Panasonic DMC-LZ40 manuel d'utilisation

Operating In structions for advanced fe atures Digital Camera Model N o. DMC-LZ40 Please read these i nstructio ns car efully befor e using this product, and sav e this ma nual for future use. until 2013/09/03 VQT5G33 F0214NK0[...]

- 2 - Content s Before Use Care of the cam era ...... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... 5 St andard Accessories ........... ............... ................. .............. ............... ................. ........ 6 Names and Funct ions of Main Part s... .... .....[...]

- 3 - • Optical Zoom .... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .. 4 8 • Extra Opti c al Zoom (EZ) ........ .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... 49 • Intelligent Zoom ................ ................. ......[...]

- 4 - • [Qual ity].... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .. 75 • [Sensitiv ity ]..... ..... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... 76 • [White Balance ]..... .... .... ....[...]

- 5 - Before Use Care of the camera Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure. • The lens, mon itor , or exte rnal ca se may be damage d if used in the fo llowing conditio ns. It may also malf unction or imag e may not be recorded if you: – Drop or hit t he camer a. – Press hard on the lens or the monito r . • When camer a is n[...]

- 6 - Before Use St andard Acce ssories Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera. • The accessori es and t heir shape will dif fer dep ending o n the country or area wher e the ca mera was purchased. For details on the acces sories, ref er to “Basic Ope rating Ins tructions ”. • Batte ry Pack is indica ted as batt[...]

- 7 - Before Use Names and Functions of Main Parts 1 Flash (P50) 2 [ ] (Flash open) button (P50) 3 Self-timer indicator (P55) AF Assist Lam p (P85) 4 Lens (P5 , 124) 5 Moni tor (P47 , 110 , 124) 6 Mode dial (P25) 7 [EXPO SURE] b utton (P58) 8[ ( ] (Playback) button (P35) 9 [ME NU/SE T] but ton (P38) 10 Charging lamp (P13) 1 1 [Q.MENU ] button (P40)[...]

- 8 - Before Use 14 Speaker • Be carefu l not to cover t he speaker with your finger . Doing so may make so und diff icult to hear . 15 Len s barr el 16 Shoulder strap eyelet (P10) 17 Zoom lever (P48) 18 Shutter button (P27 , 30) 19 Mot ion pic ture button (P33) 20 Came ra [ON/ OFF] button (P22) 21 Microp hone • Be carefu l not to cover t he mi[...]

- 9 - Prepar ation Att aching the Lens Cap/S houlder Strap • When you turn the camera of f or carry the camera, at tac h the lens ca p to protec t the surf ace of the lens. 1 Pass the string thro ugh the hole at the sh oulder str ap eye let. A : S houlder strap eyelet 2 Pass t he same stri ng through the h ole on the l ens ca p. 3 Att ach th e le[...]

- 10 - Prepar ation • We r ecommend att achin g the s houlder str ap when using the camera to p reven t it from dropping. 1 Pass the s houlder s trap thro ugh the hole at the shoulder stra p eyelet. • Atta ch the shoulde r strap with the "LUMIX" lo go f acing ou t. 2 Pass the e nd of the shoulder s trap through the ring in the direc t[...]

- 11 - Prepar ation Charging the Bat tery Use th e dedi cated A C ada ptor (supplied ), USB connec tion c able ( suppli ed) an d ba ttery . • The batter y is not char ged when th e camera is shipped . Charge the batte r y befor e use. • Char ge t he ba ttery on ly w hen it is ins erte d in t he cam era. ∫ About batteries that you can use with[...]

- 12 - Prepar ation 1 Slide the r eleas e lever i n the dire ction of the arrow and open the car d/batte ry door . • Always u se ge nuine Panaso nic batt erie s. • If you use oth er batteri es, we ca nnot guarantee the quality of this product. 2 Being careful about the battery orient ation, securely insert it all th e way in, a nd then chec k t[...]

- 13 - Prepar ation • Charge the ba ttery in ar eas with an amb ient tempe rature, b etween 10 o C and 30 o C (50 o F and 86 o F ) (same as the bat tery temp erature), is recommended . (Charging from th e power outl et) Connect the AC ada ptor (supplied) a nd this c amera with the USB conn ection cable (sup plied), a nd insert the AC a daptor (su[...]

- 14 - Prepar ation ∫ About the ch arging lamp ∫ Cha rging time When using the A C adaptor (supplied) • The indicated chargi ng time is for whe n the battery ha s been disch arged comple tely . The charging time may vary depending on how the battery has been used. The charging time for the battery in hot/cold environments or a b attery that h[...]

- 15 - Prepar ation • Do not leave any met al items (s uch as clip s) near the cont act areas of the power plug . Otherwise, a fire and/or electri c shocks may be caused by short-circu iting or the resulting heat genera ted. • Do not use an y other USB con nection c ables except the supplied one or a genuin e Panasoni c USB connection c able (D[...]

- 16 - Prepar ation ∫ Recording still pictures Recording conditions by CIP A st andard • CIP A is an abbrevia tion of [C amera & Imaging Pr oduct s Associa tion]. • T e mperatu re: 23 o C (73.4 o F)/Humid ity: 50%RH when monitor is on. • Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card. • Using the su pplied batt ery . • S t arting re cordin g 30 s[...]

