Olympus TG-860 Instruction Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

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Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing an O lympus digital camera. Before you star t to

use your new c amera, please read these instr uctio ns carefully to enjoy optimum p erfo rmanc e and a longer ser vice life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your cam era

before taking important photographs.

The screen and camera illustrat ions shown in this manual were produced

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

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

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

Other accessories not shown: Warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Lithium Ion Battery

(LI-50B)

OLYMPUS Setup

CD-ROM

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

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

* Do not stick pointed objects like a pin into the hole.

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

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

G (Down) / jY (Sequential

shooting/Self-timer) /  (Erase) button

Preparations for shooting

Inserting and removing the battery and card

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.

Battery/card compartment/connector cover

Battery/card compartment/connector cover latch

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 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

Insert the card straight until it clicks

Write-protect switch

into place.

• Do not touch the metallic parts of the card directly.

• Always use the specified cards with this camera.

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, 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.

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

Indicator lamp On: Charging Off: Charged

Battery/card compartment

For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (P. 97).

/connector cover

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).

Multi-connector

USB cable (supplied)

AC outlet

• 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.

Error message

Flashes

in red

Battery Empty

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 n button to turn on the camera, press

FGHI

the A button.

• In the case that the power is not turned on when you press the n

Press

pad to select the year for [Y].

of the arrow pad to select your language and press

button, check the direction of the battery. g “Inserting and removing the battery and card” (P. 5)

of the arrow

Y M D Time

2015

-- --

Back

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Y/M/D

Press I of the arrow pad

to save the setting for [Y].

As in Steps 2 and 3, press

FGHI

Y M D Time

-- --

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.

Use HI (arrow pad) to

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select the time zone and then press the A button.

• Use FG (arrow pad) to turn daylight saving time ([Summer]) on or off.

Back

:..2015

Y/M/D

Summer

Using basic functions

Taking photographs

Press the n button 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.

To take the picture, gently

press the shutter button all the way down while being careful not to shake the camera.

Press halfway

Press

halfway

AF target

Shutter speed

Aperture value

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.

Displays the

previous frame

Displays the next frame

Still image

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q button

Arrow pad

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.

Erasing images during playback

Display the image you want to erase and press .

• To erase a movie, select the movie to erase and press .

Press

button.

• Grouped images are erased as a group (P. 15).

• Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (P. 56).

(arrow pad) to select [Erase], and press the A

Erase

Cancel

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Recording movies

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. 65)

Press the R (movie) button again to stop recording.

Lights up red

when

recording

RECREC

0:000:00

Recording time

Recording length (P. 101)

Movie playback

0:00

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RECREC

0:340:34

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.

Pausing and restarting

playback

Press the A button to pause playback. During pause, fast forward or reverse, press the A button to restart playback.

Movie PlayMovie Play

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During playbackMovie

Fast forward

Rewind

Adjusting the volume

Press I (arrow pad) to fast forward. Press I (arrow pad) again to increase the fast forward speed.

Press H (arrow pad) to rewind. Press H (arrow pad) again to increase the rewind speed.

Use FG (arrow pad) to adjust the volume.

Operations while playback is paused

Elapsed time/Total shooting time

Jump

Advancing and

rewinding one frame at

a time

Resuming playback

• During pause, press the zoom lever to the W side for the split index display.

Press FG (arrow pad) to jump to the previous/ next index.

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.

Press the A button to resume playback.

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During pause

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.

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.

Select a panorama image during

playback. Press the A button.

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.

Playing back grouped images

With sequential shooting, interval shooting and Sport Burst, the taken images are displayed as a group during playback.

Replay

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Viewing area

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T side

A button

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.

Plays back the grouped images in sequence automatically or pauses playback.

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Monitor display

Shooting screen displays

1 2 3 4

SCNSCN

29 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 black.

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If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will appear mostly white.

The green section shows luminance distribution within the screen’s center.

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Switching the displays

The displays change in the order of Normal → Detailed → No info. each time F (arrow pad) is pressed.

No.

Shooting mode

Connection to Smartphone

Latitude

Longitude

Sub mode

Picture Mode

Flash

Exposure compensation

White balance

ISO sensitivity

Image size (still images)

Aspect

Image size (movies)

Recording with sound/ wind noise reduction

Movie recording length

Movie recording icon

GPS icon

Repeat Rec

Metering

Date stamp

Compression

Number of storable still pictures

Current memory

Battery check

Histogram

Image stabilization

orld time

AF target mark

Super Macro

Grid Guide

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Camera shake warning

Name Normal Detailed No info.

