Sanyo Xacti VPC-TH1 manual

VPC-TH1EX VPC-TH1 VPC-TH1GX INS TRUCTION MANU AL Dual Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to saf ely operat e the VPC-TH1EX, VPC-TH[...]

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

English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR EU USERS The symbol mark and recycling systems descr ibed belo w apply to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the wo rld. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf actured with high quality materials and components which can[...]

iii English HO W T O READ THIS MANU AL For first-time user s Please read the sections on “SETUP” and “SIMPLE” in this manua l, as well as the included “QUICK GUIDE” to familia rize yourself with your came ra’ s operation. ↓ T o use the v arious camera f eatures Please read the sections on “NORMAL ” a nd “OPTION SETTI NGS” in[...]

English iv SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Preparing the camera 1 I nsert the SD Memory Card. h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camer a. Please purchase a commercially sold card. h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is ref erred to as the “card”. 2 Connect the AC adaptor to the camera. Monitor unit 1 Open Card slot cov er 2 Open SD [...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Shooting 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera on. h If the screen to set the date and time appears , press the MENU but ton 2 times to cance l it. For how to set the date and time, see page 33. 2 Record. T o record a video c lip: h Press the [ ] button t o begin recording a vid[...]

English vi Before capturing thos e important sh ots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go i Sany o declines an y claim fo r compensati on f or record ed contents etc. in case of photographing or reco rding failur e due to a chance camera or card flaw . Playbac k 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The d[...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 Press the SET button. <Video clip playback > h Pla ybac k begins. <T o return to the recording mode> h Press the REC/PLA Y button. When y ou are finished using the camera... Press the ON/OFF button f or at least 1 second to tur n the camera off . T o continue to the next operation... Please [...]

English viii Burn your recorded video clips onto a D VD (Windows Vista) Using the supplied CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD), you can store your captured images on a D VD . Detailed information about the Xa cti Software CD can be found on pa ge 4 in the Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL. Install application pr ograms 1 Se t the supplied CD-ROM in your[...]

ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Connect y our camera to a comput er Connect your camera to a computer , and copy the desired files t o the computer . 1 Use the supplied dedicated USB interface ca ble to connect your camera to the computer. 2 Turn on the camera. h The USB Connection Screen appears on t he camera’ s monitor . COMPUTER PR[...]

English x 3 Se lect “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select t he computer connect ion mode appears . 4 Se lect “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The message [Fou nd New Hardw are] appears in the task tra y , showing that the camer a is recognized as a drive . h The card is recogniz ed (mounted) as a disk, and t[...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Burn video clips ont o a D VD (For Windo ws Vista user s) Here’ s how to write your recorded data o nto a D VD in the mpeg2 f or mat. F or inf ormation on other operations , please see the Help file f or T otalMedia Extreme. T o access the T otalMedia Extreme Help file , click the [?] Help b utton on the[...]

English xii 3 Cl ick the [Create video] icon. h The “Create D VD” window appears. 4 Cl ick the [Video] button i n the “Insert” field. h The screen to select the video clip file to write to a D VD appears. h Click the file y ou wish to write to a D V D . h T o select multiple files, keep t he [Ctrl] k ey pressed while selecting files. [Video[...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 5 Click on the [Open] button. h The file(s) selected in step 4 and the D VD file capacity appear in t he “Create D VD” window . [Design] tab[...]

English xiv 6 Click the [Desi gn] tab. h The window appears to design the t itle menu f or when the D VD is play ed bac k. h Select the desired desig n. [Pre view/pr oduce] tab[...]

xv English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 7 Click the [Prev iew/produce] tab. h A warning regarding the image quality of the pre view image appears. 8 Click the [OK] button. h The screen to begin burning to disk appears . 9 Double-click the [Burn] button. h The “sav e project” confirmation window appe ars. [Burn] button[...]

English xvi 10 Click the [Yes] button. h Enter a name f or the project fil e. 11 Click the [Save] button. h The “Burn disk” window appears. 12 Click the [OK] button. h Burning begins. h Depending on y our computer’ s capacity , it ma y tak e some time to b urn a large file . h When burning is completed, the D VD is ejected from the D VD drive[...]

xvii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 13 Click th e [OK] button . 14 Click the [×] button to close the “Create DVD” window. h The T otalMedia Extreme top page appears . 15 Click the [×] button to c lose the startup page. h T otalMedia Extreme is exited.[...]

English xviii CA UTION Does the window requesting confirmation to enable the MPEG-2 Codec appear ? When using T otalMedia Extreme f or the first time, a window requestin g you to confirm activation of the MPEG -2 Codec appears during the procedure . The MPEG-2 Codec mu st be activ ated in order to burn files to a D VD . Complete the f ollowing proc[...]

xix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Europe T el: +353 (0) 61-702087 Web: ht tp://www .arcsoft.com/en/support Email Support: eurosuppor t@arcsof t.com Hours: M-Th from 8:30am - 5:30p m GMT (excluding hol ida ys observed by ArcSofts Affilitate) F from 8:30am - 5:00pm GMT (excluding hol ida ys observed by ArcSoft’ s Affilitate) (Adjusted f o[...]

English xx How w as that? The con v enient accessories not only let you immediately vie w images captured with the camer a, but you can also upload images to y our computer and create y our original D VDs. Read the f ollowing e xplanati ons to find out how y ou can fully enjo y your camera’ s digital video feature .[...]

1 English CONTENTS HOW TO REA D THIS MANUAL ............. ................... ..................... ....... iii QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .. ..................... ............. 11 How to use the accessories ........... ..................... ..........[...]

English 2  SIMPLE SHOOTING BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ...................... .................. ..................... 55 For best r esults ..... .................. .................. ................... .................. 55 Using the au tofocus ................... .................. .................. ................ 56 Select t he recording s ize[...]

3 English CONTENTS  NORMAL SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 .................. ..................... .................. ................ 82 Video setting ............. .................. ..................... .................. ........... 82 Still image setting ................. .............. ............. ................ ............. . 85 Scene se[...]

English 4  OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAY THE OP TION SETTING MENU ............ .................. ...........118 INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTI NG MENU .... ................... 119 Storage f older setting ... .................. .................. ................... ........125 Shortcu t setting .............. ................... .................. [...]

