AMENDMENTS

FLASH RANGE AND CAMERA SENSITIVITY

This is an amendment to the charts on pages 31 and 57 of the camera manual. The ISO is set to auto in the auto-recording mode. The flash range is measured from the CCD. Because of the optical system, the flash range is not the same at the lens’ wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position.

ISO setting

Flash range (wide angle)

Flash range (telephoto)

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

0.9m

~ 3.5m (3.0 ft. ~

11.5 ft.)

0.9m

~ 3.0m (3.0 ft. ~ 9.8 ft.)

100

0.7m

~ 2.4m

(2.3 ft. ~

7.8 ft.)

0.9m

~ 2.1m

(3.0 ft. ~ 6.9 ft.)

200

0.9m

~ 3.5m

(3.0 ft. ~

11.5 ft.)

0.9m

~ 3.0m

(3.0 ft. ~ 9.8 ft.)

400

1.3m

~ 4.9m

(3.7 ft. ~

16 ft.)

1.1m

~ 4.3m

(3.6 ft. ~ 14.1 ft.)

800

1.8m

~ 7.0m

(5.9 ft. ~

23 ft.)

1.6m

~ 6.0m

(5.2 ft. ~ 19.6 ft.)

When using the flash with subjects closer than 1m away (3 ft.) with the lens in the wide-angle posi- tion, vignetting can occur. A slight shadow or shading may be detected at the bottom of a horizontal image.

THE OPTICAL VIEWFINDER AND PARALLAX

Because the optical viewfinder and the lens is slightly separated, their view is not exactly the same; this is called parallax. Parallax can cause errors in framing at close distances and is more pronounced at longer focal lengths. When the subject is closer than 1m (wide-angle lens positions) or 3m (telephoto lens position) use the LCD monitor to compose the image; because the lens creates the monitor image, it does not suffer from parallax.

VOICE MEMO AND INSTANT PLAYBACK

This is an amendment to the camera manual. The voice memo (p. 43) and instant playback (p. 45) functions will be disabled when the continuous-advance or bracketing drive modes (p. 32) are used.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If the camera is accidentally turned on while in a bag or case, or if the lens is hindered while extend- ing, the camera may not function. Simply turn the camera off and on to restore operation.

If the error message (Err) is displayed on the data panel, turn off the camera and remove the batteries or unplug the external power supply. Wait for the message to disappear before reinserting the batteries or plugging in the power supply. This amends the text on page 107.

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