Sanyo VPC-GH3TA manual

VPC-GH3EX VPC-GH3GX VPC-GH3PX VPC-GH3TA VPC-GH4 INSTRUCTION MANU AL Dual Came ra Please read these instructions ca refully bef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separa te booklet “SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manual in a saf e place f or later ref erence. Important note This manual e xplains how to sa fely oper ate the[...]

i English HO W T O READ THIS MANU AL For first-time user s Please read the sections on “SETUP” and “ SIMPLE” in thi s manual to fami liarize yourself with your camera’ s operation. ↓ T o use the various camera feat ures Please read the sections on “NORMAL ” and “OPTION SE TTINGS” in this manual. T o connect the camera to a compu[...]

English ii SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Preparing the camera 1 I nsert the battery pack. About saving your re cor ded data h If yo u wish to use a n SD Memory Card, ref er to page 25 to install the card in the camer a. h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camer a. Please purchase a commercially sold card. h This camera has an internal m[...]

iii English 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 dat e and time, see page 33. 2 Record. T o record a video c lip: h Press the [ ] button t o begin recording a video clip. h Press the [ ] butt[...]

English iv Before capturing thos e importan t shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go i Sany o declines any claim fo r compensati on f or recorded co ntents etc. in case of photographing or recording failur e due to a chance camera or card fla w . Playbac k 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The di[...]

v English 3 Press the SET button. <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 turn the camera off.[...]

English vi Copy data fr om y our camera to the computer Connect you r camera to a computer , and copy the de sired data to the computer . 1 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. h Connect the cabl e between the camer a’ s USB/A V terminal and the computer’ s USB connecto[...]

vii English 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer connection mode appears. 4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The message [Foun d New Hardw are] appears in the task tra y , showing that the camera is recogniz ed as a driv e. <If the access m enu (page 1 55) appear s> h Clic[...]

English viii Dismounting the camera CA UTION i T o disconnect your camer a, be sure to f ollow the proce dure below . F ailure to fol low this procedure ma y cause f aulty operati on of your comput er or corrupt the files in you r camera. 1 Left -click on the icon for safely removing hardware in the task tr ay. h A list appea rs showing the devices[...]

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

English 2  SIMPLE SHOOTING BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ...................... ..................... .................. 55 For best r esults ..... .................. ..................... .................. ................ 55 Using the au tofocus ................... ..................... .................. .............5 6 Select t he recording s ize[...]

3 English  NORMAL SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 .................. ..................... .................. ................ 84 Video setting ............... ................... ..................... ..................... ..... 8 4 Still image setting ................. .............. ................ ............... ............ 88 Scene select sett[...]

English 4  OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAY THE OP TION SETTING MENU ............ ..................... ........121 INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTI NG MENU ....... ................ 122 Shortcut s etting .............. ................ .................. ................... ........128 TV output setting ............ ..................... ................[...]

5 English CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV .... ..................... ................... ..................... ... 15 6 Connecting to a video input terminal ..................... .............. ....... 157 Connecting to the HDMI terminal ............... ............... .............. .... 157 PLAYING BACK ON A TV ...................... ......[...]

English 6 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abundance of conv enient f eatur es and functions. F rom creating precisely the photo y ou want , to viewing image s using various techniques , you can locate the e xact oper ation f or your purposes in the fo llowing tabl e. Shooting/recording Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional[...]

7 English Shoot in dark conditions • “ Expo sure compensation” on page 10 0 • “ Using the flash” on pages 44, 48 and 66 • “ Scene sele ct setting” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lamp mode) on pages 48 and 89 Increase the camera’ s sensitivity • “ ISO sensitivity setting” on p ages 50 and 94 • “ High sen sitiv[...]

English 8 Pl ayba ck Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing i mages • “PLA YING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGE S” on page 72 Adjust the speaker vol u me • “PLA YBACK V OLUME” pages 53 an d 77 Searc h for im age/ audio files • “21-imag e displa y pla yback ” on page 81 • “Selecting[...]

9 English File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Co n venient function s Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “21-image displa y pla ybac k” on page 81 • “Selecting t he pla ybac k f older” on pages 54 and 82 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on pages 46, 53 and 78 Protect files fr om accidental e rasure • “Fil[...]

English 10 Using with a computer Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a car d reader • “SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE” on pa ge 143 • “USING AS A CA RD READER” o n page 146 Copy files from y our camera to a computer • “Cop y data from y our came ra to the co mputer” on pa ge vi Pl ayba ck • [...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack charger and po wer cor d: 1 i Dedicated USB inter face cable ( page 143): 1 i Dedicated A V interface cable (page 157): 1 i Handstrap (page 13): 1 *T o prevent from dr opping the camera, be sure to atta ch the handstrap. i Lens cap (page 14): 1[...]

English 12 i GUIDE FOR B ASIC OPERA TION (VPC-GH3EX, VPC-GH3GX, VPC-GH3PX, VPC-GH3T A onl y) i SAFETY MANU AL (safety precautions bookle t) Please read this booklet carefull y befor e using the camera. i QUICK GUIDE i Obtaining the PDF instruction manual and cautions[...]

13 English How to use the accessories k Handstrap[...]

English 14 k Lens c ap 1 Push in 2 Pull <T o remove > * Attach as shown in the illustrati on.[...]

15 English ABOUT THE CARD Media car ds that can be used with this camer a The type of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera is: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memory Card i SDXC Memory Card What “card ” means in this manu al i In this man ual, SD Memory Cards, SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards that can be used in this dual cam[...]

English 16 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y O UR CAMERA Y our dual camera can record video clips in Full High Definit ion*. It includes an operation mode th at lets e ven no vice shutter bugs re cord and pla y back without getting fl ustered, as well as softw are with which y ou can easily create your original D VDs . High-quality images with “Full High[...]

