Olympus D-40 D-40 Zoom Quick Start Guide (596KB) - Page 2

Lens barrier Turns the camera on/off. Buttons and Dial Zoom lever Shooting : Zooms in/out. Playback : Displays multiple pictures at the same time (Index-display), or enlarges pictures (close-up playback). Print reserve: Sets trimming size. Shutter button Focuses (half press) or shoots (fully press). Viewfinder During shooting, compose your subject by looking through the viewfinder. Macro/Spot button Shooting Playback : Activates macro mode or metering mode. ● Macro (close-up) shooting Wide: 0.1 m - 0.8 m (0.3 ft - 2.6 ft)/Tele: 0.25 m - 0.8 m (0.8 ft - 2.6 ft) ● Spot metering Meters within the AF target on the viewfinder. (Normally, digital ESP is activated. Digital ESP meters the center of the subject and the area around it.) ● During macro mode shooting, spot metering is activated. : Prevents pictures from being erased accidentally. Flash mode button Shooting Playback : Selects flash modes. (Normally, the flash fires in low-light and backlight conditions.) Minimizes "red-eye" phenomena. Always fires. SLOW Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds. Prevents the flash from firing. : Erases pictures one-by-one. OK OK/Menu button Menu : Displays the menu screen or sets selected menu items. Shooting : When you press and hold this button for more than one second, the camera switches to manual focus mode. Monitor Shooting : View subjects while shooting. Playback : Displays recorded images. Monitor button Shooting : ● Turns the monitor on/off. ● Press quickly two times to play back the last recorded image. * When is pressed with the lens barrier closed, the camera turns on and enters the playback mode. If pressed again, the camera turns off. Mode dial Full-auto : The camera sets optimal focusing and exposure. Portrait : Renders in-focus subject against a blurred background. Landscape-Portrait : Both subject and background are in focus. Landscape-Scene : Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes and other outdoor scenes landscape. Provides vivid reproduction of blues and greens. Night Scene : Shoots at a slower shutter speed than normal. Self-Portrait : Enables you to take a picture of yourself while holding the camera. P : Full automatic exposure with one press of the shutter button. A/S/M : Sets controls for Aperture-priority auto exposure/ Shutter-priority auto exposure/Manual exposure. My mode : Activates your customized settings. : Records movies. Arrow pad Menu : Selects/adjusts the menu functions and items. Shooting : Sets aperture/shutter speed/exposure compensation/manual focusing values. Playback : Selects pictures to be displayed. Menu functions Moving around the Menu screen 1 2 Top menu (Mode dial: "P") 3 If you select MODE MENU in step 2 4 SET CARD PIC CAMERA Press Note: The Top menu and available menu functions vary depending on the mode. (See the Reference Manual for more details.) to select MODE MENU WB to select The top menu functions can be changed to your liking in the "P", "A/S/M" and modes (SHORT CUT setting). DRIVE ISO P/A/S/M OFF AUTO to enter each menu CAM Brings up CAMERA menu PIC Brings up PICTURE menu CARD Brings up CARD menu SET Brings up SETUP menu Menu functions during shooting CAMERA DRIVE ISO P/A/S/M SLOW NOISE REDUCTION DIGITAL ZOOM FULLTIME AF (for still pictures) (for movies) PANORAMA FUNCTION Sets self-timer shooting or remote control shooting. Changes the drive modes, or sets autobracketing. Adjusts the ISO sensitivity. (AUTO/100/200/400) When the mode dial is set to A/S/M: Exposure mode can be selected from A (Aperture priority auto), S (Shutter priority auto), or M (Manual mode). When the mode dial is set to : Exposure mode can be selected from P, A, S or M. Adjusts the flash intensity. Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds. ( SLOW1/ SLOW2) SLOW/ Reduces the electrical noise on images during long exposures. Combining the digital zoom with the 2.8x optical zoom, makes possible zoom magnification up to approx. 7x (equivalent to 35 mm 245 mm on a 35 mm camera). Keeps the image in focus at all times without having to press the shutter button halfway. Allows approx. 4 seconds of sound recording to be attached to a picture. Allows sound to be recorded while shooting movies. Allows panorama pictures to be taken (CAMEDIA Master is required). Changes the picture color to BLACK&WHITE, SEPIA or WHITE/BLACK BOARD. PICTURE WB SHARPNESS CONTRAST SATURATION Sets the record mode resolution. (TIFF/SHQ,/HQ/SQ1/SQ2) Adjusts the white balance according to the light source. (AUTO/PRESET/ ) Allows you to make fine changes to the white balance. Adjusts the sharpness of images. Adjusts the contrast of images. Adjusts the level of color depth without changing tint. CARD CARD SETUP Formats cards (all images on the card are deleted). SETUP ALL RESET SHUTTER SOUND PW ON SETUP PW OFF SETUP REC VIEW MY MODE SETUP SLEEP FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power. Sets the beep sound to OFF/LOW/HIGH. Sets the type of shutter sound effect and the volume. Sets the picture displayed on the monitor and the sound output when the power is turned on. Sets the picture displayed on the monitor and the sound output when the power is turned off. Selects whether to display images on the monitor while saving them to a card. Customizes settings, which are activated in the mode. Sets the sleep timer. Determines how files and folders will be named for saved images. (RESET/ AUTO) Checks the CCD and image processing circuit for errors. m/ft SHORT CUT Adjusts the brightness of the monitor. Sets the date/time. Sets the measurement units (m/ft) during manual focus. Selects items for the shortcut menu on the top menu screen. Menu functions during playback (still pictures) Runs through all saved pictures one after another (slide-show). (still pictures) Stores printing information required for DPOF printers. MOVIE PLAY (movies) MOVIE PLAYBACK INDEX EDIT Plays back movies. Shows 9-frame indexes of still-shots from movies in order to easily check the movies' contents. Edits recorded movies. INFO Changes the amount of information (ISO, White Balance, etc.) displayed on the monitor. PLAY (still pictures) Adds sound to recorded still pictures. CARD CARD SETUP Formats cards (FORMAT), or erases all images on them (ALL ERASE). SETUP ALL RESET VOLUME PW ON SETUP PW OFF SETUP SCREEN SETUP Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn the camera off. Sets playback sound volume, as well as the volume of the sound selected in PW ON SETUP and PW OFF SETUP. Sets the beep sound to OFF/LOW/HIGH. Sets the picture displayed on the monitor and the sound output when the power is turned on. Sets the picture displayed on the monitor and the sound output when the power is turned off. Registers a stored picture so that you can select it in PW ON SETUP and/or PW OFF SETUP. Adjusts the brightness of the monitor. Sets the date/time. Selects the number of frames in the index display. (4/9/16-frame) OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. 631-844-5000 Phone customer support: Tel. 1-888-553-4448 (Toll-free) OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. (EUROPA) GMBH. Premises/Goods delivery: Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel. 040-237730 Letters: Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany