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OI.YMPUS
r INSTRUCTIONSo Before using your |S-3DLX, read this manual carefully
IO ensure correct use.o We recommend that you take test shots to get
accustomed to your |S-3DLX before takingimportant photographs.
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Thank you for purchasing the Olympus lS-3DLX.
MAIN FEATURESr Built-in 35mm - l80mm opprox. 5X zoom lens for increosed shooting ronge.r Powerful built-in, duol-element intelligent flosh system roted ot GN 28 (lSOl00.m)/GN
92 (lSOl00'f t) , for telephoto ond GN 20 ( lSOl00.m)/GN 66 ( lSOl00.ft) . for wide ongle,corresponding to distont subjects ond zoom shooting with high mognificotion ondossuring beoutiful pictures.
r ED (extroordinory dispersion) gloss is used in the lens, ochieving crisp, cleor imoges withhigh controst.
r The stondord shooting mode lets onyone toke beoutiful pictures eosily.r Ponoromo photogrophs ore possible when the optionol ponoromo odopter is
ottoched.r Other vorious eosy-to-use functions include versotile flosh, subject, drive, ond exposure
modes ond more.r Optionol remote controlfor Bulb shooting, etc,r Dote imprinting function.
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PREPARATIONSNames and functions of 0arts........ 4Viewfinder display/L0D panel...... .. 6Attaching the strap . . " " . "" ' . " """"" 70utline of ooerations '.. . 8
Loading the batteries".. 10Checking the batteries... ' 11Points to remember 12Reset ooeration 14
Loadino the fi lmBASIC OPERATIONS Takins"pictures
Unloadino the fi lm
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ADDITIONALFUNCTIONS
Using the focus lockFlash photog raphy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " .SelftimerMacro photography. . . . . . . . . . .Using the exposure modes . ......Flash photography in the manual
exposure m00e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exposu re compensation.
Using the drive modesPower focus'...Spot metering.Zoom exposure . . . . . . " . . . . . . . .Autofocus beep.. . . . . . . . . . .Remote contro l (opt ional) . ' . . . . . . . . . . .Printing the date and time
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TAKING BETTERPICTURES
F|ash . . . . . . . . . " . . " 'Electronic flash G40 (optional)..." '.Effects of zoom and its advantages.Autofocus (AF)Exposu re. . . . . . ' . .Meter ing the amount of 1 i9ht . . . . . " " .
Exposure compensation.Film soeedMacro photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . " . .Panorama photography..Accessories (optional)... . ...
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Care and storaoe ...........Bat tery handl inS . . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Troubleshoot ing. ' . . . . . . . . . .0uestions and answers...Soecifications.
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Remote control sensor(reor)Hot shoe cover
Shutter releose button
Shift diolSelects the flash, exposureand drive modes. (The sameooeration can also beperformed with the shiftbuttons in the rear.)Selects the shutter soeeo.
Remote control sensor(front) .AF il luminotorAlso blinks when the selftimeris activated.
Power ON/OFF switch
Selftimer/remotecontrol button
Flosh
releose (See p, 23.)Strop ottochment stud
Zoom (T/W) buttons(See p , 18 . )Become the focus but tons
in the PF mode
PFbuttonbuttonMocro
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Viewfinder(See p, 6,)Exposure mode butl'
+/- burtton
Drive mode butlon
Flosh mode button
Dote MODE, SET ondADJUST buttons
Botfery comportmentcover
Spot button(See p, 53,)Film window
For confirmation oif i lm ISO speed
k coverreleose
rewindbutton
ripod socket
Shifl buttonsSelect the f lash, exoosure and drive modes.(The same operation can also be performedusing the shif t dial in the front )Select the aperture sett ing
VIEWFINDER DISPLAYSpot fromeAutofocus frome
FloshPonoromo morksi.Optionol lS/L PANORAMAAUAPTU( rS reoutreo.
