Sanyo VPC-FH1EX manual

VPC-FH1EX VPC-FH1 VPC-FH1GX INS TRUCTION MANU AL Dual Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to saf ely operat e the VPC-FH1EX, VPC-FH[...]

i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. FOR AMERICAN USERS The f ollowing advisory is included in accor dance with the la ws of th e State of Calif ornia (USA): W ARNING: This product contains chemicals , in cluding lead, kno wn to the State of Calif ornia to cause cancer[...]

English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR EU USERS The symbol mark and recycling systems descr ibed belo w apply to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the wo rld. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf actured with high quality materials and components which can[...]

iii English HO W T O READ THIS MANU AL For first-time user s Please read the sections on “SETUP” and “SIMPLE” in this manua l, as well as the included “QUICK GUIDE” to familia rize yourself with your came ra’ s operation. ↓ T o use the v arious camera f eatures Please read the sections on “NORMAL ” a nd “OPTION SETTI NGS” in[...]

English iv SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Preparing the camera 1 I nsert the SD Memory Card. h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camer a. Please purchase a commercially sold card. h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is ref erred to as the “card”. 2 Connect the AC adaptor to the camera. Monitor unit 1 Open Card slot cov er 2 Open SD [...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Shooting 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera on. h If the screen to set the date and time appears , press the MENU but ton 2 times to cance l it. For how to set the date and time, see page 38. 2 Record. T o record a video c lip: h Press the [ ] button t o begin recording a vid[...]

English vi Before capturing thos e important sh ots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go i Sany o declines an y claim fo r compensati on f or record ed contents etc. in case of photographing or reco rding failur e due to a chance camera or card flaw . Playbac k 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The d[...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 Press the SET button. h Pla ybac k begins. <T o return to the recording mode> h Press the REC/PLA Y button. When y ou are finished using the camera... Press the ON/OFF button f or at least 1 second to tur n the camera off . T o continue to the next operation... Please confirm that your computer is[...]

English viii Burn your recorded video clips onto a D VD (Windows Vista) Using the supplied CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD), you can store your captured images on a D VD . Detailed information about the Xa cti Software CD can be found on pa ge 4 in the Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL. Install application pr ograms 1 Se t the supplied CD-ROM in your[...]

ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Connect y our camera to a comput er Connect your camera to a computer , and copy the desired files t o the computer . 1 Use the supplied dedicated USB interface ca ble to connect your camera to the computer. 2 Turn on the camera. h The USB Connection Screen appears on t he camera’ s monitor . COMPUTER PR[...]

English x 3 Se lect “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select t he computer connect ion mode appears . 4 Se lect “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The message [Fou nd New Hardw are] appears in the task tra y , showing that the camer a is recognized as a drive . h The card is recogniz ed (mounted) as a disk, and t[...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Burn video clips ont o a D VD (For Windo ws Vista user s) Here’ s how to write your recorded data o nto a D VD in the mpeg2 f or mat. F or inf ormation on other operations, please see the Help file f or Nero Vision. T o access the Nero Vision Help file , click the [?] b utton on the Nero Vision start scr[...]

English xii 3 Under the “What would you like to do?” heading, point to [Make DVD] and click on [DVD-video]. h The Hints window opens , in which you can find an e xplanation of each screen. <T o disable the Hints window > h F rom the [S how hints when mo ving to page] me nu in the Hint s window select [Disable]. 4 Click on “Third party p[...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 5 Click the [Close] button. h The screen to make a D VD-video opens. <T o return to the preceding ste p> h Click the [Bac k] button. 6 Under the “What would you like to do?” heading, clic k [Add video files]. h The window to sele ct files to burn to D VD opens. 7 Click on a file t o burn to DVD[...]

English xiv 8 Click the [Open ] button. h The selected files are show n in the “Content” field. <T o check the contents of the sele cted files> h When you dou ble-clic k a file in the “Content” fiel d, the window to pla y the file appears . Clic k the [Ne xt] b utton when y ou want to return to the pre vious window . <T o deselect [...]

xv English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 9 Click the [Nex t] button. h The window to edit the disk menu ap pears.[...]

English xvi 10 Click on one of the designs under “Templa tes”, and then click the [Next] button. h A pre view o f the selecte d design is shown .[...]

xvii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 11 Click the [Next] button. h The window to configure th e D VD burn setup opens.[...]

English xviii 12 Click the [Burn] button. h Disk writing begins. h The process status is sho wn in t he “Recording progress” f ield. h When the b urn process is completed, a screen asking if y ou w ould like to sa ve a log fil e of the burn process appears. 13 Click the [Yes] button. h Enter a na me f or the log file. 14 Click the [Save] button[...]

xix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 15 Click the [Finish] button. h A screen asking if you w ould lik e to sa v e the project appears. 16 Click the [Yes] button. h Enter a name fo r the project file. 17 Click the [Save ] button. h Nero Vision Esse ntials ends . CA UTION i When burning full high-definition (HD) images to a D VD , it may take[...]

English xx How w as that? The con v enient accessories not only let you immediately vie w images captured with the camer a, but you can also upload images to y our computer and create y our original D VDs. Read the f ollowing e xplanati ons to find out how y ou can fully enjo y your camera’ s digital video feature .[...]

1 English CONTENTS HOW TO REA D THIS MANUAL ............. ................... ..................... ....... iii QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .. ..................... ............. 11 How to use the accessories ........... ..................... ..........[...]

English 2 SIMPLE MODE /NORMAL MODE ..... ..................... .................. ............. 42 About the SIMPLE mode and NORMAL mode ..................... ........42 Switching betw een the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes . ................ 43 Accessing/exiting the SIMP LE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen ......44 Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Setting Scree n ....[...]

3 English CONTENTS  NORMAL SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 .................. ..................... .................. ................ 85 Video setting ............. .................. ..................... .................. ........... 85 Still image setting ................. .............. ............. ................ ............. . 89 Scene se[...]

English 4  OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAY THE OP TION SETTING MENU ............ .................. ...........122 INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTI NG MENU .... ................... 123 Storage f older setting ... .................. .................. ................... ........129 Shortcu t setting .............. ................... .................. [...]

5 English CONTENTS  APPENDICES COMMONLY AS KED QUESTIONS ........... .................. ..................... . 15 3 TROUBLESHO OTING ............. .................. .................. ................... ... 1 61 Camera .. ................... .................. .................. ................... ........... 161 Notes regarding the Scene Se[...]

English 6 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an ab undance of con v enient f eatures and fu nctions. F rom creating precisely the photo y ou want , to viewing image s using various techniques , you can locate the e xact operation for y our purposes in the fo llowing tabl e. Shooting/recording Basic operation Conve nient functions Additiona[...]

