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Olympus IS-2 DLX User manual
User manual for Olympus IS-2 DLX. 75 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Olympus IS-2 DLX
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www.butkus.us troLyMPus
IS-2Dx
TINSIRUCTIONS
o Before using your |S-2DLX, read this manual
. carefullyWe recommendto ensurethatcorrectyou takeuse.test shots to get
accuslomed to your lS-2DLX before takrng
rmponanl photographs. r9 !-<
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Thank you for purchasing the Olympus |S-2DLX.
MAIN FEATURES
r Built-in 35mm - l35mm opprox. 4X zoom lens for increosed shooting ronge,r Full-fledged mocro functions include Zoom Mocro for subjects os close os 0.6
m (2 fl), Super Mocro for subjects os close os 0,39 m (l .3 ft), ond I :l Mocro.
which coptures life-size imoges of smoll subjects on film,
r ED (extroordinory dispersion) gloss is used in the lens, ochieving crisp, cleor
imoges with high controst,
r The stondord shooting mode lets onyone toke beoutiful pictures eosif,
r Ponoromo photogrophs ore possible when the optionol ponoromo odopter
is ottoched.
r Other vorious ecrsy-to-use functions include versotile flosh, subject, drive, ond
exposure modes ond more.
. The optional lS/L LENS A-LIFE SIZE MACRO H.Q. CONVERTER f=13cm is required.
Symbols used in fhis monuol:
rrr) / -o Incorrect Manual-) OFOperation Automatic
operation operatron
! {- )t1 -:. ,l\ /i\ * l-)onracc Indicator on Indicator Attention
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ATTACHING THE STRAP
Put the strap mount into the guide hole.
Push the strap mount onto the camera's strap attachment stud, and pull it
lo arlirst the slrAn s lpnnth.View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
Use two 3V lithium botteries (CRl23A or DLl23A),
Insert the botteries os1 Turn the lock screw on the a l, bottom of the comero Z . shown ond reploce the
counter-clockwise to cover, turning the lock
open the bottery cover, screw clockwise.
l.
.The types of batteries that can be o Read "Battery Handling" on page 69
used are also shown inside the batterv
cover.View original page 8Page 10 · Read text
POINTSTO REMEMBER
Hold the Comero Correclly.
Correct Correct. Incorrect.
Caution:
Keep your fingers awayNote As the focal length becomes larger. shaking the from the lens, AFcam€)ra becomes more noticeable Hold the camera illuminator and flash.firmly wrth both hands to keep from shaking the cameraView original page 10Page 11 · Read text
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Proper Shutler Releose. proctice before tooding the fitm,
Depress Depress the1 the O f , shutter releose Z-, shufter releose
Cautions: button holfwoy. butlon fully.
r Press the shutter
release button gently
. Avoid shaking the
camera when pressing
the shutter release button
to prevent blurry pictures.
To lock the focus. To releose the
shutter ond toke
the picture.
Make sure Note: When the autofocus
The image is clear and indicator doesn't light, the
the autofocus indicator shutter won't release.
lights in the viewfinder (See p. 57)View original page 11Page 12 · Read text
RESET OPERATION
Reset operotion restores the stondord shooting mode , f or
worry-free photogrophy thot onyone con perform, Also use
this mode when you don't know whot operotion to perform,
Press lhe reset button. Slondord Shooting Mode
Exposure mode: Progrom Auto
I (P)
it!I f I Drive mode: Single (S).
lr Ll Light metering mode: ESP
]fP*"s-li Flosh mode: AUTO or AUTO-S
Exposure compensotion: +0
Focusing: AF
' \,^/or, t bc restoreci wherr the reset bLrttorr sThe comero will return to the
stondord shooting mode, cnd rrresscdr tlre DoLrbattere tlreExposurelrrst shotrnodelras (Seebeen trtakerrJ 1)other set modes will be
conceled,View original page 12Page 14 · Read text
Pos the edge of the film
under the film guide, ond
olign the film leoder with the
film looding indicotor.
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Note: Make sure the film is lying flat. l{
not, push the cartridge down.View original page 14Page 16 · Read text
Follow the procedure here to cover ordinory photogrophy.
Remove the lens cop, While looking through the t, ond turn the power , vieMinder, press the zoom
switch ON. button to determine the
composition.
{@kesurg The lens advances, and thefD pan-el lights.
Note: lf no operation is made for approx. 30
seconds, the LCD panel goes out and will come on
again when the operation is resumed.View original page 16Page 17 · Read text
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How to Use the Zoom Position your subject
Buttons within the outofocus
frome,
Telephoto: Press the C button to zoom in
Max. telephoto focal
length: 135 mm
Wide-angle: Press the @ button to zoom out.
Max. wide-angle focal
length: 35 mm
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The comero outomoticolly rewinds the film when you
reoch the end of o roll.
Moke sure the motor hos stopped Rewinding fhe film before ond the t is blinking on the LCD the end oI the roll
ponel, before opening the bock
cover ond removing the film,
1
.lf the power is turned OFF while rewinding, operations Press the mid-roll rewind button with the
will stop. Rewind mode however, is not canceled. tip of a ballpoint pen, or the like. Do not
Rewinding will continue when the power switch is use an instrument with a sharp tip. turned ON again.
