Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VPC-HD1EX Sanyo
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VPC-HD1EX VPC-HD1E VPC-HD1 INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital Movie Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “ SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence.
i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOI STURE FOR AMERICAN USERS The f ollowing advisory is included in accor dance with the la.
English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR EU USERS Note: i This symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world.
iii English GETTING UP AND R UNNING Preparing the came ra 1 Insert the card. 2 Connect the cable adaptor to the camera, and connect the AC adaptor. Card slot cover Card slot Card T o power outlet Supp.
English iv Shooting k Video clip recording 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 se cond to turn the camera on. 2 Se t the main switch to REC. 3 Pr ess the video cl ip recording button [ ]. h Recording begins . h T o stop recording, press the video clip re cording button again.
v English Playbac k k Video clip pla ybac k 1 Set the main switch to PLAY. h The display s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h T og gle the SET button to the left or right to display the video clip yo u wish to pla y back. h Video clips are indicated by a video clip pattern along the top and bottom of th e screen.
1 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abun dance of con venie nt f eatures and functions . F rom creating precisely the ph oto you want, to vie wing images using v arious techniques, y ou can locate the e xact oper ation f or your purposes in the follow ing t able.
English 2 Shooting/recording Capture fast-mov ing subjects • “SCENE SELECT” (sports mode) on page 73 Shoot in dark conditions • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 63 • “SHOOTING WITH THE FL.
3 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Play back Getting started viewing imag es • “Pla ying bac k a video clip” on page 43 Adjust the speaker vol ume • “PLA YBACK VOLUME” on page 94 Smooth .
English 4 CONTENTS QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ............... .................. ..................... ..1 CONTENTS .... .................. .................. ................... .................. ...............4 CHECKING THE INCL UDED ACCESSORIES ..
5 English CONTENTS SHOOTING DISPLAYING THE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS ... ..................... 65 VIDEO CLIP M ODE (IMAGE QU ALITY) SETTING ... .................. ........ 7 1 STILL IMAG E MODE (RESOLUTIO N) SETTING ........... ....................
English 6 OPTION SETTINGS DISPLAYING THE OPTION SCREEN .. .................. ................... ........118 OPERATION SOUNDS . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ......121 HELP DISPLAY ... .................. ....
7 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Handstrap and camera case: 1 set i SANY O Softw are Pack (CD-ROM): 2 i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i Docking station : 1 i Dedicated S-A V interface cab le: .
English 8 i Remote control unit: 1 i Lithium battery (CR2025) f or remote con tr ol unit: 1 i Lens cap and strap: 1 i Cable adaptor: 1 i Microphone connection cable: 1 i Core for external microphone: 1 i “SAFETY MANU AL” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the digita l camer a.
9 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES How to use the accessories k Handstrap k Lens cap.
English 10 k Camera case Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The type of card that can b e inserted into and used with t his camera is: i SD Memory Card.
11 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA Y our camera is a digital mo vie camera with the ability to shoot and pla y back video clips with high image quality . Video clips can be recorded at a 60 fps frame rate with a 16:9 aspect ratio , and in addition, video clips recorded at 30 fps can be play ed back at 60 fps.
English 12 V er y high i mage quali ty with 6 0 fps sho oting (p age 71) Compared to the standar d 30 fps TV ima ges, the movement of even fast- moving subjects will appear smooth and even in the video clips you record at 60 fps.
13 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAM ERA Docking station f or easy connection The docking station simpli fies those complicated connections to y our TV or computer . Just set the camera in the docking sta tion, and you can view your photos on y our TV or computer right away .
English 14 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various de vices to e xpand its capabilitie s. Remote control uni t Cable adap tor TV Printer Battery charger (optional) Separately sold or commerc.
15 English SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Camera Front Flash button [ ? ] Flash i Extends when the flash but ton [ ? ] is pressed. Speaker Re mote control sensor Lens Flash uni t Monitor unit Strap holder B.
English 16 <T o open the monitor unit> ON/OFF button.
17 English P ARTS NAMES Rear Bottom Multi-indicator Still image shooting button [ ] Video clip recording b utton [] Zoom switch MENU but to n Card slot cove r Monitor SET b utton T r ipod stand hol e h Open the monitor unit bef ore mounting the camera on a tripod.
English 18 Docki ng station Front Rear Docking station terminal Operation mode button [] USB/A V terminal DC IN terminal USB/A V terminal COMPONENT terminal.
19 English P ARTS NAMES Remote control unit 1 Still image shooting button 2 Video clip recording bu tton 3 SET b utton 4 Works the same as togglin g SET butt on to th e left 5 Works the same as toggli.
English 20 INST ALLING THE CARD Be sure to f ormat a newly purchased card or one that wa s used in another device bef ore using it in your camera (page 142 ). If an unf ormatted card is used, th e card itself ma y becom e unusable. 1 Ope n the card slot cover, and insert the card in the card slot.
21 English INST ALLING THE CARD <T o remove the card... > h T o remove the card, pr ess it down , and then re lease. The card will protrude slightly , and you can then pull it out. CA UTION Do not attempt to for cibly r emove the car d. i Doing so ma y damage the card or the stor ed data.
