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    i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE FOR AMERICAN USERS The f ollowing advisory is included in accordance wi th the la ws of the St ate of Calif ornia (USA): W ARNING: This product contains chemicals , in cluding lead, kno wn to the State of Calif ornia to cause cancer ...

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    English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR 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. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf actured with high quality materials and components which ca n be rec ...

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    iii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Install the ba ttery pac k and card 1 Insert the battery pack. 2 Insert the card. 1 Open 2 Insert Battery slot Lock b utton Card s lot 2 Push it all the wa y in. 1 Insert ...

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    English iv Shooting k Video clip recording 1 Open the monitor unit. h The camera turns on. 2 Pr ess the video cl ip recording button [ ]. h Recording begins . h T o stop recordi ng, press the video clip re cording button again. k Still image photograph y 1 Open the monitor unit. h The camera turns on. 2 Press the still im age shooting button [ ]. h ...

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    v English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Playbac k k Video clip pla yback 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The display s witches to the Pla ybac k Screen. h T oggle the SET button to the left or right to display the video clip yo u wish to pla y back. h Video clips are indicated by a video clip pattern along the top and bottom of th e screen. 2 Press ...

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    English vi Burn your recorded video clips onto a D VD (Windows XP) Using the supplied CD-ROM (SANY O Software Pac k), you can import th e captured images to your computer and store them o n a DV D. Detailed information about the SANY O Software Pac k can be found on page 4 in the SANY O Software Pack INSTR UCTION MANU AL. Install application pr ogr ...

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    vii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish] and remove the CD-ROM from the computer’s CD-ROM drive. <About the Kodak online service> h When the inst allation windo w closes, a dialog bo x to connect to t he website introd ucing K odak’ s online service appears. Check the [No thanks!] option b ...

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    English viii Burn video clips onto a DVD 1 ...

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    ix English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 2 Click on [Create Vi deo DVD] and then click on [DVD-Video or DVD+VR]. h The [Add/Edit Media] wind ow opens. 3 Click on the [Add video files] icon. h The [Open Video File] dialog bo x opens. h Open the f older that conta ins the video file s (My DocumentsSANY O_PEXdatef older). [Add video files] icon ...

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    English x 4 Se lect the video clip files to burn on to the DVD. h Select the files y ou wish to burn onto th e D VD by clic king on them. h T o select multiple files , click on the individual files while hol ding down the [Ctrl] b utton. If you sele ct one file , hold down the [Shif t] but ton and click on anoth er file in the list, all the files i ...

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    xi English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 6 Click on the [Ne xt] button. h The window to edit the ti tle page of your D VD appears. 7 Set your desired title page, and click on the [Next] button. h The window to confirm the title page appears . 8 Click on the [Ne xt] button. h The window to e xpor t the video files to the D VD appears. 9 Set a blank ...

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    English xii 10 Click on the [OK] button . h Disc writing begins. h After burning the disc , a dialog bo x shows that bu rning is complete. 11 Click on the [OK] button . h The D VD drive tra y opens for y ou to remove the disc. <Abou t saving projec ts> h After burning a disc, a sa ve project dia log bo x appears. If y ou wish to use the setti ...

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    xiii English Although this camera will stand up to handling with wet hands or being splashed by sho wer water , it must neve r be immersed in wat er . Please take the time to c arefully read and heed the f ollowing cautions. NO TE k Do not wash with water i Do not sprinkle water on the ca mera or immerse the camera in wate r to wash it. i If the ca ...

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    English xiv k Do not expose to seawater or salt w ater i If salt wa ter adheres to the camera, i t ma y cause the camera to malfunction. i T ake care to pre vent e xposing the camera t o seaw ater or other salt water so urces. k Do not let the interior of the batter y/card compartmen t become wet i Doing so ma y result in electric shock or fire. i ...

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    1 English CONTENTS SHOOT, PL AY BACK A ND SAVE ............. .......... .............. .......... .......... iii Install the b attery pac k and card ......... ............. ........... ............. ....... iii Shooting ......... ............. ........... .......... ........... ............. .......... ........... .. iv Playback ... ........... ... ...

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    English 2  BASIC OPERATION BEFORE TAKING PICTURES .............. .......... .............. ............. .......... 32 For best r esults ....... ........... ............. .......... .............. .......... ........... ..32 Using the au tofocus ... .......... .............. .......... ........... ............. .......... 33 Hints for t aking pi ...

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    3 English CONTENTS  PLAYBACK DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU ....................... ........... ............. . 79 Switching the page ................... ......... ............. ........... .......... ......... 80 Overview of the PLAYBACK MENU ............... ........... ............. ...... 81 PLAYBAC K MODE .. .......... ............. .......... ...

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    English 4 FILE NO. RESET FUNCTION .................... ........... .......... ........... ........ 130 FORMATTING A C ARD ..................... ............. ........... ............. ........... 133 RESETTING THE CA MERA SET TINGS .. ............. ............. ............. ...1 35 CHECKING THE R EMAINING CARD M EMORY ....... .......... ......... ...

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    5 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abun dance of con venient f eatures and functions. F rom creating precisely the ph oto you want, to vie wing images using various techniques, y ou can locate the exact operat ion fo r your purposes in the follow ing ta ble. Shooting/recording Basic operation Convenient functions Additional fu ...

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    English 6 Capture fast-moving subjects • “SCENE SE LECT” (spor t s mode) on pa ge 63 Shoot in bright condition s • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 53 • “SETTING THE FLASH MODE” on page 66 • “SCENE SE LECT” (night v iew por trait mode/fir eworks mode/l amp mode) on pa ge 63 Increase the ca mera’ s sensitivity • “ISO SENSI ...

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    7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Play back Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions Getting started view ing im ag es • “Playing back a video clip” on page 37 Adjust the speaker vol u m e • “PLA YBACK VO LUME” on page 87 Smooth out video clip playb ack • “SMOOTH PLA Y BACK” on page 110 • “Viewing still ima ...

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    English 8 Data managing/processing Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Searc h for ima ge/audio data • “9-imag e display playback” on page 43 • “Art mode pla yback” on page 44 Delete d ata • “DELETI NG D A T A” on page 90 Protect images fr o m accidental erasure • “IMA GE PRO TECT” on page 88 Format a ...

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    9 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i SANY O Software Pa ck (CD-ROM) (page 4 in the SANY O Software Pa ck INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 2 i Li-ion battery pack (pages 19 and 21): 1 i Dedicated A V interface cable (page 139): 1 i Dedicated USB inte rface cable (page 140, pages 10 and 22 in the SANY O Software P ack INSTRUCTION MANU AL): 1 ...

