Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FE-240/X-795 Olympus
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DIGITAL CAMERA Advanced Manual Getting to know your camera bette r Quick Start Guide Get started using your camera right away. Button operat ions Menu op erations Printing p ictures Using OLYMPUS Master ( Thank you for purchasi ng an Olympus digital camera.
2 EN Contents T est out the functions of the camera butt ons by fo llowin g along with t he illustra tions. Learn ho w to print pictures yo u have taken. Learn h ow to tr ansfer and save pictu res t o a comput er . Find out mor e about camer a operat ions and how to take b etter pictures.
Quick Start Guide EN 3 Gather these items (box contents) Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Digital Camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery (LI-42B) Battery Charger (LI-40C) USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (t his manual), Basic Manual, and the Warranty Card.
Quick Start Guide 4 EN Prepare the battery a. Charge the battery. Battery comes partially cha rged. b. Insert the batte ry into the camera. With this camera, you can take pictures without inse rting the optio nal xD-Picture Card™ (hereinafter refe rred to as “the card”).
Quick Start Guide EN 5 Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h . Still picture sho oting modes b. Press the o button. To turn off the camera, press t he o button once again. h For n ormal shooting .
Quick Start Guide 6 EN Set the date and time a. Press the O F / < and N Y but tons to select [Y]. • The first two digits of the year are fixed. b. Press the Y # button. c. Press the O F / < and N Y buttons to select [M]. About the date and time setting screen MENU TIME TIME D M Y ---- ---- .
EN 7 Set the date an d time Quick Start Guide d. Press the Y # button. e. Press the O F / < and N Y buttons to select [D]. f. Press the Y # button. g. Press the O F / < and N Y buttons to sele ct the hours and minutes. • The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.
Quick Start Guide 8 EN Take a picture a. Hold the camera. c. Shoot. Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus. Shutter Button (Press Halfway) HQ HQ 3072 3072 × 2304 2304 [ IN I N ] 4 4 [ ] The green lamp indicates the focus and exp osure are locked. Place this mark over your subject.
Quick Start Guide EN 9 Review your pictures a. Press the q button. a. Press the X & a nd Y # buttons to display th e picture you want to erase . b. Press the S button. c. Press the O F / < button, select [YES], and press . 12:30 1 2 : 3 0 '07.
Button operatio ns 10 EN Button operations Shooti ng still pi ctures Set the mode dial to a setting other than n , and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now press the shutter button all the w ay (completely) to shoot a picture.
Button operat ions EN 11 Shooting mode is selected. This function is used to set the camer a to turn on in shooting mode when K is pressed with the camera off. g “ K / q Turning on the camera with th e K or q button” (P. 27) The last picture taken is displayed.
Button operatio ns 12 EN Select from 10 to 13 available sc ene modes, according to the shooting conditions. Press for setting. • The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to best suit the sit uation.
Button operat ions EN 13 Use the arrow pad to select scen es, playback picture, and the items on the menus. This button is used to confir m your selection. Shooting mod e: Changing pict ure brightness Press O F / < in shooting mode, set with XY , and press .
Button operatio ns 14 EN Press N Y in shooting mode to select on or off for the self-timer. Press for setting. • After setting the self-timer, press the shutter button completely. Then the self- timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for a pproximately 2 seconds, and the shutter is released.
Button operat ions EN 15 Shootin g mode: Zoomi ng in on your su bject Optical zoom: 3x (FE-230/X-790) /5x (FE-240/X-795) Digital zoom: 4x (optical zoom × digital zo om: Max.
Menu operations 16 EN Menu operations Press m to display the top menu on the monitor. • The contents displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode. • Select [PLAYBACK MENU] or [SETUP] and press . The screen for selecting the menu item is then d isplayed.
Menu operations EN 17 This explains how to use the menus with the [ 8 ] (warning sound) setting as an example. 1 Set the mode dial to a setting other tha n R . 2 Press m to display the top menu. Press Y to select [SETUP], and press . •[ 8 ] is on a menu in [SETUP].
Menu operations 18 EN • Some functions are not available according to the selected mode. g “Functions available in shoot ing modes and scen es” (P.
Menu operations EN 19 Movi e image qu ality Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master software on the provided CD-R OM.
Menu operations 20 EN Functions fo r returning the settin gs to th e origin al when the reset function is exec uted The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to best suit the situation. This can be set only when the mode dial is set to f .
Menu operations EN 21 g “SETUP menus” (P. 26) g “SILENT MODE Muting operational sound s” (P. 20) • The factory default settings are displayed in gr ay ( ). Press to start the slideshow. • Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.
