1. DIGITAL CAMERA
VG-140/D-715
VG-130/D-710
VG-120/D-705
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 our 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
VG-140/D-715.

2. Step 1 Checking the contents of the box
or
Digital camera Strap LI-70B Lithium F-2AC USB cable AV cable OLYMPUS
Ion Battery USB-AC adapter Setup
Other accessories not shown: warranty card CD-ROM
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
Step 2 Preparing the Camera Step 3 Shooting and Playing Back Images
“Preparing the Camera” (p. 12) “Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing” (p. 19)
Step 4 How to Use the Camera Step 5 Printing
“Camera Settings” (p. 3) “Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 47)
“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 51)
Contents
Names of Parts ............................................... 8 Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing
Preparing the Camera .................................. 12 Functions ...................................................... 38
Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing ................. 19 Menus for Other Camera Settings .............. 41
Using Shooting Modes ................................ 26 Printing.......................................................... 47
Using Shooting Functions .......................... 30 Usage Tips .................................................... 54
Menus for Shooting Functions ................... 34 Appendix ....................................................... 59
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3. Camera Settings
Using the Direct Buttons
Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.
Shutter button (p. 20)
Zoom buttons (p. 21)
R button (shooting movies) (p. 20)
q button (switch between shooting and
playback) (p. 20, 22)
MEN
U m button (p. 5)
E button (menu guide) (p. 25)
Arrow pad
F (up) / The symbols FGHI displayed for image
INFO button (change information selections and settings indicate that the arrow pad
display) (p. 22, 25) is to be used.
X
Y M D Time
2011 . 02 . 26 12 : 30 Y/M/D
4/30
H (left) I (right)
Cancel MENU Set OK
NORM 14M
Q button FILE 100 0004
’11/02/26 12:30
(p. 17)
Print OK
G (down) / Single Print More
D button (erase) (p. 24)
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4. 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. 26).
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.
Shooting mode
Selected option
Program Auto P
P
0.0
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO Function menu
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Shooting Setup menu (p. 5)
To select the shooting mode
Use HI to select a shooting mode and press the Q button.
To select the function menu
Use FG to select a menu and use HI to select a menu option. Press the Q
button to set the function menu.
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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. 4 Use FG to select the desired submenu 2
● The setup menu is displayed. and then press the Q button.
● Once a setting is selected, the display returns to
1
Reset
the previous screen.
2 Image Size 14M
Compression Normal There may be additional operations.
AF Mode Face/iESP
“Menu Settings” (p. 34 to 46)
1 Digital Zoom Off
2 AF Illuminat. On
1
Pixel Mapping
Icon Guide On
2 Bright
Exit MENU Set OK
Video Out NTSC
2
Power Save On
Press H to highlight the page tabs. Use 1 English
2
FG to select the desired page tab and World Time
press I. Exit MENU Set OK
Page tab Submenu 1
1
Pixel Mapping 1
Pixel Mapping
5 Press the m button to complete the
2 Bright 2 Bright
setting.
Video Out NTSC Video Out NTSC
Power Save Off Power Save Off
1 English 1 English
2 2
World Time World Time
Exit MENU Set OK Exit MENU Set OK
3 Use FG to select the desired submenu 1
and then press the Q button.
