Sanyo VPC-CA102 manual

VPC-CA1 0 0EX VPC-CA1 0 0GX VPC-CA1 0 0PX VPC-CA1 0 0T A VPC-CA1 02 INS TRUCTION MANU AL Dual Ca mer a Please read these instructions ca refully bef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separa te booklet “SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manual in a saf e place f or later ref erence. Important note This manual e xplains how t[...]

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

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

iii English HO W T O READ THIS MANU AL For first-time user s Please read the sections on “SETUP” a nd “SIMPLE” in thi s manual to fami liarize yourself with your camer a’ s operatio n. ↓ T o use the v arious camera f eatures Please read the sections on “NORMAL ” and “OPTION SE TTINGS” in this manual. T o view on a TV , please re[...]

English iv SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Preparing the camera 1 I nsert the battery pack. About saving y our recor ded data h If yo u wish to use a n SD Memory Card, ref er to page 22 to install the card in the camer a. h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camer a. Please purchase a commercially sold card. h This camera has an internal m[...]

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

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

vii English 3 Press the SET button. <T o return to the recording mode> h Press the REC/PLA Y button. When y ou are finished using the camera... Press the ON/OFF butt on for at least 1 second to turn the camera off. T o continue to the ne xt operation... Please confirm that your computer is connected to the Internet.[...]

English viii Burn your recorded video clips onto a D VD Using the supplied CD-ROM (Xa cti Software CD) , you can store y our captured images on a D VD . Install application pr ogram 1 Se t the supplied CD-ROM in your computer’s DVD drive. h The installation windo w opens . 2 Cl ick on [TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO]. h After clicking on the ap pli[...]

ix English Copy data fr om your camera to the computer Connect your camera to a computer , and copy the desired data to th e computer . 1 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your c amera to the computer . h Connect the cab le between th e camera’ s USB A V terminal and the computer’ s USB connecto[...]

English x How to open the terminal co ver 3 Se lect “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer connection mode appears. 4 Se lect “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. 5 Double- click the [TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO] icon on the desktop. 2 Open T er minal cov er 1 Push the battery cover loc k. USB CONNECT[...]

xi English h T otalMedia Extreme f or SANY O is launched, and the initial screen appears. 6 Click the [Management] icon. h The ArcSoft MediaImpr ession f or SANY O screen appears. [Management] icon [Impor t] icon[...]

English xii 7 Cl ick the [Import] ic on. h The screen to select files to cop y (import) to your computer appears. 8 Click the [ m Today’s Date] of the [Subfolder Name], and click the[Import] button. h Copy ing begins . h When cop ying is completed, a windo w showing th e result appears. 9 Click t he [Done] button. h If desired, y ou can clic k th[...]

xiii English 11 Click the [×] button in the upper right corner o f the TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO window . h T otalMedia Extreme f or SANY O is exi ted. Burn video clips ont o a D VD Here’ s how to write your recorded data onto a D VD in the MPEG2 f or mat. F or inf ormation on other operations , please see the Help file f or T otalMedia Extre[...]

English xiv 3 Cl ick the [Create video] icon. h The T otalMedia Studio screen ap pears. [New D VD project][...]

xv English 4 Click [New DVD projec t]. h The screen to create a video clip to b urn to D VD appears. [Inser t video][...]

English xvi 5 Cl ick [Insert video]. h The screen to select the video clip file to burn to D VD appears. h Click on the fi le you wish to b urn to D VD . h T o select multiple files, keep t he [Ctrl] key pre ssed while selecting files. 6 Click the [Open ] button. h The files you selected in ste p 5 and the total size of t he files to burn to D VD a[...]

xvii English 7 Click the [Des ign] tab. h The screen to design the title menu tha t is shown when the D VD is play ed appea rs. h Select one of the designs . [Produce] tab[...]

English xviii 8 Click the [Pro duce] tab . h The screen to b urn files to the D VD appears. 9 Click t he [Burn] button. h A window appears asking if you wish to sa v e the project. h Saving the project will sa ve y our settings from steps 5 through 7 . h It is recommended that you sa ve t he project if y ou intend to again edit the same video clips[...]

xix English 10 Click the [Yes] button. h The screen to sav e the project appear s. h Assign a suitable file name for th e project. 11 Click the [Save ] button. h The current project is sav ed, and the D VD burn process begins. h When the burn process is completed, a window appears to inform you that the process is done. Remov e the D VD from the co[...]

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

xxi English Europe T el: +353 (0) 61-702087 Web: ht tp://www .arcsoft.com/en/support Email Support: eurosupport@arcsoft.com Hours: M-Th from 8:30am - 5:30pm GMT (excludi ng holidays observed b y ArcSofts Affilitate) F from 8:30am - 5:00pm GMT (excludi ng holidays observed b y ArcSoft’ s Affilitate) (Adjusted f or da ylight savings ti me when appl[...]

English xxii This camera compli es with JIS I PX8 (f ormerly JI S protect ion grade 8) waterproof standard and can be used in water. Note, however , that failing to heed the fol lowing precautions ma y result in dama ge or injury that is not covered b y the warranty . Please take the time to carefully read and heed the following cautions. NO TE k B[...]

xxiii English NO TE k Storing and maintainin g y our camera i Do not leav e the camer a unwashed afte r it has been immersed in salt wat er or if salt water is adhering to it. Doing so ma y cause corrosi on and discolor ation of the plating, as well as deteriorat ion of the camera’ s waterproof capability . i After the camer a has been used in w [...]

