Olympus FE-250/X-800 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
Instruction
Manual
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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Appendix
FE-250/X-800
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Contents
Test out the functions of the camera
buttons by following along with the
illustrations.
Learn how to print pictures you have
taken.
Learn how to transfer and save
pictures to a computer.
Find out more about camera
operations and how to take better
pictures.
Read about convenient functions and
safety precautions on how to use your
camera more effectively.
Learn about the menus that control the
functions and settings for basic
operation.
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Getting to know your camera
better
Appendix
P. 10
P. 16
P. 30
P. 46
P. 56
Using OLYMPUS Master
P. 38
Quick Start Guide
P. 3
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Quick Start Guide
EN 3
Gather these items (box contents)
Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
Digital Camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery
(LI-42B)
Battery Charger
(LI-40C)
USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master
CD-ROM
Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual) and the Warranty Card.
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
Attach the strap
Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide
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Prepare the battery
a. Charge the battery.
Battery comes partially charged.
b. Insert the battery into the camera.
With this camera, you can take pictures without inserting the optional
xD-Picture Card™ (hereinafter referred to as “the card”). For details
on inserting the card, please refer to “Inserting and removing the card”
(P. 58).
1
Red light on: Charging
Light off: Charging complete
(Charging time: Approx. 300
minutes)
AC Wall
Outlet
Power Cable
Battery
Charger
Lithium Ion
Battery
3
W
2Charging Indicator
Battery lock knob
To remove the battery, press the
battery lock knob in the direction
of the arrow.
3
1
2
45
Insert the battery in the direction
indicated by the mark.
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Quick Start Guide
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Turn the camera on
This 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 once again.
hFor normal shooting.
hThis function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera
shake when taking pictures.
BSuitable for taking pictures of people.
ESuitable for taking pictures of a landscape.
MSuitable for taking pictures of people at night.
fSelect from 10 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions.
RUse the shooting guide displayed on the screen to shoot pictures according
to the situation.
When shooting movies
When shooting still
pictures
obutton
MENU
TIME
TIME
DMY
----
----
.--.-- --:--
.--.-- --:--
CANCEL
Y/M/
Y / M /
D
This screen is
displayed if the date
and time are not set.
O
N
YX
Hint
The directions of the arrow pad is indicated with
ONXY in the supplied instruction manual.
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Set the date and time
a. Press the OF/<and NYbuttons to select [Y].
• The first two digits of the year are fixed.
b. Press the Y#button.
c. Press the OF/<and NY
buttons to select [M].
About the date and time setting screen
MENU
TIME
TIME
DMY
----
----
.--.-- --:--
.--.-- --:--
CANCEL
Y/M/
Y / M /
D
Y-M-D
Cancels the setting
Hour
Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y)
Minute
OF/<button
NYbutton
MENU
2007
2007
.--.-- --:--
.--.-- --:--
TIME
TIME
DMY
CANCEL
Y/M/
Y / M /
D
Y#button
MENU
2007
2007
. 02
02
.-- --:--
.-- --:--
TIME
TIME
DMY
CANCEL
Y/M/
Y / M /
D
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Quick Start Guide
d. Press the Y#button.
e. Press the OF/<and NY
buttons to select [D].
f. Press the Y#button.
g. Press the OF/<and NY
buttons to select the hours and
minutes.
• The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.
h. Press the Y#button.
i. Press the OF/<and NY
buttons to select [Y/M/D].
j. After all settings have been set, press .
• For a more accurate setting, press when the time signal hits 00
seconds.
MENU
2007
2007
. 02
02
. 10
10
--:--
--:--
TIME
TIME
DMY
CANCEL
Y/M/
Y / M /
D
MENU
OK
2007
2007
. 02
02
. 10
10
12
12
: 30
30
TIME
TIME
DMY
CANCEL
Y/M/
Y / M /
D
SET
MENU
OK
2007
2007
. 02
02
. 10
10
12
12
: 30
30
SET
TIME
TIME
DMY
Y/M/
Y / M /
D
CANCEL
button
[IN
IN
]
44
[ ]
HQ
HQ
3264
3264
×2448
2448
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Take a picture
a. Hold the camera.
c. Shoot.
Horizontal grip Vertical grip
b. Focus.
Shutter Button
(Press
Halfway)
1/1000
1/1000
F2.8
F2.8
HQ
HQ
3264
3264
×2448
2448
[IN
IN
]
44
[ ]
When the focus and exposure
are locked, the green lamp lights
up, and the shutter speed and
aperture value are displayed.
Place this mark over
your subject.
The number of pictures
that can be taken is
displayed.
(Press
Completely)
Shutter Button
The card access lamp
blinks.
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EN 9
Review your pictures
a. Press the qbutton.
a. Press the X&and Y#buttons to display the
picture you want to erase.
b. Press the Sbutton.
c. Press the OF/<button, select [YES], and press
.
