Olympus TG 850 User manual

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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.
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during the development stages and may differ from the actual product.
Instruction Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
TG-850

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Unpack the box contents
The following items are included with the camera.
If anything is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you
purchased the camera.
Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery
(LI-50B)
OLYMPUS Setup
CD-ROM
or
USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) USB cable (CB-USB8)
Other accessories not shown: Warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

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Attaching the camera strap
• Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
Using the monitor
You can adjust the angle of the monitor.

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Names of parts
1Battery/card compartment/
connector cover lock
2Battery/card compartment/
connector cover
3Battery/card compartment/
connector cover latch
4Flash
5Self-timer lamp/LED Illuminator/
AF illuminator
6Lens
7 Speaker
8Stereo microphone
9nbutton
0Indicator lamp
aShutter button
bZoom lever
cMonitor
dR(Movie) button
eMode dial
fq(Playback) button
gQbutton
hStrap eyelet
ibutton
jMulti-connector
kHDMI micro connector
lTripod socket
mPressure adjustment hole*
nArrow pad
oF(Up) / INFO (Information
display) button
pI(Right) /#(Flash) button
qH(Left) button
rG(Down) / jY(Sequential
shooting/Self-timer) / (Erase)
button
* Do not stick pointed objects like a pin into the hole.
• FGHI instruct to press the up/down/left/right arrow pad.

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Preparations for shooting
Inserting and removing the battery and card
1
Follow Steps 1, 2and 3to open the battery/card
compartment/connector cover.
• Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card compartment/
connector cover.
3
2 1
Battery/card compartment/connector cover latch
Battery/card compartment/connector cover
Battery/card compartment/connector cover lock
2
Insert the battery while sliding the
battery lock knob in the direction of
the arrow.
• Insert the battery as illustrated with the
Cmark toward the battery lock knob.
• Slide the battery lock knob in the
direction of the arrow to unlock, and
then remove the battery.
Battery lock knob

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3
Insert the card straight until it clicks
into place.
• Always use the specified cards with this
camera. g“Using the card” (P. 88)
• Do not touch the metallic parts of the card
directly.
Write-protect switch
To remove the card
Press the card in until it clicks
and comes out slightly, then
remove the card.
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4
Follow Steps 1, 2and 3to close
battery/card compartment/connector
cover.
• Except when using the connector, be sure to close
the battery/card compartment/connector cover.
2 3
1

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Charging the battery
1
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
AC outlet
USB cable (supplied)
Battery/card compartment
/connector cover
Multi-connector
Indicator lamp
On: Charging
Off: Charged
or
For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC
adapter abroad” (P. 87).
Never use any cable other than supplied or Olympus-designated USB cable.
This may cause smoking or burning.
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.
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. 100). For
details on the USB-AC adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (P. 101).

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• If the indicator lamp does not light, check the USB cable and USB-AC adapter
connections.
• If “No Connection” is displayed on the back monitor, disconnect the USB
cable and set [Storage] in [USB Connection] (P. 58) before connecting the cable
again.
When to charge the batteries
Charge the battery when the
error message shown on the
right appears.
Error message
Battery Empty
Flashes in red

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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.
To change the selected date and time, see “Setting the date and time
d[X]” (P. 61).
1
Press the nbutton to turn on the camera, press
FGHI of the arrow pad to select your language and press
the Abutton.
2
Press FG of the arrow
pad to select the year for
[Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
YMDTime
-- -- -- --
:.. 2014
3
Press Iof the arrow pad
to save the setting for [Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- -- -- --
:..2014
4
As in Steps 2 and 3, press FGHI of the arrow pad 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.

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5
Use HI to select the
time zone and then press
the Abutton.
• Use
FG to turn daylight
saving time ([Summer]) on
or off.
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Using basic functions
Taking photographs
1
Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.
When the camera is turned on, the monitor will turn on.
2
Set the mode dial to P.
In mode P, the camera automatically adjusts
shutter speed and aperture in response to
subject brightness.
3
Frame the shot.
• When holding the camera, take care not
to cover the flash, microphone or other
important parts with your fingers, etc.
4
Press the shutter button
halfway down to focus.
The camera was unable to focus
if the AF target mark flashes red.
Try focusing again.
• The shutter speed and
aperture value are displayed
in red if the camera is unable
to achieve optimal exposure.
PP
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Shutter speed
Aperture value
AF target
Press halfway
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 the rest of
the way down

