Table of contents

Before using your camera .........................

5

Identifying the parts ..................................

8

Getting started

 

Charging the battery pack .......................

10

Using an external power source..............

14

Using your camera abroad ......................

14

Turning on/off your camera ....................

15

How to use the control button.................

15

Setting the date and time.........................

16

Shooting still images

 

Inserting and removing a

 

“Memory Stick” .............................

18

Deciding the still image size and quality 19

Basic still image shooting (using auto

 

adjustment mode) ...........................

22

Checking the last image shot

 

(Quick Review) ..............................

23

Using the zoom feature.......................

24

Shooting close-ups (Macro)................

24

Using the self-timer ............................

25

Selecting a flash mode........................

26

Shooting with the finder .....................

28

Shooting with the date and time

 

inserted ...........................................

29

Shooting according to scene conditions

(Scene selection).............................

30

Viewing still images

 

Viewing images on the LCD screen of your

camera ............................................

32

Viewing single images .......................

32

Viewing Index

 

(nine or three images display)........

33

Viewing images on a TV screen.............

34

Deleting still images

 

Deleting images ......................................

36

Deleting on the Index

 

(nine images) screen ......................

37

Deleting on the Index

 

(three images) screen .....................

38

Formatting a “Memory Stick” ................

40

Copying still images to your computer

Copying still images to your computer ..

41

1Installing the USB driver .................

42

2Preparing your camera .....................

43

3Connecting your camera to your

computer .......................................

44

4Copying images.................................

45

5Viewing the images on your

computer ........................................

48

For Macintosh users ...............................

51

Before advanced operations

How to setup and operate your camera ...

52

Changing menu settings......................

52

Changing items in the SET UP

 

screen ..............................................

52

Advanced still image

 

shooting

 

Choosing a focus method........................

53

Shooting with the AF lock using Center

AF ...................................................

54

Setting the distance to the subject

 

(Focus preset) .................................

55

Adjusting the exposure

 

(EV adjustment)..............................

55

Spot light-metering .................................

56

Adjusting color tones (White Balance)...

57

Shooting multiple frames

 

(Clip Motion)..................................

58

Shooting in Multi Burst mode

 

(Multi Burst) ...................................

59

Shooting still images for e-mail

 

(E-MAIL) .......................................

61

Shooting still images with audio files

 

(VOICE) .........................................

61

Adding special effects (Picture Effect) ...

62

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