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DIGITAL CAMERA
FE-180/X-745
Advanced
Quick Start Guide
Get started using your
camera right away.
Manual
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Using OLYMPUS Master
Getting to know your
camera better
Miscellaneous
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About this manual To understand the basic operations of this camera Quick Start Guide Step-by-step instructions are provided on how to set up the camera and use the basic operations for taking and playing back still pictures. Recommended for: • People using the OLYMPUS digital camera for the first time • People who do not have much experience using a digital camera Gather these items (box contents)... 3 Set the date and time....................... 6 Prepare the batteries ...................
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Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera Strap AA NiMH Batteries (two) Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master (NC-TDR02/BU-02) CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (this manual), Basic Manual, warranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Attach the strap Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. EN 3
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Prepare the batteries a. Charge the batteries. AC Cable AA NiMH 3 batteries 2 Battery Charger AC Wall Outlet 1 Charging Indicator Red light on: Charging Light off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 230 minutes) Batteries come partially charged. The plug of the battery charger differs depending on the region where you purchased the camera. The above procedure uses the AC cable type battery charger as an example. If you received the plug-in type battery charger, plug it directly in
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Quick Start Guide Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h. When shooting movies When shooting still pictures Still picture shooting modes h For normal shooting. h This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject or camera movement when taking pictures. B Suitable for taking pictures of people. E Suitable for taking pictures of a landscape. M Suitable for taking pictures of people at night. f Select from 10 scene modes ac
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Set the date and time About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D Hour Minute Y M D T TIME IME - ---- ---.--.-- --:-- .--.-- --:-- Y Y/M/ / M / D Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y) MENU CANCEL Cancels the setting a. Press the O< and NY buttons to select [Y]. • The first two digits of the year are fixed. O< button Y M D T TIME IME 2 2006 006..--.-- --:-- --.-- --:-- Y Y/M/ / M / D MENU NY button CANCEL b. Press the Y# button. Y# button c. Press the O< and NY buttons to select [M]. Y M D T TIME
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Quick Start Guide Set the date and time d. Press the Y# button. e. Press the O< and NY buttons to select [D]. Y M D T TIME IME 2 2006 006.1 10 0.0 07 7 --:-- --:-- Y/M/ Y / M / D MENU CANCEL f. Press the Y# button. g. Press the O< and NY buttons to select the hours and Y M D TIME TIME minutes. 2 2006 006.1 10 0.0 07 7 1 12 2:3 30 0 Y Y/M/ / M / D MENU OK CANCEL SET h. Press the Y# button. i. Press the O< and NY buttons to select [Y/M/D]. Y M D TIME TIME 2 2006 006.1 10 0.07 07 1 12 2:30 30
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Take a picture a. Hold the camera. Horizontal grip Vertical grip [ ] [IIN N] H HQ Q 2 2816 816×21 2112 12 44 b. Focus. Place this mark over your subject. Shutter Button [ ] (Press Halfway) [ ] IN IN HQ HQ 2816 2816×21 2112 12 44 The number of pictures that can be taken is displayed. The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. c. Shoot. The card access lamp blinks. Shutter Button (Press Completely) 8 EN Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide Review your pictures a. Press the q button. q button [ ] IIN N H HQ Q 2 2816 816 2 21 112 12 × Arrow pad 0 0.0 .0 ''06.10.07 06.10.07 12:30 12:30 Displays the next image 100-0004 100-0004 4 Displays the previous image Erase pictures a. Press the X& and Y# buttons to display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the S button. ERASE [[ ]] IN IN S button YES NO MENU OK BACK SET c. Press the O< button, select [YES], and press Q. ERASE [ ] IN O< button YES NO MENU OK Q button BAC
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Contents Button operations ...................................................14 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera. o button ....................................Turning the camera on and off 14 Shutter button .............................................Shooting pictures/movies 14 K button (Shooting)..................................Selecting shooting mode/ Turning the camera on 15 q button (Playback)..........
