Fisher VPC-C6E manual

VPC-C6EX VPC-C6EXE VPC-C6E VPC-C6 INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital Movie Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “ SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later ref erence. Important note This manual e xplains how to saf ely oper ate the V[...]

i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOI STURE FOR AMERICAN USERS The f ollowing advisory is included in accor dance with the la ws of th e State of Calif ornia (USA): W ARNING: This product contains chemicals , including lead, kno wn to the State of Calif ornia to cause cancer [...]

English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR EU USERS Note: i This symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf actured with high quality materials and components which ca n be rec[...]

iii English GETTING UP AND R UNNING Install t he car d 1 Inse rt the card. 2 Connect the AC adaptor to the camera.[...]

English iv Shooting k k k k Video clip recording 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 se cond to turn the camera on. 2 Se t the main switch to REC. 3 Pr ess the video cl ip recording button [ ]. h Recording begins . h T o stop recording, press the video clip re cording[...]

v English Playbac k k k k k Video clip pla ybac k 1 Set the main switch to PLAY. h The display s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h T og gle the SET button to the left or right to display the video clip yo u wish to pla y back. h Video clips are indicated by a video clip pattern along the top and bottom of th e screen. 2 Pr ess the SET button. h P[...]

1 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abun dance of con venie nt f eatures and functions . F rom creating precisely the ph oto you want, to vie wing images using v arious techniques, y ou can locate the e xact oper ation f or your purposes in the follow ing t able. Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Shooti[...]

English 2 Shooting/recording Capture fast-mov ing subjects •“ SCENE SELECT ” (sports mode) on page 57 Shoot in dark conditions •“ Exposure correction ” on page 40 •“ FLASH SETTING ” on pag e 60 •“ SCENE SELECT ” (night vie w mode/fire works mode/la mp mode) on pa ge 57 Increase the camera ’ s sensitiv ity •“ ISO SENSIT[...]

3 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Play back Getting started viewing imag es •“ Pla ying back a vid eo clip ” on page 46 Adjust the speaker vol ume •“ PLA YBACK V OLUME ” on page 78 Smooth out video clip playbac k •“ SMOO TH PLA YBACK ” on page 102 •“ VIEWING IMA GES ” on page 43 Searc h f or image/ audio data •“ 9-ima[...]

English 4 CONTENTS GETTING UP AND RUNNING .............................................................. iii QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ............... .................. ................... ....1 CONTENTS .... .................. .................. ................... .................. ............... 4 CHECKING THE INCL UDED ACCESSORIES ..........[...]

5 English CONTENTS     PLAYBACK DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS ......... ............. .. 73 PLAYBAC K MODE .......... .................. .................. ................... ............. 77 PLAYBAC K VOLUME ........... .................. ................... ............... ........... 78 IMAGE P ROTECT ...... ..............[...]

English 6     OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV ............. ..................... ................... ................ 137 PREPARING AND USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ............. 140 DIRECT PRINTING .......... .................. ................... ..................... ........14 5 USING THE CABLE AD APTOR ..........[...]

7 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i i i i Neckst rap: 1 i i i i SANY O Softw are Pack (CD-ROM): 2 i i i i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i i i i Docking station: 1 i i i i S-A V interface cable: 1 i i i i USB interface cable: 1 i i i i Remote control unit: 1 A lithium batt ery (CR2025) is installed at the ti me of purchase. i i i i Lens cap and[...]

English 8 i i i i Camera case: 1 i i i i “ SAFETY MANU AL ” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the digita l camer a. i i i i Quick Guide[...]

9 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessories k k k k Neckst rap k k k k Lens cap[...]

English 10 k k k k Camera case Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The type of card that can b e inserted into and used with t his camera is: i SD Memory Card[...]

11 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Y our movie camera can not only record video clips , you can also tak e still photos and ma ke audio recordings . F or e xample, you can snap a still image while recording a vide o clip , or make just an audio recording. T win menus for easy operation (see pages 50 and 74) The novice photographer will[...]

English 12 Capture still sh ots while recor ding a v ideo c lip (pa ge 38) Suppose that while y o u ’ re recording a video c lip, there ’ s a scene you ’ d like to keep as a still photo . Y our camera makes it possible to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video clip recording. Mov able monitor f or an y shoot ing angle The mova[...]

13 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Easy to shoot vertically oriented photos (page 56) A grip-type camera is compact and very easy to hold securel y , but trying to take vertically oriented photos by changing the camera angle is a probl em. Howev er , your camera features a vertical shooting mode that allow s you to take vertical (port[...]

English 14 Docki ng station f or easy connection The docking st ation simplifies those complicated connections to y our TV or computer . Just set the camera in the docking station, and y ou can view your photos on your TV or computer right awa y . The remote control unit mak es it even more con venient. <Connecting to a computer (page 7 in the S[...]

15 English SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to v arious devices to e xpand its capabilities . Dedicated USB interf ace cable Dedicated S-A V interf ace cab le Computer Printer TV AC adaptor (supplied) Separately sold or commercially av ailab le SD Memory Card Inter net Batter y charger (optional) i Card reader i DPOF- compatible printer i Pho[...]

English 16 SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Camera Front <T o open the monitor unit> Lens Flash Monitor unit Stereo microphone Speake r Strap holder[...]

17 English P ARTS NAMES Rear Bottom Multi-indicator Still image shooting b utton [] Video clip recording button [ ] Zoom switch MENU button LCD monitor SET b utton T r ipod st and hole Docking statio n terminal Batter y/card cover ON/OFF b utton Main switch[...]

English 18 Docki ng station Front Rear Cable adapt or[...]

19 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD The card can be used after it has been f ormatted with the camera (page 128). Make sure that the ba ttery pa ck and the card ori entation are cor rect. Install the ba ttery pac k 1 Open the batter y/card cover. h While gently pressing the cov e r , slide it open. 2 Inse rt the batter y pack. h M[...]

English 20 <T o remove the battery pac k...> h Slide the latch securing the battery pack t o the side , and re mov e the batter y pack. 3 Cl ose the battery/card c over. h Lower th e cov er , and slide it closed. h At the time of purchase the bat tery pack is not charged. Be su re to fully charge the battery pack (pages 22, 24). Slide to the [...]

21 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D Install t he car d 1 Open the batter y/card cover. 2 Inse rt the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place. 3 Close the battery/car d cover. <When removing the card...> h T o remove the car d, press it down, and then release . The card wil l protrude slightly , and you can[...]

