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  • Page 1

    CPD-12424 Quic k Ref erence Guide Optional Lenses and Filters Includes lens adapter for optional 49 mm wide angle, telephoto, close-up lenses and filters. Bac k view viewfinder microphone speaker LCD screen menu button wide angle zoom control memory card cover print button telephoto zoom control[...]

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    IMPO RT ANT NO TIC E DI S CL A I ME R O F WAR RA NTY E pso n Am eri ca ma kes n o r ep res en tati on s or w ar rant ies, eith er e xpre ss o r im plie d, by or w ith re spe ct to a nythi n g in thi s manu al , a nd s hal l not be li a ble fo r an y i mpli ed warran tie s o f mercha ntabi li ty a nd f itnes s for a p artic ul ar purp ose or f or an[...]

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    Quic k R efe ren c e Gui de Th is bo ok prov i des a q u ic k re fe re nc e t o us i ng you r camera . It covers t he c amer a ’ s bas ic f eatu res and inc ludes helpful tips for ta king pic tures in v arious l ocatio ns.      [...]

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    Conte nts Insta lling Batter ies 1 Camera Dia l Settings 3 Stat us Displa y Panel 4 Formatting Y our Compa ctFlash Memor y Card 6 Removing a Comp actFlash Memory Card 7 Insta lling a Compa ctFla sh Me mory C ard 8 Taking Pi c tures 10 Taking Pictures With the Viewfinder 11 Taking Pictures With the LCD Screen 13 Playi ng Back Picture s 16 Delet ing [...]

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    1 Inst alli ng Bat teri es Y our ca mera i ncl ude s a s et of ne w a lkali ne ba tteri es. See your Us e r ’s G u i d e for sa fety instruc tion s, then insta ll the batteries. 1 Hol d t h e c a me r a u ps i d e - do wn . 2 Pr ess and hold the batter y cover lock down and s lide the cover ou t to op en it . battery cover lo ck ?[...]

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    2 3 Insert fou r batteri es into th e compar tment, positi oning the + and − ends as s hown bel ow . 4 Lo wer the batt ery co ver and sl ide it in.        [...]

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    3 Camer a Dial Setting s T o tu rn o n th e c amer a, remove th e lens cap, then press the POWER button in th e center of the dia l. (P re ss it agai n to turn the ca mer a off.) The f ollow ing table d escribes th e camera dial settings. Use for v ideo clips to cap ture moti on, for i nterval mode to photo graph sc enes th at chang e ov er time, f[...]

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    4 St atus Di spl ay P anel These set tings a ppear on the stat us disp lay panel on t he top of the camera: Status D isplay Panel Settings Im age Qual ity S etti ngs Sta nda rd (6 40 × 48 0 pix els ) Fine (160 0 × 12 00 pix els) S uper Fi ne (204 8 × 15 36 pix els) HyPict ™ (254 4 × 19 04 pix els) Unc ompressed T iff* (204 8 × 1536 pixel s) [...]

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    5 * The Unco mpresse d Tiff set ting must be ena bled in t he Sh ot Set up me nu. S ee you r User ’ s Gui d e for detai ls. ** Thes e s ett ing s ar e o nl y av ai labl e in the P r ogr am an d M an ua l u s e r m o d e s . S e e “Using the LCD SETUP and View Screens” for instructions on c h a n g i ng t h e u s er m o d e . *** Th e mon oc h[...]

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    6 For mat ting Y ou r C omp actF lash Memory Card T o take photos, a Compac tFlash ™ memor y ca rd must be in your camera and formatte d. Y ou r camera comes wi th a preinstall ed 16MB memo ry card. 1 P r ess the POWE R button to turn on the camera and turn the c amera d ial to . 2 If you ha ven ’ t set th e cloc k yet, you see the clock s etti[...]

