Casio EX-Z1000 manual

1 E Digital Camera EX-Z1000 User’ s Guide K800PCM1DMX Thank you f or purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’ s Guide. • K eep the User’ s Guide in a safe place f or future reference . • For the most up-to-date inf ormation about this product, visit the official EXILIM Web[...]

2 UNPACKING UNPACKING As you unpack you r camera, chec k to make sure that a ll items shown below are includ ed. If anythin g is missing, con tact your ori ginal retailer. Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-40) USB Cradle (CA-33) Strap CD-ROM USB Cable AV Cable Basic Reference • Note that the shape of the AC adaptor depends on th[...]

3 CONTENTS CONTENTS UNPACKING 2 QUICK START BASICS 10 First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Configuring Display Lang uage, Date, and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 CONTENTS SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 62 Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 ■ Changing th e Image Size 67 ■ Specifyi ng Image Quality 68 ■ Turning Off the AF Assist L amp 69 ■ Snapshot Sho oting Precau tions 70 ■ Auto Focus Res trictions 71 Shooti[...]

5 CONTENTS ADVANCED SETTINGS 109 Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 ■ Using Aut o Focus 111 ■ Using Macro Focus 112 ■ Using Fixe d Focus (Pan Focus) 115 ■ Using Infinity Focus 116 ■ Using Manu al Focus 116 Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) . . . . . . . 118 Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 CONTENTS EDITING IMAGES 153 Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of an Old Phot ograph . . . . . . . 157 Editing the Date and Time o[...]

7 CONTENTS OTHER SETTI NGS 184 Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . 184 Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 186 Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Changing the Date and T ime Setting . . . . . . . . . . 187 Using World Time . . . . . . [...]

8 CONTENTS APPENDIX 238 General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Monitor Screen Conte nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Display Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

9 Getting the Most Out of Your Camera Snapshots Shooting with Optimum Setup s ➞ USING BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Portrait, Scenery, Nig ht Scene, Ni ght Scene Portrait, Child ren, etc Adding Special Effects ➞ USING BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Monochrome, retro, etc. C[...]

10 QUICK START BASICS QUICK START BASICS (page 36) ■ Loading the Battery into th e Camera 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Load the battery into the camera. 3. Close the battery cover. First, charge the battery While pressi ng lightly on the cover, slide it in the direction indicate d by the arrow to open.[...]

11 QUICK START BASICS ■ Using the USB Cradle to Charge • Note that t he shape of the AC ada ptor depends on the area where you pur chased the came ra. 1. Plug the USB cradle into a house hold power outlet. 2. Place the camera onto the USB cradle. Inlet Ty pe Plug-in Ty pe AC adaptor AC adaptor [CHARGE] lamp Red: Chargi ng Green: Char ged (Full)[...]

12 QUICK START BASICS (pages 187, 19 1) The settings on this page are re quired the f irst time you turn o n the camera aft er purchasing i t. 1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the c amera. This will cause the lens to extend. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the language you want and then press [SET]. 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ][...]

13 QUICK START BASICS 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the date form at and then press [SET]. Example: Dece mber 19, 2006 7. Set the date and the time. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to sel ect the setting y ou want (year, month, day, hour, minute) and the n use [ S ] and [ T ] to change the setting. To switch bet ween 12-hour an d 24-hour form at, press [BS][...]

14 QUICK START BASICS (page 45) ■ Loading a Memory Card into the Camera When a memory card i s loaded, the came ra stores imag es you shoot on the ca rd. NO T E • Though the cam era has built -in memory, usin g a memory card provid es additional cap acity you can use to store more images, high -quality and la rge-size images, an d longer movies[...]

15 QUICK START BASICS ■ Formatting a Memor y Card Before you ca n use a memory card with your came ra, you must format it . IMPORT ANT! • Formattin g a memory card tha t already has sna pshots or other files on it, will delete it s contents. Nor mally you do not need to forma t a memory card again. However, if stor ing to a card has slowed do w[...]

16 QUICK START BASICS (page 62) 1. Press [ ] to turn on the camera. This enters the REC mode an d displays “ ” (Auto icon) on the monito r screen. 2. Point the camera at the subject. 3. While taking care to keep the camera still, half- press the shutter button. When the image is in focus, the camera will beep, the operation lamp will light gree[...]

17 QUICK START BASICS Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality Your camera let s you select from amo ng various imag e size and quality se ttings. Note that image si ze and quality settings af fect how many image s can be stored in memo ry. • You can ch ange the image siz e and quality s ettings as required to shoot a smaller or lower-resolution ima[...]

18 QUICK START BASICS (page 139) 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. If there ar e multiple images in memory, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll throug h them. ■ To return to the REC mode Press [ ]. Viewing Snapshots [ ] (PLAY) [ W ][ X ][...]

19 QUICK START BASICS (page 89) 1. Press [ ] to enter the REC mode. 2. Press [BS] (BEST SHOT). 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “ ” (Movie) scene and then press [SET]. “ ” (movie icon ) remains on th e monitor screen . 4. Press the shutter button to start shooting the movie. • Audio is als o recorded durin g movie recor[...]

20 QUICK START BASICS (page 141) The film-lik e frame that appears on th e monitor scree n indicate s that this is an image fro m a movie. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the movie you want to play. When scroll ing through i mages, a movie is displaye d on the monitor scre en by showing its f irst frame. 3. Pre[...]

21 QUICK START BASICS (page 181) You can us e the following pr ocedure to delete files you have transferr ed to your compute r’s hard disk , images you have printed, o r files you simp ly no longer ne ed. This frees up memory for reco rding more imag es. 1. Press [ ]. 2. Press [ T ] ( ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snaps hot or movie you[...]

22 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ■ BEST SHOT for beautiful shots simply by selecting a sample image built into the camera Simply sel ect the scene that is similar to what you wa nt to shoot (Night Scene Po rtrait, Flowe r, etc.), for in stant camera set ups. A dedicated [ BS] button gives you direct acces s to the BEST SHOT library of sampl e scenes.[...]

23 INTRODUCTION ■ High-quality (Motion JPEG) movie record ing (page 89) • MOTION PRINT for printing of a movie scene as a single image (page 166) ■ Powerful Print Features • DPOF featur e for easy specificat ion of date s tamping and the number of copies ( page 200) • Timestamp f eature that stamp s the date into the image data (page 128)[...]

24 INTRODUCTION ■ LCD Panel The liquid cr ystal panel of the monitor scree n uses high- precision t echnology th at provides a pi xel yield in exce ss of 99.99%. This means that some pi xels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is du e to the charac teristics of the liquid crys tal panel, and doe s not indicate malfunction. ■ Copy[...]

25 INTRODUCTION • All other c ompany or product names mentioned herein are register ed trademarks or trade marks of the ir respec tive companies. • Photo Loade r and Photohand s rights are owne d by CASIO COMPUTER CO., L TD. Except for the rights of othe r companies a s defined above, all rights relate d to these programs and ot her rights shal[...]

26 INTRODUCTION ■ Take test shots before shooting the final shot. • Before shoo ting your fina l image, shoot a test shot to ens ure that the ca mera is reco rding correc tly. ■ Avoid Use While In Motion • Never use the camera to recor d or play back im ages while operatin g an automobile or other vehicle, or while walkin g. Looking at the [...]

27 INTRODUCTION ■ Display Panel • Do not apply s trong pressu re to the LCD panel s urface or subject it to strong impact. D oing so can cau se the display panel glas s to crack. • Should the d isplay panel ev er become cracke d, never touc h any of the liquid insi de the panel. Doing so cre ates the risk of skin inflammation . • Should dis[...]

28 INTRODUCTION ■ Water and Foreign Matter • Water, other liq uids, or foreign ma tter (especially meta l) getting insi de the camera cr eates the risk o f fire and elect ric shock. Immedi ately perform the following step s whenever any of the abov e symptoms are pr esent. Particular care is required wh en using the ca mera where it is ra ining[...]

29 INTRODUCTION ■ Disassembly and Modification • Never try to take the camera apart or modify it i n any way. Doing so creat es the risk of electric shock , burn injury, and other pers onal injury. Be sure to leave a ll internal insp ection, maintenanc e, and repair up to your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service cent er. ■ Locations To[...]

30 INTRODUCTION • Do not expo se or immerse the ba ttery in fresh water or salt water. Doin g so can damage th e battery, and ca use deterioratio n of its performa nce and loss of service life. • This battery is intended for us e with a CASIO Digital Came ra only. Use wi th any other device cr eates the risk of the battery damage, or d eteriora[...]

31 INTRODUCTION • Be sure to rea d the user docu mentation that comes with the camera and special charger u nit before using or charging th e battery. • If a battery i s to be used by you ng children, mak e sure that a responsib le adult makes th em aware of the prec autions and proper han dling instructio ns, and make sure that they handl e ba[...]

32 INTRODUCTION • Never touch the AC adaptor wh ile your hands are wet. Doing so creates the risk of el ectric shock. • Misuse of the AC adapt or creates the risk of fire and ele ctric shock. Make sure you observ e the following precautions when using th e AC adaptor. – Never locate the power cor d near a stove or other heatin g device. – W[...]

33 INTRODUCTION ■ Battery Life • Battery co ntinuous ope ration times pr ovided in this ma nual represent the approxima te amount of time before the camera turns off due to low battery power wh en being powered by the special batte ry under normal tempe rature (23°C (73°F)) . They do not guar antee that yo u will be ab le to achieve the indic[...]

34 INTRODUCTION ■ Operating Environment • The operat ing temperature r ange of the came ra is 0°C to 40°C (32°F t o 104°F). • Do not plac e the camera in any of the follow ing locations. – In an area e xposed to direct sunlight, or large amounts of moisture or dust – Near an air conditioner or in other area s subjected to extreme temp[...]

