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Using Burst, Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement (Stabilizer), REC Tab, Burst

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Using Burst Procedure [ ] (REC) [SET] MENU REC Tab Burst While Burst is turned on, photos are continually recorded until memory becomes full, as long as you keep the shutter button depressed. Releasing the shutter button stops shooting. NOTE • With burst, exposure and focus for the first photo are applied for successive photos as well. • Burst cannot be used in combination with any of the following. - Some Scene Mode scenes - Simple Mode - Video Recording • When using a burst mode, keep the camera still until all recording is finished. • The burst rate depends on the current photo size and photo quality settings. • The speed of Burst depends on the type of memory card loaded in the camera and the amount of free space available for storage. When shooting to built-in memory, burst shooting is relatively slow. • You cannot use the self-timer in combination with Burst. Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement (Stabilizer) Procedure [ ] (REC) [SET] MENU REC Tab Stabilizer You can turn on the camera's Stabilizer feature to reduce image blur due to subject movement or camera movement when shooting a moving subject using telephoto, when shooting a fast-moving subject, or when shooting under dim lighting conditions. Your digital camera is equipped with a CCD shift type camera shake correction feature and a high-sensitivity anti image blur feature. These two features work in concert to minimize the effects of hand and subject movement. On Off DEMO Minimizes the effects of hand and subject movement. Turns off Stabilizer settings Half-pressing the shutter button demonstrates the effect of Stabilizer. However, the photo is not recorded. 57

Section	Page
Read this first!	2
General Guide	10
Monitor Screen Contents	11
Configuring Monitor Screen Settings	13
Quick Start Basics	14
What is a digital camera?	14
What you can do with your camera	15
First, charge the battery prior to use.	16
To load the battery	16
Charge the Battery	17
Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera	22
Preparing a Memory Card	23
Supported Memory Cards	23
To load a memory card	24
To format (initialize) a new memory card	25
Turning the Camera On and Off	26
To turn power on	26
To turn off the camera	26
Holding the Camera Correctly	27
To shoot a snapshot	28
Viewing Snapshots	30
Deleting Snapshots and Movies	31
To delete a single file	31
To delete specific files	32
To delete all files	32
Snapshot Shooting Precautions	33
Auto Focus Restrictions	33
Snapshot Tutorial	34
Using the Control Panel	34
Changing the Image Size (Size)	35
Using Flash (Flash)	38
Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)	40
Using Face Tracking	41
Shooting with Zoom	45
Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point	46
Recording Movie Images and Audio	47
To record a movie	47
Recording Audio Only (Voice REC)	49
To play back an audio recording	50
Using Scene Mode	51
What is Scene Mode?	51
Some Sample Scenes	51
To shoot an image with Scene Mode	51
Advanced Settings	53
Using On-screen Menus	53
REC Mode Settings (REC)	55
Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)	55
Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)	57
Using Burst	58
Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement (Stabilizer)	58
Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)	59
Assigning Functions to the [] and [] Keys (L/R Key)	60
Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)	60
Using Icon Help (Icon Help)	60
Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)	61
Image Quality Settings (Quality)	62
Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot))	62
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Compensation)	62
Controlling White Balance (White Balance)	63
Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)	64
Optimizing Image Brightness (D-Lighting)	64
Using Built-in Color Mode (Color Mode)	64
Viewing Snapshots and Movies	65
Viewing Snapshots	65
Viewing a Movie	65
Zooming an On-screen Image	66
Displaying the Image Menu	66
Other Playback Functions (PLAY)	67
Using the PLAY Panel	67
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)	69
Performing Playback without Disturbing Others (Silent Mode)	70
Rotating an Image (Rotate)	70
Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF)	71
Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)	71
Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)	72
Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)	72
Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Voice Memo)	73
To play snapshot audio	73
Copying Files (Copy)	74
Printing	75
Printing Snapshots	75
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer	76
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies	78
Using the Camera with a Computer	80
Things you can do using a computer...	80
Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer	81
Playing Movies	83
Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh	86
Playing a Movie	86
Files and Folders	87
Other Settings (Set Up)	88
Configuring Camera Sound Settings (Sounds)	88
Configuring a Startup Image	89
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule (File Numbering)	89
Configuring World Time Settings (World Time)	90
Time Stamping Snapshots (Date Stamp)	91
Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust)	91
Specifying the Date Format	92
Specifying the Display Language (Language)	92
Configuring Sleep State Settings (LCD Save)	93
Configuring Auto Power Settings (Power Saving)	93
Configuring [] and [] Settings (REC/PLAY)	94
Disabling File Deletion ( Disable)	94
Configuring USB Protocol Settings (USB)	95
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (TV Out)	95
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card (Format)	96
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults (Reset)	96
Appendix	97
Precautions during Use	97
Power Supply	101
Using a Memory Card	102
To replace the memory card	102
Reset Initial Default Settings	104
When things don’t go right...	106
Troubleshooting	106
Display Messages	111