Submenu 2
1
Pixel Mapping 1
Pixel Mapping
Power Save
2 Bright 2 Bright
Video Out NTSC Video Out NTSC
Power Save Off Power Save OffOff
1 English 1 W On
English
2 2
World Time World Time
Exit MENU Set OK Back MENU Set OK
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6. Menu Index
Menus for Shooting Functions
Program Auto P 1 9 1
Reset 1 Image Size VGA
2 2 Image Size 14M 2 Frame Rate 30fps
3 Compression Normal On
4 AF Mode Face/iESP
0.0 5 1 Digital Zoom Off 1
WB 2 AF Illuminat. On 2
AUTO 6 Icon Guide On
ISO
AUTO 7 Exit MENU Set OK Exit MENU Set OK
8
4 14M
1 Shooting mode 5 Exposure compensation ...p. 31 Digital Zoom ................p. 36
P (Program Auto) .............p. 19 6 White balance...................p. 32 AF Illuminat.*1...............p. 36
M (iAUTO) ...................p. 26 7 ISO ...................................p. 32 Icon Guide ...................p. 37
N (DIS Mode) ................p. 26 8 Drive .................................p. 33 q (Shooting menu 2)
s (Scene Mode) .........p. 26 9 # (Setup) Date Stamp .................p. 37
P (Magic Filter) ..........p. 28 p (Shooting menu 1) A (Movie menu)
~ (Panorama)..................p. 29 Reset ...........................p. 34 Image Size ..................p. 35
2 Flash.................................p. 30 Image Size ..................p. 34 Frame Rate .................p. 35
3 Macro ...............................p. 30 Compression ...............p. 34 R (Movie sound
4 Self-timer ..........................p. 31 AF Mode ......................p. 35 recording) ..................p. 36
*1
VG-140/D-715 and VG-130/D-710 only
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7. Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions
1 q (Playback menu)
1
Slideshow
Slideshow ..................... p. 38
2 Edit
Edit ......................... p. 38, 39
Erase Erase ............................ p. 39
1 Print Order Print Order .................... p. 40
1 ? ? (Protect) .................... p. 40
2 y y (Rotate).................... p. 40
Exit MENU Set OK
Menus for Other Camera Settings
1 r (Settings 1) 2 s (Settings 2)
1
Format
Memory Format/ Pixel Mapping ............... p. 43
2 Backup
Format .......................... p. 41 s (Monitor) ................ p. 43
USB Connection Storage Backup ......................... p. 41 Video Out...................... p. 44
q Power On Yes USB Connection ........... p. 41 Power Save .................. p. 45
1 1 Keep K Settings Yes q Power On ............... p. 42 W (Language)............ p. 45
2 2 Pw On Setup On Keep K Settings ......... p. 42 X (Date/time) ............. p. 45
Sound Settings Pw On Setup ................ p. 42 World Time ................... p. 46
Exit MENU Set OK Sound Settings ............. p. 43
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8. Names of Parts
Camera unit
5 1 Multi-connector
.................. p. 14, 16, 44, 47
6 2 Connector cover
1 .................. p. 14, 16, 44, 47
2 3 Strap eyelet .................... p. 9
7 4 Battery/card compartment
3 cover ........................... p. 12
5 Flash............................. p. 30
6 Self-timer lamp ............. p. 31
AF illuminator*1 ............. p. 36
8 7 Lens........................ p. 59, 73
8 Microphone............. p. 36, 38
9 9 Speaker
10 Tripod socket
4 10
*1
VG-140/D-715 and VG-130/D-710 only
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9. 1 1 n button ........ p. 17, 19
2 Shutter button ............... p. 20
3 Monitor ................... p. 19, 54
4 Zoom buttons ............... p. 21
5 Indicator lamp ......... p. 14, 16
2 6 R button
4 (shooting movies) ....... p. 20
7 q button
(switch between shooting
5 and playback) ....... p. 20, 22
6 8 Q button (OK).......... p. 4, 17
3 7 9 Arrow pad ....................... p. 3
8 INFO button
(change information
9 display) ................. p. 22, 25
10 D button (erase) .......... p. 24
10 E button (menu guide)
11 .................................... p. 25
11 m button .................. p. 5
Attaching the camera strap
Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
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10. Monitor
Shooting mode display
1 2 1 Battery check................ p. 16 14 Compression
2 Shooting mode ....... p. 19, 26 (still images)................ p. 34
P 3 Flash............................. p. 30 15 Image size
22
3 Flash standby/flash charge (still images)................ p. 34
4
5 .................................... p. 54 16 Number of storable pictures
21 P
0.0 6 4 Macro ........................... p. 30 (still images)................ p. 19
20 WB
7
19
AUTO
5 Self-timer ...................... p. 31 17 Current memory ........... p. 61
ISO
8
18 0:34 VGA
AUTO
9 6 Exposure compensation 18 Movie recording icon .... p. 20
17 4 14M NORM z DATE # 10 .................................... p. 31 19 Continuous recording length
7 White balance............... p. 32 (movies) ...................... p. 20
16 15 14 13 12 11
8 ISO ............................... p. 32 20 Image size
1/100 F2.8 9 Drive ............................. p. 33 (movies) ...................... p. 35
10 Setup menu .................... p. 5 21 AF target mark.............. p. 20
24 23 11 Recording with sound 22 Camera shake warning
(movies) ...................... p. 36 23 Aperture value .............. p. 20
12 Date stamp ................... p. 37 24 Shutter speed ............... p. 20
13 World time .................... p. 46
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11. Playback mode display
● Normal display
1 Battery check................ p. 16
2 Print reservation/number of
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 6 prints ...................p. 51/p. 49
10 4/30
3 Protect .......................... p. 40
4 Adding sound ............... p. 38
5 Current memory ........... p. 61
6 Frame number/
total number of images
17 (still images)................ p. 22
00:12/00:34 Elapsed time/
’11/02/26 12:30 15 total recording time
Still image Movie (movies) ...................... p. 23
