Casio EX-V8 manual

1 E Digital Camera EX-V8 User’ s Guide K830PCM1DMX Thank you f or purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’ s Guide. • K eep the User’ s Guide in a safe place f or future reference . • For the most up-to-date inf ormation about this product, visit the official EXILIM Websit[...]

2 UNPACKING UNPACKING As you unpack you r camera, chec k to make sure tha t all items shown below are includ ed. If anythin g is missing, contact your ori ginal retaile r. Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-50) USB Cradle (CA-35) Special AC Adaptor (AD-C52G)/AC Power Cord * Strap USB Cable AV Cable CD-ROMs (2) Basic Reference * The[...]

3 CONTENTS CONTENTS UNPACKING 2 QUICK START BASICS 9 First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Configuring Display Lang uage, Date, and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 CONTENTS SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 56 Specifying the Recording Mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 ■ Specifyi ng Image Size 62 ■ Specifyi ng Image Qualit y 63 ■ Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp 64 ■ Using the e[...]

5 CONTENTS ADVANCED SETTINGS 123 Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 ■ Using Aut o Focus 124 ■ Using Macr o Focus 125 ■ Using Infinity Focu s 131 ■ Using Manu al Focus 131 Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Shooting with the REC Li[...]

6 CONTENTS EDITING IMAGES 173 Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of an Old Photograp h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Editing the D[...]

7 CONTENTS OTHER SETTI NGS 206 Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . 206 Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 208 Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 CONTENTS USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 229 What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . 230 ■ Viewing and St oring Images on a Compu ter 234 ■ Transfer of Images from th e Camera and Management of Images on the Comput er 241 ■ Playing Mov ies 243 ■ Uploading Movie [...]

9 QUICK START BASICS QUICK START BASICS (page 36) ■ Loading the Battery into th e Camera 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Load the battery into the camera. 3. Close the battery cover. First, charge the battery 1 2 While press ing lightly on th e cover, slid e it in the direc tion indicated by th e arrow to open. Monitor Scre en Back Stopper EXILIM l[...]

10 QUICK START BASICS ■ Using the USB Cradle to Charge 1. Plug the USB cradle into a household power outlet. 2. Place the camera onto the USB cradle. AC adaptor AC power cord USB cradle [CHARGE] lamp Red: Char ging Green: Ch arged (Full) • It takes about 15 0 minutes to achieve a ful l charge.[...]

11 QUICK START BASICS (pages 210, 21 4) The settings on this page are re quired the f irst time you tur n on the camera aft er purchasing i t. • If you make a mi stake when confi guring the lang uage, date, and time set tings, you can ch ange the settin gs (pages 210, 214). 1. Slide open the lens co ver to turn on the camera. • Take care t hat [...]

12 QUICK START BASICS 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the date form at and then press [SET]. Example: December 19, 2007 7. Set the date and the time. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to sel ect the setting y ou want (year, month, day, hour, mi nute) and the n use [ S ] and [ T ] to change the setting. To switch bet ween 12-hour an d 24-hour form at, slide th e[...]

13 QUICK START BASICS (page 46) ■ Loading a Memory Card into the Camera When a memory card i s loaded, the came ra stores imag es you shoot on the ca rd. NO T E • Though the cam era has built-i n memory, using a memory card provid es additional cap acity you can use to sto re more images, high -quality and la rge-size images, and longer movies.[...]

14 QUICK START BASICS ■ Formatting a Memor y Card Before you can us e a memory card with your camera , you must format it . IMPORT ANT! • Formattin g a memory card tha t already has sna pshots or other files on it, will delete its contents. Nor mally you do not need to forma t a memory card again. However, if stor ing to a card has slowe d down[...]

15 QUICK START BASICS (page 56) 1. Slide open the lens co ver to turn on the camera. • Take care t hat you do not touch the lens w hen sliding the lens cover. 2. Align the mode dial w ith “ ” (Snapshot). This caus es “ ” to appear on the moni tor scree n. • If “ ” (PLA Y Mode) is on the monitor screen , make sure that th e lens cove[...]

16 QUICK START BASICS 5. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button all the way down. The recorded i mage will remai n on the display f or about one second, an d then it will be stored in memor y. After that, the camera will be ready to shoot th e next image. Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality Your camera lets yo u select from[...]

17 QUICK START BASICS (page 156) 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. If there are mu ltiple images in memory, us e [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll throug h them. ■ To return to a REC m ode You can enter a REC Mode by perfor ming any one of the following oper ations. – Press th e shutter b utton. – Align th e mode dial with the desired REC mode. ?[...]

18 QUICK START BASICS (page 97) 1. Align the mode dial w ith “ ” (Movie). This cau ses “ ” (Movie) to appear on the monitor screen. • If “ ” (PLAY Mode) is on the monitor screen, ma ke sure that th e lens cover is open and then pr ess the shutter butto n or [ ] (PLAY). This will switch to the currently s elected REC Mod e. 2. Press th[...]

19 QUICK START BASICS Movie Image Quality Your camera le ts you select fr om among six image qua lity settings (UHQ, UHQ Wide, HQ, HQ Wide, No rmal, LP) for movies. To g et the most out of th e imaging capabilit ies of your camera, use a quality setting of “HQ” (High Quality) or “HQ Wide” or bett er. Movie qual ity is a standard that determ[...]

20 QUICK START BASICS (page 158) The film-lik e frame that appears on th e monitor scree n indicate s that this is an image from a movie. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the movie you want to play. When scroll ing through i mages, a movie is displayed o n the monitor scre en by showing its f irst frame. 3. Pres[...]

21 QUICK START BASICS (page 204) You can use t he following proc edure to delete fi les you have transferr ed to your comput er’s hard disk , images you have printed, o r files you si mply no longer ne ed. This frees up memory for reco rding more imag es. 1. Press [ ]. 2. Press [ T ] ( ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snaps hot or movie yo[...]

22 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ■ BEST SHOT for beautiful shots simply by selecting a sample image built into the camera Simply select t he scene that is similar to w hat you want to shoot (Nigh t Scene Portrait, Flower, e tc.), for instan t camera setups. ■ A powerful collection of useful recording features • Face reco gnition during imag e rec[...]

23 INTRODUCTION ■ LCD Panel The liquid cr ystal panel of the monitor scr een uses high- precision t echnology th at provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some pi xels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This i s due to the char acteristic s of the liquid cr ystal panel, and doe s not indicate malfunction. ■ Copyr[...]

24 INTRODUCTION • Macintosh, Mac OS, QuickTime, QuickTime logo, and iPhoto are trademar ks of Apple Inc. in the Uni ted States and/or other countries. • MultiMediaCa rd is a t rademark of Infineon Te chnologies A G of Germany, a nd licensed to the Mu ltiMediaCar d Association (MMCA). • MMC plus is a trademark of the Mult iMediaCard Associatio[...]

25 INTRODUCTION • The content s of this manual ar e subject to chan ge without notice. • The conten t of this manual has b een checked at each step of the prod uction process . Please contac t us if you noti ce anything t hat is question able, erron eous, etc. • Any copying of the contents o f this manual, eithe r in part or its entir ety, is[...]

26 INTRODUCTION ■ Take test shots before shooting the final shot. • Before shoo ting your fi nal image, sho ot a test shot to ensure that the ca mera is record ing correctl y. ■ Avoid Use While In Motion • Never use the camera to recor d or play back i mages while operatin g an automobile or ot her vehicle, or while walking. Looking at the [...]

27 INTRODUCTION ■ Display Panel • Do not appl y strong pressu re to the LCD pane l surface or subject it to strong impact . Doing so can ca use the displa y panel glas s to crack. • Should the d isplay panel ev er become cracke d, never touc h any of the li quid insid e the panel. Doi ng so creates the risk of skin inflammat ion. • Should d[...]

28 INTRODUCTION ■ Water and Foreign Matter • Water, other liq uids, or foreign ma tter (especially me tal) getting insi de the camera cr eates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immedi ately perform the following steps whenever any of the abov e symptoms are pr esent. Particular care is required wh en using the ca mera where it is raining or [...]

29 INTRODUCTION ■ Disassembly and Modification • Never try to take the camera apart or modify i t in any way. Doing so creat es the risk of electric shoc k, burn injury, and other pers onal injury . Be sure to leave a ll internal inspection, maintenanc e, and repair up to your dealer or n earest CASIO authorized service center . ■ Locations T[...]

30 INTRODUCTION • Do not expo se or immerse the ba ttery in fresh water or salt water. Doin g so can damage th e battery, and ca use deterioratio n of its performanc e and loss of s ervice life. • This battery is intended for us e with a CASIO Digital Came ra only. Use wi th any other device creates the risk o f the battery damage, or d eterior[...]

31 INTRODUCTION • Be sure to rea d the user docu mentation that comes with the camera and special charger unit before us ing or chargi ng the battery. • If a batter y is to be used by you ng children , make sure that a responsib le adult makes th em aware of the prec autions and proper han dling instructio ns, and make sure that they handl e ba[...]

32 INTRODUCTION • Never touch the AC adaptor wh ile your hands are wet. Doing so creates the ris k of electric shock. • Misuse of the AC adapt or creates the risk of fire and ele ctric shock. Make sure you observ e the following precautions when using th e AC adaptor. – Never loca te the power cor d near a stov e or other heat ing device. –[...]

33 INTRODUCTION ■ Battery Life • Battery co ntinuous ope ration times pr ovided in this ma nual represent the approximat e amount of time bef ore the camera turns off due to low battery power when being powe red by the special batte ry under normal tempe rature (23°C (73°F)) . They do not guar antee that you will be ab le to achie ve the indi[...]

34 INTRODUCTION ■ Operating Environment • The operat ing temperature r ange of the came ra is 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). • Do not plac e the camera in any of the fol lowing location s. – In an area e xposed to direct sunlight, or large amounts of moisture or dust – Near an air conditione r or in other area s subjected t o extreme te[...]

35 INTRODUCTION ■ Caring for your camer a • Fingerp rints, dirt , and other fo reign matte r on the lens surface can interf ere with proper operation of the camera. Avoi d touching t he lens surface . To clean the len s surface, use a blower to blo w off dust or fo reign matter and th en wipe with a soft, dry cl oth. • Fingerpri nts, dirt, an[...]

36 GETTING RE ADY GETTING READY Your camera is powered by a rech argeable lithium io n battery (NP-50). IMPORT ANT! • Use of any type of battery othe r than NP-50 is not supported. To load the battery 1. Open the battery cover. While pressi ng the battery c over, slide it in the direct ion indicated by the arrow. 2. Load the battery into the came[...]

