Sanyo Xacti VPC-E2 manual

VPC-E2 INS TRUCTIO N MANU AL Digital Movie Camera Please r ead these instructions car efully bef ore usin g the camera. Mak e sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this ma nual in a safe place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains ho w to saf ely oper ate the VPC-E2.[...]

i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS A PPLIANCE TO RAIN OR M OISTURE. FOR AMERICAN USER S The f ollowing advisor y is included in accor dance with the la ws of th e State of Calif or nia (USA): W ARNING: This product contains ch emicals, in cluding lead , known to the St ate of Calif or nia to cause[...]

English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparat us complies with Canadian ICES-003. Symbols used i n this manual HINT P oints giving so me e xtended instructions or special points to pa y attenti on to . CA UTION P oints that require special attention. (pag e xx) Ref er to the page indica ted f or detailed inf or mation. Y ou ma y find[...]

iii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Instal l the battery pac k and car d 1 Insert the battery pack. 2 Insert the SD Memo ry Card. h An SD Memor y Card is not included with y our camera. Ple ase purchase a commercially sold ca rd. h In this man ual, the SD Memor y Card is ref erred to as the “card”. Le v er 1 Press the lat ch Batter y pa[...]

English iv Bef o re cap turing t hose impor tant sh ots, be su re to fir st take a test sho t to conf irm that y ou r camera is se t up and r eady to go i Sany o decli nes an y claim for compen sation f or recorded content s etc. in case of p hotogr aphing or recording f ailure due to a chance camer a or card fla w . Shooting k Video clip recor din[...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Pla ybac k k Video c lip play back 1 Press the REC/PLAY b utton. h The displa y s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h Press the [ G ] o r [ H ] butt on to displa y the video clip you wish to pla y bac k. h Video clips are indi cated by a video clip pattern along the left and r ight sid es of the screen. 2 P[...]

English vi Burn y ou r recorded video clips onto a D VD (Windows XP) Intr odu ced here is the pr ocedure to use the supplied D VD-ROM (Xacti Software D VD) to bur n mo vies captured with y our camera to a D VD , creatin g your original D VD. Install the application programs Install the f ollowing prog ram from the Xacti Softw are D VD to y our comp[...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish]. h The installatio n window closes . h Remov e the D VD-R OM from your computer’ s D VD driv e. <About the K odak online serv ice> h When the installation window closes, a dialog bo x to conne ct to the websi te introducing K odak’ s online ser vic[...]

English viii 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen t o select the computer connection mode app ears. 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[...]

ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Burn video c lips onto a D VD CA UTION Before writing da ta to a D VD i Please note th at in the case of a large amount of data it can tak e a long time to bur n it to D VD . 1 Insert a blank DVD in your c omputer’s DVD drive . 2 Double-click on your desktop’s Premiere Elements icon to ru n the Premier[...]

English x 3 Click on the [New Proj ect] icon. h The [Ne w Project] dialog bo x appears . 4 Type a project nam e in the “Name” field. h Use any name th at is easy to understand. 5 Cli ck th e [OK] but ton. h The screen to enter the dat a to the project appears . 6 Click on [Files and Folders]. h The screen t o select the data appears. h Specify [...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 7 Specify the data. h Select the dat a by clic king on it. 8 Click the [Open] button. h The selected data appears in the [Organiz er] windo w . h If selecting add itional data, clic k on the [Get Media] tab , and repeat Steps 6 th rough 8 . h When y ou hav e finished selecting data, procee d to step 9 . 9 [...]

English xii 10 Drag and drop the data you w ish to burn to the DVD to the “Timeline/Sceneli ne” field. h The data to b ur n to the D VD appears in the “Timeline/Scen eline” field. h T o include multiple files , repeat step 10 as necessary . 11 Click the [Create DVD] tab. h “Ho w would y ou like to share?” appears. Drop [SHARE] tab [Shar[...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 12 Click the [Disk]. 13 Click the [Burn] button. h Burning to D VD begins . 14 When wr iting is comp lete, pres s the [Done] button. 15 Click the close butt o n. h The dialog bo x to conf ir m whether to sa ve the pro ject appears. h If y ou wish to use the settings f o r the curre nt project in subseque[...]

English xiv How was that? The conv enient accessories not only let you immediately vie w images cap tured with the camera, b ut y ou can also upload images to your computer and creat e your original D VDs . Read the f ollowing e xplanati ons to find out ho w you can ful ly enjo y your camer a’ s digital mo vie f eature.[...]

xv English This camera complie s with JIS IPX8 (f ormerly JIS pr otection grade 8) waterpr oof standar d and can be use d in water . Note, ho weve r , that failing t o heed the follo w ing pr ecaut ions may resu lt in damage or in jury that is not co vered b y the warrant y . Ple ase take the time to caref ully read and heed the follo w ing caution[...]

English xvi NO TE k Storing and maintaining your camera i Do not lea v e the camera unwashed af ter it has been immersed in salt water or if salt water is adhering to it. Doing so ma y cause corrosion and discolor ation of the pl ating, as w ell as deteriora tion of the camera’ s water proof capability . i After the camer a has been used in water[...]

1 English CONTENTS QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCE SSORIE S .. ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... 11 How to use t he accesso ries ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ...... ....... ...... ..... 13 Medi a card s that ca n be used with this ca mera ....... ..[...]

English 2  SIMPLE SHOOTING BEFORE TAKING PICTURE S ... ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... .. 53 For be st res ults ....... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ .. 53 Using t he auto foc us ... ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ 54 Se[...]

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

English 4 PLAYBACK SLIDESHOW PLA YBACK ....... . .... ........... ............ ......... ............ ..........105 FILE P ROTE CT ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ 107 ROTATE ST ILL IMA GE ....... ..... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ... 10 8 REDUCE STILL I[...]

5 English CONTENTS  OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTIN G TO A TV ....... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... ...... 155 PLAY ING BACK O N A TV . ...... ....... ...... ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... ...... 156 CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PictBr idge M ODE ..... ........ ..... ........ .[...]

English 6 Q UICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an ab undance of co nv enient f eatur es and functions. F rom creating precisely th e photo y ou want , to viewing image s using various techniques , y ou can locate the e xact operation f or your purposes in the f ollowing tab le. Shooting/recording Basic operation Con venient functions Additi[...]

7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Capture fast-mo ving subjects • “SCE NE SELECT” (s por ts mode) on page 85 Suppress camera shake effect • “Co mpensate f or camer a shak e during video cl ip recordin g” on page 91 • “Compensate for camera shake during still im age shooting ” on page 91 Shoot in dark conditio ns • “EXPOS UR[...]

English 8 P l ay b a ck Basic operation Con venient functions Additional function s Getting started vi ewi n g im ag e s • “PLA YING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES” on page 69 Adjust the speaker vo l u m e • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” on page 73 Sear ch f or image/ audio files • “Multi-ima ge display ” on page 76 • “Selecting th[...]

9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managi ng /pr ocessing Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Search f or im age/au dio file s • “Multi -image displ ay” on page 76 • “Se lecting the pla yback f older” on page 77 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on page 74 Pr otect files f rom a ccidental erasure • ?[...]

