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VPC-CA6EX VPC-CA6 INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital Movie Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “ SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence.
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.
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 countries in other areas of the world.
iii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Install the ba ttery pac k and car d 1 Insert the battery pack. 2 Insert the card. 1 Open 2 Inser t Battery slot Lock b utton Card s lot 2 Push it all the way in.
English iv Shooting k Video clip recording 1 Open the monitor unit. h The camera turns on. 2 Pr ess the video cl ip recording button [ ]. h Recording begins . h T o stop recording, press the video clip re cording button again. k Still image photograph y 1 Open the monitor unit.
v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Playbac k k Video clip pla ybac k 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The displa y s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h T oggle th e SET button to the left or right to display the video clip yo u wish to pla y back.
English vi Burn your recorded video clips onto a D VD (Windows XP) Using the supplied CD-ROM (SANY O Software Pac k), you can import the captured images to your computer and store them o n a D VD . Detailed information about the SANY O Software Pack can be f ound on page 4 in the SANY O Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANU AL.
vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish] and remove the CD-ROM from the computer’s CD-ROM drive. <About the Kodak online service> h When the in stallation wi ndow clo ses, a d ialog bo x to connect to the website introd ucing K odak’ s online ser vice appears .
English viii Burn video clips onto a DVD 1 Cl ick on your desktop’s [Ulead DVD MovieFactory 4.0 Launcher for SANYO] icon to run MovieFactory. h The MovieF actor y launcher appears . h If the product registr ation screen appears , select [Register Later].
ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 2 Click on [Create Vi deo DVD] and then click on [DVD-Video or DVD+VR]. h The [Add/Edit Medi a] window opens . 3 Click on the [Add video files] icon. h The [Open Video File] dialo g box ope ns. h Open the f older that contai ns the video file s (My DocumentsSANY O_PEXdatefolder ).
English x 4 Se lect the video clip files to burn onto the DVD. h Select the files y ou wish to burn onto the D VD b y clicking o n them. h T o select multiple files, clic k on the individual files while holding do wn the [Ctrl] b utton.
xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 6 Click on the [Ne xt] button. h The window to edit the title page of y our D VD appears. 7 Set your desired title page, and click on the [Next] button. h The window to confirm the title page app ears. 8 Click on the [Ne xt] button.
English xii 10 Click on the [OK] butto n. h Disc writing begins. h After burning the disc , a dialog bo x shows that b urning is complete. 11 Click on the [OK] butto n. h The D VD drive tra y opens f or y ou to remov e the disc. <Abou t saving projects> h After burning a disc, a sa ve pro ject dialog bo x appears.
xiii English Although this camera will stand up to handling with wet hands or being splashed by sho wer water , it must never be im mersed in water . Please take the time to c arefull y read and heed t he foll owing cautions. NO TE k Do not wash with water i Do not sprinkle water on the ca mera or immerse the camera in wate r to wash it.
English xiv k Do n ot expose to seawater or salt water i If salt wate r adheres to the camera, i t may cause the camera to malfunction. i T ak e care to pre vent e xposing the camer a to sea wat er or other salt water so urces. k Do n ot let the interior of the battery/card compartmen t become wet i Doing so may result in electric shock or fire.
1 English CONTENTS SHOOT, PL AY BACK AND SAVE ............. .................. ..................... ..... iii Install the b attery pack and ca rd ......... .................. ..................... ..... iii Shooting ................. ................
English 2 BASIC OPERATION BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ...................... .................. ..................... 32 For best r esults ..... .................. .................. ................... .................. 32 Using the au tofocus ......
3 English CONTENTS PLAYBACK DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU ....................... ........... ............. . 79 Switching the page ............... ............ ......... ............ ........... .......... .. 80 Overview of the PLAYBACK MENU .....
English 4 FILE NO. RESET FUNCTION .......... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........130 FORMATTING A C ARD ...... .................. ..................... .................. ......133 RESETTING THE CA MERA SETTINGS .................... .
5 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.
English 6 Capture fast-moving subjects • “SCENE SE LECT” (spor ts mode) on page 63 Shoot in bright condition s • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 53 • “SETTING THE FLASH MODE” on page 6.
7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Play back Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mage s • “Playing back a video clip” on page 37 Adjust the spe.
English 8 Data managing/processing Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Searc h for ima ge/audio data • “9-imag e display playback” on page 43 • “Art mode pla yback” .
