Leica V-LUX 2 manual

L E I CA V - LUX 2 In s tr u ct i on s[...]

- 2 - T abl e of Co nt en t s Before Use Qui ck Gu ide ....... .... ....... .... .... ........ ... ........ . 5 Scop e of Delivery ....... ... .... ........ .... ... ........ . 7 Acce ssor ies .... .... ........ ... .... ........ .... ....... .... . 7 Name s of the Com pone nts ....... .... ... ........ . 8 Rot ating the LCD monito r.. .... .......[...]

- 3 - Reco rding Moti on Pi ctures with Manu al Setti ngs (Cre ative Mot ion P ictu re Mo de) .... ....... . 1 14 Re gist eri ng Pe rson al Men u Sett ings (Reg iste ring cu stom s ettin gs) .... .... ....... . 116 Using Cu stom Mo de... ... .... ........ .... ....... . 117 Us ing F ilm M ode to Ch an ge Color To nes .... ........ .... ... ........[...]

- 4 - Miscellan eous Scree n Displ ay ... .... ....... .... ........ .... ... ..... 201 Cauti ons for Use ........ ... ........ .... ....... .... . 2 04 Mes sage D isp lay .... .... ... ........ .... .... ....... . 2 09 Troub lesh ooti ng ..... .... ....... .... .... ....... .... .2 12 Num b er of Rec ord ab le Pi ct ure s and Avai lable Re cord in[...]

- 5 - Before Use Befor e Use Quick Guide T his i s an ove rv iew of ho w to re co rd an d pl ay bac k pi ctur es wi th t he ca mer a . F or each ste p, be sure to refe r to the pages ind icate d in bra ckets. Ch ar g e t h e bat te r y . (P16) • The battery is not c harged w hen the cam era is shipp ed . Charg e the b atter y be fore u se. plug -[...]

Before Use - 6 - Play back t he p ictures. 1 Press [ ( ]. 2 Sel ect t he pi ctur e you wa nt to view . (P60)  [...]

- 7 - Before Use Notes: • Card s are opti onal . Y ou ca n recor d or play bac k pictu res on t he int ernal memor y wh en you are not usi ng a c ard. • SD , SD HC , an d SDX C me mo ry c ar ds a re in di cat ed as c ar d i n t hes e i ns truc ti ons . • Chec k tha t all i tems be long ing t o the scop e of deliv ery ar e inclu ded befor e us[...]

Before Use - 8 - Names of the Components 1L e n s ( P20 5) 2F l a s h (P6 9) 3S e l f - T i m e r i n d i c a t o r (P77) AF as sist lamp (P14 7) 4 Ba yon et for le ns h oo d (P15) 5 [Q.M E NU] butto n (P 30) /Del et e but to n (P 64) 6 [DISPL A Y] but ton (P66) 7 LCD monitor (P6 6 , 20 1) 8 F lash op en b ut ton ( P69) 9 D iopt er a djus tm ent di[...]

- 9 - Before Use 16 Cur sor butt ons 17 S ter eo mi cro phone (P 10 8) 18 Zoom l ever (P57) 19 Sh ut ter but ton (P4 7 , 48 ) 20 Moti on pi ctur e but ton (P47 , 107) 21 Con tin uous Mo de Bu tto n (P8 2) 22 Power lamp (P 45) 23 Cam era O N/O FF s witc h (P25) 24 Mode d ia l (P45) 25 Hot Shoe 26 [MIC /REMO TE] te rmina l do or 27 Sho ulde r s trap [...]

Before Use - 10 - 34 S pea ker (P15 7) 35 Lens b arre l 36 Re le ase le ve r (P21) 37 T rip od th read (P 208) • When y ou us e a tripo d, m ake sur e the t ripo d is sta ble w he n th e ca m era is at tac he d to it . 38 Car d/Ba tte ry doo r (P21) • We re comm end using a bat tery wit h suffi ci ent po we r when r eco rd ing mot ion p ictur e[...]

- 11 - Before Use Rot ating the LCD monit or At t he t ime wh en thi s camer a i s pur chase d, t he LC D mon itor is s tow ed i n the camer a bo dy . Br ing out th e L CD mo nit or as s ho wn be low. 1 Ope n the L CD moni tor . (M aximu m 18 0 o ) 2 It ca n be ro ta ted 18 0 o forw ar ds. 3 R eturn th e moni tor to its origina l posi tion. Ro ta t[...]

Before Use - 12 - Operating the Rear Dial Ther e ar e 2 wa ys to o perat e the rear dial , ro tat ing lef t or ri ght , and b y pre ssi ng. Ro ta ti ng: Sele cti on of i tem s or s etti ng of val ues i s p erfo rmed d urin g th e va riou s sett ing s. Pr essi ng: Op era ti on s th at are the sam e as [M EN U/S ET ] butt o n, su ch as s ele cti on o[...]

- 13 - Preparati on Preparat ion Att aching the Lens Ca p/Shoulder Strap ∫ Lens Cap • When yo u tur n the ca mer a off o r car ry t he camera , attach t he len s cap to pr otec t th e sur face of the len s. Pass the st ring through the hol e on the came ra. Pass the sam e string throu gh the hole on the len s c ap . Attac h th e lens cap . • [...]

Preparati on - 14 - ∫ Should er Strap • We reco mm end att achi ng the shoul de r stra p when u sing the cam era to pr event it from dropp ing. Pass t he shoulder st rap t hrough t he hol e at the should er strap eyel et. Pass t he shoulder st rap t hrough t he st opper and fast en the shoulder str ap. A Pull the sh ould er str ap 2 cm (1/2” [...]

- 15 - Preparati on Att aching the Lens Ho od I n br ight s un light or ba ckl ig ht, th e len s ho od w ill mi ni miz e l ens fla re an d gh os ti ng. T he le ns ho od cu ts o ff e xce ss ligh ti ng and im pr oves th e pi ctur e q ua lit y . • Chec k tha t the c amer a is t urned of f. • C los e th e f la sh. 1 Insert th e len s hood in to the[...]

Preparati on - 16 - Charging the Battery ∫ Abo u t batteries y ou can u se with thi s camera. • Us e on ly the s pecifi e d c harge r a nd b attery. • The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be us ed safely . Th e dedicated battery supports this function. The only battery suitable f or use w ith this ca mera i s the L[...]

- 17 - Preparati on ∫ About the [CHARGE] i ndicator • When the [CHARGE ] indicator flashes – T he batt ery t emp eratu re is too high or too low . It is r ecom men ded to charge the bat ter y ag ain in an amb ient te mper atur e of bet we en 10 ºC t o 30 ºC. – T he term in als of t he char ger or t he ba ttery a re dir ty . In th is cas e[...]

Preparati on - 18 - ∫ Ch a rging • The indicated charging time is for when the battery has b een discharged completely . The charging time may vary dependi ng on how the bat tery has been used. The charging time for the battery in hot/cold environments or a batte ry that has not be en used for long time may be longer than normal. ∫ Ba tte ry [...]

- 19 - Preparati on ∫ Recordi ng still p ict ures (W he n u sing th e LCD m onitor /View fin der) Re cordin g c ondit ions by C IP A standa rd • CIPA is a n ab brevia tion of [ Cam era & Imag ing Prod uc ts As so ciatio n] . • T em perat ure: 2 3 o C/ Humi dit y: 50%R H wh en LCD mo ni tor i s o n. • U sin g a 32 MB S D Memo ry Car d . [...]

Preparati on - 20 - ∫ Recordi ng motion pi ctur es (Wh en us ing the L CD moni tor/Vie wfind er) • The se tim es are for an am bient tem perat ure of 23 o C and a h umi dity of 50%R H. Ple ase be awar e that the se t imes are a pp roxi mate. • Actua l rec or dabl e time is the tim e avai la ble for r eco rdi ng when repe ati ng act ions su ch[...]

- 21 - Preparati on Inserting and Removing Card and Battery • Turn the pow er s wi tch to [O FF] an d conf irm th at th e lens bar rel is retrac ted. • C los e th e f la sh. Set the camer a ON/ OFF switch to OFF , sli de the releas e leve r in the dire ction of the arrow , and op en the card/ba ttery door . • Use only t he L eica ba tte ry BP[...]

Preparati on - 22 - No te • Rem ove t he ba tter y after us e. • Do n ot re move the ba ttery w hil e the power is on as the se tting s on th e ca mera ma y no t be st ore d pr ope rly . • The s up plied batte ry is des ign ed on ly for t he ca mer a. Do not use it wit h any ot her equ ipm en t. • The battery will b e exhausted if le ft for[...]

- 23 - Preparati on About the Internal Memory/the Card • Y o u c an copy t he recorded pi ctures t o a c ard. (P18 2) • Memory s ize: Approx . 40 MB • Reco rd able mot io n pict ures : QVGA (320 k 24 0 pixels) only • The in tern al me m ory can be u sed as a t emp orary stor age d ev ice w hen th e card be ing used becomes full. • Th e ac[...]

Preparati on - 24 - The foll owi ng c ard s wh ich c onfo rm t o th e SD vide o s tan dar d can be u sed with the came ra. • Onl y card s beari ng th e SDH C logo ( ind icating tha t the c ard co nform s to SD vide o stand ard s) may be used as 4 GB t o 32 GB cards . • Onl y card s beari ng th e SDX C log o (ind icatin g th at th e card c onfor[...]

- 25 - Preparati on Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set w hen the camera is shipped. T urn th e camer a on. A [ME NU/SET] butt on B Cur so r but ton s • Th e lens barre l ext ends . • If the la ngu age se lect scre en is not d ispl ayed, proc ee d to step 4 . Press [MENU/ SET]. Press 3 / 4 to select the languag e, and press [[...]

Preparati on - 26 - Press 2 / 1 to s elect the items (year , month, day , h our , mi nute, di splay sequence or time display f ormat), and press 3 / 4 to set . A : T i me at th e ho me a rea B : Time at the trav el de st inat io n (P 13 0) • Selec t either [2 4HRS] or [AM/PM] fo r the tim e d i splay forma t. • When [AM /PM] i s selecte d as th[...]

- 27 - Preparati on Setting the Menu The cam era c ome s w ith m enus t hat a ll ow yo u to c hoo se th e se tting s for takin g pictu res and pl ay ing t hem ba ck as you li ke and menus that en able y ou to hav e mo re fun w ith the cam e ra and u s e i t mo re e a sily . I n par ticul ar, th e [SE TU P] me nu co nta in s som e impo rt ant sett i[...]

Preparati on - 28 - This sec tio n descr ibe s how to selec t the Pro gra m AE Mo de (P53) , an d t he s am e se tti ng can be used fo r th e [M OTION PICTUR E] m ode men u, [PL A Y BACK] m enu an d [SETU P] me nu as w e ll. Exam pl e: T o cha ng e the [ AF MODE] f rom [ Ø ] (1-area-foc using) to [ š ] ( Face De tecti on) i n Progra m AE M ode wi[...]

- 29 - Preparati on Press [MENU/ SET] to close the menu. Press [MENU/ SET] to se t. Swit chi ng to other menu s e.g. : Swi tching to th e [SET UP] m enu 1 Pre ss [M ENU /S ET] to di spl ay t he me nu . 2 Pr ess 2 . 3 Pr ess 4 to s e lect the [SETUP] men u ic on [ ]. 4 Pr ess 1 . • Selec t a men u item next a nd set it.[...]

Preparati on - 30 - By usi ng th e qui ck menu , some of th e menu sett ings can be ea sil y foun d. • Some of the m enu i tems c annot be set by the mod es. • Y ou can se t the f ollow ing items in detai l by pres sin g [DISP LA Y] . [WHITE BAL ANCE] (P 136 ) /[AF M ODE] (P139) Using the qui ck m enu Press [Q. MENU] when recordi ng. Press 3 / [...]

