Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Read this first!
- Contents
- Unpacking
- General Guide
- Monitor Screen Contents
- Quick Start Basics
- What is a digital camera?
- What you can do with your camera
- First, charge the battery prior to use.
- Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera
- Preparing a Memory Card
- Turning the Camera On and Off
- Holding the Camera Correctly
- To shoot a snapshot
- Viewing Snapshots
- Deleting Snapshots and Movies
- Snapshot Shooting Precautions
- Using the mode dial
- Using the Control Panel
- Optimizing Image Brightness (D-Lighting)
- Changing the Image Size (Size)
- Using Flash (Flash)
- Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)
- Using the Soft Skin (Soft Skin)
- Shooting without Disturbing Others (Silent Mode)
- Shooting with Zoom
- Recording Movie Images and Audio
- Using Scene Mode
- Advanced Settings
- Using On-screen Menus
- REC Mode Settings (REC)
- Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)
- Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)
- Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)
- Using the Auto Focus Lamp (AF Lamp)
- Using Face Tracking
- Using Burst
- Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement (Stabilizer)
- Assigning Functions to the [] and [] Keys (L/R Key)
- Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)
- Using Icon Help (Icon Help)
- Configuring Power On TDefault Settings (Memory)
- Image Quality Settings (Quality)
- Snapshot Tutorial
- Other Settings (Set Up)
- Viewing Snapshots and Movies
- Other Playback Functions (PLAY)
- Using the PLAY Panel
- Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)
- Performing Playback without Disturbing Others (Silent Mode)
- Rotating an Image (Rotate)
- Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF)
- Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)
- Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)
- Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)
- Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Voice Memo)
- Copying Files (Copy)
- Printing
- Using the Camera with a Computer
- Things you can do using a computer...
- Files and Folders
- Configuring a Startup Image
- Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule (File Numbering)
- Configuring World Time Settings (World Time)
- Time Stamping Snapshots (Date Stamp)
- Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust)
- Specifying the Date Format
- Specifying the Display Language (Language)
- Configuring Sleep State Settings (LCD Save)
- Configuring Auto Power Settings (Power Saving)
- Configuring [] and [] Settings (REC/PLAY)
- Disabling File Deletion ( Disable)
- Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (TV Out)
- Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card (Format)
- Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults (Reset)
- Appendix
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NOTE
• Take care so your fingers and the strap do not block the flash.
• The desired effect may not be obtained when the subject is too far away or too
close.
• Shooting with flash turned off when lighting is dim results in a slow shutter speed,
which can cause image blur due to camera movement. Under such conditions,
secure the camera with a tripod, etc.
• With red eye reduction, the flash is fired automatically in accordance with
exposure. It does not fire in areas where lighting is bright.
• The presence of outdoor sunlight, fluorescent lighting, or some other light source
can cause abnormal image colors.
• Select (Forced Off) for the flash setting when shooting in areas where flash
photograph is prohibited.
Red-eye Reduction
Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the
eyes of people who are in the image. This is caused when the light from the flash
reflects off of the retina of the eye. When red-eye reduction is selected as the flash
mode, the camera fires a pre-flash to cause the irises in the eyes of any people in the
image to close, which reduces the chance of red eye.
Note the following important points when using red-eye reduction.
• Red-eye reduction does not work unless the people in the image are looking
directly at the camera (flash).
• Red-eye reduction may not work very well if the subjects are located far away from
the camera.