Olympus E-P1 - Digital Camera - Prosumer User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Printed in China VN256301

zThank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your

new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance

and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

zWe recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before

taking important photographs.

zThe screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the

development stages and may differ from the actual product.

zThe contents in this manual are based on firmware version 1.0 for this camera. If there

are addition and/or modification of functions due to firmware update for the camera,

the contents will differ. For the latest information, please visit the Olympus website.

DIGITAL CAMERA

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

Basic guide P.2

Review the camera part names,

the basic steps for shooting and

playback, and the basic operations.

Table of Contents P. 26

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Camera

1SSWF indicator gP. 14, 128

2ON/OFF button gP. 14

3Shutter button gP. 16, 60

4F(Exposure compensation) button

gP. 50

5Strap eyelet gP. 10

6Lens attachment mark gP. 13

7Mount

(Remove the body cap before attaching the

lens.)

8Hot shoegP. 73

9MicrophonegP. 78, 90

0Self-timer lampgP. 62

aLens release buttongP. 13

bLens lock pin

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Names of parts and functions

Basic guide

1Mode dial gP. 4

2LCD monitor gP. 8, 9

3MENU button gP. 24

4INFO (Information display) button

gP. 23, 41, 83

5Tripod socket

6Battery/card compartment cover gP. 11

7Battery/card compartment lock gP. 11

8D(Erase) button gP. 92

9q (Playback) button gP. 18, 81

0AEL/AFL button gP. 51, 99

0 (Protect) button gP. 91

a<button gP. 100

bSpeaker

cSub dial (j) gP. 19, 20

dConnector cover

eCard access lamp gP. 16, 122

fMulti-connector gP. 87, 115, 120

gHDMI mini-connector (type C) gP. 88

hMain dial (j) gP. 19, 20

iArrow pad (k) gP. 20, 21, 24

Press the main dial in the following places.

Up: f

Down: g

Left: h

Right: i

jibutton gP. 24

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Mode dial

The mode dial allows you to change the

camera settings easily according to the

subject.

• For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you can set the aperture value and

shutter speed.

•

The settings made in the advanced shooting modes are retained even if the camera is turned off.

• Select according to the shooting scene. The camera sets the appropriate shooting conditions

automatically.

• When rotating the mode dial or turning off the power in the easy shooting modes, functions

with changes made to their settings are restored to the factory default settings.

PProgram shooting Allows you to shoot using an aperture and shutter speed

that the camera sets. (gP. 44)

AAperture priority

shooting

Allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera

sets the shutter speed automatically. (gP. 45)

SShutter priority shooting Allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The

camera sets the aperture automatically. (gP. 46)

MManual shooting Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed

manually. (gP. 47)

AiAuto

The camera automatically selects an optimal shooting mode

from

[PORTRAIT]

[LANDSCAPE]

[NIGHT SCENE]

[SPORT]

, and

[MACRO]

. This is a fully automatic mode

which allows you to shoot with the optimal settings for the

scene by simply pressing the shutter button.

ART Art filter When you select a desired filter or scene, the camera

optimizes the shooting conditions for that filter or scene.

SCN Scene In SCN mode, most of the functions cannot be changed.

nMovie Used for shooting movies. Besides using [P]and [A],

you can record a movie with the art filter.

Advanced shooting modes

Easy shooting modes

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Names of parts and functions

Basic guide

1 Set the mode dial to ART or SCN.

• The art filter menu or scene menu is displayed.

2 Use fg to select the filter or scene.

3 Press the ibutton.

• Art filters and [e-PORTRAIT] are not applied to RAW images.

• If the record mode is set to [RAW] and art filter is applied, the record mode is automatically set

to [YN+RAW].

• The grainy appearance of the picture may be emphasized depending on the type of art filter.

• When either RAW or JPEG+RAW are set in [e-PORTRAIT], a RAW image and a JPEG

(X(2560×1920)) with applied effect are saved.

• When JPEG is set in [e-PORTRAIT], two images are saved, one from before application of the

effect (with set picture quality) and the other from after application of the effect

(X(2560×1920)).

Setting the art filter/scene

POP ART1

SET

BACK

SET

PORTRAIT

BACK

Icon Art filter Icon Art filter

jPOP ART mLIGHT TONE

SOFT FOCUS

nGRAINY FILM

lPALE&LIGHT COLOR oPIN HOLE

Types of art filters

Icon Mode Icon Mode

IPORTRAIT qDIS MODE

ee-PORTRAIT JMACRO

LLANDSCAPE rNATURE MACRO

KLANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT &CANDLE

JSPORT *SUNSET

GNIGHT SCENE @DOCUMENTS

UNIGHT+PORTRAIT sPANORAMA (gP. 43)

GCHILDREN (FIREWORKS

HHIGH KEY gBEACH & SNOW

ILOW KEY

Types of scene modes

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Live control

The following screen which simultaneously displays shooting setting functions and

associated options is called the live control. Press the ibutton to display the live control

on the LCD monitor. You can set the art filter, the white balance and other effects while

checking live view.

g“Using the live control to operate the camera” (P. 22)

*1 ART or SCN mode only

*2 nmode only

• There may be unavailable menus depending on the selected shooting mode.

