User manual OLYMPUS C-3040 ZOOM

[. . . ] 1. Getting Started 2. Shooting and Playback Basics 3. Focusing P. 27 P. 51 P. 75 P. 87 P. 125 P. 139 P. 159 P. 171 P. 195 P. 207 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. [. . . ] 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. 175), 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. · Unless you select "OFF" in the "ALL RESET" setting (P. 175), this setting will be cancelled when you switch the camera off. · Always view your shot on the monitor to check the color tones. 106 Setting the color tone (Quick Reference White Balance) When neither the AUTO setting nor the preset white balance settings give the desired result, you can use this procedure to store the light source you are using as the camera's reference white color. The camera then uses the stored reference light source to adjust the overall color balance. 1 2 Press the (Menu) button. PO q The menu screen appears. 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 " " (Quick Reference white balance). 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 WB AUTO PRE-SET 4 Press on the Arrow pad, select "SETUP" and then press the [OK] button. q The Quick Reference white balance registration screen appears on the monitor. ISO SETUP [1/3] (This screen shows the still picture shooting menu. ) P F2. 0 1/800 0. 0 EXIT SET OK IA D L P A/S/M 4 Custom Photography 107 Setting the color tone (Quick Reference White Balance) 5 Place a sheet of white paper under the light source so that the light strikes the paper (or get someone to hold the paper). Then frame the shot so that the illuminated paper fills the screen and press the [OK] button. q The white balance is registered and you can use the monitor to check whether the new setting is effective. Press the [OK] button repeatedly until the correct setting is achieved. 4 Custom Photography 578 6 6 Press the (Menu) button to exit the Quick Reference white balance registration screen. q To reset the white balance again, repeat the procedure from step 4. q To cancel Quick Reference white balance, select "AUTO" and press the [OK] button. q You can still take pictures at this point. When still picture playback screen is displayed. (INFO-ON) 10 7 8 Press the [OK] button. Press the [OK] button again to save the setting and exit Menu mode. q When Quick Reference White Balance is set, " " is displayed on image information screen in Playback mode. (P. 148) HQ SIZE:2048 1536 F2. 0 1/800 +2. 0 ISO400 12. 23. , 00 21:56 FILE:123-3456 108 · If you cannot distinguish the adjustment, always view your shot on the monitor to check the color tones. · Use the AUTO setting for normal shots. · Unless you select "OFF" in the "ALL RESET" setting (P. 175), this setting will be cancelled when you switch the camera off. Adjusting the color tone (White Balance Correction) You can also make fine adjustments to the white balance. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]