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y  Recorded movies are set to YouTube® standard resolution of 640 X 480. 
y  Recording automatically stops when the file reaches 100 MB. 
 
 
 
y  Using VLC software to play videos of the MAC may lead to display issues. We 
recommend using the QT player for video playback. 
y  To record a YouTube® movie, select 
  from the Movie Size function. 
 
Recording Audio Clips 
 
   
Turn the power on, and set the camera to the Voice REC mode 
 (
page 13). 
    
Press the shutter button to start recording. 
y  The voices are recorded from the microphone of the camera. Be careful to 
avoid touching the microphone while recording. 
   
Press the shutter button again to end recording. 
y  The camera will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity 
has been reached. 
 
Playing Back Audio Clips 
   
Turn the power on, and set the 
camera to the PLAYBACK 
mode (
page 13). 
   
Press 
 or   to select the 
audio clip that you want to 
playback.  
   
Start playing back. 
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y Press   to start playing the audio clip. 
y Press 
  to stop the audio clip, or press   to pause it. When audio clip 
paused, press 
  again to resume. 
 
Recording a Voice Memo 
You can add a voice memo to the still images after you record it. 
   
Turn the power on, and set the 
camera to the PLAYBACK mode 
(
page 13). 
   
Press 
 or   to select a still 
image that you want to add a 
voice memo to. 
y  If the image already has the 
voice memo recorded, the 
 
appears on the LCD monitor. 
The new recording will replace 
the previous one. 
   
Open the PLAYBACK menu. 
y Press the MENU button, using four-way control to select Voice Memo (
) 
and press the SET button. 
   
Press the SET button to start recording for 30 seconds. 
y Press the SET button again to end recording. 
 
 
y  The voice memo cannot be added to a movie clip or a protected image. 
y  You cannot delete only the voice memo. When you delete the image, the 
attached voice memo is also deleted. 
 
 
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Playing Back a Voice Memo 
   
Turn the power on, and set the camera to the PLAY mode (
page 13). 
    
Press 
 or   to select the image that has the voice memo recorded. 
   
Start playing back. 
y Press 
  to start playing the voice memo. 
y Press 
  to stop the voice memo, or press   to pause it. When voice 
memo paused, press 
  again to resume. 
Other Recording Functions 
Setting the Metering 
There are 3 different light metering options available on your camera. 
 
Option Description 
 Light is measured from the entire shooting screen, but gives 
more importance to the values near the center. 
 Selects an exposure based on readings from multiple points in 
the subject area. 
 Selects an exposure based on a single reading taken from the 
center of your picture. 
Setting the White Balance 
Adjust the white balance to match different light sources such as sunlight, incandescent 
(tungsten) lighting or, fluorescent lighting. 
 
Option Description 
 Automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general 
photography. 
 Adjusts for bright sun conditions, or natural light conditions. 
 Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions. 
 
 
 
 
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 Adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions. Corrects the 
orange hue of household light bulbs. Ideal for indoor photos 
under tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash. 
 
 Adjusts for fluorescent lighting. Corrects the green hue of 
fluorescent lighting. Ideal for indoor photos under fluorescent 
lighting without a flash. 
 For more accurate adjustment or when the light source cannot 
be specified. 
 
 
y  Point the camera at a white piece of paper or similar object under the lighting 
conditions for which you want to set the white balance, and then press the 
Shutter button. 
 
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Setting the ISO 
With the initial settings, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set according to the 
brightness of the subject. 
Option Description 
Auto  Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically. 
ISO 125  Sets the sensitivity to ISO 125 equivalent. 
ISO 200  Sets the sensitivity to ISO 200 equivalent. 
ISO 400  Sets the sensitivity to ISO 400 equivalent. 
ISO 800  Sets the sensitivity to ISO 800 equivalent. 
ISO 1600  Sets the sensitivity to ISO 1600 equivalent. 
ISO 3200  Sets the sensitivity to ISO 3200 equivalent. 
 
 
 
y  Higher ISO speeds increase the image noise. To take clean images, use as low 
an ISO speed as possible. 
 
Setting the Exposure 
Set the exposure value manually to compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as 
indirect indoor lighting, dark backgrounds, and strong backlighting. 
 
Setting the AEB 
Sets the auto exposure bracketing (AEB) to shoot 3 continuous images, each with a 
different exposure setting: correctly exposed, underexposed, and overexposed. 
 
Setting the Highlight 
Make the subject stand out from its surroundings. The subject will be in focus in three 
different ranges: 
 /  /  
 
 
y  The Photo Frame and Face Tracking cannot be used as using the Highlight. 
 
