Sanyo VPC-E7, VPC-E7EX Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VPC-E7EX VPC-E7

Digital Camera

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-E7EX and VPC-E7. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such.

Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera. Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet “ Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference.

SAFETY MANUAL”.

Warning

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

kFOR AMERICAN USERS

The following advisory is included in accordance with the laws of the State of California (USA):

WARNING:

This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash

hands after handling.

i This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there 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:

h Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. h Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. h Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

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

i Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible

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

Declaration of Conformity

Model number: VPC-E7 Trade Name: SANYO Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311 Telephone No.: (818) 998-7322 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

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kFOR CANADIAN USERS

i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

kFOR EU USERS

Note:

i This symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU

countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world.

Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused. This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from your household waste. Please dispose of this equipment at your local community waste collection/recycling centre. In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic products. Please help us to conserve the environment we live in!

kSymbols used in this manual

HINT Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay

CAUTION Points that require special attention. (page xx) Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.

You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 124) and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 130).

attention to.

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GETTING UP AND RUNNING

Install the battery pack

1 Use the supplied charger to charge the battery pack.

h The CHARGE indicator lights red during charging. h The CHARGE indicator will turn off when the batter y pack is fully charged. h Charging takes approximately 90 minutes.

CHARGE indicator

[o] mark

Battery pack

Socket

To power outlet

Powe r cord

2 Open the battery/card compartment cover, and insert the battery pack.

h The battery/card compartment cover is located on the side of the

camera.

h Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on.

ON/OFF button

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[o] mark

Shooting

1 Press the [m] button.

h The shooting mode menu

appears.

Single-shot

Sequential shots

Video clip recording

PHOTOGRAPH 1 IMAGE

Shutter button

2 Press the [l] or [m] button to

select the shooting mode.

3 Press the SET button.

h The shooting mode is

indicated by an icon in the upper left area of the monitor.

4 Press the shutter button.

Single-shot mode:

A still image is captured.

Sequential shots mode:

Shooting begins. Release the shutter button to discontinue shooting.

Video clip recording mode:

Recording begins. To stop recording, press the shutter button again.

[l] or [m] button

Single-shot mode

Sequential shots mode

Video clip recording mode

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GETTING UP AND RUNNING

Playback

kStill image playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h To view other images, press the

[l] or [m] button.

h If the playback button [=] is

pressed, the display returns to the Shooting Screen.

ON/OFF button

kVideo clip playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h Press the [l] or [m] button to

display the video clip you wish to play back.

h Video clips are indicated by a

video clip pattern along the top and bottom of the screen.

2 Press the SET button.

h Playback of the selected video

clip begins.

h If the playback button [=] is

pressed again, the display changes to the Shooting Screen.

[l] or [m] button

Video clip pattern

<Video Clip Playback

Screen>

When you are finished taking pictures...

Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera off.

Playback button [=]

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS ........................................................................................... 1

QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................ 3

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ...................................... 7

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ............................... 10

SYSTEM MAP ..................................................................................... 12

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ................................................................................... 13

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ..................................................... 15

INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD ...................................... 18

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 20

DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 22

 BASIC OPERATION

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ............................................................. 25

CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES .......................... 34

SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS ..................................................... 44

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ..................................... 45

USING THE SCENE FUNCTION ......................................................... 49

USING THE ZOOM .............................................................................. 54

FLASH SETTING ................................................................................. 55

SELF-TIMER ........................................................................................ 57

FOCUS RANGE ................................................................................... 59

 SHOOTING

ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU ............................................. 62

TOUCH SENSOR (TOUCH FOCUS) SETTING .................................. 65

RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING ................................................ 66

COMPRESSION RATE SETTING ....................................................... 69

FOCUS AREA SETTING ..................................................................... 70

LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING ............................................... 72

ISO SENSITIVITY ................................................................................ 73

WHITE BALANCE ................................................................................ 74

EXPOSURE CORRECTION ................................................................ 75

DATE IMPRINT .................................................................................... 76

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 PLAYBACK

DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU ................................................77

IMAGE PROTECT ................................................................................79

ROTATE IMAGE ...................................................................................81

CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) ....................................................82

CONTRAST CORRECTION .................................................................83

RED-EYE CORRECTION .....................................................................85

COPY DATA .........................................................................................87

PRINT SETTINGS ................................................................................89

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ....................................................................94

DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN) .......95

 OPTION

DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU ......................................................96

SOUNDS ..............................................................................................99

POST-VIEW SETTING .......................................................................101

SCREEN LANGUAGE ........................................................................102

TV SYSTEM SETTING .......................................................................103

AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION .......................................................104

FILE No. RESET FUNCTION .............................................................105

INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY .....108

RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ............................................110

CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND

CARD MEMORY ............................................................................111

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE .........................113

 OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING TO A TV .....................................................................115

DIRECT PRINTING ............................................................................116

 APPENDICES

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................124

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................130

SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................136

HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES .......................................................144

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

Your camera has an abundance of convenient features and functions. From creating precisely the photo you want, to viewing images using various techniques, you can locate the exact operation for your purposes in the following table.

