Olympus TG-310, TG-610 Instruction Manual

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DIGITAL CAMERA

TG-310

TG-610

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.

The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided for TG-310.

Step 1

Checking the contents of the box

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

LI-42B*1

LI-50B*2

 

Strap

Lithium Ion Battery

 

*1

TG-310

 

 

*2

TG-610

 

Digital camera

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

USB cable

USB-AC adapter (F-2AC)

 

(CB-USB8)

 

 

AV cable

Other accessories not

(CB-AVC3)

shown: Warranty card

 

Contents may vary

 

depending on purchase

 

location.

OLYMPUS Setup

 

CD-ROM

 

Step 2

Preparing the Camera

Step 3

Shooting and Playing Back Images

“Preparing the Camera” (p. 13)

“Shooting, Playback, and Erasing” (p. 19)

Step 4

How to Use the Camera

Step 5

Printing

“Camera Settings” (p. 3)

“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 56)

 

 

“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 58)

Contents

¾Names of Parts...............................................

9

¾Preparing the Camera..................................

13

¾Shooting, Playback, and Erasing ...............

19

¾Using Shooting Modes ................................

28

¾Using Shooting Functions ..........................

34

¾Menus for Shooting Functions ...................

39

¾Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing

 

Functions......................................................

44

¾Menus for Other Camera Settings..............

48

¾Printing..........................................................

56

¾Usage Tips ....................................................

60

¾Appendix.......................................................

65

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Olympus TG-310, TG-610 Instruction Manual

Camera Settings

Using the Direct Buttons

Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.

TG-310

 

TG-310 TG-610

 

Shutter button (p. 20, 60)

 

Zoom buttons (p. 21, 24)

 

Movie record button (p. 20)

TG-610

qbutton (switching between

 

shooting and playback) (p. 20,

 

22, 49)

 

m button (p. 6)

 

Ebutton (camera guide/

 

menu guide) (p. 26)

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Operation guide

The symbols FGHI displayed for image selections and settings indicate that the arrow pad shown on the right is to be used.

X

 

 

 

4/30

 

 

 

 

Y M D

Time

 

 

 

2011.02 .26

00 :00 Y/M/D

 

NORM 14M

 

FILE 100

0004

 

 

 

’11/02/26

00:00

 

 

 

Print OK

Cancel MENU

Set OK

Single Print

More

Arrow pad

F (up) /

INFO button (changing information display) (p. 22, 25)

H (left)

I (right)

Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen indicate that the m button, Abutton, or zoom buttons can be used.

 

 

 

 

Abutton

1

Reset

 

 

 

2

Image Size

14M

 

G (down) /

 

Compression

Normal

 

D button (erase) (p. 24)

 

Shadow Adjust

Auto

 

TG-610: Joystick

1

AF Mode

Face/iESP

 

2

ESP/

ESP

 

F (up) /

3

Digital Zoom

Off

5/30

Exit MENU

Set OK

 

INFO (changing information display)

 

 

 

 

(p. 22, 25)

Set OK

OK

Erase/Cancel MENU

H (left)

I (right)

Operation guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abutton

 

 

 

G (down) /

 

 

 

D (erase) (p. 24)

Press the joystick up/down/left/right to operate it.

FGHI instruct to press the joystick up/down/left/ right.

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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. 28).

Function 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.

Selected option

 

Shooting mode

Program Auto 3D P

 

0.0

Function menu

WB

 

AUTO

 

ISO

 

AUTO

 

4 14M NORM

Shooting

Setup menu

To select the shooting mode

Use HI to select the shooting mode and press the Abutton.

To select the function menu

Use FG to select a menu and use HI to select a menu option. Press the A button to set the function menu.

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Setup 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.

The setup menu is displayed.