7 Shooting mode ....... p. 19, 26
● Detailed display 8 Shutter speed ............... p. 20
9 Aperture value .............. p. 20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
10 ISO ............................... p. 32
10 4/30
1/1000 F2.8 2.0 11 Exposure compensation
ISO WB
.................................... p. 31
P 100 AUTO 12 12 White balance............... p. 32
1/1000 F2.8 2.0
NORM 14M 13 13 Image size .............. p. 34, 35
ISO WB
P 100 AUTO 14 File number
NORM 14M FILE 100 0004 14
FILE 100 0004
15 Date and time ............... p. 17
’11/02/26 12:30
’11/02/26 12:30 15 16 Compression
(still images)................ p. 34
16 Frame rate
(movies) ...................... p. 35
17 Volume ......................... p. 43
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12. Preparing the Camera
Inserting the battery and the SD/SDHC Insert the battery with the C symbol on the same
memory card (sold separately) side as the battery lock knob. Damage to the battery
exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an
explosion.
Always use SD/SDHC memory cards with this
camera. Do not insert any other types of memory Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in
card. the direction of the arrow.
1
Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the
2 arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.
1
Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card
Battery/card compartment cover.
compartment When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/
cover card compartment cover.
Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.
2 Do not touch the contact area directly.
Battery lock
knob 3 1
2
Write-protect switch
This camera allows the user to take pictures using the
internal memory even when no SD/SDHC memory
card (sold separately) is inserted.
“Using an SD/SDHC memory card” (p. 60)
“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous
recording length (movies) in the internal memory and
SD/SDHC memory cards” (p. 62)
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13. To remove the SD/SDHC memory card Windows
1 2 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.
Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly,
then grab the card and pull it out.
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. If the “Setup” dialog is not displayed, select “My
Computer” (Windows XP) or “Computer” (Windows
Charging takes up to 3 hours. Vista/Windows 7) from the start menu. Double-click
If the indicator lamp does not light, the camera is not the CD-ROM (OLYMPUS Setup) icon to open the
correctly connected or the battery, camera, computer, “OLYMPUS Setup” window and then double-click
or USB cable may not be functioning as expected. “Launcher.exe”.
We recommend that you use a computer equipped If a “User Account Control” dialog is displayed, click
with Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Windows “Yes” or “Continue”.
Vista, or Windows 7. See “Charging the battery with
the supplied USB-AC adapter” (p. 16) if you are using
a different computer or wish to charge the battery
without using a computer.
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14. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions on your OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /
computer.
System Windows Vista / Windows 7
If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even
after connecting the camera to the computer, the Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
battery may be exhausted. Leave the camera 1 GB or more (2 GB or more
connected to the computer until the battery has RAM
recommended)
charged, then disconnect and reconnect the camera.
Free Hard
1 GB or more
Drive Space
Connecting the camera
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Multi-connector Monitor
Minimum 65,536 colors
Settings
(16,770,000 colors recommended)
[ib]
Operating Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /
System Windows Vista / Windows 7
Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
Indicator lamp Connector cover
Processor (Pentium D 3.0 GHz or better required
Computer (on and running) for movies)
512 MB or more (1 GB or more
recommended)
RAM
(1 GB or more required for movies — 2 GB
or more recommended)
USB cable (supplied) Free Hard
1 GB or more
Drive Space
3 Register your Olympus product.
Monitor
1024 × 768 pixels or more
● Click the “Registration” button and follow the on- Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
Settings
screen instructions. colors recommended)
4
A minimum of 64 MB video RAM with
Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and [ib] computer Graphics
DirectX 9 or later.
software.
● Check the system requirements before beginning * See online help for information on using the software.
5
installation.
● Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib” Install the camera manual.
button and follow the on-screen instructions to ● Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and
install the software. follow the on-screen instructions.
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15. Macintosh
2 Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2.
1 Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive. ● Check the system requirements before beginning
installation.
● Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) icon on
the desktop. ● Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow
the on-screen instructions to install the software.
● Double-click the “Setup” icon to display the “Setup”
dialog. OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating
Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6
System
Processor Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better
1 GB or more (2 GB or more
RAM
recommended)
Free Hard
1 GB or more
Drive Space
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Monitor
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.
