Sanyo VPC-HD2000 manual

VPC-HD20 0 0EX VPC-HD20 0 0 VPC-HD20 0 0GX 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 oper ate the VP[...]

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. Card slot cover Card slot SD Memory Card DC IN [...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Shooting 1 Set the REC/PLAY switch to REC. 2 Pr ess 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 43. 3 Recor d. T o record a video c lip: h Press the [...]

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 Set the REC/ PLAY swit ch to PLAY.[...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 Pr ess the SET button. h Pla ybac k begins. <T o return to the recording mode> h Set the REC/PLA Y switch to REC. 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 compu[...]

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 suppli ed dedicated USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. 2 Turn on the camer a. h The USB Connection Screen appears on t he camera’ s monitor . COMPUTER P[...]

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 Cli ck 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, click [Add video files]. h The window to sele ct files to burn t o D VD opens. 7 Click on a file to 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 Cli ck the [Next] button. h The window to edit the disk menu ap pears.[...]

English xvi 10 Click on one of the designs under “Templates”, 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 accessor ies ........ ................ ..................[...]

English 2 SIMPLE MODE /NORMAL MODE ..... .................. ................ .................. 47 About the SIMPLE mode and NORMAL m ode ................... .......... 47 Switching betw een the SIMPLE and NORMAL mode s . ................ 48 Accessing/exiting the SIMP LE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen ......49 Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Setting Scree n .[...]

3 English CONTENTS  NORMAL SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 ..... .................. ................ .................. ................ 96 Video setting .......... ................ .................. ................ .................. ... 96 Still image setting ................. .............. ............. ................ ............ 100 Scene se[...]

English 4  OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAY THE OP TION SETTING MENU ............ .................. ...........1 34 INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SE TTING MENU .. ..................... 135 Storage f older setting ... ............... ................... .................. ........... 141 Shortcu t setting .............. ................... ............... .[...]

5 English CONTENTS  APPENDICES COMMONLY AS KED QUESTIONS ........ ................... .................. ...... 1 68 TROUBLESHO OTING .......... .................. ................ .................. ......... 176 Camera .. ................ .................. ................ ................... ............... . 176 Docking statio n ...... ....[...]

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 11 2 • “Using the fl ash” on pages 60 an d 77 • “Scene select setting” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lamp mod e) on pages 60 and 101 Increase the camera’ s sensitivity • “ISO sensitivity setting” on pages 62 and 106 ?[...]

English 8 Pl ayb ack 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 84 Adjust the speaker vol u me • “PLA YBA CK V OLUME” pages 58, 65 and 89 Searc h for image/ audio files • “21-image d isplay pla yback ” on page 93 • “Selec[...]

9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “21-ima ge displa y playbac k” on page 93 • “Selectin g the pla ybac k f older ” on pages 6 6 and 94 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on pages 58, 65 and 90 Protect files fr om acci[...]

English 10 Using with a computer Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a car d reader • “USING AS A CARD READER” on p age 9 in the Xacti Softw are CD INSTRUCTION MANUAL Copy files from y our camera to a computer • “Connect your came ra to a computer” on page ix Burn files copied to the computer ont[...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Soft case (page 14): 1 i Handstrap (page 13): 1 i Xacti Software CD (CD - ROM) (page 4 in the Xacti Softwar e CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 1 i Li-ion battery pack (pa ge 34): 1 i Docking station (pa ges 25 and 29 ): 1 i Dedicated S-A V interface cable (pages 157 and 158): 1 i Dedicated USB interface cabl[...]

English 12 i Remote control unit (pages 26, 30 to 32 and 83): 1 i Lens cap (page 13): 1 i Dedicated USB con ver ter cable: 1 h For use with the X acti Librar y f eature i Microphone connection cable (page 166): 1 i Cores: 3 i Quick Guide Included with model VPC-HD2000GX. Not inc luded with other models. i “SAFETY MANU AL ” (safety precautions b[...]

13 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessories k Handstrap k Lens cap 12 34 5 1 Depress 2 Pull <T o remove>[...]

English 14 k Soft case[...]

15 English ABOUT THE SEP ARA TEL Y SOLD A CCESSORIES AND THE CARD Separatel y sold accessori es i HDMI cable VCP-HDMI01 Cable f or connecting to the HDMI terminal on the docking stat ion. 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 Sam[...]

English 16 Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The type of card that can b e inserted into and used with t his camera is: i SD Memory Card 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 ick- and-easy operation (pa ge 47) 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 62 and 103) Y our camera c[...]

19 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Sharp face shots (pa ges 64 and 109) 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 surroundings 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 . Remote control unit TV Printer Battery charger (optional) Separately sold or commercially av ailable SD Memory Card AC adaptor (supplied) Computer Docking station i Card reader i DPOF-compatible printer i Photo shop Hard disk[...]

English 22 SETUP SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Camera Front Strap holder Flash butto n [ ? ] Flash i Extends when the flash b utton [ ? ] is pres sed. Remote control sensor Lens Flash unit Battery cover loc k Shoe cov er Battery cover Mic/headphones teminal cov er [MIC/ ] Monitor unit Stereo microphone[...]

23 English P ARTS NAMES <T o open the monitor uni t>[...]

English 24 SETUP Rear Bottom Multi-indicator [] b u t t o n [] b u t t o n Zoom switch MENU button Card slot cover Monitor SET button T r ipod stand hole SIMPLE/NORMAL switch Docking station terminal ON/OFF button Speake r PHO T O VIEW b utton DC IN terminal cover REC/PLA Y s witch[...]

