REFERENCE MANUAL 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. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. For customers in Europe "CE" mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection. For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number : C-4040ZOOM Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc. Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York 11747-3157 U.S.A. Telephone Number : 631-844-5000 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Trademarks · IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. · Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. · Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc. · All other company and product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of their respective owners. · The standards for camera file systems referred to in this manual are the "Design Rule for Camera File System/DCF" standards stipulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA). 2 Major features Stores your pictures on SmartMedia (card). ENLARGE SIZE setting Lets you make clear, goodquality prints in larger sizes such as A3 (11" x 14"), etc. TV Playback* Picture transfer to a computer Exposure modes to suit various applications. P: Program auto A: Aperture priority S: Shutter priority M: Manual mode DRIVE Take sequential shots! MODE MENU WB Easy menu operation Menus are grouped according to function. Assign a function you use frequently to a button. Record movies! In addition to still pictures, you can also record video with sound. *Video signal is either NTSC or PAL compatible depending on the video standard in the intended area of distribution. 3 Contents Name of parts ............................................................................10 Camera 10 Viewfinder indications 12 Control panel indications 13 Monitor indications -- Shooting information 15 Monitor indications -- Playback information 19 Still picture playback information 19 Movie playback information 20 How to use this manual ................................................................21 Getting started 1 23 Attaching the strap ................................................................24 Loading the batteries ..............................................................25 Battery check 26 Card basics ..........................................................................28 Inserting/ejecting the card 29 Power on/off ........................................................................30 Card check 31 Date/time setting ..................................................................32 Adjusting the diopter ..............................................................35 Holding the camera................................................................35 Chapter Chapter 2 Quick-start guide 36 Taking still pictures ..........................................................37 Recording movies ..........................................................38 Viewing still pictures -- Using Quick View ........................39 Playing back movies -- Using Quick View ........................40 Erasing pictures ................................................................41 4 Contents Using the menus 3 42 What are the menus? ............................................................43 Menu basics ..........................................................................43 Top menu ..............................................................................44 MODE MENU........................................................................45 Using tabs ............................................................................46 Selecting, setting, and saving functions ....................................47 Example of how to set a function ............................................48 MODE MENU functions (shooting) ..........................................49 MODE MENU functions (playback)..........................................53 Shortcut menu........................................................................54 Mode dial & shortcut menus....................................................55 Mode dial & factory default settings ........................................56 Chapter Shooting basics 58 Shooting mode setting -- Mode dial........................................59 Aperture setting -- Aperture priority shooting 61 Shutter speed setting -- Shutter priority shooting 62 Aperture & Shutter speed setting -- Manual shooting 63 How to use the shutter button ................................................64 Focusing ..............................................................................65 Auto focus 65 When Auto focus does not work -- Subjects that are difficult to focus on 66 Focus lock -- Focusing on subjects that are not in the center of the frame 67 AF MODE -- Changing the focus range 68 FULLTIME AF -- A reliable time-saving way to focus 69 Manual focus 70 Taking still pictures ..................................................72 Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder 72 Taking still pictures while using the monitor 74 Chapter 4 5 Contents Recording movies ..........................................................77 Zoom -- Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting ..............................79 Digital zoom 79 Flash shooting ......................................................................81 Auto-flash 81 Red-eye reduction flash 81 Fill-in flash 81 Flash off 82 Slow Synchronization SLOW1 SLOW2 SLOW 82 Using the Slow Synchronization flash 83 Using the flash 84 Flash intensity control 86 Chapter 4 Advanced shooting 87 Sequential shooting ................................................................88 Sequential shooting & AF Sequential shooting 88 Auto bracketing -- Shooting pictures sequentially with a different exposure for each frame 89 Metering modes -- Metering the subject brightness ..................91 Spot metering -- Selecting the metering area 91 Multi-metering -- Metering the exposure of more than one point in the frame 92 