Olympus D-765, D-770 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

VG-165/D-765 VG-180/D-770

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 products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual.

Checking the contents of the box

Names of Parts

Digital camera Lithium Ion Battery

Other accessories not shown: Warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Names of Parts

(LI-42B)

USB-AC adapter

(F-2AC)

1 Connector cover

2 USB connector

3 Flash 4 Self-timer lamp 5 Lens 6 Microphone

7 Tripod socket 8

Battery/card cover

USB cable

(CB-USB4)

Arrow pad

F (up)

1 n button 2 Shutter button 3 Monitor 4 Zoom buttons 5 Indicator lamp 6 q button (switching between

shooting and playback)

7 Arrow pad

4 5 6

7 8 9

INFO (changing information display)

# (ﬂ ash) Y (self-timer)/  (erase)

8 A button (OK) 9

 button

H (left)

G (down)

FGHI instruct to press the up/down/left/right arrow pad.

I (right)

Inserting and removing the

To remove the card

battery and card (commercially available)

Follow Steps 1 and 2 to open

the battery/card cover.

Battery/card cover

Turn off the camera before opening the battery/

card cover.

Insert the battery while sliding the

battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

Insert the battery as illustrated with the C mark

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.

Insert the card straight until it

clicks into place.

Write-protect switch

Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC cards with this

camera. Do not insert other types of memory cards. “Using the card” (p. 49)

● Do not touch the metallic parts of the card directly.

To remove the card

Battery lock knob

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

Follow Steps 1 and 2 to close

Connecting the camera

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.

For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (p. 48).

● 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

USB connector

Indicator lamp On: Charging Off: Charged

AC outlet

Connector cover

USB cable (supplied)

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when the error message shown below appears.

Error message

Battery Empty

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 USBAC 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. 57). For details on the USB-AC adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (p. 58).

● 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 ﬁ rst 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. 33).

Press the n button to turn

on the camera, press FGHI of the arrow pad to select your language and press the A button.

Press FG of the arrow pad to

select the year for [Y].

Y M D Time

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Date and time setting

screen

Back

:..2013

Y/M/D

Press I of the arrow pad to save

the setting for [Y].

Y M D Time

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

A button.

For precise time setting, press the A button as

the time signal strikes 00 seconds.

Press HI of the arrow pad to

select time zone and then press the A button.

● Use FG to turn daylight saving time

([Summer]) on or off.

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Y/M/D

Back

Summer

Learning how to use the camera

● Press the n button to turn on the camera and enter the standby mode. (Press the n button again to turn off the camera.)

● Select the shooting mode, and press the shutter button to shoot a still image.

● To shoot a movie, select the n mode, and then press the shutter button.

● Set the shooting functions using the function menu or the setup menu.

● To view images, press the q button to switch to

playback mode.

● To return to standby mode, press the q button again, or press the shutter button halfway down and then release it.

● Press and hold the q button while the camera is

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

● In this case, pressing the q button again sets the camera to the standby mode.

Shooting still images

Press the n button to turn

on the camera.

Select the shooting mode. (p. 13)

Hold the camera and compose the

shot.

When holding the camera, take care not to cover

the ﬂ ash, microphone or other important parts with your ﬁ ngers, etc.

Take care so that the ﬂ ash window is not

exposed to ﬁ ngerprints or dirt.

Press the shutter button halfway

down to focus.

AF target mark

Press

halfway

● The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark ﬂ ashes red. Try focusing again.

To take the picture, gently press

Shutter

speed

F2.8F2.81/4001/400

Aperture value

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 buttons adjusts the shooting range.

Pressing the wide

(W) button

Image size Zoom bar

16M

/14M

Other

VG-180/D-770 only

VG-165/D-765 only

Due to increased processing of the pixel

counts, the image quality will not degrade. The magniﬁ cation ratio changes depending on the image size setting.

Pressing the telephoto (T) button

Optical zoom

Using the ﬂ ash

The ﬂ ash functions can be selected to best match the shooting conditions.

Press I.

Use HI to select the setting

option, and press the Q button to set.

Option Description

Flash Auto

Redeye

Fill In

Flash Off The ﬂ ash does not ﬁ re.

Flash Auto

The ﬂ ash ﬁ res automatically in low-light or backlight conditions.

Pre-ﬂ ashes are emitted to reduce the occurrence of red eye in your photos.

The ﬂ ash ﬁ res regardless of the available light.

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Using the self-timer

To cancel the self-timer after it starts

After the shutter button is pressed all the way down, the picture is taken after a short delay.

Press G.

Use HI to select the setting

option, and press the Q button to set.

Option Description

Y Off

Y 12 sec

Y 2 sec

To cancel the self-timer after it starts

Press the  button.

The self-timer is deactivated.

The self-timer lamp turns on for approx. 10 seconds, then blinks for approx. 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

The self-timer lamp blinks for approx. 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

Off

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Shooting screen displays

Switching the displays

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When the shutter button is pressed halfway down

Switching the displays

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

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No. Name Normal Detailed No info.

1 Shooting mode 2 Flash

3 Self-timer

3 4

4 Exposure

5 6 7 8

compensation 5 White balance 6 ISO sensitivity 7 Image size

(still images) 8 Aspect 9 Recording with sound 10 Image size (movies) 11 Movie recording

length 12 Movie recording icon 13 World time 14 Date stamp 15 Compression 16 Number of storable

still pictures 17 Current memory 18 Battery check 19 AF target mark 20 Grid Guide 21 Aperture value 22 Shutter speed 23 Camera shake

warning

RR RR RRR

RR RR

RR RR RR

–

RR RR

RR RR RRR

–

RRR RRR

RRR

– –

–

– –

–

– – –

–

– – – –

–

– –

–

To select a submode

Selecting the shooting mode

The default settings of the function are

highlighted in .

