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We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking
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X-730 model.
How to use this manual
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The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded
The battery is not fully charged
• Charge the battery with the charger.
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
in your pocket for a while.
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed
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Shooting tips and information
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Set the mode switch to K 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.
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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 and
exposure are not adjusted properly. Try locking
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the focus again.
Recording movie
Set the mode switch 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 Mode switchSwitching between shooting and playback modes
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Set the mode switch to the shooting or playback mode.
KShooting still picture
The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.
You can select one of shooting modes that most closely matches to the desired
shot.
g “SCN (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the
situation” (P.19)
nRecording movie
Audio is recorded with the movie. The focus and the zoom are locked during
recording.
This lights red during movie recording.
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The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches 0,
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recording stops.
qViewing still pictures/switching playback mode
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.
g “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P.21)
4 MENU buttonDisplaying the top menu
Displays the top menu on the monitor.
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compensation
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5 i button
Press to set the settings.
6 Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y)
Use the arrow pad to select the playback picture and the items on the menus.
Button operations
7 Zoom buttonZooming while shooting/close-up playback
Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject
Wide angle: Press W on
the zoom button.
Telephoto: Press T on the
zoom button.
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Zoom bar
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• The white area of the zoom bar indicates the optical zoom. When the cursor
reaches the red area on the zoom bar, the digital zoom is enabled and the
picture will be enlarged more.
• Press the arrow pad during
close-up playback to scroll the
picture in the indicated
direction.
back, and press A to
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return to single-frame
playback.
• Press W to display the
pictures in 4 or 9 frames.
Returning to single-frame playback
During displaying an index:
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Press A. Or press T while an index
with four pictures is displayed.
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During playing back a closeup picture:
Press A. Or press W.
8 OF buttonChanging picture brightness
Press the OF button in shooting mode. Press X/Y to adjust, and press A.
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Y: Adjusts toward [+].
X: Adjusts toward [–].
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Self-timer
Flash mode
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Macro mode/
Super macro mode
9 X& buttonShooting pictures close to the subject
Press the X& button repeatedly in shooting mode. Press A to set.
& Macro modeThis mode lets you shoot from 20 cm/ 7.9 in. (Most wide-
angle side) to 50 cm/ 19.7 in. (Most telescopic side) for your
Button operations
% Super macro modeThis mode lets you shoot from as close as 6cm/ 2.4 in. to
subject.
your subject.
0 NY buttonSelf-timer shooting
Press the NY button repeatedly in shooting mode. Press
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.
A to set.
a Y# buttonFlash shooting
Press Y# button repeatedly in shooting mode to select the flash mode.
Press
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.
A to set.
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conditions.
b < buttonPrinting
In playback mode, select a picture you want to print, and press the < button.
g“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P.27)
c S buttonErasing pictures
In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press the S button.
In shooting mode, you can also erase any picture by pressing 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.20)
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Button operations
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G2 Menu operations
2
SC N
PANO RAM A
SETUP
RESET
IMAG E
QUAL ITY
SETUP
Menu operations
MENU button
Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y), A
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About the menus
Press the MENU button to display the top menu.
The menus on the top menu are changed by the modes.
When the mode switch is set to K or n.
RESET
EXIT
Top menu
PANORAMA
IMAGE
QUALITY
SCN
MENU
SETUP
SET
OK
• Press arrow pad (O/N/X/Y) to
select a setting, and press A.
• [SETUP] is the menu for more
settings.
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MEMORY FORMAT
2
BACKUP
W
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
BACK
Menu operations
SETUP
MENU
ENGLISH
LOW
LOW
SET
SET
OK
OK
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Using the menus
SETUP
SC N
PANO RAM A
SETUP
RESET
IMAG E
QUAL ITY
SETUP
Use the arrow pad and A 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 procedure, set the mode switch to K.
• Common menus for each mode are retained even if the mode is changed.
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1Press MENU button to
display the top menu, and
press Y and then press A.
• [VIDEO OUT] is on a menu in
[SETUP]. Press Y.
Top menu
PANORAMA
IMAGE
RESET
MENU
EXIT
MENU
button
O/N/X/Y on
the arrow pad
QUALITY
SCN
SETUP
SET
OK
A
This is displayed
when there are
more menu items
on the next page.
A
MENU
button
2Press O/N to select a
setting, and press Y.
• Unavailable settings cannot be
selected.
SETUP
1
MEMORY FORMAT
2
BACKUP
W
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
MENU
BACK
N
ENGLISH
LOW
LOW
SET
O
OK
Menu operations
Operation guide
MENU button
Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y)
A
SETUP
1
VOLUME
2
PIXEL MAPPING
X
VIDEO OUT
MENU
BACK
LOW
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NTSC
OK
SET
A
MENU
button
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2
SETUP
Menu operations
3Press O/N to select a
setting, and press A.
• Select the video signal [NTSC] or
[PAL] from [VIDEO OUT] menu,
and then press A.
• 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 A, a
setting you set will not be
changed.