25 English P ARTS NAMES Docki ng station Front Rear Operation mode but ton [ ] DC IN terminal USB terminal COMPONENT/A V ter minal HDMI terminal Docking statio n terminal[...]

English 26 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[...]

27 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 140 and 152). If an unf ormatted card is used, the card itself ma y become unusable . 1 Open the car d slot cover, and insert the card in the card slot. 2 Inse rt the card all the way in. h Fir[...]

English 28 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 re d... i Nev er remove the card [...]

29 English PREP ARING THE DOCKING ST A TION The supplied dockin g station is used to connect y our camera to a computer , printer or TV , as well as to charge the battery pack installed in the camer a. 1 Connect the docking station to a power outlet. h Use the supplied A C adaptor and pow er cord. Docking station T o power outlet Supplied A C adapt[...]

English 30 SETUP PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote contr ol unit can be used to tak e pictures and pla y them bac k with the camera. Prepare the battery A battery is already installed in the remote control unit at t he time of purchase. 1 Pull out the battery insulating sheet. h The remote control u nit becomes ope rable when the insul[...]

31 English PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT How to use the remote control unit The remote control unit can be used at an angle th at is displaced 15 degrees horizontally from the remo te control sensor on the front of the camer a, at a distance of up to 7 meters (22.97 ft.). When oper ating the remote con trol unit, remov e any object that ma y [...]

English 32 SETUP Changing the remote contr ol code The remote control u nit will also w ork with other Sany o cameras that can be operated b y infr ared remote control. When more than one camera is present, it is recommended to change the remote control code to ensure that onl y the intended camera oper ates when the remote control unit is used. Th[...]

33 English PREP ARING THE PO WER Please charge the supplied bat tery pack bef ore using it. P ower to the camera can also be supplied from a pow er outlet if the doc king station or the AC adaptor is used. Charging the bat tery pack 1 Whil e pressing the battery cover lock, slide it ( 1 ), and pull out the battery cover toward the bottom of the cam[...]

English 34 SETUP 2 I nsert the battery pack. h T ake care that it is positioned correctly . 3 Repl ace the battery cover. <T o remove the battery pac k...> h Raise the edge of the batte ry pack to remo v e it. 4 Pr epare the docking station (page 29). Battery pack[...]

35 English PREP ARING THE PO WER 5 Close the camera’s monitor unit, and set the camera i n the docking station. h Set the camera securely , making sure that the camera is correctly oriented in relation to the terminal contacts in the docking station. h Charging begins when t he camera is set in the doc king station. h During charging, the m ulti-[...]

English 36 SETUP CA UTION Using the camera when it is set in the docking stati on... i Y ou can photogr aph and vie w images whil e the camera is set in the docking station. Do not charge the battery pac k immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when the camer a is used continuously f o[...]

37 English PREP ARING THE PO WER When using a po wer outlet P ow er to the camera can be suppli ed from a pow er outlet if the doc king station or the A C adaptor is used. Using the A C adaptor Supplied A C adaptor DC IN terminal co ver DC IN ter minal T o power outlet P ow er cord[...]

English 38 SETUP Using the docking stat ion Use the supplied A C adaptor and po wer cord to co nnect the doc king station to a power out let, and set the ca mera in the doc king station. Docking station T o power out let Supplied A C adaptor P ow er cord[...]

39 English PREP ARING THE PO WER About rechar ging Recharging takes place only when t he camera is turned off, or when the powe r sav e function or the sleep f unction has been activ ated. Rechar ging does not tak e place when the camera is in the recording mode or pla yback mode. About the temperat ure alert icon During camera use, if t he tempe[...]

English 40 SETUP TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Se t the REC/PLAY switc h. T o shoot pictures: Set to REC. T o play b ack images: Set to PL A Y . 2 Open the monitor unit. 3 Pres s the ON/OFF button for at least 1 se cond. h The camera turns on. h If the date and time ha v e not been set, the screen to set the date and time i[...]

41 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urni ng on the cam era when the power save (sleep) mode is ac tive In order to preserve battery pack power , the power sav e (sleep) function will automatically turn off the camera after about 1 minute of no use during shooting, or about 5 min utes of no use during pla yback (f actor y-preset setting). i [...]

English 42 SETUP T urning off the camera 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns off. HINT T o immediately act ivate the power save mode i Press the ON/OFF button brie fly to activate the power save function. About the standby mode i T o tur n off the camer a only briefly , you can close the monito r unit to put the cam[...]

43 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and ti me an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can displa y them during pla ybac k. 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 unde r HINT on page 45. Example: T o set the clock[...]

English 44 SETUP 3 Set the clock. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Time Screen appears. 3 Set the time to “19:30” . h The time is se t in the fo llowing order: Set the hour → Set the minut e. h A 24-hour cloc k is used f or the time displa y . 4 Press the SET bu tton. 4 Se t the order in which the date is displayed duri[...]

45 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 5 Pr ess the MENU button. h The date and time setting is completed. h T o display the Recording or Pla ybac k Screen, press the MENU butto n. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the batt ery pack is being replaced, an internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. Howe v er , there is a small chance [...]

English 46 SETUP SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between the re cording mode (f or recording) and the playba ck mode (f or viewing your recorded image s). 1 Turn on the camera (page 40). 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 Set the REC/PLAY s witch to the desi[...]

47 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE About the SIMPLE mode and NORMAL mode The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those functions t hat are most often used and necessary to operate the camera, while t he “NORMAL mode” enables full use of all the camera’ s many functions . Select the mode that is sui table f or your p urposes. 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 RECORD[...]

