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Table of Contents
How to use this manual....................................................................... 4
Composition of the manual ................................................................. 5
1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Mode dial........................................................................................... 13
How to set functions.......................................................................... 14
Direct buttons .................................................................................... 16
Using the direct buttons in shooting mode .................................. 16
Using the direct buttons in playback mode ................................. 21
Menus ............................................................................................... 23
About the menus ......................................................................... 23
How to use the menus ................................................................ 25
2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 27
Holding the camera ........................................................................... 28
Using the monitor and viewfinder...................................................... 29
Movement range of the monitor .................................................. 29
Adjusting the viewfinder .............................................................. 29
When to use the monitor and viewfinder..................................... 30
If correct focus cannot be obtained ................................................... 31
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 31
Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 32
Record mode
............................................................................. 33
Still picture record modes............................................................ 33
Movie record modes.................................................................... 34
Card capacity in number of pictures/remaining recording time ... 35
Changing the record mode.......................................................... 37
Using card media .............................................................................. 38
Inserting and removing card media (optional)............................. 39
Switching cards ........................................................................... 40
3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41
Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 42
Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 44
Using the optical zoom................................................................ 44
Using the digital zoom................................................................. 45
Taking close-up pictures
(macro/super macro/super macro MF)
................. 46
Flash shooting
.............................................................................. 47
Flash intensity control
.......................................................... 51