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VPC-E2 INS TRUCTIO N MANU AL Digital Movie Camera Please r ead these instructions car efully bef ore usin g the camera. Mak e sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this ma nual in a safe place f or later refer ence.
i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS A PPLIANCE TO RAIN OR M OISTURE. FOR AMERICAN USER S The f ollowing advisor y is included in accor dance with the.
English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparat us complies with Canadian ICES-003. Symbols used i n this manual HINT P oints giving so me e xtended instructions or special points to pa y attenti on to . CA UTION P oints that require special attention.
iii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Instal l the battery pac k and car d 1 Insert the battery pack. 2 Insert the SD Memo ry Card. h An SD Memor y Card is not included with y our camera. Ple ase purchase a commercially sold ca rd. h In this man ual, the SD Memor y Card is ref erred to as the “card”.
English iv Bef o re cap turing t hose impor tant sh ots, be su re to fir st take a test sho t to conf irm that y ou r camera is se t up and r eady to go i Sany o decli nes an y claim for compen sation f or recorded content s etc. in case of p hotogr aphing or recording f ailure due to a chance camer a or card fla w .
v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Pla ybac k k Video c lip play back 1 Press the REC/PLAY b utton. h The displa y s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h Press the [ G ] o r [ H ] butt on to displa y the video clip you wish to pla y bac k. h Video clips are indi cated by a video clip pattern along the left and r ight sid es of the screen.
English vi Burn y ou r recorded video clips onto a D VD (Windows XP) Intr odu ced here is the pr ocedure to use the supplied D VD-ROM (Xacti Software D VD) to bur n mo vies captured with y our camera to a D VD , creatin g your original D VD.
vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish]. h The installatio n window closes . h Remov e the D VD-R OM from your computer’ s D VD driv e.
English viii 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen t o select the computer connection mode app ears. 4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button.
ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Burn video c lips onto a D VD CA UTION Before writing da ta to a D VD i Please note th at in the case of a large amount of data it can tak e a long time to bur n it to D VD . 1 Insert a blank DVD in your c omputer’s DVD drive .
English x 3 Click on the [New Proj ect] icon. h The [Ne w Project] dialog bo x appears . 4 Type a project nam e in the “Name” field. h Use any name th at is easy to understand. 5 Cli ck th e [OK] but ton. h The screen to enter the dat a to the project appears .
xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 7 Specify the data. h Select the dat a by clic king on it. 8 Click the [Open] button. h The selected data appears in the [Organiz er] windo w . h If selecting add itional data, clic k on the [Get Media] tab , and repeat Steps 6 th rough 8 .
English xii 10 Drag and drop the data you w ish to burn to the DVD to the “Timeline/Sceneli ne” field. h The data to b ur n to the D VD appears in the “Timeline/Scen eline” field. h T o include multiple files , repeat step 10 as necessary . 11 Click the [Create DVD] tab.
xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 12 Click the [Disk]. 13 Click the [Burn] button. h Burning to D VD begins . 14 When wr iting is comp lete, pres s the [Done] button. 15 Click the close butt o n. h The dialog bo x to conf ir m whether to sa ve the pro ject appears.
English xiv How was that? The conv enient accessories not only let you immediately vie w images cap tured with the camera, b ut y ou can also upload images to your computer and creat e your original D VDs . Read the f ollowing e xplanati ons to find out ho w you can ful ly enjo y your camer a’ s digital mo vie f eature.
xv English This camera complie s with JIS IPX8 (f ormerly JIS pr otection grade 8) waterpr oof standar d and can be use d in water . Note, ho weve r , that failing t o heed the follo w ing pr ecaut ions may resu lt in damage or in jury that is not co vered b y the warrant y .
English xvi NO TE k Storing and maintaining your camera i Do not lea v e the camera unwashed af ter it has been immersed in salt water or if salt water is adhering to it. Doing so ma y cause corrosion and discolor ation of the pl ating, as w ell as deteriora tion of the camera’ s water proof capability .
1 English CONTENTS QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCE SSORIE S .. ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... 11 How to use t he accesso ries ........ ..... ........ ..... .
English 2 SIMPLE SHOOTING BEFORE TAKING PICTURE S ... ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... .. 53 For be st res ults ....... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ .. 53 Using t he auto foc us .
3 English CONTENTS NORMAL SHOOTING RECORDING SIZ E .......... ..... ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ........ 79 Movies ...... ..... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ...... ....... ......
English 4 PLAYBACK SLIDESHOW PLA YBACK ....... . .... ........... ............ ......... ............ ..........105 FILE P ROTE CT ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ 107 ROTATE ST ILL IMA GE .
5 English CONTENTS OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTIN G TO A TV ....... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... ...... 155 PLAY ING BACK O N A TV . ...... ....... ...... ........ ..... ........ ..... .
English 6 Q UICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an ab undance of co nv enient f eatur es and functions. F rom creating precisely th e photo y ou want , to viewing image s using various techniques , y ou can locate the e xact operation f or your purposes in the f ollowing tab le.
7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Capture fast-mo ving subjects • “SCE NE SELECT” (s por ts mode) on page 85 Suppress camera shake effect • “Co mpensate f or camer a shak e during video c.
English 8 P l ay b a ck Basic operation Con venient functions Additional function s Getting started vi ewi n g im ag e s • “PLA YING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES” on page 69 Adjust the spe.
9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managi ng /pr ocessing Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Search f or im age/au dio file s • “Multi -image displ ay” on page 76 .
English 10 Using with a comp uter Basic operation Con venient functions Additional function s Use the camera as a car d reader • “USING AS A CARD READER” on pa ge 11 in the Xacti Software D VD I.
