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Initial Settings
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The first time the camera is turned on after purchasing, the [ Language/ u ] screen appears on the monitor. Follow the procedure below to set the language displayed on the monitor and the current date and time. Once these settings are made, you will not need to set them again next time you turn on your camera.
If the [Date Adjustment] screen appears, set the date and time by following the procedure
in “Setting the Date and Time” (p.64).
MENU Cancel OK OK
Date Adjustment
Date Format
Date
Time
01 / 01 /
Settings complete
2010
24h
MENU Cancel
Setting the Display Language
You can choose the language in which the menus, error messages, etc. are displayed from the following: English, French, German, Spanish,
Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech,
Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese and Japanese.
1
Use the four-way controller
(2345) to select the desired language.
MENU Cancel OK OK
2
Press the 4 button.
The [Initial Setting] screen appears in the selected language.
Press the four-way controller (3) twice
and proceed to Step 10 on p.62 if
W (Hometown) does not have to be changed.
3
Press the four-way controller (3).
The cursor moves to W.
4
Press the four-way controller (5).
The [W Hometown] screen appears.
5
Use the four-way controller
(45) to select a city.
Initial Setting
English
New York
Text Size Standard
Settings complete
MENU Cancel
Hometown
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New York
DST
MENU Cancel
6
Press the four-way controller (3).
The cursor moves to [DST] (daylight saving time).
7
Use the four-way controller (45) to select O or P.
8
Press the 4 button.
The camera returns to the [Initial Setting] screen.
9
Press the four-way controller (3).
The cursor moves to [Text Size].
OK OK
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10
Press the four-way controller (5) and use the four-way controller
(23) to select [Standard] or
[Large].
Selecting [Large] increases the text size of the selected menu items.
11
Press the 4 button.
12
Press the four-way controller (3) to select [Settings complete].
Initial Setting
English
New York
Text Size Standard
Settings complete
MENU Cancel OK OK
13
Press the 4 button.
The [Date Adjustment] screen appears.
Initial Setting
English
New York
Text Size Standard
Large
Settings complete
MENU Cancel OK OK
In this manual, the menu screens hereafter are described with [Text Size] set to [Standard].
When the Wrong Language is Set
If you mistakenly select the wrong language in the [Language/ u] screen and proceed to the [Date Adjustment] screen, you can perform the following operation to set the language back.
If you have proceeded to switch the camera to Capture mode (and the camera is ready to take a picture), perform the following operation from
Step 2 to set the language back.
1
Press the 3 button once to display the guides on the monitor.
P ࡊࡠࠣࡓ⥄േ㔺
The screen shown on the right is an example of the guides displayed. The displayed screen will vary depending on the selected language.
The guides appear on the monitor for 3 seconds.
P
2010/01/01 00:00
2
Press the 3 button once.
[A 1] is displayed in the upper tab.
H is displayed when the mode dial is set to H.
3
Press the four-way controller (5) five times.
[R 1] is displayed in the upper tab.
Press the four-way controller (5) six times when the mode dial is set to
H.
4
Press the four-way controller (3) to select [Language/ u].
5
Press the four-way controller (5).
The [Language/ u] screen appears.
6
Use the four-way controller (2345) to select the
desired language and press the 4 button.
The [R Set-up 1] menu in the selected language appears.
Refer to the following pages and set the desired city for [Hometown] and the current date and time as necessary.
• To change the hometown: “Setting the World Time” (p.270)
• To change the date and time: “Changing the Date and Time Display”
(p.270)
• When the hometown and the date and time are not set, the [Initial Setting] screen or [Date Adjustment] screen will be displayed again next time the camera is turned on.
• If you have not proceeded to the [Date Adjustment] screen, you can reselect a language using the four-way controller (5) in the [Language/ u] screen.
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Setting the Date and Time
Set the current date and time and the display style.
1
Press the four-way controller (5).
The frame moves to [mm/dd/yy].
2
Use the four-way controller
(23) to choose the date format.
Choose [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/ mm/dd].
Date Adjustment
Date Format
Date
Time
01 / 01 /
Settings complete
2010
24h
MENU Cancel OK OK
3
Press the four-way controller (5).
The frame moves to [24h].
4
Use the four-way controller
(23) to select 24h (24-hour display) or 12h (12-hour display).
Date Adjustment
Date Format
Date
Time
/
01 / 01
/
/ 2010
Settings complete
MENU Cancel OK OK
5
Press the four-way controller (5).
The frame returns to [Date Format].
6
Press the four-way controller (3).
The frame moves to [Date].
7
Press the four-way controller (5).
The frame moves to the month.
8
Use the four-way controller (23) to set the month.
Set the day and year in the same manner.
Next, set the time.
If you select [12h] in Step 4, the camera switches between am and pm depending on the time.
9
Press the four-way controller (3) to select [Settings complete].
Date Adjustment
Date Format
Date
Time
01 / 01
/
/ 2010
Settings complete
24h
MENU Cancel OK OK
Date Adjustment
Date Format
Date
Time
/ /
09 / 09 / 2010
24h
Settings complete
MENU Cancel OK OK
10
Press the 4 button.
The camera returns to the status screen and is ready to take a picture.
If you set the date and time from the menu, the screen will return to the
[R Set-up 1] menu. In this case, press the 3 button.
Pressing the 3 button while setting the date and time cancels the settings made up to that point and switches the camera to Capture mode. After initial settings are complete, if the camera power is turned off before the date and time settings are complete, the [Date Adjustment] screen will appear first next time you turn the camera on. In this case, you can also set the date and time
from the menu later. (p.270)
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• When you press the 4 button in Step 10, the seconds value is set to 0. To set the exact time, press the 4 button when the time signal (on the TV, radio, etc.) reaches 0 seconds.
• You can change the language and date and time settings from the menu.
(p.270, p.273)
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Basic Operations
This chapter explains basic operations for shooting by setting mode dial to I (Auto Picture) to ensure successful capturing.
For information about advanced functions and settings for taking pictures, refer to chapter 4 and onward.
Basic Shooting Operation ...................................68
Using a Zoom Lens .............................................. 74
Using the Built-in Flash .......................................75
Playing Back Pictures ..........................................82
