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VQT1U50
Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety.......................2
Standard Accessories............................... 7
Names of the Components .......................9
Rotating the LCD monitor .......................12
About the Lens........................................13
Preparation
Attaching/Detaching the Lens................. 14
Attaching the Strap .................................16
Attaching the Lens Hood ........................17
Charging the Battery...............................19
About the Battery (charging/number of
recordable pictures) ................................20
Inserting/Removing the Battery .............. 22
Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)..... 23
About the Card........................................24
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................25
• Changing the clock setting.................... 25
Setting the Menu.....................................26
• Setting menu items ............................... 27
Setting the Quick Menu ..........................29
About the Setup Menu ............................30
About LCD monitor/Viewfinder ...............35
• LCD Monitor.......................................... 35
• Direction detection function................... 36
• Switching the LCD monitor/
Viewfinder............................................. 37
Selecting the [REC] Mode ......................38
Basic
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ..............40
• Scene detection .................................... 41
• AF Tracking Function............................ 42
• Compensating the Exposure................. 42
• About the flash ...................................... 42
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode........... 43
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Programme AE mode) ............. 44
• Fix the focus by pressing the shutter
button halfway (AFS) ............................ 45
• Continuously focusing on a subject
(AFC) .................................................... 45
• Take a picture with manual focus
(MF)...................................................... 45
• Focusing ............................................... 46
• When the subject is not in focus ........... 46
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)...........46
• Programme shift.................................... 47
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................48
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom ......................... 48
Playing back Pictures .............................49
• Changing the Information Displayed on
the playback screen.............................. 50
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) .................................... 50
• Displaying Pictures by Recording Date
(Calendar Playback) ............................. 51
• Using the Playback Zoom ..................... 51
Deleting Pictures.....................................52
• To delete a single picture...................... 52
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or
all the pictures ...................................... 53
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Switching the display of the LCD
Monitor/Viewfinder ..................................54
• Switching the displayed information......54
Taking Pictures using the Built-in
Flash .......................................................58
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting ...................................................58
• Adjust the flash output ..........................61
• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro.......62
Compensating the Exposure ..................63
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode ..........64
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........66
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer .........68
Setting the method used to focus
(AF mode)...............................................69
• Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking) ..............70
• Setting the AF area...............................71
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ........72
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock) ..........................................74
Adjusting the White Balance...................76
• Setting the white balance manually ......77
• Setting the colour temperature..............77
• Finely adjusting the white balance........77
• White balance bracket ..........................78
Setting the Light Sensitivity.....................79
Change tone of the colour for the picture
to be taken (Film mode)..........................81
• Adjusting each film mode to the
desired setting ......................................82
• Multi film bracket...................................83
Taking pictures by specifying the
aperture/shutter speed............................84