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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫Birthday/Name setting
1Press 3/4 to select [AGE] or [NAME] and then press 1.2Press 3/4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].3Enter the birthday or name.
Birthday:
2/1: Select the items (year/month/day).
3/4: Setting.
[MENU/SET]: Exit.
Name: For details on how to enter characters, read the [TITLE EDIT] section on P73.

When the birthday or name is set, [AGE] or [NAME] is automatically set to [ON].If [ON] is selected when the birthday or name has not been...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
This mode minimizes the jitter of the subjects, and enables you to take pictures of these 
subjects in dimly lit rooms. (Select this for high-sensitivity processing. The sensitivity 
automatically switches to between [ISO1600] and [ISO6400].)
∫Picture size and aspect ratio
Press 3/4 to select the picture size and aspect ratio and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.

3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size.
Note
[QUALITY] is automatically fixed...

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This allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject.
∫Setting the shutter speed
Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.], [30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.].
1Press 3/4 to select the number of seconds and then press 
[MENU/SET].

It is also possible to change the number of seconds using the 
quick menu. (P21)
2Take pictures.
Press the shutter button fully to display the countdown screen. Do 
not move the camera after this screen is displayed. When 
countdown...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
This allows you to take even more vivid pictures of the blue color of the sea, sky etc. It also 
prevents under exposure of people under strong sunlight.
Note

The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].Do not touch the camera with wet hands.Sand or seawater will cause the camera to malfunction. Make sure that sand or seawater does 
not get into the lens or the terminals.
Problems caused by sand or seawater are not covered by the product warranty.
This allows you to...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
White balance fine adjustment
You can adjust the hue to match the water depth and the weather.
1Press 3 [È] three times to display  [WB ADJUST.].2Press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.

If you adjust the white balance, [ ] appears on the screen in red 
or blue.
Select [0] if you do not want to finely adjust the white balance.
Note
[REC] mode: n
Motion Picture Mode
2 [RED]: Press when the hue is bluish.
1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is reddish.

The focus range...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Press 3/4 to select [PICTURE MODE] and then press 1.
Press 3/4 to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
If you selected [X] on the screen shown in step 3
If you selected [W] on the screen shown in step 3
fps “frames per second”; This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second.You can record smoother motion pictures with “30 fps”.You can record longer motion pictures with “10 fps” although the picture quality is lower.The file size with [ø] is small so it...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] mode:ñ·½¾n
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P19.
If you set the departure date of the vacation in advance, the number of days that have 
passed since the departure date (which day of the vacation it is) is recorded when you take 
the picture. You can display the number of days that have passed when playing back the 
pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with [TEXT STAMP] (P74).

The number of...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date, [-] 
(minus) is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is not 
recorded.
If you set a departure date and then change the clock setting to the date and time at the travel 
destination, [-] (minus) is displayed in white and the day of the vacation that you took the picture...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2 and 3.If [HOME] is already set, change only the travel destination, and use.If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
The travel destination icon [“] appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel destination.
Using the [REC] Mode Menu
For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫When the aspect ratio is [W].
Note

“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended optical Zoom”.
A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. The higher 
the numbers of pixels, the finer the picture will be when it is printed 
on a large piece of paper or displayed on a PC monitor.
AMany pixels (Fine)
BFew pixels (Rough)
¢These pictures are examples to show the effect.
If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size again.
The extended optical zoom does...
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