Olympus Stylus 830 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

FE-300/X-830

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.

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. 11

P. 17

P. 29

P. 35

P. 42

P. 50

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 on how to use your camera more effectively.

Quick Start Guide

Gather these items (box contents)

Digital Camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery

Battery Charger

(LI-40C)

Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual) and the 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. Contact authorized distributors/ service centers. Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an explosion.

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, and insert the

card straight in until it clicks into place.

( To remove the card, push the card all the

way in, release slowly, grasp the card, then remove.

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

Picture Card™ (hereinafter referred to as “the card”). If you shoot pictures with this camera without using an xD-Picture Card, the pictures will be recorded in the internal memory. For details on the card, please refer to “The card” (P. 53).

Quick Start Guide

Turn the camera on

TIME

----

.--.-- --:--

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 the shooting conditions automatically.

h This function reduces the 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 12 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.

TIME

DMY

o button

----

.--.-- --:--

Y/M/

( 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

TIME

----

.--.-- --:--

Y / M /

2007

.--.-- --:--

TIME

Y / M /

2007

.-- --:--

TIME

Y / M /

About the date and time setting screen

Y-M-D Hour Minute

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

.--.-- --:--

----

CANCEL

TIME

DMY

Y/M/

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

b. Press the Y# button.

Y# button

c. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to

select [M].

2007

.--.-- --:--

CANCEL

2007

CANCEL

DMY

1212.-- --:--

TIME

Y/M/

Quick Start Guide

Set the date and time

2007

--:--

TIME

Y / M /

2007

TIME

Y / M /

2007

TIME

Y / M /

4000

3000

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.

2007

CANCEL

2007

1212.

TIME

DMY

1010 --:--

TIME

DMY

1010

1212:

Y/M/

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].

2007

1212.

CANCEL

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

 button

HQHQ4000

DMY

1010

TIME

1212:

[ ]

×3000

SET

Y/M/

SET

[

]

Take a picture

4000

3000

1/1000

F2.8

a. Hold the camera.

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

b. Focus.

c. Shoot.

Shutter Button

(Press Halfway)

Shutter Button

(Press

Completely)

Place this mark over your subject.

1/1000

F2.8

[ ]

[

]

HQHQ4000

×3000

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.

Quick Start Guide

Review your pictures

4000

3000

F2.8 1/1000 0.0

07.12.10 12:30

ISO 1600 100-0004

a. Press the q button.

q button

[

]

Arrow pad

Displays the next image

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

/S button

BACK

4000

F2.8 1/1000 0.0

ISO 1600

’07.12.10 12:30

100-0004

YES

SET

×3000

[IN]

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

OF/< button

 button

ERASE

BACK

YES

SET

[IN]

Button operations

4000

3000

4000

3000

1/1000

F2.8

Shooting mode

Self-timer

Flash mode

[ ]

[

]

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

HQHQ4000

Macro mode

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to a setting other than n, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). When the focus and exposure are locked, the green lamp lights up (focus lock), and 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.

Green lamp

1/1000

[ ]

HQHQ4000

×3000

F2.8

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.

×3000

Button operations

K button (Shooting)

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)

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.

• Press  to hide the information displayed on the screen 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. 27) g Movie playback “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 22)

Mode dial Switching shooting modes

Set the mode dial to the desired shooting mode.

Selecting playback mode/Turning the camera on

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.

Button operations

f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the

situation

Select from 12 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions. Press  to set.

/ NIGHT+PORTRAIT /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

C N W R

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.

[S SMILE SHOT]

0.3

0.7

1.0

0.0

Exposure effects.

00:36

• When the camera detects a smiling face in shooting standby mode, 3 frames are 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.

R Follow the shooting guide for setting

SHOOTING GUIDE 1/ 3

Shoot w/ effects preview.

Brightening subject.

Shooting into backlight.

Set particular lighting.

4 5

Blurring background.

SET

Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects

Exposure effects.Exposure effects.

Exposure effects.

0.0

0.7

When [Exposure effects.] is selected

Use XY to change the display.

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.

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 and select your desired setting/effect.

0.3

• Use the arrow pad to select the frame with the settings you want, and press . The camera automatically switches to shooting mode and

1.0

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. 21)

Button operations

This lights red during movie recording.

The remaining recording time is displayed. When the

00:36

Arrow pad (ONXY)

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

 button

This button is used to confirm your selection.

remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops.

OF/< button

0.3

0.7

1.0

0.0

Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/Printing pictures

Shooting mode: Changing picture brightness

0.0

0.7

Press OF/< in shooting mode, select a picture in your desired brightness with XY, and press .

• Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV

0.3

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. 29)

X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

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

OFF Macro off Cancels macro mode.

& Macro on This mode lets you shoot from as close as 30 cm/11.8 in. (when

% Super macro This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.9 in. to your

NY button Self-timer shooting

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

Button operations

OFF Self-timer off Cancel the self-timer.

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

19.7 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.

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  for setting.

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

m button Displaying the top menu

Displays the top menu.

