Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Reference Guide
- Instruction Manual
- Conventions Used in This Manual
- Table of Contents
- Quick Start Guide
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- Getting Started
- Attaching the Strap
- Charging the Battery
- Installing / Removing the Battery
- Installing / Removing a Memory Card
- Using the LCD Monitor
- Power On
- Date & Time Set
- Setting the Language
- Attaching & Detaching a Lens
- Lens Image Stabilizer
- Basic Operation
- Quick Control Shooting Functions
- Menu Operations
- Formatting a Memory Card
- Switching the LCD Monitor Display
- Feature Guide
- Touch Screen Operations
- Basic Shooting & Image Playback
- Fully Automatic Shooting
- Full Auto Techniques
- Disabling Flash
- Creative Auto Shooting
- Shooting Portraits
- Shooting Landscapes
- Shooting Close-Ups
- Shooting Moving Subjects
- Special Scene Mode
- Shooting Night Portraits (with a Tripod)
- Shooting Night Scenes (Handheld)
- Shooting Backlit Scenes
- Quick Control
- Shoot by Ambience Selection
- Shoot by Lighting or Scene Type
- Image Playback
- Advanced Shooting Operations
- Program AE
- Setting the Image-Recording Quality
- Changing the ISO Speed
- Optimal Image Characteristics for the Subject
- Changing the AF Operation
- Selecting the AF Point
- Subjects Difficult to Focus
- Continuous Shooting
- Self-Timer
- Using the Built-in Flash
- Convey the Subject’s Movement
- Changing Depth of Field
- Manual Exposure
- Changing the Metering Mode
- Setting Exposure Compensation
- Auto Exposure Bracketing
- Locking the Exposure
- Locking the Flash Exposure
- Auto Correction of Brightness and Contrast
- Noise Reduction Settings
- Lens Peripheral Illumination / Chromatic Aberration Correction
- Customizing Image Characteristics
- Registering Preferred Image Characteristics
- Matching the Light Source
- Adjusting the Color Tone for the Light Source
- Setting the Color Reproduction Range
- Mirror Lockup to Reduce Camera Shake
- Live View Shooting
- Shooting Movies
- Handy Features
- Silencing the Beeper
- Card Reminder
- Setting Image Review Time
- Setting Auto Power-Off Time
- Adjusting LCD Monitor Brightness
- Creating and Selecting a Folder
- File Numbering Methods
- Setting Copyright Information
- Auto Rotation of Vertical Images
- Checking Camera Settings
- Restore Default Settings
- Preventing the LCD Monitor from Turning Off Automatically
- Changing the Shooting Settings Screen Color
- Setting the Flash
- Automatic Sensor Cleaning
- Appending Dust Delete Data
- Manual Sensor Cleaning
- Wireless Flash Photography
- Image Playback
- Searching for Images Quickly
- Magnified View
- Playing Back with the Touch Screen
- Rotating the Image
- Setting Ratings
- Quick Control During Playback
- Playing Movies
- Editing the Movie’s First and Last Scenes
- Slide Show (Auto Playback)
- Viewing the Images on a TV
- Protecting Images
- Erasing Images
- Shooting Information Display
- Post-Processing Images
- Printing Images
- Customizing the Camera
- Reference
- Troubleshooting
- Error Codes
- Specs
- Downloading Images to a Personal Computer
- Quick Reference Guide
- Index
- Flash Classroom
- Do More with Macro
- Scans of CD-ROMs
- Lens Warranty
- Camera Warranty
42
Turn the dioptric adjustment
knob.
Turn the knob left or right until the
nine AF points in the viewfinder look
sharp.
To obtain sharp images, hold the camera still to minimize camera shake.
1. Wrap your right hand around the camera grip firmly.
2. Hold the lens bottom with your left hand.
3. Rest your hand’s right index finger lightly on the shutter button.
4. Press your arms and elbows lightly against the front of your body.
5.
To maintain a stable stance, place one foot slightly ahead of the other.
6. Press the camera against your face and look through the viewfinder.
Basic Operation
Adjusting the Viewfinder Clarity
Holding the Camera
If the camera’s dioptric adjustment s ill cannot provide a sharp viewfinder
image, using E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lenses (10 types, sold
separately) is recommended.
Vertical shooting
Horizontal shooting
To shoot while looking at the LCD monitor, see page 145.