17 English Includ es SIMPLE mode for quic k -and-ea sy operation (pa ge 37) Select from two recording/ play back modes: the “SIMPLE mode” f or users ne w to the camera, and the “NORMAL mode” for full use of all the camer a’ s many fea tures and fun ctions. Example: Image stabili zer for sharp pi ctures (pa ges 50 and 91) Y our camera can [...]

English 18 Capture c lear images of the targeted sub ject (pages 52 and 96) Both the color chaser f eature to target a specif ic color , and the f ace chaser fe ature to capture clear f ace shots , are prov ided. Eye-Fi smart By inserting a c ommercially sold Ey e-Fi card (SD card with wireless LAN) in your ca mera, y ou can easily upload photos to[...]

19 English SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various devices to e xpand its capabilities . Dedicated USB interf ace cable Dedicated A V interf ace cable Computer Printer TV Commercially av ailable card Inter net i Card reader i DPOF-compatible printer i Photo sho p[...]

English 20 SETUP SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Flash Lens Monitor unit Sub-REC b uttons [ O ] butt on [ R ] button * The tripod mounting hole is on the bottom. Video recording but ton Zoom switch Photo shooting button Stereo microphone 1 Inser t y our hand in the handstrap fr om the top of the camera. 2 Enf old the camera in t he palm of y o[...]

21 English Rear Multi-indicator [] b u t t o n [] b u t t o n MENU button Monitor SET b utton ON/OFF b utton REC/PLA Y b utton Card slot cover Arrow k eys Photo shooting bu tton Video recording button DC IN terminal cover Strap holder Batter y cover ZOOM RANGE button Arrow k eys[...]

English 22 SETUP CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied ba tt ery pack bef ore using it. 1 Connect the supplied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charge r. h Insert the connector straight and secur ely . 2 I nsert the battery pac k in the batter y charger. h Insert it in the direction indicated by th e [ o ] mark on th[...]

23 English Charging the bat tery pack Be sure to fully charge the supplied or separately sold battery pack bef ore using it in your camer a. Fo r charging the battery pack, use the supplied charger . Charge the bat tery pack if it is being used f or th e first time , and recharge it whenev er the remaining charge is low . Does the battery pack feel[...]

English 24 SETUP About the CHARGE indicator The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the battery pack and the charger . Please ref er to the f ollowing tab le if the indica tor flashes abnormally . CA UTION Do not charge the battery pac k immediately after the camera has been in continuous use f or a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when th[...]

25 English INST ALLING THE CARD Be sure to f ormat a newly purchased card or one that wa s used in another device b efore using it in y our camera (pages 127 and 137). If an unf ormatted card is used, the card itself ma y become unusab le. <When removing the card...> h T o remov e the card, press it in, an d then release. The card will protru[...]

English 26 SETUP 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 remov e the card when the multi-indicator is flashi ng red, as doing so may result in loss of files stored in the card. HINT Shooting without a card installed i When a card [...]

27 English INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied bat tery pack befor e using it. ▲ ▲ 2 Open 3 Inser t the batter y pack 4 Close the battery cove r . Batter y cover 1 Push out[...]

English 28 SETUP CA UTION Does the battery pac k appear sw ollen? i The lithium-ion b attery used in this camera ma y expand sli ghtly when stored in a hot en vironment or re peatedly used, but this is not a safe ty hazard. How ev er , a battery that is diff icult to in sert because it has become sw ollen may the n be impossible to e xtra ct from t[...]

29 English About the temper ature alert icon During camera use, if the temp erature of the bat tery or inside the camera (excl uding the battery) rises, a temper ature alert icon will appear as described below . k When the battery or internal camera (e xcluding battery) temperatur e rises during use h During camera use , if the t emperature of [...]

English 30 SETUP TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Ope n the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h If you briefly press the ON/O FF button, once , the camera will s witch to the po wer sa ve mode. h If you press the RE C/PLA Y button fo r at least 1 second, the camera turns on in the playbac k mode.[...]

31 English T urning on the camera w hen 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 play back (f actory-preset setting). i When the pow er sav e mode is act[...]

English 32 SETUP HINT T o immediately act ivate the po wer save mode i Press the ON/OFF button briefly to activate the power save function. About the standby mode i T o turn off the camera only briefly , you can close the monito r unit to put the camera in the stan dby mode. The standby mode uses almost no po wer . When the monitor unit is opened a[...]

33 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 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 setti ng, please see under HINT on page 35. Example: T o set the clock[...]

English 34 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[...]

35 English 5 Press the MENU button. h The date and time setting is completed. h T o display the Recording or Pla yback Screen, press the MENU button. 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 the set tings ma y be lost [...]

English 36 SETUP SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between the re cording mode (f or recording) and the pla yback mode (f or viewing your recorded image s). 1 Turn on the camera (page 30). 7126 7126 001:00:12 001:00:12 7126 001:00:12 Full-HD 10 M - S 2010.12.24 1 8 :41 100-0006 6.5MB 00:00:05 Full-HD 100-0006 00:00:05[...]

37 English SWITCHING THE OPERA T ING 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 suitab le f or your p urposes. Switching bet ween the SIMPLE and NORM AL modes 1 T[...]

English 38 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 36). 2 Se lect the desired operating mode (page 37). 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. 3 2 1 2 3 1 S S N N OK[...]

39 English Using the SIMPLE Mode Men u 4 Press [ I ] or [ J ] to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected item appears. S N Select video and photo size T o keep in HDTV size OK OK 2 M HDTV size 10M [4:3] 10 M Select an item to ch ange Description of selected item <Setting Screen> Pre[...]

English 40 SETUP Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 4 Pr ess [ I ] or [ J ] to select a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appe ars. 5 Pr ess [ H ]. 3 2 1 2 3 1 S S N N OK RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER 1 Full-HD 10 M - S Ta b Press [ I ] Press [ J ] 3 2 1 2 3 1 RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLA[...]

