Olympus TG-625 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
Instruction Manual
TG-625
●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.

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Checking the contents of the box
Checking the contents of the box
or
Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion
Battery
(LI-50B)
USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) USB cable
(CB-USB8) OLYMPUS Setup CD-ROM
Names of Parts
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1 Connector cover
2Strap eyelet
3 Connector cover latch
4Lock knob
5Multi-connector
6HDMI micro connector
7Microphone
8Flash
9 Self-timer lamp/LED illuminator/
AF illuminator
10 Lens
11 Battery/card cover latch
12 Tripod socket
13 Battery/card cover
Other accessories not shown: Warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

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1 Indicator lamp
2 Speaker
3nbutton
4 Monitor
5 Shutter button
6Zoom lever
7 Movie record button
8 qbutton (switching between
shooting and playback)
9 button
10 Ebutton (camera guide)
11 Joystick
INFO (changing information
display)
(erase)
Abutton (OK)
Attaching the camera strap
Attaching the camera strap
Pull the strap tight so that it does not come
loose.
Joystick
H(left)
G(down)
F(up)
I(right)
Press the joystick up/down/left/right to operate it.
FGHI instruct to press the joystick up/down/left/
right.

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Inserting and removing the battery
and card
1 Follow Steps 1, 2and 3to open the
battery/card cover.
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1
2
Lock knob
Battery/card cover
Battery/card
cover latch
Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card
cover.
2 Insert the battery while sliding the battery
lock knob in the direction of the arrow.
Battery lock knob
Insert the battery as illustrated with the Bmark
toward the battery lock knob.
Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may
produce heat or an explosion.
Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the
arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.
3 Insert the card straight until it clicks into
place.
Write-protect switch
Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC cards or Eye-Fi card
with this camera. Do not insert other types of memory
cards. “Using the card” (p. 58)
Do not touch the metallic parts of the card directly.
To remove the card
To remove the card
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Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then
remove the card.
4 Follow Steps 1and 2to close the battery/
card cover.
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1
When using the camera, be sure to close and lock
the battery/card cover.

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Charging the battery
Connect the USB cable and USB-AC adapter to the
camera and charge the battery.
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).
Connecting the camera
Connecting the camera
AC outlet
USB cable
(supplied)
Connector cover
Multi-connector
When using the camera, be sure to close and lock
the connector cover.
Indicator lamp
Indicator lamp
Indicator lamp
On: Charging
Off: Charged
When to charge the batteries
When to charge the batteries
Charge the battery when the error message shown below
appears.
Battery Empty
Error message
Flashes in red
The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (hereafter
referred to as USB-AC adapter) differs depending
on the region where you purchased the camera. If
you received a plug-in type USB-AC adapter, plug it
directly into AC outlet.

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The included USB-AC adapter has been designed
to be used for charging and playback. Do not take
pictures while the USB-AC adapter is connected to
the camera.
Be sure to unplug the power plug of the USB-AC
adapter from the wall outlet when the charging is
complete or the playback ends.
For details on the battery, see “Battery Handling
Precautions” (p. 63). For details on the USB-AC
adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (p. 64).
If the indicator lamp does not light, check the USB
cable and USB-AC adapter connections.
The battery can be charged while the camera is
connected to the computer via USB. The charging
time varies depending on the performance of the
computer. (There may be cases in which it takes
approx. 10 hours.)

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Turning on the camera and making
the initial settings
When you turn on the camera for the first time, a screen
appears enabling to set the language for the menus and
messages displayed in the monitor, and the date and time.
1 Press the nbutton to turn on the
camera, press the joystick to FGHI to
select your language and press the Abutton.
2 Press the joystick to FG to select the year
for [Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
YMDTime
-- -- -- --
:.. 2012
Date and time setting screen
3 Press the joystick to Ito save the setting
for [Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- -- -- --
:.. 2012
4 As in Steps 2 and 3, press the joystick to
FGHI to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [Time]
(hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order),
and then press the Abutton.
For precise time setting, press the Abutton as the
time signal strikes 00 seconds.
5 Press the joystick to HI to select the [x]
time zone and then press the Abutton.
●Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([Summer])
on or off.
MENU
’12.10.26 12:30 Back
Summer
Seoul
Tokyo

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Learning how to use the camera
●Press the nbutton to turn on the camera and
enter the standby mode. (Press the nbutton
again to turn off the camera.)
●Select the shooting mode, and press the shutter
button to shoot a still image.
●To shoot a movie, press the Rbutton.
●Set the shooting functions using the function menu or
the setup menu.
●To view images, press the qbutton to switch to
playback mode.
●Set the playback functions using the setup menu.
●To return to standby mode, press the qbutton
again, or press the shutter button halfway down and
then release it.
●Press and hold the qbutton while the camera is
turned off to start up the camera in the playback mode.
●In this case, pressing the qbutton again sets the
camera to the standby mode.
Using the camera guide
Use the camera guide to look up camera operations.
1 Press the Ebutton in the standby mode
screen or the playback screen.
Search by
purpose
Search by
purpose Search for a solution
Learn about the
camera
History
Search by
situation
Search by
keyword
Exit
Submenu 2 Application
Search by
purpose Functions or operating methods can be searched.
Search for a
solution A solution can be searched when having problems during operation.
Search by
situation Search from shooting/playback scene.
Learn about the
camera
Information is shown about
recommended functions and basic
operating methods for the camera.
Search by
keyword Search from the camera keyword.
History Searches can be performed from the
search history.
2 Use FGHI to select the desired item, and
press the Abutton.
●Follow the on-screen instructions to search the
desired contents.

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Shooting still images
1 Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.
2 Select the shooting mode. (p. 11)
3 Hold the camera and compose the shot.
When holding the camera, take care not to cover the
flash, microphone or other important parts with your
fingers, etc.
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Press the shutter button halfway down to
focus.
Press halfway
PP
F3.9F3.91/4001/400
Shutter speed
AF target mark
Aperture value
The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark
flashes red. Try focusing again.
5 To take the picture, gently press the shutter
button all the way down while being careful
not to shake the camera.
Press halfway Press fully
Using the zoom
Pressing the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range.
W side T side
Image size Zoom bar
12M Optical zoom
Other *1
*1 Due to increased processing of the pixel counts, the
image quality will not degrade. The magnification ratio
changes depending on the image size setting.
The zoom position is locked when [aSuper Macro]
or [NS-Macro LED] (p. 21) is selected.

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Shooting screen displays
F3.9F3.91/1001/100
0.00.0
AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
12 M
PP
00:3400:34
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When the shutter button is pressed halfway down
Reading a histogram
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.
No. Name Normal Detailed No info.
1 Shooting mode RR –
2 Flash RR –
3 Macro RR –
4 Self-timer RRR
5 Exposure
compensation RR –
6 White balance RR –
7 ISO sensitivity RR –
8 Drive RR –
9 Image size (still
images) RR –
10 Recording with
sound/wind noise RR –
11 Image size (movies) RR –
12 Movie recording
length RR –
13 Movie recording icon RR –
14 World time –R–
15 Image stabilization –R–
16 Metering –R–
17 Date stamp RR –
18 Compression RR –
19 Number of storable
still pictures RR –
20 Current memory RR –
21 Battery check RR –
22 Histogram –R–
23 AF target mark RRR
24 Grid Guide –R–
25 Aperture value RRR
26 Shutter speed RRR
27 Camera shake
warning RRR
Switching the displays
Switching the displays
The displays change in the order of Normal →Detailed →No info. each time F(INFO) is pressed.