Fisher VPC-HD700GX manuel d'utilisation

VPC-HD70 0EX VPC-HD70 0 VPC-HD70 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 safely oper ate the [...]

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 manuf a ctured wit h high quality materials and components which ca n be r[...]

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 fi nd the ans wers to questi ons or problems concerning camer a operation in the sections ?[...]

English iv SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Install t he battery pack and car d 1 I nsert the battery pack. 2 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”. 1 2 3 Batter y cove r Batter y pack Card sl[...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A 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 S[...]

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 tur n the camer a off . 1 Set the REC/PLAY switch to PLAY. h The display changes to the Pla ybac k Screen and the image that was just captured is sho wn. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wish t o s[...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Burn y our recor ded video clips ont o a D VD (Windows XP) Introduced here is the procedure to use the supplied D VD-ROM (Xacti Software D VD) to bur n movies captured with y our camera to a D VD, creating y our original D VD . Install t he applicat ion pr ograms Install two prog rams from th e Xacti Soft[...]

English viii 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish]. h The installati on window closes . h Remov e the D VD-ROM f rom you r computer’ s D VD driv e. <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 thank[...]

ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 Select [COMPUTER], and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer connect ion mode appears. h Select [CARD READER], and press the SET b utton. h The screen to import data to the computer appears on you r computer’ s monitor. 4 Click the [IMPORT] button. h Copy the camera data to the f ol[...]

English x Burn video clips onto a DVD 1 Double-click on your desktop’s Premiere Elements icon to run the Premiere Elem ents program. h The Premiere Elements welcome scr een appears. 2 Click on the [New Project] icon. h The [New Project] dialog box app ears. 3 Type a project name in the “Name:” field. h Use any name that is easy to understand.[...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 4 Click the [OK] button. h The screen to edit the data y ou’ll burn to the D VD appears. 5 Click on [Files and folder s] in the “Get Media from:” field. h The screen to select the data to b urn to the D VD appears. h Specify the f older that contains the f iles (My PicturesAdobeDigital Camera Data[...]

English xii 7 Click the [Open ] button. h The window to select the data closes , and the displa y returns to the screen to edit the d ata you’ll b u rn to the D VD . h The data specified in step 6 appea rs in the “A vailable Med ia:” field. 8 Double-click on the data you wish to burn to the DVD. 9 Dr ag and drop the data you selected in step [...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 10 Click the [Create DVD] tab. h “D VD menus” appears . 11 Click the [Burn DVD] button. h The dialog bo x to burn to a D VD appears. h For “ Burn to:” in the “D VD Settings”, specify “Disc”. 12 Click the [Burn] button. h Burning to D V D begi ns. 13 When wr iting is complete, click the [C[...]

English xiv 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 Media car ds that can be used with this camera .................... .....[...]

English 2  SIMPLE SHOOTING BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ........................ ..................... ................6 8 For best r esults ..... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..........68 Using the au tofocus ..................... ..................... ..................... ........69 Select t he recording siz e .[...]

3 English CONTENTS ISO SENSI TIVITY ......... ..................... ..................... .................. ......... 1 10 WHITE BALA NCE .... ..................... .................. ..................... .............. 112 EXPOSURE S ETTING ................... ..................... ..................... ......... 1 13 DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING ......[...]

English 4 FILE NO. MEMORY .................... ..................... ..................... ..............1 62 FORMATTING A C ARD ... ..................... ........................ ..................... 165 RESETTING THE CA MERA SETTINGS .. ..................... ..................... 167 CHECKING THE R EMAINING CARD MEMORY ............ .............[...]

5 English CONTENTS Docking statio n ......... .................. ..................... ..................... ...... 21 7 Remote cont rol unit ........... ..................... ..................... ................ 2 17 Concernin g the multi-indicato r ......... ..................... ..................... . 218 Supplied A C adaptor . ..............[...]

English 6 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[...]

7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Photographing people • “SCENE S ELECT” (port rait mode/night view por trait mode) on pa ge 98 • “FIL TERS” (cosme tic filter) on pa ge 100 Sharp face shots • “F ACE CHASER ” on page 116 Simplified operation for shooting/playback • “SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE” on page 46 • “FULL A UTO MO [...]

English 8 Pl ayba ck Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing im ages • “PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGE S” on page 82 Adjust the speaker vol um e • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” on page 86 Searc h for image/ audio files • “9-image d ispla y pla yback” on page 89 • “Selecting the pl[...]

9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Co n venient functions Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “9-image disp la y playback” on page 89 • “Select ing the pla yback f older” on page 90 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on page 87 Protect files fr om accidental e rasure • “[...]

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 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Copy files fr om your camera to a computer • “Copy dat a from your camera to the computer” on page viii Using with Windows Vista ?[...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Soft case (page 15): 1 i Handstrap (page 13): 1 i Xacti Sof tware DVD (DVD - ROM) (pa ge 4 in the Xacti Sof tware DVD INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 1 i Li-ion battery pack (pa ge 32): 1 i Docking station (pa ges 24 and 28 ): 1 i Dedicated S-A V interface cable (pages 172 and 173): 1 i Dedicated USB interface[...]