9 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i SANY O Software Pac k (CD-ROM) (page 4 in the SANY O Software Pac k INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 2 i Li-ion battery pack (pages 19 and 21): 1 i Dedicated A V i.
English 10 i Lithium- ion battery pack charger and power cord (page 19): 1 i Grip belt (page 11) i QUICK GUIDE i “SAFETY MANU AL” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefull y befor e using the digital camera.
11 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Attaching the grip belt.
English 12 Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The type of card that can b e inserted into and used with t his camera is: i SD Memory Card.
13 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Y our movie camera can not only record video clips , you can also tak e still photos and ma ke audio recordings . F or e xample, you can snap a still image while recording a vide o clip , or make just an audio recording. W ater-resistant Y our camera can even be operated with wet hands.
English 14 Capture still shots w hile recording a video clip (page 47) Suppose that while you’ re recording a video c lip, there’ s a scene you’ d like to keep as a still photo . Y our camera makes it possi ble to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video clip recording.
15 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Lots of access ories f or optimal use of y our captured ima ges (page 16) Use the accessory cables to vie w images on a TV or computer .
English 16 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various de vices to e xpand its capabilitie s. Dedicated USB interf ace cab le Dedicated A V interf ace cab le Comput er Printer TV DC adaptor (Opt.
17 English SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens Flash Stereo microphone i On the back of the monitor unit Battery/card compartment cover How to open the monito r unit Monitor unit CA UTION The monitor u nit does not rotate vertically .
English 18 Rear Multi-indicator Still image shooting button [] Video clip recording b utton [] Zoom switch MENU button Monitor SET b utton Speaker Pow e r bu t to n [ ] REC/PLA Y button Lock b utton G.
19 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Bef ore using the supplied bat tery pack in the camera, it m ust be fully charged. 1 Insert the battery pack in the battery charger. h Inser t it in the direction indicated b y the [ o ] mar k on the battery pack.
English 20 Rechar ging the battery pac k Be sure to fully charge the supplie d or separately sold b attery pack before using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the suppli ed charger.
21 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND C ARD The card can be used after it has been f ormatted with the camera (page 133). Make sure that the ba ttery pa ck and the card orie ntation are corr ect. Install the ba ttery pac k 1 Open the ba ttery/card compartment cover.
English 22 Install the card 3 I nsert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place. 4 Cl ose the battery/ca rd compartment cover. h Close the bat tery/card compartment cover firmly until the lock b utton secures the cov er . <When removing the car d.
23 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibly r emove the car d. i Nev er remove the card when t he multi-indicator is fla shing red. In doing so , you risk losi ng the data stored in the card. Close the battery/c ard c ompartment cover securel y .
English 24 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera For reco r ding (sh ooting mode) 1 Ope n the monitor unit or press the power button [ ].
25 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning off the camera 1 Press the power button [ ] for about 1 second. h The camera t urns off. h T o turn off the camera while it is in the shooting mode or po wer sav e mode, close th e monitor unit or press the power button for at least 1 second.
English 26 OPERA TION BUTT ONS The procedures to change the camer a settings , choose images, etc., ar e perf ormed by using the SET but ton to control the monitor displa y . This operation is used v ery frequently , so it is best to become f amiliar with it right away .
27 English OPERA TION BUTT ONS <Select the icon to the left or right> T o select the icon to the right, toggle the SET bu tton to the right. T o select the icon to the left, toggle the SET bu tton to the left . <Actuate the selected icon> Press the SET b utton.
English 28 D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .
29 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 4 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Date Screen app ears. 3 Set the date to “2006/ 12/24”. h The date is set in the f ollowing order: Set the year → Set the month → Set the day .
English 30 6 Se t the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select “DISP”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Format S creen appears. 3 T oggle the SET button up or down. h T oggle the SET button up to change the displa yed da te order as follows: T oggle the SET button do wn to change it in the re ve rse order .
31 English CAPTURE-D A TE DISPLA Y Select whether or not the dat e that images were ca ptured is shown on the screen during playba ck. 1 Display the OP TION MENU. h Fo llow steps 1 and 2 on page 28. 2 Select the info display icon j , and press the SET button.
English 32 BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best results 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 grip belt.
33 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 72).
English 34 The fo llowing e xamples are some of the situations where the aut ofocus function ma y work, b ut not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use the focus-loc k function to lock the focus on an object at the same distance as the desired subjec t, th en reposition the camera to compose the pict ure.
