Olympus X-560WP - Digital Camera - Compact User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
X-560WP
● ThankyouforpurchasinganOlympusdigitalcamera.Beforeyoustartto
useyournewcamera,pleasereadtheseinstructionscarefullytoenjoy
optimumperformance anda longerservice life.Keep thismanual ina
safeplaceforfuturereference.
● We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your
camerabeforetakingimportantphotographs.
● Intheinterestofcontinuallyimprovingproducts,Olympusreserves the
righttoupdateormodifyinformationcontainedinthismanual.
● Thescreenandcameraillustrationsshowninthismanualwereproduced
duringthedevelopmentstagesandmaydifferfromtheactualproduct.
Instruction Manual

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Step5
Step2
Step4
Step3
How to Use the Camera
“ThreeTypesofSettingOperations”(p.3)
Printing
“Directprinting(PictBridge)”(p.34)
“PrintReservations(DPOF)”(p.37)
Shooting and Playing Back Images
“Shooting,Playback,andErasing”(p.14)
Preparing the Camera
“PreparingtheCamera”(p.10)
Names of Parts ......................................6
Preparing the Camera .........................10
Shooting, Playback, and Erasing.......14
Using Shooting Modes........................17
Using Shooting Functions..................20
Using Playback Features ....................23
Menus for Shooting Functions...........24
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Menus for Playback, Editing, and
Printing Functions...............................28
Menus for Other Camera Settings .....31
Printing .................................................34
Using OLYMPUS Master 2...................40
Usage Tips ...........................................43
Appendix ..............................................47
Index .....................................................63
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Contents
Step1
Checking the contents of the box
Strap LI-42BLithiumIonBattery LI-41CBatteryCharger
Digitalcamera
USBcable AVcable microSDAttachment
Otheraccessoriesnotshown:InstructionManual(thismanual),OLYMPUSMaster2,warrantycard.
Contentsmayvarydependingonpurchaselocation.

shootingmode(p.17).
1Press the button.
Thisexampledescribeshowtosetthe[POWER
SAVE].
CAMERA MENU
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
Shootingmodetop
menu
2Use abcd to select the
desired menu, and press the
obutton.
 Pressingand
holdingtheE
buttondisplays
anexplanation
(menuguide)ofthe
selectedoption.
BACKUP
NO
1
2
3
SETUP
SET
OK
ENGLISH
PIXEL MAPPING
MEMORY FORMAT
MENU
EXIT
Submenu1
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Please read “Menu Settings” (p. 24 to 33) while referring to this page.
 button Arrowpad
obutton
Buttonsinuse
3Use ab to select the desired
submenu 1, and press the
obutton.
1
2
3
SETUP
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
POWER SAVE OFF
NTSCVIDEO OUT
1
2
3
SETUP
MENU
SET
OK
BACK
POWER SAVE OFF
NTSCVIDEO OUT
POWER SAVE
OFF
ON
Pagetab Submenu2
 Toquicklymovetothedesiredsubmenu,
pressctohighlightthepagetab,and
thenuseab tomovethepagetab.
Pressdtoreturntothesubmenu1.
 Somemenusincludesubmenusthat
appearbypressingtheobutton.
4Use ab to select the submenu
2, and press the
obutton.
Onceasettingismade,
thedisplayreturnstothe
previousscreen.
 Theremaybeadditionaloperations.
“MenuSettings”(p.24to33)
5Press the button to
complete the setting.
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Three Types of Setting Operations
Ebutton
Using the Menu
Variouscamerasettingscanbeaccessedthrough
themenus,includingfunctionsusedduringshooting
andplaybackandthedate/timeandscreendisplay.
 Theremaybeunavailablemenusdepending
ontheotherrelatedsettingsortheselected
1
2
3
SETUP
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
POWER SAVE ON
NTSCVIDEO OUT
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Using the Direct Buttons
Frequentlyusedshootingfunctionscanbeaccessedusingthe
directbuttons.
Shutterbutton(p.14)
Zoombutton(p.20,p.23)
g/Ebutton(changinginformationdisplay/
menuguide)(p.3,p.22,p.23)
Fbutton(exposurecompensation)(p.21)
&button(macro)(p.21)
#button(ash)(p.20)
Ybutton(self-timer)(p.21)
Kbutton(shooting/switchingshootingmodes)
(p.14)
qbutton(playback)(p.15)
L/Dbutton(backlightboost/erase)
(p.16,p.22)
Buttonsinuse
obutton(p.3,p.22)
Using the FUNC Menu (p. 22)
Frequentlyusedshootingmenufunctionscanbesetwithless
stepsusingtheFUNCmenu.
Arrowpad
obutton

