Benutzeranleitung / Produktwartung VPC-E2 des Produzenten Sanyo
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VPC-E2 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. Symbols used in this manual HINT P oints giving some e xtended instructions or sp ecial points to pa y attention to . CA UTION P oints that require special attention.
iii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Install the ba ttery pac k and car d 1 Inse rt the batter y pack. 2 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 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 an y claim for compen sation f or recorded contents et c. in case of photog raphing or recording f ailure due to a chance camer a or card flaw .
v English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Playbac k k Video clip pla ybac k 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The display s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h Press the [ G ] or [ H ] butt on to display the video clip y ou wish to play back. h Video clips are indicated by a video clip pattern along the left and right sid es of the screen.
English vi Burn your recorded video clips onto a D VD (Windows XP) Introduced here is the pr ocedure to use the supplied D VD-ROM (Xacti Software D VD) to burn mo vies captured with y our camera to a D VD, creating your origin al DVD .
vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish]. h The installation windo w closes. h Remov e the D VD-ROM from y our computer’ s D VD drive.
English viii 3 Se lect “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select t he computer connection mode appears . 4 Se lect “CARD READER”, and press the SET button.
ix English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Burn video clips ont o a D VD CA UTION Before writing data to a DVD i Please note that in the case of a large amount of data it can tak e a long time to burn it to D VD . 1 Inse rt a blank DVD i n your computer’s DVD drive.
English x 3 Click on the [New Project] icon. h The [New Project] dialog box app ears. 4 Type a project name in the “Name” field. h Use any name that is easy to understand. 5 Click the [OK] b utton. h The screen to enter the data to the proj ect appears.
xi English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 7 Speci fy the data. h Select the data b y clic king on it. 8 Cli ck the [Open] button. h The selected data appears in the [Organiz er] window . h If selecting additional dat a, clic k on the [Get Media] tab , and repeat Steps 6 through 8 .
English xii 10 Drag and drop the data you wish to burn to the DVD to the “Timeline/Sceneline” field. h The data to b urn to the D VD appears in the “Timeline/Sceneline” field. h T o include multiple files, repeat step 10 as necessary . 11 Click the [Create DVD] tab.
xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE 12 Click the [Disk]. 13 Click the [Burn] button. h Burning to D V D begins. 14 When writing is com plete, press the [Done] button. 15 Click the close button. h The dialog bo x to confirm whether to sav e the project appears .
English xiv How w as that? The con v enient accessories not only let you immediately vie w images captured with the camer a, but you can also upload images to y our computer and create y our original D VDs. Read the f ollowing e xplanati ons to find out how y ou can fully enjo y your camera’ s digital movie feature .
xv English This camera complies with JIS IPX8 (f ormerly JIS protection grade 8) waterpr oof standard and can be used in water . Note, however , that failing to h eed the following prec autions may resu lt in damage or injur y that is not co vered by the warrant y .
English xvi NO TE k Storing and maintaining your camera i Do not leav e the camer a unwashed after it has bee n immersed in salt water or if salt water is adhering to it. Doing so may ca use corrosion and discoloration of the plating, a s well as deterioration o f the camer a’ s waterproof capability .
1 English CONTENTS 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 3 For best r esults .......... .......... .............. ............. .......... ............. ........ 53 Using the au tofocus ..
3 English CONTENTS NORMAL SHOOTING RECORDING SIZ E ....... ............. ............. ........... ............. ............. ........ 79 Movies ... .............. ............. .......... ............. ........... ............. ............. 7 9 Still images .
English 4 PLAYBACK SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ....... ............ ......... ............ ........... ........... ....105 FILE PROT ECT ........ ............. ........... ............. .......... ............. .............. 1 07 ROTATE STILL IMAGE ....... ..
5 English CONTENTS OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV .. ............. .......... ............. .............. ............. ... 155 PLAYING BACK ON A TV . ............. .............. .......... ............. ....
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 Capture fast-moving subject s • “SCENE SELE CT” (sports mode) on page 85 Suppress camera shake effect • “Compen sate fo r camera sh ake du ring video cli.
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 69 Adjust the speaker .
9 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION File managing/pr ocessing Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions Search for image/audio files • “Multi-image displa y” on page 76 • “S.
English 10 Using with a computer Basic operation Conve nient functions Additional functions Use the camera as a car d reader • “USING AS A CARD READER” on page 11 in the Xacti So ftware D VD INS.
11 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED AC C E S S O R I E S i Handstrap and soft case (pages 13 and 14): 1 set i Xacti Soft ware DVD (DVD- ROM) (pa ge 4 in the Xa cti Software D VD INSTR UCTION MANU AL): 1 .