5 English CONTENTS  APPENDICES COMMONLY AS KED QUESTIONS ........... .................. ..................... . 14 9 TROUBLESHO OTING ............. .................. .................. ................... ... 1 57 Camera .. ................... .................. .................. ................... ........... 157 Notes regarding the Scene Se[...]

English 6 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an ab undance of con v enient f eatures and fu nctions. F rom creating precisely the photo y ou want , to viewing image s using various techniques , you can locate the e xact operation for y our purposes in the fo llowing tabl e. Shooting/recording Basic operation Conve nient functions Additiona[...]

7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Shoot in dark conditions • “Exposure compensation” on page 96 • “ Using the flash” on pages 44, 48 and 65 • “ Scene sele ct setting” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode /lamp mode) on pages 48 and 86 Increase the camera’ s sensitivity • “ ISO sensitivity setting” on p ages 50 and 9[...]

English 8 Pl ayba ck Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mage s • “PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGE S” on page 70 Adjust the speaker vol u me • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” pages 53 an d 75 Searc h for image/ audio files • “21-imag e displa y pla yback ” on page 79 • “Selecti[...]

9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Co n venient functions Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “21-image displa y pla ybac k” on pa ge 79 • “Selecting t he pla ybac k f older” o n pages 54 and 80 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on pages 46, 53 and 76 Protect files fr om ac[...]

English 10 Using with a computer Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a car d reader • “SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE” on page 7 in the Xacti Softw are CD INSTR UCTION MANUAL . • “USING AS A CA RD READER” on page 9 in the Xacti Software CD INSTR UCTION MANUAL Copy files from y our camera to a comput[...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Xacti Software CD (CD - ROM) (page 4 in the Xacti Softwar e CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 1 i Grip belt ( page 13): 1 i Dedicated USB interface cable (page 7 in the Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 1 i Li-ion battery pack (pa ge 26): 1 i A C adaptor and power card (page 27): 1 i Dedicated A V inter[...]

English 12 i “SAFETY MANU AL ” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the camer a. i Quick Guide Included with model VPC-TH1GX. Not included with other models.[...]

13 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessories k Grip belt 1 3 4 2[...]

English 14 k Lens c ap 1 3 5 4 2 1 Depress 2 Pull <After removing> The lens cap can be sto wed in the lens cap ho lder on the gri p belt. Lens cap holder <T o remove>[...]

15 English ABOUT THE SEP ARA TEL Y SOLD A CCESSORIES AND THE CARD Separatel y sold accessori es i Mini HDMI cable VCP-HDMI02 Cable f or connecting to the HDMI terminal on the camera. i Lithium-ion Battery Charger V AR-L50 Battery charger fo r the supplied or separa tely sold lithium-ion ba ttery pack (DB-L50A). i Lithium-ion Battery DB-L50 Same mod[...]

English 16 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Y our dual camer a can record vid eo clips in Hig h Definition. It includes an operation mode th at lets e v en novice shutter bugs re cord and pla y bac k without getting fluste red, as well as softw are with which y ou can easily create your original D VDs. High-quality images with “High Definitio[...]

17 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Includ es SIMPLE mode for quic k-and-easy operation (pa ge 37) Select from two recording/ play back modes: the “SIMPLE mode” f or users ne w to the camera, and the “NORMAL mode” for full use of all the camera’ s many fea tures and fun ctions. Example: Image stabili zer for sharp pi ctures ([...]

English 18 Sharp face sh ots (pages 52 a nd 94) Y our camera is equipped with a f ace recognition feature which dete cts the subject’ s face ev en when slightly lit from behind or in dim surroundings and automatically adjusts th e f ocus and brightness to compensate. No w those otherwise perf ect photos that are marred b y shadow ed f aces can be[...]

19 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Lots of access ories f or optimal use of y our captured ima ges (pages 20, and page 4 in the Xacti Softwa re CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL) Use the accessory cables to view images on a TV or computer . Or connect the camera directl y to a printer to make prints of yo ur photos. And with th e software in the[...]

English 20 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various de vices to e xpand its capabilitie s. Dedicated US B interf ace cable Dedicated A V interf ace cable Computer Printer TV Mini HDMI cable (optional) Commercially av ailable SD Memory Card Intern et i Card reader i DPOF-compatible printer i Photo shop[...]

21 English SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Bottom Flash Lens Zoom swit ch [T/ ] ]/[W/ P ] Microphone Grip belt holder Monitor unit Microphone T ripod stand hole Battery cover[...]

English 22 SETUP Rear Multi-indicator [] b u t t o n [ ] button Speaker MENU button Monitor SET button USB/A V ter minal Batter y cover lock ON/OFF but ton Grip belt holder REC/PLA Y button HDMI terminal Card slot cov er DC IN terminal cover[...]

23 English INST ALLING THE CARD Be sure to f ormat a newly purchased ca rd or one that was used in ano ther device be f ore using it in y our camera ( pages 124 and 136). If an unf ormatted card is used, the card itself ma y become unusable . Monitor unit 1 Open Card slot cover 2 Pull Card slot cover 3 Rotate to open Card Card slot 4 Insert 5 Inser[...]

English 24 SETUP <T o remo ve the car d .. .> h T o remove the card, p ress it in, and the n release. Th e card will protrude slightly , and y ou can then pull it out. CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibl y remove the car d i Doing so may damage the card or the stored files . If the multi-indica tor is flashing red.. . i Nev er remove the card[...]

25 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied bat tery pack bef ore using it. Install the battery pack i n the camera, and con nect the A C adaptor to charge the bat tery . P ow er to the camera can also be supplied from a po wer outlet when t he A C adaptor is connected. 1 While pre ssing the battery cover lock, sl ide it ( [...]

English 26 SETUP 2 I nsert the battery pack, then replace the battery cove r. h T ake care that it is positioned correctly . <T o remove the battery pac k...> h Raise the edge of the batte ry pack to remov e it. Battery pack[...]

27 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK 3 Use the power cord to connect the AC adaptor to a power outlet. h Charging begins . <During charging...> h During charging, the m ulti-indicator is lit red. When charging is completed, the indicator turns off. h The multi-indicator flashes red if the battery pack is def ectiv e or is not installed co[...]

