Table of Contents

 

For Your Safety

 

ii

 

Notices

 

iv

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

 

1

 

Getting to Know the Camera

 

2

 

First Steps

 

8

 

Attaching a Lens

8

Inserting Memory Cards

14

 

Charging and Inserting the Battery

10

Adjusting Viewfinder Focus

16

 

Basic Setup

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tutorial: Photography and Playback

 

17

 

Basic Photography

 

17

 

Basic Playback

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

23

 

Using Camera Menus

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

Reference: More on Photography

 

26

 

Choosing a Shooting Mode

 

26

 

Image Quality and Size

 

28

 

Image Quality

28

Image Size

32

 

ISO Sensitivity

 

33

 

White Balance

 

35

 

Optimizing Images

 

45

 

Color Space

 

50

 

Focus

 

51

 

Focus Mode

51

Focus Lock

56

 

Focus Area Selection

53

The AF-Assist Illuminator

58

 

AF-Area Mode

54

Getting Good Results with Autofocus

59

 

Focus Zone Selection

55

Manual Focus

60

 

Exposure

 

61

 

Metering

61

Exposure Compensation

72

 

Exposure Mode

62

Exposure and Flash Bracketing

73

 

Autoexposure Lock

70

 

 

 

Flash Photography

 

76

 

Flash Sync Modes

77

Flash Exposure Compensation

80

 

Using the Built-in Flash

78

FV Lock

81

 

Self-Timer Mode

 

83

 

Image Overlay and Multiple Exposure

 

84

 

Interval Timer Photography

 

89

 

Non-CPU Lenses

 

93

 

Using a GPS Unit

 

96

 

Two-Button Reset

 

97

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