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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-1 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Contents Introduction ................ ................ ............................ ........ EN-6 FCC Compliance Statement for American Users ... ................ ............. ....... EN-6 Handling Precauti ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-2 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Taking Pictures ............. ............. ............................ ...... EN-38 Taking Still Im ages ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............ EN-3 ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-3 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Playback ................... ................................ .............. ...... EN-82 Viewing Still Images . ................ ................. ................ ................ ................ .. E ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-4 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Connecting to a Windows PC ........... ................ ................ ................. ...... EN-134 Computer hardware an d software require ment s .... .............. ........... .............. .. E ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-5 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [FILE NO.] Starting Image File Numbers from 0001 .. ............. ............. ... EN-181 [MODE RESET] Resetting Function Settings ............... ............. ............. EN-183 List of Menu Items and De ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-6 NEXT NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Introduction FCC Compliance Sta tement f or American User s DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA C ONT AX i4R T ested T o Comply With FCC St andards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE FCC Statement This device complies with Part 1 ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-7 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Handling Pr ecautions Caution and War ning Symbols This Instruction Manual features the following ca ution and warn ing symbols to ensure that yo u use the camera safely . Read the contents of these warn ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-8 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting • This camera is not designed to be water proof, and cannot be used in the rain or under water. If the camera should inadvertently be exposed to water, it should be t aken quickly to a Contax Service C ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-9 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting <Accessories> <Microcomputer Pr otection Cir cuit> <Storing the Camer a> • Do not place the camera in places that may be exposed to hig h temperatures for extended periods of time (th ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-10 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting <Precautions for Handling Rec hargea ble Lithium Ion Batter y Pac k BP-760S> F DANGER • Do not recharge or place batteries near sources of high heat (near flames, heaters, or in direct sunlight, ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-11 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting • Even if the battery pack is fully charged, the amount of time that you will be able to use the battery pack will be reduced if you use the camera in a cold environmen t. In th is case, you should pr ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-12 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting <Precautions for Using the AC Adapter AC-73L> • Prolonged use may cause the AC adapter to feel wa r m; this is a normal phenomenon and not a malfunction. • When not using the AC adapter for an ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-13 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting T est Photos and War ranties Make it a practice to take test shots before beginning any photography session to confirm that images are being recorded properly . Contax will not be held responsible for failur ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-14 NEXT NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting A W or ld of P ossibilities Zoom When you are taking a picture, you can use the digital zoom to enlarge the image by up to 6x. * Restrictions apply to the digital zoom for some image si zes. Con ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-15 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting System Map Card reader Printer PC Output Digit al camera CONT AX i4R AC adapter AC-73L (supplied accessory) Memory Card PictBridge- compatible printer PictBridge Video cable (supplied accessory) TV DPOF -com ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-16 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Nomenc la ture Shutter release button Æ p.40 S trap lug Æ p.37 Microphone Lens Flash unit Self-timer LE D Continuous shooting button N Æ p.43 MENU button K 4-way button Up : Flas h F Down : Macro/Landscap ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-17 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting z USB Cradle Use the USB cradle to charge the battery pack and to connect to a computer, printer , tele vision or television that supports D3 or higher video input (Japan only). z Camera Fun ctions Y ou ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-18 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Digital cameras also offer the user a range of ot her options, including connecting to a computer and getting your images printed at a print processing store. Connecting to a computer Connecting your camera ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-19 NEXT NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Names of the Menus and Icons Show n on the Scr een " C " Still imag e, " M " Mo vie mode display z Display in the nor mal screen C S till image mode q Flash mode Æ p.60 w White Bala ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-20 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting z Display when the MENU button K is pressed C S till image mode M Movie mode q SELF TIMER Æ p.57 w PIXELS Æ p.75 e EXP .COMP . r WHITE BA LANC E Æ p.77 t ISO y METERING u FOCUSING i CHROMA o SHARPNES ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-21 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting " P " Playback mode display z Display when the MENU button K is pressed q DISPLA Y MODE Æ p.87 w POSTRECORDING Æ p.107 e PROTECT Æ p.104 / p.156 r ERASE Æ p.100 / p.158 t ERASE MUL TIPLE ? ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-22 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting z Display when the 4-way button is pressed up * The continuous sh ooting mark indicates that the image wa s shot using continuous s hooting (or AF continuous shooting). * The oper ating guide shows a guide t ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-23 NEXT NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting LED Displays There are 3 LEDs on the camera. The LEDs in dicate the st atus of the camera by either lighting or flashing . Self-timer LED (red) Car d access LED (or ange) Flashes While using the self-ti ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-24 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Caution LED (red) C S till image mode M Movie mode Flashes rapidly T ake particular care to avoid came ra shake because a slow shutter speed is being used. Flashes slowly The flash is currentl y charging. Wa ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-25 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Getting Ready Inser ting the Batter y P ac k 1 R eleasing the latc h on the car d/batter y co v er . q Use the pad of your finger to slide the card/battery cover in the direction of the arrow until there is ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-26 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting R emo ving the Batter y Pac k 1 Check tha t the camera is switc hed off and then r elease the car d/batter y co v er latc h. q Use the pad of your finger to slide the card/battery cover in the direction ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-27 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Char ging the Batter y 1 Place the camer a in the USB cradle. 