INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Movie Camera
Symbols used in this manual
HINT
CAUTION
(page xx)
SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE
Prepare the battery pack
1 Charge the battery pack
2 Insert the battery pack
SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE
Shooting
1 Open the monitor unit, and
press the ON/OFF button
for at least 1 second to turn
SAVE
PLAY
Copy files to the computer (Windows XP)
2 Turn on the camera (page 29)
3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button
4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button
5 Select an action
Dismounting the camera
1 Left-clickon the icon for safely removing hardware in the task tray
<Windows Vista
2 Left-clickon the camera drive (E:)
SETUP
SIMPLE
NORMAL
OPTION SETTINGS
OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS
APPENDICES
QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
Shooting/recording
Basic operation
Convenient functions
Additional functions
Capture fast-movingsubjects
Suppress camera shake effect
Shoot in dark conditions
Increase the camera’s sensitivity
Photographing people
QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
Photographing landscapes
Take a self-photo
Make images lighter
Measure the
Playback
Adjust the speaker
Change the angle of
viewing images
volume
File managing/processing
Search for image/audio files
Delete files
Protect files from accidental erasure
Format a card
Using with a computer
Use the camera as a card reader
Use your computer to organize/edit files that were recorded with your camera
Copy data from your
Using with Windows Vista
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
i Quick Guide
manual and cautions
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Page
Media cards that can be used with this camera
What “card” means in this manual
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA
SIMPLE mode for quick-and-easyoperation (page 36)
SN OK
1 RECORDING MENU
MOVIE
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA
Movie image stabilizer for sharp pictures (page 90)
Sharp face shots (page 100)
SYSTEM MAP
PARTS NAMES
Front
To open
Rear
Bottom
SETUP
CHARGING
1 Insert the battery pack in the battery charger
2 Connect the supplied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charger
3 Plug the power plug into a power outlet (AC 100 V to 240 V)
INSTALL THE CARD
1 Open the card slot cover
2 Insert the card
INSTALL THE CARD
3 Close the card slot cover. <When removing the card
Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card
Shooting without a card installed
INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK
1 Open the battery cover
INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK
3 Replace the battery cover
<To remove the battery pack
Installing the DC adaptor (sold separately: VAR-A2U/A2EX)
Does the battery pack appear swollen
Warning concerning battery pack temperature
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
Turning on the camera
1 Open the monitor unit, and press
the ON/OFF button for at least
second
Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) mode is active
h Press the REC/PLAY button
h Press the ON/OFF button
Turning off the camera
1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
To immediately activate the power save mode
About the standby mode
If the date and time setting has been completed (page 32)
If the K icon appears
DATE AND TIME SETTING
1 Turn on the camera (page 29), and press the SET button
CLOCK SET
DATE
TIME
DATE AND TIME SETTING
2 Set the date
3 Set the clock
DATE 2008/12/24
TIME 19:30
4 Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback
5 Press the MENU button
About the settings backup
To correct the date and time settings
SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SHOOTING MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE
1 Turn on the camera (page 29)
2 Press the REC/PLAY button
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<Example of the shooting
SWITCHING THE OPERATING MODE
SWITCHING THE OPERATING MODE
Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen
Using the SIMPLE Mode Menu
To watch on TV
TV size
9M [4:3]
<Setting Screen
Using the NORMAL Mode Menu
4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select a tab
FILTER
5 Toggle the SET button to the right
RECORDING MENU
4000×3000
3456×2592
3456×1944 [16:9]
5M1944×2592
About the applicable mode indicator
Select movie and
1photo size
4SN OK
1Recording size (page 56) h Select the video clip size to
2Focus range (page 57)
3Flash (page 63)
4 (page 36)
5Remaining battery power indication (page 153)
Start slideshow
Page
RECORDING MENU
MOVIE
3PHOTOSCENE SELECT
FILTER
FLASH
Page
RECORDING MENU2
MOVIE STABILIZER
PHOTO STABILIZER
FOCUS
FOCUS MODE
Page
RECORDING MENU3
WHITE BALANCE
