Olympus TG-3 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-3

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-92B)

OLYMPUS Setup

CD-ROM

USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) USB cable (CB-USB8)

Other accessories not shown: Warranty card

Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Attaching the camera strap

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

Names of parts

1Connector cover

2Connector cover lock

3LOCK knob

4 Speaker

5Strap eyelet

6Lens

7Self-timer lamp/LED Illuminator/

AF illuminator

8Flash

9Stereo microphone

0GPS antenna

anbutton

bIndicator lamp

cShutter button

dZoom lever

eMonitor

fINFO (Information display) button

gR(Movie) button

hMode dial

iq(Playback) button

jAbutton

k/Wi-Fi button

lMulti-connector

mHDMI micro connector

nTripod socket

oBattery/card compartment cover

pBattery/card compartment cover

lock

qArrow pad

rF(Up) / F(Exposure

compensation) button

sI(Right) /#(Flash) button

tG(Down) / jY(Sequential

shooting/Self-timer) / (Erase)

button

uH(Left) button

• FGHI instruct to press the up/down/left/right arrow pad.

Preparations for shooting

Inserting and removing the battery and card

Follow Steps 1, 2and

3to open the battery/card

compartment cover.

• Turn off the camera before

opening the battery/card

compartment cover.

Battery/card compartment

cover

Battery/card compartment cover lock

LOCK knob

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

Insert the card straight until it clicks

into place.

• Always use the specified cards with

this camera. Do not insert other types

of memory cards. g“Using the card”

(P. 92)

• 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.

Follow Steps 1, 2and 3to close

battery/card compartment cover.

• When using the camera, be sure to close

the battery/card compartment cover.

Charging the battery

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 5 hours).

Connecting the camera

AC outlet

USB cable

(supplied)

Multi-connector

Indicator lamp

On: Charging

Off: Charged

Connector cover

For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC

adapter abroad” (P. 92).

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. 104). For details on the

USB-AC adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (P. 107).

• If the indicator lamp does not light, reconnect the USB cable and USB-AC

adapter to the camera.

• If “No Connection” is displayed on the back monitor, disconnect the USB

cable and set [Storage] in [USB Connection] (P. 56) 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

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. 59).

Press the nbutton to turn on the camera, press

FGHI of the arrow pad to select your language and press

the Abutton.

Press FG of the arrow

pad to select the year for

[Y].

Back

Y/M/D

YMDTime

-- -- -- --

:..

2014

Press Iof the arrow

pad to save the setting

for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

Y M D Time

-- -- -- --

:..

2014

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.

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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Summer

Using basic functions

Taking photographs

Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.

When the camera is turned on, the monitor will turn on.

Set the mode dial to P.

In mode P, the camera automatically

adjusts shutter speed and aperture in

response to subject brightness.

Frame the shot.

• When holding the camera, take

care not to cover the flash,

microphone or other important

parts with your fingers, etc.

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.

Press halfway

F6.9F6.91/4001/400

Shutter

speed

Aperture

value

AF target

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

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, or press the A

button 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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