Fisher VPC-C4GX manual

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i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE FOR AMERICAN USERS W ARNING: This product contains chemicals , in cluding lead, kno wn to the State of Calif ornia to cause cancer , and birth defects or other repr oductiv e harm. W ash hands after handling. i This equipment has bee[...]

English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR EU USERS Conformity to EC Dire ctives i This unit complies with EC Directiv es 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC . i The rating plate ca n be found inside the set after the battery cover and bat tery are removed.[...]

1 English OUTLINE OF OPERA TION T o help you get st arted enjoying using y our camera right a wa y , given belo w is an outline of the basic oper ation, from setup to shootin g to play back. SETUP 1 Connect the A C adaptor/charger (page 154). 2 Install the SD Memory Car d* in the camera (page 38). CA UT ION i This camera uses an SD Memory Card inst[...]

English 2 PLA YBA CK 1 Play back t he imag e s (p ag e 55) . * About the SD Memory Card In this manual, th e SD Memory Card is refer red to as “card”. An SD Memory Card is not included with Model VPC-C4GX. Symbols used in this manual HINT P oints that may prov e useful when using the camera. NO TE P oints giving some ex tended instructions or s[...]

3 English CONTENTS OUTLINE OF OPERAT ION .......... .......... ............. ........... ............. .......... 1 USING YOUR CAME RA SAFELY A ND CORRECTLY ......................... 7 FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAME RA ............ ............. ............. ... 21 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCES SORIES .... .............. ............. ..... 25 GETTING[...]

English 4  SHOOTING SETTINGS PAGE 1 (BASIC SETTINGS) DISPLAYING T HE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS .... ........... .......... 61 IMAGE QUALITY . ............. .......... ........... ............. ........... .......... ............. 67 SCENE SEL ECT .... .......... ............. ........... .......... ........... ............. .......... 69 FILTERS[...]

5 English  CAMERA SETTINGS OPTION SETTI NGS DISPLAYI NG THE OPTIO N SCREEN .... ............. ........... ............. ...... 111 DATE AND TIM E .......... ............. ........... ............. .......... ............. ......... 113 OPERATION SOUNDS ... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ... 116 HELP DISPLAY [...]

English 6  OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS DOCKING STATION DOCKING S TATION .................. .............. .......... ........... ............. ........ 136 CONNECTING TO O THER EQUIPME NT ..... ............. .......... .............. 138 PREPARING AND USING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT ....... ...... 140 PLAYBACK W ITH THE DOCK ING STATI ON ......[...]

7 English USING Y OUR CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y CAMERA k If the camera makes a stra nge noise, emits a strange odor , or if smoke comes out from it, immediately t urn off the po wer and remo ve the battery pack i If the camera is used under these conditions , it may cause a fire or electric shock. Immed iately turn off the camera, remo ve the b[...]

English 8 k Do not get the camera wet i This camera is not w ater-resi stant. Do not allow it to get wet, as doing so ma y cause a fire or elect ric sh ock. i Do not use the camera in a bat hroom. i If the camera gets w et, immediately turn it off and remov e the battery pack. Then tak e it to a dealer f or repair . Using the camera after it has be[...]

9 English USING Y OUR CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y k Do not use where there is risk of explosi on i Do not use the camera in a location where there is ex plosive gas , or any other flammable mate rial in the air . Doing so may cause a fire or an e xplosion. k Keep the camera out of the reac h of children i The fo llowing ma y happen if children pl[...]

English 10 k Cautions during use and storage i This camera is a precision instrument. When using or storing the camera, mak e sure to avoid th e follo wing locations to av oid damage. h Places in dir ect sunl ight h Places where humidit y and temper ature are high h Places that may get wet h Places close to an air conditioner o r heater h Inside a [...]

11 English USING Y OUR CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y DOCKING ST A TION AND A C AD APTOR/CHARGER k Do not recharg e batte ry packs th at are not Li-ion battery packs (Model DB-L2 0) i Do not recharge a battery pack other th an the supplied Li-ion battery pack (DB- L20). Recharging a dry-cell battery or other type of recharge able bat tery may cau se[...]

English 12 k Cautions when plugging in i Securely plug the pow er cord all the way into the power outlet . If the docking stat ion or AC adapt or/ charger is used with the pow er cord not fully plugged in, heat ma y be generated and cause a fire . i Do not use if the po wer cord is damaged or cannot be correctly plugged into the po wer outlet. Usin[...]

13 English USING Y OUR CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y k Keep out of the reach of children i Children ma y place the battery pack or othe r small components in thei r mouth or perf or m some other such unfo reseeable action. If s wallow ed, consult a physician immedi ately . k If smoke or a st range odor is emitted, or if strange noises are heard, im[...]

English 14 k Do not damage the power cord i Do not place hea vy objects on the power cord. Do n ot place the pow er cord near a heat source. Do not excessiv ely bend the pow er co rd, modify it, or secure it with staples . Doing so ma y damage the powe r cord and cause a fire or electric shock. i If the powe r cord is damaged, or if it does not plu[...]

15 English USING Y OUR CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y Li-ion B A TTER Y P A CK (DB-L20) This camera uses a Li-ion battery pack (Model DB-L20). k If there is leaking, discolorati on, change of shape, rise in temperature, damaged e xterior , strange odor or any other abnormal condition, immediately discontin ue u se and remove the battery pack fr om t[...]

English 16 k Do not drop, hit, or submit the batter y pack to strong shoc ks i If the saf ety mechanisms and protectiv e de vices are broken, an abnormal chemical reaction may occur inside the battery pack, or cause the battery pack to catch fire , exp lode, leak or sp ew batte ry fluid, or generate heat. k Do not allow the battery pack to come int[...]

17 English USING Y OUR CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y k Use only the supplied docking station and A C adapto r/charger i If another charger is used, th e battery pack may be ov ercharged, or recharged with an abnormal voltage, causing an abnormal chemical reaction to occur , or cause the battery pack to catch fire , explode, leak or spew b attery fl[...]

English 18 k Alwa ys stop the recharging after the prescribed recharge tim e, even if the batte ry pack is no t fully charged i If you co ntinue to recharge the battery pack, it ma y cause the battery pack to catch fi re, e xplode, leak or spew battery fluid, or g enerate heat . k Keep out of the reac h of children i They ma y handle the battery pa[...]

