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VPC-E1500TP

14 megapixels photos Videos in 720p format 4x optical zoom 3 inch touch panel LCD monitor
Technical specifications Effective pixel count 14 megapixels Image sensor CCD sensor, 1/2.3 inch, 14 megapixels Recording media 32 MB internal memory, supports SD/SDHC memory cards up to 32 GB (optional) Recording file format Still Image EXIF 2.2 compatible format (JPEG compression) Video AVI (MJPEG), Audio: WAV Resolution (pixels) Still Image 14M (4,320 x 3,240), 3:2 (4,320 x 2,880), 8M (3,264 x 2,448), 5M (2,592 x 1,944), 3M (2,048 x 1,536) Video HD ready (1,280 x 720), VGA (640 x 480) Lens Focal Length: f = 5.05 (W) ~ 20.2 (T) mm, Aperture: F = 2.8 (W) ~ 6.3 (T), Autofocus Angle of view / Zoom ratio f = mm, 4x optical zoom (35 mm equiv.) Recording distance Wide: 12cm ~ infinity Tele: 70cm ~ infinity Shutter speed Auto: 1 1/2,000 sec. Night: 15 1/2,000 sec. Fireworks: 2 sec. Digital zoom 5x digital zoom Focus Wide, Center, Face Chaser, Touch shot Scene select Auto, Movie, Program, Intelligent Scene, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Backlight, Kids, Night scene, Fireworks, Snow, Sports, Party, Candlelight, Night portrait, Soft skin, Flowing water, Food, Building, Text, Foliage, Auction, Smile Capture, Blink Detection, Pre-Composition, Love Portrait, Self Portrait, HDR, Voice REC Photometry Multi, Center, Spot Sensitivity Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,600, 3,200 (3M, 16:9 <2M>, VGA), 6,400 (3M, 16:9 <2M>, VGA) Exposure correction 0 +/ 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps Subject recognition Face recognition Self-timer 2 sec./10 sec., Double, Burst, Speedy Burst, Off White balance Auto White Balance, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Custom Flash Auto Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync, Forced Off Audio Microphone: built-in, Speaker: built-in Monitor 3 inch touch panel LCD monitor Interface USB/AV-OUT, NTSC/PAL (selected by Setup Menu) Languages English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Brazil Portuguese, Dutch, Greek, Turkish, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Arabic, Indonesia, Malay, Thai, Korean, Simple Chinese, Traditional Chinese Power supply Li-ion battery Dimensions 91.57 (W) x 57.77 (D) x 18.23 (H) mm Weight 110 g (body only) Operating environment Temperature: 0 40C, Humidity: % Colour silver, black

3 Year Guarantee

Technical specifications subject to change without notice. Date 10/2010
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Please recycle used rechargeable batteries. All rechargeable batteries contain precious resources that can be used. To learn more about recycling or to find a drop-off location, please visit http://www.rbrc.org

FCC Information

Tested To Comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
Model number: VPC-E1500TP Trade name: SANYO Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311 Telephone No.: (818) 998-7322 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 2 conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Canadian ICES-003 Information Trademark Information
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. SD is a trademark. SDHC is a trademark. Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Notice: Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice. This includes primary product specifications, software, software drivers, and users manual. This User Manual is a general reference guide for the product. The product and accessories that come with your camera may be different from those described in this manual. This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements, customer demographics, and geographical preferences. Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries, memory cards, cables, pouches, and language support. Occasionally a retailer will specify a unique product color, appearance, and internal memory capacity. Contact your dealer for precise product definition and included accessories. The illustrations in this manual are for the purpose of explanation and may differ from the actual design of your camera. The manufacturer assumes no liability for any errors or discrepancies in this user manual.

Onscreen Touch Buttons

The control buttons appear on the touch screen and change dynamically depending on the task youre performing.

Touch Button

Record mode Flash Self-timer/Burst Macro AF area/ Face tracking Menu Display
Tap to launch the scene mode menu. Tap to popup the Flash menu. Tap to popup the self-timer/burst menu. Tap to popup the macro menu. Tap to popup the AF area/Face tracking menu. Tap to launch record menu. Tap to switch the display mode of the LCD monitor.
Delete Previous file Next file Exit Return OK
Tap to delete the file. Tap to view the previous file. Tap to view the next file. Tap to exit the menu. Tap to return main menu or last screen. Tap to apply the setting.

