Overview

3

■ Safety Precautions

3

■ What You Should Know

6

■ Notes on Handling the Camera

7

■ Product Overview

9

■ What You Will Find in the Package

9

■ Names of Parts

10

■ LCD Monitor Display

13

Basic Operations

16

Getting Ready

17

■ Setting the Batteries

17

■ Turning On/Off the Power

19

■ Setting the Date and Time

20

■ Using an SD Memory Card

23

■ Setting to the Default

25

Capturing Still Images/Videos

27

■ Capturing Still Images

27

■ Using the Flash

30

■ Shooting Close-Up Shots (Self-Portraits)

31

■ Using the Zoom

32

■ Capturing Videos

33

Viewing Still Images/Videos

35

○ Zoom Playback

36

○ Index Playback

37

○ Video Playback

38

Deleting Images

39

Playing/Capturing Images Using a TV

43

Advance Operations

46

Getting Ready

47

■ Setting the Language

47

■ Turning Sound On/Off

49

■ Setting the Power Off Time

50

■ Using the AC Adapter (sold separately)

51

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Capture (Still Image/Video)

52

■ Setting the Image Size (Recording Resolution) and Image Quality (Compression Ratio)

52

■ Setting the Scene Mode

55

■ Setting the Exposure (Brightness)

57

■ Setting the White Balance

58

■ Setting the Sharpness

59

■ Setting the Saturation

60

■ Setting the Color Mode

61

■ Setting the ISO (Capture Sensitivity)

62

■ Setting the Date Imprint

63

■ Using the Self-Timer

64

Playback (Still Image/Video)

65

■ Copying Images in the Internal Memory to the SD Memory Card

65

■ Playing a Slide Show

67

■ Protecting Images

69

■ Setting the Startup Screen (My Camera)

72

Deleting

74

■ Formatting

74

Operations While Connected to a Computer

76

Flow of Copying Image Files to a Computer

77

1 Check the operating environment of the computer

78

2 Installing the HDC-401EX Driver in the Computer

79

Windows98/98SE

 

3 Connecting the HDC-401EX to the Computer Using the USB Cable. 81

4 Copying Image Files to the Computer (Reader/Writer Connection)

83

5 Removing the Camera

85

Uninstalling (Deleting) the HDC-401EX Driver

87

Appendix

88

■ Troubleshooting

89

■ Menu Items and Default Settings

96

■ Specifications

97

■ Quick Start Guide

99

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