English xxiv BEFORE RECORDING IN W A TER Make sur e that the battery cov er (page 25) and t he terminal cove r (page 21) are closed. If a cov er is open, wat er will get inside the camera and damage it . When closing the batt ery cover and terminal cove r , mak e sure that no f oreign object such as sand, hair , dust, etc. is caught in the rubber s[...]

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

English 2  SIMPLE SHOOTING BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ................... ................... ............... ........53 For best r esults .. ................ .................. ................ ................ ..........5 3 Using the au tofocus ............. ................ ................... ............... ........54 Select t he recording size[...]

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

English 4  OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAY THE OP TION SETTING MENU ...................... ................... 118 INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SE TTING MENU ............ ...........1 19 Shortcu t setting ............ ............... ................... ............... .............. 125 TV output setting ............ ................ .................. .[...]

5 English  APPENDICES COMMONLY AS KED QUESTIONS ........ ................... ............... ......... 145 TROUBLESHO OTING .......... ................ .................. ................ ........... 153 Camera .. ................ ................ .................. ................ ................ ... 153 Notes regarding the Scene Select featu[...]

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

7 English Shoot in dark conditions • “Exposure compensation” on page 97 • “ Using the flash” on pages 42, 46 and 63 • “ Scene sele ct setting” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lamp mode) on pages 46 and 86 Increase the camera’ s sensitivity • “ ISO s ensitivity setting” on p ages 48 and 91 • “ High sensitivity [...]

English 8 Pl ayb ack Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mage s • “PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGE S” on page 70 Adjust the speaker vol u me • “PLA YBACK V OLUME” pages 51 an d 75 Searc h for image/ audio files • “21-image d isplay pla yback” on page 79 • “Selecting [...]

9 English File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Co n venient function s Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “21-ima ge displa y playbac k” on page 79 • “Selecting t he pla ybac k f older” o n pages 52 and 80 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on pages 44, 51 and 76 Protect files fr om accidental e rasure • “Fi[...]

English 10 Using with a computer Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a car d reader • “SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE ” on page 10 in the Xact i Software CD INSTR UCTION MANUAL • “USING AS A CARD READER” on page 12 in the Xacti Softw are CD INSTR UCTION MANUAL Copy files from y our camera to a compu[...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Xacti Software CD (CD-ROM) (page 4 in the Xacti Sof tware CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 1 i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i A C adapto r: 1 i Plugs: The number of included plugs is different depending on the region where the camera is sold. i Dedicated USB inter face cable (pa ge ix): 1 i Dedicated A V interface[...]

English 12 i Handstrap (page 13): 1 * T o prevent from dropping the camera, be sure to attac h the handstrap. i GUIDE FOR B ASIC OPERA T ION i SAFETY MANU AL (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the camer a. i QUICK GUIDE i Obtaining the PDF instruction manual and cautions[...]

13 English How to use the accessories k Handstrap About the power plug A power plug suitable f or the destination country is provided f or the A C adaptor . k How to attac h VPC-CA100EX VPC-CA100T A VPC-CA100GX VPC-CA100PX VPC-CA102 ▲ ▲[...]

English 14 ABOUT THE CARD Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The type of card that can b e inserted into and used with t his camera is: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memory Card i SDXC Memory Card What “car d” means in this man ual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards, SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards that can be use d in this dual c[...]

15 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Y our dual camera can record video clips in Full High Defin ition*. It incl udes an operation mode tha t lets ev en novice shutterbugs record and pla y bac k without getting flu stered, as well as so f tware with which y ou can easily create your original D VDs. W aterpr oof capability The camera is e[...]

English 16 High-quality images with “Ful l High Definition*” (pages 46 and 56) Y our camera can capture full high definition (full HD) 1920 × 1080-pix el video clips. Also , the H.264/MPEG-4 A VC standard is used for f ormatting video files. Y ou get both compact file size and high picture quality in one high- perf ormance camera. * “Full Hi[...]

17 English Includ es SIMPLE mode for quic k-and-easy operation (pa ge 36) Select from two recording/ play back modes: the “SIMPLE mode” f or users ne w to the camera, and the “NORMAL mode” for full use of all the camera’ s many fea tures and fun ctions. Example: Image stabili zer for sharp pi ctures (pa ges 48 and 88) Y our camera can com[...]

English 18 Capture c lear images of the targeted sub ject (pages 50 a nd 94) Both the color chaser f eature to target a specific color , and the f ace chaser fe ature to capture clear f ace shots, are provided. Eye-Fi smart By inserting a commercially sold Eye-Fi card (SD card with wireless LAN) in your ca mera, y ou can easily upload photos to y o[...]

19 English SYSTEM MAP Y ou can c onnect the camer a to various de vices to expand it s capabilities. Dedicated USB interf ace cable Dedicated A V interf ace cable Computer Printer TV Commercially av ailab le card Inter net i Card reader i DPOF-compatible printer i Photo shop Mini HDMI cable (optional)[...]

English 20 SETUP SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front There are places in the camera where water might accumulate, b ut this will not aff ect its w aterproof properties. T o care for y our camera aft er using in water , see page 69. Flash Lens Monitor unit Stereo microphone ON/OFF b utton Speaker [ I ] key SET but ton MENU button [ G ] ke y [ H ] k[...]

21 English Rear Multi-indicator [] b u t t o n [] b u t t o n Monitor Strap holder Zoom switch * The tripod mounting hole is on the bott om. ZOOM RANGE button T e r mi na l c over lo ck T er minal cov er[...]

English 22 SETUP INST ALLING THE CARD Be sure to f ormat a newly purchased card or one that wa s used in another device b efore using it in y our camer a (pages 124 and 13 4). If an unf or matted card is used, the card itself ma y become unusab le. 4 Clos e 1 Push the b attery cov er loc k to the right to release it. 3 Insert the card with the labe[...]

