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Chapter 1 Using Yo ur Camera
Section 1 Getti ng Started
Checking tha t Everything is Packed . ................. ................ ... 7
Names of Parts .......... ................. ............................ .............. 9
How to Use th e Mode Dia l ................ ...................... ............ 10
Inserting the Batterie s ........... ................ ....................... ...... 11
Indication of the Number of Images You Can Take ................. 11
Using the Batterie s ........................... ...................... ............ 12
Inserting the R echargeable Battery . ........................................ 13
Removing the Rechargeable Battery ....................................... 13
Using the Recharg eable Battery ...... ................. ................ . 13
Using the AC Adapter ...... ...................... ................. ........... . 14
Setting up t he AC Ad apter ......... ........ ...... ....... .......... ........... .... 14
Removing the AC Adapter ........... ................................. ........... 15
Turning th e Power On/Off ................ ...................... ............ 16
To Tur n the Ca mera On .... ....... ...... .......... ........... .......... ........... 16
To Tur n the Camer a Off .... ....... .......... ........... .......... ........... ...... 16
Setting the Date and Ti me (DATE SE TTINGS) ...... ............ 17
Inserting an SD Memo ry Card (Available in Stor es) ......... . 18
Insertin g the SD Memory Card .... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... . . .. 19
Removing t he SD Memory Car d ........ ...... ....... .......... ........... . . .. 19
How to Use th e LCD Monitor....................... ....................... 20
Screen Examples when Shooting Pictures .............................. 20
The Scr een Duri ng Playbac k ......... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... .. 23
Switching the Screen Display .. ................................... ............. 24
Button Functi ons ............. ................. ...................... ............ 25
The Basics of the Shooting Menu/Playback M enu .................. 26
The Basic s of the Setup Sc reen ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... 27
Screens .......... ........... ................. ................. ....................... 28
Section 2 Basic Shooting
How to Hold th e Camera ............ ........... ................. ............ 34
How to Focu s ....... ................. ...................... ................. ...... 35
Shooting S till Images . ................. ....................... ................ . 36
Check the Focus and Shoot (Half-press) ..... . ........................... 36
Capture the Moment Shooting (Full-press) . .. ........................... 37
When the Subject is not Cen tered on You r Compo sition (Fo -
cus Lock) ................... ................. ................. ...................... . 38
Shooting wi th Scenery -Matchin g ................. ...................... . 39
Combinati on of Scene M ode and F unction ....... ................ . 41
Shooting wi th Multi-Shot........................ ....................... ...... 42
Making Mult i-Shot Sett ings (CONT. MODE) ... ...... ...... ....... ...... 43
Shooting with Multi-Shot . ....................... ......................... ......... 44
Shooting with S Multi-Shot ........................................ ............... 44
Shooting with M Multi-Shot . .................................... ................. 44
Shooting M ovies ........ ............................ ....................... ...... 45
Shooting wi th Optical Zoom ....... ................. ...................... . 46
Shooting with the Digi tal Zoom ......... ............................ ...... 47
Shooting Cl ose-ups (Macro Phot o) ....... ....................... ...... 48
Recording Voice Memos ............ ........... ................. ............ 49
Section 3 Using Special Fea tures for
Improved Photography
Using the Flash .... ................. ................ ....................... ...... 51
Using the Self-Tim er ........ ................. ............................ ...... 53
Shoo ting a S till Image with So und (IM AGE WITH SOUND ) .... 54
Using the ADJ. (Adjust ) Button .............. ....................... ...... 56
Changing the Exp osure (EXPOSURE COMP.) . ................ . 57
Examples of Expos ure Compensation .......................... ........... 57
