Olympus SZ-10, SZ-20 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

SZ-10/SZ-20

Instruction Manual

●Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

●We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs.

●In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual.

●This manual covers the SZ-10 and SZ-20. The camera illustrations on this manual is of SZ-10. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided for SZ-10 and SZ-20.

Step 1	Checking the contents of the box
					or
Digital camera	Strap	Lithium Ion	USB cable	AV cable	USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) OLYMPUS Setup
		Battery			CD-ROM
		(LI-50B)
Other accessories not shown: Warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
Step 2	Preparing the Camera			Step 3	Shooting and Playing Back Images
“Preparing the Camera” (p. 13)				“Shooting, Playback, and Erasing” (p. 19)
Step 4	How to Use the Camera			Step 5	Printing
“Camera Settings” (p. 3)				“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 55)
				“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 58)

Contents
¾Names of Parts...............................................	9
¾Preparing the Camera..................................	13
¾Shooting, Playback, and Erasing ...............	19
¾Using Shooting Modes ................................	28
¾Using Shooting Functions ..........................	34
¾Menus for Shooting Functions ...................	38

¾Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing
Functions......................................................	44
¾Menus for Other Camera Settings..............	48
¾Printing..........................................................	55
¾Usage Tips ....................................................	60
¾Appendix.......................................................	65

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Camera Settings

Using the Direct Buttons

Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.

Zoom lever (p. 21, 24)

Shutter button (p. 20, 60)

Rbutton (record movies) (p. 20)

qbutton (switching between shooting and playback) (p. 20,

22, 49)

m button (p. 6)

E button (camera guide/ menu guide) (p. 26)

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Operation guide

The symbols FGHIdisplayed for image selections and settings indicate that the wheel controller is to

be used by pressing, not turning, the wheel controller sections shown on the right.

X				4/30
Y M D	Time
2011.02 .26	00 :00 Y/M/D		NORM 14M
			FILE 100	0004
			’11/02/26	00:00
			Print OK
Cancel MENU	Set OK	Single Print	More

Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen indicate that the m button, A button, or zoom lever can be used.

Wheel controller

F(up) /

INFO button (changing information display) (p. 22, 25)

H(left)

I(right)

A button

G(down) /

D button (erase) (p. 24)

1	Reset
2	Image Size	14M
	Compression	Normal
	Shadow Adjust	Auto
1	AF Mode	Face/iESP
2	ESP/	ESP
3	Digital Zoom	Off	4/30
Exit MENU		Set OK

Set OK

OK	Erase/Cancel MENU

The wheel controller can also be used to change the selections.

Operation guide

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Using the Menu

Use the menu to change camera settings such as the shooting mode.

There may be menus that are unavailable depending on other related settings or the shooting mode.

Function menu

Press Hduring shooting to display the function menu. The function menu is used to choose the shooting mode and provides access to frequently used shooting settings.

Selected option

	Shooting mode
Program Auto 3D P
0.0	Function menu
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
4 14M
Shooting	Setup menu

To select the shooting mode

Use HIto select the shooting mode and press the A button.

To select the function menu

Use FGto select a menu and use HIto select a menu option. Press the A button to set the function menu.

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Setup menu

Press the m button during shooting or playback to display the setup menu. The setup menu provides access to a variety of camera settings, including options not listed in the function menu, display options, and the time and date.

1 Press the m button.

● The setup menu is displayed.

1	Reset
2	Image Size	14M
	Compression	Normal
	Shadow Adjust	Auto
1	AF Mode	Face/iESP
2	ESP/	ESP
3	Digital Zoom	Off
Exit MENU		Set OK

2 Press Hto select the page tabs. Use FG to select the desired page tab and press I.

Page tab

Submenu 1

1	Reset
2	Image Size	14M
	Compression	Normal
	Shadow Adjust	Auto
1	AF Mode	Face/iESP
2	ESP/	ESP
3	Digital Zoom	Off
Exit MENU		Set OK

1	Reset
2	Image Size	14M
	Compression	Normal
	Shadow Adjust	Auto
1	AF Mode	Face/iESP
2	ESP/	ESP
3	Digital Zoom	Off
Exit MENU		Set OK

4 Use FGto select the desired submenu 2 and then press the A button.

●Once a setting is selected, the display returns to the previous screen.

