Olympus FE-320, FE340BLU, FE340DELUXKIT, FE340PNK User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

FE-320/X-835/C-540 FE-340/X-855/C-560

Instruction 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 and a longer service life. 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. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided for FE-320/X-835/C-540.

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

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P. 37

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

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

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a comput er.

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

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

Gather these items (box contents)

Digital Camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery

Battery Charger

(LI-40C)

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

USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2

(LI-42B)

CD-ROM

Attach the strap

Quick Start Guide

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

Prepare the camera

a. Charge the battery.

Power Cable

AC Wall

Outlet

Charging Indicator

Red light on: Charging Light off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 5 hours)

( Battery comes partially charged.

b. Insert the battery and an xD-Picture Card (optional).

Quick Start Guide

( Insert the battery by

putting in the marked side first, with the marks toward the battery

Battery lock knob

lock knob.

If you insert the battery incorrectly, you will not be able to remove it. Do not use force. Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an explosion. Contact authorized distributors/service centers.

Lithium Ion Battery

Battery Charger

( To remove the battery, press the battery

lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

Prepare the camera

Contact area

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, then remove.

( You can shoot pictures with this camera even without using an optional

xD-Picture Card™ (hereinafter referred to as “the card”). If an xD-Picture Card is not inserted, your pictures will be saved to the internal memory. For details on the card, please refer to “The card” (P. 52).

Quick Start Guide

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 determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically.

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 13 available scene modes according to the shooting conditions.

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

Quick Start Guide

b. Press the o button.

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

pictures.

situation.

o button

D TIME

YMD

( 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.

CANCEL

( This screen is

displayed if the date and time are not set.

Set the date and time

The date and time screen

Y-M-D

Hour

CANCEL

D TIME

YMD

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

NY button

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CANCEL

b. Press the Y# button.

Y# button

Quick Start Guide

D TIME

YMD

c. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to

select [M].

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CANCEL

D TIME

YMD

Set the date and time

AUTO

d. Press the Y# button. 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.

D TIME

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CANCEL

D TIME

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YMD

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

Quick Start Guide

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

CANCEL

select [Y/M/D].

D TIME

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CANCEL

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

AUTO

 button

The number of storable still pictures is displayed.

SET

YMD

SET

Take a picture

8M8

AUTOAUTO

AUTO

1/400

F3.5

AUTO

a. Hold the camera.

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

b. Focus.

Shutter Button

(Press Halfway)

• The AF target mark lights green when focus and exposure lock. Shutter speed and aperture are also displayed.

• If the AF target mark blinks in red, the camera is unable to focus. Try locking focus again.

AUTO

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AF target mark Place this mark over your subject.

Quick Start Guide

F3.5

c. Shoot.

Shutter Button

(Press Completely)

The card access lamp blinks.

Review your pictures

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ERASE

YES

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.

Quick Start Guide

ERASE

YES

/S button

CANCEL

100-0001

SET

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

OF/< button

 button

ERASE

CANCEL

YES

NONO

SET

Button operations

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F3.5

1 2

o button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: Camera turns on in shooting mode.

Shutter button Shooting pictures/movies

• Lens extends

• Monitor turns on

Shooting mode

Flash mode

Macro mode/ Super macro mode

Self-timer

Number of storable still pictures

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 green when focus and exposure lock (focus lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to h, P, 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 completely press the shutter button to shoot a picture.

• The AF target mark blinks red if the camera cannot focus. Try locking focus again.

Button operations

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F3.5

AF target mark

Recording movies

Set the mode dial to n and lightly press the shutter button to lock focus. Press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

K button (Shooting)

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Shooting mode is sele cted. 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. 29)

Selecting shooting mode/Turning the camera on

q button (Playback)

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. 29)

Selecting playback mode/Turning the camera on

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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Button operations

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

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

• Press  to pause the playback.

Operations during pause

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

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 [WB], [ISO] 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 [WB], [ISO] 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 13 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions. Press  to set.

/ NIGHT+PORTRAIT /L NIGHT SCENE /j SPORT /N INDOOR /W CANDLE /

R SELF PORTRAIT/S SUNSET /X FIREWORKS /P BEHIND GLASS /V CUISINE /

d DOCUMENTS /i AUCTION /S SMILE SHOT

NIGHT+PORTRAIT

EXIT

SET

• 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.

[S SMILE SHOT]

• When the camera detects a smiling face in shooting standby mode, 3 frames ar e taken in high speed sequential shooting mode automatically. You can also shoot pictures manually by pressing the shutter button in this mode.

• There may be cases in which the camera cannot detect a smiling face.

• When [SMILE SHOT] is selected, the self-timer lamp lights. Shooting is not available while the self-timer lamp is blinking.

Button operations

R Follow the shooting guide

SHOOTING GUIDE

Shoot w/ effects preview.

Brightening subject.

Shooting into backlight.

Set particular lighting.

Blurring background.

BACK

SET

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.

Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects

0.0

+0.3

+0.7

+1.0

00:34

REC

FLUORESCENT3

ISO

AUTO

Exposure effects.

0.0

+0.7

Use XY to change the display.

When [Exposure effects.] is selected

Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ effects preview.] options from the [SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview a live, multi-frame window on the monitor showing four different levels of the selected shooting effect. You can use the four preview frames to compare the desired setting/effect.

• Use the arrow pad to select the frame with the settings you want, and

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+1.0

press . The camera automatically switches to shooting mode and allows you to shoot with the selected effect.

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

[R] to [OFF].

g “R (movies) Recording movies with or without sound” (P. 24)

REC

This icon lights during movie recording.

The remaining recording time is displayed. When the

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Arrow pad (ONXY)

Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, an d the items on the menus.

remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops.

Button operations

 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.

The functions you can set with the Function Menu

g “WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 22)

“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 23) “IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P. 21)

Function Menu

ISO

AUTO

FLUORESCENT3

531

AUTO

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

XY: Select a setting, and press .

OF/< button

0.0

+0.3

+0.7

+1.0

Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/Printing pictures

Shooting mode: Changing picture brightness

0.0

Press OF/< in shooting mode, use the arrow pad to select the frame with the desired brightness. Press  to confirm your selection.

• Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV

+0.3

+0.7

+1.0

UseXY 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. 32)

X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

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 10 cm/3.9 in. (when

% Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5 cm/2.0 in. (FE-320/

• The flash and zoom 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.

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.

X-835/C-540)/3 cm/1.2 in. (FE-340/X-855/C-560) to your subject. The zoom position is fixed automatically and cannot be changed.

Button operations

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 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.

m button Displaying the top menu

WWT

Displays the top menu.

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

Erasing pictures

 Increasing the brightness of the monitor

Press  in shooting mode. The monitor becomes brighter. If there is no operation for 10 seconds, the previous brightness resumes.

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. 27)

Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback

Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject

Optical zoom: 3x (FE-320/X-835/C-540)

Digital zoom: 4x (optical zoom × digital zoom: Max. 12x (FE-320/X-835/C-540)

Zoom out: Turn the zoom lever to the W-side.

5x (FE-340/X-855/C-560)

Max. 20x (FE-340/X-855/C-560))

Zoom in: Turn the zoom lever to the T-side.

Button operations

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

Zoom bar

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

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