Sanyo VPC-E6EX инструкция обслуживания

VPC-E6EX VPC-E6 VPC-E6GX INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital 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-E6EX, VPC- E6[...]

i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOI STURE 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 cance[...]

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 only to EU countries and do not apply to the countries in the other areas of the w orld. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf a ctured with high quality materials and components which c[...]

iii English GETTING UP AND R UNNING Install the ba ttery pac k 1 Open the battery slot cover , and insert the battery pack. h The battery slot cover is located on the bottom of the camera. 2 Use the supplied AC adaptor to charge the battery pack. h Charging will take appro ximately 90 minutes. Battery/ card co ver Batter y pac k (+) (–) mark Mult[...]

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v English Playbac k k Still image playback 1 Press the playback button [ H ]. h The display s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h T o view other images , toggle the SET button to the lef t or right. h If the pla yback b utton [ H ] is pressed, the d ispla y returns to the Shooting Screen. k Video clip pla ybac k 1 Press the playback button [ H ]. h[...]

1 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abun dance of con venie nt f eatures and functions . F rom creating precisely the ph oto you want, to vie wing images using v arious techniques, y ou can locate the e xact oper ation f or your purposes in the follow ing t able. Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Shooti[...]

English 2 Shooting/recording Capture fast-mov ing subjects • “SCENE SELECT” (sports mode) on page 48 Shoot in bright conditions • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 45 • “FLASH SETTING” on page 43 • “SCENE SELECT” (night vie w mode/fi rewo rks mode/lamp mode) on page 48 Increase the camera’ s sensitivity • “ISO SENSITIVITY?[...]

3 English Shooting/recording Change the color of the images •“ F I L T E R S ” (monochrome filter/ sepia filter) on pa ge 52 Make white appear natura l • “WHITE BALANCE” on page 79 Add an audio track to still im age data • “ADDING A VO ICE MEMO” on page 82 • “ADDING/DELETING A V OICE MEMO” on page 97 Create a schedule fr om [...]

English 4 Data managing/pr ocessing Search for image/audio data • “9-image/3 6-image displ ay pl aybac k” on pa ge 36 Delete data • “ERASIN G D A T A ” on page 89 Protect ima ges from accidenta l erasure • “IMA GE PRO TECT” on page 87 Format a card • “INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y” on page 133 Add an aud[...]

5 English CONTENTS GETTING UP AND RUNNING ... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ....... iii QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 1 CONTENTS ..... .................. ................... .................. .................. ............. 5 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .[...]

English 6  SHOOTING (SHOOT IN G SETTING SCREEN) ACCESSING T HE SHOOTING SETTI NG SCREEN ..... .................. .....53 TOUCH SENSOR (TOUCH FOCUS) SETTIN G ........... .......... ........ .....63 RESOLUTION SETTING ............... .................. ................... .................. 64 MAKE AN AUDIO RE CORDING ... ..................... ...[...]

7 English  OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAYI NG THE OPTION SCREEN .. .................. ..................... ...... 114 SET THE 2WA Y SHOOTING GUIDE SETTING ............. .................. . 117 SELECT THE STARTUP DISPLAY ........... .................. ..................... . 118 OPERATION SOUNDS ... .......... ........... .......... ........... ......[...]

English 8  OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV ........... ..................... .................. ................... 140 DIRECT PRINTING ............. .................. .................. ................... ........141  APPENDICES COMMONLY A SKED QUESTIONS ...... ..................... .................. ......150 TROUBLESHOO[...]

9 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Hands trap: 1 i SANY O Softw are Pack (CD-ROM): 1 i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i Dedicated A V in terface cable: 1 i Dedicated USB interface cable: 1 i[...]

English 10 Attaching the ha ndstrap Media cards that can be used with this camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i Multi Media Card What “car d” means in this man ual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards that can be used in this digital camera are ref erred to as ?[...]

11 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Y our camera can not only tak e still photos , it can also record video clips and make au dio recordings . It’ s loaded with lot s of functions that are possib le only in a digital camer a, including a super-quic k f ocus, an easy-to-u nderstand guidance disp lay on a large screen, a schedule-makin [...]

English 12 Mode Select Screen Switch between the still photo shooting and video clip recordi ng modes with a single on-screen action. Accessi ng the Shooting Setting Screen has ne ver been so f ast. Create a schedule fr om your photos: sc hedule- making fea ture (see page 73) Enter y our photos in the ca lendar to create a custom image-ba sed sched[...]

13 English SYSTEM MAP The included accessories can be used to co nnect you r camera to a computer , printer or TV . By connecting the camera to y our computer , you can, f or ex ample, cop y y our photos to the comp uter’ s hard disk. Y ou can connect it to a printer for direct printing of your photos. Or tak e the card to a ph oto shop to hav e [...]

English 14 SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens The lens barrier is closed when the camera is turned off . Flash Speaker Microphone ON/OFF b utton Shutter b utton (with touch sensor) Self-timer indicator T ouch sensor indicator[...]

15 English P ARTS NAMES Rear Bottom DC IN terminal Zoom switch Playback but ton [ H ] LCD monitor SET but ton T r ipod sta nd hole Batter y/card cover ON/OFF button Strap holder Multi-indicator Shutter b utton USB/A V terminal MENU butt on[...]

English 16 INST ALLING THE CARD Y our camera has an internal 16MB memory , when means that you can tak e photos (record image data) e v en when no card is installed. By using a card, howe ver , y ou will be able to tak e many more photos. The card can be used aft er it has been f ormatted with the ca mera (page 133). 1 Ope n the battery/card cover.[...]

17 English INST ALLING THE CARD When removing the card... h T o remove the card, pr ess it down , and then re lease. The card will protrude slightly , and you can then pull it out. CA UTION i Do not attempt to f orcibly remov e the card. i Nev er remove the card when the mu lti-indicator is flashing red quic kly . In doing so , you risk losing the [...]

English 18 PO WER FOR THE CAMERA The supplied A C adaptor is used not only as the camer a’ s A C adaptor , but also to charge the battery installed in t he camera. Using the battery pac k At the time of purchase , the battery pack is not charged. The bat tery pack must be charged bef ore it can be used in the camera. Also , if the battery power b[...]

19 English PO WER FOR THE CAMERA 2 Turn the camera off, and connect the AC adaptor to the camera. h Charging begins as soon as the AC ada ptor is connected to the camera. How e ve r , the camer a does not charge when it is set to the shooting mode . h The camera’ s multi-indicator lights red during charging. h Charging will take appro ximately 90[...]

