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Before Use
Preparation
Basic
Recording
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Playback/Editing
Connecting to other equipment
Others
Care of the camera
Standard Accessories
Names and Functions of Components
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Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap
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Attaching the Lens Hood
Charging the Battery
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Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures
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Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
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Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
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Selecting the Recording Mode
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial.
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Tips for taking good pictures
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings
(Program AE Mode)
Aim the AF area at the point yo u wa nt to focus on. Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
Press the shutter button fully (push it in further), and take the picture.
Program Shift
Focusing
Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.
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Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function
(Intelligent Auto Mode)
Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take t h e picture.
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Recording Motion Pictures
Start recording by pressing the motion picture button.
Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again.
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During motion picture recording, press the shutter button fully to record a still picture.
Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures
Playing Back Pictures
Press [(].
Press 2 or 1.
Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
Selecting a picture
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
Using the Playback Zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards [Z] (T).
Playing Back Motion Pictures
Press 3 to pause motion picture playback.
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
Deleting Pictures
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Setting the Menu
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About the Setup Menu
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About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
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Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.
Types of zooms
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Taking Pictures using the Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Select [FLASH] in the [REC] Mode menu. (P48) Press 3/4 to select a mode and then press [M ENU/SET].
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Press 3 [] several times to display [FLASH], and then press 2/1 to set the flash output.
Adjust the flash output
Press [MENU/SET] to clos e the menu.
Taking Close-up Pictures
Set the focus selector switch to [AF#].
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Set [SIDE LEVER] in the [SETUP] menu to [FOCUS]. (P52) Set the focus selector switch to [MF].
Slide the side lever to display focus range on the screen.
Slide the side lever to focus on the subject.
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Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer
Press 2 []. Press 3/4 to select the item and then
Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take t h e picture.
Compensating the Exposure
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Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket
Applicable modes:
Taking Pictures Using Burst Mode
Press []. Press 2/1 to select the burst speed and then
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Setting the Light Sensitivity
Press 1 []. Press 3/4 to select the ISO sensitivity and then
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Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed.
Manual Exposure Mode
Taking Pictures with different image effects
(Creative Control Mode)
Press 3/4 to select an item, and then press
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Taking Expressive Portraits and Landscape Pictures
Set the mode dial. Press 3/4 to select the Advanced Scene Mode.
[PORTRAIT]
[SCENERY]
[SPORTS]
[CLOSE-UP]
[NIGHT PORTRAIT]
Taking Pictures that Match the Scene Being Recorded
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[CANDLE LIGHT]
[BABY1]/[BABY2]
[PET] [SUNSET] [HIGH SENS.]
[FLASH BURST]
[PANNING]
[STARRYSKY]
[FIREWORKS]
[BEACH]
[SNOW] [AERIAL PHOTO]
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[PHOTO FRAME]
[HIGH SPEED VIDEO]
[3D PHOTO MODE]
Applicable modes:
Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings
(Creative Video Mode)
Press 3/4 to select the item and then press
Rotate the rear dial to change the settings.
Setting the aperture value and shutter speed for each [EXPOSURE MODE]
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Taking Pictures in Custom Mode
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Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
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Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press 1.
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Entering Text
Display the entry screen and press 4 to move to the character selection section.
Press 3/4/2/1 to select text and then press [MENU/SET] to register.
Press 3/4/2/1 to move the cursor to [SET] and then press [MENU/ SET] to end text input.
Using the [REC] Mode Menu
[PHOTO STYLE]
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[ASPECT RATIO]
[PICTURE SIZE]
[QUALITY]
[SENSITIVITY]
[ISO LIMIT SET]
[ISO INCREMENTS]
[WHITE BALANCE]
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[FACE RECOG.]
[AF MODE]
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[QUICK AF]
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[AF/AE LOCK]
[METERING MODE]
[I.DYNAMIC] (Intelligent dynamic range control)
[MIN. SHTR SPEED]
[I.RESOLUTION]
[DIGITAL ZOOM]
[STABILIZER]
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
[FLASH] [FLASH SYNCHRO]
[RED-EYE REMOVAL]
[CONVERSION]
[CLOCK SET]
Using the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Menu
[REC MODE]
[REC QUALITY]
[EXPOSURE MODE]
[CONTINUOUS AF]
[WIND CUT]
[ZOOM MIC]
Playing Back Burst Pictures
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Editing Burst Pictures
Various methods to play back
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Press 3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/
Press 3/4/2/1 to select the category and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
[MODE PLAY]
[CATEGORY PLAY]
Using the [PLAYBACK] Mode Menu
Press [MENU/SET] to display the pictures that were recorded on the selected date.
Select [UPLOAD SET] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P48)
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[UPLOAD SET]
Select the picture, and then
Select [TITLE EDIT] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P48)
Enter the text. (P107)
[TITLE EDIT]
Select the picture, and then
Press 3 at the location to divide.
Press 4.
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Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press [MENU/SET].
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[LEVELING]
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Select [FAVORITE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P48)
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[FAVORITE]
Select the picture, and then
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Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Connect the camera and a TV.
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Using VIERA Link (HDMI)
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Playing back 3D pictures
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Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures
Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder
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Copy the playback image usi ng an AV cable
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Copying to a PC using PHOTOfu nS TUDIO
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Connecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.
PC that can be used
Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A (supplied).
Press 3/4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/SET].
Operate the PC.
Acquiring of still pictures and [MP4] motion pictures (other than [AVCHD] motion pictures)
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Uploading the images to sharing sites
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Printing the Pictures
Selecting a single picture and printing it Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press
Press 3 to select [PRINT START] and then press
Press 3 to select [PRINT START] and then press [MENU/SET].
Print Settings
[PAPER SIZE]
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Optional accessories
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Cautions for Use
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Message Display
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Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
Recording
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Lens
LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Flash
Playback
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TV, PC and printer
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Others