User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA C-4000 ZOOM - QUICK START GUIDE

Loading the batteries DIGITAL CAMERA C-4000 ZOOM Quick-start guide sure 1 Make dial isthe camera is turned off (i.e. the mode set to OFF). Inserting/Removing the memory card (SmartMedia) sure 1 Make dial isthe camera is turned off (i.e. the mode set to OFF). Taking still pictures Program shooting 2 Slide the battery compartment lock on the battery compartment cover in the direction of . We've included this convenient Quick-Start Guide to show you basic functions and techniques that will help you quickly master your new camera. For more detailed descriptions of procedures, as well as for additional information on more sophisticated features not covered here, please refer to the printed "Basic Manual", or the primary "Reference Manual" on the CD-ROM. Package contents Camera Strap Lens cap/String CR-V3 lithium battery packs (2 packs) or AA (R6) alkaline batteries (4 pieces) (Provided battery type depends on the area where you purchased this camera.) Video cable USB cable Basic manual Quick-start guide Software installation guide (included in the CD-ROM package) CD-ROMs with Windows 98 USB driver software, Reference manual, and more. Warranty card/Registration card (not provided in some areas) Safety Precautions (booklet) SmartMedia Static-free case Index labels (2 pieces) Write-protect adhesive seals (4 pieces) SmartMedia instructions 2 Open the card cover. 1 Remove the lens cap and set the mode dial to P. 2 Point the camera towards a subject while viewing through the viewfinder. battery compartment cover in the 3 Slide the of the arrow (A) with your fingertip direction and open it (B). Do not use your fingernail, as this could result in injury. A B 4 Insert the batteries in the direction shown in the illustration. Battery alignment When using CR-V3 lithium battery packs Inserting the card 3 Insert the card fully with the contact area facing towards the monitor side. Insert until you feel it locked into place. Hold the card in a straight orientation to the card slot. Do not attempt to insert the card at an angle. Note the orientation of the card. If it is inserted incorrectly, it may become jammed. Removing the card Push in the card lightly to unlock it, then pull it out. Attaching the strap When using AA (R6) batteries Card access lamp 1 2 Loosen the strap in both stoppers. Pull out the ends of the strap from each stopper, then pull them Stopper out of each ring. the 4 Threadstrapend of the back through the ring and stopper as indicated by the arrows. Ring Strap eyelet 5 5 6 the strap to the 6 Attachfollowing steps 3other strap eyelet ­ 5. Close the battery compartment cover, then press it down (C) and slide it in the opposite direction of the arrow printed on it (D). When pressing the battery compartment cover shut, be sure to press the center of the cover, as it may be difficult to close properly by pressing the edge. Make sure the cover is completely closed. Slide the battery compartment lock on the battery compartment cover in the direction of . C 3 To focus on the subject, press the shutter button halfway, slowly and gently. When the subject is in focus, the green lamp lights steadily. Green lamp D 4 Close the cover tightly. Note: Never open the card cover, eject the card, remove the batteries, or disconnect the optional AC adapter while the camera is in use or the camera is communicating with a computer. Doing so could destroy all data on the card. start shooting, press the shutter the way (fully). 4 ToWhen the orange lamp lights, the flash button gently all when required. fires automatically The card access lamp blinks and the camera begins storing pictures on the card. 3 Printed in Japan 1AG6P1P1373 ­ ­ A Note: Manganese (zinc-carbon) batteries cannot be used. To turn the camera off, set the mode dial to OFF. Before shooting, turn the diopter adjustment dial to see the AF target mark clearly. VT387102 Viewing still pictures Recording movies Playing back movies Erasing pictures Single-Frame Erase 1 Set the mode dial (playback mode). to Remove cap and set 1 The the lens default settingthe mode dial to factory is . . MODE 1 MOVIE SELECT GO Display the movie frame (picture with steps 1 and 2 in "Viewing still pictures". Press . The top menu appears. ) you want to play back. T See 1 2 Display the picture you want to erase. T See steps 1 and 2 in "Viewing still pictures". Press the (erase) button. Erase button 2 Display the desired pictures using the arrow pad. Jumps to the picture 10 frames behind. To change to the movie mode, first press the is selected on button. Press Éí repeatedly until the screen, then press . 