35 INTRODUCTION ■ Caring for your camer a • Fingerpri nts, dirt, and other fore ign matter o n the lens su rface can interf ere with proper operation of th e camera. Avoi d touching t he lens surface . To clean the len s surface, use a blower to b low off dust or fo reign matter and then wipe with a soft, dry cl oth. • Fingerpri nts, dirt, an[...]

36 GETTING RE ADY GETTING READY Your camera is powered by a rechar geable lithium ion b attery (NP-40). IMPORT ANT! • Use of any type of battery othe r than NP-40 is not supported. To load the battery 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Load the battery into the camera. Slide the st opper on the sid e of the camera i n the directio n indicate d by the [...]

37 GETTING RE ADY 3. Close the battery cover. Swing the bat tery cover close d, and then sl ide it securel y into place a s you press it agai nst the camera . The battery is not fully char ged when you use t he camera for the firs t time after purchasin g it. Use the following procedure t o charge it. To charge the battery 1. Plug the USB cradle in[...]

38 GETTING RE ADY 2. Make sure the came ra is turned off. If the camer a is on, be sure to press [ON/OFF] t o turn it off before plac ing it onto the US B cradle. 3. With the camera positi oned so the monitor screen is facing towards you as shown in the illustration, place it onto the USB cradle. The [CHARGE] lamp lights red and ch arging starts . [...]

39 GETTING RE ADY If the [CHARGE] lamp flashes red This indicates that the camera or b attery is faulty, o r that the battery is loa ded in the camer a incorrectly . Remove the batt ery from the camer a and check if i ts contacts are dirty. If they are, wipe th em off with a dry clot h and then reload the battery into the camera. After confirming t[...]

40 GETTING RE ADY ■ Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is co nsumed, a batt ery indicat or on the mo nitor screen indic ates remaining power as shown bel ow. “ ” indicates that battery power is low. Charge the batt ery as soon as possib le. Recording is not possible when “ ” is indicated . Charge the battery immed iately. I[...]

41 GETTING RE ADY Replacing the Battery 1. Open the battery cover. 2. With the camera oriented with its monitor screen facing upwa rds as shown in the illustration, slide th e stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow an d hold it there. • This will caus e the battery to come out part way. 3. While still ho lding the stopper, pu ll the batt[...]

42 GETTING RE ADY ■ Storage Precautions • Though a rech argeable li thium ion batte ry provides hig h capacity in a compact configu ration, long-ter m storage whil e charged can ca use it to deteriorate. – If you do n ot plan to use a battery for some ti me, fully use up its char ge before stori ng it. – Always remo ve the batter y from the[...]

43 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Pressing [ON/OFF] o r [ ] (REC) to turn o n power also causes th e lens to exten d. Take care there is noth ing pressing a gainst or hitting the lens. Hold ing the lens wi th your hand so i t cannot extend c reates the risk of malfuncti on. NO T E • Pressing [ ] (PL AY) while in the REC mode s witches to the PLAY[...]

44 GETTING RE ADY ■ Battery Power Conservation Features The camera is equipped with t wo features for conservin g battery power, as desc ribed below. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the “Set U p” tab. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the item you want to configure (“Sleep” or “Au to Power Off”) and then press [ X ]. [...]

45 GETTING RE ADY 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the slee p or Auto Power Off trigger time and then press [SET]. Selecting “Off” for the sle ep setting disabl es the sleep feature. NO T E • Auto Power Off and sleep are dis abled under th e following conditions . – When there i s a connectio n between the ca mera and computer or ot her dev[...]

46 GETTING RE ADY Supported Memory Cards Your camera supp orts use of SD memory cards or MMCs (MultiMedia Card). Memory Used for Storage Images r ecorded while a me mory card is loade d are saved to the memory card. When no memory card is loaded, im ages are saved in buil t-in memory. • Note that yo u cannot save im ages in built- in memory while[...]

47 GETTING RE ADY • Electrosta tic charge, electrical noise, and other phenomena can cause data to be come corrupte d or even lost. Make sur e that you always back up important data on other media (CD-R, CD-RW, MO disk, hard disk , etc.). Loading a Memory Card into the Camera IMPORT ANT! • Make sure you always turn of f the camera befo re loadi[...]

48 GETTING RE ADY 2. Load a memory card i nto the came ra. Positioning the memory card so its front is facing upwar ds (towards th e monitor screen side of the camera), slide it into the card slot al l the way in until you hear it clic k securely into place. 3. Close the battery cover. Swing the bat tery cover close d, and then sl ide it securel y [...]

49 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Never insert anything beside s an SD memory card or MMC (MultiMediaCard) in to the memory card slot. Doing so can lead to malfunc tion. • Should wat er or any fore ign object ev er get into the card slot, immedi ately turn off th e camera, remove the battery, and contac t your retailer or nearest CASIO a uthorize[...]

50 GETTING RE ADY 1. Load the memory card yo u want to format into the camera . 2. Turn on the camera and press [MENU]. 3. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Format” an d then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Format” and then press [SET] to start formatting. After formattin g is complete, ente r the PLAY mode and check to make [...]

51 GETTING RE ADY The followin g are menu opera tions you will ne ed to use to configure ca mera settings. Take a few moments to become familiar with them. • See “Men u Reference” on page 2 43 for in formation about menu contents . Example Menu Screen • Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode. This sc reen shows a REC mode[...]

52 GETTING RE ADY 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the item you want to configure and then press [ X ]. Example: Select “Focus” a nd then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want. 5. Apply the setting. • Pressing [SET ] applies the se lected setti ng and exits th e menu screen. • Pressing [ W ] instead of [SET] app[...]

53 GETTING RE ADY The followin g is the proce dure for menu opera tions in the RE C mode. 1. In the REC mode, press [DISP]. This will di splay the displ ay menu screen. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the setting you want. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want. • If you want to configur e other sett ings, repe at steps 2 and 3. 4[...]

54 GETTING RE ADY Panel (Opera tion Panel) 1 Image Size/Qu ality * 1 (page 67) 2 Flash Mode (pag e 76) 3 Focus Mode (pag e 109) 4 Self-time r (page 81) 5 Anti Shake (p age 98) 6 ISO sensiti vity (page 123) 7 White balanc e (page 120) 8 EV shift (page 11 8) 9 Date/Time * 2 (page 187) * 1 Image quality ca nnot be change d using Panel ( Operation Pane[...]

55 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Panel (Opera tion Panel) is not displaye d while Voice Recording or Zoom Continuou s Shutter is be ing used. Normal ■ PLAY Mode Screen Layout The PLAY mode scre en layout set tings let you se lect how display image s are shown on the monitor screen . Layout Type Description Normal With this set ting, 100% of th e[...]

56 GETTING RE ADY Turning Display Information On and Off (Info.) With “Info. ” you can tu rn display information on and off. You can configure se parate settings fo r the REC mode and PLAY mode. Wide With this sett ing, the display ima ge is the maximum poss ible size that al lows the entire image to be disp layed horizont ally. With some aspec[...]

57 GETTING RE ADY REC Mode (Lay out: Panel (Operat ion Panel)) REC Mode (L ayout: Normal) Show +Histogram Hide Show +Histogr am Hide[...]

58 GETTING RE ADY PLAY mode Adjusting Monitor Screen Bri ghtness (Brightness) You can use the “Brightness” se tting to adju st the brightne ss of the monitor screen. This setting is the same in the REC mod e and PLAY mode. Show +Histogram Hide Brightness Setting Descript ion Auto With this se tting, the camera detects availab le light levels a [...]

59 GETTING RE ADY Adjusting Monitor Screen Image Quality (Type) You can use th e “Type” setting to adjust the qu ality of the monitor scre en image. This se tting is the same i n the REC mode and PLAY mode. 0 Normal monit or screen bright ness for indoor use , etc. –1 Low monitor sc reen bright ness for nigh ttime use, indoor use un der dark [...]

60 GETTING RE ADY Perform one o f the following operat ions if you find tha t you have gotten lost while performing button operati ons during rec ording or playback . REC mode Night This settin g provides a bri ghter screen image when sh ooting und er dark cond itions, and comes in handy when recording at night with a tripod. Note, however, that t [...]

61 GETTING RE ADY PLAY mode Extra Batteries Taking alon g extra fully ch arged batteri es (NP-40) is recommended wh ile on a trip in order to avoid not being able to shoot imag es due to the batter y going d ead. Using the Camera in another Country Note the fo llowing precauti ons. • The AC adaptor t hat comes with the camera support s 100V to 24[...]

62 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Holding the ca mera with one hand can re sult in accidental h and movement. Hold the camera secu rely with both ha nds when shooting sn apshots. • To protect against accide ntally droppi ng the camera, att ach the wrist s trap and make sur e it is around your fingers or wrist while you ar e operating the[...]

63 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Good-looki ng images are im possible if you move the camera when you press the s hutter button o r while the Auto Focus operation is bei ng performed. Hold ing the camera corr ectly, carefully press the shutter button and take care th at you do not move th e camera as the shu tter releases. This is especially impor[...]

64 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2. Focus the image. While the fo cus frame is alig ned with the subj ect, half-press the shutter but ton. Auto Focus wi ll focus the image automat ically, and the focus frame and oper ation lamp will turn green. The sh utter speed, apert ure, and ISO sens itivity also will be set automatically. See “Monitor Screen Indicat o[...]

