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DIGITAL CAMERA

Instruction
Manual

Getting to know your
camera better

Quick Start Guide

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

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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.

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We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important
photographs.

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In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information
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The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages
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Summary of Contents for Stylus 840/ 840

Page 1: ...fe 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 impro...

Page 2: ...nd how to take better pictures Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic...

Page 3: ...come loose Digital Camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery LI 42B Battery Charger LI 40C USB cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2 CD ROM Items not shown Instruction Manual this manual warranty card Contents may...

Page 4: ...b Insert the battery and an xD Picture Card optional in the camera Charging Indicator Light On Red Charging Light Off Charging complete Charging time Approx 5 hours Battery Charger Lithium Ion Batter...

Page 5: ...ert the battery by putting in the marked side first with the marks toward the battery lock knob If you insert the battery incorrectly you will not be able to remove it Do not use force Contact authori...

Page 6: ...function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the shooting condition g This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide displayed on the scre...

Page 7: ...ate and time setting screen X Y M Y M D D T I M E T I M E MENU CANCEL Y M D Year Month Day Exits a setting Minute Date formats Y M D M D Y D M Y Hour 2Y button 1 F button X Y M Y M D D T I M E T I M E...

Page 8: ...button and the 2Y button to select Y M D j After all items have been set press the e button For precise time setting press the e button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds X Y M Y M D D T I M E T I...

Page 9: ...k over your subject Shutter button Pressed Completely The card access lamp blinks The AF target mark lights in green when the focus and exposure are locked The shutter speed and aperture value are dis...

Page 10: ...Press the f S button c Press the1 F button to select YES and press the e button to erase the picture o button 8M 8M Arrow pad Next Picture Prev Picture Mode Dial Erase pictures f S button MENU OK IN S...

Page 11: ...rding movies Set the mode dial to n and press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus and then press the shutter button completely to start recording Press the shutter button again to stop record...

Page 12: ...mode according to the situation Select a scene mode change another scene mode to another one Press m and select SCN from the top menu Use the 12 to select a scene and press e By switching to another s...

Page 13: ...k mode SHOOTING GUIDE Shoot w effects preview Brightening subject Shooting into backlight Set particular lighting Blurring background 1 2 3 4 5 SET BACK OK MENU Press m to display the shooting guide a...

Page 14: ...everse Each time you press the button the playback speed changes in the following order 1x 2x 20x and back to 1x 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 30 12 30 100 0004 100 0004 00 14 00 34 00 14 00 34 IN 3 Displa...

Page 15: ...nu g IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality P 22 WB Adjusting the color of a picture P 26 ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity P 26 DRIVE Using sequential continuous shooting P 27 ESP n Changing the are...

Page 16: ...UE WED WED WED THU THU THU FRI FRI FRI SAT SAT SAT SUN SUN 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 4 4 IN 12 30 12 30 IN 8M 8M 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 30 12 30 10 10 x x 4 4 IN 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 30 12 30 4 4 IN...

Page 17: ...AUTO Auto flash The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions Red eye reduction flash This emits pre flashes to reduce the occurrence of red eye in your pictures Fill in flash Th...

Page 18: ...ixed at FACE DETECT PANORAMA cannot be set You can also use Shadow Adjustment Technology to compensate for backlighting in shot still pictures g PERFECT FIX Editing images P 30 In playback mode select...

Page 19: ...displays E Displaying the menu guide hanging the information on display ay the menu guide Checking the time 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 30 12 30 4 4 100 0004 100 0004 IN 8M 8M 2008 08 26 2008 08 26 12 3...

Page 20: ...e monitor Follow these guides to navigate the menus About the menus Operation guide e button Arrow pad 1243 m button SILENT MODE SILENT MODE CAMERA MENU CAMERA MENU SETUP SETUP PANORAMA PANORAMA RESET...

Page 21: ...tem is set and the previous menu is displayed Press m repeatedly to exit the menu To cancel changes and continue menu operation press m before pressing e Using the menus IMAGE QUALITY IMAGE QUALITY CA...

