Fisher VPC-S5 manual

VPC-S5 INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the di gital camer a. Mak e sure to read and understand the section “USING Y OUR DI GIT AL CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y” on page s 5 to 16. K eep this manu al in a safe place for lat er ref erence. Important note This manual e xplains how to saf[...]

i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTU RE i This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pur suant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonab le protection against harmful interf erence [...]

English ii i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR CANADIAN USERS[...]

1 English OUTLINE OF OPERA TION T o help you get started enjoying using your dig ital camera right a wa y , given below is an outline of th e fundamental operat ion, from setup to sh ooting to playbac k. SETUP 1 Install the batteries (s ee page 21). <When using a card> h Y our camera has a 16MB internal memory that lets y ou store imag es ev [...]

English 2 * 1: About the SD Memory Car d This digital camera can use either an SD Memory Card or a Multi Media Card for dat a storage. This manual is written with the premise that SD Memory Cards are used. In this manual, SD Memory Card and Multi Media Card are both ref erred to as “card”. * 2: About video clips This digital camera doe s not ha[...]

3 English CONTENTS OUTLINE OF OPERAT ION ............ ........... ............. ............. ........... ....... 1 USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFE LY AND CORRECTLY .......... 5 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSO RIES ....... ............. ................ 17 CAUTIONS CONCERNI NG THE CARD . ............. .............. ............... ... 18  PREPARAT[...]

English 4  CAMERA SETTIN GS CHANGING THE CAM ERA SETTING S ............. ............. ............. ........ 81 LCD MONITOR SETTING ... ............. ............. .......... ............. .............. ..83 DATE AND TIME SETTING .................. ............. ............. ............. ........ 85 HELP DISPLAY ........... .......... ......[...]

5 English USING Y OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y CONCERNING THE DIGIT AL CAMERA k If the digital camera mak es a strange noise, emits a strange odor , or if smoke comes out from it , immediately turn off th e power and remo ve the bat teries. i If the digi tal camera is used under these conditions, i t may cause a fire o r electr ic sho[...]

English 6 k Do not get the digital camer a wet i This digital camera is not w ater-resistant. Do not allo w it to get wet, as doing so ma y cause a fire or electric shock. i Do not use the digital camera i n a bathroom. i If the digita l camera gets w et, immediat ely turn it off and remov e the batteries. Then t ake it to a dealer for repai r . Us[...]

7 English USING Y OUR DIGIT AL CAME RA SAFEL Y AND CORRECT L Y (CONCERNING THE DIGIT AL CA MERA) k Do not use where there is risk of explosi on i Do not use the digital camer a in a location where there is e xplosiv e gas, or an y other flammable material in the air . Doing so may cause a fire or an ex plosion. k Keep the digital camera out of the [...]

English 8 k Cautions during use and storage i This digital camer a is a precision instrument. When using or storing the digital camera, mak e sure to av oid the f ollowi ng locations. h Places in direc t sunli ght h Places where humidit y and temper ature are high h Places that may get wet h Places close to an air conditioner or heater h Inside a c[...]

9 English USING Y OUR DIGIT AL CAME RA SAFEL Y AND CORRECT L Y Cautions concerning the alka line batteries i F ollow all the warnings indicated belo w to prev ent the batteries from leaking, ov erheating , exp loding, catching fire , or becoming damag ed. h Do not install with the polarities ((+) and (–)) inv erted. h Do not recharge the batterie[...]

English 10 General precautions conce rning the batteries i Use only alkaline batteries or other specified batteries in this camera. Manganese batteries cannot be used, as they ha ve a short battery life and ma y over heat, causing damage to the di gital camer a. i Never use an alkalin e batter y toge ther wit h a Ni-Cd ba tter y , or ba tteries of [...]

11 English USING Y OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y i The batteries ma y be warm immediately after the digital camera is used. If removi ng the batteries, t urn off the digi tal camera and allow t he batteries to co ol down before removing them. i If a battery is leaking and the electrolyte gets on your skin or clothing, immediately rinse[...]

English 12 Concerning the accessories k Cautions concerning the use of the AC adapter i Use only the separate ly sold AC adap ter (model V AR-G4AEX f or Europe, U .K. and others , and model V AR-G4A U for Nor th America and others) with your digit al camera. Do not use an AC adapt er other than the o ne indicted here, designed f or specific use wit[...]

13 English USING Y OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y FOR CORRECT USE OF Y OUR CA MERA k Cautions when cleaning the digital camera Cleaning procedure 1 T u rn off the digital camera and remo ve the batteries. 2 Remove the dirt with a soft c loth. 3 If the digital camera is ex tremely dirty , wipe with a soft cloth moistened with a mild dete[...]

English 14 k Caution concerning the batteries and terminals i Peri odically c lean the battery terminal s ((+) and (–)) as well as the terminals in the came ra’ s battery compartment cover with a dry c loth. Do not touch th e terminals of either t he batteries or the battery compartment with your bare hands. Doin g so will allow contaminants fr[...]

15 English USING Y OUR DIGIT AL CAME RA SAFEL Y AND CORRECT L Y FOR CORRECT USE OF Y OU R CAMERA (Continued) k Caution concerning undesired interference i The digital camera ma y create undesired interf erence if used close to a tele vision or radio . T o av oid this type of interf erence, mak e sure the cores on the supplied video cabl e and USB i[...]

