HP P650 User Manual

Contents

Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

• Configuring Monitor Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

• Quick Start Basics 10

What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

What you can do with your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

First, charge the battery prior to use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

• To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

• Charge the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera . . . . . . 18

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

• Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

• To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

• To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

• To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

• To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

• To delete a single images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

• To delete specific images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

• To delete all images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

• Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the mode dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

• Snapshot Tutorial 30

Optimizing Image Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D-Lighting) . . 31

Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 32

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 35

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 37

Using the Soft Skin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Soft Skin) . . 37

Shooting without Disturbing Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Silent Mode) . . 38

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

• Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

• Recording Movie Images and Audio 41

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice REC) . . 43

• To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

• Using Scene Mode 45

What is Scene Mode? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

• Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

To shoot an image with Scene Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

• Advanced Settings 47

Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 49

• Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus). . . 49

• Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 51

• Using the Auto Focus Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Lamp). . . 52

• Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 52

• Using Face Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

• Using Burst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

• Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . . (Stabilizer) . . . 54

• Assigning Functions to the [ ] and [ ] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 55

• Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid). . . 55

• Configuring Power On TDefault Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory) . . . 56

• Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 56

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 57

• Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)). . . 57

• Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Compensation). . . 57

• Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 58

• Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 59

• Using Built-in Color Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Mode). . . 59

• Viewing Snapshots and Movies 60

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

• Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 62

Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 64

Performing Playback without Disturbing Others . . . . . . . . . .(Silent Mode) . . 65

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotate) . . 65

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF) . . 66

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . . 66

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . . 67

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Trimming) . . 67

Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Memo) . . 68

• To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . . 69

•

Printing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies . . 71

• Using the Camera with a Computer 71

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

• Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

• Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

• Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh. . . 79

• Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

• Other Settings (Set Up) 81

Configuring Eye-Fi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . . 81

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . . 81

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (File Numbering) . . 82

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . . 83

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Date Stamp) . . 84

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . . 84

Specifying the Date Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . . 85

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (LCD Save) . . 86

Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Power Saving) . . 86

Configuring [ ] and [ ] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . . 87

Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .( Disable) . . 87

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System . (TV Out) . . 88

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . . 89

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . . 89

• Appendix 90

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

• Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

• To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

• Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

• To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

• Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

• Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Unpacking

As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.

Digital camera

Quick Start Guide/

User Manual (website)

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery

USB adapter

elbac BSUpartS

General Guide

The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.

• Camera

Front

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Zoom controller

(pages 24, 39, 61, 61) 2 Shutter button (page 24) 3 Front lamp (page 37) 4 [ON/OFF] (Power)

(page 22) 5 Flash Cover 6 Flash buttom (page 35) 7 Strap hole 8 Lens

Back

11 12 13

18 17 16 15 14

9 Microphone

(pages 42,68)

10 [ ] (REC) button

(pages 22, 24)

11 LED lamp

(pages 13, 15, 22, 35)

12 [ ] (Movie) button

(page 41) 13 Strap hole 14 [SET] button (page 30)

[ ]

[

15 [ ] (Delete) button

(page 27)

16 [ ] (PLAY) button

(pages 22, 26)

17 Control button

([ ][ ][ ][ ]) (pages 9, 27, 30, 35,

47)

18 Monitor screen

(pages 7, 9)

[ ]

SET

]

Bottom

19 Battery/memory card slots (pages 12, 20, 96,98) 20 Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.

Monitor Screen Contents

The monitor screen uses various indicators, icons, and values to keep you informed of the camera’s status.

• The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes. They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera.

• Snapshot Recording

1 Remaining snapshot memory capacity 2 Remaining movie memory capacity (page 41) 3 Recording mode (page 24) 4 White balance setting (page 58)

5 Burst (page 54)

6 Image deterioration indicator (page 40)

7 Snapshot image size (page 32)

8 Snapshot image quality (page 57)

9 Movie image quality (page 34)

10 Flash (page 35) 11 Self-timer (page 37) 12 Soft Skin (page 37) 13 D-Lighting (page 31) 14 ISO sensitivity (page 59) 15 Date/time (page 86) 16 EV Compensation (page 57) 17 Focus frame (pages 24, 51) 18 Date Stamp indicator (page 84) 19 Battery level indicator (page 17) 20 Face Tracking (page 53) 21 Stabilizer indicator (page 54) 22 Focus Mode (page 49)