7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Shoot in dark conditions • “Exposure compensation” on page 101 • “ Using the flash” on pages 46 and 66 • “ Scene sele ct setting” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode /lamp mode) on pages 50 and 90 Increase the camera’ s sensitivity • “ ISO sensitivity setting” on p ages 52 and 95 ?[...]

English 8 Pl ayba ck Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mage s • “PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGE S” on page 73 Adjust the speaker vol u me • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” pages 48, 55 and 78 Searc h for image/ audio files • “21-image d isplay pla yback” on page 82 • “Select[...]

9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Co n venient functions Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “21-ima ge displa y playbac k” on page 82 • “Selecting t he pla ybac k f older” o n pages 56 and 83 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on pages 48, 55 and 79 Protect files fr om acc[...]

English 10 Using with a computer Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a car d reader • “USING AS A CA RD READER” on page 9 in the Xacti Software CD INSTR UCTION MANUAL Copy files from y our camera to a computer • “Connect y our camera to a c omputer” on page ix Burn files copied to the computer on[...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Grip belt (page 13 ): 1 i Xacti Soft ware CD (CD - ROM) (page 4 in the Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 1 i Li-ion battery pack (page 31): 1 i Dedicated S-A V interface cable (pages 144 and 145): 1 i Dedicated USB interface cable (page 7 in the Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 1 i Dedic[...]

English 12 i Remote control unit (pages 24, 27 to 29 and 72): 1 i Lens cap (page 14): 1 i Dedicated USB con ver ter cable: 1 h For use with the X acti Librar y f eature i Cores (page 147): 2 i “SAFETY MANU AL ” (safety precautions bookle t) Please read this booklet carefull y befor e using the camera. i Quick Gu ide i Xacti Libr ary Instructio [...]

13 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessories k Grip belt 1 3 4 2[...]

English 14 k Lens c ap 1 3 5 4 2 1 Depress 2 Pull <After remo ving> The lens cap can be sto wed in the lens cap holder on the grip belt. Lens cap holder <T o remove>[...]

15 English ABOUT THE SEP ARA TEL Y SOLD A CCESSORIES AND THE CARD Separatel y sold accessori es i Mini HDMI cable VCP-HDMI02 Cable f or connecting to the HDMI terminal on the camera. i Lithium-ion Battery Charger V AR-L50 Battery charger fo r the supplied or separa tely sold lithium-ion ba ttery pack (DB-L50A). i Lithium-ion Battery DB-L50 Same mod[...]

English 16 Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memory Card What “car d” means in this man ual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memor y Cards that can be used in this digital camera are referre d to as “card”.[...]

17 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Y our dual camer a can record video clips in Full High Defini tion*. It incl udes an operation mode tha t lets ev en novice shutterbugs record and pla y bac k without getting flu stered, as well as so f tware with which y ou can easily create your original D VDs. In addition, it comes with the “Xact[...]

English 18 Inclu des SIMPLE mode f o r qu ic k-and-easy operation (pa ge 42) Select from two recording/pl aybac k modes: the “SIMPLE mode” for users new to the camer a, and the “NORMAL mode” f or full use of all the camer a’ s man y fe atures and functions . Exampl e: Image stabil izer for sharp pictu res (pages 52 and 92) Y our camera ca[...]

19 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Sharp face shots (pa ges 54 and 98) Y our camera is equipped with a f ace recognition feature which detects the subject’ s f ace e v en when slightly lit from behind or in dim surroundin gs and automatically adj usts the fo cus and brightness to compensate . Now those otherwise perf ect photos that[...]

English 20 Lots of acc essories f or optimal use of y our captured ima ges (page 21, and pa ge 4 in the Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL) Use the accessory cables to view ima ges on a TV or computer . Or connect the camera directly to a printer to mak e prints of your pho tos. And with t he software i n the supplied CD-R OM (Xacti Software CD)[...]

21 English SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to v arious devices to e xpand its capabilities . Dedicated USB interf ace cable Dedicated S -A V interf ace cable Computer Printer TV Dedicated component cab le Commercially av ailable SD Memory Card Inter net i Card reader i DPOF-compatible printer i Photo sho p[...]

English 22 SETUP SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Camera Front Bottom Flash Lens Zoom s witch [T/ ] ]/[W/ P ] Microphone Grip belt holder Monitor unit Microphone Remote control sensor T ripod stand hole Battery cover[...]

23 English P ARTS NAMES Rear Multi-indicator [] b u t t o n [ ] button Speaker MENU button Monitor SET button USB terminal Batter y cover lock ON/OFF but ton Grip belt holder REC/PLA Y button HDMI terminal Card slot cov er DC IN terminal cover COMPONENT/A V terminal[...]

English 24 SETUP Remote control unit <In the recording mode> 1 [] b u t t o n 2 [] b u t t o n 3 Works the same as pushing zoom s witch tow ard the [W] ([ P ]) side 4 Works the same as pushing zoom s witch tow ard the [T] ([ ] ]) side 5 SET button 6 Works th e same as toggling SET button to the left 7 MENU butt on 8 Works th e same as togglin[...]

25 English INST ALLING THE CARD Be sure to f ormat a newly purchased ca rd or one that was used in ano ther device be f ore using it in y our camera ( pages 128 and 139). If an unf ormatted card is used, the card itself ma y become unusable . Monitor unit 1 Open Card slot cov er 2 Pull Card slot cov er 3 Rotate to ope n Card Card slot 4 Insert 5 In[...]

English 26 SETUP <T o remo ve the car d .. .> h T o remove the card, p ress it in, and the n release. Th e card will protrude slightly , and y ou can then pull it out. CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibl y remove the car d i Doing so may damage the card or the stored files . If the multi-indica tor is flashing red.. . i Nev er remove the card[...]

27 English PREP ARING TH E REMO TE CONTR OL UNIT The remote control unit can be used to tak e pictures and pla y them back with the camera. Prepare the ba ttery A battery is already installed in the remote control unit at the time of purchase. 1 Pull out the battery ins ulating sheet. h The remote control unit becomes operab le when the insulating [...]

English 28 SETUP How to use th e remote contr ol uni t The remote control unit can be used at an angle that is disp laced 15 degrees horizontally from the remote control sensor on the front of the camera, at a distance of up to 7 meters (22.97 ft.). When oper ating the remote control u nit, remov e any obje ct that ma y obstruct the path betwe en i[...]

29 English PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT Changing the remote contr ol code The remote control unit will also work with other Sany o cameras that can be operated b y infr ared remote co ntrol. When mor e than one camer a is present, it is recommended to change the remo te control code to ensure that only th e intended camera oper ates when the[...]

English 30 SETUP CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied battery pack bef ore using it. Install the battery pack in t he camera, and connect the A C adaptor to charge the battery . Po wer to the camera ca n also be supplied from a po wer outlet when the A C adaptor is connected. 1 Whi le pressing the battery cover lock, s lide it [...]

