3Table of Contents: Functions and operations tables. Thesepages are shaded on the right edges to make themeasy to find.Read this First 5Please Read ...........................................................5Safety Precautions .................................................6Preventing Malfunctions .......................................11Components Guide 12Preparing the Camera 15Installing the Battery and CF Card .......................15Formatting a CF Card...........................................18Setting the Date/Time...........................................20Setting the Language ...........................................21Basic Functions 23Turning the Power On/Off.....................................23Switching between Shooting/Playback.................25Using the LCD Monitor .........................................26Shooting – The Basics 31Auto Mode ............................................................31Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting............34Selecting a Shooting Mode...................................35Changing the Resolution and Compression .........36Using the Flash .................................................38Macro/ Infinity Modes ................................... 40Self-timer ......................................................... 41Continuous Mode............................................. 41Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) ......... 42Movie Mode ................................................... 45Playback – The Basics 47Displaying Images Individually(Single Image Playback) ........ 47Magnifying Images ........................................... 47Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) ... 48Jumping between Images .................................... 49Viewing/Editing Movies ........................................ 49Erasing 53Erasing Single Images ......................................... 53Erasing All Images ............................................... 53Shooting – Advanced Functions 54Selecting Menus and Settings.............................. 54Menu Settings and Default Settings ..................... 57Resetting the Settings to Default.......................... 62Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus...... 63Switching between Focus Settings....................... 64Switching between Light Metering Modes............ 65Adjusting the Exposure ........................................ 65Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)..................... 66