PIC
SET
CARD
ISO
P/A/S/M
DIGITAL ZOOM
AUTO
P
1.0 x3
OFF
CAMERA
BKT
Buttons and Dial
Zoom lever
Shooting W/T
:
Zooms in/out.
Playback /
:
Displays multiple pictures at the same time (Index-display), or enlarges
pictures (close-up playback).
Shutter button
Focuses (half press) or shoots (fully press).
Viewfinder
Shooting :
View subjects while shooting.
Playback :
Displays recorded images.
Macro/Spot button
Shooting
:
Activates macro mode or metering mode.
●
Macro (close-up) shooting
Wide: 0.1 m - 0.6 m (0.3 ft - 1.9 ft)/Tele: 1.0 m - 2.0 m (3.2 ft - 6.5 ft)
●
Spot metering
Meters within the AF target on the viewfinder. (Normally, digital ESP is activated.
Digital ESP meters the center of the subject and the area around it.)
●
During macro mode shooting, spot metering is activated.
Playback :
Print reserve
Flash mode button
Shooting
/
:
Selects flash modes. (Normally, the flash fires in low-light
and backlight conditions.)
Minimizes “red-eye” phenomena.
Always fires.
Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds.
Adjusts the flash for slow shutter speeds and
minimizes “red-eye”.
Prevents the flash from firing (only when it is
pushed down into the camera).
Playback :
Prevents pictures from being erased accidentally.
Arrow pad
Menu :
Selects/adjusts the menu functions and items.
Shooting :
Sets aperture/shutter speed/exposure compensation values.
Playback :
Selects pictures to be displayed.
OK/Menu button
Displays the menu screen or sets selected
menu items.
Monitor
Shooting :
View subjects while shooting.
Playback :
Displays recorded images.
Monitor button
●
Turns the monitor on/off.
●
Press quickly two times to play back the last recorded
image.
Menu functions
Moving around the Menu screen
1
Note:
The Top menu and available
menu functions vary
depending on the mode.
(See the Reference Manual
for more details.)
Top menu (Mode dial: “P”)
If you select MODE MENU in step 2
The top menu functions can be changed to
your liking in the “P/A/S/M” and
modes
(SHORT CUT setting).
CAM
PIC
CARD
SET
Brings up CAMERA menu
Brings up PICTURE menu
Brings up CARD menu
Brings up SETUP menu
2
3
4
WB
ISO
MODE MENU
Menu functions during shooting
ISO
P/A/S/M
BKT
DIGITAL
ZOOM
PANORAMA
2 in 1
Adjusts the ISO sensitivity. (AUTO/100/200/400)
Exposure mode can be selected from P ( Program auto), A
(Aperture priority auto), S (Shutter priority auto), or M
(Manual mode).
Adjusts the flash intensity.
Sets the conditions for Auto bracketing.
Combining the digital zoom with the 8x optical zoom, makes
possible zoom magnification up to approx. 24x (equivalent to
40 mm - 320 mm on a 35 mm camera).
Enables you to take panorama pictures using the card’s
panorama function.
Combines two pictures taken in succession and stores them
as a single picture
CAMERA
WB
SHARPNESS
CONTRAST
Sets the record mode resolution. (TIFF/SHQ/HQ/SQ1/SQ2)
Adjusts the white balance according to the light source.
Adjusts the sharpness of images.
Adjusts the contrast of images.
PICTURE
CARD SETUP
Formats cards (all images on the card are deleted).
CARD
ALL RESET
INFO
REC VIEW
MY MODE
SETUP
SLEEP
FILE NAME
PIXEL
MAPPING
BATTERY
SAVE
SHORT CUT
CUSTOM
BUTTON
Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when
you turn off the power.
Changes the amount of shooting information displayed on
the viewfinder/monitor.
Turns off the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.).
Selects whether to display images while saving them to a
card.
Customizes settings, which are activated in the
mode.
Sets the sleep timer.
Determines how files and folders will be named for saved
images. (RESET/ AUTO)
Checks the CCD and image processing circuit for errors.
Adjusts the brightness of the viewfinder/monitor.
Sets the date and time.
Enables camera operation with reduced power consumption.
Lets you assign frequently-used functions as shortcut menus
on the top menu.
Lets you assign a frequently used function to the camera’s
custom button.
SETUP
Menu functions during playback
(still pictures)
Runs through all saved pictures one after another (slide-show).
MOVIE PLAY (movies)
MOVIE
PLAYBACK
INDEX
Plays back movies.
Shows 9-frame indexes of still-shots from movies in order to
easily check the movies’ contents.
INFO
Changes the amount of shooting information displayed on the viewfinder/
monitor.
EDIT (still pictures)
CARD SETUP
Formats cards (FORMAT), or erases all images on them
(ALL ERASE).
CARD
ALL RESET
Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when
you turn the camera off.
Turns off the beep sound (used for warning, etc.).
Adjusts the brightness of the viewfinder/monitor.
Sets the date and time.
Selects the number of frames in the index display. (4/9/16-
frame)
SETUP
Press
to select
to select
to enter each menu
Flash switch
Pops up the flash.
Mode dial
Full-auto
:
Full automatic exposure with one press of the shutter button.
Landscape-Portrait :
Both subject and background are in focus.
Sports
:
Suitable for capturing fast-moving action without blurring.
Portrait :
Renders in-focus subject against a blurred background.
P/A/S/M
:
The camera sets optimal focusing and exposure, or the user sets
(Program/Aperture
aperture and/or shutter speed manually.
priority/Shutter priority/
Manual shooting)
My mode
:
Activates your customized settings.
:
Records movies.
Playback
:
Plays back a picture.
Diopter adjustment dial
Adjust the diopter for the best viewfinder focus.
POWER switch
Turns the camera on/off.
AE lock/Custom button
Shooting :
AEL Locks exposure.
Performs whichever function you have set for it.
Playback :
Rotates a picture.
DRIVE button
Shooting :
Selects sequential mode.
DRIVE
No indication
Single-frame shooting
Shoots pictures sequentially. Focus, exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame.
Shoots pictures sequentially. Focus is locked automatically for each frame.
Self-timer shooting
BKT
Shoots pictures sequentially. Exposure is changed automatically for each frame (auto-bracketing).
Playback :
Erases pictures one-by-one.
BLACK&
WHITE
SEPIA
Creates black and white pictures.
Creates sepia-toned pictures.
Makes the file size smaller.
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