Sanyo VPC-WH1EX manual

VPC-WH1EX VPC-WH1 VPC-WH1GX INSTRUCTION MANUAL Dual Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b efore u sing the camera. Make sure to read and understand the separat e booklet “SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manual in a saf e place f or later ref erence . Important note This manual e xplains ho w to saf ely oper ate the VPC-WH1EX, VPC-WH1 [...]

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

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 below 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 t his manual, as well as the included “QUICK GUIDE” to familiariz e yourself with your came ra’ s operation. ↓ T o use the v arious camera f eatures Please read the sections on “NORMAL ” and “OPTION SETTINGS” in t[...]

English iv SHOO T , PLA Y B A C K AND SA VE Preparing the camera 1 Connect the AC adaptor to the camera. DC IN 5V 1 2 2 Open the DC IN terminal cov er. T o power outlet AC adaptor 1 Unlock the DC IN terminal cov er.[...]

v English SHOO T , PLA Y B ACK AND SA VE Shooting 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera on. h If the screen to set the date and time appears , press the MENU but ton 2 times to cance l it. For how to set the date and time, see page 34. 2 Record. T o record a vi deo clip: h Press the [ ] button t o begin recording a vide[...]

English vi Before capturing thos e import ant 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 for co mpensati on fo r recorded contents etc. in case of photographing or reco rding failure due to a chance came ra or card flaw . Playbac k 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The dis[...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B ACK AND SA VE 3 Press the SET button. <Video clip playback > h Pla yback beg ins. <T o return to the recording mode> h Press the REC/PLA Y button. When y ou are finished using the camera... Press the ON/OFF button f or at least 1 second to tur n the camera off. T o continue to the ne xt operation... Please c[...]

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 Xacti Software CD can be found on pa ge 4 in the Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANU AL. Install application pr ogram 1 Se t the supplied CD-ROM in your co[...]

ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B ACK AND SA VE Open the car d slot cover UNLOCK 1 2 2 Open the card slot cov er 1 With the card slot cov er lock pushed tow ard the [UNLOCK] side...[...]

English x Connect y our camera to a computer Connect y our camera to a computer , and cop y the desired files to the computer . 1 Use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your camera to th e comput er. 2 Turn on the camera. h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’ s monitor . USB CONNECTION OK COMPUTER PRINTER CANCEL CA[...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B ACK AND SA VE 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer connect ion mode appears. 4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The message [Foun d New Hardware] appears in the task tra y , showing that the camera is re cognized as a drive . h The card is recogniz ed[...]

English xii Burn video clips onto a DVD (For Windows Vista user s) Here’ s how to write your recorded data onto a D VD in the mpeg2 f or mat. For inf ormation on other operations, ple ase see the Help file for T otalMedia Extreme. T o access the T otalMedia Extrem e Help file , click the [?] Help button on the T otalMedia Extreme start screen. 1 [...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B ACK AND SA VE 3 Click the [Create video] icon. h The “Create D VD” windo w appears. 4 Click the [Video] but ton in the “Insert” field. h The screen to select the video clip fi le to write to a D VD appears. h Click the file yo u wish to write to a D VD . h T o select multiple files, k eep the [Ctr l] ke y press[...]

English xiv 5 Click on the [Open] button. h The file(s) selected in step 4 and the D VD file capacity appear in the “Create D VD” window . [Design] tab[...]

xv English SHOO T , PLA Y B ACK AND SA VE 6 Click the [Des ign] tab. h The window appears to desi gn the title menu for when the D VD is played back. h Select the desired design. [Pre view/Produce] tab[...]

English xvi 7 Click the [Previ ew/Prod uce] tab. h A warning regarding the image quality of the previe w image appears. 8 Click the [OK] b utton. h The screen to begin burning to disk appears . 9 Double-click the [Burn] button. h The “sav e project” confi rmation window appears. [Burn] button[...]

xvii English SHOO T , PLA Y B ACK AND SA VE 10 Click the [Yes] button. h Enter a nam e for the project fi le. 11 Click the [Save ] button. h The “Burn disk” window appears. 12 Click th e [OK] bu tton. h Burning begins. h Depending on y our computer’ s capacity , it may ta ke some time to burn a large file. h When burning is completed, the D V[...]

English xviii 13 Click the [OK] button. 14 Click the [×] button to close the “Create DVD” window. h The T otalMedia Extreme top page appears. 15 Click the [×] button to close the startup page. h T otalMedia Extreme is ex ited.[...]

xix English SHOO T , PLA Y B ACK AND SA VE CA UT ION Does the window requesting confirmation to enabl e the MPEG-2 Codec appear? When using T otalMedia Extreme f or the first time, a win dow requesting you to confirm activation of the MPEG-2 Codec appears during the procedure. The MPEG-2 Codec must be activ ated in order to burn files to a D VD . C[...]

English xx Europe T el: +353 (0) 61-702087 Web: ht tp://www .arcsoft.com/en/su ppor t Email support: eurosupport@arcsoft.com Hours: M-Th 8:30am - 5:30pm GMT (exclu ding holida ys observed b y ArcSoft Affiliate s) F 8:30am - 5:00 pm GMT (exclu ding holida ys observed b y ArcSoft Affiliate s) (Adjusted f or daylight savings t ime when applicab le) La[...]

xxi English How wa s that? The conv enient accessories not only let yo u immediately vie w images captured with the camera , but y ou can also upload images to your computer and create y our original D VDs. Read the f ollowing e xplanations to find out how y ou can fully enj oy y our camera’ s digital video f eature.[...]

English xxii This camera compli es with JIS IPX8 (formerl y JIS protection grade 8) waterproof standard and can be used in water. Note, however , that failing to heed the fol lowing precautions ma y result in damage or injury that is not covered b y the warranty . Please take the time to carefull y read and heed the following cautions. NO TE k Befo[...]

xxiii English NO TE k Storing and maintainin g your camera i Do not leav e the camera unwashed after it has been immersed in salt wat er or if salt water is adhering to it. Doing so ma y cause corrosion and discolora tion of the plating, as well as deteriorat ion of the camera’ s waterproof capability . i After the camer a has been used in wat er[...]

