Sanyo VPC-E10EX manuale d’uso

VPC-E1 0EX VPC-E1 0 VPC-E1 0GX INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital 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-E10EX, [...]

i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOI STURE k FOR AMERIC AN 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 ca[...]

English ii k FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. k 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 manufactured wit h high quality materials and components which ca n be[...]

iii English k Symbols used in this ma n ual HINT P oints giving some e xtended instructions or special point s to pa y attention to . CA UTION P oints that require special at tention. (page xx) Refer t o the page indicated f or detailed inf or mation. Y ou may find the ans wers t o questions or problems co ncerning camera operation in the sections [...]

English iv SHOO T , PLA Y B A C K AND SA VE Install t he battery pac k 1 Use the supplied charger to charge the battery pack. h The CHARGE indicator is lit during charging. h The CHARGE indicator will tur n off when the batter y pack is fully charged. h Charging tak es appro ximately 2 hr . 30 min. 2 Open the batte ry/card compartment cove r, and i[...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Before capturing those impor tant shots, be sure to first take a test shot to conf irm that y our came ra is set up and re ad y to go i Sany o declines any claim f or compensation f or recorded contents etc. in case of photogr aphing or recording f ailure due to a chance camera o r card flaw . Shooting 1 Pre[...]

English vi Playbac k k Still image pla yback 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h The displa y switches to the Playback Screen. h T o view other images, press the [ l ] or [ m ] button. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] is pressed, the displa y returns to the Shooting Screen. k Video c lip playbac k 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h The displa [...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Save the pho tographed ima ge data to y our computer (Windo ws XP) The Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition (in thi s manual referred to as Photoshop Album SE) program in the supplied SANY O Software Pac k lets y ou easil y copy the data fr om your camer a to your computer . Install Photoshop Album SE 1 S[...]

English viii Copy data from y our camera to the computer Connect you r camera to a compute r , and cop y the desir ed data to the computer . 1 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. h Connect the cabl e between the ca mera’ s USB/A V terminal and the computer’ s USB conne[...]

ix English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the connecti on mode appears . 4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to import data to the computer appears on you r computer’ s monitor. 5 Click the [IMPORT] button. h Copy the camera data to the f ollo[...]

English x 7 Click t he close button. h Photoshop Alb um SE closes. About video c lip files rec orded with this camera h Y ou can use Apple’s Quic kTime 3 or later v ersion to pla y back vi deo clips on a computer . h QuickTime can be do wnloaded from th e follo wing website: http://ww w .app le.com/quicktime[...]

1 English CONTENTS CONTENTS ..... .................. ................... .................. .................. ............. 1 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 3 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .. ..................... ............... 8 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ............. .....[...]

English 2  PLAYBACK DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU .............. .................. ................8 2 IMAGE PROTE CT ............ .................. ................... .................. ............. 84 ROTATE IMAGE .. .................. ................... .................. .................. ........85 CHANGING IMAG E SIZE (RESIZE ) ......[...]

3 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an ab undance of con v enient f eatures an d 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 Addition[...]

English 4 Shooting/recording Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Shoot in dark c onditions • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 80 • “FLASH SETTI NG” on page 59 • “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lamp mode) on pa ge 53 Increase the ca mera’ s sensitivity • “ISO SENSITIVITY[...]

5 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Play back Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mage s • “Pla ying bac k the video clip” on page 50 Adjust t he pla ybac k v olume • “SOUNDS” on page 105 • “Viewing still images” on page 39 Search for image data • “9-image displ ay playback” [...]

English 6 Data managing/processing Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Edit photo s • “BLUR CORRECTION” on page 87 • “CONTRAST CORRECTION” on page 89 • “RED-EYE CO RRECTION” on pag e 91 Copy files fr om the internal memory to the card, or vice versa • “COPY D A T A” on page 93 Delete fi les • “Dele[...]

7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Using with a computer Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a card rea der • “BEFORE MOUNTING Y OUR CAMERA” on page 6 in the SANY O Software P ack INSTR UCTION MANU AL • “MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING Y OUR CA ME RA” on page 9 in the SAN Y O Software P ac k INSTR UCTI[...]

English 8 CHECKING THE INCLUDED A CC ESSORIES i Handstrap: 1 i SANY O Software Pac k (CD-ROM): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack (battery pack): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack charger and power cord i Dedicated USB interface cable: 1 i Dedicated A V interface cable: 1 i “SAFETY MANU AL ” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully [...]

9 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Attaching the handst rap[...]

English 10 Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memory Card What “car d” means in this man ual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memor y Cards that can be used in this digital camera are referre d to as “card”.[...]

11 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA It’ s loaded with lot s of functions that are possib le only in a digital camer a, including a super-quic k f ocus, an easy-to-u nderstand guidance disp lay on a large screen, a more e xtensiv e scene function, and more . Y ou’ll nev er miss a photo opportunity , thanks to the quic k f ocus: T ouc[...]

English 12 k Abundant scene functions (page 53) Y ou can select from a variety of preset settings (ap er ture , shutter speed, et c.) fo r specific shooting conditions. k Photo correction feature (page 87) Y our camera can correct some problems in stil l images–red ey es resulting when the flash is used (red-e ye eff ect) and b lurred images d ue[...]

13 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA k Date/time stamp featur e (page 81) Use the “date st amp f eature” to print the capture date and time on y our photo , ev en if y our printer does not ha ve a date stamp function. 2008.12.24[...]

