Olympus TG-860 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.

The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced

during the development stages and may differ from the actual product.

Instruction Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

TG-860

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

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.

Using the monitor

You can adjust the angle of the monitor.

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.

Preparations for shooting

Inserting and removing the battery and card

Follow Steps 1, 2and 3to open the battery/card

compartment/connector cover.

• Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card compartment/

connector cover.

Battery/card compartment/connector cover latch

Battery/card compartment/connector cover

Battery/card compartment/connector cover lock

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

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.

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.

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 3 hours).

Connecting the camera

AC outlet

USB cable (supplied)

Battery/card compartment

/connector cover

Multi-connector

Indicator lamp

On: Charging

Off: Charged

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).

• 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

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).

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)

Press FG of the arrow

pad to select the year for

[Y].

Back

Y/M/D

Y M D Time

-- -- -- --

:..

2015

Press Iof the arrow pad

to save the setting for [Y].

Back

Y/M/D

Y M D Time

-- -- -- --

:..2015

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 (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.

’15.02.01 12:30

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.

F5.7F5.71/4001/400

Shutter speed

Aperture value

AF target

Press halfway

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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