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Displaying Shooting Information in the Capture Mode, Taking Pictures, Display On, Histogram Display

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Displaying Shooting Information in the Capture Mode You can display shooting information on the LCD monitor when taking pictures. The display mode can be changed by pressing the OK button. Display On Shooting information is displayed when the 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 power is turned on. 046 1 Capture mode 2 Flash mode 3 Focus mode 4 Drive mode 5 Focus frame 6 Card warning 7 Remaining number of recordable images 8 Battery indicator 9 Date and time 1/200 7/ 7/2004 F2.8 --0.6 3:00 PM 10 Exposure 11 Aperture 12 Shutter speed 4 Histogram Display 12 11 10 The brightness distribution of the image is displayed. The horizontal axis shows the brightness (darkest at the left end and brightest at the right end) and the vertical axis shows the number of pixels. 9 1 23 046 2560 AWB 1 Recorded pixels 3 White balance 5 Sensitivity 2 Quality level 4 AE metering 6 Histogram 1/200 F2.8 --0.6 ISO AUTO 6 54 Grid Display A Grid appears to help you compose your pictures. Taking Pictures Display Off No shooting information is displayed. • The focus frame appears in the Autofocus mode. • If any of the modes are changed, such as the flash mode, the mode you have changed appears for a few seconds. 82

Section	Page
FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA	3
Care to be Taken During Handling	6
Contents	8
Contents of the Operating Manual	11
Checking the Contents of the Package	12
Names of Parts	13
Names of Operating Parts	14
Getting Started	15
Attaching the Strap	15
Powering the Camera	16
Installing the Battery	16
Removing the Battery	16
Charging the Battery	17
Using the AC Adapter (optional)	21
Installing the SD Memory Card	23
Image Size and Quality	25
Initial Settings	26
Setting the Display Language	26
Setting the Date and Time	27
Quick Start	29
Taking Still Pictures	29
Playing Back Still Pictures	31
Playing Back an Image	31
Playing Back the Previous or Next Image	31
Rotating the Displayed Image	32
Common Operations	34
Turning the Camera On and Off	34
Turning the Camera On in the Playback Mode	35
Turning the Camera On in the Voice Recording Mode	35
Using the Button Functions	36
Capture Mode	36
Playback Mode	38
Voice Recording Mode	39
Setting the Menus	40
Operation of the FULL Menu	40
Operation of the SIMPLE Menu	46
Taking Pictures	50
Taking Pictures	50
Setting the Functions (Program Mode)	50
Setting the Exposure Manually (Manual Exposure Mode)	51
Setting the Shutter Speed (Shutter-Priority Mode)	53
Setting the Aperture Value (Aperture-Priority Mode)	54
Using Preset Function Settings (User Mode)	56
Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night-Scene Mode)	57
Taking Movies (Movie Mode)	58
Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting Scene (Picture Mode)	60
Taking 3D Pictures (3D Image Mode)	62
Taking Panorama Pictures (Panorama Assist Mode)	68
Using the Zoom	70
Using the Self-Timer	72
Continuous Shooting (Continuous Shooting Mode)	73
Using the Remote Control Unit (optional)	74
Automatically Changing the Shooting Conditions (Auto Bracket)	76
Taking Pictures at Fixed Intervals (Interval Shooting)	78
Taking Time-lapse Movies	81
Setting the Shooting Functions	83
Changing the Mode	83
Selecting the Capture Mode	83
Displaying Shooting Information in the Capture Mode	84
Selecting the Flash Mode	86
Selecting the Focus Mode	87
Selecting the Recorded Pixels	90
Selecting the Quality Level	92
Adjusting the White Balance	94
Changing the Focusing Area	96
Setting the Light Metering Range to Determine the Exposure	97
Setting the Sensitivity	98
Adjusting the Focus Limit	99
Setting the Noise Reduction	100
Setting the Instant Review Time	101
Setting the Image Sharpness	102
Setting the Color Saturation	103
Setting the Image Contrast	104
Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)	105
Saving the Settings	106
Saving the Menu Items (Memory)	106
Registering Functions in the User Mode	108
Recording and Playback	110
Recording Sound (Voice Recording Mode)	110
Playing Back Sounds	111
Adding a Voice Memo	112
Playback/Deleting/Editing	113
Playing Back Images	113
Playing Back Still Pictures	113
Zoom Display	113
Playing Back Movies	115
Displaying Shooting Information in the Playback Mode	116
Nine Image Display	117
Slideshow	118
Deleting Images, Movies and Sounds	120
Deleting a Single Image or Sound	120
Deleting Selected Images	122
Deleting All Images	123
Protecting Images and Sounds from Deletion (Protect)	124
Viewing Images on a TV	126
Setting the Printing Service (DPOF)	127
Printing Single Images	127
Printing All Images	129
Direct Printing Using PictBridge	131
Connecting the Camera to the Printer	131
Printing Single Images	132
Printing All Images	133
Printing Using the DPOF Settings	134
Disconnecting the Camera from the Printer	135
Editing Images	136
Changing the Image Size and Quality	136
Trimming Images	138
Using Digital Filters to Edit Images	140
Settings	144
Camera Settings	144
Formatting an SD Memory Card	144
Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor	145
Changing the Start-up Screen, Background Color and Screen Effects	146
Changing the Date and Time	149
Changing the Sound Settings	150
Setting the World Time	152
Changing the Display Language	154
Setting the Folder Name	154
Changing the Video Output Format	155
Changing the USB Connection Mode	155
Sleep Timeout	156
Setting Auto Power Off	157
Registering a Function (Fn Setting)	158
Resetting to Default Settings	161
Appendix	162
List of Cities	162
Optional Accessories	163
Messages	164
Troubleshooting	166
Main Specifications	168
WARRANTY POLICY	171