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CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 2

QUICK START 5

MAJOR FEATURES 7

CONTENTS 8

CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS 10

GETTING STARTED 18

Charging the Battery ..................................................................................................... 18
Installing a Charged Battery .......................................................................................... 19
Connecting the Camera to a Power Outlet.................................................................... 20
Attaching the Hand strap .............................................................................................. 21
Attaching the Lens Cover.............................................................................................. 21
Inserting the Memory Card ........................................................................................... 22
Formatting a Memory Card........................................................................................... 23

BASIC OPERATION 24

Viewfinder.................................................................................................................... 24
Shutter Button............................................................................................................... 24
Good Photography Posture........................................................................................... 25
Mounting the Camera on a Tripod................................................................................ 25
Selecting the Shooting Mode ........................................................................................ 26
Zoom Shooting............................................................................................................. 27
Selecting the Picture Size.............................................................................................. 28
Selecting the Picture Quality......................................................................................... 29
Full Auto Shooting........................................................................................................ 30
Playing Back Still Pictures............................................................................................. 31
Self Timer ..................................................................................................................... 32
Flash Shooting .............................................................................................................. 33

MANUAL SHOOTING 34

Manual Focus............................................................................................................... 34
Iris Setting..................................................................................................................... 35
Macro Shooting ............................................................................................................ 36
Exposure Control .......................................................................................................... 37
White Balance Adjustment............................................................................................ 38
Manual White Balance Adjustment............................................................................... 39
Sensitivity Setting.......................................................................................................... 40
Changing the Zoom Power While Shooting .................................................................. 41
Shooting Continuous Photos (GC-QX5HD only)........................................................... 42
Changing the AF/AE Area.............................................................................................. 43
Restoring the Default Settings ....................................................................................... 44
Collage Mode (GC-QX5HD only)................................................................................. 45
6M Pro-Still (Pixel Shift Mode) (GC-QX5HD only)........................................................ 46
DR Pro-Still (Wide Range Mode) (GC-QX5HD only)..................................................... 47
NR Pro-Still (Noise Reduction Mode)............................................................................ 48
Installing the Film Copying Adapter (GC-QX5HD only)................................................ 49
Shooting Film (Film Copy Mode) (GC-QX5HD only) .................................................... 50
Video Shooting............................................................................................................. 52

PLAYBACK 53

Video Playback............................................................................................................. 53
Display Mode during Playback..................................................................................... 54
Brightness Adjustment of LCD Screen........................................................................... 54
Protecting Pictures........................................................................................................ 55
Deleting Pictures .......................................................................................................... 56
Adding Special Effects................................................................................................... 57
Inputting the Date......................................................................................................... 59
Inputting the Calendar .................................................................................................. 60