Sanyo VPC-CA8GX Xacti manual

VPC-CA8EX VPC-CA8GX INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital Movie Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to safely oper ate the VPC-CA8EX and VPC[...]

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

English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES -003. FOR EU USERS Note: i This symbol mark and recycle system apply on ly to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf a ctured with high quality materials and components which ca n be [...]

iii English Symbols used i n this ma nual HINT P oints giving some e xtended instructions or special point s to pa y attention to . CA UTION P oints that require special at tention. (page xx) Refer t o the page indicated f or detailed inf or mation. Y ou may fi nd the ans wers to questi ons or problems concerning camer a operation in the sections ?[...]

English iv SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Install t he battery pack and car d 1 I nsert the battery pack. 2 I nsert the SD Memory Card. h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camer a. Please purchase a commercially sold card. h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is ref erred to as the “card”. Lev er 1 Press the latch Battery pack slot 2[...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Before capturing those impor tant shots, be sure to first take a test shot to conf irm that y our came ra is set up and re ad y to go i Sany o declines any claim f or compensation f or recorded contents etc. in case of photogr aphing or recording f ailure due to a chance camera o r card flaw . Shooting k Vi[...]

English vi Playbac k k Video clip pla yback 1 Press the REC/PLAY bu tton. h The displa y switches to the Playback Screen. h Press the [ G ] or [ H ] b utton to displa y the video clip y ou wish to pla y back. h Video clips are indicated b y a video clip patt ern along the left and right sides of t he screen. 2 Pres s the SET button. h Pla yback of [...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Burn y our recor ded video clips ont o a D VD (Windows XP) Introduced here is the procedure to use the supplied D VD-ROM (Xacti Software D VD) to bur n movies captured with y our camera to a D VD, creating y our original D VD . Install t he applicat ion pr ograms Install the f ollo wing progra m from the [...]

English viii 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish]. h The installati on window closes . h Remov e the D VD-ROM f rom you r computer’ s D VD driv e. <About the K odak online service> h When the installation windo w closes, a dialo g box to connect to the website introducing K odak’ s online ser vice appears . Check t he [No thank[...]

ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the co mputer connection mode appe ars. 4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. 5 Copy data from your camera to a computer. USB CONNECTION MTP CARD READER SCREEN CAPTURE PC CAMERA CANCEL OK[...]

English x Burn video clips onto a DVD CA UTION Before writing data to a D VD i Please note that in the case of a large amount of data it can tak e a long time to bur n it to D VD. 1 I nsert a blank DVD in your computer’s DVD drive. 2 Double-click on your desktop’s Premiere Elements icon to run the Premiere Elem ents program. h The Premiere Elem[...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 Click on the [New Project ] icon. h The [New Proje ct] dialog bo x appears. 4 Type a project name in the “Name” field. h Use any na me that is easy to understand . 5 Click the [OK] button. h The screen to enter the data to the project appears . 6 Click on [Files and Folders]. h The screen to select t[...]

English xii 7 Spec ify the dat a. h Select the data by clic king on it. 8 Click the [Open ] button. h The selected data appears in th e [Organizer ] window . h If selecting ad ditional data , click o n the [Get Media] tab , and repeat Steps 6 th rough 8 . h When you ha v e finished selecting data, pro ceed to step 9 . 9 Cl ick on the [Project] tab.[...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 10 Drag and drop the data you wish to burn to the DVD to the “Timeline/Sceneline ” field. h The data to b urn to the D VD appears in the “Timeline/Sceneline” field. h T o include multiple files , repeat step 10 as necessary . 11 Click the [Create DVD] tab. h “How w ould you lik e to share?” a[...]

English xiv 12 Click the [Disk]. 13 Click the [Burn] button. h Burning to D VD begins. 14 When writing is complete, press the [Done] button. 15 Click the close button. h The dialog bo x to confirm whether to sav e the project appears . h If yo u wish to use t he settings f or the current project i n subsequent projects, y ou should sa ve t hem. If [...]

xv English How wa s that? The con venient accesso ries not only let y ou immediately vie w images captured with the camera , but y ou can also upload images to y our computer and create y our original D VDs. Read the f ollowing expl anations to find out how y ou can fully enj oy your camer a’ s digit al movie f eature .[...]

English xvi 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 tim e to carefully read and heed the following cautions. NO TE k B[...]

xvii English NO TE k Storing an d maintaining your 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 at[...]

1 English CONTENTS QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .. ..................... ............. 11 How to use the accessories ........... ..................... .................. ........ 13 Media car ds that can be use d with this camera ............... ........[...]

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

3 English CONTENTS  NORMAL SHOOTING RECORDING SIZ E .................. ..................... .................. .................. ... 79 Movies ... ..................... ................... .................. .................. ........... 7 9 Still images .............. .................. ................ .................. ................. 8[...]

English 4 PLAYBACK SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ...... ........... ........... .......... ........... ............ .....105 FILE PROT ECT ........... .................. ..................... .................. .............. 107 ROTATE STILL IMAGE ......... ................... .................. ..................... ...108 REDUCE STILL IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) .[...]

5 English CONTENTS  OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV .... ................... ..................... .................. ...... 1 55 PLAYING BACK ON A TV .................... .................. .................. ......... 1 56 CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PictBridge MODE ............. .................. .............[...]

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

7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Capture fast-moving subject s • “SCENE SELECT” (sports mode) on page 85 Suppress camera shake effect • “Compen sate fo r camera sh ake du ring video clip re cording” on pa ge 91 • “Compensate for camera shake during still image shoo ting” on page 91 Shoot in dark conditions • “EXPOSURE COMP[...]

English 8 Pl ayba ck Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mage s • “PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGE S” on page 69 Adjust the speaker vol u me • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” on page 73 Searc h for image/ audio files • “Multi-image display” on page 76 • “Selecting the playback [...]

9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Co n venient functions Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “Multi-image displa y” on page 76 • “Select ing the pla yback f older” on page 77 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on page 74 Protect files fr om accidental e rasure • “FILE P[...]

