Camera User Guide
Workflow and Reference Guides
Check the package contents
Connect the camera to other devices
Checking the Package Contents
Table of Contents
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
Playback/Erasing 130
Appendix 201
Symbol Conventions in this Guide
Language Setting
Warranty Limitations
Please Read
Test Shots
Getting Started
Insert the battery into the battery charger
Charging the Battery
Remove the battery after charging is complete
Preparations
Getting Started
To Remove the Memory Card
Close the cover a, b To Remove the Battery
Toggle
Attaching the Wrist Strap
Press the power button Select Date/Time
Setting the Date and Time
Select the year, month, day and time, and the display order
Press the button
Setting the Display Language
Press the power button
Shooting Still Images Auto Mode
Select a shooting mode
Aim the camera at the subject
Without changing anything else Press the shutter button all
Mute Setting
Way press fully to shoot
Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting Rec. Review
Use the or button to display the image you wish to view
Viewing Still Images
Last recorded image will display
Press the power button Select a shooting mode
Shooting Movies Standard Mode
Set the mode switch to Movie Press Button Use the or
Press Button
Press the shutter button fully again to stop recording
Use the or button to select Playback and press the button
Viewing Movies
Images with a icon are movies
Erasing
To exit instead of erasing, select Cancel
Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer*1
Printing
Getting Started
Items to Prepare
Downloading Images to a Computer
System Requirements
Windows
Click Restart or Finish once the installation is complete
Installing the software Windows
Preparing to Download Images
Press the camera’s button and turn on the power
Connecting the camera to a computer
Preparing to download images to the computer
Getting Started
Macintosh
New Images
All Images
Dpof Trans
Direct Transfer Menu
Macintosh
Press the button after downloading finishes
Supplied with Camera
System Map
USB Port PC Card Slot
Power Supplies
Optional Accessories
Flash
Other Accessories
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Learning More
Front View
Components Guide
Speaker
Lens
Back View
FUNC./SET Button p
Controls
Touching the Dial
Using the Touch Control Dial
Circling Your Finger on the Dial
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Selecting options
Shooting Mode
Using the Button
Playback Mode
Sound recorder functions to the button p
Shooting Mode
How to Use the Mode Switch
Special Scene Mode p
Movie Mode p
Power Saving Function
Indicator
Power saving function settings can be changed p
Hold the FUNC./SET button down while turning on the power
Using the Clock
Method
Basic Operations
Menus and Settings
FUNC. Menu
Use the or button to select an option for the menu item
Button to switch between menus
Rec., Play, Print, Set up and My Camera Menus
You can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus
Press Button Use the or
FUNC. Menu
Menus and Default Settings
Rec. Menu
Menu Item Options Page/Topic
Print Menu
Play Menu
Menu Item
Set up Menu
Print Method
My Camera Menu
Menu Item Available Settings
Display mode changes as follows with each press
Using the LCD Monitor
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor
Shooting Mode
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Playback Mode Standard
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Playback Mode Detailed
Histogram Function
Focus Check
LCD Monitor Brightness
LCD Monitor Brightness Settings
Night Display
Setting the Home/World Time Zones
Setting the World Clock
Select Time Zone
Select Home
Select a destination area
Select World
Use the button to select Press the button
Use the or button to select a
Switching to the Destination Time Zone
Accept the setting
Select Reset All
Press the button Use the or button to select Menu Reset All
Select Format
Formatting Memory Cards
Format Button to Add a check mark
You can stop formatting a card
Shooting with the Optical Zoom
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
Press the zoom lever toward or
Shooting with the Digital Zoom
Focal Length Shooting Characteristics
Select Digital Zoom
Safety Zoom Factor
Safety Zoom Zone
Press the zoom lever toward and shoot
Use the or button to select Standard Press the button
Shooting with the Digital Tele-Converter
Adjust the angle of view with the zoom lever and shoot
Use the or button to select 1.6x or Press the button
Select Digital Macro
Magnified Close-Up Shooting Digital Macro
Choose the angle of view with the zoom lever
Shoot
Using the Flash
Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shot
To Cancel the Macro Mode
Press the / button
From the end of the lens
Use the or button to change Self-timer mode
Using the Self-Timer
To Cancel the Self-Timer
Press the button and use the or button to select
Accept the setting
Approximate Values for Recording Pixels
Select a resolution setting
Approximate Values for Compression Settings
Select a compression setting
Compression Purpose
Select the Postcard Mode
Configuring the Postcard Mode
Set the date and time
Select Date Stamp
Select is Mode
Setting the Image Stabilizer Function
Press the button Menu, use the or button to select is Mode
Accept the setting
Portrait
Various Shooting Methods
Night Snapshot
Indoor
Kids&Pets
Foliage
Snow
Underwater
Aquarium
Select manual mode
Shooting in Manual Mode
Continuous Shooting
To Cancel Continuous Shooting
Recommended Memory Card
Use the or button to select
Select Red-Eye
Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function
Press the button Menu, use the or button to select Red-Eye
Select Slow Synchro
Setting the Slow Synchro Function
Set Slow Synchro
Use the or button to select On or Off Press the button
Compact
Movie Shooting
Color Accent Color Swap
Time Lapse
Select a shooting mode
Use the or button to adjust the exposure.Press
Select the number of recording pixels
Changing Recording Pixels
Recording Pixels and Frame Rates
Select a shooting interval
Changing the Shooting Interval Time Lapse
While the camera is recording
Select a shooting direction
Shooting Panoramic Images Stitch Assist
Shoot the first image in the sequence
Press Button after the last shot
Repeat the procedure for additional images
Sequence may contain up to 26 images
Use the or button to select Focus Check Press the button
