Minolta MN22Z User Manual

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Preface

About this Manual

• The contents of this manual and the bund led Basic Reference are sub ject to
change without notice.

• Note that the example screens and pro duct illustratio ns shown in this User’s
Guide may differ somewhat fro m the screens and configuration o f the actual
camera.

Copyright

This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyrig ht. A ll r i ghts

are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical,
electronic or other means, in any for m , without prior written permission of the
manufacturer.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIO NS COMMIS SI ON INTERFERENCE
STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and fo und to com ply with t he limit s for a Class

B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protect ion against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment g enerates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used i n accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, t here is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION:

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of t he F C C Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference and

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(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

RF exposure warning

This equipment complies with FCC R F radiation exposure limits set forth for an

uncontrolled environment. This equipment must be installed and operated i n
accordance with provided instruct ions and must not be co-located or operating
in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. End-users and insta l lers
must be provided with antenna insta ll ation instructions and transmitter
operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.

FCC: SAR standard Value: 1.6 W/Kg, Maximal Measure: 0.4 W/kg

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class B product, in a do m est ic environment, this product may cause

radio interference, in which case t he user may be required to take adequate
measures.

Safety and Handling Precautions

Camera Information

• Do not take apart or attempt to service the camera yourself.

• Do not expose the camera to moisture, or extreme temperatures.

• Allow the camera to warm up when moving from cold to warm

temperatures.

• Do not touch and put pressure on the camera lens.

• Do not expose the lens to direct sunlight for extended periods.

• Do not use abrasive chemicals, cleaning solvents or strong detergents to

clean the product. Wipe the product with a slightly damp soft cloth.

• Do not use the flash or LED Light near a person's eyes to prevent possible
eye injury.

• To prevent you from falling over or resulting in traffic accident, please do
not use the camera while you are walki ng, driving or riding a vehicle.

• Please handle the ca mera strap w ith care, and never place the stra p around
the neck of an infant or child. Wrapping the strap around a neck may cause
suffocation.

• Do not subject the LCD monitor to impact.

• To prevent the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to

rain or moisture.

Battery Information

• Turn off the camera before installing or removing t he battery.

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• Use only the provided batteries or type of ba tt ery and charger that came
with your camera. Using other types of battery or char ger may damage the
device and invalidate the warranty.

• Inserting the battery upside down can cause damage to the product and
possibly cause an explosion.

• When the camera is used for an extended period o f time, it is normal for the
camera body to feel warm.

• Download all pictures and remove the battery from the camera if you are
going to store the camera for a long period of time.

• The type of battery and the battery power level may c ause the lens to be
stuck up. Ensure you use the correct bat tery type and use a fully charged
battery.

• Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an inco rrect t ype. Dispose of used
batteries according to the instructions.

• Please keep the batteries out of the reach of children to prevent from
swallowing batteries, which might c ause poisoning.

USB adapter Information

• Do not expose the adapter to high temperatures or moisture places.
Otherwise, it may cause fire or electric shoc k.

• Do not attempt to repair, disassemble, change or transform the adapter.

• Avoid sudden changes in temperature, which may cause condensation on

the adapter’s internal surfaces. Please d o not use it immediately in this
situation.

• Do not touch the plug with wet hands. Otherwise, it may cause electric
shock.

• Do not use the travel volt age converter or AC/DC power inverter. Otherwise,
it may cause damage, overheating, malfunction or fire to the camera.

Using this manual

Symbols used in this manual a r e explained below:

This indicates useful informat i on when using your camera.

This indicates important message that should be read before using the

function.

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Table of Contents

Preface ......................................................................................... 1

About this Manual .................................................................... 1

Safety and Handling Precautions ............................................... 2

Using this manual .................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................. 7

System Requirements ............................................................... 7

Main Features .......................................................................... 7

Package Contents .................................................................... 8

Camera Views .......................................................................... 9

Camera Buttons ..................................................................... 12

Navigation Control ................................................................. 13

Getting Started ............................................................................ 15

Attach the Camera Strap ........................................................ 15

Inserting the Battery .............................................................. 15

Camera Memory .................................................................... 16

Inserting an SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card .............................. 17

Charging the Battery by USB .................................................. 18

Turning the Power On and Off ................................................ 18

Initial Settings ....................................................................... 19

Modes ................................................................................... 19

Using the LCD monitor ................................................................. 20

LCD Monitor Layout ............................................................... 20

Recording Images and Videos ...................................................... 25

Taking Images ....................................................................... 25

Setting the Zoom Control........................................................ 25

Using EV Compensation ......................................................... 26

Using Flash ............................................................................ 27

Using Self-timer ..................................................................... 28

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Setting the Focus Mode .......................................................... 29

Using the AE/AF LOCK/Delete Button ...................................... 30

Recording Videos ................................................................... 33

Using the Record Menu .......................................................... 47

Using the Movie Menu ............................................................ 56

Playback ..................................................................................... 58

Viewing in Single Navigation ................................................... 58

Viewing Series Photo .............................................................. 58

Viewing Thumbnails ............................................................... 59

Magnify ................................................................................. 60

Playing Videos ....................................................................... 61

Playing Voice Memo ............................................................... 62

Playback Menu ....................................................................... 63

Using the Setup Menu .................................................................. 74

Setting Sounds ...................................................................... 74

Setting Power Save ................................................................ 75

Setting Date & Time ............................................................... 75

Setting Language ................................................................... 76

Setting Display Mode .............................................................. 76

Setting LCD Brightness ........................................................... 76

Setting Format ....................................................................... 77

Reset All ................................................................................ 77

Wi-Fi Settings ........................................................................ 78

Using Wi-Fi function ..................................................................... 79

Steps of connecting with digital camera and smart device ........ 79

Making Connections ..................................................................... 85

Connecting the Camera to a PC .............................................. 85

Connecting the Camera to a Printer ........................................ 86

Setting the Print Mode Menu .................................................. 86

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Appendix ..................................................................................... 88

About Folder and File Names .................................................. 88

Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 88

Specifications .............................................................................. 90

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of a new digita l cam era.
Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art

smart camera.

System Requirements

In order to get the most out of your camera, your computer must meet the
following system requir ements:

For Windows:

• Windows Vista/Win7/Win8

• Processor: Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz o r equivalent AMD Athlon, or faster

• Memory: 2 GB or above

• HDD space: 300 MB or above

• 32bit color display monitor

• Microsoft DirectX 9.0C

• USB port and CD-ROM drive

For Macintosh:

• Mac OS 10.4 ~ 10.10 <Digital Camera>

• Memory: 1 GB or above

• Q. Time player ver. 6.0.3 or above

• USB port and CD-ROM drive

Main Features

• 16 mega pixels resolution

• Up to 22x optical zoom and 2x digital zoom

• 3.0 inch color LCD monitor

• 64 MB internal flash memory with optional external SD/SDHC/SDXC card

• Supports up to 2 GB of SD card, and up to 32 GB of SDHC card and to 64 GB

of SDXC card

• Easy-to-use button interface

• DCF, DPOF, PictBridge compatibil ity

• Slide show enables you to playb ack photos, videos and corrupted files

• USB port to transfer images and videos to your PC

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Package Contents

Please check the contents of your ca m era package. It should contain:

Digital camera Rechargeable battery

x 1 pcs

USB adapter

(The type of plug may

vary depending on the

country or region)

USB cable Wrist strap Camera pouch

CD-ROM Quick Start Guide/

User Manual

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Camera Views

Front View

1. Microphone

2. Flash

3. Self-timer LED/

AF Assist Lamp

4. Lens

Back View

5. LCD monitor

6. LED indicator
light

7. Movie button

8. AE/AF LOCK
button/Delete

9. Wi-Fi button

10. OK button/

4-way
navigation

control

11. Menu button

12. Playback button

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Top View

13. Shutter button

14. Power button

15. Flash control
button

16. Zoom dial

Bottom View

17. Battery/

Memory card

compartment

18. Tripod screw
hole

19. USB Out

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Right View

20. Strap ring

Left View

21. Strap ring

22. Speaker

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Camera Buttons

Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use.

Button Description

Power Press the Power button to turn the power on/off.
Shutter Press to capture an image.

Zoom dial

In Photo mode and Recording video, spin the zoom dial to left to
zoom out, right to zoom in.

In Playback mode, spin to zoom in to magnify image or zoom out
to enter thumbnails.

Menu Press to enter or exit menu/submenu.

AE/AF LOCK
button/Delete

Press this button on your camera to l ock focus and exposure, or
delete an image, video or audio clip. See "Using the AE/AF
LOCK/Delete Button" on page 30 to know more about AE/AF

LOCK/Delete button.
Playback Press to enable Playback mode or return Record mode.
Movie Press to start/stop recording video.

Wi-Fi

Press to enter or exit Wi-Fi menu. See "Using Wi-Fi function" on

page 79 to know more about Wi-Fi button.

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Navigation Co ntrol

The 4-way Navigation Control and the OK button allow you to access the

various menus available from t he On Screen Display (OSD). You can configure a
wide range of settings to ensure maximum re sults from your images and videos.
Further functions of these buttons are as follows:

No. Description

1 EV/Rotate Button
2 Macro Button
3 Self-timer Button
4 Flash Button
5 OK Button

Button Description

OK

1. Confirm a selection when using the OSD me nus.

2. In Playback Movie mode, press to start video playback.

Flash/Right

1. In Photo Mode, press to scroll through the flash mode
options. (Auto Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Forced On,
Slow Sync and Forced Off)

2. In Playback mode, press to view the next image or video
clip.

3. In playback Movie mode, press to Forward video playback.

4. In Menu, press to enter the submenu or to navigate
through the menu selections.

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Focus/Left

1. In Photo Mode, press to scroll through Focus options.
(AF, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity)

2. In Playback mode, press to view the previous image or
video clip.

3. In Playback movie mode, press to Rewind video playback.

4. In Menu, press to exit a submenu or t o navigate through
the menu selectio n s.

EV/Rotate/Up

1. In Photo mode p ress to change the EV settings.

2. Playing Video file, press to Pause/Start video playback.

3. In Playback photo mode, press to rotate the image

clockwise 90 degrees by each press of the button. This
feature is applicable for still images only.

