User manual OLYMPUS FE-250

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA FE-250/X-800 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 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. [. . . ] 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. 57) Getting to know your camera better Number of storable still pictures and recording length of movies Still pictures Number of storable still pictures Image quality Image size Internal memory With sound 3 9 25 98 27 Without sound 3 9 26 116 29 Using a 512 MB card With sound 86 245 626 2, 457 694 Without sound 87 249 652 2, 904 726 SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 16:9 3264 × 2448 3264 × 2448 2048 × 1536 640 × 480 1920 × 1080 EN 49 Movies Remaining recording time Image quality Image size Internal memory With sound 11 sec. 53 sec. SHQ HQ 640 × 480 (30 frames/sec. ) 320 × 240 (30 frames/sec. ) · When the [IMAGE QUALITY] is set to [SHQ], the continuously recording length of the card other than the TypeH is up to approx. 15 seconds. Using a new card · If you use a non-Olympus card or a card used for another application, such as a computer, the message [CARD ERROR] is displayed. To use this card with this camera, use the [FORMAT] function to format the card. g "MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card" (P. 26) Getting to know your camera better Lamp indicators This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status. Lamp Self-timer lamp Card access lamp Status The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken. Lit (red): Shooting mode Lit (green): Playback mode Unlit: Power is off. Blinking (red): A picture is being recorded, the camera is reading a movie, or images are being 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 Lit: The focus and exposure are locked. Blinking: The focus and exposure are not locked. · Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position the AF target mark on the subject and press the shutter button halfway again. Green lamp of the monitor 50 EN 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, turn off the camera whenever it is not in use. Functions that cannot be selected from menus · Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad. · 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. · Items that cannot be set because you are attempting to edit pictures taken with another camera. · Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera. [PANORAMA]/[PRINT ORDER]/[FORMAT]/[BACKUP] Selecting the optimal image quality A record mode expresses a combination of desired image size and compression level. [. . . ] 28 Playing time/Total recording time. . . . 22 o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 10 Press completely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Press halfway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]