English 20 HINT About the internal backup battery i This camera’ s inter nal battery serves to maintain the date and time settings, as well as the shooting se tt ings. The backu p battery will be fully charged when the bat tery pack is kept in th e camera contin uously f or about 2 days . In the fully charged state, the bac kup battery will maint[...]

21 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera In the shooting mode 1 Press the ON/OFF button. h The camera turns on. h The camera turns on in the shooting mode that w as activ e bef ore it was last turned off. In the pl a yback mode 1 Press the pl ayback button [ H ] for at least one second. h The Play back Screen appears on the L[...]

English 22 T urning on the camera when the po wer sa ve (sleep) function is active In order to pr eserve battery pack po wer , the power sav e (sleep) function will automatically turn off the camera afte r one minute of no use during shooting, or five minutes of no use during playback (factory-preset setting). i When the power sa v e function is ac[...]

23 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and ti me an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can displa y them during pla ybac k. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .m. on December 24, 2005 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the ca[...]

English 24 5 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Screen appears . 3 Set the date to “2005/ 12/24”. h The date is set in the f ollowing order: Set the year → Set the month → Set the day . h T ogg le the SET button left or right to select year , month or day . T oggle the SET b utton up or down to incr[...]

25 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING h If “DISP OFF” is selected, the dat e the image was captured is not shown during pla yback. 4 Press the SET b utton. 8 Select “EXIT”, and press the SET button. h The date and time setting is completed, and y ou are returned to the Option Screen. h T o return to the Shooting Screen, press the MENU b utton.[...]

English 26 BASIC OPERA TION ABOUT THE 2W A Y SHOO TING GUIDE (Guidance displa y) Y our camera f eatures a “2W A Y Shooting Guide” by which the shooting settings and a ne xt-step guide are sho wn on the displa y . 1 Shooting Screen 2 Remaining number of images that can be captu red (page 170) 3 Shooting mode a nd resolution settings (page 64) 4 [...]

27 English ABOUT THE 2W A Y SHOO TING GUIDE (Guidance disp la y) T o display the 2W A Y Shooting Gui de i T oggle the SET button to the left, and the Shooting Screen will be displa y ed full-screen. T oggle the SET b utton to the le ft again to displ ay the 2W A Y Shooting Guide. i By selecting the 2W A Y shooting guide icon * from the Option Scree[...]

English 28 BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to hold the camera Hold the camera secur ely , keeping y our elbo ws cl ose to y our body and making sure the camera is stable. Make sure tha t the lens and flash are not b lock ed by your finge rs or the handstrap . HINT i Images captured in the still image shooting mode can be rot ated when they are pla yed [...]

29 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Using the autof ocus The autofocus will w ork in almost all situat ions; however , there are certain conditions that may cause the autof ocus function to not work properl y . If the autofocus function is not working properly , set the focus range to capture images (page 67). k Conditions that may cause incorrect f[...]

English 30 i Fast-mo ving subjects Use the focus-loc k function to lock the focus on an object at the sa me distance as the desired subject, then reposition the camera to compose the picture.[...]

31 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to s witch the shooting mode Y our camera can both capture still photos (stil l image shooting mode) and record video clips (video clip recording mode ). When shooting, yo u can switch the shooting mode on the Mode Select Scree n. 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camer a on, and press the MENU button. h T[...]

English 32 Hints for taking pict ures Muting the operation sounds i The operation so unds that are gener ated, f or e xample , when the shutter button, ME NU butt on or SET b utton is pressed, as w ell as the audio guidance when you s witch the mode, can be muted (page 119). Where is the image and audio data saved? i All the image and sound data is[...]

33 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES Y our camera can both capture still images and record video clips . There are two modes f or capturing still images. In the normal still image mode, one image is capture d each time the shutter b utton is pressed . In the sequent ial shots mode, when you press the shutter b utton, seve ral succ[...]

English 34 3 Ge ntly press the shutter button. h Press the shutter b utton gently , taking care not to mov e the camer a. h The image that was captur ed appears on LCD monitor as long as the shutter b utton is kept pressed (post view). 4 Releas e your finger from the shutter button. h The captured image is recorded. HINT What is the camera fo cusin[...]

35 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING B A CK STILL IM A GES Viewing still images The steps fo r viewing both single shots and sequenti al shots are the same. 5 Press the playback button [ H ]. h The image most recently captured appears on the LCD monitor . 6 View other ima ges. h T og gle the SET button to the left or right to displa y the prev ious o[...]

English 36 9-image/36-i mage display playbac k 1 Pr ess the playback button [ H ]. 2 Pres s [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The 9-image disp lay appears. h When [W] on the z oom s witch is pressed again, the 36-image displa y appears. T o return to the 9-image displa y , press [T] on the z oom s witch. 3 Se lect the image to pl ay back. h T oggle[...]

37 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING B A CK STILL IM A GES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. 2 Press [T] ([ ] ]) on the zoom switch. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h T og gle the SET button to view diff erent parts of the magnified i[...]

English 38 VIDEO CLIP RECORD ING AND PLA YB A CK[...]

39 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Playin g back th e video c lip 6 Press the playback button [ H ]. h The video clip just recorded appears on the LCD monitor . h Video clips are indicated by a video clip pattern along the top and bottom of the screen. 7 Press the SET button. h Video clip pla yback begin s. SET b utton Play back b utto[...]

English 40 Outline of pla ybac k operation When y ou are finish ed viewi ng video c lips... i Press the ON /OFF b utton to tur n the camera off. T o do this... Do this P ause During playbac k, press the SET button. T o play back one image at a time (single- frame step) During for ward pla yback Af ter pausing pla yback, toggle the SET b utton to th[...]

41 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK HINT Adjusting the LCD monitor brightness i While the Shoot ing Screen is activ e, y ou can quic kly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of the LCD monitor by pressing the MENU button for at least 1 se cond. Display the video c lip playback point i During video clip pla ybac k, press the M[...]

English 42 USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has two zoom functions: optical zoom and d igital zoom. Y ou can specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabled, and whether or not the optical zoom during video clip recording is enabled (page 123). 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Pres s [T] or [W] on the zoom switch to compose the desired imag[...]

