Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Operating instructions

Getting Started

Guide de mise en route

Please refer to the complete user guide included

on the CD-ROM for more detailed information.

Pour plus de détails, reportez-vous au guide de

l’utilisateur complet inclus sur le CD-ROM.

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• Makesureyoureadthisguide,includingthe“Safety

Precautions”section,beforeusingthecamera.

• Readingthisguidewillhelpyoulearntousethe

cameraproperly.

• Storethisguidesafelysothatyoucanuseitinthe

future.

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Package Contents

Beforeuse,makesurethefollowingitemsareincludedinthepackage.

Ifanythingismissing,contactyourcameradealer.

Camera

BatteryPack

NB-10L

(withterminalcover)

BatteryCharger

CB-2LC/CB-2LCE

NeckStrap

NS-DC11

LensCap

(withcord)

DIGITALCAMERA

SolutionDisk*

(CD-ROM)

GettingStarted

(thisguide)

WarrantyCard

*ContainssoftwareandPDFmanuals(=



23).

• Amemorycardisnotincluded(seebelow).

Compatible Memory Cards

Thefollowingmemorycards(soldseparately)canbeused,regardlessofcapacity.

• SDmemorycards*

• SDHCmemorycards*

• SDXCmemorycards*

• Eye-Ficards

*ConformstoSDspecications.However,notallmemorycardshavebeenveriedto

workwiththecamera.

AboutEye-FiCards

ThisproductisnotguaranteedtosupportEye-Ficardfunctions(including

wirelesstransfer).IncaseofanissuewithanEye-Ficard,pleasecheck

withthecardmanufacturer.

AlsonotethatanapprovalisrequiredtouseEye-Ficardsinmanycountries

orregions.Withoutapproval,useofthecardisnotpermitted.Ifitisunclear

whetherthecardhasbeenapprovedforuseinthearea,pleasecheckwith

thecardmanufacturer.

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Preliminary Notes and Legal Information

• Takeandreviewsometestshotsinitiallytomakesuretheimageswere

recordedcorrectly.PleasenotethatCanonInc.,itssubsidiariesand

afliates,anditsdistributorsarenotliableforanyconsequentialdamages

arisingfromanymalfunctionofacameraoraccessory,includingmemory

cards,thatresultsinthefailureofanimagetoberecordedortobe

recordedinawaythatismachinereadable.

• Imagesrecordedbythecameraareintendedforpersonaluse.Refrain

fromunauthorizedrecordingthatinfringesoncopyrightlaw,andnotethat

evenforpersonaluse,photographymaycontravenecopyrightorother

legalrightsatsomeperformancesorexhibitions,orinsomecommercial

settings.

• Thecamerawarrantyisvalidonlyintheareaofpurchase.Incaseof

cameraproblemswhileabroad,returntotheareaofpurchasebefore

contactingaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.

• AlthoughtheLCDmonitorandviewnderareproducedunderextremely

high-precisionmanufacturingconditionsandmorethan99.99%ofthe

pixelsmeetdesignspecications,inrarecasessomepixelsmaybe

defectiveormayappearasredorblackdots.Thisdoesnotindicate

cameradamageoraffectrecordedimages.

• TheLCDmonitormaybecoveredwithathinplasticlmforprotection

againstscratchesduringshipment.Ifcovered,removethelmbefore

usingthecamera.

• Whenthecameraisusedoveranextendedperiod,itmaybecomewarm.

Thisdoesnotindicatedamage.

Organization of Camera User Guide

Thefollowingguidesareincluded,eachusedfordifferentpurposes.

BasicGuide(thisguide)

• Givesbasicinstructions,frominitialpreparationstoshooting,playback,

andsavingonacomputer

AdvancedGuide(PDFmanual)

• Practicalguidethatintroducesothercamerabasicsanddescribes

shootingandplaybackoptions

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Part Names and Conventions in This Guide

 Zoomlever

 Shooting: <i(telephoto)>/

<j(wideangle)>

 Playback:<k(magnify)>/

<g(index)>

 Shutterbutton

 Strapmount

 Modedial

 Flash

 Hotshoe

 Microphone

<h(Flash)>button

 Speaker

 Lamp

< (FramingAssist–Lock)>

button

 Focallengthmarkings(approx.)

