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Table of Contents Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures. Conventions Used in this Guide 1 Handling Precautions 5 Please Read 5 Safety Precautions 6 Preventing Malfunctions 11 Before Using the Camera-The Components Guide . . . . . .12 Before Using the Camera-Basic Operations 15 Using the LCD Monitor 15 Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor 16 Using the Viewfinder 19 Indicators 19 Power Saving Function 20 Menus and Settings 21 Menu List 23 Resetting Settings to Their Default Values 28 Formatting Memory Cards 29 Shooting 30 Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) 30 Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Super Macro 31 Using the Digital Zoom 32 Continuous Shooting 33 Postcard Date Imprint Mode 34 Using the Self-Timer 35 Movie Shooting 37 Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist 40 Changing the Colors and Shooting 42 Switching between Focusing Modes 46 Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock 47 Switching between Metering Modes 47 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation 48 2 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance 49

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Table of Contents
Items marked with a
are lists or charts that summarize camera
functions or procedures.
Please Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images)
30
Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Super Macro). . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Digital Zoom
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Postcard Date Imprint Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Self-Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Movie Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Changing the Colors and Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching between Focusing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock). . . . . . . . . . . 47
Switching between Metering Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Before Using the Camera—The Components Guide . . . . . .12
Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . .15
Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30