English xxiv BEFORE RECORDING IN W A TER Make sure tha t the battery cov er (page 25), the card slot cov er (page 22), and the DC IN terminal cover (page 2 7) are closed. If a cov er is open, water will get inside the camera and damage it. When closing the battery cov er, card slot cov er , and DC IN ter minal cov er, make sure that no f oreign obj[...]

1 English CONTENTS HOW TO REA D THIS MA NUAL ............. ............. .............. .......... .......... iii QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSO RIES ....... ............. ................ 11 How to use the acce ssories ..... .............. .......... ........[...]

English 2  SIMPLE SHOOTING BEFORE TAKING PICTURES .............. ............. ............. ............. ........5 5 For best r esults .......... .......... .............. ............. .......... ............. ........ 55 Using the au tofocus ... ............. ............. ........... ............. .......... ........ 57 Select t he record i[...]

3 English CONTENTS  NORMAL SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 .......... ............. ............. ............. ............. ........... 82 Video setting ............... ........... ............. ............. ........... ............. ..... 8 2 Still image setting ................. ................ ................ ................ ......... 85 Scen[...]

English 4  OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAY THE OP TION SETTING MENU ................. ............. ........... 116 INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTI ON SETTING ME NU ............ ........... 117 Storage f older set ting ... .......... ............. ............. ........... ............. ...12 3 Shortcu t setting ...... ............. ........... ............. .[...]

5 English CONTENTS  APPENDICES COMMONLY AS KED QUESTIONS ................ ............. ............. ......... 146 TROUBLESHO OTING ..... ............. .......... ............. .............. .......... ...... 1 54 Camera .. ........... ............. .......... .............. .......... ............. ............. . 15 4 Notes regarding the Sce[...]

English 6 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abu ndance of con venient featu res and functions. F rom creating precisely the photo y ou want , to viewing images using various techniques , you can locate the e xact operation for y our pur poses in the fo llowing table . Shooting/recording Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional [...]

7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Shoot in dark conditions • “Exposure compensation” on page 96 • “ Using the flash” on pages 44, 48 and 65 • “ Scene select setting” (night view por trait mode/firew orks mode/lamp mode) on pages 4 8 and 86 Increase the camera’ s sensitivity • “ ISO sensitivity setting” on pages 50 and 9[...]

English 8 Pl ayb a ck Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing im age s • “PLA YING BA CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGE S” on page 71 Adjust the speaker vol u m e • “PLA YBA CK VOLUME” pages 53 an d 75 Searc h for ima ge/ audio files • “21-image d isplay pla yback” on page 79 • “Selecti[...]

9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Co n venient functions Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “21-ima ge displa y playbac k” on page 79 • “Selecting t he pla yback f older” on pag es 54 and 80 Delete files • “DELETING FILES” on pages 46, 53 and 76 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 • “SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE” on page 7 in the Xacti Software CD INSTR UCTION MANUAL. • “USING AS A CA RD READER” on page 9 in the Xacti Software CD INSTR UCT ION MANUAL Copy files from y our camera to a compute[...]

11 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Xacti Software CD (CD - ROM ) (page 4 in the Xacti Softwa re CD INSTR UCTION MANU AL): 1 i Grip belt ( page 12) : 1 i Dedicated USB interface cable (page 7 in the Xacti Software CD INSTR UCTION MANU AL): 1 i Li-ion battery pack (page 25): 1 i A C adaptor and power cor d (page 27): 1 i Dedicated A V i[...]

English 12 How to use th e accessories k Grip belt 1 2 3 4[...]

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

English 14 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Y our dual camera can record video cl ips in High Defin ition. It includes a n operation mode th at lets e ven no vice shutterb ugs record and pla y back without getting fluste red, as well as softw are with which y ou can easily create your original D VDs . W aterproof capa bility The camera is equip[...]

15 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA High-quality images with “High Definition” (pages 48, 59 and 82 ) Y our camera can captur e high definition ( HD) 1280 × 720-pix el video clips. Also , the H.264/MPEG -4 A VC standard is used f or formatting vi deo files. Y ou get both compact file siz e and high picture quality in one hi gh-perf[...]

English 16 Inclu des SIMPLE mode f or quick-and-e asy operation (pa ge 38) Select from two recording/pl aybac k modes: the “SIMPLE mode” for users ne w to the camer a, and the “NORMAL mode ” fo r full use of all th e camera’ s many fe atures and functions. Exampl e: Image stabil izer for sharp pi ctures (pag es 50 and 88) Y our camera can[...]

17 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Sharp face shots (pa g es 52 and 94) Y our camera is equipped with a f ace recognition feature which detects the subject’ s face e ven when slightly lit from behind or in dim surroundings and automatically adj usts the focu s and brightness to compensate . Now those otherwise perf ect photos that ar[...]

English 18 Lots of acc essories f or optimal use of yo ur captured ima g es (pa ges 19, and pa g e 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 pr ints of your photos . And with the software i n the supplied CD-R OM (Xacti Soft war[...]

19 English SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various de vices to ex pand its capabilities. Dedicated US B interf ace cable Dedicated A V interf ace cable Computer Printer TV Mini HDMI cable (optional) Commercially av ailable SD Memory Card Intern et i Card reader i DPOF-compatible printer i Photo shop[...]

English 20 SETUP SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Bottom There are places in the camera where water might accumulate, b ut this will not aff ect its waterproof proper ties. T o care for your ca mera after using in wa ter , see page 70. Flash Lens Zoom switch Microphone Grip belt holder Monitor unit Microphone T ripod st and hole Battery cover B[...]

21 English P ARTS NAMES Rear [] b u t t o n [] b u t t o n Speaker MENU button Monitor SET button ON/OFF button Grip belt holder REC/PLA Y b utton Card slot cov er DC IN terminal cover Card slot cover loc k Arrow k eys [ ] button i When the camer a is set to the HD m ode, black bars appear along the top and bottom borders of the monitor , and the s[...]

