[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Camera 14 Mega Pixels VPC-E1500TP Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera. Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference. Table of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety and Handling Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 FCC Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Canadian ICES-003 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Trademark Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Read this First. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 NOTES ON USING TOUCH PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CAUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Use a higher saturation setting for rich colors and a lower saturation setting for more natural tones. To set Saturation 1. Tap the desired option button to apply. The table below shows the available Saturation settings. Icon High Item Enhance the saturation. Description Normal Normal saturation. Low Reduce the saturation. 55 Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your images. To set Contrast 1. Tap the desired option button to apply. Icon High Item Enhance the contrast Description Normal Normal contrast Low Reduce the contrast Setting Flash To set Flash: 1. For more information, please refer to "Using Flash" on page 33. Setting Drive Mode To set Drive mode: 1. For more information, please refer to "Setting the Drive Mode" on page 35. Setting Focus Mode To set Focus mode: 1. For more information, please refer to "Setting the Focus Mode" on page 34. 56 Setting Color Mode The Color Mode function applies different colors or tones for a more artistic effect on the still images or videos. · Present the adjusting results on screen synchronously / in loop. when change options by tapping Icon Item Normal Vivid Sepia B&W Vivid Red Vivid Green Vivid Blue Color Accent (R) Color Accent (G) Color Accent (B) Description The camera records normally. The camera captures the image with more contrast and saturation emphasizing on the bold colors. Ideally used to record images like flowers and cars to make them more vivid. Ideally used to record images like mountains and lawns to make them more vivid. Ideally used to record images like the sky and the ocean, to make them look more vivid. Retains green tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white. Retains blue tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white. 57 Setting the Digital Zoom This feature controls the digital zoom mode of your camera. When the zoom scale exceeds 4x, the camera uses digital zoom. To set Digital Zoom 1. Tap the desired option button to apply. The table below shows the available Digital Zoom settings. Icon Item Intelligent Zoom Description Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion. Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 5x in preview, but the image quality deteriorates. Uses the optical zoom only. Standard Zoom Off · · 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. 58 Setting the Date Stamp The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images. 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. [. . . ] However, when the battery is removed for a long time, the camera functions may begin to not work properly. · If the battery is left in the camera, a small amount of power is still used even if the camera is turned off. If rechargeable batteries are left in the camera for a long period, they may become completely discharged and lose their ability to be recharged again. Cautions when cleaning the camera Cleaning procedure 1. (For safety, remove the power cord plug of the AC adaptor from the power outlet. ) 2. [. . . ]