Sanyo VPC-HD1A manual

VPC-HD1AEX VPC-HD1A 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 safely oper ate the VPC-HD1AEX and V[...]

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 cance[...]

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 a ctured with high quality materials and components which ca n be re[...]

iii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Preparing the came ra 1 Inse rt the card. 2 Connect the cable adaptor to the camera, and connect the AC adaptor. Card slot cover Card slot Card T o power outlet Supplied cab le adaptor Supplied A C adaptor Supplied pow er cord[...]

English iv Shooting 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 button again. k Still image photograph y 1 Open the mon[...]

v English Playbac 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 Pla yba[...]

English vi Burn your recorded video clips onto a D VD (Windows XP) Using the supplied CD-ROM (SANY O Software Pac k), you can import the captured images to your computer and store them o n a D VD . Detailed information about the SANY O Software Pack can be f ound on page 4 in the SANY O Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANU AL. Install application pr ogra[...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish] and remove the CD-ROM from the computer’s CD-ROM drive. <About the Kodak online service> h When the inst allation windo w closes , a dialog bo x to connect to the website introd ucing K odak’ s online ser vice appears . Check th e [No thanks!] opti[...]

English viii 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].[...]

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

English x 3 Se t the [DVD] option to ON, and click on the [OK] button. h The [Add/Edit Med ia] windo w opens. 4 Click on the [Add video files] icon. h The [Open Video File] dialog bo x opens . h Open the f older that contains the video fil es (My DocumentsSANY O_PEXdatefolder). [Add video files] i con[...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A 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 the indi vidual files while holding do wn the [Ctrl] button. If y ou select one file, hold down the [Shift ] button and click on another file in[...]

English xii 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 window t o ex port the video files to the D VD appears. 10 Set the [Recording format ] to [DVD-Vide[...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A 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.[...]

1 English CONTENTS CONTENTS ..... .................. ................... .................. .................. ............. 1 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 4 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................... .................. 7 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ....................[...]

English 2  SHOOTING DISPLAYING T HE SHOOTING SE TTING SCREENS .. ..................... ..65 VIDEO CLIP M ODE (IMAGE QUAL ITY) SETTING .... ..................... .....71 STILL IMAGE M ODE (RESOLUTION) SETT ING ......... .................. .....72 SCENE SEL ECT ......... .................. .................. ................... .................. [...]

3 English CONTENTS  OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAYI NG THE OPTION SCREEN ................. ..................... ......... 1 18 SCREEN DISP LAY .......... .................. .................. ..................... ......... 1 21 SELECT THE STARTUP DISPLAY ................... ..................... ........... 122 OPERATION SOUNDS ... .......... .......[...]

English 4 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an ab undance of con v 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 Additiona[...]

5 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Capture fast-moving subject s • “SCENE SELE CT” (sports mode) on page 73 Shoot in dark conditions • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 63 • “SHOOTING WITH THE FLASH” on page 61 • “SCENE SELECT” (n ight view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lam p mode) on page 73 Increase the camera’ s sensitivit[...]

English 6 Pl ayba ck Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mage s • “Pla ying bac k a video clip” on pa ge 43 Adjust the speaker vol u me • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” on page 94 Smooth out video clip pla ybac k • “SMOO TH PLA YBA CK” on page 116 • “Viewing still images” on page 48 Se[...]

7 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Handstrap and camera case: 1 set i SANY O Softw are Pack (CD-ROM): 2 i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i Docking station : 1 i Dedicated S-A V interface cab le: 1 i Dedicated USB interface cable: 1 i Dedicated component cable: 1 i A C adaptor and power c ord: 1[...]

English 8 i Remote control unit: 1 i Lithium battery (CR2025) f or remote con tr ol unit: 1 i Lens cap and strap: 1 i Cable adaptor: 1 i Microphone connection cable: 1 i Core: 1 i “SAFETY MANU AL” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the camer a. i Quick Guide[...]

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

English 10 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 camera is a digital mo vie camera with the ability to shoot and pla y back video clips with high image quality . Video clips can be recorded at a 60 fps frame rate with a 16:9 aspect ratio , and in addition, video clips recorded at 30 fps can be play ed back at 60 fps. Of course , your camer a c[...]

English 12 V er y high i mage quali ty with 6 0 fps sho oting (p age 71) Compared to the standar d 30 fps TV ima ges, the movement of even fast- moving subjects will appear smooth and even in the video clips you record at 60 fps. Capture still sh ots while recor ding a v ideo c lip (pa ge 51) Suppose that while you’ re recording a video c lip, th[...]

13 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Docking station f or easy connection The docking station simpli fies those complicated connections to y our TV or computer . Just set the camera in the docking sta tion, and you can view your photos on y our TV or computer right away . To A C adaptor Dedicated USB interf ace cab le TV Printe r Docki [...]

English 14 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various de vices to e xpand its capabilitie s. Remote control uni t Cable adap tor TV Printer Battery charger (optional) Separately sold or commercially av ailab le SD Memory Card AC adaptor (supplied) i Card reader i DPOF-compatible printer i Photo shop Computer Docking stati on i Card reader i [...]

15 English SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Camera Front Flash button [ ? ] Flash i Extends when the flash but ton [ ? ] is pressed. Speaker Re mote control sensor Lens Flash uni t Monitor unit Strap holder Battery cover lock External microphone jack [MIC] Battery cover Stereo microphone Charge indicator Monitor unit[...]

English 16 <T o open the monitor unit> ON/OFF button[...]

