viiTable of ContentsFor Your Safety ........................................................................................................................................ iiWARNINGS .................................................................................................................................................................. iiNotices ....................................................................................................................................................... vIntroduction ...........................................................................................................................................1About This Manual ................................................................................................................................ 1Information and Precautions ............................................................................................................. 2Parts of the Camera ............................................................................................................................... 4The Camera Body....................................................................................................................................................4The Monitor................................................................................................................................................................6Basic Operations..................................................................................................................................... 8The A (shooting mode) Button...................................................................................................................8The c (playback) Button .................................................................................................................................9The Rotary Multi Selector ...............................................................................................................................10The d Button....................................................................................................................................................12Switching Between Tabs.................................................................................................................................12Help Displays ..........................................................................................................................................................13Pressing the Shutter-Release Button Halfway/All the Way Down.........................................13Attaching the Camera Strap .........................................................................................................................13First Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 14Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................................14Inserting the Battery ...........................................................................................................................16Removing the Battery.......................................................................................................................................17Turning On and Off the Camera.................................................................................................................17Setting Display Language, Date and Time..................................................................................18Inserting Memory Cards....................................................................................................................20Removing Memory Cards...............................................................................................................................20A Basic Photography and Playback : Auto Mode................................................................. 22Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode........................................................22Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode ...............................................................................................23Step 2 Frame a Picture........................................................................................................................24Using the Zoom....................................................................................................................................................25Step 3 Focus and Shoot .....................................................................................................................26Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures ..........................................................................................28Viewing Pictures (Playback Mode) ............................................................................................................28Deleting Pictures..................................................................................................................................................28Using the Flash......................................................................................................................................30Setting the Flash Mode....................................................................................................................................30Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer ...............................................................................................32Macro Mode...........................................................................................................................................33Exposure Compensation ...................................................................................................................34