Casio K837PCM1DMX manual

1 E Digital Camera EX-S770 User’ s Guide K837PCM1DMX Thank you f or purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’ s Guide. • K eep the User’ s Guide in a safe place f or future reference . • For the most up-to-date inf ormation about this product, visit the official EXILIM Webs[...]

2 UNPACKING UNPACKING As you unpack you r camera, chec k to make sure that a ll items shown below are includ ed. If anythin g is missing, con tact your ori ginal retailer. Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-20) USB Cradle (CA-34) Special AC Adaptor (AD-C52S or AD-C52G)/AC Power Cord * Strap CD-ROMs (2) USB Cable AV Cable Basic Refe[...]

3 CONTENTS CONTENTS UNPACKING 2 QUICK START BASICS 10 First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Configuring Display La nguage, Date, and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 CONTENTS SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 63 Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 ■ Specifyi ng Image Size 67 ■ Specifyi ng Image Qualit y 69 ■ Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp 70 ■ Snapshot Sho oting Precau tions 71 ■ Auto Focus Res trictions 72 Shooting[...]

5 CONTENTS ADVANCED SETTINGS 112 Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 ■ Using Aut o Focus 113 ■ Using Macr o Focus 114 ■ Using Fixe d Focus (Pan Focus) 118 ■ Using Infinity Focu s 119 ■ Using Manu al Focus 119 Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) . . . . . . . 121 Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 CONTENTS EDITING IMAGES 158 Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of an Old Photograp h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Editing the D[...]

7 CONTENTS PRINTING 200 Types of Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Using Professional Print Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Using Your Printer to Print Images . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 ■ Date Stamping 208 Supported [...]

8 CONTENTS APPENDIX 263 General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Display Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

9 . Getting the Most Out of Your Camera Snapshots Shooting with Optimum Setup s ➞ USING BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Portrait, Scenery, Night Scen e, Ni ght Scene Portrait, Childre n, etc Adding Special Effects ➞ USING BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Monochrome, retro, et c.[...]

10 QUICK START BASICS QUICK START BASICS (page 37) ■ Loading the Battery into th e Camera 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Load the battery into the camera. 3. Close the battery cover. First, charge the battery While pressing lig htly on the cover, slide it in th e direction indicate d by the arrow to open.[...]

11 QUICK START BASICS ■ Using the USB Cradle to Charge 1. Plug the USB cradle into a household power outlet. 2. Place the camera onto the USB cradle. AC adaptor AC power cor d [CHARGE] lamp Red: Char ging Green: Ch arged (Full) • It takes about tw o hours to achieve a ful l charge.[...]

12 QUICK START BASICS (pages 192, 19 6) The settings on this page are re quired the f irst time you turn on the camera aft er purchasing i t. 1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the c amera. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the language you want and then press [SET]. 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the area where you will us[...]

13 QUICK START BASICS 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the date form at and then press [SET]. Example: December 19, 2006 7. Set the date and the time. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to sel ect the setting y ou want (year, month, day, hour, minute) and the n use [ S ] and [ T ] to change the setting. To switch bet ween 12-hour an d 24-hour fo rmat, press [ BS][...]

14 QUICK START BASICS (page 46) ■ Loading a Memory Card into the Camera When a memory card i s loaded, the came ra stores imag es you shoot on the ca rd. NO T E • Though the cam era has built-i n memory, using a memo ry card provid es additional cap acity you can use to sto re more images, high -quality and la rge-size images, and longer movies[...]

15 QUICK START BASICS ■ Formatting a Memor y Card Before you can us e a memory card with your camera , you must format it . IMPORT ANT! • Formattin g a memory card tha t already has sna pshots or other files on it, will delete its contents. Nor mally you do not need to forma t a memory card again. However, if stor ing to a card has slowe d down[...]

16 QUICK START BASICS (page 63) 1. Press [ ] to turn on the camera. This enters the REC mode an d displays “ ” (Auto icon) on the monito r screen. 2. Point the camera at the subject. 3. While taking care to keep the camera still, half- press the shutter button. When the image is in focus, the camera will beep, the operation lamp will light gree[...]

17 QUICK START BASICS Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality Your camera lets yo u select from among va rious image si ze and quality se ttings. Note that image si ze and quality settings aff ect how many image s can be stored in memo ry. • You can ch ange the image s ize and quality settings as required to s hoot a smaller or lower-resolution ima[...]

18 QUICK START BASICS (page 142) 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. If there ar e multiple images in memory, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll throug h them. ■ To return to the REC mode Press [ ]. Viewing Snapshots [ ] (PLAY) [ W ][ X ][...]

19 QUICK START BASICS (page 89) 1. Press [ ] to enter the REC mode. 2. Press [ ] to start shooting the movie. “ ” (movie icon ) remains on th e monitor screen while movie recor ding is in progress . • Audio is als o recorded dur ing movie record ing. 3. Press [ ] again to stop recording. Shooting a Movie Movie Icon Remaining Re cording Time R[...]

20 QUICK START BASICS (page 144) The film-lik e frame that appears on th e monitor scree n indicate s that this is an image from a movie. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the movie you want to play. When scroll ing through i mages, a movie is displayed o n the monitor scre en by showing its f irst frame. 3. Pres[...]

21 QUICK START BASICS (page 186) You can use t he following proc edure to delete fi les you have transferr ed to your comput er’s hard disk , images you h ave printed, o r files you si mply no longer ne ed. This frees up memory for reco rding more imag es. 1. Press [ ]. 2. Press [ T ] ( ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snaps hot or movie y[...]

22 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ■ BEST SHOT for beautiful shots simply by selecting a sample image built into the camera Simply sel ect the scene th at is similar to what you want to shoot (Night Scene Po rtrait, Flower, etc.), for inst ant camera setups . A dedicated [ BS] button gives you direct acces s to the BEST SHOT library of sa mple scenes. [...]

23 INTRODUCTION ■ High-quality (MPEG-4) movie recording • Short Movi e for shoo ting a short movie star ting a few se conds before [ ] i s pressed and a few seconds after it is press ed (page 92) • Past Movie fo r shooting a movie t hat includes sce nes a few seconds bef ore [ ] is presse d (page 95) • Normal movi e recording (page 90 ) •[...]

24 INTRODUCTION ■ Document transfer to the camera • Bundled P hoto Transpor t software (pag e 232) lets you transfer i mages saved on y our computer or displayed o n your computer scr een (website da ta, maps, etc.) to your camera. • Bundled CASIO DATA TRANSPORT so ftware lets you transfer do cuments from your c omputer to the ca mera and tak[...]

25 INTRODUCTION ■ Copyrights Except for you r own personal enjoyment, un authorized use of image, movie, aud io, or music fil es without permi ssion of the copyright ho lder is stric tly prohibit ed by copyright l aws and internati onal treati es. Also, re gardless o f whether such files are purchased or obtained for free, posting them o n the In[...]

26 INTRODUCTION • The content s of this manual ar e subject to chan ge without notice. • The conten t of this manual has been chec ked at each step of the prod uction process . Please contac t us if you noti ce anything t hat is question able, erron eous, etc. • Any copying of the contents o f this manual, eithe r in part or its entir ety, is[...]

27 INTRODUCTION ■ Take test shots before shooting the final shot. • Before shoo ting your fi nal image, sho ot a test shot to ensure that the ca mera is record ing correc tly. ■ Avoid Use While In Motion • Never use the camera to rec ord or play back i mages while operatin g an automobile or ot her vehicle, or while walking. Looking at the [...]

28 INTRODUCTION ■ Display Panel • Do not appl y strong pressu re to the LCD pane l surface or subject it to strong impact . Doing so can ca use the displa y panel glas s to crack. • Should the d isplay panel ev er become cracke d, never touc h any of the li quid insid e the panel. Doi ng so creates the risk of skin inflammat ion. • Should d[...]

29 INTRODUCTION ■ Water and Foreign Matter • Water, other liq uids, or foreign ma tter (especially me tal) getting insi de the camera cr eates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immedi ately perform the following steps whenever any of the abov e symptoms are pr esent. Particular care is required wh en using the ca mera where it is raining or [...]

30 INTRODUCTION ■ Disassembly and Modification • Never try to take the camera apart or modify i t in any way. Doing so creat es the risk of electric shoc k, burn injury, and other pers onal injury . Be sure to lea ve all internal inspectio n, maintenanc e, and repair up to your dealer or n earest CASIO authorized service center . ■ Locations [...]

31 INTRODUCTION • This battery is intended for us e with a CASIO Digital Came ra only. Use wi th any other device creates the risk o f the battery damage, or d eterioration of battery performa nce and service life. • Failure to observe any of the followi ng precaution s creates the risk of battery overhe ating, fire, and explosio n. – Never u[...]

32 INTRODUCTION • Be sure to rea d the user docu mentation th at comes with the camera and special charger unit before us ing or chargi ng the battery. • If a batter y is to be used by young children , make sure that a responsib le adult makes th em aware of the prec autions and proper han dling instructio ns, and make sure that they handl e ba[...]

33 INTRODUCTION • Never touch the AC adaptor wh ile your hands are wet. Doing so creates the ris k of electric shock. • Misuse of the AC adapt or creates the risk of fire and ele ctric shock. Make sure you observ e the following precautions when using th e AC adaptor. – Never loca te the power cor d near a stov e or other heat ing device. –[...]

34 INTRODUCTION ■ Battery Life • Battery co ntinuous ope ration times pr ovided in this ma nual represent the approxima te amount of time bef ore the camera turns off due to low battery power when being powe red by the special batte ry under normal tempe rature (23°C (73°F)) . They do not guar antee that you will be able to achie ve the indi [...]

35 INTRODUCTION ■ Operating Environment • The operat ing temperature r ange of the came ra is 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). • Do not plac e the camera in any of the fol lowing location s. – In an area e xposed to direct sunlight, or large amounts of moisture or dust – Near an air conditione r or in other ar eas subjected t o extreme te[...]

36 INTRODUCTION ■ Caring for your camer a • Fingerp rints, dirt , and other fo reign matt er on the le ns surface can interf ere with proper operation of the camera. Avo id touching t he lens surface . To clean the len s surface, use a blower to blo w off dust or fo reign matter and th en wipe with a soft, dry cl oth. • Fingerpri nts, dirt, a[...]

