Olympus VR-330 User manual

Instruction Manual

VR-330/D-730

VR-320/D-725

VR-310/D-720

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. Unless otherwise speciﬁ ed, the explanation about these illustrations is provided for

VR-330/D-730.

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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-42B 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. 48)

“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 52)

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

¾

Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing

Functions ...................................................... 38

Menus for Other Camera Settings .............. 41

Printing .......................................................... 48

Usage Tips .................................................... 55

Appendix ....................................................... 60

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Strap AV cableF-2AC

USB-AC adapter

or

Digital camera

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Camera Settings

Using the Direct Buttons

Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.

Arrow pad

H (left)

G (down) /

D button (erase) (p. 23)

F (up) /

INFO button (change information

display) (p. 22, 24)

I (right)

Q button

(p. 17)

The symbols FGHI displayed for image

selections and settings indicate that the arrow pad

is to be used.

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Print

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Set

X

YMDTime

MENU

Cancel

Y/M/DY/M/D

Zoom lever (p. 21, 24)

Shutter button (p. 20)

R button (shooting movies) (p. 20)

q button (switch between shooting and

playback) (p. 20, 22)

m button (p. 5)

E button (menu guide) (p. 25)

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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.

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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Shooting

Function menu

Shooting mode

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Selected option

Setup menu (p. 5)

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1 Press the m button.

The setup menu is displayed.

MENU

OK

Set

Exit

Digital Zoom Off

Image Stabilizer On

AF Mode Face/iESP

1

2

1

2

AF Illuminat. On

Compression Normal

Image Size 14M

ResetReset

2 Press H to highlight the page tabs. Use

FG to select the desired page tab and

press I.

MENU

OK

Set

Exit

1

2

1

2

Power Save Off

TV Out

Bright

English

World Time

Pixel Mapping

Page tab

MENU

OK

Set

Exit

1

2

1

2

Power Save Off

TV Out

Bright

English

World Time

Pixel MappingPixel Mapping

Submenu 1

3 Use FG to select the desired submenu 1

and then press the Q button.

1

2

1

2

MENU

OK

Set

Exit

TV Out

Bright

English

World Time

Pixel Mapping

Power Save

OffPower Save Off

1

2

1

2

Bright

World Time

W English

TV Out

Pixel Mapping

MENU

OK

Set

Back

Power Save

Off

Power Save

Off

Power Save

On

OffOff

Submenu 2

●

4 Use FG to select the desired submenu 2

and then press the Q button.

Once a setting is selected, the display returns to

the previous screen.

There may be additional operations.

“Menu Settings” (p. 34 to 47)

1

2

1

2

MENU

OK

Set

Exit

TV Out

Bright

English

World Time

Pixel Mapping

Power Save

OnPower Save On

5 Press the m button to complete the

setting.

●

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.

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Menu Index

Menus for Shooting Functions

1 Shooting mode

P (Program Auto) .............p. 19

M (iAUTO) ...................p. 26

s (Scene Mode) .........p. 26

P (Magic Filter) ..........p. 27

~ (Panorama)..................p. 28

D (3D Photo)

*1

.................p. 25

2 Flash .................................p. 30

3 Macro ...............................p. 30

4 Self-timer ..........................p. 31

5 Exposure compensation ...p. 31

6 White balance ...................p. 32

7 ISO ...................................p. 32

8 Drive .................................p. 33

9 # (Setup) X

p (Shooting menu 1)

Reset ...........................p. 34

Image Size ..................p. 34

Compression ...............p. 34

AF Mode ......................p. 35

Digital Zoom ................p. 36

Image Stabilizer...........p. 36

AF Illuminat. ................p. 37

q (Shooting menu 2)

Icon Guide ...................p. 37

Date Stamp .................p. 37

A (Movie menu)

Image Size ..................p. 35

Frame Rate .................p. 35

IS Movie Mode ............p. 36

R (Movie sound

recording) ..................p. 37

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Program AutoProgram Auto

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2

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MENU

OK

Set

Exit

Digital Zoom Off

Image Stabilizer

On

AF Mode Face/iESP

1

2

1

2

AF Illuminat. On

Compression Normal

Image Size 14M

Reset

Image Size VGA

Frame Rate 30fps

On

IS Movie Mode Off

1

2

1

2

MENU

OK

Set

Exit

*1

VR-330/D-730 only

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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions

1 r (Settings 1)

Memory Format/

Format .......................... p. 41

Backup ......................... p. 41

USB Connection ........... p. 41

q Power On ............... p. 42

Keep

K

Settings ......... p. 42

Pw On Setup ................ p. 42

Sound Settings ............. p. 42

2 s (Settings 2)

Pixel Mapping ............... p. 42

s (Monitor) ................ p. 43

TV Out

*1

........................ p. 43

Video Out

*2

.................... p. 46

Power Save .................. p. 47

W (Language) ............ p. 47

X (Date/time) ............. p. 47

World Time ...................p. 47

Menus for Other Camera Settings

1 q (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

y

?

MENU

OK

Set

Exit

1

2

1

2

1

Backup

q Power On Yes

Format

Keep

K

Settings

Yes

USB Connection

Storage

Pw On Setup On

Sound Settings

2

1

2

1

MENU

OK

Set

Exit

1

2

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VR-330/D-730 only

*2

VR-320/D-725 and VR-310/D-720 only

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Names of Parts

Camera unit

5

2

1

3

4

10

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9

8

7

6

1 Connector cover

*1

......... p. 44

2 HDMI mini connector

*1

.................................... p. 44

3 Strap eyelet .................... p. 9

4 Multi-connector

............ p. 14, 16, 44, 46, 48

5 Battery/card compartment

cover ........................... p. 12

6 Flash ............................. p. 30

7 Self-timer lamp ............. p. 31

AF illuminator ............... p. 37

8 Microphone ............. p. 37, 39

9 Lens ........................ p. 60, 73

10

Tripod socket

11

Speaker

*1

VR-330/D-730 only

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2

1 4

8

5

6

7

9

10

11

1 n button ........ p. 17, 19

2 Shutter button ............... p. 20

3 Monitor ................... p. 19, 55

4 Zoom lever ............. p. 21, 24

5 R button

(shooting movies) ....... p. 20

6 Indicator lamp ......... p. 14, 16

7 q button

(switch between shooting

and playback) ....... p. 20, 22

8 Q button (OK).............. p. 17

9 Arrow pad ....................... p. 3

INFO button

(change information

display) ................. p. 22, 24

D button (erase) .......... p. 23

10

E button (menu guide)

.................................... p. 25

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m button .................. p. 5

Attaching the camera strap

Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

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Monitor

Shooting mode display

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1 Battery check ................ p. 16

2 Shooting mode ....... p. 19, 26

3 Flash ............................. p. 30

Flash standby/ﬂ ash charge

.................................... p. 55

4 Macro ........................... p. 30

5 Self-timer ...................... p. 31

6 Exposure compensation

.................................... p. 31

7 White balance ............... p. 32

8 ISO ............................... p. 32

9 Drive ............................. p. 33

10

Setup menu .................... p. 5

11

Recording with sound

(movies) ...................... p. 37

12

Date stamp ................... p. 37

13

World time .................... p. 47

14

Image stabilization ........ p. 36

15

Compression

(still images)................ p. 34

16

Image size

(still images)................ p. 34

17

Number of storable pictures

(still images)................ p. 19

18

Current memory ........... p. 62

19

Movie recording icon .... p. 20

20

Continuous recording length

(movies) ...................... p. 20

21

Image size (movies) ..... p. 35

22

AF target mark .............. p. 20

23

Camera shake warning

24

Aperture value .............. p. 20

25

Shutter speed ............... p. 20

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Playback mode display

Normal display●

1 Battery check ................ p. 16

2 3D image

*1

.................... p. 25

3 Print reservation/number of

prints ...................p. 52/p. 50

4 Protect .......................... p. 40

5 Adding sound ............... p. 39

6 Current memory ........... p. 62

7 Frame number/

total number of images

(still images)................ p. 22

Elapsed time/

total recording time

(movies) ...................... p. 23

8 Shooting mode ....... p. 19, 26

9 Shutter speed ............... p. 20

10

Aperture value .............. p. 20

11

ISO ............................... p. 32

12

Exposure compensation

.................................... p. 31

13

White balance ............... p. 32

14

Image size .............. p. 34, 35

15

File number

16

Date and time ............... p. 17

17

Compression

(still images)................ p. 34

Frame rate (movies) ..... p. 35

18

Volume ......................... p. 42

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Still image Movie

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ISO

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Preparing the Camera

Inserting the battery and the SD/SDHC

memory card (sold separately)

Always use SD/SDHC memory cards with this

camera. Do not insert any other types of memory

card.

