Gateway DC-T60 User Manual

User Guide

Gateway DC-T60 Digital Camera

Version 1.0

Checking out your Gateway DC-T60 digital camera . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Product features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Operating system support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mode dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Navigation/Set buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bottom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Learning the basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the battery and AC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting the AC power adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installing the Secure Digital (SD) memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Turning on your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Taking your first picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Viewing pictures on the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Recording your first movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Viewing movies on the LCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Deleting pictures and movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Taking pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Understanding the viewfinder LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 LCD information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Photography modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Movie mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Playback modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Setting the focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Setting the picture size and quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Determining the number of pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the zoom feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using picture modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Taking pictures in the Auto mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Taking pictures in the Program mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Taking pictures in the Shutter speed priority mode . . . . . . . . . 35 Taking pictures in the Aperture priority mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Taking pictures in the Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Taking pictures in a Scene mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using advanced viewing features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Recording and adding voice memos to a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Listening to a voice memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Deleting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Using advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the self-timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Adding printing information on the SD memory card . . . . . . . . . 45 Lightening or darkening the overall picture brightness . . . . . . . . 46 Protecting files on your SD memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Formatting SD memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Using the Setup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting your camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Installing software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Connecting to your computer and transferring files. . . . . . . . . . . 63 Connecting to your TV and viewing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Using. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Contacting Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Checking out your Gateway DC-T60 digital camera

Your new digital camera uses a 6.3 megapixel charged-coupled device (CCD) imager to produce high quality pictures with as high as 2816 x 2112 picture resolution. You can compose and view pictures through the optical viewfinder or on the 2.0” color LCD, then view the pictures on the 2.0” color LCD.

After you take pictures or movie clips, use the USB cable to download image files from your camera to your computer. You can enhance and retouch your pictures on your computer with the SimpleStar PhotoShow photo editing software or other image editing software. Then share your pictures with your family and friends through e-mail, on a Web site, or with prints.

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Product features

■LCD – The 2.0" color LCD makes it easy to compose your subject for pictures and video clips. It also displays images that you have taken.

■Recording medium – Supports SD memory cards as large as 512 MB.

■Camera mode – A variety of camera modes let you adjust your camera to your preferences and take photographs according to the photographic conditions.

■Optical zoom – 3x optical lens lets you to take wide-angle and telephoto pictures.

■Digital zoom – 4.4x digital zoom and 3x optical zoom combined let you zoom as much as 13.2 times. In Playback mode, you can use the zoom function to enlarge a selected portion of pictures at 2x and 4x the normal LCD size.

■Flexible flash settings – Flexible flash settings let you change your flash according to your lighting environment and Photography mode setting.

■Focus mode – Lets you take pictures with the focus distance to the subject set to auto, macro, infinity, 3 m, or 1 m.

■Self-timer mode – Provides camera timer setting options for 2 seconds, 10 seconds, 10+2 seconds, and interval.

■Still image capture – Lets you take pictures as single shots, a series of 3 images with different exposures, and 5 images consecutively.

■Movie mode – Records short video clips.

■Voice memo – Lets you record voice memos for as long as 30 seconds immediately after you take a picture. You can also record a voice memo later while viewing the picture in Playback mode.

■Camera settings – Use the menu settings to control picture quality.

■Thumbnail display – Displays as many as nine pictures on the LCD for easier and quicker picture selection.

■TV and PC connection – View pictures on a TV with the A/V cable or transfer pictures to your computer with the USB cable.

■DPOF settings – Lets you embed printing information on your SD memory card and print pictures on a Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compatible printer by inserting the SD card into the printer.

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Package contents

■DC-T60 Digital camera

■32 MB Secure Digital (SD) memory card

■Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (LI-100)

■AC power adapter/charger

■Quick start guide and user guide

■USB cable

■A/V cable

■DC-T60 software CD with Windows 98SE USB driver, SimpleStar™ PhotoShow software, and .PDF user guides.

