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DIGITAL CAMERA
FE-150/X-730
FE-160/X-735
Advanced
Detailed explanations of all the functions for
Manual getting the most out of your camera.
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.
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How to use this manual Search for a topic Table of Contents gP. 3 Contents How to use this manual............................................................................... 2 Contents...................................................................................................... 3 1 Button operations.................................................8 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera. POWER button ....
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Contents How to use this manual............................................................................... 2 Contents...................................................................................................... 3 1 Button operations.................................................8 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera. POWER button ...................................Turning the camera on and off 8 Shu
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2 Menu operations.................................................14 Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings. About the menus ....................................................................................... 14 Using the menus........................................................................................ 15 Shooting mode menu ................................................................................ 17
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3 Printing pictures .................................................26 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Direct printing (PictBridge)......................................................................... 27 Using the direct printing function......................................................... 27 Printing pictures .................................................................................. 27 Other print modes and print settings (CUSTOM PRINT) .................... 29 Prin
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5 Getting to know your camera better .................49 Find out more about your camera and learn what to do when you have a question regarding operations. Shooting tips and information .................................................................... 49 Tips before you start taking pictures................................................... 49 The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded ...... 49 No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed ............... 49 The ti
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6 Miscellaneous .....................................................62 Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively. Camera care .............................................................................................. 62 Battery and charger ................................................................................... 63 Useful use of the accessories.................................................................... 64 The card..
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1 Button operations 1 Button operations 12 3 Playback mode Power/Card access lamp Shooting modes 1 4 Monitor 1 POWER button Turning the camera on and off Power on: Shooting modes Playback mode • Power/Card access • Power/Card access lamp lights (Red) lamp lights (Green) • Monitor turns on • Monitor turns on • Lens extends 2 Shutter button Shooting picture Shooting still picture Set the mode switch to K and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and e
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Button operations 3 Mode switch Switching between shooting and playback modes Set the mode switch to the shooting or playback mode. K Shooting still picture The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture. You can select one of shooting modes that most closely matches to the desired 1 shot. g “SCN (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation” (P.19) n Recording movie Audio is recorded with the movie. The focus and the zoom are locked during recor
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Exposure compensation 7 +2.0 +2.0 8 H HQ Q 2 256 560×1920 1920 44 6 5 1 5 i button Press to set the settings. 6 Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y) Use the arrow pad to select the playback picture and the items on the menus. 7 Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Wide angle: Press W on Telephoto: Press T on the the zoom button. zoom button. H HQ Q 256 2560 1920 1920 44 HQ HQ 256 2560 1920 1920 44 × × Zoom bar • The white area of the zoom bar indicates t
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Button operations Playback mode: Switching the picture display Single-frame playback H HQ Q : ’06 06.0 02 2.1 16 6 12 12 3 30 0 - 100 100 0 0004 004 4 1 Close-up playback • If you press and hold T on the zoom button, an object can be zoomed in up to 4x. • Press the arrow pad during Index display close-up playback to scroll the • Use the arrow pad to picture in the indicated 1 2 select the picture to play direction. back, and press A to return to single-frame 3 4 playback. • Press W to
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+2.0 +2.0 b Self-timer 9 Flash mode HQ HQ 2 256 560 1 1920 920 44 × a Macro mode/ 1 c 0 Super macro mode 9X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject Press the X& button repeatedly in shooting mode. Press A to set. & Macro mode This mode lets you shoot from 20 cm/ 7.9 in. (Most wide- angle side) to 50 cm/ 19.7 in. (Most telescopic side) for your subject. % Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 6cm/ 2.4 in. to your subject. 0NY button Self-timer shooting Press the NY b
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Button operations b < button Printing In playback mode, select a picture you want to print, and press the < button. g“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P.27) c S button Erasing pictures In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press the S button. 1 In shooting mode, you can also erase any picture by pressing S button. • Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. g“0 Protecting pictures”
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G2 Menu operations 2 Menu operations MENU button Arrow pad (O/N/X/Y), A 2 About the menus Press the MENU button to display the top menu. The menus on the top menu are changed by the modes. When the mode switch is set to K or n. Top menu PANORAMA PANORAMA • Press arrow pad (O/N/X/Y) to select a setting, and press A. IMAGE IMAGE R RESET ESET Q QUALITY UALITY SETUP SETUP • [SETUP] is the menu for more settings. SCN SCN EXIT MENU SET OK S SETUP ETUP 1 MEMORY FORMAT 2 BACKUP W ENGLISH BEEP LOW SHU
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Menu operations Using the menus Use the arrow pad and A to set menu items. This explains how to use the menus with the [VIDEO OUT] setting as an example. Set the camera to the desired mode (Shooting mode or playback mode). • In this procedure, set the mode switch to K. • Common menus for each mode are retained even if the mode is changed. 2 1 Press MENU button to 2 Press O/N to select a display the top menu, and setting, and press Y. press Y and then press A. • Unavailable settings cannot be
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2 3 Press O/N to select a setting, and press A. • Select the video signal [NTSC] or [PAL] from [VIDEO OUT] menu, and then press A. • The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed. • Press the MENU button repeatedly to close the menu. • When the MENU button is pressed before pressing A, a setting you set will not be changed. S SETUP ETUP A 1 VOLUME 2 PIXEL MAPPING X VIDEO OUT NTSC MENU button PAL MENU BACK SET OK 16 Menu operations
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Menu operations Shooting mode menu K n 1 2 1 IMAGE QUALITY *1*2 2 PANORAMA PANORAMA PANORAMA 3 RESET IIMAGE MAGE *1 3 4 SCN (Scene) R RESET ESET QUALITY QUALITY SSETUP ETUP *1 This setting is not available SCN SCN in the n mode. MENU EXIT SET OK g “SETUP menu” 2 *2 xD-Picture Card (Optional) (P.23) 4 is required. • The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ). 1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality Image quality for still picture shooting and their applications Image quality/Im
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2 PANORAMA Creating a panoramic picture Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master software from the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card (referred to as “card” in this manual) is required for panorama shooting. 2 Connects pictures from Connects pictures from left to right bottom to top Y: The next picture is connected at the O: The next picture is connected at the right edge. top. X: The next picture is connected at the N: The next picture is conn
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Menu operations 3 RESET Resetting the settings to the default NO / YES The camera retains the changed settings even if the power is turned off. To reset the settings to the factory default setting, use the reset function. Functions that RESET affects and their factory default settings Function Factory default setting Ref. Page FLASH MODE AUTO P. 12 & OFF P. 12 2 F 0.0 P. 11 IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 17 SCN PROGRAM AUTO P. 19 4 SCN (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situat
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Playback mode menu q For still pictures 1 PLAYBACK MENU 2 6 17 0 *1 y SLIDE- SLIDE- PRINT PRINT 2 SLIDESHOW SSHOW HOW EEDIT DIT ORDER ORDER 3 MOVIE PLAY PLAYBACK PLAYBACK 4 INDEX 4 INDEX INDEX MENU MENU SETUP SETUP 5 ERASE SEL. IMAGE EERASE RASE ALL ERASE 2 *1 MENU EXIT SET OK 6 EDIT Q *1*2 7 PRINT ORDER 5 *1 This setting is not available For movies for a movie data. *2 1 3 xD-Picture Card (Optional) is required. M MOVIE OVIE PPRINT RINT PLAY PLAY EDIT EDIT O ORDER RDER PLAYBACK PLAYBACK 4