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    English 10 i Lithium-ion battery pack charger and power cord (page 19): 1 i Grip belt (page 11) i QUICK GUIDE i “SAFETY MANU AL” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefull y befor e using the digital camera. ...

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    11 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Attaching the grip belt ...

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    English 12 Media car ds that can be used with this came ra The type of card that can b e inserted into and used with this came ra is: i SD Memory Card ...

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    13 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Y our movie camera can not only record video clips, you can also tak e still photos and ma ke audio recordings. F or e xample, y ou can snap a still image while recording a vide o clip , or make just an audio recordi ng. W at er-resistant Y our camera can even be operated with wet hands. Thanks to its water- resistant c ...

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    English 14 Capture still shots w hile recording a video clip (page 47) Suppose that while you’ re recording a video c lip, there’ s a scene you’ d like to keep as a still photo . Y our camera makes it possible to recor d the still photo without interrupting the video clip recording. ...

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    15 English SPECIAL FEA TURES Lots of access ories f or optimal use of y our captured ima g es (page 16) Use the accessory cables to vie w images on a TV or computer . Or connect the camera directly to a printer to make prints of your photos. And with the software in the supplied CD-ROM (SANY O Software Pack), you can create your original D VDs and ...

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    English 16 SYSTEM MAP Y ou can connect the camera to various de vices to expand its capabilities . ...

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    17 English SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front ...

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    English 18 Rear ...

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    19 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Bef ore using the supplied bat tery pack in the camera, it m ust be fully charged. 1 Insert the battery pack in the battery charger. h Inser t 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 connec ...

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    English 20 Rechar ging the battery pack Be sure to fully charge the s upplied or separately sol d batter y pack before using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the suppli ed charge r . Charge the batter y pack if it is being used for the first time, and recharge it whene ver the remaining charge is lo w (see “CHECKING THE REMAI ...

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    21 English INST ALLING TH E B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD The card can be used after it has been f ormatted with the camera (page 133). Make sure that the ba tter y pack and th e card or ientati on are corr ect. Install the ba ttery pac k 1 Open the ba ttery/card compartment cover. h Slide the l ock b utton to the si de, and open the battery/card comp ...

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    English 22 Install the card 3 I nsert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into place. 4 Cl ose the battery/ca rd compartment cover. h Close the bat tery/card compartment cover firmly until the lock b utton secures the cover . <When removing the car d ...> h T o remove the card, pre ss it down, and then release. The card will p ...

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    23 English INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y P ACK AND CARD CA UT ION Do not attempt to for cibly r emove the car d. i Nev er remove the ca rd when the multi-indicat or is flashing red. In doing so , you risk losi ng the data stored in the card. Close the battery/c ard c ompartment cover securely . i If the battery/card compar tment cov er is not closed or ...

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    English 24 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera For reco rding (shoot ing mode) 1 Ope n the monitor unit or press the power button [ ]. For pla ying bac k (playbac k mode) 1 Pres s the REC/PLAY button for about 1 second. h After opening the monitor un it or pressing the pow er button [ ], you can also access the play back mode by p ...

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    25 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF T urning off the camera 1 Press the power button [ ] for about 1 s econd. h The camera turns off . h T o turn off the camera while it is in the shooting mode or po wer save mode, close th e monitor unit or pre ss the power button for at least 1 second. HINT T o immediately acti vate the po wer save function ...

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    English 26 OPERA TION BUTT ONS The procedures to change the camer a settings, choose imag es, etc., are perf ormed by using the SET but ton to control the monitor displa y . This operation is used v ery frequently , so it is best to become familiar with it right away . 640X480 30fps SHQ VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 2816X2112 (6M-S) PHOTO RESOLUTION RECORDING M ...

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    27 English OPERA TION BUTT ONS <Select the icon to the left or right> T o select the ico n to the right, toggle the SET bu tton to the right. T o select the icon t o the left, toggle the SET bu tton to the left. <Actuate the selected icon> Press the SET b utton. The selected icon mov es to the left end of the lineup . RECORDING MENU VID ...

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    English 28 D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp lay them during pla yback. Theref ore, befo re capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. Example: T o set the clock to 7: 30 p. m. on December 24, 2006 1 Turn on the camera (pa ge 24), and pres ...

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    29 English D A TE AND TIME S ETTING 4 Set the date. 1 Select “D A TE”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Date Screen appears . 3 Set the date to “2006/12/ 24”. h The date is set in the f ollowing order: Set the year → Set the month → Set the day . h T oggle the SET button left o r right to select year , month or day . T oggle the SET b ...

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    English 30 6 Se t the order in which the date is displayed during playback. 1 Select “DISP”. 2 Press the SET bu tton. h The Set Date Form at Scr een appears. 3 T oggle the SET butto n up or down. h T oggle the SET b utton up to change the displa yed date order as follows: T oggle the SET but ton down to change it in the rev erse order . 4 Press ...

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    31 English CAPTURE-D A TE DISPLA Y Select whether or not the dat e that images were ca ptured is shown on the screen during playba ck. 1 Display the OP TION MENU. h Follo w steps 1 and 2 on page 28. 2 Select the info displa y icon j , and press the SET button. h The Inf o Display Screen appe ars. 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the des ...

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    English 32 BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES For best results Hold the camera secur ely , keeping your elbo ws cl ose to y our body and making sure the camera is stable. Make sure tha t the lens and flash are not b lock ed by your fingers or the grip belt. * For shooting v ert ically oriented still images , you can set the shootin g orientat ...

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    33 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Using the autof ocus The autofocus will w ork in almost all situations; however , there are certain conditions that may cause the autof ocus function to n ot work properl y . If the autofocus function is not working properly , set the focus range to capture images (page 72). k Conditions that may cause incorrect f ...

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    English 34 The fo llowing e x amples are some of the situations where the autof ocus function ma y work, but not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use the focus-loc k function to lock the focus on an object at the same distance as the desired subjec t, th en reposition the camera to compose the picture . i Fast-mo ving subjec ...

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    35 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the operation sounds i The operation sou nds that are gener ated, f or e xample, when t he still image shooting but ton, MENU butt on or SET button is pre ssed, as well as the audio guidance when you s witch the mode, can be muted (page 115). Where is the image and audio data save ...

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    English 36 VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AN D PLA YB A CK Record ing video c lips 1 Turn on the camera (page 24). 2 Pr ess the video cl ip recording button [] . h Recording begins . h It is not necessar y to keep th e shutter release button p ressed while shooting. h When the remaining recording time a vailable fo r the currently recording clip becomes litt ...