English 48 SETUP Switching between th e SIMPLE and NORMAL modes Use the SIMPLE/ NORMAL s witch, locate d ne xt to the monitor , to switch between th e SIMPLE and NORMAL modes . 1 Se t the SIMPLE/NORMAL switch to the desired mode. SIMPLE mode: Set it to SIMPLE. NORMAL mode: Set it to NORMAL. SIMPLE/NORMAL s witch SIMPLE mode NORMAL mode[...]

49 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen 1 Set the camera to the recording or playback mode. h Use the REC/PLA Y s witch to select the recordi ng mode or pla yback mode. T o access the Recor ding Menu: Set the s witch to RE C. T o access the Pla ybac k Menu: Set the s witch to PLA Y . 362 362 00:05:08[...]

English 50 SETUP 2 Se t the camera to the SIMPLE mode or NORMAL mode. h Use the SIMPLE/NORMAL s witch to select the desired mode. T o select the SIMPLE mode: Set the s witch to SIMPLE . T o select the NORMAL mode: Set the switch to NORMAL. 362 362 00:05:08 00:05:08 362 00:05:08 443 00:05:16 443 00:05:16 443 00:05:16 SIMPLE/NORMAL s witch SIMPLE mod[...]

51 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE 3 Pr ess the MENU button. h The Menu Screen f or the mode y ou selected in steps 1 and 2 appe ars on the monitor . Display the SIMPLE Mode Setting Menu → go to page 52, step 4 . Display the NORMAL Mode Setting Menu → go t o page 53, step 4 . h T o cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU b utton. 3 2 1 2 3 1 12 [...]

English 52 SETUP T o access the SIMPLE Mode Setting Me nu Screen 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. HDTV size OK EXIT Select video clip and photo size T o keep in HDTV size OK EXIT 8 M [4:3] Select an item to change Description of [...]

53 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE T o access a NO RMAL Mode Setting Me nu 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appea rs. 5 Toggle the SET button to the right. 3 2 1 2 3 1 12 M 1 RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER OK EXIT Ta b 3 2 1 2 3 1 12 M 1 RECORDING MENU VIDE[...]

English 54 SETUP 6 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears. h T o return to the Menu Scre en, press the MENU button. HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indicator sho ws the shooting mo de(s) f or which the selecte d setting is[...]

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

English 56 SETUP 1 Recording si ze (page 71) h Select the video clip siz e to record. 2 Focus range (page 72) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Flash (page 77) h Specify how the flash will operate . 4 Remaining battery power indication (page 155) h h : The video clip size is 1920 × 1080 pix els, recorded [...]

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

English 58 SETUP 1 Slideshow (page 88) h Specif y the slideshow setti ngs and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ayb ack vo lu me (pa ge 89 ) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 90) h Delete files. 4 Remaining battery power indication (page 155)[...]

59 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 12 M 1 RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER OK EXIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

English 60 SETUP 1 Video clip setti ngs (page 96) <HD mode> <SD mode> 2 Still imag e settings (p age 100) 3 Scene select (page 101) 4 Filter (page 101) 5 Flash 6 Self-timer (page 102) 7 Remaining battery power indication (page 155) e : Record at 1920 × 1080 pixe ls, 60 fps (60 p). ! : Record at 1920 × 1080 pixe ls, 60 fields/s (60i). [...]

61 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 62 SETUP 1 Video stabilizer (pag e 103) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip recording . 2 Photo stabilizer (page 103) h Compensate f or camera shak e during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 104) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 4 Focus area (page 105) 5 Light-measuring mode (p[...]

63 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 64 SETUP 1 White balance (page 107) 2 Exposure (page 108) 3 Face c haser (page 109) 4 Photo wide D-range (page 110) 5 High sensitivity mode (page 111) 6 Digital zoom (page 111) 7 Remaining battery power indication (page 155) > : White balance is automatically adjusted depending on the ambient lighting (auto). r : For shooting in sunn y c[...]

65 English SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pag e 114) h Specify the slideshow setti ngs and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 89) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audi o file pla ybac k. 3 Protect (pa ge 115) h File protect setting (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page 90) h Delete fi[...]

English 66 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Contrast correction (page 118) h Correct t he contrast in the image. 2 Video clip edit (pag e 119) h Edit video clips. 3 Printin g instructi ons (page 129) h Specif y the pri nting instructions (DPOF sett ings). 4 Select fo lder (page 94) h Select a f older to pl a y back. 5 Copy h Copy files from/t o the card to/ [...]

67 English FIELD OF VIEW Y ou can select whether to di splay eit her the Photo Vie w Recording Screen or the Video Vie w Recordin g Screen. The fi eld of vie w is easier to see when the Recording Screen f or the specific recording mode is selecte d. h The PHO T O VIEW but ton is disabled when the camer a is connected to a TV . PHO T O VIEW b utton [...]

English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING BEFORE T A KING PICTURES For best results Hold the camera secu rely , keeping your elbo ws close to your body and making sure the camera is stabl e. Make sure tha t the lens and flash are not b lock ed by your finge rs or the handstrap . Correct hold Incorrect hold A finger is b locking [...]

69 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Using the autof ocus The autofo cus will work in almost all situations; how e ver , there are cer tain conditions that may ca use the auto focus f unction to not work properly . If the autof ocus function is not w orking properly , set the f ocus range to capture images (page 72). k Conditions that may cause incor[...]

