Olympus Stylus 740 - Manual (Page 55)

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Getting to know your camera better
Movie
• If you use a non-Olympus card or a card used for another application, such as for a
computer, the message [CARD ERROR] is displayed. To use this card with this camera,
use the [FORMAT] function to format the card.
g “MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card” (P. 30)
This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status.
• Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete
the battery power.
• Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway
• Repeatedly using the zoom
• To minimize the battery consumption, set [POWER SAVE] to [ON] and turn off the
camera whenever it is not in use.
g “POWER SAVE Setting the camera to power save mode” (P. 34)”
Image quality Image size Recording length
Internal memory Using a 512 MB 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 lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for
approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.
Card access lamp Blinking: A picture is being recorded, the camera is reading
a movie, or images are being downloaded (when
connected to a computer).
• Do not do any of the following while the card access lamp is
blinking. Doing so may prevent the image data from being
saved and render the internal memory or card unusable.
• Open the battery compartment/card cover
• Remove the battery.
• Connect or disconnect the AC adapter.
Green lamp of the
monitor Lit: The focus and exposure are locked.
Blinking: The focus and exposure are not locked.
• Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position
the AF target mark on the subject and press the shutter
button halfway again.
Extending the useful life of the battery
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