Important note
INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Camera
VPC-S60EX VPC-S60
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kFOR AMERICAN USERS
Declaration of Conformity
kFOR CANADIAN USERS
kSymbols used in this manual
kFOR EU USERS
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1 Open the battery/card cover, and insert the batteries
Install the battery
GETTING UP AND RUNNING
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kVideo clip recording
Shooting kSingle shot still image photography
1 Press the m button
3 Press the shutter button
Playback kStill image playback
When you are finished taking pictures
kVideo clip playback
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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
Basic operation
Convenient
Shoot in dark conditions
Adjust the camera’s
Increase the camera’s sensitivity
Photographing people
View the settings that were in effect when the image/audio data
Adjust the monitor brightness
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viewing images
SETUP
CONTENTS
BASIC OPERATION
SHOOTING
PLAYBACK
CONTENTS
OPTION
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APPENDICES
OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING TO A TV
TROUBLESHOOTING
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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
i Handstrap
i Dedicated USB interface cable i Quick Guide
What “card” means in this manual
Attaching the handstrap Media cards that can be used with this camera
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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA
AUTO
k Speedy mode-switching
k Abundant scene functions
USE AUTO SETTINGS
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SYSTEM MAP
Front
PARTS NAMES
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Bottom
PARTS NAMES Rear
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1 Open the battery/card cover
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD
2 Insert the batteries
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When removing the card
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD
4 Close the battery/card cover
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Do not open the battery/card cover when the camera is turned on
Be careful when removing the card
HINT Shooting without a card installed
About the internal backup battery
Turning on the camera In the shooting mode
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
In the playback mode
Turning off the camera
HINT If the K icon appears
About the auto power off function
English
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DATE AND TIME SETTING
2 Press the o button to select the 3 tab
CLOCK SET
OK CLOCK SET
4 Set the date and time
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CLOCK SET
To correct the date and time settings
DATE AND TIME SETTING
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5 Press the SET button
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
How to hold the camera
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HINT
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BEFORE TAKING PICTURES About the touch sensor touch focus
k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus
Using the autofocus
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BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
i When both near and far objects are present
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i Fast-moving subjects
100-0001
Switching between the shooting mode and playback mode
1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on
2 Press the playback button =
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BEFORE TAKING PICTURES How to switch the shooting mode
1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on 2 Press the m button
3 Press the m button to select the shooting mode
Settings display mode Normal display mode
Switching the display mode
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1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on
3 Press the n and o buttons to adjust the brightness
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES Adjust the monitor brightness
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2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second
Switching the guidance display ON/OFF
Where is the image data saved?
Hints for taking pictures
Muting the camera sounds
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES
Touch sensor indicator
Shooting single shots
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About the focus indicator
What is the camera focusing on?
F2.8
1/30
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Viewing still images
When you are finished viewing images
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9-image display playback
2 Press W P on the zoom switch
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0002
Magnification increases with each press of T on the zoom switch
2 Press T on the zoom switch
Magnification decreases with each press of W P on the zoom switch
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES
using zoom jump playback
Zoom switch
on the zoom switch
the zoom switch
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CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Erasing files
2 Set the camera to the playback mode, and press the n button
DELETE ALL Erases all the data
About protected images
To delete one file
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SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS
HINT Limitations of sequential shots settings
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1 Set the camera to the sequential shots mode page
Recording a video clip
VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
1 Set the camera to the video clip recording modeShutter button page
3 End the recording
Playing back the video clip
VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
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Outline of playback operation
When you are finished viewing video clips
If no audio is heard
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The data for a video clip is very large
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VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
2 Use the arrow buttons to select the desired setting
USING THE SCENE FUNCTION
Features of each setting
USE AUTO SETTINGS
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USING THE SCENE FUNCTION
3 Press the SET button
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Capture a still image with a voice memo
HINT Can’t access the digital zoom?
USING THE ZOOM
Can’t access the optical zoom?
