6ContentsBefore UseInformation for Your Safety....................... 2About These Operating Instructions ......... 5PreparationStandard Accessories............................... 8Names of the Components ..................... 10Quick Guide ............................................ 12Charging the Battery with the Charger ... 13About the Battery .................................... 14Inserting/Removing the Battery .............. 15Inserting/Removing the Card .................. 16About the Card........................................ 17Approximate number of recordablepictures and the size ........................... 18Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap................. 19Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 20Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 22Setup Menu ............................................ 24About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ......... 28Recording pictures (basic)Taking Pictures ....................................... 31Taking Pictures in Simple Mode ............. 36Checking the Recorded Picture(Review) .............................................. 39Using the Optical Zoom .......................... 40Taking Pictures using the Built-inFlash ................................................... 41Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 44Compensating the Exposure .................. 45Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 46Taking Pictures using Burst Mode .......... 47Playback (basic)Playing Back Pictures ............................. 489 Pictures Multi Playback........................ 49Using the Playback Zoom....................... 50Deleting Pictures..................................... 51Recording pictures (advanced)Using the Mode Dial ............................... 53• Aperture-priority AE ......................... 53• Shutter-priority AE ............................ 54• Manual exposure .............................. 55• Macro mode...................................... 58• Motion image mode .......................... 58• Scene mode...................................... 60– Portrait mode................................. 61– Sports Mode .................................. 61– Scenery mode ............................... 62– Night scenery mode ...................... 62– Night portrait mode........................ 63– Panning mode ............................... 63– Fireworks mode............................. 64– Party mode .................................... 65– Snow mode ................................... 66Using the [REC] mode menu .................. 67• White Balance [W.BALANCE] .......... 68• ISO Sensitivity [SENSITIVITY] ......... 70• Picture Size [PICT.SIZE] .................. 70• Quality [QUALITY] ............................ 71• Audio Recording [AUDIO REC.] ....... 71• Metering Mode[METERING MODE]......................... 72• AF Mode [AF MODE]........................ 72• Continuous AF [CONT.AF] ............... 73• AF Trigger [AF TRIGGER]................ 74• AF Assist Lamp[AF ASSIST LAMP] .......................... 75• Digital Zoom [D.ZOOM] .................... 76• Color Effect [COL.EFFECT].............. 76• Picture Adjustment [PICT.ADJ.]........ 76• Optical Image Stabilizer[STABILIZER]................................... 77• Flip Animation [FLIP ANIM.] ............. 77