Olympus C 4000 - CAMEDIA Zoom Digital Camera User manual

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C-4000 ZOOM
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C-4000 ZOOM
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For customers in Europe
“CE” mark indicates that this product complies with the European
requirements for safety, health, environment and customer
protection. “CE” mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe.
For customers in North and South America
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For customers in USA
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-4000 ZOOM
Trade Name : OLYMPUS
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Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York
11747-3157 U.S.A.
Telephone Number : 1-631-844-5000
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.

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Contents ..........................................................................P. 4
Chapter 1
Getting started P. 18
Chapter 2
Quick-start guide P. 32
Chapter 3
Using the menus P. 38
Chapter 4
Shooting basics P. 47
Chapter 5
Advanced shooting P. 82
Chapter 6
Adjusting image quality and exposure P. 102
Chapter 7
Playback P. 117
Chapter 8
Useful functions P. 143
Chapter 9
Print setting P. 167
Chapter 10
Using optional accessories P. 177
Chapter 11
Miscellaneous P. 181

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Contents
Names of parts ............................................................................10
Camera 10
Monitor indications — Shooting information 12
Monitor indications — Playback information 14
Still picture playback information 14
Movie playback information 15
Monitor indications
— Memory gauge & battery check 16
Memory gauge 16
Battery check 16
How to use this manual ................................................................17
Getting started 18
Attaching the strap ................................................................18
Loading the batteries ..............................................................19
Selecting optional batteries or AC adapter 20
Card basics ..........................................................................23
Inserting/removing the card 24
Power on/off ........................................................................25
Monitor appearance 25
Card check 26
Date/time setting ..................................................................27
Selecting a language..............................................................30
Adjusting the diopter..............................................................31
Holding the camera................................................................31
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Quick-start guide 32
Taking still pictures ............................................................32
Recording movies ............................................................33
Viewing still pictures ........................................................34
Playing back movies ........................................................35
Protecting pictures ..........................................................36
Erasing pictures ................................................................37

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Using the menus 38
What are the menus?............................................................38
How to use the menu ............................................................39
Modes & short cut menus ......................................................41
Tabs & MODE MENU functions (shooting) ..............................42
Tabs & MODE MENU functions (playback) ............................45
Shooting basics 47
Shooting mode setting — Mode dial........................................47
mode setting 47
mode setting 48
Shooting modes 49
Aperture setting — Aperture priority shooting 53
Shutter speed setting — Shutter priority shooting 54
Aperture & Shutter speed setting — Manual shooting 55
Using My Mode 56
How to use the shutter button ................................................57
Focusing ..............................................................................58
Auto focus 58
When Auto focus does not work
— Subjects that are difficult to focus on 58
Focus lock — Focusing on subjects that are
not in the center of the frame 59
AF MODE — Changing the focus range 60
FULLTIME AF — Continuous focusing on moving subjects 61
AF AREA — Changing the position of
the AF target mark 62
Manual focus 63
Taking still pictures ..............................66
Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder 66
Taking still pictures while using the monitor 68
Recording movies ............................................................71
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
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Zoom — Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting ..............................73
Digital zoom 74
Flash shooting ......................................................................75
Auto-flash 75
Red-eye reduction flash 75
Fill-in flash 75
Flash off 76
Slow Synchronization SLOW1, SLOW2, SLOW 76
Using the slow synchronization flash SLOW 78
Using the flash 78
Flash intensity control 81
Advanced shooting 82
Metering modes — Metering the subject brightness ..................82
Spot metering — Selecting the metering area 82
Multi-metering — Metering the exposure of more than
one point in the frame 83
AE lock — Locking the exposure ......................................86
Macro mode shooting — Taking close-up pictures ..............89
Super macro mode ..........................................................90
Self-timer shooting ............................................................91
Sequential shooting................................................................92
Sequential shooting & AF sequential shooting 92
Auto bracketing — Shooting pictures sequentially with a
different exposure for each frame BKT 93
Panorama shooting ................................................................96
Taking two-in-one pictures 2 IN 1............................................98
FUNCTION — Taking black & white or sepia-toned pictures....100
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Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Contents

Adjusting image quality and exposure 102
Record mode ......................................................................102
Selecting record modes 102
3:2 106
ENLARGE SIZE 106
ISO sensitivity ......................................................................107
Exposure compensation ........................................................108
White balance ....................................................................109
AUTO (auto white balance) 110
PRESET (preset white balance) 110
(One-Touch white balance) 111
White balance adjustment 112
Sharpness............................................................................113
Contrast ..............................................................................114
Saturation............................................................................115
Noise reduction ..................................................................116
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Chapter 6
Contents
Playback 117
Playing back still pictures ......................................................117
Single-frame playback 117
Quick View 118
Slide-show ..........................................................................119
Playing back movies — MOVIE PLAY ....................................120
MOVIE PLAYBACK 122
INDEX 124
EDIT 126
Close-up playback ..............................................................129
Index display ......................................................................130
Selecting the number of pictures 131
Editing still pictures ..............................................................132
Resizing pictures 132
Trimming pictures 133
Chapter 7

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Useful functions 143
All reset — Saving the camera’s settings ..............................143
Custom button......................................................................145
Setting the custom button 146
Using the custom button 147
Shortcut ..............................................................................148
Setting the shortcut menu 149
Using the shortcut menu 150
MY MODE SETUP ........................................................151
Information display INFO ....................................................155
Monitor brightness adjustment ........................................156
Beep sound adjustment ..................................................156
Histogram display ..........................................................157
Rec View ............................................................................158
Power on/off display setting ................................................159
Screen setup ........................................................................160
File name ............................................................................162
Pixel Mapping ....................................................................164
Measurement units: m/ft (meters/feet) ..................................165
Video output selection ..........................................................166
Chapter 8
Contents
Protect ................................................................................136
Erasing pictures ..........................................................137
Single-frame erase 137
All-frame erase 138
Formatting cards ............................................................139
Playback on a TV ................................................................140
Picture rotation 142
Chapter 7

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Miscellaneous 181
Troubleshooting....................................................................181
User maintenance ................................................................188
After use 188
Cleaning the camera 188
Error codes..........................................................................189
Menu maps ........................................................................191
Menu functions & factory default settings ............................199
Modes & Shooting functions..................................................201
Specifications ......................................................................204
Glossary of terms ................................................................206
Index ..................................................................................210
Chapter 11
Contents
Using optional accessories 177
External flash ......................................................................177
Using the FL-40 external flash 177
Using commercially available external flashes 178
Compatible commercially available external flashes 180
Chapter 10
Print setting 167
How to print pictures ............................................................167
All-frame print reserve ....................................................169
Single-frame print reserve ................................................170
Trimming setting ..................................................................173
Resetting print reserve ..........................................................176
Chapter 9