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Using The s e Manual s ................ .......................... .. 2
1. Pleas e read this first: ............. ........... ........... ............. 2
2. For basic inform ation : ............ ................. ........... ....... 2
3. Pleas e read as n eeded: ... ........... ............ ................ .. 2
Using Thi s Guide ........................ ............................ 2
Display ex amples: ..................... ........... ................. ....... 2
Terms: ...................... ........... ................. ........... ............. 2
Symbols : ............. ................. ........... ............ ................ .. 2
Contents .................. ......................... ...................... 3
Chap ter 1
Using Yo ur Camera
Section 1
Getting Sta rted
Checking th at Everything is Pac k ed. ...................... 8
Option al Accessori es ........... ................. ........... ............. 9
Names of Parts ............. ................................ ......... 9
How to Use the Mode Dial ............... .................... 11
Inse rting th e Batte ries .............................................. 11
Using the Batteries ........ ................................ ....... 12
Using the Re chargeable Battery .............................. 13
Insertin g the Recha rgeabl e Battery ............ ........... ..... 13
Removing th e Rechar geable Ba ttery .... ................. ..... 13
Using the AC Adapter ......... ................................. 14
Setting u p the AC Adapt er .............. ............ ........... ..... 14
Removing th e AC Adapter .................... ........... .......... 15
Turning the P o wer On/O ff ... ................................. 16
Turning t he Came ra On ....... ................. ........... ........... 16
Turning t he Came ra Off ....... ................. ........... ........... 16
Inserting an SD Memory Ca r d (Avai l able in Stores)
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Insertin g the SD Mem ory Card ............. ........... ........... 17
Removing th e SD Memory Car d ........... ........... ........... 18
How to Use the LCD Monitor ........... .................... 19
Screen Ex amples when Shootin g Pictures................. 19
The Scree n During Pla yback ...................... ............... 22
Switching the Screen Dis play................................... 23
Synchro Monitor M ode ........ ........... ............ ............... 24
Histogram Dis play .... ........... ................. ........... ........... 24
Button Functi ons ..... ................... .......................... 25
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The Basi cs of the Shootin g Menu/Pl aybac k Menu.. 26
The Basi cs of the Setup Sc reen .. ............ .... 27
Screens ............ ................................ .................... 28
Shooting Menu (Shoo ting Mod e) ................ ........... ..... 28
Shooting Menu (Mo vie Mode ) ........ ................. .......... 29
Shooting Menu (Scene Mod e, excep t in Te xt Mode).. 29
Shooting Menu (Tex t Mode) ...... ........... ................. ..... 30
Playbac k Menu ......... ................. ........... ................. ..... 30
Scene Sel ection Sc reen (Scene Mode) ...... ........... .... 31
Setup Screen (Setu p Mode) ........... ................. ........... 32
Section 2
Basic Shooting
How to Hold the Camera ..... ................................. 34
How to F ocus ........................................................... 34
Shooting Still Images ............................................... 35
Checkin g the Focu s and Shoo ting (Ha lf-press) .......... 35
Capturing the Mo ment Shoot ing (Fu ll-press).............. 36
When the Subj ect is not Centered on Yo ur Composi-
tion (Focus Lo c k)..... ......................... .................... 37
Shooting with Scenery-Matc hing................... ....... 38
Combinat ion of Sce ne Mod e and Fun ction ..... ........... 39
Shootin g with Mul t i-Shot ................... ................... 40
Making Mu lti-Shot Setti ngs (CONT. MODE) ... ........... 41
Shooting wi th Multi-Shot....................... ........... ........... 42
Shooting wi th S Multi- Shot .. ........... ................. ........... 42
Shooting wi th M Multi-Sho t .. ................. ........... ........... 42
Shootin g Movies .................. ................................ 42
Shootin g with Optic a l Zoom .............. ................... 43
Shooting wi th the Digit al Zoom.................. ........... ..... 44
Shootin g Close-ups (Ma c ro Photo) ...................... 45
Using the AF target shift func tion ... ........... ........... ...... 4 5
Recordin g Voice Memos...... .......................... ...... 47
Section 3
Using Special Features for Im-
proved Photography
Using t he Flash .................... .......................... ...... 50
Using t he Self-Timer ......................... ................... 51
Shootin g a Still Image with Sound (IMAG E WITH
SOUND) ............................... .......................... ...... 52
Using t he ADJ. (Adjust) Button ......... ................... 53
Adjustme nts Using the ADJ. Button ..... ........... ........... 53
Changin g the Exposure (EXPOSURE COMP. ) ... 54
Examples o f Expos ure Compen sation . ..... ................. 54
Using the ADJ. Butto n (Exposure ) ....... ........... .......... 54
Using the Shootin g Menu (Exposure) .. ................ ...... 55
Using N a tural an d Artificial Lighti ng (WHITE BAL-
ANCE).. ................................ ................................ 56
Using the ADJ. Butto n (White Bal ance) .... ........... ..... 56
Using the Shootin g Menu (Wh ite Balanc e) .......... ...... 57
Sensitiv ity Settings (ISO SE TTING) ........ ............ 59
Using the ADJ. Butto n (ISO Sens itivity) .... ...... ........... 59
Using the Shootin g Menu (ISO Se nsitivit y) ..... .......... 60
Changin g Shading for S hooting Text (DE N SITY) 61
Using the ADJ. Butto n (Text Dens ity) ... ................ ...... 61
Using the Shootin g Menu (Text Density) ... ...... .......... 62
Shoot ing Cons ecut ive ly w ith Diff eren t Whi te B ala nce
(WHITE BALA NCE BRACKET) .. ......................... 63
Choosi ng Picture Qual ity Mode/Image Siz e (PIC
QUALITY/SI Z E) .......................... ......................... 64
About Pictu re Quali ty Mode.................. ................ ...... 64
About Imag e Size .......... ........... ............ ................ ...... 6 4
Changi ng Pict ure Quali ty Mo de/Image S ize of a Still Im-
age .... ........... ................. ........... ............ ................ ..... 64
Changi ng the Ima ge Size for Shootin g in TE XT Mode65
Changing t he Ima ge Size of a Movie ................... ...... 6 6
Manual Fo c us Shooting (FOCUS) ........... ............ 67
Manual F ocus Shoo ting.................. ........... ................. 67
Shooting a t a Fixed Distanc e ......... ........... ................. 68
Changin g the Light Meter i ng (PHOTO METRY) ... 69
Changin g the Edge Qu ality of Still Ima ges (SHARP-
NESS) .. .......................... ................................ ...... 70
Shoot ing Conse cutiv ely w ith Diff erent Exp osur es
(AUTO BRACKET) ........ ................................ ...... 71
Setting the Exposure Time (TIME EXPOSURE) . 72
Shootin g Pictures A u tomaticall y at Set I n tervals (IN-
TERVAL) .............................. .......................... ...... 73
Inserti ng the Date into a Still Image ( D ATE IMPR INT) .
75
Returni ng the Shooting Menu Settings to their De-
faults (RE ST ORE DE FAULTS)................ ............ 76
Section 4
Playing B ack/Del eting Still Im-