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

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Taking Pictures Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode You can display information on the LCD monitor when shooting. The display mode can be changed by pressing the Display button. Display On Shooting information is displayed. 1 Flash mode 2 Shooting mode 3 Focus mode 4 Capture mode 5 AF frame 6 Card/Built-in memory 7 Number of recordable images 8 Date & time 9 Battery indicator 123 4 5 6 7 198 10/20/2003 11:19 4 Histogram Display The brightness distribution of the image is displayed. The x-axis shows the brightness (darkest at the left end and brightest at the right end) and the y- axis shows the pixel numbers. 1 Histogram 2 Recorded pixels 3 Quality level 4 White balance 5 AE metering 6 Sensitivity Display Off No shooting information is displayed. • The AF frame is displayed in Autofocus mode. • If any of the modes are changed such as Flash mode, the mode you have changed is displayed for a few seconds. 9 8 3 1 24 198 2048 AWB AUTO 10/20/2003 11:19 65 LCD Monitor Off Turn off the LCD monitor. (The LCD monitor is not turned off in Playback mode.) The display cannot be turned off in C, G, F and D mode. Saving the Display Mode 1 p.74 40 Display On

Section	Page
FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA	3
Care to be Taken During Handling	4
Contents	6
Contents of the Operating Manual	9
Checking the Contents of the Package	10
Names of Parts	11
Names of Operating Parts	12
Getting Started	13
Attaching the Strap	13
Powering the Camera	14
Charging the Battery	14
Installing the Battery	15
Using the AC Adapter (optional)	17
Installing the SD Memory Card / MultiMediaCard	18
Initial Settings	20
Setting the Display Language	20
Setting the Home Town	21
Setting the D.S.T. Mode	21
Setting the Date and Time	22
Quick Start	24
Playing Back Images	26
Playing Back Previous or Next Images	26
Rotating a Displayed Image	26
Common Operations	30
Turning the Camera On and Off	30
Playback Only Mode	30
Voice Recorder Mode	30
Using the Button Functions	31
Capture Mode	31
Playback Mode	32
Voice Recorder Mode	33
Setting the Menus	34
How to Set the Menus	34
Menu List	36
Taking Pictures	38
Setting the Shooting Functions	38
Changing the Mode	38
Selecting the Focus Mode	39
Selecting the Flash Mode	41
Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode	42
Selecting the Recorded Pixels	43
Selecting the Quality Levels	44
Adjusting the Color Balance according to Lighting (White Balance)	45
Changing the AF Area (Focusing Area)	47
Setting the Light Metering Range to Determine the Exposure (AE Metering)	48
Setting the Sensitivity	49
Setting the Instant Review time (Instant Review)	50
Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)	51
Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation)	52
Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)	53
EV Compensation	54
Taking Pictures	55
Setting the Functions (Program Mode)	55
Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting Scene (Picture mode)	56
Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night-Scene Mode)	57
Taking Movie Pictures (Movie Picture Mode)	58
Taking Panorama Pictures (Panorama Assist Mode)	60
Taking Pictures with Digital Filters (Digital Filter Mode)	62
Using Preset Function Settings (User Mode)	64
Taking Stereo Pictures (3D Image Mode)	65
Continuous Shooting (Continuous Shooting Mode)	70
Using the Self-Timer	71
Using the Remote Control Unit (optional)	72
Using the Zoom	73
Taking Time-lapse Movie Pictures (Fast Fwd Movie)	75
Saving the Settings (Memory)	76
Saving the Menu Items (Memory)	76
Register Functions in User Mode	77
Recording and Playback	78
Recording Sound (Voice Recorder Mode)	78
Playing Back Sound	79
Adding a Voice Memo	80
Setting the Record Voice Memo to [Off].	80
Playback/Erasing/Editing	81
Playing Back Images	81
Playing Back Still Pictures	81
Zoom Display	81
Playing Back Movie Pictures	82
Displaying shooting information in Playback mode	83
Nine Image Display	84
Slideshow	85
Erasing Images	86
Erasing a Single Image or Voice Memo	86
Erasing All Images	88
Protecting Images / sound from Deletion (Protect)	89
Viewing Images on a TV	90
Setting the Printing Service (DPOF)	91
Printing Single Image	91
Printing All Images	93
Editing Images	94
Changing the Image Size	94
Trimming Images	96
Copying Files	97
Settings	98
Camera Settings	98
Formatting a SD Memory Card / MultiMediaCard and the Built-in memory	98
Changing the Sound Settings	99
Changing the Start-up Screen	100
Setting the Date Style	101
Changing the Date/Time	102
Setting the World Time	102
Changing the Display Language	104
Changing the Video Output Format	105
Sleep Timeout	106
Setting Auto Power Off	106
Setting the Quick Delete Function	107
Setting the Quick Zoom Function	107
Registering Functions	108
Resetting to Default Settings (Reset)	109
Setting the Alarm	110
Checking the Alarm	110
Setting the Alarm	110
Turning the Alarm Off	111
Appendix	112
List of City Names	112
Optional Accessories	113
Messages	114
Troubleshooting	116
Main Specifications	118