English 14 SYSTEM MAP The included accessories can b e used to conne ct y our camera t o a computer , printer or TV . By connecting the camera to y our computer , you can, for ex ample, cop y y our photos to the computer’ s hard disk. Y ou can connect it to a printer fo r direct printing of yo ur photos. Or ta ke the ca rd to a photo shop to hav [...]

15 English SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens Self-timer indicator Batter y/card compar tmen t cov er Flash ON/OFF button Shutter b utton Speake r T ripod stand hole Bottom Microphone[...]

English 16 Rear Zoom swit ch Monitor SET button Play back b utton [ = ] [ n ] butt on [ o ] butt on [ l ] button [ m ] butt on Strap holder SCENE bu tton MENU button USB/A V ter minal cov er[...]

17 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied bat tery pack befor e using it. 1 Connect the supplied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charger. h Insert the connector straight and securely . 2 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 [...]

English 18 Charging the ba ttery pac k Be sure to fully charge the suppli ed or separatel y sold battery pack bef ore using it in your camera. F or charging the batt ery pack, use the supplied charger . Charge the battery pack if it is being used f or the first time, and recharge it whene ver the remaining charge is l ow (see “CHECKING THE REMAIN[...]

19 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P ACK About the CHARGE indicator The CHARGE indicator sho ws the status of the batte ry pack and the charger . Please ref er to the f ollowing tab le if the indicator flashes abno rmally . CA UTION Do not charge the battery pack im mediately aft er the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery[...]

English 20 HINT About the internal backup battery i This camera’ s inter nal battery serves to maintain the date and time settings, as well as the shooting se tt ings. The backu p battery will be fully charged when the bat tery pack is kept in th e camera contin uously f or about 2 days . In the fully charged state, the backup battery will mainta[...]

21 English INST ALL THE B A TTER Y P A CK A ND CARD Installation i The card can be used after it ha s been f or matted with the camera (page 114). i Make sure tha t the battery pack and card orientation are correct. 2 1 4 3 Open battery/card c ompartment cov er on the bottom of the camer a. Inser t the bat tery p ack. Inser t the card a ll the wa y[...]

English 22 CA UTION Be careful when remo ving the car d i Do not attempt t o f orcibly re mov e the card. i Nev er remove the card when th e camera is connect ed to a computer or printer , or when the self-timer indicat or is flashing quick ly . In doing so, y ou risk losing the data stored in the card. Keep y our finger on the card until it is com[...]

23 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the came ra In the shooting mode 1 Press the ON/OFF button. h The camera turns on. h The camera turns on in the shooting mode that w as activ e bef ore it was last turned off. In the pl a yback mode 1 Press the playback button [ = ] for at least one second. h The Play back Screen appears on the m[...]

English 24 About the auto po wer off function In order to preserve battery pack po wer when, for example , the camera has accidentally been left on, the ca mera is furnished with an “auto pow er off ” function b y which the camera automa tically turns off after a cer tain period of inactivity (about 1 minute during shooting or about 3 minutes d[...]

25 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and ti me an image is captured so that you can display the m during playb ack. Theref ore, befo re capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are se t. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .m. on December 24, 2008 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on, and pres[...]

English 26 4 Set the date and time. 1 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] bu tton to change the ye ar indication. h Y ou can press the [ m ] button to select the indicati on you wish to change. h Repeat thes e steps to select the month indication and da y indication, and set the date to December 24, 2008. 2 Press the [ m ] b utton to select the time indicatio[...]

27 English D A TE AND TIME S ETTING 5 Press the SET button. h The date and time setting is completed, and y ou are returned to the Option Menu. h The Option Menu is canceled when the MENU button is presse d. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the batt ery pack is being replaced, an internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. Howe [...]

English 28 BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to hold the camera Hold the camera secu rely , keeping your elbows close to y our body and making sure the camera is stabl e. Make sure tha t the lens and flash are not b lock ed by your finge rs or the handstrap . HINT i Images captured in the still image shooting mode can be rot ated when th[...]

29 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES About the touch sensor (touch f ocus) With the touch sensor , the image is fo cuse d simply by a light finger -touch on the shutter button (f ocus loc k). With t he subject in f ocus, just gently press the shutter butt on to take the pictu re for a perf ectly focused image. At the same time, t he touch sensor is t[...]

English 30 Using the autof ocus The autof ocus will wo rk in almost all situations; ho we ver , there are certain conditions that ma y cause the autof ocus function to not work properly . If the autof ocus function is not working properly , set the focus r ange to capture images (page 63). k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus The fo llowing [...]

31 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 dist ance as the desired subject, then rep osition the camera to compo se the pi[...]

English 32 Switching between th e shooting mode and playbac k m ode Switch between shooti ng and pla ying. 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h Each time the pla yback b utton is pressed, the camer a s witches between th e shooting mode and the pla yback mode . HINT T o turn the camera on in the pl[...]

33 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to s witch the shooting mode Y our camera can capture single still photos (single-sho t mode), record vid eo clips (video clip recording mode), and also capture a series of still photos (sequential shots mode). 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Press the [ m ] button. h The screen to set the s[...]

English 34 Switching the displa y mode In the shooting mode , you ca n select the either the “sett ings displa y mode” which allows y ou to confi rm the shooting settings on the monitor while you shoot, or the “normal display mode” in which the setting indicati ons are turned off, providing a full vie w of the subject. 1 Pres s the ON/OFF b[...]

35 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Adjust the monitor brightness The brightness of the monitor is adjustab le. Adjust the brightness t o the optimum readabilit y in the ambient light. 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The monitor brightness menu appears. 3 Press the [ n ] and [ o ] but[...]

