Olympus C-4040 ZoomOlympus introduces a top-of-the-line 4-megapixel model with noise reduction technology, optimum image enlargement, and newly designed interface<<Operation & User Interface :(Previous) | (Next): Image Storage & Interface>> Page 9:Camera Modes & MenusReview First Posted: 07/23/2001 |
Camera Modes
Movie Mode: Accessed by turning the Mode dial to the movie camera symbol, Movie mode allows you to capture movies with or without sound for as long as the SmartMedia card allows. Shutter speed is automatically set from 1/10,000 to 1/30 second, depending on light levels.
Aperture Priority: Allows the user to select the desired lens aperture (in varying increments, from f/1.8 to f/10), while the camera adjusts the shutter speed to achieve the correct exposure. If the required shutter speed is beyond the camera's capabilities, the shutter speed / aperture status numbers in the LCD will flash red.
Shutter Priority: Allows the user to select the desired shutter speed (in varying increments, from 1/800 to four seconds), while the camera adjusts the aperture to achieve the correct exposure. If the required aperture is beyond the camera's capabilities, the shutter speed / aperture status numbers in the LCD will flash red.
Manual Mode: Allows the user to select both the desired aperture (f/1.8 to f/10) and shutter speed (1/800 to 16 seconds) settings. If the settings are beyond the camera's capabilities or would not produce the correct exposure, the settings displayed on the LCD screen turn red instead of green, and the amount of over- or underexposure is reported from -3 to +3 EV.
Programmed Exposure: The camera selects both shutter speed and lens aperture, based on existing light conditions and certain camera functions. For example, it uses a faster shutter speed when the lens is in the telephoto position and a slower shutter speed when the lens is in the wide-angle position.
Playback Mode: This mode allows the user to view previously captured images using the Arrow Pad to scroll through frames stored in memory. The Zoom Lever switches the image display to Index mode when moved in the wide-angle direction, and enlarges a single image when moved in the telephoto direction, by zooming in to a maximum of 3x magnification. While zoomed in on an image, the Arrow buttons can be used to move the enlarged view around the full image area, allowing you to inspect all parts of it.
Camera Mode Menus
Movie ModeAccessed by turning the Mode dial to the movie camera symbol, Movie mode allows you to capture movies with or without sound for as long as the SmartMedia card allows. Shutter speed is automatically set from 1/10,000 to 1/30 second, depending on light levels. When the camera is in this mode, pressing the Menu / OK button brings up the Movie Top Menu, which consists of three Short Cuts to specific menu options (Quality, Sound, and WB) and the Mode Menu.
- Quality: Selects between two quality levels: High (320 x 240 pixels) and Standard Quality (160 x 120 pixels).
- Sound: Turns the Movie sound recording On or Off
- White Balance (WB): Sets the camera's white balance to Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, or Fluorescent), or Manual white setting options.
Mode Menu: Brings up three sub-menus for setting various camera controls, including:
- Camera:
- Remote Self-Timer: Turns the camera's remote infrared self-timer to On or Off.
- ISO: Sets the camera's ISO sensitivity to Auto, 100, 200 or 400.
- Function: Allows you to select between Black-and-White, Sepia, White Board, and Black Board exposure options.
- Card setup: Formats the SmartMedia card, erasing all images, even the write-protected or Locked images.
- Set Up:
- All Reset: Allows you to Reset the camera to its default settings or to set your own custom default settings.
- Beep Sound: Turns the camera's beep sound On or Off.
- Rec View: Turns Rec View On or Off. Rec View displays the most recently taken picture while it is being written to the SmartMedia card.
- File Name: Lets you choose between Auto or Name Reset for recording file names.
- Pixel Mapping: Initiates automatic pixel mapping.
- Monitor Adjustment: Adjusts monitor brightness using an on-screen scale.
- Date and Time: Sets the camera's internal calendar and clock.
- Meters / Feet: Allows you to choose between feet and meters for distance measurement.
