Sanyo VPC-CG65GX manuale d’uso

INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital Movie Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “ SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to safely oper ate the VPC-CG65EX, VPC-CG65, VPC-CG65GX and[...]

i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. FOR AMERICAN USERS The f ollowing advisory is included in accor dance with the la ws of th e State of Calif ornia (USA): W ARNING: This product contains chemicals , in cluding lead, kno wn to the State of Calif ornia to cause cancer[...]

English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR EU USERS Note: i This symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf a ctured with high quality materials and components which ca n be re[...]

iii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Install the ba ttery pac k and car d 1 Insert the battery pack. 2 Insert the SD Memory Card. h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camera. Ple ase purchase a commercially sold card. h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is ref erred to as the “card”. 1 Open the battery/card compartment cover 2 [...]

English iv Before capturing thos e important sh ots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go i Sany o declines an y claim for compen sation f or recorded contents et c. in case of photog raphing or recording f ailure due to a chance camer a or card flaw . Shooting k Video clip recording 1 Open the mon[...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Playbac k k Video clip pla ybac k 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The display s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h T og gle the SET button to the left or right to display the video clip yo u wish to pla y back. h Video clips are indicated by a video clip pattern along the top and bottom of th e screen. 2 Pr[...]

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

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

English viii Burn video clips onto a DVD 1 Click on your des ktop’s [DVD MovieFactory 5 for Sanyo] icon to run MovieFactory. h The MovieF actor y launcher appears . h If the product registr ation screen appears , select [Register Later].[...]

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

English x 3 Se t the [DVD] option to ON, and click on the [OK] button. h The [Select source and import] window opens . 4 Click on the [Add video files] icon. h The [Open Video File] dialog bo x opens . h Open the f older that contains the video fil es (My DocumentsSANY O_PEXdatefolder). 5 Se lect the video clip files to burn onto the DVD. h Selec[...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 6 Click on the [Open] button. <When one video clip is selec ted> h The [Open Video File] dialog bo x closes. <When multi ple video c lips are sel ected> h The [Rearrange clip order] di alog bo x opens. h Y ou can drag the clip file names to change th e video clip pla yback order . h Click on th[...]

English xii 9 Click on the [Next] button. h The window t o ex port the video files to the D VD appears. 10 Set the [Recording format ] to [DVD-Video]. 11 Set a blank DVD in your computer’s disc burner, and click on the [Burn] icon . h A confirmation dialog bo x appears . 12 Click on the [OK] butto n. h Disc writing begins. h After burning the dis[...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 14 Click on the [OK] button. h Y ou are returned to the MovieF actor y launcher . 15 Click on the exit MovieFactory button [×]. h The D VD is completed. h MovieF actor y is e xited. How wa s that? The con venient accesso ries not only let y ou immediately vie w images captured with the camera , but y ou[...]

1 English CONTENTS CONTENTS ..... .................. ................... .................. .................. ............. 1 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 5 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .. ..................... ............... 9 How to use the accessories ........... ................[...]

English 2 CAPTURING AND PLAYI NG BACK STILL IMAGES .... .................. .....47 Shooting still images ......... .................. ..................... ................... ..47 Viewing still images ........ ........... .......... ........... .......... ................ ..... 49 9-image di splay playback .......... .................. ...........[...]

3 English CONTENTS CHANGING IMAG E SIZE (RESIZE) ..... .................. ..................... ...... 1 01 CORRECTING CAMERA SHAKE AND RED-EYE EFFECT ........... .. 102 EDITING V IDEO CLIPS ............. ..................... ................... ................ 104 Procedure to cut (extract) a portio n of a video clip ..................... 104 Pr[...]

English 4  OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV ........... ..................... .................. ................... 151 CONNECTING HEA DPHONES . ..................... ..................... .............. 152 DIRECT PRINTING ............. ..................... .................. .................. ......153 Print pr eparations ..[...]

5 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abun dance of con venie nt f eatures and functions . F rom creating precisely the ph oto you want, to vie wing images using v arious techniques, y ou can locate the e xact oper ation f or your purposes in the follow ing t able. Shooting/recording Basic operation Convenient functions Additiona[...]

English 6 Capture fast-moving subjects • “SCENE SE LECT” (spor ts mode) on page 69 Shoot in bright condition s • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 60 • “SETTING THE FLASH MODE” on page 72 • “SCENE SE LECT” (night view por trait mode/firework s mode/lamp mode) on pa ge 69 Increase the ca mera’ s sensitivity • “ISO SENSITIVI[...]

7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Play back Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mage s • “Playing back a video clip” on page 44 Adjust the speaker vol u me • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” on page 93 • “CONNECTING HEADPHONES” on page 152 Smooth out video clip playb ack • “SMOOTH PLA YB[...]

English 8 Data managing/processing Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Searc h for ima ge/audio data • “9-imag e display playback” on page 50 Copy files fr om the internal memory to the card, or vice versa • “COPY D A T A” on pa ge 98 Delete d ata • “DELETI NG D A T A” on page 96 Protect images fr om acciden[...]

9 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED AC C E S S O R I E S i Neckstra p and soft case (pages 11 and 13): 1 set i SANY O Softw are Pack (CD-ROM) (pa ge 4 in the SANY O Softw are Pack INSTRUCTION MANU A L): 2 * * VPC-CG65PX: 1 di sc i Li-ion battery pack (pages 21 and 24): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack charger and po wer cor d (page 21): 1 i Dedicated USB i[...]

English 10 i Lens cap and strap: 1 i QUICK GUIDE i SAFETY MANU AL (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the camer a.[...]

11 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessories k Neckst rap[...]

English 12 k Lens c ap[...]

13 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES k Soft case 1 2 2[...]

English 14 Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The type of card that can b e inserted into and used with t his camera is: i SD Memory Card[...]

15 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Y our movie camera can not only record video clips , you can also tak e still photos and ma ke audio recordings . F or e xample, you can snap a still image while recording a vide o clip , or make just an audio recording. Mov able monitor f or any sh ooting angle The movab le LCD monitor lets you shoot from any angle. Ho[...]

English 16 Capture still shots w hile recording a video clip (page 54) Suppose that while you’ re recording a video c lip, there’ s a scene you’ d like to keep as a still photo . Y our camera makes it possi ble to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video clip recording. Easy to shoot vertically orie nted photos (page 68) A grip-[...]

17 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Lots of access ories f or optimal use of y our captured ima ges (page 18) Use the accessory cables to vie w images on a TV or computer . Or connect the camera directly to a printer to make prints of your photos. And with the software in the supplied CD-ROM (SANY O Software P ack), you can create your original D VDs and [...]