English 10 Using with a computer Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a car d reader • “USING AS A CARD READER” on page 11 in the Xacti Software D VD INSTRUCTION MANUAL Copy data from y our camera to a computer • “Copy d ata from your camera to the computer” on page viii • “OPERA TING ENVIRONM[...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED AC C E S S O R I E S i Handstrap and soft case (pages 13 and 14): 1 set i Xacti Soft ware DVD (D VD- ROM) (pa ge 4 in the Xa cti Software D VD INSTR UCTION MANU AL): 1 i Li-ion battery pack (pages 23 and 25): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack charger (pa ge 23): 1 i Dedicated USB interface cab le (page 157, page 9 in the[...]

English 12 i QUICK GUIDE i SAFETY MANU AL (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefull y befor e using the camera.[...]

13 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessories k Handstrap[...]

English 14 k Soft case[...]

15 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Media car ds that can be used with this camer a The type of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera is: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memory Card What “card ” means in this man ual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memory Cards that can be used in this digi tal camera are ref er[...]

English 16 SPECIAL FEA TURES Y our movie camera can not onl y record video clips, y ou can also tak e still photos and make audi o recordings. F or example, y ou can snap a still image while recording a video clip , or make just an audio recording. W aterproof capability The camera is equipped to safel y be used in water at a temperature of less th[...]

17 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Mov able monitor f or any sh ooting angle The mov able monitor lets y ou shoot fr om any angle. Hold the camera high to get a great view of a parade, or swivel the monitor around to snap a photo of yourself. If you s wivel the monitor unit to its farthest position, the image on the monitor will be inv erted.[...]

English 18 Capture still shots w hile recording a video clip (page 64) Suppose that while you’ re recording a video c lip, there’ s a scene you’ d like to keep as a still photo . Y our camera makes it possi ble to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video clip recording. 01:17:32 01:17:32[...]

19 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Lots of access ories f or optimal use of y our captured ima ges (page 20) Use the accessory cables to vie w images on a TV or computer . Or connect the camera directly to a printer to make prints of your photos. And with the software in the supplied D VD-ROM (Xacti Software D VD), you can create your original D VDs and [...]

English 20 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various de vices to e xpand its capabilitie s. Dedicated US B interf ace cable Dedicated A V interf ace cable Computer Print er TV DC adaptor (Optional) Commercially av ailable SD Memory Card Inter net AC ad aptor (Optional) i Card reader i DPOF-compatib le printer i Photo shop[...]

21 English SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front There are places in the camera where water might accumulate , but this will not aff ect its w aterproof proper ties . Concerning the drainage holes, see pag e 67. To o p e n Lens Flash Stereo micropho ne Speake r Strap holder ON/OFF button REC/PLA Y b utton Monitor unit[...]

English 22 SETUP Rear Multi-indicator [ ] bu tton [ ] button MENU button Monitor SET button Battery/card compartment cover T r ipod stan d hole [W/ P ] button [ G ] button [T/ ] ] button [ H ] button[...]

23 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied bat tery pack befor e using it. 1 Insert the battery pack in the battery charger. h Inser t it in the direction indicated b y the [ o ] mar k on the battery pack. 2 Connect the supplied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charger. h Insert the connector straight and secur[...]

English 24 SETUP Rechar ging the battery pac k Be sure to fully charge the supplie d or separately sold b attery pack before using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the suppli ed charger. Charge the batter y pack if it is being used for the first time, and rechar ge it whene ver the remaini ng char ge is low (s ee“CHECKING THE[...]

25 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD Make sure that the ba ttery pa ck and the card orie ntation are corr ect. Install the ba ttery pac k 1 Open the ba ttery/card compartment cover. h While gently p ressing the le v er , open the battery/card compartment cover . 2 Insert the battery pack. h Press the latch, insert the battery pack,[...]

English 26 SETUP <T o remove the battery pac k...> h Press the la tch securi ng the batter y pack, and remov e the battery pack. 3 Cl ose the battery/ca rd compartment cover. h Press the PUSH LOCK part to close the cover securely . h At the time of purchase the bat tery pack is n ot charged. Be sure to fully charge the battery pack (page 23).[...]

27 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D CA UTION Close the battery/c ard c ompartment cover securel y i If the battery/card compar tment co ver is not closed or is not closed completely , the camera will no longer be w aterproof. When closing the battery/card compar tment cover , make su re that no f oreign object such as sand, hair ,[...]

English 28 SETUP Install the card The card can be used after it ha s been f or matted with the camera (page 148). 1 Ope n the battery/card compartment cover. 2 I nsert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place. 3 Cl ose the battery/car d compartment cover. <When removing the car d...> h T o remove the card, press it down,[...]

29 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibl y remove the car d i Nev er remove the card when t he multi-indicator is fla shing red. In doing so , you risk losi ng the data stored in the card. HINT Shooting without a card installed i When a card is installed, images are recorded to and pla yed back fr om[...]

English 30 SETUP TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 s econd. h If you p ress the REC/PLA Y button f or at least 1 second, the ca mera turns on in the pla ybac k mode. h If you pre ss the ON/OFF butt on once, the camera will s witch to the power sav e mode. T urnin[...]

31 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning off the camera 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera t urns off. h T o turn off the camera while it is in the shooting mode or po wer sav e mode, press the ON/OFF b utton f or at least 1 second. HINT T o immediately activ ate the power save function i Press the ON/OFF button[...]

English 32 SETUP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. * T o correct the date and time setting, please see under HINT on page 34. Example: T o set the c[...]

33 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 2 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Date Screen appears. 3 Set the date to “2008/ 12/24”. h The date is set in the fol lowing order: Set the year → Set th e month → Se t the day . h Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button t o select year , month or da y . Press the [T/ ] ] or [...]

English 34 SETUP 4 Se t the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select “DISP”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Format S creen appears. 3 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] but to n. h Press the [T/ ] ] button to change the displa yed da te order as f ollows: Press the [W/ P ] butt on to change it in the re v erse order . 4[...]