English 28 SETUP CA UTION Do not charge the battery pac k immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when the camer a is used continuously f or a long time. If y ou attempt to charge the battery pack in this state , the m ulti- indicator ma y flash red and it ma y not be possible to charge[...]

29 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK About rechar ging Recharging takes place only when t he camera is turned off, or when the powe r sav e function or the sleep f unction has been activ ated. Rechar ging does not tak e place when the camera is in the recording mode or pla yback mode. About the temperat ure alert icon During camera use, if t [...]

English 30 SETUP TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h If yo u press the REC/PLA Y button fo r at least 1 second, the camera turns on in the playbac k mode. h If you briefly press the ON /OFF button, once , the camera will s witch to the pow er sav e mode. [...]

31 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urni ng on the cam era when the power save (sleep) mode is ac tive In order to preserve battery pack power , the power sav e (sleep) function will automatically turn off the camera after about 1 minute of no use during shooting, or about 5 min utes of no use during pla yback (f actor y-preset setting). i [...]

English 32 SETUP T urning off the camera 1 Pr ess the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns off. HINT T o immediately act ivate the power save mode i Press the ON/OFF button briefly to activate the power save function. About the standby mode i T o tur n of f the camer a only briefl y , y ou can close the monitor unit t o put the c[...]

33 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and ti me an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can displa y them during pla ybac k. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. h T o correct the date and time setting, please see unde r HINT on page 35. Example: T o set the clock[...]

English 34 SETUP 3 Set the clock. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Time Screen appears. 3 Set the time to “19:30” . h The time is se t in the fo llowing order: Set the hour → Set the minut e. h A 24-hour cloc k is used f or the time displa y . 4 Press the SET bu tton. 4 Se t the order in which the date is displayed duri[...]

35 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 5 Press the MENU button. h The date and time setting is completed. h T o display the Recording or Pla ybac k Screen, press the MENU butto n. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the batt ery pack is being replaced, an internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. Howe v er , there is a small chance t[...]

English 36 SETUP SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between the re cording mode (f or recording) and the playba ck mode (f or viewing your recorded image s). 1 Turn on the camera (page 30). HD-SHQ 100-0006 00:00:05 6.5MB OK 2009.12.24 18:41 2 M 357 00:13:51 357 00:13:51 357 00:13:51 2 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The m[...]

37 English SWITCHING THE OPERA TING MODE The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those functions t hat are most often used and necessary to operate the camera, while t he “NORMAL mode” enables full use of all the camera’ s many functions . Select the mode that is sui table f or your p urposes. Switching bet ween the SIMPLE and NORM AL modes 1 Tu[...]

English 38 SETUP Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Sc reen 1 Se t the camera to the re cordin g or playback mode (page 36). 2 Se lect the desired operating mode (page 37). 3 I f the Menu Screen is not displayed, press the MENU button. h The Menu Screen appears. h T o cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU button. S N 3 2 1 2 3 1 S S N [...]

39 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Using the SIMPLE Mode Men u 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the se lected item appears. S N Select video and photo size T o keep in HDTV size OK EXIT OK EXIT HDTV size 2M [4:3] 2 M 2 M Select an item to change Desc[...]

English 40 SETUP Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected t ab appears. 5 Toggle the SET button to the right. 3 2 1 2 3 1 HD-SHQ 2 M S S N N OK EXIT RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER 1 Ta b Push up Push down 3 2 1 2 3 1 HD-SHQ 2 M RECORDING MENU[...]

41 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE 6 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the se lected item appears. h T o r eturn to the Menu Screen , press the MENU b utton. 3 2 1 2 3 1 HD-SHQ 2 M 2 M 1.1 M 0.3 M 0.9 M RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FL[...]

English 42 SETUP HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indicator sho ws the shooting mo de(s) f or which the selecte d setting is eff ective . : This setting is eff ectiv e during still image shooting. : This setting is eff ective during video clip recording . : This setting is eff ective during still ima ge shooting and vid eo clip recor[...]

43 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Set ting Screen SIMPLE Mode Recor ding Menu S N Select video and photo size OK EXIT 1 2 3 4 5[...]

English 44 SETUP 1 Recording si ze (page 59) h Select the video clip siz e to record. 2 Focus range (page 60) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Flash (page 65) h Specify how the flash will operate . 4 (page 37) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 139) r : The video clip siz[...]

45 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE SIMPLE Mode Pla ybac k Menu 3 5 2 1 4 OK Start slideshow S N[...]

English 46 SETUP 1 Slideshow (page 74) h Specif y the slideshow settin gs and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ayba ck vo lum e ( pag e 7 5) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 76) h Delete files. 4 (page 37) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 139) S N[...]

47 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen NORMAL Mode Recording Men u <T ab 1> 3 2 1 2 3 1 HD-SHQ RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER OK EXIT 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 M[...]

English 48 SETUP 1 Video clip setti ngs (page 82) <HD mode> <SD mode> 2 Still imag e settings (pag e 85) 3 Scene select (page 86) 4 Filter (pa ge 86) 5 Flash 6 Self-timer (page 87) 7 Remaining battery power indication (page 139) & : Record at 1280 × 720 pixe ls, 30 fps (30 p). ( : Record at 640 × 480 pix els, 60 fps (60 p). ) : Re[...]

49 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE <T ab 2> 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 RECORDING MENU VIDEO ST ABILIZER FOCUS FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO OK EXIT 2[...]

English 50 SETUP 1 Video stabilizer (pag e 88) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip recording . 2 Focus range (page 89) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Focus area (page 90) 4 Light-measuring mode (page 90) 5 ISO sensitivity (page 91) h The indicated ISO v alue is the standard output sensitiv[...]

51 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE <T ab 3> 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 RECORDING MENU WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE F ACE CHASER HIGH SENSITIVITY ZOOM 3 OK EXIT[...]

English 52 SETUP 1 White balance (page 92) 2 Exposure (page 93) 3 Face c haser (page 94) 4 High sensitivity mode (page 95) 5 Zoom h Specify the optical z oom maximum magnificat ion setting and the digita l zoom ON/OFF setting . 6 Remaining battery power indication (page 139) > : White balance is automatically adjusted depending on the ambient li[...]

53 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pag e 98) h Specify the slideshow setti ngs and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 75) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audi o file pla ybac k. 3 Protect (pa ge 99) h File protect setting (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page 76) h Dele[...]

