Olympus Stylus 840 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
OLYMPUS®
5t~lus 840 IP 840
Instruction
Manual Quick Start Guide
Getstarted using your
camera right away.
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Using OLYMPUS Master
Getting to know your
camera better
Appendix
•Thank you forpurchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you startto use your newcamera, please read
these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and alonger service life. Keep this manual
in a
safe place for future reference.
•We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important
photographs.
• In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update ormodify information
contained
in this manual.
•The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages
and may differ from the actual product.

Contents
Quick Start Guide P.3
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Using OLYMPUS Master
Getting to know your camera
better
Appendix
P.11
P.20
PAO
PA5
P.51
P.62
Test out the functions of the camera
buttons by following along with the
illustrations.
Learn about the menus that control
the functions and settings for basic
operation.
Learn how to print
pictures you have
taken.
Learn how
to transfer and save
pictures to acomputer.
Find out more about camera
operations and how to take better
pictures.
Read about convenient functions and
safety precautionson
how to useyour
camera more effectively.

Digital Camera
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AV Cable
USB cableBattery Charger
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Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual), warranty card. Contents may vary
depending
on purchase location.
•Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

a. Charge the battery
Battery Charger
Power Cable
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AC Wall Outlet Charging Indicator
Light On (Red): Charging
Light Off: Charging complete
(Charging time: Approx. 5hours)
•Battery comes partially charged.
b. Insert the battery and an xD-Picture Card (optional) in the
camera.

Preparing the camera
•Insert the battery by putting
in the
.. marked side first,
with the 0marks toward
the battery lock knob.
If you insert the battery incorrectly,
you will not be able to remove it. Do
not use force. Contact authorized
distributors/service centers. Damage
to the battery exterior (scratches,
etc.) may produce heat or an
explosion.
Battery lock knob
To remove the battery, slide the battery
lock knob in the direction of the arrow.
Index area
Notch
•Orient the card as shown in the
illustration and insert it straight into
the card slot.
Insert the card until it clicks into place.
To remove the card, push it all the way in and
release it slowly. Then grasp the card and
remove.
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•You can shoot pictures with this camera even without using an optional xD-
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Card™ (hereinafter referred to as "the card"). If an xD-Picture Card is
not inserted, your pictures will be saved to the internal memory.
For details on the card, please refer to
'The card" (P.64).

Turn the camera on
This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode.
a. Set the mode dial to mgm.
When shooting still pictures (shooting mode)
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When shooting movies
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When viewing pictures
(playback mode)
Still picture shooting modes
SCN
GUIDE
This function allows you to shoot with the camera's automatic settings.
The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed.
This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting ascene according to the
shooting condition.
This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide
displayed on the screen.
b. Press the POWER button.
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POWER button
•When the date and time have
notyet been set, this screen will
appear.
•To turn off the camera, press the POWER button once again.
Hint
The directions of the arrow pad (6<i\7<JC» are indicated with
6<i\7<JC> in this manual.
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Exits asetting,
Hour
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.+--- __ ------._~ Date formats (Y/M/D. M/DIY. DIMlY)
a. Press the61B button and the \7~ button to select [yl.
•The first two digits of the year are fixed.
b. Press the ()~ button.
I>~ button
c. Press the61B button and the \7~
button to select [M].

Set date and time
d. Press the [)~ button.
e. Press the61B button and the <V~
button to select [D].
2008.08.m --:-- Y/M/O
f. Press the [)~ button.
g. Press
the6 ~ button and the <V~
button to select the hours and
minutes.
•The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.
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h. Press the [)~ button.
I. Press the61B button and the <V~
button to select [V/M/D].
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SET·IOKI
J. After all items have been set, press the
IOK/FUNCI button.
•For precise time setting, press the IOK/FuNcl button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds.
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IOK/FuNcl button
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The number of storable still
pictures is displayed.

Take apicture
a. Hold the camera
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Place this mark over your subject.
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•The AF target mark lights in green when the focus and
exposure are locked. The shutter speed and aperture value
are displayed.
•If the AF target mark blinks
in red, the focus is not adjusted
properly. Try locking the focus again.
c. Shoot
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(Pressed Completely)
The card access lamp blinks.

View pictures
a. Set the mode dial to [E).
a. Press the <J~ button and the C>~ button to display the picture
you want to erase.
b. Press
the fitl'Gl button .
Mode Dial
Next Picture
Erase pictures
Prevo Picture
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Arrow pad
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c. Press the61B button to select [YES], and press the IOK/FUNel
button to erase the picture.
61B button
IOK/FUNel button