31 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK 2 Insert the battery pack, then replace the battery cover. <T o remove the battery pack...> h Raise the edge of the battery pack to remov e it. Battery pack[...]

English 32 SETUP 3 Use the power cord to connect the AC adaptor to a power outlet. h Charging begins . <During charging...> h During charging, the m ulti-indica tor is lit red. When charging is complet ed, the indicator t urns off. h The multi-indicat or flashes red if the batter y pack is defective or is not installed correct ly . Mak e sure[...]

33 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK CA UTION Do not charge the battery pack im mediately aft er the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when the camera is used cont inuously f or a long time. If you attemp t to charge the battery pack in this sta te, the mu lti- indicator ma y flash red and it ma y [...]

English 34 SETUP About rechar ging Recharging tak es place only when the camera is t urned off, or when the pow er sav e function or the sleep function has been activ ated. Recharging does not take pla ce when the camera is in the record ing mode or pla yback mode. About the temp erature alert icon During camera use, if the temper ature of the ba[...]

35 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Open the monitor unit, an d press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h If you pr ess the REC/PLA Y button for at least 1 second, the camer a turns on in the playbac k mode. h If you briefly press the ON/OFF button, once , the camera will s witch to the pow er sav e mode . Monit[...]

English 36 SETUP T urning on the camera wh en the powe r save (sleep) mo de is active In order to preserve battery pack po wer , the power sav e (sleep) function will automatica lly turn off the camera after about 1 minute of no use during shooting, or about 5 min utes of no use during playbac k (f actory-preset setting). i When the powe r sav e mo[...]

37 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning off the camera 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns off . HINT T o immediately activ ate the power save mode i Press the ON/OFF b utton briefly to a ctiv ate the pow er sa ve funct ion. About the standby mode i T o tur n off th e camera only briefly , you can close th[...]

English 38 SETUP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. h T o correct the date and time setting, please see under HINT on page 40. Example: T o set the c[...]

39 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 3 Set the clock. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Time Screen appears. 3 Set the time to “19:30” . h The time is set in the fol lowing order: Set the hour → Set the minute. h A 24-hour cloc k is used f or the time displa y . 4 Press the SET b utton. 4 Set the order in which the date is[...]

English 40 SETUP 5 Pres s the MENU button. h The date and time setting is completed. h T o display the Recording or Pl ay back Screen, press the MENU butt on. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being repla ced, an internal batter y will maintain t he date and time settings . Howe ver , there is a small chance the settings ma [...]

41 English SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between the recording mode (f or recording) and the pla yback mode (fo r viewing your r ecorded images). 1 Turn on the camera (page 35). 362 362 00:05:08 00:05:08 362 00:05:08 2009.12.25 14:25 100-0006 00:00:25 Full-HD 37.6MB OK 2 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The mode chang[...]

English 42 SETUP SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE About the SIMPLE mode and NORMAL mode The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those f unctions that are most often used and necessary to operate the camera, while the “NORMAL mode” ena bles full use of all the camer a’ s man y functions . Select the mode that is su itable for your purposes. S N 3 2 1 2 3 [...]

43 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE Switching bet ween the SIMPLE and NORM AL modes 1 Turn on the camera (page 35). h The prev ious mode is active . 2 Press the MENU button. h The Menu Screen f or the activ e mode appears . 3 Select t he operating mode icon, and press the SET button. h Switch from the SIMPLE mo de to the NORMAL mode, or from the NOR[...]

English 44 SETUP Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Sc reen 1 Se t the camera to the re cordin g or playback mode (page 41). 2 Se lect the desired operating mode (page 43). 3 I f the Menu Screen is not displayed, press the MENU button. h The Menu Screen appears. h T o cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU button. S N 3 2 1 2 3 1 S S N [...]

45 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Set ting Screen SIMPLE Mode Recor ding Menu S N 1 2 3 4 5 Select video and photo size OK EXIT[...]

English 46 SETUP 1 Recording si ze (page 60) h Select the video clip siz e to record. 2 Focus range (page 61) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Flash (page 66) h Specify how the flash will operate . 4 (page 43) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 142) h h : The video clip s[...]

47 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE SIMPLE Mode Pla ybac k Menu 3 5 2 1 4 S N OK Start slideshow[...]

English 48 SETUP 1 Slideshow (page 77) h Specif y the slideshow settin gs and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ayba ck vo lum e ( pag e 7 8) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 79) h Delete files. 4 (page 43) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 142) S N[...]

49 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen NORMAL Mode Recording Men u <T ab 1> 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER OK EXIT[...]

English 50 SETUP 1 Video clip setti ngs (page 85) <HD mode> <SD mode> 2 Still imag e settings (pag e 89) 3 Scene se lect (page 90 ) 4 Filter (page 90) 5 Flash 6 Self-timer (page 91) 7 Remaining battery power indication (page 142) e : Record at 1920 × 1080 pixe ls, 60 fps (60 p). ! : Record at 1920 × 1080 pixe ls, 60 fields/s (60i). Y [...]

51 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE <T ab 2> 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 RECORDING MENU VIDEO ST ABILIZER PHOTO ST ABILIZER FOCUS FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO OK EXIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

English 52 SETUP 1 Video stabilizer (pag e 92) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip recording . 2 Photo stabilizer (page 92) h Compensate f or camera shak e during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 93) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 4 Focus area (page 94) 5 Light-measuring mode (page [...]

53 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE <T ab 3> 3 2 1 2 3 1 RECORDING MENU WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE F ACE CHASER PHOTO WIDE-D HIGH SENSITIVITY DIGIT AL ZOOM 3 OK EXIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

English 54 SETUP 1 White balance (page 96) 2 Exposure (page 97) 3 Face c haser (page 98) 4 Photo wide D-range (page 99) 5 High sensitivity mode (page 100) 6 Digital zoom (page 100) 7 Remaining battery power indication (page 142) > : White balance is automatically adjusted depending on the ambient lighting (auto). r : F or shootin g in sunny cond[...]

55 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pag e 103) h Specify the slideshow setti ngs and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 78) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audi o file pla ybac k. 3 Protect (pa ge 104) h File protect setting (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page 79) h Delete fi[...]

English 56 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Edit photo (page 107) h Repair the “red-e y e” caused by the flash, reduce the b lur from camera shak e, or enhance the contrast. 2 Video clip edit (pag e 108) h Edit video clips. 3 Printin g instructio ns (page 117) h Specif y the prin ting instructions (DPOF sett ings). 4 Select fo lder (page 83) h Select a f[...]

57 English SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best r esults Hold the camera securely , keeping your elb ows close to you r body and making sure the camera is stab le. Correct hold Incorrect hold A finger is blo cki ng the lens or flash. Example: 1 Insert your hand in the grip belt. 2 Enf old the camera in the palm of your[...]

