Olympus C-3040Z Review: Digital Photography Review

Record Mode menu (contd.)

Image Format / Size

This menu option alters the current shooting format. The choices are:

• TIFF - [custom] @ TIFF image format
• SHQ - 2048 x 1536 @ JPEG Very high quality
• HQ - 2048 x 1536 @ JPEG High Quality
• SQ1 - [custom]
• SQ2 - [custom]

Formats marked with [custom] can be set to custom resolution / quality through the record mode setup menu.

A/S/M Exposure Mode

Manual exposure mode selection. When in Manual mode (A/S/M) you choose the desired method of manual control through this menu option, each initial stands for:

• Aperture Priority
• Shutter Priority
• Manual Mode (full manual)

Auto-Exposure Lock Mode

Controls the behaviour of the AE Lock (OK) button in record mode.

• Off- button does nothing
• Single - Exposure is read and locked for the next shot
• Multi - Exposure is read and locked for all subsequent shots

Record Mode Setup Menu

The record mode setup menu allows for setup of various other record mode settings (along with some global camera settings), again navigation is performed using the jog dial and OK button (don't forget to press it once you're done changing settings or you'll lose them!)

Setup Menu Option	Sub-Menu	Action / Options
ALL RESET	ON	Camera functions are factory reset at each power-up
	OFF	Camera functions are memorized at power-down (all but LCD status) and set on power-up
	CUSTOM	Enters a set of sub-menus for customization of power-on settings, this can be used to set the LCD to be on at power-up.
WB FINE TUNE		Allows you to fine-tune the currently selected white balance by 3 steps warmer or cooler (towards red or towards blue), during the process of fine tuning you get the live preview display on the screen.
SHARPENING	HARD	Camera applies a lot of sharpening to images
	NORMAL	Camera applies normal amount of sharpening to images
	SOFT	Camera applies no sharpening to images / softens images
CONTRAST	HIGH	Camera gives image more contrast (clips)
	NORMAL	Camera applies normal image processing
	LOW	Cammera gives image less contrast (compresses)
TIFF		Select resolution at which TIFF images are shot: • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 1280 x 960 • 1024 x 768 • 640 x 480
SQ1		Select resolution / quality at which SQ1 images are shot: • 1600 x 1200 / High • 1600 x 1200 / Normal • 1280 x 960 / High • 1280 x 960 / Normal
SQ2		Select resolution / quality at which SQ2 images are shot: • 1024 x 768 / High • 1024 x 768 / Normal • 640 x 480 / High • 640 x 480 / Normal
FLASH		Controls the flash output: • Internal + External (synch) • External (synch) only
BEEP		• Off • Low • High
BEEP		• Off • Low • High
AF MODE		• Normal • Spot
FULL-TIME AF		Select whether the camera will continually focus or only focus when zoomed / half-press of the shutter release. • Off • On
REC VIEW		Choose the image review mode, On displays the last image taken briefly then returns to record mode, CHECK requires confirmation of each shot before it's stored on the SmartMedia card. • Off • On • Check
FILE NAME		Are filenames numbers reset with each removal of SM card? • Reset • Auto
LCD BRIGHTNESS		(Displays a sliding brightness control)
DATE / TIME		Set Date / Time / Date Format
M / FT		Display units selection • m • ft