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.
●
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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1
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
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Getting Ready
Basic Operations

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■TurningOn/OffthePower
●Ifthepowerswitchisreleasedtooquickly,thepowermaynotturnon/off.If
thecameradoesn,tpowerup/down,presstheswitchforalongerperiod.
●IfyouareusingyourHDC-401EXforthefirsttimeorafteralongperiodof
storagewiththebatteriesremovedfromthecamera,theinternalclockmay
beresetwhenthepoweristurnedon,inwhichcasethedate/timesetting
screenwillbedisplayed.FollowtheinstructionsinSettingtheDateand
Time tosetthecorrectdateandtime.
Ifthecameraisleftwiththepoweronwithoutbeingoperated,thepowerturnsoff
automaticallytosaveenergy.Thedefaultsettingis3minutes .
Tousethecameraagain,pressthepowerswitchtoturnonthepower.
●ThePowerOffTimefunctionisalsoeffectivewhenthecameraisconnected
totheACadapter(soldseparately).
●IfthecameraisconnectedtoacomputerviatheUSBcable,thePowerOff
Timefunctiondoesnotwork.
●IfthePowerOffTimefunctionisactivatedwhilesettingagivenitemandthe
poweristhenturnedoff,theitemyouweresettingmaynotbesaved.Ifthe
itemisnﾕtsaved,setitagain.
PowerOffTimeFunction
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Toturnonthecamera,pressthepower
switchuntiltheviewfinderlamp(red)
illuminates.
Whenthecameraispoweredup,youwillhearapee
soundandseetheviewfinderlamp(green)illuminate.
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Toturnoffthecamera,pressthepowerswitchuntilthe
viewfinderlamp(green)goesout.
Theviewfinderlamp(green)willgoout,andthecamerawillpoweroff.
2
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Powerswitch Viewfinder
lamp
■SettingtheDateandTime
IfyouareusingyourHDC-401EXforthefirsttimeorafteralongperiodofstorage
withthebatteriesremovedfromthecamera,theinternalclockmayberesetwhen
thepoweristurnedon,inwhichcasethedate/timesettingscreenisdisplayed.
Followtheinstructionsbelowtosetthedateandtime.
Use【M】【N】toselectthepartofDate you
wanttoset,andthenpress .
1
Date： 2004/04/13
Time： 16：07
Mode：YYYY/MM/DD24hr
Date & Time
Exit
Date & Time
Exit
Date： 2004/04/13
Time： 16：07
Mode：YYYY/MM/DD24hr
Use【M】【N】toselectthepartofTime you
wanttoset,andthenpress .
3
Date & Time
Exit
Date： 2004/04/13
Time： 16：07
Mode：YYYY/MM/DD24hr
Settheyear,monthanddateusingthe
controlpanel.Oncethesettingiscomplete,
press .
【M】【N】：Increaseanddecrease.
【O】【P】： Movethroughtheitemsandconfirmthesetvalue.
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Getting Ready
Basic Operations

●Alwayschecktheclockdisplayafterswitchingthepowersource.Theinternal
clockisbackedupforapproximately10minutes,butthedateandtime
settingmaybecleareddependingonhowlongthebatterieshavebeeninuse.
●Thedate/timeanddisplaymodeyouhavejustsetisretainedevenafterthe
poweristurnedofforSettingtotheDefault isexecuted.
AdjustingtheDateandTime
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Setthehoursandminutesusingthecontrol
panel.Oncetheminutesareset,press .
【M】【N】：Increaseanddecrease.
【O】【P】： Movethroughtheitemsandconfirmthesetvalue.
4
Use【M】【N】toselectthepartofMode
youwanttoset,andthenpress .
SelectExit using【M】【N】andthenpress
.
5
7
6
Selectthedesireddisplaymodeusing【M】【N】andthenpress .
YYYY/MM/DD/24hr:Theyear,month,dayandhours(in24-hourformat)aredisplayedinthisorder.
YYYY/MM/DD/12hr:Theyear,month,dayandhours(in12-hourformat)aredisplayedinthisorder.
DD/MM/YYYY/24hr:Theday,month,yearandhours(in24-hourformat)aredisplayedinthisorder.
DD/MM/YYYY/12hr:Theday,month,yearandhours(in12-hourformat)aredisplayedinthisorder.
MM/DD/YYYY/24hr:Themonth,day,yearandhours(in24-hourformat)aredisplayedinthisorder.
MM/DD/YYYY/12hr:Themonth,day,yearandhours(in12-hourformat)aredisplayedinthisorder.
Date & Time
Exit
Date： 2004/04/13
Time： 16：07
Mode：YYYY/MM/DD24hr
Date & Time
Exit
Date： 2004/04/13
Time： 16：07
Mode：YYYY/MM/DD24hr
IntheStillImageCapturemode,press
MENU intodisplaytheCaptureMenu
screen.
1
IntheCaptureMenu screen,selectSetup
using【M】【N】andthenpress .
TheSetup menuisdisplayed.
YoucanalsoselectSetup fromVideoCapture
Menu andPlaybackMenu.
2
OK：Set
CaptureMenu
SetToDefault
VideoClipMode
Imagesize
Imagequality