Select Review Info
Frame Color Content
To Cancel Checking the Focus
Recorded image displays
Frame displays as follows
Select AF Frame
Switching between Focusing Modes
Press the button Menu, use the or button to select AF Frame
Center
Face Detect Feature
No AF frame
Face Detect or AiAF
Select AF Frame Size
Changing the AF Frame Size
Shooting with the Focus Lock
Press and hold the shutter button halfway
Shooting with the AF Lock
Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as
Desired and shoot
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Locking the Exposure Setting AE Lock
Icon will display
To Release the AE Lock
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Locking the Flash Exposure Setting FE Lock
Flash will pre-fire and will display
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Adjusting the ISO Speed
Select Auto ISO Shift
Reducing the Effects of Camera Shake Auto ISO Shift
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Use the or button to select Button or On Press the button
Press Button while holding the shutter Button down halfway
Shoot with On Selected Press the shutter button halfway
Now press the shutter button fully
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To Cancel the Exposure Compensation
Adjust the exposure
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Change the metering method
Switching between Metering Modes
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Select the Long Shutter Mode
Setting the Shutter Speed Long Shutter Mode
Adjust the setting
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Select a white balance set- ting
Adjusting the Tone White Balance
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Select
Using the Custom White Balance
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Various Shooting Methods
You can change the look of an image when it is shot
Shooting in a My Colors Mode
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This completes the setting
Setting the Camera to a Custom Color Mode
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Changing Colors
Shooting in the Color Accent Mode
Select the color accent mode. Still Images
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Movies
Press To complete the setting, then Shoot
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Press
Select the color swap mode. Still Images
Shooting in the Color Swap Mode
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Only one color can be specified
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Select Save Original
Changing the Save Method for the Original Image
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Select Auto Category
Categorizing Images Automatically Auto Category
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People
Select Set button
Registering Settings to the Print/Share Button
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To Cancel the shortcut button
Using the Button
Sound when you press the button
Select in Step 123
Select Disp. Overlay
Movie mode
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Off
Select Auto Rotate
Setting the Auto Rotate Function
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Creating a Folder the Next Time You Shoot
Creating an Image Destination Folder
Select Create Folder
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Auto Reset
Resetting the File Number
Select File Numbering
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File and Folder Numbers
Playback/Erasing
To Cancel the Magnified Display
Magnifying Images
Press the zoom lever toward
Viewing Images in Sets of Nine Index Playback
Switching between Sets of Nine Images
To Return to Single Image Playback
Press Button several times until Focus check screen appears
Displaying the Focus Check
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Frame displays on the screen as follows
Changing the Display Position Press the zoom lever toward
Changing between Frames Press
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Bottom right of the screen is magnified
Jumping to Images
To cancel the Focus Check display
Use the , , or button to change the display posi- tion
Single image playback mode, press the button
Select a search key
Use the or button to
Display the Images Selected
Categories
Organizing Images by Category My Category
Category Selection Methods
Select My Category
Select Categorize the images
Choose a selection method
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Select the last image
Select Range Select the first image
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Select a category
This also can be set in the index playback mode
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Press the button Use the or button to select a category
Display the movie file
Viewing Movies Operating the Movie Control Panel
Play the movie
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Operating the Movie Control Panel
Select Edit
Editing Movies
Edit the movie
Save the file
Select Save
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Select Rotate
Rotating Images in the Display
Rotate the image
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Select Transition
Playback with Transition Effects
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Use the or button to select an effect Press the button
Select Slide Show
Automated Playback Slide Shows
Select a playback method
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Transition Effects
Start the slide show
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To Stop the Slide Show
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Select images to play back
Select images to play
Selecting Images for Playback
Back
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Select Set up
Adjusting the Play Time and Repeat Settings
Configure the setting
Play Time
Select Red-Eye Correction
Red-Eye Correction Function
Select an image
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Save the image
Correct the image
Display the saved image
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Add Correction Frame
Adjust the position of the frame
Select Add Frame
Add a correction frame
Delete the frame
Removing Correction Frames Select Remove Frame
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Use the or button to select Remove Frame Press the button
Select My Colors
Adding Effects with the My Colors Function
