Getting to know your camera better
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• Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can
deplete the battery power.
• Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway
• Repeatedly using the zoom
• To save battery power, turn off the camera whenever it is not in use.
• Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.
• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode
• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:
[%], [#], etc.
• Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.
[PANORAMA]/[FORMAT]/[BACK UP]/[PRINT ORDER]
A record mode expresses a combination of desired image size and compression level.
Use the following examples to help determine the optimal record mode when shooting.
To print large clear images on A3 or full-size paper/To edit and process images
on a computer
• [SHQ] or [HQ]
To print on A4 or letter size paper/To print postcard-size images
•[SQ1]
To send images as an e-mail attachment or post on a Web site
•[SQ2]
g“IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P.19)
• The camera saves settings that have been changed even if the power is turned off.
To return the settings to factory default setting, execute [RESET].
g“RESET Returning changed shooting functions to default settings” (P.20)
A card is inserted in the camera
• When a card has been inserted in the camera, the pictures in the internal memory
cannot be played back. Pull out the card before operating the camera.
• Turn the zoom lever towards W to view the pictures as thumbnails (index display).
g“Zoom lever Zooming in and out while shooting or playing back pictures” (P.13)
Extending the useful life of the battery
Functions that cannot be selected from menus
Selecting the optimal image quality
To return the settings of functions to default settings
Playback tips
Playing back the pictures in the internal memory
Quickly displaying a desired picture