User manual OLYMPUS C-2040 ZOOM

[. . . ] 1. Getting Started 2. Shooting and Playback Basics 3. Focusing P. 27 P. 51 P. 75 P. 87 P. 123 P. 137 P. 157 P. 169 P. 193 P. 201 INSTRUCTIONS DIGITAL CAMERA Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. 4. Custom Photography 5. Using Flash 6. Displaying, editing and erasing your pictures 7. Print settings 8. Mode setup 9. Downloading Images to a Computer 10. Miscellaneous 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. Legal and other notices ·All contents of this publication are subject to change without notice. [. . . ] button down halfway, the measurement is locked and this mark stops moving. Measurements for the points at which the [OK] (If you do not press button was pressed. The number of x indicates the [OK] button, this the number of times the [OK] button was pressed. value is not included The locations of the x relative to the center of the in the averaging calbar indicate the amount by which the correspondculation. ) ing measurements differ from the average value. Where a measurement differs from the average value indicated by the middle of the bar by more than 3 steps, a red or is displayed. · This can also be used in Spot Metering mode. However, it is cancelled if you change the light metering mode during multi-metering. · Multi-metering is cancelled in the same situations in which AE lock is released. (P. 100) 102 Locking the ISO value (ISO setting) Increasing the ISO setting (the sensitivity) allows you to use fast shutter speeds even in low-light conditions. The available ISO settings are AUTO, 100, 200 (twice the sensitivity) and 400 (four times the sensitivity). When you select AUTO, the camera automatically selects the best ISO setting for the subject. Of the other settings, using higher values allows you to take shots in low-light conditions. ER PO 23 P P F OF A/S/M W /M OD E A/S /M 1 2 Press the (Menu) button. q The menu screen appears. Use or on the Arrow pad to select "ISO" and then press . 34 Press or to select the "ISO" and then press the [OK] button. q If you select a setting other than AUTO, "ISO" appears on the control panel. q In "A/S/M" mode, you can select "100", "200" or "400". q You can still take pictures at this point. 3 1 P F2. 0 1/800 0. 0 AF/MF DRIVE AUTO WB ISO 100 200 400 [1/3] 4 Press the [OK] button. q The setting is saved and you exit Menu mode. (This screen shows the still picture shooting menu. ) Control panel ISO indicator IA D L 4 Custom Photography 103 Locking the ISO value (ISO setting) 4 Custom Photography · The ISO settings are based on the film speeds used in conventional photography and are only intended as a guide. · If you select "AUTO" and then set the Mode dial to "A/S/M", the ISO value is set to 100. · When you select "AUTO", the camera automatically selects a higher ISO setting if you take a shot in low-light conditions without the flash. This is to prevent blurring due to camera shake. · Higher ISO settings give increased graininess (noise) in the image. · Unless you select "OFF" in the "ALL RESET" setting (P. 173), this setting will be cancelled when you switch the camera off. 104 Selecting the color tone (Preset White Balance) When the camera's automatic settings do not give the desired result due to the type of light source, you can get better results by selecting a preset white balance setting. P A/S/M 1 2 Press the (Menu) button. q The menu screen appears. PO ER 234 P F OF W /M OD E A/S /M Use or on the Arrow pad to select "WB" and then press . Press or to select "PRE-SET" and then press . q To take pictures using the AUTO setting, select "AUTO" at this point and press the [OK] button. 3 4 1 P F2. 0 1/800 0. 0 AF/MF DRIVE 4 Press or to select the desired setting (see below) and then press the [OK] button. q The available settings are as follows: " " " " " : Daylight " : Overcast " : Tungsten light " : Fluorescent WB ISO AUTO PRE-SET [1/3] (This screen shows the still picture shooting menu. ) Control panel q "WB" appears on the control panel. q You can still take pictures at this point. Manual white balance indicator IA D L 4 Custom Photography 105 Selecting the color tone (Preset White Balance) 5 Press the [OK] button. q The setting is saved and you exit Menu mode. 4 Custom Photography 5 · Use the AUTO setting for normal shots. · The available preset white balance settings may not cater for some special types of light source. [. . . ] JPEG · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · (Joint Photographic Experts Group) A compression format for color still images. Photographs (images) shot using this camera are recorded onto the SmartMedia card in JPEG format when the Record mode is set to SHQ, HQ or SQ. By downloading these images to a personal computer, users can edit them using graphics application software or view the images using an Internet web browser. M (Manual) Mode · · · · · · · · · · · · · · A shooting mode in which the user sets both the aperture and the shutter speed. [. . . ]