JVC Digital Camera GC QX3 User Manual

DIGITAL STILL CAMERA

ENGLISH

GC-QX3

STILL CAMERA

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial

No. which is located on the bottom of

cabinet. Retain this information for

future reference.

INSTRUCTIONS

Model No.

Serial No.

LYT0543-001C

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5. Ventilation

IMPORTANT PRODUCT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for

ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the product

and to protect it from overheating, these openings must

not be blocked or covered.

•Do not block the openings by placing the product on

a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface.

•Do not place the product in a built-in installation

such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation

is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have

been adhered to.

Electrical energy can perform many useful func-

tions. But improper use can result in potential

electrical shock or fire hazards. This product has

been engineered and manufactured to assure your

personal safety. In order not to defeat the built-in

safeguards, observe the following basic rules for its

installation, use and servicing.

6. Wall or Ceiling Mounting

The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling

only as recommended by the manufacturer.

ATTENTION:

Follow and obey all warnings and instructions

marked on your product and its operating instruc-

tions. For your safety, please read all the safety and

operating instructions before you operate this

product and keep this manual for future reference.

ANTENNA INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Outdoor Antenna Grounding

If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to

the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is

grounded so as to provide some protection against

voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810

of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70,

provides information with regard to proper grounding

of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the

lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of

grounding conductors, location of antenna discharge

unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and

requirements for the grounding electrode.

INSTALLATION

1. Grounding or Polarization

(A) Your product may be equipped with a polarized

alternating-current line plug (a plug having one

blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into

the power outlet only one way. This is a safety

feature.

If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the

outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still

fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your

obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of

the polarized plug.

2. Lightning

For added protection for this product during a lightning

storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long

periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and

disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will

prevent damage to the product due to lightning and

power-line surges.

(B) Your product may be equipped with a 3-wire

grounding-type plug, a plug having a third

(grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a

grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety

feature.

3. Power Lines

If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet,

contact your electrician to replace your obsolete

outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

grounding-type plug.

An outside antenna system should not be located in the

vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light

or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power

lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna

system, extreme care should be taken to keep from

touching such power lines or circuits as contact with

them might be fatal.

2. Power Sources

Operate your product only from the type of power

source indicated on the marking label. If you are not

sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult

your product dealer or local power company. If your

product is intended to operate from battery power, or

other sources, refer to the operating instructions.

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER

NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA 70

ANTENNA

LEAD IN WIRE

3. Overloading

Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or

integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a

risk of fire or electric shock.

GROUND CLAMP

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION

4. Power Cord Protection

810-20)

Power supply cords should be routed so that they are

not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed

upon or against them, paying particular attention to

cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point

where they exit from the product.

ELECTRIC SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250. PART H)

NEC – NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

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USE

SERVICING

1. Servicing

1. Accessories

To avoid personal injury:

If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits

a marked change in performance and you are

unable to restore normal operation by following the

detailed procedure in its operating instructions, do

not attempt to service it yourself as opening or

removing covers may expose you to dangerous

voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to

qualified service personnel.

•Do not place this product on an unstable cart,

stand, tripod, bracket or table. It may fall, causing

serious injury to a child or adult, and serious

damage to the product.

•Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or

table recommended by the manufacturer or sold

with the product.

•Use a mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer and follow the manufacturer’s

instructions for any mounting of the product.

•Do not try to roll a cart with small casters across

thresholds or deep-pile carpets.

2. Damage Requiring Service

Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer

servicing to qualified service personnel under the

following conditions:

a. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.

b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen

into the product.

2. Product and Cart Combination

A product and cart combination should be moved

with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven

surfaces may cause the product and cart combina-

tion to overturn.

c. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

d. If the product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualified technician

to restore the product to its normal operation.

e. If the product has been dropped or damaged in

any way.

PORTABLE CART WARNING

(Symbol provided by RETAC)

3. Water and Moisture

Do not use this product

near water—for example,

near a bath tub, wash

bowl, kitchen sink or

laundry tub, in a wet

basement, or near a

swimming pool and the

like.

f. When the product exhibits a distinct change in

performance—this indicates a need for service.

3. Replacement Parts

4. Object and Liquid Entry

When replacement parts are required, be sure the

service technician has used replacement parts

specified by the manufacturer or have the same

characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized

substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or

other hazards.

Never push objects of any kind into this product

through openings as they may touch dangerous

voltage points or short-out parts that could result in

a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any

kind on the product.

5. Attachments

4. Safety Check

Do not use attachments not recommended by the

manufacturer of this product as they may cause

hazards.

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this

product, ask the service technician to perform safety

checks to determine that the product is in safe

operating condition.

6. Cleaning

Unplug this product from the wall outlet before

cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol

cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

7. Heat

The product should be situated away from heat

sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or

other products (including amplifiers) that produce

heat.

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QUICK START

Power cord

Power outlet

Power lamp

AC adapter

(AA-V37)

DC cord

DC input connector

Knob

Memory card cover

Memory card (3.3V type)

Connect the Camera to a Power

Insert the Memory card. (੬ pg. 22)

Outlet. (੬ pg. 20)

Open the Memory card cover.

1 _{•Slide the knob to the open position.}

Open the connector cover on the rear of the

1 _camera.

Insert the Memory card.

2 _{•Insert the card so that the contact surface is}

Connect the DC cord to the DC input

facing up and the notch on the card is on the

right.

connector.

Connect the DC cord to the DC input

Close the Memory card cover.

3 _{connector on the AC adapter.}

3 _{•Slide the knob to the close position.}

Connect the power cord to a power outlet.

4 _{•The power lamp lights.}

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QUICK START (cont.)

MODE switch

w e button

Shutter button

Lock button

Power dial

Shoot a Picture. (੬ pg. 30)

Play back a Picture. (੬ pg. 31)

Turn the Power dial to “A” (full auto mode).

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

Select “STILL PB” with the MODE switch.

2 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

•Look through the finder.

Press the w e button to select the picture that

•The focus is attained when the shoot standby

lamp (green) changes from flashing to

steadily on.

3 _{you wish to view.}

Press the Shutter button all of the way to take

3 _{the picture.}

•The picture image is stored in the Memory

card.

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MAJOR FEATURES

Three high-quality still image shooting modes Using the SmartMedia™ card* increases

photo capacity

1. 6M Pro-Still (Pixel Shift Mode) (੬ pg. 46)

This unit is compatible with SmartMedia™ cards*

(optional), which can be used to increase the

number of pictures that can be taken.

* “SmartMedia™ card” (which is described as

“Memory card” in this instruction manual) is a

trademark of Toshiba Corporation.

This mode collects twice as much image data by

using two exposures (with the CCD shifted one

pixel for the second exposure), resulting in an

image consisting of 6 million pixels, or twice as

many in normal mode.

Before taking important photos

2. DR Pro-Still (Wide Range Mode) (੬ pg. 47)

● When you need to take an important photo,

always take a test photo first and confirm that the

camera is operating normally.

This mode uses two exposures, one with the

exposure adjusted for the dark portions of the

image, and one with the exposure adjusted for the

bright portions of the image. By using the image

data from both exposures, it is possible to achieve a

wide dynamic range that was previously impossible.

This mode avoids pictures where part of the image

is blacked out or whited out, which occurs easily

with conventional digital cameras.

● Memory card is not installed when this unit is

purchased. Be sure to install a Memory card

before taking photos.

● Before shooting, always confirm how much

memory is remaining from the memory card.

● We cannot bear any responsibility for an inability

to shoot, record, or playback material normally in

the event of a problem with a digital video

camera, Memory card, etc.

3. NR Pro-Still (Noise Reduction Mode) (੬ pg. 48)

This mode uses several exposures to collect a large

amount of image information, then extracts the

signal components and eliminates the noise

components. This mode eliminates electronic noise,

which occurs easily with conventional digital

cameras.

● Store backups of important photos on a personal

computer, etc. We cannot bear any responsibility

for pictures stored in memory that are lost or

altered.

Copyrights

Video Shooting

You may only use material that you photograph or

record with this digital camera for your own

personal use, and not in any way that infringes on

the copyrights of a third party. (Note that some

performances and exhibits have restrictions against

photography, even if only for your personal use.)

This feature is useful, if you want to send a short

video by e-mail.

Collage shooting

This feature allows you to combine a subject with a

previously photographed background with a simple

operation.

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CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

QUICK START

MAJOR FEATURES

CONTENTS

CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS

GETTING STARTED

Charging the Battery ..................................................................................................... 18

Installing a Charged Battery .......................................................................................... 19

Connecting the Camera to a Power Outlet .................................................................... 20

Attaching the Hand strap .............................................................................................. 21

Attaching the Lens Cover .............................................................................................. 21

Inserting the Memory Card ........................................................................................... 22

Formatting a Memory Card ........................................................................................... 23

BASIC OPERATION

Viewfinder .................................................................................................................... 24

Shutter Button ............................................................................................................... 24

Good Photography Posture ........................................................................................... 25

Mounting the Camera on a Tripod ................................................................................ 25

Selecting the Shooting Mode ........................................................................................ 26

Zoom Shooting ............................................................................................................. 27

Selecting the Picture Size .............................................................................................. 28

Selecting the Picture Quality......................................................................................... 29

Full Auto Shooting ........................................................................................................ 30

Playing Back Still Pictures ............................................................................................. 31

Self Timer ..................................................................................................................... 32

Flash Shooting .............................................................................................................. 33

MANUAL SHOOTING

Manual Focus ............................................................................................................... 34

Iris Setting ..................................................................................................................... 35

Macro Shooting ............................................................................................................ 36

Exposure Control .......................................................................................................... 37

White Balance Adjustment............................................................................................ 38

Manual White Balance Adjustment ............................................................................... 39

Sensitivity Setting .......................................................................................................... 40

Changing the Zoom Power While Shooting .................................................................. 41

Shooting Continuous Photos ......................................................................................... 42

Changing the AE/AF Area .............................................................................................. 43

Restoring the Default Settings ....................................................................................... 44

Collage Mode ............................................................................................................... 45

6M Pro-Still (Pixel Shift Mode) ...................................................................................... 46

DR Pro-Still (Wide Range Mode) ................................................................................... 47

NR Pro-Still (Noise Reduction Mode) ............................................................................ 48

Video Shooting ............................................................................................................. 49

PLAYBACK

Video Playback ............................................................................................................. 50

Display Mode during Playback ..................................................................................... 51

Brightness Adjustment of LCD Screen ........................................................................... 51

Protecting Pictures ........................................................................................................ 52

Deleting Pictures .......................................................................................................... 53

Adding Special Effects................................................................................................... 54

Inputting the Date ......................................................................................................... 56

Inputting the Calendar .................................................................................................. 57

Connecting the Camera to a TV .................................................................................... 58

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Connecting the Camera to a Printer .............................................................................. 59

Printing a Picture .......................................................................................................... 60

Printing by DPOF Setting .............................................................................................. 62

SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS

Changing Settings in the SET UP Menu ......................................................................... 64

Setting the Date and Time ............................................................................................. 66

SOFTWARE SECTION FOR Windows^®

SOFTWARE SECTION FOR Macintosh^®

TROUBLE SHOOTING

SPECIFICATIONS

INDEX

CAUTIONS

FOR SERVICING (Only in U.S.A.)

WARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.)

PROVIDED ACCESSORIES

AC power adapter/

charger (AA-V37)

Battery BN-V37

DC cable

USB cable

Video cable

Lens cover

CD-ROM

Memory card (3.3V type)

Hand strap

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CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS

Front View

1 2 3

Top View

1 2 3

6 7 8

0 !

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Front View

Top View

1 Flash............................................ ੬ pg. 33

Use the flash when shooting in dark

conditions.

1 Exposure control button (+/–) ..... ੬ pg. 37

Press this button to check the brightness

setting and to change the brightness setting

for shooting photos.

2 Flash sensor

2 FOCUS button ............................ ੬ pg. 34

Press this button to check the current focus

mode or to change the focus mode.

This sensor is needed for adjusting the

brightness when using the flash.

3 Self timer lamp............................ ੬ pg. 32

3 Iris button ................................... ੬ pg. 35

Press this button to check the current iris

mode or to change the iris mode.

Blinks when the self timer is running.

4 Zoom lens ................................... ੬ pg. 30

Point the lens towards the subject when

taking a picture. Because the lens is

extremely vulnerable to damage from

physical impacts, handle it very carefully.

Striking or dropping the lens can damage

the lens.

4 LCD panel ................................... ੬ pg. 14

Indicates the current mode through text

and symbols.

5 Shutter button ............................. ੬ pg. 24

This button has two modes: press it half

way to focus on the subject; press it all of

the way to shoot a photo.

6 Flash button ................................ ੬ pg. 33

Press this button to change the flash mode.

7 Self timer button ......................... ੬ pg. 32

Press this button to change the time setting

for the self timer.

8 Macro button .............................. ੬ pg. 36

Press this button to set macro mode.

9 Directional button (r t w e) ..... ੬ pg. 23

Press this button to make various settings

and selections.

0 ZOOM lever ......................... ੬ pg. 27, 51

Use this for zoom shooting and to adjust

the brightness of the LCD screen.

! MODE switch........................ ੬ pg. 31, 36

Use this switch to change shooting and

playback modes.

