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-150/
X-730 model.
FE-150/X-730
FE-160/X-735
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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
Mode switch......... Switching between shooting and playback modes 9
K................................................................Shooting still picture 9
n ...................................................................... Recording movie 9
q .......................Viewing still pictures/switching playback mode 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 (Exposur compensation)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Y# button (Flash mode) . . . . . . . . 12
X& button (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
i button (OK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
< button (Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 28
NY button (Self-timer). . . . . . . . . . 12
A
AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ALL ERASE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ALL INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ALL PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
DPOF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 60
E
EASY PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
EDIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ERASE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Error message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
EV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 60
Exposure compensation F. . . . . . . 11
F
Fill-in flash #. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Flash charge 49
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Shooting tips and information
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5 Getting to know your camer a better
Getting to know your camera better
The battery is not fully charged
• Charge the battery with the charger.
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.
Shooting tips and information
Tips before you start taking pictures
The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed
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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
Mode switch ......... Switching between shooting and playback modes 9
K................................................................Shooting still picture 9
n......................................................................Recording movie 9
q.......................Viewing still pictures/switching playback mode 9
MENU button ............................................... Displaying the top menu 9
i button............................................................................................. 10
Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y) ...................................................................... 10
Zoom button.................... Zooming while shooting/close-up playback 10
OF button............................................ Changing picture brightness 11
X& button ............................. Shooting pictures close to the subject 12
NY button ...........................................................Self-timer shooting 12
Y# button...................................................................Flash shooting 12
< button.................................................................................Printing 13
S button ................................................................... Erasing pictures 13
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 ....................................................................................... 14
Using the menus........................................................................................ 15
Shooting mode menu ................................................................................ 17
IMAGE QUALITY.................................... Changing the image quality 17
PANORAMA .........................................Creating a panoramic picture 18
RESET .......................................Resetting the settings to the default 19
SCN (Scene)..........................Shooting pictures by selecting a scene
according to the situation 19
Playback mode menu ................................................................................ 20
PLAYBACK MENU ............................................................................. 20
0................................................................. Protecting pictures 20
y ...................................................................... Rotating pictures 21
SLIDESHOW .............................. Playing back pictures automatically 21
MOVIE PLAY ..................................................... Playing back movies 21
INDEX............................................. Viewing the pictures as an index 22
ERASE...................................................................... Erasing pictures 22
SEL. IMAGE...........................................Erasing selected picture 22
ALL ERASE ............................ Erasing all pictures in the internal
memory or on the card 22
EDIT..................................................................... Editing still pictures 22
Q ...................................................Reducing the size of picture 22
PRINT ORDER ............................. Making print reservations (DPOF) 22
SETUP menu............................................................................................. 23
MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT)
..........................................Formatting the internal memory or card 23
BACKUP ............Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card 23
W..................................................... Selecting a display language 23
BEEP ....... Ajusting the volume of operational and the warning tones 24
SHUTTER SOUND.............Ajusting the volume of the shutter sound 24
VOLUME.......................Adjusting the volume during movie playback 24
PIXEL MAPPING ................ Adjusting the image processing function 24
X.............................................................. Setting the date and time 24
VIDEO OUT ........................................ Playing back pictures on a TV 25
2 Menu operations .................................................14
Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions
of each menu and their various settings.
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Direct printing (PictBridge)......................................................................... 27
Using the direct printing function......................................................... 27
Printing pictures .................................................................................. 27
Other print modes and print settings (CUSTOM PRINT).................... 29
Print settings (DPOF)................................................................................. 33
How to make print reservations .......................................................... 33
Single-frame reservation..................................................................... 34
All-frame reservation........................................................................... 35
Resetting print reservation data .......................................................... 35
Flow ........................................................................................................... 37
Using OLYMPUS Master ........................................................................... 37
What is OLYMPUS Master? ............................................................... 37
Install the OLYMPUS Master software ............................................... 38
Connecting the camera to a computer....................................................... 42
Start up the OLYMPUS Master software ................................................... 43
Displaying camera images on a computer................................................. 44
Downloading and saving images ........................................................ 44
Viewing still pictures and movies ............................................................... 46
Printing pictures ......................................................................................... 47
To download and save images to a computer without
using OLYMPUS Master........................................................................ 48
3 Printing pictures .................................................26
Learn how to print pictures you have taken.
4 Connecting the camera to a computer .............37
Learn how to transfer pictures to a computer and save them.