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    7 6 P ress the bu tton next to ME MO RY CA RD FORMAT . Y o u se e a w a rn i n g me ss a ge . Pres s t he button next t o Yes to fo rmat th e card. 7 After the ca rd is formatted , the camera returns to the Memory Card F ormat menu. Pr ess the button under BAC K to return t o the S ETUP menu. Remo ving a Comp actFl ash Memory Card CAUTION Never re [...]

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    8 2 P ush i n the ej ect button to relea se the c ard. Th en pull the card out and close the cover . Inst alling a Comp actFl ash Memory Card Yo u can p urcha s e a d di tion al C om pac tFlash me m o ry cards from l eading supp lie rs. See y our User ’ s G ui de for detai ls. CAUTION ◗ Never remo ve the c ard while the came ra is on. Data in t[...]

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    9 1 Place you r fi nger behind th e memor y ca rd cover latch a nd p ull th e c over open. 2 Make sure the front of the car d is facing the same direction as the front of the camera, a nd the arrow on the card ’ s la bel is poin ting in . Inse rt the c ar d all the way i nto the memor y card slot. As y ou inse rt t he ca rd, t he e ject button po[...]

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    10 T ak ing P icture s Y ou can ta ke p ictures u sing th e view finder or you can take pi ctures wi th th e LCD screen to see a preview o f how your imag e will appea r . B efo re yo u sta rt ta king pic tur es , yo u nee d to ma ke su re the le ns ca p is removed, the batteries are ins talled , and the CompactFlash memor y card is insta lled and [...]

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    11 T aking Pictures Wit h the V iewfin der Use t h e c am e r a ’ s v iewfind er to captu re an image a s you would wi th any point -an d-s hoot aut o-focu s camera . Make sure the lens cap is not on th e camera. 1 Make sure you ar e at le ast 2 0 inch es ( 50 cm) away from your subj ect. 2 P r ess th e POWE R butto n and turn t he camera dial to[...]

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    12 NOTE To ch ange th e progr amme d subject sett ing ( when t he user mo de is se t to Pr ogr am ), or ma k e chan ge s t o expo su re , w hi te bal ance, or oth er advan ced sett ing s, pr ess t he ME NU bu tt on to se e the View fi nd er me nu . (S ee you r User ’ s Guid e fo r det ails .) 4 Look stra ight th rough the v iewfi nder a nd c ente[...]

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    13 T aking Pictures Wit h the LC D Screen The LCD s creen lets you s ee a live preview o f w hat th e camera ’ s len s sees at an y mom ent . Make sure the lens cap is not on th e camera. 1 Make sure you ar e at le ast 2 0 inch es ( 50 cm) away from your subj ect. NOTE Yo u can ge t a s cl ose as 2 .3 6 i nc he s (6 c m) in m ac ro mo de. The le [...]

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    14 This exampl e shows how th e LCD scre en look s in Prog ram u ser mo de. The scre en looks d iffe rent in M a n u a l o r F u l l A u t o m o d e . ( S ee “Using the LCD SETUP and View Screens” t o c h a n ge t h e u s e r m o d e .) NOTE If the ca mera is idl e fo r mor e th an th e desi gnated power of f interval, it turn s off automatica [...]

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    15 5 Center your subject o n the s creen, th e n pr ess the shu tter button half way down to lock the au to focu s and exposu re. Y ou see a green c ircle on th e screen when th e camera lo cks the s etting s. 6 P ress the shutter button the r e st of the way d own to take the pi cture. 7 Ho ld th e camer a still until th e shutter snaps. T hen rel[...]

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    16 F rom the confir mation scre en, you can do the fol lowing: ◗ P ress the bu tton next to Delete if you don ’ t want to save th e pic ture. ◗ P ress the but ton next to Re c So un d t o re cord a voi ce messa ge or other sou nd. Y ou see a countdown on t he screen. Du r ing this time, you can record a message into the ca mera ’ s micropho[...]