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CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS (cont.)

Rear View

6 7 8

Bottom View

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Rear View

Bottom View

1 Viewfinder

1 Battery cover .............................. ੬ pg. 19

Look through here when framing and

focusing your shot.

2 DISPLAY button .................... ੬ pg. 31, 38

Open this cover to replace the battery.

2 Tripod mount hole ...................... ੬ pg. 25

Use this hole to mount the camera on a

tripod. Use a tripod that does not have a

rotation stopper.

Press this button to turn the LCD screen on

and off, and to select the menu display in

camera mode and the index display in

playback mode.

3 Memory card cover..................... ੬ pg. 22

Open this cover to install/remove a

Memory card.

3 EXE (execute) button............. ੬ pg. 23, 50

This button is used to finalize selections on

each menu, and also serves as a video

playback button.

Connectors

4 Lock button ................................. ੬ pg. 23

Hold down this button in order to turn the

Power dial.

5 Power dial ................................... ੬ pg. 23

Hold down the Lock button and turn this

dial to turn the power on and off and to

change the mode of the camera.

6 Shoot standby lamp (green) ........ ੬ pg. 30

The camera is ready to shoot a photo when

this lamp changes from flashing to steadily

on.

7 Connectors cover

Pull the cover to open.

Refer to the “Connectors” on the right.

8 Flash standby lamp (red) ............. ੬ pg. 33

The flash is ready when this lamp changes

from flashing to steadily on.

1 VIDEO output connector ............ ੬ pg. 58

This is to connect to view picture on a TV.

9 LCD screen ................................. ੬ pg. 15

The photo subject/playback picture is

displayed on this screen.

2 PRINTER output connector ......... ੬ pg. 59

This is to connect an optional printer (GV-

SP2) to the camera via an optional cable.

0 Hand strap/lens cover mount...... ੬ pg. 21

This is used to attach the hand strap or a

lens cover.

3 DIGITAL output connector ... ੬ pg. 68, 76

This is to connect the camera to a personal

computer.

4 DC input connector .................... ੬ pg. 20

Power from the provided AC adapter (AA-

V37) is input here through a DC cord.

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CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS (cont.)

LCD Panel

4 5 6

1 Indicator of initial settings having been

changed

This indicator is displayed if the initial

settings have been changed.

2 Mode display

5 Timer mode indicator ................. ੬ pg. 32

This indicator is displayed if the Self timer

button has been pressed and the timer

mode has been set to either “1 second” or

“8 seconds”.

6 Macro mode indicator ................ ੬ pg. 36

This indicator is displayed if the macro

button has been pressed and the macro

mode has been turned on.

Displays the current mode.

3 Remaining battery power

indicator

This bar graph gives a rough indication of

how much battery power is remaining.

7 Remaining photos counter

This indicates how many photos can still

be taken.

4 Flash indicator ............................੬ pg. 33

This indicator is displayed if the flash

button has been pressed and a mode that

generates a flash (auto, forced on, or red-

eye prevention) has been set.

Power Dial and Mode Display

The mode display appears on the LCD panel and screen, when the Power dial is set to certain position.

Refer to the chart below for each mode. Press the DSP button to display the image, when the Power dial is

set to “A”, “M” or “V”. Hold the Lock button down while turning the Power dial.

Power dial position

LCD panel

SET UP

On-screen display

Displays the SET UP menu

Displays the playback image

—

Page

SET

STILL PB

—

OFF

—

CAM AUTO

MANUAL

VIDEO

Displays the image

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On-screen Display

During Shooting

During Playback

EXE

2 0 0 0 . 1 2 . 2 4

5 6

During Shooting

During Playback

1 Flash indicator

....................... ੬ pg. 33

1 Picture size indicator .................. ੬ pg. 28

Appears when the flash button has been

pressed and a mode that generates a flash

(auto, forced on, or red-eye prevention) has

been set.

: 640 x 480

: 1024 x 768

: 2032 x 1536

2 Picture quality indicator ............. ੬ pg. 29

: standard quality

2 Macro mode indicator ............ ੬ pg. 36

Appears when the macro button has been

pressed and the macro mode has been

turned on.

3 Indicator of initial settings having been

changed

: fine quality

: uncompressed quality

3 Image position indicator

Indicates the current position of the

displayed image in the memory.

Appears when the initial settings have been

changed. When the EXE button is pressed,

the changed settings are displayed.

indicator ................................. ੬ pg. 62

Appears for a picture for which DPOF was

set.

4 Timer mode indicator ............. ੬ pg. 32

indicator .................................. ੬ pg. 53

Appears for a picture selected for deletion.

indicator ................................. ੬ pg. 52

Appears for a protected picture.

Appears when the Self timer button has

been pressed and the timer mode has been

set to either “1 second” or “8 seconds”.

5 Date display ................................ ੬ pg. 66

Depending on the setting, there are three

different types of date displays: Year/

Month/Day, Month/Day/Year, and Day/

Month/Year.

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CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS (cont.)

Menu Screens

SET UP Menu Screen

Turn the Power dial to “SET” to display the SET UP screen.

Refer to the following pages for a detailed description of

operation.

੬ pg. 28

SET UP

FRAME

2032X1536

FINE

HIGH

EXE

੬ pg. 29

੬ pg. 65

੬ pg. 23

੬ pg. 66

QUALITY

BEEP VOL.

Q. REVIEW

FORMAT

DATE/TIME

CAMERA SETTING Menu Screen

Turn the Power dial to “M”, then press the DSP button until the CAMERA SETTING screen appears.

To turn off the menu screen, press the DSP button.

Refer to the following pages for a detailed description of

operation.

CAMERA SETTING

੬ pg. 38

੬ pg. 40

੬ pg. 41

੬ pg. 42

੬ pg. 43

੬ pg. 44

W. BALANCE

SENS.

TELEPHOTO

M. DRIVE

AE/AF

AUTO

OFF

MULTI

EXE

CLEAR

CAMERA SETTING Confirmaton Screen

Turn the Power dial to “M”, then press the DSP button to turn on the LCD screen and hold down the EXE

button. The CAMERA SETTING confirmation screen is displayed while the EXE button is held down.

Iris (੬ pg. 35)

Shutter speed

F2.8/3.8

2.4m/8ft

1/750

+0.5

(automatic setting)

W. BALANCE

SENS.

TELEPHOTO

M. DRIVE

AE/AF

AUTO

OFF

MULTI

EXE

Focus (੬ pg. 34)

Exposure (੬ pg. 37)

CLEAR

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Playback Menu Screens

Turn the Power dial to “B” (playback), and then select each mode with the MODE switch.

The selected mode appears on the LCD screen.

STILL PLAYBACK

STILL PROTECT

STILL DELETE

1 0 0 - 0 0 0 3

STILL PROTECT

STILL DELETE

THIS PIC.

ALL

SELECT

EXE

THIS PIC.

ALL

SELECT

EXE

2 0 0 0 . 1 2 . 2 4

(੬ pg. 31)

(੬ pg. 52)

(੬ pg. 53)

VIDEO PLAY

VIDEO PROTECT

VIDEO DELETE

VIDEO PROTECT

VIDEO DELETE

THIS PIC.

ALL

SELECT

EXE

THIS PIC.

ALL

SELECT

EXE

(੬ pg. 50)

(੬ pg. 52)

(੬ pg. 53)

USB MODE

EDIT

DPOF SET

EDIT

DPOF SET UP

No displays

NEW/RESET

REVISE

FOR ALL

EXE

EFFECT

DATE

OFF

EXE

RETURN

(੬ pg. 71, 78)

(੬ pg. 54)

(੬ pg. 62)

NOTE:

● It is not possible to change the settings on the

menu screen when the item's letters appear gray.

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GETTING STARTED

Charging the Battery

Charge the battery with the AC adapter (provided).

Battery BN-V37

Power outlet

Power cord

Remove the battery.

Power lamp

AC adapter

(AA-V37)

Charging lamp

Finish lamp

NOTES:

Connect the AC adapter's power cord to a

power outlet.

● Approximate charging time is 90 minutes for one

battery (BN-V37). (at a temperature from 10°C to

35°C or from 50°F to 95°F)

•The “Power” lamp lights.

● Charging is not possible if the DC cord is

connected to the AC adapter.

● The battery is no longer usable, if the shooting

time is short with the battery fully charged.

Replace the battery with new one.

Install the battery.

2 _{•The “Charging” lamp lights.}

•Charging is complete when the “Charging”

lamp turns off and the “Finish” lamp lights.

Remove the battery.

Approximate number of pictures that can be taken

with a fully charged battery (BN-V37)

Maximum number:

500 pictures (with the LCD screen turned off)

300 pictures (with the LCD screen turned on)

(when shooting every 5 seconds at normal tempera-

ture, without the flash and zooming)

Actual number:

65 pictures

(when shooting every 30 seconds at normal

temperature, with the flash, zooming, auto focus

and the LCD screen turned on)

NOTE:

● Depending on the settings of the flash, zooming,

etc., the number of pictures that can be taken may

decrease.

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Installing a Charged Battery

The battery (provided) is not charged when the camera is purchased. Be sure to charge the battery with the

AC adapter before using the camera.

Slide the battery cover slightly to open.

Insert a charged battery, making sure that it is

2 _{oriented correctly.}

Close the battery cover and slide it back.

Removing the Battery

Slide the battery cover slightly to open.

Remove the battery.

Battery cover

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GETTING STARTED (cont.)

Connecting the Camera to a Power Outlet

The AC adapter (provided) is useful when shooting photos indoors for an extended period of time. The

adapter can also be used overseas if you use a conversion plug.

Power cord

Power outlet

Power lamp

AC adapter

(AA-V37)

DC input connector

DC cord

NOTES:

Open the connector cover on the rear of the

camera.

● Make sure to use the provided AC adapter (AA-

V37).

Connect the DC cord to the DC input

connector.

● Do not attempt to use an AC adapter for a video

camera or other electronic device with this

camera. Differences in voltage levels can damage

the camera.

● Use the AC adapter in order to safely format

Memory cards, delete pictures or send pictures to

a connected personal computer.

Connect the DC cord to the DC input

3 _{connector on the AC adapter.}

Connect the power cord to a power outlet.

4 _{•The power lamp lights.}

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Attaching the Hand strap

Attaching the Lens Cover

Pass one end of the strap through the

1 _{mounting hole on the lens cover.}

Pass the other end through the loop.

Attach the strap of the lens cover to the hand

Pass one end of the hand strap through the

3 _strap.

1 _{mounting hole.}

Pass the other end through the loop.

NOTES:

● Do not turn on the camera when the lens cover is

attached. Doing so could result in the damage to

the lens part.

● Make sure to attache the lens cover when the

camera is not in use.

● Make sure to use the optional lens cleaning paper

to clean fingerprints from the lens surface, and to

clean the lens after shooting with the camera in

warm, humid locations (by the seaside, in the

mountains, etc.). Store the camera in a well-

ventilated location with little dust or debris.

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GETTING STARTED (cont.)

Inserting the Memory Card

Make sure to turn the Power dial to “OFF”, when

inserting a Memory card. Memory card is not

loaded in the camera, when purchasing the camera.

Open the Memory card cover.

1 _{•Slide the knob and then pull the cover.}

Insert the Memory card.

2 _{•Insert the card so that the contact surface is}

facing up and the notch on the card is on the

right.

•Do not touch the contact surface on the card.

Close the Memory card cover.

Contact surface

3 _{•Slide the knob to lock the cover.}

NOTES:

● There are two types of Memory cards (the 3.3V

type which is indicated by a notch on the right

side, and the 5V type which is indicated by a

notch on the left side). This camera uses only

Memory cards (3.3V) with a notch on the right

side.

● The maximum memory card capacity that can be

used with this camera is 64MB.

● To avoid damage to the Memory card, do not

drop or strike the Memory card against hard

objects.

Where the write protect

sticker is placed

● To protect the entire content of the Memory card

after shooting, peel and stick a write protect

sticker as shown in the right.

3.3V

Removing the Memory Card

Open the Memory card cover.

1 _{•Slide the knob and then pull the cover.}

Remove the Memory card.

2 _{•Push on the card to remove it.}

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Formatting a Memory Card

If your Memory card has not been formatted, it must be formatted before it can be used. When a Memory

card is formatted, all pictures in the card will be lost.

Lock button

EXE button

r t button

Power dial

SET

FORMAT

SET UP

FRAME

2032X1536

FINE

HIGH

QUALITY

BEEP VOL.

Q. REVIEW

FORMAT

YES

EXE

DATE/TIME

EXE

Make sure to use the provided AC adapter (AA-

V37) to power the camera, when formatting a

Memory card. (੬ pg. 20)

Press the r t button to select “YES“.

Press the EXE button.

When the message “FORMAT MEMORY

5 _{•“NOW FORMATTING“ appears.}

1 _{CARD” appears, turn the Power dial to “SET”.}

•Do not turn off the power or perform any

other operations while formatting is in

progress.

•Hold the Lock button down while turning the

Power dial.

•The SET UP screen appears.

•The formatting starts, and the contents of

memory are erased. When formatting is

completed, the SET UP screen appears.

Press the r t button to select “FORMAT“.

Press the EXE button.

3 _{•The FORMAT screen appears.}

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BASIC OPERATION

Shutter Button

Viewfinder

This camera is equipped with an optical viewfinder.

