Olympus Camedia C-4000 Zoom User manual

CAMERA OPERATION MANUAL

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C-4000 ZOOM

DIGITAL CAMERA - PC CONNECTION

OPERATION MANUAL

Explanation of digital camera functions and operating instructions.

Explanation of how to download images between your digital camera and PC.

C-4000 ZOOM

 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.

 The images and illustrations in this manual may differ from their

real versions.

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For customers in Europe

“CE” mark indicates that this product complies with the European

requirements for safety, health, environment and customer

protection. “CE” mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe.

For customers in North and South America

Trademarks

• IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines

Corporation.

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• All other company and product names are registered trademarks and/or

trademarks of their respective owners.

• The standards for camera file systems referred to in this manual are the

“Design Rule for Camera File System/DCF” standards stipulated by the

Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association

(JEITA).

For customers in USA

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number : C-4000 ZOOM

Trade Name : OLYMPUS

Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc.

Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York

11747-3157 U.S.A.

Telephone Number : 1-631-844-5000

Tested To Comply With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject

to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.

(2) This device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

For customers in Canada

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian

Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

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Contents ..........................................................................P. 4
Chapter 1
Getting started P. 18
Chapter 2
Quick-start guide P. 32
Chapter 3
Using the menus P. 38
Chapter 4
Shooting basics P. 47
Chapter 5
Advanced shooting P. 82
Chapter 6
Adjusting image quality and exposure P. 102
Chapter 7
Playback P. 117
Chapter 8
Useful functions P. 143
Chapter 9
Print setting P. 167
Chapter 10
Using optional accessories P. 177
Chapter 11
Miscellaneous P. 181

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Contents
Names of parts ............................................................................10
Camera 10
Monitor indications — Shooting information 12
Monitor indications — Playback information 14
Still picture playback information 14
Movie playback information 15
Monitor indications 
— Memory gauge & battery check 16
Memory gauge 16
Battery check 16
How to use this manual ................................................................17
Getting started 18
Attaching the strap ................................................................18
Loading the batteries ..............................................................19
Selecting optional batteries or AC adapter 20
Card basics ..........................................................................23
Inserting/removing the card 24
Power on/off ........................................................................25
Monitor appearance 25
Card check 26
Date/time setting ..................................................................27
Selecting a language..............................................................30
Adjusting the diopter..............................................................31
Holding the camera................................................................31
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Quick-start guide 32
Taking still pictures  ............................................................32
Recording movies  ............................................................33
Viewing still pictures  ........................................................34
Playing back movies  ........................................................35
Protecting pictures  ..........................................................36
Erasing pictures  ................................................................37

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Using the menus 38
What are the menus? ............................................................38
How to use the menu  ............................................................39
Modes & short cut menus  ......................................................41
Tabs & MODE MENU functions (shooting) ..............................42
Tabs & MODE MENU functions (playback)  ............................45
Shooting basics 47
Shooting mode setting — Mode dial........................................47
mode setting 47
mode setting 48
Shooting modes 49
Aperture setting — Aperture priority shooting 53
Shutter speed setting — Shutter priority shooting 54
Aperture & Shutter speed setting — Manual shooting 55
Using My Mode 56
How to use the shutter button  ................................................57
Focusing ..............................................................................58
Auto focus 58
When Auto focus does not work 
— Subjects that are difficult to focus on 58
Focus lock — Focusing on subjects that are 
not in the center of the frame 59
AF MODE — Changing the focus range 60
FULLTIME AF — Continuous focusing on moving subjects 61
AF AREA — Changing the position of 
the AF target mark 62
Manual focus 63
Taking still pictures  ..............................66
Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder 66
Taking still pictures while using the monitor 68
Recording movies  ............................................................71
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Contents

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Zoom — Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting  ..............................73
Digital zoom 74
Flash shooting  ......................................................................75
Auto-flash 75
Red-eye reduction flash  75
Fill-in flash  75
Flash off  76
Slow Synchronization  SLOW1,  SLOW2,  SLOW 76
Using the slow synchronization flash  SLOW 78
Using the flash 78
Flash intensity control  81
Advanced shooting 82
Metering modes — Metering the subject brightness ..................82
Spot metering — Selecting the metering area  82
Multi-metering — Metering the exposure of more than 
one point in the frame 83
AE lock — Locking the exposure  ......................................86
Macro mode shooting — Taking close-up pictures  ..............89
Super macro mode  ..........................................................90
Self-timer shooting  ............................................................91
Sequential shooting................................................................92
Sequential shooting & AF sequential shooting  92
Auto bracketing — Shooting pictures sequentially with a 
different exposure for each frame BKT 93
Panorama shooting ................................................................96
Taking two-in-one pictures 2 IN 1............................................98
FUNCTION — Taking black & white or sepia-toned pictures....100
AEL
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Contents