- Camera:
Still Shooting Mode Menus
The C-4040 has two still image Shooting mode positions on the Mode Dial: (P)
Program and (A / S /M), which provides access to Aperture Priority, Shutter
Priority, and Manual modes. When the camera is in one of these modes, pressing
the Menu / OK button brings up the Still Shooting Top Menu. Three of the top-level
menu items are Short Cuts to menu options controlling (clockwise from bottom)
White Balance, Image Size/Quality, and Drive control. The fourth option takes
you to the main Mode Menu itself. Since the destinations of the short cut options
are simply sub-levels inside the main mode menu, we'll only show the main Mode
Menu screens here.
- Mode Menu
Camera:
- Drive: Sets the camera's capture mode to Single, Continuous, Continuous Auto Focus, Infrared Self Timer, and Auto Bracketing.
- ISO: Sets the camera's ISO sensitivity to Auto, 100, 200 or 400.
- A / S / M: Sets the camera's exposure mode to Aperture-Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual. (Not available in Program mode)
- Flash Intensity (+/-): Adjusts the flash intensity from -2 to +2 EV in one-third-step increments.
- Flash: Sets the camera's flash system to Internal + External or External only.
- Slow Synchro: Selects between Slow Synchro 1, Slow Synchro with Red-Eye Reduction, and Slow Synchro 2.
- Noise Reduction: When turned on, this function reduces the background noise in long exposures.
- Multi Metering: Sets up the camera to take up to eight selectable spot meter readings of a scene to determine an average exposure setting.
- Digital Zoom: Turns the Digital Zoom function On or Off.
- Metering Mode: Sets the camera's metering system to Digital ESP or Spot metering modes. Digital ESP averages readings from the entire image area, while Spot metering measures exposures at the center of the frame.
- Full-time AF: Sets the camera's autofocus mechanism to operate continuously (On) or only when the Shutter button is halfway pressed (Off).
- AF Mode: Sets the camera to Digital ESP or Spot autofocus modes.
- Sound: Turns the camera's sound recorder On or Off.
- Panorama: Activates the Panorama shooting mode. (Available in Program mode only.)
- Function: Allows you to select between Black-and-White, Sepia, White Board, and Black Board exposure options.
- Drive: Sets the camera's capture mode to Single, Continuous, Continuous Auto Focus, Infrared Self Timer, and Auto Bracketing.
Picture:
- Quality: Sets the camera's image quality to SQ1 (Standard Quality), with a choice of 2,048 x 1,536, 1,600 x 1,200-, or 1,280 x 960-pixel resolution, High or Normal compression ratio; SQ2 (Standard Quality 2), with a choice of 1,024 x 768 and 640 x 480-pixel resolution, High or Normal compression ratio; HQ (High Quality), with a choice of 2,272 x 1,704 or (Enlarge) 3,200 x 2,400 and 2,816 x 2,112 pixels; SHQ (Super High Quality), with a choice of 2,272 x 1,704 or (Enlarge) 3,200 x 2,400 and 2,816 x 2,112 pixels; or TIFF (Uncompressed Tiff), with a choice of 2,272 x 1,704, 2,048 x 1,536, 1,600 x 1,200, 1,280 x 960, 1,024 x 768, and 640 x 480-pixel resolution.
- White Balance (WB): Sets the camera's white balance to Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, or Fluorescent), or Manual white setting options.
- White Balance Adjustment: Enables you to adjust the Blue and Red levels from +3 to -3.
- Sharpness: Sets the picture sharpness from +5 to -5.
- Contrast: Sets the picture contrast from +5 to -5.
- Quality: Sets the camera's image quality to SQ1 (Standard Quality), with a choice of 2,048 x 1,536, 1,600 x 1,200-, or 1,280 x 960-pixel resolution, High or Normal compression ratio; SQ2 (Standard Quality 2), with a choice of 1,024 x 768 and 640 x 480-pixel resolution, High or Normal compression ratio; HQ (High Quality), with a choice of 2,272 x 1,704 or (Enlarge) 3,200 x 2,400 and 2,816 x 2,112 pixels; SHQ (Super High Quality), with a choice of 2,272 x 1,704 or (Enlarge) 3,200 x 2,400 and 2,816 x 2,112 pixels; or TIFF (Uncompressed Tiff), with a choice of 2,272 x 1,704, 2,048 x 1,536, 1,600 x 1,200, 1,280 x 960, 1,024 x 768, and 640 x 480-pixel resolution.
