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VQT4M51 (ENG)
Contents
Information for Your Safety................. 2
Preparation
Reading the Operating Instructions
(PDF format) ......................................... 8
Care of the camera .............................. 9
Accessories........................................ 10
Names and Functions of
Components ....................................... 14
Preparation ......................................... 18
• Changing the Lens ........................ 18
• Attaching the Shoulder Strap ........ 18
• Charging the Battery ..................... 19
• Inserting/Removing the Battery..... 20
• Inserting/Removing the Card
(Optional) ...................................... 20
• Formatting the card
(initialisation)................................. 21
• Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)....... 21
• Using the Viewfinder ..................... 22
Setting the Menu................................ 23
• Setting menu items ....................... 23
Calling frequently-used menus
instantly (Quick Menu) ...................... 24
Assigning frequently used functions
to the buttons (function buttons) ..... 25
Basic
Taking a Still picture .......................... 26
Recording Motion Picture ................. 27
Switching the Information Displayed
on the recording screen.................... 28
Playing Back Pictures/Motion
Pictures............................................... 29
• Playing Back Pictures ................... 29
• Playing Back Motion Pictures........ 31
• Changing the information displayed
on the playback screen................. 32
Deleting Pictures ............................... 33
Recording
Selecting the Recording Mode.......... 34
Taking Pictures with Your Favourite
Settings (Programme AE Mode) ....... 35
Taking Pictures by Specifying the
Aperture/Shutter Speed ..................... 36
• Aperture-Priority AE Mode............. 36
• Shutter-Priority AE Mode............... 36
• Manual Exposure Mode................. 37
• Confirm the Effects of Aperture and
Shutter Speed (Preview Mode) ..... 38
Taking Pictures that match the
Scene being recorded
(Scene Guide Mode)........................... 38
Taking Pictures with different image
effects (Creative Control Mode) ........ 39
• [One Point Color] ........................... 39
Taking Pictures using the Automatic
Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ...... 40
• Taking a picture with a blurred
background (Defocus Control) ...... 40
• Recording images by changing
the brightness or colour tone
(Intelligent Auto Plus Mode) .......... 41
Registering your preferred settings
(Custom Mode) ................................... 42
• Registering Personal Menu Settings
(Registering custom settings)........ 42
• Recording using registered custom
set ................................................. 42
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ......... 43
Taking pictures by using the
flash..................................................... 43
• Changing Flash Mode ................... 44
Compensating the Exposure ............ 44
Setting the Light Sensitivity.............. 45
Adjusting the White Balance............. 46
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus...... 48
• About the focus mode
(AFS/AFF/AFC)............................. 49
• Type of the Auto Focus Mode........ 49
Taking Pictures with Manual
Focus................................................... 51
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock)....................................... 52
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode ... 53
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