Panasonic DMC-FP8 manual

Op erat ing Inst ructio ns for adva nc ed fe atu res Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FP8 VQT2G 83 Before connect ing, op eratin g or adj usting this pr oduct, please r ead t he instructi ons complet ely . until 2009/7/31[...]

- 2 - Content s Before Use Qui ck Gu id e ....... .... .... ... .... ........ .... ... .... .... . 4 Stand ard Ac c essori es ....... ........ .... ... .... .... . 6 Name s of the Com pone nts ... .... .... ... .... ..... 7 Preparation Char ging the Ba ttery ..... .... .... ........ ... .... .... . 9 • Ab out the Battery (charging/ num ber of r e[...]

- 3 - • R e co rd ing D a te s/ Ti me s a t Ov e rse as Tr av el De st in at i ons (Wo rld T i me) .... . 87 Using th e [R EC] Mod e Menu ........ ... .... ... 89 • [ PICT UR E SI ZE] . ... ........ .... .... ... .... ... 89 • [ REC QUAL IT Y] .. ... .... ........ .... ... .... ... 90 • [ QU ALITY] ....... .... ... .... .... ........ ... ..[...]

Before Use - 4 - Befor e Use Quick Guide T hi s is an o ve rv iew of ho w t o r e co rd an d pl ay b ac k pi ct ur e s w ith th e ca mer a . F or ea ch ste p, be s ure to re fe r to the pages in dic ated in brac kets. Ch ar g e t h e bat t er y. (P9 ) • The battery is not charged w hen the cam era is sh ippe d. C harge the b atter y be fore u se.[...]

- 5 - Before Use Play back t he picture s. 1 Slid e the [R EC] /[PLA YBACK ] selec tor swi tch t o [ ( ]. 2 Sel ec t the pi ct ure you wa nt to vi ew . (P42)[...]

Before Use - 6 - St andard Accessories Ch ec k th at al l t he ac ces s ori es a re i nclu de d be fo re u s ing t he c am er a. • The accessories and their shape will dif fer dependi ng on the country or area where the camera wa s p urc ha se d. Fo r de t ails on th e ac cesso r ies , re fe r to Ba sic Ope ratin g Inst ru ct ions. • Batt ery P[...]

- 7 - Before Use Names of the Components 1F l a s h (P49) 2 Se lf- time r in di cato r (P 56) AF as sist la mp ( P104) 3L e n s (P14 5) 4 LCD monitor (P4 7 , 141) 5 [M OD E] bu tt on (P30) 6 [R EC]/[ PLA YB AC K] sele ctor swi tch (P20 ) 7 Speak e r (P1 1 0) 8 [MENU /SET ] b utton (P18) 9 Ke y pad li gh t (P 24) 10 [Q.MENU] (P23 ) /Delet e (P45 ) b[...]

Before Use - 8 - 13 C am era ON/O FF switc h (P18) 14 Zo om l ever (P4 0) 15 In te llige n t a uto b utt on (P32) 16 Mi crop hone (P7 4 , 103 , 125) 17 S h ut te r bu tto n (P32 , 74 ) 18 [COMPONENT OUT] socket (P13 9) 19 [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] sock e t (P12 8 , 13 1 , 137) 20 [D C IN] soc ket (P 128 , 13 1) • Al wa ys use a ge nui ne Pana son ic AC [...]

- 9 - Preparati on Preparat ion Charging the Battery ∫ About b atteries that you c an use wi th this unit • Use the dedicated charger and battery . • The camera has a function for distinguishing batterie s which can be us ed safely . The dedicated battery supports this function. The only batteries suitable for us e with this unit are genuine [...]

Preparati on - 10 - Connect t he charg er to the elect rical o utlet . • Th e AC ca ble d oes not fit ent ire ly int o the AC i nput terminal. A gap will r emain as s how n on the right . • Charg ing sta rts w hen the [CHARGE ] indicator A lights gr een. • Cha rgin g i s compl ete when the [CHAR G E] i ndicator A turn s off. plug - in t ype i[...]

- 11 - Preparati on ∫ When the [CHARGE] ind icator flashes • The batte ry te mper at ure is to o high or t oo low. P le as e charg e th e batt ery ag ain i n a tempe rat u re betw ee n 10 o C to 35 o C (5 0 o F to 95 o F). • The termin a l s of th e c har ger or the batte ry ar e dirty . In this case, w ipe t hem w ith a d ry cl o t h . No te[...]

Preparati on - 12 - ∫ Battery indication The b att ery i ndica tion i s disp layed on the LC D moni tor . [It does n ot appe ar whe n you us e the came ra wit h the A C a daptor (opt iona l) conn ecte d.] • The indic at ion t urns re d an d bli nks if the rem a ining b at tery pow er is e xhaus te d. Rec ha rg e the batt er y or rep lac e it wi[...]

- 13 - Preparati on The nu mber of r ecor dable pictu res and pl ayback ti me wil l var y depe ndin g on the ope r at ing c o nd iti on s an d s to rin g co nd it ion o f t he ba tt er y . ∫ Charging • The indicated charging time is for when the battery has b een discharged completely . The charging time may vary depe nding on how the battery h[...]

Preparati on - 14 - Inserting and Removing the C ard (optional)/the Battery • Check that th is u n it is turn ed off. • We reco m mend usin g a Pana so nic car d. Slid e the release l ever in the di rection of the ar row and ope n t he car d/battery door . • Alway s use genuine Panasonic batteries. • If yo u us e othe r batteries , we c ann[...]

- 15 - Preparati on No te • Rem ov e the ba tter y afte r us e. St o re the remov ed batte ry in the bat tery ca se (su ppli ed). • Do not re mov e t he bat te ry wh ile the LC D mo ni tor o r k eypad l igh t ( blue ) ar e lit u p as the c amer a set tin gs ma y not be store d pr ope rly . • The sup plied bat tery is des ign ed on ly for t he[...]

Preparati on - 16 - About the Built-in Memory/the C ard • Y o u c an copy the recorded pict ures t o a c ard. (P12 7) • Memory s ize: Approx . 40 MB • Reco rd abl e mot ion pict ur es: QV GA (320 k 24 0 pixels) only • The built -in m emo ry can be us ed as a tem po rary s torag e de vic e wh en the c ard bein g us ed becomes full. • The a[...]

- 17 - Preparati on T he fo llow in g ty pe s of ca r ds c a n b e us ed w i th thi s un it . (T he se car d s ar e ind ic at ed as ca rd in th e text. ) ¢ Th e SD HC Mem o ry Ca rd is a mem o ry ca rd standa rd dec ide d b y the S D As soci a tion i n 200 6 for high capac ity m emo ry c ar ds more t han 2 G B. ¢ Y ou ca n us e an SDH C Me mory C[...]

Preparati on - 18 - Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. Press [MENU/ SET] . Press 3 / 4 to select the language, and pr ess [MENU/SET]. • The [PLEASE SET THE CLOC K] message appea r s. (Th is mess a ge doe s not appear in [PLA YB ACK] Mode.) Press [MENU/ SET] . T urn t he camera on. A [MENU/ SET] butt[...]

- 19 - Preparati on Press 2 / 1 to sel ect the i t ems (y ear, m onth, day , hour , minut e, displ ay sequence or time displ ay format), and pr ess 3 / 4 to se t. A : T ime a t t he home a rea B : Time at the trav el des tin at ion (P 87 ) ‚ : C ance l w ithou t se ttin g th e c loc k. • Selec t eithe r [24H R S] o r [ AM/PM] fo r the time d is[...]

Preparati on - 20 - Setting the Menu The c amera com es with men us t ha t all ow yo u t o ch oose th e se tting s for tak ing pictu res and pl ayin g the m back j ust a s you li ke and menus that enabl e you to h ave more fun wi th the c amer a and us e it mor e easi ly . I n pa rtic ul ar, the [ SE TU P] me nu co nta ins s om e impo r tan t s ett[...]

- 21 - Preparati on Thi s se ct ion d esc rib es h ow t o s ele ct the N orm al Pictu re Mod e se tti ngs, an d the sam e set t ing ca n be us ed f or the [ P LA YB A CK ] m enu an d [SE T UP ] menu a s wel l. Exam ple: Setti ng [AF MODE] f rom [ Ø ] t o [ š ] in th e Norm al Pict ure Mode Setti ng m enu items T urn t he camer a on. A [ME N U/SET[...]

