NNN
12
12
12
Zoom bar
Zoom bar
20
21
Using
the
Camera
2
AUTO
AUTO
1
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
0
OFF
OFF
2
OFF
OFF
M
:
:
:
:
:
:
SHOOTING MODE
SHOOTING MODE
0
OFF
OFF
AUTO
AUTO
1
2
OFF
OFF
M
:
:
:
:
:
:
M
AUTO
AUTO
INCANDESCENT
INCANDESCENT
0
OFF
OFF
1
2
AUTO
AUTO
OFF
OFF
:
:
:
:
:
:
M
ERASE OK?
ERASE OK?
YES
YES
CANCEL
CANCEL
YES
YES
CANCEL
CANCEL
g
button
Using the Menus
1
Displaying the menu.
Press the “MENU/OK” button.
5
Confirming the setting.
Press the “MENU/OK” button.
2
Selecting a menu option.
Press the up or down arrow
on the 4-direction button.
3
Selecting an option.
Press the right arrow on the
4-direction button.
Photography:
d
button Turns Macro ( ) on and off.
c
button Sets the Flash ( ).
Playback:
Change frame or movie frame advance.
Instructions for the next step in the procedure appear
at the bottom of the LCD monitor.
Press the button indicated.
In the right side LCD monitor, press the “MENU/OK”
button to erase the displayed frame. To cancel erasing,
press the “DISP/BACK” button.
Up, down, left and right are indicated by black triangles in the Owner’s Manual. Up or down is shown
as “
a
” or “
b
”, and left or right is shown as “
d
” or “
c
”.
◆
Displaying the on-screen Help
◆
DISP/BACK button
DISP:
Press this button to select the LCD
monitor display.
BACK:
Press this button to stop a procedure
midway through.
4
Selecting a setting.
Press the up or down arrow
on the 4-direction button.
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE
4
Align the pointer on the Zoom switch with “
[
” to
zoom in. Align the pointer on the Zoom switch with
“
]
” to zoom out. A zoom bar appears on the LCD
monitor.
h
Optical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
Approx. 38 mm to 130 mm
(
„
: Approx. 39.5 mm to 135 mm)
Max. zoom scale: 3.4
×
●
!
See P.81 for information on procedures for using Digital
zoom.
2
Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the
camera with both hands.
●
!
Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture
(camera shake). Use a tripod to prevent camera shake,
particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash
mode is Suppressed flash.
●
!
Uneven brightness appears on the right-hand side of the LCD
monitor. This is normal and does not affect the photographed
image.
1
Press the “POWER” button to turn the camera
on.
2
Set the Mode switch to “
q
”.
h
Focal range
Approx. 60 cm (2.0 ft.) to infinity
●
!
Use Macro mode for subjects closer than about 60 cm (2.0 ft.)
(
➡
P.34).
●
!
When [CARD ERROR], [CARD NOT INITIALIZED], [CARD
FULL] or [NO CARD] appears, see P.103.
3
Hold the camera so that your fingers or the strap do
not cover the lens and flash. If the lens or flash is
obscured, subjects may be out of focus or the
brightness (exposure) of your shot may be incorrect.
●
!
Check that the lens is clean. If it is dirty (getting fingerprints
on the lens etc.), clean the lens as informed on P.100.
●
!
If the flash is used in dusty conditions or when it is snowing,
white dots may appear in the image due to flash reflecting off
the dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed flash mode
(
➡
P.36) to fix the problem.
1
0
1
0
2
TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE)
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
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