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Notes on the types of memory card that you can use (sold separately)

The following memory cards are compatible with this camera: “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media, “Memory Stick Duo” media, SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and SDXC memory cards. MultiMediaCard is not compatible. In this handbook, “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media and “Memory Stick Duo” media are called “Memory Stick Duo” media and SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and SDXC memory cards are called SD memory cards.

• “Memory Stick Duo” media of up to 32 GB and SD memory cards of up to 64 GB have been tested and proven to operate with your camera.

When recording movies, it is recommended that you use the following memory cards: – (Mark2) (“Memory

Stick PRO Duo” (Mark2) media)

– (“Memory Stick PRO-

HG Duo” media)

– SD memory card, SDHC memory card or

SDXC memory card (Class 4 or faster)

• For details on “Memory Stick Duo” media, see page 150.

When using a “Memory Stick Duo” media with standard sized “Memory Stick” media slot

You can use the “Memory Stick Duo” media by inserting it into the “Memory Stick Duo” media Adaptor (sold separately).

“Memory Stick Duo” media Adaptor

Functions built into this camera

• This manual describes the functions of GPScompatible/incompatible devices, TransferJetcompatible/incompatible devices, 1080 60icompatible devices and 1080 50i-compatible devices. – To determine whether your camera supports

the GPS function, check the model name of your camera. GPS-compatible: DSC-HX5V GPS-incompatible: DSC-HX5/HX5C

– To check if your camera supports the

TransferJet function, and whether it is a 1080 60i-compatible device or 1080 50icompatible device, check for the following marks on the bottom of the camera. TransferJet-compatible device:

(TransferJet) 1080 60i-compatible device: 60i 1080 50i-compatible device: 50i

• The DSC-HX5C is not compatible with the TransferJet function.

• In an airplane, make sure to turn off the camera following cabin announcements.

On GPS-compatible devices (DSCHX5V only)

• Use GPS in accordance with regulations of countries and regions where you use it.

• The direction and location information will be recorded to your camera in the default setting. If you do not record the direction and location information, set [GPS setting] to [Off] (page 104).

Notes on the battery pack

• Charge the battery pack (supplied) before using the camera for the first time.

• You can charge the battery pack even if it is not completely discharged. In addition, even if the battery pack is not fully charged, you can use the partially charged capacity of the battery pack as is.

• If you do not intend to use the battery pack for a long time, use up the existing charge and remove it from the camera, then store it in a cool, dry place. This is to maintain the battery pack functions.

• For details on the usable battery pack, see page 152.

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Notes on the LCD screen and lens

• The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high-precision technology so over

99.99% of the pixels are operational for effective use. However, some tiny black and/or bright dots (white, red, blue or green) may appear on the LCD screen. These dots are a normal result of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording.

Black, white, red, blue or green dots

• Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods may cause malfunctions. Be careful when placing the camera near a window or outdoors.

• Do not press against the LCD screen. The screen may be discolored and that may cause a malfunction.

• Images may trail across on the LCD screen in a cold location. This is not a malfunction.

• Be careful not to bump the movable lens, and be careful not to apply force to it.

Note when playing movies on other devices

This camera uses MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 High Profile for AVCHD format recording. Movies recorded in AVCHD format with this camera cannot be played by the following devices. – Other AVCHD format compatible devices

which are not compatible with High Profile

– Devices which are not compatible with the

AVCHD format This camera also uses MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Main Profile for MP4 format recording. For this reason, movies recorded in MP4 format with this camera cannot be played on devices other than those that support MPEG4 AVC/H.264.

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On moisture condensation

• If the camera is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside or outside the camera. This moisture condensation may cause a malfunction of the camera.

• If moisture condensation occurs, turn off the camera and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate. Note that if you attempt to shoot with moisture remaining inside the lens, you will be unable to record clear images.

The images used in this Handbook

The images used as examples in this Handbook are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera.