Preparati on - 22 - Press [MENU/ SET] to close t he menu. Switch in g to the [SETU P] me nu Press 2 . Press 4 to sel e ct th e [SE TU P] m en u icon [ ]. Press 1 . • Sele ct a menu item ne xt and set i t. Press 3 / 4 to s elec t [A F M ODE]. • Se lect the ite m at the ver y bott om, and pre ss 4 to mo ve to t he sec ond scree n. Press 1 . • D[...]

- 23 - Preparati on By usi ng th e quick me nu, some of the me nu set tings c an be easi ly fo und. • Some of the m en u item s cann ot be se t by th e mod es. • When [ DIS PLA Y] is p ress ed and w hil e [ST A BIL IZER ] (P 10 2) is select ed, [ST ABILIZER DEMO.] can be disp lay ed. Using the qui ck m enu Press and hol d [Q.MENU] when record i[...]

Preparati on - 24 - Per form th ese set tings if you need to . About the Setup Menu [C LOCK SET], [E CO NO MY] a nd [AU TO RE VIEW ] a re impo rtant i te ms. Che ck th eir sett ing s befo re usin g the m. • In t he Int e llig ent Au to Mo d e, only [CL OCK SET], [WORL D TIME], [BEEP], [LANGU AGE] and [S T ABILIZ ER DEMO .] ( P 29) ca n be set . F[...]

- 25 - Preparati on • Hig h an gle mod e i s also ca nc eled if you tu rn the came ra off or [P OWER SAVE] is act iva ted. • The brigh tnes s of t he pic ture s dis play ed on the LC D mon i tor is i ncre as ed so so me su bjec ts may appear di ffere ntl y from ac tual it y on th e LCD m on itor. Howev er, t his doe s not affe ct th e r ecor de[...]

Preparati on - 26 - • Pre ss the shu tte r butt on ha lfwa y or t urn the ca mera off and on to c ancel [PO WER S A VE] . • [POWER SA VE] is set to [5MIN . ] in t he Inte lligent Auto mo de. • [P O WER SA V E] is f ixed to [2MIN.] when [ AUTO LC D OFF] is set t o [1 5 SE C.] o r [30SE C.]. • The key pad li ght bli nks wh ile t h e L CD m o [...]

- 27 - Preparati on • The Au to Rev iew f un ction is a cti vate d regar dl ess of its set t ing wh en us ing A uto B ra cket (P 58) , [HI- SPEED BURS T ] (P68) , [F L A SH BU R ST ] (P69) and [PHOT O FRAME] (P 73 ) i n Sce ne Mode, Burst Mode (P 10 0) an d when r e cording still pict u res with audio (P10 3) . ( The pi ctur es cann ot be enl arg[...]

Preparati on - 28 - • When [ PC] is sel ecte d, the c ame ra is con nec ted v ia th e “US B M ass Storag e” com mu nica t ion syst em. • When [P ictB ridg e( PTP)] is sel ecte d, t he came ra is con nect ed vi a the “PTP (Pi ctu re Trans fer Pr otoc ol )” co mmu nic ati on s yst em. • This will work w hen the A V cable is connected. ?[...]

- 29 - Preparati on • Use a ba t tery with s uffi ci ent bat tery pow er or th e AC ad apt or (opt ion al) w hen for matt ing. Do no t turn t he cam e ra o ff duri ng form att ing. • If a c ard has bee n inse rt ed, on ly t he card is fo rmat ted. T o form at th e buil t-in me mory, remov e the c ard . • If the c ard has bee n form att ed on [...]

Preparati on - 30 - Mode switc hing Selecting the [REC] Mode Whe n the [R E C] Mod e is s elec te d, the cam e ra ca n be s et to the Inte ll ig ent Au to M od e in wh ic h t he o pt im al s ett ing s ar e e s tabl is he d in li ne wit h t he s ub je ct to be r e cor d ed an d th e re cor d ing c on di tio ns , o r to the Sc en e Mo de w hich en ab[...]

- 31 - Preparati on ∫ List of [REC] Mode s No te • When the mode ha s been s witch ed from [PL A YBACK] mo d e to [R EC] mode, t he previo usly set [REC] mode will b e set. ! Norm al Pictur e Mode (P37) Th e subj ec ts are re co rd ed us in g yo ur own s et tin gs . My Sc en e Mo de (P59) Pic tures are t aken usin g previ ousl y regi ste red re[...]

Bas ic - 32 - [R EC] Mode: ñ Basic T aking pictures using the au tomatic function (Intelligent Au to Mode) The ca mer a wil l set th e most approp ria te sett ings to match the subj ect and th e recor din g con di ti on s s o w e rec omm e nd th is mod e for be gi nn ers o r th os e wh o wa nt to le av e t he sett ing s to th e came ra and t ake p[...]

- 33 - Bas ic No te • Be c areful not to move th e came ra when you p ress th e sh utter button . • Do not co ver th e fla sh or th e AF assi st lam p wi th you r fin ger s or ot her o bjec ts. • Do n ot touc h th e fr ont of the le ns . A lso , be c ar eful not to let yo ur f inge rs e tc. c ome i nto c ontac t wi th th e l e ns . ∫ Whe n [...]

Bas ic - 34 - When th e camer a iden tif ies t he opti mum scen e, t he ico n of the sc ene conc ern ed is disp laye d in bl ue for 2 sec onds, afte r whic h it s colo r cha nges t o the usu al r ed. • [ ¦ ] is s et if non e of the sc ene s are ap pli cabl e, and the sta nda rd set tings are set. • When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is se lect e d, the came[...]

- 35 - Bas ic It is poss ib le to s et the fo cus to the s pe cifi ed su bjec t. Fo cus will k e ep fol low ing th e su bjec t auto mati call y e ven if it moves . 1 Pr ess 3 . • [ ] is disp laye d in t he up per le ft of the s creen . • AF Trackin g fr ame is disp laye d in th e cent er o f t he scr e en . • Pre ss 3 a gain to c ancel . 2 Br[...]

Bas ic - 36 - • Onl y the f ollow ing f unct ions can be s et in this m ode. [REC] Mode menu – [PI CT UR E SI Z E ] ¢ (P89 ) /[BURST ] (P 100 ) /[ COLOR MO DE] ¢ (P1 01) /[F A CE RE COG .] (P77) ¢ Th e set ting s whi ch ca n be s elect ed ar e differ ent from when ot he r [RE C] M odes a re us ed. [SETUP ] menu – [CL O CK S ET]/[WO R LD TI[...]

- 37 - Bas ic [R EC ] Mo de: · T aking pictures with your fav orite settings (Normal P icture Mode) T he c am era a ut om at ical ly s ets th e sh utt er sp ee d an d t he ap er t ure val ue a cc or di ng t o t he bri ghtn ess of the s ubjec t. Y o u ca n tak e p ic tu res wi th gr ea t er fre ed om b y ch an gi ng v ari ou s se tti ng s in [RE C [...]

Bas ic - 38 - Aim t he AF ar ea at th e subj ect , and then p ress th e shut ter bu tton ha lfwa y . A F oc us i nd i ca tio n B AF ar ea (nor mal) C AF ar ea (wh en usi ng t he Digita l Zo om or w hen i t i s dark ) D F ocus r ang e E Apertu re valu e ¢ 1 F Sh ut ter sp eed ¢ 1 G ISO sensitivity ¢ 1 If correct ex p osure cannot b e achieved, it[...]

- 39 - Bas ic W hen t he jit te r ale rt [ ] ap pear s, use [S T AB I LIZ ER] (P102) , a tr ipod or the se lf-t imer (P56 ) . • Shutter speed wi ll be slower particul a rly in the follo wing cases. Ke ep the came r a still f r om the mome nt the s hu tte r butt on is p res s ed un til t he pic ture a ppe ar s on t he s c ree n. We r ecom men d us[...]

Bas ic - 40 - [R EC ] mo de: ñ· ¿n T aking Pictures with the Zoom Y o u ca n zo om -i n to ma ke peo pl e an d obj ec ts ap pe ar cl os er or zo om -o ut t o rec o rd land scape s in wid e angl e. T o make su bjec ts ap pear even clo ser [ma ximum of 9.1 k ], do not set the p ictur e siz e to th e hig he st s ettin g for each asp ect rati o ( X [...]

