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Shooting Operation Nomenclature Power switch ISO speed setting button Mode Dial Main Dial Flash button Shutter button Live View shooting/ Movie shooting button Display-off sensor Aperture/Exposure compensation button Focus mode switch AE lock button AF point selection button Cross keys Access lamp Setting button Shooting Settings Display Aperture Shutter speed Shooting mode Picture Style Image-recording quality Quick Control icon AF mode Battery check zxcn OK NG Viewfinder Information AF points AE lock Flash-ready Flash exposure compensation Shutter speed Aperture ISO speed Exposure level indicator White balance Auto Lighting Optimizer Drive mode Possible shots Metering mode AF point activation indicator Basic Zone Modes Basic Zone All the settings necessary for shooting are set automatically. You just press the shutter button, and the camera does the rest. 1 Full Auto C Creative Auto 7 Flash Off 2 Portrait 3 Landscape 4 Close-up 5 Sports 6 Night Portrait (Displayed only when is set.) Press the button, then press the key to select the function. Turn the dial to set the function. Spot metering circle Focus confirmation light Max. burst Monochrome shooting ISO speed Exposure level indicator D Using the Built-in Flash Basic Zone Modes If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light or backlit conditions (except in the modes). Creative Zone Modes Press the button to pop up the built-in flash, then shoot. Creative Zone Modes e Zone You can change the camera settings as desired to shoot in various ways. Creativ d: Program AE The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture in the same way as the mode. Set the Mode Dial to . s: Shutter-priority AE Set the Mode Dial to . Turn the dial to set the desired shutter speed, then focus the subject. The aperture will be set automatically. If the aperture display blinks, turn the dial until it stops blinking. f: Aperture-priority AE Set the Mode Dial to . Turn the dial to set the desired aperture, then focus the subject. The shutter speed will be set automatically. If the shutter speed display blinks, turn the dial until it stops blinking. E: AF ModeN Set the lens focus mode switch to . Press the button. Press the key to select the AF mode, then press . S AF PointN X(One-Shot AF): For still subjects 9(AI Focus AF): Switches the AF mode automatically Z(AI Servo AF): For moving subjects Press the button. Press the key to select the AF point. While looking at the viewfinder, you can select the AF point by turning the dial until the desired AF point flashes in red. Pressing toggles the AF point selection between the center AF point and automatic AF point selection. Z: ISO SpeedN Press the button. Turn the dial or press the key to select the ISO speed. When "AUTO" is selected, the ISO speed is set automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway, the ISO speed setting will be displayed. i Drive ModeN Press the button. Press the key to select the drive mode, then press . u : Single shooting i : Continuous shooting Q : Self-timer/Remote control* l : Self-timer:2 sec q: Self-timer:Continuous* * The and drive modes can be selected in all shooting modes. A Live View Shooting Press the button to display the Live View image. Press the shutter button halfway to focus. Press the shutter button completely to take the picture. To change the Live View settings, use the [6 Live View function settings] menu. Battery Life with Live View Shooting Temperature No Flash At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 200 shots 50% Flash Use Approx. 180 shots k Shooting Movies Set the Mode Dial to . Press the shutter button halfway to focus. Press the button to start shooting a movie. To stop movie shooting, press again. To shoot still photos, press the shutter button. Custom FunctionsN 1 Exposure level increments 2 ISO expansion 3 Flash sync. speed in Av mode 4 Long exposure noise reduction 5 High ISO speed noise reduction 6 Highlight tone priority 7 AF-assist beam firing 8 Mirror lockup 9 Shutter/AE lock button 10 Assign SET button 11 LCD display when power ON 12 Add image verification data

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Access lamp
<
O
> Aperture/Exposure
compensation button
Display-off
sensor
<
A
> Live View shooting/
Movie shooting button
<
S
> AF point
selection button
<
A
> AE lock button
<
0
> Setting button
<
S
>
Cross keys
Aperture
ISO speed
Shutter speed
Possible shots
White balance
Auto Lighting
Optimizer
Metering mode
Shooting mode
Drive mode
Exposure level
indicator
AF mode
Battery check
zxcn
OK
NG
Monochrome shooting
Nomenclature
Flash exposure
compensation
Shutter speed
Viewfinder Information
Shooting Settings Display
ISO speed
Spot metering
circle
AF points
AF point activation indicator <•>
Focus
confirmation light
Aperture
Max. burst
AE lock
Flash-ready
Exposure level indicator
Focus mode switch
Shutter
button
<
Z
> ISO speed
setting button
Mode Dial
Power switch
<
D
>
Flash button
<
6
>
Main Dial
Shooting Operation
Picture Style
Image-recording
quality
Quick Control
icon
Basic Zone Modes
D
Using the Built-in Flash
Creative Zone Modes
(Displayed only when <
C
> is set.)
