Table of Contents

Items marked with a  are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures.

Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Please Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Preventing Malfunctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Before Using the Camera – Basic Operations . . . . . . . . 12

Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Using the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17  Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18  Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Resetting Settings to Their Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) 26 Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . . .28 Continuous Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Postcard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Embedding the Date in the Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Selecting an AF Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) . . .40 Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . .43 Switching between Metering Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Shooting in Long Shutter Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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