Shooting/recording

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Getting started shooting

• “Recording a video clip” on page 45

• “Shooting single shots” on page 34

•“SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS” on page 44

Optimize the photo quality

• “RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING” on page 66

Capture fast-moving subjects

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (sports mode) on page 49

Change the setting to sequential shots

• “How to use the best shot feature” on page 52

Log the date and time of your photos

• “DATE AND TIME SETTING” on page 22

Zoom in on the subject

• “USING THE ZOOM” on page 54

Close-up photography

• “FOCUS RANGE” (macro mode) on page 59

For more accurate focus

• “FOCUS RANGE” (manual focus) on page 59

Set the focus to a narrow range

• “FOCUS AREA SETTING” on page 70

Check the focus status

• “Zoom jump playback” on page 41

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Shooting/recording

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Shoot in dark conditions

• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 75

• “FLASH SETTING” on page 55

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (night view mode/fireworks mode/lamp mode) on page 49

Increase the camera’s sensitivity

• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 73

Photographing people

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (portrait mode/night view mode/face chaser mode) on page 49

• “FLASH SETTING” (red-eye reduction) on page 55

Photographing landscapes

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (landscape mode) on page 49

Take a self-photo

• “SELF-TIMER” on page 57

Make images lighter or darker

• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 75

Change the color of the images

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (monochrome/sepia) on page 49

Measure the brightness of a specific area

• “LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING” on page 72

Adjust the camera’s sensitivity

• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 73

Make white appear natural

• “WHITE BALANCE” on page 74

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

Playback

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Getting started viewing images

• “Playing back the video clip” on page 46

• “Viewing still images” on page 36

Slideshow playback

• “SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK” on page 94

Adjust the monitor brightness

• “Adjust the monitor brightness” on page 32

Playback on a TV

• “CONNECTING TO A TV” (for playback) on page 115

Adjust the playback volume

• “SOUNDS” on page 99

Search for image data

• “9-image display playback” on page 37

• “Folder playback” on page 39

• “Quick scroll playback” on page 38

Magnify an image

• “Magnifying (zooming in) the image” on page 40

Check the focus status

• “Zoom jump playback” on

Change the angle of view

•“ROTATE IMAGE” on

Set the TV system

• “TV SYSTEM SETTING”

page 41

page 81

on page 103

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Data managing/processing

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Edit photos

• “CONTRAST CORRECTION” on page 83

• “RED-EYE CORRECTION” on page 85

Copy files from the internal memory to the card, or vice versa

• “COPY DATA” on page 87

Delete files

• “Erasing files” on page 42

Specify the number of prints and date imprint

• “PRINT SETTINGS” on page 89

View the settings that were in effect when the image/audio data was recorded

• “DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN)” on page 95

Protect images from accidental erasure

• “IMAGE PROTECT” on page 79

Format a card

• “INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY” on page 108

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

i Handstrap: 1 i SANYO Software Pack

i Lithium-ion battery pack

(battery pack): 1

Dedicated USB interface cable: 1

i “SAFETY MANUAL”

(safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the digital camera.

(CD-ROM): 1

i Lithium-ion battery pack

charger and power cord

i Dedicated AV interface

cable: 1

i Quick Guide

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Attaching the handstrap

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

Media cards that can be used with this camera

The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are:

i SD Memory Card i Multi Media Card

What “card” means in this manual

i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards that can be used

in this digital camera are referred to as “card”.

i The cards in the illustrations in this manual are SD Memory Cards, but all

installation and removal procedures are the same for both SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards.

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA

It’s loaded with lots of functions that are possible only in a digital camera, including a super-quick focus, an easy-to-understand guidance display on a large screen, a more extensive scene function, and more.

You’ll never miss a photo opportunity, thanks to the quick focus: Touch focus (see page 65)

Just touch the shutter button lightly, and the touch sensor automatically focuses the image (touch focus).

