User's Guide

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ETUP MODE
Setting the date and time
It is important to accurately set the clock. When a still image or a movie clip is recorded, the date and
time of the recording are saved with the image and are displayed during playback or can be read with
the DiMAGE Viewer software included on the CD-ROM. The camera’s clock is also used with date
imprinting (p. 50). See page 20 for instructions on how to set the clock and calendar.
Setting the date format
The date format that is displayed or imprinted can be changed: YYYY/MM/DD (year, month, day),
MM/DD/YYYY (month, day, year), DD/MM/YYYY (day, month, year). Simply select the format and
enter it by pressing the central button of the controller; the new format will be displayed on the menu.
Video output
Camera images can be displayed on a television (p. 94). The video output can be changed between
NTSC and PAL. North America uses the NTSC standard and Europe uses the PAL standard. Check
which standard is used in your region to play back images on your television set.
Noise reduction
This function reduces the affect of dark noise caused by long exposures. Noise reduction is only
applied to exposures of one second or longer. Processing is applied to each image after it is cap-
tured. The processing time varies from image to image; a message will be displayed during this peri-
od.