English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the autof ocus The autof ocus will wo rk in almost all situations; ho we ver , there are certain conditions that ma y cause the autof ocus function to not work properly . If the autof ocus function is not working properly , set the focus range to ca pture images (page 61). k Conditions that may cause incorrect focu[...]

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

English 60 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select the recor ding size The larger the image size (n umber of pix els), the better the image qua lity will be, b ut the file siz e will also be larger . Select the image quality that is correct fo r the inten ded purpose. 1 Di splay the SIMPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 44), sel ect the recording size setting, and pres[...]

61 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the focus setting Select the f ocus range corresponding to the distance bet ween the camer a and the subject. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 44), select the focus setting, and press the SET button. 2 Select the desired focus range, a nd press the SET button. h This completes the f ocus r an[...]

English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Hints for taking pict ures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidance that sounds when y ou oper ate the camera can be muted (page 124). Where are the image and audio files saved? i All the image and sound files are recorded o n the card in stalled in the camer a. T aking pictures in backlight conditions... i When [...]

63 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 35), and set it to the recording mode (page 41). 2 Press the [ ] button. h Recording begins. h It is not necessary to keep the [ ] butt on pressed while recording. h When the remainin g recording time a v ailable fo r the currently recording clip becomes little , a countdown of the remainin[...]

English 64 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camera (page 35), and set it to the recording mode (page 41). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] b utton halfway . h The autofocus operat es, and the image is f ocuse d (f ocus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way . h[...]

65 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Recording Screen is acti ve , you can quickly access the screen fo r adjusting the brightness of the monitor b y pressing the MENU b utton f or at least 1 second. What is the camer a focusing on? i A target mark & on t he monitor shows the area th e camera is f[...]

English 66 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photograp hing under dark conditions, b ut is also conv enient f or example when the subject is in shadow or lit from behind. The flash is av ailab le only when shooting sin gle-shot still images . 1 Di splay the SIMPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 44), sel ect the flash setti[...]

67 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A v oid touching the flash unit when shooting. HINT i The flash cannot be used during video clip recording. i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (pages 126 and 130), y ou can change the fl[...]

English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a vi deo clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 35), and set it to the recording mode (page 41). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to capture as a still image, pres s the [ ] button. 4 P[...]

69 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP HINT i When shooting a still image while record ing a video clip , the flash doe s not operate . i The photo stabil izer (pages 52 and 92) is inoperati ve . i When the remaining vi deo recording time becomes appro ximately 50 seconds, it will no longer be po ssible to captur e a still im[...]

English 70 SIMPLE/SHOO TING MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has two z oom functions: optical zoom and digit al zoom. 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Push the zoom switch toward [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on the subject. [W/ P ]: Zoom out. h When the zoom s witch is pushed, the z oom bar app[...]

71 English MA C R O-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) HINT About the “16x Adv anced Zoom” i During video clip recordin g, the “16x Advanced Zoom” function mak es it possible t o electronically magnify th e image with no image degr adation, and increase the magnification to a maximum 16x.[...]

English 72 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO TING AND PLA YB A CK WITH THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote control sen sor on y our camera ma kes it possib le to capture images and pla y them bac k using the supplied remote control uni t. 1 Pr epare the remote control unit (page 27). 2 Turn the cam era on, and set it to either the recording mode or the playbac[...]

73 English PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Set the camera to the playback mode (page 4 1). 2 Select the ima ge to play back. h T oggle the SET button left, right, up or down to mo ve t he orange frame to the fi le you wish to play back. h The image inf ormation for the framed image is show n at the bottom [...]

English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Video clip playback operation T o do this ... Do this Normal forward pla yback Press the SET butt on. Stop pla ybac k During pla yback, toggle the SET but ton do wn. P ause During playbac k, press t he SET button or toggle the SET bu tton up . During accelerated pla yback, toggle the SET button up . T o play back one im[...]

75 English PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES HINT If the a icon appears on the play back Screen... i The a icon appears when pla ying bac k a file that was sa ved in segments (page 87). Although pla yback of these multiple files is contin uous, ther e is a slight pause at the point wh ere the files are joined.[...]

English 76 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK How to save one fram e fr om a vide o c lip as a still imag e 1 Pl ay back the video clip. P ause the playback at the point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. h The screen to select the aspect ra tio of the still image appears. S elect the desired aspect r atio , and press the [ ] butt on. Note, ho[...]

77 English SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Y ou can play bac k files in succession with the “slideshow pla ybac k” f eature. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 44), select the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Select the type of file to pl ay back, and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla yback begins. h T o stop slideshow play[...]

English 78 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBA CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 44), select the playback volume setting, and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appe ars. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to set the volume, and press the SET button[...]

79 English DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if you no lon ger need them. Y ou can delete single files, selected files or all the files at one time . Delete single/delete all 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 44), select the delete setting, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one file at a time. DELETE SELECTED: Deletes[...]

English 80 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK 3 Se lect “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently disp la yed fil e is delete d. h T o delete other files, select the files, select “DELETE” and press the SET button. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears . T o delete the f iles, select “YES”, a n[...]

81 English DELETING FILES 4 Press the SET button. h The selected file is marked with the delete icon [ ]. h Up to 100 files can be selected. h T o cancel a delete selection and remov e the delete icon from a file , mov e the orange fr ame to the marked file and press the SET button. 5 Press the [ / ] button. h The Confirm Delete Screen appears. 6 S[...]

English 82 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBA CK MODES 21-image display pla yback 1 Di splay the image you wish to play back. 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [W/ P ] side. h The 21-image displa y appears . 3 Se lect the image to play back. h T oggle the SET button up , down, left or right to mov e the orange frame t o the desired image, and press the SET [...]

83 English PLA YB A CK MODES Selecting the playbac k folder If the card contains m ultiple f olders, y ou can select from which f older y ou would lik e to pla y back. 1 Display the Pl ayback Screen. 2 Push the zoom switch towa rd the [W/ P ] side twice. h The screen to select the play back f older appears. h If the zoom s witch is push ed toward t[...]

English 84 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that you want t o magnify. h F or a video clip , pause pla yback at t he place you w ant to magnify . 2 Push t he zoom switch toward the [T/ ] ] side once. h Magnification is enab led. h The image is magnif ied, and the central por tion of image is displa y ed. h T[...]

85 English NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 Video setting Y ou can record video clips in either the HD mode (16:9 horizont al to vertical aspect ratio) or t he SD mode (4:3 as pect rati o). In addition, t he higher the frame rate number , the smoother playba ck will be. How e ver , as with the recording size , the file siz e is als[...]

English 86 NORMAL/SHOO TING A udio recor ding k Audio recor ding 1 Se lect < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mode is enabled. h The menu disp lay is canceled if the MENU button is pressed. 2 Pres s the [ ] button. h Aud io recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor. It is not necessar y to continue pressin[...]