English 12 i QUICK GUIDE i SAFETY MANU AL (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefull y befor e using the camera..
13 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessor ies k Handstrap.
English 14 k Soft case.
15 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Media car ds that can be used with this camer a The type of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera is: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memory C.
English 16 SPECIAL FEA TURES Y our movie camera can not onl y record video clips, y ou can also tak e still photos and make audi o recordings. F or example, y ou can snap a still image while recording a video clip , or make just an audio recording.
17 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Mov able monitor f or any sh ooting angle The mov able monitor lets y ou shoot fr om any angle. Hold the camera high to get a great view of a parade, or swivel the monitor around to snap a photo of yourself. If you s wivel the monitor unit to its farthest position, the image on the monitor will be inv erted.
English 18 Capture still shots w hile recording a video clip (page 64) 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 possi ble to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video clip recording.
19 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Lots of access ories f or optimal use of y our captured ima ges (page 20) Use the accessory cables to vie w images on a TV or computer .
English 20 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various de vices to e xpand its capabilities . Dedicated US B interf ace cable Dedicated A V interf ace cable Computer Print er TV DC adaptor (Opti.
21 English SETUP SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front There are places in the camera where water might accumulate , but this will not aff ect its w aterproof proper ties.
English 22 SETUP Rear Multi-indicator [ ] button [ ] button MENU button Monitor SET button Battery/card compartment cover T r ipod stand hole [W/ P ] button [ G ] button [T/ ] ] button [ H ] butt on.
23 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied bat tery pack befor e using it. 1 Inse rt the battery pack in the battery charger. h Inser t it in the direction indicated by the [ o ] mark on the battery pack. 2 Unfold the outlet prongs from the charger body, and plug the charger into a power outlet.
English 24 SETUP Rechar ging the battery pac k Be sure to fully charge the s upplied or separately sold b attery pa ck before using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the suppli ed charger.
25 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CARD Make sure that the ba tter y pack and the ca rd ori entation are correct. Install the ba ttery pac k 1 Open the battery/card compartment cover. h While gently pressing the le v er , open the battery/card compartment cover .
English 26 SETUP <T o remove the battery pac k...> h Press the la tch secur ing t he batter y pack, and remov e the battery pack. 3 Cl ose the battery/ca rd compartment cover. h Press the PUSH LOCK part to close the cover securely . h At the time of purchase the bat tery pack is n ot charged.
27 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CARD CA UTION Close the battery/c ard c ompartment cover securel y i If the battery/card compar tment cov er is not closed or is not closed completely , the camera will no longer be w aterproof.
English 28 SETUP Install the card The card can be used after it ha s been f or matted with the camer a (page 148). 1 Ope n the battery/card compartment cover. 2 I nsert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place. 3 Cl ose the battery/car d compartment cover.
29 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P A CK AND CARD CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibl y remove the car d i Nev er remove the card when t he multi-indicator is fla shing red.
English 30 SETUP 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 p ress the REC/PLA Y button f or at least 1 second, the ca mera turns on in the pla ybac k mode.
31 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 . h T o tur n off the camera while it is in the shooting mode or pow er sav e mode, press the ON/OFF b utton f or at least 1 second.
English 32 SETUP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set.
33 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 2 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Date Screen appears. 3 Set the date to “2008/ 12/24”. h The date is set in the fol lowing order: Set the year → Set the month → Set the day .
English 34 SETUP 4 Se t the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select “DISP”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Form at Scre en appears. 3 Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] but to n . h Press the [T/ ] ] button to change the displa yed da te order as f ollows: Press the [W/ P ] butt on to change it in the re v erse order .
35 English SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SHOO TING MODE AND PLA YB A CK MODE Switch between th e shooting mode (f or recording) a nd the pla yback mod e (for viewing y our recorded images). 1 Turn on the camer a (page 30). PLAY PLAY SAVE SAVE PLAY SAVE 668 668 01:17:32 01:17:32 668 01:17:32 2 Press the REC/PLAY button.
English 36 SETUP SWITCHING THE OPERA TING MODE The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those f unctions that are most often used and necessary to operate the camera, while the “NORMAL mode” ena bles full use of all the camer a’ s man y functions . Select the mode that is su itable for your purposes.
37 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Accessing/e xiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen 1 Set the camera to the shooting or playback mode ( page 35). 2 Select the desired operating mode (page 36). 3 If the Menu Screen is not displayed, press the MENU button.
English 38 SETUP Using the SIMPLE Mode Menu 4 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears.
39 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 4 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select a tab. h The Menu Screen f or the selected tab appea rs.
English 40 SETUP 6 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. h The Setting Screen f or the selected ite m appears.
