Olympus C-770 UltraZoom Review



Record Screens & Menus
(Note:All menu screens can be displayed on either the EVF or the LCD.)
The AUTO screen display. This is the "point-n-shoot" mode where the camera
is fully automatic. The overlay information shows SHQ quality, 2288x1712 size,
flash off, Drive mode is single, and there is enough space on the xD card for
87 more pictures.
Pressing the OK/MENU button in AUTO mode brings up this shortcut menu screen.
DRIVE options (Single, Continuous, Hi-speed Continuous, AF Continuous),
RESOLUTION (SHQ, HQ, SG1, SQ2), CARD SETUP (Format), CLOCK SET (set
time/date).
Record screen in Program AE mode with the histogram feature enabled. The
aperture is F2.8, shutter speed is 1/6 of a second and the "0.0" indicates
that there is no exposure compensation. The "[ ]" in the center
shows the autofocus area. ISO is locked at 64. The Flash is disabled. Image
quality is set at SHQ and the memory card has sufficient space for another 87
pictures.
Camera menu:
DRIVE - Single frame, sequential, high-speed sequential, AF sequential or AE Bracketing ISO - Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400 A/S/M - Set the function of the A/S/M position on the Mode Dial for "A"perture priority, "S"hutter speed priority or "M"anual. Flash Intensity - Adjust the flash output -2.0 to +2.0 Slow Sync - Slow shutter speed flash sync for front or rear curtain or red-eye reduction Noise Reduction - Enables/disable noise reduction on long shutter speeds Digital Zoom - Enable or disable digital zoom option Fulltime AF - Enable or disable continuous auto focus AF Mode - Select iESP or Spot focus Panorama - In-camera panorama mode, only available when using Olympus brand xD-Picture cards. 2 in 1 - Combines two pictures taken in succession into one "side by side" image Function - Off, B&W, Sepia, White Board or Black Board color effects AF Area - Change position of the AF target mark using 4-way selector Info - Changes amount of shooting information displayed on LCD monitor
Super Zoom - Extends the optical zoom to 14x (fixed image size of 1600x1200)
WB - White balance options; Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent or Manual Set WB Adjust - Fine tune the white balance manually Sharpness - Image sharpness; Hard, Normal or Soft Contrast - Image contrast; High, Normal or Low Saturation - Adjust the level of the color depth
The CARD menu is used to format the xD-Picture Card.
PW On/Off Setup - Sets the picture/sound displayed at startup/power down Rec View - If ON then show last image captured on LCD for several seconds Sleep - Sets the sleep timer (30s, 1, 3, 5, 10m) MyMode - Set the parameters used in MyMode File Name - Continuous file numbering or reset Pixel Mapping - Checks the CCD imager for errors
m/ft - Set the distance scale at meters or feet Video Output - Select NTSC or PAL video format Short Cut - Change the assignment of the shortcut menus Custom Button - Assign frequently used functions (AE Lock, Drive, ISO, A/S/M, Slow Sync, Noise Reduction, Digital Zoom, Fulltime AF, AF Mode, Sound, Info, Histogram, Resolution or White Balance)
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