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16. Charging the battery with the supplied 2
USB-AC adapter
Indicator lamp
The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (hereafter On: Charging
referred to as USB-AC adapter) differs depending on Off: Charged
the region where you purchased the camera. The battery is not fully charged at the time of
The supplied USB-AC adapter is for charging and purchase. Before use, be sure to charge the battery
playback only. Do not take pictures while the USB-AC until the indicator lamp turns off (up to 3 hours).
adapter is connected to the camera. The camera If the indicator lamp does not light, the camera is not
cannot playback without the battery even when correctly connected or the battery, camera, or USB-
connected to the USB-AC adapter. AC adapter may not be functioning as expected.
1 USB cable USB cable
For details on the battery and the USB-AC adapter,
see “The battery and USB-AC adapter” (p. 59).
(supplied) (supplied)
The battery can be charged while the camera is
connected to the computer. Charging time varies
depending on the performance of a computer. (There
USB
connector
may be cases in which it takes approx. 10 hours.)
USB
connector When to charge the batteries
Charge the battery when the error message shown below
appears.
Multi- Multi-
Flashes in red
connector connector
Connector Connector
cover cover
Battery Empty
AC outlet AC outlet 4 14M
Monitor top left Error message
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17. Operation guide Date, time, time zone, and language
Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen The date and time set here are saved to image file names,
indicate that the m button, Q button, or zoom buttons date prints, and other data. You can also choose the
should be used. language for the menus and messages displayed in the
monitor.
Reset
1
1
Image Size 14M
Press the n button to turn on the
2
Compression Normal
AF Mode Face/iESP camera.
1 Digital Zoom Off ● The date and time setting screen is displayed when
2 AF Illuminat. On the date and time are not set.
Icon Guide On
Sel. Image
Exit MENU Set OK X
Y M D Time
Set OK
---- . -- . -- -- : -- Y/M/D
OK Erase/Cancel MENU
Operation guide 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
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18. 3 Press I to save the setting for [Y].
X
Y M D Time
2011 . -- . -- -- : -- Y/M/D
Cancel MENU
4 As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI and the
Q button to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [Time]
(hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order).
For a more accurate setting, press the Q button
when the time signal hits 00 seconds while setting the
minutes.
The menus can be used to change the selected date
and time. [X] (Date/time) (p. 45)
5 Use HI to select your home time zone and
press the Q button.
● Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([Summer])
on or off.
’11.02.26.12:30
Seoul
Tokyo
Summer Set OK
The menus can be used to change the selected time
zone. [World Time] (p. 46)
6 Use FGHI to select your language and
press the Q button.
The menus can be used to change the selected
language. [W] (Language) (p. 45)
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19. Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing
Shooting with the optimum aperture Current shooting mode display
value and shutter speed
Program Auto P
[Program Auto]
In this mode, automatic shooting settings are activated
while also allowing changes to a wide range of 0.0
other shooting menu functions, such as exposure WB
AUTO
ISO
compensation, white balance, etc. as needed. AUTO
1 Press the n button to turn on the 4 14M
camera. Press the n button again to turn off the camera.
2
[Program Auto] indicator
Hold the camera and compose the shot.
P
Monitor
0.0
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
4 14M # Horizontal grip
Number of storable still pictures (p. 62)
Monitor (standby mode screen)
If the [Program Auto] indicator is not displayed, press
H to display the function menu and then set the
shooting mode to P.
“Using the Menu” (p. 4)
Vertical grip
When holding the camera, take care not to cover the
flash with your fingers, etc.
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20. Shooting movies
3 Press the shutter button halfway down to
focus on the subject.
● When the camera focuses on the subject, the 1 Press the R button to start recording.
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 0:34
REC 0:00
0:34 Continuous
recording
Press halfway
REC 0:00 length (p. 62)
1/400 F2.8
Current length
Shutter speed Aperture value
Lights up red when recording
“Focusing” (p. 56)
Sound will also be recorded.
4 To take the picture, gently press the shutter The shooting mode selected for still photography
button all the way down while being careful applies to movies (some shooting modes have no
not to shake the camera. effect).
P 2 Press the R button again to end recording.
During sound recording, only the digital zoom can be
used. To record a movie with optical zoom, set [R]
(Movie sound recording) (p. 36) to [Off].
