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Troubleshooting
Specs
Warranty
Connecting to other equipment
Reset
About the Setup Menu
Diopter adjustment
About the battery pack
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
How to
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Contents
Operating Instructions
Dear Customer
Information for Your Safety
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
Following Applies only in Canada
FCC Note
Declaration of Conformity
About the battery pack
Battery charger
About the battery charger
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Contents
Connecting to other equipment
Names Components
Standard Accessories
20 21 22
910 12 13 14 15
26 27
Lens Cap supplied
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap
Strap supplied
Tighten the screw
Attaching the Lens Hood
Removing the hood adaptor
Play back the pictures
Charge the battery. P13 Insert the battery and the card P15
Quick Guide
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
Charging the Battery with the Charger
About the Battery
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Charging Approx min Time
When the Charge indicator flashes
Charging conditions
Slide the card/battery door to open it
Inserting Removing the Card Optional/the Battery
About the Built-in Memory/the Card optional
Press MENU/SET to set
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Initial setting
Press MENU/SET Press /// to select the date and time
About the Mode Dial
Press
Setting the Menu
Press MENU/SET
Press / to select the menu item
Auto Review
About the Setup Menu
Press / to select the setting Press MENU/SET to set
Press on a menu screen Press to select the Setup menu icon
Guide Line
Power Save
CUST. SET MEM
MONITOR/VIEWFINDER
Zoom Resume
Reset
Shutter
Dial Display
TV Aspect
Language
Preparation
Exposure P45
Taking Pictures
F2.8 1/30
Program shift
Preventing jitter camera shake
Example of program shift
Determined scene
Intelligent ISO sensitivity P74
Face detection P78
Scene detection
Focus range in intelligent auto mode
Other settings in intelligent auto Mode
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Further extending the zoom
Press / to select D.ZOOM and then press
Extended optical zoom mechanism
Picture size and maximum zoom Magnification
Press REV
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
Press to select on and then press MENU/SET
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Press ///to move the position
Playing back/Deleting Pictures
Press / to select the picture
Rotate the zoom lever towards
To delete Multi Delete
Press and hold / during playback
Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
To delete a single picture
Press Press to select YES and then press MENU/SET to set
Press / to select the picture and then press to set
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
Recording mode
Diopter adjustment
Playback mode
Out-of-frame display
Histogram
Recording guide line
Examples of histogram
High
Press LCD Mode for 1 second Press / to select a mode
Canceling setting
Auto
Auto
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Press Press / to select a mode
Switching to the appropriate flash Setting
Forced on
ISO200 Wide
Available flash range to take pictures ISO sensitivity
Wide
ISO100 Wide
30 to 1/2000
Shutter speed for each flash setting Flash setting Sec
Adjusting flash output
Press MENU/SET to finish
Press Press / to select a mode
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Under exposed
Compensating the Exposure
Properly exposed Overexposed
Operation with the cursor buttons
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Press until Exposure appears, compensate the exposure with
Operation with the joystick
Take a picture
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited
Number of pictures recorded in burst mode
Taking Close-up Pictures
Focus range
Press the AF macro/focus switch button
Tele-macro function
Shutter-priority AE
Aperture-priority AE
Tilt the joystick towards / to set the aperture value
Manual Exposure Assistance
Manual exposure
Press the shutter button halfway
Take the picture
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed
Press and hold AF/MF
Press MENU/SET and then press
Tilt the joystick towards / to focus on the subject
MF Assist
Changing the zoom area
Technique for Manual focus
One shot AF
Prefocus
Clock SET Travel Date
Press MENU/SET to enter the settings
Taking pictures in Custom mode
When changing the menu settings
You can also press the center of the joystick to set
Press / to select the advanced scene mode
Technique for Portrait mode
Portrait
Sports
Scenery
Night Portrait
Press /// to select the scene mode Press MENU/SET to set
Party
Technique for Party mode Open the flash
Technique for Candle light mode
Food
High Sens
Birthday/Name setting
Sunset
BABY1/BABY2
Display the age/name
Technique for Panning mode
PET
Panning
Starry SKY
Setting the shutter speed
Technique for Fireworks mode
Technique for Starry sky mode
Fireworks
Snow
Motion Picture Mode
Technique for Aerial photo mode
Beach
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
Setting the departure/return date
Press /// to set the departure date and then press MENU/SET
Canceling the travel date
Press MENU/SET to close the menu Take a picture
Displaying the Time at Travel Destination World Time
Finishing setting the home area
Press / to select World Time and then press
Setting the travel destination area
Using the quick setting
Using the REC Mode Menu
Menu Screen
Balance
Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture
AWB
You can also press the center of the joystick to finish
WB Adjust
Press /// to finely adjust the white balance
Finely adjusting the white balance
OFF
Intelligent ISO
Aspect Ratio
Setting the light sensitivity
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
Sensitivity
PICT.SIZE/QUALITY
Recording still pictures with audio
Quality settings cannot be set in intelligent auto mode
