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 |
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LI-42B*1 |
LI-50B*2 |
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Strap |
Lithium Ion Battery |
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TG-310 |
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TG-610 |
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Digital camera |
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or |
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USB cable |
USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) |
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(CB-USB8) |
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AV cable |
Other accessories not |
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shown: Warranty card |
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Contents may vary |
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location. |
OLYMPUS Setup |
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CD-ROM |
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Step 2 |
Preparing the Camera |
Step 3 |
Shooting and Playing Back Images |
“Preparing the Camera” (p. 13) |
“Shooting, Playback, and Erasing” (p. 19) |
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Step 4 |
How to Use the Camera |
Step 5 |
Printing |
“Camera Settings” (p. 3) |
“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 56) |
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“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 58) |
Contents
¾Names of Parts............................................... |
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¾Preparing the Camera.................................. |
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¾Shooting, Playback, and Erasing ............... |
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¾Using Shooting Modes ................................ |
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¾Using Shooting Functions .......................... |
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¾Menus for Shooting Functions ................... |
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¾Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing |
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Functions...................................................... |
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¾Menus for Other Camera Settings.............. |
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¾Printing.......................................................... |
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¾Usage Tips .................................................... |
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¾Appendix....................................................... |
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2 EN
Camera Settings
Using the Direct Buttons
Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.
TG-310
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Shutter button (p. 20, 60) |
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Zoom buttons (p. 21, 24) |
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Movie record button (p. 20) |
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qbutton (switching between |
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shooting and playback) (p. 20, |
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22, 49) |
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m button (p. 6) |
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Ebutton (camera guide/ |
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menu guide) (p. 26) |
EN 3
Operation guide
The symbols FGHI displayed for image selections and settings indicate that the arrow pad shown on the right is to be used.
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FILE 100 |
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Print OK |
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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.
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Abutton |
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Reset |
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Image Size |
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Compression |
Normal |
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D button (erase) (p. 24) |
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Shadow Adjust |
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AF Mode |
Face/iESP |
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Digital Zoom |
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Exit MENU |
Set OK |
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INFO (changing information display) |
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Set OK |
OK |
Erase/Cancel MENU |
H (left) |
I (right) |
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Abutton |
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D (erase) (p. 24) |
Press the joystick up/down/left/right to operate it.
FGHI instruct to press the joystick up/down/left/ right.
4 EN
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
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Shooting mode |
Program Auto 3D P |
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Function menu |
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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.
EN 5
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.
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Reset |
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Image Size |
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Compression |
Normal |
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Shadow Adjust |
Auto |
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AF Mode |
Face/iESP |
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ESP/ |
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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 |
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Reset |
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Reset |
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Image Size |
14M |
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Image Size |
14M |
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Compression |
Normal |
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Compression |
Normal |
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Shadow Adjust |
Auto |
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Shadow Adjust |
Auto |
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AF Mode |
Face/iESP |
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AF Mode |
Face/iESP |
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ESP/ |
ESP |
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Digital Zoom |
Off |
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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)
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Reset |
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Image Size |
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Compression |
Normal |
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Shadow Adjust |
Auto |
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AF Mode |
Face/iESP |
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ESP/ |
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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
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Reset |
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Image Size |
14M |
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Compression |
Normal |
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Shadow Adjust |
Auto |
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AF Mode |
Face/iESP |
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ESP/ |
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Digital Zoom |
Off |
Exit MENU |
Set OK |
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Reset |
Digital Zoom |
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Image Size |
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Compression |
Normal |
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Shadow Adjust |
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AF Mode |
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Face/iESPOn |
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Digital Zoom |
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Back MENU |
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Set OK |
6 EN
Menu Index |
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Menus for Shooting Functions |
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Program Auto 3D P |
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Image Size |
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Shadow Adjust |
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Image Quality |
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IS Movie Mode |
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Digital Zoom |
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Exit MENU |
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Set OK |
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Exit MENU |
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Set OK |
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1 Shooting mode |
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P(Program Auto) ............. |
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M(iAUTO)................... |
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s (Scene Mode) ......... |
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P(Magic Filter) .......... |
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p(Panorama).................. |
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W(3D Photo).................. |
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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) |
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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) |
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Image Stabilizer................ |
p. 42 |
Rec View .......................... |
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Pic Orientation* ................ |
p. 42 |
Icon Guide ........................ |
p. 43 |
Date Stamp ...................... |
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a A(Movie menu) |
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Image Size ....................... |
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Image Quality ................... |
p. 40 |
IS Movie Mode ................. |
p. 42 |
R(Movie sound recording)
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EN 7
Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions
1Slideshow
2Photo Surfing
Edit
1 Erase
1 Print Order
2 R
3 y
Exit MENU |
Set OK |
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Slideshow ..................... |
p. 44 |
Photo Surfing................ |
p. 44 |
Edit ............................... |
p. 45 |
Erase ............................ |
p. 46 |
Print Order.................... |
p. 47 |
R(Protect) .................... |
p. 47 |
y(Rotate).................... |
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Menus for Other Camera Settings
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Memory Format |
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Backup |
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Eye-Fi |
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USB Connection |
Storage |
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qPower On |
Yes |
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KeepzSettings |
Yes |
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Pw On Setup |
Off |
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Exit MENU |
Set OK |
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Format ........................ |
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Backup ......................... |
p. 48 |
Eye-Fi ........................... |
p. 48 |
USB Connection........... |
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qPower On ............... |
p. 49 |
KeepzSettings............ |
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Pw On Setup ................ |
p. 49 |
2 s(Settings 2) |
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Sound Settings ............. |
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File Name ..................... |
p. 50 |
* TG-610 only
Pixel Mapping............... |
p. 51 |
s(Monitor) ................ |
p. 51 |
TV Out .......................... |
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Power Save .................. |
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l(Language) ........... |
p. 53 |
3 t(Settings 3) |
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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].