English 22 SETUP INST ALLING THE CARD Be sure to f ormat a newly purchased card or one that was used in an other device b efore using it in y our camera (pag es 122 and 133). If an u nformatted card is used, the card itself ma y become unusable . UNLOCK 1 2 UNLOCK PUSH HERE UNLOCK PUSH HERE 1 With the card slot cov er lock pushed tow ard the [UNLOC[...]

23 English INST ALLING THE CARD <T o remove the car d...> h T o remove th e card, press it in, and then release . The card will protrude slightly , and you ca n then pull it ou t. CA UT ION Close the car d slot cover securel y i If the card slot cov er is not closed or is not closed completely , the camera will no longer be waterproof . When [...]

English 24 SETUP CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied battery pack bef ore using it. Install the battery pack in t he camera, and co nnect the A C adaptor to charge t he battery . P ower to the camera ca n also be supplied from a pow er outlet when the A C adaptor is connected. 1 Whi le pressing the small orange button on the b[...]

25 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK 2 Open the battery cov er ( 3 ), and inse r t the battery pac k ( 4 ). 3 Close the bat tery cover ( 1 ), and latch the battery cover lock ( 2 ). h Close the battery cover lock firmly until it is in the [LOCK] position. 3 4 1 2[...]

English 26 SETUP <T o remove the batt ery pack...> h Raise the edge of the batte ry pack to remov e it.[...]

27 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK 4 Use the power cord to connect the AC adaptor to a power outlet. h Charging begins . DC IN 5V 1 2 T o power outlet 1 Unlock the DC IN terminal cov er . 2 Open the DC IN terminal cov er. AC adaptor[...]

English 28 SETUP <During charging...> h During charging, the multi-indicato r is lit red. When charging is complet ed, the indicator t urns off. h The multi-indicat or flashes red if t he batter y pack i s defective or is not installed correctly . Make sure that the battery pack is correctly installed. h The charging time is appro x. 200 minu[...]

29 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK HINT About the internal backup batt ery i This camera’s interna l batter y ser ves to mainta in the date and time settings, as w ell as the shooting settings . The backu p battery will be fully charged when the battery pack is k ept in the camera continuously f or about 2 days . In the fully charged state [...]

English 30 SETUP About rechar ging Recharging tak es place only when the camera is turned off , or when the pow er sav e function or the sleep function has been activ ated. Recharging does not take pla ce when the camera is in the recording mode or playba ck mode. About the temp erature alert icon During camera use, if the temper ature of the bat[...]

31 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h If you pr ess the REC/PLA Y button fo r at least 1 secon d, the camera turns on in the play back mode . h If you briefly press the ON/OFF button , once, the camera wil l switch to t he power sa ve mode. Monit[...]

English 32 SETUP T urning on the camera when th e power sa ve (sleep) mo de is active In order to preserve battery pack po wer , the power sav e (sleep) function will automatica lly turn off the camera after about 1 minute of no use during shooting, or about 5 min utes of no use during playbac k (factory-preset setting). i When the powe r sav e mod[...]

33 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning off the camera 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns off . HINT T o immediately acti vate the pow er save mode i Press the ON/OFF b utton briefly to activate t he power sa ve function. About the standby mode i T o tur n off the camera only briefly , you can close the m[...]

English 34 SETUP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that yo u can displa y them during pla yback. Ther efore , before capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. h T o correct the date and time setting, please see under HINT on page 36. Example: T o set the cl[...]

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

English 36 SETUP 5 Pres s the MENU button. h The date and time setting is completed. h T o display the Recording or Pl aybac k Screen, press the MENU b utton. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being repla ced, an internal batter y will maintain the date and time setti ngs. How ev er, there is a small chance the settings ma y[...]

37 English SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between the recording mode (for record ing) and the play back mode (fo r viewing y our recorded images). 1 Turn on the camera (page 31). 1031 00:55:58 HD-SHQ 100-0006 10.2MB 00:00:08 HD-SHQ 2 M OK 2009.12.24 20:58 2 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The mode changes. h The mode [...]

English 38 SETUP SWITCHING THE OPERA T ING MODE The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those f unctions that are most of ten used and necessary to operate the camera, while the “NORMAL mode” ena bles full use of all the camer a’ s many functions. Select the mode that is suitab le fo r your purposes. Switching between th e SIMPLE and NORMAL mode[...]

39 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TIN G MODE Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen 1 Set the camer a to the recording or playback mode (page 37). 2 Select the desired operating mode (page 38). 3 If the Menu Screen is not displayed, press the MENU button. h The Menu Screen appears . h T o cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU but ton.[...]

English 40 SETUP Using the SIMPLE Mode Menu 4 Pr ess [ J ] or [ I ] to select the item you wish to c hange, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected item appears. S N Select video and photo size EXIT OK HD 2 To keep in HDTV size HDTV size 2M [4:3] OK 2 Select an item to change Description of selected item <Setting Screen&[...]

41 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TIN G MODE Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 4 Press [ J ] or [ I ] to select a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appears. 5 Press [ H ]. 3 2 1 2 3 1 HD-SHQ 2M RECORDING MENU1 VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER EXIT OK S S N N Press [ J ] Press [ I ] Ta b 3 2 1 2 3 1 HD-SHQ 2 M RECORDING MENU1 VIDE[...]

English 42 SETUP 6 Pr ess [ J ] or [ I ] to select the item you wish to c hange, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected item appears. h T o retur n to the Menu Screen, press the MENU but ton. HINT About the applicable mode indicator i This indicator sho ws the shooting mode(s) for which the selected setti ng is eff ective [...]

43 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TIN G MODE Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Set ting Screen SIMPLE Mode Recor ding Menu S N 1 5 2 3 4 Select video and photo size EXIT OK[...]

English 44 SETUP 1 Recording si ze (pag e 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 65) h Specify how the flash will operate . 4 (page 38) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 136) r : The video clip si[...]