1

Reset

 

2

Image Size

14M

 

Compression

Normal

 

Shadow Adjust

Auto

1

AF Mode

Face/iESP

2

ESP/

ESP

3

Digital Zoom

Off

Exit MENU

Set OK

2 Press H to select the page tabs. Use FG to select the desired page tab and press I.

Page tab

Submenu 1

1

Reset

 

1

Reset

 

2

Image Size

14M

2

Image Size

14M

 

Compression

Normal

 

Compression

Normal

 

Shadow Adjust

Auto

 

Shadow Adjust

Auto

1

AF Mode

Face/iESP

1

AF Mode

Face/iESP

2

ESP/

ESP

2

ESP/

ESP

3

Digital Zoom

Off

3

Digital Zoom

Off

Exit MENU

Set OK

Exit MENU

Set OK

4 Use FG to select the desired submenu 2 and then press the Abutton.

Once a setting is selected, the display returns to the previous screen.

There may be additional operations. “Menu Settings” (p. 39 to 55)

1

Reset

 

2

Image Size

14M

 

Compression

Normal

 

Shadow Adjust

Auto

1

AF Mode

Face/iESP

2

ESP/

ESP

3

Digital Zoom

On

Exit MENU

Set OK

5 Press the m button to complete the setting.

3 Use FG to select the desired submenu 1 and then press the Abutton.

Submenu 2

1

Reset

 

2

Image Size

14M

 

Compression

Normal

 

Shadow Adjust

Auto

1

AF Mode

Face/iESP

2

ESP/

ESP

3

Digital Zoom

Off

Exit MENU

Set OK

1

Reset

Digital Zoom

2

Image Size

 

14M

 

Compression

Normal

 

Shadow Adjust

OffAuto

1

AF Mode

 

Face/iESPOn

2

ESP/

 

ESP

3

Digital Zoom

 

Off

Back MENU

 

Set OK

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Menu Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menus for Shooting Functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program Auto 3D P

1

9

1

Reset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

Image Size

1

14M

 

 

On

 

 

 

 

Compression

Image Stabilizer

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Normal

 

 

On

 

 

3

 

 

Shadow Adjust

Rec View

 

 

720p

 

 

 

 

Auto

 

1

Image Size

 

4

 

 

AF Mode

 

Icon Guide

 

 

Image Quality

Normal

 

 

1

 

Face/iESP

 

2

0.0

5

 

 

ESP/

 

Date Stamp

 

 

IS Movie Mode

Off

 

2

1

ESP

 

 

AUTOWB

 

 

 

Digital Zoom

Off

 

 

R

On

6

 

3

2

 

 

ISO

7

 

Exit MENU

3

Set OK

 

1

 

 

AUTO

8

 

 

 

Exit MENU

 

2

Set OK

 

4 14M NORM

 

 

0

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

Exit MENU

Set OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Shooting mode

 

P(Program Auto) .............

p. 19

M(iAUTO)...................

p. 28

s (Scene Mode) .........

p. 28

P(Magic Filter) ..........

p. 29

p(Panorama)..................

p. 30

W(3D Photo)..................

p. 32

2 Flash.................................

p. 34

3 Macro ...............................

p. 34

4 Self-timer ..........................

p. 36

5 Exposure compensation...

p. 36

6 White balance...................

p. 37

* TG-610 only

7 ISO ...................................

p. 37

8 Drive .................................

p. 38

9 p(Shooting menu 1)

 

Reset ................................

p. 39

Image Size .......................

p. 40

Compression ....................

p. 40

Shadow Adjust..................

p. 41

AF Mode...........................

p. 41

ESP/n...........................

p. 41

Digital Zoom .....................

p. 42

0 q(Shooting menu 2)

 

Image Stabilizer................

p. 42

Rec View ..........................

p. 42

Pic Orientation* ................

p. 42

Icon Guide ........................

p. 43

Date Stamp ......................

p. 43

a A(Movie menu)

 

Image Size .......................

p. 40

Image Quality ...................

p. 40

IS Movie Mode .................

p. 42

R(Movie sound recording)

......................................p. 43

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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions

1Slideshow

2Photo Surfing

Edit

1 Erase

1 Print Order

2 R

3 y

Exit MENU

Set OK

1 q(Playback)

 

Slideshow .....................

p. 44

Photo Surfing................

