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INSTR UCTION MANU AL DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA PDR-M65 PDR-M61.
INSTR UCTION MANU AL DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA T o ensure that you use the T oshiba PDR-M65 or PDR-M61 Digital Still Camera safely and correctly , read this Instruction Manual carefully befor e you star t using the camera. Once you have finished reading this Instruction Manual, keep it handy at all times.
- 1 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready For customers in the U.S.A. DIGITAL STILL CAMERA Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE PDR-M65 FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
- 2 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready CAUTION If you modify the camera in any way , without getting appr oval from T oshiba Corporation, your camera may violate FCC regulations. V iolation of FCC regulations may cause the FCC to void your right to use the modified camera.
- 3 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Thank you for purchasing the T oshiba PDR-M65 or PDR-M61 Digital Still Camera. T o ensure that you use this camera safely and correctly , read this Instruction Manual car efully before you start using the camera.
- 4 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Contents The name in parentheses ( ) is the function name on the PDR-M65 or PDR-M61. Preface ■ Attention ...................................
- 5 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Contents (continued) ISO ....................................................................... 60 BULB .....................................
- 6 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Safety Precautions Indication definitions Read these safety precautions car efully before using the PDR-M65 or PDR-M61.
- 7 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Exemption Clauses • T oshiba Corporation bears no responsibility in the case of damages a.
- 8 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Safety Precautions (continued) Should you ever notice smoke, a strange odor or excessive heat coming from the camera, immediately turn OFF the power and remov e the batter ies and A C adapter.
- 9 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Safety Precautions (continued) Do not disassemble, change or repair the camera.
- 10 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Safety Precautions (continued) If you want to use the camera on an airplane, consult with the airline and follow their instructions. Use of this camera is sometimes restricted due to potential radio interference.
- 11 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Safety Precautions (continued) Do not look at the sun through the camera viewfinder . This may cause injury of the eyes. Do not use the flash close to ey es.
- 12 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Using Y our Camera Correctly Notes On Handling Y our Camera When you use your camera, carefully read and strictly obser ve the Safety Precautions from page 6 onwar ds and the notes described below .
- 13 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready ● Carrying Out Maintenance on Y our Camera • T o prevent the lens, surface of the status display or viewfinder from being scratched, blow off any dust on these parts with a blower brush and lightly wipe with a soft dry cloth.
- 14 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Using Y our Camera Correctly (continued) Notes On Handling the AC Adapter Be sure to use only the specified AC adapter (sold separately). Using a dif ferent AC adapter might cause the camera to malfunction.
- 15 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Features ● 3X zoom lens ● USB interface compatible ● High definition 3.
- 16 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Read these pages first. Let's get ready to use the PDR-M65 or PDR-M61. (P .17 – 35) Let's learn about basic operation. First, let's learn about the basic way of using the PDR-M65 or PDR-M61.
- 17 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Accessories Make sure that you have all of the items below befor e you star t using your camera. Sold separately • AC adapter • Soft case Batteries (4 size AA) Alkaline SmartMedia™ (8MB, 3.
- 18 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Names of Parts Mode dial For enlarged view ( ➲ P . 20) Self-timer lamp ( ➲ P . 48) Lens Viewfinder window Flash Shutter button ( ➲ P . 37) Strap attachment ( ➲ P .
- 19 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Names of Parts (continued) Function button Zoom ke y ( ➲ P . 45) Smar tMedia™ cov er ( ➲ P . 29) Smar tMedia™ cov er release knob Battery cover ( ➲ P .
- 20 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Names of Parts (continued) Mode dial Power OFF ( ➲ P. 33) Switches the power OFF. Auto Photography mode ( ➲ P. 40) This is the most commonly used photography mode.
- 21 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Names of Parts (continued) Status display This display indicates the camera’ s status. Y ou can verify the camera’ s status even if the LCD monitor is not on.
- 22 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Attaching the Strap This strap is handy for carrying your camera around. T o prevent your camera from dropping during photography , hang the strap around your neck.
- 23 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Installing the Batteries This camera uses four (4) size AA batteries. IMPORTANT • This camera uses alkaline, nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.
- 24 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Installing the Batteries (continued) Load the batteries in the battery compartment making sure they are loaded in their correct direction as shown in the figure on the right.
- 25 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Installing the Batteries (continued) Removing the Batteries Reverse the procedur e for “Loading the Batteries” and remove the batteries.