Camera Memory

Internal memory
Your camera is equipped with 32MB of internal memory. Users can store images up to 14MB. If there is no memory card inserted in the memory card slot, all images, videos and audio clips recorded are automatically stored in the internal memory.

External storage

Your camera supports SD cards of up to 4GB in size. It also supports SDHC cards with a maximum capacity of 32GB. If there is a storage card inserted in the memory slot, the camera automatically saves all images, videos and audio clips in the external storage card. The icon camera is using SD card. indicates the
Not all cards may be compatible with your camera. When purchasing a card, please check the card's specifications and take the camera with you.

Getting Started

Attach the Camera Strap

Inserting the Battery

Follow these instructions to insert the rechargeable battery into the battery/memory card compartment. Please read "Battery Information" on page 10 before inserting/removing batteries. 1. Make sure the power is off before inserting the battery.
2. Unlock and open the Battery/memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera.
3. Insert the battery into the compartment with the terminal facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown.
4. Close and lock the Battery/memory card compartment
Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card
Expand your cameras storage by using SD or SDHC memory cards. 1. Unlock and open the Battery/memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the SD/SDHC card into the memory card slot with the metallic part facing the back side of the camera. 3. Push the SD/SDHC card into the memory slot until it clicks into place. 4. Close and lock the Battery/memory card compartment.
To remove the SD/SDHC card
1. Unlock and open the Battery/memory card compartment. 2. Gently push the card until it pops out. 3. Pull out the card carefully.

Charging the Battery by USB
In other way charging the battery, you can use the USB cable to connect the camera with PC or USB adapter. 1. Connect the camera with the USB cable as shown. 2. Connect the other end with the USB adapter and plug it into a power outlet or with the USB port of PC directly for charging. When the battery is charging, the LED indicator lights up. When the battery is fully charged, the LED indicator goes off. When the battery is unusual charged, the LED indicator flashes rapidly. When the camera charges without the battery inside, the LED indicator goes off.
It's recommended not operating the camera when charging.
Turning the Power On and Off
Press the Power button to turn on the camera. There are two ways to turn on the camera: The startup image displays briefly and the startup sound plays if enabled. The zoom lens extends and the camera is turned on in Record mode. The camera is turned on in Playback mode. The zoom lens is not extended. To turn off the camera, press the Power button.

Initial Settings

When you turn on your camera for the first time, you will be asked to do the initial settings of your camera. First is the setup of language menu. Secondly, setup the Date and Time.

Setting the Language

Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor. or to turn pages. 1. Tap to apply. 2. Tap
Setting the Date & Time
1. Tap the screen to select Year/Month/Date or Hour/Minute. 2. Tap or to change the value for the date and time. to apply. 3. Tap
If necessary, tap to return the language menu. Now, you are ready to start taking images and videos.

Holding down the

buttons to change the values continuously.
Your camera has two modes:

Record Mode

This is the default mode while you turn on the camera every time. You are able to take images and record videos/audio clips in this mode. Press the Playback button after the camera is turned on to view and edit captured images or playback videos and audio clips. The recording of voice memo attached to images is available in this mode.

Playback Mode

Using the Touch Screen
The touch screen shows all important information regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video. It also provides all kinds of touch buttons to control the settings for the camera. The display on the touch screen is called the On Screen Display or OSD.

Touch screen Layout

Photo Mode Screen Layout

11 AF lamp Focus area

Indicates focus area. Displays zoom.
Indicates AF lamp is enabled.
Zoom indicator Shots remaining Battery Storage media Shake warning Touch button AF area/Face tracking Touch button - Display Stabilizer Photo size
Indicates the remaining shots available. Indicates battery level. Indicates current storage media in use. Indicates that the camera is shaking. Tap to display the AF area/face tracking popup menu. Tap to switch the display mode of the LCD monitor. Indicates stabilizer function is enabled. Displays photo size settings.
Quality Sharpness Metering White balance Contrast Saturation Exposure ISO Shutter speed Aperture value Touch button - Menu Touch button - Macro Touch button Self-timer/Burst AEB Touch button - Flash Touch button - Record mode
Displays quality settings. Displays sharpness settings. Displays metering settings. Displays white balance settings. Displays contrast settings. Displays saturation settings. Displays exposure settings. Displays ISO settings. Displays shutter speed settings. Displays aperture settings. Tap to launch record menu Tap to display the macro popup menu. Tap to display the self-timer/burst popup menu. Indicates AEB function is enabled Tap to popup the flash menu. Tap to launch the scene mode menu.
Scene Mode - Movie Mode Screen Layout

