Advanced Manual DIGITAL CAMERA D-590 ZOOM C-470 ZOOM X-500 1 Taking Pictures 2 Viewing 3 Setting Up 4 Printing Pictures 5 Connecting Computer 6 Appendix How to use this manual This manual contains a table of contents, an index and menus to enable you to easily find the topic that you want to use or learn out more about. Using the table of contents gP. 5 All the titles in the manual are listed here, grouped into chapters. The chapters are composed of the shooting, playback, printing, etc. based on their purposes. For example... when you want to view pictures that you have taken as an index Go to Chapter 2 Viewing for the page titled "Displaying several pictures at once G....P. 46." Contents 2 Viewing ........................................................ 45 Displaying several pictures at once G ................................................46 Selecting the number of pictures G ..........................................47 Enlarging pictures U ............................................................................49 Rotating pictures y ..............................................................................50 Displaying pictures one after another m .............................................53 Recording sound with pictures taken R ................................................54 Playing back movies q .......................................................................56 Creating an index........................................................................58 Playback on a TV ..................................................................................60 Displaying shooting information ............................................................63 Editing pictures......................................................................................64 Creating black and white pictures ...............................................64 Creating sepia-toned pictures .....................................................66 Changing the resolution Q .......................................................68 Protecting pictures 0 .........................................................................70 Erasing one picture S...........................................................................72 Using the index gP. 181 The index lists the camera's functions, parts and terms used in this manual in alphabetical order. When you come across a word in the manual that you do not understand or when you want to find a certain term, use the index to find the page(s) where it is used. For example... A Index AC adapter ........................... 167 AF target mark ........................ 10 ALL RESET ............................ 80 All-frame reservation U ...... 106 Arrow pads ........................... 169 AUTO (white balance) ............ 28 Auto-flash ............................... 21 AV cable ................................. 60 A/V OUT jack .......................... 61 DC-IN jack ............................. 167 DIGITAL ZOOM ...................... 19 DPOF .................................... 105 DRIVE ..................................... 36 when you want to know more about ESP metering Go to the index at the end of the manual and look under E for "ESP ....31." E Enlarging pictures U .............. 49 Erasing all pictures R ........... 73 Erasing one picture S ............ 72 Error messages ..................... 157 ESP ......................................... 31 Exposure Compensation F .. 30 B Battery .................................. 180 Battery charger ..................... 180 Battery check indicator .................. 165, 170 Battery compartment/card cover ............................... 169 F FILE NAME ............................. 94 File name ................................ 94 File number ........................... 171 Fill-in flash # .......................... 21 Fl h # 21 168 Using the menu list gP. 172 The camera's menus are laid out in the form of a tree diagram according to tab and show the setting options for each available function. First find the menu you are looking for, then look for the reference page number for each function. GREEN/PINK For example... when you want to find out which setting to choose for WB Go through the menus until you find WB and look for the reference page number. 8 SETUP SHUTTER SOUND Appendix K F 0 OFF/ LOW /HIGH OFF/ 1 /2/3 LOW /HIGH P. 84 P. 86 REC VIEW FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING s X VIDEO OUT OFF/ ON RESET /AUTO P. 82 P. 94 P. 101 P. 99 P. 78 NTSC/PAL SHQ/ HQ /SQ1/SQ2 ­2.0 - 0.0 - +2.0 AUTO /5/3/1/> P. 60 P. 23 P. 30 P. 28 is the setting when shipped from the factory (default setting). Setting differs according to the region where the camera is sold. 172 2 How to read the instructions A sample page is shown below to explain how to read the instructions in this manual. Look at it carefully before taking or viewing pictures. Displaying several pictures at once This function lets you view several thumbnail pictures on the monitor at once. It is useful when you are looking for a specific picture. You can change the number of pictures displayed. g"Selecting the number of pictures G" (P. 47) G 2 Press the G side of the zoom button in playback mode. The index display appears. 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 This shows the buttons and button locations for the function concerned. Procedure and the corresponding monitor display are shown. Indications used in this manual Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunction or operational problems. Also warns of operations that should be absolutely avoided. Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out of your camera. Reference pages describing details or associated information. Viewing Use the arrow pads to select a picture. b: d: Moves to the previous picture. Moves to the next picture. 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 a: Jumps to the previous index display. (the frames before the top left frame) c: Jumps to the next index display. (the frames following the bottom right frame) Press the U side of the zoom button. The screen returns to single-frame 100-0005 HQ g This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this manual. 