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Initial Settings
2
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.
If the [Date Adjustment] screen appears, set the date and time by following the procedure
in “Setting the Date and Time” (p.62).
Date Adjustment
Date Format mm/dd/yy
24h
Date 01/01/2012
Time
Settings complete
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.
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.61 if
W
(Hometown) does not have to be changed.
Initial Setting
New York
Text Size
English
Standard
Settings complete
MENU
Cancel
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 ( to select a city.
45
)
Turn the rear e-dial (
S
) to change the region.
Refer to “List of World Time Cities”
(p.255) for cities that can be selected as a
hometown.
Hometown
New York
DST
MENU Cancel OK OK
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].
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.
Initial Setting
New York
English
Text Size
Standard
Large
Settings complete
MENU
Cancel OK OK
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
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2
62
13
Press the
4
button.
The [Date Adjustment] screen appears.
2
• You can change the text size from the [
R
Set-up 1] menu later. In this manual, the menu screens hereafter are described with [Text Size] set to [Standard].
• 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.
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
/
01/01/2012
24h
Settings complete
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
/
01/01/2012
24h
Time
Settings complete
MENU
Cancel
OK
OK
5
Press the
4
button.
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 mm/dd/yy
24h
01/01/2012
Settings complete
MENU
Cancel
OK
OK
Date Adjustment
Date Format
Date
Time mm/dd/yy
24h
10/10/2012
Settings complete
OK
OK
MENU
Cancel
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.
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2
• 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.
• 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.
• You can change the language and date and time settings from the menu.
(p.253, p.256)
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Memo
3
Basic Operations
This chapter explains basic operations for shooting by setting mode dial to Green mode (automatic exposure according to the program line set to
j
) to ensure successful capturing.
For information about advanced functions and settings for taking pictures, refer to chapter 4 and onward.
Basic Shooting Operation ...................................66
Using the Built-in Flash .......................................69
Playing Back Images ............................................73