Not pressed

Half-press

Normal Shooting

To focus, point the camera so that the subject

appears within the finder, and then press the shutter

button.

Full-press

Macro Shooting

When shooting close-up, make sure

the subject being photographed is

within the frame inside the finder

(indicated with diagonal lines).

NOTES:

The camera’s Shutter button is a two-step button.

Pressing it halfway (to the first step) causes the

photo standby lamp (green) to flash while the

camera focuses automatically.

Once the camera is focused, the photo standby

lamp (green) lights steadily. Pressing the Shutter

button halfway (to the first step) is called a “half-

press.“ Pressing the button from the half-press

position to the full-press position causes the camera

to take a picture.

● In close-up (macro) shooting, the area that is

actually photographed will be slightly below the

area that can be seen in the viewfinder. The closer

the camera is the subject, the greater that this

displacement is.

● It is recommended to view the subject with the

LCD screen for an important shooting.

NOTES:

● Suddenly pressing the Shutter button with your

finger or pressing too strongly can result in a

picture that is at an angle or which is blurry.

Press the button smoothly from the half-press

position to the full-press position when taking

pictures.

● If you have pressed the Shutter button halfway

and then release it, the camera will perform the

autofocus operation again the next time that you

press the Shutter button halfway.

● If you press the Shutter button all the way instead

of halfway, a picture can be taken after focusing

automatically.

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Good Photography Posture

With your left hand firmly supporting the camera to

the left of and below the lens, support the camera

body with your right hand.

Use your left hand to hold

the camera also.

Next, look for your subject and determine the

camera position.

You can change the angle of the subject and the

background by changing the direction in which you

point the camera.

Hold your arms firmly

against your body.

You then frame the shot by using the zoom

function, etc., to enlarge or reduce the subject to

the desired size within the shot.

Spread your legs apart

slightly and adopt a firm

stance.

Mounting the Camera on a Tripod

Align the screw hole on the bottom of the

1 _{camera with the screw on the tripod.}

Turn the screw on the tripod to secure the

2 _{camera in place.}

•Adjust the screw and the length of the legs so

that the camera does not wobble at all.

Stud

NOTE:

● Use only tripods not equipped with a stud that

prevents the camera from rotating.

Using a Tripod

We recommend use of a tripod in the circumstances described below in order to avoid problems caused by

shaky hands.

We especially recommend the use of a tripod when using pixel shift mode, wide range mode, or noise

reduction mode.

• Low shots

Because it is difficult to assume a steady posture for a low shot, the shot will frequently be on a slant or

blurred by shaky hands.

• Dark locations

When shooting in a location that prohibits the use of a flash (such as in a museum), the shutter speed is

reduced, which increases the likelihood of problems caused by shaky hands.

• Shooting a distant object through the telephoto feature

Because the telephoto feature makes a small, distant space appear larger, even the slightest movement of

the camera can cause blurring.

• Shooting an extreme closeup

Because a nearby object appears very large when shot in a closeup, the slightest movement in your body

or hand can result in a blurred image.

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BASIC OPERATION (cont.)

Selecting the Shooting Mode

The Power dial is used to switch among three shooting modes: “A”, “M” and “V”.

Lock button

LCD panel

C A M A U T O

Power dial

Mode display

A: CAM AUTO

M: MANUAL

V: VIDEO

Turn the Power dial to one of the following modes,

depending on your needs:

Select the shooting mode with the Power dial.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

“A”: To shoot photos in full auto mode

In this mode, the camera automatically sets

the brightness, the shutter speed, the focus,

and the white balance.

“M”: To shoot photos in manual mode

In this mode, you can set the brightness, the

shutter speed, the focus, and the white

balance manually.

“V”: To shoot video

You can shoot up to 20 seconds of video

with a screen size of 160 x 120. This feature

is useful if you want to send a short video

by e-mail.

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Zoom Shooting

The camera incorporates a 2.3X zooming function that corresponds to a 37 mm to 86 mm lens of a 35 mm

camera. Zooming allows you to shoot wide areas, as well as close-ups of subjects located far away, without

changing the shooting position. Turn the Power dial to “A”, “M” or “V” when shooting with the zoom

function.

ZOOM lever

Set ZOOM lever to “W” (wide angle).

Set ZOOM lever to “T” (telephoto).

You can shoot a wider angle.

You can shoot a distant subject in closeup.

NOTE:

● With this camera, you can set the “AF”

(autofocus)/”AE” (auto exposure) sensor point to

either “SPOT” or “MULTI“. Switch to “SPOT” if

the camera focuses on the background when you

zoom in for a closeup. (੬ pg. 43)

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BASIC OPERATION (cont.)

Selecting the Picture Size

There are three picture sizes, starting with the highest resolution:

2032 x 1536 (QXGA)

1024 x 768 (XGA)

640 x 480 (VGA)

Select the resolution that best fits your needs.

2,3

1,4

SET UP

FRAME

2032X1536

FINE

HIGH

QUALITY

BEEP VOL.

Q. REVIEW

FORMAT

SET

EXE

DATE/TIME

EXE

Approximate number of pictures that can be stored

(when using 8MB/16MB):

Turn the Power dial to “SET”.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

FRAME

QUALITY

8MB

16MB

•The SET UP screen appears.

NO COMP.

FINE

–

Press the r t button to select “FRAME”.

2032 x 1536

STANDARD

NO COMP.

FINE

Press the w e button to select either 2032 x

3 _{1536, 1024 x 768, or 640 x 480.}

1024 x 768

640 x 480

130

174

•The frame size is set.

STANDARD

NO COMP.

FINE

•Turn the Power dial for shooting or other

operations.

Turn the Power dial to “A” or “M” for

STANDARD

4 _shooting.

NOTE:

● The number of pictures that can be stored varies

depending on the shooting condition.

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Selecting the Picture Quality

You can select the picture quality according to the purpose for which you want to use the picture.

There are three levels of picture quality, starting from the highest quality:

NO COMP. (uncompressed)

FINE (fine)

STANDARD (standard)

2,3

1,4

SET UP

FRAME

2032X1536

FINE

HIGH

QUALITY

BEEP VOL.

Q. REVIEW

FORMAT

SET

EXE

DATE/TIME

EXE

NOTE:

Turn the Power dial to “SET”.

• The number of pictures that can be stored will

vary according to the images that are shot, the

conditions under which the camera was used, the

temperature when used, and the batteries that

were used.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

•The SET UP screen appears.

Press the r t button to select “QUALITY”.

Press the w e button to select either “FINE”,

3 _{“STANDARD”, or “NO COMP.” mode.}

•The new picture quality mode is set.

•Turn the Power dial for shooting or other

operations.

Turn the Power dial to “A” or “M” for

shooting.

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BASIC OPERATION (cont.)

Full Auto Shooting

This mode allows you to take photos with little effort, since the camera automatically adjusts the focus, the

shutter speed, the brightness and the white balance.

Lock button

Shutter button

Power dial

Shoot standby

lamp (green)

NOTES:

Turn the Power dial to “A”.

● The image on the LCD screen becomes still while

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning}

the shoot standby lamp (green) flashes.

● It takes a little while to store the picture in the

Memory card.

the Power dial.

•The camera turns on in full auto mode.

Point the lens at the subject, position

2 _{yourself, and half-press the Shutter button.}

•Look through the finder.

•The camera will automatically focus on the

subject while the shutter button is half-

pressed.

•The shoot standby lamp (green) flashes.

Once focus is attained, the lamp changes

from flashing to on.

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

the picture.

•The picture image is stored in the Memory

card.

•The shoot standby lamp (green) goes off

when the recording has finished.

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Playing Back Still Pictures

Each picture that you shoot is numbered and saved.

You can then view these saved pictures in sequence, one by one.

4 2

Normal Playback

Auto Playback

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

Select “STILL PB” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“STILL PB” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the DSP button to select the display

3 _mode.

Press the w e button to select the picture that

Press and hold the w e button for more than 2

4 _{you wish to view.}

4 _seconds.

“e”: Displays pictures in order.

NOTES:

“w”: Displays pictures in reverse order.

● To change the display mode during playback,

press the DSP button.

Press the w e button again to stop Auto

5 _Playback.

Press the DSP button repeatedly to cycle through

the following modes:

• Full size screen (with on-screen display)

• Full size screen (without on-screen display)

• 6 indexed picture screen

● Playback is not possible if the picture has been

processed by a personal computer, other models

of camera, etc. or the picture size is other than

2032 x 1536, 1024 x 768 or 640 x 480.

● It takes a little while to display the photographed

image on the LCD screen if a lot of images are

recorded on the Memory card.

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BASIC OPERATION (cont.)

Self Timer

The self timer clicks the shutter automatically after either 1 second or 8 seconds after the timer has been set.

Use the self timer to take your own picture, or if you are worried that you will shake the camera too much

when you press the Shutter button. Turn the Power dial to “A”, “M” or “V” when using the Self timer.

Self timer button

Self timer lamp

Shutter button

NOTES:

Press the Self timer button and set the time.

● When there is less than three seconds remaining

1 _{•Press the Self timer button repeatedly to cycle}

until the shutter clicks for 8 seconds self timer, the

self timer lamp will begin to flash rapidly.

● To cancel the self timer before it runs out, press

the Self timer button again.

● Focusing occurs when the Shutter button is half-

pressed.

through the following settings:

Off → 8 seconds → 1 second → Off

•The “ ” (8 seconds) or “1 ” (1 second)

mark appears on the LCD panel.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

2 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

•The camera will continue to focus on the

subject while the button is half-pressed.

The shoot standby lamp (green) flashes.

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

3 _{the picture.}

•The self timer lamp and the “ ” on the LCD

panel will begin to flash.

The shutter will click after either 1 second or

8 seconds.

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Flash Shooting

There are four flash modes:

Auto

: This setting automatically flashes when shooting under dark conditions.

: Select this setting to force the flash.

Forced on

Red-eye prevention

: Select this setting to minimize the “red-eye” effect that occurs when using the

flash. The flash is forced to light.

Off

: Select this setting to disable the flash even when shooting under dark conditions.

Note that in order to prevent blurry photos a tripod should be used with this

setting, since the shutter speed is slower.

3,4

Turn the Power dial to “A” or “M”.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}3 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

Power dial.

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

the picture.

Press the Flash button and select the flash

2 _mode.

•The flash lights and the flash standby lamp

(red) begins flashing.

•In red-eye prevention mode, the flash lights

twice. The first flash is designed to reduce the

red-eye effect. The second flash is when the

picture is actually taken.

•The “

panel.

” indicator appears on the LCD

•Press the Flash button repeatedly to cycle

through the following modes:

“Off” → “

→ “ (red-eye prevention)” → “Off”

•If the mode is set to any mode other than

“Off”, charging starts and the flash standby

lamp (red) flashes. When the flash standby

lamp remains lit steadily, charging is

complete.

(auto)” → “ (forced on)”

NOTES:

● Though the image on the LCD screen may appear

dark, there is no problem with the recorded

image.

● When the flash is turned on, the iris value is set to

F2.8/3.8 automatically.

● When shooting with the flash, it is not possible to

set the iris and exposure manually.

● Do not press the Shutter button while the flash is

being charged.

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MANUAL SHOOTING

Manual Focus

You can focus to the subject manually.

3,4

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

and half-press the Shutter button.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

Press the FOCUS button, and then press the w

2 _{e button within two seconds.}

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

4 _{the picture.}

•Press the w e button repeatedly to cycle

through the following modes:

NOTES:

AF-S (Auto Focus-Single):

When the Shutter button is half-pressed,

focus is automaticaly set once.

Focus manually in the following circumstances:

● When shooting a low-contrast subject, such as a

flat wall or a blue sky.

MF (Manual Focus):

● When there is an obstacle such as a wire fence

between a subject and the camera.

● When shooting a subject that has a very fine

pattern, or a perfectly regular pattern.

● When shooting a subject under flickering

illumination, including fluorescent light, or when

dark.

You can focus to the subject manually.

Press the r t button to focus.

Press the r button to lengthen the focal

distance.

Press the t button to reduce the focal

distance.

2.4m/8ft:

Sets the focus to this distance.

∞:

Sets the focus to infinity.

AF-C (Auto Focus-Continuous):

While the Shutter button is half-pressed, the

camera will continue to focus on the subject

automatically.

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Iris Setting

You can adjust the depth of field and the shutter speed by setting the F value manually.

3,4

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}3 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

Power dial.

•The camera will continue to focus on the

subject while the button is half-pressed.

The shoot standby lamp (green) flashes.

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

Press the Iris button, and then press the w e

2 _{button within two seconds.}

•Press the w e button repeatedly to cycle

through the following modes:

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

PROGRAM → F2.8/3.8 → F5.6 → F8 → F11

4 _{the picture.}

→ PROGRAM

•The F value is the iris value, which controls

the amount of light that reaches the camera’s

image sensor.

NOTE:

● When shooting a night scene, select “ ” for

“W. BALANCE”. (੬ pg. 38)

•Smaller the F value is, faster the shutter speed

becomes. Larger the F value is, slower the

shutter speed becomes.

•Larger the F value is, deeper the depth of

field becomes.

•In PROGRAM mode, the iris value and the

shutter speed are calculated and set auto-

matically by the camera.