- 17 - Prepar ation ∫ Playback • The opera ting times and nu mber of recordable pictures will differ ac cording to the environment and the operating conditions. For example, in the followi ng cases, the operat ing times will short en and the number of recordable pictures is reduced: – In low-t emperat ure env ironment s , such as on sk i sl o[...]

- 18 - Prepar ation Inserting and Removing t he Card (optional) • Che ck that this un it is turn ed off. • We rec ommend us ing a Panason ic card. 1 Slide the r eleas e lever i n the dire ction of the arrow and open the car d/batte ry door . 2 Push it sec urely all the wa y until y ou hear a “c lick” whi le being careful about the dire ctio[...]

- 19 - Prepar ation About the Built-in Memory/ the Card • Y ou can copy the record ed picture s to a card. ( P 99) • Memory size: Approx. 80 MB • The access time fo r the b uilt-in memo ry may be longe r than the ac cess time f or a c ard. The following cards, which conform to the SD st andard, can be used with this unit. (These cards are ind[...]

- 20 - Prepar ation • During acce ss (image w riting, read ing and d eleting, fo rmatting e tc.), do not t urn this u nit off, remove the ba ttery , card or disconne ct the AC adaptor (supplied). Furthermore, do n ot subject the cam era to vibrati on, imp act or stati c electri city . The card or the data on the card may be dama ged, and this uni[...]

- 21 - Prepar ation ∫ About the displ ay of the numb er of recordable pictures an d available recording t ime ∫ Number of recordable pictures • [ i 99999 ] is displaye d if there ar e more than 100, 000 pictur es remaining. Quality [ A ] ∫ A vailable recording time (when recording motion pictures) • “h” is an abbreviat ion for hour , [...]

- 22 - Prepar ation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shippe d. • Before turni ng on the camera, remove the le ns cap. 1 Press came ra [ON/OFF] button . • If the lang uage selec t screen is not dis played, proceed t o step 4 . 2 Press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the la nguage, and press [M ENU/SE[...]

- 23 - Prepar ation Select [Clock Set] on the [Setup] menu and then press [MENU/S ET]. (P38) • The clock can be reset as shown in steps 5 and 6 . • The clock setting is maintai ned for about 120 hours using the built-in clock battery even without the battery . (Leave the charged battery in the unit for abou t 2 hours to c harge the built-in bat[...]

- 24 - Prepar ation Tip s for taking good pictures When the Jitter a lert [ ] appears, use [S tabilizer] (P86) , a tripod or th e Self-timer (P55) . • Shutter speed will be slower pa rticularly in the followin g cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the sh utter but ton is pres sed until th e picture app ears on the s creen. – Slow sync.[...]

- 25 - Basic Selecting the Recording Mode ∫ List of Recording M odes • If you keep rot a ting the mode dial, scre ens may switch sl ower . Switching the mode by rot ating the mode dial. • Rota te the mode dial slo wly to select the des ired mode. Align a desire d mode with part A . ¦ Intelligent Auto Mode (P26) The subjects are reco rded usi[...]

- 26 - Basic T aking pictures using the automa tic function (Intelligent Auto Mode) Recording Mode: The camera will set the m ost appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this m ode for beginners or those who want to leave the s ettings to the camera and take pictures easily . • The followin g functio[...]

- 27 - Basic 2 Press th e shutter b utton hal fway to focus. • The focus i ndication A (green) lights when the subjec t is focused . • The AF area B is display ed ar ound the subj ect’ s face by the Fa ce Detect ion fu nction. In o ther case s, it is displ ayed at the point on th e subject which is in focus. • The minimal distance (how clos[...]

- 28 - Basic When the camera identifies the optimum s cene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 se conds, after which its colour c hanges to the usual red. When takin g pictures • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the sce nes are applic able, and th e stand ard sett ings are set . • When [ ] or [ ] is s elected, the c amera automa[...]

- 29 - Basic Following menus can be set. • For the setting method of the menu, refe r to P38 . ¢ Avai lable set tings may be dif fer ent f rom other Record ing Modes. Press [ ] to open the flash. • When [ ] is selec ted, [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set dependin g on the type of subject and brightness . • When [ ], [ ] i s set, [Red-E ye Rem oval[...]

- 30 - Basic T aking Pictures with Y ou r Favourite Settings (Programm e AE Mode) Recording Mode: The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject. Y ou can t ake pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in the [Rec] m enu. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Aim the AF a[...]

- 31 - Basic Focusing Aim the AF area at the subj ect, and then pres s the shutter b utton halfway . • The AF area may be disp layed larger for cert ain zoom magnif ications and in dark places. ∫ About focus range The focus range is displayed when operating the zoom. • The focus range is displayed in red whe n it is not focus ed aft er pressi[...]

- 32 - Basic ∫ When the su bject is not in focus (such as when it is n ot in the centre of the composition of the picture you want to take) 1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and press the shutter button half way to fix the focus and exposure. 2 Press and hold the shutter button half way while moving the camera as you compo se the pict ure. • Y [...]