37 GETTING RE ADY GETTING READY Your camera is powered by a rech argeable lithium io n battery (NP-20). IMPORT ANT! • Use of any type of battery othe r than NP-20 is not supported. To load the battery 1. Open the battery cover. While pressi ng the battery c over, slide it in the direct ion indicated by the arrow. 2. Load the battery into the came[...]

38 GETTING RE ADY 3. Close the battery cover. Swing the bat tery cover cl osed, and then slide it secure ly into place a s you press it agai nst the camera . The battery is not fully char ged when you use the camera for the firs t time after purchasin g it. Use the following procedure t o charge it. To charge the battery 1. Plug the USB cradle into[...]

39 GETTING RE ADY 3. With the camera positi oned so the monitor screen is facing towards you as shown in the illustration, place it onto the USB cradle. The [CHARGE] lamp lights red and ch arging starts . • It takes abou t two hours to ac hieve a full cha rge. Actual charging ti me depends on cur rent battery ca pacity, remaining pow er, and char[...]

40 GETTING RE ADY If the [CHARGE] lamp flashe s red This indicat es that the camera or battery is faul ty, or that the battery is l oaded in the ca mera incorrect ly. Remove the batt ery from the camer a and check if i ts contacts are dirty. If they are, wipe them of f with a dry clot h and then reload the batte ry into the camera. After confirmin [...]

41 GETTING RE ADY ■ Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is cons umed, a batt ery indicat or on the moni tor screen indic ates remaining power as shown bel ow. “ ” indicates t hat battery power is low. Charge the batt ery as soon as possib le. Recording is not possible when “ ” is indicated . Charge the battery immed iately. [...]

42 GETTING RE ADY Replacing the Battery 1. Open the battery cover. 2. With the camera oriented with its monitor screen facing upwa rds as shown in the illustration, slide th e stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow an d hold it there. • This will caus e the battery to come out part way. 3. While still ho lding the stopper, pull the batte[...]

43 GETTING RE ADY ■ Storage Precautions • Though a re chargeable li thium ion batte ry provides hig h capacity in a compact configu ration, long-ter m storage whil e charged can ca use it to deteriorate. – If you do n ot plan to use a b attery for some time, fully use up its char ge before sto ring it. – Always remo ve the battery f rom the[...]

44 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Pressing [ON/OFF] or [ ] (REC) to turn o n power also causes th e lens to exten d. Take care th ere is nothin g pressing a gainst or hitt ing the lens. Ho lding the lens with your hand so i t cannot exte nd creates the ri sk of malfunction . NO T E • Pressing [ ] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switc hes to the PLAY[...]

45 GETTING RE ADY ■ Battery Power Conservation Features The camera is equipped with t wo features for conservi ng battery power, as desc ribed below. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the “Set U p” tab. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the item you want to configure (“Sleep” or “Auto P ower Off”) and then press [ X ]. [...]

46 GETTING RE ADY 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the slee p or Auto Power Off trigger time and then press [SET]. Selecting “Off” for the sle ep setting disa bles the sleep feature. NO T E • Auto Power Off and sleep are dis abled under th e following conditions . – When there i s a connectio n between the ca mera and computer or othe r dev[...]

47 GETTING RE ADY Supported Memory Cards Your camera supp orts use of SD, SDHC, MMC (MultiMediaCard), or MMC plus (MultiM ediaCardplus) memory cards. Memory Used for Storage Images r ecorded while a me mory card is loade d are saved to the memory card. When no memory card is loaded, im ages are saved in buil t-in memory. • Note that yo u cannot s[...]

48 GETTING RE ADY • Electrosta tic charge, electrica l noise, and other phenomena can cause data to be come corrupte d or even lost. Make sur e that you always bac k up important data on other media (CD- R, CD-RW, MO disk, hard disk, etc.). Loading a Memory Card into the Camera IMPORT ANT! • Make sure yo u always turn of f the camera before loa[...]

49 GETTING RE ADY 2. Load a me mory card i nto the camera . Positioning the memory card so its front is facing up wards (towards the mo nitor screen side of the camera), slide it int o the card slot al l the way in until you hear it clic k securely into place. 3. Close the battery cover. Swing the bat tery cover cl osed, and then slide it secure ly[...]

50 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Never insert anything beside s an SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MMC (Mul tiMediaCard), or MMC plus (MultiMediaCard plus) into the memory card slot. Doing so can lead to ma lfunction. • Should wate r or any fore ign object ev er get into th e card slot, immediat ely turn off the camera, remove the b attery, an[...]

51 GETTING RE ADY 1. Load the memory card yo u want to format into the camera . 2. Turn on the camera and press [MENU]. 3. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Format” an d then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Format” and then press [SET] to start formatting. After formattin g is complete, ente r the PLAY mode and check to make [...]

52 GETTING RE ADY The follow ing are menu ope rations you wil l need to use to configure ca mera settings. Ta ke a few moments to bec ome familiar wi th them. • See “Men u Referenc e” on page 267 for informatio n about menu contents . Example Menu Screen • Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode. This sc reen shows a REC m[...]

53 GETTING RE ADY 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the item you want to configure and then press [ X ]. Example: Select “Continuou s” and th en press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want. 5. Apply the setting. • Pressing [SET ] applies the se lected sett ing and exits th e menu screen. • Pressing [ W ] instead of [SE[...]

54 GETTING RE ADY The followin g is the proce dure for menu ope rations in the REC mode. 1. In the REC mode, press [DISP]. This will di splay the displ ay menu scree n. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the setting you want. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want. • If you want to configur e other set tings, repe at steps 2 and 3. 4[...]

55 GETTING RE ADY The follow ing procedur e shows how to use Pa nel (Operati on Panel). 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. This highli ghts (selec ts) the top icon of the Op eration Panel. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the icon of the setting you want to change. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to change the setting. • If you want to configu re other se t[...]

56 GETTING RE ADY ■ PLAY Mode Screen Layout The PLAY mode scree n layout setting s let you select how display imag es are shown on the monitor sc reen. Layout Type Description Normal With this setting, 100% of the display image is always visible. With some aspect rat ios, black band s may appear above and below, or to the le ft and right of the i[...]

57 GETTING RE ADY Turning Display Information On a nd Off (Info.) With “Info.” you ca n turn display in formation on an d off. You can configure se parate sett ings for the RE C mode and PLAY mode. REC Mode (Layout: Panel (O peration Panel)) Display Information Setting Description Show Turns on display of c amera setting and other informa tion.[...]

58 GETTING RE ADY REC Mode (Layout: Normal) PLAY mode Show +Histogr am Hide Show +Histogram Hide[...]

59 GETTING RE ADY Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness (Brightness) You can use the “B rightness” setting to a djust the brigh tness of the monitor sc reen. This se tting is the same in the REC mode and PLAY mode. Brightne ss Setting Description Auto With this se tting, the camera det ects available light levels an d automatically ad justs the b[...]

60 GETTING RE ADY Adjusting Monitor Screen Image Quality (Type) You can use th e “Type” sett ing to adjust th e quality of the monitor scre en image. This se tting is the sa me in the REC mode and PLAY mode. Quality Setti ng Description Dynamic Increases co ntrast of th e monitor scre en image so the subject stands out for easie r viewing and f[...]

61 GETTING RE ADY Perform one of the followi ng operations if you find that you h ave gotten lost while performi ng button oper ations during recording or playbac k. REC mode PLAY mode If you lose your way... Current Scree n To return to the no rmal snapshot or movie recordi ng screen, press: Menu screen [MENU] or [ ] Display Menu sc reen [DISP] or[...]

62 GETTING RE ADY Extra Batteries Taking al ong extra ful ly charged batte ries (NP-20) i s recommended while on a trip in order to avo id not being ab le to shoot images du e to the battery going dead. Using the Camera in another Country Note the foll owing precau tions. • The bundled AC adaptor is designed for operation with any power suppl y i[...]

63 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Holding the camera with one hand ca n result in accident al hand movement. Hold the camera secu rely with both ha nds when shooting sn apshots. • To protect against accide ntally droppi ng the camera, att ach the wrist s trap and make s ure it is around your fingers or wrist while you ar e operating the [...]

64 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Good-looki ng images are im possible if you move the camera when you press the s hutter button o r while the Auto Focus operation is bei ng performed. Holdin g the camera corr ectly, carefully p ress the shutter button and take care th at you do not move th e camera as the shu tter releases. This is especially impo[...]

65 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2. Focus the image. While the fo cus frame is aligne d with the subjec t, half-press the shutter but ton. Auto Focus wi ll focus t he image aut omatically, a nd the focu s frame and oper ation lamp will turn green. The sh utter speed, apert ure, and ISO sens itivity also will be set automatically. 3. Shoot the image. When the[...]

66 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The apertur e value indic ates the size of the opening th at lets light into the camera. A larg er aperture value i ndicates a smaller openin g. The camera adjusts this setti ng automaticall y. • Shutter spe ed indicate s the amount of t ime that lig ht is allowed int o the camera. A slo wer shutter s peed means [...]

67 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Using Quick Shutter Pressing the shutter button all the way down without wa iting at the halfway point shoots the image using Quick Shu tter (page 118). Quick Sh utter lets you record right away, s o you don’t mis s those specia l moments waiti ng for Auto Foc us. • Quick Shutt er focuses muc h quicker tha n normal Au[...]

68 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • You can also us e the Panel (Operation Panel) (page 54) to change the im age size set ting. • The followi ng informatio n changes on the display duri ng the image si ze selection op eration. – Image size in megabytes (M) (5 M, etc.) – Image size in pixels (2560 × 19 20, etc.) – Optimum pri nt paper size ?[...]

69 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Specifying Image Quality Your camera le ts you select “Fine” (maximum image qualit y), “Normal”, o r “Economy” (maxim um memory ec onomy) for the image quali ty setting. The initi al setting is “Normal”. Select “Fine” if you want to give pri ority to ima ge quality , or “Economy” to give priority to th[...]

70 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp The AF assist l amp emits light th at helps the camera focus whe n you half-pr ess the shutt er button und er dark lighti ng conditions. The AF assist la mp does not light when lighting i s bright. The initial f actory default setting is AF assist lamp on. Turning off t he AF assist lamp using t[...]

71 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Snapshot Shooting Precautions ■ Operation • While the ope ration lamp is fl ashing green, ne ver open the battery co ver or place the c amera onto or re move it from the USB cradl e. Doing so can result in incor rect storage of the image you jus t shot, damage to other image s stored in memory, malfuncti on of the camera,[...]