English 22 PREP ARING THE DOCKING ST A TION The supplied doc king station is used to conn ect your camer a to a computer , printer or TV , as well as to charge the battery pack installed in the camer a. 1 Connect the docking station to a power outlet.
23 English PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote control unit can be used to tak e pictures and pla y them back with the camera. Inser t the batt ery Install the supplied battery (CR2025) in the remote contr ol unit. 1 Pull out the battery case.
English 24 How to use th e remote contr ol uni t The remote control unit can be used at an angle that is displaced 15 degrees horizontally from the remote control sensor on the front of the camera, at a distance of up to 7 meter s.
25 English PREP ARING THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT Changing the remote cont r ol code The remote control unit will also work with other San y o cameras that can be operated by infr ared remote control.
English 26 PREP ARING THE PO WER Please charge the supplied battery pack bef ore using it. P ow er to the camer a can also be supplied from a po wer outlet if the doc king station or the cable adaptor is used.
27 English PREP ARING THE PO WER 3 Insert the battery pack. h T ake care that it is positioned correctly . 4 Close the bat tery cover. <T o remove the battery pack...> h Raise the edge of the battery pack to remov e it. 5 Prepare the dock ing station (page 22).
English 28 CA UTION Using the camera when it is set in the docking stati on... i Y ou can photogr aph and vie w images whil e the camera is set in the docking station. The battery pack can be charged when the camera is in the pla yback mod e, b ut not in the shooting mode .
29 English PREP ARING THE PO WER When using a po wer outlet P ow er to the camera can be suppli ed from a pow er outlet if the doc king station or the cab le adaptor is used. Using the doc king station Use the supplied po wer cord to connect the docki ng station to a pow er outlet, and set the camera in the doc king station.
English 30 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Se t the main sw itch. T o shoot pictures: Set to REC T o play b ac k image s: Set to PL A Y 2 Open the monitor unit. 3 Pr ess the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera tu rns on, and an image appears on the monitor .
31 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning on the camera when the power sa ve (sleep) function is a ctive In order to preserve battery pac k power , the power save (sleep) function will automaticall y turn off the camera after one minute of no use during shooting, or five minutes of no use during pl a yback (factory-preset setting).
English 32 HINT T o immediately act ivate the power save functi on i Press the ON/OFF button briefly to activ e the power sav e function. About the standby mode i T o tur n of f the camer a only briefl y , y ou can close the monitor unit t o put the camera in the stan dby mode.
33 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF Caution when using the monito r i If an image is continuously display ed f or an extended period of time, it may result in a burn-in* eff ect on a part of the camera’ s monitor. T o pre ven t burn-in, it is recommended that y ou av oid prolon ged displa y of a still image or paused image .
English 34 OPERA TION BUTT ONS The procedures to change the camer a settings , choose images, etc., ar e perf ormed by using the SET but ton to control the monitor displa y . This operation is used v ery frequently , so it is best to become f amiliar with it right away .
35 English OPERA TION BUTT ONS <Select the icon to the left or right> T o select the icon to the right, toggle the SET bu tton to the right. T o select the icon to the left, toggle the SET bu tton to the left . <Actuate the selected icon> Press the SET b utton.
English 36 D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .
37 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 3 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Date Screen appears . 3 Set the date to “2006/ 12/24”. h The date is set in the f ollowing order: Set the year → Set the month → Set the day .
English 38 h If “DISP OFF” is selected, the dat e the image was capt ured is not shown during pla ybac k. 4 Press the SET bu tton. 6 Se lect “EXIT”, and press the SET button. h The date and time setting is comple ted, and yo u are returned to the Option Scre en.
39 English BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to hold the camera Hold the camera securely , keeping your elbows c lose to your body and making sure the came ra is stable. Make su re that the lens and f lash are not b lock ed b y yo ur fingers or the str ap .
English 40 Using the autof ocus The autofocu s will work in almost all si tuations; howeve r , there a re certain conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not work properly . If the autofocus function is not w orking properl y , set the focus range to capture images (page 79).
41 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES i Fast-mo ving subjects Use the f ocus-loc k function to loc k the fo cus on an object at the same dist ance as the desired subject, then rep osition the camera to compo se the picture .
English 42 VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AN D PLA YB A CK Record ing video c lips 1 Turn on the camera. If the monitor unit is closed → Open the monitor unit. If the camera is in the pow er sav e mode → Press th e ON/ OFF button. 2 Se t the main sw itch to REC.
43 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Playing bac k a video clip 5 Set the main swit ch to PLAY. h The video clip just recorded is shown on the monitor .
English 44 When y ou are finish ed using the camera.. . i Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera off . T o do this... Do this Normal forward pla yback Press the SET butt on. Stop pla ybac k During pla yback, toggle the SET but ton do wn. P ause During playbac k, press t he SET button or toggle the SET bu tton up .
45 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Shooting Scr een is activ e, Y ou can quic kly access the screen f or adjusting the brightness of the monitor by pressin g the MENU button f or at least 1 second.
English 46 CAPTURING AND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES Shooting single shots 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Se t the main swit ch to REC. 3 Pres s the still image shooting button [ ]. 1 Press th e still image shooting button halfway .
