Quick Start Guide

  1. Insert the battery ().

    • Upon purchase, charge the battery to start using ().

  2. Insert the card ().

    • Insert the card with the label facing the front of the camera until it clicks into place.

  3. Attach the lens ().

    • Align the red mount index on the lens with the red mount index on the camera to attach the lens.

  4. Set the power switch to Power on ().

  5. Flip out the screen ().

    • When the language setting screen is displayed, see Language.
    • When the date/time/zone setting screen is displayed, see Date/Time/Zone.
    • After [Welcome] appears on the screen, follow the on-screen instructions to connect the camera to your smartphone ().

Recording movies

  1. Set the Mode dial to Scene intelligent auto movie.

  2. Focus on the subject ().

    • By default, [Autofocus: Movie Servo AF] is set to [Enable] so that the camera always keeps focusing ().

  3. Record the movie ().

    • Press the movie shooting button (on the top or front) to start recording a movie. You can also start recording a movie by tapping [Movie recording] on the screen.
    • [Focus indicatorREC] (1) is displayed in the upper right while movie recording is in progress, and a red frame appears around the screen.
    • Sound is recorded with the movie microphone (2).
    • To stop recording the movie, press the movie shooting button again. You can also stop recording a movie by tapping [Stop movie] on the screen.

  4. Review the recorded movie ().

    • Press the Playback button.
    • Press Quick Control/Set twice.

Shooting still photos

  1. Set the Mode dial to .

  2. Tap the shooting mode icon.

  3. Select [Scene Intelligent Auto].

  4. Focus on the subject ().

    • A tracking frame [Tracking frame] for AF appears over any face detected.
    • Press the shutter button halfway, and the camera will focus on the subject.

  5. Take the picture ().

    • Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.

  6. Review the picture.

    • The image just captured will be displayed for approx. 2 sec. on the screen.
    • To display the image again, press the Playback button ().