VPC-MZ3EX VPC-MZ3 VPC-MZ3GX
 Declaration of Conformity
For American Users
 For Canadian Users
 Take photos in the Basic operation mode*2
Outline of Operation
 Symbols used in this manual
 Contents
 Playback
 Contents
 Appendices
 Be aware of your surroundings when using the digital camera
Using Your Digital Camera Safely and Correctly
Do not modify or open the cabinet
Do not use while driving
 Do not use during a storm
Do not get the digital camera wet
Do not place on an unstable surface
Do not look through the digital camera into the sun
 Keep the digital camera out of the reach of children
Do not use where there is risk of explosion
 Operating environment
 Do not disassemble or modify the battery pack charger
Use a 100 to 240 V AC power supply
Do not get the battery pack charger wet
 Do not pull on the power cord to unplug it
 Do not handle with wet hands
Unplug the power cord from the power outlet when finished
 Operating and storage conditions
Do not damage the power cord
 Do not transform, take apart, or modify
Concerning the Lithium-ion battery pack Model DB-L10
 Storage temperature -10C to 30C
Temperature when using or recharging 0 to 40C
Humidity 10% to 90% no condensation
 Insert the battery pack correctly, as specified
Use the battery pack only in the specified device
Do not peel or damage the outer case
 Recycling the battery pack
Charge the battery pack before using it
Keep out of the reach of children
 For Correct USE of Your Camera
Concerning the accessories
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 Be careful of condensation under the following conditions
If condensation seems likely to form
 Speaker
 For Correct USE of Your Camera
 Sicon
 Handstrap
Checking the Included Accessories
CompactFlash 16MB
 What card means in this manual
Media cards that can be used with this digital camera
CompactFlash
Microdrive
 Connect the supplied power cord to the battery pack charger
Charge the battery pack
Plug the power plug into a power outlet AC 100 to
Quick Start for Capturing Images
 Insert the battery pack
Install the battery pack and card
Insert the card
 Point the camera lens at Subject
Quick Start for Capturing Images
 Press the shutter release button halfway focus-lock
Set the main switch to Ô
 Front
Parts Names
 Rear
 Ambient temperature during recharging
Recharging the Battery Pack
Recharge a battery pack in the following cases
 Charge indicator
About the Charge indicator
 Formatting a Card
Display the Shooting Option Setting Screen see
Press j on the arrow button to select YES
Reformat
 Reformatting is also possible in the playback mode
To cancel reformatting
Reformatting erases the data
 Turning the power on
Turning the Power ON/OFF
When capturing images
When playing back images
 Turning the power on when the power save function is active
Turning the power off
When capturing images
When playing back images
 Displaying a Setting Screen
Setting Screens and Option Setting Screens
Set the main switch
Shooting Playback
 Exiting the Shooting/Playback Option Setting Screen
Exiting the Shooting/Playback Setting Screen
Full Auto
 Display the Shooting Setting Screen
Setting Screens and Option Setting Screens
Expert mode
Press d on the arrow button twice
 Basic mode settings
Shooting in the Basic mode
Video clip shooting
 Shooting Setting Screen
Setting screen basic operation
When selecting a menu
When selecting a setting icon
 Other operations
Playback Setting Screen
 Still Image Shooting Setting Screen
Shooting Setting Screens
Resolution
Scene Select Full Auto
 Voice Memo menu page 104 c b Voice memo off icon
Compression menu
Spot focus menu page 105 c j Spot focus off icon
ISO sensitivity menu page 109 c Ä Auto sensitivity icon
 Sequential shots mode Method menu
Sequential Shots Shooting Setting Screen
Method Best
 Sequential shots interval menu
 Resolution menu
Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen
 Flicker-reduction Flicker Reduct menu
Compression menu page 82 c D Fine icon low
White Balance menu page 107 c H Auto white balance icon
 Shooting status display
 +0.3
 Volume
Playback Setting Screens
 Color correction setting real color equalizer
Shooting/Playback Option Setting Screens
Slideshow settings
Audio recording
 For best results
Before Taking Pictures
Holding the camera
Correct hold
 Conditions that may cause incorrect focus
When both near and far objects are present
Subjects without vertical lines
 Hints for taking pictures
Before Taking Pictures
 Field of view differs depending on the shooting mode
Where is the image and audio data saved?
