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DIGITAL CAMERA/APPAREIL PHOTO NUMÉRIQUE
DIGITALKAMERA/CÁMARA DIGITAL
C-4040ZOOM
BASIC MANUAL
Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use.
We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera
before taking important photographs.
These instructions are only for quick reference. For more details on the
functions described here, refer to the software CD’s instructions on CD-ROM.
MANUEL DE BASE
Avant d’ut
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.7.11 7:31 PM Page 2 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. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. For customers in Europe “CE” mark indicates that this product complies wi
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:15 AM Page 3 CONTENTS/TABLE DES MATIÉ/INHALT/CONTENIDO ENGLISH ..............................................................................2 FRANÇAIS ........................................................................50 DEUTSCH ..........................................................................98 ESPAÑOL ........................................................................146 CONTENTS NAME OF PARTS 4 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 15 GETTING STARTED 16 SH
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:15 AM Page 4 NAME OF PARTS Camera Zoom lever (T/W) Control panel Index display/Close-up playback lever ( / ) Self-timer/Remote control lamp Remote control receiver Shutter button Microphone Strap eyelet (refer to the “Package contents” Flash included in the package) Lens 5-pin external flash socket ( ) ●Unscrew to remove the cover before connecting the bracket cable. Diopter adjustment dial DC-IN jack A/V OUT jack (MONO) Connector cover Card cover USB connecto
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:15 AM Page 5 Macro/Spot button ( ) Print button ( ) Erase button ( ) Mode dial Flash mode button ( ) ( , A/S/M, P, OFF, ) Viewfinder Arrow pad (ÑñÉí) Monitor OK/Menu button Manual focus button () AE lock button Monitor button Custom button ( ) () Protect button ( ) Rotation button Card access lamp Battery compartment lock Battery compartment cover Tripod socket 5
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:15 AM Page 6 NAME OF PARTS Viewfinder indications 1 2 3 1 Orange lamp ● In some situations, this lamp lights up when you press the shutter button halfway. This indicates that the flash will then fire when the picture is taken. ● Blinks if the flash is required and the flash is turned off. ● When this lamp blinks just after you change from the flash override mode to another mode or after you shoot with the flash, it means that the flash is recharging. Wait until th
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 7 Control panel indications Control panel indications 134 2 5 6 0 7 ! 8 @ 9 # $% ^ & 1 Flash mode ● Displayed when the flash mode is selected by pressing the (flash mode) button. No indication: Auto-flash, : Red-eye reduction flash, : Fill-in flash, SLOW: Slow synchronization flash, : Off (flash override) 2 Manual Focus ● Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function. 3 Flash intensity control ● Displayed when the amount of the light emit
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 8 NAME OF PARTS Control panel indications (Cont.) 134 2 5 6 0 7 ! 8 @ 9 # $% ^ & 8 Exposure compensation ● Displayed when exposure compensation is set to any value except 0. 9 Auto-bracket ● Displayed when the drive mode is set to the Auto-bracket mode. 0 Macro mode ● Displayed when the macro mode is engaged. ! Spot metering mode ● Displayed when the Spot metering mode is set. @ Sequential shooting ● Displayed when the drive mode is set to Sequential s
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.7.11 7:32 PM Page 9 Monitor indications — Shooting information The indications vary depending on the shooting mode. If you shoot using the monitor for a long time, noise may appear on pictures. The information below is displayed for about 3 seconds after operating The information below is always the buttons/mode dial or closing the displayed in the shooting mode. menus. AEL AEL SLOW1 2272x1704 *The illustrations show examples of indications displayed when the mode dial is
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 10 NAME OF PARTS Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.) AEL 6 Number of storable still pictures ● Displays the number of still pictures you can shoot. Seconds remaining ( mode only) ● Displays available movie recording time. 7 Manual focus ● Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function. 8 Memory gauge ● Displays the amount of space used by the pictures stored in the built-in memory. If you take pictures continuously, the indi
