Olympus FE-290 User Manual

Button operations
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Press X& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press H for setting.
Press NY in shooting mode to select on or off for the self-timer.
Press H for setting.
• After setting the self-timer, press the shutter button completely. Then, the self-timer lamp
lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and the shutter is
released.
• To cancel the self-timer, press NY.
• Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.
Press Y# in shooting mode to select the flash mode.
Press H for setting.
Displays the top menu.
The monitor lights brighter when  is pressed in shooting mode. If there is no operation for
10 seconds, it dims back to the original brightness.
• When [BRIGHT] is selected in [], the monitor brightness does not change.
In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press S.
• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid
accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.
g “0 Protecting pictures” (P. 21)
X& button Shooting pictures close to the subject (Macro mode)
OFF Macro off Cancels macro mode.
& Macro on This mode lets you shoot from as close as 20 cm/7.9 in. (when
the zoom is set for the zoom-out angle) and as close as 35 cm/
13.8 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-in angle) to your
subject.
% Super macro This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5 cm/2.0 in. to your
subject.
The zoom position is fixed automatically and cannot be changed.
NY button Self-timer shooting
OFF Self-timer off Cancel the self-timer.
Y Self-timer on Set the self-timer.
Y# button Flash shooting
AUTO Flash auto The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.
! Red-eye This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction.
# Fill-in The flash fires regardless of the available light.
$ Flash off The flash does not fire.
m button Displaying the top menu
/S button Increasing the brightness of the monitor (Backlight boost)/
Erasing pictures
 Increasing the brightness of the monitor (Backlight boost)
S Erasing pictures
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Olympus FE-290 Specifications

General

Megapixel	7.1 MP
Sensor type	CCD
Supported aspect ratios	16:9
Digital zoom	4 x
Focal length range	4.6 - 18.2 mm
Interface	USB
Digital SLR	No
Built-in flash	Yes
Aperture range (F-F)	2.7 - 5.4
Camera shutter speed	1 - 1/2000 s
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	28 - 112 mm
ISO sensitivity	64, 100, 200, 400
Internal memory	6.9 MB
Compatible memory cards	xd
Motion JPEG frame rate	15 fps
Display diagonal	3 \
USB version	2.0
Product color	Black
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Scene modes	Candlelight, Cuisine, Documents, Fireworks, Night portrait, Panorama, party (indoor), Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	resizing, rotating
White balance	daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Camera playback	Slide show

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	26.5 mm
Width	97.7 mm
Height	55.7 mm
Weight	142 g