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Before you start to use your new Olympus product, please read these instructions

carefully to enjoy optimum performance.

Note

• The contents of this software and this manual may not be reproduced in whole or in

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as a result of use of this software.

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errors, omissions, or points which are unclear, please contact an authorized

Olympus service center.

• This software is only guaranteed to operate in the specified operating environment.

• The software specifications and the content of this manual are subject to change

without notice. For the latest information, visit the Olympus web site at:

http://www.olympus.com

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• Windows

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countries.

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are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

• Other company and product names appearing in this manual are trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective owners.

System Requirements

• OLYMPUS Viewer has the following system requirements.

Macintosh

Windows

Introduction

OS Mac OS 9.1 - 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.1.3 - 10.3

(IEEE1394 (FireWire)/USB1.1/USB2.0 interface)

CPU Power PC G3 500MHz or higher

RAM 192 MB or more for applications (Mac OS X: 256 MB or more)

Hard disk capacity 50 MB or more (for installation)

Connector IEEE1394 (FireWire) port (IEEE1394 (FireWire) interface)

USB port (USB interface)

Compatible only with standard-equipped ports

Monitor 1024 × 768 dots or higher, 32,000 colors or more (1,677

million colors recommended), multi monitor compatible

OS Windows Me/2000/XP (IEEE1394 interface)

Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP (USB1.1 interface)

Windows 2000/XP (USB2.0 interface)

Browser Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 or later

CPU Pentium III 500MHz or higher

RAM 128 MB or more (256 MB or more recommended)

Hard disk capacity 50 MB or more (for installation)

Connector IEEE1394 port (IEEE1394 interface)

USB port (USB interface)

Monitor 1024 × 768 dots or higher, 65,536 colors or more (1,677

million colors recommended), multi monitor compatible

Quick Reference

OLYMPUS Viewer Overview P.9

This section describes the functions and features of OLYMPUS Viewer.

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer P.10

This section describes how to start OLYMPUS Viewer.

Browse Window P.19

This section describes how to view and sort images in the three display

modes and how to use Light Box Mode and other functions in the browse

window.

Update Firmware P.122

This section describes how to update OLYMPUS E-System firmware.

OLYMPUS Viewer Preferences P.126

This section describes how to configure the operating environment for use in

all windows, including how to select the file type displayed, set the interval at

which images are displayed in the slide show, set up multi monitor viewing,

and customize sorting checkmarks.

Appendices P.146

This section includes a list of menus, a glossary, an index, and technical

support information.

How to use this manual

This indicates a menu bar operation.

These tables are

used to describe

the various

information for

settings in each

dialog box.

This indicates a button in a dialog box.

The dialog boxes and windows displayed

in this manual are based upon the

Macintosh version of this software. These

displays and the names of button may

differ in the Windows version.

Where the displays greatly differ between

the two versions, both displays are used.

How to use this manual

This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the explanation in the actual

page.

z Using Help

You can display help information with either of the following operations.

• Click the [?] button (Macintosh) or [Help] button (Windows) on a dialog box.

• Select [OLYMPUS Viewer Help] from the [Help] menu on a window.

This indicates a button in a dialog box.

This indicates an item in a dialog box.

This symbol indicates important information on

factors which may lead to errors or operational

problems. It also warns of operations that should

be absolutely avoided.

This symbol indicates useful functions and information

that will help you get the most out of your software.

This indicates reference pages

describing details or associated

information.

This is the title of

the section within

a chapter.

This is the title of

the chapter.

Introduction ........................................................................................... 2

Quick Reference.................................................................................... 3

How to use this manual ........................................................................ 4

Using Help .................................................................................................5

Contents................................................................................................. 6

OLYMPUS Viewer Overview 9

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer 10

Connecting the camera and computer.............................................. 10

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer ................................................................. 12

Macintosh ................................................................................................12

Windows ..................................................................................................12

Closing OLYMPUS Viewer.................................................................. 13

Macintosh ................................................................................................13

Windows ..................................................................................................13

Disconnecting the camera from the computer................................. 14

Automatically starting OLYMPUS Viewer ......................................... 16

Browse Window 19

Starting and closing the browse window ......................................... 19

Macintosh ................................................................................................19

Windows ..................................................................................................19

Transferring images............................................................................ 20

[Transfer Images] dialog box.............................................................................20

Transferring images from the camera ...............................................................22

Transferring images from the media .................................................................25

Image display ...................................................................................... 28

Browse Mode ....................................................................................................28

View Mode.........................................................................................................30

Light Box Mode .................................................................................................32

Toolbar functions...............................................................................................34

Selecting the display mode ...............................................................................36

Using the thumbnail display area...................................................... 37

Thumbnail border ..............................................................................................37

Displaying thumbnail list....................................................................................39

Setting thumbnail border display items .............................................................39

Setting the display order of the thumbnail images ............................................40

Setting the display size of the thumbnail images ..............................................40

Contents

Full Screen Display / Slide Show....................................................... 41

Full Screen Display ...........................................................................................41

Slide Show ........................................................................................................44

Displaying images with Multi Monitor............................................... 45

Rotating images .................................................................................. 46

Using sorting checkmarks ................................................................. 48

Adding a sorting checkmark..............................................................................48

Sorting Method ..................................................................................................50

Using collection areas ........................................................................ 52

Dividing images .................................................................................................54

Confirming and saving divided images..............................................................56

Confirming images...................................................................................56

Saving images .........................................................................................58

Using the image comparison area..................................................... 60

Image comparison area.....................................................................................60

Displaying images in the image comparison area.............................................63

Dragging and dropping an image ............................................................63

Double-clicking an image.........................................................................64

Using the [Add by selecting] checkbox....................................................65

Using the [Add once] checkbox ...............................................................65

Using the [Add next image] button...........................................................66

Deleting images from the image comparison area ..................................67

Showing image information ............................................................... 68

Displaying the properties area...........................................................................68

Editing comments..............................................................................................72

Editing the shooting date...................................................................................73

RAW Development .............................................................................. 74

Launching a registered application................................................... 79

Using folders and files........................................................................ 80

Creating a new folder ........................................................................................80

Moving files to a new subfolder .........................................................................81

Renaming files and folders................................................................................82

Renaming files simultaneously..........................................................................84

Rename Rule...........................................................................................84

Copying a file.....................................................................................................89

Copying an image .............................................................................................90

Moving a file ......................................................................................................91

Converting the file format ..................................................................................92

Creating a folder shortcut..................................................................................95

Deleting a shortcut from the shortcut area...............................................96

Renaming a shortcut................................................................................96

Finding an image................................................................................. 97

Deleting an image ............................................................................... 99

Printing an image .............................................................................. 100

Printing types...................................................................................................100

Contents

[Print] dialog box..............................................................................................102

Printer settings ................................................................................................104

Macintosh ..............................................................................................104

Windows ................................................................................................105

Photo printing ..................................................................................................106

Index printing...................................................................................................110

Contact sheet printing .....................................................................................114

Sending an image by E-mail ............................................................ 117

Setting up the e-mail application in your computer .........................................117

Macintosh (Mac OS 9)...........................................................................117

Macintosh (Mac OS X)...........................................................................118

Windows ................................................................................................119

Attaching an image to outgoing e-mail............................................................120

Update Firmware 122

OLYMPUS Viewer Preferences 126

Making OLYMPUS Viewer preferences ........................................... 126

Setting the [General] tab .................................................................. 128

Setting the [Browse] tab................................................................... 130

Setting the [Full Screen Display] tab............................................... 132

Setting the [Sorting Checkmark] tab............................................... 135

Setting the [Color Management] tab ............................................... 138

Confirming the OS profile settings...................................................................138

Checking the setting of the profile used when displaying images

on the monitor .................................................................................138

Checking the setting of the profile used when printing images..............141

Setting the [Color Management] tab................................................................144

Appendices 146

List of menus..................................................................................... 146

[File] menu.............................................................................................146

[Edit] menu.............................................................................................147

[View] menu...........................................................................................148

[Tools] menu..........................................................................................150

[Help] menu ...........................................................................................150

Glossary of terms.............................................................................. 151

Index................................................................................................... 153

OLYMPUS Viewer Overview

OLYMPUS Viewer is a software developed to support the workflow of professional

photographers that use Olympus digital cameras.

The following describes the special features of OLYMPUS Viewer.

You can use OLYMPUS Viewer to transfer and view shot images. By connecting

the camera to the computer with a connection cable, you can transfer images from

the camera. You can also use a card reader or other device to transfer images from

the camera's memory card.

For more information, refer to “Transferring images” P.20.

OLYMPUS Viewer provides display modes and functions to help you select the

desired images by sorting and refining the large number of images.

OLYMPUS Viewer contains very useful image selection functions, such as sorting

checkmarks to help refine your selection, an image comparison area to provide a

detailed comparison of images, and collection areas used to divide images.

For more information, refer to “Browse Window” P.19.

OLYMPUS Viewer enables you to manage transferred and edited images by

sorting them into folders. OLYMPUS Viewer can also be used to create new

folders, move images, and rename several file names at the same time.

You can use OLYMPUS Viewer to print images with photo printing, index printing,

and contact sheet printing.

You can also use OLYMPUS Viewer to attach images to outgoing E-mail.

For more information, refer to “Using folders and files” P.80,

“Printing an image” P.100,

“Sending an image by E-mail” P.117.

By connecting the camera to the computer, you can update the firmware for the

OLYMPUS E-System body, lens, and flash (if applicable) using an internet access

connection.

For more information, refer to “Update Firmware” P.122.

You can customize the operating environment for OLYMPUS Viewer and, for

example, select the desired color and design for the sorting checkmarks.

For more information, refer to “OLYMPUS Viewer Preferences” P.126.

 Using OLYMPUS Viewer to transfer and view images

 Using OLYMPUS Viewer to select images

 Using OLYMPUS Viewer to manage, print, and send

images by E-mail

 Using OLYMPUS Viewer to update firmware

 Customizing OLYMPUS Viewer

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer

The camera must first be connected to the computer with a USB or IEEE1394

(FireWire) cable to transfer images from the camera. You do not need to connect

the camera and the computer if you only want to browse images already saved in

the computer.

1 Select the camera mode.

1 Turn on the camera by turning the power switch on the camera to ON.

2 Press the menu button.

The menu appears on the monitor.

3 Press on the arrow pad until [ ] is selected, and press .

4 Press until [PC MODE] is selected, and press .

5 Press to select [STORAGE] or

[CONTROL].

Set to [STORAGE] if you want to transfer images

from the camera using the browse window.

“Transferring images” P.20

Set to [CONTROL] if you want to update firmware.

“Update Firmware” P.122

6Press [OK].

The camera mode is now set.

2 Turn off the camera by turning the power switch on the camera

to OFF.

3 Connect the cable to the USB or IEEE1394 (FireWire) port on the

computer.

Connecting the camera and computer

Example of connecting a USB cable Example of connecting an IEEE1394

(FireWire) cable

Connecting the camera and computer

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer

Connect the cable to the USB or IEEE1394 (FireWire) interface on

the camera.

5 Turn on the camera by turning the power switch on the camera

to ON.

The computer recognizes the camera.

Example of connecting a USB cable Example of connecting an IEEE1394

(FireWire) cable

• Do not add or remove another USB or IEEE 1394 (FireWire) device to or from

the computer when the computer is connected to the camera. Doing so may

cause a malfunction on the camera or a problem with OLYMPUS Viewer.

• For instructions on how to connect the camera and computer or insert the

media to the computer, refer to the operation manual provided with your

camera.

• For information on setting the camera mode, refer to the operation manual

provided with your camera.

Note

Tips

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer

Start OLYMPUS Viewer and the browse window appears.

z Macintosh

• Open [OLYMPUS Viewer] in the folder in which OLYMPUS Viewer is installed and

double-click [OLYMPUS Viewer].

• Double-click the [OLYMPUS Viewer] icon on the desktop.

(Only in Mac OS 9)

z Windows

• From the [Start] menu on the taskbar, select [Programs > OLYMPUS Viewer >

OLYMPUS Viewer].

• Double-click the [OLYMPUS Viewer] icon on the desktop.

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer

Close the browse window and OLYMPUS Viewer.

z Macintosh

1 Select [Exit] from the [File] menu of the browse window.

The browse window closes.

z Windows

1 Select [Exit] from the [File] menu of the browse window.

The browse window closes.

Closing OLYMPUS Viewer

Closing OLYMPUS Viewer in Mac OS X

• Select [Close OLYMPUS Viewer] from the [OLYMPUS Viewer] menu of the

browse window.

Note

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer

If you operated OLYMPUS Viewer with the camera connected to the computer,

disconnect the camera from the computer when you are finished using OLYMPUS

Viewer.

1 Confirm that the card access lamp on the camera is not flashing.

2 Use the Remove Hardware function.

Perform the following depending on your OS.

Macintosh

Drag the [NO_NAME] icon (in Mac OS X) or [untitled] icon (in Mac OS 9) on the

desktop to the Trash.

Before removing the connection cable, be sure that the card access lamp on the

camera is not flashing.

Windows Me/2000/XP

Click the Remove Hardware icon displayed on the taskbar at the bottom right of

the computer screen and select the displayed message.

• When you click the Remove Hardware icon, the warning message “Cannot stop

the camera” may appear. If this occurs, confirm that image data is not being

transferred from the camera and then remove the USB cable.

Windows 98 SE

Right-click [Removable Disk] in My Computer and select [Eject].

Before removing the connection cable, be sure that the card access lamp on the

camera is not flashing.

3 Remove the USB or IEEE1394 (FireWire) cable from the camera.

Disconnecting the camera from the

computer

Disconnecting the camera from the computer

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer

4 Remove the USB or IEEE1394 (FireWire) cable from the

computer.

5 Turn off the camera.

• Be sure to use the Remove Hardware function on the computer before turning

off the camera. If you do not use the Remove Hardware function before turning

off the camera, the image data may become lost.

• When using the Remove Hardware function, the warning message “Cannot

stop the camera” may appear. If this occurs, confirm that image data is not

being transferred from the camera and then remove the USB or IEEE1394

(FireWire) cable.

Note

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer

OLYMPUS Viewer can be automatically started when the camera is connected to

the computer and the camera is turned on.

• Set the PC mode of the camera to [STORAGE]:

The browse window and [Transfer Images] dialog box appear.

Auto Start of OLYMPUS Viewer can be set in the preferences.

“OLYMPUS Viewer Preferences” P.126

1 Set up Auto Start of OLYMPUS Viewer in advance.

You can skip this step if Auto Start is already set up.

1 Select [Preferences] from the [Tools] menu of the browse window.

The [Preferences] dialog box appears.

Automatically starting OLYMPUS Viewer

[Preferences] dialog box

Automatically starting OLYMPUS Viewer

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer

2 Click the [General] tab.

“Setting the [General] tab” P.128

3 Click [When connected to camera] in [Auto Start].

To automatically start OLYMPUS Viewer when the media with stored images is

inserted into the computer, select [When connected to camera and using DCF

media].

4 Click the [OK] button.

The Auto Start setting is complete and the [Preferences] dialog box closes.

After completing the Auto Start setting, close OLYMPUS Viewer.

2 Turn on the camera.

3 Set the camera to [STORAGE].

4 Connect the camera to the computer with a USB or IEEE1394

(FireWire) cable.

“Connecting the camera and computer” P.10

[General] tab page in the [Preferences] dialog box

Automatically starting OLYMPUS Viewer

Starting OLYMPUS Viewer

OLYMPUS Viewer starts and the browse window appears.

• When [When connected to camera and using DCF media] is selected in Auto

Start, OLYMPUS Viewer also starts if a DCF (Design rule for Camera File

System)-compliant storage media (CompactFlash, xD-Picture Card, or other

recordable media) is inserted in the computer. When OLYMPUS Viewer starts,

the browse window and [Transfer Images] dialog box appear.

• The factory default setting of Auto Start is OFF. If Auto Start is not set to ON,

OLYMPUS Viewer does not automatically start even if the camera is connected

to the computer and the power on the camera is turned on.

In Windows XP, when a camera in Storage Mode is connected to the computer

or a storage media is inserted in the computer, the [Auto Play] dialog box

appears regardless of the [Auto Start] setting. Select [OLYMPUS Viewer] from

the list and click the [OK] button to display the browse window.