English 16 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 v ehicle, near air conditioners or heate rs, or in humid or du[...]

17 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES Using the inc luded acces sories A TT A C HING THE HANDSTRAP i Handstrap i Software : 1 CD-ROM i AA alkaline batteries: 2 (batteries special ly made to be used as included accessories) i Dedicated USB interface cable: 1 i Quic k Guide: 1[...]

English 18 CA UTIONS CONCERNING THE CARD Media cards that can be u sed with this d igital camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this digital camer a are: i SD Memory Card i Multi Media Card What “car d” means in this man ual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards that can be used in this digital camer[...]

19 English PREP ARA TION PA R T S N A M E S Front 1 Shutter release b utton 2 P ower b utton 3 Mirror h When taking a picture of yourself , use it to check the angle. 4 Flash 5 OUTPUT terminal 6 DC IN (external DC power) h Fo r connecting a separ ately sold AC adapt er (model V AR- G4AEX f or Europ e, U .K. and others, a nd model V AR-G4A U for Nor[...]

English 20 Rear 1 Accessing indicator: The red LED Lit: h Indicates that shooting is enabled ; during shooting without using the LCD monitor (see page 83); o r during USB connection (see pa ges 100 and 103). Flashing (1-second intervals): When the camer a is starting up or when the f lash is recharging (shooting not possib le); while the manual f o[...]

21 English INST ALL THE B A TTERIES AND CARD Install t he batteries Make sure that the batt eries’ polarities ((+) and (–)) a re correct. CA UTION Manganese batteries cannot be used i Not only do manganese batteries ha ve a short battery life, b ut there is the danger of their o verhea ting and causing damage to the digi tal camera. Other batte[...]

English 22 Insert the car d The card can be used after it has been formatted with the camera (see page 90). When inserting the card, make sure that it is correctly oriented. T ake special care to orient the card correctly when inserting it. Attempting to insert the card incorrectly may result in damage. HINT Shooting without a card i When a card is[...]

23 English TURNING THE PO WER ON/OFF T urning the po wer on When capturing ima ges 1 Set the main swi tch to [ ] or [ ]. [ ]: T o shoot still images or sequential shots [ ]: T o shoot video clip s 2 Press the power button. h The powe r turns on, an image appears on the LCD monitor , and the accessing indicator ne xt to the viewfinder light s. When [...]

English 24 T urning the po wer off 1 Pres s the power button. h The power tur ns off. h The LCD monitor and accessing indicator turn off. h If the lens is e xtended, it automatica lly retr acts. T urning the power on when the power sa ve function is active In order to sav e the battery power , the power sav e function will automatically turn off th[...]

25 English SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES (for best results) Recor ding the da te and time When the correct dat e and time are set in your camer a, the dat e and time are recorded with the image each time y ou snap a pictur e (see page 85). T o facilitat e organizing your photographe d data, it is recommended that y ou complete you r camera’ s[...]

English 26 Using the A utofocus The autof ocus will wo rk in almost all situations; ho we ver , there are certain conditions that ma y cause the autof ocus function to not work properly . If the autof ocus function is not working properly , set the focus r ange to capture images (see page 52). k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus The fo llow[...]

27 English BEFORE T AKING PICTUR ES (for best result s) The foll owing e xamples are so me of the situations where th e autof ocus function ma y work, but not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use the f ocus-loc k function to loc k the fo cus on an object at the same distance as the desired subject, then rep osition the[...]

English 28 While the imag e data is being recorded... i The accessing indicator flashes while an image is being recorded and it is not possible t o take another pict ure at this time. When the accessin g indicator stops flashing, the camera is again enabled f or shooting. View the image just captured (pre view displa y) i Immediately after capturin[...]

29 English CAPTURING IMA GES Setting the shooting mode Set the came ra to the still i mage or sequential shots shooting mode 1 Set the main s witch to [ ], and turn on the camera (see page 23). h An image appears o n the LCD monitor . If no image appears, please see page 83 and f ollow the steps to enable the LCD monit or . 2 Press the MENU button.[...]

English 30 Set the camera to the video c lip shooting mode 1 Se t the main switch to [ ], and turn on the camera. h An image appears on the LCD monito r . If no image appears , please see page 83 and f ollow the steps to enab le the LCD monitor . Capturing still images 1 Se t the camera to the still image shooting mode (see page 29). 2 Sl owly pres[...]

31 English CAPTURING I MA GES NO TE About the focus i con and target mar k i The target mark outlines the area tha t the camera is using to f ocus. If the area outlined b y the target mark is not the subject you w ant to f ocus on, then ref ocus y our subject, f or e xam ple by changing the shooting angle. i The target mark does not appear in the f[...]

English 32 Capturing sequent ial shots 1 Se t the camera to the se quential shots shooting mode (see page 29). 2 Pr ess the shutter r elease button to capture the sequential shots. h Images are captu red as long as the sh utter release b utton is pressed. h During shooting, appea rs in the LCD monitor . 3 Fi nish capturing images. h Release the shu[...]

