User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- QUICK START GUIDE
- GETTING READY
- BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
- OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
- Selecting the Focus Mode
- Exposure Compensation (EV Shift)
- Using the Built-in ND Filter
- Adjusting White Balance
- Specifying the Exposure Mode
- Using the BEST SHOT Mode
- Recording a Movie
- Instant Movie Setups (MOVIE BEST SHOT Mode)
- Recording Audio
- Using the Histogram
- REC Mode Camera Settings
- Specifying ISO Sensitivity
- Selecting the Metering Mode
- Using the Filter Function
- Specifying Outline Sharpness
- Specifying Color Saturation
- Specifying Contrast
- Turning the On-screen Grid On and Off
- Turning Image Review On and Off
- Using Icon Help
- Assigning Functions to the [<] and [>] Keys
- Specifying Power On Default Settings
- Resetting the Camera
- Using the Shortcut Menu (EX Menu)
- Installing the Lens Hood and a Lens Filter
- PLAYBACK
- DELETING FILES
- FILE MANAGEMENT
- OTHER SETTINGS
- USING A MEMORY CARD
- PRINTING IMAGES
- VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER
- USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER
- APPENDIX
INTRODUCTION
9
Features
• 5.0 million effective pixels
The CCD provides 5.25 million total pixels of very high-
resolution for crisp, clear, prints and display images.
• 2.0-inch TFT color LCD swivel monitor screen
• 40X zoom (page 66)
5X optical zoom, 8X digital zoom
• High-resolution movie recording with audio (page 104)
VGA size, 30 fps, MPEG-4 AVI format
• A choice of movie modes (page 104)
Movie modes include a standard Movie mode, a Past
Movie mode (movie starts from five seconds before the
shutter button was pressed), and Short Movie mode
(movie is a preset length that starts before the shutter
button was pressed and ends after it is pressed), and a
MOVIE BEST SHOT mode (instant camera setup based
on MOVIE BEST SHOT sample scenes).
• MOTION PRINT (page 141)
Capture frames from a movie and create still images that
are suitable for printing.
• 7.5MB flash memory
Images can be recorded without using a memory card.
■ LCD Panel
The LCD panel is a product of the latest LCD
manufacturing technology that provides a pixel yield of
99.99%. This means that less than 0.01% of the total pixels
are defective (they do not turn on or always remain turned
on).
■ Copyright Restrictions
Except for the purposes of your own personal enjoyment,
unauthorized copying of snapshot files, movie files, and
audio files violates copyright laws and international
contracts.
Distribution to third parties of such files over the Internet
without permission of the copyright holder, whether for
profit or for free, violates copyright laws and international
contracts.