A Quick Introduction to the Olympus D-620L Zoom Digital Camera

Contents of the Olympus 620 Digital Camera Kit

Olympus 620 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 620 Zoom Digital Camera

How to Supply Power to the Camera

A] Battery power

Each camera kit 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 is turned off. If the camera is not turned off, press the black power button on top of the camera (with the words "PUSH ON/OFF" next to it) to turn the camera off.
  • Open the battery compartment by turning the small round switch on the right side of the camera (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 down.

• How much battery life does the camera have?
  • Turn on the camera will turn on the camera by pressing the black power button on top of the camera (with the words "PUSH ON/OFF" next to it) .
  • When the camera turns on, check the small battery indicator 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.
    • Few black bars and a blinking icon mean the batteries need to be replaced or recharged.
    • If the icon is empty, the camera will turn off after about 12 seconds and the batteries need to be replaced or recharged.

B] AC adapter

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

• Locate the AC-in plug on the camera (see Figure I):
  • With the back of the camera facing you, lift the black flap on the left side of the camera.
  • Underneath are three slots for connections: two circular and one rectangular.
• Plug the connector end of the AC adapter into the upper right circular slot, located above the rectangular slot.
• Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a power outlet.
• AC adapter cords included in this kit are approximately 5 1/2 feet long.

Push the black power button on top of the camera (with the words "PUSH ON/OFF" next to it) . 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 the top of the camera (see 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.

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 D620 zoom camera offers three resolutions:
  • SHQ (Super High Quality), HQ (High Quality), and SQ (Standard Quality)
• With the 32MB SmartMedia card contained in this camera kit:
  • up to 30 SHQ pictures can be taken
  • up to 91 HQ pictures can be taken
  • up to 367 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).
• Make sure the switch encasing the ON/OFF button is set to REC.
• On the back of the camera, press the menu button . This should pull up a menu on the color LCD display.
• Use the + button and - button to scroll down to the "SHQ/HQ/SQ" option, the third option in the menu.
  • Press the OK button to select the "SHQ/HQ/SQ" option.
  • A new window will appear with the options: SHQ, HQ, and SQ.
  • The current recording mode is displayed in red.
• Use the + and - buttons on the back of the camera to scroll between the recording modes until the arrow points to the desired resolution.
  • Select that recording mode by pressing the OK button.
  • The selected mode will turn red.
  • The selected recording mode and the number of remaining pictures will appear on the control panel during Record mode.
• Press the menu button twice to get out of the menu.

A] Taking the picture

The D620L zoom has two modes: record and play. You must be in record mode in order to take pictures.

• Locate the record/play mode switch on top of the camera surrounding the power button.
• Turn the record/play switch so it points at the white "REC".
• Turn on the camera (see How to Turn on the Camera above).
• The control panel 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.
  • Please note the color display on the back of the camera will not display what you are currently looking at.
• To focus:
  • Hold the large black shutter button on top right 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.
• The red light on the back right of the camera will also flicker as the picture is being recorded.
• The camera is finished recording once the red light turns off.
• While the camera is recording, no other operations can be performed. Do not turn off the camera during recording.
• Up to five pictures can be taken in a row, unless the card is full.

B] To zoom in or out

• Use the lever that surrounds the shutter button on top of the camera and has the letter 'W' and 'T' on it.
  • To zoom in, push the lever towards T (tight).
  • To zoom out, push the lever towards W (wide).

C] To use the flash

• The flash is needed when the orange light next to the view finder blinks.
• Locate the flash button on the back of the camera:
  • In the row of four buttons at the top, it is the button marked with a lightening bolt arrow symbol above it.
• To open the flash:
  • Turn the camera, so the back is facing you.
  • On the left hand side, halfway down on the lens is a switch.
  • Pull the switch back, and the flash will snap up.
• The flash setting is displayed on the control panel.
• To switch between flash modes, press the flash button while the flash is up.
• When Flash is up:
  • No icon signifies auto-flash mode, where the flash will automatically fire in low-light and backlight conditions.
  • An eye symbol signifies the red-eye reducing flash mode.
  • A lightning bolt icon signifies the fill-in flash mode, which fires regardless of available light.
  • A lightning bolt icon and the extension icon* indicate that both the main and the extension flashes fire.
• When Flash is down:
  • A crossed-out lightning bolt indicates the flash will not fire.
  • The extension icon signifies the extension flash mode, in which only the extension flash fires.

*Note: The extension icon is a symbol that looks like an upside down "L" with three lines jutting from its face. You will most likely not need that function.

• When you are done using the flash, close the flash by gently pressing the back of the flash until a click is heard.
• When the flash is closed, the flash setting will always show the lighting bolt with a circle around it to indicate that the flash will not fire.
• If the extension flash icon appears in combination, then only the extension flash will go off when taking a picture.
  

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 red light on the back of the camera is blinking or on. Doing so may damage the card and cause you to loose any pictures you have previously taken.

• To turn the camera off, press down the power button. 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.

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How to View a Captured Picture

• Once you have taken a picture, turn the REC/PLAY switch so it points at the green "PLAY."
  • If you turned the camera off, turn it on by pressing the power button.
  • 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 buttons marked with + (to advance) or - (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 key symbol on the top right of the camera.
  • A key should then be displayed on the LCD display panel where the picture is being viewed; this locks the image into the camera's memory.
  • To unlock a picture, press the button again.
• To view multiple images in a grid:
  • Press the Index-Display button on top to select the index display. This will display upto 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 Index-Display button again.This will display the currently selected picture at full size.
    
• To exit display mode and return to taking pictures:
  • Turn the REC/PLAY switch back to REC, and resume taking pictures..
  • Your pictures will be saved in the camera's SmartMedia card until you erase them.
• The LCD display panel uses a great 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.
  

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How to Erase a Picture

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

• If you have locked a picture, it cannot be erased. A picture is locked if there is a lock symbol in the upper left corner.
  • To remove lock, view or select the picture on the color display and press the lock button.
    
• To erase one picture at a time:
  • First switch into PLAY mode.
  • Scroll through the pictures and select the one you want to delete.
  • Press the Erase button, which is the button with the red icon of an eraser being used on a sheet of paper.
  • You will then be prompted for confirmation.
    • To erase the selected picture, press the OK button.
      • 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 menu button to cancel.
• To erase all pictures at once:
  • First switch into Play mode.
  • Press the menu button . This will bring up a menu in the color display.
  • Use the + button and - button to scroll down to the "Erase All" option, the third option in the menu.
  • Press the OK button to get the window asking if you want to erase all the pictures.
  • Press the OK button again if you want to erase all, or press the menu button to cancel the action.
    • This will permanently erase all your unlocked pictures. You will not be able to get them back later.
  • Afterwards, the window will flash, displaying 'erasing' for a few seconds while the red light on the back flashes.
  • When the red light stops blinking, a blue screen with the words "no pictures" displayed in the color display.

How to Download a Picture on a PC

How to Download a Picture on a Mac

• Rebecca Levine rlevine@wellesley.edu
• Knapp Media & Technology Center
• Date Created: January 29, 2001
• Last Modified: February 20, 2003