Olympus CAMEDIA C-740 Ultra Zoom User manual

OLYMPUS
CAM DIA
DIGITAL CAMERA
C-740 Ultra Zoom
REFERENCE MANUAL
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OLYMPUS
ilTAL CAMERA
Ultra Zoom
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For customers in North and South America
For customers in USA
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : C-740 Ultra Zoom
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
inteFference 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
"CE" mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe.
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Contents P.4
Names of parts P._0
Specifications P.t84
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Glossary of terms P186
Index P189
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Contents .......................................... 4
Names of parts .................................... 10
Camera ....................................... 10
Viewfinder and monitor indications .................. 12
How to use this manual .............................. 16
1 Getting started 17
Attaching the strap .................................. 17
Loading the batteries ................................ 18
Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter .......... 20
Inserting a card .................................... 22
Card basics .................................... 22
Removing the card .............................. 23
Power on/off ...................................... 24
Startup/Shutdown screen ......................... 25
If the card is not recognized (card check) ............. 25
Selecting a language _._ .......................... 26
Setting the date and time Q ........................ 28
Adjusting the viewfinder .............................. 30
Holding the camera ................................. 31
2 Using the menus 32
About the menus ................................... 32
How to use the menus ............................... 33
Shortcut menus .................................... 35
Mode Menus ...................................... 37
3 Shooting basics 42
Shooting modes .................................... 42
Taking still pictures ................................. 46
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If correct focus cannot be obtained ..................... 49
Using the Focus Lock function ..................... 49
Subjects that are difficult to focus on ................ 50
Recording movies _, ............................... 51
Zoom ............................................ 53
Using the optical zoom ........................... 53
DIGITAL ZOOM - Using the digital zoom ............. 54
4 Flash 55
Flash shooting _ .................................. 55
Using the slow synchronization flash ,_SLOW ............. 61
Flash intensity control [] ............................ 62
5 Advanced shooting 63
A/S/M mode ....................................... 63
Aperture priority shooting A .......................... 64
Shutter priority shooting S ........................... 65
Manual shooting M................................ 66
Using My Mode _ ................................ 67
Focusing applications ............................... 68
AF MODE - Changing the focus range ............... 68
FULLTIME AF - A reliable time-saving way to focus ..... 69
AF AREA - Changing the position of the AF target mark. 70
AF LOCK - Locking the focus ...................... 71
Manual focus ................................... 73
Metering _ ...................................... 75
Spot metering .................................. 75
MULTI METERING .............................. 76
AE LOCK - Locking the exposure AEL ................. 78
Macro mode shooting _ ............................ 80
Super macro mode shooting s,_ ...................... 81
Self-timer shooting _ .............................. 82

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Sequential shooting E_ Hl[:_j] AFI:::_j3 BKT ........... 83
Sequential shooting, high speed sequential shooting and
AF sequential shooting E_ HIES3
AF_ ......................... 83
Auto bracketing BKT ........................... 84
PANORAMA - Panorama shooting ..................... 86
2 IN 1 - Taking two-in-one pictures 2 IN 1 ............... 88
FUNCTION - Adding special effects to pictures ........... 90
6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure 91
Record mode ,_I- . ................................. 91
Selecting a record mode .......................... 93
3:2 Resolution .................................. 95
ENLARGE SIZE ................................ 95
ISO sensitivity ..................................... 96
Exposure compensation [] .......................... 97
White balance WB ................................ 98
Auto white balance .............................. 98
Preset white balance ............................. 99
One-touch white balance _ ..................... 99
White balance adjustment _ ................... !01
SHARPNESS @' ................................. !02
CONTRAST @ .................................. 103
SATURATION RGB ................................ !04
NOISE REDUCTION ............................... 105
Histogram display [] .............................. 106
7 Playback 108
Viewing still pictures [] ............................ 108
QUICK VIEW .................................. 109
Close-up playback o, .............................. !10
Index display [] ................................. 111
Selecting the number of pictures ................... 112
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Slideshow _[aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa_.................................... !13
Viewing movies [] ............................... 114
Editing movies .................................... 116
INDEX - Creating an index ....................... 116
EDIT- Editing a movie .......................... !18
Playback on a TV ................................. 120
Picture rotation _ ............................. 121
Editing stiII pictures ................................ 122
Resizing E_ .................................. !22
Trimming _ ................................. 123
Protecting pictures o-. ............................. 125
Erasing pictures t_, ................................ 126
Single-frame erase /_> .......................... 126
All-flame erase _P ............................ 127
8Useful functions 128
ALL RESET - Savin¢i the camera's settings ............. 128
CUSTOM BUTTON _ ............................. !30
Setting the custom button ........................ 131
Using the custom button ......................... !32
SHORT CUT ..................................... 133
Setting the shortcut menu ........................ 134
Using the shortcut menu ......................... !35
MY MODE SETUP _# ............................. 136
CARD SETUP- Formatting Cards _] ................. 139
Information disptay INFO .......................... 14!
Monitor/viewfinder brightness adjustment I...c_,_........... 142
REC VIEW ....................................... 143
SLEEP - Sleep Timer .............................. 144
Beep "4)) ....................................... 145
POWER ON/OFF SETUP - Power on/off display setting ... 146
SCREEN SETUP .................................. 147
FILE NAME ...................................... 148
PIXEL MAPPING .................................. 149
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Measurement units m/ft ........................... 150
VIDEO OUT - Video output selection .................. 15!
9 Print setting 152
How to print pictures ............................... 152
All-frame reservation ,E_ ........................... !54
Single-frame reservation ,B, ......................... 156
Trimming ,B, ..................................... 159
Resetting print reservation data ,B, ................... 16!
10 Miscellaneous 163
Error codes ...................................... 163
Troubleshooting ................................... 164
List of menus ..................................... 17!
List of factory default settings ........................ 177
Modes and Shooting Functions ....................... 180
Camera maintenance .............................. !83
Specifications .................................... !84
Glossary of terms ................................. !86
Index ........................................... 189
Indications used in this manual
important information on factors which may lead to a
malfunction or operational problems. Also warns of operations
Note that should be absolutely avoided
Useful information and hints that will hetp you get the most out
of your camera.
Ib_ Reference pages describing details or associated information.
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