Olympus FE170 - 6.0 Megapixel 3x Optical Zoom Digital Camera User manual

Type
User manual
FE-170/X-760
Getting to know your
camera better
Quick Start Guide
Get started using your camera
right away.
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Using OLYMPUS Master
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these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance. Keep this manual in a safe place for future
reference.
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photographs.
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contained in this manual.
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may differ from the actual product.
Advanced
Manual
Miscellaneous
DIGITAL CAMERA
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Contents
Quick Start Guide P.3
Test out the functions of the
camera buttons by following the
illustrations and actually trying them
out on the camera.
Learn how to print pictures you have
taken.
Learn how to transfer pictures to a
computer and save them.
Find out more about your camera and
learn what to do when you have a
question regarding operations.
Read about convenient functions and
safety precautions on how to use your
camera more effectively.
Learn everything about the menus,
from basic operations to the functions
of each menu and their various
settings.
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Getting to know your
camera better
Miscellaneous
P.10
P.16
P.28
P.50
P.59
Using OLYMPUS Master
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EN 3
Quick Start Guide
Gather these items (box contents)
Attach the strap
( Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
Digital camera Strap AA batteries
(2)
USB cable
Video cable
OLYMPUS Master
CD-ROM
Other items
Basic manual
Advanced manual (this manual)
Warranty card
Contents may vary depending on
purchase location.
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Quick Start Guide
Insert the batteries
a. Insert the batteries into the camera
( For details on inserting an optional xD-Picture Card (hereinafter
called the card), please refer to “Inserting and removing the card”
(P.61).
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EN 5
Quick Start Guide
Turn on the power
This section explains how to turn on the camera in shooting 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 again.
h The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.
h This function reduces the blur caused by a moving subject or camera
movement when taking pictures.
B Suitable for taking pictures of people.
E Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes.
M Suitable for taking pictures of people at night.
f Shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation.
g You can set the items you want by doing the settings according to the
shooting guide displayed on the screen.
When shooting
movies
When shooting still
pictures
o button
MENU
CANCEL
X
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
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This screen appears if the
date and time have not
been set.
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Quick Start Guide
Set date and time
About the date and time setting screen
a. Press the O< button and NY button to select [Y].
( The first two digits of the year are fixed.
b. Press the Y# button.
c. Press the O< button and the NY
button to select [M].
MENU
CANCEL
X
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
----.--.-- --:--
----.--.-- --:--
Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day)
Cancel the setting
Minute
Date format (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y).
Hour
NY button
O< button
CANCEL
MENU
2006
2006
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X
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y# button
2006
2006
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08
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CANCEL
MENU
X
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
EN 7
Quick Start Guide
d. Press theY# button.
e. Press the O< button and the NY
button to select [D].
f. Press the Y# button.
g. Press the O< button and the NY
button to select “hour” and
“minute”.
h. Press the Y# button.
i. Press the O< button and NY
button to select year, month and
date.
j. After all items have been set, press i.
( The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.
( For a more accurate setting, you can press i when the time signal
hits 00 seconds.
2006
2006
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08
08
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26
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CANCEL
MENU
X
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
CANCEL
MENU
OK
SET
2006
2006
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08
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X
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
CANCEL
MENU
OK
SET
2006
2006
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30
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X
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
i button
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Quick Start Guide
Shoot
a. Hold the camera
c. Shoot
Horizontal grip Vertical grip
b. Focus
HQ
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2112
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IN
IN
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Shutter
button
Press
halfway
HQ
HQ
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2816
×
2112
2112
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IN
IN
]
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The green lamp indicates that the
focus and exposure are locked.
Place this mark over your subject.
The number of still
pictures you can store is
displayed.
Press
completely
Shutter
button
The card access lamp blinks.
EN 9
Quick Start Guide
View pictures
a. Press the q button.
Erase pictures
a. As described in a. above, display the picture you want
to erase.
b. Press the S button.
c. Press the O< button to select [YES] and press i.
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Arrow pad
Next picture
Previous picture
q button
S button
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
YES
NO
ERASE
O< button
i button
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
YES
NO
ERASE
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Button operations
Button operations
Shooting still pictures
Set the mode dial to anything except n and press the shutter button lightly (halfway).
The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now
press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture.
Locking the focus and then composing the shot
(Focus lock)
Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then
completely press the shutter button to shoot a picture.
When the green lamp blinks, the focus is not adjusted
properly. Try locking the focus again.
1 o button Turning the camera on and off
Power on: Camera turns on in the shooting mode.
