Olympus FE-180 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Advanced

Manual

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

( 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 screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages

and may differ from the actual product.

Miscellaneous

FE-180/X-745

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About this manual

Step-by-step instructions are provided on how to set up the camera and use the

basic operations for taking and playing back still pictures.

The various camera buttons and menus are described according to their

functions. Find the information you need by searching for a term, operation or

specific topic.

Gather these items (box contents)... 3 Set the date and time....................... 6

Prepare the batteries ....................... 4 Take a picture.................................. 8

Charge the batteries ........................ 4 Review your pictures ....................... 9

Turn the camera on ......................... 5

Button operations........................... 14 Getting to know your

camera better ..................... 50

Menu operations ............................ 19

Printing pictures ............................. 30 Miscellaneous ................................ 60

Using OLYMPUS Master ............... 38

To understand the basic operations of this camera

Ö Quick Start Guide

Recommended for:

• People using the OLYMPUS digital camera for the first time

• People who do not have much experience using a digital

camera

To quickly find the information you need

Recommended for:

• People with experience using a digital camera

Quick Start Guide

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Gather these items (box contents)

Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

Digital Camera Strap AA NiMH Batteries

(two)

Battery Charger

(NC-TDR02/BU-02)

USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master

CD-ROM

Items not shown: Advanced Manual (this manual), Basic Manual, warranty

card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Attach the strap

Quick Start Guide

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Prepare the batteries

a. Charge the batteries.

Batteries come partially charged.

The plug of the battery charger differs depending on the region where you

purchased the camera. The above procedure uses the AC cable type battery

charger as an example. If you received the plug-in type battery charger, plug

it directly into an AC wall outlet.

b. Insert the batteries in the camera.

For details on inserting an optional xD-Picture Card (hereinafter called the

card), please refer to “Inserting and removing the card” (P. 63).

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Red light on: Charging

Light off: Charging complete

(Charging time: Approx. 230 minutes)

AC Wall

Outlet

AC Cable

Battery

Charger

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3

Charging Indicator

AA NiMH

batteries

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Turn the camera on

This 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 once again.

h For normal shooting.

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

movement when taking pictures.

B Suitable for taking pictures of people.

E Suitable for taking pictures of a landscape.

M Suitable for taking pictures of people at night.

f Select from 10 scene modes according to the shooting conditions.

R Use the shooting guide displayed on the screen to shoot pictures according

to the situation.

When shooting movies

When shooting still

pictures

o button

MENU

TIME

DMY

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CANCEL

Y/M/

Y / M /

D

This screen is

displayed if the date

and time are not set.

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Set the date and time

a. Press the O< and NY buttons to select [Y].

• The first two digits of the year are fixed.

b. Press the Y# button.

c. Press the O< and NY

buttons to select [M].

About the date and time setting screen

MENU

TIME

DMY

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CANCEL

Y/M/

Y / M /

D

Y-M-D

Cancels the setting

Hour

Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y)

Minute

O< button

NY button

MENU

2006

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TIME

DMY

CANCEL

Y/M/

Y / M /

D

Y# button

MENU

2006

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Set the date and time

Quick Start Guide

d. Press the Y# button.

e. Press the O< and NY

buttons to select [D].

f. Press the Y# button.

g. Press the O< and NY

buttons to select the hours and

minutes.

h. Press the Y# button.

i. Press the O< and NY

buttons to select [Y/M/D].

j. After all settings have been set, press Q.

• The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.

• For a more accurate setting, press Q when the time signal hits 00

seconds.

MENU

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2006

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Take a picture

a. Hold the camera.

c. Shoot.

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

b. Focus.

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The green lamp indicates the

focus and exposure are locked.

Place this mark over

your subject.

The number of pictures

that can be taken is

displayed.

(Press

Completely)

Shutter Button

The card access lamp

blinks.

Quick Start Guide

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Review your pictures

a. Press the q button.

a. Press the X& and Y# buttons to display the

picture you want to erase.

b. Press the S button.

c. Press the O< button, select [YES], and press Q.