Notes on using the camera

How to use this handbook····································· 2 Notes on using the camera ··································· 3 Operation Search·················································· 8 MENU/Settings Search ······································· 11 Identifying parts··················································· 15 List of icons displayed on the screen ·················· 16 Using the mode dial ············································ 18 Using the internal memory ·································· 19

Shooting

Intelligent Auto Adjustment ································· 20 Easy Shooting····················································· 21 Anti Motion Blur··················································· 23 Hand-held Twilight ·············································· 24 Backlight Correction HDR ··································· 25 Scene Selection ·················································· 26 Movie Mode························································· 28 Intelligent Sweep Panorama ······························· 29 Manual Exposure Shooting································· 31 Program Auto ······················································ 32 Zoom ··································································· 33 DISP (Screen Display Settings) ····························34 Flash ··································································· 36 Smile Shutter······················································· 37 Self-Timer···························································· 38 Burst/Bracket button············································ 39

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Viewing

Viewing still images············································· 40 Playback zoom···················································· 41 Image Index ························································ 42 Delete·································································· 43 Viewing movies ··················································· 45

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Setting items ······················································· 13

Viewing an image on a Standard Definition (SD) TV ····························································· 117

Viewing an image on a High Definition (HD) TV······································································ 118

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Computer

Using with your computer·································· 122 Using the software ············································ 123 Connecting the camera to the computer···············125 Uploading images to a media service ···················127 Creating a movie disc ············································129

Printing

Printing still images ··········································· 133

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ················································ 135 Warning indicators and messages ···················· 144

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Using the camera abroad·································· 149 “Memory Stick Duo” media································ 150 Battery pack ······················································ 152 Battery charger·················································· 153 AVCHD format ·················································· 154 GPS (DSC-HX5V only) ····································· 155 TransferJet standard········································· 156

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Leaving the settings to the camera

Shooting movies

Shooting portraits

Shooting in manual mode

Intelligent Auto Adjustment······························· 20 Scene Selection··················································· 26 Scene Recognition ·············································· 63

Movie Mode··························································· 28 Movie format ························································· 83

Soft Snap ······························································· 26 Twilight Portrait ···················································· 26 Smile Shutter ························································ 37 Scene Recognition ·············································· 63 Face Detection····················································· 66 Anti Blink ································································ 68 Red Eye Reduction ············································· 88

Manual Exposure Shooting ······························ 31

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Shooting panoramic images

Shooting best shots of your pet

Shooting moving objects

Intelligent Sweep Panorama ···························· 29

Pet············································································ 26

Advanced Sports Shooting······························· 26 Movie Mode··························································· 28 Burst Settings ······················································· 52

Shooting without blur

Shooting with backlight

Shooting in dark places

Anti Motion Blur···················································· 23 Hand-held Twilight ·············································· 24 High Sensitivity····················································· 26 2-second delay self-timer·································· 38 ISO··········································································· 56 SteadyShot ···························································· 69

Backlight Correction HDR································· 25 Forced Flash························································· 36 Scene Recognition ·············································· 63

Anti Motion Blur···················································· 23 High Sensitivity····················································· 26 Slow Synchro························································ 36 ISO··········································································· 56

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Adjusting exposure

Changing focus position

Changing image size/ quality

Deleting images

Displaying enlarged images

Editing images

Playing back a series of images in order

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Focus ······································································ 60 Face Detection····················································· 66

Image Size/Quality·············································· 48

Delete································································ 43, 78 Format ·································································· 108

Playback zoom····················································· 41 Trimming (Resize)··············································· 77

Retouch ·································································· 77

Slideshow ······························································ 70

Shooting/Viewing with easy-to-see indicators

Easy Shooting ······················································ 21

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Printing images with the date

Changing date and time settings

Initializing settings

GPS (DSC-HX5V only)

Printing images

Viewing on TVs

Using the “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)”

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Area Setting ························································ 114 Date & Time Setting·········································· 115

Initialize··································································· 95

GPS assist data ··················································· 93 GPS setting··················································· 51, 104 Adjust Compass················································· 106 Auto Clock ADJ·················································· 116

Print ······································································· 133

Viewing an image on a Standard Definition (SD) TV································································· 117

Viewing an image on a High Definition (HD) TV ································································ 118

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Creating an AVCHD format disc

Creating a movie disc······································· 129

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You can select the various shooting functions easily from the MENU button.

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1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button and set the

camera to shooting mode.

ON/OFF (Power) button

2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu

screen.

3 Select the desired menu item with v/V/b/B on

the control button.

4 Press the MENU button to turn off the Menu

screen.

In the table below, indicates settings that can be changed, while - indicates settings that cannot be changed. A setting may be fixed or restricted depending on the shooting mode. For details, see the page for each item. The icons below indicate the available modes.

