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-130/
X-720/X-740 model.
Detailed explanations of all the functions for
getting the most out of your camera.
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How to use this manual...............................................................................2
The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded
The batteries are loaded incorrectly
• Reload the batteries correctly.
The batteries are exhausted
• Replace the batteries with new ones, or charge the batteries.
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
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in your pocket for a while.
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How to use this manual...............................................................................2
Set the mode dial to h, i, l, k, L, j, h, SCN 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.
Green lamp
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 is not
adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again.
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Recording movie
Set the mode dial to n, and then press the shutter button fully to start recording.
Press the shutter button again to stop recording.
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3 q button (Playback)
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Switching to playback mode/Turning the camera on and off
The camera switches to playback mode. The last picture taken is displayed.
• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
• Use the zoom lever to switch between close-up playback, index display and
calendar display.
g “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P.24)
When you press the q button while the camera is turned off, the camera will be
turned on in playback mode. If you press the button again, the camera will be
turned off.
4 K button (Shooting)Switching to shooting mode
The camera switches to shooting mode.
5 Mode dialSwitching shooting mode
Set the mode dial to the desired mode to shoot.
Shooting mode
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h Shooting still picture
The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.
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Button operations
, l, k, L, j, SCN Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according
i
to the situation
The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to
best suit the situation.
Selecting another scene
There are two ways to select another scene.
• Turn the mode dial to set to any of the following
modes: B, E, D, L, C.
• Set the mode dial to SCN, and press the MENU
button to select [SCN] and select the other scene.
• If switching to the other scene, the settings of each
scene will return to default except a few settings.
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N
W
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MENU
BACK
g “SCN (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the
situation.” (P.21)
SET
OK
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h Shooting pictures using image blur reduction
This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject or camera movement
when taking pictures.
n Recording movie
Button operations
The camera switches to the movie recording mode. Audio recording is not available.
This lights red during movie recording.
The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches 0,
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recording stops.
GUIDE Following shooting guide to set
You can set the desired setting following the shooting guide displayed on the
monitor.
• Press the MENU button to display the shooting guide again.
• When you change the camera setting or playing back images without using the
shooting guide, set the mode dial other than GUIDE to cancel the shooting
guide function first.
• When you press the MENU button or change the mode dial, previously set the
shooting guide setting returns to default.
MODE CHANGED
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GUIDE SHOOTING1/3
1 Brightening subject.
2 Shooting into backlight.
3 Blurring background.
Adjusting area in focus.
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5 Shooting subject in motion.
SET
OK
F
O/N on the arrow pad
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6 Zoom leverZooming while shooting/close-up playback
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Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject
Wide-angle:
Push the zoom
lever toward W.
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Playback mode: Switching the picture display
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back, and press F to
return to single-frame
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playback.
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Telephoto:
Pull the zoom
lever toward T.
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Close-up playback
• Pull and hold the lever
toward T to enlarge the
picture up to 10 times the
original size, or push the
lever toward W to reduce the
size.
• Press the arrow pad during
close-up playback to scroll
the picture in the indicated
direction.
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Button operations
Returning to single-frame playback
Press F.
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Calendar display
• Use the arrow pad to
select the date. Press F
to return to single-frame
playback.
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Self-timer
Exposure
compensation
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Super macro mode
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7 MENU buttonDisplaying the top menu
Displays the top menu on the monitor.
8 Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y)
Button operations
Use the arrow pad to select the playback picture and the items on the menus.
9 F button
Press to set the settings.
0 OF buttonChanging picture brightness
Press the OF button in shooting mode.
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Press X/Y to adjust, and press F.
Y: Adjusts toward [+].
X: Adjusts toward [–].
OK
SET
a X& buttonShooting pictures close to the subject
Press the X& button repeatedly in shooting mode. Press F to set.
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& Macro modeThis mode lets you shoot from 10 cm/3.9 in. (Most wide-
angle side) to 60 cm/23.6 in. (Most telescopic side) for your
subject.
% Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5cm/2.0 in. to
your subject.
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b NY buttonSelf-timer shooting
Press the NY button repeatedly in shooting mode. Press F to set.
Y ONAfter setting this function, press the shutter button fully.
Y OFFCancels self-timer function.
• 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.
c Y# buttonFlash shooting
Press Y# button repeatedly in shooting mode to select the flash mode.
Press F to set.
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Button operations
AUTO (Auto-flash)The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight
! Red-eye reduction flashThis emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction.
# Fill-in flashThe flash fires regardless of the available light.
$ Flash offThe flash does not fire even in low light conditions.
conditions.
d S buttonErasing pictures
In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press the 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.22)
e < buttonPrinting
In playback mode, select the picture you want to print, and press the < button.
g“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P.33)
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f DISP./E button
Changing the information display/Displaying the menu guide
Press the DISP./E button to change the display in the following order.
Shooting mode (Other than n)
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Normal display
Playback mode
Simple display
Displaying the menu guide
With a menu item selected, hold down the DISP./E
button. Release the DISP./E button to close the menu
guide.
Checks the CCD and
image processing
functions. This check
should be conducted once
a year at least one
minute after
shooting/playback.
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SC N
IMAGE
QUALITY
CAM ER A
MEN U
SETUP
RESET
SETUP
PRINT
ORDER
SLIDESHOW
ED I T
PLAYBACK
MENU
CALENDAR
SETUP
INDEX
ERASE
Menu operations
MENU button
Mode dial
Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y), F
About the menus
Press the MENU button to display the top menu.
The menus on the top menu are changed by the modes.
• If you press the MENU button while the mode dial is set to GUIDE, the shooting
guide screen is displayed.