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    37 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK Playing bac k a video clip 4 Press t he REC/PLAY button. h The video clip just recorded is shown on the monitor . 5 Press t he SET button. h Play back of the video clip begins . <T o delete a video clip> h Display the video clip y ou wish to delete, and toggle the SET b utton up . A screen to co ...

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    English 38 When y ou are finish ed using the camera.. . i Press the power b utton to turn the camera off . T o do this... Do this Normal forward pla yback Press the SET b utton. Stop pla yback During pla yback, toggle the SE T but ton down. P ause During playbac k, press the SET button or toggle the SET bu tton up . During accelerated pla yback, to ...

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    39 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Shoot ing Screen is activ e, y ou can quic kly access the screen for adjusting the brightness of the monitor by pressing the MENU button f or at least 1 second. The focus can be lock ed. i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (page 123) ...

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    English 40 CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES Shooting still images 1 Turn on the camera (page 24). 2 Pres s the still image shooting button [ ]. 1 Press th e still imag e shooting button halfway . h The autofocus operat es, and the image is f ocused (f ocus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the still image shooting button al l the way . h ...

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    41 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING BA CK STILL IMA GES HINT What is the ca mera focu sing o n? i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camera is f ocusing on. i The camera automatically deter mines the correct focus b y meas uring from 5 different f ocus points within the shoo ting area. If the target mark is at a positio n that is ...

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    43 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING BA CK STILL IMA GES 9-image displa y playba ck 1 Press the REC/PLAY button to display the Playback Screen. 2 Push the zoom switc h toward the [W] ([ P ]) side. h The 9-image displa y appears. 3 Select the ima ge to play ba ck. h T oggle t he SET button up, down, left or r ight to move the orange fr ame to the d e ...

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    English 44 Art mode pl ayback Art mode playback displa ys all 22 images that immediately f ollow the image currently shown on the normal display , or the framed image on the 9-image display . When you switc h to art mode playback, the current image and the image immediatel y follo wing are shown in the lar gest size, and subsequent images are shown ...

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    45 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING BA CK STILL IMA GES 1 In normal playback , display an image (pages 37 and 42), or on the 9-image playback displa y, move the orange frame to select an image (page 43). This will be the largest image in the art mode play back display. 2 If sw itching to the art mod e playback from normal playback, push the zoom sw ...

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    English 46 Magnifying (zooming in) the ima ge 1 Display the imag e that yo u want to mag nify. h F or a video clip , pause pla yback at the place y ou want to magnify . 2 Push the zoom sw itch toward the [T] ([ ] ]) side. h Magnification is enab led. h The image is magnified, and the central por tion of image is displa yed. h T oggle the SET but to ...

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    47 English SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can c apture a still image while recording a video clip . 1 Turn on the camera (page 24). 2 Press the video clip record ing button [ ]. 3 When you see a scene you’d like to captur e as a still im age, pr ess the still image shooting button [] . 4 End the recording. h Press the vid ...

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    English 48 A UDIO RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Y our camera can make audio recordings and pla y them back. A udio recording 1 Turn on the camera (page 24). 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The menu displa y appears. 3 From the video clip mode menu, select the audio memo icon < , and press the SET button. h The audio recording mode is enabled. h The menu ...

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    49 English A UDIO RECORDING AND PLA YB ACK 4 Press the video clip record ing button [ ]. h Audio recording begins . During recording, < appears in the monitor . It is not necessar y to con tinue pressing the vide o clip recording button while recording. h The maximum time f o r recording a continuous audio memo is about 13 hours. 5 End the recor ...

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    English 50 A udio data playback 6 Pres s the REC/PLAY button. h The pla ybac k screen f or the audio trac k that was just recor ded appears. 7 Pl ay back the record ing. Start forward playbac k: Press the SET button. Pause: During pla yback, press the SET button, or toggle the SET bu tton up . Dur ing f ast for ward or fast re verse, toggle the SET ...

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    51 English A UDIO RECORDING AND PLA YB ACK <T o return to the A udio Recording Screen> h Press the REC/PLA Y butt on. CA UT ION If no audio is heard... i The audio is not pla yed bac k when the audio memo is pla yed back in the fa st pla yback or f ast reve rse mode. ...

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    English 52 USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has two zoom function s: optical zoom and digit al zoom. Y ou can specify whether or not the digital z oom is enabled (page 122). 1 Point the camera le ns at the subject. 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [T] or [W] side to compose the desired image. [T]: Zoom in on the subject. [W]: Zoom out. h When the zoom ...

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    53 English EXPOSURE CORRECTION By assigning the e xposure correction operation shortcut to the SET butto n (page 123), you can make the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 Assign the operation shortcut to the SET button (page 123). 2 Toggle the SET button in the direction for which the operation shortcut was assigned. h The ex posure c ...

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    English 54 HINT The exposure correction setting is canceled in the f ollowing cases: i When the pointer is set to the center position. i When the camera is set to the pla yback mode . i After the po wer is turned off. ...

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    55 English SHOO TING P AGE 1 (BASIC SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE RECORDING MENU The RECORDING MENU is used to adjust your camer a’ s shooting settings. The RECORDING MENU is organized into two displays: P A GE 1 and PAG E 2 . Y ou can also access the RECORDING MENU from the camera settings screen (OPTION MENU [page 112]). 1 Turn on the camera (page ...

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    English 56 Switching the pa ge Switch to P AGE 1 or P AGE 2, depending on ho w you wish to use your camera. 1 Displa y the RECORDING MENU (page 55). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The RECORDING MENU P AGE changes. h Each time the SET b utton is toggled to the left, the displa y changes as follo ws: RECORDING MENU RECORDING MENU 640X480 30fp ...

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    57 English DISPLA YING THE RECORDING MENU Overvie w of the RECORDING MENU PA G E 1 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 640X480 30fps SHQ VIDEO CLIP MPEG4 RECORDING MENU ...

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    English 58 1 Video clip menu (page 61) 2 Still image re solution m enu (page 62 ) 3 Scene select menu ( page 6 3) 4 Filter menu (page 65) 5 Flash menu (page 66) 6 Self-timer men u (page 68) 7 P AGE dis play (pa ge 56) 8 HELP display (page 55) 9 Remaining battery power (page 137) i When you specify multi ple functions that cannot be simultaneously e ...

