Contents

Battery Safety Precautions ......

5

Operation Precautions ..............

7

To Maintain the Efficiency of the
Camera .......................................

7

Please Read This .......................

8

Checking the Supplied

 

Accessories .............................

10

Features ...................................

11

Locations and Functions of

 

Parts

 

Front ...............................................................

13

Rear ................................................................

14

Top ..................................................................

17

Bottom ............................................................

19

LCD Panel ......................................................

20

LCD Monitor ..................................................

21

Viewfinder ......................................................

22

Preparations

 

Charging the Battery Pack ..............................

23

Installation of the Battery Pack ......................

24

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

26

Preparing the Card ..........................................

28

Initializing a Card ...........................................

30

Attaching the Viewfinder Cap ........................

31

Attaching the Neck Strap Belt ........................

32

Putting the Camera in a Semi-Soft Case ........

33

Taking a Picture

 

Taking Pictures ...............................................

34

Locking the Focus ..........................................

37

Setting the Focus Manually ............................

38

Viewing

 

Checking the Picture Content .........................

39

Viewing Pictures on a Television ...................

44

Using a PC Card Reader .................................

44

Using the PC Card/Parallel Port Adaptor .......

45

Advanced Operations

 

Settings

 

Choosing the Shooting Mode .........................

51

Choosing Picture Size ....................................

53

Choosing the Picture Quality Mode ...............

54

Choosing the Picture Taking Brightness (EV

 

compensation) ................................................

56

Adjusting for Natural Color Tone (White

 

Balance Adjustment) ......................................

57

Changing the ISO Sensitivity .........................

59

Choosing a Light Meter Reading Method ......

60

Resetting the Content of the Settings .............

62

Saving the Content of Settings .......................

63

Reading the Saved Settings ............................

64

Making a Folder to Save Pictures ...................

65

Attaching Keywords (ID Numbers) to Pictures

........................................................................

66

Miscellaneous Settings ...................................

71

Taking a Picture

 

Shooting with the Flash ..................................

74

Adjusting White Balance when Taking Pictures

with the Flash .................................................

76

Continuous Shooting ......................................

78

Taking a Picture at Regular Intervals (Interval

 

Shooting) ........................................................

80

Taking a Picture with the Self-Timer .............

81

Checking Pictures Directly After Shooting

 

(Review Function) ..........................................

82

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