4. In Menu, press to navigate through the menu and submenu

selections.

Self-timer/Down

1. In Photo Mode, press to scroll through Self-time options.
(Off, 10 sec., 2 sec. and Double)

2. Playing video file, press to stop video playback.

3. In Menu, press to navigate through the menu and submenu
selections.

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Getting Started

Attach the Camera Strap

Wrist strap

Inserting the Bat tery

Follow these instructions to insert t he rec hargeable battery into the
battery/memory card compartment.

Please read "Battery Information" on page 2 before inserting/removing
batteries.

1. Make sure the power is off
before inserting the battery.

2. Unlock and o pen the battery/
memory card compartment at
the bottom of the camera.

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3. Insert the batteries into the
compartment with the
terminal facing inside the
camera with correct
orientation as shown.

4. Close and lock the battery/memory card compartment. In order to prevent the
battery from dropping, please ma ke sure the compartment is locked firmly.

Camera Memory

Internal memory

Your camera is eq u ipped with 64 MB of in ternal memory. Users can store files

up to approximately 24 MB. If there is no memory card inserted in the memory
card slot, all images and video s recorded are automati cally stored in the internal
memory.

External storage

Your camera supports SD cards of up to 2 GB in size. It also supports SDHC

cards with a maximum capacit y of 32 GB. Then also sup ports SDXC card s with a
maximum capacity of 64 GB. If there is a st orage card inserted in the memory
slot, the camera automatical ly saves all images and videos in the external
storage card. The icon indicates the camera is using SD card.

Not all cards may be compatible with your camera. When p urchasing

a card, please check the card's specific ations and take the camera

with you.

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Inserting an SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card

Expand your camera’s storage by

using SD, SDHC or SDXC memory
cards.

1. Unlock and open the Battery/
memory card compartment at the
bottom of the camera.

2. Insert the SD/SDHC/SDXC card
into the memory card slot with the
metallic part facing the back side
of the camera.

3. Push the SD/SDHC/SDXC card
into the memory slot until it clicks
into place.

4. Close and lock the Battery/
memory card compartment.

To remove the SD/SDHC/SDXC card

1. Unlock and open the battery/
memory card compartment.

2. Gently push the card until it
pops out.

3. Pull out the card carefully.

• Windows 2000/XP does not support SDXC card (exFAT format). But

in Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or 3), you can download exFAT
patch update to support SDXC card.

• To use the SDXC card with Mac OS, the OS version should be 10.5

or higher.

• The memory card that is not inserted correctly may cause damage

to the camera. Please be careful when inserting the memory card.

• To prevent children from swallowing the memo ry card, please keep

the memory card out of reach of children.

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Charging the Batte ry by USB

In other way charg i ng the battery, you can use the USB cable to connect the

camera with PC or USB adapter.

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

2. 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.

• When the battery is charging, the
LED indicator flashes.

• When the battery is fully charged,
the LED indicator goes off.

• When the battery is unusual
charged, the LED indicator flashes
rapidly.

• When the camera charges without
the battery inside, the LED
indicator goes off.

• It's recommended not operating the camera when charging. Actual

charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging
conditions.

• You can also charge the battery with Apple adapter. Its power

output meets t h e standard 5 V/500 mA.

• When the battery is removing during charging, it will rec over

charging after you unplugging and replugging USB.

Turning the Power On and Off

There are two ways to turn on the camera:

• The startup image displays briefly and the startup sound plays if enabled. The
zoom lens extends and the camera is turned on in Record mode.

• The camera is turned on in Playbac k mod e. The zoom lens is not extended.

To turn off the camera, press the Power button.
See "Modes" on page 19 to know more about Record and Playback mode.

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Initial Settings

When you turn on your camera for the first time, you will be asked to d o the initial
settings of your camera. First is the setup of language menu. Specify in which
language menus and messages are to b e displayed on the LCD monitor.

Setting the Language

1. Press , , or to move through the selection.

2. Select a language, and then press OK to apply.

Setting the Date & Time

1. Press or to move through the selection.

2. Press or keys to change the value for the date and t i m e.

3. Press OK to apply.

4. If necessary, press to close the menu.

Now, you are ready to start taking images and videos.

Holding down or keys to change the values continuously.

Modes

Your camera ha s th ree modes:

Record Mode

This is the default mode while you turn on the camera every time. You are

able to take images in this mode.

Playback mode

Press the Playback button after the camera is turned on to view and
edit captured images or playback videos. The recording of voice memo
attached to images is availabl e in this mode.

Movie mode

Press the Movie button after the camera is start/stop recording video
in this mode.

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Using the LCD monitor

The LCD monitor shows all important information regarding camera settings as

well as the visual image of your image or vid eo. The display on the LCD monitor
is called the On Screen Display or OSD.

LCD Monitor Layout

Photo Mode Screen Layout

No. Item Description

1 Record Mode Indicates the current mode.
2 Flash Indicates flash settings.
3 Self-timer Indicates Self-timer settings.
4 Zoom indicator Displays zoom.

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Shots
remaining

Indicates the remaining shots available.

6 Battery Indicates battery level.
7 Storage media Indicates current storage media in use.

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8 Wind Cut Reduces wind noise during movie recording.
9 Movie size Indicates movie size.

10 Date stamp Indicates dat e stamp is enabled.

11 Shake warning

Indicates the light is not enough and the camera is
shaking, which may cause the captured i mage blurred.
If the shake warning appears, you can still capture
images. However, enable Stabil izer, flashlight or use
tripod is recommended, these ways wil l stabilize the

camera.
12 Stabilizer Indicates stabilizer function is enabled.
13 Histogram Graphic display of Brightness.
14 ISO Displays ISO settings.
15 Shutter speed Displays shutter speed set tings.
16 Aperture value Displays aperture settings.
17 Focus area Indicates focus area.
18 AE/AF Lock Indicates AE/AF Lock is enabled.

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EV
Compensation

Displays exposure compensation settings.
20 Focus mode Indicates focus is enabled.

21 White balance Displays white balance settings.
22 Face tracking Indicates face tracking is enabled.
23 Tracking AF Indicates tracking AF is enabled.
24 Metering Displays metering settings.
25 Quality Displays quality settings.
26 Photo size Displays photo size settings.
27 AF lamp Indicates AF lamp is enabled.

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Exposure
bracketing

Displays Exposure bracketing sett ings.

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Movie Mode Screen Layout

Recording Layout

No. Item Description

1 PIV available

Indicates that you can capture scr eenshot without
stopping movie recording.

2

Recording
status

Indicates recording status.

3

Recorded
time

Displays recorded time.
4 AE/AF lock Indicates AE/AF Lock is enabled.
5 Key indicat or

Displays the commands on 4-way Naviga tion Control

button.

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Playback Mode Screen Layout

The Playback mode display varies dep end i ng on the type of image being
viewed.

Playback mode display of still images:

No. Item Description

1

Playback
mode

Indicates playback mode.

2 Protect Indicates file is protected.
3 Voice memo Indica tes voice memo is atta ched.

4 Button intro

Indicates the button to press on the ca m era to play a
video file.

5

File no./
Total no.

Indicates the file number over t he total numb er of files in

the storage card.

6 Battery Indica tes battery level.
7

Storage
media

Indicates used storage memory.

8

Recording
information

Displays recording informat ion of the file.

9 DPOF Indicates the file is marked for printing.

10 Image Size Displays the image size settings.

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Playback mode of videos:

No. Item Description

1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode.
2 Protect Indicates file is protected.
3 Video clip Indicates the file is a video.
4 Button indicator Displays the button info of Pl ayback mode.

5 File no./Total no.

Indicates the file number over the total number of

files in the storage card.
6 Battery Indica tes battery level.
7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory.

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Recording date &
time

Displays the date and time of the video clip.
9 Video size Indicates the size of the video clip.

10 Button intro

Indicates the b utton to press on the camer a to adjust

the volume.

11 Video length Display the total length of the video c l ip.
12 Played time Indicates the played time of the video.
13 Playing status Displays playing status.

14 Button intro

Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a

video file.

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Recording Images and Videos

Taking Images

Now that you are familiar with your cam era, you are now ready to take your

images. Taking images with yo ur cam era is very simple.

1. Turn on the camera by pressing the Power
button.

2. Frame the shot using the focus bracket on
the LCD monitor. See illustra tion on the right.

3. Pressing the Shutter button down halfway
automatically focuses and adjusts the
exposure, and pr essing the Shutter button
down fully captures the images.

When the shake warning icon appears, hold

the camera steadily, with your ar m s at your side
or use a tripod to stabilize the camera to prevent
blurred images.

Setting the Zoom Control

Using a combination of 22 times optical zoom and 2 times digital zoom permits
zoom photography at up to 44 times magnification. While the digital zoom can
be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more
pixelated (grainier) the imag e w i ll ap pear. Please refer to "Setting the Digita l
Zoom" on page 53 on how to setup digital zoom.

To adjusts the optical zoom:

1. Spin the Zoom dial to zoom in or zoom out an image.

2. The zoom indicator appears on the LCD monitor.

Zoom dial

1. Spin the dial clockwise (right) to zoom in.

2. Spin the dial counterclockwise (left) to zoom out.

To adjusts the digital zoom:

1. Activate digital zoom. S e e "Setting the Digital Zoom" on page 53.

2. Spin the Zoom dial clockwise/counterclockwise to set digita l zooms in/out

to the maximum until it stops.

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3. Release the Zoom dial.