- 33 - Basic Recording Motion Pictures Appl ica ble m odes : This unit can rec ord motion pict ures in QuickTime Motion JPEG format. A Available re cording time B Elapse d recording t ime • It is recommen ded that you clo se the flash whe n recording mot ion pictures. • Y ou can record motion pictur es fi tting each Rec ording Mod e. • Releas[...]

- 34 - Basic • Depending on the t ype of the c ard, th e card ac cess indi cation may appear f or a while after recording motion pict ures. This i s not a malfunct ion. • The screen may be bla cked out momentaril y , or the unit may record noise du e to stati c electricit y or electroma gnetic waves e tc. depe nding o n th e envi ronment of t h[...]

- 35 - Basic Playing Back 1 Press [ ( ]. ∫ Playing Back Motion Pictu res Press 2 / 1 to select a picture with a Motion Picture icon (such as [ ] ), and then press 3 to play back. C Motion picture icon D Motion picture recording time • Afte r playback start s, the elapsed play back ti me is displayed on the scre en. For example, 8 minu tes and 3[...]

- 36 - Basic • When the camer a is turned of f, press and hold [ ( ]. If yo u turn it on this way , the pl ayback s creen will be displayed automa tically . (If too many images are store d in the ca rd, it may t ake a while for the camera to t urn on.) • This camera complies with the DCF standar d “D esign rule for Camera File system” estab[...]

- 37 - Basic Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on t he built- in memory or the card t hat are be ing played back wil l be deleted. • Pictures th at are not in the DCF st andar d or thos e that are pr otected c annot be deleted. Select the p icture to b e delete d, and then press [ ]. • Con firm ation s [...]

- 38 - Basic Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allow you t o choose the settings for taking pictures and playing them back jus t as you like and menus that enable y ou to have more fun with the camera and us e it more easily . In particular , the [Setup] menu contains some important settings relating to the ca mera’s clock and pow[...]

- 39 - Basic ∫ Close the menu Press [ ] repeatedly un til the screen returns to the recording/playback screen. • In re cording mode, the menu sc reen can al so be exited by pres sing the s hutter but ton hal fway . • There a re fu nctions tha t cann ot be s et or used depen ding on the modes or menu setti ngs bein g used on the camer a due to[...]

- 40 - Basic By using the Quick Men u, some of the m enu settings can be easily found. • The feat ures that can be adjusted using Quick M enu are det ermined by th e mode or a displ ay style the camera is in. Using the Q uick Menu 1 Press [Q.M ENU] when record ing. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to selec t the men u item and th e setting and then pr ess [[...]

- 41 - Basic About the Setup Menu For details o n how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P38 . • [Clock Set] , [Econo my] and [Au to Review] are import ant item s. Check their se ttings be fore using them. • In Intelli gent Aut o Mode, only [Online Manua l], [Clo ck Set], [W orld T ime], [Beep], [Lang uage] can be set. • Refer to P[...]

- 42 - Basic • Some subjec ts may appe ar dif ferently from actu ality on the monitor . However , this does not af fect the record ed pictures. • When [Monit or Luminanc e] is set t o [High Angle] , [B rightness] and [Con trast · Saturati on] cannot be adj usted. • [High Ang le] is also c ancelled if you turn the c amera off or [ Auto Po wer[...]

- 43 - Basic • When the recorded picture an d the histogram do not match each other under the following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange. – When th e Manua l Expos ure A ssist ance is oth er than [0] d uring e xposure compensat ion or in the Manual Expo sure Mode – When the f las h is a ctiv ated – When the ex posure is not [...]

- 44 - Basic • [Auto Pow er Off] is fixed t o [5M IN.] in the fol lowin g case. – Intelligent Auto Mode • [Auto P ower Off] doe s not work in th e followin g cases. – When conne cting to a PC or a printe r – When record ing or playing ba ck motion pi ctures – During a Slid e Show • The ef fect of the [Monito r Power Save] is lower in [...]

- 45 - Basic • The settin g is fix ed to [2 SEC.] in the fol lowing case. – Intelligent Auto Mode • [Auto R eview] does n o t wo rk when recording mot ion p ictures . • When the [Res et] set ting is selec ted during rec ording, the operati on that resets th e lens is als o performed at the same ti me. Y ou will hear the sound of the le ns o[...]

- 46 - Basic • This will wo rk when the A V c able (optional) is c onnected. • Do not tu rn the ca mera off durin g format ting. • If a card has bee n inserted, only the card is formatted . T o format the built-in memory , remov e the car d. • If the ca rd has been for matted on a PC or other equ ipment, fo rmat it on the c amera again . ?[...]

- 47 - Recording About the Monitor Press [DISP .] to chang e. • During moti on picture pla yback, p anorama pl ayback or a slide show , you can only sele ct “Normal Display ” or “No Display”. In Rec ordin g Mode 1 Number of recordable pictures 2 Available recording time In Playback Mode ∫ Recording guid eline This is used as a reference[...]

- 48 - Recording Using the Zoom Appl ica ble m odes : Y ou can zoom in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom out to record landscapes in wide angle. ∫ Screen display Example of display when Extra Optical Zoom (EZ), Intelligent Zoom and Digital Z oom are used together . • When using the Z oom function, an estimate of the focus ra nge [...]

