EX-ZR510


General Performance, Recording Conditions, Memory Card

Q1
What is the recording capacity of the camera in terms of number of images and movie recording time?
Q2
What types of memory cards are supported?
Q3
Can I use an UHS-I standard memory card with this camera?
Q4
What is the difference between the two shutter types?
Q5
Can I turn display information on and off ?
Q6
Can images I shoot be stored as RAW or TIFF format data?
Q7
How can I enable the ECO Mode?
Q8
Can this model record without a memory card?
What are the minimum requirements for recording and playing back images?
Q9
What is total memory capacity when a memory card is loaded in the camera? Is it built-in memory capacity plus memory card capacity?
Q10
Can I configure the camera to stamp the current time and date into snapshots when I record them?
Q11
Can I edit the recording date and time of an image?
Q12
Why are there horizontal bands in the images I shoot?
Q13
Why doesn't the number of remaining images shown on the monitor screen get smaller even though I record images?

Snap shot

Q1
What can I do with Premium Auto PRO?
Q2
Does the camera have a Make-up Mode and Landscape Mode?
Q3
Why is the image blurry when I have Anti Shake enabled and use the camera on a tripod or table top?
Q4
What is the difference between optical zoom and other different types of zoom?
Q5
Why are my flash images out of focus?
Q6
What can I do with the Custom Shot?
Q7
What can I do with the Best Shot Mode?
Q8
Why are my images blurred, even when I use HS Best Selection?
Q9
Can I rotate images on the monitor screen after I shoot them?
Q10
What can I do with tracking function?
Q11
Why are there white spots in some of my images when I use the flash?
Q12
Does this camera have a macro mode?
Q13
What is the difference between "HS Night Shot", "HS Night Scene", and the "Night Scene" of previous models?
Q14
Is it necessary to switch the focus mode between Auto Focus and Macro based on the distance to the subject?
Q15
Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using the flash or other light-emitting functions?
Q16
What can I do with the "Create folder"?
Q17
What is the difference between the "Anti Shake" menu item and the "HS Anti Shake" BEST SHOT scene?
Q18
How can I change the maximum sensitivity value applied when AUTO is selected for the ISO setting?
Q19
Can't I configure focus mode, AF area, and other settings?
Q20
Why do some images recorded with flash come out looking a little dark?
Q21
Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using HDR Art, or Multi SR Zoom, or the BEST SHOT HDR, HS Night Shot, HS Night Scene, HS Night Scene and Portrait, or HS Anti Shake scenes?
Q22
What should I do when the eyes of the subjects have red or white spots in them when I use a flash?
Q23
Sometimes I can see smoke coming from the camera's flash when I use the flash to shoot a picture. Is there something wrong with my camera?
Q24
If I shoot a snapshot or movie in portrait orientation, will it be displayed on the monitor screen automatically in portrait orientation?
Q25
Why can't I shoot a single snapshots?
Q26
Will the camera momentarily display an image I shoot immediately after I shoot it?
Q27
Why is it that the display image sometimes does not enlarge when I use manual focus?
Q28
What is the resolution and image size when digital zoom is being used?
Q29
Is there any way to enable simple access to functions I often use?
Q30
How do I use the A, S, and M modes that are shown on the mode dial?

Continuous

Q1
Can I use Premium Auto PRO together with High Speed CS?
Q2
How much time is required for shooting consecutive images with High-speed CS?
Q3
With High-speed CS and Prerecord CS, can movement of the subject be viewed on the monitor screen?
Q4
What is the difference between High Speed CS and Prerecord CS?
Q5
What types of continuous shutter are provided?
Q6
How many images can you specify for recording with Prerecord CS?
Q7
Can all of the images in a CS group be printed on a single sheet?
Q8
Can I select (for printing, saving, deletion, etc.) a single image in a CS group?
Q9
What can I do with the AF-CS?

Other Special-purpose Recording Features

Q1
What can I do with the "Motion Shutter"?
Q2
What can I do with the Art Shot?
Q3
What can I do with the All-in-Focus Macro?
Q4
What can I do with the Snapshot?
Q5
What can I do with the Slide Panorama?
Q6
What can I do with the "Time Lapse"?
Q7
What should I do to get good results with Wide Shot?
Q8
Why can't I shoot Slide Panorama image?
Q9
What can I do with the Blurred Background?
Q10
What can I do with the HDR and HDR Art?
Q11
Can a save an image I recorded with HDR Art as a normal image?
Q12
Can I specify the Slide Panorama slide direction?
Q13
What can I do with the Wide Shot?
Q14
Why can't I seem to get good results with the Blurred Background effect?
Q15
Can I adjust the intensity of the art effect applied by HDR Art?
Q16
What can I do with Triple Shot?
Q17
Can I adjust the intensity of the blur effect applied by Blurred Background?
Q18
How do I deactivate Motion Shutter?
Q19
How do I return Time Lapse settings to their initial factory defaults?