English 22 PO WER FOR THE CAMERA The supplied A C adaptor is used not only as the camera ’ s AC adaptor , but also to charge the battery installed in t he camera. Using the battery pac k At the time of purchase , the battery pack is not charged. The bat tery pack must be charged bef ore it can be used in the camera. Also , if the battery power be[...]

23 English PO WER FOR THE CAMERA 3 Disconnect the cable adapto r and the AC adapt or after chargi ng is completed. DC IN terminal Supplied A C adaptor Suppli ed power cord T o power outlet Docking station terminal Supplied cabl e adaptor[...]

English 24 Using the docking station to charge the batter y pac k When the battery pack is installed i n your camer a, you can rec harge it by setting the camera in the doc king station (page 134).[...]

25 English PO WER FOR THE CAMERA Using a power outle t When the supplied A C adaptor is connected to the camera , power can be supplied from a pow er outlet. HINT About the internal backup batt ery i This camera ’ s internal ba ttery ser ves to maintain the date and time settings, as w ell as the shooting settings . The back up battery will be fu[...]

English 26 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Se t the main sw itch. T o shoot pictures: Set to REC T o play back im ages: Set to PL A Y 2 Open the monitor unit. 3 Pres s the ON/OFF button for about 1 second. h The camera turns on, and an image appears on the LCD monitor . T urning on the camera when the po wer sa ve (sleep) fun[...]

27 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning off the camera 1 Press the ON/OFF button for about 2 seconds. h The camera turns off . HINT T o immediately activ ate the power save function i Press the O N/OFF button brief ly to active the power save function. About the standby mode i T o tur n off th e camera only briefly , you can close the mo[...]

English 28 OPERA TION BUTT ONS The procedures to change the camer a settings , choose images, etc., ar e perf ormed by using the SET butt on to control the LCD monitor displa y . This operation is used v ery frequently , so it is best to become f amiliar with it right away . VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 640x480 30fps SHQ 2816x2112(6 M -S) PHOTO RESOLUTION SCEN[...]

29 English OPERA TION BUTT ONS <Select the icon to the left or right> T o select the icon to the right, toggle the SET bu tton to the right. T o select the icon to the left, toggle the SET bu tton to the left. <Actuate the selected icon> Press the SET b utton. The selected icon mov es to the left end of the lineup . VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 640[...]

English 30 BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best results Hold the camera secur ely , keeping y our elbo ws cl ose to y our body and making sure the camera is stable. Make sure tha t the lens and flash are not blo ck ed by your fin gers or the stra p . * For shooting v ertically oriented still images, y ou can set the shoo ting orientati[...]

31 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Using the autof ocus The autofocus will w ork in almost all situat ions; however , there are certain conditions that may cause the autof ocus function to not work properl y . If the autofocus function is not working properly , set the focus range to capture images (page 66). k k k k Conditions that may cause incor[...]

English 32 The fo llowing e xamples are some of the situations where the aut ofocus function ma y work, b ut not as desired. i i i i When both near and far objects are present Use the focus-loc k function to lock the focus on an object at the sa me distance as the desired subject, then reposition the camera to compose the picture. i i i i Fast-mo v[...]

33 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The operation sou nds that are gener ated, f or e xample, when the still image shooting but ton, MENU butt on or SET button i s pressed, as well as the audio guidance when yo u s witch the mode , can be mu ted (page 11 0). Where is the image and audio data s[...]

English 34 CAPTURING IMA GES Record ing video c lips 1 Turn on the camera (page 26). 2 Se t the main swit ch to REC. 3 Pr ess the video clip recording button [] . h Recording begins . During shooting, it is not necessary to continue pressing the video clip recording b utton. 4 En d the recordi ng. h Press the video clip recording butto n again to s[...]

35 English CAPTURING I MA GES HINT Adjusting the LCD monitor brightness i While the Shooting Scr een is activ e, Y ou can quic kly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of the LCD monitor by pressing the MENU button for at least 1 se cond. Focus lock during video clip recording i The autof ocus can be set to a fix ed focus during video cl[...]

English 36 Capturing still images 1 Turn on the camera (page 26). 2 Se t the main swit ch to REC. 3 Pres s the still image shooting button [ ]. 1 Press th e still image shooting button halfway . h The autofocus operat es, and the image is f ocuse d (f ocus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the still image shooting button al l the way . h The shutte[...]

37 English CAPTURING I MA GES HINT What is the camer a focusing on? i A target mark & on the LCD monitor shows the area t he camera is f ocusing on. i The camera automatically deter mines the correct focus b y measuring from 5 different f ocus points within the shooting area. If the target mark is at a positio n that is diff erent from the poin[...]

English 38 Shoot a still ima ge while recor ding a video clip Y ou can capture a still image while recording a video clip. 1 Turn on the camera (page 26). 2 Se t the main swit ch to REC. 3 Pr ess the video clip recording button [ ]. 4 When you see a scene you ’ d like to capture as a still image, press the still image shooting button [ ]. 5 En d [...]

39 English B ASIC SHOO TING FUNCTIONS Using the zoom Y our camera has two zoom functions: optical zoom and digital zoom. Y ou can specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabled (pa ge 118). 1 Poi nt the camera lens at t he subject. 2 Pr ess the zoom switch to compose the desired image. [T]: Zoom in on the sub ject. [W]: Zoom out. h When the z o[...]

English 40 Exposure correc tion When capturing images, y ou can make the image lighter or darker . 1 Se t the main swit ch to REC. h T o exit the Shoo ting Setting Screen, press the MENU but ton . 2 While the Shooting Screen is displayed, toggle the SET button to the right. h The e xposure correction bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left[...]

41 English MAKE AN A UDIO RECORDING Y our camera can mak e audio recordings. 1 Turn on the camer a (page 26), and set the main switch to REC. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. h The menu displa y appears . 3 From the video c lip mode menu, select the audio memo icon < , and press the SET button. h The recording mode i s enable d. h The menu displa y is [...]

English 42 4 Pr ess the video clip recording button. h Aud io recording begins . During recording, < appears in the LCD monitor. It is not necessar y to continue pressing the video clip recording butt on while shooting. h T ake care not t o cov er the microphone with y o ur f ingers. h When the remaining r ecording time becomes shor t, the time [...]

43 English VIEWING IMA GES 1 Turn on the camer a (page 26), and set the main switch to PLAY. h An image is di splay ed on the LCD monitor . h Video clips are indicated by a video clip pattern along the top and bottom of the screen. 2 Sel ect the image you wish to view. T o display the pre vious image, toggle t he SET but ton to the left. T o displa[...]

