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DIGITAL CAMERA
TG-3
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 stages
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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-92B) 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. Attaching the camera strap • Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. 2 EN
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Names of parts 1 Connector cover h Mode dial 2 Connector cover lock i q (Playback) button 3 LOCK knob j A button 4 Speaker k /Wi-Fi button 5 Strap eyelet l Multi-connector 6 Lens m HDMI micro connector 7 Self-timer lamp/LED Illuminator/ n Tripod socket AF illuminator o Battery/card compartment cover 8 Flash p Battery/card compartment cover 9 Stereo microphone lock 0 GPS antenna q Arrow pad a n button r F (Up) / F (Exposure compensation) button b Indicator lamp s I (Right) /# (Flash) button c
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Preparations for shooting Inserting and removing the battery and card Battery/card compartment cover lock Follow Steps 1, 2 and 1 3 to open the battery/card 3 2 compartment cover. • Turn off the camera before 1 opening the battery/card compartment cover. Battery/card compartment LOCK knob cover Insert the battery while sliding the 2 battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. • Insert the battery as illustrated with the Battery C mark toward the battery lock knob. lock knob • Slid
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To remove the card 1 2 Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then remove the card. 11 Follow Steps 1, 2 and 3 to close 2 4 battery/card compartment cover. • When using the camera, be sure to close 3 the battery/card compartment cover. EN 5
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Charging the battery Check that the battery is in the camera, and connect the USB 1 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 Indicator lamp On: Charging Off: Charged 2 or 1 Multi-connector 3 USB cable (supplied) Connector cover For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (P. 92). Never use a
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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 7
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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. 59). 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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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 P P halfway down to focus. Press halfway
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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, or press the A button for single-frame playback. ’14/02/26 ’1
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Recording movies Press the R (movie) button 1 to start recording. • The movie is shot in the set shooting mode. Note that the shooting mode effects may not REC REC 0:00 0:00 0:34 0:34 be obtained for some shooting modes. 0:34 0:34 Lights up REC REC 0:00 0:00 • Sound is also recorded. red when • When using a camera with a recording Recording time CMOS image sensor, moving objects may appear distorted Recording length due to the rolling shutter (P. 94) phenomenon. This is a physical
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Movie playback Select a movie in the Playback 4/30 4/30 mode, and press the A button. 00:12 00:12//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. Press I to fast forward. Press I again to increase Fast forward the fast forward speed. Press H to rewind. Press H again to increase the Rewind rewind spee
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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 press G ( ). Erase Cancel 100-0004 100-0004 Press FG to select [Erase], and press the A button. 2 • Grouped images are erased as a group (P. 53). • Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (P. 53). EN 13
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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 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. Press the zoom lever to enlarge/sh
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Monitor display Shooting screen displays 1 2 3 4 56 SCN SCN 33 7 32 0.0 0.0 8 WB WB 31 AUT AUTO O 9 30 ISO ISO AUT AUTO O 10 29 11 28 880 880hPa hPa 1200 1200m m 16M 27 4:3 12 zz 26 13 4 4 NORM Daten n G 0:00:34 0:00:34 25 24 232221201918 17 161514 1/100 1/100 F6.9 F6.9 36 35 34 When the shutter button is pressed halfway down Reading a histogram If the peak fills too much If the peak fills too much of of the frame, the image the frame, the image will will appear mostly black. appear mostly w
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No. Name Normal Detailed No info. 1 Shooting mode RR – 2 Connection to Smartphone RRR 3 RR Latitude – 4 Longitude RR – 5 Sub mode RR – 6 Picture Mode RR – 7 Flash RR – 8 RR Exposure compensation – 9 White balance RR – 10 ISO sensitivity RR – 11 o Y RRR / 12 Image size (still images) RR – 13 Aspect RR – 14 Recording with sound/ RR – wind noise reduction 15 Image size (movies) RR – 16 Movie recording length RR – 17 RR Movie recording icon – 18 GPS icon RR – 19 Direction information RR – 20 Convers
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Playback mode display • Normal • Detailed 2345 6 7 8 12345 6 7 89 4/30 4/30 10 10 10 10 4/30 4/30 11 880hpa 1200m 10 P 1/1000 2.0 F3.9 ISO WB NORM 100 AUTO 4608 3456 100-0004 26 ’14/02/26 ’14/02/26 1 12:30 2:30 ’14/02/26 12:30 25 Still image 121314 15 1617 18 19 • No information 880hpa 1200m P 20 1/1000 F3.9 2.0 21 ISO WB NORM 100 AUTO 22 4608 3456 23 100-0004 24 26 ’14/02/26 12:30 25 26 Switching the displays The displays change in the order of Normal → Detailed → No info. each time the INF
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No. Name Normal Detailed No info. 1 Battery check – R – 2 Eye-Fi transfer data/Wi-Fi RR – 3 RR Protect – 4 Adding sound RR – 5 Share order RR – 6 Print reservation/number of prints RR – 7 Current memory RR – 8 Frame number/ RR – total number of images 9 Direction information – R – 10 Longitude – R – 11 R Latitude – – 12 Compression/ – R – Image size (movies) 13 Shutter speed – R – 14 Shooting mode – R – 15 Atmospheric/Hydraulic pressure R – – 16 ISO sensitivity – R – 17 Aperture value – R – 18 A
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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. O • After selecting , ART, P, or k, 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. 9 – A (iAUTO mode) P. 21 m Microscope/o Focus Stacking/ k (Microscope) P. 21 p Focus BKT/n Microscope Control B Portrait/e e-Portrait/F Landscape/ 1 Interval Shooting/H
