Question :
What are the differences between the TG-860, TG-850 and TG-835?

Answer:
The following table describes the differences:

Effective Pixels	16 million pixels, 1/2.3, CMOS
Image Processor	TruePicVII		True Pic VI
Monitor	3.0 inches, 460,000 dots, TFT color LCD, Movable (the monitor can be tilted by 180 degrees)		3.0 inches, 460,000 dots, TFT color LCD
Zoom	Optical Zoom: 5x, Super-Resolution Zoom: 2x, (Optical Zoom + Super-Resolution Zoom: 10x) Digital Zoom: 4x
Focal Length	3.74 mm - 18.7 mm (21 mm - 105 mm equivalent in 35 mm photography)		5.0 mm - 25.0 mm (28 mm - 140 mm equivalent in 35 mm photography)
Shooting Range	Standard mode: 0.1 m - ∞, Super Macro mode: 0.01 m - 0.1 m		Standard mode: 0.2 m (wide) - ∞, 0.5 m (tele) - ∞ Super Macro mode: 0.03 m - 0.6 m
ISO Sensitivity	AUTO, High AUTO, Manual: ISO 125 - 6400
Image Stabilization	Lens Shift Image Stabilizer		CMOS Shift Image Stabilizer
Shooting Mode	P (Program), iAUTO, Super Macro, ART (Art Filter), Panorama, Sportcam, Self Portrait, SCN (Scene)	P (Program), iAUTO, Super Macro, ART (Art Filters), Panorama, Hand-Held Starlight, e Portrait, SCN (Scene)	P (Program), iAUTO, Magic, Panorama, Advanced Movie, Photo with Clip, Hand-Held Starlight, SCN (Scene)
Art Filter / Magic Filter	7 Art Filters: Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale&Light Color, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Dramatic Tone		11 Magic Filters: Pop Art, Pin Hole, Fish Eye, Soft Focus, Punk, Sparkle, Watercolor, Reflection, Miniature, Fragmented, Dramatic
Scene Mode	19 scene modes: Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Interval Shooting, Hand-Held Starlight, Night Scene, Night+Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Sunset, Firework, Cuisine, Documents, Beach&Snow, Snapshot, Wide 1, Wide 2, Macro, Backlight HDR	18 scene modes: Portrait, Landscape, Interval Shooting, Night Scene, Night+Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Self Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach&Snow, Snapshot, Wide 1, Wide 2, Macro, Backlight HDR	21 scene modes: Portrait, Beauty, Landscape, Night Scene, Night+Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Self Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach&Snow, Snapshot, Wide 1, Wide 2, Macro, Pet Mode (Cat), Pet Mode (Dog), Super Macro, Backlight HDR
Picture Mode	Vivid, Natural, Muted, Fish Eye, Sparkle, Reflection, Fragmented, 7 Art filters		Not available
Interval Shooting	Available (up to 99 frames)		Not available
Image Size for Still Pictures (When aspect ratio is 4:3)	16M (4608 x 3456) 8M (3200 x 2400) 3M (1920 x 1440) VGA (640 x 480) * Selectable from 4:3, 16:9, 3:2, 1:1 aspect ratio
Image size for Movies	1080 60P (1920 x 1080) 1080P (1920 x 1080) 720P (1280 x 720) VGA (640 x 480) HS 120fps (640 x 480) HS 240fps (480 x 360) * In Sportcam, 1080 60P, 720 60P and 480 60P are selectable	1080 60P (1920 x 1080) 1080P (1920 x 1080) 720P (1280 x 720) VGA (640 x 480) HS 120fps (640 x 480) HS 240fps (432 x 324)	1080 60i (1920 x 1080) 1080P (1920 x 1080) 720P (1280 x 720) VGA (640 x 480) HS 120fps (1280 x 720) HS 240fps (432 x 324)
GPS, Logging Function, Electronic Compass	GPS available (Also compatible with GLONASS and QZSS), Logging Function available	Not available	GPS, Logging Function, Electronic Compass available
Memory	SD / SDHC / SDXC cards (UHS-I compatible, 128 MB to 128 GB), Eye-Fi card	SD / SDHC / SDXC cards (UHS-I compatible, 128 MB to 128 GB) Eye-Fi card, FlashAir
Internal Memory	37 MB		39 MB
Battery / Number of shots per Charge	Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery LI-50 / Approx. 300 shots
Waterproof / Dustproof	15m waterproof / dustproof available	10m waterproof / dustproof available
Crushproof	2.1 m
Freezeproof	-10℃
Underwater Housing	PT-057 (sold separately)		PT-055 (sold separately)
Dimensions	112.9 mm (W) x 64.1 mm (H) x 27.6 mm (D) / 4.4" (W) x 2.5" (H) x 1.1" (D)	109.9 mm (W) x 64.1 mm (H) x 27.6 mm (D) / 4.3" (W) x 2.5" (H) x 1.1" (D)	109.5 mm (W) x 66.5 mm (H) x 28.4 mm (D) / 4.3" (W) x 2.6" (H) x 1.1" (D)
Weight (Battery and Media Card Included)	224g	218g	214g
Color	White, Orange	White, Black	Blue, Silver
Release Date	May 2015	March 2014	February 2014

Question :
What additional items are packaged with the camera?

