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Q&A Index................. ......................................................................... .......................................... ii
For Your Safety....................... .......................................................................... ......................... ix
Notices........................................................... ............................................................................... xi
Introduction 1
Getting to Know the Camera........................................................... ...................................... 1
The Camera Body......................................................................................................................1
The Mode Dial.............................................................................................................................3
The Viewfinder............................................................................................................................4
The Information Display..........................................................................................................5
The Command Dial...................................................................................................................7
Camera Menus....................................................... ..................................................................... 9
Using Camera Menus............................................................................................................ 10
First Steps............................... ........................................................................ ............................12
Charge the Battery.................................................................................................................12
Insert the Battery.................................................................................................................... 13
Attach a Lens............................................................................................................................14
Basic Setup................................................................................................................................16
Insert a Memory Card............................................................................................................18
Format the Memory Card.................................................................................................... 19
Adjust Viewfinder Focus...................................................................................................... 20
Basic Photography 21
Battery Level and Card Capacity.......... ......................................................................... .....21
“Point-and-Shoot” Photography (iand j Modes).......................................... .........22
Creative Photography (Scene Modes) ............................................................................. 25
kPortrait.............................................................................................................................. 25
lLandscape........................................................................................................................25
pChild.................................................................................................................................. 25
mSports................................................................................................................................ 26
nClose up............................................................................................................................26
oNight Portrait..................................................................................................................26
Guide Mode 27
The Guide........................ ......................................................................... ..................................27
Guide Mode Menus............................................................................................................... 28
Using the Guide...................................................................................................................... 30
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