Table of Contents

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

Read This First

Chapter 1. Preparing the Camera

Components Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing the Battery Pack/CF Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Formatting a CF Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Turning the Power On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting the Date/Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Chapter 2. Shooting-The Basics

 Auto Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Reviewing an Image Right after Shooting . . . . . . . 33

Changing the Resolution and Compression. . . . . . 35

Using the Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 3. Playback-The Basics

Displaying Images Individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Magnifying Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . 44

JUMP Jumping Between Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Chapter 4. Erasing

Erasing Images Individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Erasing All Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Chapter 5. Useful Shooting Functions

Using the Shooting Mode Dial (Image Zone) . . . . .

48

Portrait

 

Landscape

 

Night Scene

 

Fast Shutter

 

Slow Shutter

 

Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . .

50

Macro Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

52

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

53

Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

54

Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

56

Changing the File Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

Movie Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

58

Viewing/Editing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60

Chapter 6. Shooting-Advanced Functions

Selecting Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

Resetting the Settings to Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71

Using the Mode Dial (Creative Zone) . . . . . . . . . . .

72

Program AE

 

Setting the Shutter Speed

 

Setting the Aperture

 

Manually Setting the Shutter