37 GETTING RE ADY 3. Close the battery cover. Swing the bat tery cover cl osed, and then slide it secure ly into place a s you press it agai nst the camera . The battery is not fully char ged when you use the camera for the firs t time after purchasin g it. Use the following procedure t o charge it. To charge the battery 1. Plug the USB cradle into[...]

38 GETTING RE ADY 3. With the camera positi oned so the monitor screen is facing towards you as shown in the illustration, place it onto the USB cradle. The [CHARGE] lamp lights red and ch arging starts . • It takes about 150 minutes to achi eve a full charge . Actual charging ti me depends on cur rent battery ca pacity, remaining pow er, and cha[...]

39 GETTING RE ADY If the [CHARGE] lamp flashe s red This indicat es that the camera or battery is faul ty, or that the battery is l oaded in the ca mera incorrect ly. Remove the batt ery from the camer a and check if i ts contacts are dirty. If they are, wipe them of f with a dry clot h and then reload the batte ry into the camera. After confirmin [...]

40 GETTING RE ADY ■ Battery Power Conservation Tips • When you do not need to use t he flash, select “ ” (flash o ff) for the flash setting (pa ge 72). • Enable the Au to Power Off an d the Sleep featu res to protect against wast ing battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (page 45 ). ■ Checking Remaining Battery Power As b[...]

41 GETTING RE ADY Replacing the Battery 1. Open the battery cover. 2. With the camera oriented with its monitor screen facing upwa rds as shown in the illustration, slide th e stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow an d hold it there. • This will caus e the battery to come out part way. 3. While still ho lding the stopper, pull the batte[...]

42 GETTING RE ADY ■ Storage Precautions • Though a re chargeable li thium ion batte ry provides hig h capacity in a compact configu ration, long-ter m storage whil e charged can ca use it to deteriorate. – If you do n ot plan to use a b attery for some ti me, fully use up its char ge before sto ring it. – Always remo ve the battery f rom th[...]

43 GETTING RE ADY ■ Turning Power On To turn power on and en ter a REC mode Open the lens co ver. • If the c amera is alre ady turned and in the PLAY mode wi th the lens cover o pen, you can enter a REC mo de by performing any one of the foll owing operations. – Press the shutter button . – Align the mod e dial with the de sired REC mode. ?[...]

44 GETTING RE ADY ■ Turning Power Off Close the lens cover. • To turn off the camera while the l ens cover is cl osed, press [] ( P L A Y ) . NO T E • You can confi gure the camera so power does not tu rn on when you pres s [ ] (PLAY), or to re quire that [ ] be held down fo r some time befor e the camera t urns on (page 217). Turning On Powe[...]

45 GETTING RE ADY ■ Battery Power Conservation Features This camer a is equipped w ith a sleep fun ction and auto power off function to conserve battery powe r. You can configure the se settings in the REC mode as desc ribed below. • Sleep a nd Auto Power Off always operate as described b elow in the PLAY mode, regardless of their current PLAY [...]

46 GETTING RE ADY You can store i mages you shoot wit h the camera on a memory card. It is up to you to purc hase a commercially a vailable memory card. In addition to memory card storag e, the camera also has built- in memory, which is en ough to hold a few snapshots or a short movie. Use bu ilt-in memory f or test purposes, eme rgency use, etc. N[...]

47 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • See the instr uctions that come with the memory card for information abou t how to use it. • Certain ty pes of cards can slow down proc essing speed s. If you are usi ng a slow memory card, you may not be able to record a movie using the “UHQ”, “UHQ Wide” , “HQ”, or “HQ Wide” i mage quality set ti[...]

48 GETTING RE ADY Loading a Memory Card into the Camera IMPORT ANT! • Make sure you a lways turn of f the camera bef ore loading or removing a me mory card. • Be sure to ori ent the card corr ectly when lo ading it. Never try to forc e a memory card into t he slot when you feel resistan ce. 1. Open the battery cover. While pressi ng the battery[...]

49 GETTING RE ADY Replacing the Memory Card 1. Remove the memory card from the camera. Press the memo ry card and th en release i t, so it comes part way out. Pull the card out th e rest of the way by hand. 2. Load the other memory card. IMPORT ANT! • Never insert an ything besides a supp orted memory card (page 46) int o the memory card slot. ?[...]

50 GETTING RE ADY Formatting a Memory Card Before using a ne w memory card for the first time, you ne ed to format it. Once you format a memo ry card, you will not need to format it each time you use it. Formatting a memo ry card that already h as files on it will de lete its conten ts. IMPORT ANT! • Note that dat a deleted by a memor y card form[...]

51 GETTING RE ADY ■ Memory Card Pre cautions • If a memory card star ts to behave abnormally, you ca n restore normal op eration by refo rmatting it . However, it is recommended th at you always take alon g more than one memory card wh enever using the ca mera far away from the home or office. • If you experience pr oblems whi le trying to pl[...]

52 GETTING RE ADY Menu Screen Operation Buttons The followin g is the proce dure for menu opera tions in a REC mode. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. This displa ys the menu scree n. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the tab where the item you want to con figure is located . Here, we will select the “REC” tab. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the[...]

53 GETTING RE ADY Each press of [ S ] ( DISP) chang es the co ntents of the monitor screen as shown below. ■ REC Modes ■ PLAY mode Changing the Contents of the Monitor Screen Indicators on Histogram on Indicators off Indicators on Histogra m/Details on Indicators off[...]

54 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Pressing [ S ] (DIS P) will not ch ange monitor sc reen contents du ring standb y or recording of an audio snapsh ot. • You can use [ S ] (DISP) to turn off the mon itor screen only when voice re cording in a REC mode. You cannot tur n off the monitor screen for any ot her recordin g function. • Pressing [ S ] [...]

55 GETTING RE ADY PLAY mode Current Scree n To return to the norma l playback screen Menu screen [MENU] or [ ] REC mode screen Press [ ]. Delete screen Press [ ]. You could als o select “Cancel” and then press [SET].[...]

56 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Your CASIO digital camera has eight recordi ng modes, each o f which is des cribed below . Before reco rding an image, use the mode dial to sel ect the reco rding mode tha t suits the type of image you ar e trying to record. • ( Snapshot ) Use this mode to record still i mages. This is the mod e you shou[...]

57 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The icon of th e currently selected reco rding mode (like “ ” for the Snapsho t mode) is disp layed on the monitor screen . Holding the ca mera with one hand ca n result in accide ntal hand movement. Hold t he camera securel y with both hands when shooting sn apshots. • To protect ag ainst accident ally dropp[...]

58 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORT ANT! • Take care tha t your fingers a nd the strap do not cover any of the area s indicated in t he illustration . NO T E • Good-loo king images are imp ossible if you move the camera when you pr ess the shutter button or while the Auto Focus opera tion is being perf ormed. Holding the camera correc tly, carefu lly[...]

59 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. Slide open the lens co ver to turn on the camera. 2. Align the mode di al with (Snapshot). Confirm that the subject (people, sc enery, etc.) an d the Snap shot icon “ ” are displayed o n the monitor screen. 3. Focus the image. While the fo cus frame is al igned with th e subject, half -press the shutter button. Auto Fo[...]

60 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 4. Shoot the image. When the image i s focused, pre ss the shutter b utton the res t of the way. This will sh oot the snaps hot and save i t to the memory card or the camera’s built-in memory. IMPORT ANT! • While the “Ant i Shake” setting is “ Auto” or “ Camera Shake”, h alf pressing the shu tter will cause th[...]

61 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT . ■ Fully pressing the shut ter button without waiting for Auto Focus • You can shoot sn apshots by pre ssing the shu tter button al l the way wit hout waiting for A uto Focus. What the camera does in this c ase depends on wh ether Quick Shut ter (page 129) is o n or off. When Quick Shutter is turned on High-spee d Auto F[...]

62 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Specifying Image Size A digital camer a image is a collection of small do ts (pixels). The size of an image indicate s how many pixel s it contains, and is expressed as horizonta l pixels × vertic al pixels. The initial factory def ault image size setting is 8M (3264 × 244 8 pixels). Note that a larger image takes up mo re [...]

63 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Selectin g 3:2 (3264 × 2176 pix els) records ima ges with an aspect ratio of 3:2 , which matches the stan dard aspect ratio (3:2) of pri nt paper. • VGA (640 × 48 0 pixels) is the optimum size when attachin g images to e- mail. • Print pape r sizes should be thought of as r ough estimates only (200 d pi print resolu[...]

64 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The “Fine” set ting helps to bring out details when s hooting a finely de tailed image of nature that inc ludes dense tree branches or leaves, or an image of a comple x pattern. Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp The AF assist lamp emits light t hat helps the camer a focus when you half-p ress the shutte r button u[...]

65 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “AF Assist Light” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Off” and then press [SET]. When you want to turn on the AF assist lamp, select “On” here. IMPORT ANT! • Do not look dir ectly into the AF as sist/REC light/self- timer lamp or[...]

66 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 4. Shoot the image. When the image i s focused, pre ss the shutter b utton the res t of the way. This will sh oot the snaps hot and save i t to the memory card or the camera’s built-in memory. ■ Using the easy Mode Menu In the eas y mode, menu displa y is limited to flash , self-timer, and image size set tings. While the [...]

67 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the s etting you want, and then press [SET]. • An asteri sk ( * ) indicates reset default set tings. 4. After making the menu settings you want, select “Exit Menu” and then press [SET]. • See the fol lowing sections for full details abo ut each setting. – Using the Flas h (page 72) ?[...]

68 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots • The image t hat appears on th e monitor scre en is for image compositi on. The actual i mage will be recor ded at the quali ty set for the image quality settin g. • Subject bri ghtness condition s can cause monitor scre en response to slow and can caus e digital nois e in the m[...]

69 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Your camera prov ides you with 7X opt ical zoom (which changes the lens foca l distance) , which can be us ed in combinatio n with digital zo om (which digital ly process the center portion of the image to enla rge it) for total zoom capabi lities of 28 - 105.4X. IMPORT ANT! • Generally speaking, the hi gher the digit al zo[...]

70 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • The zoom contro ller has two spee ds. Sliding the zoo m controlle r further upward s or downwards zo oms at high speed. 3. Press the shutter button to shoot. NO T E • Performing a zoom operation ch anges the len s aperture. • Use of a tripo d is recommended to protect agains t hand movement when us ing the teleph oto [...]

71 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ● Zoom Values for Each Image Size • The image d eteriorati on point de pends on t he image si ze (page 62). The smaller the i mage size, the higher the zoom factor you ca n use before re aching the ima ge deteriorat ion point. • Though digit al zoom genera lly causes a dete rioration of image qualit y, some digital zoom[...]

