196Index!2nd-curtainmark in control panel ................. 16AA modeAperture priority mode ............... 70setting aperture manually ........... 73AA Ni-Cdinserting ...................................... 25AA Ni-MHinserting ...................................... 25AC adapterconnecting .................................. 27connecting/disconnecting ........... 27safety guidelines ........................ 27using ........................................... 27AE lockmark in viewfinder ...................... 17AE lock buttonlocation ....................................... 14AELautomatic exposure lock ............ 80AFsee “autofocus” ........................... 64AF correctwarning ....................................... 41AF correct markmark in viewfinder ...................... 17AF target markmark in viewfinder ...................... 17apertureallowed for TELE ........................ 73allowed for WIDE ........................ 73blurred background .................... 72described .................................... 72displaying current setting ......... 139setting ................................... 72, 73setting manually ......................... 76sharp background ...................... 72shooting modes .......................... 70Aperture priority modesetting aperture manually ........... 73aperture valueautomatically selected in P mode .. 71background focus ....................... 57mark in control panel ................. 16mark in viewfinder ...................... 17portraits ...................................... 54arrow padlocation ....................................... 15AUTOfile/folder naming ...................... 154naming image files ................... 154selecting for file/folder naming .. 155auto bracketmark in control panel ................. 16auto flash modeselecting ..................................... 86auto white balancedescribed .................................... 98autofocusdifficult subjects .......................... 66half-press ............................. 38, 39how it works ............................... 64mark in viewfinder ...................... 17subject not centered in viewfinder .. 57substitute focusing ............... 57, 65using ........................................... 64with shutter button ................ 38, 39Bbackground focusaperture value ............................ 57batteriesbefore loading ............................ 22cautions ...................................... 22checking power .......................... 33handling ...................................... 22inserting AA Ni-Cd ..................... 25inserting AA Ni-MH .................... 25inserting lithium battery CR-V3 .. 23, 24inserting lithium polymer batteries .. 26listed ........................................... 22low battery warning .................... 39safety guidelines ........................ 22service life .................................. 22storing ........................................ 22battery checkmark in control panel ................. 16monitoring battery power ........... 33battery compartmentlocation ....................................... 15box contentscheck list .................................... 20bracketingautomatic .................................... 81defined ....................................... 81multiple exposures ..................... 81brightnessmetering ..................................... 78built-in flashlocation ....................................... 14Ccameraavailable options for ................. 180box contents ............................... 20caring for ...................................... 9cleaning ........................................ 9compatible conversions lenses available . 133connecting to a computer ......... 168connecting to TV screen .......... 142holding ........................................ 36important features ........................ 2parts names ......................... 14, 15setting date and time ................ 126setting operation warning sound ... 124setting shutter release sound ... 122setting sleep mode ................... 128specifications .................... 178, 179switching off ............................... 52switching on ............................... 32cardCompactFlash ............................ 30copying images to another card . 146deleting all images from ........... 150formatting ................................. 152full warning ................................. 35inserting ...................................... 30Indexnaming files on ......................... 154naming folders on ..................... 154not formatted warning ................ 35number of storable pictures ....... 34protecting ................................... 50reading devices for ................... 172removing .................................... 31selecting all images for printing .. 160selecting for picture storage ..... 121selecting individual pictures for printing .. 158SmartMedia ................................ 30storage capacity ......................... 34card access lampblinking during save ................... 52card cover locklocation ....................................... 14card errormark in control panel ................. 16CARD FULLmonitor message .............. 147, 149CD-ROM installer, softwareprovided with camera ................. 20center weighted averagingmeteringdefined ....................................... 78mark in control panel ................. 16mark in viewfinder ...................... 17CFCompactFlash card .................. 121cleaningcamera body ................................ 9lens ............................................... 9close-uprange .......................................... 43using macro mode ..................... 42close-up photographymacro mode ............................... 59with conversion lens ................. 134colornatural color ............................... 98white balance ............................. 98color temperatureKelvin scale ................................ 99selecting for white balance ....... 102setting scale ............................... 99white balance ............................. 99CompactFlash cardcontrol panel (CF) .................... 121formatting card ......................... 152inserting ...................................... 31PC Card Adapter ...................... 172removing .................................... 31selecting ................................... 121compressionimage ....................................... 103quality, resolution ..................... 103recording mode ........................ 103reference table ......................... 104selecting ................................... 105setting ....................................... 104storage capacity ......................... 34connector coverlocation ....................................... 14contrastfunction ..................................... 107