RR RRR RR RR

RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR

RR RR RR RR

–

RR RR RR RR RR

– – –

RRR RR

–

RRR RRR RRR

R R R

–

– – – – – – – – – – – –

–

– – – – – – – – – – – – –

– –

Playback mode display

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2.0

2.01/10001/1000

4608

34564608 3456

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125

ISO

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125

ISO

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• Normal

23 64 5

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Still image

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• Detailed

23 54

11 12

1010

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• No information

Switching the displays

The displays change in the order of Normal → Detailed → No info. each time F (arrow pad) is pressed.

No.

Battery check

Eye-Fi transfer data/Wi-Fi

Protect

Adding sound

Share Order

Print reservation/number of prints

Longitude

Current memory

Frame number/ total number of images

Direction information

Compression/Image size (movies)

Shutter speed

Shooting mode

ISO sensitivity

Aperture value

Histogram

Exposure compensation

Picture mode/sub mode

White balance

Image size (still images)

File name

Recording date and time

Grouped images

Name Normal Detailed No info.

–

RRR RR RR RR RR

–

– – – – – – – – – – – –

RR RRR

R R R R R R R R R R R R

–

– – – – – –

–

– – – – – – – – – – – – –

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) A (iAUTO mode)

(Super Macro mode)

(Scene mode)

\ (Art Filter)

[ (Sportcam mode)

B Portrait/e e-Portrait/F Landscape/

1 Interval Shooting/ 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

Pop Art/Soft Focus/Pale&Light Color/ Grainy Film/Pin Hole/Diorama/Dramatic Tone

} 60p Movie / Time Lapse Movie

–

;

High-Speed Movie/

, Sport Burst

P. 10

P. 21

P. 22

P. 25

P. 26

Shooting mode Sub mode

p (Panorama mode)

R (Self Portrait mode)

• “List of settings available in each shooting mode” (P. 105), “List of O settings” (P. 106), “List of \ settings” (P. 108), “List of R settings” (P. 109)

• In certain shooting modes, the camera may take a few moments for image processing after taking a picture.

Auto/Manual 3 Self Portrait/e e-Portrait/

 Hand-Held Starlight/E Backlight HDR/ ] Snapshot

P. 30

P. 28

A (iAUTO mode)

A full auto mode in which the camera automatically optimizes settings for the current scene. The camera does all the work, which is convenient for beginners.

Rotate the mode dial to A.

Press the shutter button halfway down to focus.

The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark flashes red. Try focusing again.

To take the picture, gently press the shutter button all the way

down while being careful not to shake the camera.

a (Super Macro mode)

Images can be taken from up to 1 cm away from the subject.

Rotate the mode dial to a.

Press the shutter button halfway down to focus.

The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark flashes red. Try focusing again.

• You can press the A button to fix the focus distance (AF lock). Press the A button again to cancel the AF lock.

To take the picture, gently press the shutter button all the way

down while being careful not to shake the camera.

• In a mode, the zoom range is limited.

O (scene mode)

Only by selecting a sub mode according to the subject or the scene, you can shoot with an proper setting.

Sub mode Application

Portrait Suitable for portrait shooting.

e-Portrait

Landscape Suitable for landscape shooting.

Interval Shooting

Hand-Held



Starlight

Night Scene Suitable for tripod shooting of night scenes.

Night+Portrait

Sport Suitable for fast action shooting.

Indoor Suitable for shooting portraits indoors like party scene.

Sunset Suitable for shooting the sunset.

Fireworks Suitable for shooting fireworks at night.

Cuisine Suitable for shooting cuisine.

Documents Suitable for shooting paper documents or time tables.

Beach & Snow

Snapshot Suitable for shooting seaside and pool portraits.

]

Wide1 Suitable for shooting underwater.

Wide2

[

Macro Suitable for shooting close-up view underwater.

Backlight HDR

Smoothes out skin tones and texture. This mode is suitable when viewing images on a high-definition TV.

Automatically shoot successive images according to set [Start Waiting Time], [Frame], and [Interval Time].

Reduces blur when shooting night scenes without a tripod. The flash can be used.