Answer:
The following items are bundled with the camera:

• TG-860 camera
• Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery (LI-50B)
• USB-AC Adapter (F-2AC)
• USB Cable (CB-USB8)
• Strap
• OLYMPUS Setup CD-ROM: OLYMPUS Viewer 3 software (Windows / Mac)
• Instruction Manual
• Warranty Card

Question :
What are the compression rates, and what size are the image files in each record mode?

Answer:

【 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.

Image Size	Compression	Image Capacity without Sound					File Size (Approx.)
		37 MB Internal Memory	SD / SDHC / SDXC Card
			4GB	8GB	16GB	32GB
16M (4608 x 3456)	Fine	4	460	941	1,896	3,856	8.9 MB
	Normal	8	880	1,773	3,570	7,262	4.7 MB
8M (3200 x 2400)	Fine	9	900	1,826	3,678	7,480	4.6 MB
	Normal	16	1,630	3,282	6,610	13,445	2.5 MB
3M (1920 x 1440)	Fine	27	2,740	5,521	11,118	22,612	1.5 MB
	Normal	54	5,480	11,042	22,236	45,224	0.7 MB
VGA (640 x 480)	Fine	198	20,110	40,488	81,533	165,821	0.2 MB
	Normal	341	30,170	60,732	122,300	248,732	0.1 MB

【 Movies 】

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

Image Size / Aspect Ratio	Image Capacity
	37 MB Internal Memory		4 GB SD / SDHC / SDXC Card
	with Sound	without Sound	with Sound	without Sound
1080 60P (1920 x 1080 / 16:9)	9 sec.	9 sec.	18 min.	18 min.
1080 (1920 x 1080 / 16:9)	14 sec.	15 sec.	27 min.	29 min.
720 60P * (1280 x 720 / 16:9)	17 sec.	18 sec.	32 min.	34 min.
720 (1280 x 720 / 16:9)	27 sec.	30 sec.	51 min.	57 min.
480 60P * (854 x 480 / 16:9)	30 sec.	34 sec.	57 min.	64 min.
480 * (854 x 480 / 16:9)	52 sec.	1 min. 6 sec.	100 min.	125 min.
VGA (640 x 480 / 4:3)	1 min. 6 sec.	1 min. 28 sec.	125 min.	167 min.
HS120 * (854 x 480 / 16:9)	-	17 sec.	-	32 min.
HS120 (640 x 480 / 4:3)	-	23 sec.	-	43 min.
HS240 * (640 x 360 / 16:9)	-	15 sec.	-	29 min.
HS240 (480 x 360 / 4:3)	-	17 sec.	-	32 min.

• * Available only in sportcam mode

Question :
What is Self Portrait mode?

Answer:
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.

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.

TG-860 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.

Question :
What is Sportcam mode?

Answer:
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-860 Sportcam mode
• Shooting in Sportcam mode
• Settings for Sportcam

TG-860 Self Portrait 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).

Sub menu 1	Sub menu 2	Description
Invert Image	No	Images are not inverted.
	Yes (Default setting)	When the camera is inverted, the top, bottom, left, right of the save images are also inverted. If you shoot a movie with the camera inverted, the movie will not be upside-down.
Repeat Rec	No (Default setting)	The camera does not repeat the same shooting.
	Yes	When the first shooting is finished, the camera repeats the same shooting. The camera continues shooting until you stop the shooting or the number of storable pictures or recording length reaches its limit. The recording length is up to 99 hours or the number of storable picture is up to 20,000 shots.
Sleep Mode	No (Default setting)	The sleep mode is off.
	Yes	The camera enters sleep mode when you leave the camera unattended for approx. 30 seconds. If the camera enters sleep mode during shooting, the shooting is not stopped. Any button operation cancels sleep mode. When you leave the camera during shooting, this function saves the buttery consumption.

Question :
What type of memory card can I use with this model?

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

Question :
Where can I find the instruction manual for my camera?

Answer:
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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