47 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING B A CK STILL IM A GES HINT What is the camer a focusing on? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camera is f ocusing on. i The camera automatically deter mines the correct focus b y measuring from 5 different f ocus points within the shooting area.
English 48 Viewing still images 1 Se t the main sw itch to PLAY. h An image is displa yed on the monitor . 2 Se lect the image you wish to view. T o display the pre vious image, toggle the SE T but ton to the l eft. T o display the ne xt image, toggle the SET butt on to the right.
49 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING B A CK STILL IM A GES 9-image displa y playbac k 1 Set the main s witch to PLAY. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [W] ([ P ]) side.
English 50 Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that you want t o magnify. h F or a video clip , pause pla yback at t he place you w ant to magnify . 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [T] ([ ] ]) side. h Magnification is enab led. h The image is magnified, and the central por tion of image is displa y ed.
51 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single shot) while recording a video clip . 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the c amera on. 2 Set the main sw itch to REC. 3 Press the video clip recor ding button [ ].
English 52 SEQUENTIAL SHO TS Y our camera is capab le of capturing both standard se quential shots and auto brac ket shot s (sequential images as the e xposure changes). The procedure below e xplains how to tak e standard se quential shots . F or inf o rmation concerning auto brac k et shots , please see page 87.
53 English SEQUENTIAL SHO TS 5 Release the still image shooting button. h Shooting ends . h The pla yback pr ocedure f or images in a sequential shots series is the same as for single- shot still images (page 48).
English 54 RECORDING IN THE HD MODE In addition to the stan dard video clip recording mode (normal mode, aspect ratio 4:3), y our camera can also record video clips in the wide-screen mode (HD mode) with an aspect rat io of 16:9. Switching between the normal mode and HD mode 1 Pr ess the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera on.
55 English RECORDING IN THE HD MODE Outline of the HD Mode Shoot ing Screen In the HD mode, the lighte r area on the screen indica tes the recording area.
English 56 A UDIO RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Y our camera can mak e audio recordings and pla y them back. A udio recor ding 1 Se t the main swit ch to REC. 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The menu displa y appears. 3 From the video clip mode menu, select the audio memo icon < , and press the SET button.
57 English A UDIO RECORDING AN D PLA YBA CK 4 Press the video clip recor ding button. h Audio recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessar y to continue pressing the vide o clip recording button while shooting.
English 58 A udio pla yback 1 Di splay the desired audio data. 2 Pl ay back the record ing. Start forward playbac k: Press the SET button. Pause: During pla yback, press the SET button , or toggle the SET button up . During fast f orwar d or fast re verse, toggle the SET button up .
59 English SHOO TING AND PLA YB A CK WITH THE REMO TE CONTROL UNIT The remote control sensor on y our ca mera mak es it possi ble t o capture images and pla y them back using the su pplied remote control unit . 1 Prepare the rem ote control unit (page 23).
English 60 USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has two z oom functions: optical zoom and digit al zoom. Y ou can specify whether or not the digi tal z oom is enab led (page 129). 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Pres s [T] or [W] on the zoom switch to compose the desired image.
61 English SHOO TING WITH THE FLASH The flash is used not only f or taking pict ures where there is insuffici ent light, but also when t he subject is in shade or in backli ght condition s. Y our camera ’ s flash has f our modes of oper ation (aut omatic fla sh mode, f orced flash mode , flash off mode, and red-ey e reduction m ode) .
English 62 3 Pr ess the flash button t o set the flas h mode. h Each time the flash b utton is pressed , the flash mode changes . h Displa y the icon fo r the desired flash mode . 4 Pres s the still image shooting button. h The picture is snapped and the fla sh operates according to the selected mode.
63 English EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images, y ou can make t he image lighter or darker . 1 Set the main sw itch to REC. h If the Shooting Settin g Screen is disp lay ed, press the MENU button to e xit it. 2 While the Shooting Screen is displayed, toggle the SET button to the right.
English 64 HINT The exposure correction setting is canceled in the f ollowing cases: i When the pointer is set to the center position. i When the Option Screen is accessed.
65 English SHOO TING P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE SHOO TI NG SETTING SCREENS The Shooting Setting Screens are used to ad just your camera’ s shooting settings. The Shoo ting Setting Screens are organiz ed into tw o displa ys: PA G E 1 and P A GE 2 .
English 66 SWITCHING THE P A GE Switch from PA G E 1 to PA G E 2 , or vice versa, depending on ho w you wish to use your came ra. 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Shooting Settin g Screen P AGE changes. h Each time the SET b utton is togg led to the left, the P AG E changes.
67 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS Overview of the Shooting Set ting Screens PA G E 1 VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 640x480 30fps SHQ.
English 68 1 Video c lip mode menu (pa ge 71) <In the nor mal mode> <In the HD mode> 2 Still image mode menu (page 72) 3 Scene select m enu (pa ge 73) 4 Manual ex posure setting menu (page.