2304×1728
Normal
IntheSetup menu,selectDate&Time
using【M】【N】andthenpress .
Thedate/timesettingscreenisdisplayed.
3
Setup
Exit
SetToDefault
Date & Time
TV



NTSC
OK：Set
Followthesameproceduredescribedearliertoadjustthedate
andtime.
4
Date & Time
Exit
Date： 2004/04/13
Time： 16：07
Mode：YYYY/MM/DD24hr
CaptureMenu
DateImprint
Setup
Exit
Off
OK：Set
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Getting Ready
Basic Operations

■UsinganSDMemoryCard
Also,seeSDMemoryCard.
SDmemorycards(soldseparately)canbeusedwiththeHDC-401EX
（32,64,128,256and512MBcompatible）.
ImagescanbecapturedwithoutanSDmemorycard,asthecamerahasan
internal16MBflashmemory.
CopyingImagesintheInternalMemorytotheSDMemoryCard isalso
possible.
●Forareferenceonthepossiblenumberofshotsandrecordingtime,see
■Specifications:NumberofRecordableImages/RecordingTimeand
DataSize .
●TheSDmemorycardishereinafterreferredtoasthememorycard.
●
Ifamemorycardisusedthememorycardwillbegivenpriority,thuspreventingthe
camerafromrecordingtoitsinternalmemoryorerasingimagesfromtheinternalmemory.
●Turnoffthepowerbeforereplacingthememorycard.
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Openthebattery/SDmemorycardcoverby
slidingitinthedirectionofthearrow.
1
Insertamemorycard.
Insertthecardsecurelyinthedirectionshownuntil
youhearitclickintoplace.
2
Labelface
Closethebattery/SDmemorycardcover.
3
Openthebattery/SDmemorycardcoverandpressthememorycardonceto
removethecard.
Eachmemorycardhasawrite-protectswitch.Ifthewrite-protectswitchis
locked,themessageCardLocked! isdisplayedontheLCDmonitor.Inthis
conditionnormaldatacaptureordeletioncannotbeperformed.
●Ifyouwanttouseamemorycardthathasbeenformattedinanotherdigital
cameraorcomputer,formatthecardintheHDC-401EXbeforeuse.See
Formatting .
●Ifyouareusingamemorycard,alsoreadtheusermanualforthememorycard.
Write-ProtectingtheMemoryCard
RemovingtheMemoryCard
LOCK LOCK
Write-protecttab Write-protected
P74
Pressitonce.
Getting Ready
Basic Operations

SettingtotheDefault won,taffectitemsotherthanthosespecifiedabove,
suchasdisplaylanguage,videomodeanddate/timedisplaymode.With
theseitemsthecurrentsettingisgivenpriority.
DefaultSettings
■SettingtotheDefault
Ifyouhavechangedvariousitemsandwanttorestoretheirdefaultsettings,
followthestepsgivenbelow:
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IntheStillImage/VideoCapturemode,
pressMENU todisplaytheCaptureMenu
screen.
1
OK：Set
CaptureMenu
SetToDefault
VideoClipMode
Imagesize
Imagequality


2304×1728
Normal
IntheCaptureMenuscreen,selectSetto
Defaultusing【M】【N】andthenpress .
Amessageappears,promptingyoutoconfirmthe
reversion.
2
OK：Set
CaptureMenu
SetToDefault
VideoClipMode
Imagesize
Imagequality