87 English RECORDING MENU 1 HINT Y ou can capture a still image during an audio r ecor ding i Press the [ ] button during audio record ing to capture a [ still image. About files saved in segments i If the conti nuous recordin g time of a v oice memo e xceeds about 1 3 hours, the recorded file is sav ed once , and the recording continu es in a new [...]

English 88 NORMAL/SHOO TING k Audio pla yback 1 Se lect an audio file, and press the SET butt on. h Pla yback begins. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not p la yed bac k when t he audio recording i s pla yed back in the fast playback or f ast reverse mode. T o do this ... Do this Normal play back Star t playback Press the SET button.[...]

89 English RECORDING MENU 1 Still image se tting For still images, y ou can select either the 4:3 or 16:9 horizontal to v er tical aspect ratio . This menu is also used for shooting sequential shots . Sequential s hots 1 Select R or c , and press the SET button. h The camera changes to the sequent ial shots mode. 2 Press the [] button. h Shooting b[...]

English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING Scene select set ting Y ou can select f rom various preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) f or specific shooting conditio ns. HINT i T o return to nor mal photog raph y , select = from the scene select men u, and press the SET button. i When capturing images using the lamp Q , fireworks + or night view portrait[...]

91 English RECORDING MENU 1 Self-timer setting By assigning a n operati on shortcut to the SET b utton (pages 126 and 130 ), you can set the self-timer from the Recording Screen. HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] butt on or [ ] butt on is presse d again bef ore the shutter is released, the se lf-timer countdo wn tempo[...]

English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING RECORDING MENU 2 Motion comp ensation ( image sta bilizer) setti ng Y our camera can minimiz e a jittery picture b y compensating for unintentional hand motion. HINT If the motion compensation does no t seem to be working... i Due to the mechanical charact eristics of this function, it ma y not be possible f or the camer[...]

93 English RECORDING MENU 2 Focus range setting How to use the manual f ocus 1 Select - , and press the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears . 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The focus distance is set, and you ar e returned to the Recording Screen. HINT About[...]

English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING Focus mode set ting When the spot f ocus setting is selected, the f ocus mark + appears in the center of the monitor . Light-measuring mode setting When spot light-measuring is selected, the light-measuring spot mark appears in the center of the monitor . 8 M - S Full-HD 40 00:02:47 Focus mark 8 M - S Full-HD 40 00:02:47[...]

95 English RECORDING MENU 2 ISO sensitivi ty setting With the initial sett ings, the ISO sensit ivity is automati cally set according to the brightness of the subject. How ev er, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. HINT i At the = s etting, the ISO sensitivity is set automatically (video clip recording: ISO 50 to 800; still image sho[...]

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING RECORDING MENU 3 White balance setti ng This camera automati cally adjusts the white balance un der most lighting conditions. Ho we ver , if you w ant to specify the lighting co nditions or change the ov erall ton e of the image, the white bala nce can be manually set. How to use the one push settin g 1 Se lect the ^ ico[...]

97 English RECORDING MENU 3 Exposure setting The shutter speed and aperture size can be set indi vidually . 1 Select the desired icon from the exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was selected> 1 T oggle the SET b utton up or down to select aperture value or shutter speed. 2 T oggle the SET b utton left o r right to change [...]

English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING Face chaser se tting As you reco rd, the face chaser de tects the subject’ s face, and adjusts the brightness and f ocus in a wa y that produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s face . HINT When the face chaser is set to ON. .. i Each face in th e Recording Screen is marked with a g reen frame . i F aces th[...]

99 English RECORDING MENU 3 Photo wide D-range setting By using the photo wide D-r ange f eature , ev en in an image comprised of both bright and dark subjects, all the subj ects will be captured at a natur al brightness lev el. F or e xample, when a strong back light is created, as can occur when photogra phing in bright surroundings, a su bject i[...]

English 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING High sensitivit y mode setting When you shoot in the high sensitivity mode, the captured image appears ev en br ighter th an that specified b y the ISO sensiti vity and expo sure compensation settings . CA UTION Limitations of the high sensitivity mode i When the shutter speed is red uced to create a bright image, video[...]

101 English RECORDING MENU 3 Exposure compensation By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to the SET button (pages 126 and 130) , you can mak e the image lighter or dar k er when capturing images. 1 Assign the operation shortcut to the SET button (pages 126 and 130). 2 Toggle the SET button in the direction for which the operatio[...]

English 102 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT The exposure compensation setting is canceled in the f ollowi ng cases: i When the pointer is set to the center position. i When the camera is set to the playback mode . i After the power is turned off. i When the camera is set to the standby mode. Field of view By using the shortcut function to assign the field of[...]

103 English PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBACK PLA YBA CK MENU 1 Slideshow sett ings Specify the settings f or pla ying bac k files continuously in a “ slideshow” f ormat. In a slideshow o f still images, you can set the transiti on time, tr ansition eff ects and BGM. Changing a setting 1 Select the item you wi sh to change, and press the SET button. 2[...]

English 104 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK File protect setting Pre vent acciden tal erasure of image and audio files. Prote ct files one b y one 1 Di splay the file that you want to protect from accidental erasure, a nd displa y the NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu (page 4 4). 2 Se lect “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Se lect “PROTECT SINGLE” and press[...]

105 English PLA YB ACK MENU 1 Pro tect selected files Select multiple files to protect. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 44) . 2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Select “PROTECT SE LECTED” and press the SET button. h T og gle the SET button left, r ight, up or down to mo ve t he orange frame to the file you wish to [...]

English 106 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Resize A captured image can be resized t o a smaller size and sa ved as a separate image. HINT Why can’t the ima ge be resized? i An image can be resized on ly to a smaller (or the same) si ze, not to a larger size. Rotate Captured still ima ges can be rota ted to the correct orientation f or vie wing. HINT i An imag[...]

107 English PLA YBA CK MENU 2 Correcting the image Repair the red-e ye eff ect in still images to make the ey es appear more natural, e nhance the cont rast, o r correct a b lurr y image due to camera sha ke . HINT If the “Contrast corre ction not successful”, “Red-e ye corr ection not successful” or “Blur correction not successful” mes[...]

English 108 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Editing vide o c lips Y ou can trim awa y unwanted por tions from a video cl ip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [ext racting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa ve th em as one separate clip (“joining”). Proce dure to cut (e xtract) a portion of a video clip J Extract the specifie[...]

109 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 Pro cedure to join vide o cli ps Specify th e video clip that will come first. J J Join the vi deo clips. Specify the video clip that y ou wish to append (join). i The video clips ar e joined. i The original video cl ips are no t aff ected. (Y ou can also choose to erase the origin al video clips whe n the new clip is [...]

English 110 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing video clips , do not press the REC/PLA Y button. If y ou press the REC/PLA Y button while editing vide o clips, not o nly will the editin g not be properly completed, but th e original video clip may also be er ased. i As the number or size of the video clips inc[...]

