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EDITING IMAGES
You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the result as a 
separate snapshot. The original snapshot is also retained. You 
can resize a snapshot to any one of the following sizes.
*M stands for “Mega”, which means “million”.
1.In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2.On the “PLAY” tab, select “Resize” and then 
press [ X].
3.Use [ W] and [ X] to scroll through images and 
display the one you want to resize.
4.Use [ S] and [ T] to select an image size, and 
then press [SET].
• When you select an image size, it will start to cycle 
through the following information:
Image Size Number of Pixels Print Size .
The print size indicates the optimum paper size for 
printing a snapshot of the selected image size.
5.After you press [SET] in  step 4 to resize the 
image, the monitor screen  returns to step 3. 
From there you can repeat steps 3 and 4 to 
resize another image if you want.
To exit the resize operation, select “Cancel”.
Resizing a Snapshot
Image Size (Pixels)Print Size
Larger
Smaller 5M
* 2560 × 1920 A3 Print
3M 2048 × 1536 A4 Print
VGA 640 × 480 E-Mail
•
Optimum size for an image 
to be attached to e-mail.
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IMPORTANT!
•You cannot resize a VGA (640 × 480 pixels) size image.
• Resizing a snapshot shot with an aspect ratio of 3:2 will 
cause the left and right sides of the image to be cut off. The 
aspect ratio of the resulting image will be 4:3.
• The recording date of the resized version of the snapshot 
will be the same as the recording date of the original 
snapshot. You can crop a snapshot to trim parts you do not need, and save 
the result in a separate file. The original snapshot is also 
retained.
1.In the PLAY mode, use [
W] and [ X] to scroll 
through images and disp lay the snapshot you 
want to crop.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, 
select “Trimming” and 
then press [ X].
• This operation can be 
performed only while a 
snapshot is on the monitor 
screen.
Cropping a Snapshot
Represents
Snapshot Area Zoom Factor
Part of image that is currently displayed.
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4.Use the zoom controller to zoom, and [S], [ T], 
[ W ], and [ X] to move around the zoomed 
image to display the part  you want to extract.
5.Press [SET] to extract the displayed part and 
save it as a separate file.
• To exit the cropping procedure at any time before you 
press [SET], press [MENU].
IMPORTANT!
•The image produced by cropping a 3:2 image will have an 
aspect ratio of 4:3.
• The recording date of the extracted image will be the same 
as the recording date of the original snapshot. Use the following procedure to correct the snapshot of a 
blackboard, document, poster, photograph, or other rectangular 
object that is out of square because it was recorded at an angle. 
Performing keystone correction on an image causes a new 
(corrected) 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels) size image to be stored as a 
separate file.
1.In the PLAY mode, use [
W] and [ X] to scroll 
through images and disp lay the snapshot you 
want to correct.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, select “Keystone” and 
then press [ X].
This displays screen that shows all of the rectangular 
shapes in the image that qualify as candidates for keystone 
correction.
• Note that the above step is possible only when there is a 
snapshot displayed on the monitor screen.
Keystone Correction
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4.Use [W] and [ X] to 
select the candidate 
you want to correct.
5.Use [ S] and [ T] to select “Correct” and then 
press [SET].
• Select “Cancel” to exit the procedure without performing 
keystone correction.
IMPORTANT!
•If the original image is smaller than 2M (1600 × 1200 
pixels) size, the new (corrected) version will be the same 
size as the original one.
• When you display a corrected image on the camera’s 
monitor screen, the date and time indicate when the image 
was originally recorded, not when the image was corrected. Color restoration let you correct the old color of a photograph 
shot with a digital camera. This function is useful for correcting 
existing old photographs, posters, etc.
•
Performing color restoration on an image causes a new 
(restored) 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels) size image to be stored as 
a separate file.
1.In the PLAY mode, use [ W] and [ X] to scroll 
through images and disp lay the snapshot you 
want to correct.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, select “Color Correction” 
and then press [ X].
4.Use [ W] and [ X] to select the photograph 
candidate you want.
5.Use [ S] and [ T] to select “Trim”, and then 
press [SET].
This displays a cropping boundary on the monitor screen.
• To exit color restoration without storing anything, select 
“Cancel”.
Using Color Restoration to Correct the 
Color of an Old Photograph
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6.Move the zoom controller up and down to 
zoom the cropping boundary.
7.Use [ S], [ T], [ W], and [ X] to move the 
selection boundary to the desired location and 
then press [SET].
The camera will correct color automatically and save the 
corrected image.
• If you do not want a border around the resulting image, 
select and area that is smaller than the original image.
• To exit color restoration without saving anything, press 
[MENU].
IMPORTANT!
•If the original image is smaller than 2M (1600 × 1200 
pixels) size, the new (restored) version will be the same 
size as the original one.