■Camera wrist strap

Operating system support

■Windows XP

■Windows 2000

■Windows ME

■Window 98SE

■MAC OS 9.0 or later

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Front

				Mic
Shutter button						Self-timer LED/Auto Focus LED
			Power
Mode dial			button			Optical viewfinder

Built-in

flash

	Lens/Auto lens cover
Component	Description
Mode dial	Lets you select Photography, Playback, and SET-UP
	camera modes.
Shutter button	Press half-way down to focus and lock the camera
	exposure setting, then press all the way down to take
	a picture.
Power button	Turns the camera power on and off.
Mic	Records voice memos and sound for video clips.
Self-timer LED/	Blinks green during self-timer mode until the picture is
Auto focus LED	taken. The camera also uses the LED to focus on
	images photographed in a dark environment.
Optical viewfinder	Lets you frame a picture without using the LCD.
Built-in flash	Provides flash illumination.
Lens/Auto lens cover	Lets you take wide angle and telephoto pictures. When
	the camera is turned off, the auto lens cover closes
	automatically to protect the lens.

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Mode dial

				Manual mode
	Aperture priority					Portrait mode
Shutter speed
priority											Sports mode
Program mode											Night scene mode
Auto mode											Movie mode
		Playback mode				SET-UP mode
					PC mode
Component		Icon		Description
Aperture priority		Av		Sets the camera for aperture priority and an
				automatic shutter speed setting.
Manual mode		M		Sets the camera for fully manual operation.
Portrait mode				Sets the camera to photograph portrait subjects and
				blur the background.
Sports mode				Sets the camera to photograph fast-moving
				subjects.
Night scene mode				Sets the camera to photograph subjects against the
				backdrop of evening or night scenes.
Movie mode				Sets the camera to record video clips.
SET-UP mode		SET-UP		Adjusts camera settings.
PC mode		PC		Sets the camera to download pictures to your
				computer.
Playback mode				View, rotate, delete, and select pictures to print from
				your camera.
Auto mode				Sets the camera for fully automatic settings.
Program mode		P		Sets the camera for automatic shutter speed and
				aperture settings. Other camera settings can be
				changed in this mode.
Shutter speed		Tv		Sets the camera for shutter speed priority and an
priority				automatic aperture setting.

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Back

Viewfinder

Diopter	Viewfinder LED Zoom button
adjustment dial

MENU button

Speaker

Delete button

Display button

LCD	Navigation/Set
	buttons

Component	Icon	Description
Diopter adjustment		Lets you adjust the focus for the viewfinder window.
dial		This does not effect the picture focus.
Viewfinder		Lets you frame the picture.
Viewfinder LED		Provides information about the camera’s current
		state. For more information, see “LCD information”
		on page 23.
Zoom button		Photography mode: Lets you adjust the camera
		lens to take wide angle or telephoto pictures. For
		more information, see “Setting the focus” on page 26
		and “To use the digital zoom:” on page 32.
		Playback mode: Lets you increase, decrease, or
		select thumbnails of the pictures you view on your
		camera. For more information, see “To view
		thumbnail images:” on page 40.
MENU button	Menu Toggles the camera menu on and off.
Speaker		Plays camera sounds and recorded audio.
Delete button		Lets you erase images stored on the memory card.
		For more information, see “Deleting images” on
		page 43.
Display button		Photography mode: Lets you turn the LCD on and
		off. For more information, see “To use the LCD to
		take pictures:” on page 20.

Playback mode: Lets you toggle picture information on and off. For more information, see “LCD information” on page 23.

