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Casio EX-Z8 manuale d’uso

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Che cosa è il manuale d’uso?

La parola deriva dal latino "instructio", cioè organizzare. Così, il manuale d’uso Casio EX-Z8 descrive le fasi del procedimento. Lo scopo del manuale d’uso è istruire, facilitare lo avviamento, l'uso di attrezzature o l’esecuzione di determinate azioni. Il manuale è una raccolta di informazioni sull'oggetto/servizio, un suggerimento.

Purtroppo, pochi utenti prendono il tempo di leggere il manuale d’uso, e un buono manuale non solo permette di conoscere una serie di funzionalità aggiuntive del dispositivo acquistato, ma anche evitare la maggioranza dei guasti.

Quindi cosa dovrebbe contenere il manuale perfetto?

Innanzitutto, il manuale d’uso Casio EX-Z8 dovrebbe contenere:
- informazioni sui dati tecnici del dispositivo Casio EX-Z8
- nome del fabbricante e anno di fabbricazione Casio EX-Z8
- istruzioni per l'uso, la regolazione e la manutenzione delle attrezzature Casio EX-Z8
- segnaletica di sicurezza e certificati che confermano la conformità con le norme pertinenti

Perché non leggiamo i manuali d’uso?

Generalmente questo è dovuto alla mancanza di tempo e certezza per quanto riguarda la funzionalità specifica delle attrezzature acquistate. Purtroppo, la connessione e l’avvio Casio EX-Z8 non sono sufficienti. Questo manuale contiene una serie di linee guida per funzionalità specifiche, la sicurezza, metodi di manutenzione (anche i mezzi che dovrebbero essere usati), eventuali difetti Casio EX-Z8 e modi per risolvere i problemi più comuni durante l'uso. Infine, il manuale contiene le coordinate del servizio Casio in assenza dell'efficacia delle soluzioni proposte. Attualmente, i manuali d’uso sotto forma di animazioni interessanti e video didattici che sono migliori che la brochure suscitano un interesse considerevole. Questo tipo di manuale permette all'utente di visualizzare tutto il video didattico senza saltare le specifiche e complicate descrizioni tecniche Casio EX-Z8, come nel caso della versione cartacea.

Perché leggere il manuale d’uso?

Prima di tutto, contiene la risposta sulla struttura, le possibilità del dispositivo Casio EX-Z8, l'uso di vari accessori ed una serie di informazioni per sfruttare totalmente tutte le caratteristiche e servizi.

Dopo l'acquisto di successo di attrezzature/dispositivo, prendere un momento per familiarizzare con tutte le parti del manuale d'uso Casio EX-Z8. Attualmente, sono preparati con cura e tradotti per essere comprensibili non solo per gli utenti, ma per svolgere la loro funzione di base di informazioni e di aiuto.

Sommario del manuale d’uso

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    1 E Digital Camera User’ s Guide Thank you f or purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’ s Guide. • K eep the User’ s Guide in a safe place f or future reference . • For the most up-to-date inf ormation about this product, visit the official EXILIM Website at http://www .e[...]

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    2 UNPACKING UNPACKING As yo u u npack yo u r camer a, check to make s u re that all i tems sho w n b elo w are incl u ded. If anything i s missing, contac t yo u r original retaile r. Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-20) Battery Charger (BC-11L) AC Power Cord * Strap USB Cable AV Cable CD-ROM Basic Reference * The shape o f the A[...]

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    3 CONTENTS CONTENTS UNPACKING 2 QUICK START BASICS 9 First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Configuring Display Lang uage, Date, and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 CONTENTS SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 58 Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 ■ Specifyi ng Image Size 62 ■ Specifyi ng Image Q u ality 64 ■ Using the eas y Mode 65 ■ Snapshot S hooting Prec a u tions 67 ■ A u to Foc u s Restrictions 67 Shooting wit[...]

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    5 CONTENTS ADVANCED SETTINGS 115 Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 ■ Using A u to Foc u s 116 ■ Using Macro Foc u s 117 ■ Using Fixe d Foc u s (Pan Foc u s) 123 ■ Using Infinity Foc u s 123 ■ Using Man u al Foc u s 123 Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) . . . . . . . 125 Controlling White Balance . . . . [...]

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    6 CONTENTS EDITING IMAGES 159 Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of an Old Photograp h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Editing the D[...]

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    7 CONTENTS OTHER SETTI NGS 189 Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . 189 Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 191 Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    8 CONTENTS APPENDIX 241 General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 ■ Battery Char ger Lamp Reference 251[...]

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    9 QUICK START BASICS QUICK START BASICS (page 36) ■ Using the Battery Charger to Charge 1. Load the battery into the battery charger . 2. Plug the battery char ger into a household power outlet. First, charge the battery [CHARGE] la mp lights red durin g charging. [CHARGE] lamp goes out wh en charging is complete. • It takes about 90 minutes to[...]

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    10 QUICK START BASICS ■ Loading the Battery into th e Camera 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Load the battery into the camera. 3. Close the battery cover. 1 2 W hile pressi ng lightly o n the co v er, slide it in the directio n indicated b y the arro w to op en. Front (EXILIM lo go) Stopper EXILIM logo Battery contacts Front Back 1 2[...]

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    11 QUICK START BASICS (pages 193, 19 7) The settings on this page are re q u ired the f irst time yo u t u rn on the camera aft er p u rchasing it. • If yo u make a mistake w hen conf ig u ring the lang u ag e, date, and time sett ings, yo u can change the set tings (page s 193, 197). 1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the c amera. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ],[...]

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    12 QUICK START BASICS 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the date form at and then press [SET]. Example: Decem b er 19, 2007 7. Set the date and the time. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the setting yo u w ant (year, month, day, ho u r, min u te) and the n u se [ S ] and [ T ] to change the sett ing. To s w itch b et w een 12-ho u r and 24 -ho u r form[...]

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    13 QUICK START BASICS (page 45) ■ Loading a Memory Card into the Camera W hen a memory card i s loaded, the camera stores i mages yo u shoot on the ca rd. NO T E • Tho u gh the camer a has bu ilt-in memory, u sing a memory card pro v id es additional capac ity yo u can u se to st ore more images, h igh-q u ality and larg e-size images, an d lon[...]

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    14 QUICK START BASICS ■ Formatting a Memor y Card Before yo u can u se a memory card w ith yo u r camera, yo u m u st format it . IMPORT ANT! • Formattin g a memory card tha t already has s napshots or other files on it, w ill del ete its cont ents. Norma lly yo u do not need to format a memory card again. Ho w e v er, if stor ing to a card has[...]

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    15 QUICK START BASICS (page 5 8 ) 1. Press [ ] to turn on the camera. This enters the REC mode an d displays “ ” (A u to icon) on the monito r screen. 2. Point the camera at the subject. 3. While taking care to keep the camera still, half- press the shutter button. W hen the im age is in foc u s, the camera w ill b eep, the operation l amp w il[...]

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    16 QUICK START BASICS Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality Yo u r camera lets y o u select fr om among v ario u s image size and q u ality setting s. Note that image size and q u ality settings af fect ho w many image s can b e stored in memo ry. • Yo u can change the imag e size a nd q u ality settings a s req u ired to s hoot a smaller or lo w[...]

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    17 QUICK START BASICS (page 144) 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. If there are m u ltiple images in memory, u se [ W ] and [ X ] t o scroll thro u gh them. ■ To return to the REC mode Press [ ]. ■ Fully pressing the shut ter button without waiting for Auto Focus F u lly pressing the sh u tter bu tton w ith o u t w aiting for A u to Foc u s [...]

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    18 QUICK START BASICS (page 90) 1. Press [ ] to enter the REC mode. 2. Press [BS] (BEST SHOT). 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “ ” (Movie) scene and then press [SET]. “” ( m o v ie icon) remains on the monitor sc reen. 4. Press the shutter button to start shooting the movie. • A u dio is also reco rded d u ring mo v ie[...]

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    19 QUICK START BASICS Movie Image Quality Yo u r camera le ts yo u select from among six image q u ality settings (UHQ, UHQ W ide, HQ, HQ W ide, Normal, LP ) for mo v ies. To get th e most o u t of the imaging capa b ilities of yo u r camera, u se a q u a lity setting of “HQ” (High Q u ality) or “HQ W ide” or b etter . Mo v ie q u ality is [...]

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    20 QUICK START BASICS (page 146) The film-lik e frame tha t appears on the monitor screen indi cates that this is an image fro m a mo v ie. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the movie you want to play. W hen scroll ing thro u gh i mages, a mo v ie is displaye d on the monitor screen b y sho w ing its first fra me[...]

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    21 QUICK START BASICS (page 1 8 7) Yo u can u se the follo w in g proced u re to dele te files yo u ha v e transferr ed to yo u r comp u te r’s hard disk , images yo u ha v e printed, or files yo u simply no longer need. Th is frees u p memory for reco rding more imag es. 1. Press [ ]. 2. Press [ T ] ( ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snap[...]

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    22 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ■ BEST SHOT for beautiful shots simply by selecting a sample image built into the camera Simply select t he scene that is similar to w hat yo u w ant to shoot (Night Scen e Portrait, Flo w er, etc.), for in stant camera s et u ps. A dedicated [ BS] bu tton gi v es yo u direct acces s to the BEST SHOT li b rary of sa m[...]

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    23 INTRODUCTION ■ Powerful Print Features • DPOF feat u re for easy specification of date stamping an d the n u m b er of cop ies (page 206) • Timestamp fe at u re that stamp s the date into the image data (page 135) • S u pport for PictBrid ge and USB DIRECT-PRINT for easy at- home printi ng on a printer that s u pports one of th ese stand[...]

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    24 INTRODUCTION ■ Copyrights Except fo r yo u r o w n person al enjoyment, u na u thorized u se of snapshots or mo v ies of i mages re corded w ith this camera w itho u t the permission of the appli ca b le right holder is for b idden b y copyrigh t la w s. In so me cases, shoot ing of p ub lic performances , sho w s, exhi b itions, etc. may b e [...]

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    25 INTRODUCTION • Photo Load er w ith HOT ALBUM w as de v el oped b ased o n HOT ALBUM, w hich is copyright ed b y HOTALBUMcom, In c., and Photo Lo ader, w hich is copyrigh ted b y CASIO COMPUTER CO., L TD. All copyrigh ts and other rig hts re v ert to origi nal copyr ight hold ers. • All other c ompany or prod u ct names mentioned her ein are [...]

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    26 INTRODUCTION • The content s of this man u al ar e s ub ject to change w itho u t notice. • The content of this man u al has b een checked at eac h step of the pr od u ction pr ocess. Plea se contact u s if yo u notice anything t hat is q u estiona b le, errone o u s, etc. • Any copying of the contents of th is man u al, either i n part or[...]

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    27 INTRODUCTION ■ Take test shots before shooting the final shot. • Before sh ooting yo u r fi nal image, sho ot a test shot to ens u re that the ca mera is reco rding correc tly. ■ Avoid Use While In Motion • Ne v er u se the camera to record or play b ack images w hile operating an a u tomo b ile or other v ehicle, or w hile w alking. Loo[...]