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Shooting modes
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Playback mode
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Power on:
Flash mode
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Shooting mode
•Lens extends
•Monitor turns on
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Super macro mode
Self-timer
The number
of
storable still pictures
1--- is displayed.
Turning the camera on and off
Playback mode
•Monitor turns on
fJ Shutter button Shooting pictures
Shooting still pictures
Set the mode dial to m!II!], 0, SCN or GUIDE, and lightly press the shutter button
(halfway). The AF target mark lights
in green when the focus and exposure are locked (focus
lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to
r!!iE or 0). Now, press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot apicture.
Locking the focus and then composing the shot
(focus lock)
Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then fully
press the shutter button to shoot apicture.
•If the AF target mark blinks in red, the focus is not
adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again.
AF target mark
Recording movies
Set the mode dial to ~, and press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus, and then
press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop
recording.
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Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode.
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:mI!l Shooting pictures with automatic settings
The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically.
Settings
in the [CAMERA MENU] such as white balance and ISO sensitivity cannot be
changed.
i 01 P(Program auto) Set the optimum aperture value and shutter speed
The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the
brightness of the subject.
Settings
in the [CAMERA MENU] such as white balance and ISO sensitivity can be changed.
SCN Shoot pictures by selecting ascene according to the situation
You can shoot pictures by selecting ascene mode according to the situation.
Select ascene mode/change another scene mode to another one
•Press MENU and select [SCN] from the top menu. Use the 6\J to select ascene and
press
IOK/FUNcl •
•By switching to another scene mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings
of each scene mode.
~ "SCN (Scene) Selecting ascene mode according to the shooting situation" (P.25)

Use <J[) to change
the display.
GUIDE Follow the shooting guide to take better pictures
Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the
target items.
•Press
MENU to display the shooting guide again.
•To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set
the shooting mode to another one.
•Functions set using the shooting guide will revert to the
default settings when
MENU is pressed or when the
shooting mode is changed.
Shooting pictures by comparing previews of different effects
Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ effects preview.] options from the
[SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview alive, multi-frame
window
on the monitor showing four different levels of the
selected shooting effect. You can use the four preview frames
to compare the desired setting/effect.
•Use the arrow pad to select the frame with the desired
settings and press
IOK/FUNcl. The camera automatically
switches to shooting mode and allows you to shoot with the
selected effect.
When [Exposure
effects.] is selected
&9 Recording movies
Audio is recorded with the movie.
=---+--- This icon lights red during movie recording.
The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches
0, recording
will stop automatically.
lEI Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode
The last picture taken is displayed.
•Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
•Use the zoom button to switch between close-up playback, index display and calendar
display.
Playing back movies
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~===+-- [) :Each time you press the button, the playback speed
changes in the following order: 2x; 20x; and back to 1 x.
<l :Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you press the
button, the playback speed changes in the following
order: 1
x; 2x; 20x; and back to 1 x.
Playing time/Total recording time
6: Increases the volume.
9: Reduces the volume.
•Press
IOKIFUNCI to pause the playback.
Operations during pause
'----oiiii-- [) :Displays the next frame.
<l :Displays the previous frame.
6 :Displays the first frame.
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•To resume the movie, press IOK/FUNcl.
•To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press MENU.
Viewing panorama pictures taken with [COMBINE IN CAMERA 1]
[COMBINE IN CAMERA 2] (Panorama playback)
•Use the arrow pad to select apanoramic picture, and then
press
IOK/FUNcl. Scroll to the right (or scroll up for arotated
picture)starts automatically.
•Use the zoom button to zoom
in or out while apicture is
scrolling. Use the arrow pad to change the scrolling direction
of azoomed
in picture.
•To stop or resume scrolling in the original magnification,
press
IOK/FUNCI .
•To exit panorama playback, press MENU.
~"PANORAMA Taking and combining panoramic pictures"
(P.23)