111 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 Video cl ip cutting (e xtracting) 1 Display the vi deo clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 44), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Select “CUT” and press the SET button. h The Cutting Screen appears . EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK CUT SAVE / 00:00:[...]

English 112 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 4 Spec ify the star t point of the extra ct. h Use the procedure below t o specify the frame from which the vid eo clip extr act will start. h Pla y the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one frame at a time , stopping at the star t point of the e xtract.[...]

113 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 5 Toggle the SET button up. h The start point of the video clip ex tract is set, and the screen t o specify the end point appears. h Specify the end point of the ex tract by f ollowing the same procedure as in step 4 . <When joining the first and latter portio ns> 1 T oggle the SET button down . h Each time the S[...]

English 114 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 7 Se lect the desired option, and press th e SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you are returned to the NORMAL Mode Pla ybac k Menu. HINT i Y ou will not be ab le to overwrite the file if the original file is protected. i If the “Insuffi cient memory remaining” message ap pears, y ou wi ll need to [...]

115 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 Joining v ideo c lips CA UTION i Video clips that wer e photographe d in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 44), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 2 Select “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 8-image play back displa y f or video clips appears . 3 M[...]

English 116 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 4 Pr ess the [ O / ] button . h A screen appears for yo u to select either to sa ve the joi ned video clip as a ne w (separate) file, or to delete the original vide o clips and replace them with the joined video clip . SA VE AS NEW: The joined video clip will be sav ed as a new file . The original video clips remain un[...]

117 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 Printing instructions In addition to using y our printer to print out still images captured with you r camera, as with con v entional fi lm, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital print services. Moreove r , this camera is DPOF-compat ible , so you can use the camera to sp ecify the number of prints , wh[...]

English 118 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o pr int with a printer or ha ve the digital print ser vice shop print out a still image from a video clip , y ou must first sa v e it (e xtract still) as a stil l image (page 76). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a print ord er f ormat. [...]

119 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 3 Press the SET button. h The Date/Copies Print Screen appears. h If “EACH IMA GE” was selected, toggle the SE T but ton to the l eft or right to displa y the desired image to print. h The printing instructions that are currently activ e f or the displa yed image are sho wn. Y ou can toggle the SET bu tton to the l[...]

English 120 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 4 Spec ify whether t he date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Speci fy the number of p rints> h T oggle the SET button up or down. h The quantity indication changes. h Display the desired number of prints. h Press the SET butt on. h The number of prints is set. <Specify dated prints> h [...]

121 English FILE INFO DISPLA Y On the Inf ormation Screen you can chec k what the settings w ere when a file was recorded wit h your camera. 1 Display the desi red file on the camera monitor. 2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU b utton is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is canceled.[...]

English 122 OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y THE OPTION SETTING MENU The camera setting s are ex ecuted via the Option Setting Menu. 1 Turn on the camera, set it to the NORMAL mode, and press the MENU button. 2 Se lect an Option tab (1, 2 or 3), and press the SET button. h The Option Setting Men u appears. h If yo u toggle t[...]

123 English INTR ODUCTION T O THE OPTION SETTING MENU Ta b 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 OPTION MENU CLOCK SET INFO DISPLA Y ST ARTUP DISPLA Y OPERA TION BEEP POST VIEW REC FOLDER 1 OK EXIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 124 1 CLOCK SET setting (page 38) h Set the camera’s cloc k. 2 INFO DISPLA Y setting h Specif y the informatio n to display o n the pla ybac k screen. SHO W ALL: Displa y the capture d ate and play back t ime (video clips). D A TE & TIME: Display the capture d ate. COUNTER: Display the playback time when pla ying back [...]

125 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Ta b 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 OPTION MENU NOISE REDUCTION IMAGE SETTINGS BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE 2 OK EXIT SHORTCUTS 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 126 1 SHORTCUTS setting (page 130) 2 NOISE REDUCTION setting h Compared to normal shooting, when the PHO T O NR function is ON, the image processing time after shooting a still image is slightly longe r . VIDEO NR: T ur n ON/OFF the image noise reduction function during video clip recording. PHO T O NR: T ur n ON/OFF the ima[...]

127 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Ta b 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 OPTION MENU TV OUTPUT POWER SA VE FILE NO. CONT'D FORMA T RESET SETTINGS 3 OK EXIT 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 128 1 TV OUTPUT setting (page 132) 2 PO WER SA VE setting (page 36 ) h Specify the elapsed period of inactivity bef ore the pow er sav e mode (to conserve batter y power) is activated. 3 FILE NO. CONT’D setting (page 137) 4 FORMA T (page 139) 5 RESET SETTINGS h Reset the camera settin gs to the f actory-preset settings. h [...]

129 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Storage folder setting Create or select a recording folder (a f older in which to store recorded files). 1 Select “REC FOLDER”, and press the SET button. <Create a new f older> h Select “CREA TE NEW FOLDER”. <Select an e xisting f older> h Select the desired f older number . 2[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 130 Shor tcut setting Assign functions (oper ation shortcuts) to the SE T butt on when it is t oggled up , down, left or right when the Recording Screen is displa y ed. 1 Se lect “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. : Assi gn the function when the SET but ton is toggled u p . : Assi gn the function when the SET butto n[...]

131 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU 3 Toggle the SET button up or down. h Display the function you wish to assign t o the ke y . 4 Press the SET button. h The selected function is assigned to the k ey , and you are returned to the Shortcuts Screen. h T o assign functions to the other ke ys, repeat st eps 2 through 4 . 5 Press the M[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 132 TV output setting Specify the type of image signal tha t is output from your camera’ s COMPONENT/A V ter minal or HDMI terminal. 1 Se lect “TV OUTPUT”, and press the SET button. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal that is output from the COMPONENT/ A V ter minal. TV TYPE: Set the TV’ s aspect ratio . HDMI: Set t[...]

133 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU 2 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to change the par ameter f or the selected se tting appears . <If “TV SYSTEM” is selected> NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals. PA L : Outputs P AL video signals . <If “TV TYPE” is sele cted> 4:3: Use this setti[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 134 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired parameter. 4 Pres s the SET button. 5 Pres s the MENU button. h This completes the TV output settin g. HINT About the HDMI-CEC function i This is a system contro l function b y which, through an HDMI cab le, a control signal is output to electronic de vices and the[...]

135 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Relation between “TV TYPE” setting and TV displa y The tables belo w show the video si gnal that is output when the “TV TYPE” setting is changed. Ho we v er , note that for some TVs that ha ve an auto-detect function, the output ma y not conform to the table , or the TV displa y ma y not [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 136 CA UTION If the TV dis play is not correct… i If the appear ance of the image on the TV monitor is not correct, y ou can either change the camer a’ s “TV TYPE” setting, or chang e the screen siz e setting on y our TV . T o change the screen siz e setting on y our TV , please refer to the instruction ma nual f or [...]