- 49 - Recording This function work s when any of the picture size s (P74) indicated with is selected. Y ou can zoom in further than you can wit h the Optical Zoom without deteriorating the ima ge quality . Maximum magnification: 105 k (This includes th e optical zoom magnification . The magnification level differs depending on [Picture Siz e] sett[...]

- 50 - Recording T aking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash Appl ica ble m odes : ∫ T o open/close the flash • Be careful not to catch a finger when closing a flash bulb. • Be sure to clos e the fla sh when not in use. • The flas h setting is fixed to [ Œ ] whi le the fla sh is closed. • Be sure to keep the f lash clean , clea r of dust a[...]

- 51 - Recording 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the se tting and then press [M ENU/SET]. ¢ 1 This can be set only when Intelligent Auto Mode is set. The icon chan ges dependi ng on the type of subjec t and brigh tness. ¢ 2 The flash is activated twice. The subject should no t move until the seco nd flash is activ ated. [Red-Eye Removal ] (P86) on the [[...]

- 52 - Recording ∫ A vailable Flash Settings in Recording Mode The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode. ( ± : Available, —: Not available, ¥ : Scene M ode initial setting) ¢ [ ] is displayed. • When [ ] is selec ted, [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set dependin g on the type of subject and brightness . • When [ ], [ ] i s set, [...]

- 53 - Recording ∫ The available flash range (approximation) ∫ Shutter speed for each flash set ting • In Intelli gent Aut o Mode, shut ter speed changes depend ing on the id entified s cene. • In Scene Mode , shutt er speed will be dif ferent from the above ta ble. • If you b ring the flash to o clos e to an obje ct, th e obj ect may be [...]

- 54 - Recording T aking Close-up Pictures ([AF M acro]/[Macro Zoom]) Appl ica ble m odes : This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject , e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. 1 Press 4 [ # ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the ite m and then p ress [MENU/SET]. • We recomme nd using a tripo d and the Self- timer . • We re commen d set[...]

- 55 - Recording T aking Pictures with the Self-time r Appl ica ble m odes : 1 Press 2 [ ë ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the se tting and then press [M ENU/SET]. • We recomme nd using a tripo d when recordin g with the Se lf-timer . • This function is not availa ble in the followi ng case: – When record ing motion pictures Settings Description[...]

- 56 - Recording Compensating th e Exposure Appl ica ble m odes : Use this function when you cannot achieve appr opriat e exposure d ue to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. 1 Press 3 [ È ] to displa y [Expos ure Comp.]. • “EV” is an abbreviati on of “Exposure V alue” , a unit ind icati ng the amount of [...]

- 57 - Recording T aking Pictures Using Auto Brack et Appl ica ble m odes : In this mode, 3 pic tures are automatically r e corded in the selected exposure compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed. With Auto Brack et d 1E V • If you turn of f the camera, Auto Bracket will be cancelled. • When set ting Auto Brack et, [ ] appea [...]

- 58 - Recording T aking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed (Manual Exposure Mode) Recording Mode: Determine the expos ure by manually s etting the aperture value and the shutter speed. A long exposure, up to 15 secon ds is possi ble. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Press [EXPOSURE]. 3 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to set the aperture a nd shu[...]

- 59 - Recording T aking panorama pictures (Panorama Shot Mod e) Recording Mode: Pictures are recorded continuously while moving the camera horizontally or vertically , and are combined to m ake a single panorama p icture. This mode allows you to add any of 13 types of effects before recording. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to sel ect [...]

- 60 - Recording 6 Press th e shutter b utton fully and rec ord a pictu re while mo ving the camera in a small circle in the direction selecte d in S tep 2 . 7 Press th e shutter b utton onc e again to en d the pic ture re cording. • Recording can also be ended b y keeping the camera still while r ecording. ∫ T echnique for Panorama Shot Mode R[...]

- 61 - Recording • The zoom posit ion is fixe d to Wide. • [S tabilizer] is fixed to [OFF]. • The focus , White Balanc e, and expo sure are fix ed at the opt imum values f or the fir st picture. As a result, if the foc us or b rightness changes s ubstan tially d uring recordin g, the entire panora ma pictu re may not be r ecorded at the suit [...]

- 62 - Recording T aking pictures that match the sc ene being recorded (Scene Mode) Recording Mode: Y ou can select any of 13 types of Scene Modes according to the subject and scene. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to selec t the Scen e Mode and then press [MENU/SET]. • T o change the Sc ene Mode , press [M ENU/SET] , select [S[...]

- 63 - Recording When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode enables the texture of their skin to appear even softer than w ith Portrait Mode. (It is effective when taking pictures of people from the c hest up.) ∫ T echnique for Soft Skin Mode T o mak e this mode more ef fective: 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possibl[...]

- 64 - Recording This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape. • We recomme nd using a tripo d and the Se lf-timer fo r tak ing pictur es. • Shutter spee d may slo w down up to 8 secon ds. • The shutte r may remain clos ed (max. abo ut 8 sec.) af ter t aking the pic ture bec ause of sig nal pro cess ing. This is no t a ma lfunc ti[...]