41 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Set ting Screen SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu S S N 1 5 2 3 4 OK EXIT Select movie and photo size.
English 42 SETUP 1 Recording si ze (pag e 56) h Select the video clip siz e to record, and the still image siz e to shoot. 2 Focus range (page 57) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject. 3 Flash (page 62) h Specify how the flash will operate .
43 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE SIMPLE Mode Pla ybac k Menu S S N 3 5 2 1 Start slideshow OK 4.
English 44 SETUP 1 Slideshow (page 72) 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 3 ) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audio file pla ybac k. 3 Delete (page 74) h Delete files. 4 (page 36) h Set to the NORMAL mode.
45 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu <T ab 1> 3 2 2 3 1 1 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 RECORDING MENU MOVIE PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL .
English 46 SETUP 1 Video clip setti ngs (page 79) 2 Still imag e setting s (page 80) 3 Scene se lect (pag e 85) 4 Filter (page 87) 5 Flash (page 88) 6 Self-timer (page 89) 7 Remaining battery power (page 153) 8 (page 36) h Set to the SIM PLE mode. ( : Record at 640 × 480 pixels , 60 frames per second.
47 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE <T ab 2> 2 2 3 1 1 3 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 RECORDING MENU MOVIE ST ABILIZER FOCUS PHOTO ST ABILIZER FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO OK EXIT 8 S S N.
English 48 SETUP 1 Movie st abilizer (page 91) h Compensate f or camera shak e during video clip recording . 2 Photo stabilizer (page 91) h Compensate f or camera shak e during still image shooting. 3 Focus range (page 94) h Select the f ocus range that corresponds to the distance to the subject.
49 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE <T ab 3> 3 2 2 3 1 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 OK EXIT RECORDING MENU DIGIT AL ZOOM REC FOLDER F ACE CHASER WHITE BALANCE HIGH SENSITIVITY 7 S S N.
English 50 SETUP 1 White balance (page 99) 2 Face c haser (page 100) 3 High sensitivity mode (page 101) 4 Digital zoom (page 102) 5 Recording f older (page 103) h Create or select a folde r in which to store recorde d files. 6 Remaining battery power indication (page 153) 7 (page 36) h Set to the SIM PLE mode.
51 English SWITCHING THE O PERA TING MODE NORMAL Mode Playbac k Menu <T ab 1> 1 Slideshow (pag e 105) h Specify the slideshow setti ngs and play the slideshow . 2 Playb ack v olume (page 73) h Adjust the v olume f or video clip and audi o files pla yback.
English 52 SETUP <T ab 2> 1 Edit photo (page 11 0) h Repair the “red-e y e” caused by the flash, or enha nce the contrast. 2 Video clip edit (pag e 112) h Edit video clips. 3 Printin g instru ctions (page 120) h Specif y the pr inting instructions (DPOF sett ings).
53 English SIMPLE SHOO TING SIMPLE/SHOO TING BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best r esults Hold the camera securely , keeping your elbows c lose to your body and making sure the came ra is stable. Make sure that the le ns and flash ar e not b lock ed b y y our fingers or the handstrap .
English 54 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the autof ocus The autofocu s will work in almo st all situ ations; h owever , th ere are certain conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not work properly . If the autofocus function is not w orking properl y , set the focus range to capture images (page 57).
55 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES The foll owing e xamples are so me of the situations where th e autof ocus function ma y work, but not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use t.
English 56 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Select the recor ding size The larger the image size (n umber of pix els), the better the image qua lity will be, b ut the file siz e will also be larger . Select the image quality that is correct fo r the inten ded purpose.
57 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Select the focus setting Select the f ocus range corresponding to the distance bet ween the camer a and the subject. 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select the focus setting, and press the SET button.
English 58 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Hints for taking pict ures Muting the operation sounds i The audio guidance that sounds when y ou oper ate the camera can be muted (page 132). Where are the image and audio files saved? i All the image and sound files are recorded o n the card in stalled in the camera or in the camera’s interna l memor y .
59 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camer a (page 30), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. h Recording begins.
English 60 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Pres s the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] b utton halfway . h The autofocus operat es, and the image is f ocuse d (f ocus lock).
61 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS 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 b rightness of the mon itor (page 140) by pressing the MENU button for at leas t 1 secon d.
English 62 SIMPLE/SHOO TING Using the flash The flash is not only used f or photograp hing under dark conditions, b ut is also conv enient f or example when the subject is in shadow or lit from behind. The flash is av ailab le only when shooting sin gle-shot still images .
63 English SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS CA UTION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A v oid touching the flash unit when shooting. HINT i The flash works only when shooting single-shot still images .
