Hitachi HDC-401EX User manual

DigitalCamera
HDC-401EX
UserManual
ThankyouforpurchasinganHDC-401EXdigitalcamera.
Beforeusingthecamera,pleasereadthisusermanualcarefully
toensureproperuseofthecamera.
6-29ShinOgawa-machi,Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo162-0814(AcropolisTokyo)
Phone:81-3-3260-9611
Fax:81-3-3260-9739
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SeeUsingtheCamerainthe
QuickStartGuide
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Capture(StillImage/Video) .......................................................................................... 52
■ SettingtheImageSize(RecordingResolution)andImageQuality(CompressionRatio) ..... 52
■SettingtheSceneMode ..................................................................................... 55
■SettingtheExposure(Brightness).................................................................. 57
■SettingtheWhiteBalance ................................................................................. 58
■SettingtheSharpness......................................................................................... 59
■SettingtheSaturation ......................................................................................... 60
■SettingtheColorMode........................................................................................ 61
■SettingtheISO(CaptureSensitivity)............................................................. 62
■SettingtheDateImprint ..................................................................................... 63
■UsingtheSelf-Timer ............................................................................................. 64
Playback(StillImage/Video) ........................................................................................ 65
■CopyingImagesintheInternalMemorytotheSDMemoryCard ........ 65
■PlayingaSlideShow ............................................................................................ 67
■ProtectingImages................................................................................................. 69
■SettingtheStartupScreen(MyCamera)..................................................... 72
Deleting ................................................................................................................................. 74
■Formatting ................................................................................................................ 74
OperationsWhileConnectedtoaComputer 76
FlowofCopyingImageFilestoaComputer ........................................................... 77
Checktheoperatingenvironmentofthecomputer.................................... 78
InstallingtheHDC-401EXDriverintheComputer ..................................... 79
（Windows98/98SE）
ConnectingtheHDC-401EXtotheComputerUsingtheUSBCable. 81
CopyingImageFilestotheComputer(Reader/WriterConnection) ..... 83
RemovingtheCamera ........................................................................................... 85
Uninstalling(Deleting)theHDC-401EXDriver..................................................... 87
Appendix 88
■Troubleshooting...................................................................................................... 89
■MenuItemsandDefaultSettings ................................................................... 96
■Specifications ......................................................................................................... 97
■QuickStartGuide............................................................................................... 99
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Overview 3
■SafetyPrecautions................................................................................................ 3
■WhatYouShouldKnow ....................................................................................... 6
■NotesonHandlingtheCamera ........................................................................ 7
■ProductOverview ................................................................................................... 9
■WhatYouWillFindinthePackage ................................................................. 9
■NamesofParts....................................................................................................... 10
■LCDMonitorDisplay ............................................................................................. 13
BasicOperations 16
GettingReady..................................................................................................................... 17
■SettingtheBatteries ........................................................................................... 17
■TurningOn/OffthePower................................................................................... 19
■SettingtheDateandTime................................................................................. 20
■UsinganSDMemoryCard ................................................................................. 23
■SettingtotheDefault.......................................................................................... 25
CapturingStillImages/Videos ..................................................................................... 27
■CapturingStillImages.......................................................................................... 27
■UsingtheFlash ...................................................................................................... 30
■ShootingClose-UpShots(Self-Portraits)..................................................... 31
■UsingtheZoom...................................................................................................... 32
■CapturingVideos.................................................................................................... 33
ViewingStillImages/Videos.......................................................................................... 35
○ZoomPlayback ....................................................................................................... 36
○IndexPlayback ........................................................................................................ 37