Audio REC
Quality
Deciding the method to measure brightness
Metering Mode
AF Mode
Setting the focus method
About face detection
Area-focusing High speed
Area-focusing
Spot-focusing
About AF area selection
When selecting
Detecting jitter and compensating for it
Stabilizer
About the jitter/movement detection Demonstration screen
AF Assist Lamp
Continuously focusing on a subject
Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier
CONT.AF
Fixing the focus and exposure
Setting color effects for the recorded pictures
AF/AE Lock
COL.EFFECT
Flip Anim
Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures
Connecting images to create a motion picture file
PICT.ADJ
10fps
5fps
Deleting all still images used to create flip animation
Using an optional lens
Conversion
Attach the tele conversion lens or close-up lens
When attaching the close-up lens
Zoom magnification when a lens is attached
Example of 25 screens To return to normal playback
Displaying Multiple
Rotate the zoom lever towards To display multiple screens
Press ///to select a picture
To return to the 1 screen playback Screen
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date
Press /// to select Date to be played back
Press /// to select a picture and then press MENU/ SET
To stop using the playback zoom
Using the Playback Zoom
To delete a picture during the playback zoom
Frame-by-frame forwarding/rewinding
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Motion pictures
To pause
Creating still pictures from a motion picture
When a motion picture with Or was selected
Picture size
Using the Play mode menu
To stop using the 9 screens playback screen
Press the shutter button
Items that can be set Menu Screen
Slide Show
Press / to select ALL, or Then press MENU/SET
Press to select Start and then press MENU/SET
Searching by recording information
Press to finish
Category
Press to search the categories
Playing back a slide show
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
Recording a slide show
Press / to select the picture and then press
Press to select Slideshow Setup and then press MENU/ SET
Press to return to the category playback screen
Rotate DISP./ROTATE
Favorite
Setting your favorite pictures
Adding text comments to pictures
Title Edit
Press / to select Single or Multi and then press MENU/ SET
Press / to select a picture and then press
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Multi setting
SET
Text Stamp
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Press / to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET
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Setting the picture to print and the number of prints
Dpof Print
To print the date
To cancel all settings
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Protect
Press to stop recording
Multi setting/To cancel all settings
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Audio DUB
Aspect ratio set Picture size Ting
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Resize
Making the picture size smaller
Trimming
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Enlarging a picture and trimming it
Press /to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET
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Aspect Conv
Press / to select or Then press MENU/SET
Copying the picture data
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Copy
Press MENU/SET several times to close the menu
Format
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Initializing the built-in memory or a card
Macintosh
Connecting to a PC
111
Windows
About the PTP connection
112
Folder Composition
Conditions under which a different folder number is used
113
Printing the Pictures
Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing
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Press / to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Press to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Paper Size
115
Print with Date OFF
NUM. of Prints
Layout
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Card Size
Letter
Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
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Attach the MC protector or ND filter with the lens extended
Using the MC Protector/ND Filter
Screen Display
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Recording after settings
Playback
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About the Lens
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Bring charged spare batteries when going out
Dispose of unusable battery
When not using the camera for a long period of time
No Additional Delete Selections can be Made
BUILT-IN Memory Error Format BUILT-IN MEMORY?
Message Display
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Troubleshooting
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Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Number of recordable pictures Still picture
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Available recording time when recording motion pictures
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Specifications
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DIGITAL/AV OUT
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Digital Camera Accessory System
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Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
For USA Customers
139
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Limited Warranty Coverage
Limited Warranty For USA Only
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Carry-In or Mail-In Service
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Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Avertissement
Précautions à prendre
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Pour le Canada
Chargeur de batterie
144
Propos du bloc-batterie
Propos du chargeur de batterie
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Index
LCD Monitor 23, 36
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