English 12 i Remote control unit (pages 25, 29 to 31 and 81): 1 i Lens cap (page 14): 1 i Dedicated USB con ver ter cable: 1 h For use with the X acti Library f eature i Microphone connection cable (page 186): 1 i Cores: (4) 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[...]

English 14 k Lens c ap <When the handstrap is not used>[...]

15 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES <When used with the handstrap> k Soft case[...]

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 OUR CAMERA Y our digital movie came ra can record video clip s in high vision. It includes an operation mode tha t lets ev en novice shutterbugs record and pla y bac k 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 “Xacti [...]

English 18 Inclu des SIMPLE mode f o r quic k-and-easy operation (pa ge 46) 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: Movi e ima ge stabilizer f or sharp pictures (page 104) Y our camera can c[...]

19 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Sharp face shots (pa ge 116) Y our camera is equipped with a f ace recognition feature which detects the subject’ s f ace even when sligh tly 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 marr[...]

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)[...]

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English 22 SETUP SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front[...]

23 English P ARTS NAMES Rear [ ] button [ ] button FULL A UTO b utton Monitor SET button T r ipod stan d hole Zoom s witch [T]/[ ] ] [W]/[ P ] REC/PLA Y switch MENU button Speaker SIMPLE/NORMAL switch Card slot cover DC IN terminal cover Docking st ation terminal Bottom Multi-indicator[...]

English 24 SETUP Docki ng station Front Rear Operati on mode button Docki ng station terminal DC IN term inal USB terminal COMPONENT/A V terminal HDMI terminal[...]

25 English P ARTS NAMES 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 to ward th e [W] ([ P ]) s ide 4 Works the same as pushing zoom s witch to ward th e [T] ([ ] ]) side 5 SET b utton 6 Works the same as togg ling SET button to the left 7 MENU button 8 Works the same as[...]

English 26 SETUP INST ALL THE CARD The card can be used aft er it has been f ormatted with the ca mera (page 165). 1 Ope n the card slot cover. 2 I nsert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place . 1 Release from the bottom end. Card slot cove r 2 Pull gently . 3 Open. Card slot SD Memory Card[...]

27 English INST ALL THE CARD 3 Close the card slot cove r. <When removing 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 Nev er remove the card when t he multi-indicator is fla shing red. In doing [...]

English 28 SETUP PREP ARING TH E 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 Supplied A[...]

29 English PREP ARING TH E REMO TE CONTR OL UNIT The remote control unit can be used to tak e pictures and pla y them back with the camera. Prepare the ba ttery A battery is already installed in the remote control unit at the time of purchase. 1 Pull out the battery ins ulating sheet. h The remote control unit becomes operab le when the insulating [...]

English 30 SETUP How to use th e remote contr ol u nit 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 (22.97 ft.). When operating the remote contro l unit, remove an y object that may obstruct the path between it an[...]

31 English PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT Changing the remote contr 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 re[...]

English 32 SETUP 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 th e AC adaptor is used. Charging the ba ttery pac k 1 Ope n the battery cover. 2 I nsert the battery pack. h T ake care that it is positioned correctly . Batte[...]

33 English PREP ARING THE PO WER 3 Replace the batter y cover. <T o remove the battery pack...> h Raise the edge of the battery pack to remov e it. 4 Prepare the dock ing station (page 28). 1 Align the cov er 2 Push[...]

English 34 SETUP 5 C lose the camera’ s monitor un it, and set the camera in the docking station. h Set the camera securely , making sure that th e camera is cor rectly oriented in relation to the terminal contacts in the doc king stat ion. h Charging begins when the camera is set in the docking station. h During charging, the m ulti- indicator i[...]

35 English PREP ARING THE PO WER CA UTION Using the camera when it is set in the docki ng station... i Y ou can photograp h and view images while the camera is set in the docking stat ion. Do not charge the battery pack im mediately aft er the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when the camera is used c[...]

English 36 SETUP When using a power outle t P ow er to the camera can be supplied from a pow er outlet if the doc king station or the A C adaptor is used. Using the A C adaptor DC IN terminal T o power outlet DC IN ter minal cover 1 Use fingernail to open. 2 Pull tow ards the rear . 3 Open downward s. T o open[...]

37 English PREP ARING THE PO WER Using the doc king station Use the supplied A C adaptor and pow er cord to connect the doc king station to a power out let, and set the camera in the doc king station. Docking station T o power outlet Supplied A C adaptor P ow er cord DC IN terminal Push firmly[...]

English 38 SETUP About rechar ging Recharging tak es place only when the camera is t urned off, or when the pow er sav e function or the sleep function has been activ ated. Recharging does not tak e place when the camera is in t he shooting mode or pla yback mode.[...]

39 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Set the REC/PLAY switch. T o shoot pictures: Set to REC . T o play back images: Set to PLA Y . 2 Open the monitor unit. 3 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns on. h If the date and time ha ve not been set, t he screen to set the date and time is shown on [...]

English 40 SETUP T urning on the camera wh en the powe r save (sleep) mo de is active In order to pr eserve battery pack po wer , the power sav e (sleep) function will automatically tur n off the camera after 1 minute of no use during shooting, or 5 minutes of no use during pla yback (factory-preset setting). i When the powe r sav e mode is active,[...]

