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DIGITAL CAMERA
TG-850
Instruction Manual
Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to
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 stag
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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. Lithium Ion Battery OLYMPUS Setup Digital camera Strap (LI-50B) 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. 2 EN
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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. EN 3
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Names of parts 1 Battery/card compartment/ e Mode dial connector cover lock f q (Playback) button 2 Battery/card compartment/ g Q button connector cover h Strap eyelet 3 Battery/card compartment/ i button connector cover latch j Multi-connector 4 Flash k HDMI micro connector 5 Self-timer lamp/LED Illuminator/ l Tripod socket AF illuminator m Pressure adjustment hole* 6 Lens n Arrow pad 7 Speaker o F (Up) / INFO (Information 8 Stereo microphone display) button 9 n button p I (Right) /# (Flash
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Preparations for shooting Inserting and removing the battery and card Follow Steps 1, 2 and 3 to open the battery/card 1 compartment/connector cover. • Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card compartment/ connector cover. Battery/card compartment/connector cover 3 2 1 Battery/card compartment/connector cover latch Battery/card compartment/connector cover lock Battery lock knob Insert the battery while sliding the 2 battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. • Insert the b
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Write-protect switch Insert the card straight until it clicks 3 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. To remove the card 12 Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then remove the card. 1 Follow Steps 1, 2 and 3 to close 4 battery/card compartment/connector cover. 2 3 • Except when using the connector, be sure to close the battery/card compartment/connector cov
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Charging the battery Connect the USB cable and USB-AC adapter to the camera 1 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 Indicator lamp On: Charging Multi-connector Off: Charged or Battery/card compartment USB cable (supplied) /connector cover For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (P. 87).
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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. Error message When to charge the batteries Charge the battery when the error message shown on the right appears. Battery Empty Flashes in red EN 9
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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). Press the n button to turn on the camera, press 1 FGHI of the arrow pad to select your language and press the A button. X Back MENU FG Press of the arrow 2 YMD Time pad to select
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’14.02.26 12:30 Use HI to select the 5 time zone and then press the A button. FG • Use to turn daylight Summer saving time ([Summer]) on or off. EN 11
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Using basic functions Taking photographs Press the n button to turn on the camera. 1 When the camera is turned on, the monitor will turn on. Set the mode dial to P. 2 In mode P, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture in response to subject brightness. Frame the shot. 3 • When holding the camera, take care not to cover the flash, microphone or other important parts with your fingers, etc. AF target Press the shutter button 4 Press halfway halfway down to focus. P P
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Viewing photographs (Playing back images) Turn on the camera. Press the q button. • Your most recent photograph is displayed. • Press HI to select an image. Displays the Displays the previous frame next frame 4/30 4/30 ’14/02/26 12:30 Still image q button Arrow pad 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 ’14/02/26 12:30 playback. Close-up playback •
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Recording movies Press the R (movie) 1 button to start recording. • The movie is shot in the set shooting mode. REC REC 0:00 0:00 0:34 0:34 Note that the shooting mode effects may not be obtained for some 0:34 0:34 Lights up red REC REC 0:00 0:00 when recording shooting modes. • Sound is also recorded. Recording time • When using a camera with a CMOS image Recording length (P. 90) sensor, moving objects may appear distorted due to the rolling shutter phenomenon. This is a physical p
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Movie playback Select a movie, and press the 4/30 4/30 A button. 00:1 00:12 2//00:34 00:34 Movie Play Movie Play OK ’14/02/26 ’14/02/26 12:30 12:30 Movie During playback Press the A button to pause playback. During Pausing and restarting pause, fast forward or reverse, press the A button playback to restart playback. I I Press to fast forward. Press again to increase Fast forward the fast forward speed. H H Press to rewind. Press again to increase the Rewind rewind speed. FG Adjusting
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Erasing images during playback Display the image you want to erase and press G ( ). 1 • To erase a movie, select Erase Back MENU 4/30 4/30 the movie to erase and G press ( ). Erase Cancel 100-0004 100-0004 FG Press to select [Erase], and press the A button. 2 • Grouped images are erased as a group (P. 17). • Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (P. 55). 16 EN
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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. 4/30 Select a panorama image during 1 playback. Press the A button. 2 Replay OK ’14/02/26 12:30 To control panorama image playback Stop playback: Press the button. Pause: Press the A button. Control while paused Press FGHI to scroll the image in the direction of the pressed button. Viewing area Press the zoom lever to en
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Monitor display Shooting screen displays 1 23 SCN SCN 25 4 0.0 0.0 5 WB WB AUT AUTO O 6 ISO ISO 24 AUT AUTO O 7 8 16M 9 23 4:3 Date 10 22 44 NORM zz 0:00:34 0:00:34 21 201918171615 14 13 1211 1/100 1/100 F5.7 F5.7 28 27 26 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 wit
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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 8 o Y RRR / 9 Image size (still images) RR – 10 Aspect RR – 11 Recording with sound/ – RR wind noise reduction 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 stora
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Playback mode display • Normal • Detailed 2345 6 7 8 12345 6 7 8 10 10 4/30 4/30 10 10 4/30 P P 1/1000 1/1000 2.0 2.0 F5.7 F5.7 ISO ISO WB WB 125 125 AUT AUTO O N NORM ORM 4608 4608 3456 3456 21 100-0004 100-0004 ’14/02/26 ’14/02/26 1 12:30 2:30 ’14/02/26 12:30 20 9 10 11 12 13 Still image 14 P P 1/1000 1/1000 2.0 2.0 15 F5.7 F5.7 ISO ISO WB WB 16 N NORM ORM 125 125 AUT AUTO O • No information 17 4608 4608 3456 3456 18 100-0004 100-0004 19 21 ’14/02/26 12:30 20 21 Switching the displays The disp