Mode dial

Menu items

Scene Selection

Shooting Direction

Image Size/Quality

GPS setting (DSCHX5V only)

Burst Settings

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Burst Shooting Interval

Bracket Settings

ISO

White Balance

Focus

Metering Mode

Scene Recognition

Smile Detection Sensitivity

Face Detection

Anti Blink

SteadyShot

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Menu items

(Settings)

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Notes

• [Quality] appears on the screen when [Movie format] is set to [AVCHD].

• Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the screen.

MENU items (Viewing)

You can select the various viewing functions easily from the MENU button.

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1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to

playback mode.

2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu

screen.

3 Select the desired menu item with v/V/b/B on

the control button.

4 Press z on the center of the control button.

In the table below, indicates settings that can be changed, while

- indicates settings that cannot be changed.

View Mode

Menu items

(Slideshow)

(Send by TransferJet)

(View Mode)

(Display Burst Group)

(Retouch)

(Delete)

(Protect)

DPOF

(Print)

(Rotate)

(Select Folder)

(Settings)

Date View Folder view

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Memory card

Folder view

(Still)

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(MP4)

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(Playback)

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AVCHD

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Control button

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Memory

Folder View

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• Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the screen.

Setting items

You can change the settings on the (Settings) screen.

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1 Press the MENU button to display the Menu

screen.

2 Select (Settings) with V on the control button,

then press z on the center of the control button to display the setup screen.

3 Select each item with v/V/b/B, then z.

4 Select the desired setting, then press z.

Categories Items

Shooting Settings

Main Settings

Movie format

AF Illuminator

Grid Line

Digital Zoom

Auto Orientation

Red Eye Reduction

Blink Alert

Beep

Language Setting

Function Guide

GPS assist data (DSC-HX5V only)

Demo Mode

Initialize

HDMI Resolution

CTRL FOR HDMI

COMPONENT

USB Connect

LUN Settings

Download Music

Format Music

Power Save

GPS setting (DSC-HX5V only)

Adjust Compass (DSC-HX5V only)

TransferJet

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Memory Card Tool

Internal Memory Tool

Clock Settings

Notes

• [Shooting Settings] appears only when settings have been entered from shooting mode.

• [Memory Card Tool] appears only when a memory card is inserted in the camera, while [Internal Memory Tool] appears only when a memory card is not inserted.

Format

Create REC.Folder

Change REC.Folder

Delete REC.Folder

Copy

File Number

Format

File Number

Area Setting

Date & Time Setting

Auto Clock ADJ (DSC-HX5V only)

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Identifying parts

A Shutter button B Mode dial (18) C For shooting: W/T (zoom) lever (33)

For viewing: (Playback zoom) lever/

(Index) lever (41, 42)

D Flash E ON/OFF (Power) button F (Burst/Bracket) button G Microphone H Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter lamp/AF

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I Lens J LCD screen K Hook for wrist strap* L MOVIE (Movie) button M (Playback) button (40) N (Delete) button (43) O MENU button (11) P Control button

Menu on: v/V/b/B/z Menu off: DISP/ / /

Q Tripod receptacle R Speaker S Multi connector T Battery/Memory card cover U Access lamp V Battery insertion slot W Battery eject lever X Memory card slot Y (TransferJet™) mark (73, 107)

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* Using the wrist strap

The wrist strap is already attached to the camera at the factory. Place your hand through the loop to prevent the camera from damage by being dropped.

Hook

List of icons displayed on the screen

Icons are displayed on the screen to indicate the camera status. You can change the screen display using DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the control button.

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When shooting still images

• The icons are limited in Easy Shooting mode.

When shooting movies

When playing back

Display Indication

Battery remaining

Low battery warning

Image Size/Quality

Scene Selection

Mode dial (Intelligent Auto Adjustment/Anti Motion Blur/ Hand-held Twilight/Backlight Correction HDR/Movie Mode/ iSweep Panorama/Manual Exposure Shooting/Program Auto)

Scene Recognition icon

White Balance

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Metering Mode

Vibration warning

Scene Recognition

Burst Shooting Interval

Bracket Shooting

Bracket Settings

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Main image in the burst group

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Zoom scaling

PictBridge connecting

Protect

Print order (DPOF)

Playback zoom

View Mode

Display Indication

Flash mode

Flash charging

ISO 400

Database file full/Database file

White Balance

ISO number

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Display Indication

ISO400

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F3.5

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Focus

REC Standby

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AE/AF lock

ISO number

NR slow shutter

Shutter speed

Aperture value

Exposure value

Recording a movie/Standby a movie

Recording time (m:s)

