<s>
Olympus	B-Application
Master	I-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
application	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
with	O
Olympus	O
digital	O
cameras	O
and	O
optical	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
and	O
used	O
on	O
PCs	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
or	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
Olympus	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	I-Application
software	O
)	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olympus	B-Application
Master	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
transfer	O
,	O
browse	O
,	O
print	O
,	O
share	O
and	O
backup	O
images	O
they	O
have	O
taken	O
with	O
their	O
Olympus	O
camera	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
pictures	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
are	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
camera	O
via	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
card	O
reader	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
then	O
put	O
into	O
a	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
images	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
and	O
transferred	O
to	O
a	O
CD	B-Device
or	O
a	O
file	O
to	O
be	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Olympus	B-Application
Master	I-Application
software	O
provides	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
of	O
the	O
users	O
Olympus	O
digital	O
camera	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
via	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
method	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
of	O
updating	O
firmware	B-Application
within	O
Olympus	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
such	O
as	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
and	O
Canon	O
use	O
a	O
different	O
method	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
temporarily	O
save	O
a	O
patch	O
file	O
to	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
placed	O
the	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
into	O
the	O
camera	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
update	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
will	O
install	O
the	O
new	O
firmware	B-Application
directly	O
from	O
the	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olympus	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
free	O
from	O
Olympus	O
via	O
their	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
detect	O
newer	O
digital	O
cameras	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
E-420	B-Device
digital	O
SLR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
version	O
who	O
purchase	O
a	O
new	O
product	O
wish	O
to	O
continue	O
using	O
Olympus	O
software	O
or	O
wish	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
within	O
their	O
new	O
equipment	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
first	O
update	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Olympus	B-Application
Master	I-Application
to	O
the	O
newer	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
