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Contents
Before Use
Care of the camera ...................................................................................................... 7
Standard Accessories................................................................................................. 8
Names and Functions of Components...................................................................... 9
About the Lens .......................................................................................................... 16
Preparation
Changing the Lens .................................................................................................... 17
Attaching the Shoulder Strap................................................................................... 20
Charging the Battery ................................................................................................. 21
• Charging ............................................................................................................. 21
• Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures ........................ 23
Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/
the Battery.................................................................................................................. 26
About the Card .......................................................................................................... 27
• About cards that can be used with this unit ........................................................ 27
• Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time......... 28
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) .................................................................................. 29
• Changing the Clock Setting ................................................................................ 30
Basic
Selecting the Recording Mode ................................................................................. 31
Tips for taking good pictures ................................................................................... 33
• Detects orientation of camera (Direction Detection Function) ............................ 33
Using the Viewfinder ................................................................................................. 34
• Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder ............................................................... 34
• About the Eye Sensor AF ................................................................................... 35
• Setting the focus position with the Touch Pad .................................................... 35
Taking a Still picture.................................................................................................. 36
• How to set focus when taking a still picture (AFS/AFF/AFC).............................. 36
• Taking a still picture ............................................................................................ 38
• Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function ............................................... 39
• Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen............................ 40
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
(Intelligent Auto Mode) ............................................................................................. 42
• Recording with Camera-Recommended Effects................................................. 45
• Recording using Intelligent Auto Plus Mode ....................................................... 46
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function .................................................... 48
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings (Program AE Mode) ........................ 50
Recording Motion Picture......................................................................................... 52
• How to set focus when recording a motion picture (Continuous AF).................. 52
• Recording motion picture.................................................................................... 53
• Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures ..................................... 55
Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures ................................................................... 56