Olympus FE-290, X-825 instruction manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Instruction

Manual

Getting to know your

camera better

Quick Start Guide

Get started using your

camera right away.

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

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(We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important

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Appendix

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Contents

Main DIGITAL CAMERA FE-290/X-825 Instruction Manual Quick Start Guide 2 Contents Quick Start Guide 3 Gather these items (box contents) (Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Attach the strap 4 Prepare the camera a. Charge the battery. b. Insert the battery and the xD-Picture Card (optional) into the camera. Page 6 Turn the camera on When shooting movies (To turn off the camera, press the o button once again. This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. 7 d4347_e_0000_7.book Page 7 Tuesday, July 17, 2007 11:23 AM Set the date and time Cancels the setting .--.-- --:-- [ ] H button HQ 9 Take a picture [ ] b. Focus. c. Shoot. a. Hold the camera. 10 Review your pictures F2.7 1/1000 0.0 11 Button operations [ ] K button (Shooting) Selecting shooting mode/Turning the camera on Shooting still pictures q button (Playback) Selecting playback mode/Turning the camera on Mode dial h Shooting pictures with automatic settings P Set the optimum aperture value and shutter speed R Follow the shooting guide for setting n Recording movies Arrow pad (ONXY) H button OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/ 6 7 8 Page Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Optical zoom: 4 Digital zoom: 4 (optical zoom digital zoom: Max. 16) W Zoom bar Zoom lever d Zoom out: Turn the zoom lever to the W- side. Zoom in: Turn the zoom lever to the T- side. Close-up playback Index display 16 Menu operations SET m button Operation guide 1 2 to select [SETUP], and press H. [8] is on a menu in [SETUP]. 3 4 Shooting mode menu K 3 IMAGE QUALITY 2 4 RESET f (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation CAMERA MENU ISO PANORAMA Playback mode menu q SILENT MODE Operations during movie playback Operations during pause SLIDESHOW MOVIE PLAY PLAYBACK MENU 0 y R MY FAVORITE RESIZE Erasing pictures registered in MY FAVORITE VIEW FAVORITE.......................................................... Viewing registered pictures ALL ERASE ERASE SEL. IMAGE 6 SETUP menus MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) BACKUP W 7 PIXEL MAPPING K /q.........................................................Turning on the camera with the s BEEP 8 X VIDEO OUT POWER SAVE 27 Printing pictures 1 mode. 2 into the multi-connector of the camera and the printers USB port. Direct printing (PictBridge) 3 4 5 1 2 3 Selecting a print mode Setting the print paper Setting the number of prints and data to be printed Selecting the picture to print 4 To cancel printing 5 m. 6 7 1 2 3 reservations, and then press ON to set the number of prints. 6 4 5 Single-frame reservation Page 33 Using OLYMPUS Master What is OLYMPUS Master? Overview Install the OLYMPUS Master software gP.34 Connect the camera to the computer using the USB cable Install the OLYMPUS Master software Operating environment Windows Macintosh 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 Start up the OLYMPUS Master software USB port on the computer using the provided USB cable. 3 4 1 Macintosh 1 Master2 folder. To exit OLYMPUS Master 1 Connecting the camera to a computer 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 Viewing still pictures and movies To download and save images to a computer without using OLYMPUS Master Page 40 Getting to know your camera better The date and time have not been set Shooting tips and information Tips before you start taking pictures The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded Shooting tips Focusing on the subject Subjects that are difficult to focus on Taking pictures without blurring Taking pictures without the flash Increasing the ISO sensitivity The picture is too grainy Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene Taking pictures of a subject against backlight d4347_e_0000_7.book Page 43 Tuesday, July 17, 2007 11:23 AM Using a card (xD-Picture Card) (optional) Additional shooting tips and information Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken Using a new card This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status. To print A4 (11.78.5 in.)/postcard-size images To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a web site Lamp indicators Extending the useful life of the battery Functions that cannot be selected from menus Selecting the optimal image quality Change the monitor setting When you get an error message on the camera... > L r g r Some functions cannot be set in certain shooting modes. For more details, refer to the table below. Functions available in shooting modes and scenes 48 Appendix Exterior: Monitor: Lens: Representative plug of power supply cord of countries/regions around the world Pictures can be recorded on the optional card. Compatible cards Using the internal memory or card F2.7 [ ] HQ 0.0 3072 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS General Precautions WARNING CAUTION DANGER WARNING CAUTION Caution for Usage Environment Battery Handling Precautions LCD Monitor Legal and Other Notices Disclaimer of Warranty Warning Copyright Notice FCC Notice For customers in North and South America d4347_e_0000_7.book Page 56 Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:54 PM Trademarks For customers in USA For customers in Canada SPECIFICATIONS (Camera Design and specifications subject to change without notice. (Lithium ion battery (LI-42B) (Battery charger (LI-40C) Names of Parts Camera (Shooting Mode (Playback Mode 1 3 42 5 10 11 12 F2.7 1/1000 +2.0 62 Index A B C P R S T U