Taking pictures in backlight conditions
About sequential shots shooting
 Shooting mode
SHOOTING/RECORDING Mode Settings
Set the selector dial to the desired
 Area in the center of the LCD
Capturing Still Images
 Sequential Shots
Resolution Compression rate
Maximum number of sequential shots
 Method
Standard sequential shots Ö
Standard
Interval
 Finish capturing images
Sequential Shots
 Bracket
AE shift sequential auto bracket shots a
 Best select shot Ä
 Select the image that you want to save
 Best Shot Confirmation Screen
Select YES, and press the SET button
 To save all four images
Capturing images without using the LCD monitor
 End the recording
Video Clips
 Audio REC
Audio Recordings
REC
 End the audio recording
Audio Recordings
Recording time minsec
 Basic Shooting Functions
Setting the focus
 Basic Shooting Functions
Using the flash
Set the camera to the still image
 Press the flash button to select
Flash mode
Press the shutter release button
 Automatic flash mode
Shooting without using the LCD monitor
Set the shooting mode see Set the main switch to à
 Using the zoom
 Set to a shooting mode see
Basic Mode
Example Still image shooting Mode
Select the scene select menu
 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button
About other settings
About the wide-range shot
To return to normal shooting
 Basic Mode
Setting the resolution
 About the resolution and compression settings see
Using the self-timer
OFF
 This completes the self-timer setting
 Fine
Setting the compression rate
 Selected compression rate is set English
 Frame Rate
Setting the frame rate
15FPS
 Still image playback mode
Playback Mode Settings
Sequential shots playback mode
Video clip playback mode
 Turn the selector dial to P
Playing back audio recordings
Select the audio playback icon M, and press the SET button
Audio
 Play back still images one by one
Playing Back Still Images
Play back a voice memo
Image display playback
 Hint
 To change to a different sequential shots folder
Playing Back Sequential Shots
If the 9-image display appears in step
To quickly change to a different sequential shots folder
 Playing Back Video Clips
 Example of button operations
 To view video clips on your computer
 Select the audio playback icon Ô, and press the SET button
Listening to Audio Recordings
To fast forward or rewind
Play
 To stop playback
To select a different audio recording
 Slideshow
Automatic playback slideshow
Select START, and press the SET button
 Magnifying zooming in the image
 To magnify the image from the Playback Setting Screen
Using the Various Playback Functions
 Rotating an image
Example Still Image Playback Mode
Select the rotate image icon Ç, and press the SET button
Rotate
 Connections
Playing back images on a TV set
Playback
Audio recording playback see
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 Displaying Image Information Playback Info Screen
 100-0001
 Press the shutter release button About the wide-range shot
WIDE-RANGE Shot
 Adding a Voice Memo
 When the spot focus setting is selected
Setting the Focus Mode
 Shooting with the spot light-measuring mode
LIGHT-MEASURING Mode Setting
 Auto
White Balance Setting
 To cancel the white balance setting
Setting procedure
To capture sepia-tone images
 ISO Sensitivity Setting
 Setting the Exposure Control
 Aperture and shutter variable program AE Ï
Setting the Exposure Control
Aperture priority AE Î
Shutter speed priority AE Ì
 Manual exposure control Í
Select
 Display the Shooting Option Setting
Adjust the color tones with the digital camera
Select the color adjustment icon
Screen see
 HUE SAT BR
 Initial color Adjusted color
Adjust the color
Select the ùicon, and press SET button
 About the saturation setting
About the hue setting
About the brightness setting
Select the mark, and press the SET button
 Example of hue and saturation settings
 About color correction with Real Color Equalizer 3.0 on PC
Icon Title Settings data file To photograph Name
 Select Setting Data 01MOUNT SP 02SUNSET GLW
Load Setting DATA? YES
 Select Where to Save Mount SP SEA Mode Sunset GLW
For 12-color mode setting data
About the Real Color Equalizer 3.0 on PC
 Display a Shooting Setting Screen
To select previously set color correction settings
 Digital Zoom Setting
 How to use the quick shot
Quick Shot Setting Still Image Shooting Mode only
Quick Shot
 Exposure Correction
Shortcut for setting the exposure correction
 FLICKER-REDUCTION Setting Video Clip Shooting only
 Still image shooting mode
Shooting Setting Information Display Shooting Info Screen
Sequential shots shooting mode
Display the Shooting Information Screen
 When not using the LCD monitor
When using the LCD monitor
Exit the Shooting Information Screen
 Copying Images
Example Sequential shots Playback mode Copy
Copy
To select a different image frame in step
 Edit Photo
Changing Image Size
Select the edit photo icon r, and press the SET button
Resize
 RESIZE? YES
 Select the add text icon 2, and press the SET button
Adding Text
 R S T
Press the arrow button to select the desired character row
 You can change the color of the text
Adding Text
 Parade
 Select the add audio icon p, and press the SET button
Exit
 Recording
 Combining Images ADD Photo Function
Image combining procedure
 ADD Photo
Display the background image
 Combining Images ADD Photo Function
Determine the size of the superimposed image
 Press the arrow button to specify the end point
 Capture the superimposed image
Determine the position of the superimposed image
Compose the picture, and press the shutter release button
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 Editing Video Clips
Video clip clipping procedure
 Display the video clip for the first part
Video clip joining procedure
Join the two video clips press the SET button
 Editing Video Clips
Saving part of a video clip clipping
Edit Video
 Clip Former
Clipping
POINT?