Press fully
1/400 F2.8
Image review screen
To view images during shooting
Pressing the q button enables playback of images. To
return to shooting, either press the q button or press the
shutter button halfway down.
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21. Using the zoom To take larger images [Digital Zoom]
The type and amount of zoom can be identified from
Pressing the zoom buttons adjusts the shooting range.
the appearance of the zoom bar. The display differs
Pressing the wide Pressing the telephoto depending on the options selected for [Digital Zoom]
(W) button (T) button (p. 36) and [Image Size] (p. 34).
[Off] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
Image size Zoom bar
Zoom bar
14M
P P Optical zoom range
0.0 0.0
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
Other
ISO ISO
AUTO AUTO Image zoomed and cropped.*1
4 14M # 4 14M #
[On] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
Optical zoom: 5×
Digital zoom: 4× Image size Zoom bar
14M
Digital zoom range
Other Image zoomed and
cropped.*1
Digital zoom range
*1
If an 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 and enter the digital zoom range if [Digital
Zoom] is [On].
Photographs taken with the zoom bar displayed in
red may appear “grainy.”
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22. Changing the shooting information Viewing images
display
The display of the screen information can be changed to 1 Press the q button.
best match the situation, for example, the need for a clear Number of frames/Total number of images
view of the screen or for making a precise composition by 4/30
using the grid display.
1 Press F (INFO).
● The displayed shooting information changes in
the order shown below each time the button is
pressed. “Shooting mode display” (p. 10)
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P Playback image
0.0
WB
2 Use HI to select an image.
AUTO
ISO
No information
AUTO
P
4 14M
Displays Displays next
previous image image
Detailed
P
Hold I to fast forward and hold H to reverse.
0.0
The display size of the images can be changed.
WB
AUTO
ISO
“Index view and close-up view” (p. 24)
AUTO
4 14M NORM To play sound recordings
To play sound recorded with an image, select the image
and press the Q button. A ! icon appears on images
with which sound has been recorded.
[R] (still images) (p. 38)
During audio playback
Press FG to adjust volume.
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23. To play back movies Operations during pausing playback
Select a movie, and press the Q button.
4/30
00:14/00:34
Movie Play OK ’11/02/26 12:30
During pause
Movie
Press F to display the first frame
Operations during movie playback Cueing and press G to display the last
frame.
Press I or H to advance or
Advancing and
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 Q button to resume
Elapsed time/ playback playback.
00:12/00:34
Total recording time
During playback To stop movie playback
Press the m button.
Press the Q button to pause
Pausing and
playback. To resume playback
resuming
during pause, fast forward, or
playback
rewind, press the Q button.
Press I to fast forward. Press I
Fast forward again to increase the fast forward
speed.
Press H to rewind. The rewinding
Rewind speed increases each time H is
pressed.
Adjusting the
Use FG to adjust the volume.
volume
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24. Erasing images during playback Index view and close-up view
(Single image erase) Index view enables quick selection of a desired image.
Close-up view (up to 10× magnification) allows checking
1 Display the image you want to erase and of image details.
press G (D).
Erase
1 Press the zoom buttons.
Erase
Cancel Single-image view Close-up view
Cancel MENU Set OK
4/30
W 4/30
2 Press FG to select [Erase], and press the
Q button.
For erasing multiple images at the same time, see
“Erasing images [Erase]” (p. 39).
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W T
Index view
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2
4
W T
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2 4
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25. To select an image in index view Using the menu guide
Use FGHI to select an image, and press the Q
button to display the selected image in single-image view. Pressing the E button in the setup menu displays a
description of the current item.
To scroll an image in close-up view “Using the Menu” (p. 4)
Use FGHI to move the viewing area.
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
10 4/30
No information
’11/02/26 12:30
Detailed
10 4/30
1/1000 F2.8 2.0
ISO WB
P 100 AUTO
NORM 14M
100 0004
FILE
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26. Using Shooting Modes
To change the shooting mode Reducing blur on shooting (N mode)
The shooting mode (P, M, N, s, P, ~)
This mode enables the user to reduce blur that is caused
can be changed by using the function menu.
by camera shake and subject movement.
“Using the Menu” (p. 4)
The default settings of the function are highlighted in
.
1 Set the shooting mode to N.
N mode indicator
Shooting with automatic settings
(M mode)
According to the scene, the camera automatically selects 0.0
the optimal shooting mode from [Portrait]/[Landscape]/ WB
AUTO
[Night+Portrait]/[Sport]/[Macro]. This is a fully automatic
mode that allows the user to take pictures using the
best mode for the shooting scene simply by pressing the 4 14M #
shutter button.