○VideoPlayback........................................................................................................ 38
DeletingImages ................................................................................................................. 39
Playing/CapturingImagesUsingaTV...................................................................... 43
AdvanceOperations 46
GettingReady..................................................................................................................... 47
■SettingtheLanguage .......................................................................................... 47
■TurningSoundOn/Off .......................................................................................... 49
■SettingthePowerOffTime ............................................................................... 50
■UsingtheACAdapter(soldseparately)........................................................ 51
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Besuretoreadthefollowingprecautionaryinformationtoensurecorrectandsafeuseoftheproduct.
Warning
Caution
Thefollowingsymbols/wordsareusedtoindicatethedegreeofdangerortheextentofdamage
thatmayresultfromusethatiscontrarytothegiveninstructions.
Thefollowingsymbolsareusedtoexplainspecificinstructions.
Thissymbolindicatesaprohibitedactionthatmustnotbeperformed.
Thissymbolindicatesarequiredactionthatmustbeperformed.
Warning
■SafetyPrecautions
UseofSymbols
Varioussymbols areusedthroughoutthisusermanual.Theyaredesigned to
helpyou understandthecorrectuseof theproductandto protectyou,other
personsandpropertyfromdangeranddamage.Theirconventionsandmeanings
areexplainedbelow.
Pleaseunderstandthemeaningofeachsymbolbeforereadingthemaintext.
Improperusethatiscontrarytothegiveninstructionsmay
resultindeathorseriousbodilyinjury.
Improperusethatiscontrarytothegiveninstructionsmay
resultinbodilyinjuryordamagetoproperty.
Removethebatteriesincaseofanabnormality.
Continuingtousethecamerainanabnormalcondition,suchasifitshould
emitsmokeorgiveoffanodor,mayresultinfireorelectricshock.
●Consultthestorefromwhichyoupurchasedthecamera.
Protectthecameraagainstentryofwaterorforeignsubstances.
Ifwateroraforeignsubjectshouldenterthecamera,removethebatteriesimmediately.
Continuingtousethecameramaycauseashortcircuit,resultinginfireorelectricshock.
Beawareofthehazardsassociatedwithalkalinebatteries.
Ifthefluidfromanalkalinebatteryshouldcomeincontactwithyoureyesorskin,immediately
rinseawaythefluidunderrunningwaterandseekmedicalattention.Thefailuretodosomay
resultinblindnessorotherbodilyinjury.
Nevertakepictureswhilemoving.
Donottakepictureswhilewalking,drivingacarorridinganyothervehicle.
Youmaytripandfall,oratrafficaccidentmayresult.
Donotplacethecameraonanunstablesurface.
Thecameramaytipoverordrop,causingbodilyinjury.
Donotusethecamerainabathorshower.
Fireorelectricshockmayresult.
Donotthrowthecameraorthebatteriesintoafire.
Thecameraand/orbatteriesmayruptureandexplode,causingfireorbodilyinjury.
Donotusethebatteriesinanymannernotspecifiedinthismanual. 
Setthebatteriesbyaligningtheirpolarities(,)asspecified.
●Consultthestorefromwhichyoupurchasedthecamera.
Neverattempttodisassembleormodifythecamera(neveropenthecase).
Ifyoushouldaccidentallydropthecameraorotherwisebreakthecase,
donotusethecamera.
Fireorelectricshockmayresult.
Donotmixbatteriesofdifferenttypesoruseacombinationofoldand
newbatteries.Donotusebatteriesotherthanthespecifiedtypes.
Thebatteriesmayruptureandexplode,causingfireorbodilyinjury.
Donotattempttodisassemble,processorheatthebatteries.Donotdrop
thebatteriesorotherwisesubjectthemtoimpact.Donotattemptto
rechargelithiumbatteriesoralkalinebatteries.Donotstorethebatteries
togetherwithmetalobjects.
Thebatteriesmayruptureandexplode,causingfireorbodilyinjury.
●Consultthestorefromwhichyoupurchasedthecamera.
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Donotuseanytypeofconnectorotherthanasspecified.
Fireorelectricshockmayresult.
Donotplaceanyarticleonthecamera.
Thecameramaytipoverorthearticlemaydrop,causingbodilyinjury.
Caution
Donotusethecamerainplaceswheretheuseofdigital
camerasisprohibited,suchasonanairplane.
Anaccidentmayoccur.
Donotplacethecamerainplacesexposedtosignificant
amountsofsoot,dust,steamorhighhumidity.
Fireorelectricshockmayresult.
Donotplacethecamerainplacessubjecttoextremelyhightemperatures.
Donotplacethecameranearaheater,onanelectricallyheatedcarpet,insideacar
withthewindowsclosed,orunderdirectsunlight.Firemayresult.
Saveimportantimagesinacomputer.
Theimagescapturedbythecameramaybelostduetoweakbatteries,
malfunctionandsubsequentrepair,etc.
Note
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Thecontentsofthismanualaresubjecttochangewithoutprior
notice.
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Unauthorizedreproductionofallorpartofthismanualisprohibited.
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HitachiLivingSystemsshallnotbeliablewhatsoeverforany
damage,lostprofitorclaimbyathirdpartyarisingfromtheuseofthe
digital cameraorsoftwareprovidedwiththecamera.
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HitachiLivingSystemsshallnotbeliablewhatsoeverforanydamage,
lostprofit,etc.,arisingfromamemoryerasureduetoaproduct
malfunction,repairoranyotherreason.
Copyrights
Theimagesyouhavetakenwithyourdigitalcameracannotbeusedfor
purposesotherthanyourownpersonalenjoymentwithoutpriorpermissionfrom
thelegalcopyrightholders.Notethatsomeperformances,shows,exhibits,etc.,
prohibitphotographing/videotapingevenforthepersonalenjoymentofthe
viewer.
Trademarks
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MicrosoftandWindowsareregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofMicrosoft
CorporationintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
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TheSDlogoisaregisteredtrademark.
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Othercompanyorproductnamesreferredtointhismanualmaybetrademarks
orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompaniesandarehereby
acknowledged.Theyarenotaccompaniedbya
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or
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symbolinthismanual.

