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APPENDIX

Possible Number of Shots

Possible number of shots (still image)

The table shows the approximate shots that you can capture at each setting based on the capacity of
the internal memory and the SD/SDHC memory card.

Possible recording time / sec (video clip)

The above data shows the standard testing results. The actual capacity varies according to the
shooting conditions and settings.

The maximum recordable time for one continuous video clip is 00:59:59.

Size

Quality

Internal

Memory

SD/SDHC memory card capacity

64MB

128MB 256MB 512MB

1GB

2GB

4GB

SDHC

3264 x 2448

Fine

125

252

506

1015

2034

Normal

174

350

704

1411

2826

Economy

129

261

526

1056

2117

4239

2560 x 1920

Fine

188

380

763

1529

3062

Normal

119

242

489

981

1966

3938

Economy

180

364

734

1473

2950

5908

1600 x 1200

Fine

190

384

774

1552

3110

6227

Normal

117

239

484

975

1955

3917

7842

Economy

166

341

689

1386

2779

5566

11145

VGA

640 x 480

Fine

288

587

1186

2386

4784

9581

19181

Normal

342

699

1411

2839

5691

11398

22819

Economy

423

863

1742

3503

7024

14066

28161

Size

Internal

Memory

SD/SDHC memory card capacity

64MB

128MB

256MB

512MB

1GB

2GB

4GB

SDHC

VGA

640 x 480

00:00:13

00:01:10

00:02:22

00:04:49

00:09:41

00:19:26

00:38:55

01:17:55

QVGA

320 x 240

00:00:24

00:01:58

00:04:02

00:08:08

00:16:21

00:32:46

01:05:38

02:11:23

Summary of Contents for HDC-881E

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Page 2: ...llation 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circui...

Page 3: ...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 chargers AC adapters memory cards cables pou...

Page 4: ...rnal inspection ask the store of purchase Use the supplied AC adapter only with the indicated power supply voltage Use with any other power supply voltage might cause fire or electric shock Do not use the camera in areas near water This might cause fire or electric shock Take special care during rain snow on the beach or near the shore Do not place the camera on inclined or unstable surfaces This ...

Page 5: ...a precision instrument Do not drop it strike it or use excessive force when handling the camera This might cause damage to the camera Do not use the camera in humid steamy smoky or dusty places This might cause fire or electric shock Do not remove the battery immediately after long period of continuous use The battery becomes hot during use Touching a hot battery might cause burns Do not wrap the ...

Page 6: ...one complete cycle before use The battery may feel warm after a long period of continuous use of the camera or the flash This is normal and not a malfunction The camera may feel warm after a long period of continuous use This is normal and not a malfunction If the battery is not to be used for a long period of time remove it from the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion and store it after no bat...

Page 7: ...usting the Exposure EV Compensation 20 VIDEO MODE 20 Recording Video Clips 21 Playing Back Video Clips 22 PLAYBACK MODE 22 Playing Back Still Images 22 Removing Red eye 23 Thumbnail Display 23 Slideshow Display 24 Protecting Images 25 DPOF Settings 26 Erasing Images 27 MENU OPTIONS 27 Capture Menu 29 Video Menu 30 Playback Menu 31 Setup Menu 33 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER 33 Downloading Yo...

Page 8: ...e of capturing images with a resolution of up to 3264 x 2448 pixels Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items Common Product Components Digital Camera User s manual Software CD ROM USB cable Camera strap Camera pouch Lithium ion rechargeable battery Battery charger AC adapter for battery charger Common Optional Accessories SD SDHC memory card Access...

Page 9: ...EN 8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1 Strap holder 2 Lens cover 3 Shutter button 4 Flash 5 Lens 6 Microphone 7 Self timer LED 6 5 2 4 3 1 7 ...

Page 10: ...mode Macro mode 2 USB connector 3 Tripod socket 4 Battery memory card cover 5 OK OK button Digital Zoom button 6 T Down button MODE Mode button 7 X Right button Flash button 8 W Left button Self timer button 9 S Up button MENU Menu button 10 LCD monitor 11 Status LED ...

Page 11: ...attery condition Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power No battery power 4 Storage media Internal memory no card SD SDHC memory card 5 Image size resolution 8m 3264 x 2448 5m 2560 x 1920 2m 1600 x 1200 VGA 640 x 480 6 Image quality Fine Normal Economy 7 Available number of shots 8 Main focus area 9 Self timer icon 10s 10 sec 2s 2 sec 10 Date and time 11 Exposure compensation 12 ...

Page 12: ...condition 3 Storage media 4 File number 5 Folder number 6 Protect icon 7 DPOF icon Playback mode x Video playback 1 Play mode 2 Mode icon 3 Total recorded time 4 Battery condition 5 Storage media 6 Video resolution 7 File number 8 Folder number 9 Playback indicator VGA VGA VGA 0 3 0 3 0 3 4 2 1 3 5 6 6 7 8 59 59 59 59 59 59 100 0001 100 0001 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 00 11 00 11 100 0001 100 0001 00 11 100 00...