FACE CHASER
HIGH SENSITIVITY
DIGITAL ZOOM
Page
PLAYBACK MENU
SLIDESHOW
PLAY VOLUME
PROTECT
DELETE
PLAYBACK MENU2
EDIT PHOTO
EDIT VIDEO
PRINT INSTRUCTIONS
SELECT FOLDER
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
For best results
Using the autofocus
kConditions that may cause incorrect focus
SIMPLE/SHOOTING
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
i When both near and far objects are present
iFast-movingsubjects
To watch on TV
TV size
All ranges
Switching the display mode
1 Set the camera to the shooting
mode (page 36)
2 Press the SET button
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Hints for taking pictures
Muting the operation sounds
Where are the image and audio files saved
Taking pictures in backlight conditions
While the image files are being recorded
VIDEO CLIP RECORDING
1 Turn on the camera (page 29), and set it to the shooting mode (page 35)
2 Press the [ ] button
3 End the recording
SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS
1 Turn on the camera (page 29)
and set it to the shooting mode
(page 35)
2 Press the [ ] button. 1 Press the [ ] button
Adjusting the monitor brightness
What is the camera focusing on
The focus can be locked
The shutter speed and aperture are displayed
If the camera shake icon > appears
Auto
Flash automatically
Do not touch the flash unit when shooting
SHOOT A STILL IMAGE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP
REC 00:00:09
About the recording size of still images
MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY(ZOOM)
1 Point the camera lens at the subject
2 Push the zoom switch toward [T/]] or [W/P] to compose the desired image
3 Take the picture
SAVE
PLAY
PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGES
To do this
Do this
Louder:
Softer:
How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image
The size of a video clip file is very large
Display the video clip playback point
During video clip playback, the sound of a motor is audible
If no audio is heard
2 Select the type of file to play back, and press the SET button
SLIDESHOW
ALL
START
About the slideshow settings
PLAYBACK VOLUME
PLAY VOLUME
The volume can be adjusted during playback
In the NORMAL mode
DELETING FILES
SET button
DELETE SINGLE:
DELETE ALL:
DELETE
3 Select “DELETE”, and press the SET button
To delete the currently displayed file
PLAYBACK MODES
Multi-imagedisplay
1 Display the image you wish to
play back
2 Push the zoom switch toward the [W/P] side
Selecting the playback folder
1 Display the Playback Screen
2 Push the zoom switch toward the [W/P] side 3 times
PLAYBACK MODES
Magnifying (zooming in) the image
1 Display the image that you want to magnify
2 Push the zoom switch toward the [T/]] side
To magnify:
RECORDING SIZE
Movies
<Audio mode
2 Select the desired recording size, and press the SET button
When editing video clips (page 112)
RECORDING SIZE
Still images
Sequential shots
2 Select R or t, and press the SET button
3 Press the
] button
About the focus when shooting sequential shots
Audio recording
Audio playback
1 Display the desired audio file
00:00:00
PLAY
2 Play back the recording
SCENE SELECT
SCENE SELECT
2 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button
FILTERS
FLASH OPERATION
3 Press the [ ] button to capture the image
SELF-TIMER
SELF-TIMER
To pause or cancel the self-timerfunction
When xis selected
MOTION COMPENSATION (IMAGE STABILIZER)
Compensate for camera shake during video clip recording
2 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button
Compensate for camera shake during still image shooting
MOTION COMPENSATION (IMAGE STABILIZER)
If the motion compensation does not seem to be working
When motion compensation is enabled
00:04:30
Can’t set the photo stabilizer setting
<Concerning the changing field of view when motion compensation is enabled
FOCUS RANGE
How to use the manual focus
2 Select -,and press the SET
00:05:07
3 Toggle the SET button to the left
2.0m
FOCUS MODE
9-pointrange finder focus:
Spot focus:
2 Select the desired icon, and
press the SET button
LIGHT-MEASURINGMODE SETTING
ISO SENSITIVITY
Does the image appear to flicker when recording a video clip
WHITE BALANCE
Setting procedure
1Select the ^icon
To cancel the white balance setting
FACE CHASER
When the face chaser is set to “ON”
HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE
Limitations of the high sensitivity mode
DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING
SPECIFY A FOLDER TO SAVE FILES
<Create a new folder
<Select an existing folder
REC FOLDER
NEW
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
1 Assign the operation shortcut to the SET button (page 135)
3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the exposure
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MODE:
ALL:
MOVIE:
PHOTO:
TIME:
2 Select “START” and press the SET button
BGM for video clips
Did you delete a BGM audio file from the camera
NORMAL/PLAYBACK
FILE PROTECT
2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button
3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select “LOCK”, and press the SET button
PROTECT
LOCK
ROTATE STILL IMAGE
2 Select “ROTATE”, and press the SET button
RIGHT:
LEFT:
ROTATE
REDUCE STILL IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE)
2 Select “RESIZE”, and press the SET button
2M:
0.3M:
RESIZE
CORRECTING THE RED-EYEEFFECT AND IMAGE BLUR
CORRECTING THE RED-EYEEFFECT AND IMAGE BLUR
5 Press the SET button
SAVE AS NEW:
OVERWRITE:
SAVE AS NEW
EDITING VIDEO CLIPS
Procedure to cut (extract) a portion of a video clip
Extract the specified portion
[Two ways to cut the video clip]
EDITING VIDEO CLIPS
Procedure to join video clips
Specify the video clip that will come first
Specify the video clip that you wish to append (join)
Join the video clips
Video clip cutting (extracting)
CUT 00:00:10
4 Specify the start point of the extract
<Procedure
Play:
Pause:
Accelerated playback:
6 Press the [R] button
REVIEW CLIP:
REVIEW CLIP
7 Select the desired option, and press the SET button
Warning concerning the battery pack remaining charge
Joining video clips
2 Select “JOIN” and press the SET button
Select a clip
4 Press the [R] button
5 Select the desired option, and press the SET button
PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS
Display the Printing Instructions Screen
ALL IMAGES:
EACH IMAGE:
INDEX:
PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS
Printing a single frame from a video clip
About the DPOF format
About the finished prints
Specifying date imprinting and print quantities
1 Display the Printing Instructions Screen (page 120)
2 Select “ALL IMAGES” or “EACH IMAGE”
3 Press the SET button
:----/--/-- :0 copy
4 Specify whether the date is
displayed on the print, and the
number of prints
<Specify the number of prints
:0 copy
Index print
2 Select “INDEX”
INDEX PRINT
SET:
SET
Clearing all the printing instructions
2 Select “ALL CLEAR”
:2copies
CANCEL:
CANCEL
COPY FILES
3 Select the copy icon S, and press
4 Select the copy direction
INT MEM
CARD:
COPY FILES
COPY SINGLE:
COPY ALL:
6 Select the desired type of copy
<When selecting “COPY SINGLE”
DISPLAYING FILE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN)
AAC
DISPLAY THE OPTION SETTING MENU
1 Set the operating mode to the NORMAL mode (page 36)
2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu Screen
3 Select an Option tab (1, 2 or 3), and press the SET button
1 OPTION MENU1
SCREEN DISPLAY
1 Display the Option Setting Menu [E1] (page 129)
2 Select “INFO DISPLAY”, and press the SET button
SHOW ALL:
DATE & TIME:
SELECT THE STARTUP DISPLAY
2 Select “STARTUP DISPLAY”, and
STARTUP DISPLAY
Xacti
Xacti:
OPERATION SOUNDS
2 Select “OPERATION BEEP”, and
OPERATION BEEP
SHUTTER
TURN ON/OFF:
OPERATION SOUNDS
<If “TURN ON/OFF” or “AUDIO GUIDE” is selected
ON:
<If “SHUTTER” or “KEY SW” is selected
<If “OPERATION VOL” was selected
POST-VIEWDISPLAY SETTING
2 Select “POST VIEW”, and press the SET button
1 sec:
2sec:
1 sec
ASSIGN SET BUTTON FUNCTIONS
1 Display the Option Setting Menu [2] (page 129)
2 Select “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button
SHORTCUTS
RECOMMENDED SETTINGS
4 Toggle the SET button up or down
6 Press the MENU button
<To confirm the assigned shortcuts
AF LOCK
FOCUS
NOISE-REDUCTIONFUNCTION
2 Select “NOISE REDUCTION”, and
NOISE REDUCTION
MOVIE NR:
PHOTO NR:
ADJUST THE IMAGE QUALITY
2 Select “IMAGE SETTINGS”, and press the SET button
NORMAL:
VIVID:
SOFT:
FLICKER-REDUCTION
2 Select “FLICKER REDUCT”, and press the SET button
FLICKER REDUCT
OFF
MONITOR BRIGHTNESS
2 Select “BRIGHTNESS”, and press the SET button
BRIGHTNESS
ADJUST
SCREEN LANGUAGE
2 Select “LANGUAGE”, and press the SET button
ENGLISH: English
FRANCAIS: French
DEUTSCH: German
TV SYSTEM SETTING
1 Display the Option Setting Menu [3] (page 129)
2 Select “TV SYSTEM”, and press the SET button
NTSC:
PAL:
POWER SAVE FUNCTION
2 Select “POWER SAVE”, and press the SET button
RECORDING:
PLAYBACK:
POWER SAVE
3 Select the desired option, and press the SET button
4 Toggle the SET button up or down to set the standby time. Up:
Down:
FILE NO. MEMORY
<File number memory function “OFF”
File name (image number)
<File number memory function “ON”
Page
FILE NO. MEMORY
2 Select “FILE NO. CONT’D”, and press the SET button
FILE NO. CONT’D
FORMATTING A CARD
2 Select “FORMAT”, and press the SET button
FORMAT:
FULL FORMAT:
FORMAT
FORMATTING A CARD
4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button
Caution during formatting
Formatting erases the data
To cancel formatting
RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
2 Select “RESET SETTINGS”, and press the SET button
RESET:
3 Select “RESET”, and press the SET button