22x optical zoom

2x digital zoom

Using EV Compensation

Images can be captured with the overa l l scene intentionally made brighter or

darker. These settings are used when a suitable brightn ess (exposure) cann ot
otherwise be obtained in circumstances where the difference in brightness
between the subject and the background (the contrast) is large, or when the
subject that you wish to capture is very small within t he scene. Available for stil l
images only.

• Press the EV/Up button on your camera to

launch the EV Compensation function.

• To adjust EV settings, press the or

keys to increase/d ecrease the value. As you

adjust the settings, the LCD monit or
synchronously displays the image applying
the EV settings. P ress the OK button to save
and apply changes.

• The EV setting is only available in shooting

still images.

EV/Up button

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Using Flash

When taking pictures in difficult l ighting conditions, use the Flash/Right

button to get correct exposure. This function c annot be activated in recording
videos or continuous shooting.

To activate Flash:

• Press the Flash/Right button on your

camera to launch the Flash function.

• To select flash o ptions, press the or

keys. Press the OK button to save and
apply changes.

Flash/Right
button

Your camera is equipped with five flash

modes:

Auto Flash. The flash fires automatically

whenever extra lighting is needed.

Red-eye reduction. The flash fires

twice to reduce t h e red-eye effect.

Forced on. The flash fires whenever you
press the Shutter button regardless of lighting
conditions.

Slow sync. The flash fires with a slow

shutter speed.

Forced off. The flash is turned off.

• Flash function is only available in shooting still images, but not
available in Continuous shooting /Landscape/Sunset/Dawn/
Night Scene/Fireworks/Sports/Candlelight/Moon/HDR mode/Time
Lapse/Continuous Shooting/Panorama/GIF Capture/ High key/Low
key/Toy Cam/Soft focus/Vivid/Cross Process/Extreme
color/Painting/B&W/Sepia/Color Accent.

• Do not charge the flash while spinning the Zoom dial. Charge the
flash after releasing the zoom dial if necessary.

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Using Self-timer

The Self-timer allows you to take im ag es after a pre-defined delay. While burst

lets you take consecutive shots. This func tion is only available in recording still
images. The Self-t i m er set ting is automatically set to o ff when you turn off the
camera.

To activate Self-timer:

• Press the Self-timer/Down button on
your camera to launch the Self-timer
function.

• To select Self-timer options, press the or

keys. Press the OK button to save and

apply changes.

Self-timer/Down button

Your camera is equipped with 4 Self-timer

modes:

Off. Captures an image without time

delay.

10 Sec. Sets a 10-second delay to capture

image after pressing the Shutter button.

2 Sec. Sets a 2-second delay to capture

image after pressing the Shutter button.

Double. Performs delay and capture

twice:

• Performs a 10-second delay, then captures
the image.

• Performs another 2-second delay then
captures the image again.

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Setting the Focus Mode

This function allows users to define the t ype fo cus when reco rding a still imag e.
To set the Focus mo de

• Press the Focus/Left button on yo ur cam era to launch the Focus function.

• To select focus options, press the or keys. Press the OK button to

save and apply changes.

Focus/Left button

Your camera supports the 4 focus modes:

Auto Focus. With auto focus, the
camera will focus on the subject
automatically.

Macro/Super Macro. This
mode is designed for close-up photography.
When Super Macro is set, the focus cannot
be adjusted until Super Macr o is canceled.

Infinity. When Infinity is set, the

camera focuses o n distant objects.

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Using the AE/AF LOCK/Delete Button

Use the AE/AF LOCK/Delete button on your camera to l ock focus
and exposure, or delete an image/video/audio clip.

AE/AF LOCK function

1. To lock AE/AF, press the AE/AF LOCK button during movie recording or half
press the shutter button then press t he AE/AF LOCK button in Photo mode.
The AE/AF would be kept locked even relea se the shutter button.

2. To unlock AE/AF by any one of the following ways:

• Press the AE/AF LOCK button

• Rotate the zoom control

• Press the MENU/Playback /Movie/Power button to launch another functio n

Delete function

The Delete function allows to remove unwanted files in the internal memory or
on the memory ca rd. Protected files cannot be erased, to delete, unprotect the
file first. See "Protect" on page 64.

To delete an image/video clip:

1. Press the Playback button on the camera.

2. View images/videos clips in Sing l e navigation mode.

3. Use the or keys to scroll the display.

4. When the desired image/video clip is displayed on the LCD monitor, press
the Delete button.

5. A confirmation selection appears on screen.

6. To close the Delete function and go back to the single navigatio n m ode,
press Menu button.

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To delete a single file:

1. After a confirmation selection appears on

screen. Select Single.

2. Press the OK button and select Delete to

delete.

3. The next image is displayed on the LC D

monitor. To delete another file, us e the
or keys to scroll through the
images/videos cl ip. Repeat steps 1 to 2.

4. To close the Delete function and go back

to the single navigation mode, pr ess
Menu button.

To delete attach ed voice memo:

1. After a confirmation selection appears on

screen. Select Single.

2. A delete voice memo option will be added

to the selection.

3. Select and press OK to delete vo ice memo

only and back to single navigation.

4. Or select Delete to delete both image

and its voice memo.

To delete multiple files:

1. After a confirmation selection appears on
screen. Select Multi.

2. The images are displayed in thumbnail
view on the LCD monitor.

3. Use the or keys to move through
the files.

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4. When the desired image/video clip is

highlighted, use the or keys to
mark/unmark image/video clip for
deletion.

5. Repeat step 4 unti l all desired images for
deletion are marked.

6. Press the OK button. A confirmation
selection appears.

7. Select Yes to confirm.

8. Press the OK button to delete marked
files.

To delete all files:

1. After a confirmation selection appears on
screen. Select All.

2. Select Yes.

3. Press the OK button to delete all files.

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Recording Vi deos

You can record videos with the ca m era, the
available recording time depends on the
capacity of the memory card. Videos can be
recorded until the maximum memory capacity
has been reached. However the length of a
single video may be limited (the lim i tation
depends on the camera model).

1. Press the Movie button to start
recording.

2. Focus your camera on the subject that you want to take.

3. Use the Zoom dial to zoom in and zoom out an image.

4. To stop recording, press the Movie button.

• The camera will automatically stop recording when the memory
capacity is full.

• It will automatically stop recording when the recording time is over
29 minutes or the file size is over 4 GB.

• When th e temperature of CMOS

Sensor is over 63º C, the camera will

display the warning message.

• When the temperature of CMOS

Sensor is over 65º C, the camera will

shutdown automatically.

PIV function

During the movie recording, press shutter button, an icon displays on LCD
means that the current screen can be stored as a photo without stopping movie
recording by full pressing the shut ter b utt on. The PIV feat ure only a pp lica ble t o
movie size: 1080p30 and 720p30.

• When the movie size is 1080p (30fps), the capture photos are saved
at 1920 x 1080 resolution.

• When the movie size is 720p (30fps), the capture photos are saved
at 1280 x 720 resolution.

Settings of Recording Vi d eo s

See "Using the Movie Menu" on page 56 for more details.

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Setting the Scene Mode

By simply selecting one of the f ollowing 29
modes, you can capture the image with the
most appropriate settings.

1. From the Rec ord Menu, press to select
Scene Mode.

2. Use the navigation controls to move
through the selection.

3. Press the OK button to save and activate
the selected scene m ode.

The table belo w shows the available scene mode settings.

Icon Item Description

Intelligent
Scene

The camera detects the shooting conditions and
automatically switches to the appropriate scene
mode. See "Using Intelligent Scene" on page 37 for
more details.

Program

The camera automatically adjusts suitable shooting
settings like shutter speed and a perture values.

Portrait

The camera blurs the background to focus on the
subject.

Landscape This feature is used to emphasize wide scenic views.

Sunset

This feature enhances the red hue for recording
sunset images.

Dawn

This feature makes the sky clearer and bluer in the
images.

Backlight

This feature is used to cap ture the image of a
backlight object by changing the m etering.

Kids

This feature is used to cap ture still images of moving
kids.

Night Scene

This feature is used to cap ture images with night
scenery background.

Close-up

This feature is used to cap ture close-up shots of tiny
things, such as insects and plants.

Fireworks

This feature slows shutter speed to capture fireworks

explosions.

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Beach This feature is used for beach scene.

Snow This feature is used for snow scene.

Sports

This feature captures s till images in high speed
motions.

Party

This feature is used for wedding or indoor party
settings.

Candlelight

This feature is used to cap ture warm candle light
effects.

Night
Portrait

This feature is used to capture portrait pictures with
night or dark background.

Soft Skin

This feature enhances skin tone thus facial skin
appears smooth.

Food

This feature is u sed to capture food images. The

increased saturat ion in this mode mak es the captured

image more enticing.

Moon Use this feature to set focus distance to infinity.

Love Portrait

This feature u ses f ace tr a cking to au to detec t fa ces to

capture portrait s im ages without the help of others.

When over tw o faces are detected, AF is automat ically

activated. The camera starts count down and
captures a picture in two seco nds.

Self Portr ait

This feature set s z oom to wide end. When one face is
detected, AF automatically activated and plays the
sound (Bi) for notice. Then camera starts count down
and captures a picture in two seconds.

Smile
Shutter

This feature u ses f ace tr a cking to au to detec t fa ces to

capture. When smiles are det ected, it continuously
captures the image.

HDR

This feature applies digi tal processing only to the
necessary portion(s) of the image and preserves
details in highlights and shadows with natural
contrast.

Time Lapse

Use this feature to take pho tos automatically at the
specified intervals. See "Using Time Lapse" on page
42 for more details.

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Panorama

Use this feature to create a panoramic photo b y
panning or tilting the camera.

Art Effect

This feature applies different art effect on the still
images.

