VQT2A616ContentsBefore UseInformation for Your Safety....................... 2Standard Accessories............................... 9Names of the Components..................... 11Operating the Front Dial ......................... 14Rotating the LCD monitor ....................... 14About the Lens ....................................... 15PreparationAttaching/Detaching the Lens................. 17Attaching the Shoulder Strap.................. 19Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 20Charging the Battery............................... 21• About the Battery (charging/numberof recordable pictures) ..................... 22Inserting/Removing the Battery .............. 24Using the AC Adaptor............................. 25Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)......26About the Card ....................................... 27Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 28• Changing the clock setting ............... 28Setting the Menu .................................... 29• Setting menu items........................... 30Setting the Quick Menu .......................... 32About the Setup Menu............................ 33Holding and using your camera.............. 39BasicSelecting the [REC] mode, and recordstill picture or motion picture................... 42• Taking the still picture....................... 44• Recording the motion picture............ 44• Playback the recorded still picturesor motion picture .............................. 44Taking pictures using the automaticfunction (Intelligent Auto Mode).............. 45• Scene detection................................ 46• Face Recognition ............................. 47• AF Tracking Function ....................... 47• Compensating the Exposure ............ 47• About the flash ................................. 48• Taking motion pictures using theautomatic function ............................ 48• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ...... 49Taking pictures with your favoritesettings (Program AE Mode) .................. 51• Fix the focus by pressing the shutterbutton halfway (AFS)........................ 52• Continuously focusing on a subject(AFC)................................................ 52• Take a picture with Manual Focus(MF).................................................. 52• Focusing ........................................... 53• When the subject is not in focus....... 53• Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 53• Program Shift.................................... 54Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 55• Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using the Digital Zoom ..........................55Playing back Pictures ............................. 56• Changing the Information Displayedon the playback screen .................... 57• Displaying Multiple Screens(Multi Playback)................................ 57• Displaying Pictures by RecordingDate (Calendar Playback) ................ 58• Using the Playback Zoom................. 58Deleting Pictures .................................... 59• To delete a single picture ................. 59• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50)or all the pictures.............................. 60Advanced (Recording pictures)Switching the display of the LCDMonitor/Viewfinder.................................. 61• Switching the displayed information .....61Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash ......65• Switching to the appropriate flashsetting............................................... 65• Adjust the flash output ...................... 69• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro... 70Compensating the Exposure .................. 71Taking Pictures using Burst Mode.......... 72Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 74Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 76Setting the method used to focus(AF mode)............................................... 77• Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking) .......... 78• Setting the AF area........................... 79Taking Pictures with Manual Focus........ 80