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Contents

Chapter 1 Quick Guide

Before Shooting .................................................................................. ........ 10

Packing List.................................................................................................................. 10
Optional Accessories.................................................................................................... 11
About Options for GR DIGITAL Only............................................................................ 12
Accessories.................................................................................................................. 13
Names of parts............................................................................................................. 14
Using the Mode Dial..................................................................................................... 16
Up-down Dial/ADJ. Dial................................................................................................ 16
About LCD Monitor Display.......................................................................................... 17

Getting Ready to Shoot ............................................................ .................. 19

About the Batteries....................................................................................................... 19
Batteries (Cells) Not Acceptable .................................................................................. 20
Battery level indication ................................................................................................. 21
About an SD Memory Card (available in stores).......................................................... 22
Inserting an SD Memory Card...................................................................................... 23
Charging the Rechargeable Battery............................................................................. 24
Inserting the rechargeable battery................................................................................ 25
Using the AC Adapter (sold separately)....................................................................... 26
Loading the Batteries ................................................................................................... 28
Turning the Power On/Off ............................................................................................ 29
Setting the language .................................................................................................... 30
Setting the date and time ............................................................................................. 31
Changing the Display................................................................................................... 32
Maximizing the LCD Monitor Brightness...................................................................... 32
Histogram Display ........................................................................................................ 33

Basic Shooting........... ............................................... .................................. 34

How to Hold the Camera.............................................................................................. 34
Preventing camera shake............................................................................................. 35
Capturing the Moment Shooting (Full-press)............................................................... 36
Checking the Focus and Shooting (Half-press)............................................................ 37
When the Subject is not Centered (Shooting with Focus-lock).................................... 40
Using the Digital Zoom................................................................................................. 42
Shooting Close-Ups (Macro-Mode).............................................................................. 43
Using the Flash ........................................................................................................... 44
Using the Hot Shoe ...................................................................................................... 45
Shooting with Scenery-Matching.................................................................................. 47

Playing Back.............................. .................................................................. 48

Checking the image you just took (Quick Review)....................................................... 48
Viewing Your Images ................................................................................................... 49
Playing back in the three-frame view........................................................................... 50
Thumbnail Display....................................................................................................... 52
Magnifying Images...................................................................................................... 53

Viewing on a Television ........................... .................................................. 54

Erasing.................. .................................................................................... ... 56

Erasing Unwanted Files (Still Images/Movies/Sounds)................................................ 56
Erasing Multiple Frames at One Time.......................................................................... 57