Olympus C-4040 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA/APPAREIL PHOTO NUMÉRIQUE DIGITALKAMERA/CÁMARA DIGITAL

C-4040ZOOM

BASIC MANUAL

 Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use.  We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera

before taking important photographs.

 These instructions are only for quick reference. For more details on the

functions described here, refer to the software CD’s instructions on CD-ROM.

MANUEL DE BASE

 Avant d’utiliser votre appareil photo, veuillez lire attentivement ce mode

d’emploi, de manière à obtenir les meilleurs résultats possibles.

 Avant d’effectuer des prises de vues importantes, nous vous conseillons par

ailleurs de faire quelques essais afin de vous familiariser avec le maniement de l’appareil photo.

 Ces instructions ne sont que pour une référence rapide. Pour plus de détails

sur les fonctions décrites ici, se référer aux instructions du CD logiciel sur le CD-ROM.

EINFACHE ANLEITUNG

 Bitte lesen Sie vor Gebrauch dieser Kamera sorgfältig diese

Bedienungsanleitung, um optimale Ergebnisse beim Fotografieren zu erzielen.

 Wir empfehlen, vor wichtigen Aufnahmen Probeaufnahmen durchzuführen,

um sich mit der Bedienung und den Funktionen der Kamera vertraut zu machen.

 Diese Kurzanleitung dient dem ersten Kennenlernen Ihrer Kamera. Eine

ausführliche Beschreibung der hier aufgeführten Funktionen finden Sie in der Bildschirmbedienungsanleitung der CD-ROM.

MANUAL BÁSICO

 Antes de usar su cámara lea este manual detalladamente para asegurar el

uso correcto.

 Nosotros le recomendamos que tome fotografías de prueba para

familiarizarse con su cámara antes de tomar fotografías importantes.

 Estas instrucciones son sólo de referencia rápida. Para más detalles acerca

de las funciones aquí descritas, refiérase a las instrucciones del CD del software en el CD-ROM.

ENGLISH

FRANÇAIS

DEUTSCH

ESPAÑOL

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.

For customers in Canada

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

For customers in Europe

“CE” mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection.

For customers in USA

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number : C-4040ZOOM Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc. Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York

Telephone Number : 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.

Trademarks

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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).

11747-3157 U.S.A.

CONTENTS/TABLE DES MATIÉ/INHALT/CONTENIDO

ENGLISH ..............................................................................2

FRANÇAIS ........................................................................50

DEUTSCH ..........................................................................98

ESPAÑOL ........................................................................146

CONTENTS

NAME OF PARTS 4 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 15 GETTING STARTED 16 SHOOTING BASICS 20 ADVANCED SHOOTING 33 PLAYBACK 36 PRINT SETTINGS 41 TRANSFERRING PICTURES TO A COMPUTER 42 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 44 ERROR CODES 45 SPECIFICATIONS 47

These instructions are only for quick reference. For more details on the functions described here, refer to the software CD’s instructions on CD-ROM.

NAME OF PARTS

Camera

Zoom lever (T/W) Index display/Close-up playback lever ( / )

Shutter button

Flash

Lens

5-pin external flash socket ( )

● Unscrew to remove the cover

before connecting the bracket cable.

Control panel

Self-timer/Remote control lamp

Remote control receiver

Microphone

Strap eyelet

(refer to the “Package contents” included in the package)

Diopter adjustment dial

DC-IN jack

A/V OUT jack (MONO)

Connector cover

Card cover

USB connector

Macro/Spot button ( )

Print button ( )

Erase button ( ) Flash mode button ( )

Viewfinder

Monitor

OK/Menu button Manual focus button ()

AE lock button Custom button ( ) Protect button ( ) Rotation button

Battery compartment lock

Battery compartment cover

Arrow pad (

Mode dial ( , A/S/M, P, OFF, )

ÑñÉí)

Monitor button ()

Card access lamp

Tripod socket

NAME OF PARTS

Viewfinder indications

1 Orange lamp

● In some situations, this lamp lights up when you press the shutter button

halfway. This indicates that the flash will then fire when the picture is taken.

● Blinks if the flash is required and the flash is turned off.

● When this lamp blinks just after you change from the flash override

mode to another mode or after you shoot with the flash, it means that the flash is recharging. Wait until the lamp stops blinking, then press the shutter button.