137 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU File No. continued sett ing If a newly f or matted card is used, the file name (image number) of the captured image automatically begins from 000 1. If the card is subsequently ref ormatted, or if a diff erent ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the fi[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 138 i If Card B already has files in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows . When the highest file number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lo wer than the highest file number on Car d A: the file name of the ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file name recorded on Card A. When the highest fil[...]

139 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Formatting (initializing) A card must be f orm atted with this came ra: i After purchasing, when used f or the first time, or i If it was f ormatted using a personal computer or another digital camera. The card cannot be f ormatted if the lock s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed wi[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 140 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and ho w much recording time is av ailab le on the card. F or a table showing the maximum nu mber of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recording Time?[...]

141 English CHECKING THE REMA INING CARD MEMOR Y For audio recor dings 1 Set the camera to the a udio recording mode (page 86). h The remaining audio recording time is shown. HINT i When the remaining numb er of images or the remaining video recordi ng time is “0”, y ou cannot capture any more i mages. T o capture more imag es, either install a[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 142 CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, the remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monito r . Make sure to check t his indicator bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the possible len gth of time f or battery pack operation, see pag e 179. 1 Display t he Reco[...]

143 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P ACK CHARGE h The appro ximate remaini ng battery time indication ap pears on the monitor . Please use this as a reference to estimate the remaining recording and/ or pla yback time. HINT i Battery life ma y diff er e ve n among battery packs of the same type. i Depending on the usage of the camera (su[...]

English 144 CONNECTING TO A TV OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A ST AND ARD VIDEO INPUT TERMINAL About image output: The image output destination diff ers depending on the connection cab le. m : Images are output n : Images ar e not outpu t * When connected, the images are not produce d normally on[...]

145 English ENJO Y HIGHER IMA GE QU ALITY Connect to the S-VIDEO terminal <When connecting to an S-VIDEO in put terminal> * When connected, the images are not produce d normally on the TV monitor . S-ter minal Supplied dedicated S-A V interf ace cab le T o COMPONENT/ A V terminal White plug: T o A udio Input (L) terminal Red plug: T o Audi o [...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 146 Connect to the 480p/ 720p/1080i/ 1080p terminal If your TV has a 480p/720p/1080i/108 0p input terminal, you can enj oy the high video quality of componen t output from y our camera . NO TE If your TV doe s not have 480p/720p/1080i/1 080p video input capability i The images will not a ppear on the TV . Camera Menu Scre[...]

147 English ENJO Y HIGHER IMA GE QU ALITY Connecting to the HDMI te rminal HINT i HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interf ace are trademarks or register ed trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC . T o HDMI ter minal Mini HDMI cable (optional) T o HDMI ter minal on the TV Set the input to “HDMI”. T o reduce spu rious radiation i Ple[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 148 PLA YING B A CK ON A TV i After co nnecting the cam era to the television, switch the TV inpu t to the terminal to which the camera is connected. i When the camera is connected to a TV , no imag e appears on the camera’ s monitor . i The pla ybac k method is t he same as when viewing imag es on the camera’ s monit[...]

149 English Xacti Library Connect all the de vices . h Please make sure that the camera and all de vices are turned OFF before proceeding. Fo r detailed inf or mation about usi ng Xacti Libra ry , please see the separ ate Xacti Library Instruction Manua l. CA UTION Caution when disconnecting cables i When using the Xacti Librar y , do not discon ne[...]

English 150 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge function. By connect ing the camera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (P ictBridge printing). 1 Ope n the monitor unit to turn on the [...]

151 English PRINTING 3 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to th e PictBridge printing mode , and the PictBridge Menu Screen appears. 5 Select the desired type of printing, and press the SET button. PRINT 1 IMA GE : Select the still images you wish to print. PRINT ALL IM[...]

English 152 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, toggle the SET button down. h The confirmation screen to cancel printing appears. 2 Select “CANCEL ” and press the SET b utton. h If “EXIT” is select ed and the S ET butto n is pressed, printing resumes. About printing all the images i Printing is not possibl e[...]

153 English APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a question about th e camera oper ation, y ou might find th e ans wer in this compilation of commonly aske d questions . Question A nswer Action Pow e r Why do esn’t the power turn on? Due to cold temperatu res, the battery pack temporarily lost its power . Place the camera [...]

APPENDICES English 154 Shooting Are the settings retained e v en after the camera is turned off? — All settings e xcept the self-timer and the e xposure compensation are retained e v en after the camera is turned off . Which reso lution setting should I use? — Select the resolut ion setting according to the intended use . I , U , V , ] , R , c [...]

155 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting What is the diff erence between the digital z oom and the optical zoom? — Because shooting with the optical zoom uses the optics of a physical lens, y ou can shoot without losing minute details i n the image. The digital zoom, on the other hand, works b y magnifyi ng a por tion of the image t hat hit[...]

APPENDICES English 156 Monitor When used in cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition due to the monitor characteristics. Not a malfunction. Spots that a ppear in the monitor only appear in the monitor and will not be recorded with t he images. Why d oes the displa y ed image contain some red, blue and green do[...]

157 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why is the re no image ( z is shown)? This may happen when tr ying to play back ima ges stored on a card from a diff erent digital camera. Play back images that were recorded on a card using this camera. Why is the play back image distor ted? If the subject mov es or the camera is mo ved during [...]

APPENDICES English 158 Connecting to a TV Why is there no sound? The volume on the TV is set to the minimum. Adjust the volume on the TV . What is the diff erence among the normal video (composite video) output, S-video output and component/H DMI output? — Normal video (composite video) output: C ombines Y (luminance) signal and chrominance signa[...]

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

APPENDICES English 160 Misc. A problem such as inability to record or pla y back occurs . The card contains files that were sav ed using a device oth er than this camera. After saving your files to a diff erent medium, f ormat the card. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can switch the camera’ s video outpu[...]

161 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camera to the repair shop , check the foll owing ta ble f or a possible so lution to the prob lem. Camera Probl em Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No pow er . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new battery pack . Or connect the A C adaptor (supplied). 27, 32 T[...]

APPENDICES English 162 Shooting An image is not captured when the [ ] button or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The power i s not turned on. If the po wer sav e function was activ ated, turn on the camera bef ore shooting. If the camera was turned off , press the ON/ OFF button to turn it on. 36 The maximum number of images that can be captured or the [...]

163 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting The fl ash does not operate . The flash off mode is selected. Set the flash to automatic f lash mode or f orced flash mode. 46, 66 The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a fully charged battery pack. Or connect the AC adapt or (supplied). 30, 32 The digital zoom does not wor k. The[...]