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MANUAL SHOOTING (cont.)

Macro Shooting

Use Macro mode to shoot a subject at a distance of 2 to 50 cm. This mode is appropriate for a close-up shot

of insects and plants outdoor.

5,6

Turn the Power dial to “A”, “M” or “V”.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

and half-press the Shutter button.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

•The camera will continue to focus on the

subject while the button is half-pressed.

The shoot standby lamp (green) flashes.

Select “MANUAL” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“MANUAL” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

•You can also select other shooting modes.

6 _{the picture.}

Press the Macro button.

3 _•“

” is displayed on the LCD panel.

•The zooming is set to the widest angle

automatically.

•The subject is displayed on the LCD screen.

•To turn off the Macro mode, press the Macro

button again.

Use the ZOOM lever to adjust the size of the

4 _subject.

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Exposure Control

If the subject is predominantly white, black, red, etc., the resulting picture may be underexposed (too dark).

In such a case, it is necessary to use the exposure control to restore the picture to a more realistic image.

With this camera, you can make this adjustment by up to +/–2 iris steps in units of 0.5EV (exposure value).

3,4

(–2EV)

(+2EV)

Turn the Power dial to “M”or “V”.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}3 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

•The camera will continue to focus on the

subject while the button is half-pressed.

The shoot standby lamp (green) flashes.

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

Power dial.

Press the Exposure control button (+/–), and

2 _{then press the w e button within 3 seconds.}

•Press the e button to cycle through the

following modes:

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

–2 → –1.5 → –1.0 → –0.5 → 0 → +0.5 →

4 _{the picture.}

+1.0 → +1.5 → +2.0

(Darker to brighter)

•Press the w button to cycle through the

modes in the opposite direction.

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MANUAL SHOOTING (cont.)

White Balance Adjustment

The white balance adjustment needs to be made when a picture is greenish, or when there is blue or red

ghosting around an image. If there are no problems with the colors in a picture, select “AUTO”.

3,6

4,5

CAMERA SETTING

W. BALANCE

SENS.

AUTO

TELEPHOTO

M. DRIVE

AE/AF

OFF

MULTI

EXE

CLEAR

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

Press the DSP button to turn off the menu

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}6 _screen.

Power dial.

NOTES:

Select “MANUAL” with the MODE switch.

● When shooting a night scene with “ ” mode,

focus to the subject manually. It may not be able

to attain focus in the auto focus mode.

2 _{•“MANUAL” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the DSP button until the CAMERA

● If the shooting location is changed, for example

from indoors to outdooors, it may take a little

while for the white balance adjustment.

SETTING screen appears.

Press the r t button to select “W. BALANCE”

Press the w e button to select from among

5 _{“AUTO”, “}

”, “ ”, “ ”, “MWB” or “ ”.

•Select the preset that produces the best color

for the subject that you wish to photograph.

AUTO: Adjusts the white balance automati-

cally.

Select this option when shooting

outside on a sunny day.

Select this option when shooting

outside on a cloudy day.

Select this option when shooting

with video lights, etc.

MWB: Select this opotion to photograph a

subject with a white balance that was

preset for that subject. (੬ pg. 39)

Select this opotion when shooting a

night scene. The shutter speed is

automatically set to 1/750 seconds to

1 second.

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Manual White Balance Adjustment

If you cannot achieve natural looking colors even after selecting the preset options (“ ”, “ ”, “ ”, “

or “AUTO”) for the white balance adjustment, follow the procedure described below to adjust the white

balance manually.

”

CAMERA SETTING

W. BALANCE

SENS.

MWB

TELEPHOTO

M. DRIVE

AE/AF

OFF

MULTI

EXE

CLEAR

NOTE:

Select “MWB“ in step 5 on page 38.

● The color balance that you set is retained in

memory until you set a different white balance

under the “MWB” setting.

Place a white sheet of paper about 30cm in

2 _{front of the lens.}

•The white paper should fill the screen.

Hold down the EXE button until the shoot

3 _{standby lamp (green) starts flashing.}

•The setting is completed when the shoot

standby lamp (green) has stopped flashing.

•To redo the setting, simply hold down the

EXE button again.

Press the DSP button to turn off the menu

4 _screen.

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MANUAL SHOOTING (cont.)

Sensitivity Setting

You can change the camera's sensitivity setting when shooting at dark place or where you can not use the

flash.

3,6

4,5

CAMERA SETTING

W. BALANCE

SENS.

AUTO

TELEPHOTO

M. DRIVE

AE/AF

OFF

MULTI

EXE

CLEAR

NOTES:

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

● The sensitivity settings are ISO compliant.

● The noise may appear and increase on the LCD

screen at the shooting if the sensitivity setting has

changed.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

Select “MANUAL” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“MANUAL” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the DSP button until the CAMERA

3 _{SETTING screen appears.}

Press the r t button to select “SENS.”.

Press the w e button to select “80”, “160” or

5 _“320”.

Press the DSP button to turn off the menu

screen.

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Changing the Zoom Power While Shooting

Depending on the image size, it is possible to enlarge a subject without sacrificing the current image quality.

Because the zoom power cannot be changed in some instances if the image is large, reduce the image size

(੬ pg. 28) before changing the zoom power.

3,6

4,5

7,8

CAMERA SETTING

W. BALANCE

SENS.

AUTO

TELEPHOTO

M. DRIVE

AE/AF

OFF

MULTI

EXE

CLEAR

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

Press the DSP button to turn off the menu

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}6 _screen.

Power dial.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

7 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

Select “MANUAL” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“MANUAL” appears on the LCD panel.}

•The camera will continue to focus on the

subject while the button is half-pressed.

The shoot standby lamp (green) flashes.

Press the DSP button until the CAMERA

SETTING screen appears.

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

8 _{the picture.}

Press the r t button to select “TELEPHOTO”

Press the w e button to select “2X” or “3.2X”.

5 _{•The zoom powers that can be selected}

depend on the image size.

2032 x 1536: 1X

1024 x 768: 1X/2X

640 x 480: 1X/2X/3.2X

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MANUAL SHOOTING (cont.)

Shooting Continuous Photos

With this mode you can shoot 2 continuous photos.

3,6

7,8

4,5

CAMERA SETTING

W. BALANCE

SENS.

AUTO

TELEPHOTO

M. DRIVE

AE/AF

MULTI

EXE

CLEAR

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}7 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

Power dial.

•The camera will continue to focus on the

subject while the button is half-pressed.

The shoot standby lamp (green) flashes.

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

Select “MANUAL” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“MANUAL” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the DSP button until the CAMERA

Press the Shutter button all the way for over

3 _{SETTING screen appears.}

8 _{1 second to take the picture.}

Press the r t button to select “M. DRIVE”.

•If the flash is set, it will only flash for the first

photo.

Press the w e button to select “ON”.

NOTES:

● It is not possible to shoot continuous photos if the

uncompressed picture quality is selected.

● The picture appears dark when shooting at dark

location inside a room, etc.

Press the DSP button to turn off the menu

screen.

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Changing the AE/AF Area

Normally, in this camera this setting is “MULTI” in order to prevent the subject from being out of focus while

the background is in focus. If the camera does not focus on the point that you want it to, change this setting

to “SPOT”.

3,6

4,5

CAMERA SETTING

W. BALANCE

SENS.

AUTO

TELEPHOTO

M. DRIVE

AE/AF

OFF

SPOT

EXE

CLEAR

NOTE:

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

MULTI: A precise exposure setting is made by

dividing the scene into several sections and

then measuring the light in each section.

SPOT: The exposure is set by measuring the light

in a small spot in the center of the scene.

Use this mode when you want to shoot a

subject with a large difference between

dark and bright area, such as someone on a

skihill, or someone standing in a spotlight

in a darkened theater.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

Select “MANUAL” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“MANUAL” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the DSP button until the CAMERA

3 _{SETTING screen appears.}

Press the r t button to select “AE/AF”.

● If “SPOT” is selected for shooting, press the DSP

button until “ ” appears on the LCD screen.

Press the w e button to select “SPOT”.

Press the DSP button to turn off the menu

6 _screen.

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MANUAL SHOOTING (cont.)

Restoring the Default Settings

Perform the procedures described below to return the camera settings to the default settings.

The settings on the SET UP screen does not return to the default settings.

3,6

CAMERA SETTING

W. BALANCE

SENS.

AUTO

TELEPHOTO

M. DRIVE

AE/AF

OFF

MULTI

EXE

CLEAR

Press the EXE button.

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

5 _{•The camera settings return to the default}

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

settings.

Power dial.

Press the DSP button to turn off the menu

Select “MANUAL” with the MODE switch.

6 _screen.

2 _{•“MANUAL” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the DSP button until the CAMERA

3 _{SETTING screen appears.}

Press the r t button to select “CLEAR”

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Collage Mode

This camera is able to combine images. For example, you can combine an existing picture (as background)

with a picture of a person standing in front of a white wall, etc.

3,4

COLLAGE

Background

Subject

Composed image

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

Point the lens at the subject, and then press

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}4 _{the w e button to adjust the level of composi-}

tion .

Power dial.

•The subject should be located in front of a

white background such as a white wall.

•You can also use the zoom function.

Select “COLLAGE” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“COLLAGE” appears on the LCD panel.}

•The 3 indexed photos that have been taken

previously are displayed on the LCD screen.

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

5 _{the picture.}

Press the w e button to select a background,

•The composed image is stored in the

Memory card.

3 _{and then press the EXE button.}

•The frame size is automatically selected for

the background.

NOTES:

•You can select the frame size (2032 x 1536,

1024 x 768 or 640 x 480) for a background.

•To change the backgrounds, press the EXE

button agian.

•It is not possible to use the collage function

with pictures photographed by other models

of camera.

● Due to large memory files created when shooting

a picture of uncompressed quality in this mode, it

is recommended to use a Memory card with the

capacity more than 16MB.

● If any portion of the subject is white (clothing, for

example), that portion of the subject will also be

replaced with the background picture.

● If the subject is dark, the region that is combined

with the background may appear to change when

the Shutter button is pressed. However, the actual

image that is recorded conforms with the

composition settings that were in effect before the

Shutter button was pressed.

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MANUAL SHOOTING (cont.)

6M Pro-Still (Pixel Shift Mode)

The camera can achieve double its normal resolution by taking two pictures consecutively, shifting the

CCD pixels one pixel row in the vertical direction between the two shots.

This mode uses the self timer to shoot a still picture. Use a tripod to prevent problems caused by shaky

hands.

4,5

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}4 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

Power dial.

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

Select “6M PRO S” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“6M PRO S” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

5 _{the picture.}

Confirm that the self timer is set to “1 second“.

•The shoot standby lamp (green) goes off

when the shooting has finished.

NOTES:

● The picture size is automatically set to 2032 x

1536 with this mode.

● Due to large memory files created when shooting

a picture of uncompressed quality in this mode, it

is recommended to use a Memory card with the

capacity more than 16MB.

● It takes a few seconds until the shooting finishes

because this mode uses the exposure twice. Do

not move the object and the camera until the

shooting finishes completely.

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DR Pro-Still (Wide Range Mode)

The camera can expand its apparent dynamic range by combining different exposures of an extremely high

contrast subject.

This mode uses the self timer to shoot a still picture. Use a tripod to prevent problems caused by shaky

hands.

4,5

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}4 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

Power dial.

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

Select “DR PRO S” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“DR PRO S” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

5 _{the picture.}

Confirm that the self timer is set to “1 second“.

•The shoot standby lamp (green) goes off

when the shooting has finished.

NOTES:

● Due to large memory files created when shooting

a picture of uncompressed quality in this mode, it

is recommended to use a Memory card with the

capacity more than 16MB.

● It takes a few seconds until the shooting finishes

because this mode uses the exposure twice. Do

not move the object and the camera until the

shooting finishes completely.

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MANUAL SHOOTING (cont.)

NR Pro-Still (Noise Reduction Mode)

This mode reduces electronic noise in a photograph by layering several copies of the same image. This

mode is ideal for shooting works of art in dark surroundings.

This mode uses the self timer to shoot a still picture. Use a tripod to prevent problems caused by shaky

hands.

4,5

Point the lens at the subject, position yourself,

Turn the Power dial to “M”.

4 _{and half-press the Shutter button.}

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

Power dial.

Select “NR PRO S” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“NR PRO S” appears on the LCD panel.}

Press the Shutter button all the way to take

5 _{the picture.}

Confirm that the self timer is set to “1 second“.

•The shoot standby lamp (green) goes off

when the shooting has finished.

NOTES:

● Due to large memory files created when shooting

a picture of uncompressed quality in this mode, it

is recommended to use a Memory card with the

capacity more than 16MB.

● It takes a few seconds until the shooting finishes

because this mode uses the exposure 8 times. Do

not move the object and the camera until the

shooting finishes completely.

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Video Shooting

The camera can record a maximum of 20 seconds of video. The size of the recorded video file is approxi-

mately 200 KB. This feature is useful if you want to send a short video by e-mail.

2,3

NOTES:

Turn the Power dial to “V”.

● It is not possible to record the sound when

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

shooting video.

● It is not possible to use the flash for video

shooting.

● It will take for a while to store a video file on a

Memory card.

Power dial.

•“VIDEO” appears on the LCD panel.