65 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT If the image does not focus... If the fo cus frame stay s red and t he operatio n lamp is fla shing, it means that th e image is n ot in focus ( because th e subject is too close, etc.). Point the came ra at the subjec t and try to focus again. . ■ Using Quick Shutter Pressing th e shutter butt on all the way down wi thout [...]

66 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Monitor Screen Ind icators The monitor scr een uses variou s indicator s and icons to keep you informed o f the camera’s status. NO T E • The aper ture is a mechanism that adjusts t he amount of light enteri ng through th e lens. The apert ure value indicates t he size of the ape rture openin g. The greater t he apert[...]

67 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Changing the Image Size A digital camer a image is a collection of sma ll dots (pixels). The size of an image indicate s how many pixel s it contains, an d is expressed as horizonta l pixels × vertic al pixels. The i nitial factory de fault image siz e setting is 10M (3 648 × 2736 pixe ls). Note that a larger image takes up[...]

68 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Selectin g 3:2 (3648 × 2432 pix els) records images with an aspect ratio of 3:2 , which matches the stan dard aspect ratio (3:2) of pri nt paper. • VGA (640 × 48 0 pixels) is the optimum size w hen attaching images to e- mail. • Print pape r sizes should be thought of as roug h estimates only (200 d pi print resolut[...]

69 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The “Fine” set ting helps to br ing out details wh en shooting a finely de tailed image of nature that incl udes dense tree branches or leaves, or an ima ge of a complex pattern. Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp The AF assist lamp emits light that helps th e camera focus when you half-p ress the shutte r button u[...]

70 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “AF Assist Light” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Off” and then press [SET]. When you want to turn on the AF assist lamp, select “On” here. IMPORT ANT! • Do not look directly into the AF assist/self-ti mer lamp or point it [...]

71 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots • The image tha t appears on th e monitor screen is for image compositi on. The actual i mage will be rec orded at the qual ity set for the image quality set ting. • Subject bri ghtness conditi ons can cause monit or screen response to slow and can caus e digital nois e in the mo[...]

72 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Your camera prov ides you with 3X optical zoom (whi ch changes the lens foca l distance), wh ich can be used i n combination wi th digital zo om (which digital ly process the ce nter portion of the image to enla rge it) for total zoom capabilit ies of 12 - 45X. IMPORT ANT! • Generally speaking, the hi gher the digit al zoom[...]

73 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Performing a zoom operation ch anges the len s aperture. • Use of a tripod i s recommended to protect agains t hand movement when us ing the tele photo setting (zoom in). • Optical zo om is disabled whi le shooting a mov ie. Digital zoom only is avail able while shooting a movie. Make sure you select the optica[...]

74 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • The image de terioratio n point depends on the image size (page 67). The smaller the i mage size, the h igher the zoom factor you can us e before reaching the image deterioration point. Th ough digital zoom generall y causes a det erioration of image quality, so me digital zoom without imag e deterioration is possibl e wi[...]

75 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Instant Zoo m lets you jump to dig ital zoom telephoto wit h the press of a butt on. ■ Specifying the Instant Zoom Setting 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Instant Zoom” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. • Select “Off?[...]

76 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORT ANT! • Performing a n Instant Zoom op eration after zo oming an image with di gital zoom will can cel the previ ous digital zoom operation . • Instant Zoo m is not suppor ted while “Timest amp” (page 128) is tu rned on. Perform the fol lowing steps to select the f lash mode you want to use. Using Flash Flash Se[...]

77 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto) • The flash ra nge changes in accordance wit h optical zoom. 1. In the REC mode, press [ T ] ( ) once. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the fl ash setting you want and then press [SET]. 3. Press the shutter button to shoot. NO T E • If you are usin g the “Normal” Screen [...]

78 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORT ANT! • When using flash, tak e care that the fl ash window is not blocked by your fingers or the camera strap. • When the ISO sensit ivity setting is “Auto” (pa ge 123), sensiti vity is high and there is increas ed digital noise whe n flash is used. Decreas ing ISO sensitivity sh ortens the range of the flash, [...]

79 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Checking the Flash Mode The current f lash mode is indi cated on the monit or screen and by the op eration lamp when you half-press the shutter butt on. * Flashes gr een when focu sing is not po ssible with Au to Focus or Macro Focus. ■ Changing the Flash Intensity 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality?[...]

80 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Using Flash Assist The subject in an image will look too dark if flash inten sity is not enough to reac h a subject that is too far away. Whe n this happens, yo u can use f lash assist t o supplemen t the bright ness of the subjec t so it appears as if flash illu mination was suff icient. Flash assist is turned on as th e[...]

81 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Flash Precautions • The desire d effect may not b e obtained when the subject is too far awa y or too close. • Flash char ging time d epends on ope rating condi tions (batte ry condition, a mbient temperat ure, etc.) With a fully charged battery, it takes anywher e from a few secon ds to 8 seconds. • Shooting with f[...]

82 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Self-timer” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the self-timer type and then press [SET]. This causes an indicator identifying the selected s elf- timer type to appear on the monitor scre en. 4. Press the shutter button to shoot. NO T E [...]

83 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The indicat or “1sec” appear s on the monito r screen between Triple Sel f-timer shots. How long it takes for the camera to get r eady to shoot ag ain after it shoot s an image depends on the im age size and quality settin gs, whether or not a memory card is loaded in the camera, and the flash charge condi tion[...]

84 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Selecting the Continuous Sh utter Mode 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Continuous” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the mode you want and then press [SET]. This enable s the contin uous shutter mo de you select ed and displays i ts icon on the mo nitor screen. To tu[...]

85 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Recording with Zoom Conti nuous Shutter 1. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boundary around the image of the subject on the left side of the monitor screen until it is located at the part you want to enlarge, and then press [SET]. This will enl arge the area wit hin the boun dary and display it in the [...]

86 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Continuous Shutter Precautions • Starting a continuous shu tter operatio n causes the exp osure and focus s ettings to be fi xed at the levels f or the first ima ge. The same setting s are applied to all subsequ ent images. • Continuous shutter cannot be used in combin ation with the following BEST SHOT sc enes: Business [...]

87 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT You can add an audi o recording to snapshots, i f you want. Use this featur e to add a verbal ex planation or a d escription of the mood to a snapsho t, or to captu re the sounds of the people in the snapshot . • You can record up to about 30 seconds of audio for a sin gle snapshot . ■ Turning on Audio S napshot 1. In the[...]

88 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 3. Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording. Recording wi ll stop automat ically after abo ut 30 seconds i f you do not pres s the shutter but ton. • To turn off the aud io snapshot fe ature, select “Off” in step 3 of the proced ure under “Tur ning on Audio Snap shot”. Playing Back Snapshot Audio Audio[...]

89 SHOOTING A MOVIE SHOOTING A MOVIE Before shoot ing a movie, you sh ould specify a mov ie image quality se tting. Movie image quality is a sta ndard that determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie du ring playback . Shooting with th e high-quality (H Q) setting will result in better ima ge quality, but i t also shorte ns the amount[...]

90 SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie File Formats Movies are reco rded in Motion JP EG standard AVI format. Movies you shoo t with your camera can be played bac k on a computer usin g the followin g software. – Windows Me dia Player – Macintosh Quick Time 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “ Quality” and then press [[...]

91 SHOOTING A MOVIE 4. Press the shutter bu tton again to stop shooting. Movie record ing also will st op automatical ly if memory becomes full befor e you press the shutter button. Movie Recording Precautions • You cannot use flash while shoo ting a movie. • The camera also records audio. Note the followi ng points when shoot ing a movie. – [...]

92 SHOOTING A MOVIE • Shooting a v ery bright subj ect can cause a v ertical band to appear in t he monitor scree n image. This do es not indicate malfunction. T he band will not be re corded in a snapsh ot, but will be reco rded in the case o f a movie. • Certain t ypes of memory card s take longer t o record data, which can caus e movie frame[...]

93 USING BEST SHOT USING BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT, you simply select the sample scene that is like the one yo u are trying to s hoot, and the came ra sets up automatically . Even difficult backlit scenes (which resul t in the main subject being too dark if set up improperly) come out looking gr eat! ■ Some Sample Scenes ■ Selecting a Sample Sce[...]

94 USING BEST SHOT 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the boundary to select the scene you want to select. • Pressing [ S ] or [ T ] while the r ed boundary is at the edge of the screen will scro ll to the next screen o f BEST SHOT scenes. • Sliding th e zoom controlle r towards [ ] or [ ] will display tex t that explain s the settin[...]

95 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Night Scene, Fireworks These scenes use slow shutte r speeds. Sin ce a slow shutter spe ed increases th e chance of dig ital noise in t he image, the ca mera automatica lly performs a di gital noise reduction process on slow shutter images. Be cause of th is, such images t ake longer to store after yo u press the [...]

96 USING BEST SHOT Displaying Detailed In formation about a BEST SHOT Scene Though the na me of each BEST SHOT s cene is displ ayed as you move the selection boundary a round the 15 -scene selectio n screen, the re may be times when yo u need more informati on about a scene’ s setup. To f ind out more abou t a scene, select it with the red bounda[...]

97 USING BEST SHOT ■ Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes You can use the pr ocedure belo w to save the set ups of snapshots th at you shot as BES T SHOT scenes. Afte r that, you can recall a se tup whenever y ou want to use it. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “BEST SHOT” (Register User Scene) and[...]

98 USING BEST SHOT Deleting a BEST SHOT User Scene Perform the foll owing steps whe n you want to delete a BEST SHOT user sc ene. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Slide the zoom contro ller towar ds [ ] or [ ] to displa y its explanation screen. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the BEST SHOT user scene you want to delete. 4. Press [ T ] ( ). 5. U[...]