23 English CA UTION Close the battery c over secur ely i If the battery cover is not closed or is not closed completely , the camera will no longer be waterproof . When closing the battery cov er , make sure that no f oreign object su ch as sand, hair , dust, etc. is caught in the rubber seal. Do not attempt to for cibl y remove the car d i Doing s[...]

English 24 SETUP CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied battery pack bef ore using it. Install the battery pack in t he camera, and connect the A C adaptor to charge the battery . Po wer to the camera ca n also be supplied from a po wer outlet when the A C adaptor is connected. 1 Ope n the battery cover. Batter y cover 1 Push the[...]

25 English 2 Insert the battery pack, then replace the battery cover. 3 Affix the appropriat e plug (supplied) to the AC adaptor. h Use the plug that is appropriate f or y our region. Battery pack Connector markings 4 Close 3 Insert the batter y pac k while matching the conn ector markings. 5 Push the batter y cov er lock to the left to lock it. Th[...]

English 26 SETUP 4 Use the dedic ated USB interface cable (supplied) to connect the camera and the AC adaptor, and then connect the AC adaptor to a power outlet. h Recharging tak es place only when the camera is t urned off, or when the powe r sav e function or the sl eep function has been activ ated. Rechargi ng does not take place wh en the camer[...]

27 English CA UTION Use only the supplied accessories i Please use only the supplied A C adaptor and dedicated USB interf ace cable . Using an A C adaptor or USB cabl e other than those supplied ma y cause a fire. Close the battery c over and terminal co ver sec urely i If any cov er is not closed or is not closed completely , the c amera will no l[...]

English 28 SETUP HINT About the internal backup battery i This camera’ s inter nal battery serves to maintain the date and time settings, as well as the shooting se ttings . The back up battery will be fully charged when the bat tery pack is kept in th e camera contin uously f or about 2 days . In the fully charged state, the bac kup battery will[...]

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

English 30 SETUP TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Ope n the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h If you briefly press the ON /OFF button, once, the camera will s witch to the power sa v e mode. h If yo u press the REC/PLA Y button f or at least 1 second, the camera tu rns on in the pla yback mode [...]

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

English 32 SETUP HINT T o immediately act ivate the power save mode i Press the ON/OFF button brie fly to activate the power save function. About the standby mode i T o turn off the camera only briefly , you can close the monitor u nit to put t he camera in the stan dby mode. The standby mode uses almost no po wer . When the monitor unit is opened [...]

33 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and ti me an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can displa y them during pla ybac k. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. h T o correct the date and time setting, please see under HINT on page 34. Example: T o set the clock [...]

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

35 English SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between the recording mode (f or recording) and the pla yback mode (fo r viewing your r ecorded images). 1 Turn on the camera (page 30). 2 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The mode changes. h The mode changes each time the REC/PLA Y button is pressed. 2010.12.24 1 8 : 4 1 100-0[...]

English 36 SETUP SWITCHING THE OPERA TING MODE The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those f unctions that are most often used and necessary to operate the camera, while the “NORMAL mode” ena bles full use of all the camer a’ s man y functions . Select the mode that is su itable for your purposes. Switching between th e SIMPLE and NORMAL modes[...]

37 English Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen 1 Set the camer a to the recording or playback mode (page 35). 2 Select the desired operating mode (page 36). 3 If the Menu Screen is not displayed, press the MENU button. h The Menu Screen appears . h T o cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU b utton. SET 3 2 1 SET 2 3 1 S S N N S N[...]

English 38 SETUP Using the SIMPLE Mode Menu 4 Pr ess [ I ] or [ J ] to select the item you wi sh to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. SET SET HDTV size 14M [4:3] SET 2 M S N 14 M Select video and photo size To keep in HDTV size OK OK Select an item to change Description of selected item <Sett[...]

39 English Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 4 Press [ I ] or [ J ] to sele ct a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appea rs. 5 Press [ H ]. 3 2 1 SET 2 3 1 S S N N Full-HD 14 M -S OK RECORDING MENU 1 VIDEO PHO T O SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER Ta b Press [ I ] Press [ J ] 3 2 1 SET 2 3 1 Full-HD 14 M -S RECORDING MENU 1 VIDEO PHOTO SCEN[...]

English 40 SETUP 6 Pr ess [ I ] or [ J ] to select the item you wi sh to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. h T o return to the Menu Screen, press the MENU button. HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indicator sho ws the shooting mo de(s) f or which the selecte d setting is eff ective[...]

41 English Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Set ting Screen SIMPLE Mode Recor ding Menu S N Select video and photo size OK 1 2 3 4 5[...]

English 42 SETUP 1 Recording siz e (page 56) h Select the vi deo clip siz e to record. 2 Focus range (page 57) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Flash (page 63) h Specify how the flash will operate . 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery pow er indication (page 137) 9 : The vi deo clip [...]

43 English SIMPLE Mode Pla ybac k Menu 3 5 2 1 4 OK Start slideshow S N[...]

English 44 SETUP 1 Slideshow (page 74) h Specify th e slideshow setting s and play the slideshow . 2 Pl ayb ack volu me (pa ge 75) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 76) h Delete files. 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery pow er indication (page 137) S N[...]

45 English Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen NORMAL Mode Recording Men u <T ab 1> 3 2 1 2 3 1 Full-HD RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER OK 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 14 M - S[...]