2 Green lamp

● When you press the shutter button down halfway to lock focus and

exposure, this lamp lights. If the subject is out of focus, the lamp blinks.

● Blinks when there is a problem with the card.

3 AF target mark

● Place this on the subject.

Control panel indications

134

0 ! @ #

5 6

7 8 9

$% ^ &

1 Flash mode

● Displayed when the flash mode is selected by pressing the (flash

mode) button. No indication: Auto-flash, : Red-eye reduction flash, : Fill-in flash,

SLOW: Slow synchronization flash, : Off (flash override)

2 Manual Focus

● Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function.

3 Flash intensity control

● Displayed when the amount of the light emitted by the flash is adjusted.

4 Battery check

● When remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication

changes as follows:

Fully charged

● Be aware that the time when the battery check indication appears

varies depending on the type of batteries used.

Low power

Blinks, then turns off.

No power

5 Card error

● When the power is turned on, the camera checks the card. If there is a

problem with the card, this indication appears.

6 White balance

● Displayed when the White balance is set to any mode except AUTO.

7 ISO

● Displayed when the ISO is set to any mode except AUTO. When the

ISO is increased automatically in the AUTO mode, this indication blinks.

NAME OF PARTS

134

0 ! @ #

$% ^ &

5 6

7 8 9

Control panel indications (Cont.)

8 Exposure compensation

● Displayed when exposure compensation is set to any value except 0.

9 Auto-bracket

● Displayed when the drive mode is set to the Auto-bracket mode.

0 Macro mode

● Displayed when the macro mode is engaged.

! Spot metering mode

● Displayed when the Spot metering mode is set.

@ Sequential shooting

● Displayed when the drive mode is set to Sequential shooting or AF

Sequential shooting.

# Self-timer/remote control mode

● Displayed when self-timer shooting or remote control shooting is set.

$ Record mode (TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2)

● Displays the record mode. If SHQ or HQ is set higher than 2272 x 1704

(factory default setting), the corresponding indication blinks.

% Card writing

● Displayed when recorded pictures are being written to a card.

^ Sound record

● Displayed when the sound record mode is set to “ON”.

& Number of storable still pictures

● Displays the number of still pictures you can shoot.

Seconds remaining ( mode only)

● Displays available movie recording time.

Card error

● Displayed if there is a problem with the card. T See “Error codes”

Monitor indications — Shooting information

AEL

SLOW1

2272x1704

AEL

The indications vary depending on the shooting mode. If you shoot using the monitor for a long time, noise may appear on pictures.

The information below is displayed

The information below is always displayed in the shooting mode.

for about 3 seconds after operating the buttons/mode dial or closing the menus.

*The illustrations show examples of

indications displayed when the mode dial is set to P.

1 Shooting mode

● Displays the shooting mode.

P: Program mode, A: Aperture priority mode, S: Shutter priority mode, M: Manual mode, : Movie mode

2 Aperture value

● Displays the current aperture value.

3 Shutter speed

● Displays the current shutter speed.

4 Exposure compensation

● Displays the current exposure (brightness) compensation value.

Exposure differential (M mode only)

● Displays the difference between the exposure determined by the currently selected aperture and shutter speed compared to the exposure level considered optimal by the camera.

5 AF target mark

● Place this on the subject.

NAME OF PARTS

Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.)

AEL

6 Number of storable still pictures

● Displays the number of still pictures you can shoot.

Seconds remaining ( mode only)

● Displays available movie recording time.

7 Manual focus

● Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function.

8 Memory gauge

● Displays the amount of space used by the pictures stored in the built-in memory. If you take pictures continuously, the indication changes as shown below.

The memory gauge changes depending on the number of storable pictures or seconds remaining.

9 Exposure lock

AEL : AE lock

● The exposure is locked until single-frame shooting is performed. After you shoot, the indication disappears.

MEMO

: AE memory

● The exposure is locked and retained in memory even after shooting. This indicator is displayed until the AE memory is turned off.

AEL

SLOW1

2272x1704

0 Drive mode

● Displayed when the drive mode is set on the menus.

: Single-frame shooting, : Sequential shooting, : AF Sequential shooting, : Self-timer/remote control shooting, BKT : Auto-bracket

! White balance

● Displayed when WB is set on the menus.