English 36 Hints for taking pict ures Muting the camera sounds i The operation so unds that are gener ated, f or e xample , when the shutter button, MENU b utton or SET b utton is pressed, can be m uted (page 105). Where is the i mage data sa ved? i All the image and sound data is recorded in the ca mera’ s inter nal memory or on the card install[...]

37 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING BA CK STI LL IMA GES There are two modes f or capturing still image s. In th e single-shot mode , one image is capture d each time the shutter b utton is pressed . In the sequent ial shots mode, when you press the shutter b utton, seve ral successiv e images are captured. F or more information ab out taking sequ en[...]

English 38 3 Ge ntly press the shutter button. h Press the shutter bu tton gently , taking care not to mov e the camer a. h The image that was captur ed appears on the monitor as long as the shutter b utton is kept pressed (post view). 4 Releas e your finger from the shutter button. h The captured image is recorded. HINT When the focus mode (page 7[...]

39 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES Viewing still images The steps fo r viewing both single shots and sequenti al shots are the same. 5 Press the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, ho we ver , press the play back b utton [ = ] f or at least 1 s econd. h The image most recent[...]

English 40 9-image disp la y playback 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. 2 Pr ess [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The 9-image disp lay appears. 3 Se lect the image t o play back. h Press the arrow b uttons to mov e the oran ge frame to the desired image , and press the SET butt on. Instead of pressing the SET button, you can press [T] ([ ] ]) on[...]

41 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES Quic k scr oll pla yback A conv enient wa y to quick-search when there are many images . 1 Access the 9-im age display screen (page 40). 2 Press [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The Quick Scroll Pla yback Screen appears. h Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button t o display the pre vious or f ollowing[...]

English 42 Folder pla ybac k A conv enient wa y to search through multiple fo lders, or to search f o r an image that was recor ded using Screen Capture (page 23 in the SANY O Software P ack INSTR UCTION MANU AL). 1 Acce ss the Quick Scroll Pla yback Screen (page 41). 2 Pr ess [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The Select F older Screen appears . 3 [...]

43 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. 2 Press [T] ([ ] ]) on the zoom switch. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h Press the arrow b uttons to view diff erent parts of the magnified im[...]

English 44 Zoom jump pla ybac k Y ou can magnify a por tion of a still image to chec k the accuracy of the f ocus. 1 Di splay a still image to view using zoom jump playback. 2 Pres s the SET button. h The image is magnified. h If the magnified vie w appears to be in f ocus, then the ov erall image will be in f o cus . 3 Press the arrow buttons to m[...]

45 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES Deleting fil es Y ou can delete files that are stored on the card if you no longer need t hem. Y ou can delete the files one at a time, or all at once . 1 To delete files from the card, perf orm the delete procedure with the card instal led in the camer a. To delete files f rom the came ra’s [...]

English 46 <T o delet e one fil e> 1 Use the [ l ] and [ m ] buttons to display the file you wish to de lete. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select “1 FILE”. h There is no confirmation screen when deleting si ngle files. Bef ore pressing the SET but ton in step 3 , please make sure tha t the displa y ed image is one you wish to dele[...]

47 English SHOO TING SEQUENTIAL SHO TS When the shutter butt on is pressed, still images are captured in succession. 1 Set the camera to the sequent ial shots mode (page 33). 2 Press the shutter button to start shooting. h Shooting sequential sh ots begins. <Estimated maxim um number of sequential shots> * The quantities ind icate the number [...]

English 48 HINT About the focus when shooting sequential shots i When sequential shots are capture d, the autof ocus operat es when the focus lo ck is activ ated, fixing the f ocus. Can the self-timer and/or flash be used? i The self-timer and flash do not operate when shooting sequential shots. i The f ollowing scene functions cannot be set. ] H [...]

49 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Recording a video clip 1 Set the camera to the video clip recording mode (page 33). 2 Press the shutter button. h Video clip recording begins. During recording, the length of the video cli p and the remainin g recording time a v ailable are shown on the monitor . h It is not necessar y to continue pre[...]

English 50 Playing bac k the video c lip 4 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, how ev er, press the pla yback b utton [ = ] for at least 1 second. h The video clip just recorded appears on the monitor . h Video clips are indicated b y a video clip patt ern along the top and bottom of[...]

51 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK Outline o f playback operation T o do th is... Do this Stop pla yback During playbac k, press the [ o ] b utton. P ause Duri ng playback, press the SET button. During accelerated or slow pla yback, press the [ n ] b utton. T o extract a still image While playback is paused, press the shu tter b utton. [...]

English 52 When y ou are finish ed viewi ng video c lips... i Press the ON /OFF b utton to tur n the camera off. CA UTION How to sa ve one frame from a vide o clip as a still image 1 Play back the vid eo clip. P ause the pla yback at the point yo u wish to “snap” a photo . 2 Press the shutter b utton. i The currently displa yed fr ame is sav ed[...]

53 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Y ou can select from a variety of preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting condition s. 1 Set the camera to the shooting mode (page 32), and press the SCENE button. h The screen to select a scene function appears . 2 Use the arrow buttons to select the desired setting. <Features of[...]

English 54 m : A vailab le n : No t ava ila ble * : Disabled du ring recor ding 3 Pres s the SET button. h This completes the scene select setting. h The displa y returns to the Shooting Screen. h The scene function set ting is shown on the moni tor . Scene function Feat ures Shooting mode setting s O X a Still image with audio Shoot a still image [...]

55 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Capture a still image with a voice memo With the still-image-plus-audio a scene fun ction, y ou can add an audio track (abou t 10 seconds maximum) to a captured still image. This audio tr ack is called a “voice memo”. 1 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 53), select a , and press the SET button. [...]