33 English CAPTURING I MA GES Video Clips (no audio) Y our camera can shoot Vid eo clips . * Video clips can only be shot without sound. 1 Set the camera to the video clip shooting mode (see page 30). 2 Press the shutter release button to record the video clip. h It is not necessa ry to keep the shutter rel ease button presse d while shooting. h Du[...]

English 34 O THER SHOO TING FUNCTIONS Using the flash The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuff icient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in backlig ht conditions . Y our camer a has fo ur modes of operation (automat ic flash mode , f orced flash mo de, flash off mode, an d red-ey e reduction mode). The fl[...]

35 English O THER SHOO TING FUNCTIONS 2 Press the flash button [] ( [ n ]) to select the flash mode. h Each time the flash b utton is pre ssed, the flash mode icon changes . 3 Press the shutter release button. h The image is captured in the desired fla sh mode. <Shooting without using the LCD monitor> 1 Press th e flash button. h The LCD moni[...]

English 36 Using the zoom There are two z oom functions: optical z oom and digital zoom. 1 Poi nt the camera lens at the subject. 2 Pres s [T] or [W] on the zoom switch to compose the desired image. [ T ]: Zoom in o n the subject. [ W ]: Zoom out. h When the zoom s witch is pressed, the zoom bar app ears on the LCD mo nitor. h When the optical z oo[...]

37 English O THER SHOO TING FUNCTIONS SELF-TIMER The self-timer can be used to take ph otos in the still imag e shooting mode and sequential shots sho oting mode . 1 Set the c amera to the sti ll image or sequential shot s shooting mode, press the MENU button and select the self-timer menu. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the self-timer[...]

English 38 3 Se lect desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. 4 Pr ess the shutter r elease button. When is selected... When the shutter release b utton is pressed, the self -timer indicator fl ashes f or about 7 seconds, then flashes rapidly f or about 2 seco nds, and then is lit f or 1 second to indica te t[...]

39 English O THER SHOO TING FUNCTIONS NO TE i When using the self-time r function, be sure to use a tripod or place the digital camera on a lev e l, stable surf ace. HINT About the focus i In self-timer photog raph y , the autof ocus is activ ated just bef ore the shutter is released to produce a f ocussed image. T o pause or cancel the self-timer [...]

English 40 CHANGING THE SHOO TING SETTINGS Y ou can change the shootin g settings by se lecting the desired menu from the Shooting Setting Screen and mod ifying the settin gs. Displaying th e Shooting Setting Scre en 1 Se t the main switch to [ ] or [ ], and turn on the camera (see page 23). [ ]: Th e camera is set to the still image/sequential sho[...]

41 English CHANGING THE SHOO TING SETTINGS Still Image/Sequential S hots Shootin g Setting Screens * All the icons ne v er appear at the same time. FULL AUT O USE AUTO SETTINGS[...]

English 42 1 Setting/option switch (see page 81) Switch between the Sh ooting Screen and the Optio n Screen 2 Scene Select menu (see page 45) 3 Resolution menu (see page 50) 4 Focus menu (see page 52) 5 Self-timer menu (see page 37) 6 Mode menu (see pa ge 29) 7 Compression menu (see pa ge 51) 8 White Balance menu (see page 54) 9 Exposure correction[...]

43 English CHANGING THE SHOO TING SETTINGS Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons ne v er appear at the same time. FULL AUT O USE AUTO SETTINGS Main switch[...]

English 44 1 Setting/option switch (see page 81) Switch between the Sh ooting Screen and the Optio n Screen. 2 Scene Select menu (see page 45) 3 Resolution menu (see page 50) 4 Focus menu (see page 52) 5 White Balance menu (see page 54) 6 Exposure correction icon (see page 55) Adjust the image brightness . 7 HELP display (see pa ge 88) 8 Remain ing[...]

45 English CHANGING THE SHOO TING SETTINGS Scene Select function Y ou can select from v arious preset settin gs (aperture, shutter speed, special eff ects, etc.) f or specific shooting conditi ons. Shooting mode Features Still image Sequential shots Video clip Full auto The camera mak es settings suitable f or the surrounding conditions . Spor ts C[...]

English 46 1 Display the Shooting Setting Screen (see page 40), a nd select the sc ene select menu . 2 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. NO TE T o return to norm al shooting Select from the scene select men u, and press the SET but ton. : Full auto : Sports : Portrait : Landscape : Cosmetic : Night view : Fireworks : Sepia : Monoc[...]

47 English CHANGING THE SHOO TING SETTINGS Notes regar ding the Sc ene Select f eature Please note the f ollowing poi nts when using the Scene Select f eature. NO TE When shooting without using the LCD monitor ... i The digital z oom cannot be used. Setting Remarks Spor ts Manual f ocus is availab le for the focus range setting. Po r t r a i t Land[...]

English 48 Shooting composite (c ombined) images 1 Se lect the comp osite icon from the Scene Select menu, and press the SET button. 2 Pr ess the SET button again. h The frame sel ection dis play appears. 3 Pr ess the [ l ] or [ m ] button to select the desired frame shape, and press the SET button. h The select frame shape fills the display . 4 Ca[...]

49 English CHANGING THE SHOO TING SETTINGS Snapping ID photos Lets y ou tak e either of two dif fere nt-siz ed ID phot os (45 × 35 mm [1.77" × 1.38"] or 4 0 × 30 mm [1.57" × 1.18"], printed out on postcard-siz ed paper). 1 Select the ID photo icon from the Scene Select menu, and press the SET button. 2 Press the MENU button [...]