APPENDICES English 164 Shooting A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a pictur e using the self- timer . The battery pack is consumed. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a fully charged battery pack. Or connect the AC adaptor (supplied). 30, 32 When zoomin g in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily [...]

165 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was bloc ked b y a finger or ot her object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sur e the flash is not obstructed. 57 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operation o f the flash. 177 The subject was lit from behind. Use the f orced flash mode[...]

APPENDICES English 166 Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Selec t a different flash mode. 46, 66 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 101 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivity to = . 52, 95 The image is not in focus. The subject is too close to the ca[...]

167 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The colors of the imag es captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the f orced flash mode. 46, 66 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly . 54, 96 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger w as bloc king [...]

APPENDICES English 168 Connect ing to a TV There is no color in the image. The image is distor ted. The TV output setting is not correct. Select the correct TV output setting. 128, 132 Both the dedicated S-A V interface cable and the dedicated component cable are connected. Make the correct connection. 145 No image or sound. The camera is not corre[...]

169 English TROUBLESHOO TING Charging The battery pack is not charging. Correctly insert the battery pack in the charger . Make sure that the battery pack is correctly oriented when inserting it in the charger . 30 Remote control unit The re mote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is aimed at the TV (not at the camera’ s [...]

APPENDICES English 170 Remote control unit The remote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is too f ar from the camera’ s remote control sensor . Operate t he remote c ontrol unit from a position up to 7m e t e r s (22.97 ft. ) away . 27, 28 The remote control codes for the remote control unit and camera’ s remote control[...]

171 English TROUBLESHOO TING Misc. The audio guide does not sound. The audio guide setting is set to “OFF”. Set the aud io guide setting to “ON”. 124 The recording capacity is less than that indicated in t he section “P ossible No . of Images/ P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time” (page 180) . The recording capacity is less[...]

APPENDICES English 172 Notes regar ding the Scen e Select fea ture and filters Scene Select * In some cases, the shutter sp eed ma y decrease to 1/15 sec. Setting Remarks Sports a Focus ran ge: Fixe d at * . Exposu re: Fixed at @ . Video setting: If set to X or f , automati cally changes to ! . Po r t r ai t > Landscape + Focus ran ge: Fixe d at[...]

173 English TROUBLESHOO TING Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + . i Even if y ou set the f ocus range to + or - , i t changes to * when the scene select function is set to any setting other th an = . Setting Rema rks Monochrome W Still image mod[...]

APPENDICES English 174 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Electron ics and Information T echnology In dustries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) i s standard f or digital still camera image files to pro vide [...]

175 English SPECIFICA TIONS Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) I : 4000 × 3000 pix els (appro x. 12 million pix els) U : 3264 × 2448 pix els (appro x. 8 million pix els, low compression) V : 3264 × 2448 pix els (appro x. 8 million pix els, normal compression) ] : 3264 × 1840 pix els (appro x. 6 million pix els, 16:9 aspect ratio) [...]

APPENDICES English 176 Exposure control type Programma ble AE/Shut ter speed priority AE/ Aperture prior ity AE/Man ual ex posure control Exposure compensation a v ailable from the Shoo ting Setting Screen ( 0 ±1.8 EV in 0 .3 EV steps) Light-measuring mode Multi-section measuring, center-weighte d measuring, spot measuring Range Normal mode: 50 cm[...]

177 English SPECIFICA TIONS Minimum subject illumination 6 lux (1/30 sec in the scene select A UTO mode) 2 lux (1/15 sec in the HIGH SENSITIVITY or l amp mode) Image stabiliz er Video: Electron ic Still image: Mu lti-calculation electro nic Monitor 3.0" (7.6 cm) low-temper ature polysilicon TFT color wide liquid crystal (transmissiv e), appro [...]

APPENDICES English 178 Camera connectors [COMPONENT/ A V] (480p/ 1080i/720p/ 1080p output) terminal Regrouped jac k Audio output 2 6 5m V r m s ( – 9d B s ) , 1 2k Ω or less, stereo Video output 1.0 Vp-p , 75 Ω unbalanced, sync negativ e, composite video NTSC color TV system/P AL color TV system (s witchable from th e Option Screen) S-video o[...]

179 English SPECIFICA TIONS Battery lif e i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged battery pack at a 25 °C (77°F) ambient temper ature. i The operation time ma y vary depending on the conditions of the batt ery pack and the conditions of use. Especially when used at tempe ratures below 10 °C (50°F), th e battery pack operati on [...]

APPENDICES English 180 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time i If the contin uous recording time of a voice memo exceeds abo ut 13 hours, the recorded file is sa ved once , and then recordi ng continues in a ne w file. In the video clip recording mode, when the size of the f ile being recorded exceeds 4 GB , the [...]

181 English SPECIFICA TIONS i Even wit h cards of the same capacity , the amoun t of data that can actually be stored ma y differ depending on the card br and, et c. i The continuous shooting time f or each video clip will differ depending, f or ex ample, on the card capacity , en vironmental conditions (te mperature and shooting conditi ons, etc.)[...]

APPENDICES English 182 Concerning the mult i-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will light, flash, or be off , depending on the diff erent ca mera operat ions. Color Multi-indicator status Camera stat us Green Lit Connected to a computer or printer Flashing P ow er sav e mode activ e Orange Lit Connected to a TV Red Lit Charg ing Flashin g S[...]

183 English SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied A C adaptor i When using the supplied A C adapto r abroad, the pow er cord ma y need to be replaced in a ccordance with loca l requirements . Please contact y our local dealer f or details. Supplied Li-ion battery pac k P art number V AR-G10 P ower source AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 H z Rated output DC 5 V , 2.0 A[...]

APPENDICES English 184 Others Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Inc., reg istered in the U .S. and other countries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered trad emarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and o ther countries . Intel and P entium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA). In this m anual, the Micros oft ® Windows ® 2000 oper[...]

185 English SPECIFICA TIONS Before capturing those important s hots, be sure to first take a test shot to comfirm that y our camera is se t up and re ady to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held resp onsib le f or any prob lems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sany o Electric declines all responsib ility f or damages due to improper use of[...]

APPENDICES English 186 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings , you can create photos t hat you’ll be proud t o displa y and share . If images a re blurred even when the autofocus is used Y our camera emplo y[...]

187 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would li ke to snap an action shot of a mo ving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he su bject is moving, the image ma y be blurre d. In particular , when th e distance betw een the camera and the subject is changing, it is difficult to l[...]

APPENDICES English 188 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in ts : i Choose a backgr ound that doesn’t detract from your subject. i Mov e in close to your su bject. i P ay atten tion to lighting and ho w it aff ects your subj ect. NO TE i If the background is distr acting, it will not show y our subject to his best advantage . Mov e in cl[...]

189 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in t s: i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer , so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry . Stabilize the camera when[...]

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