Olympus FE-115 Zoom Review

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Olympus FE-115 Zoom




Playback Screens & Menus





Olympus FE-115

After you take a picture, the last image captured is displayed full screen without overlay information.



Olympus FE-115

In playback mode, the picture is initially displayed with exposure information overlaid: the file folder number (100), picture number (0079), image quality (SHQ), image size (2560 x 1920), exposure compensation (0.0), date (7/2/06), and time (16:44) and this is image number (79) of all the images currently on the xD card. Several seconds later, the overlaid exposure info disappears.



Olympus FE-115

Pressing the wide angle zoom control enables the thumbnail index mode. Under the Playback menu, you can select to display 4 or 9 thumbnails to quickly locate a desired image. The green "movie camera" indicates that there is a video file.



Olympus FE-115

While viewing an image full screen, you can press the telephoto zoom control and magnify an image from 1.5x to 4.0x (in 0.5x steps.) Once enlarged you can move around the image using the 4-way controller to examine the picture for color, focus, etc.



Olympus FE-115

To correct the orientation of you pictures when viewing images on either the LCD or on a Television set, simply select the Rotate option in the Playback menu.



Olympus FE-115

Pressing the Ok button will start playback of a video clip. The exposure information is displayed for a brief moment when the movie starts playing. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the Ok button again. There are no options for Fast forward, Rewind, Pause, etc.



Olympus FE-115

Playback Menu options:

    Slide Show - Choose options for Slide show playback

    Back Up - Copies image files from internal memory to xD card

    - Enter DPOF printing information

    Protect - Protect against deletion, On or Off

    Rotate - Rotate portrait mode pictures 90° clockwise or counter clockwise

    Card Setup - Format the xD memory card or erase all images

    - Set the time and date

    - Select the language for on-screen display

    Sleep - Adjusts power saving settings

    Video Output - Select NTSC or PAL video format

    - Thumbnail display: 4 or 9 images



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