Sigma C21EN0291 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES..........................................................................		2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................................		5
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS...............................................................................................		8
DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTS........................................................................................		11
TOP LCD PANEL ..............................................................................................................		13
VIEWFINDER ...................................................................................................................		13
CONTROL DIALS .............................................................................................................		14
BASIC OPERATION AND QUICK REFERENCE..............................................................		15
PREPARATION...........................................................................................................		18
ATTACHING THE CARRY STRAP ...................................................................................		18
HOW TO USE THE FINDER CAP ....................................................................................		18
LOADING THE BATTERIES .............................................................................................		19
CHECKING THE BATTERY STATUS ...............................................................................		21
USING A HOME POWER SUPPLY ..................................................................................		22
MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE LENS .......................................................................		23
SETTING THE LANGUAGE .............................................................................................		25
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE ......................................................................................		26
INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CF CARD.................................................................		27
FORMATTING THE CF CARD..........................................................................................		29
FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM............................................................................................		30
FRAME NUMBER COUNTER ..........................................................................................		32
DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT .................................................................................................		34
SPORTS FINDER.............................................................................................................		34
HOLDING THE CAMERA .................................................................................................		35
SHUTTER BUTTON .........................................................................................................		35
SETTING THE ELECTRONIC SOUND ............................................................................		36
BASIC OPERATION...................................................................................................		37
SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE.......................................................................		37
P	PROGRAM AE............................................................................................................	37
A	APERTURE PRIORITY AE .........................................................................................	39
S	SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE...............................................................................	40
M	MANUAL EXPOSURE................................................................................................	41
BULB SETTING ................................................................................................................		41
FOCUSING .................................................................................................................		43
HOW TO USE AUTOFOCUS............................................................................................		43
FOCUS LOCK...................................................................................................................		45
MANUAL FOCUS..............................................................................................................		45
OPERATION OF THE DRIVE MODE .........................................................................		46
DRIVE-AREA ....................................................................................................................		46
SINGLE FRAME SHOOTING ...........................................................................................		46
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING..............................................................................................		47
SELF TIMER.....................................................................................................................		47
MIRROR LOCK-UP ..........................................................................................................		48
ADVANCED OPERATION ..........................................................................................		49
SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE（WB） .......................................................................		49
SETTING THE SENSITIVITY（ISO EQUIVALENCY） ....................................................		52
SETTING THE RESOLUTION ..........................................................................................		53
SELECTING THE METERING MODE..............................................................................		53

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