Olympus camedia d 390 manual

The sliding lens cover also controls the power. This camera type is available in silver. Olympus is one of the most known names in photography. It is producing a varied array of consumer, scientific, and industrial products ranging from 35mm cameras to film scanners to microscopes and even high-powered binoculars. The Olympus D, a very basic digicam designed for beginner.

The D offers a 2. The D features a fixed-focal-length lens, and 2. As stated in Olympus D manual, this camera has a fixed, 5mm lens which equivalent to a 38mm lens on a 35mm camera. While for the macro, the macro setting is focusing as close as 8. This camera does not have a true optical zoom, yet it does have as much as 2. This camera features an optical viewfinder as well as a 1. Exposure control on the D is also straightforward, as stated in the Olympus D manual. We simply point the camera and shoot, as simple as that.

It is very recommended for the user to buy at least a 64MB card or larger so we will not miss any important shots. In term of producing image, this camera had some difficulty with color, particularly with strong reds and blues.

The D captured a fairly large macro area, measuring 7. It is already stated before that the aim of this writing is to provide the Olympus D Manual.

With this manual, you will be able to gain a lot of information regarding to this Nikon camera product. So, for you who are looking for information related to the specification, camera parts, instruction, function, features, and others, this manual will be a good reference. Further, the manual will be provided in PDF file format.

The "2 in 1" photography mode records two vertically-oriented, half-sized images. After capture, the images are saved side-by-side as one image, giving a split-screen effect. As with many Olympus cameras, a panorama mode is available when using special Olympus xD-Picture Cards, which records as many as 10 consecutive images to blend into one panoramic image.

For more creative effects, you can transform your full color images to sepia tone or black-and-white pictures through the camera's Playback menu. Finally, the D has a Movie mode that records moving images without sound for as long as the memory card has available space, at either x or x pixels. I suggest buying at least a 64MB card or larger so you don't miss any important shots.

Camedia Master provides minor image editing tools, as well as utilities for organizing images. The camera comes with a set of two single-use AA alkaline batteries, but can also use NiMH, lithium, or NiCd batteries, as well as a single CR-V3 lithium-ion battery pack all sold as accessories.

As always, I recommend picking up an extra set of rechargeable batteries, and keeping a spare set freshly charged at all times. Click here to read my "battery shootout" page to see which batteries currently on the market are best, or here for my review of the Maha CF charger, my longtime favorite. The optional AC adapter might be useful for time-consuming tasks like downloading images to a computer, but frankly, a couple of sets of high-capacity rechargeable AA cells and a good charger largely eliminate the need for it.

Also included with the D is a video cable for connecting to a television set, and a USB cable for downloading images to a computer. Small and lightweight, the D is an entry-level digicam geared toward novice photographers. The camera offers a bare-bones feature set and a fixed-focal-length lens, but includes Scene modes and creative Panorama and "2-in-1" shooting modes. Image quality is high enough for making 5x7-inch photographic prints or sending lower-resolution email attachments over the Internet.

Its low price makes the D a good option for teenagers and family members less experienced behind the lens -- a good "starter" digicam for anyone interesting in picking up digital photography while keeping to a strict budget. The D employs Olympus' popular sliding lens cover, which serves not only to protect the lens but also as a power switch.

Small and compact, the D should fit most coat pockets and purses with no problem, although it's a little large for the average shirt pocket. Measuring 4. With the included wrist strap attached, the D is easy to hold onto and fits into the hand well. Beneath the sliding lens cover on the D's front panel is the fixed focal length lens, an optical viewfinder window, flash, and a self-timer lamp.

The sliding lens cover also controls the power, activating the camera and placing it into Record Shooting mode when it's slid open. When opened, the cover provides a sculpted ridge near the right edge of the camera, which serves as a grip for your fingers as they wrap around the camera. The memory compartment door opens from the front panel, and the center of the hinge serves as the eyelet for the wrist strap.

Just on the left of the compartment door is the USB jack, protected by a flexible, rubbery flap. On the opposite side of the camera are the DC In and Video Out jacks, covered by a rubbery flap that lifts out of the way to reveal the connectors. The remaining external controls are all located on the camera's rear panel, along with the optical viewfinder eyepiece and 1. Adjacent to the viewfinder eyepiece, on the right side, are two LED lamps that report camera status.