- 41 - Bas ic • When using the z oom function, an e stimate of the focus range wi ll appear i n conjunct ion with th e zoom di spl ay bar. (Exam pl e: 0.3 m (0.99 f eet ) – ¶ ) ¢ Th e ma gnif ic ati on le vel differ s d ep endi ng o n [P ICTU RE S IZE] and [ A SPEC T RA TIO ] set ti ng. ∫ Ext end ed o p tica l zo om me ch an ism When you se[...]

Bas ic - 42 - [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Playing back Pictures ([ NO RMA L P LA Y]) • Speed of pictur e f orwar ding /r ewin ding chang es depe ndin g on the p layb ac k status . ∫ Fast f or ward ing /Fast rew in ding Pre ss a nd hol d 2 / 1 durin g p la yback . • The fi le num ber A and t he pi ctur e numb er B on ly chan ge on e by one. Re leas[...]

- 43 - Bas ic Rota te th e zoom lever toward s [ L ] (W ). 1s c r e e n > 12 sc ree ns > 30 s cr eens > Cale ndar screen disp lay (P1 12) A Num b er of t he sel ect ed pic ture and the t otal numbe r of rec or ded pi ctur es • Rot ate th e zoom lever t oward s [ Z ] ( T) to re turn to the prev ious scre en. • Pict ur es a re n ot r ota[...]

Bas ic - 44 - No te • Th is c amer a c ompl ies wi th th e DC F s tan dard “D esi gn rul e for Ca mera F ile sy ste m” e st abl is hed by JE IT A “J apa n Elect ro nic s and In form a tio n T ech nolo gy I ndus tr ies As soci ation ” an d wit h E xif “Ex chang ea ble I mage F ile F orm at” . Fil es whi ch do not comp ly wit h the DCF [...]

- 45 - Bas ic [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Deleting Pictures On ce de let ed , pi ctu res ca nn ot b e re co ve red . • Pictures on the built-in memory or the car d, that a re being played back will b e deleted. T o delete a singl e pictur e Select the picture to be delete d, and t hen press [ ‚ ]. A [DISPL A Y] bu tton B [ ‚ ] bu tton Press 2 to s[...]

Bas ic - 46 - ∫ Wh en [DE LET E ALL] ha s been se lect ed wit h the [ F A VOR ITE] (P 12 1) setting The se lect ion sc reen i s disp layed ag ain. Select [ DELETE ALL ] or [ ALL DEL ETE EXCEPT Ü ], pres s 3 to s elect [ YES] and dele te the p ictu res. ([ALL DEL ETE EXC EPT Ü ] ca nnot be sel ect ed if no pi ctu res have been s et as [F A VOR I[...]

- 47 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Advanced ( Recording pic t ures) About the LCD Monitor Pr e ss [DI S PLA Y] to cha n ge . A LCD moni tor B [D ISP LAY] bu tt o n • When the menu s creen appe ar s, th e [DISP LA Y ] but ton i s not act iva ted. Dur in g P lay back Zo om (P 44 ) , whil e pl ayi ng b ack mot ion pic ture s (P 1 1 0) an d duri n[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 48 - ∫ Recor di ng guide line W he n yo u a li gn th e su bj ect on th e h or iz on tal and v ert ic al gu id elin es o r th e cro ss p oint of thes e lin es, yo u can ta ke pic tures wi th wel l-des igne d compo sit ion by vie wing t he siz e, t he slop e an d the b al an ce o f t he su bj ec t. ∫ About the Hi [...]

- 49 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC ] mo de: ñ· ¿ T aking Pictures using the Bu ilt-in Flash Set the flash to matc h the rec ordin g. Press 1 [ ‰ ]. Press 3 / 4 to s elec t a mode . • Y ou ca n als o pre ss 1 [ ‰ ] to sel e ct . • Fo r in form ati on about f las h set ti ngs t ha t ca n be sel ect ed, r ef er to “ Ava ilabl e f[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 50 - ¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until t he second flash is activ ated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject. [RED-EYE REMOV AL] (P 104) on t he [R E C] Mode menu is s et to [ON], [ ] appears on th e flas h ico n . Item De scription of sett ings ?[...]

- 51 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ∫ Abou t th e Di gital R ed-Eye Co rrect ion When [RE D-EYE RE MOV AL] ( P10 4) has be en set to [ON] and Red -Ey e Reduc tio n ([ ], [ ], [ ]) is sel ecte d, Digi ta l Red- E ye C orrec tio n is pe rfor med whe never the fla sh is us ed. T h e came ra aut omatic ally det ects r ed-ey e and co rrec ts t he pi[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 52 - ∫ The a vaila ble fl ash r ange to take pi ctu res • The a vai lable f las h ra nge is an ap proxi ma tio n. • In [ HIGH SEN S.] (P 67) in Sc ene Mo de, th e ISO sen sitivi ty autom atic all y swit ches to bet wee n [ISO1 600 ] and [ISO6 40 0] and t he av aila ble f lash ran ge also di ffer s. Wid e: Ap p[...]

- 53 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ∫ Shutter speed fo r each flash setting ¢ 1 It may va ry depe n din g on the [ MIN . SHTR SPEED ] settin g (P99) . ¢ 2 W h e n In te l l ige n t I SO is se t (P 91 ) • ¢ 2: The s hutt er spe ed be com es a m a ximu m o f 1 s ec ond in the f ollo wi ng cas es. – When t he Op tical Im age Stabilizer is s[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 54 - [R EC ] Mo de: ·n T aking Close-up Pictures Press 4 [ # ]. Press 3 / 4 to s elec t a mode . Press [MENU/ SET] . • Y ou ca n als o pre ss th e shut te r butt on h al fwa y to fini sh. • Th e men u scre en di sap pea rs after ab out 5 se co nds. At th is ti me, t he sele cted item i s autom atical ly set. Pr[...]

- 55 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Y o u c an tak e a pi ctu r e wit h th e di gi tal zoom up to 3 k whi le ma in tainin g th e d istan ce to th e sub jec t fo r the ex trem e W ide po sitio n [5 cm (0.1 7 fee t)]. • Focus range will be 5 c m (0.17 feet) to ¶ duri ng Ma cro Zo om Mod e reg ardl ess of the z oom po sit ion. • Zoom ran ge wil[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 56 - [R EC ] mo de: ñ· ¿ T aking Pictures with the Sel f-timer No te • When using a tr ipod etc. , settin g th e sel f-time r to 2 secon ds is a conv enie nt way to a void the jitt er ca us ed by pre ss ing the shu tter but ton. • When y ou p ress the s hu tter but ton on ce ful ly , th e su bjec t i s aut om[...]

- 57 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC ] mo de: ·¿ n Compensating the Exposure Us e th is f unc tio n whe n yo u ca nn ot ach ie ve a pp rop ria te ex pos ur e d ue to th e diffe ren c e i n bri ghtn ess be tween the su bjec t and th e backg round . Loo k at th e foll owi ng ex ampl es. No te • EV is an ab brevi atio n of [Exp osur e V alu[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 58 - [R EC ] mo de: ·¿ T aking Pictures using Auto Br acket I n t his m o de , 3 p ic ture s ar e a ut om at ic ally r eco r ded in th e s e le ct ed ex p os ure com p en sa ti on ra ng e e ach ti me th e sh ut ter bu tto n is pr es se d. Y o u c a n s e lect th e p ic tu re wi th th e d esir ed ex p osure fro m t[...]

- 59 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC ] mo de: ¿ T aking pictures that match the scene being recorded (Scene Mode) When you selec t a Sc ene Mode t o mat ch the sub ject and rec ordi ng si t uat ion , the cam era set s th e op tim a l e xpo su re an d h u e t o o bta in th e de si red p ic ture . I n [M Y SC E NE M O DE ], y ou c an reg is t[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 60 - In [SC ENE MO DE], you can se lect th e Scen e Mode ea ch tim e you make a re cordi ng. 1 In s tep 2 , select [SC ENE MODE ] and p ress [ MENU/ SET]. 2 Pr ess 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to s elect the Scen e Mode , and then p ress [MENU /SET ] to set. • Y ou can s witc h menu scree ns from any me nu item by rota tin g the[...]