45 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TIN G MODE SIMPLE Mode Pla y back Menu 3 5 2 1 4 Start slideshow OK OK[...]

English 46 SETUP 1 Slideshow (page 74) h Specif y the slides how settings and pla y the slidesho w . 2 Pl ayb a ck vo lu m e ( p ag e 7 5 ) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla yback. 3 Delete (page 76) h Delete files. 4 (page 38) h Set to the NORMAL mode. 5 Remaining battery power indication (page 136) S N[...]

47 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TIN G MODE Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen NORMAL Mode Recording Men u <T ab 1> 3 2 1 2 3 1 HD-SHQ 2M 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RECORDING MENU1 VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER FLASH SELF-TIMER EXIT OK[...]

English 48 SETUP 1 Video clip setti ngs (page 82) <HD mode> <SD mode> 2 Still imag e setting s (page 85) 3 Scene select (page 86) 4 Filter (pa g e 86) 5 Flash 6 Self-timer (page 87) 7 Remaining battery power indication (page 136) & : Record at 1280 × 720 pixe ls, 30 fps (30p). ( : Record at 640 × 480 pixels, 60 fps (60 p). ) : Rec[...]

49 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TIN G MODE <T ab 2> 3 1 2 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 2 1 RECORDING MENU2 VIDEO ST ABILIZER FOCUS FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO EXIT OK[...]

English 50 SETUP 1 Video stabilizer (pag e 88) h Compensate f or camera shake during video clip recording . 2 Focus range (page 89) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Focus area (page 90) 4 Light-measuring mode (page 90) 5 ISO sensitivity (page 91) h The indicated ISO v alue is the standard output sensitivi[...]

51 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TIN G MODE <T ab 3> 2 1 2 3 1 3 P 6 5 4 3 2 1 RECORDING MENU3 WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE F ACE CHASER HIGH SENSITIVITY ZOOM EXIT OK[...]

English 52 SETUP 1 White balance (page 92) 2 Exposure (page 93) 3 Face c haser (page 94) 4 High sensitivity mode (page 95) 5 Zoom h Specify the optical z oom maximum magnificat ion setting and the digita l zoom ON/OFF setting . 6 Remaining battery power indication (page 136) > : White balance is automatically adjusted depending on the ambient li[...]

53 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TIN G MODE NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pag e 98) h Specify the slideshow setti ngs and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 75) h Adjust the v olume fo r video clip and audi o file pla yback. 3 Protect (pa ge 99) h File protect setting (delete prohibited) 4 Delete (page 76) h Dele[...]

English 54 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Edit photo (page 10 1) h Repair the “red-e ye” caused by the flash, reduce the b lur from camera shak e, or enhance the contrast. 2 Video clip edit (pag e 102) h Edit video clips. 3 Printin g instru ctions (page 111) h Specif y the pr inting instructions (DPOF sett ings). 4 Select fo lder (page 80) h Select a f[...]

55 English SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best r esults Hold the camera securely , keeping your elbo ws close to your body and making sure the camera is stab le. Correct hold Incorrect hold A finger is b locking the lens or fl ash. Example 1: 1 Insert your hand in the grip bel t. 2 Enfo ld the camera in the palm of y [...]

English 56 SIMPLE/SHOO T ING i Due to the char acteristics of the camera , the outer surf ace may beco me warm during use, but this does not indicate a malfunction. (In particular , the area indicated b y gra y in the figure ma y become h ot.) i If the cam era star ts to feel uncomf or tably hot during use, you might temporarily discon tinue use un[...]

57 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Using the autof ocus The autofo cus will work in almost all situations; howe ver , there are cer tain conditions that may ca use the autof ocus function to not work properly . If the autof ocus function is not w orking properly , set the f ocus range to capture images (page 60). k Conditions that may cause incorre[...]

English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO T ING The fo llowing e xamples are some of the situations where the autof ocus function ma y work, but 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 picture . i Fa[...]

59 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the re cording 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 th at is correct for the intended purpose. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 39), select the recording size setting, and pr[...]

English 60 SIMPLE/SHOO T ING Select the f ocus setting Select the f ocus range corresponding to the distance betw een the camera and the subject. 1 Di splay the SIMPLE Mode Recording Me nu (page 39), select 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[...]

61 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidance that sounds when y ou operate the camera can be muted ( page 118). Where are the ima g e and audio files s aved? i All the image and sound files are recorded on the card installed in the camera, or i n the camera’ s internal memory . T a[...]

English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO T ING VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 31), and set it to the recording mode (page 37). 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 ailable for the currently recording clip becomes little, a countdow[...]

63 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camera (page 31), and set it to the recording mode (page 37). 2 Press the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] b utton halfway . h The autof ocus operates , and the image is focused (focus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way . h The shutter release[...]

English 64 SIMPLE/SHOO T ING HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Recording Screen is activ e, y ou can quickly a ccess the screen for a djusting the brightness of the monit or by pr essing 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 focusi[...]

65 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHOTS Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photogr aphing under dark conditions, but is also conv enient f or example when the subject is in shadow or lit from beh ind. The flash is av ailable only when shoot ing single-shot still images . 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 39), select the flash s[...]

English 66 SIMPLE/SHOO T ING CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. Av oid touching the flash unit when shooting. HINT i The flash cannot be used during video cl ip recording. i By assigning an oper ation shortcut to an arro w ke y (pages 120 a nd 124), you can change the flash mo[...]

67 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recordi ng a video clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 31), and set it to the recording mode (page 37). 2 Press the [ ] button. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to capture as a still image, press the [] b u t t o n . 4 Press the [ ] b[...]

English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO T ING HINT i When shooting a still image while recording a video clip , the flash does not operate. i When the remaining video recording time becomes appro ximately 50 seconds, it will no longer be possible to capture a still image while recording a video clip. The e xact remaining reco rding time at which t his occurs will d[...]

