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USING BEST SHOT 97
Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject
Movement ................................ 102
Taking Bright Images without Flash .......... 104
Shooting Images of Business Cards
and Documents (Business Shot) ............. 105
Shooting ID Photographs ................... 107
Restoring an Old Photograph ................ 109
Recording Snapshots into a Multi-image
Layout (Layout Shots) ...................... 112
Auto Tracking a Moving Subject
(Auto Framing) ............................ 114
CONTENTS
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ADVANCED SETTINGS 115
Changing the Focus Mode .................. 115
J Using Auto Focus 116
J Using Macro Focus 117
J Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) 123
J Using Infinity Focus 123
WUsing Manual Focus 123
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift} ....... 125
Controlling White Balance .................. 126
Specifying ISO Sensitivity .................. 129
Specifying the Metering Mode ............... 130
Reducing the Effects of Overexposure and
Underexposure ........................... 131
Enhancing Human Skin Textures ............. 132
Using the Camera's Color Filter Effects ....... 133
Controlling Image Sharpness ................ 133
Controlling Color Saturation ................ 134
Adjusting Image Contrast ................... 134
Date Stamping Snapshots .................. 135
Using the On-screen Histogram to
Check Exposure ........................... 136
Other Useful Recording Functions ........... 138
J Using Key Custornize to Assign Functions
[_1] and [1_-] 138
J Displaying an On-screen Grid 139
J Displaying the Image You Just Recorded
(image Review) 139
J Using Icon Help 140
J Using Mode Memory to Configure
Power On Default Settings 141
J Resetting the Camera to Its Initial
Factory Defaults 143
VIEWING SNAPSHOTS
AND MOVIES 144
Viewing a Snapshot ........................ 144
W Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot 145
Viewing a Movie ........................... 146
J Playing Back a Movie with Anti Shake 148
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera .......... 148
Viewing Camera Images on a TV ............. 153
Zooming the Displayed Image ............... 156
Using the 12-image Screen .................. 157
Using the Calendar Screen .................. 158
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EDITING IMAGES 173
Resizing a Snapshot ....................... 173
Cropping a Snapshot ...................... 174
Keystone Correction ....................... 175
Using Color Restoration to Correct
the Color of an Old Photograph .............. 176
Editing the Date and Time of an Image ........ 178
Rotating an Image ......................... 179
Combining Multiple Snapshots into
a Single Image (Layout Print) ................ 180
Adjusting White Balance of
a Recorded Image ......................... 182
Adjusting Image Brightness ................. 183
Reducing the Effects of Underexposure ....... 185
Editing a Movie on the Camera .............. 186
Creating a Snapshot of a Movie Frame
(MOTION PRINT) .......................... 189
USING AUDIO 191
Adding Audio to a Snapshot ................. 191
Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording) ...... 193
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Before shooting a movie, you should specify a movie image
quality setting. Movie image quality is a standard that
determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie during
playback. Shooting with the high-quality (HQ) setting will result
in better image quality, but it also shortens the amount of time
you can shoot.
•Each movie can be up to 10minutes long. Movie recording
stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording.
UHQ 640 x 480
UHQ Wide 848 x 480
HQ 640 x 480
HQ Wide 848 x 480
Normal 640 x 480
5,8 Megabits/
second
7,0 Megabits/
second
2,8 Megabits/
second
3,4 Megabits/
second
1,4 Megabits/
second
25 frames/
second
25 frames/
second
25 frames/
second
25 frames/
second
25 frames/
second
545 Kilobits/ 12.5 frames/
LP second second
1. In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2. On the "Quality" tab, select "_ Quality" and
then press [11_].
3. Use [A] and [V] to select the quality setting
you want and then press [SET].
• The "_" indicator is on the monitor screen while "UHQ
Wide" or "HQ Wide" is selected for the quality setting.
SHOOTING A MOVIE
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Movie File Formats
Movies are recorded using H,264/AVC MOV format.
Movies you shoot with your camera can be played back on a
computer using QuickTime 7.
Movie Size
The following shows the approximate movie file size for a one-
minute movie. pp
UHQ 43.3 MB
UHQ Wide 52.3 MB
HQ 20.8 MB
HQ Wide 25.3 MB
Normal 10.4 MB
LP 4.1 MB
Audio is also recorded while you shoot a movie. Audio is
monaural.
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Use [A], [V], [_], and [1_] to select the "_"
(Movie) scene and then press [SET].
This causes"_" to appearon the rnonitorscreen.
3. Press the shutter
button to start
shooting the movie.
