Table of Contents

 

For Your Safety

ii

Notices

iv

Introduction

1

Overview

2

Getting to Know the Camera

3

First Steps

13

Attaching the Camera Strap

13

Inserting Batteries

14

Basic Setup

16

Attaching Lenses

18

Inserting Memory Cards

20

Tutorial

23

Basic Photography

24

Step 1—Rotate the Mode Dial to

24

Step 2—Ready the Camera

24

Step 3—Adjust Camera Settings

26

Step 4—Frame a Photograph

27

Step 5—Focus

28

Step 6—Take the Photograph

30

Basic Playback

31

Digital Vari-Programs

32

Taking Photographs

35

When to Use Shooting Options

36

Using Camera Menus

39

Image Quality and Size

41

Image Quality

41

Image Size

43

Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency)

46

White Balance

48

Fine-Tuning White Balance

50

Preset White Balance

52

Optimizing Images

56

Customizing Image Enhancement Options

57

Choosing a Shooting Mode

62

Focus

64

Focus Mode

64

Focus Area Selection

66

Focus Lock

70

The AF-Assist Illuminator

72

Getting Good Results with Autofocus

73

Manual Focus

74

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