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Contents

Before Use

Care of the camera......................................................................................................6
Standard Accessories.................................................................................................7
Names and Functions of Main Parts..........................................................................8

Preparation

Charging the Battery..................................................................................................11
• Inserting the Battery............................................................................................12
• Charging.............................................................................................................13
• Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures ........................16
Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)..........................................................18
About the Built-in Memory/the Card........................................................................19
• Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time......... 21
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)..................................................................................22
• Changing the Clock Setting................................................................................ 23
Tips for taking good pictures...................................................................................24
• Fit the strap and hold the camera carefully.........................................................24
• Preventing jitter (camera shake).........................................................................24

Basic

Selecting the Recording Mode.................................................................................25
Taking pictures using the automatic function (Intelligent Auto Mode)................26
• Changing the settings.........................................................................................29
Taking Pictures with Your Favourite Settings (Programme AE Mode).................31
Focusing....................................................................................................................32
Recording Motion Pictures.......................................................................................34
• Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures.....................................36
Playing Back.............................................................................................................. 37
• Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)..................................................... 38
• Using the Playback Zoom...................................................................................38
• Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture. .....................................................39
Deleting Pictures.......................................................................................................40
• To delete a single picture....................................................................................40
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures..................................... 40
Setting the Menu.......................................................................................................41
• Setting menu items............................................................................................. 41
• Using the Quick Menu........................................................................................43
About the Setup Menu..............................................................................................44