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E
Digital Camera
EX-Z1000
User’s Guide
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• Before using it, be sure to read the precautions
contained in this User’s Guide.
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UNPACKING As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer. To attach the strap to the camera Attach strap here. Rechargeable Lithium Ion Digital Camera USB Cradle (CA-33) Strap Battery (NP-40) CD-ROM USB Cable AV Cable Basic Reference • Note that the shape of the AC adaptor depends on the area where you purchased the camera. * The shape of the AC power cord plug varies according to country or geogr
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CONTENTS UNPACKING 2 GETTING READY 36 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 QUICK START BASICS 10 To load the battery 36 To charge the battery 37 First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Replacing the Battery 41 Configuring Display Language, Date, Battery Precautions 41 and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Turning Power On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Using a Memory Ca
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SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 62 SHOOTING A MOVIE 89 Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Shooting a Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Changing the Image Size 67 Movie Recording Precautions 91 Specifying Image Quality 68 Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp 69 USING BEST SHOT 93 Snapshot Shooting Precautions
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Other Useful Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 132 ADVANCED SETTINGS 109 Using Key Customize to Assign Functions Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 [ ] and [ ]132 Using Auto Focus 111 Displaying an On-screen Grid 133 Using Macro Focus 112 Displaying the Image You Just Recorded Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) 115 (Image Review) 134 Using Infinity Focus 116 Using Icon Help 134 Using Manual Focus 116 Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On
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EDITING IMAGES 153 MANAGING YOUR FILES 174 Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Using the FAVORITE Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Using Color Restoration to Copying Files . . . .
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OTHER SETTINGS 184 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 206 Configuring Camera Sound Settings. . . . . . . . . . 184 Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 186 What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Specifying the File Name Serial Number Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . 207 Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer 209 Changing the Date and Time Setting . . . . .
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APPENDIX 238 General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Display Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Find the Problem and Fixing It 252 If you have problems insta
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Snapshots Getting the Most Out of Your Camera Sharpening or Softening Subject Outlines Snapshots Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Shooting with Optimum Setups Enhancing or Reducting Color Satuation USING BEST SHOT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Portrait, Scenery, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Children, etc Increasing or Decreasing Contrast Adding Speci
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QUICK START BASICS First, charge the battery (page 36) Loading the Battery into the Camera 3. Close the battery cover. 1. Open the battery cover. While pressing lightly on the cover, slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow to open. 2. Load the battery into the camera. QUICK START BASICS 10
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Using the USB Cradle to Charge • Note that the shape of the AC adaptor depends on the area where you purchased the camera. 1. Plug the USB cradle into a household power outlet. Inlet Type AC adaptor Plug-in Type AC adaptor 2. Place the camera onto the USB cradle. [CHARGE] lamp Red: Charging Green: Charged (Full) • It takes about three hours to achieve a full charge. QUICK START BASICS 11
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Configuring Display Language, Date, and Time Settings (pages 187, 191) 1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the camera. [ON/OFF] (Power) This will cause the lens to extend. 2. Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to select the language you want and then press [SET]. [] 3. Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to select the area [][] where you will use the camera and then press [SET] [SET]. [] 4. Use [ ] and [ ] to select the city where you [BS] will use the camera and then press [SET]. 5. Use [ ] and [ ]
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6. Use [ ] and [ ] to select the date format and then press [SET]. Example: December 19, 2006 To display the date like this: Select this option: 06/12/19 YY/MM/DD 19/12/06 DD/MM/YY 12/19/06 MM/DD/YY 7. Set the date and the time. Use [ ] and [ ] to select the setting you want (year, month, day, hour, minute) and then use [ ] and [ ] to change the setting. To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press [BS]. 8. When all the settings are the way you want, press [SET]. 9. Press [ON/OFF] t
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Using a Memory Card (page 45) Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 2. Load a memory card into the camera. When a memory card is loaded, the camera stores images you shoot on the card. NOTE • Though the camera has built-in memory, using a memory card provides additional capacity you can use to store more Front Back images, high-quality and large-size images, and longer With the front of the memory card facing upwards (towards movies. the monitor screen side of the camera), slide it into t
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5. Press [ ] to select “Format” and then press Formatting a Memory Card [SET]. Before you can use a memory card with your camera, you must • To cancel formatting, select “Cancel” and then press format it. [SET]. IMPORTANT! Wait until the “Busy... Please wait...” message disappears from the monitor screen before doing anything else. • Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or other files on it, will delete its contents. Normally you do not “Set Up” Tab need to format a memor
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Shooting a Snapshot (page 62) 1. Press [ ] to turn on the camera. Auto icon This enters the REC mode and displays “ ” (Auto icon) on the monitor screen. [] (REC) 2. Point the camera at the subject. Operation Lamp 10 62 62 N AF Shutter Button 3. While taking care to keep the camera still, half- press the shutter button. ISO AWB When the image is in focus, the camera will beep, the operation -0.3EV 15:37 lamp will light green, and the focus frame will turn green. 4. Continuing to keep the camera
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Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality How do I half-press the shutter button? Your camera lets you select from among various image size The shutter button is designed to stop about half way down and quality settings. Note that image size and quality when you press it lightly. Stopping at this point is called a settings affect how many images can be stored in memory. “half-press”. When you half-press the shutter button, the • You can change the image size and quality settings as camera automat
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Viewing Snapshots (page 139) [ ] (PLAY) [ ][ ] 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. If there are multiple images in memory, use [ ] and [ ] to scroll through them. To return to the REC mode Press [ ]. QUICK START BASICS 18
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Shooting a Movie (page 89) 3. Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to select the “ ” Movie Icon (Movie) scene and then press [SET]. Remaining Recording Time “ ” (movie icon) remains on the monitor screen. 4. Press the shutter button to start shooting the [] (REC) movie. • Audio is also recorded during movie recording. Shutter Button 5. Press the shutter button again to stop recording. Movie Image Quality Your camera lets you select from among three image quality settings (HQ, Normal, LP) for movie
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Viewing a Movie (page 141) The film-like frame that appears on the monitor screen indicates 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. that this is an image from a movie. 2. Use [ ] and [ ] to select the movie you want “ ” Movie icon to play. When scrolling through images, a movie is displayed on the monitor screen by showing its first frame. [ ] (PLAY) 3. Press [SET] to start playback. The monitor screen will return to the image selection screen [SET] in step 2 after the end of the movie is rea