• In Windows XP, [When connected to camera and using DCF media] is grayed

out and cannot be selected.

• For instructions on how to connect the camera and computer or insert the

media to the computer, refer to the operation manual provided with your

camera.

• For information on setting the camera mode, refer to the operation manual

provided with your camera.

Tips

Note

Browse Window

You can use the browse window to transfer images to a computer and display

transferred images. The following describes how to start and close the browse

window.

z Macintosh

Starting

1 Open [OLYMPUS Viewer] in the folder in which OLYMPUS

Viewer is installed, and double-click the [OLYMPUS Viewer]

icon, or double-click the [OLYMPUS Viewer] icon on the

desktop.

The browse window appears.

Closing

1 Select [Exit] from the [File] menu.

In Mac OS X, select [Close OLYMPUS Viewer] from the [OLYMPUS Viewer]

menu.

z Windows

Starting

1 From the [Start] menu on the taskbar, select [Programs >

OLYMPUS Viewer > OLYMPUS Viewer], or double-click the

[OLYMPUS Viewer] icon on the desktop.

The browse window appears.

Closing

1 Select [Exit] from the [File] menu.

Starting and closing the browse window

• You can set the browse window to start automatically when the camera is

connected to the computer or when the media is inserted in the computer.

“Automatically starting OLYMPUS Viewer” P.16

Tips

Browse Window

Images can be transferred from the camera or media to the computer. This is done

by using the [Transfer Images] dialog box in the browse window.

The following describes how to transfer images from the camera and media.

[Transfer Images] dialog box

The [Transfer Images] dialog box is used to configure the settings when

transferring images from the camera or media.

Transferring images

[Transfer Images] dialog box

Item Description

Transfer Source

Camera The transfer source is set to [Camera]. If several cameras are

connected, select the desired source camera ID from the pull-

down list on the right.

Media The transfer source is set to [Media]. If several media are

inserted in the computer, select the desired source media from

the pull-down list on the right.

Folder Tree Displays the tree of the transfer source camera or media. You

can select the image transfer source from the folder tree.

Select All Images Check this box to specify all images displayed in the thumbnail

display area.

Automatically delete

image after

transferring

Check this box to automatically delete images from the transfer

source after the images have been transferred to the computer.

Number of images

and file size

Displays the total number and file size of the images selected

in the thumbnail display area.

Transferring images

Browse Window

Thumbnail Display

Area

The images inside the folder selected in the folder tree are

displayed in a list.

Transfer Destination

Folder Tree Displays the tree of the transfer destination. Select the image

transfer destination from the folder tree.

[Create New Folder] Creates a new subfolder in a drive or folder selected in the

folder tree.

[Browse Shortcut] Click this to display a list of registered shortcuts. When a

shortcut is selected from the list, the selected position on the

folder tree jumps to the destination of the shortcut link.

“Creating a folder shortcut” P.95

Automatically create

folder on shooting

date

Check this box to automatically create subfolders labeled with

the shooting date inside the folder selected in the folder tree

and then transfer the images to the appropriate subfolders

according to the shooting date.

Transfer Images

[Start] Starts the image transfer.

[Refresh] The thumbnail display area is updated with the current images

in the transfer source folder.

[Close] Closes the [Transfer Images] dialog box.

• You can set the [Transfer Images] dialog box in the browse window to open

automatically when the camera is connected to the computer or when the

media is inserted in the computer.

“Automatically starting OLYMPUS Viewer” P.16

Tips

Transferring images

Browse Window

Transferring images from the camera

Images can be transferred from the camera to the computer by a USB cable or

IEEE1394 (FireWire) cable. Only Olympus digital cameras can be used to transfer

images to OLYMPUS Viewer.

1 Turn on the camera and set the PC mode of the camera to

[STORAGE].

2 Connect the camera to the computer with a USB or IEEE1394

(FireWire) cable.

3 Select [Get Image] from the [Tools] menu of the browse window

or click the [Get Image] icon on the toolbar.

“Image display” P.28

The [Transfer Images] dialog box appears.

4 Click [Camera] from [Transfer Source].

If several cameras are connected, select the desired source camera ID ([Camera

#1], [Camera #2], ...) from the pull-down list.

A list of subfolders in the [DCIM] folder appears in the transfer source folder tree.

For details on camera mode operations and connecting the

camera to the computer or removing the camera from the

computer, refer to “Starting OLYMPUS Viewer” P.10.

[Transfer Images] dialog box

Transferring images

Browse Window

5 From the transfer source folder tree, select the folder containing

the images that you want to transfer.

The images inside the folder are displayed in a list in the thumbnail display area

on the right-hand side of the window.

6 Select the images that you want to transfer in the thumbnail

display area.

Check [Select All Images] to select all images displayed in the thumbnail display

area.

To select several images, select the images while pressing the following key.

• Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : [Shift] key

• Macintosh (Mac OS X): [Shift] or [Command] key

• Windows : [Ctrl] key

7 Select the transfer destination folder from the transfer

destination folder tree.

8 Click the [Start] button.

The [Get Image] dialog box appears indicating that the transfer of images has

begun.

When the image transfer is complete, the following dialog box appears.

Click the [Open Transfer Destination Folder] button to close the [Transfer Images]

dialog box and display the transferred images inside the folder in the thumbnail

display area of the browse window.

• When [DCIM] is selected from the folder tree, the contents of all subfolders in

the DCIM folder are displayed in the thumbnail display area.

[Get Image] dialog box - Transferring images

[Get Image] dialog box - Transfer complete

Tips

Transferring images

Browse Window

• During the image transfer, do not turn off the camera, open the card cover of

the camera, or disconnect the connection cable. Doing so may cause a

malfunction on the camera or a problem with OLYMPUS Viewer.

• Do not add or remove a hardware device to or from the computer when the

computer is connected to the camera. Doing so may cause a malfunction on

the camera or a problem with OLYMPUS Viewer.

• If an existing file in the transfer destination folder has the same name as one of

the files you want to transfer, the [Overwrite] dialog box appears. In the

[Overwrite] dialog box, you can select one of the following methods for

transferring images.

[Skip] : Skips this image and transfers the next image.

[Overwrite] : Transfers and overwrites the image.

[Add Serial Number] : Adds a serial number to the end of the file name and

transfers the image with a different name.

[Apply to All] : Applies the same image transfer method selected to all

files with the same name.

• If an Olympus USB or IEEE1394 (FireWire) storage class camera is connected

to the computer, both the camera and the media can be specified as transfer

sources.

Note

Tips

Transferring images

Browse Window

Transferring images from the media

You can transfer images from the media to the computer.

1 Insert the media into the computer or appropriate adapter.

For details on inserting the media, refer to the operation manual provided with the

camera.

2 Select [Get Image] from the [Tools] menu of the browse window

or click the [Get Image] icon on the toolbar.

“Image display” P.28

The [Transfer Images] dialog box appears.

3 Click [Media] from [Transfer Source].

If several media are inserted in the computer, select the drive name of the transfer

source from the pull-down list.

The pull-down list only displays the drives with media recorded in conformity with

the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard.

4 From the folder tree of the transfer source, select the folder

containing the images that you want to transfer.

The images inside the folder are displayed in a list in the thumbnail display area

on the right-hand side of the window.

[Transfer Images] dialog box

Transferring images

Browse Window

5 Select the images that you want to transfer in the thumbnail

display area.

Check [Select All Images] to select all images displayed in the thumbnail display

area.

To select several images, select the images while pressing the following key.

• Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : [Shift] key

• Macintosh (Mac OS X): [Shift] or [Command] key

• Windows : [Ctrl] key

6 Select the transfer destination folder from the transfer

destination folder tree.

7 Click the [Start] button.

The [Get Image] dialog box appears indicating that the transfer of images has

begun.

When the image transfer is complete, the following dialog box appears.

Click the [Open Transfer Destination Folder] button to close the [Transfer Images]

dialog box and display the transferred images inside the folder in the thumbnail

display area of the browse window.

[Get Image] dialog box - Transferring images

[Get Image] dialog box - Transfer complete

Transferring images

Browse Window

• If an existing file in the transfer destination folder has the same name as one

of the files you want to transfer, the [Overwrite] dialog box appears. In the

[Overwrite] dialog box, you can select one of the following methods for

transferring images.

[Skip] : Skips this image and transfers the next image.

[Overwrite] : Transfers and overwrites the image.

[Add Serial Number] : Adds a serial number to the end of the file name and

transfers the image with a different name.

[Apply to All] : Applies the same image transfer method selected to all

files with the same name.

Note

Browse Window

The browse window has three display modes: Browse Mode, View Mode, and Light

Box Mode. When you open the browse window, it appears in Browse Mode.

The following describes the different parts and functions of the browse window for

each display mode.

Browse Mode

This display mode is suited to browse and manage multiple images.

When you select the folder that contains the images that you want to display from

the folder tree, the images are displayed in a thumbnail list. When you select an

image from the thumbnail display area, the shooting information and image

information of the selected image are displayed in the properties area. You can

also add sorting checkmarks to the images, sort the images into groups, and

display just those images with the same sorting checkmark in the thumbnail display

area.

Image display

Browse Mode

10 11

Image display

Browse Window

Number Item Description Ref. Page

— Menu Bar The menu used in the browse window

appears. This is the same for Browse

Mode, View Mode, and Light Box Mode.

P.146

1 Toolbar*

The various buttons can be used for

switching display modes, printing, and

other functions. This is the same for

Browse Mode, View Mode, and Light Box

Mode.

P.34

2 Folder Tree Displays the computer drives and folders

as a tree.

P.39

3 [Create New Folder] Creates a new subfolder in a drive or folder

selected in the folder tree.

P.80

4 Create Shortcut A shortcut to the folder displayed in the

folder tree is created.

P.95

5 Shortcut Area*

Displays the shortcuts created with the

[Create Shortcut] button.

P.95

6 Thumbnail Display

Area

Displays the images inside the folder

selected in the folder tree in a list.

P.39

7 Sorting Checkmark Click the [Red], [Yellow], or [Blue] icons to

separate the images into different groups.

Only those images with the same sorting

checkmark can be displayed in the

thumbnail display area.

P.48

8 Collection Area*

This area is used to temporarily save

images selected from the thumbnail display

area. Collection areas A and B can be used

to divide the images into different collection

areas and save the images together in

separate folders.

P.52

9 Properties Area*

Displays the histogram, shooting

information such as shutter speed, image

information such as shooting date/time,

and other information.

P.68

10 [Refresh] The thumbnail display area is updated with

the current images in the selected folder.

—

11 Status Box Displays information related to the images

in the thumbnail display area (total number

or file size of images). You can select

display items from the pull-down list.

—

12 Sorting Palette*

The images in the thumbnail display area

are shown or hidden according to the

sorting checkmark. A combination of

checkmarks can be used to create various

sorting methods.

P.50

Use the [View] menu to show or hide this item.

Use the [File] menu to show or hide this item.

Image display

Browse Window

View Mode

This display mode can be used to enlarge and view an image in more detail.

Images selected from the thumbnail display area are displayed in the single image

view area.

View Mode

Number Item Description Ref. Page

1 Thumbnail Display

Area

Displays a list of images in the selected

folder. The path name of the folder is

displayed at the top of the area.

P.39

2 [Refresh] The thumbnail display area is updated with

the current images in the selected folder.

—

3 Single Image View

Area

Displays an image selected from the

thumbnail display area.

—

4 Status Box Displays information (file name, shooting

date, display position, or display

magnification) for the image displayed in

the single image view area. You can select

display items from the pull-down list.

—

5 Rotate The image can be rotated 90 degrees

clockwise or counterclockwise.

P.46

8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15

43675

Image display

Browse Window

6 Collection Button Click the collection button [A] or [B] to

divide an image either to collection area A

and/or B. The collection areas are used to

temporarily save divided images. The

saved images are displayed when Browse

Mode or Light Box Mode is selected as the

display mode.

P.53

7 Sorting Checkmark Click the [Red], [Yellow], or [Blue] icons to

separate the images into different groups.

Only those images with the same sorting

checkmark can be displayed in the

thumbnail display area.

P.48

8 Fit image to screen The display magnification is automatically

adjusted to display the image so as to fit

the entire single image view area.

—

9 Display actual size Displays the image at its actual size in the

single image view area.

—

10 Zoom Out Mode The cursor changes to the magnifying

glass (–). When this cursor is placed over

an image in the single image view area and

clicked, the display zooms out on the

image.

—

11 Zoom In Mode The cursor changes to the magnifying

glass (+). When this cursor is placed over

an image in the single image view area and

clicked, the display zooms in on the image.

—

12 Scroll Mode The cursor changes to the hand tool. Drag

this tool over the image in the single image

view area to scroll the image.

—

13 Previous Image Displays the previous image displayed in

the single image view area. The images

are displayed in the order of the images in

the thumbnail display area.

—

14 Display position/

total number of

images in folder

Indicates the number of the image

displayed in the single image view area in

the order that it is displayed in the

thumbnail display area.

—

15 Next Image Displays the next image displayed in the

single image view area. The images are

displayed in the order of the images in the

thumbnail display area.

—

16 Properties Area*

Displays the histogram, shooting

information such as shutter speed, image

information such as shooting date/time,

and other information.

P.68

Use the [File] menu to show or hide this item.

Image display

Browse Window

Light Box Mode

This convenient display mode can be used to compare and select similar images.

The images that you want to compare can be arranged together in the image

comparison area and selected images can be divided into collection areas.

Light Box Mode

Number Item Description Ref. Page

1 Image Comparison

Area

Images in the thumbnail display area can

be registered to this area by drag and drop.

This is used when comparing several

images. You can choose from a two or

four-split screen display.

P.60

2 Thumbnail Display

Area

Displays a list of images in the selected

folder. The path name of the folder is

displayed at the top of the area.

P.39

3 Collection Areas This area is used to temporarily save

images selected from the thumbnail display

area or image comparison area. Collection

areas A and B can be used to divide the

images into different collection areas and

save the images together in separate

folders.

P.52

4 Properties Area*

Displays the histogram, shooting

information such as shutter speed, image

information such as shooting date/time,

and other information.

P.68

Image display

Browse Window

5 [Refresh] The thumbnail display area is updated with

the current images in the selected folder.

—

6 Status Box Displays information related to the images

in the thumbnail display area (number of

images and file size). You can select

display items from the pull-down list.

—

Use the [File] menu to show or hide this item.

Image display

Browse Window

Toolbar functions

The following describes the functions of the toolbar buttons. For details of the

functions, refer to the provided reference pages.

Toolbar

Button Item Description Ref. Page

Browse Mode Changes the display mode to Browse

Mode.

P.28

View Mode Changes the display mode to View

Mode.

P.30

Light Box Mode Changes the display mode to Light

Box Mode.

P.32

Full Screen Display /

Slide Show

Displays the selected image at full

screen. The images in the selected

folder are displayed in order one

image at a time.

P.41, 44

Properties Displays or hides the histogram and

shooting information of the selected

image.

P.68

Display Collection Area Displays or hides collection areas A

and B.

P.52

Sorting Checkmark

Display

Displays or hides the sorting palette,

which is used to change the sorting

method, and the sorting checkmark

on the thumbnail border.

P.50

Launch registered

application

Starts the application software

specified in the preferences.

P.79

RAW Development This is used for the development

processes of RAW data.

P.74

Rename All Several image names can be

renamed according to the rename

rule.

P.84

Print Prints the selected image. P.100

Get Image Transfers images from the camera or

media to the computer.

P.20

Convert Format Converts the image save format and

saves it.

P.92

Send E-mail Resizes the selected image and

attaches it to an E-mail.

P.117

Preferences This can be used to customize the

sorting checkmarks and set the color

management.

P.126

Image display

Browse Window

Help Displays the online help. P.150

• The toolbar buttons can be deleted and the button icons can be resized.

1 Select [Customize Toolbar] from the [Tools] menu.

The [Customize Toolbar] dialog box appears.