17 English P ARTS NAMES Rear Bottom Multi-indicator Still image shooting button [ ] Video clip recording b utton [] Zoom switch MENU but to n Card slot cove r Monitor SET b utton T r ipod stand hol e h Open the monitor unit bef ore mounting the camera on a tripod. HD/NORM button Main s witch Docking statio n terminal Sequential/ single b utton [ O [...]

English 18 Docki ng station Front Rear Docking station terminal Operation mode button [] USB/A V terminal DC IN terminal USB/A V terminal COMPONENT terminal[...]

19 English P ARTS NAMES Remote control unit 1 Still image shooting button 2 Video clip recording bu tton 3 SET b utton 4 Works the same as togg ling SET button to the left 5 Works the same as togg ling SET b utton up or p ushing zoom switch tow ard the [T] ([ ] ]) side 6 Works the same as togg ling SET but ton to the right 7 Works the same as toggl[...]

English 20 INST ALLING THE CARD Be sure to f ormat a newly purchased card or one that wa s used in another device bef ore using it in your camera (page 144 ). If an unf ormatted card is used, th e card itself ma y becom e unusable. 1 Ope n the card slot cover, and insert the card in the card slot. 2 I nsert the card all the way in. h Firmly inser t[...]

21 English INST ALLING THE CARD <T o remove the card... > h T o remove the card, pr ess it down , and then re lease. The card will protrude slightly , and you can then pull it out. CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibly r emove the car d. i Doing so ma y damage the card or the stor ed data. If the multi-indicator is flash ing red... i Nev er re[...]

English 22 PREP ARING THE DOCKING ST A TION The supplied doc king station is used to conn ect your camer a 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 po wer cord. Docking station T o power outlet DC IN terminal Su[...]

23 English PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTR OL UNIT The remote control unit can be used to tak e pictures and pla y them back with the camera. Inser t the batt ery Install the supplied battery (CR2025) in the remote contr ol unit. 1 Pul l out the battery c ase. 2 Inse rt the supplied battery. h Wipe the battery with a soft, dry cloth bef ore inserting [...]

English 24 How to use th e remote contr ol uni t The remote control unit can be used at an angle that is displaced 15 degrees horizontally from the remote control sensor on the front of the camera, at a distance of up to 7 meter s. When operating the remote control unit, remove an y object that may obstruct the path between it and the remote contro[...]

25 English PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT Changing the remote cont r ol code The remote control unit will also work with other San y o cameras that can be operated by infr ared remote control. When more than one camera is present, it is re commended to change the remote contr ol code to ensure that only the inte nded camera operates when the r[...]

English 26 PREP ARING TH E PO WER Please charge the supplied battery pack bef ore using it. P ow er to the camer a can also be supplied from a po wer outlet if the doc king station or the cable adaptor is used. Charging the ba ttery pac k 1 Whi le pressing the battery cover lo ck, slide it ( 1 ), and pull out the battery cover toward the bottom of [...]

27 English PREP ARING THE PO WER 3 Inse rt the batter y pack. h T ake care that it is positioned correctly . 4 Close the batter y cover. <T o remove the battery pack...> h Raise the edge of the battery pack to remov e it. 5 Pr epare the docking station (page 22). 6 Close the camera’s monitor unit, and set the camera i n the docking station.[...]

English 28 CA UTION Using the camera when it is set in the docking stati on... i Y ou can photogr aph and vie w images whil e the camera is set in the docking station. The battery pack can be charged when the camera is in the pla yback mod e, b ut not in the shooting mode . Do not charge the battery pac k battery pack immediatel y after the camera [...]

29 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 cab le adaptor is used. Using the doc king station Use the supplied po wer cord to connect the docki ng station to a pow er outlet, and set the camera in the doc king station. Using the cabl e adapto[...]

English 30 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 b ac k image s: Set to PL A Y 2 Open the monitor unit. 3 Pr ess the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera tu rns on, and an image appears on the monitor . Monitor unit Monitor ON/OFF button Main switch Reco rd[...]

31 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning on the camera when the power sa ve (sleep) function is a ctive In order to preserve battery pac k power , the power save (sleep) function will automaticall y turn off the camera after one minute of no use during shooting, or five minutes of no use during pl a yback (factory-preset setting). i When [...]

English 32 HINT T o immediately act ivate the power save functi on i Press the ON/OFF button briefly to activ e the power sav e function. About the standby mode i T o tur n of f the camer a only briefl y , y ou can close the monitor unit t o put the camera in the stan dby mode. The standby mode uses almost no po wer . When the monitor unit is opene[...]

33 English OPERA TION BUTT ONS The procedures to change the ca mera settings , choose images , etc., are perf ormed by using the SET butto n to control the monitor displa y . This operation is used v ery frequently , so it is best to become f amiliar with it r ight away . PHOTO RESOLUTION 2592x1944 (5M-S) VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 640x480 30fps SHQ SCENE SE[...]

English 34 <Select the icon to the left or right> T o select the icon to the right, toggle the SE T but ton to the right. T o select the icon to the left, toggle the SE T but ton to the l eft. <Actuate the selected icon> Press the SET bu tton. The selected icon mov es to the left end of the lineup . VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 640x480 60fps HR VID[...]

35 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, 2006 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 118).[...]

English 36 3 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Screen appears . 3 Set the date to “2006/ 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 to incr[...]