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    17 1 P r ess th e POWE R butto n and turn t he camera dial to . Y ou see t he pla yback scre en d isplayi ng th e last pictu re you took: 2 Pre ss the button next to th e right arrow to displa y the earli est picture taken. You can continue pressing the same b utto n to v iew you r pictur es in or der. Or, press th e button next to the le ft a rrow[...]

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    18 Sel ectin g Photos to Prin t The ca mera incl ud es PRI NT Imag e Matchi ng , ™ whic h g i ve s yo u ide al prin tout s of you r di gital p hoto s. Y o u c an selec t photos wh en you vie w th em i n an y of t he c ame r a ’ s playb ack menu s. 1 T urn the camera di al to and pr ess th e POWE R butt o n. 2 Select a ph oto and press th e gree[...]

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    19 Ca ptu r in g Vi de o Cl i ps M ake su re t h e l en s c ap is no t o n t he came ra . T o cap tu re 25-se cond video clip s with sound or 35-s e cond video cl ips with sound off: 1 P r ess th e POWE R butto n and turn t he camera dial to . NOTE If you wan t to adj ust any ca mera se tting s, such as whi te ba lanc e, s ensi t ivi ty, o r macr o[...]

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    20 5 P ress the shutter button to begi n recording your video cl ip . T o s top the r e cor ding befo re the tim e is up, press the shutter button again. Y ou see t he red l etters REC on th e screen while your camera is recording. If digi tal zoomi ng is ena bled, you can digita lly zoom in on you r subject wh ile you are reco rding. P ush th e T [...]

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    21 3 P ress the bu tton next to Video Clip . Y ou see a video clip play back screen: 4 P ress the buttons next to the left and r ight arrows to sele ct a video clip . 5 P ress the bu tton next to Pla y . Y ou see your v ideo cl ip pl aying i n a scr een like this : 6 P r ess the b utton u nder Quit to stop p laying th e video clip. F or detailed pl[...]

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    22 T ips for Getti ng G rea t Pic tures From Y our Camera Here are some ti ps to help yo u select the best camera settin gs. Co nditio ns and s ubjects vary , so th ese s ettings may not be exa ctly ri ght fo r your s peci fic phot ograph . NOTE Thi s secti on su gges ts adva nced setti ngs t hat ar e desc ri bed i n deta il in y our User ’ s G u[...]

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    23 ◗ If the sky h as compl ete clo ud cover , you ma y want t o avoid taki ng la ndsca pe p hotos . P or t rait ph otos and clos er shots are better und er these condi tions. T o ca ptu re b eautiful sunset s withou t losing a ny of the colo r or li ghtin g effe c ts, s et up t he came ra as follo ws: ◗ U se th e fixe d white bala nce setting. [...]

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    24 ◗ T r y th e spot me teri ng se tti ng. Be sure to c enter you r subject when locki ng the camera settings with the two-step shut ter . ◗ Be aware o f lighting conditi ons and how th ey affect the appe aran c e of you r su bject . E a rly morni ng and late a fternoon p ro vi de fla ttering li ght f or portr aits. ◗ T ry to get on the same [...]

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    Using the LCD SETUP and View Screens Y our Camera Manual 12 3 4 SETUP Menu Press the POWER button to turn the camera on. T urn the camera dial to SETUP to go to the SETUP menu, then press the button next to the current mode setting to cycle through the modes: Program, Manual, and Full Auto. T ake Y our Picture Program Full Auto shutter button neck [...]

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    CPD-12424 Quic k Ref erence Guide Optional Lenses and Filters Includes lens adapter for optional 49 mm wide angle, telephoto, close-up lenses and filters. Bac k view viewfinder microphone speaker LCD screen menu button wide angle zoom control memory card cover print button telephoto zoom control[...]

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    Using the LCD SETUP and View Screens Y our Camera Manual 12 3 4 SETUP Menu Press the POWER button to turn the camera on. T urn the camera dial to SETUP to go to the SETUP menu, then press the button next to the current mode setting to cycle through the modes: Program, Manual, and Full Auto. T ake Y our Picture Program Full Auto shutter button neck [...]