6

 

Basic Operations

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

60

 

 

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

60

 

 

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

61

 

 

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

66

 

 

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

67

 

 

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

67

 

 

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

72

 

 

Allowing Shooting while Charging the Flash......................................

73

 

 

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

74

 

 

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

74

 

 

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

75

 

 

Shooting Functions

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

78

 

 

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

78

 

 

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

79

 

 

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

81

 

 

Selecting the Appropriate Capture Mode...................................

83

 

 

Picture Mode......................................................................................

84

 

 

HMode...........................................................................................

85

 

 

Exposure Mode..................................................................................

87

 

 

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

88

 

 

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

88

 

 

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

90

 

 

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

93

 

 

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

104

 

 

Adjusting the Exposure ....................................................................

107

 

 

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

112

 

 

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

112

 

 

Setting the AF Mode ........................................................................

115

 

 

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

117

 

 

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

119

 

 

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

121

 

 

Checking the Composition, Exposure and Focus Before

 

 

 

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

124

 

 

Assigning the Preview Function to the Green Button ......................

124

 

 

Displaying the Optical Preview ........................................................

126

 

 

Displaying the Digital Preview..........................................................

127

 

 

Using Shake Reduction Function to Prevent Camera

 

 

 

Shake ...........................................................................................

128