•"_" isdisplayedwhile
rnovierecordingis in
progress.
Remaining Recording Time
Recording Time
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4. Press the shutter button again to stop
shooting.
Each rnovie can be up to 10 rninutes long. Movie recording
stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording. Movie
recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes
full before you stop movie recording by pressing the shutter
button.
Anti Shake Movie Recording
Turning on Anti Shake for movie recording causes the view
angle to become smaller. Anti Shake reduces the effects of hand
movement only. It does not limit the effects of subject movement
(page 102).
Movie Recording Precautions
• You cannot use flash while shooting a movie.
• The camera also records audio.
Note the following points when
shooting a movie.
- Take care that the microphone
is not blocked by your fingers,
etc.
- Good results are not possible
when the camera is too far
Microphone
away from what you are trying to record.
- Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause button
noise to be picked up in the audio.
Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band to
appear in the monitor screen image. This does not indicate
malfunction. The band will be recorded in the case of a movie.
Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data,
which can cause movie frames to be dropped. "_" and
"_" flash on the monitor screen during recording to let you
know when a frame has been dropped. Use of a memory card
with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second
is recommended.
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• Optical zoom is disabled while shooting a movie. Digital zoom
only is available while shooting a movie. If you want to use a
particular optical zoom setting, make sure you select it before
you press the shutter button to start movie recording (page
69).
• The effects of camera movement in an image become more
pronounced when you shoot close up or a large zoom factor.
Because of this, use of a tripod is recommended under these
conditions.
• When the subject is outside the camera's focus range,
focusing is not possible and the image will be out of focus.
• The angle of view for movies is less than that for snapshots.
Short Movie shoots a movie that starts four seconds before the
shutter button is pressed and ends four seconds after it is
pressed.
• Since four seconds of action before the shutter button is
pressed are recorded, Short Movie is a good way to make
sure you don't miss the action of kids or other active subjects.
• You can also use MOTION PRINT (page 175) to extract still
images of Short Movie scenes.
Shutter button pressed.
A
Recording Start
Fourseconds Four seconds
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Use [A], [V], [_1],and [1_] to select the "Short
Movie" scene and then press [SET].
This causes "_" to appear on the monitor screen.
Pressing the shutter button at this point will shoot a Short
Movie with a 4-second first part and a 4-second second
part.
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3. With the camera pointed at the subject, press
the shutter button.
This will shoot a Short Movie that for about four seconds,
and then stop shooting automatically. The total length of the
Short Movie will be eight seconds (four seconds before the
shutter button was pressed plus four seconds after it was
pressed). To stop movie recording, press the shutter button
again.
• Movie data is continually recorded and stored in a buffer
before you press the shutter button. Keep the camera
pointed at the subject. Then at the right moment, press the
shutter button. When you press the shutter button, the
remaining recording time of part two of the Short Movie
counts down on the monitor screen.
Past Movie is similar to a normal movie, except that it captures
about five seconds of whatever happened in front of the lens
before the shutter button was pressed to start shooting. Past
Movie is a great way to make sure that you never just miss that
special moment because you press the shutter button too late.
Shutter button pressed. Shutter button pressed.
Past Part Approximately 5 seconds
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Use [A], [V], [_], and [1_] to select the "Past
Movie" scene and then press [SET].
This causes "_" to appear on the monitor screen, which
indicates that Past Movie is enabled.
3. With the camera pointed at the subject, press
the shutter button.
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4. Press the shutter button again to stop
shooting.
Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory
becomes full before you press the shutter button.
• When Past Movie is selected, the camera continually
updates an internal buffer that holds about five seconds of
movie images of what has happened in front of the
camera's lens. When you press the shutter button, your
movie will start with the buffer's current contents and
continue from there. Be sure to keep the camera still and
pointed in the direction of the subject for some time before
you press the shutter button to start shooting.
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With BEST SHOT, you simply select the sample scene that is
like the one you are trying to shoot, and the camera sets up
automatically, Even difficult backlight scenes (which result in the
main subject being too dark if set up improperly) come out
looking great!
I Some Sample Scenes
• Portrait • Scenery
• Night Scene • Night Scene Portrait
ISelecting a Sample Scene
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
This enters the BEST SHOT mode and displays a screen
showing thumbnails of 15 sample scenes,
• The initial default selection is "_" (Auto),
Boundary
(Currently Selected Sample Scene)
Scene Name Scene Number
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2. Use [A], [Y], [_], and [1_] to move the
boundary to select the scene you want to
select.
• Pressing [A] or [V] while the boundary is at the edge of
the screen will scroll to the next screen of BEST SHOT
scenes.
