Operating Manual
Table Of Contents
- FOR YOUR SAFETY
- PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY USAGE
- Handling the Camera
- CONTENTS
- Contents of this manual
- 1 Before using your camera
- 2 Getting Started
- 3 Basic Operation
- 4 Shooting Functions
- 5 Playback Functions
- 6 Settings
- Setting Menu List
- How to Operate the Settings Menu
- Camera Settings
- Formatting a CF card
- Setting the Custom Functions
- Setting the Color Saturation
- Setting the Image Sharpness
- Setting the Contrast
- Setting the Instant Review
- Auto Power Off
- Turning the Beep On and Off
- Changing the Date Style and Date / Time
- Setting the World Time
- Setting the Display Language
- Selecting the Video Output Format
- Setting the LCD Monitor Brightness
- Resetting the File Number
- Setting the Slideshow
- Sensor Cleaning
- Resetting to Default Settings
- Custom Function Chart
- List of City Names
- 7 Connecting
- 8 Appendix
- More Details about Capture Functions
- Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed
- Calculating flash distance from the aperture used (using built-in flash)
- Calculating aperture used from the flash distance (using the built-in flash)
- F, FA and FA J Lenses Compatibility with the Built-in Flash
- Setting the White Balance Manually
- FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH VARIOUS LENS COMBINATIONS
- Optional Accessories
- Cleaning the CCD
- Precautions Regarding Memory Cards
- Error Messages
- Troubleshooting
- Main Specifications
- Glossary
- WARRANTY POLICY
- More Details about Capture Functions
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Basic Operation
3
5
Adjust the focus and take a
picture.
Position the subject within the
autofocus frame and press the shutter
release button to take the picture (p.17).
The flash fires automatically based on
light conditions.
Push the flash down by hand after you
finish taking pictures.
The shutter release button has two positions.
Pressing it down halfway (first position) turns on the viewfinder and LCD
display indications and the autofocus system operates. Pressing it fully
(second position) takes the picture.
Instant Review displays the image immediately after taking a picture. The
Instant Review default setting displays for 1 sec. Press the Delete button
(i) to display the delete screen while the image is displayed. Press the
four-way controller (2) to select [Delete] and press OK. The image is
deleted.
OPERATING THE SHUTTER RELEASE BUTTON
• Press the shutter release button gently to prevent camera shake when taking
a picture.
• Practice pressing the shutter release button halfway to learn where the first
position is.
• The viewfinder indications stay on for about 10 seconds (initial value) after
the button is released from the halfway position. Pressing the shutter release
button halfway down keeps the LCD indicator on.
Instant Review
Not pressed Pressed
halfway
(first position)
Fully pressed
(second
position)