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The table below shows the av
ailable Sharpness settings.
Setting Saturation
The Saturation function lets yo u adjust the color saturation 
in your photos. Use a higher saturation setting for rich 
colors and a lower saturation setting for more natural 
tones. 
To set Saturation
1. From the Record menu, select  Saturation.
2. Use the   or   keys to go through the selection.
3. Press the  SET button to save and apply changes. 
The table below shows the avai lable Saturation settings.
IconItemDescription
HighSharpens the image.
NormalNormal sharpness.
LowSoftens the image.
IconItemDescription
HighEnhances saturation.
NormalNormal saturation is applied.
LowReduces saturation.
Record Mode
Drive Mode
AEB
AF Area
Sharpness
Saturation
OFF
OFFHigh
Normal
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Setting Contrast
This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your 
photos. 
To  s e t  C o n t r a s t
1. From the Record menu, select Contrast.
2. Use the   or   keys to go through the selection.
3. Press the  SET button to save and apply changes. 
Setting the Digital Zoom
This feature controls the di gital zoom mode of your 
camera. 
Your camera enlarges an image using the optical zoom 
first. When the zoom scale exceeds 5x, the camera uses 
digital zoom. 
To  s e t  D i g i t a l  Z o o m
1. From the Record menu, select  Digital Zoom.
2. Use the   or   keys to go through the selection.
3. Press the  SET button to save and apply changes. 
Contrast
Digital Zoom
Date Stamp
Auto Review
Stabilizer
OFF
OFF
OFF
High
Normal
Low
OFF
OFF
OFF
Contrast
Digital Zoom
Date Stamp
Auto Review
Stabilizer
Intelligent Zoom
Standard Zoom
Off
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The table below shows the avai
lable Digital Zoom settings.
•   Digital Zoom is not available in Smile Capture, Video, Voice Recording, Intelligent  Scene, Portait, Night Portait, Blink Detection, and Love Portrait modes.
•   The maximum Intellect zoom scale varies depending on the image type and 
resolution.
Setting the Date Stamp
The Date Stamp function allo ws you to add the recorded 
date and time on your photos.
The recording date and time are based on your camera’s 
clock settings. Once date and time are stamped on a 
photo, they can no longer be edited or deleted. 
Limitations of Date Stamp  functions are as follows:
• Available for still images only.
• May slow down AEB/ continuous shooting when Date  Stamp is enabled in /AEB/ Burst mode.
• In vertical or rotated images, the date and time on  your photos still appear horizontally.
IconItemDescription
Intelligent ZoomEnlarges the image digitally  with almost no distortion. 
This feature is availabl e for still images only.
Standard ZoomEnlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 5x in Preview 
mode, but the image quality deteriorates.
OffUses the optical zoom only.
Note
OFF
OFF
OFF
Contrast
Digital Zoom
Date Stamp
Auto Review
Stabilizer
Date
Date & Time
Off
OFF 
						

							
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To set Date Stamp
1. From the Record menu, select Date Stamp.
2. Use the   or   keys to go through the selection.
3. Press the  SET button to save and apply changes. 
Setting Auto Review
The Auto Review function lets you view the captured image 
right after shooting it.
If Auto review is On, the camera will display the captured 
image for 1 second on the LCD monitor.
To set Auto Review
1. From the Record menu, select  Auto Review.
2. Use the   or   keys to go through the selection.
3. Press the  SET button to save and apply changes.
OFF
OFF
OFF
Contrast
Digital Zoom
Date Stamp
Auto Review
Stabilizer
OFF
OFF
OFF
Contrast
Digital Zoom
Date Stamp
Auto Review
Stabilizer
OFF
OFF
OFF
Contrast
Digital Zoom
Date Stamp
Auto Review
Stabilizer
On
Off
OFF
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Using the Stabilizer
This function allows you to prevent blurred images caused 
by shaking.1. Enable the  Stabilizer under the  Record Menu . 
2. Use the   or   keys to go through the selection.
3. Press the  SET button to save and apply changes.
•   If Stabilizer is enabled, the stabilizer icon is  displayed on the LCD monitor and the ISO  setting is automatically set to Auto. 
See “ISO” on page 28 for more details.
•   The Stabilizer is not available in the following modes:  Aperture Priority, Shutter 
Priority , Manual Exposure , Night Scene , Fireworks , Night Portrait , Movie , Vo i c e  
Recording , Candlelight , and Soft Flowing Water modes .
