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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 favourite
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 Extra 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
• [DigitalZoom] ...................................70
• [Burst]...............................................71
• [Color Mode].....................................73
• [AF AssistLamp] ..............................74
• [Red-EyeRe moval]..........................74
• [Stabilizer]........................................75
• [Date Stamp]....................................75