19 English USING Y OUR CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y CONCERNING THE A CCESSORIES k Cautions concerning the use of the AC adaptor/char ger i Use only the supplied doc king station and A C adaptor/charger with your camera. Do not use a docking stat ion or A C adaptor/charger other than the ones indicated here , designed f or specific use with your ca[...]

English 20 CONCERNING THE LITHIUM B A TTER Y (CR2025) k Cautions concerning the CR2025 battery i A CR2025 lithium battery is used for the remote control unit. Do not use a battery other than the CR2025 lithium bat tery . i Install the battery with the (+) and (–) ter minals co rrectly or ient ed as in dicated. If the battery is placed in the wron[...]

21 English FOR CORRECT USE OF Y OUR CAMERA k Cautions when cleaning the camera Cleaning procedure 1 T urn off the camera and remov e the battery pack. 2 Remov e the dir t with a soft cloth. If the cam era is extre mely dir ty , 3 Wipe with a soft cloth moi stened with a mild detergent dilut ed with water and wrung dry . CA UT ION i Do not use benze[...]

English 22 k Caution concerning the battery pack i P er iodically clean with a dry cloth the ter minals (contacts) of the battery pack. Do not touch the bat tery ter minals with your bare hands . Doing so will allow conta minants from your hands to adhere to the terminals and oxidi ze, in creasing the contact resi stance . If the contact resistance[...]

23 English FOR CORRECT USE OF Y OUR CAMERA k Caution concerning undesired interference i The camera ma y create undesired interf erence if used close to a tele vision or radio . T o av oid this type of int erf erence, mak e sure the cores on the supplied cab les are not remo ved. k Caution concerning magnetism i Do not place credit ca rds, bank car[...]

English 24 k Cautions when handling the cards i The cards are precision de vices. Do not bend, drop , or subject them to strong forces or shocks. i A void usi ng or storing the cards in places with e xtremely high or low temperatures , subject t o direct sunlight, in a completely closed vehicle , near air conditioners or heate rs, or in humid or du[...]

25 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Neckst rap: 1 i SANY O Soft ware Pack (CD-ROM): 2 i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i Docking station: 1 i S-A V interface cab le: 1 i USB interface cable: 1 i Remote control unit: 1 A lithium batt ery (CR2025) is installed at the ti me of purchase. i Lens cap: 1[...]

English 26 i Cable adaptor: 1 i A C adapto r/charger and power cord: 1 i Soft case: 1 i SD Memory Card: 1 VPC-C4EX, VPC-C4E, VPC-C4 : 128 MB VPC-C4EXS, VPC-C4S: 512 MB VPC-C4GX: Not included. Contact end Lock s witch Lock Unlock h Recording (images and sounds) and er asing are inhibited (accidental er ase protect function) when the lock s witch is [...]

27 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES k Neckst rap k Lens cap k Soft case When not using the camera, k eep it in the soft case for pr otection. Befo re using the lens cap , remove the protectiv e film.[...]

English 28 k Media car ds that can be used wi th this camera The type of card that can b e inserted into and used with this came ra is: i SD Memory Card i An SD Memory Card is not included with Model VPC-C4GX.[...]

29 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Y our movie ca mera can not only record video clips, y ou can also take still photos and ma ke audio recordings. F or e xample, y ou can snap a still image while shooting a video clip , or make just an audio recording. In additi on, by using the supplied doc king station, it's easy to hook up y o[...]

English 30 Capture still sh ots while recor ding a vide o clip (page 50) Suppose that while you' re recording a video c lip, there's a scene you'd like to keep as a still photo . Y our camera makes it possible to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video clip recording. Mov able monitor f or any shoot ing angle The movab[...]

31 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Docking station f or easy connection The docking station simpli fies those complicated connections to y our TV or computer . Just set the camera in the docking station, and you can view your photos on y our TV or computer right away . The remote control unit m akes it even more con venient. <Connec[...]

English 32 PREP ARA TION PA R T S N A M E S Camera Front <T o open the monitor unit> Lens Flash Monitor unit Stereo micropho ne[...]

33 English P AR TS NAMES Rear Bottom Multi-indicator i Lit Green: US B inter face connecti on (PC connection mode) Red: USB inte rface connect ion (PictBridge mode) Orange : S-A V interface cab le connection i Flashing Green: Po wer sav e mode Red (l ong interval): During self-timer photog raph y Red (shor t interval): Accessin g the car d Red (ver[...]

English 34 Docki ng station Front Rear Cable adapt or Docking statio n terminal CAMERA/CHARGE butto n CHARGE indicator Remote control se nsor CAMERA indicator DIGIT AL/A V terminal DC IN terminal Docking st ation terminal DIGIT AL/A V terminal DC IN terminal[...]

35 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK The battery pack is not charged at the t ime of purchase and theref ore needs to be charged bef ore use. In addition, if the bat tery charge becomes low while you are using th e camera, it is recommended to rech arge it as soon as possible . 1 Connect the AC adaptor/charger to a power outlet. h Use the supp[...]

English 36 Using the docking station When the battery pack is installed i n your camera, you can rec harge it by setting the camera in the doc king station (page 136). NO TE When rechar ging the installed bat tery ... i When recharging a ba ttery pack set in t he A C adaptor/charger' s battery slot, the A C adaptor/charger does not supply pow [...]

37 English INST ALLING TH E B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD The card can be used after it has been f or matted with the camera (pa ge 129). Make sure th at the battery pack polarity (+ and –) and the card orientation are correct. Install the ba ttery pac k 1 Open the battery cover on the side. h Open the battery cov er by lightly pressing it and slidi[...]

English 38 3 Cl ose the battery cover. h Match the [ I ] marks, and slide the cov er towards the front to close it. h At the time of purchase the bat tery pack is not ch arged. Be sure to install a f ully charged batt ery pack in the camer a (page 35). Install the card 1 Open the monitor unit, and then open the card cover on the bottom of the camer[...]

39 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D 3 Close the card cover. <When removing the card...> CA UT ION i Do not attempt to f orcibly remov e the card. i Nev er remove the ca rd when the multi-indicat or is flashing red. In doing so , you risk losi ng the data stored in the card. NO TE About the internal backup batt ery i This cam[...]

English 40 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Se t the main sw itch. T o shoot pictures: Set to REC T o play back imag es: Set to PL A Y 2 Open the monitor unit. 3 Pres s the ON/OFF button for about 1 second. h The camera turns on, and an image appears on the LCD monitor . T urning on the camera wh en the powe r save (slee p) fu[...]

