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Package Contents
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i
Q&A Index
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ii
For Your Safety
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x
Notices
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xii
Introduction
1
Getting to Know the Camera
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1
The Camera Body
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1
The Mode Dial
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3
The Viewfinder
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4
The Monitor
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5
The Information Display
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6
The Command Dial
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8
Camera Menus: An Overview
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11
Using Camera Menus
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12
First Steps
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14
Basic Photography
20
Battery Level and Card Capacity
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20
“Point-and-Shoot” Photography (
i
and
j
Modes)
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21
Creative Photography (Scene Modes)
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24
The Mode Dial
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24
k
Portrait
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24
l
Landscape
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24
p
Child
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25
m
Sports
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25
n
Close up
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25
Other Scenes
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26
o
Night Portrait
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26
r
Night Landscape
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26
s
Party/Indoor
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26
t
Beach/Snow
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27
u
Sunset
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27
v
Dusk/Dawn
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27
w
Pet Portrait
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27
x
Candlelight
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28
y
Blossom
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z
Autumn Colors
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28
0
Food
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