English 50 Adjusting the ima ge quality k Resolution setting If the resolution is increased, the image quality will impro ve , b ut the number of remaining images that can be tak en will decrease . Select the resolution according to the desired image quality and purpose. 1 Display the Shooting Setting Screen (see page 40), a nd select the resolutio[...]

51 English CHANGING THE SHOO TING SETTINGS k Set the compression rate (still ima ges and sequential shots only) Use the procedure below to set the compression rate . Ev en if the same resolution is used, y ou can change the compressi on setting to decrease the image data size so t hat you can capture more images , or increase the i mage data size f[...]

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53 English CHANGING THE SHOO TING SETTINGS How to use the manual f ocus 1 Select the manual focus icon from the focus menu, and press the SET button. 2 Press the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears . 3 Use the [ l ] and [ m ] arrow buttons to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The fo cus distance is fix ed, [...]

English 54 White Balance Set ting This digital camera aut omatically adjusts the white balance under most lighting conditio ns. It is recommended that y ou adjust the white bal ance setting especially if specifying a light source. 1 Display t he Shooting Setting Screen (see page 40), and select t he white balance menu. 2 Se lect the desired white b[...]

55 English CHANGING THE SHOO TING SETTINGS Exposure Correcti on When capturing images, y ou can make t he image lighter or darker . 1 Cancel the Sh ooting Setting Screen (see page 40). h Press the MENU but ton to e xit the Shooting Setting Scree n. 2 Press [ l ] or [ m ] on the arrow button. h The exposure corre ction bar appears. h At this point, [...]

English 56 PLA YBACK VIEWING IMA G ES 1 Se t the main swit ch to [ ], and turn on the camera. h The last recorded image is displa y ed on the LCD monitor . 2 Se lect the image you wish t o view. T o display the pre vious image , press the [ l ] arrow button. T o display the ne xt image, press the [ m ] arrow b utton. SET PC Main switch Arrow but to[...]

57 English VIEWING IMA GES 3 Play back a video cli p. Normal playback h Press the SET bu tton. h Pressing [ l ] during a video clip pla yback will start rever se play back. T o pause playback h Press the [ n ] b utton to paus e playback; press the SET button to continue pla yback . T o play back one ima ge at a time (single-frame step) h While vide[...]

English 58 HINT T o view video cli ps on your computer i Y ou can view video clips t aken with this camer a on your computer using QuickTime V er. 3.0 or lat er from Apple. i By using the QuickTime Plug-in included wi th QuickTime , you can also play ba ck y our video clips on yo ur Internet browser . i QuickTime 6.5 f or Windows and Macintosh is s[...]

59 English VIEWING IMA GES Con venient 9-imag e display playback 1 Set the main switch t o [ ], and turn on the camera. 2 Press [W] ([ ]) on the zo om switch. h The 9-image displa y appears. 3 Select the ima ge to play ba ck. h Press the [ n ], [ o ], [ l ] or [ m ] arrow button to move the orange fr ame to th e desired image, and press t he SET bu[...]

English 60 Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that yo u want to mag nify (see pages 56 and 57). h F or a video clip , pause pla yback at t he place you w ant to magnify . 2 Pr ess [T] ( [] ) on the zoom switch. h Magnification is enab led. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of the image is displa yed. h Use the a[...]

61 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING SCREEN T o process your photog raphed images , select the desired men u from the Play back Set ting Screen. Displaying the Playback Setting Screen 1 Set the main switc h to [ ], and turn on the camera (see page 23). h The image that was last captured appears on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the MENU button[...]

English 62 Playbac k Setting Screen * All the icons ne v er appear at the same time. 1 Setting/option switch (see page 81) h Switch between the Pla yback Screen and the O ption Screen. 2 Data protect setting (pre vent accidental eras e) 3 Data erase 4 Resize 5 Rotate image 6 Print settings 7 Copy image data h Display ed only when there is a card in[...]

63 English CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) Fo r a still image that was captured using a higher resolution th an , yo u can change the siz e to 640 × 480 pix els or 320 × 240 pix els and sa ve it as a separate still image. 1 Display the sti ll image whose size you want to change. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 61). 3 Select the res[...]

English 64 4 Pr ess [ n ] or [ o ] on the arrow button to select the new image size. 5 Pres s the SET button. h The Confirm Size Change Screen appears. 6 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. h Resizing begins. h When resizing is completed, y ou are returned to the Play back Setting Scr een. : The sav ed image will be 640 × 480 pix els. : T[...]

65 English R O T A TING AN IMA GE Captured images can be rotated to the corre ct orientation f or viewing. 1 Display the sti ll image you want to rotate. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 61). 3 Select the rotate image ic on , and press the SET button. h The Rotate Imag e Screen appears . 4 Select the rotate right icon or rotate left[...]

English 66 SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK 1 Di splay the still image or video clip to play back, and di splay the Playback Setting Screen (see page 61). 2 Se lect the s lideshow icon , and press the SET button. h The Slideshow Screen appears . <When STILL IMA GE or MIX is selected> 1 Select “TIME” or “EFFECT”, press the SET b utton. 2 Press [[...]