- 31 - Preparati on Per fo rm th ese set ti ngs if you ne ed to . About the Setup Menu [C LOCK SET], [E C ONO MY] a nd [AUTO RE VIEW] a re impo rtant i tems. Che ck th eir sett ing s be fore us in g the m. • In t he S napsho t M ode, only [CL OC K SE T], [WORL D TIM E], [ BE EP], [LANG UAGE ] an d [ O.I .S. DEM O .] (P40 ) can be s et. For d et a[...]

Preparati on - 32 - • Refe r to P1 16 for deta ils. • Refe r to P132 for detail s about the [RE C] M ode me nu. • The b righ tnes s of t he pictu re s displ ayed on the LC D mon ito r is inc reas ed so so me su bjec ts may appear diff erent ly from act ualit y on th e LCD m onitor. How ever, this doe s no t affect the r ecor d ed p ict ur es.[...]

- 33 - Preparati on • Th e [P A T TERN] setti ng is fixed to [ ] in the Snap sho t Mod e. • Moti on pi ctur e recor ding fram e displ ay is on ly an a ppr oxim ation. • Reco rd ing fram e di spl ay ma y disapp ea r when z oomi ng to T ele depe ndin g on the r esol ution sett ing. • This canno t be use d dur ing Sna psh ot Mode. [GUI DE L IN[...]

Preparati on - 34 - • If ther e ar e any wh ite s atur ated ar eas, we reco mm end c omp ens ating t he exp osur e towa rds negat iv e (P 78) refe rring t o the histo gram (P68 ) an d then tak ing the p ictur e agai n. I t m ay res ult in a b ette r qual ity pic ture . • The re ma y be whit e satu ra ted are as if th e dis tance betw ee n the c[...]

- 35 - Preparati on • Refe r to P7 6 for d etail s. • Pre ss the shut ter but ton ha lfw ay or t urn th e cam era o ff and on to canc el [SL EEP M OD E]. • [S LEEP MO DE] is set t o [5 MIN.] i n the Snap shot M ode. • [S LEEP MODE] is fixed t o [2MI N.] w hen [AU TO L CD OFF ] is s et to [ 15SEC .] or [3 0SEC .]. • Pre ss any butt on to t[...]

Preparati on - 36 - • Refe r to P6 7 for d etail s. • The Au to R ev iew f un ction is a ctiva ted re gardl ess of its s ett ing wh en us ing Aut o Bra cket (P 79) , [FLASH BURST] (P 101) and [P HOT O F RA ME] (P10 5) in Sce ne Mo de an d Cont inu ous Mode (P 82) . • In Snap sho t Mode, th e Auto Review fu nctio n is fixed to [2SE C.]. • If[...]

- 37 - Preparati on • When [ PC] i s se lec ted, the cam era is c onnec ted v ia the “U SB M ass Storag e” c omm uni cat ion syst em. • When [Pi ctBri dge( PTP)] is se lecte d, the came ra is c onnec t ed via th e “PTP (P ictu re Trans fer Pr ot ocol )” co mmu nic at io n s yst em . • This will op erate when the A V cable o r HDMI min[...]

Preparati on - 38 - ¢ 1 W he n [V ID EO O U T] is se t t o [PAL] ¢ 2 W he n [V ID EO O U T] is se t t o [N T SC] • Interlace method/progres sive method i= int erla ce sc anni ng is sc anni ng the s creen with half of t he effe ctiv e scan ning li nes e very 1/50 ¢ 1 (1/ 60 ¢ 2 ) sec on ds, wher e p= pr ogr essiv e sca nnin g is a high densi t[...]

- 39 - Preparati on • Whe n it is set to [ ON], you ca n se t/cance l favo rite s by press ing 4 duri ng pl aybac k. Y ou c an al so s et favo rit es f rom the p laybac k m e nu. For det ails , re fer to P176 . • Use a batt ery with suff icie nt ba ttery p ower w hen fo rmat ting. • If a card has bee n inse rted , onl y the card is fo rmat te[...]

Preparati on - 40 - • If you set a di ffere nt la ngu age by mis take, sel ect [ ~ ] fro m the menu i cons to se t th e desir ed lan guage. • The Stabi lizer Func tion i s swit ched betwe en [ ON] an d [OF F] ever y ti me [MEN U/S ET ] is pres se d during t he [ O.I .S. DEM O.]. • In P lay back M ode , [O .I.S . DEMO .] cannot be dis playe d.[...]

- 41 - Preparati on Holding and using your came ra • Do no t co ver t he flas h , the AF as si st lam p A or the microphone B with your fingers or other objects. • Hold the came ra firmly with b oth hands, keep your ar ms still at you r sid e and sta nd with your f eet sli ghtly apart. • Be ca refu l not to move t he cam er a when y ou pr ess[...]

Preparati on - 42 - This is c onven ient as it allo ws yo u to t ak e pict ures from va rio us ang l es by ad just ing t he LCD monitor . (P1 1 ) ∫ T aking pict ure s at a nor mal ang le LC D Moni tor ∫ T aki ng pi c tur es at a hi gh angl e O pen th e LC D mo nit or 18 0 o to war d you , and ad just th e an gle. • Th is i s c onv e ni en t w[...]

- 43 - Preparati on ∫ T aki ng p ict ures with the c amer a hel d vert ic all y Op en th e LC D m o nitor an d rota te it to an an gl e that ma ke s it ea sy to s e e. • Do not co ver th e AF ass ist l amp, th e mi croph on e with yo ur fi ngers or othe r obje cts. T aking pict ure s at a n orm al angl e No te • Cl ose th e LCD mo nito r , tu[...]

Preparati on - 44 - Pi ct ure s re cor ded wit h the ca m era held ve rtic a lly ar e pl ay ed ba ck ve rti call y (r ot ated ). (Onl y wh en [RO T A TE DISP . ] ( P17 5) is set to [O N] ) • Th e Dir ect io n Dete ct ion Fu nc tio n may n ot ope r ate co rr ect ly if re co rdi ng is pe rf orm ed wi th t he ca me ra a ime d up o r do w n. • Moti[...]

- 45 - Bas ic Mode swit chi ng Basic Selecting the [REC] Mode to re cord still or motio n pictures T urn th e camer a on. • The po wer l am p 2 l ight s when yo u tur n t he camer a on 1 . Change mode s by rot ati ng the mode dial. Alig n th e des ired m od e wi th inde x A . • Mak e s ure t he dia l i s se t exa ctl y t o t he cl ick- st op po[...]

Bas ic - 46 - ∫ A dva nced ∫ A dva nced Sce ne Mode Ap er tu r e-P r io ri ty Mod e (P85) Th e ex po sur e is d et erm ined b y t he a ut om at ical ly con tro lle d sh utt er spee d, ba sed on th e ma nu al ly s et aper t ure val ue . Shutter-P r i ority Mod e (P8 5) The exposu re i s de termi ned by th e auto mati call y cont ro lled a pert u[...]

- 47 - Bas ic Press the sh utter button hal fway to focus . Press the sh utter button f ully (push it in furt her), and t ake the pic ture. ∫ For mo re d et a ils, r efe r to the expla natio n of each re cord ing m ode . Press the mot ion picture but ton to start the recordi ng. Press the mot ion picture but ton again to stop the recor ding. • [...]

Bas ic - 48 - [REC] Mod e: Using Snapshot Mode The ca mer a wil l set the mo st app ropr iat e sett ing s to mat ch th e subj ect and th e rec ordi ng con di ti ons s o we rec omm e nd t his m ode for be gi nner s o r th os e w h o wa nt t o le av e t he sett ing s to th e came ra an d ta ke pic tures e as ily . • The follo win g func tio ns are [...]

- 49 - Bas ic When the ca mera id enti fie s the o pti mum scen e, t he ic on of the s cene co ncer ned is disp la yed in blue f or 2 sec on ds, af te r whic h it s colo r cha nges t o the usual red . • [ ] is set if none of the sc enes are ap plic able , and th e stand ard set tings are s et. • When [ ],[ ] o r [ ] is selecte d , the camera a [...]

Bas ic - 50 - It is p oss ible to s et the fo cus to th e sp ecif ied s u bject. No te • [F A CE RE COG .] do es not wor k duri ng A F trac king. • Pleas e re ad the Note re gar ding the AF t rack ing on P140 . AF T racking Func tion 1 Pr ess [ FOCUS ]. • [ ] is disp laye d in t he upper left of t he scr een. • A F T r ackin g fram e is di [...]

- 51 - Bas ic ∫ [REC] Mode me nu [RESOLUTION] ¢ 1 (P 133) /[COLOR EF FECT]/[F ACE RECOG .] (P 12 1) / [MOTION DEBLUR] • [CO LOR EFF ECT] ca n se t th e color ef fect s of [ST ANDARD], [Hap py] or [B/W] . Wh en [Ha ppy] is sel ect ed, it is pos sible t o aut omat ical ly take a pictur e wit h a hig her le ve l of bri llianc e for t he col or br[...]

Bas ic - 52 - ¢ 1 T he se tting s w hich ca n be s elect ed ar e differ ent fr om wh en othe r [RE C] Mod es a re used . ¢ 2 When [ MOTION D EBLUR ] is se t to [ON], a nd maximum ISO s ensit ivit y leve l be comes [ISO6 400]. ¢ 3 W hen a face is not r ecognized, it will be fixed to [ ] when recording sti ll pictures, and to [ Ø ] when r ecor di[...]

- 53 - Bas ic [R EC ] Mo de: ³ Program AE Mode The ca mer a auto mati call y set s bot h shut ter sp ee d and a pertu re va lue ac cord ing t o the bri ghtn es s of th e subj ec t. Y o u ca n ta ke p ic tu res wi th gre a ter fre ed om by ch angi ng v ari ou s se tti ng s in [ REC ] men u. Set the mode dia l to [ ]. A Mod e dial • Set th e fo cu[...]

Bas ic - 54 - Aim t he AF area at the s ubj ect , and t hen p ress th e sh utt er butt on ha lfw ay . A F oc us i nd ica ti o n B AF ar ea (norm al) C AF ar ea (when us ing the Di gital Zo om or w hen it is da rk) D Rec or ding di stance ra nge di spl ay ( when z oomin g) E Apertu re valu e ¢ 2 F Sh utte r speed ¢ 2 G ISO sensitivity ¢ 1 S o und[...]

- 55 - Bas ic When the ca mera shake ale rt [ ] appe ars , use [ ST ABIL IZE R] ( P14 6) , a trip od o r th e Se lf -Time r (P77) . • Shutter speed wi ll be slower p a rticul a rly in the following cases. Ke ep the camera still from t he mome nt the shu tte r butt on i s p ress ed until t he pict ure appe ar s on t he s cree n. We r ec ommen d us[...]

Bas ic - 56 - In Pro gra m AE Mo de, y ou can c ha nge th e pre set ape rtu re valu e an d shut ter sp ee d with out ch angi ng the e xposu re. T his i s call ed prog ram sh ift. Y o u ca n ma k e t he bac kg rou nd mo re b lu rre d b y decr ea si ng the a per tur e valu e or rec ord a mov ing su bjec t mor e dy namic ally by slow ing the sh utt er[...]

- 57 - Bas ic [R EC] Mo de: Using the Zoom Y o u ca n zo om- i n t o ma ke pe opl e an d obj ect s appe ar cl os er or zo om -o ut to reco rd land sca pes i n wid e angl e. T o mak e subj ec ts ap pear even c lose r (ma ximu m of 50. 6 k ), do not s et th e res olut ion t o the high est setti ng for eac h as pect ra tio ( X / Y / W /) . The zo om m[...]

