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VPC-HD2EX VPC-HD2 VPC-HD2GX INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital Movie Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “SAFETY MANU AL”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence.
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 accor dance with the la.
English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR EU USERS Note: i This symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world.
iii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Preparing the came ra 1 Insert the SD Memory Card. h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camera. Ple ase purchase a commercially sold card. h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is ref erred to as the “card”.
English iv Shooting k Video clip recording 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera on. 2 Se t the main switch to REC. 3 Pr ess the video cl ip recording button [ ]. h Recording begins . h T o stop recording, press the video clip re cording button again.
v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Playbac k k Video clip pla ybac k 1 Set the main s witch t o PLAY. h The display s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h T og gle the SET button to the left or right to display the video clip yo u wish to pla y back.
English vi Burn your recorded video clips onto a D VD (Windows XP) Using the supplied CD-ROM (SANY O Software Pac k), you can import the captured images to your computer and store them o n a DV D. Detailed information about the SANY O Software Pack can be f ound on page 4 in the SANY O Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANU AL.
vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish] and remove the CD-ROM from the computer’s CD-ROM drive. <About the Kodak online service> h When the inst allation windo w closes , a dialog bo x to connect to the website introd ucing K odak’ s online ser vice appears.
English viii Burn video clips onto a DVD 1 Click on your des ktop’s [Ulead DV D MovieFactory 5 Launcher] ic on to run MovieFactory. h The MovieF actor y launcher appears.
ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 2 Cli ck on [New Project]. h The [Create Vide o Disc] window o pens..
English x 3 Se t the [DVD] option to ON, and click on the [OK] button. h The [Select source and import] window opens . 4 Click on the [Add video files] icon. h The [Open Video File] dialog bo x opens. h Open the f older that contains the video fil es (My DocumentsSANY O_PEXdatefolder).
xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 5 Sel ect the video clip files to burn onto the DVD. h Select the files yo u wish to burn onto the D VD by clicking on them. h T o select multiple files, click on the indi vidual files while holding do wn the [Ctrl] button.
English xii 7 Click on the [Next] button. h The window t o edit the t itle page of your D VD appears. 8 Se t your desired title page, and click on the [Next] button. h The window t o confirm the title page appears. 9 Click on the [Next] button. h The [Press Burn button to create a D VD] window opens .
xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 12 Click on the [OK] button. h Disc writing begins. h After burning the disc , a dialog bo x shows that b urning is complete. 13 Click on the [OK] button. h The D VD drive tra y opens for y ou to remo ve the disc.
1 English CONTENTS CONTENTS ..... ........... ............. ............. .......... ............. ........... ............. .. 1 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSO RIES .
English 2 BASIC OPERATION BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ................. ............. ............. ............. .....4 2 How to hold the cam era .................... .......... ............. ........... .......... 42 Using the au tofocus ...... .....
3 English CONTENTS LIGHT-MEAS URING MODE SETTI NG ..... .......... .............. ............. ..... 89 ISO SENSI TIVITY . ............. ........... ............. .......... .............. ............. ..... 90 WHITE BALA NCE ....... ............. .
English 4 OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAYING THE OPTION SCREE N .. ............. ........... ............. ........ 128 Overview o f the Optio n Screen ...... ............. ........... ............. ........ 129 SCREEN DISPLAY .............. .......... ..
5 English CONTENTS APPENDICES COMMONLY AS KED QUESTIONS ................ ............. ............. ......... 17 6 TROUBLESHO OTING ..... ............. .......... ............. .............. .......... ...... 184 Camera .. ........... ..........
English 6 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an ab undance of con v enient f eatures and fu nctions. F rom creating precisely the photo y ou want , to viewing image s using various techniques , you can locate the e xact operation for y our purposes in the fo llowing tabl e.
7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Shoot in dark conditions • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 68 • “SHOOTING WITH THE FLASH” on page 66 • “SCENE SELECT” (n ight view por trait mode/f.
English 8 Pl ayb a ck Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing im age s • “Pla ying bac k a video clip” on pa ge 47 Adjust the speaker v olume • “P.
9 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Handstrap and camera case: 1 set i SANY O Softw are Pack (CD-ROM): 2 i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i Docking station: 1 i Dedicated S-A V interface cable: 1 i Dedicated USB interface cable: 1 i Dedicated compo nent cable: 1 i HDMI cable: 1 Included with model VPC-HD2EX.
English 10 i Remote control unit and battery (CR2025): 1 i Lens cap and strap: 1 i Cable adaptor: 1 i Microphone connection cable: 1 i Core: Small (2), large (1) Large: For use with th e AC adaptor po.
11 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessor ies k Handstrap k Lens cap.
English 12 k Camera case.
13 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Separatel y sold accessori es i Lithium-ion Battery Charger V AR-L40 Battery charger fo r the supplied or separa tely sold lithium-ion ba ttery pack (DB-L40A). i Lithium-ion Battery DB-L40A Same model as th e supplied lithi um-ion battery pack.
English 14 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OU R CAMERA Y our camera is a digital mo vie camera with the abil ity to shoot and pla y back video clips with high image quality .
15 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Capture still shots while re cording a video clip (page 57) Suppose that while you’ re recording a video c lip, there’ s a scene you’ d like to keep as a still photo. Y our camera makes it possible to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video clip recording.
English 16 Docki ng station f or easy connection The docking st ation simplifies those complicated connections to y our TV or computer . Just set the camera in the docking station, and y ou can view your photos on your TV or computer right away .
17 English SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to v arious devices to e xpand its capabilities . Remote control unit Cable ada ptor TV Printer Battery charger (optional) Separately sold or commerci.
