About this manual

The basic operation of this camera is covered between pages 10 and 25. This section of the manual covers the camera parts, preparation of the camera for use, and the basic camera operation for recording, viewing, and deleting images.

The other sections can be read as needed. Many of the features of this camera are controlled with menus. The menu navigation sections concisely describe how to change menu settings. Descriptions of the settings immediately follow the navigation sections.

Names of parts .....................................................................................................

8

Camera body ..............................................................................................

8

Mode dial ....................................................................................................

9

Getting up and running .......................................................................................

10

Attaching the hand strap ..........................................................................

10

Installing batteries.....................................................................................

11

Battery condition indicator ........................................................................

12

Auto power off...........................................................................................

12

Connecting the AC adapter (sold separately) ..........................................

13

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

14

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

14

Image storage...........................................................................................

16

Basic recording and playback.............................................................................

18

Auto-recording mode display ....................................................................

18

Frame counter ..........................................................................................

18

Viewfinder .................................................................................................

19

Handling the camera ................................................................................

19

Using the zoom lens .................................................................................

20

Basic recording operation.........................................................................

21

Indicator lamp ...........................................................................................

22

Focus lock.................................................................................................

22

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

23

Playback mode display .............................................................................

24

Viewing images.........................................................................................

24

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

25

Deleting images........................................................................................

25

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