English 10 Using with a comp uter Basic operation Con venient functions Additional function s Use the camera as a car d reader • “USING AS A CARD READER” on pa ge 11 in the Xacti Software D VD INSTR UCTION MANU AL Copy data fr om your camera to a computer • “Cop y data from y our camera to the computer” on page vii • “OPERA TING ENV[...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED AC C E S S O R I E S i Handstrap and soft case (pa g es 13 and 14): 1 set i Xact i Soft ware D VD (D V D- R OM) (page 4 in the Xacti Software D VD INSTRUCTIO N MANU AL): 1 i Li-ion battery pack (pages 23 and 25): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack char ger (page 23): 1 i Dedicated USB interfa ce cable (pa g e 157, page 9 [...]

English 12 i QUICK GU IDE i SAFETY MANU AL (safe ty p recautions booklet) Please re ad this booklet carefull y before us ing the camera.[...]

13 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED A CCESSORIES How to us e the acces sorie s k Handstrap[...]

English 14 k Soft case[...]

15 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED A CCESSORIES Media car ds that can be used with this camera The type of card that can be inser ted into and used with this camer a is: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memor y Card What “car d” means in thi s manual i In this man ual, SD Memor y Cards and SDHC Memor y Cards that can be used i n this digital camer a are r[...]

English 16 SPECIAL FEA TURES Y our movie camer a can not only record video cl ips, y ou can also take still photos and mak e audio recordings . F or ex ample, yo u can snap a still image while recordi ng a video clip , or make just an au dio recording. W aterpr oof capability The camera is equipped to saf ely be used in water at a temperat ure of l[...]

17 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Mo v able monit or f or any sh ooting angle The mo vable monitor l ets y ou shoot fr om any angl e . Hold the camera high to get a great vie w of a parade, or swivel the monitor ar ound to snap a photo of your self. If y ou s wivel the monitor unit to its f ar thest position, the image on the monitor will be inv er ted.[...]

English 18 Capture st ill shots w hile recording a video clip (pa ge 64) Suppose that while y ou’ re recording a video c lip, there’ s a scene y ou’ d like to kee p as a still phot o. Y our camera makes it possi ble to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video c lip recording. 01:17:32 01:17:32[...]

19 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Lots of accessories f or optimal use of y our captur ed images (pa g e 20) Use the accessory cab les to vie w images on a TV or computer . Or connect the camera directly to a printer to make prin ts of your photos. And with the software in the supplie d D VD-ROM (X acti Software D VD), y ou can create your original D VD[...]

English 20 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camer a to various de vices to e xpand its capabilitie s. Dedica ted USB interf ace cable Dedica ted A V interf ace cable Computer Pr inte r TV DC adaptor (Optional) Commercially a vailab le SD Memory Card Inter net A C adaptor (Optional) i Card reader i DPOF-compati ble printer i Photo shop[...]

21 English SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Fr ont There are places in the camera where water might accumulate , but this will not aff ect its wat er proof proper ties . Concerning the drainage holes , see page 67. To o p e n Lens Flash Stereo micr ophone Speak er Strap holder ON/O FF b u tton REC/PLA Y b utton Monitor un it[...]

English 22 SET UP Rear Multi-indicator [ ] butto n [ ] button MENU button Monitor SET bu tton Batter y/card compar tment co ver T ripod stand hole [W/ P ] button [ G ] button [T/ ] ] b utt on [ H ] b utton[...]

23 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge t he supplied batter y pac k befor e using it. 1 Insert the battery pack i n the battery charger. h Inser t it in th e direc tion indica ted by the [ o ] ma rk on the battery pack. 2 Unfold the outlet prongs from the charger bod y, and plug the charger into a power outlet. h Recharging be gins[...]

English 24 SET UP Rech arging the battery pac k Be sure to fu lly charge th e sup plied or sepa rately sol d batt ery pack bef or e using it in your camera. For char gin g the battery pack, use the sup plied cha rger . Charge the bat ter y pack if it is being used for the first time, an d rec harge it whe n e ver the remaini ng char ge is lo w (see[...]

25 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD Make sure tha t the ba tter y pack and the ca rd or i entat ion ar e corr ect. Instal l the battery pac k 1 Open the batter y/card compartment cover. h While gent ly pressing the l ev er , open the ba tter y/card compar tment cov er . 2 Insert the battery pack. h Press the lat ch, inser t the ba[...]

English 26 SET UP <T o remove the batt er y pac k.. .> h Press t he la tch s ecur ing the b atter y pac k, and remo ve the batt er y pac k. 3 Close the batte ry/card compartment cover. h Press the PUSH LOCK par t to close the cov er securely . h At the time of purchase the bat ter y pac k is not charged. Be sure to fully charge the bat ter y [...]

27 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D CA UTION Close t he battery/car d compartment co ver secure ly i If the battery/card compar tment cov er is not closed or is not closed completely , the camer a will no longer be waterproof . When closing the batter y/card compar tment cov er , make su re that no f oreign object such as sand, h[...]

English 28 SET UP Install the card The card can be used after it has been f or matt ed with the camer a (page 148). 1 Open the battery/ca rd compartment cover. 2 Insert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place . 3 Close the bat tery/card compar tment cover. <When remo ving the card...> h T o remov e the card, press it do[...]

29 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D CA UTION Do not attempt to fo rcib ly remo ve the card i Ne v er remov e the card when the m ulti-indicator is flash ing red. In doing so , y ou risk losing the data stored in the card. HINT Shooting without a car d installed i When a ca rd is installed, images are recorded to a nd pla yed b ac[...]

English 30 SET UP TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on t he camera 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF b utton for at least 1 second. h If y ou press the REC/PLA Y but ton f or at least 1 secon d, the camera turns on i n the pla ybac k mode. h If y ou press the ON/OFF b utton once , the camer a will s witch to the po wer sa ve mode. [...]

31 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urnin g off the camera 1 Press the ON/OFF b utton for at least 1 second. h The camer a tur ns off . h T o turn off the camera while it is in the shooting mode or po wer sa ve mode, press the ON/OFF bu tton f or at least 1 second. HINT T o immediatel y activate the po wer save function i Press the ON/OFF b[...]

English 32 SET UP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record t he date and time an image or audio recording is tak en so that you can displa y them dur ing pla yback. The ref ore, bef ore capturing images , make sure the co rrect date and time are set. * T o correct the date and t ime setting, please see under HINT on page 34. Example: T o set [...]

33 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 2 Set the date . 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press th e SET butt on. h The Set Date Scr een appears . 3 Set the date to “2008/12/24”. h The date is set in the f ollo wing order : Set the year → Set t he mont h → S et th e da y . h Press the [ G ] o r [ H ] butt on to select y ear , month or da y . Press the [[...]

English 34 SET UP 4 Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select “DISP” . 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set D ate For m at Sc reen appears . 3 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W / P ] bu t t o n . h Press the [ T / ] ] button t o change the displa yed date order as f ollows: Press the [ W/ P ] butt on to change it in the re v er[...]

35 English SWITCHI NG BETWEEN THE SHOO TING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch betw een the shooting mo de (fo r recording) and the pla yback mod e (for vie w ing 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/P LAY button. h The mode changes . h The mode ch[...]

English 36 SET UP SWITCHING THE OPERA TING MODE The “SIMPLE mode” compr ises only those f unctions that are most often used and necessary to oper ate the camera, while the “NORMA L m ode” enab les full use of all th e camera’ s many functions. Select the mode that is suita ble f or y our pur poses. Switc hing between the SIMPLE and NORMAL[...]

