Olympus FE-240 Bedienungsanleitung

DIGITAL CAMERA Advanced Manual Getting to know your camera better Quick Start Guide Get started using yo ur camera right away. Button operations Menu operatio ns Printing pict ures Using OLYMPUS Master ( Thank you for purchasing an Ol ympus digital camer a. Before you sta rt to use your new ca mera, please read these instr uctions carefully to enj [...]

2 EN Contents T est out the functions of the camera buttons by follo wing along with the illustration s. Learn how to prin t pictures you have taken. Learn how to transf er and save picture s to a co mputer. Find out more abo ut camera operati ons and ho w to take b etter pictures. Read about c onvenien t funct ions an d safety precautions on how t[...]

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, an d the Warranty Card. Contents may vary depending on purcha[...]

Quick Start Guide 4 EN Prepare the battery a. Charge the battery. Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery into the c amera. With this camera, you ca n take pictures without inserting the optio nal xD-Picture Card™ (hereinafter refe rred to as “the card”). For details on inserting the card , please refer to “Insertin g and rem[...]

Quick Start Guide EN 5 Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mod e. a. Set the mode dial to h . Still picture shooting modes b. Press the o button. To turn off the camera, press the o button once again. h For norm al shooti ng. h This functi on reduces th e blur incu rred by a mo ving subject , or camera shake when [...]

Quick Start Guide 6 EN Set the date and time a. Press the O F / < and N Y buttons 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 ---- ---- .--.-- --:-- .--.-- --:-- CANCEL Y/M/ Y / M / D Y-M-[...]

EN 7 Set the date and 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 select the h ours and minutes. • The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. h. Press the Y # button. i. Press the O F / < and N Y buttons to select [Y[...]

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 exposure are locked. Place this mark over your subject. The number of pictures that can be taken is displayed. (Press Comple[...]

Quick Start Guide EN 9 Review your pictures a. Press the q button. a. Press the X & and 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 '07.02.10 ' 0 7 . 0 2 . 1 0 100-0004 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 4 4 HQ HQ [ IN I N ] 3072 3 0 7 2 × 2304[...]

Button operations 10 EN Button operations Shooting sti ll pictures Set the mode dial to a settin g other than n , and lightly press the sh utter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now press the shutter button all the way (com pletely) to shoot a picture. Locking the focus and then composing [...]

Button operation s EN 11 Shooting mode is selected. This function is used to set the camera to turn on in shooting mode wh en K is pressed with the camera off. g “ K / q Turning on the camera w ith the K or q button” (P. 27) The last picture taken is displayed. • Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. • Use the zoom lever to switch bet[...]

Button operations 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 situation . • To switch to a different scene mode after a scene mode has been selected, press m to select [SCENE] from the to[...]

Button operation s EN 13 Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, an d the items on the menus. This button is used to confirm your se lection. Shooting mode: C hanging picture bright ness Press O F / < in shooting mode, set with XY , and press  . • Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV Playback mode: Printing pictu res Display a p[...]

Button operations 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, blin ks for approximately 2 seconds, and the shutter is released. • To cancel the self-timer, press [...]

Button operation s EN 15 Shooting mode: Zooming in on your su bject 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)) Playback mo de: Switchi n g the picture display Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback d [ IN I N ] 4 4 [ ] HQ HQ 3072 3072 ?[...]

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 displayed. • When the mode dial is set to R and the set tings are made by follo wing the[...]

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 setti ng other than R . 2 Press m to display the top menu. Press Y to select [SETUP], and press  . •[ 8 ] is on a menu in [SETUP]. 3 Press ON to select [ 8 ], an d press  . • U navailable settings cannot [...]

Menu operations 18 EN • Some functions are not available according to the selected mode. g “Functions available in shoot ing modes and scenes” (P. 55) g “SETUP menus” (P. 26) • The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ). Still picture image qualit y and their appl ications Shooting mode menu K IMAGE QUALITY Changing the imag[...]

Menu operations EN 19 Movie ima ge quality Panorama shooting lets you create a pa noramic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master software on the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Ca rd is required for panorama shooting. Use the arrow pad to specify at which e dge you want to connect the pictures; and then compose your shots so that the edges of the[...]

