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VQT0Y46
Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About The Mode dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Preparation
Standard Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Names of the Components . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Charging the Battery with the Charger
. . . 12
About the Battery (charging/number of
recordable pictures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Inserting/Removing the Battery . . . . . . . 14
Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)
. . 15
About the Built-in Memory/the Card . . . 16
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap . . . . . . . . 18
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) . . . . . . . . 19
• Changing the clock setting . . . . . . . 19
Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Basic
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Taking Pictures in Auto Mode . . . . . . . . 29
Taking Pictures with the Zoom . . . . . . . 31
• Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . 31
•
Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)
. . 32
• Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom . . . . . . 33
Checking the Recorded Picture (Review)
. . 34
Playing Back Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Deleting Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Advanced
About the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
•
Changing the information displayed
. . 38
• Brightening the LCD Monitor
(Power LCD/High angle mode) . . . . 40
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
. . . . 42
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer . . . . 46
Compensating the Exposure . . . . . . . . . 47
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket . . . . 48
Optical Image Stabilizer [STABILIZER]
. . . . 49
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode . . . . . 50
Taking pictures by setting the aperture/
shutter speed manually . . . . . . . . . . .52
• Aperture-priority AE . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
• Shutter-priority AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Taking pictures by setting the exposure
manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
• Manual exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus . . . .55
Taking Close-up pictures . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Setting the aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/AE: Auto exposure)
. .60
Scene mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
– Portrait mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
– Soft skin mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
– Scenery mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
– Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
– Night portrait mode . . . . . . . . . . .63
– Night scenery mode . . . . . . . . . . .63
– Self portrait mode . . . . . . . . . . . .63
– Food mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
– Party mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
– Candle light mode . . . . . . . . . . . .65
– Fireworks mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
– Starry sky mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
– Beach mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
– Aerial photo mode . . . . . . . . . . . .67
– Snow mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
– High Sensitivity mode . . . . . . . . .67
– Baby mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
– Baby mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Recording which day of the vacation you
take the picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Displaying the time at the travel destination
. . . . .71
•
Location candidates for World Time settings
. . .73
Motion picture mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
. .76
Displaying pictures by recording date
(Calendar playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Using the Playback Zoom . . . . . . . . . . .78
Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion pictures
. . .79
Menu Settings
Using the [REC] mode menu . . . . . . . . .80
• [W.BALANCE]
Adjusting the hue for a more natural
picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81