69 English MA CR O-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has tw o zoom funct ions: optical z oom and digital zoom. 1 Point the came ra lens at th e subject. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on t he subject. [W/ P ]: Zoom out. h When the z oom s witch is pushed, the zoom bar appea rs on the[...]

English 70 SIMPLE/SHOO T ING AFTER USING THE CAMERA IN W A TER After using the camera in water, wash it with fresh water and dr y it completely . 1 Turn off the camera, and close t he battery cover and card sl ot cover securely. 2 Was h the camera with fresh water. h Fill a shallow basin with fresh water, and immerse the closed came ra f or about 5[...]

71 English PLA YBA CK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Set the camera to the pl ayback mode (page 37). 2 Select the image to play back. h Use the arro w ke ys to mov e the orange fr ame to the file you wish t o play back. h The image information f or the framed image is sho wn at the bottom of the screen. 3 Press the[...]

English 72 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Video clip playback operation HINT If the a icon appears on the Playback Screen... i The a icon appears when pla ying back a file that was sa ved in segments (page 83). Alth ough pla yback of these mu ltiple files is continuous , there is a slight pause at t he point where the files are joined. T o do this.. . Do this N[...]

73 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 Play ba ck the video clip. Pause the playback at the point you wi sh to “snap” a photo. 2 Press the [ ] button. h The screen to select the aspect r atio of the still image a ppears. Select the desired aspect ratio , and press the [...]

English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK SLIDESHO W PLA YBA CK Y ou can play bac k files in succession with the “slideshow pla yback” f eature. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 39), select the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the type of file to pl ay back, and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla yback begins. h T o st[...]

75 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback volume f or video clips and audio files. 1 Display the SI MPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 39), 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 vo lume is set, and the d[...]

English 76 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 39), select the delete setting, and press the SET button. DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one file at a time. DELETE [...]

77 English DELETING FILES 3 Select “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displa yed 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 press[...]

English 78 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 an d remov e the delete icon from a file, mov e the orange frame to the marked fi le and press the SET butt on. 5 Pres s the [ ] button or [ ] button. h The Confirm Delete S[...]

79 English PLA YB A CK MODES 21-imag e display playback 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 ba ck. h Use the arrow k eys to mov e the orange fr ame to the desired image, and press the SET butt on. h Instead of pressing the arrow k e[...]

English 80 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Selecting the playback f older If the card cont ains multiple f olders, yo u can select from whi ch f older you would lik e to play ba ck. 1 Di splay the Playback Screen. 2 Push t he zoom switch toward the [W/ P ] side twice. h The screen to select the pla yback f older appears. h If the zoom s witch is pushed toward th[...]

81 English PLA YB A CK MODES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. h Fo r a video clip , pause pla yback a t the place y ou want to magnify . 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [T/ ] ] side. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h Use the arro[...]

English 82 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 horiz ontal to vertical aspect ratio) or the SD mode (4:3 aspect rat io). In addition, the higher t he frame rat e number , the smoother pla yback will be . Howe ver , as with the recording size , the f[...]

83 English RECORDING MENU 1 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 [ ] b utton again to stop re cording. HINT Y ou can capture a still image during an audio recording i Press the [ ] b[...]

English 84 NORMAL/SHOO TING k Audio pla yback 1 Se lect an audio file, and press the SET button. h Pla yback be gins. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not p lay ed back when the audio recording is pla yed bac k in the fast playback or f ast reverse mode. T o do this... Do this Normal play back Star t playback Press the SET button. Pa[...]

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

English 86 NORMAL/SHOO TING Scene select set ting Y ou can select from v arious preset settings (aper ture, shu tter speed, etc.) for specific shooting conditio ns. HINT i T o return to normal photograph y , selec t = from the scene select men u, and press the SET button. i When capturing images using the lamp Q , fireworks + or night view portrait[...]

87 English RECORDING MENU 1 Self-timer setting By assigning an operat ion shor tcut to an arrow k ey (pages 120 and 124), y ou can set the self-timer from the Recording Scree n. HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer functi on... i If the [ ] butt on or [ ] b utton is pressed again be fore the shutter is released, the se lf-timer countdo wn tempor[...]

English 88 NORMAL/SHOO TING RECORDING MENU 2 Video stab ilizer (motion comp ensation ) setting Y our camera ca n minimize a ji tter y picture b y compensating f or unintentional hand motion during video clip recording. HINT If the motion compensation does no t seem to be working... i Due to the mechanical charact eristics of this function, it ma y [...]

89 English RECORDING MENU 2 Focus range setting How to use the manual f ocus 1 Select - , and press the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears . 2 Press [ G ] or [ H ] to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The focus distance is set, and you ar e returned to the Recording Screen. HINT About zoom movement when us[...]

English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING Focus mode set ting When the spot f ocus setting is selected, the f ocus mark + appears in the center of the monitor . Light-measuring mode setting When spot light-measuring is selected, the light-measuring spot mark appears in the center of the monitor . 1006 00:54:35 2 M Focus mark 1006 00:54:35 2 M Light-measuring spo[...]

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

English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING RECORDING MENU 3 White balance setti ng This camera automati cally adjusts the white balance under most lig hting conditions. Ho wever , if you w ant to specify the lighting condit ions or change the ov erall tone of the image, the white balance ca n be manually set. How to use the one push settin g 1 Se lect the ^ icon.[...]

93 English RECORDING MENU 3 Exposure setting The shutter speed and aperture size can be set indi vidually . 1 Select the desired icon from the exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was selected> 1 Press [ J ] or [ I ] to select aperture value or shutt er speed. 2 Press [ G ] or [ H ] to change the setting f or the selected p[...]

English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING Face chaser se tting As you reco rd, the face chaser detect s the subject’ s fa ce, and adjusts the brightness and f ocus in a wa y that produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s face . HINT When the face chaser is set to ON. .. i Each face in th e Recording Screen is marked with a gree n frame. i F aces th[...]

