Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Using Your Camera Safely
 - Care to be Taken During Handling
 - Contents
 - Composition of the Operating Manual
 - Camera Features
 - 1 Getting Started
 - 2 Common Operations
 - 3 Taking Pictures
- Taking Still Pictures
- Taking Pictures
 - Setting the Shooting Mode
 - Using the Face Detection Function
 - Taking Pictures Automatically (Auto Picture Mode)
 - Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings (Program Mode)
 - Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode)
 - Using the Zoom
 - Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene/Night Scene Portrait/Digital SR/Fireworks/Candlelight Mode)
 - Taking Pictures of People (Portrait/Natural Skin Tone Mode)
 - Taking Pictures of Children (Kids Mode)
 - Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode)
 - Taking Pictures of Sports and Leisure Activities (Sport/Surf & Snow Mode)
 - Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode)
 - Taking Pictures Indoors (Party Mode)
 - Taking Pictures of Text (Text Mode)
 - Taking Pictures Using the Miniature/HDR Filter
 - Using the Camera’s Self-timer
 - Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting/Burst Shooting Mode)
 - Taking Pictures Using the Remote Control Unit (Optional)
 
 - Setting the Shooting Functions
- Selecting the Flash Mode
 - Selecting the Focus Mode
 - Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels
 - Compensating for Exposure (EV Compensation)
 - Correcting the Brightness (D-Range Setting)
 - Adjusting the White Balance
 - Setting the AE Metering
 - Setting the Sensitivity
 - Switching the Face Detection Function
 - Setting the Shake Reduction Function
 - Setting the Instant Review
 - Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)
 - Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation)
 - Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)
 - Setting the Date Imprint Function
 - Calling Up a Specific Function
 
 - Recording Movies
 - Saving the Settings (Memory)
 
 - Taking Still Pictures
 - 4 Playing Back and Deleting Images
 - 5 Editing and Printing Images
 - 6 Recording and Playing Back Sound
 - 7 Settings
- Camera Settings
- Formatting an SD Memory Card
 - Changing the Sound Settings
 - Changing the Date and Time
 - Setting the World Time
 - Changing the Display Language
 - Changing the Naming System of the Folder
 - Changing the Video Output Format
 - Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
 - Using the Power Saving Function
 - Setting the Auto Power Off Function
 - Changing the Start-up Screen
 - Correcting Defective Pixels in the CCD Sensor (Pixel Mapping)
 - Resetting to Default Settings (Reset)
 
 
 - Camera Settings
 - 8 Connecting to a Computer
 - 9 Appendix
 

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Taking Pictures
In o (Miniature)/p (HDR) Filter mode, you can take impressive 
pictures using the filter.
1
Press the four-way controller (3) in A mode.
The Capture Mode Palette appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23 45) to select o or 
p.
3
Press the 4 button.
When the o mode is selected, the screen for selecting the area to 
be blurred is displayed.
When the p mode is selected, proceed to Step 6.
4
Use the four-way controller (45) 
to select an option.
5
Press the 4 button.
The o or p mode is selected and the 
camera returns to capture status.
When the camera detects a person’s face, 
the Face Detection function is activated and 
the face detection frame appears (p.69).
6
Press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses 
on the subject at the correct distance.
Taking Pictures Using the Miniature/HDR Filter
o Miniature Filter
For capturing an image where the subject looks like a 
miniature object. The number of recorded pixels is fixed at 
f (2592×1944).
p HDR Filter For capturing an image with HDR-like effect.
Focuses on the bottom of the image 
and blurs the top.
Focuses on the center of the image 
and blurs the top and bottom.
Focuses on the top of the image and 
blurs the bottom.
Select the range to blur
Select the range to blur
OKMENU
OK
OK
Cancel
Cancel
Select the range to blur
OKCancel
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