43 English FLASH SETTING The flash is used not only f or taking pict ures where there is insuffici ent light, but also when t he subject is in shade or in backli ght condition s. Y our camera ’ s flash has f our modes of oper ation (aut omatic fla sh mode, f orced flash mode , flash off mode, and red-ey e reduction m ode) . Select the flash mod e[...]

English 44 3 Toggle the SET button up to set the f lash mode. h Each time the SET bu tton is toggled up , the flash mode changes. h Displa y the icon fo r the desired flash mode . 4 Pres s the shutter button. h The picture is snapped and the fla sh operates according to the selected mode. HINT In the automati c flash mode... i In the automatic flas[...]

45 English EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images, y ou can make t he image lighter or darker . 1 Point the came ra lens at the subject. h If the Mode Select Screen or a menu screen (Shooti ng Setting Screen) is activ e, press t he MENU but to n to exit it . 2 With the Shooting Setting Screen not show n, toggl e the SET bu tton to the right. h T[...]

English 46 SHOO TING (EASY SE TTING MODE) EASY SETTINGS SCREEN With the Easy Settings Screen, it’ s a cinch to get beautiful photos e very time, simply by selecting th e setting that matches y our shooting conditions . 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on, and press the MENU button. h The Mode Select S creen appears . 2 Toggle the SET[...]

47 English O VER VIEW OF THE EASY SETTIN GS SCREEN 1 Scene select menu (pa ge 48) 2 Filter menu (page 52) 3 Remaining batt ery power (page 138) 4 HELP d isplay (page 121 ) SCENE : FULL AUTO USE AUTO SETTINGS . : Full auto photogr aph y / : Sports photograph y 0 : Portrait photography 1 : Landscape photog raph y 2 : Night view p hotogr aphy (A vaila[...]

English 48 SCENE SELECT Y ou can select f rom various preset settings (aperture, shutter sp eed, etc.) f or specific shooting conditio ns. 1 Di splay the Easy Settings Scree n (page 46). 2 Se lect the scene select menu. . : The camera automatical ly makes the optimum setting s suitable f or the surrounding conditions (ful l auto). / : Capture a spl[...]

49 English SCENE SELECT 3 Select the desired icon from t he scene select m enu, and press the SET button. h This completes the scene select setting. 4 Take the picture . For vide o clip recording, see page 38. For still image shooting, see page 33. h T o retur n to normal photogr aph y , select . f rom the scene select menu, and p ress the SET b ut[...]

English 50 Scene select and operation mode The scene select fun ctions that ar e av ailable depend on the active operation mode (page 71). O: Av ailable —: Not av ailable *: Not av ailable for composite pho tos. **: Not av ailab le for sti ll images with voice memo . CA UTION i When capturing images using the lamp 4 ,fire works 3 or night view 2 [...]

51 English SCENE SELECT How to use the best shot f eature 1 Set the c amera to the still image shooting mode, select the best shot icon 5 from the scene select menu, and press the SET button. 2 Press the shutter button. h While the settings cha nge, f our still images are shot in sequence . h If the resolutio n is set to k , the setting changes aut[...]

English 52 FIL TERS The filter f eature changes image char acteri stics such as color tones, to apply unique eff ects to th e photogr aphed image . 1 Di splay the Easy Settings Scree n (page 46). 2 Se lect the filter menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the filter menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the filter setting. 4 Take the pict[...]

53 English SHOOTING ( SHOO TING S ETTING SCR EEN ) A CCESSING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREEN The Shooting Setting Screen is used to adjust the focus r ange and self-timer settings; to select t he single-shot, s equent ial shots , schedule shot, composite photo , or ID photo ope ration mode; and to manag e various settin gs such as turning the shutter[...]

English 54 Switching the pa ge The Shooting Setting Screen consists of two page s: P A GE 1 and P AGE 2 . 1 Display t he Shooting Setting Screen. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Shooting Settin g Screen P AGE changes. h Each time the SET b utton is togg led to the left, the P AG E changes.[...]

55 English A CCESSING THE SHOO TIN G SETTING SCREEN Overview of the Sh ooting Se tting Screen (stil l images) PA G E 1 TOUCH SENSOR ON[...]

English 56 1 T ouch sensor menu (page 63) 2 Resolution menu (page 64) 3 Focus range menu (page 67) 4 Flash menu (page 43) 5 Self-timer men u (pa ge 69) 6 Operation mode menu (page 71) 7 P A GE display (page 54) 8 Option icon (page 114) h Displays t he Option Screen . 9 Help display (pa ge 121) 0 Remaining battery power (page 138) i When you specify[...]

57 English A CCESSING THE SHOO TIN G SETTING SCREEN PA G E 2[...]

English 58 1 Focus mode menu (page 76) 2 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 77) 3 ISO sensitiv ity menu (page 78 ) 4 White balance menu (page 79) 5 Exposure correction icon (page 45) h Change the brightness of the image. 6 P A GE display (page 54) 7 Option icon (page 114) h Displays t he Option Screen . 8 Help display (pa ge 121) 9 Remai[...]

59 English A CCESSING THE SHOO TIN G SETTING SCREEN Overview of the Sh ooting Se tting Screen (video c lips) PA G E 1 TOUCH SENSOR ON[...]

English 60 1 T ouch sensor menu (page 63) 2 Video clip mode menu (page 64 ) 3 Focus range menu (page 67) 4 Self-timer men u (pa ge 69) 5 Focus mode menu (page 76) 6 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (pa ge 77) 7 P A GE display (page 54) 8 Option icon (page 114) h Displays t he Option Screen . 9 Help display (pa ge 121) 0 Remaining battery pow[...]

61 English A CCESSING THE SHOO TIN G SETTING SCREEN PA G E 2 FLICKER REDUCT OFF[...]

English 62 1 Flicker -reduction menu (page 81 ) 2 ISO sensitiv ity menu (page 78 ) 3 White balance menu (page 79) 4 Exposure correction icon (page 45) h Change the brightness of the image. 5 P A GE display (page 54) 6 Option icon (page 114) h Displays t he Option Screen . 7 Help display (pa ge 121) 8 Remaining battery power (page 138) i When you sp[...]

63 English T OUCH SENSOR (T OUCH FOCUS) SETTING The touch sensor function, by which the autof ocus is activated by a finger- touch on the shutter button, can be set to ON or OFF . When the touch senso r function is set to OFF , the autof ocus is activ ated when y ou press the shutter button halfwa y; then gently press the shutt er button to snap th[...]

