Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FE-210/X-775 Olympus
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FE-210/X-775 Getting to k now your camera bette r Quick S tart Gui de Get sta rted usin g your came ra right away. Button operation s Menu operat ions Printing pictures Using OLYMPUS Master ( Thank you for purchasing an Ol ympus digital camer a.
2 EN Conten ts Quick St art Guid e P. 3 T est out th e funct ions of the ca mera buttons by f ollowi ng alo ng with the illustr ation s Learn how to p rint pi ctu res you have taken. Learn how to tra nsfer and save picture s to a computer. Find out more a bout camera operatio ns and how to tak e better picture s.
EN 3 Quick Start Guide Gather these ite ms (box contents) Attach th e strap ( Pull the str ap tight so tha t it does not come loose . Digital came ra Strap AA bat teries (2) USB cable Video cabl e OLYMPUS Mast er CD-ROM Other items • Basic Manual • Advanced Manual (this manual) • Warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
4 EN Quick Start Guide Inse rt th e ba tteri es a. Insert t he batter ies into the came ra. ( Even when an op tional xD- Picture C ard ™ (her ei nafte r ca lle d the card ) is not inse rt ed, yo u can take a pi ctu re. For detai ls on ins erti ng an option al card, please ref er to “Inserti ng and rem oving the ca rd” (P.
EN 5 Quick Start Guide Turn the camer a on This ex plains h ow to turn o n the camera in shoot ing mo de. a. Set the mode dial to h . Still picture shooti ng modes b. Pres s the o button. ( To turn off t he camera, press the o bu tton onc e ag ai n. h This fu nction al lows you t o shoot with the camera 's automat ic setti ngs.
6 EN Quick Start Guide Set date and time a. Press t he O F / < butto n and th e N Y button to select [Y] . ( The firs t two digits of [Y] are fixed . b. Press t he Y # button. c. Press t he O F / < button and the N Y button to select [M]. About the date and time setting screen MENU CANCEL X Y/M/D Y / M / D Y M D TIME Y M D T I M E ----.
EN 7 Quick Start Guide d. Pres s the Y # button. e. Pres s the O F / < button and the N Y button to sel ect [D]. f. Press t he Y # button. g. Pres s the O F / < button and the N Y button to se lect “hour” and “minute”. ( The time is displayed i n the 24-hour format.
8 EN Quick Start Guide Take a picture a. Ho ld the c amer a. c. Shoot. Horizontal gr ip Vertical grip b. Focus. HQ HQ 3072 3072 × 2304 2304 [ IN IN ] 4 4 [ ] Shutte r but ton Press halfway HQ HQ 3072 3072 × 2304 2304 [ IN I N ] 4 4 [ ] The green lamp ind icates the focus and exposure are locked.
EN 9 Quick Start Guide Review your pictures a. Pres s the q button. Erase pi ctures a. Pres s the X & button and the Y # button to display the picture you want to er ase. b. Pres s the S button. c. Pres s the O F / < bu tton to sel ect [YE S] and p ress the H button.
10 E N Button operation s Button operati ons Shootin g still pictur es Set the mode dial to anythi ng except A and pre ss the shu tter butt on lightl y (halfwa y). The green lamp lights when the focus and expos ure are lock ed (focus loc k). Now press the sh utte r button all th e way (complet ely) to take the pict ure.
Button operation s EN 11 Recording movies Set the mode dial to n , and press the s hutte r button half way to lock th e focus. Press the shu tter button completely t o start recording, and press the shutt er butt on again to stop reco rding. Switchin g to the shoo ting mode .
Button operation s 12 E N You can shoot p ictur es by sel ectin g from 10 type s of sce nes accor ding to the situ ation. Press H to c onfirm your selection. This fun ction a llows you to set the t arget i tems by fo llowing t he sho oting guide displayed on t he screen.