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    59 English DISPLA YING THE RECORDING MENU PA G E 2 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

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    English 60 1 Image sta bilizer menu (page 70 ) 2 Focus range menu (page 72) 3 Focus mode men u (page 74) 4 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 75) 5 ISO sensitiv ity menu (page 76 ) 6 White balance men u (page 77) 7 P AGE dis play (pa ge 56) 8 HELP display (page 55) 9 Remaining battery power (page 137) p : Shoot using the video clip field ...

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    61 English IMA GE QU ALITY Video clip image quality setting When it comes to video clips, a lar g er number of pixels and a higher frame rate means bett er image quality a nd smoother pla yback. O n the other hand, the file size becomes lar ge and uses more memory . Set the image quality to a setting that’ s right for your purpose. 1 Display PAGE ...

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    English 62 Still image resolution setting By setting the still image resoluti on (pixels) to a higher setting, image detail is enhanced for a smoother , finer picture . However , the file size also becomes large and uses more me mory . Select the resolution setting that suits your purpose. 1 Displa y PAGE 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Select ...

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    63 English SCENE SELECT Y ou can select from various preset setting s (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting co nditions. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Select the scene select menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t he scene select menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the scene select function setting ...

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    English 64 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 36. For still image shooting, see page 40. h T o return to normal photography , select = from the scene select menu, and pre ss the SET button. HINT i When capturing images using the fire works + , lamp Q or night vie w portrait / setting, stabili ze the camera. i A table sho wing ...

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    65 English FIL TERS The filter f eature change s image characteristics such as color t ones, to apply unique eff ects to the photog raphed image . 1 Display PAGE 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Select the filter menu. 3 Select the desired icon from t he filter menu, and press the SET button. h This completes th e filter setting. 4 Take the pic ...

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    English 66 SETTING THE FLASH MODE The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures wher e there is insuf ficient light , but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight condi tions. Y our camera’ s flash has three modes o f operation ( aut omatic flash mode , forced flash mode and flash off mode). Select the fl ash mode that is appropriate ...

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    67 English SETTING THE FLASH MODE 3 Select the desired icon from t he flash menu, and press the SET button. h The selected flash mode is set. 4 Take the picture . h Still image shooting → page 40 CA UT ION Do not touch the flash unit when shooting. i The flash unit becomes very hot and ma y cause a burn. A void touching the flash unit when shooti ...

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    English 68 SELF-TIMER 1 Displa y PAGE 1 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Se lect the self-timer menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the self-timer menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. 4 Take the picture. Fo r video clip recordi ng, see page 36. For still image shooting, see page 40. N : T urns off the self-ti ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 84

    69 English SELF-TIMER HINT i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET bu tton (page 123), y ou can set the self-timer from the Shoot ing Screen. T o pause or cancel the self-timer functi on... i If the video clip recording b utton or still image shooting b utton is pressed again bef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer countdo wn tempor ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 85

    English 70 P AGE 2 (AD V ANCED SETTINGS) MO TION COMPENSA TION (IMA GE ST ABILIZER) Y our camera can minimiz e a jittery picture by compensati ng f or unintentional hand motion (video clips only) . 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Se lect the image s tabilizer menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the image stabiliz er menu, and ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 86

    71 English MO TI ON COMPENSA TION (I MA GE ST ABILIZER) <Concerning the changing f ield of view when motion compensation is enabled> i When the motio n compensation is set to ON, the f ield of vie w during recording standb y diff ers from the recordab le field of view as shown belo w . i When set to the moti on compensation q sett ing, the vi ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 87

    English 72 FOCUS RANGE If you set the fo cus range to match th e distance from the camera to the subject, it’ s easy to bring the subject into focus . 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Select the focus menu. h If manual focus - is selected, please see “How to use the manual fo cus” (page 73). 3 Se lect the desired icon from ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 88

    73 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual focus 1 Select the manual focus icon - from the focus menu (page 72), and press the SET button 2 times. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears. 2 Toggle the SET button to the right or left to select the desired focus distance, and press the SET button. h The focus distance is set, and you are retur ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 89

    English 74 FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from the following 2 typ e s of autofocus (stil l image shooting only): 5-point range fi nder f ocus: The distan ce to the subject is detected b y sampling from multiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Spot f ocus: The camera f ocuses on the subject in the center of the monitor . 1 Displa y PAGE 2 ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 90

    75 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes. Multi-section light- measuring: The exp osure is adjusted after sampling from multiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted l ight-measuring: The exp osure is adjusted after light is measured fro m the entire image, b ut with emphasis on ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 91

    English 76 ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial se ttings, the ISO sensit ivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. Howe ver , the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the RE CORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Select the ISO sensitivi ty menu. 3 Se lect the desired icon from the ISO sensitivi ty menu, ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 92

    77 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions. Ho wever , if you w ant to specify the lighting conditions or change the ov erall tone of the image, the white balan ce can be manually set. 1 Display PAG E 2 of the RECORDING MENU (page 56). 2 Select the white balance menu. > : The ca ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 93

    English 78 3 Se lect the desired icon from the white bal ance menu, and press the SET button. h This completes the white balance setting. h Once the white balance sett ing is programmed f or the ] icon, it is retained e ven if another white balance se tting ( > , r , o , p , or q ) is selected. If you changed to ano ther setting, whene ver you s ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 94

    79 English PLA YBACK P AGE 1 (BASIC SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK MENU The PLA YBACK MENU is used to adjust y our camera ’ s playback sett ings. The PLA YBACK MENU is organiz ed into two disp lays: P A GE 1 and P AGE 2 . Y ou can also access the PLA YBA CK MENU from the camera settin gs screen (OPTION MENU [page 112]). 1 Turn on the camer ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 95

    English 80 Switching the pa ge Switch to P A GE 1 or P A GE 2. 1 Displa y the PLAYBACK MENU (page 79). 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The PLA YBACK MENU chan ges to the other P A GE. h Each time the SET b utton is toggled to the left, the displa y changes as follo ws: ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 96

    81 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK MENU Overvie w of the PLA YBA CK MENU PA G E 1 1 Play back mod e ( pag e 8 3) h Select continuous pla yback or single -frame p layback. 2 Slideshow (pag e 85) h Select the slideshow setti ngs and initiate pla yback. 3 Pla yback v olume cont rol (page 87) h Adjust the pla yback volume f or video clips and audio ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 97

    English 82 PA G E 2 1 Rotate image (page 98) h Rotate still images. 2 Resiz e (page 99) h Reduce the resolut ion of a still image. 3 Red-eye corr ection (page 100) h Repair the re d-ey e effect to make e yes look more natural . 4 Extract still i mage (page 102) h Extract a stil l image from a video clip. 5 Video clip edit (pag e 103) h Edit video c ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 98