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h The flash setting changes
FLASH SETTING
1 Set the camera to the single-shot
n ? button
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FLASH SETTING
HINT In the automatic flash mode
3 Press the shutter button
2 Use the n and o buttons to select the self-timer setting
SELF-TIMER
1 Set the camera to the shooting mode page 26, and press the m button
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HINT To pause or cancel the self-timer function
SELF-TIMER
When xis selected
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1 Set the camera to the shooting mode page 26, and press the o button
FOCUS RANGE
English
AUTO
About zoom movement when using the manual focus
FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual focus
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1 Set the focus range to manual page
1 Set the camera to a shooting mode page 2 Press the MENU button
ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU
TOUCH SENSOR RESOLUTION FOCUS METHOD ISO WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE
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TOUCH SENSOR RESOLUTION FOCUS METHOD ISO WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE
ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU Overview of the Recording Menu
RECORDING MENU
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1 Touch sensor menu page
2 Resolution menu/video clip mode menu page
Single-shot/sequential shots shooting mode
Video clip recording mode
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TOUCH SENSOR TOUCH FOCUS SETTING
1 Display the Recording Menu page
2 Select “TOUCH SENSOR” and press the SET button
Single shot/sequential shots shooting mode
RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING
Example Single shot shooting mode
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h The recording mode is enabled
RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING Record and play back an audio file
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k Playing back audio recordings Listen to your audio recordings
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1 Display the desired audio data
2 Play back the recording
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FOCUS AREA SETTING
2 Select “FOCUS METHOD” and press the SET button
1 Display the Recording Menu page
2 Select “ISO” and press the SET button
ISO SENSITIVITY
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1 Display the Recording Menu page
WHITE BALANCE
Setting procedure
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2 Select “WHITE BALANCE” and
h This completes the white balance setting
HINT To cancel the white balance setting
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3 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button
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EXPOSURE CORRECTION
1 Point the camera lens at the
subject, and display the Recording Menu page
2 Press the MENU button
DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU
PRINT SETTING
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Print setting page
PRINT SETTING
DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU Overview of the Playback Menu
PLAYBACK MENU
IMAGE PROTECT
Cancel file protect?
2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button
Activate file protect?
IMAGE PROTECT
To cancel the protect mode for an image
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HINT To select a different image in steps 2 and
2 Select “ROTATE” and press the SET button
ROTATE IMAGE
Rotate image?
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image resolution appears
Change image resolution?
HINT Why can’t the image be resized?
CHANGING IMAGE SIZE RESIZE
Insert the card in the camera page
COPY DATA
Display the Playback Menu page
Select “FILE COPY” and press the
When selecting COPY ALL
6 Select the desired type of copy When selecting COPY SINGLE
COPY DATA
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Display the screen to set the print settings
PRINT SETTINGS
2 Select “PRINT SETTING” and press the SET button
1 Display the Playback Menu page
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PRINT SETTINGS
HINT About the DPOF format
About the finished prints
Specifying date imprinting and number of prints
1 Display the screen to set the print settings page
2 Select EACH IMAGE or ALL IMAGES EACH IMAGE
OK EACH IMAGE
4 Specify the number of prints and whether the date is imprinted
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Specifying the number of prints
Specifying dated prints
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5 Select EXIT, and press the SET button
h You are returned to the display in step
EACH IMAGE
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PRINT SETTINGS Clearing all the print settings
2 Select “ALL CLEAR”
4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button
Select “SLIDESHOW” and press the
SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK
Play files automatically
TIME
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DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES INFORMATION SCREEN
1 Display the desired image
2 Press and hold the MENU
To exit the Option Menu
DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU
1 Display the Recording Menu or Playback Menu
2 Press the n or o button to select the option tab
DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU Overview of the Option Menu
AUTO POWER OFF FILE NO. RESET FORMAT RESET SETTINGS
OPTION MENU1/2
CLOCK SET
4 LCD brightness page 29 h Adjust the brightness of the
1 Date and time setting page
6 TV system setting page 89 h Select the type of TV signal
7 Auto power off page
SOUNDS
PLAY VOLUME
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1 Display the Option Menu page
3 Select the desired item, and press the SET button
If “OPERATION VOL” or “PLAY VOLUME” is selected
If “SHUTTER” or “KEY SW” is selected
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3 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button
POST-VIEW SETTING
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2 Select “POST VIEW” and press the SET button
2 Select “LANGUAGE” and press the SET button
SCREEN LANGUAGE
DEUTSCH German ENGLISH English ESPAÑOL Spanish FRANCAIS French
ITALIANO Italian NEDERLANDSDutch
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TV SYSTEM SETTING
2 Select “TV SYSTEM” and press the SET button
NTSC
2 Select AUTO POWER OFF and press the SET button
AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION
AUTO POWER OFF
RECORDING
Example When “RECORDING” is selected
AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION
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3 Select the desired option, and press the SET button
File number reset function “ON”
FILE No. RESET FUNCTION
File number reset function “OFF”
File name image number
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FILE No. RESET FUNCTION
HINT What about the internal memory?
3 Select “OFF”, and press the SET button
2 Select “FILE NO. RESET” and press the SET button
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1 Display the Option Menu page
No card installed
With card installed
INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY
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4 Select the desired format option, and press the SET button
HINT To cancel reformatting
5 Select “YES” 6 Press the SET button
Caution during reformatting
2 Select “RESET SETTINGS” and press the SET button
RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
Date and time setting Language setting
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To check the remaining number of still images
CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND CARD MEMORY
To check the remaining video clip recording time
Video Clip Recording Screen
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CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND CARD MEMORY For audio data
1 Set the camera to the audio
recording mode page
Battery
CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE
Battery remaining charge
English
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CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE
HINT
Switch input to VIDEO
CONNECTING TO A TV
Playback
Voice memo playback see page Audio playback see page
Print preparations
DIRECT PRINTING
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3 Select “PictBridge”, and press the SET button
Caution when connecting a printer
Print this image?