11 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED AC C E S S O R I E S i Handstrap and soft case (pa g es 13 and 14): 1 set i Xact i Soft ware D VD (D V D- R OM) (page 4 in the Xacti Software D VD INSTRUCTIO N MANU AL.
English 12 i QUICK GU IDE i SAFETY MANU AL (safe ty p recautions booklet) Please re ad this booklet carefull y before us ing the camera..
13 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED A CCESSORIES How to us e the acces sorie s k Handstrap.
English 14 k Soft case.
15 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED A CCESSORIES Media car ds that can be used with this camera The type of card that can be inser ted into and used with this camer a is: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memor y .
English 16 SPECIAL FEA TURES Y our movie camer a can not only record video cl ips, y ou can also take still photos and mak e audio recordings . F or ex ample, yo u can snap a still image while recordi ng a video clip , or make just an au dio recording.
17 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Mo v able monit or f or any sh ooting angle The mo vable monitor l ets y ou shoot fr om any angl e . Hold the camera high to get a great vie w of a parade, or swivel the monitor ar ound to snap a photo of your self. If y ou s wivel the monitor unit to its f ar thest position, the image on the monitor will be inv er ted.
English 18 Capture st ill shots w hile recording a video clip (pa ge 64) Suppose that while y ou’ re recording a video c lip, there’ s a scene y ou’ d like to kee p as a still phot o. Y our camera makes it possi ble to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video c lip recording.
19 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Lots of accessories f or optimal use of y our captur ed images (pa g e 20) Use the accessory cab les to vie w images on a TV or computer .
English 20 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camer a to various de vices to e xpand its capabilitie s. Dedica ted USB interf ace cable Dedica ted A V interf ace cable Computer Pr inte r TV DC adaptor (O.
21 English SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Fr ont There are places in the camera where water might accumulate , but this will not aff ect its wat er proof proper ties .
English 22 SET UP Rear Multi-indicator [ ] butto n [ ] button MENU button Monitor SET bu tton Batter y/card compar tment co ver T ripod stand hole [W/ P ] button [ G ] button [T/ ] ] b utt on [ H ] b .
23 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge t he supplied batter y pac k befor e using it. 1 Insert the battery pack i n the battery charger. h Inser t it in th e direc tion indica ted by the [ o ] ma rk on the battery pack. 2 Unfold the outlet prongs from the charger bod y, and plug the charger into a power outlet.
English 24 SET UP Rech arging the battery pac k Be sure to fu lly charge th e sup plied or sepa rately sol d batt ery pack bef or e using it in your camera.
25 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD Make sure tha t the ba tter y pack and the ca rd or i entat ion ar e corr ect. Instal l the battery pac k 1 Open the batter y/card compartment cover. h While gent ly pressing the l ev er , open the ba tter y/card compar tment cov er .
English 26 SET UP <T o remove the batt er y pac k.. .> h Press t he la tch s ecur ing the b atter y pac k, and remo ve the batt er y pac k. 3 Close the batte ry/card compartment cover. h Press the PUSH LOCK par t to close the cov er securely . h At the time of purchase the bat ter y pac k is not charged.
27 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D CA UTION Close t he battery/car d compartment co ver secure ly i If the battery/card compar tment cov er is not closed or is not closed completely , the camer a will no longer be waterproof .
English 28 SET UP Install the card The card can be used after it has been f or matt ed with the camer a (page 148). 1 Open the battery/ca rd compartment cover. 2 Insert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place . 3 Close the bat tery/card compar tment cover.
29 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D CA UTION Do not attempt to fo rcib ly remo ve the card i Ne v er remov e the card when the m ulti-indicator is flash ing red.
English 30 SET UP TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on t he camera 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF b utton for at least 1 second. h If y ou press the REC/PLA Y but ton f or at least 1 secon d, the camera turns on i n the pla ybac k mode.
31 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urnin g off the camera 1 Press the ON/OFF b utton for at least 1 second. h The camer a tur ns off . h T o turn off the camera while it is in the shooting mode or po wer sa ve mode, press the ON/OFF bu tton f or at least 1 second.
English 32 SET UP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record t he date and time an image or audio recording is tak en so that you can displa y them dur ing pla yback. The ref ore, bef ore capturing images , make sure the co rrect date and time are set.
33 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 2 Set the date . 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press th e SET butt on. h The Set Date Scr een appears . 3 Set the date to “2008/12/24”. h The date is set in the f ollo wing order : Set the year → Set t he mont h → S et th e da y .
English 34 SET UP 4 Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select “DISP” . 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set D ate For m at Sc reen appears .
35 English SWITCHI NG BETWEEN THE SHOO TING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch betw een the shooting mo de (fo r recording) and the pla yback mod e (for vie w ing y our recorded images). 1 Turn on the camera (page 30). PLAY PLAY SAVE SAVE PLAY SAVE 668 668 01:17:32 01:17:32 668 01:17:32 2 Press the REC/P LAY button.
English 36 SET UP SWITCHING THE OPERA TING MODE The “SIMPLE mode” compr ises only those f unctions that are most often used and necessary to oper ate the camera, while the “NORMA L m ode” enab les full use of all th e camera’ s many functions.
37 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE Accessing /exit ing the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Scre en 1 Set the ca m era to the s h ooting or playback mode (page 35). 2 Select the desired operat i ng mode (page 36). 3 If the Menu Screen is not displayed , press the MENU button.
English 38 SET UP Using the SIMPLE Mode Men u 4 Press t he [T / ] ] or [ W/ P ] button to select the item you wi sh to change, and press the SET button.
39 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 4 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to se l ect a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appea rs.
English 40 SET UP 6 Press t he [T / ] ] or [ W/ P ] button to select the item you wi sh to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears .
41 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE Overvie w of the SIMPLE Mode Setting Screen SIMPLE Mode Shooting Men u S S N 1 5 2 3 4 OK EXIT Select movie and photo size.
