Olympus CAMEDIA C-4040 Zoom Installation guide

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.
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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
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•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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2
3
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Control panel indications
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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2
0
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@
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$% ^ &
5
6
7
8
9
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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2
0
!
@
#
$% ^ &
5
6
7
8
9
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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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SLOW1
2272x1704
AEL
0Drive mode
●Displayed when the drive mode is set on the menus.
: Single-frame shooting, : Sequential shooting, : AF
Sequential shooting, : Self-timer/remote control shooting, BKT :
Auto-bracket
!White balance
●Displayed when WB is set on the menus.
No indication: AUTO, : Daylight, : Overcast, : Tungsten light,
: Fluorescent, : One touch white balance
@ISO
●Displays the ISO (AUTO, 100, 200 or 400) selected on the menus.
When set to AUTO, the ISO changes to 100 when the Mode dial is set
to A/S/M. When AUTO is selected, the ISO is automatically increased in
low-light situations when the flash is not used. This is to prevent blurring
from camera movement.
#Record mode TIFF/SHQ/HQ/SQ1/SQ2
●Displays the record mode selected on the menus.
$Number of pixels
●Displays the number of pixels.
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NAME OF PARTS
Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.)
SLOW1
2272x1704
AEL
%Flash 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,
SLOW1/ SLOW2/ SLOW1: Slow synchronization flash, : Off
(flash override),
^Spot metering/Macro mode
●Displayed when the Spot metering/Macro mode is selected by pressing
the (Macro/Spot) button.
No indication: Digital ESP (factory default setting), : Spot metering,
: Macro, : Spot metering+Macro
&Sound record
●Displayed when is set on the menus.
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Monitor indications — Playback information
INFO setting on the Menu allows you to select how much information to
display.
Still picture playback information
1Battery check
●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.
2Print reserve
●Displayed when the Print
reserve is set.
3Number of prints
●Displays the number of prints.
4Sound record
●Displayed when sound is
recorded.
5Protect
●Displayed when the picture is
protected.
6Record mode
7Frame number
8Time
9Date
●The year 2001 is displayed as
01.
0Number of pixels
!Aperture value
@Shutter speed
#Exposure compensation
$White balance
%ISO
^File number
HQ
’01.12.23. 21:56 6453
x10
HQ
SIZE: 2272x1704
F2.0 1/800 +2.0
ISO400
’01.12.23 21:56
FILE: 123–3456
x10
When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON
Fully
charged
Low power No power
No
indication
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NAME OF PARTS
Monitor indications — Playback information (Cont.)
Movie playback information
●The indications that appear on a movie picture that has been selected and
displayed from the thumbnail display are different from those that appear
when the movie picture is displayed using the Movie play function.
1Battery check
2Movie mark
3Sound record
●Displayed when sound is
recorded.
4Protect
●Displayed when the picture is
protected.
5Frame number
6Date
●The year 2001 is displayed as
01.
7Record mode
8Number of pixels
9File number
●During movie playback, the
recording time appears as
follows:
Total recording time
0" / 15"
Playing time
6453
HQ
SIZE: 320x240
’01.12.23
FILE: 123–3456
When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON
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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.
Set the mode dial to the position shown in the illustration.
In this example, you would set P.
Means “Press this button”.
Ñ, ñ, Éand íused in instructions correspond to
the buttons on the arrow pad as shown. Ñ
ñ
Éí
Set the functions in the menus in the order of these arrows. Before using
the menus, read “Using the Menus”, for details.
In the top menu, select MODE MENU TCAMERA TFULLTIME AF T
ON.
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GETTING STARTED
Load the batteries as shown below:
1
2
4
3
5
When using lithium
battery packs
6
78
Service life of CR-V3 lithium battery packs
*These figures are for
reference only and are
not guaranteed.
1 Number of pictures Approx. 400 frames*
2 Display time Approx. 360 minutes*
Using the AC power adapter (optional)
Use an AC adapter designed for the area where the camera is used. Consult
your nearest Olympus dealer or Service center for details.
Loading the batteries
●CR-V3 lithium battery packs cannot be charged.
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Insert the card fully with the contact area
facing towards the monitor side. Insert
until you feel it locked into place.
●Note the orientation of the card. If it is
inserted incorrectly, it may become
jammed.
Push in the card lightly to unlock it, then
pull it out.
Make sure the camera is turned off (i.e. the mode
dial is set to OFF).
Close the cover tightly.
1
2
3
3
4
Inserting the card
Ejecting the card
Inserting/ejecting the card
Be sure to use a 3V (3.3 V) card. Non-Olympus 3 V (3.3 V) cards must be
formatted with the camera. Do not use a 5 V card or a 2 MB card.
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4Press ñto select SETUP, then
press í.
●The items in the SETUP menu
appear.
5Press Ññ to select , then
press í.
●The screen appears.
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GETTING STARTED (Cont.)
1Press the tabs on the lens cap to remove it.
2Set the mode dial to P, A/S/M, or .
●The camera turns on.
●The lens moves out when the mode dial is not set to .
3Set the mode dial to OFF.
●The camera turns off.
1
Power on/off
Date/time setting
23Press íon the arrow pad to
select MODE MENU.
DRIVE
WB
MODE MENU
m
SETUP
CAM
CARD
PIC
BABATTERTTERY SAY SAVEVE
SHORT CUTT CUT
m/ftm/ft
’01.01.01
00:00
SETUP
CAM
CARD
PIC
LOWLOW
ONON
ONON
RESETRESET
REC VIEWREC VIEW
FILE NAME
PIXEL MAPPINGPIXEL MAPPING
ALL RESET
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6When is selected in green on
the screen, press Ññ to select
the date format.
●Select any one of the following
formats:
DMY (Day/Month/Year)
MDY (Month/Day/Year)
YMD (Year/Month/Day)
●This step and the following steps show the
procedure used when the date and time
settings are set to Y-M-D.
7Press íto move to the year (Y) setting.
8Press Ññ to set the year. When the year is set, press íto move to
the month (M) setting.
●Repeat this procedure until the date and time are completely set.
●To move back to the previous setting, press É.
screen
9Press .
●The camera returns to the menu screen.
●If is pressed again, the menu will disappear and the screen will enter the
shooting mode.
●For a more accurate setting, don't press until the clock hits 00 seconds.
The clock starts when you press the button.
●The current settings stay the same even when the power is turned off,
unless they are readjusted.
●The date setting will be canceled if the camera is left with no batteries for
approx. 1 hour. If this happens, set the date again.
SELECT SET
GO
SELECT SET
GO
SELECT SET
GO
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GETTING STARTED (Cont.)
Turn the diopter adjustment dial to see the AF target mark clearly.
Viewfinder
AF target mark
Diopter adjustment dial
Adjusting the diopter
SHOOTING BASICS
Shooting mode setting — Mode dial
Program shooting
The simplest way to take still pictures. The camera sets aperture and shutter
speed.
Aperture priority/Shutter priority/Manual shooting
Allows you to set aperture and/or shutter speed manually. When the mode
dial is set to A/S/M, the following items can be set with the menus:
A (Aperture priority shooting)
You set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed.
S (Shutter priority shooting)
You set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture.
M (Manual shooting)
You set both the aperture and shutter speed.
Movie record
Allows you to record movies. The camera sets the aperture and shutter speed
automatically. Even if the subject moves during recording or the distance to
the subject changes, correct focusing and exposure are maintained
continuously.
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