Olympus VG-160 User manual

Instruction Manual
VG-160
VG-160
DIGITAL CAMERA
●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.

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Step 1
Other accessories not shown: warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
Checking the contents of the box
LI-70B Lithium
Ion Battery
USB cable OLYMPUS
Setup
CD-ROM
Step 2 Preparing the Camera
“Preparing the Camera” (p. 12)
Step 3 Shooting and Playing Back Images
“Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing” (p. 19)
Step 4 How to Use the Camera
“Camera Settings” (p. 3)
Step 5 Printing
“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 47)
“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 51)
Contents
Contents
Names of Parts............................................... 8
Preparing the Camera.................................. 12
Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing ................. 19
Using Shooting Modes ................................ 26
Using Shooting Functions .......................... 30
Menus for Shooting Functions ................... 34
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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing
Functions...................................................... 38
Menus for Other Camera Settings.............. 41
Printing.......................................................... 47
Usage Tips .................................................... 54
Appendix....................................................... 59
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Strap AV cableF-2AC
USB-AC adapter
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MENU
Camera Settings
Using the Direct Buttons
Using the Direct Buttons
Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.
Arrow pad
H(left)
G(down) /
Dbutton (erase) (p. 24)
F(up) /
INFO button (change information
display) (p. 22, 25)
I(right)
Qbutton
(p. 17)
The symbols FGHI displayed for image
selections and settings indicate that the arrow pad
is to be used.
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Shutter button (p. 20)
Zoom buttons (p. 21)
Rbutton (shooting movies) (p. 20)
qbutton (switch between shooting and
playback) (p. 20, 22)
mbutton (p. 5)
Ebutton (menu guide) (p. 25)

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Using the Menu
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 smode (p. 26).
Function menu
Function menu
Press Hduring shooting to display the function menu. The function menu is used to choose the shooting mode
and provides access to frequently used shooting settings.
To select the shooting mode
Use HI to select a shooting mode and press the Qbutton.
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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Shooting
Function menu
Shooting mode
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Setup menu (p. 5)

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1Press the mbutton.
The setup menu is displayed.
MENU OK
Set
Exit
Digital Zoom Off
AF Illuminat. On
AF Mode Face/iESP
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Icon Guide On
Compression Normal
Image Size 14M
ResetReset
2Press Hto highlight the page tabs. Use
FG to select the desired page tab and
press I.
MENU OK
Set
Exit
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Power Save Off
Video Out NTSC
Bright
English
World Time
Pixel Mapping
Page tab
MENU OK
Set
Exit
1
2
1
2
Power Save Off
Video Out NTSC
Bright
English
World Time
Pixel MappingPixel Mapping
Submenu 1
3Use FG to select the desired submenu 1
and then press the Qbutton.
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MENU OK
Set
Exit
Video Out NTSC
Bright
English
World Time
Pixel Mapping
Power Save OffPower Save Off
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1
2
Bright
World Time
WEnglish
Video Out NTSC
Pixel Mapping
MENU OK
Set
Back
Power Save Off Power Save Off
Power Save
On
OffOff
Submenu 2
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4Use FG to select the desired submenu 2
and then press the Qbutton.
Once a setting is selected, the display returns to
the previous screen.
There may be additional operations.
“Menu Settings” (p. 34 to 46)
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MENU OK
Set
Exit
Video Out NTSC
Bright
English
World Time
Pixel Mapping
Power Save OnPower Save On
5Press the mbutton to complete the
setting.
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Setup menu
Setup menu
Press the mbutton 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.

