Operating Instructions
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Following Applies only in Canada
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About the battery pack
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
Declaration of Conformity
About the battery charger
Battery charger
Care of the camera
Read together with Cautions for Use. P110
Contents
Playing back pictures using
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Request for Service Notice
Customer Services Directory
Charge the battery. P14
Insert the battery and the card P16
Quick Guide
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Standard Accessories
Strap Battery Carrying Case Stylus pen
K1HA08CD0007 K1HA08CD0008 VFC4304 VYQ3914VGQ9790
Software
Or Press MENU/SET
Names of the Components
Or Move
Optional is connected to it
Card/Battery door P16 Release lever P16
Tripod receptacle
How to Use the Touch Panel
Touch
Drag
About the Stylus pen
What can be done by touch operation
When the Charge indicator flashes
Charging the Battery
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Battery indication
Battery life
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Approx min
Card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
Built-in Memory
Card
Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB, 8 GB
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Turn the camera on
Press MENU/SET to set
Changing the clock setting In program AE mode
Setting the Menu
Switch
Playback mode menu P92 to REC mode menu P66 to
Setup menu P23 to
Touch Program AE Press MENU/SET to display the menu
Setting menu items
Move Move 4 to select the Setup menu icon
Move
Move 3/4 to select AF Mode
Using the quick menu
About the Setup Menu
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
… Power LCD
Destination
Shutter VOL
Beep Tone Shutter Tone
REC. Info Pattern
OFF/SET
Reset the file number of the next recording to
OFF
1SEC 2SEC
Select on Connection
This will work when the AV cable is connected
Press MENU/SET
Press MENU/SET to finish
Set the language displayed on the screen
ENGLISH/DEUTSCH/FRANÇAIS/ESPAÑOL/ITALIANO/ 繁體中文 ¢/¢
Selecting the REC Mode
Taking pictures using the automatic function
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector switch to / !, and then
REC mode ñ
Touch Intelligent Auto
Face detection
Scene detection
Backlight Compensation
Settings in Intelligent auto mode
About the flash
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
REC mode ³
Mode button REC/PLAYBACK selector switch
Touch Program AE
Focusing
Preventing jitter camera shake
Compose the picture
Direction detection function
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Digital zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected
Extended optical zoom mechanism
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector switch a to
Using the Touch Zoom
Playing back Pictures Normal Play
Touch Bottom right Screen Touch the part to enlarge
Switching the Playback mode
Move the position to be displayed by dragging Picture P12
Deleting Pictures
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
Move 2 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Basic
Recording mode
Playback mode
About the LCD Monitor
Press Display to change
About the Histogram
Properly Exposed Under Exposed
Overexposed ¢ Histogram
Examples of histogram
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Move 1 ‰ Move 3/4 to select a mode
Press MENU/SET
Available flash settings by recording mode
About the digital red-eye correction
Available flash range to take pictures
Available flash range is an approximation
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
30th to 1/2000th
¢1 to 1/2000th
REC mode ³±´²n
Taking Close-up Pictures
Move 4 #
Take the pictures
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Move 3/ 4 to select a mode
Move 2 ë
You can also move 2 ë to select
Taking Pictures with Focus and Exposure Set on
Touch Touch the subject
REC mode ±
Taking Pictures with Set Aperture
REC mode ´
Taking Pictures with Set Shutter Speed
Shutter Speed Set Bar Exposure Compensation Set Bar
Compensation value you want to set
Manual Exposure Assistance
REC mode ²
Taking Pictures with Exposure Set Manually
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed
Hide the slide bar
Aperture-priority AE
Shutter Speed Sec
REC mode ³±´¿n
Compensating the Exposure
Press MENU/SET to finish
Available Aperture Value Available Shutter Speed Sec
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Move 3 È until Auto Bracket
Appears, set the compensation range
Exposure with 2
REC mode ¿
About the information feature
Taking pictures that match the scene being
Portrait
Technique for Self portrait mode
+ Soft Skin
Self Portrait
Scenery
Night Portrait
Night Scenery
Food
Party
Technique for Candle Light mode
Touch Exit to finish To cancel AGE and Name
Candle Light
BABY1/ BABY2
High Sens
PET
Sunset
HI-SPEED Burst
Starry SKY
Fireworks
Beach
Snow
Aerial Photo
Motion Picture Mode
REC mode n
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording
Move 3/4 to select the item and then press Menu
Move 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET
If you selected X on the screen shown in step
If you selected W on the screen shown in step
Picture size Fps
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P21
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
