Olympus VG-170 User manual

Instruction Manual
VG-170
VG-170
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.

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Other accessories not shown: warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
Checking the contents of the box
Checking the contents of the box
LI-50B Lithium
Ion Battery USB cable (CB-USB7) OLYMPUS Setup
CD-ROM
Strap AV cable
(CB-AVC5)
F-2AC
USB-AC adapter
or
Digital camera
Camera unit
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1
2
4
7
6
5
8
9
10
1Multi-connector
2Connector cover
3Strap eyelet
4Battery/card compartment
cover
5Self-timer lamp
AF illuminator
6Flash
7Lens
8Microphone
9Speaker
10 Tripod socket
Names of Parts
Names of Parts

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3
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4
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5
6
7
9
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1nbutton
2 Shutter button
3Monitor
4Zoom lever
5Rbutton (shooting movies)
6Indicator lamp
7qbutton (switch between
shooting and playback)
8Qbutton (OK)
9 Arrow pad
INFO button (change
information display)
button (erase)
10 button
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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Date
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1Shooting mode.......p.16, 23
2Flash.............................p.19
Flash standby/flash charge
....................................p.49
3Macro ...........................p.28
4Self-timer......................p.28
5Exposure compensation
....................................p.29
6White balance...............p.29
7ISO...............................p.30
8Drive.............................p.31
9 Image size
(still images)................p.31
10 Recording with sound
(movies)......................p.34
11 Image size (movies).....p.32
12 Recording length
(movies)......................p.57
13 Movie recording icon....p.17
14 World time ....................p.42
15 Date stamp...................p.34
16 Compression
(still images)................p.32
17 Number of storable pictures
(still images)................p.16
18 Current memory ...........p.55
19 Battery check................p.12
20 AF target mark..............p.17
21 Aperture value..............p.17
22 Shutter speed...............p.17
23 Camera shake warning

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Playback mode display
Playback mode display
●Normal display 1Battery check................p.12
2Eye-Fi transferred.........p.38
3Protect..........................p.37
4Adding sound ...............p.35
5Print reservation/number of
prints...................p.47/p.46
6Current memory ...........p.55
7Frame number/
total number of images
....................................p.20
Elapsed time/
total shooting time
(movies)......................p.21
8P............................p.26
9Shutter speed...............p.17
10Shooting mode.......p.16, 23
11 ISO...............................p.30
12Aperture value..............p.17
13Exposure compensation
....................................p.29
14White balance...............p.29
15File number
16Compression
(still images)................p.32
Frame rate
(movies)......................p.32
17Date and time...............p.15
18Image size....................p.31
19Volume .........................p.40
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Camera Settings
Camera Settings
UsingtheDirectButtons
UsingtheDirectButtons
Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.
Zoom lever (p. 18)
Shutter button (p. 17)
Rbutton (shooting movies) (p. 17)
qbutton (switch between shooting and
playback) (p. 17, 20)
button (p. 9)
H(left)
G(down) /
button (erase) (p. 21)
F(up) /
INFO button (change information
display) (p. 19, 22)
I(right)
Qbutton
Arrow pad

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The symbols FGHI displayed for image selections
and settings indicate that the arrow pad is to be used.
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Sel. Image Back
Single Print More
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MENU
2012
XBack
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
Operation guides displayed on the screen indicate that the
button, Qbutton, or zoom lever can be used.
Sel. Image
Erase/Cancel
OK
MENU
(1) 4/30
Operation guide
MENU
Back
MENU
On
On
Camera Menu
Date Stamp
ResetReset
Compression
AF Mode
Digital Zoom
AF Illuminat.
Icon Guide
Normal
Face/iESP
Off
On
Back
Operation guide

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UsingtheMenu
UsingtheMenu
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 mode (p. 24).
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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0.00.0
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AUTO
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AUTO
ISO
MENUMENU
14 M
Program Auto
Shooting
Function menu
Shooting mode
PP
Selected option
Setup menu

