DIGITAL CAMERA FE-230/X-790 FE-240/X-795 Basic Manual ENGLISH 2 FRANÇAIS 26 ESPAÑOL 50 PORTUGUÊS 74 Table of Contents Gather these items (box contents)................................................... 3 Attach the strap ..................................................................................... 3 Prepare the battery ............................................................................ 4 Turn the camera on............................................................................ 5 Set the date and time......................................................................... 6 About the date and time setting screen ................................................. 6 En Set the language ................................................................................ 8 Take a picture..................................................................................... 9 Review your pictures....................................................................... 10 Erase pictures ..................................................................................... 10 Basic operation ................................................................................ 11 Shooting Mode Buttons ....................................................................... 11 Scene Modes ...................................................................................... 12 Macro Mode ........................................................................................ 12 Flash Modes ........................................................................................ 13 Self-Timer ............................................................................................ 13 Power Save Feature............................................................................ 13 Menus and settings ......................................................................... 14 Top Menu ............................................................................................ 14 Erase All Pictures ................................................................................ 14 Connecting the camera ................................................................... 15 Playback on a TV ................................................................................ 15 Direct Printing (PictBridge) .................................................................. 16 Transfer images ............................................................................... 17 OLYMPUS Master software............................................................. 19 Specifications .................................................................................. 20 Safety Precautions........................................................................... 22 Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. Please observe the safety precautions at the end of this manual. The images on the LCD screen and illustrations of the camera used in this manual may differ from the actual product. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided for FE-230/X-790. 2 Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery (LI-42B) En Battery Charger (LI-40C) USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (CD-ROM), Basic Manual (this 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. 3 Prepare the battery a. Charge the battery. 3 Power Cable Lithium Ion Battery 1 En AC Wall Outlet Battery Charger 2 Charging Indicator Red light on: Charging Light off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 300 minutes) Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery in the camera. 2 1 Insert the battery in the direction indicated by the mark. 3 4 5 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 the Advanced Manual. Battery lock knob 4 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 En 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 movement 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. 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 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) En CANCEL MENU Cancels the setting 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 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. En Y M D TIME Y/M/D 2007.02 10 12:30 2007 02.10 12 30 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 7 Set the language a. Press the m button to display the top menu. PICTURE PANORAMA + SOUND RESET IMAGE QUALITY SCENE EXIT MENU SETUP SILENT MODE SET OK m button En b. Press the Y# button to select [SETUP], and press . RESET PICTURE PANORAMA + SOUND IMAGE QUALITY SCENE EXIT MENU SETUP SILENT MODE SET OK c. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [W], and press . 