35 English SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SHOO TING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between th e shooting mode (f or recording) a nd the pla yback mod e (for viewing y our recorded images). 1 Turn on the camera (page 30). PLAY PLAY SAVE SAVE PLAY SAVE 668 668 01:17:32 01:17:32 668 01:17:32 2 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The mode changes. h The mode changes[...]

English 36 SETUP SWITCHING THE OPERA T ING 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 mode[...]

37 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen 1 Set the camera to the shooting 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 ap pears. h T o cancel the Menu Screen, press t he MENU button. OK[...]

English 38 SETUP Using the SIMPLE Mode Menu 4 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. S S N OK OK EXIT EXIT Select movie and photo size T o watch on TV TV size 8M [4:3] 8 Select an item to change Description of selected item <Setti[...]

39 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 4 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select a t ab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appears. 5 Press the [ H ] button. 3 2 2 3 1 1 S S N OK EXIT RECORDING MENU MOVIE PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER 1 Ta b Press Press 3 2 2 3 1 1 OK EXIT RECORDING MENU MOVIE[...]

English 40 SETUP 6 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. h T o return to the Men u Screen, press the MENU button. HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indicator sho ws the shooting mode(s) for which the selected set ting [...]

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

English 42 SETUP 1 Recording si ze (page 56) h Select the video clip siz e to record, and the still image siz e to shoot. 2 Focus range (page 57) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Flash (page 62) h Specify how the flash will operate . 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indicati[...]

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

English 44 SETUP 1 Slideshow (page 72) h Specif y the slideshow settin gs and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ayba ck vo lum e ( pag e 7 3) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 74) h Delete files. 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 153)[...]

45 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu <T ab 1> 3 2 2 3 1 1 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 RECORDING MENU MOVIE PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER OK EXIT S S N[...]

English 46 SETUP 1 Video clip setti ngs (page 79) 2 Still imag e settings (pag e 80) 3 Scene se lect (page 85 ) 4 Filter (page 87) 5 Flash (page 88) 6 Self-timer (page 89) 7 Remaining battery power (page 153) 8 (page 36) h Set to the SIM PLE mode. ( : Record at 640 × 480 pixels , 60 frames per second. ) : Record at 640 × 480 pixels , 30 frames pe[...]

47 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE <T ab 2> 2 2 3 1 1 3 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 RECORDING MENU MOVIE ST ABILIZER FOCUS PHOTO ST ABILIZER FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO OK EXIT 8 S S N[...]

English 48 SETUP 1 Movie st abilizer (page 91) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip recording . 2 Photo stabilizer (page 91) h Compensate f or camera shak e during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 94) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 4 Focus mode (page 96) 5 Light-measuring mode (page [...]

49 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE <T ab 3> 3 2 2 3 1 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 OK EXIT RECORDING MENU DIGIT AL ZOOM REC FOLDER F ACE CHASER WHITE BALANCE HIGH SENSITIVITY 7 S S N[...]

English 50 SETUP 1 White balance (page 99) 2 Face c haser (page 100) 3 High sensitivity mode (page 101) 4 Digital zoom (page 102) 5 Recording f older (page 103) h Create or select a folde r in which to store recorde d files. 6 Remaining battery power indication (page 153) 7 (page 36) h Set to the SIM PLE mode. > : White balance is automatically [...]

51 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pag e 105) h Specify the slideshow setti ngs and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 73) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audi o files pla yback. 3 Protect (pa ge 107) h File protect setting (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page 74) h De[...]

English 52 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Edit photo (page 110) h Repair the “red-e y e” caused by the flash, or enha nce the contrast. 2 Video clip edit (pag e 112) h Edit video clips. 3 Printin g instructio ns (page 120) h Specif y the prin ting instructions (DPOF sett ings). 4 Select f older (page 77) h Select a f older to p la y back. 5 Copy (page [...]

53 English SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best r esults Hold the camera securely , keeping your elbows c lose to your body and making sure the came ra is stable. Make sure that the le ns and flash ar e not b lock ed b y y our fingers or the handstrap . * For shooting v er tically oriented still images, you can set the[...]

English 54 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the autof ocus The autofocu s will work in almost all si tuations; howeve r , there a re certain conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not work properly . If the autofocus function is not w orking properl y , set the focus range to capture images (page 57). k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus [...]

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

English 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 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select the recording size setting, and press t[...]

57 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the focus setting Select the f ocus range corresponding to the distance bet ween the camer a and the subject. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting 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[...]

English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Hints for taking pict ures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidance that sounds when y ou operate th e camera can be muted (page 132). Where are the image and audio files saved? i All the image and sound files ar e recorded on t he card inst alled in the camera or in the camera’ s inter nal memor y . T aking pi[...]

59 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ ] button. h Recording begins . h It is not necessar y to keep the [ ] button pressed while sh ooting. h When the re maining recording time a v ailable for the currently recording clip becomes little, a countdown of the remaining [...]

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 shooting 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 SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Shoot ing Screen is activ e, y ou can quic kly access the screen f or adjusting the b rightness of the mon itor (page 140) by pressing the MENU button for at leas t 1 second. What is the camer a focusing on? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area th e [...]

English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photograp hing under dark conditions, b ut is also conv enient f or example when the subject is in shadow or lit from behind. The flash is av ailab le only when shooting sin gle-shot still images . 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select the flash setting,[...]

63 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS 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 works only when shooting single-shot still images .[...]

English 64 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a vi deo clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to capture as a still image. pres s the [ ] button. 4 Pr[...]

65 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP HINT i When shooting a still image while record ing a video clip , the flash doe s not operate . i When the remaining vi deo recording time becomes appro ximately 50 seconds, it will no longer be po ssible to captur e a still image while recording a video clip . The exact remaining recor[...]

English 66 SIMPLE/SHOO TING MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has two z oom functions: optical zoom and digit al zoom. 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Z oom in on the subject. [W/ P ]: Zoom out. h When the zoom s witch is pushed, the z oom bar appears on t[...]

