User manual OLYMPUS FE-230 - ADVANCED MANUAL

DIGITAL CAMERA FE-230/X-790 FE-240/X-795 Advanced Manual Quick Start Guide Get started using your camera right away. Button operations Menu operations Printing pictures Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better Appendix ( Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. ( We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. ( In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual. ( The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided for FE-230/X-790. Contents Quick Start Guide P. 3 Button operations P. 10 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations. Menu operations P. 16 Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation. Printing pictures P. 30 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better P. 38 Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer. P. 46 Find out more about camera operations and how to take better pictures. Appendix P. 56 Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively. 2 EN Quick Start Guide Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery (LI-42B) Quick Start Guide Battery Charger (LI-40C) USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (this manual), Basic Manual, and the Warranty Card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Attach the strap Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. EN 3 Prepare the battery a. Charge the battery. 3 Power Cable Lithium Ion Battery 1 AC Wall Outlet Battery Charger 2 Quick Start Guide Charging Indicator Red light on: Charging Light off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 300 minutes) Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery into the camera. 2 1 Insert the battery in the direction indicated by the mark. 3 4 5 4 EN To remove the battery, press the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. With this camera, you can take pictures without inserting the optional xD-Picture CardTM (hereinafter referred to as "the card"). For details on inserting the card, please refer to "Inserting and removing the card" (P. 58). Battery lock knob Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h. When shooting movies When shooting still pictures Still picture shooting modes h h B E M f R For normal shooting. This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures. Suitable for taking pictures of people. Suitable for taking pictures of a landscape. Suitable for taking pictures of people at night. Select from 10 available scene modes (FE-240/X-795) or 13 available scene modes (FE-230/X-790), according to the shooting conditions. Use the shooting guide displayed on the screen to shoot pictures according to the situation. Quick Start Guide b. Press the o button. Y M D TIME Y/M/D o button ----.--.-----.--.-- --:-- CANCEL MENU This screen is displayed if the date and time are not set. To turn off the camera, press the o button once again. Hint The directions of the arrow pad is indicated with ONXY in the supplied instruction manual. X O Y N EN 5 Set the date and time About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D Hour Minute Y/M/D Y M D TIME ----.--.-----.--.-- --:-- Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y) CANCEL MENU Cancels the setting Quick Start Guide a. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [Y]. · The first two digits of the year are fixed. OF/< button Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.--.-2007.--.-- --:-- NY button CANCEL MENU b. Press the Y# button. Y# button c. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [M]. Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.02.-2007 02.-- --:-- CANCEL MENU 6 EN Set the date and time d. Press the Y# button. e. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [D]. Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.02 10 2007 02.10 --:-- CANCEL MENU f. Press the Y# button. g. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select the hours and minutes. · The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.02 10 12:30 2007 02.10 12 30 Quick Start Guide CANCEL MENU SET OK h. Press the Y# button. i. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [Y/M/D]. Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.02 10 12:30 2007 02.10 12 30 CANCEL MENU SET OK j. After all settings have been set, press . · For a more accurate setting, press when the time signal hits 00 seconds. [ button ] [ IN ] HQ 3072 2304 3072×2304 4 EN 7 Take a picture a. Hold the camera. Horizontal grip Vertical grip Quick Start Guide b. Focus. Place this mark over your subject. Shutter Button (Press Halfway) [ ] [ IN ] HQ 3072 2304 3072×2304 4 The number of pictures that can be taken is displayed. The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. c. Shoot. The card access lamp blinks. Shutter Button (Press Completely) 8 EN Review your pictures a. Press the q button. q button [IN IN] HQ Arrow pad Displays the next image Displays the previous image 3072×2304 3072 2304 0.0 '07.02.10 12:30 100-0004 4 Quick Start Guide Erase pictures a. Press the X& and Y# buttons to display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the S button. ERASE [IN] YES NO S button BACK MENU SET OK c. Press the OF/< button, select [YES], and press . OF/< button ERASE [IN] YES NO button BACK MENU SET OK EN 9 Button operations 12 3 4 5 6 b c 9 0 8 d Shooting mode Self-timer Flash mode [ a 7 ] [IN IN] HQ 3072 2304 3072×2304 4 Macro mode 1 o button Power on: Turning the camera on and off Camera turns on in shooting mode. · Lens extends · Monitor turns on Shooting pictures/movies Button operations 2 Shutter button Shooting still pictures Set the mode dial to a setting other than n, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture. Green lamp Locking the focus and then composing the shot (focus lock) Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then completely press the shutter button to shoot a picture. · When the green lamp blinks, the focus is not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again. [IN IN] [ ] 4 HQ 3072 2304 3072×2304 Recording movies Set the mode dial to n, and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording. 10 EN 3 K button (Shooting) Selecting shooting mode/Turning the camera on Shooting mode is selected. This function is used to set the camera to turn on in shooting mode when K is pressed with the camera off. g "K/q Turning on the camera with the K or q button" (P. 27) 4 q button (Playback) Selecting playback mode/Turning the camera on The last picture taken is displayed. · Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. · Use the zoom lever to switch between close-up playback and index display. This function is used to set the camera to turn on in playback mode when q is pressed with the camera off. g "K/q Turning on the camera with the K or q button" (P. 27) g Movie playback "MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies" (P. 21) 5 Mode dial Set the mode dial to the desired shooting mode. h Switching shooting modes Shooting pictures with automatic settings Button operations The camera determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures. h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures. B E M Shooting pictures according to the situation Use PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE and NIGHT+PORTRAIT to shoot pictures with the optimal settings. EN 11 f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation Select from 10 to 13 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions. Press for setting. j SPORT /N INDOOR /W CANDLE /R SELF PORTRAIT /S SUNSET /X FIREWORKS /P BEHIND GLASS /V CUISINE /d DOCUMENTS /i AUCTION /k UNDER WATER WIDE1*1 /l UNDER WATER WIDE2*1*2 /H UNDER WATER MACRO*1 1 SPORT BACK MENU SET OK Button operations · The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to best suit the situation. · To switch to a different scene mode after a scene mode has been selected, press m to select [SCENE] from the top menu and display the scene selection screen. · By switching to another scene, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene. *1 Available in the FE-230/X-790 only. Select this when shooting underwater using an optional underwater housing. *2 When set to [UNDER WATER WIDE2], the focus distance is fixed at approximately 5 m. R Follow the shooting guide for setting 1 2 3 4 5 SHOOTING GUIDE 1/3 Brightening subject. Shooting into backlight. Blurring background. Adjusting area in focus. Shooting subject in motion. SET OK Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the target items. · Press m to display the shooting guide again. · To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set the shooting mode to another one. · The content set using the shooting guide will change to the default setting by pressing m or changing the mode using the mode dial. n Recording movies Audio is recorded with the movie. · During audio recording, only the digital zoom can be used. To record the movie with the optical zoom, set [R] to [OFF]. g "MOVIE W/ SOUND Recording movies with or without sound" (P. 20) A This lights red during movie recording. The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops. 12 EN 00:36 6 Arrow pad (ONXY) Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, and the items on the menus. 