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Component	Icon	Description
Navigation buttons	SET	Photography mode: Lets you navigate camera
		setting options. For more information, see
		“Navigation/Set buttons” on page 7.
SET button		Playback mode: Lets you scroll through and view
		pictures. For more information, see “Navigation/Set
		buttons” on page 7.
LCD		Lets you access menus to operate the camera,
		compose pictures, and view pictures after they have
		been taken. For more information, see “LCD
		information” on page 23.
Navigation/Set buttons
Set button							Auto focus
Exposure							Navigate up button
							Flash setting/
compensation/
backlight correction/							Navigate right button
Navigate left button
							Self-timer/
							Navigate down button

Component	Icon		Description
Set button			Photography mode: Lets you toggle between
			taking pictures and viewing pictures.
			Menu mode: Lets you set menu selections.
Auto focus button			Photography mode: Lets you select an auto focus
			setting.
Navigate up button			Menu mode: Lets you navigate up through the
			menu options.
Flash setting			Photography mode: Lets you select a flash setting.
button
Navigate right			Menu mode: Lets you navigate right through the
button			menu options.
Self-timer button			Photography mode: Lets you select a self-timer
			setting.
Navigate down			Menu mode: Lets you navigate down through the
button			menu options.
Exposure			Photography mode: Lets you select an exposure
compensation/			compensation or backlight correction setting.
backlight
correction button
Navigate left			Menu mode: Lets you navigate left through the
button			menu options.

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Bottom

Battery/
Memory card	Tripod socket
compartment

Component	Description
Battery/memory card	Lets you access the camera battery and memory
compartment	card.
Tripod socket	Lets you mount your camera to a tripod.

Sides

Search

dial

Wrist strap eyelet

	DC IN 5V USB/ A/V Out
	connector port
Component	Description
Search dial	(Shutter speed (Tv) / Aperture (Av) / Manual (M))
	mode: Lets you change the shutter speed or aperture
	setting.
	Playback mode: Lets you select the next or previous
	picture.
Wrist strap eyelet	Attach the wrist strap to your camera here.
DC IN 5V connector	Connect the AC power adapter to the camera to
	operate the camera without a battery or to charge the
	rechargeable battery.
USB connector	Connect a USB cable to the camera to transfer pictures
	to your computer.
	- OR -
A/V Out connector	Connect an A/V cable to the camera to view pictures
	on a TV from the camera.

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Learning the basics

Connecting the wrist strap

Attach the wrist strap to carry the camera and help prevent the camera from dropping and getting damaged.

To connect the wrist strap:

1Find the wrist strap that came with your camera.

2 Thread the small looped end of the wrist strap through the wrist strap eyelet on your camera.

3 Pull the large looped end of the wrist strap through the small loop until the strap is secure.

Using the battery and AC power

You can use the rechargeable Lithium-ion battery or AC power adapter to power your camera. Before using the camera for the first time on battery power, you should fully charge the battery for about 3 hours. If the camera is not fully charged the first time, the battery life may be shortened.

You can also use the AC power adapter to power the camera while the battery is charging. For more information, see “Connecting the AC power adapter” on page 11.

Caution To protect your camera from battery leakage or corrosion, remove the batteries if you do not plan to use your camera for an extended period of time.

Tips & Tricks Using the camera in low temperatures can shorten the battery life and reduce the camera performance. Avoid using the camera battery in extremely cold environments.

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Installing the battery

Caution Make sure that the power is turned off before installing or removing the battery.

Tips & Tricks We recommend that you fully charge the battery for about 3 hours before you use your camera the first time. The charge time may vary dependent upon the ambient room temperature and the charge in the battery. For more information about charging your camera, see “Connecting the AC power adapter” on page 11.

To install the battery:

1If the camera is turned on, press and release the Power button on the top of your camera to turn off the camera.

2Slide the battery/memory card compartment cover open.

3Push the battery lock lever to the side, then insert the battery into your camera. Make sure that you

match the and the + and – symbols on the batteries with the

and the + and – symbols inside the battery compartment.

Battery lock lever

4 Close the battery/memory card compartment cover.

To remove the battery:

1If the camera is turned on, press and release the Power button on the top of your camera to turn off the camera.

2Slide the battery/memory card compartment cover open.

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3Release the battery lock lever. The battery ejects slightly from the battery compartment.

4Remove the battery.

Important If you have used your camera recently, the battery may be warm when you remove it from the camera.

