Operating Instructions
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Digital Camera
Before Use
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For business users in the European Union
If you will not be using the camera for Long time
About the Lens
About These Operating Instructions
About indications in these operating instructions
About illustrations in these operating instructions
About illustrations of the cursor button
Contents
Sales and Support Information
VYK1P30
Accessories
RP-SD032B CGR-S006E
Self-timer Indicator P53
Lens P5
AF Assist Lamp P90
Flash P49
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Tripod is stable with the camera attached to it
Charging the Battery with the Charger
About the Battery Charging/number of recordable pictures
Inserting/Removing the Battery
Check that the camera is turned off Close the flash
Card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted
Inserting/Removing the Card
Slide the card door to open it
About the Card
Removing the Lens Cap/Attaching the Strap
Pinch the lens cap and remove it
Strap Eyelet
Pass the strap through the stopper and fasten the strap
Make sure the lens hood is properly attached
When attaching the lens hood
Attaching/Removing the Lens Hood
Attach the lens cap
Ensure that the lens cap is firmly attached
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Initial setting
Select D/M/Y, M/D/Y or Y/M/D
Set date and time
About the Setup Menu
Setup menu Refer to P21 for the setting method
MONITOR/VIEWFINDER
Auto Review
Play on LCD
Volume
Beep
Shutter
Clock SET
Reset
Highlight
Video OUT
Scene Menu
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
Switching the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder
Recording mode P37
Playback mode P59
You can switch between the LCD monitor and the Viewfinder
LCD Monitor
Taking pictures at a normal angle
About the Viewfinder
You can use the LCD monitor only
LCD monitor rotation direction
Direction detection function
Diopter adjustment
Out-of-frame display
Recording guide line
Highlight display
Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram
Histogram
Example of histogram
Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size
Quality
5M EZ
Using the Optical Zoom
About the zoom
Indicated zoom magnification is an approximation
Zoom ring
Using the Digital Zoom
Using the Extra Optical Zoom EZ
Optical zoom Digital zoom
Digital zoom and extra optical Zoom can be used together
Extra optical zoom mechanism
Picture size and maximum zoom magnification
± Available, Not available
Mode Dial
SCN
Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to programme AE mode
Taking Pictures
Take a picture
Programme AE
When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights
Focusing
Press the shutter button fully
Please do not rotate the zoom ring during auto focus
Jitter camera shake
Night Portrait P74 Night Scenery P74 Candle Light P76
Fireworks P77
Programme shift
Example of Programme shift
AE Lock Button
Exposure
Taking Pictures in Auto Mode
Auto Mode Settings
Flash Output Adjustment Zoom
Audio REC
COL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ
AE Lock
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
Press 4 REV
Enlarge and shift the picture
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Focus range
Set the focus switch to AF Macro
Taking Close-up Pictures AF Macro
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
MF assistance appears on the centre of the screen
When pressing the shutter button halfway
MF Assist
Technique for Manual focus
One shot AF
Prefocus
Changing the zoom area
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
ISO80
Available flash settings by recording mode
Cm to 7.0 m Cm to 5.3 m
Adjusting flash output
30 to 1/2000
Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity
Take the picture
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Select the self-timer mode
Compensating the Exposure
Under exposed
Compensate the exposure toward positive
Properly exposed Over exposed
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
MODE2
Optical Image Stabilizer
MODE1
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Select the burst mode
Number of pictures recorded in burst mode
When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited
Recording pictures basic
Playing Back Pictures
Select the picture
Select the pictures
Examples of 16 screens and 25 screens
To return to the normal playback
To delete a picture during a multi playback
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the front dial towards Right to enlarge the picture
Shift the picture
Zoom
Delete the picture
Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture
Select the pictures to be deleted
Delete the pictures
Set the aperture value and take the picture
Using the Mode Dial
Aperture-priority AE
Shutter-priority AE
Set the shutter speed and take the picture
Manual exposure
Take the picture
Set the aperture value and the shutter speed
Press the shutter button halfway
Recording pictures advanced
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE
Manual exposure
Motion picture mode
Press the shutter button halfway
Select PICT.MODE
