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Camera Features
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Enjoy Taking Pictures
You can take beautiful pictures by simply composing your picture and pressing the shutter release button. To view and edit the pictures you have captured, just touch the LCD monitor to perform the desired operation. This section looks at the basics of how to capture, play back, and edit pictures.
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Point the Camera
Turn on the camera (p.20) and point it in the
direction of your subject. To prevent camera shake, hold the camera steady with both hands.
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Compose Your Shot
Compose your shot using the LCD monitor.
You can use the zoom lever to choose the area
you want to capture (p.45).
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Focus On the Subject
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Focus frame
Lightly press the shutter release button to set the focus.
The focus frame on the LCD monitor turns green if the subject is in focus.
• The focus frame does not appear if the subject is not in focus.
Memo
Lightly pressing the shutter release button is referred to as pressing it “halfway”. When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the focusing point and exposure (brightness) lock.
When you remove your finger from the shutter release button, the locked focusing point and exposure are canceled.
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Take the Picture
After the shutter release button is pressed halfway (which locks in the focusing point and exposure values), press it all the way down to take a picture.
The captured image appears on the LCD monitor for one second (Instant Review) and is saved.
• The Instant Review time can be adjusted (p.73). To
delete the image without saving it, touch the i icon during Instant Review.
Memo
• Pressing the shutter release button all the way down is referred to as pressing it “fully”.
• Pressing the shutter release button also allows you to take pictures continuously
(p.72). In addition, self-timer (p.69) and remote control (p.70) enable you to take
pictures hands-free.
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Using the Flash
By default, the flash is set to automatically fire when taking pictures in low light conditions.
You can change the flash mode setting (p.56) to
turn off the flash, reduce the brightness of the picture, prevent the subject from appearing with red eyes, and perform other functions.
Setting the flash mode
X Touch the LCD monitor J [Capture Toolbar] J ,.
Auto
Auto +
Red-eye
Flash Mode
Flash
Off
Flash On
+Red-eye
Flash On
Soft
Flash
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Play Back the Images
After taking a picture, press the Q button to switch to Playback mode. The captured image appears on
the LCD monitor (p.74). Touch the arrow icons
(qr) to play back the images in order.
In Playback mode, you can magnify (p.80),
delete (p.89), or rotate the images (p.79).
Additionally, you can view the images in a nine-
image display (p.81) or as a slideshow (p.85).
Selecting the function for the displayed image
X In Playback mode, touch the LCD monitor J
[Playback Toolbar] J select the function.
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Viewing Images on a TV
The pictures that you take can also be viewed on a TV or other AV equipment so that everyone can
enjoy them (p.87).
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Edit an Image
You can edit captured images (p.94).
You can change the size and quality level (p.94),
crop an image (p.95), draw a picture (p.96), add
stamps (p.96), add a frame (p.101), change the
brightness (p.104), add sound (p.107), correct
images where the flash has caused the subject
to appear with red eyes (p.106), and more.
Selecting the editing method
X In Playback mode, touch the LCD monitor J
[Playback Toolbar] J n.
Various Editing Functions
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My
OK
Digital Filters My Drawing
Use these to soften an image, give the image the look of an illustration, change the width of the subject to appear broader or more slender
(p.105).
Use the supplied stylus to draw pictures on an image, add stamps, create a stamp from part of the
image, and more (p.96).
Selecting the editing method
X On the [Playback Palette], double-touch h J i or j.
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Tips on Taking Pictures
Adjusting the Shooting Conditions
You can adjust the shooting conditions based on your creative intent.
• You can change the recorded pixels and quality level of the pictures
depending on how you intend to use them (p.94).
X 3 button J [Rec. Mode 1] J [Recorded Pixels] or [Quality Level]
• You can adjust the brightness of the picture.
“Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)” (p.53)
X 3 button J [Rec. Mode 2] J [EV Compensation]
“Selecting the AE Metering” (p.55)
X 3 button J [Rec. Mode 1] J [AE Metering]
• You can adjust the color balance of the picture.
“Adjusting the Color Balance (White Balance)” (p.58)
X 3 button J [Rec. Mode 1] J [White Balance]
You can also adjust the sharpness, saturation, and contrast of the picture
(p.60).
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Selecting the Shooting Mode
By selecting the shooting mode according to the shooting situation, you can easily take pictures with the appropriate settings.
Select from Program, Night Scene, Landscape,
Flower, Portrait, Surf & Snow, Sport, Pet, Food,
and Frame Composite (p.42).
Selecting the shooting mode
X Touch the LCD monitor J [Capture Toolbar] J A.
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Enjoy Recording Movies
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Enjoy Recording Movies
With this camera, you can record movies (640×480 pixels at 30 fps), with sound for playback on a TV or PC, to an SD Memory Card or the built-in memory. Recorded movies can easily be edited with a variety of editing functions.
• You can also record movies at QVGA (320×240) size or at 15 fps.
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Switch to Movie Recording Mode
To record movies, use the [Capture Palette] to switch to Movie Recording mode.
Switching to Movie Recording mode
X In Capture mode, touch the LCD monitor J
[Capture Toolbar] J A J double-touch C.