67 English O THER PLA YB A CK FUNCTIONS Image pr otect mode (Pre vent accid ental erasure) By using the image protect mode , you can pre vent accidental erasure or ov erwriting of the important data that you w ant to k eep . 1 Display the data that you want to protect. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 61). 3 Select the protect icon [...]

English 68 CA UTION i Even if the prot ect mode is set f or certain data files, they will be erased if the card is ref or matted (see page 90 ). HINT T o select a different image in steps 4 and 5... i Press [ l ] or [ m ]. T o cancel the protect mode f or an image... i Displa y the desired data and repeat ste ps 2 to 5 . The protect mark will disap[...]

69 English O THER PLA YBA C K FUNCTIONS Erasing Data Images and video clips can be erased one at a time, or all at once . 1 Display the data that you want to erase. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 61). 3 Select the erase icon and press the SET button. h The Erase Screen appears . For still images: ONE ERASE: Er ases one still image[...]

English 70 4 Pr ess [ n ] or [ o ] on the arrow button to select the desi red type of erase, and press the SET button. h The Erase Conf irmation Screen appears. YES: Erases th e selected da ta. EXIT : Does not erase the selected data and returns to the Erase Screen. 5 Pr ess [ n ] to select “YES”, and press the SET button. h “ERASING” is di[...]

71 English O THER PLA YBA C K FUNCTIONS Copy ima ge data Y ou can cop y y our photogr aphed images from the camera ’ s internal memor y to a card, and vice versa. 1 Insert a card in the camera (see page 22). 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 61). 3 Select the copy image icon and press the SET button. h The Cop y Image Screen appear[...]

English 72 4 Pres s the SET button. h The screen appears f or yo u to select whether to cop y only the image currently show n or to cop y all the images from the card or th e internal memory . Press the [ n ] or [ o ] arrow b utton to mak e y our selection. 5 Pres s the SET button. h The Copy Confirmation Screen appears. T o proceed with cop ying, [...]

73 English O THER PLA YBA C K FUNCTIONS Extracting a Still Image Fr om a Video Clip Y ou can select one image (sce ne) from a video clip , cop y it, and sav e it as a still image (the original data remains unchanged). 1 Play back a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save (see pages 56 and 57). 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Sc[...]

English 74 Print Settings (DPOF setting) In addition to using your printer to print out still im ages captured with your camera, as with conv entional film, you can hav e prints made at shops offering digital print ser vices. Moreover , this camera is DPOF-compatible, so you can use the camera to specify the number of prints, whether or not the dat[...]

75 English O THER PLA YBA C K FUNCTIONS HINT i T o print with a pr inter or hav e the digital print service shop pr int out a still image from a video clip , y ou must fir st sav e it (sav e frame (see pag e 73)) as a still image. HINT About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y ou can conne ct your camer [...]

English 76 Specifying date imprin ting and print quantities Y ou can specify print settings for each individual image (EACH IMA GE), or apply the print settings to all the images on the ca rd (ALL IMAGES). 1 Di splay the Print Settings Screen (see page 74). 2 Se lect EACH IMAGE or ALL IMAGES. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Date/Number P rint Screen[...]

77 English O THER PLA YBA C K FUNCTIONS 4 Specify whe ther the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specifying dated prints> 1 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] arrow bu tton to select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Print Date Screen appears. 3 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] arrow bu tton to select th e desired optio n. Y[...]

English 78 5 Se lect “ADD TO PRINT SETTING” and press the SET button. h The Confirm Print Settings Screen appears. If the print settings are correct: Select “EXIT”, and press the SET but to n . If the print settings were chan g ed: Select “MODIFY PRINT SETTING”, and press the SET b utton. Index p rint Printing out many small images on o[...]

79 English O THER PLA YBA C K FUNCTIONS 3 Press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. 4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button. h This completes the set ting f or the inde x print. Y ou are returned to the Print Settings Screen. Changing the print settings 1 Follow st eps 1 to 4 on pages 76 and 77. 2 Select “MODIFY PRINT SETTING?[...]

English 80 Clearing all the print settings Delete the print settin gs for all images. 1 Di splay the Print Settings Screen (see page 74). 2 Se lect “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. 4 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. h All the print settings are cleared and you are returned to the Print Se[...]

81 English CAMERA SETTINGS CHANGING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Y ou can ch ange the camer a settings b y selecting t he desired menu from t he Option Screen and modifyi ng the settings. T o displa y the O ption Screen 1 Set the main switch to the des ired mode. For a Shooting Option Screen: Set to [ ] or [ ]. For the Playback Option Screen: Set to [ ]. 2 [...]

English 82 Option Screen * All the icons ne v er appear at the same time. 1 Shooting settings/camera setting s switch 2 Monitor ON/OFF setting 3 Date and time setting 4 Help display se ttings 5 Monitor brightness 6 Screen display language 7 Card reformat (f ormat) 8 Pow e r s a v e 9 File No. Reset 0 Reset settings A Playbac k setting/cam era set t[...]

83 English LCD MONIT OR SETTING Set the LCD monitor to on or off Y ou can sa ve bat tery power by turning off the LCD monitor when shooti ng. 1 Display the Shooting Option Screen (see page 81). 2 Select the moni tor ON/OFF icon , and press the SET button. h The Monitor Screen appears . ON: The LCD monitor is on. OFF: The LCD monitor turns off. 3 Se[...]