41 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning off the camera 1 Press the ON/OFF button for about 1 second. h The camera turns off . HINT T o immediately acti vate the po wer save function i Press the O N/OFF button br iefly t o active the power save function. About the standby mode i T o turn off the camera only briefly , you can close the mon[...]

English 42 OPERA TION BUTT ONS The procedures to change the camer a settings, choose imag es, etc., are perf ormed by using the SET butt on to control the LCD monitor displa y . This operation is used v ery frequently , so it is best to become familiar with it right away .[...]

43 English OPERA TION BUTT ONS <Select the icon to the left or right> T o select the ico n to the right, toggle the SET bu tton to the right. T o select the icon t o the left, toggle the SET bu tton to the left. <Actuate the selected icon> Press the SET b utton. The selected icon mov es to the left end of the lineup . VIDEO CLIP[...]

English 44 BASIC OPERA TION SHOO TING/RECORDING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best results Hold the camera securely , keeping your elbow c l ose to your body and making sure the camera is stable. Make sure tha t the lens and flash are not b lock ed by your fingers or the neckstrap. HINT i Images captured in the still image shooting mode can be rot at[...]

45 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Using the autof ocus The autofocus will w ork in almost all situations; however , there are certain conditions that may cause the autof ocus function to n ot work properl y . If the autofocus function is not working properly , set the focus range to capture images (page 77). k Conditions that may cause incorrect f[...]

English 46 i Fast-mo ving subjects Use the focus-loc k function to lock the focus on an object at the sa me distance as the desired subject, then reposition the camera to compose the picture. Hints for taking pict ures Muting the operation sounds i The operation sounds that are gen erated, f or example , when the still image shooting bu tton, MENU [...]

47 English CAPTURING IMA GES Recording video clips 1 Turn on the camera (page 40). 2 Set the main sw itch to REC. 3 Press the video clip record ing button [ R ]. h Recording begins . During shooting, X appears in the LCD monitor . h It is not necessar y to con tinue pressing the vide o clip recording button while shooting. 4 End the recording. h Pr[...]

English 48 HINT Adjusting the LCD monitor bri ghtness i Y ou can quic kly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of the LCD monitor by pressing the MENU b utton for at least 1 second. i T o adjust or turn off the LCD monitor contr ast, please see page 89. Focus lock during video clip recording i The autof ocus can be set to a fi xed focu s[...]

49 English CAPTURING I MA GES Capturing still images 1 Turn on the camera (page 40). 2 Set the main sw itch to REC. 3 Press the still image shooting button [ S ]. 1 Press the still image shooting button halfway . h The autof ocus operates , and the image is focused (f ocus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the still image shooting button all the wa[...]

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51 English B ASIC SHOO TING FUNCTIONS Using the zoom Y our camera h as two zoom functions: optical zoom and digital zoom. Y ou can specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabled (page 120). 1 Point the camera lens at th e subject. 2 Press [T] or [W] on the zoom switch to compose the desired image. [T]: Zoom in on the subj ect. [W]: Zoom out. h [...]

English 52 Exposure correc tion When capturing images, y ou can make the image lighter or darker . 1 Se t the main swit ch to REC. h T o ex it the Shooting Sett ing Screen, press the MENU button. 2 With t he Shooting Setting Screen not shown, toggle the SET button to the left or right. h The e xposure correction bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button[...]

53 English RECORDING AN A UDIO MEMO Y our camer a can make audio reco rdings. 1 Turn on the camera (page 40), and set the main switch to REC. 2 Press the MENU button. h The menu displa y appears. 3 From the video clip mode menu, select the audio memo icon < , and press the SET button. h The recording mode i s enable d. h The menu displa y is can[...]

English 54 4 Pr ess the video cl ip recording button [ R ]. h Aud io recording begins . During recording, < appears in the LCD monitor . h It is not necessa ry to continue pressing the video clip recording button wh ile shooting. h The maximum time for recording a continuous audio memo is ab out 9 hours. 5 En d the recordi ng. h Press the video [...]

55 English PLA YBACK VIEWING IMA GES 1 Turn on the camera (page 40), and set the main switch to PLAY. h An image is displa yed on the LCD monitor . 2 Select the image you wish t o view. T o display t he prev ious image, toggle the SET butt on to the left. T o display t he ne xt image, toggle t he SET button t o the right. 100-0001 100-0006 100-0006[...]

English 56 9-image disp lay playbac k 1 Turn on the camera (page 40), and set the main sw itch to PLAY. 2 Pr ess [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The 9-image di splay appears. 3 Se lect the image to play back. h T oggle the SET but ton up , down, left or right to mov e the orange frame to the desired image, and press the SET butt on. Instead of pr[...]

57 English VIEWING IMA GES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. h Fo r a video clip , pause pla y back a t the place you w ant to magnify . 2 Press [T] ([ ] ]) on the zoom switch. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h T oggle the SET butto[...]

English 58 VIEWING VIDEO CLIPS Playing bac k a video clip Follow these steps to pla y back a video clip. Normal pla yback i Press the SET b utton. Pa u s e i While the video clip is pla ying, toggle the SE T button up . T o resume playb ack, press th e SET button. T o play b ack one image at a t ime (single-fr ame step) i During forward playback Af[...]

59 English VIEWING VIDEO CLIPS HINT Display the video c lip playback point i During video clip pla yback, press the MENU b utton f or at least 1 second to displa y a bar showing the current pla yback point in the vi deo clip . i Press the MENU button f or about 1 second to cancel the bar . NO TE If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla yed b [...]

English 60 PLA YING B A CK A UDIO MEMOS Listen to y our audio recordings . 1 On the 9-i mage playback display, move the orange frame to the audio memo you wish to play back (page 56), and press the SET button. h A musi cal note g raphic appears on the screen. 2 Pl ay back the record ing. Nor ma l pl ayba ck: Pre ss the SET button. Pause: While the [...]

61 English SHOOTING SETTINGS P AGE 1 (BASIC SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE SHOO TI NG SETTING SCREENS The Shooting Setting Scree ns are used to adjust your camera's shooting settings. The Shoo ting Setting Screens are organiz ed into two displays: PA G E 1 and P A GE 2 . The P A GE 1 settings (page 63) co ver the basic shooting settings , and the P[...]

English 62 SWITCHING THE P A GE Switch from P AGE 1 to P A G E 2, or vice versa, depending on how you wish to use yo ur camera. 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Shooting Settin g Screen P AG E changes. h Each time the SET b utton is toggled to the left, the P A GE changes. VIDEO CLIP IMAGE ST ABILIZER [...]