Monitor turns on
Lens extends
2 Shutter button Shooting pictures
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a
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2112
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+2.0
+2.0
Self-timer
Flash mode
Macro/Super macro mode
Exposure
compensation
Shooting mode
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2816
×
2112
2112
HQ
HQ
44
Green lamp
Button operations
EN 11
Recording movies
Set the mode dial to n, and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then
press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again
to stop recording.
Switches to the playback mode and the last picture taken is displayed.
Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback, and index display.
If the camera is not on, press q to turn on the camera in the playback mode.
gK/q Turning on the power with K/q” (P.25)
g“MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P.22)
Switching to the shooting mode.
If the camera is not on, press K to turn on the camera in the shooting mode. gK/
q Turning on the power with K/q” (P.25)
Set the mode dial and shoot pictures.
The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.
This function reduces the blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement when
taking pictures.
You can shoot pictures with the appropriate settings for portraits, landscapes, night
and portrait.
You can shoot pictures by selecting from 10 types of scenes according to the situation.
Press i for setting.
3 q button (playback) Selecting playback mode/turning on the power
4 K button (shooting) Selecting shooting mode/turning on the power
5 Mode dial Switching between shooting modes
h Shooting pictures with automatic settings
h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization
i, l, M Shooting pictures according to the situation
f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the
situation
j SPORT / N INDOOR / b CANDLE
/ R SELF PORTRAIT / S SUNSET / c FIREWORKS
/ V BEHIND GLASS / V CUISINE / d DOCUMENTS
/ i AUCTION
Button operations
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You can set the targeted items by following the shooting guide displayed on the scene.
Recording moving images. Sound is not recorded.
g Follow the shooting guide for the settings
n Recording movies
R
N
W
1
MENU
BACK
OK
SET
SPORT
j
The scene selection screen displays sample
images and the shooting mode to best suit the
situation.
To switch scenes after selecting a scene, set
the mode dial to a different position and then
set it to f again. The selection screen is
displayed.
By switching to another scene, most settings
will be returned to the default settings of each
scene.
OK
SET
SHOOTING GUIDE 1/3
4
Adjusting area in focus.
3 Blurring background.
2 Shooting into backlight.
1 Brightening subject.
5 Shooting subject in motion.
•Press MENU to display the shooting guide
again.
To change the setting without using the
shooting guide, set a different shooting mode.
The content set using the shooting guide will
return to the default setting by pressing MENU
or changing the mode using the mode dial.
This lights red during movie recording.
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00:36
00:36
The remaining recording time is
displayed.
When the remaining recording time
reaches 0, recording stops.
Button operations
EN 13
Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject (Optical Zoom x digital zoom:
12x)
Playback mode: Switching the picture display
6 Zoom button Zooming in and out while shooting or playing back pictures
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2816
×
2112
2112
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Zoom out:
Press W on the zoom button.
Zoom in:
Press T on the zoom button.
Zoom bar
White part:
Optical zoom area
Red part:
Digital zoom area
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Close-up playback
Press T to incrementally enlarge
the picture up to 10 times the
original size. Press W to reduce
the size.
Press the arrow pad during
close-up playback to scroll the
picture in the indicated direction.
When returning to the single-
frame playback, press i.
Index display
Use the arrow pad to select a
picture for playback, and press
i to play back the single-frame
of the picture selected.
TW
TW
TW
W
T
T
W
Single-frame playback
Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.
Button operations
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Displays the top menu.
Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback pictures, and select items on the menus.
This button is used to confirm your selection.
Display a picture to be printed out in playback mode, connect the camera to a printer
and press O<.
g“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P.28)
Press X& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press i for setting.
Press NY in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer. Press i for setting.
The self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2
seconds, and then the picture is taken.
To cancel the self-timer, press NY.
Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.
7 MENU button Displaying the menu
8 Arrow pad (ONXY)
9 i button
0 O< button Printing
a X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject
OFF Macro mode off Turns off the macro mode.
& Macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.9 in. (when
the zoom is set for the zoom-out angle) and as close as 60 cm/
23.6 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-in angle) to your
subject.
% Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5 cm/2.0 in. from your
subject. Zoom position is automatically set and cannot be
changed.
b NY button Self-timer shooting
Y Self-timer on After the setting, press the shutter button fully.
OFF Self-timer off Cancel the self-timer.
Button operations
EN 15
Press Y# in shooting mode to select the flash mode. Press i to set it.
In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press S.
Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to
avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. g“PROTECT Protecting
pictures” (P.23)
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
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Menu operations
Menu operations
Press MENU to display the top menu on the monitor.
The contents displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode.
Select [SETUP] and press i to display detailed menus from which to make
settings.
When the mode dial is set at g, press m to display the shooting guide
screen.
