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Instruction
Manual

Menu operations

Button operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your  
camera better

Miscellaneous

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 and a longer service life. Keep this manual 
in a safe place for future reference.

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.

The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development  
stages and may differ from the actual product. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about  
these illustrations is provided in Stylus750/

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DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

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Summary of Contents for Stylus 740

Page 1: ...ture reference 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 t...

Page 2: ...camera and learn what to do when you have a question regarding operations Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively Learn everything about the...

Page 3: ...o that it does not come loose Digital Camera Strap LI 42B Lithium Ion Battery LI 40C Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master Software CD ROM Items not shown Instruction Manual this manual wa...

Page 4: ...ard hereinafter referred to as the card please refer to Inserting and removing the card P 64 Charging Indicator Light On Red Charging Light Off Charging complete Charging time Approx 5 hours AC Wall O...

Page 5: ...ion stabilizes images when taking pictures g This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide displayed on the screen s This function allows you to shoot pictures by se...

Page 6: ...the 2Y but ton to select M d Press the 3 button About the date and time setting screen MENU CANCEL X Y M D Y M D Y M D T I M E Y M D T I M E Y M D Year Month Day Exits a setting Minute Date formats Y...

Page 7: ...2Y but ton to select Y M D j After all items have been set press the o button For precise time setting press the o button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds 2006 2006 11 11 26 26 CANCEL MENU X Y M...

Page 8: ...b Focus The card access lamp blinks Shutter Button Pressed halfway P HQ HQ 3072 3072 2304 2304 IN IN 4 4 The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked Place this mark over your subject T...

Page 9: ...erase b Press the S button c Press the 1F button to select YES and press the o button to erase the image 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 26 100 0001 100 0001 1 HQ HQ IN IN o Button Mode Dial Arrow Pad Nex...

Page 10: ...our picture with the focus locked and then completely press the shutter button to shoot a picture When the green lamp blinks the focus is not adjusted properly Try locking the focus again 1 o button T...

Page 11: ...CN from the top menu and change it to another scene By switching to the other scene most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene Follow the shooting guide displayed on the scree...

Page 12: ...rrow pad 1243 5 o button OK FUNC P AUTO Shooting pictures with automatic settings P Program auto The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the su...

Page 13: ...for the zoom out angle and as close as 60cm 23 6 in when the zoom is set for the zoom in angle to your subject Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as 3cm 1 1 in to your subject 1 1...

Page 14: ...y QUICK VIEW When QUICK VIEW is set to ON the last picture taken is displayed on the screen Press in shooting mode Press again or press the shutter button halfway to return to shooting mode g QUICK VI...

Page 15: ...guide Checking the time ISO 1600 ISO 1600 n R j P 2 0 2 0 l k IN IN 4 4 HQ HQ 3072 3072 2304 2304 ISO 1600 ISO 1600 n j P HQ HQ 3072 3072 2304 2304 2 0 2 0 k IN IN 4 4 R l 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 2...

Page 16: ...or operations About the menus Operation guide MENU button o Arrow pad 1243 Mode Dial SCN OK MENU SET EXIT SCN SCN SETUP SETUP SETUP SILENT SILENT MODE MODE SILENT MODE RESET RESET IMAGE IMAGE QUALITY...

Page 17: ...and scenes P 60 g SETUP menus P 29 The factory default settings are displayed in gray Using the menus Shooting mode menu K h s n SCN OK MENU SET EXIT SCN SCN SETUP SETUP SETUP SILENT SILENT MODE MODE...

Page 18: ...0 Standard compression This is useful for A3 A4 size prints This is useful for computer editing such as rotating or adding text to a picture 2304 1728 2048 1536 SQ2 1600 1200 Standard compression This...

Page 19: ...CENE 1 NIGHT P0RTRAIT 1 SPORT INDOOR CANDLE 1 SELF PORTRAIT AVAILABLE LIGHT 1 SUNSET 1 FIREWORKS 1 MUSEUM CUISINE BEHIND GLASS DOCUMENTS AUCTION SHOOT SELECT1 2 SHOOT SELECT2 3 BEACH SNOW UNDER WATER...