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Playback mode menu q .......................................................................... 23 SLIDESHOW ..............................Playing back pictures automatically 23 MOVIE PLAY ..................................................... Playing back movies 24 RESIZE.................................................Changing the size of pictures 25 ROTATE ..................................................................Rotating pictures 25 PROTECT.............................................
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Using OLYMPUS Master .........................................38 Learn how to transfer pictures to a computer and save them. Flow ........................................................................................................... 38 Using OLYMPUS Master........................................................................... 38 What is OLYMPUS Master? ............................................................... 38 Install the OLYMPUS Master software .................................
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Playback tips....................................................................................... 55 Playing back pictures in the internal memory............................... 55 Quickly displaying a desired picture............................................. 55 Viewing pictures on a computer.......................................................... 55 Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen......................... 55 When you get an error message on the camera... .................
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Button operations 12 d Shooting mode Self-timer 3 Flash mode 5 4 6 8 [ ] [ ] bc IIN N 9 a HQ HQ 2816 2816×21 2112 12 44 7 Macro mode 0 1o button Turning the camera on and off Power on: Camera turns on in shooting mode. • Monitor turns on • Lens extends 2 Shutter button Shooting pictures/movies Shooting still pictures Set the mode dial to a setting other than n, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now press
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Button operations 3K button (Shooting) Selecting shooting mode/Turning the camera on Shooting mode is selected. When K is pressed with the camera off, the camera turns on in shooting mode. g “K/q Turning on the camera with the K or q button” (P. 27) 4q button (Playback) Selecting playback mode/Turning the camera on The last picture taken is displayed. • Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. • Use the zoom button to switch between close-up playback and index display. When q is pressed with
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n Recording movies Audio is recorded with the movie. • During audio recording, only the digital zoom can be used. To record the movie with the optical zoom, set [R] to [OFF]. g “R Recording movies with or without sound” (P. 28) A This lights red during movie recording. The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 000:36 00:36 0:36 0, recording stops. R Follow the shooting guide for setting Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to SHOOTING G
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Button operations 9 X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject Press X& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press Q for setting. OFF MACRO OFF Cancels macro mode. & MACRO ON This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/ 3.9 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-out angle) and as close as 60 cm/23.6 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-in angle) to your subject. % SUPER MACRO This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5 cm/2.0 in. to your subject. The zoom position is fixed a
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d Zoom button Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Optical zoom: 3× Digital zoom: 4× (optical zoom × digital zoom: Max. 12×) Zoom out: Zoom in: Press W on Press T on [ ] [ ] the zoom the zoom [ ] [ ] button. IIN N IIN N button. H HQ Q 2 2816 816×21 2112 12 44 H HQ Q 2816 2816×21 2112 12 44 Zoom bar The white area is the optical zoom area. The red area is the digital zoom area. When the slider enters the red area, the digital zoom activates and t
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Menu operations Menu operations K button (Shooting mode) q button (Playback mode) Q Arrow pad (ONXY) m button About the menus Press m to display the top menu on the monitor. • The contents displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode. Top menu (shooting mode) SETUP P PA ANORAMA NORAMA 1 MEMORY FORMAT 2 BACKUP IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE RESET RESET QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY SETUP S SETUP ETUP 3 ENGLISH PIXEL MAPPING EXPOSURE EXPOSURE EXPOSURE SILENT SILENT NO COMP COMP COMP... MODE MODE MENU OK ME
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Using the menus This explains how to use the menus with the [8] (warning sound) setting as an example. 1 Set the mode dial to a setting other than R. 2 Press m to display the top menu. Select [SETUP], and press Q. P PA AN NO OR RA AM MA A IMAGE I IMAGE MAGE •[8] is on a menu in [SETUP]. Press Q. R RESET ESET QUALITY Q QUALITY UALITY S SETUP SETUP ETUP EXPOSURE EXPOSURE EXPOSURE SILENT SILENT COMP COMP COMP... MODE MODE EXIT MENU OK SET 3 Press ON to select [8], and press Q. SETUP 1 MEMORY FORM
