Olympus C 4000 - CAMEDIA Zoom Digital Camera User manual

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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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(JEITA).
For customers in USA
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-4000 ZOOM
Trade Name : OLYMPUS
Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc.
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
Contents

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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
AEL
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

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Flash (P. 75)
Self-timer lamp (P. 91)
Card cover
(P. 24)
Strap eyelet
(P. 18)
Lens
VIDEO OUT jack (P. 140)
Connector cover (P. 140)
USB connector
DC-IN jack (P. 21)
Camera
Mode dial ( , , , , ) (P. 47, 117)
Zoom lever (W/T) (P. 73)
Index display/Close-up playback lever ( / ) (P. 129, 130)
Shutter button (P. 57)
5-pin external flash socket (P. 177)
●Unscrew to remove the cover before
connecting the bracket cable.
Diopter adjustment dial (P. 31)
Names of parts

Quick View
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Camera (Cont.)
AF target mark (P. 31)
Orange lamp (P. 79)
Green lamp (P. 58)
Battery
compartment
cover (P. 19)
Battery compartment lock (P. 19)
Tripod socket
Names of parts
Macro/Spot button ( ) (P. 82, 89)
Print button ( ) (P. 169)
Flash mode button ( ) (P. 78)
Erase button ( ) (P. 37, 137)
Viewfinder (P. 31)
Card access lamp
(P. 67)
Monitor (P. 12)
Arrow pad (ÑñÉí) (P. 39, 117)
Custom button ( ) (P. 47, 145)
Protect button ( ) (P. 136)
Rotation button (P. 142)
OK/Menu button ( ) (P. 38)
Manual focus button (P. 63)
Monitor button
( ) (P. 69)

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Monitor indications
— Shooting information
The INFO setting on the menu allows you to select how much information to
display. ~Information display (P. 115)
The indications vary depending on the shooting mode.*
*The illustrations show examples of
indications displayed in the 1 mode.
Names of parts
When INFO is set to OFF: The
information below is displayed
constantly in the shooting mode. (After
operating the buttons or closing the
menu, the information which appears
in the ON mode (illustrated to the right)
is displayed for approx. 1 second, then
disappears.)
When INFO is set to ON: The
information below is displayed
constantly in the shooting mode.
12 3 4
5
6
7
8
9
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2288x1712
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2288x1712
ISO100
SLOW1
Items Indications Ref. page
1Shooting mode P, A, S, M, , , , , P. 47
, , , , , ,
2Aperture value F2.8 – F11 P. 53, 55
3Shutter speed 16 – 1/1000 P. 54, 55
4Exposure compensation –2.0 – +2.0 P. 108
Exposure differential –3.0 – +3.0 P. 56
5AF target mark – P. 62
6Number of storable 24 P. 69, 71,
still pictures 103
Seconds remaining 24"
7Record mode TIFF/SHQ/HQ/SQ1/SQ2 P. 102
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Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.)
Items Indications Ref. page
8Number of pixels 2288 x 1712, etc. P. 103
9Memory gauge P. 16
0Battery check P. 16
!AE lock AEL P. 84, 87
AE memory MEMO P. 88
@Self-timer P. 91
#Drive mode , , , BKT P. 92
$ISO ISO100, ISO200, ISO400 P. 107
%White balance , , , , , P. 110
^Green lamp O P. 58
&Flash stand-by Lights. P. 80
Camera movement Blinks.
warning
Flash charge Blinks.
*Flash mode , , , SLOW1, P. 75
SLOW2, SLOW1
(Spot metering/ , , P. 82, 89
Macro mode
Names of parts
12 3 4
5
6
7
8
9
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2288x1712
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Items Indications Ref. page
1Battery check P. 16
2Print reserve P. 171
3Number of prints x2 – x10 P. 171
4Protect P. 136
5Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P. 102
6Date ’02. 09. 12 P. 27
7Time 12:30 P. 27
8Frame number 20 –
9Number of pixels 2288x1712, etc. P. 103
(resolution setting)
0Exposure compensation –2.0 – +2.0 P. 108
!White balance , , , , , P. 110
@ISO ISO100, ISO200, ISO400 P. 107
#File number 100 – 0020 P. 162
Monitor indications
—Playback information
INFO setting on the menu allows you to select how much information to
display. ~Information display (P. 115)
Still picture playback information
Names of parts
When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON
’02.09.12 12:30 20
HQ HQ
SIZE: 2288x1712
+2.0
ISO100
’02.09.12 12:30
FILE: 100–0020

