Olympus CAMEDIA C-4040 ZOOM HOW TO USE THE BUTTONS AND DIAL

DRIVE

WB

MODE MENU

PICSET
CARD

ISO

A/S/M

FLASH

DRIVE

AUTO

IN+

CAMERA

Shutter button

Focuses (half press) or shoots (full press).

How to use the buttons and dial

B

Shooting:Selects flash modes (Working range

Playback:Each press erases one frame.

UTTON

Flash mode button Macro/Spot button

[Wide: 0.8-5.6 m (2.6-18.4 ft)/
Tele: 0.2-3.8 m (8"-12.5 ft)

Viewfinder
Monitor

Displays images for
shooting or playback.

Arrow pad

Shooting :Sets aperture/shut-

Playback :Selects pictures to
Menu screen:Selects menu items.

Zoom lever

Shooting : Zooms in/out.
Playback :Displays multiple pictures at the same

time (Index-display), or enlarges
pictures (close-up playback).

Print reserve: Sets trimming size.

Mode dial

:Records movies.

A/S/M:Sets controls for Aperture-priority

auto exposure/Shutter-priority auto
exposure/Manual exposure.

P :Full automatic exposure with one

press of the shutter button.

OFF :Turns off the power.

:Displays pictures.

&

S

ter speed/exposure
compensation/man­ual focusing values.

be displayed.

AE lock/Custom button

Shooting:AE lock (factory default setting)

Playback:Protects pictures from being accidentally erased.

D

Macro : Takes close-up pictures

(Working range: 0.2-0.8 m (8"-2.6 ft)).
Spot : Selects area for metering.
Playback : Selects pictures for printing (Print reserve).

—Locks exposure.

Custom button

— Performs whichever function you have set for it.
Rotates pictures during TV playback.

ial

OK/Menu button

●Displays menu screen.

●Sets selected items on the

menu screen.

●Hold down for one second
or more to put the camera
into manual focus mode.

Monitor button

●Turns the monitor on/off.

●Press quickly two times to

play back the last record­ed image.

How to use the Shooting Menu

M

ENU

Moving around the Menu screen

Top menu (Mode dial: “P”)

1 2

Note:The Top menu and avail-

able menu functions vary
depending on the mode
dial setting. (See the
Reference Manual for
more details.)

4

Brings up CAMERA menu

CAM

Brings up PICTURE menu

PIC

Brings up CARD menu

CARD

Brings up SETUP menu

SET

The top menu functions can be changed to
your liking in the “P” and “A/S/M” modes
(SHORT CUT setting).

3

If you select MODE MENU in step 2

m CAMERA

DRIVE

(for movies)

ISO

A/S/M

FLASH

SLOW

NOISE

REDUCTION

MULTI

METERING

DIGITAL

ZOOM

FULLTIME

AF

AF MODE

(for still

pictures)

(for movies)

PANORAMA

FUNCTION

Selects the drive mode from sequential shooting, auto
bracketting, or remote/self timer shooting (only for still
pictures).

Sets remote/self timer shooting.
Adjusts the ISO sensitivity. (AUTO/100/200/400)
Selects the exposure mode from A(Aperture priority auto),

S (Shutter priority auto) or M (Manual mode), when the
Mode dial is set to “A/S/M”.

Adjusts the flash intensity.
Selects whether to use both the external and built-in

flashes, or the external flash only.
Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds. ( SLOW1/

SLOW/ SLOW2)

Reduces the noise on images during long exposures.
Decides the best exposure by metering up to 8 different

spots in the picture.
Zooming can be set up to 7.5x (equivalent to 35mm-

260mm on a 35mm camera).
Keeps the image in focus at all times without having to

press the shutter button halfway.
Selects the auto focus mode (iESP, SPOT).
Allows approx. 4 seconds of sound recording to be

attached to a picture.
Allows sound to be recorded while shooting movies.
Allows panorama pictures to be taken (CAMEDIA

Master is required).
Changes the picture color to BLACK&WHITE, SEPIA or

WHITE/BLACK BOARD.

m PICTURE

WB

SHARPNESS

CONTRAST

m CARD

CARD SETUP

m SETUP

ALL RESET

REC VIEW

FILE NAME

PIXEL MAPPING

m/ft

SHORT CUT

CUSTOM

BUTTON

Sets the record mode. (TIFF/SHQ,/HQ/SQ1/SQ2)
Adjusts the white balance according to the light source.

(AUTO/PRESET/ )
Allows you to make fine changes to the white balance.
Adjusts the sharpness of images.
Adjusts the contrast of images.

Formats cards (all images on the card are deleted).

Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when
you turn off the power. (ON/OFF/CUSTOM)

Sets the beep sound to OFF/LOW/HIGH.
Selects whether to display images on the monitor while

saving them to a card.
Creates file/folder names for images to be saved.