37 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 5 Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select “DISP”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Date F ormat Screen appears. 3 T oggle the SET b utton up or down. h T oggle the SET button up to change the displa yed date order as follo ws: T oggle the SET button down to chang e it in the re[...]

English 38 BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to hold the camera 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 b y your fin gers or the str ap . HINT i Images captured in the still image shooting mode can be rot ated when th[...]

39 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 79). k Conditions that may cause incorrect f[...]

English 40 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 sa me distance as the desired subject, then reposition the camera to compose the picture. i Fast-mo ving subjects[...]

41 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 m uted (page 12 3). Where is the image and audio data s[...]

English 42 VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AN D PLA YB A CK Record ing video c lips 1 Turn on the camera. If the monitor unit is closed → Open the monitor unit. If the camera is in the pow er sav e mode → Press th e ON/ OFF button. 2 Se t the main sw itch to REC. 3 Pr ess the video cl ip recording button [] . h Recording begins . h It is not necessar y to[...]

43 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Playing bac k a video clip 5 Set the main switch t o PLAY. h The video clip just recorded is shown on the monitor . 6 Press the SET button. h Play back of the video clip begins . Main switch SET button <Example: After recor ding a video clip: HD mode> <Example: After recor ding a video c lip:[...]

English 44 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 accelerated pla yback, [...]

45 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Shooting Scr een is activ e, Y ou can quickly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of the monitor by pressin g the MENU button f or at least 1 second. The focus can be lock ed. i The autof ocus can be set to a fix ed f ocus dur ing video cli[...]

English 46 CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES Shooting single shots 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 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 pres[...]

47 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES HINT What is the camer a focusing on? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the 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[...]

English 48 Viewing still images 1 Se t the main sw itch to PLAY. h An image is displa yed on the monitor . 2 Se lect the image you wish to view. T o display the pre vious image, toggle the SE T but ton to the l eft. T o display the ne xt image, toggle the SET butt on to the right. h Display the desired image. 100-0001 100-0001 100-0001 SET but ton [...]

49 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES 9-image displa y playbac k 1 Set the main sw itch to PLAY. 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [W] ([ P ]) side. h The 9-image displa y appears. 3 Select the image t o play back. h T og gle the SET button up, down, left or r ight to move the orange fr ame to th e desired image, and press t he SE[...]

English 50 Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that you want t o magnify. h F or a video clip , pause pla yback at t he place you w ant to magnify . 2 Push the zoom sw itch 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 the SET butto[...]

51 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a video clip . 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the c amera on. 2 Set the main swit ch to REC. 3 Pr ess the video clip r ecording button [ ]. 4 When you see a scene you’ d like to captur e as a still [...]

English 52 SEQUENTIAL SHO TS Y our camera is capab le of capturing both standard se quential shots and auto brac ket shot s (sequential images as the e xposure changes). The procedure below e xplains how to tak e standard se quential shots . F or inf o rmation concerning auto brac k et shots , please see page 87. 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button for at l[...]

53 English SEQUENTIAL SHO TS 5 Release the still image shooting button. h Shooting ends . h The pla yback pr ocedure f or images in a sequential shots series is the same as for single- shot still images (page 48). HINT About the focus when s hooting sequential shots i When sequentia l shots are captured, the autof ocus ope rates when the still imag[...]

English 54 RECORDING IN THE HD MODE In addition to the stan dard video clip recording mode (normal mode, aspect ratio 4:3), y our camera can also record video clips in the wide-screen mode (HD mode) with an aspect rat io of 16:9. Switching between the normal mode and HD mode 1 Pr ess the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera on. 2 [...]

55 English RECORDING IN THE HD MODE Outline of the HD Mode Shoot ing Screen In the HD mode, the lighte r area on the screen indica tes the recording area. 00 00 41 00:01:00 41 00:01:00 F3.5 F3.5 1/8 1/8 41 00:01:00 F3.5 1/8 Normal mode capture area HD mode capture area[...]

English 56 A UDIO RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Y our camera can mak e audio recordings and pla y them back. A udio recor ding 1 Se t the main swit ch to REC. 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The menu displa y appears. 3 From the video clip mode menu, select the audio memo icon < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mode is enabled. h The me[...]

57 English A UDIO RECORDING AN D PLA YB A CK 4 Pr ess the video clip r ecording button. h Audio recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessar y to continue pressing the vide o clip recording button while shooting. h The maximum time f or recording a continuous audio memo is about 13 hours. 5 End t he recordin[...]

English 58 A udio pla yback 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: During pla yback, toggl e the SET b utton d own. F[...]

59 English SHOO TING AND PLA YB A CK WITH THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote control sensor on y our ca mera mak es it possi ble t o capture images and pla y them back using the su pplied remote control unit . 1 Pr epare the remote control unit (page 23). 2 Turn the came ra on, and set the main switch to REC or PLAY. h Set the main s witch to REC [...]

English 60 USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has two z oom functions: optical zoom and digit al zoom. Y ou can specify whether or not the digi tal z oom is enab led (page 130). 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Pres s [T] or [W] on the zoom switch to compose the desired image. [T]: Zoom in on the subject. [W]: Zoom out. h When the zoom s witch i[...]

61 English SHOO TING WITH THE FLASH The flash is used not only f or taking pict ures where there is insuffici ent light, but also when t he subject is in shade or in backli ght condition s. Y our camera’ s flash has f our modes of oper ation (aut omatic fla sh mode, f orced flash mode , flash off mode, and red-ey e reduction m ode) . Select the f[...]

