For Your Safety........................................................................................................................................ ii

WARNINGS.................................................................................................................................................................. ii

Notices ....................................................................................................................................................... v

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................1

About This Manual ................................................................................................................................ 1

Information and Precautions............................................................................................................. 2

Parts of the Camera............................................................................................................................... 4

The Camera Body ...................................................................................................................................................4

The Monitor................................................................................................................................................................6

Basic Operations..................................................................................................................................... 9

Raising and Lowering the Flash (K Flash Pop-up Control) .....................................................9

The Shutter-release Button...............................................................................................................................9

Mode Dial .................................................................................................................................................................10

The c (Playback) Button...............................................................................................................................10

The b (e Movie-record) Button.............................................................................................................10

The Rotary Multi Selector................................................................................................................................11

Using Camera Menus........................................................................................................................................12

Switching Between the Tabs on Menu Screens...............................................................................13

Attaching the Camera Strap .........................................................................................................................13

First Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 14

Inserting the Battery ...........................................................................................................................14

Removing the Battery .......................................................................................................................................15

Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................................16

Turning On and Off the Camera.................................................................................................................19

Setting Display Language, Date, and Time ................................................................................20

Inserting Memory Cards ....................................................................................................................22

Removing Memory Cards...............................................................................................................................22

Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode............................................................... 24

Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode .......................................................24

Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode...............................................................................................25

Step 2 Frame a Picture .......................................................................................................................26

Using the Zoom....................................................................................................................................................27

Step 3 Focus and Shoot .....................................................................................................................28

Step 4 Playing Back and Deleting Images...................................................................................30

Playing Back Images (Playback Mode)....................................................................................................30

Deleting Unwanted Images..........................................................................................................................31

Using the Flash......................................................................................................................................32

Setting the Flash Mode....................................................................................................................................33

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ...............................................................................................35

Taking Pictures with the Smile Timer ...........................................................................................37

Macro Mode...........................................................................................................................................39

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