Folder-file number

Recorded date/time of the playback image

Display Indication

Recording folder

Playback folder

12/12

100Min

Recording/Playback Media

Changing folder

Metering Mode

Number of recordable images

Image number/Number of images recorded in date range, selected folder

Recordable time

(Memory card, internal memory)

Direction (DSC-HX5V only)

GPS triangulating status (DSCHX5V only)

AF Illuminator

Red-eye reduction

Display Indication

Self-timer

C:32:00

Face Detection

Database file full/Database file

+2.0EV

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F3.5

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Self-diagnosis display

Destination

Overheating warning

error

AF range finder frame

Spot metering cross hair

Exposure value

Shutter speed

Aperture value

Playback

Playback bar

Counter

Direction

GPS information

Latitude and Longitude display

Histogram

• appears when histogram display is disabled.

Volume

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Set the mode dial to the desired function.

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(Intelligent Auto

Adjustment)

(Easy Shooting)

(Anti Motion Blur)

(Hand-held Twilight)

(Backlight

Correction HDR)

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(Movie Mode)

(iSweep Panorama)

(Manual Exposure

Shooting)

(Program Auto)

Allows you to shoot with the settings adjusted automatically (page 20).

Allows you to shoot/view still images with easy-to-see indicators (page 21).

Allows you to shoot with reduced blur without using the flash when composing burst shots taken in high-speed (page 23).

Allows you to shoot with reduced blur in low light scenes without tripod when composing burst shots taken in high-speed (page 24).

Allows you to shoot a greater range of gradation by superimposing two images having different exposures (page 25).

Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene (page 26).

Allows you to record movies (page 28).

Allows you to shoot a panoramic image after composing images (page 29).

Allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure manually (both the shutter speed and the aperture (F value)) (page 31).

Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture (F value)) (page 32). You can set various functions using the menu.

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Using the internal memory

The camera has approximately 45 MB of internal memory. This memory is not removable. You can record images on the internal memory when there is no memory card inserted in the camera.

When a memory card is inserted [Recording]: Images are recorded on the memory card.

[Playback]: Images on the memory card are played back.

Internal memory

On image data stored in the internal memory

[Menu, Settings, etc.]: Various functions can be

performed on images on the memory card.

When there is no memory card inserted [Recording]: Images are recorded using the internal

memory. [Playback]: Images stored in the internal memory are played back. [Menu, Settings, etc.]: Various functions can be performed on images in the internal memory.

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We recommend that you copy (back up) data without error using one of the following methods.

To copy (back up) data on a hard disk of your computer

Perform the procedure on pages 125 without a memory card inserted in the camera.

To copy (back up) data on a memory card

Prepare a memory card with sufficient free capacity, then perform the procedure explained in [Copy] (page 112).

Notes

• You cannot transfer image data on a memory card to the internal memory.

• By making a USB connection between the camera and a computer with a cable for multi-use terminal, you can transfer data stored in the internal memory to a computer. However you cannot transfer data on a computer to the internal memory.

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Intelligent Auto Adjustment

Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically.

1 Set the mode dial to (Intelligent Auto Adjustment).

2 Shoot with the shutter button.

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Note

• Flash mode is set to [Auto] or [Off].

zOn Scene Recognition

Scene Recognition operates in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode. This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image.

Scene Recognition icon and guide

• The camera recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod),

(Backlight), (Backlight Portrait), (Landscape), (Macro) or (Portrait), and displays the corresponding icon and guide on the LCD screen when the scene is recognized. For details, see page 63.

zIf you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult

to focus on

• The shortest shooting distance is approximately 5 cm (2 inches) (W)/100 cm (3 ft 3 3/8 inches) (T).

• When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to slowly flashing and the beep does not sound. Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting (page 60).

• Focusing may be difficult in the following situations:

– It is dark and the subject is distant. – The contrast between the subject and the background is poor. – The subject is seen through glass. – The subject is moving quickly. – There is reflective light or shiny surfaces. – The subject is backlit or there is a flashing light.

Operation

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Easy Shooting

Allows you to shoot still images using the minimum necessary functions. The text size increases and indicators become easier to see.

1 Set the mode dial to (Easy Shooting).

2 Shoot with the shutter button.

Note

• The battery charge is used up more quickly because the screen brightness increases automatically.

zFunctions available in Easy Shooting mode

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Image Size: MENU t [Image Size] t z on the control button t desired

mode t z Select between [Large] or [Small] size.