•To display the image on the LCD screen

while shooting, press the DSP button.

● You can change the settings of “Manual Focus”

(੬ pg. 34), “Iris Setting” (੬ pg. 35), “Exposure

Control” (੬ pg. 37), “Macro Shooting” (੬ pg. 36)

and “Self Timer” (੬ pg. 32).

● You can change the settings of “White Balance

Adjustment” (੬ pg. 38), “Sensitivity Setting”

(੬ pg. 40), “Changing the AE/AF Area” (੬ pg. 43)

and “Restoring the Default Settings” (੬ pg. 44).

Press the Shutter button all the way to shoot

2 _{the video.}

•The flash standby lamp (red) lights during the

video shooting.

•Video shooting will stop automatically after

about 20 seconds.

Press the Shutter button again to stop the

3 _{video shooting before 20 seconds are up.}

•While the video file is stored in the Memory

card, the flash standby lamp (red) flashes,

and then goes off when the recording has

finished. Do not operate the camera while

the light flashes.

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PLAYBACK

Video Playback

You can watch the recorded video on the camera's LCD screen.

4,5

VIDEO PLAY

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

Press the EXE button to start playback.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}5 _{•Playback of the video starts.}

Power dial.

•To stop playback, press the EXE button again.

•To select and play back another video, press

the DSP button while playback is in stop

mode. The indexed display will appear.

Select “VIDEO PB” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“VIDEO PB” appears on the LCD panel.}

•The first frame of the video (which has been

most recently recorded) appears on the LCD

screen.

NOTES:

● The camera may not be able to play back a video

recorded by other models of camera.

Press the DSP button to switch to an indexed

● The camera expands and plays back data that was

compressed and stored in a memory card. The

data format is our own proprietary format.

● The image may have a mosaic appearance.

● When playing back a video that is shorter than 2

seconds, the video is displayed as a still image.

This not a malfunction.

3 _display.

Press the r t w e button to select the video,

4 _{and then press the EXE button.}

•The still image of the selected video appears.

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Display Mode during Playback

To change the display mode during playback, press

the DSP button.

Image number

Press the DSP button repeatedly to cycle through

the following modes:

1 0 0 - 0 0 0 3

• Full size screen (with on-screen display)

• Full size screen (without on-screen display)

• 6 indexed picture screen

2 0 0 0 . 1 2 . 2 4

STILL PLAYBACK screen

Brightness Adjustment of LCD Screen

NOTE:

Turn the Power dial to “A”, “M”, “V” or

● The brightness setting does not influence the

image files which is to be recorded on the

Memory card.

1 _“B”.

•Hold the Lock button down while turning the

Power dial.

Press the DSP button.

Hold down the EXE button and push up or

down the ZOOM lever.

•To make the LCD screen brighter, push the

ZOOM lever up.

•To make the LCD screen darker, push the

ZOOM lever down.

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PLAYBACK (cont.)

Protecting Pictures

You can set protection for important pictures and video files.

This features prevents you from accidentally deleting these important pictures and video files.

3,4

1,5

STILL PROTECT

THIS PIC.

ALL

SELECT

EXE

ON/OFF

RETURN

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

To protect a selected picture

1 _{•Hold down the Lock button while turning the}

Select “SELECT” in step 3 in the left column,

Power dial.

1 _{and then press the EXE button.}

•The playback picture appears on the LCD

screen.

•The 6 indexed picture screen appears.

Select “STILL ” with the MODE switch.

Press the r t w e button to select the picture

2 _{that you wish to protect, and then press the}

EXE button.

2 _{•The STILL PROTECT screen appears.}

•To protect a video file, select “VIDEO ”.

The VIDEO PROTECT screen will appear.

•“ ” (protection indicator) appears.

To protect the picture that is currently

3 _{displayed, press the r t button to select}

“THIS PIC.”, and then press the EXE button.

NOTES:

● Protected picture will be deleted if the Memory

card on which it is stored is reformatted.

● Important pictures that must be saved should be

transferred to a personal computer and stored

there.

•To protect all pictures, select “ALL”, and then

press the EXE button.

Press the r t button to select “ON/OFF”, and

4 _{then press the EXE button.}

•“ ” (protection indicator) appears.

•To unlock the protection, press the EXE

button again.

Turn the Power dial to “A”, “M” or “V” for

5 _shooting.

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Deleting Pictures

There are three methods for deleting pictures: deleting the displayed picture, deleting all pictures, and

deleting a selected picture. Video files can be deleted in the same way.

2,5

3,4

STILL DELETE

THIS PIC.

ALL

SELECT

EXE

DELETE

RETURN

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

To delete a selected picture

1 _{•Hold down the Lock button while turning the}

Select “SELECT” in step 3 in the left column,

Power dial.

1 _{and then press the EXE button.}

•The playback picture appears on the LCD

screen.

•The 6 indexed picture screen appears.

Select “S-DELETE” with the MODE switch.

Press the r t w e button to select the picture

2 _{that you wish to delete.}

2 _{•The STILL DELETE screen appears.}

•“ ” (deletion indicator) appears.

•To delete a video file, select “V-DELETE”.

The VIDEO DELETE screen will appear.

Press the r t button to select “NEXT”, and

3 _{then press the EXE button.}

To delete the picture that is currently

3 _{displayed, press the r t button to select}

“THIS PIC.”, and then press the EXE button.

Press the r t button to select “DELETE”, and

4 _{then press the EXE button.}

•To delete all pictures, select “ALL”, and then

press the EXE button. “ ” (deletion indicator)

appears.

NOTES:

● To delete the unnecessary picture which is

protected, unlock the protection and delete the

picture.

Press the r t button to select “DELETE”, and

4 _{then press the EXE button.}

● Do not remove the memory card or turn off the

power while the delete operation is in progress.

Doing so could result in malfunction or damage

to the equipment.

● Also, use the AC adapter provided when

performing the delete operation.

Select “STILL PB” with the MODE switch, and

5 _{then confirm that the deletion has been}

completed. (੬ pg. 31)

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PLAYBACK (cont.)

Adding Special Effects

You can add digital special effects to playback pictures.

You can make pictures black and white or sepia tone, or you can use the camera as a simple film scanner.

3 4

EDIT

EFFECT

DATE

OFF

EXE

THIS PIC.

EXE

RETURN

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

To add special effects to the picture that is

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}3 _{currently displayed, press the EXE button.}

Power dial.

•To select a picture, press the DSP button.

In the 6 indexed screen, press the w e button

to select a picture, and then press the DSP

button.

Select “EDIT” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•The EDIT screen appears.}

Press the r t button to select “EFFECT”.

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FILE

EDIT

NOW EDITING

OVERWRITE

SAVE

EXE

EFFECT

DATE

B/W

OFF

EXE

CANCEL

RETURN

Press the w e button to select “OFF”, “B/W”,

Press the r t button to select “OVERWRITE”

5 _{“SEPIA”, or “NEGA”.}

7 _{or “SAVE”, and then press the EXE button.}

•Press the w e button repeatedly to cycle

•It is not possible to overwrite the file when

the remaining memory of the Memory card is

not enough.

through the following modes:

OFF:

B/W:

No special effects.

Converts a picture from color to

black and white.

•You can also add date or calendar informa-

tion to a file. (੬ pg. 56, 57)

SEPIA: Gives a picture a sepia tone,

creating a retrospective look.

NEGA: Gives a picture a negative film

effect.

•You can print the file that you have added

special effects. (੬ pg. 60)

Select “STILL PB” with the MODE switch, and

8 _{then confirm that the file has been saved.}

(੬ pg. 31)

Press the r t button to select “NEXT”, and

6 _{then press the EXE button.}

•“NOW EDITING” appears, then FILE screen

will appear.

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PLAYBACK (cont.)

Inputting the Date

You can display the date when playing back or printing pictures on the optional printer.

1–6

FILE

EDIT

DATE

OVERWRITE

SAVE

EXE

EFFECT

DATE

OFF

EXE

DIRECTION

STYLE

END

MDY

EXE

CANCEL

RETURN

EXE

RETURN

Perform steps 1 – 3 on the page 54 before the

following procedures.

Press the r t button to select “STYLE”, and

then press the w e button to select “YMD”,

“MDY” or “DMY”.

Press the r t button to select “DATE”, and

1 _{then press the w e button to select “ON”.}

Press the r t button to select “END”, and

5 _{then press the EXE button.}

Press the r t button to select “NEXT”, and

then press the EXE button.

•“NOW EDITING” appears, then FILE screen

will appear.

•The DATE screen appears.

Press the r t button to select “OVERWRITE”

Press the r t button to select “DIRECTION”,

6 _{or “SAVE”, and then press the EXE button.}

3 _{and then press the w e button to select the}

direction of the picture.

•You can print the file that you have added

special effects. (੬ pg. 60)

•Press the w e button repeatedly to cycle

through ↑ (up), → (right), ↓ (down) or

← (left).

Select “STILL PB” with the MODE switch, and

7 _{then confirm that the file has been saved.}

(੬ pg. 31)

•Select the up side of the picture.

↑ (up)

→ (right)

← (left)

↓ (down)

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Inputting the Calendar

You can display the calendar when playing back or printing pictures on the optional printer.

1–7

CALENDAR

FILE

EDIT

YEAR

2000

JAN

OVERWRITE

SAVE

EXE

EFFECT

DATE

OFF

CALENDAR

EXE

MONTH

DIRECTION

END

EXE

CANCEL

RETURN

EXE

RETURN

Perform steps 1 – 3 on the page 54 before the

following procedures.

Press the r t button to select “END”, and

6 _{then press the EXE button.}

Press the r t button to select “DATE”, and

1 _{then press the w e button to select “CALEN-}

DAR”.

•“NOW EDITING” appears, then FILE screen

will appear.

Press the r t button to select “OVERWRITE”

7 _{or “SAVE”, and then press the EXE button.}

Press the r t button to select “NEXT”, and

2 _{then press the EXE button.}

•You can print the file that you have added

special effects. (੬ pg. 60)

•The CALENDAR screen appears.

Press the r t button to select “YEAR”, and

Select “STILL PB” with the MODE switch, and

3 _{then press the w e button to select the year.}8 _{then confirm that the file has been saved.}

(੬ pg. 31)

Press the r t button to select “MONTH”, and

4 _{then press the w e button to select the month.}

NOTE:

● Even if a part of the calendar cannot be seen on

the LCD screen, the edited image is saved

normally.

Press the r t button to select “DIRECTION”,

5 _{and then press the w e button to select the}

direction of the picture.

•Press the w e button repeatedly to cycle

through ↑ (up), → (right), ↓ (down) or

← (left).

•Select the up side of the picture. (Refer to the

illustration in step on page 56)

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PLAYBACK (cont.)

Connecting the Camera to a TV

You can view the photographed still pictures on TV.

Digital Still Camera

VIDEO

To video output

connector

To video input

connector

Video cable

(provided)

Power cord

Power outlet

Power lamp

AC adapter

(AA-V37)

DC cord

NOTES:

● Refer to page 31 for operations of the camera.

● Refer to the TV's instruction manual for connec-

tions and operations of your TV.

● When viewing a still picture on TV, diagonal lines

may take on a jagged appearance.

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Connecting the Camera to a Printer

If you connect the camera to an optional printer (GV-SP2), you can easily print a picture taken by this

camera.

Printer

connector

Printer (GV-SP2)

Digital Still Camera

PRINTER

To input

connector

Optional printer

cable for GV-SP2

Power cord

Power outlet

Power lamp

AC adapter

(AA-V37)

DC cord

NOTES:

● Refer to the printer's instruction manual for

connections and operations of your printer.

● When connecting the printer cable, make sure to

confirm the shape of the plug.

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PRINT (cont.)

Printing a Picture

If you have a JVC printer (GV-SP2), you can print a picture with (or without) a white frame. It is also possible

to print multiple copies of the same photo. You can also use stickers in combination with the function that

prints 16 thumbnail images to create your own photo stickers. Make sure to use the provided AC adapter

(AA-V37).

EDIT

THIS PIC.

EXE

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

To print the picture that is currently displayed,

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}3 _{press the EXE button.}

Power dial.

•To select a picture, press the DSP button.

In the 6 indexed screen, press the w e button

to select a picture, and then press the DSP

button.

Select “EDIT” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“EDIT” appears on the LCD panel.}

•You can print the pictures with special

effects, date or calendar. (੬ pg. 54 – 57)

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4–8

EDIT

PRINTER SET UP

FILE

EFFECT

DATE

OFF

EXE

SHEET

FRAME

OVERWRITE

SAVE

EXE

OFF

EXE

RETURN

CANCEL

Press the r t button to select “NEXT”, and

Press the r t button to select “PRINT”, and

4 _{then press the EXE button.}

8 _{then press the EXE button.}

•The FILE screen will appear.

•“NOW PRINTING” appears.

•Pressing the EXE button during printing

cancels the printing.

Press the r t button to select “PRINT”, and

5 _{then press the EXE button.}

•After printing has finished, the FILE screen

appears.

•The PRINT SET UP screen appears.

Press the r t button to select “SHEETS”, and

6 _{then press the w e button to set the number}

of copies.

NOTES:

● Printing takes longer if the picture size is set to

2032 x 1536.

•Maximum number of copies are 25.

● When printing with the calendar displayed,

“OFF” cannot be selected for “FRAME”.

