Table of Contents

For Your Safety.....................................................................................

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.........................................

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Safety Notes.......................................................................................

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NOTICES..............................................................................................

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About This Manual..........................................................................

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Caring for the Camera .....................................................................

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Before You Begin

 

Symbols and Conventions..............................................................

1

Supplied Accessories ........................................................................

1

Parts of the Camera...........................................................................

2

The Command Dial ..........................................................................

4

The Command Control ...................................................................

5

Camera Displays................................................................................

6

Shooting: Optical Viewfinder ....................................................

6

Shooting: Electronic Viewfinder...............................................

7

Playback: Electronic Viewfinder ...............................................

7

Shooting: LCD Monitor................................................................

8

Playback: LCD Monitor.................................................................

8

First Steps

 

Attaching the Strap ...........................................................................

9

Charging the Battery .....................................................................

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Inserting the Battery and a Memory Card...........................

12

Compatible Memory Cards.....................................................

15

Turning the Camera on and Off ................................................

16

Basic Setup .........................................................................................

17

Choosing a Display .........................................................................

18

Focusing the Viewfinder .............................................................

19

Adjusting Display Brightness ....................................................

19

Bright Ambient Lighting.............................................................

19

Using the Hybrid Viewfinder .....................................................

20

The DISP/BACK Button.......................................................................

21

Optical Viewfinder: Shooting .................................................

21

Electronic Viewfinder: Shooting............................................

21

LCD Monitor: Shooting.............................................................

21

Viewfinder/LCD Monitor: Playback......................................

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Basic Photography and Playback

 

Taking Photographs.......................................................................

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Viewing Pictures ..............................................................................

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Viewing Pictures Full Frame.......................................................

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Viewing Photo Information .......................................................

26

Playback Zoom ...............................................................................

26

Multi-Frame Playback...................................................................

27

Deleting Pictures .............................................................................

28

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

29

Macro Mode (Close-ups) ..............................................................

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Basic Movie Recording and Playback

 

Recording High-Definition (HD) Movies...............................

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Viewing Movies ................................................................................

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