Standby layout

Recording Layout
Touch button - Record mode Zoom indicator Time remaining Battery Storage media Touch button - Display White balance Metering Movie size Touch button - Menu Touch button - Macro Touch button - Pre Record Touch button - Pause Recorded time Recording status Displays zoom.
Tap to launch the scene mode menu.
Indicates the remaining time of video available. Indicates battery level. Indicates current storage media in use. Tap to switch the display mode of the LCD monitor. Displays white balance settings. Displays metering settings. Displays movie size settings. Tap to launch record menu. Tap to display the macro popup menu. Tap to set pre record on/off. Tap to pause/resume recording. Display recorded time. Display recording status.

Playback Mode Screen Layout
The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of image being viewed.
Playback mode display of still images:
File no./Total no. Battery Storage media Touch button - Next file Touch button - Display Aperture value Shutter speed Flash White balance ISO Exposure Favorite Folder/Filename Date & Time
Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card. Indicates battery level. Indicates used storage memory. Tap to view the next file. Tap to switch the display mode of the LCD monitor. Displays aperture value of the image. Displays shutter speed setting of the image Displays flash setting of the image. Displays white balance setting of the image. Displays ISO setting of the image. Displays exposure setting of the image. Indicates file is set as favorite. Indicate the location/filename of the image Displays the recorded date & time of the image.
Recording mode Image Size Touch button - Menu Voice memo Touch button - Previous file DPOF Protect Playback mode Delete
Indicates recording mode. Displays the image size settings. Tap to launch playback menu. Tap to record an attached voice memo for the image. Tap to view the previous file. Indicates the file is marked for printing. Indicates file is protected. Indicates playback mode. Tap to delete the file.

Playback mode of videos:

Playback layout

Playing Layout

File no./Total no. Battery Storage media Touch button - Next file Touch button - Play Touch button - Display Folder/Filename Date & Time Video size Touch button - Menu Touch button - Previous file Protect Playback mode Playing status Played time Control touch panel Delete
Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card. Indicates battery level. Indicates used storage memory. Tap to view the next file. Tap to play the video clip. Tap to switch the display mode of the LCD monitor. Indicate the location/filename of the video clip. Displays the recorded date & time of the video clip. Indicates the size of video clip. Tap to launch playback menu. Tap to view the previous file. Indicates file is protected. Indicates playback mode. Displays playing status. Indicates the played time of the video. The control panel of video clip. (Repeat, Stop, Rewind, Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Snap Shot/Volume) Tap to delete the file.

Press the shutter button halfway

Using the Stabilizer

The Stabilizer function works according to the luminance of the target object. This function uses special image data processing for getting high sensitivity of CCD. High sensitivity can use higher shutter speed compared with normal mode, so it reduces influence of hand shaking. Press the stabilizer button before pressing the shutter button. Stabilizer button

To activate Stabilizer

Press the Stabilizer button on top of your camera to enable/disable stabilizer. If Stabilizer is enabled, the stabilizer icon is displayed on the LCD monitor and the ISO setting is automatically set to Auto. See "Setting ISO" on page 52 for more details.

Stabilizer on

Setting the Zoom Control
Using a combination of 4 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 20 times magnification. While the digital zoom can be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainier) the image will appear. Please refer to "Setting the Digital Zoom" on page 58 on how to setup digital zoom.
To adjusts the optical zoom:
1. Spin the Zoom lever to zoom in or zoom out an image. 2. The zoom indicator appears on the LCD monitor.

Zoom lever

1. 2. Spin the lever clockwise (right) to zoom in. Spin the lever counterclockwise (left) to zoom out.
To adjusts the digital zoom:
1. Activate digital zoom. See "Setting the Digital Zoom" on page 58. 2. Spin the Zoom lever clockwise/counterclockwise optically zooms in/out to the maximum until it stops. 3. Release the Zoom lever. Optical zoom 1X to 4X Digital zoom 1X to 5X
Digital zoom is not activated in recording videos.

Using Flash

When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions, use the onscreen Flash button to get correct exposure. This function cannot be activated in recording videos or continuous shooting.