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Record a Movie
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Press the shutter release button fully to start movie recording.
Press the shutter release button fully again to stop movie recording.
The information on the left appears on the LCD monitor during recording.
1 Recording icon
2 Remaining recordable time
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Play Back the Movie
After recording a movie, press the Q button to switch to Playback mode. The recorded movie appears on the LCD monitor.
In Playback mode, you can reverse playback, pause playback, adjust the volume, and reverse or forward playback frame by frame
(p.83).
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Edit a Movie
You can save one frame from a movie (p.109).
Selecting the movie editing method
X Touch the LCD monitor J [Playback Toolbar] J n
J double-touch [.
OK
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About Movie Recording:
Yes
• You can use both the optical and digital zoom when composing your shot, but only the digital zoom is
available when recording (p.45).
• You can record movies by pressing and holding the shutter release button for more than one second.
• You can adjust the recorded pixels, frame rate, and quality level
(p.51).
• You can set the white balance, sharpness, saturation, and
contrast (p.58, p.60).
• You can correct the exposure
before recording (p.53).
No
• Flash mode and continuous shooting mode are not available.
• You cannot change the following shooting conditions:
[Focusing Area]: Spot (p.65)
[Focus Limiter]: Off (p.66)
[Aux.AF Light]: Off (p.66)
[AE Metering]: Center-weighted
metering (p.55)
[Sensitivity]: Auto (p.67)
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Enjoy Recording Sounds
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Enjoy Recording Sounds
You can record sounds to an SD Memory Card or the built-in memory.
You can add an index during recording to help you quickly find the section of sound you want to listen to. You can also add voice memos to pictures you have taken.
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Switch to Voice Recording Mode
To record sounds, use the [Capture Palette] to switch to Voice Recording mode.
Switching to Voice Recording mode
X In Capture mode, touch the LCD monitor J
[Capture Toolbar] J A J double-touch O.
Microphone
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Record Sounds
Press the shutter release button fully to start
1 2 voice recording. The self-timer lamp blinks
01:30:22 during recording.
00: 01: 22
Index
SHUTTER Stop
Press the shutter release button fully again to stop voice recording.
The following information appears on the LCD monitor during recording.
1 Recording time
2 Remaining recordable time
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Enjoy Recording Sounds
Using the Index Function for Quicker and Easier Playback
Touch [Index] on the LCD monitor during recording to add an index to the current sound file. By adding an index to a point in the sound file, you can quickly jump to that position during playback at any time.
• Indexes cannot be added during playback.
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Play Back the Sound
After recording, press the Q button to switch
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In Playback mode, you can fast forward, fast rewind, and adjust the volume. When indexes are added during recording, you can fast
forward or fast rewind to each index (p.84).
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Adding a Voice Memo to a Picture
You can add a voice memo of up to 60 seconds to a picture you have already taken to describe the picture or how it
was shot (p.107).
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Enjoy Printing Images
Enjoy Printing Images
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After taking pictures and editing them, you can print them easily by using
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) settings. You can even print them directly from the camera without a PC when using a PictBridgecompatible printer. You can then share prints with friends and family or keep them in a photo album. Pictures can be output on a DPOFcompatible printer or printed by a local photo processing lab using DPOF settings that indicate the number of photos and date imprinting options for your “print order”.
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Make the DPOF Print Settings
Choose the number of copies and if the date is
DPOF to be superimposed on the pictures you want to
print (DPOF settings) (p.112).
The pictures can then be printed using a DPOF-
Print One Print All compatible printer or photo processing lab.
• To use a photo processing lab, take the SD
Memory Card containing the pictures with the print order data and ask to have them printed.
How to configure the DPOF settings
X In Playback mode, touch the LCD monitor J
[Playback Toolbar] J n J double-touch r.
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Set the USB Connection Mode
USB Connection
By connecting the camera to a PictBridgecompatible printer with the provided USB cable, you can print images directly from the camera without a PC.
To print pictures, you need to set the [USB
Connection] mode on the camera to
[PictBridge] in advance (p.132).
Setting the [USB Connection] mode
X 3 button J touch [Setting] J [USB
Connection].
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Connect the Camera to a Printer
Connect the camera to a printer that supports
Select printing mode PictBridge using the provided USB cable. The
Print
All
Print
One
DPOF
Setting settings for the number of copies and whether to superimpose the date can also be made on the camera when printing even if no DPOF print
settings are made (p.115).
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Print with DPOF setting
Date
Print the Images
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Print
Copies
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If the DPOF settings have already been made, simply touch [DPOF Setting] and then [Print] to
print the pictures (p.118). You can also print
individual images (p.116) or print all the images
on an SD Memory Card or those stored in the
built-in memory (p.118).
When printing is completed, turn off the camera, and disconnect the USB cable from the camera and printer.
Inserting the Date on Prints
By inserting the date on your prints, you can easily determine when the picture was taken. The setting for inserting the date can be made when making
the DPOF settings or when printing (p.112, p.116,
p.118).
• Not all printers are capable of date imprinting.
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