English 62 3 Pr ess the flash button t o set the flas h mode. h Each time the flash b utton is pressed , the flash mode changes . h Displa y the icon fo r the desired flash mode . 4 Pres s the still image shooting button. h The picture is snapped and the fla sh operates according to the selected mode. HINT i The flash cannot be used during video cl[...]

63 English EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images, y ou can make t he image lighter or darker . 1 Set the main swit ch to REC. h If the Shooting Settin g Screen is disp lay ed, press the MENU button to e xit it. 2 Whil e the Shooting Screen is displayed, toggle the SET button to the right. h The exposure corre ction bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET[...]

English 64 HINT The exposure correction setting is canceled in the f ollowing cases: i When the pointer is set to the center position. i When the Option Screen is accessed. i When the main swit ch is set to PLA Y . i After the po wer is turned off .[...]

65 English SHOO TING P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE SHOO TI NG 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 67) cover the basic shooting settings , and t he PAG E 2 [...]

English 66 SWITCHING THE P A GE Switch from PA G E 1 to PA G E 2 , or vice versa, depending on how y ou wish to use your came ra. 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen. 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 640x480 30[...]

67 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS Overview of the Shooting Set ting Screens PA G E 1 VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 640x480 30fps SHQ[...]

English 68 1 Video c lip mode menu (pa ge 71) <In the nor mal mode> <In the HD mode> 2 Still image mode menu (page 72) 3 Scene select m enu (pa ge 73) 4 Manual ex posure setting menu (page 74) 5 Filter menu (page 76) 6 In the single-shot/video cl ip recording modes: Se lf-timer menu (page 86) 6 In the sequential shots mode: Sequential s[...]

69 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS PA G E 2 IMAGE STABILIZER VIDEO VIEW 0[...]

English 70 1 Image sta bilizer menu (page 77 ) 2 Focus menu (page 79) 3 Focus mode men u (page 81) 4 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 82) 5 ISO sensitivity men u (page 83) 6 White balance men u (page 84) 7 Option icon (page 118) h Display the Option Screen. 8 P A GE display (page 66) 9 HELP display (page 89) 0 Remaining battery power ([...]

71 English VIDEO CLIP MODE (IMA GE QU ALITY) SETTING When it comes to video clips, a larger n umber of pix els and a higher frame rate means be tter image qualit y and smoother pla yback. O n the other h and, the file siz e becomes large and uses more memory . Set the image quality to a setting that’ s right for you r purpose. 1 Dis play the PAGE[...]

English 72 STILL IMA GE MODE (RESOLUTION) SETTING By setting the still image resolution (pi xels) to a higher setting, image detail is enhanced f or a smoother , finer picture. Howe ver , the file siz e also becomes large and uses more memory . Select the resolution setti ng that suits your pur pose. 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (p[...]

73 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 S hooting Setting Screen ( page 65). 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 fu[...]

English 74 EXPOSURE SETTING V arious settings—including shutter speed, aperture size, the ND filt er ON/ OFF status—can be set b y the user . 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 65). 2 Se lect the manual exposure menu. @ : The optimum shutter speed and aper ture siz e are set according to the brightness of the subject (ap er tur[...]

75 English EXPOSURE SETTING 3 Sel ect the desired icon from the manual exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was sel ected> 1 T oggle the SET button u p or down to select ND filter , aper ture v alue or shutter speed. 2 T oggle the SET button left or right to change the setting f or the selected parameter . 4 Pr ess the SET [...]

English 76 FIL TERS The filter f eature changes image char acteri stics such as color tones, to apply unique eff ects to th e photogr aphed image . 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 65). 2 Se lect the filter menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the filter menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the filter setting. h T o [...]

77 English MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimize a jittery picture by compensating f or unintentio nal hand motion (video clips only). 1 Dis play the PAGE 2 S hooting Setting Screen ( page 65). 2 Sel ect the image st abilizer me nu. 3 Sel ect the desired icon from the image s tabilizer menu, and press the SET button. [...]

English 78 <Concerning the changing field of view when motion compensation is enabled > i When the motion compensation is set to ON, the field of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordable field of vie w as shown below . i When set to the motion compensat ion q setting, the vide o clip recording range is as sho wn in the rec[...]

79 English FOCUS RANGE 1 Dis play the PAGE 2 S hooting Setting Screen ( page 65). 2 Select the focus range menu. 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 on the m[...]

English 80 How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Select the manual fo cus icon - from the focus menu, and press the SET button. 2 Pres s 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 button. h The f ocus distance is set, and y ou are returned to [...]

81 English FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 ty pes of autof ocus (still image shooting only): 5-point range finder focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 5 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[...]

English 82 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 center area. Spot l[...]

83 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 Dis play the PAGE 2 S hooting Setting Screen ( page 65). 2 Select the ISO sensitiv ity menu. 3 Sel ect the desired icon from th e ISO sensitivit[...]

English 84 WHITE B A LANCE This camera automati cally adjusts the white balance un der most lighting conditions. Ho we ver , if you w ant to specify the lighting co nditions or change the ov erall ton e of the image, the white bala nce can be manually set. 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (page 65). 2 Se lect the white balance menu. &g[...]

85 English WHITE B ALANCE 3 Sel ect the desired icon from the whit e balance menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the white balance sett ing. h Once the whit e balance setting is progr ammed f or the ] icon, it is retained e v en if another white balan ce setting ( > , r , o , p , or q ) is selected. If you chan ged to another settin[...]