Connecting the AC power adapter

Use the AC power adapter to:

■Charge the Lithium-ion rechargeable battery

■Power your camera while recharging the battery

■Power your camera without a battery installed

Caution	Make sure that you only use the AC power adapter
	specified for your camera. Other AC power
	adapters could cause damage to your camera.

Tips & Tricks Use the AC power adapter to save battery power when transferring pictures or video clips to your computer, TV, or VCR.

To connect the AC power adapter:

1If the camera is turned on, press and release the Power button on the top of your camera to turn off the camera.

2Connect one end of the AC power adapter to the DC IN 5V connector on the camera.

3Plug the other end of the AC power adapter into a wall outlet. As the battery charges, the viewfinder LED turns green. When fully charged, the LED turns off.

Tips & Tricks If the rechargeable battery needs to be replaced, the LED indicator turns red.

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Installing the Secure Digital (SD) memory card

Your camera comes with a 32 MB or larger SD memory card to store still pictures and video clips. The memory card stores the image files whether the camera is turned on or off. You can copy the files to a computer and delete the files from the memory card to free-up space for new pictures. For more information about copying files to your computer, see “Connecting to your computer and transferring files” on page 63.

Important You can use an SD memory card as large as 512 MB for more image file storage capacity. The SD memory card that came with your camera has already been formatted.

If you purchase an additional memory card, make sure that you format the card so that it works correctly with your camera. For more information, see “To format an SD memory card:” on page 51.

To install an SD memory card:

1If the camera is turned on, press and release the Power button on the top of your camera to turn off the camera.

2Slide the battery/memory card compartment cover open.

3Insert the SD memory card. The SD memory card is keyed and will only fit in the slot one way. The metal contacts should face toward the back side of the camera. Make sure that the card is pushed all the way in the card slot.

4Close the battery/memory card compartment cover.

To remove an SD memory card:

1If the camera is turned on, press and release the Power button on the top of your camera to turn off the camera.

2Slide the battery/memory card compartment cover open.

3Press in gently on the visible edge

of the SD memory card to eject it.

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Tips & Tricks To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased, slide the write protect tab (on the side of the SD memory card) to “LOCK.”

Slide tab to

lock

Slide the lock back to the write-protect off position to add, edit, or erase files on the SD memory card.

Turning on your camera

To turn on your camera:

■Press and hold the Power button on the top of your camera for about one second. The LED momentarily turns green, then orange, then the LED turns off when the camera turns on.

Tips & Tricks After you turn the camera on, it may take several seconds to charge the flash. The viewfinder LED is green, then orange while the camera is charging the flash. When the LED turns off, the camera is ready to take pictures.

Tips & Tricks The camera power automatically turns off when the camera has not been used for a fixed period of time. To continue using the camera, turn the camera on again. For more information about changing the Auto Off time setting in the Setup menu’s Basic tab, see “Auto Off” on page 61.

To turn off your camera:

■ Press and release the Power button on the top of your camera.

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Setting the date and time

Set the date and time the first time you use your camera or when you turn on your camera after leaving the battery out of the camera for an extended period of time.

To set the date and time:

1	Turn the camera on. See “Turning on your camera” on page 13.
2	If the date/time screen does not
	appear, turn the mode dial to SET-UP,
	then press the		navigation button.
	The Custom tab opens.
	Press the	/	buttons to highlight
	Date/Time, then press the Set button.
	The Custom Date/Time menu opens.
3	Press the	/	buttons to highlight
	the date field, then change the date
	field value with the / buttons.
	The date and time setting order is
	year, month, day, hour, and minute.
4	After you have set the date and time,
	select a picture mode with the mode
	dial to exit the menu.

Taking your first picture

Use the Auto mode to get started taking pictures quickly and easily.

The Auto mode lets your camera make all the correct settings for your pictures. In Auto mode the shutter speed, aperture setting, focus, flash (if required), white balance, and system metering method are fully controlled by your camera. You compose the pictures and let your camera take care of the rest.

