Olympus TG-4 Instruction Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

TG-4

Instruction Manual

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

use your new c amera, please read these instr uctio ns carefully 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 cam era

before taking important photographs.

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

during the development stages and may differ from the actual product .

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.

Battery/card compartment cover lock

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.

• If you insert the battery in the wrong direction, the camera is not turned on. Be sure to insert it in the correct direction.

• Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.

LOCK knob

Battery lock knob

Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.

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

• Always use the specified cards with this camera. Do not insert other types of memory cards.

Write-protect

switch

Cards compatible with this camera

SD/SDHC/SDXC/Eye-Fi (with Wireless LAN function) card (commercially available) (for compatibility card details, visit the Olympus website.)

• This camera can be used without a card by storing images in its internal

memory. g“Checking the image saving location” (P. 96)

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

Multi-connector

Connector cover

USB cable

(supplied)

For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (P. 95).

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. 107). For details on the

USB-AC adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (P. 110).

• 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. 58) before connecting the cable again.

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when

Error message

the error message shown on the right appears.

Flashes in red

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. 60).

Press the n button to turn on the camera, press

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

• In the case that the power is not turned on when you press the n

button, check the direction of the battery. g “Inserting and removing the battery and card” (P. 4)

Press FG of the arrow

pad to select the year for [Y].

YMDTime

2015

-- --

Back

:..

Y/M/D

Press I of the arrow

pad to save the setting for [Y].

As in Steps 2 and 3, press FGHI of the arrow pad to

Y M D Time

2015

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 (arrow pad) to

’15.02. 26 12:30

select the time zone and then press the A button.

• Use FG (arrow pad) to

turn daylight saving time ([Summer]) on or off.

-- --

Back

:..

Y/M/D

Summer

Using basic functions

Taking photographs (P mode)

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 (arrow pad) 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 (arrow pad) 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 (arrow pad) to scroll an image to the direction of the button you pressed.

Still image

’15/02/26’15/02/26 12:30

’

15/02/26 12:30

4/30

12:30’15/02/26’15/02/26 12:30

4/30

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

0:00

0:00 0:340:34

RECREC

0:000:00

Recording time

Recording length

0:340:34

(P. 97)

Movie playback

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

4/30

Movie PlayMovie Play

’15/02/26

12:3012:30

During playbackMovie

Pausing and restarting

playback

Fast forward

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

Press I (arrow pad) to fast forward. Press I (arrow pad) again to increase the fast forward speed.

Rewind

Adjusting the volume

Press H (arrow pad) to rewind. Press H (arrow pad) again to increase the rewind speed.

Use FG (arrow pad) to adjust the volume.

Operations while playback is paused

Elapsed time/Total shooting time

Cueing

Advancing and

rewinding one frame at

a time

Resuming playback

Use F (arrow pad) to display the first frame and press G to display the last frame.

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

Press the A button to resume playback.

00:14/00:3400:14/00:34

During pause

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.

00:12/00:3400:12/00:34

Erasing images during playback

Display the image you want to erase and press .

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

Press FG (arrow pad) to select [Erase], and press the A

button.

• Grouped images are erased as a group (P. 54).

• Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (P. 54).

Erase

Cancel

Back

100-0004100-0004

4/304/30

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 (arrow pad) 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.

’15/02/26 12:30

Viewing area

4/304/30

Playing back grouped images

With sequential shooting (j/c/d) (P. 32) and [p Focus BKT] (P. 23) in k (Microscope mode), the taken images are displayed as a group during

playback.

Expands.

4/30

• 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

’15/02/26’15/02/26

12:30

Sequential images frame

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

• Use HI (arrow pad) to view the previous/next frame.



button

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

Stops playback.

button

Monitor display

Shooting screen displays

1 2

3 4

SCNSCN

34 33 32 31 30 29

880hPa 1200m880hPa 1200m

28 27 26

Date

ORM

2123242522 151920 18

F6.9F6.91/1001/100

3637

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.

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. 64)

0.00.0

AUTOWBAUTO

ISO

AUTO

11 12

4:3

0:00:340:00:34

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

No. Name Normal Detailed No info.

Shooting mode

Connection to Smartphone

Latitude

Longitude

Sub mode

Picture Mode

Flash

Flash Compensation

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

R R R R R R

RRR

R RRR RRR RRR

–

– – – – – – – – –

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

–

Playback mode display

• Normal

23 764

• Detailed

1 23 54

1010

RAWRAW

Still image

6 7

RAW

1010

880hpa

ORM

4608 3456 100-0004

’15/02/26 12:30

1615 171413

18 19 20

880hpa

1/1000

4608 3456 100-0004

F3.9

ISO

AUTO

100

ORM

’15/02/26 12:30

F3.9

ISO

AUTO

100

1200m

2.0

4/304/30

12:30’15/02/26’15/02/26 12:30

9108

4/304/30

1200m

2.01/1000

2 26

21 22

23 24

2 2627

• No information

Switching the displays

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

No. Name Normal Detailed No info.

Battery check –

Eye-Fi transfer data/Wi-Fi

Protect

Adding sound

Share order

RAW file

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

RR RR RR RR RR RR RR

R RR RRR

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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, or k, select the sub mode.

List of shooting mode

• The default settings of the function are highlighted in .

