Olympus X-725 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Detailed explanations of all the functions for

getting the most out of your camera.

Advanced

Manual

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. Keep this manual in a safe place 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 reserves the right to update or

modify information contained in this manual.

The images of the LCD screen and illustrations of the camera used in this manual may

differ from the actual product. For this manual, all of the images are based on the FE-130/

X-720/X-740 model.

FE-130/X-720/X-740

FE-140/X-725

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How to use this manual

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Contents

How to use this manual ............................................................................... 2

Contents...................................................................................................... 3

POWER button ................................... Turning the camera on and off 8

Shutter button ........................................................... Shooting picture 8

q button (Playback)..........................................................................

Switching playback mode/Turning the camera on and off 9

K button (Shooting) .................................. Switching shooting mode 9

Mode dial .................................................... Switching shooting mode 9

h Shooting still picture 9

1 Button operations ................................................8

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations

and actually trying them out on the camera.

Search for a term XXXIndex

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Index

S button (Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

OF button

(Exposure compensation) . . . . . 12

Y# button (Flash mode) . . . . . . . . 13

X& button (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

F button (OK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

q button (Playback mode) . . . . . . . 9

< button (Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 34

NY button (Self-timer) . . . . . . . . . 13

K button (Shooting mode) . . . . . . . 9

A

AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

ALL ERASE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

ALL INDEX 35

Card access lamp . . . . . . . . 50, 60, 73

CCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 67

Close-up playback U . . . . . . . . . . . 11

COLOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connector cover . . . . . . . . . 31, 33, 48

Cover lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

CUISINE V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

CUSTOM PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

D

D IMAGE STABILIZATION h . . . 10

Date and time X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

DCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

DIGITAL ZOOM 18

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Shooting tips and information

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5 Getting to know your camera better

Getting to know your camera better

The batteries are loaded incorrectly

• Reload the batteries correctly.

The batteries are exhausted

• Replace the batteries with new ones, or charge the batteries.

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.

GUIDE

Shooting tips and information

Tips before you start taking pictures

The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded

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Contents

How to use this manual............................................................................... 2

Contents...................................................................................................... 3

POWER button ...................................Turning the camera on and off 8

Shutter button ........................................................... Shooting picture 8

q button (Playback)..........................................................................

Switching to playback mode/Turning the camera on and off 9

K button (Shooting).............................. Switching to shooting mode 9

Mode dial .................................................... Switching shooting mode 9

h............................................................Shooting still picture 9

i, l, k, L, j, SCN ..........................................................

Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

9

h ....................... Shooting pictures using image blur reduction 10

n ..................................................................... Recording movie 10

GUIDE ........................................Following shooting guide to set 10

Zoom lever...................... Zooming while shooting/close-up playback 11

MENU button ............................................... Displaying the top menu 12

Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y)...................................................................... 12

F button ........................................................................................... 12

OF button............................................ Changing picture brightness 12

X& button ............................. Shooting pictures close to the subject 12

NY button........................................................... Self-timer shooting 13

Y# button...................................................................Flash shooting 13

S button ................................................................... Erasing pictures 13

< button.................................................................................Printing 13

DISP./E button...................................................................................

Changing the information display/Displaying the menu guide 14

1 Button operations ................................................8

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations

and actually trying them out on the camera.

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About the menus ....................................................................................... 15

Using the menus........................................................................................ 16

Shooting mode menu ................................................................................ 18

CAMERA MENU................................................................................. 18

DIGITAL ZOOM ................................Zooming in on your subject 18

PANORAMA ..................................Creating a panoramic picture 19

IMAGE QUALITY.................................... Changing the image quality 20

RESET........................................Resetting the settings to the default 20

SCN (Scene).......................................................................................

Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation 21

Playback mode menu ................................................................................ 22

PLAYBACK MENU ............................................................................. 22

0................................................................. Protecting pictures 22

y ...................................................................... Rotating pictures 23

SLIDESHOW .............................. Playing back pictures automatically 23

MOVIE PLAY ..................................................... Playing back movies 24

CALENDAR ................................ Playing back pictures in a calendar 25

INDEX............................................. Viewing the pictures as an index 25

ERASE...................................................................... Erasing pictures 25

SEL. IMAGE...........................................Erasing selected picture 25

ALL ERASE .................................................................................

Erasing all pictures in the internal memory or on the card 25

EDIT..................................................................... Editing still pictures 26

Q ...................................................Reducing the size of picture 26

P............................................... Zooming in the part of pictures 26

REDEYE FIX..................................Fixing the red-eye in pictures 26

BLACK & WHITE .............. Changing pictures to black and white 26

SEPIA .................................... Changing pictures to a sepia tone 26

FRAME ......................................... Adding frames to the pictures 26

TITLE ................................................Adding titles to the pictures 27

CALENDAR ..............................Adding calendars to the pictures 27

LAYOUT.................... Arranging and combining multiple pictures 27

BRIGHTNESS..................... Changing brightness of the pictures 28

SATURATION................ Changing color strength of the pictures 28

PRINT ORDER ............................. Making print reservations (DPOF) 28

2 Menu operations .................................................15

Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions

of each menu and their various settings.

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SETUP menu............................................................................................. 29

MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) .........................................................

Formatting the internal memory or card 29

BACKUP ............Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card 29

W..................................................... Selecting a display language 29

COLOR ................................... Setting the color of the menu screens 30

PIXEL MAPPING ................ Adjusting the image processing function 30

s ...................................................Adjusting the monitor brightness 30

X ..............................................................Setting the date and time 30

VIDEO OUT ........................................ Playing back pictures on a TV 31

Direct printing (PictBridge)......................................................................... 33

Using the direct printing function......................................................... 33

Printing pictures .................................................................................. 33

Other print modes and print settings (CUSTOM PRINT) .................... 35

Print settings (DPOF)................................................................................. 39

How to make print reservations .......................................................... 39

Single-frame reservation..................................................................... 40

All-frame reservation........................................................................... 41

Resetting print reservation data .......................................................... 42

Flow ........................................................................................................... 43

Using OLYMPUS Master ........................................................................... 43

What is OLYMPUS Master? ............................................................... 43

Install the OLYMPUS Master software ............................................... 44

Connecting the camera to a computer....................................................... 48

Start up the OLYMPUS Master software ................................................... 49

Displaying camera images on a computer................................................. 50

Downloading and saving images ........................................................ 50

Viewing still pictures and movies ............................................................... 52

Printing pictures ......................................................................................... 53

3 Printing pictures .................................................32

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

4 Connecting the camera to a computer .............43

Learn how to transfer pictures to a computer and save them.

6

To download and save images to a computer

without using OLYMPUS Master........................................................... 54

Shooting tips and information .................................................................... 55

Tips before you start taking pictures................................................... 55

The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded ...... 55

No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed ............... 55

The time and date have not been set .......................................... 56

Shooting tips ....................................................................................... 56

Focusing on the subject ............................................................... 56

Subjects that are difficult to focus on ........................................... 57

Taking pictures without blurring ................................................... 57

Taking pictures without the flash.................................................. 58

The picture is grainy..................................................................... 58

Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene ......................... 58

Taking pictures of a subject against backlight ............................. 58

Additional shooting tips and information ............................................. 59

Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken ................... 59

Using a new card ......................................................................... 60

Lamp indicators............................................................................ 60

Extending the useful life of the battery......................................... 60

Functions that cannot be selected from menus ........................... 61

Selecting the optimal image quality ............................................. 61

Setting the current camera settings to its default......................... 61

Playback tips....................................................................................... 62

Playing back the pictures stored in the internal memory ............. 62

Understanding the settings and other information of pictures taken

.... 62

Quickly displaying a desired picture............................................. 62

Viewing pictures on a computer.......................................................... 62

Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen......................... 62

When you get an error message on the camera... .................................... 63

Functions available in shooting modes and scenes .................................. 65

Glossary of terms ...................................................................................... 67

5 Getting to know your camera better .................55

Find out more about your camera and learn what to do when you have a

question regarding operations.

