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QUICK GUIDE
You will need the following items:
– Camera
– Battery (A)
– Memory card (not supplied)
– Battery charger (B)
PRESETS
1. Insert the battery (A) into the charger (see p. 106)
2. Plug in the charger (B), to charge the battery (see
p. 106)
3. Set the main switch (1.17) to
OFF
.
4. Insert the charged battery into the camera (see
p. 108).
5. Insert a memory card (see p. 109).
6. Set the main switch (1.17) to
S
(see p. 112).
7. Select the desired menu language (see p. 122).
8. Format the memory card (see p. 157)
Notes:
• This is generally only necessary if the card has not
been factory-formatted
• Simple formatting does not irretrievably delete the
data on the card. It merely deletes the directory,
which means that the existing data is no longer
directly accessible. The data can be accessed again
using appropriate software.
Only the data that is then overwritten by saving new
data is actually completely deleted.
Nevertheless, you should make a habit of transfer-
ring all your pictures onto a secure bulk storage
medium, e.g. the hard drive on your computer, as
soon as possible (see also p. 158).
9. Set the date and time (see p. 122).
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
10. Attach the desired lens to the camera
(see p. 111).
11. Set the shutter speed setting dial (1.16) to
A
for
automatic shutter speed control (see p. 116).
12. With the viewfinder to your eye, set the focus
using the distance setting ring on the lens (see
p. 134).
13. Press the shutter release button (1.18) to the first
pressure point to activate the camera exposure
metering.
14. If necessary, correct the exposure using the aper
-
ture setting ring on the lens (1.13) (see p. 136)
15. Press the shutter release button all the way down
to take the picture.