2 Press Ñ on the 3 select MOVIE PLAY.arrow pad to Green lamp Displays the next picture. MOVIE PLAY INFO MODE MENU 2 Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead. Displays the previous picture. Zoom lever Point the camera towards a subject while viewing with the monitor. Press Ññ to select MOVIE 4 PLAYBACK on the MOVIE PLAY HQ 320x240 When the ERASE screen appears, press 3 To cancel erasure, press ñ on the arrow pad Ñ to select YES. to select NO, and press or the button. ERASE YES NO Turning the zoom lever towards T: Enlarges the picture. W: Displays multiple pictures at the same time. screen. To exit the MOVIE PLAY screen, press É. button Card access lamp MOVIE PLAY 4 Press to erase the picture. SELECT GO MOVIE PLAYBACK INDEX EDIT Press to avoid accidentally erasing images. To cancel protection, press again. button halfway. 3 Press the shutter is in focus, the green lamp blinks once. When the subject Protect mark HQ AF target mark 4 Press the recording. shutter button all the way to star t Press to avoid accidentally erasing images. To cancel protection, press again. CANCEL SELECT GO OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. 1-631-844-5000 24/7 online automated help: http://support.olympusamerica.com/ Phone customer support: Tel. 1-888-553-4448 (Toll-free) During movie recording, the orange lamp next to the viewfinder is illuminated and lights in red on the monitor. Seconds remaining Press to start playback. 5 When playback finishes, the screen returns to the beginning of the movie. OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. (EUROPA) GMBH. Premises/Goods delivery: Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel. 040-237730 Letters: Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany the button all the way again to stop recording. 5 Presscard shutterlamp blinks and the camera starts writing the movie to the card. The access If is pressed again when the movie playback is finished, the MOVIE PLAYBACK screen appears. To exit the movie playback mode and return to the MOVIE PLAY screen, press Ññ to select EXIT, then press . If the displayed seconds remaining reach "0", shooting finishes automatically and the camera starts writing the movie to the card. http://www.olympus.com/ Buttons and Dial Viewfinder View subjects while shooting. Menu functions Moving around the Menu screen 1 : Activates macro mode or metering mode. Macro (close-up) shooting Normal : 80 cm to (2.6 ft to ) Macro : 20 cm to 80 cm (0.6 ft to 2.6 ft) Spot metering Meters within the AF target on the viewfinder. (Normally, digital ESP is activated. Digital ESP meters the center of the subject and the area around it.) During macro mode shooting, spot metering is activated. : Print reserve Press Note: The Top menu and available menu functions vary depending on the mode. (See the Reference Manual for more details.) 2 Top menu (Mode dial: "P") 3 If you select MODE MENU in step 2 4 to enter each menu CAM PIC SET CARD PIC CAMERA Macro/Spot button Shooting OFF DRIVE ISO FLASH AUTO IN+ MODE MENU to select to select DRIVE The top menu functions can be changed to your liking in the P, A/S/M and S-Prg modes (SHORT CUT setting). Brings up CAMERA menu Brings up PICTURE menu Brings up CARD menu Brings up SETUP menu CARD SET Playback Flash mode button Shooting : Selects flash modes. (Normally, the flash fires in low-light and backlight conditions.) Minimizes "red-eye" phenomena. Always fires. SLOW Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds. Prevents the flash from firing. : Erases pictures one-by-one. Menu functions during shooting SCENE SELECT A/S/M/ Jumps to the virtual dial screen. You can select a shooting mode. MY MODE SETUP FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING Sets the beep sound (used for warnings. etc.) to OFF/LOW/HIGH. Customizes settings, which are activated in the mode. Chooses how to name files and folders of images to be saved. Checks the CCD and image processing circuit for errors. Adjusts the brightness of the monitor. CAMERA Sets self-timer shooting. DRIVE Selects a sequential mode from (single-frame shooting), (sequential shooting), (AF sequential shooting) or BKT (auto bracketing). Selects ISO sensitivity from AUTO/100/200/400. Adjusts the flash intensity for different shooting conditions. FLASH SLOW When using an external flash, you can choose whether to use it with the built-in flash or by itself. Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds. Reduces the noise on images during long exposures. Decides the best exposure by metering up to 8 different spots in the image. The maximum optical zoom (3x) can be extended even more by the 3.5x digital zoom, making possible up to approx. 10x zoom. Keeps the image in focus at all times without having to press the shutter button halfway. Selects the auto focus method (iESP or SPOT). Lets you shoot from as close as 2 cm to your subject (super macro mode). PANORAMA 2 IN 1 Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus CAMEDIA-brand cards. Combines two pictures taken in succession and stores them as a single picture. Lets you shoot pictures in black & white or sepia tone. Lets you change the position of the AF target mark using the arrow pad. Changes the amount of shooting information displayed on the monitor. Displays a histogram showing the brightness and contrast of the subject in your monitor. Playback Sets the date and time. m/ft VIDEO OUT SHORT CUT CUSTOM BUTTON Sets the measurement units (m/ft) used during manual focus. Selects NTSC or PAL according to your TV's video signal type. TV video signal type differs depending on the region. Lets you assign frequently-used functions as shortcut menus on the top menu. Lets you assign a frequently used function to the camera's custom button. Arrow pad Menu : Selects/adjusts the menu functions and items. Shooting : Sets aperture/shutter speed/exposure compensation values. Playback : Selects pictures to be displayed. ISO Mode dial (Movie record/Scene program shooting) (Aperture priority Shutter priority/Manual/ My Mode shooting) (Program shooting) Playback : Records movies or takes still pictures for a variety of different conditions. : The user sets aperture and/or shutter speed manually, or the camera activates the user's customized settings. : The camera sets the optimal exposure. : The camera turns off. : Plays back a picture. NOISE REDUCTION MULTI METERING DIGITAL ZOOM FULLTIME AF AF MODE Menu functions during playback (still pictures) Runs through all saved pictures one after another (slide-show). INFO Changes the amount of shooting information displayed on the monitor. (still pictures) Displays a histogram showing the luminance distribution of recorded pictures. Shutter button Focuses (half press) or shoots (fully press). MOVIE PLAY (movies) Plays back movies. You can also make indexes of still-shots from movies. Zoom lever Shooting W/T Playback / Print reserve : Zooms in/out. : Displays multiple pictures at the same time (Indexdisplay), or enlarges pictures (close-up playback). : Sets trimming size. FUNCTION AF AREA INFO EDIT (still pictures) Makes the file size smaller. Enlarges a part of a picture and saves it as a new picture. CARD CARD SETUP Formats cards (FORMAT), or erases all images on them (ALL ERASE). Custom button Shooting Playback : Performs whichever function you have set for it. : Prevents pictures from being erased accidentally. Rotates a picture. PICTURE Sets the record mode resolution. WB Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source. Lets you make fine changes to the white balance manually. SCREEN SETUP SETUP Registers a stored picture so that you can select it in PW ON SETUP and/or PW OFF SETUP. Selects the number of frames in the index display. (4/9/16-frame) Monitor button Turns the monitor on/off. Press quickly two times to play back the last recorded image. SHARPNESS CONTRAST SATURATION Adjusts the sharpness of images. Adjusts the contrast of images. Adjusts the level of color depth without changing tint. ALL RESET, , PW ON SETUP, PW OFF SETUP, , , as described in SETUP under "Menu functions during shooting". , VIDEO OUT: Same CARD OK/Menu button Menu : Displays the menu screen or sets selected menu items. Shooting : When you press and hold this button for more than one second, the camera switches to manual focus mode. CARD SETUP Formats cards (all images on the card are deleted). SETUP ALL RESET Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power. Selects a language for on-screen display. PW ON SETUP PW OFF SETUP REC VIEW Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned on. Sets the picture displayed on the monitor when the power is turned off. Selects whether to display images while saving them to a card. Monitor Shooting : View subjects while shooting. Playback : Displays recorded images.