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5.Use [] and [
] to display the frame that you
want to use as the main image.
• Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.
6.After selecting the
frame you want, press
[SET].
• This displays the
resulting still image.
• If you selected “9
frames” for the layout,
the frame you selected
in step 4 will be the
main image, and the
frames on either side of
it will be used as the
background frames.
• If you selected “1 frame” in step 4, an image of the
frame you selected in step 6 appears here.
Displaying the 9-image View
The following procedure displays nine images on the
monitor screen at the same time.
1.In the PLAY mode, press the zoom button
(
).
• This displays the 9-image screen with the image that
was on the monitor screen in step 2 in the center,
with a selection boundary around it.
• If there are fewer than nine images in memory, they
are displayed starting from the upper left corner. The
selection boundary is located at the image that was
on the display before you switched to the 9-image
view.
• On the 9-image screen, 
 indicates a voice
recording file (page 195). 
						

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2.Use [], [], [], and
[
] to move the
selection boundary to
the image you want.
Pressing [
] while the
selection boundary is
in the right column or
[] while it is in the left
column scrolls to the
next full screen of nine
images.
Example: When there are 20 images in memory, and
Image 1 is displayed first
Selection boundary
23 17 18 19
20 1 2 
345678
91011
12 13 1415 16 17
18 19 20
1
3.Pressing any button besides [], [], [], or
[
] displays the full-size version of the image
where the selection boundary is located.
Date selection cursor
Displaying the Calendar Screen
Use the following procedure to display a 1-month calendar.
Each day shows the first file recorded on that day, which
makes it easy to find the file you want.
1.In the PLAY mode,
press the zoom button
(
) twice.
• Use the procedure
under “Changing the
Date Format” on page
157 to specify the date
format.
• The file displayed on
the calendar for each
date is the first file that
was recorded on that
date.
• To exit the calendar screen, press [MENU] or [BS].
• On the calendar screen, 
 indicates a voice
recording file (page 195).
•
 appears in place of the image when the date
contains data that cannot be displayed by this
camera.
Year/Month 
						

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2.Use [], [], [], and [
] to move the
selection boundary to the date you want, and
then press [SET].
• This displays an image of the first file that was
recorded on the selected date.
Playing a Slideshow
A slideshow automatically plays back images in sequence
at a fixed interval.
1.In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Slideshow”,
and then press [
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3.Use the screen that appears to configure the
image, time, interval, and effect settings.
Images
Time
Interval• All Images
Displays all images in camera memory.
•
 OnIy
This icon appears only in the case of
snapshots and audio snapshots.
•
 OnIy
This icon appears only in the case of movies.
• One Image
Displays a particular image.
• Favorites
Displays all images in the FAVORITE folder.
Use [] and [
] to specify the playback time you
want (1 to 5 minutes, or 10, 15, 30, or 60
minutes).
Use [] and [
] to specify the interval you want
(MAX, or 1 to 30 seconds).
• When playback reaches a movie file while
“MAX” is selected as the interval, only the first
frame of the movie is displayed.
4.Use [] and [] to select “Start”, and then
press [SET].
• This starts the slideshow.
5.To stop the slideshow, press [SET].
• The slideshow will also stop automatically after the
amount of time you specified for “Time” elapses.
Effect
• Pattern 1, 2, 3
Applies a preset effect when transitioning from
one image to another.
• Random
Randomly applies the preset patterns (1, 2,
and 3).
• OFF
Effects turned off. 
						

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 IMPORTANT! 
• Note that all buttons are disabled while an image
change is in progress. Wait until an image is stopped
on the monitor screen before performing a button
operation, or hold down the button until the image
stops.
• Pressing [] during a slideshow will scroll to the
previous image, while [
] scrolls to the next image.
• When the slideshow comes to a movie file, it plays
the movie and its audio once.
• When the slideshow comes to a voice recording file
or an audio snapshot, it plays the audio once.
• The audio of movies, audio snapshots, and voice
recording files is not played when “MAX” is specified
for the slideshow “Interval” setting. With all other
“Interval” settings, movies and all audio (movies,
audio snapshots, voice recording files) are played
back, regardless of their length.
• During audio playback, you can adjust volume by
pressing [] and then using [] and [
].• Note that effect settings are disabled when the
slideshow “Images” setting is “Favorites”, or when
the slideshow “Interval” setting is “MAX”, “1 sec”, or
“2 sec”.
• Images copied from another digital camera or a
computer may take longer time to appear than the
slideshow interval time you specify.
• If there are indicators on the display, you can clear
them by pressing [] (DISP) (page 30).
• When the slideshow reaches a movie while “One
Image” is selected for “Images”, the movie will repeat
playback for the time specified by for “Time”. 
						

