En Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Package Contents ........................................................................................................................................................1 Safety Information..........................................................................................................................................................2 Parts Identification ........................................................................................................................................................3 Front ..........................................................................................................................................................................3 Back ..........................................................................................................................................................................3 Bottom........................................................................................................................................................................4 Monitor Screen Contents ..........................................................................................................................................4 REC mode ................................................................................................................................................................4 PLAY mode ................................................................................................................................................................5 Changing the Display of Contents on the Monitor Screen ............................................................................................5 Attaching the Wrist Strap ..............................................................................................................................................6 PREPARATION Power Requirements ....................................................................................................................................................7 Installing batteries..........................................................................................................................................................8 Replacing/Removing batteries from the camera ..........................................................................................................8 Battery level Indicator ................................................................................................................................................9 Turning the Camera On & Off........................................................................................................................................9 To turn on the camera................................................................................................................................................9 To turn off the camera..............................................................................................................................................10 Operating the Multi-controller ......................................................................................................................................11 Setting the Language ..................................................................................................................................................11 Setting the Date and Time ..........................................................................................................................................12 BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Recording an Image ....................................................................................................................................................13 Using Zoom..............................................................................................................................................................13 Optical Zoom ......................................................................................................................................................13 Digital Zoom ........................................................................................................................................................14 Using the Flash ........................................................................................................................................................15 About Red-eye Reduction ..................................................................................................................................15 Using the Self-timer ....................................................................................................................................................16 Specifying Image Size and Quality ..........................................................................................................................16 To specify the image size ....................................................................................................................................16 To specify the image quality ................................................................................................................................17 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Selecting the Focus Mode ..........................................................................................................................................18 Specifying the Auto Focus Area ..............................................................................................................................18 Using the Macro Mode ............................................................................................................................................19 Using the Infinity Mode ............................................................................................................................................19 Using Manual Focus ................................................................................................................................................19 Exposure Compensation (EV Shift) ............................................................................................................................20 Adjusting White Balance..............................................................................................................................................20 Adjusting White Balance Manually ..............................................................................................................................21 Using the NICESHOT Mode........................................................................................................................................21 Using the Movie Mode ................................................................................................................................................23 About the Histogram....................................................................................................................................................24 Selecting the Metering Mode ..................................................................................................................................25 Multi (Multi-pattern)......................................................................................................................................................25 Center weighted (Center-weighted) ........................................................................................................................25 Spot (Spot) ..............................................................................................................................................................25 Using the Filter Function..............................................................................................................................................25 Specifying Color Saturation ........................................................................................................................................26 Specifying Contrast......................................................................................................................................................26 Specifying Outline Sharpness ....................................................................................................................................26 Turning the On-screen Grid On and Off ......................................................................................................................26 Turning Image Review On and Off ..............................................................................................................................26 Specifying Power ON Default Settings........................................................................................................................27 Resetting the Camera..................................................................................................................................................27 PLAYBACK Basic Playback Operation ..........................................................................................................................................28 Zooming the Display Image ........................................................................................................................................28 Resizing an Image ......................................................................................................................................................29 Cropping an Image ......................................................................................................................................................29 Playing a Movie ..........................................................................................................................................................30 Viewing Pictures in Thumbnail Mode ..........................................................................................................................30 Rotating the Display Image ........................................................................................................................................31 DELETING FILES Deleting a Single File ..................................................................................................................................................32 Deleting All Files ..........................................................................................................................................................32 FILE MANAGEMENT Folders ........................................................................................................................................................................33 Memory Folders and Files ......................................................................................................................................33 Protecting Files ............................................................................................................................................................34 To protect a single file ..............................................................................................................................................34 To protect all files in memory ..................................................................................................................................34 DPOF ..........................................................................................................................................................................35 To configure print settings for a single image ..........................................................................................................35 To configure print settings for all images ................................................................................................................36 PRINT Image Matching II ............................................................................................................................................36 Exif Print ......................................................................................................................................................................36 Using USB DIRECT-PRINT ........................................................................................................................................36 OTHER SETTINGS Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Method ....................................................................................38 Setting the Beep Sound ..............................................................................................................................................38 Specifying an Image for the Startup Screen ..............................................................................................................38 Format ...