Olympus FE-320 manual

DIGITAL CAMERA Instruction 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 pur chasing an Olympus digital camera. Be fore you start to use your new camera, pl ease read these instr uctions carefully to en[...]

2 EN Contents T est out the functions of the camera buttons by foll owing along wi th the illustrati ons. Learn how t o print picture s you hav e taken. Learn how t o transf er and sav e pictur es to a computer. Find out more about ca mera operatio ns and how to take bet ter pictures. Read abou t convenient function s and safety precautions on how [...]

EN 3 Quick Start Guide 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 2 CD-ROM Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual), warranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Atta[...]

4 EN Quick Start Guide Prepare the camera a. Charge the battery. ( Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery and an xD-Pict ure Card (optional). 1 Red light on: Charging Light off: Cha rging complete (Charging time: App rox. 5 hours) AC Wall Outlet Power Cable Battery Charger Lithium Ion Ba ttery 3 W 2 Charging Indi cator 3 ( To remove[...]

EN 5 Prepare the camera Quick Start Guide ( You can shoot pictures with this came ra even without using an optional xD-Picture Card™ (herei nafter referred to as “the card”). If an xD-Pic ture Card is not inserted, your pictures will be saved to the internal memory. For details on the card, please refer to “The card” (P. 52). 5 6 Notch Co[...]

6 EN Quick Start Guide Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on t he camera in sh ooting mode . 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 The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions auto matically. P The camera automati[...]

EN 7 Quick Start Guide 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 f ixed. b. Press the Y # button. c. Press the O F / < and N Y buttons to select [M]. The date and time scree n MENU YM YM D D TIME CANCEL X Y-M-D Cancels the setting Hour Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y) [...]

8 EN 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 ho urs and minute s. • 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 [[...]

EN 9 Quick Start Guide Take a picture a. Hold the camera. c. Shoot. Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus. • The AF target mark lights green when focus and exposure lock. Shutter speed and aperture are also displayed. • If the A F target mark blinks in red, the camera is unable to focus. Try locking focus again. 8 M 8 M AUTO AUTO 4 4 IN AUTO S[...]

10 EN Quick Start Guide Review your pictures a. Press the q button. a. Press the X & and Y # buttons to display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the  / S button. c. Press the O F / < button, select [YES], and press  . Arrow pad Displays the next image Displays the previous i mage q button 1 1 IN 8 M 8 M 2008.08.26 2008.08.26 12:[...]

EN 11 Button operations Button operations Shooting still pi ctures Set the mode di al to a setting othe r than n , and lightly pre ss the shutter button (half way). The AF target mark lights green when focus and ex posure lock (focus lock) . The shutter spe ed and aper ture value a re displayed (only when the mo de dial is set to h , P , h ). No w [...]

Button opera tions 12 EN Shooting mode i s select ed. This function is used to set the camera to t urn on in shooting mo de when K is pressed with the camera off. g “ K / q Turning on the camera with the K or q button” (P. 29) The last pictur e taken is displaye d. • Press th e arrow pad to vi ew other pi ctures. • Use the zoom lever to swi[...]

Button operations EN 13 Set the mode dial to the desire d shooting mode . The camera determ ines the optimum settin gs for shooting pictures. [CAMERA MENU] settings su ch as [WB], [ISO] canno t be changed. The camera automatically sets the opt imum aperture va lue and shutter speed for the brightness of the sub ject. [CAMERA MENU] settings su ch as[...]

Button opera tions 14 EN Shoot pictures by comparing previews o f different effects Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ effects pre view.] options from the [SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview a live, multi-frame window on the monitor showing fo ur different level s of the selected shoo ting effect. You can use the four p review frames to compar e the desire[...]

Button operations EN 15 Shooting mode: Changing picture brightness Press O F / < in shooting mode, use the arro w pad to select the frame wi th the desired brightness. Press  to confirm your selection. • Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 E V Playback mode: Printing pictures Display a pict ure to print out in playb ack mode, con nect the ca me[...]

Button opera tions 16 EN Displays the top menu . Press  in shootin g mode. The mon itor becomes bri ghter. If there is no operation fo r 10 seconds, th e previous brightness resumes. In playback mode, sel ect the picture you wa nt to erase, and p ress S . • Once erased, pictur es cannot be restored. Check ea ch picture before erasi ng to avoid[...]

