For SP-350, SP-500UZ, SP700

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Set Mode dial to AUTO mode (if applicable to the camera).
• Turn the power on.
• Open the media card cover door (leave the card in the camera). You may receive the "card-cover open" warning on the LCD screen.
• Press and hold the OK/Menu and QUICK VIEW buttons together until the "CAMERA/SDK SETUP" menu appears (in about 3-5 sec).
• There are several options, one of them USB. Move selection to the USB option.
• USB option has several sub-options, one of them CONTROL. Move selection to the CONTROL sub-option.
• Click OK.
• Do not forget to close the media card cover door.
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

For C-2040Z, C-3020Z, C-3040Z, C-3100Z, C-40Z/D-40Z, C-4000Z, C-4040Z, C-4100Z, C-5050Z, E-100RS, C-730UZ, C-740UZ, C-750UZ

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Set Mode dial to A/S/M mode.
• Turn the power on if it is separate from the dial.
• Open the media card (SmartMedia, CompactFlash, etc.) cover door (leave the card in the camera). You may receive the "card-cover open" warning on the LCD screen.
• Press and hold the Menu (or OK) and LCD (or QuickView or Screen) buttons together until the "Camera Control" menu appears (in about 3 sec).
• Set the "Camera Control" to "ON" and press the "OK" button.
• Do not forget to close the media card cover door.
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

For C-5060WZ

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Set Mode dial to A/S/M mode.
• Turn the power on if it is separate from the dial.
• Open the media card (SmartMedia, CompactFlash, etc.) cover door (leave the card in the camera). You may receive the "card-cover open" warning on the LCD screen.
• Press and hold the Menu (OK) and LCD (Monitor) buttons until the "Camera Control" menu appears (in about 3 sec).
• Set the "Camera Control" to "ON" and press the "OK" button.
• Do not forget to close the media card cover door.
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

For C-700 Ultra Zoom

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Set Mode dial to A/S/M.
• Turn the power on.
• Remove the media card (SmartMedia, CompactFlash, etc.) and close the cover door.
• Press and hold the OK/Menu and LCD buttons for 3 sec.
• A special kind of menu will appear on the LCD.
• Set the Camera Control item to ON and press OK.
• Put the media card back and close the cover door.
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

For D-550Z

• Turn camera off.
• Remove the SmartMedia card.
• Open the lenses cover all the way.
• Wait until the LCD lights up with a missing card error.
• Press and hold both the Options and LCD buttons.
• After a few seconds a "Camera Control" menu pops up.
• Select "On"
• Press the Options/OK button.
• Close the lense cover.
• Reinsert the SmartMedia card.
• Connect the USB cable to the camera and the computer.
• Open the lense cover all the way.

For C-8080WZ

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Set camera mode to A, S, or M mode.
• Open the SmartMedia cover door (leave the card in the camera). You may receive the "card-cover open" warning on the LCD screen.
• Press and hold the Menu and Screen buttons together until the "CAMERA/SDK SETUP" menu appears (in about 3 sec).
• There are two options: USB or CAMERA. USB has a sub-option, which by default is STORAGE. Switch this to CONTROL.
• Do not forget to close the media card cover door.
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

For D-595Z

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Turn the camera on.
• Open the media cover door (leave the card in the camera). You will see the "card-cover open" warning on the LCD screen.
• Press and hold the OK and Quick View (the one with the green arrow in it) buttons together for about 3-5 seconds, until the "CAMERA/SDK SETUP" menu is displayed.
• There are two options: USB or CAMERA. USB has a sub-option, which by default is STORAGE. Switch this to CONTROL.
• Press the OK button to exit.
• Do not forget to close the media card cover door.
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

For C-765UZ

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Turn the power on.
• Open the card/battery cover door (leave the card in the camera). You may receive the "card-cover open" warning on the LCD screen.
• Press and hold both OK/Menu and LCD buttons until special "Camera Control" menu appears (in about 3 sec).
• Use the arrow keys to select "USB CONTROL" and press the "OK/Menu" button.
• Do not forget to close the card/battery cover door.
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

For C-770UZ

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Open camera media/battery door.
• Select A/S/M on program dial.
• Switch camera on to camera using the slide selector switch (not playback or movie).
• You will get an error warning on LCD - ignore it.
• Depress the OK and LCD screen on button at the same time for approx 3 seconds.
• When USB/Camera menu appears on LCD screen, select "USB" and then press OK.
• Then select "Control" instead of "Storage" and press OK
• Press OK again to return to the card cover open error message.
• Switch off the camera.
• Do not forget to close the battery/media door.
• Switch camera on to camera using the slide selector switch (not playback or movie).
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

For C-7070WZ

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Open camera media/battery door.
• Turn program dial to P.
• Switch camera on.
• You will get an error warning on LCD - ignore it.
• Depress the OK and "LCD screen on" buttons (also marked as INFO in green) at the same time for approx 3 seconds.
• When USB/Camera menu appears on LCD screen, select "USB" and then press OK.
• Then select "Control" instead of "Storage" and press OK
• Press OK again to return to the card cover open error message.
• Switch off the camera.
• Do not forget to close the battery/media door.
• Switch camera on.
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

For FE-130

• Disconnect camera from PC.
• Turn the camera on.
• Slide open the battery door but keep it pressed down so the power stays on.
• You will see a "Door Open" error message.
• With your thumb holding the battery door down, press the OK and Disp buttons for several seconds until you see the SDK menu.
• Select "Control" under the USB menu and press OK.
• Close the battery door.
• Connect your camera to the computer and start Cam2Com.

Other cameras

Unfortunately, Olympus does not publish the methods of switching to PC mode for every camera it produces. The collection of methods presented here was assembled with the help of the users of different cameras. You also have to experiment, trying methods similar to those described above. Most likely you will achieve success relatively easily. Then, please share your experience. We would be glad to add the methods for the new cameras to this list.