35 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The operation sou nds that are gener ated, f or e xample, when the still image shooting but ton, MENU butt on or SET button i s pressed, as well as the audio guidance when yo u s witch the mode , can be m uted (page 11 5).
English 36 VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AN D PLA YB A CK Record ing video c lips 1 Turn on the camera (page 24). 2 Pr ess the video cl ip recording button [] . h Recording begins . h It is not necessar y to keep th e shutter release button p ressed while shooting.
37 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Playing bac k a video clip 4 Press t he REC/PLAY button. h The video clip ju st recorded is shown on the monitor . 5 Press t he SET button. h Pla ybac k of the vide o clip begin s. <T o delete a video clip> h Displa y the video clip y ou wish to delete, and toggle the SET butto n up .
English 38 When y ou are finish ed using the camera.. . i Press the power bu tton to turn the camera off. T o do this... Do this Normal forward pla yback Press the SET but ton. Stop pla ybac k During pla yback, toggle the SET but ton do wn. P ause During playbac k, press t he SET button or toggle the SET bu tton up .
39 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Shoot ing Screen is activ e, y ou can quic kly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of the monitor by pressin g the MENU button f or at least 1 second.
English 40 CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES Shooting still images 1 Turn on the camera (page 24). 2 Pres s the still image shooting button [ ]. 1 Press th e still image shooting button halfway . h The autofocus operat es, and the image is f ocuse d (f ocus lock).
41 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES HINT What is the camer a focusing on? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camera is f ocusing on. i The camera automatically deter mines the correct focus b y measuring from 5 different f ocus points within the shooting area.
English 42 Viewing still images 3 Pres s the REC/PLAY button. h The image just captured is shown on the monitor . 4 Se lect the image you wish to view. T o display the pre vious image, toggle the SE T but ton to the l eft. T o display the ne xt image, toggle the SET butt on to the right.
43 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES 9-image displa y playbac k 1 Press the REC/PLAY button to display the Playback Screen. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [W] ([ P ]) side. h The 9-image displa y appears. 3 Select the ima ge to play back.
English 44 Art mode playback Art mode playback displa ys all 22 ima ges that immediately f ollow the image currently shown on the normal display , or the framed im age on the 9-image display .
45 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES 1 In normal playback , display an image (pages 37 and 42), or on the 9-image playback displa y, move the orange frame to select an image (page 43). This will be the largest image in the art mode play back display.
English 46 Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that you want t o magnify. h F or a video clip , pause pla yback at t he place you w ant to magnify . 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [T] ([ ] ]) side. h Magnification is enab led. h The image is magnified, and the central por tion of image is displa y ed.
47 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image while recording a video clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 24). 2 Press the video clip recor ding button [ ]. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to captur e as a still image, press the still image shooting button [] .
English 48 A UDIO RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Y our camera can mak e audio recordings and pla y them back. A udio recor ding 1 Turn on the camera (page 24). 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The menu displa y appears. 3 From the video clip mode menu, select the audio memo icon < , and press the SET button.
49 English A UDIO RECORDING AN D PLA YB A CK 4 Press the video clip recor ding button [ ]. h A udio recording begin s. During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessar y to continue pressing the vide o clip recording button while recording.
English 50 A udio data pla ybac k 6 Pres s the REC/PLAY button. h The pla ybac k screen f or the aud io trac k that was just recor ded appears. 7 Pl ay back the record ing. Start forward playbac k: Press the SET button. Pause: During playbac k, press the SET button, or toggle the SET bu tton up .
51 English A UDIO RECORDING AN D PLA YB A CK <T o return to the Audio Recor ding Screen> h Press the REC/PLA Y button. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla yed bac k when the audio memo is pla yed back in the fa st pla yback or f ast reverse mode .
English 52 USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has two z oom functions: optical zoom and digit al zoom. Y ou can specify whether or not the digi tal z oom is enab led (page 122). 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [T] or [W] side to compose the desired image.
53 English EXPOSURE CORRECTION By assigning the e xposure correction operation sh or tcut to the SET button (page 123), you can make the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign the operation shortcut to the SET button (page 123). 2 Toggle the SET button in the direction for which the operation shortcut was assigned.
English 54 HINT The exposure correction setting is canceled in the f ollowing cases: i When the pointer is set to the center posit ion. i When the camera is set to the pla yback mode.
