Olympus TG-3 Instruction Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

TG-3

Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing an O lympus digital camera. Before you star t to

use your new camera, please r ead these instructions caref ully to enjoy optimum p erfo rmanc e and a longer ser vice 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.

The screen and camera illustrat ions shown in this manual were produced

during the develop ment stages and may differ from the actual pr oduct.

Unpack the box contents

The following items are included with the camera. If anything is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the camera.

Digital camera Strap

USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) USB cable (CB-USB8)

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

Lithium Ion Battery

(LI-92B)

Attaching the camera strap

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

OLYMPUS Setup

CD-ROM

Names of parts

1 Connector cover 2 Connector cover lock 3 LOCK knob 4 Speaker 5 Strap eyelet 6 Lens 7 Self-timer lamp/LED Illuminator/

AF illuminator

8 Flash 9 Stereo microphone 0 GPS antenna a n button b Indicator lamp c Shutter button d Zoom lever e Monitor f INFO (Information display) button g R (Movie) button

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

h Mode dial i q (Playback) button j A button k /Wi-Fi button l Multi-connector m HDMI micro connector n Tripod socket o Battery/card compartment cover p Battery/card compartment cover

lock

q Arrow pad r F (Up) / F (Exposure

compensation) button

s I (Right) /# (Flash) button t G (Down) / jY (Sequential

shooting/Self-timer) /  (Erase) button

u H (Left) button

Preparations for shooting

Inserting and removing the battery and card

Follow Steps 1, 2 and

3 to open the battery/card compartment cover.

• Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card compartment 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.

• 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.

• Always use the specified cards with this camera. Do not insert other types of memory cards. g “Using the card” (P. 92)

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

Battery/card compartment cover lock

Battery/card compartment cover

Write-protect switch

LOCK knob

Battery lock knob

To remove the card

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

Follow Steps 1, 2 and 3 to close

battery/card compartment cover.

• When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/card compartment cover.

Charging the battery

Check that the battery is in the camera, and connect the USB

cable and USB-AC adapter.

• The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator lamp turns off (up to 5 hours).

Connecting the camera

AC outlet

Indicator lamp On: Charging

Off: Charged

Connector cover

Multi-connector

USB cable (supplied)

For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (P. 92).

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.

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 “Handling the Battery” (P. 104). For details on the

USB-AC adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (P. 107).

• If the indicator lamp does not light, reconnect the USB cable and USB-AC adapter to the camera.

• If “No Connection” is displayed on the back monitor, disconnect the USB cable and set [Storage] in [USB Connection] (P. 56) before connecting the cable again.

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when the error message shown on the right appears.

Flashes in red

Error message

Battery Empty

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. 59).

Press the n button to turn on the camera, press

FGHI

the A button.

Press

pad to select the year for [Y].

of the arrow pad to select your language and press

of the arrow

YMDTime

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Back

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Y/M/D

Press I of the arrow

pad to save the setting for [Y].

As in Steps 2 and 3, press

FGHI

Y M D Time

2014

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.

Use HI to select the

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time zone and then press the A button.

• Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([Summer]) on or off.

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Back

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Y/M/D

Summer

Using basic functions

Taking photographs

Press the n button to turn on the camera.

When the camera is turned on, the monitor will turn on.

Set the mode dial to P.

In mode P, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture in response to subject brightness.

Frame 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.

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

• The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed in red if the camera is unable to achieve optimal exposure.

To take the picture, gently

press the shutter button all the way down while being careful not to shake the camera.

Press halfway

Press

halfway

AF target

F6.9F6.91/4001/400

Shutter

speed

Press the rest of

the way down

Aperture value

Viewing photographs (Playing back images)

Turn on the camera. Press the q button.

• Your most recent photograph is displayed.

• Press HI to select an image.

q button

Displays the

previous frame

Displays the next frame

Arrow pad

Index display

• In single-frame playback, press the zoom lever to the W side for Index playback.

• Use FGHI to move the cursor.

• Press the zoom lever to the T side, or press the A button for single-frame playback.

Close-up playback

• In single-frame playback, press the zoom lever to the T side to zoom in up to 10×; press the W side to zoom out. Press the A button to return to single-frame playback.