English 56 How to use th e best shot f eature 1 Se t the camera to the single-shot mode; on the screen to selec t a scene function (page 53), select 5 ; and press the SET button. 2 Pres s the shutter button. h While the settings change , f our still images are shot in sequence. h After the images are captured, the fo ur still images are displa yed [...]

57 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION How to use the face chaser feature T o attain the best possib le f ace shots , the camera automa tically f ocuses on the f ace and adjusts the e xposure. 1 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 53), select r , and press the SET button. 2 Aim the camera l ens at the subject. h The camera searches f or th[...]

English 58 USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has two zoom function s: optical zoo m and digital zoom. 1 Se t the camera to the shooting mode (page 32), and point the camera l ens at the subje ct. 2 Pr ess the zoom switch to compos e the desired imag e. [T]: Zoom in on the subject. [W]: Zoom o ut. h When the zoom s witch is pressed, the zoom bar app ears [...]

59 English FLASH SETTING The flash is used not only f or taking pict ures where there is insuffici ent light, but also when t he subject is in shade or in backli ght condition s. Y our camera’ s flash has f our modes of oper ation ( auto mode , f orced flash mode, flash of f mode and red-e ye reduct ion mode). Select the flash mode that is ap pro[...]

English 60 2 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the desired flas h mode, and press the SET button. 3 Pres s the shutter button. h The picture is snapped and the fla sh operates according to the selected mode. HINT When auto is selected... i The k ico n indicating the flash setting is not sho wn on the Shootin g Screen. When auto or red-eye [...]

61 English SELF-TIMER Self-timer phot ograph y is availab le in t he single-shot mode . 1 Set the ca mera to the single-shot mode (page 33), and press the [ m ] ( ) button. h The self-timer menu appears . 2 Use the [ n ] a nd [ o ] buttons to select the desired s elf-timer setting, and press the SET button. h The self-timer is set, and y ou are ret[...]

English 62 HINT i The countdown time until shut ter release is shown gra phically on the monitor . T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the shutter button is pressed again b ef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer countd own tempo rarily stops. Press the shutter button one more time to restar t the self-tim er . i T o cancel s[...]

63 English FOCUS RANGE 1 Set the camera to the shooting mode (page 32), and press the [ o ] ( R ) button. h The focus r ange menu appears . o : The focus oper ates within the ranges shown below (pan). <Still image shooting> i At maximum aperture setting: 2.2 m (7.22 ft.) to ∞ i At minimum aperture setting: 1.3 m (4.27 ft.) to ∞ <Video [...]

English 64 2 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the desired focus range, and press the SET button. h The specified f ocus range is set , and the came ra returns to the Shooting Screen. HINT i In the single-shot mode and sequential shot s mode, when the f ocus range is set to ma cro + , the z oom is auto matically set to one step from t he w[...]

65 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual f ocus 1 Select manual - from t he focus range menu, and press the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears. 2 Press the [ l ] or [ m ] button to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The focus distance is set, and you are returned to th e Shooting Screen. HINT About the [...]

English 66 SHOO TING A CCESSING THE RECORDING MENU Detailed shooting set tings are accessed from the Reco rding Menu. 1 Set the cam era to a sho oting mode (page 33). 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The Recording Men u corresponding to the shootin g mode set in step 1 appear s. h The Recording Menu can be canceled by pressing the MENU but ton . 10 M 1/[...]

67 English A CCESSING THE RECORDING MENU Overvie w of the Recor ding Men u i 7 through 9 are displa yed when yo u press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to scr oll. OFF 10 M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1/2 RECORDING MENU TOUCH SENSOR RESOLUTION COMPRESSION EXP MEASURE FOCUS MODE ISO OK EXIT WHITE BALANCE EXP COMPENSATION INSERT DATE ON IMAGE[...]

English 68 1 T ouch sensor menu (page 69) 2 Resolution men u/video size menu (page 70 ) 3 Compression rate menu (single-shot/sequential shots mode only) (page 73) 4 Focus mode menu (page 74) 5 Light-measuring mode menu (page 76) 6 ISO sensitivity men u (page 77) 7 White balance men u (page 79) 8 Exposure correction menu (page 80) h Change the brigh[...]

69 English T OUCH SENSOR (T OUCH FOCUS) SETTING The touch sensor function, by which the autof ocus is activated by a finger- touch on the shutter button, can be set to ON or OFF . When the touch sensor function is set to OFF , the autofocus is activ ated when y ou press the shutter button halfwa y; then gently press the shutt er button to snap the [...]

English 70 RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING By setting the ima ge resolution (p ixel s) to a highe r setting, image detail is enhanced f or a smoother , finer picture. Howe ver , the file siz e also becomes large and uses more memory . Select the resolution setting that suits your pur pose. 1 Display the Reco rding Menu (p age 66). 2 In the s ingle-sh[...]

71 English RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING Recor d and pla y bac k an audio fi le In the video clip recording mode, your camer a can make audio record ings. The audio recordings are monaural . k Record an audio file 1 Displa y the Recording Menu for the video c lip recording mode (page 66). 2 Select the audio recording icon < from the video size m[...]

English 72 k Playing back audio recor dings 1 Di splay the desired audio data. h A musi cal note g raphic ap pears on the screen. 2 Pl ay back the record ing. HINT i During 5× or f aster acceler ated pla yback, the audio is no t pla yed back. T o do this ... Do this F orward pla ybac k Press the SET butt on. Stop pla ybac k Dur ing pla yback, pres[...]

