Olympus FE-220 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

FE-220/X-785

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

Appendix

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.30

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

P.39

Getting to know your camera better

Appendix

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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.48

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

P.58

Gather these items (box contents)

Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery

Battery Charger

(LI-40C)

USB Cable

Other items

AV Cable

• Basic manual

• Advanced manual (this manual)

• Warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

(LI-42B)

OLYMPUS Master

CD-ROM

Attach the strap

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

Power Cable

AC Wall

Outlet

( Battery comes partially charged.

b. Insert the battery in the camera

Quick Start Guide

Lithium Ion Battery

Battery Charger

Charging Indicator Red light on: Charging Light off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 300 minutes)

Insert the battery in the direction indicated by the mark.

Battery lock knob

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( To remove the battery, press the battery

lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

( This camera does not require an optional xD-Picture Card™

(hereinafter referred to as “the card”) to take pictures. For details on inserting an optional Card, please refer to “Inserting and removing the card” (P.60).

Turn the camera on

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

Mode dial

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 You can select a scene mode from among 10 set for various shooting

g This function allows you to take the best picture by following the shooting

movement when taking pictures.

conditions.

guide displayed on the screen.

b. Press the o button

o button

pictures

Y M D TIME

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

Y/M/D

Quick Start Guide

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

Hint

The directions of the arrow pad (ONXY) are indicated with ONXY in this manual.

CANCEL

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

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Set date and time

Y / M /D

Y M D TI M E

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

2007

.--.-- --:--

Y M D TI M E

Y / M /D

2007

.-- --:--

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 OF/< button and NY button to select [Y].

( The first two digits of the year are fixed.

OF/< button

Quick Start Guide

NY button

Y M D TIME

2007

.--.-- --:--

CANCEL

b. Press the Y# button.

Y# button

Y/M/D

c. Press the OF/< button and the

NY button to select [M].

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Y M D TIME

2007

0808.-- --:--

CANCEL

Y/M/D

d. Press the Y# button.

2007

--:--

Y M D TI M E

Y / M /D

2007

Y M D TI M E

Y / M /D

2007

Y / M /D

Y M D TI M E

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e. Press the OF/< button and the

NY button to select [D].

f. Press the Y# button. g. Press the OF/< button and the

NY button to select “hour” and “minute”.

( The time is displayed in the 24-hour

format.

h. Press the Y# button. i. Press the OF/< button and NY

button to select [Y/M/D].

Y M D TIME

2007

0808.

2626 --:--

CANCEL

Y M D TIME

2007

0808.

2626

CANCEL

Y M D TIME

2007

0808.

2626

1212:

Y/M/D

SET

Y/M/D

Quick Start Guide

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

( For a more accurate setting, you can press the i button when the

time signal hits 00 seconds.

i button

CANCEL

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Take a picture

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a. Hold the camera

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

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b. Focus

Quick Start Guide

c. Shoot

Shutter

button

Press

halfway

Shutter

button

Press

completely

Place this mark over your subject.

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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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Review your pictures

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a. Press the q button.

q button

[

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ERASE

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0.0

Arrow pad

Next picture

Previous picture

Erase pictures

a. Press the X& button and the Y# button, to display the

picture you want to erase.

b. Press the S button.

Quick Start Guide

YES

S button

BACK

SET

c. Press the OF/< button to select [YES] and press the

i button.

ERASE

BACK

YES

SET

OF/< button

i button

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Button operations

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+2.0

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Exposure compensation

+2.0

Flash mode

Self-timer

Macro/Super macro mode

Shooting mode

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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

• Lens extends

• Monitor turns on

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.

Green lamp

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.

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

Switching to the shooting mode. If the camera is not on, pressing K can turn on the camera in the shooting mode. g“K/q Turning on the power with K/q” (P.27)

4 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.

• Information display that is displayed for 3 seconds during single-frame playback can

be cleared by pressing A.

If the camera is not on, pressing q can turn on the camera in the playback mode.

g“K/q Turning on the power with K/q” (P.27) g“MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P.22)

5 Mode dial Switching between shooting modes

Set the mode dial and shoot pictures.

• Details of selected mode, other than the f and g mode which are

displayed for 3 seconds can be cleared by pressing the A.

h Shooting pictures with automatic settings

The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.

Button operations

h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization

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

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.

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j SPORT / N INDOOR / b CANDLE

00:36

/ R SELF PORTRAIT / S SUNSET / c FIREWORKS / V BEHIND GLASS / V CUISINE / d DOCUMENTS / i AUCTION

SPORT

N W R

BACK

SET

• The scene mode selection screen displays sample images as well as a description of the shooting situation for which it is designed.