English 64 RESOLUTION SETTING By setting the i mage resolution (pix els) to a hi gher setting, i mage detail is enhanced f or a smoother, finer picture. Howev er , the file size als o becomes large and uses more me mory . Select the resolution settin g that suits your pur pose. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the Shooting Setting Screen (page 53). 2 In the sti[...]

65 English MAKE AN A UDIO RECORDING In the video clip recording mode, your camer a can make audio record ings. 1 Displa y PAGE 1 of the Shooting Setting Sc reen f or the video c lip recording mode (page 53). 2 Select the audio recording icon < from the video clip mode menu, and press the SET button. h The recording mode i s enable d. h The menu [...]

English 66 Playing bac k audio recordings Listen to y our audio recordings . 1 Di splay the desired audio data. h A musi cal note g raphic ap pears on the screen. 2 Pl ay back the record ing. Forward playbac k: Press the SET bu tton. Pause: While the audio memo is pla ying, toggle the SE T button up . Stop playbac k: While the audio recording is pl[...]

67 English FOCUS RANGE 1 Display PAGE 1 of the Shooting Setting Screen (page 53). 2 Select the focus range menu. h Display the f ocus menu. 3 Select the desired icon, and pres s the SET button. h This completes the f ocus r ange setting. HINT i When the f ocus ra nge is set to super macro + , the zoom is set to the wide end. i Y ou can also change [...]

English 68 How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Display PAGE 1 of the Shooting Setting Screen (page 53). 2 Select the manual fo cus icon - from the focus menu, and press the SET button. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustmen t bar appears. 4 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET butt[...]

69 English SELF-TIMER 1 Display PAGE 1 of the Shooting Setting Screen (page 53). 2 Select the self-timer menu. h The self-timer icons are shown. 3 Select the desired icon from the self-timer menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. N : T ur ns off t he self-timer fu nction. y : The image is captur ed about 2 seconds [...]

English 70 HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the shutter button is pressed again b ef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer countd own tempo rarily stops. Press the shutter button one more time to restar t the self-tim er . i T o cancel self-timer photogr aph y , set the self -timer setting to off N . When x is selected[...]

71 English SHUTTER OPERA TION SETTING Select how the camer a operates when the shutter b utton is pressed. 1 Set the camera to the still image shooting mode, and disp la y PAGE 1 of the Shooting Setting Screen (page 5 3). 2 Select the operation mode menu. 3 Select the desired icon, and pres s the SET button. h The selected shutter operatio n is set[...]

English 72 Shooting sequential shots When the shutter button is pressed, thr ee still images are captured in succession. 1 Se lect the sequential shots icon P from the operation mode menu, and press the SET button. h If the reso lution is set to k , th e setting changes automatical ly to y and the images are captured. 2 Pr ess the shutter button to[...]

73 English SHUTTER OPERA T ION SETTING Making a sche dule shot Y ou can enter a captured still i mage in the schedule. 1 Select the schedule photo icon & from the operation mode menu, and press the SET button. 2 Press the SET button again. h The calendar appears on the LCD monitor . 3 Toggle the SET button left, right, up and down to move the o[...]

English 74 Composite photo Shoot two separ ate still images, and combin e them to create a composite still image. 1 Se lect the composit e icon - from the operation mode menu, and press the SET button. 2 Pr ess the SET button again. h The frame sel ection display appear s. 3 Toggle the SET button left or right to select a comp osite pattern, and pr[...]

75 English SHUTTER OPERA T ION SETTING ID photos Y ou can create ID photos to use in circular s, ads, and other publicat ions, as well as in identificati on documents. 1 Select the ID photo icon . from the operation mode menu, and press the SET button. 2 Press the MENU button twice. h The ID photo outline appears on the LCD display . 3 Align the su[...]

English 76 FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 type s of aut ofocus (stil l image shooting only): 9-point range fi nder focus: The correct focus is determined from 9 diff erent focus point s within the shooting area visib le on the LCD monitor . When the image is focused, a t arget mark & appears. Spot f ocus: The camera f [...]

77 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-section light- measuring: The exp osure is adjusted after sampling from mult iple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted l ight-measuring: The exp osure is adjusted after light is measured fro m the entire image, b ut with emphasis o[...]

English 78 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 Display PAGE 2 of the Shooting Setting Screen (page 53). 2 Select the ISO sensitivi ty menu. h The ISO sensitivity menu appears . 3 Se lect the [...]

79 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 PAGE 2 of the Shooting Setting Screen (page 53). 2 Select the white balance menu. h[...]

English 80 3 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes the white balance setting. h Once the white balance sett ing is programmed f or the ] icon, it is retained e v en if another white balance se tting ( > , r , o , p , or q ) is selected. If you changed to ano ther setting, whene v er you select the ] icon and press [...]

81 English FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING The flick er-reduct ion setting reduces t he flick er phenomenon tha t results when filming video clips under fluorescen t lights and the like wher e the backg round lighting pulsates at the freq uency of the power suppl y . The flic ker- reduction setting is se t f or a frequency of 50 Hz. 1 Set the cam era to [...]

English 82 ADDING A V O ICE MEMO In the single-shot still image shooting mod e, y ou can record up to appro ximately 10 se conds of sound (c alled a “v oice memo”) when capturing the image. The v oice memo is a monaural re cording. 1 Se t the camera to the still image shooting mode, and display PAGE 1 of the Shooting Setting Screen (page 53). 2[...]

83 English PLA YBACK P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING SCREENS The Play back Setting Scree ns are used to adjust you r camera’ s playback settings. 1 Press the playback button [ H ]. h The displa y changes to the Pla ybac k Screen. 2 Press the MENU button. h The Play back Setting Scree n appears. T o cancel the Pla yba[...]

English 84 Switching the pa ge The Play back Se tting Screen consists of tw o pages: P AGE 1 and P AGE 2 . 1 Di splay a Playback Setting Screen. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Pla ybac k Setting Scre en changes to the other P AGE . h Each time the SET bu tton is toggled to the left, t he P AGE changes.[...]

85 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING SCREEN S Overvie w of the Pla ybac k Setting Scr eens PA G E 1 1 Protect (pa ge 87) h Protect data from accidental erasure (write protect ). 2 Erase (pa ge 89) h Delete images from the card memory . 3 Pla yback v olume co ntr ol (page 91) h Adjust the pla ybac k volume for video clips and audio data. 4[...]