69 English DISPLA YING THE SHOO TING SETTING SCREENS PA G E 2 IMAGE ST ABILIZER VIDEO VIEW.
English 70 1 Image sta bilizer menu (page 77 ) 2 Focus menu (page 79) 3 Focus mode men u (page 81) 4 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 82) 5 ISO sensitiv ity menu (page 83 ) 6 White balance men u (page 84) 7 Option icon (page 118) h Display the Option Screen.
71 English VIDEO CLIP MODE (IMA GE QU ALITY) SETTING When it comes to video clips, a larger n umber of pix els and a higher frame rate means be tter image qualit y and smoother pla yback. O n the other h and, the file siz e becomes large and uses more memory .
English 72 STILL IMA GE MODE (RESOLUTION) SETTING By setting the still image resolution (pi xels) to a higher setting, image detail is enhanced f or a smoother , finer picture. Howe ver , the file siz e also becomes large and uses more memory . Select the resolution setti ng that suits your pur pose.
73 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from v arious preset settings (ape r ture , shutter speed, etc.) f or specific shooting co nditions. 1 Display the PAGE 1 Shooting S etting Screen (pa ge 65). 2 Select the scene select menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t he scene select m enu, and press the SET button.
English 74 EXPOSURE SETTING V arious settings—including shutter speed, aperture size, the ND filt er ON/ OFF status—can be set b y the user . 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 65).
75 English EXPOSURE SETTING 3 Select the desired icon from t he manual exposure menu, and press the SET button. <If T , g or , was selec ted> 1 T oggle the SET button u p or down to select ND filter , aper ture v alue or shutter speed. 2 T oggle the SET button left or right to change the setting f or the selected parameter .
English 76 FIL TERS The filter f eature changes image char acteri stics such as color tones, to apply unique eff ects to th e photogr aphed image . 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 65). 2 Se lect the filter menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the filter menu, and press the SET button.
77 English MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimize a jittery picture by compensating f or unintentio nal hand motion (video clips only). 1 Display the PAGE 2 Shooting S etting Screen (pa ge 65). 2 Select the image stabil izer menu.
English 78 <Concerning the changing field of view when motion compensation is enabled > i When the motion compensation is set to ON, the field of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordable field of vie w as shown below .
79 English FOCUS RANGE 1 Display the PAGE 2 Shooting S etting Screen (pa ge 65). 2 Select the focus range menu. h When shooting a subject at a medium to f ar distance, by setting the focus range to * , y ou will find it both easier and fast er to focus .
English 80 How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Select the manual fo cus icon - from the focus menu, and press the SET button. 2 Pres s the SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustmen t bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button.
81 English FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 ty pes of autof ocus (still image shooting only): 5-point range finder focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 5 different focus point s within the shooting area visible on the monitor .
English 82 LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes . Multi-section light-me asuring: The light is modulated after sampli ng from multi ple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted li ght-measuring: The light is modulated f or the entire image after measuring from mostly the center area.
83 English ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial sett ings, the ISO sensit ivity is automati cally set according to the brightness of the subject. How ev er, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Display the PAGE 2 Sh ooting Setting Screen ( page 65).
English 84 WHITE B A LANCE This camera automati cally adjusts the white balance un der most lighting conditions. Ho we ver , if you w ant to specify the lighting co nditions or change the ov erall ton e of the image, the white bala nce can be manually set.
85 English WHITE B ALANCE 3 Select the desired icon from the white bal ance menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the white balance sett ing. h Once the whit e balance setting is progr ammed f or the ] icon, it is retained e v en if another white balan ce setting ( > , r , o , p , o r q ) is selected.
English 86 SELF-TIMER 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 65). 2 Se lect the self-timer menu. 3 Select the desired icon from the se lf-timer menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function.
87 English SEQUENTIAL SHO T S MODE SETTING This camera f eatures tw o types of sequen tial shots. 1 Press the sequential/single button [ O / ] to select the sequential shots mode. 2 Display the PAG E 1 Shooting Setting Screen (page 65). Standard sequentia l shots P : T akes standard sequential shots (page 52).
English 88 3 Se lect the sequential shots mode menu. P : Standard sequen tial shots I : Au to brac k et shots 4 Se lect the desired icon from the sequential shots menu, and press the SET button.
89 English PLA YBACK P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK SETTING S CREENS The Play back Setting Scree ns are used to adjust you r camera’ s playback settings. The Pla yback Setting Screens are organiz ed into two displa ys: PA G E 1 and PA G E 2 .
English 90 SWITCHING THE P A GE Switch from P AGE 1 to PAG E 2 , or vice v ersa. 1 Di splay a Playback Setting Screen (pa ge 89). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Pla ybac k Setting Scre en changes to the other P AGE . h Each time the SET b utton is togg led to the left, the P AG E changes.
91 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YBA CK SETTING SCREENS Overvie w of the Pla ybac k Setting Scr eens PA G E 1 1 Playback method setting (page 93) h Select continuous pla yback or single -frame playback. 2 Multi-pla yback (page 49 ) h Displa y images in the 9-frame multi-display f o rmat.
English 92 PA G E 2 1 Rotate image (page 99) h Rotate still images. 2 Resize (page 100) h Reduce the resolution of a still image. 3 Extract still i mage (page 101) h Extract a stil l image from a video clip. 4 Video clip edit (pag e 102) h Edit video clips.