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Menu Index
Menus for Shooting Functions
1Shooting mode
P(Program Auto) .............p. 19
M(iAUTO)...................p. 26
N(DIS Mode) ................p. 26
s(Scene Mode) .........p. 26
P(Magic Filter) ..........p. 28
~(Panorama)..................p. 29
2Flash.................................p. 30
3Macro ...............................p. 30
4Self-timer ..........................p. 31
5Exposure compensation...p. 31
6White balance...................p. 32
7ISO ...................................p. 32
8Drive .................................p. 33
9m(Setup) X
p(Shooting menu 1)
Reset ...........................p. 34
Image Size ..................p. 34
Compression ...............p. 34
AF Mode......................p. 35
Digital Zoom ................p. 36
AF Illuminat. ................p. 36
Icon Guide ...................p. 37
q(Shooting menu 2)
Date Stamp .................p. 37
A(Movie menu)
Image Size ..................p. 35
Frame Rate .................p. 35
R(Movie sound
recording) ..................p. 36
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MENU OK
Set
Exit
Digital Zoom Off
AF Illuminat. On
AF Mode Face/iESP
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Icon Guide On
Compression Normal
Image Size 14M
Reset Image Size VGA
On
Frame Rate 30fps
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MENU OK
Set
Exit

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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions
1r(Settings 1)
Memory Format/
Format .......................... p. 41
Backup ......................... p. 41
USB Connection........... p. 41
qPower On ............... p. 42
Keep KSettings......... p. 42
Pw On Setup ................ p. 42
Sound Settings ............. p. 43
2s(Settings 2)
Pixel Mapping............... p. 43
s(Monitor) ................ p. 43
Video Out...................... p. 44
Power Save .................. p. 45
W(Language)............ p. 45
X(Date/time)............. p. 45
World Time ................... p. 46
Menus for Other Camera Settings
1q(Playback menu)
Slideshow ..................... p. 38
Edit ......................... p. 38, 39
Erase ............................ p. 39
Print Order.................... p. 40
?(Protect).................... p. 40
y(Rotate).................... p. 40
Slideshow
Edit
Erase
Print Order
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OK
Set
Exit
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Backup
qPower On Yes
Format
Keep
K
Settings Yes
USB Connection Storage
Pw On Setup On
Sound Settings
2
1
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MENU OK
Set
Exit
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Names of Parts
Names of Parts
Camera unit
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1Multi-connector
.................. p. 14, 16, 44, 47
2Connector cover
.................. p. 14, 16, 44, 47
3Strap eyelet .................... p. 9
4Battery/card compartment
cover ........................... p. 12
5Flash............................. p. 30
6Self-timer lamp ............. p. 31
AF illuminator ............... p. 36
7Lens........................ p. 59, 73
8Microphone............. p. 36, 38
9Speaker
10 Tripod socket

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1nbutton........ p. 17, 19
2 Shutter button............... p. 20
3Monitor ................... p. 19, 54
4Zoom buttons ............... p. 21
5Indicator lamp......... p. 14, 16
6Rbutton
(shooting movies) ....... p. 20
7qbutton
(switch between shooting
and playback) ....... p. 20, 22
8Qbutton (OK).......... p. 4, 17
9Arrow pad ....................... p. 3
INFO button
(change information
display) ................. p. 22, 25
Dbutton (erase) .......... p. 24
10 Ebutton (menu guide)
.................................... p. 25
11 mbutton .................. p. 5
Attaching the camera strap
Attaching the camera strap
Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

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Monitor
Shooting mode display
Shooting mode display
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1Battery check................ p. 16
2Shooting mode ....... p. 19, 26
3Flash............................. p. 30
Flash standby/flash charge
.................................... p. 54
4Macro ........................... p. 30
5Self-timer ...................... p. 31
6Exposure compensation
.................................... p. 31
7White balance............... p. 32
8ISO ............................... p. 32
9Drive ............................. p. 33
10 Setup menu .................... p. 5
11 Recording with sound
(movies) ...................... p. 36
12 Date stamp ................... p. 37
13 World time .................... p. 46
14 Compression
(still images)................ p. 34
15 Image size
(still images)................ p. 34
16 Number of storable pictures
(still images)................ p. 19
17 Current memory ........... p. 61
18 Movie recording icon .... p. 20
19 Continuous recording length
(movies) ...................... p. 20
20 Image size
(movies) ...................... p. 35
21 AF target mark.............. p. 20
22 Camera shake warning
23 Aperture value .............. p. 20
24 Shutter speed ............... p. 20