99 USING BEST SHOT ■ Turning on Anti Shake Using the Menu 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, sel ect “Anti Shake” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Auto” and then press [SET]. • This turns on An ti Shake and disp lays “ ” on the monitor scre en. • In this case , Anti Shake will remain [...]

100 USING BEST SHOT The BEST SHOT “High Sens itivity” scene makes it possib le for you to take natural look ing images without usin g the flash, e ven when lighting is low 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “High Sensitivity” scene and then press [SET]. 3. Press the shutter butto n to shoot t[...]

101 USING BEST SHOT Shooting a business car d, document, white board, or similar ly shaped object from an angle ca n cause the subje ct to appear misshaped in the resulting image. The BEST SH OT Business Shot scenes cor rect the shape o f rectangular objects so the y appear natur al. BEST SHOT has two Business Shot sce nes from which t o choose. ?[...]

102 USING BEST SHOT ■ Shooting an Image Using a Business Shot Scene 1. After selecting either of the BEST SHOT Business Shot scenes, compose the image and press the shutter button to shoot. This displ ays a screen tha t shows all of th e rectangular shapes in t he image th at qualify as candidates for keyst one correctio n. A red boundary will su[...]

103 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Make sure th e entire ob ject you are t rying to shoot (correct) is enclosed within the monit or screen. The ca mera will not be able to detect the shape of the object correc tly unless it is enclosed entirely with in the monitor sc reen. • Correctio n will not be possi ble if the subj ect is the same color as [...]

104 USING BEST SHOT ■ Shooting an Image Usi ng the ID Photo Scene 1. On the monitor screen, compose the image by positioning the subject wit hin the on-screen frame and then press the shutter button to shoot an initial temporary image. • The initial temp orary image is not saved in memory . The final imag e is saved in memory when you perform s[...]

105 USING BEST SHOT 3. When everythi ng is the way you want, press [SET]. This saves the image in memory. IMPORT ANT! • An ID photo is always saved as 5M ( 2560 × 1920 pixels) , regardless of the camera’s cu rrent image size setting. ■ Printing an ID Photo Printing an ID photo image will prin t the same image in var ious sizes on a sin gle s[...]

106 USING BEST SHOT With Old Photo, yo u can record th e image of an old , faded photograph a nd then use the c amera’s built-i n advanced dig ital camera tech nology to res tore it. ■ Before Recording with Old Photo • Make sure th e entire photog raph you are tryi ng to record is enclosed w ithin the monitor screen. • Make sure the photogr[...]

107 USING BEST SHOT ■ Recording an Image with Old Photo 1. Press the shutter button to shoot the image. • This displa ys a photograph c ontour confirmation screen an d then save s the original recorded imag e. An error mess age will appear ( page 256), with out displaying th e photograph c ontour confirmation screen, if the camera is unable to [...]

108 USING BEST SHOT 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the cropping boundary t o the location you want and then press [SET]. The camera will correct color automatical ly and save the corrected i mage. • If you do not want a bord er around the im age, configure the cropping boundary so it is slightly insi de of the boundary of t he disp[...]

109 ADVANCED SETTINGS ADVANCED SETTINGS Your came ra provides you w ith the five foc us modes describe d below. The initi al factory de fault focus mode is Auto Focus. Changing the Focus Mode Focus Mode Desc ription Focus Rang e Auto Focus Automatic focus when the shutter butt on is half-pressed. During movie recording, the Auto Fo cus Mode is disa[...]

110 ADVANCED SETTINGS Perform the foll owing steps to change the focus mode. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Focus” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the focus mode setting you wa nt and then press [SET]. An icon appear s on the monitor sc reen to indica te the current f ocus mode. • See[...]

111 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Auto Focus 1. Align the monitor scree n’s focus frame with the subject yo u want to focus and then half- press the shutter button. This camera wil l perform th e focus operati on. You can tell if the image is in focus by chec king the operation lamp and the focus f rame color. 2. When the image is focused, press the sh[...]

112 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Macro Focus 1. Half-press the shutter button to focus the image. The focus o peration is the sa me as that for Au to Focus. 2. When the image is focu sed, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. IMPORT ANT! • Use of the flash along with Mac ro Focus can caus e the light of the flash to become blocked , w[...]

113 ADVANCED SETTINGS Auto Focus and Macro Focu s Shooting Tips Changing the Auto F ocus Area Use the foll owing proced ure to change the metering area used for Auto Focus (A F). 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “AF Area” and then pre ss [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press[...]

114 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Focus Lock “Focus lock ” is the name of a te chnique you can us e when you want to shoot an i mage in wh ich the su bject to b e focused on is not within the focus fram e in the center of th e screen. • Use focus loc k with “ Spot” focus . 1. Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with the subj ec t yo u want[...]

115 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) Pan Focus (PF) i s available dur ing movie reco rding only. Pan Focus fixes focus for a relat ively wide focu s range, which means you can sho ot without waiting for the Auto Focus operatio n to finish. 1. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button all the way, without pausing. Quick Sh[...]

116 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Infinity Focus As its name sugg ests, Infinity Focus fixes focus at infini ty ( ). Use this mode wh en shooting scen ery and other farawa y subjects. I nfinity Focus al so comes in handy when shooting fro m a car or train window, or when sh ooting scenery or other subjects th at are difficu lt to focus prop erly with Aut[...]

117 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to focus the image, as you view the results on the monitor screen. At this time t he image that is wi thin the boun dary will enlarge and fill the mon itor screen , which aids in focusing. • The monitor scr een will return t o step 1 if you do not perform any oper ation for about two seco nds after pre[...]

118 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can manuall y adjust an ima ge’s exposure val ue (EV value) before sh ooting it. This f eature helps to ac hieve better re sults when shootin g a backlit su bject, a stron gly lit subject indoors, or a subject tha t is against a dar k background . Exposure Compensat ion Value: –2.0EV to +2.0EV Unit: 1/3EV 1. In the REC[...]

119 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. After the EV value is the way you want, press [SET] to apply it. The exposure c ompensation value you set rema ins in effect until you change it. IMPORT ANT! • When shoot ing under very da rk or very brig ht conditions, you may not be ab le to obtain s atisfactory res ults even after perfo rming exposure co mpensation. NO[...]

120 ADVANCED SETTINGS Shooting on a cl oudy day can give your subject a blue cast, while shooti ng under white f luorescent li ghting can give your subject a gre en cast. White balance correct s for differe nt types of lighting so the colors in your images alwa ys look natural . 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select [...]

121 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • You can also use the Panel (Operation Pan el) (page 53) to change the whi te balance set ting. • When “Auto” is selected for the white balanc e setting, the camera auto matically determin es the white po int of the subject. C ertain subject c olors and light source condition s can cause pro blems when the ca m[...]

122 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Under the li ghting condit ions you pla n to use when shootin g, point the camera at a bl an k white piece of paper so it fills the e ntire monitor screen and then press the shutter button. The camera wil l adjust white bala nce settings for the cu rrent condition s, and display “C omplete” when it is finished. 5. Press[...]

123 ADVANCED SETTINGS ISO sensitiv ity is a value th at expresses sensitivity to l ight. A larger va lue indicates hi gher sensitivity, wh ich is better fo r shooting whe n available li ghting is dim. If you want to us e faster shutter spee ds, you shoul d use a higher IS O sensitivity value. Under certai n conditions, a fast shutter s peed in comb[...]

124 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • Using flash with high ISO sens itivity can ca use problems with subjec ts that close t o the camera. • “Auto” ISO sens itivity always is use d for movies, regardle ss of the curr ent ISO sensiti vity setting. • You can use the key cu stomization feature to configure t he [ W ] and [ X ] buttons so they [...]

125 ADVANCED SETTINGS Center Weigh ted Center weig hted metering concentra tes on the center of the focus area t o measure lig ht. Use this metering method when you want to exert some control over exposure , without leavin g settings to tally up to the ca mera. Spot Spot metering ta kes readings at a v ery small area. Use this met ering method when[...]

126 ADVANCED SETTINGS The camera’s filter feature l ets you add col or tints to your images as you sh oot them. The co lor effect look j ust like what yo u would get by ins talling a color filter on the lens of the camera. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Filter” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ [...]

127 ADVANCED SETTINGS Use the follo wing procedure t o adjust the sat uration of col ors in your images . 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Saturation” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. You can specif y one of five sat uration setti ngs from +2 [...]

128 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can have the snapshot’s re cording date on ly, or date and time stamped i n the lower right corner of the im age. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Timestamp” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Example: Dece mber 24, 20[...]

129 ADVANCED SETTINGS The on-screen hi stogram that pro vides a graphic re presentation of the curren t exposure of the image. You can al so display the histogram i n the PLAY mode for information about the exp osure levels of images. 1. Select either the REC mo de or the PLAY mo de. You can turn hi stogram displa y on or off separa tely for the RE[...]

130 ADVANCED SETTINGS ■ How to Use the Histogram A histogra m is a graph that repr esents the lightn ess of an image in terms of the number of pixels . The vertica l axis indicates the number of pixe ls, while the ho rizontal axis indicates lig htness. You can use the hi stogram to dete rmine whether an image includes t he shadowi ng (left s ide)[...]

131 ADVANCED SETTINGS A centered his togram indicat es that there is go od distribu tion of lig ht pixels and dar k pixels. This type of histogram re sults when the ove rall image is at opti mal lightness, as shown in the near by image. IMPORT ANT! • Note that the above hist ograms are shown for illustrative purposes on ly. You ma y not be able t[...]