English 18 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various de vices to e xpand its capabilitie s. Dedicated USB interf ace cab le Dedicated A V interf ace cab le Comput er Printer TV Commercially av ailab le SD Memory Card Intern et i Card reader i DPOF-compatible printer i Photo shop[...]

19 English SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens Flash Stereo microphone Monitor unit A V ter minal co ver Speaker T o open[...]

English 20 Rear Multi-indicator [ ] button [ ] button Zoom switch MENU button Monitor SET button ON/OFF button REC/PLA Y button Battery/card compartment cove r Bottom T r ipod stand hole USB terminal[...]

21 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied bat tery pack befor e using it. 1 Insert the battery pack in the battery charger. h Inser t it in the direction indicated b y the [ o ] mar k on the battery pack. 2 Connect the supplied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charger. h Insert the connector straight and secur[...]

English 22 HINT Recharging when connec ted to the USB ter minal (page 9 i n the SANY O Software Pac k INSTRUCTION MANU AL) i The battery can be recharged while the camera is co nnected to a computer . i Note, ho we ver , that the time it tak es to recharge will diff er depending on the camera’ s operating condition. i Connect the dedicated USB in[...]

23 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK Recharging the batte ry pack Be sure to full y char ge the supplied or separatel y sold battery pa ck before using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the supplied charger . Charge the batt ery pack if it is being us ed for the first time, a nd rechar ge it whenever the remainin g char ge i[...]

English 24 INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD Make sure tha t the battery pack and the card orientati on are correct. Install t he battery pac k 1 Ope n the battery/card compartment cover. h While gently pressing the cov e r , slide it open. 2 I nsert the battery pack. h Press the latch, insert the battery pack, and firmly push it all the w[...]

25 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D <T o remove the battery pack...> h Press the latch securing the battery pack, and remo v e the battery pack. 3 Close the battery/card compart ment cover. h Lower t he cov er , and slide it closed. h At the time of purchase the batte ry pack is not charged. Be sure to fully charge the batte[...]

English 26 CA UTION Do not charge the battery pac k immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when the camer a is used continuously f or a long time. If y ou attempt t o charge the battery pack in this sta te, the charge indicator ma y flash red and it ma y not be possible to charge the b[...]

27 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D Install t he car d The card can be used after it has been f ormatted with the camera (page 145). 1 Open the battery/car d compartment cover. 2 Insert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place. 3 Close the batte ry/card compartment cover. <When removing the card...> h T[...]

English 28 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h If you p ress the REC/PLA Y button f or at least 1 second, the ca mera turns on in the pla ybac k mode. h If you pre ss the ON/OFF butt on once, the camera will s witch to the power sav e mode. T urning on th[...]

29 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning off the camera 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns off . h T o tur n off th e camera while it is in the shooting mode or po wer sa ve mode, cl ose the monitor u nit or press the ON/OFF but ton f or at least 1 second. HINT T o immediately activ ate the power save func[...]

English 30 OPERA TION BUTT ONS The procedures to change the camer a settings , choose images, etc., ar e perf ormed by using the SET but ton to control the monitor displa y . This operation is used v ery frequently , so it is best to become f amiliar with it right away . 640×480 30fps SHQ MOVIE MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 2816×2112 (6M-S) PHOTO RESOLUTION [...]

31 English OPERA TION BUTT ONS <Select the icon to the left or right> T o select the icon to the right, toggle the SET butt on to the right. T o select the icon to the left, toggle th e SET button to the left. <Actuate the selected icon> Press the SET b utton. The selected icon mov es to the left end of the lineup . RECORDING MENU MOVIE[...]

English 32 D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .m. on December 24, 2007 1 Turn on the camera (pa ge 28), and pres[...]

33 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 4 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Date Screen appears . 3 Set the date to “2007/ 12/24”. h The date is set in the f ollowing order: Set the year → Set the month → Set the day . h T og gle the SET button left o r right to select year , month or day . T oggle the SET b[...]

English 34 6 Se t the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select “DISP”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Format S creen appears. 3 T oggle the SET button up or down. h T oggle the SET button up to change the displa yed da te order as follows: T oggle the SET button do wn to change it in the re ve rse order . 4 Press [...]

35 English SCREEN DISPLA Y Specify how to s witch the Shooting Screen displa y mode (page 41), and specify the screen displa y during playbac k. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 122). 2 Select the info display icon j , an d press the SET button. h The Screen Displa y Screen appears. [/ ] : Specify how to s witc h the Sho oting Screen di spla y mode[...]

English 36 When [ = ] is selected: [OFF]: Show only t he images. [DA TE & TIME]: Show the date an d time (capture date). [COUNTER]: Show the counter . [SHO W ALL]: Show the date/ time and the counter . 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the de sired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen displa y is set, and you ar e returned[...]

37 English BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best r esults Hold the camera securely , keeping your elbows c lose to your body and making sure the came ra is stable. Make sure that the le ns and flash ar e not b lock ed b y y our fingers or the neckstrap . * F or shooting v er ticall y oriented still images, y ou can set the shooting orie[...]

English 38 Using the autof ocus The autofocu s will work in almost all si tuations; howeve r , there a re certain conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not work properly . If the autofocus function is not w orking properl y , set the focus range to capture images (page 78). k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus The fo llowing e [...]

39 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES The foll owing e xamples are so me of the situations where th e autof ocus function ma y work, but not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use the f ocus-loc k function to loc k the fo cus on an object at the same distance as the desired subject, then reposit ion the camera to compose the pict[...]

English 40 Switching between th e shooting mode and playbac k m ode 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on (page 28). 2 Pres s the REC/PLAY button. h Each time the REC/PLA Y button is pressed, the camera s witches between th e shooting mode and the pla yback mode . 100-0001 100-0001 100-0001 00:19:36 00:19:36 00:19:36 240 240 240 2007.12.[...]

41 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Switching the disp la y mode In the shooting mode , you can select either t he “settings displa y mode” which allows y ou to confirm the shooting setting s on the monitor while y ou shoot, or the “normal display mode” in which the setting ind ications are turned off , providing a fu ll view of the subject.[...]

English 42 Hints for taking pict ures Muting the operation sounds i The operation so unds that are gener ated, f or e xample , when the [ ] button, ME NU butt on or SET b utton is pressed, as w ell as the audio guidance when you s witch the mode, can be muted (page 126). Where is the image and audio data saved? i All the image and sound data is rec[...]