A
MENU button
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SETUP
1
VOLUME
2
PIXEL MAPPING
X
VIDEO OUT
MENU
BACK
NTSC
PAL
SET
OK
Shooting mode menuKn
SC N
PANO RAM A
SETUP
RESET
IMAG E
QUAL ITY
2
1
3
RESET
EXIT
PANORAMA
IMAGE
QUALITY
SCN
MENU
4
SETUP
SET
OK
g “SETUP menu”
(P.23)
1 IMAGE QUALITY
2 PANORAMA
3 RESET
4 SCN (Scene)
*1
This setting is not available
in the n mode.
*2
xD-Picture Card (Optional)
is required.
*1*2
*1
• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ().
1 IMAGE QUALITYChanging the image quality
Image quality for still picture shooting and their applications
Image quality/Image size
SHQFE-150/X-730
2560 × 1920
FE-160/X-735
2816 × 2112
CompressionApplication
Low
compression
• This is useful for printing large images
on A4-size (8"x10" size) paper.
• This is useful for performing computer
image processing, such as contrast
adjustment and red-eye reduction.
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Menu operations
HQFE-150/X-730
2560 × 1920
Standard
compression
FE-160/X-735
2816 × 2112
SQ12048 × 1536Standard
compression
SQ2 640 × 480Standard
compression
Image quality for movie shooting
Image quality/Image size
HQ320 × 240
SQ160
× 120
• This is useful for postcard-sized (4"x6"
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.
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2 PANORAMACreating 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.
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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.
Use the arrow pad to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictures, and
Menu operations
O: The next picture is connected at the
N: The next picture is connected at the
Connects pictures from
bottom to top
top.
bottom.
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 A to exit panorama
shooting.
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3 RESET Resetting the settings to the default
NO/ YES
The camera retains the changed settings even if the power is turned off. To reset
the settings to the factory default setting, use the reset function.
Functions that RESET affects and their factory default settings
FunctionFactory default settingRef. Page
FLASH MODEAUTOP. 12
&OFFP. 12F0.0P. 11
IMAGE QUALITYHQP. 17
SCNPROGRAM AUTOP. 19
4 SCN (Scene)
P PROGRAM AUTO /h
Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation
D IMAGE STABILISATION
/B PORTRAIT
/F LANDSCAPE/G NIGHT SCENE /RSELF PORTRAIT
The scene selection screen displays sample images
1 PROGRAM AUTO
P
h
B
Q
G
MENU
BACK
SET
OK
and the shooting mode to best suit the situation.
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Menu operations
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2
ERASE
SETUP
PLAYBACK
MENU
MOVIE
PLAY
INDEX
EDIT
PRINT
ORDER
SLIDE-
SHOW
ERASE
SETUP
INDEX
EDIT
PLAYBACK
MENU
PRINT
ORDER
Menu operations
Playback mode menuq
For still pictures
1 PLAYBACK MENU
0
*1
y
2 SLIDESHOW
3 MOVIE PLAY
4 INDEX
5 ERASE
SEL. IMAGE
ALL ERASE
6 EDIT
*1
Q
7 PRINT ORDER
*1
This setting is not available
*1*2
for a movie data.
*2
xD-Picture Card (Optional)
is required.
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2
SLIDE-
SHOW
INDEX
MENU
EXIT
For movies
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MOVIE
PLAY
6
1
EDIT
PLAYBACK
MENU
ERASE
SET
5
1
EDIT
7
PRINT
ORDER
SETUP
OK
PRINT
ORDER
4
INDEX
EXIT
PLAYBACK
MENU
ERASE
MENU
SETUP
SET
g “SETUP menu” (P.23)
OK
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• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ().
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
• Press A to start the slideshow.
• Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.
• Press A again to cancel the slideshow.
2
Menu operations
3 MOVIE PLAYPlaying back movies
Select the data with A and press A to playback a
movie. Selecting [MOVIE PLAY] from the top menu
and pressing A will also playback a movie.
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MOVIE PLAY
OK
Operations during movie playback
Press A to pause playback. Press A again to replay the movie.
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Playing time/Total recording time
O : Increases the volume.
N : Reduces the volume.
• Press the MENU button to cancel movie playback.
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4 INDEXViewing the pictures as an index
Pictures are shown on the index display.
g “Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback” (P.10)
5 ERASEErasing pictures
Protected pictures cannot be erased. Cancel the protection before erasing such
pictures. Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before
erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.
•Press O/N/X/Y to select a picture, and press A to
add R.
•Press A again to cancel the selection.
•Press S after selecting pictures to erase.
Menu operations
BACK
MENU
SET
OK
ERASE
ALL ERASE............Erasing all pictures in the internal memory or on the card
• Select [YES], and press A.
• To erase pictures stored in the internal memory, remove the card from the
camera.
• To erase pictures stored on the card, insert the card to a camera.
6 EDITEditing still pictures
Q...............................................................................Reducing the size of picture
640 × 480 / 320 × 240
This changes the image size of a picture and saves it as a new file.
7 PRINT ORDERMaking print reservations (DPOF)
This function allows you to save printing data (the number of prints and the date
and time information) with the pictures stored on the card.
g“Print settings (DPOF)” (P.33)
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