HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL ............................................................iii QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................ 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................................... 11 How to use the accessories .......................................................... 13 About the power plug .................................................................... 13 ABOUT THE CARD ............................................................................. 14 Media cards that can be used with this camera ............................ 14 What “card” means in this manual ................................................ 14 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ............................... 15 Waterproof capability .................................................................... 15 High-quality images with “Full High Definition*” ............................ 16 Includes SIMPLE mode for quick-and-easy operation .................................................................................. 17 Image stabilizer for sharp pictures ................................................ 17 Capture clear images of the targeted subject ............................... 18 Eye-Fi smart ................................................................................. 18 SYSTEM MAP ..................................................................................... 19 „ SETUP PARTS NAMES ................................................................................... 20 INSTALLING THE CARD ..................................................................... 22 CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ..................................................... 24 About recharging .......................................................................... 29 About the temperature alert icon .......................................... 29 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 30 Turning on the camera .................................................................. 30 Turning off the camera .................................................................. 30 Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) mode is active .......................................................................... 31 DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 33 SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE ................................................................. 35 SWITCHING THE OPERATING MODE .............................................. 36 Switching between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes ................ 36 Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen ..... 37 Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Setting Screen ............................ 41 Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen .......................... 45 SHOOTING BEFORE TAKING PICTURES .............................................................53 For best results ..............................................................................53 Using the autofocus .......................................................................54 Select the recording size ...............................................................56 Select the focus setting .................................................................57 Hints for taking pictures .................................................................58 VIDEO CLIP RECORDING ...................................................................59 SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS ...............................................................60 Using the flash ...............................................................................63 SHOOT A STILL IMAGE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP ..........65 MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM) .....................................................67 AFTER USING THE CAMERA IN WATER ..........................................69 PLAYBACK PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGES ..........................70 How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image .............73 SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ....................................................................74 PLAYBACK VOLUME ...........................................................................75 DELETING FILES .................................................................................76 Delete single/delete all/delete folder .............................................76 Delete selected ..............................................................................77 PLAYBACK MODES .............................................................................79 21-image display playback ............................................................79 Selecting the playback folder ........................................................80 Magnifying (zooming in) the image ...............................................81 SHOOTING RECORDING MENU 1 ......................................................................... 82 Video setting ................................................................................. 82 Still image setting .......................................................................... 85 Scene select setting ...................................................................... 86 Filter setting .................................................................................. 86 Self-timer setting ........................................................................... 87 RECORDING MENU 2 ......................................................................... 88 Motion compensation (image stabilizer) setting ............................ 88 Focus range setting ...................................................................... 89 Focus mode setting ...................................................................... 90 Light-measuring mode setting ...................................................... 90 ISO sensitivity setting ................................................................... 91 RECORDING MENU 3 ......................................................................... 92 White balance setting ................................................................... 92 Exposure setting ........................................................................... 93 Subject chaser settings ................................................................. 94 High sensitivity mode setting ........................................................ 96 Digital zoom setting ...................................................................... 96 Exposure compensation ............................................................... 97 Storage folder setting .................................................................... 98 PLAYBACK PLAYBACK MENU 1 ........................................................................... 99 Slideshow settings ........................................................................ 99 File protect setting ...................................................................... 100 Resize ......................................................................................... 102 Rotate ......................................................................................... 102 PLAYBACK MENU 2 ......................................................................... 103 Correcting the image .................................................................. 103 Editing video clips ....................................................................... 104 Printing instructions .................................................................... 113 FILE INFO DISPLAY .......................................................................... 117 „ OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAY THE OPTION SETTING MENU .........................................118 INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING MENU .......................119 Shortcut setting ...........................................................................125 TV output setting .........................................................................128 File No. continued setting ............................................................132 Formatting (initializing) ................................................................134 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY ...............................135 Checking the remaining number of images and video recording time .........................................................................135 For audio recordings ...................................................................136 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE ..............137 „ OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV .....................................................................139 Connecting to a video input terminal ...........................................140 Connecting to the HDMI terminal ................................................140 PLAYING BACK ON A TV ..................................................................141 CONNECTING TO A PRINTER PRINTING ...........................................................................................142 „ APPENDICES COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ................................................... 145 TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................... 153 Camera ....................................................................................... 153 Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters ................. 161 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 163 Camera ....................................................................................... 163 Camera connectors .................................................................... 167 Battery life ................................................................................... 167 Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/ Possible Recording Time ....................................................... 168 Concerning the multi-indicator .................................................... 169 Supplied AC adaptor ................................................................... 170 Supplied Li-ion battery pack ....................................................... 170 Others ......................................................................................... 171 Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go ....................................................................................... 172 HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES ...................................................... 173