2 Plug the AC adapter A C-73L into the USB cradle to char ge. Charge time is approximately 3 hours. T urn the camera off during charging. Th ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-28 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Inser ting the Memor y Car d 1 Check tha t the camera is switc hed off and then r elease the car d/batter y co v er latc h. q Use the pad of your finger to slide the card/battery cover in the direction ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-29 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Write-Protect Switc h *SD Memor y Car ds only SD Memory Cards come with a write-p rotect switch (although some cards may not have this switch). Sliding this switch downward prevents any more files f ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-30 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting R emo ving the Memor y Car d 1 Check tha t the camera is switc hed off and then r elease the car d/batter y co v er latc h. q Use the pad of your finger to slide the card/battery cover in the direction ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-31 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting T ur ning the Camera On 1 Slide the lens co v er to wards the outer edge, as shown in the illustration. Slide the lens cover until it cli cks (approximately 18 mm), then continue to slide it towards the ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-32 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 2 Close the lens co v er . Operating the camer a after auto of f This camera is fitted with a power-saving a uto off function that automatically turns the camera off if you le ave it without performing ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-33 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Viewing the batter y le v el and c harging guide When the battery charge is completely depleted, the "LOW BA TTERY" message appears on the LCD monitor . The amount of powe r consumed by a ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-34 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Setting the Date and Time The first time you use your digit al camera, you should set the date and time. Y our date and time settings may be cleared when you remove the battery p ack or if you leave the ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-35 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 Press the 4-way button up or down to change the da te or select the display for mat. 5 Press the OK button E . This completes the settings and the SET UP menu reappears. B Note On this camera, the date and ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-36 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Using the Accessories Using the USB Cr adle Use the USB cradle to charge the ba ttery p ack and to connect to a computer , printer , television or television that support s D3 or higher video input (Jap an o ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-37 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Attaching the Strap Attach the supplied strap as shown in the illustration. Using the Camer a Case Use the camera case as shown in the illustration. ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-38 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting T aking Pictur es T his chapter e xplains ho w to shoot still images and mo vies. T Click on the section y ou want to read. z Setting Focus Selecting the Number of Pixels (Image Size) Adjusting Image Colors and O ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-39 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting T aking Still Ima ges «Applicable mode: C » Y ou can use this camera in various ways. Y ou can t ake still images, shoot a sequence of consecutive shot s (continuous shooting), and shoot movies. This chapt ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-40 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the shutter r elease button down half way to set the focus. The camera gives a short double-beep, the green shooting mark " Z " lights on the LCD monitor and the focus frame turns gree ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-41 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 Press the shutter r elease button down fully . The camera emits the shutter sound and takes a picture. B Note Y o u can adjust the volume of the shutter sound. ( Æ p.169 ) A Impor tant For subjects t ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-42 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting A Impor tant • Press the shutter release button lightly with the soft pad of your fingertip. Pressing the button too hard will result in camera shake. ( " Avoiding camera shake " Æ p.39 ) • Wh ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-43 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Using Continuous Shooting Mode «Applicable mode: C » This camera is cap able of t aking a series of consecutive shot s at up to approximately 3.0 frames per second.* This feature is useful for photographin ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-44 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Compose the shot. 4 Press the shutter r elease button down half way to set the focus. 5 Press the shutter r elease button down fully . The camera shoots pictures continu ously for as long as you hold ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-45 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting B Note • When used in combination with the self-timer , a series of 3 continuous shots is taken after either 10 seconds or 2 seconds. ( " [ k ] Using the Self-Timer " Æ p.57 ) • Y ou cannot sw ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-46 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Shooting Mo vies «Applicable mode: M » Y ou can use the camera to shoot movies with sound. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " M " lights up on the mode select LED. The mo ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-47 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 Press the shutter r elease button down fully . The camera starts shooting the movie. During movie shooting, the shooting mark (a red " Z ") appears and the self-timer LED lights. The elapsed ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-48 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ N ] Setting the F rame Rate f or Mo v ies (frames per second) «Applicable mode: M » The frame rate refers to the number of frames shot per second in a mov ie. The available frame rate settings are 3 ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-49 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the MENU button K . The selected frame rate appears on the LCD monitor . A Impor tant This setting is re tained when you turn the camera off. 30fps ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-50 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Quic kl y Checking/Erasing Y our Shots (Quick View) «Applicable mode: C / M » This function let s you quickl y check the images you have just t aken and erase unwanted images when the camera is in " C ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-51 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Eras ing ima ges 1 W hile an ima ge is displayed, press the 4- way button down. A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to erase the image. 