Menu operations 20 EN Functions for returni ng the settings to the original when the reset function is executed The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to best suit the situation. This can be set only when th e mode dial is set to f . • By switching to another scene, most settings will be changed to the default set[...]

Menu operations EN 21 g “SETUP menus” (P. 26) g “SILENT MODE Muting operational sounds” (P. 20) • The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ). Press  to start the slideshow. • Only the first frame of each movie is displayed. • To cancel the slideshow, press  . Select [MOVIE PLAY] from the top menu, and press  to pl[...]

Menu operations 22 EN Operations dur ing movie playbac k •P r e s s  to pause the playback. Operations dur ing pause • 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. IMAGE] or [ALL ERASE], b ut they are all erased[...]

Menu operations EN 23 Pictures taken with the came ra held vert ically are displayed horizontally. This function lets you turn such pictures so that they are displayed vertically. New picture orientations are saved ev en when the power is turned off. Select a picture with XY , and select [90°]/[0°]/[-90°] with ON to rotate pictures. You can rota[...]

Menu operations 24 EN Registers and plays back your favori te still pictures as new ones. Up to 9 pictures can be registered. • Registered pictures cannot be erased by formatting. g “Erasing pictures registered in MY FAVORITE” (P. 2 4) Note • Registered pi ctures cann ot be edite d, printed, copied to a card, trans ferred to a computer, or [...]

Menu operations EN 25 If the recorded digital image has any blur incurre d by camera shake, the imag e will be stabilized and saved as a new one. • Select a picture with XY , and select [YES] with ON to stabilize the picture. • When corrected or stabilized pictures are displayed, [YES] cannot be selected. • Some blurs may be left on some pict[...]

Menu operations 26 EN • Some functions are not available according to the selected mode. g “Functions available in shoot ing modes and scenes” (P. 55) All existing data, including protected pictures, are erased w hen the internal memory or card is formatted. Make sure that you save or transfer import ant data to a computer before formatting. [...]

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 function frequently. Approximately once a year is recommend ed. Wait at least one minute after taking or viewing pictures to al low the pixel mapping function to perform properly. If you t[...]

Menu operations 28 EN The date and time is saved with each 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. • To set the time precisely, with the curs or either “minu[...]

Menu operations EN 29 Playing back pictures on a TV Turn off the camera and the TV before con necting. Settings on the 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. • Images and the information displayed on the screen may be cropped depending on the TV’s [...]

Printing pictures 30 EN Printing pictures By connecting the camera to a PictBridge- compatible printer, you can print out pictures directly. Select the pictures you want to print and the number of prints on the camera’s monitor. To find out if your printer is compatible with PictBridge, refer to the printer’s instruction manual. What is PictBri[...]

Printing pict ures EN 31 2 Turn the printer on and plu g the USB cable provided with th e camera into the multi-connecto r of the camera and the printer’s USB port. • T he [EASY PRINT START] screen is displayed. • F or details of how to turn the printe r on and the position of the USB port, refer to the printer’s instruction manual. 3 Press[...]

Printing pictures 32 EN 5 Remove the USB cable from the printer. 1 Display the scr een being indicated on the right according to Steps 1 and 2 on P. 30-31, and press  . 2 Select [CUSTOM PRINT], and press  . 3 Make the print settings ac cording to the op eration guide. You can use [EASY PRINT] even when the camera is turned off or in shooting [...]

Printing pict ures EN 33 Note • If the [PRINTPAPER] screen is not display ed, [SIZE], [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. Selecting a print mode Setting the print pape r Selecting the picture to pri[...]

Printing pictures 34 EN 4 Select [OK], and press  . • P rinting starts. • W hen printing is finished, the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen is displayed. To cancel printing 5 In the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen, press m . • A message is displayed. 6 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera. 7 Disconnect the USB cable from the printer. Setting the n[...]

Printing pict ures EN 35 Print reservations allow you to save printing data (the number of prints and the date and time information) with the pictures stored on the ca rd. With print reservation, you can print out pictures easily either at home using a personal DPOF-compatible printer or at a photo store th at supports DPOF. DPOF is a standard form[...]