55 English SHOO TING P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE RECORDING MENU The RECORDING MENU is used to adjust your camer a’ s shooting settings. The RECORDING MENU is organized into two displays: P AGE 1 an d PAG E 2 . Y ou can also access the RECORDING MENU from the camera settings screen (OPTION MENU [page 112]).
English 56 Switching the pa ge Switch to P A GE 1 or P AGE 2 , depending on how y ou wish to use y our camera. 1 Displa y the RECORDING MENU (page 55).
57 English DISPLA YING THE RECORDING MENU Overvie w of the RECORDIN G MENU PA G E 1 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 640X480 30fps SHQ VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 RECORDING MENU.
English 58 1 Video clip menu (page 61) 2 Still image re solution menu (page 62) 3 Scene select me nu (page 63 ) 4 Filter menu (page 65) 5 Flash menu (page 66) 6 Self-timer men u (pa ge 68) 7 P A GE di.
59 English DISPLA YING THE RECORDING MENU PA G E 2 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 VIDEO VIEW IMAGE STABILIZER RECORDING MENU.
English 60 1 Image sta bilizer menu (page 70) 2 Focus range menu (page 72) 3 Focus mode men u (page 74) 4 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 75) 5 ISO sensitiv ity menu (page 76) 6 White ba.
61 English IMA GE QU ALITY Video clip image quality setting When it comes to video clips, a lar ger number of pixels and a higher frame rate means bett er image quality a nd smoother pla yback. On the other hand, the file size becomes lar ge and uses more memory .
English 62 Still image resolution setting By setting the still image resoluti on (pixels) to a higher setting, image detail is enhanced for a smoother , finer picture. However , the file size also becomes large and uses more me mory . Select the resolution setting that suits your purpose.
63 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from v arious preset settings (ape r ture , shutter speed, etc.) f or specific shooting co nditions. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Select the scene select menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t he scene select m enu, and press the SET button.
English 64 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 36. For still image shooting, see page 40. h T o return to normal photograph y , select = from the scene select menu, and pre ss the SET button. HINT i When capturing images using the firew orks + , lamp Q or night view portrait / setting, stabiliz e the ca mera.
65 English FIL TERS The filter f eature change s image characteristics such as color t ones, to app ly unique eff ects t o the photog raphed ima ge. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Select the filter menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t he filter menu, and press the SET button.
English 66 SETTING THE FLASH MODE The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuff icient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight conditions. Y our camera’ s flash has three modes o f operation ( aut omatic flash mode , f orced flash mode and flash off mode).
67 English SETTING THE FLASH MODE 3 Select the desired icon from t he flash menu, and press the SET button. h The selected flash mode is set. 4 Take the picture . h Still image shooting → page 40 CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting. i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn.
English 68 SELF-TIMER 1 Displa y PAGE 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Se lect the self-timer menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the self-timer menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 36.
69 English SELF-TIMER HINT i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (page 123), y ou can set the self-timer from the Shoot ing Screen. T o pause or cancel the self-timer function.
English 70 P AGE 2 (AD V ANCED SETTINGS) MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimiz e a jittery picture b y compensating for unintentional hand motion (video clips only) . 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Se lect the image s tabilizer menu.
71 English MO TION COMPENSA TI ON (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) <Concerning the changing f ield of view when motion compensation is enabled> i When the motio n compensation is set to ON, the f ield of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordab le field of vie w as shown b elow .
English 72 FOCUS RANGE If you set the fo cus range t o match the distance from the camera to the subject, it’ s easy to br ing th e subject into f ocus. 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Select the focus menu. h If manual focus - is selected, please see “How to use the manual fo cus” (p age 73).
73 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual f ocus 1 Select the manual focus i con - from the focus menu (page 72), and press the SET button 2 times. h The f ocus distance adjustment bar appears . 2 Toggle the SET button to the right or left to select the desired focus distance, and press the SET button.
English 74 FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 type s of aut ofocus (stil l image shooting only): 5-point range fi nder f ocus: The distance to the subject is detected b y sampling from multiple areas of the entire shooting screen.
75 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.
English 76 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 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56).
77 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.
English 78 3 Se lect the desired icon from the white bal ance menu, 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.
79 English PLA YBACK P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK MENU The PLA YBA CK MENU is used to adjust yo ur camera’ s playbac k settings . The PLA YBA CK MENU is organiz ed into two displa ys: P AGE 1 and P AGE 2 . Y ou can also access the PLA YBACK MENU from the camer a settings screen (OPTION MENU [page 112]) .