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• Shutter Button Half-pressed

4 3

1 Recording mode (page 24) 2 Flash (page 35) 3 Stabilizer indicator (page 54) 4 Focus frame (pages 24, 51)

• Movie Recording

• Snapshot Viewing

1 3

2 3

4 5

6 7

8 9

1 Recording mode (page 41) 2 Remaining movie memory capacity (page 41) 3 Movie recording time (page 41) 4 EV value (page 57) 5 Battery level indicator (page 17) 6 Movie recording indicator (page 41)

1 File type 2 Protect indicator (page 66) 3 Folder name/file name (page 80) 4 Snapshot image quality (page 57) 5 Snapshot image size (page 32) 6 ISO sensitivity (page 59) 7 Aperture value 8 Shutter speed 9 Date/time (page 84) 10 Battery level indicator (page 17)

• Movie Playback

3 4

1 File type 2 Folder name/file name (page 80) 3 Movie recording time (page 41) 4 Movie image quality (page 34) 5 Date/time (page 84) 6 Battery level indicator (page 17)

Configuring Monitor Screen Settings

You can turn display information on and off by pressing [ ] (DISP). You can configure separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mode.

Information display on

Information display + Date/Time on

Displays information about image settings, etc. (REC mode only).

In addition to information about snapshot settings, displays movie setting information and the date/time screen.

• You can specify the date format you want to use (page 85).

Information display off No information displayed

Quick Start Basics

What is a digital camera?

A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and delete images a countless number of times.

Record

Delete

Play

What you can do with your camera

Your camera is packed with a powerful selection of features and functions to make recording of digital images easier, including the following three main functions.

Mode dial

There are 5 modes can be set by turning the Mode dial, such as Voice REC, Intelligent Scene, Auto Mode, Scene mode, ART mode.

See page

30 for more information.

Silent

The Silent mode disables flash, mutes camera operation tones, and changes other settings to help ensure that shooting does not bother others around you.

See page

38 for more information.

Scene Mode

Simply select the sample scene you want and the camera sets up automatically. Then all you need to do is press the shutter button for perfect images.

See page 45 for more information.

First, charge the battery prior to use.

Note that the battery of a newly purchased camera is not charged. Perform the steps below to load the battery into the camera and charge it.

• Use only the provided batteries or type of battery and charger that came with your camera. Using other types of battery or charger may damage the equipment and invalidate the warranty.

To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

Slide the battery cover slider towards OPEN and then open it as indicated by the arrows in the illustration.

2. Load the battery.

Insert the battery into the compartment with the terminal facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown. Press the battery in until the stopper secures it in place.

Stopper

3. Close the battery cover.

Close the battery cover and then shift the slider towards LOCK.

• For information about how to replace the battery, see page 96.

Charge the Battery

You can use either of the two following methods to charge the camera’s battery.

• USB adapter

• USB connection to a computer

• To charge with the USB adapter

1. Turn off the camera.

Check to make sure that the camera’s monitor screen is blank. If it isn’t, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera.

2. Connect the camera with the USB cable as shown.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

3. Connect the other end with the USB adapter

and plug it into a power outlet or with the USB port of PC directly for charging.

LED Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Abnormal ambient temperature,

Flashing Red

Off Charging complete

USB adaptor problem, or battery problem (page 96)

LED Lamp

4. After charging is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the camera

and then unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

• To charge using a USB connection to a computer

The battery loaded in the camera is charged whenever the camera is connected directly to a computer with the USB cable.

• Depending on the setup of your computer, you may not be able to charge the camera’s battery over a USB connection. If this happens, use of the USB adapter that comes with the camera is recommended.

1. Turn off the camera.

Check to make sure that the camera’s monitor screen is blank. If it isn’t, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera.

Monitor screen

IMPORTANT!

• The first time you connect the camera to your computer with the USB cable, an error message may appear on your computer. If this happens, disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

2. With your computer

turned on, connect the camera to it.