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Camera care .............................................................................................. 69

The battery................................................................................................. 70

Useful use of the accessories.................................................................... 71

The card.............................................................................................. 71

AC adapter.......................................................................................... 73

Safety Precautions..................................................................................... 74

Index............................................................................................................ 77

6 Miscellaneous .....................................................69

Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use

your camera more effectively.

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Button operations

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G1 Button operat ions

Button operations

Shooting still picture

Set the mode dial to h, i, l, k, L, j, h, SCN and lightly press the

shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are

locked (focus lock). Now press the shutter button all the way (fully) to shoot a

picture.

Locking the focus and then composing the

shot (focus lock)

Compose your picture with the focus locked, and

then fully press the shutter button to shoot a picture.

• When the green lamp blinks, the focus is not

adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again.

Recording movie

Set the mode dial to n, and then press the shutter button fully to start recording.

Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

1 POWER button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: The camera turns on in shooting mode.

• Monitor turns on

• Lens extends

2 Shutter button Shooting picture

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5

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4

Monitor

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The camera switches to playback mode. The last picture taken is displayed.

• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.

• Use the zoom lever to switch between close-up playback, index display and

calendar display.

g “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P.24)

When you press the q button while the camera is turned off, the camera will be

turned on in playback mode. If you press the button again, the camera will be

turned off.

The camera switches to shooting mode.

Set the mode dial to the desired mode to shoot.

The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.

The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to

best suit the situation.

Selecting another scene

There are two ways to select another scene.

• Turn the mode dial to set to any of the following

modes: B, E, D, L, C.

• Set the mode dial to SCN, and press the MENU

button to select [SCN] and select the other scene.

• If switching to the other scene, the settings of each

scene will return to default except a few settings.

g “SCN (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the

situation.” (P.21)

3 q button (Playback)

Switching to playback mode/Turning the camera on and off

4 K button (Shooting) Switching to shooting mode

5 Mode dial Switching shooting mode

h Shooting still picture

i

,

l

,

k

,

L

,

j

, SCN Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according

to the situation

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Shooting mode

X

N

W

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M

1 NIGHT + PORTRAIT

MENU

BACK

OK

SET

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Button operations

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This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject or camera movement

when taking pictures.

The camera switches to the movie recording mode. Audio recording is not available.

You can set the desired setting following the shooting guide displayed on the

monitor.

• Press the MENU button to display the shooting guide again.

• When you change the camera setting or playing back images without using the

shooting guide, set the mode dial other than GUIDE to cancel the shooting

guide function first.

• When you press the MENU button or change the mode dial, previously set the

shooting guide setting returns to default.

h Shooting pictures using image blur reduction

n Recording movie

GUIDE Following shooting guide to set

5

6

This lights red during movie recording.

00:36

The remaining recording time is displayed.

When the remaining recording time reaches 0,

recording stops.

OK

SET

GUIDE SHOOTING 1/3

4

Adjusting area in focus.

3 Blurring background.

2 Shooting into backlight.

1 Brightening subject.

5 Shooting subject in motion.

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F

O/N on the arrow pad

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Button operations

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Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject

Optical zoom magnification: 3X

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

6 Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/close-up playback

Wide-angle:

Push the zoom

lever toward W.

Telephoto:

Pull the zoom

lever toward T.

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Close-up playback

• Pull and hold the lever

toward T to enlarge the

picture up to 10 times the

original size, or push the

lever toward W to reduce the

size.

• Press the arrow pad during

close-up playback to scroll

the picture in the indicated

direction.