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Erase pictures

S button

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Contents

o button ....................................Turning the camera on and off 14

Shutter button .............................................Shooting pictures/movies 14

K button (Shooting) ..................................Selecting shooting mode/

Turning the camera on 15

q button (Playback)................................. Selecting playback mode/

Turning the camera on 15

Mode dial .................................................. Switching shooting modes 15

h...........................Shooting pictures with automatic settings 15

h .................Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization 15

B E M ................ Shooting pictures according to the situation 15

f ..............................Shooting pictures by selecting a scene

mode according to the situation 15

n.................................................................... Recording movies 16

R ................................. Follow the shooting guide for setting 16

Arrow pad (ONXY)......................................................................... 16

Q button............................................................................................. 16

O< button............................................................... Printing pictures 16

X& button ............................. Shooting pictures close to the subject 17

NY button........................................................... Self-timer shooting 17

Y# button...................................................................Flash shooting 17

m button................................................ Displaying the top menu 17

S button ................................................................... Erasing pictures 17

Zoom button....................Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback 18

About the menus ....................................................................................... 19

Operation guide ......................................................................................... 19

Using the menus........................................................................................ 20

Shooting mode menu K .......................................................................... 21

IMAGE QUALITY.................................... Changing the image quality 21

PANORAMA .........................................Creating a panoramic picture 22

RESET.......Changing the shooting functions back to default settings 22

EXPOSURE COMP. .............................. Changing picture brightness 23

SILENT MODE .........................................Muting operational sounds 23

Button operations ...................................................14

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the

illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera.

Menu operations......................................................19

Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the

functions of each menu and their various settings.

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Playback mode menu q .......................................................................... 23

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

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

RESIZE.................................................Changing the size of pictures 25

ROTATE ..................................................................Rotating pictures 25

PROTECT............................................................. Protecting pictures 25

ERASE........................ Erasing selected pictures/Erasing all pictures 25

SEL. IMAGE......................Erasing by selecting the single-frame 26

ALL ERASE.........Erasing all the pictures in the internal memory

or the card 26

PRINT ORDER ............................. Making print reservations (DPOF) 26

SETUP menus........................................................................................... 26

MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) ..............Formatting the internal

memory or card 27

BACKUP .....Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card 27

W .............................................. Selecting a display language 27

PIXEL MAPPING ......... Adjusting the image processing function 27

K/q.............Turning on the camera with the K or q button 27

s ............................................Adjusting the monitor brightness 27

BEEP............................Adjusting the volume of operation sound

when the buttons are pressed 27

8 ..................... Adjusting the volume of camera warning sound 28

SHUTTER SOUND ....Adjusting the volume of the shutter button 28

VOLUME ................Adjusting the volume during movie playback 28

R .................................. Recording movies with or without sound 28

X .......................................................Setting the date and time 28

VIDEO OUT ................................. Playing back pictures on a TV 29

POWER SAVE....... Setting the camera to the power save mode 29

Direct printing (PictBridge)......................................................................... 30

Using the direct printing function......................................................... 30

EASY PRINT....................................................................................... 30

Other print modes and print settings (CUSTOM PRINT).................... 32

Print settings (DPOF)................................................................................. 35

How to make print reservations .......................................................... 35

Single-frame reservation..................................................................... 36

All-frame reservation........................................................................... 37

Resetting print reservation data .......................................................... 37

Printing pictures......................................................30

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

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Flow ........................................................................................................... 38

Using OLYMPUS Master........................................................................... 38

What is OLYMPUS Master? ............................................................... 38

Install the OLYMPUS Master software ............................................... 39

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

To increase the number of languages ....................................................... 48

Shooting tips and information .................................................................... 50

Tips before you start taking pictures................................................... 50

The camera does not turn on even when batteries are loaded.... 50

No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed ............... 50

The date and time have not been set .......................................... 51

Shooting tips....................................................................................... 51

Focusing on the subject ............................................................... 51

Subjects that are difficult to focus on ........................................... 51

Taking pictures without blurring ................................................... 52

Taking pictures without the flash.................................................. 52

The picture is too grainy............................................................... 52

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 ........................... 54

Selecting the optimal image quality ............................................. 55

To return the settings of functions to default settings .................. 55

Using OLYMPUS Master .........................................38

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

Getting to know your camera better......................50

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

a question regarding operations.