41 English 6 Press [ I ] or [ J ] to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected item appears. h T o retu rn to the Menu Screen, p ress the MENU button. SET 4000x3000 44 8 0x2520[16:9] 364 8 x2736 364 8 x2736 364 8 x2056[16:9] 1920x10 8 0[16:9] 7.5 M 2 M 12 M 11 M 10 M - S 10 M - H OK 3 2 1 2[...]

English 42 SETUP HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indicator sho ws the shooting mo de(s) f or which the selecte d setting is eff ective . : This setting is eff ectiv e during still image shooting. : This setting is eff ective during video clip recording. : This setting is e ffe ctiv e during still image shooting and video clip record[...]

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

English 44 SETUP 1 Recording si ze (page 59) h Select the video clip siz e to record. 2 Focus range (page 60) 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 37) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 140) q : The video clip siz[...]

45 English SIMPLE Mode Pla yback Men u 3 5 2 1 4 OK Start slideshow S N[...]

English 46 SETUP 1 Slideshow (pag e 76) h Specify the slidesho w settings and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 77) h Adjust the v olume fo r video clip and audi o file pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 78) h Delete files . 4 (page 37) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 140) S N[...]

47 English Overview of the NORMAL Mode Sett ing Screen NORMAL Mode Recording Men u <T ab 1> 3 2 1 2 3 1 Full-HD RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER OK 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 M - S[...]

English 48 SETUP 1 Video clip settings (page 84) <HD mode> <SD mode> 2 Still ima ge settings (page 88) <Singl e-sh ot> <Sequential shots> 3 Scene select (pa ge 89) 4 Filter (page 89) 5 Flash 6 Self-timer (page 90) 7 Remaining battery power indication (page 140) ! : Record at 1920 × 1080 pixel s, 60 fiel ds/s (60i). Y : Reco[...]

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

English 50 SETUP 1 Video stabilizer (pag e 91) h Compe nsate for camera shake during vide o clip recording. 2 Photo stabilizer (page 91) h Compe nsate for camera shake during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 92) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 4 Focus area (page 93) 5 Light-measuring mode (page 93[...]

51 English <T ab 3> 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 RECORDING MENU WHITE BALANCE 3 OK T ARGET A SUBJECT HIGH SENSITIVITY DIGIT AL ZOOM REC FOLDER[...]

English 52 SETUP 1 White balance (page 95) 2 Subject cha ser (page 96) Au tomatically ta rget a specific color with the color chaser function, or capture sharp face shots with the f ace chaser function. 3 High sensitivity mode (page 99) 4 Digital zoom (page 70) 5 Rec fold er setting (page 101) 6 Remaining battery power indication (page 140) > : [...]

53 English NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pa ge 102) h Specify th e slideshow settin gs and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ayba ck vo lum e ( pag e 7 7) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla ybac k. 3 Protect (pa ge 103) h File protect setting (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page 78) h Delete files. 5 Rotate (pa[...]

English 54 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Edit photo (page 106) h Repair the “red-e ye” caused by the flash, or enhance the contrast (still images only). 2 Video c lip edit (page 107) h Edit video clips . 3 Printing instructions (page 116) h Specify the printing instructions (DPOF sett ings). 4 Select fold er (page 82 ) h Select a f older to play back.[...]

55 English SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best r esults Hold the camera securely , keeping y our elbows close to y our body and making sure the camera is stab le. Correct hold Incorrect hold A finger is blo cking the lens or flash. <When using the Sub-REC b utton> 1 Inser t y our hand in the handst rap from the [...]

English 56 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the autof ocus The autof ocus will wo rk in almost all situations; ho wev er, the re 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 t o capture images (page 60). k Conditions that may cause incorrect focu[...]

57 English The foll owing e xamples are some of t he situations where the aut ofocus 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 picture . i Fast-mo ving subj[...]

English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO TING HINT i Still images can be rotat ed when the y are pla yed ba ck (pages 53 and 105). i When the [ ] button is pressed halfw ay , the image in the monitor ma y wav er v ertically . This is the result of internal image processing and is not a malfunction. This wa v ering is not recorded and will not aff ect you r images in[...]

59 English Select the re cor ding size The larger the image size (number of pix els), the better the image qual ity will be, b ut the file size will also be larger . Select the image quality that is correct for the intended purpose. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 38), select the recording size setting, and press the SET button. 2 S[...]

English 60 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select the f ocus set ting 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 38), 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 se[...]

61 English Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidance that sounds when y ou operat e the camera can be muted ( page 123). Where are the i mage and audio file s saved? i All the image and sound files are recorded on t he card installed i n the camera, or i n the camera’ s internal memory . T aking pictures in backl[...]

English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO TING VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the recording mode (page 36). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. h Recording begins . h It is not nece ssary to keep the [ ] button presse d while recording. h When the remaining recording time av ailab le f or the currently recording clip becomes little, a countdo[...]

63 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the recording mode (page 36). 2 Press the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] b utton halfway . h The autof ocus operat es, and the image is f ocused (focus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way . h The shutter releas[...]

English 64 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 f or at least 1 second. What is the camera fo cusing on? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camer a is focusing [...]

65 English If the came ra shake icon > appear s... (in the NORMAL mode) i During still image shooting, if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility that the image ma y be blurre d due to camera shak e becomes high, the camera shak e icon ma y appear on the moni tor . In this case , use a tripod to stabilize t he camera when shooting, or set [...]

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 e xample when the subject is in shad ow 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 38), sel ect the flash set[...]

67 English CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A vo id touching the flash unit when shooting. HINT i The flash cannot be used during video clip recording. i If the photo stabiliz er (page 91) is set to ON , the flash operation setting will change to “no flash” ; . i By as[...]