To activate Flash:

Tap the onscreen Flash button to display the popup flash menu and tap desired flash mode icon.
Your camera is equipped with five flash modes:
Auto Flash Red-eye reduction Forced on Slow sync Forced off
The flash fires automatically whenever extra lighting is needed. The flash fires twice to reduce the red-eye effect. The flash fires whenever you press the shutter button regardless of lighting conditions. The flash fires with a slow shutter speed. The flash is turned off.
Flash function is only available in shooting still images but not available in Burst and AEB modes. Do not charge the flash while spinning the Zoom lever. Charge the flash after releasing the Zoom lever if necessary.

Setting the Focus Mode

This function allows users to define the type of focus when recording a still image or a video clip.
To set the Focus mode: Tap the onscreen Macro button to display

Foliage

Auction

Smile Capture

Blink Detection

Pre-composition

Love Portrait

Self Portrait

Fisheye Lens

Voice REC

This mode is used to record audio clips.

Using Intelligent Scene

This feature is most useful for novice users to capture great images even without basic knowledge of photography. Simply frame the shot with the help of Intelligent Scene Mode, the camera automatically recognizes 11 kinds of scenes - Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Macro, Text, Snow, Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Night Scene, Night Portrait and Foliage - and selects the ideal settings.
Intelligent scene icon. After the camera detects the shooting conditions, this icon changes to show the detected scene mode.
To activate Intelligent Scene
The camera changed to Landscape mode automatically.
1. Select Intelligent Scene from the Scene Mode menu. 2. Focus the camera on the subject to capture. 3. The camera detects the shooting conditions and switches to an appropriate scene mode. 4. Half press the shutter button to focus the subject. The frame turns green to indicate focus is set. 5. Press the shutter button to take the shot.

Using Kids Mode

Tactically, kids are the most difficult to photograph. They tend to be highly animated and can be a real challenge to make them pay attention for more than just a second or two. To capture a great moment for your kids, just keep the camera in kid mode. The mode provides higher shutter speed and always focuses on moving subject.

Using Sports Mode

When you need a series of sports motion images, such as a golf swing, or try to capture the images of a flying hummingbird/butterfly, be sure to switch the scene mode to sports mode. This mode provides shutter in burst speed (Keep shooting images long as the shutter button is pressed) which allows you to capture a sequence of pictures that are frames apart clearly.
Make sure you have plenty of memory in your memory card as you will need it when you start shooting.

Using Party Mode

Let the Party mode on! It can be difficult to get everyone on a party. While you have the whole gang together, take a group or family portrait. Party mode features on Red-eye reduction flash and face tracking. Youll miss fewer shots, and have more time to focus on enjoying the party.

Using Soft Skin mode

When the soft skin mode is activated, it makes wrinkles and lines look less conspicuous, while preserving resolution in areas of the picture outside of the skin. The camera detects skin color area, such as the face and processes the image to make the skin appear smooth.

Using Food Mode

How to share your dining experiences and comments of interesting widgets on your blog by close-up images? Just get the camera and set the scene with food mode. This mode features on macro focus and auto flash designed for close-up photography.
Macro focus and Auto Flash are enabled by using Food mode.

Using Foliage Mode

A scenic image, such as a garden or forest scene, that full of doll green colors is boring. In foliage mode, the greens, blues, are brilliantly enhanced making scenic pictures pop out with bright color.

Using LOMO Mode

The LOMO mode applies the following effects on the photo: 1. 2. 3. 4. Over-saturated colors Off-kilter exposure Blurring Darkening around the edges of photo

Original

LOMO 43

Using Auction Mode

Its hard and wastes a lot of time to combine several images by software. Select Auction mode and choose a pattern, then take a few shots from different angles. The camera composes a combined image in lower resolution suited to online posting. 1. Select Auction mode from Scene mode menu. 2. Choose a pattern by tapping the icon. 3. Return the preview screen to start shooting.
4. Frame the subject and press the Shutter button to take the first shot.
5. Or, tap the onscreen Auction button pattern.

to reset

6. Tap Continue button to proceed the second shot. 7. Or, tap Cancel button to go back the first shot.
8. Repeat step 4 to 6, until the pattern is filled in images.
9. Tap Save image button to save the composed image. 10. Or, tap Cancel button to go back last shot. 11. The image can be transferred to PC via USB cable (Please refer to "Connecting the Camera to a PC" on page 87) or memory card reader and uploaded to website
Auction mode provides 4 kinds of pattern as follow
The image is set to low quality and VGA (640x480) size only.