Page 22: ...536 Suitable for printing pictures up to A4 or 8 x 11 J 1600X1200 Suitable for printing pictures at A5 or 5 x 7 K 1280X960 Suitable for printing pictures at postcard size C 640X480 Suitable for viewin...

Page 23: ...SSION still picture P 22 FRAME RATE movie O P 22 WB AUTO P 26 ISO AUTO P 26 DRIVE o P 27 FINE ZOOM OFF P 27 DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P 27 ESP n ESP P 28 AF MODE SPOT P 28 R OFF P 28 IMAGE STABILIZER still pic...

Page 24: ...e third picture is taken the pictures are automatically combined and then the combined picture is displayed To combine only two pictures press e before shooting the third picture To cancel making the...

Page 25: ...r which it is designed It can be set only when the mode dial is set to s g Mode dial Switching between shooting and playback modes P 12 By switching to the other scene mode most settings will be chang...

Page 26: ...lamp This type of lamp is mainly used in homes x Fluorescent lamp 2 For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp This type of lamp is mainly used in desk lamps y Fluorescent lamp 3 For shootin...

Page 27: ...28 This function cannot be set when FINE ZOOM is ON DRIVE Using sequential continuous shooting o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed j Focus and exposure are locked at the fir...

Page 28: ...s etc ESP n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject ESP Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surrounding area separately to capture an image with balanced bri...

Page 29: ...RFECT PERFECT FIX FIX PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER SILENT SILENT MODE MODE SLIDE SLIDE SHOW SHOW EDIT EDIT ERASE ERASE SETUP SETUP ADD ADD FAVORITE FAVORITE PERFECT PERFECT FIX FIX PRINT PRINT ORDER ORDER...

Page 30: ...ture or menu screen background picture g PW ON SETUP Setting the startup screen and volume P 35 MENU COLOR Setting the menu screen color and background P 35 Note Please note that registered pictures c...

Page 31: ...image and save it as a new picture Select the picture with 43 and press e Select the label with 43 and press e Press 12 to turn the label 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise Press the...

Page 32: ...tures cannot be erased with ERASE SEL IMAGE or ALL ERASE but they are all erased by formatting Select the picture with 43 and protect it by selecting ON with 12 You can protect several frames in succe...

Page 33: ...nce You can confirm on the monitor whether the internal memory or card is being used g Using the internal memory or card P 64 Use the arrow pad to select the picture and press e to add R Press e again...

Page 34: ...rnal memory It takes some time to back up data Check that the battery is charged before starting the copy or use the AC adapter SETUP menus MEMORY FORMAT FORMAT Formatting the internal memory or card...

Page 35: ...g the sound of the shutter button SHUTTER SOUND Adjusting the volume of the camera warning sound 8 Adjusting the volume during playback q VOLUME You can mute all the sounds at the same time by activat...

Page 36: ...ture 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 displayed FILE NAME Resetting the f...

Page 37: ...OFF Switches to the date and time set in X Pictures are recorded with the date and time set in X ON Switches to the date and time set in DUALTIME When setting the dual time select ON and then set the...

Page 38: ...n off the camera Note that pressing o will turn the camera on When SNOOZE is OFF the alarm stops automatically and the camera turns off after 1 minute of no operation Checking the alarm settings While...

Page 39: ...ons restores the camera from power save mode VIDEO OUT Playing back pictures on a TV NTSC PAL POWER SAVE Setting the camera to the power save mode OFF ON ying back pictures on a TV Connect to the TV s...

Page 40: ...the picture you want to print out on the monitor 2 Turn the printer on and plug the USB cable provided with the camera into the multi connector of the camera and the printer s USB port The easy print...

Page 41: ...d picture ALL PRINT Prints all the pictures stored in the internal memory or the card MULTI PRINT Prints one picture in multiple layout format ALL INDEX Prints an index of all the pictures stored in t...

