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...button at upper right to jump to the correct operation of MENU/Settings items. Search for information by function. Operate the camera in the camera's default setting. Indicates cautions and limitations relevant to the corresponding page. Search for information by keyword. Search for a function... you want to know. 2GB Marks and notations used in a listing of the camera. z Indicates information that is convenient when searching for information by operation. This is useful to view. The default setting is indicated...
...button at upper right to jump to the correct operation of MENU/Settings items. Search for information by function. Operate the camera in the camera's default setting. Indicates cautions and limitations relevant to the corresponding page. Search for information by keyword. Search for a function... you want to know. 2GB Marks and notations used in a listing of the camera. z Indicates information that is convenient when searching for information by operation. This is useful to view. The default setting is indicated...
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...across on the LCD screen and lens • The LCD screen is recommended that you can use . This is used . Therefore, movies recorded using the camera for long periods may appear on the usable battery pack, see page 121. A memory card with : - ("Memory Stick PRO Duo" media) - ("...Memory Stick PRO- Index 3GB Continued r In this camera cannot be used to refer to operate properly with standard sized "Memory Stick" media slot You can charge the battery pack even if it into...
...across on the LCD screen and lens • The LCD screen is recommended that you can use . This is used . Therefore, movies recorded using the camera for long periods may appear on the usable battery pack, see page 121. A memory card with : - ("Memory Stick PRO Duo" media) - ("...Memory Stick PRO- Index 3GB Continued r In this camera cannot be used to refer to operate properly with standard sized "Memory Stick" media slot You can charge the battery pack even if it into...
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... Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index On moisture condensation • If the camera is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may cause a malfunction of the camera. • If moisture condensation occurs, turn off the camera and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate. The images used... in this Handbook The images used as examples in this Handbook are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera. 4GB This moisture condensation may condense inside the lens, you will be unable to record clear images.
... Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index On moisture condensation • If the camera is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may cause a malfunction of the camera. • If moisture condensation occurs, turn off the camera and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate. The images used... in this Handbook The images used as examples in this Handbook are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera. 4GB This moisture condensation may condense inside the lens, you will be unable to record clear images.
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Table of contents Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Notes on using the camera How to use this handbook 2 Notes on using the camera 3 Operation Search 8 MENU/Settings Search 10 Identifying parts 14 List of icons displayed on the screen 15 Using the mode dial 17 Using the internal ... Panorama 23 Scene Selection 25 Movie Mode 27 Zoom 28 DISP (Screen Display Settings 29 Flash 30 Smile Shutter 31 Self-Timer 32 Viewing Viewing still images 33 Playback zoom 34 Image Index 35 Delete 36 Viewing movies 37 5GB
Table of contents Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Notes on using the camera How to use this handbook 2 Notes on using the camera 3 Operation Search 8 MENU/Settings Search 10 Identifying parts 14 List of icons displayed on the screen 15 Using the mode dial 17 Using the internal ... Panorama 23 Scene Selection 25 Movie Mode 27 Zoom 28 DISP (Screen Display Settings 29 Flash 30 Smile Shutter 31 Self-Timer 32 Viewing Viewing still images 33 Playback zoom 34 Image Index 35 Delete 36 Viewing movies 37 5GB
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Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search MENU (Shooting) MENU items (Shooting 10 MENU (Viewing) MENU items (Viewing 11 Settings Setting items 12 TV Viewing images on a TV 96 Computer Using with your computer 100 Using the software 101 Connecting the camera to the computer 103 Uploading images to a media service 105 Printing Printing still images 107 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 109 Warning messages 117 Index 6GB
Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search MENU (Shooting) MENU items (Shooting 10 MENU (Viewing) MENU items (Viewing 11 Settings Setting items 12 TV Viewing images on a TV 96 Computer Using with your computer 100 Using the software 101 Connecting the camera to the computer 103 Uploading images to a media service 105 Printing Printing still images 107 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 109 Warning messages 117 Index 6GB
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Operation Search Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent Auto Adjustment 19 Scene Selection 25 Scene Recognition 51 Shooting portraits Soft Snap 25 Twilight Portrait 25 Smile Shutter 31 Scene Recognition... 51 Face Detection 54 Anti Blink 57 Red Eye Reduction 73 Shooting panoramic images Sweep Panorama 23 Shooting best shots of Pet 25 your pet Shooting moving objects Movie Mode 27 Burst Settings 43 Shooting without blur High Sensitivity 25 2-second delay self-timer...
Operation Search Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent Auto Adjustment 19 Scene Selection 25 Scene Recognition 51 Shooting portraits Soft Snap 25 Twilight Portrait 25 Smile Shutter 31 Scene Recognition... 51 Face Detection 54 Anti Blink 57 Red Eye Reduction 73 Shooting panoramic images Sweep Panorama 23 Shooting best shots of Pet 25 your pet Shooting moving objects Movie Mode 27 Burst Settings 43 Shooting without blur High Sensitivity 25 2-second delay self-timer...
