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The Components Guide
Preparations
Shooting
Playback/Erasing
Menus and Settings
Printing
Downloading Images
to a Computer
Basic
Camera User Guide
Please Read This First
This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.
CEL-SF9PA210
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Flowchart and Reference Guides The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. For information on included items System Map and items sold separately The Components Guide Preparations • Charging the battery • Installing the battery and memory card • Setting the date, time and language Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide) • Read this first. Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Handling precautions, references Advanced Camera to the v
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The Components Guide The Components Guide Front View Attaching the Wrist Strap* Wrist Strap Mount Microphone (Advanced Guide pp. 42, 86) AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 24) Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (Advanced Guide p. 33) Self-Timer Lamp (p. 16) Viewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 18) Flash (p. 14) Lens * When carrying the camera by the strap, be careful not to swing the camera or catch it on other items. 1
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Back View LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide pp. 12, 15) Viewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 18) DIGITAL Terminal (p. 27) A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 103) Terminal Cover Tripod Socket Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover Lock Release Switch (p. 7) DC Coupler Terminal Cover (Advanced Guide p. 125) Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover (p. 7) The interface cable and AV cable cannot be connected simultaneously. 2
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The Components Guide Controls Speaker Indicators (p. 5) Power Lamp ON/OFF Button (p. 10) Zoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide p. 73) Shooting: (Wide Angle)/ (Telephoto) Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify) Shutter Button (p. 10) Mode Dial (pp. 10, 11) (Print/Share) Button (pp. 22, 30) DISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12) FUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button (p. 20, Advanced Guide p. 22) Touch Control Dial (pp. 4, 18) MENU Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 23) (Macro)/ (Infinity)/ Button (p. 1
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Touch Control Dial Placing a finger on the touch control dial displays the playback mode and shooting mode touch icons on the LCD monitor. You can confirm the functions assigned to each button. Touch Icons Sample of shooting mode • Unavailable buttons are grayed out. • Place a finger on the touch control dial over a function you want to set, and the icon will enlarge on the LCD monitor. • You can easily select images using the touch control dial during play- back (p. 18). • You can easily se
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The Components Guide Indicators The camera indicators light or flash under the following circumstances. Never do the following while an indicator is flashing green. These actions may corrupt image data. • Shake or jolt the camera • Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery cover Right Indicator Green: Ready to shoot Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring (when connected to a computer) Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on) Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (ca
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Preparations 1. Charging the Battery. Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances. • When using the battery for the first time. • When the "Change the battery pack" message displays. 1. Insert the battery into the battery charger. 2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LX) into a power outlet, or attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LXE) and plug it into a power outlet. • Battery charger model names and types vary by region. The charge indicator will light orange whi
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Preparations 2. Installing the Battery. 1. Slide the lock release switch in the direction of the arrow ( ), and open the memory card slot/battery cover ( ). 2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( ) and insert the battery until it locks. To remove the battery, push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( ) and hold it while pulling the battery out. Battery Lock Back 3. Inserting the Memory Card. 1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. 2. Close the memor
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To Remove the Memory Card Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then release it. You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide. 8
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Preparations First Time Settings Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the ON/OFF button ( ). 2. Use the or button to select an item and the or button to change its value ( ). To set the daylight saving option, select the icon and use the or button to configure the setting. 3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the FUNC./SET button ( ). The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21). • A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to save such setti
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Shooting 1. Press the ON/OFF button. ON/OFF button The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor. • Pressing the ON/OFF button again turns the power off. • To switch to the setting that mutes all sounds (except for the warning sound), press and hold the DISP. button while pressing the ON/OFF button. See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 12). See the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 19). See the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 26
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Shooting 2. Press the shutter button fully to shoot. The shutter sound will play and the image will record. The indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the memory card. See Indicators (p. 5). See the Advanced Guide for the various shooting methods available. Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. You can continue to display images regardless of the review duration setting with t
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Shooting Modes The camera automatically selects settings. AUTO Manual Allows you to select settings yourself, such as the exposure compensation, white balance, my colors or ISO speed. See the Advanced Guide (p. 32). Digital Macro Allows you to shoot when the distance from the lens (at maximum wide angle) to the subject is within 5 – 50 cm (2.0 in. – 1.6 ft.). The subject can be shown larger than in standard macro mode because the camera trims the image edges and zooms in with the digi
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Shooting Beach Fireworks Captures Shoots without fireworks in the making people sky sharply and appear dark near at optimal water or sand where exposure. reflected sunlight is strong. ISO 3200 Aquarium Shoots with the Selects the optimal ISO speed set to ISO speed, white SPECIAL 3200. Use it when balance and color high speed is SCENE balance to capture required. (Twice fish and other items in as sensitive as ISO 1600.) Avoids an indoor aquarium. blurring of the subject an
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Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 37 – 111 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. Telephoto: Zooms in on the subject. Wide Angle: Zooms out from the subject. Using the Flash 1. Press the button ( ) and use the or button to switch between modes ( ). Auto On Off See the Advanced Guide: Red-Eye Reduction Function (p. 33). See the Advanced Guide: Setting the Slow Synchro (p. 33). You are recommended to shoot with the camera atta
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Shooting Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots 1. Press the / button ( ) and use the or button to switch between modes ( ). To Cancel: press the / button and use the or button to display . Macro Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. Image Area at Minimum Shooting Distance from End of Lens to Subject • Maximum wide angle setting: 57 × 42 mm (2.2 × 1.7 in.) Minimum shooting distance: 5 cm (2 in.) • Maximum telephoto setting: 107 × 80 mm (4.2 × 3.1 in.) Minimum shooting di
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Using the Self-Timer 1. Press the button ( ) and use the or button to display , or ( ). • When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer will activate and the self-timer lamp will blink (when using red-eye reduction, it will stay lit for the last 2 seconds). • You can change the delay time and number of shots with the option (p. 17). To Cancel: press the button and display . 10 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 10 sec. after you press the shutter button. • 2 sec. before the shutter
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Shooting Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ( ) 1. In the [ (Rec)] menu, select [Self-timer] and press the FUNC./ SET button. See Menus and Settings (p. 21). 2. Use the or button to select [Delay] or [Shots] and the or button to change the setting and press the FUNC./SET button. 3. Press the MENU button. If the [Shots] option is set to 2 or more shots, the following occurs. • The exposure and white balance are locked at the settings selected for the first shot. • If the fla
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Playback 1. Turn the mode dial to (playback) ( ). The last image that was played back appears (Resume Playback). If additional images were shot after viewing images in playback mode, the last image that was shot will appear instead. If the memory card has been switched, or the images on the memory card have been edited with a computer, the newest image on the memory card appears. 2. Use the or button to display the image you wish to view ( ). • Use the button to move to the previous