Menu operations 22 EN Operatio ns during mo vie playbac k •P r e s s to pause the playback. Operatio ns during pa use • To resume the movie, press . • To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press m . Protected pictures cannot be erased using [ERASE], [SEL.
Menu operations EN 23 Pictures taken w ith the camera held vert ically are displayed horizontally. This function lets you turn such pict ures so that they are displa yed vertically. New picture orientations are saved ev en when the power is turned off.
Menu operations 24 EN Registers and plays back your favo ri te still pictures as new ones. Up to 9 pictures can be registered. • Registered pictures cannot be erased by for matting.
Menu operations EN 25 If the recorded digital image has any blur incurred by camer a shake, the image will be stabilized and saved as a new one. • Select a picture with XY , and select [YES] w ith ON to stabilize the picture. • When corrected or stabilized pictures are displayed, [YES] cannot be selected.
Menu operations 26 EN • Some functions are not available according to the selected mode. g “Functions available in shoot ing modes and scen es” (P. 55) All existing data, including protected pictures, are erased when the internal memory or card is formatted.
Menu operations EN 27 The pixel mapping feature allows the camera to check and adjust the CCD and image processing functions. It is not necessary to operate this fun ction frequently. Approximately once a year is re commended. Wait at least one minute after taking or viewing pictures to al low the pixel mapping function to perform properly.
Menu operations 28 EN The date and time is saved with eac h image, and is used in the file name. If the date and time are not set, the [ X ] screen is displayed each time the camera is turned on. • The first two digits of [Y] are fixed. • The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.
Menu operations EN 29 Playing back pi ctures on a TV Turn off the camera and the TV before connecting. Settings on t he TV Turn the TV on, and set it to video input mode. • For details of switching to video input, refer to your TV’s instruction manual.
Printing pi ctures 30 EN Printing pictures By connecting the camera to a PictBridge- compatible printer, you can pr int out pictures directly. Select the pictures you want to pr int and the number of pr ints on the camera’s monitor. To find out if your printer is compatible with PictBridge, refer to the printer’s instruction manual.
Printin g pictures EN 31 2 Turn the pri nter on and plug the USB cable p rovided w ith the camera into the multi-connec tor of the camera and the printer’s USB port. • The [EASY PRINT START] screen is displayed. • For details of how to turn the pr inter on and the position of the USB port, refer to the printer’s instruction manua l.
Printing pi ctures 32 EN 5 Remove the USB c able from the printer. 1 Display the screen being in dicated on the right accor ding to Steps 1 and 2 on P. 30-31, and press . 2 Select [CUSTOM PRINT], and press . 3 Make the print settin gs according to the operatio n guide.
Printin g pictures EN 33 Note • If the [PRINTPAPER] screen is not displayed, [S IZE], [BORDERLESS] an d [PICS/SHEET] are set to as [STANDA RD]. Press XY to select the picture you want to print. You can also turn the zoom lever and select a picture from the index display.
Printing pi ctures 34 EN 4 Select [OK], and press . • Printing starts. • When printing is finished, the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen is displayed. To cancel printing 5 In the [PRINT MOD E SELECT] screen, p ress m . • A message is displayed. 6 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera.
Printin g pictures EN 35 Print reservations allow you to save printing data (the number of pr ints and the date and time informatio n) with the pictures stored on the card. With print reservation, you can print out pictures easily either at home u sing a personal DPOF-compatible printer or at a photo store that sup ports DPOF.
Printing pi ctures 36 EN Follow the operatio n guide to make a print reservation for a selected picture. 1 Press m in the play back mode and disp lay the top menu. 2 Select [PR INT OR DER] [ < ], and press . 3 Press XY to select the frames for print reservatio ns, a nd then pres s ON to set the number of prin ts.
Printin g pictures EN 37 Reserves all the pictures stored on the card. The number of prints is set at one print per picture. 1 Press m in the playba ck mode and display the top menu. 2 Select [PRINT ORDER] [ U ], and press . 3 Select the date and time setting, and press .
Using OLYMPUS Master 38 EN Using OLYMPUS Master Using the USB cabl e provided with your camera , you can connect the camera and compu ter and download (t ransfer) the images to your comput er using the OLYMP US Master soft ware, also p rovided with the camera.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 39 Before instal ling the OLYMPUS Maste r softwar e, please conf irm that your computer is compatible with the following system requirements. For newer operating systems, please refer to t h e Olympus web site as shown on the back cover of this manual.
Using OLYMPUS Master 40 EN Windows 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • The OLYMPUS Master setup screen is displayed. • If the screen is not displayed, double-click the “My Computer” icon and click the CD-ROM icon . 2 Select the display lang uage and click the “OLYMPUS Master 2” bu tton.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 41 Macintosh 1 Insert the CD-ROM int o the CD-ROM 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-clic k the “Setup” icon on the de sktop.