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

4000

3000

4000

3000

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. 25)

Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback

Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject

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

Zoom out: Turn the zoom lever to the Wside.

HQHQ4000

[ ]

×3000

[

[ ]

]

HQHQ4000

×3000

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

[

]

Zoom bar

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.

Button operations

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

4000

3000

0.0

F2.8 1/1000

07.1 2.10 12:3 0

ISO 1600

10 0-0 0 04

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.

[

]

4000

F2.8 1/1000

[

]

1 2

[

]

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

[

]

Index display

• Use the arrow pad to select a picture for playback, and press  to play back the singleframe of the picture selected.

ISO 1600

’07.12.10 12:30

100-0004

3000

0.0

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

RESET

SILENT

MODE

CAMERA

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

SETUP

RESET

SILENT

MODE

CAMERA

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

SETUP

K button (Shooting mode)

q button (Playback mode)



Arrow pad (ONXY)

m button

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

SETUP menu items

(Still picture shooting mode)

IMAGE

QUALITY CAMERA

RESET

EXIT

• 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.

SCENE

SETUPSETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

MEMORY FORMAT

BACKUP

PIXEL MAPPING

BACK

ENGLISH

SET

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.

Operation guide

RESET

EXIT

m button

QUALITY CAMERA

SCENE

Arrow pad (ONXY)

IMAGE

SETUPSETUP 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

Using the menus

RESET

SILENT

MODE

CAMERA

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

SETUP

RESET

SILENT

MODE

SETUP

CAMERA

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCENE

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 .

•[8] is on a menu in [SETUP].

RESET

EXIT

3 Press ON to select [8], 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 .

MEMORY FORMAT

BACKUP

PIXEL MAPPING

BACK

IMAGE

QUALITY CAMERA

SCENE

SETUPSETUP SILENT

MODE

SET

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.

BEEP

SHUTTER SOUND VOLUME

BACK

NORMAL LOW

LOW

SET

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

Shooting mode menu K

RESET

EXIT

IMAGE

QUALITY CAMERA

SCENE

SETUPSETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

4CAMERA MENU

WB ISO

FINE ZOOM R (still pictures)

* An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required.

BEEP

SHUTTER SOUND VOLUME

BACK

R (movies) PANORAMA* AF MODE

OFF

LOW

HIGH

SET

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

g “Functions available in shooting modes and scenes” (P. 49) g “SETUP menus” (P. 26)

• 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 4000 × 3000 Low

HQ 4000 × 3000 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

SQ 160 × 120

RESET Changing the shooting functions back to default settings

NO /YES

Restore shooting functions back to default settings.

Menu operations

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

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

F 0.0 P. 14

& OFF P. 14 Y OFF P. 14 #

IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 19

WB AUTO P. 20

ISO AUTO P. 20

FINE ZOOM OFF P. 20

MNIGHT+PORTRAIT P. 12

AUTO P. 14

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

R (still pictures) OFF P. 21 R (movies) ON P. 21

AF MODE iESP P. 21

f (Scene)

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

................................................................................................. Adjusting the color of a picture

AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically for natural color,

5 Sunny day For shooting under a clear sky. 3 Cloudy day For shooting under a cloudy sky. 1 Tungsten light For shooting under tungsten lighting. w Fluorescent

lamp 1

x Fluorescent

lamp 2

y Fluorescent

lamp 3

Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

regardless of the light source.

For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting. (This type of lamp is mainly used in homes.)

For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp. (This type of lamp is mainly used in desk lamps.)

For shooting under a white fluorescent lamp. (This type of lamp is mainly used in offices.)

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

AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions of the

50/100/200/400/ 800/1600/3200/

Menu operations

6400

• When [ISO] is set to [3200] or higher, the following restriction applies.

• [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to [2048 × 1536] or lower.

• [FINE ZOOM] is not available.

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.

FINE ZOOM .............................. Zooming in on your subject without reducing image quality

OFF /ON

This function allows you to zoom up to approximately 19x by combining the optical zoom and image cropping. There is no deterioration in the image quality since data conversion (by increasing pixel resolution) is not performed.

• The available magnification varies depending on the [IMAGE QUALITY] setting.

• The available [IMAGE QUALITY] setting is [SQ1] or lower.

R (still pictures)...................................................................... 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.

R (movies) .................................................................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.

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.

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  to exit.

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

have been taken.

Connects pictures from bottom to top

O: The next picture is

connected at the top.

N: The next picture is

connected at the bottom.

AF MODE ......................................................................................... Changing the focusing area

FACE DETECT The camera searches a face within the frame and focus on it.

iESP The camera determines which subject within the screen to focus on. Even

SPOT Focus selection is based on the subject within the AF target mark.

• There may be cases in which the camera cannot detect a face even if [FACE DETECT] is selected.

SILENT MODE Muting operational sounds

when the subject is not in the center of the screen, focusing is possible.

Menu operations

OFF /ON

This function allows you to mute operational sounds during shooting and playback (e.g. warning beeps, shutter sounds, etc…).

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