Using Smile Capture Mode

When facing camera, especially kids, smiles are always short and hard to seize by manual shutter. Smile capture mode detects every smile all the time and performs Automatic Focus (AF) to capture an image without pressing shutter button. Follow the instructions to get a Happy image by Smile Capture Mode: 1. Select Smile capture mode from Scene Mode menu. 2. Focus the camera on the subject to capture. 3. When a smile is detected, the white focus frame turns green to denote camera shutter and take a shot automatically.

Setting the Digital Zoom

This feature controls the digital zoom mode of your camera. Your camera enlarges an image using the optical zoom first. When the zoom scale exceeds 4x, the camera uses digital zoom.

To set Digital Zoom

1. From the Record menu, tap Digital Zoom. 2. Tap the desired option button to apply.
The table below shows the available Digital Zoom settings.
Intelligent Zoom Standard Zoom Off
Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion. This feature is available for still images only. Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 5x in preview, but the image quality deteriorates. Uses the optical zoom only.
Digital Zoom is not available in Face tracking on, ISO6400, Speedy Burst, Movie, and Voice Recording modes. The maximum Intellect zoom scale varies depending on the image type and resolution.

Setting the Date Stamp

The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images. This function must be activated before the image is captured. Once date and time are stamped on an image, they can no longer be edited or deleted. Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows: Available for still images only. May slow down AEB/ Burst shooting when Date Stamp is enabled in AEB/ Burst mode. In vertical or rotated images, the date and time on your images still appear horizontally.

To set Date Stamp

1. From the Record menu, tap Date Stamp. 2. Tap the desired option button to apply.

Setting Auto Review

The Auto Review function lets you view the captured image right after shooting it. If Auto review is enabled, the camera will display the captured image for 1 second in the LCD monitor. To set Auto Review 1. From the Record menu, tap Auto Review. 2. Tap On/Off to enable/disable Auto review.

Recording Videos

You can record videos with the camera; the available recording time depends on the capacity of the memory card. Videos can be recorded until the maximum memory capacity has been reached. However the length of a single video may be limited (the limitation depends on the camera model). and choose 1. Tap onscreen Record mode button "Movie". Or, from the Record menu, tap scene mode and choose "Movie". 2. Focus your camera on the subject that you want to take. 3. Press the Shutter button to start recording. 4. Use the Zoom lever to zoom in/out the subject. 5. To pause recording, tap the Pause button 6. To continue recording, tap the Pause again. 7. To stop recording, press the Shutter button.
When the camera stop recording due to reaching maximum capacity (4GB) for a single video, simply press the Shutter button again to continue recording. The camera will automatically stop recording when the memory capacity is full. Digital zoom is not available while recording a video. Sound cannot be recorded while using Zoom lever. Power save is not available in video recording or pause recording.

Volume cannot be adjusted when you Pause. Onscreen control panel and playing info appears 2 seconds then hide. Tap the screen to pop them up.

Playing Voice Memo

Voice memo is separately recorded and attached to a captured image. See "Voice Memo" on page 77 on how to record voice memo. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode.
2. Tap the button to play the voice recording. 3. Tap the button to pause playback; tap the button to resume. button to stop the playback and return 4. Tap the single navigation mode. button to set repeat on/off. 5. Tap the
Volume cannot be adjusted when you pause the voice memo Onscreen control panel and playing info appears 2 seconds then hide. Tap the screen to pop them up.

Volume Control

This feature controls the audio volume only when a video, voice recording or voice memo is playing back. To set volume control: button to popup the 1. During playback, tap the volume bar. 2. Slide your finger vertically on it to adjust the volume. 3. Or, use Zoom lever to control volume. Spin zoom in/out to increase/decrease volume.

Volume level: 0~10

Playback Menu
The Playback menu allows you to edit images, record voice memo, and setup playback settings.

To go to Playback Menu:

1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch the Playback Menu. 3. Tap or to turn pages. 4. Tap the desired option button to enter submenu. 5. Configure the settings in the submenu. button to save and apply changed 6. Tap the settings. 7. Tap the or button to exit the menu or return main menu anytime.