PRINT
DIRECT PRINTING To select one image and print it displayed image
1 Complete the printing setup page
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2 Press the l or m button
3 Specify the number of prints
HINT To cancel printing
4 Select PRINT, and press the SET button
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DIRECT PRINTING To print all the images all images
Complete the printing setup page
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h The PictBridge Menu appears
Select DPOF, and press the SET
PictBridge MENU
h The Print Scheduled Images
Screen appears
DIRECT PRINTING
2 Select the printer settings tab v, and press the SET button
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DATE STAMP
When “PRINTER VALUE” is selected
3 Adjust the printer settings
4 Select “EXIT”, and press the SET button
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COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Power
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Question
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Shooting
Question
Answer
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COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Question
Answer
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images
Question
Answer
Misc
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COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Question
Question
English
Answer
Action
Problem
TROUBLESHOOTING
CAMERA
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English
Problem
Cause
Action
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Cause
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Problem
Cause
Action
Image
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Notes regarding the scene function During still image shooting
About the scene function and focus range settings
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Camera
SPECIFICATIONS
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images only
English
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SPECIFICATIONS
environment
English
Battery life
SPECIFICATIONS Camera connectors
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English
Possible Number of Images/Video Recording Time/Audio Recording Time
mode
shots mode
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SPECIFICATIONS Others
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES
If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used
Basic photography
k How the autofocus works
Advantage of using the manual focus
k How to photograph a moving subject
Using the manual focus effectively
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Photographing a moving subject
Photographing moving subjects sports mode Y
Shooting with the scene function Shooting portraits portrait mode Z
Points
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Photographing scenery landscape mode \
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Night photography night view mode
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Points
Page
k Be aware of your surroundings when using the camera
CAUTIONS CONCERNING BOTH CAMERA AND ACCESSORIES
k Do not use where there is risk of explosion
k Cautions when carrying the camera
k Cautions when plugging in the power cord
k Concerning the power cord
k Do not damage the power cord
k Cautions concerning the power cord
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTIONS CONCERNING THE BATTERY
DANGER
DANGER
i Storage temperature -10 to 30C 14 to 86F
i Temperature when using or recharging 0 to 40C 32 to 104F
k Cautions when cleaning the camera Cleaning procedure
k Caution concerning the battery pack
SANYO Software Pack 8.5 For Digital Camera INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Regarding permission to use the CD-ROM
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COPYRIGHTS
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CONTENTS
For maximum enjoyment of your camera
INTRODUCTION
Symbols used in this manual
About this manual
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k Driver software
The software
k Application software
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For maximum enjoyment of your camera about the electronic manual
CD-ROM directory map
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OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
When using in a Mac OS X Classic environment
Windows
Macintosh
BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA
Cautions when mounting your camera as a removable disk
Operating environment Windows
Macintosh
Type of data
Data file formats
Data format
File name structure
About file names when the card is replaced
Configuration of directories in the card
HINT About video clip data recorded with this camera
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2 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button
Setting to the card reader mode
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Insert and pull out the cable carefully
Dismounting the camera
For Windows XP users Mounting your camera
1 Set the camera to the card reader mode page
2 Select an action
1 Left-click on Unplug or Eject Hardware in the task tray
For Windows Me/Windows 2000 users Mounting your camera
3 Click on the OK button
Dismounting the camera
2 Set the camera to the card reader mode page
For Windows 98/98SE users Mounting your camera
3 Click on the Next button
4 Specify the USB driver search method and search location
7 Click on the Next button
9 Install the SANYO Digital Camera Controller
0 Confirm that the camera can be mounted
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2 Select Remove from the menu
1 Right-click on the camera icon Removable disk E in My Computer
Dismounting the camera
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For MAC OS X users
For MAC OS 9.xx users Mounting your camera
Dismounting the camera
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i QuickTime
INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
i Photo Explorer
i Motion Director
Windows
3 Click on EXIT About Kodak online service
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2 Install the Photo Explorer
Macintosh Photo Explorer installation
HINT About the Carbon Lib folder
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Set up the environment
HOW TO USE Photo Explorer
k Windows
4 Click on the digital camera wizard icon on the toolbar
3 Click on the digital camera wizard icon on the toolbar
k Macintosh
6 Turn ON the Create subfolder checkbox
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Copying image data to a computer
5 When copying is completed, click on the OK button
1 Set the camera to the card reader mode page 2 Run Photo Explorer
4 Click on the Start button
Adjusting images
Photo Explorer features
k Abundant slideshow features
k Manage and edit image files Viewing images
Importing
ABOUT Motion Director
Output format and playback
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