Preparation
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VQT0S19
For setting, see page 23.
Menu Functions
X VIDEO OUT
(Playback 
mode only)
[NTSC]: Video output is set to NTSC system.
[PAL]: Video output is set to PAL system. (P104)
TV ASPECT
(Playback 
mode only)
[j]: Select if your television has a 16:9 aspect ratio.
• This mode is best for showing [j ] aspect ratio 
images on a 16:9 aspect ratio television. Pictures shot in 
the [h] aspect ratio have black bands added to either 
side.
[h]: Select if your television has a 4:3 aspect ratio.
• This mode is best for showing [h] aspect ratio images 
on a 4:3 aspect ratio television. Images with a [j] 
aspect ratio are shown with black bands at the top and 
bottom (letterbox). 
• Note that when you select [j] and output to a television 
(P104), the picture on the camera’s LCD will be stretched 
vertically.
MF m/ft
[m]: The focal distance is indicated in meters in manual 
focusing.
[ft]: The focal distance is indicated by feet in manual focusing.
g SCENE MENU [OFF]: [SCENE MODE] menu does not appear when setting the 
mode dial to [R] or [S] and the camera is operated in 
the scene mode currently selected. If you change the 
scene mode, press the [MENU] button to display the 
[SCENE MODE] menu and then select the desired scene 
mode. 
[AUTO]: [SCENE MODE] menu appears automatically when setting 
the mode dial to [R] or [S]. Select the desired scene 
mode.
{ LANGUAGE Set to the language on the menu screen from the following 7 
languages.
Set to the desired language with e /r and determine it with q.
[ENGLISH]: English [DEUTSCH]: German
[FRANÇAIS]: French [ESPAÑOL]: Spanish
[ITALIANO]: Italian []: Chinese (Simplified)
[]: Japanese
• When you set to other language by mistake, select [{] from the 
menu icons to set the desired language.