English 84 LCD MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (see page 81). 2 Se lect the monitor brightness icon , and press the SET button . h The Monitor Brightness Scre en appears . 3 Pr ess the [ l ] or [ m ] arrow button. h Pressing [ l ] makes t he screen darker , and pressing [ m ] mak es it lighter . 4 Pres s the SET button. h Y ou are[...]

85 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The digital camera will record the date and time an image is t aken so that y ou can display the m during playb ack. Theref ore, befo re capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are se t. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .m. on December 23, 2005 1 Display the Opti on Screen (see page 81). 2 Selec[...]

English 86 3 Set the date. 1 Press the arrow b utton to select “DA TE”. 2 Press the SET butt on. h The Set Date Screen appears. 3 Press the arrow b utton to se t the date to “200 5/12/23”. h Y ear sett ing → [ m ] → Month setting → [ m ] → Day setting. h Press [ n ] to increase the number. h Press [ o ] to decrease the number . 4 Pr[...]

87 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 5 Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Press the arrow b utton to sel ect “DISP”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Form at Scre en appears. 3 Press [ n ] or [ o ]. h When [ n ] is pressed, the displa y ed date order changes as fo llows: Press [ o ] to change in the re v erse o[...]

English 88 HELP DISPLA Y Y ou can set whether or not the help displa y for the Shooting and Pl aybac k Setting Screens is shown. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (see page 81). 2 Se lect the help display icon , and press the SET button. h The Set Help Displa y Screen appears. ON: The help display is sho wn. OFF: The help displa y is not shown. 3 Se le[...]

89 English LANGU A GE Y ou can set the LCD monito r of your digit al camera to displa y the messages in any of se ve ral languages . 1 Display the Opti on Screen (see page 81). 2 Select the language icon , and press the SET button. h The Language Screen appears . 3 Select the desired language, and press the SET button. h Y ou are returned to the Op[...]

English 90 INITIA LIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND IN TERNAL M EMOR Y A card must be f ormatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first ti me, or i If it wa s f ormatted using a personal computer or a nother digita l camera. The card cannot be ref ormatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with the re[...]

91 English INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y 4 Select the desired format option, and press the SET butt on. 5 Select “YES”. 6 Press the SET button. h Fo rmatting begins. h During formatting, “FORMA TTING” and “DO NO T POWER OFF” are shown on the LCD monitor . CA UTION Caution during reformatting i Please do not turn off[...]

English 92 PO WER SA VE SETTING Y our camera has a “po wer 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 battery power when the camer a is not being used, or to pre ven t the batteries from dying if the ca mera has accidental ly been left on. [...]

93 English PO WER SA VE SETTING 3 Press [ n ] or [ o ] on the arrow button to select the desired optio n. 4 Press the SET button. h The Set Standb y Time Screen appears. 5 Press [ n ] or [ o ] on the arrow button to set the standby time. 6 Press the SET button. h The standby t ime is set, and you are ret urned to the P ower Sav e Screen. [ n ]: Inc[...]

English 94 FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION If a ref ormatted card is used, the file name (image n umber) of the captured image automatically begins from 000 1. If the card is subsequently ref ormatted, or if a differe nt ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the file number reset function is set to ON, and conseq[...]

95 English FILE NO . RES ET FUNCTION i When the highest image nu mber on Card B (bef ore replacing) is higher than the hig hest image numbe r on Card A: the file name of the ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file name re corded on Card B. 1 Display the Opti on Screen (see page 81). 2 Select the file number reset icon . 3 Press the SET butto[...]

English 96 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS The settings that w ere changed on a ll the setting screens can be reset to the factory-p reset set tings. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (see page 81). 2 Se lect the reset settings icon , and press the SET button. h The Reset Settings S creen appears. 3 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. h The came[...]

97 English CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y Y ou can chec k how man y images can be captured and how m uch recording time is av ailab le on the card or in the camera’ s internal memor y . For a tabl e showing the maximum nu mber of images and recording time f o r specific cards, please se e “P ossible No. of Images/P oss[...]

English 98 CHECKI NG THE RE MAINING BA TTE R Y C HARGE When using the batteries , the remaining battery charge can be chec ked on the LCD monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or befor e capturing an image. Please se e page 131 f or inf ormation regarding the battery life . 1 Di splay a Shooting or Playback Setting Screen (see pages 40 and 61).[...]

99 English CHECKING THE REMAININ G B A TTER Y CHARGE HINT i Battery life ma y diff er e ve n among batteries of the same type. i Depending on the usage of the digital camera (such as the nu mber of times the flash is used, the use of the LCD monit or , etc.) o r the environment al conditions (temper ature, etc.) the number of images that can be sav[...]

English 100 O THER FUNCTIONS AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER How to conne ct y our camera to a computer 1 Turn off your digital camera (see page 24). 2 Using the supplied dedicated USB interface cable, connect the camera connector to the camera and the c omputer connector to the proper terminal on your computer. i Please connect the dedic[...]

101 English CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER 4 Select “OK” and press the SET button. h The camera changes to the PC connection mod e. h T o continue the procedure , please read the Instruction Manual f or the SANY O Software Pa ck. NO TE i When the digital camer a is set to the PC connection mode, no image is shown on the LCD monitor . Data file forma[...]