2 Press the 4-way button up to select [EXECUTE], then ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-52 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Selecting Scenes to A utoma tically Set the F o cus and Flash The camera can be set to the optimal s hooting settings for any sub ject. Selecting the Scene Mode «Applicable mode: C » 1 T ur n the camer a o ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-53 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting The following 8 scene modes are availabl e. j Spor ts Actio n mode This is the best scene mode for shots of moving subjects, such as at sporting events. e Por t r a i t m o d e This scene mode is suitab ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-54 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting d Night View mode This is the best scene mode fo r shots of nigh ttime scenes. The flash is turned off and the focus is fixed at infinity . M Black and White mod e This mode gives the same colors as pho ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-55 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Switching Betw een Macro and Landscape Mode «Applicable mode: C / M » Macro and Landscape modes help y ou select the best possible ca mera settings for shot s of close-up su bject s and dist ant scene ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-56 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting . Y Landscape Mo de This shooting mode is ideal for shots of scenery . Regardless of the shooting mode, the flash is set not to fire and focus is fixed at infinity . Using Macro Mode Compose the shot and ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-57 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ k ] Using the Self-Timer «Applicable mode: C / M » The self-timer is useful for shot s where you want to include the photographer in the shot, such as c ommemorative photographs. I n this mode, the shutt ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-58 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 6 Press the shutter r elease button. The self-timer runs for the sele cted delay time and then releases the shutter. When you are shooting a movie, movie shooting starts when the s pecified self-timer delay ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-59 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Using Zoom (W ide-angle and T elephoto) «Applicable mode: C / M » Use zoom to t ake picture s when you are at event s such as sports meet s or school plays where you want to zoom i n on a dist ant subject, or w ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-60 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Using the Flash «Applicable mode: C » This camera has an Autom atic Flash mode in which the camera determines whether or not to fire the flash based on the ambien t light level. However , there is also a r ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-61 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Setting the Flash Mode 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button until " C " lights up on the mode select LED. 2 Press the 4-way button up to select the icon for the mode y ou want to ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-62 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Flash settings for eac h mode There are limit ations on flash se ttings when using Scene modes ( Æ p.52 ) or Macro/Landscape mode ( Æ p.55 ). Scene mode Macro/Landsca pe mode B Note It is recommended ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-63 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Ef fectiv e flash range This varies depending on the ISO sensitivity setting ( Æ p.66 ). Refer to the following graph when shooting. Approx. 0.6m to 1.8m (ISO: AUTO) 0.6 1 2 3 AUTO 50 100 200 400 ISO di ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-64 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Adjusting the Brightness [ M ] Using Exposure Compensation «Applicable mode: C / M » Use exposure compensation to adjust the brightness of your images. Thi s function is especially useful for shot s where ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-65 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the MENU button K . The specified value appears on the LCD monitor . A Impor tant • The exposur e compensation setting does not change after a shot is taken. • This setting reverts to the de ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-66 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ISO] Changing the ISO Se nsitivity to Shoot F ast Mo ving Subjects «Applicable mode: C » The [ISO] setting corresponds to the ISO va lue of conventional film and indicates sensitivity to light. The I ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-67 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the MENU button K . The icon for the specified value appears o n the LCD monitor . A Impor tant This setting is re tained when you turn the camera off. B Note [AUTO] is used in S ports Action, P ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-68 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [METERING] Selecting the Ar ea Used f or Setting the Exposure «Applicable mode: C » In this mode, you can select the area that the camera uses to set the exposure . The available settings are [EV ALUA ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-69 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the 4-way button left or right to select METERING [ L ] and press the OK butto n E . 4 Press the 4-way button up or down to select the desir ed setting and press the OK button E . The metering mode i ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-70 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Setting the F o cus [FOCUSING] Selectin g the F ocusing Method «Applicable mode: C / M » Y ou can select either of 2 automatic focusing m odes: [MUL TI AF] or [SPOT AF]. [MUL TI AF] : T he camera automatic ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-71 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the 4-way button left or right to select FOCUSING [ J ] and press the OK butto n E . 4 Press the 4-way button up or down to select the desir ed mode and press the OK butto n E . The focusing fra ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-72 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting F ocusing Off-Center (F ocus Lock) «Applicable mode: C / M » Use Focus Lock in situations where the subject you want to focus on is not in the center of the image, or when you want to compose a shot w ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-73 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Subjects T hat Are Dif ficult to F ocus On The camera has difficulty focusing on the following ty pes of subject. Lock the focus on another object at the same distance from the camera as the desired ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-74 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [AF MODE] Still and Mo ving Subjects «Applicable mode: C / M » This setting select s the me thod the camera uses to automatically se t the focus. [SAF] : (Single Auto Focus) (Default) : Best for normal pho ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-75 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ V ] Selecting the Number of Pixels «Applicable mode: C / M » The number of pixels refers to the num ber of individual dot s