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Table of contents
For Your Safety ...............................................................................................i
Cautions ........................................................................................................iii
Notices ..........................................................................................................iv

Before You Begin........................................................................ 1

Introduction...................................................................................................1
Parts of the Camera........................................................................................2
The Monitor...................................................................................................4
The Mode Dial................................................................................................6
Navigating the Menus....................................................................................7
The Shutter-Release Button............................................................................7

First Steps.............................................................. ......................8

Inserting Batteries...........................................................................................8
Inserting Memory Cards...............................................................................10
Checking the Battery Level...........................................................................12
Basic Setup...................................................................................................14

Basic Photography.................................................................... 16

Step 1 - Select P (auto) Mode...................................................................16
Step 2 - Frame the Picture............................................................................18
Step 3 - Focus and Shoot..............................................................................20
Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode)...................................22

More on Photography....................................................... .......24

When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash.........................................................24
Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer...................................................26
Easy Close-ups: Macro Close-up Mode.........................................................27
Assist and Scene Modes...............................................................................28
Framing Assist..............................................................................................30
e Scene Mode.........................................................................................35

More on Playback.............................. .......................................42

Viewing Pictures on the Camera...................................................................42
Cropping Pictures..................................................................................... 44
Adjusting a picture tone automatically......................................................45
Voice Memos: Recording and Playback (E5600 only).................................47
Viewing Pictures on TV.................................................................................48
Viewing Pictures on a Computer...................................................................49
Printing Pictures............................................................................................52
Printing Via Direct USB Connection...............................................................56

Movies............................. .......................................................... 60

W Recording Movies...................................................................................60
Viewing Movies............................................................................................64