73 English COMPRESSION RA TE SETTING Set the data compression ra te when shooting images . Even if the same resolution is used, y ou can change the compressi on setting to decrease the image data size so t hat you can capture more images , or increase the i mage data size f or no loss in image quality . 1 Display the Recording Menu (page 66). 2 Sel[...]

English 74 FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from differ ent types of autof ocus: 9-point range find er focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 9 different f ocus points within the shooting area visib le on the monitor . When the image is focused, a ta rget mark & appears. Spot focus: The camera f ocuses on the subject in the cente r of t[...]

75 English FOCUS AREA SETTING HINT When spot focus is selec ted... i The f ocus mark + appears in the center of the monitor . When AF seeker is selected... i The fo cus mark + appears in the center of th e monitor . i When the f ocus- lock is acti vate d, the seeker mark appears on the focu sed subject. i During focus-lock , ev en if the f ocused s[...]

English 76 LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes. Multi-section light-me asuring: The ex posure is adjusted after sampling from m ultiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted li ght-measuring: The ex posure is adjusted after light is measured from the entire image, but with emphasis on t[...]

77 English ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial sett ings, the ISO sensit ivity is automati cally set according to the brightness of the subject. How ev er, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Display the Recording Menu (pa ge 66). 2 Select “ISO” and press the SET button. h The ISO sensitivity menu appears . 3 Select the desired ic[...]

English 78 HINT i By setting a highe r ISO sensitivity , y ou ca n set higher shut ter speeds and capture images in dark er locations , but noise in the captured images ma y increase. CA UTION Does the image appear to flicker when recor ding a video c lip? i If recording a video clip under fluorescent lig hts with the ISO sensitivi ty set to w or h[...]

79 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions. Ho we v er , if y ou want to specify the lighting conditions or ch ange the ov erall tone of the image, the whit e balance can be manuall y set. 1 Display the Recording Menu (pa ge 66). 2 Select “WHITE BALANCE” and press the SET butto[...]

English 80 EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images , you can mak e the image lighter or dark er . 1 Poi nt the camera lens at the subject, and display the Recording Menu (page 66). 2 Se lect “EXP COMPENSATION” and press the SET button. h The screen to adju st the e xposure appea rs. 3 Use the [ n ] and [ o ] buttons to select the desired expo[...]

81 English D A TE IMPRINT Y ou can choose to hav e the date the image was ca ptured imprinted on the image. 1 Display the Recording Menu (page 66). 2 Select “INSERT DATE ON IMAGE”, and press the SET button. h The date imprint menu appears . ON: The date of the capture is imprinted on the image. OFF: The date of the capt ure is not imprinted on [...]

English 82 PLA YBACK P AGE 1 (BASIC SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK MENU The Play back Men u is used to adjust your camer a’ s playback setting s. 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h The displa y changes to the Playback Screen. 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The Pla ybac k Menu appe ars. h The Pla yback Men u is canceled when th e MENU butto[...]

83 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A C K MENU Overvie w of the Pla ybac k Men u 1 [Slideshow] (pa ge 100) h Play back the images in a slideshow f or mat. 2 [Protect] (page 84) h Protect data from accidental erasure (write protect ). 3 [Rotate image] (page 85) h Rotate still images . 4 [Blur correction] (page 87) h Correct the eff ects of camer a sha[...]

English 84 IMA GE PRO TECT Pre vent acciden tal erasure of dat a. 1 Di splay the data that you want to protect from acci dental erasure, and display the Playback Menu (page 82). 2 Se lect “PROTECT” and press the SET button. h The screen to set the protect setting appears . 3 Se lect “YES” and press the SET button. h The protect mode is set [...]

85 English RO T A T E I M A G E Captured still images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. 1 Display the im age you wish to rotate, and display the Playback Menu (page 82). 2 Select “ROTATE” and press the SET button. h The screen to rotate the image appears. 3 Select “YES” and press the SET button. h Each time the S ET but[...]

English 86 CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) The size of a still image that has al ready been capture d at a resolution of t or higher can be changed to 1600 × 1200 pix els or 640 × 480 pixels. The resized image is sav ed as a separate image . 1 Display the still im age whose size you want to change, and display the Playback Menu (page 82). 2 Se lect[...]

87 English BLUR CORRECTION Correct the eff ects of camera movement (camer a shak e) to produce a sharper image. 1 Display the i mage to be modified, and display the Playback Menu (page 82). 2 Select “BLUR CORRE CTION”, and press the SET button. h The Blur Correction Screen appears. YES: Proceed with the blur corre ction. EXIT : Retur n to the P[...]

English 88 4 I f the modified image is satisfactory, press the SET button. h The screen to sav e the corrected image appears . h T o discontinue t he procedure , press the MENU butt on. The modified image is discarded, and y ou are returned to the Bl ur Correction Screen. SA VE AS NEW: The modified image is sa v ed as a separate image , and the ori[...]

89 English CONTRAST CORRECTION Add contrast (light an d dark) to an image to make it clearer . 1 Display the i mage to be modified, and display the Playback Menu (page 82). 2 Select “CONTRAST CORRECT”, and press the SET button. h The Contrast Correction Scre en appears. YES: Proceed with the contrast correction. EXIT : Retur n to the Pla yback [...]

English 90 4 I f the modified image is satisfactory, press the SET button. h The screen to sav e the corrected image appears . h T o discontinue t he procedure , press the MENU butt on. The modified image is discarded, and y ou are returned to the Contr ast Correctio n Screen. SA VE AS NEW: The modified image is sa v ed as a separate image , and th[...]

