Olympus FE-290 User Manual

Getting to know your camera better
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There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.
Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures
• With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater the
magnification, the grainier the picture appears.
Increasing the ISO sensitivity
• When you increase the [ISO] setting, “noise”, which appears as spots of unwanted color
or unevenness in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance.
This camera is equipped with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while
suppressing noise; however, increasing the ISO sensitivity can result in some noise,
depending on the shooting conditions.
g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 19)
Taking pictures with the f mode set to M, W, S or X
• When taking pictures of dark subjects using the above scene modes, the picture may
appear grainy.
g “f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation” (P. 12)
• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjusting
OF toward [+] makes the subject closer to their real shades. Conversely, when you are
shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward [–]. Sometimes, using the flash
may not produce the brightness (exposure) that was intended.
g “OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/
Printing pictures” (P. 13)
• Set the flash to [#] (fill-in) to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight
without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is effective not only for shooting against
backlight, but also for shooting under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.
g “Y# button Flash shooting” (P. 14)
• Setting OF to [+] is effective when shooting against backlight.
g “OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/
Printing pictures” (P. 13)
The picture is too grainy
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight
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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