A Quick Introduction to the Olympus D-320L Digital Camera

III. How to Supply Power to the Camera

• Battery power
  • How to insert batteries into the camera
  • How much battery life the camera has
• AC adapter

IV. How to Turn on the Camera

• How many pictures can be stored in the camera
• How to set the resolution

VI. How to Take a Picture

• Taking a picture
• How to use the flash

VII. How to Turn Off the Camera

VIII. How to View a Captured Picture

• Scrolling through captured pictures
• Protecting pictures from accidental deletion
• How to return to taking pictures

VII. How to Erase a Picture

• Erasing one picture at a time
• Erasing all pictures at once

Contents of the Olympus 320 Digital Camera Kit

Olympus 320 digital camera
AC adapter for the camera
Battery charger and its power cord
SmartMedia card reader
Serial cable
Documentation
CD
Eight batteries

Diagram of the Olympus 320 Digital Camera

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How to Supply Power to the Camera

A] Battery power

Each camera pack includes eight AA rechargeable batteries. The batteries may be found in the battery charger and/or in the camera itself. There is no guarantee the batteries will be charged when the camera is checked out. You may also choose to use your own AA batteries instead of the rechargeable ones. Do not put non-rechargeable batteries in the battery charger. (For more information, see FAQ Concerning the Battery Chargers.)

• How to insert the batteries into the camera if they are not already there.
  • Make sure the camera's shutter is closed. This will turn the camera off.
  • Open the battery compartment by turning the small round switch on the bottom of the camera in the direction of the arrow (see Figure III). .
  • Insert four AA batteries according to the diagram inside the battery chamber, so the batteries' poles are pointing the correct way.
  • Close the cover, and turn the switch back while pressing the cover down.

• How much battery life does the camera have?
  • Open the shutter. This will turn on the camera.
  • Check the small battery indicator in the control panel on top of the camera (see Figure IV).
• The number of black bars in the battery icon signify the amount of charge the battery has.
  • Full black bars in the icon mean the batteries are fully charged.
  • One blinking bar mean the batteries need to be replaced or recharged, if possible.
  • One blinking bar without any other indicators visible on the control panel mean the camera will turn off after about 12 seconds and the batteries need to be replaced or recharged, if possible.

B] AC adapter

You can also supply power to the camera with electricity instead of batteries, using the AC adapter.

• First, locate the AC-in plug on the camera (see Figure I):
  • With the back of the camera facing you, lift the gray plastic flap on the left side of the camera.
  • Underneath are three slots for connections.
• Plug the connector end of the AC adapter into the black slot.
• Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a power outlet.
• AC adapter cords included in this kit are approximately 3 feet long.
  

How to Turn On the Camera

• Open the front sliding cover to reveal the lens. If the camera does not turn on, you may have inserted the batteries incorrectly or the batteries may need to be recharged.
• After the camera is turned on, check the small LCD display screen on top of the camera (Figure IV).
  • This is the control panel, which displays several important items, including:
    • The recording mode, which indicates the resolution of the picture (see How Many Pictures Can be Taken for details)
    • The battery icon, which indicates the remaining amount of battery power (see Section [A]: Battery Power for details)
    • The number, which indicates how many pictures you can take.

How Many Pictures Can be Taken

A] How many pictures can be stored in the camera

The number of pictures the camera can store varies depending on two factors: the resolution quality selected and the storage media's capacity--the SmartMedia card, which holds up to 32 MB. The higher the resolution, the sharper the image, and the more space it will take up in the camera's storage space. For printing the pictures, a higher resolution is preferable. For posting the pictures on the web, a lower resolution is acceptable. If you are unsure, simply choose a higher resolution.

• The D320L zoom camera offers two resolutions:
  • HQ (High Quality), and SQ (Standard Quality)
• With the 8 MB SmartMedia card contained in this camera kit:
  • Up to 40 HQ pictures can be taken
  • Up to 120 SQ pictures can be taken
• Any mixture of HQ and SQ can be taken.

B] To set the resolution

• Turn on the camera (see How to Turn On the Camera above).
• On top of the camera are three small buttons to the left of the control panel. Press the middle button to toggle between SQ and HQ. The selected resolution is displayed on the control panel.

You can change the resolution between pictures, but the pictures with higher resolution will take up more space on the card. In other words, the more pictures you take at a higher resolution, the fewer low resolution pictures you will be able to take. Usually, the number of remaining pictures for a higher resolution will not be affected by a lower resolution picture that was taken though it still takes up space on the card. The conversion between the resolution is about 1 HQ pictures = 3 SQ pictures.