There may be additional operations. “Menu Settings” (p. 38 to 54)

1	Reset
2	Image Size	14M
	Compression	Normal
	Shadow Adjust	Auto
1	AF Mode	Face/iESP
2	ESP/	ESP
3	Digital Zoom	On
Exit MENU		Set OK

5 Press the m button to complete the setting.

3 Use FGto select the desired submenu 1 and then press the A button.

Submenu 2

1	Reset
2	Image Size	14M
	Compression	Normal
	Shadow Adjust	Auto
1	AF Mode	Face/iESP
2	ESP/	ESP
3	Digital Zoom	Off
Exit MENU		Set OK

1	Reset	Digital Zoom
2	Image Size		14M
	Compression		Normal
	Shadow Adjust		OffAuto
1	AF Mode		Face/iESPOn
2	ESP/		ESP
3	Digital Zoom		Off
Back MENU			Set OK

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Menu Index

Menus for Shooting Functions

Program Auto

3D P

1

9

1

Reset

2

2

Image Size

1

14M

ON

Compression

Image Stabilizer

2

Normal

3

Shadow Adjust

AF Illuminat.

Image Size

720p

Auto

1

4

AF Mode

Rec View

ON

Normal

1

Face/iESP

2

Image Quality

0.0

5

ESP/

Pic Orientation

ON

Off

2

ESP

Is Movie Mode

WB

Digital Zoom

1

Icon Guide

R

ON

On

6

3

Off

AUTO

2

Date Stamp

ISO

7

Exit MENU

3

Set OK

1

AUTO

8

Exit MENU

2

Set OK

4 14M

0

3

a

Exit MENU

Set OK

1 Shooting mode
P(Program Auto) .............	p. 19
M(iAUTO)...................	p. 28
s (Scene Mode) .........	p. 28
P(Magic Filter) ..........	p. 29
p(Panorama)..................	p. 30
W(3D) ............................	p. 32
2 Flash.................................	p. 34
3 Macro ...............................	p. 34
4 Self-timer ..........................	p. 35
5 Exposure compensation...	p. 35
6 White balance...................	p. 36
7 ISO ...................................	p. 36

8 Drive .................................	p. 37
9 p(Shooting menu 1)
Reset ................................	p. 38
Image Size .......................	p. 39
Compression ....................	p. 39
Shadow Adjust..................	p. 40
AF Mode...........................	p. 40
ESP/n...........................	p. 40
Digital Zoom .....................	p. 41
0 q(Shooting menu 2)
Image Stabilizer................	p. 41
AF Illuminat. ....................	p. 41
Rec View ..........................	p. 42

Pic Orientation..................	p. 42
Icon Guide ........................	p. 42
Date Stamp ......................	p. 42
a A(Movie menu)
Image Size .......................	p. 39
Image Quality ...................	p. 39
IS Movie Mode .................	p. 41

R(Movie sound recording)

......................................p. 43

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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions

1	Slideshow
2	Photo Surfing
	Edit
1	Erase
1	Print Order
2	R
3	y
Exit MENU		Set OK

1 q(Playback)
Slideshow .....................	p. 44
Photo Surfing................	p. 44
Edit ...............................	p. 45
Erase ............................	p. 46
Print Order....................	p. 47
R(Protect) ....................	p. 47
y(Rotate)....................	p. 47

Menus for Other Camera Settings

	1	Memory Format
	2	Backup
		Eye-Fi	Off
		USB Connection	Auto
1	1	qPower On	Yes
2	2	KeepzSettings	Yes
3	3	Pw On Setup	Off
	Exit MENU		Set OK