English 18 SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Camera Front Flash button [ ? ] Flash i Extends when the flash but to n [ ? ] is pressed. Speaker Remo te control sensor Lens Flash unit Monitor unit Strap holder B.
19 English P ARTS NAMES <T o open the monitor uni t> ON/OFF button.
English 20 Rear Bottom Multi-indicator Still image shooting button [ ] Video clip recording butt on [ ] Zoom swit ch MENU but to n Card slot cover Monitor SET but to n T ripod stand hole h Open the monito r unit bef ore mounting the camera on a tripod.
21 English P ARTS NAMES Docki ng station Front Rear Docking st ation terminal Operation mode but to n [ ] DC IN terminal USB/A V terminal COMPONENT terminal HDMI termina l.
English 22 Remote control unit 1 Still image shooting b utton 2 Video clip recording b utton 3 SET button 4 Works th e same as toggling SET button to the left 5 Works th e same as toggling SET button .
23 English INST ALLING THE CARD Be sure to f ormat a newly purchased ca rd or one that was used in ano ther device bef ore using it in your camera (pa ge 154). If an unf ormatted card is used, the card itself ma y become unusab le. 1 Open the car d slot cover, and insert the card in the card slot.
English 24 <T o remo ve the car d ...> h T o remove the card, p ress it in, and the n release. Th e card will protrude slightly , and y ou can then pull it out. CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibl y remove the car d. i Doing so may damage the card or the stored data.
25 English PREP ARING THE DOCKING ST A TION The supplied dockin g station is used to connect y our camera to a computer , printer or TV , as well as to charge the battery pack installed in the camer a. 1 Connect the docking station to a power outlet. h Use the supplied A C adaptor and pow er cord.
English 26 PREP ARING TH E REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote contr ol unit can be used to tak e pictures and pla y them bac k with the camera. Insert the battery Install the supplied battery (CR2025) in the remote control unit. 1 Pul l out the battery case.
27 English PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT How to use the remote co ntrol unit The remote control unit can be used at an angle that is displaced 15 degrees horizontall y from the remote contr ol sensor on the fr ont of the camera, at a di stance of up to 7 meter s.
English 28 Changing the remote contr ol code The remote c ontrol unit will also work w ith other Sa ny o cameras t hat can be operated by infrared remote control. When more than one camera is present, it is recommended to chang e the remot e control code to ensure that only the intended camera operates when the remote control unit is used.
29 English PREP ARING TH E PO WER Please charge the supplied bat tery pack bef ore using it. P ower to the camera can also be supplied from a pow er outlet if the doc king station or the cable adaptor is used.
English 30 3 I nsert the battery pack. h T ake care that it is position ed correctly . 4 Repl ace the battery cover. <T o remove the battery pac k...> h Raise the edge of the battery pack to remov e it. 5 Pr epare the docking station (page 25). 6 C lose the camera’ s monitor un it, and set the camera in the docking station.
31 English PREP ARING THE PO WER CA UTION Using the camera when it is set in the docki ng station... i Y ou can photograp h and view images while the camera is set in the docking stat ion. The battery pack can be charged when the ca mera is in the pla yback mode , but not in the shooting mode.
English 32 When using a power outle t P ow er to the camera can be supplied from a pow er outlet if the doc king station or the cab le adaptor is used. Using the docking stat ion Use the supplied po wer cord to conn ect the docking stat ion to a pow er outlet, and set the camera i n the doc king st ation.
33 English PREP ARING THE PO WER About using the doc king station/cab le adaptor for rec har ging The recharging operatio n diff ers depending on the position of the camer a’ s main swi tch and on the pow er ON/OFF status .
English 34 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Se t the main sw itch. T o shoot pictures: Set to REC. T o play b ack images: Set to PL A Y . 2 Open the monitor unit. 3 Pr ess the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera tu rns on, and an image appears on the monitor .
35 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urni ng on th e camera wh en the power save (sleep) mode is ac tive In order to preserve battery pac k power , the power save (sleep) function will automaticall y turn off the camera after 1 minute of no use during shooting, or 5 minutes of no use d uring playback (fact ory-preset setting).
English 36 HINT T o immediately act ivate the power save mode i Press the ON/OFF button briefly to activ e the power sav e function. About the standby mode i T o tur n off the camera onl y briefly , you can close the monitor unit to put the camera in the stan dby mode.
37 English OPERA TION BUTT ONS The procedures to change the ca mera settings , choose images , etc., are perf ormed by using the SET butto n to control the monitor displa y . This operation is used v ery frequently , so it is best to become f amiliar with it right away .
English 38 <Select the icon to the left or right> T o select the icon to the right, toggle the SE T but ton to the right. T o select the icon to the left, toggle the SE T but ton to the l eft. <Actuate the selected icon> Press the SET bu tton.
39 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and ti me an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can displa y them during pla ybac k. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .
English 40 4 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 set in the follo wing order: Set the hour → Set the minute. h A 24-hour cloc k is used f or the time display .
41 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 6 Pr ess the MENU button. h The date and time setting is completed, and y ou are returned to the Option Screen. h T o return to the Shooting or Pla yback Screen, press the MENU butto n.
English 42 BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to hold the camera Hold the camera secur ely , keeping y our elbo ws cl ose to y our body and making sure the camera is stable. Make sure tha t the lens and flash are not blo ck ed b y your fin gers or the str ap .
43 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Using the autof ocus The autofocus will w ork in almost all situat ions; however , there are certain conditions that may cause the autof ocus function to not work properl y . If the autofocus function is not working properly , set the focus range to capture images (page 86).
English 44 The fo llowing e xamples are some of the situations where the aut ofocus function ma y work, b ut not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use the focus-loc k function to lock the focus on an object at the sa me distance as the desired subject, then reposition the camera to compose the picture.