41 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF HINT T o immediately activ ate the power save mode i Press the O N/OFF button briefl y to active the power save function. About the standby mode i T o tur n of f the camera only briefly , you can close the monitor unit to put th e camera in the standb y mode. The standby mod e uses almost no pow er . When t[...]

English 42 SETUP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .m. on December 24, 2007 1 Turn on the camera (page 39), and[...]

43 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 3 Set the clock. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Time Screen appears. 3 Set the time to “19:30”. h The time is set in the fol lowing order: Set the hour → Set the minute. h A 24-hour cloc k is used f or the time displa y . 4 Press the SET b utton. 4 Set the order in which the date is [...]

English 44 SETUP 5 Pres s the MENU button. h The date and time setting is completed. h T o display the Recording or Pl ay back Screen, press the MENU butt on. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being repla ced, an internal batter y will maint ain the date and time settings . How ev er , there is a small chance the settings ma[...]

45 English SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SHOO TING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between th e shooting mode (f or recording) a nd the pla yback mod e (for viewing y our recorded images). 1 Turn on the camera (page 39). 362 00:05:08 362 00:05:08 F3.5 F3.5 1/30 1/30 362 00:05:08 F3.5 1/30 2007.12.24 2007.12.24 2007.12.24 PLAY PLAY PLAY HD-SHQ 2 Set the RE[...]

English 46 SETUP SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE About the SIMPLE mode and NORMAL mode The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those f unctions that are most often used and necessary to operate the camera, while the “NORMAL mode” ena bles full use of all the camer a’ s man y functions . Select the mode that is su itable for your purposes. 3 2 2 3 1 1 HD[...]

47 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE Switching bet ween the SIMPLE and NORM AL modes Use the SIM PLE/NORMAL switch, located next to the monitor , to switch between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes. 1 Set the SIMPLE/NORMAL switch to the desired mode. SIMPLE mode: Set it to SIMPLE. NORMAL mode: Set it to NORMAL. SIMPLE/NORMAL s w i tch SIMPLE mode NORMAL mo[...]

English 48 SETUP Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Sc reen 1 Se t 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 switch to REC . T o access the Playbac k Menu: Set the switch to PLA Y . HD-SHQ PLAY PLAY 362 00:05:08 362 00:05[...]

49 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE 2 Set the camera to the S IMPLE mode or NORMAL mode. h Use the SIMPLE/NORMAL s witch to select the desir ed mode. T o select the SIMPLE mode: Set the s witch to SIMPLE. T o select the NORMAL mode: Set the s witch to NORMAL. 362 00:05:08 362 00:05:08 362 00:05:08 362 00:05:08 362 00:05:08 F3.5 F3.5 1/30 1/30 362 00[...]

English 50 SETUP 3 Pres s the MENU button. h The Menu Screen for the mode y ou selected in steps 1 and 2 appears on the moni tor . Displa y the SIMPLE Mode Setting Men u → go to page 51, step 4 . Display the NORMAL Mode Setting Menu → go to page 52 , step 4 . h T o cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU button. 3 2 2 3 1 1 HD-SHQ OK RECORDING M[...]

51 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE T o access the SIMPLE Mode Setting 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 se lected item appears.[...]

English 52 SETUP T o access a NORMAL Mode Setting Menu 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected t ab appears. 5 Toggle the SET button to the right.[...]

53 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE 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 se lected item appears. h T o r eturn to t he Menu Screen, p ress the MENU button. 3 2 2 3 1 1 OK 3680×2760 3072×2304 3072×2304 3072×1728 [ 16:9 ] 1600×1200 HD-SHQ[...]

English 54 SETUP HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indicator sho ws the shooting mo de(s) f or which the selecte d setting is eff ective . : This setting is eff ectiv e during still image shooting. : This setting is eff ective during video clip recording . : This setting is effectiv e during still image shooting and video cli p record[...]

55 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Set ting Screen SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu O3[42 .55.6237 1SIM n n[...]

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) ? : The recorded video clip size will be 1280 × 720 pix els[...]

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 85) h Specif y the slideshow setting s and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ayba ck vol um e (p age 86) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio files pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 87) 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 HD-SHQ RECORDING MENU MOVIE PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER 1[...]

English 60 SETUP 1 Video clip setti ngs (page 92) <HD mode> <SD mode> 2 Still imag e settings (pag e 93) 3 Scene se lect (page 98) 4 Filter (page 100) 5 Flash (page 101) 6 Self-timer (page 102) 7 Remaining battery power (page 170) & : Record at 1280 × 720 pixe ls, 30 fr ames per second (high bit rate). A : Record at 1280 × 720 pix[...]

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 FOCUS FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO WHITE BALANCE 2[...]

English 62 SETUP 1 Movie st abilizer (page 104) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip recording . 2 Focus range (page 106) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Focus area (page 108) 4 Light-measuring mode (page 109) 5 ISO sensitivity (page 110) * The indicated ISO v alue i s the standard output se[...]