37 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE Accessing /exit ing the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Scre en 1 Set the ca m era to the s h ooting or playback mode (page 35). 2 Select the desired operat i ng mode (page 36). 3 If the Menu Screen is not displayed , press the MENU button. h The Menu Sc reen appears. h T o cancel the Men u Screen, press the MENU[...]

English 38 SET UP Using the SIMPLE Mode Men u 4 Press t he [T / ] ] or [ W/ P ] button 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 . 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 it em to change Description of selected item &l[...]

39 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 4 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to se l ect a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appea rs. 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 M[...]

English 40 SET UP 6 Press t he [T / ] ] or [ W/ P ] button 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 Scre en, press the MENU button. HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indica tor shows the sho oting mode(s) f or which the selecte d s[...]

41 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE Overvie w of the SIMPLE Mode Setting Screen SIMPLE Mode Shooting Men u S S N 1 5 2 3 4 OK EXIT Select movie and photo size[...]

English 42 SET UP 1 Recordin g siz e (pag e 56 ) h Select th e video clip siz e to record, and t he still image siz e to sh oot. 2 Focus range (page 57) h Select th e f ocus range t hat corresponds to the distance to the subject . 3 Flash (page 62) h Specify how th e flash will opera te. 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORM AL mo de. 5 Remaining battery p[...]

43 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE SIMPLE Mode Pla yback Menu S S N 3 5 2 1 Start slideshow OK 4[...]

English 44 SET UP 1 Slidesho w (page 72) h Spec ify th e slid eshow se tting s and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ay b a ck vo l u m e (p ag e 7 3 ) h Adjust the v o lume f or video clip and audio file pla yback . 3 Delete (page 74) h Delete files . 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORM AL mo de. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 153)[...]

45 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE Overvie w of the NORMAL Mode Setting Sc reen 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 PHOT O SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER OK EXIT S S N[...]

English 46 SET UP 1 Video c lip settings (page 79) 2 Still im ag e sett ings (p ag e 80) 3 Scen e sel ect (pag e 85) 4 Filter (pa g e 87) 5 Flash (page 88) 6 Self-timer (pa g e 89) 7 Remaining battery power (page 153) 8 (page 36) h Set to th e SIMPL E mod e. ( : Record at 640 × 480 pix els, 60 frames per second . ) : Record at 640 × 480 pix els, [...]

47 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE <T ab 2> 2 2 3 1 1 3 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 RECORDING MENU MOVIE ST ABILIZER FOCUS PHOT O ST ABILIZER FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO OK EXIT 8 S S N[...]

English 48 SET UP 1 Mo vie stabilizer (pa ge 91) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip re cording. 2 Photo stabili zer (page 91) h Compensate f or camera shak e during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 94) h Select th e f ocus range t hat corresponds to the distance to the subject . 4 Focus mode (page 96) 5 Light-measuring mode [...]

49 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE <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 SET UP 1 White balance (page 99) 2 F ace chaser (pa g e 100) 3 High sensitivity mode (page 101) 4 Digital zoom (pag e 102) 5 Recor ding folder (pa g e 103) h Create or select a f older in which to stor e recorded files. 6 Remaining battery power indication (page 153) 7 (page 36) h Set to th e SIMPL E mod e. > : White balance is automa[...]

51 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE NORMAL Mode Pla yback Men u <T ab 1> 1 Slid eshow (pag e 105) h Specify the slidesho w settings and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pla ybac k v olume (pa ge 73) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio files pla yback. 3 Pr otect (page 107) h File protect settin g (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page [...]

English 52 SET UP <T ab 2> 1 Edit pho to ( page 11 0) h Repair the “red-e ye” caused by the flash, or enhance the contrast. 2 Video clip e dit (pag e 11 2) h Edit video clips . 3 Print ing i nstr ucti ons (pa g e 120) h Spec ify t he pr inti ng instr uctions (DPOF settings). 4 Select f older (page 77) h Select a f older to pla y back. 5 C[...]

53 English SIMP LE SHOO TING SIMPLE/ SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For be st result s Hold the camera securel y , ke eping your elbo ws close to y our body and making sur e the came ra is stable. Mak e sure that the lens and fla sh are not b lock ed b y yo ur fingers or the handstr ap . * F or shooting ver tically oriented still images, y ou ca[...]

English 54 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the au tof ocus The au tofocus wi ll work in a lmost all situ ati ons ; however , th ere ar e cer tain conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not w ork pr operly . If the autof ocus function is not working pr operly , set the f ocus range to capture images (pa g e 57). k Conditions that may cause incor[...]

55 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES The f ollo w ing 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 obj ects are present Use the f ocus-loc k function to loc k the f ocus on an object at the same distance as the desired subject, then reposition the camer a to compose the p[...]

English 56 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select t he recor ding size The larger the image size (n umber of pix els), the better th e image quality will be , but th e file size will also be larger . Sel ect the image quality that is correct f or the intended purpose. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 3 7), select the recording size setting, and pr es[...]

57 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the focus se tting Select t he f ocus range cor responding to the distance betw een 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, an d press the SET button. h This completes the f ocus r a[...]

English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Hints for taking pict ures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidan ce that sounds when you ope rate the camer a can be muted (pag e 132). Where are the ima g e and audio files saved? i All the i mage and sound files are r ecorded on the card installed in the camera or in the cam era’ s inter nal memo r y . T aki[...]

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 neces sar y to keep the [ ] button pressed wh ile shooting. h When the remaining recording t ime av ailable f or the current ly recording clip becomes little , a countdo wn of the remain[...]

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 Press the [ ] button. 1 Press t he [ ] b utton halfway . h The aut ofocus operates, and the i mage is f ocuse d (f ocus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the wa y .[...]

61 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS HINT Adjusting the monitor b rightness i While th e Shooting Screen is activ e, y ou can quickly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of t he monitor (page 140) by pressing the MENU button for at l east 1 s econ d. Wha t is the cam era f o cu sing on? i A targ et mark & on the moni tor shows the are[...]

English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photograp hing under dark conditions , but is also con venien t f or ex ample when the subject is in shadow or lit from behind. The flash is a vailab le only when shooting sin gle-shot still images . 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooti ng Menu (page 37), select the flash setti[...]

63 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes v er y hot and ma y cause a burn. A v oid touching the flash unit when shoot ing. HINT i The flash works only when shooting single-shot st ill images.[...]

English 64 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WH ILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while record ing a video clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ ] button. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to capture as a still i mage. press the [ ] button. 4 Pr[...]

65 English SHOO T A STILL IMA G E WHILE RECORD ING A VIDEO CLIP HINT i When shooting a still image while record ing a video clip , the flash doe s not opera te. i When the remaini ng video recording time becomes appr oximat ely 50 seconds, it will no longer be possib le to capture a still image while recording a video cli p . The ex act remaining r[...]

English 66 SIMPLE/SHOO TING MA CR O-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has two z oom functions: optical z oom and digital zo om. 1 Point the ca mera lens a t the subject. 2 Press t he [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on the subj ect. [W/ P ]: Zoom out. h When the z oom s witch is pushed, the zoom bar appears o[...]