67 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 clos e the battery/card compa rtment cover securely. 2 Wash the camera wit h fresh water. h Fill a shallow basin with fresh w ater, and immerse the cl osed camera f or about 5 minutes. Rotate[...]

English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO TING 4 Dr y the camera. h Use a dr y cloth to wipe off any drops adher ing to the camera, and leave it to dr y completely in a well-ventilated place awa y from direct sunlight. h W ater ma y seep out from th e drai nage hol es if the c amera is not completely dr y inside. T ake special care not to let water get inside the bat[...]

69 English PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Set the camera to the playback mode (page 3 5). 2 Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button to display the image you wish to play back. h Video clips are indica ted by a video cl ip pattern along the left and right sides of the screen. 3 For a video clip, press the SET butt[...]

English 70 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK HINT If the a app ear s on the Playbac k Screen... i The a icon appears when playi ng back a file that was sa ved in segments (page 83). Alth ough pla ybac k of the se multiple files is cont inuous, there is a slight pause at t he point where t he files are join ed. T o do this ... Do this Normal forward pla yback Press[...]

71 English PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image 1 Play ba ck the video clip. Pause the playback at the point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Press the [ ] button. h The currently displa yed frame is sa ved as a still image. HINT The size of a video clip file is ver y large i Theref[...]

English 72 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 [...]

73 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 v olume control bar appears. 2 Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button to set the volume, and press the SET button. h The pla yback v olume is [...]

English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if you no longer need them. Y ou can delete the fi les one at a time, or all at once. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the delete c icon, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes the currently displa yed file . DELETE ALL: Deletes all files. 2 Se lec[...]

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

English 76 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBA C K MODES Multi-image di spla y 1 Di splay the image you wish to play back. 2 Pr ess the [W/ P ] button. h The 9-image di splay appears. 3 Se lect the image to play back. h Press the [ G ] or [ H ] buttons to mov e the oran ge frame to the desired image, and press the SET button or [ T/ ] ] button to switch to n[...]

77 English PLA YB A CK MODES Selecting the playbac k folder If the card contains m ultiple f olders, y ou can select from which f older y ou would lik e to pla y back. 1 Display the Pl ayback Screen. 2 Press the [W/ P ] button 3 t imes. h The screen to select the pla yback fol der appears. h If the [T / ] ] button is pressed, the camera changes to [...]

English 78 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that you want t o magnify. 2 Push the [T/ ] ] button. h Magnification is enab led. h The image is magnified, and the central por tion of image is displa y ed. T o magnif y: Magnification increases each time the [T/ ] ] button is press ed. T o return to normal si ze[...]

79 English NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING SIZE The image quality of video clips and still images is determined by the recordin g size (number of p ixe ls). Th e larger the recording size, the better the image quality will be, b ut the file size will also be larger . Select the recording size that is correct f or the intende d purpose. M[...]

English 80 NORMAL/SHOO TING Still images This menu is also used f or shooting sequential shots . 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired recording size, and press the SET button. h This completes the re cording size setting. I : Image size is 4000 × 3000 pixels. U : Im[...]

81 English RECORDING SIZE Sequential s hots 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Select R or t , and press the SET button. 3 Press the [] button. h Shooting begins . Shooti ng continue s as long as the [ ] button is kept pressed. HINT i The maximum number of images in a sequential shots [...]

English 82 NORMAL/SHOO TING A udio recor ding Y our camera can mak e audio recordings and pla y them back. A udio recor ding 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MOVIE”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mode is enabled. 3 Pres s the [ ] button. h Aud io recording b[...]

83 English RECORDING SIZE 4 End the recording. h Press the [ ] button again to stop recording . HINT Y ou can capture a still image during an audio r ecor ding i Press the [ ] button during audio recording to capture a still image. Note, h owe v er , that the resolution in the still image mode automatical ly changes to G and the image is captured. [...]

English 84 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Pl ay back the record ing. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla yed back when the audio r ecording is pla y ed bac k in the fast playback or f ast reverse mode. T o do this ... Do this Normal play back Star t playback Press the SET b utton. Pau s e Press the SET b utton. Press the [T/ ] ] b utton. St[...]

85 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from v arious preset settings (ape r ture , shutter speed, etc.) f or specific shooting co nditions. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “SCENE SELECT”, and press the SET button. m : Av ailable n : Not av ailable Scene setting Fea tures Shooting mode setting Single- shot Sequential s[...]

English 86 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes th e scene select func tion setting. h T o return to normal photograph y , select = from the scene select menu, and pre ss the SET button. HINT i When capturing images using the lamp Q , fireworks + or night view portrait / setting, use a tripod or ot[...]

87 English FIL TERS The filter f eature change s image characteristics such as color t ones, to app ly unique eff ects t o the photog raphed ima ge. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode S hooting Menu (page 37), select “FIL TER”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired icon, and pres s the SET button. h This completes th e filter setting. h T o re[...]

English 88 NORMAL/SHOO TING FLASH OPERA T ION The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuff icient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in backlig ht conditions. The flash can be enabled only when capturing single still images. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FLASH”, and press the[...]

89 English SELF-TIMER Set the dela y time bef ore recording starts after the [ ] or [ ] button is pressed. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “SELF- TIMER”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired icon, and pres s the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. 3 Take the picture . N : T ur ns off the sel[...]

English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT i By assigning an opera tion shortcut to an arrow bu tton (page 135), you can set the self-timer from the Shooting Screen . T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] b utton or [ ] button is pressed again b ef ore the shutte r is released, the self-timer co untdown temp orarily stops. Press the [ ][...]

91 English MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimize a jittery picture by compensating f or unintentio nal hand motion. Compensate f or camera shake duri ng video clip recor ding 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MOVIE STABILIZER”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired setting, and pr[...]

English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT If the motion compensation does no t seem to be working... i Due to the mechanical characteristics of thi s function, it ma y not be possible f or the camera to co mpensate f or violent motion. i If the digital z oom (page 66) is being used, the large ma gnification f actor may mak e it diff icult f or the motion co[...]