72 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Auto Focus Restrictions • Proper focus may not be p ossible when s hooting the fol lowing types of su bjects. – Solid color wall or other v ery low contrast subject – Strongly back lit su bject – Very shin y subject – Blinds or oth er subject with a re peating horizontal pattern – Multipl e subjects at va rying di[...]

73 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2. Press the zoom button to change the zoom factor. – For more info rmation, see “Optical Zoo m and Digital Zoom Switch Poin t” on page 74. 3. Press the shutter button to shoot. NO T E • Performing a z oom operation cha nges the lens aper ture. • Use of a t ripod is r ecommended t o protect a gainst han d movement w[...]

74 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Optical Zoom and Digital Zo om Switch Point If you hold dow n the [ ] side o f the zoom butt on in step 2 of the above proc edure, the zo om operation will s top when the optical zoom f actor reache s its maximum. Mo mentarily rele asing the zoom bu tton and th en holding down its [ ] side will switch to digital z oom, wh[...]

75 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORT ANT! • Digital zoom i s not supporte d while “Times tamp” (page 131) is tu rned on. ■ Turning Off Digital Zoom You can turn off digital zoom if you want to use optical zoom only. This will he lp to avoid deteri orated images due to accidental ly switching over from optical zoom to digital zoom when shoot ing sn[...]

76 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Perform the following steps to select the fla sh mode you want to use. Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto ) • The flash ran ge changes in ac cordance wit h optical zoom . Using Flash Flash Setting Description Auto Flash Flash fire s automatically in accordance with exposure (amo unt of light and brightness ) con[...]

77 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In the REC mode, press [ T ] ( ) once. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the flas h setting you want and then press [SET]. 3. Press the shutter button to shoot. NO T E • If you are using the “Norma l” Screen Layout setting (page 54), each press of [ T ] ( ) will cycle through t he available f lash settings . IMPORT AN[...]

78 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Red-eye reduction Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can caus e red spots inside the eyes of p eople who a re in the i mage. This i s caused whe n the light from t he flash reflect s off of the retin a of the eye. When re d-eye reduct ion is select ed as the flash mod e, the camera fi res a pre-f lash to[...]

79 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Changing the Flash Intensity 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Flash Intensity” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the flash intensity setting you want and then press [SET]. You can set one o f five levels, from –2 (weakes t) to +2 (stronges t). IMPORT ANT! ?[...]

80 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Flash Assist” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Off” and then press [SET]. When you want to u se flash assist , select “Auto ” here. IMPORT ANT! • Flash assis t may not produce t he desired resul t for some types of sub[...]

81 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT With the se lf-timer, pressing the shutter button starts a timer, and the shutt er is release d and the image i s shot after a fixed amount of time. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Self-timer” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the self-timer type and then press [SET][...]

82 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Using the Self-timer to Shoo t an Image • The imag e is not shot right aw ay after you press the shut ter button. Instead, sh ooting star ts after the preset time elapses. T he AF assi st/ self-timer l amp flashes while the coun tdown is being perfor med. • You can inte rrupt an ongoing s elf-timer count down by fully pr [...]

83 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Your came ra has four contin uous shutter mode s. Selecting the Continuous Shutter Mode 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Continuous” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the mode you want and then press [SET]. This enable s the continuous shutter mode you se lected and d[...]

84 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Recording with Norm al-speed Continuous Shutter, High-speed Continuous Shutter, and Flash Continuous Shutter 1. Press the shutter button to shoot. • With Normal- speed Continu ous Shutter , images co ntinue to be shot as lo ng as you keep the shutter butt on depressed. Re leasing the shutter butt on stops shoo ting. • Hig[...]

85 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORT ANT! • Note that with zoom co ntinuous s hutter, you do not need to keep the shut ter button depressed. • Digital zoom i s disabled while sho oting with zoom continuous shutter. • Zoom continu ous shutter is no t available whe n the image size setti ng is 3:2 (3072 × 204 8 pixels) or 16 :9 (3072 × 1728 pixels )[...]

86 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Note that t he resolution o f images recor ded with the high - speed cont inuous shutter mode or flash conti nuous shutter mode is somewhat lower resolution and more pron e to digital noise than images recorde d with the norma l-speed continuou s shutter mode . • “Auto” ISO sensitiv ity always is used for the flash [...]

87 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Recording Audio for a Snapshot 1. Press the shutter button to shoot. This monitor screen will show the image y ou just shot, along with the “ ” icon. • If you do not wan t to record audi o at this time, press [MENU]. Th is will display the monitor screen for shootin g the next image . 2. Press the shutter button to [...]

88 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • After tran sferring an aud io snapshot t o your computer ’s hard disk, you can play back th e audio using Windo ws Media Player (page 228). • The following sh ows the formats us ed for storing a udio snapshot dat a. – Image Data: JP EG (.JPG extensio n) – Audio Data : WAVE/ADPCM (.WA V extension) – Approx[...]

89 SHOOTING A MOVIE SHOOTING A MOVIE Before shoot ing a movie, you sh ould specify a mov ie image quality se tting. Movie image quality is a sta ndard that determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie du ring playback . Shooting with th e high-quality (H Q) setting will result in better ima ge quality, but i t also shorte ns the amount[...]

90 SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie Size The following s hows the approximate movie file size for a one- minute movie. Audio is als o recorded while you shoot a movie . Audio is monaural. 1. In the REC mode, poin t the came ra at the subject. 2. Press [ ] to start shooting the movie. • “ ” is displayed while movie record ing is in progress. 3. Press [ [...]

91 SHOOTING A MOVIE Shooting with BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT (page 9 8), you select the pres et scene that is closest to t he one you wan t to shoot, and the camera set s up for it automatically. Selecting the “Night Scene” BEST SHOT scene, for exam ple, sets the ca mera to shoot bri ght, clear images at night. Anti Shake Movie Recording You can [...]

92 SHOOTING A MOVIE • You can pe rform digital zo om while shoo ting a movie by pressing [ ]. Optical zoom is not available whil e shooting a movie. To use o ptical zoom for a movie, use [ ] to zo om as required fir st and then press [ ] to start re cording. • The effects of camera movement in an image become mor e pronounced when you shoo t cl[...]

93 SHOOTING A MOVIE ■ Getting Ready to Shoot with Short Movie 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Short Movie” scene and then press [SET]. This causes “ ” to appear on the monitor scre en. Pressing [ ] at this point wi ll shoot a Short Movie with a 4- second firs t part and a 4-seco nd seco[...]

94 SHOOTING A MOVIE 6. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the MOTION PRINT setting you want and then press [SET]. ■ Shooting a Sho rt Movie 1. With the camera pointed at the subject, press [] . This will shoo t a Short Movie of t he length you spec ified and then stop sh ooting auto matically. To stop shooting before the specified time is up, pr ess [[...]

95 SHOOTING A MOVIE To return to the R EC mode After Short Movie recording is complete, the camera stands by for shootin g of another Shor t Movie. To exit Short Mov ie recording, pre ss [BS], select somethi ng other than “Short Movie” and then press [SET]. If yo u want to set the camera up for no rmal snapshot shootin g, for example, select ?[...]

96 SHOOTING A MOVIE ■ Getting Ready to Shoot with Past Movie 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Past Movie” scene and then press [SET]. This causes “ ” t o appear on the mo nitor screen, which indicates that Past Movie is enabled. ■ Shooting a Past Movie 1. With the camera pointed at the[...]

97 SHOOTING A MOVIE You can shoot a sn apshot while no rmal movie recor ding is in progress. Not e, however, th at movie recordi ng (image and audio) is interrupte d for a few seconds while th e snapshot is recorded. ■ Shooting a Snapshot During a Movie 1. While movie reco rding is in progress, press the shutter button. You can also hal f-press t[...]

98 USING BEST SHOT USING BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT, you simply select the sample sc ene that is like the one yo u are trying to s hoot, and the camera sets up automatically . Even difficult bac klight scenes (which resu lt in the main subject bein g too dark if set up improperly) come out looking gr eat! ■ Some Sample Scenes ■ Selecting a Sample[...]

99 USING BEST SHOT 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the boundary to select the scene you want to select. • Pressing [ S ] or [ T ] while the r ed boundary is at the edge of the screen will scro ll to the next screen o f BEST SHOT scenes. • Pressing the zoom bu tton will display text that explain s the setting s configured by the se[...]

100 USING BEST SHOT BEST SHOT Scene Limitations • Business ca rds and documents , White board, et c., and Old Photo. These scenes cannot be used t o shoot a movie. • Short Movie, Past Movie These scen es cannot be us ed to shoot a sna pshot. • Voice Recor ding These scen es cannot be used t o shoot a snapsh ot or movie. • Night Scen e, Fire[...]

101 USING BEST SHOT Displaying Detailed In formation about a BEST SHOT Scene Though th e name of each BEST SHOT s cene is displ ayed as you move th e selection boundary a round the 15-s cene selectio n screen, the re may be times when yo u need more informati on about a scene’ s setup. To f ind out more abou t a scene, select it with the red boun[...]

102 USING BEST SHOT ■ Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes You can use the pr ocedure belo w to save the set ups of snapshots o r movies th at you shot a s BEST SHOT s cenes. After that, you can recall a se tup whenever y ou want to use it. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “BEST SHOT” (Register Use[...]

103 USING BEST SHOT • The following are the setting s that are inclu ded in a user movie scene: Focus, EV Shift, White Balance, Filter, Sharpness, Saturation, Contr ast • You can store up to 999 BEST SHOT user sc enes. • User snapsho t scenes are st ored in camera bui lt-in memory in the fold er named “SCENE” (page 251) . Deleting a BEST [...]

104 USING BEST SHOT You can t urn on the camer a’s Anti Shake feature to redu ce image blur du e to subject movement or han d movement when shooting a movi ng subject usi ng telephoto, when shooting a fast-movin g subject, or whe n shooting und er dim lighting conditions . You can tur n on Anti Shake usin g BEST SHOT or by performing a menu opera[...]

105 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Anti Shake wi ll not work unles s the ISO settin g (page 126) is set to “Aut o”. • Shooting wi th Anti Shake can c ause an image to a ppear somewhat coar ser than norma l and can cause sli ght deteriora tion of image resolution . • Anti Shake may n ot be able to elimi nate the effect s of hand or subject [...]

