Olympus SP-550 UZ User Manual

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Get
ting

to know your camera

Image quality is a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use the following
examples to help determine the optimal record mode when shooting.
To edit and process images on a computer

• [RAW]

To make high quality prints on full-size paper such as A3 (16.5 × 11.7 in.)/To edit and process
images on a computer

• [SHQ] [HQ]

To print on full-size paper

• [SQ1]

To print on A5 (8.3 × 5.8 in.) paper and below/ To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a
web site

• [SQ2]

To express the broadness of a subject such as landscapes/To view pictures on a wide-
screen television.

• [16 : 9]

g “IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P.21)

• This camera retains a part of the settings even after the power is turned off. To return the

settings to default settings, execute [RESET].
When the mode dial is set to P, A, S, M or

n: the settings are retained even after the

power is turned off (except for the settings of

Y, PANORAMA and TIMELAPSE

shootings).
When the mode dial is set to

h or

s: the settings return to default (except for

IMAGE QUALITY and IMAGE STABILIZER).

g “RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings” (P.22)

The monitor may be difficult to see (and the exposure difficult to confirm) when shooting under bright
light.
Press

DISP./E repeatedly to display the histogram

• Set the exposure so that the graph is concentrated on the outer edges and the graph is

balanced on both sides.
How to read the histogram
1

If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will appear
mostly black.

If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will appear
mostly white.

The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the
luminance distribution within the AF target mark.

g “DISP./E button Changing the information on display/Display the

menu guide/Checking the time” (P.16)

Selecting the appropriate image quality

Restoring default settings

Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors

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