43 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Recording video clips 1 Turn on the camera (page 28). 2 Press the [ ] button. h Recording begins. h It is not necessa ry to keep the [ ] button pressed while shooting. h When the remainin g recording time a v ailable f or the currently recording clip becomes little, a countdown of the remaining record[...]

English 44 Playing bac k a video clip 2007.12.24 2007.12.24 2007.12.24 4 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The video clip just recorded is shown on the monitor . 5 Press the SET button. h Play back of the video clip begins . REC/PLA Y b utton SET button <T o delete a video clip> h Display the video clip y ou wish to delete, and toggle the SET butt[...]

45 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK * 1 Compared to f orward pla yback, frame increments are lar ger for re verse playback. * 2 Slow pla ybac k begins from a point slightly bef ore the pause point. When y ou are finishe d using the camera.. . i Press the ON/OFF button to turn the came ra off. T o do th is... Do this Normal forw ard pla [...]

English 46 HINT Y ou can play audio and video clips on your iP od i Audio fi les and video clips that were recorded with y our camera can be play ed bac k on an iP od. (Video clips tha t were recorded in the b mode will need to be con verted.) Reducing battery consumption during audio/video recording i Recording continues e v en when yo u close the[...]

47 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES Shooting still images 1 Turn on the camera (page 28). 2 Press the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] butt on halfway . h The autof ocus operates , and the image is f ocused (focus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way . h The shutter releases and the image is captured. h Y ou ca[...]

English 48 HINT What is the camera fo cusing on? i If the focus r ange (page 78) is set to a setting other than man ual - , a target mark & on the monit or shows the area the camer a is focusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct f ocus by measuring from 9 diff erent f ocus points within the shooting area. If the t arget mark[...]

49 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES Viewing still images 3 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The image just captured is shown on the monitor . 4 Select the image you wish t o view. T o display the pre vious image , toggle the SET bu tton to the left . T o display the ne xt image , toggle the SET butt on to the right. h Display the des[...]

English 50 9-image disp la y playback 1 Pres s the REC/PLAY button to display the Play back Screen. 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [W] ([ P ]) side. h The 9-image di splay appears. 3 Se lect the image to play back. h T oggle the SET button up , down , left or right to mov e the orange fr ame to the desired image, an d press the SET button to swi[...]

51 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES Art mode playbac k Art mode playback dis plays all 22 im ages that immediately follo w the image currently sho wn on the normal display , or the framed image on the 9-image display . 1 In normal playback , display an image (pages 44 and 49), or on the 9-image playback displa y, move the orange [...]

English 52 HINT Some images are not displa yed? i The images from a single f older are displa yed in art mode playbac k. T o display ima ges from a diff erent folder , in step 1 select an image fro m the desired f older . Selecting the playback f ol der If the card or the internal memory contains multiple folder s, yo u can select from which f olde[...]

53 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. h Fo r a video cli p, pause pla y bac k at th e place y ou want to magnify . 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [T] ([ ] ]) side. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of im[...]

English 54 SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image while recording a video clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 28). 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. h Recording begins . 3 When you see a sce ne you’d like to capture as a still image, press the [ ] button. h A still image is captu red. 4 En d the recordi ng. h Press[...]

55 English A UDIO RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Y our camera can make a udio recordings and pla y them b ack. A udio recor ding 1 Turn on the camera (page 28). 2 Press the MENU button. h The menu displa y appears . 3 From the video clip mode menu, select the audio memo icon < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mode is enabled. h The m[...]

English 56 4 Pr ess the [ ] button. h Aud io recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessa ry to continue pressing the [ ] button while record ing. h The maximum time for recording a continuous audio memo is ab out 13 hours. 5 En d the recordi ng. h Press the [ ] button again to stop recor ding. HINT Y ou can [...]

57 English A UDIO RECORDING AN D PLA YB A CK A udio data pla ybac k 6 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The play back screen f or the audio track that w as just recorded appears. 7 Play back the recor ding. Start forward pla yback: Press the SET b utton. Pause: During playbac k, press the SET b utton, or tog gle the SET but ton up . During fast f orward[...]

English 58 <T o return to the Audio Recor ding Screen> h Press the REC/PLA Y b utton. HINT Reducing battery consumption during playback i For the po wer sa ve fu nction (page 140), if a standb y time has been specified f or “BACKL IGHT”, the monitor will turn off when the set time has elapsed but p laybac k will continu e. Battery consump[...]

59 English USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has t wo zo om functions: opt ical zoom and digital z oom. Y ou can specify whether or not the digit al zoom is enab led (page 134). 1 Point the came ra lens at the subject. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [T] or [W] side to compose the desired image. [T]: Zoom in on the sub ject. [W]: Zoom out. h When the [...]

English 60 EXPOSURE CORRECTION By assigning the e xposure correction oper ation shortcut to the SET button (page 135), you can mak e the image lighter or darker when capturing images . 1 Assign the operation shortcut to the SET button (page 135). 2 Toggle the SET button in the direction fo r which the operation shortcut was assigned. h The e xposur[...]

61 English SHOO TING P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE RECORDING MENU The RECORDING MENU is used to adjust your camer a’ s shooting settings. The RECORDING MENU is organized into two displays: PA G E 1 and PA G E 2 . Y ou can also access the RECORDING MENU from the camera settings screen (OPTION MENU [ page 122]). 1 Turn on the c amera (p[...]

English 62 Switching the pa ge Switch to P AGE 1 or P AGE 2. 1 Displa y the RECORDING MENU (page 61). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The RECORDING MENU P AGE changes. h Each time the SET b utton is togg led to the left, the displa y changes as follo ws: RECORDING MENU RECORDING MENU OPTION MENU 640×480 30fps SHQ MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 MOVIE VID[...]

63 English DISPLA YING THE RECORDING MENU Overvie w of the RECORDIN G MENU PA G E 1 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 640×480 30fps SHQ MOVIE MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 RECORDING MENU[...]

English 64 1 Video clip menu (page 67) 2 Still image re solution menu (page 68 ) 3 Scene select me nu (page 69 ) 4 Filter menu (page 71) 5 Flash menu (page 72) 6 Self-timer men u (pa ge 74) 7 P A GE display (page 62) 8 HELP display (page 61) 9 Remaining battery power (page 149) i When you specify multi ple functions that cannot be simultaneously en[...]

65 English DISPLA YING THE RECORDING MENU PA G E 2 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 VIDEO VIEW IMAGE STABILIZER RECORDING MENU[...]