English 42 SET UP 1 Recordin g siz e (pag e 56 ) h Select th e video clip siz e to record, and t he still image siz e to sh oot. 2 Focus range (page 57) h Select th e f ocus range t hat corresponds to the distance to the subject . 3 Flash (page 62) h Specify how th e flash will opera te.
43 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE SIMPLE Mode Pla yback Menu S S N 3 5 2 1 Start slideshow OK 4.
English 44 SET UP 1 Slidesho w (page 72) h Spec ify th e slid eshow se tting s and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ay b a ck vo l u m e (p ag e 7 3 ) h Adjust the v o lume f or video clip and audio file pla yback . 3 Delete (page 74) h Delete files . 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORM AL mo de.
45 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE Overvie w of the NORMAL Mode Setting Sc reen NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu <T ab 1> 3 2 2 3 1 1 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 RECORDING MENU MOVIE PHOT O SCENE SELECT.
English 46 SET UP 1 Video c lip settings (page 79) 2 Still im ag e sett ings (p ag e 80) 3 Scen e sel ect (pag e 85) 4 Filter (pa g e 87) 5 Flash (page 88) 6 Self-timer (pa g e 89) 7 Remaining battery power (page 153) 8 (page 36) h Set to th e SIMPL E mod e.
47 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE <T ab 2> 2 2 3 1 1 3 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 RECORDING MENU MOVIE ST ABILIZER FOCUS PHOT O ST ABILIZER FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO OK EXIT 8 S S N.
English 48 SET UP 1 Mo vie stabilizer (pa ge 91) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip re cording. 2 Photo stabili zer (page 91) h Compensate f or camera shak e during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 94) h Select th e f ocus range t hat corresponds to the distance to the subject .
49 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE <T ab 3> 3 2 2 3 1 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 OK EXIT RECORDING MENU DIGIT AL ZOOM REC FOLDER F ACE CHASER WHITE BALANCE HIGH SENSITIVITY 7 S S N.
English 50 SET UP 1 White balance (page 99) 2 F ace chaser (pa g e 100) 3 High sensitivity mode (page 101) 4 Digital zoom (pag e 102) 5 Recor ding folder (pa g e 103) h Create or select a f older in which to stor e recorded files. 6 Remaining battery power indication (page 153) 7 (page 36) h Set to th e SIMPL E mod e.
51 English SWITCHIN G THE OPERA TIN G MO DE NORMAL Mode Pla yback Men u <T ab 1> 1 Slid eshow (pag e 105) h Specify the slidesho w settings and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pla ybac k v olume (pa ge 73) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio files pla yback.
English 52 SET UP <T ab 2> 1 Edit pho to ( page 11 0) h Repair the “red-e ye” caused by the flash, or enhance the contrast. 2 Video clip e dit (pag e 11 2) h Edit video clips . 3 Print ing i nstr ucti ons (pa g e 120) h Spec ify t he pr inti ng instr uctions (DPOF settings).
53 English SIMP LE SHOO TING SIMPLE/ SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For be st result s Hold the camera securel y , ke eping your elbo ws close to y our body and making sur e the came ra is stable. Mak e sure that the lens and fla sh are not b lock ed b y yo ur fingers or the handstr ap .
English 54 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the au tof ocus The au tofocus wi ll work in a lmost all situ ati ons ; however , th ere ar e cer tain conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not w ork pr operly . If the autof ocus function is not working pr operly , set the f ocus range to capture images (pa g e 57).
55 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES The f ollo w ing e xamples are so me of the situations where th e autof ocus function ma y work, but not as desired.
English 56 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select t he recor ding size The larger the image size (n umber of pix els), the better th e image quality will be , but th e file size will also be larger . Sel ect the image quality that is correct f or the intended purpose.
57 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the focus se tting Select t he f ocus range cor responding to the distance betw een the camer a and the subject. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select the focus setting, and press the SET button.
English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Hints for taking pict ures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidan ce that sounds when you ope rate the camer a can be muted (pag e 132). Where are the ima g e and audio files saved? i All the i mage and sound files are r ecorded on the card installed in the camera or in the cam era’ s inter nal memo r y .
59 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ ] button. h Recording begins .
English 60 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot) . 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ ] button. 1 Press t he [ ] b utton halfway . h The aut ofocus operates, and the i mage is f ocuse d (f ocus lock).
61 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS HINT Adjusting the monitor b rightness i While th e Shooting Screen is activ e, y ou can quickly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of t he monitor (page 140) by pressing the MENU button for at l east 1 s econ d.
English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photograp hing under dark conditions , but is also con venien t f or ex ample when the subject is in shadow or lit from behind. The flash is a vailab le only when shooting sin gle-shot still images .
63 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes v er y hot and ma y cause a burn. A v oid touching the flash unit when shoot ing. HINT i The flash works only when shooting single-shot st ill images.
English 64 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WH ILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while record ing a video clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ ] button.
65 English SHOO T A STILL IMA G E WHILE RECORD ING A VIDEO CLIP HINT i When shooting a still image while record ing a video clip , the flash doe s not opera te. i When the remaini ng video recording time becomes appr oximat ely 50 seconds, it will no longer be possib le to capture a still image while recording a video cli p .
English 66 SIMPLE/SHOO TING MA CR O-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has two z oom functions: optical z oom and digital zo om. 1 Point the ca mera lens a t the subject. 2 Press t he [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on the subj ect.
67 English AFTER USING THE CAMERA IN W A TER After usi ng the camer a in w ater , wa sh it with fre sh wate r and dr y it complet e ly . 1 Turn off the ca mera, and close t h e batter y/card compartment cover securely. 2 Wash the camera with fresh wat er.