1 r(Settings 1)
Memory Format/
Format ........................	p. 48
Backup .........................	p. 48
Eye-Fi ...........................	p. 48
USB Connection...........	p. 49
qPower On ...............	p. 49
KeepzSettings............	p. 49
Pw On Setup ................	p. 49
2 s(Settings 2)
Sound Settings .............	p. 50

File Name .....................	p. 50
Pixel Mapping...............	p. 51
s(Monitor) ................	p. 51
TV Out ..........................	p. 51
Power Save ..................	p. 53
l(Language) ...........	p. 53
3 t(Settings 3)
X(Date/time).............	p. 54
World Time ...................	p. 54
Data Repair ..................	p. 54

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Names of Parts

Camera unit

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

	10	1	nbutton.......	p. 17, 19
		2	Shutter button ........	p. 20, 60
	11	3	Zoom lever.............	p. 21, 24
		4	Connector cover ....	p. 14, 16
		5	Multi-connector
		6	..................p. 14, 16, 52, 55
			HDMI micro connector
		7	....................................	p. 52
			Strap eyelet .................	p. 10
		8	Battery/card compartment
	12	9	lock .............................	p. 13
			Battery/card compartment
		10	cover...........................	p. 13
			Indicator lamp ........	p. 14, 16
		11	Flash switch.................	p. 34
		12	Lens.............................	p. 65
		13	Tripod socket
	13

SZ-10	SZ-20	14	Flash	p. 34
15
14	15	15	Microphone............	p. 43, 45
		16	AF illuminator...............	p. 41
16	14		Self-timer lamp ............	p. 35
	15
	16

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1

Attaching the camera strap

1

2

3

2 4

3

4 5

5 6

6

7 8

7

8

Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

Speaker
Monitor.......	p. 11, 19, 51, 60
Rbutton (record movies)
q....................................button (switching		p. 20
between shooting and
playback)	p. 20, 22, 49
........................
A button (OK)...............		p. 4
Wheel controller.............		p. 4
INFO button (changing
information display)
..............................	p. 22, 25
D button (erase).........		p. 24
E button (camera guide/
menu guide)................		p. 26
m button..............		p. 3, 6

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Monitor

Shooting mode display

1		2
25		P	3
24			4
23			5
		0.0	6
22		WB	7
		AUTO
21		ISO	8
		AUTO
20	00:34		9
19	4 14M NORM	DATE
18	17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
	1/100	F3.0
	27	26

1	Battery check..........	p. 16, 61
2	Shooting mode .......	p. 19, 28
3	Flash.............................	p. 34
	Flash standby/flash charge
4	....................................	p. 60
	Macro/super macro	......p. 34
5	Self-timer ......................	p. 35

6Exposure compensation

....................................p. 35

	7	White balance...............	p. 36
	8	ISO ...............................	p. 36
	9	Drive .............................	p. 37
	10 Recording with sound
		(movies)......................	p. 43
	11 Date stamp ...................		p. 42
	12 World time ....................		p. 54
	13 Image stabilization (still
		images)/Digital image
		stabilization (movies)	p. 41
	14 Metering....................................
			p. 40

	15 Shadow Adjustment
	Technology..................	p. 40
	16 Compression (still images)
	..............................p. 39, 68
	17 Image size (still images)
	..............................p. 39, 68
	18 Number of storable still
	pictures (still images)	p. 19
	19 Current....................................memory
		p. 67
	20 Movie recording icon ....	p. 20
	21 Remaining recording time
	(movies)......................	p. 20
	22 Image size (movies)
	..............................p. 39, 69
	23 Histogram .....................	p. 22
	24 AF target mark..............	p. 20
	25 Camera shake warning
	26 Aperture value ..............	p. 20
	27 Shutter speed ...............	p. 20

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Playback mode display

1

Battery check

p. 16, 61

● Standard display

2

Grouped image

p. 23

1 2

3 4

5 6

7

8 9

1

3

3D image ......................

p. 26

3D

10

4/30

4

Print reservation/number of

5

prints..................