• To switch scenes after selecting a scene, press m and select [f] from the top

menu. 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 to take better pictures

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

SHOOTING GUIDE 1/3

1 Brightening subject.

2 Shooting into backlight.

3 Blurring background.

Adjusting area in focus.

5 Shooting subject in motion.

Button operations

n Recording movies

SET

Audio is recorded with the movie.

• During audio recording, only the digital zoom can be used. To record the movie with the optical zoom, set [MOVIE W/ SOUND] to [OFF].

g“MOVIE W/ SOUND Recording movies with or without sound” (P.20)

•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.

This icon lights red during movie recording.

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The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording will stop automatically.

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

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0. 0

Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject (Optical Zoom x digital zoom:

12x)

Zoom out: Turn the zoom lever toward W.

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Zoom in: Turn the zoom lever toward T.

Zoom bar White area:

Optical zoom area

Red area:

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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100

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

• Turn the zoom lever toward T to incrementally enlarge the picture up to 10 times the original size. Press the zoom lever toward W to reduce the size.

• Turn the arrow pad during closeup 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

2.0

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 OF/< button Changing picture brightness/Printing

Shooting mode : Changing picture brightness

2.0

For manually making fine adjustments to the exposure when taking pictures.

SET

Activate the setting contents.

Press OF/< in shooting mode, press XY to adjust the exposure, then press A. Adjustable from -2.0EV to +2.0 EV

Y : Brighten X : Darken

Playback mode : Printing pictures

Display a picture to be printed out in playback mode, connect the camera to a printer and press OF/<. g“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P.30)

Button operations

a X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

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

OFF MACRO OFF Turns off the macro mode.

& MACRO This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.9 in. (when

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

the zoom is set for the zoom-out angle) and as close as 60 cm/

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

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

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b NY button Self-timer shooting

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

OFF SELFTIMER OFF Cancel the self-timer. Y SELFTIMER ON Set the self-timer.

• After setting the self-timer, press the shutter button completely. Then the self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and the shutter is released.

• To cancel the self-timer, press NY.

• Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.

c Y# button Flash shooting

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

AUTO FLASH AUTO The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight

! REDEYE This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction. # FILL IN The flash fires regardless of the available light. $ FLASH OFF The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.

conditions.

d S button Erasing pictures

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

• 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.23)

Button operations

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Menu operations

PANORAMA

SCENE

SILENT

MODE

PICTURE + SOUND

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.

Top menu (in still picture shooting mode)

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

PICTURE

+ SOUND

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

RESET

EXIT

PANORAMA

• Select [PLAYBACK MENU] or [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

Menu operations

screen.

SETUP menu items

MEMORY FORMAT

BACKUP

PIXEL MAPPING

K/qK/q

BACK

ENGLISH

SET

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Operation guide

PANORAMA

SCENE

SILENT

MODE

PICTURE + SOUND

IMAG E

QUAL ITY

SETUP

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

IMA GE

QUA LIT Y

SETUP

RESET

SCENE

PICTURE + SOUND

During menu operations, the buttons and their respective functions are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Follow these guides to navigate the menus.

PICTURE

PANORAMA

Operation guide

RESET

EXIT

QUALITY

m button

Arrow pad (ONXY)

IMAGE

SCENE

+ SOUND

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

i button

BACK EXIT

SET

: Returns to the previous menu.

: Exits the menu. : Press the arrow pad (ONXY) to select a

setting.

: Sets the selected item.

Using the menus

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

1 Set the mode dial to a setting other than g. 2 Press m to display the Top Menu.

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

PICTURE + SOUND

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

Press Y to select [SETUP] and then press i.

• [VIDEO OUT] is a menu in [SETUP].

RESET

EXIT

PANORAMA

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3 Press ON to select [VIDEO OUT] and then

SETUP

PANORAMA

SCENE

SILENT

MODE

PICTURE + SOUND

IMA GE

QUA LIT Y

SETUP

RESET

PANORAMA

SCENE

SILENT

MODE

MOVIE

W/ SOUND

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

ENGLISH

SET

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NTSC

BACK

The selected item is displayed in a different color.

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

RESET

BACK

PANORAMA

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

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

When taking a still picture When taking a movie

Menu operations

PANORAMA

IMAGE

QUALITY

RESET

SCENE

EXIT

*1 xD-Picture Card is required.

