Olympus FE-270 - Manual (Page 43)

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• 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 save battery power, set [POWER SAVE] to [ON], or turn off the camera whenever it is
not in use.
g “POWER SAVE Setting the camera to the power save mode” (P. 25)
• Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.
• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode
• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set: [
%] and [#],
etc.
• Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.
[PANORAMA]/[PRINT ORDER]/[FORMAT]/[BACKUP]
A record mode expresses a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use
the following examples to help determine the optimal image quality when shooting.
To print large images on full-size paper/To edit and process images on a computer
• [SHQ] or [HQ]
To print A4 (11.7×8.5 in.)/postcard-size images
• [SQ1]
To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a web site
• [SQ2]
To express the broadness of a subject such as landscapes/To view pictures on a
wide-screen television.
• [16:9]
g “IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P. 17)
• To return the changed shooting settings to default settings while shooting, set [RESET] to
[YES].
g “RESET Changing the shooting functions back to default settings” (P. 18)
• All shooting settings except for [IMAGE QUALITY] and the selected scene mode return to
default settings when the camera is turned off.
• When a card has been inserted in the camera, the pictures in the internal memory cannot
be played back. Pull out the card before operating the camera.
• Press the zoom lever to the W-side to display the pictures as thumbnails (index display).
g “Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback” (P. 14)
Extending the useful life of the battery
Functions that cannot be selected from menus
Selecting the optimal image quality
To return the settings of functions to default settings
Playback tips
Playing back pictures in the internal memory
Quickly displaying a desired picture