English 86 PA G E 2 1 Rotate image (page 100) h Rotate still images. 2 Resiz e (page 99) h Reduce the resolut ion of a still image. 3 Extract still i mage (page 101) h Extract a stil l image from a video clip. 4 Copy ima ge (page 102) 5 Print settings (page 104) h Specify the print settings . 6 Slideshow (pa ge 111) h Pla y back th e images in a sl[...]

87 English IMA GE PR O TECT Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio data. 1 Display the data that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display PAGE 1 of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83). 2 Select the protect icon A , and press the SET button. h “LOCK?” appear s. h If the protect mode has alread y been enabled for the dat[...]

English 88 CA UTION i Even if the prot ect mode is set f or certain data files, they will be erased if the card is ref or matted (page 133). HINT T o select a different image in steps 2 and 3... i T oggle the SET button to the left or right. T o cancel the protect mode f or an image... i Displa y the desired data and repeat steps 1 to 3 . The prote[...]

89 English ERASING D A T A Y ou can erase data that is stored on the card if you no longer ne ed it. Y ou can erase the data one at a ti me, or all at once . 1 Display PAG E 1 of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83). 2 Select the erase icon c , and press the SET button. h The Erase Mode Screen appears . ONE ERASE : Er ases one data at a time. ERAS[...]

English 90 4 Toggle the SET button up to select “YES”, and press the SET button. <ONE ERASE> h The currently disp la yed image is deleted. h T o erase other data, select the data, and press the SET b utton. <ERASE ALL> h The Erase Confirmation Screen again appears . T o erase the data, select “YES”, a nd press the SET b utton. W[...]

91 English PLA YB A CK V O LUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f o r video clips and audio dat a. 1 Display PAG E 1 of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83). 2 Select the playback volume icon Z , and press the SET button. h The volume control bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button left or right to adjust the volume, and press the SET button. h The play[...]

English 92 ZOOM JUMP PLA YB A CK Y ou can magnify a portion of a still image to check the accuracy of the f ocus. 1 Di splay a still image t o view using zoom jump playback. 2 Pres s the SET button. h The image is magnified. h If the magnified vie w appears to be in focus, then the overall image will be in f ocus. 3 Toggle the SET button up, down, [...]

93 English DISPLA YING THE SCHEDULE Photos that w ere captured as schedule shots can b e view ed in a calend ar- format schedule . Prev iously captured images can also be entered in the schedu le, and imag es can be remov ed from the schedule as desired (page 94). 1 Make a schedule shot (page 73). 2 Display a sti ll image (page 35), and toggle the [...]

English 94 ENTER AN IMA GE IN THE SCHEDULE Y ou can enter a pre viously captured sti ll image in the schedule, as well as remov e images fro m the schedule . Displa y the Sav e T o Calender Screen 1 Di splay the image you wish to enter in the schedule, and access PAGE 1 of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83). 2 Se lect the save to calendar icon H[...]

95 English ENTER AN IMA GE IN THE SCHEDULE Entering an ima ge in the schedule 1 Display the i mage you wish to enter, and display the Save To Calend ar Screen ( page 94). 2 Select “SP ECIFY DATE”, and press the SET button. h The screen to specify the date appears. 3 Specify the date in which you wish to enter th e image. <T o assign the imag[...]

English 96 Removing an image fr om the schedule 1 Di splay the schedule i mage you wish to remove, and display the Save To Calendar Screen (page 94). 2 Select “DELETE FROM CALENDAR”, and press the SET button. h The Confirm Delete screen appears. 3 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. 4 Se lect “EXIT” and press the SET button. h The [...]

97 English ADDING/DELETING A V OICE MEMO Y ou can add a voice memo to a still image pre viously recorded. Y ou can also erase the vo ice memo only from an image. 1 Display the sti ll image to which you want to add a voice memo. h If the image al ready has a v oice memo recorded, the v oice memo icon : appears. 2 Display PAG E 1 of the Playback Sett[...]

English 98 4 Se lect the desired option, and press the SET button. <If RECORD was select ed> h V oice memo recording star ts when the shutter but ton is pressed and released. T alk into the microphone on the digita l camera. h A voice memo of up to abo ut 10 seconds can be recorded. h T o end the recording before 10 seconds has elapsed, p res[...]

99 English CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) The size of a still image that has already been capt ured at a resolution of t or more can be cha nged to 1,6 00 × 1,200 pix els or 640 × 48 0 pix els. The resized image is sa ved as a se parate image . 1 Display the sti ll image whose size you want to change. 2 Display PAG E 2 of the Playback Setting Scre[...]

English 100 R O T A TE IMA GE Captured still ima ges can be rota ted to the correct orientation f or vie wing. 1 Di splay PAGE 2 of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83) . 2 Se lect the rotate icon L , and press the SET button. h The Rotate Image Screen appear s. 3 Se lect “RIGHT” or “LEFT”, and press the SET button. h Each time the SET b u[...]

101 English EXTRA CTING A STILL IMA GE FR OM A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can select one image (scene) from a vid eo clip , copy i t, and sav e it as a still image (the original data remains unchanged). 1 Play back a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save. 2 Display PAG E 2 of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83). 3 Select the extract s[...]

English 102 COPY D A T A Images recorded in the ca mera’ s inter nal memory can be copied to the card, and like wise from the ca rd to the internal memory . 1 I nsert the card in the camera (page 16). 2 Di splay PAGE 2 of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83) . 3 Se lect the copy image icon S , and press the SET button. h The Cop y Image Scr een [...]

103 English COPY D A T A 5 Press the SET button. h The screen to select the type of copy appears. h The copy sour ce is shown in the backg round on the screen. COPY SINGLE: Copy the data f or one image. COPY ALL: Copy all the data from the copy source to the cop y destination. 6 Select the desired type of copy. <When selecting COPY SINGLE> 1 [...]

English 104 PRINT SETTINGS 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, wheth er or not the date [...]

105 English PRINT SETTINGS 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 vide o clip , y ou must first sa ve it (sav e frame (page 101)) as a still image. About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y ou can c[...]

English 106 Specifying date imprin ting and number of prints Y ou can specify print settings f or each individual ima ge (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the print settings t o all the images on t he card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the Print Setting Screen (page 104). 2 Select ALL IMAGE S or EACH IMAGE. ALL IMA GES: The set print settings ar e applied to al[...]

