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Contents

Before Use

Care of the camera......................................................................................................5
Standard Accessories.................................................................................................6
Names and Functions of Main Parts..........................................................................7

Preparation

Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap....................................................................9
• Attaching the Lens Cap ........................................................................................9
• Attaching the Shoulder Strap.............................................................................. 10
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
• 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)..............................................................................................30
Focusing....................................................................................................................31
Recording Motion Pictures.......................................................................................33
Playing Back.............................................................................................................. 35
• Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)..................................................... 36
• Using the Playback Zoom...................................................................................36
Deleting Pictures.......................................................................................................37
• To delete a single picture....................................................................................37
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures..................................... 37
Setting the Menu.......................................................................................................38
• Setting menu items............................................................................................. 38
• Using the Quick Menu........................................................................................40
About the Setup Menu..............................................................................................41

Recording

About the Monitor.....................................................................................................47
Using the Zoom.........................................................................................................48