Index display

• Use the arrow pad to

select the picture to play

back, and press F to

return to single-frame

playback.

Calendar display

• Use the arrow pad to

select the date. Press F

to return to single-frame

playback.

Single-frame playback

Returning to single-frame playback

Press F.

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Displays the top menu on the monitor.

Use the arrow pad to select the playback picture and the items on the menus.

Press to set the settings.

Press the OF button in shooting mode.

Press X/Y to adjust, and press F.

Y: Adjusts toward [+].

X: Adjusts toward [–].

Press the X& button repeatedly in shooting mode. Press F to set.

7 MENU button Displaying the top menu

8 Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y)

9 F button

0 OF button Changing picture brightness

a X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

& Macro mode This mode lets you shoot from 10 cm/3.9 in. (Most wide-

angle side) to 60 cm/23.6 in. (Most telescopic side) for your

subject.

% Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5cm/2.0 in. to

your subject.

0

c

d

b

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Exposure

compensation

Flash mode

Macro mode/

Super macro mode

7

Self-timer

+2.0

OK

SET

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Button operations

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Press the NY button repeatedly in shooting mode. Press F to set.

• The self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for

approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

• Press the NY button to cancel the self-timer.

• Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.

Press Y# button repeatedly in shooting mode to select the flash mode.

Press F to set.

In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press the S button.

• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing

to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.

g“0 Protecting pictures” (P.22)

In playback mode, select the picture you want to print, and press the < button.

g“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P.33)

b NY button Self-timer shooting

Y ON After setting this function, press the shutter button fully.

Y OFF Cancels self-timer function.

c Y# button Flash shooting

AUTO (Auto-flash) The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight

conditions.

! Red-eye reduction flash This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction.

# Fill-in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light.

$ Flash off The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.

d S button Erasing pictures

e < button Printing

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Button operations

1

Press the DISP./E button to change the display in the following order.

Displaying the menu guide

With a menu item selected, hold down the DISP./E

button. Release the DISP./E button to close the menu

guide.

f DISP./E button

Changing the information display/Displaying the menu guide

f

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Normal display

Shooting mode (Other than n)

Display off

Normal

display

Detailed

display

Playback mode

PIXEL MAPPING

Checks the CCD and

image processing

functions. This check

should be conducted once

a year at least one

minute after

shooting/playback.

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Menu operations

2

2 Menu operations

Menu operations

Press the MENU button to display the top menu.

The menus on the top menu are changed by the modes.

• If you press the MENU button while the mode dial is set to GUIDE, the shooting

guide screen is displayed.

About the menus

2

Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y), F

Mode dial

MENU button

SCN

SC N

OK

MENU

EXIT SET

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

MENU

SETUP

RESET

COLOR

PIXEL MAPPING

BACKUP

MEMORY FORMAT

SETUP

ENGLISH

NORMAL

1

2

W

OK

SET

BACK

MENU

Top menu

• When you select [CAMERA MENU],

[PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE]

or [SETUP], the screen for the further

settings will be displayed.

PRINT

ORDER

SLIDE-

SHOW

EDIT

ED I T

OK

MENU

SET

EXIT

PLAYBACK

MENU

CALENDAR

SETUP

INDEX

ERASE

Shooting mode Playback mode

The screen when you select [SETUP]

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Menu operations

2

Use the arrow pad and F to set menu items.

This explains how to use the menus with the [VIDEO OUT] setting as an

example.

Using the menus

Top menu

1 Press the MENU button to

display the top menu, and

press Y and then press F.

• [VIDEO OUT] is on a menu in

[SETUP]. Press Y.

2 Press O/N to select a setting,

and press Y.

• Unavailable settings cannot be

selected.

Set the camera to the desired mode (Shooting mode or playback mode).

• In this section, press the K button to set to the shooting mode, and set the

mode dial to the mode other than GUIDE.

