User manual OLYMPUS FE-220 ADVANCED MANUAL

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA FE-220/X-785 Advanced Manual Quick Start Guide Get started using your camera right away. Button operations Menu operations Printing pictures Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better Appendix ( Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance. ( 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 or modify information contained in this manual. [. . . ] Before connecting the camera to your computer with the USB cable, double-click the files from the following folders on the provided OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM. (Drive name): \win98usb\INSTALL. EXE · If your computer is running Windows Vista, you can select [PC] in Step 3 on P. 43, press Y, and select [MTP] to use Windows Photo Gallery. 46 EN · Data transfer is not guaranteed in the following environments, even if your computer is equipped with a USB port. · Windows 95/98/NT 4. 0 · Windows 98SE upgrades from Windows 95/98 · Mac OS 8. 6 or earlier · Computers with a USB port added by means of an extension card, etc. · Computers without a factory-installed OS and home-built computers To increase the number of languages Please take care that your battery is fully charged! 1 2 3 Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the camera's USB connector. · The camera turns on automatically. · The monitor turns on and the selection screen for the USB connection is displayed. In the browse window, select "Camera", then "Update Camera/Add Display Language". · The confirmation window for updating is displayed. 6 7 Click "OK". · The updating the camera window is displayed. Click "Add Language" in the updating camera display. · The "Add Display Language of Camera" window is displayed. 8 9 Click and select a language. Click "Add". · The new language is downloaded to your camera. Please do not remove any cable or the battery while the camera is processing. 10After the download procedure the camera display will show "OK". You can remove the cables and turn power off. After restarting the camera you will be able to choose the new language from [SET UP]. EN Using OLYMPUS Master 4 5 Select [PC], and press i. 47 Getting to know your camera better Shooting tips and information Tips before you start taking pictures The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded The battery is not fully charged · Charge the battery with the charger. The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold · Battery performance declines in low temperatures, and the charge may not be sufficient to turn on the camera. Remove the battery and warm it by putting it in your pocket for a while. No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed The camera is in sleep mode Getting to know your camera better · To save battery power, the camera automatically goes into sleep mode and the monitor turns off if there is no operation when the camera is turned on (when the lens is extended and the monitor is on). No picture is taken even if the shutter button is fully pressed in this mode. Operate the zoom lever or other buttons to restore the camera from sleep mode before taking a picture. If the camera is left for 12 minutes, it automatically turns off (the lens retracts and the monitor turns off). When the power is turned on in the playback mode, the camera does not enter the sleep mode but just turns off automatically after about three minutes. Press o to turn the camera on. The mode dial is in the position of g · No pictures can be taken when the shooting guide is being displayed. Take pictures after setting target terms by following the shooting guide or set it to the setting other than g in shooting mode. · Wait until the # (flash charge) mark stops blinking before pushing the shutter button again. The flash is charging The date and time have not been set The camera has been used in the same conditions from the time of purchase · No date and time have been set in the camera at the time of purchase. g"Set date and time" (P. 6), "X Setting the date and time" (P. 28) The battery has been pulled out of the camera · The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is left without batteries for approximately 1 day. If batteries are inserted but removed to soon, the settings may be returned to the factory default setting in less than 1 day. Before taking important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct. 48 EN Shooting tips Focusing on the subject There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject. When the subject is not in the center of the frame · Place the subject in the center of the frame, lock the focus on the subject, and then recompose your picture. g"Shutter button Shooting pictures" (P. 10) The subject is moving quickly · Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want to shoot and lock the focus (by pressing the shutter button halfway). Then recompose your picture and press the shutter button completely as the subject enters the frame. [. . . ] performed by anyone other than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station. (c) Any defect or damage that occurs due to transport, a falI, shock, etc. (d) Any defect or damage that occurs due to fire, earthquake, flood damage, thunderbolt, other natural disasters, environmental pollution and irregular voltage sources. (e) Any defect that occurs due to careless or improper storage (such as keeping the product under conditions of high temperature and humidity, near insect repellents such as naphthalene or harmful drugs, etc. ), improper maintenance, etc. [. . . ]