English 70 SIMPLE/SHOO TING The fo llowing e xamples are some of the situations where the aut ofocus function ma y work, b ut not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use the focus-loc k function to lock the focus on an object at the same distance as the desired subjec t, th en reposition the camera to compose the pict ure. i Fa[...]

71 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the re cord ing size The larger the image size (number of pix els), the better the image quality will be, b ut the file size will also be larger . Select the image quality that is correct for the intended purpose. 1 Dis play the SIMPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 49), select the recording size setting, and pr[...]

English 72 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select the f ocus setting Select the f ocus range correspon ding to the distance between the camer a and the subject. 1 Di splay the SIMPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 49), sel ect the focus setting, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired focus range, and press the SET button. h This completes the f ocus range set[...]

73 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidance that sounds when y ou oper ate the camera can be muted ( page 136). Where are the ima ge and audio file s saved? i All the image and sound files are recorded on the card installe d in the camera. T aking pictures in backlight conditions...[...]

English 74 SIMPLE/SHOO TING VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 40), and set it to the recording mode (page 46). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. h Recording begins . h It is not necessar y to keep th e [ ] button pressed while recording. h When the remaining recording time a vailab le fo r the currently recording clip becomes little , a countd[...]

75 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camer a (page 40), and set it to the recording mode (page 46). 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] button halfway . h The autof ocus operates , and the image is f ocused (focus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way . h The shutter relea[...]

English 76 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Recording Screen is activ e, y ou can quic kly access the screen for a djusting the brightness of the monitor by pressing the MENU b utton for at least 1 second. What is the camera fo cusing on? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camer a is focusing o[...]

77 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photogr aphing under dark condi tions, b ut is also conv enient f or e xample when the subject is in shadow or lit from behind. Y our camera is equipped with f our flash modes: red-ey e reduction, auto flash, for ced flash, and no flash. Select the fl ash mode that i[...]

English 78 SIMPLE/SHOO TING 3 Se lect the desired flash operation, and press the SET button. h This completes the flash operat ion setting. 4 Pr ess the [ ] button t o take the picture. 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 Th[...]

79 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a video clip . 1 Turn on the camer a (page 40), and set it to the recording mode (page 46). 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. 3 When y ou see a scene you’d like to capture as a still image, press the [] b u t t o n . 4 Press the [ ][...]

English 80 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT i When shooting a still image while recordi ng a video clip , the flash does not operate. i The photo stabilize r (pages 62 and 103) is inoperativ e. i When the remaining video recording time becomes appro ximately 50 seconds, it will no lo nger be possib le to capture a still image whi le recording a video clip . T[...]

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

English 82 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT About the “16x Advanced Zoom” i During video clip recording, the “16x Adv anced Zoom” functio n makes it possible to electroni cally magnify the image with no image degradation, and increase the magnificatio n to a maximum 16x.[...]

83 English SHOO TING AND PLA YB A CK WITH THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote control sensor on y our ca mera mak es it possi ble t o capture images and pla y them back using the su pplied remote control unit . 1 Pr epare the remote control unit (page 30). 2 Turn the came ra on, and set the REC/PLAY switch to REC or PLAY. h Set the REC/PLA Y switch[...]

English 84 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Se t the REC/PLAY switc h to PLAY. 2 Se lect the image to play back. h T ogg le the SET button left, right, up or down to mov e the orange fr ame to the file y ou wish to pla y back. h The image inf ormation for the framed image is sho wn at the b[...]

85 English PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES Video cl ip playbac k operation T o do th is... Do this Normal forw ard pla yback Press the SET b utton. Stop pla yback During playba ck, toggle the SET butt on down. P ause Duri ng playback, press the SET button or toggle the SET but ton up . During accelerated pla ybac k, toggle the SET but[...]

English 86 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK HINT If the a appears on the pla yback Screen... i The a icon appears when pla ying back a f ile that was sa v ed in segments (page 98). Alth ough pla ybac k of the se multiple files is cont inuous, there is a slight pause at t he point where t he files are join ed.[...]

87 English PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image 1 Pl ay back the video clip. Pause the playback at t he point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. h The screen to select the aspect r atio of the still image appears. Se lect the desired aspect ratio , and press the[...]

English 88 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK SLIDESHO W PLA Y B A CK Y ou can play back files in succession with the “slidesho w pla yback” f eature. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the type of fil e to play back, and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla ybac k begins. h T o[...]

89 English PLA YBA CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Dis play the SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select the playback volume setting, and press the SET button. h The volume control bar appears. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to set the volume, and press the SET button. h The play back v [...]

English 90 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if you no longer need them. Y ou can delete single files , selected files or all the file s at one time. Delete single/delete all 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select the delete setting, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one file at a time. DELETE[...]

91 English DELETING FILES 3 Sel ect “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displa ye d file is deleted. h T o delete other files, select the files, select “DELETE” and press the SET but ton. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears . T o delete the files, select “YES”, and pres[...]

English 92 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK 4 Pres s 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 remo ve the delete icon f rom a file , mov e the oran ge frame to the mark ed file and press the SET b utton. 5 Pres s the [ / ] button. h The Confirm Delete Screen app [...]

93 English PLA YBA CK MODES 21-imag e display playback 1 Dis play the image you wish to play back. 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [W/ P ] side. h The 21-image displa y appears. 3 Select the image t o play back. h T o ggle the SET button up, down, left or r ight to move the orange fr ame to the desired image, and press the SET butt on. h Instead[...]