 Lens

 Lenshood/lteradaptermount

< (FramingAssist–Seek)>

button

 Tripodsocket

 Lockreleaseswitch

 Memorycard/batterycover

 DCcouplercableport

• Inthisguide,iconsareusedtorepresentthecorrespondingcamera

buttonsanddialsonwhichtheyappearorwhichtheyresemble.

• Thefollowingcamerabuttonsandcontrolsarerepresentedbyicons.

<q> Leftbutton

onback

<o> Upbutton onback

<r> Rightbutton onback

 Downbutton onback

< 5> Controldial onback

• Shootingmodesandon-screeniconsandtextareindicatedinbrackets.

•

:Importantinformationyoushouldknow

•

:Notesandtipsforexpertcamerause

• =xx:Pageswithrelatedinformation(inthisexample,“xx”representsa

pagenumber)

• Instructionsinthisguideapplytothecameraunderdefaultsettings.

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PartNamesandConventionsinThisGuide

 Screen(LCDmonitor)

< (Shortcut)>/<c(Direct

print)>button

 Diopteradjustmentdial

 Viewnder

<1(Playback)>button

 Indicator

 Powerbutton

 Moviebutton

 Remoteterminal

< (AFFrameSelector)>/

<a(Singleimageerase)>button

 AVOUT(Audio/videooutput)/

DIGITALterminal

 HDMI

TM

terminal

<n>button

<l(Display)>button

<e(Macro)>/<f(Manual

focus)>/Leftbutton

<b(Exposurecompensation)>/

<

(Filterimagedisplay)>/Up

button

< (Self-timer)>/Rightbutton

 FUNC./SETbutton

< >/Downbutton

 Controldial

 Turningthecontroldialisonewayto

choosesettingitems,switchimages,and

performotheroperations.Mostofthese

operationsarealsopossiblewiththe

<o><q><r>buttons.

• Forconvenience,allsupportedmemorycardsaresimplyreferredtoas

“thememorycard”.

• Thetabsshownabovetitlesindicatewhetherthefunctionisusedforstill

images,movies,orboth.

StillImages

: Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingstillimages.

Movies

: Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingmovies.

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Table of Contents

PackageContents.........................2

CompatibleMemoryCards............2

PreliminaryNotesandLegal

Information.....................................3

OrganizationofCameraUser

Guide.............................................3

PartNamesandConventionsin

ThisGuide......................................4

TableofContents...........................6

SafetyPrecautions.........................7

InitialPreparations.......................10

TryingtheCameraOut................18

IncludedSoftware,PDF

Manuals.......................................23

Accessories..................................30

TrademarkAcknowledgments

• TheSDXClogoisatrademarkofSD-3C,LLC.

• ThisdeviceincorporatesexFATtechnologylicensedfromMicrosoft.

• HDMI,theHDMIlogoandHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterfaceare

trademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC.

• TheiFramelogoandtheiFramesymbolaretrademarksofAppleInc.

AboutMPEG-4Licensing

ThisproductislicensedunderAT&TpatentsfortheMPEG-4standard

andmaybeusedforencodingMPEG-4compliantvideoand/ordecoding

MPEG-4compliantvideothatwasencodedonly(1)forapersonaland

non-commercialpurposeor(2)byavideoproviderlicensedundertheAT&T

patentstoprovideMPEG-4compliantvideo.

NolicenseisgrantedorimpliedforanyotheruseforMPEG-4standard.

*NoticedisplayedinEnglishasrequired.

Disclaimer

• Reprinting,transmitting,orstoringinaretrievalsystemanypartofthis

guidewithoutthepermissionofCanonisprohibited.

• Canonreservestherighttochangethecontentsofthisguideatanytime

withoutpriornotice.

• Illustrationsandscreenshotsinthisguidemaydifferslightlyfromthe

actualequipment.