72 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Turning Off Digit al Zoom You can turn of f digital zoom i f you want to use optical zoom only. This wi ll help to avo id deterior ated images du e to accidental ly switching ov er from optical zoom to digital zoom when shooting snapshots. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On a “REC” tab, sele ct “Digital Zoom ” [...]

73 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto) • The flash ra nge changes in accordance with optical zoom. 1. In a REC mode, press [ T ] ( ). • Each press of [ T ] ( ) cycles th rough the flash mode settings d escribed below on the monitor scre en. 2. Press the shutter button to shoot. IMPORT ANT! • When using fl ash, [...]

74 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Red-eye reduction Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can caus e red spots inside the eyes of p eople who are in the i mage. This i s caused whe n the light from t he flash reflect s off of the retin a of the eye. When “ ” (Red Eye) is selected on th e flash mode, the REC light will fire, which causes[...]

75 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Changing the Flash Intensity 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Flash Intensity” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the flash intensity setting you want and then press [SET]. You can set one o f five levels, from –2 (weakes t) to +2 (stronges t). IMPORT ANT! •[...]

76 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Flash Assist” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Off” and then press [SET]. When you want to u se flash assist , select “Auto” he re. IMPORT ANT! • Flash assis t may not produce t he desired resul t for some types of subje[...]

77 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT With the se lf-timer, pressing the shutter button starts a timer, and the shutt er is release d and the image i s shot after a fi xed amount of time. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Self-timer” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the self-timer type and then press [SET].[...]

78 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Using the Self-timer to Shoo t an Image • The imag e is not shot ri ght away after yo u press the shutter but ton. Instea d, shooting sta rts after the preset time el apses. The AF assist/REC light/self- timer lamp fla shes while the countd own is being performed. • You can inte rrupt an ongoing self -timer countdow n by [...]

79 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Your camera has t hree continuo us shutter modes. Selecting the Continuous Shutter Mode 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Continuous” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the mode you want and then press [SET]. This enable s the continuous shutter mode you se lected and dis[...]

80 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Recording with Norm al-speed Continuous Shutter, High-speed Continuous Shutter, and Flash Continuous Shutter 1. Press the shutter button to shoot. • With Normal-spee d continuous shu tter and High-s peed continuous shutter, i mages conti nue to be sho t as long as you keep the shu tter butto n depressed. Re leasing the shut[...]

81 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Note that t he resolution o f images recor ded with the high - speed cont inuous shutter mode or flash conti nuous shutter mode is somewhat lower resolution and more pron e to digital noise than images recorde d with the norma l-speed continuou s shutter mode. • “Auto” ISO sensitiv ity always is used for the flash c[...]

82 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Recording Audio for a Snapshot 1. Press the shutter button to shoot. This monitor screen will show the image y ou just shot, along with the “ ” icon. • If you do not wan t to record audi o at this time, press [MENU]. Th is will display the monitor screen for shootin g the next image . 2. Press the shutter button to [...]

83 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORT ANT! • Take care that you do not block the camera’s microphone with your fi ngers while record ing. • Good recordi ng results are not possible when the camera is to o far away from what you are tr ying to record. NO T E • After trans ferring an audi o snapshot to your computer’s hard disk, you can play back t[...]

84 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT The face recognition feat ure gives prior ity to the human face s in an image for fo cus and bright ness settings . The following describes to two available f ace recognit ion modes. Performing a face recognition recording operation (Normal Mode) 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Face Recognit[...]

85 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 5. Half-press the shutter button. The focus fra me of the face th at is focused becomes green. 6. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button the rest of the way. The camera will adjust its set tings so the fr amed faces are of proper bri ghtness. NO T E • The “ (Tracking)” i s selected f or the AF area whene [...]

86 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 5. When the message “Face r ecognition successful!” appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Save” and then press [SET]. This will re cord the face d ata and return t o the recordi ng screen. • To re-rec ord the face da ta, select “Cance l”. NO T E • You can have u p to six sets of f ace data recorde d in the c[...]

87 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 5. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select a name, and then press [ T ]. • You can s elect any one of 12 preset na mes to face data. 6. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the pr iority level you want and then press [SET]. • You can select an y one of four levels, from “ ” (Lowest) to “ ” (Highest). Selecting “ ” (Disabled ) [...]

88 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Shooting a Snapshot using Recorded and Edited Face Data After you rec ord and edit fa ce data, you ca n use it to shoo t photographs. Th e camera will record imag es in accordance with the priori ty levels you co nfigured for ea ch set of face d ata. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Face [...]

89 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Be sure to sele ct “ (Track ing)” for the AF are a whenever “Fa mily First” i s selected as th e face recogni tion mode (page 127 ). Selecting the Face Detection Method (Priority) Use the foll owing procedur e to specify w hether you wa nt to give priority to faster spe ed or a higher nu mber of faces du ri[...]

90 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Selecting “Qua ntity” while using the Normal mode will make it possi ble to detected sma ller faces at a greater distance th an when “Spee d” is selected. Face Recognition Precautions • The maximum number of faces that can be d etected at one time is five when “Spe ed” is selected for the “Prio rity[...]

91 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Face recognit ion in the Family Firs t mode may be slower than in the Normal mode because the ca mera needs time t o determine whether the faces in the image are th e same as the recorded face s. Also, compare d with the Normal mo de, the Family First mode will not be able to r ecognize faces that are far away and sm all.[...]

92 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Shooting with Aperture Priority AE (A Mode) With apertur e priority AE , you set the aper ture and the ca mera sets the approp riate shutter speed au tomatically. A wider aperture (a l ower apertur e value) provid es a shallow dep th of field, while a nar row aperture (a higher apertur e value) provid es a greater dept h [...]

93 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 3. Half-press the shutter button. The camera will focus the image i n accordance wit h your setting. • The shutter sp eed and apertu re value on the mon itor screen will tu rn orange when you half-press shutter button if th e image is over- exposed or und er-exposed. 4. When the image is focu sed, press the shutter button t[...]

94 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. Set the mode dial to “S”. 2. Press [SET] as many times as required to select the shutter speed setting and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to set the speed you want. • You can also use [SET] to select the EV s hift setting and then spe cify an exposure valu e (EV shift), if you want. 3. Half-press the shutter button. The ca[...]

95 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Shooting with Manual Exposure Settings (M mode) The follow ing shows the r anges for the s hutter speed and aperture se ttings you can configu re in the M mode. * The camera has a built-in ND filte r to limit exposure. F9.2 is the apertu re when the ND fil ter is being used. NO T E • Sensitivity is fi xed at “ISO 50?[...]

96 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 4. Half-press the shutter button. The camera will focus the image i n accordance wit h your settings. • The shutter sp eed and apertu re value on the mon itor screen will tur n orange when you pr ess the shutter button half way if the image is ov er-exposed or under-exposed . 5. When the image is focu sed, press the shutter[...]

97 SHOOTING A MOVIE SHOOTING A MOVIE Before shoot ing a movie, you sh ould specify a mov ie image quality se tting. Movie image quality is a standar d that determines the detail, smoothness, a nd clarity o f a movie du ring playback. Shooting with the high-quality (H Q) setting will result in better ima ge quality, but it also shorte ns the amount [...]

98 SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie File Formats Movies are recor ded using H.264/ AVC MOV format. Movies you shoo t with your camera can be played bac k on a computer usin g QuickTime 7. Movie Size The following shows the approxim ate movie file size for a one- minute movie. Audio is a lso recorded whil e you shoot a mo vie. 1. In a REC mode, align th e mod[...]

99 SHOOTING A MOVIE Shooting with MOVIE BEST SHOT With MOVIE BEST SHOT (pa ge 104), you sele ct the preset scene that is closest to th e one you want to shoot, and the camera sets up for it automatically . Selecting the “Night Scene” MOVIE BEST SHOT scene, for example, sets the camera to shoot bright , clear images a t night. Anti Shake Movie R[...]

100 SHOOTING A MOVIE • The effects of camera movement in an image become mor e pronounced when you shoot cl ose up or a larg e zoom factor. Because of t his, use of a tri pod is recommend ed under these conditions. • When the subj ect is outside t he camera’s fo cus range, focusing is n ot possible and th e image will be out o f focus. Short [...]

101 SHOOTING A MOVIE 1. In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, and then press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Short Movie” scene and then press [SET]. This causes “ ” to appe ar on the monitor s creen. Pressing the s hutter button at this point will shoot a Sh ort Movie with a 4- second first pa rt and [...]

102 SHOOTING A MOVIE Past Movie is simi lar to a normal movi e, except that it captures about five se conds of whate ver happened in f ront of the lens before the sh utter butto n was pressed to start shoot ing. Past Movie is a great way to mak e sure that you n ever just miss that special moment because you press the shutter button too late . 1. I[...]

103 SHOOTING A MOVIE IMPORT ANT! • When Past Movi e is selected, the camera continually updates an in ternal buffe r that holds abou t five seconds of movie images o f what has happe ned in front of t he camera’s le ns. When you pres s the shutter but ton, your movie will sta rt with the buff er’s current c ontents and continue fr om there. B[...]

104 USING BEST SHOT USING BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT, you simply select the sample sc ene that is like the one yo u are trying to s hoot, and the camera sets up automatically . Even difficult bac klight scenes (which resu lt in the main subject bein g too dark if set up improperly) come out looking gre at! You can sel ect a sample scene by using the [...]

105 USING BEST SHOT ■ Selecting a Sample Scene 1. In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “” o r “” a n d then press [SET]. This enters the BEST SHOT mod e and displays a screen showing thumb nails of 12 sampl e scenes. • The currentl y selected sampl e scene is the on e with the boundary arou nd it. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X [...]

106 USING BEST SHOT 3. Press [SET] to apply the settings of the selected scene and retu rn to the recording screen. • The settings of the scene you sel ected remain in effect until you sele ct a different scene. • To select a diff erent BEST SHOT scene , repeat the above procedu re from step 1. 4. Press the shutter button. IMPORT ANT! • Night[...]

107 USING BEST SHOT Displaying Detailed In formation about a BEST SHOT Scene To display detailed informat ion about a BE ST SHOT scene , select i t with the red bound ary on the scen e selection scr een and then sli de the zoom controller t owards [ ] or [] . The followin g are the differen t operations yo u can perform while the sc ene descript io[...]

108 USING BEST SHOT ■ Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes You can use the pr ocedure belo w to save the set ups of snapshots o r movies th at you shot a s BEST SHOT s cenes. After that, you can recall a se tup whenever y ou want to use it. 1. Use the mode dial to select “ ” (B EST SHOT) or “ ” (MOVIE BEST SHOT), and then press [SET]. 2. Us[...]

