Olympus FE-170/X-760 Setup guide

FE-170/X-760
Getting to know your
camera better
Quick Start Guide
Get started using your camera
right away.
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Using OLYMPUS Master
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Contents
Quick Start Guide P.3
Test out the functions of the
camera buttons by following the
illustrations and actually trying them
out on the camera.
Learn how to print pictures you have
taken.
Learn how to transfer pictures to a
computer and save them.
Find out more about your camera and
learn what to do when you have a
question regarding operations.
Read about convenient functions and
safety precautions on how to use your
camera more effectively.
Learn everything about the menus,
from basic operations to the functions
of each menu and their various
settings.
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Getting to know your
camera better
Miscellaneous
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P.16
P.28
P.50
P.59
Using OLYMPUS Master
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Quick Start Guide
Gather these items (box contents)
Attach the strap
(Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
Digital camera Strap AA batteries
(2)
USB cable Video cable OLYMPUS Master
CD-ROM
Other items • Basic manual
• Advanced manual (this manual)
• Warranty card
Contents may vary depending on
purchase location.

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Quick Start Guide
Insert the batteries
a. Insert the batteries into the camera
(For details on inserting an optional xD-Picture Card (hereinafter
called the card), please refer to “Inserting and removing the card”
(P.61).
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Quick Start Guide
Turn on the power
This section explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode.
a. Set the mode dial to h
Still picture shooting modes
b. Press the obutton
(To turn off the camera, press the obutton again.
hThe camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.
hThis function reduces the blur caused by a moving subject or camera
movement when taking pictures.
BSuitable for taking pictures of people.
ESuitable for taking pictures of landscapes.
MSuitable for taking pictures of people at night.
fShoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation.
gYou can set the items you want by doing the settings according to the
shooting guide displayed on the screen.
When shooting
movies
When shooting still
pictures
obutton
MENU
CANCEL
X
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
----.--.-- --:--
----.--.-- --:--
This screen appears if the
date and time have not
been set.

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Quick Start Guide
Set date and time
About the date and time setting screen
a. Press the O<button and NYbutton to select [Y].
(The first two digits of the year are fixed.
b. Press the Y#button.
c. Press the O<button and the NY
button to select [M].
MENU
CANCEL
X
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
----.--.-- --:--
----.--.-- --:--
Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day)
Cancel the setting
Minute
Date format (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y).
Hour
NYbutton
O<button
CANCEL
MENU
2006
2006
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X
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y#button
2006
2006
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08
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CANCEL
MENU
X
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
Y/M/D
Y / M / D

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Quick Start Guide
d. Press theY#button.
e. Press the O<button and the NY
button to select [D].
f. Press the Y#button.
g. Press the O<button and the NY
button to select “hour” and
“minute”.
h. Press the Y#button.
i. Press the O<button and NY
button to select year, month and
date.
j. After all items have been set, press i.
(The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.
(For a more accurate setting, you can press iwhen the time signal
hits 00 seconds.
2006
2006
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08
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CANCEL
MENU
X
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
CANCEL
MENU
OK
SET
2006
2006
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08
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X
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
CANCEL
MENU
OK
SET
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2006
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12
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30
X
Y/M/D
Y / M / D
Y M D TIME
Y M D T I M E
ibutton HQ
HQ
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Quick Start Guide
Shoot
a. Hold the camera
c. Shoot
Horizontal grip Vertical grip
b. Focus
HQ
HQ
2816
2816
×
2112
2112
[IN
IN
]
44
[ ]
Shutter
button
Press
halfway HQ
HQ
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2816
×2112
2112
[IN
IN
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The green lamp indicates that the
focus and exposure are locked.
Place this mark over your subject.
The number of still
pictures you can store is
displayed.
Press
completely
Shutter
button
The card access lamp blinks.

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Quick Start Guide
View pictures
a. Press the qbutton.
Erase pictures
a. As described in a. above, display the picture you want
to erase.
b. Press the Sbutton.
c. Press the O<button to select [YES] and press i.
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HQ
HQ
[IN
IN
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Arrow pad
Next picture
Previous picture
qbutton
Sbutton
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
YES
NO
ERASE
O<button
ibutton
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
YES
NO
ERASE

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Button operations
Button operations
Shooting still pictures
Set the mode dial to anything except nand press the shutter button lightly (halfway).
The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now
press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture.
Locking the focus and then composing the shot
(Focus lock)
Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then
completely press the shutter button to shoot a picture.
• When the green lamp blinks, the focus is not adjusted
properly. Try locking the focus again.
1obutton Turning the camera on and off
Power on: Camera turns on in the shooting mode.
• Monitor turns on
• Lens extends
2Shutter button Shooting pictures
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d
b
c
09
8
7
6
a
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2816
×
2112
2112
HQ
HQ
44
+2.0
+2.0
Self-timer
Flash mode
Macro/Super macro mode
Exposure
compensation
Shooting mode
2816
2816
×
2112
2112
HQ
HQ
44
Green lamp