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Adjusting the Brightness of the Display, Press the, button., button in, mode.

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5 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved. Depending on the country or region, images and sound files may fail to be played back if the video output format is set differently from the one in use there. If this happens, change the video output format setting. Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment 1p.132 Video Output Format of Each City 1p.207 Adjusting the Brightness of the Display You can adjust the brightness of the display. 1 2 3 7 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [W Setting] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Brightness Level]. Use the four-way controller (45) to adjust the brightness. F Dark G Normal H Bright Setting 2/3 Video Out NTSC Brightness Level Power Saving 5sec. Auto Power Off 3min. Reset Delete All MENU Exit 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to Q mode. The display appears with the set brightness. Settings 174

Section	Page
Using Your Camera Safely	3
Care to be Taken During Handling	7
Contents	9
Composition of the Operating Manual	15
Camera Features	16
Checking the Contents of the Package	19
Names of Parts	20
Names of Operating Parts	21
Monitor Indications	22
1 Getting Started	31
Attaching the Strap	32
Powering the Camera	33
Installing the Battery	33
Charging the Battery	35
Installing an SD Memory Card	38
Number of Recordable Images	41
Turning the Camera On and Off	42
Starting-up in the Playback Mode	43
Initial Settings	44
Setting the Display Language	44
Setting the Date and Time	48
2 Common Operations	51
Understanding the Button Functions	52
Capture Mode	52
Playback Mode	54
Switching Between Capture Mode and Playback Mode	56
Setting the Camera Functions	57
Operating the Menus	57
Menu List	60
3 Taking Pictures	65
Taking Still Pictures	66
Taking Pictures	66
Setting the Shooting Mode	69
Using the Face Detection Function	71
Taking Pictures Automatically (Auto Picture Mode)	72
Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings (Program Mode)	73
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode)	74
Using the Zoom	75
Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene/Night Scene Portrait/Digital SR/Fireworks/Candlelight Mode)	77
Taking Pictures of People (Portrait/Natural Skin Tone Mode)	78
Taking Pictures of Children (Kids Mode)	79
Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode)	80
Taking Pictures of Sports and Leisure Activities (Sport/Surf & Snow Mode)	81
Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode)	82
Taking Pictures Indoors (Party Mode)	83
Taking Pictures of Text (Text Mode)	84
Taking Pictures Using the Miniature/HDR Filter	85
Using the Camera’s Self-timer	86
Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting/Burst Shooting Mode)	87
Taking Pictures Using the Remote Control Unit (Optional)	88
Setting the Shooting Functions	90
Selecting the Flash Mode	90
Selecting the Focus Mode	91
Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels	94
Compensating for Exposure (EV Compensation)	96
Correcting the Brightness (D-Range Setting)	97
Adjusting the White Balance	98
Setting the AE Metering	100
Setting the Sensitivity	101
Switching the Face Detection Function	102
Setting the Shake Reduction Function	104
Setting the Instant Review	105
Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)	106
Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation)	107
Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)	107
Setting the Date Imprint Function	108
Calling Up a Specific Function	109
Recording Movies	111
Recording a Movie	111
Selecting the Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate for Movies	113
Setting the Movie SR (Movie Shake Reduction) Function	114
Saving the Settings (Memory)	115
4 Playing Back and Deleting Images	117
Playing Back Images	118
Playing Back Still Pictures	118
Playing Back a Movie	119
Multi-Image Display	120
Using the Playback Functions	122
Slideshow	123
Rotating an Image	126
Zoom Playback	127
Deleting Images and Sound Files	128
Deleting a Single Image	128
Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files	129
Deleting All Images and Sound Files	130
Protecting Images and Sound Files from Deletion (Protect)	131
Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment	134
5 Editing and Printing Images	137
Editing Images	138
Changing the Image Size (Resize)	138
Cropping Images	139
Processing Images with the Miniature/HDR Filter	140
Processing Images with the Digital Filters	142
Compensating for an Unwanted Red-eye Effect	146
Adding a Frame (Frame Composite)	147
Editing Movies	150
Copying Images and Sound Files	152
Setting the Printing Service (DPOF)	155
Printing a Single Image	155
Printing All Images	157
6 Recording and Playing Back Sound	159
Recording Sound (Voice Recording)	160
Setting the Voice Recording Function	160
Recording Sound	161
Playing Back Sound	161
Adding a Voice Memo to Images	163
Recording a Voice Memo	163
Playing Back a Voice Memo	164
7 Settings	165
Camera Settings	166
Formatting an SD Memory Card	166
Changing the Sound Settings	167
Changing the Date and Time	168
Setting the World Time	170
Changing the Display Language	173
Changing the Naming System of the Folder	174
Changing the Video Output Format	175
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display	176
Using the Power Saving Function	177
Setting the Auto Power Off Function	178
Changing the Start-up Screen	179
Correcting Defective Pixels in the CCD Sensor (Pixel Mapping)	180
Resetting to Default Settings (Reset)	181
8 Connecting to a Computer	183
Connecting to a Computer	184
Setting the USB Connection Mode	184
Connecting the Camera and the Computer	186
Disconnecting the Camera from the Computer	187
Using the Provided Software	188
System Requirements	188
Installing the Software	189
Using MediaImpression on Windows	192
Using MediaImpression on Macintosh	194
9 Appendix	197
Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode	198
Messages	200
Troubleshooting	202
Default Settings	204
List of World Time Cities	209
Optional Accessories	210
Main Specifications	211
WARRANTY POLICY	215