User Manual

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Table of contents
For Your Safety ............................................................................................... i
Cautions ........................................................................................................iii
Notices ..........................................................................................................iv
Before You Begin........................................................................1
Introduction ................................................................................................... 1
Parts of the Camera........................................................................................2
The Monitor ................................................................................................... 4
The Mode Dial................................................................................................6
Navigating the Menus .................................................................................... 7
The Shutter-Release Button ............................................................................ 7
First Steps....................................................................................8
Inserting Batteries........................................................................................... 8
Inserting Memory Cards ...............................................................................10
Checking the Battery Level ........................................................................... 12
Basic Setup................................................................................................... 14
Basic Photography ....................................................................16
Step 1 - Select P (auto) Mode...................................................................16
Step 2 - Frame the Picture ............................................................................ 18
Step 3 - Focus and Shoot.............................................................................. 20
Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode)...................................22
More on Photography..............................................................24
When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash ......................................................... 24
Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer ................................................... 26
Easy Close-ups: Macro Close-up Mode ......................................................... 27
Assist and Scene Modes ...............................................................................28
Framing Assist .............................................................................................. 30
e Scene Mode ......................................................................................... 35
More on Playback .....................................................................42
Viewing Pictures on the Camera................................................................... 42
Cropping Pictures ..................................................................................... 44
Adjusting a picture tone automatically...................................................... 45
Voice Memos: Recording and Playback (E5600 only)................................. 47
Viewing Pictures on TV.................................................................................48
Viewing Pictures on a Computer................................................................... 49
Printing Pictures............................................................................................ 52
Printing Via Direct USB Connection............................................................... 56
Movies .......................................................................................60
W Recording Movies ................................................................................... 60
Viewing Movies............................................................................................64