English 66 1 Image sta bilizer menu (page 76 ) 2 Focus range menu (page 78) 3 Focus mode menu (page 80) 4 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 81) 5 ISO sensitiv ity menu (page 82 ) * The indicated ISO v alue is the standard output sensit ivity . 6 White balance men u (page 84) 7 P A GE display (page 62) 8 HELP display (page 61) 9 Remainin[...]

67 English IMA GE QU ALITY Video clip image quality setting When it comes to video clips, a lar ger number of pixels and a higher frame rate means bett er image quality a nd smoother pla yback. On the other hand, the file size becomes lar ge and uses more memory . Set the image quality to a setting that’ s right for your purpose. 1 Display PAG E [...]

English 68 Still image resolution setting By setting the still image resoluti on (pixels) to a higher setting, image detail is enhanced for a smoother , finer picture. However , the file size also becomes large and uses more me mory . Select the resolution setting that suits your purpose. 1 Displa y PAGE 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 62). 2 Select [...]

69 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from v arious preset settings (ape r ture , shutter speed, etc.) f or specific shooting co nditions. 1 Display PAG E 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 62). 2 Select the scene select menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t he scene select m enu, and press the SET button. h This completes the scene select function s[...]

English 70 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 43. For still image shooting, see page 47. h T o return to normal photograph y , select = from the scene select menu, and pre ss the SET button. HINT i When capturing images using the fire works + , lamp Q or night vie w portrait / setting, stabili ze the camera. i A table sho wing[...]

71 English FIL TERS The filter f eature change s image characteristics such as color t ones, to app ly unique eff ects t o the photog raphed ima ge. 1 Display PAG E 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 62). 2 Select the filter menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t he filter menu, and press the SET button. h This completes th e filter setting . 4 Take the[...]

English 72 SETTING THE FLASH MODE The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuff icient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight conditions. Y our camera’ s flash has three modes o f operation ( aut omatic flash mode , f orced flash mode and flash off mode). Select the fl ash mode that is appropriate f[...]

73 English SETTING THE FLASH MODE CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting. i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A v oid touching the flash unit when shooting. HINT i The flash cannot be used during video clip recording. i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (page 135), y ou can change the flash mode [...]

English 74 SELF-TIMER 1 Displa y PAGE 1 of t he RECORDING MENU (page 62) . 2 Se lect the self-timer menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the self-timer menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 43. For still image shooting, see page 47. N : T urns off the self-[...]

75 English SELF-TIMER HINT i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (page 135), y ou can set the self-timer from the Shoot ing Screen. T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] butt on or [ ] b utton is pressed again bef ore the sh utter is released, the se lf-timer countdo wn temporarily stops . Press the [ ] butto[...]

English 76 P AGE 2 (AD V ANCED SETTINGS) MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimiz e a jittery picture b y compensating for unintentional hand motion (video clips only) . 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 62). 2 Se lect the image s tabilizer menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the image stabili zer menu, and [...]

77 English MO TION COMPENSA TI ON (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) <Concerning the changing f ield of view when motion compensation is enabled> i When the motio n compensation is set to ON, the f ield of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordab le field of vie w as shown b elow . i When set to the moti on compensation q set ting, the vi[...]

English 78 FOCUS RANGE If you set the fo cus range t o match the distance from the camera to the subject, it’ s easy to br ing th e subject into f ocus. 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 62). 2 Select the focus menu. h If manual focus - is selected, please see “How to use the manu al fo cus” (p age 79). 3 Se lect the desired icon [...]

79 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual f ocus 1 Select the manual focus i con - from the focus menu (page 78), and press the SET button 2 times. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears . 2 Toggle the SET button to the right or left to select the desired focus distance, and press the SET button. h The focus distance is set, and you are re[...]

English 80 FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 type s of aut ofocus (stil l image shooting only): 9-point range find er focus: The distance to the subject is detected b y sampling from m ultiple areas of the entire shoot ing screen. Spot focus: The camera f ocuses on the subject in the cente r of the monitor . 1 Displa y PAGE 2[...]

81 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-section light- measuring: The exp osure is adjusted after sampling from mult iple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted l ight-measuring: The exp osure is adjusted after light is measured fro m the entire image, b ut with emphasis o[...]

English 82 ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial se ttings, the ISO sensit ivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. Howe ver , the ISO sensi tivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 62). 2 Select the ISO sensitivi ty menu. * The indicated ISO v alue when capturing still images is t[...]

83 English ISO SENSITIVITY HINT i By setting a hi gher ISO sensitivity , you can set h igher shutter speeds and capture images in darker locations , b ut noise in the captured images ma y increase. i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (page 135), y ou can change the ISO setting fr om the Shooting Screen. CA UTION Does the image a[...]

English 84 WHITE B A LANCE This camera automati cally adjusts the white balance un der most lighting conditions. Ho we ver , if you w ant to specify the lighting co nditions or change the ov erall ton e of the image, the white bala nce can be manually set. 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 62). 2 Se lect the white balance menu. 3 Se lec[...]

85 English PLA YBACK P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK MENU The PLA YBA CK MENU is used to adjust yo ur camera’ s playbac k settings . The PLA YBA CK MENU is organiz ed into two displa ys: PA G E 1 and PAG E 2 . Y ou can also access the PLA YBACK MENU from the camer a settings screen (OPTION MENU [page 122]). 1 Turn on the cam[...]

English 86 Switching the pa ge Switch to P AGE 1 or P AGE 2. 1 Displa y the PLAYBACK MENU (page 85). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The PLA YBACK MENU changes to the other P AGE. h Each time the SET b utton is togg led to the left, the displa y changes as follo ws: PLAYBACK MENU PLAYBACK MENU PLAYBACK MODE Set to play all or to play 1 clip [...]

87 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YBA CK MENU Overvie w of the PLA YBA CK MENU PA G E 1 1 Play back mo de (p age 8 9) h Select continuous pla yback or single -frame playback. 2 Slideshow (pag e 91) h Select the slideshow setti ngs and initiate pla yback. 3 Pla yback v olume co ntr ol (page 93) h Adjust the pla ybac k volume for video clips and audio d[...]

English 88 PA G E 2 1 Rotate image (page 100) h Rotate still images. 2 Resize (page 101) h Reduce the resolut ion of a still image. 3 Edit photo (page 102) h Repair the re d-ey e eff ect to make e y es look more natur al or enhance blurry images due to camer a shak e. 4 Video clip edit (pag e 104) h Edit video clips. h Extract a stil l image from a[...]

