Contents
Information for Your Safety ....................... 2
Standard Accessories ...............................
9
Names and Functions of Components ... 11
About the Lens .......................................
18
Attaching/Detaching
the Lens ................. 20
Attaching the Shoulder Strap .................. 22
Preparing the Battery ..............................
23
• Charging the Battery ........................
23
• Inserting/Removing
the Battery ........ 24
• Approximate
operating time and
Preparing the Card (Optional) ................ 28
• Inserting/Removing
the Card
(Optional) .........................................
28
this unit .............................................
29
• Approximate
number of recordable
pictures and operating time .............. 30
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 31
• Changing the clock setting ............... 31
Basic
Selecting the [REC] Mode ...................... 32
34
34
• Taking Pictures with Your Favorite
Settings
(1_: Program AE Mode) ................... 35
38
39
• Changing the information
displayed
on the playback screen .................... 40
Recording Motion Picture .......................
43
• How to set focus when recording a
motion picture (Continuous AF) ....... 43
• Recording Motion Picture ................. 44
Playing Back Motion Pictures ................. 46
Taking Pictures using the Automatic
52
54
55
56
58
Recording
..................................
63
• Switching the Information Displayed
on the recording screen ................... 63
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 66
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extended Tele Conversion
(EX)/Using the Digital Zoom ............. 66
Flash .......................................................
68
setting ...............................................
68
• Adjust the flash output ......................
73
Optical Image Stabilizer ..........................
73
Compensating
the Exposure .................. 75
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode .......... 76
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........ 78
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 80
Setting the Method used to Focus
(AF Mode) ...............................................
81
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ........ 84
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock) ..........................................
86
Adjusting the White Balance ................... 87
Setting the Light Sensitivity
.................... 90
Taking Pictures by Specifying
the Aperture/Shutter
Speed .................... 92
• [[]] Aperture-priority
AE ................... 92
• [_]] Shutter-priority
AE ..................... 92
Taking Picture by Setting the Exposure
Manually .................................................
93
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