2 Add or delete toolbar buttons.

To add a toolbar button, select the button you want to add from the [Available

toolbar buttons] list and click the [Add] button. To delete a toolbar button,

select the button you want to delete from the [Current toolbar buttons] list

and click the [Remove] button. You can use the [Move Up] and [Move Down]

buttons to change the order of the toolbar buttons.

3 Change the size of the button icons.

Select [Large Icons] or [Small Icons] from the [Icon options] pull-down list.

4 After completing the operations, click the [Close] button.

Tips

Image display

Browse Window

Selecting the display mode

The display mode of the browse window can be changed to enable you to browse,

select, and compare images.

1 Select [Browse Mode], [View Mode], or [Light Box Mode] from

the [View] menu, or click the [Browse Mode], [View Mode], or

[Light Box Mode] icon on the toolbar.

• You can double-click an image in the thumbnail display area of the browse

window in Browse Mode to change the display mode to View Mode. You can

double-click an image in the single image display area in View Mode to change

the display mode to Browse Mode.

• The image can also be displayed at full screen.

“Full Screen Display” P.41

Tips

Browse Window

The thumbnail display area can be displayed in Browse Mode, View Mode, or Light

Box Mode in the browse window.

The following describes how to use the thumbnail display area.

Thumbnail border

The reduced images shown in the thumbnail display area are called thumbnail

images. Each thumbnail image is displayed within a thumbnail border. The

thumbnail border displays not only a reduced image, but also image information

such as the file name, shooting date, etc. You can also rotate the image and add

sorting checkmarks here.

Using the thumbnail display area

Thumbnail border

Number Item Description Ref. Page

1 Rotate Button Click this to rotate the image in the

direction of the arrow. Click this while

pressing the [Shift] key to rotate the image

in the opposite direction.

P.46

2 RAW Icon This is displayed when the image has RAW

data.

—

3 Collection Icon This is displayed when an image is

registered in the collection area.

P.54

4 Sorting Checkmark Adds a sorting checkmark. P.48

5 File Name Displays the file name. P.39

6 Shooting Date Displays the shooting date. P.39

7 Shooting

Information

Displays shooting information such as

shutter speed, aperture value, exposure

compensation, ISO, white balance, and

white balance compensation.

P.39

12 3 4

Using the thumbnail display area

Browse Window

• If there is a folder within the selected folder, a subfolder

icon appears on the thumbnail border. You can show

or hide the subfolder icon.

“Setting thumbnail border display items” P.39

Tips

Subfolder Icon

Using the thumbnail display area

Browse Window

Displaying thumbnail list

1 In Browse Mode, select a folder from the folder tree area.

The images in the selected folder are displayed in a list in the thumbnail display

area.

Setting thumbnail border display items

The file name, shooting date, shooting information, rotate button, RAW icon,

sorting checkmark, and folder can be displayed on the thumbnail border. The file

name and shooting date cannot be displayed with shooting information on the

thumbnail border at the same time.

1 On [Thumbnail List Items] in the [View] menu, check the item

you want to display.

Browse window (Browse Mode)

Using the thumbnail display area

Browse Window

Setting the display order of the thumbnail images

The thumbnail images can be displayed in the order of the file name, shooting date,

sorting checkmark, or format. The thumbnail images can also be arranged in

ascending or descending order.

1 Select the display order from [Arrange] on the [View] menu.

2 Select [Ascending Order] or [Descending Order] from [Arrange]

on the [View] menu.

Setting the display size of the thumbnail images

You can select from five display sizes: Smallest (80 × 80 pixels), Small (120 × 120

pixels), Medium (160 × 160 pixels), Large (200 × 200 pixels), and Largest (240 ×

240 pixels).

1 Select the display size from [Thumbnail Display Size] on the

[View] menu.

• When sorted by shooting date/time, sorting checkmark, or format, the

thumbnail images are listed in the alphabetical order of their file names.

Tips

Browse Window

The following describes how to display images in Full Screen Display, Slide Show,

and Multi Monitor by using Browse Mode, View Mode, and Light Box Mode in the

browse window.

Full Screen Display

This displays the selected image at full screen. The buttons on the tool palette

displayed with this function can be used to delete and enlarge images, add sorting

checkmarks, and provide other tools.

1 Select [Full Screen Display / Slide Show] from the [View] menu

or click the [Full Screen Display / Slide Show] icon on the

toolbar.

Select the image to display at full screen from the thumbnail display area, single

image view area, or collection area and then select [Full Screen Display / Slide

Show] or click the icon.

The image is displayed at full screen.

Full Screen Display / Slide Show

Full Screen Display

Full Screen Display / Slide Show

Browse Window

Other operations to display an image at full screen

The following operations can also be used to display an image at full screen.

• Select an image from the thumbnail display area, single image view area, or

collection area, and then double-click the image while pressing the [Shift] key.

• Select an image from the thumbnail display area, single image view area, or

collection area, and then press the [Enter] key while pressing the [Shift] key.

• Double-click an image in the image comparison area.

Canceling Full Screen Display

Full Screen Display can be cancelled with either of the following operations.

• Press the [Esc] key.

• Double-click the image.

Tool palette

Number Item Description Ref. Page

1 Delete Deletes the image. —

2 Fit image to screen The display magnification is

automatically adjusted to display the

image so as to fit the entire screen.

—

3 Display actual size Displays the image at its actual size. —

4 Zoom Out Mode The cursor changes to the magnifying

glass (–). Click the image to zoom out.

—

5 Zoom In Mode The cursor changes to the magnifying

glass (+). Click the image to zoom in.

—

6 Display Magnification Shows the current display

magnification. Select the display

magnification from the pull-down list to

zoom in or out on an image.

—

7 Scroll Mode The cursor changes to the hand tool.

Drag this tool over the image to scroll

the image.

—

8 Rotate The image can be rotated 90 degrees

clockwise or counterclockwise.

P.46

9 Collection Button Divides the image displayed in the

single image view area into collection

areas.

P.53

10 Sorting Checkmark Click the [Red], [Yellow], or [Blue] icons

to separate the images into different

groups. Only those images with the

same sorting checkmark can be

displayed in the thumbnail display area.

P.48

12345 6 789 1011 12 131415161718

Full Screen Display / Slide Show

Browse Window

11 Tool Palette Full Display This can be used to display the entire

tool palette or hide part of the tool

palette.

—

12 Status Box Displays information (file name,

shooting date, display position, or

display magnification) for the image

displayed at full screen. You can select

display items from the pull-down list.

—

13 First image Displays the first image in the

thumbnail display area in the order of

display.

—

14 Previous Image Displays the previous image in the

thumbnail display area in the order of

display.

—

15 Slide Show The images in a selected folder are

displayed in order at a fixed interval.

P.44

16 Next Image Displays the next image in the

thumbnail display area in the order of

display.

—

17 Last image Displays the last image in the

thumbnail display area in the order of

display.

—

18 Hide Tool Palette Hides the tool palette. —

• An image in the collection area cannot be deleted when it is displayed at full

screen.

• The [Previous Image] and [Next Image] buttons cannot be used to display the

previous or next image when an image in the image comparison area is

displayed at full screen.

• The menu appears when you click (click while pressing the [Control] key in

Macintosh, right-click in Windows) an image displayed at full screen. The menu

has the same functions as the tool palette.

• When using the Multi Monitor setting, you can double-click an image in the

thumbnail display area in Browse Mode to display the selected image at full

screen on a separate monitor.

“Displaying images with Multi Monitor” P.45

• You can set the margins and the color of the margins between the image and

the screen. “Setting the [Full Screen Display] tab” P.132

Note

Tips

Full Screen Display / Slide Show

Browse Window

Slide Show

The images in the same folder as the image currently displayed at full screen are

displayed in order at a fixed interval. As the default setting, the images are

displayed at 5-second intervals.

1 Display an image at full screen.

“Full Screen Display” P.41

2 Click the [Slide Show] icon on the tool palette.

The slide show begins.

The [Slide Show] icon automatically changes to the [Pause] icon.

Pausing the slide show

Click the [Pause] icon on the tool palette during the slide show to pause.

• Images in the image comparison area cannot be used with the slide show.

• Some of the functions on the tool palette cannot be used during the slide show.

• The interval at which the images are displayed can be changed.

“Setting the [Full Screen Display] tab” P.132

• The slide show can be configured to replay from the first image after the last

image is displayed (Loop Playback).

“Setting the [Full Screen Display] tab” P.132

Note

Tips

Browse Window

If you are using more than one monitor, you can display an image at full screen on

a separate monitor. Multi Monitor can be configured in the preferences.

“Setting the [Full Screen Display] tab” P.132

Images can be displayed at full screen on multiple monitors in the following

situations.

• When an image is selected from the thumbnail display area in Browse Mode and

then displayed at full screen.

• When an image is displayed in the single image display area in View Mode.

Displaying images with Multi Monitor

• When configuring Multi Monitor, some of the functions on the tool palette

displayed on separate monitors cannot be used. Use the tool palette on the

monitor that is operating OLYMPUS Viewer (main monitor).

Note

Browse Window

Click the [Rotate] button on the thumbnail border or select [Rotate Image] from the

menu bar to rotate images.

1 Select the image that you want to rotate from the thumbnail

display area.

To select several images, select the images while pressing the following key.

• Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : [Shift] key

• Macintosh (Mac OS X): [Shift] or [Command] key

• Windows : [Ctrl] key

2 Select [Clockwise 90°], [Counterclockwise 90°], or [180°] from

[Rotate Image] on the [Edit] menu. You can also repeatedly click

the [Rotate] button in the thumbnail border until the desired

rotation position is reached.

The selected image is rotated in the specified direction.

Rotating images

Lossless rotation of JPEG images

• With OLYMPUS Viewer, JPEG images can be rotated without having to re-

compress the JPEG image data. This is called “lossless rotation”. Because

JPEG is a irreversible compression method in which the data is degraded at

the time of compression, when a compressed image is rotated and saved,

noise characteristic to JPEG appears in the image. In a lossless rotation,

however, the JPEG image can be rotated without being recompressed.

If, however, the JPEG image data that is rotated does not have height and

width as a multiple of 8, the lossless rotation is not performed immediately.

Instead, a dialog box appears, prompting you to select the processing method.

You can select either to have the image cropped and then perform a lossless

rotation or have the image rotated normally without being cropped.

Thumbnail border

Click the [Rotate]

button

The image is rotated

• When rotating a RAW image file, the displayed image is rotated, but the image

data is not changed. The rotation information is recorded as image information.

Tips

Note

Rotating images

Browse Window

• When the [Rotate] button on the thumbnail border is clicked, the image is

rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. The function of the [Rotate] button can

be changed to rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise.

“Setting the [Browse] tab” P.130

• To rotate the image in the opposite direction, click the [Rotate] button while

pressing the [Shift] key.

• In rotating Exif image, you can configure the setting to either change the image

information and rotate the actual image data or change the image information

without rotating the actual image data. “Setting the [Browse] tab” P.130

Tips

Browse Window

The sorting checkmark function can be used to sort your images into three

categories.

The sorted images can then be displayed by category in the thumbnail display area

in all display modes of the browse window.

Adding a sorting checkmark

Sorting checkmarks appear at the top right of the thumbnail border. Red, yellow,

and blue icons are used as the default sorting checkmarks. Clicking one of the

three colored icons adds a sorting checkmark to an image and sorts that image.

1 Click a sorting checkmark on the thumbnail border.

Click one of the three colored icons.

You can also add a sorting checkmark by pressing the [1], [2], or [3] key.

When several images are selected and a sorting checkmark is added, the same

sorting checkmark is added to all the images.

To select several images, select the images while pressing the following key.

• Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : [Shift] key

• Macintosh (Mac OS X): [Shift] or [Command] key

• Windows : [Ctrl] key

Using sorting checkmarks

• Add a sorting checkmark • Sorted display by sorting

checkmark

Using sorting checkmarks

Browse Window

Canceling a sorting checkmark

1 Click the sorting checkmark you want to cancel.

Click a sorting

checkmark

Sorted image

• If the sorting checkmarks are not displayed on the thumbnail border, select

[Thumbnail List Items > Sorting Checkmark] from the [View] menu.

“Setting thumbnail border display items” P.39

• Only one type of sorting checkmark can be added to an image.

• Sorting checkmarks cannot be changed or added to images on read-only

media (such as a CD-ROM).

• In the single image view area, a sorting checkmark can be added to an image

displayed in single image view by using the sorting checkmark icons at the top

right of that area. “View Mode” P.30

• A sorting checkmark can also be added from the tool palette in Full Screen

Display. “Full Screen Display” P.41

Sorted image

The sorting checkmark

is canceled

Sorting checkmark data files

• The sorting checkmark information is stored in a data file. This data file is

created automatically when a sorting checkmark is added, and the file is stored

in the folder containing the image with the sorting checkmark.

• Please note that when deleting a sorting checkmark data file with different

application software, the sorting checkmark attached to the image disappears.

• The sorting checkmark icons can be customized with your favorite color or

symbol. “Setting the [Sorting Checkmark] tab” P.135

• The data files that contain the sorting checkmark information can be deleted all

at once. “Setting the [Sorting Checkmark] tab” P.135

Note

Tips

Note

Tips

Using sorting checkmarks

Browse Window

Sorting Method

The sorting palette can be used to display the images in the thumbnail display area

by the type of sorting checkmark. By using the sorting palette, you can easily select

the image display for each type of sorting checkmark on the toolbar.

1 Select [Sorting Checkmark Display > Show Sorting Palette] from

the [View] menu or click the [Sorting Checkmark Display] icon

on the toolbar.

The sorting palette appears at the bottom of the window.

2 Use the sorting palette to change the display of the thumbnail

display area.

[ALL] : Displays all images within a folder.

[Red] : Displays only those images with a [Red] sorting checkmark.

[Yellow] : Displays only those images with a [Yellow] sorting checkmark.

[Blue] : Displays only those images with a [Blue] sorting checkmark.

[None] : Displays only those images without a sorting checkmark.

Sorting palette

Using sorting checkmarks

Browse Window

• You can change the display by selecting several options from the sorting

palette. Select [Red] or [Blue], for example, to display images with [Red] or

[Blue] sorting checkmarks in the thumbnail display area.

• If [Red], [Yellow], [Blue], and [None] are all selected on the sorting palette,

[ALL] is automatically selected and all images in the folder are displayed in the

thumbnail display area.

Tips

Browse Window

The browse window has collection areas where you can save images in the

thumbnail display area temporarily. Collection areas A and B can be used to divide

and organize the images.

The collection areas are temporary areas and do not change the location where the

images are saved. To save the images by collection, move or copy the images to

separate folder manually.

The display method and format of displaying the collection areas differ depending

on the display mode.

1 Select an image in the thumbnail display area and place it in

collection area A and/or B.

“Dividing images” P.54

2 Confirm the images divided into collection areas A and B.

“Confirming images” P.56

3 Copy or move the confirmed images to a separate folder.

“Saving images” P.58

Using collection areas

Browse Window

z Using the collection areas in Browse Mode

Select [Display Collection Area] from the [View] menu or click the [Display

Collection Area] icon on the toolbar to display the collection areas. When the

collection areas are hidden, the collection buttons at the bottom of the window can

be used to divide the images.

• Display collection areas

• Hide collection areas

z Using the collection areas in View Mode

The collection areas disappear in View Mode. Click the collection buttons at the top

right of the single image view area to divide the images.

z Using the collection areas in Light Box Mode

The same collection areas in Browse Mode are displayed. The collection areas

cannot be hidden in this display mode.

Collection areas Collection button

Collection buttons

Using collection areas

Browse Window

Dividing images

The images in the thumbnail display area can be divided into collection areas.

1 Drag and drop the images in the thumbnail display area to the

collection areas, or select the images and click the [A] or [B]

collection buttons.

A collection area icon appears on the thumbnail border.

Collection areas

Thumbnail border

Using collection areas

Browse Window

The collection buttons can be used to divide images even when the collection

areas are hidden. Click the [A] or [B] collection button or drag and drop the images

to the area where the number of files is displayed next to the collection buttons.

Removing an image from a collection area

Select the image that you want to remove from the collection area and perform one

of the following operations.

• Drag and drop the image to the thumbnail display area.

• Select [Delete] from the [File] menu.

• Press the [Delete] key.

