viiTable of contentsFor Your Safety................................................................................................ iCautions.........................................................................................................iiiNotices ...........................................................................................................ivBefore You Begin........................................................................1Introduction ................................................................................................... 1Parts of the Camera........................................................................................ 2The Monitor ................................................................................................... 4The Mode Dial................................................................................................ 6Navigating the Menus .................................................................................... 7Displaying the Help......................................................................................... 7First Steps ....................................................................................8Inserting Batteries........................................................................................... 8Inserting Memory Cards ............................................................................... 10Checking the Battery Level ........................................................................... 12Basic Setup................................................................................................... 14Basic Photography ....................................................................16Step 1 - Select P (auto) Mode................................................................... 16Step 2 - Frame the Picture ............................................................................ 18Step 3 - Focus and Shoot.............................................................................. 20Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode)................................... 22More on Photography ..............................................................24When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash ......................................................... 24Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer ................................................... 26Easy Close-ups: Macro Close-up Mode ......................................................... 27Assist and Scene Modes ............................................................................... 28Framing Assist .............................................................................................. 29e Scene Mode ......................................................................................... 35More on Playback .....................................................................48Viewing Pictures on the Camera ................................................................... 48Voice Memos: Recording and Playback ..................................................... 50Viewing Pictures on TV ................................................................................. 51Viewing Pictures on a Computer................................................................... 52Printing Pictures............................................................................................ 55Printing Via Direct USB Connection............................................................... 59Picture Editing...........................................................................65Available Picture Editing ............................................................................... 65Cropping Pictures: Crop ............................................................................... 66Adjusting a picture tone: D-Lighting ............................................................. 67Resizing a picture: Small picture.................................................................... 69