English 44 9-image disp lay pla yback 1 Turn on the camera (page 26), and set the main switch to PLAY. 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [W] ([ P ]) side. h The 9-image disp lay appears. 3 Select the imag e to play back. h T oggle the SET button up , down, left or right to mov e the orange frame t o the desired image, and press the SET but ton. In[...]

45 English VIEWING IMA GES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Dis play the image that you want to magnify. h Fo r a video cli p, pause pla y bac k at th e place y ou want to magnify . 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [T] ([ ] ]) side. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h T og gl[...]

English 46 Playing bac k a video clip Follow these steps to pla y back a video c lip. T o do this... Do this Normal forward pla yback Press the SET butt on. Stop pla ybac k During pla yback, toggle the SET but ton down . P ause During playbac k, press t he SET button or toggle the SET bu tton up . During accelerated pla yback, toggle the SET button[...]

47 English VIEWING IMA GES HINT Display the video c lip playback point i During video clip pla ybac k, press the MENU b utton f or at least 1 second t o displa y a bar showing the current pla yback poin t in the video clip . i Press the MENU button f or about 1 second to cancel the bar . CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla yed b[...]

English 48 PLA YING B A CK A UDIO D A T A Listen to y our audio recordings . 1 Di splay the desired audio data. 2 Pl ay back the record ing. Start forward playbac k: Press the SET button. Pause: During pla yback, press the SET button , or toggle the SET button up . During fast f orwar d or fast re verse, toggle the SET button up . Stop playbac k: D[...]

49 English SHOO TING P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS The Shooting Setting Screens are used to ad just your camera ’ s shooting settings. The Shoo ting Setting Screens are organiz ed into tw o displa ys: PA G E 1 and P A GE 2 . The P A GE 1 settings (page 51) cov er the basic shooting settings , and t he PAG E 2[...]

English 50 SWITCHING THE P A GE Switch from P AGE 1 to P A GE 2, or vice versa, depending on how y ou wish to use yo ur camera. 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen (page 49). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Shooting Settin g Screen P AGE changes. h Each time the SET b utton is togg led to the left, the P AG E changes. VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 64[...]

51 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS Overview of the Shooting Set ting Screens PA G E 1[...]

English 52 1 Video clip mode menu (page 55 ) 2 Still image mod e menu (page 56 ) 3 Scene select me nu (page 57 ) 4 Filter menu (page 59) 5 Flash menu (page 60) 6 Self-timer men u (pa ge 62) 7 Option icon (page 104) h Displays t he Option Screen . 8 P A GE display (page 50) 9 Help display (pa ge 112) 0 Remaining battery power (page 132) i When you s[...]

53 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS PA G E 2 IMAGE STABILIZER VIDEO VIEW[...]

English 54 1 Image sta bilizer menu (page 64 ) 2 Focus range menu (page 66) 3 Focus mode men u (page 68) 4 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 69) 5 ISO sensitiv ity menu (page 70 ) 6 White balance men u (page 71) 7 Option icon (page 104) h Display the Option Screen. 8 P A GE display (page 50) 9 Help display (pa ge 112) 0 Remaining batter[...]

55 English IMA GE QU ALITY[...]

English 56 Still image mode (resolution) setting By setting the still image resoluti on (pixels) to a higher setting, image detail is enhanced for a smoother , finer picture. However , the file size also becomes lar ge and uses more memory . Select the resolution setting that suits your purpose. 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shoot ing Setting Screen (page [...]

57 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from v arious preset settings (ape r ture , shutter speed, etc.) f or specific shooting co nditions. 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 49). 2 Sel ect the scene select menu. 3 Sel ect the desired icon from the scene select menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the scene select func[...]

English 58 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 34. For still image shooting, see page 36. T o return to nor mal photog raph y , select = from the scene select menu, and press the SE T button . HINT i When capturing images using the fire works + , lamp Q or night view / setting, use a tripod or other method to stabiliz e the cam[...]

59 English FIL TERS The filter f eature change s image characteristics such as color t ones, to app ly unique eff ects to the photogr aphed image . 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 49). 2 Sel ect the filter m enu. 3 Sel ect the desired icon from the filter menu, and press the S ET button. h This completes the filter setting. 4 Ta[...]

English 60 FLASH SETTING The flash is use d not only f or taking pictures wher e there is insuf ficient light , but also when the subject is in shade or in backlig ht conditions . Y our camera has three modes of operation (au tomatic flash mode , fo rced flash mode, and flash off mode). 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shoot ing Setting Screen (page 49). 2 Se[...]

61 English FLASH SETTING 3 Sel ect the desired icon from the flash menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the flash setting. 4 Take the pic ture. For still image shooting, see page 36. h T o return to nor mal photo graph y , select k from the flash men u, and press the SET but ton. HINT i Y ou can change the flash setting b y toggling the[...]

English 62 SELF-TIMER 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shoot ing Setting Screen (page 49). 2 Se lect the self-timer menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the self-timer menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 34. For still image shooting, see page 36. N : T ur ns off the[...]

63 English SELF-TIMER HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the video clip recording b utton or still image shooting b utton is pressed again bef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer count down tempora rily stops. Press th e video clip recording b utton or still image shoot ing button one more time to restart the self-time[...]

English 64 P AGE 2 (AD V ANCED SETTINGS) MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimiz e a jittery picture b y compensating for unintentional hand motion (video clips only) . 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (page 49). 2 Se lect the image s tabilizer menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the image stabili zer menu[...]

65 English MO TION COMPENSA TI ON (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) <Concerning the changing f ield of view when motion compensation is enabled> i When the motio n compensation is set to ON, the f ield of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordab le field of vie w as shown b elow . i When set to the moti on compensation q set ting, the vi[...]

English 66 FOCUS RANGE 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (page 49). 2 Select the focus ra nge menu. h When shooting a subject at a medium to f ar distance, by setting the fo cus ra nge to * , y ou will find it b oth easier and f aster to focus. h When the f ocus range is set to * , + or - , the correspond ing indication appears on the L[...]

67 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual f ocus 1 Sel ect the manual focus icon - from the focus menu, and press the SET button. 2 Pr ess the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The focus distance is set, and you are retu[...]

English 68 FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 types of autof ocus (still image shooting only): 5-point range fi nder f ocus: The distance to the subject is detected by sampling from multiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Spot f ocus: The camera f ocuses on the subject in the center of the LCD monitor . 1 Di splay the PA[...]

69 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-section light- measuring: The exp osure is adjusted after sampling from mult iple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted l ight-measuring: The exp osure is adjusted after light is measured fro m the entire image, b u t with emphasis [...]

