Focus frame

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Quick Start

Taking Still Pictures

i button

Mode dial

Shutter release button

Zoom/w/x button

The standard procedure for taking still pictures is described below. The flash fires automatically depending on the light conditions.

1 Press the power switch.

The camera turns on.

2 Set the mode dial to R.

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3 Check the image on the LCD

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The focus frame in the middle of the LCD monitor indicates the zone of automatic focusing.

You can change the captured area by pressing the Zoom/w/xbutton to the right or left.

x: enlarges the subject

w: enlarges the area captured by the camera

You can check the captured area by looking through the viewfinder.

The image in the viewfinder always appears with a 4:3 aspect ratio regardless of the aspect ratio setting of the image. Use the LCD monitor when taking pictures with the aspect ratio set to 3:2.

4 Press the shutter release button halfway.

The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus.

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