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA

AUTO

Use auto settings

k Abundant scene functions

You can select from a variety of preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting conditions.

AUTO

Use auto settings

k Speedy mode-switching

Switch the shooting mode from still images to video clips to sequential shots with a single button operation.

VIDEO CLIP

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SYSTEM MAP

The included accessories can be used to connect your camera to a computer, printer or TV. By connecting the camera to your computer, you can, for example, copy your photos to the computer’s hard disk. You can connect it to a printer for direct printing of your photos. Or take the card to a photo shop to have your photos printed there.

Internet

Computer

Dedicated USB interface cable

Printer

Dedicated AV interface cable

Commercially available SD Memory Card/Multi Media Card

AC adaptor (optional)

Battery charger (supplied)

i Card reader i DPOF-compatible

printer

i Photo shop

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SETUP

PART S N A M E S

Front

Shutter button

ON/OFF button

Flash

Self-timer indicator

USB/AV terminal

DC IN terminal

Lens

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Microphone

Rear

Illumination sensor

• Detects the ambient brightness and automatically adjusts the brightness of the monitor accordingly.

Zoom switch

Strap holder Battery/card compartment cover

Playback button [=]

[n] button

[m] button

Monitor

Bottom

SET button

SCENE button

[o] button

MENU button

[l] button

SpeakerTripod stand hole

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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Please charge the supplied battery pack before using it.

1 Insert the battery pack in the

battery charger.

h Insert it in the direction

indicated by the [o] mark on the battery pack.

2 Connect the supplied power

cord to the socket on the battery pack charger.

h Insert the connector straight

and securely.

3 Plug the power plug into a

power outlet (AC 100 V to 240 V).

h Recharging begins. h During recharge, the

CHARGE indicator is lit red.

4 When the CHARGE indicator

turns off, unplug the power cord from the power outlet, and remove the battery pack from the charger.

HINT

i The recharge time is approx. 90 minutes.

To power outlet

CHARGE indicator

[o] mark

Battery pack

Socket

Power cord

CHARGE indicator

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RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Be sure to fully charge the supplied or separately sold battery pack before using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the supplied charger. Charge the battery pack if it is being used for the first time, and recharge it whenever the remaining charge is low (see “CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE” on page 113).

i During recharging, the charger and battery pack will be warm. This is

normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

If there is interference to your TV or radio during recharging...

i Move the battery pack and charger further away from the TV or radio.

Ambient temperature during recharging

i It is recommended that the ambient temperature during recharging be

between about 10°C and 35°C (50°F and 95°F). Due to the characteristics of the battery pack, at temperatures below 0°C (32°F), it may not be possible to sufficiently recharge it.

i When the battery pack temperature is high, it may take longer to recharge

it.

Recharge a battery pack in the following cases

i A battery pack which has not been used for a long time i Newly purchased battery pack

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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

About the CHARGE indicator

The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the battery pack and the charger. Please refer to the following table if the indicator flashes abnormally.

CHARGE indicator

Not lit Not connected properly

Lit red Recharging Red

flashing

i To recharge the battery pack, the power cord of the

charger must be connected to a power outlet, and the plug at the other end inserted in the charger’s power socket (page 15).

i The battery pack is not installed, or it is not installed

correctly (page 15).

Recharging finished

Problem with the battery pack or battery pack charger

i Immediately remove the battery pack from the charger. i Do not use an abnormal battery pack. (The usable life of

the battery pack has probably expired.)

CHARGE indicator

About the internal backup battery

i This camera’s internal battery serves to maintain the date and time

settings, as well as the shooting settings. The backup battery will be fully charged when the battery pack is kept in the camera continuously for about 2 days. In the fully charged state, the backup battery will maintain the camera settings for about 7 days.

When not using the camera for a long time, remove the battery pack

i A small amount of power is still used even if the digital camera is turned off,

and it is therefore recommended that the battery pack be removed from the camera if it is not going to be used for a long time. Note that when the battery pack is removed for a long period, the time and date settings may be cleared. Before using your camera again, be sure to confirm that the camera settings are correct.

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INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD

1 Insert the battery pack and card.

h The card can be used after it has been formatted with the camera

(page 108).

h Make sure that the battery pack and card orientation are correct.

Open battery/card compartment cover on the side of the camera.

[o]mark

Insert the batter y pack. Insert all the way until it clicks.

Close the battery/card compartment cover.

* To remove the card...

