Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] Camera User Guide
· Make sure you read this guide, including the "Safety Precautions" section, before using the camera. · Store this guide safely so that you can use it in the future.
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Checking the Package Contents
Check if the following items are included in your camera package. If anything is missing, contact the retailer from which you purchased the camera.
Camera
Battery Pack NB-9L (with Terminal Cover)
Battery Charger CB-2LB/CB-2LBE
Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
Stereo AV Cable AVC-DC400ST
Wrist Strap WS-DC7
Getting Started
DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk
Warranty System Booklet
Using the Manuals
Also refer to the manuals on the DIGITAL CAMERA Manuals Disk. · Camera User Guide (This Guide) Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera's many features to shoot more challenging photos. [. . . ] 60 , 80, 81).
Changing the Metering Method
You can change the metering method (brightness measuring function) to match the shooting conditions.
Choose the metering method.
After pressing the m button, press the
op buttons or turn the  dial to choose , then press the m button again.
Choose an option.
Press the op buttons or turn the  dial
to choose an option, then press the m button.
The setting will appear on the screen.
Suitable for standard shooting conditions, including back lit shots. Center Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater Weighted Avg. Only meters within the (Spot AE Point frame) that appears at Spot the center of the screen. Evaluative
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Shooting with the AE Lock
You can lock the exposure and shoot, or set the focus and exposure separately to shoot. Lock the exposure.
Point the camera toward the subject and
press the o button while pressing the shutter button halfway. If you release your finger from the shutter button and press the o button again, & will disappear and AE will unlock.
Compose the scene and shoot.
Shooting with the FE Lock
Just as with the AE lock (p. Lock the flash exposure.
Point the camera toward the subject and
press the o button while pressing the shutter button halfway. The flash will fire and when ( appears, the flash output will be retained. If you release your finger from the shutter button and press the o button again, ( will disappear and FE will unlock.
Compose the scene and shoot. 88
Shooting with Slow Synchro
You can make the main subject, such as people, appear bright by having the camera provide the appropriate illumination with the flash. At the same time, you can use a slow shutter speed to brighten the background that the light from the flash cannot reach.
Choose . . . .
After pressing the r button, press the qr
buttons or turn the  dial to choose . . . , then press the m button.
Once set, . . . will appear on the screen.
Shoot.
Even if the flash fires, ensure that the
subject does not move until the shutter sound ends.
Attach the camera to a tripod to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image. Additionally, you should set the [IS Mode] to [Off] when shooting with a tripod (p. 150).
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Correcting the Brightness and Shooting (i-Contrast)
The camera can detect areas in the scene, such as faces or backgrounds, that are too bright or dark and automatically adjust them to the optimum brightness when shooting. Also, when the overall image is lacking in contrast, the camera will automatically correct the image for a sharper impression when shooting.
Choose [i-Contrast].
Press the n button and choose
[i-Contrast] in the 4 tab, then press the qr buttons to choose [Auto].
Once set, @ will appear on the screen.
Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse or may not be corrected properly. 130).
Red-Eye Correction
You can automatically correct red-eye that occurs in images taken with the flash.
Choose [Flash Settings].
Press the n button to choose [Flash
Settings] in the 4 tab, then press the m button.
Adjust the setting.
Press the op buttons or turn the  dial
to choose [Red-Eye Corr. ], then press the qr buttons to choose [On].
Once set, OE will appear on the screen.
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Checking for Shut Eyes
Red-eye correction may be applied to areas other than red eyes. · You can also display the screen in Step 2 by pressing the r button, then the n button.
Checking for Shut Eyes
When the camera detects the possibility that people have their eyes shut, appears.
Choose [Blink Detection].
Press the n button, then choose
[Blink Detection] in the 4 tab. Press the qr buttons to choose [On].
Shoot.
When a person with shut eyes is detected,
a frame and appear.
· In or $ mode, when the number of shots is set to two or more, this function is only available for the last image shot. · Not available in W, , or mode.
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Changing the Color and Shooting
You can change the look of an image when shooting. However, depending on shooting conditions the image may become coarse, or the colors may not come out as expected.
Color Accent
You can choose to retain a single color and change the rest to black and white in a composition.
Choose T.
Follow Steps 1 2 on p. 61 to choose T.
Press the n button for more than one second.
The unchanged image and the Color
Accent image will alternately display.
The color for default settings is green.
Specify the color.
Position the center frame so it is filled with
the color you want and press the q button.
The specified color will be recorded.
Recorded color
Specify the range of colors.
Press the op buttons or turn the  dial
to change the range of colors to be retained.
Choose a negative value to limit the range
of colors. Choose a positive value to extend the range of colors to similar colors.
Pressing the n button accepts the
setting and restores the shooting screen.
Using the flash may cause unexpected results in this mode.
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Changing the Color and Shooting
Color Swap
You can swap one color in an image for another when recording it. [. . . ] 149
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Date and Time Date/Time Date/Time Adding to Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 155
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Camera Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Factory Settings Default Settings FE Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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