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
38
Taking Pictures
4
When the mode is set to
z, the central portion of the picture is enlarged
to full screen on the LCD monitor for focus adjustment. Use the four-way
controller to adjust the focus while watching the indicator on the monitor.
After the focus is set, press any buttons except the four-way controller
(
23) or take a finger off from the four-way controller (23). The screen
returns to the normal display two seconds later.
In autofocus mode, you can change the focusing point by moving the
autofocus area.
1 In Focusing area mode, press the four-way controller
(
2345) to move the autofocus area ([ ]).
2 Press the shutter release button.
To return the autofocus area to its original location, press the q s z
button again.
If you take a picture while looking through the viewfinder when the
focus mode is set on Macro and Super Macro, the range of the
resulting picture will differ from what was seen in the viewfinder.
Be sure to check the image on the LCD monitor.
Manual Focus
For distant focus
For closer focus
The central portion of the picture is not enlarged when the digital
zoom is enabled.
Saving the Focus Mode 1 p.74
Changing the Focusing Point