Using OLYMPUS Master 42 EN 4 The camera is recognized b y the computer. • Windows When you connect the camera to your computer for the first time, the computer attempts to recognize the camera. Click “OK” to ex it the message that is displayed. The camera is recognized as a “Removable Disk”.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 43 2 Select “New Album” and enter an album name. 3 Select the image file s and click “Transfer Images”. • A window indicating that the download is complete is displayed. 4 Click “Browse imag es now”. • The downloaded images are displayed in the browse window.
Using OLYMPUS Master 44 EN 1 Clic k the “Al bum” ta b on the browse wind ow and select the albu m that you wan t to view. • The selected album image is displayed in the thumbnail area. 2 Double-click the still picture thum bnail that you want to view.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 45 Please take care that your bat tery is fully char ged! 1 Make sure that yo ur computer is con nected to the Int ernet. 2 Plug the USB cable in to the USB port on the computer. 3 Plug the other en d of the USB cable in to the camera’s USB con nector.
Getting to know your camera better 46 EN Getting to know your camera better The battery is not charged • Charge th e batte ry with the charger . The battery is temp orarily unable to functio n because of the cold • Battery performanc e declin es in l ow temper atures, a nd the ch arge ma y not be suf ficient to turn on the camer a.
Getting to know your camera better EN 47 The camera has been used in the same condition from the time of pu rchase • No date an d time h ave been set in th e camer a at the t ime of p urchase. Set the da te and time be fore usin g the came ra. g “Set th e date an d time” (P .
Getting to know your camera better 48 EN halfw ay, and th en retu rn the c amera to t he hori zontal po sition wh ile keepi ng the butto n presse d halfway an d take the pi cture. Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button ge ntly to shoot the picture.
Getting to know your camera better EN 49 There are two ways to record the pictur es you take with this cam era. Recording pic tures to the internal memory • Pictures ar e reco rded to t he inte rnal.
Getting to know your camera better 50 EN • If you use a non -Olympu s card or a car d used for ano ther ap plication , such as a compu ter, the messa ge [CARD ERROR ] is displaye d. To use this c ard with this c amera, use t he [FORMAT] func tion to fo rmat the card .
Getting to know your camera better EN 51 A record mode expresses a combinat i on of desired image size and compression level. Use the following examples to help determine the optimal image quality when shooting. To print large images on full-size paper/To edit and proc ess images on a computer • [SHQ] or [HQ] To print A4 (11.
Getting to know your camera better 52 EN • Whe n a card ha s been inser ted in the camera, the pictur es in the inte rnal memory ca nnot be pla yed back. Pul l out the c ard befo re operati ng the camera. • Press the zoom lev er to t he W-side to dis play the pictures as thumb nails (index display) .
Getting to know your camera better EN 53 When you get an e rror message on the camera... Monitor indic ation Possib le cause Correc tive ac tion q CARD ERROR There is a pr oblem with the card . This car d cannot be us ed. Ins ert a new card. q WRIT E- PROTECT Writing to the card is prohi bited.
Getting to know your camera better 54 EN NO CONN ECTION The camer a is not connect ed to the compute r or the pri nter correc tly. Disco nnect the ca mera and co nnect it aga in correc tly. NO PAPER There i s no pa per in the printer . Load some paper in to the printer.
Getting to know your camera better EN 55 Some functions cannot be set in certain shooting modes. For more details, refer to the table below . Functi ons avail able in shoot ing modes *1 Avail able in the FE-23 0/X-79 0 only. *2 [IMA GE QUAL ITY] is fi xed at [640 × 48 0].
Appendi x 56 EN Appendix Exterior: • Wipe gently with a soft clo th. If the came ra is very dirty, soak the cloth in mild soapy water and wrin g well. Wip e the ca mera wi th the da mp cloth and then dry it with a dry cl oth. If you ha ve used t he camera at t he beach, us e a cloth soaked in cl ean water an d wrung well.
Appendi x EN 57 ( Using a n exhausted battery may cause th e camera to tu rn off wit hout displ aying the batte ry level warn ing. ( The rech argeable batter y is not full y charged at the time o f purchase . Charge t he batte ry fully with the LI -40C char ger before use.
Appendi x 58 EN Using the internal memory or card You ca n confi rm on the monitor wh ether th e internal memory or card is being u sed during shooting and pla yback operations.
Appendi x EN 59 Removing the card 4 Push the card all the way in and release slowly. • The card protrudes slightly and st ops. • Grasp the card and remove.
