Olympus FE310S, FE-310 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

FE-310/X-840/C-530

Instruction Manual

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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. 18

P. 29

P. 34

P. 38

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

USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2

Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual) and the Warranty Card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Attach the strap

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

(2)

Quick Start Guide

CD-ROM

Prepare the camera

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

camera.

Quick Start Guide

Notch

( Orient the card as shown in the illustration and

insert it straight into the card slot. Insert the card until it clicks into place.

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

release slowly, grasp the card and remove it.

( 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

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 automatically determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures.

P The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed.

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

B Suitable for taking pictures of people. E Suitable for taking pictures of a landscape.

f Select from 11 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.

pictures.

situation.

o button

D TIME

---- -- -- -- --

YMD

Quick Start Guide

CANCEL

• This screen is displayed if the date and time are not set.

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

Hint

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

Set the date and time

The date and time screen

D TIME

---- -- -- -- --

CANCEL

YMD

Y-M-D

Hour

Minute

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

Cancels the setting

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

• The first two digits of the year are fixed.

OF/< button

Quick Start Guide

NY button

b. Press the Y# button.

Y# button

2008

CANCEL

D TIME

-- -- -- --

YMD

c. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to

select [M].

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CANCEL

D TIME

-- -- --

YMD

d. Press the Y# button.

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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

D TIME

-- --

TIME

YMD

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CANCEL

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CANCEL SET

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Quick Start Guide

CANCEL SET

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

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

AUTO

 button

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The number of storable still pictures is displayed.

Take a picture

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F3.2

a. Hold the camera.

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

b. Focus.

AUTO

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Quick Start Guide

• The AF target mark lights up green when the focus and exposure are locked. The shutter speed and aperture value are also displayed.

• If the AF target mark blinks in red, the focus is not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again.

c. Shoot.

Shutter Button

(Press Halfway)

Shutter Button

(Press

Completely)

AUTO

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F3.2

AF target mark Place this mark over your subject.

The card access lamp blinks.

Review your pictures

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ERASE

YE S

a. Press the q button.

q button

Arrow pad

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.

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Quick Start Guide

ERASE

/S button

CANCEL

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

OF/< button

 button

ERASE

CANCEL

YES

SET

Button operations

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F3.2

Shooting mode

Flash mode

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Macro mode/ Super macro mode

Self-timer

Number of storable still pictures

o button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: Camera turns on in shooting mode.

• Lens extends

• Monitor turns on

Shutter button Shooting pictures/Recording movies

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to a setting other than n, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The AF target mark lights up green when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to h,

Button operations

P or h). Now press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture.

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.

• If the AF target mark blinks red, the focus is not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again.

1/1000

F3.2

AF target mark

Recording movies

Set the mode dial to n and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus. 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

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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. 27)

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. 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. 27)

Playing back movies

Select the movie in the playback mode and press  to play.

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MOVIE PLAY

Operations during movie playback

Playing time/Total recording time

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

Button operations

Y: Fast forwards playback when pressed and held. X: Rewinds playback when pressed and held.

•Press  to pause the playback.

Operations during pause

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

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Y: Plays when pressed and held. X: Plays the movie in reverse when pressed and held.

• To resume the movie, press .

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

Mode dial Switching shooting modes

Set the mode dial to the desired shooting mode.

h Shooting pictures with automatic settings

The camera determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures. [CAMERA MENU] settings such as ISO sensitivity cannot be changed.

P Set the optimum aperture value and shutter speed

The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject. [CAMERA MENU] settings such as ISO sensitivity can be changed.

h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization

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

Shooting pictures according to the situation

B E

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

f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the

situation

Select from 11 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions. Press  to set.

M NIGHT+PORTRAIT / j SPORT /N INDOOR /W CANDLE / R SELF PORTRAIT /S SUNSET /X FIREWORKS / P BEHIND GLASS /

Button operations

V CUISINE /d DOCUMENTS /i AUCTION

NIGHT+PORTRAIT

• 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

EXIT

SET

changed to the default settings of each scene.

R Follow the shooting guide

SHOOTING GUIDE

Brightening subject.

Shooting into backlight.

Set particular lighting.

Blurring background.

Adjusting area in focus.

SETBACK

Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the 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

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REC

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ISO400

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ISO 400

+2.0

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ISO 400

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 [R] (movie) to [OFF].

g “R (movie) Recording movies with or without sound” (P. 22)

REC

This icon lights during movie recording.

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

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stops.

g/E button Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide

g Changing the information displays

Press g to change the display in the following order.

Shooting mode

ISO 400

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ISO 400

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Normal display

Simple display

Frame assist

Playback mode

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ISO400

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F3.2 +2.0

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Normal display

Detailed display

No information display

Button operations

* This is not displayed when the mode dial is set to n or R.

E Displaying the menu guide

PICS LEFT

ISO

AUTO

3264

2448

0.0

+0.3

+0.7

+1.0

Sets the language for menus and error messages.

Arrow pad (ONXY)

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

 button (OK/FUNC)

Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used during shooting. This button is also used to confirm your selection.

With a menu item highlighted, press and hold down E to display the menu guide which will provide more information on the function or setting.

The functions you can set with the Function Menu

g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 21)

“IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P. 20)

Function Menu

The current camera settings are displayed. ON: Select the function to be set.

ISO

AUTO

3264

2448

5M3M2

PICS LEFT

XY: Select a setting, and press .

Button operations

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

Shooting mode: Changing picture brightness

0.0

Press OF/< in shooting mode, use the arrow pad to select preferred brightness, and press .

• Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV

+0.3

Printing pictures

+0.7

+1.0

Use XY to change the display.

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. 29)

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

Press X& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press  to set.

OFF Macro off Cancels macro mode.

& Macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 20 cm/7.9 in. (when

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

• Zoom and flash cannot be used in super macro mode.

NY button Self-timer shooting

Press NY in shooting mode to select ON or OFF for the self-timer. Press  to set.

OFF Cancel the 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  to set.

AUTO Flash auto The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. ! Red-eye reduction

flash

# Fill-in flash 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 50 cm/

13.8 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.

This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction.

Button operations

m button Displaying the top menu

Displays the top menu.

/S button Increasing the brightness of the monitor (Backlight boost)/

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Erasing pictures

 Increasing the brightness of the monitor (Backlight boost)

The monitor lights brighter when  is pressed in shooting mode. If there is no operation for 10 seconds, it dims back to the original brightness.

• When [BRIGHT] is selected in [s], the monitor brightness does not change.

S 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. 24)

Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback

Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject

Optical zoom: 5× Digital zoom: 4× (optical zoom × digital zoom: Max. 20×)

Zoom out: Turn the zoom lever to the Wside.

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Zoom in: Turn the zoom lever to the Tside.

Button operations

The zoom bar appears white when the current zoom position is within

Zoom bar

the optical zoom area. When the digital zoom activates, the zoom bar appears yellow and the image is further enlarged.

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

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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  to play back the single-frame of the picture

selected.

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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 .

Button operations

Menu operations

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

SETUPSETUPSETUP

RESET

SCENESCENESCENE

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

SETUPSETUPSETUP

RESET

SCENESCENESCENE

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

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)

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

SCENE

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

RESET

EXIT

CAMERA MENU items

CAMERA MENU

PANORAMA

FACE DETECT

EXIT

AUTOISO

OFF

SET

• Select [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE] or [SETUP] and press

. 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.

Menu operations

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.

IMAGE

RESET

EXIT

QUALITY

CAMERA

SCENE

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

BACK EXIT

SET

: Moves back one menu.

: Exits the menu.

: Sets the selected item.

Operation guide

m button



Using the menus

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

SETUPSETUPSETUP

RESET

SCENESCENESCENE

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

This explains how to use the menus with the [POWER SAVE] 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 .

• [POWER SAVE] is on a menu in [SETUP].

3 Press ON to select [POWER SAVE], and

press .

• 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 .

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

EXIT

SETUP

EXIT

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

RESET

SCENE

MEMORY FORMAT

BACKUP

PIXEL MAPPING

K/q

POWER SAVE OFF

ENGLISH

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

4 Press ON to select [OFF] or [ON], and press

.

• 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 .

EXIT SET

The selected item is displayed in a different color.

SETUP

POWER SAVE

POWER MODE

OFF

SETBACK

Menu operations

Shooting mode menu K

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

SETUPSETUPSETUP

RESET

SCENESCENESCENE

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

SILENT

MODE

IMAGE

RESET

EXIT

QUALITY

CAMERA

SCENE

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

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

g “Functions available in shooting modes and scenes” (P. 45) g “SETUP menus” (P. 26)

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

IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality

This function allows you to set [IMAGE SIZE] and [COMPRESSION].

Still picture image quality and their applications

IMAGE SIZE Application

G 3264 × 2448 H 2560 × 1920 I 2048 × 1536 J 1600 × 1200 K 1280 × 960 C 0640 × 480

Menu operations

D 1920 × 1080

COMPRESSION

L FINE M NORMAL

• Suitable for printing pictures over A3 (11 × 17 in.).

• Suitable for printing pictures at A4 (8.5 × 11 in.).

• Suitable for printing pictures up to A4 (8 × 11 in.).

• Suitable for printing pictures at A5 (5 × 7 in.).

• Suitable for printing pictures at postcard size.

• Suitable for viewing pictures on a TV or using pictures on emails and web sites.

• Suitable for playing pictures at Wide screen TV.

• Shooting at high quality.

• Shooting at normal quality.

Movie image quality

IMAGE SIZE

C 640 × 480 E 320 × 240

g “Number of storable still pictures and recording length of movies” (P. 41)

4 CAMERA MENU

ISO

R (still picture) R (movie)

PANORAMA FACE DETECT

* An Olympus xD-Picture Card

is required.

RESET Changing the shooting functions back to default settings

NO /YES

Restore shooting functions back to default settings.

Functions restored to the factory default settings

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

g Normal display P. 13

F 0.0 P. 14

& OFF P. 15 Y OFF P. 15 #

IMAGE SIZE (Still picture/ Movie)

COMPRESSION M P. 20

ISO AUTO P. 21

R (still picture) OFF P. 21 R (movie) ON P. 22

FACE DETECT OFF P. 22

f (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

M NIGHT+PORTRAIT P. 12

AUTO P. 15 G / E P. 20

The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to best suit the situation. This can be set only 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.

g “f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation” (P. 12)

CAMERA MENU

.................................................................................................. Changing the ISO sensitivity

ISO

AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions of the

64/100/200/400/ 640

subject.

A low value lowers the sensitivity for daylight shooting of clear, sharp pictures. The higher the value, the better the camera’s light sensitivity and ability to shoot with a fast shutter speed and in low light conditions. However, high sensitivity introduces noise into the resulting picture, which may give it a grainy appearance.

Menu operations

R (still picture) ............................................................... 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

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