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1GSLIDESHOW................ p.28
2HPERFECTFIX.............. p.28
3I EDIT
Q(Resize)................ p.28
P(Crop).................... p.28
MenusforPlayback,Editing,andPrintingFunctions
Settingscanbeadjusted,whentheimageisplayedbackby
pressingtheqbutton.
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
PLAYBACK MENU
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Playbackmodetopmenu
4J PLAYBACKMENU
0(Protect)............... p.29
y(Rotate)................... p.29
R(Addsoundtostill
picture)..................... p.29
5K ERASE......................... p.30
6LPRINTORDER............. p.30
7ESETUP*
*Sameas“Menusfor
shootingfunctions”
8F SILENTMODE............. p.33
1A IMAGEQUALITY......... p.24
2BCAMERAMENU
WB............................... p.25
ISO.............................. p.25
R(stillpictures/movies)
................................. p.26
PANORAMA................ p.26
AFMODE.................... p.27
3CSWITCHSHOOTING
MODES
P................................. p.14
G............................ p.17
DISMODE................... p.18
s........................... p.17
MOVIE......................... p.18
4D RESET........................ p.27
5 E SETUP
MEMORYFORMAT/
FORMAT..................... p.31
BACKUP...................... p.31
W(Language)........ p.31
PIXELMAPPING......... p.31
K/q......................... p.31
SAVESETTINGS........ p.32
MENUCOLOR............ p.32
BEEP........................... p.32
s(Monitor)............... p.32
X(Date/time)............ p.32
VIDEOOUT................. p.33
POWERSAVE............. p.33
6F SILENTMODE............. p.33
Menu Index
MenusforShootingFunctions
Settingscanbeadjusted,whenashootingmodeisselected.
CAMERA MENU
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
4
1
2
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5
Shootingmodetopmenu

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Names of Parts
1 Microphone...........................p.26,29
2 Self-timerlamp............................p.21
3 Multi-connector...............p.33,34,41
4 Connectorcover.......p.33,34,41,51
5 Strapeyelet.................................p.10
6 Battery/cardcompartmentcover
........................................ p.11,44,51
Camera unit
3
4
6
5
7
9
10
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2
8
11
7 Shutterbutton.......................p.14,43
8nbutton......................p.13,14
9 Lens............................................p.47
10 Flash...........................................p.20
11 Tripodsocket.................................. —

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1
4
5
2
7
6
9
10
8
1 Zoombutton..........................p.20,23
2 Cardaccesslamp.......................p.49
3 Monitor........................p.8,14,32,44
4Kbutton(shooting/switchingshooting
modes)........................................p.14
5button............................. p.3,5
6DISP./Ebutton(changinginformation
display/menuguide)..........p.3,22,23
7qbutton(playback).................. p.15
8obutton(OK/FUNC).............p.3,22
9L/Dbutton(backlightboost/erase)
..............................................p.16,22
10 Arrowpad...........................p.3,4,12
Fbutton(exposurecompensation)
...............................................p.21
&button(macro)................... p.21
Ybutton(self-timer).............. p.21
#button(ash)......................p.20