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    28 INTRODUCTION ■ Display Panel • Do not appl y strong pres s u re to the LCD pane l s u rface or s ub ject it t o strong imp act. Doing so c an ca u se the disp lay panel glas s to crack. • Sho u ld the display panel e v er b ecome c racked, ne v er to u ch any of the liq u id inside the panel. Doing so creat es the risk of skin inflammat io[...]

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    29 INTRODUCTION ■ Water and Foreign Matter • W ater, other liq u ids, or foreign matter (especially metal) getting insi de the camera cr eates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immedi ately perform the f ollo w ing steps w hene v er any of the a b o v e symptoms are present. Partic u lar care is req u ired w hen u sing the camera w he re it [...]

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    30 INTRODUCTION ■ Disassembly and Modification • Ne v er try t o take the camer a apart or modify it in any w ay. Doing so creat es the risk of electric shoc k, bu rn i nj u ry, and other pers onal inj u ry. Be s u re to lea v e all internal insp ection, maintenanc e, and repair u p to yo u r dealer or nearest CASIO a u thorized ser v ice cente[...]

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    31 INTRODUCTION ■ Rechargeable Battery • Use only the s pecified ch arger u nit or th e specified de v ice to charge the b attery. Atte mpting to charge the b attery b y an u na u thorized mean s creates the ri sk of b attery o v erheating, fire, and explos ion. • Do not expo se or immerse the b attery in fresh w ater or salt w ater. Doing s [...]

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    32 INTRODUCTION • If a b attery is to b e u sed b y yo u ng child ren, make s u re that a responsi b le ad u l t makes them a w are of the preca u tions and proper han dling instr u ct ions, and make s u r e that they handle b attery corre ctly. • Sho u ld fl u id from a b attery accide ntally get ont o clothing or yo u r skin, immediatel y rin[...]

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    33 INTRODUCTION ■ Data Error Precautions • Yo u r digital c amera is man u fact u red u sing pre cision digital components . Any of the foll o w ing create s the risk of corr u ption of data in camera memor y. –R e m o v ing the b attery o r memory card from th e camera w hile the ca mera is perfor ming an opera tion –R e m o v ing the memo[...]

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    34 INTRODUCTION ■ Condensation • S u dden and ex treme tem perat u re chan ges, s u ch as w hen the camera is mo v ed from the o u tdoors on a cold w inter day into a w arm room, can ca u se w ater dropl ets called “condens ation” to form on th e interior and the exterior of the camera. Note that conde nsation can ca u se malf u nction of t[...]

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    35 INTRODUCTION ■ Caring for your camer a • Fingerprin ts, dirt, and oth er foreign matter on the lens s u rface can interfe re w ith pr oper operat ion of the camer a. A v oid to u ching the lens s u rface. To cl ean the lens s u rf ace, u se a b lo w er to b lo w of f d u st or foreign matter and then w ipe w ith a soft, dry cl oth. • Finge[...]

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    36 GETTING RE ADY GETTING READY Yo u r camera is p o w ered b y a recharge a b le lithi u m ion b attery (NP-20). IMPORT ANT! • Use of any type of b attery other than NP-20 is not s u pported. To charge the battery 1. Correctly positionin g the positive and negative terminals of the battery, load the battery into the battery charger. • Making s[...]

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    37 GETTING RE ADY 2. Plug the battery charge r into a househol d power outlet. This w ill ca u se the [C HARGE] lamp to t u rn red. • It takes a b o u t 90 min u tes to ac hie v e a f u ll charge . Act u al charging ti me depends on c u rrent b attery capacity , remaining po w er, an d charging co nditions. When charging is complete The [CHARGE] [...]

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    38 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Use the speci al charger (BC -11L) to charg e the special lithi u m ion b attery (NP-20 ). Ne v er u se any other type of charger de v ic e. Attempti ng to u se a differ ent charger ca n res u lt in u nexpected acciden t. • Charging th e b attery w hi le it is stil l w arm immediatel y after remo v ing it from th[...]

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    39 GETTING RE ADY 2. Load the battery into the camera. W ith the EXILIM logo on the b attery facing u p w ards ( in the direction of the monitor sc reen), hold t he stopper in the direction indicate d b y the arro w as yo u slide the b attery into the camera. Pr ess the b attery in u ntil the st opper sec u res it in place. 3. Close the battery cov[...]

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    40 GETTING RE ADY ■ Checking Remaining Battery Power As b attery po w er is cons u med, a b attery indicator on the mon itor screen indi cates remaining po w er as sho w n b elo w . “ ” indicates t hat b attery po w er is lo w . Charge the b attery as soon as possi b le . Recordin g is not possi b le w hen “ ” is indi cated. Char ge the b[...]

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    41 GETTING RE ADY Replacing the Battery 1. Open the battery cover. 2. With the camera oriented with its monitor screen facing upwa rds as shown in the illustration, slide th e stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow an d hold it there. • This w ill ca u se the b attery to c ome o u t part w ay. 3. While still ho lding the stopper, pull th[...]

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    42 GETTING RE ADY ■ Storage Precautions • Tho u gh a rechargea b le lithi u m ion b attery pro v id es high capacity in a compact config u ration, long-ter m storage w hile charged can ca u se it to det eriorate. – If yo u do not plan to u se a b att ery for some time, f u lly u se u p its ch arge b efore sto ring it. –A l w ays remo v e th[...]

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    43 GETTING RE ADY ■ Turning Power On To turn power on and en ter the REC mode Press [ON/OFF] (Po w er) or [ ] (REC). To turn power on and en ter the PLAY mode Press [ ] (PLAY). Pressing a bu tton ca u s es the op eration lamp to ligh t green momentarily an d t u rns on po w er. IMPORT ANT! • Pressing [ON/OFF] or [ ] (REC) t o t u rn on po w er [...]

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    44 GETTING RE ADY ■ Turning Power Off Press [ON/OFF] (Po w er). NO T E • Yo u can config u re the camera so p o w er does not t u rn on w hen yo u pres s [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY). Yo u can also config u re the camera to t u rn off w hen yo u press [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY ) (page 199). ■ Battery Power Conservation Features This camera is eq u ip[...]

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    45 GETTING RE ADY 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the item you want to configure (“Sleep” or “Auto Power Off”) and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the slee p or Auto Power Off trigger time and then press [SET]. Selecting “Off ” for the sleep se tting disa b les th e sleep feat u re. NO T E • W hen b oth slee p and [...]

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    46 GETTING RE ADY Supported Memory Cards Yo u r camera s u ppor ts u se of the follo w ing t ypes of memory card s. SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card MMC (M u ltiMediaCard) MMC plus (M u ltiMediaCardpl u s) • For in formation a b o u t memory card capacity, s ee page 259. Memory Used for Storage Images r ecorded w hile a me mory card is loade d are[...]

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    47 GETTING RE ADY Loading a Memory Card into the Camera IMPORT ANT! • Make s u re yo u al w ays t u rn off the camera b efore loadi ng or remo v ing a memory card. • Be s u re to orient the card corre ctly w hen loadin g it. Ne v er try to force a memory card into th e slot w hen yo u feel resistan ce. 1. Open the battery cover. W hile pressi n[...]

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    48 GETTING RE ADY Replacing the Memory Card 1. Remove the memory card from the camera. Press the memo ry card and t hen releas e it, so it co mes part w ay o u t. P u ll the card o u t the rest of th e w ay b y hand. 2. Load the other memory card. IMPORT ANT! • Ne v er insert anyt hing b esides a s u ppor ted memory ca rd (page 46) int o the memo[...]

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    49 GETTING RE ADY Formatting a Memory Card Before u sing a ne w memory card f or the first time, yo u need to format it. Once yo u forma t a memory card, yo u w ill not need to format it each ti me yo u u se it. Formatting a memory card that already has fi les on it w ill delete its conten ts. IMPORT ANT! • Note that da ta deleted b y a memo ry c[...]

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    50 GETTING RE ADY ■ Memory Card Pre cautions • If a memory card starts to b eha v e a b normally, yo u can restor e normal oper ation b y reforma tting it. Ho w e v er, it is recommended that yo u al w ays take alon g more than one memory card w hene v er u sing the camera fa r a w ay from the home or office. • If yo u experience pro b lems w[...]

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    51 GETTING RE ADY Menu Screen Operation Buttons The follo w ing is the proced u re for men u operations in th e REC mode. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. This displa ys the men u scree n. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the tab where the item you want to con figure is loca ted. Here, w e w ill select the “REC” ta b . 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] t[...]

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    52 GETTING RE ADY Yo u can u se the displ ay men u to config u re v ario u s monitor screen setti ngs. Selecting a Screen Layo ut The conte nts of the layo u t setting men u depend on w hether the camera is in th e REC mode or the PLAY mode. ■ REC Mode Screen Layout For the REC mode, t he screen layo u t settings l et yo u select the layo u t of [...]

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    53 GETTING RE ADY All screen sho ts in this man u al sho w w hat appears w hen the Operation Panel is t u rned on. Panel (Operation Pa nel) 1 Image Size/Q u ality * 1 (pages 62, 64) 2 Flash mode (pa ge 71) 3 Face Reco gnition ( page 8 2) 4 Anti Shake (p age 102) 5 ISO sensiti v ity (page 129) 6 W hite b alance (page 126) 7 EV shift (pa ge 125) 8 ea[...]

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    54 GETTING RE ADY * 1I m a g e q u ality ca nnot b e changed u sing Panel (Operat ion Panel). * 2Y o u can select da te or time display . * 3Y o u can u se the “D ate Style” to select eith er month/day or day/month fo r date displa y (page 194) . The time disp lay format is al w ays 2 4 ho u rs, regardle ss of the c u rrent setting s of the cam[...]

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    55 GETTING RE ADY ■ PLAY Mode Screen Layout The PLAY mode scree n layo u t settings let yo u select ho w display imag es are sho w n on the monitor sc reen. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the “Set Up” tab. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Display” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to selec[...]

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    56 GETTING RE ADY Turning Display Information On a nd Off Yo u can t u rn displa y informati on on and off b y pr essing [ S ] (DISP). Yo u can config u re separa te settings fo r the REC mode and PLAY mode. IMPORT ANT! • Yo u cannot t u rn display informat ion on or off w hile an a u di o snapshot reco rd operat ion is standing b y or in progre [...]

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    57 GETTING RE ADY Perform one of the follo w ing operations if yo u find that yo u ha v e gotten lost w hile performi ng bu tton operation s d u ring recordi ng or play b ack. REC mode PLAY mode If you lose your way... Current Scree n To return to the no rmal snapshot or movie recordi ng screen, pres s: Men u screen [MENU] or [ ] BEST SHOT screen [[...]

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    58 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Holding the camer a w ith one hand can res u lt in accidental hand mo v ement. Hold the ca mera sec u rely w ith b oth hand s w hen shooting sn apshots. • To protect against accide ntally drop ping the camera , attach the w rist st rap and make s u re it is aro u nd yo u r fingers or w ri st w hile yo u [...]

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    59 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Good-looki ng images are i mpossi b le if yo u mo v e the camera w hen yo u press the sh u tter bu tton or w hile the A u to Foc u s operati on is b eing performed. Holdin g the camera correc tly, caref u lly press the sh u tter bu tt on and take care that yo u do not mo v e th e camera as the sh u tter releases. T[...]