Printing pictures 36 EN Follow the operation guide to make a print r eservation for a selected picture. 1 Press m in the playba ck mode and display the top menu. 2 Select [PRINT O RDER] [ < ], and press  . 3 Press XY to select the frames for print reservations, and then p ress ON to set the number of prints. • Y ou cannot make print reserva[...]

Printing pict ures 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 playback mo de and display the top menu. 2 Select [PRINT ORDER] [ U ], and press  . 3 Select the date and time setting, and press  . NO The pictures are pr inted withou t the date and time. DATE All pic[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master 38 EN Using OLYMPUS Master Using the USB cable pr ovided with your camera , you can connect the camer a and computer and download (transf er) the images to your comput er using the OLYMPUS Maste r software, also provided with the camera. OLYMPUS Master is a software applicati on fo r managing your digital imag es on your comput[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master EN 39 Before installing t he OLYMPUS Master softwar e, please conf irm that your computer is compatible with the following system requirements. For newer operating system s, please refer to th e Olympus web site as shown on the bac k cover of this manual. Operatin g environment Windows OS Windows 2000 Prof essional/XP Home Edit[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master 40 EN Windows 1 Insert the CD-ROM into th e CD-ROM drive. • The OLYMPUS Mast er setup screen is displayed. • If the screen is no t displayed, double-click the “My Computer” icon and click the CD-ROM icon. 2 Select the display languag e and click the “OLYMPUS Master 2” button. • Wh en the component installation scr[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master EN 41 Macintosh 1 Insert the CD-ROM into 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-click the “Setup” icon on the desktop. • The OLYMPUS Master installation screen is displayed. • Follow the on-screen instructio[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master 42 EN 4 The camera is recognized by th e computer. • Windows When you connect the camera to your computer for the first time, the computer attempts to recognize the camera. Click “OK” to exit the message that is displayed. The camera is recognized as a “Removable Disk”. • Macintosh The iPhoto program is the default [...]

Using OLYMPUS Master EN 43 2 Select “New Albu m” 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 images n ow”. • The downloaded images are displayed in the browse windo w. To disconne ct the camera 1 Make sure that the c[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master 44 EN 1 Click the “A lbum” tab on the brow se window and select the album that you want to view. • Th e selected album image is displayed in the thumbnail area. 2 Double-click the still picture thumbn ail that you want to view. • O LYMPUS Master switches to the image edit window and the picture is enlarged. • Click ?[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master EN 45 Please take care that your battery is ful ly charged! 1 Make sure that your co mputer is connected to the Internet. 2 Plug the USB cable into t he USB port on the com puter. 3 Plug the other end o f the USB cable into the camera’s U SB connector. • The camera turns on automatically. • The monitor turns on and the se[...]

Getting to know your camera better 46 EN Getting to know your camera better The battery is not charged • Charge the b attery with the charger. The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the co ld • Battery perfo rmance declin es in low t emperatures, a nd the cha rge may not be sufficie nt to turn on the camera. Re move the ba tte[...]

Getting to know your camera better EN 47 The camera has been used in th e same condition from the time of purchase • No date and time have been set in the ca mera at the t ime of purch ase. Set the date and time before us ing the came ra. g “Set the date and time” (P. 6), “ X Setting the da te and time ” (P. 28) The battery has been remov[...]

Getting to know your camera better 48 EN halfway, a nd then re turn the c amera to the horizont al positio n while keepi ng the button pres sed halfway an d take the pictu re. Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently to shoot the picture. In addition, blurring is reduced when taking pictur es in the h mode. The factors that can[...]

Getting to know your camera better EN 49 There are two ways to record the pictures you take w ith this camera. Recording pictures to the interna l memory • Pictures are recorded to t he internal memory, and when the numb er of storable still pic tures reache s 0, you connect the camer a to a computer to download the pictures; and then er ase the [...]

Getting to know your camera better 50 EN • If you use a non-Olympu s card or a car d used for anot her applicat ion, such as a computer, th e message [CA RD ERROR] is displaye d. To use this car d with this camera , use the [FORMAT] func tion to format th e card. g “MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatti ng the internal memory or card” (P. 26) This [...]