109 USING BEST SHOT NO T E • Registeri ng a snapshot crea tes a snapshot setup, while register ing a movie create s a movie setup. A snapshot setup can be use d to shoot snapshots only , and a movie setup can be use d to shoot movies only. • You can check the settin gs of the currently selected BEST SHOT scene by displaying the ca mera’s sett[...]

110 USING BEST SHOT 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Delete” and then press [SET]. This will del ete the BEST SHOT use r scene you sele cted and display the next scree n (either the nex t user scene or the Register Use r Scene). 6. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select another scene and then press [SET]. • This returns to the record ing state. The B[...]

111 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • High Sensitivity is disabled follo wing an automatic flas h operation using the “Auto Fl ash” or “Red Eye ” setting, or while the fl ash setting is “Flash On” or “S oft Flash”. • Shooting wi th High Sensit ivity can cause an image to appear some what coarser than norma l and can cause slight det[...]

112 USING BEST SHOT BEST SHOT has two Busi ness Shot scen es from which to choose. ■ Selecting a Business Shot Scene 1. In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, and then press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Business cards and documents” or the “White board, etc.” scene and then press [SET]. Whichever y[...]

113 USING BEST SHOT 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to use for correction. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET]. This will cor rect the image an d store the re sulting (correcte d) image. • To cancel the co rrection op eration, sel ect “Cancel”. IMPORT ANT! • Make sure the entire obj ec[...]

114 USING BEST SHOT You can use th is procedure to shoot a portra it and then pr int it out in a v ariety of diffe rent standard ID photo sizes. The foll owing are the ID photo sizes that are inclu ded on the printout. 30 × 24mm, 40 × 30mm, 45 × 35mm, 50 × 40mm, 55 × 45mm ■ Selecting the ID Photo Scene 1. In a REC mode, align the mode dial w[...]

115 USING BEST SHOT 2. Align the guidelines th at appear on the monitor screen with the subject in the record ed image. Align the sub ject so the head f ills the oval b oundary. Als o make sure th at the subj ect’s head is within th e head line an d the chin line. 3. When everything is the way you want, press [SET]. This saves t he image in memor[...]

116 USING BEST SHOT ■ Printing an ID Photo Printing an ID photo image wi ll print the sa me image in various sizes on a sing le sheet of pap er. Then you can cut out the image(s) you want to use. IMPORT ANT! • The ID photo si zes provided her e are not exact. Actual sizes may be sl ightly larger . • When printin g an ID photo, be sure to prin[...]

117 USING BEST SHOT NO T E • When the camera i s at an angle to the photogra ph you are recording, the shape of the photogra ph may appear distorte d in the record ed image. Auto keystone co rrection corrects for this distortio n, which me ans that a photograph appears norm al even if you r ecord it at an a ngle. ■ Selecting the Old Photo Scene[...]

118 USING BEST SHOT 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Trim” and then press [SET]. This displa ys a cropping bo undary on the mo nitor screen. • To cancel the co rrection op eration, sel ect “Cancel”. 4. Move the zoom controller up and down to zoom the cropping boundary. 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boundary [...]

119 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Digital zoom i s disabled while recording with Old Photo. However, yo u can use optical zoom. • When recordi ng the image of a phot ograph, the camera will not be able to recogniz e the shape of the photog raph in the following case s. – When part of the photogra ph extends outside of the monitor scre en – [...]

120 USING BEST SHOT 1. In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, and then press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “Layout”, and then press [SET]. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select a b ackground color. 4. Press the shutter button to record the first image. The camera will record the first snapshot an d then get ready f[...]

121 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Only the final mu lti-snapshot image is saved in camera memory. The in dividual snaps hots are not save d. • The size of t he multi-snapshot imag e for this operation is fixed autom atically at 7M (307 2 × 2304 pixels). • While Layou t Shot is bei ng used, the setup of t he camera is changed auto matically a[...]

122 USING BEST SHOT 3. Align the focus frame with the subject you want to focus on and then half-press the shutter button. • The focus frame and the cropping b oundary wil l follow th e subject as it moves. • Focusing of the subject continues to be per formed while you keep th e shutter button half pressed. 4. Press the shutter button all the w[...]

123 ADVANCED SETTINGS ADVANCED SETTINGS Your came ra provides you w ith the four foc us modes descri bed below. The in itial factory default focus mode is Auto Focus. * “Focus Rang e” indicates dis tance from the le ns surface. Changing the Focus Mode Focus Mode Description Foc us Range * Auto Focus Automatic focus when the shutter butt on is h[...]

124 ADVANCED SETTINGS Perform the foll owing steps to change the foc us mode. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Focus” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the focus mode setting you want and then press [SET]. • See the foll owing pages of this section for detail s about shooting wit h each foc[...]

125 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. When the image is focu sed, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. NO T E • When proper fo cusing is not pos sible becaus e the subject is closer th an the Auto Focus ra nge, the camera wil l switch to the Macro Focu s range automat ically (Auto Macr o). • Whenever you pe rform an optical zo om operation[...]

126 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • When Macro Focus cannot focus pro perly because th e subject is too far away, the ca mera will switch to the Auto Focus range au tomatically (Au to Macro). • Whenever you pe rform an optical zo om operation whi le shooting with Ma cro Focus, val ues will appear on the monitor scre en as shown b elow to tell you th[...]

127 ADVANCED SETTINGS Auto Focus and Macro Focu s Shooting Tips Changing the Auto F ocus Area Use the f ollowing pro cedure to change the met ering are a used for Auto Focus ( AF). 1. In a REC mo de, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, sel ect “AF Area” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then pres[...]

128 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • When you selec t “ Mu lti” as the focus area, ni ne focus frames appear on the monitor scr een. The camer a will automatically determine the optimu m focus frame(s), which will ch ange to green on the monitor scre en. • “ Multi” cannot be used in t he Face Recognit ion Normal mode or th e Family First mod [...]

129 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. Keeping the shutter button half-pressed, re-compose the image as yo u like. • When “ Tracking” is selected as the Auto Focus are a, the focus frame will move automatically a nd follow the subje ct. 3. When the image is focused, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. NO T E • Focus lock also causes ex[...]

130 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Press the shutter button all the way down without pausing. Pressing the shutter but ton all the way without pausing at the halfway ty pe will record with Qui ck Shutter, without performing the normal Auto Foc us operation. IMPORT ANT! • Quick Shutte r will not work whe n you are using a ver y high zoom fact or. In this ca[...]

131 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Infinity Focus As its name sugg ests, Infinity Focus fix es focus at infini ty ( ). Use this mode wh en shooting scener y and other faraway subjects. I nfinity Focus al so comes in handy when shooting from a car or train window, or when sh ooting scene ry or other subjects th at are difficu lt to focus prop erly with Aut[...]

132 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to focus the image, as you view the results on the monitor screen. At this time t he image that is wi thin the boun dary will enlar ge and fill th e monitor screen , which aids in focusing. • The monitor scr een will return t o step 1 if you do not perform an y operation for ab out two second s. 3. Pre[...]

133 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can t urn on the camer a’s Anti Shake feature to redu ce image blur du e to subject movement or han d movement when shooting a movi ng subject usi ng telephoto, when shooting a fast-movin g subject, or whe n shooting und er dim lighting conditions . Your digital camera is equipped with a CCD shift ty pe camera shake co r[...]

134 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • While the “Ant i Shake” setting is “ Auto” or “ Camera Shake”, h alf pressing the shu tter will cause the camera to vib rate and emit an op eration sound. This is normal and doe s not indicate malfunction. • ISO sensiti vity, apertu re, and shutt er speed do not a ppear on the monito r screen when[...]

135 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can t urn on the camer a’s REC light (AF assist/REC ligh t/ self-timer lamp) when shoo ting where lightin g is dim. You can turn on the REC light while shooting a movie to illuminate your subjec t. 1. In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. Select the “REC” tab, select “REC Light”, an[...]

136 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • You also can us e [ T ] ( ) to cycle through RE C light settings (“On ” “Off”) while movie recording is in progress. • Never look dir ectly into the AF as sist light/REC light /self- timer lamp or point it directly in to the eyes of oth ers. • Never point the AF a ssist/REC light/self-timer la mp in[...]

137 ADVANCED SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to adjust the exposure compensation value. [ S ]: Increases the EV value. A hi gher EV value i s best used for light-co lored subjects and backlit sub jects. * Increasin g the EV value also wo rks well with the BEST SHOT “Backligh t” scene. [ T ]: Decrease s the EV value. A lo wer EV value is be st f[...]

138 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • Performing an EV shift operation while using multi -pattern metering wi ll cause the meter ing mode to swi tch automaticall y to center wei ghted metering. The me tering mode will return to multi-pattern met ering when you change the exposur e compensation va lue to 0.0 (pa ge 142). • You can use the key cu stomiz[...]

139 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • When “Auto” is selected for the white balance set ting, the camera au tomatically determines the white point of th e subject. Cer tain subject c olors and light source condit ions can cause probl ems when the camera t ries to determi ne the white point , which makes prope r white balance adjustmen t impossible .[...]

140 ADVANCED SETTINGS ■ Configuring the White Balance Setting Manually Under co mplex lighting co nditions, the pr eset white bala nce settings ma y not be able to p roduce natural look ing colors. When this ha ppens, you c an configure the white bal ance setting manually for particular lighting conditions. Note th at you will need to have a pl a[...]

141 ADVANCED SETTINGS ISO sensitiv ity is a valu e that expresses sensitivit y to light. A larger val ue indicates high er sensitivity, whic h is better for shooting whe n available li ghting is dim. If you want to us e faster shutter spee ds, you shoul d use a higher IS O sensitivity value. Under certai n conditions, a fast shutte r speed in combi[...]

142 ADVANCED SETTINGS The metering mod e determines what part of th e subject is metered fo r exposure. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Metering” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Multi (Multi Meteri ng) Multi-patter n metering divide s the imag[...]

143 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The metering mode will change to “Ce nter Weighted” automaticall y if you change the EV shift valu e (page 136) to anything o ther than 0.0 whil e “Multi” is selecte d. The metering mod e will change back to “Center Weig hted” when the EV shi ft value is chang ed back to 0.0. • When “Multi” i [...]

144 ADVANCED SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. • You can also cor rect the dyna mic range of a pho tograph you have alrea dy shot (page 185) . You can use the procedure below t o reduce digita l noise from human skin in t he recorded imag e and enhance it s texture. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU][...]

145 ADVANCED SETTINGS The camera’s filter feature l ets you add color ti nts to your image s as you sh oot them. The co lor effect look j ust like what you would get by insta lling a color filt er on the lens of t he camera. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Color Filter” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] a[...]