• Common menus for each mode are retained even if the mode is changed.

SCN

SC N

SETUP

RESET

CAMERA

MENU

IMAGE

QUALITY

OK

SET

MENU

EXIT

F

MENU

button

2

1

COLOR

PIXEL MAPPINGPIXEL MAPPING

BACKUP

MEMORY FORMAT

SETUP

ENGLISH

NORMAL

W

OK

SET

BACK

MENU

1

2

VIDEO OUT

SETUP

X

s

OK

SET

BACK

MENU

NTSC

'06.01.01 00:00

NORMAL

N

O

This is displayed

when there are

more menu items

on the next page.

Operation guide

MENU

button

F

X/Y/O/N on

the arrow pad

F

MENU

button

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Menu operations

2

3 Press O/N to select a setting,

and press F.

• Select the video signal, [NTSC]

or [PAL] from [VIDEO OUT]

menu and then press F.

• The menu item is set and the

previous menu is displayed.

• Press the MENU button

repeatedly, to close the menu.

• When the MENU button is

pressed before pressing F, a

setting you set will not be

changed.

1

2

SETUP

VIDEO OUT

X

s

NTSC

PAL

OK

SET

BACK

MENU

F

MENU

button

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Menu operations

2

• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

The digital zoom can be used to take close-up pictures with stronger

magnification than the optical zoom.

(Optical zoom × Digital zoom Max. 12×)

Shooting mode menu h i l k L j h SCN n

1 CAMERA MENU

DIGITAL ZOOM

....................................................... Zooming in on your subject

OFF /ON

SCN

SC N

OK

MENU

EXIT SET

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

MENU

SETUP

RESET

1

2

3

4

g “SETUP menu”

(P.29)

1 CAMERA MENU

DIGITAL ZOOM

PANORAMA

*1

2 IMAGE QUALITY

3 RESET

4 SCN (Scene)

*2

*1 xD-Picture Card

(Optional) is required.

*2 Available when SCN

selected.

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Zoom bar

White area: The optical zoom area

Red area: The digital zoom area

Optical zoom Digital zoom

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Menu operations

2

Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS

Master software from the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card

(referred to as “Card” in this manual) is required for panorama shooting.

Use the arrow pad to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictures, and

then compose your shots so that the edges of the pictures overlap. The part of

the previous picture where it will be joined to the next picture does not remain in

the frame. You have to remember what the part in the frame looked like and take

the next picture so it overlaps.

Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. Press F to exit panorama

shooting.

PANORAMA...........................................................Creating a panoramic picture

Connects pictures from

left to right

Connects pictures from

bottom to top

Y: The next picture is connected at the

right edge.

X: The next picture is connected at the

left edge.

O: The next picture is connected at the

top.

N: The next picture is connected at the

bottom.

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Menu operations

2

Image quality for still picture shooting and their applications

Image quality for movie recording

To reset the shooting mode settings to the factory default, use the reset function.

Functions that RESET affects and their factory default settings

2 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality

Image quality/Image size

Compression Application

SHQ

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Low

compression

• This is useful for printing large

images on A4-size (8 × 10 size)

paper.

• This is useful for performing computer

image processing, such as contrast

adjustment and red-eye reduction.HQ

FE-130/X-720/X-740

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FE-140/X-725

2816 × 2112

Standard

compression

SQ1 2048 × 1536 Standard

compression

• This is useful for postcard-sized

(4 × 6 size) prints.

• This is useful for computer editing

such as rotating or adding text to a

picture.

SQ2 640 × 480 Standard

compression

• This is useful for sending as e-mail

attachments.

Image quality/Image size

HQ 320 × 240

SQ 160 × 120

3 RESET Resetting the settings to the default

NO /YES

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

FLASH MODE AUTO

P.13

& OFF

P.12

F 0.0

P.12

IMAGE QUALITY HQ

P.20

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF

P.18

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