Using the ADJ . Button ( Exposure) . ...... ........... .......... ........... .... 57
Using the Shooting Menu (Exposure) ....................................... 58
Using N atural and Artificial Li ghting (WHITE BALANCE ) .. 60
Usin g the ADJ. But ton (White Bal ance) ... ......... ........ ......... ...... 61
Using the Shooting Menu (White Balance) ............................... 63
Sensitiv ity Settin gs (ISO SETTING) ....... ........... ................. 65
Using the ADJ. But ton (ISO Sen sitivity) ........ ........ .......... ......... 65
Using the Shooting Menu (ISO Sensitivity)............................... 66
Changing Shading fo r Shooting Text (DENSITY) .. ............ 67
Using t he ADJ. B utton (Text Dens ity) ... ....... ...... ...... ........... ..... 6 7
Using the Shooting Menu (Text Density) .................................. 68
Shooting Consecutively w ith Differen t White Bala nce
(WHITE BALANCE BRACKET) ............. ................ ............ 69
Choos ing Pictu re Quality M ode/Imag e Size
(PIC QUALITY/SIZE) ................. ............................ ............ 71
About Picture Q ualit y Mode ...................................................... 71
About Image S i z e . ............................. .................................... ... 71
Changing Picture Qualit y Mode/Image Size of a Still Image .... 72
Changing the Image Size for Shooting in T EXT Mode ............. 73
Changing the Image Size of a Movie ..................................... ... 74
Manual Focus Shooti ng (FOCUS ) ... ........... ................. ...... 75
Manual Focus Shooting ............................................................ 75
Shooting at a F i xed Distance .................................... ................ 76
Changing the Light Metering (PHOTOMETRY) ..... ............ 77
Chan g in g the Edge Quality of Still Im ages
(SHARPNESS)...................... ............................ ................. 79
Shooting Consecutively with Differen t Exposures
(AUTO BRACKET) ................ ............................ ................. 80
Setting th e Exposure Ti me (TIME EXPOSURE) ................ 82
Shooting Pictures Au tomaticall y at Set Interva ls
(INTERVAL) ... ....................... ................. ................ ............ 83
Insertin g the Date i nto a Still Image (DATE IMPRINT) ...... 85
Returning the Shootin g Menu Settin gs to thei r Defaults
(RESTORE DEFAULTS)....... ............................ ........... ...... 86
Section 4 Playing Back/Deleting Still
Images, Movies , and Sounds
Viewing th e Photo You Just Took (Quick Review) ....... ...... 88
Displaying an Enlarged View of the Still I mage Displayed . . . . ... 89
Deleting the Displayed Still I mage or Movie . ............................ 90
Viewing a Still Imag e or Movi e .................... ................. ...... 91
Viewing Still Images Recorded on an SD Memor y Card .......... 91
Viewing Still Images Recorded on Internal Memory ................. 92
Viewing M ovies ... ...... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... . 93
Adjusting the Movie Sound Volume ......................................... . 93
Playing Back Soun d .............. ...................... ................. ...... 94
Playing Back Sound.................................................................. 94
Playing Back Sound recorded with a Still Image ...................... 95
Adjustin g the Volume .. ...... ....... ...... .......... ........... ...... ...... .......... 95
Viewing a t a Glanc e (Thumbn ail Display) .................... ...... 96
Enlarged Viewi ng . ................. ...................... ................. ...... 97
Viewin g an S Multi-Sh ot or M Mu lti-Shot Still Image i n En -
larged Di splay Mode .................. ................. ....................... 98
Showin g Photos in O rder Automa tically (SLIDE SHOW) ... 99
Viewing o n a Televi sion ........ ........... ................. ............... 100
Deleting Unwanted Stil l Images /Movies/Sou nds.............. 101
Deleting One Still Image ..... ......... .......... ....... ........ ........ ....... ... 101
Deletin g All Fra mes at Onc e ...... ...... ...... ....... . . .......... ...... ....... . 102
Deletin g Multiple Fram es at Once ..... ...... ....... ...... ...... ........... . 103
Section 5 D i rect Printing
About the Direct Print Function .. ....................... ............... 105
Sending Images to a Printer fo r Printing ........... ............... 106
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