(RESET/ AUTO)
Checks the CCD and image processing circuit for errors.
Adjusts the brightness of the monitor.
Sets the date/time.
Sets the measurement units (m/ft) during manual focus.
Selects items for the shortcut menu on the top menu screen.
Lets you assign a function to the custom button on the

camera (factory default setting: AE lock).

How to use the Playback menu

M

ENU

m (still pictures)

Runs through all saved pictures one after another (slide-show).

MOVIE PLAY (movies)

m

MOVIE

PLAYBACK

INDEX

INFO

m

Changes the amount of information (ISO, WHITE BALANCE, etc.)
displayed on the Monitor.

PLAY (still pictures)

m

CARD

m

CARD SETUP

SETUP

m

ALL RESET

Plays back movies.

Shows 9-frame indexes of still-shots from movies in
order to easily check the movies’ contents.

EDIT

Edits recorded movies.

Adds sound to recorded still pictures.

Formats cards (FORMAT), or erases all images on
them (ALL ERASE).

Selects whether to keep the current camera settings
when you turn off the power. (ON/OFF/CUSTOM)

Sets the beep sound to OFF/LOW/HIGH.
Adjusts the brightness of the monitor.
Sets the date/time.
Selects the number of frames in the index display.

(4/9/16-frame)

PROBLEM

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F A Q

digital camera

Shooting

How do I turn on the Monitor?

1

Press the monitor ( ) button.

How do I take a clear picture easily?

2

Try setting the “P” mode on the mode dial if you are a beginner.
Your camera will then automatically decide the best settings.

How do I stop the beep each time I
press a button?

3

Set the mode dial to any position, then press the OK/Menu but­ton ( ). Select MODE MENU—SETUP— — OFF, then
press again.

How do I reduce “red-eye”?

4

Try the red-eye reduction flash. To select this mode, press
until appears on the monitor/control panel.

How do I take a black & white or
sepia tone picture?

5

Set the mode dial to the desired position, then press
MODE MENU— CAMERA— FUNCTION— BLACK&WHITE or
SEPIA, then press again.

How do I brighten a subject when the
background light causes it to be

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underexposed?

Use spot metering to obtain proper exposure in an extreme
backlight situation.

When framing a picture where the subject is not in the center,
put the subject in the center of the monitor and lock the focus
and exposure by pressing the shutter button halfway. Then,
without letting go of the shutter button, frame the desired picture
and press the shutter button fully. AE lock is also useful when
you only want to lock the exposure.

How do I focus on subjects when the
autofocus does not work?

7

Try using focus lock. Move the camera slightly away from the subject
and press the shutter button halfway. When the camera autofocus­es, move the camera back to the original position while continuing to
hold the button down halfway. Once the original subject is in the
viewfinder/monitor, press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

How do I use the A/S/M modes?

8

A—Aperture priority

This lets you set the aperture manually. For example, if you want
to focus on both your subject and the background, make the
aperture smaller. If you want to focus on only your subject, make
the aperture larger.

S—Shutter speed priority

This lets you set the shutter speed manually. For example, set­ting a fast shutter speed lets you capture a moving subject with­out blur. Setting a slow shutter speed lets you create a sense of
movement (flowing water, sports scenes, etc.)

M—Manual exposure mode

This lets you set both the aperture and shutter speed.

.

Select

Playback

How do I check my picture right after
shooting?

1

Press the monitor button ( ) twice quickly without turning the
mode dial to . The picture you just took will be displayed. If you
don’t like it, press , select YES, then press to erase it. Use
the Arrow pad to select other pictures to check. Press the shutter
button halfway to return to the shooting mode.

How do I view my pictures on a TV?

2

Connect your camera’s AV output terminal to your TV’s AV input
terminal using the provided AV cable. Also, refer to your TV’s
instruction manual before connection.

How do I display thumbnail pictures on

3

the camera?

Set the mode dial to , then move the zoom lever to “W” (Index­display mode). T o display an image in its full size, choose it with the
green frame on the display by using the arrow pad, then move the
zoom lever to “T”. To select the number of the frames to display in
this mode, select SETUP— — 4, 9, or 16 from the menu.

Others

What types of batteries can be used
with this camera?

1

CR-V3 lithium battery packs (x 2), AA (R6) NiMH batteries (x 4),
NiCd batteries (x 4), Alkaline batteries (x 4), or lithium batteries (x 4).

How do I erase all the pictures on the
card at the same time?

2

Set the mode dial to . Select MODE MENU—CARD—CARD
SETUP—ALL ERASE, then press . Select ERASE, then
press

3

Attach the provided write-protect seal to the part of the card
marked with V.

again.

How do I avoid erasing pictures on a
card accidentally?

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