Shooting mode Submode

P (P mode)

M (M mode) – N

(DIS Mode) –

Q (Q mode)

(Super Macro mode)

 ( mode)

P (P mode)

Recommended/Set 1/Set 2/ Set 3

B Portrait/F Landscape/ G Night Scene/ M N Indoor/W Candle/ R X Fireworks/V Cuisine/ d Documents/

q Beach & Snow/ Pet

Pop Art/Pin Hole/Fish Eye/ Soft Focus/Punk/Sparkle/ Watercolor/Reﬂ ection/ Miniature

n (Movie mode)

● “List of settings available in each shooting mode”

(p. 44), “List of  settings” (p. 45), “List of P settings” (p. 47)

–

Night+Portrait/C Sport/

Self Portrait/S Sunset/

–

Press H of the arrow pad on

standby mode screen ﬁ rst, and press HI to select shooting mode.

To select the Q,  and P submodes,

display submodes by using G ﬁ rst. Then use HI to select the desired submode and press the A button.

Scene Mode

To select a submode

Icon indicating the submode that is set

Portrait

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Learning about the shooting modes

P (P mode)

The camera will select the appropriate aperture value and shutter speed for the subject. Changes can also be made to various shooting settings, such as exposure compensation, as needed.

 (

You can shoot with the best mode for the subject and shooting scene. The best shooting settings for various scenes are pre-programmed as submodes. Note that functions may be limited in some modes.

Refer to the descriptions displayed on the submode selection screen, and select the desired submode.

mode

)

M (M mode)

The camera will automatically select the optimal shooting mode for the scene. The shooting condition is decided by the camera and settings cannot be changed, excepting some functions.

N

(DIS

mode)

This mode enables the user to reduce blur that is caused by camera shake and subject movement.

a (Super Macro mode)

This enables shooting as close as 5 cm (2 in.) to the subject. The zoom position is locked.

P (P mode)

You can shoot with special effects. Refer to the sample images displayed

on the submode selection screen, and select the desired submode.

The best shooting settings for each effect are pre-programmed, so some function settings cannot be changed.

n (Movie mode)

You can shoot a movie. “Shooting movies” (p. 18)

Viewing images

To select an image in index view

To scroll an image in close-up view

Press the q button.

Number of frames/

Total number of images

4/30

Press the zoom buttons.

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Playback image

Use HI to select an image.

Displays previous

image

● Hold I to fast forward and hold H to reverse.

● Press the q button again to return to the shooting

screen.

Displays next image

Index view and close-up view

Index view enables quick selection of a desired image. Close-up view (up to 10× magniﬁ cation) allows checking of image details.

Single-image view Close-up view

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Index view

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To select an image in index view

Use FGHI to select an image, and press the A button to display the selected image in single-image view.

To scroll an image in close-up view

Use FGHI to move the viewing area.

Playback mode display

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ISO

100

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100-0004

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Switching the displays

● Normal

1010

542 3

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Still image

● Detailed

1 542

1010

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● No information

Switching the displays

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

No. Name Normal Detailed No info.

1 Battery check 2 Protect 3 Print reservation/

number of prints 4 Current memory 5 Frame number/

total number of

images 6 Compression 7 Shutter speed 8 Shooting mode 9 ISO sensitivity 10 Aperture value 11 Exposure

compensation 12 Shooting

submode

13 White balance 14 File name

15 Image size 16 Recording date

and time

–

– – – – –

–

– – –

R R R R R

R R R

– –

–

– – – – –

–

– – –

–

Erasing images during playback

Display the image you want to

erase and press G ().

Erase Back

Press FG to select [Erase], and

press the A button.

● Grouped images are erased as a group.

● Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (p. 30).

Erase

Cancel

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Shooting movies

Press H of the arrow pad on

standby mode screen ﬁ rst, and press HI to select movie mode.

Press the shutter button halfway

down to focus on the subject, and then gently press the shutter button all the way down to start recording.

Press halfway

Press fully

Lights up red when

recording

● Sound is also recorded.

Press the shutter button all the

way down gently to stop recording.

RECREC

0:00

RECREC

0:000:00

Recording time

Recording length (p. 51)

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Playing back movies

Select a movie, and press the A button.

Movie PlayMovie Play

Pausing and

restarting

playback

Fast forward

Rewind

The sound recorded in movie mode cannot be

played back with this camera. To listen to the sound, connect to a PC.

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Press the A button to pause playback. During pause, fast forward or reverse, press the A button to restart playback.

Press I to fast forward. Press I again to increase the fast forward speed.

Press H to rewind. Press H again to increase the rewind speed.

During playbackMovie

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Operations while playback is paused

To stop movie playback

Operations while playback is paused

Elapsed time/

Total shooting time

Cueing

Advancing and

rewinding one

frame at a time

Resuming

playback

To stop movie playback

Press the  button.

Use F to display the ﬁ rst frame and press G to display the last frame.

Press I or H to advance or rewind one frame at a time. Hold I or H pressed for continuous advance or rewind.

Press the A button to resume playback.

During pause

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Menu settings

Function menu

In certain shooting modes, some functions cannot be set.

Function menu

Program Auto

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Setup menu (p. 23)

1 Flash 3 Exposure compensation 5 ISO sensitivity 7 Aspect 2 Self-timer 4 White balance 6 Image Size

Using the function menu

Use H of the arrow pad to display

the function menu.

Use FG of the arrow pad to

select the function to be set.

Use HI of the arrow pad to

select the setting value, and then press the A button to enter the setting.

Example: Exposure compensation

Exposure Comp.

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