User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- The Basics of Shooting and Playback
- Shooting Features
- Easy Auto Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
- Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of Smiling Faces)
- Auto Mode
- Functions That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector
- Functions That Can Be Set with the MENU Button (Shooting Menu)
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously
- Focusing
- Playback Features
- Recording and Playing Back Movies
- General Camera Setup
- Connecting the Camera to a TV, Computer, or Printer
- Reference Section
- Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playback)
- Viewing and Deleting Images Captured Continuously (Sequence)
- Editing Still Images
- Before Editing Images
- Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation
- D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast
- Red-eye Correction: Correcting Red Eyes Caused by Using the Flash
- Skin Softening: Softening Skin Tones
- Filter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects
- Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image
- Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy
- Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV)
- Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print)
- Editing Movies
- The Shooting Menu (for Auto Mode)
- The Smart Portrait Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Movie Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Error Messages
- File Names
- Optional Accessories
- Technical Notes and Index

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Shooting Features
When a scene is selected, camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene.
* The icon of the last scene selected is displayed.
1
The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.
2
The camera focuses at infinity.
3
Use of a tripod is recommended, because the shutter speed is slow. Set Photo VR to Off in the
setup menu (A 72) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.
To View a Description (Help Display) of Each Scene
Select a scene and move the zoom control (A 1) toward
g (j) to view a description of that scene. To return to the
original screen, move the zoom control toward g (j) again.
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Enter shooting mode M A (shooting mode) button M b (second icon from the top*)
M K M HI M select a scene M k button
b Portrait
(default setting)
c Landscape
2
d Sports
1
(A 33)
e Night portrait
(A 33)
f Party/indoor
1
(A 33)
Z Beach
1
z Snow
1
h Sunset
1, 3
i Dusk/dawn
2, 3
j Night landscape
2
(A 34)
k Close-up
(A 34)
u Food
(A 34)
l Museum
1
(A 35)
m Fireworks show
2, 3
(A 35)
n
Black and white copy
1
(A 35)
o Backlighting
(A 35)
p Easy panorama
1
(A 36)
O Pet portrait
(A 37)
Landscape