English 46 SETUP 1 Video clip settings (page 82) <HD mode> <SD mode> 2 Still imag e settings (pag e 85) <Single-shot> <Sequential shots> 3 Scene select (page 86) 4 Filter (page 8 6) 5 Flash 6 Self-timer (pa ge 87) 7 Remaining battery pow er indication (page 137) ! : Record at 1920 × 1080 pixe ls, 60 fields/s (60i ). Y : Rec[...]

47 English <T ab 2> 7 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 6 RECORDING MENU VIDEO ST ABILIZER FOCUS PHOTO ST ABILIZER FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO OK 2[...]

English 48 SETUP 1 Video stabilizer (page 88) h Compensate f or camera shake during video clip recording. 2 Photo stabilizer (page 88) h Compensate f or camera shake during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 89) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 4 Focus area (page 90) 5 Light-measuring mode (page 90) [...]

49 English <T ab 3> 3 2 1 2 3 1 RECORDING MENU WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE T ARGET A SUBJECT HIGH SENSITIVITY REC FOLDER DIGIT AL ZOOM 3 OK 7 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

English 50 SETUP 1 White balance (page 92) 2 Exposur e (page 9 3) 3 Subject cha ser (page 94) Automa tically ta rget a specific color with the color chaser function, or capture sharp face shots with the f ace chaser function. 4 High sensitivity mode (page 96) 5 Digital zoom (page 67) 6 Rec folder sett ing (page 98) 7 Remaining battery pow er indica[...]

51 English NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 4 3 7 5 6 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 PLA YBACK MENU SLIDESHOW PLA Y VOLUME PROTECT DELETE ROT A TE 1 OK RESIZE 1 Slideshow (page 99) h Specify th e slideshow setting s and play the slideshow . 2 Pl ayb ack volu me (pa ge 75) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla ybac k. 3 Protect (pa ge 100)[...]

English 52 SETUP <T ab 2> 4 3 6 5 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 PLA YBACK MENU EDIT PHOTO PRINT INSTRUCTIONS EDIT VIDEO SELECT FOLDER COPY 2 OK 1 Edit photo (page 103) h Repair the “red-e ye” caused b y the flash, or enhance the contrast (still images only). 2 Video clip edit (page 104) h Edit video clips . 3 Printing in structions (page 113) h Specify t[...]

53 English SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best r esults Hold the camera securely , keeping y our elbows close to y our body and making sure the camera is stab le. Make sure that the le ns and flash un it are not bloc ked by y our fin gers or the handstrap . Correct hold Incorrect hold A finger is blo cki ng the lens o[...]

English 54 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the autof ocus The autof ocus will wo rk in almost all situations; ho we ver , there are certain conditions that ma y cause the autof ocus function to not work properly . If the autof ocus function is not working properly , set the focus range t o capture images (page 57). k Conditions that may cause incorrect focu[...]

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

English 56 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select the recor ding size The larger the image size (n umber of pix els), the better the image qua lity will be, b ut the file siz e will also be larger . Select the image quality that is correct fo r the inten ded purpose. 1 Di splay the SIMPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 37), sel ect the recording size setting, and pres[...]

57 English Select the focus setting Select the f ocus range corresponding to the distance bet ween the camer a and the subject. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 37), select the focus setting, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired focus range, a nd press the SET button. h This completes the f ocus r ange setting. 7 : The came[...]

English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Hints for taking pict ures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidance that sounds when y ou oper ate the camera can be muted (page 120). Where are the image and audio files saved? i All the image and sound files are recorded o n the card in stalled in the camera, or in the camera’ s internal memor y . T aking pic[...]

59 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the recording mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ ] button. h Recording begins. h It is not necessary to keep the [ ] butt on pressed while recording. h When the remaining recording time av ailab le f or the currently recording clip becomes little , a countdown of the remainin [...]

English 60 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the recording mode (page 35). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] b utton halfway . h The autofocus operat es, and the image is f ocuse d (f ocus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way . h[...]

61 English HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Recording Screen is acti ve , you can quickly access the screen fo r adjusting the brightness of the monitor b y pressing the MENU b utton f or at least 1 second. What is the camer a focusing o n? i A target mark & on t he monitor shows the area th e camera is fo cusing on. i The came[...]

English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO TING If the camera shake icon > appear s... (in the NORMAL mode) i During still image shooting, if the shutter speed is slow an d the possibilit y that the image ma y be blurr ed due to camera shake be comes high, the camera shak e icon ma y appear on the moni tor . In t his case, use a tripod to stabilize the camera when [...]

63 English Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photogr aphing under dark condi tions, b ut is also conv enient f or e xample when the subject is in shado w or lit from behind. The flash is av ailab le only when shooting single-shot still images. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 37), select the flash setting, and press the[...]

English 64 SIMPLE/SHOO TING CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A v oid touching the flash unit when shooting. HINT i The flash cannot be used during video cl ip recording. i By assigning an oper ation shortcut to an arro w k ey (pages 122 and 125), you can change the flash mod[...]

65 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can c apture a still imag e (a single-shot) while recording a video cl ip. 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the recording mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ ] button. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to capture as a still image, press the [] b u t t o n . 4 Press the [ ] [...]

English 66 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT i When shooting a still image while recordi ng a video clip , the flash does not operate. i The photo stabilize r (pages 48 and 88) is inoperativ e. i When the remaining video recording time becomes appro ximately 50 seconds, it will no lo nger be possib le to capture a still image whi le recording a video clip . Th[...]

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

English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT When recording video c lips at a high magnification i When recording video clips at a high magni fication, a movi ng subject or moving camer a can cause camera shak e, resu lting in a distorted pla yback image. This phenome non is due to the characteristics of the CMOS senso r and is not a malfunct ion. i It is reco[...]