p. 58/p. 57

Eye-Fi transferred

.........p. 48

10

6

Protect ..........................

p. 47

7

Adding sound .........

p. 43, 45

8

Current memory ...........

p. 67

’11/02/26

00:00

20

00:12/00:34

9

9

Frame number/total number

of images (still images)

Still image

Movie

....................................

p. 22

Elapsed time/total

● Advanced display

recording time (movies)

1 2

3 4

5 6

7

8 9

12

13

14

15

10 Volume....................................

p. 23

p. 23, 50

1/1000

F3.0

2.0

3D

10

4/30

11

11 Histogram .....................

p. 22

P

ISO

WB

12 Shutter speed

p. 20

22

16

100

AUTO

13 Aperture value

p. 20

1/1000

F3.0

2.0

17

21

NORM 14M

18

14 ISO

p. 36

P

ISO

WB

100

AUTO

FILE 100 0004

19

15 Exposure compensation

NORM 14M

p. 35

FILE 100 0004

’11/02/26

00:00

20

16 White....................................balance

’11/02/26

00:00

p. 36

17 Compression (still images)

..............................

p. 39, 68

Image quality (movies)

18 Image..............................size

p. 39, 69

p. 39, 68, 69

19 File number

20 Date and time .........

p. 17, 54

21 Shadow Adjustment

Technology..................

p. 40

22 Shooting mode .......

p. 19, 28

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Preparing the Camera

Inserting the battery

1		Battery/card
	2
		compartment cover
		1
		Battery/card compartment lock

2

Battery lock knob

Insert the battery as illustrated with the C mark toward the battery lock knob.

Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an explosion.

Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.

Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card compartment cover.

When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/ card compartment cover.

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2

Charging the battery and setting up using the supplied CD

Connect the camera to the computer to charge the battery and use the supplied CD for setup.

User registration using the supplied CD and installation of [ib] computer software is available on Windows computers only.

The camera battery can be charged while the camera is connected to a computer.

●The indicator lamp lights during charging and turns off when charging is complete.

Charging takes up to 3.5 hours.

If the indicator lamp does not light, the camera is not correctly connected or the battery, camera, computer, or USB cable may not be functioning as expected.

We recommend that you use a computer equipped with Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Windows Vista, or Windows 7. See “Charging the battery with the included USB-AC adapter” (p. 16) if you are using a different computer or wish to charge the battery without using a computer.

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Windows

1 Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.

Windows XP

● A “Setup” dialog will be displayed.

Windows Vista/Windows 7

●An Autorun dialog will be displayed. Click “OLYMPUS Setup” to display the “Setup” dialog.

If the “Setup” dialog is not displayed, select “My Computer” (Windows XP) or “Computer” (Windows Vista/Windows 7) from the start menu. Double-click the CD-ROM (OLYMPUS Setup) icon to open the “OLYMPUS Setup” window and then double-click “Launcher.exe”.

If a “User Account Control” dialog is displayed, click “Yes” or “Continue”.

2 Follow the on-screen instructions on your computer.

If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even after connecting the camera to the computer, the battery may be exhausted. Leave the camera connected to the computer until the battery has charged, then disconnect and reconnect the camera.

Connecting the camera

Indicator lamp

Multi-connector

USB cable (supplied)

Connector cover

Computer (on and running)

3 Register your Olympus product.

●Click the “Registration” button and follow the onscreen instructions.

4 Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and [ib] computer software.

●Check the system requirements before beginning installation.

●Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib” button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

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OLYMPUS Viewer 2

	Operating	Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /
	System	Windows Vista / Windows 7
	Processor	Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
	RAM	1 GB or more (2 GB or more
		recommended)
	Free Hard	1 GB or more
	Drive Space
	Monitor	1024 x 768 pixels or more
		Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
	Settings
		colors recommended)
	[ib]
	Operating	Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /
	System	Windows Vista / Windows 7
		Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
	Processor	(Pentium D 3.0 GHz or better required
		for movies)
		512 MB or more (1 GB or more
	RAM	recommended)
		(1 GB or more required for movies — 2 GB
		or more recommended)
	Free Hard	1 GB or more
	Drive Space
	Monitor	1024 x 768 pixels or more
		Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
	Settings
		colors recommended)
	Graphics	A minimum of 64 MB video RAM with
		DirectX 9 or later.

