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Contents
Finding the information you need.......................................................................2
How to use this manual .......................................................................................3
1. Before Use
Care of the camera .............................................................................................10
Standard Accessories........................................................................................11
Names and Functions of Components.............................................................12
About the Lens ...................................................................................................18
2. Preparations before Recording
Changing the Lens .............................................................................................20
Attaching the Shoulder Strap............................................................................22
Charging the Battery..........................................................................................24
• Charging ......................................................................................................24
• Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures.................26
Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/
the Battery...........................................................................................................29
About the Card....................................................................................................31
• About cards that can be used with this unit .................................................31
• Formatting the card (initialization)................................................................32
• Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording
time..............................................................................................................33
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ...........................................................................35
• Changing the Clock Setting .........................................................................36
Setting the Menu.................................................................................................37
• Setting menu items......................................................................................37
Calling frequently-used menus instantly
(Quick Menu).......................................................................................................40
• Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item..........................................41
Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (function buttons) ......43
Configuring basic settings of this unit
(Setup Menu).......................................................................................................45
Entering Text.......................................................................................................54
3. Basic Operation
Tips for taking good pictures ............................................................................55
• Detects orientation of camera (Direction Detection Function) .....................56
Taking a Still picture...........................................................................................57
• Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function.........................................59
Recording Motion Picture..................................................................................60
Selecting the Recording Mode ..........................................................................61
Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen .....................62
Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures............................................................65