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DIGITAL CAMERA
FE-230/X-790
FE-240/X-795
Advanced
Quick Start Guide
Get started using your
camera right away.
Manual
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Using OLYMPUS Master
Getting to know your
camera better
Appendix
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Contents Quick Start Guide P. 3 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations. Button operations P. 10 Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic Menu operations P. 16 operation. Learn how to print pictures you have taken. P. 30 Printing pictures Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer. Using OLYMPUS Master P. 38 Find out more about camera Getting to know your camera operations and how to take better pic
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Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery (LI-42B) Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master (LI-40C) CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (this manual), Basic 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
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Prepare the battery a. Charge the battery. 3 Power Cable Lithium Ion Battery Battery Charger 1 2 Charging Indicator AC Wall Outlet Red light on: Charging Light off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 300 minutes) Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery into the camera. Insert the battery in the direction 2 1 indicated by the mark. 3 4 5 Battery lock knob To remove the battery, press the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. With this camera, you can
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Quick Start Guide Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h. When shooting movies When shooting still pictures Still picture shooting modes h For normal shooting. h This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures. B Suitable for taking pictures of people. E Suitable for taking pictures of a landscape. M Suitable for taking pictures of people at night. f Select from 10 available scene
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Set the date and time About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D Hour Minute Y M D T TIME IME - ---- ---.--.-- --:-- .--.-- --:-- Y Y/M/ / M / D Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y) MENU CANCEL Cancels the setting a. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [Y]. • The first two digits of the year are fixed. OF/< button Y M D T TIME IME 2 2007 007.--.-- --:-- .--.-- --:-- Y Y/M/ / M / D MENU NY button CANCEL b. Press the Y# button. Y# button c. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [M]. Y M D T
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Quick Start Guide Set the date and time d. Press the Y# button. e. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [D]. Y M D T TIME IME 2 2007 007.0 02 2.1 10 0 --:-- --:-- Y/M/ Y / M / D MENU CANCEL f. Press the Y# button. g. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select the hours and Y M D T TIME IME minutes. 2 2007 007.0 02 2.1 10 0 1 12 2:3 30 0 Y/M/ Y / M / D • The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. MENU OK CANCEL SET h. Press the Y# button. i. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [Y/M/D].
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Take a picture a. Hold the camera. Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus. Place this mark over your subject. Shutter Button [ ] (Press Halfway) [ ] IN IN HQ HQ 3 3072 072×2 2304 304 44 The number of pictures that can be taken is displayed. The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. c. Shoot. The card access lamp blinks. Shutter Button (Press Completely) 8 EN Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide Review your pictures a. Press the q button. q button [ ] IIN N H HQ Q 3072 3072×2 2304 304 Arrow pad 0.0 0.0 ''07.02.10 07.02.10 12:30 12:30 Displays the next image 1 100-0004 00-0004 4 Displays the previous image Erase pictures a. Press the X& and Y# buttons to display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the S button. ERASE [[ ]] IN IN YES NO S button MENU OK BACK SET c. Press the OF/< button, select [YES], and press . OF/< button ERASE [ ] IN YES NO MENU OK button BA
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Button operations 12 d Shooting mode Self-timer 3 Flash mode 5 4 8 6 [ ] [ ] IN IN b c 9 a H HQ Q 3 3072 072×2 2304 304 44 7 Macro mode 0 1o button Turning the camera on and off Power on: Camera turns on in shooting mode. • Lens extends • Monitor turns on 2 Shutter button Shooting pictures/movies Shooting still pictures 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 pre
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Button operations 3K 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) 4q 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 di
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f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation Select from 10 to 13 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions. Press for setting. j SPORT /N INDOOR /W CANDLE /R SELF PORTRAIT /S SUNSET /X FIREWORKS /P BEHIND GLASS /V CUISINE *1 /d DOCUMENTS /i AUCTION /k UNDER WATER WIDE1 *1*2 *1 /l UNDER WATER WIDE2 /H UNDER WATER MACRO • The scene selection screen displays sample images 1 SPORT and the shooting mode to best suit the situation. • To switch to a d
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Button operations 6 Arrow pad (ONXY) Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, and the items on the menus. 7 button This button is used to confirm your selection. 8OF/< button Changing picture brightness/Printing pictures Shooting mode: Changing picture brightness Press OF/< in shooting mode, set with XY, and + 2 2.0 .0 press . • Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV For manually making fine Y: Brighten adjustments to the exposure when taking pictures. X: Darken OK SET Activate
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0NY button Self-timer shooting Press NY in shooting mode to select on or off for the self-timer. Press for setting. OFF Self-timer off Cancel the self-timer. Y Self-timer on Set the self-timer. • After setting the self-timer, press the shutter button completely. Then the self- timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and the shutter is released. • To cancel the self-timer, press NY. • Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot. a Y#
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Button operations d Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Optical zoom: 3x (FE-230/X-790)/5x (FE-240/X-795) Digital zoom: 4x (optical zoom × digital zoom: Max. 12x (FE-230/X-790)/20x (FE- 240/X-795)) Zoom out: Zoom in: Turn the zoom Turn the [ ] [ ] lever to the W- zoom lever to [ ] [ ] side. IIN N IIN N the T-side. HQ HQ 3072 3072×2 2304 304 44 HQ HQ 3 3072 072×2 2304 304 44 Zoom bar The white area is the optical zoom area. The red area
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Menu operations K button (Shooting mode) q button (Playback mode) Arrow pad (ONXY) m button About the menus Press m to display the top menu on the monitor. • The contents displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode. Top menu SETUP menu items (Still picture shooting mode) SETUP P PICTURE ICTURE P PA ANORAMA NORAMA + + SOUND SOUND 1 MEMORY FORMAT 2 BACKUP IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE R RESET ESET QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY SETUP S SETUP ETUP 3 ENGLISH PIXEL MAPPING SILENT SILENT SCENE SCENE NO MOD
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Menu operations Using the menus 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 than R. 2 Press m to display the top menu. PICTURE PICTURE Press Y to select [SETUP], and press . P PA ANORAMA NORAMA + SOUND + SOUND IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE •[8] is on a menu in [SETUP]. R RESET ESET QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY S SETUP SETUP ETUP S SILENT ILENT SCENE SCENE M MODE ODE MENU OK EXIT SET 3 Press ON to select [8], and press . SETUP
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Shooting mode menu K When shooting still pictures When shooting movies 2* 1 1 M MOVIE OVIE P PICTURE ICTURE 7 6 P PA ANORAMA NORAMA + SOUND + SOUND P PA ANORAMA NORAMA W/ SOUND W/ SOUND IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE 3 3 RESET RESET QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY SETUP SETUP SETUP RESET RESET QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY SETUP SETUP SETUP SILENT SILENT SILENT SILENT 5 5 S SCENE CENE SCENE SCENE MODE MODE MODE MODE MENU OK MENU OK EXIT SET EXIT SET 4 * xD-Picture Card is required. • Some functions are
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Menu operations Movie image quality Image quality/Image size SHQ 640 × 480 HQ 320 × 240 2 PANORAMA Creating a panoramic picture Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master software on the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required for panorama shooting. Connects pictures from Connects pictures from left to right bottom to top Y: The next picture is connected at the O: The next picture is connected at the right edge. top. X: The next picture is
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Functions for returning the settings to the original when the reset function is executed Function Factory default setting Ref. Page AUTO P. 14 # & OFF P. 13 F 0.0 P. 13 Y OFF P. 14 IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 18 jSPORT P. 12 f PICTURE + SOUND OFF P. 20 MOVIE W/ SOUND ON P. 20 4f(Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation 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.
