Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Instruction Manual
- Conventions Used in This Manual
- Table of Contents
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- Quick Start Guide
- Getting Started
- Attaching Camera Strap
- Charging the Battery
- Installing / Removing the Battery
- Using the LCD Monitor
- Power On
- Setting Date & Time
- Setting the Language
- Installing and Removing SD Card
- Mounting / Detaching a Lens
- Lens Hood
- Image Stabilizer
- Basic Operation
- Using the Quick Control Screen
- Menu Operations
- Before You Start
- Basic Shooting
- Setting the AF and Drive Modes
- Image Settings
- Image-Recording Quality
- ISO Speed
- Selecting a Picture Style
- Customizing a Picture Style
- Registering a Picture Style
- Setting the White Balance
- White Balance Correction
- Auto Lighting Optimizer
- Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction
- Creating and Selecting a Folder
- File Numbering Methods
- Setting Copyright Information
- Setting the Color Space
- Advanced Operations
- Using a Flash
- Shooting with the LCD Monitor
- Shooting Movies
- Image Playback
- Image Playback
- Shooting Information Display
- Searching for Images Quickly
- Magnified View
- Rotating the Image
- Setting Ratings
- Quick Control During Playback
- Enjoying Movies
- Playing Movies
- Editing the Movie’s First and Last Scenes
- Slide Show
- Viewing the Images on a TV
- Protecting Images
- Erasing Images
- Changing Image Playback Settings
- Post-Processing Images
- Sensor Cleaning
- Printing Images
- Customizing the Camera
- Optional Accessories
- Chart of Available Functions per Mode
- Menu Settings
- Troubleshooting
- Error Codes
- System Accessory Map
- Specs
- Index
- Software Start Guide
- Pocket Guide
- Correction to Instruction Manual
- Scans of Supplied CD-ROMs
- Great Photography IS Easy
- Do More with Macro
- Camera Warranty Information
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Basic Operation
The shutter button has two steps. You can press the shutter button
halfway. Then you can further press the shutter button completely.
Pressing halfway
This activates autofocusing and the
automatic exposure system that sets
shutter speed and aperture.
The exposure setting (shutter speed and
aperture) is displayed on the LCD panel
and in the viewfinder (0).
Pressing completely
This releases the shutter and takes the
picture.
Preventing Camera Shake
Hand-held camera movement during the moment of exposure is called
camera shake. It can cause blurred pictures. To prevent camera shake,
note the following:
• Hold and steady the camera as shown on the previous page.
• Press the shutter button halfway to autofocus, then slowly press the
shutter button completely.
Shutter Button
In Creative Zone modes, pressing he <p> button will be the
same as pressing the shutter button halfway.
If you press the shutter button completely wi hout pressing it halfway first
or if you press he shutter button halfway and then press it completely
immediately, the camera will take a moment before it takes the picture.
Even during the menu display, image playback, and image recording,
you can instantly go back to shooting-ready by pressing the shutter
button halfway.