English 94 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Selecting the playback f ol der If the card cont ains multiple f olders, you can select fro m which f older y ou would lik e to pla y back. 1 Di splay the Play back Screen. 2 Push t he zoom switch toward the [W/ P ] side twice. h The screen to select the pla yback fol der appears . h If the zoom s witch is pushed toward[...]

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

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 Video setting Y ou can record video clips in either the HD mode (16:9 horizontal to v ertical aspect ratio) or the SD mode (4:3 aspect r atio). In addition, the higher the frame rat e number , the smoother pla yback will be . How ev er , as with the recording size , the f[...]

97 English RECORDING MENU 1 A udio recor ding k Aud i o r e co rd in g 1 Sel ect < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mode is enabled. h The menu displa y is canceled if the MENU button is presse d. 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. h Audio recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessary to continue p[...]

English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT Y ou can capture a still image during an audio recording i Press the [ ] button during audio recording t o capture a [ still image . About files saved in segments i If the continuo us recording time of a v oice memo e xceeds about 13 hours , the recorded f ile is sa v ed once, an d the reco rding continues in a ne w[...]

99 English RECORDING MENU 1 CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla yed b ack when the audio recor ding is pla y ed bac k in the f ast pla ybac k or f ast rev erse mod e. T o do this ... Do this Normal play back Start play back P ress the SET button. Pa us e Press the SET button. T oggle the SET button up . Stop play back T oggle th[...]

English 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING Still image setting F or still images, you can select eithe r the 4:3 or 16:9 horizontal to vertical aspect ratio . This menu is also used for shooting sequential shots . Sequential shots 1 Se lect R or c , and press the SET button. h The camera ch anges to the sequential shots mod e. 2 Pr ess the [] button. h Shooting [...]

101 English RECORDING MENU 1 Scene select set ting Y ou can select from v arious preset settings (ape r ture , shutter speed, et c.) f or specific shooting co nditions. HINT i T o return to normal photograph y , select = from the scene select menu, and press the SET b u tton. i When capturing images using the lamp Q , fire works + or night view por[...]

English 102 NORMAL/SHOO TING Self-timer set ting By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (pages 138 and 142), you can set the self-timer from the Re cording Screen. HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] but ton or [ ] b utton is p ressed again bef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer co untdown temp o[...]

103 English RECORDING MENU 2 Motion compensation (image stabilizer) sett ing Y our camera can minimize a jittery picture by compensating f or unintentio nal hand motion. HINT If the motion compensation does not seem to be w orking... i Due to the me chanical characte ristics of this function , it ma y not be possible f or the camera to compensate f[...]

English 104 NORMAL/SHOO TING Focus range sett ing How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Se lect - , and press the SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustmen t bar appears . 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The f ocus distance is set, and you are ret urned to the Recording Screen. HINT[...]

105 English RECORDING MENU 2 Focus mode setting When the spot focus setting is selected, the f ocus mark + appears in the center of the monitor. Light-measuring mode sett ing When spot light-measuring is selected, the light-measuring spot mark appears in the center of the monitor . Full-HR 40 00:02:47 Focus mark Full-HR 40 00:02:47 Light-measuring [...]

English 106 NORMAL/SHOO TING ISO sensitivity set ting With the initial se ttings, the ISO sensit ivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. Howe ver , the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. HINT i At the = setting, the ISO sensitivity is set automatically (video clip recording: ISO 50 to 800; still image shoo[...]

107 English RECORDING MENU 3 White balance setting This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions. Ho we v er , if y ou want to specif y the lighting conditions or change the ov erall tone of the image, the whit e balance can be manuall y set. How to use the one push set ting 1 Sel ect the ^ icon. 2 Fil l the e[...]

English 108 NORMAL/SHOO TING Exposure sett ing The shutter speed and aperture size can be set individual ly . 1 Se lect the desired icon from the exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was selected> 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select ap er ture v alue or shutter sp eed. 2 T og gle the SET button left or right to ch[...]

109 English RECORDING MENU 3 Face chase r setting As you record, t he face ch aser detects the subject ’ s face, and adjusts the brightness and focus in a w ay that produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s face . HINT When the face chaser is set to ON... i Each f ace in the Record ing Screen is mark ed with a g reen fr ame. i F aces [...]

English 110 NORMAL/SHOO TING Photo wide D-range setting By using the photo wide D-range f eature, ev en in an image comp rised of both bright and dark subjects , all t he subjects will b e captured at a natural brightness le vel. F or example, when a strong bac klight is cr eated, as can occur when photog raphing in bright surroundings , a subject [...]

111 English RECORDING MENU 3 High sensitivity mode setting When yo u shoot in t he high sensitivit y mode, t he captured imag e appears ev en brighter than that specified b y the ISO sensitivity and e xposure compensation se ttings. CA UTION Limitations of the high sensitivity mode i When the shutter speed is reduced to creat e a bright image, vide[...]

English 112 NORMAL/SHOO TING Exposure compensati on By assigning the exposure compensation ope ration shortcut to the SET button (pages 138 and 1 42) , you can mak e the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign t he operation shortcut to the SET button (pages 138 and 142). 2 Toggle the SET button in the direction for which the operat[...]

113 English RECORDING MENU 3 HINT The exposure compensation se tting is canceled in the f ollowing cases: i When the pointer is set to the center position. i When the camera is set to the playbac k mode. i After the power is turned off. i When the camera is set to the standby mode.[...]