- 65 - Recording This takes pictures of a baby wi th a healthy complexion. It is possible to set di fferent birthdays for [Baby1] and [ Baby2]. Y ou can display those during playback. ∫ Birthday setting 1 Press 3 / 4 to select [Age] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/ SET]. 3 Enter the bi rthday . • Wh[...]

- 66 - Recording This mode allows you to take vivid pic tures of a starry sk y or a dark subject. ∫ Setting the shutter speed Select a shu tter speed of [15 sec.], [30 sec. ] or [60 sec.]. • Press the sh utter but ton ful ly to displa y the count down scree n. Do not move t he camera af ter this screen is displaye d. When coun tdown f inish es,[...]

- 67 - Recording T aking pictures of Scenery (Scenery Mode) Recording Mode: This allows you to take pictures of a wide lands cape. Set the mode dial to [ ]. T aking pictures of People (Por trait Mode) Recording Mode: When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode allows you t o improve the appearance and make their skin tones[...]

- 68 - Recording T aking Pictures with different ima ge effect s (Creative Control Mode) Recording Mode: This mode allows you to add any of 15 types of effects before recording. Y ou can set the effects to add by selecting example im ages and checking them on the s creen. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect image effect s and then[...]

- 69 - Recording For details o n how to select the “Creative Control Mode” settings, refer to P68 . ¢ These pic tures are e xamples to sh ow the e ffec t. This effect emphasises the colour t o make a pop art picture. This effect gives a faded image. This effect adds a bright, soft and nostalgic feel t o the overall image. This effect adds a br[...]

- 70 - Recording This effect adds a dark and relaxing feel t o the overall image and enhances bright parts. This effect creates a sepia image. This effect gi ves a higher contrast to create an impressive black and white picture. This effect gi ves your photo a dramatic contrast look. [Low Key] [Sepia] [Dynami c Monochr ome] [Imp ress ive Ar t] • [...]

- 71 - Recording This effect produces the optimum brightness for b oth dark and b right part s. This effect gi ves your photo a dramatic colour look. This effect reduces peripheral brightness to give th e impression of a t oy camera. [High Dyna mic] [Cross Proc ess] Items that can be set Colour Gre en tone/ Blue to ne/Y ello w tone/Re d tone • Pr[...]

- 72 - Recording This effect blurs peripheral ar eas to give the im pression of a diorama. This effect blurs the overall image t o produce a s oft feel. [Miniature Ef fect] Items that can be set Directi on of the b lur Horizont al/V ertical • Press 2 / 1 to select th e direct ion of the blur , and press [MENU/S ET]. • Display of the recording s[...]

- 73 - Recording This effect transforms pin-points of light into a star effect. This effect l eaves one selected colour to emphasise impressivenes s. [St ar Filter] • Display of the recording scre en will be delayed mor e than usual and the screen will look as if frames are drop ping. [One Point Color] ∫ Set the colour to leave in 1 Fit the col[...]

- 74 - Recording Using the [Rec] Menu For det ails on [ Rec] menu s etting s, r efer t o P38 . Appl ica ble m odes : Set the number of pixels. The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets. ¢ This item cannot be set in the Int elligent Auto Mode . • In specifi c mo[...]

- 75 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored. • The settin g is fix ed to [ › ] in the following cases. – [HDR ]/[High S ens.] (Sce ne Mode ) [Quality] Settings Description of settings [ A ] ([Fine ]) When giving prio rity to th e picture qua lity [ › ] ([S tandard]) When using the s[...]

- 76 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : This allows the Sensitivity to light (ISO sensitiv ity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in dark places wi thout the resulting pictures coming out dark. • For th e focus r ange of flash when [A UTO] is set , refer to P53 . • Y ou cann ot select [A UTO] or [ ] in Manua[...]

- 77 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : In sunlight, under incandescent light s or in othe r such conditions where the colour of whit e takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the colour of white wh ich is closest to what is seen by the eye i n ac cordance with the light source. • Under fluo rescent lightin g, LED li ghting fixtur[...]

- 78 - Recording ∫ Auto White Balance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken, the pictures ma y take on a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a mult iple number of light so urces are being used or there is nothing with a colour close to white, Auto White Balance may not function properly . In this case, set the W hi[...]

- 79 - Recording Y ou can finely adjust t he White Balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the White Balance. • Fine adjus tment is poss ible only when t he White Bal ance is set to [ V ]/[ Ð ]/[ î ]/[ Ñ ]/[ Ò ]. 1 Select the White Balance to finely adjust and then press [DISP .] to display [WB Adjus t.]. 2 Press 2 / 1 to a[...]

- 80 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : This allows the focusing method that suits t he positions and number of the subject s to be selected. ¢ [ Ø ] will be used du ring motion picture record ing. • The settin g is fix ed to [ Ø ] in the following cases. – [S tarry Sky] (Sce ne Mode) – [Miniatu re Ef fect] ( Creative Cont rol Mode) • It [...]

