Olympus SP-550 UZ User Manual

Page 66

Get

ting t

know

your camera bet

ter

This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status.

• Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete

the battery power.

• The shutter button is pressed halfway repeatedly in shooting mode, activating the auto

focus and digital image stabilization.

• Using the zoom repeatedly.
• [FULLTIME AF] is set to [ON].
• The monitor is left on for an extended period of time.
• The camera is connected to a computer or printer.

• Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.

• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode
• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:

[

%], flash, etc.

• Items that cannot be set because the pictures taken by other camera will be edited.

• Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.

PANORAMA/PRINT ORDER/FORMAT/BACKUP

Lamp indicators

Lamp

Status

Self-timer lamp

When set to [

Y12 SEC]

The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for
approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

When set to [

Y2 SEC]

The lamp blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is
taken.

Card access lamp

Blinking: An image or movie is being recorded or downloaded (when
connected to a computer).
• Do not do any of the following while the card access lamp is

blinking. Doing so may prevent the image data from being saved
and render the internal memory or card unusable.

• Open the battery compartment cover/card cover.
• Remove the battery.
• Connect or disconnect the AC adapter.

Green lamp of the monitor Lit: The focus and exposure are locked.

Blinking: The focus and exposure are not locked.
• Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position the AF

target mark on the subject and press the shutter button halfway
again.

Extending the useful life of the battery

Functions that cannot be selected from menus

d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 66 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM