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Thank you for purchasing this Olympus digital camera. This Quick Start Guide provides you with the information you need to start using your new Olympus camera right away. This guide is also useful for checking the button locations and names when you are reading the Instructions booklet. Refer to the Instructions provided with the camera for detailed information on using your Olympus camera.

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Control panel Zoom lever Self-timer/Remote control lamp Remote control receiver Diopter adjustment dial Strap eyelet Connector cover

C-3040ZOOM

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Setting the Date and Time
1. Press in the release buttons on both sides of the cap to remove the lens cap. 2. Set the Mode dial to "P" (Program mode). 3. Press the (Menu) button.
The menu screen appears on the Monitor.

Flash (built-in)

1. Getting Started

Loading the batteries

1. Follow the steps below to load the batteries.
Before loading the batteries, check that the Mode dial is set to "OFF".
Slide the battery compartment lock towards. Open the battery compartment cover. q w Load the batteries. Lithium battery AA-size packs (supplied) batteries Close the battery compartment cover. w q

Card cover Lens cap

4. Press on the Arrow pad to move the green highlighting frame so that "MODE SETUP" is selected. Then press.
Lens Microphone 5-Pin external flash socket
"SETUP" appears on the Monitor. The selected option is displayed in green.
5. Press the [OK] button.

DC IN jack

The MODE SETUP screen appears.

AF/MF DRIVE

Slide the battery compartment lock back to.
A/V output jack USB connector Serial connector (RS-232C) Connector cover

AF AUTO AUTO

CARD SETUP MODE SETUP A/S/M MODE

ALL RESET SETUP

WB ISO

SHARPNESS CONTRAST

ON RED x BLUE NORMAL NORMAL

AE LOCK

Menu screen 1/3

Menu screen 3/3

MODE SETUP screen 1/4

6. Press

) Mode dial Arrow pad Shutter button
on the Arrow pad to select

and then press

Flash mode button ( Erase button ( ) * * When you close the battery compartment cover, press down on the cover to hold the batteries down. Do not use manganese batteries. Spot/Macro button ( Print button ( ) Viewfinder )
"SETUP" appears. (To return to the previous page, move the green selection frame to the top of the screen and then press on the Arrow pad.)
2. Insert the SmartMedia (card).
* Before inserting the card, check that the camera is switched off and that nothing is displayed on the control panel.

FILE NAME SETUP

OK button ( ) AE lock button ( Protect button ( Monitor Monitor button ( Card access lamp )
Open the card cover and push the card in fully in the direction indicated by the arrow. (The card is used to record the pictures you take.)
7. Press the [OK] button.
The date/time setting screen appears.

Open the card cover.

Push the card in and close the card cover.

Menu button (

Use the Mode dial to select the camera operation mode. If you are using the camera for the first time, the "P" (Program mode) setting provides a quick and easy way to take pictures.

Mode dial

A/S /M P F OF

Bottom view

Battery compartment cover Tripod socket Battery compartment lock

Date time setting screen

8. Press 9. Press
on the Arrow pad to select the date format. or to set the date and time.
on the Arrow pad. To move back
[Still picture shooting mode]
(You can select day/month/year, month/day/year or year/month/day.)

/M O DE

Program mode. This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures simply by pressing the shutter button.

on the Arrow pad and then
A/S/M: The default mode for this setting is Aperture Priority mode, in which you select the aperture setting.You can also select Shutter Priority mode, in which you set the shutter speed, and Manual mode, in which you set both the aperture and the shutter speed. [Movie record mode] : Select this mode when you want to shoot a movie. [Playback mode] : Select this mode when you want to view the shots you have taken. [Camera off] OFF: Switches the camera off.
To move to the next setting (month day), press (day month), press.
Adjusting the Viewfinder for Easier Viewing
Turn the diopter adjustment dial to adjust the viewfinder until you can see the AF target mark clearly.

Viewfinder

10. When you have finished setting the date and time, press the [OK] button. 11. Press the [OK] button repeatedly until you exit the menu screen.
AF target mark Diopter adjustment dial 1AG6P1P0886--A VT2202-02
Manual focus Flash mode Slow synchro Flash intensity control Battery check Macro mode Card error White balance

A/S /M

2. Shooting

Taking Pictures

You can display images marked with the icon as movies. Press the (Menu) button and use the Arrow pad to select "MOVIE PLAY" and then press. When "START" appears, press the [OK] button. When the card access lamp stops blinking, the movie starts playing. When the movie ends, press the (Menu) button to display the menu and then press the Menu button again to exit Movie playback mode. When a movie is running, you can use the Arrow pad to do the following: : Jump to the start of the current movie. MOVIE START PLAY : Jump to the end of the current movie. INFO : Play the movie for as long as the button is held down. FUNCTION : Play the movie in reverse for as long as the button is CARD SETUP MODE held down. SETUP [1/1] [OK] button: Pause the movie. Press this button again after the movie has finished to play the movie again.
2. Point the camera at your subject. Look through the viewfinder and point the camera at the person or object you want to photograph (the subject). Position the AF target mark over the subject.
You can also look at the image on the Monitor to take pictures. Press the (Monitor) button to switch the Monitor on and off.
Viewfinder AF target mark

[To zoom in]

By turning the zoom lever to "T", you can enlarge the picture of your subject. When you turn the zoom lever towards "W", the image reverts to the size it was when you switched the camera on, allowing you to shoot a wider area.
3. Focus on your subject. (Press the shutter button down halfway.) With the camera pointed at your subject, press the shutter button down lightly.

The camera gives 2 short beeps and the green lamp lights. At this point, the focus and exposure (shutter speed and aperture setting) are locked. If the green lamp blinks, this indicates that the camera cannot focus. Release the shutter button, move the position of the AF target mark slightly and then lightly press the shutter button again.

Half pressed

Fully pressed
AF target mark Green ramp
4. Take the picture. (Press the shutter button down fully.) With the shutter button pressed down halfway, press it down further so it is fully depressed. The camera gives a short beep and takes the picture.
The camera then starts recording the image onto the card and the card access lamp blinks. If the green lamp light up when you press the shutter button, you can take another picture, even if an image is being recorded onto the SmartMedia card. If you are taking a picture in low-light conditions, the flash will fire automatically.

Card access lamp

When your subject is not in the center of the shot (focus lock)
First, position the AF target mark over your subject and press the shutter button halfway to focus the camera. Then hold the shutter button down as you move the camera to compose the shot as you want it and, without releasing the shutter button, press the shutter button down fully to take the shot.
1. Remove the Lens cap and set the Mode dial to "P" (Program mode).

Spot metering mode

ISO indicator Exposure compensation
Sequence mode Self-timer/ Remote control

Auto bracket

Recording mode Card writing
Number of storable pictures Sound record
Available functions from button on C-3040ZOOM Flash Mode Button The flash mode changes each time you press this button. The available flash modes are "Auto-Flash", in which the flash fires automatically in low-light and backlit conditions, "RedEye Reduction Flash" ( ), which reduces the "red-eye" effect (where the subject's eyes appear red), "Forced Flash" ( ), in which the flash fires for every shot regardless of the conditions, and "Flash Off" ( ), in which the flash never fires, even in low-light conditions. Spot/Macro Button The light metering mode or Macro mode changes each time you press the Spot/Macro button. The available modes are "Normal", which is used for normal autofocus photography, "Spot Metering mode" ( ), which measures light only at the center of the shot and is useful for shots such as dark subjects in backlit shots, "Macro mode"( ), which allows you to focus on subjects 7.9" to 31.5" from the camera, and "Macro + Spot Metering mode" ( ), which measures light only at the center of a close-up subject.

4. Erasing Pictures

You can erase pictures you no longer need by erasing them one at a time (one-frame erase) or by erasing all the images on the card (all-frame erase). Use the steps in "3. Viewing Your Shots" to display the image you want to erase.

One-frame Erase

Press the Erase button on the camera, use the Arrow pad to select "YES" and then press the [OK] button.

YES NO

Shooting Movies

1. Set the Mode dial to.

F2.0 1/800 +2.0

All-frame Erase

Press the (Menu) button and use the Arrow pad to select "CARD SETUP" and then press. Press or to select " " and then press the [OK] button. Select "YES" in the confirmation screen and then press the [OK] button again. (To cancel image erasing, select "NO" and press the [OK] button.)

CARD SETUP MODE SETUP

The Monitor switches on and displays the available shooting time.
2. Shoot in the same way as for "P" mode.
The camera starts shooting when you press the shutter button down. Press the shutter button again to end shooting. The lowest memory gauge lights, the card access lamp blinks and the camera starts recording the movie onto the card. You Memory can continue shooting when the lamp stops blinking and the gauge camera finishes recording data onto the card.

AF target mark

3. Viewing Your Shots

Set the Mode dial to.

This screen shows the still picture playback menu.

Confirmation screen

* The most recent shot is displayed on the Monitor (Single-frame playback). Use the Arrow pad to select the image you want to view.
: Displays the previous shot. : Displays the next shot. : Jumps back 10 shots. : Jumps forward 10 shots.

Arrow pad

1234 1235
Switch the camera off when you've finished shooting.

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Always switch the camera off when you have finished taking pictures. Check that the card access lamp is no longer blinking and then set the Mode dial to "OFF".
The Monitor and control panel go blank. If you leave the camera switched on without using it in any way for 3 minuts or longer, the Monitor and control panel automatically go blank to conserve battery power. (This is referred to as Sleep mode.) To revive the camera when it is in Sleep mode, simply press any of the camera's controls. Always fit the lens cap when you put the camera away.

* To display multiple shots (Index playback), turn the zoom lever to "W". * To display a shot enlarged (in close up), turn the zoom lever to "T".

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C-3040 Zoom FAQs Features and Benefits: * Fast F1.8 to F10, 3x optical zoom lens (35-105mm equivalence to a 35mm camera), 10 elements in 7 groups * 1/800 up to 16 second manual shutter speeds permit creative control (Still image) * Up to 5x seamless digital zoom in SQ (640x480) mode (2.5x digital zoom in all other modes) * Photometric exposure metering modes (center weighted average, spot, multi-meter spot, and macro spot) offers flexible settings for any lighting conditions. * iESP intelligent auto focus metering system. * White Balance modes (Auto WB, preset WB, and quick reference WB) makes compensating for various lighting color temperatures easy. * Contrast adjustment - increase or decrease overall image contrast (low, normal, and high settings). * Sharpness adjustment - increases or decreases the overall sharpness of the image (hard, normal, and soft). * Image playback with video output to a TV (NTSC). Scene Rotation feature allows rotating of portrait mode pictures. * Zooming available in QuickTime movie mode. * Newer more powerful flash. Effective working range out to 18 feet. * USB Storage-class connectivity mounts like a standard hard drive permitting easy drag-n-drop downloads. * CR-V3 (LB-01) lithium battery compatible.
Specifications: Model name: Product Type: Memory: Olympus Camedia C-3040 Zoom digital camera Digital Camera with 1.8inch color TFT LCD monitor 3V (3.3V) SmartMedia (SSFDC) Card (2M,4M,8M,16M 32M and 64MB) (16MB SmartMedia card supplied with camera) Recording system: Still image ; JPEG (DCF), TIFF, DPOF support Motion picture ; Quick Time Motion MOV format (with sound) Number of storable pictures: (16MB) 1: TIFF 2048x1536 2: TIFF 1600x1200 4: TIFF 1280x960

Olympus America Inc.

