Olympus TG-625 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Instruction Manual

TG-625

●Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these

instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for

future reference.

●We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs.

●In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information

contained in this manual.

Checking the contents of the box

Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion

Battery

(LI-50B)

USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) USB cable

(CB-USB8) OLYMPUS Setup

CD-ROM

Names of Parts

Connector cover

2Strap eyelet

Connector cover latch

4Lock knob

5Multi-connector

6HDMI micro connector

7Microphone

8Flash

Self-timer lamp/LED illuminator/

AF illuminator

Lens

Battery/card cover latch

Tripod socket

Battery/card cover

Other accessories not shown: Warranty card

Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

1 Indicator lamp

Speaker

3nbutton

4 Monitor

5 Shutter button

6Zoom lever

7 Movie record button

8 qbutton (switching between

shooting and playback)

9 button

Ebutton (camera guide)

11 Joystick

INFO (changing information

display)

(erase)

Abutton (OK)

Attaching the camera strap

Pull the strap tight so that it does not come

loose.

Joystick

H(left)

G(down)

F(up)

I(right)

Press the joystick up/down/left/right to operate it.

FGHI instruct to press the joystick up/down/left/

right.

Inserting and removing the battery

and card

1 Follow Steps 1, 2and 3to open the

battery/card cover.

Lock knob

Battery/card cover

Battery/card

cover latch

Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card

cover.

2 Insert the battery while sliding the battery

lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

Battery lock knob

Insert the battery as illustrated with the Bmark

toward the battery lock knob.

Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may

produce heat or an explosion.

Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the

arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.

3 Insert the card straight until it clicks into

place.

Write-protect switch

Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC cards or Eye-Fi card

with this camera. Do not insert other types of memory

cards. “Using the card” (p. 58)

Do not touch the metallic parts of the card directly.

To remove the card

Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then

remove the card.

4 Follow Steps 1and 2to close the battery/

card cover.

When using the camera, be sure to close and lock

the battery/card cover.

Charging the battery

Connect the USB cable and USB-AC adapter to the

camera and charge the battery.

The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before

use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator

lamp turns off (up to 3 hours).

Connecting the camera

AC outlet

USB cable

(supplied)

Connector cover

Multi-connector

When using the camera, be sure to close and lock

the connector cover.

Indicator lamp

On: Charging

Off: Charged

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when the error message shown below

appears.

Battery Empty

Error message

Flashes in red

The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (hereafter

referred to as USB-AC adapter) differs depending

on the region where you purchased the camera. If

you received a plug-in type USB-AC adapter, plug it

directly into AC outlet.

The included USB-AC adapter has been designed

to be used for charging and playback. Do not take

pictures while the USB-AC adapter is connected to

the camera.

Be sure to unplug the power plug of the USB-AC

adapter from the wall outlet when the charging is

complete or the playback ends.

For details on the battery, see “Battery Handling

Precautions” (p. 63). For details on the USB-AC

adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (p. 64).

If the indicator lamp does not light, check the USB

cable and USB-AC adapter connections.

The battery can be charged while the camera is

connected to the computer via USB. The charging

time varies depending on the performance of the

computer. (There may be cases in which it takes

approx. 10 hours.)

Turning on the camera and making

the initial settings

When you turn on the camera for the ﬁrst time, a screen

appears enabling to set the language for the menus and

messages displayed in the monitor, and the date and time.

1 Press the nbutton to turn on the

camera, press the joystick to FGHI to

select your language and press the Abutton.

2 Press the joystick to FG to select the year

for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

YMDTime

-- -- -- --

:..

2012

Date and time setting screen

3 Press the joystick to Ito save the setting

for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

Y M D Time

-- -- -- --

:..

2012

4 As in Steps 2 and 3, press the joystick to

FGHI to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [Time]

(hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order),

and then press the Abutton.

For precise time setting, press the Abutton as the

time signal strikes 00 seconds.

5 Press the joystick to HI to select the [x]

time zone and then press the Abutton.

●Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([Summer])

on or off.

’12.10.26 12:30 Back

Summer

Seoul

Tokyo

Learning how to use the camera

●Press the nbutton to turn on the camera and

enter the standby mode. (Press the nbutton

again to turn off the camera.)

●Select the shooting mode, and press the shutter

button to shoot a still image.

●To shoot a movie, press the Rbutton.

●Set the shooting functions using the function menu or

the setup menu.

●To view images, press the qbutton to switch to

playback mode.

●Set the playback functions using the setup menu.

●To return to standby mode, press the qbutton

again, or press the shutter button halfway down and

then release it.

●Press and hold the qbutton while the camera is

turned off to start up the camera in the playback mode.

●In this case, pressing the qbutton again sets the

camera to the standby mode.

Using the camera guide

Use the camera guide to look up camera operations.

1 Press the Ebutton in the standby mode

screen or the playback screen.

Search by

purpose

Search by

purpose Search for a

solution

Learn about the

camera

History

Search by

situation

Search by

keyword

Exit

Submenu 2 Application

Search by

purpose Functions or operating methods can

be searched.

Search for a

solution A solution can be searched when

having problems during operation.

Search by

situation Search from shooting/playback

scene.

Learn about the

camera

Information is shown about

recommended functions and basic

operating methods for the camera.

Search by

keyword Search from the camera keyword.

History Searches can be performed from the

search history.

2 Use FGHI to select the desired item, and

press the Abutton.

●Follow the on-screen instructions to search the

desired contents.

Shooting still images

1 Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.

2 Select the shooting mode. (p. 11)

3 Hold the camera and compose the shot.

When holding the camera, take care not to cover the

ﬂash, microphone or other important parts with your

ﬁngers, etc.

Press the shutter button halfway down to

focus.

Press halfway

F3.9F3.91/4001/400

Shutter speed

AF target mark

Aperture value

The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark

ﬂashes red. Try focusing again.

5 To take the picture, gently press the shutter

button all the way down while being careful

not to shake the camera.

Press halfway Press fully

Using the zoom

Pressing the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range.

W side T side

Image size Zoom bar

12M Optical zoom

Other *1

*1 Due to increased processing of the pixel counts, the

image quality will not degrade. The magniﬁcation ratio

changes depending on the image size setting.

The zoom position is locked when [aSuper Macro]

or [NS-Macro LED] (p. 21) is selected.

Shooting screen displays

F3.9F3.91/1001/100

0.00.0

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

ISO

00:3400:34

DATE

ORM

161819

20 17 111415 13

252627

When the shutter button is pressed halfway down

Reading a histogram

If the peak ﬁlls too much of the frame,

the image will appear mostly white.

If the peak ﬁlls too

much of the frame,

the image will appear

mostly black.

The green section shows

luminance distribution

within the screen’s center.

No. Name Normal Detailed No info.

1 Shooting mode RR –

2 Flash RR –

3 Macro RR –

4 Self-timer RRR

5 Exposure

compensation RR –

6 White balance RR –

7 ISO sensitivity RR –

8 Drive RR –

9 Image size (still

images) RR –

10 Recording with

sound/wind noise RR –

11 Image size (movies) RR –

12 Movie recording

length RR –

13 Movie recording icon RR –

14 World time –R–

15 Image stabilization –R–

16 Metering –R–

17 Date stamp RR –

18 Compression RR –

19 Number of storable

still pictures RR –

20 Current memory RR –

21 Battery check RR –

22 Histogram –R–

23 AF target mark RRR

24 Grid Guide –R–

25 Aperture value RRR

26 Shutter speed RRR

27 Camera shake

warning RRR

Switching the displays

The displays change in the order of Normal →Detailed →No info. each time F(INFO) is pressed.

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