User manual OLYMPUS FE-220 ADVANCED MANUAL

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA FE-220/X-785 Advanced 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. 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. [. . . ] Remove the battery and warm it by putting it in your pocket for a while. No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed The camera is in sleep mode Getting to know your camera better · To save battery power, the camera automatically goes into sleep mode and the monitor turns off if there is no operation when the camera is turned on (when the lens is extended and the monitor is on). No picture is taken even if the shutter button is fully pressed in this mode. Operate the zoom lever or other buttons to restore the camera from sleep mode before taking a picture. If the camera is left for 12 minutes, it automatically turns off (the lens retracts and the monitor turns off). When the power is turned on in the playback mode, the camera does not enter the sleep mode but just turns off automatically after about three minutes. Press o to turn the camera on. The mode dial is in the position of g · No pictures can be taken when the shooting guide is being displayed. Take pictures after setting target terms by following the shooting guide or set it to the setting other than g in shooting mode. · Wait until the # (flash charge) mark stops blinking before pushing the shutter button again. The flash is charging The date and time have not been set The camera has been used in the same conditions from the time of purchase · No date and time have been set in the camera at the time of purchase. Set the date and time before using the camera. g"Set date and time" (P. 6), "X Setting the date and time" (P. 28) The battery has been pulled out of the camera · The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is left without batteries for approximately 1 day. If batteries are inserted but removed to soon, the settings may be returned to the factory default setting in less than 1 day. Before taking important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct. 48 EN Shooting tips Focusing on the subject There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject. When the subject is not in the center of the frame · Place the subject in the center of the frame, lock the focus on the subject, and then recompose your picture. g"Shutter button Shooting pictures" (P. 10) The subject is moving quickly · Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want to shoot and lock the focus (by pressing the shutter button halfway). Then recompose your picture and press the shutter button completely as the subject enters the frame. · Select j from f to shoot pictures. g"f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation" (P. 11) · Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The green lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked. The green lamp blinks. The subject cannot be brought into focus. Subject with low contrast Subject with an extremely bright area in the center of the frame Subject without vertical lines The green lamp lights, but the subject cannot be brought into focus. Subjects at different distances Fast-moving subject The subject is not in the center of the frame In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same distance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway, and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture. EN Getting to know your camera better Subjects that are difficult to focus on 49 Taking pictures without blurring Hold the camera in a correct posture and press the shutter button slowly. You can reduce the blurring by shooting the picture in h mode. g"h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization" (P. 11) The factors that can cause the picture to blur are as follows: · Images are shot using a zooming function of high magnification. [. . . ] (i) When any alterations whatsoever are made to the Warranty Certificate regarding the year, month and date of purchase, the customer's name, the dealer's name, and the serial number. (j) When proof of purchase is not presented with this Warranty Certificate. This Warranty applies to the product only; the Warranty does not apply to any other accessory equipment, such as the case, strap, lens cap and batteries. Olympus's sole liability under this warranty shall be limited to repairing or replacing the product. [. . . ]