No indication: AUTO, : Daylight, : Overcast, : Tungsten light,

: Fluorescent, : One touch white balance

@ ISO

● Displays the ISO (AUTO, 100, 200 or 400) selected on the menus.

When set to AUTO, the ISO changes to 100 when the Mode dial is set to A/S/M. When AUTO is selected, the ISO is automatically increased in low-light situations when the flash is not used. This is to prevent blurring from camera movement.

# Record mode TIFF/SHQ/HQ/SQ1/SQ2

● Displays the record mode selected on the menus.

$ Number of pixels

● Displays the number of pixels.

NAME OF PARTS

Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.)

AEL

SLOW1

2272x1704

% Flash mode

● Displayed when the flash mode is selected by pressing the (flash

mode) button. No indication: Auto-flash, : Red-eye reduction flash, : Fill-in flash,

SLOW1/ SLOW2/ SLOW1: Slow synchronization flash, : Off

(flash override),

^ Spot metering/Macro mode

● Displayed when the Spot metering/Macro mode is selected by pressing

the (Macro/Spot) button. No indication: Digital ESP (factory default setting), : Spot metering,

: Macro, : Spot metering+Macro

& Sound record

● Displayed when is set on the menus.

Monitor indications — Playback information

’01.12.23. 21:56 6453

x10

SIZE: 2272x1704

F2.0 1/800 +2.0

ISO400

’01.12.23 21:56

FILE: 123–3456

x10

INFO setting on the Menu allows you to select how much information to display.

Still picture playback information

When INFO is set to OFF

1 Battery check

● The battery check indication

changes as follows:

Fully charged

● Be aware that the time when

Low power No power

the battery check indication appears varies depending on the type of batteries used.

2 Print reserve

● Displayed when the Print

reserve is set.

3 Number of prints

● Displays the number of prints.

4 Sound record

● Displayed when sound is

recorded.

5 Protect

● Displayed when the picture is

protected.

No indication

When INFO is set to ON

6 Record mode 7 Frame number 8 Time 9 Date

● The year 2001 is displayed as

01.

0 Number of pixels ! Aperture value @ Shutter speed # Exposure compensation $ White balance % ISO ^ File number

NAME OF PARTS

Monitor indications — Playback information (Cont.)

Movie playback information

Total recording time

6453

When INFO is set to OFF

1 Battery check 2 Movie mark 3 Sound record

● Displayed when sound is

recorded.

4 Protect

● Displayed when the picture is

protected.

5 Frame number

SIZE: 320x240

’01.12.23 FILE: 123–3456

When INFO is set to ON

7 Record mode 8 Number of pixels 9 File number

● During movie playback, the

recording time appears as follows:

0" / 15"

Playing time

6 Date

● The year 2001 is displayed as

01.

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

displayed from the thumbnail display are different from those that appear when the movie picture is displayed using the Movie play function.

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.

Set the mode dial to the position shown in the illustration. In this example, you would set P.

Means “Press this button”.

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.

Set the functions in the menus in the order of these arrows. Before using the menus, read “Using the Menus”, for details

In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CAMERA T FULLTIME AF T ON.

GETTING STARTED

Loading the batteries

Load the batteries as shown below:

When using lithium battery packs

● CR-V3 lithium battery packs cannot be charged.

 Service life of CR-V3 lithium battery packs

1 Number of pictures Approx. 400 frames*

2 Display time Approx. 360 minutes*

 Using the AC power adapter (optional)

Use an AC adapter designed for the area where the camera is used. Consult your nearest Olympus dealer or Service center for details.

*These figures are for

reference only and are not guaranteed.

Inserting/ejecting the card

Be sure to use a 3V (3.3 V) card. Non-Olympus 3 V (3.3 V) cards must be formatted with the camera. Do not use a 5 V card or a 2 MB card.

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

dial is set to OFF).

Inserting the card

Insert the card fully with the contact area facing towards the monitor side. Insert until you feel it locked into place.

● Note the orientation of the card. If it is

inserted incorrectly, it may become jammed.

Ejecting the card

Push in the card lightly to unlock it, then pull it out.

Close the cover tightly.

GETTING STARTED (Cont.)