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    60 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2. Focus the image. W hile the foc u s frame is aligned w ith the s ub ject, half-pr ess the sh u tter bu tton. A u to Foc u s w ill foc u s the image a u tomatically, and the foc u s frame and oper ation lamp w ill t u rn green. The apert u re, sh u tter speed , and ISO sensit i v ity also w ill b e set a u tomatically. 3. S[...]

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    61 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The apert u re v al u e indicates the size of the opening th at lets light into the camera. A larger apert u re v al u e indic ates a smaller op ening. The camera adj u sts this setting a u tomaticall y. • Sh u tter spe ed indi cates the amo u nt of time that l ight is allo w ed into th e camera. A slo w er sh u [...]

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    62 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Fully pressing the shut ter button without waiting for Auto Focus Yo u can shoot snaps hots b y pressing th e sh u tter bu tton all the w ay w itho u t w aiting for A u to Foc u s. W hat the ca mera does in this case depe nds on w hether Q u ick Sh u tter (page 122) is on or off. When Quick Shutter is turned on High-speed[...]

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    63 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The follo w ing informatio n changes on the display d u ring the image si ze selection op eration. – Image size in pixels (1600 × 12 00, etc.) – Optim u m print paper size – Remaining snap shot memory capacity • Selecting 3 :2 (3264 × 2176 pi xels) record s images w ith an aspect rati o of 3:2, w hich mat[...]

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    64 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Specifying Image Quality Yo u r camera le ts yo u select “Fine” ( maxim u m image q u ality), “Normal”, o r “Economy” (maxim u m memory economy) for the image q u ality setting. The in itial setting is “Norma l”. Select “Fine” if yo u w ant to gi v e prio rity to image q u ality, or “Economy” to gi v e[...]

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    65 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Using the easy Mode The easy mode e liminates tro ub lesome set u ps. Th is mode is recommended f or those w ho are ne w to digital imaging. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the second option from the bottom in the operati on panel (easy mode). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “ ON” and th[...]

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    66 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. Press [MENU]. The easy men u displays larger text t han standard men u s. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the menu item you want, and then press [SET]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the s etting you want, and then press [SET]. • An asteris k ( * ) indica tes reset def a u lt settings . • See the follo w ing se ctio[...]

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    67 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Snapshot Shooting Precautions ■ Operation • Ne v er open the b attery co v er w hile the operat ion lamp is flashing gr een. Doing so c an res u lt in incorr ect stora ge of the image yo u j u st sho t, damage to o ther images st ored in memory, malf u nction of the camer a, etc. • If u nneeded lig ht is shinin g direct[...]

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    68 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Yo u r camera pro v ides yo u w i th 3X optical zoom ( w hich chang es the lens f ocal distance ), w hich can b e u s ed in com b ination w ith digital zoom ( w hich digitally pr ocess the cent er portion of th e image to enla rge it) for total zoom capa b i lities of 12 - 45 .2X. IMPORT ANT! • Generally speaking, th e high[...]

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    69 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Performing a zoom operatio n changes the l ens apert u re. • Use of a tripo d is recommended to protect ag ainst hand mo v ement w hen u sing the tele photo setti ng (zoom in). • Optical zoom is disa b led w hile shooting a mo v ie . Digital zoom only is a v aila b le w hile shoo ting a mo v ie. Make s u re yo [...]

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    70 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ● Zoom Values for Each Image Size • The image d eteriorat ion point depends o n the imag e size (page 62). The smaller the i mage size, the higher the zoom factor yo u can u se b efore reachin g the image de terioration point. • Tho u gh digital zoom generall y ca u ses a dete rioration of image q u ality, some digital [...]

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    71 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Turning Off Digit al Zoom Yo u can t u rn off digi tal zoom if yo u w ant t o u se opti cal zoom only. This w ill help to a v oid deteriora ted images d u e to accidental ly s w itching o v er from optical zoom to di gital zoom w hen shooting snapshots . 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select ?[...]

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    72 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto) • The flash ra nge changes in accorda nce w ith opt ical zoom. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the second option from the top in the ope ration pan el (Flash). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the flash setting you want and then press [SET]. T[...]

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    73 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Red-eye reduction Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can ca u se red spots insi de the eyes of peo ple w ho are in the image. This is ca u sed w hen the light fr om the flash refle cts off of the retina of the eye. W hen re d-eye red u ct ion is select ed as the flas h mode, the camera fi res a pre-f las[...]

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    74 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Changing the Flash Intensity 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Flash Intensity” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the flash intensity setting you want and then press [SET]. Yo u can set one o f fi v e le v els, from –2 ( w eakest) t o +2 (stronges t). IMPORT[...]

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    75 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Flash Assist” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Off” and then press [SET]. W hen yo u w ant to u se flash assis t, select “A u to” here. IMPORT ANT! • Flash assis t may not prod u ce t he desired res u lt for some types[...]

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    76 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT W ith the se lf-timer, pressing the sh u tter bu tton sta rts a timer, and the sh u tter is released a nd the image is shot a fter a fixed amo u nt of time. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Self-timer” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the self-timer type and then pre[...]

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    77 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Using the Self-timer to Shoo t an Image • The imag e is not shot ri ght a w ay after yo u press the sh u tter bu tton. Instead, shooting sta rts after the preset time el apses. The sel f- timer lamp flas hes w hile the co u ntdo w n is b eing performed. • Yo u can interr u pt an on going self-timer co u ntdo w n b y f u l[...]

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    78 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Yo u r camera ha s three contin u o u s sh u tter modes. Selecting the Continuous Shutter Mode 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Continuous” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the mode you want and then press [SET]. This ena b le s the contin u o u s sh u tter mode yo u[...]

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    79 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Recording with Norm al-speed Continuous Shutter, High-speed Continuous Shutter, and Flash Continuous Shutter 1. Press the shutter button to shoot. • W ith Norm al-speed contin u o u s sh u tter and High-s peed contin u o u s sh u tter, images contin u e to b e sho t as long a s yo u keep the sh u tt er bu tto n depressed . [...]

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    80 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Note that th e resol u tion of images recorded w ith t he high- speed contin u o u s sh u tter mode or flash contin u o u s sh u tter mode is some w hat lo w er resol u tion and more pron e to digital noise th an images recorde d w ith the no rmal-speed contin u o u s sh u tter mo de. • “A u to” ISO sensiti v ity al[...]

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    81 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Recording Audio for a Snapshot 1. Press the shutter button to shoot. This monitor screen w ill sho w the image yo u j u st shot, al ong w ith the “ ” icon. • If yo u do not w ant to record a u dio at this time, press [MENU]. Th is w ill display the monitor screen for shootin g the next image . 2. Press the shutter b[...]

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    82 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • After tran sferring an a u dio snapsho t to yo u r comp u ter’s hard disk, yo u can play b ack the a u dio u sing Q u ickTime (page 222). • The follo w ing sho w s the form ats u sed for storin g a u dio snapshot dat a. – Image Data: JP EG (.JPG extensi on) –A u dio Data: W AVE/ADPCM ( . W AV extensio n) ?[...]

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    83 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Performing a face recognition re cording operation (Normal Mode) 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the third option from the top in the operation panel (Face Recognition). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “ Face Detection: Normal” and then press [SET]. 4. Point the camera at the subjects. T[...]

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    84 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Using the Family First Mode to Give Priority to Particular Faces ■ Using Record Family to Pre-record Face Data To u se the Family First mod e, yo u need to pre-reco rd facial d ata for the frie nds and family mem b ers to w hich yo u w ant to gi v e priority. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select[...]

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    85 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Using Edit Family to Assign a Priority Level to Recorded Face Data After record ing face data, yo u can assign a name and a prior ity le v el that cont rols ho w the data is ap plied w hen s hooting a snapshot. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the third option from the top in the operation[...]

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    86 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 5. Use the procedures under “Deleting a Specific File” (page 187) and “Del eting All Files” (page 188) to delete the face data you want. • Yo u can exit this proced u re b y pr essing [MENU]. NO T E • Formattin g the camera’ s bu ilt-in memory (p age 200) deletes all the recorded fa ce data. ■ Shooting a Snaps[...]

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    87 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 4. Point the camera at the subjects. The camera w ill de tect the faces of th e people w hose face data has b een sa v ed in camera memory. The detected fa ces all w ill b e b o u nded b y frames after dete ction is compl ete. • The fra mes w ill b e colored accor ding to th e priority le v el of the face: W hite (l o w est[...]

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    88 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the s etting you want, and then press [SET]. NO T E • Selecting “Q u ant ity” w hile u sing th e Normal mode w ill make it poss i b le to det ected smaller faces at a grea ter distance than w hen “Speed” is selected . Face Recognition Precautions • The maxim u m n u m b er of faces[...]

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    89 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Face recognit ion in the Family First mod e may b e slo w er than in the Normal mode b eca u se the camera ne eds time to determine w hether the faces in t he image are the sa me as the recorded fa ces. Also, compar ed w ith the Norma l mode, the Family First mode w ill not b e a b le to reco gnize faces t hat are far a w[...]

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    90 SHOOTING A MOVIE SHOOTING A MOVIE Before shoo ting a mo v ie, yo u sho u ld sp ecify a mo v ie image q u ality setti ng. Mo v ie image q u ality is a sta ndard that determines the detail, smooth ness, and clarity of a mo v ie d u ring play b ack. Shoot ing w ith the hig h-q u ality (HQ) set ting w ill res u lt in b etter image q u al ity, bu t i[...]

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    91 SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie File Formats Mo v ies are recor ded u sing H.264/AVC MOV f ormat. Mo v ies yo u shoot w ith yo u r camera can b e played b ack on a comp u ter u sing Q u ickT ime 7. Movie Size The follo w ing sho w s the ap proximate mo v ie file size for a on e- min u te mo v ie. A u dio is also reco rded w hile yo u shoot a mo v ie. A u[...]

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    92 SHOOTING A MOVIE 4. Press the shutter bu tton again to stop shooting. Each mo v ie can b e u p to 10 min u tes long. Mo v ie recording stops a u tomatically after 1 0 min u tes of recording. Mo v ie recording a lso w ill stop a u tomati cally if memory b ecomes f u ll b efor e yo u stop mo v i e recordin g b y pressing t he sh u tter bu tton. An[...]

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    93 SHOOTING A MOVIE • Optical zo om is disa b led w hil e shooting a mo v ie. Di gital zoom only is a v aila b le w hile shoo ting a mo v ie. If yo u w ant to u se a partic u lar o ptical zoom setting , make s u re yo u select it b efore yo u press the sh u tter bu tton to star t mo v ie recording (pag e 69). • The effects of camera mo v ement [...]

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    94 SHOOTING A MOVIE 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Short Movie” scene and then press [SET]. This ca u ses “ ” to appe ar on the monito r screen. Pressing t he sh u tter bu tton at this point w ill shoot a Sh ort Mo v ie w ith a 4-second fir st part and a 4- second second part. 3. With th[...]

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    95 SHOOTING A MOVIE Past Mo v ie is similar to a no rmal mo v ie, except that it capt u res a b o u t fi v e seconds of w hate v er happ ened in front of the lens b efore the sh u tter bu tton w as pressed to start s hooting. Pas t Mo v ie is a great w ay to make s u re that yo u ne v er j u st miss that special moment b eca u se yo u press the sh [...]