used to mak e up the image. The larger this number , the better the image quali ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-76 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Guide to Selecting t he Number of Pixels For high-quality printing or to give priority to image q uality , choose a large number of pixels (image size). For files you want to send as e-mail attachments, ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-77 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Adjusting Image Color s and Other Settings [ s ] Selecting the Light Source (W hite Balance) «Applicable mode: C / M » The color of a subject varies depending o n the light source used. Setting the white b ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-78 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the MENU button K . The icon for the selected white balance setting app ears on the LCD monitor . Configuring whit e balance manually «Applicable mode: C / M » Y ou can configure the white bal ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-79 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Position y our prepar ed white sa mple so that it fills the frame on the screen. 6 Press the 4-way button up to select [SET], then pr ess the OK butto n E . The preset value for the white balance is s ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-80 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [CHROMA] Changing the color intensity «Applicable mode: C » The [CHROMA] setting let s you t ake pictures in which the intensity of the colors is increased (brighter colors) or dec reased (p aler colo ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-81 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [SHARPNESS] Enhancing the Ima ge Outlines «Applicable mode: C » This setting enables you to t ake pictures in which the subject's outline is sharpened or sof tened. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-82 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Playbac k T his chapter e xplains ho w to use your camera's playbac k modes to chec k y our images. T Click on the section y ou want to read. Viewing S till Images Viewing M ultiple Images Viewing Con tinuou ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-83 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting V iewing Still Ima ges «Applicable images: S till images only» 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " P " lights up on the mode select LED. The last image shot appears on the ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-84 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting View ing Y our Images Enlar ged «Applicable images: S till images only» Y ou can press the 4-way button lef t or right to enl arge an image during playback. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-85 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the OK button E to display the zoom area mov ement scr een. Press the 4-way button up, down, left or right to scroll the image in that direction. Press the OK button E again to accept the select ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-86 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting B Note • Refer to p.22 for details of the screen displayed. • Press the MENU button K when information is displayed to return to the normal playback screen. ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-87 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ O ] Viewing Multiple Ima ges «Applicable images: S till images / movies» In addition to the st andard SINGLE pla yback mode, the camera has MUL TI playback and GROUP playback mode s that show multiple th ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-88 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the 4-way button left or right to select DISPLA Y MODE [ O ] and press the OK button E . 4 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [MUL TI] or [GROUP], then press the OK button E . A list of ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-89 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Using the MUL TI playback / GR OUP playback screen MUL TI Playback GROUP Play back 3/18 R U Protect icon: Displayed for images that have been protected. T DPOF icon: Indicates that print settings ha ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-90 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting T o r etur n to nor mal playback (SINGLE playback) 1 In MUL TI playback / GROUP playbac k mode, press th e 4-way button up, do wn, left or right to select the image to be viewed in the nor mal playback mode. ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-91 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting V iewing Continuous Shooting Ima ges «Applicable images: Conti nuous shooting images only» Each series of continuous shooti ng images (image group) is automatically played back continuously . 1 T ur n the ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-92 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the continuous sho oting button N . B Note Press the continuous shooting button N again or press the MENU button K to stop the playback of continuous shooting images. A Impor tant When you erase a si ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-93 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting V iewing Mo vies «Applicable images: Movies only» While playing movies, you c an p ause playback, mo ve forward one frame at a time (frame advance) and adjust the v olume. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr es ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-94 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Right Press the 4-way button once to stop the movie, and then begin scanning forwards through the movie frame by fra me each time you press the 4- way button. Hold the 4-way button right for 1 second to scan ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-95 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ o ] V iewing Ima ges Automatically as a Slideshow (Auto Play) «Applicable images: S till images / movies» The camera's [AUTO PLA Y] (slideshow) function displays your images at set intervals in the ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-96 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [INTERV AL], then press right. 5 Press the 4-way button up or down to select the desir ed value, then press the OK button E . The available intervals are 2, ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-97 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 9 Press the 4-way button up or down to select the playback method, then press the OK button E . [PLA YBACK] : Postrecorded voice messages and movies are included in the slideshow . [NOPLA YBACK] : Postr ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-98 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Star ting and Ending an [A UT O PLA Y] Slideshow See p.95 for more information on the [AUT O PLA Y] settings. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " P " lights up on the m ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-99 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting The table below lists the operations you can perform while a movie or a still image with a postrecorded message is being played back. Operation Description Mo vies Still image with postrecor ded message Up I ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-100 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ J ]/[ I ] Erasing Unwanted Ima ges «Applicable images: S till images / movies» There are 3 methods for erasing images recorded o n a memory card: • [ERASE] : Erases just one image. • [SELECT AND ERA ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-101 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 Press the 4-way button left or right to select the ima ge you want to erase. 