DIGITAL CAMERA FE-310/X-840/C-530 Instruction 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. Contents Quick Start Guide P. 3 Button operations P. 10 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations. Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation. Menu operations P. 18 Printing pictures P. 29 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better P. 34 Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer. P. 38 Find out more about camera operations and how to take better pictures. Read about convenient functions and safety precautions to use your camera more effectively. Appendix P. 46 2 EN Quick Start Guide Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera Strap AA batteries (2) USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2 CD-ROM Quick Start Guide Items not shown: Instruction 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. EN 3 Prepare the camera a. Insert the battery and the xD-Picture Card (optional) into the camera. 2 3 4 1 Quick Start Guide ( Orient the card as shown in the illustration and insert it straight into the card slot. Insert the card until it clicks into place. 5 Notch ( To remove the card, push the card all the way in, release slowly, grasp the card and remove it. 7 6 ( With this camera, you can take pictures without inserting the optional xDPicture CardTM (hereinafter referred to as "the card"). If you take pictures without inserting the card, the pictures will be stored in the internal memory. For details on the card, please refer to "The card" (P. 47). 4 EN Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h. When shooting still pictures When shooting movies Still picture shooting modes h P h B E f R The camera automatically determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures. The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed. This function reduces 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. Select from 11 available scene modes, 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. X o button Y MD TIME ---- -- -- -- -- YMD 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 The date and time screen Y-M-D Hour MD TIME X Y Minute YMD ---- -- -- -- -- 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 X Y MD TIME 2008 -- -- -- -- YMD NY button CANCEL MENU b. Press the Y# button. Y# button c. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [M]. X Y MD TIME 2008 08 -- -- -- YMD CANCEL MENU 6 EN Set the date and time d. Press the Y# button. e. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [D]. X Y MD TIME 2008 08 26 -- -- YMD 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. CANCEL X MENU Y MD TIME 2008 08 26 12 30 YMD Quick Start Guide h. Press the Y# button. i. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [Y/M/D]. CANCEL X MENU SET OK Y MD TIME 2008 08 26 12 30 YMD 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. AUTO button 8M NORM IN 4 The number of storable still pictures is displayed. EN 7 Take a picture a. Hold the camera. Horizontal grip Vertical grip AUTO 8M NORM IN 4 b. Focus. Quick Start Guide Shutter Button AUTO (Press Halfway) 1/1000 F3.2 · The AF target mark lights up green when the focus and exposure are locked. The shutter speed and aperture value are also displayed. · If the AF target mark blinks in red, the focus is not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again. AF target mark Place this mark over your subject. c. Shoot. The card access lamp blinks. Shutter Button (Press Completely) 8 EN Review your pictures a. Press the q button. q button Arrow pad Displays the next image 2008.08.26 12:30 NORM 8M 100-0004 IN 4 Displays the previous image 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 /S button YES NO NO CANCEL MENU SET OK c. Press the OF/< button, select [YES], and press . OF/< button ERASE IN YES NO button CANCEL MENU SET OK EN 9 Button operations 12 3 4 6 5 e Shooting mode Flash mode Macro mode/ Super macro mode P 7 9 c d 0 b 8 a 8M NORM IN 4 Self-timer Number of storable still pictures 1 o button Power on: Camera turns on in shooting mode. · Lens extends · Monitor turns on Turning the camera on and off Button operations 2 Shutter button Shooting still pictures Shooting pictures/Recording movies Set the mode dial to a setting other than n, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The AF target mark lights up green when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to h, P or h). Now press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture. P Locking the focus and then composing the shot (Focus lock) Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then fully press the shutter button to shoot a picture. · If the AF target mark blinks red, the focus is not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again. 1/1000 F3.2 AF target mark Recording movies Set the mode dial to n and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus. 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) Playing back movies Select the movie in the playback mode and press to play. MOVIE PLAY OK 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 4 Button operations Operations during movie playback Playing time/Total recording time 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 00:12 /00:34 O: Increases the volume. N: Reduces the volume. Y: Fast forwards playback when pressed and held. X: Rewinds playback when pressed and held. · Press to pause the playback. Operations during pause 2008.08.26 12:30 100-0004 IN 00:14 /00:34 O: Displays the first frame. N: Displays the last frame. Y: Plays when pressed and held. X: Plays the movie in reverse when pressed and held. · To resume the movie, press . · To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press m. EN 11 5 Mode dial Set the mode dial to the desired shooting mode. Switching shooting modes h Shooting pictures with automatic settings The camera determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures. [CAMERA MENU] settings such as ISO sensitivity cannot be changed. P Set the optimum aperture value and shutter speed The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject. [CAMERA MENU] settings such as ISO sensitivity can be changed. 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 Shooting pictures according to the situation Use PORTRAIT and LANDSCAPE to shoot pictures with the optimal settings. Button operations f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation Select from 11 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions. Press to set. M NIGHT+PORTRAIT /j SPORT /N INDOOR /W CANDLE / R SELF PORTRAIT /S SUNSET /X FIREWORKS / P BEHIND GLASS / V CUISINE /d DOCUMENTS /i AUCTION NIGHT+PORTRAIT EXIT MENU SET OK · 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. R Follow the shooting guide SHOOTING GUIDE 1 Brightening subject. 2 Shooting into backlight. 3 Set particular lighting. 4 Blurring background. 5 Adjusting area in focus. BACK MENU 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. 12 EN 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] (movie) to [OFF]. g "R (movie) Recording movies with or without sound" (P. 22) REC This icon lights during movie recording. 00:34 The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops. 6 g/E button Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide g Changing the information displays Press g to change the display in the following order. Shooting mode Playback mode P Normal display Normal display Button operations ISO 400 8M NORM +2.0 IN 4 2008.08.26 12:30 NORM 8M 100-0004 IN 4 Simple display* 1/1000 F3.2 +2.0 ISO400 NORM 8M 100-0004 IN 4 Detailed display 2008.08.26 12:30 P Frame assist* No information display ISO 400 8M NORM +2.0 IN 4 * This is not displayed when the mode dial is set to n or R. EN 13 E Displaying the menu guide W Sets the language for menus and error messages. With a menu item highlighted, press and hold down E to display the menu guide which will provide more information on the function or setting. 7 Arrow pad (ONXY) Use the arrow pad to select scenes, items on the menus, and to play back pictures. 8 button (OK/FUNC) Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used during shooting. This button is also used to confirm your selection. The functions you can set with the Function Menu g "ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (P. 21) "IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality" (P. 20) Function Menu Button operations P The current camera settings are displayed. ON: Select the function to be set. ISO AUTO 8M 3264 2448 8M 5M 3M 2M PICS LEFT FINE 4 XY: Select a setting, and press . 9 OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/ Printing pictures Shooting mode: Changing picture brightness F Press OF/< in shooting mode, use the arrow pad to select preferred brightness, and press . · Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV 0.0 +0.3 +0.7 +1.0 Use XY to change the display. 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. 29) 14 EN 0 X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject (Macro mode) Press X& in shooting mode to se ...