Getting to know your camera better EN 51 A record mode expresses a combinati 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 (11.7×8.5 in.)/postc ard-[...]

Getting to know your camera better 52 EN • When a c ard has been ins erted in the camera, the pic tures in the internal memory cannot be played bac k. Pull out the c ard before operating th e camera. • Press the zo om lever to t he W-side to d isplay the pictures as thumbnails (index dis play). g “Zoom le ver Zooming while shooti ng/Close -up[...]

Getting to know your camera better EN 53 When you get an error message o n the camera... Monitor indicatio n Possible ca use Correc tive action q CARD ERROR There is a probl em with the card. This card cann ot be used. I nsert a new card. q WRITE- PROTECT Writing to the card is prohibited. The recorded i mage has been protected ( read-only) on a co[...]

Getting to know your camera better 54 EN NO CONNECTION The camera is not connected to the computer or th e printer correctly . Disconnect the camera an d connect it again co rrectly. NO PAPER There is n o paper in the printer. Load some pap er into the printer. NO INK The printer ha s run out of ink. Replace the ink cartrid ge in the printer. JAMME[...]

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. Functions ava ilable in shoot ing modes *1 A vailable in the FE-23 0/X-790 on ly. *2 [IMAGE QUALITY] is fixed at [640 × 480]. Functions available in shooting mo des and scenes Shooting mode h i A l M h f Func[...]

Appendix 56 EN Appendix Exterior: • Wipe gently with a s oft cloth. If the came ra is very dirty, soak the cloth in mild soapy water and wring well. Wip e the camer a with the da mp cloth and then dry it with a dry cloth. If you have use d the camera at t he beach, use a cl oth soake d in clean water and wrun g well. Monitor: • Wipe gently with[...]

Appendix EN 57 ( Using an ex hausted batt ery may cause th e camera to tu rn off witho ut displaying the battery leve l warning. ( The rechar geable batt ery is not ful ly charged at the time of purc hase. Char ge the battery fu lly with the LI-40C char ger before us e. ( The provi ded rechargea ble battery usually tak es approxi mately 300 minu te[...]

Appendix 58 EN Using the internal memory or card You can co nfirm on the monitor whether the internal memory or card is bein g used during shooting and playback ope rations. 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Open the battery/card compartment cover. Inserting the card 3 Orient the ca rd as shown, and in sert it into the card slot as shown in the illustration[...]

Appendix EN 59 Removing the card 4 Push the card all the way in and release slowly. • T he card protrudes slightly and st ops. • G rasp the card and remove. 5 Close the battery/card compartment cover. Note • Do not op en the batter y/card compar tment cove r while the ca rd access la mp is blinking , as the la mp is indicating t hat it is rea[...]

Appendix 60 EN Read All In structio ns — Before you us e the product, read all oper ating instru ctions. Save all manua ls and docume ntation for future refe rence. Cleaning — Alw ays unplu g this prod uct from th e wall outl et before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for cleani ng. Never use any type of liquid or aerosol c leaner, or a ny type [...]

Appendix EN 61 WARNING ( Do not use the camera near flammable or explosive gases. ( Do not use the flash on people (infants , small children, e tc.) at close range. • You must be at lea st 1 m (3 ft .) away fro m the face s of your sub jects. Fir ing the flash too cl ose to the subj ect’s eyes co uld cause a mome ntary loss of vision. ( Keep yo[...]

Appendix 62 EN DANGER • The camera uses a lithium i on battery spec ified by Olympu s. Charge the battery with the specified charger. Do not us e any other char gers. • Never heat or inci nerate bat teries. • Tak e precautio ns when car rying or stor ing batterie s to preven t them fro m coming into contac t with any metal object s such as je[...]

Appendix EN 63 • To protect the hi gh-precisi on technolo gy contain ed in this pro duct, never l eave the camera in the place s listed below, no matt er if in use or storage : • Places where temp eratures and /or humidit y are high or go t hrough extre me changes. Di rect sunli ght, beach es, lock ed cars, or near ot her heat so urces (stov e,[...]

