Olympus VH-410 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Instruction Manual

VH-410

●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 Stylus pen Lithium Ion

Battery

(LI-50B)

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

(CB-USB7) OLYMPUS Setup

CD-ROM

Names of Parts

Connector cover

2Strap eyelet

3Multi-connector

4Flash

Self-timer lamp/AF illuminator

Lens

7Microphone

Battery/card cover

Speaker

Tripod socket

Other accessories not shown: Warranty card

Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

1nbutton

2 Shutter button

3 Monitor

4Zoom lever

5 Movie record button

6 Indicator lamp

7 Abutton (OK)

8 Arrow pad

INFO (changing information

display)

(erase)

9 button

10qbutton (switching between

shooting and playback)

Attaching the camera strap

Pull the strap tight so that it does not come

loose.

Arrow pad

H(left)

G(down)

F(up)

I(right)

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

arrow pad.

Inserting and removing the battery

and card

1 Follow Steps 1 and 2to open the battery/

card cover.

Battery/card cover

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 Cmark

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. 55)

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 1 and 2to close the battery/

card cover.

When using the camera, be sure to close 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 4 hours).

Connecting the camera

AC outlet

or USB cable

(supplied)

Connector cover

Multi-connector

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. 59). For details on the USB-AC

adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (p. 60).

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 FGHI of the arrow pad

to select your language and press the A

button.

2 Press FG of the arrow pad to select the

year for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

Y M D Time

-- -- -- --

:..2012

Date and time setting screen

3 Press Iof the arrow pad to save the setting

for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

Y M D Time

-- -- -- --

:..2012

4 As in Steps 2 and 3, press FGHI of the

arrow pad 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 HI of the arrow pad to select the [x]

time zone and then press the Abutton.

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

on or off.

Summer

’12.10.26 12:30

Back

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 nbutton.

●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 Touch Panel

Use the touch panel by touching the screen with your

ﬁnger.

●The touch panel can be used for operations marked

with in this manual.

●Using a screen protector or gloves may cause poor

operability.

●Use a stylus pen (supplied) when it is difﬁcult to

operate with your ﬁnger.

Using for the shooting mode

By touching the screen, the subject to be focused on can

be set or the picture can be taken.

Every time is touched, the operation is changed.

●: The subject that is touched is focused on and

the picture is taken automatically.

●: The subject that is touched isAF locked.

Press the shutter button to take the picture.

Touch to release the AF lock. Focus lock ends

when the shutter is released.

0:00:340:00:34

ORM

Using for the playback mode

The displayed image can be changed or enlarged.

Advancing and rewinding one frame at a time:

Drag the screen to left to advance one frame, and

drag the screen to right to rewind one frame.

12:30’12/10/26’12/10/26 12:30

4/30

Zoom:

Touch to enlarge the image.

●When the enlarged image is dragged, the

displayed image is also moved.

Index:

Touch to play back the image in index view.

●Touch the image to play back the image in single-

image view.

00:0000:00’12/10/26

Playback (movie, sound recorded with an image):

Touch .

●Touch to expand the grouped images.



Shooting still images

1 Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.

2 Select the shooting mode. (p. 12)

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

F2.8F2.81/4001/400

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

16M 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]

(p. 20) is selected.

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