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■NotesonHandlingtheCamera
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Yourdigitalcameracanbeusedwithinthetemperature rangeof0℃ to40℃
(non-condensing).
Ifthecameraismovedfromacoldplacedirectlytoawarmplace,water
dropletsmayforminsideoroutsidethecameraduetocondensation.
Condensationisacommoncauseofdefectsandmalfunctions,soplease
exercisecaution.
EnvironmentofUse
●TheimageontheLCDmonitormaybecomevagueatnighttimeorinadark
roombecausethesensorcannotreceivesufficientlighting.Thisisnota
malfunction.Movetoaplacethatprovidessufficientlightingforproper
operation.
●DonotpresstheLCDmonitorwithexcessiveforce.Thedisplaymay
becomeunevenortheLCDpanelmaybedamaged.
●TheimageontheLCDmonitormaybecomedarkerunderthesunorother
stronglight.Thisisnotamalfunction.
●TheLCDmonitorismanufacturedwithahighdegreeoftechnicalprecision.
However,themonitormaytemporarilyshowblackdots,orwhite,red,blueor
greendotsmayappearforalongerperiod.Thisisnotamalfunction.These
dotswillnotberecordedalongwiththesubjectimages.
●SometimestheareaaroundtheLCDmonitormaybecomehotwhilethe
cameraisinuse.Thisisnotamalfunction.
LCDMonitor
●SDmemorycards(soldseparately)canbeusedwiththeHDC-401EX(32,64,
128,256and512MBcompatible).Pleasebesuretoreadthe
usermanualattachedtotheSDmemorycard.
●Electrostaticandelectricalnoisemayeraseordamagetherecordeddata.
Werecommendthatyoubackupimportantdataonanothermedia(MOdisk,
HardDisk,CD-R,etc.).
●Keepthecontactareaofthememorycardfreefromdustordepositsof
foreignmatter.Toremovesoilingfromthecontactarea,gentlywipethe
surfaceusingadry,softcloth,etc.
SDMemoryCard
●Thecameracannotperformitsbestwithdustadheringtothesurfaceofthe
lens.Tocleanthelens,removedustwithablowerandthengentlywipethe
surfacewithadry,softcloth.
●Donotwipetheexteriorsurfaceofthecamerausingthinner,benzine,etc.
Thecoatingmaycomeofforbecomediscolored.
Maintenance
Alwaystaketrialshotsbeforephotographing/videotapingimportantoccasions,
andtherebyensurethattheimagesarerecordedcorrectly.
ThetwoAAalkalinedrybatteriesincludedinthepackageareprovidedtohelp
youcheckthebasicoperationsofthedigitalcamera.Ifyouareshootingreal
subjects,replacethemwithcommercialAAalkalinedrybatteriesorAAnickel
metalhydridebatteries.
ThisdigitalcameraCANNOTbeusedwithAAmanganesedrybatteries.
TrialShots
●Thisdigitalcamerausesprecisionelectroniccomponents.Refrainfromthe
followingoperations,astheymaydamagethedatastoredinthecamera:
●DisconnectingtheUSBcableduringdatatransfer.
●RemovingthebatteriesordisconnectingtheACadapter(sold
separately)whiledataisbeingrecordedortransferredviaUSB
connection.
●ConnectingordisconnectingtheACadapter(soldseparately)while
data isbeingrecorded.
●Continuingtousebatteriesthathavealreadybeenconsumed.
●Insertingorremovingthememorycardwhilethecamera
spowerison.
●Performingotherabnormaloperations
●Werecommendthatyoubackup importantdataonanothermedia(MOdisk,
HardDisk,CD-R,etc.),sothatyou canrecoverthedataincaseitis
accidentallyerasedordamagedwhilestillin thecamera.
DataError