Button operations EN 17 Playback mode: Switching th e picture disp lay Close-up playback • Turn and ho ld the zoom lever to the T-side to incrementally zoom in (up to 10 times the original size), and to the W- side to zoom out. • Press the arrow pad during close- up playback to scroll the picture in the indicat ed direction. • When return ing[...]

Button opera tions 18 EN Press g to change the display in the followin g order. * This is not displ ayed when the m ode dial is set to n or R . With a menu item highlighted, press a nd hold down E to disp lay the menu guide which will provide mo re information on the function or setting. g / E button Changing the information on display/Display the [...]

EN 19 Menu operations Menu operations Press m to display the to p menu on the m onitor. • The contents d isplayed on the top m enu differ according to the mode. • Select [CAMERA MENU], [ PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERAS E], or [SETUP], and press  . The screen for selecting th e menu item is th en displayed. • When the m ode dial is se t to R [...]

Menu operations 20 EN This explains how to use the me nus with the [ s ] (monitor adjustmen ts) setting as an exam ple. 1 Set the mode dial to a setting other than R . 2 Pr ess m to display the top m enu. Press Y to select [SETUP], and press  . •[ s ] is on a menu in [SETUP]. 3 Pr ess ON to select [ s ], and press  . • Unavailable setting[...]

Menu operations EN 21 • Some funct ions are n ot availabl e accordin g to the selec ted mode. g “Fun ctions availa ble in shooti ng modes and s cenes” (P. 4 9) g “SETUP menus” (P. 29) • The factory defa ult settings are displayed in gray ( ). Use this option to set [I MAGE SIZE] and [COM PRESSION] ([FRAM E RATE] when recor ding movies).[...]

Menu operations 22 EN Restore shooting fu nctions back to default setting s. Functions rest ored to the fact ory default sett ings The scene selection screen displays sample images an d the shooting mode t o best suit the situation. This can be set only when the m ode dial is set to f . • By switching to another scene, most settings will be chang[...]

Menu operations EN 23 • When [3200] is selecte d, [IMAGE SIZE] is limited to [ I ] or lower. Combines opti cal zoom and image ca pture to enable gr eater magnificati on (Max. 15x (FE-320 /X-835/C-540 )/ Max. 25x (FE-34 0/X-855/C-560)). Th ere is no deter ioration in the image quality sin ce data conversio n (by increasing pi xel resolution) is no[...]

Menu operations 24 EN • Press  to exit. • Panorama shooting is po ssible for u p to 10 pictur es. The warnin g mark ( g ) is displayed after 10 pictures have been taken. • There may be cases in wh ich the camera cannot de tect a face even if [FACE DETECT] is selected. When [ON] (sou nd is recorded) i s selected, the opti cal zoom cannot be[...]

Menu operations EN 25 g “SETUP menus” (P. 29) g “SIL ENT MODE Muting operationa l sounds” (P. 24) • The factory defa ult settings are displayed in gray ( ). Press  to start the slidesh ow. • Only the firs t frame of each movie is displayed. • To cancel the slideshow, press  . The recorded im age is corrected and saved as a new o[...]

Menu operations 26 EN • Select [VIEW FAVORITE ] to display pictures re gistered in MY FAVORITE. Use the arrow pad to br owse pictures. • Press m to select [ADD FAVORITE] or [S LIDESHOW]. Erasing pictures registered in MY FAV ORITE • Use the ar row pad to sel ect the picture to be erased, an d press S . Select [YES], and pr ess  . • Even [...]

Menu operations EN 27 Your subject’s face will be sharp a nd in focus, and the background will appe ar soft and out of focus. This feature is ap plicable on the largest and/or clo sest face in the fram e. The subj ect must be facing towa rds the camera. • Select t he picture wi th XY , a nd press  . • There may be cases in which the camera[...]

Menu operations 28 EN Sound is recorded for a bout 4 seconds. • Select a picture with XY , and select [YES] with ON , then pr ess  to begin recordin g. • The [BUSY] bar will be tempora rily displayed. This function allows you to save printing data (the nu mber of prints and the date and time inform ation) with the pict ures store d on the ca[...]