Press MENU/SET to close the menu Take a picture
Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then move
Canceling the travel date
Move 3 to select Destination and then press MENU/SET to set
Using the REC Mode Menu
@ Picture Size
Intelligent ISO
Quality
? Aspect Ratio
Sensitivity
= White Balance
Applicable modes ³±´² AUTO/100/200/400/800/1600
Applicable modes ³±´²¿n
Select 0 to return to the original white balance
Auto white balance
Set the white balance to V/Ð/î/Ñ/Ò
Metering Mode
Applicable modes ³±´²n
AF AF Mode
Quick AF
About š
About or ƒ
Applicable modes ³±´²¿ OFF/ON
˜ Burst
Exposure
Applicable modes ³±´² OFF/ON
Burst speed pictures
PICT.ADJ
Digital Zoom
Color Effect
Stabilizer
MIN. Shtr Speed
Applicable modes ³ 250/1/125/1/60/1/30/1/15/1/8/1/4/1/2/1
250
Audio REC
AF Assist Lamp
Clock SET
Applicable modes ³±´²¿n OFF AF assist lamp does not turn on
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show
Touch Start Touch Exit to finish the slide show
Changing the slide show settings
Operate control panel by touching
Effect
Music
Displaying Multiple Pictures Multi Playback
Touch the picture to select
Touch the date to play back
You can display pictures by recording date
Previous month Next month
Slide bar
Playing Back Pictures on the Dual Display
Touch a picture to select from above or below
Previous picture is displayed
Next picture is displayed
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back
Category Play
Recording information
Scene modes
Favorite Play
Organizing pictures Easy ORG
Easy ORG. Screen
Picture can be forwarded/rewound also by moving
Items
Favorite
Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Edit
Touch YES
Touch SET Touch YES
Trimming
Touch Enlarge Touch Reduce Drag P12 or Touch 3/4/2/1 Move
ReductionEnlargement Move the position
Delete the title , delete all the texts Touch Exit
Touch Exit
Title Edit
‚ Delete
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Motion pictures
Select motion picture and touch to play Back
Pictures with audio
Press MENU/SET to display the 9 screens playback screen
Creating still pictures from a motion picture
Touch While playing back motion picture Pause
Using the Playback mode menu
Text Stamp
Shooting Date
Travel Date
Multi Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
? Aspect Conv
Press ‚ to return to the menu screen
Select Rotate on the Playback mode menu. P21
ROTATE/M Rotate Disp
Move 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Rotate The picture is rotated manually
To print the date
Dpof Print
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
Select the picture, and then press
When Multi has been selected
Protect
You can add the audio after taking a picture
Audio DUB
Press MENU/SET to stop recording
Move 3 to select YES, and then press Menu
Copy
Move 2/ 1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Connecting to a PC
Move 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu
Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
USB connection cable supplied
Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Printing the Pictures
Move 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Move 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Move Move 3/4 to select an item and then press Menu
Print Settings
Select and set the items both on the screen
Print with Date
NUM. of Prints
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Playing back on the TV with component socket
Screen Display
Recording Recording in program AE mode » Initial setting
Recording after settings
Playback mode P36 Protected picture P97
Playback
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Battery
Always remove the battery after use
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
Dispose of unusable battery
When not using the camera for a long period of time
Charger
Do not bend or drop the card
About the picture data
Message Display
Memory Card Parameter Error
Memory Card Error Please Check the Card
Read Error Please Check the Card
Write Error Please Check the Card
Auto Power LCD
High Angle P23 Power Save P24
Selftimer P46
Auto LCD OFF P24
Auto Bracket P53
Picture Size P66
Aspect Ratio P67
Sensitivity P68
Text Stamp P92
Aspect CONV. P94
Rotate DISP. P95
Print with Date P96
Recording
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
Taking pictures using auto bracket is not possible
Or 3 pictures are taken at one time
Subject is not focused properly
Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture
Flash
Lens
LCD monitor
Playback
Flash is activated 2 times
Picture is not played back
Recorded pictures are not displayed
TV, PC and printer
Others
Clock is reset
Camera becomes warm
Lens clicks
Zooming stops instantaneously
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Number of recordable pictures
3648k2432 3072k2048 2560k1712 2048k1360
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
Aspect ratio
Specifications
Metering mode
Hi-speed burst Burst speed
Pictures
ISO sensitivity
Component OUT
AV OUT/DIGITAL
Charge 4.2
DMW-BCE10PP
Digital Camera Accessory System
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Limited Warranty Coverage
Rechargeable Battery
Pack Exchange for Defective Battery Pack
Except Items Listed Below
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Centralized Factory Service Center
Précautions à prendre pour le Canada
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