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■ProductOverview
TheHDC-401EXnotonlyoffershighimagequalitywithabuilt-inCCDimagesensor
of 4millionpixels,butitisalsocompactenoughtobecarriednearlyanywhereyougo.
Thekeyfeaturesaredescribedbelow:
○Built-inCCDimagesensorof4millionpixels(A4sizealsosupported)
○Easy-to-see1.5TFTcolorLCDmonitor
○ Internal16MBflashmemory& copytoSDcard functionforsecuredatastorage
○ SDmemorycardforeasyimagecapture(built-inSDmemorycardslot)（※1）
○Videooutputterminalletsthewholefamilyenjoytheresultingimages.
○Close-upmode(approx.55to110cm)idealforself-portraits
○Severalscenemodestochoosefromforshootingsports,nightscenes,
portraits,landscapesandbacklight
○Black&whiteandsepiamodesforanartisticfinish
○Griddisplaymodeforeasylayoutsettings
○Videocapturefunction
○
TheMyCamerafunctionletsyousetyourfavoriteimageasthestartupscreen.
○Diverseplaybackmodes(single,zoom(200,300or400%),
index(9divisions),andvideo)
○
ACadaptersocketletsyouusethecameraforhourswithoutworryingaboutbatteries（※2）
○Theall-in-onepackagemeansyoucantakepicturesrightaway.
（※1）SDmemorycardsaresoldseparately.
（※2）TheACadapterissoldseparately.
■WhatYouWillFindinthePackage
Confirmthatthefollowingaccessoriesarefoundinthepackagetogetherwiththedigitalcamera:
KeyFeatures
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■NamesofParts
Front ④Viewfinder
⑤Lens
⑥ Distanceselectorswitch
①Shutter
②Powerswitch
③Flash
⑦Self-timerlamp(red)
⑧Lenscover
⑨ Battery/SDmemorycardcover
⑨
① ② ③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦⑧
Rear ⑦Threadedholeformountingtripod
⑧Interfacecover
⑨Neckstrapattachment
⑩DCinputterminal
⑪USB/videooutputterminal
①Viewfinder
②Viewfinderlamp(green/red)
③LCDmonitor
④MODEbutton
⑤MENUbutton
⑥Controlpanel
①② ③ ④
⑤
⑥
⑦
⑧
⑨
②
①
Howtoattachthe
neckstrap
⑩ ⑪
○Cameracase
○Neckstrap
○DedicatedUSBcable
○Dedicatedvideocable
○InstallationCD-ROM(forWindows98/98SE)
○AAalkalinedrybatteries(2)
○Cleaner
○Usermanual
TheACadapterandSDmemorycardsarepurchasedseparately.
ThededicatedUSBcableandvideocablearehereinafterreferredtoastheUSB
cableand videocable,respectively.
UsinganSDMemoryCard UsingtheACAdapter
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P61
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P9