132 ADVANCED SETTINGS The follow ing functions are also availab le in the REC mod e to help make your di gital image mor e efficient an d enjoyable. • Assign fun ctions to the [ W ] an d [ X ] keys • Display an on-screen grid fo r easy image composition • Review an im age you just reco rded • Register in itial power up se ttings • Reset s[...]

133 ADVANCED SETTINGS 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “L/R Key”, and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the function you want to assign and the n press [SET]. After you assign a functio n, you can contro l its setting u sing the [ W ] and [ X ] keys. Selecting “Off” leave s the [ W ] and [ X[...]

134 ADVANCED SETTINGS Displaying the Image You Just Recorded (Image Review) When you pu rchase your cam era, it is initiall y configured wi th the Image Re view feature tu rned on. Image Review displa ys the image you just recorded so you can check it. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Review” and then press [ X[...]

135 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The icons listed below do n ot appear on th e display while icon help is turned off . – Focus mode icon (pag e 109) – White bala nce icon (page 120) Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On Default Settings You can con figure the camer a so it saves ce rtain settings i n “mode memory ” whenever it is t u[...]

136 ADVANCED SETTINGS 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Memory” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the item you want to configure and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. e To do this: Sele ct this setting: Save the curr ent setting whe[...]

137 ADVANCED SETTINGS * 1 “On” restores th e selected BEST SHOT sc ene when the camera is turn ed back on. “Off” e xits BEST SHOT when the camera is turned off. * 2 Optical zoo m position on ly. IMPORT ANT! • Turning the ca mera off while mode memo ry for the BEST SHOT mode is on will restore the settin gs of the BEST SHOT scene wha t was[...]

138 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The followi ng are not initia lized when you reset the camera (page 245). – Home Time se tup – World Time setup – Adjust – Date Style – Language – Video Out[...]

139 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the f ollowing procedu re to view snap shots on the came ra’s monitor scre en. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. • This will di splay one of the sn apshots in memo ry, along with some informatio n about the settings used to shoot it. • The file type i con that appea rs at th[...]

140 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Use [ X ] and [ W ] to scroll between images. Press [ X ] to scr oll forwar d and [ W ] to scroll back. NO T E • Holding down [ W ] or [ X ] scrolls at high speed. • The image tha t initially appears wh en scrolling may appe ar to be a bit rough at first, b ut it will soon be replaced by an image with better [...]

141 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Audio Playback Controls The follow ing are the dif ferent operatio ns you can perfor m while audio is play ing. You can adjust volume while play back is in progre ss or paused only. Use the followi ng procedure to view a movie on the camera’s monitor scr een. 1. Enter the PLAY mode and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to [...]

142 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Press [SET] to start playbac k. • The monitor sc reen will return to the selection screen in step 1 after the en d of the movie is reached. To switch to the REC mode Press [ ]. Movie Playback Controls IMPORT ANT! • Playback may not be possible for movies not recor ded with this camer a. To do this: Do this: F[...]

143 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES The slides how featur e lets you play the f iles stored in memory i n sequence, aut omatically. You can conf igure the s lideshow so it plays the files the wa y you want. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Slideshow” and then press [ X ]. 3. Configure the slidesh ow sett ing s. [...]

144 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Start” and then press [SET] to start the slideshow. The slidesh ow is performed in accordance wi th the setting s you confi gured abov e. • You can also sc roll throug h images durin g a slide show by pressing [ X ] (forward ) and [ W ] (back). • To adjust th e level of audi[...]

145 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • All button oper ations are disabled whi le the slideshow is switching from one image to another. Wai t until an image i s stopped on the display be fore performing a b utton operation. If a button does not work, wait a b it and try again. NO T E • Selecting a mo vie when “One Ima ge” is selecte[...]

146 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Press the USB cradle’s [PHOTO] button to start the slideshow. The slidesho w is performed in accordance wi th the settin gs you configu red with the procedure on page 143. The camera will turn off automatically after the time you specifi ed with the “Time” setting el apses. • You can change t he slideshow[...]

147 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the pro cedure belo w to view sn apshots and mo vies on a TV screen. • You need to u se the USB cra dle and the AV cable that come s with the camera to co nnect to a TV. 1. Connect the USB cradle to a TV. 2. Turn off the camera and place it onto the USB cradle. 3. Turn on the TV an d se lect its video in put m[...]

148 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To turn off the camera You can t urn off the camer a by doing either of the following . • Press the cam era’s [ON/OFF] bu tton. • Press the U SB cradle’s [US B] button. IMPORT ANT! • When connecti ng to a TV to disp lay images, be sur e to configure the camera’s [ ] (REC ) and [ ] (PLAY) buttons for “P[...]

149 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES ■ Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System You can use the proced ure in this section t o select eit her NTSC or PAL as the vid eo output system . You can also specify an aspect ratio of 4:3 or 16:9. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Video Out” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [[...]

150 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Perform the fo llowing proce dure to zoom the ima ge currently on the monitor s creen up to eight time s its normal size. 1. In the PLAY mode, and use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the sn apshot you want to zoom. 2. Slide the zoom controller towards [] () . Each press of this button zooms the image more. You can use [ [...]

151 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES You can use the p rocedure bel ow to display a sc reen that show s 12 images. 1. Slide the zoom controller towards [] () . This displa ys the 12-imag e screen wi th a selection boundary around the la st image that was on the monitor scre en. 2. Select the image you want. • Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll b etween 12[...]

152 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boun dary to the date whose image you want to view and then press [SET]. This will di splay the firs t image record ed on that date. NO T E • The year and month on th e calendar is displ ayed using the same format as you selected for the “Date Styl e”[...]

153 EDITING IMAGES EDITING IMAGES You can cha nge the size of a sna pshot and save th e result as a separate sna pshot. The origi nal snapsho t is also retain ed. You can resize a sna pshot to any on e of the followi ng sizes. * M stands for “Me ga”, which means “mil lion”. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select[...]

154 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • Note that you cannot resize t he following ty pes of snapshots. – VGA (640 × 480 pi xels) and sm aller snapshot s – Snapshot s created usin g MOTION PRINT – Snapshot s recorded wit h another camera • Resizing a snapshot shot with an aspect rati o of 16:9 or 3:2 will cause t he left and righ t sides of the[...]

155 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use the zoom controller to zoom, and [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move around the zoomed image to display the part you want to extract. 5. Press [SET] to extract the displayed part and save it as a separate file. • To exit the cropp ing procedur e at any time befor e you press [SET] , press [M ENU]. IMPORT ANT! • Note[...]

156 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to correct. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET]. • Select “Cance l” to exit the pr ocedure withou t performing keystone cor rection. IMPORT ANT! • If the origina l image is small er than 2M (1600 × 120 0 pixels) siz e, the new (corre [...]

157 EDITING IMAGES Color restor ation let you co rrect the old co lor of a photogr aph shot with a digital came ra. This fu nction is use ful for corr ecting existing ol d photograph s, posters, etc. • Performin g color restora tion on an image causes a new (restored) 2 M (1600 × 1200 pixe ls) size image to be stored as a separate f ile. 1. In t[...]

158 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • If the original i mage is sm aller than 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels) siz e, the new (resto red) version will be the same size as the or iginal one. • Note that yo u cannot correct t he following type s of images. – Movie imag es and the voice recording file ic on – Images create d with MOTION PRINT – Images re[...]

159 EDITING IMAGES Use the proc edure in thi s section to change the date and ti me of a previously recorded imag e. This capabil ity comes in handy when the curre nt date and time ar e wrong due to th e following reasons. • Because the camera’s cloc k settings were no t configured correctly w hen the image was recorded (page 12) • Because th[...]

160 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • You cannot cha nge the date of th e following ty pes of files . – Movies, Vo ice recordin gs – Images create d with MOTION PRINT • The date and ti me stamped into an image using th e Time Stamp feature ca nnot be edited (page 128) . • You cannot edi t the date and time of a image tha t is protected. Unprot[...]

161 EDITING IMAGES 5. When the displayed image is at the orientation you want, press [MENU]. IMPORT ANT! • You cannot ro tate the imag e of a protecte d snapshot. To rotate a pr otected snapshot , first remove i ts protection (page 175). • You may not be abl e to rotate the image of a snapsh ot recorded w ith another c amera. • You cannot ro [...]

162 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • When you edit a movie, only the re sult is saved . The original movi e is not reta ined. Once you pe rform an edit ing operation, yo u will not be able to undo it. • A movie that is sh orter than f ive seconds canno t be edited. • The movie edit ing operatio n is supported only for movies that were reco rded w[...]

163 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Cut” (To- Point Cut) or “ Cut” (From-Point Cut) and then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “Cancel” and t hen press [SET]. This will re turn to the paused movie playback screen. 5. Use the following operations to select the frame (point) from which or to which you wan[...]

164 EDITING IMAGES 7. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “No” instead of “Y es” and then press [SE T]. This will re turn to the pa used movie playback scr een. • The selec ted cut operation will take cons iderable time to[...]

165 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Cut” (Point-To-Point Cut) an d then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “Cancel” and t hen press [SET]. This will re turn to the paused movie playback screen. 5. Use the following operations to select the frames (points) between whi ch yo u want to cut the movie (the cut po[...]

166 EDITING IMAGES 8. When the frame where you want the second (To) cut point to be is displayed, pr ess [ T ]. 9. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “No” instead of “Y es” and then press [SE T]. This will re turn to the pa[...]

167 EDITING IMAGES 1. In the PLAY mode, di splay the movie that contains the frame you want to use. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “MO TION PRINT”, and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select either “9 frames” or “1 frame”. 5. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll th rough the movie frames and search for the one yo[...]