Top menu
Shooting modePlayback mode
2
Menu operations
IMAGE
QUALITY
CAMERA
MENU
RESET
MENU
EXITSET
• When you select [CAMERA MENU],
[PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE]
or [SETUP], the screen for the further
settings will be displayed.
SETUP
SCN
OK
EDIT
MENU
ERASE
PRINT
ORDER
SETUP
SET
ENGLISH
NORMAL
SET
OK
OK
SLIDESHOW
CALENDAR
INDEX
MENU
EXIT
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MEMORY FORMAT
2
BACKUP
W
COLOR
PIXEL MAPPING
MENU
BACK
PLAYBACK
The screen when you select [SETUP]
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Using the menus
SC N
SETUP
RESET
CAMERA
MENU
IMAGE
QUALITY
SETUP
SETUP
Use the arrow pad and F to set menu items.
This explains how to use the menus with the [VIDEO OUT] setting as an
example.
Set the camera to the desired mode (Shooting mode or playback mode).
• In this section, press the K button to set to the shooting mode, and set the
mode dial to the mode other than GUIDE.
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• Common menus for each mode are retained even if the mode is changed.
1 Press the MENU button to
display the top menu, and
press Y and then press F.
• [VIDEO OUT] is on a menu in
2 Press O/N to select a setting,
and press Y.
• Unavailable settings cannot be
selected.
[SETUP]. Press Y.
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Operation guide
RESET
EXIT
MENU
MENU
button
Top menu
IMAGE
QUALITY
CAMERA
MENU
SCN
SETUP
OK
SET
F
X/Y/O/N on
the arrow pad
F
MENU
button
This is displayed
when there are
more menu items
on the next page.
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MEMORY FORMAT
2
BACKUP
W
COLOR
PIXEL MAPPINGPIXEL MAPPING
MENU
BACK
N
1
s
2
X
VIDEO OUT
MENU
BACK
ENGLISH
NORMAL
OK
SET
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NORMAL
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OK
SET
F
MENU
button
3 Press O/N to select a setting,
SETUP
and press F.
• Select the video signal, [NTSC]
or [PAL] from [VIDEO OUT]
menu and then press F.
• 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 F, a
setting you set will not be
changed.
2
Menu operations
F
MENU
button
1
2
BACK
s
X
VIDEO OUT
MENU
NTSC
PAL
SET
OK
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Shooting mode menuh i l k L j h SCNn
SC N
IMAGE
QUALITY
CAM ER A
MEN U
SETUP
RESET
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g “SETUP menu”
(P.29)
RESET
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MENU
2
EXITSET
4
• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ().
Menu operations
1 CAMERA MENU
1 CAMERA MENU
DIGITAL ZOOM
PANORAMA
2 IMAGE QUALITY
3 RESET
4 SCN (Scene)
*1 xD-Picture Card
(Optional) is required.
*2 Available when SCN
selected.
*1
*2
DIGITAL ZOOM
....................................................... Zooming in on your subject
OFF /ON
The digital zoom can be used to take close-up pictures with stronger
magnification than the optical zoom.
(Optical zoom × Digital zoom Max. 12×)
Optical zoomDigital zoom
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Zoom bar
White area: The optical zoom area
Red area: The digital zoom area
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PANORAMA...........................................................Creating a panoramic picture
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.
Connects pictures from
left to right
Y: The next picture is connected at the
right edge.
X: The next picture is connected at the
left edge.
Connects pictures from
bottom to top
O: The next picture is connected at the
top.
N: The next picture is connected at the
bottom.
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 F to exit panorama
shooting.
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2 IMAGE QUALITYChanging the image quality
Image quality for still picture shooting and their applications
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Image quality/Image size
SHQ
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SQ12048 × 1536Standard
Menu operations
SQ2640 × 480Standard
Compression Application
Low
compression
Standard
compression
compression
compression
• This is useful for printing large
images on A4-size (8 × 10 size)
paper.
• This is useful for performing computer
image processing, such as contrast
adjustment and red-eye reduction.HQ
• This is useful for postcard-sized
(4 × 6 size) prints.
• This is useful for computer editing
such as rotating or adding text to a
picture.
• This is useful for sending as e-mail
attachments.
Image quality for movie recording
Image quality/Image size
HQ320 × 240
SQ160 × 120
3 RESETResetting the settings to the default
NO /YES
To reset the shooting mode settings to the factory default, use the reset function.
Functions that RESET affects and their factory default settings
FunctionFactory default setting Ref. Page
FLASH MODEAUTO
&OFF
F0.0
IMAGE QUALITYHQ
DIGITAL ZOOMOFF
P.13
P.12
P.12
P.20
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4 SCN (Scene)
Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation
Pictures taken with the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally. This function
lets you turn such pictures so that they are displayed vertically. New picture
orientations are saved even when the power is turned off.
• You can select the picture to rotate by pressing X/Y.
2 SLIDESHOWPlaying back pictures automatically
NORMAL /FADER /SLIDE/ZOOM
SLIDESHOW
NORMAL
FADE R
SLIDE
ZOOM
MENU
BACK
SET
• Select the transition effect between pictures.
•Press F to start the slideshow.
• Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.
•Press F again to cancel the slideshow.
OK
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3 MOVIE PLAYPlaying back movies
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Select the data with n and press F to playback a
movie. Selecting [MOVIE PLAY] from the top menu
and pressing F will also playback a movie.
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Operations during movie playback
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Press F to pause playback. Press F again to replay the movie.
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Y : Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes in the
following order: 2×; 20×; and back to 1×.
X : Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you press the button, the
playback speed changes in the following order: 2×; 20×; and back to 1×.
Playing time/Total recording time
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N : Displays the last frame.
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Y : Displays the next frame.
X : Displays the previous frame.
• Press the MENU button to cancel movie playback.
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