63 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS Overview of the Shooting Set ting Screens PA G E 1 VIDEO CLIP[...]

English 64 1 Video clip menu (page 67) 2 Still image re solution m enu (page 68 ) 3 Scene select m enu (pa ge 69) 4 Filter menu (page 71) 5 Flash me nu (pag e 72) 6 Self-timer men u (page 74) 7 Option icon (page 111) h Displays t he Option Screen . 8 P AGE displa y (page 62) 9 Help display (pa ge 118) 0 Remaining battery power (page 134) i When you[...]

65 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS PA G E 2[...]

English 66 1 Image sta bilizer menu (page 76 ) 2 Focus range menu (page 77) 3 Noise-reduction menu (page 79 ) 4 Flicker -reduction menu (page 80 ) 5 ISO sensi tivity m enu (page 81) 6 White balance men u (page 82) 7 Option icon (page 111) h Display the Option Screen. 8 P AGE displa y (page 62) 9 Help display (pa ge 118) 0 Remaining battery power (p[...]

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

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

69 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select f rom various preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, et c.) f o r specific shooting co nditions. 1 Display the PAG E 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 62). 2 Select the scene select menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t he scene select menu, and press the SET button. h This complete the scene select fu ncti[...]

English 70 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 47. For still image shooting, see page 49. T o return to normal photograph y , select = from the scene select menu, and press the SE T button . NO TE i When capturing images using the fire works + , lamp Q or night vie w / setting, use a tripod or other method to stabiliz e the cam[...]

71 English FIL TERS The filter f eature changes the ape r ture and shutter speed sett ings, as well a s the color tones, t o apply unique eff ects to the photographed image . 1 Display the PAG E 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 62). 2 Select the filter menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t he filter menu, and press the SET button. h This completes [...]

English 72 FLASH SETTING The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures wher e there is insuf ficient light , but also when the subject is in shade or in backlig ht conditions. Y our camer a has three modes of operation (au tomatic flash mode , fo rced flash mode, and flash off mode). 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 62). 2 Se[...]

73 English FLASH SETTING 3 Select the desired icon from t he flash menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the flash setting. 4 Take the picture . For still image shooting, see page 49. h T o return to normal photograph y , select k from the fl ash menu, and press the SET but ton.[...]

English 74 SELF-TIMER 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 62). 2 Se lect the self-timer menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the self-timer menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 47. For still image shooting, see page 49. N : T urns off the s[...]

75 English SELF-TIMER HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer functi on... i If the video clip recording b utton or still image shooting b utton is pressed again bef ore the image is captured, the self-timer countdown temporarily stops. Press th e video clip recording b utton or still image shoot ing button one more time to restart the self-timer .[...]

English 76 P AGE 2 (AD V ANCED SETTINGS) MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camer a can minimize a ji ttery picture by compensating f or unintentional hand motion (video clips only) . 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (page 62). 2 Se lect the image s tabilizer menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the image stabiliz er men[...]

77 English FOCUS RANGE 1 Display the PAGE 2 Shooting S etting Screen (pa ge 62). 2 Select the focus range menu. h When shooting a subject at a medium to f ar distance, by setting the focus range to * , y ou will find it both easier and faster to focus . h When the f ocus range is set to * , + or - , the corresponding indication appears on the LCD m[...]

English 78 How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Select the manual fo cus icon - from the focus menu, and press the SET button. 2 Pres s the SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustmen t bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The f ocus distance is set, and y ou are returned to [...]

79 English NOISE-REDUCTION Use this setting to minimize noise in sti ll images and produce a clear image . 1 Display the PAGE 2 Shooting S etting Screen (pa ge 62). 2 Select the noise-reduction menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t h e noise reduction menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the noise-reduction setting. NO TE i The noise-r[...]

English 80 FLICKER-REDUCTION The flick er-reduction setting reduces the flick er that results when filming video clips under fluorescent lights and th e like where the bac kground lighting pulsates at the frequency of the po wer supply . The flic ker-re duction setting is set to a frequency of 50 Hz. 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (p[...]

81 English ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial sett ings, the ISO sensit ivity is automatically set a ccording to the brightness of the subject. How ev er, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Display the PAGE 2 Shooting S etting Screen (pa ge 62). 2 Select the ISO sensit ivity menu. 3 Select the desired icon from the ISO sensitivity m[...]

English 82 WHITE B ALANCE This camera automati cally adjusts the white balance under most lig hting conditions. Ho wever , if you want to specify the lighting co nditions or change the ov erall tone of the image, the white balance ca n be manually set. 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (page 62). 2 Se lect the white balance menu. 3 Se l[...]

83 English PLA YBACK SETTINGS P AGE 1 (BASIC SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING SCREENS The Play back Setting Scree ns are used to adjust you r camera's pla yback settings. The Pla yback Setting Screens are organiz ed into two displays: PA G E 1 and P A GE 2 . The P A GE 1 settings (page 85) co ver the basic play back settings , and[...]

English 84 SWITCHING THE P A GE Switch fr om P AG E 1 to P AGE 2, or vi ce versa. 1 Di splay a Playback Setting Screen. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Pla ybac k Setting Scre en changes to the other P A GE. h Each time the SET b utton is toggled to the left, the P A GE changes. PLAYBACK METHOD Set play all or 1 clip ROTATE Rotate image [...]

85 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YBA CK SETTING SCREENS Overvie w of the Pla ybac k Setting Screens PA G E 1 1 Playback method setting (page 87) h Select continuous pla yback or single -frame p layback. 2 Multi-pla yback (pa ge 56) h Displa y images in the 9-frame multi-display f or mat. 3 V olume control (page 88) h Adjust the pla yback volume f or [...]

English 86 PA G E 2 1 Rotate image (page 94) h Rotate still images. 2 Video clip edit (p age 95) h Edit video clips. 3 Print settings (page 103) h Set the DPOF settings . 4 Option icon (page 111) h Display the Option Screen. 5 P AGE displa y (page 84) 6 Help display (pa ge 118) 7 Remaining battery power (page 134) 5 2 3 4 6 7 ROTATE Rotate image[...]

87 English PLA YB A CK MODE Images can be vie wed continuously (sli deshow playbac k) or you can choose to show single i mages. 1 Display the PAG E 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 84). 2 Select the playback method icon 4 , and press the SET button. h The Play back Mode Screen appears. PLA Y ALL: Play ba ck images in slideshow f ashion. 1 CLIP: Disp[...]