LCD PANELExposure modes:P Progrom outo-exposure/
ESP light meteringA Aperture-preferred
ouTo-exposureS Shutter-speed-preferred
outo-exoosureM MonuolexoosureN SportsEl PortroitB LondscopeE2 Nignt sceneDrive modes:SINGLE Single{rome odvonceC ONT. Continuous-frome odvonceD.EXP. Double exoosure
AutofocusMocro
tter speedrfure setting
t meteringposure compensotion/
Monuol exposure
ry checkutter speed
perfure settingFlosh modes:
AUTO Auto floshAUTO-S Auto-s ftosh
FILL-lN Fil-in ftoshe compensotion
xposu re counter/Exposurecompensotion level
t meteringfocus (outofocus
override)cro
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Selfti mer/ Remote control
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@Load the bat ter ies (p. 10)
Press the zoom buttons todetermine the composi t ion( p . 1 8 )
Place the autofocus frame onthe subject you want to focus on( p 1 e )
Depress the shutter releasebutton hal fway, making sure theautofocus indicator in theviewf inder l iohts and theautofocus b6ep is heard (p. 20)
Open the back cover (p t5) L o a d t h e f i l m ( p 1 5 )
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eClose the back cover (p. 17)
Depress the shut ter re leasebutton fully to take a picture(p 20)
Turn the power swi tch ON(p 17 )
When the f i lm reaches the end, i lw i l l au tomat ica l l y rewind (p 21)
Make sure the exposure counteron the LCD panel reads " I "( p . 1 7 )
Open the back cover to removethe rewound f i lm (p 21).
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Use two 3V lithium botteries (CR j23A or DLt23A),
l.Turn the lock screw on thebottom of the comerocounterclockwise toopen the bottery cover,
Inserl the botteries os, shown ond reploce thecover, turning the lockscrew clockwise,
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'l Turn theL power switch
oN,O Press the exposureZ-t mode ond +/-
buttons simultone-ously to check thebotteries,
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Batteries are OKThe mark disappearswhen the frnger isreleased from thebutton.
Batteries arelow.Have spareshandy
Batteriesshould bereplacedimmediately
Hold the Comero Correcily.
Note: As the focal length becomes larger, shaking thecamera becomes more noticeable Hold the cameraf i rmly wi th both hands whi le keepinq elbows at s ides toprevent the camera from shakino.
Caution:Keep your fingers awayfrom the lens,-AFi l luminator and f lash.
Correct. Correct. Incorrect .
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Proper Shutler Releose. Proctice before looding the film,I Keep the shutl.er O Depress thel, releose butlon Z-, shutter releose
depressed holfwoy, button fully,
ffiThe image is clear, theautofocus beep is heard,and the autofocus indicatorlights in the viewfinder
To releose theshutter ond tokethe picture,Note: When the autofocusindicator doesn' t l ight , theshutter won't release.(See p. 70.)
To lock the focus,
@The comero will return to thestondord shooting mode, ondother set modes will beconceled,
- Th iS mOde WOn' t bp rac tnro11 hr r nor fn r rth e reset o p"',u,ion=Jfr3:"in"S SJ,iolro rm I n sExposure mode is act ivated and the f irstshot rs taken. (See p. 50 )
Reset gperotion restores the stondord shooting mode , f orworry-free photogrophy thot onyone con perform. Also usethis mode when you don't know whot operotion to perform,
Prgq fh.9 exposure mode ond Stondord Shooting Mode+/- butlons simultoneously.
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1 Slide the bock cover O Push in the film corlridgef . releose upword to open Z-, until it clicks,
the bock cover,
Note. Use DX-coded f i lm.Caution: Do not touch the shuttercurtain, and do not press i t wi th theedge of f i lm.
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3 Poss the edge of the filmunder the f i lm guide, ondolign the film leoder with the
Note: Make sure the f i lm is ly ing f lat . l fnot, push the cartridge down.
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A,arose the bock cover,
5,!'li the Power switch
The film outomoticollyodvonces to the first frome,
WThe exposure counter on the LCD panelreads i .
