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
54
Taking Pictures
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You can select the Picture mode according to the shooting scene.
• Picture Mode
There are nine available modes in Picture mode.
1 Press the four-way controller (3) in Capture Mode.
The virtual mode dial appears.
2 Use the four-way controller (45) to
display the Picture mode (
H) at the
top of the dial.
The default setting is (H).
The Picture mode dial appears.
3 Press the four-way controller (3) to
select the desired mode.
4
Use the four-way controller (
45
) to
select the icon for the desired picture
mode at the top of the dial.
5 Press the OK button.
The Picture mode is selected.
6 Press the shutter release button.
The picture is taken.
Selecting the Picture Mode According to the
Shooting Scene (Picture mode)
H Landscape Enables to take landscape photos with bright colors.
I Flower Enables to take flower photos bright in color.
J Portrait
Enables to take portraits with spatial effect, by emphasizing the person.
M Self-Portrait
Enables you to take pictures of yourself or to be included in pictures.
L Surf & Snow
Enables to take clear photos at dazzling places like beaches
and snow covered mountains.
N Autumn Colors Enables you to take colorful photos of trees in autumn.
K Sunset
Enables to reproduce beautiful colors for sunrise and sunset photos.
In Picture mode, the EV compensation, saturation, contrast, sharpness and white
balance are automatically set to their default settings. You can change the settings.
1, 2, 3, 4
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