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Table of Contents
For Your Safety............................................................................................... ii
Notices........................................................................................................... iv
Introduction 1
Parts of the Camera......................................................................................... 2
Using the Monitor........................................................................................... 4
Camera Displays............................................................................................... 5
Turning the Camera on and Off ..................................................................... 7
The Shutter-Release Button............................................................................ 7
Navigating the Menus..................................................................................... 7
First Steps 8
Inserting Batteries ........................................................................................... 8
Inserting Memory Cards.................................................................................. 10
Basic Setup....................................................................................................... 11
Basic Photography 14
Step 1 —Select
Mode.................................................................................. 14
Step 2 — Frame the Picture.............................................................................. 16
Step 3 — Focus and Shoot ................................................................................ 18
Step 4 — View the Results (Quick review/Full-screen review)........................ 21
Scene Mode 23
Taking Pictures in Scene Mode ....................................................................... 23
Taking Pictures for a Panorama...................................................................... 28
More on Photography 30
Image Quality and Size ................................................................................... 30
Image Quality................................................................................................. 30
Image Size...................................................................................................... 32
Flash Mode....................................................................................................... 34
Focus Mode...................................................................................................... 37
Self-Timer Mode .............................................................................................. 38
Exposure Compensation ................................................................................. 39
Exposure Mode (Shooting Modes [Custom 1] and [Custom 2] Only)..... 40
P: Programmed Auto...................................................................................... 41
S: Shutter-Priority Auto ................................................................................... 42
A: Aperture-Priority Auto................................................................................ 43
M: Manual...................................................................................................... 44
Sensitivity (Shooting Modes [Custom 1] and [Custom 2] Only)............ 46
Manual Focus (Shooting Modes [Custom 1] and [Custom 2] Only) ..... 47