5 Press the 4-way button up to select [EXECUTE], then press th e OK button E . The image is erased and the next image appe ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-102 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the 4-way button left or right to select ERASE MUL TIPLE [ I ] and pr ess the OK button E . The multiple erase screen appears. 4 Press the 4-way button up to select [SELECT AND ERASE], then pre ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-103 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Eras ing all the imag es (ERASE ALL) Y ou can use the procedure below to erase all the images recorded on a memory card. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " P " lights up o ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-104 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ U ] Pr otecting Images fr om Accidental Er asing (PRO TECT) «Applicable images: S till images / movies» This feature enables you to protect import ant images to ensure that they are not inadvertently er ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-105 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 6 Press the MENU button K . Unprotecting an i mage 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " P " lights up on the mode select LED. 2 Press the MENU button K to display the m ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-106 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Tips for Erasing Images Using [PRO TECT] and [ERASE ALL] For example, if you have 100 recorded images and you only want to keep 5 or 6 of them, using [ERASE] or [SELECT AND ERASE] to erase individual im ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-107 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ p ] Adding Sounds to Still Ima ges (POSTRECORDING) «Applicable images: S till images only» This feature allows you to add recorded v oice messages to photogra phed images. R ecor ding a message 1 T ur n ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-108 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the 4-way button up to select [EXECUTE], then press th e OK button E . V oice recording begins. When you speak into the microphone on the camera, the came ra records your voice. 6 Press the OK ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-109 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Playing back a recor ded messa ge Use the procedure below to play back a postrecorded voice message. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " P " lights up on the mode sele ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-110 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Eras ing a recor ded messa ge Use the procedure below to erase a postrecorded voice message. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " P " lights up on the mode select LED. 2 Pre ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-111 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ V ] R esizing and T rimming Ima ges (RESIZE) «Applicable images: S till images only» Y ou can use the procedure below to change the number of pixels (res ize) in a photographed image and trim off any un ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-112 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting R esizing an image 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " P " lights up on the mode select LED. 2 Press the MENU button K to display the menu icons. 3 Press the 4-way but ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-113 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 7 Set the area to be r esized and then pr ess the OK button E . T o simply ch ange the number of pixels, press the OK button E . T o enlarge an a rea, press the SCENE button I to enlarge the image by 2 ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-114 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Checking and erasing re sized images While you can use normal play back to view resized images, the p rocedure below enables you to view and erase on ly the resized images. 1 T ur n the camer a on and ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-115 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 T o erase the image, pr ess the 4-way button up to select [ J ], then press the OK butto n E . 6 Press the MENU button K . R esizing all the images Y ou can use this procedure to resize all the image ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-116 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the 4-way button up or down to select the ima ge size, then press the OK butto n E . The number of resized image s is displayed. [320x240 E-MAIL(S)] : Resizes the image to a sma ller size that ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-117 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Erasing all r esized ima ges This procedure erases all resized images. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " P " lights up on the mode select LED. 2 Press the MENU button K t ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-118 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ W ] R ota ting an Image «Applicable images: S till images only» Use the procedure below to rot ate an image 90° left o r right. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " P " ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-119 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 6 Press the MENU button K . A Impor tant • Y ou cannot rotate groups of continuous shot s, protected images or resize d images. • Y ou may not be able to rotate images shot with another camera. • Imag ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-120 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ T ] Using DPOF to specify print settings «Applicable images: S till images only» DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format) is a printing st andard for images shot on digit al cameras that simplifies the printi ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-121 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the 4-way button left or right to select the ima ge for wh ich y ou want to specify the print settings. 6 Press the 4-way button up to select [OK], then press the OK button E . 7 Press the 4-wa ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-122 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 11 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [PRINT SETS], then pr ess right. The DPOF specifications are set and the prin t settings screen reappears. 12 Press the MENU button K . Specifying inde x ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-123 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [INDEX], then pre ss right. 5 Press the 4-way button up to select [SET UP INDEX PRINT] and press the OK butto n E . Index printing is then set and th e pri ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-124 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [ALL RESET], then pr ess right. 5 Press the 4-way button up to select [EXECUTE], then press th e OK button E . All the print settings are reset and the screen f ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-125 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ G ] Printing by Connecting the Camera Directl y to a Printer (PictBridge) «Applicable images: S till images only» By connecting the camera to a printe r that support s PictBri dge, you can print your im ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-126 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the 4-way button left or right to select PictBridge [ G ] and pr ess the OK butto n E . The printer connect ion screen appears. 