Olympus X-840 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS®

FE-310/X-840/C-530

Instruction

Manual Quick Start Guide

Get started using your

camera right away.

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getti

to know your

camera better

Appendix

•Thank you for purchasing

Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please

read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and alongerservice life. Keep this manual

asafe place for future reference.

•

recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important

photographs.

•

the interest

continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify

information contained

this manual.

•The screen and camera illustrations shown

this manual were produced during the development stages

and may differ from the actual product.

Contents

Quick Start Guide

Button operations

P.10

Test out the functions

the camera

buttons by following along with the

illustrations.

Menu operations

P.18

Learn about the menus that control

the functions and settings for basic

operation.

Printing pictures

P.29

Learn how to print pictures you have

taken.

Using OLYMPUS Master

34 Learn how

transfer and save

pictures to acomputer.

Getting to know your camera

better

Find out more about camera

operations and how to take better

pictures.

Appendix

P.46

Read about convenient functions and

safety precautions to use your camera

more effectively.

Gather these items (box contents)

Digital Camera Strap

batteries

(2)

(')

(J)

;4.

c..

OLYMPUS Master 2

CD-ROM

CableUSB Cable

Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual) and the Warranty Card.

Contents

may

vary depending on purchase location.

•Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

Prepare the camera

Insert the battery and the xD-Picture Card (optional) into the

camera.

•To remove the card, push the card all the

way

in,

release slowly, grasp the card and remove it.

•With this camera, you can take pictures without inserting the optional xD-

Picture

Card™

(hereinafter referred to as "the card"). If you take pictures

without inserting the card, the pictures will

stored

the internal memory.

For details on the card, please refer to

'The

card" (P. 47).

Turn the camera

This explains how to turn on the camera

shooting mode.

Set the mode dial to

mmJ.

Still picture shooting modes

()

(f)

.....

tl>

1Ol1--

When shooting still pictures

When shooting movies

Suitable for taking pictures of people.

Select from

available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions.

Suitable for taking pictures

alandscape.

Use the shooting guide displayed

the screen to shoot pictures according to the

situation.

(~))

This function reduces blur incurred by amoving subject or camera shake when taking

pictures.

SCENE

PThe camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed.

rJm!] The camera automatically determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures.

GUIDE

Press the

POWER

button.

r-----~c=~

POWER

button

•.

--:

Y/ M

CANCEL.~

•This screen

displayed if the

date and time are not set.

•To turn off the camera, press the

POWER

button once again.

Hint

The directions

the arrow pad

indicated with

D..

<]t>

the

supplied instruction manual.

lJJ

Ii!

<]-

·~m~

-t>

Set the date and time

CANCEL·~

EE.

--:

Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-

D-M-Y)

~1B/J1

button

L..--_

Cancels the setting

r:e:::;::;::::::::::;::::::;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~-

Y-M-0

I~~I~-I--;::::======~-

Hour

1\1

l'IMrr'-------+-~

Minute

I~---,

Press

the

~~/J1

and V

buttons

select

[Y].

•The first two digits

the year are fixed.

b. Press

the

button.

button

Press

the

~~/J1

and V

buttons

select

[M].

Y M

TIME

2008-11.

--:

/M/D

CANCEL+MENU

Set the date and time

d. Press

the

button.

Press

the

~~/~

and V

buttons

select

[D].

Y M 0

TIME

2008

08.m

--:

YIMID

2008.08.26

12:m~

Y/M/O

f. Press the

button.

g. Press the

~~/~

and V

buttons

select

the

hours

and minutes.

•The time

displayed

the 24-hour format.

Press

the

button.

Press the ~~/~ and V

buttons

select

[V/M/D].

2008

12:

After

all

settings

have been set,

press

[Fe:cl

•For amore accurate setting, press

when the time signal hits 00 seconds.

button

The number

storable

still pictures

displayed.

Take apicture

Hold the camera.

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

Focus.

Shutter Button

(Press Halfway)

•The AF target mark lights up green when the

focus and exposure are locked. The shutter

speed and aperture value are also displayed.

•If the AF target mark blinks

red, the focus

not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus

again.

AF target mark

Place this mark over your

subject.

Shoot.

The card access lamp blinks.

(Press

Completely)

Shutter Button

Review your pictures

Press the

button.

(')

(j)

.....

:4-

Cl.

Cl)

Displays the next image

Arrow pad

,....------

button

Displays the previous image

Press the

<J~

and

buttons to display the picture you want

to erase.

Press the

IQI//~

button.

Press the

~~/g

button, select [YES], and press

.6.1B/J1

button

Button operations

e-----...

O~~~~0-o

0-H--------++-+o

.--~+-

Shooting mode

Flash mode

Macro model

Super macro mode

Self-timer

Number

storable

still pictures

Turning the camera on and off

Shooting pictures/Recording movies

Camera turns

shooting mode.

•Lens extends

•Monitor turns on

&Shutter button

POWER

button

Power on:

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to asetting other than

fi9,

and lightly press the shutter button (halfway).

The AF target mark lights up green when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock).

The shutterspeed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to

ml!),

por

(~))).

Now press the shutter button all the way (completely)

shoot apicture.

Locking the focus and then composing the shot (Focus

lock)

Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then fully

press the shutter button to shoot apicture.

•Ifthe AF target mark blinks red, the focus

not adjusted

properly. Try locking the focus again.

(J)

:;:;

0..

.....

((l

AF target mark

Recording movies

Set the mode dial

fi9

and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus. Then, press

the shutter button completely

start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop

recording.

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