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shutter speed and aperture, choose a spot or matrix
metering system, and focus the camera to three
feet, eight feet, or infinity.
Follow these steps to choose the camera mode:
1. Push the camera dial lock in and turn the dial to
see the SETUP menu:
user mode
2. Press the
button to cycle through the three modes.
Using the Camera SETUP Menu
You can use the Camera SETUP menu to turn audio
recording on or off, set the automatic power off feature, adjust
the brightness of the LCD screen, set the alert sounds, and
adjust the volume.
To go to the Camera SETUP menu, turn the camera dial to
to go to the Setup menu (pictured above). Then press the
button (under
ISO
Camera SETUP
automatic
power off
time
set LCD
brightness
set the
volume
set alert sounds
Taking Pictures with the LCD Screen
Once you've made any changes to the user mode and Camera
SETUP menus, you're ready to take pictures with the LCD
screen. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure you are at least 20 inches (50 cm) away from
your subject. (To get closer, use Macro mode.)
2. Turn the camera dial to
View menu settings.
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turn audio recording
on and off
to see a live preview with the
The example shows how the
LCD screen looks in Full Auto
user mode. The screen looks
different for Program or
Manual mode.
Note
The LCD screen uses up battery power quickly. If it's idle for
more than the designated power off interval, the camera turns
off automatically. To turn it back on, press the shutter button, or
turn the camera dial to Off and then back to
3. Make any changes you want to the settings on the View
menu. You can also use the camera's control buttons to
make changes to image quality, flash, or other basic settings.
(See page 7 for descriptions of basic camera settings.)
4. Turn the optical zoom control to the left (counter-
clockwise) to zoom in on your subject, or to the right
(clockwise) to zoom out.
shutter button
5. Center your subject on the screen, then press the shutter
button halfway down to lock the auto focus and exposure.
You see a green circle
locks its settings.
6. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the
picture.
7. Hold the camera still until it clicks. Then release the shutter
button.
After a few seconds, you see a
confirmation screen.
Note
Press the button next to Delete if you don't want the picture.
If you've turned recording on, you see a countdown on the
screen. During this time, you can record a message into the
camera's microphone.
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zoom control
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