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Viewing photographs (Playing back images)
Turn on the camera.
Press the qbutton.
• Your most recent photograph is displayed.
• Press HI to select an image.
q button Arrow pad
Displays the
previous frame
Displays the
next frame
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Still image
Index display
• In single-frame playback, press the zoom lever to the
W side for Index playback.
• Use FGHI to move the cursor.
• Press the zoom lever to the T side for single-frame
playback.
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Close-up playback
• In single-frame playback, press the zoom lever to the
T side to zoom in up to 10×; press the W side to zoom
out. Press the Abutton to return to single-frame
playback.
• Press FGHI to scroll an image to the direction of
the button you pressed.
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Recording movies
1
Press the R(movie)
button to start recording.
• The movie is shot in
the set shooting mode.
Note that the shooting
mode effects may not
be obtained for some
shooting modes.
• Sound is also recorded.
• When using a camera
with a CMOS image
sensor, moving objects
may appear distorted
due to the rolling shutter
phenomenon.
0:00
RECREC
0:00 0:340:34
0:000:00
RECREC
0:340:34
Lights up red
when recording
Recording time
Recording length (P. 90)
This is a physical phenomenon whereby distortion occurs in the filmed
image when shooting a fast-moving subject or due to camera shaking. In
particular, this phenomenon becomes more noticeable when using a long
focal length.
2
Press the R(movie) button again to stop recording.

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Movie playback
Select a movie, and press the
Abutton.
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Pausing and restarting
playback
Press the Abutton to pause playback. During
pause, fast forward or reverse, press the Abutton
to restart playback.
Fast forward Press Ito fast forward. Press Iagain to increase
the fast forward speed.
Rewind Press Hto rewind. Press Hagain to increase the
rewind speed.
Adjusting the volume Use FG to adjust the volume.
Operations while playback is paused
During pause
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Elapsed time/Total shooting time
Cueing Use Fto display the first frame and press Gto
display the last frame.
Advancing and
rewinding one frame at
a time
Press Ior Hto advance or rewind one frame at a
time. Hold Ior Hpressed for continuous advance
or rewind.
Resuming playback Press the Abutton to resume playback.
To stop movie playback
Press the button.
• To play back movies on the computer, the supplied PC software is
recommended. For the first use of the PC software, connect the camera to the
computer, then launch the software.

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Erasing images during playback
1
Display the image you want to erase and press G().
• To erase a movie, select
the movie to erase and
press G().
MENU
Erase
Erase
Cancel
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Back
2
Press FG to select [Erase], and press the Abutton.
• Grouped images are erased as a group (P. 17).
• Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (P. 55).

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Playing back panorama and grouped images
Playing back panorama images
Panorama images that were combined together using [Auto] or [Manual]
can be scrolled for viewing.
1
Select a panorama image during
playback.
2
Press the Abutton.
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OK
Replay
To control panorama image playback
Stop playback: Press the button.
Pause: Press the Abutton.
Control while paused
Press FGHI to scroll the image in the
direction of the pressed button.
Press the zoom lever to enlarge/shrink the
image.
Press the Abutton to restart scrolling.
Viewing area
Playing back grouped images
With sequential shooting and interval shooting, the taken images are
displayed as a group during playback.
T side
Expands.
• Expand to view the frames of a
group in index view.
• If you want to delete images from
the grouped images, you can
expand the group and delete the
images individually. Sequential images frame
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PlayPlay
ExpandExpand
OK
T
• Select the image and press the Abutton to display the
images respectively.
• Use HI to view the previous/next frame.
Abutton
Plays back the grouped images in sequence automatically or
pauses playback.

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Monitor display
Shooting screen displays
0.00.0
AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
SCNSCN
0:00:340:00:34
zz
Date
44
N
ORM
16 M
4:3
F5.7F5.71/1001/100
1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
171920
21
18 11121516 14
22
23
24
25
262728
13
23
When the shutter button is pressed halfway down
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.
Switching the displays
The displays change in the order of Normal →Detailed →No info. each
time Fis pressed.

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No. Name Normal Detailed No info.
1 Shooting mode RR –
2 Sub mode RR –
3 Picture Mode RR –
4 Flash RR –
5 Exposure compensation RR –
6 White balance RR –
7 ISO sensitivity RR –
8o/YRRR
9 Image size (still images) RR –
10 Aspect RR –
11 Recording with sound/
wind noise reduction RR –
12 Image size (movies) RR –
13 Movie recording length RR –
14 Movie recording icon RR –
15 World time –R–
16 Image stabilization –R–
17 Metering –R–
18 Date stamp RR –
19 Compression RR –
20 Number of storable still pictures RR –
21 Current memory RR –
22 Battery check RR –
23 Histogram –R–
24 AF target mark RRR
25 Grid Guide –R–
26 Aperture value RRR
27 Shutter speed RRR
28 Camera shake warning RRR

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Playback mode display
• Normal
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2
0
21
23 64 5
Still image
• No information
21
• Detailed
100-0004100-0004
4/30
2.02.01/10001/1000
4608 34564608 3456
AUTO
WB
125
ISO
N
ORM
AUTO
WB
125
ISO
N
ORM
PP
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F5.7F5.7
1010
100-0004100-0004
2.0
2.01/10001/1000
4608 34564608 3456
AUTO
WB
125
ISO
N
ORM
AUTO
WB
125
ISO
N
ORM
PP
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F5.7F5.7
87
1110 12913
2021
19
123 54
15
18
17
16
6
14
Switching the displays
The displays change in the order of Normal →Detailed →No info. each
time Fis pressed.