Collection areas are hidden

• When you exit the browse window, the collections are not retained. The next

time the browse window is opened, the collection areas will be empty.

• Images can be moved between collection areas by dragging and dropping

them. Images can be copied from one collection area to another by dragging

and dropping the images while pressing the [Option] key in Macintosh or the

[Ctrl] key in Windows.

• One image can be placed into both collection areas A and B.

Note

Tips

Using collection areas

Browse Window

Confirming and saving divided images

Images registered in the collection areas can be confirmed by displaying the

images in a list. An entire collection of images can also be copied or moved to a

separate folder as needed.

Images are confirmed and saved in the collection areas. Images cannot be

confirmed or saved in View Mode or when the collection areas are not shown.

z Confirming images

1 Click the [Confirm] button in a collection area.

The registered images are displayed in a thumbnail list.

Click the [Back] button at the bottom right of the window to return to the original

display mode.

Collection areas

Using collection areas

Browse Window

2 Double-click the thumbnail of an image to enlarge and confirm.

The Collection View Mode appears.

Double-click the single image view area or press the [Esc] key to return to the

original display mode.

Collection View Mode

• The images registered in the collection areas are displayed in a window similar

to that of View Mode. The Collection View Mode can be used to enlarge

images and view detailed information about the images.

“View Mode” P.30

Tips

Using collection areas

Browse Window

z Saving images

1 Click the [Save] button in a collection area.

The [Selecting Collection] dialog box appears.

[Selecting Collection] dialog box

Item Description

Where Select where you want to save the selected file.

[Browse Shortcut] Click this to display a list of registered shortcuts. When a

shortcut is selected from the list, the selected position on the

folder tree jumps to the destination of the shortcut link.

“Creating a folder shortcut” P.95

Folder Tree Select the destination folder.

[New Folder] Click this to create a new folder in which to save the selected

file. Creates a new subfolder in a drive or folder selected in the

folder tree.

Selection Method Select [Copy] or [Move] for the method of saving the image.

Please note that if you select [Move], the image is deleted from

the original saved location.

[Cancel] Cancels the collection selection.

[OK] The image is copied or moved to the folder selected in the

folder tree.

Using collection areas

Browse Window

2 Select the destination folder.

You can create a new folder. Click the [New Folder] button to create a new

subfolder in the selected drive or folder.

3 Select the selection method.

Click the [Copy] or [Move] button.

4 Click the [OK] button.

The images in the collection area are saved in the selected folder or a newly

created subfolder.

• When [Move] is selected in step 3 for an image registered in both of the

collection areas A and B, the image is copied.

• A confirmation message appears when [Move] is selected for image files in

read-only media. When the [OK] button is clicked on the confirmation message,

the image file is copied (not moved).

• If you exit the browse window without saving the images divided into the

collection areas, a warning message appears indicating that the result of this

collection process will be lost.

Note

Browse Window

The image comparison area can be used to display images selected from the

thumbnail display area side-by-side. This function is useful for comparing and

examining several images in order to select the best image.

The image comparison area is used in Light Box Mode.

“Selecting the display mode” P.36

Image comparison area

The following describes the part names and functions of the image comparison

area.

Using the image comparison area

Light Box Mode

Horizontal two-split screen layout

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Using the image comparison area

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Number Item Description

1 Image Comparison

Area

Images in the thumbnail display area can be

registered and displayed, and multiple images can be

compared. The numbers of the image comparison

areas are displayed. If the display layout is a two-split

screen, numbers 1 and 2 appear. If it is a four-split

screen, numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 appear. The display

layout can be changed with the [Change Display

Layout] button.

2 Fit image to screen The display magnification is automatically adjusted to

display the image so as to fit the entire image

comparison area.

3 Display actual size Displays the image at its actual size.

4 Zoom Out Mode The cursor changes to the magnifying glass (–). Click

the image to zoom out.

5 Zoom In Mode The cursor changes to the magnifying glass (+). Click

the image to zoom in.

6 Scroll Mode The cursor changes to the hand tool. Drag this tool

over the image to scroll the image. Move the cursor

while pressing the [Shift] key to temporarily change

the cursor to the pointer tool.

7 Pointer Tool This is used to select images and drag and drop

images to the collection area.

8 Link Display When checked, the operations (zoom in, scroll, etc.)

applied for one image in the image comparison area

are shared with the other images in the image

comparison area. The current scroll position in each

comparison area, however, cannot be changed even

if checked. To compare several images shot with the

same composition but at different settings, for

example, you can display the images in the image

comparison area and then use this function to zoom

in on the same part of the image for comparison.

Operating while pressing the [Shift] key temporarily

disables the function.

9 Pushpin You can save a desired image that you compared or

an image for comparison in the image comparison

area. Click the [Pushpin] button and a [Pushpin] icon

appears in the image comparison area. Other images

cannot be registered in this image comparison area.

Click the [Pushpin] button again or click the [Pushpin]

icon to remove the icon.

10 Add by selecting When checked, an image can be registered in the

image comparison area simply by selecting (clicking)

that image in the thumbnail display area.

11 Add once When checked, several images can automatically be

registered in the comparison area without the Pushpin

icons simply by selecting an image.

12 [Add next image] The next image in the thumbnail display area is

registered in the image comparison area.

Using the image comparison area

Browse Window

13 [Change Display

Layout]

The layout of the image comparison area can be set

to a vertical two-split screen ( ), horizontal two-split

screen ( ), or a four-split screen ( ).

Using the image comparison area

Browse Window

Displaying images in the image comparison area

Images in the thumbnail display area can be registered and displayed in the image

comparison area.

You can register an image with any of the following five methods.

• Drag and drop an image.

• Double-click an image.

• Check [Add by selecting] checkbox.

• Check [Add once] checkbox.

• Click the [Add next image] button.

Please take note of the following when displaying an image to the image

comparison area.

• The area shown with a red border is the area where the image is added.

Therefore, before registering the image, select the area to which you want to

• An image can be freely registered to the desired area by drag and drop without

having to select the image comparison area.

• An image cannot be registered to an area marked with a pushpin.

• An image cannot be registered to more than one area.

z Dragging and dropping an image

You can drag and drop an image to register it in the image comparison area.

1 Drag and drop an image in the thumbnail display area to the

image comparison area.

You can also select and drag and drop several images.

Light Box Mode

Using the image comparison area

Browse Window

The selected image is registered in the image comparison area.

z Double-clicking an image

You can double-click an image to register it in the image comparison area.

1 Select the image comparison area to register the image.

2 Double-click the image in the thumbnail display area.

The selected image is registered in the image comparison area.

• When an image is registered to the image comparison area, the image

comparison area number appears above (during four-split screen) or on the left

(during two-split screen) of the thumbnail border. When the display is changed

from four-split screen to two-split screen and areas 3 and 4 are hidden, these

areas become grayed out.

Tips

Using the image comparison area

Browse Window

z Using the [Add by selecting] checkbox

An image can be registered in the image comparison area simply by selecting

(clicking) an image in the thumbnail display area.

1 Check [Add by selecting].

2 Select the image comparison area to register the image.

3 Select (click) an image in the thumbnail display area.

The selected image is registered in the image comparison area.

z Using the [Add once] checkbox

Several images can be registered in the image comparison area simply by

selecting a single image.

1 Check [Add once].

2 Select the image comparison area to register the image.

“2” is selected here.

Using the image comparison area

Browse Window

3 Select (click) an image in the thumbnail display area.

The successive images selected in the thumbnail display area are displayed in the

image comparison areas following the number selected in the previous step. In

this example, the images are registered in image comparison areas 2, 3, 4, and

then 1.

z Using the [Add next image] button

Each time the [Add next image] button is clicked, an image next to the currently

selected image in the thumbnail display area is registered in the image comparison

area. This is convenient when used with the [Pushpin] button.

1 Click the [Add next image] button.

The next image in the thumbnail display area is registered in the selected image

comparison area. The [Add next image] button can be repeatedly clicked until you

find an image you want to compare.

Using the image comparison area

Browse Window

2 When you find the desired image, click the [Pushpin] button.

The [Pushpin] icon appears on the image in the selected image comparison area.

The next image comparison area is then selected automatically.

3 Click the [Add next image] button again.

The next image following the image selected in the thumbnail display area is

registered in the image comparison area selected in step 2 above. The [Add next

image] button can be repeatedly clicked until you find an image you want to

compare.

z Deleting images from the image comparison area

The following describes how to delete images registered in the image comparison

area in order to free up more space.

1 Select an image in the image comparison area and press the

[Delete] key.

The image in the comparison area is deleted.

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• After using the image comparison area to select the best image, that image can

be placed into a collection area and copied or moved to a separate folder.

“Dividing images” P.54, “Confirming and saving divided images” P.56

Tips

Browse Window

Image information such as the image histogram, shutter speed and image size in

the thumbnail display area is displayed in the properties area. The properties area

display is hidden by default. The properties area can be shown or hidden for each

display mode (Browse Mode, View Mode, and Light Box Mode) in the browse

window.

The information displayed varies depending on the camera and recording format.

Shooting information displays the shooting settings for the camera.

Displaying the properties area

1 In the thumbnail display area, select the image that you want to

display with the properties.

2 Select [Properties] from the [File] menu or click the [Properties]

icon on the toolbar.

The properties area appears on the right-hand side of the window in Browse

Mode, View Mode, or Light Box Mode.

If another image is selected while the properties area is displayed, the information

in the properties area changes.

Showing image information

Browse Window

Properties area

Item Description

Histogram Displays the luminance distribution of the image. When the

distribution is concentrated to the left of the left-hand line, this

indicates that the image appears mostly black. When the

distribution is concentrated to the right of the right-hand line,

this indicates that the image appears mostly white.

[General] tab General information is displayed by hardware information,

shooting information, and image information. The shooting

date and comments can be edited in the [General] tab.

Shooting information displays the shooting settings for the

camera.

[Exif] tab All Exif tag information for images shot with an Exif camera is

displayed.

Showing image information

Browse Window

[General] tab

Click the [ ] icon to the left of each category title to show or hide that category.

The information displayed in each category is as follows.

Hardware information

File Name, Model Name, Camera ID, Lens Information

Shooting information

Focal Length, Shutter, F.No., Exposure Compensation, Flash (+Flash

Compensation)*, White balance (+White balance compensation)*, Saturation,

Contrast, Sharpness, Color Space, Shooting Mode (+AE Lock)*, Metering Mode,

ISO Sensitivity, Focus Mode, Macro, Drive

* The information in parentheses is only displayed when settings are available.

Image information

Format, Image Size, Color Depth, File Size, File Location, Date Updated, Shooting

Date, Comments

[General] tab page

Showing image information

Browse Window

[Exif] tab

The information displayed in the [Exif] tab is as follows.

Image title, Image input equipment manufacturer, Image input equipment model,

Orientation of image, File change date and time, Exposure time, F number,

Exposure program, ISO speed rating, Exif version, Date and time of original data

generation, Date and time of digital data generation, Exposure bias, Maximum lens

aperture, Metering mode, Light source, Flash, Lens focal length, User comments,

Supported Flashpix version, Color space information, Custom image processing,

Exposure mode, White balance, Digital zoom ratio, Scene capture type, Gain

control, Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness etc.

[Exif] tab page

• Some items may not be displayed in the properties area depending on the

recording format of the file and camera.

Note

Showing image information

Browse Window

Editing comments

Comments can be added and edited for Exif-JPEG, Exif-TIFF and RAW data image

files.

1 Display the image information from the [General] tab of the

properties area and click the [Edit] button for the comments.

The [Edit Comment] dialog box appears.

2 Enter a comment in the comment column and click the [OK]

button.

The entered comment appears in the properties area.

[Edit Comment] dialog box

Item Description

Comments Enter comments here. You can enter up to 117 single-byte

characters. If a comment is already entered, the comment is

displayed.

[Cancel] Cancels comment editing.

[OK] The comment you entered is saved.

• If the image is in Exif-JPEG or Exif-TIFF format, you may not be able to add

comments depending on the recording status of the file.

Note

Showing image information

Browse Window

Editing the shooting date

The shooting date in Exif-JPEG, Exif-TIFF, and RAW data image files can be

changed.

1 Display the image information from the [General] tab of the

properties area and click the [Modify] button for the shooting

date.

The [Correct shooting date] dialog box appears.

2 Set the new date and click the [OK] button.

The changed shooting date appears in the properties area.

[Correct shooting date] dialog box

Item Description

Current Date & Time Displays the previously set shooting date.

New Date This is used to change the shooting date. Select the date

from the pull-down list and set the time with the and

buttons.

[Cancel] Cancels any changes to the shooting date.

[OK] The changes to the shooting date are saved.

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RAW data is developed and processed and the results are saved in an image file.

Only RAW (*.orf) files are affected. Multiple RAW data can also be processed at the

same time.

RAW data is unprocessed data to which white balance, sharpness, contrast, color

conversion, and other development processes have not been applied.

1 Select an image with RAW data.

You can only select image files with RAW Data (*.orf) format.

2 Select [RAW Development] from the [Edit] menu, or click the

[RAW Development] icon in the toolbar.

The [RAW Development] dialog box appears.

RAW Development

[RAW Development] dialog box

• RAW development can only be used with images in RAW format. When an

image with a different format is selected, [RAW Development] is grayed out and

cannot be configured.

Note

RAW Development

Browse Window

3 Configure each item.

The same settings are applied to all RAW data selected in step 1 above.

Item Description

Preview Area Displays the results of the configured development processes.

When several RAW data images are selected in the thumbnail

display area, [ ] and [ ] can be clicked to select the

image you want to preview.

Default Settings Check this box to return all setting items to the default setting.

At the beginning the box is checked, but is automatically

removed when the settings are changed.

Exposure

Compensation

Adjusts the exposure of the image.

You can manually adjust the exposure by dragging the slider to

the left or right. The exposure value can be set from –2.0 to

+2.0 in increments of 0.1 EV. You can also directly enter the

exposure value.

White balance Adjusts the white balance of the image.

• Shooting Setting:

Check this box to set the white balance for shooting.

If a preset white balance setting is selected, the value is

shown such as [5300K +3 STEP]. If the one touch white

balance setting is selected, the value is shown as [One

Touch WB1]. The display varies depending on the model.

• Color Temperature Setting:

You can manually adjust the color temperature by dragging

the slider to the left or right. It can be set from [2000K] to

[10000K] in increments of 100K. You can also directly enter

the value.

Fine Adjustment: You can manually adjust the color

temperature by dragging the slider to the left or right. It can

be set in 21 steps from [–10] to [+10].

• Gray Point Specification:

Click the [Eyedropper tool] button to change the mouse

cursor to the eyedropper tool. Click the desired area on the

image in the preview area to specify a gray point. (The

average RGB value for the area clicked is displayed in [R],

[G], and [B].)

Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the image.

You can manually adjust the contrast by dragging the slider to

the left or right. The contrast can be set in 11 steps from

[–5] to [+5].

Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the image.

You can manually adjust the sharpness by dragging the slider

to the left or right. The sharpness can be set in 11 steps from

[–5] to [+5].

Saturation Adjusts the saturation of the image.

You can manually adjust the saturation by dragging the slider

to the left or right. The saturation can be set in 11 steps from

[–5] to [+5].

RAW Development

Browse Window

Color Space Sets the color space of the image.

Select [sRGB], [Adobe RGB], or [ProPhoto RGB] from the list

for the color space.

[Cancel] Cancels the RAW development settings.

[Save] Displays the [Specify Destination] dialog box to select the file

name and format after development processes are applied to

an image.

RAW Development

Browse Window

4 Click the [Save] button.

The [Specify Destination] dialog box appears.

[Specify Destination] dialog box

Item Description

Folder Click the [Browse] button to specify the destination of the

image.

File Name Select either of the following naming conventions.

• Original File Name:

The files are saved with the same names as the image

files for development processing.

If a different file format is selected in [Format], the files

are saved as separate files with a different extension.

• Optional File Name:

Check this box to automatically name and save the file.

You can also click the [File Naming Rule] button to

display the [File Naming Rule] dialog box and set a

rename rule.

Format From the list, specify the format of the image to be saved.

