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Table of Contents
Basic Shooting and Playback Operations................................................................... 25
Shooting Images................................................................................................................................... 26
Using the Flash ........................................................................................................................................................... 28
Recording Movies ..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Switching Between the Monitor and Viewfinder.................................................................................. 29
Playing Back Images............................................................................................................................ 30
Deleting Images .................................................................................................................................... 31
The Image Selection Screen for Deletion .................................................................................................. 32
Shooting Features............................................................................................................... 33
Selecting a Shooting Mode............................................................................................................... 34
A (Auto) Mode ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions) ................................................ 36
Tips and Notes About Scene Mode............................................................................................................... 37
Using Skin Softening............................................................................................................................................... 44
Shooting with Easy Panorama.......................................................................................................................... 45
Playback with Easy Panorama........................................................................................................................... 47
Creative Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)................................................................... 48
j, k, l, and m Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting) .............................................. 50
Tips for Setting Exposure...................................................................................................................................... 51
The Control Range of the Shutter Speed (j, k, l, and m Modes)......................................... 53
M (User Settings) Mode ...................................................................................................................... 54
Saving Settings in M Mode (Save User Settings)................................................................................... 55
Setting Shooting Functions with the Multi Selector ............................................................... 56
Flash Mode.............................................................................................................................................. 57
Self-timer ................................................................................................................................................. 60
Smile Timer (Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically).............................................................. 61
Focus Mode ............................................................................................................................................ 62
Using Manual Focus................................................................................................................................................ 64
Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness) ...................................................................... 66
Using the w1 (Function 1)/w2 (Function 2) Buttons ......................................................... 67
Using the Zoom..................................................................................................................................... 68
Focusing................................................................................................................................................... 70
The Shutter-release Button................................................................................................................................. 70
Using Target Finding AF ....................................................................................................................................... 70
Using Face Detection ............................................................................................................................................. 71
Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus............................................................................................................. 72
Focus Lock..................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, and Focus Mode).............................................................. 74
Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting...................................... 76