■ Using the AC Adapter (sold separately)
An AC adapter can be connected to the HDC-401EX.
When playing images or videos on a TV or manipulating them on a computer or
otherwise keeping the camera on for a long period of time, use of the AC adapter
reduces battery consumption.
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Check to see if the camera power is turned
off.
If the camera is still on, press the power
switch to turn off the power.
Press the power switch to turn on the power.
is displayed on the LCD monitor.
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You can now use the camera in the same way you
do with battery power.
3
Insert the AC adapter
,
s mini-plug into the
DC input terminal on the camera.
2
Turn off the power.
Before connecting the AC adapter, be sure to turn off the camera
,
s power.
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You must purchase the AC adapter separately.
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You CANNOT charge AA nickel metal hydride batteries, etc., using the AC adapter.
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While the AC adapter is connected, power is not supplied from the dry batteries.
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The Power Off Time setting remains effective even while the AC adapter is
connected. The default setting is 3 minutes .
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Keep the connected AC adapter cable slack. If the cable remains taut, the
terminals may be subject to excessive force and sustain damage.
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■Setting the Image Size (Recording Resolution)
and Image Quality (Compression Ratio)
You can set a desired image size (recording resolution) and image quality
(compression ratio) according to a given purpose.
Image size (Recording resolution)
2304×1728 (Approx. 4 million pixels)
1600×1200 (1.92 million pixels)
1280×960 (Approx. 1.23 million pixels)
640×480 (Approx. 310,000 pixels)
Image quality（Compression ratio）
Fine (Low compression (1/8) mode)
Normal (Standard compression (1/12) mode)
Economy (High compression (1/16) mode)
The image size and quality selected here are retained even after the power is
turned off. However,
Setting to the Default
returns
Image Size
to
(2304 x 1728) and
Image Quality
to
(Normal).
Default setting
P25
When the image size is increased and image quality set to Fine mode, the data
size increases and the number of images that can be recorded in memory, etc.,
decreases.
Use the appropriate settings according to how you want to use the captured
images. For example, select 2304 x 1728/1600 x 1200 if you want to print the
images, or 1280 x 960/640 x 480 if you want to send them over the Internet as
e-mail attachments.
In Video Capture mode, 320 x 240 is selected as the image size (recording
resolution).
For the number of recordable images and data size under each image size/quality
setting, see
■Specifications: Number of Recordable Images/Recording Time
and Data Size
.
Image Size (Recording Resolution) and Image Quality (Compression Ratio)
P97
Turn on the power.
P50
Capture
(Still
Image/Video)
Advance
Operations
Default setting
