Table of Contents

 

For Your Safety ................................................................................................

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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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