146 ADVANCED SETTINGS Use the follo wing procedur e to adjust the s aturation of co lors in your images . 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Saturation” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. You can spec ify one of five sa turation set tings from +2 (m[...]

147 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can have the snapshot’s re cording date on ly, or date an d time stamped i n the lower rig ht corner of the image. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Timestamp” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Example: December 24, 2007[...]

148 ADVANCED SETTINGS The on-screen hi stogram that pro vides a graphic re presentation of the curren t exposure of the image. You ca n also displa y the histogram in t he PLAY mode for information abo ut the exposur e levels of im ages. 1. Press [ S ] (DISP) as many times as necessary to display the histogram (page 53). NO T E • You can use ke y[...]

149 ADVANCED SETTINGS Example Histograms A histogram to wards the left s ide results when the overall im age is dark. A his togram that is too far to the left may res ult in “black out” of the dark area s of an imag e, as shown in the nearby im age. A histogram to wards the rig ht side results when the overall im age is light. A histogram th at[...]

150 ADVANCED SETTINGS The follow ing functions are also available i n a REC mode to he lp make your di gital image more ef ficient and enjoya ble. • Assign fun ctions to the [ W ] an d [ X ] keys • Display an on-screen grid for easy image composition • Review an i mage you just re corded • Register in itial power up se ttings • Reset sett[...]

151 ADVANCED SETTINGS 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “L/R Key”, and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the function you want to assign and the n press [SET]. After you assign a functio n, you can con trol its setting using the [ W ] and [ X ] keys. Selecting “Off” leave s the [ W ] and [ X ] [...]

152 ADVANCED SETTINGS Displaying the Image You Just Recorded (Image Review) When you pu rchase your camer a, it is initiall y configured with the Image R eview feature turned on. Imag e Review disp lays the image you just recorded so you can check it. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Review” and then press [ X ].[...]

153 ADVANCED SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. IMPORT ANT! • The icons listed below do n ot appear on th e display while icon help is turned o ff. – Flash mode icon (pag e 72) – White ba lance icon (page 138) – Metering mode icon (page 142) Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On Default Se[...]

154 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. * Optical zoo m position only. To do this: Sele ct this setting: Save the curr ent setting w hen the camera turne d off, and restore it when the camera is turned back on On Restore the opt imum default when the camera is turne d on Off Setting Mode Mem[...]

155 ADVANCED SETTINGS Resetting the Camera to Its Initial Factory Defaults Use the f ollowing proced ure when you w ant to return to the camera to its i nitial fact ory default set tings, which ar e the ones that are conf igured when you fi rst purchas e the camera. Se e “Menu Referenc e” on page 269 fo r the initial factory defaul t setting fo[...]

156 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the f ollowing proced ure to view snap shots on the ca mera’s monitor scre en. 1. Open the lens cover to turn on th e camera. 2. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. • This will di splay one of th e snapshots in memo ry, along with some informatio n about the set tings used to shoot[...]

157 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll between images. Press [ X ] to scr oll forwar d and [ W ] to scroll back. NO T E • Holding down [ W ] or [ X ] scrolls at high speed. • The image that initially appears wh en scrolling may appe ar to be a bit rough at first, b ut it will soon be replaced by an image wit h better [...]

158 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Audio Playback Controls You can adjust volume while play back is in progre ss or paused only. Use the followi ng procedure to view a movie on the came ra’s monitor scr een. 1. Enter the PLAY mode and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the mo vie you want to play. • Check the fi le type icon. The file type icon [...]

159 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To switch to a REC mode You can enter a REC Mode by performing any on e of the following o perations. – Press the shutter button . – Align the mod e dial with the de sired REC mode. – Press [ ] (PLAY) (with the lens cover open). Movie Playback Controls IMPORT ANT! • Playback may not be possible for mov ies n[...]

160 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Playing Back a Movie with Anti Shake Use the follo wing procedure wh en you want to pl ay back a movie with Anti Shake. Anti Shake is particularly useful when you have the camera conn ected to a TV f or viewing, sin ce the effects of camera movement are more evident on a big screen. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU][...]

161 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Images (Select th e files you want to include in the slideshow.) • All images : Includes all snapsho ts, movies, and audio in memory . • Only: Includes s napshots and a udio snapshots on ly. • Only: Incl udes movies o nly. • One Image: Includes only on e specific image (selec ted using [ W ] and [ X ]). • [...]

162 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Start” and then press [SET] to st art the slideshow. The slideshow i s performed in acco rdance with the settings you configu red above. • You can a lso scroll throug h images during a slideshow by pressing [ X ] (forward ) and [ W ] (back). Note that this operation i s not po[...]

163 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES ■ Changing the Background Music You can change from the built-in ba ckground music that plays when you execut e “Effect” to ot her backgrou nd music. ● Supported Fi le File Types: IMA ADPCM format WAV fi les Sampling Fr equencies: 2 2.05 kHz/44.1 kHz Audio: st ereo ● Number of F iles: 9 ● File names: SSB[...]

164 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 3. Create a folder named “SSBGM”. 4. Double-cli ck the “SSBGM ” folder you created and copy the backgr ound music file to it. 5. Disconne ct the camera from the co mputer (pages 241, 259). IMPORT ANT! • The back ground music files will be loop pla yed in sequence. • If both the memo ry card loaded in the[...]

165 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES ■ Playing a Slideshow on the USB Cradle (Photo Stand) You can pl ay a slid eshow on t he camera wh ile it is mounted on the USB cradle. This is a good wa y to enjoy a long slideshow, without worr ying about th e camera’s batte ry going dead. • Configure sli deshow settings (p age 160) before performin g the st[...]

166 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To stop a slideshow Press the USB cr adle’s [PHOTO] button. Thi s will turn off the camera. IMPORT ANT! • The batter y does not char ge while a slides how is in progress. To charge the batt ery, stop the sl ideshow. • Do not remove th e camera from the cradl e while a slideshow is in progress. Doing so can ca [...]

167 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 3. Turn on the TV and select i ts video input mode. If the TV has mor e than one vide o input, sele ct the one where the USB cra dle is connec ted. 4. Press [ ] to turn on the camera and enter the PLAY mode. When the camer a turns on in the PLAY mode, an image will appear on the TV scr een. 5. Now you can perform th[...]

168 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES NO T E • You can use the c amera’s USB cradle to connect to a DVD recorder o r video deck a nd record i mages from t he camera. There are vari ous different methods you can use in order to connect to an other devic e when recordi ng images. The following desc ribes one method fo r connection usi ng the AV cable [...]

169 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • Select the a spect ratio (4: 3 or 16:9) that matches the type of TV you plan to use. Yo u may also need to configure the aspect rati o setting on you r TV as well. In correct aspect ratio setti ngs on the camer a and/or the TV can r esult in abnormal image display. • Images will not display co rrec[...]

170 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To zoom back out, slide the zoom controller to wards [] () . • If display ind icators are turned on, an indicator in the lower right corn er of the monito r screen sho ws what part of the zoomed imag e is currently displayed. To return to imag e to normal size Press [MENU]. IMPORT ANT! • Depending on the image s[...]

171 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the f ollowing proced ure to display a calendar, whic h shows the first image recor ded on each date of a p articular month. This screen helps to make searching for an image qui cker and easier. 1. In the PLAY mode, slide the zoom controller towards [] ( ) twice. This displa ys the calenda r screen. • You can [...]

172 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • Note following poin ts about how certain e diting functions of the camera a ffect the date wit h which the imag e is associate d on the calend ar screen. Performing this type of editing operation: Will associat e the resulti ng image with this date: Keystone, Co lor Correction , Resize, Trimming, Cop[...]

173 EDITING IMAGES EDITING IMAGES You can reduce t he size of a snapsh ot and save the result as a separate sna pshot. The ori ginal snaps hot is also reta ined. You can resize a sna pshot to any on e of the followi ng sizes. * M stands for “Mega”, which means “million”. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select ?[...]

174 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • You cannot re size a VGA (640 × 4 80 pixels) size image. • Resizing a sn apshot shot wit h an aspect ratio of 3:2 will cause the lef t and right sides of the image to be cut off . The aspect rati o of the resul ting image will be 4:3. • The recordin g date of the re sized version of the snapshot will be the s[...]

175 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use the zoom co ntroller to zoom, an d [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move around the zoomed image to display the part you want to extract. 5. Press [SET] to extract the displayed part and save it as a separate file. • To exit the cropp ing procedur e at any time befor e you press [SET] , press [MEN U]. IMPORT ANT! • Th[...]

176 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to correct. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET]. • Select “Cance l” to exit the pr ocedure withou t performing keystone cor rection. IMPORT ANT! • If the original i mage is s maller than 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels) siz e, the new (cor rec[...]

177 EDITING IMAGES 6. Move the zoom controll er up and down to zoom the cropping boundary. 7. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boun dary to the desired location and then press [SET]. The camera will correct col or automatical ly and save the corrected i mage. • If you do not wan t a border arou nd the resulti ng image, sel[...]

178 EDITING IMAGES Use the proc edure in thi s section to change the date and ti me of a previously recorded im age. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the image whose date and time you want to edit. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Date/Time” and then press [ X ]. 4. Set the date and th e time you want. 5. Wh[...]

179 EDITING IMAGES Perform the following pr ocedure to r otate the im age (snapsh ot or movie) cur rently on the monito r screen. This feature comes in handy with a sna pshot that yo u shot using port rait (verti cal) orientati on. After rota ting a snapsh ot, you can ret urn it to its original orientation , if you want. • Note that t his procedu[...]

180 EDITING IMAGES You can use t he following procedure to insert sna pshots into the frames of a lay out and produce a ne w image that conta ins multiple snaps hots. 1. In the PLAY Mode, u se [ W ] and [ X ] to select the first snapshot you wa nt to include in the layout. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Layout Print”, and th[...]

181 EDITING IMAGES 6. Press [SET]. 7. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snapshot for the layout and then press [SET]. 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for all of the othe r frames in the layout. The final la yout image will be saved after you in sert the final snapshot i nto it. • Pressing [MENU] returns to the PL AY mode screen without savi ng the layout[...]

182 EDITING IMAGES You can use the whi te balance se tting to sele ct a light sou rce type for a recorded image, whi ch will affect the co lors of the image. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the image whose white balance setting you want to change. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. Select the “PLAY” tab, select “White Balance”, and the[...]

183 EDITING IMAGES • Normally, the in itially select ed white balance se tting on the above menu i s the one that was us ed when you originall y recorded the ima ge. If you use d the “Auto” or “Manual” whit e balance setti ng when you record ed the image, “Cance l” will be sel ected (page 139) . • If you select the same white b alan[...]