English 54 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Edit photo (page 102) h Repair the “red-e y e” caused by the flash, reduce the b lur from camera shak e, or enhance the contrast. 2 Video clip edit (pag e 103) h Edit video clips. 3 Printin g instructio ns (page 113) h Specif y the prin ting instructions (DPOF sett ings). 4 Select fo lder (page 80) h Select a f[...]

55 English SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best r esults Hold the camera securely , keeping your elb ows close to you r body and making sure the camera is stab le. Correct hold Incorrect hold A finger is b loc king the lens or fl ash. Example: 1 Insert your hand in the grip bel t. 2 Enfo ld the camera in the palm of yo[...]

English 56 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the autof ocus The autof ocus will wo rk in almost all situations; ho we ver , there are certain conditions that ma y cause the autof ocus function to not work properly . If the autof ocus function is not working properly , set the focus range to ca pture images (page 60). k Conditions that may cause incorrect focu[...]

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

English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT i Still images can be rotat ed when the y are pla yed ba ck (page s 53 and 101). i When the [ ] button is pressed halfw ay , the image in the monitor ma y wav er v ertically . This is the result of internal image processing and i s not a malfunction. This wa v ering is not recorded and will not aff ect y our images [...]

59 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the re cor ding size The larger the image size (number of pix els), the better the image quality will be, b ut the file size will also be larger . Select the image quality that is correct for the intended purpose. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 38), select the recording size setting, and pr[...]

English 60 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select the f ocus setting Select the f ocus range correspon ding to the distance between the camer a and the subject. 1 Di splay the SIMPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 38), sel ect the focus setting, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired focus range, and press the SET button. h This completes the f ocus range set[...]

61 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidance that sounds when y ou oper ate the camera can be muted ( page 120). Where are the ima ge and audio file s saved? i All the image and sound files are recorded on the card installe d in the camera, or i n the camer a’ s internal memory . T[...]

English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO TING VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the recording mode (page 36). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. h Recording begins . h It is not nece ssary to keep the [ ] button presse d while recording. h When the remaining recording time av ailab le f or the currently recording clip becomes little, a countdo[...]

63 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the recording mode (page 36). 2 Press the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] b utton halfway . h The autof ocus operates , and the image is f ocused (focus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way . h The shutter releas[...]

English 64 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Recording Screen is activ e, y ou can quic kly access the screen for a djusting the brightness of the monitor by pressing the MENU b utton for at least 1 second. What is the camera fo cusing on? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camer a is focusing o[...]

65 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photogr aphing under dark condi tions, b ut is also conv enient f or e xample when the subject is in shado w or lit from behind. The flash is av ailab le only when shooting single-shot still images. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 38), select the flas[...]

English 66 SIMPLE/SHOO TING CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A v oid touching the flash unit when shooting. HINT i The flash cannot be used during video cl ip recording. i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET butt on (pages 122 and 126), you can change the f lash mo[...]

67 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a video clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the recording mode (page 36). 2 Press the [ ] button. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to capture as a still image, press the [] b u t t o n . 4 Press the [ ] bu[...]

English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT i When shooting a still image while recordi ng a video clip , the flash does not operate. i When the remaining video recording time becomes appro ximately 50 seconds, it will no lo nger be possib le to capture a still image whi le recording a video clip . The e xact remaining recording time at which this occurs will[...]

69 English MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has t wo zo om functions: opti cal zoom and digital z oom. 1 Point the came ra lens at the subject. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on t he subject. [W/ P ]: Zoom out. h When the z oom s witch is pushed, the zoom bar appears on the m[...]

English 70 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Se t the camera to the playback mode (page 36). 2 Se lect the image to play back. h T ogg le the SET button left, right, up or down to mov e the orange fr ame to the file y ou wish to pla y back. h The image inf ormation for the framed image is sh[...]

71 English PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES Video cl ip playbac k operation T o do th is... Do this Normal forw ard pla yback Press the SET b utton. Stop pla yback During playba ck, toggle the SET butt on down. P ause Duri ng playback, press the SET button or toggle the SET but ton up . During accelerated pla ybac k, toggle the SET but[...]

English 72 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK HINT If the a appears on the play back Sc reen... i The a icon appears when pla ying back a f ile that was sa v ed in segments (page 83). Alth ough pla ybac k of the se multiple files is cont inuous, there is a slight pause at t he point where t he files are join ed.[...]

73 English PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image 1 Play ba ck the video clip. Pause the playback at the point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Press the [ ] button. h The screen to select the aspect r atio of the still image appears. Se lect the desired aspect ratio , and press the [[...]

English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK SLIDESHO W PLA Y B A CK Y ou can play back files in succession with the “slidesho w pla yback” f eature. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 38), select the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the type of fil e to play back, and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla ybac k begins. h T o[...]

75 English PLA YBA CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 38), select the playback volume setting, and press the SET button. h The volume control bar appears. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to set the volume, and press the SET button. h The play back v [...]

English 76 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if you no longer need them. Y ou can delete single files , selected files or all the file s at one time. Delete single/delete all 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 38), select the delete setting, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one file at a time. DELETE[...]

77 English DELETING FILES 3 Select “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displa ye d file is deleted. h T o delete other files, select the files, select “DELETE” and press the SET but ton. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears . T o delete the files, select “YES”, and press[...]

English 78 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK 4 Pres s the SET button. h The selected file is marked with the delete icon [ ]. h Up to 100 files can be selected. h T o cancel a delete selection and remo ve the delete icon f rom a file , mov e the oran ge frame to the mark ed file and press the SET b utton. 5 Pres s the [ / ] button. h The Confirm Delete Screen app [...]

79 English PLA YBA CK MODES 21-imag e display playbac k 1 Display the i mage you wish to play back. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [W/ P ] side. h The 21-image displa y appears. 3 Select the ima ge to play back. h T o ggle the SET button up, down, left or r ight to move the orange fr ame to the desired image, and press the SET butt on. h Instea[...]

English 80 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Selecting the playback f ol der If the card cont ains multiple f olders, you can select fro m which f older y ou would lik e to pla y back. 1 Di splay the Play back Screen. 2 Push t he zoom switch toward the [W/ P ] side twice. h The screen to select the pla yback fol der appears . h If the zoom s witch is pushed toward[...]