● When printing with the date or the calendar

displayed, the characters may be difficult to see.

If this happens, we recommend setting the picture

size to 2032 x 1536. (੬ pg. 28)

Press the r t button to select “FRAME”, and

7 _{then press the w e button to select “OFF”,}

“ON” or “MULTI 16”.

● If an “out of paper” or other error occurs in the

printer, correct the problem and then press the

EXE button again to resume printing.

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PRINT (cont.)

Printing by DPOF Setting

If you have a JVC printer (GV-SP2), and have made the DPOF* setting for your photos, you can print your

photos in the following ways:

● You can print one copy of all pictures.

● You can set and print the different number of copies for each picture.

* “DPOF” stands for “Digital Print Order Format”. Data which has been written in a Memory card with the

DPOF setting conforms with this standard.

DPOF SET UP

NEW/RESET

REVISE

FOR ALL

EXE

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

Press the r t button to select one of the

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}3 _{DPOF settings, and then press the EXE button.}

Power dial.

NEW/RESET:

When there is no file that was set up

previously.

Select “DPOF” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“DPOF SET” appears on the LCD panel.}

REVISE:

•The DPOF SET UP screen appears on the

LCD screen.

When revising a file that was set up previ-

ously.

FOR ALL:

When setting the same number of copies on

the all pictures.

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DPOF PRINT

PRINT TOTAL 123

DPOF SET UP

PRINT TOTAL 123

CANCEL

EXE

FRAME OFF

FRAME ON

SAVE ONLY

CANCEL

EXE

Press the w e button to select a picture, and

Press the r t button to select “SAVE ONLY”,

4 _{press the r t button to enter the number of}6 _{and then press the EXE button.}

copies, and then press the EXE button.

•The DPOF file is saved on the Memory card.

•The DPOF PRINT screen appears.

Press the r t button to select “FRAME OFF”

5 _{or “FRAME ON”, and then press the EXE}

button.

•The printing starts as set in step 4.

•“NOW PRINTING” appears.

•Pressing the EXE button during printing

cancels the printing.

•The total number of copies that have been set

in step 4 is displayed.

•To return to step 3, select “CANCEL”.

•After printing has finished, the DPOF PRINT

screen appears.

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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS

Changing Settings in the SET UP Menu

You can change the system settings according to your photography needs. For example, you can turn the

beep sound off, or you can change the frame size for better picture quality.

2,3

SET UP

FRAME

2032X1536

FINE

HIGH

QUALITY

BEEP VOL.

Q. REVIEW

FORMAT

SET

EXE

DATE/TIME

EXE

Turn the Power dial to “SET”.

Press the w e button to change the setting.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}3 _{•To set the “FORMAT” (੬ pg. 23) or “DATE/}

Power dial.

•The SET UP screen appears.

TIME” (੬ pg. 66), after selecting the item

press the EXE button.

Press the r t button to select an item.

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SET UP Menu

Item

Contents

FRAME

You can select the size of the picture to be recorded.

There are three settings:

2032 x 1536 (QXGA class)

1024 x 768 (XGA)

640 x 480 (VGA)

QUALITY

BEEP VOL.

Q. REVIEW

You can select the quality of the picture to be recorded.

There are three settings:

FINE:

The highest picture quality.

STANDARD:

NO COMP.:

The normal picture quality.

TIFF format data that is not compressed.

You can adjust the tone of the warning beep.

There are three settings:

HIGH:

LOW:

OFF:

The high tone.

The low tone.

No beeps.

ON/OFF: When “ON”, pictures that you take with the camera are dis-

played after shooting on the LCD screen for about 2 seconds.

FORMAT

EXE:

Formats a Memory card. (੬ pg. 23)

DATE/TIME

Sets the camera’s internal clock. (੬ pg. 66)

NOTES:

● This camera has the power save function. The camera goes in the power save mode after 3 minutes of no

activity. Within 7 minutes after the camera enters the power save mode, power can be restored by pressing

any of the button on the camera.

● After 7 minutes has elapsed, the camera shuts off the power automatically. To turn the camera on again,

turn the Power dial to “OFF” first and then to “A”, “M”, “V” or “B”.

● To immediately view images that you have shot, set “Q. REVIEW” to “ON”.

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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)

Setting the Date and Time

This procedure sets the camera’s internal clock. Use this procedure to reset the time and date if you take the

camera overseas, or if the clock otherwise needs to be reset.

2–4

SET

SET UP

DATE/TIME

FRAME

QUALITY

BEEP VOL.

Q. REVIEW

FORMAT

2032X1536

FINE

HIGH

EXE

YEAR

MONTH

DAY

HOUR

MINUTE

STYLE

END

2000

JAN

12AM

DATE/TIME

MDY

EXE

Turn the Power dial to “SET”.

Press the r t button to select “END”, and

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}4 _{then press the EXE button.}

Power dial.

•The SET UP screen returns.

•The SET UP screen appears.

NOTES:

Press the r t button to select “DATE/TIME”.

● The date and time that are set are stored in

memory powered by the backup battery. The

backup battery is recharged when the camera is

connected to a power source, such as the AC

adapter, for at least 24 hours.

2 _{•The DATE/TIME screen appears.}

Press the r t button to select “YEAR”,

3 _{“MONTH”, “DAY”, “HOUR”, “MINUTE”, or}

“STYLE”, and press the w e button to change

the settings.

● The clock will not function if the minutes are not

set.

● The date and time display are stored in memory

only as shooting information. The date and time

are not recorded in the image itself.

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SOFTWARE SECTION

You can find the latest information (in English)

on the provided software program at our World

Wide Web Server.

http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/index-e.html

USB Driver (for Windows^®/Macintosh^®)

Video Player (for Windows^®)

JVC Video Decoder (for Macintosh^®)

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SOFTWARE SECTION FOR Windows^®

Operating Environment

USB Connection

The host computer that runs the Windows^®

operating environment must satisfy the following

conditions.

USB Driver

1. Microsoft^®Windows^®98/Windows^®98 Second

Edition, pre-installed

2. Available USB port

3. CD-ROM drive

USB cable

(provided)

DIGITAL

Video Player

1. CPU: Intel^®Pentium^®200MHz class or higher

2. Microsoft^®Windows^®95/Windows^®98

3. Display capability of 65,536 colors or more

4. CD-ROM drive

Digital output

connector

5. Minimum RAM requirement: 32MB

6. Minimum hard disk space requirement: 1MB

* The system requirements information is not a

guarantee that provided software applications will

work on all personal computers meeting those

requirements.

To USB

connector

* Microsoft^®, Windows^®are either registered

trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft corporation

in United States and/or other countries.

* Intel^®, Pentium^®are registered trademarks of Intel

corporation.

* Other trademarks are property of their respective

owners.

Windows^®PC

* If you use Windows^®95 or a personal computer

which does not have a USB port, use an optional

flash path, conversion card adapter, etc. For

details on the operating environment of these

devices, contact the dealers or manufacturers.

NOTES:

● Additional information regarding setup and

information not contained in the instruction

manual can be found in the file readme.txt. Please

read this file before installing the accompanying

software.

● The sound is not included in the video file

recorded with this camera.

NOTES:

● Make sure to use the provided AC adapter (AA-

V37) to power the camera, when using camera

connected to a personal computer.

● When connecting the provided USB cable, make

sure to confirm the shape of the plug.

● When connecting the camera to a personal

computer via a USB cable, the personal computer

is sometimes unable to recognize the device that

is connected. Therefore, first turn both the camera

and the personal computer on, and then connect

the USB cable.

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Installing the USB Driver

For details on the basic operation of Windows^®98, refer to the

instruction manual provided with your computer or Windows^®

98.

Preparation

Start Windows^®98.

● If you are running other software, close that software. (Make

sure that there are no other application icons open on the

task bar.)

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the Power}

dial.

Select “USB MODE” with the MODE switch.

2 _{•“USB MODE” appears on the LCD panel.}

Connect the camera to the computer using the provided

3 _{USB cable. (੬ pg. 68)}

•The “Add New Hardware Wizard” window will appear.

Load the provided CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive.

Click the “Next” button.

Confirm that “CD-ROM drive” has been checked, then

7 _{click the “Next” button.}

•When the loaded CD-ROM is not found, click “Browse”

button and select the provided CD-ROM.

Click the “Next” button.

Click the “Finish” button.

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Installing the Video Player

For details on the basic operation of Windows^®98, refer to

the instruction manual provided with your computer or

Windows^®98.

Preparation

Start Windows^®98.

● If you are running other software, close that software. (Make

sure that there are no other application icons open on the

task bar.)

Load the provided CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive.

Double click on the CD-ROM icon for the loaded CD-

ROM, then double click on the “Vplay” folder.

•The Vplay folder opens.

Double click on the “Vpw100e” icon.

Click the “Next” button.

Click the “Yes” button.

Click the “Next” button.

Restart the computer.

7 _{•Click the “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”, then}

click the “Finish” button.

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Sending Image File to Computer

For details on the basic operation of Windows^®98, refer to the instruction manual provided with your

computer or Windows^®98.

Preparation

Start Windows^®98.

● Insert a Memory card in which there are files you want to send to a computer. (੬ pg. 22)

● It is recommended to protect the important files in advance. (੬ pg. 52)

NOTES:

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

● When a file is being accessed from a personal

computer, the flash standby lamp (red) will flash.

Never disconnect the USB cable while the flash

standby lamp (red) is flashing.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

Select “USB MODE” with the MODE switch.

● The personal computer is sometimes unable to

recognize the device that is connected via a USB

cable. Therefore, when the copy of files has been

finished, disconnect the USB cable and then

control the camera with the MODE switch, Power

dial, etc.

2 _{•“USB MODE” appears on the LCD panel.}

Connect the camera to the computer using

3 _{the provided USB cable. (੬ pg. 68)}

Double click on the “Removable Disk” in the

4 _{“My Computer“ window.}

Double click on the “DCVI (video)” or “DCIM

5 _{(still picture)” folder.}

Sending a video by e-mail

You can easily send the copied video file as an

attachment through your normal e-mail system.

Double click on the “100jvcgc” folder.

Copy the necessary files from “100jvcgc”

folder to the desktop of the computer.

NOTE:

● To open the video file which is sent by e-mail,

you need a Video Player to expand the com-

pressed file. You can also download the Video

Player at our website.

(http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/download/

index-e.html)

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SOFTWARE SECTION FOR Windows^®(cont.)

Basic Playback

There are several different methods for playing back a video on

the Video Player, depending on how you load the file.

Preparation

Start Windows^®98.

● Send the video file that you want to play back to the

computer. (੬ pg. 71)

Click the “Start” button.

1 _{•The Start Menu bar appears.}

Point the cursor to “Program”.

Point the cursor to “Video Player”.

Click the “Video Player”.

4 _{•The Video Player window opens.}

Click the “Open” button, then select the video file.

5 _{•Select the file with the extension “.jmm”.}

Click the “4” button.

6 _{•Playback of the video starts.}

•The sound is not included in the video file recorded with

this camera.

•Do not change the volume setting. Doing so changes the

volume setting of your computer.

Time indicator

Open button

Title display

Video screen

Stop button

Volume

Play button

Pause button

Exit button

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Easy Playback

You can start playback easily by double clicking on

the icon of a video file.

Preparation

Start Windows^®98.

● Send the video file that you want to play back to

the computer. (੬ pg. 71)

Double clicking on the icon of a video file.

1 _{•Select the file with the extension “.jmm”.}

Playback starts automatically.

2 _{•To stop playback, click the “8” button, and}

to pause, click the “9” button.

When the playback finishes, click the “Exit”

3 _button.

•The Video Player window closes.

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SOFTWARE SECTION FOR Windows^®(cont.)

Uninstalling the Software

When you don't need to use the Video Player, uninstall the

program.

Preparation

Start Windows^®98.

● If you are running other software, close that software. (Make

sure that there are no other application icons open on the

task bar.)

Click the “Start” button.

1 _{•The Start Menu bar appears.}

Point the cursor to “Settings”.

Click the “Control Panel”.

Double click on the “Add/Remove Programs”.

Click the “Video Player”, then click the “Add/Remove”

5 _button.

Click the “Yes” button.

After confirming that the Video Player is removed, click

7 _{the “OK” button.}

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SOFTWARE SECTION FOR Macintosh^®

Operating Environment

USB Connection

The host computer that runs the Macintosh^®

operating environment must satisfy the following

conditions.

USB Driver

1. USB-compatible computer (iMac™, iBook™,

Power Mac™ G3/G4, Power Book™ G3, etc.)

2. Mac OS 8.5.1/Mac OS 8.6/Mac OS 9.0

USB cable

(provided)

JVC Video Decoder

1. Power PC 603e/120MHz or faster

2. Mac OS 7.6.1 or later

DIGITAL

3. QuickTime 3.0 or later

4. Minimum RAM requirement: 32MB

5. Minimum hard disk space requirement: 1MB

Digital output

connector

* Macintosh^®is a registered trademark of Apple

Computer.

* Other trademarks are property of their respective

owners.

* If you use Macintosh^®which does not have a USB

port, use an optional flash path, conversion card

adapter, etc. For details on the operating environ-

ment of these devices, contact the dealers or

manufacturers.

