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...DIGITAL CAMERA FE-230/X-790 FE-240/X-795 Advanced Manual Quick Start Guide Get started using your new camera, please read these illustrations is provided 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... this manual in this manual. ( The screen and camera illustrations shown in a safe place for FE-230/X-790. Before you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these instructions carefully...
...DIGITAL CAMERA FE-230/X-790 FE-240/X-795 Advanced Manual Quick Start Guide Get started using your new camera, please read these illustrations is provided 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... this manual in this manual. ( The screen and camera illustrations shown in a safe place for FE-230/X-790. Before you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these instructions carefully...
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P. 30 Learn how to use your camera better Appendix P. 10 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations. P. 46 Find out more effectively. 2 EN P. 16 Learn about camera operations and how to take better pictures. P. 56 Read about convenient functions and ...safety precautions on how to print pictures you have taken. P. 38 Learn how to transfer and save pictures to know your camera more about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation. Contents Quick Start Guide P. 3 Button operations Menu operations ...
P. 30 Learn how to use your camera better Appendix P. 10 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations. P. 46 Find out more effectively. 2 EN P. 16 Learn about camera operations and how to take better pictures. P. 56 Read about convenient functions and ...safety precautions on how to print pictures you have taken. P. 38 Learn how to transfer and save pictures to know your camera more about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation. Contents Quick Start Guide P. 3 Button operations Menu operations ...
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EN 3 Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Attach the strap Quick Start Guide Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Quick Start Guide Gather these items (box contents) 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 (this manual), Basic Manual, and the Warranty Card.
EN 3 Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Attach the strap Quick Start Guide Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Quick Start Guide Gather these items (box contents) 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 (this manual), Basic Manual, and the Warranty Card.
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...For details on : Charging Light off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 300 minutes) Battery comes partially charged. Insert the battery into the camera. 21 Insert the battery in the direction indicated by the mark. 3 45 Quick Start Guide Battery lock knob To remove the battery, press ...the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. With this camera, you can take pictures without inserting the optional xD-Picture Card™ (hereinafter referred to "Inserting and removing the card" 4 EN (P. 58)....
...For details on : Charging Light off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 300 minutes) Battery comes partially charged. Insert the battery into the camera. 21 Insert the battery in the direction indicated by the mark. 3 45 Quick Start Guide Battery lock knob To remove the battery, press ...the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. With this camera, you can take pictures without inserting the optional xD-Picture Card™ (hereinafter referred to "Inserting and removing the card" 4 EN (P. 58)....
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... the o button once again. E Suitable for taking pictures of people at night. Use the shooting guide displayed on the camera in the supplied instruction manual. Hint The directions of a landscape. a. B Suitable for taking pictures. Press the o button....Y N EN 5 b. This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures of people. f R Select from 10 available scene modes (FE-240/X-795) or 13 available scene modes (FE-230/X-790), according to the situation. When shooting movies Quick Start Guide When shooting still ...
... the o button once again. E Suitable for taking pictures of people at night. Use the shooting guide displayed on the camera in the supplied instruction manual. Hint The directions of a landscape. a. B Suitable for taking pictures. Press the o button....Y N EN 5 b. This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures of people. f R Select from 10 available scene modes (FE-240/X-795) or 13 available scene modes (FE-230/X-790), according to the situation. When shooting movies Quick Start Guide When shooting still ...
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Take a picture a. Focus. c. Shoot. 8 EN Place this mark over your subject. The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. Shutter Button (Press Completely) The card access lamp blinks. Shutter Button (Press Halfway) [] [IN] HQ 3072×2304 4 The number of pictures that can be taken is displayed. Hold the camera. Horizontal grip Vertical grip Quick Start Guide b.
Take a picture a. Focus. c. Shoot. 8 EN Place this mark over your subject. The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. Shutter Button (Press Completely) The card access lamp blinks. Shutter Button (Press Halfway) [] [IN] HQ 3072×2304 4 The number of pictures that can be taken is displayed. Hold the camera. Horizontal grip Vertical grip Quick Start Guide b.
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... 10 EN Button operations 12 d 3 4 5 Shooting mode Self-timer Flash mode 6 8 [] b c9 a [IN] HQ 3072×2304 4 7 Macro mode 0 1 o 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...
... 10 EN Button operations 12 d 3 4 5 Shooting mode Self-timer Flash mode 6 8 [] b c9 a [IN] HQ 3072×2304 4 7 Macro mode 0 1 o 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...
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...Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures. B E M Shooting pictures according to the situation Use PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE and NIGHT+PORTRAIT to shoot pictures with automatic settings The camera determines the ...optimum settings for shooting pictures. 3 K button (Shooting) Selecting shooting mode/Turning the camera on Shooting mode is displayed. • Press the arrow pad to ...
...Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures. B E M Shooting pictures according to the situation Use PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE and NIGHT+PORTRAIT to shoot pictures with automatic settings The camera determines the ...optimum settings for shooting pictures. 3 K button (Shooting) Selecting shooting mode/Turning the camera on Shooting mode is displayed. • Press the arrow pad to ...