• Theaboveitemsnotwithstanding,Canonacceptsnoliabilityfordamages

duetomistakenoperationoftheproducts.

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Safety Precautions

• Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseensurethatyoureadthesafetyprecautions

describedbelow.Alwaysensurethattheproductisusedcorrectly.

• Thesafetyprecautionsnotedonthefollowingpagesareintendedto

preventinjuriestoyourselfandotherpersons,ordamagetotheequipment.

•Besuretoalsochecktheguidesincludedwithanyseparatelysold

accessoriesyouuse.

Warning

Denotesthepossibilityofseriousinjuryordeath.

•Donottriggertheashincloseproximitytopeople’seyes.

Exposuretotheintenselightproducedbytheashcoulddamageeyesight.In

particular,remainatleast1meter(39inches)awayfrominfantswhenusingtheash.

•Storethisequipmentoutofthereachofchildrenandinfants.

Strap:Puttingthestraparoundachild’sneckcouldresultinasphyxiation.

•Useonlyrecommendedpowersources.

•Donotattempttodisassemble,alterorapplyheattotheproduct.

•Avoiddroppingorsubjectingtheproducttosevereimpacts.

•Toavoidtheriskofinjury,donottouchtheinterioroftheproductif

ithasbeendroppedorotherwisedamaged.

•Stopusingtheproductimmediatelyifitemitssmoke,astrange

smell,orotherwisebehavesabnormally.

•Donotuseorganicsolventssuchasalcohol,benzine,orthinnerto

cleantheproduct.

•Donotlettheproductcomeintocontactwithwater(e.g.seawater)

orotherliquids.

•Donotallowliquidsorforeignobjectstoenterthecamera.

Thiscouldresultinelectricalshockorre.

Ifliquidsorforeignobjectscomeintocontactwiththecamerainterior,

immediatelyturnthecameraoffandremovethebattery.

Ifthebatterychargerbecomeswet,unplugitfromtheoutletandconsult

yourcameradistributororaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.

•Donotlookthroughtheviewnderatbrightlightsources(suchas

thesunonaclearday).

Thiscoulddamageyoureyesight.

•Useonlytherecommendedbattery.

•Donotplacethebatterynearorindirectame.

•Unplugthepowercordperiodically,andusingadrycloth,wipeaway

anydustanddirtthathascollectedontheplug,theexteriorofthe

poweroutlet,andthesurroundingarea.

•Donothandlethepowercordwithwethands.

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SafetyPrecautions

• Donotusetheequipmentinamannerthatexceedstheratedcapacity

oftheelectricaloutletorwiringaccessories.Donotuseifthepower

cordorplugaredamaged,ornotfullypluggedintotheoutlet.

•Donotallowdirtormetalobjects(suchaspinsorkeys)tocontact

theterminalsorplug.

Thebatterymayexplodeorleak,resultinginelectricalshockorre.Thiscouldcause

injuryanddamagethesurroundings.Intheeventthatabatteryleaksandthebattery

electrolytecontactseyes,mouth,skinorclothing,immediatelyushwithwater.

•Turnthecameraoffinplaceswherecamerauseisprohibited.

Theelectromagneticwavesemittedbythecameramayinterferewiththe

operationofelectronicinstrumentsandotherdevices.Exerciseadequate

cautionwhenusingthecamerainplaceswhereuseofelectronicdevicesis

restricted,suchasinsideairplanesandmedicalfacilities.

•DonotplaythesuppliedCD-ROM(s)inanyCDplayerthatdoesnot

supportdataCD-ROMs.

Itispossibletosufferhearinglossfromlisteningwithheadphonestothe

loudsoundsofaCD-ROMplayedonanaudioCDplayer(musicplayer).

Additionally,thiscoulddamagethespeakers.

Caution

Denotesthepossibilityofinjury.

• Whenholdingthecamerabythestrap,becarefulnottobangit,subject

ittostrongimpactsorshocks,orletitgetcaughtonotherobjects.

•Becarefulnottobumporpushstronglyonthelens.