81 English PLA YB A CK MODES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. h Fo r a video cli p, pause pla y bac k at th e place y ou want to magnify . 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [T/ ] ] side. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h T og gle t[...]

English 82 NORMAL/SHOO TING NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 Video setting Y ou can record video clips in either the HD mode (16:9 horizontal to v ertical aspect ratio) or the SD mode (4:3 aspect r atio). In addition, the higher the frame rat e number , the smoother pla yback will be . How ev er , as with the recording size , the f[...]

83 English RECORDING MENU 1 2 Press the [ ] button. h Audio recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessary to continue pressing the [ ] button while recording. 3 End the recording. h Press the [ ] but ton again to stop re cording. HINT Y ou can capture a still image during an audio r ecor ding i Press the [ ][...]

English 84 NORMAL/SHOO TING k Audio pla yback 1 Se lect an audio file, and press the SET butt on. h Pla yback begins. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not p la yed bac k when t he audio recording i s pla yed back in the fast playback or f ast reverse mode. T o do this ... Do this Normal play back Star t playback Press the SET button.[...]

85 English RECORDING MENU 1 Still image se tting For still images, y ou can select either the 4:3 or 16:9 horizontal to v er tical aspect ratio . This menu is also used for shooting sequential shots . Sequential s hots 1 Select l or t , and press the SET button. h The camera changes to the sequent ial shots mode. 2 Press the [] button. h Shooting b[...]

English 86 NORMAL/SHOO TING Scene select set ting Y ou can select f rom various preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) f or specific shooting conditio ns. HINT i T o return to nor mal photog raph y , select = from the scene select men u, and press the SET button. i When capturing images using the lamp Q , fireworks + or night view portrait[...]

87 English RECORDING MENU 1 Self-timer setting By assigning a n operati on shortcut to the SET b utton (pages 122 and 126 ), you can set the self-timer from the Recording Screen. HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] butt on or [ ] b utton is pressed again bef ore the sh utter is released, the se lf-timer countdo wn tempo[...]

English 88 NORMAL/SHOO TING RECORDING MENU 2 Video stab ilizer (motio n compensation) setting Y our camera can minimiz e a jittery picture b y compensating for unintentional hand motion during video clip recording. HINT If the motion compensation does no t seem to be working... i Due to the mechanical charact eristics of this function, it ma y not [...]

89 English RECORDING MENU 2 Focus range setting How to use the manual f ocus 1 Select - , and press the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears . 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The focus distance is set, and you ar e returned to the Recording Screen. HINT About[...]

English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING Focus mode set ting When the spot f ocus setting is selected, the f ocus mark + appears in the center of the monitor . Light-measuring mode setting When spot light-measuring is selected, the light-measuring spot mark appears in the center of the monitor . HD-SHQ 40 00:02:47 Focus mark HD-SHQ 40 00:02:47 Light-measuring s[...]

91 English RECORDING MENU 2 ISO sensitivi ty setting With the initial sett ings, the ISO sensit ivity is automati cally set according to the brightness of the subject. How ev er, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. HINT i At the = s etting, the ISO sensitivity is set automatically (video clip recording: ISO 50 to 800; still image sho[...]

English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING RECORDING MENU 3 White balance setti ng This camera automati cally adjusts the white balance un der most lighting conditions. Ho we ver , if you w ant to specify the lighting co nditions or change the ov erall ton e of the image, the white bala nce can be manually set. How to use the one push settin g 1 Se lect the ^ ico[...]

93 English RECORDING MENU 3 Exposure setting The shutter speed and aperture size can be set indi vidually . 1 Select the desired icon from the exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was selected> 1 T oggle the SET b utton up or down to select aperture value or shutter speed. 2 T oggle the SET b utton left o r right to change [...]

English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING Face chaser se tting As you reco rd, the face chaser de tects the subject’ s face, and adjusts the brightness and f ocus in a wa y that produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s face . HINT When the face chaser is set to ON. .. i Each face in th e Recording Screen is marked with a g reen frame . i F aces th[...]

95 English RECORDING MENU 3 High sensitivity mode setting When yo u shoot in t he high sensitivit y mode, t he captured imag e appears ev en brighter than that specified b y the ISO sensitivity and e xposure compensation se ttings. CA UTION Limitations of the high sensitivity mode i When the shutter speed is reduced to creat e a bright image, video[...]

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING Exposure compensati on By assigning the exposure compensation ope ration shortcut to the SET button (pages 122 and 1 26) , you can mak e the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign t he operation shortcut to the SET button (pages 122 and 126). 2 Toggle the SET button in the direction for which the operati[...]

97 English RECORDING MENU 3 HINT The exposure compensation se tting is canceled in the f ollowing cases: i When the pointer is set to the center position. i When the camera is set to the playbac k mode. i After the power is turned off. i When the camera is set to the standby mode.[...]

English 98 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBACK PLA YBA CK MENU 1 Slidesho w settings Specify the settings f or playing bac k file s contin uously in a “slideshow” format. In a slideshow of still images, you can se t t he transit ion time, t ransitio n eff ects and BGM. Changing a setting 1 Se lect the item you wish to change, and press[...]

99 English PLA YB ACK MENU 1 File protect setting Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio fi les. Prote ct files one b y one 1 Display the fil e that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 38). 2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Select “PROTECT SINGLE” and press the SE[...]

English 100 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK HINT T o select a different image in step 3... i T oggle the SET button to the le ft or right. T o cancel the protect mode f or a file... i Displa y the desired file and repeat st eps 1 to 4 . The protect mark B will disappear and the protect mode is canceled.[...]

101 English PLA YB ACK MENU 1 Pro tect selected files Select multiple files to protect. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 38) . 2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Select “PROTECT SE LECTED” and press the SET button. h T og gle the SET button left, r ight, up or down to mo ve t he orange frame to the file you wish to [...]

English 102 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PLA YBA CK MENU 2 Correcting the ima ge Repair the red-e y e eff ect in still images to mak e the e yes appea r more natural, enha nce the contrast, or co rrect a blur ry image due to camera shake . HINT If the “Contrast correction not successful”, “Re d-eye correc tion not successful” or “Blur correcti on no[...]

