This article includes a, related reading or, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks. Please help to this article by more precise citations. (January 2012) Olympus Master is a software application that is used with and optical accessories. It can be installed and used on PCs running, or (in the case of the Olympus Master 2 software), and also on computers. Overview Olympus Master allows users to transfer, browse, print, share and backup images they have taken with their Olympus camera, or other pictures found on the computer. Images are downloaded from the camera via a cable or by using a card reader, and are then put into a gallery.
From there, images can be selected and transferred to a or a file to be stored on the computer. It is useful for converting Olympus digital (ORF) files, which many software packages cannot open. Images can also be edited using the program. Rotate, crop and red-eye are some common functions in the editing menu.
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Images can also be printed directly from the software if the user has a photo printer connected to their computer. The Olympus Master software provides the ability to upgrade the of the users Olympus digital camera when it is linked to the computer via the USB cable.
Olympus compact digital cameras, Olympus digital SLRs (E-System cameras), Olympus Zuiko Digital lenses and Olympus flash units are supported. This method is the only way of updating firmware within Olympus equipment. Many other manufacturers such as and use a different method, which allows the user to temporarily save a patch file to a. Once the user has placed the memory card into the camera they wish to update, the camera will install the new firmware directly from the memory card. Both methods have their advantages, as well as their disadvantages. Olympus Master 2, which is an update to the original version, is available free from Olympus via their website. It is included with Olympus cameras since mid-2007, replacing the original version.
Since February 2008, the original version of the software has not been able to detect newer digital cameras (such as the digital SLR).If users of the older version who purchase a new product wish to continue using Olympus software or wish to update the firmware within their new equipment, they must first update from the original Olympus Master to the newer version. External links. This article is a. You can help Wikipedia.