93 English PLA YB A CK METHOD Images can be vie wed contin uously (sli deshow pla yback) or you can choose to show single i mages. 1 Display the PAG E 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 2 Select the playback method icon 4 , and press the SET button.
English 94 PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback v olume f or video clips and audio data. 1 Di splay the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 2 Se lect the playback volume icon Z , and press the SET button. h The v olume control bar appe ars. 3 Toggle the SET button left or right to adjust the volume, and press the SET button.
95 English IMA GE PR O TECT Prev ent accidental erasure of image and audio data. 1 Display the data that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the PAGE 1 Playback Setti ng Screen (page 89). 2 Select the protect icon A , and press the SET button.
English 96 CA UTION i Even if the prot ect mode is set f or certain data files, they will be erased if the card is ref or matted ( page 142). HINT T o select a different image in steps 2 and 3... i T oggle the SET button to the left or right. T o cancel the protect mode f or an image.
97 English ERASING D A T A Data can be erased one at a t ime or all at once. 1 Display the PAG E 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 2 Select the erase icon c , and press the SET button. h The Erase Mode Screen appears . ONE ERASE: Er ases one data a t a time.
English 98 4 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. <ONE ERASE> h The currently disp la yed image is deleted. h T o erase other data, select the data, and press the SET b utton. h T o return to the Pla yback Setting Screen, press the MENU b utton.
99 English RO T A TE I MA GE Captured still images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. 1 Display the still image you wish to rotate, and display the P AGE 2 Playback Setting Scre en (page 89). 2 Select the rotate icon L , and press the SET button.
English 100 CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) A captured image can be resized t o a smaller size and sa ved as a separate image. 1 Display the still im age whose size you want to change, and display the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 2 Select the resize icon I , and press the SET button.
101 English EXTRA CTING A STILL IMA GE FR OM A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can select one image (scene) from a vid eo clip , copy i t, and sav e it as a still image (the original data remains unchanged). 1 Play back a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save.
English 102 EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can delete (“cut”) the f irst part or the last par t of a video clip . Y ou can choose anywhere in th e video clip as the cutting point. Y ou can also join two vid eo clips together and sa ve them as one separate cli p (“joining”).
103 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Proced ure to join two vide o clips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing vide o clips, d o not mo ve the main s witch. If y ou mov e the main s witch while editing video clips, not only will th e editing not be properly completed, but the original video clip ma y also be erased.
English 104 Deleting part of a video clip 1 Di splay the video clip you wish to edit. 2 Di splay the scene you w ish to delete. h In step 5 you will specify whether y ou wish to delete the portion from the beginning of th e video clip up to the selecte d scene, or the portion from the selected scen e to the end of the video clip .
105 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 4 Select the edit video i con k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 5 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the portion you wish to delete. DELETE 1ST P ART : Delete the first part of the video clip.
English 106 7 Se lect whether you want the original video cli p to be erased when cutting is executed. YES: The original video clip is kep t. NO: The original video clip is not k ept. 8 Pres s the SET button. h Editing starts. h If “YES” w as selected, t he edited video clip is sa ved as a ne w video clip .
107 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Joining two video c lips CA UTION i Video clips that wer e photographe d in diff erent modes cannot be join ed. 1 Display the fi rst video clip. 2 Display the PAG E 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 3 Select the edit video i con k , and press the SET button.
English 108 5 Pres s the SET button. h The 9-image pla yback displa y f or video clips appears . 6 Toggle the SET button to move the orange frame to the v ideo clip that you wish to jo in. 7 Pres s the SET button. 8 Se lect whether you want the original video clip to be erased when clipping is executed.
109 English PRINT SETTINGS In addition to using y our printer to print out still images captured with you r camera, as with con v entional fi lm, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital print services.
English 110 HINT Printing a single frame fr om a video clip i T o pr int with a printer or ha ve the digital print ser vice shop print out a still image from a video clip , you m ust first sav e it (save frame) as a still image (page 101). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a print ord er f ormat.
111 English PRINT SETTINGS Specifying date imprinting and pr int quantitie s Y ou can specify print settings for each individual image (EACH IMA GE), or apply the print settings to all the ima ges on the card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Display the Print Setti ng Screen (page 1 09).
English 112 4 Spec ify whether t he date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specifying dated prints> 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select “DA TE”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Print Date Screen appears . 3 T oggle the SET button up or down to select the desired opti on.
113 English PRINT SETTINGS 5 Select “ADD TO PRINT S ETTING” and press the SET button. h The Confirm Print Settings Screen appears. If the print setti ngs are correct: Select “EXIT”, and press the SET but to n. If the print sett ings were change d: Select “MODIFY PRINT SETTING”, and press the SE T button .
English 114 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. YES: Specify an inde x print copy . EXIT: Discontinue the setting proced ure, and retur n to the Print Settin g Screen. 4 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. h This completes the setting f or the index print.
115 English PRINT SETTINGS Clearing all the print settin gs Delete the print settings for all images. 1 Display the Print Setti ng Screen (page 1 09). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. YES: Clear the print settings f or all images.