English 86 SELF-TIMER 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 65). 2 Se lect the self-timer menu. 3 Select the desired icon from the se lf-timer menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the video clip recordin g button or still image shooting button[...]

87 English SEQUENTIAL SHO T S MODE SETTING This camera f eatures tw o types of sequen tial shots. 1 Pr ess the sequential/ single button [ O / ] to select the sequential shots mode. 2 Dis play the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 65). Standard sequentia l shots P : T akes standard sequential shots (page 52). Au to brac k et shot s I : A series [...]

English 88 3 Se lect the sequential shots mode menu. P : Standard sequen tial shots I : Au to brac k et shots 4 Se lect the desired icon from the sequential shots menu, and press the SET button. h This completes th e sequential shots mo de setting. HINT About the maximum number of sequential shots i The maximum numbe r of frames in a sequentia l sh[...]

89 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 PA G E 2 . The PA G E 1 settings (page 91) cover the basic play back setting s, and the PAG E [...]

English 90 SWITCHING THE P A GE Switch from P A GE 1 to PA G E 2 , or vice versa. 1 Di splay a Playback Setting Screen (pa ge 89). 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 bu tton is toggled to the left, t he P AGE changes. PLAYBACK MODE Set to play all or to play 1 clip [...]

91 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING SCREENS Overvie w of the Pla ybac k Setting Scr eens PA G E 1 1 Playback method setting (page 93) h Select continuous pla yback or single -frame playback. 2 Multi-pla yback (page 49 ) h Displa y images in the 9-frame multi-display f o rmat. 3 Pla yback v olume co ntr ol (page 94) h Adjust the pla ybac [...]

English 92 PA G E 2 1 Rotate image (page 99) h Rotate still images. 2 Resize (page 100) h Reduce the resolut ion of a still image. 3 Extract still i mage (page 101) h Extract a stil l image from a video clip. 4 Video clip edit (pag e 102) h Edit video clips. 5 Printing instruction s (page 110) h Specif y the prin ting instructions (DPOF sett ings).[...]

93 English PLA YB A CK MODE Images can be vie wed contin uously (sli deshow pla yback) or you can choose to show single i mages. 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 2 Select the playback method icon 4 , and press the SET button. h The Play back Method Screen appears. PLA Y ALL: Pla y bac k images in slideshow f ashion. 1 CLIP: [...]

English 94 PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio data. 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 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 press the SET button. h The volu me[...]

95 English IMA GE PR O TECT Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio data. 1 Dis play the data that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the PAGE 1 Playback Setti ng Screen (page 89). 2 Select the protect icon A , and press the SET button. h “Lock?” appe ars. h If the protect mode has alread y been enabled for the data[...]

English 96 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 144). 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[...]

97 English ERASING D A T A Data can be erased one at a t ime or all at once. 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 2 Sel ect the erase i con c , and press the SET button. h The Erase Mode Screen appears . DELETE SINGLE: Erases one data at a time. DELETE ALL: Erases all the data from the card. EXIT : Returns to the Pla ybac k Sett[...]

English 98 4 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently disp la yed image is deleted. h T o erase other data, select the data, and press the SET b utton. h T o return to the Pla yback Setting Screen, press the MENU b utton. <DELETE ALL> h The Erase Confirmation Screen again appears . T o erase the data,[...]

99 English RO T A T E IM A G E Captured still images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. 1 Display the still im age you wish to rotate, and di splay the PA GE 2 Playback Setting Scre en (page 89). 2 Sel ect the rotate icon L , and press the SET button. h The Rotate Imag e Screen appears . 3 Sel ect “RIGHT” or “LEFT”, and [...]

English 100 CHANGING 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 PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 2 Select the resize icon I , and press the SET button. h The Resize Screen appears. 3 Toggle the SET button u[...]

101 English EXTRA CTING A STILL IMA GE FR OM A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can select one image (scene) from a vid eo clip , copy i t, and sav e it as a still image (the original data remains unchanged). 1 Play bac k a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save. 2 Dis play the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 3 Sel ect the extract st[...]

English 102 EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can trim awa y unwanted por tions from a video cl ip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [e xtracting ]). Y ou can also join two 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 portion. Spec[...]

103 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 mo ve the main s witch. If y ou mov e the main s witch while editing video clips, not only will th e editing not be properly completed, but the original video clip ma y also be erased. i As the number or si ze[...]

English 104 Video c lip cutting (ex tracting) 1 Display t he video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Di splay the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 3 Se lect the edit video icon k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 4 Select “CUT” an d press the S ET button. h The Cutting Scree n appears. EDIT VI[...]

105 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 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 106 7 Pres s the still image shooting button [ O ]. h A screen appears for you t o select either to sav e the edited video clip as a ne w (separate) file, o r to delete the original video clip and repla ce it with the edited video clip . SA VE AS NEW: The edited video clip will be sav ed as a new file . The original video clip remains uncha[...]

107 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Joining two video c lips CA UTION i Video clips that wer e photographe d in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. 1 Dis play the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 2 Sel ect the edit vi deo icon k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 3 Sel ect “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 6[...]

English 108 4 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 remove the number label fro m a video clip , select the video clip and press the SET butt on. 5 Pres s the still image shooting [...]

109 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 6 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, e ven if you select “O VERWRITE FILE” in steps 7 and press the SET b utton, the original video clip wil l not be erased. [...]

