Olympus C-2040 Zoom

Typical Program AE mode LCD screen display. Information across the top is "P"rogram AE mode, F1.8 aperture, 1/10s shutter speed, exposure compensation is 0.0 (none), flash is disabled, shooting in single frame mode, spot metering is enabled, ISO is fixed at 100, SHQ quality, 1600x1200 image size, 37 shots remaining and the internal SDRAM buffer is empty (black vertical rectangle in lower left corner).

Shooting now in "A"perture priority mode. Note the F1.8 is in green and can be changed to other values using the 4-way selector switch.

The "S"hutter priority mode is identical except that the shutter speed would be indicated in green. And of course "M"anual mode allows you to change both the aperture value and shutter speed.

To go into MF (manual focus) mode you select it from the onscreen menu (see below) and then change the focusing distance using the 4-way selector while watching the LCD screen display. The screen display magnifies the center portion of the frame to allow for more critical focusing. The distance is indicated in meters or feet depending on a setup menu choice.

Multi-Spot metering allows you to specify up to 8 individual points to measure the exposure value from and then averages them together to calculate the exposure value for the scene. You enable Multi-spot metering, center the frame on the area you want to evaluate and press the AEL button, repeat up to 8 times before capturing the picture.

Record Menu Options:

AF/MF - Select autofocus or manual focus mode

DRIVE - Single, Continuous, Continuous w/AF, Self-Timer/Remote or AE-Bracket shooting mode

WB - White Balance presets for Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten and Flourescent or manually using the One-Push custom option

ISO - Auto (100-200), 100, 200, 400

- Flash exposure compensation +/-2EV in 1/3EV increments)

- Slow sync flash option, leading or trailing options

DIGITAL ZOOM - Enable or disable digital zoom function

FUNCTION - Off, B&W, White Board or Black Board

- Panorama function (only when using Olympus brand SM card)

CARD SETUP - Format the SmartMedia card

MODE SETUP - MODE sub-menu (see the next frame below)

- Set default record mode: TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2

A/S/M MODE - Sets the function of the A/S/M position on the Mode Dial.
     A = Aperture Priority
     S = Shutter Speed Priority
     M = Manual

AE LOCK - Sets the function of the AEL button (locks AE or enables Multi-Metering option, see frame above)

MODE Setup Options

ALL RESET - OFF it retains camera settings between power off and on.
             ON it resets all settings everytime camera is powered off.

- Fine tune the white balance

SHARPNESS - Hard, Normal or Soft

CONTRAST - High, Normal or Low

TIFF - Resolution for TIFF mode: 1600x1200, 1024x768, 640x480

SQ1 - High or Normal quality

SQ2 - High or Normal quality

FLASH - Internal+External flash or External only

- Beep sound: Off, Low, High

AF MODE - Normal or Spot autofocus

FULL-TIME AF - Off or ON (continuous autofocus)

REC VIEW - Off, On (displays image while saving), Check (displays image after capture, holds for confirmation to save or delete).

FILE NAME - Reset or Sequentially number saved images

- Adjust brightness of LCD

- Set time and date

m/ft - Manual focus distance measured in meters or feet

LCD screen display when recording QuickTime movie clips. 320x240 HQ resolution allows for 15 seconds of 15fps recording, 160x120 SQ resolution allows for 66 seconds of 15fps recording. The green 124" indicates the memory remaining is sufficient to record 124 seconds of movie clips at the current resolution.

There is no microphone so the motion JPEG sequences are silent.

Movie Mode Menu Options

AF/MF - Select autofocus or manual focus mode

- Record using the selftimer or remote

WB - White Balance presets for Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten and Flourescent or manually using the One-Push custom option

ISO - Auto, 100, 200, 400

FUNCTION - Off or B&W

CARD SETUP - Format the SmartMedia card

MODE SETUP - (see above)

- Set record mode: HQ (320x240) or SQ (160x120)