    83 English PLA YB A CK MODE Y ou can choose to hav e data playe d bac k successiv ely (continuous play back) or hav e only selected data pla yed bac k (clip pla yback). 1 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Select the playback mode icon = , and press the SET button. h The Play back Mode Screen appears. PLA Y ALL: Hav e data played bac ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 99

    English 84 HINT How to initiate continuous playbac k i Set the camer a to the pla yback mode, and press the SE T button . Continuous pla yback starts. How is continuous playback different fr om slideshow playback (page 85 )? i With continuous play back, the av ailable operatio ns include pau se (f or continuou s play back) and pause , fast f orward ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 100

    85 English SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK Specify the settings f or playing bac k stil l images and audio files contin uously in a “slideshow” f or mat. In a slideshow of still images , you can set the transition time and transition effects. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Select the slideshow icon V , and press the SET button. h The ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 101

    English 86 3 Select “START” and pr ess the S ET button. h Slideshow pla yback begins. h T o stop slide show playback, press the SET b utton or MENU b utton. ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 102

    87 English PLA YB A CK V OLUME Adjust the pla yback volume f or video clips and audio data. 1 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Select the playback volume icon Z , and press the SET button. h The volume control bar appears. 3 Toggle the SET button left or right to adjust the volume, and press the SET button. h The volume is se t, and ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 103

    English 88 IMA GE PRO TECT Pre vent acciden tal erasure of image and audio data. 1 Di splay the data that you want to protect from acci dental erasure, and display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Se lect the protect icon A , and press the SET button. h The Protect Scree n appears. 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select “LOCK”, an ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 104

    89 English IMA GE PRO TECT CA UT ION i Even if th e protect mode is set for cer t ain data files , they will be deleted if the card is ref ormatted (page 133). HINT T o select a different ima ge in steps 2 and 3... i T oggle the SET b utton to the left or right. T o cancel the protect mode f or an image ... i Display the desired data , repeat steps ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 105

    English 90 DELETING D A T A Y ou can delete data that is stored on the card if y ou no longer n eed it. Y ou can delete the data one at a t ime, or all at once . 1 Displa y PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Se lect the de lete icon c , and press the SET button. h The Delete Mod e Screen appears . DELETE SINGLE: Deletes one data at a time . D ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 106

    91 English DELETING D A T A 4 Toggle the SET button up to select “DELETE”, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h The currently displa yed image is deleted. h T o delete other data, select the data, select “DELETE” and press t he SET but ton. <DELETE ALL> h The Delete Confirmation Screen again appears . T o delete the data, ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 107

    English 92 PRINTING INSTR UCTIONS In addition t o using yo ur printer to print out still images captured with yo ur camera, as with co nv entional film, you can ha ve prints made at shops off er ing digital pr int ser vic es. Moreover , this ca mera is DPOF-compatible, so you can use the camera to specify t he number of prints, wheth er or not the ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 108

    93 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i T o print with a pr inter or hav e the digital print service shop print out a still image from a video clip , you must first sav e it (sav e frame) as a still image (page 102). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y ou c ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 109

    English 94 Specifying date imprin ting and print quantit ies Y ou can specify printing instructions for each individual image (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the printing instructions to all the ima ges on the card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 92). 2 Se lect EACH IMAGE or ALL IMAGES. ALL IMA GES: The printing instructi ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 110

    95 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS 4 Specify whe ther the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the number of prints> h T oggle the SET b utton up or down. h The quantity indication changes. h Display the desired number of prints. <Specify dated prints> h Push the zoom switch toward th e [T] or [W] s ide. h Ea ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 111

    English 96 Index pr int Printing out m any small image s on one shee t is called an “index print” . This is con venient f or use as a list of the images y ou have captured. 1 Di splay the Printing Instructions Scr een (page 92). 2 Se lect “INDEX”. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The Inde x Pr int Screen appears . SET: Specify an inde x pr int co ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 112

    97 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS Clearing all the printing instructions Delete the printing instructions f or all images. 1 Display the Pri nting Instructions Screen (page 92). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. CANCEL: Clear the printing instructions for all images . EXIT : Cancel the clear pr ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 113

    English 98 R O T A TE IMA GE Captured still ima ges can be rotate d to the co rrect orientation f or viewing. 1 Di splay the still im age you wish to rotate, and display PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Se lect the rotate icon L , and press the SET button. h The Rotate Screen a ppears. 3 Se lect “RIGHT” or “LEFT”, and press the SET ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 114

    99 English CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) The size of a still image that has already been capt ured at a resolution of t or more can be cha nged to 1,6 00 × 1,200 pix els or 640 × 48 0 pix els. The resized image is sa ved as a se parate image . 1 Display the sti ll image whose size you want to change, and display PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK ME NU (page ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 115

    English 100 RED-EYE CORRECTION If you photogr aph you r subjects at ni ght using the f lash, the y ma y appear in the image with glo wing red ey es (red-eye phenomenon ). Now you can amen d the image so that the subjects’ e yes appear more natural (red-e ye correction). 1 Display the imag e to be modi fied, and displa y PAGE 2 of t he PLAYBACK ME ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 116

    101 English RED-EYE CORRECTION 4 Press the still image shooting button. h A screen appears f or you to sp ecify whether or not to sa ve t he original image. SA VE AS NEW: The corrected image is sav ed as a separate image , and the original image is preserved. OV E RW R I T E F I L E : The original file is deleted, and only the corrected image is sa ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 117

    English 102 EXTRA CTING A STILL IMA GE FROM A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can select one image (scene) from a video clip, cop y it, and save it as a still image (the original data remains unchanged). 1 Play back a video clip, and pause at the point you wish to copy and save. 2 Displa y PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 3 Se lect the extract stil l icon 7 ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 118

    103 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Y ou can delete (“cut”) the first par t or the last part of a video clip. Y ou can choose anywher e in the vide o clip as the cutting point . Y ou can also join two video clips together and sa ve them as one separate clip (“joining”). CA UT ION W arning concerning the battery pack remaining char g e i During ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 119

    English 104 Proce dure to join two video c lips CA UTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing video clips , do not tur n the camera off . If you turn off the camera while editing video clips , not only will the editing not be properly completed, b ut the original video clip ma y also be deleted. i By repeating the clipping and joining pr ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 120

    105 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Deleting par t of a v ideo clip 1 Display the video clip y ou wish to edit. 2 Display the sce ne you wish to delete. h In step 5 you will specify whether y ou wish to delete the portion from the beginning of the video clip up to the select ed scene, or the po r tion from the selected scene to the e nd of the video cl ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 121