184 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the s etting you want, and then press [SET]. • To cancel t he brightness adjustment o peration, pres s [ W ] or [MENU]. IMPORT ANT! • Adjusting t he brightness of an image creates a new image with the new bright ness level. The origi nal image also remains in memory. • When you di splay a br[...]

185 EDITING IMAGES You can use the f ollowing pro cedure to reduce underexposur e only, while maintaining the bright area s of an image. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the image you want to correct. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Dynamic Range”, and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the s[...]

186 EDITING IMAGES You can perfo rm the following cut o perations on the camera to edit movies yo u have recorde d. IMPORT ANT! • When you edit a movie, only the result is s aved. The original mo vie is not retain ed. Once you perf orm an editing operation, you will not be able to undo it. • A movie tha t is sho rter than f ive second s cannot [...]

187 EDITING IMAGES 1. Play back the movie you want to edit. 2. Press [SET] to pause playback. • Check to make sure that “ ” (cut icon) is displayed on the monitor screen. If it isn’t, press [SET] again. 3. Press [ T ]. • You could also perform the f ollowing steps in place of steps 1 throu gh 3 above. 1 In the PLAY mode, select the mo vie[...]

188 EDITING IMAGES 6. Press [ T ] to perform the required cut operation(s). 7. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET]. • To cancel mov ie editing, select “No” instead of “Y es” and then press [SET]. This will return to the pa used movie playback scr een. • The [...]

189 EDITING IMAGES MOTION PRINT le ts you capture a movie fram e and use it to create a sna pshot. The s napshot you cre ate can be ei ther of the two formats de scribed belo w. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through image s and di splay the movie that contains the frame you want to use. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab[...]

190 EDITING IMAGES 6. After displaying the movie frame you want, press [SET]. • If you selec ted “9 frames” in step 4, the c amera will cre ate a 9-frame sna pshot with the frame you se lected in s tep 6 in the center . • If you sele cted “1 fr ame” in step 4, the camera w ill creat e a snapshot of the frame you selecte d in step 6. IMP[...]

191 USING A UDIO USING AUDIO The dubbing fe ature of your camera lets you add audio to a snapshot aft er you shoot it. A snapshot that includes audio (regardles s of whether the au dio was record ed on the spot or added late r) is indica ted by the “ ” icon. You can re-rec ord a snapshot ’s audio whene ver you want. You can record u p to abou[...]

192 USING A UDIO ■ Re-recording Snapshot Audio IMPORT ANT! • Note that you cannot resto re the origina l audio once you delete or re-re cord the audio of a snapsh ot. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through images and display the snapshot whose audio you wa nt to re-record. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select ?[...]

193 USING A UDIO Voice Recordi ng lets you re cord audio onl y, without a snap shot or movie. Using built-in memory only, you ge t up to about 36 minu tes, 46 seconds of Vo ice Recordin g. 1. In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, and then press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “Voice Recordin g” and then press [[...]

194 USING A UDIO 5. Now you can repeat step s 3 and 4 to record more, or you can exit this procedure by pressing [SET] and sel ecting another BEST SHOT scene. NO T E • You can also pl ay back Voice Re cording data on yo ur computer using Qu ickTime. • Your camer a supports the fo llowing audi o data format s. – Audio Data : WAVE/ADPCM (.WA V [...]

195 USING A UDIO Voice Recording Playback Controls To do this: Do this: Fast forw ard or fast reve rse playback. Hold down [ X ] or [ W ]. Pause or restart playb ack Press [SET]. Jump to a marker i n the audio data while playba ck is paused. Press [ X ] or [ W ]. Adjust volume • You can adjust volume only while playback i s in progress o r paused[...]

196 MANAGING YOUR FILES MANAGING YOUR FILES Your came ra treats each sna pshot, movie, an d Voice Recordi ng, as a separate file. You can d elete, protec t, and copy file s as required. Files are gro uped in folders that are create d automaticall y by the camera. Files and fol ders have their own unique names, wh ich are assig ned automatical ly by[...]

197 MANAGING YOUR FILES NO T E • You can view fo lder and fil e names on your comput er. For details abou t how file names are displayed on th e camera’s monitor screen , see page 268. • The total number of folders and files that is allowed depends on the image size and qua lity, and capac ity of the memory card bei ng used for storage . You [...]

198 MANAGING YOUR FILES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “On” and then press [SET]. An image that is protected is indicated by the “ ” icon. 5. Now you can repeat step s 3 and 4 to protect another image or exit this procedure by pressing [MENU]. To unprotect a specific file Perform the pr ocedure under “Protecting a Specific File” , but[...]

199 MANAGING YOUR FILES The FAVORITE folder is located in the camera’s built-i n memory, and you ca n use it to stor e personal snaps hots that you do not wa nt displayed du ring normal PL AY mode operatio ns. FAVORITE folder snapshots remain in camera memory , even if you change to a different memory card. IMPORT ANT! • The FAVORITE folder can[...]

200 MANAGING YOUR FILES IMPORT ANT! • The snapsh ot copied to the FAVORI TE folder is convert ed to QVGA size (32 0 × 240 pixels). A sn apshot in the FAVORITE fold er cannot be re stored to its or iginal size. • Snapshots i n the FAVORITE fold er cannot be copie d to a memory card. NO T E • The number of sn apshots that ca n be stored in the[...]

201 MANAGING YOUR FILES Perform the following step s to view FAVORITE folder contents on your compu ter. 1. Remove the memory card from the camera. 2. Place the camera on the USB cradle (which is connected to the computer). 3. Perform the required operations on your computer to navigate to the camera’s memory and display the FAVORI TE folder cont[...]

202 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying All Files in Built-in Memory to a Memory Card The following op eration copies all files from built-in memory to a memory card. You cannot copy fi les individu ally. 1. Load the memory card to which y ou want to copy the files into the came ra. 2. Turn on the camera, en ter the PLAY mode and then press [MENU]. 3. [...]

203 MANAGING YOUR FILES 7. Now you can repeat st eps 5 and 6 to copy another file, or you ca n exit this procedure by pressing [MENU]. NO T E • Files ar e copied to the fold er in buil t-in memory w hose name has the la rgest seria l number.[...]

204 DELETING FILES DELETING FILES You can delete files you no long er need, or af ter you trans fer them to you r computer’s har d disk or print the m. This frees up memory for new file s. You can delete on e specific file, or you can dele te all files currently i n memory. Here we will ex plain the different fi le delete procedure s, including h[...]

205 DELETING FILES 1. In the PLAY mode, press [ T ] ( ). 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All Files Delete” and then press [SET]. 3. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes”. • To cancel the de lete operat ion, select “N o” instead of “Yes”. 4. Press [SET]. • This delete s all o[...]

206 OTHER SETTINGS OTHER SETTINGS Your came ra lets you config ure the followin g sound setting s. • Type of sou nd and volume fo r shutter re lease and othe r operation s • Volume level f or movie and Voice Re cording play back ■ Selecting the Operation Sound 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” and then press [ [...]

207 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Operation Tone Volume Level 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Opera tion”. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to specify the playback volume setting you want and then press [SET]. • You can set t he volume to one of eight levels in [...]

208 OTHER SETTINGS You can config ure the camera to display a star tup screen of an image yo u recorded, wh enever you tur n it on. • Even if you co nfigure sta rtup screen set tings in the PLAY mode, the st artup screen does not appear when turn on the camera by p ressing [ ] (PLAY). 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, sel ect “Startu[...]

209 OTHER SETTINGS Use the f ollowing proced ure to specify the rule that go verns generation of the serial num ber used in file names (page 196). 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Fil e No.” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Specifying the File Name Serial Numbe[...]

210 OTHER SETTINGS When changing t he date and time se tting, be sure t o do so for your Home C ity (the location w here you norma lly use the camera). If you already ha ve your Home City setting configu red correctly, you can use the procedure unde r “Setting the Date and Time fo r Your Home Cit y” (page 211) to change the current time setting[...]

211 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Date and Tim e for Your Home City 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, sel ect “Adjust” and then press [ X ]. 3. Set the date and the time. 4. After all of the setting s are the way you want, press [SET] to exit the setting screen. ■ Changing the Date Format You can select from among thr ee differen [...]

212 OTHER SETTINGS You can use the Wor ld Time screen to view the curr ent time in zone that is di fferent from you r Home City when you go on a tr ip, etc. World Time d isplays the cu rrent time i n 162 cities in 32 time zones around t he globe. Configuring World Time Settings 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “World Ti me” a[...]

213 OTHER SETTINGS 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the area where the city you want to view is loca ted and then press [SET]. 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the city you want and then press [SET]. 7. After the setting is the way you want, press [SET] to exit the setting screen. ■ Switching between the Home Time and World Time Sc[...]

214 OTHER SETTINGS You can use the pr ocedure belo w to select a di splay text language. • The number and types of languag es depend on the geographic area where th e camera was marketed. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Language” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the setting you want an[...]

215 OTHER SETTINGS You can use th e following pr ocedure to ch ange the brigh tness of the monitor sc reen. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Select the “Set Up” tab, select “Screen”, and then press [ X ] 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the s etting you want, and then press [SET]. Changing the Brightness of the Monitor Screen When you want t o do this: [...]

216 OTHER SETTINGS You can use the pr ocedure belo w to change the US B communicati on protocol that is us ed when exchang ing data with a computer, p rinter, or ot her extern al device. Sel ect the proto col that suits t he device to whic h you are connec ting. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 3. [...]

217 OTHER SETTINGS You can use t he procedu re below to sp ecify what ha ppens when you press the [ ] (PLAY) button. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “ Power On” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. NO T E • The initial f actory default for th is setting is “Pow[...]

218 OTHER SETTINGS Formatting buil t-in memory deletes a ny data stored in it. IMPORT ANT! • Note that dat a deleted by a format operati on cannot be recovered. Check to make sure y ou do not need an y of the data in built- in memory before yo u format it. • Formatting built- in memory also dele tes the following. – Face Recogn ition data sav[...]

219 PRINTING PRINTING There are thr ee different methods yo u can use for printing ima ges. Types of Printing Professional Print Service (page 220) Take the memory card th at contains the images yo u want to print to a professi onal print service. • You can use DPO F settings to spe cify which image s you want to print , the number of copies, and[...]

220 PRINTING ■ Printing Precautions • See the do cumentation that comes with your pr inter for informati on about print quality and pape r settings. • Contact the manufacturer of your printer to fi nd out if it supports P ictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT, for ne w printer versions, e tc. • Never disco nnect cables or p erform any camera o r US[...]

