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VQT0Q40
Contents

Before Use

Information for Your Safety.......................2
About These Operating Instructions .........5

Preparation

Standard Accessories............................... 8
Names of the Components....................... 9
Quick Guide............................................11
Charging the Battery with the Charger ...12
About the Battery....................................13
Inserting/Removing the Battery..............14
Inserting/Removing the Card.......... ........15
About the Card........................................16
Approximate number
of recordable pictures and the size..... 17
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap................. 18
Attaching the Lens Hood ...... .................. 19
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ............. ...21
About the Setup Menu............................22
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder .........26

Recording pictures (basic)

Taking Pictures.......................................29
Taking Pictures in Simple Mode.............34
Checking the Recorded Picture
(Review)..............................................37
Using the Optical Zoom..........................38
Taking Pictures
using the Built-in Flash........................39
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer......... 43
Compensating the Exposure ..................44
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 45
Optical Image Stabilizer..........................46
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode.......... 47

Playback (basic)

Playing Back Pictures.............................49
9 Pictures Multi Playback........................50
Using the Playback Zoom.......................51
Deleting Pictures.....................................52

Recording pictures (advanced)

Using the Mode Dial ...............................54
• Aperture-priority AE..........................54
• Shutter-priority AE............................55
• Manual exposure.............................. 56
• Macro mode......................................59
• Motion image mode. .........................60
• Scene mode......................................62
– Portrait mode...... ........................... 63
– Sports mode..................................63
– Scenery mode............................... 64
– Night scenery mode......................64
– Night portrait mode........................65
– Panning mode............................... 65
– Fireworks mode.............................66
– Party mode....................................67
– Snow mode ....................... ............68

Recording Menu Settings

Using the [REC] mode menu.................. 69
• White Balance [W.BALANCE]..........70
• ISO Sensitivity [SENSITIVITY] ....... ..72
• Picture Size [PICT.SIZE]..................73
• Quality [QUALITY]............................73
• Audio Recording [AUDIO REC.]....... 74
• Metering Mode
[METERING MODE].........................74
• AF Mode [AF MODE]........................ 75
• Continuous AF [CONT.AF] ...............76
• AF Trigger [AF TRIGGER]................76
• AF Assist Lamp
[AF ASSIST LAMP]..........................77
• Digital Zoom [D.ZOOM]....................78
• Colour Effect [COL.EFFECT].. ..........79
• Picture Adjustment [PICT.ADJ.]........79
• Flip Animation [FLIP ANIM.].............79
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