1 Open

3Pull out 2 Push down, then pull out

2 Slide

<Card>

1 Open

Contact end

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INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD

CAUTION Be careful when removing the card.

i Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card. i Never remove the card when the camera is connected to a computer or

printer, or when the self-timer indicator is flashing quickly. In doing so, you risk losing the data stored in the card.

Keep your finger on the card until it is completely inserted or released.

i If you remove your finger too soon, the card may spring out and become

lost or hit someone in the eye.

HINT Shooting without a card installed

i When a card is installed, images are recorded to and played back from the

card. When no card is installed, images are recorded to and played back from the camera’s internal memory. When the camera is turned on with no card installed, the internal memory icon is shown on the monitor to let you know that the images you capture will be saved to the camera’s internal memory.

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TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF

Turning on the camera

In the shooting mode

1 Press the ON/OFF button.

h The camera turns on. h The camera turns on in the

shooting mode that was active before it was last turned off.

ON/OFF button

In the playback mode

1 Press the playback button [=] for

at least one second.

h The Playback Screen appears on

the monitor (pages 36 and 46).

Turning off the camera

1 Press the ON/OFF button.

h The camera turns off.

h When the playback button [=] or ON/OFF button is pressed, the

camera turns off.

Monitor

Playback button [=]

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TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF

About the auto power off function

In order to preserve battery pack power when, for example, the camera has accidentally been left on, the camera is furnished with an “auto power off” function by which the camera automatically turns off after a certain period of inactivity (about 1 minute during shooting or about 3 minutes during playback [factory default settings]).

i If the auto power save function has operated to turn the camera off, press

the ON/OFF button to turn it back on.

i You can change the setting for the time elapsed before the camera

automatically turns off (page 104).

i When the camera is connected to a computer or printer using the

dedicated USB interface cable, the auto power save function is disabled, and the camera turns off after about 12 hours.

HINT If the K icon appears...

i When a picture is taken, the date and time it was captured is recorded with

it. When the date and time cannot be recorded with the image because the date and time have not yet been set (page 22), the K icon appears. To have the date and time recorded with images, please make this setting before capturing images.

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DATE AND TIME SETTING

CLOCK SET

The camera will record the date and time an image is captured so that you can display them during playback. Therefore, before capturing images, make sure the correct date and time are set.

Example: To set the clock to 7:30 p.m. on December 24, 2006

1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn

the camera on, and press the MENU button.

h The Recording Menu appears

(page 62).

2 Press the [o] button to select the

3 tab, and press the [m] button. h The Option Menu appears.

3 Press the [n] or [o] button to

select “CLOCK SET”, and press the SET button or the [m] button.

h The Clock Set Screen appears. h The current date and time

settings are shown.

h Follow the procedures below to

enable or disable the date display during playback, to set the display format for the date, and to set the date and time.

h To return to the Option Menu,

press the MENU button.

RECORDING MENU

TOUCH SENSOR RESOLUTION COMPRESSION FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO

3 tab

OPTION MENU

CLOCK SET SOUND POST VIEW 1sec BRIGHTNESS

LANGUAGE

TV SYSTEM

2006/09/01

OKOKOK

CLOCK SET

Y / M / D

(1/2)

12:00

(1/2)

NTSC

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DATE AND TIME SETTING

CLOCK SET

4 Set the date and time.

1 Press the [n] or [o] button to

change the year indication. h Repeat these steps to select the

month indication and day indication, and set the date to December 24, 2006.

2 Press the [m] button to select the

time indication.

3 Press the [n] or [o] button to

change the time setting.

4 Press the [m] button to select the

Y/M/D indication.

5 Press the [n] or [o] button to

change the displayed date order.

CLOCK SET

2006/12/24

Y / M / D

OKOKOK

CLOCK SET

2006/12/24

Y / M / D

CLOCK SET

2006/12/24

Y / M / D

h Press the [o] button to change the displayed date order as follows:

Y / M / D → M / D / Y → D / M / Y → DISP OFF

h Press the [n] button to change it in the reverse order.

12:00

19:30

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5 Press the SET button.

h The date and time setting is completed, and you are returned to the

Option Menu.

h The Option Menu is canceled when the MENU button is pressed.

HINT

i Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being replaced, an

internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. However, there is a small chance the settings may be lost. (The backup will last for about 7 days.) It is recommended to check that the date and time settings are still correct after replacing the battery pack and before shooting or recording of any type (follow steps 1 to 3).

To correct the date and time settings

i In step 4, select the indication that you want to change, and follow the

procedure to change the indication.

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