Compression ratio This can only be specified when [Exif-JPEG] or [JPEG] is

selected as the file format in [Format]. Select [High Quality],

[Standard Quality], or [Low Quality].

Comments Check this box to enter a comment when saving the file.

This box can only be checked when [Exif-JPEG] or [Exif-TIFF]

is selected as the file format in [Format]. This option is grayed

out when another file format is selected.

Open registered

application after

saving

Check this box to automatically display the developed and

processed images with the registered application.

RAW Development

Browse Window

5 Specify an item and click the [Start] button.

When the [Start] button is clicked, the configured development processes are

applied and the image is saved using the settings in the [Specify Destination]

dialog box.

[Start] Applies development processes with configured settings.

[Cancel] Cancels the specifying of the destination.

Browse Window

Images can also be opened and edited in other image editing application software.

You must first register the application software you want to launch in the

preferences.

1 Select an image in the thumbnail display area you want to open

with a registered application software.

To select several images, select the images while pressing the following key.

• Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : [Shift] key

• Macintosh (Mac OS X): [Shift] or [Command] key

• Windows : [Ctrl] key

2 Select [Launch registered application] from the [Edit] menu or

click the [Launch registered application] icon on the toolbar.

The registered application software is launched.

The image is displayed with the launched application software.

For instructions on how to operate the application software, refer to the operation

manual supplied with your application software.

Launching a registered application

Pre-registering an application

• You must first register the application software. Select [Preferences] from the

[Tools] menu to display the [Preferences] dialog box and register the

application software. “Setting the [General] tab” P.128

• RAW image files will be developed by OLYMPUS Viewer using the regular

settings before being opened in the registered application.

Note

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Browse Window

You can change the file names of images transferred to a computer for easier

reference and organize the images by dividing them into new folders. The following

describes how to use folders and files to organize your images.

Creating a new folder

1 Set the display mode to Browse Mode.

“Selecting the display mode” P.36

2 In the folder tree, select the drive or folder in which you want to

create a new folder.

3 Select [Create New Folder] from the [File] menu.

A new subfolder is created in the selected drive or folder.

4 Enter a name for the new folder.

Using folders and files

Browse Window

Moving files to a new subfolder

You can create a new subfolder inside a folder in which the selected file is saved

and then move that file to the subfolder.

1 Set the display mode to Browse Mode.

“Selecting the display mode” P.36

2 Select the file in the thumbnail display area that you want to

move.

To select several images, select the images while pressing the following key.

• Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : [Shift] key

• Macintosh (Mac OS X): [Shift] or [Command] key

• Windows : [Ctrl] key

3 Select [Move selected file to new subfolder] from the [File] menu.

A new folder labeled [Destination Folder] is created inside the folder in which the

selected file is saved, and the selected file is then moved to that subfolder.

4 Enter a name for the destination folder.

• In Windows, a confirmation message appears if read-only files are included

among the files to be moved. Click the [Yes] button to move all read-only files.

• Files in read-only media cannot be moved.

Note

Using folders and files

Browse Window

Renaming files and folders

1 Select the folder or file in the thumbnail display area with the

name you want to change.

2 Select [Rename] from the [File] menu.

The [Rename] dialog box appears.

[Rename] dialog box

Item Description

Current Name Displays the original name.

New Name Enter a new name here.

[Cancel] Cancels the name change.

[OK] Changes the name.

Using folders and files

Browse Window

3 Enter a new name in the [New Name] field.

4 Click the [OK] button.

The name of the selected folder or file is changed.

• Names of files in read-only media cannot be changed.

• If the name entered in the [New Name] field already exists, an error message

will appear.

• Folder names can be changed directly on the folder tree.

• In Windows, you can select a folder or file and press the [F2] key to change the

name.

Note

Tips

Using folders and files

Browse Window

Renaming files simultaneously

The names of several files can be renamed at the same time. This can be done by

configuring the rename rule. The renaming of all files can be used to easily identify

files with the same shooting date by the file name and add serial numbers to the file

names.

z Rename Rule

A file name is configured into three blocks: [Prefix], [Base], and [Suffix]. Optional

separator characters can be placed between the blocks. The extension is the same

as that of the original extension.

Any of the following six types can be selected for each block. Depending on the

item, after it is selected, additional strings may be entered or selected from a box.

None Selected when the block is not set.

Original File Name Uses the current file name.

Optional String Enter or select a new file name. This is entered directly into the

box displayed at the bottom or selected from past input strings.

A maximum of five input strings can be displayed in and

selected from the pull-down list.

Shooting Date Configures the shooting date. Select one of the following six

shooting date formats from the box displayed at the bottom.

The date updated is displayed for files without a recorded

shooting date.

• [YYYYMMDD]

• [YYMMDD]

• [MMDDYYYY]

• [MMDDYY]

• [DDMMYYYY]

• [DDMMYY]

Shooting Date &

Time

Configures the shooting date and time. Select one of the

following six shooting date/time formats from the box displayed

at the bottom. The date/time updated is displayed for files

without a recorded shooting date/time.

• [YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS]

• [YYMMDD_HHMMSS]

• [MMDDYYYY_HHMMSS]

• [MMDDYY_HHMMSS]

• [DDMMYYYY_HHMMSS]

• [DDMMYY_HHMMSS]

Serial Number Configures a serial number up to 9999. Select the starting

number and number of digits (maximum of four) from the two

boxes displayed at the bottom. If the selected number of digits

is not sufficient for a file, another digit is automatically added to

the file name.

Using folders and files

Browse Window

1 Select the group of files in the thumbnail display area that you

want to rename.

To select several images, select the images while pressing the following key.

• Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : [Shift] key

• Macintosh (Mac OS X): [Shift] or [Command] key

• Windows : [Ctrl] key

• If [Digits] for the serial number is set to [4] and more than four digits are

required, an error message appears. Click the [OK] button and reset the digits

or starting number.

• If the configured file name already exists in the same folder, a serial number is

automatically added to the suffix of the new file name.

Example: When files Snap_0001.jpg and Snap_0003.jpg exist in the same

folder.

File names to be changed File names after all files are renamed

Snap_0001.jpg Æ Snap_0001_01.jpg

Snap_0002.jpg Æ Snap_0002.jpg

Snap_0003.jpg Æ Snap_0003_01.jpg

Note

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Using folders and files

Browse Window

2 Select [Rename All] from the [File] menu or click the [Rename

All] icon on the toolbar.

The [Rename All] dialog box appears.

[Rename All] dialog box

Item Description

Rename Rule You can select from six items for the [Prefix], [Base],

and [Suffix] blocks. Depending on the item, information

may be entered in or selected from the box.

F (separator characters) Enter separator characters for each block. If nothing is

entered, no separator characters will be used. One

single-byte or double-byte character can be entered for

each separator character.

(Optional string setting box) Displayed when [Optional String] is selected for a

block. Directly enter a string or select a previously

entered string from the pull-down list.

(Shooting date setting box) Displayed when [Shooting Date] is selected for a block.

Select the shooting date format from the pull-down list.

(Shooting date/time setting

box)

Displayed when [Shooting Date & Time] is selected for

a block. Select the shooting date/time format from the

pull-down list.

Number From Displayed when [Serial Number] is selected for a block.

Enter the starting number of the serial number.

Digits Displayed when [Serial Number] is selected for a block.

Enter the number of digits for the serial number.

Current Name Displays the selected file name.

New Name Displays the file name given according to the

configured rename rule.

Using folders and files

Browse Window

3 Configure the rename rule.

Configure the [Prefix], [Base], and [Suffix] blocks of the rename rule.

If [Optional String] is selected, enter the optional string in the box displayed at the

bottom or select the optional string from the pull-down list.

If [Shooting Date] or [Shooting Date & Time] is selected, select the display format

from the pull-down list displayed at the bottom.

If [Serial Number] is selected, enter the starting number and number of digits.

Also, enter separator characters between the blocks as needed.

After each block is configured, the new file names appear in the [New Name] box.

[Cancel] Cancels the renaming of all file names.

[OK] All files are renamed according to the configured

rename rule.

Using folders and files

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4 Click the [OK] button.

All selected files are renamed.

• All files in the collection areas can be selected and renamed.

• The extensions of the renamed files remain the same as those of the original

files. The file extensions cannot be changed using the Rename All function. To

change a file extension, you must convert the format of the file.

“Converting the file format” P.92

• The names of files in read-only media cannot be changed.

Tips

Note

Using folders and files

Browse Window

Copying a file

1 Set the display mode to Browse Mode.

“Selecting the display mode” P.36

2 Select the file in the thumbnail display area that you want to

copy.

To select several images, select the images while pressing the following key.

• Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : [Shift] key

• Macintosh (Mac OS X): [Shift] or [Command] key

• Windows : [Ctrl] key

3 Select [Copy] from the [Edit] menu.

4 Select the destination folder in the folder tree area.

5 Select [Paste] from the [Edit] menu.

The selected file is copied to the designated folder.

• Files can also be copied by selecting the file that you want to copy and then

dragging and dropping that file to the destination folder. To copy files within a

drive, drag and drop the files while pressing the [Option] key in Macintosh or

the [Ctrl] key in Windows.

Tips

Using folders and files

Browse Window

Copying an image

A selected image can be pasted into text or a table created using a separate

application software.

1 Select the image in the thumbnail display area that you want to

copy.

2 Select [Copy Image] from the [Edit] menu.

3 Paste the image in the separate application software.

The selected image is pasted.

• For instructions on how to paste images, refer to the operation manual supplied

with your application software.

Note

Using folders and files

Browse Window

Moving a file

1 Set the display mode to Browse Mode.

“Selecting the display mode” P.36

2 Select the file in the thumbnail display area that you want to

move.

To select several images, select the images while pressing the following key.

• Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : [Shift] key

• Macintosh (Mac OS X): [Shift] or [Command] key

• Windows : [Ctrl] key

3 Select [Cut] from the [Edit] menu.

4 Select the destination folder in the folder tree.

5 Select [Paste] from the [Edit] menu.

The selected file is moved to the designated folder.

• Files can also be moved by selecting the file that you want to move and then

dragging and dropping that file to the destination folder. To move files between

drives, drag and drop the files while pressing the [Command] key in Macintosh

or the [Shift] key in Windows.

Tips

Using folders and files

Browse Window

Converting the file format

The file format of a selected file can be converted and the file can then be saved as

a separate file to a designated folder. The file with the original file format remains in

the original folder.

A file can be converted to any of the following formats.

•Exif-JPEG

•JPEG

• Exif-TIFF

• TIFF [8bit/ch]

• TIFF [16bit/ch]

• PICT (only in Macintosh)

• Bitmap (only in Windows)

1 Select the file in the thumbnail display area with the file format

you want to change.

Using folders and files

Browse Window

2 Select [Convert Format] from the [Tools] menu.

The [Convert Format] dialog box appears.

[Convert Format] dialog box

Item Description

Save in folder Select where you want to save the converted file.

[New Folder] Click this to create a new folder in which to save the

converted file. A new subfolder is created in the selected

drive or folder on the folder tree.

[Browse Shortcut] Click this to display a list of registered shortcuts. When a

shortcut is selected from the list, the selected position on

the folder tree jumps to the destination of the shortcut link.

“Creating a folder shortcut” P.95

Folder Tree Select the destination folder.

Destination File Name Specifies a name for the converted file.

Select [Original File Name] or [Optional File Name].

• Original File Name:

Select this to give the converted file the same name as

the original file.

• Optional File Name:

Select this to give the converted file a new name. Enter

[Prefix] and specify [Number of digits of serial number].

Format A file can be converted to any of the following formats:

[Exif-JPEG], [JPEG], [Exif-TIFF], [TIFF [8bit/ch]], [TIFF

[16bit/ch]], [PICT] (only in Macintosh), or [Bitmap] (only in

Windows).

Compression ratio When selecting [Exif-JPEG] or [JPEG] as the file format,

you can select [High Quality], [Standard Quality], or [Low

Quality] for the compression rate.

Using folders and files

Browse Window

3 Configure each item.

4 Click the [Convert] button.

The format of the selected file is converted.

[Cancel] Cancels the format conversion.

[Convert] The file format is converted using the configured

conditions.

• RAW data cannot be converted to a different file format with the [Convert

Format] function. To convert RAW data, use the [RAW Development] function.

“RAW Development” P.74

Note

Using folders and files

Browse Window

Creating a folder shortcut

You can create a shortcut to a folder displayed in the folder tree. You can create a

shortcut for a frequently used folder so you do not have to search for the folder from

the folder tree area.

Shortcuts are displayed in the shortcut area at the bottom of the folder tree area in

Browse Mode. You can use the [Shortcut] button at the lower left of the window to

show or hide the shortcut area.

Double-click a registered shortcut to jump to that folder in the folder tree. You can

drag and drop an image in the thumbnail display area to a shortcut to move or copy

that image.

1 Set the display mode to Browse Mode.

“Selecting the display mode” P.36

2 Select [Display Shortcut Area] from the [View] menu or click the

[Shortcut] button.

The shortcut area appears.

3 Select a folder from the folder tree to which you want to register

a shortcut.

Shortcut button Shortcut area

Shortcut area

Using folders and files

Browse Window

4 Click the [Create Shortcut] button.

You can also drag and drop the selected folder to the shortcut area to register a

shortcut.

z Deleting a shortcut from the shortcut area

1 Select a shortcut in the shortcut area that you want to delete.

2 Press the [Delete] key or select [Delete] from the [File] menu.

The selected shortcut is deleted from the shortcut area.

z Renaming a shortcut

1 Select a shortcut in the shortcut area that you want to rename.

2 Select [Rename] from the [File] menu and enter the new name.

• In Windows, you can select a shortcut and press the [F2] key to change the

name.

Tips

Browse Window

You can search for an image file using specified conditions. The search results are

displayed in the thumbnail display area. You can search for an image in Browse

Mode, View Mode, or Light Box Mode.

1 Select [Find] from the [File] menu.

The [Find] dialog box appears.

Finding an image

[Find] dialog box

Item Description

Search Conditions You can set the search conditions using one or more of the

following items: File Name, Shooting Date, Comments, or Sort.

Check the checkbox of the item you want to set.

• File name:

Enter part of the name or the entire name of the file you want

to find.

• Shooting date:

Select the period of the shooting date for the file you want to

find. You can enter a date or select a date displayed in the

pull-down list.

• Comments:

Enter part of comments or the entire comments for the file

you want to find.

•Sort:

Select the sorting checkmark (Red, Yellow, Blue or None) for

the file you want to find.

Look in Displays the path name of the drive or folder to be searched.

[Browse] Select this to specify the drive or folder to be searched. When

this is selected, the [Select Folder] dialog box appears.

[Cancel] Cancels the search.

[Find] The image file is searched for using the specified conditions.

Finding an image

Browse Window

2 Set the search conditions.

Check the search conditions items you want to set and then specify the search

conditions for each item.

3 Specify the search location.

Click the [Browse] button to specify the drive or folder to be searched. The

subfolders are also searched. In Windows, select [My Computer] to search all

drives on the computer.

The path name of the drive or folder specified in [Look in] is displayed.

4 Click the [Find] button.

The search for the image file begins. When the search is complete, the [Find]

dialog box automatically closes and the search results are displayed in the

thumbnail display area.

• A temporary folder [Search Results] is selected when the search results are

displayed. To return from the search results window to the normal browse

window, select a different folder.

Tips

Browse Window

Unneeded images can be deleted.

1 Select a file in the thumbnail display area that you want to delete.

2 Select [Delete] from the [File] menu or press the [Delete] key

while pressing the [Command] key.

In Windows, press the [Delete] key.

A delete confirmation dialog box appears.

3 Click the [Yes] button.

The selected image file is deleted.

Deleting an image

• When deleting files with OLYMPUS Viewer, the files are not moved to the

Trash or Recycle Bin as in the Macintosh or Windows OS, but they are instead

completely deleted. Once deleted, the files cannot be recovered. In the

confirmation message displayed in the dialog box, you can confirm whether the

files to be deleted are to be moved to the Trash or Recycle Bin.

Note

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Browse Window

Images selected in the browse window can be printed.

You can select photo printing, index printing, or contact sheet printing to print an

image.

You can print an image in Browse Mode, View Mode, or Light Box Mode.

