6Table of ContentsHow to use this manual....................................................................... 4Composition of the manual ................................................................. 51 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11Mode dial........................................................................................... 12Direct buttons .................................................................................... 13Using the direct buttons in shooting mode .................................. 13Using the direct buttons in playback mode ................................. 15Menus ............................................................................................... 17About the menus ......................................................................... 17How to use the menus ................................................................ 192 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 21Holding the camera ........................................................................... 22Turning the monitor on/off ................................................................. 23If correct focus cannot be obtained ................................................... 24How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 24Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 25Record mode ............................................................................. 26Still picture record modes............................................................ 26Movie record modes.................................................................... 27Card capacity in number of pictures/recording time.................... 28To change the record mode ........................................................ 303 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 32Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 34Using the optical zoom................................................................ 34Using the digital zoom................................................................. 35Taking close-up pictures (macro/super macro mode) .......... 36Flash shooting .............................................................................. 37Flash intensity control .......................................................... 41Slow synchronization ...................................................... 414 Advanced shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - - 42Aperture priority shooting ............................................................ 43Shutter priority shooting ............................................................... 44Manual shooting .......................................................................... 45My Mode .................................................................................... 46