    English 106 4 Se lect the edit video icon k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 5 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the portion you wish to delete. DELETE 1ST P ART: Delete the first part of the video clip. DELETE 2ND P ART : Delete the latter part of the video clip. 6 Pres s the SET button. h A screen appears for ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 122

    107 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 7 Select whether you want the original video clip to be d eleted when clipping is executed. SA VE AS NEW: Sav e the edited video clip as a new f ile. OV E RW R I T E F I L E : Delete the original file and sav e only the edited video clip . 8 Press the SET button. h Editing starts. h When editing ends , you are return ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 123

    English 108 Joining tw o video clips CA UTION i Video clips that were phot ographed in dif fere nt modes cannot be joined. 1 Di splay the first vi deo clip. 2 Displa y PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 3 Se lect the edit video icon k , and press the SET button. h The Edit Video Screen appears . 4 Select the join icon x . ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 124

    109 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 Press the SET button. h The 9-image pla yback displa y for video clips appears . 6 Toggle the SET button to move the orange frame to the video clip that you wish t o join. 7 Press the SET button. 8 Select whether you want the original video clip to b e deleted when clipping is executed. SA VE AS NEW: Sav e the edit ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 125

    English 110 SMOO TH PLA YB A CK Suppress the video flic ker that occurs wh en pla ying back video clips that were recorded with the camer a moving f ast. 1 Displa y PAGE 2 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). 2 Se lect the smooth playback O icon, and press the SET button. h The Smooth Pla yback Screen appears. ON: Activ ate smooth pla yback OFF: Deactiv ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 126

    111 English DISPLA YING IMA GE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf or mation Screen y ou can check what the settings w ere when an image was capt ured. 1 Display the desi red image. 2 Press the MENU button for about 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU button is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is canceled. 1 V ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 127

    English 112 OPTION SETTI NGS OPTION SETTI NGS DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU The OPTI ON MENU is used to adjust various ca mera settin gs. 1 Turn on the camera (pa ge 24), and press the MENU button. h The RECORDING MENU or PLA YBACK MENU appears . 2 Toggle the SET button to t he left two times to disp lay the OPTI ON MENU. h The OPTION MENU is cancele ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 128

    113 English DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU Overvie w of the OPTION MENU H RESET SETTINGS FORMAT FILE NO. RESET POWER SAVE TV SYSTEM LANGUAGE BRIGHTNESS SHORTCUTS DIGITAL ZOOM FLICKER REDUCT IMAGE SETTINGS 4 5 6 1 2 3 A ; B 8 7 9 C D E F G ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 129

    English 114 1 Date and time setting (page 28) h Set the camera’ s inte rnal clock. 2 Screen displa y (page 31) h Specif y whethe r the t ime/dat e the image was captured is display ed. 3 Operation sounds setting (page 115) h Select the oper ation sounds that are pr oduced when th e camera’ s buttons are pressed, and adjust the operation sou nd ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 130

    115 English OPERA TION SOUNDS Use this menu to set the confirming audio signals when t he camera is turned on/off or when the o peration b uttons (still image shooting b utton, SET b utton, MENU button , etc.) are pressed, to adjust the operation sou nd volume , and to enable/d isable the audio guide. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 131

    English 116 3 Se lect “CHANGE SETTINGS”, and press the SET button. h The screen to change t he settings appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h The screen to select op eration sounds appears. <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “AUDIO GUIDE” is selected> h The respectiv e screen to e ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 132

    117 English POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the duratio n that the captured image appear s on the monitor (post-view ) after the still image shooting b utton is pressed. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the post-view icon o , and press the SET button. h The P ost-view Screen appears. 1 sec: The post-view image is displa yed for 1 second. ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 133

    English 118 WIND NOISE REDUCTION This f eature reduces the ambient sound of th e wind when y ou are recording a video clip or making an audio recording in a str ong wind environ ment. Set the function to on or off . 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112). 2 Se lect the wind noise reduction icon ` , and press the SET button. h The Wind Noise Reducti ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 134

    119 English NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION Use this setting to minimize noise in sti ll images and produce a clear image . 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the noise-reduction ic on ^ , and press the SET butt on. h The Noise Reduction Screen appears. 3 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes the noise-reducti ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 135

    English 120 ADJUST THE IMA GE QU ALITY The camera can adjust the image quali t y as the image is captured. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112). 2 Se lect the image quali ty icon P , and press the SET button. h The Image S ettings Screen appears. 3 Se lect the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes the image qualit y setting. ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 136

    121 English FLICKER-REDUCTION The flick er-reduction setting reduces the fli ck er that results when filming video clips under fluorescent lights and the lik e where the bac kground lighti ng pulsates at the frequency of th e power supply . The flick er-reduction setting is set to a frequency of 50 Hz. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Selec ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 137

    English 122 DIGIT AL ZOOM SETTING This setting allo ws you to specify whet her or not the digital z oom is enabled during zoom shoo ting. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112). 2 Se lect the digital zoom icon Q , and press the SET button. h The Digital Zoom Scre en appears . ON: Digital zoom can be used. OFF: Digital zoom cannot be used. 3 Se lect ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 138

    123 English ASSIGN SET BUTT ON FUNCTIONS Assign functions (operation shortcuts) to the SET bu tton when it is toggled up , down, left or right when the Shooting Screen is displa yed. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the shortcuts icon m , and press the SET button. h The Shortcuts Screen appears. : Assign the function when the SET but ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 139

    English 124 4 Toggle the SET button up or down. h Display the function you wish to assign to the k ey . 5 Pres s the SET button. h The selected function is assigned to the ke y , and you are ret urned to the Shortcuts Screen. h T o assign functions to the other ke ys, repeat steps 3 through 5 . <T o confirm the assigned shortcuts> h On the sc ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 140

    125 English MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera’ s monitor displa y . Use this adjustment when the monitor image is diff icult to view because of ambient lighting. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the brightness icon , , and press the SET button. h The brightness control displa y appears. 3 Toggle the SET button ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 141

    English 126 SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor of y our camera to displa y the messages in an y one of sev eral languages. 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112). 2 Se lect the language icon z , and press the SET button. h The Language Scree n appears. DEUTSCH: German ENGLISH: English ESP AÑOL: Spanish FRANCAIS: Fr e n c h IT ALIANO: Itali ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 142

    127 English TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s USB/A V ter minal. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the TV system icon j , and press the SET button. h The TV System Screen appears . NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals . PA L : Outputs P AL video signals. 3 Select the desired setting, ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 143