6 Use the USB cable supplied with the ca mera to connect the USB ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-127 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting The print menu screen appear s. Specifying the print settings 1 In the print menu scr een, press the 4-way button down to select [PRINT SETTINGS ] and then pr ess the OK button E . 2 Press the 4-way bu ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-128 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the 4-way button up or down to select the paper size, then pr ess the OK butto n E . The paper size is set. 6 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [P APER TYPE], then pr ess right. 7 Pre ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-129 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 10 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [D A TE], then pr ess right. 11 Press the 4-way button up or down to select the desired printing style, then press the OK bu tton E . [PRTER SETS] : Uses ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-130 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 Press the 4-way button up to select [EXECUTE], then press th e OK button E . Printing begins, and when printing is successfully completed, the print completion screen appears. Printing multiple image ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-131 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the SCENE button I . A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to print the images. T o change print settings, see " S pecifying the print settings " ( Æ p.127 ). 4 Press ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-132 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 2 Press the 4-way button up to select [EXECUTE], then press th e OK button E . A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to print the images. Refer to " S pecifying the print settings ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-133 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Ending PictBridge W ait until the print menu screen is displayed, then d isconnect the USB cable. ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-134 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Connecting to a W indows PC Y ou can view images you have shot with this camera on a PC, copy the images to the PC and edit them, and then send them fro m the PC via e-mail. First check the operating system ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-135 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Install the USB driv er (W indows 98, W indows 98SE Onl y) If you are using Windows 98 or W indows 98SE, you will need to inst all the USB drivers. A USB driver is inc luded on the CD-ROM ("Instru ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-136 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting If you no longer need the USB driv ers 1 T ur n the PC on and star t up W indows. 2 Double-clic k [My Computer]. 3 Double-clic k [Control Panel]. 4 Double-clic k [Add/R emo v e Pr og ram s] and select ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-137 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting View ing ima ges on a W indows PC 1 Inser t the memor y car d into the camer a. ( Æ p.2 8 ) 2 Place the camer a in the USB cradle an d connect the AC adapter . 3 Use the USB cable supplied with the ca ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-138 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 T ur n the camer a on. ( Æ p.3 1 ) [PC MODE] appears o n the LCD monitor and you can check the images stored on the camera's memory card from your PC and copy the images to your PC. 5 A [R emo ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-139 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Memor y car d folder str ucture On Windows PCs, the folders in a camera me mory card are configured as sho wn below . A Impor tant • Do not delete image files from a memory card using your PC. Al ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-140 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Disconnecting the USB cable fr om a W indows PC Use the procedure below when disconn ecting the USB cable from a Windows PC. z F or W indows Me users 1 Double-clic k the [Unplug or Eject Har dware] ico ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-141 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting z F or W indows 2000, Windows XP user s 1 Double-clic k the [Unplug or Eject Har dware] icon in the task bar in the low er-right cor ner of the desktop. 2 Select [USB Mass Stora ge Device] and then cl ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-142 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Deleting the De vice (W indows 98 and W indows 98SE only) If the driver sof tware is not inst alled successfully , the PC will be unable to recognize the camera. If this occurs, use the procedure be lo ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-143 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 T ur n the camer a on. ( Æ p.3 1 ) 5 Right-clic k [My Computer] and select [Proper ties]. 6 W hen the [System Pr oper ties] window opens, c lick the [De vice Mana ger] ta b. 7 Select [CONT AX i4R] mar k ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-144 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Connecting to a Macintosh Y ou can view images you have shot with this camera on a Ma cintosh, copy the images to the Macintosh and edit them, and then send them from the Macintosh via e-mail. First check t ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-145 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting View ing ima ges on a Macintosh 1 Inser t the memor y car d into the camer a. ( Æ p.2 8 ) 2 Place the camer a in the USB cradle an d connect the AC adapter . 3 Use the USB cable supplied with the ca m ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-146 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 4 T ur n the camer a on. ( Æ p.3 1 ) [PC MODE] appears o n the LCD monitor and you can check the images stored on the camera's memory card from your Macintosh and copy the images to your Macintos ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-147 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Memor y car d folder str ucture On Macintosh computers, the folders in a came ra memory card are configured as shown below. A Impor tant • Do not delete ima ge files from a memory ca rd using you ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-148 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Disconnecting the USB cable fr om a Macintos h Drag the [untitled] (Mac OS 9) or [NO_NAME] (Mac OS X) folder on the desktop to the T rash. Check that the "It is now s afe to disconnect the device" ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-149 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Connecting to a T ele vision «Use the VIDEO OUT por t to connect to the tele vision» Y ou can view the images t aken with the ca mera on a television. Y ou can view images you have t aken on a television ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-150 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting A Impor tant • Set the t elevision to video input mode. • The LCD monitor turns off while the video cable is connected. • Images may sometimes not be displayed correctly on a television. B Note T ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-151 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting «Playbac k on a tele vision that suppor ts D3 or higher video input» Y ou can view the pictures t aken with the came ra on a television that support s D3 or higher v ideo input. Y ou can get more det ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-152 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Use the D-connector cable to conne ct the USB cradle holding th e camera to th e tele vision, then tur n the television on. 4 T ur n the camer a on. ( Æ p.3 1 ) Images are displayed on the televisio ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-153 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ W ] R otating an Image «Applicable images: S till images only» Use the procedure below to rot ate an image 90° left o r right. 