Sanyo VPC-HD1000GX manual

VPC-HD1 0 0 0EX VPC-HD1 0 0 0 VPC-HD1 0 0 0GX 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 refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to saf ely ope[...]

i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O 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 , in cluding lead, kno wn to the State of Calif ornia to cause canc[...]

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 man uf actured with high quality materials and components which ca n be re[...]

iii English Symbols used i n this ma nual HINT P oints giving some e xtended instructions or special point s to pa y attention to . CA UTION P oints that require special at tention. (page xx) Refer t o the page indicated f or detailed inf or mation. Y ou may find the ans wers to quest ions or problems co ncerning camera operation in the sections ?[...]

English iv SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Preparing the camera 1 I nsert the SD Memory Card. h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camer a. Please purchase a commercially sold card. h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is r eferr ed to as the “card”. 2 Connect the AC adaptor to the camera. Card slot cover Card slot SD Memory Card Pow e[...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Before capturing those impor tant shots, be sure to first take a test shot to conf irm that y our came ra is set up and re ad y to go i Sany o declines an y claim f or compensation f or recorded contents etc. in case of photographing or re cording f ailure due to a chance camera or card fla w . Shooting 1 Se[...]

English vi Playbac k When y ou are finishe d using the camera.. . Press the ON/OFF button f or at least 1 second to turn the camera off. 1 Set the REC/ PLAY swit ch to PLAY. h The displa y changes to the Pla yback Screen and the image that was just captured is shown. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wish to see.[...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Burn y our recor ded video clips ont o a D VD (Windows XP) Using the supplied DVD-R OM (Xacti Software DVD), you can store y o ur captured images on a D VD . Detailed inf ormation about the Xacti Software DV D can be found on page 4 in the Xacti So f tware DVD INSTRUCTION MANU A L. Install application prog[...]

English viii 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish] and remove the DVD- ROM from the computer’s DVD drive. <About the K odak online service> h When the installation windo w closes, a dialo g box to connect to the website introducing K odak’ s online ser vice appears . Chec k the [No thanks!] optio n button, an d then clic k on th[...]

ix English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 3 Select [COMPUTER], and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer connect ion mode appears. 4 Select [CARD READER], and press the SET button. h The message [Foun d New Hardw are] appears in the task tra y , showing that the camera is recogniz ed as a driv e. h The card is recogniz ed (mount[...]

English x Burn video clips onto a DVD 1 Click on your des ktop’s [Ulead DV D MovieFactory 5 Launcher] ic on to run MovieFactory. h The MovieF actor y launcher appears . h If the product registr ation screen appears , select [Register Later].[...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 2 Cli ck on [New Project]. h The [Create Vide o Disc] window o pens.[...]

English xii 3 Se t the [DVD] option to ON, and click on the [OK] button. h The [Select source and import] window opens . 4 Click on the [Add video files] icon. h The [Open Video File] dialog bo x op ens. h Open the f older that contains the video fil es. [Add video files] icon[...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 5 Sel ect the video clip files to burn onto the DVD. h Select the files yo u wish to burn onto the D VD by clicking on them. h T o select multiple files , click on t he individual files while holding do wn the [Ctrl] button. If y ou select one file, hold down the [Shift ] button and click on another file [...]

English xiv 7 Click on the [Next] button. h The window t o edit the t itle page of your D VD appears. 8 Se t your desired title page, and click on the [Next] button. h The window t o confirm the title page appears. 9 Click on the [Next] button. h The [Press Burn button to create a D V D] window opens . 10 Set the [Recording format ] to [DVD-Video].[...]

xv English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 12 Click on the [OK] button. h Disc writing begins. h After burning the disc , a dialog bo x shows that b urning is complete. 13 Click on the [OK] button. h The D VD drive tra y opens for y ou to remo ve the disc. <About saving projects> h After burning a disc, a sa v e project dialog bo x appears. If[...]

English xvi How w as that? The con v enient accessories not only let you immediately vie w images captured with the camer a, but you can also upload images to y our computer and create y our original D VDs. Read the f ollowing e xplanati ons to find out how y ou can fully enjo y your camera’ s digital movie feature .[...]

1 English CONTENTS QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .. ....................... ........... 11 How to use the accessories ................... ..................... .................. 13 Separately so ld accessories ............ ..................... .........[...]

English 2 SIMPLE MODE /NORMAL MODE ....... ........................ ..................... .....47 About the SIMPLE mode an d NORMAL mode ........... .................. 47 Switching betw een the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes ....... ..........48 Accessing/exiting the SIMP LE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen ......49 Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Setting Scree n ....[...]

3 English CONTENTS FLASH OPE RATION ....... ..................... ..................... ....................... . 102 SELF-TIME R .................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ... 103 MOTION C OMPENSATION (IMAGE STABILIZER) ....... ................... 105 Compensate for camera shake when recor ding movies ..[...]

English 4 ASSIGN SET BUTTON FUNCTIONS ...... .......... ........... ....... ........ ...... 148 NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION ......... .......... ........... .......... ........ ......150 ADJUST THE IMAGE QUALITY ...................... ..................... ..............1 51 FLICKER-RED UCTION .............. ........................ ..................[...]

5 English CONTENTS  APPENDICES COMMONLY AS KED QUESTIONS .............. ..................... ................ 189 TROUBLESHO OTING ............... ..................... ..................... .............. 197 Camera .. ..................... ..................... ................... ..................... ... 197 Docking statio n ...... ........[...]

English 6 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abundance of co nv enient f eatures and fu nctions. F rom creating precisely the photo y ou want , to viewing image s using various techniques , you can locate the e xact operation for y our purposes in the fo llowing tabl e. Shooting/recording Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional[...]

7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Photographing people • “SCENE SEL ECT” (portrait mode/night view por trait mode) on page 99 • “FIL TERS” (cosmetic filter) on pa ge 101 • “Using the f lash” (red- ey e reduction) on page 77 • “FLASH OPERA TION” (red-e ye re duction) on page 102 Sharp face shots • “F ACE CHASER” on p[...]

English 8 Pl ayba ck Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing im ages • “PLA YING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGE S” on page 83 Adjust the speaker vol um e • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” on page 87 Searc h for image/ audio files • “9-image d ispla y pla yback ” on page 90 • “Selecting the pl[...]

9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “9-image disp la y playback” on page 90 • “Selectin g the pla yback f older” on page 91 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on page 88 Protect files fr om accidental e rasure • “FI[...]

English 10 Using with a computer Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a car d reader • “USING AS A CARD READER” on page 9 in the Xacti Software D VD INSTR UCTION MANUAL Copy files fr om your camera to a computer • “Connect your ca mera to a computer” on page viii Using with Windows Vista • “CO[...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Soft case (page 14): 1 i Handstrap (page 13): 1 i Xacti Sof tware DVD (DVD - R OM) (page 4 in the Xacti Sof tware DVD INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 1 i Li-ion battery pack (pa ge 34): 1 i Docking station (pa ges 25 and 29 ): 1 i Dedicated S-A V interface cable (pages 172 and 173): 1 i Dedicated USB interface[...]

English 12 i Remote control unit (pages 26, 30 to 32 and 82): 1 i Lens cap (page 13): 1 i Dedicated USB con ver ter cable: 1 h For use with the X acti Library f eature i Microphone connection cable (page 187): 1 i Cores: (6) i Xacti Libr ary Instructio n Manual i “SAFETY MANU AL ” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully [...]

13 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessories k Handstrap k Lens cap[...]

English 14 k Soft case[...]

