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 Zoom....................................................................................................................................................

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

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Step 4 Playing Back and Deleting Pictures .................................................................................

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Playing Back Pictures (Playback Mode)..................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ...............................................................................................

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Macro Mode...........................................................................................................................................

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Adjusting Brightness, Vividness, and Hue in A(Auto) Mode.............................................

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Operation in Creative Slider Screen .........................................................................................................

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Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) in Other Shooting Modes..................

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

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Selecting a Shooting Mode ..............................................................................................................

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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A(Auto) Mode)............................................................

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A Image Mode (Image Quality/Image Size)..................................................................................

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B White Balance (Adjusting Hue) ........................................................................................................

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G Metering.........................................................................................................................................................

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C Continuous ...................................................................................................................................................

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E ISO Sensitivity .............................................................................................................................................

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G AF Area Mode..............................................................................................................................................

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I Autofocus Mode ......................................................................................................................................

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Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously........................................................

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Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode)...................................................................................

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Selecting a Scene Mode..................................................................................................................................

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

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

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Shooting for a Panorama................................................................................................................................

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Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode).........................................................................

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Smart Portrait Menu...........................................................................................................................................

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Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking Mode)......................................................

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Subject Tracking Menu ....................................................................................................................................

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