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Shooting tips and information .................................................................... 49
Tips before you start taking pictures................................................... 49
The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded ...... 49
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed ............... 49
The time and date have not been set .......................................... 49
Shooting tips ....................................................................................... 50
Focusing on the subject ............................................................... 50
Subjects that are difficult to focus on ........................................... 50
Taking pictures without blurring ................................................... 51
Taking pictures without the flash.................................................. 51
The picture is grainy..................................................................... 51
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene ......................... 52
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight ............................. 52
Additional shooting tips and information ............................................. 53
Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken ................... 53
Using a new card ......................................................................... 54
Lamp indicators............................................................................ 54
Extending the useful life of the battery......................................... 54
Functions that cannot be selected from menus ........................... 55
Selecting the optimal image quality ............................................. 55
Setting the current camera settings to its default......................... 55
Playback tips....................................................................................... 56
Playing back the pictures stored in the internal memory ............. 56
Quickly displaying a desired picture............................................. 56
Viewing pictures on a computer.......................................................... 56
Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen......................... 56
When you get an error message on the camera... .................................... 57
Functions available in shooting modes and scenes .................................. 59
Glossary of terms ...................................................................................... 60
5 Getting to know your camera better .................49
Find out more about your camera and learn what to do when you have a
question regarding operations.
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Camera care .............................................................................................. 62
Battery and charger ................................................................................... 63
Useful use of the accessories.................................................................... 64
The card.............................................................................................. 64
AC adapter.......................................................................................... 66
Safety Precautions..................................................................................... 67
Index............................................................................................................ 70
6 Miscellaneous .....................................................62
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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1 Button operations
Button operations
Shooting still picture
Set the mode switch to K 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 and
exposure are not adjusted properly. Try locking
the focus again.
Recording movie
Set the mode switch 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: Shooting modes
• Power/Card access
lamp lights (Red)
• Monitor turns on
• Lens extends
Playback mode
• Power/Card access
lamp lights (Green)
• Monitor turns on
2 Shutter button Shooting picture
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3
1
2
Playback mode
Shooting modes
Monitor
Power/Card
access lamp
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Green lamp
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Button operations
1
Set the mode switch to the shooting or playback mode.
The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.
You can select one of shooting modes that most closely matches to the desired
shot.
g “SCN (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the
situation” (P.19)
Audio is recorded with the movie. The focus and the zoom are locked during
recording.
The last picture taken is displayed.
• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
• Use the zoom button to switch between close-up playback and index display.
g “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P.21)
Displays the top menu on the monitor.
3 Mode switch Switching between shooting and playback modes
K Shooting still picture
n Recording movie
q Viewing still pictures/switching playback mode
4 MENU button Displaying the top menu
This lights red during movie recording.
00:36
00:36
00:36
The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches 0,
recording stops.
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Button operations
1
Press to set the settings.
Use the arrow pad to select the playback picture and the items on the menus.
Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject
• The white area of the zoom bar indicates the optical zoom. When the cursor
reaches the red area on the zoom bar, the digital zoom is enabled and the
picture will be enlarged more.
5 i button
6 Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y)
7 Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback
Optical zoom magnification Digital zoom magnification
FE-150/X-730: 3X
FE-160/X-735: 2.8X
FE-150/X-730: 4X
FE-160/X-735: 4X
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Exposure
compensation
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Wide angle: Press W on
the zoom button.
Zoom bar
Telephoto: Press T on the
zoom button.
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Button operations
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Playback mode: Switching the picture display
Press the OF button in shooting mode. Press X/Y to adjust, and press A.
Y: Adjusts toward [+].
X: Adjusts toward [–].
8 OF button Changing picture brightness
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Close-up playback
• If you press and hold T on the
zoom button, an object can be
zoomed in up to 4x.
• 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 A to
return to single-frame
playback.
• Press W to display the
pictures in 4 or 9 frames.
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Single-frame playback
Returning to single-frame playback
During displaying an index:
Press A. Or press T while an index
with four pictures is displayed.
During playing back a closeup picture:
Press A. Or press W.
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OK
SET
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Button operations
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Press the X& button repeatedly in shooting mode. Press A to set.
Press the NY button repeatedly in shooting mode. Press
A 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
A to set.
9 X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject
& Macro mode This mode lets you shoot from 20 cm/ 7.9 in. (Most wide-
angle side) to 50 cm/ 19.7 in. (Most telescopic side) for your
subject.
% Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 6cm/ 2.4 in. to
your subject.
0 NY button Self-timer shooting
Y ON After setting this function, press the shutter button fully.
Y OFF Cancels self-timer function.
a 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.
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Flash mode
Self-timer
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In playback mode, select a picture you want to print, and press the < button.
g“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P.27)
In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press the S button.
In shooting mode, you can also erase any picture by pressing 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.20)
b < button Printing
c S button Erasing pictures
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Menu operations
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G2 Menu ope rations
Menu operations
Press the MENU button to display the top menu.
The menus on the top menu are changed by the modes.
When the mode switch is set to K or n.
About the menus
2
Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y), A
MENU button
OK
EXIT
MENU
SCN
SC N
PANORAMA
PANORAMA
SETUP
SETUP
RESET
RESET
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SET
MEMORY FORMAT
BACKUP
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
LOW
ENGLISH
LOW
1
2
W
SETUP
SETUP
OK
SET
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
Top menu
• Press arrow pad (O/N/X/Y) to
select a setting, and press A.