English 80 Switching the pa ge Switch to P AGE 1 or P AGE 2. 1 Displa y the PLAYBACK MENU (page 79). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The PLA YBACK MENU changes to the other P AGE.
81 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YBA CK MENU Overvie w of the PLA YBA CK MENU PA G E 1 1 Play back mo de (p age 8 3) h Select continuous pla yback or single -frame playback. 2 Slideshow (pag e 85) h Select the slideshow setti ngs and initiate pla yback.
English 82 PA G E 2 1 Rotate image (page 98) h Rotate still images. 2 Resiz e (page 99) h Reduce the resolut ion of a still image. 3 Red-eye corr ection (page 100) h Repair the re d-ey e eff ect to make e y es look more natur al. 4 Extract still i mage (page 102) h Extract a stil l image from a video clip.
83 English PLA YB A CK MODE Y ou can choose to ha v e data pla ye d bac k successively (contin uous pla yback) or hav e only selected data pla ye d back ( clip pla ybac k). 1 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Select the playback mode icon = , and press the SET button.
English 84 HINT How to initiate continuous playbac k i Set the camera to the pla ybac k mode, an d press the SE T button . Continuous pla yback starts.
85 English SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Specify the settings f or pla ying bac k stil l images and audio file s continuously in a “slideshow” f ormat. In a slideshow of still images , you can set the transition time and transition effects. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80).
English 86 3 Select “START” and press t he SET button. h Slideshow pla ybac k begins. h T o stop slideshow playback, press the SET b utton or MENU b utton.
87 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f o r video clips and audio dat a. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Select the playback volume icon Z , and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button left or right to adjust the volume, and press the SET button.
English 88 IMA GE PR O TECT Pre vent acciden tal erasure of image and audio data. 1 Di splay the data that you want to protect from acci dental erasure, and display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Se lect the protect icon A , and press the SET button.
89 English IMA GE PRO TECT CA UTION i Even if th e protect mode is set for cer t ain data files, they will be deleted if the card is ref ormatted (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.
English 90 DELETING D A T A Y ou can delete data that is stored on the card if y ou no longer n eed it. Y ou can delete the data one at a t ime, or all at once . 1 Displa y PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Se lect the de lete icon c , and press the SET button.
91 English DELETING D A T A 4 Toggle the SET button up to select “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displa yed image is deleted. h T o delete other data, select the data, sel ect “DELETE” and press the SET but ton.
English 92 PRINTING INSTR UCTIONS In addition t o using y our printer to print out still images captu red with y our camera, as with co nv entional film, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital pr int ser vices.
93 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i T o print with a printer or hav e the digital print service shop pr int out a still image from a video clip , you must first sav e it (sav e frame) as a still image (page 102).
English 94 Specifying date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify printing instruct ions for eac h individual image (EA CH IMA G E), or appl y the printing instructions to al l the images on the card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 92).
95 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS 4 Specify whe ther the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the number of prints> h T oggle the SET b utton up or down. h The quantity indication changes. h Displa y the desired numb er of prints.
English 96 Index pr int Printing out m any small images on one s heet is called an “index print”. This is con venient f or use as a list of the images y ou have captured. 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 92). 2 Se lect “INDEX”.
97 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS Clearing all the printing instructions Delete the printing instructions f or all images. 1 Display the Pri nting Instructions Screen (page 92). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears.
English 98 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 the still im age you wish to rotate, and display PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Se lect the rotate icon L , and press the SET button.
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.
English 100 RED-EYE CORRECTION If you photogr aph y our subjects at ni ght using the flash, the y ma y appear i n the image with glo wing red ey es (red-ey e phenomenon). Now you can amend the image so that the subjects’ e yes app ear more natural (red-ey e correction).
101 Engl ish RED-EYE CORRECTION 4 Press the still image shooting button. h A screen appears f or y ou to specify whether or not to sa v e the original image. SA VE AS NEW: The corrected image is sav ed as a separate image , and the original image is preserved.
English 102 EXTRA CTING A STILL IMA GE FROM A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can select one image (scene) from a video clip , cop y it, 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.
103 Engl ish EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can delete (“cut”) the first part or the last part of a video clip. Y ou can choose anywher e in the vide o clip as the cutting po int. Y ou can also join two video cl ips together and sa ve the m as one separate clip (“joining”).
