5VQT1U50ContentsBefore UseInformation for Your Safety ....................... 2Standard Accessories ............................... 7Names of the Components ....................... 9Rotating the LCD monitor ....................... 12About the Lens........................................ 13PreparationAttaching/Detaching the Lens................. 14Attaching the Strap ................................. 16Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 17Charging the Battery ............................... 19About the Battery (charging/number ofrecordable pictures) ................................ 20Inserting/Removing the Battery .............. 22Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)..... 23About the Card........................................ 24Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 25• Changing the clock setting.................... 25Setting the Menu..................................... 26• Setting menu items ............................... 27Setting the Quick Menu .......................... 29About the Setup Menu ............................ 30About LCD monitor/Viewfinder ............... 35• LCD Monitor.......................................... 35• Direction detection function................... 36• Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder............................................. 37Selecting the [REC] Mode ...................... 38BasicTaking pictures using the automaticfunction (Intelligent Auto Mode) .............. 40• Scene detection .................................... 41• AF Tracking Function............................ 42• Compensating the Exposure................. 42• About the flash ...................................... 42• Settings in Intelligent auto mode........... 43Taking pictures with your favouritesettings (Programme AE mode) ............. 44• Fix the focus by pressing the shutterbutton halfway (AFS) ............................ 45• Continuously focusing on a subject(AFC) .................................................... 45• Take a picture with manual focus(MF) ...................................................... 45• Focusing ............................................... 46• When the subject is not in focus ........... 46• Preventing jitter (camera shake) ........... 46• Programme shift.................................... 47Taking Pictures with the Zoom................ 48• Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using the Digital Zoom ......................... 48Playing back Pictures ............................. 49• Changing the Information Displayed onthe playback screen.............................. 50• Displaying Multiple Screens(Multi Playback) .................................... 50• Displaying Pictures by Recording Date(Calendar Playback) ............................. 51• Using the Playback Zoom ..................... 51Deleting Pictures..................................... 52• To delete a single picture...................... 52• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) orall the pictures ...................................... 53Advanced (Recording pictures)Switching the display of the LCDMonitor/Viewfinder .................................. 54• Switching the displayed information...... 54Taking Pictures using the Built-inFlash ....................................................... 58• Switching to the appropriate flashsetting ................................................... 58• Adjust the flash output .......................... 61• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro ....... 62Compensating the Exposure .................. 63Taking Pictures using Burst Mode .......... 64Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........ 66Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 68Setting the method used to focus(AF mode) ............................................... 69• Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking) .............. 70• Setting the AF area ............................... 71Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ........ 72Fixing the Focus and the Exposure(AF/AE Lock) .......................................... 74Adjusting the White Balance ................... 76• Setting the white balance manually ...... 77• Setting the colour temperature.............. 77• Finely adjusting the white balance ........ 77• White balance bracket .......................... 78Setting the Light Sensitivity..................... 79Change tone of the colour for the pictureto be taken (Film mode) .......................... 81• Adjusting each film mode to thedesired setting ...................................... 82• Multi film bracket ................................... 83Taking pictures by specifying theaperture/shutter speed............................ 84