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Basic
Photography
Playing Back/
Erasing Images
Other
Applications
Additional
Information Getting Ready
Contents
The name in parentheses ( ) is the function name on the PDR-M65 or PDR-M61.

Preface

■Attention ................................................................ 1
■Before Reading This Manual................................. 3
■Contents ................................................................ 4
■Safety Precautions ................................................6
■Using Your Camera Correctly..............................12
■Features...............................................................15
■The Function Map................................................ 16

Getting Ready

■Accessories ......................................................... 17
■Names of Parts.................................................... 18
■Attaching the Strap.............................................. 22
■Installing the Batteries .........................................23
Loading the Batteries ...........................................23
Removing the Batteries........................................ 25
■Using the Power Outlet........................................ 27
■About SmartMedia™ ...........................................28
Notes on SmartMedia™....................................... 28
Loading SmartMedia™.........................................29
Removing SmartMedia™ .....................................30
Write Protection.................................................... 32
■Turning the Power ON/OFF................................. 33
Turning the Power ON..........................................33
Turning the Power OFF.........................................33
■LCD Monitor Display............................................ 34
In Photography Mode........................................... 34
In Playback Mode................................................. 35

Basic Photography

■How to Hold Your Camera....................................36
■How to Press the Shutter Button .........................37
■About the Color of the Viewfinder Lamp.............. 39
■Photography (Auto Photography)........................ 40
Using the Viewfinder.............................................40
Using the LCD Monitor......................................... 41
■Setting the Image Size and Quality..................... 43
■Zoom Photography.............................................. 45
■Digital Zoom Photography................................... 46
■Close-up Photography
(Macro Photography)........................................... 47
■Photography Using the Self-timer
(Self-timer Photography)......................................48
■Photography Using the Flash
(Flash Photography)............................................ 49
■Multi Image Photography
(Multi Photography) ............................................. 52
■Long Exposure Photography
(Bulb Photography).............................................. 53
■Taking Photographs Manually
(Manual Photography)......................................... 54
W.B. (White Balance)............................................56
E.V. (Exposure Compensation).............................56
■Changing the Preset Conditions
(REC MENU)....................................................... 58
REC. MODE......................................................... 59
PREVIEW............................................................. 60