45 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The operation sou nds that are gener ated, f or e xample, when the still image shooting but ton, MENU butt on or SET button i s pressed, as well as the audio guidance when yo u s witch the mode , can be m uted (page 13 3).
English 46 VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AN D PLA YB A CK Record ing video c lips 1 Turn on the camera. If the monitor unit is closed → Open the monitor unit. If the camera is in the pow er sav e mode → Press the ON/ OFF button. 2 Se t the main sw itch to REC.
47 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Playing bac k a video clip 5 Set the main switch t o PLAY. h The video clip just recorded is shown on the monitor .
English 48 When y ou are finish ed using the camera.. . i Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera off . T o do this ... Do this Normal forward pla yback Press the SET butt on. Stop pla ybac k During pla yback, toggle the SET but ton do wn. P ause During playbac k, press t he SET button or toggle the SET bu tton up .
49 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Shoot ing Screen is activ e, y ou can quic kly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of the monitor by pressin g the MENU button f or at least 1 second.
English 50 CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES Shooting single shots 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Se t the main swit ch to REC. 3 Pres s the still image shooting button [ ]. 1 Press th e still imag e shooting button halfway .
51 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING BA CK STILL IMA GES HINT What is the cam era focusi ng on? i A target mark & on t he monitor sh ows the area the camera is f ocusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct f ocus b y measuring from 9 diff erent f ocus points within the shooting area.
English 52 Viewing still images 1 Se t the main sw itch to PLAY. h An image is displa yed on the monitor . 2 Se lect the image you wish to view. T o display the pre vious image, toggle the SE T but ton to the l eft. T o display the ne xt image, toggle the SET butt on to the right.
53 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING BA CK STILL IMA GES 9-image displa y playbac k 1 Set the main sw itch to PLAY . 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [W] ([ P ]) side.
English 54 Art mode pl aybac k Art mode playback displa ys all 22 ima ges that immediately f ollow the image currently shown on the normal display , or the framed im age on the 9-ima ge display . * When the number of imag es is less than 22, the blank frame s are filled in with col or .
55 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING BA CK STILL IMA GES 2 If switching to the art mode playback from normal playback, push the zoom switch toward the [W] ([ P ]) side two times. P ush it one time if switching from the 9-image playback displa y. h The screen changes to art mode play back.
English 56 Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that yo u want to mag nify. h F or a video clip , pause pla yback at t he place you w ant to magnify . 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [T] ([ ] ]) side. h Magnification is enab led.
57 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a video clip . 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera on. 2 Set the main swit ch to REC. 3 Pr ess the video clip r ecording button [ ].
English 58 CA UTION i When shooting a still image while recordi ng a video clip , the flash does not operate. i When shooting a still image whi le recording a video cl ip, the displa y briefly pauses, and then r eturns to the video clip display after t he still image is captured.
59 English RECORDING IN THE HD MODE In addition to the standard video clip recor ding mode (normal mode, aspect ratio 4:3), y our camera ca n also record video clips in the widescreen mode (HD mode) with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Switching bet ween the normal mode and HD mode 1 Pr ess the ON/OFF button f or at least 1 second to turn the camera on.
English 60 3 Pres s the HD/NORM button. h The monitor displa y changes to the 16:9 aspect ra tio HD mode. h Each time the HD/NORM butt on is pressed, the mode s witches between th e HD mode and the normal mode. 4 Pres s the video clip recording button [ ].
61 English A UDIO RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK Y our camera can make a udio recordings and pla y them b ack. A udio recor ding 1 Set the main swit ch to REC. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. h The menu displa y appears . 3 From the video c lip mode menu, select the audio memo icon < , and press the SET button.
English 62 4 Pr ess the video clip recording button. h Aud io recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessa ry to continue pressing the video clip recording button wh ile recording. h The maximum time f or recording a continuous audio memo is ab out 13 hours.
63 English A UDIO RECORDING AN D PLA YBA CK A udio play back 1 Display the desired audio data. 2 Pl ay back the recording. Start forward pla yback: Press the SET b utton. Pause: During playbac k, press the SET button, or toggle the SET b utton up. During fast forward or f ast rev erse , toggle the SET b utton up .
English 64 SHOO TING AND PLA YB A CK WITH THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote control sen sor on y our camera ma kes it possib le to capture images and pla y them bac k using the supplied remote control uni t. 1 Pr epare the remote control unit (page 26).
65 English USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has t wo zo om functions: opt ical zoom and digital z oom. Y ou can specify whether or not the digit al zoom is enab led (page 140). 1 Point the camera lens at the subject. 2 Press [T] or [W] on the zoom switch to compose the desired image.
English 66 SHOO TING WITH THE FLASH The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuff icient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight conditions. Y our camera’ s flash has f our modes of operation (au tom atic flash mode , for ced flash mode, flash off mode, and red-ey e reduction mode ).
67 English SHOO TING WITH THE FLASH 3 Pr ess the flash button to set the flash mode. h Each time the flash button is pressed, th e flash mode changes. h Display the icon for the desired flash mode. 4 Press the still image shooting button. h The picture is snapped and the fl ash op erates according to the selected mode.
English 68 EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images , you can mak e the image lighter or dark er . 1 Se t the main swit ch to REC. h If the Shoo ting Setting Screen is displa yed, press the MENU butt on to e xit it. 2 While the Shooting Screen is displayed, toggle the SET button to the right.
69 English EXPOSURE CORRECTION HINT The exposure correction setti ng is canceled in the foll owing cases: i When the pointer is set to the center position. i When the Option Screen is accessed. i When the main s witch is set to PLA Y . i After the pow er is turned off.