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

English 64 SETUP 1 Exposure (page 113) 2 Digital zoom ( page 115) 3 Face c haser (page 116) 4 High sensitivity mode (page 117) 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 170) @ : The expo sure is set automatically . T : Set the shutter speed manuall y . g : Set t he aper ture manual ly . H : Set the aperture and shutter speed man ually . Q : Enable[...]

65 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pag e 119) h Specify the slideshow setti ngs and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 86) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audi o files pla yback. 3 Protect (pa ge 121) h File protect setting (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page 87) h Delete fi[...]

English 66 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Resize (page 129) h Reduce the resolut ion of a still image. 2 Edit photo (page 130) h Repair the re d-ey e eff ect to make e y es look more natur al or enhance blurry images due to camer a shak e. 3 Extract still i mage (page 132) h Extract a stil l image from a video clip. 4 Video clip edit (pag e 133) h Edit vid[...]

67 English FULL A UT 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 ver , ev en if y ou set the camera t o 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 A KING 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 .[...]

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 the focus range to capture images (page 72). k Conditions that may cause incorrect f[...]

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 Display the SI MPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), 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 48), 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 145). 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 39), and set it to the shooting mode (page 45). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. h Recording begins . h It is not necessar y to keep th e [ ] b utton pressed while shooting. h When the remaining recording time a vailab le fo r the currently recording clip becomes little , a countdo[...]

75 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camera (page 39), and set it to the shooting mode (page 45). 2 Press the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] b utton 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 release[...]

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 154) 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 shado w or lit from behind. The flash is av ailab le only when shooting single-shot still images. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu ( page 48), select the flash[...]

English 78 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a vi deo clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 39), and set it to the shooting mode (page 45). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to capture as a still image. pres s the [ ] button. 4 Pr[...]

79 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP HINT i When shooting a still image while record ing a video clip , the flash doe s not operate . i The f ace chaser f eature (page 116) are i noperativ e. Why does recor ding stop? i When you capture a stil l image during video clip recording, recording briefly stops while the image is b[...]

English 80 SIMPLE/SHOO TING MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has two z oom functions: optical zoom and digit al zoom. 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Push the zoom switch toward [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on the subject. [W/ P ]: Zoom out. h When the zoom s witch is pushed, the z oom bar app[...]

81 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 Prepare the rem ote control unit (page 29). 2 Turn the camera on, and set the REC/PLAY swi tch to REC or PLAY. h Set the REC/PLA Y switch[...]

English 82 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Se t the camera to the playback mode (page 45). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wish to play back. h Video clips are indicated b y a video clip pattern along the left and right sides of the screen. 3 For a vid[...]

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English 84 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK HINT The file for a vi deo clip is very large i Therefo re, be a ware th at if the video clip is uploaded to a comput er to be play ed bac k, the computer ma y not be able to pla y back the video f ast enough, making it app ear jerky . (The vide o will alwa ys be display ed properly on the monitor or a tele vision.) i D[...]

85 English SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Y ou can play bac k files in succession with the “slideshow pla ybac k” f eature. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 48), select the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Select the type of file to pl ay back, and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla yback begins. h T o stop slideshow play[...]

English 86 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBA C K V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 48), select the playback volume setting, and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appe ars. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to set the volume, and press the SET butto[...]

87 English DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if you no lon ger need them. Y ou can delet e the files one at a time , or all at once. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 48), select the delete c icon, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one file at a time. DELETE ALL: Deletes all files. 2 Select the desired delete mode, an[...]

English 88 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK 3 Se lect “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently disp la yed fil e is delete d. h T o delete other files, select the files, select “DELETE” and press the SET button. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears . T o delete the f iles, select “YES”, a n[...]

89 English PLA YB A CK MODES 9-image displa y playbac k 1 Display the image you wi sh to play back. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [W/ P ] side. h The 9-image displa y appears. 3 Select the ima ge to 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 SET but ton . Instea[...]

English 90 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Selecting the playback f ol der If the card cont ains multiple f olders, you can select fro m which f older y ou would lik e to pla y back. 1 Di splay the Play back Screen. 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [W/ P ] side 2 times. h The screen to select t he pla yback fo lder appears . h If the zo om swit ch is pushed to [...]

91 English PLA YB A CK MODES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. h Fo r a video cli p, pause pla y bac k at the place y ou w ant to magnify . 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [T/ ] ] side. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h T og gle [...]

English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING SIZE The image quality of video clips and still images is determined by the recording siz e (number of pix els). The larger the recording size , the better th e image quality will be, but the file siz e will also be larger . Select the recording size that is correct f or the int[...]

93 English RECORDING SIZE CA UTION When editing video clips... i In order f or video clips to be joined, the y m ust ha ve been photog raphed in the same mode. i Video clips that wer e photographe d in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. Still images For still images, y ou can select either the 4:3 or 16:9 horizontal to v er tical aspect ratio . Th[...]

English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING Sequential s hots 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect P , and press t he SET button. 3 Pr ess the [] button. h Shooting begins . Shooting continu es as long as the [ ] button is kept pressed. HINT i The maximum numbe r of images in a sequential shots[...]

95 English RECORDING SIZE A udio recor ding Y our camera can make a udio recordings and pla y them b ack. A udio recor ding 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “MOVIE”, and press the SET button. 2 Select < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mode is enabled. h The menu displa y is canceled if the MENU butt[...]

