Olympus FE-115 Owner's manual

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DIGITAL CAMERA
Advanced
Manual
FE-115/X-715
Detailed explanations of all the
functions for getting the most out
of your camera.
Camera Settings
Basic Operation
Shooting
Playing Back
Printing
Online Pictures
Troubleshooting
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How to use this manual
(Indications used in this manual
A sample page is shown below to explain how to read the instructions in this
manual. Look at it carefully before taking or viewing pictures. See the
reference pages for further details on how to use the buttons or menus.
(Basic and Advanced Manuals
The instruction manual accompanying this camera is divided into two
parts: the Basic Manual and the Advanced Manual (this document).
Basic
Manual
This manual gives you easy-to-follow explanations on how to take pictures
and view them so that you can get started quickly. Go ahead and take some
pictures! You will also find information on the camera’s main functions as
well as how to make prints and enjoy your pictures on a computer.
Advanced
Manual
This manual introduces you to the camera’s many functions after you
have mastered the basics. It will help you to use the camera’s
capabilities to take much more creative pictures, with more fun!
Playing back still pictures
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Playback
Pictures taken with the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally. This
function lets you rotate such pictures 90° clockwise or counterclockwise so that they
are oriented correctly.
[y] i g“How to use the menus” (P. 14)
1 Press ^] to select the picture you want to rotate.
2 Press [\ to select [w] or [s], and press i.
The rotated picture is displayed.
3 Press [\ to select [EXIT], and press i.
Press to exit the menu.
Picture rotation
Note
Original picture [s][w]
Note
Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunction or operational
problems. Also warns of operations that should be absolutely avoided.
TIPS
Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out of your camera.
g
Reference pages describing details or associated information.
This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this manual.
Indicates either shooting mode or playback mode.
g“Switching between the shooting mode and the playback mode”
(P. 9), “Shooting mode/Playback mode notation” (P. 9)
Select the menus in the order
indicated by .
g“How to use the menus
(P. 14), “Menu notation”
(P. 16)
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Composition of the manual
The title page of each chapter gives a short description of the contents.
Be sure to check it out.
Basic operation
Tips before you start
taking pictures
Shooting
Playback
Useful functions
Printing pictures
Connecting the camera to
a computer
Appendix
Miscellaneous
Troubleshooting.
For when you want to know the
names of parts, see a list of
menus, or find what you are
looking for.
You’ll find important points for
getting the most out of your
camera here. Read this part
before taking pictures.
To view, and sort the pictures
you have taken.
Settings to make your camera
easier to use.
To print the pictures you have
taken.
To enjoy the pictures you have
taken on a computer. How to
use OLYMPUS Master.
P. 7
P. 17
P. 27
P. 39
P. 50
P. 56
P. 72
P. 88
P. 104
Table of Contents
P. 4
From shooting basics to handy
picture-taking functions.
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Table of Contents
How to use this manual....................................................................... 2
Composition of the manual ................................................................. 3
1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7
Power on/off ........................................................................................ 8
Switching between the shooting mode and the playback mode ... 9
How to use the mode dial.................................................................. 10
How to use the direct buttons............................................................ 11
Using the direct buttons .............................................................. 13
How to use the menus ...................................................................... 14
Using the menus ......................................................................... 15
2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - -17
If correct focus cannot be obtained ................................................... 18
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 18
Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 19
Record mode ............................................................................... 20
Still picture record modes............................................................ 20
Movie record modes.................................................................... 21
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 21
To change the record mode........................................................ 22
Recording pictures ............................................................................ 23
Relationship between the internal memory and the card............ 23
Using a card ...................................................................................... 24
Card basics ................................................................................. 24
Inserting a card ........................................................................... 24
3 Shooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 28
Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 30
Taking close-up pictures (macro/super macro) ...................... 31
Flash shooting ............................................................................... 32
Recording movies ....................................................................... 34
Self-timer shooting ....................................................................... 35
Panorama shooting........................................................................... 36
Adjusting picture brightness (exposure compensation) ............... 38
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4 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -39
Playing back still pictures .................................................................. 40
Selecting the number of pictures ........................................... 41
Slideshow .............................................................................. 41
Picture rotation ....................................................................... 42
Playing back movies ................................................................... 43
Playback on TV ................................................................................. 44
VIDEO OUT - Setting the output signal type............................... 45
Protecting pictures ...................................................................... 46
Erasing pictures .................................................................... 47
Single-frame erase .................................................................. 47
All-frame erase ....................................................................... 48
Formatting ............................................................................. 49
5 Useful functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -50
Selecting a language .............................................................. 51
Setting the date and time ........................................................... 52
Resetting the settings to the default (RESET) .................................. 53
Copying pictures to a card (BACKUP) .............................................. 54
Setting the time period to switch to the sleep mode (SLEEP)........... 55
Checking the image processing functions (PIXEL MAPPING) ......... 55
6 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -56
Direct printing (PictBridge) ................................................................ 57
Using the direct printing function................................................. 57