106 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Shooting wi th High Sensit ivity can cause an image to appear some what coarser than norma l and can cause slight det erioration o f image reso lution. • The desirab le level of image brightness may no t be possible un der very dark c onditions. • When shoot ing with slow shu tter speeds, us e a tripod to pro[...]

107 USING BEST SHOT BEST SHOT has two Busi ness Shot scen es from which to choose. ■ Selecting a Business Shot Scene 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Business cards and documents” or the “White board, etc.” scene and then press [SET]. Whichever yo u select will remain in effect until yo [...]

108 USING BEST SHOT 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to use for correction. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET]. This will cor rect the image an d store the re sulting (correcte d) image. • To cancel the co rrection op eration, sel ect “Cancel” . IMPORT ANT! • Make sure the entire obj e[...]

109 USING BEST SHOT With Old Photo, yo u can record th e image of an old , faded photograph a nd then use the c amera’s built-i n advanced dig ital camera tech nology to res tore it. ■ Before Recording with Old Photo • Make sure th e entire photog raph you are tr ying to record is enclosed w ithin the monitor screen. • Make sure the photogr[...]

110 USING BEST SHOT ■ Recording an Image with Old Photo 1. Press the shutter button to shoot the image. • This displa ys a photograph c ontour confirmati on screen an d then saves th e original recorded imag e. An error mess age will appear ( page 281), with out displaying the photograph contour confirmation screen, if the came ra is unable to [...]

111 USING BEST SHOT 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the cropping boundary t o the location you want and then press [SET]. The camera will correct col or automatic ally and save the corrected i mage. • If you do not want a bord er around the i mage, configur e the cropping boundary so it is slightl y inside of the boundary of t he di[...]

112 ADVANCED SETTINGS ADVANCED SETTINGS Your came ra provides you w ith the five foc us modes describe d below. The initi al factory defau lt focus mode is Auto Focus. Changing the Focus Mode Focus Mode Desc ription Focus Range Auto Focus Automatic foc us when the shut ter button is ha lf-pressed . Auto adjustment (Approximately 40 cm to (1.3'[...]

113 ADVANCED SETTINGS Perform the foll owing steps to change the foc us mode. 1. In the REC mode, press [ T ] ( ) twice. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the focus mode setting you wa nt and then press [SET]. • See the fo llowing pages of this section for details about shooti ng with each focus mode. NO T E • If you are using the “Norma l” [...]

114 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. When the image is focu sed, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. IMPORT ANT! • Auto Focus and Macro Focus become fi xed focus whi le shooting a movi e. NO T E • When proper fo cusing is not possible becaus e the subject is closer th an the Auto Focus ra nge, the camera wil l switch to the Macro Focu s [...]

115 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • When Macro Focus cannot focus pro perly becaus e the subject is too far away, the ca mera will switch to the Auto Focus range au tomatically (Au to Macro). • Whenever you pe rform an optical zo om operation whi le shooting with Ma cro Focus, val ues will appear on the monitor scre en as shown b elow to tell you th[...]

116 ADVANCED SETTINGS Auto Focus and Macro Focu s Shooting Tips Changing the Auto F ocus Area Use the foll owing proc edure to change t he metering ar ea used for Auto Focus (A F). 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “AF Area” and then pre ss [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then pre[...]

117 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Focus Lock “Focus lock ” is the name of a tech nique you can use when you want to shoot an im age in whic h the subj ect to be focused o n is not within the focus fra me in the cente r of the screen . • Use focus loc k with “ Spot” focus. 1. Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with the subj ect you want to[...]

118 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) Pan Focus (P F) fixes focus f or a relativel y wide focus range , which mean s you can shoo t without waiting for the Auto Fo cus operation to fin ish. 1. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button all the way, without pausing. Quick Shutter When Quick Sh utter is turned on , the camera[...]

119 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Infinity Focus As its name sugg ests, Infinity Focus fix es focus at infini ty ( ). Use this mode wh en shooting scener y and other faraway subjects. I nfinity Focus al so comes in handy when shooting fro m a car or train window, or when sh ooting scene ry or other subjects th at are difficu lt to focus prop erly with Au[...]

120 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to focus the image, as you view the results on the monitor screen. At this time t he image that i s within the boun dary will enl arge and fill th e monitor screen , which aids in focusing. • The monitor scr een will return t o step 1 if you do not perform an y operation for ab out two second s. 3. Pre[...]

121 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can manuall y adjust an ima ge’s exposure value (EV value) before sh ooting it. This f eature helps to ac hieve better re sults when shootin g a backlit su bject, a str ongly lit subj ect indoors , or a subject tha t is against a dar k background . Exposure Compens ation Value: –2.0EV to +2.0 EV Unit: 1/3EV 1. In the R[...]

122 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. After the EV value is the way you want, press [SET] to apply it. The exposure c ompensation value you set rema ins in effect until you change it. IMPORT ANT! • When shoot ing under very da rk or very brig ht conditions, you may not be ab le to obtain s atisfactory results even after perfo rming exposure c ompensation. NO [...]

123 ADVANCED SETTINGS Shooting on a cl oudy day can give your subject a blue cast, while shooti ng under white f luorescent li ghting can give your subject a gre en cast. Whi te balance cor rects for dif ferent type s of lightin g so the colors in your images a lways look nat ural. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, sele[...]

124 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • You can also us e the Panel (Operation Panel) (page 54) to change the whi te balance set ting. • When “Auto” is selected for th e white balanc e setting, the camera auto matically determin es the white poin t of the subject. C ertain subjec t colors and light source conditio ns can cause pro blems when the cam[...]

125 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Under the li ghting condit ions you pla n to use when shootin g, point the camera at a bl ank white piece of paper so it fills the e ntire monitor screen and then press the shutter button. The camera wil l adjust white bala nce settings for the current condition s, and displa y “Complete” when it is finished . 5. Press [...]

126 ADVANCED SETTINGS ISO sensitiv ity is a valu e that express es sensitivit y to light. A larger val ue indicates high er sensitivity, whic h is better for shooting whe n available li ghting is dim. If you want t o use faster shutter spee ds, you shou ld use a higher IS O sensitivi ty value. Under certai n conditions, a fast shutte r speed in com[...]

127 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • Using flash with high ISO sens itivity can ca use problems with subjec ts that close t o the camera. • “Auto” ISO sensitiv ity always is used for mo vies, regardless of the curr ent ISO sensiti vity setting. • You can use the key cu stomizatio n feature to configure the [ W ] and [ X ] buttons so they c[...]

128 ADVANCED SETTINGS Center Weigh ted Center weig hted metering concentra tes on the center of the focus area t o measure light . Use this metering method when you want to exe rt some control over exposure , without leavin g settings to tally up to the ca mera. Spot Spot metering takes readings at a very small area. Use this met ering method whe n[...]

129 ADVANCED SETTINGS The camera’s filter feature l ets you add color ti nts to your image s as you sh oot them. The co lor effect look j ust like what you would get by insta lling a color filt er on the lens of t he camera. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Filter” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [...]

130 ADVANCED SETTINGS Use the follo wing procedur e to adjust the s aturation of co lors in your images . 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Saturation” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. You can spec ify one of five sa turation se ttings from +2 [...]

131 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can have the snapshot’s re cording dat e only, or date an d time stamped i n the lower rig ht corner of the image. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Timestamp” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Example: December 24, 20[...]

132 ADVANCED SETTINGS The on-screen hi stogram that pro vides a graphic re presentation of the curren t exposure of the image. You ca n also displa y the histogram in t he PLAY mode for information abo ut the expos ure levels of im ages. 1. Select either the REC mo de or the PLAY mo de. You can turn hi stogram disp lay on or off separ ately for the[...]

133 ADVANCED SETTINGS ■ How to Use the Histogram A histogra m is a graph that repr esents the lightn ess of an image in terms of the number of pixe ls. The verti cal axis indic ates the number of pixe ls, while the ho rizontal ax is indicate s lightness. You can use the hi stogram to dete rmine whether an i mage includes t he shadowi ng (left s i[...]

134 ADVANCED SETTINGS A centered his togram indicat es that there is good distributi on of light pixels and dar k pixels. Th is type of histogram re sults when the ove rall image is at opti mal lightness, as shown in the near by image. IMPORT ANT! • Note that the above hist ograms are shown for illustrative purposes on ly. You ma y not b e able t[...]

135 ADVANCED SETTINGS The follow ing functions are also avai lable in the REC mode to help make your di gital imag e more efficient an d enjoyable. • Assign fun ctions to the [ W ] an d [ X ] keys • Display an on-screen grid for easy image composition • Review an i mage you just re corded • Register in itial power up se ttings • Reset set[...]

136 ADVANCED SETTINGS 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “L/R Key”, and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the function you want to assign and the n press [SET]. After you assign a functio n, you can con trol its setting using the [ W ] and [ X ] keys. Selecting “Off” leave s the [ W ] and [ X [...]

137 ADVANCED SETTINGS Displaying the Image You Just Recorded (Image Review) When you pu rchase your camer a, it is initiall y configured with the Image R eview feature turned on. Imag e Review disp lays the image you just recorded so you can check it. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Review” and then press [ X [...]

138 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The icons listed below do n ot appear on th e display while icon help is turned off. – Flash mode icon (page 76) – Focus mode icon (page 11 2) – White ba lance icon ( page 123) – Metering mode icon (page 127) Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On Default Settings You can c onfigure the cam era so it s[...]

139 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. To do this: Sele ct this setting: Save the curr ent setting when the camera turne d off, and restore it when the camera is turned back on On Restore the opt imum default when the camera is turne d on Off Setting Mode Memory On Mode Memory Off BEST SHOT[...]

140 ADVANCED SETTINGS * 1 “On” rest ores the select ed BEST SHOT scene when the camera is turn ed back on. “O ff” exits BEST SHOT when the camera is tu rned off. * 2 Optical zoo m position only. IMPORT ANT! • Turning the ca mera off while mode memory for the BEST SHOT mode is on will restore the settings of the BEST SHOT scene wha t was s[...]

141 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The followi ng are not initia lized when you res et the camera (page 269). – Home Time se tup – World Time setup – Adjust – Date Style – Language – Video Out[...]