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 video clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the recording mode (page 36). 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 Pr[...]

69 English 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 50 and 91) 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 image while recording a video clip . The e xact remai[...]

English 70 SIMPLE/SHOO TING MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has two zoom function s: optical zoo m and digital 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 HINT When the ZOOM RANGE button is pressed... i The magnification is appro ximately doub led (doub le-range z oom). Press the butt on again to return to normal magnification. i The icon is shown on the Re cording Screen during normal magnification, a nd a icon on the dou ble-r ange zo om Recording Screen. i During video clip recordin g, [...]

English 72 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Se t the camera to the playback mode (page 36). 2 Se lect the image to pl ay back. h Use the arrow k eys to mo ve the orange frame to the file you wi sh to pla y bac k. h The image inf ormation f or the framed image is sho wn at the bottom of the[...]

73 English Video clip pla yback operation T o do t his... Do this Normal forw ard pla yback Press the SET b utton. Stop pla yback During playbac k, press [ J ]. P ause Dur ing playback, press the SET button or press [ I ]. During accelerated pla ybac k, press [ I ]. T o play bac k one image at a time (single- frame step) For war d play back After p[...]

English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK HINT If the a appears on the play back Sc reen... i The a icon appears when playing back a file that was sav ed in segments (page 85).[...]

75 English How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image 1 Play ba ck the video clip. Pa use the playback at the point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Press the [ ] button. h The screen to select the aspect r atio of the still image appears. Select the desired aspect ratio , and press the [ ] button. Not e, ho we v er , that if th e vi[...]

English 76 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Y ou can play back files in succession with the “slideshow pla ybac k” feat ure. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 38), 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 [...]

77 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 38), select the playback volume setting, and press the SET button. h The volume control bar appears. 2 Press [ G ] or [ H ] to set the volume, and press the SET button. h The play back v olume is set, and the[...]

English 78 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 files at one time. Delete single/delete a ll/delete f o lder 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 38), select the delete setting, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one file at[...]

79 English 3 Select “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, DELETE FOLDER> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears . T o delete the files, select “DELETE” and pr[...]

English 80 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 sele ction and remo v e the delete i con from a file , mov e the oran ge frame to the mark ed file and press the SET b utton. 5 Pres s the [ ]or [ ] button. h The Confirm Delete Scree[...]

81 English PLA YB A CK MODES 21-imag e display playbac k 1 Display the i mage you wish to play back. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [W/ P ] side. h The 21-image displa y appears. 3 Select the ima ge to play back. h Use the arrow k eys to mov e the orange fr ame to the desired image, and press the SET butt on. h Pushing the z oom swit ch tow ard[...]

English 82 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Selecting the playback f older If the card contains multiple f olders, you can select from whi ch 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 t[...]

83 English Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the i mage that you want to magnify. h Fo r a video cli p, pause pla ybac k at the p lace you want to magnify . 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [T/ ] ] side. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h Use the arro w ke ys to view d[...]

English 84 NORMAL/SHOO TING NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 Video setting When recording a video clip , smoother motion and better image clarity can be achie ved by a higher pix el rate (resolu tion) and a f aster frame rate . How ev er, the file size will also be proportionately larger , requiring longer times to edit and store .[...]

85 English 2 Press the [ ] button. h Audio recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessary to continue pressing the [ ] button while recording. 3 End the recording. h Press the [ ] but ton again to stop re cording. HINT Y ou can capture a still image during an audio recording i Press the [ ] button during audi[...]

English 86 NORMAL/SHOO TING k Audio pla yback 1 Se lect an audio file, and press the SET butt on. h Pla yback begins. T o do this ... Do this Normal play back Star t playback Press the SET button. Pau s e Press the SET button. Press [ I ]. Stop playback Press [ J ]. F ast for wa rd / fast re v erse F ast for wa rd Duri ng playback, press [ H ]. Eac[...]

87 English CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not play ed bac k when the audio recording is pla yed back in the f ast pla ybac k or f ast rev erse mode .[...]

English 88 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 m or t , and press the SET button. h The camera ch anges to the sequential shots mod e. 2 Pr ess the [] button. h Shooting b[...]

89 English Scene select set ting Y ou can select from various preset setting s (aperture, shutter speed, etc. ) f or specific shooting co nditions. HINT i T o return to nor mal photog raph y , select = from th e scene select menu, and press the SET b utton. i When capturing images using the lamp Q , fireworks + or night view por trait / setting, us[...]

English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING Self-timer set ting By assigning an oper ation shortcut to an arrow k ey (pa ges 125 and 128), y ou can set the self-timer from the Recording Scre en. HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] b utton or [ ] b utton is p ressed again bef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer co untdown tempor[...]

91 English RECORDING MENU 2 Motion compensation (image stabilizer) sett ing Y our camera can minimize a jittery picture by compensating f or unintentional 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 for[...]

English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING Focus range sett ing How to use the manual f ocus 1 Se lect - , and press the SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustmen t bar appears . 2 Pr ess [ G ] or [ H ] 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 About the focus range [...]

93 English Focus mode setting When the spot focus setting is selected, the f ocus mark + appears in the center of the monitor . Light-measuring mode se tting When spot light-measuring is selected, the light-measuring spot mark appears in the cente r of the monitor . 71 12 001:00:05 Full-HD 10 M - S SD Focus mark 71 12 001:00:05 Full-HD 10 M - S SD [...]

English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING ISO sensitivity s etting 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 By setting a higher ISO sensitivity , you can se t faste r shutter speeds and capture images in dark er locations,[...]

95 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 specify the light ing conditions or change the ov erall tone of the image, the white balan ce can be manually set. How to use the one pus h setting 1 Select the ^ icon. 2 Fill the entir[...]