- 26 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Installing the Batteries (continued) Battery Wear When the power is ON, the remaining battery power is displayed on the LCD monitor and the status display .
- 27 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready If you use the AC adapter in a room with a power outlet, you can take photographs for an extended period of time. This also prevents failed photographs due to battery wear or failed transfer of data to a PC.
- 28 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready About SmartMedia™ “SmartMedia™” is a storage medium for saving images that you have photographed. Even if the camera’ s power is turned OFF , the images saved on the Smar tMedia™ are not erased.
- 29 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready • T ake care not to touch the SmartMedia™’ s electrodes (metal contacts) or allow the electr odes to become soiled. Use a dry lint-free cloth to wipe away any dirt.
- 30 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready About SmartMedia™ (continued) Gently insert the SmartMedia™ as far as it can go with the SmartMedia™ electrodes (metal contacts) facing the rear of the camera.
- 31 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready About SmartMedia™ (continued) Slide the SmartMedia™ cover release knob in the direction of the arrow 1 to open the cover 2 . Push the SmartMedia™ in as far as it can go, and pull it out with your fingers.
- 32 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready About SmartMedia™ (continued) Write Protection T o prevent valuable data from being erased inadvertently , attach the write-protect sticker at the write-pr otect area.
- 33 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready T urning the Power ON Make sure that the SmartMedia™ is correctly loaded. ( ➲ Page 29) Set the mode dial to the desired mode. In the [ ] or [ ] modes, the lens extends from the camera body .
- 34 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready The text, numbers and icons that are displayed on the LCD monitor vary according to the cur rent settings. T o erase text currently displayed on the LCD monitor , press the DISP button ( ➲ Page 85).
- 35 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready In Playback Mode ([ ]) LCD Monitor Display (continued) NO IMA GE Mode dial setting ( ➲ P . 20) Protected image ( ➲ P . 76) Image size Date (month/day/y ear) ( ➲ P .
- 36 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready How to Hold Y our Camera When taking a photograph, hold the camera firmly and prevent your finger or neck strap from covering the lens, flash or flash sensor .
- 37 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready How to Press the Shutter Button The shutter button can be pressed down in two stages: half way down and fully down. When pr essed half way down, AF (auto-focus) and AE (auto exposure) ar e carried out.
- 38 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Memo • If the shutter button is pressed all the way down, photographs cannot be taken until AF and AE ar e locked.
- 39 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready About the Color of the V iewfinder Lamp The color of the viewfinder lamp indicates the state of the camera. The meaning of the lamp color may differ according to the mode dial setting.
- 40 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Photography (Auto Photography) This is the most commonly used photography mode. In this mode, exposure (combination of shutter speed and aperture) is automatically contr olled to facilitate photography .
- 41 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready Photography (Auto Photography) (continued) Look through the viewfinder to compose the picture. Press the shutter button down half way 1 , and press it down fully 2 .
- 42 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Photography (Auto Photography) (continued) Set the mode dial to [ ].
- 43 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready Setting the Image Size and Quality Set the (number of pixels) and quality (compression ratio) of the image to be photographed.
- 44 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Setting the Image Size and Quality (continued) T ake the photograph. ☞ For details on how to take photographs ➲ Page 40 Memo • T o make the image smaller , it is more effective to r educe the size and then reduce image quality .
- 45 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready Zoom photography allows you to take zoom shots and wide angle shots. Set the mode dial to [ ] or [ ]. Compose the picture using the Zoom key .
- 46 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Digital Zoom Photography This function enlarges the center of the image displayed on the screen so that it appears that the photographed image is enlarged twice its size.
- 47 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready Close-up Photography (Macro Photography) The macro photography mode is used when the distance to the subject is between 2 in. (5 cm) at wide to 20 in.
- 48 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready When the self-timer is used, the shutter automatically closes after the preset time (two or ten seconds). ☞ Changing the set time until photography ➲ Page 61 Set the mode dial to [ ] or [ ].
- 49 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready Photography Using the Flash (Flash Photography) ➔ In the default setting, the flash will be automatically set to function in dark places. No special setting is needed to set off the flash.
- 50 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Auto In this mode, the flash fires automatically accor ding to the photography conditions.
- 51 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready Photography Using the Flash (Flash photography) (continued) Memo • If you take a photogr.
