EX-ZR3500


General Performance, Recording Conditions, Memory Card

Q1
Can images I shoot be stored as RAW or TIFF format data?
Q2
What types of memory cards are supported?
Q3
What is the recording capacity of the camera in terms of number of images and movie recording time?
Q4
What is total memory capacity when a memory card is loaded in the camera? Is it built-in memory capacity plus memory card capacity?
Q5
The monitor screen display image can be flipped vertically?
Q6
What is the difference between the two shutter types?
Q7
Can I use an UHS-I standard memory card with this camera?
Q8
How can I enable the ECO Mode?
Q9
Can I turn display information on and off ?
Q10
Can I configure the camera to stamp the current time and date into snapshots when I record them?
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 is the difference between optical zoom and other different types of zoom?
Q2
What can I do with the Custom Shot?
Q3
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?
Q4
If I shoot a snapshot or movie in portrait orientation, will it be displayed on the monitor screen automatically in portrait orientation?
Q5
What can I do with Make-up BKT(Make-up Bracketing)?
Q6
How do I use the A, S, and M modes that are shown on the mode dial?
Q7
Will the camera momentarily display an image I shoot immediately after I shoot it?
Q8
Is there any way to enable simple access to functions I often use?
Q9
What is the difference between the "Anti-Shake Functions" menu item and the "HS Anti Shake" BEST SHOT scene?
Q10
Why can't I shoot a single snapshots?
Q11
What recording functions can be assigned to the front shutter button?
Q12
What can I do with the Best Shot Mode?
Q13
Does the camera have a Make-up Mode and Landscape Mode?
Q14
What should I do when the eyes of the subjects have red or white spots in them when I use a flash?
Q15
What can I do with Premium Auto PRO?
Q16
What is the difference between "HS Night Shot", "HS Night Scene", and the "Night Scene" of previous models?
Q17
Is it necessary to switch the focus mode between Auto Focus and Macro based on the distance to the subject?
Q18
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?
Q19
What can I do with Quick Collage?
Q20
How can I change the maximum sensitivity value applied when AUTO is selected for the ISO setting?
Q21
Does this camera have a macro mode?
Q22
Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using the flash or other light-emitting functions?
Q23
Why are my flash images out of focus?
Q24
What can I do with tracking function?
Q25
Why do some images recorded with flash come out looking a little dark?
Q26
What is the resolution and image size when digital zoom is being used?
Q27
Can I rotate images on the monitor screen after I shoot them?
Q28
Why is it that the display image sometimes does not enlarge when I use manual focus?
Q29
Why are there white spots in some of my images when I use the flash?
Q30
Can't I configure focus mode, Metering, and other settings?
Q31
Why is the image blurry when I have Anti Shake enabled and use the camera on a tripod or table top?
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
How much time is required for shooting consecutive images with High-speed CS?
Q4
What can I do with the AF-CS?
Q5
Can I select (for printing, saving, deletion, etc.) a single image in a CS group?
Q6
What is the difference between High Speed CS and Prerecord CS?
Q7
Can I use Premium Auto PRO together with High Speed CS?
Q8
With High-speed CS and Prerecord CS, can movement of the subject be viewed on the monitor screen?
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 Interval Shot?
Q3
What can I do with the "Time Lapse"?
Q4
Why can't I shoot Slide Panorama image?
Q5
What can I do with the Wide Shot?
Q6
Can I adjust the intensity of the art effect applied by HDR Art?
Q7
What can I do with the Art Shot?
Q8
Can Motion Shutter Mode settings or the location of the on-screen motion detection icon?
Q9
What should I do to get good results with Wide Shot?
Q10
Why can't I seem to get good results with the Blurred Background effect?
Q11
Can I specify the Slide Panorama slide direction?
Q12
How do I deactivate Motion Shutter?
Q13
What can I do with the HDR and HDR Art?
Q14
Can a save an image I recorded with HDR Art as a normal image?
Q15
What can I do with the Slide Panorama?
Q16
Can I adjust the intensity of the blur effect applied by Blurred Background?
Q17
What can I do with the Blurred Background?
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
Can I record movies using HDR, Art Shot, and Premium Auto PRO?
Q2
If I want to play back a movie on a computer, what type of computer do I need?
Q3
How can I play a movie recorded with the HS mode?
Q4
What is the maximum continuous movie recording time (capacity)?
Q5
Does this camera support Snapshot in Movie?
Q6
What can I do with the movie editing functions of this camera?
Q7
Can movies be shot at macro distances?
Q8
Are there any special conditions when using a memory card for recording movies?
Q9
Can multiple movies be merged into a single movie?
Q10
What can I do with Prerecord Movie?
Q11
What types of HS modes are available?
Q12
What focusing options are available for movie recording?
Q13
Can Anti Shake be used during movie recording?
Q14
Can I use zoom when recording a movie?
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 can't I record movies (FHD, STD)?
Q20
Why does the recorded image turn out dark when I shoot a movie of a dark subject?
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
What audio file types are supported for slideshow background music?
Q2
Does the camera have a voice recording feature?
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
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 I shoot still images while displaying monitor screen contents on a TV?
Q5
Why won't a CS image playback after I return it to the camera from a computer?
Q6
Can I view snapshots and movies I record on a TV?
Q7
Can I use my computer to view images in the camera's built-in memory?
Q8
Can the camera be used as a PC camera?
Q9
Does this camera support Hi-Speed USB protocol?
Q10
Can I scroll to the next image while a snapshot is zoomed on the monitor screen?
Q11
Is this model PictBridge compatible?
Q12
Does the camera support Exif Print?

Bundled Items and Options

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

Wireless Functions

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

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