Pentacon LM16-Z12S Operating Manual

Read this first!

• The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference are subject to
change without notice.

• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide
may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.

LCD Panel

The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that
provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number
of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics
of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.

Take a few test shots

Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is
recording correctly.

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Contents

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

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

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

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

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

• Quick Start Basics 10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

• To delete specific files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

• To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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

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

• Snapshot Tutorial 30

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

Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 31

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 34

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 36

Using Face Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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

Using the Simple Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

• Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

• Recording Movie Images and Audio 43

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice REC) . . 45

• To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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• Using Scene Mode 47

What is Scene Mode? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

• Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

To shoot an image with Scene Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

• Advanced Settings 49

Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 51

• Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus) . . . 51

• Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame) . . . 53

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

• Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement

(Stabilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

• Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . . 55

• Assigning Functions to the [ ] and [ ] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key) . . . 56

• Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid) . . . 56

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

• Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory) . . . 57

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 58

• Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)) . . . 58

• Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Compensation) . . . 58

• Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . . 59

• Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO) . . . 60

• Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D-Lighting) . . . 60

• Using Built-in Color Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Mode) . . . 60

• Viewing Snapshots and Movies 61

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

• Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 65

Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 67

Performing Playback without Disturbing Others . . . . . . . . . .(Silent Mode) . . 68

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotate) . . 68

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF) . . 69

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . . 69

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . . 70

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . . 70

Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Memo) . . 71

• To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . . 72

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•Printing 73

Printing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies . . 76

• Using the Camera with a Computer 78

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

• Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

• Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

• Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh . . 84

• Playing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

• Other Settings (Set Up) 86

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . . 86

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (File Numbering) . . 87

Configuring World Time Settings (World Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Date Stamp) . . 89

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . . 89

Specifying the Date Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . . 90

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (LCD Save) . . 91

Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Power Saving) . . 91

Configuring [ ] and [ ] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . . 92

Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( Disable) . . 92

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . . 93

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System . . (TV Out) . . 93

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . . 94

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . . 94

• Appendix 95

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

• Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

• To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

• Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

• To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

• Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

• Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Unpacking

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

Digital camera

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery

USB adapter

Strap USB cable

E

G

R
A

H
C

Battery charger (optional) AV cable (optional) CD-ROM

Camera pouch (optional)

Quick Start Guide/

User Manual (optional)

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General Guide

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

• Camera

Front

42135

Back

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[ ]

[ ]

[ ]

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SET

[ ]

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67

1 Zoom controller

(pages 24, 41, 62, 62)
2 Shutter button (page 24)
3 Flash (page 34)
4 [ON/OFF] (Power)

(page 22)
5 Front lamp (page 36)
6 Lens
7 Microphone

(pages 44, 71)

Bottom

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8 [ ] (REC) button

(pages 22, 24)

9Back lamp

(pages 13, 15, 22, 34)

10 [ ] (Movie) button

(page 43)
11 Strap hole
12 [USB/AV] port
13 Connector cover
14 [SET] button (page 30)

19 Battery/memory card slots (pages 12, 20, 101, 103)
20 Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
21 Speaker

15 [ ] (Delete) button

(page 27)

16 [ ] (PLAY) button

(pages 22, 26)

17 Control button

([ ][ ][ ][ ])
(pages 9, 27, 30, 34,

49)

18 Monitor screen

(pages 7, 9)

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Monitor Screen Contents

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

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

• Snapshot Recording

1 Remaining snapshot memory capacity
2 Remaining movie memory capacity (page 43)

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• Shutter Button Half-pressed

1

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3 Recording mode (page 24)
4 White balance setting (page 59)

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5 Burst (page 54)

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6 Image deterioration indicator (page 42)

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7 Snapshot image size (page 31)

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8 Snapshot image quality (page 58)

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9 Movie image quality (page 33)

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10 Flash (page 34)
11 Self-timer (page 36)
12 Face Tracking (page 37)
13 D-Lighting (page 60)
14 ISO sensitivity (page 60)
15 Date/time (page 89)
16 EV Compensation (page 58)
17 Focus frame (pages 25, 55)
18 Date Stamp indicator (page 89)
19 Battery level indicator (page 17)
20 Stabilizer indicator (page 54)
21 Focus Mode (page 51)

