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Contents (continued)
Taking Pictures: Distance and Focus ............................................................. 63
Using Autofocus (AF) ................................................................................................. 64
Using Manual Focus (MF) .......................................................................................... 68
Taking Pictures: Brightness (Exposure) (Aperture and Shutter Speed) .......... 69
Setting the Shooting Mode ......................................................................................... 70
Setting the Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Automatically (P Mode) .................... 71
Setting the Aperture Value (A Mode) ......................................................................... 72
Setting the Shutter Speed (S Mode) ........................................................................... 74
Setting the Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Manually (M Mode) .......................... 76
Using the IS (Interlace Scan) Mode
..................................................................... 78
Using the PS (Progressive Scan) Mode ............................................................... 80
Selecting the Brightness Adjustment Method (Monitor Preview Mode)
(Only for M Mode) ...................................................................................................... 82
Selecting the Metering Method ............................................................ 83
Using Exposure Compensation
............................................................................. 84
AE Lock ............................................................................................................ 85
Bracketing a Shot with Three Automatic Exposures ............................................. 86
Changing the ISO Setting
..................................................................................... 88
Taking Pictures: Using a Flash ....................................................................... 89
Selecting a Flash Mode ......................................................................................... 90
Using Flash Control Compensation ...................................................................... 94
Using the Optional Dedicated External Flash FL-40 .................................................. 96
Using Other Flash Units with the Camera .................................................................. 98
Taking Pictures: Color and Quality ............................................................... 101
Achieving Natural Color (White Balance) .......................................................... 102
Using White Balance .......................................................................................... 104
Using Quick Reference (One Touch) White Balance
......................................... 105
Using Preset White Balance .............................................................................. 107
Selecting Image Quality (Record Mode) ............................................................ 108
Customizing the Record Mode ................................................................................. 111
Selecting Sharpness
.......................................................................................... 113
Selecting the Contrast ........................................................................................ 114
Using the Noise Reduct (Noise Reduction Mode)
.............................................. 115
Displaying the Histogram .................................................................................... 117