Tough TG-870

The following items are bundled with the camera:

• TG-870 camera
• Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery (LI-50B)
• USB-AC Adapter (F-5AC)
• USB Cable (CB-USB8)
• Strap
• OLYMPUS Setup CD-ROM:OLYMPUS Viewer 3 software (Windows / Mac)
• Instruction Manual
• Warranty Card

【 Still Pictures 】
The compression rate in Fine mode (shooting at high quality) is 1/4. The rate in Normal mode (shooting at normal quality) is 1/8.
When the aspect rate is 4:3.

• * In default setting, the image size is 16M and the compression is Normal.

• * In default setting, the image size is 1080.
• * HS movie shoots fast-moving subjects and play back in slow motion.

• * Available only in sportcam mode

Self Portrait mode enables you to take pictures of yourself in appropriate settings by selecting a sub mode according to the shooting condition.
Rotate the mode dial to (Self Portrait). Select a sub mode of Self Portrait using the arrow pad and press the [OK] button.

TG-870 Self Portrait mode

Sub menu	Description
Self Portrait (Default setting)	Suitable for shooting self portraits.
e-Portrait	Smoothes out skin tones and texture in self portraits. This mode is suitable when viewing images on a high definition TV. The two images, before/after adjustment, are saved at once.
Hand-Held Starlight	Suitable for shooting self portraits at night scene. The flash can be used.
Backlight HDR	Suitable for shooting self portraits in contrasting scene. This mode captures multiple images and merges them into one, properly exposed image.
Snapshot	Suitable for shooting seaside and pool self portraits.

The monitor rotates 180 degrees, so you can take self portrait pictures while viewing the monitor in the following ways:

• Face the lens towards yourself and press the shutter button.
• Face the lens towards yourself. Turn the camera upside down and press the face button.

Sportcam mode enables you to take movies utilizing the wide angle performance of the camera and take sequential pictures (sequential or interval shooting).
Rotate the mode dial to SPORT (Sportcam mode). Select a Sportcam mode (sub mode1) and its image quality or interval (sub mode2) using the arrow pad.

TG-870 Sportcam mode

Sub mode 1	Sub mode 2	Description
Self Portrait (Default setting)	1080 60p (1920 x 1080) 720 60p (1280 x 720) 480 60p (854 x 480)	Shoots a smooth movie at 60 frames per second.
High-Speed Movie	HS120 (854 x 480) HS240 (640 x 360)	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.
Time Lapse Movie	0.5s / 1s / 3s / 6s / 12s / 30s	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.
Sport Burst	0.05s *1 / 0.4s * 2/ 1s *3 / 2s *3 / 5s / 10s / 30s / 60s	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. (In [0.05s], you can shoot up to 60 frames).

• *1 Shoots sequentially by the setting of .
• *2 Shoots sequentially by the setting of .
• *3 The interval may be longer depending on the shooting condition.

Shooting in Sportcam mode

• The indicator lamp flashes during shooting.
• If you set Repeat Rec in Sportcam setting to Yes, the camera automatically continues the next shooting when the first shooting is finished.
• When the number of pictures or recording length reaches its limit, the camera automatically stops shooting without pressing the shutter button.
• Pressing [OK] button before shooting fixes the focus distance (AF lock). Press the [OK] button again to cancel the AF lock.
• When Shoot Photo is assigned under Button Function, pressing the assigned button takes pictures by an equivalent setting to SCN . To shoot a normal movie in , assign Rec. Movie to a button.

Settings for Sportcam

The settings for monitor display and recording in the following table can be changed. The settings are available only in Sportcam mode. Press the [MENU] button and select Sportcam Settings in (Settings Menu 3).

You can find the manual online. You can either read it online or download the instruction manual for your camera.
See the following Web page to find the available manuals:

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This model is compatible with SD, SDHC and SDXC cards, including Eye-Fi cards.