.The final number of exposures may sometimes exceed
the number of exposures specified on the film.View original page 19Page 20 · Read text
USING THE FOCUS LOCK
To ovoid toking oul-of-focus piclures
When lhe moin subject is not in the cenler of the Autofocus
frome, use lhe focus lock.
'l Position the outofocus Reposition your subjects in the
picture frome while keeping l, frome onyoursubject .q,zo ond pres the shutter the shutter releose button depressed holfwoy. Then press
releose butfon holfwov, the shutter releose button fullyoz3!I
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Make sure Notes.
The autofocus indicator lights o When the focus is locked, the
in the viewfinder exposure is also locked (AE lock)
o The focus cannot be locked using the
ALrloloalr: lr.ilrtc M-Remote CordView original page 20Page 21 · Read text
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This comero hos two flosh tubes thot ore outomoticolly selected ond fked
occording to.theshooting conditions. There ore olso vbrious flosh modes thoicon oe seected to motch your needs.
Flosh Modes How lo Select the Flosh Mode
Mode Function Slide the flosh releose to 1 flip up the flosh, Automatically fires in l.
lowlight conditions.
(p.23)riT" Significantly reduces
AUTGS the"redeye"phenomenon(when aofsubject's
eyes appear red). (p. 25)
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Fires regardless of l- ni--rr,r
available light. (p. 26)
Notes: Note: Always be sure to use the flash release to flio
.See p. 36 for the Night Scene mode and p. 48 for up the flash.
the Manual Flash mode.
.When the reset button is pressed in the Fill-ln
mode, the Auto Flash mode will be restored.View original page 21Page 22 · Read text
Use the function ond Press the function
, flosh mode buttons to , button to engoge the
select the mode, mode,
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When the function button Ois pressed, The engaged mode is blinking.
the mode selected by using the flash Note: The blinking indication's mode
mode button Ostarts btlnt<i"ng. can also be engaged directly by
pressing the shutter release button.View original page 22Page 24 · Read text
Press the shutter releose
. button.
Aulo Flosh Roqge.
(with color negative film)-
Focal length 35 mm 135 mm
rso 100 46m(151ft) 5m(164ft)
rso 200 6.5 m (21.3 ft) 71m(233ft)
tso 400 92m(30.2ft) 10m(328ft)
. www.butkus.us The Auto Flash mode can be combined with
the Zoom Macro or Suoer Macro mode.
Notes:
oThe shutter speed is automatically set at 1/'100-sec. when the flash fires. lf the sublect requires a faster
shutter speed, the flash won't fire.
olf the subject is too far, the shutter speed and aperture indicator will blink in the viewfinder when the shutter
release button is depressed halfway. In this case, the picture should be taken at a shorter distance.View original page 24Page 25 · Read text
AUTO-S (Red-Eye Reducingwww.butkus.usFlosh)
Approximotely 20 pre-floshes ore emitted before the moin flosh fires,
significontly reducing the phenomenon of 'red-eye' (when o subject's eyes
is the some os Auto Flosh except for the pre-floshes,
oppeor'l Flipred).up Thisthemodeflosh, ond
| , select the Auto-S mode,
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Notes:
e After pressing the shutter release button, hold the camera securely until the shutter has been
released.
o To cancel the Auto-S mode, select another mode following the procedure on page 21.View original page 25Page 26 · Read text
FILL-IN (Forced Activotion)
In this mode, the flosh olwoys fires, Even in bocklighting, both the subject ond bockground
con be shot cleorly, And portroits look lively by reflecting light into the subjects eyes,
Moke sure the exposure Flip up the flosh, ond1 | , mode is set to P . select the FILL-IN Flosh
(progrom). mode by using the flosh
mode button,
Note: To cancel the
subject mode, press
the reset button
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Press the selftimer button. Position the outofocus frome1 O l. ,9 is disployed on the Z, ofithe subject, Pres the
LCD ponel. shutter releose button holf-
woy to focus on the subject.
The focus ond exposure will
be locked.View original page 27Page 28 · Read text
Press the shutter
. releose button fully to
octivote the selftimer,
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I'Jl#nlf,::ift*duil,,*i,n1,?n"' ffi [tr?[i!ltbackrishtrromenterins A ila-|| I move wil r oe rereoseo ffii31.'?#ii#?i""'h,i3J,?'iltter
l2 seconds loter,
Makesure'l
fne viewtinder display disappears and the AF illuminator and r$ blink.View original page 28Page 29 · Read text
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Mocro (Close-up) Modes Zoom Mocro
Pres the zoom button to ensure thot Zoom Macro Working distance: 0.6 m 1 (zft) (Focal length: | , lhe front edge of the comero body -." is within the MACRO (0,6 m) 35mm - 100mm) (0
ronge indicoted on the lens bonel.
Super Macro Working distance:
0.39 m (1.3 ft) - "" (Focal length: 70 mm)
1:1 Macro Full scale on the film roooP(r) lO F- :'' I r-
MACRO (0.6m ) (See p.65)
Notes:
rWhen the subject is closer thon
1.2 m (AfI), the subject moy not be
in focus even though the AF
illuminotor lights. Note: When you- focus on a subjectoln the Super Mocro ond I :l Mocro closer than 1 ,2 m (4 ft), g will light in the
modes, the optionol Electronic Flosh viewfinder.
G40 does not fire except when in
the Monuol Exposure mode.View original page 29From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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