Using the Flash ........................................................................................................................................................... 28

Recording Movies ..................................................................................................................................................... 28

Switching Between the Monitor and Viewfinder.................................................................................. 29

Playing Back Images ............................................................................................................................ 30

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

The Image Selection Screen for Deletion .................................................................................................. 32

Shooting Features............................................................................................................... 33

Selecting a Shooting Mode............................................................................................................... 34

A (Auto) Mode ..................................................................................................................................... 35

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions) ................................................ 36

Tips and Notes About Scene Mode............................................................................................................... 37

Using Skin Softening............................................................................................................................................... 44

Shooting with Easy Panorama.......................................................................................................................... 45

Playback with Easy Panorama ........................................................................................................................... 47

Creative Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)................................................................... 48

j, k, l, and m Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting) .............................................. 50

Tips for Setting Exposure...................................................................................................................................... 51

The Control Range of the Shutter Speed (j, k, l, and m Modes)......................................... 53

M (User Settings) Mode ...................................................................................................................... 54

Saving Settings in M Mode (Save User Settings)................................................................................... 55

Setting Shooting Functions with the Multi Selector ............................................................... 56

Flash Mode.............................................................................................................................................. 57

Self-timer ................................................................................................................................................. 60

Smile Timer (Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically).............................................................. 61

Focus Mode ............................................................................................................................................ 62

Using Manual Focus ................................................................................................................................................ 64

Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness) ...................................................................... 66

Using the w1 (Function 1)/w2 (Function 2) Buttons ......................................................... 67

Using the Zoom..................................................................................................................................... 68

Focusing................................................................................................................................................... 70

The Shutter-release Button................................................................................................................................. 70

Using Target Finding AF ....................................................................................................................................... 70

Using Face Detection ............................................................................................................................................. 71

Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus ............................................................................................................. 72

Focus Lock..................................................................................................................................................................... 73

Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, and Focus Mode).............................................................. 74

Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting...................................... 76

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