1 Press the MENU button K during playback to display the menu icons. ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-154 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [A UT O P LA Y] settings Y ou can specify the following settings for an [AUT O PLA Y] slideshow: • [INTERV AL] : The delay between images • [ST ART FRAME] : The first image in the slideshow • [EF ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-155 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 6 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [ST ART FRAME], then press right. 7 Press the 4-way button up or down to select the star ting ima ge, then press the OK button E . [THIS FRAME] : S t arts ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-156 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Star ting and Ending an [AUT O PLA Y] Slideshow See p.154 for more information on the [AUT O PLA Y] settings. 1 Press the MENU button K during playback to display the menu icons. 2 Press the 4-way butt ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-157 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the 4-way button left or right to select the ima ge to be protec ted. 4 Press the 4-way button up to select [SET], then pr ess the OK button E . The [ U ] icon appears on protected images. 5 Pr ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-158 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ J ] Erasing individual ima ges (ERASE) «Applicable images: S till images / movies» Use the procedure below to erase a single image. 1 Press the MENU button K during playback to display the menu icons. 2 ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-159 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Set Up T his chapter describes how to set up some of the camera's more advanced functions. T Click on the section y ou want to read. Formatting Memory Card Adjustin g the LCD Monitor Brightness Setting the ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-160 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [AF MODE] Setting the AF method This setting select s the me thod the camera uses to automatically se t the focus. Refer to p.74 for det ails. ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-161 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [FORMA T] Initializing a Memor y Car d Y ou should use this function to format new memory cards before you use them or when you want to erase all the files (including images) on a card. 1 T ur n the camer a on a ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-162 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [BRIGHT CNTRL] Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness Y ou can adjust the LCD monitor brightness through 5 levels. Set the brightness to your pref erred level. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button un ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-163 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Setting the Date [D A TE] Setting the Date and Time Setting the Date and T ime. Refer to p.34 for det ails. [INSERT D A TE] Adding the Date to Images Y ou can choose to imprint the date on images. 1 T ur n ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-164 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting B Note • This setting is retained when you turn the camera off. • When [INSERT DA TE] is set to [NO DA TE], the date is only shown for 3 seconds when the camera is turned on. • The date is written on ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-165 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [PO WER SA VE] Having the Camera T ur n Off Automa tically to Sav e P ow er Forgetting to turn the camera off can cause the camera's ba ttery charge to fall to a low level. For this reason, the camera ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-166 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the 4-way button up or down to select the desir ed time, then pr ess the OK button E . The selected setting is applied. [NO PWR OFF] : The camera is not automatically turned off. T ake care to ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-167 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Notes on using the po wer sa v e function (in " C " or " M " mode) Depending on the power save setting, the camera operates as follows: • When [POWER SA VE] is set to [15SEC], [30S ...
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Contax i4R - page 168
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-168 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [BEEP] Adjusting the V olume of the Camer a Button Beep Use this procedure to adjust the volu me of the beep emitted when a cam era button is pressed or the camera is turn ed on. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr e ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-169 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [SHUTTER V OL] Adjusting the V olume of the Shutter Sound Use this procedure to adjust the volume of the shutter sound. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " G " lights up on the ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-170 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ST ART SCREEN] Selecting the Star tup Screen Use this procedure to select one of the following as the st artup screen that is displayed when you tu rn the camera on: • CONT AX logo (SINGLE) : The C ONT A ...
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Contax i4R - page 171
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-171 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [SINGLE] or [MUL TI], then p ress the OK button E . 4 Press the 4-way button left to select the CONT AX logo screen, then pr ess the OK butto n E . The CON ...
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Contax i4R - page 172
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-172 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the 4-way button up to select [SINGLE], then press the OK bu tton E . 4 Press the 4-way button left or right to select the center location, then press do wn. The image selection screen appears ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-173 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting T o set a user-defined scr een (MUL TI) 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " G " lights up on the mode select LED. The SET UP menu screen is displayed. 2 Press the 4-wa ...
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Contax i4R - page 174
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-174 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 5 Press the 4-way button left or right to select an imag e and press the OK button E . A number is displayed in the lower le ft of the selected image. Repeat this procedure to select more images fo r t ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-175 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting T ur ning the star tup scr een of f 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mode button unt il " G " lights up on the mode select LED. 2 Press the 4-way button up or down to select [ST ART SCREEN], ...