English 114 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBACK PLA YBA CK MENU 1 Slidesho w settings Specify the settings f or playing bac k file s contin uously in a “slideshow” format. In a slideshow of still images, you can se t t he transit ion time, t ransitio n eff ects and BGM. Changing a setting 1 Se lect the item you wish to change, and pres[...]

115 English PLA YB ACK MENU 1 File protect setting Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio fi les. Prote ct files one b y one 1 Dis play the file that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49). 2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Select “PROTECT SINGLE” and press the S[...]

English 116 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Protect selected files Select multiple fil es to protect. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Play back Menu (page 49). 2 Se lect “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Se lect “PROTECT SELECTED” and press the SET button. h T oggle the SET button left, right, up or do wn to mo ve t he orange frame to the file you wish to[...]

117 English PLA YB ACK MENU 1 Resize A captured image can be resized to a smaller size and sav ed as a separa te image. HINT Why can’t the ima ge be resized? i An image can be resized only to a smaller (or the same) size , not to a larger siz e. Rotate Captured still images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. HINT i An image f [...]

English 118 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PLA YBA CK MENU 2 Correcting the contras t Correct the cont rast in a ph oto . HINT If the “Contrast correction not successful” me ssage appears... i The camera was not ab le to successfully repair the image. i The correction function wor ks to automa tically edit flaws that the camer a detects in captured images. [...]

119 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 Editing video clips Y ou can trim awa y unw anted portions from a video clip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [e xtracting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa v e them as one separate cl ip (“joining”). Pro cedure to cut (e xtract) a portion of a video cl ip J Extract the specif ie[...]

English 120 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Proce dure to join v ideo c lips Specify the video clip that will come first. J J Join the video 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 sa[...]

121 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing vide o clips, d o not mov e the REC/PLA Y s witch. If you mo ve the REC/PLA Y switch while edi ting vid eo clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip may also be er ased. i As the number or si ze of the video clips in[...]

English 122 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Video c lip cutting (ex tracting) 1 Display t he video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Select “CUT” an d press the SET button. h The Cutting Scree n appears. EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK CUT SAVE / 00:0[...]

123 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 4 Speci fy the start point of the extract. h Use the procedure below to specif y the frame from which the video clip extra ct will star t. h Play the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one f rame at a time, stopping at the star t point of the extr act. Th[...]

English 124 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 5 Toggle the SET button up. h The star t point of the video clip ex tract is set, and the screen to specify the end point appears. h Specify the end point of the ex tract b y foll owing the same procedure as in st ep 4 . <When joining the first and latter portions> 1 T oggle the SET but ton down. h Each time the [...]

125 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 7 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you ar e returned to the NORMAL Mode Pla yback Menu. HINT i Y ou will not be able to o verwrite the file if the original file is protected. i If the “Card f ull” message appear s, y ou will need to free so me of the memor[...]

English 126 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Joining video c lips CA UTION i Video clips that were phot ographed in dif fere nt modes cannot be joined. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 8-imag e playback display f or video clips appears . 3 Mo[...]

127 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 4 Pr ess the [ O / ] button. h A screen appears f or you to select either to sa ve the joined video clip as a new (separate) file, or to delete the original video 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 unchang[...]

English 128 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK HINT i If the file siz e of the video clip after edit ing e xceeds 4 GB , it is not possible to either “SA VE AS NEW” or “O VER WRITE”. i Y ou will not be able to ov erwrite the file if the original file is prote cted. If you want it to be erased, y ou will need to first remo ve t he protection (page s 65 and 1[...]

129 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 130 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o pr int with a printer or hav e the digital print service 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 87). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a print ord er f ormat. Y[...]

131 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 3 Pr ess 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 [...]

English 132 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 prints> 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 F[...]

133 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 Dis play the desired 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 button is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is canceled. [...]

English 134 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[...]

135 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 136 1 CLOCK SET setting (page 43) h Set the camera’s cloc k. 2 INFO DISPLA Y setting h Specif y the informati on 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 [...]

137 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Ta b 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 OPTION MENU NOISE REDUCTION IMAGE SETTINGS BRIGHTNESS EXT MIC VOLUME LANGUAGE 2 OK EXIT SHORTCUTS 7 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 138 1 SHORTCUTS setting (page 142) 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[...]

139 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 140 1 TV OUTPUT setting (page 145) 2 PO WER SA VE setting (page 41 ) 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 150) 4 FORMA T (page 152) 5 RESET SETTINGS h Reset the camera settin gs to the f actory-preset settings. h [...]

141 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 Sel ect “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 . [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 142 Shor tcut settin g 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. : As sign the functio n when the SET but ton is toggled u p . : As sign the functio n when the SET butt[...]

143 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 Pr ess 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 Pr ess the[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 144 Screen langua ge Y ou can set the monitor of y our camera t o displa y the messages in an y one of sev eral lan guages. 1 Se lect “LANGUAGE”, and press the SET button. : Japanese ENGLISH: English FRANCAIS: Fr e nc h DEUTSCH: German ESP AÑOL: Spanish IT ALIANO: Italian NEDERLANDS: Dutch : Russian PORTUGUÊS: P or tug[...]

145 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU TV output setting Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s COMPONENT/A V ter minal or HDMI terminal. 1 Select “TV OUTPUT”, and press the SET button. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal that is output from the COMPONENT/A V terminal. TV TYPE: Set the TV’ s aspe[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 146 2 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to change the parameter f or the selected setting appears. <If “TV SYSTEM” is selected> NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals . PA L : Outputs P AL video signals . <If “TV TYPE” is sel ected> 4:3: Use this setting when a TV havi ng an as[...]