7 button This button is used to confirm your selection. 8 OF/< button Changing picture brightness/Printing pictures Shooting mode: Changing picture brightness Press OF/< in shooting mode, set with XY, and + 2.0 press . · Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV For manually making fine adjustments to the exposure when taking pictures. Y: Brighten X: Darken SET OK Activate the setting contents. Playback mode: Printing pictures Display a picture to print out in playback mode, connect the camera to the printer, and then press OF/< to print the picture. g "Direct printing (PictBridge)" (P. 30) Button operations 9 X& button OFF Macro off & Macro on Shooting pictures close to the subject Press X& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press for setting. Cancels macro mode. This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.9 in. (FE-230/X-790)/20 cm/7.9 in.(FE-240/X-795) (when the zoom is set for the zoom-out angle) and as close as 60 cm/23.6 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-in angle) to your subject. This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5 cm/2.0 in. (FE-230/X-790)/3 cm/1.2 in.(FE-240/X-795) to your subject. The zoom position is fixed automatically and cannot be changed. % Super macro EN 13 0 NY button Self-timer shooting Press NY in shooting mode to select on or off for the self-timer. Press for setting. OFF Y Self-timer off Self-timer on Cancel the self-timer. Set the self-timer. · After setting the self-timer, press the shutter button completely. Then the selftimer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and the shutter is released. · To cancel the self-timer, press NY. · Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot. a Y# button Press Y# in shooting mode to select the flash mode. Press for setting. AUTO Flash auto ! # $ Redeye Fill-in Flash off Flash shooting Button operations The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction. The flash fires regardless of the available light. The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. Displaying the top menu b m button Displays the top menu. c S button Erasing pictures In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press S. · Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. g "0 Protecting pictures" (P. 22) 14 EN d Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Optical zoom: 3x (FE-230/X-790)/5x (FE-240/X-795) Digital zoom: 4x (optical zoom × digital zoom: Max. 12x (FE-230/X-790)/20x (FE240/X-795)) Zoom out: Turn the zoom lever to the Wside. Zoom in: Turn the zoom lever to the T-side. [ ] [IN IN] [ 4 ] [IN IN] HQ 3072 2304 3072×2304 HQ 3072 2304 3072×2304 4 Zoom bar The white area is the optical zoom area. The red area is the digital zoom area. When the slider enters the red area, the digital zoom activates and the image is further enlarged. Playback mode: Switching the picture display Single-frame playback · Use the arrow pad to browse pictures. [IN IN] HQ W T [IN IN] 3072×2304 3072 2304 0.0 '07.02.10 12:30 100-0004 4 T W Button operations 1 2 3 4 T [IN IN] W 1 4 7 2 5 8 T [IN IN] · · Use the arrow pad to select a picture for 6 playback, and press to 9 play back the single-frame of the picture selected. · W 3 Index display Close-up playback Turn and hold the zoom lever to the T-side to incrementally zoom in (up to 10 times the original size), and to the Wside to zoom out. Press the arrow pad during close-up playback to scroll the picture in the indicated direction. · When returning to the singleframe playback, press . T W EN 15 Menu operations K button (Shooting mode) q button (Playback mode) Arrow pad (ONXY) m button About the menus Press m to display the top menu on the monitor. · The contents displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode. Top menu (Still picture shooting mode) PICTURE PANORAMA + SOUND RESET IMAGE QUALITY SCENE SETUP SILENT MODE SET OK SETUP menu items 1 2 3 SETUP MEMORY FORMAT BACKUP ENGLISH PIXEL MAPPING NO SET OK Menu operations EXIT MENU BACK MENU · Select [PLAYBACK MENU] or [SETUP] and press . The screen for selecting the menu item is then displayed. · When the mode dial is set to R and the settings are made by following the shooting guide, press m to display the shooting guide screen. Operation guide During menu operations, the buttons and their respective functions are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Follow these guides to navigate the menus. PICTURE PANORAMA + SOUND RESET IMAGE QUALITY SCENE EXIT MENU SETUP SILENT MODE SET OK BACK MENU : Moves back one menu. EXIT MENU : Exits the menu. : Press the arrow pad (ONXY) to select an item. SET OK : Sets the selected item. Operation m guide button Arrow pad (ONXY) 16 EN Using the menus This explains how to use the menus with the [8] (warning sound) setting as an example. 