1 Set the shooting mode to M. Using the best mode for the shooting
The icon changes depending on the scene scene (s mode)
that the camera automatically selects.
1 Set the shooting mode to s.
Scene Mode
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In some cases, the camera may not select the 4 14M
desired shooting mode.
When the camera cannot identify which is the optimal
mode, [Program Auto] will be selected.
There are some limitations on settings in M mode.
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27. 2 Press G to go to the submenu. Option Application
B Portrait/F Landscape/
G Night Scene*1/M Night+Portrait/ The camera takes
Portrait
C Sport/N Indoor/W Candle*1/ a picture using the
R Self Portrait/S Sunset*1/ optimum settings
X Fireworks*1/V Cuisine/ for the scene
d Documents/K Beach & Snow/ conditions.
 Pet
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*1
When the subject is dark, noise reduction is
automatically activated. This approximately doubles the
shooting time during which no other pictures can be
3 Use HI to select the best shooting mode for taken.
the scene, and press the Q button.
To take pictures of a moving subject like a
pet ([ Pet])
([
1 Use HI to select [ Pet], and press the Q button
to set.
2 Hold the camera to align the AF target mark on the
subject and press the Q button.
● When the camera recognizes the subject, the
4 14M # AF target mark automatically tracks the subject
movement to focus on it continuously. “To focus
Icon indicating current s mode on a moving subject continuously (AF Tracking)”
(p. 35).
In s mode, the optimum shooting settings are
pre-programmed for specific shooting scenes.
For this reason, some settings cannot be changed in
some modes.
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28. Shooting with special effects
(P mode)
3 Use HI to select the desired effect and then
press the Q button to set.
Add an artistic effect to your photo by selecting the
desired magic filter.
1 Set the shooting mode to P.
Magic Filter 0.0
WB
AUTO
4 14M #
Icon indicating current P mode
0.0
WB
AUTO
Shooting mode Option
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[ Pop Art
2 Press G to go to the submenu.
Pin Hole
] Fish Eye
Magic Filter @ Drawing*1
Pop Art ; Soft Focus
: Punk
j Sparkle
*1
Two images are saved, an unmodified image and an
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AUTO
In P mode, the optimum shooting settings are
pre-programmed for each effect. For this reason,
some settings cannot be changed in some modes.
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29. Creating panoramic images (~ mode) 3 Press the shutter button to take the first
Take pictures that can be joined to form a panorama using frame, and then compose the second shot.
the supplied software.
Before first shot
The focus, exposure, zoom position (p. 21), and white
balance (p. 32) are locked at the first frame.
The flash (p. 30) is fixed to $ (Flash Off) mode.
1 Set the shooting mode to ~.
Panorama P Set OK
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AUTO
ISO
AUTO
After first shot
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2 Use FGHI to select the pan direction. 1 2
Exit MENU
● After the first shot, the area shown in the white
frame reappears on the side of the display
opposite the pan direction. Frame subsequent
photographs so that they overlap with the
image on the monitor.
4 Repeat Step 3 until the number of desired
frames is taken, and then press the
m button when finished.
Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 frames.
For information on creating panoramas, see the
online help for the supplied software.
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30. Using Shooting Functions
“Using the Menu” (p. 4) Shooting closeups (Macro shooting)
The default settings of the function are highlighted in
This function enables the camera to focus and shoot
.
subjects at close distances.
Using the flash 1 Select the macro option in the shooting
function menu.
The flash functions can be selected to best match the
shooting conditions. P
1 Select the flash option in the shooting Off
function menu.
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P AUTO
ISO
AUTO
Flash Auto
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0.0
2
WB
AUTO
ISO Use HI to select the setting option, and
AUTO
press the Q button to set.
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Option Description
2 Use HI to select the setting option, and Off Macro mode is deactivated.
press the Q button to set. This enables shooting as close as
Macro 20 cm/7.9 in.*1 (60 cm/23.6 in.*2) to
Option Description the subject.
The flash fires automatically in low- This enables shooting as close as
Flash Auto Super Macro*3
light or backlight conditions. 5 cm/2.0 in. to the subject.
Pre-flashes are emitted to reduce the *1
When the zoom is at the widest (W) position.
Redeye
occurrence of red eye in your photos. *2
When the zoom is at the most telephoto (T) position.
The flash fires regardless of the
*3
The zoom is automatically fixed.