USB port

USB cable

(included with camera)

The LED Lamp should light red, indicating that charging has started. The LED Lamp will go out when charging is complete. It takes about 130 minutes to achieve a full charge. Charging may take longer depending on charging conditions.

Making sure that the mark on the USB cable connector is towards the lens side, connect the cable to the camera.

LED Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Large connector

[USB] port

Small connector

LED Lamp

Lit Red Charging

Abnormal ambient temperature,

Flashing Red

Off Charging complete

charging taking abnormally long, or battery problem (page 96)

3. After charging is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the camera

and then from the computer.

NOTE

• Even if you turn on the camera, the battery will continue to charge if there is a USB connection with a computer. In this case, however, LED Lamp operation will change as described below.

LED Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit/Flashing Amber Charging / Transfer files

Flashing Red

Lit Green Charging complete

IMPORTANT!

• Charging is not performed while the connected computer is in the hibernate mode.

• When charging the camera by connecting it to a computer, you may need to replug the USB cable if rebooting the computer.

• A charging error can occur immediately after charging begins or some time after charging begins. A charging error is indicated by the LED Lamp flashing red.

Abnormal ambient temperature, charging taking abnormally long, or battery problem (page 96)

Other Charging Precautions

• Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident.

• A battery that is still warm due to normal use may not charge fully. Give the battery time to cool before charging it.

• A battery discharges slightly even when it is not loaded in the camera. Because of this, it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to use it.

• Charging the camera’s battery may cause interference with TV and radio reception. If this happens, plug the charger into an outlet that is further away from the TV or radio.

• Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging conditions.

• Do not use the USB adapter with any other device.

Checking Remaining Battery Power

As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates remaining power as shown below.

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator

indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible.

Recording is not possible when is indicated. Charge the battery immediately.

• The level shown by the battery indicator may change when you switch between the REC mode and PLAY mode.

• Leaving the camera for about 2 days with no power supplied while the battery is dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared. A message telling you to configure time and date settings will appear the next time you turn on the camera after restoring power. When this happens, configure date and time settings (page

84).

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• When you do not need to use the flash, select (Forced Off) for the flash setting (page 35).

• Enable the LCD Save and Power Saving features to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (page 86).

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

The first time you load a battery into the camera, a screen appears for configuring the display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the date and time correctly will cause the wrong date and time data to be recorded with images.

IMPORTANT!

• Camera models sold in certain geographic areas may not support display language selection.

1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the

camera.

2. Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to select the

language you want and then press [SET].

[] (Movie)

[ON/OFF] (Power)

[ ]

3. Use [ ] and [ ] to select a date format and then press [SET].

Example: July, 10, 2012 YY/MM/DD 12/7/10 DD/MM/YY 10/7/12 MM/DD/YY 7/10/12

4. Set the date and the time.

Use [ ] and [ ] to select the setting you want to change and then use [ ] and [ ] to change it. To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press [ ] (Movie).

[

[ ]

SET

]

5. After setting the date and time, use [ ] and [ ]

to select “Apply” and then press [SET].

If you make a mistake configuring display language, date, or time settings with the above procedure, refer to the following pages for information about how to correct the settings.

– Display language: Page 85 – Date and time: Page 84

NOTE

• Each country controls its local time offset and the use of summer time, and so they are subject to change.

• Removing the battery from the camera too soon after configuring time and date settings for the first time can cause the settings to be reset to their factory defaults. Do not remove the battery for at least 48 hours after configuring settings.

Preparing a Memory Card

Though the camera has built-in memory that can be used to store images and movies, you probably will want to purchase a commercially available memory card for greater capacity. The camera does not come with a memory card. Images recorded while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card. When no memory card is loaded, images are saved to built-in memory.

Supported Memory Cards

– SD Memory Card (Up to 2GB) – SDHC Memory Card (2GB to 32GB) – SDXC Memory Card (32GB to 2TB)

Use one of the above types of memory card.

• The above are supported memory card types as of October 2012.

• Noted memory card capacities are standard values.

• Use only SD cards that are compliant with the SD Card Association specification.