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Monitor indications — Playback information (Cont.)
Items Indications Ref. page
1Battery check P. 16
2Movie mark P. 35
3Protect P. 136
4Record mode HQ, SQ P. 102
5Frame number 20 –
6Number of pixels 320x240, etc. P. 103
7White balance , , , , , P. 110
8Date ’02. 09. 12 P. 27
9Time 12:30 P. 27
0File number FILE:100 – 0020 P. 163
Recording time 0"/15" P. 71
During movie playback, the
recording time appears as
follows:
●The indications that appear on a movie picture that has been selected and
displayed from the index display are different from those that appear when
the movie picture is displayed using the movie play function (P. 117, 120).
Note
Total recording
time
0" / 15"
Playing time
Names of parts
When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON
Movie playback information
20
HQ HQ
SIZE: 320x240
’02.09.12 12:30
FILE: 100–0020

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Monitor indications
—Memory gauge & battery check
If the remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication changes as
follows when the camera is turned on or while the camera is in use.
Battery check
Lights.
(green)
Remaining power
level: high
Lights.
(red)
Remaining power level:
low. Replace with new
batteries.
No indication
(The green lamp and
orange lamp next to the
viewfinder blink.)
Remaining power level:
exhausted. BATTERY
EMPTY is displayed.
Replace with new batteries.
Memory gauge
The memory gauge lights when you take a picture. When the gauge is lit, the
camera is storing a picture on the SmartMedia card. The memory gauge
indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status. When
the memory gauge is full, wait until the light goes out before you take any
more shots.
When taking still pictures
Before shooting
(Gauge is off)
One picture
taken
(Lit)
More than
two taken
(Lit)
No more pictures
can be taken
(Fully Lit)
Shoot. Shoot. Shoot.
Wait.Wait.
Wait.
When recording movies
During shooting (Gauge lit).
●Shooting is not possible until the light goes out completely.
●Movie recording finishes automatically when the memory
gauge is fully lit.
Shoot.
If you continue shooting
Wait.
Before shooting
(Gauge is off)
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Chapter 4
Shooting mode setting —Mode dial (Cont.)
1Select S from “A/S/M/ mode
setting”. See P. 48.
2To set a faster shutter speed,
press Ñ.
To set a slower shutter speed,
press ñ.
Mode dial
setting
Shutter speed setting —Shutter priority shooting
Ññ buttons
Chapter 8
Information display
Lets you select the amount of shooting information displayed in the shooting
or playback mode. When it is set to OFF, only a small amount of information
is displayed. For details on each piece of information displayed, see pages 12
to 15.
Mode dial
setting
P A/S/M/ :
In the top menu, select MODE MENU T
SETUP TINFO TON. Press . Press
again to cancel the menu.
:
Press to display the top menu.
Pressing Éturns INFO on.
~“How to use the menu”(P. 39)
Ébutton
button
INFO
How to use this manual
The instructions in this manual use a series of numbers for each operating
procedure and button/dial illustration. Follow these numbers in order when
operating the camera.
If a button is shown in black, press it as part of the step.
Ñ, ñ, Éand íused in instructions
correspond to the buttons on the arrow pad
as shown.
Ñ
ñ
Éí
●This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in
this manual.
How to use the menu
is shown here. Set the
functions in the menus
in the order of these
arrows. Before using
the menus, read
“Using the menus”,
Chapter 3 for details.
Show the modes that
the function can be
used with. You can set
the mode dial to any of
the positions shown.

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1Attach the string to the lens cap: Pull
the string loop through the hole in the
lens cap. Put the other end of the
string through the string loop.
2Loosen the strap in both stoppers. Pull
out the ends of the strap from each
stopper, then pull them out of each
ring.
3Thread one end of the strap Athrough
the string loop (attached to the lens cap
in step 1). Then, thread it through the
camera’s strap eyelet.
4Thread the end of the strap back
through the ring and stopper as
indicated by the arrows.
5When you have a length that you like,
pull on the strap in the stopper Bto
make sure it is securely fastened.
6Attach the strap to the other strap eyelet
following steps 3 – 5.
Attaching the strap
Strap eyelet
●Be careful with the strap when you carry the camera, as the strap can easily
catch on stray objects, causing serious damage.
●Attach the strap correctly as shown so that the camera does not fall off. If
the strap is attached incorrectly and the camera falls off the strap, Olympus
is not responsible for any damages.
Note
A
Ring
B
Chapter 1
Getting started
Stopper

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Chapter 1
1Make sure the camera is turned off (i.e.
the mode dial is set to OFF).
2Slide the battery compartment lock on
the battery compartment cover in the
direction of .
3Slide the battery compartment cover in
the direction of the arrow (A) with
your fingertip and open it (B).
●Do not use your fingernail, as this could
result in injury.
4Insert the batteries in the direction
shown in the illustration.
Loading the batteries
This camera uses 2 CR-V3 lithium battery packs or 4 AA (R6) NiMH batteries,
NiCd batteries, alkaline batteries or lithium batteries.
Important:
●CR-V3 lithium battery packs cannot be re-charged.
●Do not peel the label on a CR-V3 lithium battery pack.
When using AA
(R6) batteries
When using
CR-V3 lithium
battery packs
Battery alignment
Mode dial
AB