English 70 ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial se ttings, the ISO sensit ivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. Howe ver , the ISO sensi tivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (page 49). 2 Select the ISO sensitivit y menu. 3 Se lect the desire d icon from the ISO sensitivi ty[...]

71 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions. Ho we v er , if y ou want to specify the lighting conditions or ch ange the ov erall tone of the image, the whit e balance can be manually set . 1 Dis play the PAGE 2 S hooting Setting Screen ( page 49). 2 Sel ect the white balance menu. [...]

English 72 3 Se lect the desired icon from the white bal ance menu, and press the SET button. h Once the white balance sett ing is programmed f or the ] icon, it is retained e v en if another white balance se tting ( > , r , o , p , or q ) is selected. If you changed to ano ther setting, whene v er you select the ] icon and press the SET but ton[...]

73 English PLA YBACK P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING SCREENS The Play back Setting Scree ns are used to adjust you r camera ’ s playback settings. The Pla yback Setting Screens are organiz ed into two displa ys: PA G E 1 and P A GE 2 . The P A GE 1 settings (page 75) cov er the basic play back setting s, and the PAG [...]

English 74 SWITCHING THE P A GE Switch fr om P AGE 1 to P AGE 2, or vice ver sa. 1 Di splay a Playback Setting Screen (pa ge 73). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Pla ybac k Setting Scre en changes to the other P AGE . h Each time the SET b utton is togg led to the left, the P AG E changes. Set play all or 1 clip PLAYBACK METHOD Rotate im[...]

75 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING SCREEN S Overvie w of the Pla ybac k Setting Scr eens PA G E 1 1 Playback method setting (page 77) h Select continuous pla yback or single -frame playback. 2 Multi-pla yback (page 44 ) h Displa y images in the 9-frame multi-display f or mat. 3 Pla yback v olume co ntro l (page 78) h Adjust the pla ybac[...]

English 76 PA G E 2 1 Rotate image (page 90) h Rotate still images. 2 Resiz e (page 91 ) h Reduce the resolut ion of a still image. 3 Red-eye corr ection (page 92) h Repair the re d-ey e eff ect to make e y es look more natur al. 4 Extract still i mage (page 94) h Extract a stil l image from a video clip. 5 Video clip edit (pag e 95) h Edit video c[...]

77 English PLA YB A CK MODE Images can be vie wed continuously (slidesho w pla yback) or y ou can choose to show single i mages. 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 73). 2 Select the playback method icon 4 , and press the SET button. h The Play back Mode Screen appears. PLA Y ALL: Pla y back images in slideshow f ashion. 1 CLIP: Dis[...]

English 78 PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio dat a, as well as the operation sou nds. 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 73). 2 Se lect the playback volume icon Z , and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appe ars. 3 Toggle the SET button left or right to adjust the volume, and [...]

79 English IMA GE PR O TECT Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio dat a. 1 Display the data that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the PAGE 1 Playback Setti ng Screen (page 73). 2 Select the protect icon A , and press the SET button. h “ LOCK? ” appears. h If the protect mode has alread y been enabled for the dat[...]

English 80 CA UTION i Even if the prot ect mode is set f or certain data files, they will be erased if the card is ref or matted (page 128). HINT T o select a different image in steps 2 and 3... i T oggle the SET button to the left or right. T o cancel the protect mode f or an image... i Displa y the desired data and repeat steps 1 to 3 . The prote[...]

81 English ERASING D A T A Y ou can erase data that is stored on the card if you no longer ne ed it. Y ou can erase the data one at a ti me, or all at once . 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 73). 2 Sel ect the erase i con c , and press the SET button. h The Erase Mode Screen appears . ONE ERASE: Er ases one data at a time. ERASE [...]

English 82 4 Toggle the SET button up to select “ YES ” , and press the SET button. <ONE ERASE> h The currently disp la yed image is deleted. h T o erase other data, select the data, and press the SET b utton. <ERASE ALL> h The Erase Confirmation Screen again appears . T o erase the data, select “ YES ” , and press the SET b utt[...]

83 English PRINT SETTINGS In addition to using y our printer to print out still images captured with you r camera, as with con ventional film, y ou can hav e prints made at shops offering digital print ser vices . Moreov er , this camera is DPOF-compatible, so y ou can use the camera to sp ecify the number of prints , whether or not the date is dis[...]

English 84 HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o pr int with a printer or hav e the digital print ser vice shop print out a still image from a video clip , you m ust first sav e it (save frame) as a stil l image. About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a print ord er f ormat. Y ou can connect your camer a to a[...]

85 English PRINT SETTINGS Specifying date imprinting and pr int quantitie s Y ou can specify print settings for each individual image (EACH IMA GE), or apply the print settings to all the ima ges on the card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Dis play the Print Setting Screen ( page 83). 2 Select EACH IMAGE or ALL IMAGES. ALL IMA GES: The set print settings are appl[...]

English 86 4 Spec ify whether t he date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specifying dated prints> 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select “ DA TE ” . 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Print Date Screen appears . 3 T oggle the SET button up or down to select the desired opti on. YES: Print the d ate. NO: Do not prin[...]

87 English PRINT SETTINGS 5 Sel ect “ ADD TO PRINT SETTING ” and press the SET button. h The Confirm Print Settings Screen appears. If the print setti ngs are correct: Select “ EXIT ” , and press the SET but to n. If the print sett ings were change d: Select “ MODIFY PRINT SET TING ” , and press the SE T button . Index print Printing ou[...]

English 88 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. YES: Specify an inde x print copy . EXIT: Discontinue the setting proced ure, and retur n to the Print Settin g Screen. 4 Se lect “ YES ” , and press the SET button. h This completes the setting f or the index print. Y ou are returned to the Print Setting Screen.[...]

89 English PRINT SETTINGS Clearing all the print settin gs Delete the print settings f or all images. 1 Dis play the Print Setting Screen ( page 83). 2 Sel ect “ ALL CLEAR ” . 3 Pr ess the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. YES: Clear the print settings f or all images. EXIT : Cancel the clear procedure an d return to the Print[...]

English 90 R O T A TE IMA GE Captured still ima ges can be rota ted to the co rrect orientation f or viewing. 1 Di splay the still image you wish t o rotate, and displa y the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 73). 2 Se lect the rotate icon L , and press the SET button. h The Rotate Image Screen appear s. 3 Se lect “ RIGHT ” or “ LEFT ” ,[...]