8 EN
Camera unit
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Microphone................... |
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LED illuminator*.... |
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Flash............................. |
p. 34 |
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10 Lens.............................. |
p. 65 |
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Tripod socket |
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12 Speaker
* TG-610 only
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EN 9
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Attaching the camera strap
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Indicator lamp......... |
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nbutton........ |
p. 17, 19 |
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Monitor ....... |
p. 11, 19, 51, 60 |
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Speaker |
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m button .............. |
p. 4, 6 |
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Shutter button......... |
p. 20, 60 |
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Zoom buttons ......... |
p. 21, 24 |
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Movie record button |
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qbutton (switching between |
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10 Abutton (OK)................ |
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display) ................. |
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Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
10 EN
Monitor
Shooting mode display
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Battery check.......... |
p. 17, 61 |
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Shooting mode ....... |
p. 19, 28 |
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Flash............................. |
p. 34 |
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Macro/super macro/ |
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S-macro LED mode*...p. 34 |
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Self-timer ...................... |
p. 36 |
6Exposure compensation
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White balance............... |
p. 37 |
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ISO ............................... |
p. 37 |
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Drive ............................. |
p. 38 |
10 Date stamp ................... |
p. 43 |
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Recording with sound |
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(movies)...................... |
p. 43 |
12 World time .................... |
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p. 42 |
14 Metering ....................... |
p. 41 |
* TG-610 only
15 Shadow Adjustment |
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Technology.................. |
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16 Compression (still images) |
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17 Image size (still images) |
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18 Number of storable still |
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pictures (still images) |
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19 Current....................................memory |
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20 Movie recording icon .... |
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21 Remaining recording time |
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(movies)...................... |
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22 Image size (movies) |
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23 Histogram ..................... |
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24 AF target mark.............. |
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25 Camera shake warning |
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26 Aperture value .............. |
p. 20 |
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27 Shutter speed ............... |
p. 20 |
EN 11
Playback mode display |
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Battery check.......... |
p. 17, 61 |
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3D image ...................... |
p. 26 |
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Print reservation/number of |
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prints.................. |
p. 58/p. 57 |
Protect .......................... |
p. 47 |
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Adding sound ......... |
p. 43, 45 |
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Current memory ........... |
p. 67 |
7Frame number/total number of images (still images)
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8 Volume ................... |
p. 23, |
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9Elapsed time/total recording time (movies)
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10 Histogram ..................... |
p. 22 |
11 Shutter speed ............... |
p. 20 |
12 Aperture value .............. |
p. 20 |
13 ISO ............................... |
p. 37 |
14 Exposure compensation |
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15 White....................................balance |
p. 36 |
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16 Compression (still images) |
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p. 40, 68 |
Image quality (movies) |
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17 Image..............................size |
p. 40, 69 |
p. 40, 68, 69 |
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18 File number |
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19 Date and time ......... |
p. 17, 53 |
20 Shadow Adjustment |
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Technology.................. |
p. 41 |
21 Shooting mode ....... |
p. 19, 28 |
12 EN
Inserting the battery |
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Battery/card/connector cover lock |
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Battery/card/connector cover |
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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.
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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
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* 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”.
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*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
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Multi-connector
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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
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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.
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(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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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.
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Write-protect switch
Insert the card straight until it clicks into place. Do not touch the contact area directly.
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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
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Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then remove the card.
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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
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Press the nbutton again to turn off the camera.
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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 |
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(T) button |
Zoom bar |
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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]:
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Image zoomed and cropped.*1
[On] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
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*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)
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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.
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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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Operations during movie playback
Elapsed time/ Total recording time
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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
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During pause
Use F to display the first frame Cueing and press G to display the last
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Press the Abutton to resume |
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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
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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.
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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 |
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4/30 |
No information
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“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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