103 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 Editing video clips Y ou can trim awa y unw anted portions from a video clip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [e xtracting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa v e them as one separate cl ip (“joining”). Pro cedure to cut (e xtract) a portion of a video cl ip J Extract the specif ie[...]

English 104 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Proce dure to join v ideo c lips Specify the video clip that will come first. J J Join the video clips. Specify the video clip that y ou wish to append (join). i The video clips ar e joined. i The original video cl ips are no t aff ected. (Y ou can also choose to erase the origin al video clips whe n the new clip is sa[...]

105 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing vide o clips, d o not press t he REC/PLA Y button. If you press the REC/PLA Y button while editing video clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip may also be er ased. i As the number or si ze of the video clips incr[...]

English 106 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Video c lip cutting (ex tracting) 1 Display t he video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 38), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Select “CUT” an d press the S ET button. h The Cutting Scree n appears. EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK CUT SAVE / 00:[...]

107 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 4 Specify the sta rt point of the extract. h Use the procedure below to specif y the frame from which the video clip extra ct will star t. h Play the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one f rame at a time, stopping at the star t point of the e xtr act. T[...]

English 108 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 5 Toggle the SET button up. h The star t point of the video clip ex tract is set, and the screen to specify the end point appears. h Specify the end point of the ex tract b y foll owing the same procedure as in st ep 4 . <When joining the first and latter portions> 1 T oggle the SET but ton down. h Each time the [...]

109 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 7 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you ar e returned to the NORMAL Mode Pla yback Menu. HINT i Y ou will not be able to o verwrite the file if the original file is protected. i If the “Card f ull” message appear s, y ou will need to free so me of the memor[...]

English 110 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Joining video c lips CA UTION i Video clips that were phot ographed in dif fere nt modes cannot be joined. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 38), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 8-imag e playback display f or video clips appears . 3 Mo[...]

111 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 4 Press the [ O / ] button. h A screen appears f or you to select either to sa ve the joined video clip as a new (separate) file, or to delete the original video clips and replace them with the joined video clip . SA VE AS NEW: The joined video clip will be sav ed as a new file. The original video clips remain unchange[...]

English 112 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK HINT i If the file siz e of the video clip after edit ing e xceeds 4 GB , it is not possible to either “SA VE AS NEW” or “O VER WRITE”. i Y ou will not be able to ov erwrite the file if the original file is prote cted. If you want it to be erased, y ou will need to first remo ve t he protection (page s 53 and 9[...]

113 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 Printing instructions In addition to using y our printer to print out still images captured with you r camera, as with con v entional fi lm, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital print services. Moreove r , this camera is DPOF-compat ible , so you can use the camera to sp ecify the number of prints , wh[...]

English 114 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o pr int with a printer or ha ve the digital print ser vice shop print out a still image from a video clip , y ou must first sa v e it (e xtract still) as a stil l image (page 73). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a print ord er f ormat. [...]

115 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 3 Press the SET button. h The Date/Copies Print Screen appears. h If “EACH IMA GE” was selected, toggle the SE T but ton to the l eft or right to displa y the desired image to print. h The printing instructions that are currently activ e f or the displa yed image are sho wn. Y ou can toggle the SET bu tton to the l[...]

English 116 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 4 Spec ify whether t he date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Speci fy the number of p rints> h T oggle the SET button up or down. h The quantity indication changes. h Display the desired number of prints. h Press the SET butt on. h The number of prints is set. <Specify dated prints> h [...]

117 English FILE INFO DISPLA Y On the Inf ormation Screen you can chec k what the settings w ere when a file was recorded wit h your camera. 1 Display the desi red file on the camera monitor. 2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU b utton is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is canceled.[...]

English 118 OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y THE OPTION SETTING MENU The camera setting s are ex ecuted via the Option Setting Menu. 1 Turn on the camera, set it to the NORMAL mode, and press the MENU button. 2 Se lect an Option tab (1, 2 or 3), and press the SET button. h The Option Setting Men u appears. h If yo u toggle t[...]

119 English INTR ODUCTION T O THE OPTION SETTING MENU Ta b 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 OPTION MENU CLOCK SET INFO DISPLA Y ST ARTUP DISPLA Y OPERA TION BEEP POST VIEW REC FOLDER 1 OK EXIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 120 1 CLOCK SET setting (page 33) h Set the camera’s cloc k. 2 INFO DISPLA Y setting h Specif y the informatio n to display o n the pla ybac k screen. SHO W ALL: Displa y the capture d ate and play back t ime (video clips). D A TE & TIME: Display the capture d ate. COUNTER: Display the playback time when pla ying back [...]

121 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Ta b 2 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 7 SHORTCUTS OPTION MENU NOISE REDUCTION IMAGE SETTINGS BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE TV OUTPUT 2 OK EXIT[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 122 1 SHORTCUTS setting (page 126) 2 NOISE REDUCTION setting h Compared to normal shooting, when the PHO T O NR function is ON, the image processing time after shooting a still image is slightly longe r . VIDEO NR: T ur n ON/OFF the image noise reduction function during video clip recording. PHO T O NR: T ur n ON/OFF the ima[...]

123 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Ta b 3 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 5 OPTION MENU 3 POWER SA VE FILE NO. CONT'D FORMA T RESET SETTINGS OK EXIT[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 124 1 PO WER SA VE setting (page 31 ) h Specify the elapsed period of inactivity bef ore the pow er sav e mode (to conserve batter y power) is activated. 2 FILE NO. CONT’D setting (page 134) 3 FORMA T (page 136) 4 RESET SETTINGS h Reset the camera settin gs to the f actory-preset settings. h The follo wing settings do not [...]

125 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Storage folder setting Create or select a recording folder (a f older in which to store recorded files). 1 Select “REC FOLDER”, and press the SET button. <Create a new f older> h Select “CREA TE NEW FOLDER”. <Select an e xisting f older> h Select the desired f older number . 2[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 126 Shor tcut setting Assign functions (oper ation shortcuts) to the SE T butt on when it is t oggled up , down, left or right when the Recording Screen is displa y ed. 1 Se lect “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. : Assi gn the function when the SET but ton is toggled u p . : Assi gn the function when the SET butto n[...]

