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
3
Use the four-way controller (45) to select i or h and
press the 4 button.
The self-timer lamp begins to blink slowly and the camera is ready to
take a picture with the remote control.
When the camera detects a person’s face, the Face Detection function
is activated and the face detection frame appears (p.69).
4
Point the remote control at the remote control receiver
and press the shutter release button on the remote
control.
The focus frame turns green when the subject is in focus and the
camera takes a picture.
• The operating range is approx. 4 m (13 ft.) from the front of the camera
when using the remote control unit.
• The camera takes a picture even if the subject is out of focus.
• Press the shutter release button on the camera halfway while the self-
timer is running to stop the countdown, and press the shutter release
button on the remote control again to restart the countdown.
• You cannot take a picture using the remote control unit in 9 (Green)
mode.
• The self-timer lamp does not blink in Y (Pet) mode.
• When using the REMOTE CONTROL WATERPROOF O-RC1, you
can record a movie by pressing the { button on the remote control or
the C button on the camera.
• You can also zoom in and out using the Zoom button on the remote
control.