93 English MO TION COMPENSA TI ON (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) <Concerning the changing f ield of view when motion compensation is enabled> i When the motio n compensation is set to “ON”, the field of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordab le field of vie w as shown b elow . i When set to the moti on compensation q setting, th[...]

English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS RANGE 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. h When shooting a subject at a medium to f ar distance, by setting the fo cus ra nge to * , you will find it both easier and f aster to f ocus. h When the f ocus range is set to * , + or - , the corresponding ind[...]

95 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual f ocus 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. 2 Select - , and press the SET button. h The f ocus distance adjustment bar appears . 3 Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button to adjust the focus distance , and press the SET button. h The f ocus distance is[...]

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS MODE Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 type s of aut ofocus (stil l image shooting only): 9-point range find er focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 9 different f ocus points within the shooting area visib le on the monitor . When the image is focused, a ta rget mark & appears. Spot focus: The camer[...]

97 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-section light- measuring: The light is modulated after sampling from mul tiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted l ight-measuring: The light is modula ted f or the entir e image after me asuring from mostly the center area. Spot[...]

English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial se ttings, the ISO sensit ivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. Howe ver , the ISO sensi tivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “IS O”, and press the SET button. * The indicated ISO value is the[...]

99 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions. Ho we v er , if y ou want to specify the lighting conditions or ch ange the ov erall tone of the image, the whit e balance can be manuall y set. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “WHITE BALANCE”, and press the [...]

English 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING F A CE CHASER The f ace chaser de tects the subje ct’ s face, and adjusts the b rightness and fo cus in a wa y that produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s face. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FACE CHASER”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired setting, and press[...]

101 Engl ish HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE When yo u shoot in t he high sensitivit y mode, t he captured imag e appears ev en brighter than that specified b y the ISO sensitivity and e xposure compensation se ttings. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “HIGH SENSITIVITY”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired setting, and[...]

English 102 NORMAL/SHOO TING DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allo ws you to specify whet her or not the digital z oom is enabled during zoom shoo ting. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “DIGITAL ZOOM”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes the digital z oo[...]

103 Engl ish SPECIFY A FOLDER T O SA VE FILES Create or select a recording folder (a f older in which to store recorded files). 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “REC FOLDER” and press the SET button. <Create a new f older> h Select “NEW”. <Select an e xisting f older> h Select the desired folde r number [...]

English 104 NORMAL/SHOO TING EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to an arrow button (page 135), you can mak e the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign t he operation shortcut to an arrow button (page 135). 2 Pr ess the arrow button to which the operation shortcut was assigned. h The ex[...]

105 Engl ish PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBACK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK 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. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select “SLIDESHOW”, and press the SET button[...]

English 106 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 2 Se lect “START” and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla ybac k begins. h T o stop slideshow playb ack, press the SET b utton or MENU b utton. HINT BGM for video c lips? i When video clips are pla yed bac k in a slidesho w , the recorded audio trac k is played back; the B GM is not p la yed. Did you delete a BGM[...]

107 Engl ish FILE PR O TECT Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio fi les. 1 Display the fil e that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button. h “LOCK” appears . h If the prot ect mode has al ready been enab led f or the f ile, then ?[...]

English 108 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK R O T A TE STILL IMA GE Captured still ima ges can be rota ted to the correct orientation f or vie wing. 1 Di splay the still imag e you wish to rotate, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “ROTATE”, and press the SET button. RIGHT: Rotates image cloc kwise 90 degrees . LEFT : Rotates image[...]

109 Engl ish REDUCE STILL IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) A captured image can be resized to a smaller size and sav ed as a separa te image. 1 Display the sti ll image whose size you want to change, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “RESIZE”, and press the SET button. 3 Select the new image size, and press the SET button. h Res[...]

English 110 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMA GE BLUR Repair the red-e y e eff ect in still images to mak e the e yes appea r more natural, and enh ance the contrast of b lurry images. 1 Display the imag e to be modifie d, and display t he NORMAL Mo de Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Se lect “EDIT PHOTO”, and press the SET butt[...]

111 Engl ish CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMA G E BLUR 5 Press the SET button. h A screen appears f or you to specify whether or not to sa v e the original image. SA VE AS NEW: The corrected image is sav ed as a separate image , and the original image is preserved. OV ER WR I T E : The original file is deleted, and only the corrected image is [...]

English 112 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can trim awa 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”). Procedure to cut (e xtract) a portion of a video clip J Extract the specifie d [...]

113 Engl ish EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Procedure to join video clips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing vide o clips, d o not press t he REC/PLA Y button. If you press the REC/PLA Y button while editing video clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip may also be er ased. i As the number[...]

English 114 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 S ET button. h The Cutting Scree n appears. EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK CUT 00:00:10 S[...]

115 Engl ish EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 4 Specify the sta rt point of the extract. h Use the procedure belo w to specify the frame from which the video clip extra ct will star t. h Pla y the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one f rame at a time, stopping at the star t point of the e xtr ac[...]

English 116 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 6 Pr ess the [ R ] button. h A screen appears f or you to select either to sa v e the edited video cl ip as a new (separ ate) file, or to delete the original video clip and replace it with the edited video clip . SA VE AS NEW: The edited video clip will be sav ed as a ne w file. The original video clip remains unchange[...]

117 Engl ish EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Joining vi deo c lips CA UTION i Video clips that wer e photographe d in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 2 Select “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 6-image pla ybac k display f or video clips appears . [...]

English 118 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 3 Move the ora nge frame to the video clip you wish to join, and press the SET button. h The specified video clip is labeled with a number . h Up to 9 video clips can be selected. h T o cancel a selection and remov e the number label fro m a video clip , select the video clip and press the SET butt on. 4 Pr ess the [ R[...]

119 Engl ish EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editing st arts. h When editing ends , y ou are returned to the NORMAL Mode Pla ybac k Menu. HINT i If the file siz e of the video clip after editing e xceeds 4 GB, it is not possib le to either “SA VE AS NEW” or “O VER WRITE”. CA UTION W arning concer[...]