• Sliding the zoom controller towards [I'll] or [_] will
display text that explains the settings configured by the
selected scene. Slide the zoom controller towards [r_'] ]
or [_'_] again to return to the scene selection screen
(page 100).
• To return to "Auto", select Scene 1,which is "_" (Auto).
Pressing [MENU] while the scene selection screen or
scene description text is on the monitor screen will cause
the boundary to jump directly to "_" (Auto).
3. Press [SET] to apply the settings of the
selected scene and return to the recording
screen.
• The settings of the scene you selected remain in effect
until you select a different scene.
• To select a different BEST SHOT scene, repeat the
above procedure from step 1.
4. Press the shutter button.
• While the "_" (Movie) scene is selected, pressing the
shutter button starts and stops movie recording.
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• Night Scene, Fireworks scenes use slow shutter speeds.
Since a slow shutter speed increases the chance of digital
noise in the image, the camera automatically performs a
digital noise reduction process on slow shutter images.
Because of this, such images take longer to store after you
press the shutter button. Do not perform any key operation
while an image is being stored. Also, it is a good idea to
use a tripod to avoid image blur due to camera movement
when shooting at slow shutter speeds.
• Your camera includes a sample scene that optimizes
settings for auction site images. Depending on your
camera model, the sample scene is named either "For
eBay" or "Auction". Images you record using the auction
site sample scene are stored in a special folder so you can
easily find them on your computer (page 239).
• The BEST SHOT "For YouTube" scene sets up the camera
for recording movies that are optimized for uploading to
YouTube. Movies recorded with the "For YouTube" scene
are stored in a special folder to make them easy to locate
for uploading (page 239). Note that the image quality of
movies recorded with the "For YouTube" scene is always
"Normal". Maximum recording time is 10 minutes.
• BEST SHOT scenes were not shot using this camera.
• Images shot using a BEST SHOT scene may not produce
the results you expected due to shooting conditions and
other factors.
• You can change the camera settings that are made when
you select a BEST SHOT scene. Note, however, that the
BEST SHOT settings revert to their defaults when you
select another BEST SHOT scene or turn off the camera. If
you think you will later need to use a particular camera
setup you configured, save it as a BEST SHOT user setup
(page 101).
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Displaying Detailed Information about a BEST
SHOT Scene
To find out more about a scene,
select it with the boundary on the
scene selection screen and then _J_
slide the zoom controller towards
[E€3]or[E_].
_NOTE
• If you select a scene by pressing [SET] while the
description screen is displayed, the same description
scene will appear the next time you press [BS] to view
BEST SHOT sample scenes.
The following are the different operations you can perform
while the scene description screen is on the display.
• To return to the scene selection screen, slide the zoom
controller towards [E_'] ] or [_] again.
• To scroll through available BEST SHOT scenes, use [_1] and
[_,].
• To select the currently displayed scene and configure the
camera with its settings, press [SET].
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ICreating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes
You can use the procedure below to save the setups of
snapshots that you shot as BEST SHOT scenes. After that, you
can recall a setup whenever you want to use it.
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Use [&], [V], [,], and [1_] to select "BEST
SHOT" (Register User Scene) and then press
[SET].
3. Use [_1] and [1_] to select the snapshot whose
setup you want to register.
4. Use [A] and [Y] to select "Save" and then
press [SET].
Your BEST SHOT scene will be assigned the name "Recall
User Scene", along with a scene number.
• Formatting the camera's built-in memory (page 202)
deletes all the user BEST SHOT scene files.
_NOTE
• You can check the settings of the currently selected BEST
SHOT scene by displaying the camera's setting menus and
looking at its settings.
• User scenes are assigned numbers in the sequence: U1,
U2, and so on.
• The following are the settings that are included in a user
scenes:
Face Recognition, Focus, EV Shift, White Balance, Flash,
ISO, Metering, Flash Intensity, Flash Assist, Color Filter,
Sharpness, Saturation, Contrast
• You can store up to 999 BEST SHOT user scenes.
• User snapshot scenes are stored in camera built-in
memory in the folder named "SCENE" (page 239).
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Deleting a BEST SHOT User Scene
Perform the following steps when you want to delete a BEST
SHOT user scene.
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Slide the zoom controller towards [1=€3] or
[i'll] to display its explanation screen.
3. Use [41] and [1_] to select the BEST SHOT user
scene you want to delete.
4. Press [V] ( _ _ ).
5. Use [A] and [Y] to select "Delete" and then
press [SET].
