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Sanyo VPC-CG9GX manuale d’uso

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Sommario del manuale d’uso

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    VPC-CG9EX VPC-CG9 VPC-CG9GX INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital Movie Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to safely oper ate the VPC-CG9EX[...]

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

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    English ii SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Prepare the battery pack 1 Char ge the battery pa ck. The CHARGE indicator shows t he battery pack charge status . h Lights red during rechar ging. h T ur ns off when battery pack is fully charge d. h The charging time is appro x. 90 min utes. 2 I nsert the battery pack. CHARGE indicator [ o ] mark Battery[...]

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    iii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Before capturing those impor tant shots, be sure to first take a test shot to conf irm that y our came ra is set up and re ad y to go i Sany o declines an y claim f or compensation f or recorded contents etc. in case of photographing or re cording f ailure due to a chance camera or card fla w . Shooting 1[...]

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    English iv Playbac k When y ou are finishe d using the camera.. . Press the ON/OFF button f or at least 1 second to tur n the camera of f. 1 Press the REC/PLAY button . h The display changes to the Pla ybac k Screen and the image that was just captured is sho wn. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wish t o see. &l[...]

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    v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Copy files to the computer (Windows XP) Connect your camera to a computer , and copy files to the computer . 1 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your c amera to the computer . h Connect the cab le between th e camera’ s USB/A V ter minal and the computer?[...]

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    English vi 4 Se lect “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The message [Fou nd New Hardw are] appears in the task tra y , showing that the camer a is recognized as a drive . h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [XA CTI_INT (E:)] icon appears in the [My Computer] windo w . * The drive na me (E:) ma y be dif feren t on y our[...]

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    1 English CONTENTS CONTENTS ..... .................. ................... .................. .................. ............. 1 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 7 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................... ................ 13 Media car ds that can be use d with this camera .........[...]

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

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    3 English CONTENTS  NORMAL SHOOTING RECORDING SIZ E ....................... .................. ..................... ................ 78 Movies ... ..................... ................... .................. .................. ........... 78 Still images .............. .................. ................ .................. ................. 79 [...]

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    English 4 PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS .. ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........120 Display the Printing Instruction s Screen .............. .................. ......120 Specifying date impr inting and pr int quantities ................ ............122 Index prin t ........ .................. ..................... .............[...]

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    5 English CONTENTS  OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV .... ................... ..................... .................. ...... 155 PLAYING BACK ON A TV .................... .................. .................. ......... 156 CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER OPERATIN G ENVIRONMENT .................. .....................[...]

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    English 6  APPENDICES COMMONLY A SKED QUESTIONS ...................... .................. ...........180 TROUBLESHOO TING .............. .................. ................... .................. ...187 Camera .... .................. ..................... .................. ................... ........187 Notes regarding the Scene Select fe ature[...]

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    7 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. Shooting/recording Basic operation Convenient functions Additiona[...]

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    English 8 Capture fast-moving subjects • “SCENE SE LECT” (spor ts mode) on page 84 Suppress camera shake eff ect • “Compensa te for camera shake during vid eo clip recording” on pa ge 90 • “Compensate for camera shake during still imag e shooting” on page 90 Shoot in dark c onditions • “EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION” on page 104 ?[...]

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    9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Photographing landscapes • “SCENE SELECT” (landscape mode) on pa ge 84 T ake a self-pho to • “SELF-TIMER” on page 88 Make images li ghter or darker • “EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION” on page 104 • “HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE” on page 101 Measur e the brightness of a specific area • “LIGHT -MEASURI[...]

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    English 10 Pl ayba ck Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mage s • “PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGE S” on page 68 Adjust the speaker vol u me • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” on page 72 Searc h for image/ audio files • “Multi-image display” on page 75 • “Selecting the playback[...]

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    11 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “Multi-image displa y” on page 75 • “Select ing the pla yback f older” on page 76 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on page 73 Protect files fr om accidental e rasure • “FILE PR[...]

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    English 12 Using with a computer Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a car d reader • “USING AS A CA RD READER” o n page 160 Use your computer to or ganize/edit files that were recorded with y our camera • “USING THE SOFTW ARE” on page 166 Copy data from y our camera to a computer • “Copy f i[...]

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    13 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED AC C E S S O R I E S i Li-ion battery pack (pages 23 and 26): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack charger and power co r d (page 23): 1 i Dedicated USB interface cabl e (pages 158 and 172): 1 i Dedicated A V interface c able (page 155): 1 i Lens cap (page 15): 1 i “SAFETY MANU AL ” (safety precautions booklet) Please r[...]

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    English 14 i Quick Gu ide i Obtaining the PDF instruction manual and cautions[...]

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    15 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES k How to attac h the lens cap[...]

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    English 16 <When used with a commerciall y av ailable handstrap>[...]

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

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    English 18 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA As well as photog raphing still images and recording video clips, y our digital movie camera can e v en capture still images while y ou’ re recording a video clip . In one compact bod y y ou get sophistica ted bu t easy-to-use feat ures such as the “SIMPLE mode” that giv es you beautiful images [...]