Button operation s EN 13 Shooti ng mode: Zooming in on your subjec t (Opti cal zo om x digital zoom: 12x) Playback mode: Changing th e picture d isplay 6 Zoom leve r Zooming while sh ooting /close-u p pl ayback 3072 307 2 × 2304 230 4 HQ HQ 4 4 3072 307 2 × 2304 230 4 HQ HQ 4 4 Zoom out: Turn th e zoom le ver to the W side .
Button operation s 14 E N Displays the To p Menu. Use the arrow pad to select scenes , playb ack pi cture, and the i tems on the menus. This button is used to confirm your sele ction. Shootin g mode : Chan ging p icture bri ghtnes s In sh ootin g mo de pre ss O F / < , set with XY , then pre ss H .
Button operation s EN 15 Press N Y in shooting mode to select on and of f of the se lf-ti mer. Press H to confi rm yo ur select ion. • After s etting the self-timer, pres s the shu tter butt on complete ly. Then the se lf-timer lamp light s for appro ximately 10 seconds, b links f or appro ximately 2 secon ds, an d the shutt er is released.
16 E N Menu o perations Menu operations Press m to dis play the Top Menu on the monit or. • The it ems dis played o n th e Top Me nu dif fer ac cording to t he mode. • Select [ PLAYBA CK MENU] or [SETUP ] and press H to display de tailed menus from which to make settings .
Menu o perations EN 17 During menu operati ons, the bu ttons and their respec tive fu nctio ns are displ ayed at the bo ttom of the monit or. Fol low th ese guides t o navig ate t he menus . This expla ins how to use the menus with the [V IDEO OUT] setting as an ex ample.
18 E N Menu operations 3 Use arrow pad ON to select [VIDEO OUT], and press H . • Unavai lable settin gs cannot be sel ected. •P r e s s X in this screen to move the cu rsor to t he page displ ay. Press ON to change the pa ge. To select an item or funct ion, pres s Y or H .
Menu o perations EN 19 Still picture image quality and their applications Movie image q uality Panorama s hootin g lets you cr eate a panora mic pictu re, soft ware on the pr ovided CD- ROM. An Olymp us xD-Pictur e Card is required for panora ma shooting.
20 E N Menu operations Use the arro w pad to spec ify at which edge you wan t to connec t the pictur es; and the n compose your shots so that the ed ges of the pictures o verlap. The p art of the previous picture th at will be c ombined wil l not remain in the fra me.
Menu o perations EN 21 g “SE T UP men u ” (P. 25 ) g “SILENT MODE S etting to turn off oper ationa l sounds” (P. 20) • The fact ory defaul t settin gs are displa yed in gray ( ). Press H to start the sli desho w. • Only the fi rst fr ame of each movie i s disp layed.
22 E N Menu o perations Operatio ns dur ing pause • To resume the mov ie, press H . • To cancel t he playback of the movie in th e middle of it or during pause, press MENU . Prot ec ted pic ture s cann ot be eras ed usin g [ER ASE ], [SEL. I MAGE] o r [ALL E RASE], but they are all er ased by formatti ng.
Menu o perations EN 23 Protec ted pictu res canno t be eras ed. Cancel pro tection before era sing pro tected picture s. On ce erased, pictures c annot be restored. Check each picture bef ore erasing t o avoid accide ntally eras ing pictu res you want to keep.
24 E N Menu o perations • Select [ VIEW FAVORITES ] to display t he registe red picture s in My Favorite. Use the arrow pad to browse other picture s. • [ADD FA VORITE] a nd [ SLIDESHOW] c an be selec ted by press ing m . Erasing pictures reg istered in My Favorit e • Select the pic ture y ou want to erase with the a rrow pad a nd pres s S .
Menu operations EN 25 All existin g data, inc luding pr otected pic tures, are erased wh en the inte rnal memo ry or card is for matted. Mak e sure that you save or transf er important data to a co mputer before forma tting. • Make sure there is no card inser ted in the c amera when fo rmatting the internal memory.
26 E N Menu operations The pixel mapping feature allows the camera to chec k and adjust the CCD and image processing functions . It is not neces sary to operate t his funct ion freq uently.