142 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the f ollowing proced ure to view snap shots on the ca mera’s monitor scre en. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. • This will di splay one of th e snapshots in memo ry, along wit h some informatio n about the set tings used to shoot it (page 266). • The file typ e icon that a[...]

143 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll between images. Press [ X ] to scr oll forwar d and [ W ] to scroll back. NO T E • Holding down [ W ] or [ X ] scrolls at high speed. • The image that initially appears wh en scrolling may appe ar to be a bit rough at first, b ut it will soon be replaced by an image wit h better [...]

144 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Audio Playback Controls The follow ing are the dif ferent operat ions you can perf orm while audio is play ing. You can adjust volume while play back is in progre ss or paused only. Use the followi ng procedure to view a movie on the camera’s monitor scr een. 1. Enter the PLAY mode and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to [...]

145 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To switch to the REC mode Press [ ]. Movie Playback Controls IMPORT ANT! • Playback may not be possible for mov ies not recorde d with this camer a. To do this: Do this: Fast forw ard or fast reve rse playback. • Each pres s of either butt on increases the speed of the fast forw ard or fast reverse oper ation up[...]

146 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Playing Back a Movie with Anti Shake Use the follo wing procedur e when you want to pl ay back a movie with Anti Shake. Anti Shake is particularly useful when you have the camera conn ected to a TV f or viewing, sin ce the effects of camera movement are more evident on a big screen. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] an[...]

147 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES The slides how featur e lets you play the f iles stored in memory i n sequence, aut omaticall y. You can conf igure the s lideshow so it plays the files th e way you want. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Slideshow” and then press [ X ]. 3. Configure the slideshow sett ings. U[...]

148 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Start” and then press [SET] to start the slideshow. The slidesh ow is performed in accordance wi th the setti ngs you confi gured abov e. • You can also sc roll throug h images durin g a slide show by pressing [ X ] (forward ) and [ W ] (back). • To adjust th e level of audi[...]

149 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • All button oper ations are disabled whi le the slideshow is switchin g from one imag e to another. Wait until an image is stopped on the display be fore performing a button operation. If a button does n ot work, wait a bit a nd try again. NO T E • Selecting a mo vie when “One Ima ge” is selecte[...]

150 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Press the USB cradle’s [PHOTO] button to start the slideshow. The slidesho w is performed in accordance wi th the settin gs you configu red with the procedure on page 147. The camera will turn off automatically after the time you specifi ed with the “Ti me” setting el apses. • You can change t he slidesho[...]

151 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the pro cedure belo w to view snap shots and mo vies on a TV screen. • You need to u se the USB cra dle and the AV cab le that comes with the camera to co nnect to a TV. 1. Connect the USB cradle to a TV. 2. Turn off the camera and place it onto the USB cradle. 3. Turn on the TV and select i ts video input mod[...]

152 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To turn off the camera You can t urn off the camer a by doing either of the following . • Press the cam era’s [ON/OFF] bu tton. • Press the U SB cradle’s [US B] button. IMPORT ANT! • When connecti ng to a TV to disp lay images, be sure to configure the camera’s [ ] (REC ) and [ ] (PLAY) buttons for “Po[...]

153 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES ■ Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System You can use the proced ure in thi s section t o select ei ther NTSC or PAL as the vid eo output syst em. You can also specify an aspect rati o of 4:3 or 16:9. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Video Out” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use[...]

154 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Perform the fo llowing proce dure to zoom the ima ge currently on the monitor screen up to eight times its normal si ze. 1. In the PLAY mode, and use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the sn apshot you want to zoom. 2. Press the zoom button ( ). Each press of this button zooms the image more. You can use [ S ], [ T ], [ W [...]

155 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES You can use the p rocedure below t o display a sc reen that shows 12 images . 1. Press the zoom button () . This displa ys the 12-imag e screen with a selection boundary around the las t image that was on the monitor scre en. 2. Select the image you want. • Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll b etween 12-imag e screens.[...]

156 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boun dary to the date whose image you want to view and then press [SET]. This will di splay the firs t image record ed on that date . NO T E • The year and month on th e calendar is dis played using the same format as you selected f or the “Date St yle?[...]

157 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To perform another Image Ro ulette operation Press [ W ] or [ X ]. To stop Image Roulet te Press [ ] to enter the REC mo de or press [ON/ OFF] to turn off the camera. • The camera will ex it Image Roulette automatical ly you do not perform the nex t Image Roulet te operation wit hin about one minute after the fina[...]

158 EDITING IMAGES EDITING IMAGES You can cha nge the size of a sna pshot and save th e result as a separate sna pshot. The origi nal snapsho t is also retain ed. You can resize a sna pshot to any on e of the followi ng sizes. * M stands for “Me ga”, which means “mil lion”. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select[...]

159 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • Note that you cannot resiz e the followin g types of snapshots. – VGA (640 × 480 pixels) and sm aller snapsh ots – Images create d using MOTION PRINT – Images reco rded with anothe r camera • Resizing a snapshot sho t with an as pect ratio of 16:9 or 3:2 will cause t he left and right sides of the ima ge [...]

160 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use the zoom button to zoom, and [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move around the zoomed image to display the part you want to extract. 5. Press [SET] to extract the displayed part and save it as a separate file. • To exit the cropp ing procedur e at any time befor e you press [SET] , press [MEN U]. IMPORT ANT! • Note tha[...]

161 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to correct. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET]. • Select “Cance l” to exit the pr ocedure withou t performing keystone cor rection. IMPORT ANT! • If the origina l image is smalle r than 2M (1600 × 120 0 pixels) siz e, the new (cor re[...]

162 EDITING IMAGES Color restor ation let you co rrect the ol d color of a photo graph shot with a digital came ra. This func tion is use ful for corr ecting existing ol d photograph s, posters, et c. • Performin g color restora tion on an image cau ses a new (restored) 2 M (1600 × 1200 pi xels) size image to be stored as a separate f ile. 1. In[...]

163 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • If the original image is s maller th an 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels) siz e, the new (restore d) version will be th e same size as the or iginal one. • Note that yo u cannot correct the following types of images. – Movie imag es and the voice recording file ic on – Images create d with MOTION PRINT – Images rec[...]

164 EDITING IMAGES Use the proc edure in thi s section t o change th e date and ti me of a previously recorded imag e. This capabi lity comes in ha ndy when the curre nt date and time ar e wrong due to th e following reasons. • Because the camera’s cloc k settings were no t configured correctly w hen the image was recorded (page 12) • Because[...]

165 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • You cannot cha nge the date of th e following types of files . – Movies, Voice record ings – Images create d with MOTION PRINT • The date and ti me stamped into an ima ge using the Time Stamp feature ca nnot be edited (page 13 1). • You cannot edi t the date and time of a image tha t is protected. Unprotec[...]

166 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • You cannot ro tate an imag e that is protec ted. To rotate a protected snapshot, firs t remove its prot ection (page 18 0). • You may not b e able to rotate an image record ed with another camer a. • The following im ages cannot be rota ted. – The voic e recording fi le icon – Images create d with MOTION P[...]

167 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • When you edit a movie, only the re sult is saved . The original movi e is not reta ined. Once you pe rform an edit ing operation, you will not be able to undo it. • A movie that i s shorter than f ive seconds can not be edited . • The movie edit ing operatio n is supported only for movies that were reco rded w[...]

168 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Cut” (To- Point Cut) or “ Cut” (From-Point Cut) and then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “Cancel” and t hen press [SET]. This will return to the pause d movie playback screen. 5. Use the following operations to select the frame (point) from which or to which you wan[...]

169 EDITING IMAGES 7. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “No” instead of “Yes” and then press [SE T]. This will return to th e paused movie playback scr een. • The selec ted cut operation will take cons iderable time to c[...]

170 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Cut” (Point-To-Point Cut) an d then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “Cancel” and t hen press [SET]. This will return to the pause d movie playback screen. 5. Use the following operations to select the frames (points) between whic h you want to cut the movie (the cut poi[...]

171 EDITING IMAGES 8. When the frame where you want the second (To) cut point to be is displayed, pr ess [ T ]. 9. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “No” instead of “Yes” and then press [SE T]. This will return to th e pau[...]

172 EDITING IMAGES 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through images and display the movie that contains the frame you want to use. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “MO TION PRINT”, and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select either “9 frames” or “1 frame”. 5. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll th [...]

173 USING A UDIO USING AUDIO The dubbing fe ature of your camera lets you add audio to a snapshot aft er you shoot it. A snapshot that includes audi o (regardles s of whether the au dio was record ed on the spot or added late r) is indica ted by the “ ” ic on. You can re-rec ord a snapshot ’s audio whene ver you want. You can record u p to ab[...]

174 USING A UDIO ■ Re-recording Snapshot Audio IMPORT ANT! • Note that you cannot resto re the origina l audio once you delete or re-re cord the audio of a snapsh ot. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through images and display the snapshot whose audio you wa nt to re-record. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select ?[...]

175 USING A UDIO IMPORT ANT! • Take care that you do not block the camera’s microphone with your fingers while recordi ng. • Good recording res ults are not possibl e when the camera is too far away from what yo u are trying to record. • You may not be abl e to record audi o if remaining memory capaci ty is too low. • Adding audi o (dubbi[...]

176 USING A UDIO Voice Recordi ng lets you re cord audio onl y, without a snap shot or movie. Using built-in memory only, you ge t up to about 18 minu tes of Voice Recordin g. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “Voice Recording” and then press [SET]. This causes “ ” to appear on the monito r scre[...]

177 USING A UDIO 4. Press the shutter button again to stop audio recordin g and return to the screen i n step 3. • Recording als o will stop automatic ally if memory becomes fu ll. • If you pres s [ON/OFF] ( Power) or play [ ] (PLAY), or if the batter y goes dead du ring recording will stop the recording op eration and s ave anything you have r[...]

178 USING A UDIO ■ Playing Back Voice Recording Data 1. Enter the PLAY mode, and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the Voic e Recording file you want to play. “ ” is display ed in place of an ima ge for a Voice Recording fi le. 2. Press [SET] to start playback. Voice Recording Playback Con trols The following ar e the different operati ons [...]

179 MANAGING YOUR FILES MANAGING YOUR FILES Your came ra treats each sna pshot, movie, an d Voice Recordi ng, as a separate file. You can d elete, protec t, and copy file s as required. Files are gro uped in folders that are create d automatical ly by the camera. Files and fol ders have their own unique names , which are assig ned automatic ally by[...]

