This document was a work in progress, but in all probability there will be no more progress. What you see is what you get. I hope it's helpful in its current state, but please don't rely on it. Use in conjunction with the Olympus manual.

I bought an Olympus E-30 in May 2009. On the whole I'm very happy with it, but the documentation is pretty terrible, and some of the firmware gives me the impression that it was released in a hurry. I've found at least one important feature (how to switch target mode without using the menus) which doesn't appear to have made it to the documentation. I've spent a considerable amount of time trying to work out how specific functionality is implemented, and how to use it to its best. These page are (currently) a work in progress describing the conflicting terminology that Olympus uses. They draw on Olympus' documentation, a review by Andrzej Wrotniak, and my own experience and experimentation.

I have the following pages:

• Terminology. Olympus uses terms that are confusing and sometimes contradictory. It's worth reading this first.

• Autofocus. It took me a couple of weeks to understand the various knobs and adjustments. The way they have been laid out suggests that Olympus engineers still haven't got their heads around it.

• Miscellaneous settings. These don't have any particular connection with each other.

• My preferred settings for the camera.