67 English AFTER USING THE CAMERA IN W A TER After usi ng the camer a in w ater , wa sh it with fre sh wate r and dr y it complet e ly . 1 Turn off the ca mera, and close t h e batter y/card compartment cover securely. 2 Wash the camera with fresh wat er. h Fill a shal low basin with fresh w a ter , and imme rse the closed camera f or about 5 minut[...]

English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO TING 4 Dry the camera. h Use a dr y clo th to wipe off any drops adher in g to the came ra, and leav e it to dr y comple tely in a well-ventilated place a wa y fro m direct sunlight . h W ater ma y seep out from the draina ge holes if the ca mera is not completely dr y inside . T ake special care not to let water get i nside [...]

69 English PLA YBA CK SIMPLE/ PLA YBA CK PLA Y ING B A CK V IDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA G ES 1 Set the ca mera to the playbac k mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button to display the image you wish to play back. h Video clips are ind icated by a video clip pat ter n along the left and right sides of the screen. 3 For a video cli p, press the[...]

English 70 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK HINT If the a appears on the Playbac k Screen... i The a icon appears when pla ying back a file t hat was sa v ed in segments (page 83). Although pl aybac k of these multiple files is contin uous, there is a slight pa use at the point where the files a re joined. T o do this ... Do t his Normal forw ard pla ybac k Pres[...]

71 English PLA YING BA C K VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES How to save one frame from a video clip as a still i mage 1 Play back t h e video cl ip. Pause the playback at the point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Press the [ ] button. h The currently displa ye d frame is sav ed as a s till image . HINT The siz e of a vide o clip file is v ery large [...]

English 72 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Y ou can pla y bac k files in succession with the “slidesho w pla yback” f eature . 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), sel ect the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Select the type of file to play back, and press the SET button. h Slidesho w play back begins . h T[...]

73 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37) , select the playback volume set ting, and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appears . 2 Press the [ G ] o r [ H ] button to set the volume, and press the SET button. h The pla ybac k volume [...]

English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if y ou no longer need them. Y ou can delete the files one at a time , or all at once. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), sel ect the delete c icon, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes the currently displa yed file . DELETE ALL: Deletes all files . 2 Sel[...]

75 English DELETING FILES 3 Select “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displ ay ed file is deleted. h T o delete other files , select the files , select “DELETE” and press the SET b utton. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again app ears. T o delete the fil es, select “YES”, and pr[...]

English 76 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK PLA YB A CK MODES Multi- image di spla y 1 Display t h e ima g e you wi sh to play back. 2 Press t he [W/ P ] button. h The 9-image displa y appears . 3 Select the image t o 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 o r [T / ] ] b u tton to [...]

77 English PLA YB A CK MODES Selecting the pla ybac k f older If the card co ntains multiple f olders , you can select from which f older y ou woul d like to pla y bac k. 1 Display the Playbac k Screen. 2 Press the [W/ P ] button 3 times. h The screen to select t he playb ack f older appears . h If th e [T / ] ] button is presse d, the camera ch an[...]

English 78 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK Mag nifying (zooming in) th e image 1 Disp lay th e im age t hat yo u wan t to mag nify . 2 Push the [T/ ] ] button. h Magnificat ion is enab led. h The image is magnified, and th e central p or tion of imag e is disp la yed. T o magnify: Magnifica t ion increases each time the [T/ ] ] b u tton is press ed. T o return [...]

79 English NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOO TING RECORDING SIZE The image quality of video clips and still images is dete r mined by the reco rdin g size (num ber of pi x el s). T he la rge r th e reco rdi ng size, th e bett er th e image quality will be , but the file siz e will also be larger . Select the recording size that is correct f o r the inte[...]

English 80 NORMAL/SHOO TING Still images This menu is also used f or shooting sequential shots . 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired re cording size, and press the SET button. h This completes the re cording si z e setting. I : Image size is 4000 × 3000 p ixels . U[...]

81 English RECORDING SIZE Sequentia l shots 1 Display the NORMAL M ode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and pr ess the SET button. 2 Select R or t , and press the SET button. 3 Press the [] button. h Shooting beg ins. Shooti ng contin ues as long as the [ ] b utton is kept pres sed. HINT i The maximum n umber of images in a sequentia l [...]

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 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MOVIE”, and pr ess the SET button. 2 Selec t < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mod e is enab led. 3 Press the [ ] button. h A udio recordin[...]

83 English RECORDING SIZE 4 End the recording. h Press the [ ] b utton again to st op recording. HINT Y ou can capture a still i mage during an audio r ecor ding i Press the [ ] b utton dur ing audio recording to capture a still image . Note , how ev er , that the resolution in t he still image mode automatically changes to G and the imag e is capt[...]

English 84 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Play back the recording. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla y ed back when the audio r ecording is pla yed ba ck in the fast pla y back or f a st re verse m ode. T o do this... Do t his Norm al pla ybac k Star t playback Press the SE T button. Pa u s e Press the SE T button. Press th e [T/ ] ] butt[...]

85 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from v arious preset setting s (aper ture, shutter speed, etc. ) f or specific shooti ng conditions . 1 Display the NORMAL M ode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “SCENE SELECT”, an d press the SET button. m : A vailable n : Not av ailable Scene setting F eatures Shooting mode setting Single- shot Sequentia[...]

English 86 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Select the desired ic on, and press the SET button. h This comple tes the scene select function sett ing. h T o return to normal photograph y , select = from the scene select menu, an d press th e SET button . HINT i When capturing images using the lamp Q , f irewor ks + or night view por trait / setting, use a tripod [...]

87 English FIL TERS The filter f eature changes ima ge characteristics such as color t ones, to apply unique ef fect s to the ph otogra phed image . 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Shooting Men u (page 37), select “FIL TER”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This comple tes th e filter setting . h T o r[...]

English 88 NORMAL/SHOO TING FLASH OPERA TION The flash is used not only f or taking pi ctures wher e there is in sufficient l ight, b ut also when the subject is in shade or in bac klight conditio ns. The flash can be enab led only when capturing single still images. 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FLASH”, and press[...]

89 English SELF-TIMER Set the dela y time bef ore recording star ts after the [ ] or [ ] button is pres sed. 1 Display the N ORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37) , select “SELF- TIMER”, and press the SET b utton. 2 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This comp letes th e self-timer setting. 3 Take the picture. N : T urns off the [...]

English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT i By assigning an op eration shor tcut to an a rrow b utton (page 135), y ou can set the se lf-timer from the Shoo ting Screen. T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] b utton or [ ] b utton is p ressed again bef ore the shutte r is released, the self -timer countdo wn temporarily stops . Press t[...]

91 English MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimize a jittery picture by compensa ting f or unintentional hand moti on. Compensate f or camera shake duri ng video c lip reco r ding 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MO VIE STABILIZER”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired setting, an[...]

English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT If the motion comp ensation does not seem to be working... i Due to the mechanica l char acter istics of this functi on, 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, t he large magnificat ion f actor ma y make it difficult f or the motion[...]

93 English MO TION COMPENSA TI ON (IMA GE ST AB ILIZER) <Concerning the c hanging field of vie w when motion c o mpensation is enabled> i When th e motion compensation is set to “O N”, the field of view d ur ing recording stan dby diff ers from the recordab le field of vie w as shown belo w . i When set to the motion compensati on q setti[...]