1

2

11

Battery/card

compartment

cover

2

Write-protect switch

Battery

lock knob

Insert the battery with the B symbol on the same

side as 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.

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.

When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/

card compartment cover.

Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.

Do not touch the contact area directly.

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2

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. 61)

“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous

recording length (movies) in the internal memory and

SD/SDHC memory cards” (p. 63)

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To remove the SD/SDHC memory card

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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.

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.

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 supplied 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”.

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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

USB cable (supplied)

Computer (on and running)

Multi-connector

3

Register your Olympus product.

Click the “Registration” button and follow the on-

screen instructions.

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

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.

5

Install the camera manual.

Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and

follow the on-screen instructions.

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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”.

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.

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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Charging the battery with the supplied

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.

The supplied USB-AC adapter is for charging and

playback only. Do not take pictures while the USB-AC

adapter is connected to the camera. The camera

cannot playback without the battery even when

connected to the USB-AC adapter.

1

AC outlet AC outlet

USB cable

(supplied)

USB cable

(supplied)

USB

connector

USB

connector

Multi-connectorMulti-connector

2

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 3 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.

For details on the battery and the USB-AC adapter,

see “The battery and USB-AC adapter” (p. 60).

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.

Monitor top left Error message

Flashes in red

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Operation guide

Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen

indicate that the m button, Q button, or zoom lever

should be used.

MENU

OK

Sel. Image

Erase/Cancel

Operation guide

OK

Set

MENU

OK

Set

Exit

Digital Zoom Off

Image Stabilizer

On

AF Mode Face/iESP

1

2

1

2

AF Illuminat. On

Compression Normal

Image Size 14M

Reset

Date, time, time zone, and language

The date and time set here are saved to image ﬁ le names,

date prints, and other data. You can also choose the

language for the menus and messages displayed in the

monitor.

1

Press the n button to turn on the

camera.

The date and time setting screen is displayed when

the date and time are not set.

X

-- -- -- --

:..

Y/M/D

MENU

YMDTime

Cancel

--------

Date and time setting screen

2

Use FG to select the year for [Y].

X

:..

Y/M/D

MENU

YMDTime

Cancel

20112011

-- -- -- --

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3

Press I to save the setting for [Y].

:..2011

X

Y/M/D

MENU

Y M D Time

Cancel

-- -- ------

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. 47)

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.

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OK

Set

Seoul

Tokyo

Seoul

Tokyo

The menus can be used to change the selected time

zone. [World Time] (p. 47)

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. 47)

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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.

1

Press the n button to turn on the

camera.

[Program Auto] indicator

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Number of storable still pictures (p. 63)

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)

Current shooting mode display

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Press the n button again to turn off the camera.

2

Hold the camera and compose the shot.

Horizontal grip

Vertical grip

Monitor

When holding the camera, take care not to cover the

ﬂ ash with your ﬁ ngers, 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 ﬂ ashes red. Try focusing again.

PP

1/4001/400 F3.0F3.0

AF target mark

Press halfway

Shutter speed Aperture value

“Focusing” (p. 57)

4

To take the picture, gently press the shutter

button all the way down while being careful

not to shake the camera.

PP

1/4001/400 F3.0F3.0

Image review screen

Press fully

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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Shooting movies

1

Press the R button to start recording.

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0:00

RECREC

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Lights up red when recording

Current length

Continuous

recording

length (p. 63)

Sound will also be recorded.

The shooting mode selected for still photography

applies to movies (some shooting modes have no

effect).

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. 37) to [Off].

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