Contents

 

Before Use

 

Care of the camera

4

Standard Accessories

5

Names and Functions of Main Parts

6

Preparation

 

Charging the Battery

9

• Inserting the Battery

10

• Charging

11

• Approximate operating time and

 

number of recordable pictures

13

Inserting and Removing the Card

 

(optional)

15

About the Built-in Memory/the Card

16

• Approximate number of recordable

 

pictures and available recording

 

time

18

Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)

19

• Changing the Clock Setting

20

Tips for taking good pictures

21

• Fit the strap and hold the camera

 

carefully

21

• Preventing jitter (camera shake)

21

Basic

 

Selecting the Recording Mode

22

Taking pictures using the automatic

 

function (Intelligent Auto Mode)

23

• Changing the settings

25

Taking pictures with your favorite

 

settings (Normal Picture Mode)

26

Focusing

27

Recording Motion Pictures

29

• Recording still pictures while

 

recording motion pictures

31

Playing Back Pictures ([Normal Play]) ....

32

• Selecting a picture

32

• Displaying Multiple Screens

 

(Multi Playback)

33

• Using the Playback Zoom

33

Playing Back Motion Pictures

34

Deleting Pictures

35

• To delete a single picture

35

• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50)

 

or all the pictures

36

Setting the Menu

37

• Setting menu items

37

• Using the Quick Menu

38

About the Setup Menu

39

 

Recording

 

About the LCD Monitor

46

Using the Zoom

47

• Using the Optical Zoom/

 

 

Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/

 

 

Using the Intelligent Zoom/

 

 

Using the Digital Zoom

47

Taking Pictures Using the Built-in

 

Flash

49

• Switching to the appropriate flash

 

 

setting

49

Taking Close-up Pictures

 

([AF Macro]/[Macro Zoom])

52

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer

53

Compensating the Exposure

54

Record pictures that look like dioramas

 

(Miniature Effect Mode)

55

Taking pictures that match the scene

 

being recorded (Scene Mode)

56

[Portrait]

57

[Soft Skin]

57

[Scenery]

57

• [Panorama Shot]

58

[Sports]

60

[Night Portrait]

60

[Night Scenery]

60

[Food]

60

[Baby1]/[Baby2]

61

[Pet]

62

[Sunset]

62

[High Sens.]

62

[Glass Through]

62

[Photo Frame]

62

Entering Text

63

Using the [Rec] Menu

64

[Picture Size]

64

[Sensitivity]

65

[White Balance]

66

• [AF Mode]

68

[i.Exposure]

70

[i.Resolution]

70

[Digital Zoom]

70

[Burst]

71

[Color Mode]

73

[AF Assist Lamp]

74

[Red-Eye Removal]

74

[Stabilizer]

75

[Date Stamp]

75

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