8VQT5H68 (ENG)
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........1 5
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 (Cloc k Set) .......19
• Diopter adjustment ......................... 19
Basic Operations .................... ............20
• Tips for taking good pictur es.......... 20
• Zoom operations ........................... .20
• Shutter button (Taking picture s).....21
• Motion picture button
(Recording motion pictu res) ..........21
• Mode dial
(Selecting a Record ing Mode).. .....22
• Rear Dial/Front Dial ........... ............23
• Control Dial ........................ ............23
• Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button..... 23
• [DISP.] button (Switching the
displayed information) ...................2 4
• [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 batte ry life
([Economy]) ............... .................... 29
Easy Recording
Taking Pictures usin g the Automatic
Function (Intelligent A uto Mode).......30
• Recording night scenes
([iHandheld Night Shot]) ................ 31
• Combining pictures into a single picture
with rich gradation ([iHDR]) ................ .3 2
• Taking a picture with a blurred
background (Defocus C ontrol).... ..3 2
• Recording im ages by changing th e
brightness or color t one ................ 32
Taking Pictures with different image
effects (Creative Control M ode)........ 33
Taking Pictures Using the Touch
Function.. ................... ................... ...... 34
• Taking pictures usin g the Touch
Shutter function ............................. 34
• Easily Optimizing the Brightness
for a Specified Area (Touch AE)........35
Recording
Taking Pictures with Auto Focu s...... 36
• Selecting the Focus Mode
(AFS/AFF/AFC)........ ..................... 36
• Selecting the Auto Fo cus Mode .... 37
• Setting up po sition 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 usin g Burst Mode ... 41
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 42
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer.......... 42
Taking Pictures Aut omatically 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 Sensitiv ity.............. 49
Adjusting the White Ba lance ............ 50
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite
Settings (Program AE Mo de).. .......... 51
Taking Pictures by Spe cifying the
Aperture/Shutter Speed ..................... 52
• Aperture-Priority AE Mode.. .......... 52
• Shutter-Priority AE Mo de............... 52
• Manual Exposure Mode .......... ...... 52
• Confirm the Ef fects of Aperture and
Shutter Speed (Preview Mode)..... 53
Compensating the Exposur e...... ...... 54
Selecting the Method for Measuring
Brightness ([Metering Mode])..... ......5 4
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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