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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