English 70 SHOO TING IN THE HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE Y ou can press the HIGH SENSITIVITY b utton to capture an e ven brighter image. Y ou can also get a brighter image by setting the IS O sensitivity (page 90) to a higher sett ing. 1 Pr ess the HIGH SENSITIVITY button.
71 English SHOO TING P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS The Shooting Setting Screens are used to ad just your camera’ s shooting settings. The Shoo ting Setting Screens are organiz ed into tw o displa ys: PA G E 1 and PA G E 2 .
English 72 Switching the pa ge Switch from PA G E 1 to PA G E 2 , or vice v ersa, depe nding on ho w you wish to use your came ra. 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Shooting Settin g Screen P AGE changes. h Each time the SET b utton is togg led to the left, the P AG E changes.
73 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS Overview of the Shooting Set ting Screens PA G E 1 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 640×480 30fps SHQ.
English 74 1 Video clip mode menu (page 77 ) <In the normal mode> <In the HD mode> 2 Still image mod e menu (page 79 ) 3 Scene select menu (p age 80 ) 4 Manual ex posure setting menu (page 81) 5 Filter menu (page 83) 6 Self-timer men u (pa ge 93) 7 Option icon (page 128) h Displays t he Option Screen .
75 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS PA G E 2 0 IMAGE STABILIZER VIDEO VIEW.
English 76 1 Image sta bilizer menu (page 84 ) 2 Focus menu (page 86) 3 Focus mode menu (page 88) 4 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 89) 5 ISO sensitivity men u (page 90) * The indicated ISO v alue is the standard output sensit ivity . 6 White balance men u (page 91) 7 Option icon (page 128) h Display the Option Screen.
77 English VIDEO CLIP MODE (IMA GE QU ALITY) SETTING When it comes to video clips, a larger n umber of pix els and a higher frame rate means be tter image qualit y and smoother pla yback. O n the other h and, the file siz e becomes large and uses more memory .
English 78 CA UTION When editing video clip s... i In order f or video clips to be joined, the y must ha v e been photogra phed in the same mode . i Video clips that were phot ographed in dif fere nt modes cannot be joined.
79 English STILL IMA GE MODE (RESOLUTION) SETTING By setting the still image resoluti on (pix els) to a higher setting, image det ail is enhanced f or a smoother , finer picture. Howe ver , the file siz e also becomes large and uses more memory . Select the resolution settin g that suits you r purpose.
English 80 SCENE SELECT Y ou can select f rom various preset settings (aperture, shutter sp eed, etc.) f or specific shooting conditio ns. 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (pa ge 72). 2 Se lect the scene select menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the scene selec t menu, and press the SET button.
81 English EXPOSURE SETTING V arious settings—including shutter speed, aperture size, the ND filter ON/ OFF sta tus—can be set by the user. 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 S hooting Setting Screen ( page 72).
English 82 3 Se lect the desired icon from the manual exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was selected> 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select ND filter , aperture value or shutter sp eed. 2 T og gle the SET button le ft or r ight to change t he setting f or the selected parameter .
83 English FIL TERS The filter f eature change s image characteristics such as color t ones, to app ly unique eff ects t o the photog raphed ima ge. 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 S hooting Setting Screen ( page 72). 2 Sel ect the filter m enu. 3 Sel ect the desired icon from the filter menu, and press the S ET button.
English 84 MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimiz e a jittery picture b y compensating for unintentional hand motion (only during video clip recording). 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (pa ge 72). 2 Se lect the image s tabilizer menu.
85 English MO TION COMPENSA TI ON (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) <Concerning the changing f ield of view when motion compensation is enabled> i When the motio n compensation is set to ON, the f ield of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordab le field of vie w as shown b elow .
English 86 FOCUS RANGE 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (pa ge 72). 2 Select the focus ra nge menu . h When shooting a subject at a medium to f ar distance, by setting the fo cus ra nge to * , y ou will find it b oth easier and f aster to focus.
87 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual focus 1 Sel ect the manual focus icon - from the focus menu, and press the SET button. 2 Pr ess the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button.
English 88 FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 type s of aut ofocus (stil l image shooting only): 9-point range finder focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 9 different f ocus points within the shooting area visib le on the monitor .
89 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-section light- measuring: The light is modulated after sampling from mul tiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted l ight-measuring: The light is modula ted f or the entir e image after me asuring from mostly the center area.
English 90 ISO SENSITIVITY 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. 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (page 72).
91 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions. Ho we v er , if you w ant to specify the lighting conditions or change the ov erall tone of the image, the whit e balance can be manuall y set.
English 92 3 Se lect the desired icon from the white bal ance menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the white balance setting. h Once the white balance sett ing is programmed f or the ] icon, it is retained e v en if another white balance se tting ( > , r , o , p , or q ) is selected.
93 English SELF-TIMER 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 S hooting Setting Screen ( page 72). 2 Sel ect the self- timer menu. 3 Select the desired icon from the self-timer me nu, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function.
English 94 CAPTURING SEQU ENTIAL SHO TS 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (pa ge 72). 2 Se lect P fro m the stil l image m ode menu. h The camera ch anges to the sequential shots mod e. 3 Pres s the still image shooting button [] . h Shooting begins .
95 English PLA YBACK P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING SCREENS The Play back Setting Scree ns are used to adjust you r camera’ s playback settings. The Pla yback Setting Screens are organiz ed into two displa ys: PA G E 1 and PA G E 2 .
English 96 Switching the pa ge Switch from PA G E 1 to PA G E 2 , or vice v ersa. 1 Di splay a Playback Setting Screen (pa ge 95). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Pla ybac k Setting Scre en changes to the other P AGE . h Each time the SET bu tton is toggled to the left, t he P AGE changes.