95 English RECORDING MENU 3 High sensitivity mode setting When yo u shoot in the high sensitivity mode , the captured image appea rs ev en br ighter than that specified b y the ISO sensitivity and e xposure compensation se ttings. CA UT ION Limitations of the high sensitivity mode i When the shutter speed is reduced to creat e a bright image, video[...]

English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING Exposure compensati on By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to an arrow k ey (pages 120 and 1 24) , you can mak e the image lighter or dar ker when capturing images. 1 Assign t he operation shortcut to an arrow key (pages 120 and 124). 2 Pr ess the arrow key to which the operation shortcut was assign[...]

97 English RECORDING MENU 3 HINT The exposure compensation se tting is canceled in the foll owing 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 98 NORMAL/PLA YB ACK PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PLA Y B A CK MENU 1 Slidesho w settings Specify the settings f or playing bac k file s continuously in a “slideshow” format. In a slideshow of still images, y ou can se t the transition time , transition eff ects and BGM. Changing a setting 1 Se lect the item you wish to change, and press[...]

99 English PLA YB ACK MENU 1 File protect setting Prev ent accidental erasure of image and au dio files. Prote ct files one by one 1 Display the fil e that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 39). 2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button. 3 Select “PROTECT SINGLE” and press the SET[...]

English 100 NORMAL/PLA YB ACK Protect selected files Select multiple fil es to protect. 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 39). 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 mov e the orange fr ame to the file you wish to protect. 4 Pres s the SET bu[...]

101 English PLA YB A CK MENU 2 Correcting the image Repair the red-e ye eff ect in still images to make the ey es appear more natural, e nhance the contr ast, or cor rect a b lurry image due to camer a shake . HINT If the “Contrast corre ction not successful”, “Red-e ye correct ion not successful” or “Blur correction not successful” mes[...]

English 102 NORMAL/PLA YB ACK Editing vide o clips Y ou can trim awa y unwanted por tions from a video clip and sa ve it as a ne w video clip (video clip cutting [extr acting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa ve them as one separ ate clip (“joining”). Proce dure to cut (ext ract) a portion of a video clip J Extract the specifie [...]

103 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 Pro cedure to join video c lips CA UT ION Caution when editing video clips i When editing vide o clips, do n ot press the REC/PLA Y b utton. If you press the REC/PLA Y b utton while editing video clips , not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip may also be er ased. i As the numb[...]

English 104 NORMAL/PLA YB ACK Video c lip cutting (extract ing) 1 Display t he video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 39), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Select “CUT” an d press the SET button. h The Cutting Scree n appears. SET EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK 00:00:05 / [...]

105 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 4 Specify the sta rt point of the extract. h Use the procedure below to specif y the frame from which the video clip extra ct will star t. h Play the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one fr ame at a time, stop ping at the star t point of the extr act. T[...]

English 106 NORMAL/PLA YB ACK 5 Pr ess [ I ]. h The star t point of the video clip ex tract is set, and th e screen to specify the end point appears. h Specify the end point of the ex tract b y follo wing the same procedure as in st ep 4 . <When joining the first and latter portions> 1 Press [ J ]. h Each time the [ J ] is pressed, the sectio[...]

107 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 7 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you are ret urned to the NORMAL Mode Playb ack Menu. HINT i Y ou will not be able to ov erwrite the file if the or iginal file is protected. i If the “Card f ull” message appears , y ou will need to free some of th e memo[...]

English 108 NORMAL/PLA YB ACK Joining video c lips CA UTION i Video clips that were phot ographed in diff erent modes cannot be joined. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 39), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect “JOIN” and press the SET button. h The 8-imag e playback display fo r video clips appears . 3 Mov[...]

109 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 4 Press the [ O ] button or [ ] 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 rem[...]

English 110 NORMAL/PLA YB ACK HINT i If the file siz e of the video clip after editing exce eds 4 GB, it is not possible to either “SA VE AS NEW” or “O VERWRITE”. i Y ou will not be able to o verwrite the file if the original file is protected. If y ou want it to be erased, y ou will need to f irst remov e the protection (pages 53 and 99). [...]

111 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 ventional film, y ou can have prints made at shops of fering digital print services. Moreove r , this camera is DPOF-compatible, so y ou can use the camera to sp ecify the number of prints , whethe[...]

English 112 NORMAL/PLA YB ACK HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o print with a printer or have the digital print service shop print out a still image from a video clip , you must first sa ve it (extr act still) as a still image (page 73). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a print order f or mat. Y ou c[...]

113 English PLA YB ACK MENU 2 3 Press the SET button. h The Date/Copies Print Screen appears. h If “EACH IMA GE” was selected, press [ G ] or [ H ] to dis play t he desired image to print. h The printing instructions that are currently activ e fo r the displa yed image are shown. Y ou can press [ G ] or [ H ] to co nfirm the printing instructio[...]

English 114 NORMAL/PLA YB ACK 4 Spec ify whether the dat e is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Speci fy the numb er of prints > h Press [ J ] or [ I ]. 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 rom the sc[...]

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

English 116 OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y TH E 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 you press [ [...]

117 English INTR ODUCTION T O THE OPTION SETTING MENU Ta b 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 SET 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 OPTION MENU1 CLOCK SET INFO DISPLA Y ST ARTUP DISPLA Y OPERA TION BEEP POST VIEW REC FOLDER EXIT OK[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 118 1 CLOCK SET setting (page 34) h Set the camera’s cloc k. 2 INFO DISPLA Y setting h Specif y the inform ation to display o n the pla yback screen. SHO W ALL: Displa y the capture dat e and play back time (video clips). D A TE & TIME: Display the capture dat e. COUNTER: Display the playback time when pla ying back a [...]

119 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Ta b 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 SET 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 OPTION MENU2 SHORTCUTS NOISE REDUCTION IMAGE SETTINGS BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE TV OUTPUT EXIT OK[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 120 1 SHORTCUTS setting (page 124) 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[...]

