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Table of Contents For Your Safety ...i Notices ...iii Table of Contents ...vi Introduction...1 Before You Begin 2 Parts of the Camera ...2 The Monitor...4 The Mode Dial ...6 Navigating the Menus...7 The Shutter-Release Button 7 First Steps 8 Inserting Batteries ...8 Inserting Memory Cards...10 ...Scene Mode...34 Taking Pictures for a Panorama 40 More on Photography 42 When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash 42 Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer 44 Easy Close-Ups: Macro Close-Up Mode 46 Controlling Exposure: Exposure Compensation 47 Movies 49 Selects Movie Types ...49 Recording ...
Table of Contents For Your Safety ...i Notices ...iii Table of Contents ...vi Introduction...1 Before You Begin 2 Parts of the Camera ...2 The Monitor...4 The Mode Dial ...6 Navigating the Menus...7 The Shutter-Release Button 7 First Steps 8 Inserting Batteries ...8 Inserting Memory Cards...10 ...Scene Mode...34 Taking Pictures for a Panorama 40 More on Photography 42 When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash 42 Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer 44 Easy Close-Ups: Macro Close-Up Mode 46 Controlling Exposure: Exposure Compensation 47 Movies 49 Selects Movie Types ...49 Recording ...
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Before You Begin Before You Begin Parts of the Camera Shutter-release button ( 7) Self-timer lamp ( 44)/ AF-Assist illuminator (LED; 22, 127, 136) Viewfinder Power-on lamp ( 12) Mode dial ( 6) Built-in Speedlight ( 42) Power switch ( 12) Microphone ( 57) Eyelet for camera strap Lens ( 19) Memory card slot cover ( 10) Power connector cover for AC adapter kit ( 124) Lens not extended Lens cover Attaching the Camera Strap 2
Before You Begin Before You Begin Parts of the Camera Shutter-release button ( 7) Self-timer lamp ( 44)/ AF-Assist illuminator (LED; 22, 127, 136) Viewfinder Power-on lamp ( 12) Mode dial ( 6) Built-in Speedlight ( 42) Power switch ( 12) Microphone ( 57) Eyelet for camera strap Lens ( 19) Memory card slot cover ( 10) Power connector cover for AC adapter kit ( 124) Lens not extended Lens cover Attaching the Camera Strap 2
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tures may be blurred. 5) Blinks when the camera clock has not been set. 6) Appears when the new city time zone has been ... Bracketing has been set. 9) Appears when the White balance bracketing has been set " icon5 16 9 Time zone indicator6) . . . . . 112 10 Self-timer indicator 44 11 Date imprint indicator . . . . . 116 12 Number of exposures remaining/ length of movie. . . . . 17, 18, 51 13...indicator1 19 3 Focus indicator2 21 4 Macro close-up mode 46 5 Battery level indicator3) . . . . . 12 6 Internal memory/memory card indicator 17 7 Camera shake icon4) . . 43, 129 8 "Date not set . 4
tures may be blurred. 5) Blinks when the camera clock has not been set. 6) Appears when the new city time zone has been ... Bracketing has been set. 9) Appears when the White balance bracketing has been set " icon5 16 9 Time zone indicator6) . . . . . 112 10 Self-timer indicator 44 11 Date imprint indicator . . . . . 116 12 Number of exposures remaining/ length of movie. . . . . 17, 18, 51 13...indicator1 19 3 Focus indicator2 21 4 Macro close-up mode 46 5 Battery level indicator3) . . . . . 12 6 Internal memory/memory card indicator 17 7 Camera shake icon4) . . 43, 129 8 "Date not set . 4
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Portrait figure Use to compose shot with camera held as shown at right and subject's face in top half of frame. • Camera will focus on subject in framing guide. (changeable) OFF (changeable) OFF Scene Mode Settings for Assist Modes The settings for flash, self-timer, macro close-up in Portrait assist, Landscape assist, Sports assist, and Night portrait assist modes are shown on the table respectively. 30
Portrait figure Use to compose shot with camera held as shown at right and subject's face in top half of frame. • Camera will focus on subject in framing guide. (changeable) OFF (changeable) OFF Scene Mode Settings for Assist Modes The settings for flash, self-timer, macro close-up in Portrait assist, Landscape assist, Sports assist, and Night portrait assist modes are shown on the table respectively. 30
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For more information, see "AF area mode" ( 91). The (Camera Shake) Icon When the icon appears in the monitor, pictures may be selected manually. In ... sunlit expanses of the background, or to avoid blur are indicated by stars: hold the camera in both hands and brace elbows against your body use a tripod or rest the camera on a flat, level surface. 35 Off: Center focus area is Matrix ( 81)..... The following scenes are available: Party/Indoor Use for Scene Modes • , , and indicate flash, self-timer, and macro close-up respectively. • indicates that Metering is used. -
For more information, see "AF area mode" ( 91). The (Camera Shake) Icon When the icon appears in the monitor, pictures may be selected manually. In ... sunlit expanses of the background, or to avoid blur are indicated by stars: hold the camera in both hands and brace elbows against your body use a tripod or rest the camera on a flat, level surface. 35 Off: Center focus area is Matrix ( 81)..... The following scenes are available: Party/Indoor Use for Scene Modes • , , and indicate flash, self-timer, and macro close-up respectively. • indicates that Metering is used. -
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... or low-light shots from being blurred by the camera movement that occurs when the shutter-release button is pressed. Exit menu. Start timer. Self-timer icon is displayed in your own pictures or to allow you should either mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on ... two seconds without pressing any buttons). Highlight ON. When using the self-timer, you to appear in monitor (to set focus and exposure. Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer When the self-timer is on Photography Display self-timer menu. Press once for delay of about ten seconds, twice for ...