180 MANAGING YOUR FILES You can protec t an important file to ensu re that it canno t be deleted ac cidentally. IMPORT ANT! • Note that even if a file is protect ed, it will be delete d if you perform the format operatio n (pages 15, 50, 199). ■ Protecting a Specific File 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, sel ect “P[...]

181 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Protecting All Files in Memory 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, sel ect “Protect” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All Files : On” and then press [SET]. This protec ts all files cu rrently in me mory. 4. Press [MENU]. To unprotect all files in mem ory Perform the[...]

182 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying a File to the FAVORITE Folder 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Save” and then press [SET]. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snapshot you want to copy to th e FAVORITE folder. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] t[...]

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

184 MANAGING YOUR FILES Files can be cop ied from the ca mera’s built- in memory to a memory card, o r from a memory card to b uilt-in memory. This makes it p ossible, for exampl e, to perform the follo wing steps and copy a file from your memo ry card to anoth er person’s memory card. 1 Copy the fil e from your memory card to the camera’s bu[...]

185 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying a Single File f rom a Memory Card to Built-in Memory With this proced ure, files must be copied one- by-one. 1. Load the memory card th at contains the file you want to copy into the camera. 2. Turn on the camera, en ter the PLAY mode and then press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Copy” and then pre[...]

186 DELETING FILES DELETING FILES You can delete files you no lo nger need, or af ter you trans fer them to you r computer’s har d disk or print the m. This frees up memory for new file s. You can delete on e specific file, or you can dele te all files currently i n memory. Here we will ex plain the different fi le delete procedure s, including h[...]

187 DELETING FILES 1. In the PLAY mode, press [ T ] ( ). 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All Files Delete” and then press [SET]. 3. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes”. • To cancel the de lete operat ion, select “N o” instead of “Yes”. 4. Press [SET]. • This delete s all o[...]

188 DELETING FILES 7. Now you can repeat step s 5 and 6 to delete another FAVORI TE folder snapsho t, or you can exit this procedur e by pressing [MENU] twice. ■ Deleting All FAVORITE Folder Snapshots 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Show?[...]

189 OTHER SETTINGS OTHER SETTINGS Your came ra lets you config ure the followin g sound setting s. • Type of sound for shutter release and othe r operations • Volume level for shutter re lease and other operation sou nds • Volume level f or movie and Voice Re cording play back ■ Selecting the Operation Sound 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Se[...]

190 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Operation Tone Volume Level 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Opera tion”. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to specify the playback volume setting you want and then press [SET]. • You can set t he volume to one of eight levels in [...]

191 OTHER SETTINGS You can config ure the camera to display a star tup screen of an image yo u recorded, wh enever you tur n it on. • The startu p screen is not displayed whe n you turn on the camera by p ressing [ ] (PLAY). 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, sel ect “Startup” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll t[...]

192 OTHER SETTINGS Use the f ollowing proced ure to specify the rule that go verns generation of the serial num ber used in file names (page 179) . 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Fil e No.” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. When changing the date and time sett[...]

193 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Home” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “City” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the area where your Home City is located and then press [SET]. 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select your home city and then press [SET]. 7. After the setti[...]

194 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Changing the Date Format You can s elect from amon g three differen t formats for th e date. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Date Style” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Example: December 19, 2006 You can use the World Time screen to vie[...]

195 OTHER SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “City” and then press [ X ]. • To configure the summer time setting , use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “DST” and then select “On ”. • Summer time is use d in some areas to ad vance the current time setting by one ho ur during the summe r months. • Use of su mmer time depends on the [...]

196 OTHER SETTINGS You can use the pr ocedure belo w to select a di splay text language. • The number and types of langu ages depend on the geographic area where th e camera was marketed. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Language” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the setting you want an[...]

197 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. You config ure the camera so it does no t turn on whe n you press the [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) button, or to turn off when you press the [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) bu tton. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab , select “REC/PL AY” and then press [ [...]

198 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. NO T E • With “Power On/Off”, the ca mera turns off when you press [ ] (REC) in t he REC mode or [ ] (PLAY) in the PLAY mode. • Pressing [ ] (PLAY) while in the REC mode or [ ] (REC) while in the PLAY mod e will switch to the applicable mode (REC [...]

199 OTHER SETTINGS Formatting buil t-in memory deletes a ny data stored in it. IMPORT ANT! • Note that dat a deleted by a format operati on cannot be recovered. Check to make sur e you do not need an y of the data in built- in memory before yo u format it. • Formatting built- in memory also dele tes the following. – Protect ed images – FAVO[...]

200 PRINTING PRINTING There are thr ee different methods yo u can use for printing ima ges. Types of Printing Professional Print Serv ice (page 201) Take the memory c ard that cont ains the images yo u want to print t o a professio nal print service . • You can use DPOF set tings to specif y which images you want to prin t, the number of co pies,[...]

201 PRINTING ■ Printing Precautions • See the do cumentation that comes with your pr inter for informati on about print quality and pape r settings. • Contact the manufacturer of your printer to fi nd out if it supports PictBrid ge, for new printer versions, etc. • Never disco nnect cables or p erform any camera o r USB cradle ope ration wh[...]

202 PRINTING If your pri nter is ei ther of th e types desc ribed belo w, you can us e it to print without going th rough a compu ter. – Printer equipped with a n SD memory card/ SDHC memory card slot – Printer that support Pi ctBridge ■ Printing on a Printer with an SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card Slot Remove the SD memory card or SDHC memor[...]

203 PRINTING 4. Connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the USB cradle and your printer’s USB port. • Also, conn ect the AC adaptor to the cradle a nd plug t he adaptor int o an electrical outlet. • If you do not pl an to use the AC adapt or, make sure that the camera ’s battery is ful ly charged. • Nothing appea rs on[...]

204 PRINTING 9. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Paper Size” and then press [ X ]. 10. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select a paper size and then press [SET]. • The follow ing are the ava ilable paper si zes. 3.5" × 5", 5" × 7", 4" × 6", A4, 8.5" × 11", By Printer • Selecting “By Printer” prin ts using[...]

205 PRINTING 12. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Print” and then press [SET]. Printing will s tart and the message “Busy... Please wait. ..” will appear on the moni tor screen. The messag e will disappear a fter a short while, e ven though printin g is still being performe d. Pressing any ca mera button wil l cause the printing st atus messa[...]

206 PRINTING ■ Configuring DPOF Settings Individually for Each Image 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “DPOF Printing” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Select Images” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through the images until the one you want to print is on the [...]

207 PRINTING ■ Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “DPOF Printing” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All images” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the number of copies. • You can specif y up to 99 for the num[...]

208 PRINTING Tell your print service about your D POF settings! If you take a memo ry card to a profe ssional print service, be sure to tell them that it includes DPOF set tings for t he images to be printed an d the number of co pies. If you don ’t, the print service may print all the images without regard to you r DPOF settings, or they may ign[...]

209 PRINTING • Specify date stamp ing with Photohands (Windows only) – See the Pho tohands User’s Guide for details. Th e Photohands User’s Guide is provided as a PDF file on the CD-ROM that comes bundled with your camera. • Request date stamping when ordering prints fr om a profession al print se rvice – Some pri nt services do not sup[...]

210 PRINTING ■ Exif Print Printing o n a printer th at also support s Exif Print (Exif 2.2 ) uses information about shooting conditions reco rded with the imag e to enhanc e printed image quality. Contact your printer manufac turer for in formation ab out models that support Exif Print, printer upgra des, etc.[...]

211 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Connecti ng the camera to a computer with th e bundled USB cable pro vides you with the capabilities d escribed below. * You can also tr ansfer image s to a computer for viewing and storage withou t connectin g the camera, by re moving the memory card f rom the camera and reading[...]

212 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The procedure s you need to per form when using the ca mera with your comp uter and when using the bundled software are different f or Windows and the Macintosh. • Windows user s should refer to “Us ing the Camera with a Windows Computer ” on page 212. • Macintosh u sers should ref er to “Using the Cam[...]

213 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Play mov ies XP/Me Windows Media Player 9 • Connecting to the Internet downloa ds and installs the applicable codec automatically. 228 2000/ 98SE Windows Media Player 9 • Connecting to the Internet downloa ds and installs the applicable codec automatically. DirectX 9.0c (When DirectX 9.0 or hi gher is not in[...]

214 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Computer System Requirements Computer system re quirements a re different for eac h of the applicati ons. Be sure to ch eck the requir ements for the pa rticular applicatio n you are tryi ng to use. Not e that the value s provided here are minimum requ irements for running ea ch application. Actual requir em[...]

215 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD IMPORT ANT! • For details ab out the minimum syste m requirements f or each softwar e applicat ion, see the “R ead me” files o n the CD-ROM that comes bun dled with the cam era. Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer You can view and store images ( snapshot and mov ie files) on [...]

216 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Installing the USB Driver (Windows 98SE and 98 Only) The followi ng operation shows how to install th e USB driver on a computer run ning Windows 98. Th e procedure fo r Windows 98SE is slig htly different, but the general flow is the same. 1. Set the bundl ed CD-RO M into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. [...]

217 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. When the final screen is reac hed, click “Finish”. • Depending on t he version of Windows that your computer is running, a message may appea r telling you t o restart your compu ter. If your comp uter displays s uch a message, rest art. 6. To exit the installer, cl ick [Exit] to close the CD-ROM menu an[...]

218 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 1. Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN 5.3V] connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a househo ld power outlet. • If you do not pl an to use the AC adapt or, make sure that the camera ’s battery is ful ly charged. 2. Connect the USB cable tha t comes bundled with the camera to the USB cra[...]

219 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it on and then press [MENU]. • Do not place the ca mera on the USB cra dle yet. 4. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Mass Storage” and then press [SET]. 6. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button [...]

220 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Camera-Computer Co nnection Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mo de, which is ind icated by the USB lamp lighting gree n. In this mode, your comput er recognize s the memor y card loade d in the camera (or th e camera’s built-in me mory if it does not h ave a memory card loaded) as a re[...]

221 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Computer after the First Time Since you need t o install the USB dr iver and conf igure menu settings o nly the first t ime you connect the camera to yo ur computer, lat er connections are much simp ler. 1. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it off and then place the [...]