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    96 SHOOTING A MOVIE IMPORT ANT! • W hen Past Mo v ie is selected, t he camera contin u a lly u pdates an int ernal bu ffer that holds a b o u t fi v e sec onds of mo v ie images of w ha t has happened in front of the camera’s l ens. W he n yo u press the sh u tter bu tto n, yo u r mo v ie w ill start w i th the bu ffer’s c u rrent content s a[...]

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    97 USING BEST SHOT USING BEST SHOT W ith BEST SHOT, yo u simply select the sample scene that is like the on e yo u are trying to s hoot, and the camera sets u p a u tomatically. E v en diffic u lt b acklig ht scenes ( w hich res u lt in the main s ub ject b eing t oo dark i f set u p improperly) come o u t looking gr eat! ■ Some Sample Scenes ■[...]

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    98 USING BEST SHOT 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the boundary to select the scene you want to select. • Pressing [ S ] or [ T ] w hile the b o u nd ary is at the edge of the screen w ill scroll to th e next screen of BEST SHOT scenes. • Pressing the zoom bu tton w ill display text that e xplains the setting s config u red b y th[...]

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    99 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Night Sce ne, Fire w orks scenes u se slo w sh u tter speeds. Since a slo w sh u tter speed incr eases the chan ce of digital noise in the image, the camera a u tomatically performs a digital n oise red u ction process on slo w sh u tter imag es. Beca u se of th is, s u ch ima ges take longe r to store aft er yo u[...]

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    100 USING BEST SHOT Displaying Detailed In formation about a BEST SHOT Scene To display detailed informat ion a b o u t a BEST SHOT scene, select it w ith th e b o u ndary on t he scene se lection sc reen and then press the zoom bu tt on. The follo w ing a re the different operations yo u can perform w hile the scen e descript ion screen is on the [...]

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    101 USING BEST SHOT ■ Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes Yo u can u se the proc ed u re b elo w to sa v e the set u ps of snapshots that yo u shot as BEST SHOT scenes . After that, yo u can recall a se t u p w hene v er yo u w ant to u se it. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “BEST SHOT” (Register[...]

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    102 USING BEST SHOT Deleting a BEST SHOT User Scene Perform the follo w ing steps w hen yo u w ant to delete a BEST SHOT u ser scene. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Press the zoom button to display its explanation screen. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the BEST SHOT user scene you want to delete. 4. Press [ T ] ( ). 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to [...]

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    103 USING BEST SHOT ■ Turning on Anti Shake Using the Panel (Operation Panel) 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the fourth option from the top in the operation panel (Anti Shake). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “Auto” and then press [SET]. • This t u rns on Ant i Shake and disp lays “ ” on the monitor s[...]

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    104 USING BEST SHOT The BEST SHOT “High Sens iti v ity” scene makes it possi b le for yo u to take n at u ral look ing images w itho u t u sing the flash, e v en w hen lightin g is lo w 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “High Sensitivity” scene and then press [SET]. 3. Press the shutter butt[...]

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    105 USING BEST SHOT Shooting a bu siness card, doc u ment, w hite b oard, or simila rly shaped o b ject f rom an angle can c a u se the s ub ject t o appear misshaped in the res u lting image. The BEST SHOT B u siness Shot scenes cor rect the sha pe of rectang u lar o b jects so they appear nat u ral. BEST SHOT has t w o B u siness Shot scenes from[...]

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    106 USING BEST SHOT ■ Shooting an Image Using a Business Shot Scene 1. After selecting either of the BEST SHOT Business Shot scenes, compose the image and press the shutter button to shoot. This displa ys a screen t hat sho w s all of the re ctang u lar shapes in t he image that q u ali fy as candidates for keystone correctio n. A red b o u ndary[...]

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    107 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Make s u re the entire o b ject yo u are trying to shoot (correct ) is enclosed w ithin the monit or screen. Th e camera w ill not b e a b le to detect the sh ape of the o b ject correc tly u nless it is enclosed entirely w ithin the monitor s creen. • Correction w ill not b e possi b le if th e s ub ject is th[...]

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    108 USING BEST SHOT ■ Shooting an Image Usi ng the ID Photo Scene 1. On the monitor screen, compose the image by positioning the subject within the on -screen frame and then press the shutter button to shoot an initial temporary image. • The initia l temporary image is not sa v ed in memory. Th e final image is sa v ed in memory w hen yo u perf[...]

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    109 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • The size of t he ID photo image for this operation is fixed a u tomaticall y at 8 M (3264 × 244 8 pi xels). ■ Printing an ID Photo Printing an ID photo imag e w ill print the same image in v ario u s sizes on a single sheet of paper. T hen yo u can c u t o u t the image(s) yo u w ant to u se. IMPORT ANT! • T[...]

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    110 USING BEST SHOT NO T E • W hen the camera is at an angle to the photogra ph yo u are recording, the shape of the photogra ph may appear distorte d in the record ed image. A u to keystone correction corrects for thi s distortion, w hich means that a phot ograph appears norm al e v en if yo u record it at an angl e. ■ Selecting the Old Photo [...]

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    111 USING BEST SHOT 4. Use the zoom butto n to change the croppi ng boundary to the desired size. 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boun dary to the desired location and then press [SET]. The camera w ill correct color a u tomatically and sa v e th e corrected i mage. • If yo u do not w ant a b order aro u nd t he res u [...]

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    112 USING BEST SHOT Yo u can create a m u lti -snapshot i mage b y recor ding sna pshots into the fra mes that are arranged in a pr eset patt ern. This le ts yo u create al bu m-like arrange ments of related images in a single image . BEST SHOT scenes ar e a v aila b le w ith three frames and t w o f rames. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ [...]

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    113 USING BEST SHOT 5. Press the shutter button again to record the next snapshot. • If yo u are shoo ting into a t hree-frame l ayo u t, press the sh u tter bu tton a third time to re cord the third im age. • Pressing [SET ] d u ring steps 4 o r 5 of the a b o v e proced u re w il l toggle b et w een the layo u t screen (the one w ith the fram[...]

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    114 USING BEST SHOT W ith a u to tracking, a b o u ndary ar ea follo w s a mo v ing s ub ject, making it e asy to snap an imag e w ith the s ub ject in the cente r. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “Auto Framing”, and then press [SET]. 3. Align the focus frame with the subject you want to focus on [...]

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    115 ADVANCED SETTINGS ADVANCED SETTINGS Yo u r camera pr o v ides yo u w ith the fi v e foc u s modes descri b ed b elo w . The initi al factory defa u lt foc u s mode is A u to Foc u s. * “Foc u s Rang e” indicates dis tance from the le ns s u rface. Changing the Focus Mode Focus Mode Description Focus Range * A u to Foc u s A u tomatic foc u [...]

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    116 ADVANCED SETTINGS Perform the follo w ing steps to change the foc u s mode. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Focus” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the focus mode setting you wa nt and then press [SET]. An icon appear s on the monitor sc reen to indicate the c u rrent f oc u s mode. ?[...]

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    117 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. When the image is focu sed, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. IMPORT ANT! • D u ring mo v ie recording, the A u to Foc u s mode is disa b led. NO T E • W hen proper fo c u sing is not possi b le b eca u se the s ub ject is closer th an the A u to Foc u s range, the ca mera w ill s w itch to the Macr[...]

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    118 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • W hen Macro Foc u s cannot foc u s properly b eca u se the s ub ject is too far a w ay, th e camera w ill s w itch to the A u to Foc u s range a u tomatically (A u to Macro). • W hene v er yo u perform an optica l zoom operati on w hile shooting w ith Macro Foc u s, v al u es w ill appear on the monitor screen as [...]

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    119 ADVANCED SETTINGS Auto Focus and Macro Focu s Shooting Tips Changing the Auto F ocus Area Use the fo llo w ing proced u re to change the metering a rea u sed for A u to Foc u s (AF). 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, sel ect “AF Area” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and th[...]

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    120 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • W hen yo u select “ M u lti” as the foc u s are a, nine foc u s frames appear on the monitor screen. The cam era w ill a u tomatically de termine the optim u m foc u s frame(s), w hich w ill change to green on th e monitor scre en. • “ M u lti” canno t b e u sed in t he Face Recogn ition Normal mode o r th[...]

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    121 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Focus Lock “Foc u s lock ” is the name of a techni q u e yo u can u se w hen yo u w ant to shoo t an imag e in w hich the s ub ject to b e foc u sed on is not w ithin t he foc u s frame in the c enter of the sc reen. • Use foc u s lock w ith “ Spot” or “ Tracking” foc u s. 1. Align the monitor screen’s fo[...]

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    122 ADVANCED SETTINGS Quick Shutter If yo u press the sh u tter bu tton all the w ay w itho u t w aiting for A u to Foc u s w hile Q u ick Sh u tter is t u rned on, the ca mera w ill record the image u sing a hi gh-speed foc u s operat ion that i s m u ch faster than nor mal A u to Foc u s. This helps to a v oid missing a special momen t w hile yo [...]

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    123 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) Pan Foc u s (PF) fixes foc u s for a relati v ely w ide foc u s range, w hich means yo u can s hoot w itho u t w aiting for the A u to Foc u s operation t o finish. 1. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button all the way, without pausing. Using Infinity Focus As its name s u gges ts, [...]

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    124 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to focus the image, as you view the results on the monitor screen. At this time the image that is w ithi n the b o u ndary w ill enlarge and fill th e monitor scre en, w hich aids in f oc u sing. • The monitor scree n w ill ret u rn to step 1 if yo u do not perform any ope ration for a b o u t t w o se[...]

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    125 ADVANCED SETTINGS Yo u can man u ally adj u st an image’s expos u re v al u e (EV v al u e) b efore sh ooting it. This f eat u re helps to ac hie v e b etter r es u lts w hen shootin g a b acklit s ub je ct, a strongly li t s ub ject indoors, or a s ub ject that is against a da rk b ackgro u nd . Expos u re Compensa tion Val u e: –2.0EV to [...]

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    126 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. After the EV value is the way you want, press [SET] to apply it. The expos u re co mpensatio n v al u e yo u set remains in ef fect u ntil yo u change it. IMPORT ANT! • W hen shootin g u nder v ery da rk or v ery b right cond itions, yo u may not b e a b le to o b tain satisfa ctory res u lts e v en after perfor ming expo[...]

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    127 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • W hen “A u to” is selected for the w hite b alance s etting, the camera a u tomatically determine s the w hite point of the s ub ject. Cert ain s ub ject colo rs and light so u rce conditions can ca u se pro b lems w hen the camera tries to dete rmine the w hite point, w hich makes proper w hite b alance adj u s[...]

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    128 ADVANCED SETTINGS ■ Configuring the White Balance Setting Manually Under compl ex lighting condition s, the preset w hite b alance settings may not b e a b le to prod u ce nat u ral looking co lors. W hen this happens , yo u can config u re the w hite b alance setting man u ally for parti c u lar lighting con ditions. Note that y o u w ill ne[...]