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING 3 Pres s the [ ] button. h Aud io recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor. It is not necessar y to continue pressing the [ ] button wh ile recording. 4 En d the recordi ng. h Press the [ ] but ton again to stop recording. HINT Y ou can capture a still image during an audio recording i Press the [[...]

97 English RECORDING SIZE 2 Play back the recor ding. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla yed b ack when the audio recor ding is pla y ed bac k in the f ast pla ybac k or f ast rev erse mod e. T o do this ... Do this Normal play back Start play back P ress the SET button. Pa us e Press the SET b utton. T oggle the SET button up [...]

English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING SCENE SELECT Y ou can select f rom various preset settings (aperture, shutter sp eed, etc.) f or specific shooting conditio ns. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “SCENE SELECT”, and press the SET button. m : A vailab le n : N ot ava ila ble Scene setting F eatures Shooting mode setting Single[...]

99 English SCENE SELECT 2 Select the desired icon, and pres s the SET button. h[...]

English 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING 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 NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “FIL TER”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes the filter se[...]

101 English FLASH OPERA T ION The flash is used not only f or taking pict ures where there is insuffici ent light, but also when the subje ct is in shade or in backligh t conditions. The flash can be enabled on ly when capturing single still images. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “FLASH”, and press the SET button. 2 S[...]

English 102 NORMAL/SHOO TING SELF-TIMER Set the dela y time bef ore recording starts after the [ ] or [ ] button is pressed. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “SELF- TIMER”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. 3 Take the picture. N : T [...]

103 English SELF-TIMER HINT i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (page 149), y ou can set the self-timer from the Shoot ing Screen. T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] butt on or [ ] b utton is pressed again bef ore the sh utter is released, the se lf-timer countdo wn temporarily stops . Press the [ ] butt[...]

English 104 NORMAL/SHOO TING MO VIE MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera ca n minimiz e jittery movie images b y compensati ng f or unintentional hand motion. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “MOVIE STABILIZER”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This[...]

105 English MO VIE MOTION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) HINT If the motion compensation does not seem to be w orking... i Due to the me chanical characte ristics of this function , it ma y not be possible f or the camera to compensate for violent motion. i If the digital z oom (page 80) is being used, the large magnification f actor may mak e [...]

English 106 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS RANGE 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. h When shooting a subject at a medium to f ar distance, by setting the fo cus ra nge to * , y ou will find it both easier and f aster to f ocus. h When the f ocus range is set to * , + or - , the corr esponding [...]

107 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the man ual focus 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. 2 Select “MANUAL”, and press the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears . 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h T[...]

English 108 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS MODE Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 type s of aut ofocus (stil l image shooting only): 9-point range find er focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 9 different f ocus points within the shooting area visib le on the monitor . When the image is focused, a ta rget mark & appears. Spot focus: The came[...]

109 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-section light- measuring: The light is modulated after sampling from mul tiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted l ight-measuring: The light is modula ted f or the entir e image after me asuring from mostly the center area. Spo[...]

English 110 NORMAL/SHOO TING ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial se ttings, the ISO sensit ivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. Howe ver , the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “IS O”, and press the SET button. *The indicated ISO v alue is the[...]

111 English ISO SENSITIVITY HINT i By setting a h igher ISO sensitivity , you can set f aster shutter speeds and capture images in darker locations , b ut noise in the captured images ma y increase or the images ma y be irregular . i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (page 149), y ou can change the ISO setting fr om the Shooting[...]

English 112 NORMAL/SHOO TING 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 NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “WHITE BALANCE[...]

113 English EXPOSURE SETTING The shutter speed and aperture size can be set indi vidually by th e user . 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “EXPOSURE”, and press the SET button. @ : The optimum shutter speed and aperture size are set according to the brightness of the subject (aperture and shutter variab le program AE). E[...]

English 114 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Se lect the desired icon from the exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was selected> 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select ND filter , aperture value or shutt er speed. 2 T og gle the SET button left or right to change the set ting f or the selected parameter . 3 Pres s the SET button.[...]

115 English DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allo ws you to sp ecify whether or not the digital z oom is enab led during zoom shoot ing. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “DIGITAL ZOOM”, and pres s the SET button. 2 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes the digita l z oom setting. HINT [...]

English 116 NORMAL/SHOO TING F A CE CHASER As you capt ure a still image , the f ace chaser de tects the subject’ s face , and adjusts the brightness and f ocus in a wa y that produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s face . 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “FACE CHASER”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lec[...]

117 English HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE When yo u shoot in t he high sensitivit y mode, t he captured imag e appears ev en brighter than that specified b y the ISO sensitivity and e xposure compensation se ttings. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 48), select “HIGH SENSITIVITY”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired setting, and [...]

English 118 NORMAL/SHOO TING EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to the SET button (page 149), you can mak e the image lighter or dar k er when capturing images. 1 Assign t he operation shortcut to the SET button (page 149). 2 Toggle the SET button in the direction for which the operation shortcut was as[...]