Press the shutter button fully to start the recording
Available recording time seconds
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Scene mode
Night Portrait P74 Night Scenery P74
Portrait mode
Sports mode
Technique for Sports mode
Rotate the zoom ring to Tele as far as possible
Food mode
Scenery mode
Night portrait mode
Night scenery mode
Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash. P49
Technique for Night scenery mode
Birthday setting
Baby mode
Age display setting
Technique for Candle light mode
Soft skin mode
Candle light mode
Technique for Party mode Open the flash. P49
Party mode
Fireworks mode
Snow mode
Starry sky mode
Technique for Starry sky mode
Setting the shutter speed
Press 3/4 to select the exposure time and press
Panning mode
Technique for Panning mode
Conversion P95
Using the REC mode menu
Metering Mode P87
Auto White Balance
REC mode menu Refer to P81 for the setting method
White Balance W.BALANCE
Setting the White Balance manually White set
About the white balance fine adjustment
About the white balance
Is insufficient
ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity
ISO sensitivity 400
Use in bright Not Places Suitable Outdoors Use in dark
Noise
When the aspect ratio is
Picture Size PICT.SIZE
Quality Quality
Audio DUB Resize Trimming
Metering Mode
Audio Recording Audio REC
High speed AF H mode
AF Mode AF Mode
Area-focusing Camera focuses on any
When selecting 1-area-focusing or
Set the Focus switch to AF or
Selecting the AF area
AF Macro
Auto mode , the CONT.AF setting is fixed to OFF
Continuous AF CONT.AF
AF Assist Lamp
AF assist lamp does not turn
Digital Zoom D.ZOOM
Colour Effect COL.EFFECT
Cool
Warm
Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Flip Animation Flip Anim
Contrast High
LOW
Noise High
Select Create Motion
Select Flip Anim Capture images for flip animation
Select Picture Capture
Select Frame Rate and set the number of frames
Select Create Motion Picture and create a flip animation
5fps
10fps
Conversion Lens
Conversion
Set to or
Rotate the lens slowly and carefully OFF
Set to Tele or Wide
Recordable range when using the conversion lens
Time required for focusing may become longer than usual
Extra Flash EXT.FLASH
Switch the extra flash forced off setting
Icon Setting
Settings on the extra flash
Manual
Extra Flash Burst Mode EX.FLASH Burst
Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Pictures
100
Cursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1
Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Using the Play mode menu
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Playing Back with Slide Show
Setting Favourites Favorite
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Select the picture and set it
Select on to set it
104
Example When rotating clockwise
105
Rotating the Picture Rotate
Select the picture to be rotated and set it
Select SINGLE, Multi or
Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number
106
To print the date
To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings
107
Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect
Select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel
108
Recording
109
Adding Audio to Recorded
Are displayed When the aspect ratio setting is
110
Resizing the Pictures Resize
Select the size and set it
111
Select YES or no and set it
Trimming the Pictures
Select the picture to trim and set
Shift the picture and press the shutter button to set
112
Enlarge or decrease the picture
113
Aspect ratio conversion
114
Clean-up Clean UP
Select YES to start the clean-up
115
Initializing the Card Format
Select YES to format
During formatting, do not turn the camera off
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
116
Playing back pictures with AV cable supplied
Turn the camera and the TV off
Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer
USB Mode
Select USB Mode
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Connecting to a PC
118
Windows
Macintosh
Conditions under which a different folder number is used
119
Folder Composition
PictBridge PTP setting
120
Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer
121
Select a picture to be printed
Set the print settings
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Select Print Start and then print out the picture
Select Dpof Picture
Layout
Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance
124
Focus on the subject and take a picture
Using the Remote Shutter
125
MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density
Using the MC Protector/ND Filter
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Recording
Flip animation P92 Favourites P103
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Playback
129
When you go out, bring charged spare batteries
Dispose of an unusable battery
130
Charger
Message Display
131
Read Error Please Check the Card
Write Error Please Check the Card
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Folder Cannot be Created
Troubleshooting
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AV OUT/DIGITAL
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Remote
Memo
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