User manual TNB SKNBG1

[. . . ] In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual. For customers in North and South America For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number : C-740 Ultra Zoom Trade Name : TNB Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc. Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York 11747-3157 U. S. A. Telephone Number : 631-844-5000 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. [. . . ] · To cancel one-touch white balance, press b. e button F2. 8 6 3 Press e repeatedly to exit the menu. Adjusting the image quality and exposure SQ1 1600 1200 One-touch white balance Note · When setting the white balance by pointing the camera at a sheet of white paper, the correct setting may not be obtained if the light reflected by the paper is too bright or too dark. · White balance may not be effective under some special light sources. · After setting a white balance other than AUTO, play back the picture and check the colors on the monitor. · When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than AUTO, colors may appear different in the resulting picture from the colors you see on the monitor. 100 White balance White balance adjustment This function lets you make fine changes to the current white balance setting. Mode dial 1 In the top menu, select MODE MENU PICTURE >, and press d. g"How to use the menus" (P. 33) · The white balance adjustment indicator appears on the screen. Arrow pad 2 OK button The color becomes bluer each time you press a, and redder each time you press c, depending on the original white balance conditions. Press e to save your adjustment. 6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure ADJUSt GO · The white balance can be adjusted in 7 increments in both red and blue directions. · After saving the adjustment, press e again to exit the menu. 101 SHARPNESS This function adjusts the sharpness of the image. Mode dial 1 In the top menu, select MODE MENU PICTURE SHARPNESS, and press d. g"How to use the menus" (P. 33) Arrow pad OK button 2 6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure · To increase the sharpness (+) : WB Press a. The image contours are emphasized, making the image SHARPNESS appear sharper and more vivid. Use CONtRASt this setting when you want to print pictures. · To reduce the sharpness (­) : Press c. Use this setting when you want to edit images on a PC. · When you have finished setting the sharpness, press e. Checking the histogram enables precise exposure control when taking pictures. During playback, you can display a histogram showing the brightness and contrast of recorded pictures. The histogram display can be set separately for shooting mode and playback mode. Ex: When a histogram is displayed in P mode F2. 8 SQ1 The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the luminance distribution within the AF target mark. When the image is bright F2. 8 When the image is dark F2. 8 6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure SQ1 If the peak fills too much of the right frame, the image will appear mostly white. SQ1 If the peak fills too much of the left frame, the image will appear mostly black. 106 Histogram display Mode dial 1 In the top menu, select MODE ON or MENU CAMERA OFF, and press e. g"How to use the menus" (P. 33) Arrow pad · When ON is selected, the histogram is displayed. · Press e again to exit the menu. OK button Mode dial Press c in the top menu. g"How to use the menus" (P. 33) · The histogram is displayed. · To return to the normal playback screen, press e again to display the top menu and press c. 6 SQ1 F2. 8 1/1000 0. 0 ISO100 '03 06. 17 15 30 03. 06 17 15:30 Adjusting the image quality and exposure Playback mode Note · The histogram is not displayed in the following situations even if histogram display is set to ON. During M mode, panorama shooting, 2 IN 1 shooting and multimetering · The histogram displayed during shooting may differ from the histogram displayed during playback. · A histogram may not appear when you play back pictures shot on another camera. 107 7 Playback Viewing still pictures Mode dial 1 Set the mode dial to q and press the power switch. g"Power on/off" (P. 24) · The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. (Single-frame playback) Power switch Mode dial Arrow pad 2 Use the arrow pad to play back other pictures. Jumps to the picture 10 frames back. 7 Playback Note Displays the previous picture. Displays the next picture. Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead. · If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes, the camera enters the sleep mode and the monitor turns off. 108 Viewing still pictures QUICK VIEW This function lets you play back pictures while the camera is in the shooting mode. This is useful when you want to check shooting results and resume shooting quickly. Functions available in normal playback mode are also available in QUICK VIEW. Mode dial 1 Press f twice quickly (doubleclick) while in the shooting mode. · The camera immediately enters the playback mode and displays the last picture taken. [. . . ] · To select all images, click Edit > Select all. When the image file has been copied to the computer, you can view images by double-clicking the image files in the "Hard Disk" folder. The files will be opened in the default image viewer of the operating system. If you want to view the image a different size or process it, you will need to open the image with software that supports JPEG or TIFF images files, such as Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop or CAMEDIA Master software. The lamp on the right of the viewfinder or the card access lamp blinks while the image is being copied. [. . . ]