background image

Display the desired pictures using
the arrow pad.

1

Make sure the camera is turned off (i.e. the
mode dial is set to OFF).

2

Slide the battery compartment lock on the
battery compartment cover in the direction of

.

3

Slide the battery compartment cover in the
direction of the arrow (

A

) with your fingertip

and open it (

B

).

Do not use your fingernail, as this could result in
injury.

4

Insert the batteries in the direction shown in
the illustration.

5

Close the battery compartment cover, then
press it down  (

C

) and slide it in the opposite

direction of the arrow printed  on it (

D

).

When pressing the battery compartment cover
shut, be sure to press the center of the cover, as
it may be difficult to close properly by pressing
the edge.

Make sure the cover is completely closed.

6

Slide the battery compartment lock on the
battery compartment cover in the direction of

.

Quick-start guide 

DIGITAL CAMERA

C-4000 ZOOM

We've included this convenient Quick-Start Guide to show you basic functions and
techniques that will help you quickly master your new camera. For more detailed
descriptions of procedures, as well as for additional information on more sophisticated
features not covered here, please refer to the printed “Basic Manual”, or the primary
“Reference Manual” on the CD-ROM.

Camera

Strap

Lens cap/String

CR-V3 lithium battery packs (2 packs)
or AA (R6) alkaline batteries (4 pieces)
(Provided battery type depends on the
area where you purchased this
camera.)

Video cable

USB cable

Basic manual

Quick-start guide

Software installation guide (included in
the CD-ROM package)

CD-ROMs with Windows 98 USB driver
software, Reference manual, and more.

Warranty card/Registration card (not
provided in some areas)

Safety Precautions (booklet)

SmartMedia 

Static-free case

Index labels (2 pieces)

Write-protect adhesive seals (4 pieces)

SmartMedia instructions

Package contents

Loading the batteries

Inserting/Removing the memory card
(SmartMedia)

Taking still pictures

Viewing still pictures

Recording movies

Playing back movies

Erasing pictures

Note:

Never open the card cover, eject the card, remove the batteries, or disconnect
the optional AC adapter while the camera is in use or the camera is
communicating with a computer. 

Doing so could destroy all data on the card.

Program shooting

To turn the camera off, set the mode dial to OFF.

Before shooting, turn the diopter adjustment dial to see the AF target mark
clearly.

Display the movie frame (picture with 

) you want to play back.

T

See

steps 1 and 2 in “Viewing still pictures”.

1

Single-Frame Erase

When the 

ERASE screen appears, press 

Ñ

to select YES.

To cancel erasure, press 

ñ

on the arrow pad to

select NO, and press

or the 

button.

Press

to erase the picture.

3

ERASE

YES

N O

SELECT

GO

4

Display the picture you want to erase.

T

See steps 1 and 2 in “Viewing still

pictures”.

1

Press the 

(erase) button.

2

Erase button

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1

Make sure the camera is turned off (i.e. the
mode dial is set to OFF).

2

Open the card cover.

3

 

Inserting the card

Insert the card fully with the contact area facing
towards the monitor side. Insert until you feel it
locked into place.

Hold the card in a straight orientation to the card
slot. Do not attempt to insert the card at an
angle.

Note the orientation of the card. If it is inserted
incorrectly, it may become jammed.

 

Removing the card

Push in the card lightly to unlock it, then pull it
out.

4

Close the cover tightly.

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Printed in Japan

OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.

Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. 1-631-844-5000
24/7 online automated help: http://support.olympusamerica.com/
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

1

2

Loosen the strap
in both stoppers.
Pull out the ends
of the strap from
each stopper,
then pull them
out of each ring.

3

4

Thread the end
of the strap back
through the ring
and stopper as
indicated by the
arrows.

5

6

Attach the strap to the other strap
eyelet following steps 3 – 5.

Attaching the strap

Ring

Stopper

Strap eyelet

A

B

When using AA
(R6) batteries

When using
CR-V3 lithium
battery packs

Battery alignment

C

D

Point the camera towards a
subject while viewing through the
viewfinder.

2

To focus on the subject, press the shutter button
halfway, slowly and gently.

When the subject is in focus, the green lamp lights steadily. 

To start shooting, press the shutter button gently all the way (fully).

When the orange lamp lights, the flash fires automatically when required.

The card access lamp blinks and the camera begins storing pictures on the card.

Remove the lens cap and set the mode dial to P.

1

3

4

Card access lamp

Green lamp

2

Jumps to the picture 10 frames behind.

Displays the next picture.

Displays the previous picture.

Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead.

Set the mode dial to 
(playback mode).

1

Zoom lever

Turning the zoom lever
towards 

T

:

Enlarges the picture.

W

: Displays multiple

pictures at the same
time.

Press to 

avoid

accidentally erasing
images.

To cancel protection,

press again.

HQ

Protect mark 

Press the shutter button halfway.

When the subject is in focus, the green lamp blinks once.

Press the shutter button all the way to star t
recording.

During movie recording, the orange lamp next to the
viewfinder is illuminated and 

lights in red on the

monitor.

Press the shutter button all the way again to stop recording.

The card access lamp blinks and the camera starts writing the movie to the card.

If the displayed seconds remaining reach “0”, shooting finishes automatically and
the camera starts writing the movie to the card.

3

4

5

Seconds remaining

AF target mark

Card access lamp

Press 

Ñ

on the arrow pad to

select MOVIE PLAY.

Press 

Ññ

to select MOVIE

PLAYBACK on the MOVIE PLAY
screen.

To exit the MOVIE PLAY screen,
press 

É

.

3

MODE MENU

MOVIE PLAY

INFO

MOVIE PLAY

CANCEL

SELECT

GO

MOVIE PLAYBACK

INDEX

EDIT

4

Press to 

start 

playback.

When playback finishes, the screen returns to the beginning of the movie.

If 

is pressed again when the movie playback is finished, the MOVIE PLAY-

BACK screen appears. To exit the movie playback mode and return to the
MOVIE PLAY screen, press 

Ññ

to select EXIT, then press 

.

5

Press .

The top menu appears.

2

Press to 

avoid

accidentally erasing images.
To cancel protection, press

again.

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Note:

Manganese (zinc-carbon) batteries cannot be
used.

Remove the lens cap and set the mode dial to 

.

The 

factory default setting is 

To change to the movie mode, first press the 

button. Press 

Éí

repeatedly until 

is selected on

the screen, then press 

.

1

Point the camera towards
a subject while viewing
with the monitor.

2

HQ

320x240

Green lamp

SELECT

GO

MOVIE

MOVIE

MODE

button

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