127 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU 3 Toggle the SET button up or down. h Display the function you wish to assign t o the ke y . 4 Press the SET button. h The selected function is assigned to the k ey , and you are returned to the Shortcuts Screen. h T o assign functions to the other ke ys, repeat st eps 2 through 4 . 5 Press the M[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 128 Screen langua ge Y ou can set the monitor of y our camera t o displa y the messages in an y one of sev eral lan guages. 1 Se lect “LANGUAGE”, and press the SET button. ENGLISH: English FRANCAIS: Fr en c h DEUTSCH: German ESP AÑOL: Spanish IT ALIANO: Italian NEDERLANDS: Dutch : Russian PORTUGUÊS: P or tuguese TÜRK?[...]

129 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU TV output setting Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s USB/A V terminal or HDMI terminal. 1 Select “TV OUTPUT”, and press the SET button. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal that is output from the USB/A V terminal. TV TYPE: Set the TV’ s aspect ratio . HD[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 130 2 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to change the parameter f or the selected setting appears. <If “TV SYSTEM” i s selected> NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals . PA L : Outputs P AL video signals . <If “TV TYPE” is sel ected> 4:3: Use this setting when a TV havi ng an a[...]

131 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired parameter. 4 Press the SET button. 5 Press the MENU button. h This completes the TV output setting. HINT About the HDMI-CEC function i This is a system control function by which, through an HDMI cable , a control signal is output to electro[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 132 Relation between “TV TYPE” settin g and TV display The tables belo w sho w the video signal that is output when the “TV TYPE” setting is ch anged. Ho we ver , note that f or some TVs that hav e an auto-detect function, the o utput ma y not conf or m to th e table , or the TV displa y ma y not change at all. “TV[...]

133 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU CA UTION If the TV displa y is not correct… i If the appeara nce of the image on the TV monitor is not correct, y ou can either change the camera’ s “TV TYPE” setting, or change the screen size setting on y our TV . T o change the screen siz e setting on your TV , please ref er to the ins[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 134 File No. continue d setting If a ne wly f ormatted card is used, the file na me (image n umber) of the captured image automatical ly begins from 0001. If the card is su bsequently ref ormatted, or if a differe nt ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the file number co ntinued f[...]

135 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU i If Card B alread y has files in it when it r eplaces Card A, file names are assigned as fo llows. When the highest file number on Car d B (before replaci ng) is lower than the highest file number on Card A: the file name of the ne xt recorded image continues fro m last file name recorded on Car[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 136 Formatting (initializing) 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 fo rmatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with th e f ormat proced[...]

137 English CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and how much reco rding time is av ailab le on the card. F or a tab le showing the maxim um number of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recording Time ” on page 172.[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 138 For audio recor dings 1 Se t the camera to the audio recording mode (page 82). h The remaining audio recording time is shown. HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot cap ture an y more images . T o capture more images , either install a ne w card, or sa v e[...]

139 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the po ssible leng th of time fo r battery pack operation, see page 17 1. 1 Display the Recording Menu or Pl[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 140 h The appro ximate remaining bat tery time indication appears on the monitor . Please use this as a refe rence to esti mate the remaining recording and/or pla ybac k time. HINT i If any file is present, y ou can also check the remaining battery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 117). i Battery life ma y diff e[...]

141 English OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV By connencting the camer a to a TV , you can pla y back the recor ded files on the TV . CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the ca bles , mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that the y match the [...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 142 Connecting to a standar d video input terminal Y ellow plug: T o Video Input terminal Supplied dedicated A V interf ace cab le T o USB/A V terminal White plug: T o Au dio Input (L) terminal Red plug: T o Au dio Input (R) terminal Set the input to “VIDEO”.[...]

143 English CONNECTING T O A TV Connect to the 480p/720p te rminal If your TV has a 480p /720p input terminal, y ou can enjoy th e high video quality of componen t output from y our camera. CA UTION If your TV does not hav e 480p/720p video input capability i The images will not appear on the TV . T O USB/A V terminal Dedicated component cab le (op[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 144 Connecting to the HDMI terminal HINT i HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Mult imedia Interf ace are trademarks or registered tr ademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC . T o HDMI ter minal Mini HDMI cable (optional) T o HDMI ter minal on the TV Set the input to “HDMI”.[...]

145 English PLA YING BA CK ON A TV i After connecting the camer a to the tele vision, switch the TV input to the terminal to which the camera is conne cted. i The play back method is the same as when viewing images on t he camera’s monitor . (Use the TV controls to adj ust the volume.) i The same playbac k procedure as when pla ying back with the[...]

English 146 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge function. By connect ing the camera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (P ictBridge printing). 1 Ope n the monitor unit to turn on the [...]

147 English PRINTING 3 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to th e PictBridge printing mode , and the PictBridge Menu Screen appears. 5 Select the desired type of printing, and press the SET button. PRINT 1 IMA GE : Select the still images you wish to print. PRINT ALL IM[...]

English 148 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, toggle the SET button down. h The confirmation screen to cancel printing appears. 2 Select “CANCEL ” and press the SET b utton. h If “EXIT” is select ed and the S ET butto n is pressed, printing resumes. About printing all the images i Printing is not possibl e[...]

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

APPENDICES English 150 Shooting Are the settings retained e v en after the camera is turned off? — All settings e xcept the self-timer and the e xposure compensation are retained e v en after the camera is turned off . Which reso lution setting should I use? — Select the resolut ion setting according to the intended use . G , t : For printing s[...]

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

APPENDICES English 152 Monitor When used in cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition due to the monitor characteristics. Not a malfunction. Spots that a ppear in the monitor only appear in the monitor and will not be recorded with t he images. Why d oes the displa y ed image contain some red, blue and green do[...]

153 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why is the re no image ( z is shown)? This may happen when tr ying to play back ima ges stored on a card from a diff erent digital camera. Play back images that were recorded on a card using this camera. Why is the play back image distor ted? If the subject mov es or the camera is mo ved during [...]

APPENDICES English 154 Viewing images Why isn’ t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn’ t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital z oom. Not a malfunction. Can I play back image and sound files that I edited using my compute[...]

155 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. The “Cannot edit video clips with unlike se ttings” message appears. Y ou hav e attempted to joi n video clips having diff erent resolutions or frame rates . Select video clips that ha v e the same resolution or frame rate. Why is a noise heard from a nearby TV or radio during batter y recharging? Ele[...]