1 2 Set the mode dial to a setting other than R. Press m to display the top menu. Press Y to select [SETUP], and press . · [8] is on a menu in [SETUP]. RESET PICTURE PANORAMA + SOUND IMAGE QUALITY SCENE EXIT MENU SETUP SILENT MODE SET OK 3 Press ON to select [8], and press . · Unavailable settings cannot be selected. · Press X on this screen to move the cursor to the page display. Press ON to change the page. To return to the item selection screen, press Y or . 1 2 3 SETUP MEMORY FORMAT BACKUP ENGLISH PIXEL MAPPING NO SET OK BACK MENU SETUP Page display: This mark is displayed when there are more menu items on the next page. 1 2 3 NORMAL BEEP SHUTTER SOUND VOLUME LOW LOW LOW Menu operations BACK MENU SET OK The selected item is displayed in a different color. 4 Press ON to select [OFF], [LOW] or [HIGH], and press . · The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed. Press m repeatedly to exit the menu. · To cancel any changes and continue operating the menus, press m without pressing . SETUP 1 2 3 BEEP OFF SHUTTER SOUND LOW HIGH VOLUME BACK MENU SET OK EN 17 Shooting mode menu When shooting still pictures 2* 1 PICTURE PANORAMA + SOUND K When shooting movies 1 6 3 5 EXIT MENU MOVIE PANORAMA W/ SOUND RESET IMAGE QUALITY SCENE SETUP SILENT MODE SET OK 7 3 RESET IMAGE QUALITY SCENE SETUP SILENT MODE SET OK 5 EXIT MENU 4 * xD-Picture Card is required. · Some functions are not available according to the selected mode. g "Functions available in shooting modes and scenes" (P. 55) g "SETUP menus" (P. 26) · The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ). 1 IMAGE QUALITY Menu operations Image quality/Image size SHQ HQ 3072 × 2304 3072 × 2304 Compression Low compression Standard compression Standard compression Changing the image quality Still picture image quality and their applications Application · This is useful for printing large images on full-size paper. · This is useful for performing computer image processing, such as contrast adjustment and red-eye correction. · This is useful for A4 (11.7×8.5 in.)/postcard-size prints. · This is useful for computer editing such as rotating or adding text to a picture. · This is useful for sending as e-mail attachments. · This is useful for expressing the broadness of a subject such as landscapes and for viewing pictures on a wide-screen television. SQ1 2048 × 1536 SQ2 16:9 640 × 480 1920 × 1080 Standard compression Standard compression 18 EN Movie image quality Image quality/Image size SHQ HQ 640 × 480 320 × 240 2 PANORAMA Creating a panoramic picture Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master software on the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required for panorama shooting. Connects pictures from left to right Y: The next picture is connected at the right edge. X: The next picture is connected at the left edge. Connects pictures from bottom to top O: The next picture is connected at the top. N: The next picture is connected at the bottom. Use the arrow pad to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictures; and then compose your shots so that the edges of the pictures overlap. The part of the previous picture where it will be joined to the next picture does not remain in the frame. You have to remember what the part in the frame looked like and take the next picture so it overlaps. Menu operations · Press to exit. · Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. The warning mark (g) is displayed after 10 pictures have been taken. 3 RESET NO /YES Changing the shooting functions back to default settings Restore shooting functions back to default settings. EN 19 Functions for returning the settings to the original when the reset function is executed Function # & F Y IMAGE QUALITY f PICTURE + SOUND MOVIE W/ SOUND Factory default setting AUTO OFF 0.0 OFF HQ jSPORT OFF ON Ref. Page P. 14 P. 13 P. 13 P. 14 P. 18 P. 12 P. 20 P. 20 4 f(Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to best suit the situation. This can be set only when the mode dial is set to f. · By switching to another scene, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene. g "f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation" (P. 12) 5 SILENT MODE OFF /ON Muting operational sounds Menu operations This function allows you to mute operational sounds during shooting and playback (e.g. warning beeps, shutter sounds, etc...). 6 PICTURE + SOUND OFF /ON