User Manual
Table Of Contents
- CAMERA OPERATION MANUAL
- How to use this manual
- Composition of the manual
- Contents
- Names of parts
- 1 Getting started
- 2 Using the menus
- 3 Shooting basics
- 4 Flash
- 5 Advanced shooting
- A/S/M mode
- Aperture priority shooting
- Shutter priority shooting
- Manual shooting
- Using My Mode
- Focusing applications
- Metering
- AE LOCK - Locking the exposure
- Macro mode shooting
- Super macro mode shooting
- Self-timer shooting
- Remote control shooting
- Sequential shooting
- PANORAMA - Panorama shooting
- 2 IN 1 - Taking two-in-one pictures
- FUNCTION - Adding special effects to pictures
- Recording sound with still pictures
- Recording sound with movies
- Using commercially available external microphones
- 6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure
- 7 Playback
- 8 Useful functions
- ALL RESET - Saving the camera’s settings
- CUSTOM BUTTON
- SHORT CUT
- MY MODE SETUP
- CARD SETUP - Formatting cards
- Information display
- Monitor/viewfinder brightness adjustment
- REC VIEW
- SLEEP - Sleep Timer
- Beep
- SHUTTER SOUND
- VOLUME - Playback volume
- POWER ON/OFF SETUP - Power on/off display/sound setting
- SCREEN SETUP
- FILE NAME
- PIXEL MAPPING
- Measurement units
- VIDEO OUT - Video output selection
- 9 Print setting (DPOF)
- 10 Direct printing (PictBridge)
- 11 Miscellaneous
- DIGITAL CAMERA - PC CONNECTION OPERATION MANUAL
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Shooting basics
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3 Shooting basics
Shooting modes
In K mode, use the mode dial to select a still picture shooting mode. Set the
mode dial to the best position for the situation and shooting conditions.
The shooting modes include modes where the optimal settings for the
situation are automatically selected, and modes where you can select the
settings best suited to the shooting conditions and the effect you wish to
achieve.
You can change the shooting mode before and after turning the camera on.
Situation-related modes
h Full-auto shooting
Allows you to take still pictures using no special functions or manual
adjustments. The camera sets the optimal focusing and exposure. This is the
simplest of all shooting modes.
i Portrait shooting
Suitable for taking a portrait-style shot of a person. This mode features an in-
focus subject against a blurred background. The camera automatically sets
the optimal shooting conditions.
Setting-
related modes
Situation-
related modes
Mode dial