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VQT1B86
Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety....................... 2
Preparation
Standard Accessories............................... 8
Names of the Components ....................... 8
Quick Guide .............................................. 9
Charging the Battery with the Charger .....10
About the Battery (charging/
number of recordable pictures) ........... 11
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery........................... 12
About the Built-in Memory/
the Card (optional) .............................. 13
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 14
• Changing the clock setting ............... 15
About the Mode Dial ............................... 15
Setting the Menu..................................... 16
About the Setup Menu ............................ 18
LCD Monitor Display/Switching
the LCD Monitor Display ..................... 21
Basic
Taking Pictures ....................................... 22
Taking Pictures in Simple Mode ............. 24
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 26
• Using the Optical Zoom/Using the
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)............ 26
• Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom ............. 27
Checking the Recorded Picture
(Review) .............................................. 28
Playing back/Deleting Pictures ............... 29
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor ........................... 31
• Changing the information displayed .... 31
• Brightening the LCD Monitor
(Power LCD/High angle mode) ........ 33
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash ..... 34
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 38
Compensating the Exposure .................. 39
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 40
Changing the sensitivity according to
the movement of the subject
being recorded .................................... 41
Taking Close-up Pictures........................ 42
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (Scene mode)............. 43
– [PORTRAIT] .................................. 44
– [SOFT SKIN] ................................. 44
– [SELF PORTRAIT] ........................ 44
– [SCENERY] ................................... 45
– [SPORTS]...................................... 45
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT] ...................... 45
– [NIGHT SCENERY]....................... 45
– [FOOD] ......................................... 46
– [PARTY] ........................................ 46
– [CANDLE LIGHT] .......................... 46
– [BABY1]/[BABY2] .......................... 46
– [PET] ............................................. 47
– [SUNSET]...................................... 47
– [HIGH SENS.]................................ 48
– [STARRY SKY].............................. 48
– [FIREWORKS]............................... 49
– [BEACH] ........................................ 49
– [SNOW] ......................................... 49
– [AERIAL PHOTO].......................... 49
– [UNDERWATER]........................... 50
Motion Picture Mode ............................... 51
Recording which Day of the Vacation
You Take the Picture........................... 53
Displaying the Time at the Travel
Destination (World Time) .................... 55
Using the [REC] Mode Menu .................. 57
• [W.BALANCE]
Adjusting the hue for a more natural
picture............................................... 58
• [SENSITIVITY]
Setting the light sensitivity ................ 60
• [ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures .... 60
• [PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality
that match your use of the pictures ..... 61