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING Subject chaser settings Adjust the settings t o automatically tar get a specific color with the color chaser function, or capture sharp face sh ots with the f ace chaser function. Shooting with the color cha ser function (still images only) 1 Se t the color chas er setting to ( . h A target mark (+) appears in the ce nte[...]

97 English Shooting with the face c haser function 1 Set the face chaser setting to - . h A green frame app ears in the center of the monitor . h When the subject is successfully targeted, a g reen doub le-frame appears superimposed on the subject. 2 When capturi ng a still i mage, press the [ O ] button halfway. 3 Press the [ O ] or [ R ] button. [...]

English 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING CA UTION About recording with the subject chaser i The chas er function doe s not work whi le the digital zoom i s being used. i The chaser fun ction does not work when z ooming in or out. i The chaser function ma y not work when the subject in th e monitor is relativ ely small or appears dark. i If the scene sele ct fun[...]

99 English High sensitivity mode setti ng When yo u shoot in the high sensitivity mod e, the captured image a ppears ev en brighter than that specif ied by 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, video clip motion will [...]

English 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING Exposure compensati on By assigning the exposure compensation oper ation shor tcut to an arrow ke y (pages 125 and 128) , you can make the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign the operation shortcut to an arrow key (pages 125 and 128). 2 Pr ess the arrow key to which the operation shortcut was assigne[...]

101 English HINT The exposure compensati on setting 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 pla yback mode . i After the power is turned off. Storage folder setting Create or select a recording folder (a f older in which to store re corded files). 1 Select “REC FOLDER?[...]

English 102 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBACK PLA YB A CK MENU 1 Slidesho w settings Specify the settings f or playing bac k file s contin uously in a “slideshow” f o rmat. In a slideshow of still images, you can se t t he transition time, tr ansition ef fects and BGM. Changing a setting 1 Se lect the item you wish to change, and pre[...]

103 English File protect setting Pre vent acci dental erasure of image and au dio files. Protect f iles one by one 1 Display the fil e that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 38). 2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Select “PROTECT SINGLE” and press the SET button. h “LO[...]

English 104 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Protect selected files Select multiple fil es to protect. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Play back Menu (page 38). 2 Se lect “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Se lect “PROTECT SELECTED” and press the SET button. h Use the arrow k eys to mo ve the orange fr ame to the f ile you wish to protect. 4 Pres s the SET [...]

105 English Resize A captured image can be resized to a smaller size and sav ed as a separate image. HINT Why can’t the ima ge be resized? i An image can be resized only to a smaller (or the same) size, no t to a larger siz e. Rotate Captured still images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. HINT i An image f or which the protec[...]

English 106 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PLA YB A CK MENU 2 Correcting the ima ge Repair the red-e y e eff ect in still images to mak e the e yes appea r more natural, or enha nce the contrast. HINT If the “Contrast correction not successful” or “Red-eye c orrection not successful” message appear s... i The camera was not ab le to successfully repair [...]

107 English Editing video clips Y ou can tr im a wa y unwant ed portions from a video clip and sa v e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [ extr acting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa v e them as one separate cl ip (“joining”). Proced ure to cut (e xtract) a portion of a video cl ip J Extract the spec ified portion. Spe[...]

English 108 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Proce dure to join v ideo c lips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing video clips , do not turn off the camera, as doi ng so may erase the original video clip . i As the number or size of the video clips increases , the card memory may become full, making it impossibl e to edit or sav e the video cl[...]

109 English 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 38), 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 / 00:00:10 Start point[...]

English 110 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 th e desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the vi deo clip one frame at a t ime, stopping at th e star t point of the e xtra[...]

111 English 5 Press [ I ]. h The start 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 by f ollowing the same procedure as in step 4 . <When joining the first and latter portio ns> 1 Press [ J ]. h Each time [ J ] is pressed, the sections to del ete and the sect[...]

English 112 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 7 Se lect the desired option, and press t he SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you are ret urned to the NORMAL Mode Pla yback Menu. HINT i Y ou will not be able to ov erwrite the file if the original file is protected. i If the “Insufficient card memory” or “Insufficient internal memory” messa[...]

113 English 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 38), 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 Move the orange fra[...]

English 114 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 4 Pr ess the [ O ] or [ ] button. h A screen appears for you t o 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 remai[...]

115 English HINT i If the file siz e of the video clip after editing e xceeds 4 GB, it is not possib le to either “SA VE AS NEW” or “O VERWRI TE”. i Y ou will not be able to ov erwrite the file if the original file is protected. If y ou want it t o be erased, y ou will need to first remo ve t he protection (pages 53 and 103). i If the “In[...]

English 116 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Printing instr uctions In addition t o using yo ur printer to print out still images captured with yo ur camera, as with co nv entional film, y ou can ha ve prints made at shops off ering digital pr int serv ices. Moreover , this ca mera is DPOF-compatib le, so you can use the camera to specify the n umber of prints, w[...]

117 English HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i T o print with a pr inter or hav e the digital pr int service shop print out a still image from a video clip , y ou must first sa ve it (extr act still) as a still image (page 75). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y ou can connect your c[...]

English 118 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Date/Copies Print S creen appears. h If “EACH IMAGE” was selected, press [ G ] or [ H ] to display the desired image to print. h The printing instructions that are currently activ e f or the displa yed image are shown. Y ou can press [ G ] or [ H ] to confirm the printing instructions[...]

119 English 5 Press the MENU button. h The printing instructions for the requ ested print quantities and dated prints are stored. h The display ret urns to the Printing Instructions Screen. HINT Can’t specify dated prints? i Dated prints are not possib le f or photos t hat were capt ured bef ore the camera’ s date and ti me setting w as comple [...]