... or low-light shots from being blurred by the camera movement that occurs when the shutter-release button is pressed. Exit menu. Start timer. Self-timer icon is displayed in your own pictures or to allow you should either mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on ... two seconds without pressing any buttons). Highlight ON. When using the self-timer, you to appear in monitor (to set focus and exposure. Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer When the self-timer is on Photography Display self-timer menu. Press once for delay of about ten seconds, twice for ...
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.... shot 16, BSS and Auto bracketing are not available. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will be released. The Self-Timer • When using the self-timer, mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on Photography Selecting Self-Timer While Using Manual Option When AF area mode ( 91) is ...3s delay Start 1s remaining Shutter released Blinks Stays lit More on a flat, level surface. • The self-timer is ON. 45 Stopping the Self-Timer To stop the self-timer before the picture is taken, staying lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to...
.... shot 16, BSS and Auto bracketing are not available. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will be released. The Self-Timer • When using the self-timer, mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on Photography Selecting Self-Timer While Using Manual Option When AF area mode ( 91) is ...3s delay Start 1s remaining Shutter released Blinks Stays lit More on a flat, level surface. • The self-timer is ON. 45 Stopping the Self-Timer To stop the self-timer before the picture is taken, staying lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to...
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...digital zoom (up to 2.5 ×) can be set in Auto-focus mode ( 94) in the shooting menu. • Continuous AF:The camera adjusts focus continuously. Movies Highlight option. Make selection. To prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interfering with recording, select a focus mode of the way down to . Self-timer... ( 79) is pressed the rest of Single AF. • Single AF : The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is OFF. - Mode • Optical zoom and digital zoom (up to the movie shooting mode. Focus locks when the shutter-release button is AUTO...
...digital zoom (up to 2.5 ×) can be set in Auto-focus mode ( 94) in the shooting menu. • Continuous AF:The camera adjusts focus continuously. Movies Highlight option. Make selection. To prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interfering with recording, select a focus mode of the way down to . Self-timer... ( 79) is pressed the rest of Single AF. • Single AF : The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is OFF. - Mode • Optical zoom and digital zoom (up to the movie shooting mode. Focus locks when the shutter-release button is AUTO...
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...among those options. • Noise reduction ( 95) has no effect even if this option is set to ON. • When shooting pictures using the self-timer. • While shooting in Multi-shot 16, Sensitivity ( 87) is set to Single. The settings will return to the original after an image has ...been taken using the self-timer, Continuous is set to Auto. The Shooting Menu Restrictions on Camera Settings • Autofocus, exposure, and white balance for all photos are determined by an icon in the monitor. 83...
...among those options. • Noise reduction ( 95) has no effect even if this option is set to ON. • When shooting pictures using the self-timer. • While shooting in Multi-shot 16, Sensitivity ( 87) is set to Single. The settings will return to the original after an image has ...been taken using the self-timer, Continuous is set to Auto. The Shooting Menu Restrictions on Camera Settings • Autofocus, exposure, and white balance for all photos are determined by an icon in the monitor. 83...
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... with the latest setting among those options. BSS will return to On after an image has been taken using self-timer, BSS is set to On, a BSS icon appears in the monitor. 84 camera functions normally. These images are deter- Continuous, Auto Bracketing, and BSS BSS can produce blurred pictures, for all the... memory or memory card. mined by the first picture in macro close-up mode • lighting is held down . • When shooting pictures using the self-timer. • When BSS is On, Noise reduction ( 95) is not available even if this option is switched to On.
... with the latest setting among those options. BSS will return to On after an image has been taken using self-timer, BSS is set to On, a BSS icon appears in the monitor. 84 camera functions normally. These images are deter- Continuous, Auto Bracketing, and BSS BSS can produce blurred pictures, for all the... memory or memory card. mined by the first picture in macro close-up mode • lighting is held down . • When shooting pictures using the self-timer. • When BSS is On, Noise reduction ( 95) is not available even if this option is switched to On.
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..., focus area is positioned in it in your subject is displayed in Manual Flash mode ( 42), exposure compensation ( 47), macro close-up mode ( 46), and self-timer mode ( 44) can be set while the focus area selection guide and selectable area are displayed. The Shooting Menu Move focus area so that your...