Thiscouldleadtoinjuryordamagethecamera.

•Becarefulnottosubjectthescreentostrongimpacts.

Ifthescreencracks,injurymayresultfromthebrokenfragments.

• Whenusingtheash,becarefulnottocoveritwithyourngersorclothing.

Thiscouldresultinburnsordamagetotheash.

•Avoidusing,placingorstoringtheproductinthefollowingplaces:

-Placessubjecttostrongsunlight

-Placessubjecttotemperaturesabove40°C(104°F)

-Humidordustyareas

Thesecouldcauseleakage,overheatingoranexplosionofthebattery,

resultinginelectricalshock,re,burnsorotherinjuries.

Hightemperaturesmaycausedeformationofthecameraorbatterychargercasing.

•Theslideshowtransitioneffectsmaycausediscomfortwhenviewed

forprolongedperiods.

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SafetyPrecautions

• Whenusingtheseparatelysoldlenslters,besuretoattachthemrmly.

Ifthelensbecomeslooseandfallsoff,itmaycrack,andtheshardsofglass

mayleadtocuts.

Caution

Denotesthepossibilityofdamagetotheequipment.

• Donotaimthecameraatbrightlightsources(suchasthesunonaclearday).

Doingsomaydamagetheimagesensor.

•Whenusingthecameraonabeachoratawindylocation,becareful

nottoallowdustorsandtoenterthecamera.

Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.

• Inregularuse,smallamountsofsmokemaybeemittedfromtheash.

Thisisduetothehighintensityoftheashburningdustandforeignmaterials

stucktothefrontoftheunit.Pleaseuseacottonswabtoremovedirt,dustorother

foreignmatterfromtheashtopreventheatbuild-upanddamagetotheunit.

•Removeandstorethebatterywhenyouarenotusingthecamera.

Ifthebatteryisleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemayoccur.

• Beforeyoudiscardthebattery,covertheterminalswithtapeorotherinsulators.

Contactingothermetalmaterialsmayleadtoreorexplosions.

•Unplugthebatterychargerfromthepoweroutletafterchargingis

complete,orwhenyouarenotusingit.

•Donotplaceanything,suchascloth,ontopofthebatterycharger

whileitischarging.

Leavingtheunitpluggedinforalongperiodoftimemaycauseitto

overheatanddistort,resultinginre.

•Donotplacethebatterynearpets.

Petsbitingthebatterycouldcauseleakage,overheatingorexplosion,

resultinginreordamage.

•Whenputtingthecamerainyourbag,closethescreentoface

inwardtoensurethathardobjectsdonotcomeintocontactwiththe

screen.

•Donotattachanyhardobjectstothecamera.

Doingsomaycausemalfunctionsordamagethescreen.

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Initial Preparations

Prepareforshootingasfollows.

Attaching Accessories

1 Attachthestrap.

 Attachtheincludedstraptothecamera

asshown.

 Ontheothersideofthecamera,attach

thestrapthesameway.

2 Attachthelenscaptothestrap.

 Removethelenscapfromthecamera

andattachthelenscapcordtothestrap.

 Alwaysremovethelenscapbefore

turningthecameraon.Tryclippingthe

lenscaptotheneckstrapwhenthecap

isnotinuse.

 Keepthelenscaponthelenswhenthe

cameraisnotinuse.

Holding the Camera

 Placethestraparoundyourneck.

 Whenshooting,keepyourarmscloseto

yourbodyandholdthecamerasecurely

topreventitfrommoving.Ifyouhave

raisedtheash,donotrestyourngers

onit.

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InitialPreparations

Charging the Battery

Beforeuse,chargethebatterywiththeincludedcharger.Besuretocharge

thebatteryinitially,becausethecameraisnotsoldwiththebatterycharged.

1 Removethebatterycoverand

insertthebatteryinthecharger.

 Removethecoverfromthebattery,align

the▲marksonthebatteryandcharger,

andinsertthebatterybypushingitin(

)

anddown(

).