69 English AFTER USING THE CAMERA IN W A TER After using th e camera i n water , wash it with fresh w ater and dry it complet ely . 1 Turn off the camera, and close the battery cove r and terminal cove r securely. 2 Wash the camera wit h fresh water. h Fill a shallow basin with fresh water , and i mmerse the closed camera for about 5 minutes. Rotat[...]

English 70 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Se t the camera to the playback mode (page 35). 2 Se lect the image to pl ay back. h Use the arrow k eys to mo ve the orange frame to the file you wi sh to pla y bac k. h The image inf o rmation f or the framed image is sho wn at the bottom of th[...]

71 English Video cl ip playbac k operation T o do th is... Do this Normal forw ard pla yback Press the SET b utton. Stop pla yback During playbac k, press [ J ]. P ause Duri ng playback, press the SET button or press [ I ]. During accelerated pla ybac k, press [ I ]. T o play bac k one image at a time (single- frame step) During forw ard play back [...]

English 72 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK HINT If the a appears on the play back Sc reen... i The a icon appears when playing back a file that was sav e d in segments (page 83).[...]

73 English How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image 1 Play ba ck the video clip. Pause the playback at the point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Press the [ ] button. h The screen to select the aspect r atio of the still image appears. Se lect the desired aspect ratio , and press the [ ] button. Note, ho we v er , that if th e vid[...]

English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Y ou can play back files in succession with the “slidesho w pla yback” f eature. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the type of fil e to play back, and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla ybac k begins. h T o [...]

75 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the playback volume setting, and press the SET button. h The volume control bar appears. 2 Press [ G ] or [ H ] to set the volume, and press the SET button. h The play back v olume is set, and the[...]

English 76 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if you no longer need them. Y ou can delete single files, selected files or all the file s at one time. Delete single/delete a ll/delete f older 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the delete setting, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one file at[...]

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

English 78 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK 4 Pres s the SET button. h The selected file is marked with the delete icon [ ]. h Up to 100 files can be selected. h T o cancel a delete select ion and remo v e the delete i con from a file , mov e the oran ge frame to the mark ed file and press the SET b utton. 5 Pres s the [ ]or [ ] button. h The Confirm Delete Scree[...]

79 English PLA YB A CK MODES 21-imag e display playback 1 Display the i mage you wish to play back. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [W/ P ] side. h The 21-image displa y appears. 3 Select the ima ge to play back. h Use the arrow k eys to mov e the orange fr ame to the desired image, and press the SET butt on. h Pushing the z oom swit ch tow ard [...]

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

81 English Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. h Fo r a video cli p, pause pla y bac k at the p lace y ou want t o magnify . 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [T/ ] ] side. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h Use the arro w ke ys to vie[...]

English 82 NORMAL/SHOO TING NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 Video setting When recording a video clip , smoother motion and better image clarity can be achie ved by a higher pix el rate (resolution) and a faster fr ame rate . Howe ver , the file size will also be proportionately larger , requiring longer times to edit and store . [...]

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

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

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

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

87 English Self-timer setting By assigning an operat ion shortcut to an arrow ke y (pages 122 and 125), you can set the self-timer from the Recording Scree n. HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] butt on or [ ] butt on is presse d again bef ore the shutter is released, the se lf-timer countdo wn temporarily stops . Press[...]

English 88 NORMAL/SHOO TING RECORDING MENU 2 Motion comp ensation ( image sta bilizer) setti ng Y our camera can minimiz e a jittery picture b y compensating for unintentional hand motion. HINT If the motion compensation does no t seem to be working... i Due to the mechanical charact eristics of this function, it ma y not be possible f or the camer[...]

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

English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING Focus mode set ting When the spot f ocus setting is selected, the f ocus mark + appears in the center of the monitor . Light-measuring mode setting When spot light-measuring is selected, the light-measuring spot mark appears in the center of the monitor . 7112 001:00:05 Full-HD 14 M - S Focus mark 7112 001:00:05 14 M - S[...]

91 English ISO sensitivi ty setting With the initial sett ings, the ISO sensit ivity is automati cally set according to the brightness of the subject. How ev er, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. HINT i By setting a h igher ISO sensitivity , you can set f aster shutter speed s and capture images in darker locations , b ut noise in [...]

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

93 English Exposure setting The shutter speed and aperture size can be set indi vidually . 1 Select the desired icon from the exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was selected> 1 Press [ I ] or [ J ] to select aperture value or shutt er speed. 2 Press [ G ] or [ H ] to change the setting f or the selected parameter . 2 Pres[...]

English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING Subject chaser settings Adjust the settings t o automatically tar get a specific color with the color chaser function, or capture sharp face sh ots with the f ace chaser function. Shooting with the color cha ser function (still images only) 1 Se t the color chas er setting to ( . h A target mark (+) appears in the ce nte[...]

95 English Shooting with the face chas er function 1 Set the face chaser setting to - . h When the subject is successfully targeted, a g reen doub le-frame appears superimposed on the subject. 2 When capturi ng a still i mage, press the [ O ] button halfway. 3 Press the [ O ] or [ R ] button. <T o capture a still image> h Gently press the [ O[...]

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING High sensitivit y mode setting When you shoot in the high sensitivity mode, the captured image appears ev en br ighter than th at specified b y the ISO sensitivity and e xposure compensation settings . CA UTION Limitations of the high sensitivity mode i When the shutter speed is red uced to create a bright image, video c[...]

97 English Exposure compensation By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to an arrow k ey (pages 122 and 125) , you can make the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign the operation shortcut to an arrow key (pa ges 122 and 125). 2 Press the arrow key to w hich the operation shortcut was assigned. h The exposure co[...]