222 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. Double-cli ck the file th at contains the image you want to view. This displa ys the image . • For informat ion about fi le names, see “Mem ory Folder Structure” on page 251. NO T E • An image that was rotated on th e camera will be di splayed on your comput er screen in its original (u nrotated) orie[...]

223 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. On the shortcut menu that appears, click “Copy”. 5. Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents”. Windows 2000/Me/98SE/ 98 users: Double- click “My Documents” to open it. • If you alread y have a “DCIM” fold er in “My Document s”, the next step will overwrite it. If you wa[...]

224 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Removing the Camera from the USB Cradle Windows XP/98SE/98 Users Press the USB c radle [USB] bu tton. After mak ing sure that the cradle’s USB lamp is not lit, remove th e camera from the cradle. Windows 2000/Me Users Click card ser vices in the tas k tray on your co mputer screen , and disable the drive n[...]

225 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Installing Photo Loader 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD-ROM that has “Photo Loader ” on its label. • Normally, th is should caus e the menu screen t o appear automatical ly. If your co mputer does not d isplay the men u screen automa tical[...]

226 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • See the “Re ad me” file that co mes with Photo Loader for information a bout what you need t o do to be able to use existing libra ries after upda ting, re-installing Photo Loader, or moving Ph oto Loader to another co mputer. If yo u do not follow th e correct pr ocedure for installati on, y[...]

227 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Retouching, Reorienting, or Printing Snapshots In order to re touch, reori ent, or pri nt snapshots on your PC, you need to install Photohands fro m the CD-ROM that co mes bundled with the camera. IMPORT ANT! • If you alrea dy have Photoh ands installe d on your computer, ch eck its version . If the bundled ve[...]

228 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Playing Movies Windows Media Pl ayer, which i s already insta lled on most computers, ca n be used for movie playback. To play back a movie, first copy the movie t o your computer and then double- click the movie fi le. In order to pl ay a movie recor ded with this camera on your computer usin g Windows Media Pl[...]

229 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Installing the Codec on a PC that Cannot Connect to the Internet In this ca se, you sho uld install Wi ndows Media Player 9 fro m the CD-ROM that comes b undled with the camer a. 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD-ROM th at has “Window s Media Pl[...]

230 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • If your compu ter is running Wind ows 98, install the Windows 98 WMP6.4 code c instead of Windows Media Player 9. • In the case of Windows 2000 or 98 SE, you need to ins tall Microsoft Dire ctX 9.0c. For information abou t determining the versio n of Microsoft DirectX on your PC, see page 225. [...]

231 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Editing a Movie In order to edi t movies on you r PC, you need to ins tall Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD fr om the bundled CD-ROM. NO T E • The Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD ap plication that come s on the bundle d CD-ROM can creat e Video-CDs, but i t cannot crea ted DVDs. If you wan t to be able to crea te DVDs, you[...]

232 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Transferring Images to the Camera In order to re turn images fr om your compute r memory back to the camera, in stall Photo Tr ansport on you r computer from th e CD-ROM that comes wit h the camera. ■ Installing Photo Transport 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. ?[...]

233 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Transferring image files to the camera 1. First, connect the camera to your computer. • See page 217 for information ab out connecting the camera to your c omputer. 2. On your computer, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Casio” and then “Photo Transport”. This starts up Photo Transp ort. 3. Dr[...]

234 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. Follow the instr uctions that appea r on the display to transfer th e image file to the camera. • The image tra nsfer method and detaile d image settings used dep end on the Photo Transport se ttings. For detail s, see Photo Trans port help (pa ge 235). IMPORT ANT! • You cannot tr ansfer movies t o the ca[...]

235 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. Use your mouse to select the area of the screen you want to capture. Move your mouse p ointer to th e upper left cor ner of the are a you want to capt ure and then hold do wn your mouse butt on. Keeping your mouse button de pressed, dra g the pointer down to the ri ght corner of the area and then re lease the[...]

236 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing User Documentation (PDF) Files 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD-ROM t hat has “User ’s Guide Incl uded” on its label. • Normally, th is should caus e the menu screen t o appear automatical ly. If your co mputer does not d isplay the m[...]

237 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER User Registration You can perf orm user reg istratio n over the Int ernet. To do so, of course, you ne ed to be able to connect to the Internet wi th your computer. 1. Click the “Register” button. • This starts up yo ur Web browser an d accesses the u ser registrati on website. Follow the i nstructions tha[...]

238 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER NO T E • Printing is n ot supported wit h Photo Loader 1. 1. Use commercial so ftware for prin ting on a Macinto sh. ■ System Requirements System requi rements are di fferent fo r each of the appl ications. Be sure to chec k the require ments for the particular application you are trying to use. Note that th[...]

239 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • For details ab out the minimum syste m requirements f or each softwar e applicat ion, see the “r eadme” files on the CD-ROM that comes bun dled with the cam era. Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh You can view and store images ( snapshot and mov ie files) on your Macinto sh by connecti[...]

240 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Computer the First Time 1. Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN 5.3V] connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a househo ld power outlet. • If you do not pl an to use the AC adapt or, make sure that the camera ’s battery is ful ly charged. 2. Connect the US[...]

241 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it on and then press [MENU]. • Do not place the ca mera on the USB cra dle yet. 4. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Mass Storage” and then press [SET]. 6. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button [...]

242 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Camera-Macintosh Co nnection Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mo de, which is ind icated by the USB lamp lighting gree n. In this mode, your Macintos h recognizes th e memory card loa ded in the camera (or th e camera’s built-in me mory if it does not h ave a memory card loa ded) as a [...]

243 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Viewing Camera Images on Your Macintosh After connec ting the camer a to your Macin tosh, you can vie w camera images on your Macintosh sc reen. • For informa tion abou t connecting to a Macintosh , see “Connecting th e Camera to Your Macintos h after the First Time” on page 2 42. 1. Double-click the c[...]

244 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Saving an Image on Your Macintosh In order to wor k on an image to pu t it into an albu m, you must first save it t o your Macintosh . To save a camera im age to your Macintosh, y ou must first estab lish a connec tion between the m via the c amera’s USB cradle. • For informa tion abou t connecting to a [...]

245 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Removing the Camera from the USB C radle 1. On your Macintosh screen, drag the camera drive to Tra sh. 2. Press the USB cradle [USB] button. After making sure that the cradle’s USB lamp is not lit, remove the camera from the cradle. Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on Your Macint[...]

246 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. Open the folder named “Installer” and then open the file named “readme”. 5. Follow the in structions in the “readme” fi le to install Photo Loader. IMPORT ANT! • See the “read me” file that co mes with Photo Load er for information a bout what you need t o do to be able to use existing libra[...]

247 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Double-cli ck the “Library” folder on the startup disk. 4. In the “Library” folder, dou ble-click “QuickTime”. 5. Drag “CASIO AVI Importe r. component” to the “QuickTime” fo lder. This installs “CASIO AVI I mporter. component” in the “QuickTime” folder. • If there are a ny other [...]

248 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Movie Playback Precaution The minimum s ystem requiremen ts described belo w are necessary to use your Macint osh to play bac k movies record ed with this camera. IMPORT ANT! • The above is the r ecommended enviro nment. Configu ring this envir onment does not guarantee pr oper operatio n. • Even if you [...]

249 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Viewing the Photo Loader User’s Guide 1. On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder. • Use the CD-ROM that has “Photo Loader ” on its label. 2. Open the “Photo Loader” folder and then open the “English” fold er. 3. Open “PhotoLo ader_e nglish”. Registering as a User Internet regis tratio[...]

250 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Other types of computers Use either of the method desc ribed below. – Use a commerci ally available S D memory card/ SDHC memory card reader/ writer. See th e user documentati on that comes with the SD memory card/ SDHC memory card reader /writer for de tails about how to use i t. – Use a commercial ly a[...]

251 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Memory Folder Structure (DCIM Folder) (Total Index Fil e) (Recording Fo lder) (Image File) (Movie File) (Audio File) (Audio Snap shot Image Fil e) (Audio Snaps hot Audio File) (Document Fo lder) (Document Fi le) (Document Fi le) (Document Ma nagement File) (Document Ma nagement File) (MPV Manageme nt File) ([...]

252 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Folder and File Conten ts • DCIM Folder Folder that contains all of the camera files • Total Index File Management file of the document folder • Recording Fo lder Folder tha t contains files recorded wit h the camera • Image File File of an i mage shot with the camera. Ext ension is “JPG”. • Movie [...]

253 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Supported Image Files • Image files sho t with this camera • DCF-compliant im age files Even if an image is DCF-co mpliant, this camera still may not be able to d isplay it . When displ aying an image recor ded on another came ra, it may take a lon g time for the image to appear on this c amera’s m oni[...]

254 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) TRANSFERRING DOCUMENTS TO YOUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) You can use CA SIO DATA TRANSPORT to transfer doc uments, web page images, and other docu ments you can view on you computer scre en to the camera. Then you can view the documents on th e camera’s monitor screen. NO T E • In this se [...]

255 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 2. On the menu screen, click the tab for the language you want. • Regardle ss of the languag e you select, th e English version of CASI O DATA TRANSPORT is installed. 3. Click the DATA TRANSPORT “Read me” file and read its contents. • “Read me” file s contain import ant informa[...]

256 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 4. Click the [OK] button. This will di splay a dialog b ox for customizin g document file propertie s (date, file n ame, icon). 5. Check the current data settings (date, file name, icon) and then click the [OK] button. This will con vert the docu ment data to a JPEG ima ge and transfer th [...]

257 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 3. Double-cli ck “TRAN SPORT_Installer”. 4. Follow the in structions in the “readme” fi le to install CASIO DATA TRANSPORT. ■ Transferring documents 1. First, connect the camera to your Macintosh. • Before conne cting the camera to your Macintos h, make sure that a memo ry card[...]

258 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 5. Check the current data settings (date, file name, icon) and then click the [OK] button. This will con vert the docu ment to a JPEG imag e and transfer th e image to the came ra. • You can change t he date, filen ame, and icon set tings if you want. • To cancel t he transfer, click t[...]

259 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the boundary to the document you want to select. • The document menu screen can show up to 12 documents . If there are mor e than 12 document s in camera memo ry, use [ S ] or [ T ] to switch betwee n the menu screens of 12 images each. 4. Pr[...]

260 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) Deleting a Document Page After disp laying a docume nt page, you can de lete a singl e document pa ge or all the pages in a doc ument at th e same time. ■ To delete a single document page 1. Display a page in the do cument that contains the page you want to delete and then press [ T ] ( [...]