English 88 VO L U M E Adjust the pla yback v olume for video clips and audio data, as w ell as the operation sou nds. 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Sc reen (page 84). 2 Se lect the v olume icon Z , and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appe ars. 3 Toggle the SET button left or right to adjust the volume, and press the SET but[...]

89 English LCD MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera' s LCD monitor displa y during playbac k. Use this adjustment when the monitor im age is difficult to vie w because of ambient lighting. In addition, in v er y bright surroundings, such as outdoors on a sunn y day , you can turn the backlight OFF to preserve battery power .[...]

English 90 IMA GE PRO TECT Pre vent acciden tal erasure of image and audio data. 1 Di splay the data that you want to protect from acci dental erasure, and display the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 84). 2 Se lect the protect icon A , and press the SET button. h “LOCK?” appears . h If the protect mode has already been enab led f or the da[...]

91 English IMA GE PRO TECT CA UT ION i Even if th e protect mode is set for ce r tain data files , they will be erased if the card is ref ormatted. HINT T o select a different ima ge in steps 2 and 3... i T oggle the SET b utton to the left or right. T o cancel the protect mode f or an image ... i Display the desired data and repeat steps 1 to 3 . [...]

English 92 ERASING D A T A Y ou can er ase data that is stored on the card if y ou no longer need it. Y ou can erase the data one at a time, or all at once . 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Sc reen (page 84). 2 Se lect the eras e icon c , and press the SET button. h The Erase Mode Screen appears . ONE ERASE : Erases one data at a time. ERASE[...]

93 English ERASING D A T A 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select “YES”, and press the SET button. <ONE ERASE> h The currently displa yed image is deleted. h T o erase other data, select the data, and press the SET but ton. h T o return to the Pla yback Setting S creen, press the MENU butt on. <ERASE ALL> h The Erase Confirmat[...]

English 94 P AGE 2 (AD V ANCED SETTINGS) R O T A TE IMA GE Captured still ima ges can be rotate d to the co rrect orientation f or viewing. 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Sc reen (page 84). 2 Se lect the rotate icon L , and press the SET button. h The Rotate Image Screen appear s. 3 Se lect the rotate right icon K or rotate left icon ! , an[...]

95 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can delete (“cut”) t he first part or the last par t of a video clip. Y ou can choose anywher e in the vide o clip as the cutting point . Y ou can also join tw o video clips togeth er and sav e them as one separ ate clip (“joining”). NO TE W arning concerning the battery pack remaining char g e i During t[...]

English 96 Proce dure to join two video c lips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing video clips , do not mov e the main switch. If y ou mov e the main switch while editing video c lips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, but the original video clip may also be erased. i By repeating the clipping and joining pr [...]

97 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Deleting par t of a v ideo clip 1 Display the video clip y ou wish to edit. 2 Display the sce ne you wish to delete. h In step 5 you will specify whether y ou wish to delete the portion from the beginning of the video clip up to the select ed scene, or the po r tion from the selected scene to the e nd of the video cli[...]

English 98 4 Se lect the edit video icon k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 5 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the portion you wish to delete. DELETE 1ST P ART: Delete the first part of the video clip. DELETE 2ND P ART : Delete the latter part of the video clip. 6 Pres s the SET button. h A screen appears f or[...]

99 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 7 Select whether you want the original video clip to be er ased when clipping is executed. YES: The original video clip is sa ved. NO: The original video clip is not sa ved. 8 Press the SET button. h If “YES” was selected, the edited video clip is sa ved as a ne w video clip. h If “NO” was selecte d, the edite[...]

English 100 Joining tw o video clips CA UTION i Video clips that were phot ographed in dif fere nt modes cannot be joined. 1 Di splay the first vi deo clip. 2 Di splay the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Sc reen (page 84). 3 Se lect the edit video icon k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 4 Select the join icon x .[...]

101 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Press the SET button. h The 9-image pla yback displa y for video clips appears . 6 Toggle the SET button to move the orange frame to the video clip that you wish t o join. 7 Press the SET button. 8 Select whether you want the original vid eo clip t o be eras ed when clipping is executed. YES: The original video cli[...]

English 102 Extracting a st ill image from a video clip While video clip pla yback is paused, you can sa ve a still image of the paused scene. 1 Di splay the frame (paused) you wish to sav e as a single stil l image. 2 Se lect the edit video icon k from the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen, and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . [...]

103 English PRINT SETTINGS In addition to using y our printer to print out still images captured with you r camera, as with con ventional film, y ou can have prints made at shops off ering digital print services. Moreove r , this camera is DPOF-compatible, so y ou can use the camera to sp ecify the number of prints , whether or not the date is disp[...]

English 104 HINT i T o print with a printer or have the digital print service shop print out a still image from a video clip , you m ust first sav e it (save frame) as a stil l image. HINT About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a print order f or mat. Y ou can connect your camer a to a DPOF-compatib le printer to produce you[...]

105 English PRINT SETTINGS Specifying date imprinting and pr int quantitie s Y ou can specify print settings for each individual image (EACH IMA GE), or apply the print settings to all the ima ges on the card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Display the Print Setti ng Screen (page 1 03). 2 Select EACH IMAGE or ALL IMAGES. ALL IMA GES: The set print settings are ap[...]

English 106 4 Spec ify whether t he date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specifying dated prints> 1 T oggle the SET butto n up or down to select “DA TE”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Print Date Screen appears. 3 T oggle the SET butto n up or down to select the desired opti on. YES: Print the d ate. NO: Do not print[...]

107 English PRINT SETTINGS 5 Select “ADD TO PRINT S ETTING” and press the SET button. h The Confirm Print Settings Screen appears. If the print setti ngs are correct: Select “EXIT”, and press the SET but t on . If the print sett ings were change d: Select “MODIFY PRINT SETTING”, and press the SE T button . Index print Printing out many [...]

English 108 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Inde x Pr int Screen appears . YES: Specify an inde x pr int copy . EXIT: Discontinue the setting proced ure, and retur n to the Pr int Sett ing Screen. 4 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. h This completes the setting f or the index print. Y ou are returned to the Print Setting Screen. Changing [...]

109 English PRINT SETTINGS Clearing all the print settings Delete the print settings f or all images. 1 Display the Print Setti ng Screen (page 1 03). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. YES: Clear the print settings f or all images. EXIT : Cancel the clear procedure an d return to the Print Set[...]

