EX-Z690


General Performance, Recording Conditions, Memory Card

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

REC Mode/Recording Techniques

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

Movie

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

Audio Recording and Playback

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

Power Requirements

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

Computer, Communication, Printer, and Other Operations

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

Bundled Items and Options

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

Eye-Fi

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

When things don't go right...

Q1
Power does not turn on.
Q2
The battery does not charge or back lamp of the camera flashes red.
Q3
Why is battery life shorter than what is indicated in the User's Guide?
Q4
Auto Focus does not focus properly.
Q5
There is digital noise in images.
Q6
Camera powers down during Selftimer countdown.
Q7
Buttons are not responsive right after the power has been turned on.
Q8
The color of the playback image is different from what appears on the monitor screen when shooting.
Q9
Why does the date and time setting screen appear when I turn on the camera?
Q10
Night shots come out bad.
Q11
Image is not recorded when the shutter button is pressed.
Q12
What should I do if the camera's buttons don't respond or if the camera won't turn off?
Q13
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?
Q14
The image is out of focus during movie recording.
Q15
Why doesn't digital zoom work?
Q16
Why can't I view images I know I have recorded?
Q17
The wrong date and time are displayed, or the wrong date and time are being stored along with image data.
Q18
Though available lighting is bright, the faces of people in the image are dark.
Q19
Is there something wrong when "ALERT" appears in the center of the monitor screen and the camera powers down?
Q20
A file cannot be deleted.
Q21
Why does the camera emit a sound while I am using Premium Auto?
Q22
How can I return the camera to the initial factory default settings that were in effect when I purchased it?
Q23
Images cannot be edited (with resizing, trimming, rotation).
Q24
Is there any problem when the battery and/or camera becomes warm?
Q25
Are there times when charging cannot be performed while the camera is connected to a computer with the camera's USB cable?
Q26
The camera suddenly powers down.
Q27
The messages on the display are in the wrong language.
Q28
The lens barrier opens rather easily when I touch it with my finger. Is there something wrong with it?
Q29
Why doesn't anything happen when I press the REC or PLAY key while the camera is turned off?
Q30
Why doesn't the self-timer work?
Q31
Images cannot be transferred over a USB connection.
Q32
Displayed "RETRY POWER ON"
Q33
Subjects are too dark when shooting images in a seashore or ski area.
Q34
A recorded image was not saved.
Q35
The monitor screen image is out of focus.
Q36
Images are not displayed.
Q37
The subject is out of focus in the recorded image.
Q38
The flash does not fire.
Q39
What does it mean when I turn on the camera and the red flash off icon appears, making it impossible to shoot with flash?

Display Messages

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