RESET SETTINGS
CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY
Checking the remaining number of images and video recording time
1 Set the camera to the shooting mode (page 36)
For audio recordings
1 Set the camera to the audio
Page
CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE
1 Display the Shooting Menu or
simple menu
Battery pack
Battery remaining charge
Page
CONNECTING TO A TV
NOTE
Insert and pull out the cable carefully
Copying (dubbing) images to a DVD recorder
PLAYING BACK ON A TV
Audio playback: see page
<About the image display
TV A TO CONNECTING
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
When using as a card reader
Limited to models with the preinstalled OS
kWindows
k Mac OS
SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE
2 Turn on the camera (see page 29)
CANCELOK
COMPUTER A TO CONNECTING
SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE
3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the
USB CONNECTION
MTP
CARD READER:
USING AS A CARD READER
For Windows Vista/XP users
Mounting your camera
1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 158)
2 Select an action
USING AS A CARD READER
For Windows 2000 users
For Mac OS X users
ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE CARD
Configuration of directories in the card
File formats
Type of file
File format
Cautions when using as a card reader
About the volume name
About video clip files recorded with this camera
About audio files recorded with this camera
About file names when the card is replaced
USING AS A PC CAMERA
For Windows XP
Using as a PC camera
1 Set the camera to the PC CAMERA mode (page 158)
USING THE SOFTWARE
Operating environment
for Windows
for Mac OS
USING THE SOFTWARE
Obtaining the software
For Windows operating systems
1 Remove the card from the camera
3 Turn on your camera (page 29)
4 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button
5 Select “CARD READER” and press the SET button. <For Windows users
<For Mac OS users
6 Click on [Go to Xacti CG9 Web Support page]
If the Autorun, Autorun.exe or index.html file has been deleted
About the Kodak online service
To access the support page next time
SAVE AN IMAGE OF YOUR
COMPUTER SCREEN
Install Screen Capture
1 Obtain the software (page 167)
3 Click the [Finished] button
SAVE AN IMAGE OF YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN
How to use Screen Capture
1 Set the camera to the screen capture mode (page 158)
2 Run Screen Capture
<To quit Screen Capture
PictBridge MODE
Print preparations
A TO CONNECTING
PRINTER
PictBridge MODE
3 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button
4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated
PictBridge MENU
DPOF
PRINTING
Printing selected images
Select the one image icon Y, and
:1copy
PRINT
PRINTING
Printing all images
1 Complete the print preparations (page 172)
2 Select the all images icon u, and press the SET button
3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button
Making an index print
2 Select the index print icon [, and press the SET button
Printing images according to printing instructions (requested images)
2 Select the DPOF icon w, and press the SET button
Changing the printer settings
2 Select the printer settings icon v, and press the SET button
MEDIA TYPE:
PAPER SIZE:
LAYOUT:
3 Adjust the printer settings
1 Toggle the SET button up or
down to select a printer
setting parameter, and press
2 Toggle the SET button up or
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Question
Answer
Action
Power
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
APPENDICES
Monitor
images
Page
Misc
Page
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Cause
Page
TROUBLESHOOTING
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Image
Page
Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters
Scene Select
Setting
Remarks
Filter
About the scene select function and focus range settings
SPECIFICATIONS
Still images:
Video clips:
Audio:
Page
SPECIFICATIONS
Page
Camera connectors
Battery life
Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/ Possible Recording Time
Concerning the multi-indicator
Supplied battery pack charger
Supplied Li-ionbattery pack
Others
Page
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES
If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used
kHow the autofocus works
<The shutter speed and aperture are displayed
k Reasons for unfocused images
Photographing a moving subject
kHow to photograph a moving subject
<Advantage of using the manual focus
<Using the manual focus effectively
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES
Shooting portraits (portrait mode >)
Points:
Photographing moving subjects (sports mode a)
Night photography (night view portrait mode /)
Photographing scenery (landscape mode +)