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1Press the button.
●The setup menu is displayed.
MENU
Camera Menu Back
ResetReset
On
OnDate Stamp
Compression
AF Mode
Digital Zoom
AF Illuminat.
Icon Guide
Normal
Face/iESP
Off
On
2Press Hto highlight the page tabs. Use FG
to select the desired page tab and press I.
Pixel Mapping
MENU
Settings Menu 2
Power SavePower Save
World TimeWorld Time
NTSC/PAL
Back
NTSC
Bright
English
Off
X’12.02.26 12:30
Page tab
MENU
Settings Menu 2
Pixel Mapping
Back
Power SavePower Save
World TimeWorld Time
NTSC/PAL NTSC
Bright
English
Off
X’12.02.26 12:30
Submenu 1
3Use FG to select the desired submenu 1 and
then press the Qbutton.
Power SavePower Save Off
MENU
Settings Menu 2
Pixel Mapping
Back
World TimeWorld Time
NTSC/PAL NTSC
Bright
English
X’12.02.26 12:30
Power SavePower Save
Pixel Mapping
MENU
Settings Menu 2 Back
World TimeWorld Time
NTSC/PAL
X
On
Off
Submenu 2
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. 32 to 43)
Power SavePower Save On
MENU
Settings Menu 2
Pixel Mapping
Back
World TimeWorld Time
NTSC/PAL NTSC
Bright
English
X’12.02.26 12:30
5Press the button to complete the setting.
Setup menu
Setup menu
Press the 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.

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Menu Index
1Shooting mode...........p.16, 23
P(Program Auto)
M(iAUTO)
N(DIS Mode)
Q(Beauty)
(Scene Mode)
P(Magic Filter)
~(Panorama)
2Flash.................................p.19
3Macro ...............................p.28
4Self-timer..........................p.28
5Exposure compensation...p.29
6White balance...................p.29
7ISO...................................p.30
8Drive.................................p.31
9Image Size .......................p.31
0K(Camera Menu)..........p.32
Reset
Compression
AF Mode
Digital Zoom
AF Illuminat.
Icon Guide
Date Stamp
aA(Movie Menu)..............p.32
Frame Rate
IS Movie Mode
R(Movie sound recording)
bq(Playback Menu) ........p.35
Slideshow
Edit
Erase
Print Order
R(Protect)
y(Rotate)
cd(Settings Menu 1)..........p.38
Memory Format/Format
Backup
Eye-Fi
USB Connection
qPower On
Keep KSettings
Sound Settings
dd(Settings Menu 2)..........p.40
Pixel Mapping
s(Monitor)
NTSC/PAL
Power Save
W(Language)
X(Date/time)
World Time
ed(Settings Menu 3)..........p.43
Beauty Settings
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ISO
MENUMENU
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Program Auto
MENU
On
On
Camera Menu
Date Stamp
ResetReset
Compression
AF Mode
Digital Zoom
AF Illuminat.
Icon Guide
Normal
Face/iESP
Off
On
Back
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Preparing the Camera
Preparing the Camera
Inserting the battery and card
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1
Battery/card
compartment
cover
2
Write-protect switch
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.
Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in
the direction of the arrow.
Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.
When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/
card compartment cover.
Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the
arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.
Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card
compartment cover.
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. 55)
Do not touch the contact area of the card directly.
This camera can be used without a card by storing
images in its internal memory.
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“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Recording
length (movies) in the internal memory and cards”
(p. 56)
To remove the card
To remove the card
1 2
Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly,
then grab the card and pull it out.
Charging the battery with the
included USB-AC adapter
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 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.
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.)
Connecting the camera
Connecting the camera
AC outlet USB connector
(supplied)
Multi-connector
Connector cover
or
Indicator lamp
Indicator lamp
Indicator lamp
On: Charging
Off: Charged
The battery is not fully charged at the time of
purchase. Before use, be sure to charge the battery
until the indicator lamp turns off (up to 4 hours).
If the indicator lamp does not light, the camera is not
correctly connected or the battery, camera, or USB-
AC adapter may not be functioning as expected.
When to charge the batteries
When to charge the batteries
Charge the battery when the error message shown below
appears.
Flashes in red
Battery Empty
Setting up using the supplied CD
Installation of [ib] computer software using the
supplied CD is available on Windows computers only.
Windows
Windows
1Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.

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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”.
2Register your Olympus product.
●Click the “Registration” button and follow the on-
screen instructions.
To register the camera, it must be connected to the
computer. “Connecting the camera” (p. 12)
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.
3Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and [ib] computer
software.
●Check the system requirements before beginning
installation.
●Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib”
button and follow the on-screen instructions to
install the software.
OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating
System Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later)/ Windows Vista/Windows 7
Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
RAM 1 GB or more (2 GB or more
recommended)
Free Hard
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Monitor
Settings
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 65,536 colors
(16,770,000 colors recommended)
[ib]
Operating
System Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later)/ Windows Vista/Windows 7
Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better (Pentium D 3.0 GHz or better required
for movies)
RAM
512 MB or more (1 GB or more
recommended)
(1 GB or more required for movies—2 GB
or more recommended)
Free Hard
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Monitor
Settings
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
Graphics A minimum of 64 MB video RAM with
DirectX 9 or later.
* See online help for information on using the software.
4Install the camera manual.
●Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and
follow the on-screen instructions.