Printing types

z Photo printing P.106

The image is printed in the center of the paper.

z Index printing P.110

Prints several specified images. The file name and shooting date can also be

printed.

Printing an image

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Browse Window

z Contact sheet printing P.114

Prints several specified images. Specified details for each image can be printed.

For details on the information that can be configured for printed items during

contact sheet printing, refer to

“Contact sheet printing”. P.114

Printing an image

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Browse Window

[Print] dialog box

Select an image in the browse window that you want to print, and then select [Print]

from the [File] menu. The [Print] dialog box appears. The printing type and settings

can be configured in the [Print] dialog box.

[Print] dialog box

Item Description Ref. Page

[Photo] tab Select this for photo printing. P.106

[Index] tab Select this for index printing. P.110

[Contact Sheet] tab Select this for contact sheet printing. P.114

[Printer Settings] The [Print Setup] or [Page Setup] dialog box

appears.

P.104

Preview Area A preview of the image to be printed appears.

When selecting several image files to print, the

left/right arrow buttons can be used to change the

preview page. The number of the currently

displayed page and the total number of pages is

displayed between the left/right arrow buttons.

You can drag and drop images in the preview

area to change the order.

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Browse Window

Area Type Select the type of image area to be printed on

paper.

• Landscape priority:

Prints the image in an area with a rectangular

4:3 horizontal ratio. This is useful when printing

images with a landscape orientation.

• Portrait priority:

Prints the image in an area with a rectangular

3:4 vertical ratio. This is useful when printing

images with a portrait orientation.

• Mixed:

Prints the image in an area with a square 1:1

ratio. This is useful when printing images with

both a landscape and portrait orientation.

—

Make margins uniform If checked, the image is printed in the middle of

the paper with uniform margins. If unchecked, the

image is printed using the printer margin settings.

—

Copies Select the number of copies to be printed. —

Orientation Select [Portrait] or [Landscape] for the paper

orientation.

—

[Cancel] Cancels the image printing. —

[Print] The image is printed using the configured

conditions.

—

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Browse Window

Printer settings

Before printing an image, confirm the printer settings and adjust the settings as

needed.

For details on advanced printer settings, refer to the operation manual provided

with your printer.

z Macintosh

1 Select an image in the browse window that you want to print,

and then select [Print] from the [File] menu, or click the [Print]

icon on the toolbar.

The [Print] dialog box appears. “[Print] dialog box” P.102

2 Click the [Printer Settings] button.

The [Page Setup] dialog box appears.

3 Select the printer.

Adjust the settings in the [Page Setup] dialog box as needed.

4 Click the [OK] button.

The configured information is registered and the [Page Setup] dialog box is

closed.

[Page Setup] dialog box

Printing an image

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Browse Window

z Windows

1 Select an image in the browse window that you want to print,

and then select [Print] from the [File] menu, or click the [Print]

icon on the toolbar.

The [Print] dialog box appears. “[Print] dialog box” P.102

2 Click the [Printer Settings] button.

The [Print Setup] dialog box appears.

3 Select [Name].

Click the [Properties] button to make advanced settings for the selected printer as

needed.

4 Select the paper size.

5 Select the printing orientation.

6 Click the [OK] button.

The configured information is registered and the [Print Setup] dialog box closes.

[Print Setup] dialog box

Printing an image

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Browse Window

Photo printing

1 Select an image in the browse window that you want to print,

and then select [Print] from the [File] menu, or click the [Print]

icon on the toolbar.

The [Print] dialog box appears. “[Print] dialog box” P.102

2 Select the [Photo] tab.

[Photo] tab page in the [Print] dialog box

Item Description

Layout Select the type of paper and configure the layout.

• Plain Paper:

Select the print layout by specifying the number of rows

and columns (1-4).

• Pre-cut Paper:

Select the pre-cut paper layout ([P-A4P (A4 2-Division)]

or [P-A4L (A4 4-Division)]) for Olympus printers.

Select print size Check this box and enter the size to change the size of the

printed image.

Maintain Aspect Ratio Check this box to change the size of the image while

maintaining the aspect ratio.

Unit Select [mm] or [inches].

Printing an image

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Browse Window

3 Configure the photo printing items.

Adjust the settings as needed.

Configuring [Layout]

Select [Plain Paper] or [Pre-cut Paper] for the printing paper type.

If [Plain Paper] is selected, set the printing layout by specifying the rows and

columns.

If [Pre-cut Paper] is selected, select [P-A4P (A4 2-Division)] or [P-A4L (A4 4-

Division)] for the paper size.

Configuring [Select print size]

Check this box to change the size of the printed image. Select [Portrait] or

[Landscape] and the measurement unit. Select [mm] or [inches] for [Unit]. To fix

the image aspect ratio, check [Maintain Aspect Ratio].

Configuring [Number of printed copies of each image]

Select the number of printed copies.

Configuring [Auto Rotate]

To rotate the image, check this box and select [Rotate clockwise] or [Rotate

counterclockwise] for the rotate direction.

Number of printed

copies of each image

Specify the number of printed copies.

Auto Rotate Check this box to rotate the image according to the [Area

Type] setting. When this setting is set to [Landscape

priority], vertical images are rotated and printed

horizontally. When this setting is set to [Portrait priority],

horizontal images are rotated and printed vertically. Select

[Rotate clockwise] (clockwise 90 degrees) or [Rotate

counterclockwise] (counterclockwise 90 degrees).

If [Area Type] is set to [Mixed], this option is grayed out and

cannot be selected.

Print entire area If this box is unchecked, the entire image is printed. Check

this box to crop the image so as to fit the printing area.

Arrange without

margins

Check this box to print the image in the entire printable

area without using the aspect ratio of the print area.

Print Date Check this box to print the image with the shooting date at

the bottom right of the image. Select [Date] or [Date &

Time].

[Font] The [Font] dialog box appears. Select the font name, style,

size, and color of the printed shooting date.

Add shadow Check this box to add a shadow effect to the printed

shooting date.

Printing an image

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Browse Window

Configuring [Print entire area]

Check this box to crop the image to fit the printing area.

Configuring [Arrange without margins]

Check this box to print in the entire printable area.

Configuring [Print Date]

To print the shooting date on the image, check this box and select [Date] or [Date

& Time] for the printing format. To change the printed text, select the [Font] button

and change the settings with the [Font] dialog box.

Configuring [Add shadow]

Check this box to add a shadow effect to the printed shooting date.

4 Configure the [Area Type] setting.

Select [Landscape priority], [Portrait priority], or [Mixed] for the type of image area

to be printed on paper.

[Font] dialog box

Item Description

Font Name Select the type of text font from the list.

Size Select the text size.

Style Select the text style from the list.

Color Select the color of the text from the pull-down list.

Sample Displays a sample of the text using the font settings.

[Cancel] Cancels the font settings.

[OK] Registers the set information.

Printing an image

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Browse Window

5 Configure the [Make margins uniform] setting.

Check this box to set uniform top-bottom and left-right paper margins.

6 Configure the [Copies] setting.

Select the number of copies to be printed.

7 Configure the [Orientation] setting.

Select [Portrait] or [Landscape] for the paper orientation.

8 Click the [Print] button.

For Macintosh, the [Print] dialog box appears.

In Windows, the photo is printed.

9 For Macintosh, click the [Print] button.

The photo is printed.

A dialog box indicating the status is displayed as the image is printed.

To cancel printing, click the [Cancel] button.

[Print] dialog box

Dialog box indicating the status

Printing an image

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Browse Window

Index printing

1 Select an image in the browse window that you want to print,

and then select [Print] from the [File] menu, or click the [Print]

icon on the toolbar.

The [Print] dialog box appears. “[Print] dialog box” P.102

2 Select the [Index] tab.

[Index] tab page in the [Print] dialog box

Item Description

Layout Select the print layout by specifying the number of rows

and columns (1-12).

Additional Information Select [File Name] and/or [Shooting Date] to print these

items.

[Font] The [Font] dialog box appears. Select the font name, style,

size, and color of the text to be printed as additional

information.

Header/Footer Check this box to print the image with header or footer

information.

[Format] The [Header/Footer] dialog box appears.

[Font] The [Font] dialog box appears. Select the font name, style,

size, and color of the text to be printed as the header or

footer.

Printing an image

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Browse Window

3 Configure the index printing items.

Adjust the settings as needed.

Configuring the [Layout] setting

Select the print layout for a single page by specifying the rows and columns.

Configuring the [Additional Information] setting

Select [File Name] and/or [Shooting Date] to print these items. Both items can be

selected. To change the printed text font, click the [Font] button and change the

settings with the [Font] dialog box. P.108

Configuring the [Header/Footer] setting

Check this box to print the image with header or footer information. To edit the

header or footer, click the [Format] button and edit the information in the [Header/

Footer] dialog box.

[Header/Footer] dialog box

Item Description

Left/Center/Right (header)

Left/Center/Right (footer)

Select the items to be printed at the different positions

in the printing area. You can select [Date], [Page

Number], or [Page Number / Total Pages]. You can

also enter text.

[Cancel] Cancels the [Header/Footer] setting.

[OK] Registers the set information.

Printing an image

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Browse Window

4 Configure the [Area Type] setting.

Select [Landscape priority], [Portrait priority], or [Mixed] for the type of image area

to be printed on paper.

5 Configure the [Make margins uniform] setting.

Check this box to set uniform top-bottom and left-right paper margins.

6 Configure the [Copies] setting.

Select the number of copies to be printed.

7 Configure the [Orientation] setting.

Select [Portrait] or [Landscape] for the paper orientation.

8 Click the [Print] button.

For Macintosh, the [Print] dialog box appears.

In Windows, the index print is printed.

[Print] dialog box

Printing an image

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Browse Window

9 For Macintosh, click the [Print] button.

The index print is printed.

A dialog box indicating the status is displayed as the image is printed.

To cancel printing, click the [Cancel] button.

Dialog box indicating the status

• If there is a problem with the layout of the image to be printed, an error

message appears when the [Print] button is clicked.

Note

Printing an image

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Browse Window

Contact sheet printing

1 Select an image in the browse window that you want to print,

and then select [Print] from the [File] menu, or click the [Print]

icon on the toolbar.

The [Print] dialog box appears. “[Print] dialog box” P.102

2 Select the [Contact Sheet] tab.

[Contact Sheet] tab page in the [Print] dialog box

Item Description

Layout Select the print layout by specifying the number of rows

and columns (1-12).

Additional Information Select from the following items to print.

File Name, Model Name, Camera ID, Lens Information,

Focal Length, Shutter, F.No., Exposure Compensation,

Flash, White balance, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness,

Color Space, Shooting Mode, Metering Mode, ISO, Focus

Mode, Macro, Drive, Data Format, Image Size, Shooting

Date & Time, Shooting Date, and Comments.

Print Position Select [Right of image] or [Below image] for the position to

print [Additional Information].

[Font] The [Font] dialog box appears. Select the font name, style,

size, and color of the text to be printed as additional

information.

Printing an image

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Browse Window

3 Configure the contact sheet printing items.

Adjust the settings as needed.

Configuring the [Layout] setting

Select the print layout for a single page by specifying the rows and columns.

Configuring the [Additional Information] setting

Select the items to be printed. To change the printed text font, click the [Font]

button and change the settings with the [Font] dialog box. P.108

Select [Right of image] or [Below image] for the position to print additional

information.

Configuring the [Header/Footer] setting

Check this box to print the image with header or footer information. To edit the

header or footer, click the [Format] button and edit the information in the [Header/

Footer] dialog box. P.111

4 Configure the [Area Type] setting.

Select [Landscape priority], [Portrait priority], or [Mixed] for the type of image area

to be printed on paper.

5 Configure the [Make margins uniform] setting.

Check this box to set uniform top-bottom and left-right paper margins.

6 Configure the [Copies] setting.

Select the number of copies to be printed.

7 Configure the [Orientation] setting.

Select [Portrait] or [Landscape] for the paper orientation.

Header/Footer Check this box to print the image with header or footer

information.

[Format] The [Header/Footer] dialog box appears.

[Font] The [Font] dialog box appears. Select the font name, style,

size, and color of the text to be printed as the header or

footer.

Printing an image

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Browse Window

8 Click the [Print] button.

For Macintosh, the [Print] dialog box appears.

In Windows, the contact sheet is printed.

9 For Macintosh, click the [Print] button.

The contact sheet is printed.

A dialog box indicating the status is displayed as the image is printed.

To cancel printing, click the [Cancel] button.

[Print] dialog box

Dialog box indicating the status

• If there is a problem with the layout of the image to be printed, an error

message appears when the [Print] button is clicked.

Note

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Browse Window

You can select an image in the browse window and attach it to outgoing e-mail.

The e-mail application used to send images is already set up in your computer.

Setting up the e-mail application in your

computer

z Macintosh (Mac OS 9)

1 Select [Control Panels > Internet > E-mail] from the

Apple menu.

The [Internet] dialog box appears.

Sending an image by E-mail

• Before sending an image by e-mail, be sure that the specified e-mail

application is ready to send e-mail.

[E-mail] tab page in [Internet] dialog box

Note

Sending an image by E-mail

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Browse Window

2 Select the e-mail application in [Default E-mail Application].

3 Close the [Internet] dialog box.

A dialog box appears, prompting you to confirm the changes to the settings. Click

the [Save] button to apply the e-mail application settings.

z Macintosh (Mac OS X)

1 Select [System Preferences > Internet > Email] from the Apple

menu.

The [Internet] dialog box appears.

2 Select the e-mail application in [Default Email Reader].

3 Close the [Internet] dialog box.

The e-mail application setting is applied.

[Email] tab page in [Internet] dialog box

Sending an image by E-mail

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Browse Window

z Windows

1 From the [Start] menu on the taskbar, select [Settings > Control

Panel > Internet Options > Programs].

The [Internet Properties] dialog box appears.

2 Select the e-mail application from the [E-mail] pull-down list.

3 Click the [OK] button.

The e-mail application setting is applied and the [Internet Properties] dialog box

closes.

[Programs] tab page in [Internet Properties] dialog box

Sending an image by E-mail

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Browse Window

Attaching an image to outgoing e-mail

1 In the browse window, select an image you want to attach to

e-mail.

2 Select [Send E-mail] from the [Tools] menu or click the [Send

E-mail] icon on the toolbar.

The [Send E-mail] dialog box appears.

[Send E-mail] dialog box

Item Description

Resize To resize the image, set the following items as needed.

Reduce to specified

size

Check this box and enter the size to reduce the size of the

image.

Convert to JPEG Check this box to convert the image to JPEG format.

Compression ratio When converting the file format of the attached image to

JPEG or resizing a JPEG image, you can select [High

Quality], [Standard Quality], or [Low Quality] for the file

compression rate.

E-mail Application Used Displays the currently selected e-mail application.

[Cancel] Cancels attachment of the image and closes the [Send

E-mail] dialog box.

[OK] The image is attached to an outgoing e-mail using the

specified conditions.

Sending an image by E-mail

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Browse Window

3 Configure the [Resize] setting to resize the image to be attached

to e-mail.

Select [Reduce to specified size], [Convert to JPEG], or [Compression ratio] as

needed.

4 Click the [OK] button.

The e-mail application is automatically launched and the outgoing e-mail window

appears. The image is attached to the outgoing e-mail.

• For instructions on how to send e-mail, refer to the operation manual supplied

with your e-mail application.

• OLYMPUS Viewer supports the following e-mail applications.

Macintosh (Mac OS 9) : Outlook Express, Eudora

Macintosh (Mac OS X) : Mail, Outlook Express, Eudora

Windows : Outlook Express, Outlook, Eudora

• When [Convert to JPEG] is checked, a temporary JPEG image is created for

attachment to the outgoing e-mail. The original image format is not converted.

• The [E-mail Application Used] setting cannot be changed in the [Send E-mail]

dialog box. For instructions on how to change the [E-mail Application Used]

setting, refer to “Setting up the e-mail application in your computer”.

P.117

Tips

Note

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Update Firmware

You can update the firmware for the Olympus E-System body, lens, and flash (if

applicable) using an internet access connection.

Use a fully charged battery or the optional AC adapter as the camera’s power

source.