Menu o perations EN 27 The factory default se ttings differ accord ing to the region where the camera is sold . • TV vide o signal ty pes by count ry/region .
28 E N Prin ti ng p ict ur es Printing pi ctures By connect ing the camer a to a PictBridge -c ompat ible print er, you can pri nt pict ures directly - no comput er necessar y. Selec t the pictur es you want to prin t and the number of prints using the ca mera’s pr int menus.
Prin ti ng p ict ur es EN 29 2 Turn the printer on and plug the USB cable (provided ) into the camer a’s USB conne ctor and th e printer ’s USB port . • The [EASY PRI NT START] scre en is displaye d. • For detai ls of how to tur n the print er on and th e position of the USB por t, refer to the print er’s instruc tion manual.
30 E N Prin ti ng p ict ur es 5 Dis con ne ct th e US B cab le from the pri nte r. 1 Display the screen indica ted on t he right acco rding to proced ure 1 and 2 on P. 28- P. 29, and press H . 2 Select [CUSTOM PRINT], and press H . 3 Follow the operatio n guide to adjust print settings.
Prin ti ng p ict ur es EN 31 Note • If the [PRINTPAPER] screen is not displayed, [SIZE], [BORDERLESS] and [PICS/ SHEET] are set to as [STANDA RD]. Selecting a print mode Setting the print pap er ALL INDEX MUL TI PRINT ALL PRINT PRINT PRINT MODE SELECT OK SET MENU EXIT PRINT Prints the se lected pictur e.
32 E N Prin ti ng p ict ur es Press XY to select the picture you want to print. You can also use the zoom lever and select a picture from the index display. 4 Select [PRINT ], and press H . • Printing star ts. • When printi ng is finis hed, the [P RINT MODE SELECT] screen is display ed.
Prin ti ng p ict ur es EN 33 5 In th e [PR IN T MO D E SE LE CT] scr een , press M ENU. • A message is displa yed. 6 Disconnect the U SB cab le from t he camera.
34 E N Prin ti ng p ict ur es Note • DPOF r eservat ions set b y another devic e cannot be chang ed by thi s camera. M ake changes usin g the origi nal devi ce. If a card c ontai ns DPOF reservat ions set by another device, enter ing reserva tions usi ng this camera m ay overwri te the pr evious reserva tions.
Prin ti ng p ict ur es EN 35 6 Select [ SET], and pres s H . Reserve s all t he pi ctur es stored on the c ard. T he n umber o f pri nts is s et at one print per picture. 1 Press ME NU in the playba ck mod e to display the Top M enu. 2 Select [PRINT ORDER] and then [ U ], and press H .
36 E N Prin ti ng p ict ur es To reset th e print reservati on data for a selected pi cture: 2 Select [ < ] and pre ss H . 3 Select [KE EP], and pr ess H . 4 Press XY to se lect the picture with t he p rint res ervations you want to cance l, and pre ss N to de cr ease th e numb er o f pr in ts t o 0.
EN 37 Using OLYMPUS Maste r Using OLYMPUS Master Using the USB cable pr ovided wi th your cam era, you can connect th e camer a and compu ter and dow nload (transfe r) th e ima ges to yo ur co mputer u sing th e OLY MPUS Master software , also pr ovided wit h the ca mera.
Using OLYMPUS Master 38 E N Before installing the OL YMPUS Master software, please confirm that your computer is compatib le with the follo wing system r equiremen ts. For ne wer operat ing system s, please r efer to th e Olympu s web site as shown on the back cover of this man ual.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 39 Windows 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driv e. • The OLY MPUS Master setup screen is displayed. • If the scre en is not displayed, double-click the “My Computer” icon and click the CD-ROM icon. 2 Select the d isplay language a nd click th e “OLYMPUS Master 2” b utton.
Using OLYMPUS Master 40 E N Macintosh 1 Insert the CD-ROM int o the CD-RO M drive. • The CD-ROM window is displayed. • If the CD-ROM window is not displayed, double-click the CD-ROM icon on the desktop. 2 Double- click t he “Setup” icon on the deskt op.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 41 4 The camera is recognized by the computer. • Windows When you connect the came ra to your computer f or the first time, the computer attempts to recognize the camera. Click “OK” to exit the message that is displayed. The cam era is recognized as a “Removable Disk”.
