Instruction manual

Voice memo allows an audio track up to fifteen second to be recorded with a still
image. The function is activated in the custom 2 section of the recording-mode
menu (p. 38). When the function is active, the microphone indicator is displayed
on the LCD monitor. The voice memo must be set before taking a picture. It will
remain in effect until reset. When the LCD monitor is turned off (p. 30), it will automatically
activate for the voice-memo period.
After an image is captured, a screen will appear
indicating the audio recording has started. A bar
graph (1) will display the amount of recording
time remaining. To stop the recording, press the
shutter-release button or the center button of
the controller (2). The recording will
automatically stop when the fifteen-second limit
has elapsed.
Voice memo is attached to the last
image of a continuous-advance series
(p. 41). When played back, images
with voice-memo audio tracks have a
note icon displayed with them (p. 60).
50 RECORDING - ADVANCED OPERATION 51
VOICE MEMO
When making audio recordings, be careful not to touch or cover the microphone. The quality of
the recording is proportional to the subject to microphone distance. For best results, hold the cam-
era approximately 20cm (8in) from your mouth.
Camera Notes
Recording audio.
Stop
1
Remaining recording time
2
Microphone
DATE IMPRINTING
Every time a still image is recorded, it is stored with an exif tag that contains the date and time of
recording as well as shooting information. This information can be viewed with the camera in the
Quick View or playback mode, or on a computer with the DiMAGE Viewer software.
Camera Notes
The date and time are imprinted in the lower
right corner of the image when viewed
horizontally. It is printed directly on the
photograph writing over the image
information. The date can be imprinted in
three formats: year / month / day, month /
day / year, and day / month / year. The date
and date format are set in the custom 2
section of the setup-mode menu (p. 74).
The date and time of recording can be printed directly on the
image. The imprinting function must be activated before the
image is taken. Once activated, the date will continue to be
imprinted until the function is reset; a yellow bar is displayed
behind the frame counter on the monitor to indicate the
imprinting function is active.
Date imprinting is activated with the custom 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p.
38). Date imprinting has two menu options. The YYYY/MM/DD option prints the date. The
MM/DD/hr:min option prints the month, day, and time of recording.
Date-imprinting indicator