p. 44

Edit ...............................

p. 45

Erase ............................

p. 46

Print Order....................

p. 47

R(Protect) ....................

p. 47

y(Rotate)....................

p. 47

Menus for Other Camera Settings

 

1

Memory Format

 

 

2

Backup

 

 

 

Eye-Fi

Off

 

 

USB Connection

Storage

1

1

qPower On

Yes

2

2

KeepzSettings

Yes

3

3

Pw On Setup

Off

 

Exit MENU

Set OK

1 r(Settings 1)

 

Memory Format/

 

Format ........................

p. 48

Backup .........................

p. 48

Eye-Fi ...........................

p. 48

USB Connection...........

p. 49

qPower On ...............

p. 49

KeepzSettings............

p. 49

Pw On Setup ................

p. 49

2 s(Settings 2)

 

Sound Settings .............

p. 50

File Name .....................

p. 50

* TG-610 only

Pixel Mapping...............

p. 51

s(Monitor) ................

p. 51

TV Out ..........................

p. 51

Power Save ..................

p. 53

l(Language) ...........

p. 53

3 t(Settings 3)

 

X(Date/time).............

p. 53

World Time ...................

p. 54

Data Repair ..................

p. 54

Tap Control*..................

p. 54

LED Illuminator* ...........

p. 55

Operating the camera by tapping the body (p.54)

(TG-610 only)

You can operate the camera by tapping the body when [Tap Control] is [On].

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Names of Parts

Camera unit

3

1

2

4

5

6

TG-610

7

12

7

8

1

Battery/card/connector

 

9

2

cover lock....................

p. 13

 

Strap eyelet

p. 10

 

 

 

10

3

HDMI micro connector

 

 

 

p. 52

 

 

4

....................................

 

 

Battery lock knob..........

p. 13

 

 

5

Multi-connector

 

 

 

6

..................p. 14, 16, 52, 56

 

 

Battery/card/connector cover

 

 

7

............p. 13, 14, 16, 52, 70

 

 

Microphone...................

p. 45

 

 

8

Self-timer lamp/

 

 

 

9

LED illuminator*....

p. 36, 38

 

 

Flash.............................

p. 34

 

11

10 Lens..............................

p. 65

 

11

Tripod socket

 

 

 

 

12 Speaker

* TG-610 only

9

10

8

11

EN 9

1

2

3

4

5

TG-610 3

1

2

6

11

Attaching the camera strap

 

1

Indicator lamp.........

p. 13, 16

 

2

nbutton........

p. 17, 19

6

3

Monitor .......

p. 11, 19, 51, 60

4

Speaker

 

 

 

5

m button ..............

p. 4, 6

 

6

Shutter button.........

p. 20, 60

7

7

Zoom buttons .........

p. 21, 24

8

Movie record button

......p. 20

 

9

qbutton (switching between

8

 

shooting and playback)

 

........................p. 20, 22, 49

 

10 Abutton (OK)................

p. 4

9

11

TG-310: Arrow pad .........

p. 4

 

INFO button (changing

10

 

 

information display)

11

 

 

D..............................button (erase)

p. 22, 25

 

 

p. 24

12

 

TG-610: Joystick

 

 

INFO (changing information

 

 

display) .................

p. 22, 25

7

 

D (erase) .....................

p. 24

 

Abutton (OK)

p. 4

 

 

8

12 Ebutton

 

9

 

(camera guide/menu guide)

12

 

....................................

p. 26

5

 

 

 

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

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Monitor

Shooting mode display

1

 

 

2

 

25

 

 

P

3

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

4

23

 

 

 

5

 

 

0.0

6

22

 

 

WB

7

 

 

AUTO

21

 

 

ISO

8

 

 

AUTO

20

00:34

 

 

9

19

4 14M NORM

DATE

 

18

17 16 15 14 13 12

11

10

 

1/100

F3.5

 

 

 

27

26

 

 

1

Battery check..........

p. 17, 61

2

Shooting mode .......

p. 19, 28

3

Flash.............................

p. 34

 