Using OLYMPUS Master 42 E N 4 Click “Browse images now”. • The downloaded ima ges are displayed in the browse window. To disconnect t he camera 1 Make s ure tha t the card acce ss lamp ha s stopped b linking. 2 Make the following preparation s for disconnecting the USB cabl e.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 43 1 Click the “Album ” tab on the br owse win dow and select the album that you want to view. • The selected album image is displayed in the thumbn ail area. 2 Double-click the still picture th umbnail that you want to view.
Using OLYMPUS Master 44 E N Note • If your computer is running Windo ws 98SE, you will need to install the USB driver. Before connecting the camera to your computer with the USB cable, double-click the files from th e following folders on the provided OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM.
EN 45 Getting to know your camer a better Getting to know your camera better The batte ry is ins erted in correctl y • Remov e the batte ries an d insert them co rrectly. There is not enough power left in the battery • Insert ne w batter ies. Or, cha rge it wh en usin g the r echargeab le batte ry.
46 E N Getting to know your camer a better There a re se veral way s to focus , de pending on the sub ject. When the subjec t is not in th e center of the fr ame • Place the sub ject in the cen ter of the fram e, lock the f ocus on the s ubject, and th en recom pos e yo ur pi ctu re.
Getting to know your camer a better EN 47 The flash is ac tivated automatically when there is insuf ficient light and the camera is shaken. T o take pictu res with out using the fla sh even when it is dark, set the flash mode to [ $ ] (FLA SH OF F). There are sev eral factors that can c ause t he pi cture t o ap pear g rainy.
48 E N Getting to know your camer a better There are two ways to record t he pictures you take wi th this camera. Recordi ng pictures to the int ernal memory • P ictures are recorded to the in terna.
Getting to know your camer a better EN 49 This camer a uses seve ral lamps t o indicate t he camera status. • Perfo rming any of th e foll owing ope rati ons when not actua lly taki ng pict ure s can deple te the b attery pow er.
50 E N Getting to know your camer a better • To ret urn the changed shooting setting s to def ault sett ings whi le shoo ting, set [RESET] to [YES] . g “RESET Restoring defa ult settings” (P. 20) • When the camer a is turn ed off , all t he shooti ng sett ings oth er than [I MAGE QUALIT Y] and t he scen e mode return to defau lt.
Getting to know your camer a better EN 51 When you get a n error me ssage o n the ca mera... Monito r indicat ion Pos sible cause Correct ive action q CARD ERROR There i s a probl em wi th the card . This car d cannot be used . Inse rt a new card. q WRIT E-P ROT EC T Writing to the card is prohi bi ted.
52 E N Getting to know your camer a better Monitor i ndication Possible cause Corrective actio n This car d cann ot be us ed in this camer a. Or, the card is not formatted . Format the car d or repl ace. • Select [ POWER OF F] and press H and the n ins ert a new card.
Getting t o know yo ur camera better EN 53 Some functio ns cannot be set in certain shoo ting modes. Fo r more detail s, refer to t he table belo w. Functions available in sh ooting modes * The picture qu ality is fi xed to [640 × 480].
54 E N Appendix Appendix Exterio r: • W ipe gentl y with a so ft cloth. If the camer a is ve ry dir ty, s oak t he c lot h in mi ld s oap y wat er and wr ing well. W ipe th e came ra with the dam p cloth and then dry it w ith a d ry cloth. If you have used th e camera at the b each, use a clo th soaked i n clea n water an d wrung well.
Appendix EN 55 ( The batte ry lif e varies w idely dep ending on the type of ba ttery, m anufactur er, sho oting conditions, e tc. Becaus e of th is, there may be ca ses where th e came ra turns its elf off without disp laying the ba ttery level warning, or di splays the battery lev el warning soo ner than usu al.