12:30
12:30
'07.02.10
'07.02.10
100-0004
100-0004
4
HQ
HQ
[IN
IN
]
3264
3264
×2448
2448
0.0
0.0
1/1000
1/1000
F2.8
F2.8
ISO 1600
ISO 1600
Arrow pad
Displays the next picture
Displays the previous picture
qbutton
Erase pictures
Sbutton
OK
MENU
[IN]
YES
NO
[IN]
SET
BACK
ERASE
OF/<button
button
OK
MENU
YES
NO
[IN]
SET
BACK
ERASE
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Button operations
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Button operations
Shooting still pictures
Set the mode dial to a setting other than n, and lightly press the shutter button
(halfway). When the focus and exposure are locked, the green lamp lights up
(focus lock), and the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when
the mode dial is set to h, h). 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.
Recording movies
Set the mode dial to n, and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and
then press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter
button again to stop recording.
obutton Turning the camera on and off
Power on: Camera turns on in shooting mode.
• Lens extends
• Monitor turns on
Shutter button Shooting pictures/movies
[IN
IN
]
44
[ ]
HQ
HQ
3264
3264
×2448
2448
Shooting mode
Self-timer
Flash mode
Macro mode
3
1 2
4
bc
5
8
9
0
a
6
7
d
1
2
HQ
HQ
3264
3264
×2448
2448
[IN
IN
]
44
[ ]
1/1000
1/1000
F2.8
F2.8
Green lamp
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EN 11
Shooting mode is selected.
This function is used to set the camera to turn on in shooting mode when Kis
pressed with the camera off.
g“K/qTurning on the camera with the Kor qbutton” (P. 27)
The last picture taken is displayed.
• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
• Use the zoom lever to switch between close-up playback and index display.
This function is used to set the camera to turn on in playback mode when qis
pressed with the camera off.
g“K/qTurning on the camera with the Kor qbutton” (P. 27)
gMovie playback “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 22)
Set the mode dial to the desired shooting mode.
The camera determines the optimum settings for shooting pictures.
This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake
when taking pictures.
Use PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE and NIGHT+PORTRAIT to shoot pictures with
the optimal settings.
Kbutton (Shooting) Selecting shooting mode/Turning the camera on
qbutton (Playback) Selecting playback mode/Turning the camera on
Mode dial Switching shooting modes
hShooting pictures with automatic settings
hShooting pictures using digital image stabilization
BEMShooting pictures according to the situation
3
4
5
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Select from 10 available scene modes, according to the shooting conditions.
Press for setting.
• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).
• The scene selection screen displays sample images
and the shooting mode to best suit the situation.
• To switch to a different scene mode after a scene
mode has been selected, press mto select
[SCENE] from the top menu and display the scene
selection screen.
• By switching to another scene, most settings will be
changed to the default settings of each scene.
Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to
set the target items.
•Pressmto display the shooting guide again.
• To change the setting without using the shooting
guide, set the shooting mode to another one.
• The content set using the shooting guide will change
to the default setting by pressing mor changing
the mode using the mode dial.
Audio is recorded with the movie.
• During audio recording, only the digital zoom can be used. To record the
movie with the optical zoom, set [R] to [OFF].
g“R(movie) Recording movies with or without sound” (P. 20)
Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, and the items on the
menus.
fShooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to
the situation
jSPORT /NINDOOR /WCANDLE /RSELF PORTRAIT
/SSUNSET /XFIREWORKS /PET /VCUISINE
/dDOCUMENTS /iAUCTION
RFollow the shooting guide for setting
nRecording movies
Arrow pad (ONXY)
OK
MENU
1 SPORT
SETBACK
OK
4
Blurring background.
5
Shooting into backlight.
Brightening subject.
Adjusting area in focus.
Shooting subject in motion.
3
2
1
SHOOTING GUIDE 1/3
SET
A
00:36
00:36
00:36
This lights red during movie recording.
The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches
0, recording stops.
6
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Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used
when shooting. This button is also used to confirm your selection.
Functions you can set with the Function Menu
g“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 19)
“DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting” (P. 20)
Shooting mode: Changing picture brightness
Press OF/<in shooting mode, set with XY, and
press .
• Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV
Playback mode: Printing pictures
Display a picture to print out in playback mode, connect the camera to the printer
and then press OF/<to print the picture.
g“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (P. 30)
button (OK/FUNC)
OF/<button Changing picture brightness/Printing pictures
7
ISO
AUTO
oh
ISO
ISO
64 100 200 400 800
Function Menu
XY: Select a setting, and press .
ON: Select the function to be set.
8
OK
SET
For manually making fine
adjustments to the exposure
when taking pictures.
+ 2.0
2.0
Y: Brighten
X: Darken
Activate the setting contents.