Flash standby/flash charge

4

....................................

p. 60

Macro/super macro/

5

S-macro LED mode*...p. 34

Self-timer ......................

p. 36

6Exposure compensation

....................................p. 36

7

White balance...............

p. 37

8

ISO ...............................

p. 37

9

Drive .............................

p. 38

10 Date stamp ...................

p. 43

11

Recording with sound

 

 

(movies)......................

p. 43

12 World time ....................

p. 54

13 Image stabilization (still

 

 

images).......................

p. 42

14 Metering .......................

p. 41

* TG-610 only

15 Shadow Adjustment

 

Technology..................

p. 41

16 Compression (still images)

..............................p. 40, 68

17 Image size (still images)

..............................p. 40, 68

18 Number of storable still

 

pictures (still images)

p. 19

19 Current....................................memory

p. 67

20 Movie recording icon ....

p. 20

21 Remaining recording time

(movies)......................

p. 20

22 Image size (movies)

 

..............................p. 40, 69

23 Histogram .....................

p. 22

24 AF target mark..............

p. 20

25 Camera shake warning

 

26 Aperture value ..............

p. 20

27 Shutter speed ...............

p. 20

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Playback mode display

 

 

 

 

Standard display

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 

1

 

 

3D

10

 

 

 

4/30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

’11/02/26

00:00

19

00:12/00:34

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Still image

 

 

 

Movie

 

Advanced display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 

11

12

13

14

 

 

3D

10

 

 

4/30

10

1/1000

F3.5

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

ISO

WB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

AUTO

 

 

 

1/1000

F3.5

 

2.0

20

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

NORM 14M

17

 

 

 

 

 

P

ISO

WB

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

AUTO

 

 

FILE 100 0004

18

 

 

 

 

 

NORM 14M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FILE 100 0004

 

’11/02/26

00:00

19

 

 

 

’11/02/26

00:00

 

1

Battery check..........

p. 17, 61

2

3D image ......................

p. 26

3

Print reservation/number of

4

prints..................

p. 58/p. 57

Protect ..........................

p. 47

5

Adding sound .........

p. 43, 45

6

Current memory ...........

p. 67

7Frame number/total number of images (still images)

....................................

p.

22

8 Volume ...................

p. 23,

50

9Elapsed time/total recording time (movies)

....................................p. 23

10 Histogram .....................

p. 22

11 Shutter speed ...............

p. 20

12 Aperture value ..............

p. 20

13 ISO ...............................

p. 37

14 Exposure compensation

15 White....................................balance

p. 36

p. 37

16 Compression (still images)

..............................

p. 40, 68

Image quality (movies)

17 Image..............................size

p. 40, 69

p. 40, 68, 69

18 File number

 

19 Date and time .........

p. 17, 53

20 Shadow Adjustment

Technology..................

p. 41

21 Shooting mode .......

p. 19, 28

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Preparing the Camera

Inserting the battery

3

21

1

 

 

Battery/card/connector cover lock

 

1

1

2

 

 

 

Battery/card/connector cover

 

 

 

 

2

TG-310

TG-610

Battery lock knob

TG-310: Insert the battery by putting in the ▼ marked side first, with the C marks toward the battery lock knob.

TG-610: Insert the battery with the B marks toward the battery lock knob as shown above.

Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an explosion.

Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

When removing the battery or card, be sure to turn off the camera before opening or closing the battery/ card/connector cover.

When using the camera, be sure to close and lock the battery/card/connector cover.

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

Charging the battery and setting up using the supplied CD

Connect the camera to the computer to charge the battery and use the supplied CD for setup.

User registration using the supplied CD and installation of ib computer software is available on Windows computers only.

The camera battery can be charged while the camera is connected to a computer.

The indicator lamp lights during charging and turns off when charging is complete.

Charging takes up to 3 hours.

If the indicator lamp does not light, the camera is not correctly connected or the battery, camera, computer, or USB cable may not be functioning as expected.

EN 13

We recommend that you use a computer equipped with Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Windows Vista, or Windows 7. See “Charging the battery with the included USB-AC adapter” (p. 16) if you are using a different computer or wish to charge the battery without using a computer.