To load a memory card

1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off

the camera and then open the battery cover.

Slide the battery cover slider towards OPEN and then open it as indicated by the arrows in the illustration.

2. Load a memory card.

Positioning the memory card so its front is facing upwards (towards the monitor screen side of the camera), slide it into the card slot all the way in until you hear it click securely into place.

Front

Front Back

3. Close the battery cover.

Close the battery cover and then shift the slider towards LOCK.

• For information about how to replace the memory card, see page 98.

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 19) into the memory card slot.

• Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot, immediately turn off the camera, remove the battery, and contact your retailer or authorized service center.

To format (initialize) a new memory card

You need to format a new memory card before using it for the first time.

1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the camera and then press [SET].

2. Use [ ] and [ ] to select the second Control Panel option from the

bottom (MENU) and then press [SET] (page 30).

3. Use [ ] and [ ] to select the “Set Up” tab.

4. Use [ ] and [ ] to select “Format” and then press [ ].

5. Use [ ] and [ ] to select “Format” and then press [SET].

IMPORTANT!

• Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or other files on it, will delete its contents. Normally you do not need to format a memory card again. However, if storing to a card has slowed down or if you notice any other abnormality, re-format the card.

• Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card. Formatting a memory card on a computer and then using it in the camera can slow down data processing by the camera. In the case of an SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory card, formatting on a computer can result in non-conformity with the SD format, causing problems with compatibility, operation, etc.

Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

To turn on power and enter the REC mode

To turn on power and enter the PLAY mode

Press [ON/OFF] (Power) or

[] (REC).

• The LED Lamp will light green momentarily and the lens will extend out of the camera (page 24).

Press [ ] (PLAY).

• The LED Lamp will light green momentarily and an image currently stored in camera memory will appear on the monitor screen (page

26).

[ON/OFF] (Power)

LED Lamp

• Take care to ensure that nothing is restricting or coming into contact with the lens as it extends. Holding the lens with your hand so it cannot extend creates the

[ ] (PLAY)

[] (REC)

risk of malfunction.

• Pressing [ ] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about 10 seconds after switching modes.

• The LCD Save and Power Saving (pages 86) will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time.

To turn off the camera

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

• You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY). You also can configure the camera to turn off when you press [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) (page 87).

Holding the Camera Correctly

Your images will not come out clearly if you move the camera when you press the shutter button. When pressing the shutter button, be sure to hold the camera as shown in the illustration below, and keep it still by pressing your arms firmly against your sides as you shoot. Holding the camera still, carefully press the shutter button and take care to avoid all movement as the shutter releases and for a few moments after it releases. This is especially important when available lighting is low, which slows down the shutter speed.

Horizontal Vertical

Hold the camera so the flash is above the lens.

NOTE

• Take care that your fingers and the strap do not cover any of the areas indicated in the illustration.

• To protect against accidentally dropping the camera, attach the wrist strap and make sure it is around your fingers or wrist while you are operating the camera.

• Never swing the camera around by its strap.

• The supplied strap is intended for use with this camera only. Never use it for any other purpose.

IMPORTANT!

• Take care to ensure that your fingers are not blocking or are not too close to the flash. Fingers can cause unwanted shadows when using the flash.

Flash

Front lamp

Lens

Microphone

To shoot a snapshot

1. Press [] (REC) to turn on the camera.

The camera will enter the REC mode. Make sure is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 45.

Snapshot mode icon

Remaining Snapshot Memory Capacity

2. Point the camera

at the subject.

You can zoom the image, if you want.

Monitor screen

Shutter button

[] (REC)

Wide Angle Telephoto

Zoom controller

3. Half-press the shutter button to

focus the image.

When focus is complete, the camera will beep, the LED Lamp will light green, and the focus frame will turn green.

Half-press

Press lightly until the button stops.

Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)

When you half-press the shutter button, the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the subject it is currently pointed at. Mastering how much pressure is required for a half-press and a full-press of the shutter button is an important technique for goodlooking images.

LED Lamp

• The focus frame in the screen shots included in this manual is shown at . Note that you can change the form of the focus frame, if you want (page 51).

