Olympus CAMEDIA C-4040ZOOM User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA/APPAREIL PHOTO NUMÉRIQUE

DIGITALKAMERA/CÁMARA DIGITAL

BASIC MANUAL

ENGLISH

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.

C-4040ZOOM

MANUEL DE BASE

Avant d’utiliser votre appareil photo, veuillez lire attentivement ce mode

d’emploi, de manière à obtenir les meilleurs résultats possibles.

Avant d’effectuer des prises de vues importantes, nous vous conseillons par

ailleurs de faire quelques essais afin de vous familiariser avec le maniement

de l’appareil photo.

Ces instructions ne sont que pour une référence rapide. Pour plus de détails

sur les fonctions décrites ici, se référer aux instructions du CD logiciel sur le

CD-ROM.

FRANÇAIS

EINFACHE ANLEITUNG

DEUTSCH

Bitte lesen Sie vor Gebrauch dieser Kamera sorgfältig diese

Bedienungsanleitung, um optimale Ergebnisse beim Fotografieren zu erzielen.

Wir empfehlen, vor wichtigen Aufnahmen Probeaufnahmen durchzuführen,

um sich mit der Bedienung und den Funktionen der Kamera vertraut zu

machen.

Diese Kurzanleitung dient dem ersten Kennenlernen Ihrer Kamera. Eine

ausführliche Beschreibung der hier aufgeführten Funktionen finden Sie in der

Bildschirmbedienungsanleitung der CD-ROM.

MANUAL BÁSICO

ESPAÑOL

Antes de usar su cámara lea este manual detalladamente para asegurar el

uso correcto.

Nosotros le recomendamos que tome fotografías de prueba para

familiarizarse con su cámara antes de tomar fotografías importantes.

Estas instrucciones son sólo de referencia rápida. Para más detalles acerca

de las funciones aquí descritas, refiérase a las instrucciones del CD del

software en el CD-ROM.

Hyousi-1/4 01.7.11 7:53 PM Page 3

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.

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number : C-4040ZOOM

Trade Name : OLYMPUS

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.

(2) This device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

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 with the European

requirements for safety, health, environment and customer

protection.

For customers in USA

Trademarks

•IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines

Corporation.

•Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

•Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

•All other company and product names are registered trademarks and/or

trademarks of their respective owners.

•The standards for camera file systems referred to in this manual are the

“Design Rule for Camera File System/DCF” standards stipulated by the

Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association

(JEITA).

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CONTENTS/TABLE DES MATIÉ/INHALT/CONTENIDO

ENGLISH ..............................................................................2

FRANÇAIS ........................................................................50

DEUTSCH ..........................................................................98

ESPAÑOL ........................................................................146

NAME OF PARTS 4

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 15

GETTING STARTED 16

SHOOTING BASICS 20

ADVANCED SHOOTING 33

PLAYBACK 36

PRINT SETTINGS 41

TRANSFERRING PICTURES TO A COMPUTER 42

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 44

ERROR CODES 45

SPECIFICATIONS 47

CONTENTS

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.

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NAME OF PARTS

Camera

Self-timer/Remote control lamp

Diopter adjustment dial

Zoom lever (T/W)

Index display/Close-up

playback lever ( / )

Shutter button

Control panel

Flash

Microphone

A/V OUT jack (MONO)

Card cover

Strap eyelet

(refer to the

“Package

contents”

included in the

package)

Lens

Connector cover

5-pin external flash socket ( )

●Unscrew to remove the cover

before connecting the bracket cable.

USB connector

DC-IN jack

Remote control receiver

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AE lock button

Custom button ( )

Protect button ( )

Rotation button

Erase button ( )

Flash mode button ( )

Macro/Spot button ( )

Print button ( )

Mode dial

( , A/S/M, P, OFF, )

Viewfinder

Monitor

OK/Menu button

Manual focus button

()

Monitor button

()

Card access lamp

Arrow pad (ÑñÉí)

Battery compartment lock

Battery compartment

cover Tripod socket

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NAME OF PARTS

Viewfinder indications

1Orange 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 the lamp stops blinking, then press the

shutter button.

2Green lamp

●When you press the shutter button down halfway to lock focus and

exposure, this lamp lights. If the subject is out of focus, the lamp blinks.

●Blinks when there is a problem with the card.

3AF target mark

●Place this on the subject.

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Control panel indications

1Flash 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)

2Manual Focus

●Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function.

3Flash intensity control

●Displayed when the amount of the light emitted by the flash is adjusted.

4Battery check

●When remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication

changes as follows:

●Be aware that the time when the battery check indication appears

varies depending on the type of batteries used.

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5Card error

●When the power is turned on, the camera checks the card. If there is a

problem with the card, this indication appears.

6White balance

●Displayed when the White balance is set to any mode except AUTO.

7ISO

●Displayed when the ISO is set to any mode except AUTO. When the

ISO is increased automatically in the AUTO mode, this indication blinks.

Fully charged Low power

No power

Blinks, then turns off.

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NAME OF PARTS

Control panel indications (Cont.)

8Exposure compensation

●Displayed when exposure compensation is set to any value except 0.

9Auto-bracket

●Displayed when the drive mode is set to the Auto-bracket mode.

0Macro 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 shooting or AF

Sequential shooting.

#Self-timer/remote control mode

●Displayed when self-timer shooting or remote control shooting is set.

$Record mode (TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2)

●Displays the record mode. If SHQ or HQ is set higher than 2272 x 1704

(factory default setting), the corresponding indication blinks.

%Card writing

●Displayed when recorded pictures are being written to a card.

^Sound record

●Displayed when the sound record mode is set to “ON”.

&Number of storable still pictures

●Displays the number of still pictures you can shoot.

Seconds remaining ( mode only)

●Displays available movie recording time.

Card error

●Displayed if there is a problem with the card. TSee “Error codes”

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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 buttons/mode dial or closing the

menus.

The information below is always

displayed in the shooting mode.

*The illustrations show examples of

indications displayed when the mode

dial is set to P.

1Shooting mode

●Displays the shooting mode.

P: Program mode, A: Aperture priority mode, S: Shutter priority mode,

M: Manual mode, : Movie mode

2Aperture value

●Displays the current aperture value.

3Shutter speed

●Displays the current shutter speed.

4Exposure compensation

●Displays the current exposure (brightness) compensation value.

Exposure differential (M mode only)

●Displays the difference between the exposure determined by the

currently selected aperture and shutter speed compared to the

exposure level considered optimal by the camera.

5AF target mark

●Place this on the subject.

AEL

SLOW1

2272x1704

AEL

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NAME OF PARTS

Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.)

6Number of storable still pictures

●Displays the number of still pictures you can shoot.

Seconds remaining ( mode only)

●Displays available movie recording time.

7Manual focus

●Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function.

8Memory gauge

●Displays the amount of space used by the pictures stored in the built-in

memory. If you take pictures continuously, the indication changes as

shown below.

The memory gauge changes depending on the number of storable

pictures or seconds remaining.

9Exposure lock

AEL : AE lock

●The exposure is locked until single-frame shooting is performed. After

you shoot, the indication disappears.

MEMO : AE memory

●The exposure is locked and retained in memory even after shooting.

This indicator is displayed until the AE memory is turned off.

AEL

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