    English 128 PO WER SA VE FUNCTION Y our camera has a “power sav e” function whereby the powe r automatically turns off after a specified period of inactivity . The power sa ve fun ction works to conserve the ba ttery pack power when the camer a is not being used, or to prev ent the battery pack from dying if the camer a has accidentally been le ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 144

    129 English PO WER SA VE FUNCTION 3 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h The Set Standb y Time Screen appears. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to set the standby time. Up: Increases the standb y time. Down: Decreases the stan dby time . 5 Press the SET button. h The standby t ime is set, and you are returned to th e P ower Sa v ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 145

    English 130 FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION If a ne wly formatted card is used, the file name ( image number) of the captured image automatical ly begins from 0001. If the card is su bsequently ref ormatted, or if a differe nt ref ormatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is beca use the file number reset function is set to “ON? ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 146

    131 English FILE NO . RESET FUNCTION i If Card B a lready has image da ta in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows. When the highest image number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lower than the highest image n umber on Card A: the file name of the next record ed image continues from last file name recorde d on Card A. When ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 147

    English 132 1 Di splay the OPTION ME NU (page 112). 2 Se lect the file number reset icon i . 3 Pres s the SET button. h The File Number Reset Screen appears. ON: The file number reset function is on. OFF: The file number reset function is of f. 4 Se lect “OFF”, and press the SET button. h The file number reset fun ction is deactiv ated. HINT i ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 148

    133 English FORMA TTING A CARD A card must be formatte d with this c amera: i After purchasing, when used f or the first time, or i If it was f or matted using a personal computer or another digital camer a. The card cannot be f ormatted if the lock s witch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with the f ormat procedure after setting the loc ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 149

    English 134 3 Se lect the desired format option, and press the SET button. h A confirmation screen appears . 4 Se lect “YES”, and press the SET button. h F ormatting begins. h During fo rmatting, “For amatting” and “do no t power off ” are shown on the monitor . CA UTION Caution during formatting i Do not turn off the pow er to the came ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 150

    135 English RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the factory-preset settings. 1 Display the OP TION MENU (page 112). 2 Select the reset settings icon 2 , and press the SET button. h The Reset Settings Scre en appears. RESET : Reset to the f actory-preset settings. EXIT : Do not change the setting s, and return to the Option Screen. 3 S ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 151

    English 136 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check how many images can be capture d and how much recording time is av ailable on the card. F or a table sho wing the maximum number of images and recording time f or specific cards, please see “P ossible No . of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/P ossible Recordi ng Time” on page 170. Che ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 152

    137 English CHECKING TH E REMAINING BA TTER Y P A CK CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to chec k this indicator bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the possib le length of time f or battery pack oper ation, see page 169. 1 Display the RECORDING MENU or PLA ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 153

    English 138 HINT i If any data is present , yo u can also che ck the remaining batt ery pack charge on the Inf or mation Screen (page 111). i Battery life ma y differ e ven among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the n umber of times the flash is used, the type of card, etc. ) or the ambient temper atu ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 154

    139 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the su pplied A V interf ace cable from t he USB/A V ter minal on the digital camera to the A UDIO and VIDEO inp ut terminals on the TV . Playbac k i After connecting th e digital camer a to the tele vision, set the TV input s witch to VIDEO input. i When an A V interf ace cable ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 155

    English 140 DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera suppor ts the PictBridge function. By co nnecting the camera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (P ictBridge printing). Print preparat ions 1 I nsert the card containing the images you wish to print in the camera. 2 Turn the ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 156

    141 English DIRECT PRINTING 3 Select “PictBridge”, and press the SET button. h The PictBridge MENU appears. CA UT ION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the ca bles , make su re that the cab le plugs are correctly oriented and that the y match the shapes of the terminal sock ets on the devices . Push the plugs in str aigh ...

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    English 142 T o select one ima ge and print it (one i mage) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 140). 2 Se lect the print 1 image icon Y , and press the SET button. h The screen to select images f or printing appears . 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wish to pr ...

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    143 English DIRECT PRINTING 4 Specify the number of prints. 1 T oggle the SET button up to select “COPIES”, and press the SET button. 2 T oggle the SET b utton up or do wn to specify the n umber of prints. 3 Press the SET b utton. h “PRINT” is selected. 5 Press the SET button. h Printing begins. HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, t ...

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    English 144 T o print all th e images (all images) Print all of the images on the card. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 140). 2 Se lect the all images icon u , and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 3 Se lect “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . CA UTION Printing is not possible i f there are mor ...

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    145 English DIRECT PRINTING Thumbnail prints ( index) Make an index print of all the ima ges on the card. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 140). 2 Select the index print icon [ , and press the SET button. h The Inde x Print Screen appears. 3 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins. 100-0009 INDEX EXIT PRINT OK ...

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    English 146 T o print images accor ding to the printing instructions (print request ed images) Procedure to print all the ordered images. 1 Complete the printing instructions (page 92), and complete the print preparations (page 140). 2 Se lect the DPOF icon w , and press the SET button. h The Print Requested Images Screen appears . 3 Se lect “PRI ...

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    147 English DIRECT PRINTING T o change the pr inter settin gs and print ima g es (change printer settings) Images are printed accordi ng to settings specified by the came ra, such as paper type, size, layout, printing quality , etc. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 140). 2 Select the printer se ttings icon v , and press the SET button. h The Pr ...

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    149 English APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a question ab out the camera op eration, y ou might find the ans wer in this compilation of commonly aske d questions . Question A nswer Action Pow e r Why do esn’t the power turn on? Due to cold temperatu res, the battery pack temporarily lost its power . Place the camera in your poc ...

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    English 150 Shooting Are the settings retained e ven after the camera is turned off? — All sett ings except the self-timer and the e xposure correction are retained e ven after the camera is turned off . Which reso lution setting should I use? — Select th e resolution setting according to the intended use: x : Appropr iate for printing letter-s ...

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    151 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting How can I get the distant vie w into focus? — Set the sce ne select function to the landscape + mode when photograp hing. Or , set the f ocus range setting to manual focus - , and set the distance to ∞ . The video clip I shot outdoors is completely white. — Se t t he fl icke r- reduction setting ...

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    English 152 Viewing images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capt urin g an image, de vise a way to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex ample, b y changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is not lock ed proper ly . Hold the camera correctly and slowly press the still image shooting bu ...

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    153 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why isn’t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn’t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital zoom. Not a malfunction. Can I play bac k image and sound data that I edited usi ...