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    19 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Movi e image stabil izer for sh arp pictures (page 90) Y our camera can compensa te f or the camera shak e that resu lts in blurry images when you try to capture a fast -moving subject or z oom in on a subject. Sharp face shots (pa ge 100) Y our camera is equipped with a f a ce recognitio n feat ure [...]

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

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    21 English SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front T o open Lens Flash Stereo microphone Strap holder ON/OFF button Monitor unit Speaker[...]

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    English 22 SETUP Rear [ ] button [ ] button REC/PLA Y button Monitor SET button T ripod stand hole Zoom swit ch [T]/[ ] ] [W]/[ P ] MENU button Card slot cover USB/A V terminal Bottom Multi-indicator[...]

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    23 English CHARGING Please charge the supplied bat tery pack befor e using it. 1 Insert the battery pack in the battery charger. h Inser t it in the direction indicated b y the [ o ] mar k on the battery pack. 2 Connect the supplied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charger. h Insert the connector straight and securely . 3 Plug the power[...]

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    English 24 SETUP INST ALL THE CARD The card can be used aft er it has been f ormatted with the ca mera (page 148). 1 Ope n the card slot cover. 2 I nsert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place . 1 Release from the bottom end. Card slot cov er 2 Pull gently , and rotate. Card slot SD Memory Card[...]

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    25 English INST ALL THE CARD 3 Close the card slot cover. <When removing the card...> h T o remove the card, press it do wn , and then re lease. The card will protrude slightly , and you can then pull it out. CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibl y remove the car d i Nev er remove the card when t he multi-indicator is fla shing red. In doing so[...]

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    English 26 SETUP INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied ba tt ery pack bef ore using it. 1 Ope n the battery cover. 2 I nsert the battery pack. h T ake care that it is positioned correctly . Battery cover 2 Open 1 Push down and slide out. Battery pack 1 Align 2 Inser t[...]

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    27 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK 3 Replace the batter y cover. Installing the DC adapt or (sold separatel y : V AR-A2U/A 2EX) Push <T o remove the battery pack...> i Raise the edge of the battery pack to remo v e it. 3 Set in groove 4 Close AC adaptor (sold separately: V AR-G8U/G8EX) 1 Inser t 2 Open[...]

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    English 28 SETUP CA UTION Does the battery pac k appear sw ollen? i The lithium-ion b attery used in this camer a may e xpand slightly when stored in a h ot en vironment or re peatedly used, but this is not a saf ety hazard. HINT About the internal backup battery i This camera’ s inter nal battery serves to maintain the date and time settings, as[...]

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    29 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns on. h If the date and time ha ve not been set, t he screen to set the date and time is shown on the monitor (page 32). In the pl a yback mode 1 Press the REC/ PLAY button for at least one sec[...]

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    English 30 SETUP T urning on the camera when t he powe r save (sleep) mo de is active In order to pr eserve battery pack po wer , the power sav e (sleep) function will automatically tur n off the camera after 1 minute of no use during shooting, or 5 minutes of no use during playbac k (factory-preset setting). i When the powe r sav e mode is active,[...]

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    31 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF HINT T o immediately activ ate the power save mode i Press the ON/OFF b utton briefly to a ctiv ate the pow er sa ve funct ion. About the standby mode i T o tur n off th e camera only briefly , you can close the monitor unit to put the camera in the standb y mode. The standby mod e uses almost no pow er . W[...]

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

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    33 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 2 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Date Screen appears. 3 Set the date to “2008/ 12/24”. h The date is set in the fol lowing order: Set the year → Set the month → Set t he day . h T og gle the SET button left o r right to select year , month or day . T oggle the SET b[...]

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    English 34 SETUP 4 Se t the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select “DISP”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Format S creen appears. 3 T oggle the SET button up or down. h T oggle the SET button up to change the displa yed da te order as f ollows: T oggle the SET button do wn to change it in the re ve rse order . 4[...]

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    35 English SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SHOO TING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between th e shooting mode (f or recording) a nd the pla yback mod e (for viewing y our recorded images). 1 Turn on the camera (page 29). PLAY PLAY SAVE SAVE PLAY SAVE 668 668 01:17:32 01:17:32 668 01:17:32 2 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The mode changes. h The mode changes[...]

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    English 36 SETUP SWITCHING THE OPERA T ING MODE The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those f unctions that are most often used and necessary to operate the camera, while the “NORMAL mode” ena bles full use of all the camer a’ s man y functions . Select the mode that is su itable for your purposes. Switching between th e SIMPLE and NORMAL mode[...]

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    37 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen 1 Set the camera to the shooting or playback mode (page 35). 2 Select the desired operating mode (page 36). 3 If the Menu Screen is not displayed, press the MENU button. h The Menu Screen appears . h T o cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU b utton. 3 [...]

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    English 38 SETUP Using the SIMPLE Mode Menu 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. S S N OK OK Select movie and photo size T o watch on TV TV size 9M [4:3] Select an item to change Description of selected item <Setting Screen>[...]

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    39 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appea rs. 5 Toggle the SET button to the right. 3 2 2 3 1 1 S S N OK EXIT RECORDING MENU MOVIE PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER 1 Ta b 3 2 2 3 1 1 OK EXIT RECORDING MENU MOVIE PH[...]

