Contents

Introduction

 

 

 

..................................................................................................Item Check List

 

 

Conventions Used in this Manual.......................................................................

4

 

 

Contents at a Glance .........................................................................................

8

 

 

Handling Precautions

12

 

 

 

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.............................................................................................Quick Start Guide

14

 

 

Nomenclature...................................................................................................

16

 

 

1 Getting Started

23

Recharging the Battery ....................................................................................

24

Installing and Removing the Battery ................................................................

26

Installing and Removing the CF Card ..............................................................

28

Mounting and Detaching a Lens ......................................................................

30

How to Shoot....................................................................................................

31

Switching the LCD Monitor Screen ..................................................................

34

Menu Operations and Settings.........................................................................

35

Before You Start...............................................................................................

37

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Basic Shooting and Image Playback

39

 

4

 

Fully Automatic Shooting .................................................................................

40

 

 

 

Full Auto Techniques .......................................................................................

42

 

 

 

Shooting Portraits.............................................................................................

43

 

 

 

Shooting Landscapes.......................................................................................

44

 

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..........................................................................................Shooting Close-ups

 

 

 

Shooting Moving Subjects................................................................................

46

 

 

 

Shooting Portraits at Night ...............................................................................

47

 

 

 

.................................................................................................Disabling Flash

 

6

 

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

 

 

 

Image Playback................................................................................................

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Advanced Shooting Techniques

51

 

 

 

7

 

Program AE......................................................................................................

52

 

 

Changing the ISO Speed .................................................................................

53

 

 

 

Using the Built-in Flash ....................................................................................

54

 

 

 

Changing the AF Mode ....................................................................................

56

 

 

 

Selecting the AF Point......................................................................................

57

 

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

 

 

 

Setting the Image-Recording Quality ...............................................................

60

 

 

 

Selecting a Picture Style ..................................................................................

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