15 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Separatel y sold accessori es i HDMI cable VCP-HDMI01 Cable f or connecting to the HDMI terminal on the docking stat ion. i Lithium-ion Battery Charger V AR-L50 Battery charger fo r the supplied or separa tely sold lithium-ion ba ttery pack (DB-L50A). i Lithium-ion Battery DB-L50A Same model as th e su[...]

English 16 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[...]

17 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y O UR CAMERA Y our digital movie camera can record video clips in full high vision. It includes an operation mode tha t lets e ven no vice shutterb ugs recor d and play back without getting flu stered, as well as so f tware with which y ou can easily create your original D VDs. In addition, it comes with the “X[...]

English 18 Inclu des SIMPLE mode f o r quic k-and-eas y operation (pa ge 47) Select from two shooting/pla yback modes: the “SIMPLE mode” for users new to the camer a, and the “NORMAL mode” f or full use of all the camer a’ s man y fe atures and functions . Exampl e: Image stabil izer for sharp pictures (page 105) Y our camera can compensa[...]

19 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Sharp face shots (pa ge 117) Y our camera is equipped with a face recognitio n feat ure which detects the subject’ s f ace ev en when slightly lit from behind or in dim surroundings and automatically adj usts the fo cus and brightness to compensate . Now those otherwise perf ect photos that are mar[...]

English 20 Lots of acc essories f or optimal use of y our captured ima ges (pa ges 21 and 4 i n the Xacti Software D VD INSTRUCTION MANU AL) Use the accessory cables to vie w images on a TV or computer . Or connect the camera directly to a printer to m ake prints of y our photos. And with the software in the supplied D VD-R OM (Xacti Software D VD)[...]

21 English SYSTEM MAP Y ou can c o nnect the camera to v arious devices to e xpand its capabilities . Remote control unit TV Printer Battery charger (optional) Separately sold or commercially av ailable SD Memory Card AC adaptor (supplied) Computer Docking station i Card reader i DPOF-compatible printer i Photo shop Hard disc[...]

English 22 SETUP SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Camera Front Strap holder Flash butto n [ ? ] Flash i Extends when the flash b utton [ ? ] is pres sed. Remote control sensor Lens Flash unit Battery cover loc k Shoe cov er Battery cover Mic/headphones teminal cov er [MIC/ ] Monitor unit Stereo microphone[...]

23 English P A R TS NAMES <T o open the monitor uni t>[...]

English 24 SETUP Rear Bottom Multi-indicator [] b u t t o n [] b u t t o n Zoom switch MENU button Card slot cover Monitor SET button T ripod stand hole SIMPLE/NORMAL switch Blue LED indicator Docking station terminal ON/OFF button Speake r FULL AUT O button DC IN terminal cover REC/PLA Y s witch[...]

25 English P A R TS NAMES Docki ng station Front Rear Operation mode b utton DC IN terminal USB terminal COMPONENT/A V ter minal HDMI terminal Docking statio n terminal[...]

English 26 SETUP Remote control unit <In the shooting mode> 1 [] b u t t o n 2 [] b u t t o n 3 Works the same as pushing zoom s witch tow ard the [W] ([ P ]) side 4 Works the same as pushing zoom s witch tow ard the [T] ([ ] ]) side 5 SET button 6 Works th e same as toggling SET button to the left 7 MENU butt on 8 Works th e same as toggling[...]

27 English INST ALLING THE CARD Be sure to f ormat a newly purchased ca rd or one that was used in ano ther device bef ore using it in your camera (pa ge 165). If an unf ormatted card is used, the card itself ma y become unusab le. 1 Open the car d slot cover, and insert the card in the card slot. 2 Inse rt the card all the way in. h Firmly inser t[...]

English 28 SETUP <T o remo ve the car d . ..> h T o remov e the card, press it in, and t hen release. The card will protrude slightly , and you can then pull it out. CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibl y remove the car d i Doing so may damage the card or the stored files . If the multi-indica tor is flashing red... i Nev er remove the card wh[...]

29 English PREP ARING THE DOCKING ST A TION The supplied dockin g station is used to connect y our camera to a computer , printer or TV , as well as to charge the battery pack installed in the camer a. 1 Connect the docking station to a power outlet. h Use the supplied A C adaptor and pow er cord. T o reduce spurious radiation T o reduce spurious r[...]

English 30 SETUP PREP A RING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote contr ol unit can be used to tak e pictures and pla y them bac k with the camera. Prepare the battery A battery is already installed in the remote control unit at t he time of purchase. 1 Pull out the battery insulating sheet. h The remote control u nit becomes ope rab le when the ins[...]

31 English PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTRO L UNIT How to use the remote control unit The remote control unit can be used at an angle that is displaced 15 degrees horizontall y from the remote contr ol sensor on the fr ont of the camera, at a di stance of up to 7 met ers (22.97 ft.). When operating the remote control unit, remove an y object that ma y[...]

English 32 SETUP Changing the remote contr ol code The remote c ontr ol unit will a lso work with other Sanyo cameras that can be operated by infrared remote control. When more than one camera is present, it is recomme nded to change the remote control code to ensure that only the intended camera operates when the remote control unit is used. The r[...]

33 English PREP ARIN G THE PO WER Please charge the supplied bat tery pack bef ore using it. P ower to the camera can also be supplied from a pow er outlet if the doc king station or the AC adaptor is used. Charging the bat tery pack 1 Whil e pressing the battery cover lock, slide it ( 1 ), and pull out the battery cover toward the bottom of the ca[...]

English 34 SETUP 2 I nsert the battery pack. h T ake care that it is positioned correctly . 3 Repl ace the battery cover. <T o remove the battery pac k...> h Raise the edge of the batte ry pack to remo v e it. 4 Pr epare the docking station (page 29). Battery pack[...]

35 English PREP ARING THE PO WER 5 Close the camera’s monitor unit, and set the camera i n the docking station. h Set the camera securely , making sure that the camera is correctly oriented in relation to the terminal contacts in the docking station. h Charging begins when t he camera is set in the doc king station. h During charging, the m ulti-[...]

English 36 SETUP CA UTION Using the camera when it is set in the docking stati on... i Y ou can photog raph and vie w images while the camera is set i n the docking station. Do not charge the battery pac k immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when the camer a is used continuously f o[...]

37 English PREP ARING THE PO WER When using a po wer outlet P ow er to the camera can be suppli ed from a pow er outlet if the doc king station or the A C adaptor is used. Using the A C adaptor T o redu ce spurious radiation T o reduce spurious radiation Supplied A C adaptor DC IN terminal cov er DC IN terminal T o power out let P ow er cord i Plea[...]

English 38 SETUP Using the docking stat ion Use the supplied A C adaptor and po wer cord to co nnect the doc king station to a power out let, and set the ca mera in the doc king station. T o redu ce spurious radiation T o reduce spurious radiatio n Docking station T o power outlet Supplied A C adaptor P ower cord i Please affix a large cor e (suppl[...]

39 English PREP ARING THE PO WER About rechar ging Recharging takes place only when t he camera is turned off, or when the powe r sav e function or the sleep f unction has been activ ated. Rechar ging does not tak e place when the camera is in the shooting mode or play back mode.[...]

English 40 SETUP TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Se t the REC/PLAY switc h. T o shoot pictures: Set to REC. T o play b ac k images: Set to PL A Y . 2 Open the monitor unit. 3 Pres s the ON/OFF button for at least 1 se cond. h The camera turns on. h If the date and time ha v e not been set, the screen to set the date and time [...]

41 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urni ng on the camera w hen the power save (sleep) mode is ac tive In order to preserve battery pac k power , the power save (sleep) function will automaticall y turn off the camera after 1 minute of no use during shooting, or 5 minutes of no use d uring pla yback (factory-preset setting). i When the pow [...]