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    English 40 SETUP 6 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. h T o return to the Menu Scre en, press the MENU button. HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indicator sho ws the shooting mo de(s) f or which the selecte d setting is[...]

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

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    English 42 SETUP 1 Recording si ze (page 56) h Select the video clip siz e to record, and the still image siz e to shoot. 2 Focus range (page 57) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Flash (page 63) h Specify how the flash will operate . 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indicati[...]

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

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    English 44 SETUP 1 Slideshow (page 71) h Specif y the slideshow settin gs and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ayba ck vo lum e ( pag e 7 2) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 73) h Delete files. 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 153)[...]

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

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    English 46 SETUP 1 Video clip setti ngs (page 78) 2 Still imag e settings (pag e 79) 3 Scene se lect (page 84 ) 4 Filter (page 86) 5 Flash (page 87) 6 Self-timer (page 88) 7 Remaining battery power (page 153) ( : Record at 640 × 480 pixels, 60 frames per second. ) : Record at 640 × 480 pixels, 30 frames per second (high bit rate). B : Record at 6[...]

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

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    English 48 SETUP 1 Movie st abilizer (page 90) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip recording . 2 Photo stabilizer (page 90) h Compensate f or camera shak e during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 93) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 4 Focus mode (page 95) 5 Light-measuring mode (page [...]

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

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

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    51 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pag e 105) h Specify the slideshow setti ngs and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 72) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audi o files pla yback. 3 Protect (pa ge 107) h File protect setting (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page 73) h De[...]

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    English 52 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Edit photo (page 110) h Repair the “red-e y e” caused by the flash, or enha nce the contrast. 2 Video clip edit (pag e 112) h Edit video clips. 3 Printin g instructio ns (page 120) h Specif y the prin ting instructions (DPOF sett ings). 4 Select f older (page 76) h Select a f older to p la y back. 5 Copy (page [...]

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    53 English SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best r esults Hold the camera securely , keeping your elbows c lose to your body and making sure the came ra is stable. Make sure that the le ns and flash ar e not b lock ed b y y our fingers or the handstrap . Correct hold Incorrect hold A finger is b loc king the lens or fl [...]

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

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

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    English 56 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select the recor ding size The larger the image size (n umber of pix els), the better the image qua lity will be, b ut the file siz e will also be larger . Select the image quality that is correct fo r the inten ded purpose. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select the recording size setting, and press t[...]

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    57 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the focus setting Select the f ocus range corresponding to the distance bet ween the camer a and the subject. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select the focus setting, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired focus range, a nd press the SET button. h This completes the f ocus r ange[...]

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    English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Switching the displa y mode In the shooting mode , you ca n select the either the “sett ings displa y mode” which allows y ou to confi rm the shooting settings on the monitor while you shoot, or the “normal display mode” in which the setting indicati ons are turned off, providing a full vie w of the subject. 1 Se[...]

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    59 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidance that sounds when y ou oper ate the camera can be muted ( page 132). Where are the ima ge and audio file s saved? i All the image and sound files are recorded on the card installe d in the camera or in t he camera’ s inter nal memor y . T[...]

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    English 60 SIMPLE/SHOO TING VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 29), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. h Recording begins . h It is not necessar y to keep th e [ ] b utton pressed while shooting. h When the remaining recording time a vailab le fo r the currently recording clip becomes little , a countdo[...]

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    61 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camera (page 29), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] b utton halfway . h The autof ocus operates , and the image is f ocused (focus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way . h The shutter release[...]

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    English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Shooting Screen is activ e, y ou can quic kly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of the monitor (page 140) b y pressing the MENU button f or at least 1 second. What is the camera fo cusing on? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camer a is[...]

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    63 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photogr aphing under dark condi tions, b ut is also conv enient f or e xample when the subject is in shado w or lit from behind. The flash is av ailab le only when shooting single-shot still images. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu ( page 37), select the fl as[...]

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    English 64 SIMPLE/SHOO TING CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A v oid touching the flash unit when shooting. HINT i The flash works only when shootin g single-shot sti ll images.[...]

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    65 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a video clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 29), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Press the [ ] button. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to capture as a still image. press the [] b u t t o n . 4 Press the [ ] but[...]

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    English 66 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT i When shooting a still image while recordi ng a video clip , the flash does not operate. i The f ace chaser f eature (pa ge 100) is inoper ativ e. i When the remaining video recording time becomes appro ximately 50 seconds, it will no lo nger be possib le to capture a still image whi le recording a video clip . The[...]

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    67 English MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has t wo zo om functions: opti cal zoom and digital z oom. 1 Point the came ra lens at the subject. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on t he subject. [W/ P ]: Zoom out. h When the z oom s witch is pushed, the zoom bar appears on the m[...]

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    English 68 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Se t the camera to the playback mode (page 35). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wish to play back. h Video clips are indicated b y a video clip pattern along the left and right sides of the screen. 3 For a vid[...]

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    69 English PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES When y ou are finishe d using the camera.. . i Press the ON/OFF button to turn the came ra off. T o do th is... Do this Normal forw ard pla yback Press the SET b utton. Stop pla yback During playba ck, toggle the SET butt on down. P ause Duri ng playback, press the SET button or toggle the SE[...]