To USB

connector

NOTES:

● Additional information regarding setup and

information not contained in the instruction

manual can be found in the file readme.txt. Please

read this file before installing the accompanying

software.

Macintosh^®

● The sound is not included in the video file

recorded with this camera.

NOTES:

● Make sure to use the provided AC adapter (AA-

V37) to power the camera, when using camera

connected to a personal computer.

● When connecting the provided USB cable, make

sure to confirm the shape of the plug.

● When connecting the camera to a personal

computer via a USB cable, the personal computer

is sometimes unable to recognize the device that

is connected. Therefore, first turn both the camera

and the personal computer on, and then connect

the USB cable.

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SOFTWARE SECTION FOR Macintosh^®(cont.)

Installing the USB Driver

For details on the basic operation of Mac OS, refer

to the instruction manual provided with your

Macintosh^®or Mac OS.

Preparation

Start Macintosh^®.

● If you are running other software, close that

software.

Load the provided CD-ROM to the CD-ROM

1 _drive.

Double click on the loaded CD-ROM icon.

Double click on “Driver” folder.

Drag the “JVC USB-Storage Driver” and “JVC

4 _{USB-Storage Shim (E)” icons to the “System}

Folder”, then drop the icon there.

Click the “OK” button when the dialog box

5 _appears.

Restart the computer.

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Installing the JVC Video Decoder

For details on the basic operation of Mac OS, refer

to the instruction manual provided with your

Macintosh^®or Mac OS.

Preparation

Start Macintosh^®.

● If you are running other software, close that

software.

Load the provided CD-ROM to the CD-ROM

1 _drive.

Double click on the loaded CD-ROM icon.

Drag the “JVC Video Decoder” icon to the

3 _{“System Folder”, then drop the icon there.}

Click the “OK” button when the dialog box

4 _appears.

Restart the computer.

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SOFTWARE SECTION FOR Macintosh^®(cont.)

Sending Image File to Computer

For details on the basic operation of Mac OS, refer to the instruction manual provided with your Macintosh^®

or Mac OS.

Preparation

Start Macintosh^®.

● Insert a Memory card in which there are files you want to send to a computer. (੬ pg. 22)

● It is recommended to protect the important files in advance. (੬ pg. 52)

NOTES:

Turn the Power dial to “B”.

● When a file is being accessed from a personal

computer, the flash standby lamp (red) will flash.

Never disconnect the USB cable while the flash

standby lamp (red) is flashing.

1 _{•Hold the Lock button down while turning the}

Power dial.

Select “USB MODE” with the MODE switch.

● The personal computer is sometimes unable to

recognize the device that is connected via a USB

cable. Therefore, when the copy of files has been

finished, disconnect the USB cable and then

control the camera with the MODE switch, Power

dial, etc.

2 _{•“USB MODE” appears on the LCD panel.}

Connect the camera to the computer using

3 _{the provided USB cable. (੬ pg. 75)}

•The “untitled” icon appears on the desktop of

the computer.

Double click on the “untitled” icon.

Sending a video by e-mail

You can easily send the copied video file as an

attachment through your normal e-mail system.

Double click on the “DCVI (video)” or “DCIM

5 _{(still picture)” folder.}

NOTE:

Copy the necessary files from the “DCVI

6 _{(video)” or “DCIM (still picture)” folder to the}

desktop of the computer.

● To open the video file which is sent by e-mail,

you need a JVC Video Decoder to expand the

compressed file. You can also download the JVC

Video Decoder at our website.

•To copy a file in easy way, hold down the

“option” key while dragging the file to the

destination.

(http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/download/

index-e.html)

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Basic Playback

There are several different methods for playing back

a video on the QuickTime Player (or Movie Player),

depending on how you load the file.

Preparation

Start Macintosh^®.

● Make sure that you installed the JVC Video

Decoder in advance. (੬ pg. 77)

● Send the video file that you want to play back to

the computer. (੬ pg. 78)

Double click on the “QuickTime Player” icon.

1 _{•The QuickTime Player is nomally provided}

with Macintosh^®.

Select “Open Movie” from the “File” menu.

Select the video file in the dialog box.

3 _{•Select the file with the extension “.jmm”.}

Click the “Convert” button.

Click the “4” button.

5 _{•Playback of the video starts.}

•The sound is not included in the video file

recorded with this camera.

•For details on the basic operation of

QuickTime Player (or Movie Player), refer to

the instruction manual provided with your

Macintosh^®or visit the website of Apple

Computer.

Play button

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Easy Playback

You can start playback easily by double clicking on

the icon of a video file.

Preparation

Start Macintosh^®.

● Make sure that you installed the JVC Video

Decoder in advance. (੬ pg. 77)

● Send the video file that you want to play back to

the computer. (੬ pg. 78)

Double clicking on the icon of a video file.

1 _{•Select the file with the extension “.jmm”.}

Select the “QuickTime Player” in the dialog

2 _{box, then click the “Open” button.}

Click the “4” button.

3 _{•Playback of the video starts.}

•For details on the basic operation of

QuickTime Player (or Movie Player), refer to

the instruction manual provided with your

Macintosh^®or visit the website of Apple

Computer.

NOTE:

● Do not use PC Exchange to register “jmm” files.

In some cases it is not possible to play back a

“jmm” file that was copied from a DOS-formatted

floppy disk.

Play button

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Uninstalling the Software

When you don't need to use the JVC Video

Decoder, uninstall the program.

Preparation

Start Macintosh^®.

● If you are running other software, close that

software.

Double click the “System Folder” icon.

1 _{•The System Folder opens.}

Double click the “Extensions” folder icon.

2 _{•The Extensions folder opens.}

Drag the “JVC Video Decoder” icon to

3 _{“Trash”, then drop the icon there.}

•If you want to delete the file completely,

empty the trash.

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TROUBLE SHOOTING

This digital still camera contains a microprocessor. The operation of the microprocessor can be disrupted by

electronic noise or interference. If this happens, disconnect the power source (battery, AC adapter, etc.) from

the camera, and then resume using the camera. If this does not solve the problem, and taking the action

described below also does not solve the problem, contact your nearest JVC dealer.

SYMPTOM

CORRECTIVE ACTION

PAGE

Power supply

The power does not come on.

● Make sure that the battery is fully charged.

● Make sure that the power supply is connected

correctly.

While shooting

Cannot shoot photos.

● Make sure that the Power dial is set to “A” or

“M”.

Cannot see the picture on the

screen.

● Try turning the power off and then back on again.

Cannot use the menu functions.

● Make sure that the Power dial is not set to “A”.

Half pressing the shutter button

does not focus the camera.

● Make sure that there is sufficient light, and make

sure that there is enough contrast in your subject.

When there is sunlight in the shot,

the screen temporarily darkens or

becomes black.

● This is not a malfunction.

—

The image on the LCD screen is

dark, or too white.

● Use the ZOOM lever to adjust the brightness of

the LCD screen.

● You may be playing back a picture in a cold

location. The LCD screen will appear slightly

darker when it is cold. This is not a malfunction.

● The LCD screen may be nearing the end of its

operational life. Contact your nearest JVC dealer.

Memory Full.

● The “MEMORY FULL” message appears when the

memory is full, making it impossible to take any

more pictures. Either use a Memory card that has

some free space in it, or create some free space in

memory by saving pictures to a personal

computer and then deleting those pictures from

the camera’s memory.

—

Color noise appears in contours of

the subject on the LCD screen.

● This is not a malfunction. There is no problem

with the recorded images.

—

The power turned off while

attempting flash photography.

● The power may turn off during flash photography,

even if the remaining battery power is indicated

to be at half of the battery capacity.

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CORRECTIVE ACTION

PAGE

Others

Cannot shoot photos even if the

remaining photos counter shows

number more than 0.

● The remaining photos counter indicates the

approximate number. It may not be able to shoot

a photo even if the counter shows number more

than 0, depending on the image size and quality.

—

The LCD screen is splotchy.

● Make sure that you are not pressing on the surface

of the LCD screen anywhere. Pressure on the

surface of the LCD screen can cause splotches in

the image. If you remove the pressure from the

LCD screen, it will return to normal after a while.

There are small bright or dark

points on the LCD screen.

● The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely

precise technology, and over 99.99% of the pixels

will be normal, but less than 0.01% will be either

always off or always on.

● The protect seal may be placed on the Memory

card. If the data on the Memory card has been

backed up on a personal computer, remove the

seal and format the card.

Cannot format a Memory card.

—

Colored bands appear at the top

and bottom of the screen when

displaying the sun or a bright light

source.

● This is not a malfunction. There is no problem

with the recorded images.

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TROUBLE SHOOTING (cont.)

Error Messages (for the camera)

Error messages appear on the LCD screen.

Messages

Contents

Page

MEMORY FULL

The storage capacity of the Memory card has been reached. You

can store additional photos either by replacing the memory card

with a new one, or by deleting photos that are no longer needed.

SET DATE/TIME

The date has not yet been set. Set the date.

WRITE PROTECTION

The Memory card is write protected. Check the contents of the

card, and then either replace this memory card with a new one,

or remove the protect sticker.

—

NO VALID IMAGE

This message is displayed if the Power dial is set to “B”, when

there are no pictures stored in the Memory card.

NO MEMORY CARD

This message is displayed if no Memory card has been inserted.

Insert a Memory card. Otherwise, there are dust, finger prints,

etc. on the contact surface on the Memory card. Clean the

surface with a soft cloth.

FORMAT MEMORY CARD

This message is displayed if a Memory card that is not yet

formatted has been inserted. Format the memory card.

NOW EDITING

This message is displayed when editing processing is in progress.

NOW RECORDING

This message is displayed when picture data is being saved to a

Memory card.

NOW DELETING

PROTECTED

This message is displayed when picture data is being deleted.

This message is displayed when an attempt is made to delete the

picture that is currently being displayed, and which is protected.

NOW FORMATTING

This message is displayed while a Memory card is being

formatted.

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Error Messages (for the printer)

Error messages appear on the LCD screen. For details, refer to the printer's instruction manual.

Messages

Contents

CHECK INK CASSETTE

REPLACE INK CASSETTE

No ink cassette is loaded.

The ink cassette is used up.

INK ERROR

CHECK INK CASSETTE

This message is displayed when an ink-related error has occurred.

PRINT ERROR HAS

OCCURRED

PRINTING ABORTED

This message is displayed when an error has occurred and the sheet that

was being printed is ejected.

NO PAPER

This message is displayed when there is no paper in the paper tray.

PLEASE WAIT

This message is displayed until operation is cancelled, when the

temperature rises or cancellation is requested.

PRINTER IS NOT

CONNECTED

This message is displayed when an attempt is made to print while no

printer is connected.

PICTURE WITH NO FRAME

IS SELECTED

This message is displayed when “no frame” has been selected but the

paper that is loaded does not permit the “no frame” specification.

SELECT PICTURE WITH

FRAME

TRANSMISSION ERROR

SET PAPER TRAY

Communications error occurred between the camera and the printer.

The paper tray has not been inserted.

REPLACE BATTERY

The battery is low on power.

PRINTER:

SYSTEM ERROR

This message is displayed when printing cannot be performed.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Power source

: DC 5 V

Power consumption

: 4.0 W (when the LCD screen is off)

5.6 W (when the LCD screen is on)

Dimensions

Weight

: 101 (W) mm x 67 (H) mm x 59 (D) mm

(4-3/8" x 2-11/16" x 2-3/8") (except protruding parts)

: Approx. 290 g (0.64 lbs)

(without a Memory card and battery)

Operating temperature

Relative humidity

Storage temperature

LCD screen

: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

: 35% to 80%

: –20°C to 50°C (–4°F to 122°F)

: 2.0 inch, polysilicon TFT (200,000 pixels)

: SmartMedia^TM3.3V (up to 64MB)

Storage media

CCD

: 3.34 million pixels (3.24 million valid pixels),

1/1.8" square pixels, primary color filter,

interlace scan CCD

Focal distance

: 7.5 mm to 17.5 mm

(equivalent to 37mm to 86 mm on a 35 mm still camera)

Lens

: 2.3X optical zoom lens

Video

: 160 pixels x 120 pixels, 20 seconds, JVC original format

Recording format

: Exif Ver. 2.1 (DCF compliant), TIFF (Uncompressed),

DPOF-compatible

Sensitivity

: 80/160/320 (ISO compliant)

: F2.8/3.8, 5.6, 8, 11

Iris value (F value)

Exposure control

Exposure compensation

Minimum subject distance

Light measurement system

Flash

: Program AE, iris priority AE

: +/–2EV (0.5EV steps)

: Approx. 2 cm to 50 cm (in Macro mode)

: Multi, spot

: Built-in,

Auto/red-eye prevention/forced/disabled

Recommended distance for flash : Approx. 2.5 m

Shutter speed

: Auto (Program AE: 1/8 seconds – 1/750 seconds,

Iris priority AE: 1/4 seconds – 1/750seconds )

White balance

Focus

: Auto/Manual (

: Auto/Manual

, MWB,

)

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Self timer

: 1 second, 8 seconds

Photo quality

: 3 modes (STANDARD/FINE/NO COMP.)

Number of storable photos

(with an 8MB Memory card,

STANDARD/FINE/NO COMP.)

