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Table of contents
For Your Safety ...............................................................................................i
Cautions ........................................................................................................iii
Notices ..........................................................................................................iv
Before You Begin........................................................................ 1
Introduction...................................................................................................1
Parts of the Camera........................................................................................2
The Monitor...................................................................................................4
The Mode Dial................................................................................................6
Navigating the Menus....................................................................................7
The Shutter-Release Button............................................................................7
First Steps........................................................ ............................8
Inserting Batteries...........................................................................................8
Inserting Memory Cards...............................................................................10
Checking the Battery Level...........................................................................12
Basic Setup...................................................................................................14
Basic Photography............................................................. .......16
Step 1 - Select P Mode.............................................................................16
Step 2 - Frame the Picture............................................................................18
Step 3 - Focus and Shoot..............................................................................20
Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode)...................................22
More on Photography................................................. .............24
When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash.........................................................24
Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer...................................................26
Easy Close-ups: Macro Close-up Mode.........................................................27
Assist and Scene Modes...............................................................................28
Framing Assist..............................................................................................29
e Scene Mode.........................................................................................34
More on Playback....................... ..............................................40
Viewing Pictures on the Camera...................................................................40
Cropping Pictures ....................................................................................42
Voice Memos: Recording and Playback (E3200 only) ................................43
Viewing Pictures on TV.................................................................................44
Viewing Pictures on a Computer...................................................................45
Printing Pictures............................................................................................48
Printing Via Direct USB Connection...............................................................52
Movies............................. .......................................................... 56
W Recording Movies...................................................................................56
Viewing Movies............................................................................................60