English 120 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PRINTING INSTR UCTIONS In addition t o using y our printer to print out still images captu red with y our camera, as with co nv entional film, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital pr int ser vices. Moreover , this ca mera is DPOF-compatib le, so y ou can use the camera to specify t he number of prints,[...]

121 Engl ish PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i T o print with a printer or hav e the digital print service shop pr int out a still image from a video clip , y ou must first sa ve it (extr act still) as a still image (page 71). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y[...]

English 122 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Specifying date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify printing instruct ions for eac h individual image (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the printing instructions to all the images (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 120). 2 Se lect “ALL IMAGES” or “EACH IMAGE”. ALL IMA GES: T[...]

123 Engl ish PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS 4 Specify whe ther the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the number of prints> h Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] but to n. h The quantity indicati on changes. h Displa y the desired numb er of prints. h Press the SET b utton. h The number of prints is set. <Specify dated prin[...]

English 124 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Index pr int Printing out m any small images on one s heet is called an “index print”. This is con venient f or use as a list of the images y ou have captured. 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 120). 2 Se lect “INDEX”. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. SET : Specify a[...]

125 Engl ish PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS Clearing all the printing instructions Delete the printing instructions f or all images. 1 Display the Pri nting Instructions Screen (page 120). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. CANCEL: Clear the printing instructions for all images. EXIT : Cancel the clear [...]

English 126 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK COPY FILES Images and audio files recorde d in the camera’ s internal memor y can be copied to the card, and lik ewise fro m the card to the internal memory . 1 I nsert the card in the camera (page 28). 2 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Play back Menu (page 37). 3 Se lect “COPY”, and press the SET button. h The screen t[...]

127 Engl ish COPY FILES 5 Press the SET button. h The screen to select the type of copy appears. h The cop y source image is shown in the backg round on t he screen. COPY SINGLE: Copy one file . COPY ALL: Copy al l the files from the cop y source to the cop y destination. 6 Select the desired type of copy. <When selecting “COPY SINGLE”> 1[...]

English 128 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK DISPLA YING FILE PROPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf or mation Screen y ou can check what th e settings were when a file was recorded with your camera. 1 Display the desired file on the camera monitor. 2 Pr ess the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU button is pr[...]

129 Engl ish OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y THE OPTION SETTING MENU The camera settings are e x ecuted via the Option Sett ing Menu. 1 Set the operating mode to the NORMAL mode (page 36). 2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu Screen. 3 Select an Option tab (1, 2 or 3), and press the SET button. h The Option S etting Menu appears. T [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 130 SCREEN DISPLA Y Specify what inf ormation is displa y ed on the Pla ybac k Screen. 1 Display t he Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129). 2 Se lect “INFO DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. SHO W ALL: Display the capture da te and play back ti me (f or video clips). D A TE & TIME: Display the capture da te. COUNTE[...]

131 Engl ish SELECT THE ST ARTUP DISPLA Y The startup display is the displa y that appears on the monitor when the camera is t urned on in the recording mo de. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129) . 2 Select “STARTUP DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. DA TE & TIME: The camera’ s date and time setting is shown. Xacti: The X[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 132 OPERA T ION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signa ls when the camer a is turned on/off or when th e operation b uttons ([ ] bu tton, SET b utton, MENU butto n, etc.) are pressed, to adjust th e operation so und volume , and to enable/ disable the audio gui de. 1 Display t he Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (p[...]

133 Engl ish OPERA TION SOUNDS 3 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select oper ation sounds appears . <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “A UDIO GUIDE” is s elected> h The respectiv e screen to enab le or disab le the sound appears. h Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] but ton to [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 134 POST -VIEW D ISPLA Y SETTING Specify the dur ation that the capt ured image appears on the monito r (post- view) after the [ ] bu tton is pressed. 1 Display t he Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129). 2 Se lect “POST VIEW”, and pr ess the SET button. 1 sec: The post-view image is displa yed for 1 second. 2 sec: The p[...]

135 Engl ish ASSIGN FUNCTIONS T O THE ARR O W BUTT ONS Assign functions (operation shortcuts) to the [ G ] and [ H ] b uttons when they are pressed when the Shooting Screen is displa yed. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129) . 2 Select “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. h The Shortcuts Screen appears. : Assign the function wh[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 136 4 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button. h Display the function you wish to assign to the b utton. 5 Pres s the SET button. h The selected function is assigned to the butt on, and yo u are returned to the Shortcuts Screen. h T o assign functions to the other button, re peat steps 3 through 5 . 6 Pres s the MENU button. h [...]

137 Engl ish NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Image noise when recording video clips or still images, as well as audio noise such as from the wind, can be minimized with t he noise-reduction funct ion. 1 Display the Option Setti ng Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Select “NOISE REDUCTION”, and press the SET button. MO VIE NR: Set ON/OFF the functio n to reduce i[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 138 ADJUST THE IMA GE QU ALITY The camera can adjust the image quali ty as the image is captured. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Se lect “IMAGE SE TTINGS”, an d press the SET button. NORMAL: Shoot with image q uality at normal. VIVID: Color saturati on is increased. SOFT : The sharpness is subdued [...]

139 Engl ish FLICKER-REDUCTION The flick er-reduction setting reduces the fli ck er that results when f ilming video clips under fluorescent lights and the like where the bac kground lig hting pulsates at the frequency of th e power supply . 1 Display the Option Setti ng Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Select “FLICKER REDUCT”, and press the SET button. [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 140 MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor display . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is difficult to view because of ambie nt lighting. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Se lect “BRIGHTNESS”, and press the SET button. 3 Pr ess the [ G ] or [ H ] button to set t[...]

141 Engl ish SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor o f your camera to displa y the messages in any one of sev eral lang uages. 1 Display the Option Setti ng Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Select “LANGUAGE”, and press the SET button. : Japanese ENGLISH: English FRANCAIS: Fre n c h DEUTSCH: German ESP AÑOL: Spanish IT ALIANO: Italian NEDERLANDS: Du[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 142 TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify the type of image signal tha t is output from your camera’ s USB/A V terminal. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Se lect “TV SYSTEM”, and press the SET button. h The TV System Scr een appears . NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals . PA L : Outputs P AL video signals . 3 Se [...]