2304×1728
Normal
SelectYes/No using【M】【N】andthen
press .
3
SetToDefault
No
Yes
OK：Set
Settingitem Defaultsetting
Imagesize 2304×1728
Imagequality Normal
Scene Auto
Exposure(EV) Auto
Whitebalance Auto
Quickview On
ISO Auto
Color Fullcolor
Saturation Medium
Sharpness Medium
DateImprint Off
Beeper On
PowerOffTime 3min
Flash SuppressedFlashmode
Displaymode(Playbackmode) Default
YoucanalsoselectSettoDefault fromtheSetup menu.
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■CapturingStillImages
YoucancapturestillimagesbyviewingtheLCDmonitororlookingintotheviewfinder.
IfthebatterypowerisloworwhenyouwanttousetheHDC-401EXlikearegularfilm
camera,useoftheviewfinderisrecommended.Usethecamerainamanner
appropriatetothegivenpurposeoryourownpreference,byreferringtoUsingtheLCD
MonitororViewfinder.
IfQuickView issettoON (thedefaultsettingisON),thecapturedimageis
automaticallydisplayedafteryoupresstheshutter.Tochangethesetting,select
QuickView fromtheCaptureMenu screenandthenselectON/OFF.
Thequickviewsettingisretainedevenafterthepoweristurnedoff.
However,SettingtotheDefault returnsthesettingtoON .
QuickView
UsingtheLCDMonitororViewfinder
CaptureimagesbyviewingtheLCDmonitor
Captureimagesbylookingintotheviewfinder
（LCDmonitorisoff）
When?
Advantages
Drawbacks
● Thebatterypowerislow
● Youwanttousethecamera
likearegularfilmcamera
●
Thecameradoesn,tshakeeasily.
●
Thesubjectscanbeseenclearly
evenwhenthereistoomuchlighting.
●
Batteryconsumptionislower.
● Whenanearbysubjectis
shot,theimageyouseein
theviewfinderisnotexactly
thesameastheimagethat
wasactuallycaptured.
● Youwanttochecktheactual
rangeofacapturedimage
●
Youwanttotakeclose-upshotsof
flowers,peopleorothersubjects
● Therangeofacaptured
imagecanbechecked
accurately.
● Thecamerashakeseasily.
●
Thesubjectscannotbeseenclearlywhen
thereistoomuchortoolittlelighting.
●
Thebatteriesareconsumedmorequickly
thanwhentheviewfinderisused.
Holdthecamerawithbothhandsandkeepyourelbowsagainstyoursidesto
holdthecamerafirmlyinposition.
Iftheviewfinderlamp(red)isblinkingafteranimageiscaptured,itmeansthe
flashischarging.SeeUsingtheFlash .
CapturingImagesbyViewingtheLCDMonitor
Openthelenscoverandpressthepower
switchtoturnonthepower.
ThecamerawillentertheStillImageCapturemode.
1
Keepyourelbowsagainstyoursidesand
holdthecamerawithbothhands.Setthe
layoutsothatyoucanseethesubject(s)
insidetheLCDmonitor.
2
Presstheshutter.
●Whentheimagehasbeencaptured,youwillhear
ableepsound.
●IfQuickViewissettoON(thedefaultsettingis
ON),thecapturedimageisdisplayed
automatically.Oncethecurrentimageis
displayed,youcancapturethenextimage.
3
P30
P25
Capturing Still Images/Videos
Basic Operations