English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT The exposure compensation setting is canceled in the f ollowi ng cases: i When the pointer is set to the center position. i When the camera is set to the playback mode . i After the power is turned off. i When the camera is set to the standby mode. Storage f older sett ing Create or select a recording f older (a f o[...]

99 English PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBACK PLA YB A CK MENU 1 Slideshow sett ings Specify the settings f or pla ying bac k files continuously in a “ slideshow” f ormat. In a slideshow o f still images, you can set the transiti on time, tr ansition eff ects and BGM. Changing a setting 1 Select the item you wi sh to change, and press the SET button. 2[...]

English 100 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK File protect setting Pre vent acciden tal erasure of image and audio files. Prote ct files one b y one 1 Di splay the file that you want to protect from accidental erasure, a nd displa y the NORMA L Mode Playb ack Menu (p age 37). 2 Se lect “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Se lect “PROTECT SINGLE” and pres[...]

101 English Pro tect selected files Select multiple files to protect. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37) . 2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Select “PROTECT SE LECTED” and press the SET button. h Use the arro w ke ys to mo ve the orange fr ame to the f ile you wish to protect. 4 Press the SET button. h The select[...]

English 102 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Resize A captured image can be resized t o a smaller size and sa ved as a separate image. HINT Why can’t the ima ge be resized? i An image can be resized on ly to a smaller (or the same) si ze, not to a larger size. Rotate Captured still ima ges can be rota ted to the correct orientation f or vie wing. HINT i An imag[...]

103 English PLA YB A CK MENU 2 Correcting the image Repair the red-e ye eff ect in still images to make the ey es appear more natural, o r enhance t he contrast. HINT If the “Contrast correction not successful” or “Red-ey e correction not successful” messa ge appears... i The camera was not able to successfully repa ir the image. i The corr[...]

English 104 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Editing vide o c lips Y ou can tr im aw a y unwanted por tions from a video cl ip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [ext racting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa ve th em as one separate clip (“joining”). Proce dure to cut (e xtract) a portion of a video clip J Extract the specif[...]

105 English Pro cedure to join vide o cli ps CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing vide o clips, d o not turn off the camer a, as doin g so ma y erase the original video clip . i As the number or si ze of the video clips increases , the card memory may become full, making it impossib le to edit or sav e the video clips. In this c[...]

English 106 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Video c lip cutting (ex tracting) 1 Display t he video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Select “CUT” an d press the SET button. h The Cutting Scree n appears. EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK CUT SAVE / 00:0[...]

107 English 4 Specify the sta rt point of the extract. h Use the procedure below to specif y the frame from which the video clip extra ct will star t. h Play the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one f rame at a time, stopping at the star t point of the extr act. This will be the fir[...]

English 108 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 5 Pr ess [ I ]. h The star t point of the video clip ex tract is set, and the screen to specify the end point appears. h Specify the end point of the ex tract b y foll owing the same procedure as in st ep 4 . <When joining the first and latter portions> 1 Press [ J ]. h Each time [ J ] is pressed, the sections to[...]

109 English 7 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you ar e returned to the NORMAL Mode Pla yback Menu. HINT i Y ou will not be able to overwrite the file if the original file is protected. i If the “Insuff icient card memory” or “Insufficient i nternal memory” message appears, you wil[...]

English 110 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Joining video c lips CA UTION i Video clips that were phot ographed in dif fere nt modes cannot be joined. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 8-imag e playback display f or video clips appears . 3 Mo[...]

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

English 112 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK HINT i If the file siz e of the video clip after edit ing e xceeds 4 GB , it is not possible to either “SA VE AS NEW” or “O VER WRITE”. i Y ou will not be able to ov erwrite the file if the original file is pr otected. If you want it to be erased, y ou will need to first remo ve t he protection (page s 51 and 1[...]

113 English Printing instructions In addition to using y our printer to print out still images captured with you r camera, as with con v entional fi lm, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital print services. Moreove r , this camera is DPOF-compat ible , so you can use the camera to sp ecify the number of prints , whether or not the d[...]

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

115 English 3 Press the SET button. h The Date/Copies Print Screen appears. h If “EACH IMA GE” was selected, press [ G ] or [ H ] to dis pla y the desired image to print. h The printing instructions that are currently activ e f or the displa yed image are shown. Y ou can press [ G ] or [ H ] to co nfirm the printing instructions for each image [...]

English 116 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 5 Pres s the MENU button. h The printing instructions f or the requested print quantities and dated prints are stor ed. h The display retur ns to the Pr inting Instr uctions Screen. HINT Can’t specify dated prints? i Dated prints are not possib le f or photos t hat were capt ured bef ore the camera’ s date and time[...]

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

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

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

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

121 English Ta b 2 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 6 SHORTCUTS OPTION MENU NOISE REDUCTION IMAGE SETTINGS BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE 2 OK[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 122 1 SHORTCUTS setting (page 125) 2 NOISE REDUCTION setting h Compared to normal shooting, when the PHO T O NR function is ON, the image processing time after shooting a still image is slightly longe r . VIDEO NR: T urn ON/OFF the image noise reduction function during video clip recording. PHO T O NR: T urn ON/OFF the image[...]

123 English Ta b 3 5 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 6 OPTION MENU 3 POWER SA VE FILE NO. CONT'D FORMA T RESET SETTINGS OK 1 TV OUTPUT[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 124 1 TV OUTPUT setting (page 128) 2 PO WER SA VE setting (page 31 ) h Specify the elapsed period of inactivity bef ore the pow er sav e mode (to conserve batter y power) is activated. 3 FILE NO. CONT’D setting (page 132) 4 FORMA T (page 134) 5 RESET SETTINGS h Reset the camera settin gs to the f actory-preset settings. h [...]