Suitable for portrait shooting against a background of night view.

Suitable for shooting at snow-capped mountains, seascapes in the sun, and other whitish scenes.

Suitable for shooting underwater. The focus distance is fixed to approximately 5 m.

Suitable for contrasting scenes. This mode captures multiple images and merges them into one, properly exposed image.

Rotate the mode dial to O.

Use HI (arrow pad) to select a sub

Portrait

mode and press the A button at the end.

• Press the A button once again to display the sub mode selection screen.

• In [e-Portrait] mode, two images are recorded: an unmodified image and a second image to which [e-Portrait] effects have been applied.

1 Interval Shooting

Adjusts interval settings in the setting menu before selecting Interval Shooting in O (Scene Mode) to shoot.

Customizing the setting

Press the  button to display the

menus. Use H (arrow pad) to move to the

page tab, and use FG to select

Ta b

Settings Menu 3

GPS Settings Wi-Fi Settings Interval Settings Button Function Sportcam Settings

Setting menu 3 and then press A.

Use FG (arrow pad) to select [Interval Setting] and press A.

Then press FG (arrow pad) to select an item and press A.

Settings Menu 3

GPS Settings Wi-Fi Settings

Interval Settings

Button Function Sportcam Settings

Back

Frame

Start Waiting Time

Interval Time

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Back

BackInterval Settings

min

sec

Use FG (arrow pad) to highlight an option and press A to

select.

Frame Sets the number of frames to be shot between 1 and

Start Waiting Time Sets the time from pressing the shutter button until

Interval Time Sets the shooting interval for the second and

• Press the  button repeatedly to exit the menu.

• The interval may be longer than the set interval such as when the camera takes a few moments for image processing.

• Taken pictures are displayed as a group.

• For the free space on a card, you cannot shoot the set number of frames.

• The camera may go into sleep mode during interval shooting, but the shooting is performed according to the setting.

To cancel the interval shooting

Press the  button.

99 frames.

the picture is taken between 0 and 60 minutes.

subsequent frames per 10 seconds or between 1 and 60 minutes.

To take underwater photos

The [M Snapshot], [

\ Wide1

[ Wide2

], [

A Macro

], [

] submode is recommended for shooting underwater. When set to [[ Wide2], the focus distance is automatically fixed to approx. 5.0 m (16.4 ft.).

To lock the focus distance for underwater shoots (AF lock)

In the [M Snapshot], [

A Macro

[

] submode, you can

press the A button to fix the focus distance (AF lock). Press the A button again to cancel the AF lock.

\ Wide1

AF lock mark

AF LOCKAF LOCK

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\ (art filters)

You can shoot with color and effect like posters and paintings.

Sub mode Application

Pop Art

Soft Focus

Pale&Light Color

Grainy Film Expresses the strength and roughness of black and white.

Pin Hole

Diorama

Dramatic Tone

Enhances the color and atmosphere of an image more brightly and vividly.

Expresses an ethereal atmosphere with a soft tone and makes an image dreamy.

Expresses a comfortable floating feeling by making an image more pale and light.

Expresses the tunnel effect like that obtained from an old fashioned camera or a toy camera by reducing the peripheral brightness.

Expresses an image shooting a surreal miniature world with enhancing the saturation and contrast and blurring an outof-focus area of an image.

Enhances the local contrast of an image and provide an image that a difference of brightness and darkness is emphasized.

Rotate the mode dial to \.

Use HI (arrow pad) to select a sub

mode and press the A button at the end.

• Press the A button once again to display the

sub mode selection screen.

Pop Art

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[ (Sportcam mode)

By selecting a sub mode, you can shoot various wide-angle movies and a series of pictures (sequential or interval shooting).

Sub mode 1 Sub mode 2 Application

1080 60p (1920×1080)/

}

60p Movie

720 60p (1280×720)/ 480 60p (854×480)

HS120

High-Speed

;

Movie

(854×480)/ HS240 (640×360)

Time Lapse

Movie

Sport Burst

Shoots sequentially by the setting of [c] (P. 34).

Shoots sequentially by the setting of [] (P. 34).

The interval may be longer depending on the shooting condition.

0.5s/1s/3s/ 6s/12s/30s

/0.4s*2/

0.05s

/2s*3/5s/

1s 10s/30s/60s

• Only when the shooting mode is set to [, [b] also appears the in self

timer ([c], [d], and [

]) (P. 35).