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    129 ADVANCED SETTINGS ISO sensiti v ity is a v al u e th at expresses sensiti v ity to light. A larger v al u e indicates h igher sensit i v ity, w hich is b etter for shooting w hen a v aila b le li ghting is di m. If yo u w ant to u se faster sh u tter spee ds, yo u sho u ld u se a higher ISO sen siti v ity v al u e. Under certai n condition s, a[...]

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    130 ADVANCED SETTINGS The metering mode determines w hat part of the s ub ject is metered for expos u re. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Metering” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. M u lti (M u lti Meteri ng) M u lti-patter n metering di v id[...]

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    131 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The metering mode w ill change to “ Center W eighted” a u tomaticall y if yo u change the EV s hift v al u e (page 125) to anything ot her than 0.0 w hile “M u lti” is selected. The metering mode w ill change b ack to “Center W eighted” w hen the EV shift v al u e is changed b ack to 0.0. • W hen [...]

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    132 ADVANCED SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. • Yo u can also corre ct the dynamic range of a pho tograph yo u ha v e already shot (page 170) . Yo u can u se the proced u re b elo w to red u ce digit al noise from h u man skin in the rec orded image an d enhance its t ext u re. 1. In the REC mod[...]

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    133 ADVANCED SETTINGS The camera’s filter feat u re lets yo u add color ti nts to yo u r images as yo u shoot them. The color effect look j u st lik e w hat yo u w o u ld get b y installing a co lor filter on the lens of the camera . 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Color Filter” and then press [ X ]. 3. [...]

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    134 ADVANCED SETTINGS Use the follo w ing pr oced u re to adj u st the sat u ration of colors in yo u r images . 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Saturation” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Yo u can specif y one of fi v e sat u ration setting[...]

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    135 ADVANCED SETTINGS Yo u can ha v e the snapsh ot’s record ing date only , or date an d time stamped i n the lo w er right corner of the image. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Timestamp” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Example: Decem b er[...]

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    136 ADVANCED SETTINGS The on-s creen histogra m that pro v ides a graphic represe ntation of the c u rrent e xpos u re of the image. Yo u can also display the histogram in the PL AY mode for information a b o u t the expos u re le v els of images. 1. Press [ S ] (DISP) as many times as necessary to display the histogram (page 56). NO T E • Yo u c[...]

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    137 ADVANCED SETTINGS A histogram to w ards the rig ht side res u lts w hen the o v erall image is light. A histogram th at is too far to the right may res u lt in “ w hite o u t” of the light areas of an image, as sho w n in the near b y image. An o v erall w ell- b alanced hi stogram res u lts w hen the o v erall im age is at optimal ligh tne[...]

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    138 ADVANCED SETTINGS The follo w ing f u nctions are also a v aila b le in the REC mode to help make y o u r digital i mage more effic ient and enjo ya b le. • Assign f u n ctions to the [ W ] and [ X ] keys • Display an on-screen grid for easy image composition • Re v ie w an image yo u j u st record ed • Register in itial po w er u p set[...]

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    139 ADVANCED SETTINGS Displaying an On-screen Grid The on-scr een grid can b e displayed on the REC mode monitor screen for eas y alignmen t w hen composi ng images. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Grid” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Displayin[...]

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    140 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Icon Help Icon help displays g u idance text a b o u t an icon w hen yo u se lect it on the monitor scr een w hile in the REC mode (page 243). • Icon help t ext is displaye d for the fol lo w ing f u nctions: Recording mo de, metering , flash mode, w hite b alance, self- timer, EV shift. Not e, ho w e v er, that me ter[...]

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    141 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On Default Settings Yo u can config u re the camera so it s a v es certain setting s in “mode memory” w hene v er it is t u rned off, and restores the settings th e next time yo u t u rn the camera b ack on. This keeps yo u from ha v ing to confi g u re the camera eac h time yo u t u rn[...]

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    142 ADVANCED SETTINGS * 1 “On” rest ores the selected B EST SHOT scen e w hen the camera is t u rn ed b ack on. “Off” exits BEST SHOT w hen the camera is t u rn ed off. * 2 Optical zo om position only. IMPORT ANT! • T u rning the c amera off w hile mode memor y for the BEST SHOT mode is on w il l restore the setti ngs of the BEST SHOT sce[...]

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    143 ADVANCED SETTINGS Resetting the Camera to Its Initial Factory Defaults Use the follo w ing pr oced u re w hen yo u w ant to ret u rn to the camera to its i nitial fa ctory defa u lt settings, w hich are th e ones that are conf ig u red w hen yo u first p u rchase the camera. Se e “Men u Reference” on page 246 for t he initial factory def a [...]

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    144 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the follo w ing pr oced u re to v ie w snap shots on the camera’s monitor scre en. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. • This w ill disp lay one of the snapshots in memory , along w ith some info rmation a b o u t the se ttings u sed to shoot it (p age 245). • The file typ e[...]

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    145 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES NO T E • Holding do w n [ W ] or [ X ] scrolls at high speed. • The image that in itially appears w hen scrolling may app ear to b e a b it ro u g h at first, bu t it w ill soon b e replac ed b y an image w ith b etter definition . Note that if yo u copy an image from another type of digi tal camera, on ly a r[...]

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    146 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Audio Playback Controls Yo u can adj u st v ol u me w hile pl ay b ack is in p rogress or pa u se d only. Use the follo w ing proced u re to v ie w a mo v ie on the camera’ s monitor scr een. 1. Enter the PLAY mode and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the mo vie you want to play. • Check the fi le type icon[...]

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    147 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To switch to the REC mode Press [ ]. Movie Playback Controls IMPORT ANT! • Play b ack may not b e possi b le for mo v ies not recor ded w ith this camer a. To do this: Do this: Fast for w ard or fast re v erse play b ack. • Each pres s of either bu tt on increa ses the speed of the fast for w ard or fast re v [...]

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    148 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Playing Back a Movie with Anti Shake Use the follo w ing pr oced u re w hen yo u w ant to play b ack a mo v ie w ith Anti Shake. Anti Shake is partic u larly u sef u l w hen yo u ha v e the camera connec ted to a TV for v ie w ing, sinc e the effects of camera mo v ement are more e v ident on a b ig scre en. 1. In[...]

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    149 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Images (Select th e files you want to include in the slideshow.) • All images: Incl u des all snapshots , mo v ies, and a u dio in memory. • Only: Incl u des snapshots and a u dio snapshots on ly. • Only: Incl u des mo v ies only. • One Imag e: Incl u des only one spe cific image (sel ected u sing [ W ] an[...]

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    150 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Start” and then press [SET] to st art the slideshow. The slidesho w is performed in accordan ce w ith the se ttings yo u config u red a b o v e. • Yo u can also scro ll thro u gh images d u ring a slidesho w b y pressing [ X ] (for w ard) and [ W ] ( b ack). Note that this o[...]

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    151 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES ■ Changing the Background Music Yo u can change fro m the bu ilt-in b ackgro u nd m u sic t hat plays w hen yo u exec u te “Effect” to othe r b ackgro u nd m u sic. ● S u pported Fi le File Types: IM A ADPCM format W AV files Sampling Fr eq u encies: 22. 05 kHz/44.1 kHz A u dio: mona u ral ● N u m b er o[...]

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    152 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 3. Create a folder named “SSBGM”. 4. Double-cli ck the “SSBGM ” folder you created and copy the backgr ound music file to it. 5. Disconne ct the camera from the co mputer (pages 220, 235). IMPORT ANT! • The b ackgro u nd m u sic files w ill b e loop played in seq u ence. • If b oth the memory card l oa[...]

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    153 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the proc ed u re b elo w to v ie w snapshots and mo v ies on a TV screen. 1. Use the AV cable tha t comes with the ca mera to connect the camera to a TV. • W hen connec ting the bu nd led AV ca b le to the camera’s USB/AV port, insert the pl u g into the port u ntil yo u feel it click sec u rely into place[...]

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    154 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 4. Now you can perform the applicab le operation on the camera for the type of file you want to play. To turn off the camera Yo u can t u rn off the camera b y press ing the camer a’s [ON/OFF] bu tton. IMPORT ANT! • W hen connecti ng to a TV to disp lay images , b e s u re to config u re the camera’s [ ] (RE[...]

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    155 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES ■ Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System Yo u can u se the proced u re in this section to select either NTSC or PAL as the v id eo o u tp u t system. Yo u can also specif y an aspect rati o of 4:3 or 16:9 . 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Video Out” and then press [ X [...]

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    156 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Perform the follo w ing proced u re to zoom the image c u rrently on the monitor sc reen u p to eight times its normal size. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the snapshot you want to zoom. 2. Press the zoom button ( ). Each press of this bu tton zooms the image more. Yo u can u se [ S ], [ T ], [...]

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    157 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Yo u can u se the proc ed u re b elo w to display a scr een that sho w s 12 images . 1. In the PLAY mode, press the zoom button () . This displa ys the 12-im age screen w ith a selection b o u ndary ar o u nd the last image that w as on the monitor scre en. 2. Select the image you want. • Use [ W ] and [ X ] to [...]

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    158 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES NO T E • The year and month on th e calendar is displayed u sing the same format as yo u selected f or the “Dat e Style” setti ng (page 194). IMPORT ANT! • Note follo w ing poin ts a b o u t ho w certain e diting f u nctions o f the camera af fect the dat e w ith w hich th e image is associate d on the cal[...]

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    159 EDITING IMAGES EDITING IMAGES Yo u can red u ce the size of a snapsh ot and sa v e the res u lt as a separate sna pshot. The original sna pshot is also retained. Yo u can resize a sna pshot to an y one of the fol lo w ing sizes. * M stands for “Mega”, w hich means “million”. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, s[...]

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    160 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • Yo u cannot re size a VGA (640 × 4 8 0 pixels) size image. • Resizing a snapshot shot w ith an aspect rat io of 16:9 or 3:2 w ill ca u se the le ft and right si des of the ima ge to b e c u t off. The aspect ra tio of the res u lting image w il l b e 4:3. • The recordi ng date of the res ized v ersion o f the[...]

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    161 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use the zoom button to zoom, and [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move around the zoomed image to display the part you want to extract. 5. Press [SET] to extract the displayed part and save it as a separate file. • To exit th e cropping pro ced u re at any time b efore yo u press [SET] , press [M ENU]. IMPORT ANT! • The i[...]

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    162 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to correct. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET]. • Select “Cance l” to exit th e proced u re w itho u t performing keystone cor rection. IMPORT ANT! • If the original image is smaller t han 2M ( 1600 × 1200 pixels) siz e, the ne w (co[...]

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    163 EDITING IMAGES 6. Use the zoom button to change the cropping boundary to the desired size. 7. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boun dary to the desired location and then press [SET]. The camera w ill correct color a u tomatically and sa v e th e corrected i mage. • If yo u do not w ant a b order aro u nd t he res u lt [...]

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    164 EDITING IMAGES Use the proc ed u re in thi s section t o change th e date an d time of a pre v io u sly re corded image. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the image whose date and time you want to edit. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Date/Time” and then press [ X ]. 4. Set the date and th e time you wan[...]