About the menus
K button (Shooting mode)
MENU button
q button (Playback mode)
Arrow pad
(ONXY)
i button
OK
MENU
SET
EXIT
PANORAMA
PANORAMA
EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE
COMP.
COMP.
SILENT
SILENT
MODE
MODE
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SETUP
SETUP
RESET
RESET
2
1
PIXEL MAPPING
K/qK/q
BACKUP
MEMORY FORMAT
SETUP
ENGLISH
NO
W
OK
SET
BACK
MENU
Top menu
(in still picture shooting mode)
SETUP menu items
Menu operations
EN 17
During menu operations, the button to be used and its function are displayed at the
bottom of the monitor. Follow the guide for operations.
This explains how to set [VIDEO OUT] with the menus as an example.
1 Set the mode dial to a setting other than g.
2 Press m to display the top menu. Press
Y to select [SETUP] and then press i.
[VIDEO OUT] is a menu in [SETUP].
Operation guide
Using the menus
OK
MENU
SET
EXIT
PANORAMA
PANORAMA
EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE
COMP.
COMP.
SILENT
SILENT
MODE
MODE
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SETUP
SETUP
RESET
RESET
Operation
guide
m
button
Arrow pad
(ONXY)
BACK m: Returns to the previous menu.
EXIT m: Exits the menu.
ONXY: Press the arrow pad (ONXY) to
select a setting.
SET i: Sets the selected item.
i button
OK
MENU
SET
EXIT
PANORAMA
PANORAMA
EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE
COMP.
COMP.
SILENT
SILENT
MODE
MODE
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SETUP
SETUP
RESET
RESET
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Menu operations
3 Press ON to select [VIDEO OUT] and then
press i.
Unavailable settings cannot be selected.
•Press X in this screen to move the cursor to the
page display. Press ON to change the page.
Press Y or i to return to selecting items.
4 Press ON to select [NTSC] or [PAL] and
then press i.
The menu item is set and the previous menu is
displayed. Press m repeatedly to exit the
menu.
To cancel changes and continue menu
operations, press m before pressing i.
Some menu items are not available depending on the position of the mode dial.
g“Functions available in shooting modes and scenes” (P.58)
The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).
Shooting mode menus K
2
1
PIXEL MAPPING
K/qK/q
BACKUP
MEMORY FORMAT
SETUP
ENGLISH
NO
W
OK
SET
BACK
MENU
1
2
VIDEO OUT
SETUP
X
s
OK
SET
BACK
MENU
NTSC
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BEEP
ON
The selected item is
displayed in a different color.
Page display:
These marks are displayed if there are
more menu items on the next page.
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2
SETUP
VIDEO OUT
BEEP
X
s
NTSC
PAL
OK
SET
BACK
MENU
OK
MENU
SET
EXIT
PANORAMA
PANORAMA
EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE
COMP.
COMP.
SILENT
SILENT
MODE
MODE
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SETUP
SETUP
RESET
RESET
2
3
4
1
g“SETUP menus” (P.24)
*1 xD-Picture Card (optional) is
required.
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Menu operations
EN 19
Still picture image quality and their applications
Movie image quality
Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master
software from the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card 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.
1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality
Image quality/image size Compression Application
SHQ 2816 × 2112 Low
compression
This is useful for printing large images
on A3 size or full-size paper.
This is useful for performing computer
image processing, such as contrast
adjustment and red-eye correction.
HQ 2816 × 2112 Standard
compression
SQ1 2048 × 1536 Standard
compression
This is useful for printing on A4 size or
letter size paper.
This is useful for computer editing such
as rotating or adding text to a picture.
This is useful for postcard-sized prints.
SQ2 640 × 480 Standard
compression
This is useful for sending as e-mail
attachments.
Image quality/image size
HQ 320 × 240
SQ 160 × 120
2 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
Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. Press i to exit panorama
shooting.
It restores shooting functions to their factory default settings.
Reset settings back to default settings
Set it with XY and then press i.
Y: To compensate to the positive.
X: To compensate to the negative.
Set the operation beeps, alarms and shutter sound to mute when shooting or playing
back pictures.
3 RESET Returning changed shooting functions to default settings
NO /YES
Function Factory default setting Ref. Page
Flash AUTO P.15
Macro mode OFF P.14
Exposure compensation 0.0 P.20
Image quality HQ P.19
Self-timer OFF P.14
Silent mode OFF P.20
Scene j SPORT P.11
4 EXPOSURE COMP. Changing the brightness of the picture
5 SILENT MODE Setting operational sounds to mute
OFF /ON
OK
SET
BACK
EXPOSURE COMP.
MENU
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