1 Turn on the camera and set [PC MODE] of the camera to

[STORAGE].

For the Olympus E-1, set the [PC MODE] to [CONTROL].

2 Connect the camera to the computer with a USB or IEEE1394

(FireWire) cable.

3 Select [Update Firmware] from the [Help] menu in the browse

window.

A confirmation message is displayed.

4 Confirm the confirmation message and click the [Yes] button.

The [Update Firmware] dialog box is displayed and the current version of the

connected device is shown in the [Selecting device] list.

For details on camera mode operations and connecting the camera

to the computer or removing the camera from the computer, refer to

“Starting OLYMPUS Viewer” P.10.

[Update Firmware] dialog box - before checking the latest version

Update Firmware

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Update Firmware

5 Click the [Check for latest version] button.

The server is accessed and the latest version of each device is displayed in the

[Selecting device] list.

Devices with later versions available are displayed with the [ ] icon on the left.

6 Select the device to update from the [Selecting device] list.

The [Selection of available firmware] list varies according to the device selected.

• Devices not compatible with firmware update will not be displayed on the

[Selecting device] list. (You may be able to update if the firmware of the body

is updated.)

• When multiple lens accessories (teleconverter, etc.) are attached, lens and

accessories may not be displayed on the [Selecting device] list.

• The [Select the additional language] pull-down list is not displayed on some

camera models.

[Update Firmware] dialog box - after checking the latest version

• To add a display language, select it from the [Select the additional language]

pull-down list.

Note

Tips

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Update Firmware

7 Select the applicable firmware from the [Selection of available

firmware] list.

When the [Details] button is clicked, the web browser starts and the details page

for the selected firmware is displayed.

8 Click the [Update] button.

After the confirmation message and [Software License Agreement] dialog box are

displayed, the firmware is downloaded and transferred to the camera.

9 After “The firmware has been transferred successfully” is

displayed, follow the on-screen instructions and unplug the

USB/IEEE1394 (FireWire) connection cable from the camera.

Once disconnected, the firmware update will begin automatically.

• When [Display all available versions] is checked, other applicable versions of

firmware on the server are also displayed. These are displayed with an

exclamation mark on the left. (Please note that these versions may alter the

camera’s current feature set or available languages.)

[Update Firmware] dialog box - updating

Do not interrupt the camera’s power source, or press any buttons during the

update!

Tips

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Update Firmware

When the update is complete, the new firmware version is displayed on the

camera’s monitor.

10 Upon completion of the update, follow the on-screen

instructions to turn off the camera and click the [Close] button.

• To update E-300 firmware on a Macintosh, Mac OS X or later is required. Mac

OS 9 is not supported.

Note

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OLYMPUS Viewer Preferences

This section describes how to set the operating environment used in OLYMPUS

Viewer.

1 Select [Preferences] from the [Tools] menu in the browse

window, or click [Preferences] on the toolbar in the browse

window.

The [Preferences] dialog box appears.

Making OLYMPUS Viewer preferences

[Preferences] dialog box

Item Description Ref. Page

[General] tab Select this to set OLYMPUS Viewer auto startup

and the registered application.

P.128

[Browse] tab Select this to make settings for browse window

operations.

P.130

[Full Screen Display]

tab

Select this tab to make settings for full screen

display or slide shows in the browse window.

P.132

[Sorting Checkmark]

tab

Select this tab to change sorting checkmark colors

or shapes, or to make settings for data file

deletion.

P.135

[Color Management]

tab

Select this tab to make settings for color

management.

P.138

Making OLYMPUS Viewer preferences

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OLYMPUS Viewer Preferences

2 Click the desired tab, and make the desired settings.

“Setting the [General] tab” P.128

“Setting the [Browse] tab” P.130

“Setting the [Full Screen Display] tab” P.132

“Setting the [Sorting Checkmark] tab” P.135

“Setting the [Color Management] tab” P.138

3 Click the [OK] button.

The [Preferences] dialog box closes.

[Cancel] Cancels the preferences. —

[Apply] Applies the settings. —

[OK] Applies the settings, and closes the [Preferences]

dialog box.

—

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Select the [General] tab to set OLYMPUS Viewer auto startup and select the

registered application.

1 Select the [General] tab in the [Preferences] dialog box.

The [General] tab page appears.

Setting the [General] tab

[General] tab page in the [Preferences] dialog box

Item Description

Auto Start Sets whether to start OLYMPUS Viewer automatically when

the camera is connected to the computer, or when a memory

storage media is inserted into the computer. Select [Off],

[When connected to camera], or [When connected to camera

and using DCF media].

•Off:

Auto Start is disabled.

• When connected to camera:

OLYMPUS Viewer starts automatically when an Olympus

camera is connected to the computer.

• When connected to camera and using DCF media:

OLYMPUS Viewer starts automatically when an Olympus

camera is connected to the computer or a DCF (Design rule

for Camera File System)-compliant storage media is inserted

in the computer.

Setting the [General] tab

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2 Configure each item.

Setting auto start

Select [When connected to camera] or [When connected to camera and using

DCF media].

“Connecting the camera and computer” P.10

“Automatically starting OLYMPUS Viewer” P.16

Selecting the application for editing images

Select [Photoshop] or [Others] for [Select registered application]. If you select

[Others], click the [Browse] button and select the desired application execution file

(*.exe).

Select registered

application

Sets which application will start when [Launch registered

application] is selected from the [Edit] menu in the browse

window. You can select [Photoshop] or [Others].

• [Photoshop]:

All installed versions of Photoshop are automatically

detected. If Photoshop has not been installed, this item is

grayed out. If multiple different versions of Photoshop have

been installed, they are displayed on a pull-down list. Select

the desired version.

• [Others]:

Click the [Browse] button, and specify the application to use.

• In Windows XP, when a camera in Storage Mode is connected to the computer

or a storage media is inserted in the computer, the [Auto Play] dialog box

appears regardless of the [Auto Start] setting.

• In Windows XP, [When connected to camera and using DCF media] is grayed

out and cannot be selected.

• When the [Select registered application] setting is changed, the application that

is started changes in the following cases.

• When [Launch registered application] is selected from the [Edit] menu in the

browse window.

• When the [Launch registered application] icon on the toolbar in the browse

window is clicked.

Note

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Select the [Browse] tab to make browse window environment settings. You can set

the folder first displayed when the browse window starts, the type of file to display

in the thumbnail display area, Exif image settings, the rotate button direction, and

other items.

1 Select the [Browse] tab in the [Preferences] dialog box.

The [Browse] tab page appears.

Setting the [Browse] tab

[Browse] tab page in the [Preferences] dialog box

Item Description

Startup Folder Sets the folder first displayed in the thumbnail display area

when the browse window is opened. Select [Previous Folder]

or [Specified Folder].

• [Previous Folder]:

Displays the folder last displayed in the browse window.

• [Specified Folder]:

Click the [Browse] button to specify a folder.

Displayed File Type Select the type of file to display in the thumbnail display area,

from among the following choices:

JPEG, TIFF, PICT (only in Macintosh), Bitmap (only in

Windows), PNG, Photoshop, RAW Data, OLYMPUS Studio

format

Setting the [Browse] tab

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2 Configure each item.

Setting the folder displayed in the thumbnail display area at startup

Select [Previous Folder] or [Specified Folder] for [Startup Folder]. If you select

[Specified Folder], click the [Browse] button and select the folder to display from

the folder tree.

Setting the type of file displayed in the thumbnail display area

Check the file type to display for [Displayed File Type].

Setting the Exif image rotation method

Select [Rotate by rewriting only tag] or [Rotate Image Data] for [Exif Image

Rotation].

If [Rotate Image Data] is selected when rotating a JPEG image, a lossless rotation

is performed. “Rotating images” P.46

Setting the rotation direction of the [Rotate] button in the thumbnail border

Select [Counterclockwise 90°] or [Clockwise 90°] for [Direction of rotate button].

Exif Image Rotation Sets the operation for when an Exif image is rotated in the

thumbnail display area. To change only the tag data without

rotating the image data, select [Rotate by rewriting only tag].

To rotate the actual image data, select [Rotate Image Data].

Direction of rotate

button

Select the rotation direction for the [Rotate] button in the

thumbnail border, as either [Counterclockwise 90°] or

[Clockwise 90°].

• You can temporarily reverse the image rotation direction by clicking the

[Rotate] button while pressing the [Shift] key.

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Select the [Full Screen Display] tab to set the full screen display margin color, to set

whether to perform automatic rotation during full screen display, and to make slide

show settings and multi monitor settings.

1 Select the [Full Screen Display] tab in the [Preferences] dialog

box.

The [Full Screen Display] tab page appears.

Setting the [Full Screen Display] tab

[Full Screen Display] tab page in the [Preferences] dialog box

Item Description

Margin Sets the margin color during full screen display. Select [Black],

[Gray] or [White].

Display with

margins remaining

When this item is checked, margins are left at the edges of the

screen during full screen display of images.

Auto Rotate Display • Rotate to correspond to direction of monitor:

When this item is checked, the image is automatically

rotated to match the monitor’s orientation during the full-

screen display.

• Rotation Direction:

Select the direction for automatic image rotation to either

[Rotate clockwise] or [Rotate counterclockwise].

Setting the [Full Screen Display] tab

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2 Configure each item.

Setting the margin color for the full screen display

Select [Black], [Gray] or [White] for [Margin]. If you want to always leave margins

at the screen edges, check [Display with margins remaining].

Having vertical images enlarged when displayed horizontally

Check [Rotate to correspond to direction of monitor] for [Auto Rotate Display], and

select [Rotate clockwise] or [Rotate counterclockwise] as the rotation direction.

Setting the slide show playback interval or loop playback

Set the desired number of seconds in [Interval during Auto Play] for [Slide Show].

To set loop playback for slide shows, check [Loop Playback].

Setting the Multi Monitor environment

To display an image at full screen on a monitor separate from the monitor

currently running OLYMPUS Viewer, check [Display in separate specified

monitor] and specify the number of the monitor in [Monitor Number]. Specify the

monitor number according to the OS setting.

Slide Show • Interval during Auto Play:

Sets the number of seconds each image is displayed for.

• Loop Playback:

When this item is checked, the slide show returns to the first

image after the last image has been displayed.

Multi Monitor • Display in separate specified monitor:

If this item is checked, the image appears in the full screen

display on another specified monitor when any of the

following operations is performed:

• When a thumbnail is double-clicked in the browse window

in Browse Mode

• When an image is double-clicked in the image comparison

area in the browse window in Light Box Mode

• When a slide show is executed in the browse window

• Monitor Number:

Sets the number of the monitor to use for full screen display

when the multi monitor environment is set.

Setting the [Full Screen Display] tab

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• To set the [Multi Monitor] item, the Macintosh or Windows OS must detect at

least 2 connected monitors. If only 1 monitor is detected, [Multi Monitor] is

grayed out and cannot be set.

• If the [Margin] setting is changed, the following settings are also changed:

Margins for single image view area in View Mode

Margins used when slide shows are executed

• To remove the full screen display on a monitor specified in the Multi Monitor

settings, follow these steps.

Press the [Esc] key.

Double-click the full screen display.

Note

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Select the [Sorting Checkmark] tab to set the color, shape and text character used

for sorting checkmarks. You can also use this tab page to delete data files with

stored sorting checkmarks and all unneeded sorting checkmarks.

1 Select the [Sorting Checkmark] tab in the [Preferences] dialog

box.

The [Sorting Checkmark] tab page appears.

Setting the [Sorting Checkmark] tab

[Sorting Checkmark] tab page in the [Preferences] dialog box

Setting the [Sorting Checkmark] tab

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2 Configure each item.

Customizing the sorting checkmarks

Select [Color], [Illustration] or [Text] for [Customize]. There are 3 checkmarks, so

select 3 colors, illustrations or characters.

Item Description

Customize Select [Color], [Illustration] or [Text] for sorting checkmark

designs, and make detailed settings for each.

• Color:

Select a color from the pull-down list. Clicking [Browse] in the

pull-down list displays the dialog box for color selection,

letting you specify the desired color.

• Illustration:

Select an illustration from the pull-down list. Clicking

[Browse] in the pull-down list displays the [Open File] dialog

box, letting you specify a previously created image file.

•Text:

Enter a single text character to display as a sorting

checkmark.

• [Font]:

When [Text] is selected, you can set the font to display.

Select the font from the pull-down list.

Delete Data Files Deletes data files storing sorting checkmarks.

• Select Folder:

Specify the folder containing the data files you want to delete

from the folder tree.

• Delete only data prior to a specified date:

When this item is checked, only the data files created before

the date specified from the pull-down list are deleted.

• [Delete]:

Deletes the specified data files.

• You can only specify font names in the [Font] pull-down list. You cannot specify

font styles (such as bold or italic) or sizes.

Tips

Setting the [Sorting Checkmark] tab

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Creating an illustration to use as a sorting checkmark

If there is an illustration you want to use as a sorting checkmark, create an image

file meeting the following conditions:

• Image format: TIFF, PICT (only in Macintosh) or Bitmap (only in Windows)

• Number of colors: 2 (black and white)

• Image size: 11 × 11 pixels

Image files not meeting these conditions cannot be used as sorting checkmarks. If

an image file not meeting these conditions is selected for [Illustration], an error

message appears.

Deleting data files storing sorting checkmarks

Select the folder containing the data files you want to delete from [Select Folder]

of [Delete Data File] and click the [Delete] button. To delete data files created prior

to a specified date, check [Delete only data prior to a specified date] and then

specify the date in the pull-down list.

• If there is a subfolder in the folder specified in [Select Folder], the data files in

the sub folder will also be deleted.

• Please note that when deleting a sorting checkmark data file with different

application software, the sorting checkmark attached to the image disappears.

• A sorting checkmark data file is automatically created when a sorting

checkmark is added to an image in the browse window. This data file is saved

in the folder containing the image to which the checkmark is added.

Note

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Select the [Color Management] tab to make color management settings.

The colors of the same image may look different on different monitors or printers.

The system used to prevent this color inconsistency is called “color management”.

The color reproduction area that can be rendered by monitors, printers, and other

input/output devices is defined using “color space”. The color reproduction area

varies depending on the input/output device; therefore, “profiles” are used to

correct the differences in color. A profile is automatically embedded in an image

when an image is saved, and the profiles used for the monitor display and printing

of images are configured separately by the OS. The [Color Management] tab can

be used to cancel the embedding of a profile when an image is saved and

configured not to use the profiles set by the OS. After confirming the OS setting,

you can change the settings in the [Color Management] tab as needed.

Confirming the OS profile settings

Follow the steps below to check how the profile used when displaying images on

the monitor, and the profile used when printing images are set in the OS. Each

setting corresponds to the [Monitor Profile] and [Printer Profile] items set in the

[Color Management] tab.

z Checking the setting of the profile used when

displaying images on the monitor

Mac OS 9

1 Select [Control Panels > ColorSync] from the Apple menu.

2 Select the [Profiles] tab and check the [Display] setting for

[Profiles for Standard Devices].

Setting the [Color Management] tab

[Profiles] tab page in the [ColorSync] dialog box (Mac OS 9)

Setting the [Color Management] tab

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Mac OS X (10.1)

1 Select [System Preferences] from the Apple menu and select

[ColorSync].

2 Select the [Device Profiles] tab and check the [Display] setting.

Mac OS X (10.2)

1 Select [Applications > Utilities] from the Startup Disk and

double-click [ColorSync Utility].

2 Select [Devices > Displays] and check the setting under [Current

Profile].

[Device Profiles] tab page in the [ColorSync] dialog box

(Mac OS X (10.1))

[Devices] in the [ColorSync Utility] dialog box (Mac OS X (10.2))

Setting the [Color Management] tab

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Windows

1 Select [Properties] from the list displayed by right-clicking on

the desktop.

The [Display Properties] dialog box appears.

2 Select the [Setting] tab in the [Display Properties] dialog box.

3 Click the [Color Management] tab in the dialog box displayed by

clicking the [Advanced] button.

The name of the dialog box displayed depends on the monitor in use.

4 Check the [Default monitor profile] setting.

When you have finished checking the setting, click the [Cancel] button to close the

[Display Properties] dialog box.