- 61 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) When t akin g pictur es of peop le ou tdo ors dur ing the day , t his mo de all ows you to imp rove the a ppea r a nc e of t he per s ons conce rne d and ma ke thei r skin tones l ook hea lth ier . ∫ T echni que fo r Portr ait M o de T o mak e th is mod e mo re ef fe ctiv e: 1 Rot ate th e zoom lev er as fa r[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 62 - Sele c t this to take p icture s of y our self . ∫ T echni que for Self Po r trait Mode • Pre ss the sh utte r butt on half wa y to focus . The sel f-tim er in dica tor ligh ts up whe n yo u are bro ugh t int o foc us. Mak ing sur e you hol d the camera s t ill, pre s s the shutte r button fully to take the[...]

- 63 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Y ou c a n take pict ures w ith c onnec t io ns sui tab le for cr eating pan orama im ages. ∫ Setting the re cording direction 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 to sele ct the reco rdin g direc tion and th en pres s [MENU/ SET] . • Th e hor izo nta l/v erti cal guid elin e wi ll be di spla yed . 2 T a ke the p ictu r e. • Y[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 64 - This allo ws yo u to tak e pict ures o f a perso n and th e backg round wi th near real- li f e br ig ht ne ss. ∫ T echni que fo r Nigh t Po rtrai t M ode • Us e the flash . (You can se t to [ ‹ ]. ) • Sinc e th e shut ter s pee d becom e s slowe r , we recom men d usi ng a tri pod an d th e sel f-tim e[...]

- 65 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Se le ct t his w hen y ou wa nt to tak e p ic tu res at a w e dd ing r ecep ti on or an in do or par ty et c. This allo ws yo u to tak e pict ures o f peop le an d the bac kgro und wi th nea r real -l ife br ig ht ne ss. ∫ T echni que for Part y Mod e • Us e the flash . (You can se t to [ ‹ ] o r [ Š ].)[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 66 - This tak es pi ctures of a b aby wit h a he althy c omple xion . Whe n y o u use t he f lash , the l ight fr om i t is w eak e r th an u sual . It is pos sible to s et different birthd ays and names for [ BABY1 ] and [BABY2 ]. Y ou can sel ec t to ha ve th es e ap pe ar at t he t im e of pl ay ba ck, or ha ve t[...]

- 67 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Sel ect thi s when yo u want to ta ke pict ure s of a pet s uch as a dog or a cat. Y ou can s et your pet’ s bir t h day an d name . Y ou ca n sele ct to ha ve thes e appea r at t he t ime of pl ayba ck, or ha ve th em st amped on t he re cor ded im age us ing [TE XT ST AMP] (P1 15) . For i nform atio n ab ou[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 68 - T hi s is a co nv en ient m od e for sh oo ti ng rap id m ov e me nt or a de cisi ve m om e nt . ∫ Pictur e si ze a nd aspe ct ra tio 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 to sele ct [ SPEED PRI ORITY] or [I MA GE PR IORI TY] and t hen pre ss [MENU/ SET] to set. 2 Pr ess 3 / 4 t o sel ect th e pic ture size an d aspe ct ra tio an d[...]

- 69 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) S til l pict ures are ta ken co ntin uous ly wit h flas h. I t is co nveni ent to t ake co ntinuo us sti ll pict ure s in da rk plac es. ∫ Pictur e si ze a nd aspe ct ra tio 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 t o sel ect th e pic ture size an d aspe ct ra tio an d th en pre ss [MEN U/ SET] to s et. • 3M (4 :3), 2.5 M (3:2) or [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 70 - T hi s all ow s you to t ake v iv id pi ct ure s of a st a rry sk y o r a dar k subj ec t. ∫ Se ttin g the sh utte r spee d Sele ct a s hutte r spe ed o f [1 5 SEC .], [3 0 SEC .] o r [6 0 S EC.]. 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 t o sel ect th e numbe r of se conds an d then pres s [MEN U/SET ]. • It is als o po ssibl e to [...]

- 71 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) This allo ws you t o t ake ev en more v ivid pict ures of the bl ue c olor of the sea, sky et c. It a lso pr ev ent s un de re xp os ur e o f p eo pl e un de r s tr ong s un lig ht . No te • The initial s etting for [AF MO DE] is [ š ]. • Do not to uch th e ca mera wit h wet ha nds . • Sand or seawater w[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 72 - Pi c ture i s take n dar ker a n d wi th so ft f oc us a rou nd th e subj ec ts. ∫ Pictur e si ze a nd aspe ct ra tio 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 t o sel ect th e pic ture size an d aspe ct ra tio an d th en pre ss [MEN U/ SET] to s et. • 3M (4 :3), 2.5 M (3:2) or 2M (16: 9) is sele cted as t he pic ture size . 2 T a ke[...]

- 73 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Y o u ca n us e t his mo d e t o e asil y rec o rd p ic tu res i n whi ch b rig ht an d dar k reg io ns of th e scene are e xpres s ed wi th su itabl e br ightne ss when loo king into the su n, at nigh t, or i n simi lar c ircu mstan ces. ∫ Setting the effec t 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 to select the effect to use, and t[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 74 - [R EC ] Mo de: n Advanced ( Recording pic t ures) Motion Picture Mode Slid e the [REC] / [PLA YBACK] s elector s w itch t o [ ! ] , and then press [MO D E]. Press 3 / 4 to s el ect [MOTION PIC TURE] , a nd then press [MENU/ SET]. Press the shutt er button halfwa y to focus and then pre ss it fully to st art rec[...]

- 75 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) • When y ou set the r ec or ding qu alit y to [ ], [ ] o r [ ], we r ec omm end us ing a h igh- speed card wit h “10 MB/s ” or grea ter dis pla yed on th e packa ge. P r ess 3 / 4 to s elec t [RE C Q U ALI TY] a nd th en p res s 1 . Press 3 / 4 to s el ec t the item and then pr ess [MENU/SET]. • [ ] ca [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 76 - No te • The flash setting is f ixed to [ Œ ]. • Refer to P165 fo r infor ma tio n abou t the av ail abl e reco rdi ng time . • The avai lable rec ord ing t ime di splay ed on th e scre en may not de cr ease re gul arl y . • Depe ndi n g on the t ype of the ca rd, the ca rd ac ces s ind icat ion may ap [...]

- 77 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC ] mo de: ñ· ¿ T aking a picture with Face R ecognition function Face Re cognit ion is a f uncti on wh ich fin ds a fa ce resem blin g a regi ster ed face and pr iorit iz es fo cus and ex pos ure a uto mati call y . Even if the p ers o n is loca te d towa rds th e bac k or on th e en d o f a lin e i n a[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 78 - Y ou can re gist er inf ormat ion su ch as na mes and bi rt hdays for f ace i mages of up t o 6 peop le. Re gist rat ion c an b e facil itated b y taking m ulti ple fa c e im ages o f eac h pe rso n. (u p t o 3 pict ure s/reg istr atio n) Face Se ttings ∫ Point of reco rdin g w hen reg iste rin g th e f ace i[...]

- 79 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Select [FACE RECO G .] on the [REC] Mode menu and then press 1 . (P21) Press 3 / 4 to select [MEMOR Y] and t hen press [MENU/SET]. • If 6 pe opl e hav e alre ady be en re gi ster ed, the l ist of reg ist ered people will appear . Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to s ele ct th e p er so n to b e repl a ced and pre ss [MEN[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 80 - Press [MENU/ SET] to close t he menu. ∫ About th e information • When [DIS PLAY ] is pr es sed on t he r ecord ing s cr een des cr ibed in step 3 , an ex plan ati on appea rs for taking f ace i mage s. (P re ss aga in to retur n to the rec ord ing s cr een. ) Item Description of settings [NAM E] It i s poss[...]

- 81 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Y ou can add a pi cture to th e infor mat ion of the r egi stere d peop le, repl ace or dele te the pict ure s whic h have alre ady be en r egis t er ed, and inf orm ation such a s name s and regis ter pri ori t y . 1 Select [F ACE RECOG . ] from th e [REC] M ode menu, and the n pres s 1 . (P21) 2 Pr ess 4 to s[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 82 - Whe n [AUTO R EGIS TRATION] is set to [ON ] in s tep 3 of “Cha nge th e infor mat ion f or a re gi st ere d pe rso n” (P81) whi le [F AC E REC OG .] in th e [ R EC] Mode menu is set to [ON], the r egi stratio n scr een wil l dis play aut omat icall y aft er t aking a pictur e of a face th at has a high num [...]