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Monitor
Shooting mode display
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AFL
N ORM
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9
7
8
11131415 1012
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16
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15
1
9
11 101215
17
16
2 4 63
ISO
1600
19
18
19
Stillimage Movie
1 Shootingmode......................p.17,18
2 Flashmode.................................p.20
3 Silentmode................................. p.33
4 Macro/supermacro.....................p.21
5 AFlock........................................p.18
6 Batterycheck........................p.10,44
7 Flashstandby/
camerashakewarning/
ashcharge................................p.43
8 AFtargetmark............................p.14
9 Recordingwithsound.................p.26
10 Numberofstorablestillpictures/
remainingrecordingtime
........................................p.14,19,49
11 Currentmemory..........................p.48
12 Self-timer....................................p.21
13 Aperturevalue............................p.14
14 Shutterspeed.............................p.14
15 Exposurecompensation.............p.21
16 Compression/framerate.............p.24
17 Imagesize..................................p.24
18 ISO..............................................p.25
19 Whitebalance.............................p.25

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Playback mode display
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ISO 1 600
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10
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6
7
11
34 51
15
16
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Stillimage Movie
1 Silentmode................................. p.33
2 Printreservation/
numberofprints..........................p.37
3 Recordingwithsound.....p.26,29,46
4 Protect........................................p.29
5 Batterycheck........................p.10,44
6 Aperturevalue............................p.14
7 Exposurecompensation.............p.21
8 Whitebalance.............................p.25
9 Imagesize..................................p.24
10 Filenumber..................................... —
11 Framenumber/elapsedtime/
totalrecordingtime.....................p.15
12 Currentmemory..........................p.48
13 Compression/framerate.............p.24
14 ISO..............................................p.25
15 Dateandtime.......................p.13,32
16 Shutterspeed.............................p.14

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Preparing the Camera
 Batterycomespartiallycharged.Before
use,besuretochargethebatteryuntilthe
chargingindicatorgoesoff(forapprox.
longest2hours).
 Ifthechargeindicatordoesnotlightor
itblinks,thebatterymaynotbeinserted
correctlyorthebatteryorthechargermay
bebroken.
 Fordetailsonthebatteryandthecharger,
see“Batteryandcharger”(p.47).
When to charge the battery
Chargethebatterywhentheerrormessage
shownbelowappears.
BATTERYEMPTY
Monitortopright Errormessage
Flashesinred
Attaching the camera strap
 Pullthestraptightsothatitdoesnotcome
loose.
Charging the battery
 Thebatterychargerincluded(ACcableor
plug-intype)differsdependingontheregion
whereyoupurchasedthecamera.
Ifyoureceivedaplug-intypebattery
charger,plugitdirectlyintoanACoutlet.
Example: AC cable type battery
charger
ACoutlet
ACcable
Lithiumionbattery
Batterycharger
Chargingindicator
On:Charging
Off:Charged
1
2
3

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Loading the battery and
the xD-Picture Card™ (sold
separately) into the camera
 Donotinsertanythingotherthanan
xD-PictureCardorthemicroSDAttachment
intothecamera.
1

12
Battery/cardcompartmentcover
2
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Batterylockknob
 Insertthebatterybyputtinginthe 
markedsiderst,withthe markstoward
thebatterylockknob.
 Insertthebatterywhileslidingthebattery
lockknobinthedirectionofthearrow.
 Toremovethebattery,unlockthebattery
lockknobbyslidingitinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
 Turnoffthecamerabeforeopeningor
closingthebattery/cardcompartmentcover.
 Whenusingthecamera,besuretoclose
thebattery/cardcompartmentcover.
3

Notch
Indexarea
 Insertthecardstraightuntilitclicksintoplace.
 Donottouchthecontactareaonthecard.
4

 Checkthesealofthebattery/cardcompartment
covertoseethatthereisnoforeignmaterial
(dirt,dustorsand),cracksoraws.
 Thiscameraallowstheusertotakepictures
usingtheinternalmemoryevenwhen
noxD-PictureCard(soldseparately)is
inserted.“UsinganxD-PictureCard”(p.48)
 “Numberofstorablepictures(stillpictures)/
continuousrecordinglength(movies)inthe
internalmemoryandxD-Picturecard”(p.49)
To remove the xD-Picture Card
1 2
 Pressthecardinuntilitclicksandcomes
outslightly,andthengraspthecardtopullit
out.

