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Shooting and Playback Basics
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Switching on and off
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Checklist before shooting
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Checking the remaining battery charge
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Checking SmartMedia card status (Card check)
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Checking the available shots/time
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Adjusting the viewfinder
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Holding the camera
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Pressing the shutter button
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Shooting
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Taking still pictures
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Taking pictures using the monitor
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Shooting movies
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Checking and erasing photographed images
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Displaying pictures (Quick View)
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Playing movies
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Erasing pictures (One-frame erase)
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Using the zoom
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Using the flash (Auto-Flash)
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Focusing
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Focusing on difficult subjects (Subjects not suited to autofocus)
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Working range
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Focusing on off-center subjects (Focus lock)
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Focusing faster (Full-time AF)
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Selecting a focusing area (AF MODE)
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Focusing manually (Manual focus)
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Focusing on close-up subjects (Macro mode)
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Zooming in further (Digital Zoom mode)
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