Fill In
available light. The flash (p. 30) and zoom (p. 21) cannot be set
during super macro shooting.
Flash Off The flash does not fire.
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31. Using the self-timer Adjusting the brightness
After the shutter button is pressed all the way down, the
(Exposure compensation)
picture is taken after a short delay. The standard brightness (appropriate exposure) set by
1 Select the self-timer option in the shooting
the camera based on the shooting mode (M and s
excluded) can be adjusted brighter or darker to obtain a
function menu. desired shot.
P 1 Select the exposure compensation option in
the shooting function menu.
Y Off 2 12
0.0
Exposure Comp. P
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AUTO
ISO
AUTO
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WB
AUTO
ISO
2
AUTO
Use HI to select the setting option, and #
press the Q button to set.
Option Description 2 Use HI to select the desired brightness,
Y Off The self-timer is deactivated. and press the Q button.
The self-timer lamp turns on for
approx. 10 seconds, then blinks for
Y 12 sec
approx. 2 seconds, and then the
picture is taken.
The self-timer lamp blinks for approx.
Y 2 sec 2 seconds, and then the picture is
taken.
Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after
one shot.
To cancel the self-timer after it starts
Press the m button.
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32. Adjusting to a natural color scheme Selecting the ISO sensitivity
(White balance)
For more natural coloring, choose a white balance option 1 Select the ISO setting option in the shooting
suited to the scene. function menu.
1 Select the white balance option in the
P
shooting function menu.
WB P 0.0
WB
WB Auto AUTO
ISO 200 ISO
100
ISO
200
ISO
400
0.0 1/400 F2.8
WB
AUTO
2
ISO
AUTO
Use HI to select the setting option, and
press the Q button to set.
2 Use HI to select the setting option, and Option Description
press the Q button to set. The camera automatically adjusts the
ISO Auto sensitivity according to the shooting
Option Description scene.
The camera automatically adjusts The ISO sensitivity is fixed to the
Value
WB Auto the white balance according to the selected value.
shooting scene.
For shooting outdoors under a “ISO” is short for “International Organization
5 Sunny for Standardization.” ISO standards specify the
clear sky.
sensitivity for digital cameras and film, thus codes
For shooting outdoors under a such as “ISO 100” are used to represent sensitivity.
3 Cloudy
cloudy sky.
In the ISO setting, although smaller values result in
For shooting under tungsten less sensitivity, sharp images can be taken under fully
1 Incandescent
lighting. lit conditions. Larger values result in higher sensitivity,
For shooting under white and images can be taken at fast shutter speeds even
> Fluorescent under low light conditions. However, high sensitivity
fluorescent lighting (offices, etc.).
introduces noise into the resulting picture, which may
give it a grainy appearance.
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33. Sequential shooting (Drive)
Pictures are taken sequentially while the shutter button
is held down.
1 Select the drive option in the shooting
function menu.
P
0.0
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
Sequential
MENU
Option Description
One frame is shot each time the
o Single
shutter button is pressed.
Take sequential shots using the
j*1 Sequential focus, brightness (exposure) and
white balance set in the first frame.
High- The camera takes sequential shots
c Speed1 at a faster speed than in [j].
High- The camera takes sequential shots
d Speed2 at approximately 10 frames/sec.
*1
The shooting speed varies depending on the settings
for [Image Size/Compression] (p. 34).
When set to [j], the flash (p. 30) cannot be set to
[Redeye]. In addition, when set to [c] or [d], the
flash is fixed to [Flash Off].
When set to [c] or [d], [Image Size] is limited to
[3] or lower, and the ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO
Auto].
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34. For information on using the menus, see “Using the Menu” (p. 4).
Menus for Shooting Functions
The default settings of the function are highlighted in .
Restoring the shooting functions to the default settings [Reset]
p (Shooting menu 1) Reset
Submenu 2 Application
Restores the following menu functions to the default settings.
• Shooting mode (p. 26) • Exposure compensation (p. 31) • Menu functions in z
Yes • Flash (p. 30) • White balance (p. 32) (Shooting menu)/A
• Macro (p. 30) • ISO (p. 32) (Movie menu) (p. 34 to 37)
• Self-timer (p. 31) • Drive (p. 33)
No The current settings will not be changed.
Selecting the image quality for still images [Image Size/Compression]
p (Shooting menu 1) Image Size/Compression
Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Application
14M (4288×3216) Suitable for printing pictures at A3 (11×17 in.).