All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically. You
just press the shutter button, and
the camera does the rest.
1
Full
Auto
C
Creative Auto
7
Flash Off
2
Portrait
3
Landscape
4
Close-up
5
Sports
6
Night Portrait
±
Press the <
Q
> button, then press
the <
S
> key to select the function.
±
Turn the <
6
> dial to set the
function.
±
Press the <
D
> button to pop up
the built-in flash, then shoot.
Basic Zone Modes
If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light
or backlit conditions (except in the
<
7
>
<
3
>
<
5
>
modes).
B
a
s
i
c
Z
o
n
e
Creative Zone Modes
d
: Program AE
s
: Shutter-priority AE
f
: Aperture-priority AE
You can change the camera
settings as desired to shoot in
various ways.
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture
in the same way as the <
1
> mode.
±
Set the Mode Dial to <
d
>.
±
Set the Mode Dial to
<
s
>
.
±
Turn the
<
6
>
dial to set the desired
shutter speed, then focus the subject.
±
The aperture will be set automatically.
±
If the aperture display blinks, turn the
<
6
> dial until it stops blinking.
±
Set the Mode Dial to <
f
>.
±
Turn the <
6
> dial to set the desired
aperture, then focus the subject.
±
The shutter speed will be set
automatically.
±
If the shutter speed display blinks,
turn the <
6
> dial until it stops
blinking.
C
r
e
a
t
i
v
e
Z
o
n
e
S
AF Point
N
E
: AF Mode
N
±
Set the lens focus mode switch
to <
f
>.
±
Press the <
Z
E
> button.
±
Press the <
U
> key to select
the AF mode, then press <
0
>.
X
(One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
9
(AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF mode
automatically
Z
(AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects
±
Press the <
S
> button.
±
Press the <
S
> key to select the
AF point.
±
While looking at the viewfinder,
you can select the AF point by
turning the <
6
> dial until the
desired AF point flashes in red.
±
Pressing <
0
> toggles the AF
point selection between the
center AF point and automatic
AF point selection.
Z
: ISO Speed
N
i
Drive Mode
N
±
Press the <
Z
> button.
±
Turn the <
6
> dial or press the
<
U
> key to select the ISO
speed.
±
When “
AUTO
” is selected, the
ISO speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting will be displayed.
±
Press the <
Y
i
Q
> button.
±
Press the <
U
> key to select
the drive mode, then press <
0
>.
u
:
Single shooting
i
:
Continuous shooting
Q
:
Self-timer/Remote control*
l
:
Self-timer:2 sec
q
:
Self-timer:Continuous*
* The <
Q
> and <
q
> drive
modes can be selected in all
shooting modes.
A
Live View Shooting
±
Press the <
A
> button to
display the Live View image.
±
Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
±
Press the shutter button
completely to take the picture.
±
To change the Live View settings, use the [
6
Live View
function settings
] menu.
±
Battery Life with Live View Shooting
Temperature
No Flash
50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F
Approx. 200 shots
Approx. 180 shots
k
Shooting Movies
Custom Functions
N
±
Set the Mode Dial to <
k
>.
±
Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
±
Press the <
A
> button to start
shooting a movie. To stop movie
shooting, press <
A
> again.
±
To shoot still photos, press the
shutter button.
1 Exposure level
increments
2 ISO expansion
3
Flash sync. speed in Av
mode
4 Long exposure noise
reduction
5
High ISO speed noise
reduction
6 Highlight tone priority
7 AF-assist beam firing
8 Mirror lockup
9 Shutter/AE lock button
10 Assign SET button
11 LCD display when
power ON
12 Add image verification
data