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...PictBridge)" (P. 30) 9 X& button Shooting pictures close as 5 cm/2.0 in. (FE-230/X-790)/3 cm/1.2 in.(FE-240/X-795) to your subject. This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.9 in. (FE-230/X-790)/20 cm/7.9 in.(FE-240/X-795) (when the zoom is set for setting. Button operations EN 13 Press ... for the zoom-out angle) and as close to the subject Press X& in shooting mode to your subject. Playback mode: Printing pictures Display a picture to print out in playback mode, connect the camera...
...PictBridge)" (P. 30) 9 X& button Shooting pictures close as 5 cm/2.0 in. (FE-230/X-790)/3 cm/1.2 in.(FE-240/X-795) to your subject. This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.9 in. (FE-230/X-790)/20 cm/7.9 in.(FE-240/X-795) (when the zoom is set for setting. Button operations EN 13 Press ... for the zoom-out angle) and as close to the subject Press X& in shooting mode to your subject. Playback mode: Printing pictures Display a picture to print out in playback mode, connect the camera...
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...default setting AUTO OFF 0.0 OFF HQ jSPORT OFF ON Ref. This can be changed to the original when the reset function is taken. Only the digital zoom can be set only when the mode dial is set to f. • By switching to another scene, most settings will record about 4 seconds... sounds OFF /ON This function allows you want to record. 7 MOVIE W/ SOUND Recording movies with still pictures OFF /ON When activated [ON], the camera will be used during shooting and playback (e.g. When recording, aim the camera microphone at the source of the sound you to best suit the situation.
...default setting AUTO OFF 0.0 OFF HQ jSPORT OFF ON Ref. This can be changed to the original when the reset function is taken. Only the digital zoom can be set only when the mode dial is set to f. • By switching to another scene, most settings will record about 4 seconds... sounds OFF /ON This function allows you want to record. 7 MOVIE W/ SOUND Recording movies with still pictures OFF /ON When activated [ON], the camera will be used during shooting and playback (e.g. When recording, aim the camera microphone at the source of the sound you to best suit the situation.
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...] to begin recording. • The [BUSY] bar will be temporarily displayed. 4 RESIZE Changing the size of pictures 640 × 480 /320 × 240 This changes the image size of a picture and saves it as a new file. R Adding sound to still pictures YES /NO R BACK MENU [IN]...EXIT OK EXIT OK EXIT OK +90° 0° -90° Select a picture with XY, and select [90°]/[0°]/[-90°] with the camera held vertically are displayed vertically. This function lets you turn such pictures so that they are displayed horizontally. y...Rotating pictures +90° / 0° / ...
...] to begin recording. • The [BUSY] bar will be temporarily displayed. 4 RESIZE Changing the size of pictures 640 × 480 /320 × 240 This changes the image size of a picture and saves it as a new file. R Adding sound to still pictures YES /NO R BACK MENU [IN]...EXIT OK EXIT OK EXIT OK +90° 0° -90° Select a picture with XY, and select [90°]/[0°]/[-90°] with the camera held vertically are displayed vertically. This function lets you turn such pictures so that they are displayed horizontally. y...Rotating pictures +90° / 0° / ...
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... data (the number of prints and the date and time information) with ON to mark R on some pictures. IMAGE Erasing by other cameras, or edited pictures cannot be fixed. 7 ERASE Erasing selected pictures/Erasing all the pictures in advance. ALL ERASE..... Once erased, pictures ... pictures cannot be erased. Check each picture before erasing protected pictures. 6 DIS EDIT Stabilizing the recorded digital image YES /NO If the recorded digital image has any blur incurred by camera shake, the image will be restored. BACK MENU SET OK • Movies, pictures taken by selecting...
... data (the number of prints and the date and time information) with ON to mark R on some pictures. IMAGE Erasing by other cameras, or edited pictures cannot be fixed. 7 ERASE Erasing selected pictures/Erasing all the pictures in advance. ALL ERASE..... Once erased, pictures ... pictures cannot be erased. Check each picture before erasing protected pictures. 6 DIS EDIT Stabilizing the recorded digital image YES /NO If the recorded digital image has any blur incurred by camera shake, the image will be restored. BACK MENU SET OK • Movies, pictures taken by selecting...
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... according to the card Insert the optional card into the camera. g "Functions available in the camera when formatting the card. • Before using non-Olympus cards or cards which have been formatted on a computer, you purchased this camera. Check if the battery is not empty before formatting. ...• Make sure there is no card inserted in the camera when formatting the internal memory. •...
... according to the card Insert the optional card into the camera. g "Functions available in the camera when formatting the card. • Before using non-Olympus cards or cards which have been formatted on a computer, you purchased this camera. Check if the battery is not empty before formatting. ...• Make sure there is no card inserted in the camera when formatting the internal memory. •...