89 English PLA YB A CK MODE Y ou can choose to ha v e data pla ye d bac k successively (contin uous pla yback) or hav e only selected data pla ye d back ( clip pla ybac k). 1 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 2 Select the playback mode icon = , and press the SET button. h The Play back Mode Screen appears. PLA Y ALL: Hav e data pla ye [...]

English 90 HINT How to initiate continuous playbac k i Set the camer a to the pla yback mode, and p ress the SET b utton. Continuous pla yback starts. How is continuous playback different fr om slideshow playback (page 91 )? i With continuous pla yback, t he av ailab le oper ations include pause (f or continuou s play back) and pause , f ast f orwa[...]

91 English SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Specify the settings f or pla ying bac k st ill images and video clips contin uously in a “slideshow” f ormat. In a slideshow of still images , you can set the transition time and transition effects. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 2 Select the slideshow icon V , and press the SET button. h The[...]

English 92 3 Se lect “START” and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla ybac k begins. h T o stop slideshow playb ack, press the SET b utton or MENU b utton. k About BGM audio files In addition to the t hree BGM melodies stored in your ca mera, y ou can import audio files to the camer a’ s internal memory to use. Impor ted audio f iles can be [...]

93 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f o r video clips and audio dat a. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 2 Select the playback volume icon Z , and press the SET button. h The volume control bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button left or right to adjust the volume, and press the SET button. h The volume is se t, [...]

English 94 IMA GE PR O TECT Pre vent acciden tal erasure of image and audio data. 1 Di splay the data that you want to protect from acci dental erasure, and display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 2 Se lect the protect icon A , and press the SET button. h The Protect Scree n appears. 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select “LOCK”, a[...]

95 English IMA GE PRO TECT CA UTION i Even if th e protect mode is set for cer t ain data files, they will be deleted if the card is ref ormatted (page 145). HINT T o select a different image in steps 2 and 3... i T oggle the SET button to the left or right. T o cancel the protect mode f or an image... i Display the desired data , repeat steps 1 an[...]

English 96 DELETING D A T A Y ou can delete data that is stored on the card if y ou no longer n eed it. Y ou can delete the data one at a t ime, or all at once . 1 To delete data from the card, perform the delete procedure with the card installed in the camera. To delete data from the camera’s internal me mory, remo ve the card before perf orming[...]

97 English DELETING D A T A 5 Toggle the SET button up to select “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displa ye d image is deleted. h T o delete other data, select the data, select “DELET E” and press the SET but ton. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears . T o delete the data[...]

English 98 COPY D A T A Images and audio files recorde d in the camera’ s internal memor y can be copied to the card, and lik ewise fro m the card to the internal memory . 1 I nsert the card in the camera (page 27). 2 Displa y PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 3 Se lect the copy icon S , and press the SET button. h The screen to cop y files [...]

99 English COPY D A T A 5 Press the SET button. h The screen to select the type of copy appears. h The copy source image is sho wn in the backg round on t he screen. COPY SINGLE: Copy the dat a f or one image. COPY ALL: Copy al l the data from the cop y source to the cop y destination. 6 Select the desired type of copy. <When selecting “COPY S[...]

English 100 R O T A TE IMA GE Captured still ima ges can be rota ted to the correct orientation f or vie wing. 1 Di splay the still image you wish to rotate , and display PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 2 Se lect the rotate icon L , and press the SET button. h The Rotate Screen a ppears. RIGHT: Rotates image cl ockwise 90 deg rees. LEFT : Ro[...]

101 English CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) The size of a still i mage that has already been captured at a resolutio n higher than t can be changed to 1600 × 1200 pix els or 640 × 480 pixels. The resized image is sa ved as a se parate image . 1 Display the sti ll image whose size you want to change, and display PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86)[...]

English 102 CORRECTING CAMERA SHAKE AND RED-EYE EFFECT Repair the red-e y e eff ect in still images to mak e the e yes appea r more natural, and enh ance still images that are b lurry due to camera shake . 1 Display the imag e to be modifie d, and display PA GE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 2 Se lect the edit photo icon b , and press the SET bu[...]

103 English CORRECTING CAMERA SHAKE AND RED-EYE EFFECT 5 Press the [ ] button. h A screen appears f or you to sp ecify whether or not to sa v e the original image. SA VE AS NEW: The corrected image is sav ed as a separate image , and the original image is preserved. OV ER WR I T E FI L E : The original file is deleted, and only the corrected image [...]

English 104 EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can trim awa y unwanted por tions from a video cl ip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [e xtracting ]). Y ou can also join two video clips together and sa ve th em as one separate clip (“joining”), or sav e a single frame from a video clip as a still image. Procedure to cut (e xtract) a po[...]

105 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Procedure to join video clips J J Join the vi deo clips. Specify the video clip th at will come first . Specify the video cli p that you wish to append (join ). i The two video clips are sa v ed together as a separate video clip . i The original video clips are not aff ected. (Y ou can also choose to erase the origin[...]

English 106 Pr ocedure to e xtract a still image CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing vid eo clips, do not turn off the camera. I f yo u turn off the camera while editing video clips , not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip ma y also be erased. i As the number or size of the video clips[...]

107 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Video clip cu tting (e xtracting) 1 Display the vi deo clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Display PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 3 Select the edit video i con k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 4 Select “CUT” and press the SET button. h The Cutting Screen appears[...]

English 108 5 Spec ify the star t point of the extra ct. h Use the procedure below t o specify the frame from which the vid eo clip extr act will start. h Pla y the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one frame at a time , stopping at the star t point of the e xtract. This will be the [...]

109 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 7 Press the [ ] button. h A screen appears f or you to select either to sav e the edited video clip as a new (separat e) file, or to delete the original video clip and replace it with the edited video clip . SA VE AS NEW: The edited video clip will be sa ved as a new file . The original video clip remains unchange d.[...]

English 110 Joining tw o video clips CA UTION i Video clips that were record ed in diff erent modes cannot be joi ned. 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 2 Se lect the edit video icon k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 3 Se lect “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 6-image pla yback displa y f or vi[...]

111 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 4 Move the orange frame to the video clip you wish to join, and press the SET button. h The specified video clip is labeled with a number . h Up to 9 video clips can be selected. h T o cancel a selection and remov e the number label from a video clip , select the video clip a nd press the SET but ton. 5 Press the [ ][...]

English 112 6 Se lect the desired option, and press th e SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you are re turned to the PLA YBA CK MENU . HINT i If the original video clip is protected, e ven if you select “O VER WRITE FILE” in step 6 and press the SET b utton, the original video clip will not be erased. If y ou want it to be eras[...]