English 102 Configuration of dire ctories f or the st ored data NO TE Do not modify the folders and file names in the card using your computer i If the f olders, file names , or their c onf iguration is modi fied using a per sonal computer , it will be impossibl e to pla y bac k the data using the digi tal camera, and the digital camer a ma y not o[...]

103 English DIRECT -PRINT Y our digital camer a supports the PictBridge function . By connecting the digital camera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the digital camera’ s LCD monitor can be used to select images a nd initiate printing. Print preparatio ns 1 Install the card containing the images you want to print in the digital camera.[...]

English 104 3 Turn on the power to the printer. 4 Se t the main sw itch to [ ]. h The screen to confirm the connection appears . 5 Se lect “OK” and press the SET button. h The camera change s to the PictBridge printing mode, and t he Print Settings Screen appears . CA UTION i During PictBridge printing, the camera’ s button oper ation respons[...]

105 English DIRECT -PRINT T o select one image and print it (prin t select image) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (see page 103). 2 Select the choose print image icon , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears. 3 Press the [ l ] or [ m ] arrow button to displa[...]

English 106 4 Spec ify the number of prints. 1 Select “COPIES”, and press t he SET button. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] arrow button to set the n umber of prints . 3 Press the SET butt on. h “PRINT” is selected. 5 Pres s the SET button. h Printing begins . NO TE T o cancel printing 1 During printing, press the [ o ] arrow b utton. h The Confi[...]

107 English DIRECT -PRINT T o print all the images (print all) Print all of the images on the internal memory or card. 1 Complete the pri nt preparations (see page 103). 2 Select the all images print ic on , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins. NO TE Prin[...]

English 108 Thumbnail prints (inde x print) 1 Compl ete the print preparations (see page 103). 2 Se lect the index icon , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . INDEX PRINT EXIT[...]

109 English DIRECT -PRINT T o print th e image s that ar e set t o print (print re served i mages) 1 Make the print sett ings (see page 74), and complete the print prepar ations (see page 1 03). 2 Select the DPOF icon , and press the SET button. h The DPOF Screen appears . 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins. h Printin[...]

English 110 T o change the p rint setting s and pr int images (chan ge print setti ngs) Images can be printed according to settin gs specified b y the digital camera, such as paper type, siz e, la yout, printing quality , etc. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (see page 103). 2 Se lect the printer settings icon , and press the SET button. h The Pr[...]

111 English DIRECT -PRINT 3 Adjust the printer settings. 1 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] arro w butt on to select the printer se tting parameter , and press the SET b utton. h The screen to set the selected par ameter appears . 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] arro w button to adjust the setting, and press the SET but ton. h The selected parameter is set, and[...]

English 112 APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QU ESTIONS If you h av e a question a bout the camera o peration, y ou might fin d the ans wer in this compilation of co mmonly asked quest ions. Questio n Answer Action Pow e r Why doesn’t the pow er turn on? Due to cold temperature s, the batteri es temporarily lost their po wer . Place the digital camera [...]

113 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Question Answer Action Shooting Why isn’ t the image captured when the shutter release butt on is pressed? The accessing indicator is flashing (data is being recorded). Please shoot the picture aft er the accessing indicator changes to the lit condition. The accessing indicator is flashing. The sav ed data is[...]

English 114 Questio n Answer Action Shooting During macro photogr aphy , wh y is the captured image displaced from the image as seen through t he viewfinder? Due to the displacement between th e camera lens and the viewfind er , a subject view ed close up through the viewfinder will appear lo wer in the captured image. Compose the photo while viewi[...]

115 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Question Answer Action Shooting Why do es the clock warning icon appear? The camera’ s date and time settings ha ve not been set. Set the date and time. Which reso lution setting should I use? — Select the resolution setting according to the intended use: m l : Appropriate f or printing letter-size or large[...]

English 116 Questio n Answer Action Shooting What is the diff erence between th e digital zoom and the optical zoom? — Because shooting with the optical zoom uses the optics o f a physical lens , you can shoot without losing minute details in the image. Th e digital zoom, on th e other hand, w orks by ma gnifying a por tion of the image that hits[...]

117 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Question Answer Action LCD monitor When used in cold weather, why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition due to the liquid crystals. Not a malfunction. Spots that appear in the LCD monitor only appear in the monitor and will not be recorded with the images . Why do es the display ed image [...]

English 118 Questio n Answer Action Viewing images Why is a part of the image missing? The imag e was captured at close range. When capturing an image at close range , use the close-up alignment correction marks or compose the image using the LCD mo nitor. Why is t here no image ( is shown)? This ma y happen when trying to pla y back images stored [...]

119 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Printing Why do es a message appear during PictBridge printing? Printer error . Please ref er to the instr uctio n manual fo r your printer . Misc. Why do es the “CARD IS PRO TECTED” message appear? The write-protect tab on the card is in the loc ke d (protect) position. Mov e the write-protect tab to the u[...]

English 120 Questio n Answer Action Misc. Why does the “SYSTEM ERROR” message appear? A prob lem has occurred within the digital camera or card. Check the f ollowing items 1 Remov e the card and then install it again. Misc. 2 Remov e the batteries and then install them again. 3 Install a diff erent card. If “SYSTEM ERROR” still appears afte[...]

