Olympus FE-200 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

FE-200

Advanced Manual

( 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. 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.

Quick Start Guide

Get started using your camera right away.

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your camera better

Miscellaneous

Contents

Quick Start Guide P.3

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera.

P.10

Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings.

P.16

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

P.28

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

P.37

Getting to know your camera better

Miscellaneous

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Find out more about your camer a and learn what to do when you have a question regarding oper ations.

P.50

Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively.

P.60

Gather these items (box contents)

Digital camera Strap LI-12B

LI-10C

Battery charger

USB cable

Other items

AV cable

• Basic manual

• Advanced manual (this manual)

• Warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Lithium ion battery

Attach the strap

OLYMPUS Master

CD-ROM

Quick Start Guide

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

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Prepare the battery

a. Charge the battery

Lithium ion battery

Power cable

Battery charger

Charging indicator

Lit (red): Charging Lit (green): Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 2 hours)

( Battery comes partially charged.

b. Insert the battery into the camera

Quick Start Guide

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

called the card), please refer to “Inserting and removing the card” (P.62).

AC wall

outlet

• Insert the battery side first.

• To remove the battery, press the latch in the direction of the arrow.

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Turn on the power

Y / M /D

Y M D TI M E

----.--.-- --:--

This section explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode.

a. Set the mode dial to h

When shooting movies

When shooting still pictures

Still picture shooting modes

h The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.

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

B Suitable for taking pictures of people. E Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes. M Suitable for taking pictures of people at night.

f Shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation.

g You can set the items you want by doing the settings according to the

b. Press the o button

movement when taking pictures.

shooting guide displayed on the screen.

Quick Start Guide

Y M D TIME

o button

----.--.-- --:--

CANCEL

This screen appears if the date and time have not been set.

( To turn off the camera, press the o button again.

Y/M/D

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Set date and time

Y / M /D

Y M D TI M E

----.--.-- --:--

2006

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Y M D TI M E

Y / M /D

2006

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Y M D TI M E

Y / M /D

About the date and time setting screen

Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day)

Y M D TIME

----.--.-- --:--

CANCEL

Y/M/D

Hour

Minute Date format (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y).

Cancel the setting

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

( The first two digits of the year are fixed.

O< button

Quick Start Guide

NY button

Y M D TIME

2006

.--.-- --:--

CANCEL

b. Press the Y# button.

Y# button

Y/M/D

c. Press the O< button and the NY

button to select [M].

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Y M D TIME

2006

0808.-- --:--

CANCEL

Y/M/D

d. Press theY# button.

2006

--:--

Y M D TI M E

Y / M /D

2006

Y M D TI M E

Y / M /D

2006

Y / M /D

Y M D TI M E

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e. Press the O< button and the NY

button to select [D].

f. Press the Y# button. g. Press the O< button and the NY

button to select “hour” and “minute”.

Y M D TIME

2006

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CANCEL

Y M D TIME

2006

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Y/M/D

h. Press the Y# button. i. Press the O< button and NY

button to select year, month and date.

j. After all items have been set, press i.

( The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. ( For a more accurate setting, you can press i when the time signal

hits 00 seconds.

i button

CANCEL

Y M D TIME

2006

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CANCEL

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SET

Y/M/D

SET

[

Quick Start Guide

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Shoot

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a. Hold the camera

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

b. Focus

Quick Start Guide

c. Shoot

Shutter

button

Press

halfway

Shutter

button

Press

completely

Place this mark over your subject.

[ ]

[

HQHQ2816

The number of still pictures you can store is displayed.

The green lamp indicates that the focus and exposure are locked.

The card access lamp blinks.

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View pictures

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a. Press the q button.

q button

[

]

ERASE

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Arrow pad

Next picture

Previous picture

Erase pictures

a. As described in a. above, display the picture you want

to erase.

b. Press the S button.

Quick Start Guide

S button

BACK

c. Press the O< button to select [YES] and press i.

ERASE

BACK

O< button

i button

YES

SET

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Button operations

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+2.0

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1 2

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Macro/Super macro mode

Self-timer

Shooting mode

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Flash mode

Exposure compensation

+2.0

1 o button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: Camera turns on in the shooting mode.

Button operations

2 Shutter button Shooting pictures

• Monitor turns on

• Lens extends

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to anything except n and press the shutter button lightly (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.

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Green lamp

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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.

3 q button (playback) Selecting playback mode/turning on the power

Switches to the playback mode and the last picture taken is displayed.

• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.