Page 13: ...l usage 5 Close the battery memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD SDHC memory card you can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD SDHC memory card to LOCK To save edit or erase data on an SD SDHC memory card you must unlock the card To prevent damaging of an SD SDHC memory card be sure to turn off the pow...

Page 14: ...ated for a fixed period of time To resume the operation condition turn the power on again Refer to section in this manual titled Auto Off in the Setup Menu for further details LED Indicators Indicators State Description Activity LED indicator Solid green The digital camera is powering up LED indicator Solid green The digital camera is ready to record images or movies LED indicator Blinking red Rea...

Page 15: ... the Memory Card or Internal Memory This utility formats the internal memory or memory card and erases all stored images and data 1 Press the c MENU button 2 Select Setup menu with the f button 3 Select Format with the c d buttons and press the OK button 4 Select Execute with the c d buttons and press the OK button To cancel formatting select Cancel and press the OK button HZ Format Next Menu Beep...

Page 16: ...tup in any mode 3 Select Date Time with the c d buttons then press the OK button The Date Time setting screen will be displayed 4 Select the item s field with the e f buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the c d buttons The date and time is set in the order year month day hour minute The time is displayed in 24 hours format 5 After confirming all settings are correct press the O...

Page 17: ...mera is equipped with 4x digital zoom You can enlarge the subjects by pressing the OK button A useful feature as it is however the more the image is magnified the grainer the image may become To capture a zoomed image perform the following steps 1 Slide the lens cover open until it clicks to turn on the camera 2 To activate the digital zoom press the OK button The status of digital magnification i...

Page 18: ... Slide the focus switch to your desired focus mode 3 Compose your scene and press the shutter button The table below will help you choose the appropriate focus mode Focus mode Description Normal This mode is suitable for scenery and portrait shooting Macro Select macro to capture close up images When the lens is zoomed to its widest position you may focus objects as close as 60 cm ...

Page 19: ...ainst a defocused blurred background Landscape Select this mode to capture an image with infinity focus hard sharpness and high saturation Backlight Select this mode when you want to capture images as the light comes from behind the object 1 Press the c MENU button The Capture menu is displayed 2 Select Scene Mode with the c d buttons then press the OK button 3 Select the desired scene mode with t...

Page 20: ...0EV then press the OK button 4 To exit from the menu press the e button Effective Subjects and Set Values positive compensation negative compensation Backlight correction 0 3 EV fixed Printed matter with black text on whitish paper Backlighting Bright scenes or strong reflected light such as ski slopes When the sky accounts for a large area on the screen People illuminated by a spotlight in partic...

Page 21: ...e time will end the recording of the video clip The recording time depends on the storage size and the subject of the image to be recorded When recording a video clip the flash cannot be used If the write speed of your SD SDHC memory card is not fast enough for recording video clips in the currently selected size the video recording will stop In this case select a video size lower than the current...

Page 22: ...k press the OK button This pauses video playback To cancel pause press the OK button again Video clips cannot be displayed rotated or enlarged This camera does not have a built in speaker so that you can not play back sound with the camera To play the video clip back on your computer you may use either Windows Media Player or Apple Quick Time Player QuickTime basic player is available free of char...

Page 23: ... adjust the display area An icon is displayed with the video data The magnification factors range from 1x to 4x within 4 stages 1 0x 2 0x 3 0x and 4 0x Removing Red eye You can use this function to remove the red eye effect after an image is taken 1 Press the d MODE button twice to enter Playback mode 2 Select the image that you want to edit with the e f buttons 3 Press the c MENU button 4 Select ...

Page 24: ...isplay the selected image on full screen Slideshow Display The slideshow function enables you to playback your still images automatically in order one image at a time 1 Press the d MODE button twice to enter Playback mode 2 Press the c MENU button The playback menu is displayed 3 Select Slide Show with the c d buttons then press the OK button 4 Select the desired interval time with the c d buttons...

Page 25: ...c d buttons and press the OK button 3 Select Unlock with the c d buttons and press the OK button Protecting multiple images simultaneously 1 Select Protect with the c d buttons from the playback menu and press the OK button 2 Select Select with the c d buttons and press the OK button The images are displayed in the thumbnail display 3 Select the image you want to protect with the e f buttons and p...

Page 26: ...press the OK button The DPOF setting screen is displayed 5 Select Single or All with the c d buttons and press the OK button Single Sets DPOF for each individual image All Sets DPOF for all images at once 6 Select Print Num with the c d buttons and press the OK button This displays the number of prints setting screen 7 Set the number of prints with the c d buttons and press the OK button You can s...

Page 27: ...e c d buttons and press the OK button The images are displayed in the thumbnail display 3 Select the image you want to erase with the e f buttons and press the d button The F icon will be displayed One more press of the d button will cancel the operation Repeat this procedure and select all the images that you want to erase 4 Press the OK button 5 Select Execute with the c d buttons and press the ...