English 116 SMOO TH PLA YB A CK Suppress the video fl ick er that occurs , f or ex ample, when pla ying back video clips that were recorded with camera moving f ast. 1 Di splay the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 89). 2 Se lect the smooth playback O icon, and press the SET button.
117 English DISPLA YING IMA GE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREE N) On the Inf or mation Screen you can check what the setti ngs were when an image was capt ured. 1 Display the desi red image. 2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears.
English 118 OPTION SETTI NGS OPTION SETTI NGS DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN The Option Screen is used to adjust v arious camera settings . 1 Turn on the camera, and press the MENU button. h The Shooting or Pla yback Setting Screen appears. 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the PAGE indication.
119 English DISPLA YING THE OPTION SCREEN Overvie w of the Option Scre en 1/3 RESET SETTINGS FORMAT FILE NO. RESET POWER SAVE TV OUTPUT SETTINGS LANGUAGE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS DIGITAL ZOOM FLICKER REDUCT IMAGE SETTINGS NOISE REDUCTION WIND NOISE REDUC.
English 120 1 Date and time setting (page 36 ) h Set the camera’ s internal clock. 2 Operation sounds setting (page 121) h Select the oper ation sounds that are pr oduced when the camera’ s buttons are presse d, and adjust th e operation sou nd volu me.
121 English OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signals when t he camera is turned on/off or when the o peration b uttons (still image shooting b utton, SET b utton, MENU button , etc.) are pressed, to a djust the operat ion sound v olume, and to enable/d isable the audio guide.
English 122 3 Se lect “CHANGE SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. h The screen to change t he settings appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select op eration sounds appears.
123 English HELP DISPLA Y Y ou can set whether or not the help message s shown on the monit or . 1 Display the Option Scr een (page 118). 2 Select the help display icon r and press the SET button. h The Help Setting Screen appears . ON: The HELP messages ar e enab led.
English 124 POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the dur ation that the capt ured image appears on the monito r (post- view) after the still image shooting b utton is pressed. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 118). 2 Se lect the post-view icon o , and press the SET button.
125 English WIND NOISE REDUCTION This fe ature reduces the ambient soun d of the wind when you are recording a video clip or making an audio recording in a stro ng wind environme nt. Set the function to on or off . 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 118).
English 126 NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Use this setting to minimize no ise in still images and produce a clear image . 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 118). 2 Se lect the noise-reduction icon ^ , and press the SET b utton. h The Noise Reduction S creen appears.
127 English ADJUST THE IMA GE QU ALITY The camera can adjust the image quality as the image is ca ptured. 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 118). 2 Select the image quali ty icon P , and press the SET button. h The Image Settings Screen appears. 3 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button.
English 128 FLICKER-REDUCTION The flick er-reductio n setting reduces t he flick er that r esults when filming vid eo clips under fluorescent lights and th e like where the bac kground lighting pulsates at the frequency of the po wer supply . The flick er-reduction setting is set to a frequency of 50 Hz.
129 English DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allo ws you to sp ecify whether or not the digital z oom is enab led during zoom shoot ing. 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 118). 2 Select the digital zoom icon Q , and press the SET button. h The Digital Zoom Screen appears.
English 130 MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor display . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is difficult to view because of ambie nt lighting. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 118). 2 Se lect the brightness icon , , and press the SET button.
131 English ADJUST THE V OLUME OF AN EXTERNAL MICR OPHONE The input le vel of a microph one connected to the camera can be adju sted. 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 118). 2 Select the external microphone volume icon W , and press the SET button. h The volume ad justment bar appears.
English 132 SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor of y our camera t o displa y the messages in an y one of sev eral lan guages. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 118). 2 Se lect the language icon z , and press the SET button. h The Language Scree n appears.
133 English TV OUTPUT SETTING Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s USB/A V term inal or COMPONENT terminal. 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 118). 2 Select the TV output settings icon j , and press the SET button. h The TV Output Setting Screen appears.
English 134 3 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to change the parameter f or the selected setting appears. <If “TV SYSTEM” i s selected> NTSC : O utputs NTSC video signal s. PA L : Outputs P AL video signals .
135 English TV OUTPUT SETTING k Relation between “TV TYPE” setting and TV display The tables belo w show the video si gnal that is output when the “TV TYPE” setting is changed. Ho we v er , note that for some TVs that ha ve an auto-detect function, the output ma y not conform to the table , or the TV displa y ma y not change at all.
English 136 CA UTION If the TV dis play is not correct… i If the appear ance of the image on the TV monitor is not correct, y ou can either change the camer a’ s “TV TYPE” setting, or chang e the screen siz e setting on y our TV . T o change the screen siz e setting on y our TV , please refer to the instruction ma nual f or y our TV .
137 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “pow er sav e” function whereby the pow er automatically tur ns off after a specifi ed period of inactivity .
English 138 3 Se lect the desired option, and press the SET button. h The Set Standb y Time Screen appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to set the standby time. Up: Increases the st andby ti me. Down: Decreases the standby time. 5 Pres s the SET button.