- 83 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Ch an gi ng t he se ns it iv ity o f F ac e Rec og n iti on . 1 Select [F ACE RECOG . ] from th e [REC] M ode menu, and th en pre ss 1 . (P2 1) 2 Pr ess 4 to se lect [SET] and then press [MENU/SE T]. 3 Pr ess 4 to select [S ENSIT IVITY] a nd then p ress [MENU/SET ]. 4 Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [HIGH] or [L OW] and[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 84 - [R EC ] mo de: ñ· ¿n Useful Functions at T ravel D estinations For d et a ils on the [SETUP] menu settings , refer to P2 1 . I f you s et the d epa rtu re da te or the tr av el de st inat io n o f t he v acat ion i n a dv a nce, th e nu mb er of d ays that hav e pass e d sinc e th e de pa rtur e date ( wh ic[...]

- 85 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to s et th e r e tur n da te ( y ear /m o nth / day), and then press [MENU/SET]. • If you do not wa nt t o set th e return d ate , p re ss [MENU/ SET] while the d ate bar is disp layed. Press 4 to select [LOCA TION] and then press 1 . Press 4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/ SET]. En [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 86 - ∫ Ca nceli ng the trav el da t e The tra vel da te is a utom atica ll y ca nce le d if th e curre nt date is after the re tu rn da te. If you wa nt to c ancel t he tra vel date befo re the e nd of th e vacati on , sel ect [ OFF] on the scr een show n in ste p 3 or 7 and th en p ress [MEN U/ SET] tw ice . If t[...]

- 87 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on the [SETUP] menu settings , refer to P2 1 . Y o u ca n di sp la y t he loc al ti me s at th e t rav el d es ti na tio ns a nd r eco r d the m o n t he pi ct ur es you t ake. • Sel ec t [CL OCK SE T] to set the curr ent da te and t ime i n adva n ce. (P 18) Recordi ng Dates/T imes at Overseas[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 88 - No te • Retu rn the se tting to [HOME] when t h e v acation is fin ished b y p e rfo rming s teps 1 , 2 a nd 3 . • If [HO M E] is alr ead y set , chan ge on ly the t ravel dest ina tio n, and us e. • If you c ann ot find the trav el des tin ation i n the a rea s dis played on t he scr een , set by the ti [...]

- 89 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Using the [REC] Mode Menu For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . Set th e number of pi xels . The hig her the nu mber s of pixe ls, th e fin er the d etail of th e pic tu res w i ll ap pe ar ev en wh en th ey ar e pr i nte d on to la rge s he ets . Ap pli cable mode s: ñ· ¿ ∫ Wh [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 90 - No te • “EZ” is an ab bre via tio n of “E xten ded o pti cal Zo om”. • A digi tal pi ctu re is mad e o f num erous do ts call ed pi xel s. The higher the n umbers of p ixel s, the finer t he picture will b e when it i s pri nted on a la rge piec e of paper o r di splay ed on a PC mo n itor . A Many [...]

- 91 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . This allo ws you t o sele ct the as pect ra tio of th e pict ures t o suit print ing or th e play back meth od. Ap pli cable mode s: ·¿ No te • The e nds of th e recor ded p ictur es ma y be cut at p rin tin g so c he ck b efor e prin tin g. [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 92 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . T his a ll ows t he se n sit ivit y t o light ( ISO se ns it ivity ) t o b e set. Set tin g to a high er n um b er enab les pi ctu res to b e take n even in da rk pl aces w it hout t he re sulti ng pi ctures comin g out dar k. Ap pli cable mode s[...]

- 93 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . In su nlig ht, und er i ncandes cent li ght s or in ot her suc h cond iti o n s where th e col or of w hite tak es on a re ddis h or bl uish tinge , th is i t e m a djust s to th e col or of white which is cl oses t to wh at is see n by th e eye [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 94 - ∫ Finely a djusti ng the Wh ite Balanc e [ ] Y o u ca n fin el y adju st th e w h it e bal an c e wh en y ou can no t ac qu ire th e de si red h ue by sett ing th e whit e bala nce. • Set the whi te ba lanc e to [ V ]/[ Ð ]/[ î ]/[ Ñ ]/[ Ò ]. 1 Pr ess 3 [ È ] several times until [WB ADJ UST .] app ears[...]

- 95 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . Spec ify a pe rs on ’s f ac e and us e the Fa c e Re c ogni tio n fun c tio ns . Ap pli cable mode s: ñ· ¿ [OF F] / [ON]/ [MEM OR Y ]/[SET ] No te • Refer to P77 for deta ils. For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 96 - No te • Th e cam era is fo cus ing on al l the AF a reas when mul tip le AF a rea s (m ax. 1 1 are as) l ight at the same time i n [ ]. If you want to dete r min e th e focu s posit i o n to ta ke p icture s, swit ch the AF Mo d e to [ ƒ ], [ Ø ] or [ Ù ]. • If the A F Mode is set to [ ], th e AF a re a [...]

- 97 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ∫ Abou t [ ƒ ] [1-area -focusing (High spe ed)] • Y ou can focus on the s ubje ct more quic kly th an in ot he r AF Mo des. • The pictur e may stop m ovin g for a mo m ent be fo re bei ng b rought int o foc us whe n yo u pr ess t he shu tter button halfw ay . This is not a malfun ction. ∫ Sett ing up [[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 98 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 1 . The ca mer a will adj ust foc us aut omatic ally depen ding on the se tti ngs. Ap pli cable mode s: ·¿ A b o u t [] a n d [] [ ] will ad just th e foc us a ut omat ic ally wh en the jit ter of the c ame ra ge ts smal l. [ ] wil l adj us t t he fo [...]

- 99 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . Con trast and ex posure wi ll be ad just ed aut omati call y when t here is a big di ff erenc e in bri ghtn ess be tween the b a ck ground and su bjec t, to br ing th e imag e clos e to rea l life. Ap pli cable mode s: ·n [OF F]/[ON] No te • W[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 100 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . Pi c ture s are ta ke n cont inu ou s ly wh ile th e sh ut ter bu tto n is p res sed . Se le ct th e on es y ou re al ly like fr om a mo ng t he pi ct ur es yo u ha ve tak en. Ap pli cable mode s: ñ· ¿ [OF F], [ ˜ ] ¢ Th e bu rst s peed i s[...]

- 101 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . This can en lar ge sub ject s e ven more than th e Opti cal Zoo m or Ex tended Opti cal Zo om. Ap pli cable mode s: ·¿ [OF F] / [ON] No te • Refer to P40 for deta ils. • If c amer a shak e (ji tte r) is a pro blem du ri ng zoo m ing, i t i[...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 102 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . Usi ng one of th ese mod es, j itter durin g pic t u re ta king is detect ed, an d the c amer a aut om atic al ly c ompe nsa tes f or the ji tte r , enab li ng ji tte r-fr ee im ages to be tak en. Ap pli cable mode s: ·¿ No te • The stabiliz[...]

- 103 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . Audi o can be r ecord ed simu lt aneo usly wi th th e imag e. Y ou can reco rd th e conv ersat ion dur i ng th e sh oo ti ng or th e s it ua tio n as a m em o. Ap pli cable mode s: ·¿ • If you pr es s [ ME NU/SE T] d urin g audi o reco rdin [...]

Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 104 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 . Ill umin ating th e subj ect mak es it ea sier for th e camera to fo cus when recor din g in low li ght cond itio ns th at mak e focusi ng di ff ic ult . Ap pli cable mode s: ·¿ For d et a ils on [REC] M ode m en u sett ings , re fe r to P21 .[...]

- 105 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Advanced ( Playback) Playing Back Pictures in S equence (S lide Sh ow) Y o u c an pla y ba ck t he pi ctu r es yo u ha ve take n in sy nchr on is ati on wi th m usic , an d yo u c an do th is in s equen ce wh ile lea ving a fi xed i nterv al bet ween e ach of the p ictur es. Y o u ca n al so pu[...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 106 - When [C A TEG OR Y SE LECTI ON] has been select ed i n st ep 4 ∫ Opera tio ns pe rf orm ed du ring sl ide sh ow T he c ur sor di spla ye d du rin g pla y ba ck i s the sam e as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu scr een is rest or ed when [ ‚ ] is p resse d. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to selec t the ca t egory t o play bac k [...]