• Use the zoom lever to switch among close-up playback, and index display. If the camera is not on, press q to turn on the camera in the playback mode.

g“K/q Turning on the power with the K/q” (P.25) g“MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P.22)

4 K button (shooting) Selecting shooting mode/turning on the power

Switching to the shooting mode. If the camera is not on, press K to turn on the camera in the shooting mode. g“K/ q Turning on the power with the K/q” (P.25)

5 Mode dial Switching between shooting modes

Set the mode dial and shoot pictures.

h Shooting pictures with automatic settings

The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.

h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization

This function reduces the blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement when taking pictures.

Button operations

i, l, M Shooting pictures according to the situation

You can shoot pictures with the appropriate settings for portraits, landscapes, night and portrait.

f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation

You can shoot pictures by selecting from 10 types of scenes according to the situation. Press i for setting.

j SPORT / N INDOOR / b CANDLE / R SELF PORTRAIT / S SUNSET / c FIREWORKS / V BEHIND GLASS / V CUISINE / d DOCUMENTS / i AUCTION

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00:36

SPORT

N W R

BACK

SET

• The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to best suit the situation.

• To switch scenes after selecting a scene, set the mode dial to a different position and then

set it to f again. The selection screen is displayed.

• By switching to another scene, most settings will be returned to the default settings of each scene.

g Follow the shooting guide for the settings

You can set the targeted items by following the shooting guide displayed on the scene.

SHOOTING GUIDE 1/3

1 Brightening subject.

2 Shooting into backlight.

3 Blurring background.

Adjusting area in focus.

5 Shooting subject in motion.

SET

•Press MENU to display the shooting guide again.

• To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set a different shooting mode.

• The content set using the shooting guide will

return to the default setting by pressing MENU or changing the mode using the mode dial.

n Recording movies

Recording moving images. Audio is recorded with the movie.

• Only digital zoom can be used while recording. Turn the [R] setting [OFF] to take

pictures with the optical zoom.

g“R Set recording sound when shooting movies” (P.26)

Button operations

This lights red during movie recording.

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00:36

The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops.

6 Zoom lever Zooming in and out while shooting or playing back pictures

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2112

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0004

Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject (Optical Zoom : 5x, Optical

Zoom x Digital Zoom : 20x)

Zoom out: Turn the zoom lever towards W.

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Zoom in: Turn the zoom lever towards T.

Zoom bar White part:

Optical zoom area

Red part:

Digital zoom area

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Playback mode: Switching the picture display

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.

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Index display

• Use the arrow pad to select a

picture for playback, and press i to play back the single-frame

of the picture selected.

Close-up playback

• Pull continuously towards T to enlarge the picture up to 10 times the original size. Turn towards 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 singleframe playback, press i.

Button operations

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7 MENU button Displaying the menu

Displays the top menu.

8 Arrow pad (ONXY)

Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback pictures, and select items on the menus.

9 i button

This button is used to confirm your selection.

0 O< button Printing

Display a picture to be printed out in playback mode, connect the camera to a printer and press O<. g“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P.28)

a X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

Press the X& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press i for setting.

OFF Macro mode off Turns off the macro mode.

& Macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 20 cm/8.0 in. (when

% Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5 cm/2.0 in. from your

Button operations

the zoom is set for the zoom-out angle) and as close as 50 cm/

20.0 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-in angle) to your subject.

subject. Zoom position is automatically set and cannot be changed.

b NY button Self-timer shooting

Press the NY in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer. Press i for setting.

Y Self-timer on After the setting, press the shutter button fully. OFF Self-timer off Cancel the self-timer.

• 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.

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c Y# button Flash shooting

Press the Y# in shooting mode to select the flash mode. Press i to set it.

AUTO Auto-flash The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight

conditions.

! Red-eye reduction flash This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction. # Fill-in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light. $ Flash off The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.

d S button Erasing pictures

In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press the 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.23)

Button operations

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Menu operations

PANORAMA

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SILENT

MODE

IMA GE

QUA LIT Y

SETUP

RESET

SETUP

K button (Shooting mode)

q button (Playback mode)

i button

MENU button

Arrow pad (ONXY)

About the menus

Press MENU to display the top menu on the monitor.

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

(in still picture shooting mode)

Top menu

PANORAMA

IMAGE

QUALITY

COMP.

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

RESET

EXIT

EXPOSURE

• Select [SETUP] and press i to display detailed menus from which to make settings.

• When the mode dial is set at g, press m to display the shooting guide screen.