168 USING A UDIO USING AUDIO The dubbing fe ature of your came ra lets you add audio to a snapshot aft er you shoot it. A snapshot that includes audio (regardles s of whether the au dio was record ed on the spot or added late r) is indica ted by the “ ” ic on. You can re-rec ord a snapshot ’s audio whene ver you want. You can record u p to ab[...]

169 USING A UDIO ■ Re-recording Snapshot Audio IMPORT ANT! • Note that you cannot restore the origina l audio once you delete or re-re cord the audio of a snapsho t. 1. In the PLAY mode, di splay the snapshot whose audio you wa nt to re-record. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Dubbing” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] an[...]

170 USING A UDIO IMPORT ANT! • Take care th at you do not block the camera’s microphone with your fingers while recordi ng. • Good recordin g results are not possi ble when the camera is too far away from what yo u are trying to record. • You may not be abl e to record audi o if remaining memo ry capacity is too low. • Adding audi o (dubb[...]

171 USING A UDIO Voice Recordi ng lets you recor d audio only, without a snapsh ot or movie. Using built-in memory only, you get up to about 24 minute s of Voice Recordin g. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “Voice Recording” and then press [SET]. This causes “ ” t o appear on the mo nitor scree[...]

172 USING A UDIO 4. Press the shutter button again to stop audio recordin g and return to the screen in step 3. • Recording als o will stop automatic ally if memory becomes fu ll. • If you pres s [ON/OFF] ( Power) or play [ ] (PLAY), o r if the batter y goes dead du ring recording will stop the recording op eration and s ave anything you have r[...]

173 USING A UDIO ■ Playing Back Voice Recording Data 1. Enter the PLAY mode, and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the Voic e Recording file you want to play. “ ” is displayed i n place of an ima ge for a Voice Recording fi le. 2. Press [SET] to start playback. Voice Recording Playback Controls The following ar e the different operati ons y[...]

174 MANAGING YOUR FILES MANAGING YOUR FILES Your came ra treats each sna pshot, movie, an d Voice Recordi ng, as a separa te file. You can de lete, protect, and copy files a s required. Files are gro uped in folders that are create d automaticall y by the camera. Files and fol ders have their own unique names , which are assig ned automatic ally by[...]

175 MANAGING YOUR FILES You can protect an import ant file to ensur e that it cannot be deleted acci dentally. IMPORT ANT! • Note that even if a file is protec ted, it will be delete d if you perform the format operati on (pages 15, 49, 1 94). ■ Protecting a Specific File 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, sel ect “P[...]

176 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Protecting All Files in Memory 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, sel ect “Protect” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All Files : On” and then press [SET]. This protec ts all files cu rrently in memor y. 4. Press [MENU]. To unprotect all files in mem ory Perform the[...]

177 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying a File to the FAVORITE Folder 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Save” and then press [SET]. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snapshot you want to copy to th e FAVORITE folder. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] t[...]

178 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Viewing Snapshots in the FAVORITE Folder 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Show” and then press [SET]. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through the snapshots in the FAVORITE folder. 5. After you are finished view[...]

179 MANAGING YOUR FILES Files can be cop ied from the ca mera’s built- in memory to a memory card, o r from a memory card to built-in memory. This makes it p ossible, for exampl e, to perform the follo wing steps and copy a file from your memory card to anot her person’ s memory card. 1 Copy the file from your memory ca rd to the camera’s b u[...]

180 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying a Single File f rom a Memory Card to Built-in Memory With this proced ure, files must be copied one- by-one. 1. Load the memory card th at contains the file you want to copy into the camera. 2. Turn on the camera, en ter the PLAY mode and then press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Copy” and then pre[...]

181 DELETING FILES DELETING FILES You can delete files you no long er need, or afte r you transfe r them to you r computer’s har d disk or print them. This frees up memory for new file s. You can delete on e specific file, or you can dele te all files currently i n memory. Here we will ex plain the different fi le delete procedures, including h o[...]

182 DELETING FILES 1. In the PLAY mode, press [ T ] ( ). 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All Files Delete” and then press [SET]. 3. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes”. • To cancel the de lete operati on, select “N o” instead of “Yes”. 4. Press [SET]. • This delete s all o[...]

183 DELETING FILES 7. Now you can repeat step s 5 and 6 to delete another FAVORI TE folder snapshot , or you can exit this procedur e by pressing [MENU] twice. ■ Deleting All FAVORITE Folder Snapshots 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Show?[...]

184 OTHER SETTINGS OTHER SETTINGS Your came ra lets you config ure the followin g sound setting s. • Type of sound for shutter rel ease and othe r operations • Volume level for shutter re lease and other operation sou nds • Volume level for movie and Voi ce Recording pl ayback ■ Selecting the Operation Sound 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Se[...]

185 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Operation Tone Volume Level 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Opera tion”. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to specify the playback volume setting you want and then press [SET]. • You can set t he volume to one of eight levels in [...]

186 OTHER SETTINGS You can config ure the camera to d isplay a startu p screen of an image yo u recorded, when ever you turn i t on. • The startu p screen is not di splayed when yo u turn on the camera by p ressing [ ] (PLAY). 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, sel ect “Startup” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll[...]

187 OTHER SETTINGS Use the f ollowing procedu re to specify th e rule that gove rns generation of the serial num ber used in file names (page 174) . 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, sel ect “File No.” a nd then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. When changi ng the date and time s[...]

188 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Home” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “City” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the area where your Home City is located and then press [SET]. 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select your home city and then press [SET]. 7. After the setti[...]

189 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Changing the Date Format You can se lect from among three different f ormats for the date. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Date Style” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Example: December 19, 2006 You can use the World Time screen to view [...]

190 OTHER SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “City” and then press [ X ]. • To configure the summer time setting, selec t “DST” and then select e ither “On” or “ Off”. • Summer time is use d in some areas t o advance the current time setting by one ho ur during the summe r months. • Use of su mmer time depends on the lo[...]

191 OTHER SETTINGS You can us e the following procedure to se lect one of 10 languages fo r on-screen mes sages. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Language” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. You can use the procedure bel ow to change the USB commun[...]

192 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. You config ure the camera so it does not turn on when you pres s the [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) button, or to turn off when you press the [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) bu tton. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab , select “REC/PL AY” and then press [ X[...]

193 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. NO T E • With “Power On/Off”, the ca mera turns off when you press [ ] (REC) in t he REC mode or [ ] (PLAY) in the PLAY mode. • Pressing [ ] (PLAY) while in the REC mode or [ ] (REC) while in the PLAY mode will switch to the applicable mode (REC o[...]

194 OTHER SETTINGS Formatting buil t-in memory deletes a ny data stored in it . IMPORT ANT! • Note that dat a deleted by a fo rmat operation cannot be recovered. Check to make sur e you do not need an y of the data in built- in memory before you f ormat it. • Formatting bui lt-in memory also dele tes the following. – Protect ed images – FAV[...]

195 PRINTING PRINTING There are thr ee different methods y ou can use for printin g images. Types of Printing Professional Print Serv ice (page 196) Take the memory c ard that contai ns the images yo u want to print t o a professio nal print service . • You can use DPOF set tings to specif y which images you want to prin t, the number of co pies,[...]

196 PRINTING ■ Printing Precautions • See the do cumentation that comes with your pr inter for informati on about print quality and pape r settings. • Contact the manufacturer of your printer to find out if it supports P ictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT, for ne w printer versions, e tc. • Never disco nnect cables or perform any camer a or USB [...]

197 PRINTING If your pri nter is eit her of the ty pes describ ed below, yo u can use it to print wit hout going thro ugh a computer . – Printer equipped with an SD memory card slot – Printer that support Pi ctBridge or USB DI RECT-PRINT ■ Printing on a Printer with an SD Memory Card Slot Remove the SD memory card from the ca mera and insert [...]

198 PRINTING 4. Connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the USB cradle and your printer’s USB port. • Also, conn ect the AC adapt or to th e cradle a nd plug the adaptor into an electrical ou tlet. • If you do not pl an to use the AC adapt or, make sure tha t the camera ’s battery is ful ly charged. • Nothing appea rs [...]

199 PRINTING 9. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Paper Size” and then press [ X ]. 10. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select a paper size and then press [SET]. • The followin g are the availa ble paper siz es. 3.5" × 5", 5" × 7", 4" × 6", A4, 8.5" × 11", By Printer • Selecting “By Printer” prin ts using[...]

200 PRINTING 12. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Print” and then press [SET]. Printing will s tart and the message “Busy... Please wait. ..” will appear on the monit or screen. The message will disappear afte r a short while, even though printing is s till being perfo rmed. Pressing an y camera button wi ll cause the printing st atus message[...]

201 PRINTING ■ Configuring DPOF Settings Individually for Each Image 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “DPOF” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Select Images” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through the images until the one you want to print is on the monitor s[...]

202 PRINTING ■ Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “DPOF” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All images” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the number of copies. • You can specif y up to 99 for the numb er of c[...]

203 PRINTING IMPORT ANT! • Some printer s may ignore time st amp setting s or may not support DPOF at all. Check the us er documentat ion that comes with your printer for details. Date Stamping You can use any on e of the followi ng three meth ods to include the recordin g date in the printout of an image. • Configure DPOF se ttings on the cam [...]

204 PRINTING • Specify date stamp ing with Photoha nds (Windows only) – See the Ph otohands User’s Guide for details . The Photohands User’s Guide is provided as a PDF file on the CD-ROM that comes bundled wi th your camera. • Request date stamping when ordering print s from a profession al print serv ice – Some print services do no t s[...]