Continuous
Shooting

This function allows users to set the continuous
shooting mode. See "Using Continuous Shooting" on
page 46 for more details.

GIF Capture

Use this feature to take a specific number of images in
a specific shooting interval. T he ta ken im ages will be
combined into a GIF file and no longer exist
individually. See "Using GIF Capture" on page 43 for
more details.

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Using Intelligent Scene

This feature is most useful for novice users to capture great images even
without basic knowledge of photography . Simply fra me the shot with the help of
Intelligent Scene Mode, the camer a automatically reco gnizes 7 kinds of scenes ­Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Night Scene and Night
Portrait - and selects the ideal settings.

Intelligent scene icon. After the camera detects the
shooting conditions, this icon changes to show the

detected scene mode.

The camera changed to

Landscape mode automatically.

To activate Intelligent Scene

1. Select Intelligent Scene in
Scene Mode menu.

2. Focus the camer a on the sub ject to
capture.

3. The camera detects the shooting
conditions and switches to a n
appropriate scene mode.

4. Half press the Shutter button to
focus the subject. The frame turns
green to indicate foc us is set.

5. Press the Shutter button to take
the shot.

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Using Sports Mode

When you need a series of sports motion images, such a s a golf swing, or try to
capture the images of a flying hummi ngbird/butterfly, be sure to switch the
scene mode to sports mode.

Using Food Mode

How to share your dining experiences and
comments of interesting wid gets on your blog
by close-up images? Just get t h e camera and
set the scene with food mode. This mode
features on macro f ocus and auto flash
designed for close-up photography.

Macro focus and Auto

Flash are enabled by
using Food mode.

Using Moon Mode

Y ou ca n use Mo on mo de to set foc us dist ance

to infinity. When you enter the Moon mode,
the bottom of Preview Screen will display
"OK: 855mm" indicator. Press OK button to
zoom in to tele end directly.

A black frame wil l show on the center of
Preview Screen if the zoom position is not at
the tele end. If the lens has been pushed t o
tele end, the black fr ame w i ll disappear.

A WB Palette will show on the left side of
Preview Screen. It contains 5 WB colors for
adjusting (Default: #1). Press Up/Down
button can change the setting. The adjusting
result will be presented synchronously o n
Preview Screen.

The appearance of Moon
mode.

The flash will be fixed at Forced Off and the Self-timer wi ll be fixed
at 2 sec when use Moon mode.

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Using Love Portrait

Want to take a good image when there are just two of you? All you have to do is

hold the camera and show your smiles together.

If over two faces had been recogn i zed, the camera performs 2-second
countdown with a beep notice t hen ta ke a shot without pressing the Shutter

button.

Using Self Portrait

When you are the one taking the picture for yourself, then self portrait mode is
necessary besides the tripod. With your long arm’s help, the camera begin face
tracking in self portrait mode. If a face had been reco gnized, the camera
performs 2-second countdown with a beep notic e then take a shot without
pressing the Shutter button.

Tips to make a great shape by self portrait photography:

• Lean in towards the camera to reduce double chin.

• Angle your body and bend your arms to lo ok slimmer.

• Keep your shoulders back.

Using HDR Mode

Active HDR mode preserves details in highlights and shadows, creating photos
with natural contrast. Use for high contrast scenes, for example, when
photographing brightly light outdoor scenery through a door/window, o r ta ki ng
pictures of shaded subject s on a sunny da y. With this feature, the adjustment of
contrast is acco mplished in-camera and requires no additional post-processing
for the bulk of images.

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Using Panorama Mode

Use this feature to create a panoramic photo
from multiple shots. You can c ombine several
shots into one single image quickly and easily.

• The actual size of stitched image may be different due to the
panoramic angle and stitching result as well as the level of camera
shaking.

• It is recommended to use a tripod to stabilize the camera, and then
move the camera slowly during capt ur ing.

• The longest time of capturing is approximately 30 seconds.

• If you select From Top to Bottom or From Bottom to Top in

360-degree panorama, it is recommended to turn the camera over
90 degrees in order to make sure the stab i li ty during capturing.

• In Panorama mode, uneven brightness may result in difference
between the cap tured image and its actual scene.

To stitch the still image

1. Press key to launch the Angle
Menu. Use the or keys to
select options. Press the OK button
to save and apply changes.

2. Press key to launch the
Direction Menu. Use the or

keys to select options. Pr ess

the OK button to save and apply

changes.

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3. Full press the shutter button to start
shooting. When shooting starts, a
white-

cross locates o n the center and

a

yellow line displays horizontally ( or

vertically) through the screen. In
addition, a shooting bar displays to

present the shooting position and the

white portion of the bar indicates

where has been taken .

4. If you move camera without
keeping straight, the yellow line
will move with the moving scene.

5. When the white portion of the bar goes to the end. The camera would finish
automatically and save the pano rama image.

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Using Kids Mode

Tactically, kids are the most difficult to
photograph. They tend to be highly animated
and can be a real challenge to make them pay
attention for more than just a second or two.
To capture a great moment for your kids, just
keep the camera in kid mode. The mode
provides higher shutter sp eed and always
focuses on moving subject.

Using Time Lapse

Use this feature

to take photos automatically

at the specified intervals.

The photo size will

be 16:9 (2M). In Time Lapse mode, press
Down button to launch the T i m e Lapse
menu, and then press Up/Down button to
select the options.

Available options are 30 sec . (Default), 1
min., 5 min., 10 min., 30 min., 60 min.

Press

OK

button to apply the setting and close the

menu.

You can full press the Shutt er button to start

recording, and full press the Shutter button
again to stop recording. The Time Lapse
photos will be merged into a Time Lapse
movie at 10 fps.

Photos taken from Time Lapse will be combined into a movie and will
NOT exist individually in photo.

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Using GIF Capture

Use this feature to take a specific number of
images in a specific shooting interval. The
taken images will be combined into a GIF file
and no longer exist individually.

Press OK button in Preview could launch the
GIF Setting. Use Up/Down button can
adjust the shooting interval. Availa ble options
are 1 sec, 2 sec and 3 sec.

Use Left/Right button can adjust the
number of shot. Available options are 5 pic
and 10 pic.

A Pie Progr ess will be displayed on lower right
of screen during GIF Capture. If all shots ha ve
been taken, t h ese JPGs will be combined into
a GIF and will be played in loop immediately,
then a confirm box shows up. Select Save to
save the file or select Cancel to erase the
generated GIF.

Pie Progress

The taken images will be comb ined into a GIF file and no longer exist
individually.

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Using Art Effect

Effects that can be presented on P review and
also apply to movie recording.

Press or keys to select between the following settings:

Icon Item Description

High Key

This feature enhances the bri ghtness to achieve a
lighter tone.

Low Key

This feature enha nces the dark er details to achieve

a moody tone.

Toy Cam

Images are captured with darken edges and
altered hue.

Soft Focus

Produces halo around the photographed object to
achieve the effect of soft focus.

Vivid

The camera captures the image with more
contrast and saturation emphasizing on the bold
colors.

Fisheye Lens

This feature captures images with fisheye lens
effects.

Cross Process

This feature heightens a c erta i n tone and
increases the contr ast to achieve a unique style.

Extreme Color

This feature captures the im age with increased
saturation and contrast.

Painting

This feature captures ima ges with painting effects.
Please note that Pa inting is not availaible in movie
recording.

B&W Images are captured in black and white.

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Sepia Images are ca ptured in sepia ton es.

Color Accent
(Red)

Retains red tone while the rest of the scene
becomes black and white.

Color Accent
(Orange)

Retains orange tone while the re st of the scene
becomes black and white.

Color Accent
(Yellow)

Retains yellow tone while the rest of the scene
becomes black and white.

Color Accent
(Green)

Retains green tone while the rest of the scene
becomes black and white.

Color Accent
(Blue)

Retains blue tone while the rest of the scene
becomes black and white.

Color Accent
(Purple)

Retains purple tone while the rest of the scene
becomes black and white.

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Using Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting allows you to easily
capture fast-moving targets, for example
children playing, running dogs or exciting sport
events.

Press or keys to select between the following settings:

Icon Item Description

Endless Burst
(High)

Capture photos any size with 10fps. Press and hold the
shutter button to take a continuous shooting until 10
photos or the memory card is full.

Endless Burst
(Standard)

Capture photos in any size with 3fps. Press and hold the
shutter button to take a continuous shooting until 50
photos or the memory card is full.

Pre-shooting

Capture images b efore pressing the shutter button. This
feature begins by half pressing the shutter button, and
continues when the shutter button is full y pressed. This
feature will capture the photos up to 5 photos in a series
(including up to 2 photos captured in pre-shooting
cache) with 15fps.

Sporty Burst
60

Use this feature to capture 25 photos in 2M (1920 x

1080) resolution with 60fps at a shot.

Sporty Burst
120

Use this feature to capture 50 photos in VGA resolution
with 120fps at a sh ot.

Smart Select

Capture photos in any size wit h 10fps. Press and hold
the shutter button to take a continuous shooting until 5
photos or the memory card is full. Please note that ONLY
the sharpest photo of the series will b e saved, and
others should be erased automatically.

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Using the Record Menu

If you are in Photo Mode, you can access the Record menu simply by pressing the
MENU button on your camera.

When the menu is displayed, use t he 4-wa y n avig at ion cont rol and the OK button
to move through menu selections and a pply your desired settings. To close the
menu anytime, press the menu button again.

Record Menu

The Record menu allows you to change modes,
and setup other capture settings.

To go to Record Menu:
Turn on the camera by pressing Power b u tton.

1. Press to launch the Record Menu.

2. Use the or keys to move through the
menu

3. To select an item, press or OK button.

4. Change the submenu settings using the 4-way
navigation control.

5. Press the OK button to save and apply
settings.

Photo Size

The Photo Size function is used to set the
resolution before you capture the image.
Changing the Photo Size affect s the number of
images that can be stored in your memory card.
The higher the resolution, the m ore memory
space is required.

