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Quick Start Taking Still Pictures Quick Start Shutter release button Power switch 2 Viewfinder LCD monitor Mode Dial Zoom/f/y button DISPLAY button The standard procedure for taking still pictures is described below. The flash fires automatically depending on the light conditions. 1 Press the power switch. 4 The camera turns on. 2 Set the mode dial to R. 3 Check the image on the LCD monitor. The focus frame in the middle of the LCD monitor indicates the zone of automatic focusing. You can change the captured area by pressing the Zoom/w/x button. x : enlarges the subject. w: enlarges the area captured by the camera. 04/25/2004 10:25 Focus frame You can check the captured area by looking through the viewfinder. 4 5 26 As there is no focus frame in the viewfinder, be sure to check the focusing area on the LCD monitor. Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus. Press the shutter release button fully. The image appears on the LCD monitor for 0.5 second (Instant Review) and is recorded on the SD Memory Card or in the built-in memory. The green and red lamps on the right of the viewfinder blink alternately while the image is being recorded.

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Quick Start
Quick Start
Taking Still Pictures
The standard procedure for taking still pictures is described below. The
flash fires automatically depending on the light conditions.
1
Press the power switch.
The camera turns on.
2
Set the mode dial to
R
.
3
Check the image on the LCD monitor.
The focus frame in the middle of the LCD
monitor indicates the zone of automatic
focusing. You can change the captured area
by pressing the Zoom/
w
/
x
button.
x
: enlarges the subject.
w
:
enlarges the area captured by the camera.
You can check the captured area by looking through the viewfinder.
4
Press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus.
5
Press the shutter release button fully.
The image appears on the LCD monitor for 0.5 second (Instant
Review) and is recorded on the SD Memory Card or in the built-in
memory. The green and red lamps on the right of the viewfinder blink
alternately while the image is being recorded.
As there is no focus frame in the viewfinder,
be sure to check the
focusing area on the LCD monitor.
Zoom/
f
/
y
button
LCD monitor
DISPLAY button
Viewfinder
Mode Dial
Power switch
Shutter release button
4
10:25
10:25
10:25
04/25/2004
04/25/2004
04/25/2004
Focus frame