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    English 70 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK How to save one fram e fr om a vide o c lip as a still imag e 1 Pl ay back the video clip. P ause the playback at the point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. h The currently disp lay ed frame is sav ed as a stil l image. HINT The size of a video clip file is ver y large i Therefo re, be a ware th [...]

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    71 English SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Y ou can play bac k files in succession with the “slideshow pla ybac k” f eature. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Select the type of file to pl ay back, and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla yback begins. h T o stop slideshow play[...]

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    English 72 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBA C K V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the playback volume setting, and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appe ars. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to set the volume, and press the SET butto[...]

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    73 English DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if you no lon ger need them. Y ou can delet e the files one at a time , or all at once. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the delete c icon, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes the currently displa yed file. DELETE ALL: Deletes all files. 2 Select the desired dele[...]

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    English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK 3 Se lect “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently disp la yed fil e is delete d. h T o delete other files, select th e files, select “DELETE” and press the SET button. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears . T o delete the f iles, select “YES”, a [...]

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    75 English PLA YB A CK MODES Multi-image displa y 1 Display the i mage you wish to play back. 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. h T o ggle the SET button up, down, left or r ight to move the orange fr ame to th e desired image, and press t he SET but to n. Instead of p[...]

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    English 76 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Selecting the playback f ol der If the card cont ains multiple f olders, you can select fro m which f older y ou would lik e to pla y back. 1 Di splay the Play back Screen. 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [W/ P ] side 3 times. h The screen to select t he pla yback fo lder appears . h If the zoom s witch is pushed to w[...]

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    77 English PLA YB A CK MODES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. h Fo r a video cli p, pause pla y bac k at th e place y ou want to magnify . 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [T/ ] ] side. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h T og gle t[...]

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    English 78 NORMAL/SHOO TING NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING SIZE The image quality of video clips and still images is determined by the recording siz e (number of pix els). The larger the recording size , the better th e image quality will be, but the file siz e will also be larger . Select the recording size that is correct f or the int[...]

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    79 English RECORDING SIZE Still images This menu is also used f or shooting sequential shots. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired recording size, and press the SET button. h This completes the recording siz e setting. I : Image size is 4000 × 3000 pix els. J : Image [...]

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    English 80 NORMAL/SHOO TING Sequential s hots 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect R or t , and press the SET button. 3 Pr ess the [] button. h Shooting begins . Shooting continu es as long as the [ ] button is kept pressed. HINT i The maximum numbe r of images in a sequential s[...]

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    81 English RECORDING SIZE A udio recor ding Y our camera can mak e audio recordings and p lay them bac k. A udio recor ding 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MOVIE”, and press the SET button. 2 Select < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mode is enabled. 3 Press the [ ] button. h Audio recording begins[...]

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    English 82 NORMAL/SHOO TING 4 En d the recordi ng. h Press the [ ] but ton again to stop recording. HINT Y ou can capture a still image during an audio recording i Press the [ ] button d uring audio recording to capture a stil l image. Note, ho we ver , that the resolution in the still image mode automatically changes to G a nd the image is capture[...]

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    83 English RECORDING SIZE 2 Play back the recor ding. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla yed b ack when the audio recor ding is pla y ed bac k in the f ast pla ybac k or f ast rev erse mod e. T o do this ... Do this Normal play back Start play back P ress the SET button. Pa us e Press the SET button . T oggle the SET button up [...]

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    English 84 NORMAL/SHOO TING SCENE SELECT Y ou can select f rom various preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) f or specific shooting conditio ns. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “SCENE SELECT”, and press the SET button. m : A vailab le n : Not avail abl e Scene setting F eatures Shooting mode setting Single- [...]

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    85 English SCENE SELECT 2 Select the desired icon, and pres s the SET button. h This completes the scene select function settin g. h T o retur n to normal photogr aph y , select = f rom the scene select menu, and p ress the SET b utton. HINT i When capturing images using the lamp Q , fireworks + or night view por trait / setting, use a tripod or ot[...]

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    English 86 NORMAL/SHOO TING FIL TERS The filter f eature changes image char acteri stics such as color tones, to apply unique eff ects to th e photogr aphed image . 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FIL TER”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes the filter set[...]

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    87 English FLASH OPERA T ION The flash is used not only f or taking pict ures where there is insuffici ent light, but also when the subje ct is in shade or in backligh t conditions. The flash can be enabled on ly when capturing single still images. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FLASH”, and press the SET button. 2 Se[...]

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    English 88 NORMAL/SHOO TING SELF-TIMER Set the dela y time bef ore recording starts after the [ ] or [ ] button is pressed. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “SELF- TIMER”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. 3 Take the picture. N : T u[...]

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    89 English SELF-TIMER HINT i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (page 135), y ou can set the self-timer from the Shoot ing Screen. T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] butt on or [ ] b utton is pressed again bef ore the sh utter is released, the se lf-timer countdo wn temporarily stops . Press the [ ] butto[...]

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    English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimiz e a jittery picture b y compensating for unintentional hand motion. Compensate for camera shake during video clip recor ding 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MOVIE STABILIZER”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desire[...]