• Press FGHI to scroll an image to the direction of the button you pressed.

Still image

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Recording movies

Press the R (movie) button

to start recording.

• The movie is shot in the set shooting mode. Note that the shooting mode effects may not be obtained for some shooting modes.

• Sound is also recorded.

• When using a camera with a CMOS image sensor, moving objects may appear distorted due to the rolling shutter phenomenon. This is a physical phenomenon whereby distortion occurs in the filmed image when shooting a fast-moving subject or due to camera shaking. In particular, this phenomenon becomes more noticeable when using a long focal length.

Press the R (movie) button again to stop recording.

Lights up red when

recording

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RECREC

0:000:00

Recording time

Recording length

0:340:34

(P. 94)

Movie playback

Select a movie in the Playback mode, and press the A button.

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Movie PlayMovie Play

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During playbackMovie

Pausing and restarting

playback

Fast forward

Rewind

Adjusting the volume

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.

Use FG to adjust the volume.

Operations while playback is paused

Elapsed time/Total shooting time

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During pause

Cueing

Advancing and

rewinding one frame at

a time

Resuming playback

Use F to display the first 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.

To stop movie playback

Press the  button.

• To play back movies on the computer, the supplied PC software is recommended. For the first use of the PC software, connect the camera to the computer, then launch the software.

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Erasing images during playback

Display the image you want to erase and press G ().

• To erase a movie, select the movie to erase and press G ().

Press FG to select [Erase], and press the A button.

• Grouped images are erased as a group (P. 53).

• Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (P. 53).

Erase

Cancel

Back

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Playing back panorama and grouped images

Playing back panorama images

Panorama images that were combined together using [Auto] or [Manual] can be scrolled for viewing.

Select a panorama image during

playback. Press the A button.

Replay

To control panorama image playback

Stop playback: Press the  button. Pause: Press the A button. Control while paused

Press FGHI to scroll the image in the direction of the pressed button. Press the zoom lever to enlarge/shrink the image. Press the A button to restart scrolling.

Playing back grouped images

With sequential shooting (j/c/d) (P. 33) and [p Focus BKT] (P. 21) in k (Microscope), the taken images are displayed as a group during

playback.

Expands.

• Expand to view the frames of a

T side

group in index view.

• If you want to delete images from the grouped images, you can expand the group and delete the images individually.

ExpandExpand

PlayPlay

Sequential images frame

• Select the image and press the A button to display the images respectively.

• Use HI to view the previous/next frame.

A button

 button

Plays back the grouped images in sequence automatically or pauses playback.

Stops playback.

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Viewing area

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Monitor display

Shooting screen displays

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1 2

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880hPa 1200m880hPa 1200m

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3 4

Date

2022232421 141819 17

F6.9F6.91/1001/100

3536

0:00:340:00:34

0.00.0

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ISO

AUTO

4:3

7 8 9 10 11

12 13

When the shutter button is pressed halfway down

Reading a histogram

If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will appear mostly black.

The green section shows luminance distribution within the screen’s center.

If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will appear mostly white.

Switching the displays

The displays change in the order of Normal → Detailed → No info. → Measurement position information each time the INFO button is pressed. g [GPS Settings] (P. 63)

No. Name Normal Detailed No info.

Shooting mode

Connection to Smartphone

Latitude

Longitude

Sub mode

Picture Mode

Flash

Exposure compensation

White balance

ISO sensitivity

Image size (still images)

Aspect

Recording with sound/ wind noise reduction

Image size (movies)

Movie recording length

Movie recording icon

GPS icon

Direction information

Conversion Lens

Date stamp

Compression

Number of storable still pictures

Current memory

Battery check

Histogram

Metering

Atmospheric/Hydraulic pressure

Altitude/Water depth

Image stabilization

World time

AF target mark

Grid Guide

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Camera shake warning

RR RRR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RRR RR RR

RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR

RRR

RRR RRR RRR

–

– – – – – – – –

– –

–

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

–

Playback mode display

• Normal

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• Detailed

1 23 54

1010

880hpa

F3.9

ISO

ORM

4608 3456 100-0004

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1200m

AUTOWB100

Still image

1514 161312

17 18 19

• No information

880hpa

1/1000

F3.9

ISO

AUTOWB100

ORM

4608 3456 100-0004

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1200m

2.0

Switching the displays

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

897

2.01/1000

20 21 22

23 24

No. Name Normal Detailed No info.

