Operating Instructions
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Remove the Connector Cover
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Digital Camera
Before Use
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Mixed with general household waste
About the Lens
If you will not be using the camera for Long time
About indications in these operating instructions
About These Operating Instructions
About illustrations in these operating instructions
About illustrations of the cursor button
Contents
Sales and Support Information
Accessories
RP-SD032B CGR-S006E
VYK1P30
Lens P5
Self-timer Indicator P53
AF Assist Lamp P90
Flash P49
Tripod is stable with the camera attached to it
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Charging the Battery with the Charger
About the Battery Charging/number of recordable pictures
Check that the camera is turned off Close the flash
Inserting/Removing the Battery
Inserting/Removing the Card
Slide the card door to open it
Card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted
About the Card
Pinch the lens cap and remove it
Removing the Lens Cap/Attaching the Strap
Strap Eyelet
Pass the strap through the stopper and fasten the strap
When attaching the lens hood
Attaching/Removing the Lens Hood
Make sure the lens hood is properly attached
Ensure that the lens cap is firmly attached
Attach the lens cap
Initial setting
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Select D/M/Y, M/D/Y or Y/M/D
Set date and time
About the Setup Menu
MONITOR/VIEWFINDER
Setup menu Refer to P21 for the setting method
Auto Review
Play on LCD
Beep
Volume
Shutter
Clock SET
Highlight
Reset
Video OUT
Scene Menu
Switching the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder
Recording mode P37
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
You can switch between the LCD monitor and the Viewfinder
Playback mode P59
LCD Monitor
Taking pictures at a normal angle
You can use the LCD monitor only
LCD monitor rotation direction
About the Viewfinder
Direction detection function
Out-of-frame display
Diopter adjustment
Recording guide line
Highlight display
Histogram
Example of histogram
Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram
Quality
Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size
5M EZ
About the zoom
Using the Optical Zoom
Indicated zoom magnification is an approximation
Zoom ring
Using the Extra Optical Zoom EZ
Using the Digital Zoom
Optical zoom Digital zoom
Digital zoom and extra optical Zoom can be used together
Picture size and maximum zoom magnification
± Available, Not available
Extra optical zoom mechanism
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Mode Dial
Taking Pictures
Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to programme AE mode
Take a picture
Programme AE
Focusing
When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights
Press the shutter button fully
Please do not rotate the zoom ring during auto focus
Night Portrait P74 Night Scenery P74 Candle Light P76
Jitter camera shake
Fireworks P77
Programme shift
AE Lock Button
Example of Programme shift
Exposure
Auto Mode Settings
Taking Pictures in Auto Mode
Audio REC
Flash Output Adjustment Zoom
COL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ
AE Lock
Press 4 REV
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
Enlarge and shift the picture
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Set the focus switch to AF Macro
Taking Close-up Pictures AF Macro
Focus range
MF assistance appears on the centre of the screen
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
MF Assist
When pressing the shutter button halfway
Technique for Manual focus
One shot AF
Changing the zoom area
Prefocus
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Available flash settings by recording mode
Cm to 7.0 m Cm to 5.3 m
ISO80
30 to 1/2000
Adjusting flash output
Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Select the self-timer mode
Take the picture
Under exposed
Compensating the Exposure
Compensate the exposure toward positive
Properly exposed Over exposed
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Optical Image Stabilizer
MODE1
MODE2
Select the burst mode
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Number of pictures recorded in burst mode
When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited
Recording pictures basic
Select the picture
Playing Back Pictures
Examples of 16 screens and 25 screens
Select the pictures
To return to the normal playback
To delete a picture during a multi playback
Rotate the front dial towards Right to enlarge the picture
Using the Playback Zoom
Shift the picture
Zoom
Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture
Delete the picture
Delete the pictures
Select the pictures to be deleted
Using the Mode Dial
Aperture-priority AE
Set the aperture value and take the picture
Set the shutter speed and take the picture
Shutter-priority AE
Take the picture
Manual exposure
Set the aperture value and the shutter speed
Press the shutter button halfway
Recording pictures advanced
Manual exposure
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE
Press the shutter button halfway
Motion picture mode
Select PICT.MODE
Press the shutter button fully to start the recording
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Available recording time seconds
Night Portrait P74 Night Scenery P74
Scene mode
Sports mode
Portrait mode
Technique for Sports mode
Rotate the zoom ring to Tele as far as possible
Scenery mode
Food mode
Night scenery mode
Night portrait mode
Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash. P49
Technique for Night scenery mode