Menu operations

SETUP menu items

MEMORY FORMAT

BACKUP

PIXEL MAPPING

K/qK/q

BACK

ENGLISH

SET

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Operation guide

PANORAMA

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SILENT

MODE

IMAG E

QUAL ITY

SETUP

RESET

PANORAMA

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SILENT

MODE

IMA GE

QUA LIT Y

SETUP

RESET

During menu operations, the button to be used and its function are displayed at the bottom of the monitor. Follow the guide for operations.

Operation guide

RESET

EXIT

PANORAMA

QUALITY

EXPOSURE

m button

Arrow pad (ONXY)

IMAGE

COMP.

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

BACK → m: Returns to the previous menu. EXIT → m: Exits the menu. ONXY: Press the arrow pad (ONXY) to

SET → i: Sets the selected item.

select a setting.

i button

Using the menus

This explains how to set [VIDEO OUT] with the menus as an example.

1 Set the mode dial to anything except g. 2 Press m to display the top menu. Press

Y to select [SETUP] and then press i.

• [VIDEO OUT] is a menu in [SETUP].

RESET

EXIT

PANORAMA

IMAGE

QUALITY

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

Menu operations

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3 Press ON to select [VIDEO OUT] and then

SETUP

PANORAMA

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SILENT

MODE

IMA GE

QUA LIT Y

SETUP

RESET

press i.

• Unavailable settings cannot be selected.

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

page display. Press ON to change the page. Press Y or i to return to selecting items.

Page display: These marks are displayed if there are more menu items on the next page.

MEMORY FORMAT

BACKUP

PIXEL MAPPING

K/qK/q

BACK

VIDEO OUT

AF ILLUMINAT.

BACK

The selected item is displayed in a different color.

ENGLISH

SET

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NTSC

OFF

SET

4 Press ON to select [NTSC] or [PAL] and

then press i.

• The menu item is set and the previous menu is

displayed. Press m repeatedly to exit the menu.

• To cancel changes and continue menu

operations, press m before pressing i.

Shooting mode menus K

BACK

VIDEO OUT

AF ILLUMINAT.

NTSC

PAL

SET

Menu operations

RESET

EXIT

PANORAMA

EXPOSURE

IMAGE

QUALITY

COMP.

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

g“SETUP menus” (P.24)

*1 xD-Picture Card (optional) is

required.

• Some menu items are not available depending on the position of the mode dial. g“Functions available in shooting modes and scenes” (P.59)

• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

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1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality

Still picture image quality and their applications

Image quality/image size Compression Application

SHQ 2816 × 2112 Low

HQ 2816 × 2112 Standard

SQ1 2048 × 1536 Standard

SQ2 640 × 480 Standard

compression

• This is useful for printing large images on A3 size or full-size paper.

• This is useful for performing computer image processing, such as contrast adjustment and red-eye correction.

• This is useful for printing on A4 size or letter size paper.

• This is useful for computer editing such as rotating or adding text to a picture.

• This is useful for postcard-sized prints.

• This is useful for sending as e-mail attachments.

Movie image quality

Image quality/image size

HQ 320 × 240

SQ 160 × 120

2 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 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.

Menu operations

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Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. Press i to exit panorama shooting.

3 RESET Returning changed shooting functions to default settings

NO /YES

It restores shooting functions to their factory default settings.

Reset settings back to default settings

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

Flash AUTO P.15

Macro mode OFF P.14

Exposure compensation 0.0 P.20

Image quality HQ P.19

Self-timer OFF P.14

Silent mode OFF P.20 Scene j SPORT P.11

4 EXPOSURE COMP. Changing the brightness of the picture

EXPOSURE COMP.

Menu operations

+2.0

BACK

SET

Set it with XY and then press i. Y: To compensate to the positive. X: To compensate to the negative.

5 SILENT MODE Setting operational sounds to mute

OFF /ON

Set the operation beeps, alarms and shutter sound to mute when shooting or playing back pictures.

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Playback mode menu q

ROTATE

PROTECT

RESIZE

ERASE

SETUP

MOVIE

PLAY

ORDER

SILENT

MODE

ROTATE

PROTECT

RESIZE

ERASE

SETUP

SLIDE-

SHOW

ORDER

SILENT

MODE

When a still picture is selected

*1 *1, *2

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*1 Cannot be selected if movie is selected. *2 xD-Picture Card (optional) is required.

ROTATE

PROTECT

EXIT

RESIZE

SLIDE-

SHOW

ERASE

PRINT ORDER

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

g“SETUP menus” (P.24)

g“Setting operational sounds to mute” (P.20)

When a movie is selected

ROTATE

PROTECT

EXIT

RESIZE

MOVIE

PLAY

ERASE

ORDER

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

g“SETUP menus” (P.24)

g“Setting operational sounds to mute” (P.20)

• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

1 SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically

Press i to start the slideshow.

• Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.

• To stop the slideshow, press i.

Menu operations

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2 MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies

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Select [MOVIE PLAY] from the top menu, and press i to play back the movie. Another option is to select a picture with the movie icon (A), and press i to play back the movie.

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MOVIE PLAY

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Operations during movie playback

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Y: Fast forwards the movie while pressed. X: Rewinds the movie while pressed.

Playing time/Total recording time

O: Increases the volume. N: Reduces the volume.

•Press i to pause the playback. Press i again to restart the movie.

Operations during pause

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Y: Plays the movie while pressed. X: Plays the movie in reverse while pressed.

Menu operations

• To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press

O: Displays the first frame. N: Displays the last frame.

MENU.

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3 ROTATE Rotating pictures

RO TATE

+90° /

0° /-90°

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.

ROTATE

+90°

EXIT

ROTATE

EXIT

0°

ROTATE

-90°

EXIT

Select an image with XY and then to rotate the display select [+90°]/[0°]/[-90°] with ON. You can rotate several frames in succession.

4 PROTECT Protecting pictures

OFF /ON

PROTECT

Protected pictures cannot be erased with single frame erase or erase all, but they are erased during formatting.

• Select the picture with XY, and protect it by selecting

OFF

EXIT

[ON] with ON. You can protect several frames in succession.

5 ERASE Erase selected pictures/Erase all pictures

Protected pictures cannot be erased. Cancel protection before erasing protected pictures. Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.

• When erasing the pictures in the internal memory, do not insert the card into the camera.

• When erasing the picture from the card, insert a card into the camera in advance.

Menu operations

SEL. IMAGE.............................................................. Erase by selecting single-frames

SEL. IMAGE

BACK

• Use the arrow pad to select the picture, and then press

i to put a 9.

•Press i again to cancel the selection.

• When the selection is completed, press S.

• Select [YES], and press i.

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ALL ERASE .................... Erase all the pictures in the internal memory and the card

SILENT

MODE

SETUP

ROTATE

RESIZE

ORDER

SLIDE-

SHOW

PROTECT

ERASE

PANORAMA

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SILENT

MODE

IMA GE

QUA LIT Y

SETUP

RESET

• Select [YES], and press i.

6 RESIZE Reducing the size of pictures

640 × 480 / 320 × 240

This changes the image size of a picture and saves it as a new file.

7 PRINT ORDER Making 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)

SETUP menus

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Menu operations

RESET

EXIT

ROTATE

PROTECT

EXIT

Shooting mode

PANORAMA

IMAGE

QUALITY

EXPOSURE

COMP.

SET

Playback mode

RESIZE

SLIDE-

SHOW

ERASE

SET

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

ORDER

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SETUP

MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT BACKUP W PIXEL MAPPING

)

K/q

BEEP

SHUTTER SOUND VOLUME

VIDEO OUT AF ILLUMINAT.

*1 xD-Picture Card (optional) is necessary. *2 You cannot select this item in playback

mode. *3 You cannot select this item in shooting mode. *4 This item can only be selected when

shooting movies.

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Olympus FE-200 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Button operations

1 o button Turning the camera on and off

2 Shutter button Shooting pictures

3 q button (playback) Selecting playback mode/turning on the power

4 K button (shooting) Selecting shooting mode/turning on the power

5 Mode dial Switching between shooting modes

h Shooting pictures with automatic settings

h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization

f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation

g Follow the shooting guide for the settings

n Recording movies

6 Zoom lever Zooming in and out while shooting or playing back pictures

7 MENU button Displaying the menu

0 O< button Printing

a X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

b NY button Self-timer shooting

c Y# button Flash shooting

d S button Erasing pictures

Menu operations

About the menus

Operation guide

Using the menus

Shooting mode menus K

1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality

2 PANORAMA Creating a panoramic picture

3 RESET Returning changed shooting functions to default settings

4 EXPOSURE COMP. Changing the brightness of the picture

5 SILENT MODE Setting operational sounds to mute

Playback mode menu q

1 SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically

2 MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies

3 ROTATE Rotating pictures

4 PROTECT Protecting pictures

5 ERASE Erase selected pictures/Erase all pictures

6 RESIZE Reducing the size of pictures

7 PRINT ORDER Making print reservations (DPOF)

SETUP menus