English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO TING 4 Dry the camera. h Use a dr y clo th to wipe off any drops adher in g to the came ra, and leav e it to dr y comple tely in a well-ventilated place a wa y fro m direct sunlight . h W ater ma y seep out from the draina ge holes if the ca mera is not completely dr y inside .
69 English PLA YBA CK SIMPLE/ PLA YBA CK PLA Y ING B A CK V IDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA G ES 1 Set the ca mera to the playbac k mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button to display the image you wish to play back. h Video clips are ind icated by a video clip pat ter n along the left and right sides of the screen.
English 70 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK HINT If the a appears on the Playbac k Screen... i The a icon appears when pla ying back a file t hat was sa v ed in segments (page 83). Although pl aybac k of these multiple files is contin uous, there is a slight pa use at the point where the files a re joined.
71 English PLA YING BA C K VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES How to save one frame from a video clip as a still i mage 1 Play back t h e video cl ip. Pause the playback at the point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Press the [ ] button. h The currently displa ye d frame is sav ed as a s till image .
English 72 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Y ou can pla y bac k files in succession with the “slidesho w pla yback” f eature . 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), sel ect the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Select the type of file to play back, and press the SET button.
73 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37) , select the playback volume set ting, and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appears . 2 Press the [ G ] o r [ H ] button to set the volume, and press the SET button.
English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if y ou no longer need them. Y ou can delete the files one at a time , or all at once. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), sel ect the delete c icon, and press the SET button.
75 English DELETING FILES 3 Select “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displ ay ed file is deleted. h T o delete other files , select the files , select “DELETE” and press the SET b utton. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again app ears.
English 76 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK PLA YB A CK MODES Multi- image di spla y 1 Display t h e ima g e you wi sh to play back. 2 Press t he [W/ P ] button. h The 9-image displa y appears .
77 English PLA YB A CK MODES Selecting the pla ybac k f older If the card co ntains multiple f olders , you can select from which f older y ou woul d like to pla y bac k. 1 Display the Playbac k Screen. 2 Press the [W/ P ] button 3 times. h The screen to select t he playb ack f older appears .
English 78 SIMPLE/PLA YB A CK Mag nifying (zooming in) th e image 1 Disp lay th e im age t hat yo u wan t to mag nify . 2 Push the [T/ ] ] button. h Magnificat ion is enab led. h The image is magnified, and th e central p or tion of imag e is disp la yed.
79 English NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOO TING RECORDING SIZE The image quality of video clips and still images is dete r mined by the reco rdin g size (num ber of pi x el s). T he la rge r th e reco rdi ng size, th e bett er th e image quality will be , but the file siz e will also be larger .
English 80 NORMAL/SHOO TING Still images This menu is also used f or shooting sequential shots . 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired re cording size, and press the SET button.
81 English RECORDING SIZE Sequentia l shots 1 Display the NORMAL M ode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and pr ess the SET button. 2 Select R or t , and press the SET button. 3 Press the [] button. h Shooting beg ins. Shooti ng contin ues as long as the [ ] b utton is kept pres sed.
English 82 NORMAL/SHOO TING A udio recor ding Y our camera can mak e audio recordings and pla y them back. A udio recor ding 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MOVIE”, and pr ess the SET button. 2 Selec t < , and press the SET button.
83 English RECORDING SIZE 4 End the recording. h Press the [ ] b utton again to st op recording. HINT Y ou can capture a still i mage during an audio r ecor ding i Press the [ ] b utton dur ing audio recording to capture a still image .
English 84 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Play back the recording. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla y ed back when the audio r ecording is pla yed ba ck in the fast pla y back or f a st re verse m ode. T o do this... Do t his Norm al pla ybac k Star t playback Press the SE T button.
85 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from v arious preset setting s (aper ture, shutter speed, etc. ) f or specific shooti ng conditions . 1 Display the NORMAL M ode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “SCENE SELECT”, an d press the SET button.
English 86 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Select the desired ic on, and press the SET button. h This comple tes the scene select function sett ing. h T o return to normal photograph y , select = from the scene select menu, an d press th e SET button .
87 English FIL TERS The filter f eature changes ima ge characteristics such as color t ones, to apply unique ef fect s to the ph otogra phed image . 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Shooting Men u (page 37), select “FIL TER”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button.
English 88 NORMAL/SHOO TING FLASH OPERA TION The flash is used not only f or taking pi ctures wher e there is in sufficient l ight, b ut also when the subject is in shade or in bac klight conditio ns. The flash can be enab led only when capturing single still images.
89 English SELF-TIMER Set the dela y time bef ore recording star ts after the [ ] or [ ] button is pres sed. 1 Display the N ORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37) , select “SELF- TIMER”, and press the SET b utton. 2 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button.
English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT i By assigning an op eration shor tcut to an a rrow b utton (page 135), y ou can set the se lf-timer from the Shoo ting Screen. T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] b utton or [ ] b utton is p ressed again bef ore the shutte r is released, the self -timer countdo wn temporarily stops .
91 English MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimize a jittery picture by compensa ting f or unintentional hand moti on. Compensate f or camera shake duri ng video c lip reco r ding 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MO VIE STABILIZER”, and press the SET button.
English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT If the motion comp ensation does not seem to be working... i Due to the mechanica l char acter istics of this functi on, it ma y not be possible f or the camera to co mpensate f or violent motion.
93 English MO TION COMPENSA TI ON (IMA GE ST AB ILIZER) <Concerning the c hanging field of vie w when motion c o mpensation is enabled> i When th e motion compensation is set to “O N”, the field of view d ur ing recording stan dby diff ers from the recordab le field of vie w as shown belo w .