Battery check

Eye-Fi transfer data/Wi-Fi

Protect

Adding sound

Share order

Print reservation/number of prints

Current memory

Frame number/ total number of images

Direction information

Longitude

Latitude

Compression/ Image size (movies)

Shutter speed

Shooting mode

Atmospheric/Hydraulic pressure

ISO sensitivity

Aperture value

Altitude/Water depth

Histogram

Exposure compensation

Picture mode

White balance

Image size (still images)

File name

Recording date and time

Grouped images

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–

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R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R

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Shooting using basic functions

Using the shooting modes

Selecting shooting mode

Turn the mode dial to set the shooting mode to the indicator.

• After selecting O, mode.

List of shooting mode

• The default settings of the function are highlighted in .

Shooting mode Sub mode

P (Program mode) A (iAUTO mode)

(Microscope)

O (Scene Mode)

A (A mode)

ART

(Art Filter)

P (PHOTO STORY)

C (Custom mode)

• “List of settings available in each shooting mode” (P. 100), “List of O settings” (P. 102), “List of ART settings” (P. 101)

• In certain shooting modes, the camera may take a few moments for image processing after taking a picture.

ART

, P, or k, select the sub

–

m Microscope/o Focus Stacking/ p Focus BKT/n Microscope Control

Portrait/e e-Portrait/F Landscape/

Interval Shooting/H Hand-Held Starlight/

Night Scene/U Night+Portrait/C Sport/

Indoor/3 Self Portrait/` Sunset/

Fireworks/_ Cuisine/^ Documents/

Beach & Snow/] Snapshot/\ Wide1/

[

Wide2/w Macro/s Snow/s Panorama/

Backlight HDR

–

Pop Art/Soft Focus/Pale&Light Color/ Grainy Film/Pin Hole/Diorama/Dramatic Tone

Standard/Speed/Fun Frames

–

P. 9

P. 21

P. 22

P. 26

P. 27

P. 28

P. 29

A (iAUTO mode)

A full auto mode in which the camera automatically optimizes settings for the current scene. The camera does all the work, which is convenient for beginners.

Rotate the mode dial to A.

Press the shutter button halfway down to focus.

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

Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot.

k (Microscope)

Images can be taken from up to 1 cm away from the subject. In this mode you can shoot images with a large depth of field, and perform focus bracket shooting of a set number of images.

Rotate the mode dial to k.

Use HI to select a sub mode and press the A button at the

end.

Sub mode Application

Microscope Images can be taken from up to 1 cm away from the subject.

Focus

Stacking*

Focus BKT

Microscope

Control

*1 There may be situations in which it is not possible to create composite image

due to camera shake.

*2 Available only when Picture mode is [Vivid], [Natural] or [Muted].

Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot.

• You can shoot with a fixed focus position. gAFL (P. 34)

The camera shoots a number of images, automatically shifting the focus in each image. These can then be combined into a

composite image with a large depth of field. Two images are recorded, the first frame and the composite image.

In this mode, the camera shoots a number of images, automatically shifting the focus in each image. The number of images and shooting steps are set in [Focus BKT settings] (P. 64).

Changes the magnification level of the subject on the monitor. The magnification level when the shooting distance is 1 cm is displayed on the monitor. You can change the magnification level by pressing the I button.* the image may be grainy.

At high magnification levels,

O (scene mode)

Only by selecting a sub mode according to the subject or the scene, you can shoot with an proper setting.

Sub mode Application

Portrait Suitable for portrait shooting.

e-Portrait

Landscape Suitable for landscape shooting.

Interval Shooting

Hand-Held

Starlight

Night Scene Suitable for tripod shooting of night scenes.

Night+Portrait

Sport Suitable for fast action shooting.

Indoor Suitable for shooting portraits indoors like party scene.

Self Portrait Suitable for shooting yourself with holding the camera.

Sunset Suitable for shooting the sunset.

Fireworks Suitable for shooting fireworks at night.

Cuisine Suitable for shooting cuisine.

Documents Suitable for shooting paper documents or time tables.