For example, the top lamp flashes orange when the flash is charging, and the bottom green lamp indicates when focus is set. Along the far right side of the rear panel is a gently sculpted bump that accommodates your thumb as you hold the camera in your right hand. The D Zoom has a flat bottom panel, which features the battery compartment and plastic threaded tripod mount. The battery compartment door slides toward the back before opening, and locks back into place securely with a pressure plate.

Limited exposure options keep the D's user interface simple, as the camera makes its own decisions about exposure automatically.

Simply opening the lens cover places it in Shooting mode. Entering Playback mode is a little less obvious, but just as simple. When the cover is closed, pressing the Display button on the back panel turns the camera on and displays the last image captured.

Pressing the button twice while in Shooting mode also activates Playback mode. A Four-Way Arrow pad on the back panel serves several functions including accessing digital zoom, self-timer, and flash modes , and navigates through on-screen menus. It also scrolls through captured images in Playback mode. The LCD menu system accesses the majority of the D's exposure options, and features four pages of options although each page has only a few settings on it , set up as subject tabs along the left side of the screen.

The shortcut screen quickly takes you to often-changed settings, which makes operation even easier. Anyone already familiar with Olympus LCD menu systems should have no trouble, and even novices should get the gist of it pretty quickly. There is no option to display the subject without the info overlay, but the LCD can be turned off if desired, to conserve battery power.

The D consumes quite a bit less power when the LCD is left off. Playback-Mode Display In playback mode, pressing the down-arrow "W" button lever takes you to a thumbnail index display of images on the memory card, making it easier to scroll through them quickly. The thumbnail display can be set to show 4, 9, or 16 images at a time, through an option in the setup menu. Pressing the up-arrow "T" button takes you back to a full-frame display, and continuing to press it zooms you in on the image, up to a maximum of 4x.

When zoomed, pressing the "OK" button lets you use the multi-controller to scroll around the expanded image. In the normal full-frame view, an information overlay briefly appears on the screen as you scroll to each image. The amount of information that is overlaid can be toggled via the "Info" option on the playback-mode shortcut menu. The screenshot above right shows all the available display options in playback mode.

Sliding Lens Cover : Protecting the lens on the front of the camera, this sliding cover also serves as the power switch. Sliding the cover open turns the camera on and places it into Shooting Record mode.

Shutter Button : The only control on the top panel, the Shutter button sets the camera's focus and exposure when halfway depressed. Fully depressing the button triggers the shutter to open. Four-Way Arrow Pad : Adjacent to the right side of the LCD monitor on the rear panel, each of the four arrows points in a different direction up, down, left, right. In any mode, the arrow keys navigate through menu options.

In Record mode, the up arrow enables digital zoom, while the down arrow returns to the normal zoom position. In Playback mode, the right and left arrows scroll through captured images. The up and down arrows control digital enlargement of captured images, and the "W" setting also accesses the index display mode.

Once an image has been enlarged, pressing the "OK" button lets you use all four arrows to scroll around within the view. It also serves as the "OK" to confirm menu selections. If pressed twice quickly while in Record mode, this button accesses Playback mode. It also wakes the camera from sleep in Record mode. When the lens cover is closed, pressing this button powers on the camera and places it in Playback mode. A second press of the button shuts off the camera only while the lens cover is closed.

Record Mode : Activated by sliding the lens cover open, this mode sets up the camera to take pictures. The first screen is a "short cut" menu, from which you can select several frequently-accessed options, or dive into the main mode menu itself.

The following exposure and camera options are available through the Record menu some options may change depending on the Scene mode selected :. Playback Mode : Entered by pressing the Display button while the lens cover is closed, or by pressing the Display button twice quickly when the lens cover is open, this mode allows you to review captured images.

As with the record-mode menu, the first screen of the playback mode menu is a "short cut" screen, offering immediate access to the most-frequently used settings. One selection on the short cut menu takes you into the main playback mode menu itself. The following playback options are available through the Playback settings menu:.