6 VQT2C11 VQT2C11 7ContentsBefore useBefore use .............................................. 8Read first .......................................................8To prevent damage and faults .......................8Standard accessories ........................... 9Names of parts..................................... 10Cursor button ..............................................10PreparationsCharging battery .................................. 11Inserting battery and card .................. 13Picture save destination(cards and built-in memory) ........................14Remaining battery and memory capacity ....14Setting the clock .................................. 15Using menus ........................................ 16Menu type ...................................................17Using Quick menu .......................................18Using SETUP menu ......................... 19CLOCK SET/ WORLD TIME/TRAVEL DATE/ BEEP/ VOLUME/MONITOR ..............................................19LCD MODE/ DISPLAY SIZE/GUIDE LINE/ HISTOGRAM/REC AREA ...............................20ECONOMY/ AUTO REVIEW ............21ZOOM RESUME/ NO.RESET/RESET/ USB MODE .........................22VIDEO OUT/ TV ASPECT/HDMI MODE ........................23VIERA Link / VERSION DISP/FORMAT/ LANGUAGE .....................24DEMO MODE ........................................25BasicsBasic shooting operation ........ 26Holding the camera/Direction detection function ...27Mode dial.....................................................27Basic shooting operation ....... 28Holding the camera/Direction detection function ...29Mode dial.....................................................29Taking picture with automatic settings ... 30Face Detection and Face Recognition ........32AF TRACKING ............................................32Taking pictures with your own settings ... 33Align focus for desired composition ............34Taking pictures/motion pictures with zoom ... 35DIGITAL ZOOM .....................................37Viewing your pictures (NORMAL PLAY) ... 38Deleting pictures ................................. 39To delete multiple (up to 50) or all pictures ...39Application (Record)Changing recording information display ... 40Taking pictures with flash................... 41Taking close-up pictures/motion pictures ... 43TELE MACRO ......................................43MACRO ZOOM.......................................44Positioning camera and subject withinaccessible range for focus alignment ... 45Taking images with self-timer ............ 46Taking pictures/motion pictures withexposure compensation ..................... 47EXPOSURE ..........................................47AUTO BRACKET (Pictures only) ..........47Taking pictures by automaticallychanging the aspect ratio ....... 48Taking pictures according to the scene ... 49PORTRAIT/ SOFT SKIN/TRANSFORM/ SELF PORTRAIT .....50SCENERY/ PANORAMA ASSIST/SPORTS ................................................51NIGHT PORTRAIT/NIGHT SCENERY/ FOOD/PARTY/ CANDLE LIGHT ..................52BABY/ PET/ SUNSET ..................53HIGH SENS./ HI-SPEED BURST .....54FLASH BURST/ STARRY SKY .........55FIREWORKS/ BEACH/ SNOW/AERIAL PHOTO/ PIN HOLE .............56FILM GRAIN/ UNDERWATER ..........57Setting frequently-used scenemodes on the mode dial................ 58Taking motion pictures ...... 59Taking motion pictures ...... 62Taking pictures with the facerecognition function .......... 63Face Recognition function...........................63Face registration .........................................63Useful features for travel .................... 65TRAVEL DATE .......................................65WORLD TIME ........................................66Using REC/MOTION PICTURE menu ... 67PICTURE SIZE ......................................67QUALITY/ ASPECT RATIO/INTELLIGENT ISO ................................68SENSITIVITY .........................................69WHITE BALANCE .................................70FACE RECOG. / AF MODE ...71PRE AF/ METERING MODE ............. 73I.EXPOSURE/ BURST......................74DIGITAL ZOOM/ COLOR MODE/STABILIZER .........................................75MIN. SHTR SPEED/ AUDIO REC./AF ASSIST LAMP......................................76CLOCK SET/ REC MODE .....77REC QUALITY/ CONTINUOUS AF/WIND CUT ...............................78Taking/viewing clipboard pictures .... 79Viewing clipboard pictures .........................79Zoom mark/CLIPBOARD menu ..................80Application (View)Viewing as list(Multi playback/Calendar playback)... 81Viewing motion pictures/pictures with audio..... 82Different playback methods ............... 83SLIDE SHOW ........................................84MODE PLAY .............................85CATEGORY PLAY .................................86FAVORITE PLAY ...................................86Using PLAYBACK menu ..................... 87CALENDAR/ TITLE EDIT ..................87Text input method ........................................87TEXT STAMP.........................................88RESIZE ..................................................89TRIMMING.............................................90LEVELING/ FACE RECOG. ...91ASPECT CONV. / ROTATE DISP. .. 92FAVORITE .............................................93PRINT SET ............................................94PROTECT/ AUDIO DUB. ..................95COPY.....................................................96Connecting with other devicesCopying recorded pictures ................. 97Dubbing playback images via AV cables.....97Copying to computers .................................97Using with your PC.............................. 98Copying still pictures and motion pictures ...99Using the Multi Conversion Adaptor (optional) ...101Printing ............................................... 102Printing multiple pictures/Print with date and text..............................103Making print settings on camera ...............104Viewing on TV screen ....................... 105Viewing on a TV with HDMI Socket......................................................106VIERA Link (HDMI) (HDAVI Control TM)......................................................107OthersList of LCD monitor displays............ 110In recording ............................................... 110In playback ................................................ 111Message displays .............................. 112Q&A Troubleshooting ...................... 114Usage cautions and notes ................ 120Recording picture/time capacity ...... 122