AE lock -- Locking the exposure 94 Macro mode setting -- Taking close-up pictures ......................96 FUNCTION -- Taking black & white or sepia-toned pictures......97 Panorama shooting ................................................................98 Recording sound with still pictures ........................................100 Recording sound with movies ................................................101 Chapter 5 6 Contents Adjusting image quality and exposure 6 102 Record mode ......................................................................103 Selecting record modes 103 ENLARGE SIZE 106 ISO sensitivity ......................................................................107 Exposure compensation ........................................................108 White balance ....................................................................109 AUTO (auto white balance) 109 PRESET (preset white balance) 109 (One-Touch white balance) 109 White balance adjustment 111 Sharpness............................................................................112 Contrast ..............................................................................113 Noise reduction ..................................................................114 Chapter Playback 115 Playing back still pictures ......................................................116 Single-frame playback 116 Quick View 116 Slide-show ..........................................................................117 Playing back movies -- MOVIE PLAY ....................................118 MOVIE PLAYBACK 119 INDEX 120 EDIT 122 Displaying shooting information ............................................124 Close-up playback ..............................................................125 Index display ......................................................................126 Selecting the number of pictures 127 Adding sound......................................................................128 Protect ................................................................................129 Chapter 7 7 Contents Erasing pictures ..................................................................130 Single-frame erase 130 All-frame erase 131 Formatting cards ..................................................................132 Playback on a TV ................................................................133 Picture rotation 134 Chapter 7 Useful functions 135 Custom button......................................................................136 Setting the custom button 137 Using the custom button 137 Shortcut ..............................................................................139 Setting the shortcut menu 140 Using the shortcut menu 141 Self-timer shooting ..............................................................142 All Reset ..............................................................................143 Beep ..................................................................................146 Rec View ............................................................................146 File name ............................................................................147 Pixel Mapping ....................................................................148 Measurement units: m/ft (meters/feet) ..................................149 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Print setting 150 How to print pictures ............................................................151 All-frame Print Reserve ........................................................153 Single-frame Print Reserve ....................................................154 Trimming setting ..................................................................156 Resetting Print Reserve ..........................................................159 8 Contents 10 Transferring pictures to a computer 160 Connecting directly to a computer by cable ............................161 How to connect 162 Installing a USB driver when using Windows 98/98SE 164 Transferring images to a computer -- Downloading................166 Removing the card 170 Removing the USB cable 172 Saving directly from a card ..................................................173 Chapter Chapter 11 Using optional accessories 174 AC adapter ........................................................................175 External flash ......................................................................176 Using the FL-40 external flash 176 Using commercially available external flashes 178 Compatible commercially available external flashes 179 Remote control shooting........................................................180 12 Miscellaneous 182 Troubleshooting....................................................................183 User maintenance ................................................................189 After use 189 Cleaning the camera 189 Error codes..........................................................................190 Specifications ......................................................................192 Glossary of terms ................................................................194 Index ..................................................................................197 Chapter 9 Camera Zoom lever (T/W) (P. 79) Index display/Close-up playback lever ( /) (P. 125, 126) Name of parts Control panel (P. 13, 14) Self-timer/Remote control lamp (P. 142, 180) Remote control receiver (P. 180) Microphone (P. 128) Shutter button (P. 64) Flash (P. 84) Strap eyelet (P. 24) Lens 5-pin external flash socket ( ) (P. 176) Unscrew to remove the cover before connecting the bracket cable. Diopter adjustment dial (P. 35) DC-IN jack (P. 175) A/V OUT jack (MONO) (P. 133) Connector cover (P. 133) Card cover (P. 29) USB connector (P. 162) 10 Camera (Cont.) Macro/Spot button ( Print button ( ) (P. 153) Mode dial ( , A/S/M, P, OFF, (P. 30, 59, 60, 116) ) (P. 91, 96) Erase button ( ) (P. 130) Flash mode button ( ) (P. 84) Viewfinder (P. 12) Arrow pad (ÑñÉí) ) Monitor (P. 15­20, 74) ...