[Setting] tab page in the [Display Properties] dialog box

[Color Management] tab page

Setting the [Color Management] tab

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z Checking the setting of the profile used when printing

images

Mac OS 9

1 Select [Control Panels > ColorSync] from the Apple menu.

2 Select the [Profiles] tab and check the [Output] setting for

[Profiles for Standard Devices].

Mac OS X (10.1)

1 Select [System Preferences] from the Apple menu and select

[ColorSync].

2 Select the [Device Profiles] tab and check the [Output] setting.

[Profiles] tab page in [ColorSync] (Mac OS 9)

[Device Profiles] tab page in [ColorSync] (Mac OS X (10.1))

Setting the [Color Management] tab

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Mac OS X (10.2)

1 Select [Applications > Utilities] from the Startup Disk and

double-click [ColorSync Utility].

2 Select [Devices > Printers] and check the setting under [Current

Profile].

When several printers are connected to the computer, select the printer you want

to use from the list of printers displayed under [Printers] and check the settings.

[Devices] in the [ColorSync Utility] dialog box (Mac OS X (10.2))

Setting the [Color Management] tab

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Windows

1 Select [Settings > Control Panel > Printers] from the [Start] menu

on the taskbar to display a list of printers.

2 Select the printer in use, and right-click to select [Properties].

The property settings dialog box for the printer in use appears.

3 Select the [Color Management] tab in this dialog box.

The name of the dialog box displayed depends on the monitor in use.

4 Check the color profile setting.

When you have finished checking the setting, click the [Cancel] button to close the

property settings dialog box for the printer.

[Color Management] tab page

• The methods of checking the colors displayed on the monitor and the printed

colors may differ depending on the version of the OS in use.

• For details on setting the profile of your monitor or printer, refer to the operation

manual provided with the monitor or printer.

• When enabling the multi monitor settings in Windows and using this function,

set the profile that matches the monitor you will be using to display most of the

images.

Note

Setting the [Color Management] tab

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Setting the [Color Management] tab

1 Select the [Color Management] tab in the [Preferences] dialog

box.

The [Color Management] tab page appears.

[Color Management] tab page in the [Preferences] dialog box

Item Description

Embedded profile Checking [Embed profile when saved] embeds the profile in

the image when it is saved.

Monitor Profile Checking [Use OS Setting Profile] uses the monitor profile set

in the OS to display images on the monitor.

Printer Profile Checking [Use OS Setting Profile] uses the printer profile set in

the OS to print images.

Setting the [Color Management] tab

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2 Configure each item.

Setting an embedded profile

To embed the profile in the image when the image is saved, check [Embed profile

when saved]. The profile to be embedded is determined automatically for each file

format. If you do not want to embed the profile, uncheck this item.

Setting the monitor profile

To use the monitor profile specified in the OS, check [Use OS Setting Profile].

Setting the printer profile

To use the printer profile set in the OS when printing, check [Use OS Setting

Profile].

• The color space selected in [Color Space] of the camera Shooting Menu is

applied to the image shot with the camera. The color space selected in [Color

Space] of the [Raw Development] dialog box is applied to the RAW data

developed and saved with OLYMPUS Viewer.

Tips

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Appendices

z [File] menu

List of menus

Create New Folder Creates a new folder in a drive or folder selected in the folder

tree.

Move selected file to

new subfolder

Creates a new subfolder within the folder in which the selected

image file is saved and moves the selected image file to this

folder.

Rename Enables you to rename the file or folder selected in the

thumbnail display area.

Rename All Enables you to rename several image files selected in the

thumbnail display area at the same time.

Delete Deletes the image file selected in the thumbnail display area.

Find Searches for an image file using specified conditions and

displays the search results in the thumbnail display area.

Properties Displays or hides the properties area.

Print Prints the image selected in the browse window. You can

select from photo printing, index printing, or contact sheet

printing.

Exit Closes the browse window.

(This is not displayed in Mac OS X.)

List of menus

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Appendices

z [Edit] menu

Launch registered

application

Opens the image file selected in the thumbnail display area

with the registered application. The application must first be

registered in [Preferences].

RAW Development Enables you to set the exposure compensation, color space,

and other RAW data development settings.

Cut Cuts the image file selected in the thumbnail display area.

Copy Copies the image file selected in the thumbnail display area.

Copy Image Copies the contents of the image file selected in the thumbnail

display area to the clipboard.

Paste Pastes the image file copied or cut with [Copy] or [Cut] to the

specified drive or folder.

Rotate Image Rotates the display of the selected image. You can select

[Clockwise 90°], [Counterclockwise 90°], or [180°] for the

degree of rotation.

Select All Selects all images displayed in the thumbnail display area.

List of menus

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Appendices

z [View] menu

Browse Mode The image files inside the folder selected in the folder tree are

displayed in a list in the thumbnail display area.

View Mode The image selected in the thumbnail display area is enlarged

and displayed in the single image view area. If several images

are selected, only the image selected last is displayed.

Light Box Mode The image file selected in the thumbnail display area is

displayed in the image comparison area.

Full Screen

Display / Slide Show

Displays the image file selected in the thumbnail display area

at full screen. You can also display the images in a slide show.

Display/Hide

Toolbar

Displays or hides the toolbar.

Display/Hide

Shortcut Area

Displays or hides the shortcut area.

Display/Hide

Collection Area

Displays or hides the collection area.

Previous Image Displays in the single image view area the previous image file

selected in the thumbnail display area.

Next Image Displays in the single image view area the next image file

selected in the thumbnail display area.

Thumbnail Display

Size

Enables you to select the size of the thumbnail images

displayed in the thumbnail display area.

Thumbnail List

Items

Displays or hides the items displayed on the thumbnail border.

Arrange Enables you to specify how to arrange the display order of the

thumbnail images.

Display

Magnification

Changes the display magnification of the image file selected in

the single image view area or image comparison area.

Normal Mode The cursor changes to an arrow.

Zoom In Mode The cursor changes to the magnifying glass (+). Click the

image displayed in the single image view area or image

comparison area to zoom in.

Zoom Out Mode The cursor changes to the magnifying glass (–). Click the

image displayed in the single image view area or image

comparison area to zoom out.

Scroll Mode The cursor changes to the hand tool. Drag the image displayed

in the single image view area or image comparison area to

scroll the image.

List of menus

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Appendices

Sorting Checkmark

Display

Displays or hides [Sorting Palette]. The image files displayed in

the thumbnail display area can be changed according to the

sorting checkmarks.

Refresh Refreshes the folders and the display in the thumbnail display

area.

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Appendices

z [Tools] menu

z [Help] menu

Get Image Transfers images from the camera or a memory storage media

to the computer.

Convert Format Converts the image file selected in the thumbnail display area

to a different file format and saves that image file.

Send E-mail Resizes and/or converts the format of the image selected in the

browse window and attaches that image to outgoing e-mail.

Customize Toolbar Enables you to customize the buttons displayed on the toolbar.

You can add and delete toolbar buttons and change the size of

the button icons. You can also change the order of the buttons.

Preferences Enables you to set the general preferences for OLYMPUS

Viewer.

OLYMPUS Viewer

Help

Searches for a topic to be displayed in Help.

Update Software Updates the software.

Update Firmware Updates the firmware.

Online User

Registration

Enables you to register your user information online.

About Displays the OLYMPUS Viewer version information.

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Appendices

Bitmap

This format is used to manage data

by assigning an address to each

pixel. In Macintosh, this also refers

to a graphic or text displayed as a

combination of pixels. The bitmap

file format is commonly used in

Windows. This bitmap data relies on

a device and does not contain

palette information.

Color Space

This is the defined color

reproduction area. The color

reproduction area varies depending

on the printer, monitor, or other

input/output device; therefore, to

ensure a uniform color environment

from input to output, color space

must be used to manage the varying

color reproduction areas.

DCF

Design rule for Camera File system.

This image format enables the

sharing of image files recorded

using digital cameras from different

manufacturers.

Exif

Exchangeable Image File Format.

This is an image file format with an

embedded thumbnail images or

shooting information and based on

the JPEG image file format.

IEEE1394 (FireWire)

This is a standard for connecting a

computer with an external device.

An IEEE1394 (FireWire) cable

conforms to this standard and is

used to connect a digital camera or

digital video camera. Because this

type of cable has a fast transfer rate

of 400 Mbps, it is able to transfer

large amounts of data very quickly. It

also supports a function

(Isochronous transmission) that

guarantees regular data

transmission.

JPEG

This is a file format for compressing

and saving images. Some of the

information is removed from the

image, thereby compressing and

recording the image data to a

smaller file size. Although the image

quality deteriorates slightly when the

image data is compressed, you are

able to save more images with the

same disk space.

PICT

This is a format for saving image

data. It is a standard graphic format

in Macintosh. It can contain both a

bitmap and draw object. This format

can be used with 24-bit color or 256

shade grayscale. PICT files can be

written and read by most graphic

software and by Simple Text, and

are therefore commonly used when

sending and receiving data across

different software applications.

Glossary of terms

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Appendices

PNG

Portable Network Graphics. This file

format was developed because of

the image data deterioration of

JPEG and the patent issues

surrounding the GIF format. PNG

offers a very high compression rate.

Profile

This is a color properties file. It

defines the color reproduction area

properties of input and output

devices. The color management

system uses a profile to correct the

color differences between devices

and convert the data when an image

is input or output to or from a device.

RAW Data

When the Record mode on an

Olympus camera is set to [RAW]

and an image is shot, the image is

saved as RAW data. RAW data is

the original data from the charged

coupled device (CCD) that has not

been developed inside the camera.

OLYMPUS Viewer can be used to

develop the image. Changes to the

development process settings are

saved with *.orf as the extension for

the Olympus RAW File format data.

When saved RAW data is opened,

an image is displayed with the

settings in the header applied. To

use this RAW data with a different

application, you must first convert

the data to JPEG or similar file

format.

TIFF

This is a file format for saving

images. When an image is saved

without being compressed, the file

size may be large, but there is little

deterioration of the image quality.

This format is good for saving an

image that will be printed at a larger

size.

USB

Universal Serial Bus. This is a

standard for connecting a computer

with an external device. A USB

cable conforms to this standard and

is used to connect a digital camera

or printer. A USB cable can be

disconnected while the USB device

is still on, and it also enables the

connection of several USB devices

at the same time. USB 1.1 has a

transfer rate of 12 Mbps and USB

2.0 has a transfer rate of 480 Mbps.

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Appendices

About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Add by selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Add by selecting checkbox . . . . . . .65

Add next image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Add next image button . . . . . . . . . .66

Add once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Add once checkbox . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Add Serial Number . . . . . . . . . .24, 27

Add shadow. . . . . . . . . . . . . .107, 108

Additional Information . . . . . .110, 114

Apply to All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 27

Area Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Arrange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Arrange without margins . . . . . . . .107

Ascending Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Auto Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Auto Rotate Display. . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Auto Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 128

Automatically create folder on

shooting date . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Automatically delete image after

transferring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Bitmap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Browse Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Browse Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Change Display Layout . . . . . . . . . .62

Collection Area . . . . . . . . . .29, 32, 54

Collection areas are hidden. . . . . . .55

Collection Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Collection Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Collection View Mode . . . . . . . . . . .57

Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Color Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76, 151

ColorSync dialog box . . . . . . . . . . 138

Device Profiles tab . . . . . . . . . .139

Profiles tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

ColorSync Utility dialog box. .139, 142

Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72, 77

Compression ratio . . . . . . .77, 93, 120

Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Convert Format . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 150

Convert Format dialog box . . . . . . . 93

Convert to JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Copy Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Correct shooting date dialog box . . 73

Create New Folder . . . 21, 29, 80, 146

Current Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Current Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 86

Customize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Customize Toolbar . . . . . . . . . 35, 150

DCF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

DCIM folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Default E-mail Application. . . . . . . 118

Default monitor profile. . . . . . . . . . 140

Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Delete Data Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Descending Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Destination File Name. . . . . . . . . . . 93

Destination folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Direction of rotate button. . . . . . . . 131

Display actual size . . . . . . . 31, 42, 61

Display Collection Area. . . . . . . 34, 53

Display Collection Area icon . . . . . . 53

Display Magnification . . . . . . . 42, 148

Display position/total number of

images in folder . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Display Properties dialog box . . . . 140

Color Management tab . . . . . . 140

Setting tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Display Shortcut Area . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Display with margins remaining . . 132

Display/Hide Collection Area . . . . 148

Display/Hide Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . 148

Displayed File Type . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Edit Comment dialog box . . . . . . . . 72

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

E-mail Application Used . . . . . . . . 120

Embedded profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Exif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Exif Image Rotation. . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Index

154

Appendices

Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . .75

File Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97, 146

Find dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

First image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Fit image to screen . . . . . . .31, 42, 61

Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Folder Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 29

Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Font dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Font Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93, 110, 115

Full Screen Display / Slide Show . . 41

Get Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34, 150

Hardware information . . . . . . . . . . .70

Header/Footer . . . . . . . . . . . .110, 111

Header/Footer dialog box . . . . . . .111

Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Hide Tool Palette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Icon options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

IEEE1394 (FireWire) . . . . . . . . . . .151

Image Comparison Area . . . . . .32, 61

Image information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Internet dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . .117

E-mail tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Email tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Internet Properties dialog box . . . . 119

Programs tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Last image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Launch registered application

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34, 79, 147

Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Left/Center/Right (footer). . . . . . . .111

Left/Center/Right (header). . . . . . . 111

Light Box Mode . . . . . . . . . .32, 34, 63

Link Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Look in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Maintain Aspect Ratio . . . . . . . . . . 106

Make margins uniform . . . . . 103, 115

Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Monitor Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Move selected file to new subfolder

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Multi Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

New Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

New Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 86

Next Image . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 43, 148

Normal Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Number From . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Number of images and file size. . . . 20

Number of printed copies of each

image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Open registered application after

saving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Page Setup dialog box . . . . . . . . . 104

PICT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

PNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Pointer Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 150

Preferences dialog box . . . . . . 16, 126

Browse tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Color Management tab . . . . . . 144

Full Screen Display tab . . . . . . 132

General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Sorting Checkmark tab . . . . . . 135

Previous Image . . . . . . . . . 31, 43, 148

Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 103, 146

Print Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 108

Print dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 109

Contact Sheet tab . . . . . . . . . . 114

Index tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Photo tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Print entire area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Print Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Printer Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Index

155

Appendices

Printer Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Printer property settings dialog box

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Color Management tab . . . . . .143

Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Printer Settings dialog box . . . . . . 105

Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Properties Area . . . . . . .29, 31, 32, 69

Exif tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Pushpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Pushpin button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

RAW data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

RAW Development . . . . . . . . .34, 147

RAW Development dialog box . . . .74

RAW Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Reduce to specified size . . . . . . . .120

Refresh . . . . . . . . .21, 29, 30, 33, 149

Remove Hardware function. . . . . . .14

Rename. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Rename All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 146

Rename All dialog box . . . . . . . . . .86

Rename dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Rename Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Resize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30, 42

Rotate Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37, 46

Rotate Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Save in folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Scroll Mode . . . . . . . . .31, 42, 61, 148

Search Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Select print size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Selecting Collection dialog box . . . .58

Selection Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Send E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 150

Send E-mail dialog box . . . . . . . . .120

Settings > Control Panel > Internet

Options > Programs . . . . . . . 119

Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Shooting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Shooting Information . . . . . . . . .37, 70

Shortcut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Shortcut Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Single Image View Area . . . . . . . . . 30

Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 27

Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Sorting Checkmark . . . . . . . 31, 37, 42

Sorting Checkmark Display. . . . 34, 50

Sorting Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 50

Specify Destination dialog box . . . . 77

Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Startup Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Status Box. . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30, 33, 43

Storage Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Thumbnail Display Area

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 29, 30, 32

Thumbnail Display Size . . . . . 40, 148

Thumbnail List Items. . . . . . . . . . . 148

TIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Tool Palette Full Display . . . . . . . . . 43

Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Transfer Images dialog box . . . . . . 20

Transfer Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Update Firmware dialog box . . . . . 122

USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

View Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 34, 148

When connected to camera . . . . . . 17

When connected to camera and using

DCF media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Zoom In Mode. . . . . . . 31, 42, 61, 148

Zoom Out Mode . . . . . 31, 42, 61, 148

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