Olympus C-730 Ultra Zoom - Manual (Page 148)

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Chapter 7
Adding sound
You can add sound to still pictures and change sound that has already been
recorded. You can add approximately 4 seconds of sound to a picture.
1 Select a still picture to add sound to it
by using the arrow pad.
● Sound cannot be added to pictures with
the mark.
2 In the top menu, select MODE MENU
T PLAY T
.
3 Press
í
to display START.
4 Point the camera microphone towards
the subject, then press
to start
recording.
● A bar is displayed to show the progress
of recording.
Mode dial
setting
Arrow pad Microphone
button
Note
● To obtain the optimum sound, the microphone should be placed no further
than 1m (3.3 ft) away from the subject.
● When a new sound is recorded, the original sound is erased.
●
function is not available when the card is protected (SmartMedia) or
when “ CARD FULL” appears (indicating there is no memory left).
● Sound may not be recorded when a card has insufficient memory.
● Sound recording may also pick up camera noises (e.g. buttons clicking,
shutter movement, etc.).
● After recording, sound cannot be erased from pictures. However, you can
replace the sound with silence by doing the above steps again while
remaining quiet.