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    91 English MO TION COMPENSA TI ON (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) HINT If the motion compensation does not seem to be w orking... i Due to the me chanical characte ristics of this function , it ma y not be possible f or the camera to compensate for violent motion. i If the digital z oom (page 67) is being used, the large magnification f actor may mak e it di [...]

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    English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING <Concerning the changing field of view when motion compensation is enabled > i When the motion compensation is set to ON, the field of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordable field of vie w as shown below . i When set to the motion compensat ion q setting, the video clip recording range is as s[...]

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    93 English FOCUS RANGE 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. h When shooting a subject at a medium to f ar distance, by setting the focus range to * , y ou will find it both easier and fast er to focus . h When the f ocus r ange is set to * , + or - , the correspondin g indication appears o[...]

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    English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect - , and press the SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustmen t bar appears . 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The[...]

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    95 English FOCUS MODE Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 ty pes of autof o cus (still imag e shooting only): 9-point range finder focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 9 different focus point s within the shooting area visible on the monitor . When the image is focused, a target mark & appears. Spot focus: The camera f ocuses on the s[...]

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    English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-section light-me asuring: The light is modulated after sampli ng from multi ple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted li ght-measuring: The light is modulated f or the entire image after measuring from mostly the ce[...]

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    97 English ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial sett ings, the ISO sensit ivity is automati cally set according to the brightness of the subject. How ev er, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “ISO”, and press the SET button. * The indicated ISO v alue is the standard outp ut [...]

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    English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT i By setting a higher ISO sensitivity , you can set f aster shutter speeds and capture images in dark er locations , but noise in the captured images ma y increase or the images ma y be irregular . i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET butt on (page 135), y ou can change the ISO setting from the Shooting S[...]

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

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    English 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING F A CE CHASER As you capt ure a still image , the f ace chaser de tects the subject’ s face , and adjusts the brightness and f ocus in a wa y that produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s face . 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FACE CHASER”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lec[...]

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

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

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

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    English 104 NORMAL/SHOO TING EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to the SET button (page 135), you can mak e the image lighter or dar k er when capturing images. 1 Assign t he operation shortcut to the SET button (page 135). 2 Toggle the SET button in the direction for which the operation shortcut was as[...]

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    105 English PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBACK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Specify the settings f or pla ying bac k files continuously in a “ slideshow” f ormat. In a slideshow o f still images, you can set the transiti on time, tr ansition eff ects and BGM. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select “SLIDESHOW”, and press the SET button.[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    English 112 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can trim awa y unw anted portions from a video clip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [ext racting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa ve th em as one separate clip (“joining”). Procedure to cut (e xtract) a portion of a video clip J Extract the specifie d p[...]

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

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    English 114 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Video c lip cutting (ex tracting) 1 Display t he video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Select “CUT” an d press the S ET button. h The Cutting Scree n appears. EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK CUT 00:00:10 S[...]

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    115 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 4 Specify the sta rt point of the extract. h Use the procedure below to specif y the frame from which the video clip extra ct will star t. h Play the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one f rame at a time, stopping at the star t point of the e xtr act.[...]

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

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

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

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    119 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you ar e returned to the NORMAL Mode Pla yback Menu. HINT i If the original video clip is protected, ev en if you select “O VER WRITE” in step 5 and press the SET butt on, the original video clip will not be erased. If [...]

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

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    121 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 , y ou must first sa ve it (extr act still) as a still image (page 70). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y [...]

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

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    123 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 but ton up or do wn. h The quantity indication change s. h Display the desired number of prints. h Press the SET bu tton. h The number of prints is set. <Specify dated prints>[...]

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

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

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    English 126 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK COPY FILES Images and audio files recorde d in the camera’ s internal memor y can be copied to the card, and lik ewise fro m the card to the internal memory . 1 I nsert the card in the camera (page 24). 2 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Play back Menu (page 37). 3 Se lect the copy icon S , and press the SET button. h The sc[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    133 English OPERA TION SOUNDS 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the des ired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select operat ion sounds appears. <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “A UDIO GUIDE” is s elected> h The respectiv e screen to enab le or disable the sound appears. h T oggle the SET button up or down to select t[...]

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

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    135 English 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 Option Setti ng Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Select “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. : Assign the function when the SET butt on is toggled up . : A[...]

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    OPTION SETTINGS English 136 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 assigne d 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 . 6 Pres s the MENU button. h The scree[...]

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

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

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

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    OPTION SETTINGS English 140 MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor display . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is difficult to view because of ambie nt lighting. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Se lect “BRIGHTNESS”, and press the SET button. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or righ[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    OPTION SETTINGS English 148 FORMA T TING A CARD A card must be f ormatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first ti me, or i If it wa s f ormatted using a personal computer or a nother digita l camera. The card cannot be fo rmatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with th e f ormat procedure af[...]

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    149 English FORMA TTING A CARD 4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button. h Fo rmatting begins. h During formatting, “F or matting” and “do not power off” are shown on the monitor . CA UTION Caution during formatting i Do not turn off the pow er to the camer a or eject the card during f ormatting. Formatting erases the data i When a card[...]

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

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    151 English CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and how much reco rding time is av ailab le on the card. F or a tab le showing the maxim um number of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recording Time ” on page 204.[...]

