EX-ZS26


General Performance, Recording Conditions, Memory Card

Q1
Does this camera support the UHS-I standard?
Q2
Can I save images I record using an uncompressed (TIFF) format?
Q3
What types of memory cards are supported?
Q4
What is the recording capacity of the camera in terms of number of images and movie recording time?
Q5
Does formatting the camera's built-in memory delete my startup screen?
Q6
Can I turn display information on and off ?
Q7
Can an image recorded with the camera be used as a startup image?
Q8
Can this model record without a memory card? Also, what are the minimal settings I need to configure before I can use the camera?
Q9
Can I configure the camera to stamp the current time and date into snapshots when I record them?
Q10
Why doesn't the remaining memory capacity change after I shoot an image?
Q11
What is total memory capacity when a memory card is loaded in the camera? Is it built-in memory capacity plus memory card capacity?
Q12
If I change the startup screen, what happens to the old startup screen?
Q13
I have the startup screen feature turned on, so why doesn’t the startup screen appear when I turn on the camera in the PLAY mode?

REC Mode/Recording Techniques

Q1
Why does the message "Lost" appear on the monitor screen during Tracking AF?
Q2
Why doesn't the focus frame turn green when I shoot in the easy Mode?
Q3
What can I do with the Best Shot Mode?
Q4
What are the zoom factor ranges for optical zoom and digital zoom?
Q5
What should I do when the eyes of the subjects have red or white spots in them when I use a flash?
Q6
What are the shutter speed and ISO sensitivity ranges while Anti Shake and the BEST SHOT High Sensitivity scene are being used?
Q7
Can I change the camera's focus mode?
Q8
Does this camera have a macro mode?
Q9
Can I use 6X optical zoom in the macro mode?
Q10
Why can't I get Tracking AF to work properly?
Q11
Does the camera have a Make-up Mode and Landscape Mode?
Q12
What does the Lighting Mode do?
Q13
Why does the image on the monitor screen become coarse at high HD Zoom factors?
Q14
Sometimes I can see smoke coming from the camera's flash when I use the flash to shoot a picture?
Q15
Why does the camera make noises while in the easy Mode?
Q16
What area of the screen does Tracking AF track?
Q17
Why don't my images look like the BEST SHOT Mode sample images?
Q18
What can I do with easy Mode?
Q19
Why don't Anti Shake and High Sensitivity work when I select a setting other than "AUTO" for ISO sensitivity?
Q20
What is the recorded image size when digital zoom is being used?
Q21
Is there any way to reduce image blur or to record images without a flash when lighting is dim?
Q22
Why do subjects in my images have red eyes even though I use Red Eye Reduction?
Q23
What can I do with HD Zoom?
Q24
Why are my flash images out of focus?
Q25
Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using the flash or other light-emitting functions?
Q26
What can I do with Tracking AF function?
Q27
Why do straight lines in my images appear to be distorted?
Q28
Why can't I shoot with BEST SHOT?
Q29
Why are there white spots in some of my images when I use the flash?
Q30
What can I do with Premium Auto?
Q31
Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using Premium Auto?
Q32
Is it necessary to switch the focus mode between Auto Focus and Macro based on the distance to the subject?

Movie

Q1
Does this camera support Snapshot in Movie?
Q2
Can I convert a movie recorded using the HD setting to a STD movie?
Q3
If I want to play back a movie on a computer, what type of computer do I need?
Q4
Why do vertical lines (bands) or reddish bands appear on the monitor screen image when I am recording a movie?
Q5
If a copy movie files from the camera to a DVD, will I be able to view the movies using a DVD player?
Q6
Why doesn't Anti Shake work while I am shooting a movie?
Q7
Can I use zoom when recording a movie?
Q8
Are there any special conditions when using a memory card for recording movies?
Q9
Can Auto Focus be used during movie recording?
Q10
Can movies be shot at macro distances?
Q11
How many frames per second are recorded in the Movie mode?

Audio Recording and Playback

Q1
Can I use the camera to play back audio I recorded with it?
Q2
With voice recording, can I record to a memory card? If I can, what is the maximum recording time?
Q3
Can I add audio after recording a movie or snapshot?
Q4
Can a movie be recorded without audio?
Q5
Can audio be recorded along with movies?

Power Requirements

Q1
How can I charge the camera's battery?
Q2
What kind of batteries can I use?
Q3
What is the life of the batteries that come with the camera?
Q4
Can the bundled USB-AC adaptor be used in other countries?
Q5
Is charging performed during USB data communication with the computer?