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Using a microSD card/
microSDHC card
(sold separately)
AmicroSDcard/microSDHCcard(hereinafter
bothwillbereferredtoas“ThemicroSDcard”)
isalsocompatiblewiththiscamerausingthe
microSDAttachment.
 “UsingamicroSDAttachment”(p.50)
1Insert the microSD card into the
Attachment.
Insertthecardto
theend.
2Insert the microSD Attachment into
the camera.
Notch
To remove the microSD card
 PullthemicroSDcardstraightout.
 Donottouchthecontactareaonthe
microSDAttachmentand/ormicroSDcard.
Arrow pad and operation guide
Thesymbols,    displayed
onvarioussettingandmovieplaybackscreens
indicatethatthearrowpadistobeused.
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Arrowpad




Operationguidesdisplayedatthebottomofthe
screenindicatethatthebutton,obutton,
zoombutton,orDbuttonistobeused.
1
4
2
5
3
6
IN
OK

MENU
BACK GO
SEL. IMAGE
T
WSET
OK
MENU
EXIT
CAMERA MENU
SET
OK
Operationguide

13 EN
Setting the date and time
Thedateandtimesetherearesavedtoimage
lenames,dateprints,andotherdata.
1Press the nbutton to turn on
the camera.
Thedateandtimesettingscreenisdisplayed
whenthedateandtimearenotset.
X
Y M
Y M D
D TIME
---- -- -- -- --
MENU
CANCEL
Dateandtimesettingscreen
2Use ab to select the year for [Y].
2009
-- -- -- --
X
Y M
Y M D
D TIME
MENU
CANCEL
3Press the obutton to save the
setting for [Y].
2009
-- -- -- --
X
Y M
Y M D
D TIME
MENU
CANCEL
4As in steps 2 and 3, use abcd
and the obutton to set
[M] (month), [D] (day), [TIME] (hours
and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date
order).
 Foraprecisetimesetting,pressthe
obuttonasthetimesignalstrikes
00seconds.
 Tochangethedateandtime,adjustthe
settingfromthemenu.
[X](Date/time)(p.32)
●
Changing the display language
Thelanguageforthemenuanderrormessages
displayedonthemonitorisselectable.
1Press the button, and press
abcd to select [E] (SETUP).
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
SETUP
2Press the obutton.
1
2
3
BACKUP
NO
SETUP
ENGLISH
PIXEL MAPPING
MEMORY FORMAT
MENU
EXIT SET
OK
3Use ab to select [W] and
press the obutton.
4Use abcd to select your
language and press the obutton.
5Press the button.

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Shooting, Playback, and Erasing
Shooting with optimum
aperture value and shutter
speed (Pmode)
Inthismode,automaticcamerashootingcan
beusedwhilealsoallowingchangestoawide
rangeofothershootingmenufunctions,suchas
exposurecompensation,whitebalanceandso
onasneeded.
Fordetailsonthefunctionsthatcanbeadjusted,
see“MenusforShootingFunctions”onpage24.
1Press the nbutton to turn on
the camera.
10 M
4
IN
N ORM
P
Monitor
(standbymodescreen)
Numberofstorablestillpictures(p.49)
Pmodeindicator
 IfPmodeisnotdisplayed,pressthe
Kbuttonafewtimestoselectit.
Currentshootingmodedisplay
 Pressthenbuttonagaintoturnoff
thecamera.
 Beforeshooting,makesurethatthelensis
clean.
2Hold the camera, and compose the
shot.
1/400 F3.7
P
Horizontalgrip
Verticalgrip
Monitor
 Whenholdingthecamera,keepyour
ngersandotherobjectsawayfromthe
ash.
3Press the shutter button halfway
down to focus on the subject.
Whenthecamerafocusesonthesubject,the
exposureislocked(shutterspeedandaperture
valuearedisplayed),andtheAFtargetmark
changestogreen.
ThecamerawasunabletofocusiftheAFtarget
markashesred.Tryfocusingagain.
1/400 F3.7
P
AFtargetmark
Presshalfway
Shutterspeed
Aperturevalue
 “Focusing”(p.45)
●
●

