Contents

 

Information for Your Safety

2

• Cautions for Use

6

Preparation

 

Care of this Camera

10

Standard Accessories

11

Names and Functions of Components

12

About the Lens

14

Cards Compatible with this unit

15

Preparation

16

• Attaching the Shoulder Strap

16

• Charging the Battery

16

• Inserting/Removing the Battery

17

• Inserting/Removing the Card

 

(Optional)

17

• Changing the Lens

18

• Opening the Monitor

18

• Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)

19

• Diopter adjustment

19

Basic Operations

20

• Tips for taking good pictures

20

• Zoom operations

20

• Shutter button (Taking pictures)

21

• Motion picture button

 

(Recording motion pictures)

21

• Mode dial

 

(Selecting a Recording Mode)

22

• Rear Dial/Front Dial

23

• Control Dial

23

• Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button

23

• [DISP.] button (Switching the

 

displayed information)

24

• [LVF] button (Switching the Monitor/

 

Viewfinder)

25

• Touch panel (Touch operations)

26

Optical Image Stabilizer

27

Calling frequently-used menus

 

instantly (Quick Menu)

27

Setting menu items

28

Configuring basic settings of

 

this unit (Setup Menu)

29

• Formatting the card (initialization)

29

• Restoring the default settings ([Reset])....

29

• Conserving the battery life

 

([Economy])

29

Easy Recording

 

Taking Pictures using the Automatic

 

Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)

30

• Recording night scenes

 

([iHandheld Night Shot])

31

• Combining pictures into a single picture

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with rich gradation ([iHDR])

32

• Taking a picture with a blurred

 

background (Defocus Control)

32

• Recording images by changing the

 

brightness or color tone

32

Taking Pictures with different image

 

effects (Creative Control Mode)

33

Taking Pictures Using the Touch

 

Function

34

• Taking pictures using the Touch

 

Shutter function

34

• Easily Optimizing the Brightness

 

for a Specified Area (Touch AE)

35

Recording

 

Taking Pictures with Auto Focus

36

• Selecting the Focus Mode

 

(AFS/AFF/AFC)

36

• Selecting the Auto Focus Mode ....

37

• Setting up position of the AF area/

 

changing size of the AF area

38

• Setting the AF area position with

 

the Touch Pad

39

Taking Pictures with

 

Manual Focus

40

Select a Drive Mode

41

Taking Pictures using Burst Mode ...

41

Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket

42

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer

42

Taking Pictures Automatically at Set

 

Intervals ([Time Lapse Shot])

43

Creating Stop Motion Pictures

 

([Stop Motion Animation])

45

Setting the Picture Quality and Size

47

• Setting the aspect ratio of pictures

47

• Setting the number of pixels

47

• Setting the compression rate of

 

pictures ([Quality])

48

Setting the Light Sensitivity

49

Adjusting the White Balance

50

Taking Pictures with Your Favorite

 

Settings (Program AE Mode)

51

Taking Pictures by Specifying the

 

Aperture/Shutter Speed

52

Aperture-Priority AE Mode

52

Shutter-Priority AE Mode

52

• Manual Exposure Mode

52

• Confirm the Effects of Aperture and

Shutter Speed (Preview Mode)

53

Compensating the Exposure

54

Selecting the Method for Measuring

 

Brightness ([Metering Mode])

54

Fixing the Focus and the Exposure

 

(AF/AE Lock)

55

Disabling Operational Sounds and the

 

Output of Light at once ([Silent Mode])

56

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