English 120 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK FILE INFO DISPLA Y On the Inf or mation Screen y ou can check what the set tings were when a file was recorded with your camera. 1 Display t he desired file on the camera monitor. 2 Pr ess the MENU button for at least 1 se cond. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU button is pressed again, the Inf ormation [...]

121 English OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y THE OPTION SETTING MENU The camera settings are e x ecuted via the Option Sett ing Menu. 1 Turn on the camera, se t it to the NORMAL mode, and press the MENU button. 2 Select an Option tab (1, 2 or 3), and press the SET button. h The Option S etting Menu appears. h If you pr ess [ H ], the sc ree[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 122 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 1 OK 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

123 English 1 CLOCK SET setting (page 33) 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 ti me (video clips). D A TE & TIME: Display the capture d ate. COUNTER: Display the playback time when pla ying back a video clip . O[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 124 Ta b 2 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 6 SHORTCUTS OPTION MENU NOISE REDUCTION IMAGE SETTINGS BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE 2 OK[...]

125 English 1 SHORTCUTS setting (page 128) 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 urn ON/OFF the image noise reduction function during video clip recording. PHO T O NR: T urn ON/OFF the image noise reduction[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 126 Ta b 3 5 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 6 OPTION MENU 3 POWER SA VE FILE NO. CONT'D FORMA T RESET SETTINGS OK 1 TV OUTPUT[...]

127 English 1 TV OUTPUT setting (page 131) 2 PO WER SA VE setting (page 31 ) 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 135) 4 FORMA T (page 137) 5 RESET SETTINGS h Reset the camera setting s to the f actory-preset settings. h The follo wing s[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 128 Shor tcut settin g Assign functions (op eration shortcuts) to the arr ow k eys when they are pressed while the Recording Scr een is display ed. 1 Se lect “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. : Assign the function when [ I ] is pressed. : Assign the function when [ J ] is pressed. : Assign the function when [ G ] is[...]

129 English PHOT O VIEW: Select the desired field of view (p hoto view or video view) f or the Recording Standb y Screen displa y . When “photo vie w” is selected, a frame to sho w the field of view during video clip recording appears . 3 Press [ I ] or [ J ]. h Display the function you wish to assign t o the ke y . 4 Press the SET button. h Th[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 130 5 Pres s the MENU button. h The screen to conf irm the shortcut settings appears, and then y ou are returned to the Option Settin g Menu. h This completes the shor tcuts setting. <T o confirm the assigned shortcuts> h On the screen in step 1 , press the MENU butt on, and the screen to confirm the shor tcut settings[...]

131 English TV output setting Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s USB/A V ter minal. 1 Select “TV OUTPUT”, and press the SET button. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal that is output from the USB/A V ter minal. TV TYPE: Set the TV’ s aspect r atio . HDMI: Set the signal that is output from the HDMI termina[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 132 <If “HDMI-CEC” is select ed> ON: Sets the HDMI-CEC function to “ON”. OFF: Sets the HDMI-CEC function to “OFF”. 3 Pr ess [ I ] or [ J ] 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[...]

133 English 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 f or some TVs that ha v e an auto-detect function, the output ma y not conform to the table , or the TV displa y may not change at all. “TV TYPE” setting TV [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 134 CA UTION If the TV display is not correct… i If the appear ance of the image on the TV monitor is not cor rect, y ou can either change the camera’ s “TV TYPE” setting, or chang e the screen siz e setting on y our TV . T o change the screen size setting on your TV , please refer to the instruction ma nual f or y o[...]

135 English File No. continued sett ing If a newly f or matted card is used, the file name (i mage 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 file number contin ued function is set to [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 136 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 low er 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 file[...]

137 English 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 with the f ormat procedure after setting th[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 138 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check how many images can be capture d and how much recordi ng 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?[...]

139 English For audio recor din gs 1 Set the camera to the a udio recording mode (page 84). h The remaining audio recording time is shown. HINT i When the remaining numb er of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot capture any more i mages. T o capture more images, either install a ne w card, or sa ve th e images to a [...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 140 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 monitor . Make sure to chec k this 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 185. 1 Display t he Recor[...]

141 English HINT i If any file is present, y ou can also chec k the remaining bat tery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 120). i Battery life ma y diff er e ven among bat tery packs of the same type. i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the numbe r of times the flash is used, the use of the monitor , etc.) or the ambient tempe[...]

English 142 CONNECTING T O A COMPUTER OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER OPERA TING ENVIR ONMENT When using as a card reader Limited to models with the preinstalled OS. k Windows Windows 2000, XP , Vista, 7 k Mac OS Mac OS X 10.3 .6 or later T o access the f iles in t he interna l memory i When a card is[...]

143 English SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE 1 Start your computer, and use the supplied USB interface cable to connect the camera to the computer. h Connect the camera’ s USB/A V ter minal to the computer’ s USB connector . 2 Turn on the camera (page 30). h The USB Connection Screen appears on t he camera’ s monitor. COMPUTER PRINTER CANCEL OK CA[...]

CONNEC TING T O A COMPUTE R English 144 3 Se lect “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer connection mode appears. CARD READER: Use the cam era as an external drive of the co mputer . MTP: Connect the camera in t he MTP mode to a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer . For Windo ws 7 operating systems, this camer[...]

145 English 4 Select the desired connection mode, and press the SET button. CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the ca bles , make su re that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that the y match the shapes of the terminal sock ets on the devices . Push the plugs in straight when connecting th em. If undue f or[...]

CONNEC TING T O A COMPUTE R English 146 USING AS A CARD READER CA UTION For VPC-GH3EX i It is not possible to cop y files fro m the computer side (a hard disk, etc.) to the camera’ s internal memor y or installed card. For Windows Vis ta/XP/7 users Mounting y our camera 1 Se t the camera to the card reader mode (page 143). h The message [Fou nd N[...]