English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS RANGE 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET butt o n. h When shoot ing a subject at a medium to f ar distance, b y setting the f ocu s range to * , you will find it both easier and f aster to f ocus.
95 English FOCUS RANGE How to use t he manua l f oc us 1 Display the NORMAL M ode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. 2 Select - , and press the SET button. h The f ocus distance adjustment bar appea rs. 3 Press the [ G ] or [ H ] button to adjust the f ocus distance, and press the SET button.
English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS MODE Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 typ e s of autof ocus (still image shooting only ): 9-po int r ang e f ind er focu s: The correct f o cus is determined from 9 diff erent f ocus points within the shooting area visib le on the monitor .
97 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-secti on light-measuring: The light is modulated aft er sampling from mul tiple areas of the entire shooting scree n. Center -weighted light-mea suring: The light is modulated f or the entire image after measuring from most ly the center area.
English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial sett ings, the ISO sen sit ivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. Ho we ve r , the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fix ed settin g. 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “ISO”, and press the SET button.
99 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera au tomatically adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions . How ev er , if y ou want to specify t he lighting conditions or change the o ver all tone of the image , the white balance can be man ually set.
English 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING F A CE CHAS ER The f ace chaser dete cts the subject ’ s f ace , and adjusts the brightness and f ocus in a w ay tha t produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s f ace . 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FACE CHASER”, and press the SET butt on.
101 English HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE When y ou shoot in the high sen sitivity mode , the ca ptured image appea rs e ve n br ighter than that specif ied by the ISO sensitivity and e xposure compensatio n settings . 1 Display the NORMAL M ode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “HIG H SENSITIVITY”, and press the SET button.
English 102 NORMAL/SHOO TING DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting a llows y o u to specify whet her or not the digital z oom is enabled during z oom shooting. 1 Display t h e NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “DIGITAL ZOOM”, and press the SET button.
103 English SPECIFY A FOLDER T O SA VE FILES Create or select a r ecording f older (a f older in which to store re corded files). 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “REC FOLD ER” and press the SET button. <Create a ne w folde r > h Select “NEW” .
English 104 NORMAL/SHOO TING EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION By assigning the ex posure compensati on operation shor tcut to an arrow b u tton (page 135), you can mak e the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign the operation shortcut to an arrow button (page 135).
105 English PLA YBA CK NORMAL/PLA YBA CK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Specify the setti ngs for p layin g back files contin uously in a “slidesho w” fo r mat. In a slidesho w of still images , y ou can set the tr ansition time , transition eff ects and BGM.
English 106 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK 2 Select “START” and press the SET button. h Slidesho w play back begins . h T o stop slidesho w pla y bac k, press the SET but ton or MENU b utton. HINT BGM f or video clips? i When video clips are pla yed ba ck in a slidesho w , the reco rded audio trac k is p lay ed back; the BG M is not play ed.
107 English FILE PR O TECT Pre v ent accidental er asure of image and audio fi les. 1 Display the file that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “PROTECT” a n d press the SET button.
English 108 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK R O T A TE STILL IMA GE Captured still images can b e rotated to the correct orientation f or viewing. 1 Display the still image you wish to r otate, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “ROT ATE”, and pr ess the SET button.
109 English REDUCE STILL IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) A captured image can be resiz ed to a smaller size and sa v ed as a separa te image . 1 Display the still i m age whose size you want to change, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “RES IZE”, and press the SET button.
English 110 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMA G E BLUR Repair t he red-ey e eff ect in still images to mak e the e yes appea r more natur al, and enhance the contr ast of blur r y images . 1 Disp lay th e im age t o be mod ifi ed, and disp lay t he NO RMA L Mod e Playback Menu (page 37).
111 English CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMA GE BLUR 5 Press the SET button. h A screen appears f or y ou to specify whether o r not to sa ve t he original image . SA VE AS NEW: The corrected image is sav ed as a separat e image, and t he or iginal image is preserved.
English 112 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can tr im a wa y unwan ted por tions from a video cl ip and sav e it as a new video clip ( v ideo clip cutting [e xtracting ] ). Y ou can also join video clips togethe r and sav e them as one separate clip (“jo ining”).
113 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Pr oce dure to join video clips CA UTION Caution w hen e diting v ideo clips i When edit ing video clips , do not pr ess the REC/P LA Y bu tton. If y ou press the REC/PLA Y b utton while editing video clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip ma y also be erased.
English 114 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK Video c lip cutting (extra cting) 1 Display the video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), sel ect “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Sele ct “ CUT” and p ress the SET button.
115 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 4 Specify the start point of the extrac t. h Use the procedure belo w to specify the frame from which the video clip e xtract will star t.
English 116 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK 6 Press t he [ R ] button. h A screen a ppears f or y ou to select eith er to sa v e the edited video cl ip as a ne w (separate) file , or to delete th e original video clip and replace it with the edit ed video clip . SA VE AS NEW: The edited video clip will be sa v ed as a new file .
117 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Join ing vi deo clips CA UTION i Video clips that w ere photogr aphed in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37) , select “EDIT VIDEO”, and pr ess the SET button. 2 Select “JOIN” and press the SET button.
English 118 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK 3 Move the orange frame to the video clip you wish to join, and press the SET button. h The specified vi deo clip is labeled with a numb er . h Up to 9 video clips can be selected. h T o cancel a selection and re mov e the nu mber label from a video clip , select the video clip and press the SET b utton.
119 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editi ng star ts. h When editing en ds, y ou are returned to the NORMAL Mode Pla yback Menu. HINT i If the file siz e of the video clip after edit ing excee ds 4 GB, it is no t possible to either “SA VE AS NEW” or “O VER WRITE”.
English 120 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK PRINTING INSTR UCTIONS In addi tion to using y our printer t o print out still ima ges captured with y our camera, as with con vention al film, y ou can hav e prints made at shops o ff er ing digital p r int se r v ices.