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Quality

The Quality sets the quality (compression) at
which the image is captured. The quality
determines the amount of compression applied to
your images. Fine quality would give you the best
images with sharper details and less compression.
However, the higher the quality, the more memory
space is required in your memory card.

Icon Item Description

Superfine 5x compression rate.

Fine 8x compression rate.

Normal 12x compression rate.

The table below shows the Photo Size values for still images.

Icon Pixel Size

Printing Size

Suggestion

Icon Pixel Size

Printing Size

Suggestion

5152 x
3864

A2 Size

5152 X
3440

Standard print
paper

4608 x
3456

A2 Size

4608 x
3072

Standard print
paper

3264 x
2448

A3 Size

5152 x
2898

HDTV

2592 x
1944

A4 Size

4608 x
2592

HDTV

2048 x
1536

4" x 6"

1920 x
1080

HDTV

640 x 480 E-mail

2992 x
2992

Square
Composition

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White Balance

This sets the white balance for a variety of
lighting conditions and permi ts images to be
captured that approach the condit i ons that are
seen by the human eye.

• As you move through the selection, you can
see the preview on the LCD monitor
synchronously.

• Press to enter WB Shift. This feature

allows you to correct the white balance of

AWB option.

Icon Item Description

Auto White
Balance

The camera automatically adjusts the white balance.

Daylight Ideally used for bright sunny conditions.

Cloudy Ideally used for cloudy conditions.

Tungsten

Ideally used for indoor images with tungsten or
halogen lighting without a flash.

Fluorescent 1

Ideally used for indoor images with bluish fluorescent
lighting conditions.

Fluorescent 2

Ideally used for indoor images with reddish fluo rescent
lighting conditions.

Custom

Used when light source cannot be specified.
Press for the camera to automatically ad just the

appropriate white balance setting according to the
environment.

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ISO

This sets the sensitivit y for capturing images.
When the sensitivity is raised (and the ISO
figure is increased), photog raphy will become
possible even in dark locations, but the more
pixelated (grainier) the imag e w i ll ap pear.

• Use a higher ISO setting in dim c onditions

and a lower ISO setting in brighter
conditions.

Maximum ISO Auto

This feature allows the camera to adjust the
ISO Auto from ISO 125 to the value set in
Maximum sensitivity, according to light
conditions. A vailable options ar e 200, 400, 800,
1600 (Default).

Metering

This sets the metering method for calculating
the exposure.

Icon Item Description

Multi

The entire area of the screen is measured , and the
exposure is calculated.

Center

Averages the light metered from t he ent i r e frame, but
gives greater weigh t to the subject matter at the center.

Spot

A very small portion of the center of the screen is
measured, and the exposure is calcul ated.

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Setting the Exposure Bracketi ng

Use this feature to take photos with different
exposure compensation. Bracketing records 3
continuous images in the following order:
Standard exposure, Underexposure and
Overexposure.

Available settings are: Off, ±0.3, ±0.7 and
±1.0.

Setting the AF Area

AF stands for Automatic Focus. This feature
determines the area on which the camera
focuses.

To set AF Area

1. From the Record menu, select AF Area.

2. Use the or keys to go through the
selection.

3. Press the OK button to save and apply
changes.

The table below shows the availab le A F area settings.

Icon Item Description

Face Tracking

This feature auto detects faces and tracks
continuously.

Wide

The camera automatically selects focus area within
the wide frame.

Center The focus area is fixed on the center.

Tracking AF

The camera will focus the subject a s it moves and
keep it continually in focus aut omatically.

• Up to 10 faces can be detected at t h e same time when using Face
Tracking.

• If Macro is turned on, Tracking AF will be disabled.

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Setting the AF Lamp

The AF Lamp function allows you to record
images even low light c onditions.

If AF Lamp is set to Auto, the AF lamp located
in the front of the camera, see "Front View" on
page 9, emits an red light by half pressing the
Shutter button allowing the cam era to focus
easily.

To set AF Lamp

1. From the Record menu, select AF Lamp.

2. Use the or keys to go through the
selection.

3. Press the OK button to save and apply
changes.

Setting the AE-L/AF-L

This feature allows locking exposure or focus
or both of them by pressing AE/AF LOCK
button. You can define the AE/AF LOCK button
to be one of the following functions:

• AE-L: Lock/Unlock exposure.

• AF-L: Lock/Unlock focus.

• AE-L & AF-L: Lock/Unlock both of exposure

and focus.
Press the AE/AF LOCK button to unlock it.
To lock AE/AF, press the AE/AF LOCK button

during movie recording or half press the
shutter button then press the AE/AF LOCK
button in Photo mode.

Show this function only when use Program mode.

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Setting the Digital Zoom

This feature controls the digital zoom mode of
your camera.

Your camera enlarges an image using the
optical zoom first. When the zoom scale
exceeds 22x, the camera uses digital zoom.

To set Digital Zoom

1. From the Record menu, select Digital

Zoom.

2. Use the or keys to go through the

selection.

3. Press the OK button to save and apply

changes.

The table below shows the availab le Digital
Zoom settings.

Icon Item Description

On

Enlarges all image sizes, but the im ag e quality
deteriorates.

Off Uses the optical zoom only.

• Digital Zoom is not available in Face Tracking.

• Only Optical Zoom can be used on Movie recording, Portrait mode,

Night scene mode, Close-up mode, Night Portrait mode, Love Portrait
mode, Self Portrait mode, Smile Capture mode, Art Effect, HDR
mode, Panorama mode, Intelligent Scene mode, Continuous
Shooting, Face tracking, and ISO 6400.

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Setting the Date Stamp

The date of recording can be printed directly

on the still images. This function must be
activated before the image is captured. Once
date and time are stamped on an image, they
can no longer be edited or deleted.

Limitations of Date Stamp functi ons are as

follows:

• Available for still images only.

• This feature does not apply to Night Scene,

Night Portrait, Sports, HDR, Time Lapse,
Panorama, GIF Capture, and Continuous
Shooting mode.

• In vertical or rotated images, the date and

time on your images still appear
horizontally.

To set Date Stamp

1. From the Record menu, select Date Stamp.

2. Use the or keys to go through the selection.

3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes.

Setting Auto Review

The Auto Review function lets you view the

captured image right after shooting it.

If Auto review is On, the camera will display
the captured image for 1 second on the LCD
monitor.

To set Auto Review

1. From the Record menu, select Auto
Review.

2. Use the or keys to go through the
selection.

3. Press the OK button to save and apply
changes.

Blink Detection

Nothing ruins a great picture more than having your subjects' eyes closed.
Blink Detection provides you with extra assurance when capturing
once-in-a-lifetime moments like holding a trophy with tea mmates after winning
a basketball game.

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If closed eyes are detected, a saving confirmation menu appears on the screen,
allowing you to re-take the shot before your subject or subjects move on.

To activate Blink Detection

1. Enable Blink Detec tion from Record menu.

2. Half press the Shutter button to focus the
subject. The frame turns green to indicate
focus is set.

3. Press the Shutter button to capture the
image and automatically save the Image.

4. If the camera detects subject blinked eye, a "Save image" or "Cancel"
option appears on the screen.

5. Select Save image to save or Cancel to disregard

• Blink Detection appears in Record menu only when Face Tracking is
turned on.

• Blink Detection will be turned off automatically in following situation:

1. Face Tracking is turned off

2. Night Portrait, HDR, Sports, Continuous Shooting or Exposure
Bracketing is turned on

Setting Grid Line

The Grid Line function will show a framing grid
on preview for taking pictures. Availa ble settings
are: On, Off.

The configuration of Grid Line will be changed
with different aspect ratio.

Setting Stabilizer

This function allows you to prevent blurred
images caused by shaking.

1. Enable the Stabilizer under the Record
Menu.

2. Use the or keys to go through the
selection.

3. Press the OK button to save and apply
changes.

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Using the Movie Menu

You can access the Movie menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your
camera.

When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the OK button
to move through menu selections and apply your desired settings. To close the
menu anytime, press the menu button again.

Setting Movie Mode

Use this function to adjust the resolution and
quality of movie clips.

 The Movie Mode supported on this Camera only available when a

SDHC class 4 or higher speed class card is inserted.

 Due to limits from the FAT format, VGA recording requires

approximately 30 seconds.

Setting Prerecord

You can catch the first three seconds of action
you would have potentially missed. Once enable
this function, the camera starts recording video
automatically before pressing Movie button. As
soon as the Movie button is hit, the most recent
three seconds of video is added to the beginning
of the clip.

Display the icon in red while turning Prerecord
on.

Prerecord will be canceled in the following situation:

• After recording starts.

• Switch to Playback mode.

• Launch the Menu.

• Enter USB mode.

• Power off the camera.

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Prerecord function will be disabled in the following situations:

• The prerecord time is less than 1 second.

• There is not enough internal memory to enable this function unless

an additional memory card i s inserted to the camera.

Setting Wind Cut

This feature reduces wind noise during movie
recording.

Continuous AF

This function allows you to record video with auto
focus method.

1. Enable the Continuous AF under the Movie
Menu.

2. Use the or keys to go through the
selection.

3. Press the OK button to save and apply
changes.

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Playback

You can playback the still images, video cli ps on the LCD monitor.

Viewing in Single Navigation

The Single navigation mode displa ys the image one by one on the LCD monitor. To
view images/video clips, follow the steps below.

1. Press the Playback button on the camera.

2. The LCD monitor displays an image. To understand the icons and other
information on the screen, please see "Photo Mode Screen Layout" on page

20.

Still Image Video

3. Use the or keys to view next/previous image/video.

4. To play a video clip, press the OK button. See "Playing Videos" on page 61 for
more details.

When playing videos under playback mode, lens will retrac t after 15
seconds, but the video playback will still continue.