3 Menu operations The screen that appears on the monitor when you turn the camera on and press the OK/MENU button is called the "Top menu." There are three top menus as shown below. F m MODE MENU INFO MODE MENU ERASE MOVIE PLAYBACK INFO MODE MENU ERASE K WB Shooting mode Playback mode (still picture) Playback mode (movie) The shooting mode screens will be used here to explain how to use the menus. F + 0.0 SELECT GO Operational buttons (arrow pads and OK/MENU button) Press a Exposure compensation F Image quality mode Press b K WB MODE MENU MODE MENU Press d K SHQ 2272×1704 HQ SQ2 SELECT 2272×1704 640×480 GO SQ1 2048×1536 White Balance Press c Tab WB AUTO SET CARD CAMERA ESP/n DRIVE R PANORAMA ESP o OFF DIGITAL ZOOM OFF Function Operational buttons (arrow pads and OK/MENU button) SELECT GO Use the arrow pads to select a tab and a mode. Operational buttons (arrow pads and OK/MENU button) See gP. 172 for the Menu List. To cancel the menu display, press the OK/MENU button again. The arrow mark ( or ) at the bottom or top of the menu indicates that there are more options available. 4 Contents How to use this manual...........................................................................2 How to read the instructions....................................................................3 Menu operations .....................................................................................4 1 Taking Pictures .............................................. 9 Focusing on a subject that is not in center of frame (Focus lock) .........10 Changing shooting scene modes l............................................12 Shooting scene modes ...............................................................13 Recording movies N ...........................................................................16 Using zoom systems .............................................................................18 Using the optical zoom................................................................18 Enabling digital zoom..................................................................19 Using flash #........................................................................................21 Changing resolution and quality K .....................................................23 Picture quality modes for still pictures.........................................23 Picture quality modes for movie..................................................26 Selecting white balance according to surrounding lighting 0 ..........28 Setting Exposure Compensation F....................................................30 When brightness of subject and background differs n ......................31 Taking close-up pictures & ..................................................................33 Setting up Super macro mode % ..............................................34 Using self-timer Y ................................................................................35 Taking successive pictures j.............................................................36 Panoramic shooting ..............................................................................38 Stitching together two pictures / .................................................41 Recording sound with still pictures R....................................................43 5 Contents 2 Viewing ........................................................ 45 Displaying several pictures at once G ................................................46 Selecting the number of pictures G ..........................................47 Enlarging pictures U ............................................................................49 Rotating pictures y ..............................................................................50 Displaying pictures one after another m .............................................53 Recording sound with pictures taken R ................................................54 Playing back movies q .......................................................................56 Creating an index........................................................................58 Playback on a TV ..................................................................................60 Displaying shooting information ............................................................63 Editing pictures......................................................................................64 Creating black and white pictures ...............................................64 Creating sepia-toned pictures .....................................................66 Changing the resolution Q .......................................................68 Protecting pictures 0 .........................................................................70 Erasing one picture S...........................................................................72 Erasing all pictures R .........................................................................73 3 Setting Up .................................................... 75 Selecting a language W ..................................................................76 Setting date and time X .....................................................................78 Saving settings......................................................................................80 Checking picture you have just taken ...................................................82 Setting beep/alert sound 8 .................................................................84 Setting shutter sound ............................................................................86 Setting volume ......................................................................................88 Setting power-on screen and sound .....................................................90 Setting screen color ..............................................................................92 Setting file names..................................................................................94 Formatting a card ..................................................................................97 Adjusting brightness of monitor s ......................................................99 Adjust CCD and image processing functions......................................101 6 Contents 4 Printing Pictures......................................... 103 Selecting printing method....................................................................104 Making print reservations < ...............................................................105 All-frame reservation U...........................................................106 Single-frame reservation <..................... ...