Olympus CAMEDIA C-4040 Zoom User manual

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This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
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(JEITA).
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.

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Major features
Stores your pictures
on SmartMedia
(card).
Picture transfer to a
computer
TV Playback*
Take sequential shots!
Easy menu operation
Menus are grouped according to
function.
Record movies!
In addition to still pictures,
you can also record video
with sound.
Assign a function you use
frequently to a button.
Exposure modes to suit
various applications.
P: Program auto
A: Aperture priority
S: Shutter priority
M: Manual mode
DRIVE
WB
MODE MENU
ENLARGE SIZE setting
Lets you make clear, good-
quality prints in larger sizes
such as A3 (11" x 14"), etc.
*Video signal is either NTSC or PAL compatible depending on the video standard
in the intended area of distribution.

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Contents
Name of parts ............................................................................10
Camera 10
Viewfinder indications 12
Control panel indications 13
Monitor indications — Shooting information 15
Monitor indications — Playback information 19
Still picture playback information 19
Movie playback information 20
How to use this manual ................................................................21
Getting started 23
Attaching the strap ................................................................24
Loading the batteries ..............................................................25
Battery check 26
Card basics ..........................................................................28
Inserting/ejecting the card 29
Power on/off ........................................................................30
Card check 31
Date/time setting ..................................................................32
Adjusting the diopter..............................................................35
Holding the camera................................................................35
Quick-start guide 36
Taking still pictures ..........................................................37
Recording movies ..........................................................38
Viewing still pictures — Using Quick View ........................39
Playing back movies — Using Quick View ........................40
Erasing pictures ................................................................41
Chapter 1
Chapter 2

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Using the menus 42
What are the menus?............................................................43
Menu basics ..........................................................................43
Top menu ..............................................................................44
MODE MENU........................................................................45
Using tabs ............................................................................46
Selecting, setting, and saving functions ....................................47
Example of how to set a function ............................................48
MODE MENU functions (shooting) ..........................................49
MODE MENU functions (playback)..........................................53
Shortcut menu........................................................................54
Mode dial & shortcut menus....................................................55
Mode dial & factory default settings ........................................56
Shooting basics 58
Shooting mode setting — Mode dial........................................59
Aperture setting — Aperture priority shooting 61
Shutter speed setting — Shutter priority shooting 62
Aperture & Shutter speed setting — Manual shooting 63
How to use the shutter button ................................................64
Focusing ..............................................................................65
Auto focus 65
When Auto focus does not work
— Subjects that are difficult to focus on 66
Focus lock
— Focusing on subjects that are not in the center of the frame 67
AF MODE — Changing the focus range 68
FULLTIME AF — A reliable time-saving way to focus 69
Manual focus 70
Taking still pictures ..................................................72
Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder 72
Taking still pictures while using the monitor 74
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Contents

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Recording movies ..........................................................77
Zoom — Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting ..............................79
Digital zoom 79
Flash shooting ......................................................................81
Auto-flash 81
Red-eye reduction flash 81
Fill-in flash 81
Flash off 82
Slow Synchronization
SLOW1 SLOW2 SLOW 82
Using the Slow Synchronization flash 83
Using the flash 84
Flash intensity control 86
Advanced shooting 87
Sequential shooting................................................................88
Sequential shooting & AF Sequential shooting 88
Auto bracketing — Shooting pictures sequentially with a
different exposure for each frame 89
Metering modes — Metering the subject brightness ..................91
Spot metering — Selecting the metering area 91
Multi-metering — Metering the exposure of more than one
point in the frame 92
AE lock — Locking the exposure 94
Macro mode setting — Taking close-up pictures ......................96
FUNCTION — Taking black & white or sepia-toned pictures......97
Panorama shooting ................................................................98
Recording sound with still pictures ........................................100
Recording sound with movies ................................................101
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
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Adjusting image quality and
exposure 102
Record mode ......................................................................103
Selecting record modes 103
ENLARGE SIZE 106
ISO sensitivity ......................................................................107
Exposure compensation ........................................................108
White balance ....................................................................109
AUTO (auto white balance) 109
PRESET (preset white balance) 109
(One-Touch white balance) 109
White balance adjustment 111
Sharpness............................................................................112
Contrast ..............................................................................113
Noise reduction ..................................................................114
Playback 115
Playing back still pictures ......................................................116
Single-frame playback 116
Quick View 116
Slide-show ..........................................................................117
Playing back movies — MOVIE PLAY ....................................118
MOVIE PLAYBACK 119
INDEX 120
EDIT 122
Displaying shooting information............................................124
Close-up playback ..............................................................125
Index display ......................................................................126
Selecting the number of pictures 127
Adding sound......................................................................128
Protect ................................................................................129
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
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Erasing pictures ..................................................................130
Single-frame erase 130
All-frame erase 131
Formatting cards..................................................................132
Playback on a TV ................................................................133
Picture rotation 134
Useful functions 135
Custom button......................................................................136
Setting the custom button 137
Using the custom button 137
Shortcut ..............................................................................139
Setting the shortcut menu 140
Using the shortcut menu 141
Self-timer shooting ..............................................................142
All Reset ..............................................................................143
Beep ..................................................................................146
Rec View ............................................................................146
File name ............................................................................147
Pixel Mapping ....................................................................148
Measurement units: m/ft (meters/feet) ..................................149
Print setting 150
How to print pictures ............................................................151
All-frame Print Reserve ........................................................153
Single-frame Print Reserve ....................................................154
Trimming setting ..................................................................156
Resetting Print Reserve..........................................................159
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
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Transferring pictures to a computer 160
Connecting directly to a computer by cable............................161
How to connect 162
Installing a USB driver when using Windows 98/98SE 164
Transferring images to a computer — Downloading................166
Removing the card 170
Removing the USB cable 172
Saving directly from a card ..................................................173
Using optional accessories 174
AC adapter ........................................................................175
External flash ......................................................................176
Using the FL-40 external flash 176
Using commercially available external flashes 178
Compatible commercially available external flashes 179
Remote control shooting........................................................180
Miscellaneous 182
Troubleshooting....................................................................183
User maintenance ................................................................189
After use 189
Cleaning the camera 189
Error codes..........................................................................190
Specifications ......................................................................192
Glossary of terms ................................................................194
Index ..................................................................................197
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Contents

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Camera
Self-timer/Remote
control lamp (P. 142, 180)
Diopter adjustment dial (P. 35)
Zoom lever (T/W) (P. 79)
Index display/Close-up
playback lever ( / )
(P. 125, 126)
Shutter button (P. 64)
Control panel (P. 13, 14)
Flash
(P. 84)
Microphone (P. 128)
A/V OUT jack (MONO) (P. 133)
Card cover (P. 29)
Strap eyelet
(P. 24)
Lens
Connector cover (P. 133)
5-pin external flash socket ( ) (P. 176)
●Unscrew to remove the cover
before connecting the bracket cable.
USB connector (P. 162)
DC-IN jack (P. 175)
Remote control receiver
(P. 180)
Name of parts