1 2 3 SETUP MEMORY FORMAT BACKUP ENGLISH PIXEL MAPPING NO SET OK BACK MENU d. Press the arrow pad (ONXY) to select a language, and press . · You can add other languages to your camera with the provided OLYMPUS Master software. Please refer to the Advanced Manual. W ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPAÑOL PORTUGUES BACK MENU SET OK 8 Take a picture a. Hold the camera. Horizontal grip Vertical grip En 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) 9 Review your pictures a. Press the q button. q button [IN IN] En Arrow pad Displays the next image Displays the previous image 3072×2304 3072 2304 0.0 '07.02.10 12:30 100-0004 4 HQ 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 10 Basic operation Shooting Mode Buttons While in shooting mode, use these buttons for quick access to some of the more commonly used features. 1 2 5 6 3 4 0 7 8 9 En 1 K button (Shooting) Selects the shooting mode. 2 q button (Playback) Selects the playback mode. 3 m button Displays the top menu. Selects the picture you want to erase in playback mode. 4 S button (Erase) 5 Arrow pad (ONXY) Selects scenes, playback pictures and menu items. 6 X& button (Macro Mode) Enables macro or super macro mode for taking close-up pictures. 7 OF/< button (Exposure Compensation/Print) While in shooting mode, press this button to adjust the exposure compensation value, which affects picture brightness. 8 Y# button (Flash Mode) Selects from 4 flash modes - AUTO, ! (Red-eye reduction), # (Fill-in flash), or $ (Flash off). 9 button (OK) Confirms settings. Sets the self-timer to take the shot approximately 12 seconds after the shutter button is pressed. 0 NY button (Self-timer) 11 Scene Modes This function allows you to switch the f (scene mode) according to the subject. 1 Set the mode dial to f. 1 SPORT Mode Dial O/N En BACK MENU SET OK button 2 Press O/N to select the scene modes and press . Shooting Scene Modes · j SPORT · N INDOOR · · R SELF PORTRAIT · S SUNSET · · P BEHIND GLASS · V CUISINE · · i AUCTION · k UNDER WATER WIDE1*1· · H UNDER WATER MACRO*1 *1 Available for the FE-230/X-790 only. W CANDLE X FIREWORKS d DOCUMENTS l UNDER WATER WIDE2*1 Macro Mode & % This mode lets you take pictures as close as 10 cm (3.9 in.) with FE-230/X-790, 20 cm (7.9 in.) with FE-240/X-795 to your subject. (at the widest angle) Use this mode to take pictures as close as 5 cm (2.0 in.) with FE-230/X-790, 3 cm (1.2 in.) with FE-240/X-795 to your subject. In % mode, the position of the zoom lens is fixed. 1 Press the X& button repeatedly to select [&] or [%] and press . 12 Flash Modes 1 Press the Y# button repeatedly to select the flash mode and press . 2 Press the shutter button halfway. When the flash is set to fire, the # mark lights. 3 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture. Icon Flash Mode Description The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. The red-eye reduction flash mode significantly reduces this phenomenon by emitting pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. The flash fires regardless of the available light. The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. No Auto flash indication ! # $ Red-eye reduction flash Fill-in flash Flash off En Self-Timer 1 Press the NY button to select [Y] and press . 2 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture. The self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed, then starts blinking. After blinking for approximately 2 seconds, the picture is taken. Self-timer Lamp Power Save Feature To save the battery power, the camera automatically enters sleep mode and stops operating if not used for approximately 3 minutes. Operate the shutter button or zoom lever to reactivate the camera. If the camera is not operated for approximately 12 minutes after the camera enters sleep mode, it automatically retracts the lens and turns off. To resume operation, turn on the power again. 13 Menus and settings Top Menu 1 Press the m button to display the top menu on the monitor. 2 Use the arrow pad (ONXY) to select menu items. Top menu in shooting mode En m button RESET PICTURE PANORAMA + SOUND IMAGE QUALITY SCENE EXIT MENU SETUP SILENT MODE SET OK IMAGE QUALITY Sets image quality and resolution. PANORAMA Creates a panoramic picture. RESET Resets to the factory default settings. SCENE Select a scene according to the subject and shooting condition. SILENT MODE Mutes the operation sounds, warning sounds, shutter sound, etc... during shooting and playback. SETUP Sets the date and time, language and other settings. PICTURE+SOUND/MOVIE W/SOUND Records sound during shooting. Erase All Pictures 1 Press the m button to display the top menu in playback mode. ALL ERASE [IN] 2 Select [ERASE], [ALL ERASE], and press . 3 Select [YES], and press . All the pictures are erased. CAUTION ERASING ALL YES NO BACK MENU SET OK 14 Connecting the camera Playback on a TV Use the AV cable provided with the camera to playback recorded images on your TV. Both still pictures and movies can be played back. 1 Make sure that the TV and camera are turned off. Connect the multiconnector on the camera to the video input terminal on the TV using the AV cable. Connector cover Multi-connector Connect to the TV's video input (yellow) and audio input (white) terminals. En AV cable (provided) 2 Turn the TV on and set it to the video input mode. For details on switching to video input, refer to your TV's instruction manual. 3 Turn the camera on and press the q button to select the playback mode. ...