Bas ic - 58 - ∫ T ype s of zooms • When using the zoom f unction, an est imate of t he focus range will appear i n conjunction with th e zoo m di splay b ar. ( Exam ple: 0. 3 m – ¶ ) ¢ Th e mag nificat ion le ve l d iffers dep end ing on [R ESOLUT ION ] a nd [A SPEC T R A TIO] se tting . Feature Optical Zoo m Extended Optical Zoom (EZ) Maxi[...]

- 59 - Bas ic ∫ Extended Opti ca l Zoom mec hanis m As a n ex amp le, if y ou s et to [ ] (3 m illio n pixe ls), p ictu res will be regi st ered w ith a cen tra l s ect ion o f t he sen sor, uti lizi ng on ly 3 m il lion of its to tal of 14 .1 mill io n pix e ls. Th is all ows you to tak e m ore m agni fie d pi cture s. No te • The Digital Zoo [...]

Bas ic - 60 - [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Playing back Pictures ([ NORM A L P LA Y]) Press 2 / 1 to s elect the pict ure. A File nu mber B Pict ure nu mber • Speed of pictur e forw ar ding /rew inding cha nge s depen ding on the pl ayb ack st atus . • If yo u pr ess and ho ld 2 / 1 , you c an p lay b ack the pic ture s i n su cces si on. • It is a[...]

- 61 - Bas ic Rota te th e zoom lever t oward s [W]. 1s c r e e n > 12 s c ree ns > 30 s cree ns > Cale nd ar sc reen disp lay (P16 5) A Num ber o f the s elec ted pic ture and the t otal n umbe r of rec or ded p ict ures B Con tin uou s icon [ ˜ ] • Ro tat e t he zoo m le ve r to wa rds [T ] to r et ur n to the p rev io u s scr een . ?[...]

Bas ic - 62 - ∫ Switchin g th e dis playe d i mage whi le ma intaining the Play back Zo om Rota ting the re ar di a l t o select the pictur e during Playback Zoom. • Y ou c an s wit ch t he di s play ed i mag e w hile mai nt ai ni ng th e s ame zoom ma gni fi ca tio n and zo om pos ition for th e Pla y back Zoom. No te • Y ou can a lso d elet[...]

- 63 - Bas ic The ca mer a can me mori ze th e focu s poin t dur ing t he rec ord in g, and the re sult ing pi ctu re can be enl arged wit h tha t poi nt in the ce nte r . Press [FOCUS] dur ing image playb ack. • Foc us p oint ma y not be t he cent er of en larg emen t wh en it is at th e edge of the i mage . • Refe r to “ Using the Pl ayba c[...]

Bas ic - 64 - [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Deleting Pictures On ce de let ed, pi ctu res ca nn ot b e re co ve red . • The pi ctur e be ing play ed bac k is d elet ed , re ga rdle ss o f w hethe r it i s r ecor ded o n th e intern al memory or t he card. • Y ou ca n also del ete p ictures from th e [PLA YBACK] mod e Menu. (P180) T o delete a s ingle [...]

- 65 - Bas ic ∫ W hen [D ELET E ALL ] ha s been sele cte d wit h the [ F A VORIT E] (P17 6) settin g The se lect ion scree n is di sp laye d agai n. S elect [ DELE TE ALL ] or [ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü ], pres s 3 to sel ect [ YES] an d de lete the p ictures . ([ALL DEL ETE EXCE PT Ü ] ca nnot be sel ect ed if n o pict ur es have been s et as [F A [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 66 - Advanced ( Recording pictures) About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ∫ Selec tin g t h e scr een t o b e us ed Pr ess [DI SP LA Y] to cha ng e . A [D IS P LAY] bu tt o n • When the me nu s creen appe ars, the [DISP LA Y] butto n is no t act iva ted. D ur ing Play back Zo om (P 62) , while playing back moti on p[...]

- 67 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) ∫ Out-of-frame display Re co rd ing inf or mat io n is di spla ye d on th e bo tto m an d rig ht ed ges of the s cr een. Y ou can ther ef ore c oncen tra te on the su bjec t wh en ta king pi cture s wit hout bein g obst ru cted b y inf orma tion disp la yed on th e sc reen . ∫ M o nito r pri ority Whe n [P[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 68 - ∫ Abo u t the Histogra m A hist og ram i s a g r aph th at di spla ys br ight ne ss alo ng th e hor izon tal ax is ( bla ck t o wh it e) an d th e nu mber of pi xe ls a t e ac h br i ghtn es s le ve l on t he v e rtic a l axi s. It al lows yo u to e asil y ch eck a pi ctur e’ s expo sure . Exa mples of his[...]

- 69 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC] Mo de: Using the Built-in Flash A T o op en the flas h Pr es s t he fl as h open b ut ton . B T o c los e the fla sh Pr es s the fl as h un it do wn un til it c lic ks in to plac e. • Be sur e to cl ose the f las h wh en no t i n us e. • The flas h set tin g is f ixe d to [ Œ ] whil e th e fl ash i[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 70 - ¢ Th e flash is f ired t wice. The subject should not move until the s econd flash is fired. Fla sh i nt erval depends on the brightness of the subject. [RED-EYE REMOV AL] (P14 8) on t he [REC] Mode me nu is set to [ON], [ ] appears on th e flas h ico n. ∫ Abo u t Digit al Red-E ye Correction When [R ED- EY[...]

- 71 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) ∫ A vaila ble flash s ettings by Reco rdin g Mod e The a vai lab le fl ash se tti ngs de pe nd on t he Reco rdi ng Mode . ( ± : Ava il able , —: No t av ai lable , ¥ : I niti al se tti ng o f A dv an ced Sce n e Mo de an d S cen e Mode) ¢ 1 [ ] is displ aye d. [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] is se t depen ding on [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 72 - ∫ The ava ilable fl ash ra nge to take pi ctures • The ava il able flas h range is an ap pro xima tio n. • In [H IG H S EN S .] (P 100) in Scen e Mo de, the I SO sens itiv ity a utom atic ally swi tches to bet ween [ISO1 600 ] and [ ISO6 400] and the av aila ble f lash range al so diff ers. Wi de: App ro[...]

- 73 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) ∫ Shutter speed fo r each fla sh setting ¢ 1 It may va ry de pending on the [MIN. SHTR S PEED] se tting (P1 45) . • Refe r to P8 7 for d etail s about the Apertu re-Prio rity , Shutter -Prio rity , and Ma nual E xpos ure modes. • In Sn apshot Mod e, shu tter spe ed chan ges depen ding on th e iden tifie[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 74 - [R EC] Mo de: Close-up Pictures T his m o de a llo ws yo u t o t ake cl ose- up pi ct ure s of a su bj ect, e.g . w h en ta ki ng pi ctur es of flo wers. Y ou c an take pi cture s of a su bj ect as close as 1 c m from th e len s by ro tat ing th e zoo m le ver u pmo st to Wi de (1 k ). As you rot ate the zo om[...]

- 75 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC] Mo de: Manual Focusing Us e t his fu nct ion w hen yo u wan t t o f ix th e f oc us o r w hen th e di stanc e be twee n the l en s and the subj ect i s de termi ned and you do not w ant to a ctiv ate Au to Fo cus . Set the f ocus m o de sele ctor swit ch to [MF ]. • [M F] i s dis played in t he u ppe [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 76 - ∫ M F assi s tan ce If [M F ASSIST] (P35) in th e s etup m enu is s et to [ON], when you rota te the rear di al, MF a ssis tan ce i s act iva te d a nd th e sc re en is e nl arg ed a llow in g yo u to fo cu s on th e su bjec t more easil y . 1 Rot a te th e r ea r d i al t o dis pl ay M F ass ist ance on the[...]

- 77 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC] Mo de: Using the Self-Timer No te • When using a tr ipod e tc. , settin g the Se lf- Timer to 2 se cond s is a conv en ient way t o avoid t he cam era sh ake ca used by pre ssing the shu tter butt on. • When y ou p res s t he s hu tter b ut ton once ful ly , the subj ect is aut oma ticall y f ocus e[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 78 - [R EC] Mo de: Exposure Compensation Us e thi s fu nctio n to ad just the e xpo sur e to the im por tant part of th e su bjec t in c ase of large dif fer enc es i n brigh t ness wi thin the f rame . Loo k at the fol l owing exa mples . ∫ O pe rate wi th th e re ar dia l 1 Pr ess t he rea r di al to se lec t [[...]

- 79 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC ] Mo de: Using Auto Bracket In t his m od e, 3 pict ures are a utom at ical ly r ecor ded with the sele ct ed ex posur e st eps each time the sh utt er bu tto n is pre sse d. Y ou c an sel ect t he pic tur e with the d esir ed exp osur e f rom t he 3 p ict ur es w ith di ffere nt ex pos ure s . With Au t[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 80 - [R EC] mo de: Setting the Sensitivity T his a llow s t he sen sit ivit y t o lig ht (ISO se ns itiv ity ) t o be set. Set tin g to a hig her fig ure enab le s pict ur es to b e ta ken e ven in dar k plac es witho ut t he re sult ing p ict ures comin g out dar k. Press 1 () . Press 3 / 4 to sel ect t he ISO sen[...]

- 81 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) ∫ About [ ] (In tel ligent ISO s en sitivi ty co ntrol ) T he c am era a ut omat ic al ly s ets th e opt im um I SO s en si tivi ty an d shutt er sp ee d to suit th e mov ement of t he sub jec t, i. e. to ens ure it s s harpes t pos si ble r endi tio n, and also th e bri ghtn es s of th e scen e. • The s h[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 82 - [R EC] Mo de: Continuous Mode W ith this m ode , p ic tur es a re ta ke n as l on g as th e s hutt er bu tto n i s pr ess e d. T his al low s you t o sele ct th e best ones f rom the se r i es. The f rame rat e/fr eque ncy can be s elect ed t o matc h the re cord ing co nd iti ons or subj ect s. Pi ct ure s re[...]

- 83 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) How to focus Foc us w ill be fi xed to the p osit ion s et in the fir st pi cture fo r the [AF ] (Au to Fo cus ). F ocus w ill be set to th e pos it ion a djus ted manu ally fo r t he [M F] (m an ual f ocus ). How th e focu s is set wi th t he aut o focus can be se lect ed onl y when [ ] or [ ] i s se lect ed [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 84 - No te • When [A F-CONTINUOUS] is set, focus prediction will be p erformed in a possible range to pri oriti ze t he f ra me r ate. Th eref ore, if you try to t ake a p ictur e o f a subj ect that is m oving fa st, i t may h ave tro uble wi th focu sing or it may t ake ti me to focus. • Y ou can s ele ct onl[...]

- 85 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC] Mo de: Aperture- and Shutter-Priority M odes Set th e ap ertur e val ue to a hi gher numb er whe n you w ant a l arg er in- foc us a rea (i n fr ont of and be hi nd th e main subj ect) , to a lo wer numbe r fo r a small er i n-f ocus a rea. Set the mode dia l to [ ]. Rot ate the rea r dial to set the ap[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 86 - [R EC] Mo de: Manual Exposure Mode Det erm ine t he exp osur e by man uall y se tti ng th e aper tu re valu e an d the s hutte r spe ed. Set the mode dia l to [ ² ]. • The M anua l Ex posur e Ass ist ance A appear s for a bou t 10 sec onds . Rot ate t he rear dial to s et the apert ure and shutt er speed. B[...]