Connecting the camera to a printer............................................. 58
Printing pictures .......................................................................... 59
Easy printing ............................................................................... 59
Print mode................................................................................... 60
Print order mode ......................................................................... 63
Exiting direct printing................................................................... 65
If an error code is displayed ........................................................ 66
Print settings (DPOF) ................................................................... 67
How to make print reservations................................................... 67
All-frame reservation .............................................................. 69
Single-frame reservation ........................................................ 70
Resetting print reservation data .............................................. 71
Table of Contents
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7 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - - - 72
Flow................................................................................................... 73
Using OLYMPUS Master .................................................................. 74
What is OLYMPUS Master?........................................................ 74
Installing OLYMPUS Master ....................................................... 75
Connecting the camera to a computer .............................................. 79
Starting up OLYMPUS Master .......................................................... 80
Displaying camera images on a computer ........................................ 82
Downloading and saving images ................................................ 82
Viewing still pictures and movies ...................................................... 84
Printing pictures ................................................................................ 85
To download and save images to a computer without using
OLYMPUS Master....................................................................... 87
8 Appendix- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -88
Troubleshooting ................................................................................ 89
Error codes.................................................................................. 89
Troubleshooting .......................................................................... 90
Camera care ..................................................................................... 96
The battery ........................................................................................ 97
AC adapter (optional)........................................................................ 98
Safety Precautions ............................................................................ 99
Glossary of terms ............................................................................ 103
9 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 104
Menu list.......................................................................................... 105
List of factory default settings.......................................................... 106
Modes and shooting functions ........................................................ 107
Index ............................................................................................... 108
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1 Basic operation
Basic operation
Being able to use the buttons effectively is
important for operating the digital camera.
Just display a menu on the monitor and use
the buttons to choose a setting. Familiarize
yourself with the buttons and menus before
reading the explanations of the various
functions.
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Basic operation
Power on/off
Power on: Press the power switch.
The lens extends and the subject is displayed on the
monitor. The orange lamp lights.
The camera is ready for shooting (shooting mode).
Power off: Press the power switch.
The camera automatically retracts the lens and turns
off. (The monitor also turns off.)
The orange lamp goes out.
Note
Never open the battery compartment/card cover, remove the card or the
batteries, or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is turned
on. Doing so may destroy all data in the internal memory or on the card.
Destroyed data cannot be restored. When changing the card, be sure to turn
the camera off before opening the cover.
Power switch
Orange lamp
Monitor
Power on/off
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Basic operation
Switching between the shooting mode and the playback mode
Note
When the camera is turned on, sometimes the monitor flashes before
displaying the picture. This is not a malfunction.
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The object is displayed
on the monitor.
The orange lamp lights.
The last taken picture is
displayed on the monitor.
The green lamp on the
camera lights.
Press the k.
Switching to the shooting
mode (Shooting mode)
Switching to the playback
mode (Playback mode)
Press the l or
the shutter
button.
Playback button (k)
Orange lamp
Shooting button (l)
Shutter button
Green lamp
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02
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06
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In this manual, the following icons indicate the camera mode necessary for using functions.
Indicates shooting mode.
The orange lamp next to l is lit.
Indicates playback mode.
The green lamp next to k is lit.
Shooting mode/Playback mode notation
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Basic operation
How to use the mode dial
This camera is capable of taking still pictures and movies. Use the mode
dial to switch between shooting modes before taking pictures. When the
mode dial is set to a mode, the explanation for that mode is displayed on
the monitor
(About the mode dial
Suitable for general situations.
h Reducing blur.
i Suitable for taking portrait-style pictures.
l Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes.
m Suitable for taking pictures at night.
o Suitable for taking self-portraits.
n Records movies.
TIPS
For details of each mode, see “Selecting a shooting mode according to the
situation” (P.28).
You can change the mode dial before and after turning the camera on.
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Mode dial
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Basic operation
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How to use the direct buttons
The buttons that can be used in shooting mode and playback mode differ.
(Direct buttons in shooting mode
c
k (Playback) button gP. 9
The camera switches to playback mode.
d
button gP. 14
The shooting mode menu is displayed.
e
(Flash mode) button gP. 32
This function is for selecting the flash mode.
f
m (Self-timer) button gP. 35
The self-timer switches on/off.
g
p button gP. 53
This function resets all settings to the factory default settings.
h
o (Macro) button gP. 31
This function is for selecting the macro shooting or the super macro
shooting mode.
i
[F (Exposure compensation) button g P. 38
Adjust the exposure compensation value.
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i
c
d
f
h
e
How to use the direct buttons
1
Basic operation
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(Direct buttons in playback mode
c
l (Shooting) button gP. 9
The camera switches to shooting mode.
d
button gP. 14
The playback mode menu is displayed.
e
(Erase) button gP. 47
This function erases displayed pictures.
c
e
d
How to use the direct buttons
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Basic operation
Basic functions can be easily operated using the direct buttons. Use the arrow pad
and i to make settings. Follow the buttons displayed on the screen to select and
make each setting.