91 English CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) The size of a still image that has already been capt ured at a resolution of t or more can be cha nged to 1,6 00 × 1,200 pix els or 640 × 480 pix els. The resized image is sa ved as a se parate image . 1 Dis play the still image whose size you want to change, and display PAGE 2 of the Pl ayback Setting Scr[...]

English 92 RED-EYE CORRECTION If you photogr aph y our subjects at ni ght using the flash, the y ma y appear i n the image with glo wing red ey es (red-ey e phenomenon). Now you can amend the image so that the subjects ’ e yes app ear more natural (red-ey e correction). 1 Di splay the image to be modified, and displ ay the PAGE 2 Playback Setting[...]

93 English RED-EYE CORRECTION 4 Press the still image shooting button. h A screen appears f or you to sp ecify whether or not to k eep the original image. 5 Select the desired method to save the corrected image, and press the SET button. h The corrected image is sa ved , and you are ret urned to the Red-ey e Correction Screen. HINT If the “RED-EY[...]

English 94 EXTRA CTING A STILL IMA GE FROM A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can select one image (scene) from a video clip , cop y it, and sav e it as a still image (the original data remains unchanged). 1 Play back a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save. 2 Di splay the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 73). 3 Se lect the extract sti ll[...]

95 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can delete ( “ cut ” ) the first part or the last part of a video clip. Y ou can choose anywher e in the vide o clip as the cutting po int. Y ou can also join two video cl ips together and sa ve the m as one separate clip ( “ joining ” ). CA UTION W arning concerning the battery pack remaining char ge i D[...]

English 96 Proce dure to join tw o video c lips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing video clips , do not mov e the main s witch. If y ou mov e the main switch while editing video clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, but the original video clip may also be erased. i By repeating the clipping and joining pr[...]

97 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Deleting part o f a video clip 1 Dis play the video cli p you wish to edi t. 2 Dis play the scene you wish to delete. h In step 5 you will specify whether y ou wish to delete the portion from the beginning of the video clip up to the select ed scene, or the po r tion from the selected scene to the e nd of the video cl[...]

English 98 4 Se lect the edit video icon k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 5 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the portion you wish to delete. DELETE 1ST P ART : Delete the first part of the video clip. DELETE 2ND P ART: Delete the latter part of the video clip. 6 Pres s the SET button. h A screen appears f or[...]

99 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 7 Select whether you want the origin al video clip to be erased when clipping is executed. YES: The original video clip is sa v ed. NO: The original video clip is not sa ved. 8 Pr ess the SET button. h Editing starts. h If “ YES ” was selected, the edited video clip is sav ed as a ne w video clip. h If “ NO ” [...]

English 100 Joining tw o video clips CA UTION i Video clips that were phot ographed in dif fere nt modes cannot be joined. 1 Di splay the first video clip. 2 Di splay the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 73). 3 Se lect the edit video icon k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 4 Select the join icon x . x[...]

101 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Pr ess the SET button. h The 9-image pla yback displa y f or video clips appears . 6 Toggle the SET button to move the orange frame to the video clip that you wish t o join. 7 Pr ess the SET button. 8 Select whether you want the original vid eo clip to be erased when clipping is executed. YES: The original video cl[...]

English 102 SMOO TH PLA YB A CK Suppress the video fl ick er that occurs , f or ex ample, when pla ying back video clips that were recorded with camera moving f ast. 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 73). 2 Se lect the smooth playback icon, and press the SET button. h The Smooth Pla yback Screen appears. ON: Activ ate smooth pla y[...]

103 English DISPLA YING IMA GE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf or mation Screen you can check what the setti ngs were when an image was capt ured. 1 Dis play the desired image. 2 Press the MENU button for about 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU b utton is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is canceled. 1 V[...]

English 104 OPTION SETTI NGS OPTION SETTI NGS DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN The Option Screen is used to adjust v arious camera settings . 1 Turn on the camera, and press the MENU button. h The Shooting or Pla yback Setting Screen appears. 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the PAGE indication. 3 Toggle the SET button to the right, and se[...]

105 English DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN Overvie w of the Option Scre en 1/3[...]

English 106 1 Date and time setting (page 107) h Set the camera ’ s in ternal clock. 2 Operation beep setting (page 110) h Select the opera tion sounds that are produced when the camer a ’ s bu ttons are pressed, and adjust the operat ion sound volu me. 3 Help display set ting (page 112) h T ur n the help displa y on or off . 4 P ost-vie w (pag[...]

107 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and ti me an image or audio recording is taken so that y o u can displa y them dur ing pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .m. on December 24, 2005 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 104[...]

English 108 3 Set the date. 1 Select “ DA T E ” . 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Screen appears . 3 Set the date to “ 2005/ 12/24 ” . h The date is set in the f ollowing order: Set the year → Set the month → Set the day . h T ogg le the SET button left or right to select year , month or day . T oggle the SET b utton up or down [...]

109 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 6 Sel ect “ EXIT ” , and press the SET button. h The date and time setting is completed, and y ou are returned to the Option Screen. h T o return to the Shooting Screen, press the MENU b utton. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the batt ery pack is being replaced, an internal battery will maintain the dat[...]

English 110 OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signa ls when the camer a is turned on/off or when t he operati on but tons (still image shooting b utton, SET b utton, MENU butto n, etc.) are pressed, to adju st the operat ion sound v olume , and to enable/ disable the audio gui de. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 104). [...]

111 English OPERA TION SOUNDS 3 Sel ect “ CHANGE SETTINGS ” , and press the SET button. h The screen to change the settings appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select operat ion sounds appears . <If “ TURN ON/OFF ” or “ A UDIO GUIDE ” is selected> h T[...]

English 112 HELP DISPLA Y Y ou can set whether or not the help messages sho wn on the LCD monitor . 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 104). 2 Se lect the help display icon r and press the SET button. h The Help Setting S creen appears . ON: The HELP messages a re enab led. OFF: The HELP messages a re disabl ed. 3 Toggle the SET button up or down [...]

113 English POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the duratio n that the captured image appear s on the LCD monitor (post-view ) after the still image shooting b utton is pressed. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 104). 2 Sel ect the post-vie w icon o , and press the SET button. h The P ost-view Scree n appears. 1 SEC: The post-view image is displa yed for 1[...]

English 114 WIND NOISE REDUCTION This f eature reduces t he ambient sound of the wind when y ou are reco rding a video clip or making an audio recording in a str ong wind environ ment. Set the function to on or off . 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 104). 2 Se lect the wind noise reduction icon ` , and press the SET button. h The Wind Noise Redu[...]

