EX-ZR3500

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
How can I enable the ECO Mode?
Q4
Can I use an UHS-I standard memory card with this camera?
Q5
Can images I shoot be stored as RAW or TIFF format data?
Q6
What is the difference between the two shutter types?
Q7
The monitor screen display image can be flipped vertically?
Q8
Can I configure the camera to stamp the current time and date into snapshots when I record them?
Q9
Can I turn display information on and off ?
Q10
What is total memory capacity when a memory card is loaded in the camera? Is it built-in memory capacity plus memory card capacity?
Q11
How do you return to the REC mode from the PLAY mode?
Q12
Can this model record without a memory card?
What are the minimum requirements for recording and playing back images?
Q13
How can I display an image recorded and saved in RAW image data format?
Q14
Can I edit the recording date and time of an image?
Q15
Why are there horizontal bands in the images I shoot?
Q16
Why doesn't the number of remaining images shown on the monitor screen get smaller even though I record images?
Q17
How can I shoot from an angle above my head?

Snap shot

Q1
What can I do with the Custom Shot?
Q2
What is the difference between optical zoom and other different types of zoom?
Q3
If I shoot a snapshot or movie in portrait orientation, will it be displayed on the monitor screen automatically in portrait orientation?
Q4
What is the difference between the "Anti-Shake Functions" menu item and the "HS Anti Shake" BEST SHOT scene?
Q5
What can I do with Make-up BKT(Make-up Bracketing)?
Q6
Why can't I shoot a single snapshots?
Q7
Is there any way to enable simple access to functions I often use?
Q8
What can I do with the Best Shot Mode?
Q9
Does the camera have a Make-up Mode and Landscape Mode?
Q10
Will the camera momentarily display an image I shoot immediately after I shoot it?
Q11
What recording functions can be assigned to the front shutter button?
Q12
How do I use the A, S, and M modes that are shown on the mode dial?
Q13
What should I do when the eyes of the subjects have red or white spots in them when I use a flash?
Q14
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?
Q15
What is the difference between "HS Night Shot", "HS Night Scene", and the "Night Scene" of previous models?
Q16
What can I do with Premium Auto PRO?
Q17
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?
Q18
What can I do with Quick Collage?
Q19
How can I change the maximum sensitivity value applied when AUTO is selected for the ISO setting?
Q20
Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using the flash or other light-emitting functions?
Q21
Does this camera have a macro mode?
Q22
What can I do with tracking function?
Q23
Why are my flash images out of focus?
Q24
Why do some images recorded with flash come out looking a little dark?
Q25
What is the resolution and image size when digital zoom is being used?
Q26
Is it necessary to switch the focus mode between Auto Focus and Macro based on the distance to the subject?
Q27
Can I rotate images on the monitor screen after I shoot them?
Q28
Why are there white spots in some of my images when I use the flash?
Q29
Why is it that the display image sometimes does not enlarge when I use manual focus?
Q30
Why is the image blurry when I have Anti Shake enabled and use the camera on a tripod or table top?
Q31
Can't I configure focus mode, Metering, and other settings?
Q32
What can I do with the "Create folder"?

Continuous

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

Other Special-purpose Recording Features

Q1
What can I do with the "Motion Shutter"?
Q2
What can I do with the "Time Lapse"?
Q3
What can I do with Interval Shot?
Q4
Why can't I shoot Slide Panorama image?
Q5
What can I do with the Wide Shot?
Q6
What can I do with the Art Shot?
Q7
Can Motion Shutter Mode settings or the location of the on-screen motion detection icon?
Q8
What should I do to get good results with Wide Shot?
Q9
Why can't I seem to get good results with the Blurred Background effect?
Q10
Can I specify the Slide Panorama slide direction?
Q11
Can I adjust the intensity of the art effect applied by HDR Art?
Q12
What can I do with the HDR and HDR Art?
Q13
Can a save an image I recorded with HDR Art as a normal image?
Q14
What can I do with the Slide Panorama?
Q15
Can I adjust the intensity of the blur effect applied by Blurred Background?
Q16
What can I do with the Blurred Background?
Q17
How do I deactivate Motion Shutter?
Q18
What can I do with the All-in-Focus Macro?
Q19
What can I do with Triple Shot?
Q20
How do I return Time Lapse or Interval Shot settings to their initial factory defaults?

