Using the Camera with a Connected Device

Connecting to Other Devices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Use the [+] and [–] buttons to move the pointer to the receive icon.

Computer (Video Capture)

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

• As soon as you perform the above step, all of the buttons and con-

You can use the special video cable that comes with the camera to

trols on the other camera become disabled.connect directly to the VIDEO IN terminal of a personal computer

5. After you make the setting you want, press the shutter button

equipped with video capture capabilities.

 

 

 

again.

To transfer camera images to a personal computer (video
• Pressing the shutter button receives the selected image from the
capture)

 

 

 

other camera.

 

 

 

1. Use the special video cable that comes with the camera to connect

 

* You can receive only one image at a time. To send more images,

 

to the VIDEO IN terminal of the computer.

 

 

 

repeat steps 2 through 5.

2. Enter the camera Playback Mode and display the image you want

Important!

 

to send.

 

 

 

3. Perform the required operation on the computer.

 

 

 

Never disconnect the cable, turn power off, or change the function

 

 

 

• Consult the owner’s guide that comes with the computer or its video

switch setting while a data communication operation is in progress.

 

capture board for details about how to set up to capture images.
Doing so can damage the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important!

 

 

 

Connecting to a Computer using a Connection

• With this configuration, you cannot send images from the personal

Kit

 

computer to the camera.

 

 

 

• The camera can be connected directly to a personal computer or

Optionally available personal computer connection kits are available

 

video capture board that is equipped with a

VIDEO IN terminal
to allow transfer of digital data with a personal computer. Each kit

 

 

(RCA pin jack). It cannot be connected directly to an S-VIDEO ter-

includes special connecting cables, and software, and makes it pos-

 

 

minal.

 

 

 

sible to send images from the camera to a personal computer and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vice versa. Images are transferred as digital data, which minimizes

 

 

 

 

 

loss of image quality.

 

 

 

 

 

For details on connecting to your computer and how to use the soft-

 

 

 

 

 

ware, see the user documentation that comes with the connection kit.

 

 

 

 

 

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Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

 

Probable Cause

 

 

 

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sympton

Probable Cause

 

 

 

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No power

 

 

1.

Batteries

not

loaded

 

1. Correctly

load batter-

 

 

 

Poor LCD image

I n c o r r e c t

N O R M A L /

 

Use NORMAL for scen-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

ies (page 13).

 

 

 

focus

 

 

 

MACRO

switch setting

 

ery

and group photos,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Dead batteries

 

 

2.

Replace batteries with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and MACRO for close-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

new ones (page 13).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ups (page 25).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Wrong AC adaptor

 

3.

U s e

o n l y

 

r e c o m -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mended AC adaptor .

 

 

 

Poor

color

and

Indoor fluorescent lighting

 

Shoot under incandes-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brightness when

 

 

 

 

 

cent or other non-fluores-

 

Sudden

power

 

1. Operation

of

Auto

 

1. Turn power back on.

 

 

Recording

 

 

 

 

Supply

 

 

 

 

indoors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cent lighting (page 22).

failure

 

 

2.

Low battery power

 

 

2.

Replace batteries with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use

of

manganese

 

 

new ones (page 13).

 

 

 

Recorded image

Strong direct or reflected

 

Change aperture setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

has

greenish

sunlight

 

 

 

 

to [] (F8). This condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

Replace

manganese

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tinge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is

due to optical

pickup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

batteries

with

alkaline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

characteristics and

does

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not indicate camera mal-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator

Low battery power

 

 

 

Replace

batteries

(page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on LCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C o l o r

o f

r e -

1. Reflection from sun-

 

1.

Reorient the

camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N o r e c o r d i n g

Function

switch sets

to

 

Set

function

switch to

 

 

 

corded

image

is

light or light from an-

 

 

so that light is not shin-

 

w h e n s h u t t e r

 

PLAY.

 

 

 

 

 

REC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

strange.

 

 

other source

 

 

 

ing directly into lens.

 

b u t t

o n

i s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Difference

between

 

2.

This difference

does

 

pressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record

Mode

and

 

 

not indicate a problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback

Mode char-

 

 

or malfunction.

 

 

Power

failure

Low battery power

 

 

 

Replace

batteries

(page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

acteristics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

during self-timer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback

operation during

page change

 

 

 

the

LCD before perform-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No [+]/[–] buttonButton operation during

 

Wait until an image is on

 

 

 

indicator on

Over exposure

 

 

 

Change

aperture

switch

 

 

 

multi-page

dis-

 

 

 

 

 

ing a button operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting to [ ] (page 27).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator on

Under exposure

 

 

 

 

Change

aperture

switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C a n n o t

s t a r t

O n l y

o n e

i m a g e

i n

 

Auto play can be

used

 

LCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting to [ ] (page 27).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

auto play opera-

memory

 

 

 

 

only when there are two

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or more images in cam-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

era memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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