Follow the procedure here to cover ordinory photogrophy,
l. Remove the lens cop,ond turn the powerswitch ON,
While looking through the. viewfinder press the zoombutton to determine thecomposition,
@@80 The lens advances, and theLCD panel l ightsNote: l f no operation rs made for approx 30seconds, the LCD pane l goes ou t and w i l l come onagain when the operation is resumed
There are two zoom speeds. Press thezoom button halfway for slow zoomingand fully for fast zooming.
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How to Use the ZoomButtons
Telephoto: Press the O button to zoom in
Position the outofocusfrome on your subject,
Working distance: 1 .2 m (3 9 ft) - *
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Max wide-angle focallength : 35 mm
A Depress the shutter tr Depress the shutter releosea , releose button holfwoy, u, button fully to toke the picture,
ff irhe autofocus beep is heard and theautofocus indicator l ights when the subject is in focusIt wrll blink if the subject is diff icult for the autofocus tolock on, and when the subJect is too closeNote: When the autofocus indicator blinks, the shutterwon't release (See p 70 )
The shutter releases and the f i lmautomatically advances to the nexttrame.
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x'NilL.(@tLlD.@)i6)@Xdii@J@).@,(o)1,.,@)i$)lszis, ,qfl$#$$$$$#$#f;$B$i#H#ffi..', il8318(d@-@)(qi@)i@)ii.q(9i.@)iql."sri'q*)The comero outomoticolly rewinds the fi lm when youreoch the end of o roll.Moke sure the motor hos stopped Rewinding the film beforeond the E is blinking on the LCD the end of the rollponel, before opening the bcckcover ond removing the film,
o l f the power is turned OFF while rewinding, operationswil l stop Rewind mode, however, is not canceledRewinding wil l continue when the power switch istu rned ON aga in
oThe f inal number of exposures may sometimes exceedl h o n r r m h a r n f o v n n q r r r o q q n o n i f i o d n n t h e f i l m
After conf i rming that the power is O\,oress the mid-roll rewind button with thet ip of a bal lpoint pen, or the l ike Do notuse an instrument wi th a sharo t io.
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when the moin subject is not in lhe center of the Aufofocusfrome, use lhe focus lock.
t,Position the outofocusfrome on your subject ondpress the shutler releosebutton holfwoy,
Reposition your subjects in the.
picture frome while keepingthe shutter releose buttondepressed holfwoy, Then pressthe shutter releose button fully,
(LaK@$A{e EUt9] Autofocus frameThe autofocus beep is heard. and theautofocus indicator l iohts in theviewfinder.
Note:o When the focus is locked, the
exposure is also locked (AE lock)
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This comero hos two flosh tubes thot ore outomoticolly selected ond firedoccording to the shooting conditions. There ore olso vorious flosh modes thotcon be selected to motch your needs,Flosh Modes How to Select the Flosh Mode
1 Slide the flosh releose tol. f l ip up the flosh,
Note: See p 45 for f lash photography in the ManualExposure mode
AUTOAutomat ical ly f i res inlow- l ight condi t ions(p 26)
AUTO.S
Signi f icant ly reducesthe phenomenon of' ' red-eve (when a sr rh iect 'seyes appear red) (p 28)
FILL.INF i r e c r e n a r d l o q q n f
ava i lab le l igh t (p 29)
2,rr"ss the flosh button, ? While pressing the flosh\,f . butl'on, select the mode using
the shifl.butlons or shift diol,
The avai lable modes appear, and pblinks on the left of the mode currentlvengageo,
MODE
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4MHF4.EIB p is blinking on the left ofthe selected f lash mode.
A Releose the floshA, button to engoge the
mode,
ffiB ; disappears, and theengaged f lash mode remains on theLCD panel.
The flosh fires outomoticolly when there is insufficient light,
When I blinks in theviewfinder the floshshould be used, Slidethe flosh releose,
When the flosh is, flipped up, the comerowill stort rechorging theflosh.