How to Take a Picture

A] Taking the picture

• Turn on the camera by opening the front lens cover (See How to Turn On the Camera above).
• The black and white display on top of the camera will show the number of remaining pictures that can be taken.
  • When the number is zero, no pictures can be taken.
• Look through the viewfinder on the back of the camera, and position the digital camera so the desired subject is within the viewfinder.
• If you prefer to use the color LCD monitor to compose the shot, press and hold down the green button on the back of the camera.
  • Move the camera until the desired picture is displayed in the color LCD monitor.
  • This method is more likely to result in shaky pictures, and may also reduce battery life.
• To focus:
  • Hold the large silver shutter button (also called the OK button) on top of the camera halfway down and wait for the green light next to the view finder to become steady.
• Once your picture is set and focused, completely press down on the shutter button.
• The green light will turn off, and you will hear a click and a beep.
• On the LCD control panel on the top of the camera, a writing pencil icon will appear, indicating that the camera has taken the picture and is writing it to memeory.
• The camera is finished recording once the icon disappears.
• While the camera is recording, no other operations can be performed. Do not turn off the camera during recording.
  

B] To use the flash

• With the camera shutter open, press the green button on the back of the camera.
• Locate the flash button, marked with a lightning bolt symbol, next to the big silver OK button.
• Press the flash button to change between flash modes.
• The flash setting is displayed on the control panel (see Figure IV).
• If no flash icon appears, the flash is set to automatically fire as needed.
  • An eye symbol signifies the red-eye reduction flash.
  • A crossed-out lightning bolt icon signifies that the flash will not fire even if light is low.
  • A lightning bolt icon signifies the flash will fire regardless of lighting conditions.
    

How to Turn Off the Camera

When you are finished taking pictures, you should turn off the camera to conserve battery power.

Do not turn off the camera while the write icon is displayed on the LCD control panel. Doing so may damage the card and cause you to loose any pictures you have previously taken.

• To turn the camera off, close the sliding front lens cover. The control panel on top of the camera should turn off. You will not lose any pictures you have taken when you turn off the camera. The pictures will be retained in the SmartMedia card even if the power is off, the AC adapter is not plugged in, or the batteries are taken out.

How to View a Captured Picture

• Once you have taken a picture, close the front lens cover.
  • Press the green button next to the display panel on the back of the camera.
  • The most recent picture you have taken will be displayed in the color LCD monitor.
  • The number of the picture and the remaining battery power should also be displayed briefly.
• To scroll through the pictures you have captured:
  • Use the button marked with + (to advance) and the button marked with - (to see previous).
  • Make sure you wait until a picture is fully displayed before continuing.
• To protect your pictures from accidental deletion:
  • Select the picture you want to protect by scrolling through the pictures you have captured.
• To lock the picture, press the button with a green lock symbol on the top of the camera.
• The lock icon should then be displayed on the color LDC display panel where the picture is being viewed; this locks the picture into the camera's memory.
• To unlock a picture, press the button again.
• To view multiple images in a grid:
  • Click the green grid icon button (the Multi-Display button) located on top of the camera to the left of the control panel. This will display nine thumbnail pictures on the screen at one time.
    • You can still use the +/- buttons to scroll through them.
  • To select only one picture from the several being displayed, scroll until you select the desired picture and then press the Multi-Display button again.This will display the currently selected picture at full size
• To exit display mode and return to taking pictures:
• Open the lens cover and resume taking pictures.
• Your pictures will be saved in the camera's SmartMedia card until you erase them.
• The LCD display panel takes up a high amount of battery power. You might want to have extra batteries on hand in case they need to be replaced, or plug in the camera while viewing captured pictures to save battery power.

How to Erase a Picture

Do not attempt to erase a picture while it is being written. Wait until the camera is done writing the picture.

• If you have locked a picture, that picture cannot be erased. A picture is locked if there is a green lock symbol in the upper right corner.
  • To remove a lock, view or slect the picture on the color display and press the button with a green lock symbol on the top of the camera. The green key lock should disappear.
• To erase one picture at a time:
  • Close the front lens cover and press the green button next to the display panel on the back of the camera.
• Scroll through the pictures and select the one you want to delete.
• Press the erase button , the button on top of the camera, to the right of the control panel.
• You will then be prompted for confirmation.
  • To erase the picture, press the OK button to select YES.
    • This will permanently erase your picture. You will not be able to get it back later.
  • If you decide not to erase the image, or accidentally selected the wrong image, press the erase button to cancel your action.
• To erase all pictures at once:
  • Close the front lens cover.
• Press the green button on the back to display your pictures.
• Press the erase button and the flash button simultaneously. The All-Frame Erase indicator lights in the upper right corner of the LCD monitor.
• Press the OK button to erase all pictures.
  • This will permanently erase all your unlocked pictures. You will not be able to get them back later.
• To cancel the action, press the erase button on the top of the camera.

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• Rebecca Levine rlevine@wellesley.edu
• Knapp Media & Technology Center
• Date Created: January 29, 2001
• Last Modified: February 13, 2003