Baby mode
Age display setting
Birthday setting
Soft skin mode
Candle light mode
Technique for Candle light mode
Party mode
Fireworks mode
Technique for Party mode Open the flash. P49
Snow mode
Technique for Starry sky mode
Starry sky mode
Setting the shutter speed
Press 3/4 to select the exposure time and press
Technique for Panning mode
Panning mode
Using the REC mode menu
Metering Mode P87
Conversion P95
REC mode menu Refer to P81 for the setting method
White Balance W.BALANCE
Auto White Balance
About the white balance fine adjustment
Setting the White Balance manually White set
About the white balance
Is insufficient
ISO sensitivity 400
ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity
Use in bright Not Places Suitable Outdoors Use in dark
Noise
Picture Size PICT.SIZE
When the aspect ratio is
Audio DUB Resize Trimming
Quality Quality
Audio Recording Audio REC
Metering Mode
AF Mode AF Mode
Area-focusing Camera focuses on any
High speed AF H mode
Set the Focus switch to AF or
When selecting 1-area-focusing or
Selecting the AF area
AF Macro
Continuous AF CONT.AF
Auto mode , the CONT.AF setting is fixed to OFF
AF Assist Lamp
AF assist lamp does not turn
Colour Effect COL.EFFECT
Digital Zoom D.ZOOM
Cool
Warm
Contrast High
Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Flip Animation Flip Anim
LOW
Noise High
Select Flip Anim Capture images for flip animation
Select Picture Capture
Select Create Motion
Select Create Motion Picture and create a flip animation
Select Frame Rate and set the number of frames
5fps
10fps
Conversion
Conversion Lens
Set to or
Rotate the lens slowly and carefully OFF
Recordable range when using the conversion lens
Time required for focusing may become longer than usual
Set to Tele or Wide
Switch the extra flash forced off setting
Icon Setting
Extra Flash EXT.FLASH
Manual
Settings on the extra flash
Extra Flash Burst Mode EX.FLASH Burst
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Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Pictures
Cursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1
Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
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Using the Play mode menu
Playing Back with Slide Show
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Setting Favourites Favorite
Select the picture and set it
Select on to set it
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Example When rotating clockwise
Rotating the Picture Rotate
Select the picture to be rotated and set it
Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number
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Select SINGLE, Multi or
To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings
107
To print the date
Select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel
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Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect
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Adding Audio to Recorded
Recording
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Are displayed When the aspect ratio setting is
Resizing the Pictures Resize
Select the size and set it
Select YES or no and set it
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Trimming the Pictures
Select the picture to trim and set
112
Enlarge or decrease the picture
Shift the picture and press the shutter button to set
Aspect ratio conversion
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Clean-up Clean UP
Select YES to start the clean-up
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Initializing the Card Format
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Select YES to format
During formatting, do not turn the camera off
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Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Playing back pictures with AV cable supplied
Turn the camera and the TV off
USB Mode
Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer
Select USB Mode
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Connecting to a PC
Windows
Macintosh
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Folder Composition
Conditions under which a different folder number is used
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PictBridge PTP setting
121
Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer
Set the print settings
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Select a picture to be printed
Select Print Start and then print out the picture
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Select Dpof Picture
Layout
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Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance
Using the Remote Shutter
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Focus on the subject and take a picture
Using the MC Protector/ND Filter
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Recording
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Playback
Flip animation P92 Favourites P103
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Dispose of an unusable battery
When you go out, bring charged spare batteries
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Charger
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Message Display
Write Error Please Check the Card
Read Error Please Check the Card
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Folder Cannot be Created
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Troubleshooting
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Remote
AV OUT/DIGITAL
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Memo
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