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    165 EDITING IMAGES Perform the follo w ing proce d u re to rotat e the ima ge (snapshot or mo v ie) c u rrently on the monitor screen. This feat u re comes in handy w ith a snapshot that yo u shot u sing portrait ( v ertical) orientati on. After ro tating a sn apshot, yo u c an ret u rn it to its original orientati on, if y o u w ant. • Note that[...]

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    166 EDITING IMAGES Yo u can u se the follo w ing proced u re to insert snapsh ots into the frames of a lay o u t and prod u ce a ne w image that cont ains m u ltiple snaps hots. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the first snapshot you wa nt to include in the layout. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Layout Print?[...]

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    167 EDITING IMAGES 7. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snapshot for the layout and then press [SET]. 8 . Repeat steps 6 and 7 for all of the othe r frames in the layout. The final layo u t image w ill b e sa v ed after yo u inser t the final snapshot i nto it . • Pressing [MENU] re t u rns to the PLAY mode scre en w itho u t sa v ing the layo u [...]

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    168 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select a white balance setting, and then press [SET] to apply it. • Normally, th e initially selec ted w hite b ala nce setting on the a b o v e men u is the on e that w as u sed w he n yo u originally recorded the image . If yo u u sed the “A u to ” or “Man u al” w hite b ala nce setting w hen[...]

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    169 EDITING IMAGES Use the follo w ing pr oced u re to adj u st the b rightness of snapshots . 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through images and disp lay the one whose brightnes s you want to adjust. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. Select the “PLAY” tab, sele ct “Brightness”, and then press [ X ]. • Note that the a b o v e step is[...]

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    170 EDITING IMAGES Yo u can u se the follo w in g proced u re to red u ce u nderexpos u re only, w hile maintaining the b right areas of an image. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the image you want to correct. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Dynamic Range”, and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to se[...]

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    171 EDITING IMAGES Yo u can perform th e follo w ing c u t operations on the camera to edit mo v ies yo u ha v e recorded . IMPORT ANT! • W hen yo u edit a mo v ie, only the res u lt is sa v ed. The original mo v ie is not ret ained. Onc e yo u perform an editin g operation, yo u w ill not b e a b le to u ndo it. • A mo v ie that is shorte r th[...]

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    172 EDITING IMAGES 1. Play back the movie you want to edit. 2. Press [SET] to pause playback. • Check to mak e s u re that “” ( c u t icon) is displayed on the monitor screen. If it isn’t, press [SET] again. 3. Press [ T ]. • Yo u co u ld also p erform the follo w ing steps in plac e of steps 1 thro u gh 3 a b o v e. 1 In the PLAY mode, s[...]

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    173 EDITING IMAGES 6. Press [ T ] to perform the required cut operation(s). 7. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET]. • To cancel mo v ie editing, select “ No” instead of “Yes” and then press [SET]. This w ill ret u rn to the pa u sed mo v ie play b ack screen. [...]

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    174 EDITING IMAGES MOTION PRINT lets yo u capt u re a mo v ie frame and u se it to create a sna pshot. The s napshot yo u create can b e either of the t w o formats descri b ed b elo w . 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through image s and di splay the mov ie that contains the frame you want to use. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “P[...]

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    175 EDITING IMAGES 6. After displaying the movie frame you want, press [SET]. • If yo u selec ted “9 frame s” in step 4, t he camera w ill create a 9-frame sna pshot w ith the fr ame yo u selecte d in step 6 in the center . • If yo u sele cted “1 fr ame” in step 4, the camer a w ill create a snapshot of the fr ame yo u selected in s tep[...]

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    176 USING A UDIO USING AUDIO The d ubb ing feat u re of yo u r camera le ts yo u add a u dio to a snapshot a fter yo u shoot i t. A snapshot tha t incl u des a u dio (regardles s of w hether th e a u dio w as reco rded on the spot or added late r) is indica ted b y the “ ” icon. Yo u can re-recor d a snapshot’s a u dio w hene v er yo u w ant.[...]

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    177 USING A UDIO ■ Re-recording Snapshot Audio IMPORT ANT! • Note that yo u ca nnot restore the origin al a u dio once yo u delete or re -record the a u dio of a snapsh ot. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through images and display the snapshot whose audio you wa nt to re-record. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, sel[...]

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    178 USING A UDIO Voice Recording let s yo u record a u dio only, w itho u t a snap shot or mo v ie. Using bu ilt-in memory only, yo u get u p to a b o u t 35 min u tes of Voice Recordin g. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “Voice Recordin g” and then press [SET]. This ca u ses “ ” to appe ar on [...]

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    179 USING A UDIO NO T E • Yo u can also play b ack Voice Recor ding data on yo u r comp u ter u sing Q u ickTime. • Yo u r camera s u pports the follo w ing a u dio data format s. –A u dio Data: W AVE/ADPCM ( . W AV extensio n) – Approximat e A u dio File Size: 165 KB (30-s econd recording a t 5.5KB per seco nd) • See page 8 1 for rec ord[...]

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    180 MANAGING YOUR FILES MANAGING YOUR FILES Yo u r camera tr eats each snapshot , mo v ie, a nd Voice Re cording, as a sep arate fi le. Yo u can delet e, protect, an d copy files as req u ired. Files are gro u ped in folders that are creat ed a u tomatically b y the camera. Files and fol ders ha v e their o w n u niq u e names , w hich are assi gne[...]

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    181 MANAGING YOUR FILES NO T E • Yo u can v ie w folder and file names on yo u r comp u ter. For details a b o u t ho w file names are displayed on th e camera’s monitor screen , see page 245. • The total n u m b er of folders and fil es that is allo w ed depends on the image size and q u a lity, and cap acity of the memory card b eing u sed [...]

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    182 MANAGING YOUR FILES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “On” and then press [SET]. An image that is protected is indicated b y the “ ” icon. 5. Now you can repeat step s 3 and 4 to protect another image or exit this procedure by pressing [MENU]. To unprotect a specific file Perform the proced u re u nder “Protecting a Sp ecific File”, [...]

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    183 MANAGING YOUR FILES The FAVORITE folder is located in the camera’s bu ilt-in memory, and yo u ca n u se it to store pe rsonal sna pshots that yo u do not w ant display ed d u ring normal PL AY mode operations . FAVORITE folder snapshots remain in camera memory, e v en if yo u change to a diffe rent memory card. IMPORT ANT! • The FAVORITE fo[...]

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    184 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Viewing Snapshots in the FAVORITE Folder 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Show” and then press [SET]. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through the snapshots in the FAVORITE folder. 5. After you are finished view[...]

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    185 MANAGING YOUR FILES Files can b e cop ied from the ca mera’s bu ilt-in memory to a memory card, or fr om a memory card to bu ilt-in memory. This makes it po ssi b le, for exampl e, to perform the fo llo w ing steps and copy a file from yo u r memory card to anothe r person’s memory card. 1 Copy the file from yo u r memory ca rd to the camer[...]

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    186 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying a Single File f rom a Memory Card to Built-in Memory W ith this pr oced u re, files m u s t b e copied one- b y- one. 1. Load the memory card th at contains the file you want to copy into the camera. 2. Turn on the camera, en ter the PLAY mode and then press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Copy” and[...]

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    187 DELETING FILES DELETING FILES Yo u can delete fil es yo u no longer need, or afte r yo u transfer them to yo u r co mp u ter’s hard disk or print them. This frees u p memory for ne w files. Yo u can delete one sp ecific file, or yo u can dele te all files c u rrently in mem ory. Here w e w ill explain the different fi le delete proced u re s,[...]

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    188 DELETING FILES 1. In the PLAY mode, press [ T ] ( ). 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All Files Delete” and then press [SET]. 3. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes”. • To cancel the de lete operat ion, select “No” instead of “Yes”. 4. Press [SET]. • This delete s all of[...]

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    189 OTHER SETTINGS OTHER SETTINGS Yo u r camera le ts yo u config u re the follo w ing so u nd settings. • Type of so u nd and v ol u me for sh u tter release and othe r operation s • Vol u me le v el for mo v ie and Voice Recording pl ay b ack ■ Selecting the Operation Sound 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” a[...]

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    190 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Operation Tone Volume Level 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Opera tion”. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to specify the playback volume setting you want and then press [SET]. • Yo u can set the v ol u me to one of ei ght le v e[...]

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    191 OTHER SETTINGS Yo u can config u re the camera to di splay a start u p screen of an image yo u re corded, w hene v er yo u t u rn it on . • E v en if yo u c onfig u re start u p screen settings in t he PLAY mode, the sta rt u p screen does not appear w hen t u rn on the camera b y pressing [ ] (PLAY). 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” t[...]

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    192 OTHER SETTINGS Use the follo w ing pr oced u re to speci fy the r u le that go v erns generation of the serial n u m b er u sed in file names (p age 1 8 0). 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Fil e No.” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Specifying the File Nam[...]

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    193 OTHER SETTINGS W hen changing t he date and time setting, b e s u re to do so for yo u r Home City (the l ocation w here yo u normally u se the camera). If yo u already ha v e yo u r Home City setting co nfig u red correctly, yo u can u se the proced u re u nder “Sett ing the Date and Time fo r Yo u r Home Cit y” (page 1 94) to chan ge the [...]

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    194 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Date and Tim e for Your Home City 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, sel ect “Adjust” and then press [ X ]. 3. Set the date and the time. 4. After all of the setting s are the way you want, press [SET] to exit the setting screen. ■ Changing the Date Format Yo u can select f rom among thr ee differe[...]

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    195 OTHER SETTINGS NO T E • This setting also affect s the Operat ion Panel date format as sho w n b elo w (page 53). Yo u can u se the W orld T ime screen to v ie w th e c u rrent time in zone that is dif ferent from yo u r Home City w hen yo u go on a trip, etc. W orld T ime displays the c u rrent time in 16 2 cities in 32 time zones aro u nd t[...]

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    196 OTHER SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “City” and then press [ X ]. • To config u re the s u mmer time setting, u se [ S ] and [ T ] to select “DST” and then select “On ”. • S u mmer time is u sed in some areas t o ad v ance the c u rrent time sett ing b y one ho u r d u ring the s u mmer months. • Use of s u mmer ti [...]

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    197 OTHER SETTINGS Yo u can u se the proc ed u re b elo w to select a display t ext lang u age. • The n u m b er and ty pes of lang u ages depend on the geographic area w here the ca mera w as mark eted. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Language” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the set[...]

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    198 OTHER SETTINGS Yo u can u se the proc ed u re b elo w to change the USB comm u nication pr otocol that is u sed w hen exchanging data w ith a comp u ter, print er, or oth er external de v ice. Selec t the protocol that s u its the de v ice to w hich yo u are conn ecting. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then pre[...]

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    199 OTHER SETTINGS Yo u config u re the camera so it does not t u rn on w hen yo u press the [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) bu tton, or to t u rn o ff w hen yo u press the [ ] (REC ) or [ ] (PLAY) bu tton. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “REC/PLAY” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then[...]

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    200 OTHER SETTINGS Formatting bu ilt-in memory deletes a ny data stored in it. IMPORT ANT! • Note that da ta deleted b y a format operation cannot b e reco v ered . Check to make s u re yo u do not need any of the data in bu ilt-in memory b efore yo u format it. • Formatting bu ilt-in memory a lso deletes the follo w ing. – Face Recogni tion [...]

