TABLE OF CONTENTS

Special focusing situations ......................................................................................................

25

Flash modes ............................................................................................................................

26

Flash range - Automatic operation ..........................................................................................

27

Flash signals............................................................................................................................

27

Navigating the recording-mode menu .....................................................................................

28

Drive modes ............................................................................................................................

30

Single-frame advance.................................................................................................

30

Continuous advance ...................................................................................................

31

Self-timer.....................................................................................................................

32

Movie recording ..........................................................................................................

33

Audio recording...........................................................................................................

34

Image size ...............................................................................................................................

35

Image quality ...........................................................................................................................

36

The frame counter and memory card capacity........................................................................

37

White balance..........................................................................................................................

38

Automatic white balance.............................................................................................

38

Preset white balance ..................................................................................................

39

Auto reset ................................................................................................................................

40

Digital zoom.............................................................................................................................

41

Instant playback.......................................................................................................................

42

Voice memo.............................................................................................................................

43

Camera sensitivity - ISO..........................................................................................................

44

Flash range and camera sensitivity ............................................................................

43

LCD brightness........................................................................................................................

45

Auto-power-off menu settings..................................................................................................

45

Audio signals ...........................................................................................................................

45

Imprinting the date and time....................................................................................................

46

Setting the date and time ........................................................................................................

47

Setting the date format ............................................................................................................

47

Exposure compensation ..........................................................................................................

48

What is an Ev? ........................................................................................................................

49

Spot AF....................................................................................................................................

50

Display button - recording mode .............................................................................................

52

A short guide to photography ..................................................................................................

53

Playback mode ....................................................................................................................................

54

Single-frame playback display.................................................................................................

54

Viewing images and playing back audio recordings ...............................................................

55

Display button - playback mode ..............................................................................................

56

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Deleting single images ............................................................................................................

55

Enlarged playback ...................................................................................................................

57

Navigating the playback-mode menu ......................................................................................

58

Frame-selection screen ...........................................................................................................

60

Audio captioning ......................................................................................................................

61

Deleting image and audio files ................................................................................................

62

Locking image and audio files .................................................................................................

63

About DPOF ............................................................................................................................

64

Creating a DPOF print order ...................................................................................................

64

E-mail copy..............................................................................................................................

66

Folder name ............................................................................................................................

67

File # memory..........................................................................................................................

68

Setting the language................................................................................................................

69

Formatting memory cards........................................................................................................

70

Video output ............................................................................................................................

70

Viewing images on a television ...............................................................................................

71

Data-transfer mode ..............................................................................................................................

72

DiMAGE Xi system requirements............................................................................................

72

Connecting the camera to a computer ....................................................................................

73

Connecting to Windows 98 and 98SE.....................................................................................

75

Automatic installation..................................................................................................

75

Manual installation ......................................................................................................

76

Connecting to Mac OS 8.6 ......................................................................................................

78

QuickTime system requirements .............................................................................................

78

Auto power off - data-transfer mode .......................................................................................

78

Changing the memory card - data-transfer mode ...................................................................

79

Memory card folder organization.............................................................................................

80

Disconnecting the camera from the computer ........................................................................

82

Windows 98 and 98SE ...............................................................................................

82

Windows Me, 2000 Professional, and XP ..................................................................

82

Macintosh....................................................................................................................

83

Appendix ....................................................................................................................................

84

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................

84

System accessories (sold separately).....................................................................................

89

Care and storage.....................................................................................................................

90

Technical specifications ...........................................................................................................

94

 

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