91 English RED-EYE CORRECTION If you photo graph y our subjects at nigh t using the f lash, the y ma y appear in the image with glowing red ey es (red-ey e eff ect). No w you can amend the image so that the subjects’ ey es appear more natural (red-e ye co rrection). 1 Display the i mage to be modified, and display the Playback Menu (page 82). 2 S[...]

English 92 4 I f the modified image is satisfactory, press the SET button. h The screen to sav e the corrected image appears . h T o discontinue t he procedure , press the MENU butt on. The modified image is discarded, and y ou are returned to the Red-e ye Correction Screen. SA VE AS NEW: The modified image is sa v ed as a separate image , and the [...]

93 English COPY D A T A Images recorded in the camera’ s internal memor y can be copied to the card, and like wise from the card to the int ernal memor y . 1 Insert the card in the camera (page 21). 2 Display the Pl ayback Menu (page 82). 3 Select “FILE COPY” and press the SET button. h The screen to cop y files appears. 4 Select the copy dir[...]

English 94 5 Pres s the SET button. h The screen to select t he type of copy appears. h The cop y source image is shown in the backg round on the screen. COPY SINGLE: Copy the data fo r one image . COPY ALL: Copy all the data from the cop y source to the cop y destination. 6 Se lect the desired type of copy. <When selecting COPY SINGLE> 1 Pre[...]

95 English PRINT SETTINGS In addition to using y our printer to print out still images captured with you r camera, as with con v entional fi lm, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital print services. Moreove r , this camera is DPOF-compat ible , so you can use the camera to sp ecify the number of prints , or whether or not the date i[...]

English 96 HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o print with a printer or have the digital print service shop print out a still image from a video clip , you m ust first sav e it (e xtract still) as a still image (page 52). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a print ord er f ormat. Y ou can connect your ca[...]

97 English PRINT SETTINGS Specifying date imprinting and n umber of print s Y ou can specify pr int set tings fo r each individual image (EA CH IMAG E), or apply the print settings to all the images on the card (AL L IMAGE S). 1 Display the scr een to set the print settings (page 95). 2 Select “EACH IMAGE” or “ALL IMAGES”. EA CH IMA GE: The[...]

English 98 4 Spec ify the number of prints and whether the date is imprinted. h Please specify the n umber of prints bef ore setting the date imp rint setting. Th e date imprin t setting cannot be set until the n umber of prints has been entere d. <Specifying the number of prints> h Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to specify the number of pri[...]

99 English PRINT SETTINGS Clearing all the print settin gs Delete the print settings f or all images. 1 Display the scr een to set the print settings (page 95). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. YES: Clear the print settings f or all images. EXIT : Cancel the clear procedure and re turn to the[...]

English 100 SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK 1 Di splay the Playback Menu (page 82). 2 Se lect “SLIDESHOW” and press the SET button. h The screen to set the slidesho w appears. <Changing the slideshow controls> 1 Select one of the slideshow cont rols, and press the SET b utton. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button t o change the set ting. 3 Press the [...]

101 English DISPLA YING IMA GE PROPER 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 and hold the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU b utton is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is ca[...]

English 102 OPTION DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU The Option Menu is used to adjust v ar ious camera settin gs. 1 Di splay the Recording Menu or Playback Menu. h Recording Menu, see page 66 h Pla yback Men u, see pa ge 82 2 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the option tab 3 . h The Option Men u appears . T o exit the Option Me n u T o return [...]

103 English DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU Overvie w of the Option Men u NTSC 0 SOUND CLOCK SET OPTION MENU POST VIEW 1sec BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM 1/2 OK EXIT @ 8 7 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 AUTO POWER OFF FILE NO. CONT’D FORMAT RESET SETTINGS[...]

English 104 1 [Date and time setting] (page 25 ) h Set the came ra’ s internal clock. 2 [Sounds] (page 105) h Adjust the sounds produce d by the camera. 3 [P ost-view] (pa ge 107) h Specify how long a still image is displa yed on th e monitor after it is capt ured. 4 [LCD brightness] (page 35) h Adjust the brightness of the monitor . 5 [ language[...]

105 English SOUNDS Set the sounds that are produced by the camera. 1 Display the Opti on Menu (page 102). 2 Select “SOUND” and press the S ET button. h The screen to set the sounds appears. OPERA TION VOL: V olume setting for all camera b uttons. TURN ON/OFF: Mute or enable th e sound that is produced when the camera is turned on or off . SHUTT[...]

English 106 3 Se lect the desired item, and press the SET button. 4 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to change the setting. <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “AUDIO GUIDE” is selected> h The respectiv e screen to enab le or disable th e sound appears . ON: Activa tes the sound. OFF: Deactivates the sound. <If “SHUTTER” or “KEY SW” is se[...]

107 English POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the duratio n that the captured image appear s on the monitor (post- view) aft er the shutter b utton is pressed. 1 Display the Opti on Menu (page 102). 2 Select “POST VIEW” and pres s the SET button. h The P ost View Men u appears. 1sec: The post-view image is displ ay ed f or 1 second. 2sec: The post-vie[...]

English 108 SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor of y our camera to displa y the messages i n any one o f sev eral lan guages. 1 Di splay the Option Menu (page 102). 2 Se lect “ LANGUAGE” and press the SET button. h The screen to select the displa y language appears . 3 Se lect the desired language, and press the SET button. h The selecte[...]

109 English TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s USB/A V ter minal. 1 Display the Opti on Menu (page 102). 2 Select “TV SYSTEM” and press the SET button. h The TV System Menu appears. NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals . PA L : Outputs P AL video signals. 3 Select the desired setting, and press [...]