125 English Shortcut setting Assign functions (operation shortcuts) to the arrow k e ys when they are pressed w hile the Reco rding Screen is displayed. 1 Select “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. : Assign the function when [ I ] is pressed. : Assign the function when [ J ] is pressed. : Assign the function when [ G ] is pressed. : Assign t[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 126 PHO T O VIEW: Select the desired field of vie w (photo view or video view) f or the Recording Standby Screen disp lay . When “photo view” is se lected, a frame t o show the field of vie w during video clip recording appears . 3 Pr ess [ I ] or [ J ]. h Display the function y ou wish to assign to the k ey . 4 Pres s t[...]

127 English 5 Press the MENU button. h The screen to confirm the shortcut settings appears, and then you are returned to the Option Setting Men u. h This completes the sho rtcut s setting. <T o confirm the assigned shortcuts> h On the screen in step 1 , press the MENU b utton, and the screen to confi rm the shor tcut settings appears . SHORTC[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 128 TV output setting Specify the type of image signal tha t is output from your camera’ s USB A V terminal. 1 Se lect “TV OUTPUT”, and press the SET button. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal that is output from the USB A V ter minal. TV TYPE: Set the TV’ s aspect ratio . HDMI: Set the signal that is output from t[...]

129 English <If “HDMI-CEC” is selected> ON: Sets the HDMI-CEC function to “ON”. OFF: Sets the HDMI-CEC function to “OFF”. 3 Press [ I ] or [ J ] to sele ct the desired parameter. 4 Press the SET button. 5 Press the MENU button. h This completes the TV output setting. HINT About the HDMI-CEC function i This is a system control func[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 130 Relation between “TV TYPE” settin g and TV display The tables belo w sho w the video signal that is output when the “TV TYPE” setting is ch anged. Ho we ver , note that f or some TVs that hav e an auto-detect function, the o utput ma y not conf or m to the table , or the TV displa y ma y not change at all. “TV [...]

131 English CA UTION If the TV displa y is not correct… i If the appeara nce of the image on the TV monitor is not correct, y ou can either change the camera’ s “TV TYPE” setting, or change the screen size setting on y our TV . T o change the screen size sett ing on y our TV , please ref er to the instruction manual f or your TV . The aspec[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 132 File No. continue d setting If a ne wly f ormatted card is used, the file na me (image n umber) of the captured image automatical ly begins from 0001. If the card is su bsequently ref ormatted, or if a differe nt ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the file number co ntinued f[...]

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

OPTION SETTINGS English 134 Formatting (initializing) A card must be f ormatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first ti me, or i If it wa s f ormatted using a personal computer or a nother digita l camera. The card cannot be fo rmatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with th e f ormat proced[...]

135 English CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check how many images can be captured and how much recording time is av ailab le on the card. F or a tab le showing the maxim um number of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recording Time ” on page 168. C[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 136 For audio recor dings 1 Se t the camera to the audio recording mode (page 82). h The remaining audio recording time is shown. HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot cap ture an y more images . T o capture more images , either install a ne w card, or sa v e[...]

137 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the po ssible leng th of time fo r battery pack operation, see page 16 7. 1 Display the Recording Menu or Pl[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 138 HINT i If any file is present, y ou can also check the remaining battery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 117). i Battery life ma y diff er e v en among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the n umber of times the flash is used, the use of the mon ito r , etc.) or [...]

139 English OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV By connecting the ca mera to a TV , you can pla y bac k the recorded files on t he TV . CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the ca bles , mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that the y match the [...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 140 Connecting to a video input terminal Use the supplied dedicated A V interf ace cab le to connect to a TV . Connecting to the HDMI terminal Use a separatel y sold mini-HDMI cable to connect to a TV . Supplied dedicated A V interface cable T o USB A V terminal Set the input to “VIDEO”. Y ellow pl ug:T o Video Input [...]

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

English 142 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PRINTING Y our camera suppor ts the PictBridge functio n. By connecting the ca mera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (P ictBridge printing). 1 Ope n the monitor unit to turn on th[...]

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

English 144 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, press [ J ]. h The confirmation screen to cancel printing appears. 2 Select “CANCEL ” and press the SET button. h If “EXIT” is select ed and the S ET butto n is pressed, printing resumes. About printing all the images i Printing is not possibl e if there are mo[...]

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

APPENDICES English 146 Shooting Are the settings retained e v en after the camera is turned off? — All settings e xcept the self-timer and the e xposure compensation are retained e v en after the camera is turned off . Which reso lution setting should I use? — Select the resolut ion setting according to the intended use . 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , : [...]

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

APPENDICES English 148 Monitor When used in cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition due to the monitor characteristics. Not a malfunction. Spots that a ppear in the monitor only appear in the monitor and will not be recorded with t he images. Why d oes the displa y ed image contain some red, blue and green do[...]

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

APPENDICES English 150 Viewing images Why isn’ t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn’ t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital z oom. Not a malfunction. Can I play back image and sound files that I edited using my compute[...]

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

APPENDICES English 152 Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can switch the camera’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If you hav e questions about accessories etc. , please consult with a dealer near y ou f or advice. Why d oes the “System error” message appear? A problem has occurred within the camera[...]

153 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camera to the repair shop , check the foll owing ta ble f or a possible so lution to the prob lem. Camera Probl em Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No pow er . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a fully charged battery pack. Or connect the AC adapt or . 24 The ba[...]