Ifthesubjectsarelocatedatveryclosetothecamera(approximately110cmor
less),theimageyouseeintheviewfinderwon,tbeexactlythesameastheimage
thatiscaptured.Inthiscaseitisrecommendedthatyoucaptureimagesbyviewing
theLCDmonitorbySettingtheCameratotheClose-upMode .
Holdthecamerawithbothhandsandkeepyourelbowsagainstyoursidesto
holdthecamerafirmlyinposition.
Iftheviewfinderlamp(red)isblinkingafteranimageiscaptured,itmeansthe
flashischarging.
CapturingImagesbyLookingintotheViewfinder(LCDMonitoroff)
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Openthelenscoverandpressthepower
switchtoturnonthepower.
ThecamerawillentertheStillImageCapturemode.
1
Press threetimestosettheviewfinder
totheDisplayOffmode.
SwitchingtheLCDMonitorDisplayMode
2
Keepyourelbowsagainstyoursidesand
holdthecamerawithbothhands.Setthe
layoutsothatyoucanseethesubject(s)
insidetheviewfinder.
3
Press
three
times.
P31
P15
Presstheshutter.
●Whentheimagehasbeencaptured,youwillheara
bleepsound.
●
IfQuickView issettoON (thedefaultsettingisON ),the
capturedimageisdisplayedautomatically.Oncethecurrent
imageisdisplayed,youcancapturethenextimage.
4
■UsingtheFlash
Selectadesiredflashsettingaccordingtotheconditionandpurposeofimagecapture.Theflash
sequenceconsistsoftwoflashes:thepreliminaryflashandthemainflash.Theamountoflight
requiredbythemainflashiscalculatedbasedontheexposureinformationofthesubjectsasobtained
withthepreliminaryflash.Thisensuresthattheimageiscapturedunderappropriatelighting.
SuppressedFlashmode：Theflashwillnotoperate.
Inadarkplacetheshutterspeeddropsandcamerashakeoccursmoreeasily.Tocapture
imagesinadarkplace,useatripod,etc.,tokeepthecameraasstillaspossible.
Automode： Thecameraautomaticallyflashesinaccordancewiththeenvironmentinwhichthe
imageiscaptured.
Red-EyeReduction(auto)mode： Usethismodeifyouwanttomaketheeyesofthesubjectslooknaturalinadarker
environmentwithflashusage.Thecameraflashesoncebeforethemainflashis
emitteduponimagecapture.
ForcedFlashmode： Thecameraalwaysflashes.
●
Theflash-interlockedrange(recommended)isapproximately0.6to2.1m,buttheflashwon,toperateinClose-Up
mode.InClose-Upmode,theeffectiveinterlockedrange(recommended)becomesapproximately1.1to2.1m.The
flasheffectmaynotbeappropriateonsubjectspositionedoutsidethisrange.
●
TheflashmodeselectedherereturnstotheSuppressedFlash modeoncethecameraisturnedofforSetting
totheDefault isexecuted.
●Thecamerawon,tflashifClose-Up modeisselected.
●
Whenagivenscenemodeisselected,thecameraislockedtotheflashmodethatismostappropriatetotheselected
scenemode.Adifferentflashmodecannotbeselected.PleaserefertoSettingtheSceneMode .
●
Itmaytakeapproximately10secondstochargetheflash.Thechargetimewillvary,
dependingontheuseconditionofthecameraandtheremainingbatterypower.
●
Youcannotcaptureanimagebypressingtheshutterbuttonwhiletheflashischarging.
●
Ifthebatterypowerislow,theflashmaynotoperateeveninadarkplace.Ifthecameradoesn,tflashina
darkplace,itisrecommendedthatthebatteriesbereplaced.
●TheRed-EyeReductionmodeisdifferentfromtheForcedFlashmode.
●
Thered-eyereductioneffectvarieswithagivensubject.Theeffectmaydecrease,dependingonthedistance
tothesubjectorconditionsofimagecapture.
IntheStillImageCapturemode,pressthe
flash button（【N】）repeatedlytoselect
thedesiredflashmode.
●Whentheflashisenabled,theviewfinderlamp(red)
blinkstoinformyouthattheflashischarging.
1
Defaultsetting
P25
P27
P55
P31
Capturing Still Images/Videos
Basic Operations

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■ShootingClose-UpShots(Self-Portraits)
TheClose-Upmodeletsyoutakeimagesofnearbysubjectspositioned
approximately55to110cmawayfromthecamera.Thismodeisidealforself-
portraitureusingthelenscover(mirror).
Close-Upmode：Theimagecapturerangeisapproximately55to110cm.
Standardmode：
Theimagecapturerangeisapproximately110cmormore.
●Itcansometimesbedifficulttobringthesubjectsintofocusifthey,re
locatedoutsidetherangeofeitherClose-UporStandardmode.Itis
recommendedthatyoukeepanappropriatedistancefromthesubjects.
●IftheClose-Upmodeisset,thecameraislockedtotheSuppressedFlash
modeevenifanotherflashmodehasbeenselected.
●CapturingImagesbyLookingintotheViewfinder inClose-Upmode
willcreateadiscrepancybetweentheimageyouseeintheviewfinderand
theimagethatisactuallycaptured.IntheClose-Upmode,Capturing
ImagesbyViewingtheLCDMonitor isrecommended.
●IntheClose-Upmodeyoucannotsetthescene,Exposure(EV)
orISO(capturesensitivity).
●TheClose-UpmodeisalsoeffectiveinVideoCapturemode.
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IntheStillImageCapturemode,setthe
distanceselectorswitch toClose-Up
mode.
isdisplayedontheLCDmonitortoinformyou
thatthecameraisnowinClose-Upmode.
1
Distance
selector
switch
■UsingtheZoom
Youcanenlargeyoursubjectupto200%usingthezoomfunction(digitalzoom).
●ThedigitalzoomiseffectiveonlyintheLCDmonitormode(imagesize:2304
x1728).
●
Thedigitalzoomcannotbeusedwhenanotherimagesizeisselected,theLCD
monitorissettotheDisplayOffmodeorthecameraisinVideoCapturemode.
●Whenthedigitalzoomisusedimagesarecapturedin1152x864size
(approximately1millionpixels).
●Sincethecamerazoomsinonthecenteroftheimage,thefunctionforSetting
theDateImprint cannotbeused.
Thedigitalzoomsettingselectedhereiscanceled(standard)onceMENU or
MODE ispressedorthepoweristurnedoff.
IntheStillImageCapturemode,pressthe
digitalzoom button.
ThedigitalzoomguideisdisplayedontheLCD
monitor.
●Pressing againreturnsthezoomsizeto100%.
1
P63
Rangecapturedwiththedigitalzoom
P29
P28
P55 P57
P62
Capturing Still Images/Videos
Basic Operations

