Operating Manual
Table Of Contents
- FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA
- Care to be Taken During Handling
- Contents
- Contents of the Operating Manual
- Checking the Contents of the Package
- Names of Parts
- Names of Operating Parts
- Getting Started
- Quick Start
- Common Operations
- Taking Pictures
- Setting the Shooting Functions
- Changing the Mode
- Selecting the Focus Mode
- Selecting the Flash Mode
- Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode
- Selecting the Recorded Pixels
- Selecting the Quality Levels
- Adjusting the Color Balance according to Lighting (White Balance)
- Changing the AF Area (Focusing Area)
- Setting the Light Metering Range to Determine the Exposure (AE Metering)
- Setting the Sensitivity
- Setting the Instant Review time (Instant Review)
- Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)
- Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation)
- Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)
- EV Compensation
- Taking Pictures
- Setting the Functions (Program Mode)
- Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting Scene (Picture mode)
- Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night-Scene Mode)
- Taking Movie Pictures (Movie Picture Mode)
- Taking Panorama Pictures (Panorama Assist Mode)
- Taking Pictures with Digital Filters (Digital Filter Mode)
- Using Preset Function Settings (User Mode)
- Taking Stereo Pictures (3D Image Mode)
- Continuous Shooting (Continuous Shooting Mode)
- Using the Self-Timer
- Using the Remote Control Unit (optional)
- Using the Zoom
- Taking Time-lapse Movie Pictures (Fast Fwd Movie)
- Saving the Settings (Memory)
- Setting the Shooting Functions
- Recording and Playback
- Playback/Erasing/Editing
- Settings
- Camera Settings
- Formatting a SD Memory Card / MultiMediaCard and the Built-in memory
- Changing the Sound Settings
- Changing the Start-up Screen
- Setting the Date Style
- Changing the Date/Time
- Setting the World Time
- Changing the Display Language
- Changing the Video Output Format
- Sleep Timeout
- Setting Auto Power Off
- Setting the Quick Delete Function
- Setting the Quick Zoom Function
- Registering Functions
- Resetting to Default Settings (Reset)
- Setting the Alarm
- Camera Settings
- Appendix
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Taking Pictures
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• Focus Mode
1 Press the q s or z button in Capture mode.
The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed and the
setting is displayed on the LCD monitor.
The camera is ready to take the picture in the set focus mode.
Selecting the Focus Mode
(No
icon)
Autofocus mode
The camera is focused on the subject in the autofocus
area when the shutter release button is pressed
halfway. Use this mode when the distance to the
subject is more than 40 cm (1.3 ft).
q Macro mode
This mode is used when the distance to the subject is
approx. 18 cm –50 cm (7 inch –20 inch). When the
shutter release button is pressed halfway, the camera
is focused on the object in the autofocus area.
r Super macro mode
This mode is used when the distance to the subject is
approximately 6 cm –20 cm. (2.4 inch –8 inch). The
camera is focused on the subject in the autofocus area
continuously pressing with the shutter release button
halfway.
s
Infinity-landscape
mode
This mode is used for taking distant objects.
z Manual focus mode Adjust focus manually by the four-way controller (23).
u Focusing area mode The position of the autofocus area is changed.
• The default setting of the focus mode is [Autofocus mode].
• The zoom position is fixed at the middle and the flash will not
discharge in [Super Macro Mode].
• When the movie picture mode (
1 p.56) is selected, the focus
mode is set to Autofocus mode, Infinity-landscape mode and
Manual focus mode.
• The flash does not fire in Super Macro mode.
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