115 English NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Use this setting to minimize noise in sti ll images and produce a clear image . 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 104). 2 Sel ect the noise-reduct ion icon ^ , and press the SET butt on. h The Noise Reduction Screen appears. 3 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes the noise-redu[...]

English 116 ADJUST THE IMA GE QU ALITY The camera can adjust the image quali ty as the image is captured. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 104). 2 Se lect the image quali ty icon P , and press the SET button. h The Image S ettings Scre en appears. 3 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes the image qualit y settin[...]

117 English FLICKER-REDUCTION The flick er-reduction setting reduces the fli ck er that results when f ilming video clips under fluorescent lights and the lik e where the backgr ound lighting pulsates at the frequency of th e power supply . The flick er-reduction setting is set to a frequency of 50 Hz. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 104). 2 Sel[...]

English 118 DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allows y ou to specify whether or not t he digital zoom is enab led during zoom shoo ting. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 104). 2 Se lect the digital zoom icon Q , and press the SET button. h The Digital Zoom Scre en appears . ON: Digital zoom can be used. OFF: Digital zoom cannot be used. 3 Se le[...]

119 English LCD MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera ’ s LCD monitor displa y . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is di fficult to vie w because of ambient lighting. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 104). 2 Select the LCD brightness icon , , and press the SET button. h The brightness control displa y appears. T urn t[...]

English 120 SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the LCD monitor of your ca mera to displa y the messages in any one of se ver al languages. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 104). 2 Se lect the language icon z , and press the SET button. h The Language Scree n appears. DEUTSCH: German ENGLISH: English ESP A Ñ OL: Spanish FRANCAIS: Fr en c h IT ALIANO[...]

121 English TV OUTPUT SETTING Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera ’ s USB /A V ter minal. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 104). 2 Select the TV output settings icon j , and press the SET button. h The TV Output Setting Screen appears. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal. VIDEO OUTPUT: Set the type of video si gna[...]

English 122 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired parameter. <If “ TV SYSTEM ” is sel ected> NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals . PA L : Outputs P AL video signals . <If “ VIDEO OUTPUT ” is selected> S-VIDEO: Outputs S-VIDEO signals . VIDEO: Outputs standard video signals . 5 Pres s the SET button. 6 Se lect “[...]

123 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “ power save ” function wh ereby the power automatica lly tur ns off after a specif ied period of inactivity . The power save function wor ks to conserve the battery pack p ower whe n the camera is not being used, o r to prev ent the battery pac k from dying if the camera has accid entally be[...]

English 124 3 Se lect the desired option, and press the SET button. h The Set Standb y Time Screen appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to set the standby time. Up: Increases the st andby ti me. Down: Decreases the standby time. 5 Pres s the SET button. h The standb y time is set, and you are retu rned t o the P ower Save Setting Scr een. PO[...]

125 English FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION If a newly f or matted card is used, the file name (image number) of the captured image automatically begins from 000 1. If the card is subsequently ref ormatted, or if a diff erent ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the file number reset funct ion is set to “ ON ?[...]

English 126 i If Card B already has image data in it when it repla ces Card A, file names are assigned as foll ows. When the highest file number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lo wer than the highest file number on Car d A: the file n umber of the ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file numbe r recorded on Card A. When the highest file num[...]

127 English FILE NO . RES ET FUNCTION 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 104). 2 Sel ect the file numbe r reset icon i . 3 Pr ess the SET button. h The File Number Reset Screen appears. ON: The file number reset function is “ ON ” . OFF: The file number reset function is “ OFF ” . 4 Sel ect “ OFF ” , and press t he SET button. h The fil[...]

English 128 FORMA TTING A CARD A card must be f ormatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first ti me, or i If it wa s f ormatted using a personal computer or a nother digita l camera. The card cannot be fo rmatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “ LOCK ” position. Proceed with th e fo rmat procedure after set ting th[...]

129 English FORMA TTING A CARD 3 Select the desired format option, and press t he SET button. h A confirmation screen appears . 4 Sel ect “ YES ” , and press the SET button. h Fo rmatting begins. h During formatting, “ FORMA TTING ” and “ DO NOT PO WER OFF ” are shown on the LCD monitor . CA UTION Caution during formatting i Do not turn[...]

English 130 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the f actor y-preset se ttings. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 104). 2 Se lect the reset settings icon 2 , and press the SET button. h The Reset Settings S creen appears. YES: Reset to the f actory-preset settings. NO: Do not change the settings , and return to the Option Screen. 3 [...]

131 English CHECKING THE REMAININ G CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and how much recording time is av ailab le on the card. F or a tab le showing the maxim um number of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “ P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recording Time ” on page 17 [...]

English 132 CHECKING TH E REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, the remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the LCD monitor . Make sure to chec k this indicator bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the possib le length of time for battery pack oper ation, see page 176. 1 Di splay a Shooting or Playbac[...]

133 English CHECKING THE REMA INING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE HINT i If any data is present, y ou can also check th e remaining battery pack charge on the Inf o rmation Screen. i Battery life ma y diff er e ve n among battery packs of the same type. i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the numbe r of times the flash is used, the use of th[...]

English 134 USING THE DOCKING ST A TION Set your camera in the supplied doc king station to recha rge the battery pack as well as f or easy connection to a computer , pr inter or TV . A remote contr ol unit is provided f or e v en easier operati on of your doc ked camera (pla yback only). Connect the A C adaptor to the doc king stati on CA UTION i [...]

135 English USING THE DOCKING ST A TION 2 Connect the supplie d power cord to the AC adaptor socket. 3 Pl ug the power cord into an electrical outlet. Set the ca mera in the docking statio n 1 Connect the AC adaptor (supplied) to the docking station (page 134). 2 Set the camera in the docking station. h Set the camera securely , making sure that th[...]

English 136 <Charging the battery pac k> i T ur n the camera of f or close the monitor unit bef ore setting the camera in the docking sta tion. i Charging begins when the camer a is set in the docking station. i During charging, the doc king stati on’ s CHARGE indicator and the camera’ s multi-indicator are lit red. i If the docking st at[...]

137 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Use the supplied S-A V interface cable to connect the dock ing station to the TV . 1 Connect the AC adaptor (supplied) to the docking station (page 134). 2 Use the dedica ted AV interface cable (supplied) to connect the docking station to a TV. 3 Open the cam era ’ s monitor unit, and[...]