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    201 PRINTING PRINTING There are thr ee different methods yo u can u se for printing imag es. Types of Printing Professional Print Service (page 202) Take the memory car d that contains the images yo u w ant to print to a profession al print ser v ice. • Yo u can u se DPOF settings to sp ecify w hich images yo u w ant to print, the n u m b er of c[...]

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    202 PRINTING ■ Printing Precautions • See the doc u men tation that comes w ith yo u r printer for information a b o u t print q u ality and paper se ttings. • Contact t he man u fact u rer of yo u r printer to find o u t if it s u pports PictBrid ge or USB DIRECT-PRINT, for ne w prin ter v ersions, etc. • Ne v er disc onnect ca b les or pe[...]

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    203 PRINTING ■ Printing on a Printer that Supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT Yo u can connect th e camera direc tly to a PictBridg e or USB DIRECT-PRINT compliant prin ter and print images w itho u t go ing thro u gh a comp u te r. • The camera also allo w s easy connec tion to a prin ter. Befo re connecting to a printer, b e s u re to per[...]

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    204 PRINTING • W hen connecti ng the bu nd led USB ca b le to the camera’s USB/AV po rt, insert the pl u g into the port u ntil yo u feel it click sec u rely into place. Fail u re to in sert the pl u g f u lly can res u lt in poo r comm u nica tion or malf u nction of the connected comp onents. • Some metal of the p l u g is v isi b le e v en[...]

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    205 PRINTING 11. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the print option you want. If yo u w ant t o print a specific image: Select “1 Imag e” and then pr ess [SET]. Afte r that, u se [ W ] and [ X ] to displ ay the imag e yo u w ant to print. If yo u w ant to print m u ltiple images: Select “DPOF Printing” and then pres s [SET]. Next, u se the DPO[...]

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    206 PRINTING DPOF (Digital Print Ord er Format) lets yo u specify w hich images yo u w ant to print, the n u m b er of copies, and w hether date stampi ng is t u rned on or off. The settin gs yo u config u re ar e recorded on the memory card. Aft er config u ring settings yo u can u se the memor y card to print on a home printer th at s u pports DP[...]

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    207 PRINTING 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the number of copies. • Yo u can specify u p to 99 for the n u m b er of copi es. Specify 0 if yo u do not w ant to print the image. 6. If you want to includ e the date in the image, press [BS] to change the displayed date stamping setting to “On”. • To t u rn off date stamping, press [BS] so ?[...]

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    208 PRINTING Clear DPOF settings when you no longer need them ! DPOF setting s are not cleared a u toma tically after prin ting is complete. This mea ns that if yo u perform anothe r printing operation w itho u t clearin g DPOF settings, printing w ill b e performed i n accordanc e w ith the last settings yo u config u red. If yo u no longer need t[...]

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    209 PRINTING • You can insert dates using the bundled Photo Loade r with HOT ALBUM (page 213) softwa re (Windows only). • Request date stamping when ordering print s from a profession al print se rvice – Some print ser v ices do no t s u pport date prin ting. Check w ith yo u r ser v ice for mor e information. Yo u r camera s u pport s the pr[...]

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    210 PRINTING ■ Exif Print Printing o n a printer th at also s u pports Exif Print (Exif 2.2) u ses information a b o u t shooting co nditions recorded w ith the image to enhance printed image q u ality. Contact y o u r printer man u fact u rer fo r information a b o u t models that s u pport Exif Print, printer u pgrade s, etc.[...]

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    211 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Connecti ng the camera to a comp u ter pro v ides yo u w ith the capa b ilities descri b ed b elo w . * Yo u can also tran sfer images to a comp u ter for v ie w ing and storage w itho u t connecting the camer a, b y remo v ing the memory card f rom the camera and reading the c[...]

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    212 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Install th e req u ired sof t w are in a ccordance w ith w hat v ersion of W indo w s yo u are r u nning and w ha t yo u w ant to do. Using the Camera with a Windows Computer Objective Wind ows Version Instal l this software: See page: • Vie w ing images on a comp u ter • Storin g images on a comp u ter Vi[...]

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    213 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software Comp u ter system req u irements are differen t for each of the applicati ons. Be s u re to ch eck the req u irements for the partic u lar applicati on yo u are trying to u se. Note that the v al u es pro v ided here are minim u m req u irements for r u nn [...]

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    214 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Precautions for Windo ws Vista Users • Photo Tran sport w ill not r u n u nder W indo w s Vista 64 b it Version. • Photo Tran sport can b e u sed only b y u ser s logged in w ith Administrat or pri v ileges. • Operation on a self-made comp u ter or u nder a d u al-pro cessor en v ironment is not s u [...]

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    215 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER General Procedure ■ Connecting the Camera t o Your Computer the First Time 1. Make sure the camera ’s battery is fully charged. 2. Turn on the camera, and then press [MENU]. • It makes no differen ce w hether the camera is in the REC mode or the PLAY mode. 3. Select the “Set Up” ta b, select “USB?[...]

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    216 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 5. Turn off the camera, and connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the camera’s USB/AV connector and your computer’s USB port. • W hen connecti ng the bu nd led USB ca b le to the camera’s USB/AV po rt, insert the pl u g into the port u ntil yo u feel it click sec u rely into place[...]

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    217 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Camera-Computer Co nnection Pressing the came ra’s [ON/O FF] bu tton p u ts it into the USB mode, w hich is in dicated b y the camera’s oper ation lamp li ghting green. In th is mode, yo u r comp u ter re cognizes the memory card loaded in the camer a (or the camera’s bu ilt-in memor y if it does not ha [...]

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    218 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Viewing Camera Images on Your Computer After connec ting the ca mera to yo u r comp u ter, yo u can v ie w camera imag es on yo u r comp u ter screen . 1. Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Computer”. Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Computer”. Windows 2000/Me/98SE/ 98[...]

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    219 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Saving an Image on Your Computer In order to w ork on an image or p u t it into an a l bu m, yo u m u st first sa v e it to yo u r comp u ter. To sa v e a camer a image to yo u r comp u ter, yo u m u s t first esta b lish a connec tion b et w een them. 1. Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My [...]

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    220 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • Ne v er u se yo u r comp u ter t o modify, delete, mo v e, or rename any imag e files that are in the camer a’s bu ilt-in memory or memory ca rd. Doing so can ca u se pro b lems w ith the camera ’s image manageme nt data, w hich w ill make it impo ssi b le to play b ack i mages on the camer[...]

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    221 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on the Computer To manage images o n yo u r comp u ter, yo u need to install the Photo Loader w ith HOT ALBUM application from the CD-ROM that comes w ith the camera. Photo Load er w ith HOT ALBUM lets yo u impor t images from the camera to yo u r com[...]

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    222 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 1. On your computer, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Accessories”, “System Tools” and then “System Information”. 2. On the “Tools” menu, select “DirectX Diagnostic Tool”. 3. On the “System” tab, check to make sure that the “DirectX Vers ion” is 9.0 or higher. 4. Click “Exi[...]

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    223 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 3. Click “QuickTime 7” to select it and then click “Read me”. • “Read me” files contain impor tant information a b o u t installatio n, incl u ding installat ion conditio ns and comp u ter system req u ireme nts. 4. Click “Install” for QuickT ime 7. 5. Follow the instr uctions that appea r on[...]

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    224 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Uploading Movie Files to YouTube To simplify u plo ading of mo v ie files yo u recorded w ith the “For Yo u T ub e” BEST S HOT scene, install Y o u T ub e Uploader f or CASIO from the CD-ROM that comes w ith the camera. What is YouTube? Yo u T ub e is a site man aged b y Yo u T ub e, LLC. At Yo u T ub e, y[...]

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    225 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Uploading a movie file to YouTube IMPORT ANT! • Before yo u can u se Yo u T ub e Uploader for CASIO, yo u need to go to th e Yo u T ub e w e b site (http:// www .yo u t ub e.com/) an d register as a u ser there. • Do not u pload any v ideo t hat is copyrigh ted (incl u ding neigh b oring co pyrights) u[...]

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    226 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Transferring Images to the Camera In order to ret u rn images fr om yo u r comp u ter memory b ack to the camera, in stall Photo Transport on yo u r comp u ter from the CD-ROM that comes w ith the camera. ■ Installing Photo Transport 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM d[...]

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    227 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 3. Drop the image data you want to transfer to the camera onto the Photo Transport Transfer button. Mo v e yo u r mo u se pointer to the i mage file yo u w ant to transfer, a nd then hold do w n yo u r mo u se bu tton. Keepi ng yo u r mo u se bu tton depressed, drag the mo u se poin ter and the image file alon[...]

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    228 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Transferring screen captures to the camera 1. First, connect the camera to your computer. • See page 215 for informatio n a b o u t connecting the camera to yo u r comp u ter. 2. On your computer, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Casio” and then “Photo Transport”. This starts u p Photo Tra[...]

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    229 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 6. Follow the instr uctions that appea r on the display to transfer a ca pture of the selected area to the camera. • The image tra nsfer method and detaile d image settings u sed depen d on the Photo Transport setti ngs. For detail s, see Photo Trans port help (pa ge 229). IMPORT ANT! • The transf er opera[...]

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    230 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER User Registration Yo u can perfor m u ser regist ration o v e r the Inte rnet. To do so, of co u rse, yo u need to b e a b le to connect to the Internet w ith yo u r comp u ter. 1. Click the “Register” button. • This starts u p yo u r W e b b ro w ser and accesse s the u ser registrat ion w e b site. Fol[...]

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    231 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh Yo u can v ie w and store ima ges (snapsho t and mo v ie files) on yo u r Macint osh b y connectin g to the camer a. IMPORT ANT! • Connection is not s u pported to a Ma cintosh r u nnin g Mac OS 8 .6 or lo w er, or Mac OS X 10.0. Connec tion is s u pported to a Macin[...]

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    232 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 3. Select the “Set Up” tab, select “USB”, and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Mas s Storage”, and then press [SET]. 5. Turn off the camera, and connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the camera’s USB/AV connector and your computer’s USB port. • W hen c[...]

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    233 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Camera-Macintosh Co nnection Pressing the came ra’s [ON/O FF] bu tton p u ts it into the USB mode, w hich is in dicated b y the camera’s oper ation lamp li ghting green. In this mode , yo u r Macintosh re cognizes the memory card loaded in the camera (or the camera’s bu ilt-in memory if it does not ha v [...]

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    234 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Viewing Camera Images on Your Macintosh After connec ting the ca mera to yo u r Macintosh, yo u can v ie w camera imag es on yo u r Macintosh screen . 1. Double-click the cam era’s drive icon. 2. Double-cli ck the “DCIM” folder. 3. Double-cli ck the folder that contains the image you want to view. 4.[...]

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    235 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • Ne v er u se yo u r comp u ter t o modify, delete, mo v e, or rename any imag e files that are in the camer a’s bu ilt-in memory or memory ca rd. Doing so can ca u se pro b lems w ith the camera ’s image manageme nt data, w hich w ill make it impo ssi b le to play b ack i mages on the camer[...]