- 87 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) Aperture V a lue and Shutter Speed Apertu re-Priority Mode Shutte r-Priority M ode Ma nual E xpo sur e Mod e No te • Th e ap e rtu re val ues gi ven i n t he t a bl e ab ov e ar e v al ues w hen th e zo om lev er is rot a te d to Wid e. • Depe ndin g on t he zoom m ag nifi catio n, some of the ap er ture v[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 88 - [R EC ] mo de: Using My Color Mode Y o u ca n ta ke p ic tu res w i th a de si red e ffec t by pre v iew ing th e su bj ect on th e L CD m o ni tor or vi ewf ind er an d setti ng th e desi red e ff ect. Set the mode dia l to [ ]. Press 3 / 4 to s elec t an ite m. ¢ For [C UST OM] s ett ings , ref er to page 9[...]

- 89 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) Press [MENU/ SET] to se t. • Whe n yo u pre ss the sh utte r butt on h alf way bef ore pr es sing [MEN U/S ET], th e se tting will b e canceled. • Reco rdin g scr een i s d ispl aye d. ∫ Readju st the M y Color se ttin gs Retu rn to st ep 2 on page 88 by pre ssing [MENU/SET]. No te • During Motion Pict[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 90 - By sel ect ing [ CUST OM] , you ca n ta ke pic tur es wit h colo r , b right ness a nd s atura tio n adju sted to des ir ed l evel s. In step 2 on p age 88 , select [CUST OM] and press 1 . Press 3 / 4 to select an it em and 2 / 1 to adjust. Press [MENU/ SET] to se t. • Y ou ca n also pre ss the sh utte r but[...]

- 91 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC] Mo de: Using Advanced Scene Mode Y ou ca n ta ke h igh-q ua lit y pict ure s of suc h subj ec ts a s peop le , scen ery , spo rti ng eve nt s and a c tiv it ies, pe op le in n ig ht sc en e s and f lowe rs in acc o rda nce with th e su rro un ding co ndit ion s . Se t the mo de dia l. Press 3 / 4 to sel[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 92 - The p erso n st ands o ut fr om th e back grou nd an d ha s a heal thi er co mple xion . ∫ T ec hni que fo r Port rait M o de T o make th is m ode m or e ef fe ctiv e: 1 Rot ate the zo om lev er as fa r as po ssib le to T el e. 2 Mov e clos e to th e subj ect . No te • When recordin g mo tion pictures in [[...]

- 93 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) This al lows yo u to t ak e pict ures o f a wi de la ndsca pe. No te • It produces motion picture s using settings suitable f or re cording scenery during th e motion picture recording. • The flash setting is f ixed to [ Œ ]. • Th e fo cus r ang e is 5 m to ¶ . Se t her e wh en y o u wa nt to tak e pi [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 94 - T his m o de a llo ws yo u t o t ake cl ose- up pi ct ure s of a su bj ect, e.g . w h en ta ki ng pi ctur es of fl ow ers. No te • Du ring motio n pi ctu re rec ordi ng, th e mot ion pi ct ure wil l re flect the se tting s fo r eac h mode with [ FLOWER] , [FO OD] and [OBJEC TS]. [ CREA TIVE CLO SE-UP] is sui[...]

- 95 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) This al lows yo u t o tak e pict ur es of a p erso n and th e backg rou nd wi th ne ar rea l-l ife br ig htne ss . ∫ T ec hni que fo r Nigh t Po rtrai t Mode • When selec ti ng [NI GHT PO RTRA IT], ask the s ubje ct not to m ove whil e tak ing a pic ture . No te • Sinc e the sh ut ter sp eed bec ome s sl[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 96 - [R EC ] Mo de: Using Scene Mode When you selec t a Sc ene Mod e to ma tch t he sub ject and r ecor din g situ ati on, t he cam era set s th e opt ima l e xpo su re an d hu e t o o bta in th e d e sir ed p ic ture . Set the mode dia l to [ ] . Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select t he Scene M ode. • If you p ress [D[...]

- 97 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) Y ou c an t ake pi cture s wit h conn ec tio ns sui tab le fo r cr eati ng p anor ama im ages. ∫ Se t ting the recording di rection 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 to sele ct the re cord ing dir ection and t hen pres s [MENU /SET]. • Th e hor iz ont a l/v er tic al gu id elin e wi ll be di spl ay ed . 2 T ake the p ictu r [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 98 - Sel ect t his whe n yo u want t o ta ke pi cture s at a weddi ng re cept ion, an in door par ty et c. This al lows you t o tak e pict ur es of pe opl e and t he bac kgr oun d wi th nea r real -l ife br ig htne ss . ∫ T ec hnique fo r Pa rty Mod e • Open the flash. (Y ou c a n set to [ ] or [ ]. ) • We re[...]

- 99 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) This tak es p ict ures of a b aby w ith a he alt hy c omple xion . Whe n you use th e fl ash , the l ig ht fr om i t is we ake r th an u sual . It is poss ible to s et differe nt bi rthdays and na mes fo r [ BABY1] a nd [ BABY2]. Y o u can sel ec t to have th es e ap pe ar at th e t ime of pl ayba ck , or ha v[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 100 - Sel ect t his whe n you w ant to take pict ure s of a pe t such as a dog or a ca t. Y ou can set your pe t’ s bi rthda y an d name . Y ou ca n sele ct to have t hese appea r at the t ime of pl ay back, or ha ve th em st amped o n the recor ded im ag e usin g [TEX T ST AMP] (P16 8) . For i nforma tion abou t[...]

- 101 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) This mod e is fo r tak in g seria l pict ur es wi th flas h i n dar k are as. Pic tur es re cord ed wil l b e re cor ded to ge th er a s a si ngle g rou p. ∫ Resol ut io n a nd aspe ct r atio 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 to sele ct t he re solu ti on and as pect r at io and the n pres s [ME NU/ SET ] to se t. • 3M (4 :[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 102 - When you mov e t he came ra to f ollo w a sub ject movin g in on e dir ect ion su ch as a runne r or ca r , t he b ackgr ound beco mes a blu r an d the subj ect st ay s focu sed. Thi s ef fect is ca ll ed “pann in g”. Th is mo de al lo ws yo u to ob t a in th is effec t e asi er . ∫ T ec hni que fo r Pa[...]

- 103 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) T his a ll ows y ou t o t ake v ivi d pi c ture s of a sta rr y sk y or a da rk su bj ect. ∫ S etti ng t he sh utte r sp eed Sele ct a shu tter s peed of [1 5 SEC .], [3 0 SEC .] o r [6 0 SEC.]. 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 to se lec t the n umbe r of se con ds an d then pres s [ME NU/ SET] . • It is als o po ssible to[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 104 - This mod e all ows y ou to t ake b eaut ifu l pic tur es of f ire work s ex plod ing in the n ig ht sky . ∫ T ec hni que fo r Fire wor ks M ode We re com me nd p erf or min g th e fol lo win g st eps to p ref oc us on th e po in t t he pic ture s wil l be take n so that you do n ot miss ta king pic tures of[...]

- 105 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) This al lows yo u to t ake even m ore v iv id pi ctur es of the bl ue col or o f the sea, sky et c. It als o pr eve nts un der exp osu re of pe ople un de r st ro ng s un ligh t. No te • The initial s etting for [ AF MODE] is [ š ]. • Do not touc h the ca mera wit h we t hands . • Sand or seawater will[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 106 - T his w i ll r eco rd 22 0 f ram es/ se con d, r ec ord in g ver y fa st m ovem en t tha t ca nn ot be see n wi th th e na ke d e ye a s a mo tio n pi ct ure . 1 Start rec ord ing by pre ssing the moti on pictur e bu tton . • Rel ease the m otion p ictur e butt on r ight after y ou pre ss it. 2 Stop the re [...]

- 107 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC ] Mo de: Advanced ( Recording pictures) Recording Motion Pictures Y ou can record ful l high definition motion pictures compatible e ither with the A VCHD f ormat or M oti on JPE G . Audi o wi ll be re co rded in ster eo. • Clo se the flash. (It is reco mme nde d that y ou cl ose t he flas h wh en rec[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 108 - No te • The screen wi ll change as fo llowi ng w hen the motio n pi ctur e b utton i s p ressed i n s teps 2 and 3 . ¢ 1 Set [REMAI NING DI SP .] (P 33) t o [ ] to disp la y the avai lab le re cordi ng tim e bef ore rec or ding mo tion pict ures . ¢ 2 T he s cree n t hat is displ ayed du ring Moti on P ic[...]

- 109 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) • Refe r t o P1 5 0 for the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu. • The flash setting is f ixed to [ Œ ]. • Refe r to P230 for i nfor ma tio n ab out t he av ail ab le re cor din g tim e. • The a vai lable record i ng tim e displ ayed on the sc re en may not de creas e regul arl y . • Depe ndin g on t he typ[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 110 - S til l pi ctur es can be re cord ed eve n whil e rec ordi ng a mo tion pi cture . I t is a lso po ssi ble to reco rd wi th con tin uous mo de . ∫ T aking a sti ll p ict ur e w hile re co rdi ng a m oti on pi ctu re Duri ng m oti on pic ture reco rd ing, p ress t he sh ut ter but ton f ully to recor d a s t[...]

- 111 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) No te • Refer to P5 1 f or s ettin gs in Sna pshot Mo de. • Due t o condi tion s su ch as the o nes belo w , a differ ent scen e may b e iden tified for the same subj ect . – Subje ct co ndit ions: Whe n the fa ce is bri ght or da rk, the s ize o f the subj ect , the c olo r of the subj ect , the dista [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 112 - Press 3 / 4 to selec t the item and the n press [MENU/SET]. When [A V CHD(1080i)] is selected in step 2 When [A VCHD(720p )] is sel ected in step 2 ¢ 1 What is b it rate Thi s i s the v olum e of da ta for d efi nite per iod of tim e, an d the q uali ty be comes hi gher wh en th e numbe r ge ts bi gg er . Th[...]

- 113 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) When [M OTIO N JPEG] is selec ted in step 2 ¢ 1 Thi s ite m cann ot be s et in th e Snap sho t Mode . • With the [ A VCHD ] or [ ] for [MOTIO N JPEG], hi gh quali ty mo tion pictu re ca n be enj oyed on th e TV by us ing t he HDMI mi ni cabl e (opt iona l). For de tails, s ee “ Playing bac k Pict ures on[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 114 - [R EC ] Mo de: Recording Motion Pictures wi th Manual Settings (Creative Motion Picture Mode) I t is p os sib le to man ua lly ch an ge t he ap ertu re an d sh ut ter sp e ed an d rec or d mo tio n pic tur es. S witc hing the [EX POSU RE M ODE] al low s yo u to use setti ngs suc h as thos e wh en mod e dial i[...]

- 115 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) S top the recordi ng by press ing the motion pict ure button again. • If t he car d be com es full in the m iddle of rec ord ing, th e ca mera s tops r ecord i ng autom atica lly . • Y ou ca n also sta rt/ stop mo tio n pic ture re cordi ng by pre ssing t he shut ter butto n. • Sound will go of f when p[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 116 - [R EC] Mo de: Registering Personal Menu S ettings (R egisterin g custom settings) It is p ossib le to reg iste r up to 3 se t s of c ur rent c ame ra se tting s as cus tom sets. • Set t o the mode dia l to the de sir ed mod e an d select the de sir ed men u setti ngs in ad va nce. Select [CUST . SET MEM.] o[...]