121 English PRINTING INSTR UCTIO NS HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o print with a printer or hav e the digital print ser vice shop print out a still image from a video clip , you must first sa ve it (e xtract still ) as a still image (page 71).
English 122 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK Specifyin g date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify prin ting instructions f or each individual ima ge (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the printing in structions to all the images (ALL IMA G ES). 1 Display the Prin ting Instructions Screen (page 120).
123 English PRINTING INSTR UCTIO NS 4 Specify whether the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the nu mber o f prints> h Press the [T/ ] ] or [W / P ] bu t t o n . h The quantity ind ication changes. h Displa y the desired n umber of prints.
English 124 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK Inde x print Printin g out ma ny small im ages on one she et is c alled an “ind ex print”. This is con venient f or use as a list of the images y ou have captured. 1 Display the Prin ting Instructions Screen (page 120).
125 English PRINTING INSTR UCTIO NS Clearing all the printing inst ructions Delete the printing instructions f or all images. 1 Display the Print i ng Instructions Screen (page 120) . 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confir m All Clear Screen appears .
English 126 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK COPY FILES Images and audio files recorde d in the camera’ s internal memor y can be copied to the card, and like wise from the card to the internal memor y . 1 Insert the card in the camer a (page 28). 2 Display t h e NORMAL Mode P layback Menu (page 37).
127 English COPY FILES 5 Press the SET button. h The screen to select t he type of cop y appear s. h The cop y source image is shown in the bac kground on the screen. COPY SINGLE: Cop y one file. COPY ALL: Cop y all the files from the cop y source to the cop y destina tion.
English 128 NORMAL/PLA YB A CK DISPLA YING FILE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCRE EN) On the Inf or mation Screen y ou can chec k what the set tings were when a file was recorded with y o ur camera. 1 Display the desired file on the camera monitor. 2 Press t h e MENU button f o r at least 1 second.
129 English OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y THE OPTION SETTING MENU The camera sett ings are ex ecuted via the Option Sett ing Menu. 1 Set the operating mode to the NORMAL mode (page 36). 2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu Screen. 3 Select an Option tab (1, 2 or 3), and press the SET button.
OPTION SET TINGS English 130 SCREEN D ISPLA Y Specify what information is disp lay ed on the Pla yback Screen. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129). 2 Select “INFO DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. SHO W ALL: Displa y the capt ure date and pla ybac k time (f or video clips).
131 English SELECT THE ST AR TUP DISPLA Y The star tup displa y is the displa y that appears on the monitor when th e camera i s tur ned on in the recording mo de. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (p age 1 29) . 2 Select “STARTUP DISPLAY”, and press the SET button.
OPTION SET TINGS English 132 OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set th e confir ming audio signa ls when the camer a is tur ned on/off or when th e oper ation but tons ([ ] button, SET butt on, MENU b utton, etc.) are pressed, to adjust th e oper ation sound v olume, and to enab le/disab le the audio guide .
133 English OPERA TION SOUNDS 3 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W / P ] button to select the desired se tting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select ope ration sounds appears . <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “A UDIO GUIDE” is selected> h The respectiv e screen to enab le or disable the sound appears .
OPTION SET TINGS English 134 POST -VIEW DISPLA Y SETTING Specify t he duration tha t the captured image appea rs on the monito r (post- vie w) after the [ ] bu tton is pressed. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129). 2 Select “POST VIEW”, and press the SET button.
135 English ASSIGN FUNCTIONS T O THE ARR O W BUTT ONS Assign functions (oper ation shor tcuts) to the [ G ] and [ H ] b utto ns when they are pressed when the Shoo ting Screen is displa yed. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (p age 1 29) . 2 Select “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button.
OPTION SET TINGS English 136 4 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button. h Displa y the function y ou wish to assign to th e button. 5 Press the SET button. h The selected functio n is assigned to the b utton, and y ou are retur ned to the Shor tcuts Scre en.
137 English NOISE-RE DUCTION FUNCTION Image noise when record ing video clips or still images , as well as audio noise such as from the wind, can be minimiz ed with the noise-redu ction function. 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Select “NOISE REDUCTION”, and press the SET b utton.
OPTION SET TINGS English 138 ADJUST THE IMA G E Q U ALITY The camera ca n adjust the image quality as the image is captured. 1 Display t h e Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 12 9). 2 Selec t “IMAGE SETTIN GS”, and press the SET button. NORMAL: Shoot with image quality a t normal.
139 English FLICKER-REDUCTION The flic ker- reduction setting redu ces the flic ker t hat results when filming video clips under f luorescent lights an d the lik e where the backgr ound lighting pulsate s at the frequ ency of the po wer supply . 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [2] (page 129).
OPTION SET TINGS English 140 MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camer a’ s monitor displa y . Use this adjust ment when the monito r image is difficult to view beca use of ambient light ing. 1 Display t h e Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 12 9).
141 English SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monit or of your camera to display t he messages in an y one of se ver al languages . 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [2] (page 129).
OPTION SET TINGS English 142 TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify t he type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s USB/A V ter minal. 1 Display t h e Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 12 9). 2 Select “TV SYS TEM”, and press the SET button. h The TV Syste m Screen appears .
143 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “po wer sa ve” fu nction whereby the po wer auto matically tur n s off aft er a spec ifie d per iod of inac tivity .
OPTION SET TINGS English 144 3 Select the de si red option, and press t he SET button. h The Set Stand by Time Scr een appears. 4 Press t he [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to set the standby time. [T/ ] ]: Increases th e standby t ime. [W/ P ]: Decreases t he standb y time.