English 138 <When connecting to an S-VIDEO video input terminal> * When connected, the images are not produced normally on the TV monitor . HINT Is the docking st ation ’ s CH ARGE indicator lit? i If the camera is set in the doc king station wit h the monitor unit closed and the CHARGE indicator lights, the camera ’ s data cannot be acce[...]

139 English CONNECTING T O A TV Playbac k i After connecting th e digital camer a to the tele vision, set the TV input s witch to VIDEO input. i When an A V interface ca ble is connect ed, no image appears on the camera ’ s LCD monito r . i The play back method is the same as when viewing images on t he camera ’ s LCD monito r . i The play back[...]

English 140 PREP ARING AN D USING THE REMO T E CONTR OL UNIT Use the supplied remote co ntrol unit to pla y bac k data from the doc k ed camera. Remote contr ol unit bu tton operation 1 CH. (channel) h Switch the remote cont rol code (page 144). 2 SET h Same opera tion as the ca mera ’ s SET button. 3 MENU h Same opera tion as the ca mera ’ s M[...]

141 English PREP ARING AND USING THE REMOTE CONTR OL UNIT Prepare the re mote contr ol uni t The remote control unit comes with the batt ery already installed at the time of purchase. 1 Pul l out and remove the protective battery insulating sheet. h The remote control unit beco mes operativ e when the insula ting sheet is remov ed. Replacing the re[...]

English 142 4 Rei nsert the battery holder in the remote control unit. How to use th e remote contr ol unit 1 Se t the camera in the docking station, and press the docking station ’ s operation mode button [ ] so that the CAMERA indicator lights green (page 134). 2 To operate the remote control unit, aim the remote control unit ’ s infrared emi[...]

143 English PREP ARING AND USING THE REMOTE CONTR OL UNIT HINT Is the power sa ve (sleep) mode active? i Press the operation mod e button [ ] on the docking sta tion. CA UTION i If the remote control unit is oper ated in sunlight or under in v erter lighting, the remote control receiving r ange ma y become shorter. This is a characteristic of the i[...]

English 144 Changing the remote contr ol code The remote c ontr ol unit will also work with other Sa n yo cameras that can be operated by infrared remote control. When more than one camera is present, it is recom mended to change the remote control code to ensure that only the intended camera operates when the remote control unit is used. The remot[...]

145 English DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge fun ction. By connect ing the camer a directly to a Pi ctBridge-enab led printer , the camera ’ s LCD monitor can be used to select images and initiat e printing (PictBridge printing). Print preparatio ns 1 Connect the AC adaptor (supplied) to the docking station (page 134). 2 Turn [...]

English 146 4 Se lect “ PictBridge ” , and press the SET button. h The Print Settings Scr een appears . CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that t hey matc h the shapes of the terminal sock ets on t he devices . Push the plugs in str aight wh[...]

147 English DIRECT PRINTING T o select one image and print it (one image) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Comple te the printing setup (page 145). 2 Sel ect the one image icon Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display t he image you [...]

English 148 4 Spec ify the number of prints. 1 Select “ COPIES ” , and pre ss the SET but ton. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to specify the number of prints. 3 Press the SET bu tton. h “ PRINT ” is selected. 5 Pres s the SET button. h Printing begins . HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, toggle the SET bu tton down. h The Conf[...]

149 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print all the images (all images) Print all of the images on the card. 1 Comple te the printing setup (page 145). 2 Select the all images ic on u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Sel ect “ PRINT ” , and press the SET button. h Printing begins. CA UTION Printing is not possible [...]

English 150 Thumbnail prints (inde x) Make an index print of all the images on the car d. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 145). 2 Se lect the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. 3 Se lect “ PRINT ” , and press the SET button. h Printing begins . 100-0009 INDEX PRINT EXIT[...]

151 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print the i mages tha t are set to p rint (pri nt rese rved images ) Procedure to p rint all the images that ar e set to print. 1 Make the pr int settings (page 83), and complete the printing setup (page 145). 2 Select the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button. h The Print Scheduled Images Screen appears . 3 Sel ect[...]

English 152 T o change the printer settings and print images (change prin ter settings ) Images are printe d according t o settings specif ied by the camera, suc h as paper type, siz e, lay out, printing quality , etc. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 145). 2 Se lect the printer settings icon v , and press the SET button. h The Printer Settings[...]

153 English DIRECT PRINTING 3 Adjust the pri nter settings. 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select a printer setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to set the selected par ameter appears . 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setting, and press the SET button. h The selected parameter is set, and y ou are ret[...]

English 154 USING THE CABLE AD APT OR Using the supplied adaptor , you can connect the camera to a computer , printer , TV or A C adaptor , etc., without using the doc king station. 1 Atta ch the adaptor to the docking stati on terminal on the bottom of the camera. 2 Va rious devices can be connected to the adaptor terminals. HINT The remote contro[...]

155 English APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a question about th e camera oper ation, y ou might find th e ans wer in this compilation of commonly aske d questions . Question A nswer Action Pow e r Why do esn ’ t the power turn on? Due to cold temperatu res, the battery pack temporarily lost its power . Place the camera in your p[...]

English 156 Shooting Are the settings retained e v en after the camera is turned off? — All settings e xcept the self-timer and the e xposure correction are retained e v en after the camera is turned off . Which reso lution setting should I use? — Select the resoluti on setting according to the intended use: x : Appropr iate for printing letter[...]

157 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting How can I get the distant vie w into focus? — Set the scene select function to the landscape + mode when photograp hing. Or , se t the f ocus range setting to manual focus - , and set the distance to ∞ . The video clip I shot outdoors is completely white. — Set the flicker- reduction setting to o[...]

English 158 Viewing images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capt uring an image, de vise a wa y to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex ample, b y changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is not lock ed properly . Hold the camera correctly and slowly press the still image shooting but[...]

159 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why isn ’ t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn ’ t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital zoom. Not a malfunction. Can I play bac k image and sound data that I edited[...]

English 160 Misc. The “ CANNO T EDIT VIDEO ” message appears. Y ou hav e attempted t o join video clips ha ving diff erent resolutions or frame rates. Select video clips that ha ve the same resolution or fr ame rates. Why is a noise heard from a nearby TV or radio during battery recharging? Electromagnetic wav es are emitted from the A C adapto[...]

161 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can s witch the camera ’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If you hav e questions about using the A C adaptor and power cord abroad, please consult with a dealer near you f or advice. Why do es the “ SYSTEM ERROR ” message appe[...]

English 162 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your ca mera to the repair shop , check the follo wing tabl e f or a possible solution to the prob lem. CAMERA Problem Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No power . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new batte ry pack. Or connect the AC adaptor (supplied). 19, 22, 24,[...]