English 110 DISPLA YING IMA GE D A T A (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf ormation Screen you can chec k what the settings were when an image was capture d. 1 Di splay the desired image. 2 Pr ess the MENU button for at about 2 seconds. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU button is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is canceled . 1 Vi[...]

111 English CAMERA SETTINGS OPTION SET TINGS DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN The Option Screen is used to adjust v ar ious camera settings . 1 Turn on the camera, and press the MENU button. h The Shooting or Pla yback Setting Screen appears. 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the PAGE indication. 3 Toggle the SET button to the right. h The [...]

English 112 Overvie w of the Option Scr een 1 Date and time setting (page 113) h Set the came ra's internal clock. 2 Operation sounds setting (page 11 6) h Adjust the oper ation sounds produced when the camera's buttons are pre ssed and turn the audio guide on or off . 3 Help display se tting (page 118) h T urn the help display on or off [...]

113 English D A TE AND TIME The camera will record the date and ti me an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can display them during pla y back. There fore , before capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .m. on December 23, 2005 1 Display the Option Screen (p age 111). 2 Selec[...]

English 114 3 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Screen appears . 3 Set the date to “2005/ 12/23”. h The date is set in the f ollowing order: Set the year → Set the month → Set the day . h T oggle the S ET button left or right to select year , month or day . T oggle t he SET b utton up or down to in[...]

115 English D A TE AND TIME h T oggle the SET but ton up to change the displa yed date order as fol l ow s : T oggle the SET butto n down to change it in the re verse order . h If “DISP OFF” is selected, the dat e the image was captured is not shown during pla yback. 4 Press the SET b utton. 6 Select “EXIT”, and press the SET button. h The [...]

English 116 OPERA TION SOUNDS This setting allows y ou to set whether or not a conf irming audio signal sounds when the oper ation butto ns (still imag e shooting button, SET b utton, MENU butto n, etc.) are pressed. 1 Di splay the Option Screen (page 111). 2 Se lect the operation beep icon ? , and press the SET button. h The Operatio n Beep Settin[...]

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

English 118 HELP DISPLA Y Y ou can set whether or not the help messages shown on the LCD monitor . 1 Di splay the Option Screen (page 111). 2 Se lect the help display icon r and press the SET button. h The Help Setting S creen appears . ON: The HELP messages a re enabled . OFF: The HELP messages a re disabled. 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to [...]

119 English WIND NOISE REDUCTION This fe ature reduces the ambient soun d of the wind when you are recording a video clip or making an audio recording in a stro ng wind environme nt. Set the function to on or off . 1 Display the Option Screen (p age 111). 2 Select the wind noise reduction icon ` , and press the SET button. h The Wind Noise Red ucti[...]

English 120 DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allo ws you to specify whet her or not the digital z oom is enabled during zoom shoo ting. 1 Di splay the Option Screen (page 111). 2 Se lect the digital zoom icon Q , and press the SET button. h The Digital Zoom Scre en appears . ON: Digital zoom can be used. OFF: Digital zoom cannot be used. 3 Se lec[...]

121 English SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set th e LCD monitor of yo ur camera to disp la y the messages in an y one of eight languages . 1 Display the Option Screen (p age 111). 2 Select the language icon z , and press the SET button. h The Language Screen appears . DEUTSCH: Select f or Ger man. ENGLISH: Select for English. ESP AÑOL: Select for Spa [...]

English 122 TV OUTPUT SETTING Specify the type of image signal tha t is output from your camera's DIGIT AL/ A V terminal. 1 Di splay the Option Screen (page 111). 2 Se lect the TV output settings icon j , and press the SET button. h The TV Output Se tting Screen appears. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal. VIDEO OUTPUT: Set the type of video[...]

123 English TV OUTPUT SETTING 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired parameter. <If “TV SYSTEM” is selected> NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals. PA L : Outputs P AL video signals. <If “VIDEO OUTPUT” is selec ted> VIDEO: Outputs standard video signals . S-VIDEO: Outputs S-video signals. 5 Press the SET button. 6 S[...]

English 124 PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camer a has a “power sa ve” functi on whereby the po wer automatically turns off after a specified period of inactivity . The power sa ve fun ction works to conserve the ba ttery pack power when the camer a is not being used, or to prev ent the battery pack from dying if the camer a has accidentally been [...]

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

English 126 FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION If a ne wly formatted card is used, the file name ( image number) of the captured image automatical ly begins from 0001. If the card is su bsequently ref ormatted, or if a differe nt ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is beca use the file number reset function is set to “ON?[...]

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

English 128 1 Di splay the Option Screen (page 111). 2 Se lect the file number reset icon i . 3 Pres s the SET button. h The File Number Reset Screen appears. ON: The file number reset func tion is on. OFF: The file number reset function is of f. 4 Se lect “OFF”, and press the SET button. h The file number reset fun ction is deactiv ated. NO TE[...]

129 English FORMA TTING A CARD The supplied card must be f or matted with this camera. In additi on, a card must be f or matted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first time, or i If it was f or matted using a personal computer or another digital camer a. The card cannot be f ormatted if the lock s witch is set to the “LOCK?[...]

English 130 3 Se lect the desired format option, and press the SET button. 4 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. h F ormatting begins. h During formatting, “FORMA TT ING” and “DO NO T POWER OFF” are shown on the LCD monitor . CA UTION Caution during formatting i Do not turn off the pow er to the camera or eject t he card during fo [...]

131 English RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the factory-preset settings. 1 Display the Option Screen (p age 111). 2 Select the reset settings icon 2 , and press the SET button. h The Reset Settings Scre en appears. YES: Reset to the f actory-preset settings. NO: Do not change the setting s, and return to the Option Screen. 3 Selec[...]

English 132 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can chec k how many image s can be captured and how m uch recording time is av ailable on the card. F or a table sho wing the maximum number of images and recording time f or specific cards, please see “P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recordi ng Time” on page 178. C[...]

133 English CHECKING THE REMA INING CARD MEMOR Y For audio data 1 Set the camera to the a udio recording mode (page 53). h The remaining audio recording time is shown. 12 00 : 10 : 15 Remaining time[...]

English 134 CHECKING TH E REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, the remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the LCD monitor . Make sure to chec k this indicator before capturing an image. F or an indication of the possible length of time f or battery pack oper ation, see page 177. 1 Di splay a Shooting or Playback[...]

