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Camera User Guide
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This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.
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Preparations
Installingthe batteriesand memonj card
•Opening the LCD monitor
• Setting the date, 6me and language
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1, Installing the batteries.
1. Slide the battery cover lock in the direction of the arrow and
open the cover.
2, Insert the supplied 4 AA-size alkaline batteries, or
separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries.
3. Close the battery cover.
[] See _e Advanced Guide: BatteryHandling (p. 105)
2, Inserting the Memory Card.
1. Slide the memory card slot cover in the direction of the
arrow and open it.
2. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
3. Close the memory card slot cover.
[] See _e Advanced Guide: Handlingthe Memory Card (p. 107)
[] See _e Advanced Guide: Formatting MemoryCards (p. 21)
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m To Remove the Memory Card
Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then
release it.
You can use SD* memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera.
These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.
*SD standsfor Secure Digital, a copyright protection system.
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First Time Settings
• Opening the LCD Monitor
The LCD monitor can be used to check an image during shooting, to
play back recorded images or to adjust menu settings. It can be
opened to the following range of positions.
1. Opened right to left 180 degrees.
2. Tilted forward 180 degrees toward
the lens or backward 90 degrees.
When tilted forward 180 degrees
toward the lens, the image shown on
the LCD monitor is automatically
flipped and reversed so that it appears
correctly from in front of the lens.
* This reverse display function can be turned off.
[] SeetheAdvancedGuide:Rec.Menu(p.24)
3. Close the LCD monitor with the
LCD monitor facing out.
When the LCD monitor clicks into
place against the camera body, the
image will return to its original, non-
reversed orientation.
[] See the Advanced Guide: Usingthe LCD Monitor(p. 15)
_] hen not using the camera, close the LCD monitor with
the monitor facing in to protect it. The LCD monitor will
automatically turn off when it clicks shut against the
camera body.
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m Setting the Date/Time
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1. Press the power button (_).
2. Use the 4" or 4' button to select an item and the "IF or _k
button to change its value (_).
3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the
FUNC./SET button (_)),
The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 13).
•A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera
to save such settings as the date/time. This battery
charges when the main batteries are in the camera.
When you purchase the camera, place the main
batteries in it for approximately four hours or use AC
Adapter Kit ACK600 (sold separately) to charge the
lithium battery. It will charge even if the camera is
turned off.
• The date/time settings may be lost after approximately
three weeks if you remove the main batteries. Reset
the date/time settings if this occurs.
• Setting the Display Language
1. Set the mode switch to [] (playback).
2. Hold down the FUNC./SET button and press the MENU
button.
3. Use the 'IF, _k, 4" or 4' button to select a language and
press the FUNC./SET button.
The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 13).

1. Press the power button. Powerbutton
The start-up sound will play and the start-up
image will display in the LCD monitor.
•Pressing the power button again turns the
power off.
• To switch to the setting that mutes all
sounds (except for the warning sound), press and hold the
MENU button while pressing the power button.
[] See Me Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 20)
[] See _e Advanced Guide: Set upMenu (p. 25)
[] See Me Advanced Guide: My Camera Menu (p. 27)
2. Set the mode switch to a (shooting).
3. Set the shooting mode dial to _)
(Auto).
4. Aim the camera at the subject.
5. Focus and shoot. --
1. Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
When the camera focuses, the camera
beeps twice and the indicator lights green.
2. Press the shutter button fully to shoot.
The shutter sound will play and the image Indicators
will record. The indicator wiII blink green ___
while the image is recorded to the memory
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[] See Basic Shooting Functions (p. 6).
[] See _e Advanced Guide: lndicators(p. 20)
Iee _e Advanced Guidefor _e various shootingme_o_
available.
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Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting
After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for
approximately 2 seconds.
You can continue to display images regardless of the review duration
setting with the following procedures.
• Keeping the shutter button pressed after a shot.
• Pressing the FUNC./SET button while the image is displayed in the
LCD monitor.
To stop displaying the image, press the shutter button halfway.
L/_See the Advanced Guide: Review (p. 24)
Basic Shooting Functions
•Selecting a Shooting Mode
1. Set the shooting mode dial to the desired mode (_).
In the SCN and DIm modes, use the <. or +button (_) to select
a shooting mode.
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•Shooting Modes
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By simply selecting one of the following shooting modes, you can shoot with the
most appropriate settings for the scene.
[] Night Kids&Pets
Snapshot Allows you to
Allows you to take capture subjects
snapshots of that move around,
people against such as children
twilight or night backgrounds by and pets, without missing photo
reducing the effects of camera shake opportunities.
even without using atripod.
[] Indoor
Prevents camera Shoots trees and
shake and leaves -such as
maintains the new growth,
subject's true color autumn leaves or
when shooting under fluorescent or blossoms - in vivid colors.
tungsten lighting.
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later be merged (stitched) to create
[] See the Advanced Guide (p. 59) one panoramic image on a computer.
[] See the Advanced Guide (p.39)
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You can freely select camera settings such as the exposure and
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[_] •To shoot underwater, install the camera in Waterproof
Case WP-DC90 (sold separately).
• We recommend you use Waterproof Case WP-DC90
(sold separately) for shooting at ski resorts or beaches.
• Using the Zoom
1. Press the zoom lever toward _or I-_.
The zoom can be adjusted from 35 mm - 140 mm (focal length)
in 35mm film equivalent terms.
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Wide Angle: Zooms
out from the subject.
r-_ Telephoto: Zooms in
on the subject.