Shoots a smooth movie at 60 frames/ second.

Shoots a fast-moving subject and play back in slow motion. In this slow motion movie, you can watch motion that is hardly visible to the naked eye.

Generate a movie by shooting successive images at longer interval. The movie, compressed a long time scene into a short movie, clarifies the change of the situation. The recording length is up to 24 hours.

Setting a shooting interval in the function menu allows you to shoot a series of frames (sequential or interval shooting). You can shoot up to 200 frames ([0.05s]: up to 60 frames).

Rotate the mode dial to [.

Use H (arrow pad) to select a sub

60p Movie

mode 1, and use G to move to the sub mode 2. Use HI (arrow pad) to select an item and press A.

Press the shutter button to start shooting.

• For [}], [;], and [/], the shutter button is also available to shoot

movies unlike normal movie recording.

• In [,], press the shutter button to start shooting a series of frames.

• During shooting, the indicator lamp flashes.

Press the shutter button again to stop shooting.

• When the camera exceeds the limit for continuous shooting, it automatically stops shooting. g “Number of storable pictures (still images)/Recording length (movies) in the internal memory and cards” (P. 100) Set the [Repeat Rec] (P. 66) to [Yes] to automatically extend the shooting time.

• Pressing A in the shooting screen fixes the focus distance (AF lock). Press A again to cancel the lock.

• After you assigned [z Shoot Photo] in [Button Function] (P. 65), pressing the assigned button takes pictures by an equivalent setting to O [C].

• To shoot a normal movie in [,], assign [A Rec. Movie] to the button in advance.

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R (Self Portrait mode)

By selecting a sub mode according to the subject or the scene, you can shoot yourself with a proper setting.

Sub mode Application

Self Portrait Suitable for shooting self portraits.

Smoothes out skin tones and texture in self portraits.

e-Portrait

Hand-Held



Starlight

Backlight HDR

Snapshot Suitable for shooting seaside and pool self portraits.

]

Rotate the mode dial to R.

Use HI (arrow pad) to select a sub

This mode is suitable when viewing images on a highdefinition TV. The two images, before/after adjustment, are saved at once.

Suitable for shooting self portraits at night scene. The flash can be used.

Suitable for shooting self portraits in contrasting scenes. This mode captures multiple images and merges them into one, properly exposed image.

Sub mode

Self Portrait

mode and press the A button at the end.

• Press the A button once again to display the

sub mode selection screen.

Rotate the monitor 180 degrees.

• According to the directions of the camera and the monitor, you can invert

the screen view and the arrow pad usage. g [Disp. Inversion Set.] (P. 60)

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MENUMENU

Hold the camera with the lens facing

toward you.

• You can hold the camera upside down with your right hand only. Be sure to pass your wrist through the strap, and then firmly grip the camera to prevent the camera from dropping.

Press the face button halfway down to

focus.

Press the face button all the way down to shoot.

• The shutter button is also available for shooting.

• When [z Shoot Photo] (P. 65) is not assigned to the face button, you cannot shoot pictures with the face button.

Face button

p (Panorama mode)

You can shoot and combine multiple images to create an image with a wide angle of view (panoramic image).

Rotate the mode dial to p.

Press the A button to go to the function menu. Use HI

(arrow pad) to select a sub mode and press the A button at the end.

Sub mode Application

Auto

Panorama images are automatically combined just by swinging the camera in the shooting direction.

Three frames are taken and combined by the camera.

Manual

The user composes the shots using the guide frame and manually releases the shutter.

• Move the camera as if rotating it around a vertical axis through the center of the lens to take better panorama images.

Taking pictures with [Auto]

1 Select [Auto] in the submenu,

and press G (arrow pad). Use HI (arrow pad) to select the angle of view (STD:180°, FULL:360°) and then press the A button.

2 Point the camera to the start

position.

3 Press the shutter button to begin

shooting.

4 Start panning. When the arrow reaches the end of the guide, recording ends

automatically.

• The camera automatically processes the images and the combined panorama image is displayed.

• To stop shooting in the middle, press the shutter button or A button. If the camera pauses for a while, shooting automatically finishes.

• If the message [Image was not created.] is displayed, shoot again.

• To cancel the panorama function, press the  button.

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Preparations for shooting

Using basic functions

Shooting using basic functions