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
7
Press the shutter release button fully.
The picture is taken.
In Self-timer mode, the picture is taken ten seconds or two seconds after 
the shutter release button is pressed.
Stabilize the camera with a tripod or other support when taking a picture 
using the self-timer.
1
Press the four-way controller (2) in A mode.
The [Drive Mode] screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (45) to select g and press 
the four-way controller (3).
3
Use the four-way controller (45) 
to select g or Z and press the 4 
button.
The camera is ready to take the picture 
using the self-timer.
When the camera detects a person’s face, 
the Face Detection function is activated and 
the face detection frame appears (p.69).
4
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.
5
Press the shutter release button fully.
The picture is taken ten seconds or two seconds later.
Processing the captured images by using the Miniature/HDR filter 
1
 p.138
Using the Camera’s Self-timer
g
Self-timer
Use this mode when you want to be included in a group 
picture. The picture is taken approximately ten seconds 
after the shutter release button is pressed.
Z
2 sec. Self-timer
Use this mode to avoid camera shake. The picture is taken 
approximately two seconds after the shutter release button 
is pressed.
MENU
Drive Mode
D r i v e  Mo de
Self-timer
S e l f -t im er
Drive Mode
Self-timer
OK
O K
OK
Cancel
C a n c el
Cancel
OK