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English 120 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 2 Se lect “START” and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla ybac k begins. h T o stop slideshow playb ack, press the SET b utton or MENU b utton. HINT BGM for video c lips? i When video clips are pla yed ba ck in a slide show , the recorded audio tr ack is played back; the B GM is not played.[...]

121 English FILE PR O TECT Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio fi les. 1 Display the fil e that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 48). 2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button. h “LOCK” appears . h If the protect mode has alread y been enab led f or the f ile, then “[...]

English 122 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PRINTING INSTR UCTIONS 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 serv ices. Moreover , th is ca mera is DPOF-compatib le, so you can use the camera to specify t he number of prints,[...]

123 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i T o print with a printer or hav e the digital print service shop print out a still image from a video clip , y ou must first sa ve it (extr act still) as a still image (page 132). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y [...]

English 124 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Specifying date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify printing instruct ions for eac h individual image (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the printing instructions to all the images (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 122). 2 Se lect “ALL IMAGES” or “EACH IMAGE”. ALL IMA GES: T[...]

125 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS 4 Specify whe ther the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the number of prints> h T o ggle the SET button up or down. h The quantity indication changes. h Display the desired number of prints. h Press the SET bu tton. h The number of prints is set. <Specify dated prints> [...]

English 126 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Index pr int Printing out m an y small im a ges on one s heet is called an “ind ex 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 122). 2 Se lect “INDEX”. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. OK: Specify[...]

127 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS Clearing all the printing instructions Delete the printing instructions f or all images. 1 Display the Pri nting Instructions Screen (page 122). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. CANCEL: Clear the printing inst ructions f or all images. EXIT : Cancel the clear[...]

English 128 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK R O T A TE STILL IMA GE Captured still ima ges can be rota ted to the correct orientation f or vie wing. 1 Di splay the still imag e you wish to rotate, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 48). 2 Select “ROTATE”, and press the SET button. RIGHT: Rotates image cloc kwise 90 degrees . LEFT : Rotates image[...]

129 English REDUCE STILL IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) A captured image can be resized to a smaller size and sav ed as a separ ate image. 1 Display the sti ll image whose size you want to change, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 48). 2 Select “RESIZE”, and press the SET button. 3 Select the new image size, and press the SET button. 4 Sele[...]

English 130 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK CORRECTING CAMERA SHAKE AND RED-EYE EFFECT Repair the red-e y e eff ect in still images to mak e the e yes appea r more natural, and enh ance still images that are b lurry due to camera shake . 1 Display the imag e to be modified , and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 48). 2 Se lect “EDIT PHOTO”, and pre[...]

131 English CORRECTING CAMERA SHAKE AND RED-EYE EFFECT 5 Press the [ ] button. h A screen appears f or you to specify whether or not t o sav e the original image. SA VE AS NEW: The corrected image is sav ed as a separate image , and the original image is preserved. OV ER WR I TE F I LE : The original file is deleted, and only the corrected image is[...]

English 132 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK EXTRA CTING ONE FRAME FROM A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can select one image (scene) from a video clip , cop y it, and sav e it as a still image (the original file remains unchanged). 1 Play back a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save. 2 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 48), select “EXTRACT S[...]

133 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can trim awa y unw anted portions from a video clip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [e xtracting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa v e them as one separate cl ip (“joining”). Procedure to cut (e xtract) a portion of a video clip J Extract the specif ied portion. Specify t[...]

English 134 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Proce dure to jo in video c lips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing video clips , do not mov e the REC/PLA Y switch. I f you mo ve the REC/PLA Y s witch while editing video clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, but th e original video clip may also be er ased. i As the number[...]

135 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Video clip cu tting (e xtracting) 1 Display the vi deo clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 48), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Select “CUT” and press the SET button. h The Cutting Screen appears . EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK CUT Press shutt[...]

English 136 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 4 Spec ify the star t point of the extra ct. h Use the procedure below t o specify the frame from which the vid eo clip extr act will start. h Pla y the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one frame at a time , stopping at the star t point of the e xtract.[...]

137 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 6 Press the [ O ] button. h A screen appears f or you to select either to sa ve the edited video clip as a new (separate) file, or to delete the original video clip and replace i t 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 unchan ge[...]

English 138 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Joining video c l ips CA UTION i Video clips that were phot ographed in dif fere nt modes cannot be joined. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 48), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 6-imag e pla yback display for video clips appears . EDI[...]

139 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 3 Move the orange frame to the video clip y ou wish to join, and press the SET button. h The specified video clip is labele d with a numb er . h Up to 9 video clip s can be selected. h T o cancel a selection and remov e the number label from a video clip , select the video clip and press the SE T button . 4 Press the[...]

English 140 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 5 Se lect the desired option, and press th e SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you are re turned to the Playba ck Setting Screen. HINT i If the original video clip is protected, e v en if you select “O VER WRITE” in step 5 and press the SET b utton, the original video clip will not be erased. If y[...]

141 English DISPLA YING FILE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf ormation Screen you can chec k what the settings w ere when a file was recorded wit h your camera. 1 Display the desi red file on the camera monitor. 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[...]

