Operating Instructions

VQT2G56
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Contents
Information for Your Safety....................... 2
Before Use
Accessories .............................................. 9
Names of the Components..................... 12
Removing the Hot Shoe Cover............... 15
Operating the Rear Dial.......................... 15
About the Lens ....................................... 16
Preparation
Attaching/Detaching the Lens................. 18
Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 20
Attaching the Shoulder Strap.................. 21
Charging the Battery............................... 22
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures ......... 24
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery .............................. 26
About the Card ....................................... 27
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 28
• Changing the clock setting ............... 29
Setting the Menu .................................... 29
• Setting menu items........................... 30
Setting the Quick Menu .......................... 32
About the Setup Menu............................ 33
Holding and using your camera.............. 39
Basic
Selecting the [REC] mode, and record still
pictures or motion pictures ..................... 40
• Setting [AFS] or [AFC]...................... 41
• Taking a still picture.......................... 42
• Recording a motion picture............... 42
• Playback the recorded still pictures
or motion picture .............................. 42
Taking pictures using the automatic
function
(Intelligent Auto Mode) ........................... 43
• Scene detection................................ 44
• AF Tracking Function ....................... 45
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode ...... 45
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Programme AE mode) ............. 47
• Fix the focus by pressing the shutter
button halfway (AFS)........................ 48
• Continuously focusing on a subject
(AFC)................................................ 48
• Take a picture with Manual Focus
(MF).................................................. 48
• Focusing........................................... 49
• When the subject is not in focus....... 49
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 49
• Programme Shift............................... 50
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 51
• Using the Optical Zoom/Using the
Extra Optical zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom..................... 51
Playing back Pictures ............................. 52
• Changing the Information Displayed
on the playback screen .................... 53
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback)................................ 53
• Displaying Pictures by Recording
Date (Calendar Playback) ................ 54
• Using the Playback Zoom................. 54
Deleting Pictures .................................... 55
• To delete a single picture ................. 55
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures ............. 56
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Switching the display of the LCD Monitor/
Optional External Viewfinder .................. 57
•
Switching the displayed information .... 57
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash ..... 61
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting............................................... 61
• Adjust the flash output...................... 64
• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro... 65
Compensating the Exposure .................. 66
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode.......... 67
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 69
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 71
Setting the method used to focus
(AF mode)............................................... 72
• Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking) .......... 73
• Setting the AF area........................... 74
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus........ 75
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock) .......................................... 76
Adjusting the White Balance................... 78
• Setting the white balance
manually........................................... 79
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