97 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING SCREENS Overvie w of the Pla ybac k Setting Scr eens PA G E 1 1 Playback method setting (page 99) h Select continuous pla yback or single -frame p layback. 2 Slideshow (pag e 101) h Select the slideshow setti ngs and initiate pla yback.
English 98 PA G E 2 1 Rotate image (page 107) h Rotate still images. 2 Resize (page 108) h Reduce the resolut ion of a still image. 3 Extract still i mage (page 109) h Extract a stil l image from a video clip. 4 Video clip edit (pag e 111) h Edit video clips.
99 English PLA YB A CK MODE Y ou can choose to ha v e data pla ye d bac k successively (contin uous pla yback) or hav e only selected data pla ye d back ( clip pla ybac k). 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). 2 Sel ect the playback mode icon = , and press the SET button.
English 100 HINT How to initiate continuous playbac k i Set the camer a to the pla yback mode, and p ress the SET b utton. Continuous pla yback starts.
101 English SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Specify the settings f or pla ying bac k st ill images and video clips contin uously in a “slideshow” f ormat. In a slideshow of still images , you can set the transition time and transition effects. 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 96).
English 102 PLA YBA C K V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio data. 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). 2 Se lect the playback volume icon Z , and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appe ars.
103 English IMA GE PR O TECT Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio data. 1 Dis play the data that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the PAGE 1 Playback S etting Screen (pa ge 96). 2 Select the protect icon A , and press the SET button.
English 104 CA UTION i Even if the prot ect mode is set f or certain data files, they will be deleted if the card is ref or matted (page 154). HINT T o select a different image in steps 2 and 3... i T oggle the SET button to the left or right. T o cancel the protect mode f or an image.
105 English DELETING D A T A Data can be deleted one at a ti me or all at once. 1 Dis play the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). 2 Sel ect the erase i con c , and press the SET button. h The Delete Mode Screen appears . DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one data at a time.
English 106 4 Se lect “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently disp la yed image is deleted. h T o delete other data, select the data, and press th e SET button. h T o return to the Pla yback Set ting Screen, press the MENU b utton twice.
107 English RO T A T E I M A G E Captured still images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. 1 Display the still im age you wish to r otate, and display t he PAGE 2 Playback Setting Scre en (page 96). 2 Sel ect the rotate icon L , and press the SET button.
English 108 CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) A captured image can be resized t o a smaller size and sa ved as a separate image. 1 Display the still im age whos e size you want to change, and display the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). 2 Select the resize icon I , and press the SET button.
109 English EXTRA CTING A STILL IMA GE FR OM A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can select one image (scene) from a vid eo clip , copy i t, and sav e it as a still image (the original data remains unchanged). 1 Play bac k a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save.
English 110 HINT When an image fr om a video c lip recor ded in the HD mode is sa ved with an aspec t rati o of 4:3 … i The still image that is gener ated will b e a 4:3 (640 × 48 0 pix els) V G A image with blac k bars at the top and bottom of a 640 × 360-pix el picture.
111 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can trim awa y unw anted portions from a video clip and sav e it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [e xtracti ng]). Y ou can also join two video clips together and sa v e them as one separate cl ip (“joining”).
English 112 Proce dure to jo in video c lips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing video clips , do not mov e the main s witch. If y ou mov e the main switch while editing video c lips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, but the original video clip may also be erased.
113 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Video clip cu tting (e xtracting) 1 Dis play the video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Dis play the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). 3 Sel ect the edit vi deo icon k , and press the SET button.
English 114 5 Spec ify the star t point of the extra ct. h Use the procedure below t o specify the frame from which the vid eo clip extr act will start. h Pla y the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one frame at a time , stopping at the star t point of the extract.
115 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 7 Press the still image shooting button [ O ]. h A screen appears f or you to select either to sav e the edited video clip as a new (separat e) file, or to delete the original video clip and replace it with the edited video clip .
English 116 HINT i If the original video clip is protected, e ven if you select “O VER WRITE FILE” in steps 8 and press the SET b utton, the original video clip will not be erased. If y ou want it to be erased, y ou will need to first remo ve the protection (page 103).
117 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Joining two video clips CA UTION i Video clips that wer e photographe d in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. 1 Dis play the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). 2 Sel ect the edit vi deo icon k , and press the SET button.
English 118 4 Move the ora nge frame to the video clip you wish to join, and press the SET button. h The specified video clip i s labeled with a number . h Up to 9 video clips can be selected. h T o cancel a selection and remove the number label fro m a video clip , select the video clip and press the SET butt on.
119 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 6 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends, you are returned to the Pla ybac k Setting Screen. HINT i If the original video clip is protected, e ven if you select “O VERWRITE FILE” in steps 6 and press the SET b utton, the original video clip wil l not be erased.
English 120 PRINT INSTR UCTIONS In addition t o using y our printer to print out still images captu red with y our camera, as with co nv entional film, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital pr int ser vic es.
121 English PRINT INSTRUCTIONS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i T o print with a printer or have th e digital print ser vice shop print out a still image from a video clip , you must first sav e it (sav e frame) as a still image (page 109).
English 122 Specifying date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify printing instruct ions for eac h individual image (EA CH IMA G E), or apply the printi ng instructions to all the images on the car d (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 120).
123 English PRINT INSTRUCTIONS 4 Speci fy whether the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the number of prints> h T oggle the SET but ton up or do wn. h The quantity indication changes. h Display the desired number of prints.
English 124 Index pr int Printing out m any small images on one sheet is called an “index print”. This is con venient f or use as a list of the images y ou have captured. 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 120). 2 Se lect “INDEX”.
125 English PRINT INSTRUCTIONS Clearing all the printing instructions Delete the printing instructions f or all images. 1 Dis play the Printing Instructions Screen (page 120) . 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Pr ess the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears.