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Macintosh
Macintosh
1Insert 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.
2Install 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 register via “Registration” in OLYMPUS
Viewer 2 “Help”.
OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating
System Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6
Processor Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better
RAM 1 GB or more (2 GB or more
recommended)
Free Hard
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Monitor
Settings
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 32,000 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
* Other languages can be selected from the language
combo box. For information on using the software, see
online help.
3Copy 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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Language, date, time, and time zone
You can choose the language for the menus and
messages displayed in the monitor. Also, the date and
time set here are saved to image file names, date prints,
and other data.
1Press the nbutton to turn on the
camera. Then, use FGHI to select your
language and press the Abutton.
The menus can be used to change the selected
language. [W] (Language) (p. 42)
2Use FG to select the year for [Y] on the date
and time setting screen.
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- -- -- --
:..2012
3Press Ito save the setting for [Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- -- -- --
:..2012
4As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI to set
[M] (month), [D] (day), [Time] (hours and
minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order), and then
press the Abutton.
For a more accurate setting, press the Qbutton
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. 42)
5Use HI to select your home time zone and
press the Qbutton.
●Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([Summer])
on or off.
MENU
Back
Summer
Seoul
Tokyo
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The menus can be used to change the selected time
zone. [World Time] (p. 42)

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Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing
Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing
Shooting with the optimum aperture
value and shutter speed
[Program Auto]
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.
The default settings of the function are highlighted in
.
1Press the nbutton to turn on the
camera. [Program Auto] indicator
PP
0.00.0
AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
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Number of storable still pictures (p. 56)
Monitor (standby mode screen)
If the [Program Auto] indicator is not displayed, press
Hto display the function menu and then set the
shooting mode to P. “Using the Menu” (p. 8)
Current shooting mode display
PP
0.00.0
AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
MENUMENU
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Program Auto
Press the nbutton again to turn off the camera.
2Hold the camera and compose the shot.
Horizontal grip
Vertical grip
Monitor
When holding the camera, take care not to cover the
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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.
PP
F2.8F2.81/4001/400
AF target mark
Press halfway
Shutter speed Aperture value
“Focusing” (p. 51)
4To take the picture, gently press the shutter
button all the way down while being careful
not to shake the camera.
Image review screen
Press fully
To view images during shooting
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
1Press the Rbutton to start recording.
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RECREC
Lights up red
when recording
Current length
Continuous recording length
Sound will also be recorded.
The shooting mode selected for still photography
applies to movies (some shooting modes have no
effect).
2Press the Rbutton 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. 34) to [Off].

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Using the zoom
Turning the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range.
W side T side
PP PP
2.32.3
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AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
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0.00.0
AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
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Zoom bar
Optical zoom: 5×
Digital zoom: 4×
To take larger images [Digital Zoom]
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. 33) and [Image Size] (p. 31).
[Off] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
Image size Zoom bar
14M Optical zoom range
Other The magnification ratio changes
depending on the image size setting.*1
[On] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
Image size Zoom bar
14M Digital zoom range
Other The magnification
ratio changes
depending on the
image size setting.*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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Using the flash
The flash functions can be selected to best match the
shooting conditions.
1Select the flash option in the shooting
function menu.
PP
0.00.0
MENUMENU
14 M
AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
Flash Auto
2Use HI to select the setting option, and
press the Qbutton to set.
Option Description
Flash Auto The flash fires automatically in low-
light or backlight conditions.
Redeye Pre-flashes are emitted to reduce the
occurrence of red eye in your photos.
Fill In The flash fires regardless of the
available light.
Flash Off The flash does not fire.
Long Flash Flash reaches a longer distance than
Flash Auto.
When set to the long flash shooting, [Image Size] is
limited to [n] or lower, the ISO sensitivity is fixed
to [ISO Auto], and the sequential shooting is fixed to
[o].
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.
1Press F(INFO).
●The displayed shooting information changes in
the order shown below each time the button is
pressed. “Shooting mode display” (p. 4)
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WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
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AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
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Viewing images
1Press the q button.
Number of frames/Total number of images
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Playback image
Pictures taken using Qmode are displayed as a
group. Turn the zoom lever to the T side to play back
the image in the group.
2Use HI to select an image.
Displays
previous image Displays next image
Hold Ito fast forward and hold Hto reverse.
The display size of the images can be changed.
“Index view and close-up view” (p. 22)
To play sound recordings
To play sound recordings
To play sound recorded with an image, select the image
and press the Qbutton. A icon appears on images with
which sound has been recorded.
[R] (still images) (p. 35)
During audio playback
Press FG to adjust volume.
To play back movies
To play back movies
Select a movie, and press the Qbutton.
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OK
Movie PlayMovie Play Movie