1 Recording mode (page 24)
2 Flash (page 34)
3 Stabilizer indicator (page 54)
4 Focus frame (pages 25, 55)

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• Simple Mode

1

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9

8

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• Movie Recording

1

6

5

4

• Snapshot Viewing

1 3

2

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1 Remaining snapshot memory capacity
2 Snapshot image size (page 31)
3 Flash (page 34)
4 Self-timer (page 36)

3

5 D-Lighting (page 60)

4

6 Date/time (page 89)

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7 Date Stamp indicator (page 89)
8 Battery level indicator (page 17)

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9 Focus frame (pages 25, 55)
10 Remaining movie memory capacity (page 43)
11 Movie image quality (page 33)

1 Recording mode (page 43)
2 Remaining movie memory capacity (page 43)

2

3 Movie recording time (page 43)

3

4 EV value (page 58)
5 Battery level indicator (page 17)
6 Movie recording indicator (page 43)

1 File type
2 Protect indicator (page 69)
3 Folder name/file name (page 85)

4

4 Snapshot image quality (page 58)

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5 Snapshot image size (page 31)

6

6 ISO sensitivity (page 60)

7

7 Aperture value

8

8 Shutter speed

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9 Date/time (page 89)
10 Battery level indicator (page 17)

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• Movie Playback

1

2

1 File type
2 Folder name/file name (page 85)
3 Movie recording time (page 43)

3

4 Movie image quality (page 33)

4

5 Date/time (page 89)
6 Battery level indicator (page 17)

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings

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

Information display on

Information display +
Date/Time on

Information display off No information displayed

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

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

• You can specify the date format you want to use
(page 90).

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Quick Start Basics

What is a digital camera?

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

Record

Delete

You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways.

Store images on your

computer.

Print images. Attach images to e-mail.

Play

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What you can do with your camera

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

Face Tracking

Point the camera at a person and it automatically
detects the person’s face for beautiful portraits
every time.

See page

37 for more information.

Silent

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

See page

38 for more information.

Scene Mode

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

See page

47 for more information.

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First, charge the battery prior to use.

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

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

To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

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

2. Load the battery.

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

3. Close the battery cover.

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

• For information about how to replace
the battery, see page 101.

1

2

Stopper

2

1

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Charge the Battery

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

• USB adapter

• USB connection to a computer

• To charge with the USB adapter

1. Turn off the camera.

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

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

[ON/OFF] (Power)

3. Connect the other end with the USB

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

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Flashing Red

Off Charging complete

Abnormal ambient temperature,
USB adaptor problem, or battery
problem (page 101)

Back lamp

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

and then unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

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• To charge using a USB connection to a computer

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

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

1. Turn off the camera.

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

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Monitor screen

IMPORTANT!

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

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2. With your computer

turned on, connect the
camera to it.

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

USB port

Large connector

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

USB cable

(included with camera)

[USB/AV] port

Small connector

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Flashing Red

Off Charging complete

Abnormal ambient temperature,
charging taking abnormally long,
or battery problem (page 101)

Back lamp

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

and then from the computer.

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

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit/Flashing Amber Charging

Flashing Red

Lit Green Charging complete

IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

Abnormal ambient temperature, charging taking
abnormally long, or battery problem (page 101)

Other Charging Precautions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Checking Remaining Battery Power

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

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator

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

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

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

• Leaving the camera for about 30 days with no power supplied while the battery is
dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared. A message telling you to
configure time and date settings will appear the next time you turn on the camera
after restoring power. When this happens, configure date and time settings (page

89).

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• When you do not need to use the flash, select (Forced Off) for the flash setting
(page 34).

• Enable the LCD Save and Power Saving features to protect against wasting
battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (page 91).

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Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

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

IMPORTANT!

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

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

camera.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

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

language you want and then press
[SET].

[] (Movie)

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

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

4. Set the date and the time.

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

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

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

SET

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

– Display language: Page 90
– Date and time: Page 89

NOT

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

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

Preparing a Memory Card

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

Supported Memory Cards

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

Use one of the above types of memory card.

• The above are supported memory card types as of May 2011.

• Noted memory card capacities are standard values.

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

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To load a memory card

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

the camera and then open the

1

battery cover.

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

2

2. Load a memory card.

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

Front Back

3. Close the battery cover.

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

• For information about how to replace
the memory card, see page 103.

IMPORTANT!

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

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

Front

2

1

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To format (initialize) a new memory card

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IMPORTANT!

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

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

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Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

To turn on power
and enter the
REC mode

To turn on power
and enter the
PLAY mode

Press [ON/OFF] (Power) or

[] (REC).