Beach & Snow

]

Snapshot Suitable for shooting seaside and pool portraits.

Wide1 Suitable for shooting underwater.

[

Wide2

Macro Suitable for shooting close-up view underwater.

Snow

Smoothes out skin tones and texture. This mode is suitable when viewing images on a high-definition TV.

Automatically shoot successive images according to set [Start Waiting Time], [Frame], and [Interval Time]. The shot frames can also be recorded as into a single movie.

Suitable for shooting night scenes without a tripod. Reduces blur when shooting low light/ illuminated scenes.

Suitable for portrait shooting against a background of night view.

Suitable for shooting at snow-capped mountains, seascapes in the sun, and other whitish scenes.

Suitable for shooting underwater. The focus distance is fixed to approximately 5 m.

Suitable for shooting snow scenes. This mode allows shooting using tap control (P. 61).

Sub mode Application

Panorama

You can shoot and combine multiple images to create an image with a wide angle of view (panoramic image).

Suitable for contrasting scenes. This mode captures

Backlight HDR

multiple images and merges them into one, properly exposed image.

Rotate the mode dial to O.

Use HI to select a sub mode and press

Portrait

the A button at the end.

• Press the A button once again to display the

sub mode selection screen.

• In [e-Portrait] mode, two images are recorded: an unmodified image and a second image to which [e-Portrait] effects have been applied.

1 Interval Shooting

Adjusts interval settings in the setting menu before selecting Interval Shooting in O (Scene Mode) to shoot.

Customizing the setting

Press the  button to display the

menus. Use H to move to the page tab, and

use FG to select Setting menu 3 and

Ta b

GPS Settings

Wi-Fi Settings

Interval Settings

Focus BKT Setting

Certification

then press A.

Use FG to select [Interval Settings] and press A. Then

press FG to select an item and press A.

GPS Settings

Wi-Fi Settings

Interval Settings

Focus BKT Setting

Certification

BackSettings Menu 3

Frame

Start Waiting Time

Interval Time

Time Lapse Movie

BackSettings Menu 3

BackInterval Settings

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Off

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Use FG to highlight an option and press A to select.

Frame

Start Waiting Time

Interval Time

Time Lapse Movie

• Press the  button repeatedly to exit the menu.

• The interval may be longer than the set interval such as when the camera takes a few moments for image processing.

• If shooting a time lapse movie over a long period, use the USB-AC adapter F-3AC (sold separately).

• For the free space on a card, you cannot shoot the set number of frames.

• During interval shooting the power may turn off, but the shooting is still performed according to the setting.

To cancel the interval shooting

Press the  button.

Sets the number of frames to be shot between 1 and 99 frames.

Sets the time from pressing the shutter button until the picture is taken between 00:00:00 and 24:00:00.

Sets the shooting interval for the second and subsequent frames between 00:00:01 and 24:00:00.

Select [On] to record, besides the still pictures recorded for each frame, a movie generated from the sequence of frames.

] \ [ w Shooting underwater The [] Snapshot], [\ Wide1], [[ Wide2]*

, [w Macro] submode is

recommended for shooting underwater.

*1 When set to [[ Wide2], the focus distance is automatically fixed to approx.

5.0 m (16.4 ft.).

• You can shoot with a fixed focus position. gAFL (P. 34)

s Panorama

When shooting a panorama, you can select the method of combining images using the submenu.

1 Select [s Panorama]. 2 Press G to go to the submenu. 3 Use HI to select a submenu, and press the A button to set.

Submenu Application

Auto

Panorama images are automatically combined just by swinging the camera in the shooting direction.

Three frames are taken and combined by the camera.

Manual

The user composes the shots using the guide frame and manually releases the shutter.

The frames that were taken are combined into a panorama image using the PC software.

• Move the camera as if rotating it around a vertical axis through the center of the lens to take better panorama images.

Taking pictures with [Auto]

1 Press the shutter button to take the first frame. 2 Move the camera slightly in the

direction of the second frame.

3 Move the camera slowly so that

the pointer and the target mark overlap. The camera releases the shutter automatically when the pointer and the target overlap.

• To combine only two frames, press the A button.

