Olympus FE-270, C-510 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

FE-270/X-815/ C-510

Instruction Manual

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photographs.

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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

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your camera better

Appendix

P. 3

P. 10

P. 15

P. 26

P. 32

P. 39

P. 46

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations.

Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation.

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer.

Find out more about camera operations and how to take better pictures.

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

Quick Start Guide

Gather these items (box contents)

Digital Camera Strap AA batteries

(2)

USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2

CD-ROM

Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual), warranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Attach the strap

Quick Start Guide

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

Prepare the camera

a. Insert the batteries and the xD-Picture Card (optional) into the

camera.

Quick Start Guide

( To remove the card, push the card all the way in, release slowly,

grasp the card and remove it.

Notch

( Orient the card, and insert the card straight in.

Insert the card until it clicks into place.

( With this camera, you can take pictures without inserting the optional xD-

Picture Card™ (hereinafter referred to as “the card”). If you take pictures without inserting the card, the pictures will be stored in the internal memory. For details on the card, please refer to “The card” (P. 47).

Turn the camera on

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Y / M /

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

a. Set the mode dial to h.

When shooting still pictures

When shooting movies

Still picture shooting modes

h The camera determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures.

h This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when

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

f Select from 10 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions.

R Use the shooting guide displayed on the screen to shoot pictures according to the

b. Press the o button.

taking pictures.

situation.

Quick Start Guide

o button

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

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CANCEL

( This screen is

displayed if the date and time are not set.

Hint

The directions of the arrow pad is indicated with ONXY in the supplied instruction manual.

TIME

DMY

Y/M/

Set the date and time

TIME

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Y / M /

2007

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TIME

Y / M /

2007

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TIME

Y / M /

About the date and time setting screen

Y-M-D Hour

TIME

DMY

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CANCEL

Y/M/

Cancels the setting

a. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [Y].

• The first two digits of the year are fixed.

Quick Start Guide

b. Press the Y# button.

Minute

Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y)

OF/< button

NY button

2007

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CANCEL

TIME

DMY

Y/M/

Y# button

c. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to

select [M].

2007

CANCEL

DMY

1212.-- --:--

TIME

Y/M/

d. Press the Y# button.

2007

--:--

TIME

Y / M /

2007

TIME

Y / M /

2007

TIME

Y / M /

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e. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to

select [D].

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

select the hours and minutes.

• The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.

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

select [Y/M/D].

Set the date and time

TIME

DMY

TIME

1212:

TIME

1212:

Y/M/

SET

Y/M/

2007

CANCEL

2007

CANCEL

2007

1212.

1010 --:--

DMY

1010

DMY

1010

Quick Start Guide

j. After all settings have been set, press H.

• For a more accurate setting, press H when the time signal hits 00 seconds.

H button

CANCEL

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SET

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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 pictures that can be taken is displayed.

When the focus and exposure are locked, the green lamp lights up, and the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed.

The card access lamp blinks.

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Review your pictures

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a. Press the q button.

q button

Arrow pad

[

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Displays the next image

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Displays the previous image

Erase pictures

a. Press the X& and Y# buttons to display the picture you want

to erase.

b. Press the S button.

[IN]

YES

SET

[IN]

S button

ERASE

BACK

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

OF/< button

H button

ERASE

BACK

YES

SET

[IN]

Quick Start Guide

Button operations

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Shooting mode

Self-timer

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Flash mode

o button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: Camera turns on in shooting mode.

• Lens extends

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Macro mode

• Monitor turns on

Shutter button Shooting pictures/movies

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to a setting other than n, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock), and the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to h, h). Now press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture.

Button operations

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.

K button (Shooting) Selecting shooting mode/Turning the camera on

Shooting mode is selected. This function is used to set the camera to turn on in shooting mode when K is pressed with the camera off. g “K/q Turning on the camera with the K or q button” (P. 24)

q button (Playback) Selecting playback mode/Turning the camera on

The last picture taken is displayed.

• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.

• Use the zoom lever to switch between close-up playback and index display.

•Press H to delete the information display shown for 3 seconds during single-frame

playback.

This function is used to set the camera to turn on in playback mode when q is pressed with the camera off.

g “K/q Turning on the camera with the K or q button” (P. 24) g Movie playback “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 20)

Mode dial Switching shooting modes

Set the mode dial to the desired shooting mode.

•Press H to delete the mode information display shown for 3 seconds when the mode dial is set to modes other than f or R.

h Shooting pictures with automatic settings

The camera determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures.

h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization

This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures.

M Shooting pictures according to the situation

B E

Use PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE and NIGHT+PORTRAIT to shoot pictures with the optimal settings.

f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the

situation

Select from 10 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions. Press H to set.

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SETBACK

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

• To switch to a different scene mode after a scene mode has been selected, press m to select [SCENE] from the top menu and display the scene selection screen.

• By switching to another scene, most settings will be

changed to the default settings of each scene.

Button operations

R Follow the shooting guide for setting

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0.3

1.0

0.7

SHOOTING GUIDE

Brightening subject.

Shooting into backlight. Blurring background.

Adjusting area in focus.

Shooting subject in motion.

SET

Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the

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target items.

•Press m to display the shooting guide again.

• To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set the shooting mode to another one.

• The content set using the shooting guide will change to the default setting by pressing m or changing the mode

using the mode dial.

n Recording movies

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. 19)

This lights red during movie recording.

The remaining recording time is displayed. When

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Arrow pad (ONXY)

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

H button

This button is used to confirm your selection.