- 117 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC] Mo de: Using Custom Mode Y o u ca n sel ect o ne of your ow n cu stom s ettin gs sa ved with [C US T . SET M EM.] to s uit th e pict ure -t akin g cond iti ons . I nitia l s ettin g of the P rog ram A E M ode is r egis te re d as the c ust om sett in gs in it ia lly . Set the mode dia l to [ ]. A Di sp[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 118 - [R EC ] mo de: Using Film Mode to Change Co lor T ones Jus t as e ach type of fil m fo r fi lm c ame ras has its o wn colo r to ne a nd c ontra st cha racte ri stics, Fil m M ode a llows you to s elec t up to 9 di fferent “di gital films ”, co lor tone s, in t he sam e way as you wou ld s elec t diffe ren[...]

- 119 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) Press 2 / 1 to se lec t a f ilm . Press 3 / 4 to select an it em and 2 / 1 to adjust. • Reg ist ered s ettin gs a re memo ri zed ev en if th e cam era is turned of f. Press 3 / 4 to select the [MEMOR Y] and then press [MENU/ SET]. • Y ou can reg ist er 2 set tings . ([ MY FILM 1] and [ MY F ILM 2]) (Af t [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 120 - It wi ll t ake pi ctur es ch an ging th e type of fi lm in acco rdanc e wit h the sett ing e very time th e shu tte r but ton is pre sse d. ( Up to 3 pic tu res ) • Y ou can als o set from t he Qu ick Menu . (P30 ) Press 2 / 1 to select [MUL TI FILM]. Select either [MUL TI FILM 1], [MUL TI FILM 2], or [MU L[...]

- 121 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC ] Mo de: Using the Face Recognition fu nction Face Reco gnit ion i s a fun cti on wh ich f inds a fa ce re sem blin g a regi ster ed f ace an d pr iorit izes focu s an d ex pos ure a uto mati call y . Even if the p erso n is lo cate d towa rds th e bac k or on t he en d o f a l in e i n a g ro up ph ot [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 122 - Y ou can regi ster inf orma tio n such a s name s and bi rt hdays for f ace i mages of up t o 6 peop le . Re gist ration can be facil itated by ta king mul tiple fac e im ages of e ach per son. (up t o 3 pict ure s/r egis tra tio n) Face Se ttings ∫ Point of re cordin g w hen reg isterin g th e f ace i mage[...]

- 123 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) Select [F ACE RECOG .] on the [REC] Mode menu and then press 1 . (P28) Press 3 / 4 to select [MEMOR Y] and then press [ MENU/SET]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select t he F ace Recogni tion f rame t hat i s not registere d, and t hen pre ss [M ENU/SET]. T ake the pictur e a djusting the face wit h the gui de. • [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 124 - Sel ect it em to e dit wi th 3 / 4 , and th en press 1 . • Y ou can reg ist er up t o 3 face images . Press the sh utter button hal fway to close the me nu. ∫ Abo u t the inform ation • When [DIS PLAY ] i s pres sed on t he rec ord ing scr een d escr ibed in step 4 on P123 , an expl anat ion appe ars fo[...]

- 125 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) Y o u ca n mo dif y the pi ctu re s or inf or mat io n of an alrea dy re gi s tere d per son . Y o u ca n also del ete t he info rma ti on of the r eg is ter ed per son . 1 Select [F ACE RECOG . ] from th e [REC] Mod e menu, and the n pres s 1 . (P28) 2 Pr ess 4 to sel e ct [ME MOR Y] and p ress [ MEN U/SE T][...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 126 - Whe n [AUTO REG IS TRA TION] is set to [O N] , the reg istra tion scre en w ill d isp lay auto mati call y a fter tak ing a p ictu re of a fac e tha t has a h igh n umber of appe ara nce s. • 3 is t he ty pical ly re quired n um ber fo r the re gis trat ion scr een t o displ ay . ( T a king pict ures while [...]

- 127 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) [R EC ] Mo de: Useful Functions at T ravel Destinations For d et ails on the [S ETUP] menu settin gs, refer t o P2 8 . If y ou set the depar tur e dat e and the locati on of the vacat ion in advance, the nu mber of day s tha t have passed si nce the depar tur e date (whi ch day of t he vacat ion it i s) is r [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 128 - Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to se t the re tur n d a te ( ye ar/ month/d ay), and then press [MENU/ SET]. • If yo u do n ot w ant to set t he re turn d ate, p ress [MENU/ SET] whil e the date b ar is disp laye d. Press 4 to selec t [LOCA TI ON] and then press 1 . Press 4 to selec t [SET] a nd then pr ess [MENU/ SET[...]

- 129 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) ∫ Cance lin g t h e Travel Da te The Travel D ate is auto mati call y cance led i f the c urre nt da te is a f t er the re tu rn dat e. If you wan t to ca ncel the T r avel Dat e befo re the end of the va cati on, sel ect [ OFF] on th e scre en show n in st ep 3 or 7 , and t hen p ress [MENU /SET ] twi ce. [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 130 - For d et ails on the [S ETUP] menu settin gs, refer t o P2 8 . Y o u ca n di sp la y t he l oc al ti mes at th e t rav el d es ti na tio ns a nd re co rd the m o n t he pict ur es you t ake. • Sel ect [C LOCK SET] to set the curr en t da te and t ime i n adva nce. (P25 ) Recordi ng Dates/T imes at Overs eas[...]

- 131 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) No te • Retu rn th e setti ng to [HO ME] wh en the v acat ion is finis hed by perfo rmi ng ste ps 1 , 2 and 3 . • If [HO ME] i s alread y set , chan ge on ly the t ravel de sti natio n, and us e. • If you c ann ot find the tr avel des tin ation i n the a reas di splay ed o n the s creen , set by the ti [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 132 - Using the [REC] Mode menu For details on [REC] mo de m enu s etti ngs, re fer to P28 . Y o u ca n se le ct col or c h ara cte ri st ics for yo ur pi ct ure s fro m am ong 9 se ts, mu c h as yo u wo ul d sele ct a film f or a fil m ca me ra . Sele ct the Film Mod e se tti ng acc ord ing to the con ditio ns a n[...]

- 133 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . Set th e nu mber of pi xels . The hig he r the nu mber s of pi xels , th e fin er th e det ail of th e pic tu res wi ll appe ar ev en w h en th ey ar e pr int ed on to lar ge s he ets. Ap plica ble m ode s: ∫ W hen th e asp ect ra tio is [ X ]. ¢[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 134 - No te • “EZ” is an ab bre viatio n of “ Ext ended O pt ical Zo om”. • A digi tal pi ctu re is m ade o f num erous do ts calle d pix els . The higher the n umbers of pixels, the finer the picture will be when it i s print ed on a la rge pi ece of paper o r dis play ed on a PC mo nitor . A Ma ny pix[...]

- 135 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . T his a llow s t he sen sit ivit y t o lig ht (ISO se ns itiv ity ) t o be set. Set tin g to a hig her fig ure enab le s pict ur es to b e ta ken e ven in dar k plac es witho ut t he re sult ing p ict ures comin g out dar k. Ap plica ble m ode s: [A[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 136 - For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . In su nlig ht, under inca ndes cen t li ght s or i n othe r suc h cond iti ons whe re th e col or of white tak es on a r edd ish o r bl uish tin ge , this i tem a djust s t o th e col or o f w hite which i s clos es t to wh at is s ee n by th e eye [...]

- 137 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) ∫ Setting the W hite Ba lance m an ually Set the Whit e B alan ce val ue. Use to m atc h t he co ndit ion when ta king phot og rap hs. 1 Sele ct [ ] or [ ] and then press 1 . 2 Ai m the ca me ra at a sh eet of wh ite paper etc . so that the fra me in th e cen ter is fille d by the whi te o bject on ly and t[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 138 - ∫ Whit e Bala nc e Brac ke t Bra cket sett ing i s per forme d ba sed on th e ad just ment valu es for the Whi te B alan ce Fi ne Adj ustme nt, and 3 pi ctu res wi th di ff ere nt col ors a re aut omat ic ally re cord ed w hen the shut ter butt on is p res sed on ce. 1 Pr ess [ DISPL A Y] i n step 2 of th e[...]

- 139 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) For details on [REC] Mode m enu s etti ngs, re fe r to P2 8 . Spec ify a pe rs on’s f ac e and us e t he Fa c e Re cog ni tio n func tio ns . Ap plica ble m ode s: [OF F] / [ON]/[M EMOR Y ]/[SET] No te • Refer to P121 f or d e ta il s. For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . This al l[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 140 - ∫ About [ š ] ( F ace Det ect ion ) The f oll owi ng AF ar ea fr ames a re di spla yed w hen t he cam era de tec ts th e fa ces . Ye l l o w : When the sh utt er bu tto n is pr es sed ha lfwa y , the f ram e turns gree n wh en th e ca m era is f oc us ed. Wh ite : Di sp laye d whe n mo re th an on e fa ce [...]

- 141 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) No te • If it fails to lock, AF ar e a will f lash in red, and dis app ear . Try to lo ck again. • AF tracking will n o t o perat e when the subject is not specified, the sub j e ct is lo st, or has failed to be tracked. The pic ture will be taken with [ Ø ] in [AF MO DE] in that ca se. • [ ] can not b[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 142 - For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . The ca mer a wil l adj ust f ocus a utom atic ally dep endi ng on th e se tting s. Ap plica ble m ode s: ¢ In reco rd ing moti on pi ctur es, on ly [ ] ( Contin uou s AF) c an be s ele cted . A b o u t [] a n d [] [ ] wi ll ad ju st th e fo cu s au[...]

- 143 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . T ak e a pictu re w it h th e fo cu s or expo s ure loc ke d. T his i s a tec h niq ue f or s e tti ng t he f oc us a nd th e ex po sur e in a dvan c e wh en the su b ject is out si de th e foc us are a or wh en th e cont ras t is to o s harp an d t[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 144 - For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . Type of op tic a l me as urem en t t o me as ure br ight ne ss can b e ch an ged. Ap plica ble m ode s: No te • When [ C ] is s ele cte d a nd [ A F MO DE ] i s se t to [ š ], the camera will adjust the exposure to suit the pe rs on’s fac e. Fo[...]

- 145 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . Y ou c an ta ke a pic ture br igh tly in da rk pl aces b y sett ing [ MIN . SHTR S PEED] slo wer . Al so , you can set it fast er to r ed uce the b lur of th e su bjec t. Ap plica ble m ode s: [AUTO], [1/250], [1/125], [1/60], [1/30], [1/15], [1/8],[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 146 - For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . This m ode a llo ws e nlar gin g su bj ect s eve n mo re than wi th O pt ical Zoo m, E xte nded Op tica l Zoo m, or In telli gent Zoom . Ap plica ble m ode s: [OF F] /[O N] No te • Refer to P5 7 for d etail s. • If cam era sh ake i s a proble m [...]

- 147 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . Ill umin atin g the su bject mak es it ea sier for the ca mera to fo cus when recor din g in low ligh t cond itio ns that make f ocusi ng dif fic ult . Ap plica ble m ode s: For details on [REC] mo de m enu s etti ngs, re fer to P28 . Y o u ca n swi[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 148 - For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . [2N D] (2 nd syn chro ) fi res the flas h j ust be for e the shut ter clo se s. Th e res ult is of ten pr ef erra bl e w hen s l ow s h utt er sp ee ds ar e us ed to take pi ct ure s of m ovin g o b ject s w ith thei r own light sour ces, such a s c[...]

- 149 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) For d et ails on [REC] Mode m enu settings, re fer to P2 8 . T o se t t he yea r, mo nth, da y an d t ime. It fu ncti on s in exa ctly the sa me w ay as [CL OC K S ET] (P31) i n the [S ETUP] menu. [CLOCK SET][...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 150 - Using the [MOTION PICTURE] M ode menu • The [REC] Mo de me nus below will also be displayed in Cr e ative Motion Picture Mode. – [ F I LM MODE]/ [SENSITI VITY] /[ISO LIM IT SET]/[ WHITE BA LANCE ]/[AF M ODE]/ [M ETERING MO DE]/[I .EXPOSURE ]/[DIGIT AL ZOOM]/ [ST ABIL IZER]/[ AF ASSIST LAMP] For details on[...]