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    236 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Playing Movies Yo u can u se Q u ickTime, w hich comes bu ndled w ith yo u r operating syst em, to play b ack mo v ies. To play b ack a mo v ie, first copy the mo v ie to yo u r Macintosh and then do ub le- click the mo v ie file. ■ Minimum Computer System Requirements for Movie Playback The minim u m system[...]

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    237 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER The method y o u sho u ld u se to read file s from a memory card depends on the type of comp u ter yo u ha v e. Some typical examples are sh o w n b elo w . After yo u connect, u se the same proced u res as th ose that yo u u se w hen the camera is connec ted to yo u r comp u ter. ■ If your computer h as a m[...]

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    238 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER The camera stor es images yo u sho ot and other da ta in accordance w ith the De sign R u le for Camera File System (DCF). ■ About DCF DCF is a system tha t defines b oth image file formats and the str u ct u re of the folder s that store dat a. This makes it po ssi b le for a digital camer a, printer, or ot[...]

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    239 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER * 1 Other f olders are crea ted w hen the foll o w ing BEST SHOT scenes are u sed fo r recordi ng: “For eBay” or “A u ction” (scene name depe nds on camera mode l), or “For Yo u T ub e”. The follo w ing sho w s the na me of the folde r created for ea ch scene. – eBay scene: 100_EBAY –A u ction [...]

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    240 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Supported Image Files • Image file s shot w ith this camera • DCF-compliant im age files E v en if an image is DCF-co mpliant, this camera still may not b e a b le to displa y it. W hen di splaying an i mage recorde d on another came ra, it may take a lon g time for the image to appear on this c amera?[...]

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    241 APPENDIX APPENDIX The n u m b ers in paren theses indi cate the pages w here each par t is explained . ■ Camera Front Back General Guide 1 Sh u tter (pa ge 60) 2 [ON/OFF] (Po w er) (page 43) 3 Self-timer Lamp (pages 5 8 , 76, 250) 4 Microphon e (pages 5 8 , 8 1, 92) 5 Lens 6 Flash (page 71) 5 3 4 2 1 6 7 Operation Lamp (pages 43, 6 0, 250) 8 [...]

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    242 APPENDIX Bottom br Battery/Me mory Card Slots (pages 36, 47) bs USB/AV Connec tor (pa ges 203, 2 16, 232) bt Tripod Hol e Use this hole w hen attaching t o a tripod. ck Speaker (p age 145) ■ Battery Charger 1 [CHARGE] lamp 2 Contacts 3 AC jack br bs bt ck 3 2 1[...]

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    243 APPENDIX The monitor scree n u ses v ario u s indicat ors, icons , and v al u es to keep yo u infor med of the camera’s stat u s. • The sample scre ens in this section are inte nded to sho w yo u the locations of al l the indicators and fig u res that can app ear on the monitor screen in v ario u s modes. They do not represe nt screens th a[...]

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    244 APPENDIX IMPORT ANT! • The apert u re v al u e, sh u tter spee d, and ISO sen siti v ity w ill all t u rn orang e if any one of them is not correct w hen the sh u tter bu tton is ha lf-pressed. ■ Movie Recording M ode 1 Recording Mod e 2 Remaining Mo v ie Memory Capacity (page 91) 3 Mo v ie Image Q u ality (page 90) 4 Foc u s Mode (page 11 [...]

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    245 APPENDIX ■ Snapshot Playback Mode 1 File Type (page 144) 2 Protect Ind icator (page 1 8 1) 3 Folder Name/File Name (page 1 8 0) 4 Snapshot Image Q u ality (page 64) 5 Snapshot Image Size (page 62) 6 ISO Sensiti v ity (p age 129) 7 Apert u re Val u e (page 61) 8 Sh u tter Speed (p age 61) 9 Date/Time (page 193) bk Metering Mode (pa ge 130) bl [...]

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    246 APPENDIX The ta b les in this section sho w the items that appears on th e men u s that appear on the monitor scr een w hen yo u press [MENU]. The item s incl u ded on the men u s depend on w hether the camera is in th e REC mode or PLAY mode. • An asteri sk ( * ) indicate s reset defa u lt setti ngs. ■ REC Mode REC Tab Menu Menu Reference [...]

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    247 APPENDIX Quality Tab Menu Size 8 M (3264 × 244 8 ) * / 3:2 (3264 × 2176) / 16:9 (3264 × 1 8 40) / 6 M (2 8 16 × 2112) / 4M (2304 × 172 8 ) / 2M (1600 × 1200) / VGA (640 × 4 8 0) Quality (Snapshots) Fine / Normal * / Economy Quality (Movie s) UHQ / UHQ W ide / HQ * / HQ W ide / Normal / LP EV Shift –2.0 / –1.7 / –1.3 / –1. 0 / –[...]

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    248 APPENDIX Set Up Tab Menu Panel On * / Off Display W ide * / 4:3 Sounds Start u p * / Half Sh u tter / Sh u tter / Operation / Operation / Play Startup On (S electa b le image) / Off * File No. Contin u e * / Res et World Time Home * / W orld Home Time set u p (city, DST, etc.) W orld Time set u p (city, DST, etc.) Timestamp Date / Date& Tim[...]

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    249 APPENDIX ■ PLAY Mode PLAY Tab Menu “Set Up” Tab • The conten ts of the “Set Up” ta b are the sa me in the REC mode and PLAY mode. Slideshow Start * / Images / Time / Inter v al / E ffect / Canc el Calendar – Layout Print – MOTION PRINT 9 frames * / 1 f rame / Cancel Anti Shake On / Off * Movie Editing C u t (Before) / C u t (Bet[...]

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    250 APPENDIX The camera has la mps: an Operatio n Lamp and an Self- timer Lamp. These Lamps light and flash to indicate t he c u rrent operationa l stat u s of the c amera. ■ REC Mode Indicator Lamps Operation Lamp Self-timer Lamp Operation Lamp Meaning Color Sta tus Green Lit Operational (Po w er on). / A u to Foc u s operation w as s u ccessf u[...]

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    251 APPENDIX IMPORT ANT! • Ne v er remo v e the memory card from the camera w hile the operation lamp is flashin g green. Doi ng so w ill ca u se the image yo u shot to b e lost. ■ PLAY mode Battery Charger Lamp Reference The b attery cha rger has a [CHAR GE] lamp tha t lights or fl ashes in accordan ce w ith the b attery charger op eration tha[...]

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    252 APPENDIX Finding the Problem and Fixing It Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Causes and Action Power Supply Po w er does not t u rn on. 1) The b attery may not b e oriented correctly (page 3 8 ). 2) The b attery may b e dead. Charge the b attery (page 36). If the b attery goes dead soon after b eing charged, it means the b att ery has reac[...]

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    253 APPENDIX The s ub ject is o u t of foc u s in the recorded image. The image may not b e foc u sed properly. W hen composing the image, make s u re the s ub ject is located inside the foc u s frame. The flash does not fire. 1) If “ ” (Flash Off) is select ed as the flash mode, change to another mode (page 71). 2) If the b attery is dead, cha[...]

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    254 APPENDIX An image I shot w as not sa v ed. 1) Camera po w er may ha v e b een t u rned of f b efore the sa v e operation w as complete, w hich w ill res u lt in the image not b eing sa v ed. W hen the b attery indicator sho w s “ ”, charge the b attery as so on as possi b le (page 36). 2) Yo u may ha v e remo v ed the memory card from the c[...]

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    255 APPENDIX Playback The color of the play b ack image is different fr om w hat appears on the monitor screen w hen shooting. S u nlight or li ght from another so u rce may b e shining directly into the lens w hen yo u are shooting. Position the camera so s u nlight does not shine directly int o the lens. Images are not displayed. This camera cann[...]

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    256 APPENDIX Display lang u age setting screen appears w hen the camera is t u rned on . 1) Yo u did not config u re initial settings after p u rchasing th e camera or the b attery may ha v e b een left w ith a dead b attery. Chec k the cam era set u p (pages 11, 193). 2) There may b e a pro b lem w ith the camera’ s bu ilt-in memory management a[...]

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    257 APPENDIX Display Messages ALERT The camera’s protection f u nction may ha v e acti v ated b eca u se camera temperat u re is too high. T u rn off the camera and w ait u ntil it cools do w n b efore trying to u se it ag ain. • Any of the follo w ing may occ u r a fter the “ALERT” message appears. 1) Po w er t u rns off. 2) Mo v ie record[...]

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    258 APPENDIX Load paper! The printer ran o u t o f paper w hile printing. Memory Fu ll Memory is f u ll w ith images yo u record ed and/ or of files sa v ed b y editing operations. Delete files yo u no longer need (page 1 8 7). No Favorites file ! The FAVORITE folder does not contain any files. Printing Erro r An error occ u rred w hile print ing. [...]

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    259 APPENDIX ■ Main Specifications ■ Camera Functions Specifications Product Type Digital Camera Model EX-Z 8 Image Fil es Format Snapshots: JPEG (Exif Version 2. 2); DCF (Design R u le for Camera File System) 1.0 st andard; DPOF compliant Mo v ies: H.264/AVC MOV for mat A u dio: W AV Recording Media B u ilt-in Memory 11.4 MB SDHC Memory Card S[...]

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    260 APPENDIX 2M (1600 × 1200) Fine 1.26 MB 9 images 767 images Normal 790 KB 14 images 1224 images Economy 470 KB 24 images 2057 images VGA (640 × 4 8 0) Fine 330 K B 34 images 2930 images Normal 190 KB 60 images 5090 images Economy 140 KB 8 2 images 690 8 images Image Size (Pixels) Image Quality Approximate Image File Size Approximate Built-in M[...]

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    261 APPENDIX * The n u m b er of image v al u es is approximate and are pro v ided for refere nce only. Th e act u al n u m b er of images yo u may b e a b le to reco rd may b e less than th at indicate d on the monitor scre en. * Image file s sizes are app roximate and ar e pro v ided for reference only. Act u al i mage file size s v ary depending[...]

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    262 APPENDIX Sensitiv ity Snapshots: A u to, ISO 50 , ISO 10 0, ISO 20 0, ISO 400, ISO 8 00 • Snapshots ( W hen “Anti S hake” setting is “A u to”): ISO 8 00 (maxim u m) Snapshots ( W hen BEST SHOT scene is “Anti Shake”): ISO 8 00 (maxim u m) Snapshots ( W hen BEST SHOT scene is “High Sensiti v ity”): ISO 16 00 (maxim u m) Mo v ies[...]

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    263 APPENDIX ■ Power Requirements Approximate Battery Life: The v al u es b elo w indicate the amo u nt of time u nder the conditions defined b el o w , u ntil po w er a u tomatically t u rns off d u e to b attery fail u re. They do not g u arante e that yo u w ill b e a b le to achie v e this le v el of opera tion. Lo w temperat u res shorten b [...]

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    264 APPENDIX ■ Rechargeable Lithiu m Ion Battery (NP-20) ■ Battery Charger (BC-11L) • Po w er cord preca u tions for u se in Singapo re The po w er cord set is not s u pplied. The po w er cord u sed m u st comply w ith rele v ant national an d/or inter national standards. Power Consumption 3.7 V DC Approximately 4.0 W Dimensions 95 ( W ) × 5[...]

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    265 CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome Shi bu ya-k u , Tokyo 151- 8 543, Japan MA0710-B M10[...]