7

Initial Settings ..............................................................................

63

Setting the Display Language.............................................................

63

Setting the Date and Time ..................................................................

67

Basic Operations

69

Basic Shooting Operation...........................................................

70

Holding the Camera............................................................................

70

Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings ..............................

71

Using a Zoom Lens......................................................................

76

Using the Built-in Flash...............................................................

77

Setting the Flash Mode.......................................................................

77

Compensating for Flash Output..........................................................

82

Playing Back Pictures .................................................................

83

Playing Back Images ..........................................................................

83

Deleting a Single Image......................................................................

84

Shooting Functions

87

How to Operate the Shooting Functions ...................................

88

Direct Keys Setting Items ...................................................................

88

Rec. Mode Menu Setting Items ..........................................................

89

Custom Setting Menu Setting Items ...................................................

91

Setting the Exposure ...................................................................

93

Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed.................................................

93

Setting the Sensitivity .........................................................................

95

Reducing Image Noise (Noise Reduction)..........................................

98

Changing the Exposure Mode ..........................................................

100

Selecting the Metering Method .........................................................

117

Adjusting Exposure...........................................................................

119

Locking the Exposure Before Shooting (AE Lock)............................

121

Focusing .....................................................................................

122

Using the Autofocus..........................................................................

122

AF Fine Adjustment ..........................................................................

126

Selecting the Focusing Area (AF Point)............................................

127

Locking the Focus (Focus Lock).......................................................

130

Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus).................................

132

Checking the Composition, Exposure and Focus Before

 

Shooting (Preview) ....................................................................

135