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Playback tips....................................................................................... 55

Playing back pictures in the internal memory............................... 55

Quickly displaying a desired picture............................................. 55

Viewing pictures on a computer.......................................................... 55

Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen ......................... 55

When you get an error message on the camera... .................................... 56

Functions available in shooting modes and scenes .................................. 58

Glossary of terms....................................................................................... 59

Camera care.............................................................................................. 60

Battery and charger ................................................................................... 61

Useful use of the accessories.................................................................... 62

The card.............................................................................................. 62

Safety Precautions..................................................................................... 65

General Precautions ........................................................................... 65

Handling the Camera.......................................................................... 66

Battery Handling Precautions ............................................................. 67

Caution for Usage Environment.......................................................... 68

Battery Handling Precautions ............................................................. 68

LCD Monitor........................................................................................ 69

Legal and Other Notices ..................................................................... 69

Disclaimer of Warranty........................................................................ 69

Warning............................................................................................... 69

Copyright Notice ................................................................................. 69

FCC Notice ......................................................................................... 70

For customers in North and South America........................................ 70

For customers in Europe..................................................................... 71

SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................... 73

Names of Parts.......................................................................................... 75

Camera ............................................................................................... 75

Monitor Symbols & Icons .................................................................... 76

Index............................................................................................................ 78

Miscellaneous..........................................................60

Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use

your camera more effectively.

Button operations

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Button operations

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to a setting other than n, 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 (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.

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.

o button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: Camera turns on in shooting mode.

• Monitor turns on

• Lens extends

Shutter button Shooting pictures/movies

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Shooting mode is selected.

When K is pressed with the camera off, the camera turns on in shooting mode.

g “K/q Turning on the camera with the K or q button” (P. 27)

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.

When q is pressed with the camera off, the camera turns on in playback mode.

g “K/q Turning on the camera with the K or q button” (P. 27)

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

Set the mode dial to the desired shooting mode.

The camera determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures.

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

when taking pictures.

Use PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE and NIGHT+PORTRAIT to shoot pictures with

the optimal settings.

Select from 10 scene modes according to the shooting conditions.

Press Q for setting.

• The scene selection screen displays sample images

and the shooting mode to best suit the situation.

• To switch to a different scene mode after a scene

mode has been selected, set the mode dial to a

different setting and then set it back to f. The

scene selection screen is displayed.

• By switching to the other scene, most settings will be

changed to the default settings of each scene.

K button (Shooting)

Selecting shooting mode/Turning the camera on

q button (Playback)

Selecting playback mode/Turning the camera on

Mode dial Switching shooting modes

h

Shooting pictures with automatic settings

h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization

B E

M Shooting pictures according to the situation

f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to

the situation

j SPORT /N INDOOR /W CANDLE /R SELF PORTRAIT

/S SUNSET /X FIREWORKS /P BEHIND GLASS /V CUISINE

/d DOCUMENTS /i AUCTION

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SETBACK

Press Q to decide

the scene.

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Audio is recorded with the movie.

• During audio recording, only the digital zoom can be used. To record the

movie with the optical zoom, set [R] to [OFF].

g “R Recording movies with or without sound” (P. 28)

Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to

set the target items.

•Press m to display the shooting guide again.

• To change the setting without using the shooting

guide, set the shooting mode to another one.

• The content set using the shooting guide will change

to the default setting by pressing m or changing

the mode using the mode dial.

Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, and the items on the

menus.

This button is used to confirm your selection.

Display a picture to print out in playback mode, connect the camera to the printer,

and then press O< to print the picture.

g “EASY PRINT” (P. 30)

n Recording movies

R Follow the shooting guide for setting

Arrow pad (ONXY)

Q button

O< button Printing pictures

A

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This lights red during movie recording.

The remaining recording time is displayed.

When the remaining recording time reaches

0, recording stops.

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Blurring background.

5

Shooting into backlight.

