Olympus Stylus TG-870 Operating instructions

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Camcorders
Type
Operating instructions
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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.
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Instruction Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
STYLUS TG-870
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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-5AC) 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
1 Battery/card compartment/
connector cover lock
2 Battery/card compartment/
connector cover
3 Battery/card compartment/
connector cover latch
4 Face button
5 Flash
6 Self-timer lamp/LED Illuminator/
AF illuminator
7 Lens
8 Tripod socket
9 GPS antenna
0 Speaker
a Stereo microphone
b n button
c Indicator lamp
d Shutter button
e Zoom lever
f Monitor
g R (Movie) button
h Mode dial
i q (Playback) button
j A button
k Strap eyelet
l / Wi-Fi button
m Multi-connector
n HDMI micro connector
o Pressure adjustment hole*
p Arrow pad
q F (Up) / INFO (Information
display) button
r I (Right) /# (Flash) button
s H (Left) button
t
G (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, 2 and 3 to 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 C mark 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. 100)
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, 2 and 3 to close
battery/card compartment/connector
cover.
Except when using the connector, be sure to
close the battery/card compartment/connector
cover.
3
2
1
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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 2 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. 98).
Never use any cable other than supplied or Olympus-designated USB cable.
This may cause smoking or burning.
Be sure to unplug the USB-AC adapter when charging is complete or shooting
or playback ends.
For details on the battery, see “SAFETY PRECAUTIONS” (P. 111). For details on
the USB-AC adapter, see “SAFETY PRECAUTIONS” (P. 111).
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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. 60) 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. 63).
1
Press the n button to turn on the camera, press
FGHI
of the arrow pad to select your language and press
the A button.
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
-- --
--
--
:..
2016
3
Press
I
of the arrow pad
to save the setting for [Y].
X
MENU
Back
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- --
--
--
:..2016
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 A button.
For precise time setting, press the A button as the time signal strikes
00 seconds.
5
Use HI (arrow pad) to
select the time zone and
then press the A button.
• 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 n button 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 A until
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 q button.
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 A button 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. 57).
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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. 66)
2
Press the
R
(movie) button again to stop recording.
When movies are recorded in O (scene) mode using the [# Live
Composite], [ Hand-Held Starlight], [G Night Scene], [U Night+Portrait],
and [X Fireworks] options, image settings such as tone range are optimized
for night scenes.
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. 102)
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Movie playback
Select a movie, and press the A button.
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.
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During playbackMovie
OK
Movie PlayMovie Play
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Pausing and restarting
playback
Press the A button to pause playback. During
pause, fast forward or reverse, press the A button to
restart playback.
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
I
or
H
(arrow pad) to advance or rewind one
frame at a time. Hold
I
or
H
(arrow pad) pressed
for continuous advance or rewind.
Resuming playback
Press the A button 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 A button.
OK
Replay
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To control panorama image playback
Stop playback: Press the button.
Pause: Press the A button.
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 A button to restart scrolling.
Viewing area
Playing back grouped images
With sequential shooting, interval shooting and Sportburst, 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 A button to display the
images respectively.
• Use HI (arrow pad) to view the previous/next frame.
A button
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
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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.
1
Shooting mode
RR
2
Connection to Smartphone
RRR
3
Latitude
RR
4
Longitude
RR
5
Sub mode
RR
6
Picture Mode
RR
7
Flash
RR
8
Exposure compensation
RR
9
White balance
RR
10
ISO sensitivity
RR
11
o
/
Y
RR
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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1010
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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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11 12
23 54
6
13 1814 15 16 17
10
19
2
0
21
2223
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• No information
23
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.
1
Battery check
R
2
Eye-Fi transfer data/Wi-Fi
RRR
3
Protect
RR
4
Adding sound
RR
5
Share Order
RR
6
Print reservation/number of prints
RR
7
Longitude
R
8
Current memory
RR
9
Frame 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)
B Portrait/e e-Portrait/F Landscape/
1 Interval Shooting/# Live Composite/
Hand-Held Starlight/G Night Scene/
U Night+Portrait/C Sport/2 Indoor/
` Sunset/X Fireworks/_ Cuisine/
^ Documents/g Beach & Snow/
] Snapshot/\ Wide1/[ Wide2/
A Macro/E Backlight HDR
P. 22
\ (Art Filter)
Pop Art/Soft Focus/Pale&Light Color/
Light Tone/Grainy Film/Pin Hole/Diorama/
Cross Process/Gentle Sepia/Dramatic Tone/
Key Line/Watercolor/Vintage
P. 23
[ (Sportcam mode)
} 60p Movie/; High-Speed Movie/
/ Time Lapse Movie/, Sportburst
P. 27
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Olympus Stylus TG-870 Operating instructions

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