CB-2LC

CB-2LCE

2 Chargethebattery.

 CB-2LC:Flipouttheplug( )andplug

thechargerintoapoweroutlet(

).

 CB-2LCE:Plugthepowercordintothe

charger,thenplugtheotherendintoa

poweroutlet.

 Thecharginglampturnsorangeand

chargingbegins.

 Whenthechargingisnished,thelamp

turnsgreen.

3 Removethebattery.

 Afterunpluggingthebatterycharger,

removethebatterybypushingitin(

)

andup(

).

•Toprotectthebatteryandkeepitinoptimalcondition,donot

chargeitcontinuouslyformorethan24hours.

•Forbatterychargersthatuseapowercord,donotattach

thechargerorcordtootherobjects.Doingsocouldresultin

malfunctionordamagetotheproduct.

• Fordetailsonchargingtimeandthenumberofshotsandrecordingtime

possiblewithafullychargedbattery,see“Specications”intheCamera User

Guide(=



23).

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InitialPreparations

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card

Inserttheincludedbatteryandamemorycard(soldseparately).

Notethatbeforeusinganewmemorycard(oramemorycardformattedin

anotherdevice),youshouldformatthememorycardwiththiscamera(see

Camera User Guide).

1 Checkthecard’swrite-protect

tab.

 Recordingisnotpossibleonmemory

cardswithawrite-protecttabwhenthe

tabisinthelocked(downward)position.

Slidethetabupuntilitclicksintothe

unlockedposition.

2 Openthecover.

 Slidetheswitch( )andopenthecover

(

).

Terminals Battery

Lock

3 Insertthebattery.

 Whilepressingthebatterylockinthe

directionofthearrow,insertthebattery

asshownandpushitinuntilitclicksinto

thelockedposition.

 Ifyouinsertthebatteryfacingthewrong

way,itcannotbelockedintothecorrect

position.Alwaysconrmthatthebattery

isfacingtherightwayandlockswhen

inserted.

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InitialPreparations

Label

4 Insertthememorycard.

 Insertthememorycardfacingasshown

untilitclicksintothelockedposition.

 Makesurethememorycardisfacingthe

rightwaywhenyouinsertit.Inserting

memorycardsfacingthewrongwaymay

damagethecamera.

5 Closethecover.

 Lowerthecoverinthedirectionofthe

arrowandpressituntilitclicksintothe

closedposition.

• Forguidelinesonhowmanyshotsorhoursofrecordingcanbesavedon

onememorycard,see“Specications”intheCamera User Guide(=



23).

RemovingtheBatteryandMemoryCard

Removethebattery.

 Openthecoverandpressthebattery

lockinthedirectionofthearrow.

 Thebatterywillpopup.

Removethememorycard.

 Pushthememorycardinuntilitclicks,

andthenslowlyreleaseit.

 Thememorycardwillpopup.

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InitialPreparations

Using the Screen

Preparethescreenforuse.

 Openthescreen( )androtateittoward

thelens180°(

).

 Closethescreeninthisorientation( ).

• Thescreencanonlyopentoapproximately175°indirection .Be

carefulnottoopenthescreenanyfurtherthanthis,asitwilldamage

thecamera.

AdjustingtheScreenAngleandOrientation

 Youcanadjusttheangleandorientation

ofthescreenasneeded,tosuitshooting

conditions.

 Toprotectthescreenwhenthecamera

isnotinuse,alwayskeepitclosedand

facingthecamerabody.

• Openthescreentoactivateitwhenthecameraison.Thiswilldeactivatethe

viewnder.Similarly,closethescreen(facingthecamerabody)todeactivate

itandactivatetheviewnder.

• Whenincludingyourselfinshots,youcanviewamirrorimageofyourselfby

rotatingthescreenaroundtowardthefrontofthecamera.Tocancelreverse

display,pressthe<n>button,choose[ReverseDisp.]onthe[4]tab,

andpressthe<q><r>buttonstochoose[Off].