:*Viewing "My Favorite"
The still pictures registered in "My Favorite" are displayed.
•Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
•Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback and
index display.
Press MENU during "My Favorite" playback to display the top
menu, and then select [SLIDESHOW]
or [ADD FAVORITE].
Il@f "SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically" (P.29)
"ADD FAVORITE Adding favorite images" (P.30)
SET .lQR)
Erasing pictures from "My Favorite"
YES/ NO
•Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to erase, and press fi.!·:flf{ Select [YES],
and press
IOK/FUNcl .
•Erasing apicture from "My Favorite" does not erase the original picture recorded in the
internal memory
or to the card.
eArrow pad (69<J(»
Use the arrow pad to select scenes, pictures to be played, and the items on the menus.
e ~ .. button (OKIFUNC)
Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings frequently used during
shooting when the mode dial is set to other than
mil!]. This button is also used to confirm
your selection.
The functions you can set with the Function Menu
Il@f "IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality" (P.22)
"WB Adjusting the color
of apicture" (P.26)
"ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (P.26)
"DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting" (P.27)
"ESPf[!J Changing the area for measuring the brightness of asubject" (P.28)
Function Menu
The current camera setting
is displayed.
6Q:Select the function to be set.
F'" (][>:Select asetting, and press IOKlFUNC!.
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o MENU button (MENU)
Displays the top menu.
Displays the top menu
GZoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback
Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject
Optical zoom ratio: 5x
Zoom out:
Press Won the zoom
button.
Zoom
in:
Press Ton the
zoom button.
Playback mode: Changing the picture display
Single-frame playback
•Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.
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•Use the arrow pad to
select apicture for
playback, and press
IOK/FUNcl
to play back the single-
frame
of the picture
selected.
Close-up playback
•Press Tto incrementally
enlarge the picture up to 10
times the original size. Press
Wto reduce the size.
•Use the arrow pad during
close-up playback to scroll
around the picture.
•Press IOK/FUNcl to return to
single-frame playback.
Calendar display
•Use the arrow pad to select
the date, and press
IOK/FuNel or T
on the zoom button to display
the pictures on the date
selected.
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Changing picture brightness (Exposure Compensation)
Press
6~ in shooting mode, use the arrow pad <J[) to select
the frame with the desired brightness. Press IOK/FUNC! to confirm
your selection.
•Adjustable from -2.0
EV to +2.0 EV.
Use <J[) to change the
display.
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Press [)~ in shooting mode to select the flash setting.
Press IOKIFUNCI to confirm your selection.
Flash shooting
AUTO (Auto-flash) The flash fires automatically
in low light or backlight conditions.
Red-eye reduction
flash This emits pre-flashes to reduce the occurrence of red-eye
in
your pictures.
ON Set the self-timer.
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After pressing the shutter button completely, the self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10
seconds, blinks
for approximately 2seconds, and then the picture is taken.
•
To cancel the self-timer, press Q~ .
•Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.
OFF Cancel the self-timer.
«!) Q~ button
Press Q~ in shooting mode to select ON and OFF of the self-timer.
Press
IOK/FUNCI to confirm your selection.
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The flash fires regardless of the available light.
The flash does not fire.
Flash off
Fill-in flash
Q <l& button Shooting pictures close to thesubject(Macro mode)
Press <J~ in shooting mode to select the macro mode.
Press IOK/FUNCj to confirm your selection.
OFF Macro mode
is deactivated.
Macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close
as 20cm/7.9 in.(wide) and 60
cm/23.6
in. (tele) from your subject.
Super macro
mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 3cm/ 1.2 inJrom your subject.
If the distance between the camera and the subject
is over 70 cm/
27.6 in., the picture will be out of focus.
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Zoom and flash cannot be used in super macro mode.
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48 (EJ I~ button Viewing pictures/Printing pictures
(EJ Viewing pictures immediately
Press [B in shooting mode to switch to playback mode and display the last picture taken.
Press
[B again or press the shutter button halfway to return to shooting mode.
IBF "[B Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode" (P.13)
~ Printing pictures
When aprinter is connected to the camera, display the picture you want to print in playback
mode and press
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IBF "EASY PRINT" (PAD)
(i) ~f: 11{ff button
Brightening the SUbject against backlight/Erasing picturesl
Brightening the monitor(Backlight boost)
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Brightening the subject against backlight
Press fi!: in shooting mode to turn ON orOFF ShadowAdjustment Technology. Press IOKIFUNCI
for setting. Aframe is displayed on the monitor around your subject's face (except for &9).
This function makes the subject's face appear brighter, even against strong backlighting,
and adjusts the background to ensure proper exposure of your picture.
OFF Shadow Adjustment Technology is deactivated.
ON Shadow Adjustment Technology is activated.
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It may take afew seconds until the frame is displayed on the monitor.
•The faces may not be detected depending on the subject.
•When [ON] is selected, the following setting restrictions apply.
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[ESP/[!]] is fixed at [ESP].
•[AF MODE] is fixed at [FACE DETECT].
•[PANORAMA] cannot be set.
•You can also use Shadow Adjustment Technology to compensate for backlighting
in shot
still pictures.
IBF "PERFECT FIX Editing images" (P .30)
'B Erasing pictures
In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press lIb?
•Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid
accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.
~ "On Protecting pictures" (P.32)
Brightening the monitor
Holding down fi!:/IIb? in shooting mode brightens the monitor for 10 seconds with the
brightest setting
in [~gJ].
IBF "~gJ Adjusting the brightness of monitor" (P.37)

~ DISP. '. button Changing the information on display/
Display the menu guide/Checking the time
DISP. Changing the information displays
Press DISP. to change the display in the following order.
Shooting mode Playback mode
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QSimple display*1
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display*2
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*2 This is not displayed when amovie is selected.
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I•Displaying the menu guide
IWith amenu item highlighted, press and hold down 8to
displaythe menu guide which will provide more information on
the function or setting.
Checking the time
While the camera is off, press DISP./8 to display the set
alarm time (when [ALARM CLOCK] is set) and the current
time for 3seconds.
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Menu operations
MENU button
Arrow pad
(6~<J[»)
About the menus
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•The items displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode.
IToP menu (in still picture shooting
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•When [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE], or [SETUP] is selected,
the menu corresponding to the respective functions is displayed.
•When the mode dial is set to GUIDE and the settings are made by following the shooting
guide, press
MENU to display the shooting guide screen.
Operation guide .
During menu operations, the buttons and their respective functions are displayed at the
bottom
of the monitor. Follow these guides to navigate the menus.
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[OK/FUNCI
MENU
button
BACK •
MENU :Returns to the previous menu.
EXIT •
MENU :Exits the menu.
SET •
lOKI :Sets the selected item.