English 126 SMOO TH PLA YB A CK Suppress the video fl ick er that occurs , f or ex ample, when pla ying back video clips that were recorded with camera moving f ast. 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). 2 Se lect the smooth playback O icon, and press the SET button.
127 English DISPLA YING IMA GE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf or mation Screen y ou can chec k what the settings w ere when an image was capt ured. 1 Dis play the desired image. 2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears.
English 128 OPTION SETTI NGS OPTION SETTI NGS DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN The Option Screen is used to adjust v arious camera settings . 1 Turn on the camera, and press the MENU button. h The Shooting or Pla yback Setting Screen appears. 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the PAGE indication.
129 English DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN Overvie w of the Option Scre en CLOCK SET INFO DISPLAY STARTUP DISPLAY OPERATION BEEP POST VIEW WIND NOISE REDUC. NOISE REDUCTION IMAGE SETTINGS FLICKER REDUCT DIGITAL ZOOM BRIGHTNESS EXT MIC VOLUME LANGUAGE TV OUTPUT SETTINGS POWER SAVE FILE NO.
English 130 1 Date and time setting (page 39 ) h Set the camera’ s internal clock. 2 Screen displa y (page 131) h Specify what inf ormation is display ed on the Pla ybac k Screen. 3 Startup display (page 132) h Select the screen displa y that appears when the camera is turned on.
131 English SCREEN DISPLA Y Specify what inf or mation is displa yed o n the Pla ybac k Screen. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 128). 2 Select the info display ic on j , and press the SET button. h The Screen Displa y Screen appears. D A TE & TIME: Display the capture-date .
English 132 SELECT THE ST ARTUP DISPLA Y The star tup displa y is the display tha t appears on the monitor when the camera is turned on in the recording mode. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 128). 2 Se lect the st artup display ic on + , and press the SET button.
133 English OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signals when t he camera is turned on/off or when the o peration b uttons (still image shooting b utton, SET b utton, MENU button , etc.) are pressed, to a djust the operat ion sound v olume, and to enable/d isable the audio guide.
English 134 3 Se lect “CHANGE SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. h The screen to change t he settings appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select op eration sounds appears.
135 English POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the duratio n that the captured image appear s on the monitor (post- view) after the still image shooting b utton is pressed. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 128). 2 Sel ect the post-v iew icon o , and press the SET button.
English 136 WIND NOISE REDUCTION This f eature reduces t he ambient sound of the wind when y ou are reco rding a video clip or making an audio recording in a str ong wind environ ment. Set the function to on or off . 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 128).
137 English NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Use this setting to minimize noise in sti ll images and produce a clear image . 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 128). 2 Sel ect the noise-reduct ion icon ^ , and press the SET butt on. h The Noise Reduction Screen appears.
English 138 ADJUST THE IMA GE QU ALITY The camera can adjust the image quali ty as the image is captured. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 128). 2 Se lect the image qual ity icon P , and press the SET button. h The Image S ettings Screen appears. NORMAL: Shoot with image quality at normal.
139 English FLICKER-REDUCTION The flick er-reduction setting reduces the fli ck er that results when f ilming video clips under fluorescent lights and the like where the bac kground lig hting pulsates at the frequency of th e power supply . The flick er-reduction setting is set to a frequency of 50 Hz.
English 140 DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allo ws you to specify whet her or not the digital z oom is enabled during zoom shoo ting. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 128). 2 Se lect the digital zoom icon Q , and press the SET button. h The Digital Zoom Scre en appears .
141 English MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor display . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is diff icult to vie w because of ambient lightin g. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 128). 2 Select the brightness icon , , and press the SET button.
English 142 ADJUST THE V OLUME OF AN EXTERNAL MICR OPHONE The input le v el of a micro phone connected t o the camer a can be ad justed. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 128). 2 Se lect the external microphone volume icon W , and press the SET button.
143 English SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor o f your camera to displa y the messages in any one of sev eral lang uages. 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 128). 2 Select the language icon z , and press the SET button. h The Language Screen appears .
English 144 TV OUTPUT SETTING Specify the type of image signal tha t is output from your camera’ s USB/A V term inal, COMPONEN T term inal or HDMI ter minal. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 128). 2 Se lect the TV output settings icon j , and press the SET button.
145 English TV OUTPUT SETTING 3 Sel ect the desired setti ng, and press the SET button. h The screen to change the par ameter f or the selected se tting appears . <If “TV SYSTEM” is selected> NTSC : Outputs NTSC video si gnals. PA L : Outputs P AL vid eo signals.
English 146 k Relation between “TV TYPE” setting and TV display The tables belo w sho w the video signal that is output when the “TV TYPE” setting is ch anged. Ho we ver , note that f or some TVs that hav e an auto-detect function, the o utput ma y not conf or m to the tab le, or the TV displa y may not change at all.
147 English TV OUTPUT SETTING * The still image examples are f or images captured with the still image mode set to a se tting other t han v or u . 16:9 16:9 Still image Video clip in normal mode Video.
English 148 CA UTION If the TV dis play is not corr ect… i If the appear ance of the image on the TV monitor is not correct, y ou can either change the camer a’ s “TV TYPE” setting, or chang e the screen siz e setting on y our TV . T o change the screen siz e setting on y our TV , please refer to the instruction ma nual f or y our TV .
149 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “pow er sav e” function whereby the pow er automatically tur ns off after a sp ecified pe riod of inactivity .
English 150 3 Se lect the desired option, and press the SET button. h The Set Standb y Time Screen appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to set the standby time. Up: Increases the st andby ti me. Down: Decreases the standby time. 5 Pres s the SET button.
151 English FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION If a newly f or matted card is used, the file name (image nu mber) 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.