English 110 PRINT SETTINGS In addition t o using y our printer to print out still images captu red with y our camera, as with co nv entional film, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital pr int ser vices. Moreover , this ca mera is DPOF-compatib le, so y ou can use the camera to specify t he number of prints, wheth er or not the date [...]

111 English PRINT SETTINGS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i T o print with a printer or hav e the digital print service shop pr int out a still image from a video clip , you must first sav e it (sav e frame) as a still image (page 101). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y ou can con[...]

English 112 Specifying date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify printing instruct ions for eac h individual image (EA CH IMA G E), or appl y the printing instructions to al l the images on the card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 110). 2 Se lect EACH IMAGE or ALL IMAGES. ALL IMA GES: The printing ins[...]

113 English PRINT SETTINGS 4 Speci fy whether the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the number of prints> h T oggle the SET but ton up or do wn. h The quantity indication changes. h Display the desired number of prints. <Specify dated prints> h Push the zoom switch toward th e [T] or [W] s ide. h Each ti[...]

English 114 Index pr int Printing out m any small images on one s heet is called an “index print”. This is con venient f or use as a list of the images y ou have captured. 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 110). 2 Se lect “INDEX”. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. YES: Specify an inde x print copy[...]

115 English PRINT SETTINGS Clearing all the printing instructions Delete the printing instructions f or all images. 1 Dis play the Printing Instructions Screen (page 110) . 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Pr ess the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. YES: Clear the printing instructions for all images . EXIT : Cancel the clear procedur[...]

English 116 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 89). 2 Se lect the smooth playback O icon, and press the SET button. h The Smooth Pla yback Screen appears. ON: Activ ate smooth pla[...]

117 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 at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU b utton is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is canceled. [...]

English 118 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[...]

119 English DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN Overvie w of the Option Scre en CLOCK SET INFO DISPLAY STARTUP DISPLAY OPERATION BEEP POST VIEW WIND NOISE REDUC. NOISE REDUCTION IMAGE SETTINGS FLICKER REDUCT DIGITAL ZOOM BRIGHTNESS EXT MIC VOLUME LANGUAGE TV OUTPUT SETTINGS POWER SAVE FILE NO. RESET FORMAT RESET SETTINGS[...]

English 120 1 Date and time setting (page 35 ) h Set the camera’ s internal clock. 2 Screen displa y (page 121) h Specify what inf ormation is display ed on the Pla ybac k Screen. 3 Startup display (page 122) h Select the screen displa y that appears when the camera is turned on. 4 Operation sounds setting (page 123) h Select the oper ation sound[...]

121 English SCREEN DISPLA Y Specify what inf or mation is displa yed on the Pla ybac k Screen. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 118). 2 Select the info display icon j , an d press the SET button. h The Screen Displa y Screen appears. D A TE & TIME: Set the captu re-date disp la y to ON or OFF . COUNTER: Set the video clip pla yback time displ[...]

English 122 SELECT THE ST ARTUP DISPLA Y The star tup displ ay is the displa y that appears on th e monitor when the camera is turned on. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 118). 2 Se lect the st artup display ic on + , and press the SET button. h The Startup Display Set ting Screen appears. DA T E & T IM E : The camera’ s date and time sett[...]

123 English OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signals when t he camera is turned on/off or when the o peration b uttons (still image shooting b utton, SET b utton, MENU button , etc.) are pressed, to a djust the operat ion sound v olume, and to enable/d isable the audio guide. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 118). 2 Sel[...]

English 124 3 Se lect “CHANGE SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. h The screen to change t he 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 op eration sounds appears. <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “AUDIO GUIDE” is selected> h The respectiv e screen to e[...]

125 English POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the duratio n that the captured image appear s on the monitor (post- view) after the still image shooting b utton is pressed. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 118). 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 sec[...]

English 126 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 118). 2 Se lect the wind noise reduction icon ` , and press the SET button. h The Wind Noise Redu[...]

127 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 118). 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 128 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 118). 2 Se lect the image qual ity 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[...]

129 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 like where the bac kground lig hting 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 118). 2 Sel[...]

English 130 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 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 118). 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[...]

131 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 Screen (page 118). 2 Select the brightness icon , , and press the SET button. h The brightness control displa y appears. 3 Toggle the SET but[...]

English 132 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 Scr een (page 118). 2 Se lect the external microphone volume icon W , and press the SET button. h The volume adju stment bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjus t t[...]

133 English SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor o f your camera to displa y the messages in any one of sev eral lang uages. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 118). 2 Select the language icon z , and press the SET button. h The Language Screen appears . DEUTSCH: German ENGLISH: English ESP AÑOL: Spanish FRANCAIS: F rench IT ALIANO: Italian [...]

English 134 TV OUTPUT SETTING Specify the type of image signal tha t is output from your camera’ s USB/A V ter minal or COMPONENT terminal . 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 118). 2 Se lect the TV output settings icon j , and press the SET button. h The TV Output Se tting Screen appears. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal that is output from[...]

135 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 signal s. PA L : Outpu ts P AL video signals. <If “TV TYPE” is sele cted> : Images record ed in the HD mode with[...]

English 136 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 th e table , or the TV displa y ma y not change at all. “TV TYPE” settin[...]

137 English TV OUTPUT SETTING * The still image exa mples are for images captured with the still image mode set to a se tting other t han 8 . 16:9 Still image Video clip in normal mode Video clip in HD mode 4:3 Still image Video clip in normal mode Video clip in HD mode The image is stretched vertically . “TV TYPE” setting TV type to be connect[...]

