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

Changing the Angle of the Monitor ...........................................................................................................6

Raising and Lowering the Built-in Flash ...................................................................................................7

Attaching the Camera Strap and Lens Cap ............................................................................................7

The Monitor................................................................................................................................................................8

Basic Operations...................................................................................................................................10

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

The Command Dial.............................................................................................................................................11

The Multi Selector ...............................................................................................................................................12

The d Button....................................................................................................................................................13

Switching Between Tabs.................................................................................................................................13

Help Displays ..........................................................................................................................................................14

The x (monitor) Button ...............................................................................................................................14

The s (display) Button .............................................................................................................................15

First Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 16

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

Inserting the Battery ...........................................................................................................................18

Removing the Battery.......................................................................................................................................19

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 Electronic Viewfinder .................................................................................................................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....................................................................................................................................33

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

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