English 104 Proce dure to jo in tw o video c lips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing video clips , do not turn the camera off . If y ou turn off the camera while editing video clips , not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip ma y also be delete d.
105 Engl ish EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Deleting part o f a video clip 1 Display the video clip y ou wish to edit. 2 Display the sce ne you wish to delete. h In step 5 you will specify whether y ou wish to d.
English 106 4 Se lect the edit video icon k , and pres s the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 5 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the portion you wish to delete. DELETE 1ST P ART : Delete the first part of the video clip. DELETE 2ND P ART: Delete the latter part of the video clip.
107 Engl ish EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 7 Select whether you want the original video clip to be d eleted when clipping is executed. SA VE AS NEW: Sav e the edi ted video clip a s a ne w file. OV ER WR I T E FI L E : Delete the original file and sav e only the edit ed video clip .
English 108 Joining tw o video clips CA UTION i Video clips that were photog raphed in diff erent modes cannot be joined. 1 Di splay the first video clip. 2 Displa y PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 3 Se lect the edit video icon k , and press the SET button.
109 Engl ish EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Press the SET button. h The 9-image pla ybac k display f or video clips appears . 6 Toggle the SET button to move the orange frame to the video clip that you wish t o join. 7 Press the SET button. 8 Select whether you want the original video clip to be deleted when clipping is executed.
English 110 SMOO TH PLA YB A CK Suppress the video flic ker that occurs wh en pla y ing bac k video clips that were recorded with the camer a moving f ast. 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Se lect the smooth playback O icon, and press the SET button.
111 Engl ish DISPLA YING IMA GE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) 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 the MENU button for about 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears.
English 112 OPTION SETTI NGS OPTION SETTI NGS DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU The OPTI ON MENU is us ed to adjust var ious camera setti ngs. 1 Turn on the camera (pa ge 24), and press the MENU button. h The RECORDING MENU or PLA YBA CK MENU appears . 2 Toggle the SET button to t he left two times to disp lay the OPTION MEN U.
113 Engl ish DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU Overvie w of the OPTION MENU H RESET SETTINGS FORMAT FILE NO. RESET POWER SAVE TV SYSTEM LANGUAGE BRIGHTNESS SHORTCUTS DIGITAL ZOOM FLICKER REDUCT IMAGE SETTINGS 4 5 6 1 2 3 A ; B 8 7 9 C D E F G 1/3 NOISE REDUCTION WIND NOISE REDUC.
English 114 1 Date and time setting (page 28) h Set the camera’ s internal clock. 2 Screen displa y (page 31) h Specif y whether the time/date the image was captured is display ed.
115 Engl ish OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signals when t he camera is turned on/off or when the o peration b uttons (still image shooting b utton, SET b utton, MENU button , etc.) are pressed, to a djust the operat ion sound v olume, and to enable/d isable the audio guide.
English 116 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.
117 Engl ish POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the duratio n that the captured image appears on the monitor (post-view ) after the still image shooting b utton is pressed. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the post-view icon o , and press the SET button.
English 118 WIND NOISE REDUCTION This f eature reduces t he ambient sound of the wind when y ou are reco rding a video clip or making an audio recording in a str ong wind environ ment. Set the function to on or off . 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112).
119 Engl ish NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Use this setting to minimize noise in sti ll images and produce a clear image . 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the noise-reduction ic on ^ , and press the SET butt on. h The Noise Reduction Screen appears.
English 120 ADJUST THE IMA GE QU ALITY The camera can adjust the image quali ty as the image is captured. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112). 2 Se lect the image qual ity icon P , and press the SET button. h The Image S ettings Scre en appears. 3 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button.
121 Engl ish FLICKER-REDUCTION The flick er-reduction setting reduces the fli ck er that results when f ilming video clips under fluorescent lights and the like where the bac kground lig hting pulsates at the frequency of th e power supply . The flick er-reduction setting is set to a frequency of 50 Hz.
English 122 DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allo ws you to specify whet her or not the digital z oom is enabled during zoom shoo ting. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112). 2 Se lect the digital zoom icon Q , and press the SET button. h The Digital Zoom Scre en appears .
123 Engl ish ASSIGN SET BUTT ON FUNCTIONS Assign functions (operation shortcuts) to the SET bu tton when it is toggl ed up , down, left or right when the Shooting Screen is displa y ed. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the shortcuts icon m , and press the SET button.