113 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Extracting a sti ll image fr om a video c lip Y ou can select one image (scene) from a vid eo clip , copy i t, and sav e it as a still image (the original data remains unchanged). 1 Play back a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save. 2 Display PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 3 Select the [...]

English 114 PRINTING INSTR UCTIONS In addition t o using y our printer to print out still images captu red with y our camera, as with co nv entional film, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital pr int ser vices. Moreover , this ca mera is DPOF-compatib le, so y ou can use the camera to specify t he number of prints, wheth er or not t[...]

115 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i T o print with a printer or hav e the digital print service shop pr int out a still image from a video clip , y ou must first sa ve it (extr act still) as a still image (page 113). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y[...]

English 116 Specifying date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify printing instruct ions for eac h individual image (EA CH IMA G E), or appl y the printing instructions to al l the images on the card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 114). 2 Se lect “ALL IMAGES” or “EACH IMAGE”. ALL IMA GES: The [...]

117 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS 4 Specify w hether the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the number of prints> h T oggle the SET but ton up or do wn. h The quantity indication changes. h Display the desired number of prints. <Specify dated prints> h Push the zoom switch toward th e [T] or [W] s ide. h [...]

English 118 Index pr int Printing out m any small images on one s heet is called an “index print”. This is con venient f or use as a list of the images y ou have captured. 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 114). 2 Se lect “INDEX”. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. SET : Specify an inde x print cop[...]

119 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS Clearing all the printing instructions Delete the printing instructions f or all images. 1 Display the Pri nting Instructions Screen (page 114). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. CANCEL: Clear the printing instructions for all images . EXIT : Cancel the clear [...]

English 120 SMOO TH PLA YB A CK Suppress the video flic ker that occurs wh en pla y ing bac k video clips that were recorded with the camer a moving f ast. 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). 2 Se lect the smooth playback O icon, and press the SET button. h The Smooth Pla yback Screen appears. ON: Activ ate smooth pla ybac k. OFF: Dea[...]

121 English DISPLA YING IMA GE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf or mation Screen you can check what the setti ngs were when an image was capt ured. 1 Display the desi red image. 2 Press the M ENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU b utton is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is canceled.[...]

English 122 OPTION SETTI NGS OPTION SETTI NGS DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU The OPTI ON MENU is us ed to adjust var ious camera setti ngs. 1 Turn on the camera (pa ge 28), and press the MENU button. h The RECORDING MENU or PLA YBA CK MENU appears . 2 Toggle the SET button to t he left two times to disp lay the OPTION MEN U. h The OPTION MENU is cance[...]

123 English DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU Overvie w of the OPTION MENU I 4 5 6 1 2 3 A ; B 8 7 9 C D E G F H 1/3 WIND NOISE REDUC. POST VIEW OPERATION BEEP STARTUP DISPLAY INFO DISPLAY CLOCK SET RESET SETTINGS FORMAT FILE NO. RESET POWER SAVE TV SYSTEM LANGUAGE BRIGHTNESS SHORTCUTS DIGITAL ZOOM FLICKER REDUCT IMAGE SETTINGS NOISE REDUCTION[...]

English 124 1 Date and time setting (page 32) h Set the camera’ s internal clock. 2 Screen displa y (page 35) h Specif y whether the time/date the image was captured is display ed. h Specify what inf ormation is display ed on the Pla ybac k Screen. 3 Startup display (page 125) h Select the screen displa y that appears when the camera is turned on[...]

125 English SELECT THE ST ARTUP DISPLA Y The startup display is the displa y that appears on the monitor when the camera is tur ned on. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 122). 2 Select the startup display icon + , and press the SET button. h The Startup Display Sett ing Screen appears. DA TE & TIME: The camera’ s date and time setting is shown[...]

English 126 OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signa ls when the camer a is turned on/off or when th e operation b uttons ([ ] button, SET b utton, MENU butto n, etc.) are pressed, to adjust th e operation so und volume , and to enable/ disable the audio gui de. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 122). 2 Se lect the operatio[...]

127 English OPERA TION SOUNDS 3 Select “CHANGE SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. h The screen to change the settings appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select operat ion sounds appears . <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “A UDIO GUIDE” is s elected> h The resp[...]

English 128 5 Pres s the MENU button. h The operatio n sound settings are completed. HINT i If you keep th e MENU butto n pressed and tu rn on the power , the screen to turn the operation sounds ON/OFF appears at once. Y ou may find this a conv enient procedure to disa ble t he oper at ion sounds in pl aces you do not want them to be audib le.[...]

129 English POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the duratio n that the captured image appears on the monitor (post-view) aft er the [ ] button is pressed and released. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 122). 2 Select the post-view icon o , and press the SET button. h The P ost-view Scree n appears. 1 sec: The post-view image is displa y ed for 1 second. 2 se[...]

English 130 WIND NOISE REDUCTION This f eature reduces t he ambient sound of the wind when y ou are reco rding a video clip or making an audio recording in a str ong wind environ ment. Set the function to on or off . 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 122). 2 Se lect the wind noise reduction icon ` , and press the SET button. h The Wind Noise Reduct[...]

131 English NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Use this setting to minimize noise in sti ll images and produce a clear image . 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 122). 2 Select the noise-reduction ic on ^ , and press the SET butt on. h The Noise Reduction Screen appears. ON: The noise-reduction function is enabled . OFF: The noise-reduction function is disable[...]

English 132 ADJUST THE IMA GE QU ALITY The camera can adjust the image quali ty as the image is captured. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 122). 2 Se lect the image qual ity icon P , and press the SET button. h The Image S ettings Scre en appears. NORMAL: Shoot with image q uality at normal. VIVID: Color saturati on is increased. SOFT : The sharpn[...]

133 English FLICKER-REDUCTION The flick er-reduction setting reduces the fli ck er that results when f ilming video clips under fluorescent lights and the like where the bac kground lig hting pulsates at the frequency of th e power supply . The flick er-reduction setting is set to a frequency of 50 Hz. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 122). 2 Selec[...]

English 134 DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allo ws you to specify whet her or not the digital z oom is enabled during zoom shoo ting. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 122). 2 Se lect the digital zoom icon Q , and press the SET button. h The Digital Zoom Scre en appears . ON: Digital zoom can be used. OFF: Digital zoom cannot be used. 3 Se lect[...]

135 English ASSIGN SET BUTT ON FUNCTIONS Assign functions (operation shortcuts) to the SET bu tton when it is toggl ed up , down, left or right when the Shooting Screen is displa y ed. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 122). 2 Select the shortcuts icon m , and press the SET button. h The Shortcuts Screen appears. : Assign the function when the SET b[...]

