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Using These Manuals ........... ........... ................. ................ .... 2
Using This Guide .................. ...................... ................. ......... 2
Chapter 1 Using Yo ur Camera
Section 1 Getti ng Started
Checking tha t everything is Pac ked ............................ ......... 6
Names of Parts ......... ................. ............................ ............... 7
How to Use th e Mode Dia l ............... ............................ ......... 8
Inserting the Batterie s .......... ...................... ................. ......... 9
Using the Batterie s ......... ................. ........... ................. ....... 10
Using the Recharg eable Battery .......... ................. ............. 11
Inserting the r e chargeable battery . .............................. ............ 11
Removing the rechargeable battery ............................... .......... 11
Using the AC Adapter ..... ...................... ................. ............. 12
Setting up t he AC Ad apter . ......... ...... .... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... .... . 12
Removing the AC Adapter ........................ ............................... 13
Turning th e Power On/Off .................... ................. ............. 14
To tur n the c amera O n ....... ....... ...... .......... ........... ........ ....... ..... 14
To tur n the c amera O ff ....... ........... .......... ......... ...... ...... ....... ..... 14
Setting the Date and Ti me (DATE SE TTINGS) ........... ....... 15
Inserting a Memory Card ................. ............................ ....... 16
Insertin g the SD Memory Card ....... ...... ........... ...... ........... ....... 17
Removing t he SD M emory Car d ....... ...... ........... ...... ........... ..... 17
How to Use th e LCD Monitor ..... ....................... ................ .. 18
Screen Examples when Shooting Pictures . ............................. 18
The Scr een Duri ng Playbac k .. ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .......... .......... 2 1
Switching the Screen Display ............................ ...................... 22
Button Functi ons ............ ................. ............................ ....... 23
Screens .... ...................... ................. ................. .................. 24
The Basics of the Shooting Menu/Playback M enu .................. 29
The Basics of the Setup Screen ............................ .................. 30
Section 2 Basic Shooting
How to Hold th e Camera ...... ................ ................. ........... .. 32
How to Focu s ........... ....................... ................. ................ .. 33
Shooting S till Images ...... ...................... ................. ............. 34
Check the Focus and Shoot (Half-press) ................................. 34
Capture the Moment Shooting (Full-press) ...... ........................ 35
When the Subject is not Cen tered on You r Compo sition (Fo-
cus Lock) .. ...................... ........... ................. ................. ....... 36
Shooting wi th Scenery -Matchin g ................ ...................... .. 37
Combinati on of Scene M ode and F unction ................. ....... 39
Shooting wi th Multi-Shot .................. ............................ ....... 40
Making Mult i-Shot Sett ings (CONT. MODE) ........ ...... ....... . . ..... 41
Shooting with Multi-Shot .. .............................. .......................... 42
Shooting with S Multi-Shot ................................... .................... 42
Shooting with M Multi-Shot ........... ................................. .......... 42
Shooting M ovies ....... ............ ................ ................. ............. 43
Shooting wi th the Zoom ........ ................ ................. ............. 44
Shooting wi th the Digi tal Zoom ............. ....................... ....... 45
Shooting Cl ose-ups (Macro Phot o) ............ ...................... .. 46
Recording Voice Me mos ...................... ................. ............. 47
Section 3 Using Special Fea tures for
Improved Photography
Using the Flash .............. ...................... ................. ............. 49
Using the Self-Tim er ....... ................. ................. .................. 51
Shoo ting a S t il l Image wi th Soun d (IMAGE WITH SOUN D) ... . 52
Using the ADJ. Button .... ...................... ................. ............. 54
Changing the Exp osure (EXPOSURE COMP.) ........... ....... 55
Using t he ADJ. B utton ( Exposure) ...... ........... ...... .......... ....... ....56
Using the Shooting Menu (Exposure) .......................................57
Using N atural and Artificial Li ghting (WH ITE BALANCE) .. 58
Using the ADJ. But ton (White Balance) . ......... ........ ......... . ... . ... .59
Using the Shooting Menu (White Balance) ............................. ..61
Sensitiv ity Settin gs (ISO SETTING) ........... ................. ....... 63
Usin g the ADJ. But ton (ISO Se nsitivi ty) ..... ......... ........ ......... . ... .63
Using the Shooting Menu (ISO Sensitivity) ...............................64
Shooting Consecutively w ith Differen t White Bala nce
(WHITE BALANCE BRACKET) ...... ................. ................. . 65
Choos ing Pictu re Quality M ode/Imag e Size
(PIC QUALITY/SIZE) ................ ................. ................. ....... 67
About Picture Q ualit y Mode . .....................................................67
About Image Size ............................................ .........................67
Changing Picture Qualit y Mode/Image Size of a Still Image ....68
Changing the Image Size for Shooting in T EXT Mode .............69
Changing the Image Size of a Movie ............................. ...........70
Manual Focus Shooti ng (FOCUS ) .. ................. .................. 71
Manual Focus Shooting ............................................................71
Shooting at a F i xed Distance . . .................. ................................72
Changing the Light Metering (PHOTOMETRY) .......... ....... 73
Changing the Edge Qua lity of Still Images (SHARPNESS) 75
Shooting Consecutively with Differen t Exposures
(AUTO BRACKET) ............... ................. ............................ . 76
Setting th e Exposure Ti me (TIME EXPOSURE) ............... . 78
Shooting Pictures Au tomaticall y at Set Interva ls
(INTERVAL) ........ ............................ ............................ ....... 7 9
Insertin g the Date i nto a Still Image (DATE IMPRINT) ...... 81
Returning the Shootin g Menu Settin gs to thei r Defaults
(RESTORE DEFAULTS) ........... ................. ........................ 82
Display ing the Grid Guide on the LCD Monito r .................. 83
Changing Shading fo r Shooting Text (DENSITY) . ............. 8 4
Using t he ADJ. B utton ( Text Densit y) ... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ....84
Using the Shooting Menu (Text Density) ..................................85
Section 4 Playing Back/Deleting Still
Images, Movies , and Sounds
Viewing th e Photo You Just Took .............. ....................... . 87
Displaying an Enlarged View of the Still I mage Displayed ....... 88
Deleting the Displayed Still I mage or Movie .............. ...............89
Viewing a Still Imag e or Movi e ................... ................. ....... 90
Viewing Still Images Recorded on an SD Memory Card .... ......90
Viewing Still Images Recorded on Internal Memory .................91
Viewing M ovies .. ...... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ..92
Adjusting the Movie Sound Volume ...................................... ....92
Playing Back Soun d .. ................ ................. ........................ 93
Playing Back Sound ..................................................................93
Playing Back Sound recorded with a Still Image . .....................94
Adjus ting the Volume ...... ......... .......... ........ ......... .......... ....... . ... .94
Viewing a t a Glance .. ...................... ................. ................. . 95
Enlarged Viewi ng ................. ........... ................. ................. . 96
Viewin g an S Multi-Sh ot or M Mu lti-Shot Still Image i n En-
larged Di splay Mode ................. ................. ................. ....... 97
Showin g Photos in O rder Automa tically (SLIDE SHOW) ... 98
Viewing o n a Televi sion ....... ................. ................ ............. 99
Deleting Unwanted Stil l Images /Movies/Sou nds .............. 100
Deleting One Still Image ................................ ..................... ....100
Deletin g All Fra mes at Onc e ..... ...... ...... ....... .......... ...... ....... ....101
Del eting Mul tiple F rames at O nce . ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... . .. 102
Section 5 A bout Othe r Functions
Write- protecting You r Images (P R O TECT) ................. ..... 104
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