Camera States

Your camera has two main states that allow you to complete certain tasks. Each of these states has an associated menu that you can use to adjust camera settings or perform tasks in that state. See the following section, Camera Menus.

Capture—Allows you to take still pictures and record video clips. For information about using Capture , see Chapter 2, Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips, starting on page 33.

Playback—Allows you to review the still images and video clips that you capture. For information about using Playback , see Chapter 3, Reviewing Images and Video Clips, starting on page 87.

TIP: If you are in Playback or a menu and want to take a picture, quickly press the Shutter button halfway down and release it. The camera switches to Live View.

Camera Menus

Your camera has five menus that, when accessed, appear in the Image Display on the back of the camera.

To access the menus, press the button, then use the buttons to move to the menu you want. To select a menu

option, use the buttons to highlight it, then press the

button to display the menu option’s sub-menu and modify the settings.

TIP: In the Capture and Setup Menus, you can modify settings by highlighting the menu option and using the

buttons to change the setting.

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