143 Engl ish PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “pow er sav e” function whereby the pow er automatically tur ns off after a specifi ed period of inactivity . The power save function wor ks to conserve the battery pack p ower whe n the camera is not being used, or to prev ent the batter y pac k from dying if the camera has accid entally be[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 144 3 Se lect the desired option, and press th e SET button. h The Set Standb y Time Screen appears . 4 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to set the standby time. [T/ ] ]: Increases the standb y time . [W/ P ]: Decreases the stan dby time . 5 Pres s the SET button. 6 Pres s the MENU button. h The standby t ime is set.[...]

145 Engl ish FILE NO . MEMOR Y If a newly f or matted card is used, the file name (image number) of the captured image automatically begins from 000 1. If the card is subsequently ref ormatted, or if a diff erent ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the fi l e number me mory function is set to “OFF”, [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 146 i If Card B already has files in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows . When the highest file number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lo wer than the highest file number on Car d A: the file name of the ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file name recorded on Card A. When the highest fil[...]

147 Engl ish FILE NO . MEMOR Y 1 Display the Option Setti ng Menu [3] (page 129). 2 Select “FILE NO. CONT’D”, and press the SET button. ON: The file number memory function is on. OFF: The file number memory function is off . 3 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The selected file numbe r memory function is set. HINT i Unti[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 148 INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y A card must be f ormatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first time , or i If it was f ormatted using a personal computer or anot her digital came ra. The card cannot be fo rmatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed [...]

149 Engl ish INITIALIZING THE CA RD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y 5 Press the SET button. h F ormatting begins. h During formatting , “Fo rmatting” and “do not power off” are shown on the monitor . h The three BG M audio files th at were stored in yo ur camera’ s internal memory at the time of purchase can be recov ered b y f ormatting the[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 150 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the f actor y-preset se ttings. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu [3] (page 129). 2 Se lect “RESET SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. RESET : Reset to the f actory-preset settings. EXIT : Do not change the setting s, and retu rn to the Op tion Setting Me nu. 3 Se [...]

151 Engl ish CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w 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 189.[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 152 HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remainin g 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 the images to a computer and then del ete them (page 74) from the ca rd. i When the remaining number of images or the remain[...]

153 Engl ish 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 18 8. 1 Display the Shooting Menu or Pl[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 154 HINT i If any file is pr esent, you can also chec k the rema ining battery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 128). i Battery life ma y diff er e ven among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the numb er of times the flash is used, the use of the mon ito r , etc.) or[...]

155 Engl ish OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV NO TE 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 shapes of the terminal sock ets on the devices . Push the plugs in straight when connectin[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 156 PLA YING BA CK ON A TV i After connecting the camera to the television, switch the TV in put to the terminal to which the camera is connected. i When the camera is conn ected to a TV , no image a ppears on the ca mera’ s monitor . i The pla yback me thod is the same as when vie wing images on the camera’ s monitor[...]

157 Engl ish CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PictBridge MODE Y our camera supports the PictBridge fun ction. By connect ing the camer a directly to a Pi ctBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (PictBridge printing). Use the dedicated USB interf ace cab le to connect the [...]

English 158 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER 3 Se lect “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to the PictBridge printing mode , and the PictBridge Menu app ears. CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cabl e plugs are correctly [...]

159 Engl ish PRINTING Printing sel ected ima ges Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 157). 2 Select the one image ic on Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears. 3 Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button to display the image you wish to print. h Specify the image to[...]

English 160 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Printing all images Print all of the images on the card. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 157). 2 Se lect the all images icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . CA UTION Printing is not possible i f the[...]

161 Engl ish PRINTING Making an index pr int Make an inde x print of all the images on t he card. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (page 157). 2 Select the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . INDEX OK EXIT PRINT 100-0022[...]

English 162 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Printing images according to printing instruction s (requested im ages) Procedure to print all the ordered images . 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 120), and comple te the print preparations (page 157). 2 Select the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button. h The Print Requested Images Screen appears . 3 [...]

163 Engl ish PRINTING Changing the printer settin gs Images are printed according to settings specified by the camera, such as paper type, si ze , lay out, printing quali ty , etc. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (page 157). 2 Select the printer settings icon v , and press the SET button. h The Printer Settings Screen appears. MEDIA TYPE: Specif[...]

English 164 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER 3 Ad just the pr inter settin gs. 1 Press the [ T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select a prin ter setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to se t the selected parameter a ppears. 2 Press the [ T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to ad just the setting, and press the SET b utton. h The selected para meter is [...]

165 Engl ish 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 Answer 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 166 Shooting Are the settings retained e v en after the camera is turned off? — All settings except 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 resolution setting according to the intended use: I , U , V , ] , W , R : A[...]

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

APPENDICES English 168 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[...]

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

APPENDICES English 170 Printing Why d oes a message appear during PictBridge printing? There is a problem wit h the printer . Please ref er to the instruction manual for yo ur printer . Misc. The “Cannot edit video clips with unlike settin gs” message appears. Y ou hav e attempted t o join video clips ha ving diff erent resolutions or frame rat[...]

171 Engl ish COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. A problem such as inability to record or pla y back occurs . The card contains files that were sav ed using a device other than this camera. After sa ving your files to a diff erent medium, f ormat the card. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can s witch the camera[...]

APPENDICES English 172 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your ca mera to the repair shop , check the follo wing tabl e f or a possible solution to the prob lem. Camera Problem Cause Action Referen ce page Pow e r No power . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new batte ry pack. 23, 25 The battery pack ha s not been[...]

173 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the [ ] button or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The maximum number o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reache d. Install a new card. 28 Delete the images that are not necessary . 74 The fl ash does not operate . The flash off mode is sel[...]