107 English PRINT SETTINGS 4 Specify whe ther the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specifying dated prints> 1 T oggle the SET b utton up or down to select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Print Date Screen appears. 3 T oggle the SET b utton up or down to select th e desired optio n. YES: Pr int the date. [...]

English 108 5 Se lect “ADD TO PRINT SETTING” and press the SET button. h The Confirm Print Settings Screen appears. If the print settings are correct: Select “EXIT”, and press the SET but ton . If the print settings were chan ged : Select “MODIFY PRINT SETTING”, and press the SET b utton. Index pr int Printing out many smal l images on [...]

109 English PRINT SETTINGS 3 Press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. YES: Specify an inde x print copy . EXIT : Discontinue the setting procedure , and return to the Print Setting Screen. 4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button. h This completes the set ting f or the inde x print. Y ou are retu rned to the Print Setting Screen[...]

English 110 Clearing all th e print settings Delete the print settings f or all images. 1 Di splay the Print Setting Screen (page 104). 2 Se lect “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appea rs. YES: Clear the print settings f or all images. EXIT: Cancel the clear proced ure and return to the Print Setting Screen. [...]

111 English SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK 1 Display PAG E 2 of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83). 2 Select the slideshow icon V , and press the SET button. h The Slideshow Screen appear s. <Changing the transition speed or transition effe ct> 1 Select “TIME” or “EFFECT”, press the SET b utton. 2 T oggle the SET butto n up or down t o sel[...]

English 112 3 Se lect “START”, and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla yback star ts . h T o stop slideshow playb ack, press the SET b utton or MENU b utton. CA UTION i V oic e memos are no t play ed back duri ng slideshow playback.[...]

113 English DISPLA YING IMA GE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREE N) On the Inf or mation Screen you can check what the setti ngs were when an image was capt ured. 1 Display the desi red image. 2 Press and hold the MENU button for at least 2 seconds. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU b utton is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is[...]

English 114 OPTION SETTI NGS DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN The Option Screen is used to adjust v arious camera settings . 1 Di splay the Shooting Setti ng Screen or Pla yback Setting screen. h Shooting Setting Screen, see ( page 53) h Pla yback Setting Scr een, see (page 83 ) 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the PAGE indication. 3 Toggl[...]

115 English DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN Overvie w of the Option Scre en[...]

English 116 1 2W A Y shooting guide (page 117) h Enable or disab le the 2W A Y Shooting Guide . 2 Startup display (page 118) h Select the displa y that appears when the camera is turned on. 3 Date and time setting (page 23 ) h Set the came ra’ s internal clock. 4 Operation sounds setting (page 119) h Adjust the oper ation sounds produced when the[...]

117 English SET THE 2W A Y SHOO TING GUIDE SETTING Specify whether , dur ing sh ooting, the 2W A Y Shooting Guide is activat ed. 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 114). 2 Select the 2WAY shooting guide icon * , and press the SET button. h The 2W A Y Shooting Guide Screen appears. ON: The 2W A Y Shooting Guide is enabled. OFF: The 2W A Y Shooting G[...]

English 118 SELECT THE ST ARTUP DISPLA Y The star tup displ ay is the displa y that appears on th e LCD monitor when the camera is turned on. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 114). 2 Se lect the st artup display ic on + , and press the SET button. h The Startup Display Set ting Screen appears. Xacti: The Xacti display is shown. SCHEDUL E: The im[...]

119 English OPERA TION SOUNDS This setting allo ws you to set whethe r or not a confirming audio signal sounds when the operation button s (shutter bu tton, SET but ton, MENU b utton, etc.) are pressed, and to adjust the audio signal v olume . 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 114). 2 Select the operation beep icon ? , and press the SET button. h [...]

English 120 3 Se lect “CHANGE SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. h The screen to change t he settings appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select op eration sounds appears. <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “AUDIO GUIDE” is selected> h The respectiv e screen to e[...]

121 English HELP DISPLA Y Y ou can set whether or not the help message s are shown on the LCD monitor . 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 114). 2 Select the help display icon r and press the SET button. h The Help Setting Screen appears . ON: The HELP messages ar e enab led. OFF: The HELP messages ar e disabl ed. 3 Select the desired setting, and [...]

English 122 POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the dur ation that the capt ured image appears on the LCD monitor (post-vie w) after the shutte r button is presse d. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 114). 2 Se lect the post-view icon o , and press the SET button. h The P ost-view Screen appears . 1 SEC: The post-vie w image is displa yed fo r 1 second. 2[...]

123 English ZOOM SETTINGS Set the optical zoo m and digital zoom se t tings to ON or OFF . If y ou find the noise from the zoo m mov ement during video clip recording too distract ing, you ma y wish disable t he optical zoom (OFF). Also , if the deterioration of image quality characteristic of the digit al zoom function is not to your liki ng, you [...]

English 124 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select a setting. 5 Pres s the SET button. h The selected z oom setting is set. HINT i Even when th e optical zoom setting is set to OFF , the zoom can be still operated whene ver the camera is not recording . This means that you an use the z oom s witch to co mpose the pictur e bef ore actually be [...]

125 English LCD MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s LCD monitor displa y . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is di fficult to vie w because of ambient lighting. In addition, in v ery bright surroundings, such as outdoors on a sunn y da y , y ou can turn the backlight OFF to preserve battery power . 1 Display the Op[...]

English 126 SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the LCD monitor of your ca mera to displa y the messages in any one of se ver al languages. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 114). 2 Se lect the language icon z , and press the SET button. h The Language Scree n appears. DEUTSCH: German ENGLISH: English ESP AÑOL: Spanish FRANCAIS: Fr en c h IT ALIANO: [...]

127 English TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s USB/A V ter minal. 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 114). 2 Select the TV system icon j , and press the SET button. h The TV System Screen appears . NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals . PA L : Outputs P AL video signals . 3 Select the desired settin[...]

English 128 PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “pow er sav e” function whereb y the powe r automatically turns off after a specified period of inactivity . The power sav e function wo rks to conserve the ba ttery pack pow er when the camer a is not being used , or to prev ent the battery pack from dying if the camera has accident ally bee[...]

129 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION 3 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h The Set Standb y Time Screen appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to set the standby time. Up: Increases the standb y time . Down: Decreases the stan dby time . 5 Press the SET button. h The powe r sav e function is set. BA TT/CAM POWER SA VE 1 min <[...]