Menu operations EN 29 • The factory defa ult settings are displayed in gray ( ). All existing data, includin g protected pict ures, are erased when the inte rnal memory or card is formatted (images registere d to “My Favorite” are not erased ). Make sure that yo u save or transfer important data t o a computer be fore formatting. • Make sur[...]

Menu operations 30 EN • Select [2] and press  to set a still picture in the internal memory or card as the startup screen. • Select [MY FAVORITE] an d press  to set a still picture registered in “My Favorite” as the startup screen. g “MY FAVORITE Viewing and r egistering pictur es in My Favorite” (P. 25) • [VOLUME] cannot be set[...]

Menu operations EN 31 The factory default se ttings differ according to the region where the camera is sold. To play back camera ima ges on a TV, set the video output according to your TV’s video signal type. • TV video signal type s differ by country/region. Check the video signal type before connecting the camera to the TV. NTSC: North Americ[...]

32 EN Printing pictures Printing pictures By connecting the ca mera to a PictBridg e-compatible print er, you can print o ut pictures directly. EASY PRINT . ..................... Prints the picture displayed in the m onitor by using the standard set tings of your printer. CUSTOM PRINT ................ Prints with the various prin t settings availab[...]

Printing pictures EN 33 3 Press O F / < . • Printing starts. • When printing is fin ished, the picture selection screen is displayed. To print another picture, press XY to select a picture, and press O F / < . 4 Disconn ect the USB cable. 1 Follow St eps 1 and 2 on P. 32 to display the screen for Step 3 above, and then press  . 2 Selec[...]

Printing pictures 34 EN 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. 4 Select [PRINT], and press  . • Printing starts. • When [OPTION SET] is s elected in [ALL PRINT] mode, [PRINT INFO] screen is displayed. • When printing is finished, the [PRINT MODE SELECT[...]

Printing pictures EN 35 Print reserva tions allow you to save printing da ta (the number of prints and the d ate and time in formation) wi th the pictures stored o n the card. With print re servations, you can print out pictu res easily either at home using a personal DPOF-co mpatible printer or at a p hoto store that sup ports DPOF. DPOF is a stan[...]

Printing pictures 36 EN 6 Select [SET], and press  . You can reset all t he print reservati on data or just fo r selected pictu res. 1 Select top menu [PLAYB ACK MENU] [PRINT ORDER] and press  . • users of the FE-340, X -855, or C-560 should select [PRINT ORDER] in the top menu. To reset t he print reser vation data for all the pictu res: 2[...]

EN 37 Using OLYMPUS Master Using OLYMPUS Master Using the USB ca ble provided with your came ra, you can c onnect the camera and co mputer and d ownload (transfer) th e images to your comput er using the OLYMPU S Master software, also provided with t he camera. What is OLYMPUS Maste r? OLYMPUS Maste r is a software application for managing your di [...]

38 EN Using OLYMPUS Mast er 1 Make sure the camera is turned off. • The monitor is off. • The lens is retracted. 2 Connect the multi-connector on the c amera to the USB port on the computer usin g the provided USB cable. • Refer to your compute r’s instruction manual to locate the position of the USB port. • The camera turns on a utomatic[...]

EN 39 Using OLYMPUS Master Windows 1 Doubl e-click the “OLYMPUS Master 2” icon o n the desktop. Macint osh 1 Doubl e-click the “OLYMPUS Master 2” icon in the “OLYMPUS Master 2” folder. • The browse window is displayed. • When OLYMP US Master is started up for the first time after installation, the OLYMPUS Master initial setting scre[...]

40 EN Using OLYMPUS Mast er 2 Make the following preparations for disconnecting the USB ca ble. Windows 1 Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon in the system tray. 2 Click the message that is displayed. 3 When a message is displayed saying that the hardware can be ejected safely, click “OK”. Macintosh 1 The trash icon changes to the eje[...]

EN 41 Using OLYMPUS Master 6 Click “OK”. • The updating th e camera window is displayed. 7 Click “Add Language” in the upd ating camera display. • The “Add Display Lan guage of Camera” window is displayed. 8 Click and select a language. 9 Click “Add”. • The new languag e is downloaded to your camera. Please do not remove any c[...]