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    English 154 Misc. The “Cannot edit video” message appears. Y ou have attempted t o join video clips ha ving diff erent resolutions or frame rates. Select video clips that ha ve the same resolution or fr ame rates. Why is a noise heard from a nearby TV or radio during battery recharging? Electromagnetic wav es are emitted from the battery charge ...

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    155 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Can I use my camera abroad? — When th e camera is connected to a TV , you can s witch the camera’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If you ha ve questions about using the battery charger and power cord abroad, please consult with a dealer near you f or advice. Why do es the “System erro r” message a ...

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    English 156 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your ca mera to the repair shop , check the fo llowing tab le f or a possible solution to the prob lem. Camera Problem Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No power . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack, or replace with a new batte ry pack. 19, 21 The battery pack ha s not been inserted co ...

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    157 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the still image shooting button or video clip rec ording button is pressed. The maximum number o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reache d. Install a new card. 22 Delete the images that are not necessary . 90 The fl ash doe s not opera ...

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    English 158 Shooting When zoomin g in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification position. Not a malfunction. Release the zoom s witch, and press it again. 52 There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensitivity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower set ting. 76 Whe ...

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    159 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was bloc ked by a finger or ot her object. Hold the camera correctly , and make sur e the flash is not obstructed. 32 The subject was too f ar away . Capture the image in the range of operation o f the flash. 168 The subject was lit from behind. Set the flash to the f orce ...

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    English 160 Viewing images The video clip picture is fli cke ri ng . The video clip was filmed under fluores- cent lighting. Set the flicker- reduction setting to on . 121 The image is too bright. The for ced flash mode is selected. Select a different flas h mode. 66 The subject was too bright. Use the expo - sure correction function. 53 The ISO se ...

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    161 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The colors of the imag es captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the f orced flash mode. 66 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance setting correctly . 77 A part of the image is missing. The grip belt or a finger was bloc king the l ...

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    English 162 Connect ing to a TV There is no color in the image. The image is distor ted. The TV system setting is not correct. Select the cor- rect T V system setting. 127 No image or sound. The digital cam- era is not cor- rectly connected to the TV . Follow the instruction s to make the con- nection correctly . 139 The TV input is not set correct ...

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    163 English TROUBLESHOO TING Misc. The “No card” message appears. No card is insert ed. T ur n off the power and inser t a card. 22 The “Image is protected” message appears and the data cann ot be deleted. Y ou ha ve attempted to delete data that is protected from accidental erasure. Set the protect setting f or the data to UNLOCK. 88 The a ...

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    English 164 Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filter s Scene Select Setting Remarks Sports a Focus range: + cannot be selected. Po r t ra i t > Landscape + Night view portrait / Snow & beach k Fireworks + Focus ran ge: Fixe d at * . Flash: Fixe d at l . Lamp Q Resolution: Fix ed at [ . Flash: Fixe d at l . Focus range: + cannot be ...

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    165 English TROUBLESHOO TING Filter About the scene select function and f ocus range settings i The scene select function changes to = when the focus r ange is set to + . i Even i f you set the f ocus range to * , + or - , it changes to - when the scene select function is set to an ything other than = . i When the scene sele ct is set to + , the f ...

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    English 166 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Digital movie (recording a nd pla yback) Recorded image file f ormat Still imag es: JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the J apan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnolog y Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rules for Camera File system) is standard f or digital s ...

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    167 English SPECIFICA TIONS Video clip shooting mode (recording resolution, fr ame rate, bit rate) b : 640 × 480 pix els, 30 fp s 3 Mbps a : 640 × 480 pix els, 30 fp s 2 Mbps l : 320 × 240 pix els, 30 fps 640 kbp s d : 320 × 240 pix els, 15 fps 384 kbp s e : 176 × 144 pix els, 15 fps 256 kbp s * The 30 fps frame rate of this camera is 29.97 fp ...

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    English 168 Sensitivity Still image shooting mode : Aut o (equiv alent to ISO50 to 20 0)/equiv alent to ISO50 , ISO100, ISO200, and ISO4 00 (swit chable from the RECORDING MENU) (Maximum ISO sensitivity up to 3,600 v ar iation: when scene select function is set to lamp Q ) Video clip recording mode: Aut o (equiva lent to ISO450 to 3,600 )/equiv ale ...

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    169 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera connector s Battery lif e i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged battery pack at a 25°C (77°F) ambient temper ature . i The operation time ma y vary depending on the conditions of the battery pack and the conditions of use. Especially when used at tempe ratures below 10°C (50°F), the battery ...

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    English 170 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time The table shows the poss ible number of capt ured images and the possible reco rding time f or a commerci ally a vailab le SD Memory Card ( 5 1 2M B , 2G B , 4G B ) . i The maximum co ntinuous shoo ting time at the l set ting is 5 hours 30 minutes. The maxim um co ...

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    171 English SPECIFICA TIONS Concerning the m ulti-indicator The camera’ s multi-indicator will light, flash, or be off, depending on the different camera ope rations. Color Multi-indicator status Camera stat us Green Lit Connected to computer or print er (USB ) Flashing P ower sav e mode activ ated Red Flashing Slow During self-timer photogr aph ...

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    English 172 Supplied b attery pac k char ger i When using the supplied batt ery pack charger abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please contact your local dealer f or details. Supplied Li -ion batter y pack Pa r t N o. V AR-L20N P ower source AC 100 to 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz, 10 V A, MAX: 0.1 A Rate ...

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    173 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are tradema rks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer I nc. Windows and Windows NT are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Softwa re Red Ey e by Fo toNation TM 2003-200 5 is a trademark of F otoNation ® Inc. Red Eye softw are © 2003-2005 F otoNation In Camera Red ...

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    English 174 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures in diff icult surro u ndings is easier than y ou might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings, y ou can create photos t hat you’ll be proud to d ispla y and share . If images a re blurred even when th e autofocus is used Y our camera emplo ys an autof ...

  • Fisher VPC-CA6EX - page 190

    175 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a moving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, but because t he subject is mo ving, the image ma y be blurre d. In particular , when the distance between the camera and th e subject is changing, it is difficult to loc k ...

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    English 176 Shooting portraits (portrait mode > ) Po i n t s : i Choose a backgr ound that doesn’t detract from your subject. i Mov e in close to your su bject. i P ay atten tion to lighting and how it af fect s your subject. NO TE i If the background is distr acting, it will not show y our subject to his best advantage . Move in closer to y o ...

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    177 English HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES Night photograph y (night view portrait mode / ) Po i n t s : i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer, so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry . Stabilize the ca mera whe ...

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