Adjusting image quality and exposure 102
Record mode ......................................................................102
Selecting record modes 102
3:2 106
ENLARGE SIZE 106
ISO sensitivity ......................................................................107
Exposure compensation ........................................................108
White balance ....................................................................109
AUTO (auto white balance) 110
PRESET (preset white balance) 110
(One-Touch white balance) 111
White balance adjustment 112
Sharpness............................................................................113
Contrast ..............................................................................114
Saturation............................................................................115
Noise reduction ..................................................................116
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Chapter 6
Contents
Playback 117
Playing back still pictures ......................................................117
Single-frame playback 117
Quick View 118
Slide-show ..........................................................................119
Playing back movies — MOVIE PLAY ....................................120
MOVIE PLAYBACK 122
INDEX 124
EDIT 126
Close-up playback ..............................................................129
Index display ......................................................................130
Selecting the number of pictures 131
Editing still pictures ..............................................................132
Resizing pictures  132
Trimming pictures 133
Chapter 7

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Useful functions 143
All reset — Saving the camera’s settings  ..............................143
Custom button......................................................................145
Setting the custom button 146
Using the custom button 147
Shortcut ..............................................................................148
Setting the shortcut menu 149
Using the shortcut menu 150
MY MODE SETUP  ........................................................151
Information display INFO ....................................................155
Monitor brightness adjustment  ........................................156
Beep sound adjustment  ..................................................156
Histogram display  ..........................................................157
Rec View ............................................................................158
Power on/off display setting ................................................159
Screen setup ........................................................................160
File name ............................................................................162
Pixel Mapping ....................................................................164
Measurement units: m/ft (meters/feet) ..................................165
Video output selection ..........................................................166
Chapter 8
Contents
Protect ................................................................................136
Erasing pictures  ..........................................................137
Single-frame erase 137
All-frame erase 138
Formatting cards  ............................................................139
Playback on a TV ................................................................140
Picture rotation 142
Chapter 7

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Miscellaneous 181
Troubleshooting....................................................................181
User maintenance ................................................................188
After use 188
Cleaning the camera 188
Error codes..........................................................................189
Menu maps ........................................................................191
Menu functions & factory default settings  ............................199
Modes & Shooting functions..................................................201
Specifications ......................................................................204
Glossary of terms ................................................................206
Index ..................................................................................210
Chapter 11
Contents
Using optional accessories 177
External flash ......................................................................177
Using the FL-40 external flash 177
Using commercially available external flashes 178
Compatible commercially available external flashes 180
Chapter 10
Print setting 167
How to print pictures ............................................................167
All-frame print reserve  ....................................................169
Single-frame print reserve  ................................................170
Trimming setting ..................................................................173
Resetting print reserve ..........................................................176
Chapter 9

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Flash (P. 75)

Self-timer lamp (P. 91)

Card cover

(P. 24)

Strap eyelet

(P. 18)

Lens

VIDEO OUT jack (P. 140)

Connector cover (P. 140)

USB connector

DC-IN jack (P. 21)

Camera

Mode dial ( , , , , ) (P. 47, 117)

Zoom lever (W/T) (P. 73)

Index display/Close-up playback lever ( / ) (P. 129, 130)

Shutter button (P. 57)

5-pin external flash socket (P. 177)

● Unscrew to remove the cover before

connecting the bracket cable.

Diopter adjustment dial (P. 31)

Names of parts

Quick View

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Camera (Cont.)

AF target mark (P. 31)

Orange lamp (P. 79)

Green lamp (P. 58)

Battery

compartment

cover (P. 19)

Battery compartment lock (P. 19)

Tripod socket

Names of parts

Macro/Spot button ( ) (P. 82, 89)

Print button ( ) (P. 169)

Flash mode button ( ) (P. 78)

Erase button ( ) (P. 37, 137)

Viewfinder (P. 31)

Card access lamp

(P. 67)

Monitor (P. 12)

Arrow pad (

ÑñÉí) (P. 39, 117)

Custom button ( ) (P. 47, 145)

Protect button ( ) (P. 136)

Rotation button (P. 142)

OK/Menu button ( ) (P. 38)

Manual focus button (P. 63)

Monitor button

( ) (P. 69)

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Monitor indications

— Shooting information

The INFO setting on the menu allows you to select how much information to

display.