147 English For Windows 2000 users (except f or the SDXC card) Mounting y our camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode ( page 143). h If a message ap pears on the computer monitor instructing you to load the Windows CD-R OM, follo w the instructions and install the driv er . h The camera is recogn ized as a driv e, and [ Remov able disk] a p[...]

CONNEC TING T O A COMPUTE R English 148 For Mac OS X users Mounting y our camera 1 Se t the camera to the card reader mode (page 143). h The camera is recogniz ed as a drive and appears as an icon named [XACTI] on the Deskto p . h Double-clic k on the [ XACTI] icon, and yo u can process the conte nts of the files in your camer a’ s memory exactly[...]

149 English ABOUT THE CONT ENTS OF THE CARD Configuration of directories in the card h Up to 9999 fil es can be stored in folde r 100SANY O . If more files are mad e, a f older named 101S ANY O is created, and the y will b e stored in ther e. New f olders will then be named in sequence , i.e., 102SANY O, 103S ANY O, etc. File formats The format of [...]

CONNEC TING T O A COMPUTE R English 150 Cautions when usin g as a car d reader i Do not alter files or folders in y our camera in any w ay . Doing so may result in your camer a not recognizing that dat a. If y ou want t o edit files , first cop y them t o your computer’ s hard drive. i Cards fo rmatted on your co mputer cannot be used b y y our c[...]

151 English About audio files recorded with this c amera i If you change the extension (.m4a) of audio files t o “.mp4”, pla ybac k ma y be possib le using software tha t supports the ISO standard MPEG-4 (AA C audio). About file names when the card is replaced... i If the file numbe r continued function is set to on, e ve n when the card is rep[...]

CONNEC TING T O A COMPUTE R English 152 USING AS A PC CAMERA When connected to a Windo ws XP , Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer , the camera can be us ed as a PC camera. For Windows XP Please perf orm the follo wing upgra des befor e connecting the camera to a computer . i Upgrade Windo ws XP to SP2 or later . Install Windows XP SP2 or lat er . [...]

153 English USING THE SOFTW ARE Use the links on the Sany o website f or downloading software that enables you to use the data from your camera on a computer . Bef ore downloadi ng the software , be sure to chec k the precautions de scribed on the websit e.[...]

CONNEC TING T O A COMPUTE R English 154 Obtainin g the softwa re For Windows ope rating systems 1 Rem ove the card from the camera. h The progr am to access the w ebsite is stored in your ca mera’ s internal memory . This program cannot be accessed while a card is install ed in the camera. 2 St art your computer, and use the supplied dedicated US[...]

155 English 4 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer connect ion mode appears. 5 Select “CARD READE R” and press the SET button. <For Windows user s> h The screen to access the website fo r this camera (access menu) appears. h If the access menu does not ap pear , doub le-click on A utorun or [...]

English 156 CONNECTING TO A TV S CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV By connecting t he camera to a TV , you ca n play back th e recorded files on the TV . CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that t hey matc h the shapes of [...]

157 English Connecting to a video input terminal Use the supplied dedicated A V interface cab le to connect to a TV . Connecting to the HDMI te rminal Use a separately sold mini-HDMI cab le to connect to a TV . Supplied dedicated A V interface cable T o USB/A V ter minal Set the input to “VIDEO”. Y ellow pl ug:T o Video Input terminal White plu[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 158 PLA YING B A CK ON A TV i After co nnecting the cam era to the television, switch the TV input to the terminal to which the camera is connected. i The pla ybac k method is t he same as when viewing imag es on the camera’ s monitor . (Use the TV contr ols to adjust the v olume .) i The same pla ybac k procedure as wh[...]

159 English CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge function. By con necting the camer a directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (PictBridge printing). 1 Open the monitor unit to turn on the camera, and turn on the pr[...]

English 160 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 IMAG E : Select the still images y ou wish to [...]

161 English HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, press [ J ]. 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 ther e are more than 999 images in th[...]

English 162 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER OTHER CONNECTIO NS SCREEN CAPTURE Individual windo ws on your computer ’ s monitor disp lay can be sa v ed in the camera. 1 Se t the camera to the SCREEN CAPTURE mode (page 143). 2 R un Scre en Ca pture. h Screen Capture is automatically laun ched when you start your computer . <T o quit Screen Capture> [...]

163 English APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a question about th e camera oper ation, yo u 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 164 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 , ; , o , p , N , m [...]

165 English Shooting What is the diff erence between the digital z oom and the optical zoom? — Because shootin g with the optical zoom use s the optics of a physical lens, y ou can shoot without losing minute details i n the image. The digital zoom, on the ot her hand, works b y magnifyi ng a por tion of the image t hat hits the image sensor and [...]

APPENDICES English 166 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[...]

167 English 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 wer e 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 recording, a distor ted i[...]

APPENDICES English 168 Viewing images Why isn’ t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn’ t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital z oom. Not a malfunction. Can I play back image and sound files that I edited using my compute[...]

169 English Misc. The “Cannot edit video clips with unlike se ttings” message appears. Y ou have attempted to joi n video clips having diff erent resolutions or frame ra tes. Select video clips that ha ve the same resolution or frame rate. Why is a noise heard from a nearby TV or radio during batter y recharging? Electromagnetic wav es are emit[...]

APPENDICES English 170 Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can switch the camera’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If y ou hav e questions about accessories etc. , please consult with a dealer near y ou f or advice. Why d oes the “System error” message appear? A problem has occurred within the camer[...]

171 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camera to the repair shop , chec k the f ollowing 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 fully charged battery pack. Or connect the AC adapt or (optional)[...]

APPENDICES English 172 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. 30, 31 The maximum number of images that can be captured or [...]

173 English Shooting The digital zoom does not wor k. The still image is set to I or ; . Set it to a diff erent mode . 48, 88 The digital zoom setting is set to “OFF”. Set the digital zoom setting to “ON”. 52, 70 A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a picture using the self- timer . The battery pack is co[...]