English 42 SETUP HINT T o immediately act ivate the power save mode i Press the ON/OFF button briefly to activ e the power sav e function. About the standby mode i T o turn off the camera onl y briefly , you can close the monitor u nit to put t he camera in the stan dby mode. The standby mode uses almost no po wer . When the monitor unit is opened [...]

43 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 ou can displa y them during pla ybac k. 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, 2007 1 Turn on the camer a (page 40), and pre[...]

English 44 SETUP 3 Set the clock. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Time Screen appears. 3 Set the time to “19:30” . h The time is se t in the fo llowing order: Set the hour → Set the minut e. h A 24-hour cloc k is used f or the time displa y . 4 Press the SET bu tton. 4 Se t the order in which the date is displayed duri[...]

45 English D A TE AN D TIME SETTING 5 Pr ess the MENU button. h The date and time setting is completed. h T o display the Recording or Pla yback Screen, press the MENU button. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the batt ery pack is being replaced, an internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. Howe v er , there is a small chance t[...]

English 46 SETUP SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SHOO TING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between t he shooting mode (f or recording) and the playba ck mode (f or viewing y our recorded images). 1 Turn on the camera (page 40). 362 00:05:08 362 00:05:08 F1.8 F1.8 1/30 1/30 362 00:05:08 F1.8 1/30 2007.12.24 2007.12.24 2007.12.24 PLAY PLAY PLAY 2 Set the REC/[...]

47 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE About the SIMPLE mode and NORMAL mode The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those functions t hat are most often used and necessary to operate the camera, while t he “NORMAL mode” enables full use of all the camera’ s many functions . Select the mode that is sui table f or your p urposes. 3 2 2 3 1 1 OK RECOR[...]

English 48 SETUP Switching between th e SIMPLE and NORMAL modes Use the SIMPLE/ NORMAL s witch, locate d ne xt to the monitor , to switch between th e SIMPLE and NORMAL modes . 1 Se t the SIMPLE/NORMAL switch to the desired mode. SIMPLE mode: Set it to SIMPLE. NORMAL mode: Set it to NORMAL. SIMPLE/NORMAL s witch SIMPLE mode NORMAL mode[...]

49 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen 1 Set the camera to the shooting or playback mode. h Use the REC/PLA Y switch to select the shoot ing mode or pla ybac k mode. T o access the Shooting Menu: Set the s witch to RE C. T o access the Pla ybac k Menu: Set the s witch to PLA Y . PLAY PLAY 362 00:05:[...]

English 50 SETUP 2 Se t the camera to the SIMPLE mode or NORMAL mode. h Use the SIMPLE/NORMAL s witch to select the desired mode. T o select the SIMPLE mode: Set the s witch to SIMPLE . T o select the NORMAL mode: Set the switch to NORMAL. 443 00:05:16 443 00:05:16 443 00:05:16 362 00:05:08 362 00:05:08 F1.8 F1.8 1/30 1/30 362 00:05:08 F1.8 1/30 SI[...]

51 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE 3 Pr ess the MENU button. h The Menu Screen f or the mode y ou selected in steps 1 and 2 appe ars on the monitor . Display the SIMPLE Mode Setting Menu → go to page 52, step 4 . Display the NORMAL Mode Setting Menu → go t o page 53, step 4 . h T o cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU b utton. 3 2 2 3 1 1 OK [...]

English 52 SETUP T o access the SIMPLE Mode Setti ng Menu Screen 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. OK OK Select movie and photo size T o keep in HDTV size HDTV size 3.5M [16:9] Select an item to change Description of selected item[...]

53 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE T o access a NORMAL M ode Setting Menu 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appea rs. 5 Toggle the SET button to the right. 3 2 1 2 3 1 RECORDING MENU MOVIE PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER 1 Ta b 3 2 2 3 1 1 RECORDING MENU MOVIE PHOTO SCENE SELECT [...]

English 54 SETUP 6 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. h T o return t o the Menu Screen, press the MENU b utton. HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indicator sho ws the shooting mo de(s) f or which the selecte d setting i[...]

55 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Set ting Screen SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu 1 4 2 3 OK Select movie and photo size[...]

English 56 SETUP 1 Recording si ze (page 71) h Select the video clip siz e to record. 2 Focus range (page 72) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Flash (page 77) h Specify how the flash will operate . 4 Remaining battery power indication (page 170) 4 : The recorded video clip size will be 1920 × 1080 pix el[...]

57 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE SIMPLE Mode Pla ybac k Menu 3 4 2 1 OK Start slideshow[...]

English 58 SETUP 1 Slideshow (page 86) h Specif y the slideshow setting s and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ayba ck vol ume (p age 87) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio files pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 88) h Delete files. 4 Remaining battery power indication (page 170)[...]

59 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu <T ab 1> 3 2 2 3 1 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RECORDING MENU MOVIE PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER 1[...]

English 60 SETUP 1 Video clip setti ngs (page 93) <HD mode> <SD mode> 2 Still imag e settings (pag e 94) 3 Scene select (page 99) 4 Filter (page 101) 5 Flash (page 102) 6 Self-timer (page 103) 7 Remaining battery power (page 170) ! : Record at 1920 × 1080 pixe ls, 60 fields/s . " : Record at 1280 × 720 pixe ls, 60 fps . & : R[...]

61 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE <T ab 2> 2 3 1 1 3 2 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RECORDING MENU MOVIE ST ABILIZER PHOTO ST ABILIZER FOCUS FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO 2[...]

English 62 SETUP 1 Movie st abilizer (page 105) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip recording . 2 Photo stabilizer (page 105) h Compensate f or camera shak e during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 107) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 4 Focus area (page 109) 5 Light-measuring mode (p[...]

63 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE <T ab 3> 3 2 2 3 1 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 RECORDING MENU WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE DIGIT AL ZOOM F ACE CHASER HIGH SENSITIVITY 3[...]

English 64 SETUP 1 White balance (page 113) 2 Exposure (page 114) 3 Digital zoom (page 116) 4 Face c haser (page 117) 5 High sensitivity mode (page 118) 6 Remaining battery power indication (page 170) = : White balance is automatically adjusted depending on the ambient lighting (auto). r : For shooting in sunny conditions (f air) o : For shooting i[...]

65 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pag e 120) h Specify the slideshow setti ngs and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 87) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audi o files pla yback. 3 Protect (pa ge 122) h File protect setting (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page 88) h Delete fi[...]

English 66 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Resize (page 130) h Reduce the resolut ion of a still image. 2 Extract still i mage (page 131) h Extract a stil l image from a video clip. 3 Video clip edit (pag e 132) h Edit video clips. 4 Select f older (page 91) h Select a f older to p la y back. 5 Copy h Used f or the Xa cti Libr ary fe ature. 6 Remaining batt[...]

67 English FULL A U T O MODE In the full auto mode, you can record files using the se ttings in eff ect at the time of shipment from the f actor y . Howe v er , even if you set the camer a to the full auto mode , the setting s you sp ecified in the S IMPLE mode and NORMAL mode are retained, so y our specified settings will be restored when y ou qui[...]

English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING 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 b lock ed by your finge rs or the handstrap . Correct hold Incorrect hold A finger is b loc kin[...]

69 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 t he focus range to capture images (page 72). k Conditions that may cause incorrect [...]

English 70 SIMPLE/SHOO TING The fo llowing e xamples are some of the situations where the aut ofocus function ma y work, b ut not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use the focus-loc k function to lock the focus on an object at the same distance as the desired subjec t, th en reposition the camera to compose the pict ure. i Fa[...]

71 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the re cor ding size The larger the image size (number of pix els), the better the image quality will be, b ut the file size will also be larger . Select the image quality that is correct for the intended purpose. 1 Dis play the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select the recording size setting, and pre[...]

