User manual
Table Of Contents
- Read this first!
- Contents
- Unpacking
- General Guide
- Monitor Screen Contents
- Quick Start Basics
- What is a digital camera?
- What you can do with your camera
- First, charge the battery prior to use.
- Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera
- Preparing a Memory Card
- Turning the Camera On and Off
- Holding the Camera Correctly
- To shoot a snapshot
- Viewing Snapshots
- Deleting Snapshots and Movies
- Snapshot Shooting Precautions
- Using the mode dial
- Using the Control Panel
- Optimizing Image Brightness (D-Lighting)
- Changing the Image Size (Size)
- Using Flash (Flash)
- Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)
- Using the Soft Skin (Soft Skin)
- Shooting without Disturbing Others (Silent Mode)
- Shooting with Zoom
- Recording Movie Images and Audio
- Using Scene Mode
- Advanced Settings
- Using On-screen Menus
- REC Mode Settings (REC)
- Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)
- Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)
- Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)
- Using the Auto Focus Lamp (AF Lamp)
- Using Face Tracking
- Using Burst
- Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement (Stabilizer)
- Assigning Functions to the [] and [] Keys (L/R Key)
- Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)
- Using Icon Help (Icon Help)
- Configuring Power On TDefault Settings (Memory)
- Image Quality Settings (Quality)
- Snapshot Tutorial
- Other Settings (Set Up)
- Viewing Snapshots and Movies
- Other Playback Functions (PLAY)
- Using the PLAY Panel
- Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)
- Performing Playback without Disturbing Others (Silent Mode)
- Rotating an Image (Rotate)
- Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF)
- Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)
- Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)
- Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)
- Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Voice Memo)
- Copying Files (Copy)
- Printing
- Using the Camera with a Computer
- Things you can do using a computer...
- Files and Folders
- Configuring a Startup Image
- Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule (File Numbering)
- Configuring World Time Settings (World Time)
- Time Stamping Snapshots (Date Stamp)
- Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust)
- Specifying the Date Format
- Specifying the Display Language (Language)
- Configuring Sleep State Settings (LCD Save)
- Configuring Auto Power Settings (Power Saving)
- Configuring [] and [] Settings (REC/PLAY)
- Disabling File Deletion ( Disable)
- Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (TV Out)
- Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card (Format)
- Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults (Reset)
- Appendix
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Procedure
[ ] (REC) [SET] MENU REC Tab AF Area
IMPORTANT!
• Selecting “
Tracking” can cause vibration and noise to occur due to lens
operation while tracking a subject. This does not indicate malfunction.
Procedure
] (REC) [SET] MENU REC Tab AF Lamp
The AF Lamp function allows you to record images even low light conditions.If AF
Lamp is set to Auto, the AF lamp located in the front of the camera, emits an red light
by half pressing the Shutter button allowing the camera to focus easily.
IMPORTANT!
• Use [ ] and [ ] to go through the selection. Press the [SET] button to save and
apply changes.
Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)
Spot
This mode takes readings of a small area in the center of the
image. This setting works well with multi focus (page 50).
Multi
When you half-press the shutter button while this setting is
selected, the camera will select the optimum Auto Focus area
from among nine possible areas. The focus frame of the area
where the camera focuses will be displayed in green.
Tracking
Half-pressing the shutter button focuses on the subject and
causes the focus frame to track the movement of the subject.
Using the Auto Focus Lamp (AF Lamp)
“ Spot” or “
Tracking”
Focus frame
Focus frame
“
Multi”