DRIVE

MODE MENU

SETUP

CAM

CARD

PIC

BABATTERTTERY SAY SAVEVE

SHORT CUTT CUT

m/ftm/ft

’01.01.01

00:00

SETUP

CAM

CARD

PIC

LOWLOW ONON

ONON

RESETRESET

REC VIEWREC VIEW

FILE NAME

PIXEL MAPPINGPIXEL MAPPING

ALL RESET

Power on/off

Press the tabs on the lens cap to remove it.

Set the mode dial to P, A/S/M, or .

● The camera turns on.

● The lens moves out when the mode dial is not set to .

Set the mode dial to OFF.

● The camera turns off.

Date/time setting

Press í on the arrow pad to

select MODE MENU.

Press ñ to select SETUP, then press

í.

● The items in the SETUP menu

appear.

Press Ññ to select , then

press

í.

● The screen appears.

When is selected in green on

SELECT

SET

SELECT

SET

SELECT

SET

the screen, press the date format.

● Select any one of the following

formats: DMY (Day/Month/Year) MDY (Month/Day/Year) YMD (Year/Month/Day)

● This step and the following steps show the

procedure used when the date and time settings are set to Y-M-D.

Press í to move to the year (Y) setting.

Press Ññ to set the year. When the year is set, press í to move to

the month (M) setting.

● Repeat this procedure until the date and time are completely set.

● To move back to the previous setting, press

Press .

● The camera returns to the menu screen.

● If is pressed again, the menu will disappear and the screen will enter the

shooting mode.

● For a more accurate setting, don't press until the clock hits 00 seconds.

The clock starts when you press the button.

Ññ to select

screen

É.

● The current settings stay the same even when the power is turned off,

unless they are readjusted.

● The date setting will be canceled if the camera is left with no batteries for

approx. 1 hour. If this happens, set the date again.

GETTING STARTED (Cont.)

Adjusting the diopter

Turn the diopter adjustment dial to see the AF target mark clearly.

Viewfinder

AF target mark

Diopter adjustment dial

SHOOTING BASICS

Shooting mode setting — Mode dial

Program shooting

The simplest way to take still pictures. The camera sets aperture and shutter speed.

Aperture priority/Shutter priority/Manual shooting

Allows you to set aperture and/or shutter speed manually. When the mode dial is set to A/S/M, the following items can be set with the menus:

A (Aperture priority shooting)

You set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed.

S (Shutter priority shooting)

You set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture.

M (Manual shooting)

You set both the aperture and shutter speed.

Movie record

Allows you to record movies. The camera sets the aperture and shutter speed automatically. Even if the subject moves during recording or the distance to the subject changes, correct focusing and exposure are maintained continuously.

Using the menu

DRIVE

MODE MENU

PICTURE

CAM

SET

CARD

CONTRAST

SHARPNESSSHARPNESS

SQ1 SQ2

TIFF SHQ

PICSET

CARD

ISO

A/S/M

FLASH

CAMERA

DRIVE

BKT

CAM

SET

CARD

CONTRAST

SHARPNESSSHARPNESS

PRESET

AUTO

PICTURE

When displaying menus, the first screen that appears on the monitor is called the top menu. The contents of this menu change depending on the mode dial position (see the diagram below). On the top menu, two types of menus are available: MODE MENU and the other menus (shortcut menus).

Shortcut menu

The shortcut menu consists of the items

(ex. P mode Top menu)

other than MODE MENU on the Top menu. These can be replaced with your favorite items, but only when the mode dial is set to P or A/S/M. Just pressing the arrow pad buttons according to the marks shown next to each item will lead you directly to their screens.

DRIVE setting screen

setting screen

WB setting screen

SHOOTING BASICS (Cont.)

PICTURE

CAM

SET

CARD

AUTO

BLUERED

CONTRAST

SHARPNESSSHARPNESS

PICSET

CARD

ISO

A/S/M

FLASH

DRIVE

AUTO

IN+

CAMERA

CAM

SET

PIC

CARD SETUPCARD SETUP

CARD

SETUP

CAM

CARD

PIC

LOW ON

RESETRESET

REC VIEW

FILE NAMEFILE NAME

PIXEL MAPPINGPIXEL MAPPING

ALL RESETALL RESET

(ex. P mode top menu)

DRIVE

MODE MENU

Mode menu

MODE MENU (displayed on the top menu) contains all the functions that are available and is divided into four tabs: CAMERA, PICTURE, CARD, and SETUP. These can be selected with the tabs on the left of the screen by using

Ññ, as shown below.