121 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Ta b 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 SET 5 4 3 2 1 OPTION MENU3 POWER SA VE FILE NO. CONT'D FORMA T RESET SETTINGS EXIT OK[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 122 1 PO WER SA VE setting (page 32 ) h Specify the elapsed period of inactivity bef ore the pow er sav e mode (to conserve batter y p ower) is ac tivated. 2 FILE NO. CONT’D setting (page 131) 3 FORMA T (page 133) 4 RESET SETTINGS h Reset the camera settin gs to the f actory-preset settings. h The follo wing settings do no[...]

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

OPTION SETTINGS English 124 Shor tcut se tting Y ou can assign functions (operati on shor tcuts) to the arro w keys when they are pressed while the Recording Screen is acti ve . In addition, the video clip recording but ton on the side of the camer a ([ R ] butto n) can be enabled . 1 Se lect “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button. : Assign the [...]

125 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU < R button> REC: Enable the vi deo clip recording b utton on the side of the camera ([ R ] button). OFF: Disable the video clip recording b utton on the side of the camer a ([ R ] bu tton). 3 Press [ J ] or [ I ]. h Display the function you wish to assign to the key . 4 Press the SET button[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 126 TV output setting Specify the type of image signal tha t is output from your camera’ s USB/A V terminal or HDMI terminal. 1 Se lect “TV OUTPUT”, and press the SET button. TV SYSTEM: Set the type of TV signal that is output from the USB/A V terminal. TV TYPE: Set the TV’ s aspect ratio . HDMI: Set the signal that [...]

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

OPTION SETTINGS English 128 3 Pr ess [ J ] or [ I ] to select the desired parameter. 4 Pres s the SET button. 5 Pres s the MENU button. h This completes the TV output settin g. HINT About the HDMI-CEC function i This is a system contro l function b y which, through an HDMI cable , a control signal is output to electronic de vices and the operation [...]

129 English INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING ME NU Relation between “TV TYPE” setting and TV displa y The tables belo w show the video si gnal that is output when the “TV TYPE” setting is changed. Ho we ver , note that for some TVs t hat hav e an auto-detect function, the output ma y not conform to the tab le, or the TV displa y may not c[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 130 CA UTION If the TV dis play is not corr ect… i If the appear ance of the image on the TV moni tor is not correct , you can either change the camer a’s “TV TYPE” setting, or chang e the screen siz e setting on y our TV . T o change the screen siz e setting on yo ur TV , please refer to the instruction ma nual f or[...]

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

OPTION SETTINGS English 132 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 lower than the highest file number on Car d A: the file name of t he ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file name recorded on Card A. When the highest file[...]

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

OPTION SETTINGS English 134 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check how many images can be captured and how m uch recording time is av ailable on the card. F or a table showing the maximum number of images and recording time f or specific cards, please see “P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recordi ng Time” o[...]

135 English CHECKING THE REMA INING CARD MEMOR Y For audio recor dings 1 Set the camera to the a udio recording mode (page 82). 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 images . T o capture more images, either install a n[...]

OPTION SETTINGS English 136 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 before capturing an image. F or an indication of the possible lengt h of time for bat tery pack operation, see pag e 168. 1 Display t he Record[...]

137 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHA RGE h The appro ximate remaining ba ttery time indication appear s on the monitor . Please use this as a ref erence to estimate the remaining recording and/ or pla yback ti me. HINT i If any file is present, y ou can also check t he remaining battery pack char ge on the Inf ormation Screen (p[...]

English 138 CONNECTING TO A TV OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV By connencting the camera to a TV , you can pla y back the reco rded files on the TV . CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cabl e plugs are correctly oriented and that[...]

139 English CONNECTING T O A TV Connecting to a stand ard video input terminal Y ellow plug: T o Video Input ter minal Supplied dedicated A V interface cable T o USB/A V terminal White plug: T o A udio Input (L) terminal Red plug: T o Audio Input (R) terminal Set the input to “VIDEO”.[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 140 Connect to the 480p/ 720p terminal If you r TV has a 480 p/720p input terminal, y ou can e njoy the high video quality of component output from y our camera. CA UTION If your TV does not have 480p /720p video input capability i The images will not a ppear on the TV . T O USB/A V terminal Dedicated component cab le (op[...]

141 English CONNECTING T O A TV Connecting to the HDMI te rminal HINT i HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interf ace are trademarks or register ed trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC . T o HDMI terminal Mini HDMI cable (optional) T o HDMI ter minal on the TV Set the input to “HDMI”. T o reduce spurious radiation i Please affix th[...]

CONNECTING TO A TV English 142 PLA YING BA CK ON A TV i After co nnecting th e camera to the television, switch the TV inpu t to the terminal to which the camera is connected. i The same pla yback procedure as when pl aying back with the camera is used to play back audio recordin gs as well. (Use the TV controls to adjust the v olume.) i The pla y [...]

143 English CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge function . By connecting th e camera directly to a Pi ctBridge-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 p[...]

English 144 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 button. PRINT 1 IMAGE : Select the still images yo u wish to pr[...]

145 English PRINTING 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, pr inting resumes . About printing all the images i Printing is not possible if the re are more than 999 im[...]

English 146 APPENDICES APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you h av e a question about t he camera opera tion, you mig ht find the ans wer in this compilation of co mmonly asked question s. 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 . Place[...]

147 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 aft er the camera is turned off . Which resolution setting should I use? — Select the resolution setting according to the intended use . G , t : [...]

APPENDICES English 148 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 shoot without losing minute detail s in the image. The digital zoom, o n the other hand, works b y magnify ing a p or tion of the image that hits the image [...]

149 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Monitor When used i n cold weather , wh y 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, bl[...]

APPENDICES English 150 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 image distorted? If the subject moves or the camera is mov ed during recording, a distor[...]

151 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng 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 zoom. Not a malfunction. Can I play bac k image and sound files that I edited us[...]

APPENDICES English 152 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 . Select video clips that ha ve th e same resolution. Why is a noise heard from a nearby TV or radio during battery recharging? Electromagnetic wav es are emitted from the A C[...]