English 64 SIMPLE/SHOO TING SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a vi deo clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 30), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35). 2 Pres s the [ ] button.
65 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP HINT i When shooting a still image while record ing a video clip , the flash doe s not operate . i When the remaining vi deo recording time becomes appro ximately 50 seconds, it will no longer be po ssible to captur e a still image while recording a video clip .
English 66 SIMPLE/SHOO TING MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y our camera has two z oom functions: optical zoom and digit al zoom. 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to compose the desired image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on the subject.
67 English AFTER USING THE CAMERA IN W A TER After using th e camera i n water , wash it with fresh w ater and dry it complet ely . 1 Turn of f the camera, a nd close the battery/c ard compartment cover securely. 2 Wash the cam era with fresh water. h Fill a shallow basin with fresh water , and immerse the closed ca mera f or about 5 minutes.
English 68 SIMPLE/SHOO TING 4 Dr y the camera. h Use a dr y cloth to wipe off a ny drops adhering to th e camera, and leave it to dr y completely in a well-ventilated place awa y from direct sunlight. h W ater ma y seep out from th e drai nage hol es if the c amera is not completely dr y inside.
69 English PLA YBACK SIMPLE/PLA YBACK PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Set the camera to t he playback mode ( page 35). 2 Pr ess the [ G ] or [ H ] button to display the image you wish to play back. h Video clips are indicate d by a video clip pat tern along the left and right sides of the screen.
English 70 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK HINT If the a appears on the Playback Scr een... i The a icon appears when pla ying back a f ile that was sa v ed in segments (page 83). Alth ough pla ybac k of the se multiple files is cont inuous, there is a slight pause at t he point where t he files are join ed.
71 English PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image 1 Pl ay back the video clip. Pause the playback at t he point you wish to “snap” a photo. 2 Pr ess the [ ] button. h The currently display ed frame is sav ed as a s till image.
English 72 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Y ou can play back files in succession with the “slidesho w pla yback” f eature. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the slideshow setting, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the type of fil e to play back, and press the SET button.
73 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio files . 1 Dis play the SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the playback volume setting, and press the SET button. h The volume control bar appears. 2 Pr ess the [ G ] or [ H ] button to set the volume, and press the SET button.
English 74 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK DELETING FILES Y ou can delete files if you no longer need them. Y ou can delete the fi les one at a time, or all at once. 1 Display t he SIMPLE Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select the delete c icon, and press the SET button.
75 English DELETING FILES 3 Sel ect “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displa ye d file is deleted. h T o delete other files, select the files, select “DELETE” and press the SET but ton. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears .
English 76 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK PLA YBA C K MODES Multi-image di splay 1 Di splay the image you wish to play back. 2 Pr ess the [W/ P ] button. h The 9-image di splay appears.
77 English PLA YB A CK MODES Selecting the playbac k folder If the card contains m ultiple f olders, y ou can select from which f older y ou would lik e to pla y back. 1 Dis play the Playback Screen. 2 Pr ess the [W/ P ] button 3 times. h The screen to select the pla ybac k fol der appears.
English 78 SIMPLE/PLA YBA CK Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that yo u want to mag nify. 2 Push the [T/ ] ] button. h Magnification is enab led. h The image is magnified, and the central por t ion of image i s displa y ed. T o magnif y: Magnification increases each time the [T/ ] ] button is pressed.
79 English NORMAL SHOO TING NORMAL/SHOOTING RECORDING SIZE The image quality of video clips and still images is determined by the recordin g size (numbe r of pixels). T he large r the reco rding size, t he bette r the image quality will be, b ut the file size will also be larger .
English 80 NORMAL/SHOO TING Still images This menu is also used f or shooting sequential shots . 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect the desired recording size, and press the SET button.
81 English RECORDING SIZE Sequential s hots 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “PHOTO”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect R or t , and press the SET button. 3 Pr ess the [] button. h Shooting begins . Shooting co ntinues as long as the [ ] button is kept pressed.
English 82 NORMAL/SHOO TING A udio recor ding Y our camera can mak e audio recordings and pla y them back. A udio recor ding 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MOVIE”, and press the SET button. 2 Se lect < , and press the SET button.
83 English RECORDING SIZE 4 End t he recording. h Press the [ ] but ton again to stop re cording. HINT Y ou can capture a still image during an audio r ecording i Press the [ ] button during audio recording to capture a still image.
English 84 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Pl ay back the record ing. CA UTION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not p la yed bac k when t he audio recording i s pla yed back in the fast playback or f ast reverse mode. T o do this ... Do this Normal play back Star t playback Press the SET button.
85 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from v arious preset settings (ape r ture, shutt er speed, etc.) f or specific shooting co nditions. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “SCENE SELECT”, and press the SET button.