English 72 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select the focus setting Select the f ocus range correspon ding to the distance between the camer a and the subject. 1 Di splay the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select the focus setting, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired focus range, and press the SET button. h This completes the f ocus range settin[...]

73 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The operatio n sounds that are generated, f or e xample, wh en the [ ] butto n, MENU button or SE T button is pressed, as we ll as the audio guidance when y ou s witch the mode , can be mut ed (page 144). Where are the ima ge and audio file s saved? i All th[...]

English 74 SIMPLE/SHOO TING VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 40), and set it to the shooting mode (page 46). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. h Recording begins . h It is not necessar y to keep th e [ ] button pressed while shooting. h When the remaining recording time a vailab le fo r the currently recording clip becomes little , a countdow[...]

75 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camer a (page 40), and set it to the shooting mode (page 46). 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] button halfway . h The autof ocus operates , and the image is f ocused (focus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way . h The shutter releas[...]

English 76 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Shooting Screen is activ e, y ou can quic kly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of the monitor (page 153) b y pressing the MENU button f or at least 1 second. What is the camera fo cusing on? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camer a is[...]

77 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photogr aphing under dark condi tions, b ut is also conv enient f or e xample when the subject is in shadow or lit from behind. Y our camera is equipped with f our flash modes: red-ey e reduction, auto flash, for ced flash, and no flash. Select the fl ash mode that i[...]

English 78 SIMPLE/SHOO TING 3 Se lect the desired flash operation, and press the SET button. h This completes the flash operat ion setting. 4 Pr ess the [ ] button t o take the picture. CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A v oid touching the flash unit when shooting. HINT i Th[...]

79 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can c a pture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a video clip . 1 Turn on the camer a (page 40), and set it to the shooting mode (page 46). 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. 3 When y ou see a scene you’d like to capture as a still image. press the [] b u t t o n . 4 Press the [ [...]

English 80 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT i When shooting a still image while recordi ng a video clip , the flash does not operate. i The photo stabiliz er (page 105) and the face chaser f eature (page 117) are inoperativ e. i When the remaining video recording time becomes appro ximately 50 seconds, it will no lo nger be possib le to capture a still image [...]

81 English MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has two z oom functions: opt ical zoom and digital zoom. 1 Point the camera lens at the subject. 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on t he subject. [W/ P ]: Zoom out. h When the z oom s witch is pushed, the zoom bar appears on the moni[...]

English 82 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO TING AND PLA YB A CK WITH THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote control sen sor on y our camera ma kes it possib le to capture images and pla y them bac k using the supplied remote control uni t. 1 Pr epare the remote control unit (page 30). 2 Turn the cam era on, and set the REC/PLAY switch to REC or PLAY. h Set the [...]

83 English PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA G ES 1 Set the camera to t he playback mode ( page 46). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wish to play back. h Video clips are indicate d by a video clip pat tern along the left and right sides of the screen. 3 For a video clip, press[...]

English 84 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK When y ou are finish ed using the camera.. . i Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera off . 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 do wn. P ause During playbac k, press t he SET button or toggle the SET bu tton up . During acce[...]

85 English PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA G ES HINT The file for a vi deo c lip is ver y large i Theref ore, be a ware tha t if the video clip is uploaded to a computer to be pla yed bac k, the computer ma y not be able to play back the video f ast enough, making it appear jerky . (The video will always be displ ay ed properly on the moni[...]

English 86 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Y ou can play back files in succession with th e “slideshow pla ybac k” feat ure. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the type of fil e to play back, and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla ybac k begins. h T o[...]

87 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Dis play the SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select the playback volume setting, and press the SET button. h The volume control bar appears. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to set the volume, and press the SET button. h The play back v[...]

English 88 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if you no longer need them. Y ou can delete the files one at a time, or all at once. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select the delete c icon, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one file at a time. DELETE ALL: Deletes all files. 2 Se lect the desired[...]

89 English DELETING FILES 3 Sel ect “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displa ye d file is deleted. h T o delete other files, select the files , select “DELETE” and press the SET but ton. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears . T o delete the files, select “YES”, and pre[...]

English 90 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YB A CK MODES 9-image disp la y playback 1 Di splay the image you wish to play back. 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [W/ P ] side. h The 9-image di splay appears. 3 Se lect the image to play back. h T oggle the SET button up , down , left or right to mo v e the orange fr ame to the desired image, an d press the SE[...]

91 English PLA YBA CK MODES Selecting the playbac k folder If the card contains m ultiple f olders, y ou can select from which f older y ou would lik e to pla y back. 1 Dis play the Playback Screen. 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [W/ P ] side 2 tim es. h The screen to select the pla ybac k fol der appears. h If the zoom switch is pushed to ward[...]

English 92 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that you want to magnify . h F or a video clip , pause pla yback at t he place you w ant to magnify . 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [T/ ] ] side. h Magnification is enab led. h The image is magnified, and the central por tion of image is displa y ed. h T oggle [...]

93 English NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING SIZE The image quality of video clips and still images is determined by the recordin g size (number of pi x els). The la rger the recor ding size, the bette r the image quality will be, b ut the file size will also be larger . Select the recording size that is correct f or the intende d purpose.[...]

English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING CA UTION When editing video clip s... i In order f or video clips to be joined, the y must ha v e been photogra phed in the same mode . i Video clips that were phot ographed in dif fere nt modes cannot be joined. Still images F or still images, you can select eithe r the 4:3 or 16:9 horizontal to vertical aspect ratio . [...]

95 English RECORDING SIZE Sequential s hots 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect P , and press the SET button. 3 Pr ess the [] button. h Shooting begins . Shooting co ntinues as long as the [ ] button is kept pressed. HINT i The maximum number of image s in a sequential shots seq[...]

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING A udio recor ding Y our camera can make audio recordings and pla y them back. A udio recor ding 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “MOVIE”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mode is enabled. h The menu disp lay is canceled if the MENU bu[...]

97 English RECORDING SIZE 3 Pr ess the [ ] button. h Audio recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessary to continue pressing the [ ] button while recording. h The maximum time f or recording a continu ous audio memo is about 13 hours. 4 End t he recording. h Press the [ ] but ton again to stop re cording. H[...]

English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Pl ay back the record ing. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not p la yed bac k when t he audio recording i s pla yed back in the fast playback or f ast reverse mode. T o do this ... Do this Normal play back Star t playback Press the SET button. Pau s e Press the SET button. T oggle the SET button up . St[...]

99 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from various preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting co nditions. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “SCENE SELECT”, and press the SET button. m : Av ailable n : Not av ailable Scene setting Features Shooting mode setting Single- shot Sequential shots V[...]

English 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes th e scene select func tion setting. h T o return t o normal photograph y , select = from the scene select menu, and pre ss the SET button. HINT i When capturing images using the lamp Q , fireworks + or night vie w portrait / setting, use a tripod or[...]

101 English FIL TERS The filter f eature change s image characteristics such as color t ones, to app ly unique eff ects t o the photog raphed ima ge. 1 Dis play the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “FIL TER”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect the desired icon, and press the SET butt on. h This completes th e filter setting. h T o r[...]

English 102 NORMAL/SHOO TING FLASH OPERA TION 1 Pr ess the m button to open the flash unit. h The flash unit opens. 2 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “FLASH”, and press the SET button. 3 Se lect the desired flash operation, and press the SET button. h This completes the flash operat ion setting. 4 Pr ess the [] button t[...]

103 English SELF-TIMER 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “SELF- TIMER”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect the desired icon, and press the SET butt on. h This completes the self-timer setting. 3 Take the pic ture. O : T urns off the self-timer functio n. y : The image is captured about 2 seconds after the [ ] button or[...]