139 English FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION If a newly f or matted card is used, the file name (image number) of the captured image automatically begins from 000 1. If the card is subsequently ref ormatted, or if a diff erent ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001.
English 140 i If Card B already has image data in it when it replaces Card A, file numbers are assigned as f ollows . When the highest file number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lo wer than the highest file number on Car d A: the file number of the ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file numbe r recorded on Card A.
141 English FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION 1 Display the Opti on Screen (page 118). 2 Select the file number reset icon i . 3 Press the SET button. h The File Number Reset Screen appears. ON: The file number reset function is “ON”. OFF: The file number reset function is “OFF”.
English 142 FORMA TTING A CARD A card must be f ormatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first ti me, or i If it wa s f ormatted using a personal computer or a nother digita l camera. The card cannot be fo rmatted if the loc k s witch is set to the “LOCK” position.
143 English FORMA TTING A CARD 3 Select the desired format option, and press the SET butt on. h A confirmation screen appears . 4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button. h Fo rmatting begins. h During formatting, “FORMA TTING” and “DO NO T POWER OFF” are shown on the monitor .
English 144 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the f actor y-preset se ttings. 1 Di splay the Option Scr een (page 118). 2 Se lect the reset settings icon 2 , and press the SET button. h The Reset Settings S creen appears. YES: Reset to the f actory-preset settings.
145 English CHECKING THE REMAININ G CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check ho w many images can be captured and how much recording time is av ailab le on the card. F or a tab le showing the maxim um number of images and recording time f or specific cards , please see “P ossible No .
English 146 HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot cap ture an y more images . T o capture more images , either install a ne w card, or sa v e the images to a co mputer and then er ase them (page 97) from the ca rd.
147 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicat or bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the po ssible length of time fo r battery pack oper ation, see page 184.
English 148 HINT i If any data is present , yo u can also che ck t he remaining bat tery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 117 ). i Battery life ma y diff er e v en among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the n umber of times the flash is used, the use of the mon ito r , etc.
149 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the camera t o the TV . How to connect i Connect the USB/A V terminal or COMPONENT terminal to the A UDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the TV .
English 150 <When connecting to an S-VIDEO input terminal> * When connected, the images are not produced normally on the TV monitor . T o AC adaptor USB/A V terminal Y ellow plug: Not connected* Set the inpu t to “VIDEO ”. Supplied dedicated S-A V interface cab le i Insert the plug with the [ n ] mark facing up .
151 English CONNECTING T O A TV Playbac k i After connecting th e digital camer a to the tele vision, set the TV input s witch to VIDEO input. i When an S-A V interface cab le is c onnected, no image appears o n the camera’ s monitor . i The play back method is the same as when viewing images on t he camera’ s monitor .
English 152 Enjoy higher image quality (pr ogressive ou tput) If your TV has a 720p input terminal, you can enjo y the high video quality of progressiv e output from your camera. During recording:The image appears on the monitor only; it does not appear on the TV .
153 English DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge fun ction. By connect ing the camer a directly to a Pi ctBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (PictBridge printing).
English 154 3 Se lect “PictBridge”, and press the SET button. 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated. h The camera switches to the PictBridge printing mode , and the PictBridge Screen app ears.
155 English DIRECT PRINTING T o select one image and print it (one image) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 153). 2 Select the one image ic on Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears.
English 156 4 Spec ify the number of prints. 1 Select “COPIES”, and pre ss the SET but ton. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to specify the number of prints. 3 Press the SET bu tton. h “PRINT” is selected. 5 Pres s the SET button. h Printing begins .
157 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print all the imag es (all images) Print all of the images on the card. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 153). 2 Select the all imag es icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button.
English 158 Thumbnail prints (inde x) Make an index print of all the images on the car d. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 153). 2 Se lect the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appea rs. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button.
159 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print the i mages tha t are set to p rint (pri nt rese rved images ) Procedure to p rint all the im ages that are set to print. 1 Make the print settings (page 109), and complete the printing setup (page 153). 2 Select the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button.
English 160 T o change the printer settings and print images (change prin ter settings ) Images are printe d according t o settings specif ied by the camera, suc h as paper type, siz e, lay out, printing quality , etc. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 153).
161 English DIRECT PRINTING 3 Adjust the printer settings. 1 T oggle the SET button up or down to select a printer setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to set the selected par ameter appears . 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to adjust the setting, and press the SET button.
English 162 CONNECTING AN EXTERNA L MICR OPHONE A commercially sold stereo microphone can b e connected to t he camera. HINT i The input le vel of the connected micropho ne can be adjusted (page 131). i When an ex ternal microphone is connected, the camera’ s stereo microphone is disab led.
163 English APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a question about th e camera oper ation, y ou might find th e ans wer in this compilation of commonly aske d questions . Question A nswer Action Pow e r Why do esn’t the power turn on? Due to cold temperatu res, the battery pack temporarily lost its power .
English 164 Shooting Are the settings retained e v en after the camera is turned off? — All settings e xcept the self-timer and the e xposure correction are retained e v en after the camera is turned off .
165 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting How can I get the distant vie w into focus? — Set the scene select function to the landscape + mode when photograp hing. Or , se t the f ocus range setting to manual focus - , and set the distance to ∞ .
