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Table of Contents
For Your Safety
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ii
Notices
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iv
Introduction
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1
Overview
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2
Getting to Know the Camera
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3
First Steps
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13
Attaching the Camera Strap
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13
Inserting Batteries
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14
Basic Setup
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16
Attaching Lenses
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18
Inserting Memory Cards
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20
Tutorial
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23
Basic Photography
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24
Step 1—Rotate the Mode Dial to
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24
Step 2—Ready the Camera
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24
Step 3—Adjust Camera Settings
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26
Step 4—Frame a Photograph
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27
Step 5—Focus
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28
Step 6—Take the Photograph
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30
Basic Playback
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31
Digital Vari-Programs
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32
Taking Photographs
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35
When to Use Shooting Options
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36
Using Camera Menus
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39
Image Quality and Size
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41
Image Quality
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41
Image Size
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43
Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency)
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46
White Balance
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48
Fine-Tuning White Balance
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50
Preset White Balance
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52
Optimizing Images
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56
Customizing Image Enhancement Options
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57
Choosing a Shooting Mode
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62
Focus
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64
Focus Mode
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64
Focus Area Selection
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66
Focus Lock
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70
The AF-Assist Illuminator
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72
Getting Good Results with Autofocus
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73
Manual Focus
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74