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(!@ AUTO lights on the LCD panet wnenthe f lash is recharged, t in tne v iewf inder wi l l l ight
Note: The f lash won' t f i re unt i lrecharging is f in ished.
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2 Press the shutter releose\,1 , button,
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Note: The shutter speed is automatically set at 1/1 00-secshutter soeed. the f lash won t f i re
* The Auto Flash mode can be combined withthe Macro mode.when the f lash f ires l f the subject requires a faster
Focal length 35 mm 180 mmtso 100 6 3 m ( 2 0 7 f t )7 m (23 ft)tso 200 B 9 m ( 2 9 2 f t )9 B m ( 3 2 2 f t )tso 400 126m (41 3 f t ) 1 4 m ( 4 5 9 f t )
Approximotely 20 pre-floshes ore emitted loefore the moin flosh fires,significontly.reducing thq phenomenon.of.'re_d-eye" (when o suoleci,s eyesoppeor red), This mode is the some os Auto Flosh except for the pre-floshes,1 Flip up the flosh, ond| , select the Auto-S mode, Press the shutter releose, button,
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Notes:o The pre-flashes are not emitted in the Soorts mooe.' After pressing the shutter release button, hold the camera securely until the shutter has been rereaseoo lo cancel the Auto-S mode. select another mode lo l lowing the prc icedure on page 23.
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In this mode, the flosh olwoys fires, Even in bocklighting, both the subject ond bockgroundcon be shot cleorly, And portroits look lively by reflecting light into the subjects eyes,1 Moke sure the exposure| . mode is set to P(progrom),
O Flip up the flosh, ondZ-,select the FILL-lN Flosh
mode, Press the shutterreleose button.
In exoosure modesother than Program, theFILL- lN Flash modecannot be engaged.
Note: The shutterspeed is automaticallyqot a i 1 /1 Oo-can
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1 Press the selftimer/l. remote confrol button,'9i is disployed on the
LCD ponel,
Note: When the selftimer/remote control'button is pressed again, Ol wi l l startbl inking, but the self t imer wil l operate in thesame manner as when ul l iqhts.
Position the outofocus frome. on the subject, Press theshutfer releose butlon holf-woy to focus on the subject.
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e Press the shutterU, releose button fully tooctivote the selflimer,
Notes:oUse a t r ipod, etc. , to hold the camera
steadv.oThe si; lft imer wil l be automatically
canceled after'the shot.oTo cancel the sel f t imer in the middle of
operation, press the selft imer buttonaoarn.
The shutter will be releosedl2 seconds loter,
f f i T h e v i e w f i n d e r d i s p l a y d i s a p p e a r s a n d t h e A F i | | u m i n a t o r b | i n k s d u r i n gthe ooerat ion.
Close-up photogrophy is possible of working distonce of 0,6 m (2 ft) to -, between focollengths of 35 mm ond 120 mm,
I Press the mocro button,l ,
Note: When the lens is at a settinogreater than 120 mm, i t wi l l bewithdrawn to 120 mm automaticallv.
(MHffid {lTS ,il appears both in theviewfinder and on the LCD panel,
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a Press the zoom butlonsZ,to determine the
composition,
Note. To cancel the Macro mode, pressthe macro button aoain.{Y,
There ore seven e.xposure modes: four with preset settingsfo_r eosy shooting in vorious common situotions, ond thre'-eollowing you to select your own settings.Exposure Modes For creotive expressions moking good use ofyour experience,
A Apgrtgre-Preferred Auto (center-weighted averagel l metering) (P. a1)The aperture is set manually, and the camera
Program Auto (ESP meter ing)Standard exposure mode for ord inary shoot ing.
MODE
The modes are accessed in the oroershown
sMFor eosy, effeclive shooting in voriouscommon situotions:N Ps,."i::l';i"?1, s u b1 ectsfin Portrait 1e. szi
For pictures with blurred backgrounds for portraiteffect.Landscape (P. 38)For pictures with extended in-focus backqroundsNight Scene (P. 39)For night scenes or night scenes with subjects inthe foreground.