English 86 NORMAL/SHOO TING 2 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes th e scene select func tion setting. h T o return to normal photograph y , select = from the scene select menu, and pre ss the SET button.
87 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 NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), sel ect “FIL TER”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect the desired icon, and press the SET butt on.
English 88 NORMAL/SHOO TING FLASH OPERA TION 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 backlig ht conditions. The flash can be enabled only when capturing single still images.
89 English SELF-TIMER Set the dela y time bef ore recording starts after the [ ] or [ ] button is pressed. 1 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “SELF- TIMER”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect the desired icon, and press the SET butt on.
English 90 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT i By assigning an oper ation shortcut to an arrow b utton (page 135), y ou can set the self-timer from the Shooting Screen . T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the [ ] but ton or [ ] b utton is pr essed again bef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer co untdown temp orarily stops.
91 English MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimize a jittery picture by compensating f or unintentio nal hand motion. Compensate f or camera shake duri ng video clip recor ding 1 Dis play the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “MOVIE STABILIZER”, and press the SET button.
English 92 NORMAL/SHOO TING HINT If the motion compensation does no t seem to be working... i Due to the mechanical charact eristics of this function, it ma y not be possible f or the camera to co mpensate f or violent motion.
93 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 field of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordab le field of vie w as shown b elow .
English 94 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS RANGE 1 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. 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.
95 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual focus 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FOCUS”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect - , and press the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears . 3 Pr ess the [ G ] or [ H ] button to adjust the focus distance , and press the SET button.
English 96 NORMAL/SHOO TING FOCUS MODE Y ou can choose from the fo llowing 2 type s of autof ocus (still 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 .
97 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 98 NORMAL/SHOO TING 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 NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “IS O”, and press the SET button.
99 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 100 NORMAL/SHOO TING F A CE CHASER The f ace chaser de tects the subje ct’ s face, and adjusts the b rightness and fo cus in a wa y that produces a clear and bright photo of the subject’ s face. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “FACE CHASER”, and press the SET button.
101 English HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE When yo u shoot in t he high sensitivit y mode, t he captured imag e appears ev en brighter than that specified b y the ISO sensitivity and e xposure compensation se ttings. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “HIGH SENSITIVITY”, and press the SET button.
English 102 NORMAL/SHOO TING 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 NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “DIGITAL ZOOM”, and press the SET button.
103 English SPECIFY A FOLDER T O SA VE FILES Create or select a recording folder (a f older in which to store recorded files). 1 Dis play the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select “REC FOLDER” and press the SET button. <Create a new f older> h Select “NEW”.
English 104 NORMAL/SHOO TING EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to an arrow button (page 135), you can mak e the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign t he operation shortcut to an arrow button (page 135).
105 English PLA YBACK NORMAL/PLA YBACK SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Specify the settings f or pla ying bac k files continuously in a “ slideshow” f ormat.
English 106 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 2 Se lect “START” and press the SET button. h Slideshow pla ybac k begins. h T o stop slideshow playb ack, press the SET b utton or MENU but ton. HINT BGM for video c lips? i When video clips are pla yed ba ck in a slide show , the recorded audio tr ack is played back; the B GM is not played.
107 English FILE PR O TECT Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio fi les. 1 Dis play the file that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Sel ect “PROTECT” and press the SET button.
English 108 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK R O T A TE STILL IMA GE Captured still ima ges can be rota ted to the correct orientation f or vie wing. 1 Di splay the still imag e you wish to rotate, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Select “ROTATE”, and press the SET button.
109 English REDUCE STILL IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) A captured image can be resized to a smaller size and sav ed as a separate image. 1 Dis play the still image whose size you want to change, and display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37). 2 Sel ect “RESIZE”, and pre ss the SET button.
English 110 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMA GE BLUR Repair the red-e y e eff ect in still images to mak e the e yes appea r more natural, and enh ance the contrast of b lurry images. 1 Display the imag e to be modi fied, and displa y the NORM AL Mode Playback Menu (page 37).
111 English CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMA G E BLUR 5 Pr ess the SET button. h A screen appears f or you to specify whether or not to sa v e the original image. SA VE AS NEW: The corrected image is sav ed as a separate image , and the original image is preserved.
English 112 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can trim awa y unwanted por tions from a video clip and sa ve it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [ext racting]). Y ou can also join video clips together and sa ve th em as one separate clip (“joining”).
113 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Procedure to join video clips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing vide o clips, d o not press t he REC/PLA Y button. If you press the REC/PLA Y button while editing video clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip may also be er ased.
English 114 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Video c lip cutting (ex tracting) 1 Display t he video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. 2 Displa y the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 3 Select “CUT” an d press the SET button.