Windows

1 Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.

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.

If the “Setup” dialog is not displayed, select “My Computer” (Windows XP) or “Computer” (Windows Vista/Windows 7) from the start menu. Double-click the CD-ROM (OLYMPUS Setup) icon to open the “OLYMPUS Setup” window and then double-click “Launcher.exe”.

If a “User Account Control” dialog is displayed, click “Yes” or “Continue”.

2 Follow the on-screen instructions on your computer.

If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even after connecting the camera to the computer, the battery may be exhausted. Leave the camera connected to the computer until the battery has charged, then disconnect and reconnect the camera.

Connecting the camera

Indicator lamp

Multi-connector

USB cable (supplied)

Battery/card/ connector cover

Computer (on and running)

3 Register your Olympus product.

Click the “Registration” button and follow the onscreen instructions.

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4 Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and ib computer software.

Check the system requirements before beginning installation.

Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib” button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

OLYMPUS Viewer 2

Operating

Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /

System

Windows Vista / Windows 7

Processor

Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better

RAM

1 GB or more (2 GB or more

recommended)

 

Free Hard

1 GB or more

Drive Space

 

Monitor

1024 × 768 pixels or more

Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000

Settings

colors recommended)

 

 

 

ib

 

Operating

Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /

System

Windows Vista / Windows 7

 

Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better

Processor

(Pentium D 3.0 GHz or better required

 

for movies)

 

512 MB or more (1 GB or more

RAM

recommended)

(1 GB or more required for movies — 2 GB

 

 

or more recommended)

Free Hard

1 GB or more

Drive Space

 

Monitor

1024 × 768 pixels or more

Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000

Settings

colors recommended)

 

Graphics

A minimum of 64 MB video RAM with

DirectX 9 or later

 

* See online help for information on using the software.

5 Install the camera manual.

Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and follow the on-screen instructions.

Macintosh

1 Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.

Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) icon on the desktop.

Double-click the “Setup” icon to display the “Setup” dialog.

2 Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2.

Check the system requirements before beginning installation.

Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

You can make user registration via “Registration” in OLYMPUS Viewer 2 “Help”.

EN 15

OLYMPUS Viewer 2

Operating

Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6

System

 

Processor

Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better

RAM

1 GB or more (2 GB or more

recommended)

 

Free Hard

1 GB or more

Drive Space

 

Monitor

1024 × 768 pixels or more

Minimum 32,000 colors (16,770,000

Settings

colors recommended)

 

*Other languages can be selected from the language combo box. For information on using the software, see online help.

3 Copy the camera manual.

Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button to open the folder containing the camera manuals. Copy the manual for your language to the computer.

Charging the battery with the included USB-AC adapter

The included USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) (hereafter referred as USB-AC adapter) has been designed to be used for charging and playback. Make sure that shooting is not being used while the USB-AC adapter is connected to the camera.

Example: USB-AC adapter with an AC cable

1

Multi-connector

Battery/card/ connector cover

USB cable (supplied)

AC outlet

 

2 TG-310

TG-610

Indicator lamp

On: Charging

Off: Charged

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).

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If the indicator lamp does not light, the USB-AC adapter is not connected to the camera correctly, or the battery, camera, or USB-AC adapter may be broken.

For details on the battery and the USB-AC adapter, see “Battery and USB-AC adapter” (p. 65).

The battery can be charged while the camera is connected to the computer. Charging time varies depending on the performance of a computer. (There may be cases in which it takes approx. 10 hours.)

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when the error message shown below appears.

Flashes in red

Battery Empty

00:34

4 14M

Monitor top left

Error message

Date, time, time zone, and language

The date and time set here are saved to image file names, date prints, and other data. You can also choose the language for the menus and messages displayed in the monitor.

1 Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.

The date and time setting screen is displayed when the date and time are not set.

 

 

X

 

 

 

Y

M

D

Time

 

 

----

. --

. --

-- : --

Y/M/D

 

Cancel MENU

 

 

 

Date and time setting screen

2

Use FG to select the year for [Y].