• When you display a restored image on the camera’s 
monitor screen, the date and time indicate when the image 
was originally recorded, not when the image was corrected.
NOTE•If you want to record the image of an old photograph with 
this camera and restore the resulting image, see “Restoring 
an Old Photograph” on page 106.
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Use the procedure in this section to change the date and time of 
a previously recorded image.
1.In the PLAY mode, use [W] and [ X] to display 
the image whose date and time you want to 
edit.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, select “Date/Time” and 
then press [ X].
4.Set the date and th e time you want.
5.When all the settings are the way you want, 
press [SET] to apply them.
•After editing the time and date, display the image to 
confirm that the date and time are correct.
IMPORTANT!
•The date and time stamped into an image using the Time 
Stamp feature cannot be edited (page 137).
• You cannot edit the date and time of an image that is 
protected. Unprotect the image and then edit the date and 
time.
• You can specify any date in the range of January 1, 1980 to 
December 31, 2049.
Editing the Date and Time of an Image
To do this:Do this:
Change the value at the cursor 
location Press [
S] or [ T].
Move the cursor between settings Press [ W] or [ X].
Toggle between 12-hour and 24-
hour timekeeping Slide the zoom 
controller towards 
[] or [].
B
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Perform the following procedure to rotate the image currently on 
the monitor screen. This feature comes in handy with a snapshot 
that you shot using portrait (vertical) orientation. After rotating a 
snapshot, you can return it to its original orientation, if you want.
•Note that this procedure does not actually change the image 
data. It simply alters how the image is displayed on the 
camera’s monitor screen.
1.In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2.On the “PLAY” tab, select  “Rotation” and then 
press [ X].
3.Use [ W] and [ X] to select the snapshot whose 
display image you want to rotate.
4.Use [ S] and [ T] to select “Rotate” and then 
press [SET].
• Each press of [SET] will rotate the displayed image 90 
degrees left.
5.When the displayed  image is at the orientation 
you want, press [MENU].
IMPORTANT!
• You cannot rotate an image that is protected. To rotate a 
protected snapshot, first remove its protection (page 185).
• Zoomed images cannot be rotated.
• The original (unrotated) version of an image will be 
displayed on the 9-image screen and the calendar screen.
Rotating an Image
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You can use the following procedure to insert snapshots into the 
frames of a layout and produce a new image that contains 
multiple snapshots.
1.In the PLAY Mode, use [W] and [ X] to select 
the first snapshot you wa nt to include in the 
layout.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, 
select “Layout Print”, 
and then press [ X].
• This operation can be 
performed only while a 
snapshot is on the monitor 
screen.
4.Use [ W] and [ X] to 
select the type of 
layout you want and 
then press [SET].
5.Use [ W] and [ X] to select a background color.
6.Press [SET].
7.Use [ W] and [ X] to select the snapshot for the 
layout and then press [SET].
Combining Multiple Snapshots into a 
Single Image (Layout Print)
• Layout pattern 
(Two Images) •
Layout pattern 
(Three Images)
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8.Repeat steps 6 and 7 for all of the other frames 
in the layout.
The final layout image will be saved after you insert the final 
snapshot into it.
•Pressing [MENU] returns to the PLAY mode screen 
without saving the layout image.
• You will not be able to save the new image unless there is 
a snapshot in all of the layout frames.
IMPORTANT!
•Layout Print is not supported when the image size is “3:2 
(3072 × 2048 pixels)”.
• When you display a layout image on the camera’s monitor 
screen, the date and time indicates when the last image 
added to the layout was originally recorded, not when the 
image was laid out.
• The size of the multi-snapshot image for this operation is 
fixed automatically at 7M (3072 × 2304 pixels).
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You can use the white balance setting to select a light source 
type for a recorded image, which will affect the colors of the 
image.
1.In the PLAY mode, use [W] and [ X] to display 
the image whose white  balance setting you 
want to change.
2.Press [MENU].
3.Select the “PLAY” tab,  select “White Balance”, 
and then press [ X].
• Note that the above step is possible only when there is a 
snapshot displayed on the monitor screen.
4.Use [ W] and [ X] to select a white balance 
setting, and then  press [SET] to apply it.Adjusting White Balance of a 
Recorded Image
When you want the image to appear 
like it was recorded under these 
conditions:Select this 
setting:
Outdoors, fair weather  (Daylight)
Outdoors, cloudy to rain, in tree shade, 
etc.  (Overcast)
In a location where color temperature is 
very high, like in the shade of a building, 
etc.  (Shade)
Under white or daylight white 
fluorescent lighting, without suppressing 
color cast  (Day 
White 
Fluorescent)
Under daylight fluorescent lighting, 
while suppressing color cast  (Daylight 
Fluorescent)
Under incandescent lighting, while 
suppressing color cast  (Tungsten)
Cancel white balance adjustment Cancel
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