- 81 - Recording ∫ About [ š ] ([Face Detection] ) The following AF area frames are dis played when the camera detects the face s. Y ellow: When the shutter button is pressed halfway , the f rame turns green when the camera is focused. White : Displayed when more than one face is detected. Ot her f aces that are the same distance away as the fac[...]

- 82 - Recording ∫ Setting up [ ] ([AF T racking]) Align the sub ject with the AF tracking frame, an d then press 4 to lock onto the subject. A AF tr acking frame • AF area will be displayed in ye llow when a subje ct is recognised, a nd focus will automaticall y ad just cont inuously followin g the s ubject ’s mov ement ( Dynamic tracki ng).[...]

- 83 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Contrast and expos ure will be adjusted a utoma tically when there is a big di fference in brightness between the background and subject, to bring the i mage close to real life. Setti ngs: [ON]/ [OFF] • Compensati on ef fect may not be achieved dependin g on the condit ions. Appl ica ble m odes : Zoom magnif[...]

- 84 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Pictures are t aken continuous ly wh ile the shutter button is pressed. ¢ The number of Burst recordi ng pictures are limite d by the picture -ta king condi tions and the type and/or st atus of the card used. [Burst] Settings Description of settings Maximum reco rda ble pictures (pictures) [ ˜ ] ([Bu rst On [...]

- 85 - Recording • Depending on th e operati ng conditions, it may t ake time to t ake t he nex t picture if you repe at the recording of pic tures. • It may t ake tim e to save pictur es t aken in Burst Mo de on the card. If you ta ke pictures continuously w hile saving, the m aximum numbe r of recorda ble pictures decre ases. For continuous s[...]

- 86 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : When Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ]) is selected, Red-Eye Removal is performed whenever the flash is used. The camera automatic ally detects red-eye and corrects the picture. Setti ngs: [ON]/ [OFF] • This function works only when the camera detect s a face. • Under cert ain cir cumst ance s, red-eye ca nnot b[...]

- 87 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Y ou can t ake a picture with date and time of recording. • Date information for pi ctures recorded with the [Date Stamp] set cannot be deleted. • When prin ting pictures with [Date Stamp] at a shop or with a printer , the date will be pri nted on top of th e other if you choose to print with the date. •[...]

- 88 - Recording Using the [Motion Picture] Menu For details on [Motion Picture] menu setti ngs, refer to P38 . • The [Motion Pict ure] menu is not displayed in the following cases. – [Soft Focus]/[S tar Filter] (Creative Contro l Mode) Appl ica ble m odes : This sets up the pictu re quality of motion pictures. • When recordin g to the built [...]

- 89 - Playback/Editing V arious methods of play back Y ou can play back the recorded pictures in various methods. 1 Press [ ( ]. 2 Press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to selec t [Playbac k Mode], an d then press [MENU/SET]. 4 Press 3 / 4 to s elect item, and then press [MENU/SET]. • Following it ems can be selected. [] ([Normal Play ]) (P35)[...]

- 90 - Playback/Editing Y ou can play back the pictures you have t aken in sequence at specified intervals. This playback method is recomm ended when you hav e connected the c amera to a TV set to view the pictures you have taken. 2 Press 3 to select [S t art] an d then press [M ENU/SET]. ∫ Operations during slide show The cursor displayed during[...]

- 91 - Playback/Editing ∫ Changing the slide show settings Y ou can change the settings for Slide S how Playback by selecting [Effect] or [Setup] on the slide show menu screen. [Effect] Screen effects can be added to picture transitions. [ON]/[OF F] • When playing ba ck a pan orama pictur e, the [Ef fect] setting is dis abled. [Setup] [Duration[...]

- 92 - Playback/Editing This mode allows you to search images by Scene M ode or other catego ries (such as [Soft Skin], [S ports] or [Night Scenery]) and sort the pictures into each of the categories. Y ou can then play back the pictures in each category . Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the category and then press [MENU/SET] to se t. • Y ou can pl[...]

- 93 - Playback/Editing Y ou can search for images by recorded date. • The recording date of the pic ture sele cted in the pla yback scree n becomes the dat e select ed when the calend ar screen is fir st displaye d. • Y ou can displ ay the cale ndar between J anuary 2000 and December 2099 . • If th e dat e is no t set in t he came ra, t he r[...]

- 94 - Playback/Editing Having Fun with Recorde d Pictures ([ Creative Retouch]) Y ou can add your desired effect s to the pictures that you have t a ken. • The processed pictu res are newly gen erated, s o be sure that yo u have enough space in the built-in memory or on the card. Note also that processing will not be possible if the Write-Pro te[...]

- 95 - Playback/Editing Using the [Playb ack] Menu For details o n [Playback] menu settings, refer to P38 . Y ou can perform actions like cropping recorded pict ures, as well as set up t he protection of recorded images, et c. • With [Cre ative Re touch], [Re size] or [Cropp ing], a new e dited pic ture is created. A new picture cann ot be creat [...]

- 96 - Playback/Editing T o allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to email etc., picture size (number of pixels) is reduced. 1 Select [Resize] on the [Pla yback] menu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou c an set up to 50 p ictur es at one t ime in [MUL TI]. • The picture qu ality of the res ize[...]