Page 42: ...y of the selected picture When SINGLE PRINT or MORE has been selected a single copy or multiple copies are printed SINGLE PRINT Makes a print reservation for the displayed picture MORE Sets the number...

Page 43: ...printers or at all photo stores 1 Press m in playback mode and select PRINT ORDER 2 Select P or U and press e P Makes a print reservation for the selected picture U Makes print reservations for all th...

Page 44: ...press e 4 Press 43 to select the picture with the print reservations you want to cancel and press 2 to decrease the number of prints to 0 Repeat Step 4 to cancel print reservations for other pictures...

Page 45: ...ntosh OS WIndows 2000 Professional XP Home Edition XP Professional Vista Mac OS X v10 3 or later CPU Pentium III 500 MHz or later Power PC G3 500 MHz or later Intel Core Solo Duo 1 5 GHz or later RAM...

Page 46: ...the camera to the computer Turn off the camera Open the camera s battery card compartment cover 1 Make sure the camera is turned off The monitor is off The lens is retracted 2 Connect the multi conne...

Page 47: ...o a computer Connecting the camera to a computer via a USB hub may cause unstable operation In this case do not use a hub but connect the camera directly to the computer Images cannot be transferred t...

Page 48: ...se images now The downloaded images are displayed in the browse window To disconnect the camera 1 Make sure that the card access lamp has stopped blinking 2 Make the following preparations for disconn...

Page 49: ...OLYMPUS Master The following environment is required to use the USB cable to connect the camera to your computer Note If your computer is running Windows Vista you can select PC in Step 3 on P 46 pre...

Page 50: ...Language The confirmation window for updating is displayed 6 Click OK The updating the camera window is displayed 7 Click Add Language in the updating camera display The Add Display Language of Camer...

Page 51: ...or P This is the playback mode for displaying pictures on the monitor Set the mode dial to a shooting mode The mode dial is in the position of g No pictures can be taken when the shooting guide is be...

Page 52: ...icture Be sure to hold the camera firmly with both hands and press the shutter button slowly so as to avoid moving the camera You can also reduce the blurring by using the image stabilization function...

Page 53: ...F to adjust toward makes the subject brighter Conversely when you are shooting dark subjects it can be effective to adjust toward the Sometimes using the flash may not produce the brightness exposure...

Page 54: ...rom the card or use a new card Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted in the camera Pictures in the internal memory can be copied to the card using the BACKUP functio...

Page 55: ...in use g POWER SAVE Setting the camera to the power save mode P 39 Some items are not selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad The menu items displayed in gray cannot be selected Items that...

Page 56: ...W on the zoom button to view the pictures as thumbnails index display or in a calendar format calendar display g Zoom button Zooming while shooting close up playback P 16 Once sound is added to a pic...

Page 57: ...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 2 software from the provided CD ROM C...

Page 58: ...icture and it cannot be played back on this camera Use image processing software to view the picture on a computer If that cannot be done the image file is damaged r THE IMAGE CANNOT BE EDITED Picture...

Page 59: ...settings on the camera Do not operate the printer while changing settings on the camera PRINT ERROR There is a problem with the printer and or camera Turn off the camera and printer Check the printer...

Page 60: ...IGITAL ZOOM to ON to enable the zoom function for shooting Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes Shooting mode AUTO K s n Ref Page Function F 9 9 9 9 P 17 9 9 P 17 9 9 9 P 17 Y 9 9 9 P...

Page 61: ...Ref Page Function 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 P 17 9 9 2 9 2 9 9 2 9 2 9 9 9 9 9 2 P 17 Y 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 17 Shadow Adjustment Technology 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 18 Optical zoom 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 16 PA...

Page 62: ...handled since this may result in corrosion This camera uses one Olympus lithium ion battery LI 42B or LI 40B No other type of batteries can be used Power consumption by the camera varies depending on...