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    OPTION SETTINGS English 152 HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot cap ture an y more images . T o capture more images , either install a ne w card, or sa v e the images to a computer and then del ete them (page 73) from the ca rd. i When the remaining number of images or the remaini[...]

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    153 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the po ssible leng th of time fo r battery pack operation, see page 20 3. 1 Display the Shooting Menu or Pla[...]

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    OPTION SETTINGS English 154 HINT i If any file is present, y ou can also check the remaining battery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 128). i Battery life ma y diff er e v en among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the n umber of times the flash is used, the use of the mon ito r , etc.) or [...]

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    155 English OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV NO TE Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the ca bles , mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that the y match the shapes of the terminal sock ets on the devices . Push the plugs in straight when connecting[...]

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    CONNECTING TO A TV English 156 PLA YING BA CK ON A TV i After co nnecting the cam era to the television, switch the TV inpu t to the terminal to which the camera is connected. i When the camera is connected to a TV , no imag e appears on the camera’ s monitor . i The pla ybac k method is t he same as when viewing imag es on the camera’ s monito[...]

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    157 English CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER OPERA T ING ENVIR ONMENT When using as a car d reade r Limited to models with the preinstalled OS k Windows Windows 20 00, XP , Vista k Mac OS Mac OS X 1 0.3.6 or later T o access the files in the i nternal memory i Remov e the card from the camer a bef ore connecting th e camera to a co[...]

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    CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER English 158 SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE Use the dedicated USB interf ace cable to connect the camera to a comput er . 1 St art your computer, and use the supplied USB interface cabl e to connect your camera to the computer. h Connect the camera’ s USB/A V terminal to the computer’s USB connector . 2 Turn on the camer a[...]

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    159 English SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer connection mode appe ars. CARD READER: Use the camera as an ext ernal drive of the computer . MTP: Connect the camera in th e MTP mode to a Windows Vista computer . SCREEN CAPTURE: Sav e an ima ge of the computer screen in [...]

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    CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER English 160 USING AS A CARD READER For Windows Vis ta/XP users Mounting y our camera 1 Se t the camera to the card reader mode (page 158). h The message [Fou nd New Hardw are] appears in the task tra y , showing that the camer a is recognized as a drive . h The card is recogniz ed (mounted) as a disk, and the [XACTI (E:)] [...]

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    161 English USING AS A CARD READER For Windows 2000 use rs Mounting y our camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode ( page 158). h If a message ap pears on the computer monitor instructing you to load the Windows CD-R OM, f ollow the instructions and install the driv er . h The camera is recogniz ed as a drive, and [Remov able di sk (E:)] app[...]

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    CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER English 162 For Mac OS X users Mounting y our camera 1 Se t the camera to the card reader mode (page 158). h The camera is recogniz ed as a drive and appears as an icon named [XACTI] on the Deskto p . h Double-clic k on the [ XACTI] icon, and yo u can process the conte nts of the files in your camer a’ s memory exactly l[...]

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    163 English ABOUT THE CONT ENTS OF THE CARD Configuration of directories in the card * Up to 9,999 files ca n be stored in folde r 100SANY O . If more f iles are made , a folder named 101SANY O is created, and the y will be store d in there. Ne w folde rs will then be named in sequence , i.e., 102SANY O, 103SANY O, etc. File formats The format of t[...]

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    CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER English 164 Cautions when usin g as a car d reader i Do not alter files or folders in y our camera in any w ay . Doing so may result in your camer a not recognizing that dat a. If you want t o edit files , first cop y them to your computer’ s hard driv e. i Cards fo rmatted on your co mputer cannot be used b y your camer[...]

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    165 English USING AS A PC CAMERA When connected to a Windo ws XP or Windows Vi sta computer , the camera can be used as a PC camera. For Windows XP Please perf orm the follo wing upgrades bef ore connecting the camera to a computer . i Upgrade Windo ws XP to SP2. Install Windows XP SP2. i Install Windows Messenger 5. 0 or later version. Download Wi[...]

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    CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER English 166 USING THE SOFTW ARE Use the links on the Sany o website f or do wnloading software that enables you to use th e data from you r camera on a computer . Bef ore downloading t he software , be sure to check the precautions described on the webs ite. Operating en vironment * 1 Pre-installed model only . * 2 This ca[...]

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    167 English USING THE SOFTW ARE Obtaining the so ftware For Windows operating s ystems 1 Remove the card from the camera. h The program t o access the website is stored in y our camera’ s internal memory . This program cannot be acce ssed while a card is installed in the camera. 2 Start your computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interfac e[...]

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    CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER English 168 4 Se lect “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select t he computer connect ion mode appears . 5 Se lect “CARD READER” and press t he SET button. <For Windows users> h The screen to access the website f or this camera (access menu) appears. h If the access menu does not appear , d[...]

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    169 English USING THE SOFTW ARE HINT If the Autorun, A utorun.exe or index.html file has been deleted... i The A utorun or A utorun.e x e and inde x.html files can be created b y using the camera to f ormat the camera ’ s internal memory . About the K odak online service i When you close the access menu, a dialog bo x to connect to the website in[...]

