Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Deleting Unnecessary Pictures ...................................................................................................................

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

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

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

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Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces (Smile Timer) .........................................................................

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Shooting with Remote Control .......................................................................................................

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

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Setting the Focus Mode ..................................................................................................................................

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Using Manual Focus...........................................................................................................................................

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Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation)..............................................................

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More on Shooting .............................................................................................................................

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Selecting a Shooting Mode (Mode Dial)......................................................................................

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Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Scene Mode)............................................................................

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Setting the Scene Mode..................................................................................................................................

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Shooting in the Scene Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector)............................

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Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features) .....................................................................

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Taking Pictures for a Panorama...................................................................................................................

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Shooting Low-lit Scenes (Low Noise Night Mode) ..................................................................

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Low Noise Night Menu ....................................................................................................................................

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Setting the Exposure for Shooting (A, B, C, DModes) .......................................................

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A, B, C, DModes .............................................................................................................................................

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A(Programmed Auto) Mode.......................................................................................................................

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B(Shutter-Priority Auto) Mode ..................................................................................................................

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C(Aperture-Priority Auto) Mode..............................................................................................................

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D(Manual) Mode...............................................................................................................................................

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Changing the Frequently Used Settings for Shooting (A, B, C, DModes) ..................

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Quick Menu.............................................................................................................................................................

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a Choosing the Image Quality and the Image Size...............................................................

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bSetting the ISO Sensitivity....................................................................................................................

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cMatching Image Colors with Colors as Seen with the Naked Eye

 

(White Balance).....................................................................................................................................................

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dContinuous Shooting while Changing the Shutter Speed, ISO Sensitivity and

 

White Balance (Bracketing)............................................................................................................................

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