English 124 4 Toggle the SET button up or down. h Display the function you wish to assign to the k ey . 5 Pres s the SET button. h The selected function is assigned to the ke y , and you are returned to the Shortcuts Screen. h T o assign functions to the other ke ys, repea t steps 3 through 5 .
125 Engl ish MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor display . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is diff icult to vie w because of ambient lightin g. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the brightness icon , , and press the SET button.
English 126 SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor of y our camera t o displa y the messages in an y one of sev eral lan guages. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112). 2 Se lect the language icon z , an d press the SET button. h The Language Scree n appears.
127 Engl ish 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 OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the TV system icon j , and press the SET button. h The TV System Screen appears . NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals .
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 .
129 Engl ish 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 .
English 130 FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION If a ne wly f ormatted card is used, the file na me (image n umber) of the captured image automatical ly begins from 0001. If the card is su bsequently ref ormatted, or if a differe nt ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001.
131 Engl ish 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.
English 132 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112). 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 function is off . 4 Se lect “OFF”, and press the SET button.
133 Engl ish FORMA TTING A CARD A card must be f orm atted with this came ra: 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 f ormatted if the lock s witch is set to the “LOCK” position.
English 134 3 Se lect the desired format option, and press the SET button. h A confirmation screen appears . 4 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. h F ormatting begins. h During fo rmatting, “For amatting” and “do no t power of f” are sho wn on the monitor .
135 Engl ish RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the factory-preset settings. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the reset settings icon 2 , and press the SET button. h The Reset Settin gs Screen appears. RESET : Reset to the f actory-preset settings.
English 136 CHECKING THE REMAINING C ARD 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 specific cards , please see “P ossible No .
137 Engl ish CHECKING TH E REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the po ssible length of time fo r battery pack oper ation, see page 169.
English 138 HINT i If any dat a is present, you can also chec k the remaining batt ery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 111). i Battery life ma y diff er e ven among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the numb er of times the flash is used, the type of card, etc.
139 Engl ish O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the su pplied A V interf ace cab le from the USB/A V terminal on the digital camera to the A UDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the TV . Playbac k i After connecting th e digital camer a to the tele vision, set the TV input s witch to VIDEO input.
English 140 DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge function. By connect ing the camera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (P ictBridge printing). Print preparat ions 1 I nsert the card containing the images you wish to print in the camera.
141 Engl ish DIRECT PRINTING 3 Select “PictBridge”, and press the SET button. h The PictBridge MENU appears. CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the ca bles , mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that the y match the shapes of the terminal sock ets on the devices .
English 142 T o select one image and prin t it (one image) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 140). 2 Se lect the print 1 image icon Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears .
143 Engl ish DIRECT PRINTING 4 Specify the number of prints. 1 T oggle the SET button up to select “COPIES”, and press the SET button. 2 T oggle the SET b utton up or down to specify the n umber of prints . 3 Press the SET b utton. h “PRINT” is selected.
English 144 T o print all the images (all images) Print all of the images on the card. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 140). 2 Se lect the all images icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button.
145 Engl ish DIRECT PRINTING Thumbnail prints ( index) Make an index print of all the ima ges on the card. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 140). 2 Select the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button.
English 146 T o print images according to the printing instructions (print request ed images) Procedure to print all the ordered images. 1 Complete the printing instructions (page 92), and complete the print preparations (page 140). 2 Se lect the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button.
147 Engl ish DIRECT PRINTING T o change the printer se ttings and p rint images (change printer settings) Images are printed accordi ng to settings specified by the came ra, such as paper type, size, layout, printing quality , etc. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 140).
English 148 3 Ad just the pr inter settin gs. 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to sel ect a printer setting parameter , and press the SET but ton. h The screen to set the selected parameter a ppears. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setting, and press the SET button.
149 Engl ish APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a question about th e camera oper ation, y ou might find th e ans wer in this compilation of commonly aske d questions . Question Answer Action Pow e r Why do esn’t the power turn on? Due to cold temperatu res, the battery pack temporarily lost its power .
English 150 Shooting Are the settings retained e v en after the camera is turned off? — All sett ings e xcept the self-timer and the e xposure correction are retained e v en after the camera is turned off .