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    CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER English 170 SA VE AN IMA GE OF Y OUR COMPUTER SCREEN The screen capture sof tware (Scree n Capture 1. 1 [hereafter refer red to as “Screen Capture”]) is used to sa ve a n image of the computer’ s screen display on the card installed in y our camera. Install Screen Capture 1 Obta in the software (page 167). 2 In t he [...]

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    171 English SA VE AN IMA GE OF Y OUR COMPUTER SCREEN How to use Screen Ca pture 1 Set the camera to the screen cap ture mode (pag e 158). 2 Run Screen Capture. h Screen Capture is automatically launched when y ou start your computer . <T o quit Screen Capture> h Right-click on [ SANY O Screen Capture 1.1] in the task tra y , and then left-cli[...]

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    English 172 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PictBridge MODE 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). Use the dedicated USB interf ace [...]

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    173 English PictBrid ge MODE 3 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to th e PictBridge printing mode , and the PictBridge Men u 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 orient[...]

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    English 174 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER PRINTING Printing selec ted images Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 172). 2 Se lect the one image icon Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears . 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wi[...]

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    175 English PRINTING Printing all images Print all of the images on the card. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (page 172). 2 Select the all imag es icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins. CA UTION Printing is not possible if there are more than 99[...]

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    English 176 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Making an inde x prin t Make an inde x print of all the image s on the card. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 172). 2 Se lect the index print icon [ , an d press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . INDEX OK EXIT PRINT 10[...]

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    177 English PRINTING Printing images accor ding to printing instructions (requested images) Procedure to print al l the ordered ima ges. 1 Complete the prin t preparations (page 120), and complete the print prepar ations (pa ge 172). 2 Select the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button. h The Print Requested Images Screen appears . 3 Select “PRINT[...]

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    English 178 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Changing the printer sett ings Images are p rinted according to setti ngs specified b y the camer a, such as paper type, siz e, la yout, printing quality , etc. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 172). 2 Se lect the printer setti ngs icon v , and press the SET button. h The Printer Settings Screen appears.[...]

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    179 English PRINTING 3 Adjust the printer settings. 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select a printer setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to set the selected parameter appears . 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setti ng, and press the SET button. h The selected paramete r is set, and you are ret urned t[...]

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    English 180 APPENDICES APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you h av e a question a bout the camera o peration, y ou might fin d the ans wer in this compilation of co mmonly asked quest ions. Question Answer Action Pow e r Why d oesn’t the powe r turn on? Due to cold temperatures , the battery pack temporarily lost its powe r . Plac[...]

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    181 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting Are the settings retained e ven after the camer a is turned off? — All settin gs except the self-time r and the e xposure compensation a re retained e ven after the camera is turned off . Which resolution setting should I use? — Select the resolution setting according to the intended use: I , J , K[...]

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    APPENDICES English 182 Shooting What is the diff erence between th e digital zoo m and the optical zoom? — Because shooting with the optical zoom uses the optics of a ph ysical lens, y ou can sh oot without losing minute detail s in the image. The digital zoom, o n the other hand, works b y magnify ing a por tion of the image that hits the image [...]

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    183 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Monitor When used i n cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition due to the monitor characteristics. Not a malfunction. Spots that appear in the monitor only appear in the monitor and will n ot be recorded with the images. Why do es the display ed image contain some red, blu[...]

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    APPENDICES English 184 Viewing images Why is there no image ( z is shown)? This may happen when trying to play back images stored on a card from a diff erent digital camer a. Play back images that were recorded on a card using t his camera. Why is the pla yback imag e distorted? If the subject moves or the camera is mov ed during recording, a disto[...]

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    185 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Printing Why do es a message appear during PictBridge printing? There is a problem with the printer . Please refer to the instruction manual for your print er . Misc. The “Cannot edit video clips with unlike se ttings” message appears. Y ou hav e attempted to joi n video clips having diff erent resolutions [...]

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    APPENDICES English 186 Misc. A problem such as inability to record or pla y back occurs . The card contains files that were sav ed using a device oth er than this camera. After saving your files to a diff erent medium, f ormat the card. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can switch the camera’ s video outpu[...]

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    187 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camera to the repair shop , check the foll owing ta ble f or a possible so lution to the prob lem. Camera Probl em Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No pow er . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new battery pack . 23, 26 The battery pack has not been inserted c[...]

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    APPENDICES English 188 Shooting An image is not captured when the [ ] button or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The maximum number of images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reached. Install a new card. 24 Delete the images that are not nece ssary . 73 The flash does not operate . The flash off mode is selected. Se[...]

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    189 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a picture using the self- timer . The battery pack is consumed. Install a sufficiently recharged battery pack. 23, 26 When zooming in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification p[...]

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    APPENDICES English 190 Shooting The icon appears, and shooting is not possible . The camera’ s internal temperature is high. Discontinue shooting, and wait f or the camera to cool down before using it again. — Monitor No playbac k image appears. The camera is not set to the pla ybac k mode. Press the REC/ PLA Y button to set the camera to the[...]

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    191 English 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. 53 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operation o f the flash. 202 The subject was lit from behind. Use the f orced flash mode[...]

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    APPENDICES English 192 Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Selec t a different flash mode. 63, 87 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 104 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivity to = . 97 Red-ey e correction was not success ful. The red-ey e eff ect are[...]