Appendix 64 EN • Do not push th e monitor forcibl y; otherwi se the ima ge may bec ome vague, resulti ng in a playba ck mode fail ure or dama ge to the monit or. • A st rip of light may appear on the top/bo ttom of the mon itor, but this is not a malfunction. • When a subject is vi ewed diagon ally in the ca mera, the ed ges may appear zigzag[...]

Appendix EN 65 • Radio and Tel evision I nterferen ce Changes or modificati ons not exp ressly app roved by the manufact urer may vo id the user’s aut hority to op erate this eq uipment. This eq uipment ha s been tested an d found to c omply with th e limits fo r a Class B digital de vice, pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limi ts ar[...]

Appendix 66 EN Use Only Dedicated Rechargeable B attery and Battery Charger We strongly re commend th at you use only the genuine Oly mpus dedica ted rechargeabl e battery and battery char ger with thi s camera. Using a non-ge nuine rec hargeable ba ttery and/ or batter y charger may r esult in fire or personal injury due to leakage, h eating, igni[...]

Appendix EN 67 (e) Any defect that occur s due to ca reless or i mproper st orage (suc h as keepi ng the product under condit ions of high temperature a nd humidity, near insec t repellents such as naphthal ene or harmf ul drugs, etc.), i mproper ma intenance, etc. (f) Any de fect that o ccurs due t o exhausted batteries, e tc. (g) Any d efect th a[...]

Appendix 68 EN SPECIFICATIONS ( Camera Product type : Digital came ra (for shoot ing and displ aying) Recordin g system Still pictures : Digital re cording, JPEG (in accordanc e with Design r ule for Camera File system (D CF)) Applicable standards : Exif 2.2, Digita l Print Order Fo rmat (DPOF), PRINT Image Matching III, PictBridge Sound with st il[...]

Appendix EN 69 Dimensions : FE-230/ X-790: 90.5 mm (W) × 5 5.0 mm (H) × 16.5 mm ( D) (3.6 × 2.2 × 0.6 in.) (excluding protrusi ons) FE-240/X -795: 93.5 mm (W) × 5 6.0 mm (H) × 20.0 mm ( D) (3.7 × 2.2 × 0.8 in.) (excluding protrusi ons) Weight : FE-230/ X-790: 105 g (3.7 oz) w ithout batte ry and card FE-240/X -795: 115 g (4. 0 oz) witho ut [...]

Appendix 70 EN Names of Parts Camera Flash g P. 14 Zoom lever g P. 15 o button g P. 10 Lens Mode dial g P. 11 O F / < button (Exposure Compensation/Prin t) g P. 13 X & button (Macro mode) g P. 13 N Y button (S elf-timer) g P. 14 Strap eyelet g P. 3 Battery/card compartment cover g P. 58 Connector cover g P. 29, 41 Multi-connector g P. 29, 31[...]

Appendix EN 71 ( Shooting Mode Monitor Symbols & Icons Item Indications Ref. Page 1 Shooting mode h , B , F , U , A , C etc. P. 1 1 2S e l f - t i m e r Y P. 14 3 Exposure compensation -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 Fo cus Lock P . 8, 10 6 Silen t mode U P. 20 7 Flash s[...]

Appendix 72 EN ( Playback Mode Item Indicatio ns Ref. Page 1 Battery chec k e = full power, f = low power – 2 Current memo ry [IN] ( Playing ba ck the pict ure in the in ternal memory), [xD] (Pla ying back the picture in the card) P. 57 3 Print reservat ion/ Number of prin ts Movie < ×10 n P. 35 P. 21 4 Sound rec ord H P. 20 5P r o t e c t 9 [...]

EN 73 Index K / q .......................... .............. ..... 27 h (AUTO) ........... .................. . 5, 11 S button (erase ) ...... .................. . 9, 14 Y # button (flas h mode) ..... ............ 14 X & button (m acro) . .............. ......... 13  button (OK) ................ .......... 13, 16 q button (Pl ayback mode) ...[...]

74 EN Monitor brig htness adju stment s ............... .................. .............. ..... 27 MOVIE PLAY ...................... ............ 21 MOVIE W/SOUND .......................... 20 MULTI PRINT.................. .............. .. 33 Multi-connector......... ........... 29, 31, 41 MY FAVORITE ................................ 24 N NTSC ...[...]

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