147 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired parameter. 4 Pr ess the SET button. 5 Pr ess the MENU button. h This completes the TV output setting. HINT About the HDMI-CEC function i This is a system control function by which, through an HDMI cable , a control signal is output to elect[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 148 Relation between “TV TYPE” settin g and TV display The tables belo w sho w the video signal that is output when the “TV TYPE” setting is ch anged. Ho we ver , note that f or some TVs that hav e an auto-detect function, the o utput ma y not conf or m to the table , or the TV displa y ma y not change at all. “TV [...]

149 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU CA UTION If the TV displa y is not correct… i If the appeara nce of the image on the TV monitor is not correct, y ou can either change the camera’ s “TV TYPE” setting, or change the screen size setting on y our TV . T o change the screen siz e setting on your TV , please ref er to the ins[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 150 File No. continue d setting If a ne wly f ormatted card is used, the file na me (image n umber) of the captured image automatical ly begins from 0001. If the card is su bsequently ref ormatted, or if a differe nt ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the file number co ntinued f[...]

151 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU i If Card B alread y has files in it when it r eplaces Card A, file names are assigned as fo llows. When the highest file number on Car d B (before replaci ng) is lower than the highest file number on Card A: the file name of the ne xt recorded image continues fro m last file name recorded on Car[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 152 Formatting (initializing) A card must be f ormatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first ti me, or i If it wa s f ormatted using a personal computer or a nother digita l camera. The card cannot be fo rmatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with th e f ormat proced[...]

153 English CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and how much reco rding time is av ailab le on the card. F or a tab le showing the maxim um number of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recording Time ” on page 196.[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 154 For audio recor dings 1 Se t the camera to the audio recording mode (page 97). h The remaining audio recording time is shown. HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot cap ture an y more images . T o capture more images , either install a ne w card, or sa v e[...]

155 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the po ssible leng th of time fo r battery pack operation, see page 19 5. 1 Dis play the Recording Menu or P[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 156 h The appro ximate remaining bat tery time indication appears on the monitor . Please use this as a refe rence to esti mate the remaining recording and/or pla ybac k time. HINT i Battery life ma y diff er e v en among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the n umber of times th[...]

157 English 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 desti nation diff ers depending on the connection cab le. m : Images are o utput n : Images are not output * When connected, the images are not produced normally on the TV monitor . Co[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 158 ENJO Y HIGHER IM A GE QU ALITY Connect to the S-VIDEO terminal <When connecting to an S-VIDEO input terminal> * When connected, the images are not produced normally on the TV monitor . Ye l l o w p l u g : Not connected* S-terminal T o AC adaptor Dedicated S-A V interface cab le i Insert the plug with the [ n ] [...]

159 English ENJO Y HIGHER IMA GE QU ALITY Connect to the 480p/720p/108 0i/1080p terminal If your TV has a 480p /720p/1080i/ 1080p input terminal, you can enjo y the high video quality of component output from you r camera. NO TE If your TV does not have 480p/720p/ 1080i/1080p video input capability i The images will not appear on the TV . Camera Me[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 160 Connecting to the HDMI terminal HINT i HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Mult imedia Interf ace are trademarks or registered tr ademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC . T o reduce spurious ra diation To A C adaptor HDMI termina l HDMI cable (recommended accessory) T o HDMI ter minal Set the input to “HDMI”. i Pleas[...]

161 English PLA YING BA CK ON A TV i After connecting the camer a to the tele vision, switch the TV input to the terminal to which the camera is conne cted. i When the camera is connect ed to a TV , no image appears on the camera’ s monitor . i The play back method is the same as when viewing images on t he camera’ s monitor . Audio pla yback :[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 162 Xacti Library Connect all the devices . h Please make sure that th e camera and al l de vices are turned OFF bef ore proceeding. F or detailed inf ormation about using Xacti Library , please see the separat e Xacti Library Instr uction Manual. CA UTION Caution when disconnecting cables i When using the Xacti Lib rary [...]

163 English CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge fun ction. By connect ing the camer a directly to a Pi ctBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (PictBridge printing). 1 Inst all the card i n the camera, open the monitor unit to tu[...]

English 164 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER 3 Se lect “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to the PictBridge printing mode , and the PictBridge Menu Screen appears. 5 Se lect the desired type of printing, and press the SET b utton. PRINT 1 IMAGE : Select the still images y ou wish to p[...]

165 English PRINTING HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, toggle the SET button down. h The confirmation screen to can cel printing appears . 2 Select “CANCEL ” and press the SET button. h If “EXIT” is selected and the SET b utton is pressed, printing resumes . About printing all the images i Printing is not possible if the re are mo[...]

English 166 O THER CONNECTIONS OTHER CONNECTIO NS OTHER CONNECTIO NS CONNECTING A MICR OPHONE/ HEADPHONES A commercially sold stereo microphone as w ell as headpho nes can be connected to the camer a. Commercially sold st ereo microphone: OL YMPUS (ME51SW) HINT i The input le vel of the connected micropho ne can be adjusted (page 138). i When an ex[...]

167 English SHOE MOUNT V arious devices—such as an ext ernal microphone, an auxiliary flash unit, a video light, etc.—ca n be attached to the sh oe mount on top of the ca mera. Use the shoe mount fo r superior image qualit y when shooting. HINT About connectable de vices i Only a sla ve flash unit c an be used with the shoe mount. i Note that t[...]