Target mark

Pointer

SCNSCN

MENU OK

Screen when combining images from left to right

AUTOAUTO

SaveCancel

4 Repeat step 3 to take a third frame. The camera automatically combines the

frames into a single panorama image.

• To cancel the panorama function, press the  button.

• If the shutter does not automatically release, try [Manual] or [PC].

Taking pictures with [Manual]

1 Use FGHI to specify at which

edge the next picture is to be connected, and then press the A button.

Direction for combining frames

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MANUALMANUAL

2 Press the shutter button to take

the first frame.The edge of the first frame is displayed faintly on the screen.

3 Compose the next shot so that the edge of the first frame displayed faintly on

the screen overlaps the subject of the second frame, and press the shutter button.

• To combine only two frames, press the A button.

4 Repeat step 3 to take a third frame. The camera automatically combines the

frames into a single panorama image.

Taking pictures with [PC]

1 Use FGHI to specify at which edge the next picture is to be connected,

and then press the A button.

2 Press the shutter button to take the first frame. The edge of the first frame is

displayed faintly on the screen.

3 Compose the next shot so that the edge of the first frame displayed faintly on

the screen overlaps the subject of the second frame, and press the shutter button.

4 Repeat step 3 until the desired number of frames are taken, and then press

the A button or  button when finished.

• Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 frames.

• The shot images are combined into a single panorama image by the PC software.

• For details on installing the PC software, refer to P. 82. In addition, refer to the PC software help guide for details on how to make panorama images.

A (A mode)

When an aperture value is set, the camera automatically sets an appropriate shutter speed. After pressing H, you can change the aperture value using FG.

ART

(art filters)

You can shoot with color and effect like posters and paintings.

Sub mode Application

Pop Art

Soft Focus

Pale&Light Color

Enhances the color and atmosphere of an image more brightly and vividly.

Expresses an ethereal atmosphere with a soft tone and makes an image dreamy.

Expresses a comfortable floating feeling by making an image more pale and light.

Grainy Film Expresses the strength and roughness of black and white.

Expresses the tunnel effect like that obtained from an

Pin Hole

old fashioned camera or a toy camera by reducing the peripheral brightness.

Expresses an image shooting a surreal miniature world with

Diorama

enhancing the saturation and contrast and blurring an outof-focus area of an image.

Enhances the local contrast of an image and provide an

Dramatic Tone

image that a difference of brightness and darkness is emphasized.

Rotate the mode dial to

Use HI to select a sub mode and press

ART

the A button at the end.

• Press the A button once again to display the

sub mode selection screen.

Pop Art

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MENUMENU

P (PHOTO STORY)

When shooting, an image is incorporated into a layout frame set to create a desired collage. This enables wide range of photo expression with themes or stories.

Rotate the mode dial to P.

Select a theme using FG and press

Types of theme

Standard

Speed

Fun Frames

Select desired items in the theme using

FGHI, then press A.

• Press the shutter button halfway to return to the shooting screen.

• The monitor switches to PHOTO STORY display.

• Press the A button once again to display the theme selection screen.

Press the shutter button all the way

down in standby mode to shoot.

• Press I button to switch the current frame.

Theme

Standard SETUP

Black/Pin-Hole SETUP

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Current frame

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Shoot each frame in the same way.

• Shot images are displayed in the frames.

• Press  (G) to cancel the image in the

directly preceding frame and retake the shot. If there are multiple images, use HI to

Next frame

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change the image to retake. Once you have selected, press the A button.

• Press the  button, and then press the

A button to cancel the shot picture and restart shooting again.

After shooting all frames, press A and save the picture.

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Shot image

• AF Mode is fixed to [Spot].

• The following operations are not available in the PHOTO STORY mode. Movie recording, sequential and self-timer.

C (Custom mode)

If you store shooting settings in [Custom Mode Setup] (P. 56), you can call up and shoot using the stored shooting settings.

Using the zoom

Pressing the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range.

Zoom bar

ORM

W side T side

Image size Zoom bar

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ISO

AUTO

16M

4:3

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16M

Optical zoom

Super-resolution zoom*1

Other

*1 For the super resolution zoom and the details, refer to P. 48. *2 Due to increased processing of the pixel counts, the image quality will not

degrade. The magnification ratio changes depending on the image size setting.

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