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Last updated on August 13, 2001
6: TIFF 1024x768 16: TIFF 640x480 6: SHQ 2048x1536 20: HQ 2048x1536 11: SQ1 high 1600x1200 31: SQ1 normal 1600x1200 17: SQ1 high 1280x960 49: SQ1 normal 1280x960 26: SQ2 high 1024x768 76: SQ2 normal 1024x768 66: SQ2 high 640x480 165: SQ2 normal 640x480 Image pickup element: White balance: Lens 1/1.8 inch CCD solid-state image pickup 3.34 megapixel iESP full-auto TTL, Pre-set (daylight, overcast, tungsten light, fluorescence light), one-touch Olympus lens 7.1 - 21.3 mm F1.8-2.6, 10 elements in 7 groups (Equivalent to 35 - 105 mm lens on 35 mm camera) 1- 2.5x seamless. Up to 5x in SQ2 mode (640 x 480) Intelligent Digital-ESP metering, spot metering, multimeter spot metering, and macro spot metering systems Programmed auto exposure, Aperture priority, Shutter priority +/- 2Ev by 1/3EV steps exposure compensation Selectable from 1/3EV, 2/3 EV and 1EV; 3 or 5 images Wide Angle; F1.8 - F10.0, Tele; F2.6 - F10.0, 1/3EV steps F1.8-F10.0, 1 - 1/800sec. 1/30 - 1/10,000 sec. shutter speed 4 - 1/800 sec. (mechanical shutter), 1/3EV steps (still 16 - 1/800 shutter speed; Wide Angle; F1.8 - F10.0, Tele; F2.6 - F10.0, 1/3EV steps Auto, 100, 200, 400 TTL system iESP autofocus (contrast detection system) with focusing range: 7.9" - infinity, spot AF is possible Manual focus setting by gauge with focusing range: 7.9" infinity Standard mode: 31.5" - infinity; Macro mode: 7.9" - 31.5"
Digital Zoom Photometric system Exposure control
Auto Bracketing: Aperture priority: Programmed auto: Motion JPEG Image mode: Shutter priority: image) Manual exposure: ISO Focusing Manual focus: Auto focus working range:

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Viewfinder: LCD monitor: Flash modes: External flash terminal: Slow Synchronization: Flash working range: Battery recycling time: Sequence mode Motion picture mode
Optical real-image viewfinder (Close-up correction marks, Autofocus mark, LCD monitor) 1.8inch wide-angle color TFT LCD monitor; 114,000 pixels, brightness adjustment is possible Built-in Flash : Auto-Flash (low-& back-light), Red-Eye Reducing Flash, Off, Fill-in Off, Auto, Fill-in (w/ optional FL-40) First-Curtain synchronization effect, second-Curtain synchronization effect) Wide; approx. 2.6 - 18.3 ft, Tele: approx. 7.8" - 12.4 ft (ISO 100) Less than 6 sec. (at normal temperature with new battery) Up to 3.3 frames per second (excluding Tiff mode) Format: Quick Time Motion JPEG HQ: 320x240 pixels, 15 frame/sec. up to approx. 75 sec. with 32MB SQ: 160x120 pixels, 15 frame/sec. up to approx. 300 sec. with 32MB Sepia mode, Black & White mode, Black board mode, White board mode 12 second delay with RM-1 remote control Possible DC input terminal (6.5VDC@2A), USB interface (storage class), video output terminal (NTSC), external flash terminal for FL-40 (5 pin TTL type) Operation: 32 - 104 F, 30 - 90 % humidity, Storage: -4 - 140 F, 10 - 90% humidity 2 x Lithium battery LB-01 (CR-V3) included, 4 x AA Ni-MH batteries / 4 x AA Lithium batteries / 4 x AA alkaline batteries / 4 x AA Ni-Cd batteries. Optional AC adapter available. (Manganese batteries cannot be used.) 4.3" (W) x 3.0" (H) x 2.7" (D) (excluding projections) 10.8 oz (without battery and SmartMedia Card)

Image effect Selftimer / remote control: Setting memorization Outer Connector:
Operating environment: Power Supply:

Dimensions Weight

NOTE: Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

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Package Contents: * * * * * * * * * * CAMEDIA C-3040 Zoom digital camera 16 MB SmartMedia card (2) CR-V3 long life lithium batteries RM-1 wireless remote control CAMEDIA Utility software disc Digital camera Win/Mac USB download cable NTSC audio/video cable Instruction manual Carrying strap Lens cap and retainer cord

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