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... Scene Selection - - - - - indicates settings that can select the various shooting functions easily from the MENU button. 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button and set the camera to shooting mode. 2 Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen. 3 Select the desired menu item with v/V/b/B on the shooting mode. White Balance - - ON...
... Scene Selection - - - - - indicates settings that can select the various shooting functions easily from the MENU button. 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button and set the camera to shooting mode. 2 Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen. 3 Select the desired menu item with v/V/b/B on the shooting mode. White Balance - - ON...
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Table of contents Categories Clock Settings Items Area Setting Date & Time Setting Notes • [Shooting Settings] appears only when settings have been entered from shooting mode. • [Memory Card Tool] appears only when a memory card is inserted in the camera, while [Internal Memory Tool] appears only when a memory card is not inserted. Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index 13GB
Table of contents Categories Clock Settings Items Area Setting Date & Time Setting Notes • [Shooting Settings] appears only when settings have been entered from shooting mode. • [Memory Card Tool] appears only when a memory card is inserted in the camera, while [Internal Memory Tool] appears only when a memory card is not inserted. Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index 13GB
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... cover V Memory card slot W Access lamp X Battery eject lever Y Battery insertion slot * Using the wrist strap The wrist strap is already attached to prevent the camera from damage by being dropped. Place your hand through the loop to the...
... cover V Memory card slot W Access lamp X Battery eject lever Y Battery insertion slot * Using the wrist strap The wrist strap is already attached to prevent the camera from damage by being dropped. Place your hand through the loop to the...
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You can change the screen display using DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the screen to indicate the camera status. Table of contents List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are limited in Easy Shooting mode. When shooting movies When... Burst Settings DRO Smile Detection Sensitivity indicator Zoom scaling PictBridge connecting Protect Print order (DPOF) Playback zoom View Mode 15GB Continued r When shooting still images A Display Indication Battery remaining Low battery warning Image Size Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index • The icons are displayed on the ...
You can change the screen display using DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the screen to indicate the camera status. Table of contents List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are limited in Easy Shooting mode. When shooting movies When... Burst Settings DRO Smile Detection Sensitivity indicator Zoom scaling PictBridge connecting Protect Print order (DPOF) Playback zoom View Mode 15GB Continued r When shooting still images A Display Indication Battery remaining Low battery warning Image Size Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index • The icons are displayed on the ...
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...cannot transfer data on images in the internal memory to the internal memory. When a memory card is no memory card inserted in the camera. When there is inserted [Recording]: Images are recorded using one of internal memory. However you copy (back up) data without a ...not removable. You can be performed on a computer to a computer. Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Using the internal memory The camera has approximately 19 MB of the following methods. To copy (back up ) data on a memory card Prepare a memory card with a dedicated...
...cannot transfer data on images in the internal memory to the internal memory. When a memory card is no memory card inserted in the camera. When there is inserted [Recording]: Images are recorded using one of internal memory. However you copy (back up) data without a ...not removable. You can be performed on a computer to a computer. Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Using the internal memory The camera has approximately 19 MB of the following methods. To copy (back up ) data on a memory card Prepare a memory card with a dedicated...
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...Intelligent Auto Adjustment). 2 Shoot with the shutter button. Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on • The shortest shooting distance is approximately 10 cm (4 inches) (W)/100 cm ...indicator changes to [Auto] or [Off]. Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting (page 48). The subject is backlit or there is seen through glass. - This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image. The subject...
...Intelligent Auto Adjustment). 2 Shoot with the shutter button. Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on • The shortest shooting distance is approximately 10 cm (4 inches) (W)/100 cm ...indicator changes to [Auto] or [Off]. Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting (page 48). The subject is backlit or there is seen through glass. - This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image. The subject...
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...[Off] mode. Note • The battery charge is recognized. This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image. Scene Recognition icon The camera recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using the minimum necessary functions. Index 20GB Continued... r For details, see . 1 Set the mode dial to shoot still images using a tripod), (Backlight), (Backlight...
...[Off] mode. Note • The battery charge is recognized. This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image. Scene Recognition icon The camera recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using the minimum necessary functions. Index 20GB Continued... r For details, see . 1 Set the mode dial to shoot still images using a tripod), (Backlight), (Backlight...
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...always the same. • When the whole angle of the subject, then press the shutter button fully down. 3 Pan the camera to the camera - You pan the camera too fast or too slow - There is too much brighter than surroundings • You cannot create panoramic images in the following situations... pattern such as sky, sandy beach, or lawn - Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Sweep Panorama Allows you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time, a gray area occurs in the composed image. that flicker such as waves or water falls ...
...always the same. • When the whole angle of the subject, then press the shutter button fully down. 3 Pan the camera to the camera - You pan the camera too fast or too slow - There is too much brighter than surroundings • You cannot create panoramic images in the following situations... pattern such as sky, sandy beach, or lawn - Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Sweep Panorama Allows you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time, a gray area occurs in the composed image. that flicker such as waves or water falls ...
