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Contents

Before Use

Care of the camera...................................5
Standard Accessories........... .................... 6
Names and Functions of Components......7
About the Lens........................................12

Preparation

Changing the Lens..................................13
Attaching the Shoulder Strap ..................16
Charging the Battery...............................17
• Charging...........................................17
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures.......... 19
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...................... .........22
About the Card........................................23
• About cards that can be used with
this unit.............................................23
• Approximate number of recordable
pictures and available recording
time...................................................25
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................27
• Changing the Clock Setting ..............28

Basic

Selecting the Recording Mode ................ 29
Tips for taking good pictures...................31
• Detects orientation of camera
(Direction Detection Functio n ) .......... 31
Taking a Still picture ................................ 32
• How to set focus when taking a still
picture (AFS/AFF/AFC).....................32
• Taking a Still picture..........................34
• Taking pictures using the Touch
Shutter function.. ...............................35
• Switching the Information Displayed
on the recording screen....................36
Taking Pictures using the Automatic
Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) . ............37
•
Recording with Camera-Recommended
Effects...............................................40
Easily adjust and record
(Intelligent Auto Plus Mode) ....................41
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control
Function...................................................43
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite
Settings (Program AE Mode) ..................45
Recording Motion Picture........................47
• How to set focus when recording a
motion picture (Continuous AF)........ 47
• Recording Motion Picture..................48
•
Recording still pictures while recording
motion pictures..................................50
Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures....51
• Playing Back Pictures.......................51
• Changing the information displayed
on the playback screen.....................54
• Playing Back Motion Pictures .. .. .. .. ....55
• Creating Still Pictures from a Motion
Picture...............................................57
Deleting Pictures.....................................58
Setting the Menu.....................................60
• Setting menu items ...........................60
• Setting the menu screen
background...... .................................63
Setting the Quick Menu ...........................65
About the Setup Menu.............................67