Page 28: ...e button Size This sets the size of the image that will be captured 8m 8M 3264 x 2448 pixels 5m 5M 2560 x 1920 pixels 2m 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels VGA VGA 640 x 480 pixels Quality This sets the quality compression at which the image is captured Fine Normal Economy Scene Mode Refer to section in this manual titled Setting the Scene Mode for further details EV Refer to section in this manual titled Adju...

Page 29: ...ye Blank Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent1 Fluorescent2 Color This sets the color of the image that will be captured Normal Vivid Sepia B W Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Saturation This sets the saturation of the image that will be captured High Normal Low Sharpness This sets the sharpness of the image that will be captured Hard Normal Soft Preview This sets whether or not to display t...

Page 30: ...with the c d buttons and press the OK button to enter its respective menu 4 Select the desired setting with the c d buttons and press the OK button 5 To exit from the menu press the e button Size This sets the size of the video clip that will be captured VGA 640 x 480 QVGA 320 x 240 EV Refer to section in this manual titled Adjusting the Exposure EV Compensation for further details Size VGA EV 0 0...

Page 31: ...g Images for further details Copy to Card Allows you to copy your files from the camera s internal memory to an SD SDHC mem ory card Of course you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some files in internal memory Cancel Execute Slide Show Refer to section in this manual titled Slideshow Display for further details DPOF Refer to section in this manual titled DPOF Settings for f...

Page 32: ...this manual titled Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory for further details Beep This sets whether or not to mute the camera sound each time you press the camera s buttons On Off Language Refer to section in this manual titled Choosing the Language for further details Auto Off If no operation is performed for a specific period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off Th...

Page 33: ... 60Hz The light frequency of environment is 60Hz 50Hz The light frequency of environment is 50Hz Date Time This sets the date and the time Refer to section in this manual titled Setting the Date and Time for further details LCD Bright Select a brightness level for the LCD monitor The LCD becomes brighter with the c button and darker with the d button The adjustment range is from 5 to 5 ...

Page 34: ...drive letter e or higher 6 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 7 Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders 8 Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on your desktop iPhoto may automati...

Page 35: ... collection To install software 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into your CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click the respective software name Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation For more information about the operation of the software refer to its respective help documentation For Windows 2000 XP Vista users please make sure to install and use the ...

Page 36: ...em must include the items as below Microphone Sound card Speakers or headphones Network or Internet connection Install the PC camera driver The PC camera driver included in the CD ROM is exclusively for Windows The PC camera function is not supported for Mac platforms 1 Insert the enclosed CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 3 After the dr...

Page 37: ...le format Image format JPEG video format Motion JPEG AVI Lens F no 3 2 Focus Length 7 1 mm equivalent to 42mm on a 35mm camera Focus range Macro 60 115 cm Normal 115 cm infinity Shutter speed E shutter 1 s 1 2000 s M shutter 1 s 1 1000 s LCD monitor 2 8 LTPS LCD 230K pixels Self timer 10 sec delay 2 sec delay Exposure compensation 2 0EV 2 0EV in 1 3EV increments White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy ...

Page 38: ...29 61 125 252 506 1015 2034 Normal 7 41 85 174 350 704 1411 2826 Economy 11 62 129 261 526 1056 2117 4239 5m 2560 x 1920 Fine 8 45 93 188 380 763 1529 3062 Normal 10 58 119 242 489 981 1966 3938 Economy 16 88 180 364 734 1473 2950 5908 2m 1600 x 1200 Fine 17 92 190 384 774 1552 3110 6227 Normal 22 117 239 484 975 1955 3917 7842 Economy 32 166 341 689 1386 2779 5566 11145 VGA 640 x 480 Fine 56 288 ...

Page 39: ...mera Even if I press the shutter button the camera does not shoot The shutter button is not pressed all the way down Press the shutter button all the way down The internal memory or memory card does not have any free capacity Insert a new memory card or delete unwanted files The flash is charging Wait until the status LED turns green The memory card is write protected Remove the write protection T...

Page 40: ...e with the c d buttons and press the OK button Images Select whether you want to print specific image or all images You may also select printing number for specific image Size Select the desired paper size according to the printer type Layout Select the desired printing layout according to the printer type Date Print According to the printer type select whether you want to print the image with dat...

Page 41: ... buttons and press the OK button to start printing 5 The printing starts and the figure shown on the right hand side appears The COMPLETE will be displayed temporarily reminding you that the printing procedure is finished If a print error is detected the PRINT ERROR will be displayed The image printing may be failed if the power to the camera is cut off Select Print Num 00 100 0001 Set OK Set OK S...

Page 42: ...oductos Italian Il simbolo è in accordo con la Direttiva 2002 96 EC sui Rifiuti Apparecchiature Elettriche ed Elettroniche RAEE Il simbolo indica l obbligo della raccolta separata delle apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche pertanto si raccomanda d utilizzare i sistemi di raccolta e o restituzione disponibili nella vostra zona per queste tipologie d apparecchiature Swedish Märket anger överen...

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