Olympus TG-860 User manual

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optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe
place for future reference.
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before taking important photographs.
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during the development stages and may differ from the actual product.
Instruction Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
TG-860

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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
4Face button
5Flash
6Self-timer lamp/LED Illuminator/
AF illuminator
7Lens
8Tripod socket
9 GPS antenna
0 Speaker
aStereo microphone
bnbutton
cIndicator lamp
dShutter button
eZoom lever
fMonitor
gR(Movie) button
hMode dial
iq(Playback) button
jAbutton
kStrap eyelet
l/ Wi-Fi button
mMulti-connector
nHDMI micro connector
oPressure adjustment hole*
pArrow pad
qF(Up) / INFO (Information
display) button
rI(Right) /#(Flash) button
sH(Left) button
tG(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
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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.
• If you insert the battery in
the wrong direction, the
camera is not turned on. Be
sure to insert it in the correct
direction.
• 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.
• Do not touch the metallic parts of the card
directly.
• Always use the specified cards with this
camera.
Write-protect switch
Cards compatible with this camera
SD/SDHC/SDXC/Eye-Fi (with Wireless LAN function) card (commercially
available) (maximum capacity: 128 GB) (for compatibility card details,
visit the Olympus website.)
• This camera can be used without a card by storing images in its internal
memory. g“Checking the image saving location” (P. 99)
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.
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Charging the battery
1
Check that the battery is in the camera, and connect the USB
cable and USB-AC adapter.
• 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. 97).
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 “Handling the Battery” (P. 111). For details on the
USB-AC adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (P. 113).

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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. 59) before connecting the cable
again.
When to charge the batteries
Charge the battery when the error message shown on the right appears.
Battery Empty
Error message
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. 62).
1
Press the nbutton to turn on the camera, press
FGHI of the arrow pad to select your language and press
the Abutton.
• In the case that the power is not turned on when you press the n
button, check the direction of the battery. g“Inserting and removing
the battery and card” (P. 5)
2
Press FG of the arrow
pad to select the year for
[Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- -- -- --
:.. 2015
3
Press Iof the arrow pad
to save the setting for [Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- -- -- --
:..2015
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.
5
Use HI (arrow pad) to
select the time zone and
then press the Abutton.
• Use
FG (arrow pad) 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
F5.7F5.71/4001/400
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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Difficulty of seeing the screen (monitor boost)
When the screen is difficult to see in bright environment, press and hold Auntil
the screen becomes bright enough to be seen. The screen gets bright for approx.
10 seconds.
• Any operation such as pressing button and turning the mode dial
cancels the monitor boost.
Viewing photographs (Playing back images)
Turn on the camera.
Press the qbutton.
• Your most recent photograph is displayed.
• Press HI (arrow pad) 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 (arrow pad) 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 (arrow pad) to scroll an image to the
direction of the button you pressed.
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Erasing images during playback
1
Display the image you want to erase and press .
• To erase a movie, select
the movie to erase and
press .
MENU
Erase
Erase
Cancel
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100-0004100-0004
Back
2
Press FG (arrow pad) to select [Erase], and press the A
button.
• Grouped images are erased as a group (P. 15).
• Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (P. 56).

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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.
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.
• You can change the function of R(movie) button to another function.
g[Button Function] (P. 65)
2
Press the R(movie) button again to stop recording.
Movie playback
Select a movie, and press the Abutton.
• Press the zoom lever to the T
side for an index display of the
movie. Use FGHI (arrow
pad) to select the frame to start
playback.
00:12/00:3400:12/00:34
During playbackMovie
OK
Movie PlayMovie Play
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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.
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. 101)

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Fast forward
Press I(arrow pad) to fast forward. Press I
(arrow pad) again to increase the fast forward
speed.
Rewind Press H(arrow pad) to rewind. Press H(arrow
pad) again to increase the rewind speed.
Adjusting the volume Use FG (arrow pad) to adjust the volume.
Operations while playback is paused
During pause
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Elapsed time/Total shooting time
Jump Press FG (arrow pad) to jump to the previous/
next index.
Advancing and
rewinding one frame at
a time
Press Ior H(arrow pad) to advance or rewind
one frame at a time. Hold Ior H(arrow pad)
pressed for continuous advance or rewind.
Resuming playback Press the Abutton to resume playback.
• During pause, press the zoom lever to the W side for the split index display.
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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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.
OK
Replay
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To control panorama image playback
Stop playback: Press the button.
Pause: Press the Abutton.
Control while paused
Press FGHI (arrow pad) 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, interval shooting and Sport Burst, 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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• Select the image and press the Abutton to display the
images respectively.
• Use HI (arrow pad) 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
16M
4:3
G
F5.7F5.71/1001/100
1 2 3 4
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
20222324 21
14
151819 17
25
27
26
28
29
30
31
323334
16
56
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 F(arrow pad) is pressed.

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

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Playback mode display
• Normal
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98
22
23
23 64 5
Still image
• 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
9871
11 12
23 54 6
13 1814 15 16 17
10
19
20
21
2223

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• No information
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2
Switching the
displays
The displays change in
the order of Normal 
Detailed  No info. each
time F(arrow pad) is
pressed.
No. Name Normal Detailed No info.
1Battery check –R–
2Eye-Fi transfer data/Wi-Fi RRR
3Protect RR –
4Adding sound RR –
5Share Order RR –
6Print reservation/number of prints RR –
7Longitude –R–
8Current memory RR –
9Frame number/
total number of images RR –
10 Direction information –R–
11 Compression/Image size (movies) –R–
12 Shutter speed –R–
13 Shooting mode –R–
14 ISO sensitivity –R–
15 Aperture value –R–
16 Histogram –R–
17 Exposure compensation –R–
18 Picture mode/sub mode –R–
19 White balance –R–
20 Image size (still images) –R–
21 File name –R–
22 Recording date and time RR –
23 Grouped images RRR

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Shooting using basic functions
Using the shooting modes
Selecting shooting mode
Turn the mode dial to set the shooting mode to
the indicator.
• After selecting
O, \, [, p, or R, select
the sub mode.
List of shooting mode
• The default settings of the function are highlighted in .
Shooting mode Sub mode
P(Program mode) –P. 10
A (iAUTO mode) –P. 21
a(Super Macro mode) –P. 21
O(Scene mode)
BPortrait/ee-Portrait/FLandscape/
1Interval Shooting/Hand-Held Starlight/
GNight Scene/UNight+Portrait/CSport/
2Indoor/`Sunset/XFireworks/
_Cuisine/^Documents/
gBeach & Snow/]Snapshot/\Wide1/
[Wide2/AMacro/EBacklight HDR
P. 22
\(Art Filter) Pop Art/Soft Focus/Pale&Light Color/
Grainy Film/Pin Hole/Diorama/Dramatic Tone P. 25
[(Sportcam mode) }60p Movie/;High-Speed Movie/
/Time Lapse Movie/,Sport Burst P. 26