- 107 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) ∫ Cha nging the sl ide s how s et ting s Y o u ca n ch an ge t he se tti ng s fo r s lid e sh ow pl ay bac k by sel ec tin g [EF FECT] or [S ETUP] on th e slid e show menu s cree n. [E FFEC T] This allo ws you t o select th e screen effe cts or m u sic e ff ects w hen swi tching fr om on e pictur e to th e next . [[...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 108 - [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Selecting Pictures and Play ing them Back ([CA TEG ORY PLA Y]/[FA VO RITE PLA Y]) This mode al low s y ou to sear ch i mages by S cene Mo de or ot her cat egori es (s uch as [P ORTRAIT] , [S C ENERY] o r [ NIG HT S CENER Y]) a nd s ort th e pict ures in to ea ch o f the cate gor i e s. Y o u ca[...]

- 109 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) ¢ 1 P ress 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to s elec t t he p erso n to p lay bac k an d t hen p res s [ ME NU/ SET]. Fac e Recog nit ion ma y not b e possibl e or may n ot reco gniz e faces co rrect ly even fo r reg is te red fa ce s, de pend in g o n th e f ac ia l e xp res sio n a nd en vi ron m en t. Y ou can pla y back th e pict[...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 110 - [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Playing Back Motion Picture s/Pictures with Au dio Press 2 / 1 to select a pictu r e with a motion pi ct ure icon (such as [ ]), and then press 3 to play bac k. A T he mot ion pictur e rec or ding time B Moti on pi ct ure icon C Moti on pi ct ure play back ic on • After pl a ybac k star ts, t[...]

- 111 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) No te • Soun d ca n be heard thr ou gh the sp eaker. Refer to [VO LU ME] (P 24 ) for i nform atio n abo ut how to adju st the vo lume i n the [ SETU P] me nu. • The file fo rmat th at can be pla yed b a ck w ith t h is camera is Quic kTi me Moti on JP EG . • Pleas e no te th at the bund led s oftw are i n clud [...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 112 - [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Using the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu Y o u c an us e var iou s fun ct io ns in P layb ac k Mo de to r ota te pictu r es, s et pro tec ti on for t he m etc. • With [TEXT ST AMP], [R ESIZE], [TRI MMING] or [LEV EL ING], a new edited pic ture is cre a ted. A new pi ctu re cannot be c reate d if t her[...]

- 113 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Y o u c an ad d te xt (c omm en ts) t o p ic tur e s. A ft er tex t ha s be en re gi st ere d, it c an b e in cl ud ed in prin ts usin g [TEXT ST A MP] (P 1 15) . (Onl y alp habet ic ch aract ers and symb ols ca n be ente red .) Na mes s et in [BA BY1 ]/[B ABY2] a nd [P ET] in Scene Mode o r [LO CA TION ] in Travel D[...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 114 - ∫ Delete the ti tle [SING LE] setting 1 In s tep 4 , delet e al l the texts, selec t [E XIT ], a nd pr ess [MEN U/SE T]. 2 Pr ess [ ‚ ]. 3 Pr ess [ME NU/SE T] to cl o s e th e menu. [MUL TI] s etting 1 Sele ct [EXIT ] with out en teri ng t ext in st ep 4 , a nd then press [M ENU/ SET] . 2 Pr ess [ME NU/SE T] to c[...]

- 115 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Y ou can st amp t he re cord ing dat e/t ime, age, tr avel date or tit le onto the r ec orded pic tur es. I t is s u itable fo r re gula r s iz e pri nti ng. ( P ictur es wit h a p ic tu re si ze la rg er t ha n [ ] wil l be resi zed wh en st ampi ng the da te et c. on th em.) Select [ TEXT ST AMP] on t he [PLA YBACK[...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 116 - Press [MENU/ SET] . • If yo u set [ TEXT ST AMP] for a pi cture w i th a pi cture s ize la rger th an [ ], the pict u re size will become smalle r as shown b e low . • The pi ctur e be com es s lig ht ly r ough er . Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/ SET]. • Th e mes sage [ SA V E NE W PI CTU RES ?] [...]

- 117 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) We rec o mme nd re si zi ng to [ ] i f y ou wa nt to at tac h a p ic tu re to an e-m a il or us e it on a we bsit e. ( Pictu res se t to th e mini mum num ber of p ixel s fo r [AS PEC T R A TIO] ca nnot be further reduce d in size.) Select [ RESIZE] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P21) Press 3 to select [YES] and then[...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 118 - Y o u ca n en lar ge and th en c lip th e im po rtan t p ar t of the re cor d ed p ic tur e. Select [ TRIMMING] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P21) Press [MENU/ SET] . Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to re tur n to th e me nu scre en. • Press [M ENU/SET] to c lo se the menu. No te [...]

- 119 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Minu te ti lting o f th e imag e can be adju sted. Select [ LEVELING] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P21) Press [ ‚ ] to re tur n to th e me nu scre en. • Press [M ENU/SET] to c lo se the menu. No te • Qual it y of ima ge ma y beco m e coars e wh en l e velin g is pe rform e d. • Reco rd ed pix els may de cr [...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 120 - T his m ode a llow s yo u to au to mati ca lly disp la y pic tu res v e rtic ally i f they we re rec or ded hold ing t he cam era v ert ical ly . Select [ ROT A TE DISP .] on the [PLA YBACK] M o de menu. (P2 1) No te • When you pla y bac k pict ure s on a PC, th ey c ann ot be di spl ayed i n the rot ated di rec ti[...]

- 121 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Y o u ca n do th e fol lo win g i f a ma rk has b ee n ad de d t o pi ct ur e s an d t he y ha ve b ee n s e t a s favo rite s. • Play back o nly the pictu res set as fa vorite s. ([F A VORITE PLA Y]) • Play bac k the pic t ures s et as f avori tes only as a sl ide show. • Dele te all t he pict ures n o t set a[...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 122 - DPO F “Dig it al Pri nt Or der For mat” is a sy stem tha t allow s the us er to sele ct wh ich pi cture s to p rin t, h ow man y copi es of each pict ure to print a nd w h ether or n ot t o prin t th e rec ord in g date on th e pict ures w hen us ing a DPOF comp atib le phot o pri nter or pho to pri nti ng sto re[...]

- 123 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) ∫ Canceling a ll the [PRINT SET ] setti ngs 1 Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2 and t he n p res s [ ME N U/SE T ]. 2 Pr ess 3 to se lect [YES] a nd then pr ess [ME NU/SET]. 3 Pr ess [ME NU/SE T] to cl o s e th e menu. • Y ou can not se lec t [CA NCE L] i f not even one pi ct ure has been set for pr i[...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 124 - Y o u ca n se t p ro tec ti on fo r p ic tur es you do n ot w ant t o be de le te d b y mis tak e. Select [ PROTECT] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P21 ) Press [ ‚ ] to re tur n to th e me nu scre en. • Press [M ENU/SET] to c lo se the menu. ∫ Can celin g a ll t he [P ROTE C T] sett ing s 1 Select [CANCEL] on t[...]

- 125 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Y o u ca n ad d the a ud io af te r ta ki ng a pi ct ure . Select [ AUDIO DUB.] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode m enu. ( P21) No te • Audio dub bi ng ma y not wo rk pro perl y on pi ctur es rec ord ed by othe r equ ipm ent. • Audio dub bi ng does not work on m otion pi ct ure s and pro te cte d pict ures . • Soun d f r[...]

A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 126 - Y o u ca n de le te or ch an ge the in for ma tio n r elat i ng to F ace R ec og nit ion fo r the se le ct ed pict ure . Select [F ACE REC EDI T] on th e [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P21) No te • Cle ar ed info rm ati on regar din g th e [FACE RECO G .] ca nnot be res tore d. • When all Face Recognition information in[...]

- 127 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Y o u c an cop y th e da ta of the p ic ture s you h av e take n fr om th e bu il t- in me mo ry to a ca r d or f rom a c ard to th e built -in mem o ry . Select [ COPY] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P21) Press 3 / 4 to select the copy dest i na t ion and t hen press [MENU/ SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s el ect the pict ure[...]