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 11 AEL SLOW1 2272x1704 0 Drive mode ● Displayed when the drive mode is set on the menus. : Single-frame shooting, : Sequential shooting, : AF Sequential shooting, : Self-timer/remote control shooting, BKT : Auto-bracket ! White balance ● Displayed when WB is set on the menus. No indication: AUTO, : Daylight, : Overcast, : Tungsten light, : Fluorescent, : One touch white balance @ ISO ● Displays the ISO (AUTO, 100, 200 or 400) selected on the menus. Wh
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 12 NAME OF PARTS Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.) AEL SLOW1 2272x1704 % Flash mode ● Displayed when the flash mode is selected by pressing the (flash mode) button. No indication: Auto-flash, : Red-eye reduction flash, : Fill-in flash, SLOW1/ SLOW2/ SLOW1: Slow synchronization flash, : Off (flash override), ^ Spot metering/Macro mode ● Displayed when the Spot metering/Macro mode is selected by pressing the (Macro/Spot) button. No indica
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 13 Monitor indications — Playback information INFO setting on the Menu allows you to select how much information to display. Still picture playback information x10 x10 HQ HQ SIZE: 2272x1704 F2.0 1/800 +2.0 ISO400 ’01.12.23 21:56 ’01.12.23. 21:56 6453 FILE: 123–3456 When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON 1 Battery check 6 Record mode ● The battery check indication 7 Frame number changes as follows: 8 Time No 9 Date indication ● The year 2001 is
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 14 NAME OF PARTS Monitor indications — Playback information (Cont.) Movie playback information HQ SIZE: 320x240 ’01.12.23 6453 FILE: 123–3456 When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON 1 Battery check 7 Record mode 2 Movie mark 8 Number of pixels 3 Sound record 9 File number ●Displayed when sound is ● During movie playback, the recorded. recording time appears as follows: 4 Protect ● Displayed when the picture is 0" / 15" protected. Playing time To
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 15 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL The instructions in this manual use a series of numbers for each operating procedure and button/dial illustration. Follow these numbers in order when operating the camera. Set the mode dial to the position shown in the illustration. In this example, you would set P. Means “Press this button”. If a button is shown in black, press it as part of the step. Ñ, ñ, É andí used in instructions correspond to Ñ the buttons on the arrow p
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 16 GETTING STARTED Loading the batteries Load the batteries as shown below: 1 4 2 3 5 6 8 7 When using lithium battery packs ● CR-V3 lithium battery packs cannot be charged. Service life of CR-V3 lithium battery packs *These figures are for 1 Number of pictures Approx. 400 frames* reference only and are 2 Display time Approx. 360 minutes* not guaranteed. Using the AC power adapter (optional) Use an AC adapter designed for the area where the camera
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 17 Inserting/ejecting the card Be sure to use a 3V (3.3 V) card. Non-Olympus 3 V (3.3 V) cards must be formatted with the camera. Do not use a 5 V card or a 2 MB card. Make sure the camera is turned off (i.e. the mode 1 dial is set to OFF). 2 Inserting the card 3 Insert the card fully with the contact area facing towards the monitor side. Insert until you feel it locked into place. ● Note the orientation of the card. If it is inserted incorrectly, it ma
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 18 GETTING STARTED (Cont.) Power on/off Press the tabs on the lens cap to remove it. 1 Set the mode dial to P, A/S/M, or . 2 ● The camera turns on. ● The lens moves out when the mode dial is not set to . Set the mode dial to OFF. 3 ● The camera turns off. Date/time setting Press í on the arrow pad to 1 2 3 select MODE MENU. DRIVE MODE MENU WB Press ñ to select SETUP, then Press Ññ to select , then 4 5 press í. press í. ● The items in the SETUP menu ●Th
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 19 When is selected in green on 6 the screen, press Ññ to select the date format. ● Select any one of the following formats: DMY (Day/Month/Year) MDY (Month/Day/Year) SELECT SET GO YMD (Year/Month/Day) screen ● This step and the following steps show the procedure used when the date and time settings are set to Y-M-D. Press í to move to the year (Y) setting. 7 Press Ññ to set the year. When the year is set, press í to move to 8 the month (M) setting. ● R
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1 C-4040ZBasic-E2 01.6.25 11:16 AM Page 20 GETTING STARTED (Cont.) Adjusting the diopter Turn the diopter adjustment dial to see the AF target mark clearly. Viewfinder Diopter adjustment dial AF target mark SHOOTING BASICS Shooting mode setting — Mode dial Program shooting The simplest way to take still pictures. The camera sets aperture and shutter speed. Aperture priority/Shutter priority/Manual shooting Allows you to set aperture and/or shutter speed manually. When the mode dial is set to