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P15
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Eachbuttononthecontrolpanelhasmultiplefunctions.Understandthese
functionsthoroughlybeforeyoustartoperatingthebuttons.
Notethat【M】,【N】,【O】and【P】arenotdisplayedonthecamera(controlpanel).
ControlPanel
Themenuscreenscanbeoperatedinthefollowingways:
●Selecttheitemusing【M】【N】, selectthesettingusing【O】【P】andthenpress
MENUtoexitthemenu(confirmtheselection).
●Selecttheitemusing【M】【N】,displaythedetailmenubypressing ,selectthe
settingusing【M】【N】andthenconfirmtheselectionbypressing .
Followtheoperationguidedisplayedoneachsubsequentmenuscreen.
MenuScreenOperations
Pressthisbuttontoswitchtoadifferentoperatingmode.
〈StillImageCapturemode〉 〈Playbackmode〉
Totakevideo,startatCaptureMenu.
Pressthisbuttontodisplaythemenuhierarchy(settingitems)ineachmode.
PressingtheMENUbuttonwhileamenuisdisplayedexitsthemenudisplay.
〈StillImageCapturemode〉 〈CaptureMenu〉
〈Playbackmode〉 〈PlaybackMenu〉
MENUbutton
MODEButton
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①
②
⑤
③
④
OK：Set
CaptureMenu
SetToDefault
VideoClipMode
Imagesize
Imagequality


2304×1728
Normal
PlaybackMenu
Delete
Protect
Copytocard
Displaymode



Default
OK：Set
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TheMODE/MENU buttonandcontrolpaneloperationsarehereinafter
simplifiedasfollows:
●PresstheMODE orMENU button→PressMODE orMENU.
●Pressthe【M】,【N】,【O】or【P】directionbutton→Press【M】【N】【O】【P】.
→Select【M】【N】【O】【P】.
●PresstheOKbutton→Press .
No. Buttonname
①【M】Upbutton
Function
Usethisbuttontoselectthenextitemupineachmenuscreen.
Indexbutton
UsethisbuttontoactivatetheIndexPlaybackmode.
②【P】Rightbutton
Usethisbuttontoselecttheitemtotherightinamenuscreen.
Displaybutton
UsethisbuttontoswitchtheLCDmonitordisplayintheCapturemode.
③【N】Downbutton
Usethisbuttontoselectthenextitemdowninamenuscreen.
Flashbutton
UsethisbuttontoselecteachflashmodeintheStillImageCapturemode.
Deletebutton
UsethisbuttontodeletetheimagecurrentlyplayedinthePlaybackmode.
④【O】Leftbutton
Usethisbuttontoselectthenextitemontheleftinamenuscreen.
Self-timerbutton
Usethisbuttontosettheself-timerintheStillImageCapturemode.
⑤OKbutton
Usethisbuttontoconfirmyourselectioninamenuscreen.
Digitalzoom button
UsethisbuttontoactivatethedigitalzoomintheStillImage
Capture/Playbackmodes.