Movie

Q1
What should I do if I am having problems recording High-speed (HS) movies?
Q2
Does this camera support Snapshot in Movie?
Q3
If I copy movie files from the camera to a DVD, will I be able to view the movies using a DVD player?
Q4
How can I play a movie recorded with the HS mode?
Q5
What can I do with Prerecord Movie?
Q6
Can Anti Shake be used during movie recording?
Q7
Why does the recorded image turn out dark when I shoot a movie of a dark subject?
Q8
What can I do to reduce wind noise when recording a movie?
Q9
What types of movie modes are provided?
Q10
Are there any special conditions when using a memory card for recording movies?
Q11
What focusing options are available for movie recording?
Q12
What is the maximum continuous movie recording time (capacity)?
Q13
Can I cut still images out of a movie I recorded in the HS mode?
Q14
Can movies be shot at macro distances?
Q15
What types of HS modes are available?
Q16
Why can't I record movies (FHD, STD)?
Q17
What can I do with the movie editing functions of this camera?
Q18
If I want to play back a movie on a computer, what type of computer do I need?
Q19
Can I use zoom when recording a movie?
Q20
Does this camera support Continuous Shutter shooting for Snapshot In Movie?
Q21
Can I record movies using HDR, Art Shot, and Premium Auto PRO?

Q22
Can multiple movies be merged into a single movie?

Audio Recording and Playback

Q1
Can I record audio along with movies?
Q2
Does the camera have a voice recording feature?
Q3
What audio file types are supported for slideshow background music?

Power Requirements

Q1
How can I charge the camera's battery?
Q2
What is the life of the batteries that come with the camera?
Q3
What kind of batteries can I use?
Q4
Can the bundled USB-AC adaptor be used in other countries?

Computer, Communication, Printer, and Other Operations

Q1
Will I be able to read other language camera manual PDF files using the English version of Adobe Reader?
Q2
Can I view snapshots and movies I record on a TV?
Q3
Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using the USB cable to connect the camera directly to a PictBridge or compatible printer?
Q4
Does the camera support Exif Print?
Q5
Does this camera have a TWAIN plug-in module for support of Photoshop and other applications?
Q6
Is use of an HDMI cable supported?
Q7
Can I shoot still images while displaying monitor screen contents on a TV?
Q8
Does this camera support Hi-Speed USB protocol?
Q9
How can I copy the contents of the camera's built-in memory to a memory card?
Q10
Can the camera be used as a PC camera?
Q11
Is this model PictBridge compatible?
Q12
Can I scroll to the next image while a snapshot is zoomed on the monitor screen?
Q13
Why won't a CS image playback after I return it to the camera from a computer?
Q14
Can I use my computer to view images in the camera's built-in memory?

Bundled Items and Options

Q1
Can the camera be used with a tripod and/or lens filters?

Eye-Fi

Q1
Does the camera support Eye-Fi communication?

FlashAir

Q1
Does the camera support FlashAir communication?

When things don't go right...

Q1
The back lamp of the camera fails to light or goes out when I try to charge the battery.
Q2
The lens barrier opens rather easily when I touch it with my finger. Is there something wrong with it?
Q3
The flash does not fire.
Q4
Camera powers down during Self-timer countdown.
Q5
Why do time and date settings I configured the first time after purchasing the camera reset to their
 factory defaults when I remove the camera's battery?
Q6
Images are not displayed.
Q7
Why can't I view images I know I have recorded?
Q8
Images cannot be transferred over a USB connection.
Q9
A file cannot be deleted.
Q10
Subjects are too dark when shooting images in a seashore or ski area.
Q11
Why can't I change the "HDMI Output" setting?
Q12
What should I do if the camera's buttons don't respond or if the camera won't turn off?
Q13
Image is not recorded when the shutter button is pressed.
Q14
Why doesn't the self-timer work?
Q15
The wrong date and time are displayed, or the wrong date and time are being stored along with image data.
Q16
Why doesn't anything happen when I press the REC button while the camera is turned off?
Q17
Why does the camera emit a sound while I am using Premium Auto PRO?
Q18
What should I do if Auto Focus does not focus properly?
Q19
Night shots come out bad.
Q20
The image is out of focus during movie recording.
Q21
A recorded image was not saved.
Q22
Power does not turn on.
Q23
Why doesn't the focus frame appear on the monitor screen?
Q24
Why is battery life shorter than what is indicated in the User's Guide?
Q25
The subject is out of focus in the recorded image.
Q26
There is digital noise in images.
Q27
Why does the date and time setting screen appear when I turn on the camera?
Q28
The color of the playback image is different from what appears on the monitor screen when shooting.
Q29
The messages on the display are in the wrong language.
Q30
Is there any problem when the battery and/or camera becomes warm?
Q31
What does it mean when I turn on the camera and the red flash off icon appears, making it impossible to shoot with flash?
Q32
Auto Focus does not focus properly.
Q33
Why does the subject in an image shot with continuous shutter (CS) appear to be bent?
Q34
How can I return the camera to the initial factory default settings that were in effect when I purchased it?
Q35
Though available lighting is bright, the faces of people in the image are dark.
Q36
The camera suddenly powers down.
Q37
Why are there breaks in the image and/or audio when I play back a movie?
Q38
Images cannot be edited (with White Balance, Brightness, Resize, Trimming, Rotation).
Q39
Movie recording suddenly stops.
Q40
Buttons are not responsive right after the power has been turned on.
Q41
Why does the camera's back lamp switch between green and red during charging?

Display Messages

Q1
What do the messages that appear on the monitor screen mean?