Delete

The Delete function allows to remove unwanted files in the internal memory or on the memory card. Protected files cannot be erased, to delete, unprotect the file first. See "Protect" on page 77.
To delete an image/video/audio clip:
1. Press the Playback button on the camera and locate the desired image by Single navigation or Photo stream mode. 2. Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch Playback menu and tap Delete. Or, tap the onscreen button from Single navigation or Photo stream mode. Available settings are as follow: Single. Select one file to delete. Voice Only. Delete the attached voice memo only, not voice clips. The image is still retained in the memory. Select. Select multiple files to delete at the same time. All. Delete all files.

To delete a single file:

1. Tap Single button in the delete submenu to popup confirm menu. 2. Tap Yes to delete the file, Cancel to abort.
To delete attached voice memo:
1. Locate an image with voice memo attached in single navigation. 2. Tap the onscreen Voice only button in the delete submenu to popup confirm menu. 3. Tap Yes to delete the voice memo, Cancel to abort.

To configure slide show settings:

Favorite

Arrange your files by sorting them to the built-in 10 favorite groups. The feature makes it easier to locate the desired image/video/voice recording among numerous files with the function "Search Photos".
To add/remove files to Favorite groups:
1. Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired file by single navigation or photo steam mode. 2. Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Favorite. button from photo stream Or, tap the onscreen mode. 3. Tap to select a group to mark the desired file and return playback mode. 4. Repeat step 1 and 2 to remove the desired file from the favorite group. 5. Tap Yes to confirm, Cancel to abort.

Quick Retouch

The unique feature is designed to create a retouched copy for a still image with the best balance of contrast and saturation.

To use Quick Retouch:

1. Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation. 2. Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Quick retouch. or 3. Tap to select a retouched level by the onscreen button. Available levels: Low/Normal/High. 4. Tap the onscreen level button to popup confirm menu. 5. Tap Yes to create a copy, Cancel to abort.

Red-eye Correction

The function is used to reduce red eye in captured images. This function is only available for still images. Red eye correction can be applied to an image several times, but the quality may gradually deteriorate.
To activate Red Eye Correction:
1. Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation. 2. Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Red-eye Correction. 3. Tap the onscreen Start button to popup confirm menu. 4. Tap Yes to save the corrected image as a new one, Cancel to abort. 5. Repeat step 2 to 4 to enhance the correction, if necessary.

Perspective Control

You may have noticed that buildings look as though they are thinner at the top when you shoot from a low viewpoint, also a road disappearing into the distance. All these are result of perspective distortion and all affected by the angle of view and focusing point. Perspective Control allows you to make areas thicker or narrower to correct these distortions.

Do not capture images, play back images, or watch the LCD monitor while driving a vehicle. Doing so may cause an accident. Be careful where you put down the camera inside an automobile. During sudden stops or turns it may fall behind the brake pedal and prevent braking.
WARNING Do not use while driving
Do not look through the camera into the sun
The camera may fall, resulting in damage to the camera or injury. If the camera has fallen or has been trampled on, and its body is damaged, turn it off, remove the battery, and take it to the dealer for repair. Using the camera after its body has been damaged may cause a fire or electric shock.
Pay close attention to your surroundings when using the camera. Failure to do so may lead to an accident or injury. When using the camera while walking, be very careful of your surroundings and especially the traffic to avoid accidents. Do not use the camera inside an airplane or elsewhere where its use may be restricted. Doing so may cause an accident.
Do not use the flash or LED light close to a persons eyes
Do not look through the camera at the sun or any other strong source of light. Doing so may seriously injure your eyes.
This camera is not water-resistant. Do not allow it to get wet, as doing so may cause a fire or electric shock. Do not use the camera in a bathroom. If the camera gets wet, immediately turn it off and remove the battery. Then take it to a dealer for repair. Using the camera after it has been become wet may cause a fire, electric shock, or other accident.
Do not get the camera wet
Do not use where there is risk of explosion
To prevent possible eye injury, do not use the flash or LED light near a persons eyes. If the flash or LED light is used close to a persons opened eyes, there is a risk that it may damage his/her eyesight. Especially with young children or babies, use the flash or LED light from a distance of at least 1 meter away. Pointing the flash or LED light towards a driver of a vehicle may cause temporary blindness leading to an accident.
Do not use the camera in a location where there is explosive gas, or any other flammable material in the air. Doing so may cause a fire or an explosion.

Cautions concerning data storage

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