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Select [PIXEL MAPPING]. Menu operations EN 27 Approximately once a year is displayed, press . It is not necessary to turn the camera off during playback SETUP 1 2 BEEP 3 SHUTTER SOUND VOLUME BACK MENU SET OK • Press ON to adjust the volume. • You can adjust...brightness BRIGHT/ NORMAL BEEP Adjusting the volume of operation sound when the buttons are pressed OFF (No sound)/ LOW /HIGH 8 Adjusting the volume of camera warning sound OFF (No sound)/ LOW / HIGH SHUTTER SOUND Adjusting the volume of five levels or mute the volume. PIXEL MAPPING Adjusting the image ...
Select [PIXEL MAPPING]. Menu operations EN 27 Approximately once a year is displayed, press . It is not necessary to turn the camera off during playback SETUP 1 2 BEEP 3 SHUTTER SOUND VOLUME BACK MENU SET OK • Press ON to adjust the volume. • You can adjust...brightness BRIGHT/ NORMAL BEEP Adjusting the volume of operation sound when the buttons are pressed OFF (No sound)/ LOW /HIGH 8 Adjusting the volume of camera warning sound OFF (No sound)/ LOW / HIGH SHUTTER SOUND Adjusting the volume of five levels or mute the volume. PIXEL MAPPING Adjusting the image ...
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...D Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y) CANCEL MENU Cancels the setting • The first two digits of [Y] are not set the time precisely, with each image, and is used in the 24-hour format. • To set , the [X] screen is displayed each time the camera is turned on. VIDEO OUT Playing back pictures on a TV, set... the video output according to your TV's video signal type. • TV video signal types differ by country/region. To play back camera images on a TV NTSC /PAL The factory default settings differ according to the TV. If the date and time are fixed. • The...
...D Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y) CANCEL MENU Cancels the setting • The first two digits of [Y] are not set the time precisely, with each image, and is used in the 24-hour format. • To set , the [X] screen is displayed each time the camera is turned on. VIDEO OUT Playing back pictures on a TV, set... the video output according to your TV's video signal type. • TV video signal types differ by country/region. To play back camera images on a TV NTSC /PAL The factory default settings differ according to the TV. If the date and time are fixed. • The...
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... picture you want to select the playback mode. • The last picture taken is displayed on the TV. AV cable (provided) Settings on the camera Turn the camera on , and set it to video input mode. • For details of switching to video input, refer to the TV's video input (yellow) and... cover Connect to your TV's instruction manual. • Images and the information displayed on the screen may be cropped depending on a TV Turn off the camera and the TV before connecting.
... picture you want to select the playback mode. • The last picture taken is displayed on the TV. AV cable (provided) Settings on the camera Turn the camera on , and set it to video input mode. • For details of switching to video input, refer to the TV's video input (yellow) and... cover Connect to your TV's instruction manual. • Images and the information displayed on the screen may be cropped depending on a TV Turn off the camera and the TV before connecting.
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...printer's instruction manual. STANDARD All printers that support PictBridge have standard print settings. Refer to the printer's instruction manual for connecting digital cameras and printers of prints on the printer you can be used to print out on the monitor. Select the pictures you want... to these settings. What is compatible with PictBridge, refer to a PictBridge-compatible printer, you use. vary depending on the camera's monitor. A standard for its standard settings or contact the printer manufacturer. 1 Display the picture you want to print out the picture...
...printer's instruction manual. STANDARD All printers that support PictBridge have standard print settings. Refer to the printer's instruction manual for connecting digital cameras and printers of prints on the printer you can be used to print out on the monitor. Select the pictures you want... to these settings. What is compatible with PictBridge, refer to a PictBridge-compatible printer, you use. vary depending on the camera's monitor. A standard for its standard settings or contact the printer manufacturer. 1 Display the picture you want to print out the picture...
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Multi-connector USB cable • The [EASY PRINT START] screen is displayed. • For details of how to turn the printer on and plug the USB cable provided with the camera into the multi-connector of the USB port, refer to the printer's instruction manual. 3 Press OF/ 2 Turn the printer on and the position of the camera and the printer's USB port.
Multi-connector USB cable • The [EASY PRINT START] screen is displayed. • For details of how to turn the printer on and plug the USB cable provided with the camera into the multi-connector of the USB port, refer to the printer's instruction manual. 3 Press OF/ 2 Turn the printer on and the position of the camera and the printer's USB port.
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Select [EASY PRINT]. Printing pictures 32 EN You can use [EASY PRINT] even when the camera is displayed. With the camera turned off or in shooting mode, connect the USB cable. g "EASY PRINT" Step 3 (P. 31), "Other print modes and print settings" Step 2 (P. 32) Other print modes ...
Select [EASY PRINT]. Printing pictures 32 EN You can use [EASY PRINT] even when the camera is displayed. With the camera turned off or in shooting mode, connect the USB cable. g "EASY PRINT" Step 3 (P. 31), "Other print modes and print settings" Step 2 (P. 32) Other print modes ...
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Setting the number of prints and data to be printed PRINT INFO DATE FILE NAME 1 WITHOUT WITHOUT BACK MENU SET OK
Setting the number of prints and data to be printed PRINT INFO DATE FILE NAME 1 WITHOUT WITHOUT BACK MENU SET OK