6
Shooting tips and information ....................................................................
49
Tips before you start taking pictures...................................................
49
The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded ......
49
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed ...............
49
The time and date have not been set ..........................................
49
Shooting tips .......................................................................................
50
Focusing on the subject ...............................................................
50
Subjects that are difficult to focus on ...........................................
50
Taking pictures without blurring ...................................................
51
Taking pictures without the flash..................................................
51
The picture is grainy.....................................................................
51
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene .........................
52
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight .............................
52
Additional shooting tips and information .............................................
53
Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken ...................
53
Using a new card .........................................................................
54
Lamp indicators............................................................................
54
Extending the useful life of the battery.........................................
54
Functions that cannot be selected from menus ...........................
55
Selecting the optimal image quality .............................................
55
Setting the current camera settings to its default.........................
55
Playback tips.......................................................................................
56
Playing back the pictures stored in the internal memory .............
56
Quickly displaying a desired picture.............................................
56
Viewing pictures on a computer..........................................................
56
Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen.........................
56
When you get an error message on the camera... ....................................
57
Functions available in shooting modes and scenes ..................................
59
Glossary of terms ......................................................................................
60
5 Getting to know your camera better .................49
Find out more about your camera and learn what to do when you have a
question regarding operations.