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Press X&in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press for setting.
Press NYin shooting mode to select on or off for the self-timer.
Press for setting.
• After setting the self-timer, press the shutter button completely. Then the self-
timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2
seconds, and the shutter is released.
• To cancel the self-timer, press NY.
• Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.
Press Y#in shooting mode to select the flash mode.
Press for setting.
Displays the top menu.
In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press S.
• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing
to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.
g“0Protecting pictures” (P. 23)
X&button Shooting pictures close to the subject
OFF Macro off Cancels macro mode.
&Macro on This mode lets you shoot from as close as 30 cm/
11.8 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-out angle)
and as close as 50 cm/19.7 in. (when the zoom is set
for the zoom-in angle) to your subject.
%Super macro This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.9
in. to your subject.
The zoom position is fixed automatically and cannot
be changed.
NYbutton Self-timer shooting
OFF Self-timer off Cancel the self-timer.
YSelf-timer on Set the self-timer.
Y#button Flash shooting
AUTO Flash auto The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight
conditions.
!Redeye This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction.
#Fill-in The flash fires regardless of the available light.
$Flash off The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.
mbutton Displaying the top menu
Sbutton Erasing pictures
9
0
a
b
c
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Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject
Optical zoom: 3x
Digital zoom: 4x (optical zoom × digital zoom: Max. 12x)
Playback mode: Switching the picture display
Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playbackd
[IN
IN
]
44
[ ]
HQ
HQ
3264
3264
×2448
2448
HQ
HQ
3264
3264
×2448
2448
[IN
IN
]
44
[ ]
Zoom out:
Turn the zoom
lever to the W-
side.
Zoom in:
Turn the
zoom lever to
the T-side.
The white area is the optical zoom area. The red area is the
digital zoom area. When the slider enters the red area, the
digital zoom activates and the image is further enlarged.
Zoom bar
1 2
4
3
[IN
IN
]
3264
3264
×2448
2448
0.0
0.0
12:30
12:30
'07.02.10
'07 .02.10
100-0004
1 0 0 - 0 0 0 4
4
HQ
HQ
[IN
IN
]
1/1000
1/1000
F2.8
F2.8
ISO 1600
ISO 1600
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
[IN
IN
]
[IN
IN
]
Close-up playback
• Turn and hold the zoom lever
to the T-side to incrementally
zoom in (up to 10 times the
original size), and to the W-
side to zoom out.
• Press the arrow pad during
close-up playback to scroll
the picture in the indicated
direction.
• When returning to the single-
frame playback, press .
Index display
• Use the arrow pad to
select a picture for
playback, and press to
play back the single-frame
of the picture selected.
Single-frame playback
• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.
W
TW
W
T
W
T
W
T
T
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Menu operations
Press mto display the top menu on the monitor.
• The contents displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode.
• Select [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], or [SETUP] and press .
The screen for selecting the menu item is then displayed.
•
When the mode dial is set to R and the settings are made by following the
shooting guide, press
m to display the shooting guide screen.
During menu operations, the buttons and their respective functions are displayed
at the bottom of the screen. Follow these guides to navigate the menus.
About the menus
Operation guide
mbutton

Arrow pad (ONXY)
Kbutton (Shooting mode)
qbutton (Playback mode)
OK
MENU
RESET
SILENT
MODE
SET
EXIT
RESET
SILENT
MODE
CAMERA
CAMERA
MENU
MENU
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SCENE
SCENE
SETUP
SETUPSETUP
OK
MENU
1
3
2
MEMORY FORMAT
NO
PIXEL MAPPING
ENGLISH
BACKUP
SETUP
SET
BACK
Top menu
(Still picture shooting mode)
SETUP menu items
OK
MENU
RESET
SILENT
MODE
SET
EXIT
SETUP
RESET
SILENT
MODE
SETUPSETUP
CAMERA
CAMERA
MENU
MENU
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SCENE
SCENE
Operation
guide m
button 
Arrow pad
(ONXY)
: Moves back one menu.
: Exits the menu.
: Press the arrow pad (ONXY) to
select an item.
: Sets the selected item.
MENU
BACK
MENU
EXIT
OK
SET
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EN 17
This explains how to use the menus with the [8] (warning sound) setting as an
example.
1Set the mode dial to a setting other than R.
2Press mto display the top menu.
Press Yto select [SETUP], and press .
•[8] is on a menu in [SETUP].
3Press ON to select [8], and press .
• Unavailable settings cannot be selected.
• Press Xon this screen to move the cursor to the
page display. Press ON to change the page.
To return to the item selection screen, press Y
or .
4Press ON to select [OFF], [LOW] or
[HIGH], and press .
• The menu item is set and the previous menu is
displayed. Press mrepeatedly to exit the
menu.
• To cancel any changes and continue operating
the menus, press mwithout pressing .