115 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 4 Speci fy the start point of the extract. h Use the procedure below to specif y the frame from which the video clip extra ct will star t. h Play the video clip until appro ximately the desired point, pause the video clip , then pla y the video clip one f rame at a time, stopping at the star t point of the extr act.
English 116 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 6 Pr ess the [ R ] button. h A screen appears f or you to select either to sa v e the edited video cl ip as a new (separ ate) file, or to delete the original video clip and replace it with the edited video clip . SA VE AS NEW: The edited video clip will be sav ed as a ne w file.
117 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Joining vi deo clips CA UTION i Video clips that wer e photographe d in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. 1 Dis play the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select “EDIT VIDEO”, and press the SET button. 2 Sel ect “JOIN” and press the SET button.
English 118 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 3 Move the ora nge frame to the video clip you wish to join, and press the SET button. h The specified video clip is labeled with a number . h Up to 9 video clips can be selected. h T o cancel a selection and remov e the number label fro m a video clip , select the video clip and press the SET butt on.
119 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you ar e returned to the NORMAL Mode Pla yback Menu. HINT i If the file siz e of the video clip after editing e xceeds 4 GB, it is not possib le to either “SA VE AS NEW” or “O VER WRITE”.
English 120 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK PRINTING 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 PRINTING 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 , y ou must first sa ve it (extr act still) as a still image (page 71).
English 122 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK Specifying date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify printing instruct ions for eac h individual image (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the printing instructions to all the images (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 120).
123 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS 4 Speci fy whether the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the number of prints> h Press the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] but to n . h The quantity indication change s. h Display the desired number of prints.
English 124 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK 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 PRINTING 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 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK COPY FILES Images and audio files recorde d in the camera’ s internal memor y can be copied to the card, and lik ewise fro m the card to the internal memory . 1 I nsert the card in the camera (page 28). 2 Di splay the NORMAL Mode Play back Menu (page 37).
127 English COPY FILES 5 Pr ess the SET button. h The screen to select the type of copy appears. h The copy sour ce image is shown in the backg round on t he screen. COPY SINGLE: Copy one file . COPY ALL: Copy al l the files from the cop y source to the cop y destination.
English 128 NORMAL/PLA YBA CK DISPLA YING FILE PROPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf or mation Screen y ou can chec k what th e settings were when a file was recorded with your camera. 1 Display the desired file on the camera monitor. 2 Pr ess the MENU button for at least 1 second.
129 English OPTION SETTINGS OPTION SETTINGS DISPLA Y THE OPTION SETTING MENU The camera settings are e x ecuted via the Option Sett ing Menu. 1 Set the operating mode to the NORMAL mode (page 36). 2 Pr ess the MENU button to display the Menu Screen. 3 Sel ect an Option tab (1, 2 or 3), and press the SET button.
OPTION SETTINGS English 130 SCREEN DISPLA Y Specify what inf ormation is displa y ed on the Pla ybac k Screen. 1 Display t he Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129). 2 Se lect “INFO DISPLAY”, and press the SET button. SHO W ALL: Display the capture da te and play back ti me (f or video clips).
131 English SELECT THE ST ARTUP DISPLA Y The startup display is the displa y that appears on the monitor when the camera is t urned on in the recording mo de. 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (pag e 129). 2 Select “STARTUP DISPLAY”, and press the SET button.
OPTION SETTINGS English 132 OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signa ls when the camer a is turned on/off or when th e operation b uttons ([ ] butt on, SET butt on, MENU butto n, etc.) are pressed, to adjust th e operation so und volume , and to enable/ disable the audio gui de.
133 English OPERA TION SOUNDS 3 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select the desired setti ng, and press the SET button. h The screen to select operat ion sounds appears. <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “A UDIO GUIDE” is s elected> h The respectiv e screen to enab le or disable the sound appears.
OPTION SETTINGS English 134 POST -VIEW D ISPLA Y SETTING Specify the dur ation that the capt ured image appears on the monito r (post- view) after the [ ] button is pressed. 1 Display t he Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (page 129). 2 Se lect “POST VIEW”, and pr ess the SET button.
135 English ASSIGN FUNCTIONS T O THE ARR O W BUTT ONS Assign functions (operation shortcuts) to the [ G ] and [ H ] b uttons when they are pressed when the Shooting Screen is displa yed. 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu [ E 1] (pag e 129). 2 Select “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button.
OPTION SETTINGS English 136 4 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button. h Display the function you wish to assign to the b utton. 5 Pres s the SET button. h The selected function is assigned to the butt on, and yo u are returned to the Shortcuts Screen. h T o assign functions to the other button, re peat steps 3 through 5 .