English 104 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET butt on (page 148), y ou can set the self-timer from the Shooting Screen . T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] b utton or [ ] button is pressed again b ef ore the shutte r is released, the self-timer co untdown temp orarily stops. Press the [ ][...]

105 English MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimize a jittery picture by compensating f or unintentional hand motion. Compensate f or camera shake when recor ding movies 1 Dis play the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “MOVIE STABILIZER”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect the desired setti ng, and press [...]

English 106 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT If the motion compensation does no t seem to be w orking... i Due to the mechanical charact eristics of this function, it ma y not be possible f or the camera to co mpensate f or violent motion. i If the digital z oom (page 81) is being used, the large ma gnification f actor may mak e it diff icult f or the motion [...]

107 English FOCUS RANGE 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. h When shooting a subject at a medium to f ar distance, by setting the focus range to * , y ou will find it both easier and fast er to focus . h When the f ocus r ange is set to * , + or - , the corresp onding indication appears [...]

English 108 NORMAL/SHOO TING How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect “MANUAL”, and press the SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustmen t bar appears . 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET bu[...]

109 English FOCUS MODE Y ou can c h oose from the fol lowing 2 ty pes of autof o cus ( still image shooting only): 9-point range finder focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 9 different focus point s within the shooting area visible on the monitor . When the image is focused, a target mark & appears. Spot focus: The camera f ocuses on th[...]

English 110 NORMAL/SHOO TING LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes. Multi-section light-me asuring: The light is modulated after sampli ng from multi ple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted li ght-measuring: The light is modulated f or the entire image after measuring from mostly the ce[...]

111 English ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial sett ings, the ISO sensit ivity is automati cally set according to the brightness of the subject. How ev er, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “ISO”, and press the SET button. *The indicated ISO v alue is the standard output s[...]

English 112 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT i When the ISO sensitivity is set to z , video clips , as wel l as still images captured during video clip recording, will be recorded at ISO - . i By setting a higher ISO sensitivity , you can set f aster shutter speeds and capture images in dark er locations , but noise in the captured images ma y increase or the[...]

113 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions. Ho we v er , i f you w ant to specify the lighting condit ions or change the ov erall tone of the image, the whit e balance can be manuall y set. 1 Dis play the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu ( page 49), select “WHITE BALANCE”, and press [...]

English 114 NORMAL/SHOO TING EXPOSURE SETTING The shutter speed and aperture size can be set individual ly by the user . 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “EXPOSURE”, and press the SET button. @ : The optimum shutter speed and aper ture size are set according to the brightness of the subject (ap er ture and shutter v ar[...]

115 English EXPOSURE SETTING 2 Sel ect the desired icon from the exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was selected> 1 T oggle the SET b utton up o r down to select aperture value or shutter speed. 2 T oggle the SET b utton left or right to change t he setting f or the selected p arameter . 3 Pr ess the SET button. h This co[...]

English 116 NORMAL/SHOO TING DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allo ws you to specify whet her or not the digital z oom is enabled during zoom shoo ting. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “DIGITAL ZOOM” , and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes the digital z o[...]

117 English F A CE CHASER As you capture a stil l image, the f ace chaser detects the subject ’ s face, and adjusts the brightness and f ocus in a wa y that produces a clear and bright photo of th e subject’ s face. 1 Dis play the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “FACE CHASER”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect the desired sett[...]

English 118 NORMAL/SHOO TING HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE When you shoot in the high sensitivity mode, the captured image appears ev en br ight er than that specified b y the ISO sensiti vity and e xposure compensation settings . 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select “HIG H SENSITIVITY”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the des[...]

119 English EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to the S ET button (page 148), you can make the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assi gn the operation shortcut to the SET button (page 148). 2 Toggle the SET button in the direction for which the operation shortcut was assigned. h The expos[...]

English 120 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBACK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Specify the settings f or playing bac k file s contin uously in a “slideshow” format. In a slideshow of still images, you can se t t he transit ion time, t ransitio n eff ects and BGM. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select “SLIDESHOW”, and p[...]

121 English SLIDESHO W PLA YBA CK 2 Sel ect “START” and press the S ET button. h Slideshow pla yback begins. h T o stop slideshow pl ay back, press the SET b utton or MENU b utton. HINT BGM for video c lips? i When video clips are pl ay ed bac k in a slidesho w , the recorded audio trac k is play ed bac k; the BGM is not pla yed .[...]

English 122 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK FILE PRO TEC T Pre vent acciden tal erasure of image and audio files. 1 Di splay the file that you want to protect from accidental erasure, a nd displa y the NORMAL Mod e Playback Me nu (page 49). 2 Se lect “PROTECT” and press the SET button. h “LOCK” appear s. h If the protect mode has already been enab led f [...]

123 English PRINTING INSTR UCTIONS In addition to using y our printer to print out still images captured with you r camera, as with con v entional fi lm, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital print services. Moreove r , this camera is DPOF-compat ible , so you can use the camera to sp ecify the number of prints , whether or not the [...]

English 124 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o print w ith a printer or ha ve the digi tal print ser vice shop print out a still image from a video clip , you m ust first sav e it (e xtract still) as a still image (page 131). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a print order f ormat. Y[...]

125 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS Specifying date imprinting and pr int quantitie s Y ou can specify printing instructions f or each individual image (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the prin ting instructions to all the images (ALL IMA GES) . 1 Dis play the Printing Instructions Screen (page 123) . 2 Select “ALL IMAGES” or “EACH IMAGE”. ALL IMA GE[...]

English 126 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 4 Spec ify whether t he date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Speci fy the number of prin ts> h T oggle the SET button up or down. h The quantity indication changes. h Display the desired number of prints. h Press the SET butt on. h The number of prints is set. <Specify dated prints> h [...]

127 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS Index print Printing out many small i mages on one sheet is called an “index print”. This is con venient f or use as a list of the images yo u have captured. 1 Dis play the Printing Instructions Screen (page 123) . 2 Select “INDEX”. 3 Pr ess the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. OK: Specify an [...]

English 128 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Clearing al l the printing instructions Delete the printing instructions for all imag es. 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 123). 2 Se lect “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. CANCEL: Clear the printing instructions f or all images. EXIT : Cancel the clear [...]

129 English R O T A TE STILL IMA GE Captured still images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. 1 Dis play the still image you wish to rotate, and displ ay the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 4 9). 2 Sel ect “ROTATE”, and press the SET button. RIGHT: Rotates image clockwise 90 degrees . LEFT: Rotates image counterclockwise 90 d[...]

English 130 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK REDUCE STILL IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) A captured image can be resized t o a smaller size and sa ved as a separate image. 1 Display the still im age whose size you want to change, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49). 2 Se lect “RESIZE”, and press the SET button. 3 Se lect the new image size, and press th[...]

131 English EXTRA CTING ONE FRAME FROM A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can select one image (scene) from a video clip , copy it, and sav e it as a still image (the original file remains unchanged). 1 Play bac k a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save. 2 Dis play the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select “EXTRACT STILL”, and press[...]

English 132 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can tr im a wa y unw anted portions from a video clip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [ext racting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa ve th em as one separate clip (“joining”). Procedure to cut (e xtract) a portion of a video clip J Extract the specifie d[...]

133 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Procedure to join video clips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing vide o clips, d o not mov e the REC/PLA Y switch. If y ou mo ve the REC/PLA Y switch while edi ting vid eo clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip may also be er ased. i As the numbe[...]

