Table of Contents

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

ii

 

WARNINGS ..................................................................................................................................................................

ii

 

Notices .......................................................................................................................................................

v

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................

1

 

 

About This Manual ................................................................................................................................

1

 

 

Information and Precautions .............................................................................................................

2

 

 

Parts of the Camera ...............................................................................................................................

4

 

 

The Camera Body....................................................................................................................................................

4

 

Changing the Angle of the Monitor ...........................................................................................................

6

 

Raising and Lowering the Built-in Flash ...................................................................................................

7

 

Attaching the Camera Strap and Lens Cap ............................................................................................

7

 

The Monitor................................................................................................................................................................

8

 

Basic Operations...................................................................................................................................

11

 

 

The Command Dial.............................................................................................................................................

11

 

 

The Multi Selector ...............................................................................................................................................

12

 

 

The dButton....................................................................................................................................................

13

 

 

Switching Between Tabs.................................................................................................................................

13

 

 

Help Displays ..........................................................................................................................................................

14

 

 

The x(monitor) Button ...............................................................................................................................

14

 

 

The s(display) Button .............................................................................................................................

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Steps .............................................................................................................................................

16

 

 

Inserting the Battery ...........................................................................................................................

16

 

 

Removing the Battery.......................................................................................................................................

17

 

 

Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................................

18

 

 

Turning On and Off the Camera.................................................................................................................

21

 

 

Setting Display Language, Date and Time..................................................................................

22

 

 

Inserting Memory Cards....................................................................................................................

24

 

 

Removing Memory Cards...............................................................................................................................

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Photography and Playback: A(Auto) Mode...............................................................

26

 

 

Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A(Auto) Mode........................................................

26

 

 

Indicators Displayed in A(Auto) Mode ...............................................................................................

27

 

 

Step 2 Frame a Picture........................................................................................................................

28

 

 

Using the Electronic Viewfinder .................................................................................................................

28

 

 

Using the Zoom....................................................................................................................................................

29

 

 

Step 3 Focus and Shoot .....................................................................................................................

30

 

 

Pressing the Shutter-Release Button Halfway/All the Way Down.........................................

30

 

 

Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures ..........................................................................................

32

 

 

Viewing Pictures (Playback Mode) ............................................................................................................

32

 

 

Deleting Pictures..................................................................................................................................................

32

 

 

Using the Flash......................................................................................................................................

34

 

 

Setting the Flash Mode....................................................................................................................................

35

 

 

Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer ...............................................................................................

37

 

 

Using Focus Mode ...............................................................................................................................

38

 

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