Operating Instructions

VQT2S42
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Contents
Information for Your Safety....................... 2
Before Use
Accessories .............................................. 9
Names of the Components..................... 12
Rotating the LCD monitor....................... 15
How to Use the Touch Panel.................. 16
• What can be done by touch
operation .......................................... 17
Operating the Rear Dial.......................... 18
About the Lens ....................................... 19
Preparation
Attaching/Detaching the Lens................. 21
Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 23
Attaching the Shoulder Strap.................. 25
Charging the Battery............................... 26
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures ......... 28
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery .............................. 29
About the Card ....................................... 30
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 31
• Changing the clock setting ............... 31
Setting the Menu .................................... 32
• Setting menu items........................... 33
Setting the Quick Menu .......................... 34
About the Setup Menu............................ 36
Holding and using your camera.............. 41
Selecting the [REC] mode, and record
still pictures or motion pictures ............... 44
Basic
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode).............. 47
• Scene detection................................ 48
• AF Tracking Function ....................... 49
• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ...... 50
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Programme AE mode) ............. 52
• Setting the focus mode
(AFS/AFC/MF) ................................. 53
• Focusing........................................... 54
• When the subject is not in focus....... 54
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 54
• Taking pictures using the Touch
Shutter function................................ 55
• Programme Shift............................... 55
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 56
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extra Optical zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom..................... 56
Playing back Pictures ............................. 58
• Changing the Information Displayed
on the playback screen ........................59
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback)................................ 59
• Displaying Pictures by Recording
Date (Calendar Playback) ................ 60
• Using the Playback Zoom................. 61
Deleting Pictures .................................... 62
• To delete a single picture ................. 62
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50)
or all the pictures ..................................62
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Switching the display of the LCD Monitor/
Viewfinder ...................................................64
• Switching the Information Displayed
on the recording screen........................64
Taking Pictures using the Built-in
Flash....................................................... 67
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting............................................... 67
• Adjust the flash output...................... 71
• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro... 72
Compensating the Exposure .................. 73
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode.......... 74
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 76
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 78
Setting the method used to focus
(AF mode)............................................... 79
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus........ 84
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock) .......................................... 86
Adjusting the White Balance................... 88
• Setting the white balance manually ......89
• Setting the colour temperature ......... 90
• Finely adjusting the white balance........90
• White Balance Bracket ..................... 91
Setting the Light Sensitivity .................... 92
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