Olympus VG-160 User manual

Instruction Manual

VG-160

DIGITAL CAMERA

●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 our products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information

contained in this manual.

●The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may

differ from the actual product.

Step 1

Other accessories not shown: warranty card

Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Checking the contents of the box

LI-70B Lithium

Ion Battery

USB cable OLYMPUS

Setup

CD-ROM

Step 2

Preparing the Camera

“Preparing the Camera” (p. 12)

Step 3

Shooting and Playing Back Images

“Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing” (p. 19)

Step 4

How to Use the Camera

“Camera Settings” (p. 3)

Step 5

Printing

“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 47)

“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 51)

Contents

Names of Parts............................................... 8

Preparing the Camera.................................. 12

Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing ................. 19

Using Shooting Modes ................................ 26

Using Shooting Functions .......................... 30

Menus for Shooting Functions ................... 34

Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing

Functions...................................................... 38

Menus for Other Camera Settings.............. 41

Printing.......................................................... 47

Usage Tips .................................................... 54

Appendix....................................................... 59

Strap AV cableF-2AC

USB-AC adapter

Digital camera

Camera Settings

Using the Direct Buttons

Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.

Arrow pad

H(left)

G(down) /

Dbutton (erase) (p. 24)

F(up) /

INFO button (change information

display) (p. 22, 25)

I(right)

Qbutton

(p. 17)

The symbols FGHI displayed for image

selections and settings indicate that the arrow pad

is to be used.

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Single Print

4/304/30

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14M

FILE

100 0004100 0004

02 26 12 30:..2011

Set

YMDTime

Cancel

Y/M/DY/M/D

Shutter button (p. 20)

Zoom buttons (p. 21)

Rbutton (shooting movies) (p. 20)

qbutton (switch between shooting and

playback) (p. 20, 22)

mbutton (p. 5)

Ebutton (menu guide) (p. 25)

Using the Menu

Use the menu to change camera settings such as the shooting mode.

There may be menus that are unavailable depending on other related settings or the smode (p. 26).

Function menu

Press Hduring shooting to display the function menu. The function menu is used to choose the shooting mode

and provides access to frequently used shooting settings.

To select the shooting mode

Use HI to select a shooting mode and press the Qbutton.

To select the function menu

Use FG to select a menu and use HI to select a menu option. Press the Q

button to set the function menu.

0.00.0

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

ISO

Program AutoProgram Auto

Shooting

Function menu

Shooting mode

Selected option

Setup menu (p. 5)

1Press the mbutton.

The setup menu is displayed.

Set

Exit

Digital Zoom Off

AF Illuminat. On

AF Mode Face/iESP

Icon Guide On

Compression Normal

Image Size 14M

ResetReset

2Press Hto highlight the page tabs. Use

FG to select the desired page tab and

press I.

Set

Exit

Power Save Off

Video Out NTSC

Bright

English

World Time

Pixel Mapping

Page tab

Set

Exit

Power Save Off

Video Out NTSC

Bright

English

World Time

Pixel MappingPixel Mapping

Submenu 1

3Use FG to select the desired submenu 1

and then press the Qbutton.

Set

Exit

Video Out NTSC

Bright

English

World Time

Pixel Mapping

Power Save OffPower Save Off

Bright

World Time

WEnglish

Video Out NTSC

Pixel Mapping

Set

Back

Power Save

Off

Power Save

Off

Power Save

OffOff

Submenu 2

●

4Use FG to select the desired submenu 2

and then press the Qbutton.

Once a setting is selected, the display returns to

the previous screen.

There may be additional operations.

“Menu Settings” (p. 34 to 46)

Set

Exit

Video Out NTSC

Bright

English

World Time

Pixel Mapping

Power Save OnPower Save On

5Press the mbutton to complete the

setting.

●

Setup menu

Press the mbutton during shooting or playback to display the setup menu. The setup menu provides access

to a variety of camera settings, including options not listed in the function menu, display options, and the time and

date.