151 Engl ish COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting How can I get the distant vie w into focus? — Set the sce ne select function to the landscape + mode when photograp hing. Or , se t the f ocus range setting to manual focus - , and set the distance to ∞ .
English 152 Viewing images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capt uring an image, de vise a wa y to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex ample, b y changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is not lock ed properly .
153 Engl ish COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng 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 zoom.
English 154 Misc. The “Cannot edit video” message appears. Y ou hav e attempted t o join video clips ha ving diff erent resolutions or frame rates.
155 Engl ish COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When th e camera is connected to a TV , you can s witch the camera’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If you hav e questions about using the battery charger and power cord abroad, please consult with a dealer near you f or advice.
English 156 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your ca mera to the repair shop , check the follo wing tabl e f or a possible solution to the prob lem. Camera Problem Cause Action Referen ce page Pow e r No power . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new batte ry pack.
157 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the still image shooting button or video clip rec ording button is pressed. The maximum number o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reache d.
English 158 Shooting When zoomin g 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. 52 There is noise in the captured image.
159 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was bloc ked b y a finger or ot her object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sur e the flash is not obstructed. 32 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operation o f the flash.
English 160 Viewing images The video clip picture is fli cker ing . The video clip was filmed under fluores- cent lighting. Set the flicker- reduction setting to on . 121 The image is too bright. The for ced flash mode is selected. Select a different flas h mode.
161 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The colors of the imag es captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the f orced flash mode. 66 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly .
English 162 Connect ing to a TV There is no color in the image. The image is distor ted. The TV system setting is not correct. Select the cor- rect T V system setting. 127 No image or sound. The digital cam- era is not cor- rectly connected to the TV .
163 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Misc. The “No card” message appears. No card is insert ed. T ur n off the power and inser t a card. 22 The “Image is protected” message appears and the data cann ot be deleted. Y ou hav e attempted to delete data that is protected from accidental erasure.
English 164 Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filter s Scene Select Setting Remarks Sports a Focus range: + cannot be selected. Po r t r ai t > Landscape + Night view portrait / Snow & beach k Fireworks + Focus ran ge: Fixe d at * . Flash: Fixe d at l .
165 Engl ish TROUBLESHOO TING Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the f ocus range is set to + . i Even i f you set the f ocus range to * , + or - , it changes t o - when the scene select function is set to an ything o ther than = .
English 166 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital movie (recording a nd pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG format (DCF , D POF , Exif 2.
167 Engl ish SPECIFICA TIONS Video clip shooting mode (recording resolution, fr ame rate, bit rate) b : 640 × 480 pixels , 30 fps 3 Mbps a : 640 × 480 pixels , 30 fps 2 Mbps l : 320 × 240 pixels , 30 fps 640 kbps d : 320 × 240 pixels , 15 fps 384 kbps e : 176 × 144 pixels , 15 fps 256 kbps * The 30 fps frame rate of this ca mera is 29.
English 168 Sensitivity Still image shooting mode : Aut o (equiv alent to ISO50 t o 200)/equiv alent to IS O50, ISO100, ISO200, and ISO4 00 (swit chable from the RECORDING MENU) (Maximum ISO sensitivi.
169 Engl ish SPECIFICA TIONS Camera connector s Battery lif e i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged battery pack at a 25°C (77°F) ambient temper ature . i The operation time ma y vary depending on the conditions of the batt ery pack and the conditions of use.
English 170 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time The table shows the poss ible number of captured images and the possible reco rding time f or a commer cially a vail able SD Memory Car d ( 5 1 2M B , 2G B , 4G B ) .
171 Engl ish 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.
English 172 Supplied b attery pac k c har ger i When using the supplied battery pack charger abr oad, the pow er cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please cont act your local dealer f or details. Supplied Li -ion battery pa c k Pa r t No.
173 Engl ish SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are tradema rks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer I nc. Windows and Windows NT are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Softwa re Red Ey e b y F otoNation TM 2003-2005 is a t rademark of F otoNation ® Inc.
English 174 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings , you can create photos t hat you’ll be proud t o displa y and share .
175 Engl ish HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a mo ving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he su bject is moving, the image ma y be blurre d.
English 176 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in ts : i Choose a background that doesn’t detract from y our subject. i Move in close to your subject. i Pa y attention to lighting and how it aff ects y our subject. NO TE i If the background is distra cting, it will not show yo ur subject to his best advantage .
177 Engl ish HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in t s: i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer , so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry .
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