42 EN Getting to kno w your camera better Getting to know your camera better The ba ttery is not ch arged • Charge the b attery with the charger. The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold • Battery p erformanc e declines in low temp eratures, and the charge ma y not be sufficien t to tur n on the camera. Remo ve the batt[...]

EN 43 Getting to kn ow your camera bette r There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject. When the subject is not in the center of the frame • Place the subje ct in the center of the f rame, lo ck the focus on the subject, and then recompose you r picture. g “Shutter button Shooting pict ures/movies” (P. 11) • Set [AF MODE] to [[...]

44 EN Getting to kno w your camera better There are sever al factors that ca n cause the picture to appear grainy. Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures • With the digital zoom, par t of the image i s cropped and e nlarged. The g reater the magnif ication, the grainier the pi cture appears. Increasing the ISO sensitivity • When you i[...]

EN 45 Getting to kn ow your camera bette r g “BACKUP Copying pictures in the inter nal memory to the car d” (P. 29) “The ca rd” (P. 5 2) Number of storable still pi ctures and recording length o f movies Still pictures (FE-320 /X-835/C-540) Still pictures (FE-340 /X-855/C-560) IMAGE SIZE COMPRESSION Number of storable still pictures Interna[...]

46 EN Getting to kno w your camera better Movies • When using a non-Olympus card or a card used fo r other purpose s with a compute r, etc., use the [FORMAT] function to f ormat the card. g “MEMO RY FORMAT (FORMAT) Forma tting the int ernal memory or card ” (P. 29) • An image or movie is be ing recorded o r downloaded (when connected to a c[...]

EN 47 Getting to kn ow your camera bette r • Even if [DIS EDIT] is select ed, not all blurry pictu res can be fixed. • If the shutter speed is low, if the camera is severely shaken, if the flash has fired,* and/ or if [SMILE SHOT] is used *: The recorded picture may not be stabilize d or cannot acquire the proper stabilization effect. * FE-320/[...]

48 EN Getting to kno w your camera better When you get an error message on the camera... Monitor indication Possible cause Corrective action q CARD ERROR There is a problem with the card. This card cannot be used. Insert a new card. q WRITE PROTECT Writing to the card is prohibited. The recorded image has been protected (read-only) on a computer. D[...]

EN 49 Getting to kn ow your camera bette r Some functions cannot be set in cert ain shooting modes. Fo r more details, refer to the tab le below. Functions availab le in shooting modes *1 The image quality is limited to [ I ] or lower. *2 The macro mode is fixed at [ & ]. *3 The image quality is fixed at [ C ]. *4 [ AUTO ] and [ ! ] are not ava[...]

50 EN Appendix Appendix Exterior: • Wipe gently with a soft cloth. If the camera is very dirty, soak the cloth in mild soapy water and wring well. Wipe the camera with the damp cloth and then dry it with a dry cloth. If yo u have used the camera at the beach, use a cloth soaked in clean water and wrung well. Monitor: • Wipe gen tly with a soft [...]

EN 51 Appendix The representa tive supply voltage and plug type ar e described in this chart. Depending on the area, d ifferent ty pes of plug s and supply voltages are used. Attention: Power cord meeting demand s from each country shall be used. - For only the United States Use a UL Listed, 1. 8 - 3 m (6 - 10 ft), Type SPT-2 or NISP T-2, AWG no. 1[...]

52 EN Appendix ( The charge r can be used in most home electrical sources within the range of 100 V to 240 V AC (50/60Hz) around the world. However, depending on the country or area you are in, the AC wall outlet may be shaped differently and the charger may require a plu g adapter to match the wall outlet. For details, ask at your local electrical[...]

EN 53 Appendix Note • Do not open th e battery/card compartment cover while the card access lamp is blinking, as the lamp is indicating that it is reading or writing data. Doing so may damage the data in the internal memory or the card and render the internal memory or card unusable. Read All Instructions — Before you use the product, read all [...]