~ Information display (P. 115)

The indications vary depending on the shooting mode.*

*The illustrations show examples of

indications displayed in the 1 mode.

Names of parts

When INFO is set to OFF: The

information below is displayed

constantly in the shooting mode. (After

operating the buttons or closing the

menu, the information which appears

in the ON mode (illustrated to the right)

is displayed for approx. 1 second, then

disappears.)

When INFO is set to ON: The

information below is displayed

constantly in the shooting mode.

12 3 4

5

6

7

8

9

1

HQ

2288x1712

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#

$

&

*

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1

HQ

2288x1712

ISO100

SLOW1

Items Indications Ref. page

1 Shooting mode P, A, S, M, , , , , P. 47

, , , , , ,

2 Aperture value F2.8 – F11 P. 53, 55

3 Shutter speed 16 – 1/1000 P. 54, 55

4 Exposure compensation –2.0 – +2.0 P. 108

Exposure differential –3.0 – +3.0 P. 56

5 AF target mark – P. 62

6 Number of storable 24 P. 69, 71,

still pictures 103

Seconds remaining 24"

7 Record mode TIFF/SHQ/HQ/SQ1/SQ2 P. 102

4

3

2

1

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Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.)

Items Indications Ref. page

8 Number of pixels 2288 x 1712, etc. P. 103

9 Memory gauge P. 16

0 Battery check P. 16

! AE lock AEL P. 84, 87

AE memory MEMO P. 88

@ Self-timer P. 91

# Drive mode , , , BKT P. 92

$ ISO ISO100, ISO200, ISO400 P. 107

% White balance , , , , , P. 110

^ Green lamp O P. 58

& Flash stand-by Lights. P. 80

Camera movement Blinks.

warning

Flash charge Blinks.

* Flash mode , , , SLOW1, P. 75

SLOW2, SLOW1

( Spot metering/ , , P. 82, 89

Macro mode

Names of parts

12 3 4

5

6

7

8

9

1

HQ

2288x1712

^

0

@

!

%

#

$

&

*

(

1

HQ

2288x1712

ISO100

SLOW1

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Items Indications Ref. page

1 Battery check P. 16

2 Print reserve P. 171

3 Number of prints x2 – x10 P. 171

4 Protect P. 136

5 Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P. 102

6 Date ’02. 09. 12 P. 27

7 Time 12:30 P. 27

8 Frame number 20 –

9 Number of pixels 2288x1712, etc. P. 103

(resolution setting)

0 Exposure compensation –2.0 – +2.0 P. 108

! White balance , , , , , P. 110

@ ISO ISO100, ISO200, ISO400 P. 107

# File number 100 – 0020 P. 162

Monitor indications

— Playback information

INFO setting on the menu allows you to select how much information to

display.

~ Information display (P. 115)

Still picture playback information

Names of parts

When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON

’02.09.12 12:30 20

HQ

SIZE: 2288x1712

+2.0

ISO100

’02.09.12 12:30

FILE: 100–0020

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Monitor indications — Playback information (Cont.)

Items Indications Ref. page

1 Battery check P. 16

2 Movie mark P. 35

3 Protect P. 136

4 Record mode HQ, SQ P. 102

5 Frame number 20 –

6 Number of pixels 320x240, etc. P. 103

7 White balance , , , , , P. 110

8 Date ’02. 09. 12 P. 27

9 Time 12:30 P. 27

0 File number FILE:100 – 0020 P. 163

Recording time 0"/15" P. 71

During movie playback, the

recording time appears as

follows:

● The indications that appear on a movie picture that has been selected and

displayed from the index display are different from those that appear when

the movie picture is displayed using the movie play function (P. 117, 120).

Note

Total recording

time

0" / 15"

Playing time

Names of parts

When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON

Movie playback information

20

HQ

SIZE: 320x240

’02.09.12 12:30

FILE: 100–0020

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Monitor indications

— Memory gauge & battery check

If the remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication changes as

follows when the camera is turned on or while the camera is in use.