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Using the Photo Stand Feature
The “Photo Stand” feature lets you specify what should
appear on the camera’s monitor screen while the camera is
on its USB cradle. You can play a Photo Stand slideshow
without worrying about remaining battery power, or you can
specify display of a particular image. Photo Stand feature
operations are performed in accordance with slideshow
setting. See page 133 for information about configuring
slideshow settings to suit your needs.
1.Turn off the camera.
2.Set the camera onto the USB cradle.
3.Press the USB
cradle’s [PHOTO]
button.
• This starts the Photo
Stand slideshow with
the images or image
you specified.
[PHOTO]
• Pressing [MENU] displays a screen for configuring
slideshow settings. To restart the slideshow, press
[MENU] while the menu screen is displayed, or
select “Start” and then press [SET].
• During audio playback, you can adjust volume by
pressing [] and then using [] and [
].
4.To stop the Phot Stand slideshow, press
[PHOTO] again.
 IMPORTANT! 
• The battery is not charged while a Photo Stand
slideshow is in progress. To charge the battery, stop
the slideshow. 
						

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Rotating the Display Image
Use the following procedure to rotate the image 90 degrees
and register the rotation information along with the image.
After you do this, the image is always displayed in its
rotated orientation.
1.In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Rotation”, and
then press [
].
• Note that this operation is possible only when a
snapshot image is on the monitor screen.
3.Use [] and [
] to scroll through images until
the one you want to rotate is on the monitor
screen.
4.Use [] and [] to
select “Rotate”, and
then press [SET].
• Each press of [SET]
rotates the image 90
degrees.
5.After you are finished configuring settings,
press [MENU] to exit the setting screen. 
						

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 IMPORTANT! 
• You cannot rotate an image that is protected. To
rotate such an image, first unprotect it.
• You may not be able to rotate a digital image that
was recorded with another type of digital camera.
• You cannot rotate the following types of images.
— Movie images and the voice recording file icon
— Zoomed images
— Images created with MOTION PRINT
• Image rotation is supported for single image only.
You cannot rotate a 9-image screen or an image on
the calendar screen.Using Image Roulette
Image Roulette cycles images like a slot machine on the
display, before stopping at one of them. The image that
finally appears is random.
1.While the camera is turned off, hold down []
as you press [
] (PLAY) to turn it on.
• Keep [] held down until images appear on the
monitor screen.
• This starts the Image Roulette operation, scrolling
images on the display, finally stopping at one.
2.Press [] or [
] to restart the Image Roulette
operation.
3.To turn off Image Roulette, press [] (REC)
to enter the currently selected recording
mode or press the power button to turn off
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 IMPORTANT! 
• Image Roulette does not play movie files or display
the voice recording file icon.
• Image Roulette is disabled when there is only one
snapshot image available.
• If an image you have rotated appears during Image
Roulette, the unrotated version is displayed (page
137).
• Note that Image Roulette works only with images
recorded with this camera. Image Roulette may not
operate properly when other types of images are in
memory.
• If you do not start another Image Roulette operation
for about one minute after the final image appears,
the camera will automatically cancel Image Roulette
and enter the normal PLAY mode.
• You can use Image Roulette while “Power On” or
“Power On/Off” is selected for the “REC/PLAY”
setting (page 161).Adding Audio to a Snapshot
The “after-recording” feature lets you add audio to
snapshots after they are recorded. You can also re-record
the audio of an audio snapshot (one with a 
 icon on it).
• Audio Format: WAVE/ADPCM recording format
This is the Windows standard format for audio recording.
The file extension of a WAVE/ADPCM file is “.WAV”.
• Recording Time:
Up to about 30 seconds per image
• Audio File Size:
Approximately 165KB (30-second recording of
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1.In the PLAY mode, use [] and [
] to scroll
through snapshots until the one to which you
want to add audio is displayed.
2.Press [MENU].
3.Select the “PLAY”
tab, select “Dubbing”,
and then press [
].
4.Press the shutter button to start audio
recording.
5.Recording stops after about 30 seconds or
when you press the shutter button.
To re-record audio
1.In the PLAY mode, use [] and [
] to scroll
through snapshots until the one whose audio
you want to re-record is displayed.
2.Press [MENU].
3.Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Dubbing”, and
then press [
].
4.Use [] and [] to select “Delete”, and then
press [SET].
• If you merely want to delete the audio without re-
recording, press [MENU] here to complete the
procedure.
5.Press the shutter button to start audio
recording.
6.Recording stops after about 30 seconds or
when you press the shutter button.
• This deletes the existing audio and replaces it with
the new one.