145 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y If a ne wly f or matted card is used, the file name (i mage number) of the captured image aut omatically begins from 0001. If the card is subse quently ref or matt ed, or if a diff erent ref ormatted card is used, th e file names again begin from 0001.
OPTION SET TINGS English 146 i If Card B already has files in it when it replace s Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows . When the highest file num b er on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lo wer than the highest file numb er on Car d A: the file name o f the ne xt recorded imag e contin ues from last file name recorded on Card A.
147 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y 1 Display the Option Setting Menu [3] (page 129). 2 Select “ FILE NO. CONT’D” , and press the SET button. ON: The file n umber memor y function i s on. OFF: The file numb er memor y fun c tion is of f. 3 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button.
OPTION SET TINGS English 148 INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y A card must be formatted with this camera : i After purchasing, when used for the first t ime, or i If it was f or matted using a personal compute r or another digital camer a.
149 English INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y 5 Press the SET button. h F or matting begin s. h During f or matting, “F or matting” and “do not po wer off ” are sho wn on the monitor .
OPTION SET TINGS English 150 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camer a to the f actor y-preset sett ings. 1 Display t h e Option Sett ing Menu [3] (page 12 9). 2 Select “RE SET SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. RESET : Reset to the f actor y-preset settings .
151 English CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be capt ured and how much recording time is a vailab le on the card. F or a tab le showing the maximum n umber of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossib le No .
OPTION SET TINGS English 152 HINT i When the remaining n umber of images or the remaining vid eo recording time is “0”, you ca nnot capture a ny more image s. T o captur e more images , either inst all a new car d, or sa ve t he images to a computer and then delete them (p age 74) from the card.
153 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pac k, the remaining bat ter y pac k charge can be chec ked on the monit or . Mak e sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image . F or an indication of the possib le length of time f or battery pack operat ion, see page 188.
OPTION SET TINGS English 154 HINT i If an y file is present, you ca n also chec k the remaining bat ter y pack cha rge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 128).
155 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV CONNECTING T O A TV CONNECTING T O A TV NO TE Insert and p ull out the cable car efully i When connect ing the cab les, mak e sure that t he cable plugs are correctly oriented and that t hey match the shapes of the ter minal soc ket s on the de vices.
CONNECTING T O A TV English 156 PLA YING B A CK ON A TV i Afte r con necting the came ra to the tele v ision, s witch t he TV input to t he terminal to w hich the camer a is connected. i When the came ra is connected to a TV , no imag e appears on the camera’ s monitor .
157 English CONNECTING T O A PRINTER CONNECTING T O A PRINTER PictBridge MODE Y our camera sup por ts th e PictBridge function. By connecting th e camera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camer a’ s monitor ca n be used to select images and initiate printing (Pi ctBridge pr inting).
English 158 CONNECTING T O A PRINT ER 3 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing m ode is activated. h The came ra s witc hes to the PictBridge p r inting mode , and t he PictBridge Men u appears .
159 English PRINTING Printing selected i mages Procedure to select one still imag e and pr int it. 1 Complete the printing setup (page 157) . 2 Select the one image icon Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select image s for printing appears .
English 160 CONNECTING T O A PRINT ER Printing all imag es Print all of the images on the card. 1 Complete the print prepa r ations (page 157). 2 Select the all images ic on u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears . 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button.
161 English PRINTING Making an inde x print Mak e an inde x print of all the images on t he card. 1 Complete the print preparations (page 157). 2 Selec t the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, a n d press t h e SET button.
English 162 CONNECTING T O A PRINT ER Printing image s according to printing instruct ions ( requ ested image s) Procedure to print all the ordered images . 1 Complete the print prepa r ations (page 120), and co mplete the print preparations (page 157).
163 English PRINTING Chan ging th e pri nter se tting s Images are printed according to settings specified b y the camera, such as paper type , siz e, la you t, pr inting quali ty , etc. 1 Complete the print preparations (page 157). 2 Select the printer settings icon v , and press the SET button.
English 164 CONNECTING T O A PRINT ER 3 Adjust t he printe r settings. 1 Press t he [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] b utton to select a prin ter setting parameter , and press the SET bu tton. h The screen to set the selected parame ter appears . 2 Press t he [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] b utton to adjust the setting, and press the SET b u tton.
165 English APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED Q UESTIONS If y ou ha ve a q uestion about th e camera oper ation, yo u might find th e ans wer in this comp ilation of commonly ask ed questions . Ques tion An swer Act ion Po w e r Wh y doesn’t the pow er turn on? Due to cold temper atures , the battery pac k temporarily lost its pow er .
APPENDICES English 166 Shooting Are the sett ings retai ned ev en after th e camera is turned off? — All set tings e xcept the self-ti mer and the e x posure compensation are retai ned ev en after the camer a is turned off .
167 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting What is the diff erence bet ween th e digital z oom and the optical z oom? — Because shooting with the optical zo om uses the optics of a ph ysical lens , you can shoot without l osing minute details in the image.
APPENDICES English 168 Monitor When used in cold weat her , wh y does the image seem to lea ve traces as it mov es? Condition due to the monitor characte r istics. Not a malfu nction. Spots t hat appear in the monitor on ly appear in the monitor and will not be recorded with the images .
169 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Vie wing imag es Wh y is there no image ( z is shown)? This ma y happen when tr ying to pla y bac k images stored on a card from a diff erent digital camera. Play back image s that w ere recorded on a card using this camera.
APPENDICES English 170 Printing Wh y does a message appear dur ing PictB ri dge printing? There is a prob lem with the printer . Please ref er to the instruction manual f or y our printer . Misc. The “Cannot edit video clips with unlik e settings” message appears .
171 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. A problem such as inability to record or pla y bac k occurs. The card contains files that were sav ed using a de vice other than this camera. After sa ving y our files to a diff erent medium, f or mat the card.
