Shooting Operation
Nomenclature
<i> ISO speed<R> Drive mode selection button
setting button<f> AF mode selection button

 

<n> MeteringMode Dial
mode selection button
lock-release

 

 

button

<6>

Mode Dial

 

Main Dial

 

Shutter

 

button

 

COPY

 

Focus mode switch
<A> Live View shooting/

<p>

AF start button
Movie shooting button

 

 

<A> AE lock button
Power switch

<S>

 

AF point

<0>

selection

button

Setting button

 

 

Access lamp
<9> Multi-controller<5> Quick Control Dial

 

LCD Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aperture

AF mode

Drive mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISO speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shots remaining
Monochrome

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metering mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AEB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery check

Shutter speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator

 

OK

 

 

 

 

NG

Viewfinder Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COPY

 

 

 

Spot metering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circle
AF points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

confirmation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

light
Flash-ready

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max. burst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monochrome shooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISO speed

Shutter speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aperture

Exposure level indicator
Basic Zone Modes

 

 

 

All the settings necessary for

 

 

 

shooting are set automatically.

 

 

 

You just press the shutter button,

 

 

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and the camera does the rest.

 

 

 

 

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Basic Z

 

 

 

1Full Auto

 

 

3Landscape
CCreative Auto4 Close-up
7Flash Off

 

 

5Sports
2 Portrait

 

 

6 Night Portrait
￿Pressing the <Q> buttonCOPYwill display the Quick Control screen.

In the C/2/3/4/5/6shooting mode, press the <V> key to select the function, then press the <U> key to set it as desired.

DUsing the Built-in Flash

Basic Zone Modes

If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light or backlit conditions (except in the <7> <3> <5> modes).

Creative Zone Modes￿Press the <D> button to pop up the built-in flash, then shoot.
Creative Zone Modes

C

 

reatYou can change the camera
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settings as desired to shoot in

Z

 

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various ways.

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d: Program AE

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture in the same way as the <1> mode.

￿Set the Mode Dial to <d>.s:Shutter-priorityCOPYAE s￿Set the Mode Dial to < >. ￿Turn the <6> dial to set thedesired shutter speed, then focusthe subject.￿ The aperture will be set automatically. ￿If the aperture display blinks, turnthe <6> dial until it stops blinking.f: Aperture-priority AE ￿Set the Mode Dial to <f>. ￿Turn the <6> dial to set the desiredaperture, then focus the subject. ￿ The shutter speed will be setautomatically.

￿If the shutter speed display blinks, turn the <6> dial until it stops blinking.

i: ISO SpeedN

 

f: AF ModeN
￿Press the <i> button, then turn

 

￿Set the lens focus mode switch to
the <6> dial.

 

<f>.

￿ISO 100 to 6400 can be set in

 

￿Press the <f> button, then turn
1/3-stop increments.

 

the <6> dial.

￿When “A” is selected, the ISO

 

X(One-Shot AF):
speed is set automatically. When

 

you press the shutter button

 

For still subjects
halfway, the ISO speed setting

 

9(AI Focus AF):
will be displayed.

 

Switches the AF mode automatically

 

 

 

Z(AI Servo AF):

COPY

 

For moving subjects

 

COPY

iDrive ModeN

 

SAF PointN

 

￿Press the <R> button, then

 

turn the <6> dial.

 

￿Press the <S> button, then look

u:

Single shooting

 

through the viewfinder.
o: High-speed continuous

 

 

 

shooting

 

￿Turn the <6> or <5> dial to

i:

Low-speed continuous

 

 

select the AF point.

 

shooting

 

￿You can also use the <9> to

Q:

10-sec. self-timer/

 

select the AF point.

 

Remote control*

 

￿Pressing <0> will switch
k: 2-sec. self-timer/

 

between the center AF point and

 

Remote control

 

automatic AF point selection.
* This drive mode <Q> can be set

 

￿When all the AF points light up,
in all shooting modes.automatic AF point selection will
take effect.

 

A Live View Shooting

￿Press the <A> button to display

the Live View image.

￿Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

COPY￿Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.

￿Live View shooting settings will appear under the [2] menu tab in Basic Zone modes and under the [z] menu tab in Creative Zone modes.

￿Battery Life with Live View Shooting

Temperature

No Flash

50% Flash Use

At 23°C / 73°FApprox. 350 shotsApprox. 320 shots
kShooting Movies
￿Set the Mode Dial to <k>.

￿Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

A

COP ￿PressYthe < > button to startshooting a movie. To stop movieshooting, press <A> again.

￿To shoot still photos, press the shutter button.

Recording movieMicrophone