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InitialPreparations

Setting the Date and Time

Setthecurrentdateandtimecorrectlyasfollowsifthe[Date/Time]screen

isdisplayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Informationyouspecifythisway

isrecordedinimagepropertieswhenyoushoot,anditisusedwhenyou

manageimagesbyshootingdateorprintimagesshowingthedate.

Youcanalsoaddadatestamptoshots,ifyouwish(seeCamera User Guide).

1 Turnthecameraon.

 Pressthepowerbutton.

 The[Date/Time]screenisdisplayed.

2 Setthedateandtime.

 Pressthe<q><r>buttonstochoosean

option.

 Pressthe<o>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtospecifythedateandtime.

 Whennished,pressthe<m>button.

3 Setthehometimezone.

 Pressthe<q><r>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtochooseyourhometime

zone.

4 Finishthesetupprocess.

 Pressthe<m>buttonwhennished.

Afteraconrmationmessage,thesetting

screenisnolongerdisplayed.

 Toturnoffthecamera,pressthepowerbutton.

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•Unlessyousetthedate,time,andhometimezone,the[Date/

Time]screenwillbedisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon.

Specifythecorrectinformation.

• Tosetdaylightsavingtime(1hourahead),choose[ ]instep2andthen

choose[

]bypressingthe<o>buttonsorturningthe<5>dial.

ChangingtheDateandTime

Adjustthedateandtimeasfollows.

1 Accessthecameramenu.

 Pressthe<n>button.

2 Choose[Date/Time].

 Movethezoomlevertochoosethe[3]

tab.

 Pressthe<o>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtochoose[Date/Time],and

thenpressthe<m>button.

3 Changethedateandtime.

 Followstep2on=



15toadjustthe

settings.

 Pressthe<n>buttontoclosethe

menu.

• Date/timesettingscanberetainedforabout3weeksbythecamera’sbuilt-in

date/timebattery(backupbattery)afterthebatterypackisremoved.

• Thedate/timebatterywillbechargedinabout4hoursonceyouinserta

chargedbatteryorconnectthecameratoanACadapterkit(soldseparately,

seeCamera User Guide),evenifthecameraisleftoff.

• Oncethedate/timebatteryisdepleted,the[Date/Time]screenwillbe

displayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Followthestepson=



15toset

thedateandtime.

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InitialPreparations

Display Language

Changethedisplaylanguageasneeded.

1 EnterPlaybackmode.

 Pressthe<1>button.

2 Accessthesettingscreen.

 Pressandholdthe<m>button,and

thenimmediatelypressthe<n>

button.

3 Setthedisplaylanguage.

 Pressthe<o><q><r>buttonsor

turnthe<5>dialtochoosealanguage,

andthenpressthe<m>button.

 Oncethedisplaylanguagehasbeenset,

thesettingscreenisnolongerdisplayed.

• Thecurrenttimeisdisplayedifyouwaittoolonginstep2afterpressingthe

<

m

>buttonbeforeyoupressthe<n>button.Inthiscase,pressthe

<

m

>buttontodismissthetimedisplayandrepeatstep2.

• Youcanalsochangethedisplaylanguagebypressingthe<n>button

andchoosing[Language

]onthe[3]tab.

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StillImages Movies

Trying the Camera Out

Followtheseinstructionstoturnthecameraon,shootstillimagesor

movies,andthenviewthem.

Shooting (Smart Auto)

Forfullyautomaticselectionoftheoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes,

simplyletthecameradeterminethesubjectandshootingconditions.

1 Turnthecameraon.

 Pressthepowerbutton.

 Thestartupscreenisdisplayed.

2 Enter<A>mode.

 Setthemodedialto<A>.

 Aimthecameraatthesubject.The

camerawillmakeaslightclickingnoise

asitdeterminesthescene.

 Iconsrepresentingthesceneandimage

stabilizationmodearedisplayedinthe

upperrightofthescreen.

 Framesdisplayedaroundanydetected

subjectsindicatethattheyareinfocus.

3 Composetheshot.

 Tozoominandenlargethesubject,move

thezoomlevertoward(telephoto),

andtozoomawayfromthesubject,move

ittoward<j>(wideangle).

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