Page 20: ...ever high sensitivity introduces noise into the resulting picture which may give it a grainy appearance DRIVE Continuous shooting o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed j Focus...

Page 21: ...ps Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures Press o to exit panorama shooting This function allows you to turn off operational sounds that occur during shooting and playback warning beeps s...

Page 22: ...K MENU PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER PRINT ORDER SILENT SILENT MODE MODE SILENT MODE MOVIE MOVIE PL PLAY MOVIE PLAY OK MENU SET EXIT P ALBUM ALBUM ALBUM SLIDE SLIDE SHOW SHOW SLIDE SHOW EDIT EDIT EDIT ERASE...

Page 23: ...n a calendar format 4 ALBUM See the pictures registered in the album OK MOVIEPLA Y 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 26 100 0004 100 0004 4 IN IN 12 30 12 30 06 11 26 06 11 26 100 0004 100 0004 00 00 00 36 0...

Page 24: ...picture90degreesclockwiseor90degrees counterclockwise Press the arrow pad and the zoom button to adjust the position and size of the picture and press o This function lets you select the label add the...

Page 25: ...he picture and store it as a new picture Select the picture with 43 and press o Adjust the vividness with 12 and press o This extract 9 frames from a movie and saves them as a new picture INDEX Use 43...

Page 26: ...tically are displayed horizontally This function lets you turn such pictures so that they are displayed vertically New picture orientations are saved even when the power is turned off Sound is recorde...

Page 27: ...is completed press S Select YES and press o ALBUM ENTRY Adding pictures to an album 8 ERASE Erase selected pictures Erase all pictures SEL IMAGE Erase by selecting the single frame OK MENU SET BACK A...

Page 28: ...SETUP SETUP SETUP SEL SEL ALBUM ALBUM SEL ALBUM PL PLAYBAC YBACK MENU MENU PLAYBACK MENU PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER PRINT ORDER CLOSE CLOSE ALBUM ALBUM CLOSE ALBUM MOVIE MOVIE PL PLAY MOVIE PLAY P OK ME...

Page 29: ...PLAYBACK PLAYBACK MENU MENU PLAYBACK MENU PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER PRINT ORDER SILENT SILENT MODE MODE SILENT MODE SCN OK MENU SET EXIT SCN SCN SETUP SETUP SETUP SILENT SILENT MODE MODE SILENT MODE RES...

Page 30: ...can add other languages to your camera with the provided OLYMPUS Master software When this is set to ON pressing while in shooting mode displays the last picture taken on the monitor The same operatio...

Page 31: ...s being recorded ON The picture being recorded is displayed This is useful for making a brief check of the picture you have just taken You can resume shooting while the picture is still being displaye...

Page 32: ...displayed press o The date and time is saved with each image and is used in the file name The first two digits of Y are fixed The time is displayed in the 24 hour format To set the time precisely wit...

Page 33: ...et the time Pictures are recorded with the date and time set in DUAL TIME ALARM CLOCK Setting alarms OFF No alarm is set or alarm is canceled ONE TIME Alarm is activated only once After the alarm goes...

Page 34: ...on Check the video signal type before connecting the camera to the TV NTSC North America Taiwan Korea Japan PAL European countries China Playing back pictures on a TV Turn off the camera and the TV be...

Page 35: ...ttings If STANDARD is selected on the settings screens P 37 to 37 pictures are printed according to these settings Refer to the printer s instruction manual for its standard settings or contact the pr...

Page 36: ...isplay the screen being indicated on the right according to the procedure 1 and 2 in P 35 and press o 2 Select CUSTOM PRINT and press o You can use EASY PRINT even when the camera is turned off or in...

Page 37: ...format ALL INDEX Prints an index of all the pictures stored in the internal memory or the card PRINT ORDER Prints the pictures according to the print reservation data on the card If no print reservat...

Page 38: ...ndard format used to record automatic print information from digital cameras Setting the number of prints and data to be printed Print settings DPOF How to make print reservations Only the images stor...