Using the menus
OK
MENU
RESET
SILENT
MODE
SET
EXIT
RESET
SILENT
MODE
CAMERA
CAMERA
MENU
MENU
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SCENE
SCENE
SETUP
SETUPSETUP
OK
MENU
1
3
2
MEMORY FORMAT
NO
PIXEL MAPPING
ENGLISH
BACKUP
SETUP
SET
BACK
OK
MENU
1
2
3
SETUP
BACK
SET
LOW
LOW
NORMAL
LOW
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
VOLUME
The selected item is
displayed in a different
color.
Page display:
This mark is displayed when there are
more menu items on the next page.
OK
MENU
1
2
3
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
VOLUME
SETUP
SET
BACK
LOW
HIGH
OFF
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• Some functions are not available according to the selected mode.
g“Functions available in shooting modes and scenes” (P. 55)
g“SETUP menus” (P. 26)
• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).
Still picture image quality and their applications
Shooting mode menu K
IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality
Image quality/Image size Compression Application
SHQ 3264 × 2448 Low
compression
• This is useful for printing large
images on full-size paper.
• This is useful for performing
computer image processing,
such as contrast adjustment and
red-eye correction.
HQ 3264 × 2448 Standard
compression
SQ1 2048 × 1536 Standard
compression
• This is useful for A4
(11.7×8.5 in.)/postcard-size
prints.
• This is useful for computer editing
such as rotating or adding text to
a picture.
SQ2 640 × 480 Standard
compression
• This is useful for sending as
e-mail attachments.
16:9 1920 × 1080 Standard
compression
• This is useful for expressing the
broadness of a subject such as
landscapes and for viewing
pictures on a wide-screen
television.
OK
MENU
RESET
SILENT
MODE
SET
EXIT
SETUP
RESET
SILENT
MODE
SETUPSETUP
CAMERA
CAMERA
MENU
MENU
IMAGE
IMAGE
QUALITY
QUALITY
SCENE
SCENE
* xD-Picture Card is required.
2
4
3
1
5
4CAMERA MENU
ISO
DRIVE
R(still picture)
R(movie)
PANORAMA*
1
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EN 19
Movie image quality
Restore shooting functions back to default settings.
Functions for returning the settings to the original when the reset
function is executed
The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to
best suit the situation. This can be set only when the mode dial is set to f.
• By switching to another scene, most settings will be changed back to the
default settings of each scene.
g“fShooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the
situation” (P. 12)
•
When this is set to [6400] or above, [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to [2048 × 1536].
Image quality/Image size
SHQ 640 × 480
HQ 320 × 240
RESET Changing the shooting functions back to default settings
NO /YES
Function Factory default setting Ref. Page
#AUTO P. 14
&OFF P. 14
F0.0 P. 13
YOFF P. 14
IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 18
fjSPORT P. 12
ISO AUTO P. 19
DRIVE oP. 20
R(still picture) OFF P. 20
R(movie) ON P. 20
f(Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation
CAMERA MENU
ISO..............................................................................Changing the ISO sensitivity
AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions
of the subject.
64/100/200/
400/800/
1600/3200/
6400/10000
A low value lowers the sensitivity for daylight shooting of clear,
sharp pictures. The higher the value, the better the camera’s light
sensitivity and ability to shoot with a fast shutter speed and in low
light conditions. However, high sensitivity introduces noise into
the resulting picture, which may give it a grainy appearance.
2
3
4
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You can take a sequence of pictures at one time by holding down the shutter
button. The camera will continue taking high speed sequential shooting until you
release the shutter button.
•In[i], the flash mode is fixed at [$] and [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to
[2048 × 1536].
When activated [ON], the camera will record about 4 seconds of audio after the
picture is taken.
When recording, aim the camera microphone at the source of the sound you
want to record.
When [ON] (Recording with sound) is selected, the optical zoom cannot be used
during movie recording. Only the digital zoom can be activated.
Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS
Master software on the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card is
required for panorama shooting.
Use the arrow pad to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictures; and
then compose your shots so that the edges of the pictures overlap. The part of
the previous picture where it will be joined to the next picture does not remain in
the frame. You have to remember what the part in the frame looked like and take
the next picture so it overlaps.
DRIVE........................................... Using sequential (continuous) shooting
oShoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed.
iFocus and exposure are locked at the first frame. The sequential
shooting speed varies depending on the setting of image quality.
R(still picture).............................. Recording sound when taking still pictures
OFF /ON
R(movie) ................................... Recording movies with or without sound
OFF/ ON
PANORAMA...........................................................Creating a panoramic picture
Connects pictures from
left to right
Connects pictures from
bottom to top
Y: The next picture is connected at the
right edge.
X: The next picture is connected at the
left edge.
O: The next picture is connected at the
top edge.
N: The next picture is connected at the
bottom edge.
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