English 142 OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y TH E OPTION SETTING MENU The camera setting s are ex ecuted via the Option Setting Menu. 1 Turn on the camera, and press the MENU button. 2 Se lect an Option tab (1, 2 or 3), and press the SET button. h The Option Setting Men u appears. T o access a Setting Screen 3 Toggle the SET[...]

143 English SCREEN DISPLA Y Specify what inf or mation is displa yed on the Pla yback Screen. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu (page 142). 2 Select “INFO DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. SHO W ALL: Display the capt ure date and play back time (f or video clips). DA TE & TIME: Display the capt ure-date. COUNTER: Display the video clip pl[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 144 SELECT THE ST AR TUP DISPLA Y The star tup displ ay is the displa y that appears on the monitor when the camera is turned on in the recording mode. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 142). 2 Se lect “STARTUP DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. D A TE & TIME: The camera’ s date and time setting is shown. [...]

145 English OPERA T ION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signals when t he camera is turned on/off or when th e operation buttons ([ ] button, SE T b utton, MENU button , etc.) are pressed, t o adjust the operation sound vo lume, and to enable/d isable the audio guide. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu (page 142). 2 Select “OPERAT[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 146 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the de sired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select op eration sounds a ppears. <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “AUDIO GUIDE” is selected> h The respectiv e screen to enab le or disable th e sound appears . h T oggle the SET button up or do wn to select t[...]

147 English POST -VIEW DISPLA Y SETTING Specify the duratio n that the captured image appear s on the monitor (post- view) after th e [ ] button is pressed. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu (page 142). 2 Select “POST VIEW”, and press the SET button. 1 sec: The post-view image is displa y ed for 1 second. 2 sec: The post-view image is displa y [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 148 SPECIFY A FOLDER T O SA VE FILES Create or select a recording f older (a f o lder i n which to store recorde d files). 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 142). 2 Se lect “REC FOLDER”, and press the SET button. <Create a new f older> h Select “NEW” . <Select an e xisting fo lder> h Select the de[...]

149 English ASSIGN SET BUTT ON FUNCTIONS Assign functions (operation shortcuts) to the SET bu tton when it is toggl ed up , down, left or right when the Shooting Screen is displa y ed. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu (page 142). 2 Select “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. : Assign the function when the SET butt on is toggled up . : Assign[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 150 4 Toggle the SET button up or down. h Display the function you wish to assign to the k ey . 5 Pres s 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, repea t steps 3 through 5 . 6 Pres s the MENU button. h The screen[...]

151 English NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Image noise when recording video clips or still images, as well as audio noise such as from the wind, can be minimized with t he noise-reduction funct ion. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu (page 142). 2 Select “NOISE RE DUCTION”, and press the SET button. MO VIE NR: Set ON/OFF the functio n to reduce image [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 152 ADJUST THE IMA GE QU ALITY The camera can adjust the image quali ty as the image is captured. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 142). 2 Se lect “IMAGE SE TTINGS”, an d press the SET button. NORMAL: Shoot with image q uality at normal. VIVID: Color saturati on is increased. SOFT : The sharpness is subdued for [...]

153 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 . 1 Display the Option Setting Menu (page 142). 2 Select “FLICKER REDUCT”, and press the SET button. ON: T [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 154 MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor display . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is difficult to view because of ambie nt lighting. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 142). 2 Se lect “BRIGHTNESS”, and press the SET button. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to[...]

155 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 Display the Option Setting Menu (page 142). 2 Select “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 o r HDMI terminal. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu (page 142). 2 Se lect “TV OUTPUT”, and press the SET button. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal that is output from the COMPONENT/ [...]

157 English TV OUTPUT SETTING 3 Select the desired setting, 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 an[...]

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 th e tab le, or t he TV displa y ma y not change at all. “[...]

159 English TV OUTPUT SETTING * The still image examples are f or images captured 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 s[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 160 PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “pow er sav e” function whereb y the powe r automatically turns off after a specified period of inactivity . The power sav e function wo rks 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 a[...]

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. Up: Increases the st andby time . Down: Decreases the standby time . 5 Press the SET button. 6 Press the MENU button. h The standby t ime is set.[...]

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 142). 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 Display the Option Setting Menu (page 142). 2 Select “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 Select “RESET”, and press [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 168 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and ho w 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 imag es, either install a ne w card, or sa ve th e images to a computer and t hen delete them (page 87) from the card. i When the remaining numb er of [...]

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 141). 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 : Images are not ou tput * When connected, the images are not produced normally on t[...]

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 terminal If you r TV has a 480 p/720p input terminal, you can enjo y the high video quality of component output from y our camera. NO TE If your TV does not have 480p /720p video input capability i The images will not a ppear on the TV . Camera Menu Screen and TV Menu Screen i The Menu Screen[...]

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 BA 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 imag e appears on the camera’ s monitor . i The pla ybac k method is t he same as when viewing imag es on the camera’ s mo[...]

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 operation i s in volv ed. Y ou can vie w high-definition images right on your TV screen. In addition, y ou hav e access to file oper ations su[...]

English 178 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PictBridge MODE Y our camera supports 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 camera[...]

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 PictBridge Menu 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 oriente[...]

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 Printing all images Print all of the images on the card. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (page 178). 2 Select the all imag es icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins. CA UTION Printing is not possible if there are more than 99[...]