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Y

M

D

Time

 

 

2011. -- . --

-- : --

Y/M/D

 

Cancel MENU

 

 

3

Press I to save the setting for [Y].

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Y

M

D

Time

 

 

2011. 01 . --

-- : --

Y/M/D

 

Cancel MENU

 

 

4

As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI and the

 

Abutton to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [Time]

(hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order).

For precise time setting, press the Abutton as the time signal strikes 00 seconds.

To change the date and time, adjust the setting from the menu. [X] (Date/time) (p. 53)

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5 Use HI to select the [x] time zone and then press the Abutton.

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

 

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Seoul

 

Tokyo

 

Summer

Set OK

The menus can be used to change the selected time zone. [World Time] (p. 54)

6 Use FGHI to select your language and press the Abutton.

The menus can be used to change the selected language. [l] (p. 53)

Inserting an SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card or Eye-Fi card (commercially available)

Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards or EyeFi cards with this camera. Do not insert other types of card.

“Using an SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card or Eye-Fi card (commercially available)” (p. 66)

The camera can shoot and store images using its internal memory, without using an SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card or Eye-Fi card.

The illustrations of the following procedure show the SD memory card.

1

Write-protect switch

Insert the card straight until it clicks into place. Do not touch the contact area directly.

2

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1

Close the battery/card/connector cover firmly so that lock makes the clicking sound.

“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous recording length (movies) in the internal memory and SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards” (p. 68, 69)

To remove the SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card and Eye-Fi card

1

2

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

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Shooting, Playback, and Erasing

Shooting with the optimum aperture value and shutter speed (P mode)

In this mode, automatic shooting settings are activated while also allowing changes to a wide range of

other shooting menu functions, such as exposure compensation, white balance, etc. as needed.

1 Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.

Pmode indicator

Current shooting mode display

Program Auto 3D P

0.0

WB

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

4 14M NORM

MENU

Press the nbutton again to turn off the camera.

P

2 Hold the camera and compose the shot.

0.0

Monitor

WB

AUTO

 

ISO

 

AUTO

 

00:34

 

4 14M

 

Number of storable still pictures (p. 68)

Horizontal grip

 

Monitor (standby mode screen)

 

If Pmode is not displayed, press H to display the function menu screen and then set the shooting mode to P. “Using the Menu” (p. 5)

Vertical grip

When holding the camera, take care not to cover the flash with your fingers, etc.

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3 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus on the subject.

When the camera focuses on the subject, the 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 flashes red. Try focusing again.

AF target mark

P

Press halfway

1/400 F3.5

Shutter speed Aperture value

“Focusing” (p. 62)

4 To take the picture, gently press the shutter button all the way down while being careful not to shake the camera.

P

Press fully

1/400 F3.5

Image review screen

To view images during shooting

Pressing the qbutton enables playback of images. To return to shooting, either press the qbutton or press the shutter button halfway down.

Shooting movies

1 Press the movie record button to start recording.

Continuous recording length (p. 69)

00:34

REC 00:12

Recording time

Lights up red when recording

Effects for the selected shooting mode can be used when shooting movies (when set to pmode, W mode, [Beauty] in s mode, or [Fish Eye] or [Sparkle] in Pmode, shooting is performed in P mode).

Sound will also be recorded.

For TG-310: During sound recording, only the digital zoom can be used. To record a movie with optical zoom, set [R] (movies) (p. 43) to [Off].

2 Press the movie record button again to stop recording.

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Using the zoom

Pressing the zoom buttons adjusts the shooting range.

Pressing the wide

Pressing the telephoto

(W) button

(T) button

Zoom bar

 

P

P

0.0

0.0

WB

WB

AUTO

AUTO

ISO

ISO

AUTO

AUTO

00:34

00:34

4 14M

4 14M

Model No.

Optical zoom

Digital zoom

TG-310

3.6×

TG-610

To take larger images [Digital Zoom]

The type and amount of zoom can be identified from the appearance of the zoom bar. The display differs depending on the options selected for [Digital Zoom] (p. 42) and [Image Size] (p. 40).

