T ab le of Cont ents v
Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
F or Y o ur Safety.......... ............ ............ ............ .......... ............ ....ii
Notices............. ............ ............... ............ .............. ............ ....... iii
Q & A Index ...................... .............. ............ ............... ............ . vii
Introduction
............. ................. .................. ......1
Getting to Know the Camera ..................... .............. ........ 2
Firs t Steps ................. ......... ............ ............ ............. ............ ..... 8
Attaching a Lens ........................... .......................... ..................... ...... 8
Charging and Inser ting the Ba ttery ....................... ................ 9
Basic Setup ....................................... .......................... ......................... 11
Inser ting Memor y Cards .................... ..................... .................... 12
Adjusting Viewfinder Focus .................. ........................... .........14
Tu t o r i a l
.............. ................. .................. ...........15
“P oint-and-Shoot” Photog raphy ( Mode) .......... ... 15
Creative Photog raphy (Dig ital Va ri-Progr ams)......... 18
Basic Playbac k ........... ............... ............ .............. ............ ...... 20
Reference
.............. .................. ................. ........21
More on Phot ography (All Modes) ........ .............. ..22
The Shooting Inf ormation Display ........ ............ ........... 22
F ocus .............. ............ ............ ............ ......... ............. ............ ... 23
F ocus Mode ..... .......................... ................................ ......................... 23
AF-Area Mode ................ ............................... ........................... .........24
F ocus Area Selection ....................... .......................... ....................25
F ocus Lock ............................. .......................... ................................ ....26
Manual Focus ...................... .......................... ................................ ....28
Image Quality and Size.................. ............... ............ ........ 29
Image Qualit y ...................... ................................ .......................... ....30
Image Size ........ .......................... ........................... .......................... ....30
Shooting Mode . ............ .............. ............ ............... ............ . 32
Self- Timer and Remote Control Modes .... ......................... 33
Using the Built- in Flash........... ............ ............ ............... ... 34
ISO Sensitivity ..................... .............. ............ ............ ........... 37
T wo-Button Reset ..................... ............ ............... ............ ... 38
P , S, A, and M Modes.............. ................. .............. ..39
Mode P (Pro grammed Aut o) ................. ............ ............ . 40
Mode S (Shutt er-Priority Auto) ............. .............. ........... 41
Mode A (A perture-Priority Auto) .............. .............. ...... 42
Mode M (Manual) ..................... .............. ............. ............ ... 43
Exposure .............. .............. ............ ............... ............ ............ . 45
Metering . ..................... ........................... .......................... .................... 45
Autoexposure Lock .......................................... .......................... ....46
Exposure Compensation ......... .......................... ......................... 47
Flash Compensation ....... .......................... ........................... .........48
White Balance ........... ............... ............ ............ .............. ...... 49
More on Playback ...... .............. ........... ............... ....50
Viewing Phot ographs on the Camera ............ ............ . 50
Photo Information ................. ........................... .............................. 51
Viewing Multiple I mages: Thumbna il Playback ....... ....52
T aking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom ............ .................... 53
Prot ecting Photographs from Deletion ........ ....................54
Deleting I ndividual Photographs ................. ......................... 54
Connecting to a Compu ter , Print er , or TV .............55
Connecting to a Co mputer .................. ............ ............... 55
Before Connecting the Camera ................................... .......... 55
Connecting the USB Cable ........................ .......................... ..... 55
Printing P hotographs....... ............... ............ .............. ........ 57
Printing Via Direct USB Connection ............... ..................... 57
Viewing P hotographs on TV .................. ............ ............. 62
Menu Guide
............ .................. ................. ...... 63
Using Came ra Menus .......... ............ ............ ......... ............. 63
Playback Options: The Playback Menu .......... ............. 65
Delete........... ........................... ................................ .......................... ..... 65
Playback Folder ........................... ........................... .......................... 66
Rotate T all ....................... ........................... ..................... ..................... 66
Slide Show ........................... .......................... ........................... .......... 67
Print Set (DPOF) .......... ................................ ........................... .......... 67
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu ........... .......... 68
Optimize I mage (P , S, A, and M Modes) .................. .......... 68
Image Quality .............................. ................................ ..................... 70
Image Size ................................. ................................ .......................... 70
White Balance (P , S, A, and M M odes) ................. ............... 70
ISO Sensitivity .......................... ................................ .......................... 73
Noise Reduction ............................... .......................... ..................... 73
Custom Settings........ .............. ............ ............ ............... ..... 74
R: Reset ........................ ................................ ........................... ............... 74
1: Beep ......................................... ........................... ............................... 74
2: F ocus Mode ....................... ........................... ............................... 75
3: AF-Area Mode ......................... ........................... .......................... 75
4: Shooting Mod e ............................ .......................... ..................... 75
5: Metering (P , S, A, and M Modes Only) ............ ............... 75
6: No Memor y Card? ................ ........................... ......................... 75
7: Image R eview ......... ................................ ........................... .......... 75
8: Flash Level (P , S, A, and M Modes Onl y) .. ..................... 76
9: AF-Assist (All Modes Except and ) ......... ............... 76
10: ISO Auto (P , S, A, and M M odes Only) ............... .......... 76
11: /Fn Button.................... ........................... ............................... 77
12: AE-L/AF-L ................ ................................ ........................... .......... 77
13: AE Lock ..... ........................... ........................... ............................... 77
14: Built-in Flash (P , S, A, and M Modes Only) ...... .......... 78
15: Auto o ff Timers .................... ........................... .......................... 78
16: Self- Timer ........... ..................... ........................... .......................... 79
17: Remote on Duration ........................ ........................... .......... 79
Basic Camera Settings: T he Setup Menu ......... .......... 80
CSM/Setup Men u ................................. ................................ .......... 80
F ormat M emor y Card......... ........................... ..................... .......... 81
Info Display Format .. ...................... .......................... ..................... 81
Auto Shooting Info .............. ................................ .......................... 83
World Time .................... ........................... ................................ .......... 83
L CD Brightness ....... ................................ ........................... ............... 83
Video Mode .............................. ........................... .......................... ..... 83
Language (LANG) ...... ........................... ................................ .......... 84
Image Comment .. ........................... ................................ ............... 84
USB ..................... ........................... ........................... ............................... 84