 Erase ORIGINAL? YES Exit
Edit Do not Power OFF
 Display the first video clip
Joining two video clips
Press l on the arrow button to select the joint icon m
Joint
 Joined video clip is saved YES The original video clips are
9-image playback display for Video clips appears
Erased No The original video clips are not
 Edit Do not Power OFF
 Select the print setting icon n, and press the SET button
Print Settings
 About the Dpof format
 Standard print
Print Settings
 ALL Images
Select SETTING, and press the SET button
 Select Exit and press the SET button
Specifying the number of prints
 Index print
Changing the print settings
ALL Images Date
 Clearing the print settings
 Info
 LOCK? YES
Image Protect Mode Preventing Accidental Erasure
 To select a different image in steps 4
To cancel the protect mode for an image
 Example Still Image Playback Mode Press the SET button
Select the erase mode icon q
Erasing Data
Erase
 For video clips
For sequential shots
For audio recordings
ONE ERASE?
 To quickly erase the currently displayed image
To select a different data in step
 Data file formats
Image and Audio Data Storage
Type of data Data format File name structure
 About file names when the card is replaced
Configuration of directories for the stored data
Image and Audio Data Storage
Concerning the video clip data saved by the digital camera
 Using the camera as your computer’s external drive
Using the Camera with a Computer
 Using the Camera with a Computer
Using the camera as a PC camera
Set the selector dial to Ü, and turn on the power
Connect the digital camera to a personal computer
 Clock SET
Setting the Date and Time
Time
Disp
 Set the date
Setting the Date and Time
Set the clock
 Select C, and press the SET button
Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback
 To correct the date and time settings
 Setting the operational sounds
Setting the Operational Sounds
Display the Operational Sounds Screen
Beep
 Select BEEP, and press the SET button
Setting the Operational Sounds
 Select on or OFF, and press the SET button
Turning the operational sounds on/off
 Help Function
Select the desired setting, and press the SET button
Select the help display icon ç, and press the SET button
Help
 Language
Display Language
Select the language icon à, and press the SET button
ENGLISH@
 Select the power save icon é, and press the SET button
Power Save Mode
Power Save
 Is selected
Press j or l on the arrow button to set the standby time
 TV System
Setting the TV System
Ntsc
PAL
 Assigning File Names
 Select OFF, and press the SET button
Assigning File Names
 Battery pack remaining charge
Checking the Remaining Battery Pack Charge
Display a Shooting or Playback
Information Screen see pages
 Checking the Remaining Battery Pack Charge
 Checking the Remaining Card Memory
Set the main switch to á, and press the power button
 Checking the Remaining Card Memory
 Checking the remaining audio recording time
 Problem Cause Action
Troubleshooting
Power
 Battery
 Shooting
Troubleshooting
 Problem Cause Action
 Troubleshooting
 Problem Cause Action
 Troubleshooting
 AE Ì
 There are black
 Images
 Exposure 124 Correction
 Fluorescent
 Troubleshooting
 No voice memo Select the add Was recorded Voice memo
 Image
Video
 Misc
 Protected
 System Problem has Check
 Digital Camera
Specifications
 For playback 1x to 31x varies with resolution
 Specifications
 Battery pack operation
Digital camera connectors
 Microdrive 1GB
 12 min
 Supplied Lithium-ion battery pack
Supplied battery pack charger
 Video clip
Basic mode and Expert mode
 Others