English 168 APPENDICES APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you h av e a question a bout the camera o peration, y ou might fin d the ans wer in this compilation of co mmonly asked quest ions. Question Answer Action Pow e r Why d oesn’t the powe r turn on? Due to cold temperatures , the battery pack temporarily lost its powe r . Plac[...]

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

APPENDICES English 170 Shooting What is the diff erence between th e digital zoo m and the optical zoom? — Because shooting with the optical zoom uses the optics of a ph ysical lens, y ou can sh oot without losing minute detail s in the image. The digital zoom, o n the other hand, works b y magnify ing a por tion of the image that hits the image [...]

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

APPENDICES English 172 Viewing images Why is there no image ( z is shown)? This may happen when trying to play back images stored on a card from a diff erent digital camer a. Play back images that were recorded on a card using t his camera. Why is the pla yback imag e distorted? If the subject moves or the camera is mov ed during recording, a disto[...]

173 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Connecting to a TV Why is the re no sound? The volume on the TV is set to the minimum. Adjus t the volume on the TV . What is the diff erence among the normal video (composite video) output, S-video output and component/HDMI output? — Normal video (composite video) output: Combines Y (luminance) signal and ch[...]

APPENDICES English 174 Printing Why d oes a message appear during PictBrid ge printing? There is a problem wit h the printer . Please ref er to the instruction manual for yo ur printer . Misc. The “Cannot edit video clips with unlike settin gs” message appears. Y ou hav e attempted t o join video clips ha ving diff erent resolutions or frame ra[...]

175 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. A problem such as inability to record or pla y back occurs . The card contains files that were sav ed using a device other than this camera. After sa ving 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 s witch the camera?[...]

APPENDICES English 176 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your ca mera to the repair shop , check the follo wing tabl e f or a possible solution to the prob lem. Camera Problem Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No power . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new batte ry pac k. Or connect the A C adaptor (supplied)[...]

177 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the [ ] button or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The power is not turned on. If the pow er sav e function was activated, turn on the camera bef ore shooting. If the came ra was turned off , press the ON/ OFF button to tur n it on. 41 The maximum number o f images that can be captured [...]

APPENDICES English 178 Shooting The flash does not operate . The flash off mode is selected. Set the flash to automatic f lash mode or f orced flash mode. 60, 77 The flash unit is not open. Press the [ ? ] butt on to open the flash unit. 77 The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a fully charged battery pack. Or connect[...]

179 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a picture using the self- timer . The battery pack is consumed. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a fully charged battery pack. Or connect the AC adapt or (supplied). 33, 37 When zooming in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momenta[...]

APPENDICES English 180 Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was blo cked by a finger or oth er object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sure th e flash is not obstructed. 68 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operati on of the flash. 193 The subject was lit from behind. Use the f orced flash mode. 60, 7[...]

181 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a different flash mode. 60, 77 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 112 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivit y to = . 62, 106 The image is not in focus . The subject is too close t[...]

APPENDICES English 182 Viewing images The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced flash mode. 60, 77 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly . 64, 107 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger was bloc king the len[...]

183 English TROUBLESHOO TING Connect ing to a TV There is no color in the image. The image is distorted. The TV output setting is not correct. Select the correct TV output setting. 140, 145 Both the dedic ated S-A V interface cable a nd the dedic ated component cable are connected. Make t he correct connection. 158 No image or sound. The camera is [...]

APPENDICES English 184 Charging The camera is set in the docking stat ion but th e installed batter y is not being recharged. The AC adaptor is not connected to the docking station. Check that the power cord of the A C adaptor is connected correctly . 29 The camera is not correctly connected to the docking station. When inserting the camera in the [...]

185 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”. 136 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 196) . The recording capacity is less[...]

APPENDICES English 186 Docki ng station Problem Cause Action Reference page Remote control unit The remote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is aimed at the TV (not at the camera’ s remote control sensor). Aim the remote control u nit at the camera’ s remote c ontrol sensor (w ithin a range of about 15 degrees l eft or[...]

187 English TROUBLESHOO TING Remote control unit The re mote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is too f ar from th e camera’ s remote control sensor . Operate t he remote control unit from a position u p to 7 meters (22.97 ft.) from the docking station. 30, 31 The remote control codes for t he remote control unit and cam[...]

APPENDICES English 188 Notes regar ding the Scen e Select fea ture and filters Scene Select * In some cases, the shutter speed 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 , au tomatically changes to ! . Po r t r a i t > Landscape + Focus ran ge: Fixe d at[...]

189 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 th e scene select function is set to any setting other th an = . Setting Rema rks Monochrome W Still image mo[...]

APPENDICES English 190 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 [...]

191 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 pixel s (approx. 8 million pixels , normal compression) ] : 3264 × 1840 pix els (appro x. 6 million pix els, 16:9 aspect ratio) +[...]

APPENDICES English 192 Exposure control type Programma ble AE/Shut ter speed priority AE/ Aperture prior ity AE/Man ual expo sure 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[...]

193 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 2.7" (6.9 cm) low-temper ature polysilicon TFT color wide liquid crystal (transmissiv e), appro [...]

APPENDICES English 194 Camera connectors * Via the docking station [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, ster eo 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 t[...]

195 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 196 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 [...]

197 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 198 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[...]

199 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-G9 P ower source AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 H z Rated output DC 5 V , 2.0 A [...]

APPENDICES English 200 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 Micr osoft ® Windows ® 2000 oper[...]

201 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 202 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[...]

203 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 204 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in t s: 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[...]

205 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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