APPENDICES English 154 Shooting An image is not captured when the [ ] button or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The power i s not turned on. If the po wer sav e function was activ ated, turn on the camera bef ore shooting. If the camera was turned off , press the ON/ OFF button to turn it on. 30, 31 The maximum number of images that can be captured or [...]

155 English Shooting The digital zoom does not wor k. The still image is set to 4 or 5 . Set it to a diff erent mode . 46, 85 The digital zoom setting is set to “OFF”. Set the digital zoom setting to “ON”. 50, 67 A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a picture using the self- timer . The battery pack is co[...]

APPENDICES English 156 Monitor No playbac k image appears. The camera is not set to the pla ybac k mode. Set the camera to the pla ybac k mode. 35, 70 Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was blo cked by a finger or oth er object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sure th e flash is not obstructed. 53 The subject was too f ar away . C[...]

157 English Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a different flash mode. 42, 46, 63 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 97 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivit y to = . 48, 91 The image is not in focus . The subject is too close to the camera. C[...]

APPENDICES English 158 Viewing images The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced flash mode. 42, 46, 63 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly . 50, 92 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger was bloc king the [...]

159 English Connect ing to a TV No image or sound. The camera is not correctly connected to the TV . F ollow the instruct ions t o make t he connection correctly . 139, 140 The TV input setting is not correct. Set the TV input to th e correct setting. The edge of the image is cut off . This is a characteristic of the TV . Not a malfunction. — Ima[...]

APPENDICES English 160 Misc. The audio guide does not sound. The audio guide setting is set to “OFF”. Set the audio guide setting to “ON”. 120 The recording capacity is less than that indicated in the section “P ossible No . of Images / P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time” (page 168) . The recording capacity is less than t[...]

161 English Notes regar ding the Scene Select f eature a nd filters Scene Select * In some cases, the shutter speed ma y decrease to 1/15 sec. Setting Rema rks Sports a F ocus range: Fix ed at * . Exposure: Fix ed at @ . Po r t r a i t > Landscape + F ocus range: Fix ed at * . Chaser settings: Fix ed at ) . Exposure: Fix ed at @ . Night view por[...]

APPENDICES English 162 Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select fu nction changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + or - . i Even if y ou set the f ocus range to + or - , it changes to * when the scene select function is set to an y setting other than = . Setting Remarks Monochrome W Still image mode:[...]

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

APPENDICES English 164 Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) 4 : 4640 × 3480 pix els (approx. 16 mil lion pix els) 5 : 4608 × 2592 pix els (approx. 12 mil lion pix els, 16:9 aspect ratio) 6 : 4352 × 3264 pix els (approx. 14 mil lion pix els, low compression) 7 : 4352 × 3264 pix els (approx. 14 mil lion pix els, normal compression) 8 [...]

165 English Exposure control type Programmab le AE/Shutter speed priority AE/ Aperture priority AE/Manual e xposure control Exposure compensati on av ailab le (0 ±1.8 EV in 0.3 EV steps) Light-measuring mode Multi-section measuring, center- weighted measuring, spot measuring Range Normal mode: 50 cm (19.69 in.) to infinity Super macro mo de: 1c m [...]

APPENDICES English 166 Flash working range GN = 4.0 Appro x. 50 cm (19.69 in.) to 2.3 m (7.55 ft.) (wide) Appro x. 80 cm (31.5 0 in.) to 2. 2 m (7.22 ft .) (tele) Flash modes Auto -flash, f orced f lash, flash o ff Focus TTL-type AF (still image shoo ting mode: 9-point range finder/spot focus; video clip recor ding mode: Continuous f ocus) , manual[...]

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

APPENDICES English 168 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time i If the contin uous recording time of a voice memo exceeds abo ut 13 hours, the recorded file is sa ved once , and then recordi ng continues in a ne w file. In the video clip recording mode, when the size of the f ile being recorded exceeds 4 GB , the [...]

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

APPENDICES English 170 Supplied A C adaptor Supplied Li -ion batter y pack Part num ber V AR -G12 P ow er source AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz Rated output DC 5 V , 1.0 A Ambient environment T emperature 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F) (operatio n), –20 to 60 °C (–4 to 140 °F) (stor age) Humidity 20 to 80% (no condensation) Dimensions 50.0 (W) × [...]

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

APPENDICES English 172 CA UTION i It is f orbidden t o cop y this manual , whole or in part, without prior written permission. i All images and illustr ations giv en in this manual are f or e xplanation purposes and may diff er slightly from that of the actual product. Also , actual specification s are subject to change without p rior notice and th[...]

173 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures in difficult sur round ings is easier th an you might thi nk. By keeping a f ew points in mind and c hoosing the correct settings , y ou can create photos that you’ll be pr oud to displa y and share . If images are b lurred e ven when the autof ocus is used Y our camera employs an auto[...]

APPENDICES English 174 Photographing a moving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a moving child or pet. The autof ocus is activa ted, but becau se the subject is mo ving, the image ma y be blurr ed. In particular , when the dist ance between th e camera and t he subject is changing, it is dif ficult to loc k the focus on t[...]

175 English Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in t s: i Choose a backg round that doesn’t detr act from y our subject. i Mov e in close to your subject. i P a y attention to lighting and how it af fects y our subject. NO TE i If the backg round is distracting, it will not show y our subject to his best adva ntage. Mo ve in cl oser to yo[...]

APPENDICES English 176 Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in t s: i A void came ra shak e. i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutter spee d during night photog raph y is considerab le slow er , so there is a much greater chance t hat your photog raphed image s will be blurry . Stabilize the camera when shoot ing. i Y [...]

SANY O Electr ic Co., L td.[...]