Appendi x 60 EN Read All Instru ctions — Before you use t he prod uct, read all oper ating in structio ns. Save al l manuals and document ation for future re ferenc e. Cleanin g — Always u nplug thi s prod uct from t he wall outlet b efore cl eaning .
Appendi x EN 61 WARNING ( Do not use the camera near flammable or exp losive gases. ( Do not use the flash on people (infants, sm all children, e tc.) at close range. • You must be at least 1 m ( 3 ft. ) away fro m the fa ces of you r subje cts. Fir ing the flash too close to the subjec t’s eyes co uld caus e a momentary l oss of visi on.
Appendi x 62 EN DANGER • Th e camera use s a lithium i on battery specified by Olympus. Char ge the batt ery with the spec ified cha rger. Do not us e any othe r charge rs.
Appendi x EN 63 • T o protec t the high -preci sion tech nology cont ained in this pro duct, neve r leave the camera in the places liste d below, no matt er if in use or stor age: • Places wher e temperat ures and/ or humidit y are high or go through e xtreme change s.
Appendi x 64 EN • Do not p ush th e monito r forci bly; ot herwise t he ima ge may b ecome vagu e, re sulting in a pl ayback mo de fail ure or da mage to the monit or. • A strip of l ight may appear on the to p/botto m of the mon itor, b ut this is not a malfunc tion.
Appendi x EN 65 • R adio a nd Telev ision Interfer ence Change s or modi fications not exp ressly approve d by the manufact urer may void the user’ s authori ty to oper ate this eq uipment. This equipme nt has been t ested an d found to comply with the l imits fo r a Clas s B digit al device , pursu ant to Par t 15 of th e FCC Ru les.
Appendi x 66 EN Use Only Dedicated R echargeable Battery and Battery Charger We strong ly recom mend that you use only the genuine Olympus de dicated rechar geable bat tery and bat tery char ger with t his camer a.
Appendi x EN 67 (e) Any defe ct that occur s due t o carele ss or i mproper storag e (suc h as kee ping the pr oduct under conditi ons of high temperatur e and humi dity, nea r insect repel lents s uch as nap hthal ene or ha rmful dr ugs, e tc.), im proper ma intena nce, etc.
Appendi x 68 EN SPECIFICATIONS ( Camera Product type : Digital camera (f or shooti ng and displ aying) Reco rding syst em Still pict ures : Digital recordin g, JPEG (i n accordanc e with Des ign rule for Ca mera File system (D CF)) Applicable standa rds : Exif 2.
Appendi x EN 69 Dimens ions : FE-230/X-79 0: 90.5 mm (W) × 55.0 mm (H ) × 16.5 mm ( D) (3.6 × 2.2 × 0.6 i n.) (exclu ding p rotrusi ons) FE-240 /X-795 : 93.5 mm (W) × 56.0 mm (H ) × 20.0 mm ( D) (3.7 × 2.2 × 0.8 i n.) (exclu ding p rotrusi ons) Weight : FE-230/X- 790: 105 g (3.
Appendi x 70 EN Names of Pa rts Came ra Flash g P. 14 Zoom lever g P. 15 o button g P. 10 Lens Mode dial g P. 11 O F / < but ton (Expo sure Compensatio n/Print) g P. 13 X & button (Macro mode ) g P. 13 N Y button (Self-t imer) g P. 14 Strap eyelet g P.
Appendi x EN 71 ( Shooting Mode Monitor Symbols & Icons Item Indi cations Ref. Page 1 Shooting mode h , B , F , U , A , C etc. P. 11 2S e l f - t i m e r Y P. 14 3 Exposur e compensat ion -2.0 – +2.0 P. 13 4B a t t e r y c h e c k e = full power, f = low power – 5G r e e n l a m p { = Auto Focus Lo ck P.
Appendi x 72 EN ( Playback Mode Item Indicatio ns Ref. Page 1 Batter y check e = full power, f = low power – 2 Current memory [IN] ( Playin g back th e pict ure in the intern al memory), [xD] (Playing back the pictur e in the c ard) P. 57 3 Print rese rvation/ Number of prints Movie < ×10 n P.
EN 73 Index K / q ........ ........... .......... ........... ..... 27 h (AUTO) ............... .......... ..... 5, 11 S button (e rase) .................... ..... 9, 14 Y # button ( flash mod e) ............ ..... 14 X & butto n (macro ) . ......
74 EN Monitor br ightne ss adjust ment s ........ ........... .............. .......... ......... 27 MOVIE PLAY ........... ........... .......... .. 21 MOVIE W/SOUND ....... .............. ..... 20 MULTI PRINT........... ........... .......... .. 33 Multi-con nector.
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