* See online help for information on using the software.

5 Install the camera manual.

●Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and follow the on-screen instructions.

Macintosh

1 Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.

●Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) icon on the desktop.

●Double-click the “Setup” icon to display the “Setup” dialog.

2 Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2.

●Check the system requirements before beginning installation.

●Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

OLYMPUS Viewer 2

	Operating	Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6
	System
	Processor	Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better
	RAM	1 GB or more (2 GB or more
		recommended)
	Free Hard	1 GB or more
	Drive Space
	Monitor	1024 x 768 pixels or more
		Minimum 32,000 colors (16,770,000
	Settings
		colors recommended)

*Other languages can be selected from the language combo box. For information on using the software, see online help.

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3 Copy the camera manual.

●Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button to open the folder containing the camera manuals. Copy the manual for your language to the computer.

Charging the battery with the included USB-AC adapter

The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (hereafter referred to as USB-AC adapter) differs depending on the region where you purchased the camera. If you received a plug-in type USB-AC adapter, plug it directly into AC outlet.

The included USB-AC adapter has been designed to be used for charging and playback. Do not take pictures while the AC adapter is connected to the camera.

1

Multi-connector

2

	Connector cover	USB cable
		(supplied)
		1
	AC outlet 3

2

Indicator lamp On: Charging Off: Charged

The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator lamp turns off (up to 3.5 hours).

If the indicator lamp does not light, the USB-AC adapter is not connected to the camera correctly, or the battery, camera, or USB-AC adapter may be broken.

For details on the battery and the USB-AC adapter, see “Battery and USB-AC adapter” (p. 65).

The battery can be charged while the camera is connected to the computer. Charging time varies depending on the performance of a computer. (There may be cases in which it takes approx. 10 hours.)

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when the error message shown below appears.

Flashes in red

Battery Empty

4 14M

Monitor top left Error message

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Date, time, time zone, and language

The date and time set here are saved to image file names, date prints, and other data. You can also choose the language for the menus and messages displa yed in the monitor.

1 Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.

●The date and time setting screen is displayed when the date and time are not set.

	X
Y	M	D	Time
----	. --	. --	-- : -- Y/M/D

Cancel MENU

Date and time setting screen

2 Use FGto select the year for [Y].

X

Y M D Time

2011. -- . -- -- : -- Y/M/D

Cancel MENU

3 Press Ito save the setting for [Y].

X

Y M D Time

2011.01 . -- -- : -- Y/M/D

Cancel MENU

4 As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHIto set [M] (month), [D] (day), [Time] (hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order), and then press the A button.

For precise time setting, press the A button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds.

To change the date and time, adjust the setting from the menu. [X] (Date/time) (p. 54)

5 Use HIto select the [x] time zone and then press the A button.

●Use FGto turn daylight saving time ([Summer]) on or off.

	’11.02.26 00:00
Seoul
Tokyo
Summer	Set OK

The menus can be used to change the selected time zone. [World Time] (p. 54)

6 Use FGHIto select your language and press the A button.

The menus can be used to change the selected language. [l] (p. 53)

Inserting the card

Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC cards or Eye-Fi card with this camera. Do not insert other types of memory cards. “Using the card” (p. 66)

This camera can be used without a card by storing images in its internal memory.

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1

Write-protect switch

Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.

Do not touch the contact area directly.

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2

“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous recording length (movies) in the internal memory and cards” (p. 68, 69)

To remove the card

1

2

Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then remove the card.

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Shooting, Playback, and Erasing

Shooting with the optimum aperture	2 Hold the camera and compose the shot.
value and shutter speed (Pmode)
In this mode, automatic shooting settings are activated	Monitor
while also allowing changes to a wide range of
other shooting menu functions, such as exposure
compensation, white balance, etc. as needed.
1 Press the nbutton to turn on the
camera.	Horizontal grip
Pmode indicator.