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...] t select [Right], [Left], [Up] and [Down] t z Image Size: MENU t [Image Size] t select [Standard] or [Wide] t z zTips for still subjects, rather than moving ones. Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Vertical direction Radius as short as possible Horizontal direction • Determine the scene and...control button while panoramic images are played back with the supplied software "PMB" (page 101). • Panoramic images shot with other cameras may not be scrolled correctly. 24GB Table of contents zChanging the shooting direction or image size of the whole panoramic ...
...] t select [Right], [Left], [Up] and [Down] t z Image Size: MENU t [Image Size] t select [Standard] or [Wide] t z zTips for still subjects, rather than moving ones. Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Vertical direction Radius as short as possible Horizontal direction • Determine the scene and...control button while panoramic images are played back with the supplied software "PMB" (page 101). • Panoramic images shot with other cameras may not be scrolled correctly. 24GB Table of contents zChanging the shooting direction or image size of the whole panoramic ...
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... Portrait), (Twilight) or (Fireworks) mode, the shutter speed is slower and the images tend to the scene condition, a combination of a tripod is determined by the camera. The icons below [Flash] and [Self-Timer] indicate the available modes. Anti Blink - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *1 [Flash] for [White Balance] cannot be selected. *2 [Off] for [Face Detection] cannot...
... Portrait), (Twilight) or (Fireworks) mode, the shutter speed is slower and the images tend to the scene condition, a combination of a tripod is determined by the camera. The icons below [Flash] and [Self-Timer] indicate the available modes. Anti Blink - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *1 [Flash] for [White Balance] cannot be selected. *2 [Off] for [Face Detection] cannot...
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T button W button Notes • Zoom is recorded when the zoom function operates while shooting a movie. MENU/Settings Search Index 28GB The camera's optical zoom function can enlarge the image when shooting. Table of the lens is fixed to the W side when shooting in , and the W button to 7×. 1 Press the W/T (zoom) button. Press the T button to zoom in Sweep Panorama mode. • The operating sound of contents Operation Search Zoom You can enlarge images up to zoom out. • When the zoom scale exceeds 7×, see page 71.
T button W button Notes • Zoom is recorded when the zoom function operates while shooting a movie. MENU/Settings Search Index 28GB The camera's optical zoom function can enlarge the image when shooting. Table of the lens is fixed to the W side when shooting in , and the W button to 7×. 1 Press the W/T (zoom) button. Press the T button to zoom in Sweep Panorama mode. • The operating sound of contents Operation Search Zoom You can enlarge images up to zoom out. • When the zoom scale exceeds 7×, see page 71.
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... control button. (Auto) (On) (Slow Synchro) (Off) Flash automatically operates in Scene Selection. ([Off] is caused by the camera's flash, they are accentuated by particles (dust, pollen, etc.) floating close to [Off]. Camera Subject Particles (dust, pollen, etc.) in the air How can select only [Auto] or [Off]. • In Sweep Panorama...
... control button. (Auto) (On) (Slow Synchro) (Off) Flash automatically operates in Scene Selection. ([Off] is caused by the camera's flash, they are accentuated by particles (dust, pollen, etc.) floating close to [Off]. Camera Subject Particles (dust, pollen, etc.) in the air How can select only [Auto] or [Off]. • In Sweep Panorama...
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...exceeds the b point on the conditions. • You cannot use the digital zoom function. • If Sweep Panorama or Movie Mode is selected, you press the shutter button during Smile Shutter, the camera shoots the image, then returns to orient the face in setting menu. ...being detected smiles. • You can select the priority subject for better capturing of the camera and be as level as possible. Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. 1 Press (Smile) on the control ...
...exceeds the b point on the conditions. • You cannot use the digital zoom function. • If Sweep Panorama or Movie Mode is selected, you press the shutter button during Smile Shutter, the camera shoots the image, then returns to orient the face in setting menu. ...being detected smiles. • You can select the priority subject for better capturing of the camera and be as level as possible. Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. 1 Press (Smile) on the control ...
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...mode, you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates. To cancel, press again. When the camera detects the specified number of contents Operation Search Self-Timer 1 Press (Self-Timer) on the control button. 2 Select the desired mode with a ...2-second delay self-timer and stabilize the camera by pressing the shutter button during this operation. portrait timer Point the lens at your face is not valid when shooting in (Twilight Portrait) ...
...mode, you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates. To cancel, press again. When the camera detects the specified number of contents Operation Search Self-Timer 1 Press (Self-Timer) on the control button. 2 Select the desired mode with a ...2-second delay self-timer and stabilize the camera by pressing the shutter button during this operation. portrait timer Point the lens at your face is not valid when shooting in (Twilight Portrait) ...