User manual OLYMPUS FE-300

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA FE-300/X-830 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. [. . . ] Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward [­]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the brightness (exposure) that was intended. g "OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/Printing pictures" (P. 14) Taking pictures of a subject against backlight · Set the flash to [#] (fill-in) to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is effective not only for shooting against backlight, but also for shooting under fluorescent and other artificial lightening. g "Y# button Flash shooting" (P. 14) · Selecting a [+] exposure value with OF is useful in shooting a subject against backlight. g "OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/Printing pictures" (P. 14) · When [AF MODE] is set to [FACE DETECT], the camera determines the exposure by metering a face and the face in the picture taken will appear brighter even in backlight conditions. g "AF MODE Changing the focusing area" (P. 21) 44 EN Additional shooting tips and information Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera. Recording pictures to the internal memory · Pictures are recorded to the internal memory, and when the number of storable still pictures reaches 0, you connect the camera to a computer to download the pictures; and then erase the pictures from the internal memory. Using a card (xD-Picture Card) (optional) · Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the card is full, you can 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. 51) 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 SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 16:9 Movies Using a 1 GB card With sound 171 334 1254 4920 1390 Without sound 171 338 1305 5814 1453 Without sound 8 16 62 280 70 Getting to know your camera better 4000 × 3000 4000 × 3000 2048 × 1536 640 × 480 1920 × 1080 8 16 60 237 67 Continuous recording time Image quality Image size Internal memory With sound SHQ HQ SQ 640 × 480 (30 frames/sec. ) 320 × 240 (15 frames/sec. ) 160 × 120 (15 frames/sec. ) 27 sec. 29 min. Using a new card · When using a non-Olympus card or a card used for other purposes with a computer, etc. , use the [FORMAT] function to format the card. g "MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card" (P. 26) EN 45 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. [. . . ] 17 Trimming P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 32, 33 Tripod socket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Tungsten light 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 U USB cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]