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Use the or button to select an image Press the button
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Select a My Colors type
Playback/Erasing
Resizing Images
Select a resolution
Select Resize
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Select Sound Memo
Attaching Sound Memos to Images
Record the memo
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Sound Memo Panel
Use the or button to select an option and press FUNC./SET
Select Sound Recorder
Sound-Only Recording Sound Recorder
Record a sound
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Sound Recorder Panel
Select Protect
Protecting Images
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Select Protect the image
Press the Menu button to complete Setting
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Protect the images
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All Images Protect the images
Erasing Images
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You can erase images from a memory card
Select an erasure method
Select Erase
Select Select the image
Erase the image
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Select the images
Erase the images
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Select by Date/Select by Category/Select by Folder
Select Set Play button
All Images Erase the images
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Using the Button Playback mode, press the button
Setting the Dpof Print Settings
Print Settings/Transfer Settings
Setting the Print Style
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Select Print Settings
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Select a print settings method
Select Images & Qty Select the images
Selection methods differ for the Print Type settings p
Standard /Both
Index
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Configure the print settings
Clear All Selections Deselect the images
Select All Images Configure the print settings
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Select Transfer Order
Setting the Dpof Transfer Settings
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Mark all Select OK
Order Select the images
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Shooting/Playback Using a TV
Connecting to a TV
Customizing the Camera My Camera Settings
Changing My Camera Settings
Select a menu item
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Select a setting
Registering My Camera Settings
Accept the setting. Start-up Image
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Start-up/Operation/Self-timer/Shutter Sounds
Register the setting
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Camera will not operate
Troubleshooting
Sounds come from the camera interior
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Date/Time menu appears
Card locked! message appears
Nothing is displayed
LCD monitor will shut off during shooting
Bar of light purplish red appears on the LCD monitor
Display flickers
Appears
Camera will not record
Noise displays./Subject’s movements are irregular
Image is blurred or out of focus
Subject in recorded image is too dark
White dots appear on the image
Image contains noise
Eyes appear red
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Recording images to memory card takes a long time
Continuous shooting slows down
Lens will not retract
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Zoom does not operate
Movies cannot be edited
Cannot play back
Movies do not play back correctly
Reading images from memory card is slow
Battery will not charge
Battery consumed quickly
Image is distorted or not showing on TV monitor
Cannot print
List of Messages
Change the battery pack
Naming error
No image
Image too large
Cannot register this image
Incompatible Wave
Cannot modify image
Cannot assign to category
Lens error, restart camera
Communication error
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Cannot select
Equipment
Appendix
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It may damage the image sensor CCD
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Battery
Others
Battery can run down
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Such items may lose data or stop working
Stop using the camera immediately
Avoid Condensation Related Problems
Flash
Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields
Battery Handling Precautions
Battery Charge
Keep the battery terminals clean at all times
Following icon and message will display
Even charged batteries continue to discharge naturally
Charging the Battery
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SD memory card or Sdhc memory card Write Protect Tab
Do not use or store memory cards in the following locations
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Formatting
Slide the memory card slot/battery cover closed
Power outlet
Open the memory card
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High-Power Flash HF-DC1
Batteries
Usage in Cold Temperatures
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Charge becomes Severely Limited
Lens
Camera Body
LCD Monitor
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Specifications
Mode2
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Using super high-speed memory cards SDC-512 MSH recommended
Bubble Jet Direct compatible
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Test Conditions
Battery Capacity Battery Pack NB-5L Fully charged
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Number of Images Shot LCD Monitor On Playback Time
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Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities
Card included with the camera
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Movie
Card included with the camera
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Image Data Sizes Estimated
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Battery Pack NB-5L
MultiMediaCard
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Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10
Included with the separately sold AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30
Numerics
Index
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Trademark Acknowledgments
Disclaimer
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Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
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