Movie

Q1
If I want to play back a movie on a computer, what type of computer do I need?
Q2
What is the maximum continuous movie recording time (capacity)?
Q3
Does this camera support Snapshot in Movie?
Q4
Can I record movies using HDR, Art Shot, and Premium Auto PRO?
Q5
Can movies be shot at macro distances?
Q6
What can I do with the movie editing functions of this camera?
Q7
How can I play a movie recorded with the HS mode?
Q8
Are there any special conditions when using a memory card for recording movies?
Q9
What can I do with Prerecord Movie?
Q10
Can multiple movies be merged into a single movie?
Q11
What focusing options are available for movie recording?
Q12
What types of HS modes are available?
Q13
Can I use zoom when recording a movie?
Q14
Can Anti Shake be used during movie recording?
Q15
What types of movie modes are provided?
Q16
What should I do if I am having problems recording High-speed (HS) movies?
Q17
Can I cut still images out of a movie I recorded in the HS mode?
Q18
If I copy movie files from the camera to a DVD, will I be able to view the movies using a DVD player?
Q19
Why does the recorded image turn out dark when I shoot a movie of a dark subject?
Q20
Why can't I record movies (FHD, STD)?
Q21
Does this camera support Continuous Shutter shooting for Snapshot In Movie?
Q22
What can I do to reduce wind noise when recording a movie?

Audio Recording and Playback

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

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
Does this camera have a TWAIN plug-in module for support of Photoshop and other applications?
Q3
How can I copy the contents of the camera's built-in memory to a memory card?
Q4
Can I shoot still images while displaying monitor screen contents on a TV?
Q5
Can I view snapshots and movies I record on a TV?
Q6
Can the camera be used as a PC camera?
Q7
Does this camera support Hi-Speed USB protocol?
Q8
Can I use my computer to view images in the camera's built-in memory?
Q9
Can I scroll to the next image while a snapshot is zoomed on the monitor screen?
Q10
Why won't a CS image playback after I return it to the camera from a computer?
Q11
Does the camera support Exif Print?
Q12
Is this model PictBridge compatible?

Bundled Items and Options

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

Wireless Functions

Q1
Are you operating the camera from a remote location?
(Remote Capture (Shoot with phone))
Q2
Why can't I establish (or can no longer establish) a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) connection between the camera and smartphone?
Q3
How do I configure wireless settings?
Q4
What can I do with a wireless functions?
Q5
What can I do with "Auto Send"?
Q6
What can I do with "Quick Send"?
Q7
Can I select a particular image in camera memory and send it to a smartphone?
(Send Selected Image)
Q8
Can images in camera memory be viewed on a smartphone or a computer?
(View on phone)
Q9
Is "Communication stopped." displayed?
Q10
Why don't any of the wireless function (Auto Send, Shoot with Phone, Send To Phone, View On Phone) work?
Q11
How do pair a different smartphone with the camera using Bluetooth wireless technology?
Q12
How can I check the SSID (identifier used when connecting with the camera's wireless LAN) and wireless LAN password?
Q13
Why are the images I send not saved on the send destination?
Q14
Why am I having communication problems between the camera and a smartphone, computer, or other terminal?
(Slow data rate, remote control failure, etc.)
Q15
How can I check the current status of the wireless (Wi-Fi) connection between the camera and smartphone?
Q16
Can I change the camera password for wireless LAN connection?
Q17
Why can't I establish (or can no longer establish) a Bluetooth wireless technology connection between the camera and smartphone?
Q18
Can the camera use wireless LAN to communicate with a wireless LAN printer or another wireless LAN camera?
Q19
Where are images stored when they are sent to a smartphone using EXILIM Connect?
Q20
Can I reduce the size of a snapshot when sending it from the camera to a smartphone?
Q21
Can the wireless communication setting be turned on or off on the camera?
Q22
Can wireless LAN communication be used to send data to the camera from a smartphone, computer, or other terminal?
Q23
Why can't I upload images to a social networking service?
Q24
Can images be uploaded to a social networking service (SNS), or other online service?
Q25
Why am I unable to browse my mail or the Web on my smartphone or other terminal using Wi-Fi?
Q26
What is the data rate and range for wireless communication?
Q27
What Bluetooth and wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) standards are supported.
Q28
How do I disable Auto Send of images from the camera to a smartphone?
Q29
Can I add location information to recorded images?
Q30
What is required to use the wireless function?

When things don't go right...

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

Display Messages

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