GPS setting (DSCHX5V only):

Self-Timer: on the control button t desired mode

Flash: on the control button t desired mode

Smile Shutter: on the control button

MENU t [GPS setting] t z on the control button t desired mode t z Select between [On] or [Off] mode.

Select between [10sec] or [Off] mode.

Select between [Auto] or [Off] mode.

zOn Scene Recognition

Scene Recognition operates in Easy Shooting mode. This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image.

Scene Recognition icon

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• The camera recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod),

(Backlight), (Backlight Portrait), (Landscape), (Macro) or (Portrait), and displays an icon on the LCD screen when the scene is recognized. For details, see page 63.

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zOn Easy Viewing mode

When you press the (Playback) button with the mode dial set to (Easy Shooting), the playback screen text becomes larger and easier to see. In addition, only the deletion function becomes available.

Delete: (Delete) button t [OK] t z on the control button

You can delete the currently displayed image. MENU t [Delete] t z on the control button t desired mode

t z Select between [1 image] or [All]. You can delete the currently displayed image with [1 image] and delete all images in the selected date range or internal memory (if selected) with [All].

GPS setting (DSCHX5V only):

• [View Mode] is set to [Date View] when using a memory card.

MENU t [GPS setting] t z on the control button Select between [On] or [Off].

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Anti Motion Blur

This is suitable for indoor shots without using the flash to reduce the subject blur.

1 Set the mode dial to (Anti Motion Blur).

2 Shoot with the shutter button.

A burst of shots are taken, and image processing is applied to reduce subject blur and noise.

Notes

• The shutter sound beeps 6 times and an image is recorded.

• Reducing blur is less effective in the following situations: – Image with erratic movement – Objects are too close to the camera – Image with a repeating pattern such as tiles and image with little contrast such as sky, sandy beach, or

lawn

– Image with constant change such as waves or water falls

• Smile Shutter cannot be used in Anti Motion Blur.

• When using a light source that flickers, such as fluorescent lighting, block noise may occur. In such cases, set Scene Selection to (High Sensitivity).

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Hand-held Twilight

Although night scenes tend to blur by camera shake, this mode allows you to shoot night scenes with less noise and blur without using a tripod.

1 Set the mode dial to (Hand-held Twilight).

2 Shoot with the shutter button.

A burst of shots are taken, and image processing is applied to reduce subject blur and noise.

Notes

• The shutter sound beeps 6 times and an image is recorded.

lawn

– Image with constant change such as waves or water falls

• Smile Shutter cannot be used in Hand-held Twilight.

• When using a light source that flickers, such as fluorescent lighting, block noise may occur. In such cases, set Scene Selection to (High Sensitivity).

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Backlight Correction HDR

You can shoot two images having different exposures to record a single image with a greater range of gradation by combining the dark parts of an image taken with a bright exposure setting and the bright parts of an image taken with a dark exposure setting.

1 Set the mode dial to (Backlight Correction HDR).

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2 Shoot with the shutter button.

Notes

• The shutter sound beeps twice and an image is recorded.

• Backlight Correction HDR may not produce the effects in the following situations: – When using the flash – Image with erratic movement – There is too much camera shake – Image whose surrounding light condition is extremely bright or dark – Image with constant change such as waves or waterfalls

• Smile Shutter function cannot be used in Backlight Correction HDR mode.

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Scene Selection

Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene.

1 Set the mode dial to (Scene Selection). 2 Select the desired mode t z on the control button.

If you want to switch to another scene, press the MENU button.

(High Sensitivity)

Allows you to shoot images without a flash under low light conditions, reducing blur.

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(Soft Snap)

(Advanced

Sports Shooting)

(Landscape)

(Twilight Portrait)

(Twilight)

(Gourmet)

Allows you to shoot images with a softer atmosphere for portraits and flowers, etc.

Allows you to shoot subjects with fast movements such as sports. While the shutter is pressed halfway, the movement of the subject is predicted and the focus will be adjusted.

Allows easy shooting of distant scenes by focusing in the distance. Shoots vivid blue sky and flora colors.

Allows you to shoot sharp images of people with the night view in the background without compromising the atmosphere.

Allows you to shoot night scenes at far distance without losing the dark atmosphere of the surroundings.

Shifts to Macro mode, allowing you to shoot food arrangements in delicious and bright color.

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(Pet)

(Beach)

(Snow)

Allows you to shoot images of your pet with the best settings.

Allows you to record the blue of the water clearly when shooting seaside or lakeside scenes.

Allows you to record clear images preventing sunken colors in snowy scenes or other places where the whole screen appears white.

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(Fireworks)

Allows you to record fireworks in all their splendor.

Note

• When you shoot images using (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight) or (Fireworks) mode, the shutter speed is slower and the images tend to blur. To prevent blurring, the use of a tripod is recommended.

Functions you can use in Scene Selection

For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition, a combination of functions is determined by the camera. indicates an available function, - indicates an unavailable function. The icons below [Flash] and [Self-Timer] indicate the available modes. Some functions are not available, depending on the Scene Selection mode.

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Flash

*1[Flash] for [White Balance] cannot be selected.

[Off] for [Face Detection] cannot be selected.

[White Balance] for [Bracket Settings] cannot be selected.

Face Detection/

Smile Shutter

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Self-Timer

Burst Settings/ Burst Shooting

Interval/Bracket

Settings

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ISO

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White

Balance

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Anti Blink

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Movie Mode

Allows you to record movies.

1 Set the mode dial to (Movie Mode).

2 Press the shutter button fully down.

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3 To stop recording, press the shutter button fully down again.

zChanging the Movie Format, Image Quality or Image

Size

Movie format: MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Movie

format] t [AVCHD] or [MP4] t z on the control button

Quality (AVCHD): MENU t (Quality) t [AVC HD 17M FH] or [AVC HD 9M

HQ]

Image Size (MP4): MENU t (Image Size) t [MP4 12M], [MP4 6M] or [MP4

3M]

zTo shoot a movie quickly

With the mode dial is set to other than (Easy Shooting), you can start movie recording simply by pressing the MOVIE (Movie) button.

MOVIE (Movie) button

To end movie recording, press the MOVIE (Movie) button again. The menu and setting items used for recording are those enabled when you set the mode dial to (Movie Mode).

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Intelligent Sweep Panorama

Allows you to create a panoramic image from composed images. Faces and moving objects are automatically detected.

1 Set the mode dial to (iSweep Panorama).

2 Point the camera at the edge of the subject, then

press the shutter button fully down.

This part will not be taken

3 Pan the camera to the end, following the

guidance on the LCD screen.

Guidance bar

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Notes

• If you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time, a gray area occurs in the composed image. If this happens, move the camera fast to record a full panoramic image.

• Since several images are stitched together, the stitched part will not be recorded smoothly.

• Under low light conditions, panoramic images may be blurred, or images may not be recorded.

• Under lights that flicker such as fluorescent light, the brightness or color of the combined image is not always the same.

• When the whole angle of panoramic shooting and the angle in which you fixed the focus and exposure with AE/AF lock are extremely different in brightness, color and focus, the shooting will not be successful. If this happens, change the lock angle and shoot again.

• iSweep Panorama is not suitable for the following situations: – Objects are too close to the camera – Image with a repeating pattern such as tiles and image with little contrast such as sky, sandy beach, or

lawn

– Image with constant change such as waves or water falls

• You cannot create panoramic images in the following situations: – You pan the camera too fast or too slow – There is too much camera shake

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zChanging the shooting direction or image size of a

panoramic image

Shooting Direction: MENU t [Shooting Direction] t select [Right], [Left], [Up]

and [Down] t z

Image Size: MENU t [Image Size] t select [Standard] or [Wide] t z

zTips for shooting a panoramic image

Pan the camera in an arc with a constant velocity and in the same direction as the indication on the LCD screen. iSweep Panorama is better suited for still subjects, rather than moving ones.

Radius as short

Vertical direction Horizontal direction

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• Determine the scene and press the shutter button halfway, so that you can lock the focus exposure

and white balance.

• Adjust the frame composition so that a portion with greatly varied scenery is in the center of the

image.

zPlaying back scrolling panoramic images

You can scroll panoramic images by pressing z on the control button while panoramic images are being displayed. Turn the W (zoom) lever to display the whole image again.

Operation button/ lever

z Plays back scrolling images/Stops

b/B/v/V Scrolls images

W Displays the whole image

Shows the displayed area of the whole panoramic image

• Panoramic images are played back with the supplied software “PMB” (page 123).

• Panoramic images shot with other cameras may not be scrolled correctly.

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Identifying parts

List of icons displayed on the screen

Using the mode dial

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Intelligent Auto Adjustment

Easy Shooting

Anti Motion Blur

Hand-held Twilight

Backlight Correction HDR

Scene Selection

Movie Mode

Intelligent Sweep Panorama