Card:
- Card setup: Formats the SmartMedia card, erasing all images, even the write-protected or Locked images.
- Card setup: Formats the SmartMedia card, erasing all images, even the write-protected or Locked images.
Set Up:
- All Reset: Allows you to Reset the camera to its default settings or to set your own custom default settings.
- Beep Sound: Turns the camera's beep sound on or off.
- Rec View: Turns Rec View On or Off. Rec View displays the most recently recorded image while it is being written to the SmartMedia card.
- File Name: Lets you choose between Auto or Name Reset for recording file names.
- Pixel Mapping: Initiates automatic pixel mapping.
- Monitor Adjustment: Adjusts monitor brightness using an on-screen scale.
- Date and Time: Sets the camera's internal calendar and clock.
- Meters / Feet: Allows you to choose between feet and meters for distance measurement.
- Short Cut: Enables you to set the three short cut arrows to whatever menu items you want them to represent.
- Custom Button: Enables you to set the Custom button to whatever menu item you want it to represent.
- All Reset: Allows you to Reset the camera to its default settings or to set your own custom default settings.
Playback Mode
Playback Mode is available by turning to the green Playback symbol on the camera's Mode dial, or by depressing the display button twice in any Shooting mode. The Playback Top Menu has three options, which differ slightly between Shooting (Record) playback and Movie playback:
Still Playback:
- Info: Changes the amount of exposure information that is displayed with each recorded image. Maximum information includes battery power, image quality, resolution, shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, white balance, ISO, and file number. Minimum information includes only the frame number, battery power, and quality setting. Movie files display only the file number until you select the Movie Playback option.
- Slide Show: Sets up the camera to run an automatic slide show playback of all single-frame recorded images.
Mode Menu: Brings up three Playback sub-menus:
- Play: Activates the sound recording option, which allows you to record a sound byte with the image file. This is not available in the Movie Playback menu.
- Card:
- Card Setup: Allows you to erase all images on the SmartMedia card, except write-protected files, or format the SmartMedia card, erasing all images, even the write-protected or Locked images.
- Card Setup: Allows you to erase all images on the SmartMedia card, except write-protected files, or format the SmartMedia card, erasing all images, even the write-protected or Locked images.
- Setup:
- All Reset: Allows you to Reset the camera to its default settings or to set your own custom default settings.
- Beep Sound: Turns the camera's beep sound to Off, Low, or High.
- Monitor Adjustment: Adjusts monitor brightness.
- Date and Time: Sets the camera's internal calendar and clock.
- Index Display: Allows you to set the index display to 4, 9, or 16 frames.
- Play: Activates the sound recording option, which allows you to record a sound byte with the image file. This is not available in the Movie Playback menu.
Movie Playback:
- Info: As in normal Playback, this option selects the amount of image information shown on the screen with the file. Initially, the information is very limited, with only the battery power icon, Movie icon, and either the frame number or the file number. Exposure information is displayed only briefly when a movie playback begins.
Movie Play: This replaces the Play option in the Playback mode's top menu:
- Movie Playback: Plays the movie currently displayed on the LCD monitor.
- Frame by Frame: Sets up manual movie playback in which you can scroll through the movie with the left and right arrow buttons.
- Exit: Takes you out of the Movie Playback function.
- Index: Brings up an index of individual frames from the movie. By pressing the right and left arrow buttons, you can continue the frame-by-frame playback of each individual frame.
- Edit: Allows you to scroll through the movie and clip frames off the beginning and end of the file.
- Movie Playback: Plays the movie currently displayed on the LCD monitor.
Mode Menu:
- Card Setup: Allows you to erase all images on the SmartMedia card, except write-protected files, or format the SmartMedia card, erasing all images, even the write-protected or Locked images.
- Setup:
- All Reset: Allows you to Reset the camera to its default settings or to set your own custom default settings.
- Beep Sound: Turns the camera's beep sound to Off, Low, or High.
- Monitor Adjustment: Adjusts monitor brightness.
- Date and Time: Sets the camera's internal calendar and clock.
- Index Display: Allows you to set the index display to 4, 9, or 16 frames.
- Card Setup: Allows you to erase all images on the SmartMedia card, except write-protected files, or format the SmartMedia card, erasing all images, even the write-protected or Locked images.
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