..., focus area is positioned in it in your subject is displayed in Manual Flash mode ( 42), exposure compensation ( 47), macro close-up mode ( 46), and self-timer mode ( 44) can be set while the focus area selection guide and selectable area are displayed. The Shooting Menu Move focus area so that your...
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... Portrait assist Default Portrait Landscape assist Landscape Sports assist Sports Night portrait assist Night Portrait Scene Party/Indoor Movie mode TV movie 640 Speedlight Auto Self-timer Off Macro close-up Off Exposure Compensation ±0 Image quality NORMAL Image size 4M White balance Auto Metering Matrix Continuous Single BSS Off Setting Image... either deleting all pictures ( 121) or formatting the memory or memory card ( 119). Firmware Version This option is used to check a firmware version for your camera. The Setup Menu 122
... Portrait assist Default Portrait Landscape assist Landscape Sports assist Sports Night portrait assist Night Portrait Scene Party/Indoor Movie mode TV movie 640 Speedlight Auto Self-timer Off Macro close-up Off Exposure Compensation ±0 Image quality NORMAL Image size 4M White balance Auto Metering Matrix Continuous Single BSS Off Setting Image... either deleting all pictures ( 121) or formatting the memory or memory card ( 119). Firmware Version This option is used to check a firmware version for your camera. The Setup Menu 122
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... Message "MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED" is pressed appears in monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera. ity/size setting. 17, 24 12 21 11, 119 11 78 Pictures are out of flash. • ...appears in monitor: insuf- Select an appropriate mode according to record picture at current Image qual- Problem Possible cause • Camera is in playback mode. • Battery is exhausted. • Red ( ) lamp blinks: flash is low. in image...the flash Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS) 42 84 Using the self-timer with a tripod 44 • Shutter speed too slow.
... Message "MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED" is pressed appears in monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera. ity/size setting. 17, 24 12 21 11, 119 11 78 Pictures are out of flash. • ...appears in monitor: insuf- Select an appropriate mode according to record picture at current Image qual- Problem Possible cause • Camera is in playback mode. • Battery is exhausted. • Red ( ) lamp blinks: flash is low. in image...the flash Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS) 42 84 Using the self-timer with a tripod 44 • Shutter speed too slow.
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Storage media Internal memory (approximately 12MB)/SD (Secure Digital) Memory cards File system Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) File formats Compressed: JPEG-baseline-... charge-coupled electronic shutter 4 - 1/2,000s Aperture Electronically-controlled preset aperture Range Two steps (f/2.8 and f/4.8 [W]) Sensitivity Approximately equivalent to ISO 200 equivalent) Self-timer Built-in Speedlight Range (approx.) Ten-second, three-second duration 0.3 - 4.5 m/1' - 14'9" (W) 0.3 - 3.5 m/1' - 11'6" (T) (Sensitivity...
Storage media Internal memory (approximately 12MB)/SD (Secure Digital) Memory cards File system Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) File formats Compressed: JPEG-baseline-... charge-coupled electronic shutter 4 - 1/2,000s Aperture Electronically-controlled preset aperture Range Two steps (f/2.8 and f/4.8 [W]) Sensitivity Approximately equivalent to ISO 200 equivalent) Self-timer Built-in Speedlight Range (approx.) Ten-second, three-second duration 0.3 - 4.5 m/1' - 14'9" (W) 0.3 - 3.5 m/1' - 11'6" (T) (Sensitivity...
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... 121 Resizing pictures, 111, 135 RSCN, 26 S Saturation, 90 Saturation control, 73 (scene) mode, 6, 27, 34 - 41 Secure Digital (SD), see Memory card Self-portraits, 44 Self-timer, 44, 45, 137 Self-timer lamp, 2, 45 Sensitivity, 22, 73, 87 (setup) mode, 6, 109 122 Setup menu, the, 109 - 122 Shade, 79 Shooting..., 118 shutter sound, 118 start-up sound, 118 Sound settings, 57, 109 Speaker, 3 Speedlight, see Flash SSCN, 26 Standby mode, 13, 119 Strap, camera, i, 2 Sunset, 27, 35 Support information, v T T button, see Zoom buttons Television, 59, 121 connecting to, 59 taking pictures for display on, ...
... 121 Resizing pictures, 111, 135 RSCN, 26 S Saturation, 90 Saturation control, 73 (scene) mode, 6, 27, 34 - 41 Secure Digital (SD), see Memory card Self-portraits, 44 Self-timer, 44, 45, 137 Self-timer lamp, 2, 45 Sensitivity, 22, 73, 87 (setup) mode, 6, 109 122 Setup menu, the, 109 - 122 Shade, 79 Shooting..., 118 shutter sound, 118 start-up sound, 118 Sound settings, 57, 109 Speaker, 3 Speedlight, see Flash SSCN, 26 Standby mode, 13, 119 Strap, camera, i, 2 Sunset, 27, 35 Support information, v T T button, see Zoom buttons Television, 59, 121 connecting to, 59 taking pictures for display on, ...