- 151 - Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) For details on [MO TION PICT URE] M od e me nu se tting s, r efer t o P28 . It w ill cont inual ly k eep on fo cus ing t o t he s ubje ct th at the foc us wa s once s et. Ap plica ble m ode s: [OF F]/[ON] No te • When set t o [O FF], it may take tim e for moti on pict ure recor ding to st art. • Set this [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictur es) - 152 - Entering T e xt It i s possi bl e to e nter babi es’ a nd pet s’ n ame s and t he nam es of t rav el des t inat ions wh en reco rdi ng. (On ly al phab etic al c ha racte rs an d sy mbols c an b e e nter ed. ) Displ ay the entry screen and pre ss 4 to move to the chara cter selec tion sect ion. • Y ou ca[...]

- 153 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Advanced ( Playback) Playing Back Picture Serie s Press 2 / 1 to s elect a pictur e with t he conti nuous mode icon [ ˜ ], and t hen press 3 to play back. • Pic ture ser ies are c onti nuous ly pla yed bac k. Press 4 to f inish t he cont inuous p layback. • It will r esume normal p laybac[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 154 - No te • Pictures for wh ich information could not b e retrieved will not be recognized as belonging to a pic ture ser ies grou p, but as s ingle pi ctur es. • If you sw itc h the power switch to [OFF ] while info rmat ion is bei ng ret rieve d, t he in formati on retrieved up to tha t point will be saved. When y[...]

- 155 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Editing Picture Series Y ou c an edi t th e pict ures in th e pic tur e serie s gro up as si ng le pi ctur es or in grou p u nit s (i nclu di ng a ll pi ctur es in gr oup ). ∫ E diti ng si ngl e pi ctur es w ithi n a pi ctur e ser ies gr oup • The follo win g edit ing me nu c an be use d. [...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 156 - ∫ Editing in pi ctu re s eries gro up uni ts Al l pi ctu r es in t he p ict u re s eri es gro up are ed ite d a t o nce . • For p ictur e se ries gr oups , the f ollow ing e dit ing men u can be us ed . – [ T I TLE ED IT] (P16 6) , [T EXT ST AMP] (P168 ) , [RE SIZE] (P17 1) , [F A VORITE] ( P176 ) , [ PRI NT S[...]

- 157 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Playing Back Motion Picture s • This cam era was desi gned t o play moti on pict ure s using the Q uick Time Moti on JP EG and A VCHD form ats t hat we re take n wit h thi s mod el (on ly) . • Moti on p ictur es in AVCHD f orma t that ca n be playe d back on the c amer a are [A VCH D] moti[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 158 - Y ou can play ba ck th e moti on pi ctur es r ecor ded wit h sce ne mo de set to [HIG H SPEE D MOVI E] ac cord ing t o your pref eren ce, such as w ith slow mo tion pl aybac k or f ast f orwar d pl aybac k. ∫ Operatio ns perf ormed du ring Motio n Pi cture P lay back Sa me as th e no rma l op era tion to pl ayba c[...]

- 159 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture Y o u ca n cr e ate a s in gle st ill pi ctur e f r om a re co rde d mo tion pi ct ure . Press 3 to p ause Motion P icture playbac k. Press [MENU/ SET]. Press 3 to se lect [YES] and t hen pre ss [MENU/SET]. • [QU ALITY] i s f ixed to [ › ]. •[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 160 - [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Playing Back Pictures in S equence (S lide Show) Y o u c an p la y back the pic tu res yo u ha ve ta ke n in s ync hro ni sat ion wi th mus ic , an d you c an do th is in s equ ence wh ile lea ving a fixe d int erv al bet we en eac h of th e pic tur es. Y o u ca n al so pu t tog eth er a slide[...]

- 161 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) ∫ Operatio ns perf ormed du ring sli de show T he cur sor disp la ye d dur ing pla y ba ck is the sam e as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu scree n is re stor ed wh en [ ‚ ] is pres sed. ∫ Changi ng t he sl ide s how s et tings Y o u ca n ch an ge th e se tti ng s f or slid e show play ba c k by sel ec tin g [EF F[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 162 - [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Selecting Pictures and Play ing them Back ([M ODE PLA Y ]/[CA TEGORY PLA Y ]/[F A VORITE PLA Y ]) Play bac k in [PIC TURE] , [A VCHD ], o r [MO TIO N JPEG ] can be sele cted . Select [MODE PLA Y] on the Playback M ode menu. Press 3 / 4 to s elect the item and then press [MENU/SET]. [MODE PLA Y[...]

- 163 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) This mod e all ows y ou to se arc h imag es by Scen e Mode or ot her cat egor ize (suc h as [P ORTRAIT] , [S CENE RY] or [N IGHT S CENER Y]) an d so rt the pi cture s in to ea ch of th e cate gor ize. Y o u ca n then pl a y back t he pi ctur es in e ach ca tego ry . Select [CA TEGORY PLA Y] on the Playb ack Mode m e[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 164 - Y ou can play back th e pi cture s yo u have s et as [F A VORIT E] (P17 6) (O nl y whe n [F A VOR ITE] in [SE TUP] menu is set to [ ON] a nd th ere ar e pic tu res wh ich ha ve been s et t o [F A V ORI TE] ) . Select [ F A VORI TE PLA Y] on the Playback Mode menu. [F A V ORIT E PLA Y][...]

- 165 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Using the [PLA YBACK] Mode m enu Y o u c an use v ar ious fun ct ions in Play bac k M ode to ro tate pic tu re s, set pro tec ti on for t hem etc. • With [TEX T ST AMP], [RES IZE], [CRO PPING] or [LEVE LING], a new edite d pictur e is cre ated. A ne w p ictur e cann ot be cr eated if there i[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 166 - Y o u c an ad d te xt (c omm en ts) to pi ctur es . Af t er text ha s be en r egi st ere d, it can b e incl ud ed in prin ts using [TEX T ST AMP ] (P 168) . ( Only alph abet ic cha ract er s an d sy mbo ls c an be ente red .) Na mes s et in [BABY1 ]/[B ABY2] a nd [P ET] in Sc ene Mode o r [L OCA TION] in T ra vel D [...]

- 167 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) Re co rd ed m oti on pi ctu re c a n be divi de d in tw o. It i s rec omm end ed fo r wh en y ou w ant t o div id e a par t y ou n ee d wi th a part you do n ot need . It cann ot b e rest ored once di vided . Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the men u scre en. • Press [M ENU /SET] to clos e the m en u. No te • Moti o[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 168 - Y o u can sta mp th e r eco rding date /time , nam e, l ocat ion, Travel Da te or tit le onto the re cor ded pi ct ure s. I t is s uitab le fo r re gu lar s ize pri nting . (P ictur es wit h a R es oluti on la rge r t han [ ] will b e resi zed w hen s tamp ing the da te et c. on t hem. ) Select [TEXT ST AMP] on the [...]

- 169 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) Press 3 / 4 to select tex t sta m p items, a nd then pr ess 1 . Press 3 / 4 to select the sett ings, and then press [MENU/ SET]. It em Set ting item [SHOOT ING DA TE] [OFF] [W/ OTI ME] : S tam p the ye ar , mon th and dat e. [WI THTI ME] : S tamp t he y ear , mont h, da y , ho ur an d mi nut es. [NAM E] [OFF] [] : S[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 170 - Press [MENU/ SET]. • If you set [TEXT ST AMP] for a p ictur e with a res olutio n large r than [ ] , the reso luti on will become smaller as shown below . • Whe n sele cti ng [ ] or [ ], pr ess 3 to s elect [ YES] for s tamp ing [AGE], a nd th en pres s [M ENU/ SET] and pro ce ed to step 7. Press 3 to selec t [Y[...]

- 171 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) T o al lo w ea sy p o sti ng t o w eb pag es , at tach me nt to e- mail et c. , re so lu ti on ( num be r o f pixel s) i s reduced. Select [RESIZE] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P28) Press 3 to selec t [YES] a nd then pre ss [MENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the men u scre en. ¢ 2 ¢ 2 The menu s creen is a[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 172 - Y o u ca n en la rge a nd t hen c rop th e im po rtan t pa rt o f the re co rd ed pi ct ure . Select [CROPPI NG] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode m enu. (P2 8) Press 3 / 4 to selec t [SINGLE] or [SINGLE IN BURST G ROUP], and then pre ss [M ENU/SET]. • When [ SIN GL E I N B URS T G ROU P] i s s el ect ed , pr es s 3 / 4 / 2[...]

- 173 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) Press 3 to selec t [YES] a nd then pre ss [MENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the men u scre en. • Press [M ENU /SET] to clos e the m en u. No te • The resol ution of the cro pped pi ctu re will be lowe r th an tha t of th e orig inal pic ture . • The picture quality of the cropped picture will d eter io [...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 174 - Minu te tilti ng of the im ag e can be adju sted . Select [LEVELING] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P 28) Press 3 / 4 to selec t [SI NGLE] , and then pres s [MENU/SET]. • When [ SIN GL E I N B URS T G ROU P] i s s el ect ed , pr es s 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to se lec t a pict ure ser ies grou p, and p ress [ME NU/S ET] to p[...]

- 175 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) T his mo de allo ws you to au to mati call y dis pla y p ictu res v er tical ly i f th ey we re reco rde d hold in g the cam era v ert ical ly . Select [ROT A TE DI SP .] on the [PLA YBACK] M o de menu. (P2 8) No te • When you pla y back picture s on a P C, they cannot be disp lay ed in the rot ated dir ec tion un[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 176 - This c an onl y be used w hen [FA VO RI TE] in s e tup me nu is se t to [ON]. Y o u ca n do th e fol low in g if a m ark h as b ee n adde d to pict ur es an d t hey ha ve b ee n s et a s favo rite s. – Play b ack onl y th e pic tures se t as fa vori tes . ([F A V ORITE PLAY ] ) – Play b ack th e pic ture s set a[...]

- 177 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) DPO F “Dig it al Pr int Orde r Forma t” is a syst em tha t all ows th e us er to sel ect whic h pict ure s to p rin t, how man y copi es of each pict ure to pri nt and wh ether or n ot to p rin t the re cord in g date on th e pict ure s whe n usin g a DP OF com pat ib le ph oto pr int er or p hot o pri nti ng st[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 178 - ∫ Ca n celing all t he [PRINT SET ] settings 1 Select [CANCEL] on the s creen shown in step 2 and the n p r ess [ ME N U/SE T] . 2 Pr ess 3 to select [YES] a nd the n press [MENU/SET ]. 3 Pr ess [ MENU /SET ] to cl ose t he me nu. • Y ou can not se lect [ CANCE L] i f not even one pic ture has b een set for pr i[...]

- 179 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) Y o u ca n se t p ro tec ti on f or pic tur es you do n ot wan t t o be de le te d by m istak e. • For det ails abou t the icon displ ay duri ng pi ctur e seri es group playback, refer to “ Abo ut di spl ay of [FA VORI TE] , [ PR INT SET] and [ PROTECT] ic ons d uri n g pl ay ba ck of pi c tur e ser i es g roups[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 180 - Pi ct ure s c an be del ete d. Pi ctu re s cann ot be re st ore d once d el ete d. Select [DELETE] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode m en u. (P28 ) Press 3 to selec t [ YES] and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the men u scre en. ¢ ¢ The me nu scr een i s aut oma ticall y r es tore d whe n [M UL TI] is se[...]