205 PRINTING ■ Exif Print Printing o n a printer that also supports Exif Print (Exif 2.2) uses information ab out shooting conditions reco rded with the imag e to enhanc e printed image quality. Contact your printer manufac turer for inf ormation abou t models that support Exif Print, pr inter upgrade s, etc.[...]

206 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Connecti ng the camera to a computer with th e bundled USB cable pro vides you with the capabilities d escribed below. * You can also tran sfer images to a computer for viewing and storage wit hout connecti ng the camera, by removing the memory card f rom the camera a nd reading [...]

207 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Install th e required soft ware in accord ance with what ver sion of Windows you are r unning and what you want to do. Using the Camera with a Windows Computer Objective Wi ndow s Version Install this softwar e: See page: • Viewing images on a computer • Storin g images on a computer XP/2000/ Me – (USB dri[...]

208 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Computer System Requirements Computer syst em requiremen ts are differe nt for each of the applicatio ns. Be sure to c heck the requir ements for the p articular application you are trying to use. Note that the values pro vided here are mini mum requirements for running ea ch applicatio n. Actual req uiremen[...]

209 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER DirectX 9.0c Adobe Reader 6.0 IMPORT ANT! • For details abou t the minimum system re quirements for each softwar e applicatio n, see the “Read me” files on the CD-ROM that comes bun dled with the camer a. Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer You can view and store images ( snapshot and mov ie files) on[...]

210 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Installing the USB Driver (Windows 98SE and 98 Only) The followi ng operation shows how to install the USB dr iver on a computer run ning Windows 98 . The procedure fo r Windows 98SE is slig htly different, but th e general flow is the s ame. 1. Set the bundl ed CD-RO M into the CD-ROM drive of your computer[...]

211 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. When the final screen is reac hed, click “Finish”. • Depending on t he version of Win dows that your computer is running, a message may appea r telling you to re start your compu ter. If your comp uter displays s uch a message, rest art. 6. To exit the installer, cl ick [Exit] to close the CD-ROM menu a[...]

212 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 1. Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN 5.3V] connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a househo ld power outlet. • Note that the shape of th e AC adaptor dep ends on the area where you pu rchased the ca mera. • If you do not pl an to use the AC adapt or, make sure tha t the camera ’s bat[...]

213 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it on and then press [MENU]. • Do not place th e camera on the USB cra dle yet. 4. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Mass Storage” and then press [SET]. 6. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button [...]

214 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Camera-Computer Co nnection Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mo de, which is in dicated by the US B lamp lighting gr een. In this mode, your comput er recognize s the memor y card lo aded in the camera (or th e camera’s built-in me mory if it does not hav e a memory card loaded) as a r[...]

215 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Computer after the First Time Since you need t o install the US B driver and conf igure menu settings o nly the first time you connect th e camera to your computer, lat er connections are muc h simpler. 1. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it off and then place the c[...]

216 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. Double-cli ck the file th at contains the image you want to view. This displa ys the image. • For informat ion about file names, see “Memor y Folder Structure” on page 235. NO T E • An image that was rotated on the camera will be disp layed on your comput er screen in its original (unr otated) orienta[...]

217 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. On the shortcut menu that appears, click “Copy”. 5. Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents”. Windows 2000/Me/98SE/ 98 users: Double- click “My Documents” to open it. • If you alread y have a “DCIM” fold er in “My Document s”, the next step will overwrite it. If you wa[...]

218 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Removing the Camera from the USB Cradle Windows XP/98SE/98 Users Press the USB cra dle [USB] but ton. After maki ng sure that the cradle’s USB lamp is not lit, remove th e camera from the cr adle. Windows 2000/Me Users Click card ser vices in the tas k tray on your compu ter screen, a nd disable the drive [...]

219 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Click the Photo Loader “Read me” file and read its contents. • “Read me” file s contain import ant informati on about installatio n, including ins tallation conditi ons and computer system requir ements. 4. Click “Install” for Photo Loader. 5. Follow the in str u cti ons that appear on your comp[...]

220 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 1. On your computer, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Accessories”, “System Tools” and then “System Information”. 2. On the “Tools” menu, select “DirectX Diagnostic Tool”. 3. On the “System” tab, check to make sure that the “DirectX Vers io n” is 9.0 or higher. 4. Click “Exit[...]

221 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Installing Photohands 1. Start up your computer and place the bundled CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD-ROM that has “Photohan ds” on its label . • Normally, th is should caus e the menu screen t o appear automatical ly. If your compu ter does not d isplay the men u screen automa tically, na[...]

222 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing User Documentation (PDF) Files 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD-RO M that has “User ’s Guide Incl uded” on it s label. • Normally, th is should caus e the menu screen t o appear automatical ly. If your compu ter does not d isplay the [...]

223 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER User Registration You can perf orm user reg istration o ver the Inte rnet. To do so, of course, you ne ed to be able to con nect to the Inte rnet with you r computer. 1. Click the “Register” button. • This starts up yo ur Web browser an d accesses the u ser registration website. Follow the i nstructions th[...]

224 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER NO T E • Printing is n ot supported with Photo Loader 1.1. Use commercial so ftware for prin ting on a Macinto sh. ■ System Requirements System requi rements are di fferent for ea ch of the applic ations. Be sure to chec k the requirem ents for the par ticular appli cation you are trying to use. Note that th[...]

225 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • For details abou t the minimum system re quirements for each softwar e applicatio n, see the “rea dme” files on the CD-ROM that comes bun dled with the camer a. • The softwar e on the CD-ROM that comes bu ndled with th e camera does no t support oper ation under Mac OS X. Viewing and Storin[...]

226 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Computer the First Time 1. Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN 5.3V] connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a househo ld power outlet. • Note that the shape of th e AC adaptor dep ends on the area where you pu rchased the ca mera. • If you do not pl an t[...]

227 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it on and then press [MENU]. • Do not place th e camera on the USB cra dle yet. 4. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Mass Storage” and then press [SET]. 6. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button [...]

228 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Camera-Macintosh Co nnection Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mo de, which is in dicated by the US B lamp lighting gr een. In this mode, your Macintos h recognizes th e memory card loa ded in the camera (or th e camera’s built-in me mory if it does not hav e a memory card loa ded) as a[...]

229 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Viewing Camera Images on Your Macintosh After connec ting the camer a to your Macinto sh, you can view camera images on your Macintos h screen. • For informa tion about co nnecting to a Macintosh, see “Connecting th e Camera to Your Macintos h after the First Time” on page 2 28. 1. Double-click the cam[...]

230 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Saving an Image on Your Macintosh In order to wor k on an image to pu t it into an albu m, you must first save it t o your Macintosh . To save a camera i mage to your Macintosh, y ou must first estab lish a connec tion between the m via the c amera’s USB cradle. • For informa tion about co nnecting to a [...]

231 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Removing the Camera from the USB C radle 1. On your Macintosh screen, drag the camera drive to Tra sh. 2. Press the USB cradle [USB] button. After making sure that the cradle’s USB lamp is not lit, remove the camera from the cradle. Managing Images on Your Macintosh If you are run ning Mac OS X, you can ma[...]

232 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. Open the folder named “Installer” and then open the file named “readme”. 5. Follow the instructions in the “readme” fi le to install Photo Loader. IMPORT ANT! • See the “read me” file that co mes with Photo Load er for information ab out what you need to do to be able to use existing lib rar[...]

233 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) You must have Adob e Reader or Adob e Acrobat Reade r installed on your computer in order to vie w the contents of a PDF file. If you don’t, go to the Ad obe Systems Incor porated website and i nstall Acrobat Reader. ■ To view the camera user’s guide 1. On the CD-ROM,[...]

234 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The method you sh ould use to read f iles from a memory ca rd depends on the type of computer yo u have. Some typ ical examples are sh own below. After you connect, use the same procedures as those that yo u use when the camera is connected to your co mputer via the U SB cradle. ■ If your computer h as a memor[...]

235 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The camera stor es images you sho ot and other dat a in accordance wi th the Design Rule for Camera Fil e System (DCF). ■ About DCF DCF is a sy stem that defines bot h image f ile formats and the structure o f the folders that store da ta. This make s it possible f or a digital camer a, printer, or other DCF-c[...]

236 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Folder and File Contents • DCIM Folder Folder that contains all of the camera files • Recording Fo lder Folder tha t contains files recorded wit h the camera • Image File File of an i mage shot with the camera. Exten sion is “JPG”. • Movie File File of a movie s hot with the ca mera. Extension is “[...]

237 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Built-in Memory and Memory Car d Data Handling Precautions • When saving ca mera data to a co mputer hard disk, MO disk, or other med ium, be sure to tr ansfer the entir e DCIM folder and its cont ents. Changing t he name of the DCIM t o a date or something s imilar after you copy it to yo ur computer i s [...]

238 APPENDIX APPENDIX The numbers in p arentheses ind icate the pa ges where each par t is explain ed. ■ Camera Front Back General Guide 1 Shutter (pag e 64) 2 [ON/OFF] (P ower) (page 42) 3 Flash (page 76) 4 AF Assist/Self-timer Lam p (pages 62, 69, 81, 248) 5 Lens 6 Microphone (p ages 91, 170 ) 3 4 2 1 5 6 7 [DISP] Butt on (page 52) 8 [ ] (PLAY)[...]

239 APPENDIX Bottom ■ USB Cradle Front Back bs Battery/Memo ry Card Slots ( pages 36, 47) bt Cradle Con tact (page 38) ck Tripod Hole Use this hole when attachin g to a tripod. cl Speaker (pag e 140) bt ck cl bs 1 Camera Contact (p age 38) 2 USB Lamp (pages 213, 2 27, 251) 3 [USB] Button (pages 200, 2 13, 227) 4 [PHOTO] Button (pages 146 , 147) 5[...]

