Questions :
Question :
What differentiates the VG-170 from the VG-145?
Answer:
The following table describes the differences:
|
 |
 |
| Effective pixels |
14 million pixels
CCD: 1/2.3 |
| Monitor |
3.0 inches Approx. 460,000 dots
TFT color LCD |
3.0 inches Approx. 230,000 dots
TFT color LCD |
| Optical zoom |
5 x |
| Focal length |
4.7 mm - 23.5mm
( 26 mm - 130 mm equivalent in 35 mm photography ) |
| Image stabilizer |
Available |
| Movie |
HD movie ( 720P ) |
| Magic filter |
Available ( for still pictures ) |
| 3D photo |
Available ( anaglyph ) |
Not available |
| Memory card |
SD / SDHC / SDXC card |
SD / SDHC card |
| Eye-Fi card compatible |
Available |
Not available |
| Dimension |
103.7 mm (W) x 62.5 mm (H) x 22.2 mm (D) / 4.1" (W) x 2.5" (H) x 0.9" (D) |
96.0 mm (W) x 56.5 mm (H) x 19.3 mm (D) / 3.8" (W) x 2.2" (H) x 0.8" (D) |
Weight
(with battery and media card) |
147g |
125g |
| Color |
White
Black
Red |
Champagne gold
Red
Orange |
Question :
What comes packaged with the camera?
Answer:
The following items are package with the camera:
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VG-170 camera |
| - |
USB cable ( CB-USB7 ) |
| - |
Monaural Audio / Video cable ( CB-AVC5 ) |
| - |
Strap |
| - |
USB-AC adapter ( F-2AC ) |
| - |
Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery ( LI-50B ) |
| - |
Olympus Setup CD-ROM: |
| |
* [ib] software ( Windows ) |
| |
* OLYMPUS Viewer 2 software ( Windows / Mac ) |
| - |
Instruction Manual |
| - |
Warranty card |
Question :
What are the compression rates and what size are the image files in each record mode?
Answer:
The following tables show the approximate values:
[Still pictures]
The compression rate in Fine mode ( shooting at high quality ) is 1/4. The rate in Normal mode ( shooting at normal quality ) is 1/8.
| Image size |
Compression |
Number of storable pictures without sound |
File size
( approx. ) |
34.9 MB
Internal memory |
4 GB
SD/SDHC/SDXC card |
14M
( 4288 ｘ 3216 ) |
Fine |
4 |
506 |
8.0 MB |
| Normal |
9 |
1000 |
4.1 MB |
8M
( 3264 x 2448 ) |
Fine |
7 |
867 |
4.7 MB |
| Normal |
15 |
1700 |
2.4 MB |
5M
( 2560 x 1920 ) |
Fine |
12 |
1394 |
3.0 MB |
| Normal |
24 |
2697 |
1.5 MB |
3M
( 2048 x 1536 ) |
Fine |
20 |
2216 |
1.8 MB |
| Normal |
39 |
4432 |
0.9 MB |
2M
( 1600 x 1200 ) |
Fine |
32 |
3650 |
1.1 MB |
| Normal |
65 |
7299 |
0.6 MB |
1M
( 1280 x 960 ) |
Fine |
50 |
5640 |
0.7 MB |
| Normal |
101 |
11280 |
0.4 MB |
VGA
( 640 x 480 ) |
Fine |
202 |
20677 |
0.2 MB |
| Normal |
371 |
41341 |
0.1 MB |
16:9 S
( 1920 x 1080 ) |
Fine |
30 |
3354 |
1.2 MB |
| Normal |
60 |
6531 |
0.6 MB |
[Movies]
| Image size / Aspect ratio |
Frame rate
( fps ) |
Storable recording time with sound |
34.9 MB
Internal memory |
4 GB
SD/SDHC/SDXC card |
| 720P ( 1280 x 720 ) / 16:9 |
30 fps |
10 sec. |
18 min. 53 sec. |
| 15 fps |
19 sec. |
36 min. 52 sec. |
| VGA ( 640 x 480 ) / 4:3 |
30 fps |
18 sec. |
33 min. 40 sec. |
| 15 fps |
34 sec. |
64 min. 30 sec. |
| QVGA ( 320 x 240 ) / 4:3 |
30 fps |
47 sec. |
87 min. 21 sec. |
| 15 fps |
1 min. 24 sec. |
156 min. 48 sec. |
Note:
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The amounts of storable still pictures and storable movie recording time are approximate and are calculated based on capacity. The actual amounts will differ according to the shooting conditions and other figures. The figures are not a guarantee of battery life. |
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To increase the free space in the internal memory or on the optional memory card, save any images and movies you wish to keep to external storage (for example, on a computer) and then delete them from the internal memory or memory card. |
Regarding the movie recording time:
| - |
Regardless of the card capacity, the maximum file size per movie is 2 GB. |
Question :
Which types of memory cards can I use?
Answer:
SD, SDHC and SDXC cards, including Eye-Fi® cards, can be used.
xD-Picture Card™ and CompactFlash® media cannot be used.
Question :
Where can I find the instruction manual for my camera?
Answer:
You can either read online or download the instruction manual for your camera.
See the following Web page to find the available manuals:
 Download Manuals
Question :
Where can I find information on how to use the [ib] software?
Answer:
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about [ib] are collected here.
Detailed documentation of the software's functions is available in the application's Help file. To access the Help file, launch [ib] and choose ib Help from the Help menu.
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