How to set the flash mode using is shown below.
1 Press in shooting mode.
The flash mode selection screen is displayed.
2 Press [\ to select a flash mode.
3 Press i.
The camera is ready to shoot.
If not used for 3 seconds, the camera applies the current settings, and the
setting screen disappears.
Using the direct buttons
Current setting
Operating guide
Selected setting
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1
Basic operation
How to use the menus
The menu is displayed on the monitor when is pressed with the camera
on. This menu is used to make all camera settings.
The menu items displayed in shooting mode and playback mode differ.
EXIT
Press .
Shooting mode menu Playback mode menu
Indicates menu page
1 out of 3.
Indicates more pages below.
Press to exit
the menu, and
the camera is
ready to shoot.
Press to exit
the menu and
return to
playback mode.
How to use the menus
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Basic operation
Use the arrow pad and i to select and set menu items. Follow the buttons
displayed on the menu screen and use the arrow pad to make settings.
How to use the menus using screens from shooting mode is shown below.
Ex: Setting the [SLEEP] function
1 Press .
The menu is displayed.
2 Press [\ to select the setting, and press i or ].
Unavailable settings cannot be selected.
3 Press [\ to change the setting, and press i or ^.
Using the menus
Selected setting
30sec
1min
3min
10min
Selected setting
How to use the menus
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Basic operation
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4 Press .
The menu closes, and the camera is ready to shoot.
TIPS
Settings made in the menu are saved even if the camera is turned off.
Menu items common to both shooting mode and playback mode apply to the
same setting, and the setting can be made from either mode.
In this manual, procedures for using the menus are expressed as follows.
Ex: Steps 1 and 2 of setting the [SLEEP] function
[SLEEP] i
Menu notation
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2 Tips before you start taking pictures
Tips before you start
taking pictures
Your pictures are almost guaranteed to
come out well just by setting the mode dial
to and pressing the shutter button.
But occasionally, you can’t focus on your
subject or the picture doesn’t come out the
way you want…
Just knowing which button to press or which
setting to change can help you solve these
problems.
And did you know that by selecting an
image size according to how you plan to use
the pictures afterwards, you can store more
pictures? These are just some of the hints
provided in this chapter.
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SHQ
SQ2
SQ2
SHQ
SQ2
Online applications
Ideas
Ideas
Printing
applications
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Tips before you start taking pictures
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If correct focus cannot be obtained
The camera automatically detects the focus target in the frame. The level
of contrast is one of the criteria it uses to detect the subject. The camera
may fail to determine subjects with lower contrast than the surroundings or
with an area of extremely strong contrast in the frame. If this happens, the
simplest solution is to use the focus lock.
1 Position the AF target mark on
the subject you want to focus on.
When shooting a hard-to-focus or fast-
moving subject, focus the camera on an
object about the same distance away as
the subject.
2 Press the shutter button halfway
until the green lamp lights.
When the focus and exposure are
locked, the green lamp lights.
When the green lamp blinks, the focus
and exposure are not locked. Release
your finger from the shutter button,
re-position the AF target mark on the subject
and press the shutter button halfway again.
3 Keeping the shutter button
pressed halfway, recompose
your shot.
How to focus (focus lock)
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Shutter button
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Green lamp
If correct focus cannot be obtained
Tips before you start taking pictures
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4 Press the shutter button fully.
Under certain types of conditions, the auto focus may not work properly.
In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same
distance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If
the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera
using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway, then return the
camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take
the picture.
Subjects that are difficult to focus on
Shutter button
The green lamp blinks.
The subject cannot be
brought into focus.
Subject with
low contrast
Subject with an
extremely bright area in
the center of the frame
Subject without
vertical lines
Subjects at
different
distances
Fast-moving
subject
The subject is
not in the center
of the frame
The green lamp lights,
but the subject cannot
be brought into focus.
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Tips before you start taking pictures
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Record mode
You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies.
Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a
computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for
each record mode and memory capacity, see the table on P. 21.
Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of pictures you wish to
record.
Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few
pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. A picture with many pixels is denser and
clearer, but requires a larger file size (data size), decreasing the number of pictures
that can be saved. Increasing the compression rate reduces the file size, but makes
the pictures appear grainy.
Image size
The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. Save your
pictures in a large image size to get clearer prints.
Compression
Image data is compressed and recorded. The higher the compression, the less clear
the image will be.
Still picture record modes
Image size
becomes larger
Image becomes clearer
Application
Compression
Image size
Low
compression
High
compression
Select according
to print size
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2048 × 1536 SQ1
For small-sized
prints and websites
640 × 480 SQ2
Picture with high number of pixels
Picture with low number of pixels
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