- 52 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready This mode takes 16 shots continuously at 0.25 second intervals. The 16 photographed images are saved as one image. This mode is effective for continuously photographing moving subjects.
- 53 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready This mode is used for taking subjects that requir e several seconds to photograph such as firework displays at night. When using this mode, be sure to use a tripod to keep the camera stable and pr event distor ted images.
- 54 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Y ou can manually adjust conditions such as white balance and exposure compensation, and take photographs at these conditions. This is called “manual photography .
- 55 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready T aking Photographs Manually (Manual Photography) (continued) Press the ENTER button. This fixes the setting. The camera is ready to take photographs.
- 56 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready W .B. (White Balance) ☞ White Balance ➲ Additional Information, Glossary (Page 105) The camera determines the white balance by averaging the various kinds of light that enters the lens.
- 57 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready T aking Photographs Manually (Manual Photography) (continued) Effective Subjects and Set V alues ● P ositive (+) Compensation • Copying of printed text (black characters on white paper) (+1.
- 58 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Changing the Preset Conditions (REC MENU) This menu is for setting the basic settings to be used for photography in the [ ] automatic photography and [ ] manual photography mode.
- 59 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready T o quit the REC MENU, press the MENU button. The camera is now ready to take photographs. REC. MODE Select from the following photography modes: [1SHOT], [MUL TI] and [BULB] are modes for photographing images.
- 60 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Changing the Preset Conditions (REC MENU) (continued) PREVIEW This setting allows you to display a photographed image on the LCD monitor for two seconds immediately after you have taken the shot.
- 61 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Basic Photography Getting Ready Changing the Preset Conditions (REC MENU) (continued) BULB Sets the exposure time when taking pictur es in the bulb photography mode ( ➲ Page 53).
- 62 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Playing Back Photographed Images (Single-Frame Playback) Play back photographed images one image at a time. Set the mode dial to [ ]. The last image frame appears on the LCD monitor .
- 63 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Enlarging Photographed Images (Zoom Playback) Enlarges selected portions of images being played back 3 times actual size. Images can be displayed enlarged when being played back one image at a time.
- 64 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Displaying a List of Images (Thumbnail Display) Nine reduced images are simultaneously displayed on the LCD monitor . This manual calls this display “thumbnail display .
- 65 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Auto Playback (Slideshow) Automatically play back one image at a time in order . Set the mode dial to [ ]. The last image frame appears on the LCD monitor .
- 66 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Reducing the Image Size (Resize) Changes the size of FULL size (M65: 2048 x 1536 pixels, M.
- 67 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Reducing the Image Size (Resize) (continued) Use the or buttons to select [RESIZE] and press the button.
- 68 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Compressing Images (Quality) Compresses images to half their size, and overwrites the old size image with the new compr essed image.
- 69 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Compressing Images (Quality) (continued) Use the or buttons to select [QUALITY], and press the button.
- 70 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Select the folder to play back when the currently loaded SmartMedia™ contains two or more folders. Set the mode dial to [ ]. The last image frame or the thumbnail display appears on the LCD monitor .
- 71 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Selecting the Folder to Play Back (continued) Memo About Folder Names Images photographed on this camera are r ecorded to a folder . Y ou cannot choose in which folder to store images.
- 72 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Erases one image at a time. Note, however , that images cannot be erased when they are protected ( ➲ Page 76) or the SmartMedia™ is write- protected ( ➲ Page 32).
- 73 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready T o continue erasing images, repeat the above procedure from step 2. Memo • When [ PROTECT ] is displayed on the LCD monitor , cancel the protection ( ➲ Page 76).
- 74 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Erases all images within the currently selected folder .
- 75 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Formatting erases all images currently recor ded on the SmartMedia™ loaded on your camera. Protected images ( ➲ Page 76) are also erased.
- 76 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready This feature pr events images from being erased. IMPORTANT • Formatting erases all the images on a SmartMedia™, regardless of whether they ar e protected or not.
- 77 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Use the or buttons to select [PROTECT] and press the button. The PROTECT menu is displayed. Use the or buttons to select the desired image to protect, and press the ENTER button.
- 78 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Removing the Protection Carry out steps 1 to 3 in “Protecting An Image”. Use the or buttons to select the image to unprotect, and press the ENTER button.
- 79 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photographic Settings (SET -UP mode) This feature allows you to set up the envir onment for using your camera in addition to image-related settings.