⑥ISO（capturesensitivity）
（※
NotdisplayedifAuto isselected
）
EquivalenttoISO100
EquivalenttoISO200
⑦Flashmode
SuppressedFlashmode
Automode
Red-EyeReduction(Auto)mode
ForcedFlashmode
⑧Remainingbatterypower
Fullbatterypower
Lowbatterypower
Runningoutofbattery
Nobattery
DisplayedwhentheACadapter
(soldseparately)isinuse.
⑨Color
FullColor （※ NotdisplayedifFullColormode isselected）
Black&White
Sepia
⑩SDcardmark
※DisplayedwhenaSDmemorycardisinuse.
⑪Date&Time
⑫Possiblenumberofshots
⑬Distance mode
（※Notdisplayedifthestandardmodeisselected ）
⑭ White balance
（ ※
NotdisplayedifAuto isselected
）
Daylight
Cloudy
Sunset
Tungsten
Fluorescent
⑮Exposure(EV)
（※ NotdisplayedifAuto isselected ）
-2.0EVto+2.0EV(setin0.5-EVsteps)
⑯Self-timer
①Scenemode
（※NotdisplayedifAuto isselected）
Sports
NightScene
Portrait
Landscape
BackLight
②Imagesize
2304×1728（ Approx.4millionpixels ）
1600×1200（1.92millionpixels）
1280×960（ Approx.1.23millionpixels ）
640×480（ Approx.310,000pixels ）
③Imagequality
Fine（ Lowcompression(1/8)mode ）
Normal（ Standardcompression(1/12)mode ）
Economy（ Highcompression(1/16)mode ）
④Saturation
High
Medium
（※ NotdisplayedifMedium isselected）
Low
⑤Sharpness
High
Medium （※ NotdisplayedifMedium isselected）
Low
CapturingVideos
ViewingStillImages/Videos
PlaybackMode
VideoCaptureMode
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■LCDMonitorDisplay
CapturingStillImages
StillImageCaptureMode
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① ② ③④⑤⑥ ⑦ ⑧
⑫
⑬
⑭
⑯
⑮ ⑨
⑩
⑪
① ② ③
④
⑤
⑩
⑧
⑨
⑦ ⑥
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①VideoCapturemodeicon
②Operationguide
③Remainingbatterypower
④Color
⑤SDmemorycardicon
⑥Date&Time
⑦Elapsedtimeinseconds
⑧Distancemode
⑨Whitebalance
⑩Exposure(EV)
①
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
③
⑧
④
②
①Videoicon
※Displayedonlywhenvideoisbeingplayed.
②Videooperationguide
※Displayedonlywhenvideoisbeingplayed.
③Remainingbatterypower
④Operationguide
⑤SDmemorycardicon
⑥Protecticon
⑦Imagenumber
Imagenumberofcurrentlydisplayed
image/Totalnumberofimages
⑧Elapsedtimeinseconds
※Thisisdisplayedonlyduringvideoplayback.
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（※ThesamenotesintheStillImageCapturemodeapply
whentheapplicableitemsarenotdisplayed.）
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GettingReady
■SettingtheBatteries
■TurningOn/OffthePower
■SettingtheDateandTime
■UsinganSDMemoryCard
■SettingtotheDefault 

CapturingStillImages/Videos
■CapturingStillImages
■UsingtheFlash
■ShootingClose-UpShots(Self-Portraits)
■UsingtheZoom
■CapturingVideos

ViewingStillImages/Videos
○ZoomPlayback
○IndexPlayback
○VideoPlayback

DeletingImages

Playing/CapturingImagesUsingaTV
ThischapterdescribesthebasicoperationsoftheHDC-401EX.Onceyouunderstand
thecontentthischapter,youcanoperatethebasicfunctionsofthecamera.
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TheLCDmonitordisplayineachmodecanbeswitchedinthemannerdescribedbelow.
StillImage/VideoCaptureMode
Pressthedisplay button（【P】）.
〈Default〉：
Astandarddisplaymodeinwhichthebasicsettingsareshownasicons.
〈Grid〉：Gridsaredisplayedtofacilitatelayoutsetting.
〈Imageonly〉：Onlytheimageisdisplayed.
〈Displayoff〉： TheLCDmonitordisplayisturnedoff.Usethismodetocaptureanimagebylookingintotheviewfinder.
●TheGridorDisplayofffunctioncannotbeusedintheVideoCapturemode.
●
IfthepoweristurnedofforthecameraisswitchedtothePlaybackmode,theselected
LCDmonitordisplaymodeintheStillImage/VideoCapturemodereturnstoDefault.
PlaybackMode
●
TheLCDmonitordisplaymodeinthePlaybackmode,selectedhere,isretainedevenafterthe
poweristurnedoff.However,SettingtotheDefault returnstoDefault mode.
●
Whenvideoisplayed,imageinformationisnotdisplayedevenwhenDetails isselected.
SwitchingtheLCDMonitorDisplayMode
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〈Default〉 〈Grid〉 〈Imageonly〉 〈Displayoff〉
PressMENU inthePlaybackmode.
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InthePlaybackMenu screen,select
DisplayMode using【M】【N】andthen
selectDefault,Details orImageOnly using
【O】【P】.
［Details］…Imagesize,ISOandotherimage-related
informationaredisplayedinthismode.
2
PressingMENU savestheselection,and
thenthecameraexitsPlaybackMenu.
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PlaybackMenu
Delete
Protect
Copytocard
Displaymode