Battery check

Lights.

(green)

Remaining power

level: high

Lights.

(red)

Remaining power level:

low. Replace with new

batteries.

No indication

(The green lamp and

orange lamp next to the

viewfinder blink.)

Remaining power level:

exhausted. BATTERY

EMPTY is displayed.

Replace with new batteries.

Memory gauge

The memory gauge lights when you take a picture. When the gauge is lit, the

camera is storing a picture on the SmartMedia card. The memory gauge

indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status. When

the memory gauge is full, wait until the light goes out before you take any

more shots.

When taking still pictures

Before shooting

(Gauge is off)

One picture

taken

(Lit)

More than

two taken

(Lit)

No more pictures

can be taken

(Fully Lit)

Shoot. Shoot. Shoot.

Wait.Wait.

Wait.

When recording movies

During shooting (Gauge lit).

● Shooting is not possible until the light goes out completely.

● Movie recording finishes automatically when the memory

gauge is fully lit.

Shoot.

If you continue shooting

Wait.

Before shooting

(Gauge is off)

Names of parts

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Chapter 4

Shooting mode setting — Mode dial (Cont.)

1

Select S from “A/S/M/ mode

setting”. See P. 48.

2

To set a faster shutter speed,

press

Ñ.

To set a slower shutter speed,

press

ñ.

Mode dial

setting

Shutter speed setting — Shutter priority shooting

Ññ buttons

Chapter 8

Information display

Lets you select the amount of shooting information displayed in the shooting

or playback mode. When it is set to OFF, only a small amount of information

is displayed. For details on each piece of information displayed, see pages 12

to 15.

Mode dial

setting

P A/S/M/ :

In the top menu, select MODE MENU T

SETUP T INFO T ON. Press . Press

again to cancel the menu.

:

Press to display the top menu.

Pressing

É turns INFO on.

~ “How to use the menu” (P. 39)

Ébutton

button

INFO

How to use this manual

The instructions in this manual use a series of numbers for each operating

procedure and button/dial illustration. Follow these numbers in order when

operating the camera.

If a button is shown in black, press it as part of the step.

Ñ, ñ, É and í used in instructions

correspond to the buttons on the arrow pad

as shown.

Ñ

ñ

É

í

● This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in

this manual.

How to use the menu

is shown here. Set the

functions in the menus

in the order of these

arrows. Before using

the menus, read

“Using the menus”,

Chapter 3 for details.

Show the modes that

the function can be

used with. You can set

the mode dial to any of

the positions shown.

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1

Attach the string to the lens cap: Pull

the string loop through the hole in the

lens cap. Put the other end of the

string through the string loop.

2

Loosen the strap in both stoppers. Pull

out the ends of the strap from each

stopper, then pull them out of each

ring.

3

Thread one end of the strap A through

the string loop (attached to the lens cap

in step 1). Then, thread it through the

camera’s strap eyelet.

4

Thread the end of the strap back

through the ring and stopper as

indicated by the arrows.

5

When you have a length that you like,

pull on the strap in the stopper

B to

make sure it is securely fastened.

6

Attach the strap to the other strap eyelet

following steps 3 – 5.

Attaching the strap

Strap eyelet

● Be careful with the strap when you carry the camera, as the strap can easily

catch on stray objects, causing serious damage.

● Attach the strap correctly as shown so that the camera does not fall off. If

the strap is attached incorrectly and the camera falls off the strap, Olympus

is not responsible for any damages.

Note

A

Ring

B

Chapter 1

Getting started

Stopper

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Chapter 1

1

Make sure the camera is turned off (i.e.

the mode dial is set to OFF).

2

Slide the battery compartment lock on

the battery compartment cover in the

direction of .

3

Slide the battery compartment cover in

the direction of the arrow (

A

) with

your fingertip and open it (

B

).

● Do not use your fingernail, as this could

result in injury.

4

Insert the batteries in the direction

shown in the illustration.

Loading the batteries

This camera uses 2 CR-V3 lithium battery packs or 4 AA (R6) NiMH batteries,

NiCd batteries, alkaline batteries or lithium batteries.

Important:

● CR-V3 lithium battery packs cannot be re-charged.

● Do not peel the label on a CR-V3 lithium battery pack.

When using AA

(R6) batteries

When using

CR-V3 lithium

battery packs

Battery alignment

Mode dial

A

B

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