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Table of Contents
How to use this manual....................................................................... 2
Composition of the manual ................................................................. 3
1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8
How to use the shooting button and playback button ......................... 9
How to use the mode dial.................................................................. 12
How to use the direct buttons............................................................ 13
Using the direct buttons .............................................................. 15
How to use the menus ...................................................................... 16
About the menus ......................................................................... 16
Using the menus ......................................................................... 19
How to read the procedure pages..................................................... 21
2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 22
Holding the camera ........................................................................... 23
If correct focus cannot be obtained ................................................... 24
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 24
Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 25
Record mode
.............................................................................. 26
Still picture record modes............................................................ 26
Movie record modes.................................................................... 27
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 27
To change the record mode ........................................................ 28
Recording pictures ............................................................................ 29
Relationship between the internal memory and the card ............ 29
Using a card ...................................................................................... 30
Card basics ................................................................................. 30
Inserting a card ........................................................................... 30
The battery ........................................................................................ 33
3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 35
Selecting scene modes by subject (SCENE SELECT) ............... 37
Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 39
Using the digital zoom................................................................. 40
Taking close-up pictures (macro/super macro)
.................... 41
Flash shooting
.............................................................................. 42
Adjusting picture brightness (exposure compensation)
.............. 44