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

Press [ ] (PLAY).

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

26).

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Back lamp

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

[ ] (PLAY) [] (REC)

risk of malfunction.

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

• The LCD Save and Power Saving (pages 91) will turn off power automatically if you
do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time.

To turn off the camera

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

• You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press [ ]
(REC) or [ ] (PLAY). You also can configure the camera to turn off when you
press [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) (page 92).

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NOTE

Holding the Camera Correctly

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

Horizontal Vertical

Hold the camera so the flash is
above the lens.

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

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

• Never swing the camera around by its strap.

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

IMPORTANT!

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

Flash

Front lamp

Lens

Microphone

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To shoot a snapshot

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

The camera will enter the REC mode.
Make sure is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 47.

Snapshot mode icon

Remaining Snapshot Memory
Capacity

2. Point the camera

at the subject.

You can zoom the
image, if you want.

Zoom controller

Monitor screen

Shutter button

[] (REC)

Wide Angle Telephoto

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3. Half-press the shutter button to

focus the image.

When focus is complete, the camera
will beep, the back lamp will light
green, and the focus frame will turn
green.

Back lamp Focus frame

Half-press

Press lightly
until the
button stops.

Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)

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

• The focus frame in the screen shots
included in this manual is shown at .
Note that you can change the form of the
focus frame, if you want (page 53).

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

the way down.

This records the snapshot.

Full-press

Snap (Image is recorded.)

• If the image does not focus...

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

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

“Focus lock” (page 52) is the name of a technique you can use when you want to
shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in
the center of the screen.

• To track the movement of a moving subject

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

Tracking” (page 55) for more information.

Recording a Movie

Press [ ] (Movie) to start
movie recording. Press
[ ] (Movie) again to stop
movie recording. See
page 43 for details.

[] (Movie)

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Viewing Snapshots

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

• For information about how to play back movies, see page 61.

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

mode.

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

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

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

• You can zoom in on the image by
sliding the zoom controller towards (page 62). If you are recording a
snapshot that is very important to you, it is recommended that you zoom the
image and check its details after recording it.

[] (PLAY)

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

• Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.

[]

[]

[]

NOT

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

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[]

Deleting Snapshots and Movies

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

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

IMPORTANT!

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

• Deleting an audio snapshot (page 71) deletes both the
snapshot and the audio file.

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

• The delete menu will not appear if you press [ ] (Delete) while “On” is selected for
the camera’s “ Disable” setting (page 92). You can delete files only while “Off” is
selected for “ Disable”.

[ ] (Delete)

To delete a single file

1. Press [ ] (Delete).

2. Use [ ] and [ ] to scroll through the files until

the one you want to delete is displayed.

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

press [SET].

• To delete other files, repeat steps 2 and 3.

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

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To delete specific files

1. Press [ ] (Delete).

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

• This displays a file selection screen.

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

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

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

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

selecting files, press [ ] (Delete).

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

• This deletes the files you selected.

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

To delete all files

1. Press [ ] (Delete).

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

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

This will cause the message “There are no files” to appear.

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Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Operation

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

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

Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots

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

• The image that appears on the monitor screen is for image composition. The actual
image will be recorded at the quality set for the image quality setting (page 58).

Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting

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

Auto Focus Restrictions

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

• If you cannot focus properly, try using focus lock (page 52) or Manual Focus (page

51).

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Snapshot Tutorial

Using the Control Panel

The Control Panel can be used to configure camera settings.

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

This will select one of the Control Panel icons and display its settings.

[] [ ] [] []

[SET]

Available settings

2. Use [ ] and [ ] to select the setting you want to change.

1 Snapshot image size/quality*

(pages 31, 58)
2 Movie image quality (page 33)
3 Flash (page 34)
4 Self-timer (page 36)
5 Face Tracking (page 37)

* Snapshot image quality cannot be changed using the Control Panel.

3. Use [ ] and [ ] to change the setting.

Control Panel

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

6 Silent Mode (page 38)
7 Simple Mode (page 38)
8 REC menu display (page 49)
9 Scene Mode scene selection

(page 47)

4. If you want to configure another setting, repeat steps 2 and 3.

5. After all of the settings are the way you want, press [SET].

This will apply the settings and return to the REC mode.
If you selected “MENU”, the REC menu will appear.
If you selected “SCN”, the Scene Mode scene menu will appear.

• You can close the Control Panel by pressing (Disable).

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