Conne c ting to other equi pment - 128 - Connecting to othe r equipment Connecting to a PC Y o u ca n ac quir e re co rd ed pi ct ure s to a P C b y co nn ect ing th e ca m era an d th e P C. • Y ou can eas ily pr int o ut or m ail th e pic tures you hav e im po rted. Use of the “ PHOTOf unSTU DIO ” bundl ed sof twar e on the C D- ROM ( suppl[...]

- 129 - Conne c ting to other equi pment Using a drag- and-drop operat i on, move the pi ctures you want to acquir e or the fold er sto r ing t hose pi ctures t o any di fferent folder on the PC . Press 3 / 4 to sele ct [PC ], and t hen p ress [ MENU/ SET]. • If [USB MODE] (P 2 8) is set to [PC] in t he [ SETUP] men u in advance, the camera w ill[...]

Conne c ting to other equi pment - 130 - ∫ Dis con ne ct i ng t he US B c on nec ti o n c ab le saf el y • Pro ce ed wit h the h ard wa re re mov al us ing “S a fely Rem ov e Ha rdwar e” on the task t ray of the PC. If the i con i s not dis pla ye d, c he ck tha t [ACC ESS] is no t displ ayed on t he LC D mon ito r of the dig i tal cam era [...]

- 131 - Conne c ting to other equi pment Printing the Pictures If yo u conn ect the ca mera to a pr inter suppo rtin g PictB ridge , you can sel ect the p ictu res to be pr int ed out an d inst ruct th at prin tin g be sta rted f rom t he cam era’ s LCD monito r . Pr epa rat ion s : Turn on th e ca mer a a nd the p rin ter. Re mov e the c ard b e[...]

Conne c ting to other equi pment - 132 - No te • Do not us e any ot her USB con nec ti on cabl es ex cept th e suppl ied one . Use o f cabl es ot he r than t he s uppl ied U SB co nnec tion cab le may cause ma lfunc tio n. • Turn the ca me ra off before con ne cting o r disc on ne cting t he AC adap to r (opt iona l). • Befo r e in serti ng o[...]

- 133 - Conne c ting to other equi pment ¢ Onl y wh en [ F A VORI TE ] is at [ ON] and whe n t her e ar e p ict ur es se t as fa vor ite s. (P121 ) Select ing multiple pictu res and printing them Press 3 . Press 3 / 4 to sel ect an item and the n press [MENU/ SET]. • If the prin t ch eck s creen has appear ed, sel ect [ YES] , and pr int th e pi[...]

Conne c ting to other equi pment - 134 - Sel ect and set the i tems b oth on t he scr een i n st ep 2 of the “ Sele cting a singl e pict ure a nd pri ntin g it ” and in step 3 of th e “Selec tin g mul tiple p ict ures a nd prin ting the m” p roc ed ures. • When yo u w ant t o prin t pi ctur es on a pa per s ize or a l ayou t wh ich i s no[...]

- 135 - Conne c ting to other equi pment • Pape r s izes not su ppo rted by the pr int er w ill n ot be di spl ayed . [P APER S IZE ] Ite m D escription of settings { Set tin gs on t he pr int er are pr iori ti 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] 10 0 mm k 148 m m [16:9] 10 1. 6 mm k 180. 6 mm [A4] 2[...]

Conne c ting to other equi pment - 136 - • An ite m can no t be sele ct ed i f th e prin te r doe s not supp or t the pag e l ayout . ∫ La yo ut pr int ing Whe n pri nt ing a pic tur e sev era l ti mes o n 1 s heet of p ap er For examp le, if y ou want to pri nt th e same p i c t ur e 4 tim es on 1 s heet of pa per , set [P A GE LA YO UT] to [ [...]

- 137 - Conne c ting to other equi pment [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Pr epa rat ion s : Set the [TV ASPE CT]. (P28) Turn th is unit an d the T V o ff. 1 Y el low : t o the v id eo in pu t so ck et 2 Whit e: to the au dio i nput socke t A Ali g n the m arks , and i nsert . B A V cabl e (sup pli ed) • Chec k th e dir[...]

Conne c ting to other equi pment - 138 - Still pic tu re s r ec ord ed o n an S D M e mor y C a rd c a n be pl ay ed b ack on a TV w ith an S D Me mory Card slo t. No te • Depe ndi n g on the TV mode l, pic t ures m ay not be dis pla yed on t he f ull sc reen. • Mot ion pictur es cannot be pla ye d back . T o pl ay bac k mo tio n pictu res , co[...]

- 139 - Conne c ting to other equi pment Y ou c a n enjoy high q uali ty pi cture s and mo t ion pict ures on the T V by conne cti ng the camera with the TV u sing compon ent cable (DMW-HDC2 : optional). Co m pone nt ou tp ut is ou tp ut as 1 08 0i . C onn ec t wit h a TV com pati bl e with th e 10 80 i. Playi ng back on the TV wi th comp onent soc[...]

Conne c ting to other equi pment - 140 - No te • Depend ing on the [ASPEC T RA TIO], ba n ds may b e displ a ye d on the top and bo ttom o r the lef t and ri gh t of the pi ctu re s. • Do not us e any ot her cabl es exc ep t a genuin e P ana soni c comp one nt cabl e (DM W-HDC2 ; optio nal ). • Audio will b e output a s monaural. • When you[...]

- 141 - Oth ers Others Screen Display ∫ In re c ording Re co rdi n g i n No r ma l Pi ctu r e M od e [ ! ] (Initial setti ng) 1 Recor ding Mode 2F l a s h M o d e (P49) 3A F a r e a (P38) 4 F ocus (P 38) 5 P icture si ze (P89) 6Q u a l i t y ( P90) 7 Batte ry in dic ati on (P12) 8 Number of rec ord able pic tur es (P16 1) 9 Built -in mem ory (P16[...]

Oth ers - 142 - ∫ In re cord ing (a ft er set ting s) 15 A F Tr acki ng (P97) : AF M acro Mod e (P54 ) : Mac ro Zoom Mod e ( P55) 16 W hi te ba la nc e (P93) 17 I SO sens iti vity (P92 ) maxim um ISO sen siti vity le vel (P91) 18 C olor Mo de (P 101) 19 R ecordi ng qu alit y (P75 , 90) 20 A vai labl e rec ordin g time (P 74) : 21 S pot AF area (P[...]

- 143 - Oth ers ∫ In pl ayback 1 Pl ay b ac k Mode (P42 ) 2 Pr ote ct ed p ic tur e ( P 124) 3 F avor i te s ( P12 1) 4 Sta m pe d w ith te xt i nd ication (P 1 15) 5 P icture si ze (P89) Moti on pi cture ico n (P1 1 0) 6Q u a l i t y ( P90) 7 Batte ry in dic ati on (P12) 8 F o lder /F ile n umber (P 130) Bu il t-in me mo ry (P16) Ela psed play b[...]

Oth ers - 144 - Cautions for Use T ake car e not to dr op or kno ck the u nit or put a lo t of pres s ure on it. • T ak e c are no t to k noc k or dr op the ba g/ case that you i nser te d the cam er a in, a s the s hoc k m ay caus e da mage to the came ra, lens or LC D mon ito r . • Do not at tach an y othe r ite ms t o the han d str ap t hat?[...]

- 145 - Oth ers Bef or e cle ani ng th e cam era , re mov e th e bat te ry or d isc onne ct t he po we r p lug f rom th e outl et. The n wipe the c am era w ith a dr y so ft cloth . • Whe n the camer a is so iled bad ly , it c an be clea ned by wi ping the dirt of f with a wru ng wet clot h, a nd th en wi th a dry clo th. • Do not use sol vent [...]

Oth ers - 146 - The bat tery is a rech arg ea ble lith ium io n b atter y . Its abil ity to g ener at e pow er com es fro m th e ch em i cal r ea cti on t h at take s p lac e ins id e i t. T h is rea ct ion i s su sc ep ti bl e t o the surroun ding te mperature and hu midity . If the te mperature is to o h igh o r too lo w , the o perating time o f[...]

- 147 - Oth ers Do n o t l eave the c ard w here t he tem perat ure i s high , wh ere el ectr omagne ti c wav es or static e lec tric ity are e as ily ge ne rate d or exp ose d t o dir ect s un ligh t. Do no t bend or d r op t he ca rd. • The card m ay be da m aged or t he record ed c onten t ma y be damag ed or delet ed . • Put the ca rd in t [...]