[Off] selected for [Digital Zoom]:

Image size

Zoom bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14M

Optical zoom range

Other

Image zoomed and cropped.*1

[On] selected for [Digital Zoom]:

Image size

Zoom bar

14M

Digital zoom range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

Image zoomed and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cropped.*1

 

 

Digital zoom range

*1 If [Image Size] is less than the full resolution, after reaching the maximum optical zoom, the camera will automatically resize and crop the image to the selected [Image Size], then enter the digital zoom range if [Digital Zoom] is [On].

Photographs taken with the zoom bar displayed in red may appear “grainy.”

Changing the shooting information display

The display of the screen information can be changed to best match the situation, for example, the need for a clear view of the screen or for making a precise composition by using the grid display.

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1 Press F (INFO).

The displayed shooting information changes in the order shown below each time the button is pressed. “Shooting mode display” (p. 11)

Normal

P

 

0.0

No information

AUTO

WB

 

ISO

 

AUTO

P

00:34

4 14M

 

Detailed

P

0.0

WB

AUTO

ISO

00:34

AUTO

4 14M NORM

Reading a histogram

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

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.

Viewing images

1 Press the q button.

Number of frames/ Total number of images

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Playback image

2 Use HI to select an image.

Displays

Displays next

previous

image

image

 

Hold I to fast forward and hold H to reverse.

The display size of the images can be changed. “Index view and close-up view” (p. 24)

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To play sound recordings

To play sound recorded with an image, select the image and press the Abutton. A !icon appears on images with which sound has been recorded.

During audio playback

To adjust the volume, use FG.

To play back movies

Select a movie, and press the Abutton.

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Movie

Operations during movie playback

Elapsed time/ Total recording time

00:12/00:34

During playback

Pausing and

Press the Abutton to pause

 

playback. During pause, fast

 

restarting

A

forward or reverse, press the

playback

button to restart playback.

 

 

 

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

speed.

Press H to rewind. The speed Rewind at which the recording rewinds

increases each time H is pressed.

Adjusting the

Use FG to adjust the volume.

volume

 

Operations while playback is paused

00:14/00:34

During pause

Use F to display the first frame Cueing and press G to display the last

frame.

Advancing and

Press I or H to advance or

rewind one frame at a time. Hold

rewinding one

I or H pressed for continuous

frame at a time

 

advance or rewind.

Resuming

Press the Abutton to resume

playback

playback.

To stop movie playback

Press the m button.

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Erasing images during playback (Single image erase)

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

Erase

Erase

Cancel

Cancel MENU

Set OK

2 Press FG to select [Erase], and press the Abutton.

For erasing multiple images at the same time, see “Erasing images [Erase]” (p. 46).

Index view and close-up view

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

1 Press the zoom buttons.

Single-image view

 

Close-up view

 

 

4/30 W

 

4/30

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T

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W T

Index view

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4

 

 

W

 

T

 

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2

4

W

Photo Surfing

ALL

2011/

02/26

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139ºE

When the movie is selected in the index view, the photo surfing cannot be displayed even by pressing the W zoom button.

[Photo Surfing] (p. 44)

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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.

To stop photo surfing

Use FG to select [ALL], and press the Abutton.

Changing the image information display

Shooting information settings displayed on the screen can be changed.

1 Press F (INFO).

The displayed image information changes in the order shown below each time the button is pressed.

Normal

3D

10

4/30

No information

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Detailed

3D

10

4/30

1/1000

F3.5

2.0

P ISO WB 100 AUTO

NORM 14M

FILE 100 0004 ’11/02/26 00:00

“Reading a histogram” (p. 22)

Playing back panorama images

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

“Creating panoramic images (pmode)” (p. 30)

1 Select a panorama image during playback.

“Viewing images” (p. 22)

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2 Press the Abutton.

Current viewing area

To control panorama image playback

Zoom in/Zoom out: Press the Abutton to pause playback. Then press the zoom button to enlarge/shrink the image.

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