Table of Contents

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

ii

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

ii

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

iv

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

ix

Camera Q & A.....................................................................................

x

Before You Begin

 

Introduction.......................................................................................

1

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

1

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

1

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

2

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

5

The Mode Dial ..............................................................................

6

First Steps

 

The Strap and Lens Cap ................................................................

7

Inserting the Batteries ..................................................................

8

Inserting a Memory Card...........................................................

10

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

13

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

14

Basic Photography and Playback

 

Taking Pictures in M(Scene Recognition) Mode...

15

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

20

More on Photography

 

Shooting Mode...............................................................................

21

MSCENE RECOGNITION .................................................

21

BAUTO ..........................................................................................

21

Adv. ADVANCED...........................................................................

21

SP1/SP2 SCENE POSITION........................................................

25

NMOTION PANORAMA.....................................................

27

P PROGRAM AE .............................................................................

29

S SHUTTER PRIORITY AE............................................................

30

A APERTURE PRIORITY AE.........................................................

31

M MANUAL .....................................................................................

32

C CUSTOM.......................................................................................

33

Focus Lock ........................................................................................

34

The AE/AF LOCK Button ....................................................................

36

Locking Exposure......................................................................

36

Locking Focus.............................................................................

36

FMacro Mode (Close-ups) ......................................................

37

NUsing the Flash (Intelligent Flash).....................................

38

hUsing the Self-Timer...............................................................

40

cInstant Zoom ............................................................................

42

IContinuous Shooting (Burst Mode)................................

43

dExposure Compensation.....................................................

47

Sensitivity .........................................................................................

48

Metering ............................................................................................

49

Autofocus Mode.............................................................................

50

Focus Mode ......................................................................................

51

White Balance .................................................................................

53

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