56 E N Appendix 1 Tur n off t he ca mera . 2 Open t he battery/ card c ompartm ent cover . Inserting the card 3 Orient the card as shown, and inse rt it into the ca rd slot as s hown in the illustration. • I nser t the ca rd st rai ght in. • Insert the c ard unti l it clicks into place .
Appendix EN 57 5 Clos e th e ba tter y/ card comp artm ent cover. Note • T he card access lamp blinks while the camer a is reading or writ ing the images.
58 E N Appendix Read All Instructions — Before you use the product, read all operating instructions. Save all manuals and documentation for future reference. Cleaning — Always unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for cleaning.
Appendix EN 59 WARNING ( Do not use the camera near flammable or explosive gases. ( Do not use the fl ash on pe ople (infant s, sm all children, etc.) at close r ange. • Y ou must be at least 1 m ( 3 ft.) aw ay from the faces of your subjects. Firin g the flash t oo close to the subject’ s eyes co uld cause a m omentary loss of vision.
60 E N Appendix WARNING • Keep ba tter ies dr y at all t imes. • To pr event b atter ies from l eaking , over heating , or c ausing a fi re or e xplosi on, u se only batt eries recommend ed for use wi th thi s prod uct.
Appendix EN 61 • To protec t the high- preci sion t echnol ogy contain ed i n this p roduc t, never leav e th e camera in the places list ed bel ow, no matter if i n use or stora ge: • Pl aces wher e temperat ures and/or hu midit y are high or go thr ough extr eme change s.
62 E N Appendix All rights reserved. No part of these written materials or this software may be reprod uced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording or the use of any type of information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of Olympus.
Appendix EN 63 Use Only D edicated Rechar geable Battery and Battery C harger We stron gly reco mme nd that y ou use on ly the ge nuine Oly mpus de dicate d rechar geab le battery and battery charger with this camera.
64 E N Appendix Notes regarding war ranty maintenance 1. This war rant y wil l only be vali d if the Warranty Certi fica te is duly c omplete d by O lympus or an author ized dealer or other documents contain su ffic ient pr oof.
Appendix EN 65 Specifications ( Camera Product type : Digital recording , JPEG ( for shooti ng and displayi ng) Recording s ystem Still pictures : Digital re cording, JPEG (in accordance with Design rule for Camera File s ystem (DCF)) Applic able sta ndards : Exi f 2.
66 E N Appendix Came ra diag ram Camera Flash (P. 15) Shutter b utton (P. 8, 10 ) Self-timer lamp (P. 15, 49) Lens (P. 54 ) Zoom lever (P. 13) Mode dial (P . 5, 11) Arrow pad ( ON XY ) (P. 14) Strap eye let (P. 3) Battery/card compartm ent cover (P. 4 , 56) Tripod socket Connector co ver/USB connect or (P.
Appendix EN 67 ( Shooting mo de Moni to r s ymbo ls an d ic ons Ite m Indications Re f. page 1 S hooti ng mode P , h , B , F , U , C etc. P. 5, 18 2 Self-tim er Y P. 15 3 Exp osure compensat ion -2.0 – +2.0 P. 14 4 Ba ttery ch eck e (full power), f (low power) P.
68 E N Appendix ( Playback m ode Item Indica tions R ef. page 1 Battery chec k e (full power), f (l ow pow er) P. 51 2 Curren t memory [ IN] (Playi ng back th e pictur es in the intern al memory ), [xD] ( Playing ba ck the pic tures in the the card) P.
EN 69 Index S butto n (Era se) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 15 O F / < button (Ex posure c ompensa- tion/Pr int) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 29 Y # butt on (Fla sh mo de) . . . . . . . . . 15 X & butto n (Ma cro) . . . . . . . . . . . .
70 E N g (Shootin g guide) . . . . . . 5, 12 H HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 I IMAG E QUA LITY . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9, 49 Imag e size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Index displa y G . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EN 71 Single-fra me reservation < . . . . . . 34 Sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 SLIDESHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 24 SPORT j . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SQ1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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