Default

O/P：Change OK：Set
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■SettingtheBatteries
●Turnoffthecamerapowerbeforereplacingthebatteries.
●Donotopenthebattery/SDmemorycardcoverusingaviolentmotion.
Thecovermaybedamaged.
●Whenopening/closingthebattery/SDmemorycardcover,becarefulnotto
dropthebatteries.
●Itisrecommendedthatthebatteriesberemovedandstoredseparatelyif
thecamerawon,tbeusedforalongperiodoftime.
TheHDC-401EXcanbeusedwithAAalkalinedrybatteriesandAAnickelmetal
hydridebatteries.(HR-3SBbyHitachiMaxell,Ltd.isrecommended.)
SeeRemainingBatteryPowerDisplayfortheremainingbatterypower
displayedontheLCDmonitor.
●AAmanganesedrybatteriescannotbeused.
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ThetwoAAalkalinedrybatteriesincludedinthepackageareprovidedtohelpyoucheckthe
basicoperationsofthedigitalcamera.Ifyouareshootingrealtargets,replacethemwith
commercialAAalkalinedrybatteriesorAAnickelmetalhydridebatteries.
（KeptwithLCDmonitoronandinternalmemoryinuse）
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Thefiguresinthetablearereferencevaluesuntilthebatteriesgoflat,assumingthatimagesarecapturedin
astandardenvironmentinthe2304x1728/normalmodeunderthefollowingconditionsandplayed
continuouslyataspeedofapproximately3secondsperframe.Theyarenotguaranteed.Theactualfigures
maybelower,dependingontheconditionorenvironmentinwhichthecameraisused.
［Continuous］Imagesarecapturedcontinuouslywithoutflash.
［Cyclic］Imagesarecapturedbyrepeatingthesequenceof
Checkingthesubjectsfor5seconds→Capture→Playbackfor5seconds.
※Inbothmodes,allimagesareerasedoncethememorygetsfull.
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Evenwhenthepowerisoff,theHDC-401EXcarriesaverysmallamountofcurrenttobackuptheinternalclock.Itis
recommendedthatthebatteriesberemovedandstoredseparatelyifthecamerawon,tbeusedforalongperiodoftime.
ReferenceBatteryLife
ApplicableBatteries
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Openthebattery/SDmemorycardcoverby
slidingitinthedirectionofthearrow.
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Setthebatteriesbyaligningthe+and--
markswiththemarksinthebattery
compartment.
2
Closethebattery/SDmemorycardcover.
3
Cyclic
Batterytype Continuous Flash Noflash Playbacktime
AAalkalinedrybatteryLR6 Approx.900images Approx.200images Approx.500images Approx.190minutes
Fullbatterypower Lowbatterypower
Runningoutofbattery
（InthisconditiontheflashorFormatting maynotworkproperly.Itis
recommendedthatyoureplacethebatterieswithnewones.）
Nobattery.Replacewithnewbatteries.
DisplayedwhentheACadapter(soldseparately)isinuse.
●Theremainingbatterypowermaynotbedisplayedcorrectly,dependingon
theuseconditionandenvironmentinwhichthecameraisused.
●Usethedisplayofremainingbatterypoweronlyasareference.
RemainingBatteryPowerDisplay
P74
Getting Ready
Basic Operations