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DIGITAL CAMERA
V VG G-160 -160
Instruction Manual
● 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 upda
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Step Checking the contents of the box 1 or Digital camera Strap LI-70B Lithium F-2AC USB cable AV cable OLYMPUS Ion Battery USB-AC adapter Setup CD-ROM Other accessories not shown: warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Step Preparing the Camera Step Shooting and Playing Back Images 2 3 “Preparing the Camera” (p. 12) “Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing” (p. 19) Step How to Use the Camera Step Printing 4 5 “Camera Settings” (p. 3) “Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 47) “Pri
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MENU Camera Settings Using the Direct Buttons Using the Direct Buttons Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons. Shutter button (p. 20) Zoom buttons (p. 21) R button (shooting movies) (p. 20) q button (switch between shooting and playback) (p. 20, 22) m button (p. 5) E button (menu guide) (p. 25) Arrow pad The symbols FGHI displayed for image F (up) / selections and settings indicate that the arrow pad INFO button (change information display) (p. 22, 25) is to be u
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Using the Menu 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 s mode (p. 26). F Function menu unction menu Press H during shooting to display the function menu. The function menu is used to choose the shooting mode and provides access to frequently used shooting settings. Shooting mode Selected option Program Auto Program Auto P P P P 0.0 0.0 WB WB AUT AUTO O ISO ISO Function me
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S Setup menu etup menu Press the m button 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. 1 Press the m button. 4 Use FG to select the desired submenu 2 and then press the Q button. ● The setup menu is displayed. ● Once a setting is selected, the display returns to 1 Reset Reset the previous screen. 2 Image Size 14M Compression Norm
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Menu Index Menus for Shooting Functions Program Auto Program Auto 1 P P 9 1 1 Reset Image Size VGA 2 2 2 Image Size 14M Frame Rate 30fps 3 Compression Normal On AF Mode Face/iESP 4 1 Digital Zoom Off 1 0.0 0.0 5 2 AF Illuminat. On 2 WB WB AUT AUTO O 6 Icon Guide On ISO ISO 7 AUT AUTO O Exit MENU Set OK Exit MENU Set OK 8 14M 4 4 1 Shooting mode 5 Exposure compensation ...p. 31 Digital Zoom ................p. 36 AF Illuminat. ................p. 36 P (Program Auto) .............p. 19 6 White bal
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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions 1 q (Playback menu) 1 Slideshow Slideshow ..................... p. 38 2 Edit Edit ......................... p. 38, 39 Erase Erase ............................ p. 39 1 Print Order Print Order .................... p. 40 1? ? (Protect) .................... p. 40 2 y y (Rotate).................... p. 40 Exit MENU Set OK Menus for Other Camera Settings 1 r (Settings 1) 2 s (Settings 2) 1 Format Memory Format/ Pixel Mapping ............... p. 43
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Names of Names of P Par arts ts Camera unit 1 Multi-connector 5 .................. p. 14, 16, 44, 47 6 2 Connector cover 1 .................. p. 14, 16, 44, 47 2 3 Strap eyelet ....................p. 9 4 Battery/card compartment 7 3 cover ........................... p. 12 5 Flash ............................. p. 30 6 Self-timer lamp .............p. 31 AF illuminator ...............p. 36 7 Lens ........................ p. 59, 73 8 8 Microphone ............. p. 36, 38 9 9 Speaker 10 Tripod soc
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1 n button ........ p. 17, 19 1 2 Shutter button ...............p. 20 3 Monitor ...................p. 19, 54 4 Zoom buttons ...............p. 21 5 Indicator lamp ......... p. 14, 16 2 6 R button 4 (shooting movies) ....... p. 20 7 q button (switch between shooting 5 and playback) ....... p. 20, 22 6 8 Q button (OK).......... p. 4, 17 3 9 Arrow pad .......................p. 3 7 INFO button 8 (change information 9 display) ................. p. 22, 25 D button (erase) .......... p. 24 10 10 E
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Monitor Shooting mode display Shooting mode display 1 2 1 Battery check ................ p. 16 14 Compression 2 Shooting mode ....... p. 19, 26 (still images)................ p. 34 P P 3 Flash ............................. p. 30 15 Image size 22 3 Flash standby/fl ash charge (still images)................ p. 34 4 .................................... p. 54 16 Number of storable pictures 5 21 0.0 0.0 6 P P 4 Macro ...........................p. 30 (still images)................ p. 19 WB WB 20 7
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Playback mode display Playback mode display 1 Battery check ................ p. 16 ● Normal display 2 Print reservation/number of 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 6 prints ...................p. 51/p. 49 3 Protect .......................... p. 40 10 10 4/30 4/30 4 Adding sound ............... p. 38 5 Current memory ........... p. 61 6 Frame number/ total number of images (still images)................ p. 22 17 Elapsed time/ 00:12 00:12//00:34 00:34 ’11/02/26 ’11/02/26 1 12:30 2:30 15 total recording time Still i