135 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE HINT i If any data is present, y ou can also check the remaining battery pack charge on the Pla yback Screen. i Use only the supplied or separa tely sold battery pack in this camera. i Battery life ma y differ e ven among batt ery packs of the same type. i Depending on the usage of the cam[...]

English 136 O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS DOCKING ST A TION DOCKING ST A TION Set your camera in the supplied doc king station to recharge the battery pack as well as f or easy connection to a computer , pr inter or TV . A remote contr ol unit is provided f or ev en easier operation of y our docked camer a (playbac k only). CA UTION Gently connect[...]

137 English DOCKING ST A TION 2 Close the camera's monitor unit, and set it in the docking station. h Note the cam era's ori entation and the position of the doc king station terminals, and insert the camera firmly . h Recharging begins as soon as the camera is set in the doc king station. h During charging, the CHARG E indicator lights r[...]

English 138 CONNECTING T O O THER EQUIPMENT Connecting to a computer or printer Use the supplied USB interface cab le to connect the DIGIT AL/A V terminal of the doc king station to the USB terminal of a computer or printer . i Connect the dedicated USB interf ace cable to yo ur computer's USB connector . Do not connect it to the USB port on y[...]

139 English CONNECTING T O O THER EQUIPMENT Connecting to a TV Use the supplied S-A V interface cable to connect the DIGIT AL/A V terminal of the docking station to the audio and video terminals of a TV . i After connecting the camer a to the tele vision, set the TV input switch to VIDEO input. i When the camer a's monitor unit is closed and t[...]

English 140 PREP ARING AND USING T HE REMO TE C ONTROL UNIT Use the supplied remote co ntrol unit to pla y back data from the doc ked camera. Remote contr ol unit butt on operation 1 CH. (channel) h Switch the remote cont rol code (page 14 3). 2 SET h Same operation as t he camera's SET b utton. 3 MENU h Same operation as the ca mera's ME[...]

141 English PREP ARING AND USING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT Prepare the re mote contr ol unit The remote control unit comes with the batt ery already installed at the time of purchase. 1 Pull out and remove the prot ective battery insulating sheet. h The remote control unit beco mes operativ e when the insulating sheet is remov ed. Replacing the remo[...]

English 142 4 Rei nsert the battery holder in the remote control unit. How to use th e remote contr ol unit The remote control unit can be used at an angle that is displaced 15 degrees horizontally from the remote control sensor on the front of the docking station, at a distance of up to 7 meters. CA UTION i If the remote control unit is oper ated [...]

143 English PREP ARING AND USING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT Changing the remote cont r ol code The remote control unit will also work with other San yo cameras that can be operated by infr ared remote control. When more than one camera is present, it is re commended to change the remote contr ol code to ensure that only the inte nded camera operates [...]

English 144 PLA YB A CK WITH THE DOCKING ST A TION 1 Connect the doc king station to a TV, and set the camera in the docking station (page 139). 2 Pres s the CAMERA/CHARGE button to turn on the camera lamp. 3 Se t the TV input switch to VIDEO input. If the camera is se t to the pla yback mode (page 55), the Pla yback Screen appears on the TV monit [...]

145 English DIRECT PRINTING Y our camer a suppor ts the PictBridge function. By connecting the came ra directly to a Pi ctBr idge-enabled printer , the camera's LCD monitor can be used to select images and initiat e printing (PictBridge printing). Print preparatio ns 1 Instal l the card containing the images you want to print in the camera. 2 [...]

English 146 3 Se lect “PictBridge”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to the PictBridge printing mode , and the PictBridge Screen app ears. CA UTION Do not turn off the power to the printer while it is connected. i If the powe r to the printer is turned off while it is connected, the ca[...]

147 English DIRECT PRINTING T o select one image and print it (one ima g e) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 145). 2 Select the one image ic on Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display t he image yo[...]

English 148 4 Spec ify the number of prints. 1 Select “COPIES”, and pre ss the SET but ton. 2 T oggle the SET butto n up or down to specify the number of prints. 3 Press the SET bu tton. h “PRINT” is selected. 5 Pres s the SET button. h Printing begins . NO TE T o cancel printing i During printing, toggle the SET b utton down . h The Confir[...]

149 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print a ll the images (all image s) Print all of the images on the ca rd. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 145). 2 Select the all imag es icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins. CA UT ION Printing is not possible [...]

English 150 Thumbnail prints (inde x) Make an index print of all the images on the car d. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 145). 2 Se lect the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Pr int Screen appears . 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . PRINT EXIT INDEX[...]

151 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print t he image s that ar e set t o print (print re served im ages) Procedure to p rint all the imag es that are set to print. 1 Make the print sett ings (page 103), and complete the printing setup (page 145). 2 Select the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button. h The Confirm Print Images Screen appears. 3 Select ?[...]

English 152 T o change the printer se ttings and print ima g es (change prin ter settings) Images are printe d according t o settings specif ied by the camera, suc h as paper type, siz e, layout, printing quality , etc. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 145). 2 Se lect the printer settings icon v , and press the SET button. h The Printer Setting[...]

153 English DIRECT PRINTING 3 Adjust the printer settings. 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select a printer setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to set the selected par ameter appears . 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setting, and press the SET button. h The selected parameter is set, and y ou are retu[...]

English 154 CONNECTIONS Using the supplied adaptor , you can connect the camera to a computer , printer , TV or AC adaptor/charger , etc., without using the doc king station. 1 Atta ch the adaptor to the docking stati on terminal on the bottom of the camera. 2 Va rious devices can be connected to the adaptor terminals. NO TE The remote control unit[...]

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

English 156 Shooting Are the settings retained e ven after the camera is turned off? — All settings e xcept the self-timer and the e xposure correction are retained e ven after the camera is turned off . Which reso lution setting should I use? — Select the resolut ion setting according to the intended use: W : Appropr iate for printing letter-s[...]

157 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting How can I get the distant vie w into focus? — Set the scene select function to the landscape + mode when photograp hing. Or , set the f ocus range setting to manual focus - , and set the distance to ∞ . The video clip I shot outdoors is completely white. — S et th e f li cker - reduction setting [...]

English 158 Viewing images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capt urin g an image, de vise a way to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex ample, b y changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is not lock ed proper ly . Hold the camera correctly and slowly press the still image shooting bu[...]

159 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why isn' t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn' t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital zoom. Not a malfunction. Can I play bac k image and sound data that I ed[...]