261 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) ■ To delete all the pages in a do cument page 1. Display a p age in the document whose pa ges you want to delete and then press [ T ] ( ). 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All pages” and then press [SET]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes”. • To cancel the de lete operat i[...]

262 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) ■ To delete all documents 1. While the document menu is displayed, press [MENU]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All docs” and then press [SET]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes”. • To cancel the de lete operat ion, select “N o” instead of “Yes”. 4. Press [SET]. [...]

263 APPENDIX APPENDIX The numbers in p arentheses ind icate the pages where each par t is explained . ■ Camera Front Back General Guide 1 Shutter (pag e 65) 2 [ON/OFF] (P ower) (page 43) 3 Flash (page 76) 4 AF Assist/Self-timer Lamp (pages 63, 70, 81, 272) 5 Lens 6 Microphon e (pages 91, 17 5) 5 3 4 2 1 6 7 Operation L amp (pages 43, 65, 272) 8 [[...]

264 APPENDIX Bottom ■ USB Cradle Front Back ck Battery/Memo ry Card Slots ( pages 37, 48) cl Cradle C ontact (page 39) cm Tripod Hole Use this hole when attach ing to a tripod. cn Speaker (pag e 143) ck cl cm cn 1 Camera Cont act (page 39) 2 USB Lamp (pages 219, 2 41, 275) 3 [USB] Button (pages 205, 2 19, 241) 4 [PHOTO] Button (pages 150, 1 51) 5[...]

265 APPENDIX The monitor scr een uses variou s indicator s, icons, and val ues to keep you inf ormed of the ca mera’s status. • The sample scre ens in this section are inte nded to show you the locati ons of all the indicato rs and figures that can ap pear on the monitor scre en in various mode s. They do not re present screens that actually ap[...]

266 APPENDIX ■ Snapshot Playback Mode 1 File Type (page 142) 2 Protect Ind icator (page 180) 3 Folder Name/File Name (page 179) 4 Snapshot Image Quality (page 69) 5 Snapshot Image Size (page 67) 6 ISO Sensiti vity (page 12 6) 7 Aperture Va lue (page 66) 8 Shutter Spee d (page 66) 9 Date/Time (page 192) bk Metering Mode (pa ge 127) bl White Bala n[...]

267 APPENDIX The tables i n this sectio n show the items that appears on the menus that app ear on the monit or screen when you press [MENU]. The items included on the me nus depend on whet her the camera is in the REC mode or PLAY mod e. • An asteri sk ( * ) indica tes reset def ault setti ngs. ■ REC Mode REC Tab Menu Icon Help Icon Help pr ov[...]

268 APPENDIX Quality Tab Menu Icon Help On * / Off Memory BEST SHOT: On / Of f * Flash: O n * / Off Focus: On / Of f * White Balance: On / Off * ISO: On / Off * AF Area: O n * / Off Metering: On / Of f * Self-timer: On / Off * Flash Inten sity: On / Of f * Digital Zoom: On * / Off MF Position: On / Off * Zoom Position : On / Off * Size 7M (3072 × [...]

269 APPENDIX Set Up Tab Menu Saturation +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Contrast +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Flash Intens ity +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Flash Assist Auto * / Off Sounds Startup * / Half Shutter / S hutter / Ope ration / Operation / Play Startup On (Selectable image) / Off * File No. Continue * / Reset World Time Home * / World Home Ti[...]

270 APPENDIX ■ PLAY Mode PLAY Tab Menu “Set Up” Tab • The contents of the “Set Up” tab are the same in the RE C mode and PLAY mode. Slideshow Start * / Images / Time / Interval / Ef fect / Cancel MOTION PRINT 9 frames * / 1 frame / Can cel Anti Shake On / Off * Movie Editing Cut (B efore) / Cut (B etween) / Cut (Afte r) / Cancel * Keyst[...]

271 APPENDIX ti The tables in this section sh ow the items that a ppears on the menus that appear on the monitor scr een when you press [DISP]. Most of these items are for configurin g monitor screen settings. Th e items included on the menus de pend on whether the camera is in th e REC mode or PLAY mode. • An asteri sk ( * ) indicate s reset def[...]

272 APPENDIX The camera has la mps: an Operatio n Lamp and an AF assi st/ self-timer Lamp . These lamps light a nd flash to indica te the current op erational status of the camera . * There are th ree lamp flash patterns. Pat tern 1 flashe s once per second , Pattern 2 flashes twice per s econd, and P attern 3 flashes four times per second. The tab[...]

273 APPENDIX IMPORT ANT! • Never remove th e memory card from the camer a while the operation la mp is flashing gree n. Doing so will caus e the image you sh ot to be lost. Pattern 1 Cannot charge flash. Pattern 2 Memory card problem / Memory card is unf ormatted. / BEST SHOT setup cannot be registered . Lit Memory card is locked / Cannot cre ate[...]

274 APPENDIX ■ PLAY mode Operation Lamp AF Assist/ Self-timer Lamp Meaning Green Red Amber Red Lit Operati onal (Power on, recording enabled) Pattern 3 One of the f ollowing operations is in progress: Delete, DPOF, protec t, copy, format, re size, trimming, adding audio to snapshot, keyst one correction, color correction, MOTION PRINT, movie edit[...]

275 APPENDIX ■ USB Cradle Indicator Lamps The USB cradl e has two in dicator lamp s: a [CHARGE] lamp and a USB lamp. These lamp s light and flas h to indicate the c urrent operationa l status of the c radle and camer a. [CHARGE] lamp USB Lamp [CHARGE] Lamp USB Lamp Meaning Color Status Color Status Red Lit Charging Green Lit Charging complete Amb[...]

276 APPENDIX Find the Problem and Fixing It Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Ca uses Action Power Supply Power does not t urn on. 1) The battery is not oriented correctly. 2) The battery is dead. 1) Orient the battery correctly (page 37). 2) Charge the batte ry (page 37). If the battery goes dead soon after being cha rged, it means the batt e[...]

277 APPENDIX The subject is out of focus in th e recorded image. The image is not focused properly. When compos ing th e image, make sure the subject is located inside the focus frame. The flas h does not fire. 1) (Flash Off ) is selected as the f lash mode. 2) The battery is dead. 3) A BEST SHOT scene that selects (Flash Off) as the flash m ode is[...]

278 APPENDIX Digital zoom does not work. The zoom bar indicates zoom only up to a zoom factor o f 3.0. 1) The digital zoom setting is turned off. 2) Date stamping is turned on. 1) Turn on the digital zoom setting (pag e 75). 2) Turn off date stamping (page 131). Dig ital zoom is disabled while date stamping is turned on. Movies There is a vertical [...]

279 APPENDIX The camera’s monitor screen is blank. USB communication is in progress. After confirming that the computer is not accessing the memory card, disconnect the USB cable. Other I can’t transfer images over a USB connection. 1) The camera is not set securely on the USB cradle. 2) The USB cable is not connected securely. 3) The USB drive[...]

280 APPENDIX If you have problems installing the USB driver... You may not be able to install the USB driver properl y if you use the USB cabl e to connect the ca mera to a computer running Win dow s 98SE/98 befor e installing the USB driver from the bundled CD- ROM, or if you have an other type of driver instal led. This will ma ke it impossi ble [...]

281 APPENDIX Display Messages Battery is low. Battery power is low. Cannot correct image! Keystone correction of the image canno t be performed for some reason. The image will be stored as-is, without correction (page 106 ). Cannot find the file. The image you specified with the slideshow “Images” setting cannot be found. Change the “Images?[...]

282 APPENDIX Record Er ror Image compression could not be performed for some reason during image data stora ge. Shoot the image again. Replenish ink! During printing, the pr inter is running low on ink or is out of ink. RETRY POWER ON If the lens comes into contact with some obstacle, this message appears and the camera turns off. Take action to re[...]

283 APPENDIX ■ Main Specifications Product Type . . . . . . . Digital Camera Model . . . . . . . . . . . . EX-S 770 ■ Camera Functions Image Files Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snapsh ots: JPEG (Exif Versi on 2.2); DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 1.0 standard; DPOF compliant Movies: MPEG-4 AVI f ormat Audio: WAV Recording Me d[...]

284 APPENDIX • Movies 2M (1600 × 1200) Fine 1. 17 MB 4 images 196 images Normal 780 KB 7 images 286 ima ges Economy 390 KB 12 images 530 images VGA (640 × 480) (VGA) Fine 360 KB 15 images 625 images Normal 240 KB 22 images 937 images Economy 120 KB 40 images 1739 images Image Siz e (Pixels) Image Quality Approximate Image F ile Size Approximate[...]

285 APPENDIX * Number of ima ge values are a pproximate and are provided for refer ence only. * Based on Matsus hita Electric Indust rial Co., Ltd. products . The number of image s you can save depend s on the type of memory card yo u are using. * When using a memory card with a different capaci ty, calculate the number of images as a percent age o[...]

286 APPENDIX Exposure Co ntrol . . . . . . . . Metering: Multi-pattern, center weigh ted, and spot by imaging element Exposure: Program AE Exposure Compensation: –2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps) Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCD shutter, mechanical shutter Snapshot (Auto): 1/2 to 1/2000 seco nd Snapshot (Night S cene): 4 to 1/2000 seco nd [...]

287 APPENDIX Monitor Screen. . . . . . . . . . 2.8-inch Wide TFT color LCD 230,400 (960 × 240) pixe ls Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitor Screen Timekeeping Functions . . . Built-in quartz digital clock Date and Time: Recorded with image data, Time stamp Auto Calendar: To 2049 World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 62 cities in 32 t ime [...]

288 APPENDIX * 2 Continuou s Playback Time Standard temp erature (23°C (73 °F)), one-ima ge scroll approximate ly every 10 sec onds * 3 Approximat e continuous re cording ti me • The above va lues are ba sed a new batt ery, starti ng from a fu ll charge. Repe ated charging sh ortens battery life. • Frequency of flash, zoom, an d Auto Focus us[...]

289 APPENDIX ■ Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-20) Rated Voltage . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 V Rated Capacitanc e . . . . . . 700 mAh Operating Temperature . . . 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.0(W) × 50 .0(H) × 4.7(D) mm (1.3"(W) × 2.0"(H) × 0.19"(D)) Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appr[...]

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