Focus frame

4. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of

the way down.

This records the snapshot.

Full-press

Snap (Image is recorded.)

Recording a Movie

Press [ ] (Movie) to start movie recording. Press [ ] (Movie) again to stop movie recording. See page 41 for details.

[] (Movie)

• If the image does not focus...

If the focus frame stays red and the LED Lamp is flashing green, it means that the image is not in focus (because the subject is too close, etc.). Re-point the camera at the subject and try to focus again.

• If the subject is not in the center of the frame...

“Multi Focus” (page 50) is the name of a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen.

• To track the movement of a moving subject

Half-press the shutter button to follow and focus automatically on a moving subject. See “

Tracking” (page 53) for more information.

Viewing Snapshots

Use the following procedure to view snapshots on the camera’s monitor screen.

• For information about how to play back movies, see page 60.

1. Press [ ] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY

mode.

• This will display one of the snapshots currently stored in memory.

• Information about the displayed snapshot also is included (page 8).

• You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot (page 9).

• You can zoom in on the image by sliding the zoom controller towards (page 61). If you are recording a snapshot that is very important to you, it is recommended that you zoom the image and check its details after recording it.

[] (PLAY)

2. Use [ ] and [ ] to scroll between images.

• Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.

[]

[]

NOTE

• Half-pressing the shutter button while in the PLAY mode or while a menu screen is displayed will switch directly to the REC mode.

[]

[]

Deleting Snapshots and Movies

If memory becomes full, you can delete snapshots and movies you no longer need in order to free up storage and record more images.

• In either the REC mode or PLAY mode, you can delete files simply by pressing [ ] (Delete).

IMPORTANT!

• Remember that a file (image) delete operation cannot be undone.

• Deleting an audio snapshot (page 68) deletes both the snapshot and the audio file.

• You cannot delete files while movie or audio recording is in progress.

• The delete menu will not appear if you press [ ] (Delete) while “On” is selected for the camera’s “ Disable” setting (page 87). You can delete files only while “Off” is selected for “ Disable”.

To delete a single images

[ ] (Delete)

1. Press [ ] (Delete).

2. Use [ ] and [ ] to scroll through the images

until the one you want to delete is displayed.

3. Use [ ] and [ ] to select “Delete” and then

press [SET].

• To delete other images repeat steps 2 and 3.

• To exit the delete operation, press [ ] (Delete).

To delete specific images

1. Press [ ] (Delete).

2. Use [ ] and [ ] to select “Delete Images” and then press [SET].

• This displays a image selection screen.

3. Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the selection boundary to the image

you want to delete, and then press [SET].

• This will select the check box of the currently selected image.

4. Repeat step 3 to select other images, if you want. After you are finished

selecting images, press [ ] (Delete).

5. Use [ ] and [ ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET].

• This deletes the images you selected.

• To exit the delete operation, press [ ] (Delete).

To delete all images

1. Press [ ] (Delete).

2. Use [ ] and [ ] to select “Delete All Images” and then press [SET].

3. Use [ ] and [ ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET] to delete all

images.

This will cause the message “No images” to appear.

Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Operation

• Never open the battery cover while the LED Lamp is flashing green. Doing so can result in the image you just shot being saved incorrectly, damage to other images stored in memory, malfunction of the camera, etc.

• If unwanted light is shining directly onto the lens, shade the lens with your hand when shooting an image.

Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots

• Subject brightness conditions can cause monitor screen response to slow and can cause digital noise in the monitor screen image.

• The image that appears on the monitor screen is for image composition. The actual image will be recorded at the quality set for the image quality setting (page 57).

Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting

• Minute flickering of fluorescent lighting can affect the brightness or color of an image.

Auto Focus Restrictions

• Any of the following can make proper focus impossible. – Solid color wall or other very low contrast subject – Strongly back lit subject – Very shiny subject – Blinds or other subject with a repeating horizontal pattern – Multiple subjects at varying distances from the camera – Subject in a dark location – Camera movement while shooting – Fast-moving subject – Subjects outside the focus range of the camera

• If you cannot focus properly, try using multi focus (page 50) or Manual Focus (page

49).

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