User manual OLYMPUS CAMEDIA C-4040

[. . . ] REFERENCE 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. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. [. . . ] Because the compression rate is higher than SHQ, file sizes are smaller, so more images can be saved to a card. Like SHQ, resolution can be increased by using the Enlarge Size function. For each one, you can also choose HIGH (to reduce noise) or NORMAL (to save more images). Select the best settings for your purpose (printing, Internet pages, etc. ). Quality More clear File size Larger SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 Normal Smaller 103 Chapter 6 Record Mode (Cont. ) Chapter 6 to the 3 Press Ññ to select the resolution (referto selecttable below). When ENLARGE SIZE is chosen, press í the resolution. When SQ1 or SQ2 is chosen, HIGH or NORMAL can be selected in addition to the resolution. The memory capacity listed here is approximate. Compression File format Memory capacity in # of shots (without sound/with sound) 16MB 2272x1704 2048x1536 1600x1200 1/ ­ 1/­ 2/­ Uncompressed TIFF 4/­ 6/­ 16/­ 5/5 Low compression 2/2 3/3 16/15 Normal 8/8 10/10 7/7 JPEG 20/19 11/11 32/30 18/17 32MB 2/­ 3/­ 5/­ 8/­ 13/­ 33/­ 11/11 5/5 7/7 32/31 16/16 21/21 14/14 40/39 23/22 64/60 36/34 99/90 55/52 153/132 132/117 331/248 Still Picture Record Modes Record mode Resolution TIFF 1280x960 1024x768 640x480 2272x1704 SHQ ENLARGE SIZE (P. 106) 3200x2400 2816x2112 3200x2400 2816x2112 HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL HIGH NORMAL 2272x1704 HQ ENLARGE SIZE (P. 106) 2048x1536 SQ1 1600x1200 1280x960 1024x768 SQ2 640x480 * 49/45 27/26 76/66 66/58 165/124 *HIGH uses low compression/NORMAL uses normal compression Movie Record Modes Memory capacity in sec. per movie Record mode HQ SQ Resolution 320x240 (15 frames/sec. ) 160x120 (15 frames/sec. ) 8MB 24 105 23 93 33 148 16MB over 32 130 Without sound With sound Without sound With sound 104 Record Mode (Cont. ) to setting. 4 Press screensave theto the record mode The returns setting screen. The record mode you set is displayed on the control panel. Record mode Control panel Factory default setting for record modes P, A/S/M, : HQ TIPS Resolution The number of pixels (vertical x horizontal) used when saving an image. If the image will be printed, higher resolutions (larger numbers) are recommended so that the image will be clearer. However, higher resolutions make the file size (amount of data) larger, so the number of pictures that can be saved to a card will be fewer. Resolution and picture size on a computer screen When a picture is transferred to a computer, the size of the picture on the computer screen varies depending on the computer's monitor setting. For instance, a picture taken in 640 x 480 resolution is the same size as the screen if you set the picture to 1x when the monitor setting is 640 x 480. However, if the monitor setting is over 640 x 480 (such as 1024 x 768), the picture only takes up part of the screen. Compression rate In record modes other than TIFF, image data are compressed. The higher the compression rate, the less clear the image. File format This camera saves images with either TIFF or JPEG formats. In record modes other than TIFF, images are compressed in the JPEG format. The compression rate also varies in each mode (TIFF = high quality/large file size, JPEG = standard or low quality/small file size). 105 Chapter 6 Record Mode (Cont. ) Chapter 6 SmartMedia memory capacity listed in the table is approximate. The number of storable images differs depending on the Record mode, the card's memory size, the Preset print or the Sound recording. [. . . ] North America and Japan use NTSC signals. Pixels A pixel is the smallest unit (dot) used to make up an image. Clear large-sized printed images require a large number of pixels. Ring Flash A flash unit that uses a circular xenon fluorescent tube as its light source. [. . . ]