Oth ers - 148 - • S t or e the ba tter y in a c ool an d dry pl ace wi th a r elat ive ly s table te mper at ure : [Re com mend ed tempe rat u re:15 o C to 25 o C ( 59 o F to 77 o F) , Re com men ded humi dity: 40% t o 60%] • Alw ay s re mov e the ba tt er y an d the ca rd fro m the c amera . • If the b a ttery is le ft in serted in t he came[...]

- 149 - Oth ers Message Display Con f ir mati on mes sage s or err or mess ages wi ll be di spla yed on t he sc ree n in some ca ses. T he m aj or m e ss a ges are de s cri be d belo w as ex am pl es. [THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKE D] > T he Writ e-Pr otec t swi tc h on the S D Memo ry Car d and th e SDH C Mem ory C ard are moved to [LO CK]. Move th[...]

Oth ers - 150 - [NOT ENOUGH SP ACE ON BUIL T -I N MEMOR Y ]/[N OT ENOUGH MEMORY ON THE CARD] • Th ere is no spac e left on t he bu ilt- in m emor y or th e card. – When you cop y pict ure s from t he bu ilt- in m emor y to t he card (bat ch co py ), the pictur es are copi ed unt il th e ca paci ty of the card bec ome s f ull. [SOME P I CTURES C[...]

- 151 - Oth ers [READ ERROR/WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] • It ha s fa iled to re ad or w rit e dat a. > Rem o ve the card after turnin g th e pow er [OF F ]. In sert the car d aga in, turn t he po we r on, and t ry to re ad or w rit e the da ta ag ai n. • Th e card m a y be brok en . > In sert a di ff ere nt ca rd. [MOTION RECORDING[...]

Oth ers - 152 - T roublesho oting F irs t, try ou t t he fo ll owi ng pro c edur e s ( P152 – 16 0 ). • Th e ba tt ery i s n ot i ns er ted c orr ect ly . (P14) • The batte ry is ex hau sted . • Is [A UTO LCD OFF] (P26) o f the [ECONOM Y] Mo de acti ve? > Pr ess t he shu tter bu tto n ha lfw ay t o c anc el t hes e mod es. • The batte [...]

- 153 - Oth ers • Is th e [REC] /[PLA YBACK] selector switch a t the [ ! ] s e tti ng? (P30) • Is t here any mem or y rema in ing on the b uilt -in mem o ry or th e card ? > Del ete the pi ctur es wh ic h ar e no t ne cess ary to inc reas e t he a vail able me mory . (P45) • The pictur e ca n be come whiti sh i f ther e is dir t e.g. fin g[...]

Oth ers - 154 - • Is t he ISO sensit iv ity h i gh or th e sh utte r speed slow ? (IS O sens itiv it y is set to [A UTO] when th e ca mera is sh ippe d. Th ere fore , when takin g pic tures indoors etc. n o ise will appear .) > Decrease the I SO sensitivity . (P92 ) > Se t [C OL O R M OD E ] t o [N A T URAL ]. (P10 1) > T ak e pic tures [...]

- 155 - Oth ers • The LCD m onitor turns off and t he key pad light blink s whe n [AU TO LCD OFF] (P2 6) is s elected for the [EC ONOMY] Mo de. [Thi s does not happe n whe n us ing t he A C adap tor (o pt iona l). ] If the re m ainin g ba tter y po we r is low, it may t a ke longe r f or the f las h to be ch ar ged , and th e tim e dur ing w hich[...]

Oth ers - 156 - • [RO T A TE DIS P .] (P1 20) is s et to [ ON]. • Is th e [REC] /[PLA YBACK] selector switch s et to [ ( ]? (P 42) • Is t here a pi ctu re o n the buil t-i n me mory or the c ar d? > Th e p ictur es o n th e b uil t-in m emo ry a ppe ar wh en a card is n ot in sert ed. T he pic tu re da ta on the car d appear s w hen a car [...]

- 157 - Oth ers • When D igi tal R ed- Eye R ed uction ( [] , [] , [] ) is i n ope rati on, if yo u t ake a pic tu re of su bjec t wi th red color surro und ed by a skin t one colo r , th at r ed part may be correc ted t o bla ck by the D igita l R ed- Eye Red uc tion func tion. > It i s reco mmend to take pict u re with flash mo de set to [ ?[...]

Oth ers - 158 - • Is th e came ra con nected to the TV cor r ect ly? > Set the TV input to Ex tern al In put M ode . • Out p ut from th e [COMP O NENT OUT] sock e t i s n ot possibl e when it is conne c ted to the PC or the pr int er. > Conn ec t it onl y to the T V . • Depe ndi n g on the TV mode l, t he pic ture s may be ext end ed ho[...]

- 159 - Oth ers > Pres s [MENU/SE T], s elec t the [S ETUP] me nu icon [ ] and then sele ct the [ ~ ] ico n to s e t th e desi red l ang uag e. (P 2 9) • In dar k pla ces, the A F assi st lam p (P1 04) li g ht s re d to make it easi er to focus on a subject . • Is [A F ASSIST L AMP] o n the [R EC] Mode men u se t to [O N ]? (P10 4) • The A[...]

Oth ers - 160 - • When using the extended optical zoom, t he zooming action w ill s top t e mporarily . This is no t a malfunction. • Is the c amer a se t to Mac ro Zoom M ode ? (P55 ) Max imum zoom du ring Macr o Zoo m Mo de is 3 k di gital zoom . • When you perf orm an op eratio n aft er tak ing a c ertai n actio n, t h e pict ures may b e [...]

- 161 - Oth ers Others Number of Recordable Picture s and A vailable Recording Time • The numb er of rec or dab le pic tures and the av ail able recor ding time ar e an ap pr oxima tio n. (Th ese va ry dep endi ng on the rec ord ing c ond itio ns and t he type of card. ) • The numb er of recor dab le pic tu res and th e avai lable rec ordi ng t[...]

Oth ers - 162 - Aspect rat io X P ict ur e siz e () () Qualit y A › A › Built-in Me mory (Approx . 40 M B) 43 81 195 310 Card 32 MB 29 55 130 200 64 MB 60 1 10 270 420 128 M B 120 220 550 860 256 M B 240 440 1080 1690 512 M B 470 880 2150 3350 1G B 950 1770 4310 6710 2G B 1920 361 0 8780 1229 0 4G B 3770 709 0 1724 0 24130 6G B 5730 1079 0 2621[...]

- 163 - Oth ers Aspect rat io Y P ict ur e siz e () () () Qualit y A › A › A › A › Built-in Me mory (Approx . 40 M B) 6 1 3 9 1 81 93 83 05 8 Card 32 MB 4 8 6 12 12 25 20 39 64 MB 9 1 81 32 62 75 34 28 1 128 M B 19 38 27 54 56 105 87 165 256 M B 38 76 54 105 105 210 170 320 512 M B 77 150 105 210 210 420 330 640 1G B 155 300 210 420 430 850[...]

Oth ers - 164 - Aspect rat io W P ict ur e siz e () () () Qualit y A › A › A › A › Built-in Me mory (Approx . 40 M B) 7 1 51 02 02 34 54 07 7 Card 32 MB 4 9 6 13 15 30 27 51 64 MB 10 21 14 28 32 62 56 105 128 M B 21 43 29 58 66 125 1 10 210 256 M B 43 85 59 1 10 125 240 220 420 512 M B 86 165 1 15 220 250 490 440 830 1G B 170 340 230 450 51[...]

- 165 - Oth ers ∫ A va ilable recording tim e (whe n recording m otion pictures) No te • The numb er of rec or dab le pic tures and the av ail able recor ding tim e dis play ed on t he s creen may not dec re ase i n ord er . • The Ext en d e d Op ti c al Zoo m d oe s not w or k w he n [ M AC R O Z O OM ] is se t or i n [ T RA N SF OR M ], [HI[...]

• SDH C Logo i s a tra dema rk. • Quic kTime and the Quic kTime log o ar e trade mar ks or re gi ste red tr ade mark s of Ap ple Inc ., us ed un der licen se the re from. • Micr os oft pro duct scree n sh ot(s ) re prin te d wit h perm is sion from Micr os oft C orp orat ion. • Other name s, co mpany name s, and prod uc t names print e d in[...]