Page 39: ...ictures stored in the internal memory cannot be printed at a photo store The pictures need to be copied to a card before taking them g BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card P 30 F...

Page 40: ...aying back the album Top menu PRINT ORDER To reset the print reservation data for all the pictures 2 Select or U and press o 3 Select RESET and press o To reset the print reservation data for a select...

Page 41: ...6 Disconnect the camera from the computer gP 46 Using OLYMPUS Master What is OLYMPUS Master Prepare the following items before starting Computer equipped with a USB port OLYMPUS Master CD ROM USB cabl...

Page 42: ...n Windows 2000 corresponds to Windows 2000 Professional If you are using Windows 98SE the USB driver is installed automatically Macintosh OS Mac OS X 10 2 or later CPU Power PC G3 500 MHz or later RAM...

Page 43: ...Number select your region and click Next Refer to the sticker on the CD ROM package for the serial number When the DirectX licensing agreement is displayed read the agreement and click Yes A screen as...

Page 44: ...rt The camera turns on automatically The monitor turns on and the selection screen for the USB connection is displayed 3 Select PC and press o 4 The camera is recognized by the computer Windows When y...

Page 45: ...dialog box the Registration dialog box is displayed Follow the prompts and fill in the registration form To exit OLYMPUS Master 1 Click Exit on the main menu OLYMPUS Master is exited Start up the OLY...

Page 46: ...layed 3 Select the image files and click Transfer Images A window indicating that the download is complete is displayed 4 Click Browse images now The downloaded images are displayed in the browse wind...

Page 47: ...he trash icon changes to the eject icon when the Untitled or NO_NAME icon on the desktop is dragged Drag and drop it on the eject icon 3 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera Note Windows Me 2000 X...

Page 48: ...index postcard and calendar menus The explanation below uses the photo menu 1 Click Print Images at Home on the OLYMPUS Master main menu The print menu is displayed 2 Click Photo The Photo Print windo...

Page 49: ...d and save images without using OLYMPUS Master The following environment is required to use the USB cable to connect the camera to your computer Windows Windows 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP Macintosh...

Page 50: ...B connection is displayed 4 Select PC and press Z 5 Click OK OLYMPUS Master will recognize the actual Version of your camera now Click Check for latest Version and the Software is searching at the Oly...

Page 51: ...he 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 s...

Page 52: ...the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture Hold...

Page 53: ...Changing the ISO sensitivity P 20 The reason why there are differences between the colors in a picture and the actual colors taken and the actual color is the light source illuminating the subject WB...

Page 54: ...sing a card optional Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera When the card is full you download the pictures to a computer and then either erase the pictures from the card or use...

Page 55: ...card SHQ 640 480 15 frames sec 19 sec 563 sec HQ 320 240 30 frames sec 46 sec 1334 sec SQ 160 120 15 frames sec 117 sec 3395 sec Using a new card Lamp indicators Lamp Status Self timer lamp The lamp l...

Page 56: ...AGE QUALITY Changing the image quality P 18 This camera retains the settings even after the power is turned off Stylus750 750 except when s is set Stylus740 740 except when either h or s is set To ret...

Page 57: ...top menu to play back The same picture cannot be entered in multiple albums g ALBUM ENTRY Adding pictures to an album P 27 ALBUM See the pictures registered in the album P 23 Press W on the zoom butto...

Page 58: ...picture cannot be viewed without scrolling There are several ways you can view the entire picture on the computer screen View the picture using image browsing software Install the OLYMPUS Master softw...

Page 59: ...ord pictures r PICTURE ERROR There is a problem with the selected picture and it cannot be played back on this camera Use image processing software to view the picture on a computer If that cannot be...

Page 60: ...The printer s paper tray has been removed or the printer has been operated while changing settings on the camera Do not operate the printer while changing settings on the camera PRINT ERROR There is a...