- 181 - A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) Y o u ca n de let e or ch ange the in for ma tio n rel at ing to Fac e Rec og nitio n for th e s ele ct ed pict ure . Select [F ACE REC EDIT] on th e [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P28) No te • Cle ared i nfor mat ion re gardi ng th e [FA C E RE COG .] canno t be res tore d. • When all Face Rec ognition in formation in[...]

A dvan ced ( Pl ayba ck) - 182 - Y o u c a n cop y t he data of t he pi c ture s you h av e ta ken f r om th e i nte rna l m emo ry to a ca rd or fr om a card to th e intern al m emo ry . Select [COPY] on t he [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P28) Press 3 / 4 to s elect the copy de stinat ion an d then pre ss [M ENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s elect the pict ure[...]

- 183 - Conne cting to other equipment [PLA YBACK ] Mod e: ¸ Connecting to othe r equipment Playing Back Pictures on a TV Pr epa rat ion s: Set the [T V ASPE CT]. (P37) T urn o ff the ca mera and t he TV . 1 Y el low : t o t he v id eo inpu t s o cket 2 Whit e: to t he au dio i nput soc ket 3 Red: t o th e audi o inp ut soc ke t A Ali gn th e mark[...]

Conne cting to other equipment - 184 - The r ecor ded s til l pict ur es can b e play ed bac k on a TV with an SD Memo ry C ard slo t. No te • Depe ndi ng on t he TV m odel , pict ures m ay not be displ aye d on the f ull sc re en. • Moti on p i ctures r ecord ed wi th [ A VCHD ] c an be play ed bac k on c ompa tib le TVs, i. e. with t he A VCH[...]

- 185 - Conne cting to other equipment Y ou c an enj oy hi gh qua lit y pict ure s and mo tion pi cture s on th e TV b y conne cti ng the cam era with th e HD MI c ompa tible hi gh d efini tion TV usin g H DMI min i cab le (o ption al ). Playi ng back Pictur es on a TV wit h an HDMI socket What is HDM I? HDM I is th e int erfac e for dig ital d evi[...]

Conne cting to other equipment - 186 - No te • Depend ing on the [ ASPECT RA TIO ], bands may b e display ed on the top and bottom o r the left and ri gh t of the pic ture s. • Alwa ys use th e genui ne Lei ca HD MI mini c able (opti on al, P7 ). • Duri ng HD MI ou tput , no pi ctur e is dis pla yed on t he LCD moni tor or V iew finder. • O[...]

- 187 - Conne cting to other equipment Connect t he c amera to a TV compat ible with HDTV Link with a HDMI mini cabl e (optional ) (P185) . T urn th e camer a on and then pres s [ ( ]. Operat e with the remote con trol for the TV . TV co mpati bl e w ith H DTV Li nk ¢ Th e shap e of the remot e c ontr ol va ries dep end ing on the reg ion. Operat [...]

Conne cting to other equipment - 188 - No te • It i s reco mme nded to con nect th e ca mera to an HD MI t ermin al ot her th an th e HDMI 1 if t here are 2 or more H DMI input termi nal s on th e TV . • When t he [ HDTV Link] (P38) of the c ame ra is s et to [O N] , opera tio n using t he bu tton on t he camera will b e limited. • HDT V Link[...]

- 189 - Conne cting to other equipment Saving the recorded still pic tures and motion pictures Me tho ds to expo rt s ti ll p ictu res an d m otio n p ic tur es t o oth e r de vi ces will va ry de pend in g o n the file format. (JPEG , RA W , A VCHD, or Motion JPEG). Here are a few suggest ions. File formats that can be used: [A VCHD], [Mo tion JPE[...]

Conne cting to other equipment - 190 - File fo rmats that can be u sed: [JPEG], [RAW], [A VCH D], [M ot ion JPEG ] It is possible to ac quire stil l pic tures and motion pictures recorded in [A VCHD] or [MOTION JPE G] form at s, or cr eat e conve nti onal st anda rd qu alit y DVD v ideo fr om th e moti on pic tur e that was re corded as [A VCHD], u[...]

- 191 - Conne cting to other equipment Connecting to a PC Y o u ca n ac qu ire re co rd ed pi ct ure s to a P C b y co nn ec ting th e ca mer a an d th e P C. • Some PCs c an rea d dire ctly f rom t he c ard re moved from the camera . For detail s, r efer to the opera tin g ins truc tions of your PC. • If the computer being used does not suppor[...]

Conne cting to other equipment - 192 - Pr epa rat ion s: Turn on the cam era a nd th e P C. Remo ve th e car d bef ore us ing t he pi cture s in the i ntern al memo ry . Connect t he c amera to a PC via the USB connecti on cable A (suppl ied). • Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of cables ot her than the s up[...]

- 193 - Conne cting to other equipment Double- click on [Remo vable Disk] in [My Com puter]. • Whe n us ing a Mac int osh, the driv e is dis pla yed on t he desk top. (“ LEIC A”, “N O_N AME” or “Untitled” is d ispl a yed.) Dou ble -cl ick [D CIM] f old er . Using a drag- and-dro p operat ion, move the pictu res you want to acquir e or[...]

Conne cting to other equipment - 194 - ∫ V i ewing t he c ont ents of th e inter nal m emory or car d usin g th e PC ( folde r co mpo sit ion ) F olde rs an d i mag es pr oces s ed in th e PC c an n ot be pl ay ed b ac k on th e cam era . I t i s reco mmend ed t o use t he s oft ware a vail able as d own load af ter reg ist eri ng yo ur c amer a [...]

- 195 - Conne cting to other equipment Printing the Pictures If yo u conn ect th e came ra to a pr int er su ppor tin g Pic tBri dge, y ou can se lect the p ictur es to be pr int ed out and i nstr uct that p rin tin g be st arte d on th e came ra’ s LC D monit or . • Picture series w ill be displayed as a list , a n d no t as a group. • Some [...]

Conne cting to other equipment - 196 - No te • D o not us e an y ot her USB c onn ect io n cabl es exce p t t he s upp li ed on e. Us e of c abl es o th er t han the s uppl ied U SB conn ection cab le may cause malfu nctio n. • Befo re inse rtin g or r emov ing a c ard , turn the ca mera off , and disco nnect the USB conne ction cabl e. • Y o[...]

- 197 - Conne cting to other equipment ¢ Onl y wh en [F A V ORI TE ] is a t [ ON] an d wh en t he re ar e p ict ur es set as fa vor it es. (P176 ) Select ing multiple pi ctures and print ing them Press 3 . Press 3 / 4 to s elect an item an d t hen pre ss [MENU/SET]. • If t he prin t chec k scr een h as app ear ed, se lec t [YES] , and pr int th [...]

Conne cting to other equipment - 198 - Sel ect a nd set the i tem s both on the s creen in st ep 2 of the “Se lec tin g a s ing le p ict u re a nd pr i ntin g it ” an d i n s tep 3 of the “Selec ting m ul tiple p ict ures and prin ting them ” pr oced ures . • When you w ant to p rint pi ctu res in a pape r siz e or a la yout which i s not[...]

- 199 - Conne cting to other equipment • Pape r siz es not suppo rted by the pr int er w ill not be dis play ed. [P APER SIZE ] Ite m Description of settings { Set tings on t he print er ar e pri oriti zed. [L/3 .5 qk 5 q ] 89 mm k 127 mm [2L/5 qk 7 q ] 127 mm k 178 m m [POS TC AR D] 100 m m k 148 m m [16:9] 10 1.6 mm k 180 .6 mm [A4] 210 m m k 2[...]

Conne cting to other equipment - 200 - • An ite m can not be sele cted if the pri nte r doe s not supp or t the pag e lay out. ∫ L ay out pr int ing Whe n pr in ti ng a pic tur e se ver a l ti mes on 1 s he et o f p ap er For examp le, i f you w ant to pri nt th e same p ic ture 4 t im es on 1 s heet of pa per , set [P AGE L A YOU T] to [ ä ] [...]

- 201 - Mis cellaneous Miscellaneous Screen Display ∫ I n recording Re cordin g i n Pro gram A E M ode [ ] (In itial s etti ng) 1 Rec ordi ng Mod e 2F l a s h M o d e (P69) 3A F a r e a (P54) 4 F ilm M ode (P1 1 8) 5 Res olut ion (P13 3) 6Q u a l i t y (P134 ) 7 B atte ry In dica tion (P18) 8 Numb er of Re cord able Pi ctur es ¢ 1 (P 22 2) Focu [...]

Mis cellaneous - 202 - ∫ I n re cord ing (af ter set ting s) 1 9 Z oo m Mi cr op hone (P 151) : Wind cut (P 151) 20 AF Ma cro Re cord ing (P74) : MF (P7 5) 21 Whit e B ala nc e (P13 6) Whit e Ba lanc e Fine Adj ustme nt (P13 7) 22 IS O Se nsiti v ity ( P13 5) IS O Lim it S et (P 135) 23 Colo r Effe ct (P51) : MOTIO N D EBLUR (P51) 24 AF T r acki [...]

- 203 - Mis cellaneous ∫ I n p lay back 1 Pl ay bac k Mo de (P 60) 2 Pr ote ct ed Pi ct ure ( P17 9) 3 F avori te s ( P17 6) 4 Stampe d with T ext Ind icat ion (P 168) 5 F ilm M ode (P1 1 8) 6 Res olut ion (P13 3) 7Q u a l i t y (P134 ) 8 B atte ry In dica tion (P18) 9 Fol der/ Fil e Nu mber (P 194) Inte rna l Memory (P 23) Ela psed Play back T i[...]

Mis cellaneous - 204 - Cautions for Use T ake care not to dr op or kno ck the c amera or put a lot of p ressur e o n it . • T ak e ca re not to kn oc k or dro p the bag /cas e that you i nsert ed the cam era in as the s hock may caus e da mage t o the came ra, l ens or LC D mon ito r . • Do not use a pape r bag as it c an eas il y rip cau sing [...]

- 205 - Mis cellaneous Bef ore cl ean ing the cam era , re move th e bat te ry . Then w ip e the ca mera with a dr y sof t cl oth . • When the cam era i s soil ed bad ly , it can be cle ane d by wip ing t he d irt off with a w ru ng wet clo th, and th en w ith a d ry clot h. • Do not use so lven ts such as ben zin e, thin ner, a lco hol, kit ch[...]

Mis cellaneous - 206 - The bat tery is a re char gea ble lith ium ion b atte ry . Its abil ity to g enera te p ower c omes fro m the ch em ic al r eact i on t hat take s p lac e i nsi de i t . T his rea ct ion is su scep ti bl e t o the surroun ding temp erature a nd hu midity . If the temp erature is too h igh o r too lo w , the o perating time of[...]

- 207 - Mis cellaneous Do n ot lea ve th e car d whe re th e tem per atur e is h igh , where elec tr omag neti c wav es or static e lectr icity a re eas ily ge ne rated or e xpose d to d irect s un light. Do not bend or d rop the ca rd. • The card m ay be da mage d or the rec orded c onten t ma y be dam ag ed or del eted . • Put t he ca rd in t[...]

Mis cellaneous - 208 - • S tor e the ba tter y in a c ool an d dry pl ace wit h a r elati vely s table te mper ature : ( Recom me nded tempe rat ure: 15 o C to 2 5 o C , R ecomm ende d humid ity : 40% RH t o 60 % RH) • Al way s re mov e th e batt er y and t he ca rd f rom t he cam era . • If the battery is left inserted in the camera, it will[...]

