Quick Start

Taking Still Pictures

Power switch

Shutter release button

QUICK button

LCD monitor

Zoom button

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

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Press the power switch.

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The camera turns on.

 

 

 

 

Confirm the subject and shooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information on the LCD monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The focus frame in the middle of the LCD

 

 

 

 

 

monitor indicates the zone of automatic focusing.

 

 

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You can change the size of the subject by

Focus

 

frame

 

pressing the zoom button.

 

x: makes the subject bigger. w: makes the subject smaller.

•To switch to the Green mode and let the camera set all the shooting

functions automatically, press the QUICK button. Selecting the Green mode is the easiest way to ensure that pictures come out well. “Taking Pictures by the Simplest Procedure” (1p.50)

3 Press the shutter release button halfway.

The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus.

4 Press the shutter release button fully.

The image appears on the LCD monitor for one second (Instant Review) and is recorded on the SD Memory Card or in the built-in memory. (The green and red lamps above the LCD monitor blink alternately while the image is being recorded.)

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