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To play back movies
Selectamovie,andpresstheobutton.
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100-0004
4
IN
MOVIE PLAY
OK
Movie
 Thesoundrecordedinmoviescannotbe
playedbackonthiscamera.Toplayback
movieswithsound,connecttoaTVorPC.
Operations during movie playback
Fast-forward: Whiledispressed,the
movieisfast-forwarded.
Rewind:Whilecispressed,themovie
isrewound.
Pause:Presstheobutton.
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00:12 / 00:34
IN
Duringplayback
Elapsedtime/
Totalrecordingtime
First (last) frame/frame advance:
Duringpause,pressatodisplaytherst
frame,andpressbtodisplaythelast
frame.Playbackisreversedwhilecis
pressed,playbackoccursnormallywhiled
ispressed.Presstheobuttontoresume
playback.
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00:14 / 00:34
IN
/
Duringpause
To stop movie playback
Pressthebutton.
4To take the picture, gently press
the shutter button all the way down
while being careful not to shake the
camera.
P
1/400 F3.7
Imagereviewscreen
Pressfully
To view images during shooting
Pressingtheqbuttonenablesplaybackof
images.Toreturntoshooting,eitherpress
theKbuttonorpresstheshutterbutton
halfwaydown.
To shoot movies
“Shootingmovies(Amode)”(p.18)
Viewing images
1Press the qbutton.
1
IN
10 M
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100-0001
N ORM
Playbackimage
Framenumber
2Use abcd to select an image.
Displays
10framesbefore
thecurrentimage
Displaysnext
image
Displaysprevious
image
Displays
10framesafter
thecurrent
image
 Thedisplaysizeoftheimagescanbe
changed.“Indexviewandclose-upview”
(p.23)

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Erasing images during
playback (Single image erase)
1Press the Dbutton when the
playback image to be erased is
displayed.
ERASE
OK
IN
N O
YES
SET
CANCEL
MENU
2Press ato select [YES], and press
the obutton.
 [K](ERASE)(p.30)

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Using Shooting Modes
TheshootingmodechangesintheorderofP,
G,h,s,AeachtimetheKbuttonis
pressed.Byswitchingtoothershootingmode,
mostsettingssetinotherthanPmodewillbe
changedtothedefaultsettingsoftherespective
shootingmode.
Shooting with automatic
settings (Gmode)
Accordingtothescene,thecamera
automaticallyselectstheoptimalshootings
modefrom[PORTRAIT]/[LANDSCAPE]/
[NIGHT+PORTRAIT]/[SPORT]/[MACRO].
Thisisafullyautomaticmodethatallowsthe
usertotakepicturesusingthebestmodeforthe
shootingscenesimplybypressingtheshutter
button.Thesettingsin[B](CAMERAMENU)
arenotavailableinGmode.
1Press the Kbutton a few times to
set G.
10 M
4
IN
N ORM
AF ON
Gmodeindicator
Theindicatorchangestotheicon
fortheshootingmodeselected
bythecamera.
Presstheshutterbuttonhalfwaydownorpressthe
gbuttontocheckwhichshootingmodethe
camerahasautomaticallyselected.
 Insomecases,thecameramaynotselect
thedesiredshootingmode.
 Whenthecameracannotidentifywhichis
theoptimalmode,Pmodewillbeselected.
To focus on a moving subject
continuously [AF TRACKING]
PressctoentertheAFTRACKINGstandby
condition.Fordetailsonproceduretostart
tracking,see“Tofocusonamovingsubject
continuously[AFTRACKING]”(p.27).
●
Using the best mode for the
shooting scene (smode)
1Press the Kbutton a few times to
set s.
PORTRAIT
SET
OK
MENU
EXIT
Anexplanationoftheselectedmodeisdisplayed
whiletheEbuttonispressedandheld.
2Use ab to select the best
shooting mode for the scene, and
press the obutton.
10 M
4
IN
N ORM
Iconindicating
thescenemode
thatisset
 Insmode,theoptimumshooting
settingsarepre-programmedforspecic
shootingscenes.Forthisreason,settings
maynotbechangedinsomemodes.
 Tochangetoanotherscenemode,usethe
menu.[CSWITCHSHOOTINGMODES]
(p.27)
●