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P Pr reparing the Camer eparing the Camera a Inserting the battery and the SD/SDHC Insert the battery with the C symbol on the same side as the battery lock knob. Damage to the battery memory card (sold separately) exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an explosion. Always use SD/SDHC memory cards with this camera. Do not insert any other types of memory Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in card. the direction of the arrow. Slide the battery lock knob in th
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T To o remove the SD/SDHC memory card remove the SD/SDHC memory card W Wiindows ndows Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive. 1 2 1 Windows XP ● A “Setup” dialog will be displayed. Windows Vista/Windows 7 ● An Autorun dialog will be displayed. Click “OLYMPUS Setup” to display the “Setup” dialog. Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then grab the card and pull it out. Charging the battery and setting up using the supplied CD Connect the camera to the computer to charg
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OLYMPUS Viewer 2 Follow the on-screen instructions on your 2 Operating Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) / computer. System Windows Vista / Windows 7 If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better after connecting the camera to the computer, the battery may be exhausted. Leave the camera 1 GB or more (2 GB or more RAM connected to the computer until the battery has recommended) charged, then disconnect and reconnect the camera. Free Hard 1 GB
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M Macintosh acintosh Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2. 2 ● Check the system requirements before beginning Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive. 1 installation. ● Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) icon on ● Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow the desktop. the on-screen instructions to install the software. ● Double-click the “Setup” icon to display the “Setup” dialog. OLYMPUS Viewer 2 Operating Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6 System Processor Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better 1 GB or
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Charging the battery with the supplied 2 USB-AC adapter Indicator lamp On: Charging The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (hereafter Off: Charged referred to as USB-AC adapter) differs depending on the region where you purchased the camera. The battery is not fully charged at the time of purchase. Before use, be sure to charge the battery The supplied USB-AC adapter is for charging and until the indicator lamp turns off (up to 3 hours). playback only. Do not take pictures while the USB-AC
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Operation guide Date, time, time zone, and language Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen The date and time set here are saved to image fi le names, indicate that the m button, Q button, or zoom buttons date prints, and other data. You can also choose the should be used. language for the menus and messages displayed in the monitor. 1 Reset 2 Image Size 14M Press the n button to turn on the 1 Compression Normal camera. AF Mode Face/iESP 1 Digital Zoom Off ● The date and time
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Press I to save the setting for [Y]. 3 X Y M D Time -- -- -- -- -- Y/M/D 2011. . : MENU Cancel As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI and the 4 Q button to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [Time] (hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order). For a more accurate setting, press the Q button when the time signal hits 00 seconds while setting the minutes. The menus can be used to change the selected date and time. [X] (Date/time) (p. 45) Use HI to select your home time zone and 5 press the Q button. ●
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Shooting, V Shooting, Viewing, and Er iewing, and Erasing asing Shooting with the optimum aperture Current shooting mode display value and shutter speed Program Auto Program Auto P P [Program Auto] In this mode, automatic shooting settings are activated while also allowing changes to a wide range of 0.0 0.0 WB WB other shooting menu functions, such as exposure AUT AUTO O ISO ISO compensation, white balance, etc. as needed. AUT AUTO O 4 4 14M Press the n button to turn on the 1 camera. Pr
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Shooting movies Press the shutter button halfway down to 3 focus on the subject. Press the R button to start recording. ● When the camera focuses on the subject, the 1 exposure is locked (shutter speed and aperture value are displayed), and the AF target mark changes to green. ● The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark fl ashes red. Try focusing again. AF target mark 0:34 0:34 P P REC REC 0:00 0:00 0:34 0:34 Continuous recording Press halfway length (p. 62) REC REC 0:00 0:00 1