Viewing Series Photo

After shooting a series of phot os using Continuous
Shooting or Sports mode, the photos will be
grouped as a single image called "Unexpanded

Series Photo". An icon will appear to indicate
it is a series photo.

To view Series Photo, follow the steps below.

1. Press the OK button to expand the selected
series photo.

2. Use the or keys to view next/previous
image.

3. Press the OK button to collapse the series
photo.

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Viewing Thumbnails

This function allows you to view 9 or 36 thumbnail images on the LCD monitor at
the same time. Searching numerous of images is much easier then single view
navigation.

To set 9-images or 36-images mode

1. Press the Playback button on the camera.

2. Spin the Zoom dial counterclockwise (left) once to enter 9-images mode or
twice to enter 36-images mode.

3. Use the navigation controls to move through the items.

4. Press the OK button to select the image and view it normally.

Scroll bar.

If scr

oll bars appea r, it indica tes that the screen

can be scrolled. It can be displayed 9 images
(3x3) or 36 images (6x6) at one time in
Thumbnail Screen. Use the 4-way na vi gation

control to select th e f i le and press the OK
button to display the selected file in Single

Navigation.

Thumbnail 3x3

Thumbnail 6x6

To set calendar mode

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Spin the Zoom dial counterclockwise
(left) three times to view thumbnails in
calendar mode.

3. Use the navigation controls to move
through the items.

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4. Press the OK button to select an image

and view it normally.

In calendar mode:

• The first file (Including imag e, video and error file) recorded on each
date appears on the screen.

• Press the Zoom button (right) would back to 36-images mode.

Thumbnail icons:

When you view the thumbnails, some images may contain icons. These icons

indicate the type of file or record i ng.

Icon Type Description

File Error Indicates an error file.

Video Displays a indicate videos by roll film pattern.

Magnify

The zoom view function works with still images

only.

• In normal view, spin the Zoom dial

clockwise (right) repeatedly until the desired
zoom view.

• You can zoom to view an image of up to 12X.

• Use the navigation controls to view the

zoomed image.

• Press the Menu button from any magnify

ratio to return to Single Navigation.

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Playing Videos

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Use the navigation controls to scroll through
the saved images. A video c lip has a video ico n
displayed on screen.

3. Press the OK button to play the video.

4. During playback, press the or keys to
fast forward or rewind the video. The camera
supports forward and rewind speed of up to
4x.

5. During playback, use the Zoom dial to control
volume. Spin clockwise (right) to increase
volume/Spin counterclockwise (left) to
decrease volume.

6. Press the key to pause playback. Press the
key again to resume. When paused, the
play info will remain on screen except .

7. To forward or rewind the video frame by
frame, press the key to pause playback,
then press the or keys.

8. Press the key to stop the playback. The
LCD monitor displays the video frame image i n
Single navigation mode.

• The play info, except the icon , will be displayed when the

video is paused, during REW/FF or frame by frame modes

• Volume cannot be adjusted when paused or during REW/FF

modes.

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Playing Voice Memo

Voice memo is separately recorded and attached to a captured image. See

"Voice Memo" on page 65 on how to record voice memo.

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Use the navigation controls to scroll through
the saved images. An image file with voice
memo has a voice memo icon located on the
top center of the LCD monitor. See picture
on the right.

3. Press the OK button to play the voi c e
recording.

4. During playback, use the Zoom dial to
control volume. Spin clockwise (right) to
increase volume/Spin counterclo ckwise
(left) to decrease volume.

5. Press the key to pause playback. Press
the key again to resume. When paused,
the play info will remain on screen except

.

6. Press the key to stop the playback. The
LCD monitor displays the image in Single
navigation mode.

Volume cannot be adjusted when you pa use the voic e memo.

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Playback Menu

The Playback menu allows you to edit images, r ecord voice memo, and setup
playback settings.

To go to Playback Menu:

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Press Menu button to launch the Playback
Menu.

3. Use the or keys to move through the
menu selections.

4. To select a menu, press or the OK
button.

5. Change the submenu settings using t he
4-way navigation control.

6. Press the OK button to save a nd apply
settings.

Slide Show

The slide show function enables you to playback your photos, videos and error

files according to naming order.

To view Slide Show:

1. From the Playback menu, select Slide Show. The Slide Show menu appears.

2. Set the slide show settings.

3. Select Start, then press the OK button to start the slide show.

4. During Slide Show, press the UP button to pause slide show.

5. Use the or keys to move through the options. Select whether to
Continue or Exit the slide show.

6. Press the OK button to apply selected option.

To change slide show settings:

1. From the Slide show menu, use the or

keys t to move through the selections.

2. Select Interval setting. Press the or
keys to adjust. Choose among t he availab le
interval settings: 1 sec., 3 sec., 5 sec., and
10 sec.

3. Select Repeat set ting. Press the or
keys to adjust. Available settings are: Yes,
No.

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Protect

Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake.
A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode.

To protect files:

1. From the Playback menu, select Protect.

2. The Protect submenu is displayed on the
LCD monitor.

Available select settings:

• Single. Select one file to lock/unlock.

• Multi. Select multiple files from the

thumbnail view to lock/unlock.

• Lock all. Lock all files

• Unlock all. Unlock all files.

To protect/unprotect a single file:

1. Select Single in the Protect submenu, the
images are displayed on the LCD monitor in
single navigation mode.

2. Use or keys to scroll the display.

3. When the desired file is displayed on the
LCD monitor, press the OK button to select
Lock/Unlock.

4. To close the protect/unprotect function and
go back Playback menu, select Exit.

To protect/unprotect multiple files:

1. Select Multi in the Protect submenu, the
images are displayed in thumbnail view on
the LCD monitor.

2. Use the or keys to move through the
files.

3. When the desired file is highlight ed, us e the

or keys to mark/unmark the file for

protection.

4. Repeat step 3 until al l desired files to prot ect
are marked.

5. Press the OK button to lock files and go
back to Playback menu.

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To protect all files:

1. Select Lock all in the Protect submenu. A
confirmation message appears.

2. Select Yes.

3. Press the OK button to lock a l l fil es.

To unlock all files:

1. Select Unlock all in the Pro tect submenu. A
confirmation message appears.

2. Select Yes.

3. Press the OK button to unlock all protected
files.

Voice Memo

A maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured still
images.

To record voice memo:

1. Press the Playback button on the camera.

2. Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to attach voice memo to.

3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu.

4. Select Voice Memo.

5. Select Start, then press the OK button to start recording.

6. Press the OK button again to stop recording.

Time left (n seconds) for

recording.

When you record voice memo to an image with an existing vo ice memo,
the old recording file would be repl aced by the new one.

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Filter Effects

Filter Effects function is only ap plicable to aspect rat io 4:3 photo s with different

artistic effect. Edited images in thi s func tion are saved as new files.

To activate Filter Effects:

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Press the or keys to scroll and select
an image to edit.

3. Press the MENU button to launch the
Playback menu.

4. Select Filter Effects. The Filter Effects
submenu appears.

5. Press the or keys to scroll and OK
button to select an option.

The succeeding table shows the available settings.

Item Description

High Key This feature enhances the brightness to achieve a light er tone.

Low Key This feature enhances the da rker details to a chieve a moody tone.

Toy Cam

This feature darkens the edges and applies the image with an
altered hue.

Soft Focus Image is applied with soft focus effect.

Vivid

Image is applied with more contrast and saturation emphasizing
on the bold colors.

Miniature

Effect

The parts of image will be blurred and make the scene looks lik e a
miniature scale model. It i s rec ommended to apply the images
captured from a high angle to simulate the miniature effect.

Fisheye

Lens

This feature applies the image with a simulated fisheye lens effect.

Cross

Process

This feature heightens a certain tone and inc reases the contrast to
achieve a unique style.

Extreme

Color

Image is applied with increased saturation and contrast.

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Painting

Image is applied with watercolor effect. Please note that if one
image is applied with Painting func tion already, it cannot be
applied with Astral again.

Astral Image is applied with starburst.

B&W Image is applied with black and white.

Sepia Image is applied wit h sepia tones.
Color

Emphasis

Retains the color to ne you choose while the rest of the scene
becomes black and white.

Trimming

The Trim function allows you to trim an image to another image size. This

function is only available for still i m ages.

To trim an image:

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Press the or keys to scroll and
select an image to trim.

3. Press the MENU button to launch the
Playback menu.

4. Select Trimming. The Trim screen layout
is displayed on the LCD monitor .

5. Use the Zoom dial to change the
trimming frame as zoom in/out.

No. Description

1 Enlarged image
2 4-way indicator
3 Trimmed size

4

The approx. location of the trimmed
area

5 Image area

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6. Use the navigation controls to move the image.

7. Press the OK button to apply changes. A menu selection appears.

8. Select whether to:

• Yes. Save the new file as a new one.

• Cancel. Cancel setting and back to Playback Menu.

9. Press the OK button to save/cancel changes.

• Trimming function is not available for images with image size set to

VGA.

• Trimming function is only applicable to 4:3 photos.

Resize

Resizes a previously saved image to create a sma ll copy photo and only resizing

to a smaller size is available.

To resize an image:

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Use the or keys to scroll and select
an image to resiz e.

3. Press the MENU button to l aunch the
Playback menu.

4. Select Resize. The Resize submenu is
displayed on the LCD monitor.

5. Select size among: 640, 320, an d 160.

6. After selecting size, a menu selection
appears.

7. Press the OK button to save/cancel
changes.

8. The resized i mage is saved as a new
photo.

• Resize function is only applicable to aspect ratio 4:3 photos.

• The original photos can be resized more than once. However, each

resized photo cannot be resized again.

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Startup Image

You can specify the startup imag e from the captured images for camera.

