 mm
Height	78.5 mm
Weight	365 g