• [SETUP] is the menu for more
settings.
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Menu operations
2
Use the arrow pad and A to set menu items.
This explains how to use the menus with the [VIDEO OUT] setting as an
example.
Using the menus
1
2
SETUP
SETUP
VOLUME
PIXEL MAPPING
VIDEO OUT
X
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
'06.01.01 00:00
NTSC
LOW
SCN
SC N
PANORAMA
PANORAMA
SETUP
SETUP
RESET
RESET
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
OK
EXIT
MENU
SET
Top menu
1 Press MENU button to
display the top menu, and
press Y and then press A.
• [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.
2
1
W
MEMORY FORMAT
BACKUP
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
LOW
ENGLISH
LOW
SETUP
SETUP
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
Set the camera to the desired mode (Shooting mode or playback mode).
• In this procedure, set the mode switch to K.
• Common menus for each mode are retained even if the mode is changed.
N
O
A
MENU
button
Operation guide
MENU
button
This is displayed
when there are
more menu items
on the next page.
A
A
MENU
button
O/N/X/Y on
the arrow pad
A
MENU button
Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y)
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Menu operations
2
3 Press O/N to select a
setting, and press A.
• Select the video signal [NTSC] or
[PAL] from [VIDEO OUT] menu,
and then press A.
• 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 A, a
setting you set will not be
changed.
1
2
NTSC
PAL
SETUP
SETUP
VOLUME
PIXEL MAPPING
VIDEO OUT
X
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
A
MENU button
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Menu operations
2
• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).
Image quality for still picture shooting and their applications
Image quality for movie shooting
Shooting mode menu K n
1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality
Image quality/Image size
Compression Application
SHQ FE-150/X-730
2560 × 1920
FE-160/X-735
2816 × 2112
Low
compression
• This is useful for printing large images
on A4-size (8"x10" size) paper.
• This is useful for performing computer
image processing, such as contrast
adjustment and red-eye reduction.
HQ FE-150/X-730
2560 × 1920
FE-160/X-735
2816 × 2112
Standard
compression
SQ1 2048 × 1536 Standard
compression
• This is useful for postcard-sized (4"x6"
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
OK
EXIT
MENU
SCN
SC N
PANORAMA
PANORAMA
SETUP
SETUP
RESET
RESET
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SET
1
2
3
4
1 IMAGE QUALITY
2 PANORAMA
*1*2
3 RESET
4 SCN (Scene)
*1
*1
This setting is not available
in the n mode.
*2
xD-Picture Card (Optional)
is required.
g “SETUP menu”
(P.23)
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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 A to exit panorama
shooting.
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
2
The camera retains the changed settings even if the power is turned off. To reset
the settings to the factory default setting, use the reset function.
Functions that RESET affects and their factory default settings
The scene selection screen displays sample images
and the shooting mode to best suit the situation.
3 RESET Resetting the settings to the default
NO / YES
Function Factory default setting Ref. Page
FLASH MODE AUTO P. 12
& OFF P. 12
F 0.0 P. 11
IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 17
SCN PROGRAM AUTO P. 19
4 SCN (Scene)
Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation
P PROGRAM AUTO /h
D IMAGE STABILISATION
/B PORTRAIT
/F LANDSCAPE /G NIGHT SCENE /RSELF PORTRAIT
1
PROGRAM AUTO
P
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
h
B
G
Q
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Menu operations
2
• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).
Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single-
frame/all-frame erase function, but they are all erased
by formatting.
•Press X/Y to select a picture, and press O/N to set
the protector [ON]. You can continue to protect other
pictures.
Playback mode menu q
1 PLAYBACK MENU
0
.............................................................................................Protecting pictures
OFF / ON
OK
EXIT
MENU
SET
ERASE
ERASE
SETUP
SETUP
PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK
MENU
MENU
MOVIE
MOVIE
PLAY
PLAY
INDEX
INDEX
EDIT
EDIT
PRINT
PRINT
ORDER
ORDER
OK
EXIT
MENU
SET
SLIDE-
SLIDE-
SHOW
SHOW
ERASE
ERASE
SETUP
SETUP
INDEX
INDEX
EDIT
EDIT
PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK
MENU
MENU
PRINT
PRINT
ORDER
ORDER
1
4
5
7
1 PLAYBACK MENU
0
y
*1
2 SLIDESHOW
3 MOVIE PLAY
4 INDEX
5 ERASE
SEL. IMAGE
ALL ERASE
6 EDIT
*1
Q
7 PRINT ORDER
*1*2
For still pictures
6
3
For movies
1
4
g “SETUP menu” (P.23)
*1
This setting is not available
for a movie data.
*2
xD-Picture Card (Optional)
is required.
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2
OK
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