English 134 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Video c lip cutting (ex tracting) 1 Display t he video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Select “CUT” an d press the SE T button. h The Cutting Scree n appears. EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK CUT Press shut[...]

135 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 4 Speci fy the start point of the extract. h Use the procedure below to specif y the frame from which the video clip extra ct will star t. h Play the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one f rame at a time, stopping at the star t point of the e xtr act.[...]

English 136 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 6 Pr ess the [ O ] button. h A screen appears for yo u to select either to sa ve the ed ited video clip as a ne w (separate) file, or to delete the original vide o clip and replace it with the edited video clip . SA VE AS NEW: The edited video clip will be sav ed as a ne w file. The original video clip remains unchange[...]

137 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Joining vi deo c lips CA UTION i Video clips that wer e photographe d in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. 1 Dis play the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 6-image play back displa y f or video clips appears .[...]

English 138 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 3 Move the ora nge frame to the video clip you wish to join, and press the SET button. h The specified video clip i s labeled with a number . h Up to 9 video clips can be selected. h T o cancel a selection and remov e the number lab el from a video clip , select the video clip and press the SET b utton. 4 Pr ess the [ [...]

139 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends, you are returned to the Pla ybac k Setting Screen. HINT i If the original video clip is protected, ev en if you select “O VER WRITE” in step 5 and press the SET but ton, the original video clip will not be erased. If you[...]

English 140 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK DISPLA YING FILE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf or mation Scree n you can chec k what the sett ings were when a file was recorded with your camera. 1 Display t he desired file on the camera monitor. 2 Pres s the MENU button for at least 1 se cond. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU button i[...]

141 English OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y THE OPTION SETTING MENU The camera settings are e x ecuted via the Option Sett ing Menu. 1 Turn on the camer a, and press the MENU button. 2 Select an Option tab (1, 2 or 3), and press the SET button. h The Option S etting Menu appears. T o acce ss a Setting Screen 3 Toggle the SET button up or d[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 142 SCREEN DISPLA Y Specify what inf ormation is displa y ed on the Pla ybac k Screen. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 141). 2 Se lect “INFO DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. SHO W ALL: Display the capture da te and play back ti me (f or video clips). D A TE & TIME: Display the capture-date . COUNTER: Dis[...]

143 English SELECT THE ST AR TUP DISPLA Y The startup display is the displa y that appears on the monitor when the camera is t urned on in the recording mo de. 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu (page 141). 2 Select “STARTUP DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. DA TE & TIME: The camera’ s date and time setting is shown. Xacti: The Xacti lo[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 144 OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signa ls when the camer a is turned on/off or when th e operation b uttons ([ ] b utton, SET b utton, MENU butto n, etc.) are pressed, to adjust th e operation so und volume , and to enable/ disable the audio gui de. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 141[...]

145 English OPERA TION SOUNDS 3 Toggle the SET butt on 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 s elected> h The respectiv e screen to enab le or disable the sound appears. h T oggle the SET button up or do wn to select [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 146 POST -VIEW DISPLA Y SETTING Specify the dur ation that the capt ured image appears on the monito r (post- view) after the [ ] b utton is pressed. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 141). 2 Se lect “POST VIEW”, and pr ess the SET button. 1 sec: The post-view image is displa yed for 1 second. 2 sec: The post-vie[...]

147 English SPECIFY A FOLDER T O SA VE FILES Create or select a recording folder (a f older in which to store recorded files). 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu (page 141). 2 Sel ect “REC FOLDER”, and press the SET button. <Create a new f older> h Select “NEW”. <Select an e xisting f older> h Select the desired f older number .[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 148 ASSIGN SET BUTT ON FUNCTIONS Assign functions (oper ation shortcuts) to the SE T butt on when it is t oggled up , down, left or right when the Shooting Screen is displa y ed. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 141). 2 Se lect “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. : Assign the function when the SET but ton is [...]

149 English ASSIGN SET BUTT ON FUN CTIONS 4 Toggle the SET button up or down. h Display the function you wish to assign to the ke y . 5 Pr ess the SET button. h The selected function is assigned to the k ey , and you are returned to the Shortcuts Screen. h T o assign functions to the other ke ys, repeat st eps 3 through 5 . 6 Pr ess the MENU button[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 150 NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Image noise when reco rding video clips o r still images, as well as audio noi se such as from the wind, can be minimiz ed with the noise-reductio n function. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 141). 2 Se lect “NOISE REDUCTION”, and press the SET button. MO VIE NR: Set ON/OFF the funct[...]

151 English ADJUST THE IMA GE QU ALITY The camera can adjust the image quality as the image is ca ptured. 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu (page 141). 2 Sel ect “IMAGE SETTINGS” , and press the SET button. NORMAL: Shoot with image quality at normal. VIVID: Color saturation i s increased. SOFT : The sharpness is subdued for a softer image. SOF[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 152 FLICKER-REDUCTION The flick er-reductio n setting reduces t he flick er that r esults when filming vid eo clips under fluorescent lights and th e like where the bac kground lighting pulsates at the frequency of the po wer supply . 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 141). 2 Se lect “FLICKER REDUCT”, and press t[...]

153 English MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor display . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is diff icult to vie w because of ambient lightin g. 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu (page 141). 2 Sel ect “BRIGHTNESS”, a nd press the SET button. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to set the brigh[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 154 ADJUST THE V OLUME OF AN EXTERNAL MICR OPHONE The input le v el of a micro phone connected t o the camer a can be ad justed. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 141). 2 Se lect “EXT MIC VOLUME”, and press the SET button. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the i nput level, and press the SET [...]

155 English SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor of your camera to display t he messages in an y one of sev eral lang uages. 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu (page 141). 2 Sel ect “LANGUAGE”, and press the SET button. : Japanese ENGLISH: English FRANCAIS: Fr en c h DEUTSCH: German ESP AÑOL: Spanish IT ALIANO: Italian NEDERLANDS: Dutch [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 156 TV OUTPUT SETTING Specify the type of image signal tha t is output from your camera’ s USB/A V ter minal, COMPONENT/AV terminal or HDMI terminal. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 141). 2 Se lect “TV OUTPUT”, and press the SET button. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal that is output from the COMPONENT/ A[...]

157 English TV OUTPUT SETTING 3 Sel ect the desired setti ng, and press the SET button. h The screen to change the par ameter f or the selected se tting appears . <If “TV SYSTEM” is selected> NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals. PA L : Outputs P AL video signals. <If “TV TYPE” is sele cted> 4:3: Use this setting when a TV ha ving a[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 158 k Relation between “TV TYPE” setting and TV display The tables belo w sho w the video signal that is output when the “TV TYPE” setting is ch anged. Ho we ver , note that f or some TVs that hav e an auto-detect function, the o utput ma y not conf or m to the tab le, o r the TV displa y ma y not change at all. “T[...]

159 English TV OUTPUT SETTING * The still image example s are for images ca ptured in a 16:9 still image mode . CA UTION If the TV displa y is not correct… i If the appeara nce of the image on the TV monitor is not correct, y ou can either change the camera’ s “TV TYPE” setting, or change the screen size setting on y our TV . T o change the[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 160 PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “power sav e” function where by the pow er automatically turns off after a specified period of inactivity . The power sav e function works to conserve the ba ttery pack pow er when the camer a is not being used , or to prev ent the battery pack from dying if the camera has acc[...]

161 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION 3 Select 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. <If “B A TT:REC”, “B A TT :PLA Y” or “A C:REC/PLA Y ” was selected in step 3> Up: Increases the st andby time . Down: Decreases the standby tim[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 162 FILE NO . MEMOR Y If a ne wly f ormatted card is used, the file na me (image n umber) of the captured image automatical ly begins from 0001. If the card is su bsequently ref ormatted, or if a differe nt ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the file number memory function is set[...]

