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Table of Contents
For Your Safety........................................................................................................................................ ii
WARNINGS..................................................................................................................................................................ii
Notices.......................................................................................................................................................v
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................1
About This Manual ................................................................................................................................1
Information and Precautions.............................................................................................................2
Parts of the Camera...............................................................................................................................4
The Camera Body....................................................................................................................................................4
Changing the Angle of the Monitor...........................................................................................................6
Raising and Lowering the Built-in Flash...................................................................................................7
Attaching the Camera Strap and Lens Cap............................................................................................7
The Monitor................................................................................................................................................................8
Basic Operations...................................................................................................................................10
The Mode Dial........................................................................................................................................................10
The Command Dial.............................................................................................................................................11
The Multi Selector...............................................................................................................................................12
The d Button....................................................................................................................................................13
Switching Between Tabs.................................................................................................................................13
Help Displays..........................................................................................................................................................14
The x (monitor) Button...............................................................................................................................14
The s (display) Button.............................................................................................................................15
First Steps.............................................................................................................................................16
Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................................16
Inserting the Battery...........................................................................................................................18
Removing the Battery.......................................................................................................................................19
Turning On and Off the Camera.................................................................................................................19
Setting Display Language, Date and Time..................................................................................20
Inserting Memory Cards....................................................................................................................22
Removing Memory Cards...............................................................................................................................22
A Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode..................................................................24
Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode........................................................24
Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode ..............................................................................................25
Step 2 Frame a Picture........................................................................................................................26
Using the Electronic Viewfinder.................................................................................................................26
Using the Zoom ..................................................................................................................................................27
Step 3 Focus and Shoot .....................................................................................................................28
Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures..........................................................................................30
Viewing Pictures (Playback Mode) ...........................................................................................................30
Deleting Pictures .................................................................................................................................................30
Using the Flash......................................................................................................................................32
Setting the Flash Mode....................................................................................................................................33
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer...............................................................................................35