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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
The Monitor................................................................................................................................................................6
Basic Operations..................................................................................................................................... 8
The A (shooting mode) Button...................................................................................................................8
The c (playback) Button .................................................................................................................................9
The Rotary Multi Selector ...............................................................................................................................10
The d Button....................................................................................................................................................12
Switching Between Tabs.................................................................................................................................12
Help Displays..........................................................................................................................................................13
Pressing the Shutter-Release Button Halfway/All the Way Down.........................................13
Attaching the Camera Strap .........................................................................................................................13
First Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 14
Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................................14
Inserting the Battery ...........................................................................................................................16
Removing the Battery.......................................................................................................................................17
Turning On and Off the Camera.................................................................................................................17
Setting Display Language, Date and Time..................................................................................18
Inserting Memory Cards....................................................................................................................20
Removing Memory Cards...............................................................................................................................20
A Basic Photography and Playback : Auto Mode................................................................. 22
Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode........................................................22
Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode ...............................................................................................23
Step 2 Frame a Picture........................................................................................................................24
Using the Zoom....................................................................................................................................................25
Step 3 Focus and Shoot .....................................................................................................................26
Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures ..........................................................................................28
Viewing Pictures (Playback Mode) ............................................................................................................28
Deleting Pictures..................................................................................................................................................28
Using the Flash......................................................................................................................................30
Setting the Flash Mode....................................................................................................................................30
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer ...............................................................................................32
Macro Mode...........................................................................................................................................33
Exposure Compensation ...................................................................................................................34