English 152 i If Card B already has image data in it when it replaces Card A, file numbers are assigned as f ollows . When the highest file number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lo wer than the highest file number on Car d A: the file n umber of the ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file numbe r recorded on Card A.
153 English FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION 1 Dis play the Option Screen (page 128). 2 Sel ect the file numbe r reset icon i . 3 Pr ess the SET button. h The File Number Reset Screen appears. ON: The file number reset function is “ON”. OFF: The file number reset function is “OFF”.
English 154 FORMA TTING A CARD A card must be f ormatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first ti me, or i If it wa s f ormatted using a personal computer or a nother digita l camera. The card cannot be fo rmatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position.
155 English FORMA TTING A CARD 3 Select the desired format option, and press t he SET button. h A confirmation screen appears . 4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button. h Fo rmatting begins. h During formatting, “F or matting” and “do not pow er off” are shown on the monitor .
English 156 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the f actor y-preset settings . 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 128). 2 Se lect the reset settings icon 2 , and press the SET button. h The Reset Settings S creen appears. RESET : Reset to the f actory-preset settings.
157 English CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and how much recording time is av ailab le on the card. F or a table sho wing the maximum numb er of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossible No .
English 158 HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot cap ture an y more images . T o capture more images , either install a ne w card, or sa v e the images to a computer and then del ete them (page 105) from the card.
159 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the po ssible leng th of time fo r battery pack operation, see page 20 2.
English 160 HINT i If any data is present , yo u can also che ck t he remaining bat tery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 127). i Battery life ma y diff er e v en among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the n umber of times the flash is used, the use of the mon ito r , etc.
161 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV By connecting the ca mera to a TV , you can pla y back t he recorded files on the TV . CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i.
English 162 <Connecting using the cable adaptor> Attach the cab le adaptor to th e camera, and use t he supplied dedicated S-A V interf ace cab le to connect the cab le adaptor’ s USB/A V ter minal to the TV’ s VIDEO and A UDIO input terminals.
163 English CONNECTING T O A TV Enjo y higher image qual ity (pr ogressive output) If your TV has a 480p /720p input terminal, y ou can enjoy th e high video quality of prog ressive outp ut from your camer a. During recording: The image appears on the monit or only; it does not appear on the TV .
English 164 Connecting to the HDMI terminal HINT i HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Mult imedia Interf ace are trademarks or registered tr ademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC . T o AC adaptor HDMI terminal HDMI cable T o HDMI ter minal i Please affix a small core (suppli ed) to the cable on the docking station end.
165 English CONNECTING T O A TV Playin g back on a TV i After connecting the camer a to the tele vision, set the TV input swit ch to VIDEO input. i When an S-A V interface cab le is c onnected, no image appears o n the camera’ s monitor . i The play back method is the same as when viewing images on t he camera’ s monitor .
English 166 DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge function. By connect ing the camera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (P ictBridge printing).
167 English DIRECT PRINTING 3 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to th e PictBridge printing mode , and the PictBridge Screen appears.
English 168 T o select one image and prin t it (one image) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 166). 2 Se lect the one image icon Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears .
169 English DIRECT PRINTING 4 Specify the number of prints. 1 T oggle the SET b utton up to select “COPIES”, and press the SET button. 2 T oggle the SET button u p or down to specify the n umber of prints . 3 Press the SET b utton. h “PRINT” is selected.
English 170 T o print all the image s (all images ) Print all of the images on the card. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 166). 2 Se lect the all images icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button.
171 English DIRECT PRINTING Thumbnail prints ( index) Make an index print of all the ima ges on the card. 1 Comple te the print preparations (page 166). 2 Sel ect the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. 3 Sel ect “PRINT”, and press the SET button.
English 172 T o print images according to the printing instructions (print request ed images) Procedure to print all the ordered images. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 120), and comple te the print preparations (page 166). 2 Se lect the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button.
173 English DIRECT PRINTING T o change the printer se ttings and p rint images (change printer settings) Images are printed accordi ng to settings specified by the came ra, such as paper type, size, layout, printing quality , etc. 1 Comple te the print preparations (page 166).
English 174 3 Ad just the pr inter settin gs. 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to sel ect a printer setting parameter , and press the SET but ton . h The screen to set the selected parameter a ppears. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setting, and press the SET button.
175 English CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL MICR OPHONE A commercially sold stereo microphone can be connected to th e camera. * Use the separately sold VCP-MPO1 or other commercially sold microphone. HINT i The input le v el of the connected microphone can be adjusted (pag e 142).
English 176 APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you h av e a question a bout the camera o peration, y ou might fin d the ans wer in this compilation of co mmonly asked quest ions. Question Answer Action Pow e r Why d oesn’t the powe r turn on? Due to cold temperatures , the battery pack temporarily lost its powe r .
177 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting Are the settings retained e ven after the camer a is turned off? — All settin gs except the self-time r and the e xposure correction are retained e ven after the camera is turned off .
English 178 Shooting What is the diff erence between th e digital zoo m and the optical zoom? — Because shooting with the optical zoom uses the optics of a ph ysical lens, y ou can sh oot without losing minute detail s in the image.
179 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capturing an image, de vise a wa y to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex am p l e, by changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is no t lock ed properly .
English 180 Viewing images Why do vertical stripes appear? If a bright subject is shot in t he video clip recording mode , vertical stripes may ap pear on the monitor or in the image. Not a malfunction. Why isn’ t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear .
181 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Connecting to a TV What is the diff erence among the normal video (composite video) output, S-video output and progressive/HDMI output? — Normal video (composite video) output: Combines Y (luminance) signal and chrominance signal and output s the combined signal.