P

0.0

WB

AUTO

ISO Vertical grip

AUTO

00:34

4 14M

Number of storable still pictures (p. 68)

Monitor (standby mode screen)

If Pmode is not displayed, press Hto display the function menu screen and then set the shooting mode to P. “Using the Menu” (p. 5)

Current shooting mode display

Program Auto 3D P

0.0

WB

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

4 14M

MENU

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3 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus on the subject.

●When the camera focuses on the subject, the exposure is locked (shutter speed and aperture value are displayed), and the AF target mark changes to green.

●The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark flashes red. Try focusing again.

AF target mark

P

Press halfway

1/400 F3.5

Shutter speed Aperture value

“Focusing” (p. 62)

4 To take the picture, gently press the shutter button all the way down while being careful not to shake the camera.

P

Press fully

1/400 F3.5

Image review screen

To view images during shooting

Pressing the qbutton enables playback of images. To return to shooting, either press the qbutton or press the shutter button halfway down.

To turn off the camera

Press the nbutton again.

Shooting movies

1 Press the Rbutton to start recording.

Continuous recording length (p. 69)

00:34

REC 00:12

Recording time

Lights up red when recording

The effects of the set shooting mode can be used when shooting movies. When the set shooting mode is p, W, s (Beauty) or P(Sparkle), shooting is performed in Pmode.

2 Press the Rbutton again to stop recording.

Sound will also be recorded.

During sound recording, only the digital zoom can be used (SZ-10). To record a movie with optical zoom, set [R] (movies) (p. 43) to [Off].

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Using the zoom

Turning the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range.

W side

T side

Zoom bar
P	P
0.0	0.0
WB	WB
AUTO	AUTO
ISO	ISO
AUTO	AUTO
00:34	00:34
4 14M	4 14M

Optical zoom:18x (SZ-10) 12.5x (SZ-20)

Digital zoom: 4x

[On] selected for [Digital Zoom]:

Image size	Zoom bar
14M (SZ-10)
16M (SZ-20)	Digital zoom range

The magnification Other ratio changes

depending on the

image size setting.*1Digital zoom range

*1 If [Image Size] is less than the full resolution, after reaching the maximum optical zoom, the camera will automatically resize and crop the image to the selected [Image Size], then enter the digital zoom range if [Digital Zoom] is [On].

Photographs taken with the zoom bar displayed in red may appear “grainy.”

To take larger images [Digital Zoom]

The type and amount of zoom can be identified from the appearance of the zoom bar. The display differs depending on the options selected for [Digital Zoom] (p. 41) and [Image Size] (p. 39).

[Off] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
Image size	Zoom bar
14M (SZ-10)
16M (SZ-20)	Optical zoom range
Other	The magnification ratio changes
	depending on the image size setting.*1

Changing the shooting information display

The display of the screen information can be changed to best match the situation, for example, the need for a clear view of the screen or for making a precise composition by using the grid display.

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1 Press F(INFO).

●The displayed shooting information changes in the order shown below each time the button is pressed. “Shooting mode display” (p. 11)

Normal		No information
	P	P
	0.0
	WB
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Reading a histogram

If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will appear mostly white.

If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will appear mostly black.

The green section shows luminance distribution within the screen’s center.

Viewing images

1 Press the q button.

Number of frames/ Total number of images

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Playback image

2 Turn the wheel controller to select an image.

● It can be performed by pressing HI.

	Displays	Displays next
	previous
		image
	image

Keep turning the wheel controller to fast forward or reverse. It can be performed by holding HI.

The display size of the images can be changed. “Index view and close-up view” (p. 24)

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To play sound recordings

To play sound recorded with an image, select the image and press the A button.

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During audio playback

Press FGto adjust volume.

To view sequential images (SZ-20 only)

Pictures taken using sequential mode (p. 37) are displayed as a group.