English 136 4 Toggle the SET button up or down. h Display the function you wish to assign to the k ey . 5 Pres s the SET button. h The selected function is assigned to the ke y , and you are returned to the Shortcuts Screen. h T o assign functions to the other ke ys, repea t steps 3 through 5 . 6 Pres s the MENU button. h The screen to confirm the [...]

137 English MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor display . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is diff icult to vie w because of ambient lightin g. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 122). 2 Select the brightness icon , , and press the SET button. h The brightness control displa y appears. 3 Toggle the SET butto[...]

English 138 SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor of y our camera t o displa y the messages in an y one of sev eral lan guages. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 122). 2 Se lect the language icon z , and press the SET button. h The Language Scree n appears. DEUTSCH: Ger man ENGLISH: English ESP AÑOL: Spanish FRANCAIS: F rench IT ALIANO: Itali[...]

139 English TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s A V ter minal. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 122). 2 Select the TV system icon j , and press the SET button. h The TV System Screen appears . NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals. PA L : Outputs P AL video signals. 3 Select the desired setting, and p[...]

English 140 PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “pow er sav e” function whereb y the powe r automatically turns off after a specified period of inactivity . The power sav e function wo rks to conserve the ba ttery pack pow er when the camer a is not being used , or to prev ent the battery pack from dying if the camera has accident ally bee[...]

141 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION 3 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h The Set Standb y Time Screen appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to set the standby time. Up: Increases the standb y time . Down: Decreases the stan dby time . 5 Press the SET button. h The standby t ime is set, and you are ret urned to the P ower Sav[...]

English 142 FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION If a ne wly f ormatted card is used, the file na me (image n umber) of the captured image automatical ly begins from 0001. If the card is su bsequently ref ormatted, or if a differe nt ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is beca use the file numbe r reset function is set to “O[...]

143 English FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION i If Card B a lready has image da ta in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows . When the highest image number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lower than the highest image n umber on Card A: the file name of the next record ed image continues from last file name recorde d on Card A. Whe[...]

English 144 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 122). 2 Se lect the file number reset icon i . 3 Pres s the SET button. h The File Number Reset Screen appears. ON: The file number reset function is on. OFF: The file number reset function is off . 4 Se lect “OFF”, and press the SET button. h The file number reset fun ction is deactiv ated. HINT i [...]

145 English INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y A card must be f orm atted with this came ra: i After purchasing, when used f or the first time, or i If it was f ormatted using a personal computer or another digital camera. The card cannot be f ormatted if the lock s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with the f ormat p[...]

English 146 5 Se lect “YES”. 6 Pres s the SET button. h F ormatting begins. h During formatting, “F or matting” and “do not power off” ar e shown on the monitor . h The three BGM audio files that were stored in y our camera’ s internal memory at the time of purchase can be recov ered b y formatting the internal memory . CA UTION Cauti[...]

147 English RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the factory-preset settings. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 122). 2 Select the reset settings icon 2 , and press the SET button. h The Reset Settings Scre en appears. RESET : Reset to the factor y-preset settings. EXIT : Do not change the setti ngs, and retu rn to the OPTION MENU . 3 S[...]

English 148 CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL AND CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check how many images can be captured and how much audio and vide o recording time is a vailable in the internal memory and on the card. For a table showing the maximum number of images an d recording time for the internal m emory and for specific cards, please se e “P ossi b l[...]

149 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the po ssible length of time fo r battery pack oper ation, see page 182. 1 Display the RECORDING MENU or PLA[...]

English 150 HINT i If any data is present , yo u can also che ck t he remaining bat tery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 121). i Battery life ma y diff er e v en among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the n umber of times the flash is used, the type of card, etc. ) or the ambient temper a[...]

151 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the supplied A V interf ace cabl e from the A V terminal on the camera to the A UDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the TV . Playbac k i After connecting the camer a to the tele vision, set the TV input swit ch to VIDEO input. i When an A V interface ca ble is connect ed, no image[...]

English 152 CONNECTING HEADPHONES Commercially sold headphones can be conn ected to the came ra’ s A V terminal. CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that t hey matc h the shapes of the terminal sock ets on t he devices . Push the plugs in str a[...]

153 English DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge fun ction. By connect ing the camer a directly to a Pi ctBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (PictBridge printing). Print preparatio ns 1 Turn the printer on, and use the supplied USB interf ace cable to connect the came[...]

English 154 3 Se lect “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. h The camera change s to the PictBridge mode , and the PictBridge MENU appears . CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that t hey matc h the shapes of the terminal sock ets on t he devi[...]

155 English DIRECT PRINTING T o select one image and print it (one image) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (page 153). 2 Select the print 1 image icon Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display t he ima[...]

English 156 T o print all the images (all images) Print all of the images on the card. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 153). 2 Se lect the all images icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . CA UTION Printing is not possible i f there are [...]

157 English DIRECT PRINTING Thumbnail prints ( index) Make an index print of all the ima ges on the card. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (page 153). 2 Select the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins. 100-0009 INDEX EXIT PRINT OK[...]

English 158 T o print images according to the printing instructions (print request ed images) Procedure to print all the ordered images. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 114), and comple te the print preparations (page 153). 2 Se lect the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button. h The Print Requested Images Screen appears . 3 Se lect “PRIN[...]

159 English DIRECT PRINTING T o change the printer se ttings and p rint images (change printer settings) Images are printed accordi ng to settings specified by the came ra, such as paper type, size, layout, printing quality , etc. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (page 153). 2 Select the printer se ttings icon v , and press the SET button. h The [...]

English 160 3 Ad just the pr inter settin gs. 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to sel ect a printer setting parameter , and press the SET but ton. h The screen to set the selected parameter a ppears. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setting, and press the SET button. h The selected paramet er is set, and you are returned to the [...]

161 English APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a question about th e camera oper ation, y ou might find th e ans wer in this compilation of commonly aske d questions . Question A nswer Action Pow e r Why do esn’t the power turn on? Due to cold temperatu res, the battery pack temporarily lost its power . Place the camera in your poc[...]

English 162 Shooting Why d oes the multi-indicator flash red? Recorded data is being sav ed on the card. Not a malfunction. W ait until the multi- indicator turns off . Why d oesn’t the flash operate? The camera has determined that the image is bright enough and the flash is not necessary . Not a malfunction. Capture the imag e; the camera will d[...]