English 166 Viewing images Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is not lock ed properly . Hold the camera correctly and slowly press the still image shooting button halfway to lock the focus . Then press the still image shooting button all the wa y to capture the image.
167 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why is the re a motor-lik e sound during video clip playbac k? The sound of the camera’ s mechanical action was recorded. Not a malfunction. Connecting to a TV Why is the re no sound? The volume on the TV is set to the minimum.
English 168 Connecting to a TV Can the d edicated S-A V interface cable and the dedicated compo- nent cab le con- nect at the same time and output the image? — Y ou cannot output the image when both cables are con- nected at the same time. Connect only one of the cables.
169 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Why can’t the camera be operated? A temporary inter nal circuitr y problem ma y be the cause. Remov e the A C adaptor and the battery pack from the camera, wait a fe w minutes, the n reinstall the battery pack and try again.
English 170 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your ca mera to the repair shop , check the follo wing tabl e f or a possible solution to the prob lem. CAMERA Problem Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No power . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new batte ry pac k.
171 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the still image shooting button or video clip rec ording button is pressed. The maximum number o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reache d.
English 172 Shooting When zoomin g in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification position. Not a malfunction. Release the zoom s witch, and press it again. 60 There is noise in the captured image.
173 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The video clip picture is flick ering. The video clip was filmed under fluores cent lighting. Set the flic ker- reduction setting to on. 128 The image is too br ight. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a diff erent flash mode.
English 174 Viewing images The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced f lash mode. 61 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly .
175 English TROUBLESHOO TING Image editing Y ou cannot edit or rotate an image . The protect mode is set. Cancel th e protect mode. 95 Charging The camera is set in the docking station but t he installed battery is not being recharged. The AC adaptor is not connected to the docking station.
English 176 Misc. The “NO CARD” message appears. No card is inserted. T urn off the power and inser t a card. 20 The “PRO TECTED” message appears and the data canno t be erased. Y ou hav e attempted to erase data that is protected from accidental erasure.
177 English TROUBLESHOO TING DOCKING ST A TION Probl em Cause Action Reference page Remote control unit The re mote control unit does not seem to work.
English 178 Remote control unit The remote control unit does not seem to work. The remote control unit is too f ar from the camera’ s remote control sensor . Operate t he remote c ontrol unit from a position up to 7 meters from the doc king station.
179 English TROUBLESHOO TING Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters Scene Select Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + .
English 180 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital Movie Camer a (recording and pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.
181 English SPECIFICA TIONS Video clip shooti ng mode (recording resolution, fr ame rate, bit rate) HD mode U : 1,280 × 720 pix els , 30 fps 9 Mbps V : 1,280 × 720 pix els, 30 f ps 6 Mbps Normal mod.
English 182 Shutter speed Still image shooting mode: 1/2 to 1/2,000 sec. (Maximum appro x. 4 seco nds when scene select function set to lamp Q ) (During flash: 1/30 to 1/2,000 sec.) Sequential shots shoo ting mode: 1/15 t o 1/2,000 second (no flash) Video clip shooting mode: 1/ 30 to 1/10,000 sec.
183 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ow er supply Battery pac k (supplied) Li-ion battery pack (DB-L40) × 1 AC adaptor (supplied) VA R - G 9 P ow er consumption 4.3 W (When using the Li-ion battery during recording) Dimensions (e xcluding protru sions) 80 (W) × 119 (H) × 36 (D) mm 3.
English 184 Camera connectors Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully char ged battery pack at a 25°C (77°F) ambient temper ature. i The operati on time ma y v ary depending on the conditions of t he battery pack and the co nditions of use.
185 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time The table sho ws the possib le number of captured images and the possible recor ding times f or commer cially avai lable SD Memory Car ds (512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB).
English 186 Docki ng station Remote control unit Part num ber PDS-H D1 P ow er supply DC 5V Rated output DC 5V Ambient environment T emperature 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) (recharge), –20 to 60°C (–4 to 140°F) (stor age) Humidity 20 to 80% (no condensation) Dimensions 94 (W) × 40.
187 English SPECIFICA TIONS Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will lig ht, flash, or be off, depending on the different camera ope rations.
English 188 Supplied A C adaptor i When using the supplied A C adaptor abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requiremen ts. Pl ease contact y our local dealer f or details. Supplied Li -ion battery pa c k Part num ber V AR- G9 P ow er source AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz Rated output DC 5 V , 2.
189 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are tradema rks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer I nc. Windows and Windows NT are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other company and produ ct names are registered tr ademarks or trademarks of their respectiv e owners.
English 190 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings , you can create photos t hat you’ll be proud t o displa y and share .
191 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a mo ving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he su bject is moving, the image ma y be blurre d.
English 192 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po in ts : i Choose a backgr ound that doesn’t detract from your subject. i Mov e in close to your su bject. i P ay atten tion to lighting and ho w it aff ects your subj ect. NO TE i If the background is distr acting, it will not show y our subject to his best advantage .
193 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night pho tography (night vi ew mode / ) Po in t s: i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer , so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry .
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