Olympus SH-50 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Instruction Manual

SH-50

●Thank 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.

●We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important

photographs.

●In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify

information contained in this manual.

Checking the contents of the box

Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion

Battery

(LI-90B)

USB-AC adapter

(F-2AC) USB cable

(CB-USB8) OLYMPUS Setup

CD-ROM

Stylus pen

Names of Parts

1Strap eyelet

Connector cover

3Multi-connector

4HDMI micro connector

5Self-timer lamp/

AF illuminator

6Flash

Lens

Speaker

Tripod socket

Battery/card cover

Battery/card cover lock

Other accessories not shown: Warranty card

Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

1Stereo microphone

2Flash switch

3Monitor

4 Zoom lever

5 Shutter button

6 Mode dial

7 nbutton

8Indicator lamp

9Fbutton (shooting movies)

Abutton (OK)

Arrow pad

INFO (changing information display)

#(ﬂash)

Y(self-timer)

(erase)

qbutton (switching between

shooting and playback)

button

Attaching the camera strap

Pull the strap tight so that it does not come

loose.

Arrow pad

H(left)

G(down)

F(up)

I(right)

FGHI instruct to press the up/down/left/right

arrow pad.

Inserting and removing the

battery and card (commercially

available)

1 Follow Steps 1and 2to open

the battery/card cover.

Battery/card cover

Battery/card cover lock

Turn off the camera before opening the battery/

card cover.

2 Insert the battery while sliding the

battery lock knob in the direction

of the arrow.

Battery lock knob

Insert the battery as illustrated with the Cmark

toward the battery lock knob.

Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.)

may produce heat or an explosion.

Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the

arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.

3 Insert the card straight until it

clicks into place.

Write-protect switch

Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC/Eye-Fi/FlashAir

(with Wireless LAN function) card with this

camera. Do not insert other types of memory

cards. “Using the card” (p. 73)

●Do not touch the metallic parts of the card directly.

To remove the card

Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly,

then remove the card.

4 Follow Steps 1and 2 to close

the battery/card cover.

When using the camera, be sure to close and

lock the battery/card cover.

Charging the battery

Connect the USB cable and USB-AC adapter to the

camera and charge the battery.

For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your

charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (p. 72).

●The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before

use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator

lamp turns off (up to 4 hours).

Connecting the camera

AC outlet

USB cable

(supplied)

Connector cover

Indicator lamp

On: Charging

Off: Charged

Multi-connector

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when the error message shown

below appears.

Battery Empty

Error message

Flashes in red

Never use any cable other than supplied or

Olympus-designated USB cable. This may cause

smoking or burning.

The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (hereafter

referred to as USB-AC adapter) differs

depending on the region where you purchased

the camera. If you received a plug-in type USB-

AC adapter, plug it directly into AC outlet.

The included USB-AC adapter has been

designed to be used for charging and playback.

Do not take pictures while the USB-AC adapter

is connected to the camera.

Be sure to unplug the power plug of the USB-AC

adapter from the wall outlet when the charging is

complete or the playback ends.

For details on the battery, see “Battery Handling

Precautions” (p. 80). For details on the USB-AC

adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (p. 81).

●If the indicator lamp does not light, check the USB

cable and USB-AC adapter connections.

●The battery can be charged while the camera is

connected to the computer via USB. The charging

time varies depending on the performance of the

computer. (There may be cases in which it takes

approx. 10 hours.)

Turning on the camera and

making the initial settings

When you turn on the camera for the ﬁrst time, a

screen appears enabling to set the language for the

menus and messages displayed in the monitor, and

the date and time.

To change the selected date and time, see “Setting

the date and time d[X]” (p. 50).

1 Press the nbutton to turn

on the camera, press FGHI

of the arrow pad to select your

language and press the Abutton.

2 Press FG of the arrow pad to

select the year for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

YMDTime

-- -- -- --

:..

2013

Date and time setting

screen

3 Press Iof the arrow pad to save

the setting for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

Y M D Time

-- -- -- --

:..

2013

4 As in Steps 2 and 3, press

FGHI of the arrow pad to

set [M] (month), [D] (day), [Time]

(hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D]

(date order), and then press the

Abutton.

For precise time setting, press the Abutton as

the time signal strikes 00 seconds.

5 Press HI of the arrow pad to

select time zone and then press

the Abutton.

●Use FG to turn daylight saving time

([Summer]) on or off.

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Summer

Seoul

Tokyo

Learning how to use the

camera

●Press the nbutton to turn on the camera and

enter the standby mode. (Press the nbutton

again to turn off the camera.)

●Select the shooting mode, and press the shutter

button to shoot a still image.

●To shoot a movie, press the Fbutton.

●Set the shooting functions using the function

menu or the setup menu.

●To view images, press the qbutton to switch to

playback mode.

●To return to standby mode, press the qbutton

again, or press the shutter button halfway down

and then release it.

●Press and hold the qbutton while the camera is

turned off to start up the camera in the playback

mode.

●In this case, pressing the qbutton again sets

the camera to the standby mode.

Using the Touch Panel

Use the touch panel by touching the screen with

your ﬁnger.

●The touch panel can be used for operations

marked with in this manual.

●Using a screen protector or gloves may cause poor

operability.

●Use a stylus pen (supplied) when it is difﬁcult to

operate with your ﬁnger.

Using for the live guide (p. 15)

In Mmode, the live guide can be set.

1 Touch M.

●Touch an item to set the level.

2 Drag the level bar slider vertically

to set the level, and touch N.

●Touch Oto end the live guide.

Clear & Vivid

Flat & Muted

Using for the shooting mode

By touching the screen, the subject to be focused on

can be set or the picture can be taken.

Every time is touched, the operation is changed.

: The subject that is touched is focused on

and the picture is taken automatically.

: The subject that is touched is AF locked.

Press the shutter button to take the

picture.

Touch to release the AF lock. Focus

lock ends when the shutter is released.

ORM

0:340:34

LIVE

GUIDE

LIVE

GUIDE

1080

Using for the playback mode

The displayed image can be changed or enlarged.

Advancing and rewinding one frame at a

time:

Drag the screen to left to advance one frame,

and drag the screen to right to rewind one frame.

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4/30

Zoom:

Touch to enlarge the image.

●When the enlarged image is dragged, the

displayed image is also moved.

Index:

Touch to play back the image in index view.

●Touch the image to play back the image in

single-image view.

12:3012:30’13/02/26’13/02/26

Playback (grouped image, panorama

image, movie, Photo with Movie Clip, sound

recorded with an image):

Touch .

●Touch Kto expand the grouped images.

Press the shutter button halfway

down to focus.

Press

halfway

F3.0F3.01/4001/400

AF target mark

Shutter

speed Aperture

value

●The camera was unable to focus if the AF

target mark ﬂashes red. Try focusing again.

5 To take the picture, gently press

the shutter button all the way

down while being careful not to

shake the camera.

Press

halfway Press fully



Shooting still images

1 Press the nbutton to turn on

the camera.

2 Select the shooting mode. (p. 14)

3 Hold the camera and compose the

shot.

When holding the camera, take care not to cover

the ﬂash, microphone or other important parts

with your ﬁngers, etc.

Take care so that the ﬂash window is not

exposed to ﬁngerprints or dirt.

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