153 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When the camera is connected to a TV , you can s witch the camera’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If you hav e questions about accessories etc ., please consult with a dealer near y ou for advice. Why do es the “System error” message appear? A problem has occurred wi[...]

APPENDICES English 154 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camer a to the repair shop , check the follo wing table for 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). [...]

155 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. 32 The maximum number o f images that can be captured [...]

APPENDICES English 156 Shooting The digital zoom does not work . The zoom setting is set to s , t or u . Set the z oom setting to Q . 52 , 69 A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a pictur e using the self- timer . The battery pack is consumed. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a fully charged battery pac[...]

157 English TROUBLESHOO TING Monitor No pla ybac k image appears. The camera is not set to the playbac k mode. Set the c amera to the pla yback mode. 37, 71 Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was bloc ked by a finger or ot her object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sur e the flash is not obstructed. 55 The subject was too f ar aw[...]

APPENDICES English 158 Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Selec t a different flash mode. 48, 65 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 96 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivity to = . 50, 91 The image is not in focus. The subject is too close to the cam[...]

159 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The colors of the imag es captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the f orced flash mode. 48, 65 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly . 52, 92 A part of the image is missing. The strap or a finger w as bloc king [...]

APPENDICES English 160 Connect ing to a TV No image or sound. The camera is not correctly connected to the TV . F ollow the instructions to make the connection correctly . 139 to 142 The TV input is not set correctly . Set the input on the T V to “VIDEO” or “HDMI”. The edge of the image is cut off. This is a characteristic of the TV . Not a[...]

161 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”. 118 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 169) . The recording capacity is less[...]

APPENDICES English 162 Notes regar ding the Scene Select feature and filters Scene Select Setting Remarks Sports a Focus ran ge: Fixed at * . Exposu re: Fixed at @ . Po r t r a i t > Landscape + Focus ran ge: Fixed at * . F ace chaser: Fix ed at “OFF”. Exposu re: Fixed at @ . Night view por trait / Focus ran ge: Fixed at * . Exposu re: Fixed[...]

163 English TROUBLESHOO TING * The shutter speed decreases to 1/15 se c. Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the focus rang e is set to + or - . i Even if y ou set the focus range to + or - , it change s to * when the scene select function is set to any setting other th an =[...]

APPENDICES English 164 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 comp liant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Ele ctronics and Information T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design r ule for Camera File system) i s standard f or digital still camera image files to pro vide[...]

165 English SPECIFICA T IONS Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) G : 1600 × 1200 pix els (appro x. 2 million pix els) k : 1184 × 888 pix els (appro x. 1.1 million pixels) , : 1280 × 720 pixels (appro x. 900,000 pix els, 16:9 aspect ratio) [ : 640 × 480 pix els (approx. 300,000 pix els) t : 1600 × 1200 pix els (appro x. 2 million p[...]

APPENDICES English 166 Range Normal mode: 50 cm (19.69 in.) to infinity Super macro mode: 1c m ( 0 . 3 9i n . ) t o 1m ( 3 . 2 8f t . ) (Wide end only) Digital zoom For shooting: 1 × to appro x. 50 × For play back: 1 × to 25 × (varies with resolution) Shutter speed Still image shooting mode: 1/2 to 1/500 sec. (Maximum appro x. 2 seconds when sc[...]

167 English SPECIFICA T IONS Monitor 2.5" (6.4 cm) low-temper ature polysilicon TFT color liquid crystal Appro x. 150,000 pix els Flash wo rking range GN = 3.8 Approx. 50 cm (19.69 in.) to 4 .2 m (1 3.78 ft.) (Wide) Approx. 80 cm (31.50 in. ) to 1.8 m (5.9 1 ft.) (T ele) Flash modes Au to-flash, f orced flash, flash off F ocus TTL-type AF (sti[...]

APPENDICES English 168 Camera connectors Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using th e supplied battery pack, fully charged, at a 25 °C (77°F) ambient temper ature. i The operati on time ma y vary depending on the condition s of the batt ery pack and the co nditions of use. Espec ially when used at temperatures below 10 °C (50°F),[...]

169 English SPECIFICA T IONS P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time i If the continuous recor ding time of a v oice memo exce eds about 13 hours, the recorded file is sa ved once, and then r ecording continues i n a new file . In the video clip recording mode , when the size of the file being recorded exceeds 4 GB[...]

APPENDICES English 170 Concerning the multi-indica tor The camera’ s multi-indi cator will light, flash, or be off, depending on the diff erent camer a operation s. Color Multi-indicator status Camera stat us Green Lit Connected to a computer or printer Flashing P ower sav e mode activ e Orange Lit Connected to a TV Red Lit Charg ing Flashin g Sl[...]

171 English SPECIFICA T IONS Supplied A C adaptor i When using the supplied A C adaptor abroad, the power cord may need to be replaced in a ccordance with loca l requirements . Please contact y our local dealer f or details. Supplied Li-ion battery pac k P art number V AR-G10 P ower source AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz Rated output DC 5 V , 2.0 A Am[...]

APPENDICES English 172 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 Microsof t ® Windows ® 2000 oper[...]

173 English SPECIFICA T IONS 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 read y to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held resp onsib le for an y problems 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 174 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures in d ifficult surro undings is easier than y ou might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct sett ings, y ou can create photos t hat you’ll be proud to di splay an d share. If images a re blurred even when the autofocus is used Y our camera emplo ys[...]

175 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would lik e to snap an action shot of a moving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, but because t he subject is moving, the image may be blurre d. In particular , when the distance between the camera and the subj ect is changing, it is difficult to loc k t[...]

APPENDICES English 176 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in t s: i Choose a backgr ound that doesn’t detract from y our subject. i Mov e in close to your subject . i P ay atten tion to lighting and how it aff ects your subject. NO TE i If the background is distr acting, it will not show yo ur subject to his best advantage . Move in clos[...]

177 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po i n t s : i A void camera shak e. i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night photog raphy is considera ble slo wer , so there is a much gre ater chance that you r photographe d images will be blurry . St abilize the ca mera wh[...]

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