121 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camera to the repair shop , check the foll owing ta ble f or a possible so lution to the prob lem. Proble m Cause Action Refere nce page Pow e r No power. The batte ries are dead. Replace with new batte ries. 21 The batteries hav e not been inser ted correctly . Reinsert the batteries, making sure t[...]

English 122 Probl em Cause Action Reference page Shooting The flash does not operate . The fl ash off mode is selected. Set the flash to automatic flash mode or fo rced flash m ode. 34 The shooting mode is set to a mode other than the still image shooting mode. Set the camera to the still image shooting mode . 29 The batteries are dead. Replace wit[...]

123 English TROUBLESHOO TING Proble m Cause Action Refere nce page Shooting Zoom operation stops midw a y . The optical zoom has moved to the maximum magnification position. Not a malfunction. Release the zoom s witch, and press it again. 36 The motion alert icon is shown on the LCD displa y . The shutter speed is slow . Stabilize the camera with a[...]

English 124 Probl em Cause Action Reference page Viewing images The image is too dark. The flas h was bloc ked b y a finger or other object. Hold the digital camer a correctly , and mak e sure the flash is not obstructed. 25 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operation of the flash. 130 The subject was lit from behind[...]

125 English TROUBLESHOO TING Proble m Cause Action Refere nce page Viewing images The image is not in f ocus. The subject is too close to the digital camera. Select the correct focus setting f or your needs. 52 The f ocus setting is not correct. The digital camera mov ed when the shutter was releas ed. Hold the digital camera correctly and slowly p[...]

English 126 Probl em Cause Action Reference page Viewing images The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the f orced flash m ode. 34 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly . 54 A part of the image is missing. The handstrap or a finger[...]

127 English TROUBLESHOO TING Proble m Cause Action Refere nce page Misc. The “IMAGE IS PRO TECTED” message appears and the data cannot be era sed. Yo u h a v e attempte d to erase data that is protected from accidental erasure . Set the protect setting f or the data to OFF . 67 “CARD FULL” or “INTERNA L MEMOR Y FULL” message appears . T[...]

English 128 SPECIFICA TIONS Digital Camera T ype CCD digital camera (recording and pla yback) Recording system Digital recording Image file format Still images:JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note:Designed mainly b y the J apan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design ru les fo r camera fil[...]

129 English SPECIFICA TIONS Data compression Still images and sequential shots only Low compression: Normal compression: White balance Full-auto TTL, manua l setting possib le Lens Optical 2.8x zoom lens f=6.2 mm to 17. 4 mm (35 mm film camera conv ersion f=37 mm to 105 mm) Aut of ocus, 6 group s, 7 elements F ocus modes TTL-type AF(5-point range a[...]

English 130 Sensitivity Still image shooting mode/sequential shots shooting mode: Aut o (equiv alent t o ISO50 to 200) Video clip shooti ng mode: Aut o (equiv alent t o ISO100 t o 400) Viewfin der Optical direct image z oom view finder LCD monitor 1.8-inch TFT color liquid crystal Approx . 85,000 pix els (F rame co v erage: Appro x. 100%) Flash wor[...]

131 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Connector Battery operation * According to the CIP A standard (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co ., Ltd. 64MB SD Memory Card use). ** With contin uous pla ybac k when using the LCD monitor . NO TE i The battery life ma y diff er depending on the state of the batteries and the measurement conditions , especially wh[...]

English 132 P o ssible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time i Even wit h cards of the same capacity , the amou nt of data tha t can actuall y be stored ma y diff er depending on the card br and, etc. i The continuous shoot ing time f or each video clip will diff er depen ding, f or exampl e, on the card capacit y , environmental conditions (temper[...]

133 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Apple, Macintosh an d QuickTime ar e trademarks or registere d trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. 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.[...]

English 134 Caution i It is f orbidden t o cop y this manual , whole or in part, without prior written permission. i All images and illustr ations giv en in this manual are f or e xplanation purposes and may diff er slightly from that of the actual product. Also , actual specification s are subject to change without p rior notice and theref ore ma [...]

135 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pi ctures in difficult surround ings is easi er than you might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and c hoosing the correct settings , y ou can create photos that you’ll be pr oud to displa y and share . If images are b lurred e ven when the autof ocus is used Y our camera emplo ys an auto[...]

English 136 Photographing a moving subject Situation: Y ou would lik e to snap an action shot of a moving child or pet. The autof ocus is activa ted, but becau se the subject is moving, the image ma y be blurr ed. In particular , when the dist ance between th e camera and t he subject is changing, it is dif ficult to loc k the focus on the subj ect[...]

137 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po i n t s : i Choose a backg round that doesn’t detr act from y our subject. i Mov e in close to your subj ect. i P a y attention to lighting and how it af fects y our subject. NO TE i If the backg round is distracting, it will not show you r subject to his best adva[...]

English 138 Night photograph y (night view mode / ) Po in t s : i A void came ra shak e. i Adjust the e xposure. NO TE i Camera shutter spee d during night photog raph y is co nsiderab le slow er , so there is a much greater chance t hat your photog raphed image s will be blurry . Use a tripod whenev er possible, or if a tripod is not a vailab le, [...]

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