Operation Manual

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Table of Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide ..............................................5
Scope of Delivery ......................................7
Accessories...............................................7
Names of the Components .......................8
Rotating the LCD monitor........................ 11
Operating the Rear Dial ..........................12
Preparation
Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap ..... 13
Attaching the Lens Hood.........................15
Charging the Battery ...............................16
• Approximate recording time and
number of recordable pictures ..........19
Inserting and Removing
Card and Battery .....................................21
About the Internal Memory/the Card .......23
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................25
• Changing the clock setting................26
Setting the Menu .....................................27
• Setting menu items ...........................28
• Using the quick menu .......................30
About the Setup Menu ............................31
Holding and using your camera ..............41
Basic
Selecting the [REC] Mode to record
still or motion pictures .............................45
• Taking still pictures ...........................47
• Recording motion pictures ................47
Using Snapshot Mode.............................48
• Scene Detection................................49
• AF Tracking Function........................50
• Settings in Snapshot Mode ...............51
Program AE Mode................................... 53
• Focusing ...........................................54
• Focusing off-center subjects ............. 54
• Preventing camera shake .................55
• Program shift.....................................56
Using the Zoom.......................................57
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ) /
Using the Intelligent Zoom/
Using the Digital Zoom .....................57
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................60
• Displaying Multiple Pictures
(Multi Playback) ................................61
• Using the Playback Zoom .................62
• Enlarge the focus point
(display focus point)..........................63
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode .....63
Deleting Pictures .....................................64
• To delete a single picture ..................64
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 100) or all the pictures ............65
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ..........66
Using the Built-in Flash ...........................69
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................69
Close-up Pictures....................................74
Manual Focusing .....................................75
Using the Self-Timer................................77
Exposure Compensation .........................78
Using Auto Bracket..................................79
Setting the Sensitivity..............................80
Continuous Mode ....................................82
Aperture- and Shutter-Priority Modes......85
• Aperture-Priority Mode .....................85
• Shutter-Priority Mode .......................85
Manual Exposure Mode ..........................86
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed .........87
Using My Color Mode..............................88
• Adjusting the custom settings to
achieve desired effects .....................90
Using Advanced Scene Mode.................91
• [PORTRAIT] .....................................92
• [SCENERY] ......................................93
• [SPORTS] ........................................93
• [CLOSE-UP].....................................94
• [NIGHT PORTRAIT] .........................95
Using Scene Mode ..................................96
• [PANORAMA ASSIST] .....................97
• [PARTY] ...........................................98
• [CANDLE LIGHT] .............................98
• [BABY1]/ [BABY2] ............................99
• [PET] ..............................................100
• [SUNSET].......................................100
• [HIGH SENS.] ................................100
• [FLASH BURST] ............................101
• [PANNING] .....................................102
• [STARRY SKY] ..............................103
• [FIREWORKS] ...............................104
• [BEACH] .........................................105
• [SNOW] ..........................................105
• [AERIAL PHOTO]...........................105
• [PHOTO FRAME]...........................105
• [HIGH SPEED MOVIE] ..................106
Recording Motion Pictures ....................107
•
Taking pictures or pictures series
while recording Motion Pictures
.........110
• Changing [REC MODE] and
[REC QUALITY] ..............................111