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To take your first picture:

1 With the camera power turned on, set the mode dial to Auto mode .

2 Use the LCD to compose your picture. Frame the subject with the zoom buttons.

Wide Telephoto zoom zoom

LCD	Delete button

3Press the shutter button halfway down to automatically focus the image. The viewfinder LED turns green when the picture is focused.

Viewfinder LED turns green

4 Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture. After the picture is taken, it appears momentarily on the LCD.

Important If lighting conditions require additional flash lighting, the flash automatically flashes twice. The first flash is for the red-eye flash compensation and the second flash is for the picture.

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5 Press and release the Power button on the top of your camera to turn off the camera.

For more information about picture modes and options, see “Taking pictures” on page 20 and see “Using picture modes” on page 33.

Viewing pictures on the LCD

After you have taken your first picture you can view it on your camera’s LCD.

To view your first picture:

1 With the camera power turned on, set the mode dial to Playback mode .

2 View the last picture you took on the LCD.

3Use the / buttons on the search dial to view other pictures.

To delete the photo, press the button on the back of the camera, then follow the instructions on the LCD.

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Recording your first movie

The Movie mode lets you record video clips at 320 x 240 pixels. Sound is also recorded with the video clip. Use the LCD to compose the video.

Tips & Tricks The LCD cannot be turned off and the flash does not function when recording video clips.

Tips & Tricks The video clip recording time depends on the amount of memory available on the memory card.

To shoot your first video clip:

1With the camera power turned on, turn the mode dial to the Movie mode .

2Use the LCD to compose your video clip. Frame the subject with the zoom buttons.

Wide Telephoto zoom zoom

LCD

3 Press the shutter button to start recording the video clip.

4 Press the shutter button a second time to stop the video clip recording. When the recording stops, the camera takes a few seconds to process the clip to the memory card.

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Viewing movies on the LCD

Use the Playback mode to view video clips on the LCD.

To view video clips on the LCD:

1With the camera power turned on, turn the mode dial to the Playback mode . The last video clip you recorded is displayed on the LCD.

2Press the SET button to play the video clip.

You can also use the navigation buttons to view video clips:

Button	During playback		During pause		During stop
SET			Press SET to cancel
		—	pause and continue			—
			clip playback.
	Each press of the		Forward playback
	button increases the		resumes. Each press
	playback speed		of the	button		—
	incrementally		increases the
	(2X, 4X, Normal)		playback speed
			incrementally
			(2X, 4X, Normal).
	Each press of the		Reverse playback
	button increases the		resumes. Each press
	reverse playback		of the	button		—
	speed incrementally		increases the reverse
	(2X, 4X, Normal)		playback speed
			incrementally (2X, 4X,
			Normal).
	Pauses playback		Resumes playback		Scrolls to the previous
					image on the memory
					card
	Press	to stop	Press	to stop	Scrolls to the next
	playback and return to		playback and return to		image on the memory
	start of the clip		start of the clip		card
Search			Rotate the Search dial		Rotate the search dial
dial			or	to step the	or	to scroll to
		—	clip forward or		the previous or next
			backwards frame-by-		image on the memory
			frame		card

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Deleting pictures and movies

You can erase the last picture or movie you took with the Quick Delete feature.

To delete a picture or movie in the Quick Delete mode:

1With the camera power turned on, turn the mode dial to one of the photography modes.

2Press the button. The last picture or movie you took is displayed on the LCD.

3Press the / buttons to highlight Execute, then press the Set button. The picture or movie is deleted.

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Using your camera

Taking pictures

Your camera is equipped with both an optical viewfinder and a 2.0” full-color LCD to compose pictures.

The LCD helps you accurately compose pictures. However, the LCD uses battery power when it is turned on. You can use the optical viewfinder to conserve battery power. For example, if your battery charge is low, turn off the LCD and compose images through the viewfinder.

To use the LCD to take pictures:

1 Turn the camera on. See “Turning on your camera” on page 13.

2Turn the mode dial to a photography mode.