240 APPENDIX The monitor scr een uses variou s indicator s, icons, and val ues to keep you inf ormed of the ca mera’s status. • The sample scre ens in this section are inten ded to show you the location s of all the indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor scre en in various mode s. They do not represent screen s that actually appe[...]

241 APPENDIX ■ Movie Recording Mode 1 Focus Mode (pag e 109) 2 White Balan ce Setting (page 120) 3 Recording Mod e 4 Remaining Movie Memory Capacity (page 90) 5 Movie Image Qua lity (page 89) 6 Exposure Compe nsation (pag e 118) 7 Battery Le vel Indicator (p age 40) 8 Histogram (pag e 129) Normal Panel (Operation Panel) 1 4 5 6 7 8 23 4 6 7 8 2 3[...]

242 APPENDIX ■ Snapshot Playback Mode 1 File Type (pag e 139) 2 Protect Ind icator (page 175 ) 3 Folder Name/File Name (page 174) 4 Snapshot Image Quality (page 68) 5 Snapshot Image Size (page 67) 6 ISO Sensiti vity (page 123) 7 Aperture Va lue (page 66) 8 Shutter Spee d (page 66) 9 Date/Time (pag e 187) bk Metering Mode (pa ge 124) bl White Bala[...]

243 APPENDIX The tables i n this section sh ow the items th at appears on the menus that app ear on the monit or screen when you press [MENU]. The items included on t he menus depend on whether the camera is in the REC mode or PLAY mo de. • An asteri sk ( * ) indica tes reset d efault sett ings. ■ REC Mode REC Tab Menu Icon Help Icon Help pr ov[...]

244 APPENDIX Quality Tab Menu Quick Shutte r On * / Off Audio Snap On / Off * Grid On / Off * Review On * / Off Icon Help On * / Off Memory BEST SHOT: On / Of f * Flash: O n * / Off Focus: On / Of f * White Balance: On / Off * ISO: On / Off * AF Area: O n * / Off Metering: On / Of f * Self-timer: On / Off * Flash Inten sity: On / Of f * Digital Zoo[...]

245 APPENDIX Set Up Tab Menu Saturation +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Contrast +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Flash Intens ity +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Flash Assist Auto * / Off Sounds Startup * / Half Shutter / Sh utter / Ope ration / Operation / Play Startup On (Selectable image) / Off * File No. Continue * / Reset World Time Home * / World Home Ti[...]

246 APPENDIX ■ PLAY Mode PLAY Tab Menu “Set Up” Tab • The contents of the “Set Up” tab are the same in the RE C mode and PLAY mode. Slideshow Start * / Images / Time / Inte rval / Effect / Cancel Calendar – MOTION PRINT 9 frames * / 1 frame / Cancel Movie Editing Cut (Before) / Cut (Between) / Cut (After) / Cancel * Keystone – Color[...]

247 APPENDIX ti The tables in this section sh ow the items that a ppears on the menus that appe ar on the monitor screen when you p ress [DISP]. Most of these items are for configurin g monitor screen settings. Th e items included on the menus de pend on whether the camera is in th e REC mode or PLAY mode. • An aster isk ( * ) indicate s reset de[...]

248 APPENDIX The camera has la mps: an Operatio n Lamp and an AF ass ist/ self-timer Lamp . These lamps light a nd flash to indicate the current op erational s tatus of the camera. * There are th ree lamp flash pat terns. Patte rn 1 flashes on ce per second , Pattern 2 flashes twi ce per seco nd, and Pat tern 3 flashes four times per second. The ta[...]

249 APPENDIX IMPORT ANT! • When you are us ing a memory card, never remove t he card from t he camera while th e operation lamp is flashing green. Doing s o will cause the i mage you shot to be lost. Pattern 1 Cannot charge flash. Pattern 2 Memory card problem / Memory card is unf ormatted. / BEST SHOT setup cannot be regist ered. Lit Memory card[...]

250 APPENDIX ■ PLAY mode Operation Lamp AF Assist/ Self-timer Lamp Meaning Green Red Amber Red Lit Operati onal (Power on, recording enabled) Pattern 3 One of the f ollowing operations is in progress: Delete, DPOF, protec t, copy, format, re size, trimming, adding audio to snapshot, keyst one correction, color correction, MOTION PRINT, movie edit[...]

251 APPENDIX ■ USB Cradle Indicator Lamps The USB cradl e has two in dicator lamp s: a [CHARGE] lamp and a USB lamp. These l amps light and fl ash to indicat e the current operationa l status of the c radle and camera. [CHARGE] lamp USB Lamp [CHARGE] Lamp USB Lamp Meaning Color Status Color Status Red Lit Charging Green Lit Charging complete Ambe[...]

252 APPENDIX Find the Problem and Fixing It Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Ca uses Action Power Supply Power does not turn on. 1) The battery is not oriented correctly. 2) The battery is dead. 1) Orient the battery correctly (page 36). 2) Charge the battery (page 36). If the battery goes dead soon after bein g charged, it means the bat tery[...]

253 APPENDIX The subject is out of focus in th e recorded image. The image is not focused properly. When compos ing th e image, make sure the subject is located inside the focus frame. The flas h does not fire. 1) (Flash Off) is selected as the flash mode. 2) The battery is dead. 3) A BEST SHOT scene that selects (Flash Off) as the flash m ode is s[...]

254 APPENDIX Digital zoom (including Instant Zoom) does not work. The zoom bar indicates zoom only up to a zoom factor o f 3.0. 1) The digital zoom setting is turned off. 2) Date stamping is turned on. 1) Turn on the digital zoo m setting (page 74). 2) Turn off date stamping (page 128). Digital zoom is disabled while date stamping is turned on. Mov[...]

255 APPENDIX All buttons and switches are disabled. Circuit problem caused by el ectrosta tic charge, impact, etc. while the came ra was connected to anothe r device. Remove the battery from the came ra, reinsert it, and then try again. The camera’s monitor screen is blank. USB communication is in progress. After confirming that the computer is n[...]

256 APPENDIX If you have problems installing the USB driver... You may not be able to install t he USB driv er properly if you use the USB cable to connec t the camera to a c omputer running Windows 98SE/98 before instal ling the USB driv er from the bundled CD-ROM, or if you have anot her type of driv er installed. This will make it impossible for[...]

257 APPENDIX Check connections! • You are attempti ng to connect the camera to a printer while the came ra’s USB settings are not compatible with the USB system of the printer ( page 197). • You are attempti ng to connect to a computer that does not have a USB driver installed (page 210). Files could not be saved because battery is low. Batte[...]

258 APPENDIX ■ Main Specifications Product Type . . . . . . .Digital Ca mera Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . EX-Z100 0 ■ Camera Functions Image Files Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snapshot s: JPEG (Exif Version 2.2); DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 1.0 standard; DPOF complian t Movies: M otion JPEG AV I format Audio: WAV Recordi[...]

259 APPENDIX Storage Capac ity • Snapshots Image Siz e (Pixels) Image Quality Approximate Image F ile Size Approximate Built-in Mem ory (8.0MB) Capacity Approximate SD Memory Card * (256MB) Capacity 10M (3648 × 2736) Fine 4.2 MB 1 image 56 images Normal 2.8 MB 2 images 84 images Economy 1.4 MB 5 images 162 images 3:2 (3648 × 2432) Fine 3.8 MB 2[...]

260 APPENDIX • Movies * Number of im age values are ap proximate an d are provided for referenc e only. * Based on Matsus hita Electr ic Industria l Co., Ltd. prod ucts. The number of ima ges you can save depends on the t ype of memory card you are using. * When using a memory card wi th a different capacity, calcul ate the number of im ages as a[...]

261 APPENDIX Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 file; all files (with memory protection feature) Effective Pixels . . . . . . . . . 10.1 million Imaging Ele ment . . . . . . . . 1/1.8 sq uare pixel primary color CCD (Total pixels: 10.37 million) Lens/Focal Distance . . . . . F 2.8 to 5.4/f=7.9 t o 23.7 mm (Equivalent to 38 to 114 mm on a 35[...]

262 APPENDIX Built-in Flash . . . . . . . . . . . Flash Modes: Auto, Off, On, Soft Flash, Red-eye reduction Approximate Flash Range: Flash Range: Wide Angle Optical Zoom: 0.1 to 3.6 meters (0.3' to 11.8' ) Telephoto Optical Zoom: 0.4 to 1. 9 meters (1.3' to 6.2') • Flash Continuous Shutter Wide Angle Optical Zoom: 0.6 to 2. 1 [...]

263 APPENDIX ■ Power Supply Power Requirem ents. . . . . . . Lithium io n rechargeable battery (NP-40) × 1 Approxima te Battery Life All of the values provide d below represen t the approximat e amount of time under norma l temperature (23 °C (73°F)) befo re the camera turns off. These values are not guaranteed. Lo w temperatur es shorten batt[...]

264 APPENDIX Power Consumption . . . . . 3.7 V DC; Approximately 3.6 W Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.0 (W) × 58.4 (H) × 22.4 (D) mm (3.6"(W) × 2.3"(H) × 0.9"(D)) (Excluding projections; 19.9 mm (0. 8") at thinnest point) Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approximately 139 g (4.9 oz) (excluding battery and bundle[...]

265 APPENDIX ■ Special AC Adaptor (Inlet Type) (AD-C52G) Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 to 240 V AC 50/60Hz 83 mA Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 V DC 650 mA Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 (W) × 20 (H ) × 70 (D) m m (2.0"(W) × 0.8"(H) × 2.8"(D)) (excluding projections, excluding cable) Weight . . . . . . [...]

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