User manual OLYMPUS FE-310

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA FE-310/X-840/C-530 Instruction 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 ( 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. [. . . ] Recording pictures to the internal memory · Pictures are recorded to the internal memory, and when the number of storable still pictures reaches 0, you connect the camera to a computer to download the pictures; and then erase the pictures from the internal memory. Using a card (xD-Picture Card) (optional) · Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the card is full, you download the pictures to a computer and then either erase the pictures from the card or use a new card. · Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted in the camera. Pictures in the internal memory can be copied to the card using the [BACKUP] function. g "BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card" (P. 47) Number of storable still pictures and recording length of movies Still pictures Number of storable still pictures IMAGE SIZE COMPRESSION L M L M L M L M L M L M L M Internal memory With sound Without sound 4 8 6 12 10 21 17 34 26 53 107 197 16 32 Using a 1GB card Getting to know your camera better With sound 221 429 353 673 566 1, 102 913 1, 728 1, 390 2, 558 4, 568 7, 995 841 1, 640 Without sound 223 438 359 695 576 1, 142 940 1, 881 1, 453 2, 907 5, 814 10, 660 876 1, 728 G H I J K C D 3264 × 2448 2560 × 1920 2048 × 1536 1600 × 1200 1280 × 960 640 × 480 1920 × 1080 4 7 6 12 10 20 16 32 25 47 84 148 15 30 Movies Continuous recording length IMAGE SIZE Internal memory With sound C E 640 × 480 320 × 240 21 sec. Using a 1 GB card With sound Without sound 29 min. 17 min. 29 min. EN 41 Using a new card · If you use a non-Olympus card or a card used for another application, such as a computer, use the [FORMAT] function to format the card. g "MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card" (P. 26) The card access lamp is blinking · An image or movie is being recorded or downloaded (when connected to a computer). · Do not do any of the following while the card access lamp is blinking. Doing so may prevent the image data from being saved and render the internal memory or card unusable. · Open the battery/card compartment cover · Remove the battery and card Extending the useful life of the battery · Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete the battery power. · Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway · Repeatedly using the zoom · To save battery power, set [POWER SAVE] to [ON], or turn off the camera whenever it is not in use. g "POWER SAVE Setting the camera to the power save mode" (P. 28) Getting to know your camera better Functions that cannot be selected from menus/Functions that cannot be selected even by pressing the function buttons · Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad. (The menu items displayed in gray cannot be selected. ) · Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode · Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set: [%] and [#], etc. · Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera. [PANORAMA], [PRINT ORDER], [FORMAT], [BACKUP] · When the mode dial is set to R, functions cannot be changed. To return the settings of functions to default settings · To return the changed shooting settings to default settings while shooting, set [RESET] to [YES]. g "RESET Changing the shooting functions back to default settings" (P. 21) · All shooting settings except for P mode, [IMAGE QUALITY] and the selected scene mode return to default settings when the camera is turned off. Playback help and troubleshooting tips Bright specks appear in the picture · Light reflecting from dust and other particles in the air at night may appear as bright specks in pictures taken using the flash. 42 EN Playback tips Playing back pictures in the internal memory · When a card has been inserted in the camera, the pictures in the internal memory cannot be played back. Pull out the card before operating the camera. Viewing picture information · Play back a picture, and press g/E. [. . . ] 15 SETUP menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11, 13, 16, 45, 58 Shooting movies n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13 Shooting still pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 SHUTTER SOUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]