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Table of Contents
How to use this manual....................................................................... 2
Composition of the manual ................................................................. 3
1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7
Power on/off ........................................................................................ 8
Switching between the shooting mode and the playback mode ... 9
How to use the mode dial.................................................................. 10
How to use the direct buttons............................................................ 11
Using the direct buttons .............................................................. 13
How to use the menus ...................................................................... 14
Using the menus ......................................................................... 15
2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 17
If correct focus cannot be obtained ................................................... 18
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 18
Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 19
Record mode ............................................................................... 20
Still picture record modes............................................................ 20
Movie record modes.................................................................... 21
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 21
To change the record mode ........................................................ 22
Recording pictures ............................................................................ 23
Relationship between the internal memory and the card ............ 23
Using a card ...................................................................................... 24
Card basics ................................................................................. 24
Inserting a card ........................................................................... 24
3 Shooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 28
Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 30
Taking close-up pictures (macro/super macro) ..................... 31
Flash shooting ............................................................................. 32
Recording movies ...................................................................... 34
Self-timer shooting ...................................................................... 35
Panorama shooting ........................................................................... 36
Adjusting picture brightness (exposure compensation) .............. 38