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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 the 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.50).
MENU OK
MENU
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, and press the 4 button.
MENU OK
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The [Initial Setting] screen appears in the selected language.
Proceed to Step 6 if W (Hometown) does not have to be changed.
MENU
2
Press the four-way controller (3) to move the frame to W,
and press the four-way controller (5).
The [W Hometown] screen appears.
3
Use the four-way controller (45) to select a city.
Refer to “List of World Time Cities”
(p.189) for cities that can be selected as a
hometown.
MENU OK
4
Press the four-way controller (3) to select [DST] (daylight
saving time), and use the four-way controller (45) to
select O or P.
5
Press the 4 button.
The camera returns to the [Initial Setting] screen.
6
Press the four-way controller (3) to select [Settings complete], and
press the 4 button.
The [Date Adjustment] screen appears.
2
MENU OK
When the hometown and the date and time are not set, the [Initial Setting] screen or [Date Adjustment] screen will be displayed again the next time the camera is turned on.
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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), and use the four-way
controller (23) to select the date format.
Choose [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/ mm/dd].
MENU OK
2
Press the four-way controller (5), and use the four-way
controller (23) to select 24h (24-hour display) or 12h (12- hour display).
3
Press the four-way controller (5).
The frame returns to [Date Format].
4
Press the four-way controller (3), and press the four-way
controller (5).
The frame moves to the month if the date format is set to [mm/dd/yy].
5
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 2, the camera switches between am and pm depending on the time.
MENU OK
6
Press the four-way controller (3) to select [Settings complete], and
press the 4 button.
The camera switches to Capture mode and is ready to take a picture.
If you set the date and time from the menu, the screen will return to the
MENU
[R Set-up 1] menu. In this case, press the 3 button.
OK
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 the next time you turn the camera on. You can also set the date and time from the
menu later. (p.187)
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• When you press the 4 button in Step 6, 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.187, p.190)
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Memo
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Basic Operations
This chapter explains basic operations for shooting by setting mode dial to n (Auto Picture) to have the camera select the optimum settings based on the subject.
For information about advanced functions and settings for taking pictures, refer to chapter 4 and onward.
Basic Shooting Operation ...................................54
Using a Zoom Lens .............................................. 56
Using the Built-in Flash .......................................57
Reviewing Images ................................................61