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■CapturingVideos
YoucancapturevideosusingtheHDC-401EX.Capturedvideoscanbeplayeddirectlyon
thecameraorviewedonaTVbyconnectingthecamerausingthesuppliedvideocable.
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Openthelenscoverandpressthepower
switchtoturnonthepower.
ThecamerawillentertheStillImageCapturemode.
1
IntheCaptureMenu screen,selectVideo
CaptureMode using【M】【N】andthen
press .
3
CaptureMenu
SetToDefault
VideoClipMode
Imagesize
Imagequality


2304×1728
Normal
OK：Set
IntheStillImageCapturemode,press
MENU.
TheCaptureMenu screenisdisplayed.
2
OK：Set
CaptureMenu
SetToDefault
VideoClipMode
Imagesize
Imagequality


2304×1728
Normal
Presstheshutter.
●WhenyouhearableepsoundandseeREC onthe
LCDmonitor,thisindicatesthatthecamerahas
begunvideocapture.
TheLCDmonitorshowsREC andtheelapsed
timeduringvideocapture.
4
Tostopvideocapture,presstheshutter.
Thecamerastopsthecaptureafteremittinga
bleepsound.
5
●Thecapturestopsautomaticallywhentheavailablememorydropstobelow
therequiredlevel.
●Thewhitebalance,Exposure(EV),colorandClose-Upmode
areeffectiveduringvideocapture,butothersettingsaredisabled.
●Theabovedatasizeandrecordingtimearereferencevaluesassumingthe
(FullColor)mode.Theactualsizeandtimewillvary,dependingonthe
subjectandcaptureconditions.
●Toplaytherecordedvideofilesonacomputer,youwillneedWindowsMedia
Playerorotherplaybacksoftwaresupportingtherecordingimagefileformat
(MPEG1)oftheHDC-401EX.
VideoFiles
P58 P57 P61
P31
Imagesize(Recordingresolution) 320×240
Recordingimagefileformat MPEG1(Nosound)
Framerate 24frames/sec.
Datasize Approximately231KB/sec.
Recordingtime
Internal16MBflashmemory:Approximately61seconds
32MBSDmemorycard:Approximately128seconds
P61
Capturing Still Images/Videos
Basic Operations

ImagesdisplayedinSinglePlaybackmodecanbeenlargedto200,300or400%.
ZoomPlaybackmodedoesnotworkwithvideoimages.
ZoomPlayback
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CapturedstillimagesandvideoscanbeplayedontheLCDmonitor.Theycanbe
playedinthesingle,zoom(200,300or400%)orindex(9-division)mode.
Selectthedesiredimageusing【O】【P】.
●Onlythefirstframeisdisplayedforvideos.
3
Pressthepowerswitchtoturnonthe
power.
ThecameraenterstheStillImageCapturemode.
1
PressMODE oncetoactivatethe
Playbackmode.
Thelastcapturedimageisdisplayed
(singleplayback).
2
Selecttheimageyouwanttoenlargeusing
【O】【P】.
1
Pressing startstheplayback,withthe
monitorzoominginonthecenteroftheimage.
2
Press【M】【N】【O】【P】onanenlargedview
tochangethedisplayedportionofthe
image.
3
100%→→200%→→300%→→400%
【P】【O】
PressingMENU orMODE orturningoffthepowerduringzoomplayback
cancelstheZoomPlaybackmode.
Viewing Still Images/Videos
Basic Operations

VideoPlayback
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MultipleimagescanbedisplayedbydividingtheLCDmonitorintonineareas.
Thismodeisusefuliftherearemanyimagestochoosefrom.
IndexPlayback
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IntheSinglePlaybackmode,pressthe
index button（【M】）.
TheIndexPlaybackscreenisdisplayed.
●Videosareshownwith .
1
Selectthedesiredimageusing
【M】【N】【O】【P】.
2
Pressing displaysasingleplayback
screenoftheselectedimage.
3
Use【O】【P】toselectthevideoyouwant
toplay.
●Videosareshownwith (videoicon).
1
Pressing startsplayback.TheLCD
monitorshowstheelapsedtime.
2
Pressing whilethevideoisplayedstops
playback.
Pressing againstartsplayback,
beginningwiththefirstframe.
3
Viewing Still Images/Videos
Basic Operations