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    193 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is not in focus . The subject is too close to the camera. Capture the image with the subject within the photographab le range. Select the correct focus setting for your needs. 57, 95 The fo cus setting is not correct. The camera mov ed when the [ ] button was pressed. (camera shake) Hold the cam[...]

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    APPENDICES English 194 Viewing images The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced flash mode. 63, 87 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly . 99 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger was bloc king the lens. Ho[...]

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    195 English TROUBLESHOO TING Connect ing to a TV No image or sound. The camera is not correctly connected to the TV . F ollow the instruct ions t o make t he connection correctly . 142, 155 The TV input is not set correctly . Set the input on the TV to “VIDEO”. The edge of the image is cut off . This is a characteristic of the TV . Not a malfun[...]

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    APPENDICES English 196 Misc. The audio guide does not sound. The audio guide setting is set to “OFF”. Set the audio guide setting to “ON”. 132 The recording capacity is less than that indicated in the section “P ossible No . of Images / P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time” (page 204) . The recording capacity is less than t[...]

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    197 English TROUBLESHOO TING Notes regar ding the Scene Select f eature a nd filters Scene Select * When recordi ng a video clip in dark surroundings, the shutter speed decreases to 1/ 15 sec in order t o produce a sufficiently bright image . Howe ver , when the flick er-reduct ion function is set to “ON”, t he shutter speed during video clip r[...]

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    APPENDICES English 198 Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select fu nction changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + . i Even if you set the focus range to * , + or - , it changes t o - when the scene select functio n is set to any setting other t han = . Setting Remarks Cosmetic % Focus range: + canno[...]

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    199 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital Movie Came ra (recording an d pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still images : JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compli ant) Note: Designed mainly b y the J apan Elect ronics and Inf ormation T echnolog y Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule f or Camera File system) is standard f o[...]

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    APPENDICES English 200 Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) I :4 0 0 0 × 3000 pixels J :3 4 5 6 × 2592 pix els (appro x. 9 million pix els: low compression) K :3 4 5 6 × 2592 pix els (appro x. 9 million pix els: normal compression) Q :3 4 5 6 × 1944 pix els (appro x. 6.7 milli on pix els: 16:9 r atio) L :1 9 4 4 × 2592 pix els (app[...]

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    201 English SPECIFICA TIONS Exposure control type Exposure compensa tion av ailab le from t he Shooting Setting Screen (0 ±1.8 EV in 0.3 EV ste ps) Light-measuring mode Multi-section measuring, center- weighted measuring, spot measuring Range T otal mode: 10 cm (3.94 in.) to infinity (Wide end) 80 cm (31.50 in. ) to infinity (T ele end) Normal mod[...]

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    APPENDICES English 202 Minimum subject illumination 4 lux: ) , high sensitivity mode or scene select Q function, 1/15 sec 15 lux: ) , scene select X function, 1 /30 sec Image stabiliz er Electronic (video clip recording mode or still image shooting mode) Monitor 2.5" (6.4 cm) TFT color liquid crystal, appro x. 230,000 pix els Flash working ran[...]

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    203 English 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. Especially when used at tempe ratures below 10 °C (50 °F), the ba t[...]

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    APPENDICES English 204 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time i The maximum video clip continuous recording time is approx. 5 hours 30 minutes at the l setting, a nd approx. 7 hours at the d setting. i Up to 13 hours of continuous aud io recording is possible . i When recording a vi deo clip using an 4 GB or more [...]

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    205 English SPECIFICA TIONS Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s mult i-indicator will light or flash depending on the different camera ope rations. Color Multi-indicator status Camera status Green Lit Connected to computer or printer (USB) Flashing P ower sav e mode activ ated Red Flashing Slow During self-timer operation Fa s t Accessi[...]

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    APPENDICES English 206 Supplied b attery pac k c har ger i The VPC-CG9GX model is supplied with a pow er cord that is appro priate for the region o f destination. i When using the supplied batt ery pack charger abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please cont act your local dealer f or details. Su[...]

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    207 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Mac OS, Quic kTime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U .S. and other countries . Windows is a registered tr ademark of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries . P entium is a registered tr ademark of Intel Corporation (USA). In this manual, the Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 oper ating sy[...]

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    APPENDICES English 208 Before capturing those importa nt shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm tha t y ou r camera is set up and ready to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held responsib le f or any prob lems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sany o Electric declines all responsi bilit y for damages due to improper use of the c[...]

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

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    APPENDICES English 210 Photographing a moving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an acti on shot of a moving child or pet. The autof ocus is activa ted, but becau se the subject is mo ving, the image ma y be blurr ed. In particular , when the dist ance between th e camera and t he subject is changing, it is dif ficult to loc k the focus on [...]

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    211 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in t s: i Choose a backg round that doesn’t detr act from y our subject. i Mov e in close to your subject. i P a y attention to lighting and how it af fects y our subject. NO TE i If the backg round is distracting, it will not show y our subject to his best adva n[...]

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    APPENDICES English 212 Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in ts : i A void came ra shak e. i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutter spee d during night photog raph y is considerab le slow er , so there is a much greater chance t hat your photog raphed image s will be blurry . Stabiliz e the camera when sh ooting. i Y[...]

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