Recording Movies
You can record movies with the camera, the availa ble recording time depends on the capacity of 
the memory card. Movies can be recorded un til the maximum memory capacity has been 
reached. However the length of a single movie  may be limited (the limitation depends on the 
camera model).
1. Adjust the switch mode to  Movie Record.
2. Focus your camera on the subject that you want to  take.
3. Press the Shutter button to start recording.
4. Use the   control to zoom  in and zoom out an image. 
5. To pause recording, press the   key. 
6. To continue recording, press the   key again. 
OFF
OFF
OFF
Contrast
Digital Zoom
Date Stamp
Auto Review
Stabilizer
On
Off
OFF
ON
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7. To stop recording, press the 
Shutter button.
•   When the camera stop recording due to  reaching maximum capacity for a single 
video, simple press the shutter bu tton again to continue recording.
•   The camera will automatically stop re cording when the memory capacity is full.
•   Digital zoom is not available in movie recording.
•   Zooming sound will not be recorded while pressing   button to change zoom level.
•   Power save is not available in  movie recording or pause recording.
Setting the Movie Size
Press Fn   key and select the Movie Size function icon. 
The Movie Size function icon appears only in Movie Mode. 
Use this function to adjust  the resolution and quality of 
movie clips. 
The table below shows the avai lable size and corresponding 
image quality settings. 
IconFrame SizeImage Quality
720 x 400HDTV
640 X 480High Quality
320 x 240Normal 
640 x 480For Internet, see “Internet Mode” on page 51 below.
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Internet Mode
The Internet Mode allows you to record movies with predefined video settings for easy upload to 
the Internet website. 
The Internet supports two  file upload standards:
• Single File Uploader. The maximum mo vie file size is up to 100 MB.
• Internet Uploader. The maximum mo vie file size is up to 1 GB.
Most uploaded movie length ranges within 5 minutes. 
Therefore when you record using the YouTube  mode, the following standards are followed:
• Recorded movies are set to Internet standard resolution of 640 X 480.
• Recording automatically stop s when the fileup to 1 GB.
Recorded movies in the Internet mode are stor ed following the DCF rule, however movies are 
saved in a specific folder named “UTUBE”. For more  details, please refer to “Folder Structure” on 
page 81.
• To record a YouTube movie, select   from the Movie Size function.
Available recording time for a YouTube movie is up to 10 minutes.
Recording Voices
1. From the Record mode menu, select  Voice. The Voice 
Recording screen layout is displayed on the LCD 
monitor.
2. Press the  Shutter button to start recording.
3. Press the  Shutter button again to stop recording.
Voice recording will automatically stop when the maximum memory capacity is full.
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Playback
View images, videos and audio clips through your camera’s Playback mode. 
Viewing in Single Navigation
The Single navigation mode displays the image on e by one on the LCD monitor. To view images/
videos/audio clips, follow the steps below.
1. Adjust the Mode switch   to set or  turn on the camera to Playback mode. 
2. The LCD monitor displays an image. To understand the icons and other information on the  screen, please see “Record Mode Screen Layout” on page 13.
3. Use the   or   keys to view  next/previous image/video/audio.
4. Press  Set   key to play video and audio. See “P laying Movies” on page 55 and “Playing 
Voice Recording” on page 56 for more details.
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Viewing thumbnails
1. In single navigation, press W key to enter a 9-image thumbnail screen.
2. Use the navigation controls to move through the items. 
3. Press the  SET button to select the image and view it normally.
Thumbnail icons
When you view the thumbnails, some images may co ntain icons. These icons indicate the type of 
file or recording. 
IconsTypeDescription
Voice MemoIndicates that a voice memo is attached to the image.
MovieIndicates a recorded movie. The image displayed is the 
first frame of the movie clip.
D is p la yDisplay
Thumbnail view
Scroll bar.  If scroll bars 
appear, it indicates that the 
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Zooming images
The zoom view function works with still images only. 
• In normal view, push the zoom control up until the  desired zoom view. 
• The 4 arrows on the LCD monitor indicate that the  image is zoomed in.
• You can zoom view an image of up to 12X.
• You can press the  Menu  button or full/half press 
Shutter  button to close zoom view.
For 320 x 240 resolution images, you can only 
zoom in up to 6X .
Locked FileIndicates that the video, image or audio clips have been 
locked. Locked files cannot be edited or deleted.
Vo i c e  R e c o r dIndicates a voice recording file.
File ErrorIndicates an error file.
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