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..................................................................................................................................... 8

The A (shooting mode) Button...................................................................................................................8

The c (playback) Button .................................................................................................................................9

The Rotary Multi Selector................................................................................................................................10

The d button ...................................................................................................................................................12

Switching Between Tabs.................................................................................................................................12

Help Displays..........................................................................................................................................................13

Pressing the Shutter-Release Button Halfway/All the Way Down ........................................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

A Basic Photography and Playback: 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 Viewing and Deleting Pictures ..........................................................................................30

Viewing Pictures (Playback Mode)............................................................................................................30

Deleting Pictures..................................................................................................................................................30

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

Setting the Flash Mode....................................................................................................................................32

Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer...............................................................................................34

Macro Mode...........................................................................................................................................35

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