English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS RANGE 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET butt o n. h When shoot ing a subject at a medium to f ar distance, b y setting the f ocu s range to * , you will find it both easier and f aster to f ocus. h When the f ocus range is set to * , + or - , the correspond i[...]

95 English FOCUS RANGE How to use t he manua l f oc us 1 Display the NORMAL M ode 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 appea rs. 3 Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button to adjust the f ocus distance, and press the SET button. h The f ocus distanc[...]

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS MODE Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 typ e s of autof ocus (still image shooting only ): 9-po int r ang e f ind er focu s: The correct f o cus is determined from 9 diff erent f ocus points within the shooting area visib le on the monitor . When the image is f ocused, a target mark & appears . Spot focus: [...]

97 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-secti on light-measuring: The light is modulated aft er sampling from mul tiple areas of the entire shooting scree n. Center -weighted light-mea suring: The light is modulated f or the entire image after measuring from most ly the center area. Spo[...]

English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial sett ings, the ISO sen sit ivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. Ho we ve r , the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fix ed settin g. 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “ISO”, and press the SET button. * The indicated I SO value i[...]

99 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera au tomatically adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions . How ev er , if y ou want to specify t he lighting conditions or change the o ver all tone of the image , the white balance can be man ually set. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “WHITE BALANCE”, and pr ess th[...]

English 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING F A CE CHAS ER The f ace chaser dete cts the subject ’ s f ace , and adjusts the brightness and f ocus in a w ay tha t produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s f ace . 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FACE CHASER”, and press the SET butt on. 2 Select the desired setting, and [...]

101 English HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE When y ou shoot in the high sen sitivity mode , the ca ptured image appea rs e ve n br ighter than that specif ied by the ISO sensitivity and e xposure compensatio n settings . 1 Display the NORMAL M ode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “HIG H SENSITIVITY”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired setting,[...]

English 102 NORMAL/SHOO TING DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting a llows y o u to specify whet her or not the digital z oom is enabled during z oom shooting. 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “DIGITAL ZOOM”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes th e digital z[...]

103 English SPECIFY A FOLDER T O SA VE FILES Create or select a r ecording f older (a f older in which to store re corded files). 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “REC FOLD ER” and press the SET button. <Create a ne w folde r > h Select “NEW” . <Select an existing f older> h Select the desired f older nu[...]

English 104 NORMAL/SHOO TING EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION By assigning the ex posure compensati on operation shor tcut to an arrow b u tton (page 135), you can mak e the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign the operation shortcut to an arrow button (page 135). 2 Press t h e arrow button to which the operation shortcut was assigned. h T[...]

105 English PLA YBA CK NORMAL/PLA YBA CK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Specify the setti ngs for p layin g back files contin uously in a “slidesho w” fo r mat. In a slidesho w of still images , y ou can set the tr ansition time , transition eff ects and BGM. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37) , select “SLIDESHOW”, and press the SET [...]

English 106 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK 2 Select “START” and press the SET button. h Slidesho w play back begins . h T o stop slidesho w pla y bac k, press the SET but ton or MENU b utton. HINT BGM f or video clips? i When video clips are pla yed ba ck in a slidesho w , the reco rded audio trac k is p lay ed back; the BG M is not play ed. Did you delete[...]

107 English FILE PR O TECT Pre v ent accidental er asure of image and audio fi les. 1 Display the file that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “PROTECT” a n d press the SET button. h “LOCK” appears . h If the protect mode has a lready been enab led f or the file , then [...]

English 108 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK R O T A TE STILL IMA GE Captured still images can b e rotated to the correct orientation f or viewing. 1 Display the still image you wish to r otate, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “ROT ATE”, and pr ess the SET button. RIGHT : Rotates image cloc kwise 90 degree s. LEFT : Rotates imag[...]

109 English REDUCE STILL IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) A captured image can be resiz ed to a smaller size and sa v ed as a separa te image . 1 Display the still i m age whose size you want to change, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “RES IZE”, and press the SET button. 3 Select the new image size, a n d press the SET button.[...]

English 110 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMA G E BLUR Repair t he red-ey e eff ect in still images to mak e the e yes appea r more natur al, and enhance the contr ast of blur r y images . 1 Disp lay th e im age t o be mod ifi ed, and disp lay t he NO RMA L Mod e Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “EDIT PHOTO”, and press t[...]

111 English CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMA GE BLUR 5 Press the SET button. h A screen appears f or y ou to specify whether o r not to sa ve t he original image . SA VE AS NEW: The corrected image is sav ed as a separat e image, and t he or iginal image is preserved. OV E RW R I T E : The original file is deleted, and onl y the correct ed ima[...]

English 112 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can tr im a wa y unwan ted por tions from a video cl ip and sav e it as a new video clip ( v ideo clip cutting [e xtracting ] ). Y ou can also join video clips togethe r and sav e them as one separate clip (“jo ining”). Pr ocedure to cut (extract) a por tion of a video c lip J Extract the [...]

113 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Pr oce dure to join video clips CA UTION Caution w hen e diting v ideo clips i When edit ing video clips , do not pr ess the REC/P LA Y bu tton. If y ou press the REC/PLA Y b utton while editing video clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip ma y also be erased. i As th[...]

English 114 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK Video c lip cutting (extra cting) 1 Display the video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), sel ect “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Sele ct “ CUT” and p ress the SET button. h The Cutt ing Screen appears . EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK CUT 00:00:10[...]

115 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 4 Specify the start point of the extrac t. h Use the procedure belo w to specify the frame from which the video clip e xtract will star t. h Pla y the video cli p until appro ximately the desired point, pause t he video clip , then pla y the video clip one fr ame at a time, stopping at the star t point of the e xtr a[...]

English 116 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK 6 Press t he [ R ] button. h A screen a ppears f or y ou to select eith er to sa v e the edited video cl ip as a ne w (separate) file , or to delete th e original video clip and replace it with the edit ed video clip . SA VE AS NEW: The edited video clip will be sa v ed as a new file . The original vi deo clip remains[...]

117 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Join ing vi deo clips CA UTION i Video clips that w ere photogr aphed in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37) , select “EDIT VIDEO”, and pr ess the SET button. 2 Select “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 6-image pla yback displa y f or video clips appears. [...]

English 118 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK 3 Move the orange frame to the video clip you wish to join, and press the SET button. h The specified vi deo clip is labeled with a numb er . h Up to 9 video clips can be selected. h T o cancel a selection and re mov e the nu mber label from a video clip , select the video clip and press the SET b utton. 4 Press t he [...]

119 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editi ng star ts. h When editing en ds, y ou are returned to the NORMAL Mode Pla yback Menu. HINT i If the file siz e of the video clip after edit ing excee ds 4 GB, it is no t possible to either “SA VE AS NEW” or “O VER WRITE”. CA UTION W a rning conce[...]

English 120 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK PRINTING INSTR UCTIONS In addi tion to using y our printer t o print out still ima ges captured with y our camera, as with con vention al film, y ou can hav e prints made at shops o ff er ing digital p r int se r v ices. M oreov er , th is ca mera is DPOF-compatib le, so y ou can use the camera to specify the number o[...]

121 English PRINTING INSTR UCTIO NS HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o print with a printer or hav e the digital print ser vice shop print out a still image from a video clip , you must first sa ve it (e xtract still ) as a still image (page 71). About the DPOF f ormat i DPOF (Digita l Pr int Order Fo r mat) is a print orde r fo [...]