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

English 164 Monitor When used in cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Phenomenon due to the na ture of the monitor . Not a malfunction. Spots that a ppear in the monitor only appear in the monitor and will not be recorded with t he images. Why d oes the displa y ed image contain some red, blue and green dots, or wh [...]

165 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why do vertical stripes appear? If a bright subject is shot in the video clip recording mode, vertical stripes may app ear on the monitor or in the image. Not a malfunction. Why isn’t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not [...]

English 166 Printing Why d oes a message appear during PictBridge printing? There is a problem wit h the printer . Please ref er to the instruction manual for yo ur printer . Misc. The “Cannot edit video” message appears. Y ou hav e attempted t o join video clips that were recorded in diff erent modes . Select video clips that were recorded in [...]

167 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When th e camera is connected to a TV , you can s witch the camera’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If you hav e questions about using the battery charger and power cord abroad, please consult with a dealer near you f or advice. Why do es the “System erro r” message a[...]

English 168 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your ca mera to the repair shop , check the follo wing tabl e f or a possible solution to the prob lem. Camera Problem Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No power . The batter y pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new batte ry pack. 21, 24 The battery pack ha s not been inserted c[...]

169 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the [ ] button or [ ] button is pressed. The maximum number o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reache d. Install a new card. 27 Delete the images that are not necessary . 96 The fl ash does not operate . The flash off mode is selected.[...]

English 170 Shooting When zoomin g in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification position. Not a malfunction. Release the zoom s witch, and press it again. 59 There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensitivity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower set ting. 82 Whe[...]

171 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was bloc ked b y a finger or ot her object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sur e the flash is not obstructed. 37 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operation o f the flash. 180 The subject was lit from behind. Set the flash to the f orc[...]

English 172 Viewing images The image is too bright. The for ced flash mode is selected. Select a different flas h mode. 72 The subject was too bright. Use the ex posure correction function. 60 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivity to t . 82 Red-ey e correction was not success ful. The red-ey e eff ect area could not be r[...]

173 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The colors of the imag es captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the f orced flash mode. 72 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly . 84 A part of the image is missing. The neckstr ap or a finger was bloc king the [...]

English 174 Connect ing to a TV There is no color in the image. The image is distor ted. The TV system setting is not correct. Select the correct TV system setting. 139 No image or sound. The camera is not correctly connected to the TV . F ollow the instructions to make the connection correctly . 151 The TV input is not set correctly . Set the inpu[...]

175 English TROUBLESHOO TING Misc. The “Image is protected” message appears and the data cann ot be deleted. Y ou have attempted to delete data that is prot ected from accidental erasure. Set the protect setting for the data to “UNLOCK”. 94 The audio guide does not sound. The audio guide setting is set to “OFF”. Set the aud io guide set[...]

English 176 Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filter s Scene Select * When recording a video clip in dark surroundings, the sh utter speed automatically d ecreases to the f ollow ing va lues in order to produce a sufficiently bright image. Note that when pla ying bac k video clips recorded at these se ttings, the mov ement will be some w[...]

177 English TROUBLESHOO TING Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + . i Even i f you set the f ocus range to * , + or - , it change s to - when the scene select function is set to an ything o ther than = . i When the scene sele ct is set to + , the [...]

English 178 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital movie (recording a nd pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG format (DCF , D POF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rules f or Camera File system) is standard f or digital s[...]

179 English SPECIFICA TIONS Video clip recording mode (recording resolution, fr ame rate, bit rate) b : 640 × 480 pix els, 30 fp s 3 Mbps a : 640 × 480 pix els, 30 fp s 1.5 Mbps l : 320 × 240 pix els, 30 fps d : 320 × 240 pix els, 15 fps * The 30 fps frame r ate of this camera is 29.97 fps, and the 15 fps frame r ate is 14.985 fps . White balan[...]

English 180 Sensitivity Still image sh ooting mode (S tandard output sensitivity*): Au to (ISO 50 to 400)/I SO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, and ISO 1600 (s witchable from the RECORDING MENU) (Maximum ISO sensiti vity increases up to 7200: when scene select functi on is set to lamp Q ) * Sensitivity measured in compliance with the ISO sta[...]

181 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ow er supply Battery Lithium-ion (L i-ion) battery (DB-L20: supplied) ×1 Pow e r consumpt ion 3.3 W (When using the Li- ion battery during recording) Dimensions (excludi ng protru sions) 67.7 (W) × 100.3 (H) × 34.5 (D ) mm 2.67 (W) × 3.95 (H) × 1.36 (D) in. (Maximum dimensions) V olume: A pprox. 144 cc Weig ht App[...]

English 182 Camera connectors Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully char ged battery pack at a 25 °C (77°F) ambient tempera ture. i The operati on time ma y v ary depending on the conditions of t he battery pack and the co nditions of use. Espec ially when used at temperatur es below 10 °C (50°F), the bat tery pack oper[...]

183 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time The table sho ws the possib le number of captured images and the possible rec ording ti me for the internal m emory and f or a commer cially av ailable SD Memory Car d (512 MB, 4 GB). i The maximum continuous shooting t ime at the l setting is 5 ho[...]

English 184 Concerning the mult i-indicator The camera’ s m ulti-indicator will light or flash dependi ng on the different camera operations. Color Multi-indicator status Camera stat us Green Lit Connected to computer or pr inter (USB) Flashing Pow e r sa ve m od e activated Red Lit Charging (during USB connection) Flashing Slow Recharging inhibi[...]

185 English SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied battery pac k char ger i The VPC-CG65GX model is supp lied with a pow er cord that is ap propriate fo r the region of destination. i When using the su pplied battery pack ch arger abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please contact your local dea ler for det ai[...]

English 186 Others Apple, Maci ntosh, Mac OS and QuickTime are tr ademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered trad emarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and o ther countries . In this m anual, the Micros oft ® Windows ® Mill ennium Edition ope rating system, Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 oper ating sy[...]

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

English 188 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings , you can create photos t hat you’ll be proud t o displa y and share . If images a re blurred even when the autofocus is used Y our camera emplo ys an autof [...]

189 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a mo ving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he su bject is moving, the image ma y be blurre d. In particular , when th e distance betw een the camera and the subject is changing, it is difficult to lo[...]

English 190 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in ts : i Choose a backgr ound that doesn’t detract from your subject. i Mov e in close to your su bject. i P ay atten tion to lighting and ho w it aff ects your subj ect. NO TE i If the background is distr acting, it will not show y our subject to his best advantage . Mov e in closer to y o[...]

191 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in t s: i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer , so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry . Stabilize the camera when[...]

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