196
Index
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2nd-curtain
mark in control panel ................. 16
A
A mode
Aperture pr iority mode ............... 70
setting aperture manually ........... 73
AA Ni-Cd
inserting ...................................... 25
AA Ni-MH
inserting ...................................... 25
A C adapter
connecting .................................. 27
connecting/disconnecting ........... 27
saf ety guidelines ........................ 27
using ........................................... 27
AE lock
mark in viewfinder ...................... 17
AE lock b utton
location ....................................... 14
AEL
automatic e xposure lock ............ 80
AF
see “autofocus” ........................... 64
AF correct
warning ....................................... 41
AF correct mark
mark in viewfinder ...................... 17
AF target mark
mark in viewfinder ...................... 17
aperture
allowed f or TELE ........................ 73
allowed f or WIDE ........................ 73
blurred bac kground .................... 72
described .................................... 72
displaying current setting ......... 139
setting ................................... 72, 73
setting manually ......................... 76
sharp background ...................... 72
shooting modes .......................... 70
Aperture priority mode
setting aperture manually ........... 73
aperture value
automatically selected in P mode ..
71
background f ocus ....................... 57
mark in control panel ................. 16
mark in viewfinder ...................... 17
portraits ...................................... 54
arro w pad
location ....................................... 15
AU TO
file/f older naming ...................... 154
naming image files ................... 154
selecting for file/f older naming ..
155
auto bracket
mark in control panel ................. 16
auto flash mode
selecting ..................................... 86
auto white balance
described .................................... 98
autofocus
difficult subjects .......................... 66
half-press ............................. 38, 39
how it works ............................... 64
mark in viewfinder ...................... 17
subject not centered in vie wfinder ..
57
substitute focusing ............... 57, 65
using ........................................... 64
with shutter button ................ 38, 39
B
backgr ound focus
aper ture value ............................ 57
batteries
before loading ............................ 22
cautions ...................................... 22
checking pow er .......................... 33
handling ...................................... 22
inser ting AA Ni-Cd ..................... 25
inser ting AA Ni-MH .................... 25
inser ting lithium batter y CR-V3 ..
23, 24
inserting lithium polymer batteries ..
26
listed ........................................... 22
low battery warning .................... 39
safety guidelines ........................ 22
service life .................................. 22
storing ........................................ 22
battery check
mark in control panel ................. 16
monitoring batter y power ........... 33
battery compartment
location ....................................... 15
bo x contents
check list .................................... 20
bracketing
automatic .................................... 81
defined ....................................... 81
multiple exposures ..................... 81
brightness
metering ..................................... 78
built-in flash
location ....................................... 14
C
camera
availab le options f or ................. 180
box contents ............................... 20
caring for ...................................... 9
cleaning ........................................ 9
compatible con v ersions lenses a v ailab le .
133
connecting to a computer ......... 168
connecting to TV screen .......... 142
holding ........................................ 36
impor tant features ........................ 2
par ts names ......................... 14, 15
setting date and time ................ 126
setting operation warning sound ...
124
setting shutter release sound ... 122
setting sleep mode ................... 128
specifications .................... 178, 179
switching off ............................... 52
switching on ............................... 32
card
CompactFlash ............................ 30
copying images to another card .
146
deleting all images from ........... 150
formatting ................................. 152
full warning ................................. 35
inser ting ...................................... 30
Index
naming files on ......................... 154
naming f olders on ..................... 154
not formatted warning ................ 35
number of storab le pictures ....... 34
protecting ................................... 50
reading devices f o r ................... 172
removing .................................... 31
selecting all images for printing ..
160
selecting f or picture storage ..... 121
selecting individual pictures for printing ..
158
SmartMedia ................................ 30
storage capacity ......................... 34
card access lamp
blinking during sav e ................... 52
card cover loc k
location ....................................... 14
card error
mark in control panel ................. 16
CARD FULL
monitor message .............. 147, 149
CD-ROM installer , software
provided with camera ................. 20
center weighted averaging
metering
defined ....................................... 78
mark in control panel ................. 16
mark in viewfinder ...................... 17
CF
CompactFlash card .................. 121
cleaning
camera body ................................ 9
lens ............................................... 9
close-up
range .......................................... 43
using macro mode ..................... 42
close-up photograph y
macro mode ............................... 59
with conv ersion lens ................. 134
color
natural color ............................... 98
white balance ............................. 98
color temperature
K elvin scale ................................ 99
selecting f or white balance ....... 102
setting scale ............................... 99
white balance ............................. 99
CompactFlash card
control panel (CF) .................... 121
formatting card ......................... 152
inserting ...................................... 31
PC Card Adapter ...................... 172
removing .................................... 31
selecting ................................... 121
compression
image ....................................... 103
quality , resolution ..................... 103
recording mode ........................ 103
ref erence table ......................... 104
selecting ................................... 105
setting ....................................... 104
storage capacity ......................... 34
connector cover
location ....................................... 14
contrast
function ..................................... 107