• Some menu items are not available depending on the position of the mode dial.

g“Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes” (P.57)

g“SETUP menus” (P.26)

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

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PICTURE + SOUND

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

EXIT

VIDEO OUT

MOVIE

W/ SOUND

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

NTSC

PAL

SET

1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality

Still picture image quality and their applications

Image quality/image size Compression Application

SHQ 3072 × 2304 Low

HQ 3072 × 2304 Standard

SQ1 2048 × 1536 Standard

SQ2 640 × 480 Standard

16:9 1920 × 1080 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, letter size, or postcard-sized paper.

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

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

• This is useful for expressing the broadness of a subject such as landscapes and for viewing pictures on a wide-screen television.

Movie image quality

Image quality/image size

SHQ 640 × 480

HQ 320 × 240

2 PANORAMA Creating a panoramic picture

Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master software on 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.

Menu operations

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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.

•Press A to exit panorama shooting.

• Up to 10 panorama pictures are taken. After 10 pictures, a warning symbol (g) is

displayed.

3 PICTURE + SOUND Recording sound with still pictures

OFF /ON

• When activated [ON], the camera will record about 4 seconds of audio after the picture is taken.

• When recording, aim the camera microphone at the source of the sound you want to record.

Microphone

4 MOVIE W/ SOUND Recording movies with or without sound

OFF

/ON

• When [ON] (sound is recorded) is selected, the optical zoom cannot be used during movie recording. Only the digital zoom can be used.

5 RESET Returning changed shooting functions to default settings

Menu operations

NO /YES

It restores shooting functions to their factory default settings.

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Reset settings back to default settings

MOVIE

PLAY

FAVORITE

RESIZE

ERASE

SETUP

PLAYBACK

ORDER

SILENT

MODE

SLIDE-

SHOW

FAVORITE

RESIZE

ERASE

SETUP

PLAYBACK

ORDER

SILENT

MODE

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

# AUTO P.15 & OFF P.14

F 0.0 P.14

IMAGE QUALITY HQ P.19 Y OFF P.15 f j SPORT P.11

PICTURE + SOUND OFF P.20

MOVIE W/ SOUND ON P.20

6 f (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation

The scene mode selection screen displays sample images as well as a description of the shooting situation for which it is designed. It can be selected when the mode dial is set to f.

• By switching to another scene, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene mode. g“f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation” (P.11)

7 SILENT MODE Setting to turn off operational sounds

OFF /ON

This function allows you to turn off operational sounds that occur during shooting and playback, warning beeps, shutter sounds, etc...

Playback mode menu q

When a still picture is selected When a movie is selected

SLIDE-

* Card is required.

g“SETUP menus” (P.26) g“SILENT MODE Setting to turn off operational sounds” (P.21)

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

SHOW

FAVORITE

EXIT

RESIZE

PLAYBACK

ERASE

317

ORDER

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

MOVIE

PLAY

FAVORITE

EXIT

RESIZE

PLAYBACK

ERASE

ORDER

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

Menu operations

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1 SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically

100

0004

100

0004

100

0004

Press i to start the slideshow.

• Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.

• To stop the slideshow, press ior m.

2 MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies

Select [MOVIE PLAY] from the Top Menu, and press i to play back a movie.

• In playback mode, you can also playback a movie by

selecting a picture with the movie icon (n) and

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0004

pressing A.

MOVIE PLAY

’0707.

Operations during movie playback

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’0707.

0808.

1616 12

0004

100

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.

Operations during pause

Menu operations

’0707.

0808.

1616 12

100

32320×24240

0004

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

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

• To resume the movie, press A

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

MENU.

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3 PLAYBACK MENU

.......................................................................................................Protecting pictures

OFF /ON

Protected pictures cannot be erased using [ERASE], [SEL. IMAGE] or [ALL ERASE], but they are all erased by formatting.

OFF

EXIT

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

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

y ............................................................................................................. Rotating pictures

+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.

EXIT

+90°

EXIT

0°

EXIT

-90°

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

R..........................................................................................Adding sound to still pictures

YES /NO

BACK

YES

Sound is recorded for about 4 seconds.

• Use the arrow pad [YES] to begin recording.

• The [BUSY] bar will be temporarily displayed.

SET

XY to select a picture, and select

Menu operations

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+ 53 hidden pages

Olympus FE-220 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 K button (shooting) Selecting shooting mode/turning on the power

4 q button (playback) Selecting playback 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 to take better pictures

n Recording movies

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

7 MENU button Displaying the menu

0 OF/< button Changing picture brightness/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 PICTURE + SOUND Recording sound with still pictures

4 MOVIE W/ SOUND Recording movies with or without sound

5 RESET Returning changed shooting functions to default settings

6 f (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation

7 SILENT MODE Setting to turn off operational sounds

Playback mode menu q

1 SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically

2 MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies

3 PLAYBACK MENU