- 97 - Playback/Editing Y ou can enlarge and then clip the important part of t he recorded picture. 1 Select [Croppin g] on the [Playback] m enu. 2 Press 2 / 1 to s elect the pic ture, and then pres s [MENU/SET]. 3 Use the zoom l ever and press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the p art s to be cropped . 4 Press [MENU/SET]. • Confirmatio n screen is displ[...]

- 98 - Playback/Editing Y ou can set protecti on for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake. 1 Select [Protec t] on the [P layback ] menu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then press [MENU/SET]. ∫ Cancelling all th e [Protect] settings 1 Select [Protect] on the [ Playback] menu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [CANCEL] and the[...]

- 99 - Playback/Editing Y ou can copy the data of the pictures you hav e taken from the built -in memory to a card or from a card to the buil t-in memory . 1 Select [Copy] on the [Playback] me nu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the co py desti nation an d then pre ss [MENU/SET ]. • Confirmatio n screen is display ed. It is execute d when [Y es] is sele[...]

- 100 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Playing Back P ictures on a TV Screen Pictures recorded with this unit can be played back on a TV screen. Preparations: Set the [TV Aspect] . (P46) T urn this unit and t he TV off . 1 Connect the cam era and a TV . • Check the d irections of the connect ors, and plug them s traight i n or unpl ug them st r[...]

- 101 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent The recorded still pictures can be played bac k on a TV wit h an SD M emory Card slot. • Dependi ng on the TV model , picture s may not be displa yed on the fu ll screen. • The fil e format o f the mot ion pictu res that can be played bac k di ffer s dependin g on t he TV mode l. • In some case s, pan [...]

- 102 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Saving still pictures an d motion pictures on your PC Y ou can transfer the pict ures in the came ra to a PC by connecting the camera and the P C. • Some PCs can read dire ctly from the card removed from the camera . For detail s, refer to the operating ins truction s of your PC. • If the com puter being[...]

- 103 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent 1 Connect the com puter and camera w ith the U SB connect ion cable (supplied). • Please tu rn this unit on and your PC before co nnecting . • Check the d irections of the connect ors, and plug them s traight i n or unpl ug them st raight out . (Otherwis e the conne ctors may bend out of shape , which ma[...]

- 104 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent ∫ About the folder structure of the camera The content (folder structure) of the built-in memory of the camera/the card is displayed on a PC as follows : • A new folder is created when pic tures are taken in the f ollowing si tuati ons. – When a card cont aining a folder with th e same folder nu mber h[...]

- 105 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Printing the Pict ures If you connect t he camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can s elect the pictures to be printed out and inst ruct that printing be started on the camera’s monitor . • Some printers can print dir ectly fr om the card remov ed from the camera. For details , refer to the ope[...]

- 106 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent 1 Press 3 . 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect an ite m and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 to selec t [Print st art] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. • If the prin t check scre en has app eared, sele ct [Y es], and print the pict ures. • Refer to P107 for the items which can be se t before st arting to print the pi [...]

- 107 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the “Se lecti ng multip le pictur e s and pri nting them ” proce dures. • When you want to print pic tures i n a p aper size or a lay out whic h is no t supp orted by the camer[...]

- 108 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent • Paper sizes not supported by the prin ter will not be displayed. [Paper Size] { Settin gs on the print er are prior itise d. [L/ 3.5 qk 5 q ] 89 mm k 127 mm [2L/ 5 qk 7 q ] 127 m m k 178 mm [POSTCARD] 100 m m k 148 mm [16:9] 1 01.6 mm k 180.6 mm [A4] 21 0 mm k 297 mm [A3] 297 mm k 420 mm [10 k 15cm] 1 00[...]

- 109 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent • An item canno t be selected if the print er does not support th e page layout. ∫ Lay out pri nting When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of p aper For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper , s et [Page Layout] to [ ä ] and then set [ Num.of prints] to 4 [...]

- 110 - Other s Screen Display ∫ In re cord ing 1 Recording Mode 2 Recording Quality (P88) Picture S ize (P74) 3 Quality (P75) 4 Flash (P50) 5 Optical Image Stabili ser (P86) Jitter alert (P24) : 6 White Balance (P77) Creative control adjustment display (P68) : 7 AF M acro Mode (P54) Macro Z oom Mode (P54) : 8 Battery indication (P14) 9 Auto Br a[...]

- 111 - Other s ∫ In playback • The informatio n of images recorde d with other dev ices, such as their icons or recording informati on, may not be display ed corr ectly . In ad dition, the functi ons of th e camera may not be av ailable for them. 1 Playback M ode (P89) 2 Protected pict ure (P98) 3 Date stamped display (P87) 4 After Creative Re[...]

- 112 - Other s Message Display Confirmation messages or error m essages will be displayed on the scr een in some cas es. The major m essages are des cribed below as exa mples. [This picture is protected] • Delete the pi cture af ter canc elling t he protect se tting. (P 98) [Some pictur es c annot be dele ted]/[ This pictur e canno t be delet ed[...]