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Using the digital image
stabilization mode (hmode)
Thismodeenablestheusertoreduceblurring
thatiscausedbyacamerashakeandsubject
movement.
1Press the Kbutton a few times to
set h.
10 M
h
4
IN
N ORM
hmodeindicator
Shooting movies (nmode)
Audioisrecordedwiththemovie.
1Press the Kbutton a few times to
set n.
00:35
QVGA
15
IN
Amodeindicator
To zoom while shooting a movie
Whilerecordingamoviewithsound,onlythe
digitalzoomisavailable.Tousetheoptical
zoom,set[R](movies)(p.26)to[OFF].
Submenu 1 Application
BPORTRAIT/
FLANDSCAPE/
GNIGHTSCENE*1/
MNIGHT+PORTRAIT/
CSPORT/
NINDOOR/
WCANDLE*1/
RSELFPORTAIT/
SSUNSET*1/
XFIREWORKS*1/
VCUISINE/
dDOCUMENTS/
UNDERWATER
SNAPSHOT
cPET
Thecameratakesa
pictureinthemode
fortheshooting
scene.
*1 Whenthesubjectisdark,noisereductionis
automaticallyactivated.Thisapproximatelydoubles
theshootingtime,duringwhichnootherpictures
canbetaken.
To take underwater photos
Select[UNDERWATERSNAPSHOT].
 “Importantinformationaboutwaterresistant
feature”(p.50)
To lock the focus distance for an
underwater shot (AF lock)
When[UNDERWATERSNAPSHOT]is
selected,pressb.
AFL
10 M
4
IN
N ORM
^mark
 Tocancel,pressbagaintoclearthe
^mark.
To take pictures of a moving subject
like a pet ([cPET])
1Useabtoselect[cPET],andpress
theobuttontoset.
2HoldthecameratoaligntheAFtarget
markonthesubjectandpressb.
Whenthecamerarecognizesthesubject,the
AFtargetmarkautomaticallytracksthesubject
movementtofocusonitcontinuously.
“Tofocusonamovingsubjectcontinuously[AF
TRACKING]”(p.27)
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2Press the shutter button halfway
down to focus on the subject, and
gently press the button all the way
down to start recording.
Presshalfway
Pressfully
00:34
REC
Lightsupredduringrecording
Remainingrecordingtime(p.49)
3Gently press the shutter button all
the way down to stop recording.

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Using the ash
Theashfunctionscanbeselectedtobest
matchtheshootingconditionsandrenderthe
desiredimage.
1Press the #button.
P
OKOK
AUTO
SET
FLASH AUTO
AUTO
!#$
2Use cd to select the setting
option, and press the obutton to
set.
Item Description
FLASHAUTO Theashresautomaticallyin
low-lightorbacklightconditions.
REDEYE
Pre-ashesareemittedtoreduce
theoccurrenceofredeyeinyour
photos.
FILLIN Theashresregardlessofthe
availablelight.
FLASHOFF Theashdoesnotre.
Using the zoom
Pressingthezoombuttonadjuststheshooting
range.
Pressingthewide
(W)button
Pressingthetelephoto
(T)button
10 M
P
4
IN
N ORM
10 M
P
4
IN
N ORM
Zoombar
 Opticalzoom:3.0×,digitalzoom:4.0×.
 Useofhmode(p.18)isrecommended
whenshootingwiththetelephotozoom.
 Thezoombarappearanceidentiesthe
statusofthedigitalzoom.
Digitalzoom
range
Whenusing
opticalzoomand
digitalzoom
Opticalzoom
range
Using Shooting Functions