Brightening subject.

Adjusting area in focus.

Shooting subject in motion.

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Press X& in shooting mode to select the macro mode.

Press Q for setting.

Press NY in shooting mode to select on or off for the self-timer.

Press Q 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.

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

Press Q for setting.

Displays the top menu.

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. 25)

X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

OFF MACRO OFF Cancels macro mode.

& MACRO ON 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 This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5 cm/2.0 in.

to your subject.

The zoom position is fixed automatically and cannot

be changed.

NY button Self-timer shooting

OFF SELFTIMER OFF Cancel the self-timer.

Y SELFTIMER ON After the setting, press the shutter button completely.

Y# button Flash shooting

AUTO FLASH AUTO The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight

conditions.

! REDEYE This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction.

#

FILL IN The flash fires regardless of the available light.

$ FLASH OFF The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.

m button Displaying the top menu

S button Erasing pictures

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Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject

Optical zoom: 3×

Digital zoom: 4× (optical zoom × digital zoom: Max. 12×)

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

Zoom button Zooming while shooting/Close-up playbackd

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Zoom out:

Press W on

the zoom

button.

Zoom in:

Press T on

the zoom

button.

Zoom bar

The white area is the optical zoom area.

The red area is the digital zoom area.

When the slider enters the red area, the

digital zoom activates and the image is

further enlarged.

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Close-up playback

• Press and hold 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 Q.

Index display

• Use the arrow pad to

select a picture for

playback, and press Q to

play back the single-frame

of the picture selected.

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.

W

TW

W

T

W

T

W

T

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Menu operations

Press m to display the top menu on the monitor.

• The contents displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode.

• When [SETUP] is selected, the screen for selecting the menu item is

displayed.

•

When the mode dial is set at

R

and the settings are made by following the

shooting guide, press

m

to display the shooting guide screen.

During menu operations, the buttons and their respective functions are displayed

at the bottom of the screen. Follow these guides to navigate the menus.

About the menus

Operation guide

m button

Q

Arrow pad (ONXY)

K

button (Shooting mode)

q button (Playback mode)

OK

MENU

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

SET

EXIT

SETUP

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

EXPOSURE

COMP.

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

OK

MENU

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3

2

MEMORY FORMAT

NO

PIXEL MAPPING

ENGLISH

BACKUP

SETUP

SET

BACK

Top menu (shooting mode)

OK

MENU

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

SET

EXIT

SETUP

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

EXPOSURE

COMP.

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

Operation

guide

m

button

Q

Arrow pad

(ONXY)

: Moves back one menu.

: Exits the menu.

: Press the arrow pad (ONXY) to

select an item.

: Sets the selected item.

MENU

BACK

MENU

EXIT

OK

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This explains how to use the menus with the [8] (warning sound) setting as an

example.

1 Set the mode dial to a setting other than R.

2 Press m to display the top menu.

Select [SETUP], and press Q.

•[8] is on a menu in [SETUP]. Press Q.

3 Press ON to select [8], and press Q.

• Unavailable settings cannot be selected.

• Press X on this screen to move the cursor to the

page display. Press ON to change the page.

To return to the item selection screen, press Y

or Q.

4 Press ON to select [OFF], [LOW] or

[HIGH], and press Q.

• The menu item is set and the previous menu is

displayed. Press m repeatedly to exit the

menu.

• To cancel any changes and continue operating

the menus, press m without pressing Q.

Using the menus

OK

MENU

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

SET

EXIT

SETUP

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

EXPOSURE

COMP.

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

OK

MENU

1

3

2

MEMORY FORMAT

NO

PIXEL MAPPING

ENGLISH

BACKUP

SETUP

SET

BACK

OK

MENU

1

2

3

SETUP

BACK

SET

LOW

NORMAL

LOW

BEEP

SHUTTER SOUND

VOLUME

The selected item is

displayed in a different

color.

Page display:

This mark is displayed when there are

more menu items on the next page.

OK

MENU

1

2

3

BEEP

SHUTTER SOUND

VOLUME

SETUP

SET

BACK

LOW

HIGH

OFF

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