Olympus FE-240 Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide
FE-230/X-790
FE-240/X-795
Start Here
For more information, please refer to the Basic & Advanced Manuals
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© 2007
Printed in Japan
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Set the date and time
About the date and time setting screen
Y-M-D
Hour
Minute
Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y)
MENU
Cancels the setting
a. Press the OF/< and NY buttons to select [Y].
• The first two digits of the year are fixed.
OF/< button
Y M D TIME TIME
2007.--.-- --:-- 2007 .--.-- --:--
NY button
CANCEL MENU
b. Press the Y# button.
Y# button
Gather these items (box contents)
Digital Camera Strap
Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable
(LI-40C)
Items not shown: Advanced Manual (CD-ROM), Basic Manual, and the
Warranty Card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
Attach the strap
Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
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c. Press the OF/< and NY
buttons to select [M].
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.
Y / M / D Y / M /
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.
 button

Prepare the battery

a. Charge the battery.
Power Cable
Lithium Ion Battery
(LI-42B)
1
2
AC Wall
Outlet
Battery comes partially charged.
OLYMPUS Master b. Insert the battery into the camera.
CD-ROM
Insert the battery in the direction
2
1
indicated by the
3
4
5
To remove the battery, press the battery
lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

Take a picture

a. Hold the camera.
Y M D TIME TIME
Horizontal grip
2007 2007.02 02.-- --:-- .-- --:-- Y / M / Y / M / D
CANCEL MENU
Y M D TIME TIME
2007.02 2007 02.10 10 --:-- --:-- Y / M / Y / M / D
b. Focus.
CANCEL MENU
Y M D TIME TIME
2007.02 02.10 10 12 2007 12:30 30
Y / M / Y / M / D
Shutter Button
(Press Halfway)
CANCEL MENU SET OK
Y M D TIME TIME
2007.02 02.10 10 12 12:30 30 2007 Y / M / Y / M / D
CANCEL SET OK
MENU
c. Shoot.
Shutter Button
[ ]
(Press Completely)
[IN IN]
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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.
3
Lithium Ion
Battery
Battery
Charger
Still picture shooting modes
h
For normal shooting.
Charging Indicator
h
This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera shake when taking pictures.
Red light on: Charging
B
Suitable for taking pictures of people.
Light off: Charging complete
E
Suitable for taking pictures of a landscape.
(Charging time: Approx. 300 minutes)
M
Suitable for taking pictures of people at night.
f
Select from 10 available scene modes (FE-240/X-795) or 13 available scene
modes (FE-230/X-790), according to the shooting conditions.
R
Use the shooting guide displayed on the screen to shoot pictures according to the situation.
b. Press the o button.
mark.
o button
To turn off the camera, press the o button once again.
Hint
The directions of the arrow pad is indicated with ONXY
Battery lock knob
in the supplied instruction manual.

Review your pictures

a. Press the q button.
Vertical grip
q button
Arrow pad
Displays the previous image
Place this mark over
your subject.
Erase pictures
a. Press the X& and Y# buttons to display the
picture you want to erase.
[ ]
b. Press the S button.
[IN IN]
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HQ HQ 3072 3072×2304 2304
The number of pictures that
can be taken is displayed.
The green lamp indicates the
focus and exposure are locked.
S button
c. Press the OF/< button, select [YES], and press .
The card access lamp
blinks.
OF/< button
When shooting movies
When shooting still
pictures
Y M D TIME TIME
----.--.-- --:-- ---- .--.-- --:--
Y / M / Y / M / D
CANCEL MENU
This screen is
displayed if the date
and time are not set.
O
X Y
N
[IN IN]
HQ HQ
3072×2304 3072 2304
0.0 0.0
Displays the '07.02.10 '07.02.10 12:30 12:30
1 0 0 - 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 4
next image
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E R A S E [IN] [IN]
YES
NO
BACK SET OK
MENU
E R A S E [IN]
YES
NO
 button
BACK MENU SET OK