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3 Complete the setting.
 zPress the [] button. A confirmation 
message is displayed.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [OK], and then press the 
[
] button.
 ● Images will not be tagged as favorites if you switch to Shooting 
mode or turn the camera off before finishing the setup process in 
step 3.
 ●Tagging images as favorites makes it easier to add them when 
creating albums ( = 129).
 ●
You can also select or clear current images by touching the 
screen in step 2.
 ●Images...

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2 Assign a function to a Touch Action.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose a dragging pattern, and 
then press the [
] button.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose a function to assign.
Assignable Functions
Slideshow Start a slideshow.
Erase Erase an image.
Protect Protect an image or cancel protection.
Rotate Rotate an image.
Favorites Tag images as favorites, or untag the image.
Next Favorite Switch to displaying the next image tagged as 
a favorite.
Previous...

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3 Review the new image.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [Yes], and then press the 
[
] button.
 z The saved image is now displayed.
 ● Editing is not possible for images shot at a recording pixel setting 
of []. ●RAW images cannot be edited.
 ●Images cannot be resized to a higher number of recording pixels.
 ●You can also view saved images by touching [Yes] on the screen 
in step 3.
Using the Menu
1 Choose [Resize].
 zPress the [] button and choose 
[Resize] on the [3] tab ( =...

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4 Save as a new image and review.
 zTurn the [] dial to choose [], and then 
press the [] button.
 z Follow steps 2 – 3 in “Resizing Images” 
(= 123).
 ●
Editing is not possible for images shot at a recording pixel setting 
of [] or resized to [] (= 123). ●
RAW images cannot be edited. ●Cropped images cannot be cropped again. ●Cropped images cannot be resized.
 ●Cropped images will have a lower number of recording pixels than 
uncropped images.
 ●While previewing the cropped image in step 3, you can...

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 ●The color of images edited using this function may vary slightly 
from the color of images shot using My Colors ( = 83).
 ●
You can also configure this setting by touching an option to select 
it on the screen in step 3 and then touching it again.
Correcting Image Brightness (i-Contrast)
 Still Images  Movies
Excessively dark image areas (such as faces or backgrounds) can be 
detected and automatically adjusted to the optimal brightness. Insufficient 
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3 Correct the image.
 zPress the [] button.
 zRed-eye detected by the camera is now 
corrected, and frames are displayed 
around corrected image areas.
 zEnlarge or reduce images as needed. 
Follow the steps in “Magnifying Images” 
(=
 114).
4 Save as a new image and review.
 z
Press the [][][][] buttons or turn 
the [] dial to choose [New File], and 
then press the [] button.
 z The image is now saved as a new file.
 zPress the [] button and follow 
step 3 in “Resizing Images” ( = 123).
 ●
Some...

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4 Save the edited movie.
 zPress the [][] buttons to choose [], 
and then press the [] button.
 z Press the [][][][] buttons or turn 
the [] dial to choose [New File], and 
then press the [] button.
 z Choose [Save w/o Comp.], and then 
press the [] button.
 zThe movie is now saved as a new file.
 ● The following movies cannot be edited this way: digest movies 
(= 37), Creative Shot movies ( = 59), or albums without 
background music ( = 130). ●
To overwrite the original movie with the cut one,...

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Erasing Movie Chapters
 Still Images  Movies
Individual chapters (clips) recorded in [] or [] mode (= 37, 
= 59) can be erased. Be careful when erasing clips, because they 
cannot be recovered.
1 Select the clip to erase.
 z Play a short movie as described in steps 
1 – 2 of “Viewing Short Movies Recorded 
in Creative Shot Mode (Creative Shot 
Movies)” ( =
 108) or “Viewing Short 
Movies Created When Shooting Still 
Images (Digest Movies)” ( =
 108), and 
then press the [] button to access the 
movie...

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1 Choose an image.
 zChoose an image in single-image display.
 zThemes available in step 3 will vary 
depending on image shooting date and 
Face ID information.
2 Access the home screen.
 zPress the [] button.
 zAfter [Busy] is displayed, the home 
screen is displayed.
3 Preview an album.
 zPress the [][] buttons to choose a 
person or [Date] or [Event] as the album 
theme, and then press the [
] button.
 z After [Loading] is displayed for a few 
seconds, the album is played.
4 Save the album....

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 zThe screen at left is displayed when 
you use a new or recently formatted 
memory card. Choose [OK] (either press 
the [
][] buttons or turn the [] dial), 
press the [] button, and wait about four 
minutes until the seven types of music 
are registered to the card.
 z When using a memory card with music 
already registered to it, go to step 2.
2 Create the album.
 zFollow steps 1 – 3 in “Viewing Albums 
(Story Highlights)” ( = 129) to create an 
album.
3 Configure background music 
settings.
 z...