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Table of Contents
How to use this manual....................................................................... 2
Composition of the manual ................................................................. 3
1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7
Shooting mode and playback mode.................................................... 8
How to use the arrow pad ................................................................. 10
How to use the menus ...................................................................... 11
About the menus ......................................................................... 11
Using the menus ......................................................................... 15
How to read the procedure pages..................................................... 17
2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 18
Holding the camera ........................................................................... 19
Turning the monitor on/off ................................................................. 20
If correct focus cannot be obtained ................................................... 21
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 21
Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 22
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Still picture record modes............................................................ 23
Movie record modes.................................................................... 24
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 25
To change the record mode........................................................ 26
3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 28
Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 30
Using the digital zoom................................................................. 31
Taking close-up pictures (macro/super macro)
Macro mode shooting.................................................................. 32
Super macro mode shooting ....................................................... 33
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4 Additional shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - - 36
Adjusting picture brightness (exposure compensation)
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Panorama shooting ........................................................................... 43
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