APPENDICES English 174 Shooting A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a pictur e using the self- timer . The battery pack is consumed. Install a sufficiently recharged battery pack. 23, 25 When zoomin g in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification posit[...]

175 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting The icon appears, and shooting is not pos sible. The camera’ s internal temperatur e is high. Discontinue shooting, and wait f or the camera to cool down bef ore using it again. — Monitor No pla yback image appears. The camera is not set to the playbac k mode. Press the REC/ PLA Y button to set the camer[...]

APPENDICES English 176 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 . Capture the image in the range of operati on of the flash. 187 The subject was lit from behind. Use the f orced flash mode. 62, 8[...]

177 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a different flash mode. 62, 88 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 104 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivit y to = . 98 Red-ey e correction was not successful. The red-ey e eff e[...]

APPENDICES English 178 Viewing images The image is not in focus. The subject is too close to the camera. Capture the image with the subject within the photographable range. Select the correct f ocus setting for y our needs. 57, 96 The focus setting is not correct. The camera mov ed when the [ ] button w as pressed. (camera shake) Hold the camera co[...]

179 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The colors of the imag es captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the f orced flash mode. 62, 88 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly . 99 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger w as bloc king the[...]

APPENDICES English 180 Connect ing to a TV No image or sound. The camera is not correctly connected to the TV . F ollow the instructions to make the connection correctly . 142, 155 The TV input is not set correctly . Set the input on the T V to “VIDEO” . The edge of the image is cut off. This is a characteristic of the TV . Not a malfunction. ?[...]

181 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Misc. The audio guide does not sound. The audio guide setting is set to “OFF”. Set the aud io guide setting to “ON”. 132 The recording capacity is less than that indicated in t he section “P ossible No . of Images/ P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time” (page 189) . The recording capacity is les[...]

APPENDICES English 182 Notes regar ding the Scen e Select fea ture and filters Scene Select * When recording a video clip in dark surroundings, the shut ter speed decreases to 1/15 sec in order to produce a sufficiently bright image. Howe ver , when the flick er-reductio n function is set to “ON”, the shutter speed during video clip recording b[...]

183 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the f ocus range is set to + . i Even i f you set the f ocus range to * , + or - , it changes t o - when the scene select function is set t o any setting other tha n = . Setting Remarks Cosmetic % F ocus range[...]

APPENDICES English 184 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital Movie Camer a (recording and pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Electron ics and Information T echnology In dustries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) i s stand[...]

185 Engl ish SPECIFICA TIONS Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) I : 4000 × 3000 pixels U : 3264 × 2448 pixels (appro x. 8 million pix els: low compression) V : 3264 × 2448 pixels (appro x. 8 million pixels: normal compression) ] : 3264 × 1840 pixels (appro x. 6 million pix els: low comoression) W : 1840 × 2448 pixels (appro x. 4.[...]

APPENDICES English 186 Exposure control type Exposure compensation a v ailable from the Shoo ting Setting Screen ( 0 ±1.8 EV in 0 .3 EV steps) Light-measuring mode Multi-section measuring, center-weighte d measuring, spot measuring Range T otal mode: 10 cm (3.94 i n.) to infinity (Wide end) 80 cm (31.50 in.) to infinity (T ele end) Normal mode: 80[...]

187 Engl ish SPECIFICA TIONS Minimum subject illumination Appro x. 4 lux: ) , high sensitivity mode or scene select Q function, 1/15 sec Appro x. 15 lux: : , sc ene select . function,1/3 0 sec Image stabilizer Electronic (video clip recording mode or still image shooting mode) Monitor 2.5" (6.4 cm) lo w-temperatur e polysilicon TFT transmissiv[...]

APPENDICES English 188 Camera connectors Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged batt ery pack at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambient temperature . i The operation time ma y v ary depending on the conditi ons of the battery pack and the co nditions of use. Espec ially when used at temperatur es below 10 °C (50 °F), the batter[...]

189 Engl ish SPECIFICA TIONS P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time i If the con tinuous recording ti me of a v oice memo ex ceeds abou t 13 hours, of a video clip wh ose resolution set ting is l exceeds about 5 hou rs 30 minutes, or of a vid eo clip wh ose resolut ion settin g is d ex ceeds ab out 7 hours , the r[...]

APPENDICES English 190 Concerning the mult i-indicator The camera’ s m ulti-indicator will light or flash dependi ng on the different camera operations. Color Multi-indicator status Camera status Green Lit Connected to computer or printer (USB) Flashing P ow er sav e mode activated Red Flashing Slow During self-timer operation Fa s t Accessing in[...]

191 Engl ish SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied battery pac k char ger i The VPC-CA8GX model is supplied with a po wer cord that is appropriate fo r the region of destination. i When using the su pplied battery pack ch arger abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please contact your local dea ler for detail s[...]

APPENDICES English 192 Others Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of A pple Inc., regist ered in the U. S. and other countries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered trad emarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and o ther countries . P entium is a regist ered tradema rk of Intel Corporation (USA). In this m anual, the Micros oft ® Windows ® 20[...]

193 Engl ish SPECIFICA TIONS Before capturing those important s hots, be sure to first take a test shot to con firm that y our camera is s et up and ready to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held resp onsib le f or any prob lems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sany o Electric declines all responsib ility f or damages due to improper use o[...]

APPENDICES English 194 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings , you can create photos t hat you’ll be proud t o displa y and share . If images a re blurred even when the autofocus is used Y our camera emplo y[...]

195 Engl ish HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a mo ving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he su bject is moving, the image ma y be blurre d. In particular , when th e distance betw een the camera and the subject is changing, it is difficult to l[...]

APPENDICES English 196 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in ts : i Choose a background that doesn’t detract from y our subject. i Move in close to your subject. i Pa y attention to lighting and how it aff ects y our subject. NO TE i If the background is distra cting, it will not show yo ur subject to his best advantage . Mov e in closer[...]

197 Engl ish HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in t s: i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer , so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry . Stabilize the camera whe[...]

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