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Contax i4R - page 176
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-176 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [REC REVIEW] Checking Images Right After Y ou Shoot T hem «Applicable mode: C » Use this procedure to have the camera display images for several seconds immediately af ter you shoot the m. 1 T ur n the camer a ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-177 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ Z LANGU AGE] Selecting the Menu Language Y ou can choose one of the following as the language displayed o n the camera's screens: • Japanese (Default) • English • French •G e r m a n •S p a n i ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-178 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [VIDEO OUT] Setting the Output F or mat f or a TV Connection Y ou can choose between NTSC and P AL video output format s when the camera is connected to a television t hrough the VIDEO OUT port on the USB cradle ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-179 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [ST ARTUP MODE] Setting th e Mode the Came ra Star ts In The camera can be set to always st art in still image mode when turned on, or to st art in the same mode as th e last time it was turned off. 1 T ur n the ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-180 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [DISPLA Y INFO] Choosing the Inf or ma tion Display ed on the Screen In " C " and " M " modes, a large number of icons are displayed on the LCD monitor . If you find the icons annoying when y ...
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Contax i4R - page 181
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-181 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [FILE NO .] Star ting Ima ge File Number s fr om 0001 Images shot on the camera are assigne d file names that consist of sequential numbers before being s aved in a folder called "100CXBOX". Execu ...
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Contax i4R - page 182
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-182 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting 3 Press the 4-way button up to select [EXECUTE], then press th e OK button E . The image file numbers are reset and the SET UP menu screen reappears. B Note • Folders "100CXBOX" to "999CXBO ...
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Contax i4R - page 183
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-183 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting [MODE RESET] R esetting Function Settings Use this function when you want to res et the modes and menu settings t hat you have changed, back to their defaul t settings. 1 T ur n the camer a on and pr ess the mod ...
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Contax i4R - page 184
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-184 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting NEXT List of Menu Items and Default V alues After OFF: Me nu setting after the camera is turned off. Default : Reverts to the default setting. Previous : R etains the setting specifi ed before the camera was tur ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-185 Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting BACK After OFF: Me nu setting after the camera is turned off. Default : Reverts to the default setting. Previous : R etains the setting specifi ed before the camera was turned off. - : Not applicable. Mode Menu ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-186 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting T r oubleshooting Check the items listed below before deciding th at your camera is faulty . Problems and Solutions Problem Cause Solution Page Nothing appears on the LCD monitor . The batteries are flat, o ...
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Contax i4R - page 187
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-187 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting The number of available shots did not increase after I erased an image. This is because the erased image size was small. This is dependent on factors such as the number of pixels and the subject and is ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-188 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting The picture came out completely white. The image is over exposed. Set the exposure compensation to a negative va lue, or execute mode reset. 64 183 There is a lot of 'noise' in the image. Noi ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-189 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Messages and Responses Message Cause Solution Page "MEMORY CARD FULL" There is not enough recording sp ace avai lable on the memory card. Insert a new memory card or erase som e unwante d ima ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-190 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting "COVER OPENED" The card /battery cover is open. Close the card/b attery cover . 25 "LOW BA TTERY" There is no charge left in the battery . Charge the battery pack or use the AC adapter . ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-191 NEXT Contents Glossar y Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Basic Digital Camer a Glossar y AE (A uto Expo sure) Automatic exposure is the function by which the camera automatically ad justs the exposure (the shutter speed and aperture settings) to suit t he bright ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-192 NEXT BACK Contents Glossar y Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting DPOF (Digital Print Order For mat) DPOF is a standard used for printing images photographed using a digital camera on a home printer or at a commercial print processing store. Pr ovided a DPOF-compati ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-193 NEXT BACK Contents Glossar y Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Infinity Once the subject of a photograph is further than a set di stance away from the camera lens, moving still further away requires no adjustment to the focus. The distance at which the subject is ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-194 BACK Contents Glossar y Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting TFT (T hin Film T ransistor) color LCD monitor The type of LCD monitor use d in this camera . TFT panels provide good resolution and excellent responsiveness. White Balance The light emitted by fluorescent ...
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Contax i4R - page 195
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-195 NEXT Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Inde x Numerics 4-way button 16 A AC adapter 27 AE 191 AE Lock 72 AF 191 AF continuous 43 AF MODE 74 CAF 74 SAF 74 Aperture 191 Aperture se tting 191 Available Shooting Time 19, 47 B Battery level indicator ...
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Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-196 NEXT BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting LED 23 Card access LED 16 Caution LED 16 Self-timer LED 16 Lens 16 Lens cover 16 M Macintosh 144 Macro Mode 55 Memory Card 193 Menu 19, 184 MENU button 16 Metering mode 68 Mode button 16 MODE RESET 183 ...
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Contax i4R - page 197
Introduction Getting Ready T aking Pictures Playback Set Up EN-197 BACK Contents Glossary Index Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting U USB USB cable 126, 137, 145 USB driver 135 USB port 17 USB Cradle 17, 36 USB cradle connector 16 V Video cable 149 VIDEO OUT 178 VIDEO OUT port 17 W WB (White Balance) Preset 77 White Balance 77, 194 Wind ...
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