English 182 Connecting to a TV No image appears on the TV , ev en though the dedicated component cab le is used to connect the camera to the TV . The TV setting is 480i (D1) or 1125i (D3). Change the TV setting to 480p or 720p. Printing Why d oes a message appear during PictBr idge printing? There is a problem wit h the printer .
183 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc Why can’t the camera be operated? A temporary inter nal circuitr y problem ma y be the cause. Remov e the A C adaptor and the battery pack from the camera, wait a fe w minutes, the n reinstall the battery pack and try again.
English 184 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your ca mera to the repair shop , check the follo wing tabl e f or a possible solution to the prob lem. Camera Problem Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No power . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new batte ry pac k.
185 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the still image shooting button or video clip rec ording button is pressed. The maximum number o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reache d.
English 186 Shooting When zoomin g in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification position. Not a malfunction. Release the zoom s witch, and press it again. 65 There is noise in the captured image.
187 English TROUBLESHOO TING Monitor No pla yback image appears. The main switch is not set to PLA Y . Set the main switch to PLA Y . 47, 52 Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was bloc ked b y a finger or ot her object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sur e the flash is not obstructed.
English 188 Viewing images The image is too bright. The for ced flash mode is selected. Select a different flas h mode. 66 The subject was too bright. Use the ex posure correction function. 68 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivity to t .
189 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. 66 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly .
English 190 Connect ing to a TV There is no color in the image. The image is distor ted. The TV output setting is not correct. Select the correct TV output setting. 144 Both the dedicated S- A V interface cable and the dedicated component cable are connected.
191 English TROUBLESHOO TING Charging The camera is set in the docking station but t he installed battery is not being recharged. The AC adaptor is not connected to the docking station. Check t hat the powe r cord of the A C adaptor is connected correctly .
English 192 Misc. The “No card” message appears. No card is inser ted. T ur n off the power and inser t a card. 23 The “Image is protect ed” message appears and the data canno t be deleted. Y ou ha ve attempted to delete data that is protected from accidental erasure.
193 English TROUBLESHOO TING Docki ng station Probl em Cause Action Reference page Remote control unit The re mote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is aimed at the TV (not at the camera’ s remote control sensor).
English 194 Remote control unit The remote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is too f ar from the camera’ s remote control sensor . Operate t he remote c ontrol unit from a position up to 7 meters from the doc king station.
195 English TROUBLESHOO TING Notes regar ding the Scene Select f eature a nd filters Scene Select * When recording a video clip in dark surroundings, th e shutter speed automatically de creases to the follo wing v alues in or der to produce a sufficiently bright image .
English 196 Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the focus ra nge is set to + . i Even if you set the focus range to * , + or - , i t changes to - when the scene select functio n is set to = , a , > or + .
197 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital Movie Came ra (recording an d pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still images : JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.
English 198 Video clip recording mode (recording resolution, frame rate, bit rate ) HD mode U : 1,280 × 72 0 pix els, 30 fps, 9 Mbps V : 1,280 × 720 pixels , 30 fps , 6 Mbps Normal mode S : 720 × 480 pixel s, 30 f ps, 3.
199 English SPECIFICA TIONS Shutter speed Still image shooting mod e: 1/2 to 1 /2,000 sec. (Maximum appro x. 4 seconds when scene select function set to lamp Q ) (During flash: 1/30 to 1/2,000 sec.) Sequential shot s mode: 1/15 to 1/2,000 sec. (no flash) Video clip reco rding mode: 1/30 to 1/10,000 sec.
English 200 Focus TTL-type AF (still image shoo ting mode: 9-point range finder/spot focus; video clip recor ding mode: Continuous f ocus) , manual f ocus (22 steps) Self-timer Approx .
201 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera connector s [USB/A V] (communication/ audio and video output) terminal Regrouped jac k Audio output 265 mVrms (–9 dBs), 12 k Ω or l ess, st ereo Video output 1.
English 202 Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully char ged battery pack at a 25 °C (77°F) ambient tempera ture. i The operati on time ma y v ary depending on the conditions of t he battery pack and the co nditions of use.
203 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time The table sho ws the possib le number of captured images and the possible recor ding times f or commer cially avai lable SD Memory Car ds (1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB).
English 204 Docki ng station Remote control unit Part num ber PDS-H D2 P ow er supply DC 5V Rated output DC 5V Ambient environment T emperature 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104°F) (recharge), –20 to 60 °C (–4 to 14 0°F) (storage) Humidity 20 to 80% (no condensation) Dimensions 80.
205 English SPECIFICA TIONS Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will lig ht, flash, or be off, depending on the different camera ope rations.
English 206 Concerning the cha rge indicator The charge indica tor shows t he charging sta tus and the self -timer operat ion. Supplied A C adaptor i When using the supplied A C adaptor abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requiremen ts.
207 English SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied Li-ion battery pac k Model number DB-L40 V oltage 3.7 V Rated output 1,200 mAh Ambient environment T emperature 0 to 40 ° C (32 to 10 4°F) (during use , when charging) –10 to 30 °C (14 to 86°F) (storage) Humidity 10 to 90% (no condensation) Dimensions 53.
English 208 Others Mac OS, QuickTime and iT unes are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the USA and other cou ntries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered trad emarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and o ther countries .
209 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures in difficult surround ings is easier than y ou might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and c hoosing the correct settings , y ou can create photos that you’ll be pr oud to displa y and share .
English 210 Photographing a moving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a mo ving child or pet. The autof ocus is activa ted, but becau se the subject is mo ving, the image ma y be blurr ed.
211 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po i n t s : i Choose a backg round that doesn’t detr act from y our subject. i Mov e in close to your subject. i P a y attention to lighting and how it af fects y our subject.
English 212 Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po in t s: 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 considerab le slow er , so there is a much greater chance t hat your photog raphed image s will be blurry .
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