Table of Contents

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

ii

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

ii

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

iii

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

vii

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

viii

Task Index .............................................................................................

ix

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

xi

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

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

7

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

8

First Steps

 

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

9

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

11

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

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

19

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

19

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

20

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

20

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

20

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

20

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

21

Choosing a Shutter Sound ..........................................................

22

Power Management.......................................................................

23

GOVF POWER SAVE MODE......................................................

23

HQUICK START MODE...............................................................

23

Taking Photographs

 

Program AE (P)..................................................................................

24

Shutter-Priority AE (S) ...................................................................

25

Aperture-Priority AE (A) ...............................................................

26

Manual Exposure (M).....................................................................

27

Shutter Speed and Aperture......................................................

28

Long Time-Exposures (T/B).........................................................

29

Time (T)..............................................................................................

29

Bulb (B)...............................................................................................

29

Exposure Compensation..............................................................

30

Focusing and Taking Pictures ....................................................

31

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