●Turn the zoom lever to the T side. Use FGHI

to select the image in index view, and then press the A button to display the image. Press HIto view the previous/next frame.

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Sequentially shot frame

●Select the sequentially shot frame and press the A button to playback the series of images continuously. Press the A button to stop the continuous playback, and then use HIto view the images frame by frame.

To play back movies

Select a movie, and press the A button.

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	Movie		During playback
	Pausing and	Press the A button to pause
		playback. During pause, fast
	restarting
		forward or reverse, press the A
	playback
		button to restart playback.
	Fast forward	Press Ito fast forward. Press Iagain
		to increase the fast forward speed.

Press Hto rewind. The speed Rewind at which the recording rewinds

increases each time His pressed.

Adjusting the Turn the wheel controller or use volume FGto adjust the volume.

Operations while playback is paused

Elapsed time /Total recording time

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During pause

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		Use Fto display the first frame
	Cueing	and press Gto display the last
		frame.
	Advancing and	Turn the wheel controller to advance
		or rewind by one frame at a time.
	rewinding one
		Keep turning the wheel controller for
	frame at a time*1
		continuous advance or rewind.
	Resuming	Press the Abutton to resume playback.
	playback

Index view and close-up view

Index view enables quick selection of a desired image. Close-up view (up to 10x magnification) allows checking of image details.

1 Turn the zoom lever.

To operate with HI

*1 Press Ior Hto advance or rewind one frame at a time. Hold Ior Hpressed for continuous advance or rewind.

To stop movie playback

Press the m button.

Erasing images during playback (Single image erase)

1 Display the image you want to erase and press G(D).

Erase

Erase

Cancel

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2 Press FGto select [Erase], and press the A button.

Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (p. 46).

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To select an image in index view

Use FGHIto select an image, and press the A button to display the selected image in single-image view.

To scroll an image in close-up view

Use FGHIto move the viewing area.

To stop [Photo Surfing]

Use FGto select [ALL], then press the A button.

Changing the image information display

Shooting information settings displayed on the screen can be changed.

1 Press F(INFO).

●The displayed image information changes in the order shown below each time the button is pressed.

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“Reading a histogram” (p. 22)

Playing back panorama images

Panorama images that were combined together using [Auto] or [Manual] can be scrolled for viewing.

“Creating panoramic images (pmode)” (p. 30)

1 Select a panorama image during playback.

“Viewing images” (p. 22)

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2 Press the A button.

Current viewing area

To control panorama image playback

Zoom in/Zoom out: Press the A button to pause playback. Then turn the zoom lever to enlarge/shrink the image.

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Playback direction: Press FGHIto pause playback and scroll the image in the direction of the pressed button.

Pause: Press the A button.

Restart scrolling: Press the A button.

Stop playback: Press the m button.

To start a slideshow, press the m button.

To stop the slideshow, press the m or A button.

3D images are composed of JPEG files and MPO files. If any files are deleted on a computer, playback of 3D images may not be possible.

Playing back Wimages

3D images shot with this camera can be played back on 3D-compatible devices connected to this camera using an HDMI cable (sold separately).

“Shooting 3D images (3D mode)” (p. 32)

When playing back 3D images, read the warnings in the instruction manual for the 3D-compatible devices carefully.

1 Connect the 3D-compatible device and camera using the HDMI cable.

For the connection and setting method, see “Connection via HDMI cable” (p. 52)

2 Use the wheel controller or HIto select [3D show] and then press the A button.

3 Use the wheel controller or HIto select the 3D image to play back and then press the A button.

Slideshow MENU

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Using the menu guide

Pressing the E button in the setup menu displays a description of the current item.

“Using the Menu” (p. 5)

Using the camera guide

Use the camera guide to look up camera operations.

1 Press the E button in the standby mode screen or the playback screen.

Search by	Search for a
purpose	solution
Search by	Learn about the
situation	camera
Search by	History
keyword
Exit	Set OK

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