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Contents
Finding the information you need..............................................................................2
How to use these instructions ...................................................................................3
Contents by Function ................................................................................................9
1. Before Use
Care of the Camera.................................................................................................12
Scope of Delivery ....................................................................................................14
Accessories.............................................................................................................15
Names and Functions of the Main Parts .................................................................16
2. Getting Started/Basic Operations
Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap ..................................................................18
Charging the Battery ...............................................................................................20
• Inserting the battery........................................................................................21
• Charging.........................................................................................................22
• Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures....................25
Inserting and Removing the Card ...........................................................................26
Card Information .....................................................................................................27
• Formatting the Card (initialization) .................................................................28
• Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time.....29
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................................................................................31
Basic Operations.....................................................................................................33
• How to hold the camera .................................................................................33
• Using the Viewfinder.......................................................................................34
• Zooming (changing the lens' focal length)......................................................35
• Taking pictures ...............................................................................................36
• Recording videos............................................................................................37
• Selecting the exposure control mode .............................................................37
• Control dial .....................................................................................................39
• Cursor/[MENU/SET] buttons ..........................................................................39
• [DISP] button ..................................................................................................39
• Touch screen operations ................................................................................42
• Taking pictures using the touch function ........................................................43
Setting menu items .................................................................................................45
Quick Menu .............................................................................................................47
• Customizing the Quick Menu settings ............................................................48
Assigning Frequently-Used Functions to Function Buttons ....................................49
Changing Settings using the Control Ring ..............................................................53
• Changing the function assigned to the Control Ring ......................................54
Entering Text ...........................................................................................................55
