vi
Table of Contents
For Your Safety.................................................................................................
ii
Notices............................................................................................................. iv
Introduction
1
Parts of the Camera.........................................................................................
2
The Shooting Display (Monitor / Electronic Viewfi nder) ................................ 4
The Control Panel............................................................................................
6
The Monitor.....................................................................................................
7
The Shutter-Release Button............................................................................
7
The Mode Dial .................................................................................................
8
The Multi Selector ...........................................................................................
8
First Steps
9
Charging the Battery.......................................................................................
9
Inserting the Battery ....................................................................................... 10
Inserting Memory Cards.................................................................................. 12
Turning the Camera On .................................................................................. 14
Basic Setup ....................................................................................................... 15
Basic Photography
17
Step 1 —Rotate the Mode Dial to
............................................................ 17
Step 2 — Frame the Picture.............................................................................. 18
Step 3 — Focus and Shoot ................................................................................ 20
Step 4 — View the Results (Quick Review / Full-Screen Review) ..................... 23
Scene Mode
26
Taking Pictures for a Panorama......................................................................... 31
More on Photography
33
Image Mode..................................................................................................... 33
Image Quality................................................................................................... 33
Image Size........................................................................................................ 34
Flash Mode....................................................................................................... 37
Focus Mode...................................................................................................... 40
Self-Timer and Remote Control Photography ............................................... 41
Exposure Compensation ................................................................................. 44
Controlling Exposure:
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
Modes .................................................. 45
P
: Programmed Auto........................................................................................ 46
S
: Shutter-Priority Auto..................................................................................... 47
A
: Aperture-Priority Auto.................................................................................. 48
M
: Manual ....................................................................................................... 49
Sensitivity (
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
Modes Only) .......................................................... 51
White Balance (
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
Modes Only) ................................................... 53
Manual Focus (
P
,
S
,
A
,
M
, and Modes Only) ............................................... 56
