Owner's Manual

Table Of Contents
Basic
Photography
and
Playback
"Point-and-Shoot" Photography
(~
and
\iJ
Modes)
This
section describes
how
to take photographs in Q (auto) mode,
an
automatic "point-and-shoot" mode in which the majority
of
settings
are
controlled by the camera in response
to
shooting conditions, and
in which the flash will fire automatically
if
the subject
is
poorly lit.
To
take photographs with the flash
off
while leaving the camera in
control
of
other settings, rotate the mode dial
to
c:1)
to
select auto (flash off) mode.
Step 1:Turn
the
Camera On
1 Turn the camera on.
Remove the lens cap and turn the camera on. The information display will
appear in the monitor.
Description
Battery fully charged.
Battery partially discharged.
..............•..
Low battery. Ready fully-charged spare battery
or
prepare
to
charge battery.
.Battery exhausted; shutter release disabled. Charge or
exchange battery.
c::.
c::.
(blinks)
Cj]
(blinks)
2 Check the battery level.
Check the battery level in the information
display or the viewfinder (if the monitor
is
off,
press
the
~O~
button
to
view the information
display;
if
the monitor does
not
turn on, the
battery
is
exhausted and must be recharged).
Information
display'
Viewfinder
~.'.I
Pal
Image Sensor Cleaning
The camera vibrates the low-pass filter covering the image sensor
to
remove dust when
the
camera
is
turned on or off.
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