Olympus VH-520 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Instruction Manual

VH-520

●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

Names of Parts

1Strap eyelet

2Connector cover

3HDMI mini connector

4Multi-connector

5Flash

6Self-timer lamp/AF illuminator

7Lens

8Battery/card compartment lock

9Tripod socket

10Speaker

Battery/card cover

Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion

Battery (LI-50B) USB-AC adapter

(F-2AC) USB cable

(CB-USB7) OLYMPUS

Setup CD-ROM

Other accessories not shown: Warranty card

Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

1nbutton

2Microphone

3 Monitor

4 Shutter button

5 button (shooting movies)

6Zoom buttons

7 Indicator lamp

8 Abutton (OK)

9 Arrow pad

INFO (changing information

display)

#(ﬂash)

Y(self-timer)/

(erase)

button

11 qbutton (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 (commercially

available)

1Follow Steps 1 and 2to open

the battery/card cover.

Battery/card compartment lock

Battery/card cover

Turn off the camera before opening the battery/

card cover.

2Insert 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.

3Insert 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. 53)

●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 and

lock the battery/card cover.

Charging the battery

Connect the USB cable and USB-AC adapter to the

camera and charge the battery.

For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your

charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (p. 52).

●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

Indicator lamp

On: Charging

Off: Charged

AC outlet

or USB cable

(supplied)

Connector cover

Multi-connector

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when the error message shown

below appears.

Battery Empty

Error message

Flashes in red

Never use any cable other than supplied or

Olympus-designated USB cable. This may cause

smoking or burning.

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. 60). For details on the USB-AC

adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (p. 61).

●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.

To change the selected date and time, see “Setting

the date and time d[X]” (p. 38).

1Press the nbutton to turn

on the camera, press FGHI

of the arrow pad to select your

language and press the Abutton.

2Press FG of the arrow pad to

select the year for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

Y M D Time

-- -- -- --

:..2013

Date and time setting

screen

3Press Iof the arrow pad to save

the setting for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

Y M D Time

-- -- -- --

:..2013

4As 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.

5Press HI of the arrow pad to

select time zone and then press

the Abutton.

●Use FG to turn daylight saving time

([Summer]) on or off.

Summer

’13.02.26 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 button.

●Set the shooting functions using the function

menu or the setup menu.

●To view images, press the qbutton to switch to

playback mode.

●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.

4 Press the shutter button halfway

down to focus.

Press

halfway

F3.3F3.31/4001/400

Shutter

speed

AF target mark

Aperture

value

●The camera was unable to focus if the AF target

mark ﬂashes red. Try focusing again.

5To take the picture, gently press

the shutter button all the way

down while being careful not to

shake the camera.

Press halfway Press fully

Shooting still images

1Press the nbutton to turn

on the camera.

2Select the shooting mode. (p. 13)

3Hold 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.

Take care so that the ﬂash window is not

exposed to ﬁngerprints or dirt.

Using the zoom

Pressing the zoom buttons adjusts the shooting

range.

Pressing the wide

(W) button Pressing the telephoto

(T) button

Image size Zoom bar

14M 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.

Using the ﬂash

The ﬂash functions can be selected to best match the

shooting conditions.

1Press I.

Flash Auto

0.00.0

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

ISO

MENUMENU

:34

2Use HI to select the setting

option, and press the Qbutton to

set.

Option Description

Flash Auto The ﬂash ﬁres automatically in

low-light or backlight conditions.

Redeye Pre-ﬂashes are emitted to reduce

the occurrence of red eye in your

photos.

Fill In The ﬂash ﬁres regardless of the

available light.

Flash Off The ﬂash does not ﬁre.

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