English 110 A UT O PO WER OFF FUNCTION Y our camera has an “auto power off” function whereby the po wer automatically turns off after a sp ecified period of inactivity . The auto pow er off function works to conserve the bat tery pack power when the camera is not being used, or to pre v ent the battery pack fro m dying if the camera has acciden[...]

111 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y If a newly f or matted card is used, the file name (image number) of the captured image automatically begins from 000 1. If the card is subsequently ref ormatted, or if a diff erent ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the fi l e number me mory function is set to “OFF”, a[...]

English 112 i If Card B already has files in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows . When the highest file number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lo wer than the highest file number on Car d A: the file name of the ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file name recorded on Card A. When the highest file number on Card[...]

113 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y 1 Display the Opti on Menu (page 102). 2 Select “FILE NO. CONT’D”, and pre ss the SET button. ON: The file number memory function is on. OFF: The file number memory function is off . 3 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The selected file number memory function is set. HINT i Until the file nu[...]

English 114 INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y A card must be f ormatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first ti me, or i If it wa s f ormatted using a personal computer or a nother digita l camera. The card cannot be ref ormatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with the refo[...]

115 English INITIALIZING THE CA RD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y 4 Select the desired format option, and press the SET butt on. h The screen to confirm formatting appears . 5 Select “YES”. 6 Press the SET button. h Fo rmatting begins. h During formatting, “F or matting” and “do not power off” are shown on the monitor . CA UTION Caution d[...]

English 116 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the f actor y-preset se ttings. 1 Di splay the Option Menu (page 102). 2 Se lect “RESET SETTINGS” and press the SET but ton. h The Reset Settings Me nu appears . YES: Reset to the f actory-preset settings. NO: Do not change the settings , and return to the Option Menu. 3 Se lect “Y[...]

117 English CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMOR Y AND CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check the possible numb er of images, audi o recording time and video clip recording t ime remaining on t he card. F or a t able sho wing the maximum number of images and recor ding time f or the internal memory and for a specific card, ple ase see “P ossi ble Number of[...]

English 118 For audio data 1 Se t the camera to the audio recording mode (page 71). h The remaining audio record ing time is shown. HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot cap ture an y more images . T o capture more images , either install a ne w card, or sa v e the images to a co mp[...]

119 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y 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 leng th of time fo r battery pack operation, see page 14 6. 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the cam[...]

English 120 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 101). 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, etc.) o r the ambient temperatur e (temperatur e[...]

121 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the su pplied A V interf ace cab le from the USB/A V terminal on the digital camera to the A UDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the TV . Playbac k i After connecting th e digital camer a to the tele vision, set the TV input s witch to VIDEO input. i When an A V interface ca ble i[...]

English 122 DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge function. By connecting the camer a directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (P ictBridge printing). Print preparat ions 1 Turn the printer on, use the supplied USB interface cable to connect the camera to t[...]

123 English DIRECT PRINTING 2 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the images to print appears. CA UTION Caution when connecting a printer i If the po wer to the printer is turned off whi le it is connected, the camer a may not op erate correctly . If the camera does not operate correctly , disconnect the USB inter[...]

English 124 T o select one image and prin t it (print selected image) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 122). 2 Pr ess the [ l ] or [ m ] button. h Display the image you wish to print. : 1 : 1 DATE DATE DATE PRINT PRINT PRINT Print this image? Print this image? Print this image?[...]

125 English DIRECT PRINTING 3 Specify the number of prints or date-imprinted prints. <Specifying the number of prints> h Press the [ n ] or [ o ] bu tton to specify the number of prints. h Press the [ n ] or [ o ] bu tton until the desired number of prints is display ed. <Specifying dated prints> h Press [W] on the z oom s witch to add [...]

English 126 T o print all t he images (all imag es) Print all of the images. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 122). 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The PictBridge Me nu appears . 3 Se lect “PRINT ALL IMAGES”, and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 4 Spec ify the number of prints or date-imprinted prints. <Specifying[...]

127 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print th e image s that ar e set t o print (print re served i mages) Procedure to print all the images that are set to print. 1 Make the print sett ings (page 95), and complete the printing setup (page 122). 2 Press the MENU button. h The PictBridge Menu appears. 3 Select “DPOF”, and press the SET button. h The P[...]

English 128 T o change the printer sett ings and print ima ges (change prin ter settings ) Images are p rinted according to setti ngs specified b y the camer a, such as paper type, siz e, la yout, printing quality , etc. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 122). 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The PictBridge Me nu appears . 3 Se lect the printer setti[...]

129 English DIRECT PRINTING 4 Adjust the printer settings. 1 Use the arro w buttons to select a printer setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to set the selected par ameter appears . 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] b u tton to adjust the setting, and pr ess the SET button. h The selected parameter is set, and y ou are returned to th[...]

English 130 APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you h av e a question a bout the camera o peration, y ou might fin d the ans wer in this compilation of co mmonly asked quest ions. Question Answer Action Pow e r Why d oesn’t the powe r turn on? Due to cold temperatures , the battery pack temporarily lost its powe r . Place the camer a in your [...]

131 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting Are the settings retained e ven after the camer a is turned off? — All settings except the self-time r and the e xposure correction are retained e ven after the camera is turned off . Which resolution setting should I use? — Select the resolution setting according to the intended use: k D z N : App[...]

English 132 Shooting How can I get the distant vi ew into f ocus? — Set the scene function to the landscap e mode when photogra phing. Or , set the focus range setting to manual f ocus - , and set the dist ance to ∞ . Monitor When used in cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition due to the liquid crystal[...]

