5Using the menus 42What are the menus?....................................................................42How to use the menu ....................................................................43Modes & Shortcut Menus ..............................................................45Tabs & MODE MENU functions (shooting) ......................................47Tabs & MODE MENU functions (playback) ....................................50Shooting basics 52Shooting mode setting — Mode dial ..............................................52A/S/M mode setting ................................................................52mode setting........................................................................53Shooting modes........................................................................54Aperture setting — Aperture priority shooting ............................58Shutter speed setting — Shutter priority shooting ........................59Aperture & Shutter speed setting — Manual shooting ..................60Using My Mode........................................................................61How to use the shutter button ........................................................62Focusing ......................................................................................63Auto focus................................................................................63When Auto focus does not work— Subjects that are difficult tofocus on ................................................................................63Focus lock — Focusing on subjects that are not in the center ofthe frame ..............................................................................65AF MODE — Changing the focus range ....................................66FULLTIME AF — A reliable time-saving way to focus....................67AF AREA — Changing the position of the AF target mark............68Manual focus ..........................................................................69Taking still pictures........................................................................71Recording movies ........................................................................74Zoom — Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting ......................................76Digital zoom ............................................................................77C h a p t e r 3C h a p t e r 4C o n t e n t s ( C o n t . )