221 PRINTING ■ Printing on a Printer that Supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT You can connect the camera direc tly to a PictBridg e or USB DIRECT-PRINT compliant printer and print images without go ing through a compu ter. • The camera’s USB cradle also allows easy conne ction to a printer. Before conne cting to a printer via the USB crad[...]

222 PRINTING 5. Turn off the camera and place it onto the USB cradle. 6. Turn on the printer. 7. Load paper into the printer. 8. Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button. This displ ays a print menu on the camera’s mon itor screen. 9. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Paper Size” and then press [ X ]. 10. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select a paper size [...]

223 PRINTING 11. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the print option you want. If you want to print a specifi c image: Select “1 Imag e” and then pr ess [SET]. Afte r that, use [ W ] and [ X ] to displ ay the image yo u want to print. If you want t o print multiple images : Select “DPOF Pri nting” and the n press [SET]. Next, use the DPOF setti[...]

224 PRINTING DPOF (Digital Print Ord er Format) lets you spec ify which images you want to print, the number of copies, and wh ether date st amping is turned on or off. The setti ngs you confi gure are recorde d on the memory card. Af ter configuri ng settings you can use the memory car d to print on a home printer tha t supports DPOF or ta ke the [...]

225 PRINTING 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the number of copies. • You can specif y up to 99 for the numb er of copies. Specify 0 if yo u do not want to pr int the image. 6. If you want to includ e the date in the images, slide the zoom con troller to turn on date stamping. • To turn off date stamping, slid e the zoom contr oller so “Off?[...]

226 PRINTING Clear DPOF settings when you no longer need them ! DPOF settings are no t cleared automatically after printing is complete. This means that if you pe rform another pr inting operation wi thout cleari ng DPOF setting s, printing wi ll be performed i n accordanc e with the la st settings you config ured. If you no longer need the cur ren[...]

227 PRINTING • You can insert dates using the bundled Photo Loade r with HOT ALBUM (page 232) softwa re (Windows only). • Request date stamping when ordering prints fr om a profession al print serv ice – Some pri nt services do not support dat e printing. Che ck with your serv ice for more inform ation. Your camera sup ports the prot ocols de[...]

228 PRINTING ■ Exif Print Printing o n a printer th at also support s Exif Print (Exif 2.2 ) uses information about shooting conditions reco rded with the imag e to enhanc e printed image quality. Contact your printer manufac turer for inf ormation abou t models that support Exif Print, printer upgra des, etc.[...]

229 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Connecti ng the camera to a computer with th e bundled USB cable pro vides you with the capabilities d escribed below. * You can also tr ansfer image s to a computer for viewing and storage withou t connectin g the camera, by re moving the memory card f rom the camera and reading[...]

230 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • This camera sup ports USB 2.0 Hi-Spe ed protocol. Though it can be used with a computer that supports only USB 1.1 protocol , higher speed da ta transfer bec omes possible when USB 2.0 Hi- Speed is support ed. Note that certa in computer mode ls, connectin g through a USB hub, and other system co[...]

231 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Edit movies Vista/XP/ 2000 Movie Wizard 3.2 SE VCD • You also need to install DirectX, Microsoft Windows Media Player, QuickTime 7, and Flash Player separately. 247 XP/2000 VideoStudio 10 Plus for CASIO (Trial Ve rsion) • This is the Trial Version of the software, whose use is limite d to 30 days following i[...]

232 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software Computer system re quirements a re different for eac h of the applicati ons. Be sure to ch eck the requir ements for the pa rticular applicatio n you are tryi ng to use. Not e that the value s provided here are minimum requ irements for running ea ch applicat[...]

233 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER VideoStudio 10 Plus for CASIO (T rial Version) * 30-day trial version IMPORT ANT! • For details ab out the minimum syste m requirements f or each softwar e applicat ion, see the “R ead me” files on the CD-ROM that comes bun dled with the cam era. ■ Precautions for Windows Vista Users • Photo Transpo rt[...]

234 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer You can view and st ore images (s napshot and movie files) on your computer by connectin g to the camera. • You can co nnect the camera to your compute r to view and store image s (snapshot an d movie files). – USB driver ins tallation is not re quired in the case of [...]

235 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Computer the First Time IMPORT ANT! • If you are not using the AC adaptor to power the ca mera, the battery ma y go low and cause the camera to turn off while it is in the middle of excha nging files with your computer. Us e of the specia l AC adaptor is recommended to power t[...]

236 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 2. Connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the USB cradle and the USB port of your computer. • Orient the USB p lug so it correctl y matches the sh ape of the USB port w hen you connect them. • Plug the USB ca ble into the po rts securely, as far as it wi ll go. Proper operation is no t p[...]

237 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 7. Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button. Camera-Computer Co nnection Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mo de, which is ind icated by the USB lamp lighting gree n. In this mode, your comput er recognize s the memory card loade d in the camera (or th e camera’s built-in me mory if it doe[...]

238 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Computer after the First Time Since you nee d to configure menu settings only the first time you connect the ca mera to your comp uter, later co nnections ar e much simpler. 1. Close the lens cove r to turn off the came ra and then place the camera onto the USB cradle. 2. Press [...]

239 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. Double-cli ck the file th at contains the image you want to view. This displa ys the image. • For informat ion about fi le names, see “Memor y Folder Structure” on page 262. NO T E • An image that was rotated on th e camera will be di splayed on your comput er screen in its original (unr otated) orien[...]

240 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. On the shortcut menu that appears, click “Copy”. 5. Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents”. Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Documents”. Windows 2000/Me/98SE/ 98 users: Double- click “My Documents” to open it. • If you alread y have a “DCIM” fold er i[...]

241 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Removing the Camera from the USB Cradle Windows Vista/XP/98SE/98 Users Press the USB c radle [USB] bu tton. After mak ing sure that th e cradle’s USB lamp is not lit, remove th e camera from the cradle. Windows 2000/Me Users Click card ser vices in the tas k tray on your co mputer screen , and disable the [...]

242 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Click “Photo Loader wi th HOT ALBUM 3.1” to select it and then click “Rea d me”. • “Read me” file s contain import ant informati on about installatio n, including ins tallation condition s and computer system requir ements. 4. Click “Install” for Photo Loader wit h HOT ALBUM. 5. Follow the i[...]

243 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Playing Movies You can pl ay back movies on a c omputer that has QuickTime 7 o r higher instal led. To play back a movie, fir st copy it to your computer and then double -click the movie file. 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD-ROM that has “QuickTim[...]

244 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Minimum Computer System Requirements for Movie Playback The minimum s ystem requiremen ts described belo w are necessary to play back movie s recorded wit h this camera on a Windows comp uter. IMPORT ANT! • The above is the r ecommended enviro nment. Configu ring this envir onment does not guarantee pr ope[...]

245 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Click “YouTube Uploader for CASIO” to sel ect it and then click “Read me.” • “Read me” file s contain import ant informati on about installatio n, including ins tallation condition s and computer system requir ements. 4. Click “Install” for Yo uTube Uploader fo r CASIO. 5. Follow the instr u[...]

246 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button. • YouTube Uploader for CASIO will start up automatically. • The first tim e you start up YouT ube Uploader, a di alog box will appea r and ask you to ent er your YouTube user ID and your pa ssword, and to configure ne twork environmen t settings. F ollow the instruct[...]

247 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Editing a Movie In order to edi t movies on you r PC, you need to ins tall Movie Wizard 3.2 SE VCD fro m the bundled CD-R OM. NO T E • The Movie Wizar d 3.2 SE VCD applicati on that comes on the bundled CD -ROM can create Vide o-CDs, but it cannot created DVDs . If you want to be a ble to create DVDs, you need[...]

248 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Transferring Images to the Camera In order to re turn images fr om your compute r memory back to the camera, in stall Photo Tr ansport on you r computer from th e CD-ROM that comes wit h the camera. ■ Installing Photo Transport 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. ?[...]

249 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Transferring image files to the camera 1. First, connect the camera to your computer. • See page 235 for information ab out connecting the camera to your c omputer. 2. On your computer, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Casio” and then “Photo Transport”. This starts up Photo Transp ort. 3. Dr[...]

250 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. Follow the instr uctions that appea r on the display to transfer th e image file to the camera. • The image tra nsfer method and detaile d image settings used dep end on the Photo Transport se ttings. For detail s, see Photo Trans port help (pa ge 251). IMPORT ANT! • Certain ty pes of images may not be ab[...]

251 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. Use your mouse to select the area of the screen you want to capture. Move your mouse p ointer to th e upper left cor ner of the are a you want to capt ure and then hold do wn your mouse butt on. Keeping your mouse button de pressed, dra g the pointer down to the ri ght corner of the area and then re lease the[...]

252 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD-ROM t hat has “User ’s Guide Incl uded” on its label. • Normally, th is should caus e the menu screen t o appear automatical ly. If your co mputer does not d isplay the m[...]

253 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Install th e required sof tware in acco rdance with what version of the Macintos h OS you are running and what you want to do . Using the Camera with a Macintosh Objective OS Version Install this software: See page: • Viewing images on your Macintosh • Storin g images on your Macintosh OS 9/ OS X • USB dri[...]

254 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh You can view and st ore images (s napshot and movie files) on your Macintosh by connecting to the camera. IMPORT ANT! • Connection is not supported to a Macintosh running Mac OS 8.6 or lower, or Mac OS X 10.0. Connec tion is supported to a Maci ntosh running Mac OS 9 o[...]

255 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 2. Connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the USB cradle and the USB port of your Macintosh. • Orient the USB p lug so it correctl y matches the sh ape of the USB port w hen you connect them. • Plug the USB ca ble into the po rts securely, as far as it wi ll go. Proper operation is no t [...]

256 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 7. Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button. Camera-Macintosh Co nnection Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mo de, which is ind icated by the USB lamp lighting gree n. In this mode, your Macintos h recognizes th e memory card loa ded in the camera (or th e camera’s built-in me mory if it d[...]

257 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to You r Macintosh after the First Time Since you nee d to configure menu settings only the first time you connect the ca mera to your Macin tosh, later con nections are much simpler. 1. Close the lens cove r to turn off the came ra and then place the camera onto the USB cradle. 2. Pres[...]

258 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Saving an Image on Your Macintosh In order to wor k on an image to pu t it into an albu m, you must first save it t o your Macintosh . To save a camera im age to your Macintosh, y ou must first estab lish a connec tion between the m via the c amera’s USB cradle. 1. Double-click the cam era’s drive icon. [...]

