6 Operating the camera
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Operating the camera
The procedure below is a general guideline for basic operation. It is particularly useful if you
are new to the camera.
1. Press the Power button to turn the power on.
2. Press > , , , or to locate desired options (under two different
tabs: and ), and then press or to make selections.
Remember to follow the on-screen display or press for instructions (wherever
available). Next, press corresponding buttons to access and set more options. At any time, you
can cancel the current operation by pressing to return to your previous step.
3. Press to zoom-in or to zoom-out. (In the Movie Record mode, you can still adjust
the optical zoom before or during recording.)
4. Press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus. Once the focus is set, the focus frame
color will turn from white (unfocused) to yellow-green (focused).
5. Press the shutter down fully to capture.
6. Release the shutter.
7. In the Movie Record mode, press the shutter to stop video recording.
8. Press to view captured images or recorded videos, and then press , or to move
to different images/videos. You can also press or to zoom-in/out a captured image,
or press to view 9 images on the screen.
• When you are adjusting the focus, there is a separator in the zoom bar between
and . For best image quality, it is recommended to use optical zoom only by
keeping the magnification within and the separator.
• Flash is automatically turned off in the Movie Record mode.
• The Movie Record mode records both sound and video. The recording time is
continuous, but recording will stop once the memory card space is full.
• In the Movie Record mode, sound is temporarily muted when you are adjusting the
focus.
• Anytime in the Playback mode, you can press to switch to the Capture mode.
• At any time, you can press the Power button to turn off the camera.
• In Capture or Playback mode, press to decide what information to show on the
screen.
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