- 80 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photographic Settings (SET -UP mode) (continued) Press the button. The tab menu is displayed. ☞ How to set the time ➲ Page 81 Use the or buttons to change the setting in the tab menu, and press the ENTER button.
- 81 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photographic Settings (SET -UP mode) (continued) TIME Sets the date and time. Seconds cannot be set. Using the or buttons to select the item you want to set, and use the or buttons to set the value for each item.
- 82 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photographic Settings (SET -UP mode) (continued) TV (only M65) Sets the video output format. [NTSC] : NTSC video format (US, CANADA, JAP AN) [P AL] : P AL video format (EUROPE) IMAGE No.
- 83 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photographic Settings (SET -UP mode) (continued) DEF AUL T Sets whether or not to return the settings (except TIME, LANGUAGE, TV (video output format) (only M65) and the LCD monitor brightness) to their defaults.
- 84 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness This adjustment adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor and not the brightness of the recor ded image.
- 85 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready DISP Button and LCD Monitor Display By pressing the DISP button, the LCD monitor and the on-scr een display can be tur ned on and off.
- 86 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready T aking and Playing Back Photographs on a TV (only M65) T elevision sets can be used to compose images for photography or playback. T o do this, the camera must first be connected to the TV .
- 87 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready T aking and Playing Back Photographs on a TV (only M65) (continued) T ake photographs or play them back. Details of operation are the same as taking photographs and playing them back on the LCD monitor .
- 88 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready T ransferring Images to a PC Y ou can transfer images photographed on your camera to a PC using the packaged CD-ROM and cable set.
- 89 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready For Windows 98, Windows 2000 or W indows ME Install this driver when the USB cable is used. Connect the small end of the USB cable to the DIGIT AL terminal on the PDR-M65 or PDR-M61.
- 90 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”, and click the Next button. The next screen appears. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, check the “CD-ROM drive” check box, and click the Next button.
- 91 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”, and click the Next button. Check the “CD-ROM drive” check box, and click the Next button.
- 92 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Installing the USB Driver (continued) For Macintosh (for MAC OS 9.0 or higher) PDR-M65 or PDR-M61 does not conform with USB Mass Storage Class.
- 93 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Installing the USB Driver (continued) Select “English” and click OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the setup. After the USB setup has completed, the system will restart.
- 94 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Separately Sold Accessories The following items are also available as separately sold items.
- 95 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready SmartMedia™ (provided) Floppy disk adapter PC card adapter PC Printer Software applicati.
- 96 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready T oshiba Digital Still Camera PDR-M65 SmartMedia™ (3.3V) 2/4/8/16/32/64MB compatible (128MB: apply to the update version of the firmware) JPEG-compliant Exif V er .
- 97 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photography Camera Body Memo • The size of the data to be recor ded varies according to the amount of detail in the subject image. So, the number of images that can be photographed after an image is recor ded decreases.
- 98 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready 1/2" CCD sensor (total number of pixels: approx. 3.3 (M65)/2.3 (M61) million) Equivalent to ISO 100/200/400 3X zoom lens F2.8 – F3.2 f=8.
- 99 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photography T ype Image memory card for digital cameras (SmartMedia TM ) T ype of memory NAND flash memory Operating voltage 3.
- 100 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Specifications (continued) AC adapter (PDR-A CM1A) (sold separately) Power supply AC120V 50/60Hz Rated Input Capacity 18V A Rated Output DC5V 1.
- 101 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photography W arnings and Messages Displayed on LCD Monitor The following warnings, messages and icons are displayed on the LCD monitor and the status display .
- 102 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready T roubleshooting First check the warning displayed on the LCD monitor ( ➲ Page 101) and the color of the viewfinder lamp ( ➲ Page 39). Then check the following items.
- 103 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photography T roubleshooting (continued) Causes The mode dial has been changed to another setting. The flash is set to Suppressed Flash mode. Y ou pressed the shutter button while the flash was charging.
- 104 - Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready T roubleshooting (continued) Causes The camera is in the PC mode. Both the batteries and AC adapter are r emoved with the power still ON. Problem Nothing is displayed even through the LCD monitor is set to ON.
- 105 - Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information Getting Ready Basic Photography Glossary ● AF/AE AF (auto-focus) ··· A function for automatically focusing your camera. AE ··· A function for automatically setting your camera’ s exposure.
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