Shooting mode Sub mode

(iAUTO mode)

P (Program mode)

(A mode)

C1 (Custom mode 1)

C2 (Custom mode 2)

(Underwater mode)

(Microscope mode)

O (Scene Mode)

• “List of settings available in each shooting mode” (P. 103), “List of ^

settings” (P. 104), “List of O settings” (P. 105)

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

] Z Snapshot/\ Z Wide1/[ Z Wide2/

w Z Macro/_ Z HDR

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

B Portrait/e e-Portrait/F Landscape/

Interval Shooting/# Live Composite/

Hand-Held Starlight/G Night Scene/

Night+Portrait/C Sport/2 Indoor/

Self Portrait/` Sunset/X Fireworks/

Cuisine/^ Documents/g Beach & Snow/

Snow/s Panorama/E Backlight HDR

–

P. 21

P. 9

P. 21

P. 22

P. 23

P. 24

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.

A (A mode)

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

C1/C2 (Custom mode)

If you store shooting settings in [Custom Mode Setup] (P. 57), you can call up and shoot using the stored shooting settings.

• You can register different settings in C1 and C2.

^ (Underwater mode)

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

Sub mode Application

Z Snapshot

]

Z Wide1

Z Wide2

[

Z Macro

Z HDR

Suitable for shooting seaside and pool portraits.

Suitable for shooting underwater.

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

Suitable for shooting close-up view underwater.

Suitable for contrasting underwater scenes. This mode captures multiple images and merges them into one, properly exposed image. This mode may not function well for shooting a fastmoving subject.

Rotate the mode dial to ^.

Use HI (arrow pad) to select a sub

Z Snapshot

mode and press the A button at the end.

• Press H (arrow pad) once again to display the

sub mode selection screen.

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

Flash Compensation

In []], [\], [[], and [w], you can adjust the flash brightness. g “Flash Compensation” (P. 38)

0.00.0

4:3

MENUMENU

k (Microscope mode)

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 (arrow pad) 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.

The camera shoots a number of images, automatically

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)

• In “AF Mode” (P. 44), only [Spot] or [Area] is available.

• You can select [#SLOW] in the flash mode for shooting. g “Flash” (P. 30)

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. 65).

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. Pressing I (arrow pad) can change the magnification level.* 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

Live Composite

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

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.

The camera secured with a tripod automatically shoots multiple images, takes newly bright areas only, and composites them into a single image. With normal long exposure, an image of light trace such as star trails with bright buildings tends to get too bright. You can capture them without over exposure while checking the progress.

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 snow scenes. This mode allows shooting using tap control (p. 62).

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 (arrow pad) to select a sub

Portrait

mode and press 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 (arrow pad) to move to the

page tab, and use FG to select

Ta b

GPS Settings

Wi-Fi Settings

Interval Settings

Focus BKT Setting

Certification

Setting menu 3 and then press A.

Use FG (arrow pad) to select [Interval Settings] and press

A. Then press FG (arrow pad) 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

00:05:00 00:00:30

Off

4:3

MENUMENU

Use FG (arrow pad) 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.

# Live Composite

1 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus.

• The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark flashes red. While the AF target mark is flashing, press the shutter button halfway, and without releasing this button, then press the A button. The camera focuses at infinity.

2 To take the picture, gently press the shutter button all the way down while

being careful not to shake the camera.

• The camera configures the proper settings automatically and starts shooting.

• After pressing the shutter button, there is a time lag until shooting starts.

• A combined panorama image is displayed per certain period of time.

3 Press the shutter button again to stop shooting.

• The recording length in one shooting is up to three hours.

s Panorama

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

1 Select [s Panorama]. 2 Press G (arrow pad) to go to the submenu. 3 Use HI (arrow pad) 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 (arrow pad) to

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

Direction for combining frames

SCNSCN

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 (arrow pad) 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. 85. In addition, refer to the PC software help guide for details on how to make panorama images.

Using the zoom

Pressing the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range.

Zoom bar

ORM

W side T side

Image size Zoom bar

3.43.4

0.00.0

WB AUTOWBAUTO

ISO

ISO AUTO

AUTO

16M

4:3

00:3400:34

16M

Optical zoom

Super-resolution zoom*1

Other

*1 For the super resolution zoom and the details, refer to P. 49. *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.

Using shooting options (Set by direct button)

Frequently used functions are assigned to IFG (arrow pad). Just by pressing the button, you can select the assigned function directly. Some items are not available in some shooting modes. g “List of settings available in each shooting mode” (P. 103)

Flash

You can use a flash when shooting.

Press the # button to display options.

Use HI (arrow pad) to choose a flash mode and press A.

AUTO

• In [!] (Red-eye reduction flash), after the pre-flashes, it takes about

• [!] (Red-eye reduction flash) may not work effectively under some

Auto flash

Red-eye

reduction flash

Fill-in flash

Flash off The flash does not fire.

Remote Control

Slave

SLV

Slow

SLOW

synchronization

LED On

1 second before the shutter is released. Do not move the camera until shooting is complete.

shooting conditions.

The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.

This function allows you to reduce the redeye phenomenon.

The flash fires regardless of the light conditions.

The dedicated underwater strobe or the Olympus wireless RC flash is used to take pictures. For details, see “Taking pictures with the Olympus Wireless RC Flash System” (P. 98).

The commercially-available slave flash that is synchronized with the camera flash is used for taking pictures. The flash intensity setting can be adjusted.

Slow shutter speeds are used to brighten dimly-lit backgrounds. Available only in k (Microscope).

The LED turns on when a picture is taken. This is effective for taking close up pictures.

+ 91 hidden pages