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Camera User Guide

Getting Started p. 9

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aCamera	bAA-size Alkaline	cMemory Card
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dInterface Cable	eAV Cable	fWrist Strap
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Let’s Get Started! 1

Let’s Get Started!

This guide is divided into the following two sections.

First...
Getting Started	p. 9

This section explains how to prepare the camera for use and the basics of shooting, viewing and printing images. Start out by familiarizing yourself with the camera and mastering the basics.

Next...
Learning More	p. 39

Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera’s many features to shoot more challenging photos. Details on using each function are described in this section, including how to connect the camera to a television to view images.

The PDF Manuals are included in the supplied CD-ROM.

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2	Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures.

Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Shooting Still Images ( Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Embedding the Date in the Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Shooting Movies ( Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 System Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Components Guide	40
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	43
Basic Operations	44

Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus . . . 46 Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Commonly Used Shooting Functions

55

Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . 55 Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Changing the Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . .	64
Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	65
Shooting Using the Mode Dial	66

Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Shooting in the Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Advanced Shooting Functions

75

Continuous Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Setting the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions. . . . . . . . . 78 Selecting an AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Selecting a Subject to Focus On (Face Select and Track) 84 Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) . 86 Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Shooting with FE Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation (Still Images) . . . . 90 Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Setting a Slow Shutter Speed (Long Shutter Mode) . . . . . 92 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category) . . . . 100 Registering Settings to the Button . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Playback/Erasing

103

Viewing Magnified Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . 104 Check the Focus and Facial Expressions of Subjects

(Focus Check Display). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . 109 Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Attaching Sound Memos to Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Erasing All Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Print Settings/Transfer Settings	126
Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	126
Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	130
Configuring the Camera	132

Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Setting the Auto Rotate Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Connecting to a TV	141
Shooting/Playback Using a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	141
Troubleshooting	143
List of Messages	154
Appendix	158

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Preventing Malfunctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Using the Power Kits (Sold Separately). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . 171

Replacing the Date Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Index	185
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode	189

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About this Guide

Symbol Conventions in this Guide

59

Using the Flash

Mode switch position:

Shooting (

)/

Available Shooting Modes

p. 189

Playback (

)

1

Press the button.

Some functions may not be available in certain shooting modes.

If there is no notation to that effect, the function may be used in all modes.

:This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera’s operation.

: This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures.

Explanations in this guide are based on the camera’s default settings at time of purchase.

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. As a result, the illustrations and screenshots used in this guide may differ from the actual camera.

You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus cards in

this camera. These memory cards are collectively referred to as memory cards in this guide.