APPENDICES English 174 Monitor No playbac k image appears. The camera is not set to the pla ybac k mode. Set the camera to the pla ybac k mode. 36, 72 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 su re the flash is not obstructed. 55 The subject was too f a r away . [...]

175 English Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a different flash mode. 44, 48, 66 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 100 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivit y to = . 50, 94 The image is not in focus . The subject is too close to the camera. [...]

APPENDICES English 176 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. 44, 48, 66 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly . 52, 95 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger was bloc king the [...]

177 English Connect ing to a TV No image or sound. The camera is not correctly connected to the TV . F ollow the instruct ions t o make t he connection correctly . 156, 157 The TV input setting is not correct. Set the TV input to th e correct setting. The edge of the image is cut off . This is a characteristic of the TV . Not a malfunction. — Ima[...]

APPENDICES English 178 Misc. The audio guide does not sound. The audio guide setting is set to “OFF”. Set the audio guide setting to “ON”. 123 The recording capacity is less than that indicated in the section “P ossible No . of Images / P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time” (page 186) . The recording capacity is less than t[...]

179 English Notes regar ding the Scene Select feature and filters Scene Select * In some cases, the shutter speed ma y decrease to 1/15 sec. Setting Rema rks Sports a F ocus range: Fix ed at * . Po r t r ai t > Landscape + F ocus range: Fix ed at * . Chaser settings: Fixed at ) . Night view portrait / F ocus range: Fix ed at * . Still image sett[...]

APPENDICES English 180 Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select fu nction changes to = when the focus range is set to + or - . i Even if y ou set the f ocus range to + or - , it changes to * when the scene select function is set to an y setting other than = . Setting Remarks Monochrome W Still image mode: [...]

181 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Recorded image file f ormat Still images : JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly b y the Japan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule f or Camera File system) is standard f or digital still camera image files to provide interoperabil[...]

APPENDICES English 182 Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) I : 4000 × 3000 pix els (approx. 12 mil lion pix els) ; : 4480 × 2520 pix els (approx. 11 mil lion pix els, 16:9 aspect ratio) o : 3648 × 2736 pix els (approx. 10 mil lion pix els, low compression) p : 3648 × 2736 pix els (approx. 10 mil lion pix els, normal compression) N [...]

183 English Range Normal mode: 50 cm (19.69 in.) to infinity Super macro mode: 1 cm (0.39 in.) to 80 cm (31.50 in.) (wide end only) Digital z oom For shooting: 1 × to appro x. 12 × F or playbac k: 1 × to 62.5 × (v aries with resolution) Shutter speed Still image shooting mode: 1/2 to 1/1,500 sec. (Appro x. 1 sec. max. when scene select function[...]

APPENDICES English 184 Monitor 2.7" (6.9 cm) low-temper ature polysilicon TFT color wide liquid crystal (transmissiv e), appro x. 230,000 dots Flash working range GN = 4.0 Appro x. 50 cm (19.69 in.) to 2.3 m (7.55 ft.) (wide) Appro x. 80 cm (31.5 0 in.) to 2. 2 m (7.22 ft .) (tele) Flash modes Auto -flash, f orced f lash, flash o ff Focus TTL-[...]

185 English Camera connector s Battery lif e * When the image stabilizer setting is 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 [...]

APPENDICES English 186 P ossible No. of Ima ges/P ossible Shooting Ti me/ P ossible Recor ding Time i If the contin uous recording time of a voice memo exceeds abo ut 13 hours, the recorded file is sa v ed and recording ends. In the video clip recording mode, when the siz e of the f ile being recorded e xceeds 4 GB, the recorded file is sav ed once[...]

187 English Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will light, flash, or be off , depending on t he diff erent camera operations . Color Multi-indicator status Camera status Green Lit Connected to a computer or printer Flashing P ower sa ve mode activ e Orange Lit Connected to a TV Red Flashing Slow Rise in internal tempera[...]

APPENDICES English 188 Supplied b attery pac k c har ger i When using the supplied batt ery pack charger abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please cont act your local dealer f o r deta ils. Supplied Li -ion battery pa c k P ar t No . V AR-L80 P ow er source AC 100 to 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz, 5 W Rat[...]

189 English Other s Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Inc., regi stered in the U .S . and other countries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries . Intel and P entium are regist ered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA). In this manual, the Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 oper ating syst[...]

APPENDICES English 190 CA UTION i It is f orbidden t o cop y this manual , whole or in p ar t, wit hout prior written permission. i All images and illustrat ions given in th is manual are f or e xplanation purposes and may diff er slightly from tha t of the actual product. Also , actual specification s are subject to change without p rior notice an[...]

191 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictur es in difficult sur round ings is easier th an you might thi nk. By keeping a f e w points in mind and c hoosing the corr ect settings, y ou can create photos that you’ll be pr oud to displa y and share. If images are b lurred e ven when the autof ocus is used Y our camera employs an aut[...]

APPENDICES English 192 Photographing a moving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an a ction shot of a moving child or pet. Th e autof ocus is activa ted, but becau se the subject is moving, the image may be blurr ed. In particular , when the distance between th e camera and the sub ject is changing, it is dif ficult to loc k the f ocus on t[...]

193 English Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in t s: i Choose a backg round that doesn’t detr act from your subje ct. i Mov e in close to your subject. i P ay attent ion to lighting and how it aff ects your subject. NO TE i If the backg round is distracting, it will not show you r subject to his best adva ntage. Mo ve in cl oser to you[...]

APPENDICES English 194 Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in ts : i A void came ra shak e. i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutter spee d during night photog raph y is co nsiderabl e slower , so there is a much greater chance t hat your photog raphed images will be blurry . Stabilize the camera when shoot ing. i Y o[...]

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