To enter CAMERA

To enter PICTURE

To enter CARD

To enter

SETUP

Example of How to Set a Function

DRIVE

MODE MENU

PICSET

CARD

ISO

A/S/M

FLASH

DRIVE

AUTO

IN+

CAMERA

SETUP

CAM

CARD

PIC

LOWLOW ONON

ONON

RESETRESET

REC VIEWREC VIEW

FILE NAMEFILE NAME

PIXEL MAPPINGPIXEL MAPPING

ALL RESETALL RESET

SETUP

CAM

CARD

PIC

LOWLOW ONON

ONON

RESETRESET

REC VIEWREC VIEW

FILE NAMEFILE NAME

ALL RESET

PIXEL MAPPINGPIXEL MAPPING

SETUP

CAM

CARD

PIC

LOWLOW ONON

ONON

RESETRESET

REC VIEWREC VIEW

FILE NAMEFILE NAME

ALL RESETALL RESET

PIXEL MAPPINGPIXEL MAPPING

SETUP

CAM

CARD

PIC

REC VIEWREC VIEW

FILE NAMEFILE NAME

ALL RESETALL RESET

HIGH

OFF

LOW

PIXEL MAPPINGPIXEL MAPPING

Follow the steps below to set one function in MODE MENU. In this example, you will set (beep sound) to OFF when the mode dial is set to P.

Set the mode dial to P and press

to display the top menu.

Press ñ to select

Press í to enter

MODE MENU.

A screen is displayed with tabs on the left.

Keep pressing ñ

until the SETUP tab is selected.

The å mark moves to the selected tab and the selection becomes highlighted.

Press í to enter

SETUP.

Note: Setting in one shooting mode will be the same in other shooting modes. Menu functions cannot be set separately for each shooting mode.

Press í to display

OFF/LOW/HIGH.

The factory default setting is LOW.

Press Ñ to select

OFF.

Press to save the

setting. To go back to shooting, press again.

SHOOTING BASICS (Cont.)

Menu functions (Shooting)

For more details on the functions described here, refer to the software CD’s instructions on CD-ROM. Some function settings may not be available depending on the mode dial position. Factory default settings of some functions vary depending on the mode dial position.

CAMERA

Display

DRIVE

ISO

A/S/M

FLASH

SLOW

NOISE REDUCTION

MULTI METERING

DIGITAL ZOOM

FULLTIME AF

AF MODE

(for still pictures)

(for movies)

Changes the drive modes, or sets autobracketing or remote/self timer shooting.

Adjusts the ISO sensitivity.

Assigns the mode to the mode dial position A/S/M.

Controls the flash intensity.

When using an external flash, you can choose whether to use it with the builtin flash or by itself.

Allows you to take pictures of night

scenes.

Reduces the noise on images during long exposures.

Obtains the right exposure by metering multiple objects.

Zooming is possible to a maximum of

7.5x using digital image processing.

Automatically focuses without pressing the Shutter button halfway.

Selects the auto focus method.

Adds sound after shooting.

Records sound during movie recording.

Function

Setting

, , , BKT (±0.3, ±0.6, ±1.0, x3, x5)

AUTO, 100, 200, 400

A, S, M

–2EV to +2EV

IN+ ,

SLOW1,

SLOW,

SLOW2

OFF, ON

iESP, SPOT

OFF, ON

Display

PANORAMA

FUNCTION

(movies)

Makes a panoramic image.

Changes the picture color.

Lets you use the remote/self timer function when shooting movies.

Function

PICTURE (not available in the mode)

Display

Sets the record mode.

Adjusts the white balance according to the light source.

Function

Setting

—

OFF, BLACK&WHITE, SEPIA, WHITE BOARD, BLACK BOARD

OFF, ON

Setting

TIFF, SHQ*, HQ*, SQ1, SQ2

AUTO, PRESET ( , , , ),

Makes the color bluer/redder.

SHARPNESS

CONTRAST

*For clearer large-sized prints, Enlarge Size is available in these modes.

Sets the level of picture sharpness.