APPENDICES English 156 Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can switch the camera’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If you ha ve questions about accessories etc. , please consult with a dealer near y ou f or advice. Why d oes the “System error” message appear? A problem has occurred within the camera[...]

157 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. Camera Probl em Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No pow er . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new battery pack . Or connect the A C adaptor (supplied). 25, 27 T[...]

APPENDICES English 158 Shooting An image is not captured when the [ ] button or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The power i s not turned on. If the po wer sav e function was activ ated, turn on the camera bef ore shooting. If the camera was turned off , press the ON/ OFF button to turn it on. 31 The maximum number of images that can be captured or the [...]

159 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting The digital zoom does not wor k. The zoom setting is set to s , t or u . Set the zoo m setting to Q . 52, 69 A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a picture using the self- timer . The battery pack is consumed. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a fully charged battery[...]

APPENDICES English 160 Monitor No playbac k image appears. The camera is not set to the pla ybac k mode. Set the camera to the pla ybac k mode. 36, 70 Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was blo cked by a finger or oth er object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sure th e flash is not obstructed. 55 The subject was too f ar away . C[...]

161 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a different flash mode. 48, 65 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 96 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivit y to = . 50, 91 The image is not in focus . The subject is too close to [...]

APPENDICES English 162 Viewing images The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced flash mode. 48, 65 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly . 52, 92 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger was bloc king the lens[...]

163 English TROUBLESHOO TING Connect ing to a TV No image or sound. The camera is not correctly connected to the TV . F ollow the instruct ions t o make t he connection correctly . 142 to 144 The TV input is not set correctly . Set the input on the TV to “VIDEO” or “HDMI”. The edge of the image is cut off . This is a characteristic of the T[...]

APPENDICES English 164 Misc. The audio guide does not sound. The audio guide setting is set to “OFF”. Set the audio guide setting to “ON”. 120 The recording capacity is less than that indicated in the section “P ossible No . of Images / P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time” (page 172) . The recording capacity is less than t[...]

165 English TROUBLESHOO TING Notes regar ding the Scene Select f eature a nd filters Scene Select Setting Rema rks Sports a F ocus range: Fix ed at * . Exposure: Fix ed at @ . Po r t r ai t > Landscape + F ocus range: Fix ed at * . F ace chaser: Fixe d at “OFF”. Exposure: Fix ed at @ . Night view portrait / F ocus range: Fix ed at * . Exposu[...]

APPENDICES English 166 * The shutter speed decreases to 1/15 sec. Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select fu nction changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + or - . i Even if y ou set the f ocus range to + or - , it changes to * when the scene select function is set to an y setting other than = . Lam[...]

167 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Recorded image file f ormat Still images : JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compli ant) Note: Designed mainly b y the J apan Elect ronics and Inf ormation T echnolog y Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule f or Camera File system) is standard f or digital still camera image files to provide interoper[...]

APPENDICES English 168 Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) G : 1600 × 1200 pix els (approx. 2 mill ion pix els) k : 1184 × 888 pix els (approx. 1.1 million pix els) , : 1280 × 720 pixels (appro x. 900,000 pixels, 16:9 aspect rati o) [ : 640 × 480 pixels (ap pro x. 300,000 pix els) t : 1600 × 1200 pix els (approx. 2 mill ion pix el[...]

169 English SPECIFICA TIONS Range Normal mode: 50 cm (19.69 in.) to infinity Super macro mo de: 1c m ( 0 . 3 9i n . ) t o 1 m (3.28 f t.) (Wide end only) Digital z oom For shooting: 1 × to appro x. 50 × F or playbac k: 1 × to 25 × (varies with reso lution) Shutter speed Still image shooting mode: 1/2 to 1/500 sec. (Maximum appro x. 2 seconds wh[...]

APPENDICES English 170 Monitor 3.0" (7.6 cm) low-tempera ture polysilicon TFT color wide liquid crystal (transmissiv e), appro x. 230,000 pix els Flash working range GN = 4.0 Appro x. 50 cm (19.6 9 in.) to 4.4 m (14.4 4 ft.) (Wide) Approx. 80 cm (31.50 in.) to 1.9 m ( 6.23 ft.) (T ele) Flash modes Auto -flash, f orced f lash, flash o ff Focus [...]

171 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 batt ery pack and the conditions of use. Especially when used at tempe ratures below 10 °C (50°F), th e batte[...]

APPENDICES English 172 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time i If the contin uous recording time of a voice memo exceeds abo ut 13 hours, the recorded file is sav ed once, and then recording continu es in a new file . In the video clip recording mode, when the size of the f ile being recorded exceeds 4 GB , the r[...]

173 English SPECIFICA TIONS Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will light, flash, or be off , depending on the diff erent camera operations . Color Multi-indicator status Camera status Green Lit Connected to a computer or printer Flashing P ower sa ve mode activ e Orange Lit Connected to a TV Red Lit Charging Flashing S[...]

APPENDICES English 174 Supplied A C adaptor i When using the supplied A C adaptor abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requiremen ts. Pl ease contact y our local dealer f or details. Supplied Li -ion battery pa c k Part num ber V AR-G9 P ow er source AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz Rated output DC 5 V , 2.0 A Ambie[...]

175 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Inc., regi stered in the U .S. and other countries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. Intel and P entium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA). In this manual, the Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 op[...]

APPENDICES English 176 Before capturing those importa nt shots, be sure to first take a test shot to comfirm that y our camera is set up and ready to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held responsib le f or any prob lems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sany o Electric declines all responsi bilit y for damages due to improper use of the cam[...]

177 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures in di fficult surround ings is easier than y ou 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[...]

APPENDICES English 178 Photographing a moving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an acti on shot of a moving child or pet. The autof ocus is activa ted, but becau se the subject is mo ving, the image ma y be blurr ed. In particular , when the dist ance between th e camera and t he subject is changing, it is dif ficult to loc k the focus on [...]

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

APPENDICES English 180 Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in ts : i A void came ra shak e. i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutter spee d during night photog raph y is considerab le slow er , so there is a much greater chance t hat your photog raphed image s will be blurry . Stabiliz e the camera when sh ooting. i Y[...]

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