English 160 Misc. The “CAN NO T EDIT VIDEO” message appears. Y ou ha ve attempted t o join video clips ha ving diff erent resolutions or frame rates. Select video clips that ha ve the same resolution or fr ame rates. Why is a noise heard from a nearby TV or radio during battery recharging? Electromagnetic wav es are emitted from the A C adaptor[...]

161 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can s witch the camera's video output to NTSC or P AL. If you ha ve questions about using the A C adaptor/charger and power cord abroad, please consult with a dealer near y ou f or advice. Why do es the “SYSTEM ERROR” mess[...]

English 162 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your ca mera to the repair shop , check the fo llowing tab le f or a possible solution to the prob lem. CAMERA Problem Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No power . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new batte ry pack. 35, 37 The battery pack ha s not been inserted co[...]

163 English TROUBLESHOO TING Pow e r The camera is set in the docking station, b ut it does not recharge. A battery pack is set in the AC adaptor/ charger . If a batter y pack is set in the A C adaptor/ charger , the battery pack in the A C adaptor/ charger is recharged fir st, after which the battery pack in the camera star ts to recharge . T o sp[...]

English 164 Shooting An image is not captured when the still image shooting button o r video clip recording button is pressed. The maximum number of images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reached. Install a new card. 38 Erase the images that are not nece ssary . Save the images to separate media, then erase al[...]

165 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting When zooming in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification position. Not a malfunction. Release the zoom s witch, and press it again. 51 There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensitivity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower [...]

English 166 Viewing images The video clip picture is fli cke ri ng . The video clip was filmed under fluorescent lighting. Set the flicker- reduction setting to on . 80 The image is too bright. The for ced flash mode is selected. Select a different flas h mode. 72 The subject was too bright. Use the ex posure correction function. 52 The ISO sensiti[...]

167 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The colors of the imag es captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the f orced flash mode. 72 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly . 82 A part of the image is missing. The neckstr ap or a finger was bloc king the [...]

English 168 Image editing Y ou cannot edit or ro tate an image. The protect mode is set. Cancel the protect mode. 90 Charging The battery pack is installed in the AC ad aptor/ charger , but it is not being recharged. The battery pack is not correctly oriented in the AC adaptor/ charger . P osition the battery pack correctly in the AC adaptor/ charg[...]

169 English TROUBLESHOO TING Charging The camera is set in the docking station but t he installed battery is not being recharged. A battery pack is also installed in the AC ad aptor/ charger . * In t his case , the battery pack installed in the charger will be recharged first, after which the battery pack installed in the camera will be recharged. [...]

English 170 Misc. The “NO CARD” message appears. No card is inserted. T urn off the power and inser t a card. 38 The “PRO TECTED” message appears and the data canno t be erased. Y ou ha ve attempted to erase data that is protected from accidental erasure. Set the protect setting f o r the data to OFF . 90 The audio guide does not sound. The[...]

171 English TROUBLESHOO TING DOCKING ST A TION Probl em Cause Action Reference page Remote control unit The re mote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is aimed at the TV (not at the docking station). Aim the remote control unit at the remote control sensor on the doc king station (within a range of about 30 degrees horizont[...]

English 172 Remote control unit When a 1GB card is used, the recording capacity is less than that indicat ed in the section “P ossible No. of Images/ P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time”. The recording capacity o f the card is less than 1GB. Depending on the card, the capacity may be less than 1GB. Please refer to the instructions[...]

173 English TROUBLESHOO TING Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters Scene Select Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + . i Even i f you set the f ocus range to * , + or - , it changes to - when the scene select function is set to an y[...]

English 174 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital movie (r ecording and pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 comp liant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Ele ctronics and Inf or mation T echnolog y Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rules for Camera File system) is standard f or digita[...]

175 English SPECIFICA TIONS Video clip shooti ng mode (recording resolution, fr ame rate, bit rate) b : 640 × 480 pix els, 30 fps 3 Mbps a : 640 × 480 pix els, 30 fps 2 Mbps c : 320 × 240 pix els, 30 fps 640 kbps d : 320 × 240 pix els, 15 fps 384 kbps e : 176 × 144 pix els, 15 fps 256 kbps * The 30 fps f rame r ate of this camer a is 29.97 fps[...]

English 176 Sensitivity Still im age shooting mode: Auto (equivale nt to ISO50 to 200)/equ ivalent to ISO50, ISO100, I SO200, and ISO400 (switcha ble from Shooting S etting Screen) (Maximum ISO sensitivity up to 1,600 v ar iation: when scene select function is set to lamp Q ) Video clip shooting mode: Auto (equivale nt to ISO200 to 800) /equiv alen[...]

177 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera connector s Battery lif e i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged battery pack at a 25°C (77°F) ambient temper ature . i The operation time ma y vary depending on the conditions of the battery pack and the conditions of use. Especially when used at tempe ratures below 10°C (50°F), the battery [...]

English 178 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time The table shows the possible n umber of images, the possible shooting time, and the possible recording time for the supplied 128 MB/512 MB SD Memor y Card, and for the co mmercially available 1 GB SD Memory Card. i The maximum co ntinuous shoo ting time at the c s[...]

179 English SPECIFICA TIONS Docki ng station Remote control unit Part number PDS-C4 P ower supply DC 4.7 V Rated output DC 4.2 V/4.7 V Compatible batteries Supplied or se parately sold Li-ion battery pack (DB-L20 ) Ambient environment T emperature 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) (recharge), –20 to 60°C (–4 to 140°F) (stor age) Humidity 10 to 85% ( [...]

English 180 Supplied A C adaptor/char ger i When using the supplied A C adaptor/charger abroad, the po wer cord may need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please cont act your local dealer f or details. Supplied Li -ion batt ery pack Part num ber V AR- AL20 P ower supply AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz, 0.27 A to 0.17 A, 23 V A to[...]

181 English SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied SD Memory Card Other s Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are tr ademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer I nc. Windows and Windows NT are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other company and produ ct names are registered tr ademarks or trademarks of their respectiv e owners. CA UT ION i[...]

English 182 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures in diff icult surro u ndings is easier than y ou might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings, y ou can create photos that y ou'll be proud to display and share. Here are a f ew hints f or using your camera' s conv enient Scene Select f eature[...]

183 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES Night pho tography (nig ht view mo de / ) Po i n t s : i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer, so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry . Use a tripod whenev e r possible[...]

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