137 English NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Image noise when recording video clips or still images, as well as audio noise such as from the wind, can be minimized with t he noise-reduction funct ion. 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Select “NOISE REDUCTION”, and press the SET button.
OPTION SETTINGS 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 Sett ing Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Se lect “IMAGE SE TTINGS”, an d press the SET button. NORMAL: Shoot with image q uality 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 . 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu [2] (page 129).
OPTION SETTINGS English 140 MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor display . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is difficult to view because of ambie nt lighting. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 129).
141 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 Setting Menu [2] (page 129).
OPTION SETTINGS English 142 TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify the type of image signal tha t is output from your camera’ s USB/A V terminal. 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu [2] (page 129). 2 Se lect “TV SYSTEM”, and press the SET button. h The TV System Scr een appears .
143 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “pow er sav e” function whereby the power automatically tur ns off after a sp ecified pe riod of inactivity .
OPTION SETTINGS English 144 3 Se lect the desired option, and press th e SET button. h The Set Standb y Time Screen appears . 4 Pr ess the [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to set the standby time. [T/ ] ]: Increases the standb y time . [W/ P ]: Decreases the stan dby time .
145 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y 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.
OPTION SETTINGS English 146 i If Card B already has files in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows . When the highest file number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lo wer than the highest file number on Car d A: the file name o f the ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file name recorded on Card A.
147 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y 1 Dis play the Option Setting Menu [3] (page 129). 2 Sel ect “FILE NO . CONT’D”, and press the SET button. ON: The file number memory function is on. OFF: The file number memory function is off . 3 Sel ect the desired setti ng, and press the SET button.
OPTION SETTINGS English 148 INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y 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.
149 English INITIALIZING THE CA RD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y 5 Pr ess the SET button. h Fo rmatting begins. h During formatting, “F or matting” and “do not pow er off ” are shown on the monitor .
OPTION SETTINGS English 150 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the f actor y-preset settings . 1 Di splay the Option Sett ing Menu [3] (page 129). 2 Se lect “RESET SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. RESET : Reset to the f actory-preset settings.
151 English CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and how much reco rding time is av ailab le on the card. F or a table sho wing the maximum numb er of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossible No .
OPTION SETTINGS English 152 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 74) from the ca rd.
153 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 18 8.
OPTION SETTINGS English 154 HINT i If any file is present, y ou can also check the remaining battery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 128). 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.
155 English OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV NO TE Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the ca bles , mak e sure that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that the y match the shapes of the terminal sock ets on the devices .
CONNECTING TO A TV English 156 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 When the camera is connected to a TV , no image appears on the camera’ s monitor .
157 English CONNECTING TO A PRINTER CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PictBridge MODE Y our camera supports the PictBridge fun ction. By connect ing the camer a directly to a Pi ctBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (PictBridge printing).
English 158 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 app ears.
159 English PRINTING Printing sel ected ima ges Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Comple te the printing setup (page 157). 2 Sel ect the one image icon Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears.
English 160 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Printing all images Print all of the images on the card. 1 Compl ete the print preparations (page 157). 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.
161 English PRINTING Making an index pr int Make an inde x print of all the images on the card. 1 Comple te the print preparations (page 157). 2 Select the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. 3 Sel ect “PRINT”, and press the SE T button.
English 162 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER Printing images according to printing instruction s (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 157). 2 Select the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button.
163 English PRINTING Changing the printer settings Images are printed according to settings specified by the camera, such as paper type, si ze , lay out, printing quali ty , etc. 1 Comple te the print preparations (page 157). 2 Sel ect the printer set tings icon v , and press the SET button.
English 164 CONNECTING T O A PRINTER 3 Ad just the pr inter settin gs. 1 Press the [ T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to select a prin ter setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to se t the selected parameter a ppears. 2 Press the [ T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] button to adjust the set ting, and press the SET b utton.
165 English APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a question about th e camera oper ation, y ou might find th e ans wer in this compilation of commonly aske d questions . Question A nswer Action Pow e r Why do esn’t the power turn on? Due to cold temperatu res, the battery pack temporarily lost its power .
APPENDICES English 166 Shooting Are the settings retained e v en after the camera is turned off? — All settings e xcept the self-timer and the e xposure compensation are retained e v en after the camera is turned off .
167 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting What is the diff erence between the digital z oom and the optical zoom? — Because shootin g with the optical zoom uses the optics of a physical lens, y ou can shoot without losing minute details i n the image.
APPENDICES English 168 Monitor When used in cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition due to the monitor characteristics. Not a malfunction. Spots that a ppear in the monitor only appear in the monitor and will not be recorded with t he images.