- 209 - Mis cellaneous Message Display Con firma tion mes sage s or err or mess ag es wil l be di sp laye d on th e scr een i n some ca ses. T he m aj or m ess a ges are de scr ibe d be low as e x ampl es . [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS WR ITE -P ROTECTED] > Th e W rit e- Pr ot ect swi tch on th e ca rd i s mo ve d to [ LO CK]. M ove t he s witc h b ack[...]

Mis cellaneous - 210 - [BUIL T - IN MEMORY ERROR FORMA T BUIL T-IN MEMORY? ] • This message will b e d isplayed when you forma tt ed th e internal memory on a PC. > Form at th e intern al m emor y on the ca mera a gain . (P39) The da ta on the i ntern al mem ory will b e deleted. [MEMOR Y CARD ERROR FORMA T THIS CARD?] • It i s a f ormat t h[...]

- 211 - Mis cellaneous [THIS CARD IS NOT FORMA T TED WITH THIS CAMERA, AND NOT SUIT ABLE FOR MOVIE R ECOR DING .] • Th e wri ting s pee d is low er if t he car d has been f or matte d usi ng a PC or oth er eq uipme nt. As a con se quenc e, mo tion pi ctu re reco rd ing may stop in the mi d dle. If th is ha ppe ns, mak e a bac kup of th e da ta an[...]

Mis cellaneous - 212 - T roublesho oting F irs t, t ry ou t t he fo llow i ng pr oc ed ure s ( P212 – 22 1 ). • Th e ba tt er y i s n ot i ns er ted cor r ect ly . (P21) • The b atte ry is ex hau sted . • Char ge t he batt ery . • Is the di spl ay se t to Viewf inde r? > Pr ess [EVF/L CD] to switch to the LCD moni tor . • Is [A UT O [...]

- 213 - Mis cellaneous • Is the m ode di al c orrec tly se t? • Is ther e any memor y rem ain ing on t he in terna l mem ory or the car d? > De le te the p ictu res wh ic h ar e not ne cess ar y t o i ncr eas e t he ava il able me mo ry . ( P64) • The p ictur e ca n become whit is h if ther e is dir t e.g. fin ger prin ts on the l ens. >[...]

Mis cellaneous - 214 - • Is the nu mber of rec ord able p ictur es 2 o r l ess? • Is the I SO sen sit ivity high or the sh utte r speed slow ? (IS O sens itiv ity i s set to [ AUTO] when th e ca mera is ship pe d. There fore , w hen takin g pic tures indoors etc. n o ise will appear .) > Decrease the ISO sensitivity . (P13 5) > In creas e[...]

- 215 - Mis cellaneous • This is char ac terist ic o f MOS sens ors wh ich serve as the c amer a’s pic kup se nsor s. It app ear s when the sub jec t has a br ight part . So me unev enn ess may oc cur in th e surro und ing a rea s, but th is is n ot a malfunction. It is r ecor d ed in motion pictures but is not recorded on st ill pictures. • [...]

Mis cellaneous - 216 - • LCD monit o r w ill turn off when [A UTO LCD OFF] (P35 ) of th e [E C ON OM Y ] Mod e is a ct i va te d. • This phenom e non app ear s whe n you pre ss the s hutter b ut ton half w ay to set the ape rt ure va lue and doe s no t affect the rec orde d pict ures . • This phenom e non al so app ear s when the bri ghtn ess[...]

- 217 - Mis cellaneous • [RO T A TE DISP .] (P1 75) i s set to [ON ]. • D id yo u pres s [ ( ]? • Is ther e a pic ture o n th e intern al m emor y or th e card? > The pict ures on the i nter nal mem o ry app ear w hen a ca rd is not in sert ed. The pict ure dat a on th e ca rd appea rs w hen a card is inse rted. • Is thi s a pictu re who[...]

Mis cellaneous - 218 - • When D igita l R ed-E ye R ed uction ( [] , [] , [] ) is in op era tio n, if yo u tak e a pi ct ure of su bjec t with red col or su rround ed by a skin t one c olo r , that red pa rt ma y be cor rect ed to bla ck by t he Digi tal R ed- Eye Cor rect ion func tion. > It is recomm end to ta ke pi ctur e wit h Flas h Mod e[...]

- 219 - Mis cellaneous > Ch eck [TV ASPECT] se tting . (P37 ) • Is it c on nect ed prope rly with th e HD MI mini c able (opti on al)? (P 185) > Confi rm that the HD MI mini -cable (opt ion al) is firmly fitte d. > Pr ess [ ( ] on t he camer a. • Is th e [H DTV Lin k] on the ca mera set to [ON] ? (P 38) > Depe ndin g on HDMI term in[...]

Mis cellaneous - 220 - > Pr ess [ MENU/SE T], sel ect th e [S ETUP] me nu ic on [ ] a nd th en sele ct th e [ ~ ] i con to set th e desi re d lan gua g e. (P4 0) • In dar k pla ces, th e AF ass ist l amp (P1 47) l ight s re d to ma ke i t easi er to foc us o n a su bject . • This is a hig hlight func tion sh ow ing the w hit e satu rated are[...]

- 221 - Mis cellaneous • At som e ma gnifi catio n lev els , the pic ture s taken are s ligh tly di stor ted or the out lines and o ther areas in th e pictu res tak en are c olor ed, bu t this is not a ma lfunc tio n. • When using th e Extended O p tical Zo o m o r the Intelligent Zoom, the zooming a ct ion wil l stop temporarily . This is not [...]

Mis cellaneous - 222 - Number of Recordable Picture s and A vailable Recording Time • The n umb er of rec or dabl e pictu res and the av ailabl e rec or ding ti me ar e an appr ox imatio n. (Th ese va ry dep end ing on the rec ord ing c ondi tions and the type of card. ) • The n umb er of rec or dabl e pictu res and th e avail able recor ding t[...]

- 223 - Mis cellaneous Aspect rat io X Resolution () () Qualit y A › A › Int ernal Mem ory (Approx . 40 M B) 12 19 1 1 14 26 1 1 Card 512 M B 135 210 22 24 1 60 2 80 23 24 1G B 270 430 46 49 3 20 5 70 4 7 5 0 2G B 550 870 94 100 650 1 130 96 1 00 4G B 1 080 1720 185 195 1 280 2230 190 200 6G B 1 650 2620 280 300 1 950 3390 290 300 8G B 2 210 35[...]

Mis cellaneous - 224 - Aspect rat io Y Resolution () Qualit y A › A › Int ernal Mem ory (Approx . 40 M B) 71 11 11 0 1 51 1 Card 512 M B 90 130 22 24 1 15 175 24 26 1G B 180 270 46 50 2 30 3 50 4 9 5 3 2G B 360 540 94 100 470 710 1 00 1 05 4G B 720 1060 1 85 200 940 1400 1 95 210 6G B 1 100 1 620 2 80 310 1430 2 130 3 00 320 8G B 1 470 2170 380[...]

- 225 - Mis cellaneous Aspect rat io Y Resolution () () Qualit y A › A › Int ernal Mem ory (Approx . 40 M B) 18 36 1 1 250 390 2 2 Card 512 M B 200 390 26 28 2 510 3770 3 0 30 1G B 410 790 54 57 5 030 7550 61 6 2 2G B 820 1530 1 10 1 15 8770 12290 1 25 1 25 4G B 1 630 3010 210 230 17240 24130 2 40 2 40 6G B 2 470 4580 330 350 26210 36700 3 70 3[...]

Mis cellaneous - 226 - Aspect rat io W Resolution () Qualit y A › A › Int ernal Mem ory (Approx . 40 M B) 81 31 21 0 1 71 2 Card 512 M B 100 150 26 29 1 25 1 95 28 30 1G B 200 300 54 59 2 50 3 90 5 7 6 2 2G B 400 600 1 10 1 20 5 00 780 1 1 5 1 25 4G B 800 1190 2 10 230 990 1540 2 20 250 6G B 1 220 1810 330 360 1 510 2350 340 380 8G B 1 630 2430[...]

- 227 - Mis cellaneous Aspect rat io W Resolution () () Qualit y A › A › Int ernal Mem ory (Approx . 40 M B) 41 80 2 2 300 460 2 2 Card 512 M B 450 860 33 35 3 020 4310 3 6 36 1G B 900 1720 68 71 6 040 8 630 73 7 3 2G B 1800 3 410 1 35 1 45 10240 15360 1 45 1 50 4G B 3 540 6700 270 280 2 01 10 30 170 2 90 2 90 6G B 5 390 10190 410 4 30 30 580 4[...]

Mis cellaneous - 228 - Aspect rat io Resolution () Qualit y A › A › Int ernal Mem ory (Approx . 40 M B) 91 4 1 11 2 1 9 1 2 Card 512 M B 1 10 160 26 29 1 40 2 10 28 30 1G B 220 320 54 58 2 80 4 30 57 61 2G B 450 660 11 0 11 5 5 7 0 8 6 0 11 5 125 4G B 880 1290 210 23 0 1 12 0 169 0 220 240 6G B 1 340 1970 33 0 350 1710 2580 34 0 37 0 8G B 1 800[...]

- 229 - Mis cellaneous Aspect rat io Resolution () () Qualit y A › A › Int ernal Mem ory (Approx . 40 M B) 36 72 2 23 0 0 4 6 0 2 2 Card 512 M B 400 770 32 33 3020 4 310 35 35 1G B 800 1540 65 68 6 040 8 630 71 71 2G B 1610 3 070 130 1 35 10240 15360 140 145 4G B 3170 6 030 260 2 70 2 01 10 30 170 280 280 6G B 4 820 9170 40 0 410 30 580 45 870 [...]

Mis cellaneous - 230 - ∫ A v ailable record ing time (when recording m otion pictures) File format [A VCHD(1080 i)] [ A VCHD(720p)] Recording quality setti ng Int ernal Mem ory (Approx . 40 M B) Canno t be used. Card 512 M B 2 min 00 s 3 mi n 00 s 2 m in 0 0 s 3 min 00 s 1G B 6 min 00 s 8 mi n 00 s 6 m in 0 0 s 8 min 00 s 2G B 14 mi n 00 s 18 m i[...]

- 231 - Mis cellaneous • With ca me ra mod els 18 3 93 / 18 39 4: Motio n pictur es c an be re corded cont inuous ly in [MOTION JP EG] or [ HIGH SPEED MOVIE] in Sce ne Mod e up to a ca pacity of 2 G B. O nly the maxim um re cord able time fo r 2 GB is di spl ayed on t he sc reen. The maximu m t ime av aila ble f or reco rdin g mot ion p icture s [...]

Mis cellaneous - 232 - Leica Service Addresses Lei ca A cad emy As wel l as ou tsta nd in g high -pe rf or man ce pro du cts for tak ing and vi ewi ng p ho togr aph s , for many year s we hav e al so be en of fer ing the sp ec ial se rvi ces of the Le ic a Aka demie , wi th pra ctic al semi na rs an d train ing co urse s, wh ich ar e int end ed to [...]

- 233 - Mis cellaneous Leic a info rmatio n serv ice The L eica i nf ormat io n ser vice c an pr ovid e you w ith an a nswe r to any te chni cal qu esti ons re lat ing to th e L eica ra ng e ei the r i n w riti ng , o n t he te le ph one or by e- mail . Leic a Cam er a AG Inform ations-Serv ice Post fa ch 1 180 D- 3559 9 Sol ms Phon e: +49 (0) 6442[...]

- 234 - • SDXC L ogo i s a trade mark of S D-3 C, L LC . • The “A VC HD ” and the “A VC HD” l ogo are trad emar ks of P anas onic Cor por ati on an d Sony C orp orat i on. • Man uf actu red u nde r lice nse fr om Do lby Labor at orie s. Dol by an d t he do uble -D symb ol are t radem ark s of Dolb y La borat or ies. • HD MI, t he HD[...]

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