English 130 FILE No. RESET FUNCTION If a ne wly f ormatted (page 133) car d is used, the file name ( image number) of the captu red image auto matically begins from 0001. If the card is subsequently ref ormatted, or if a diff erent ref or matted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is be cause the file number reset function is s[...]

131 English FILE No. RESET FUNCTION i If Card B a lready has image da ta in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows . When the highest image number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lower than the highest image n umber on Card A: the file name of the next record ed image continues from last file name recorde d on Card A. When[...]

English 132 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 114). 2 Se lect the file number reset icon i . 3 Pres s the SET button. h The File Number Reset Screen appears. ON: The file number reset function is “ON”. OFF: The file number reset fu nction is “OFF”. 4 Se lect “OFF”, and press the SET button. h The file numbe r reset function was set to[...]

133 English INITIA LIZING THE CAR D MEMOR Y AND IN TERNAL MEMOR Y The supplied card must be f ormatted with this camera. In additi on, 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 another digital camera. The card cannot be ref ormatted if the lo[...]

English 134 4 Se lect the desired format option, and press the SET button. h The Confirm Format Screen ap pears. 5 Se lect “YES”. 6 Pres s the SET button. h F ormatting begins. h During formatting, “FORMA TTING” and “DO NO T PO WER OFF” are shown on the LCD monitor . CA UTION Caution during reformatting i Please do not turn off the came[...]

135 English RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the factory-preset settings. 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 114). 2 Select the reset settings icon 2 , and press the SET button. h The Reset Settings Scre en appears. YES: Reset to the f actory-preset settings. NO: Do not change the setting s, and return to the Option Screen. 3 Selec[...]

English 136 CHECKING THE REMA INING INTERN AL MEMOR Y AND CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and ho w much recording time is av ailab le on the card. F or a table showing the maximum nu mber of images and recording time f or the internal memory and for a specific card, please see “P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooti[...]

137 English CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMOR Y AND CARD MEMOR Y For audio data 1 Set the camera to the a udio recording mode (page 65). h The remaining audio recording time is shown. HINT i When the remaining numb er of images or the remaining video recordi ng time is “0”, y ou cannot capture any more i mages. T o capture more imag es, eit[...]

English 138 CHECKING TH E REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, the remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the LCD monitor . Make sure to chec k this indicator bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the possib le length of time for battery pack oper ation, see page 169. 1 Di splay a Shooting or Playbac[...]

139 English CHECKING THE REMAIN ING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE HINT i If any data is present, y ou can also check th e remaining battery pack charge on the Pla ybac k Setting Screen or Inf ormation Screen. i Battery life ma y diff er e ve n among battery packs of the same type. i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the numbe r of times the [...]

English 140 O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the supplied A V interf ace cable f rom the USB/A V terminal on the digital camera t o the A UDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the TV . Playbac k i After connecting the digi tal camera to the t elevision, set the TV input s witch to VIDEO input. i When an A V interface cab le is[...]

141 English DIRECT PRINTING 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 LCD monitor can be used to select images and initiat e printing (PictBridge printing). Print preparatio ns 1 Insert the card containing t he images you wi sh to print in t he camera. 2 T[...]

English 142 3 Se lect “PictBridge”, and press the SET button. h The Print Settings Scr een appears . CA UTION Caution when connecting a printer i If the powe r to the printer is turned off while it is connected, the camer a may not oper ate correctly . If the camera does not oper ate correctly , disconnect the USB interf ace cable, turn off the[...]

143 English DIRECT PRINTING T o select one image and print it (one image) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 141). 2 Select the one image ic on Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display t he image you [...]

English 144 4 Spec ify the number of prints. 1 Select “COPIES”, and pre ss the SET but ton. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to specify the number of prints. 3 Press the SET bu tton. h “PRINT” is selected. 5 Pres s the SET button. h Printing begins . HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, toggle the SET bu tton down. h The Confirm C[...]

145 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print all the imag es (all images) Print all of the images on the card. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 141). 2 Select the all imag es icon 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 possible if [...]

English 146 Thumbnail prints (inde x) Make an index print of all the images on the car d. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 141). 2 Se lect the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . INDEX PRINT EXIT[...]

147 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print the i mages tha t are set to p rint (pri nt rese rved images ) Procedure to p rint all the im ages that are set to print. 1[...]

English 148 T o change the printer settings and print images (change prin ter settings ) Images are printe d according t o settings specif ied by the camera, suc h as paper type, siz e, lay out, printing quality , etc. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 141). 2 Se lect the printer settings icon v , and press the SET button. h The Printer Settings[...]

149 English DIRECT PRINTING 3 Adjust the printer settings. 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select a printer setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to set the selected par ameter appears . 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setting, and press the SET button. h The selected parameter is set, and y ou are retu[...]

English 150 APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you h av e a question a bout the camera o peration, y ou might fin d the ans wer in this compilation of co mmonly asked quest ions. Question Answer Action Pow e r Why d oesn’t the powe r turn on? Due to cold temperatures , the battery pack temporarily lost its powe r . Place the camer a in your [...]

151 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting Are the settings retained e ven after the camer a is turned off? — All settings except the self-time r and the e xposure correction are retained e ven after the camera is turned off . Which resolution setting should I use? — Select the resolution setting according to the intended use: kyxz : Approp[...]

English 152 Shooting How can I get the distant vi ew into f ocus? — Set the scene select function to the landscap e 1 mode when photogra phing. Or , set the focus range setting to manual f ocus - , and set the dist ance to ∞ . The video clip I shot outdoors is completely white. — Set the flic ker- reduction sett ing to off * . LCD monitor Whe[...]

153 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capturing an image, de vise a wa y to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex am pl e, b y changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is no t lock ed properly . Hold the camera correctly , and when the i[...]

English 154 Viewing images Why isn’ t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn’ t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital z oom. Not a malfunctio n. Zoom in only within the optical zoom range when shooting. Can I play back imag[...]

155 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Why is a noise heard from a nearby TV or radio during batter y recharging? Electromagnetic wav es are emitted from th e A C adaptor . Mov e the A C adaptor further awa y from the TV or ra dio when recharging batter ies. Why do es the “CARD FULL” or “INTERNAL MEMOR Y FULL” message appear? There is [...]

English 156 Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can switch the camera’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If you ha ve questions about using the A C adaptor and pow er cord abroad, plea se consult with a dealer near you f or advice. Why d oes the “SYSTEM ERROR” message appear? A problem has occurred w[...]