: 2032 x 1536: approx. 10/8/0

1024 x 768: approx. 43/32/3

640 x 480: approx. 87/65/8

Battery

: Lithium ion battery

Printer connector

VIDEO output connector

Digital output connector

: Output for optional printer

: Two-pole plug, 3.5 mm diameter (NTSC)

: Mini-USB connector

AC Power Adapter/Charger AA-V37

Power requirement

: AC 120 V`, 60 Hz

U.S.A. and Canada

Other countries

Power consumption

Output

: AC 110 V – 240 V`, 50 Hz/60 Hz

: 23 W

Charge

: DC 3.6 V , 0.77 A

: DC 5.0 V , 1.5 A

Camera

: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

Operating temperature

[when charging: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)]

Dimensions

Weight

: 68 (W) mm x 38 (H) mm x 110 (D) mm

(2-11/16" x 1-1/2" x 4-3/8")

: Approx. 230 g (0.51 lbs) (without a DC cord)

E. & O. E. Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

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INDEX

Adding Special Effects ................................ 54

Attaching the Hand strap............................ 21

Attaching the Lens Cover ........................... 21

Pixel Shift Mode ......................................... 46

Playing Back Still Pictures .......................... 31

Power dial.................................................. 14

Printing a Picture........................................ 60

Printing by DPOF Setting ........................... 62

Protecting Pictures ..................................... 52

BEEP VOL. ................................................. 65

CAMERA SETTING Menu Screen ............... 16

Changing the AE/AF Area ........................... 43

Charging the Battery................................... 18

Collage Mode ............................................ 45

Connecting the Camera to a Power

Outlet ........................................................ 20

Q. REVIEW ................................................ 65

Selecting the Picture Quality ...................... 29

Selecting the Picture Size ........................... 28

Selecting the Shooting Mode...................... 26

Self Timer................................................... 32

Sensitivity Setting ....................................... 40

SET UP Menu Screen ................................. 16

Setting the Date and Time .......................... 66

Shoot standby lamp.................................... 30

Shooting Continuous Photos ...................... 42

Shutter Button ............................................ 24

Software Section for Macintosh^®................ 75

Software Section for Windows^®.................. 67

Connecting the Camera to a TV ................. 58

Deleting Pictures ........................................ 53

Display Mode during Playback .................. 51

Error Messages ........................................... 84

Exposure Control........................................ 37

Flash Shooting............................................ 33

Formatting a Memory Card ........................ 23

Full Auto Shooting ..................................... 30

USB Connection .................................. 68, 75

Using a Tripod............................................ 25

Video Playback .......................................... 50

Video Shooting .......................................... 49

Viewfinder ................................................. 24

Inputting the Calendar................................ 57

Iris Setting .................................................. 35

LCD Panel.................................................. 14

LCD screen ................................................ 15

White Balance Ajustment ........................... 38

Wide Range Mode ..................................... 47

Manual Focus ............................................ 34

Memory card ............................................. 22

Zoom Shooting .......................................... 27

Noise Reduction Mode .............................. 48

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CAUTIONS

When using the AC Power Adapter in areas other

than the USA

AC Power Adapter (Optional)

1. To prevent fire, electric shock or injury . . .

.... DO NOT use the AC power adapter with any

power source or voltage not supported.

.... DO NOT modify or disassemble the AC

power adapter. Never attempt to repair or

check it yourself, as this is very dangerous.

Consult your nearest JVC dealer for mainte-

nance on the AC power adapter.

Ⅲ The provided AC Power Adapter features

automatic voltage selection in the AC range from

110 V to 240 V.

USING HOUSEHOLD AC PLUG ADAPTER

In case of connecting the unit’s power cord to an

AC wall outlet other than American National

Standard C73 series type use an AC plug adapter,

called a “Siemens Plug”, as shown.

.... DO NOT connect any power cord other than

the one provided to the AC power adapter. If

the power cord's performance or design is

different, fire or electric shock may result.

.... first connect the power cord to the AC power

adapter. If the power cord is connected first

to an AC outlet, and the AC power adapter's

connector comes in contact with a metallic

object, a short-circuit will occur which may

result in fire or injury.

For this AC plug adapter, consult your nearest JVC

dealer.

Plug adapter

2. To prevent fire, malfunction or electric

shock . . .

.... DO NOT use any AC power adapter except

the one specified with this digital still

camera. If the AC adapter's performance or

design is different than what the digital

camera is designed for, fire, malfunction or

electric shocks may result. Before using,

thoroughly read the instructions of the digital

still camera and the AC power adapter.

3. To avoid malfunction . . .

.... connect the power cord to the AC power

adapter securely. If the power cord is

disconnected during use of the camera,

shooting or playback may become impossi-

ble and the image data may become corrupt.

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CAUTIONS (cont.)

4. To protect the unit, DO NOT . . .

Built-in Rechargeable Battery

.... allow it to become wet.

.... drop the unit or strike it against hard objects.

.... subject it to shock or excessive vibration

during transportation.

To store the date/time in memory, a rechargeable

battery is integrated in the camera. As long as the

camera is connected to an AC outlet using the AC

power adapter, or the batteries installed in the

camera continue to supply power to the camera, the

built-in battery is always charged. However, if the

camera is not used for approx. 3 months, the built-

in battery will become discharged and the date/time

stored in memory will be lost. When this occurs,

connect the camera to an AC outlet using the AC

power adapter for over 24 hours to charge the built-

in rechargeable battery. Before using the camera

again, set the date/time.

.... keep the lens directed at extremely bright

objects for long periods.

.... carry it by holding the lens. Be sure to hold

the main unit with both hands.

.... swing it excessively when using the hand

strap.

LCD Monitor

1. To prevent damage to the LCD monitor,

DO NOT . . .

Note that it is possible to use the camera without

setting the date/time.

.... push it strongly or apply any shocks.

.... place the camera with the LCD monitor on

the bottom.

Main Unit

2. To prolong service life . . .

1. For safety, DO NOT . . .

.... avoid rubbing it with coarse cloth.

.... open the camera’s chassis.

3. Be aware of the following phenomena for

LCD monitor use. These are not malfunc-

tions . . .

•While using the camera, the surface around the

LCD monitor and/or the back of the LCD monitor

may heat up.

.... disassemble or modify the unit.

.... allow inflammables, water or metallic objects

to enter the unit.

.... remove the batteries or disconnect the power

supply while the power is on.

2. Avoid using the unit . . .

.... in places subject to excessive humidity or

dust.

•If you leave power on for a long time, the surface

around the LCD monitor becomes hot.

.... in places subject to soot or steam such as

near a cooking stove.

.... in places subject to excessive shock or

vibration.

.... near a television set.

.... near appliances generating strong magnetic

or electric fields (speakers, broadcasting

antennas, etc.).

.... in places subject to extremely high (over

40°C or 104°F) or extremely low (under 0°C

or 32°F) temperatures.

How To Handle A CD-ROM

•Take care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface

(opposite to the printed surface). Do not write

anything or put a sticker on either the front or

back surface. If the CD-ROM gets dirty, gently

wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the center

hole using a circular motion.

•Do not use conventional disc cleaners or cleaning

spray.

•Do not bend the CD-ROM or touch its mirror

surface.

•Do not store your CD-ROM in a dusty, hot or

humid environment. Keep it away from direct

sunlight.

3. DO NOT leave the unit . . .

.... in places of over 50°C (122°F).

.... in places where humidity is extremely low.

(below 35%) or extremely high (above 80%).

.... in direct sunlight.

.... in a closed car in summer.

.... near a heater.

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Change or modifications not approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void the

user’s authority to operate the equipment. This

equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to

radio or television reception, which can be

determined by turning the equipment off and

on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following

measures:

About moisture condensation . . .

● You may have observed that pouring a cold

liquid into a glass will cause drops of water to

form on the glass’ outer surface. This same

phenomenon occurs on the lens of the

camera when it is moved from a cool place to

a warm place, after heating a cold room,

under extremely humid conditions or in a

place directly subjected to the cool air from

an air conditioner.

Serious malfunctioning

If malfunctioning occurs, stop using the unit

immediately and consult your local JVC dealer.

Declaration of Conformity

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equip-

ment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

Model Number

Trade Name

Responsible party

Address

: GC-QX3U

: JVC

: JVC Americas Corp.

: 1700 Valley Road

Wayne, N. J. 07470

: (973) 315–5000

Telephone Number

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two

conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept

any interference received, including interfer-

ence that may cause undesired operation.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with

Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est

conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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FOR SERVICING (Only in U.S.A.)

HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER

TOLL FREE: 1-800-252-5722

Dear customer:

In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase, read the instruction booklet before

operating the unit. In the event that repair is necessary, or for the address nearest your location,

please refer to the factory service center list below or within the Continental United States, call 1-800-

252-5722 for your authorized servicer. Remember to retain your Bill of Sale for Warranty Service.

— JVC

JVC SERVICE & ENGINEERING

COMPANY OF AMERICA

DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP.

FACTORY SERVICE CENTER LOCATIONS

10 New Maple Avenue

Pine Brook, NJ 07058-9641

(973) 396-1000

1500 Lakes Parkway

Lawrenceville, GA 30243-5857

(770) 339-2522

705 Enterprise Street

Aurora, IL 60504-8135

(630) 851-7855

5665 Corporate Avenue

Cypress, CA 90630-4727

(714) 229-8011

10700 Hammerly Blvd., Suite 110 2969 Mapunapuna Place, Suite 105

Houston, TX 77043-2310

(713) 935-9331

Honolulu, HI 96819-2000

(808) 833-5828

13 Cummings Park

Woburn, MA 01801-2105

(781) 376-9100

8192 West State Road 84

Davie, FL 33324-4611

(954) 472-1960

890 Dubuque Avenue

South San Francisco, CA 94080-1804

(415) 871-2666

Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the

engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the

high level performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization

stands behind our products.

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

JVC SERVICE & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF AMERICA

DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP.

10 New Maple Avenue

Pine Brook, NJ 07058-9641

If you ship the product...

Pack your JVC unit in the original carton or one of equivalent size and strength. Enclose, with the unit,

a letter stating the problem or symptom that exists and also a copy of the receipt or bill of sale you

received when you purchased your JVC unit. Print your home return address on the outside and the

inside of the carton. Send to the appropriate JVC Factory Service Center as listed above.

Don’t service it yourself.

ACCESSORIES

To purchase accessories for your JVC product, you

may contact your local JVC Dealer.

Or from the 48 Continental United States call toll free:

CAUTION

To prevent electrical shock, do not open the

cabinet. No user serviceable parts inside.

Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

1-800-882-2345.

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WARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.)

LIMITED WARRANTY

CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90

JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONLY TO

THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP

from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below. (“The Warranty Period”)

PARTS

LABOR

DAYS

THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA AND IN COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO.

WHAT WE WILL DO:

If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner.

Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during normal business hours at JVC authorized

service centers. Parts used for replacement are warranted only for the remainder of the Warranty Period. All

products and parts thereof may be brought to a JVC authorized service center on a carry-in basis except for

Television sets having a screen size 25 inches and above which are covered on an in-home basis.

WHAT YOU MUST DO FOR WARRANTY SERVICE:

Return your product to a JVC authorized service center with a copy of your bill of sale. For your nearest JVC

authorized service center, please call toll free: (800) 252-5722.

If service is not available locally, box the product carefully, preferably in the original carton, and ship, insured, with

a copy of your bill of sale plus a letter of explanation of the problem to the nearest JVC Factory Service Center,

the name and location of which will be given to you by the toll-free number.

If you have any questions concerning your JVC Product, please contact our Customer Relations Department.

WHAT IS NOT COVERED:

This limited warranty provided by JVC does not cover:

1. Products which have been subject to abuse, accident, alteration, modification, tampering, negligence, misuse,

faulty installation, lack of reasonable care, or if repaired or serviced by anyone other than a service facility

authorized by JVC to render such service, or if affixed to any attachment not provided with the products, or if

the model or serial number has been altered, tampered with, defaced or removed;

2. Initial installation and installation and removal for repair;

3. Operational adjustments covered in the Owner’s Manual, normal maintenance, video and audio head cleaning;

4. Damage that occurs in shipment, due to act of God, and cosmetic damage;

5. Signal reception problems and failures due to line power surge;

6. Video Pick-up Tubes/CCD Image Sensor, Cartridge, Stylus (Needle) are covered for 90 days from the date of

purchase;

7. Accessories;

8. Batteries (except that Rechargeable Batteries are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase);from the date

of purchase);

There are no other express warranties except as listed above.

THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF

MERCHANTABILITY, IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN.

JVC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR ANY

OTHER DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT

LIMITATION, DAMAGE TO TAPES, RECORDS OR DISCS) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT,

OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES,

INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE

LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE.

Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an

implied warranty lasts, so these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific

legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA

DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP.

1700 Valley Road

Wayne, NJ 07470

REFURBISHED PRODUCTS CARRY A SEPARATE WARRANTY, THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY. FOR

DETAILS OF REFURBISHED PRODUCT WARRANTY, PLEASE REFER TO THE REFURBISHED PRODUCT

WARRANTY INFORMATION PACKAGED WITH EACH REFURBISHED PRODUCT.

For customer use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which is located either on the rear, bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain

this information for future reference.

Model No.:

Serial No:

Name of dealer:

Purchase date:

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