Computer, Communication, Printer, and Other Operations

Q1
Does the camera support Exif Print?
Q2
How can I copy the contents of the camera's built-in memory to a memory card?
Q3
Can I view snapshots and movies I record on a TV?
Q4
Can I use my computer to view images in the camera's built-in memory?
Q5
Does this camera have a TWAIN plug-in module for support of Photoshop and other applications?
Q6
Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using the USB cable to connect the camera directly to a PictBridge compatible printer?
Q7
Does this camera support USB Hi-Speed protocol?
Q8
Will I be able to read other language camera manual PDF files using the English version of Adobe Reader?
Q9
Is this model PictBridge compatible?
Q10
Can the camera be used as a PC camera?

Bundled Items and Options

Q1
Can the camera be mounted onto a tripod?
Q2
Can I attach filters or conversion lenses to this camera model?

Eye-Fi

Q1
What should I do if the camera suddenly powers down while image data transfer is in progress?
Q2
Where can Eye-Fi card data communication be used?
Q3
Can I use Eye-Fi communication from a public LAN area?
Q4
Why can't I perform Eye-Fi communication?
Why doesn't the Eye-Fi icon change from transparent to non-transparent?
Q5
Are images transferred by an Eye-Fi card retained in card memory?
Q6
Is there any way I can check on the camera whether an image was sent to another device?
Q7
Can I use an Eye-Fi card out of the box?
Q8
What should I do if the software that was on an Eye-Fi card is deleted when I format the card?
Q9
Why are some images that should have been transferred missing?
Q10
Can I transfer only selected images?
Q11
What is the range for Eye-Fi communication?
Q12
Can movie data be transferred by an Eye-Fi card?
Q13
Are initial default settings or other settings required to use an Eye-Fi card?
Q14
When does Eye-Fi card data communication start?
Q15
Are there any restrictions or problems when using an Eye-Fi card as a memory card?
Q16
What does it mean when the appearance of the Eye-Fi icon change?

When things don't go right...

Q1
The monitor screen image is out of focus.
Q2
The wrong date and time are displayed, or the wrong date and time are being stored along with image data.
Q3
There is digital noise in images.
Q4
Power does not turn on.
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
How can I return the camera to the initial factory default settings that were in effect when I purchased it?
Q7
The battery does not charge or back lamp of the camera flashes red.
Q8
What should I do if the camera's buttons don't respond or if the camera won't turn off?
Q9
Camera powers down during Selftimer countdown.
Q10
Why does the date and time setting screen appear when I turn on the camera?
Q11
Images cannot be edited (with resizing, trimming, rotation).
Q12
The flash does not fire.
Q13
Subjects are too dark when shooting images in a seashore or ski area.
Q14
Are there times when charging cannot be performed while the camera is connected to a computer with the camera's USB cable?
Q15
What does it mean when I turn on the camera and the red flash off icon appears, making it impossible to shoot with flash?
Q16
Why can't I view images I know I have recorded?
Q17
Why does the camera emit a sound while I am using Premium Auto?
Q18
The lens barrier opens rather easily when I touch it with my finger. Is there something wrong with it?
Q19
Why doesn't anything happen when I press the REC or PLAY key while the camera is turned off?
Q20
Why doesn't the self-timer work?
Q21
The subject is out of focus in the recorded image.
Q22
The camera suddenly powers down.
Q23
Though available lighting is bright, the faces of people in the image are dark.
Q24
The image is out of focus during movie recording.
Q25
The color of the playback image is different from what appears on the monitor screen when shooting.
Q26
Images are not displayed.
Q27
Images cannot be transferred over a USB connection.
Q28
Auto Focus does not focus properly.
Q29
Why doesn't digital zoom work?
Q30
Night shots come out bad.
Q31
Image is not recorded when the shutter button is pressed.
Q32
Is there something wrong when "ALERT" appears in the center of the monitor screen and the camera powers down?
Q33
Why is battery life shorter than what is indicated in the User's Guide?
Q34
Is there any problem when the battery and/or camera becomes warm?
Q35
A file cannot be deleted.
Q36
Displayed "RETRY POWER ON"
Q37
A recorded image was not saved.
Q38
The messages on the display are in the wrong language.
Q39
Buttons are not responsive right after the power has been turned on.

Display Messages

Q1
Is "SYSTEM ERROR" displayed?
Q2
Is "Record Error" displayed?
Q3
Is "Printing Error" displayed?
Q4
Is "Card ERROR" displayed?
Q5
Is "Memory Full" displayed?
Q6
Is "LENS ERROR" displayed?
Q7
Is "This card is not formatted." displayed?
Q8
Is "Folder cannot be created." displayed?
Q9
Is "This file cannot be played." displayed?
Q10
Is "There are no files." displayed?
Q11
Is "Images are being transferred. Stop transfer and turn off power?" displayed?
Q12
Is "Check connections!" displayed?
Q13
Is "This function cannot be used." displayed?
Q14
Is "There are no printing images. Set up DPOF." displayed?
Q15
Is "Load paper!" displayed?
Q16
Is "The card is locked." displayed?