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Setting the Sharpness 
You can select whether you want the image to have sharp or soft outlines. 
 
Option Description 
 The edges of the image are emphasized. The edges will 
become sharp, but noise may occur in the recording image. 
 The edges of the image are sharp. This is suitable for printing. 
 The edges of the image are softened. This is suitable for editing 
images on PC. 
 
Setting the Photo Effect 
You can add special effects to your images in Record mode or in Playback mode. 
 
Option Description 
Off  No effect is added to the image. 
 
Red eye removal. (Playback only) 
B&W  Convert image to black & white. 
Sepia  Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone. 
Negative  Opposite what they were in the original image. (Playback only) 
Mosaic  Add mosaic tiles to the images. (Playback only) 
Red  The image becomes reddish. 
Green  The image becomes greenish. 
Blue  The image becomes bluish. 
 
Setting Date Stamp 
The Date Stamp function can be used to add a date to your pictures as you take them. 
 
Option Description 
Off  Do not add the recorded date & time to printed images. 
Date  Only add the recorded date to printed images. 
Date & Time  Add the recorded date & time to printed images. 
 
  
						

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Setting Face tracking 
After initializing the face tracking function, the lens will lock the main character in the 
picture and follow their movements. Also, the use of auto digital zoom technology allows 
the lens to extend and retract. 
 
 
y  Pressing the shutter halfway showing green AF area means focus is complete. 
y  Face tracking is powered by Arcsoft. 
y  Under some environmental influences, face tracking function may be limited.   
y  The Highlight and Photo Frame cannot be used as using the Face Tracking. 
y  When capturing an image with several faces, face tracking function will take up 
more time tracking faces for the first time 
 
Setting Photo Frame 
You can add 10 kinds of frames to still images, making them more interesting. 
 
 
y  This feature is only available with still images (except 3:2 and 16:9). 
y  The Highlight and Face Tracking cannot be used as when using the Photo Frame.
 
Setting AF Lamp 
The AF Lamp function allows you record images in low light conditions. 
 
Option Description 
Off  Disable the AF lamp while recording images. 
Auto The AF lamp turns on automatically by half pressing the shutter 
button under low light conditions. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Playback 
Playing Back Images 
   
Turn the power on, and set 
the camera to the PLAYBACK 
mode (
page 13). 
y  The latest recorded image 
appears on the LCD 
monitor. 
y  If there are no images 
stored, a message [No 
image] appears. 
  
 
Press the four-way control 
 or  (n). 
y 
: displays the previous image. 
y 
: displays the next image. 
  
 
y Holding down 
 or   scrolls images in a high speed. 
 
Playing Back Movie Clips 
   
Turn the power on, and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode 
 (
page 13). 
    
Press 
 or   to select a movie clip that you want to playback. 
   
Start playing back. 
y Press 
  to start playing the movie clip. 
y Press 
  to stop the movie clip, or press   to pause it. When the movie 
paused, press 
  again to resume. 
 
 
 
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y  During movie playing back, press 
  to fast forward or press   to rewind it. 
y  Press the shutter to capture the still image from the movie clip while it had paused.
 
Magnifying & Trimming Still Images 
   
Turn the power on, and set the 
camera to the PLAYBACK 
mode (
page 13). 
   
Select an image. 
y Press 
 or  (p) to select 
the image that you want to 
magnify or trimming. 
y  Only still images can be 
magnified and trimmed. 
y   
    
Magnify the image. 
y Press [T] (n) to magnify the image and the central portion of the image is 
displayed. You can use the arrow button (p) to view different parts of the 
magnified image. 
 y Press the MENU button (o) to return to the normal size. 
   
Trim the image. 
y Press the SET button (p) to set the image trimming. 
    
Save the image. 
y Press the SET button (p) again to trim the selected image and save it as a 
new one. 
 
 
 
 
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Viewing in Thumbnail 
   
Turn the power on, and set the 
camera to the PLAYBACK 
mode (
page 13). 
   
Press the zoom button [W], a 
thumbnail screen is displayed. 
  
   
Use the four-way control to select the desired image, and press [T] or the 
SET button to show the selected image in full screen.  
 
 
y  You can protect or delete multiple images in thumbnail, see page 47, 49. 
 
Playing a Slide Show 
   
Turn the power on, and set the 
camera to the PLAYBACK 
mode (
page 13). 
   
Enter the slide show. 
y Press the MENU button (n), 
use the four-way control (o) 
to select Slide Show (
) 
and press the SET button 
(o). 
  
 
Change the slide show settings. 
y  Use the four-way control (o) to set the slideshow interval (
), effect () 
and repeat (
). 
y  You can set the interval between 1~10 seconds. 
 
 
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