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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started.................... 13
2 Learning More......................41
3 Shooting in Special Conditions and Commonly Used Functions................... 55
4 Selecting Settings Yourself............................... 67
5 Getting More Out of Your Camera....................... 79
6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies........... 95
7 Using Playback and Other Functions........................... 101
8 Customizing the Camera..129 9 Useful Information............ 139
Conventions Used in this Guide
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Warning Caution Caution
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Safety Precautions
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Battery, Battery Charger
Other Warnings
Caution
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Getting Started
Attaching the Strap/Holding the Camera
Cautions Before Using This Camera
Cautions While Using This Camera
Cautions When Using this Waterproof, Dustproof, and Shock Resistant Camera
Cautions After Using This Camera and Camera Care
About the Waterproof Seals
Remove the cover. Insert the battery.
Charge the battery.
Remove the battery.
Charging the Battery
Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken
Battery Charge Indicator
An icon or message will appear on the screen indicating the batterys charge state.
Using the battery and charger effectively
Check the cards write-protect tab.
Inserting the Battery and Memory Card
Open the cover.
Insert the battery.
Insert the memory card.
Close the cover.
Removing the Battery and Memory Card
Remove the battery.
Remove the memory card.
Approximate Number of Shots per Memory Card
Compatible Memory Cards
Can you check the number of shots that can be taken?
What is the write-protect tab?
Set the date and time.
Setting the Date and Time
Changing the Date and Time
Display the menus.
Select [Date/Time] in the 3 tab.
Change the date and time.
Set the playback mode.
Setting the Display Language
Display the menus.
Select [Format].
Format the memory card.
Formatting Memory Cards
Press halfway
Press fully (to the second stop).
Pressing the Shutter Button
Check to Make Sure the Covers are Closed.
Select the mode.
Taking Pictures
Compose the shot.
Scene Icons
Select an image to erase.
1 Viewing Images
a Erasing Images
Erase the image.
Items to Prepare
Turn off the camera and printer. Connect the camera to the printer.
c Printing Images
Turn on the printer.
Select an image to print.
Select the X mode.
Compose the shot.
EShooting Movies
Stop shooting.
Estimated Shooting Times
Select a movie.
Play the movie.
1 Viewing Movies
You can use the included software to transfer your camera images to a computer.
System Requirements
Macintosh
Windows
Transferring Images to a Computer
Preparations
Install the software.
Connect the camera to the computer.
Open CameraWindow.
Transferring Images to a Computer
Accessories
Supplied with Camera
Accessory Kits *
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Power Supplies
Other Accessories
The battery charger can also be used when abroad.
Separately Sold Accessories
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4 (Shooting) / E (Movie) Button
Use the 4 / E button and the qrop buttons to change the shooting mode.
Components Guide
1 (Playback) Button
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Shooting Mode
Playback Mode Power off
Shooting (Information Display)
Information Displayed on the Screen
Switching the Display
You can change the display using the l button.
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Playback (Detailed Information Display)
Switching the Display
You can change the display using the l button.
Display in Dark Conditions during Shooting
Indicator
Overexposure Warning during Playback
Histogram during Playback
Select a shooting mode.
Display the FUNC. menu.
m FUNC. Menu Basic Operations
n Menu Basic Operations
Muting Sounds
Adjusting the Volume
Changing the Sound Settings
With the n Button
Select [LCD Brightness].
Change the brightness.
With the l Button
Changing the Screen Brightness
Select [Reset All].
Reset the settings.
Returning the Camera to Default Settings
Select [Format].
Perform the low level format.
Low Level Memory Card Formatting
Power Saving during Shooting
Power Saving during Playback
Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down)
Clock Functions
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Press the r button. Select !.
! Turning the Flash Off
Press the i button.
Press the i button again.
Zoom Factors at which Images Deteriorate
Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
Turning off the digital zoom
Digital Tele-Converter
Select [Digital Zoom].
Accept the setting.
Combinations that Cause Image Deterioration
Inserting the Date and Time
Press the p button. Select .
Using the Self-Timer
Select ".
Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway.
Press the shutter button fully.
Join the subjects and look at the camera.
" Using the Face Self-Timer
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Selecting Settings Yourself
G Shooting in Program AE
h Turning the Flash On
Select e.
Select u.
e Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
Using
u Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity)
Select the recording pixels.
Select the image quality.
Changing the Recording Pixels
Changing the Image Quality (Compression Ratio)
Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Image Quality
Approximate Values for Paper Size
attachments.
Select the exposure compensation.
Select the drive mode.
b Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation) W Continuous Shooting
Select the ISO speed.
Approximate Values for ISO Speed
Changing the ISO Speed
Changing the ISO speed
Select the white balance.
Custom White Balance
Adjusting the White Balance
Select My Colors.
Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors)
Custom Color
Select .
Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer
Select $.
Select the settings.
$ Customizing the Self-Timer
What if the number of shots is set to two or more shots?