English 122 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK Specifyin g date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify prin ting instructions f or each individual ima ge (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the printing in structions to all the images (ALL IMA G ES). 1 Display the Prin ting Instructions Screen (page 120). 2 Select “ALL IMAGES” or “EACH IMAGE”. ALL IMA GES[...]

123 English PRINTING INSTR UCTIO NS 4 Specify whether the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the nu mber o f prints> h Press the [T/ ] ] or [W / P ] bu t t o n . h The quantity ind ication changes. h Displa y the desired n umber of prints. h Press the SET b utton. h The number of prints is set. <Specify date[...]

English 124 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK Inde x print Printin g out ma ny small im ages on one she et is c alled an “ind ex print”. This is con venient f or use as a list of the images y ou have captured. 1 Display the Prin ting Instructions Screen (page 120). 2 Selec t “INDEX”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Inde x Pr int Scree n appears. SET : Speci[...]

125 English PRINTING INSTR UCTIO NS Clearing all the printing inst ructions Delete the printing instructions f or all images. 1 Display the Print i ng Instructions Screen (page 120) . 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confir m All Clear Screen appears . CANCEL: Clear the printing instructions f or all images . EXIT : Cancel th[...]

English 126 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK COPY FILES Images and audio files recorde d in the camera’ s internal memor y can be copied to the card, and like wise from the card to the internal memor y . 1 Insert the card in the camer a (page 28). 2 Display t h e NORMAL Mode P layback Menu (page 37). 3 Select “CO PY”, and press the SET button. h The screen[...]

127 English COPY FILES 5 Press the SET button. h The screen to select t he type of cop y appear s. h The cop y source image is shown in the bac kground on the screen. COPY SINGLE: Cop y one file. COPY ALL: Cop y all the files from the cop y source to the cop y destina tion. 6 Select the desired t ype of copy. <When selecting “COPY SING LE”&g[...]

English 128 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK DISPLA YING FILE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCRE EN) On the Inf or mation Screen y ou can chec k what the set tings were when a file was recorded with y o ur camera. 1 Display the desired file on the camera monitor. 2 Press t h e MENU button f o r at least 1 second. h The Inf or mation Screen appears . h If the M ENU [...]

129 English OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y THE OPTION SETTING MENU The camera sett ings are ex 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 Optio n Setting Men u appears . T[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 130 SCREEN D ISPLA Y Specify what information is disp lay ed on the Pla yback Screen. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129). 2 Select “INFO DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. SHO W ALL: Displa y the capt ure date and pla ybac k time (f or video clips). D A TE & TIME: Displa y the capt ure date. COUNTE[...]

131 English SELECT THE ST AR TUP DISPLA Y The star tup displa y is the displa y that appears on the monitor when th e camera i s tur ned on in the recording mo de. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (p age 1 29) . 2 Select “STARTUP DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. D A TE & TI ME: The camera ’ s date and time setting is shown. Xac[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 132 OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set th e confir ming audio signa ls when the camer a is tur ned on/off or when th e oper ation but tons ([ ] button, SET butt on, MENU b utton, etc.) are pressed, to adjust th e oper ation sound v olume, and to enab le/disab le the audio guide . 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1][...]

133 English OPERA TION SOUNDS 3 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W / P ] button to select the desired se tting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select ope ration sounds appears . <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “A UDIO GUIDE” is selected> h The respectiv e screen to enab le or disable the sound appears . h Press the [T/ ] ] or [W / P ] b utton to[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 134 POST -VIEW DISPLA Y SETTING Specify t he duration tha t the captured image appea rs on the monito r (post- vie w) after the [ ] bu tton is pressed. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129). 2 Select “POST VIEW”, and press the SET button. 1 sec: The post-vie w image is displa yed f or 1 second. 2 sec: The [...]

135 English ASSIGN FUNCTIONS T O THE ARR O W BUTT ONS Assign functions (oper ation shor tcuts) to the [ G ] and [ H ] b utto ns when they are pressed when the Shoo ting Screen is displa yed. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (p age 1 29) . 2 Select “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. h The Shor tcuts Screen appea rs. : Assign the func[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 136 4 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button. h Displa y the function y ou wish to assign to th e button. 5 Press the SET button. h The selected functio n is assigned to the b utton, and y ou are retur ned to the Shor tcuts Scre en. h T o assign functions to the oth er b utton, repeat steps 3 thr ough 5 . 6 Press the MENU butt[...]

137 English NOISE-RE DUCTION FUNCTION Image noise when record ing video clips or still images , as well as audio noise such as from the wind, can be minimiz ed with the noise-redu ction function. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Select “NOISE REDUCTION”, and press the SET b utton. MO VIE NR: Set ON/OFF the functio n to reduce[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 138 ADJUST THE IMA G E Q U ALITY The camera ca n adjust the image quality as the image is captured. 1 Display t h e Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 12 9). 2 Selec t “IMAGE SETTIN GS”, and press the SET button. NORMAL: Shoot with image quality a t normal. VIVID: Color satur ation is incr eased. SOFT : The shar pness is su[...]

139 English FLICKER-REDUCTION The flic ker- reduction setting redu ces the flic ker t hat results when filming video clips under f luorescent lights an d the lik e where the backgr ound lighting pulsate s at the frequ ency of the po wer supply . 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Select “FLICKER REDUCT”, and press the SET b utt[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 140 MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camer a’ s monitor displa y . Use this adjust ment when the monito r image is difficult to view beca use of ambient light ing. 1 Display t h e Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 12 9). 2 Select “BRI GHTNESS”, and press the SET button. 3 Press t he [ G ] or [ H ] button [...]

141 English SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monit or of your camera to display t he messages in an y one of se ver al languages . 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Select “LANGUAGE”, and pr ess the SET button. : J apanese ENGLISH: English FRANCAIS: Fr e n c h DEUTSCH: German ESP AÑOL: Spa nish IT ALIANO: Italian NEDERLANDS[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 142 TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify t he type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s USB/A V ter minal. 1 Display t h e Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 12 9). 2 Select “TV SYS TEM”, and press the SET button. h The TV Syste m Screen appears . NTSC: Outputs NTSC video sig nals. PA L : Outputs P A L video sig nals.[...]

143 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “po wer sa ve” fu nction whereby the po wer auto matically tur n s off aft er a spec ifie d per iod of inac tivity . The power sav e fun ction works to conser v e the battery pack p ower whe n the camera is not being used, or to pre v ent the battery pac k from dying if the camera has acciden[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 144 3 Select the de si red option, and press t he SET button. h The Set Stand by Time Scr een appears. 4 Press t he [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to set the standby time. [T/ ] ]: Increases th e standby t ime. [W/ P ]: Decreases t he standb y time. 5 Press the SET button. 6 Press the MENU button. h The standb y time is set.[...]

145 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y If a ne wly f or matted card is used, the file name (i mage number) of the captured image aut omatically begins from 0001. If the card is subse quently ref or matt ed, or if a diff erent ref ormatted card is used, th e file names again begin from 0001. T his is because the fi le number me mor y functi on is set to “O[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 146 i If Card B already has files in it when it replace s Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows . When the highest file num b er on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lo wer than the highest file numb er on Car d A: the file name o f the ne xt recorded imag e contin ues from last file name recorded on Card A. When the high[...]