Functions Setting Ref.

page

Scene mode*1[I] [e] [L] [K] [J] [G] [U] [G] [H] [I] [q] [J]

[r] [&][*] [@] [s] [(] [g]P. 5

Art filter mode*1[j] [k] [l] [m] [n] [o]P. 5

Movie AE mode*2[P] [A] [j] [k] [l] [m] [n] [o]P. 79

White balance [AUTO] [5] [2] [3] [1] [w] [x] [y] [n] [V]

[CWB] P. 67

Sequential shooting/

self-timer [o] [j] [Y12S] [Y2S] P. 61-62

Image stabilizer [OFF] [I.S. 1] [I.S. 2] [I.S. 3] [FOCAL LENGTH] P. 62

Aspect ratio [4:3] [16:9] [3:2] [6:6] P. 40

Record mode [RAW] [YF] [YN] [XN] [WN] [YF+RAW] [YN+RAW] etc. P. 64

ISO sensitivity [AUTO] [100] [125] [160] [200] [250] [320] etc. P. 53

Flash mode [AUTO] [!] [#] [$] [H] [#SLOW] [#SLOW2] etc. P. 75

Metering mode [G] [H] [I] [IHI] [ISH] P. 49

AF mode [S-AF] [C-AF] [MF] [S-AF+MF] P. 56

Face detection [gON] [gOFF] P. 39

AF target selection BMP. 58

Movie sound record*2[RON] [ROFF] P. 80

WB AUTO

AUTO

Functions

Setting

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Names of parts and functions

Basic guide

Super control panel

The following screen allows the display and setting of shooting settings at the same time

and is called the super control panel. On the live control display, press the INFO button

to switch to the super control panel.

g“Setting while looking at the super control panel” (P. 23)

• Movie recording mode is not displayed.

mall

Super Fine

OFF

ISO

NORM

250

F5.6

+2.0

3 8

LIVE

INFO

LIVE

INFO

m l j i

The functions within this area can be set on the super control panel.

1Internal temperature warning

mgP. 127

Arrow pad function epgP. 102

2Shooting mode gP. 4, 44-47

3Function name

4White balance gP. 67

White balance compensation gP. 68

5ISO sensitivity gP. 53

6Sequential shooting/self-timer gP. 61-62

7Flash mode gP. 75

8Flash intensity control gP. 77

9Image stabilizer gP. 62

0AF mode gP. 56

AF target gP. 58

aRecord mode gP. 64

bFlash charging gP. 124

cBattery check gP. 8

dPicture mode gP. 71

eSharpness NgP. 71

Contrast JgP. 71

Saturation TgP. 71

Gradation zgP. 72

B&W Filter xgP. 71

Picture tone ygP. 71

fColor space gP. 108

gFace detection gP. 39, 104

hMetering mode gP. 49

iNumber of storable still pictures gP. 140

jExposure compensation value gP. 50

Exposure level gP. 47

kAspect ratio gP. 40

lAperture value gP. 44-47

mShutter speed gP. 44-47

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LCD monitor (Live view)

You can use the LCD monitor to view the subject while shooting.

g“Using live view” (P. 37)

250

F5.6

+2.0

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

3 8

6:66:6

S-AF

AEL BKT

+2.0

1Internal temperature warning

mgP. 127

Arrow pad function epgP. 102

2My Mode gP. 101

3Shooting mode gP. 4, 44-47

4Flash mode gP. 75

5ISO sensitivity gP. 53

6Metering mode gP. 49

7AF mode gP. 56

8Face detection ggP. 39, 104

9Flash intensity control gP. 77

Super FP flash sgP. 74

0AE Lock ugP. 51

Auto bracket tgP. 52, 54, 70, 77

Multiple exposure igP. 54

Home position pgP. 59

aShutter speed gP. 44-47

bAperture value gP. 44-47

cFlash gP. 124 (blinks: charging in

progress, lights up: charging completed)

dBattery check

Lit up (green) (ready for use)

Lit up (green) (Battery is running low)

Blinks (red) (charging required)

eAF confirmation mark gP. 16, 38, 60

fArt filter/scene gP. 5

gWhite balance gP. 67

hSequential shooting gP. 61

Self-timer gP. 62

iImage stabilizer vwsgP. 62

jAspect ratio gP. 40

kRecord mode gP. 64

lNumber of storable still pictures gP. 140

Available recording time

mExposure compensation value gP. 50

nHistogram gP. 41

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Names of parts and functions

Basic guide

LCD monitor (Playback)

You can switch the monitor display using the INFO button.

g“Information display” (P. 83)

x10

100-0015

F5.6

100

0.0

ISO

250

NATURAL

2.0

WBAUTO

4:3

bcd

nlm

[4032x3024,1/8]

2009.08.16

21:56

100-0015

x10

4:3

345

Overall display

Simplified display

1Aspect border gP. 40

2Print reservation

Number of prints gP. 112

3Sound record gP. 90

4Protect gP. 91

5Battery check gP. 8

6Date and time gP. 15

7Aspect ratio gP. 40, 89

8Pixel count, compression rate gP. 64

9Record mode gP. 64

0File number

aFrame number

bAF target gP. 58

cShooting mode gP. 4, 44-47

dExposure compensation gP. 50

eShutter speed gP. 44-47

fAperture value gP. 44-47

gFocal length gP. 132

(The focal length is displayed in 1 mm units.)

hFlash intensity control gP. 77

iISO sensitivity gP. 53

jWhite balance compensation gP. 68

kPicture mode gP. 71

kColor space gP. 108

mWhite balance gP. 67

nMetering mode gP. 49

oHistogram gP. 83

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Unpack the box contents

The following items are included with the camera.

If anything is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the

camera.

Camera Body cap Strap PS-BLS1 (BLS-1)

Lithium ion battery

PS-BCS1 (BCS-1)

Lithium ion charger

USB cable AV cable

(Monaural)

• OLYMPUS Master 2 CD-ROM

• Instruction manual

• Warranty card

Lastly, pull the strap tight

making sure that it is fastened

securely (3).

Attaching the strap

• Attach the other end of the strap to the other eyelet in the same way.

Thread the strap in the direction of

the arrows (1, 2).

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