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How to Selecf the Exposure Mode'l While pressing the O Releose the mode| . mode'button-, select the Z,button to engoge the
mode using the shiftbuttons or shifl diol,
WB> blinks to show the selected exposuremooe.
@"ffiDThe engaged exposure mode l ights.
mode,
In this mode, the comero outomoticolly selects both o foster shutter speed ondthe Continuous Shooiing mode, This results in increosed clority, ond leis youcopture fost moving photo opporlunities you might otherwise miss,
Select thelports modeto disploy N on the LCDponel.
As long os the shutter releose, button is pressed, the shutterwill releose continuously,
Notes:oln the Sports mode, for faster f lash response, Auto-S pre-flashes wil l not be emitted.oThe camera exposes a maximum of two frames per secono.
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Porfroit mode lets you toke beoutiful porlroit photogrophs, This isespeciolly effective when the lens is of the telephoto setting,
1 Select the Portroit O Press the shutter releosef , mode to disploy El on Z,bu|ton,
the LCD ponel,
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Note: The aperture is wide open.
When shooting londscopes or londscopes with subjects in ihe foreground, boththe neorest ond forthest objects ore shorply in focus,
1 Select the Londscopel. mode to disploy f, onthe LCD ponel,
Note: Set the lens at wide anole foroot imal resul ts.
Press the shutter. releose button,
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In this mode, the comero outomoticolly selects the ideol exposure compensotion for shootingnight scenes free of subjects, ond for shooting night scenes with subjects in the foreground,Shooting Night Scenes Free of Subjects1 Select the Nioht Scene r) Press the shutter releosel. mode to disp-ioy El on Z,button,
the LCD ponel,
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shoofing Nighl scenes with subiects in fhe Foreground(Slow-Synchro)Engoge the Night Scenemode, Flip up the flosh, Pressthe shutfer releose button, With Auto Flosh
Both the subject and background wil l be In the Auto Flash mode, only the subjectperfectly exposed. in the foreground can be shot.Note: Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low-light situations, the use of a tripod isrecommended to prevent blurred pictures caused by shaking the camera.ShutterspeedsintheNightScenemode: Wide-angie: 3sec max,Telephoto: 4sec,max (Withnegat ivecolor f i lm, lSOi00)
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The bockground blur con be controlled by odjusting the operfuresetfing, The shutter speed will be selected outomoticolly,Enter the Aperture-PreferredAuto mode, Press the shiftbuttons to odjust theoperlure setting,
Smal leraperture
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Largeraperture
Note: l f the shutter speed indicator bl inks,adjust the aperture unti l the shutter speedl ights steadi ly Larger aperture settings will often give a blurredbackground, and smal ler aperture set t ings wi l l g ive
a sharoer backoround
Subjectg.in motion con be coptured by odjusting the shutterspeed. The operlure will be controlled outomoticolly,Enter the Shutter-Preferred SAuto mode. Turn the shift diolto odjust the shutter speed,
1/60-sec
Faster shutterspeed
1/500-secNote. l f the aperture indicator bl inks,adjust the shutter speed unt i l the apertureindicator l ights steadi ly, When the shutter speed is set slower, fast-movingsublects wi l l be blurred, showing mot ion. When i t 's
set faster fast-moving subjects will be frozen insrop-motton,
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trffi&tr,&$.fl ffi $"s#flffi fi-#;# $'ffi # ff H * x*Ff # # # ;ffiffiffiffffiffiffi* ffi f rl g f,ggr$ $rgg;Both the shutter speed ond operture con be set os desiredto reflect your photogrophic intentions,1 Select the Monuol| , Exposure mode to
disploy M on the LCDponel.
O Press the shift button toZ,odjust the operture,
performed in the Manual Exposure mode
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Turn the shift diol to, odjust the shutterspeed,
The exposure level will. be disployed on theLCD ponel ond in theviewfinder.
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