163 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y i If Card B alread y has files in it when it r eplaces Card A, file names are assigned as fo llows. When the highest file number on Car d B (before replaci ng) is lower than the highest file number on Card A: the file name of the ne xt recorded image continues fro m last file name recorded on Card A. When the highest f[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 164 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 141). 2 Select “FILE NO. CONT’D”, a nd press the SET button. ON: The file number memory function is on. OFF: The file number memory function is off . 3 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The selected file numb er memory function is set. HINT i Until th[...]

165 English FORMA TTING A CARD A card must be f orma tted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first time, or i If it was f ormatted using a personal computer or another digital camera. The card cannot be f ormatted if the lock s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with the f ormat procedure after setting the loc k [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 166 4 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. h F ormatting begins. h During formatting, “F or matting” an d “do not power of f ” are shown on the monitor . CA UTION Caution during formatting i Do not turn off the pow er to the camera or eje ct the card during f ormatting. Formatting erases the data i When a car[...]

167 English RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the factory-preset settings. 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu (page 141). 2 Sel ect “RESET SETTINGS ”, and press the SET button. RESET : Reset to the factor y-preset settings. EXIT : Do not change the settings , and retur n to the Option Se tting Menu. 3 Sel ect “RESET”, and pr[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 168 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check how many images can be capture d and how much recording time is av ailab le on the card. F or a table showing the maximum nu mber of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recording Time”[...]

169 English CHECKING THE REMA INING CARD MEMOR Y HINT i When the remaining numb er of images or the remaining video recordi ng time is “0”, y ou cannot capture any more i mages. T o capture more images, either install a ne w card, or sa ve th e images to a computer and t hen delete them (page 88) from the card. i When the remaining numb er of i[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 170 CHECKING THE 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 monito r . Make sure to check t his indicator bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the possible len gth of time f or battery pack operation, see pag e 215. 1 Display t he Shoo[...]

171 English CHECKING THE REMA INING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE HINT i If any file is present, y ou can also chec k the remaining battery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 140). 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[...]

English 172 CONNECTING TO A TV OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A ST AND ARD VIDEO INPUT TERMINAL About image output: The image output destination diff ers depending on the connection cab le. m : Images are output n : Im ages are n ot output * When connected, the images are not produced normally on [...]

173 English ENJO Y HIGHER IMA GE QU ALITY Connect to the S-VIDEO terminal <When connecting to an S-VIDEO in put terminal> * When connected, the images are not produced normally on the TV monitor . Ye l l o w p l u g : Not connected* S-terminal T o AC adaptor Dedicated S-A V interface cab le i Insert the plug with the [ n ] mark facing up. COM[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 174 Connect to the 480p/ 720p/1080i te rminal If you r TV has a 480p/720p/1080i input terminal, y ou can enjo y the high vid eo quality of component output from y our camera. NO TE If your TV does not have 480p/ 720p/1080i video input capability i The images will not a ppear on the TV . Camera Menu Screen and TV Menu Scre[...]

175 English ENJO Y HIGHER IMA GE QU ALITY Connecting to the HDMI te rminal HINT i HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interf ace are trademarks or register ed trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC . T o reduce spurious ra diation To A C adaptor HDMI termina l HDMI cable (recommended accessory) T o HDMI ter minal Set the input to “HDMI?[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 176 PLA YING B A CK ON A TV i After co nnecting the came r a to the t ele v ision, switch the TV input to t he terminal to which the camera is connected. i When the camera is connected to a TV , no image appears on t he camera’ s monitor . i The pla ybac k method is t he same as when viewing imag es on the camera’ s m[...]

177 English Xacti Library The Xacti Library f eature allows y ou to sav e files recorded with your camera to a large-capacity har d disk without using a computer and pla y them bac k on your TV . No computer operatio n is in vo lved. Y ou can view full h igh-definition images right on your TV screen. In addition, y ou hav e access to file oper atio[...]

English 178 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PictBridge MODE Y our camera suppor t s the PictBridge function. By connect ing the camera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (P ictBridge printing). 1 I nstall the card in the came[...]

179 English PictBrid ge MODE 3 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to th e PictBridge printing mode , and the Printing Mode Screen appears. CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the ca bles , mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly ori[...]

English 180 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER PRINTING Printing selec ted images Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 178). 2 Se lect 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 the image you wi[...]

181 English PRINTING 4 Specify the number of prints. 1 T oggle the SET b utton up t o select “COPIES”, and press t he SET button. 2 T oggle the SET b utton up o r down to spe cify the number of prints. 3 Press the SET b utton. h “PRINT” is selected. 5 Pr ess the SET button. h Printing begins. HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, togg[...]

English 182 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Printing all images Print all of the images on the card. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 178). 2 Se lect the all images icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . CA UTION Printing is not possible i f the[...]

183 English PRINTING Making an index pr int Make an inde x print o f all the images on the card. 1 Comple te the print preparations (page 178). 2 Select the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. 3 Sel ect “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins. INDEX OK EXIT PRINT 100-0022[...]

English 184 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Printing images according to printing instruction s (requested image s) Procedure to print all the ordered images . 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 123), and comple te the print preparations (page 178). 2 Se lect the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button. h The Print Requested Images Screen appears . 3[...]

185 English PRINTING Changing the print er settings Images are printed according to settings specified by the camera, such as paper type, si ze , lay out, printing quali ty , etc. 1 Comple te the print preparations (page 178). 2 Select the printer settings icon v , and press the SET button. h The Printer Settings Screen appears. MEDIA TYPE: Specify[...]

English 186 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER 3 Ad just the pr inter settin gs. 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to sel ect a printer setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to set the selected par ameter appear s. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setting, and press the SET b utton. h The selected parameter is set, and[...]

187 English OTHER CONNECTIO NS OTHER CONNECTIO NS CONNECTING A MICR OPHONE/ HEADPHONES A commercially sold stereo microphone as well as headphon es can be connected to th e camera. HINT i The input le v el of the connected microphone can be adjusted (pag e 154). i When an ex ternal microphone is connected, the camera’ s stereo microphone is disab[...]

English 188 O THER CONNECTIONS SHOE MOUNT V ar i ous devices—such as an e xternal microphone, an auxiliary flash unit, a video light, etc.—can be attach ed to the shoe mount on top of the camer a. Use the shoe mount f or superior image quality when sh ooting. HINT About connectable devices i Only a slav e flash unit can be used with the shoe mo[...]

189 English APPENDICES 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 [...]

APPENDICES English 190 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 compensation are retained e v en after the camera is turned off . Which reso lution setting should I use? — Select the resolut ion setting according to the intended use: J , M , L : Appropriate[...]

191 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting What is the diff erence between the digital z oom and the optical zoom? — Because shooting with the optical zoom uses the optics of a physical lens, y ou can shoot without losing minute details i n the image. The digital zoom, on the other hand, works b y magnifyi ng a por tion of the image t hat hit[...]

APPENDICES English 192 Monitor When used in cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition due to the monitor characteristics. Not a malfunction. Spots that a ppear in the monitor only appear in the monitor and will not be recorded with t he images. Why d oes the displa y ed image contain some red, blue and green do[...]

193 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why is the re no image ( z is shown)? This may happen when tr ying to play back ima ges stored on a card from a diff erent digital camera. Play back images that were recorded on a card using this camera. Why isn’t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified i[...]

APPENDICES English 194 Connecting to a TV Why is there no sound? The volume on the TV is set to the minimum. Adjust the volume on the TV . What is the diff erence among the normal video (composite video) output, S-video output and component/H DMI output? — Normal video (composite video) output: C ombines Y (luminance) signal and chrominance signa[...]