Sets the picture contrast.

CARD

Display

CARD SETUP

Formats the card.

Function

—

Setting

—

SHOOTING BASICS (Cont.)

Menu functions (Shooting)

SETUP

Display

ALL RESET

REC VIEW

FILE NAME

PIXEL MAPPING

m/ft

SHORT CUT

CUSTOM BUTTON

Determines whether or not current camera settings are stored.

Sets the beep sound used for warnings, etc.

Sets whether or not the picture being recorded is displayed during shooting.

Specifies how to record file names on the card.

Selects whether to perform “Automatic pixel mapping” when the power is turned on.

Adjusts the brightness of the monitor.

Sets the date/time.

Sets the measurement units during manual focus.

Replaces any of the 3 functions except MODE MENU on the top menu with other functions.

Assigns a mode to the Custom button.

Function

Setting

OFF, ON, CUSTOM

OFF, LOW, HIGH

OFF, ON

RESET, AUTO

OFF, ON

—

m, ft

All functions included in the CAMERA & PICTURE menus

AE LOCK, any function in the CAMERA menu (except MULTI METERING), WB,

Menu functions (Playback)

Setting methods on the playback menu are similar to the shooting menu.

Display

INFO

MOVIE PLAY

PLAY

Displays all stored pictures automatically (Slide-show).

Changes the amount of picture information displayed.

Plays back movies, edits movies or saves movies as indexed still pictures.

Adds sound to recorded pictures.

Function

Setting

—

ON, OFF

MOVIE PLAYBACK, EDIT, INDEX

—

CARD CARD SETUP

MODE MENU

SETUP

*1 Available only during still picture playback. *2 Available only during movie playback.

Erases all pictures and formats the card.

Changes camera settings. T SETUP menu

SETUP

Display

ALL RESET

Determines whether or not current camera settings are stored.

Sets the beep sound used for warnings, etc.

Adjusts the brightness of the monitor.

Sets the date/time.

Sets the number of pictures displayed at one time during playback.

Function

ALL ERASE,

FORMAT

Setting

ON, OFF

—

4, 9, 16

SHOOTING BASICS (Cont.)

Aperture setting — Aperture priority shooting

In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CAMERA T A/S/M T A.

To increase the

aperture value (F value), press

Shutter speed setting — Shutter priority shooting

In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CAMERA T A/S/M T S.

To set the shutter

speed faster, press

Ñ.

Aperture & Shutter speed setting — Manual shooting

In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CAMERA T A/S/M T M.

1 2

To increase the aperture value (F value), press

É.

Ñ.

To set the shutter speed faster, press Ñ.

To decrease the aperture value (F value), press

To set the shutter speed slower, press

To decrease the aperture value (F value), press í.

ñ.

To set the shutter speed slower, press ñ.

Taking still pictures

Remove the lens cap and set the mode

dial to P.

Point the camera towards a

subject while viewing through the viewfinder.

Card access lamp

To focus on the subject, press the shutter

button halfway, slowly and gently.

● When the subject is in focus, the green lamp lights

up.

To start shooting, press the shutter button gently all the way

(fully).

● The green lamp and card access lamp blink and the camera begins

storing pictures on the card.

Green lamp

● NEVER open the card cover, eject the card, remove the batteries, or pull

the plug of an optional AC adapter when the card access lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken.

SHOOTING BASICS (Cont.)

Recording movies

Viewfinder

Green lamp

Point the camera towards

the subject and compose the picture while viewing through the monitor.

Remove the lens cap and set the

mode dial to

● The monitor turns on.

Card access lamp

Press the shutter button halfway.

● The green lamp on the viewfinder lights up.

Press the shutter button all the way to start

recording.

● The orange lamp lights up during movie

recording.

● When the sound recording mode is set to ON,

sound can be recorded with movies.

Press the shutter button all the way again to stop recording.

● The card access lamp blinks and the camera starts writing the movie to

the card.

● If you use all the displayed seconds remaining, shooting finishes

automatically and the camera starts writing the movie to the card.

● When the sound recording mode is set to ON, the focus is locked for the

entire time you shoot a movie. If the distance between the camera and subjects changes often, setting the sound recording mode to OFF lets you keep the subjects focused at all times.

AF target mark

Seconds remaining

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