1. Press the MENU button to launch the
Playback menu.

2. Select Startup Image. The menu
selection appears.

3. Select options:

• System. Use camera default image.

• My Photo. Use the or keys to

scroll and select desired image.

• Off. Disable the startup image.

4. Press the OK button to apply changes.

The startup image will still be displayed startup even if the selected
image was deleted.

DPOF

DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to

embed printing information on your memory card. You can select the imag es to
be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera
and insert the memory card to the card compatible printer. When the printer
starts printing, it will read the embedded information on the memory card and
print the specified images.

To set DPOF:

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Press Menu button t o la unch t he Pla yba ck
Menu.

3. Select DPOF. The submenu appears.
Available settings are as follow s:

• Select Images. Mark images in the

memory card.

• Reset. Reset all DPOF settings to initial

default settings.

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To set DPOF on images:

1. Select Select Images on the DPOF
submenu.

2. Use the or keys to scroll and select
images to mark for printing.

3. When the desired image is highlighted, use
the or to increase/decrease number.

4. Press the OK button to define the DPOF
settings and selec t Done to save DPOF
settings.

To reset DPOF:

1. Select Reset on the DPOF submenu.

2. The camera auto reset all DPOF set tings.

Copy

Use this feature to copy images between internal memory and memory card.
To copy images between internal memory and

memory card:

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Press Menu button to launc h the Playb ack
Menu.

3. Select Copy and choose a method you
want to copy images to. After choosing,
available settings are as follows:

• Selected images. Select images to the

storage device you prefer.

• All images. Copy all images to the

storage device you prefer.

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To copy selected images:

1. Select Selected images on the Copy
submenu.

2. Use the or keys to scroll and select
images to mark for Copying.

3. When the desired image is highlighted, use
the or keys to mark/unmark the file
for copying.

4. Press the OK button and select Yes to start
copying.

To copy all images:

1. Select All images on the Copy submenu.

2. Select Yes to start copying.

If no memory card or a locked card is inserted, this option would be
gray.

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Movie Paste

Use this feature to combine two videos with the same spec ification (movie size

and fps) into one video.

To combine two videos:

1. Press the Playback button on the
camera.

2. Use the or keys to scroll and select
the original video.

3. Press the MENU button to launch the
Playback menu.

4. Select Movie Paste. The videos wit h the
same specification as the origina l vi deo are
displayed on the LCD monitor.

5. Use the or keys to scroll and the
or keys to mark/unmark the second
video.

6. Press the OK button and select Yes to
merge it to the end of the original video and
overwrite it.

• The total length of the combined video cannot be ov er 30 minutes.

• After combining videos, the second video will no longer exist with a

separat e file.

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Face Beauty

Use this feature to soften up skin that detected

on images. Please note that only detected skin
can be soften after performing this func tion.
Besides, this function is only ap plicable to still
images.

Images that have been performed Face Beauty
will be saved as a new image.

Available settings are: Off, Low, Normal and
High.

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Using the Setup Menu

You can access the Setup menu whether you are in Record or Playback mode.
The Setup menu allows to configure general camera settings.

To go to Setup Menu:

1. Press Menu button to launch the

Record/Playback Menu.

2. Use the or keys to switch the menu

tab to Setup menu.

3. Use the or keys to move through

the menu selectio n s.

4. To select an item, press the OK button or

key.

5. Change the submenu settings using the

4-way navigation control.

6. Press the OK button to save and ap ply

settings.

Setting Sounds

Use the Sound menu functions to control the sounds produced by the camera.

1. From the Setup men u , select Sounds.

2. Adjusts sound settings.

3. Press the OK button to apply changes.

Item Available Settings Description

Startup

Sound 1, Sound 2,
Sound 3, Off

Selects the startup sound when camera
is turned on.

Shutter On, Off

Enables or disables shutter sound when
Shutter button is pressed. Shutt er sound
is not available when recording vi deos.

Beep

volume

0-4 Adjusts volume.

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Setting Power Save

The Power Save functio n allows you to set an
idle time after which the camera automatically
sets to sleep mode to save power. After a
minute of being in sleep mode, the camera
eventually turns off power.

This function is not available in the following
instances:

• Recording a video file

• Playing a Slide Show/video file

• Using the USB connector

• AE/AF has been locked

• During Movie Paste

• During Wi-Fi operation. (From entering the

Wi-Fi Menu to disconnecting the Wi-Fi)

Setting Date & Time

Use the Date & Time function to set the date a nd time of your camera. This
function is useful in attaching d ate stamps on captured images. Your camera
uses a 24-hour time format.

1. Press the navigation controls to adjust dat e
and time value. By holding dow n the or

keys, the numeric values changes

continuously.

2. Press the OK button to apply changes.

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Setting Language

Specify in which language menus a nd messag es are to b e displayed on the LCD

monitor.

1. Use the navigation control to scr oll through
the list and select the desired language.

2. Press the OK button to confirm and apply
settings.

Setting Display M ode

This function controls the icon disp l ay on LCD
monitor for both Record mode and Playback
mode.

Available settings are: On, Deta i led Info, Off.

If set Display Mode to Off, the mode icon and
remaining shots will display fo r 2 seconds in
following situations:

• Power on the camera

• Switch from Playback to Record mode

• After shooting

• Close the menu and back to preview

Setting LCD Brightness

Select a brightness level for the LCD m onitor.
Available settings are:

• Auto: Auto detects the LCD brightness.

• Bright: Enhance the LCD brightness.

• Normal: Normal LCD brightness.

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Setting Format

This utility formats current used memor y

(Internal memory or Memory card) and erases

all stored images and data.

If a locked card has been inserted, the option would be gray.

Reset All

Use this function to reset the camera t o its
factory settings. However, the following
settings are exceptions and not affec ted by
Reset.

• Date & Time

• Language

• TV Settings

• Custom White Balance data

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Wi-Fi Settings

The Wi-Fi Settings contains Camera Name and
Password. You can use the 4-way navigation
control to move the c

ursor and press OK button to

enter the selected letter or numbers.
The default Camera Name is "Wi-Fi Camera",

you can change it with 1~32 alphanumeric
characters (case-sensitive).

The default Password is "12345678", you can
change it with 8~16 alphanumeric characters
(case-sensitive).

To switch the keyboard:

• In Lowercase Keyboard, select and press OK button to switch the

keyboard t o Uppercase. Likew ise, select and press OK button in
Uppercase Keyboard to switch the keyboard to Lowercase.

• Select and a keyboard list should pop up. Choose the desired

keyboard and press OK button to change the keyboard language.

For making sure your experience of using Wi-Fi function is good, it's
recommended to change your Camera Name and Password at first.

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Using Wi-Fi function

With Wi-Fi function, you can immediately transfer photos and videos in this
camera to other smart devices and even share them to soci al networking sites
when it is connect ed. In addition, those smart devices a re also used as remote
controls. Video recording, photo capturing or file downloading from the camera
may be operated d ir ec tly via the smart devices.

You can launch the Wi-Fi menu by pressing the Wi-Fi button only in Preview or
Single Navigation mode.

Steps of connecting with digital camera and smart device

1. Before using Wi-Fi mode, please download and install the Wi-Fi application

"Link123" from Google Play (Android) or Apple Store (iOS) on your
smart devices.

2. Power the ca mer a on and press the Wi-Fi button, and then tap Remote Control.

Item Description

Remote Control

You can use the smart device to control the camera
remotely for taking pictures, recording movies or
download files from camera. See "Remote Control" on
page 81 for more details.

Geotag Recording Synchronize the time of smart devic e to the camera.

Download GPS Data

Download GPS data from smart device to geotag
photos stored in camera. See "Geotag Recording" on
page 82 for more details.

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Send to App

Upload photos or movies from camera to a smart
device. See "Send to App" on page 83 for more
details.

3. On your phone, go to your Wi-Fi settings Then choose and connect to the hotspot titled
with the name of your camera (the default is "MINOLTAXXXX") in the list of discovered

networks.

4. Please enter the default password of the camera as "12345678" for the first time.

5. When your smartphone connects to the camera's network, please run
the application name "Link123" to remotely control the camera with your smartphone,

and to download and see the photos and videos from the camera.

App menu

• The Home Screen ma y vary due to different mobile OS.

• The Link 123 App only supports portairt orienta tion. The screen

will not be rotated when samrt device is ro ta ted to landscape or
other orientations.

• This function will be available in Android 2.3 or above.

• This function will be available in iOS 5 or above.

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Make the Wi-Fi connection between camera and smart device

If you would like to perform "Remote Control" or "Download GPS Data" function
on the smart device, please make t h e Wi-Fi connection between camer a and
smart device. First of all, set a Wi-Fi option on camera and make sure the smart
device is within Wi-Fi range. T hen select the Camera Name from Netw ork List of
smart device. The connection will be a sked to enter password if it is the first
connection with this camera.

Remote Control

Please refer to the following steps to launch

Remote Control function:

1. Select "Remote Control" from Wi-Fi Menu
of the camera.

2. The camera will enter Wi-Fi Standby.

3. Tap the Camera Name from Network List
on the smart device.

4. The camera will enter Remo te Control
Standby.

5. Run the "Link123" application on t he smart
device, and then click on "R emote Shutter"
or "Camera Link".

6. If you tap "Remote Shutter", camera will
enter Preview mo de; if you tap "Camera
Link", camera will disp lay black screen.

7. Then your smart device will then enter into
the "Remote Shut ter" or "Camera Link".

Wi-Fi Standby

Remote Control Standby

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Geotag Recording

1. Select "Remote Control" from Wi-Fi Menu
of the camera.

2. Select "Geotagging" from App menu on the
smart device.

3. Turn on your GPS in the smart devic e.

4. Run the "Link123" application on the smart
device and click on the "Geotagging"
option.

5. Click on the red but ton on the "Geotagging"
interface. The camera will synchronize with
the smart device, after which the sma r t
device will start to record GPS data. The
camera will return to the remote control
interface. To stop recording the GPS data,
press the same button again.