3If the LCD is turned off, press the button to turn on the LCD. Press the button one or more times, until OSD full display appears.

4Compose your picture in the LCD.

5Press the shutter button down halfway to focus the image, then press the shutter button down the rest of the way to take the picture. The viewfinder LED is red while the camera processes the picture.

Tips & Tricks		After focusing, the LCD will show an approximation
		of the image brightness when the picture is taken.
		If the lighting is too dark for a good picture
		exposure, the preview image on the LCD will be
		dark. You can change the camera settings, such as
		the shutter speed or aperture, to set the camera for
		more light sensitivity. However, some settings may
		cause the shutter speed to be too slow for a
		handheld picture. If the shutter speed is too slow
		for a handheld picture, the unsteady hold warning
		icon	is displayed. You may want to use a tripod
		to steady the camera.
Tips & Tricks		The image on the LCD may look dim in bright
		sunlight. This is common for the LCD because the
		sunlight may be brighter than LCD brightness.

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Tips & Tricks For more information about focusing the camera, see “Setting the focus” on page 26.

To use the viewfinder to take pictures:

1 Turn the camera on. See “Turning on your camera” on page 13.

2 Turn the mode dial to a photography mode.

3 If the LCD is turned on, press the button to turn off the LCD. Press the button one or more times, until LCD monitor Off appears.

4 Compose your picture in the viewfinder. If the image looks blurry in the viewfinder, rotate the diopter adjustment dial to focus the viewfinder for your eyes. This setting does not change the picture

focus.

Viewfinder

5 Focus the camera and take the picture.

Tips & Tricks For more information about focusing the camera, see “Setting the focus” on page 26.

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Understanding the viewfinder LED

The viewfinder LED changes color depending on what mode you are in and what the status of the camera is.

Viewfinder LED

Color	State	Power off	Photography		Playback		PC mode
		mode	modes		mode
Green	On	Battery	Auto focus				Camera
		charging in	successful and			—	connected to
		progress	locked on				computer
			subject
Red	On	AC	Writing to		■	Accessing	■	Accessing
		adapter	memory card			the SD		the SD
		plugged in	in progress			card in		card in
						progress		progress
					■	DPOF	■	Computer
						file being		mode
						created		standby
	Flashing		■	Picture not in
				focus
		—	■	Interval		—		—
				photography
				in Standby
				mode
Orange	On	Battery	■	Processing			Not
		charging		picture			recognized
		error	■	Flash		—	by PC
				charging in
				progress
	Flashing		■	Battery fully	Battery		■	Battery
				discharged	fully			fully
		—	■	Battery	discharged			discharged
				cover open			■	SD card
			■	SD card				missing
				write protect
				on

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LCD information

Important The following LCD information is representative of information that may be displayed in the various camera modes. Not all icons will appear at the same time. The icons that are displayed depend on the selected mode and the options available for the selected mode.

Photography modes

The following information appears on the LCD when you are in photography modes: Auto mode , Portrait mode , Sports mode , Night scene mode .

Zoom status		Voice memo mode
Mode icon		Battery status
Focus icon		Flash icon
White balance icon
Metering icon
Focus area		Capture mode icon
Backlight		Self-timer icon
correction icon		Pictures remaining
Unsteady hold	Date &
warning icon	time

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The following information appears on the LCD when you are in photography modes: Program mode P, Shutter speed priority mode Tv, Aperture priority mode Av, Manual mode M.

Zoom status Voice memo mode

	Mode icon			Battery status
	Focus icon			Flash icon
	White balance icon
	Metering icon			Histogram
	Focus area			Capture mode icon
	Exposure compensation			Picture size
				Pictures remaining
	Unsteady	Shutter		Picture
			Aperture	quality
	hold warning	speed
	icon	Self-timer
		icon

Movie mode

The following information appears on the LCD when you are in Movie mode .

Zoom status

Mode icon	Battery status
Focus icon
Self-timer icon	Picture size
	Recording time/
	elapsed time

Recording Picture indicator quality

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