- 113 - Other s [Memor y Card Err or]/[Th is memory c ard cannot be used] • Use a card compat ible with this unit . (P19) [Insert SD card again]/[T ry another card] • An error has occurred accessin g the card. Insert the card agai n. • Insert a dif ferent card. [Read Error/Write Error Please check th e card] • It has failed to rea d or writ[...]

- 114 - Other s T roubleshooting First, try out the f ollowing procedures (P1 14 – 122) . • This phenomeno n occurs when charg ing in a locati on where the t emperature is very high or very low . > Reconnect the US B connect ion cable (supplied) in a locatio n where the amb ient temperatu re (and the te mperatu re of batte ry) is in a 10 o C[...]

- 115 - Other s • Is there an y memory remaini ng on the bui lt-in memory or the card? > Delete the p ictures which a re not neces sary to inc rease av ailable spa ce in t he memo ry . (P37) • Y ou may not be able to recor d for a sh ort while af ter turning this unit on whe n using a la rge cap acity car d. • The picture can be come whiti[...]

- 116 - Other s • Is the IS O sensit ivity high or the shutt er speed sl ow? (ISO sensit ivity is set t o [AUTO ] when the came ra is shipped . Theref ore, when t aking pict ures indoors etc. nois e will appear .) > Decre ase th e ISO sensit ivi ty . (P76) > T ake pictures in bright plac es. • Have you s et [Hig h Sen s.] in S cene Mode ,[...]

- 117 - Other s • If the ca mera is moved too sl owly , the ca mera assumes th at camera mot ion was stop ped and end s the still picture recordi ng. • If there is a l ot of camera shake in the recording dire ction while mov ing the camer a, recordin g ends. > When recor ding in Panorama Sh ot Mode, try to trace a small hal f-circle parall e[...]

- 118 - Other s • Is t he f lash clos ed? > Open the f lash. (P50) • The flas h cannot be used in the following c ases: – When using Au to Brac ket (P57) – Panor ama Shot Mode (P59) – [Night Scenery]/[HDR]/ [Sunset] /[S tarry Sk y]/[Gla ss Through] (Scene Mode) (P62) – Scenery Mode (P67) – Creative Con trol Mode (P68) – When reco[...]

- 119 - Other s • Is the cl ock in the camer a set pro perly? (P22) • When pi ctures e dited using a PC or pictures t aken by ot her eq uipment a re s earched, they may disp lay dates di ffering from th e actual dates on which the pic ture s were taken. • When Red-Eye Remo val ([ ], [ ]) is in oper ation, if y ou take a pi cture of a sub ject[...]

- 120 - Other s • Is the ca mera connec ted to the TV correct ly? > Set t he TV inp ut to Ex terna l Inp ut Mod e. • Depending on the T V model , the pic tures ma y be elong ated horizontal ly or ver tically or t hey may be displayed with t heir edge s cut off . • Are you tryi ng to play back the moti on pictures by directly i nserting the[...]

- 121 - Other s • When using a prin ter with a Crop ping or borde rless printin g functi on, cancel this func tion bef ore printing. (For detail s , refer t o the operating ins tructi ons for the printer .) • When you order phot o stud ios to print pictur es, ask the phot o stud io if the 16 :9 pi ctur es can be printed. • Since aspec t ratio[...]

- 122 - Other s • When the bright ness chang es due to zo om or camera moveme nt, etc ., the lens may click and t he picture on the screen may dr astical ly change. However , the picture is not af fected . The soun d is caused by th e automatic adjustmen t of the apert ure. This is not a malfun ction. • If you do not us e the camera f or a long[...]

- 123 - Other s Cautions for Use Keep this un it as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.). • If you use t his unit on t op of or near a T V , the pi ct ures a nd/or soun d on this unit may be disrupte d by electroma gnetic wave radi ation. • Do not use this uni t near cell phon es b[...]

- 124 - Other s Before cleaning th e camera, remove the battery o r disconnect the power plug from the outlet. Then wipe the camera with a dry , sof t cloth. • When the c amera is s oiled b adly , it can be c leaned b y wiping t he dirt of f with a wrung wet cloth , and then wit h a d ry clo th. • Do not use solve nts s uch as benzine , thinner[...]

- 125 - Other s The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery . If the surrounding temperature is too high or too low , the oper atin g time of th e batt ery ma y bec ome sho rter . Always remove the battery af ter use. • Place the remov ed battery in a plastic bag, and store or carry away from met allic objects (clip s, etc. ). If you drop t[...]

- 126 - Other s Do not leave the card where the temperature is hig h, where electromagnetic w aves or st atic electricity are easily generated or exposed to di rect sunlight. Do not bend or dr op the car d. • The card may be dama ged or the reco rded conte nt may be damage d or delete d. • Put the ca rd in the card c ase or the stor age bag af [...]

- 127 - Other s • S tore t he battery in a cool and dry place with a relat ively st able temp eratur e: [Recommen ded temp er ature : 15 o C to 25 o C (59 o F to 77 o F), Recommend ed humid ity: 40%RH to 60% RH] • Always remove t he battery and the card from the camera . • If the battery is left in serted in the c amera, it will discharge eve[...]

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