Digital Still Camera
User’s Guide
Thank you for your purchase. For the correct usage of this product,
please read this User’s Manual and warranty card carefully and
keep them in a safe place for future reference.
Before accepting the warranty card, please make sure that the
date of purchase and the dealer’s details have been completed.
Contents
Important Safety Precautions................................................ 6
Preparation
Necessary Accessories ......................................................... 11
Names of Parts ...................................................................... 14
Camera Body....................................................................... 14
Operation Buttons ............................................................... 16
Attaching the Strap............................................................... 17
Preparing the Power Supply ................................................ 18
Charging the (supplied) Battery Pack ................................. 18
Installing the (supplied) Battery Pack ................................. 19
Connecting the AC Adapter (sold separately) .................... 22
Inserting/Removing Cards ................................................... 24
Turning the Power ON/OFF ................................................. 26
Setting the Menu Language/Date and Time ..................... 27
Basic Operation
Taking Pictures ...................................................................... 29
Holding Your Camera .......................................................... 29
Viewfinder and Indicator LEDs............................................ 29
Taking Pictures using the Viewfinder .................................. 31
Shooting with Focus Lock ................................................... 34
Taking Pictures using the LCD Monitor .............................. 35
Selecting the Shooting Mode .............................................. 38
AUTO (Auto Flash) .............................................................. 39
Red-Eye Reduction ...................................................... 39
Fill-In ............................................................................. 40
Slow-Sync ..................................................................... 40
Off (Flash Override)...................................................... 40
Macro-photo Mode ....................................................... 41
Distant View Mode ........................................................ 41
Self-Timer Mode ........................................................... 41
Advanced Shooting
Using the REC Menu ............................................................. 42
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Contents (Cont’d)
Setting with the REC (DETAILS) Menu .............................. 42
Returning to Default Settings .............................................. 44
Selecting a Combination of Image Sizes and
Compression Ratios ..................................................... 45
Shooting Movies .................................................................. 48
Adjusting Exposure Compensation..................................... 50
Adjusting White Balance ..................................................... 51
Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor ..................... 52
Using the Digital Zoom ........................................................ 53
Changing Auto-Exposure (AE) Modes................................ 54
Changing to the Slow Shutter Speed Mode ....................... 55
Making Voice Memos .......................................................... 56
Using After Recording ......................................................... 57
Taking Monochrome Pictures.............................................. 59
Selecting the Set-up Menu.................................................. 60
Setting with the REC (BASIC) Menu .................................. 61
Selecting the Image Size .................................................... 62
Basic Playback/Erasing
Playback.................................................................................. 64
Playing Back Pre-recorded Images .................................... 64
Playing Back Movies ........................................................... 66
Playing Back Voice Memos ................................................. 67
Playing Back Enlarged Images (Digital Zoom) ................... 68
Using the Quick-view Function ........................................... 69
Erasing the Playback Image ................................................. 70
Advanced Playback/Erasing
Using the PLAY Menu ........................................................... 71
Viewing Multiple Pages at Once (Index Playback) ............. 72
Copying an Image ............................................................... 73
Erasing Unwanted Images .................................................. 76
Adjusting LCD Monitor Brightness ...................................... 79
Selecting/Deselecting Images to Print (DPOF) .................. 80
Reducing Image Size (Resizing) ........................................ 84
Setting/Canceling Protection for Your Important Images ... 85
Moving the Image Data to Another Memory Card .............. 88
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Contents (Cont’d)
Playing a Slide Show........................................................... 91
Using the After Recording Function .................................... 91
Selecting the Set-up Menu.................................................. 91
Advanced Operations
Using the Set-up Menu ........................................................ 92
Formatting a Memory Card ................................................. 93
REC Menu Settings ............................................................. 94
Quick View Settings............................................................. 94
Make so the Image Information is not displayed ................ 95
Setting the Operation Sounds ............................................. 96
Adjusting the Date and Time ............................................... 97
Setting the Self-timer Delay Time ....................................... 97
Setting the Auto Power-OFF Time ...................................... 98
Resetting the File Numbers ................................................ 98
Setting Memory Priority ...................................................... 99
Changing Languages .......................................................... 99
Taking Still Images with Sound ......................................... 100
Customizing the Camera................................................... 101
Restoring the Default Settings .......................................... 104
Others
Connecting to your PC ........................................................ 105
Operating Environments ................................................... 105
Connecting with a USB cable ........................................... 106
Downloading (transferring) Images................................... 107
Installing software from the CD-ROM supplied .............. 109
Installing USB Driver Software ......................................... 109
Using Windows .................................................................. 111
Using Macintosh ................................................................ 113
When Carrying the Camera Overseas............................... 114
Care and Storage................................................................. 115
Troubleshooting .................................................................. 117
Main Specifications ............................................................. 119
Warranty and After-sales Service...................................... 122
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Important Safety Precautions
This product has been designed with safety in mind; however, please
read the following display marks, warnings and cautions for its correct
usage.
The following warning and caution symbols are to prevent damage to
the user, other persons and property.
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Definitions of the symbols
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