APPENDICES English 172 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking y our camera to the repair shop , check the f ollowing t able f or a possib le solution to the problem. Camera Problem Cau se Acti on Refer ence page Po w e r No pow er . The battery pac k is dead.
173 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captur ed when the [ ] b utton or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The maximum numbe r o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reac hed . Install a ne w card. 28 Delete the images that ar e not necessary .
APPENDICES English 174 Shooting A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possib le to tak e a picture using the self- timer . The battery pac k is consumed. Install a sufficiently recharged battery pack. 23, 25 When z ooming in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily .
175 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Shooting The ic on appears , and shooting is not po s si bl e. The camera’ s inter nal temper ature is high. Discontinue shooting, and w ait f or the camera to cool down bef ore using it again. — Monitor No p la yba ck image appears .
APPENDICES English 176 Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash w as bl o cke d by a finger o r other object. Hold the camera correctly , and mak e sure the flash is not obstru cted. 53 The subject was t oo f ar away . Capture th e image in the rang e of oper ation of the flash.
177 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Vie win g imag es The image is too br ight. The f orced flash mode is selected. Select a diff ere nt flash mode. 62, 88 The subject was too bright. Use the e xposure compensati on function. 104 The ISO sensitiv ity setting is incorr ect.
APPENDICES English 178 Viewing images The image is not in f ocus. The subject is too close to the came ra. Capture the image with the subject withi n the photographab le range . Select the correct f ocus setting for y our needs. 57, 96 The f ocus setting is not correct .
179 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Vie win g imag es The colors of th e imag es captu red indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the f orced flash mode . 62, 88 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the whit e balance sett ing correctly .
APPENDICES English 180 Conn ecting to a TV No image or sound. The camera is not correctly connected t o the TV . F ollow th e instruct ions to mak e the connection correctly . 142, 155 The TV input is not set correctly . Set the inpu t on th e TV to “VIDE O” .
181 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Misc. The a udio guide do es not sound. The audio guide set ting is set to “OFF”. Set the audio guide sett ing to “ON”. 132 The recordi ng capacity is less than th at indicat ed in the section “P ossible No . of Imag e s/ P ossible Shootin g Time/ P ossible Recording Time” (page 189) .
APPENDICES English 182 Notes regar ding the Scene Sel ect feature and filters Scene Select * When recording a video clip in dark surroundings , the shutter speed decreases to 1/15 sec in order to produce a sufficiently bright image .
183 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Filter About the sce ne select function an d focus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the f ocus range is set to + . i Ev en if you set the f ocus range to * , + or - , it ch anges to - when the scene select fun c tion is set t o an y setting other than = .
APPENDICES English 184 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital Mo vie Camera (reco rding and pla yback) Recorded image file f or mat Stil l imag es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.
185 English SPECIFICA TIONS Still ima ge shooti ng mode (recordi ng resolution) I : 4000 × 3000 pix els U : 3264 × 2448 pix els (appro x. 8 million pix els: low compression) V : 3264 × 24 48 pixe ls (appro x. 8 million pix els: normal c ompression) ] : 3264 × 1840 pix els (appro x.
APPENDICES English 186 Exposure contro l type Exposure compensati on av ailable from the Shootin g Setting Screen (0 ±1.8 EV in 0 . 3 EV st eps) Light-measuring mode Multi-section measuring, center-w eighted measuring, spot measuring Range T otal mode: 10 cm (3.
187 English SPECIFICA TIONS Minimum subject illuminatio n Appro x. 4 lux: ) , high sensitivity mod e or scene select Q function, 1/15 sec Appro x. 15 lux: : , scene select . function,1 /30 sec Image stabilizer Electronic (video clip recording mode or still imag e shooting mode) Monitor 2.
APPENDICES English 188 Camera connector s Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully char ged batter y pack at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambient tempe rature. i The oper ation time may v ar y depending on the conditions of the batt er y pac k and the conditions of use .
189 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossible No. of Ima ges/P o ssible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recor ding Time i If th e contin uous record ing time of a v oice memo e xceeds about 13 hours , of a video cl .
APPENDICES English 190 Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will light or flash depending on the different ca m era operations.
191 English SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied battery pac k cha rger Supplied Li-ion battery pac k P ar t No . V AR- L20N Po w e r s o u r c e A C 100 to 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz, 10 V A, MAX : 0.
APPENDICES English 192 Others Mac OS and Quic kTime are tr ademarks of Apple I nc., registered in the U .S . and other count r ies. Microsoft and Wi ndows are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. P entium is a regist ered tradema r k of Inte l Cor porat ion (USA).
193 English SPECIFICA TIONS Befo re ca pturing those impor tant s hots, be sure to firs t take a test shot to confi rm that y o ur came ra is set up and ready to go i San yo Electric shall not be held resp onsible f or any prob lems resulting from the use of this camer a.
APPENDICES English 194 HINTS FOR T AKI NG PICTURES T aking g reat pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might t hink. By k eeping a f ew point s in mind and choosing the co rrect settings, y ou can create ph otos that y ou’ll be pr oud to displa y and share .
195 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would lik e to snap an action shot of a moving child or pet . The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he subject is moving, the imag e may be b lurred.
APPENDICES English 196 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po i n t s : i Choose a bac kground that doesn’t det ract from y our subject. i Mov e in close to y our subject. i P ay atten tion to lighting and how it af fect s your subject. NO TE i If the backg round is distracting, it will not sho w your subject to his best adv antage.
197 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night photo graph y (night vie w por trait mode / ) Po i n t s : i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutter speed during nigh t photog raph y is considera ble slo wer , so there is a m uch greater chance that y o ur photog raphed images will be b lurr y .
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