English 138 CA UTION If the TV dis play is not correct… i If the appear ance of the image on the TV monitor is not correct, y ou can either change the camer a’ s “TV TYPE” setting, or chang e the screen siz e setting on y our TV . T o change the screen siz e setting on y our TV , please refer to the instruction ma nual f or y our TV . When [...]

139 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “pow er sav e” function whereby the pow er automatically tur ns off after a specifi ed period of inactivity . The power save function wor ks to conserve the battery pack p ower whe n the camera is not being used, or to prev ent the batter y pac k from dying if the camera has accid entally bee[...]

English 140 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 standby t ime is set. 6 Se lect “EXIT”, and press the SET button. h Y ou are re[...]

141 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 functi on is set to “ON”[...]

English 142 i If Card B already has image data in it when it replaces Card A, file numbers are assigned as f ollows . 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 n[...]

143 English FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 118). 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 Select “OFF”, and press the SET button. h The file number res[...]

English 144 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 f ormat procedure after set ting the [...]

145 English FORMA TTING A CARD 3 Select the desired format option, and press t he SET button. h A confirmation screen appears . 4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button. h Fo rmatting begins. h During formatting, “F or matting” and “do not power off” are shown on the monitor . CA UTION Caution during formatting i Do not turn off the pow[...]

English 146 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the f actor y-preset se ttings. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 118). 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 [...]

147 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 189.[...]

English 148 HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot cap ture an y more images . T o capture more images , either install a ne w card, or sa v e the images to a co mputer and then er ase them (page 97) from the ca rd. i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recordi[...]

149 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the po ssible length of time fo r battery pack oper ation, see page 188. 1 Display a Shooting or Playback Se[...]

English 150 HINT i If any data is present , yo u can also che ck t he remaining bat tery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 117). i Battery life ma y diff er e v en among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the n umber of times the flash is used, the use of the mon ito r , etc.) or the ambient [...]

151 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the camera t o the TV . How to connect i Connect the USB/A V terminal or COMPONENT terminal to the A UDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the TV . i When the camer a’ s monitor unit is closed and the camera is set i n the docking stat ion, press the oper ation mode b utton [ ] on[...]

English 152 <When connecting to an S-VIDEO input terminal> * When connected, the images are not produced normally on the TV monitor . T o AC adaptor USB/A V terminal Y ellow plug: Not connected* Set the inpu t to “VIDEO ”. Supplied dedicated S-A V interface cab le i Insert the plug with the [ n ] mark facing up . S-terminal White plug: T [...]

153 English CONNECTING T O A TV Playbac k i After connecting the camer a to the tele vision, set the TV input swit ch to VIDEO input. i When an S-A V interface cab le is c onnected, no image appears o n the camera’ s monitor . i The play back method is the same as when viewing images on t he camera’ s monitor . Audio pla yback : see page 58 i T[...]

English 154 Enjoy higher image quality (pr ogressive ou tput) If your TV has a 720p input terminal, you can enjo y the high video quality of progressiv e output from your camera. During recording:The image appears on the monitor only; it doe s not appear on the TV . During playbac k: The image appears on the TV only; it does not appear on the monit[...]

155 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 monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (PictBridge printing). Print preparatio ns 1 Inst all the card i n the camera, open the monitor unit to turn on the camera, and[...]

English 156 3 Se lect “PictBridge”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to the PictBridge printing mode , and the PictBridge Screen app ears. 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 [...]

157 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 155). 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 158 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 Confirm C[...]

159 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print all the imag es (all images) Print all of the images on the card. 1 Comple te the printing setup (page 155). 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 if[...]

English 160 Thumbnail prints (inde x) Make an index print of all the images on the car d. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 155). 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 . INDEX PRINT EXIT[...]

161 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 im ages that are set to print. 1 Make the pri nt settings (page 110), and complete the printing setup (page 155). 2 Select the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button. h The Print Scheduled Images Screen appears . 3 Sel ec[...]

English 162 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 155). 2 Se lect the printer settings icon v , and press the SET button. h The Printer Settings[...]

163 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 164 CONNECTING AN EXTERNA L MICR OPHONE A commercially sold stereo microphone can b e connected to t he camera. HINT i The input le vel of the connected micropho ne can be adjusted (page 132). i When an ex ternal microphone is connected, the camera’ s stereo microphone is disab led. Stereo microphone Microphone connection cab le External [...]

165 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 poc[...]

English 166 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 resolut ion setting according to the intended use: r , s , v , 8 : Appropriate f or pri[...]

167 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. — S et t he f licker - reduction setting [...]

English 168 Viewing images 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 button halfway to lock the focus . Then press the still image shooting button all the wa y to capture the image. Why is a part of the image missing? The image was captured at close range.[...]

169 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Can I play bac k image and sound data that I edited using my computer? — We cann ot guara n- tee the accur ate play back of data th at has been edited using a computer . Why is the re a motor-lik e sound during video clip playbac k? The sound of the camera’ s mechanical action was recorded. [...]

English 170 Connecting to a TV Can the d edicated S-A V interface cable and the dedicated compo- nent cab le con- nect at the same time and output the image? — Y ou cannot output the image when both cables are con- nected at the same time. Connect only one of the cables. What image will appear on the TV when the d edi- cated component cable is co[...]