Page 63: ...Italy 220 50 C Honduras 110 60 A Luxemburg 230 50 C Jamaica 110 50 A Netherlands 230 50 C Mexico 120 127 60 A Norway 230 50 C Nicaragua 120 240 60 A Poland 220 50 C Panama 110 220 60 A Portugal 230 5...

Page 64: ...not touch the contact area on the card Compatible cards xD Picture Card 16 MB 2 GB TypeH M Standard Using the internal memory or card You can confirm on the monitor whether the internal memory or car...

Page 65: ...used in most home electrical sources within the range of 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz around the world However depending on the country or area you are in the AC wall outlet may be shaped differently an...

Page 66: ...r 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 amplifiers SAFETY PRECAUTIONS General Precau...

Page 67: ...cause a fire or burn your hands Never hold or operate the camera with wet hands Do not leave the camera in places where it may be subject to extremely high temperatures Doing so may cause parts to det...

Page 68: ...a fire or explosion use only batteries recommended for use with this product Insert the battery carefully as described in the operating instructions If rechargeable batteries have not been recharged...

Page 69: ...ge a battery when using it for the first time or if it has not been used for a long period When operating the camera with battery power at low temperatures try to keep the camera and spare battery as...

Page 70: ...assumed with respect to the use of the information contained in these written materials or software or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained therein Olympus reserves the righ...

Page 71: ...Olympus Service Center Olympus shall not be obligated to perform preventive maintenance installation deinstallation or maintenance Olympus reserves the right to i use reconditioned refurbished and or...

Page 72: ...THAT THE CUSTOMER MAY INCUR FROM DELAYED SHIPMENT PRODUCT FAILURE PRODUCT DESIGN SELECTION OR PRODUCTION IMAGE OR DATA LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OR FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHETHER LIABILITY IS ASSERTED IN CONTR...

Page 73: ...and related to the problem When service is completed the Product will be returned to you postage prepaid WHERE TO SEND PRODUCT FOR SERVICE See WORLDWIDE WARRANTY for the nearest service center INTERNA...

Page 74: ...ing spot metering system Shutter speed 4 to 1 2000 sec Shooting range 0 7 m 2 3 ft to W T normal 0 2 m 0 7 ft to W 0 6 m 2 0 ft to T macro mode 0 03 m 1 2 in to 0 7 m 2 3 ft W only super macro mode Mo...

Page 75: ...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 5 0 VA 240 V Output DC 4 2 V 200...

Page 76: ...ow pad 1243 P 15 e button OK FUNC P 15 Strap Eyelet P 3 Battery Card Compartment Cover P 4 Tripod Socket Connector cover P 39 40 46 Multi connector P 39 40 46 Monitor P 37 77 m button P 16 Speaker o b...

Page 77: ...13 Number of storable still pictures Recording length 4 00 34 P 54 14 Current memory B Recording pictures to the internal memory No display Recording pictures to the card P 64 15 Self timer Y P 17 16...

Page 78: ...tal recording time 4 00 14 00 34 P 14 12 Current memory B Playing back the picture in the internal memory No display Playing back the picture in the card P 64 13 Compression mode Frame rate NORMAL FIN...

Page 79: ...7 Battery card compartment cover 4 Black White 31 C CALENDAR 32 Calendar display 16 CAMERA MENU 26 Card 64 Card access lamp 48 55 64 CCD 36 Close up playback U 16 Cloudy day 3 26 COLOR EDIT 31 Compres...

Page 80: ...MAT FORMAT 34 Menu 20 MENU COLOR 35 Menu guide 19 Microphone 28 Mode dial 6 10 12 Monitor brightness adjustment s 37 Monitor Symbols Icons 77 Multi connector 39 40 46 N NTSC 39 Number of frames 78 Num...

Page 81: ...26 Shooting mode 11 16 19 34 Shooting mode menu 22 Shooting still pictures K 6 12 Shutter Button 9 11 SILENT MODE U 28 Single frame playback 16 Single frame reservation P 43 Single frame shooting o 2...

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