This will delete the BEST SHOT user scene you selected
and display the next screen (either the next user scene or
the Register User Scene).
6. Use [41] and [1_] to select another scene and
then press [SET].
• This returns to the recording state.
You can turn on the camera's Anti Shake feature to reduce
image blur due to subject movement or hand movement when
shooting a moving subject using telephoto, when shooting a
fast-moving subject, or when shooting under dim lighting
conditions.
You can turn on Anti Shake using BEST SHOT or by performing
a menu operation.
WTurning on Anti Shake Using BEST SHOT
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Use [A], [V], [_], and [1_] to select the "Anti
Shake" scene and then press [SET].
Anti Shake will remain selected until you select a different
BEST SHOT scene.
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ITurning on Anti Shake Using the Panel
(Operation Panel)
1. In the REC mode, press [SET].
2. Use [A] and [Y] to select the fifth option from
the top in the operation panel (Anti Shake).
3. Use [41] and [1_] to select "Auto" and then
press [SET].
• This turns on Anti Shake and displays "_" on the
monitor screen.
• In this case, Anti Shake will remain on until you turn it off
on the menu.
• Anti Shake will not work unless the ISO setting (page 129)
is set to "Auto".
• Though "_" (Anti Shake) is displayed on the monitor
screen following an automatic flash operation using the
"Auto Flash" or "Red Eye Reduction" setting, or while the
flash setting is "Flash On" or "Soft Flash", Anti Shake is
disabled.
• Shooting with Anti Shake can cause an image to appear
somewhat coarser than normal and can cause slight
deterioration of image resolution.
• Anti Shake may not be able to eliminate the effects of hand
or subject movement when movement is severe.
• You can also use Anti Shake to reduce the effects of hand
movement only while recording a movie. The effects of
subject movement are not limited (page 102).
• Anti Shake may not work with a very low shutter speed. If
this happens, use a tripod to stabilize the camera.
• The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise
reduction operation to reduce digital noise in images
recorded under certain lighting conditions. This operation
causes the camera to take longer than normal to store the
image and be ready for the next shot.
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The BEST SHOT "High Sensitivity" scene makes it possible for
you to take natural looking images without using the flash, even
when lighting is low
Normal Snapshot (With flash) Snapshot with High Sensitivity
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Use [A], [Y], [,], and [1_] to select the "High
Sensitivity" scene and then press [SET].
3. Press the shutter button to shoot the image.
High Sensitivity will remain selected until you select a
different BEST SHOT scene.
• High Sensitivity is disabled following an automatic flash
operation using the "Auto Flash" or "Red Eye Reduction"
setting, or while the flash setting is "Flash On" or "Soft
Flash".
• Shooting with High Sensitivity can cause an image to
appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause
slight deterioration of image resolution.
• The desirable level of image brightness may not be
possible under very dark conditions.
• When shooting with slow shutter speeds, use a tripod to
protect against the effects of hand movement.
• The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise
reduction operation to reduce digital noise in images
recorded under certain lighting conditions. This operation
causes the camera to take longer than normal to store the
image and be ready for the next shot.
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Shooting a business card, document, whiteboard, or similarly
shaped object from an angle can cause the subject to appear
misshaped in the resulting image. The BEST SHOT Business
Shot scenes correct the shape of rectangular objects so they
appear natural.
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Before Keystone Correction After Keystone Correction
BEST SHOT has two Business Shot scenes from which to
choose.
• Business cards and • White board, etc.
documents
W Selecting a Business Shot Scene
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Use [A], [V], [4], and [1_] to select the
"Business cards and documents" or the
"White board, etc." scene and then press
[SET].
Whichever you select will remain in effect until you select a
different BEST SHOT scene.
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IShooting an Image Using a Business Shot
Scene
1. After selecting either
of the BEST SHOT
Business Shot scenes,
compose the image
and press the shutter
button to shoot.
This displays a screen that shows all of the rectangular
shapes in the image that qualify as candidates for keystone
correction.
A red boundary will surround the currently selected
correction candidate. If there is a black boundary, it means
that the black boundary is indicating a second possible
candidate. If there is no second candidate (black boundary),
jump directly to step 3.
• If the camera is unable to detect any keystone correction
candidate at all, the message "Cannot correct image!" will
appear on the monitor screen momentarily and then the
camera will save the image as-is (uncorrected).
2. Use [41] and [1_] to select the candidate you
want to use for correction.
3. Use [A] and [V] to select "Correct" and then
press [SET].
This will correct the image and store the resulting
(corrected) image.
• To cancel the correction operation, select "Cancel".
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