Button operations

OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/

Shooting mode: Changing picture brightness

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+0.3

the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops.

Printing pictures

Press OF/< in shooting mode, choose the preferred brightness with XY, and press H.

• Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV

+0.7

+1.0

Playback mode: Printing pictures

Display a picture to print out in playback mode, connect the camera to the printer, and then press OF/< to print the picture. g “Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P. 26)

X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject (Macro mode)

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

OFF Macro off Cancels macro mode.

& Macro on 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. to your

NY button Self-timer shooting

Press NY in shooting mode to select on or off for the self-timer. Press H for setting.

OFF Self-timer off Cancel the self-timer. Y Self-timer 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.

Y# button Flash shooting

Press Y# in shooting mode to select the flash mode. Press H for setting.

AUTO Flash auto The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.

! Red-eye 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.

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. The zoom position is fixed automatically and cannot be changed.

Button operations

m button Displaying the top menu

Displays the top menu.

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. 20)

Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback

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Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject

Optical zoom: 3× Digital zoom: 4× (optical zoom × digital zoom: Max. 12×)

Zoom out: Turn the zoom lever to the Wside.

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Zoom in: Turn the zoom lever to the Tside.

The white area is the optical zoom area. The red area is the digital zoom area. When the slider enters the red area, the digital zoom activates and the image is further enlarged.

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.

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Button operations

Index display

• Use the arrow pad to select a

picture for playback, and

press H to play back the single-frame of the picture

selected.

F3.1

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Zoom bar

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Close-up playback

• Turn and hold the zoom lever to the T-side to incrementally zoom in (up to 10 times the original size), and to the W-side to zoom out.

• Press the arrow pad during closeup playback to scroll the picture in the indicated direction.

• When returning to the singleframe playback, press H.

Menu operations

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

PICTURE + SOUND

SETUP

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

PICTURE + SOUND

K button (Shooting mode)

q button (Playback mode)

m button

Arrow pad (ONXY)

About the menus

Press m to display the top menu on the monitor.

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

Top menu

(Still picture shooting mode)

RESET

EXIT

PANORAMA

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

PICTURE + SOUND

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

SETUP menu items

MEMORY FORMAT

BACKUP

PIXEL MAPPING

BACK

ENGLISH

SET

• Select [PLAYBACK MENU] or [SETUP] and press H. The screen for selecting the menu

item is then displayed.

• When the mode dial is set to R and the settings are made by following the shooting

guide, press m to display the shooting guide screen.

Operation guide

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

RESET

EXIT

PANORAMA

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

PICTURE + SOUND

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

BACK EXIT

SET

: Moves back one menu.

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

item.

: Sets the selected item.

Menu operations

Operation guide

m button

Arrow pad (ONXY)

Using the menus

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

PICTURE + SOUND

SETUP

This explains how to use the menus with the [8] (warning sound) setting as an example.

1 Set the mode dial to a setting other than R. 2 Press m to display the top menu. Press Y

to select [SETUP], and press H.

•[8] is on a menu in [SETUP].

RESET

EXIT

PANORAMA

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

PICTURE + SOUND

SETUP

SETUP SILENT

MODE

SET

3 Press ON to select [8], and press H.

• Unavailable settings cannot be selected.

•Press X on this screen to move the cursor to the page

display. Press ON to change the page. To return to the item selection screen, press Y or H.

MEMORY FORMAT

BACKUP

PIXEL MAPPING

BACK

ENGLISH

SET

Menu operations

Page display: This mark is displayed when there are more menu items on the next page.

The selected item is displayed in a different color.

4 Press ON to select [OFF], [LOW] or [HIGH],

and press H.

• The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed.

Press m repeatedly to exit the menu.

• To cancel any changes and continue operating the menus,

press m without pressing H.

BEEP

SHUTTER SOUND VOLUME

BACK

BEEP

SHUTTER SOUND VOLUME

BACK

NORMAL LOW

LOW

SET

OFF

LOW

HIGH

SET

Shooting mode menu K

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

MOVIE

W/ SOUND

RESET

PANORAMA

SILENT

MODE

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

PICTURE + SOUND

When shooting moviesWhen shooting still pictures

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

MOVIE

W/ SOUND

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

PICTURE

PANORAMA

+ SOUND

IMAGE

RESET

EXIT

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

SETUP

SETUP SILENT

MODE

SET

PANORAMA

RESET

EXIT

* An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required.

• Some functions are not available according to the selected mode.

g “Functions available in shooting modes and scenes” (P. 45) g “SETUP menus” (P. 23)

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

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 full-size paper.

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

• This is useful for A4 (11.7×8.5 in.)/ postcard-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.

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

• [PANORAMA] cannot be set.

Movie image quality

Image quality/Image size

SHQ 640 × 480

HQ 320 × 240

Menu operations

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.

Y: The next picture is

connected at the right edge.

X: The next picture is

connected at the left edge.

Connects pictures from left to right Connects pictures from bottom to top

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

O: The next picture is

connected at the top.

N: The next picture is

connected at the bottom.

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 H to exit.

• Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. The warning mark (g) is displayed

after 10 pictures have been taken.

RESET Changing the shooting functions back to default settings

NO /YES

Restore shooting functions back to default settings.

Functions for returning the settings to the original when the reset function is executed

Menu operations

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

# & OFF P. 13

F 0.0 P. 12

Y OFF P. 13

IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 17

PICTURE + SOUND OFF P. 19

MOVIE W/ SOUND ON P. 19

AUTO P. 13

jSPORT P. 11

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