Menu Index

Menus for Shooting Functions

1Shooting mode

P(Program Auto) .............p. 19

M(iAUTO)...................p. 26

N(DIS Mode) ................p. 26

s(Scene Mode) .........p. 26

P(Magic Filter) ..........p. 28

~(Panorama)..................p. 29

2Flash.................................p. 30

3Macro ...............................p. 30

4Self-timer ..........................p. 31

5Exposure compensation...p. 31

6White balance...................p. 32

7ISO ...................................p. 32

8Drive .................................p. 33

9m(Setup) X

p(Shooting menu 1)

Reset ...........................p. 34

Image Size ..................p. 34

Compression ...............p. 34

AF Mode......................p. 35

Digital Zoom ................p. 36

AF Illuminat. ................p. 36

Icon Guide ...................p. 37

q(Shooting menu 2)

Date Stamp .................p. 37

A(Movie menu)

Image Size ..................p. 35

Frame Rate .................p. 35

R(Movie sound

recording) ..................p. 36

0.00.0

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

ISO

Program AutoProgram Auto

Set

Exit

Digital Zoom Off

AF Illuminat. On

AF Mode Face/iESP

Icon Guide On

Compression Normal

Image Size 14M

Reset Image Size VGA

Frame Rate 30fps

Set

Exit

Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions

1r(Settings 1)

Memory Format/

Format .......................... p. 41

Backup ......................... p. 41

USB Connection........... p. 41

qPower On ............... p. 42

Keep KSettings......... p. 42

Pw On Setup ................ p. 42

Sound Settings ............. p. 43

2s(Settings 2)

Pixel Mapping............... p. 43

s(Monitor) ................ p. 43

Video Out...................... p. 44

Power Save .................. p. 45

W(Language)............ p. 45

X(Date/time)............. p. 45

World Time ................... p. 46

Menus for Other Camera Settings

1q(Playback menu)

Slideshow ..................... p. 38

Edit ......................... p. 38, 39

Erase ............................ p. 39

Print Order.................... p. 40

?(Protect).................... p. 40

y(Rotate).................... p. 40

Slideshow

Edit

Erase

Print Order

Set

Exit

Backup

qPower On Yes

Format

Keep

Settings

Yes

USB Connection

Storage

Pw On Setup On

Sound Settings

Set

Exit

Names of Parts

Camera unit

1Multi-connector

.................. p. 14, 16, 44, 47

2Connector cover

.................. p. 14, 16, 44, 47

3Strap eyelet .................... p. 9

4Battery/card compartment

cover ........................... p. 12

5Flash............................. p. 30

6Self-timer lamp ............. p. 31

AF illuminator ............... p. 36

7Lens........................ p. 59, 73

8Microphone............. p. 36, 38

9Speaker

Tripod socket

1nbutton........ p. 17, 19

2 Shutter button............... p. 20

3Monitor ................... p. 19, 54

4Zoom buttons ............... p. 21

5Indicator lamp......... p. 14, 16

6Rbutton

(shooting movies) ....... p. 20

7qbutton

(switch between shooting

and playback) ....... p. 20, 22

8Qbutton (OK).......... p. 4, 17

9Arrow pad ....................... p. 3

INFO button

(change information

display) ................. p. 22, 25

Dbutton (erase) .......... p. 24

Ebutton (menu guide)

.................................... p. 25

mbutton .................. p. 5

Attaching the camera strap

Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

Monitor

Shooting mode display

1/100 F2.8F2.8

1/100

0.00.0

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

ISO

DATE

0:340:34

VGA

1 2

141516 12 11

2324

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1Battery check................ p. 16

2Shooting mode ....... p. 19, 26

3Flash............................. p. 30

Flash standby/ﬂash charge

.................................... p. 54

4Macro ........................... p. 30

5Self-timer ...................... p. 31

6Exposure compensation

.................................... p. 31

7White balance............... p. 32

8ISO ............................... p. 32

9Drive ............................. p. 33

Setup menu .................... p. 5

Recording with sound

(movies) ...................... p. 36

Date stamp ................... p. 37

World time .................... p. 46

Compression

(still images)................ p. 34

Image size

(still images)................ p. 34

Number of storable pictures

(still images)................ p. 19

Current memory ........... p. 61

Movie recording icon .... p. 20

Continuous recording length

(movies) ...................... p. 20

Image size

(movies) ...................... p. 35

AF target mark.............. p. 20

Camera shake warning

Aperture value .............. p. 20

Shutter speed ............... p. 20

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