259 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Removing the Camera from the USB C radle 1. On your Macintosh screen, drag the camera drive to Tra sh. 2. Press the USB cradle [USB] button. After making sure that the cradle’s USB lamp is not lit, remove the camera from the cradle. Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on Your Macint[...]

260 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Minimum Computer System Requirements for Movie Playback The minimum s ystem requiremen ts described belo w are necessary to use your Macint osh to play bac k movies record ed with this camera. IMPORT ANT! • The above is the r ecommended enviro nment. Configu ring this envir onment does not guarantee pr ope[...]

261 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The method you sh ould use to read fil es from a memory card depends on the type of computer yo u have. Some typic al examples are sh own below. After you connect, use the same procedures as those that yo u use when the camera is connected to your co mputer via the U SB cradle. ■ If your computer h as a memory[...]

262 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The camera stor es images you sho ot and other da ta in accordance wi th the Design Rul e for Camera File Sys tem (DCF). ■ About DCF DCF is a sy stem that defines bot h image f ile formats and the structure o f the folders that store data. This ma kes it possibl e for a digital camer a, printer, or other DCF-c[...]

263 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER * 1 Other f olders are crea ted when the fo llowing BEST SH OT scenes are used for recordi ng: “For eBay” or “Auction” (scene name depe nds on camera mode l), or “For You Tube”. The follow ing shows the na me of the folder c reated for each scene. – eBay scene: 100_EBAY – Auction sc ene: 100_AUCT[...]

264 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Supported Image Files • Image files sho t with this camera • DCF-compliant im age files Even if an image is DCF-co mpliant, this camera still may not be able to d isplay it . When displ aying an image recor ded on another came ra, it may take a lon g time for the image to appear on this c amera’s m oni[...]

265 APPENDIX APPENDIX The numbers in p arentheses ind icate the pages where each part is explained . ■ Camera Front Back General Guide 1 Shutter (pag e 59) 2 Lens Cover (pag e 43) 3 Flash (page 72) 4 Lens 5 AF Assist/REC light/ Self-timer Lamp (pages 58, 64, 77, 135, 272) 6 Microphon e (pages 83, 99 ) 5 3 4 2 1 6 7 Monitor Scre en (page 53) 8 Zoo[...]

266 APPENDIX Bottom ■ USB Cradle Front Back bq Speaker (pag e 157) br Battery/Memo ry Card Slots ( pages 36, 48) bs Cradle C ontact (page 38) bt Tripod Hole Use this hole when attach ing to a tripod. bq br bs bt 1 Camera Contact (p age 38) 2 USB Lamp (pages 237 , 256, 274) 3 [USB] Button (pages 223 , 237, 256) 4 [PHOTO] Button (pages 165 , 167) 5[...]

267 APPENDIX The monitor scr een uses variou s indicators, icons, and value s to keep you info rmed of the camer a’s status. • The sample scre ens in this section are inte nded to show you the locati ons of all the indicato rs and figures that can ap pear on the monitor scre en in various mode s. They do not re present screens that actually ap [...]

268 APPENDIX ■ Snapshot Playback Mode 1 File Type (page 156) 2 Protect Ind icator (page 197) 3 Folder Name/File Name (page 196) 4 Snapshot Image Quality (page 63) 5 Snapshot Image Size (page 62) 6 ISO Sensiti vity (page 14 1) 7 Aperture Value (pages 60, 9 2, 95) 8 Shutter Spee d (pages 60, 9 3, 95) 9 Date/Time (page 210) bk Metering Mode (pa ge 1[...]

269 APPENDIX The tables in this section sh ow the items that a ppears on the menus that appear on the monitor scr een when you press [MENU]. The ite ms included on th e menus depend on wh ether the camera is in a REC mode or PLAY mode. • An asteri sk ( * ) indicate s reset default se ttings. ■ REC Mode REC Tab Menu Menu Reference Focus (Auto Fo[...]

270 APPENDIX Quality Tab Menu Set Up Tab Menu Size 8M (3264 × 2448) * / 3:2 (3 264 × 2176) / 6M (2816 × 2112) / 4M (2304 × 1728) / 2M (1600 × 1200) / VGA (640 × 480) Quality (Snapshots) Fine / Normal * / Economy Quality (Movie s) UHQ * / UHQ Wide / HQ / HQ Wide / Normal / LP EV Shift –2.0 / –1.7 / –1.3 / –1.0 / –0.7 / –0.3 / 0.0 *[...]

271 APPENDIX ■ PLAY Mode PLAY Tab Menu USB Mass Storage (USB DIRECT-PRINT) * / PTP (PictBridge ) Video Out NTSC 4:3 / NTSC 16:9 / PAL 4:3 / PAL 16:9 Format Forma t / Canc el * Reset Reset / Cancel * Slideshow Start * / Images / Time / Interval / Effect / Cancel Layout Print – MOTION PRINT 9 frames * / 1 frame / Cancel Anti Shake On / Off * Movi[...]

272 APPENDIX “Set Up” Tab • The conten ts of the “Set Up ” tab are the sa me in a REC mode and PLAY mode. The camera has l amps: an Operation L amp and an AF assist/ REC light/self -timer Lamp. These l amps light and fla sh to indicate th e current opera tional status of the camera. Rotation Rotate * / Cancel Resize 6M (2816 × 2112) * / [...]

273 APPENDIX ■ REC Mode IMPORT ANT! • Never remove th e memory card from the camer a while the operation la mp is flashing gree n. Doing so will caus e the image you sh ot to be lost. ■ PLAY mode Operation Lamp Meaning Color Status Green Lit Operational (Power on, record ing enabled). / Auto Focus operation was su ccessful. / LCD is off or in[...]

274 APPENDIX ■ USB Cradle Indicator Lamps The USB cradl e has two in dicator lamp s: a [CHARGE] la mp and a USB lamp. These lamp s light and flas h to indicate the c urrent operationa l status of the c radle and camer a. [CHARGE] lamp USB Lamp [CHARGE] Lamp USB Lamp Meaning Color Status Color Status Red Lit Charging Green Lit Charging complete Gr[...]

275 APPENDIX Finding the Problem and Fixing It Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Causes and Action Power Supply Power does not turn on. 1) The battery may not be oriented correctly (page 36). 2) The battery may be dead. Charge the bat tery (page 36). If the battery goes dead soon aft er being charged, it means the batt ery has reached the end [...]

276 APPENDIX The subject is out of focus in the recorded image. The image may not be focused properly. When composing the image, make sure t he subject is located inside the focus frame. The flash does not fire. 1) If “ ” (Flash Off) is select ed as the flash mode, change to anoth er mode (page 72). 2) If the battery is dead, ch arge it (page 3[...]

277 APPENDIX An image I shot was not saved. 1) Camera power may have be en turned off before th e save operation was comp lete, which will result in the image not being saved. When the bat tery indicator shows “ ”, charge the batter y as soon as possible (page 36). 2) You may have removed the memory card from the camera before the save opera ti[...]

278 APPENDIX Playback The color of the playback image is different fr om what appears on the monitor screen when shooting. Sunlight or li ght from another so urce may be shining directly int o the lens when you are shooting. Position the camera so sunli ght does not shine directly into the lens. Images are not displayed. This camera cannot display [...]

279 APPENDIX Other The wrong date a nd time are displayed. The date and time setting is wrong. S et the correct date and time (page 210). The messages on the display are in the wron g language. The wrong display language is selected. Change the display language setting (page 214). I can’t transfer images over a USB connection. 1) The USB cable ma[...]

280 APPENDIX Display Messages ALERT The camera’s protection function may have activated because camera t emperature is too high. Turn off the camera and wait until it cools down before trying to use it again. • Any of the following may occur after t he “ALERT” message appears. 1) Power turns off. 2) Movie recording is impossible or movie le[...]

281 APPENDIX LENS ERROR 2 The Camera Shake unit may be malfunctioning. If the same message appe ars after you turn po wer back on, contact your retailer or a CASIO service center. Load paper! The printer ran out of paper while printing. Memory Fu ll Memory is full with images you recorded and/ or of files saved by editing operations. Delete files y[...]

282 APPENDIX ■ Main Specifications ■ Camera Functions Specifications Product Type Digital Camera Model EX-V8 Image Fil es Format Snapshots: JPEG (Exif Version 2. 2); DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 1.0 st andard; DPOF compliant Movies: H.264/AVC MOV for mat Audio: WAV Recording Media Built-in Memory 11.8 MB SDHC Memory Card SD Memory C[...]

283 APPENDIX VGA (640 × 480) Fine 330 KB 36 images 2930 images Normal 190 KB 62 images 5090 images Economy 140 KB 85 images 6908 images Image Size (Pixels) Image Quality Approximate Image File Size Approximate Built-in Memory (11.8 MB) Capacity Approximate SD Memory Card (1 GB) Capacity • Movies Image Quality (Pixels) Approximate Data Rate (Fram[...]

284 APPENDIX * The number of i mage values ar e approximate and are provided f or reference on ly. The actual number of images you may be able to record may be les s than that in dicated on the monitor scre en. * Image file s sizes are app roximate and ar e provided fo r reference only. Actual i mage file size s vary depending on subject t ype. * T[...]

285 APPENDIX Shutter CCD shutter, mechanical shutter Snapshot (Auto): 1 /2 to 1/800 second Snapshot (Manual E xposure/Shutter Speed Priority AE): 60 to 1/800 second Snapshot (Apertur e Priority AE): 1 to 1/800 secon d • Shutter speed is differe nt for the following BEST SHOT scenes. Night Scene: 4 to 1/800 second Aperture Value Auto/Shutter Speed[...]

286 APPENDIX ■ Power Supply Approximat e Battery Life All of the va lues provide d below repres ent the appro ximate amount of ti me under normal temp erature (23°C (73 °F)) before the camera tu rns off. These va lues are not gu aranteed. Lo w temperature s shorten battery life. • Battery: N P-50 (Rated Capa city: 950 mAh) • Recording Me di[...]

287 APPENDIX • Measurement Con ditions * 1 Number of Sh ots (CIPA) In accordanc e with CIPA stan dards Normal tempera ture (23°C (73°F)), mo nitor on, zoom operation be tween full wi de and full tel ephoto every 30 seconds, duri ng which two image s are shot with fla sh; power turned off an d back on every t ime 10 images are shot. * 2 Continuo[...]

288 APPENDIX ■ Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-50) ■ USB Cradle (CA-35) ■ Special AC Adaptor (Inl et Type) (AD- C52G) • Power cord prec autions for us e in Singapore The power cord se t is not supplied . The power cord u sed must comply with relevant n ational and/or inte rnational standards. Rated Voltage 3.7 V Rated Capacitance 950 m[...]

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