Shooting Using a TV Monitor
Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock
Getting More Out of Your Camera
You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the conditions you want to shoot.
Changing the AF Frame Mode
Select [AF Frame].
tab, select [AF Frame], then press the qr buttons to select an option.
Face AiAF
Center
Magnifying the Focal Point
What if the display does not magnify?
Lock the focus.
Select [Servo AF].
% Shooting with the AF Lock
Shooting with Servo AF
Press the q button. Select f.
Approximate focus.
Fine-tune your focus.
f Shooting in Manual Focus Mode
Changing the Distance Units
Register 0 to the c button (p.136). Set the Face Select mode.
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Select the face on which to focus.
Selecting the Person to Focus On (Face Select)
Select the metering mode.
Changing the Metering Mode
& Shooting with the AE Lock
Select h (p.68).
Select .
( Shooting with the FE Lock
Shooting with Slow Synchro
Select [i-Contrast].
@ Making Dark Subjects Appear Brighter (i-Contrast)
Select [Flash Settings].
Adjust the setting.
Red-Eye Correction
Checking for Shut Eyes
Select .
Select the shutter speed.
Confirm the exposure.
Shooting Long Exposures
T Color Accent
Select T.
Press the l button.
Specify the color.
Changing the Color and Shooting
Y Color Swap
Specify the range of colors to be swapped.
Select x or v.
Take the first shot.
Take subsequent shots.
Finish shooting.
L Shooting Stitch Assist Images
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Select a movie mode.
Select the image quality.
Changing the Movie Mode
Changing the Image Quality
Image Quality Table
Estimated Shooting Time
Change the exposure.
AE Lock/Exposure Shift
The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images.
Other Shooting Functions
Playback Functions
Summary for 1 Viewing Movies (p.34)
Select *.
Set the editing range.
* Editing
Check the edited movie.
Save the edited movie.
Using Playback and Other Functions
Press the g button.
Images in Sets of 9
Press the g button.
Press the g button again.
gSearching Images (Index Display)
Setting the Conditions
d Viewing Images in Filtered Playback
Search by , , and
Select a target filter.
Viewing images using filter playback.
Jump by and Images
Select [Slideshow].
Select [Start].
Changing Settings
Select [Slideshow].
. Viewing Slideshows
Select Images for Playback by Type
Checking the Focus
Press the k button.
k Magnifying Images
+ Changing Image Transitions
Select [Transition].
Items to Prepare
Viewing Images on a TV
Select [Erase].
Select a selection method.
Select images.
/ Erasing All Images
Press the n button. Erase.
Select [Select Range].
Select the starting image.
Select the ending image.
Select All Images
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Select [Protect].
Select a selection method.
: Protecting Images
Select All Images
Select [My Category].
; Organizing Images by Category (My Category)
Select [Select Range].
Select the setting.
Select [Rotate].
Rotate the image.
\ Rotating Images
Select [Resize].
Select an image size.
Save the new image.
Display the new image.
= Resizing Images
Select [Trimming].
Adjust the trimming area.
[ Trimming
Select [My Colors].
Select a menu option.
? Adding Effects with the My Colors Function
Select [i-Contrast].
@ Making Dark Subjects Appear Brighter (i-Contrast)
Select [Red-Eye Correction].
Correct the image.
] Correcting the Red-Eye Effect
Easily Add Images to the Print List
Print Added Images
Printing from the Print List (DPOF)
Print Settings
Select [Print Settings].
Adjust the settings.
Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF)
Selecting the Number of Copies
Select [Select Images & Qty.].
Set the number of prints.
Set All Images to Print Once
Clearing All Selections
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Turning off the Power Saving Function
Setting the Screen Shut-Off Time
Changing Functions
Using the World Clock
Set the home time zone.
Set the world time zone.
Select the world time zone.
Changing the File Number Assignment
Creating a Folder
Creating Folders by Day and Time
Turning off Auto Rotate
Turning off the Red-Eye Reduction Function
Turning off the AF Assist Beam
Changing Shooting Functions
Changing the Image Display Time
Changing the Image Display Right After Shooting
Displaying the Overlay
Changing the IS-Mode Settings
Registering Functions to the c Button
Selecting the Image that First Displays in Playback
Change Sounds
Changing Playback Functions
Changing the Start-up Image or Sound
Changing the Start-up Screen
Setting a Recorded Image as the Start-up Screen Image
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Turn off the camera. Plug the cord into the camera.
Connect the power cord.
Using Household Power
Changing the Strap.
Changing the Strap
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Remove the screws.
Remove the front cover.
Put on a new cover.
Screw in the cover.
Changing the Front Cover
Power
TV output
Shooting
Troubleshooting
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Shooting movies
Playback
List of Messages that Appear on the Screen
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Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
4 Shooting Menu
Menus
3 Set up Menu
1 Playback Menu
2 Print Menu
Equipment
Memory Cards
Handling Precautions
Specifications
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Canadian Radio Interference Regulations
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