Page 61: ...Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 WB 9 9 9 9 ISO 9 DRIVE 9 9 ESP n 9 9 9 IMAGE QUALITY 9 9 9 9 SILENT MODE 9 9 9 9 DIGITAL ZOOM 9 9 9 AF MODE 9 9 R 9 9 PANORAMA 9 9 s Function B C g V F D G U N W c R S X j P d i...

Page 62: ...ype of batteries can be used Power consumption by the camera varies depending on which functions are used During the conditions described below power is consumed continuously and the battery becomes e...

Page 63: ...ing a card with a larger capacity 1Index area You can use this space to write the contents of the card 2Contact area The part where the data transferred from the camera enters the card Compatible card...

Page 64: ...elease slowly 4 Close the battery compartment card cover Note The card access lamp blinks while the camera is reading the images Reading of images may take some time Do not open the battery compartmen...

Page 65: ...g inside as a result of misuse by the user The camera is weatherproof and is not damaged by water spray from any direction Observe the following precautions when using the camera Water may get inside...

Page 66: ...object into the product Heat Never use or store this product near any heat source such as a radiator heat register stove or any type of equipment or appliance that generates heat including stereo amp...

Page 67: ...rature burn When the camera contains metal parts overheating can result in a low temperature burn Pay attention to the following When used for a long period the camera will get hot If you hold on to t...

Page 68: ...e camera or subject it to severe shocks or vibrations When mounted on a tripod adjust the position of the camera with the tripod head Do not twist the camera Do not touch electric contacts on cameras...

Page 69: ...ntations or warranties either expressed or implied by or concerning any content of these written materials or software and in no event shall be liable for any implied warranty of merchantability or fi...

Page 70: ...tenna Increase the distance between the camera and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult your dealer or an experienced...

Page 71: ...b Any defect that occurs due to repair modification cleaning etc performed by anyone other than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station c Any defect or damage that occurs due to transport a...

Page 72: ...t is attached or if the information contained in it is incomplete or illegible 2 Since this Warranty Certificate will not be re issued keep it in a safe place Please refer to the list on the web site...

Page 73: ...tering system Shutter speed 4 to 1 2000 sec Shooting range 0 7 m 2 2 ft to W T normal 0 2 m 0 6 ft to W 0 6 m 1 9 ft to T macro mode 0 03 m 1 1 in to 0 7 m 27 5 in W only super macro mode Monitor 2 5...

Page 74: ...0 F operation 20 C to 35 C 4 F to 95 F storage Dimensions 31 5 39 5 6 mm 1 2 1 5 0 2 in Weight Approx 15 g 0 5 oz Battery charger LI 40C Power requirements AC 100 to 240 V 50 to 60 Hz 3 2 VA 100 V to...

Page 75: ...2 Strap Eyelet P 3 Battery Compartment Card Cover P 4 64 Tripod Socket Connector Cover P 34 35 44 Multi Connector P 34 35 44 S Button Erase P 9 14 Button P 15 Monitor P 32 76 m Button P 12 Microphone...

Page 76: ...ality SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 SQ P 18 13 Image size 3072 2304 2560 1920 640 480 etc P 18 14 AF target mark P 8 21 15 Number of storable still pictures Remaining recording time 4 00 36 P 54 16 Memory gauge a b...

Page 77: ...60 1920 640 480 etc P 18 9 Exposure compensation 2 0 2 0 P 14 10 White balance WB AUTO 5 3 1 w y P 19 11 ISO ISO 80 ISO 1600 P 20 12 Date and time 06 11 26 12 30 P 6 32 13 File number M100 0004 P 31 1...

Page 78: ...64 Card access lamp 46 55 64 75 CCD 32 Close up playback U 13 Cloudy day 3 19 COLOR 30 Compression 18 Connector cover 34 35 44 75 CUSTOM PRINT 36 D Date and time X 6 32 Digital Image stabilization but...

Page 79: ...th still pictures R 21 REDEYE FIX 24 Remaining recording time 11 RESET 18 Resizing Q 24 S s Scene 5 11 19 S button erase 75 SATURATION 25 SCREEN SETUP 30 SEL ALBUM 28 SEL IMAGE 27 28 Selecting a langu...

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