Camcorder User Manual
Table Of Contents
- For Your Safety
- Notices
- Introduction
- First Steps
- Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode
- More on Shooting
- More on Playback
- Operations in Full-frame Playback Mode
- Viewing Multiple Images: Thumbnail Playback
- Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
- Selecting Playback Mode
- Sorting Favorite Pictures (Favorite Pictures Mode)
- Image Searching in Auto Sort Mode
- Selecting Images Captured on a Specific Day (List by Date Mode)
- Playback Options
- Setting the Image Rating
- Enjoying Slide Show
- Protecting Important Images (Protect)
- Creating a DPOF Print Order
- Rotate Image
- Voice Memo: Recording and Playback
- Editing Images
- Movie Recording and Playback
- Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers
- Basic Camera Setup
- Setup Menu
- Welcome Screen
- Time Zone and Date
- Monitor Settings
- Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time)
- Vibration Reduction
- Motion Detection
- AF Assist
- Digital Zoom
- Sound Settings
- Auto Off
- Format Memory/Format Card
- Language
- TV Settings
- Charge by Computer
- Blink Warning
- Reset All
- Copy (Copy Between Internal Memory and Memory Card)
- Firmware Version
- Setup Menu
- Caring for the Camera
- Technical Notes and Index
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Using the Basic Shooting Functions
Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
B Shooting When the Flash is Disabled (c) or Lighting is Dim
• Use of a tripod is recommended. Set Vibration reduction (A 158) to Off in the setup menu
(A 149) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.
• The noise reduction function may be activated with some shooting conditions such as dim
lighting. More time than usual is required to save images to which noise reduction is applied.
B Note on Using the Flash
When using the flash, reflections from dust particles in the air may appear as bright spots in images.
To reduce these reflections, set the flash to c (off).
C The Flash Lamp
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
• On: Flash will fire when a picture is taken.
• Blinks: Flash charging. Wait a few seconds and try
again.
• Off: Flash will not fire when a picture is taken.
If the battery is low, the monitor display will turn off, and
remain off, until the flash is fully charged.
C The Flash Mode Setting
The default flash mode setting varies with shooting mode (A 41).
• A (auto) mode: a (auto)
• Scene: varies with the selected scene mode (A 60)
• F (smart portrait): fixed at a (auto) when Off is selected for Blink proof; c (off) when On is
selected for Blink proof (A 79)
• There are functions with which the flash cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings That Cannot Be
Applied Simultaneously” (A 80) for more information.
• The flash mode setting applied in A (auto) mode is saved in the camera’s memory even after the
camera is turned off.