163 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the still image shooting button or video clip rec ording button is pressed. The maximum number o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reache d. Install a new card. 21 Erase the images that are not necessary . 81 The fl ash does not operate[...]

English 164 Shooting When zoomin g in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification position. Not a malfunction. Release the zoom s witch, and press it again. 39 There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensitivity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower set ting. 70 LCD[...]

165 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The video clip picture is flick ering. The video clip was filmed under fluores cent lighting. Set the flic ker- reduction setting to on. 117 The image is too br ight. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a diff erent flash mode. 60 The subject was too bright. Use the ex posure correction function. 40[...]

English 166 Viewing images The image is not in f ocus. The camera mov ed when the still image shooting but to n was pressed. (camera shake) Hold the cam- era correctly and slowly press the still image shoot- ing bu tton half- wa y to lock the f ocus. Then press the still image shoot- ing bu tton all the way to cap- ture the imag e. 30, 36 The focus[...]

167 English TROUBLESHOO TING Connect ing to a TV There is no color in the image. The image is distorted. The TV system setting is not correct. Select the cor- rect TV system setting. 121 No image or sound. The di gital cam- era is not cor- rectly connected to the TV . Follow the instructio ns to mak e the c on- nection correctly . 121, 137 The TV i[...]

English 168 Misc. The “ NO CARD ” message appears. No card is inserted. T urn off the power and inser t a card. 21 The “ PRO TECTED ” message appears and the data canno t be erased. Y ou hav e attempted to erase data that is protected from accidental erasure. Set the protect setting f or the data to OFF . 79 The audio guide does not sound. [...]

169 English TROUBLESHOO TING DOCKING ST A TION Probl em Cause Action Reference page Remote control unit The re mote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is aimed at the TV (not at the docking station). Aim the remote control unit at the remote control sensor on the doc king station (within a range of about 30 degrees horizont[...]

English 170 Remote control unit The remote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is too f ar from the remote control sensor on the docki ng station. Operate t he remote c ontrol unit from a position up to 7 meters from the doc king station. 140, 141 The remote control codes for the remote control unit and the docki ng station [...]

171 English TROUBLESHOO TING Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters Scene Select Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + . i Even i f you set the f ocus range to * , + or - , it ch anges to - when the scene select function is set to an [...]

English 172 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital movie camer a (recording and pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the Ja pan Electronics and Inf or mation T echnolog y Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rules for Camera File system) is standard f o r[...]

173 English SPECIFICA TIONS Video clip shooti ng mode (recording resolution, fr ame rate, bit rate) b : 640 × 480 pix els, 30 fps 3 Mbps a : 640 × 480 pix els, 30 fps 2 Mbps c : 320 × 240 pix els, 30 fps 640 kbps d : 320 × 240 pix els, 15 fps 384 kbps e : 176 × 144 pix els, 15 fps 256 kbps * The 30 f ps frame r ate of this camer a is 29.9 7 fp[...]

English 174 Sensitivity Still im age shooting mode: Auto (equivale nt to ISO 50 to 200)/equiv alent to ISO 50, ISO 100, I SO 200, and ISO 400 (swit chable from Shooting S etting Screen) (Maximum ISO sensitivity up to 3,600 v ariation: when scene select function is set to lamp Q ) Video clip shooting mode: Auto (equiv alent to ISO 450 to 3,600)/equi[...]

175 English SPECIFICA TIONS Dimensions (e xcluding protrusions) 68 (W) × 108 (H) × 23 (D) mm 2.68 (W) × 4.25 (H) × 0.91 (D) in. (Maximum dimensions) V olume: A pprox. 124 cc Weig ht Appro x. 140 g (4.9 oz.) (Only the camera [without batte ry pack and card])[...]

English 176 Camera connectors Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully char ged battery pack at a 25 ° C (77 ° F) ambient temper ature. i The operati on time ma y v ary depending on the conditions of t he battery pack and the co nditions of use. Especially when used at temperatures below 10 ° C (5 0 ° F), the ba ttery pack[...]

177 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time The table sho ws the possib le number of captured images and the possible recor ding time f or a commer ciall y av ailable SD Memory Car d (128MB, 512MB, 1GB). i The maximum continuous shooting t ime at the c setting is 5 hours 30 minutes . The max[...]

English 178 Concerning the mult i-indicator The camera ’ s multi-indicator will l ight, flash, or be off, depending on the different camera operations. Color Multi-indicator status Camera stat us Green Lit Connected to computer or printer (USB) Flashing P ow er sav e mode activ e Red Lit Charg ing Flashin g Slow Battery charge error (ov ercharged[...]

179 English SPECIFICA TIONS Docki ng station Remote control unit Part number PDS-C6 P ow er supply DC 5 V Ambient environment T emperature 0 to 40 ° C (32 to 104 ° F) (recharge), – 20 to 60 ° C ( – 4 to 140 ° F) (storage) Humidity 10 to 85% (no co ndensation) Dimensio ns 94 (W) × 34.1 (H) × 94 (D) mm 3.70 (W ) × 1.34 (H) × 3.7 0 (D) in.[...]

English 180 Supplied A C adaptor i When using the supplied A C adaptor abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requiremen ts. Pl ease contact y our local dealer f or details. Supplied Li -ion batter y pac k Part num ber V AR-G8 P ower source AC 100 to 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz Rated output DC 5 V , 2.0 A Ambient environm[...]

181 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are tradema rks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer I nc. Windows and Windows NT are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Softwa re Red Ey e b y F otoNation TM 2003-2005 is a t rademark of F otoNation ® Inc. Red Eye softw are © 2003-2005 F otoNation In Camera Re[...]

English 182 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures in difficult surrou ndings is easier than y ou might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings , y ou can create photos t hat y ou ’ ll be proud to displa y and share. If images a re blurred even when the autofocus is used Y our camera emplo ys an autof [...]

183 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a mo ving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because the subject is mo ving, the image ma y be blurre d. In particular , when th e distance betw een the camera and the subject is changing, it is difficult to loc[...]

English 184 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in ts : i Choose a backgr ound that doesn ’ t detr act from your subject. i Mov e in close to your su bject. i P ay atten tion to lighting and ho w it aff ects your subj ect. NO TE i If the background is distr acting, it will not show y our subject to his best advantage . Mov e in closer to [...]

185 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night pho tography (night vi ew mode / ) Po in t s: i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer , so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry . Use a tripod whene v er possibl e[...]

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