8M (3264×2448) Suitable for printing pictures up to A3 (11×17 in.).
5M (2560×1920) Suitable for printing pictures at A4 (8.5×11 in.).
3M (2048×1536) Suitable for printing pictures up to A4 (8.5×11 in.).
Image Size
2M (1600×1200) Suitable for printing pictures at A5 (5×7 in.).
1M (1280×960) Suitable for printing pictures at postcard size.
VGA (640×480) Suitable for viewing pictures on a TV or using pictures on emails and web sites.
16:9S (1920×1080) Suitable for playing pictures on a widescreen TV and for printing on A5 or 5"×7".
Fine Shooting at high quality.
Compression
Normal Shooting at normal quality.
“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous recording length (movies) in the internal memory and SD/
SDHC memory cards” (p. 62)
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35. For information on using the menus, see “Using the Menu” (p. 4).
Selecting the image quality for movies Selecting the focusing area [AF Mode]
[Image Size/Frame Rate] p (Shooting menu 1) AF Mode
A (Movie menu) Image Size/Frame Rate
Submenu 2 Application
Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Application The camera focuses automatically.
(If a face is detected, it is shown by
720P (1280×720)/ Select the image
a white frame*1; when the shutter
Image Size VGA (640×480)/ quality based on
button is pressed halfway and the
QVGA (320×240) the image size and
camera is able to focus, the frame
frame rate. Higher Face/iESP
color is changed to green*2 if the
N 30fps*1/ frame rates provide
Frame Rate camera is able to focus. If no face
O 15fps*1 smoother movie
is detected, the camera chooses a
images.
subject in the frame and focuses
*1
frames per second automatically.)
“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous The camera focuses on the subject
recording length (movies) in the internal memory and Spot
located within the AF target mark.
SD/SDHC memory cards” (p. 62)
The camera tracks the subject
AF Tracking movement automatically to focus on
it continuously.
*1
For some subjects, the frame may not appear or may
take some time to appear.
*2
If the frame blinks in red, the camera is unable to focus.
Try again to press the shutter button halfway.
To focus on a moving subject
continuously (AF Tracking)
1 Hold the camera to align the AF target mark on the
subject and press the Q button.
2 When the camera recognizes the subject, the AF
target mark automatically tracks the subject movement
to focus on it continuously.
3 To cancel the tracking, press the Q button.
Depending on the subjects or the shooting conditions,
the camera may be unable to lock the focus or fail to
track the subject movement.
When the camera fails to track the subject movement,
the AF target mark changes to red.
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36. For information on using the menus, see “Using the Menu” (p. 4).
Shooting at higher magnifications than Using the AF illuminator to focus on a
optical zoom [Digital Zoom] shadowed subject [AF Illuminat.]
p (Shooting menu 1) Digital Zoom (VG-140/D-715, VG-130/D-710)
p (Shooting menu 1) AF Illuminat.
Submenu 2 Application
Off Disable digital zoom. Submenu 2 Application
On Enable digital zoom. Off The AF illuminator is not used.
When the shutter button is pressed
[Digital Zoom] is not available when [% Super On halfway down, the AF illuminator
Macro] (p. 30) is selected. turns on to aid focusing.
The option selected for [Digital Zoom] affects the
appearance of the zoom bar. AF illuminator
“To take larger images [Digital Zoom]” (p. 21)
Recording sound when shooting
[R
movies [R]
A (Movie menu) R
Submenu 2 Application
Off No sound is recorded.
On Sound is recorded.
When set to [On], only the digital zoom can be used
during movie recording. To record the movie with the
optical zoom, set [R] (movies) to [Off].
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37. For information on using the menus, see “Using the Menu” (p. 4).
Displaying icon guides [Icon Guide] Imprinting the date of recording
p (Shooting menu 1) Icon Guide [Date Stamp]
q (Shooting menu 2) Date Stamp
Submenu 2 Application
Off No icon guide is displayed. Submenu 2 Application
The explanation of the selected icon Off Do not imprint the date.
will be displayed when a shooting Stamp new photographs with the
mode or shooting function menu On
On date of recording.
icon is selected (position the cursor
on the icon for a while to display the
explanation). [Date Stamp] is not available if the clock has not been
set.
“Date, time, time zone, and language” (p. 17)
Program Auto P The date stamp can not be deleted.
Functions can be [Date Stamp] is not available in ~ mode or during
Icon guide changed manually. sequential shooting.
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ISO
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