54 EN Appendix Heat — Never use or store this product near any heat source such as a radiator, heat register, stove, or any type of equipment or appliance that generates heat, including ste reo amplifiers. WARNING ( Do not use the camera near f lammable or explosive gases. ( Do not use the fla sh and LED on people ( infants, small children, etc.)[...]

EN 55 Appendix • Never store batteries wh ere they will be exposed to direct sunlight, or subjected to high temperatures in a hot vehicle, near a heat source, etc. • To prevent causing b attery leaks or damaging their terminals, carefully follow all instructions regarding the use of batteries. Never attempt to disassemble a battery or modify it[...]

56 EN Appendix • This camera use s a lithium ion battery specified by Olympus. Do not use any other type of battery. For safe and proper use, read the battery’s instruction manual carefully befo re using it. • If the battery’s terminals get wet or greasy, camera contact failure may result. Wipe the battery well with a dry cloth before use. [...]

EN 57 Appendix All rights reserved. No part of these written materials or this software may be reproduc ed or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including ph otocopying and recording or the use of any type of information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written p ermission of Olympus. No liability is assumed [...]

58 EN Appendix OLYMPUS WORLDWIDE LIMITED WARRANTY - IMAGING PRODUCTS Olympus warrants that the enclosed Olympus® imaging product(s) and related Olympus® accessories (individually a "Product" and collectively the " Products") will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one[...]

EN 59 Appendix LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT SHALL OLYMPUS BE LIABLE FOR ANY IND IRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF USE), WHETHER OR NOT OLYMPUS SHALL BE OR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH POTENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. Representations and warranties [...]

60 EN Appendix SPECIFICATIONS ( Camera Product type : Digital camera (for shooting and displaying) Recording system Still pictures : Digital record ing, JPEG (in a ccordance with Design rule for Camera File system (DCF)) Applicable standards : Exif 2.2, Digital Print Ord er Format (DPOF), PRINT Image Match ing III, PictBridge Sound with still pictu[...]

EN 61 Appendix ( Lithium ion ba ttery (LI-42B) Product type : Lithium ion rechar geable battery Standard voltage : DC 3.7 V Standard capacity : 740 mAh Battery life : Approx. 300 full charges (varie s on usage) Operating envir onment Temperature : 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) (charg ing)/ -10°C to 60°C (14° F to 140°F) (opera tion)/ -20°C t[...]

62 EN Appendix Names of Parts Camera Flash (FE-320/X- 835/C-540) g P. 15 Zoom lever g P. 16 o button g P. 11 Lens Mode dial g P. 13 O F / < button (E xposure Compen sation/Print) g P. 15 X & button (Macro mode) g P. 15 N Y button (Self- timer) g P. 15 Strap eyel et g P. 3 Battery/card compartment cover g P. 4 Connector cover (FE-340/X-85 5/C[...]

EN 63 Appendix ( Shooting Mo de Monitor Symbols & Icons Item Indications Ref. Page 1 Shooting mode h , B , F , A , U , C etc. P. 13 2F l a s h m o d e ! , # , $ P. 15 3 Silent mode U P. 24 4 DIS MOVIE MODE h P. 24 5 Macro mode Super macro mode & % P. 15 6 Battery check Z = full power, [ = low power P. 48 7 Flash standby Camera movement warn[...]

64 EN Appendix ( Playback Mod e Item Indications Ref. Page 1 Silent mode U P. 24 2 Print reservation/Number of prints < ×10 P. 35 3 Sound record H P. 23 4P r o t e c t 9 P. 27 5 Battery check Z = full power, [ = low power P. 48 6 Blur caused by moving or shaking hands p (stabilized pictures/corrected pictures) t q r (pictures that can be correc[...]

EN 65 Index Names of Part s ............... ................ 62 h (AUTO) ........................................ 6, 13 h (D IMAGE STABILIZATION) .......................................................... 6, 13 E (LANDSCAPE) ................................ 6, 13 n (MOVIE) ......................................... 11, 14 B (PORTRAIT) ..............[...]

66 EN P PAL ............................................................ 31 PANORAMA .............................................. 23 PC............. ........................................... 37, 38 PERFECT FIX ........................................... 25 PictBridge .................................................. 32 Picture rotation y .....[...]

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