157 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camera to the repair shop , check the foll owing ta ble f or a possible so lution to the prob lem. CAMERA Probl em Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No pow er . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack. 18 The battery pack has not been inserted correctly . Reinsert the battery pack, mak[...]

English 158 Shooting An image is not captured when the shutter b utton is pressed. The maximum number of images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reached. Install a new card. 16 Erase the images that are not nece ssary . Save the images to separate media, then erase all the images from the card. 89 The flash doe[...]

159 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting When zooming in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification position. Not a malfunction. Release the zoom s witch, and press it again. 42 There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensitivity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower [...]

English 160 Viewing images The video clip picture is fli cker ing . The video clip was filmed under fluorescent lighting. Set the flicker- reduction setting to on . 81 The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a different flas h mode. 43 The subject was too bright. Use the ex posure correction function. 45 The ISO sensitivi[...]

161 English 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. 43 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly . 79 A part of the image is missing. The handstrap or a finger was bloc king the l[...]

English 162 Image editing Y ou cannot edit or ro tate an image. The prote ct mode is set. Cancel the protect mode. 87 Misc. The “PRO TECTED” message appears and the data canno t be erased. Y ou hav e attempted to erase data that is protected from accidental erasure. Set the protect setting f or the data to OFF . 87 The audio guide does not soun[...]

163 English TROUBLESHOO TING Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters During still ima ge shooting . When using a filter , the + focus r ange setting is no t avai labl e. / The + and ) f ocus range settings are not avai la ble. 0 1 2 3 F ocus range: Fix ed at ) . Flash: F ix ed at l . 4 The + and ) f ocus range settings are not avai la [...]

English 164 During video c lip recor ding About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select fu nction changes to . when the focus r ange is set to + . i Even if you set the focus range to + , ) or - , it changes t o * when the scene select functio n is set to . or 3 . . When using a filter , the + f ocus range se tting is[...]

165 English SPECIFICA TIONS Digital Camera T ype CCD digital camera (r ecording and pla yback) Recording system Digital recording Image file f or mat Still images: JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly b y the Ja pan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rules for camera [...]

English 166 Recording resolution k : 3,680 × 2,760 pixe ls (single-shot still images only) y : 2,816 × 2,112 pix els (single-shot still images and sequential shots only) x : 2,816 × 2,112 pix els (single-shot still images and sequential shots only) z : 2,288 × 1,712 pix els (single-shot still images and sequential shots only) t : 1,600 × 1,200[...]

167 English SPECIFICA TIONS Range 20 cm (7.87 in.) (Wide)/50 cm (19.69 in.) (T ele) to infinity (normal photogr aph y), 1 cm (0.39 in.) (Wide)/50 cm (19.6 9 in.) (T ele) to 60 cm (23.62 in.) (super macro photog raph y) Digital zoom For shooting: 1x to 4x (e xcept resolutio n k ) Fo r playba ck: 1x to 57.5x (v aries with resolution) Shutter speed Si[...]

English 168 Flash working range GN = 5.6 Appro x. 10 cm (3.94 in.) to 2.4 m (7.87 ft .) (Wide) Appro x. 50 cm (1.64 ft.) to 2.0 m (6.5 6 ft.) (T ele) Flash modes Aut o-flash, f orced flash, flash off , red-e ye reduction Focus TTL-type AF (9-point range finder/spot f ocus), manual f ocus (16 steps) Self-timer 2-second dela y , 10-second delay Time/[...]

169 English SPECIFICA TIONS Digital camera con nector s Battery lif e i Appro ximate time un til battery pack runs out, based on t est conditions a t room temperatur e (25 ° C [77 ° F]). i The operation time ma y vary depending on the conditions of the batt ery pack and the conditions of use. Especially when used at tempe ratures below 10 ° C (5[...]

English 170 P ossible No. of Ima ges/Possib le Shooting Time/P o ssible Recor ding Time The table sh ows the possib le number of captured images and the possib le recording time f or the camera’ s internal memor y (16MB) an d f or the commercially av ailable 128MB and1GB SD Memory Card. i Even wit h cards of the same capacity , the amount of data[...]

171 English SPECIFICA TIONS Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will lig ht, flash, or be off, depending on the different camera ope rations. Multi-indicator status Camera stat us Off — Charging completed Lit — Connected to a computer or printer; during charging Flashing Slow P ow er sav e mode (sleep) Fa s t Error o[...]

English 172 Supplied A C adaptor i When using the supplied A C adaptor abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requiremen ts. Pl ease contact y our local dealer f or details. Part num ber V AR- G8 P ow er source AC 100 to 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz Rated output DC 5.0V , 2.0 A Ambient environment T emperature 0 to 40°C ([...]

173 English Supplied Lithium-ion battery pac k Model number DB-L20 V olta ge 3.7 V Capacity 720 mAh Ambient environm ent T emperature 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) (during use, recha rged) –10 to 30°C (14 to 86°F) (stor age) Humidity 10 to 90% (no condensation) Dimensions 39.4 (W) × 6.0 (H) × 35.5 (D) mm 1.55" ( W) × 0.24" (H) × 1.34&[...]

English 174 Others Apple, Macintosh a nd QuickTime a re trademarks or registe red trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Windows and Windows NT are re gistered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other compan y and product names are registered tr ademarks or trademarks of t heir respectiv e o wners. CA UTION i It is f orbidden t o cop y this manua[...]

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

English 176 Photographing a moving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an a ction shot of a moving child or pet. The autof ocus is activa ted, but becau se the subject is mo ving, the image ma y be blurr ed. In particular , when the dist ance between th e camera and t he subject is changing, it is dif ficult to loc k the focus on the subject[...]

177 English Shooting portraits (portrait mode 0 ) Po in t s: i Choose a backg round that doesn’t detr act from y our subject. i Mov e in close to your subject. i P a y attention to lighting and how it af fects y our subject. NO TE i If the backg round is distracting, it will not show y our subject to his best adva ntage. Mo ve in cl oser to you r[...]

English 178 Night photograph y (night view mode 2 ) Po in ts : i A void came ra shak e. i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutter spee d during night photog raph y is considerab le slow er , so there is a much greater chance t hat your photog raphed image s will be blurry . Use a tripod whenev er possible, or if a tripod is not av ail[...]

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