User manual OLYMPUS FE-270

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA FE-270/X-815/ C-510 Advanced Manual Quick Start Guide Get started using your camera right away. Button operations Menu operations Printing pictures Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better Appendix ( Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. ( 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 reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual. [. . . ] You can connect the camera to your computer using the USB cable provided with the camera to download and save images without using OLYMPUS Master. The following environment is required to use the USB cable to connect the camera to your computer. Windows: Windows 2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/XP Professional/Vista Macintosh: Mac OS X v10. 3 or later Using OLYMPUS Master Note · If your computer is running Windows Vista, you can select [PC] in Step 3 on P. · Data transfer is not guaranteed in the following environments, even if your computer is equipped with a USB port. · Computers with a USB port added by means of an extension card, etc. · Computers without a factory-installed OS and home-built computers EN 37 To increase the number of languages Please take care that your battery is fully charged! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the camera's USB connector. · The camera turns on automatically. · The monitor turns on and the selection screen for the USB connection is displayed. Select [PC], and press H. In the browse window, select "Camera", then "Update Camera/Add Display Language". · The confirmation window for updating is displayed. Click "OK". · The updating the camera window is displayed. Click "Add Language" in the updating camera display. · The "Add Display Language of Camera" window is displayed. 8 9 Click and select a language. Click "Add". · The new language is downloaded to your camera. Please do not remove any cable or the battery while the camera is processing. 10After the download procedure the camera Using OLYMPUS Master display will show "OK". After restarting the camera you will be able to choose the new language from [SET UP]. 38 EN Getting to know your camera better Shooting tips and information Tips before you start taking pictures The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded The battery is inserted incorrectly · Remove the batteries and insert them correctly. There is not enough power left in the battery · Insert new batteries. Or, charge it when using the rechargeable battery. The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold · Battery performance declines in low temperatures, and the charge may not be sufficient to turn on the camera. Remove the battery and warm it by putting it in your pocket for a while. The card cannot be used Sometimes when the contact area of the card is dirty, the camera cannot recognize the card, and the [CARD SETUP] screen will be displayed. In this case, select [xD CARD CLEAN] and after pressing H, take out the card, and wipe the contact area with a soft, dry cloth. Getting to know your camera better No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed The camera is in sleep mode · To save battery power, the camera automatically goes into sleep mode and the monitor turns off if there is no operation for 3 minutes when the camera is turned on. No picture is taken even if the shutter button is fully pressed in this mode. Operate the zoom lever or other buttons to restore the camera from sleep mode before taking a picture. If the camera is left for another 12 minutes, it automatically turns off. Press o to turn the camera on. The mode dial is in the position of R · No pictures can be taken when the shooting guide is being displayed. Take pictures after selecting the settings by following the shooting guide, or turn the mode dial and set it to a shooting mode other than R. The flash is charging · Wait until the # (flash charge) mark stops blinking before taking the picture. The date and time have not been set The camera has been used in the same condition from the time of purchase · No date and time have been set in the camera at the time of purchase. 24) The battery has been removed from the camera · The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is left without the battery for approximately 1 day. If the battery is in the camera for a short period of time, the date and time setting will be reset earlier than this. Before taking important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct. EN 39 Shooting tips Focusing on the subject There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject. [. . . ] · · · · · 54 EN Appendix SPECIFICATIONS (Camera Product type Recording system Still pictures : Digital camera (for shooting and displaying) : Digital recording, JPEG (in accordance with Design rule for Camera File system (DCF)) Applicable standards : Exif 2. 2, Digital Print Order Format (DPOF), PRINT Image Matching III, PictBridge Sound with still pictures : Wave format Movies : AVI Motion JPEG Memory : Internal memory xD-Picture Card (16 MB ­ 2 GB) (Type H/M, Standard) Number of effective pixels : 7, 100, 000 pixels Image pickup device : 1/2. 5" CCD (primary color filter), 7, 400, 000 pixels (gross) Lens : Olympus lens 6. 3 to 18. 9 mm, f3. 1 to 5. 9 (equivalent to 38 to 114 mm on a 35 mm camera) Photometric system : Center-weighted metering Shutter speed : 4 to 1/2000 sec. Shooting range : 0. 6 m (2. 0 ft. ) to ) (W), 1. 0 m (3. 2 ft) to ) (T) (normal) 0. 1 m (0. 3 ft. ) to ) (W), 0. 6 m (2. 0 ft. ) to ) (T) (macro mode) 0. 05 m (0. 2 ft. ) to ) (super macro mode) Monitor : 2. 5" TFT color LCD display, 154, 000 pixels Outer connector : DC-IN jack, USB connector, A/V OUT jack Automatic calendar system : 2000 up to 2099 Operating environment Temperature : 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) (operation)/ -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) (storage) Humidity : 30% to 90% (operation)/10% to 90% (storage) Power supply : AA batteries 2 each (Oxyride batteries/Alkaline battery/NiMH battery) or specified AC adapter Dimensions : 90. 2 mm (W) × 63. 5 mm (H) × 30. 7 mm (D) (3. 6 × 2. 5 × 1. 2 in. ) (excluding protrusions) Weight : 122 g (4. 3 oz) without battery and card Appendix Design and specifications subject to change without notice. EN 55 Names of Parts Camera o button gP. 25 Lens Microphone Connector cover/ DC-IN jack Card access lamp gP. 4 Tripod socket 56 EN Monitor Symbols & Icons (Shooting Mode 12 3 6 7 8 9 10 HQ 3072 2304 3072×2304 4 5 17 16 15 6 7 9 10 12 5 +2. 0 1/1000 F3. 1 +2. 0 17 16 15 4 13 14 HQ 00:36 Movies 11 12 Still pictures Item 1 Shooting mode 2 Self-timer 3 Shutter speed 4 Aperture value 6 Battery check 7 Green lamp 8 Flash standby Camera movement warning/flash charge 9 Silent mode 10 Macro mode Super macro mode 11 Image quality 12 Image size 13 AF target mark # # U & % SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2, 16:9 Y 4 ­ 1/2000 F3. 1, etc. 11 13 14 Indications P, B, F, U, A, C etc. Ref. [. . . ]