133 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capturing an image, de vise a wa y to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex am pl e, b y changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is no t lock ed properly . Hold the camera correctly , and when the i[...]

English 134 Viewing images Why isn’ t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn’ t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital z oom. Not a malfunction. Zoom in only within the optical zoom range when shooting. Can I play back image[...]

135 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Why can’t the camera be operated? A temporary inter nal circuitr y problem ma y be the cause. Remov e the batt ery pack from the camera, wait a f ew minutes, then reinstall the battery pack and try again. Can I use my camera abroad? — If you ha v e questions about using the power cord abroad, please c[...]

English 136 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 battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack. 17 The battery pack ha s not been inserted correctly . Reinsert the battery pack, maki[...]

137 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the shutter butto n 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. 21 Delete the images tha t are not necess ary . Sav e the images to separate media, then delete a ll the imag es from t[...]

English 138 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. 58 There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensitivity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower set ting. 77 Whe[...]

139 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too dark. The subject was lit from behind. Use the f orced flash mode. 59 Use the ex posure correction function. 80 There is not enough light. Adjust the ISO sensitivity setting. 77 The image is too br ight. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a diff erent flash mode. 59 The subject was[...]

English 140 Viewing images The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced flash mode. 59 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly . 79 A part of the image is missing. The handstrap or a finger w as bloc king the lens. Hold the ca [...]

141 English TROUBLESHOO TING Notes rega r ding the scen e function Y The macro + f ocus r ange setting is not a v ailable . G The pan o , macro + and man ual f ocus - focus range settings are not a v ailable . The AF seek er p f ocus mode setting is not available. The digital zoom is not a vaila ble. _ The resolution cannot be set to F or more. The[...]

English 142 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype CCD digital camera (recording and pla yback) Image file f ormat Still images : JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.21 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by th e Japan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule fo r Camera File system) is standard f or digital still [...]

143 English SPECIFICA TIONS Recording resolution <Still image shooting> k : 3648 × 2736 pix els N : 3648 × 2056 pix els D : 2816 × 2112 pix els z : 2288 × 1712 pix els t : 1600 × 1200 pix els [ : 640 × 480 pixe ls <Video cl ip recor ding> d : 640 × 480 pixe ls, 30 frames/secon d 5 : 320 × 240 pixe ls, 15 frames/secon d White bal[...]

English 144 Range Normal photograph y: 40 cm (15.75 in.) to ∞ (Wide), 90 cm (2.95 ft.) to ∞ (T ele) Macro photogr aph y: 10 cm (3.9 4 in.) to 50 cm (19.69 in.) ( Wide), 60 cm (2 3.62 in.) to 1 m (3.28 ft.) (T ele) Digital zoom F or shooting: 1× to 4× F or playbac k: 1× to 57× (v aries with resolution) Shutter speed Single-shot mode: 1 to 1/[...]

145 English SPECIFICA TIONS Flash working range GN = 5.5 Appro x. 40 cm (15.75 in.) to 2.9 m ( 9.51 ft.) (Wide) Appro x. 60 cm (23.62 in.) to 1.8 m ( 5.91 ft.) (T ele) Flash modes Aut o-flash, f orced flash, flash off , red-eye reduction F ocus TTL-type AF (9-point ra nge finder/spot f ocus/ AF seeker), man ual f ocus (14 steps) Self-timer Appro x.[...]

English 146 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 temper ature. i The operati on time ma y v ary depending on the conditions of t he battery pack and the co nditions of use. Espec ially when used at temperatur es below 10°C (5 0°F), the batt ery pack opera[...]

147 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossib le Number of Ima ges/Video Recor ding Time/A udio Recor ding Time The table sho ws the possib le number of captured image s and the possib le recording time f or the camera’ s internal memor y and f or the commercially av ailab le 2 GB and 8 GB SD Memory Cards. i Up to 9 hours of continuous audio recording is p[...]

English 148 Supplied b attery pac k c har ger i The VPC-E10GX model is supplied with a pow er cord that is appropriate for the region o f destination. i When using the supplied batt ery pack charger abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please cont act your local dealer f or details. Supplied Li -i[...]

149 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Mac OS and QuickTime are tr ademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U .S. and other co untries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. Intel and P entium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA). In this manual, the Microsoft ® Win[...]

English 150 Before capturing those importa nt shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm tha t y ou r camera is set up and ready to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held responsib le f or any prob lems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sany o Electric declines all responsi bilit y for damages due to improper use of the camera , f a[...]

151 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictur es in difficult sur round ings is easi er than you might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and c hoosing the correct settings , y ou can create photos that you’ll be pr oud to displa y and share . Basic photograph y If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used Y our camera[...]

English 152 Photographing a moving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an a ction shot of a moving child or pet. The autof ocus is activa ted, but becau se the subject is mo ving, the image ma y be blurr ed. In particular , when the dist ance between th e camera and t he subject is changing, it is dif ficult to loc k the focus on the subject[...]

153 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES Shooting with the scene fun ction Shooting portraits (portrait mode Z ) Po in t s: i Choose a backg round that doesn’t detr act from y our subject. i Mov e in close to your subject. i P a y attention to lighting and how it af fects y our subject. NO TE i If the backg round is distracting, it will not show y [...]

English 154 Night photograph y (night view portrait mode ] ) Po in ts : i A void came ra shak e. i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutter spee d during night photog raph y is considerab le slow er , so there is a much greater chance t hat your photog raphed image s will be blurry . Use a tripod whene v er possib le, or if a tripod is[...]

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