147 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [3] (page 129). 2 Select “ FILE NO. CONT’D” , and press the SET button. ON: The file n umber memor y function i s on. OFF: The file numb er memor y fun c tion is of f. 3 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The selected file n umber memor y function is set. HIN[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 148 INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y A card must be formatted with this camera : i After purchasing, when used for the first t ime, or i If it was f or matted using a personal compute r or another digital camer a. The card can not be f or matted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proce[...]

149 English INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y 5 Press the SET button. h F or matting begin s. h During f or matting, “F or matting” and “do not po wer off ” are sho wn on the monitor . h The three BGM audio files that were stored in y our camer a’ s int er nal memor y at the time of pur chase can be recov ered b y f or ma[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 150 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camer a to the f actor y-preset sett ings. 1 Display t h e Option Sett ing Menu [3] (page 12 9). 2 Select “RE SET SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. RESET : Reset to the f actor y-preset settings . EXIT : Do not change t he settings, and retur n to th e Opt ion S etting Menu[...]

151 English CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be capt ured and how much recording time is a vailab le on the card. F or a tab le showing the maximum n umber of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossib le No . of Images/P ossib le Shooting Time/P ossib le Recordin g Time” on page 1[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 152 HINT i When the remaining n umber of images or the remaining vid eo recording time is “0”, you ca nnot capture a ny more image s. T o captur e more images , either inst all a new car d, or sa ve t he images to a computer and then delete them (p age 74) from the card. i When the remaining n umber of images or the rem[...]

153 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pac k, the remaining bat ter y pac k charge can be chec ked on the monit or . Mak e sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image . F or an indication of the possib le length of time f or battery pack operat ion, see page 188. 1 Display the Shooting Menu o[...]

OPTION SET TINGS English 154 HINT i If an y file is present, you ca n also chec k the remaining bat ter y pack cha rge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 128). i Batter y lif e ma y diff er e v en among batter y pack s 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 monito r , e[...]

155 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV CONNECTING T O A TV CONNECTING T O A TV NO TE Insert and p ull out the cable car efully i When connect ing the cab les, mak e sure that t he cable plugs are correctly oriented and that t hey match the shapes of the ter minal soc ket s on the de vices. Push the p lugs in str aight when c[...]

CONNECTING T O A TV English 156 PLA YING B A CK ON A TV i Afte r con necting the came ra to the tele v ision, s witch t he TV input to t he terminal to w hich the camer a is connected. i When the came ra is connected to a TV , no imag e appears on the camera’ s monitor . i The pla yback method is t he same as when vie wing images on the camera’[...]

157 English CONNECTING T O A PRINTER CONNECTING T O A PRINTER PictBridge MODE Y our camera sup por ts th e PictBridge function. By connecting th e camera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camer a’ s monitor ca n be used to select images and initiate printing (Pi ctBridge pr inting). Use the dedicated USB int erf ace cab le to connec[...]

English 158 CONNECTING T O A PRINT ER 3 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing m ode is activated. h The came ra s witc hes to the PictBridge p r inting mode , and t he PictBridge Men u appears . CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefull y i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cab le plugs are c[...]

159 English PRINTING Printing selected i mages Procedure to select one still imag e and pr int it. 1 Complete the printing setup (page 157) . 2 Select the one image icon Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select image s for printing appears . 3 Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button to display the image you wish to print. h Specify the im age t[...]

English 160 CONNECTING T O A PRINT ER Printing all imag es Print all of the images on the card. 1 Complete the print prepa r ations (page 157). 2 Select the all images ic on u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears . 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . CA UTION Printing is not possib le if [...]

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

English 162 CONNECTING T O A PRINT ER Printing image s according to printing instruct ions ( requ ested image s) Procedure to print all the ordered images . 1 Complete the print prepa r ations (page 120), and co mplete the print preparations (page 157). 2 Sel ect th e DP OF ico n w , and press the SET button. h The Print Requested Images Screen app[...]

163 English PRINTING Chan ging th e pri nter se tting s Images are printed according to settings specified b y the camera, such as paper type , siz e, la you t, pr inting quali ty , etc. 1 Complete the print preparations (page 157). 2 Select the printer settings icon v , and press the SET button. h The Printer Settings Screen appears . MEDIA TYPE: [...]

English 164 CONNECTING T O A PRINT ER 3 Adjust t he printe r settings. 1 Press t he [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] b utton to select a prin ter setting parameter , and press the SET bu tton. h The screen to set the selected parame ter appears . 2 Press t he [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] b utton to adjust the setting, and press the SET b u tton. h The selected parameter i[...]

165 English APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED Q UESTIONS If y ou ha ve a q uestion about th e camera oper ation, yo u might find th e ans wer in this comp ilation of commonly ask ed questions . Ques tion An swer Act ion Po w e r Wh y doesn’t the pow er turn on? Due to cold temper atures , the battery pac k temporarily lost its pow er . Plac e[...]

APPENDICES English 166 Shooting Are the sett ings retai ned ev en after th e camera is turned off? — All set tings e xcept the self-ti mer and the e x posure compensation are retai ned ev en after the camer a is turned off . Which resolution setting sh ould I use? — Sel ect the resolution setting acco rding to the intend ed use: I , U , V , ] ,[...]

167 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting What is the diff erence bet ween th e digital z oom and the optical z oom? — Because shooting with the optical zo om uses the optics of a ph ysical lens , you can shoot without l osing minute details in the image. T he digital zo om, on the other hand, w or ks b y mag nifyi ng a por tio n of the imag[...]

APPENDICES English 168 Monitor When used in cold weat her , wh y does the image seem to lea ve traces as it mov es? Condition due to the monitor characte r istics. Not a malfu nction. Spots t hat appear in the monitor on ly appear in the monitor and will not be recorded with the images . Wh y does the disp lay ed image contain some red, b lue and g[...]

169 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Vie wing imag es Wh y is there no image ( z is shown)? This ma y happen when tr ying to pla y bac k images stored on a card from a diff erent digital camera. Play back image s that w ere recorded on a card using this camera. Wh y is the pla ybac k image distor ted? If the subject mov es or the camera is mov ed [...]

APPENDICES English 170 Printing Wh y does a message appear dur ing PictB ri dge printing? There is a prob lem with the printer . Please ref er to the instruction manual f or y our printer . Misc. The “Cannot edit video clips with unlik e settings” message appears . Y ou hav e attemp ted to join video clips having diff erent resolut ions or fram[...]

171 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. A problem such as inability to record or pla y bac k occurs. The card contains files that were sav ed using a de vice other than this camera. After sa ving y our files to a diff erent medium, f or mat the card. Can I use my camera a broad? — When th e camera is connected t o a TV , y ou can switch the c[...]

APPENDICES English 172 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking y our camera to the repair shop , check the f ollowing t able f or a possib le solution to the problem. Camera Problem Cau se Acti on Refer ence page Po w e r No pow er . The battery pac k is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace wit h a ne w batter y pack. 23, 25 The battery pac k has n[...]

173 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captur ed when the [ ] b utton or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The maximum numbe r o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reac hed . Install a ne w card. 28 Delete the images that ar e not necessary . 74 The flas h do es not oper ate. The flash off mode[...]