195 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Printing Why do es a message appear during PictBridge printing? There is a problem with the printer . Please refer to the instruction manual for your print er . Misc. The “Cannot edit video” message appears. Y ou have attempted to joi n video clips having diff erent resolutions or frame rates . Select video[...]

APPENDICES English 196 Misc A problem such as inability to record or pla y back occurs . The card contains files that were sav ed using a device oth er than this camera. After saving your files to a diff erent medium, f ormat the card. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can switch the camera’ s video output[...]

197 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camera to the repair shop , check the foll owing ta ble f or a possible so lution to the prob lem. Camera Probl em Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No pow er . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new battery pack . Or connect the A C adaptor (supplied). 33, 37 T[...]

APPENDICES English 198 Shooting An image is not captured when the [ ] button or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The maximum number of images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reached. Install a new card. 27 Delete the images that are not nece ssary . 88 The flash does not operate . The flash off mode is selected. Se[...]

199 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a picture using the self- timer . The battery pack is consumed. Install a sufficiently recharged battery pack. Or connect the AC adapt or (supplied). 33, 37 When zooming in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom ha[...]

APPENDICES English 200 Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was blo cked by a finger or oth er object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sure th e flash is not obstructed. 68 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operati on of the flash. 213 The subject was lit from behind. Use the f orced flash mode. 77, 1[...]

201 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a different flash mode. 77, 102 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 119 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivit y to = . 111 The image is not in focus . The subject is too close to t[...]

APPENDICES English 202 Viewing images The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced flash mode. 77, 102 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly . 113 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger was bloc king the lens. [...]

203 English TROUBLESHOO TING Connect ing to a TV There is no color in the image. The image is distorted. The TV output setting is not correct. Select the correct TV output setting. 156 Both the dedic ated S-A V interface cable a nd the dedic ated component cable are connected. Make t he correct connection. 173 No image or sound. The camera is not c[...]

APPENDICES English 204 Charging The camera is set in the docking stat ion but th e installed batter y is not being recharged. The AC adaptor is not connected to the docking station. Check that the power cord of the A C adaptor is connected correctly . 29 The camera is not correctly connected to the docking station. When inserting the camera in the [...]

205 English TROUBLESHOO TING Misc. The audio guide does not sound. The audio guide setting is set to “OFF”. Set the aud io guide setting to “ON”. 144 The recording capacity is less than that indicated in t he section “P ossible No . of Images/ P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time” (page 216) . The recording capacity is less[...]

APPENDICES English 206 Docki ng station Problem Cau se Action Reference page Remote control unit The remote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is aimed at the TV (not at the camera’ s remote control sensor). Aim the remote control u nit at the camera’ s remote c ontrol sensor (w ithin a range of about 15 degrees l eft o[...]

207 English TROUBLESHOO TING Remote control unit The re mote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is too f ar from th e camera’ s remote control sensor . Operate t he remote control unit from a position u p to 7 meters from the docking station. 30, 31 The remote control codes for t he remote control unit and camera’ s rem[...]

APPENDICES English 208 Notes regar ding the Scen e Select fea ture and filters Scene Select * When recording a video clip in dark surroundings, t he shutter speed decreases to 1/15 sec in order to produce a sufficiently bright image. Howe ver , when the flick er-reductio n function is set to “ON”, the shutter speed during video clip recording b[...]

209 English TROUBLESHOO TING 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 t o any setting other tha n = . Setting Rema rks Cosmetic % F ocus range[...]

APPENDICES English 210 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 comp liant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Electron ics and Information T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) i s stand[...]

211 English SPECIFICA TIONS Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) J : 3264 × 2448 pix els (appro x. 8 million pix els) M : 2288 × 1712 pix els (appro x. 4 million pix els, low compression) L : 2288 × 1712 pix els (appro x. 4 million pix els, normal compression) * : 2496 × 1408 pix els (appro x. 3.5 million pixels , 16:9 aspect ratio)[...]

APPENDICES English 212 Exposure control type Programma ble AE/Shut ter speed priority AE/ Aperture prior ity AE/Man ual e xposure control Exposure compensation a v ailable from the Shoo ting Setting Screen ( 0 ±1.8 EV in 0 .3 EV steps) Light-measuring mode Multi-section measuring, center-weighte d measuring, spot measuring Range T otal mode: 10 cm[...]

213 English SPECIFICA TIONS Minimum subject illumination 9 lux (1/30 sec in the scene select A UTO mode) 3 lux (1/15 sec in the HIGH SENSITIVITY or l amp mode) Image stabiliz er Movie: Elect ronic Still image: Mu lti-calculation electro nic Monitor 2.7" (6.9 cm) low-temper ature polysilicon TFT color wide liquid crystal (transmissiv e), appro [...]

APPENDICES English 214 Camera connectors * via the dockin g station [COMPONENT/ A V] (480p/ 1080i/720p output) terminal* Regrouped jac k Audio output 2 6 5m V r m s ( – 9d B s ) , 1 2k Ω or less, stereo Video output 1.0 Vp-p , 75 Ω unbalanced, sync negativ e, composite video NTSC color TV system/P AL color TV system (s witchable from th e Opt[...]

215 English SPECIFICA TIONS Battery lif e i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged battery pack at a 25 °C (77°F) ambient temper ature. i The operation time ma y vary depending on the conditions of the batt ery pack and the conditions of use. Especially when used at tempe ratures below 10 °C (50°F), th e battery pack operati on [...]

APPENDICES English 216 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time The table shows the poss ible number of captured images and the possible rec ording tim es for commercia lly a vai lable SD Memory Cards ( 2G B , 4G B , 8G B ) . i The maximum video clip continuous recording time i s approx. 5 hours 30 minutes at the l [...]

217 English SPECIFICA TIONS Docki ng station Remote control unit P art number PDS-HD1000 P ow er supply DC 5V Rated output DC 5V Ambient environment T emperature 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104°F) (recharge), –20 to 60 °C (–4 to 140°F) (stor age) Humidity 20 to 80% (no condensatio n) Dimensions 105.5 (W) × 44 .4 (H) × 80.5 (D) mm 4.15 (W ) × 1. 75[...]

APPENDICES English 218 Concerning the m ulti-indicator and blue LED indicator Multi-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will l ight, flash, or be off, depending on the different camera operations. Blue LED indicator The blue LED indicato r lights during cer tain ope rations , such as when the camera is turned ON or OFF , wh en saving video cl[...]

219 English SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied A C adaptor i When using the supplied A C adapto r abroad, the pow er cord ma y need to be replaced in a ccordance with loca l requirements . Please contact y our local dealer f or details. Supplied Li-ion battery pac k P art number V AR-G8 P ower source AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 H z Rated output DC 5 V , 2.0 A [...]

APPENDICES English 220 Others Mac OS, Qu ickTime , iP od and iT unes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U .S . and other countries . Microsoft and Windo ws are registered trad emarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and o ther countries . Intel and P entium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA). In this m anual, the M[...]

221 English SPECIFICA TIONS Before capturing those important s hots, be sure to first take a test shot to comfirm that y our camera is se t up and re ady to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held resp onsib le f or any prob lems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sany o Electric declines all responsib ility f or damages due to improper use of[...]

APPENDICES English 222 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures i n difficult surro unding s is easier than you migh t think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings , you can create photos t hat you’ll be proud t o displa y and share . If images a re blurred even when the autofocus is used Y our camera employ [...]

223 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a moving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he su bject is moving, 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 [...]

APPENDICES English 224 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in ts : i Choose a backgr ound that doesn’t detract 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 cl[...]

225 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in ts : 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 . Stabilize the camer a when[...]

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