171 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Why do es the “Card is protected” message appear? The lock switch on the card is in the lock ed (protect) position. Move the lock s witch to the unloc k ed position. Why can’t the camera be operated? A temporary inter nal circuitr y problem ma y be the cause. Remov e the A C adaptor and the battery [...]

English 172 Misc Why d oes the “System error” message appear? A problem has occurred within the camera or card. Check the f ollowing items: 1 Remov e the card and then install it again. 2 Remove the bat- tery pack and then install it again. 3 Install a diff erent card. If “System error” still appears after pe r- forming the abo ve steps, th[...]

173 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 bat tery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new battery pack . Or connect the A C adaptor (supplied). 22, 26,[...]

English 174 Shooting An image is not captured when the still image shooting button o r video clip recording button is pressed. The maximum number of images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reached. Install a new card. 20 Erase the images that are not nece ssary . 97 The flash does not operate . The flash off mo[...]

175 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting When zooming 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. 60 There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensi- tivity se tting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a low[...]

English 176 Viewing images The video clip picture is fli cker ing . The video clip was filmed under fluorescent lighting. Set the flicker- reduction setting to on. 129 The image is too bright. The for ced flash mode is selected. Select a different flas h mode. 61 The subject was too bright. Use the ex posure correction function. 63 The ISO sensitiv[...]

177 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The colors of the imag es captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced flash mode . 61 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly . 84 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger w as bloc king the lens[...]

English 178 Connect ing to a TV There is no sound. The play back volume setting on the camer a is too low . Adjust the play - back vol ume . 94 The edge of the image is cut off. This is a characteristic of the TV . Not a malfunction. — Image editing Y ou cannot edit or rota te an imag e. The protect mode is set. Cancel the protect mode. 95 Chargi[...]

179 English TROUBLESHOO TING Misc. The “No card” message appears. No card is insert ed. T ur n off the power and inser t a card. 20 The “Image is protected” message appears and the data cann ot be erased. Y ou hav e attempted to erase data th at is protected from accidental erasure. Set the protect setting f or the data to UNLOCK. 95 The au[...]

English 180 DOCKING ST A TION 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 30 degrees hor izontally fro[...]

181 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 up t o 7 meters from the docking station. 23, 24 The remote control codes for t he remote control unit and camera’ s rem[...]

English 182 Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filter s Scene Select * When recording a video clip in dark surroundings, t he shutter speed automatically d ecreases to the f ollow ing va lues 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[...]

183 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital Movie Came ra (recording an d pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still images : JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by t he Japan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is standard f or dig[...]

English 184 Video clip recording mode (recording resolution, frame rate, bit rate ) HD mode U : 1,280 × 72 0 pix els, 30 fps 9 Mbps V : 1,280 × 720 pixels, 30 fps 6 Mbps Normal mode T : 640 × 480 pix els, 60 fps 6 Mbps b : 640 × 480 pixel s, 30 f ps 3 Mbps a : 640 × 480 pixel s, 30 f ps 2 Mbps l : 320 × 240 pixel s, 30 f ps 640 Kbps d : 320 ?[...]

185 English SPECIFICA TIONS Shutter speed Still image shooting mode: 1/2 to 1/2,000 sec. (Maximum appro x. 4 seconds when scene select function set to lamp Q ) (During flash: 1/30 to 1/2,000 sec.) Sequential shot s mode: 1/15 to 1/2, 000 second (no fla sh) Video clip reco rding mode: 1/30 to 1/10,000 sec. (1/15 sec. max.: when scene select function[...]

English 186 Ambient environment T emperature 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) (operation), –20 to 60°C (–4 to 140°F) (stor age) Humidity 30 to 90% (o perating, no condensation) 10 to 90% (st orage, no condensation) P ow er supply Battery pack (supplied) Li-ion battery pack (DB-L40) × 1 AC adapt or (supplied) VA R - G 8 P ow er consumption 4.1 W (Wh[...]

187 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera connector s [USB/A V] (communication/ audio and video output) terminal Regrouped jac k Audio output 265 mVrms (–9 dBs), 12 k Ω or l ess, stereo Video output 1.0 Vp-p , 75 Ω unbalanced, sync n egativ e, composite video NTSC color TV system/P AL color TV system (switchab le from the Option Screen) S-video outp[...]

English 188 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. Espec ially when used at temperatur es below 10°C (5 0°F), the batt ery pack operation time is drast[...]

189 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 times f or commer cially avai lable SD Memory Car ds (1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB). i The maximum continuous shooting t ime at the l setting is 5 hours 30 minutes. The maximu[...]

English 190 Docki ng station Remote control unit Part num ber PDS-H D1A 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 condensation) Dimensions 94 (W) × 40.7 ( H) × 92 (D) mm 3.70 (W) × 1.60 (H) × 3.62 (D) in. Wei g[...]

191 English SPECIFICA TIONS Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will lig ht, flash, or be off, depending on the different camera ope rations. Color Multi-indicator status Camera status Green Lit Connected to computer or printer (USB) Flashing P ower sa ve mode activ e Orange Lit Connected to the dedicated S-A V interface[...]

English 192 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 battery pa c k Part num ber V AR- G8 P ow er source AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz Rated output DC 5 V , 2.0 A Ambient environ[...]

193 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 register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other company and produ ct names are registered tr ademarks or trademarks of their respectiv e owners. CA UTION i It is forbi dden to cop [...]

English 194 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might 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 emplo ys an autof [...]

195 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 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 lo[...]

English 196 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 closer to y o[...]

197 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night photograph y (night view portrait 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 p[...]

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