6. Press the Wi-Fi button to disconnect
between the camera and the smart device.
During this time, you can take pictures and
record videos normally with the camera.
The "Link123" application on the smart
device will remind you of t he disconnection.
Click on OK to confirm, but do not stop the
GPS data recording on the "Link123"
application.

7. Once done taking the photo, use the

"Download GPS Data" f eat ure to impo rt t he

information on location where the photo
was taken from the smart devi ce and save
this information onto the photo.

Operation Guide

Use together with the "Download GP S Data" feat ur e to display the
location information in the property of the photo.

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Download GPS Data

Please refer to the following steps to launch

Download GPS Data functio n:

1. Select "Download GPS Data" from the Wi-Fi
menu of the camera.

2. T ap the Camera Name from Network List on
the smart device.

3. Tap "Upload to Camera" on the smart
device.

4. The camera will enter download screen.

5. Uploading progress bar will be displayed on
the smart device.

6. A dialog box for user to confirm whether to
keep the GPS data will be displayed on the
smart device.

7. Wi-Fi will be disconnected automatically
when the uploading is finished. Then, the
message "GPS data comparison have been
completed." will be shown on the screen for
2 seconds, and the screen will return to
Preview mode or Playback mode.

8. You can see t he information on location
where the photo was taken by viewing the
property of the photo on PC.

Since the GPS data is recorded once p er m i nute, the data will be
imported to the photo with the same recording time.
Non-corresponding data will not be imported to any photo.

Send to App

Please refer to the following steps to launch

Send to App function:

1. Select "Send to App" from Wi-Fi Menu of
the camera.

2. The camera will enter 4 x 3 thumbnail view.

3. Tap or key to mark the desired
images or movies on the camera, and then
press OK button.

4 x 3 thumbnail view

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4. T ap the Camera Name from Network List on

the smart device.

5. The camera will enter Wi-Fi Standby.

6. Tap Start to start receiving images or
movies on the smart device.

7. The camera will enter Sending Screen to
start sending images or movies.

8. The received images or movies will be
displayed on the smart device.

9. Wi-Fi will be disconnected automatically
when the sending is finished. Then, the
camera will return to Preview mode or
Playback mode.

10. A completion notification will be displayed
on the smart device.

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Making Connections

You can connect your camera to: Computer or a printer.

Connecting the Camera to a PC

You can transfer images and

video files to your PC.

1. Connect one end of the USB
cable to an available USB
port on your computer

2. Connect the other end of the
USB cable to the USB
terminal on the camera.

3. Turn on the camera.

4. The PC starts to detect the connection
while the LCD monitor appears
Connecting…

5. Connection established and the LCD monitor will be tur ned off.

6. Access the files in the camera by your PC.

When this camera is connected to your PC, a device na m e as "Digital
Camera" will be displayed. There are 2 disks named "Image" and
"MAGIX" under "Digital Camera". The disk "Image" indicates current
used memory (SD Card or Internal Memory). Please click AP link
(Magix) in the disk named "MAGIX", and then Setup window will
dispaly (an Internet connection is requir ed). After insta llation, yo u can
import/edit your photos, movies and m usic . Please note that AP link
(Magix) is the trial version and will be used permanently after
registration.

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Connecting the Camera to a Pri nter

You can print your images directly using a PictBridge compatible printer.

1. Turn on your Printer. Check that
the printer is turned on, there is
paper in the printer, and there are
no printer error messages.

2. Connect one end of the USB cable
to the printer while the other end
to USB terminal on the camera.

3. Enter the print mode and print the
selected images.

For details on the following page "
Setting the Print Mode Menu".

Setting the Print Mode Menu

Print Mode menu appears on the screen after the co nnectio n between a p rint er

and your camera is established.

Print Mode includes three major set tings:

• Print Select. An image can then be

selected to prin t.

• Print All. Prints all images.

• Print DPOF. Prints the images which are

set DPOF.

To set Print Select

1. Use the or keys to scroll and select
an image for printing.

2. Specify the number of copies. Use the or

key to increase/decrease number.

3. Press the OK button to enter printer
settings.

To set Print All and Print DPOF
Repeat the same st eps 1 to 2, then enter printer

settings.

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To set Printer Settings

1. Use the or key to specify a print
option.

2. Modify paper size, quality, date and info by
the or keys. Available setting:

• Paper size: Default / A4 / 4"x6"

• Quality: Default / Fine / Normal

• Capture Date: Default / Yes / No

• Capture Info: Default / Yes /No

3. Select Print on the screen for printing.
Or Cancel to go back Print Mode.

Start Printing

• LCD monitor appears "Now printing…".

• Or press Menu button to stop printing

anytime.

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Appendix

About Folder and File Names

Your camera automatically creates specific directory of folder in the internal

memory cards to organize captur ed image and video files.

File Naming

File names begin with "DSCI" and followed by a 4-d igit number that increases in

sequence. File numb ering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created.

The highest file nu mb er is 99 99, if exc eed s 9999, t he ca m era wil l st ar t over th e

file number from 0001.

Do not change the folder and file names in t he m emory card using
your PC. It may be unable to playback the data using the camera.

Troubleshooting

Problem Cause and/or Action

Camera does not
turn on.

The batteries may be exhausted. Charge or replace the
batteries.

Camera turns off
automatically.

• Power Saving may have activated. Turn power back on.

• The battery may be exhausted. Charge the battery.

Empty battery
icon is displayed
on the LCD, then
the camera turns
off.

Batteries are exhausted, please rep lace or recharge.

LCD monitor
displays "Not
available for this
file".

Function is

only available for specific fil e t ypes. F ile forma t

is not supported.

LCD monitor
displays
"Memory full".

Memory card is full. Replace the memor y c ard with a new
one or delete unnecessary images.

LCD monitor
displays "File
locked".

This file is locked. Unlock the file. See "Protect" on page

64.

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Problem Cause and/or Action

LCD monitor
displays "Card
locked".

The memory card is protected. Remove the card and slide
the write-protect switch to its unlock position.

LCD monitor
displays "Card
error".

Memory card may be format is not supported by the
camera.

Please go to Setup menu to format the card.

LCD monitor
displays
"Memory card is
damaged".

The card may be damaged. You ca n either change the
card or wipe to clean the connected points.

No image
displays on the
TV screen.

Incorrect TV-out type was selected. Set the correct TV-out
type to match your TV system.

The lens got
stuck up.

Do not force the lens to go back.
The type of the battery used may be inco r r ect or the

battery power level is too low. Change the battery or
charge the battery before using the camera.

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Specifications

Sensor 16.0 Mega Pixels CMOS

Lens

Focal Length: 25 mm ~ 550 mm
22x optical zoom, 2x digital zoom

LCD monitor 460K 3.0" HVGA Color LCD

Focusing Range

Normal:
Wide: 50 cm ~ infinity
Tele: 80 cm ~ infinity
Macro:
Wide: 10 cm ~ 50 cm
Tele: 80 cm ~ 200 cm
Super Macro:
Wide: 1 cm ~ 10 cm

Aperture Wide: F3.4; Tele: F6.3

Shutter

Shutter Speed:
Auto: 1 ~ 1/1,500 sec.
Night scene: 1/15 ~ 1/1,500 sec.
Fireworks: 4 sec fixed.

File Format

Still Image: EXIF 2.3 compatible format (JPEG compression)
Video: MOV (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: LPCM

stereo)

Resolution

(Photo)

Aspect ratio 4:3

20M (5152 x 3864), 16M (4608 x 3456), 8M (3264 x 2448),
5M (2592 x 1944), 3M (2048 x 1536), VGA (640 x 480)

Aspect ratio 3:2
4608 x 3072
Aspect ratio 16:9
10M (4608 x 2592), 2M (1920 x 1080)
Aspect ratio 1:1

2992 x 2992

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Resolution

(Movie)

 1080i60
 1080p30
 720p30
 1080p15 (Voiceless)
 720p60 (Voiceless)
 VGAp120 (Voiceless)

Scene Mode

Intelligent Scene, Program, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset,
Dawn, Backlight, Kids, Night Scene, Close-up, Fireworks,
Beach, Snow, Sports, Party, Candlelight, Night Portrait, Soft
Skin, Food, Moon, Love Portrait, Self Portrait, Smile Shutter,
HDR, Time Lapse, Panorama, Art Effect, Continuous
Shooting, GIF Capture

ISO Equivalent

Auto, ISO 125, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600,
ISO 3200, ISO 6400

Maximum ISO

Auto

ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600

White Balance

Auto White Balance, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten,
Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Custom

Exposure Control

+2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV /
0EV / -0.3EV / -0.7EV/ -1.0EV / -1.3EV / -1.7EV / -2.0EV

Metering

Multi, Center, Spot

Self-timer

Off, 10 sec., 2 sec., Double

Flash

Auto Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync,
Forced Off

Storage

Internal memory: 64 MB flash memory
External memory: SD (up to 2 GB), SDHC card (up to 32 GB

guaranteed), SDXC card (up to 64 GB)

OSD Language

Interface

USB

Battery

Li-ion battery: NP45 (3.7 V, 700 mAh)

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Battery Level

Full-Half (65% ± 15%)
Half-Low (25% ± 15%)
Low-Exhausted (10% ± 10%)

USB adapter

Rated input voltage: AC 100 V ~ 240 V (160 mA, 50/60 Hz)
Rated output voltage: DC 5 V/1 A
Operating temperature: 0ºC ~ 40ºC

Operating

Temperature

0ºC ~ 40ºC

Operating

Humidity

0% ~ 90%

Microphone Built-in

Speaker Built-in

Dimensions 4.26 x 2.78 x 1.42 (in.)

Weight 5.88 oz (no battery)