APPENDICES English 174 Shooting A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possib le to tak e a picture using the self- timer . The battery pac k is consumed. Install a sufficiently recharged battery pack. 23, 25 When z ooming in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical z oom has mov ed to the maximum magnification po[...]

175 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Shooting The ic on appears , and shooting is not po s si bl e. The camera’ s inter nal temper ature is high. Discontinue shooting, and w ait f or the camera to cool down bef ore using it again. — Monitor No p la yba ck image appears . The camera is not set to the pla yback mode. Press the REC/ PLA Y button to set[...]

APPENDICES English 176 Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash w as bl o cke d by a finger o r other object. Hold the camera correctly , and mak e sure the flash is not obstru cted. 53 The subject was t oo f ar away . Capture th e image in the rang e of oper ation of the flash. 187 The subject was l it from behind. Use the f orced flash mod[...]

177 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Vie win g imag es The image is too br ight. The f orced flash mode is selected. Select a diff ere nt flash mode. 62, 88 The subject was too bright. Use the e xposure compensati on function. 104 The ISO sensitiv ity setting is incorr ect. Set the ISO sensit ivity to = . 98 Red-e ye correction was not successful. The red[...]

APPENDICES English 178 Viewing images The image is not in f ocus. The subject is too close to the came ra. Capture the image with the subject withi n the photographab le range . Select the correct f ocus setting for y our needs. 57, 96 The f ocus setting is not correct . The camera mov ed when the [ ] bu tton was pressed. (camera shake) Hold the ca[...]

179 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Vie win g imag es The colors of th e imag es captu red 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 whit e balance sett ing correctly . 99 A par t of t he image is missing. The strap or a finger was bl o[...]

APPENDICES English 180 Conn ecting to a TV No image or sound. The camera is not correctly connected t o the TV . F ollow th e instruct ions to mak e the connection correctly . 142, 155 The TV input is not set correctly . Set the inpu t on th e TV to “VIDE O” . The edge of the image is cut off . This is a characte r istic of the TV . Not a malfu[...]

181 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Misc. The a udio guide do es not sound. The audio guide set ting is set to “OFF”. Set the audio guide sett ing to “ON”. 132 The recordi ng capacity is less than th at indicat ed in the section “P ossible No . of Imag e s/ P ossible Shootin g Time/ P ossible Recording Time” (page 189) . The recording capacit[...]

APPENDICES English 182 Notes regar ding the Scene Sel ect feature and filters Scene Select * When recording a video clip in dark surroundings , the shutter speed decreases to 1/15 sec in order to produce a sufficiently bright image . How e ver , whe n the flic ke r-reduction function is set to “ ON”, the shutter speed during video clip recordin[...]

183 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Filter About the sce ne select function an d focus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the f ocus range is set to + . i Ev en if you set the f ocus range to * , + or - , it ch anges to - when the scene select fun c tion is set t o an y setting other than = . Settin g Remarks Cosmetic % F ocus r[...]

APPENDICES English 184 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital Mo vie Camera (reco rding and pla yback) Recorded image file f or mat Stil l imag es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 comp liant) Note: Designed mainly by the J apan Electronics and Inf or mation T echnolog y Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule f or Camera Fil e system) i[...]

185 English SPECIFICA TIONS Still ima ge shooti ng mode (recordi ng resolution) I : 4000 × 3000 pix els U : 3264 × 2448 pix els (appro x. 8 million pix els: low compression) V : 3264 × 24 48 pixe ls (appro x. 8 million pix els: normal c ompression) ] : 3264 × 1840 pix els (appro x. 6 million pix els: low comoression) W : 1840 × 2448 pix els (a[...]

APPENDICES English 186 Exposure contro l type Exposure compensati on av ailable from the Shootin g Setting Screen (0 ±1.8 EV in 0 . 3 EV st eps) Light-measuring mode Multi-section measuring, center-w eighted measuring, spot measuring Range T otal mode: 10 cm (3.9 4 in.) to infinity (Wide end) 80 cm (31.50 in.) to infinity (T ele end) Nor mal mode:[...]

187 English SPECIFICA TIONS Minimum subject illuminatio n Appro x. 4 lux: ) , high sensitivity mod e or scene select Q function, 1/15 sec Appro x. 15 lux: : , scene select . function,1 /30 sec Image stabilizer Electronic (video clip recording mode or still imag e shooting mode) Monitor 2.5" (6.4 cm) low-temp erature polysilicon TFT tra nsmissi[...]

APPENDICES English 188 Camera connector s Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully char ged batter y pack at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambient tempe rature. i The oper ation time may v ar y depending on the conditions of the batt er y pac k and the conditions of use . Espec ially when used at temper atures below 10 °C (50 °F), the b[...]

189 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossible No. of Ima ges/P o ssible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recor ding Time i If th e contin uous record ing time of a v oice memo e xceeds about 13 hours , of a video cl ip wh ose res olution settin g is l e x ceeds ab out 5 h ours 30 minutes, or of a video cl ip whose resolution s etting is d e xceed s about 7 ho urs,[...]

APPENDICES English 190 Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will light or flash depending on the different ca m era operations. Color Multi- indicator status Camera status Green Lit Connected to compu ter or pr inte r (USB ) Flashing P ow er sav e mode activated Red Flashing Slow During self-timer opera tion Fa s t Access[...]

191 English SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied battery pac k cha rger Supplied Li-ion battery pac k P ar t No . V AR- L20N Po w e r s o u r c e A C 100 to 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz, 10 V A, MAX : 0.1 A Rated outp ut DC 4.2 V , 650 mA Compatib le batteries Supplied or separ ately sold Lith ium-ion batter y pac k (DB-L20) Ambient en vironment T emperat ure 0 to 40 ?[...]

APPENDICES English 192 Others Mac OS and Quic kTime are tr ademarks of Apple I nc., registered in the U .S . and other count r ies. Microsoft and Wi ndows are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. P entium is a regist ered tradema r k of Inte l Cor porat ion (USA). In thi s ma nual, t he M icros oft ® Wind[...]

193 English SPECIFICA TIONS Befo re ca pturing those impor tant s hots, be sure to firs t take a test shot to confi rm that y o ur came ra is set up and ready to go i San yo Electric shall not be held resp onsible f or any prob lems resulting from the use of this camer a. i San yo Electric declines all responsib ility f or damages due to imprope r [...]

APPENDICES English 194 HINTS FOR T AKI NG PICTURES T aking g reat pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might t hink. By k eeping a f ew point s in mind and choosing the co rrect settings, y ou can create ph otos that y ou’ll be pr oud to displa y and share . If imag es a re blurre d even w hen the au tofocus is used Y our cam[...]

195 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would lik e to snap an action shot of a moving child or pet . The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he subject is moving, the imag e may be b lurred. In particular , when th e distance between the camera and the subject is changing, i t is difficult to lo[...]

APPENDICES English 196 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po i n t s : i Choose a bac kground that doesn’t det ract from y our subject. i Mov e in close to y our subject. i P ay atten tion to lighting and how it af fect s your subject. NO TE i If the backg round is distracting, it will not sho w your subject to his best adv antage. Mov e in[...]

197 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night photo graph y (night vie w por trait mode / ) Po i n t s : i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutter speed during nigh t photog raph y is considera ble slo wer , so there is a m uch greater chance that y o ur photog raphed images will be b lurr y . Stabil ize the c[...]

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