English 182 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Making an inde x prin t Make an inde x p rint of all the images on the card. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 178). 2 Se lect the index print icon[...]

183 English PRINTING Printing images accor ding to printing instructions (requested images) Procedure to print al l the ordered ima ges. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (page 122), and complete the print prepar ations (pag e 178). 2 Select the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button. h The Print Requested Images Screen appears . 3 Select “PRINT[...]

English 184 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Changing the printer sett ings Images are p rinted according to setti ngs specified b y the camer a, such as paper type, siz e, la yout, printing quality , etc. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 178). 2 Se lect the printer settings icon v , and press the SET button. h The Printer Settings Screen appears. [...]

185 English PRINTING 3 Adjust the printer 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 parameter app ears. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setting, and press the SET butt on. h The selected parameter is set, and you ar e returned to[...]

English 186 O THER CONNECTIONS OTHER CONNECTIO NS OTHER CONNECTIO NS CONNECTING HEADPHONES Commercially sold headphones can be conn ected to the camera’ s headphones terminal. CA UTION i It is recommended that y ou do not use headphones while driving an automobile or motorbik e, while riding a bicycle or while w alking. Insert and pull out the ca[...]

187 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 188 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 reso lution setting according to the intended use: E , x , w , > : Appr[...]

189 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting What is the diff erence between the digital z oom and the optical zoom? — Because shootin g 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 hi[...]

APPENDICES English 190 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[...]

191 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 do vertical stripes appear? If a bright subject is shot in the video clip recording mode[...]

APPENDICES English 192 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[...]

193 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 hav e attempted to joi n video clips having diff erent resolutions or frame rates . Select vide[...]

APPENDICES English 194 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 camer a is connected to a TV , you can switch the camera’ s video outpu[...]

195 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). 32, 36 T[...]

APPENDICES English 196 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. 26 Delete the images that are not nece ssary . 87 The flash does not operate . The flash off mode is selected. Se[...]

197 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). 32, 36 When zooming in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom ha[...]

APPENDICES English 198 Shooting During video clip recording, recording momentarily stops. Y ou captured a still image during video clip recording. Not a malfunction. When a still image is captured during video clip recording, recording briefly stop s while the image is being sa v ed. Video clip recording resumes after the still image is sav ed. 78 [...]

199 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was bloc ked b y a finger or ot her object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sur e the flash is not obstructed. 68 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operation o f the flash. 213 The subject was lit from behind. Use the f orced flash mode[...]

APPENDICES English 200 Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Selec t a different flash mode. 77, 101 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 118 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivity to = . 110 Red-ey e correction was not success ful. The red-ey e eff ect a[...]

201 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is not in focus . The subject is too close to the camera. Capture the image with the subject within the photographab le range. Select the correct focus setting for your needs. 72, 108 The fo cus setting is not correct. The camera mov ed when the [ ] button was pressed. (camera shake) Hold the ca[...]

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, 101 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly . 112 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 . 28 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”. 145 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 Cause Acti on Ref erence 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 [...]

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. 29, 30 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, the 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 be[...]

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 change s 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 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Electron ics and Information T echnology In dustries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) i s stand[...]

211 English SPECIFICA TIONS Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) E : 3680 × 2760 pix els x : 3072 × 2304 pix els (appro x. 7.1 million pixels: low compression) w : 3072 × 2304 pix els (appro x. 7.1 million pixels: normal compression) > : 3072 × 1728 pix els (appro x. 5.3 million pixels: 16:9 ratio) G : 1600 × 1200 pix els (appro[...]

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 13 lux (HD mode/normal mode, 30 fps, 1/30 sec in A U T O mode) 5 lux (HD mode/normal mode, 30 fps; 1/15 sec in the HIGH SENSITIVITY or lamp mode) Image stabilizer Electronic (video clip recording mode or still image shooting mode) Monitor 2.7" (6.9 cm) low-temper ature polysilicon TFT co[...]

APPENDICES English 214 Camera connectors * via the dockin g station [COMPONENT/ A V] (480p/720p output) terminal* Regrouped jac k Audio output 2 6 5m V r m s ( – 9d B s ) , 1 2k Ω or less, ster eo 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 Option Sc[...]

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[...]

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 appro x. 5 hours 30 minutes at the l[...]

217 English SPECIFICA TIONS Docki ng station Remote control unit P art number PDS-HD700 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) (stora ge) Humidity 20 to 80% (no conden sation) Dimensions 105.5 (W) × 46.7 (H) × 80.4 (D) mm 4.15 (W ) × 1.84 [...]

APPENDICES English 218 Concerning the mult i-indicator The camera’ s m ulti-indicator will light or flash depending o n the different camera operations. Color Multi-indicator status Camera status Green Lit Connected to computer or printer (USB) Flashing P ow er sav e mo de activated Red Flashing Slow During self-timer operation Fa s t Accessing c[...]

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-G9 P ow er source AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz Rated output DC 5 V , 2.0 A [...]

APPENDICES English 220 Others Mac OS, Qu ickTime , iP od and iT unes are tr ademarks 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 [...]

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 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 y[...]

223 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[...]

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 PIC TURES 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 camera when[...]

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