169 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why is the re no image ( z is shown)? This may happen when tr ying to play back ima ges stored on a card from a diff erent digital camera. Play back images that were recorded on a card using this camera.
APPENDICES English 170 Printing Why d oes a message appear during PictBr idge printing? There is a problem wit h the printer . Please ref er to the instruction manual for yo ur printer . Misc. The “Cannot edit video clips with unlike settin gs” message appears.
171 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. A problem such as inability to record or pla y back occurs . The card contains files that were sav ed using a device other than this camera. After sa ving your files to a diff erent medium, f ormat the card.
APPENDICES English 172 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 pack.
173 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the [ ] button or [] b u t t o n i s pressed. The maximum number o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reache d. Install a new card. 28 Delete the images that are not necessary .
APPENDICES English 174 Shooting A warning tone (beep-beep- beep) sounds , and it is not possible to take a pictur e using the self- timer . The battery pack is consumed. Install a sufficiently recharged battery pack. 23, 25 When zoomin g in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily .
175 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting The icon appears, and shooting is not pos si ble. The camera’ s internal temperatur e is high. Discontinue shooting, and wait f or the camera to cool down bef ore using it again. — Monitor No pla yback image appears.
APPENDICES English 176 Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was blo cked by a finger or oth er object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sure th e flash is not obstructed. 53 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operati on of the flash.
177 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too bright. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a different flash mode. 62, 88 The subject was too bright. Use the exposure compensation function. 104 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect.
APPENDICES English 178 Viewing images The image is not in focus. The subject is too close to the camera. Capture the image with the subject within the photographable range. Select the correct f ocus setting for y our needs. 57, 96 The focus setting is not correct.
179 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. 62, 88 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly .
APPENDICES English 180 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 . 142, 155 The TV input is not set correctly . Set the input on the T V to “VIDEO” .
181 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”. 132 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 189) .
APPENDICES English 182 Notes regar ding the Scen e Select fea ture and filters Scene Select * When recording a video clip in dark surroundings, the sh utter speed decreases to 1/15 sec in order to produce a sufficiently bright image.
183 English TROUBLESHOO TING Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + . i Even i f you set the f ocus range to * , + or - , it ch anges to - when the scene select function is set t o any setting other tha n = .
APPENDICES English 184 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital Movie Camer a (recording and pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.
185 English SPECIFICA TIONS Still image shooting mode (recording resolution) I : 4000 × 3000 pix els U : 3264 × 2448 pix els (appro x. 8 million pix els: low compression) V : 3264 × 2448 pixe ls (approx. 8 millio n pixel s: normal compression) ] : 3264 × 1840 pix els (appro x.
APPENDICES English 186 Exposure control type Exposure compensation a v ailable from the Shoo ting Setting Screen ( 0 ±1.8 EV in 0 .3 EV steps) Light-measuring mode Multi-section measuring, center-weighte d measuring, spot measuring Range T otal mode: 10 cm (3.
187 English SPECIFICA TIONS Minimum subject illumination Appro x. 4 lux: ) , high sensitivity mode or scene select Q function, 1/15 sec Appro x. 15 lux: : , scene s elect . function,1/3 0 sec Image stabilizer Electronic (video clip recording mode or still image shooting mode) Monitor 2.
APPENDICES English 188 Camera connectors Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully char ged battery pack at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambient temperature . i The operati on time ma y v ary depending on the conditions of t he battery pack and the co nditions of use.
189 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time i If the con tinuous recording ti me of a v oice memo ex ceeds abou t 13 hours, of a video clip wh.
APPENDICES English 190 Concerning the mult i-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will light or flash depending on the different camera operations.
191 English SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied battery pac k char ger Supplied Li-ion battery pac k P art No. V AR-L20N Pow e r s o ur c e AC 100 to 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz, 10 V A, MAX: 0.
APPENDICES English 192 Others Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of A pple Inc., regist ered 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 . P entium is a regist ered tradema rk of Intel Corporation (USA).
193 English SPECIFICA TIONS Before capturing those important s hots, be sure to first take a test shot to con firm that your camera is set up an d ready to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held resp onsib le f or any prob lems resulting from the use of this camera.
APPENDICES English 194 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings , you can create photos t hat you’ll be proud t o displa y and share .
195 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a mo ving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he su bject is moving, the image ma y be blurre d.
APPENDICES English 196 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in t s: i Choose a backgr ound that doesn’t detract from your subject. i Mov e in close to your su bject. i P ay atten tion to lighting and ho w it aff ects your subj ect. NO TE i If the background is distr acting, it will not show y our subject to his best advantage .
197 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po i n t s : i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer , so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry .
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