User manual HOTPOINT-ARISTON HB9370

[. . . ] 18 "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (separate volume) Get more friendly with your camera · Shoot with your favorite settings t Using the shooting functions · Playback with your favorite settings t Using the viewing functions · Enjoy various shooting/playback functions using the menu t Using the menu Connect your camera to a PC or a printer · Copy your images to a computer and enjoy editing them in various ways t Using your computer · Print images by connecting your camera directly to a printer (PictBridge compliant printers only) t Printing images 3 Prepare the battery pack 1 Insert the battery pack. Push the battery pack until it clicks. 2 Battery charger CHARGE lamp Connect the power cord (mains lead). Power cord (mains lead) 3 Light on: Charging Light off: Completed (Normal Charge) To wall outlet (wall socket) If you continue charging the battery pack for approximately one more hour, until it is fully charged (Full Charge), the battery life will be slightly longer. · Connect the battery charger to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by. · Even if the CHARGE lamp is not lit, the battery charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket). If some trouble occurs while using the battery charger, immediately shut off the power by disconnecting the plug from the wall outlet (wall socket). · When charging is finished, disconnect the power cord (mains lead) from the wall outlet (wall socket), and remove the battery pack from the battery charger. [. . . ] "Battery exhausted" High Low You cannot shoot any more pictures. LCD monitor Battery level To remove the battery pack Slide the lock lever in the direction of the arrow. Before removing the battery pack, check that the power is turned off. Lock lever To use your camera abroad -- Power sources You can use your camera and the battery charger and the AC-VQ900AM AC Adaptor/charger (not supplied) in any country or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet (wall socket) [b]. · Do not use an electronic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malfunction. 5 Attach a lens 1 Remove the body cap from the camera and the rear cap from the lens. Body cap Rear cap · Make sure not to leave the interior of the camera exposed to dust or water droplets. If dust enters the camera, perform [Cleaning mode] (t "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 125)) and brush the dust away using a commercially available blower brush. 2 Attach the lens. Orange index marks Mount the lens by aligning the orange index marks on the lens and camera. Turn the lens clockwise until it clicks into the locked position. · When attaching a lens, do not press the lens release button. · When shooting without the flash, using a lens hood is recommended to prevent unnecessary light from affecting your images. For details on attaching the lens hood, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the lens. 6 To remove the lens Press the lens release button all the way in and turn the lens counterclockwise until it stops. Lens release button · Replace the cap on the lens and attach the body cap (or another lens) to the camera after removing the lens. Keep dust from getting inside the camera when changing lenses! If dust or debris gets inside the camera and lands on the surface of the image sensor (the part that acts as the film), it may appear on the image, depending on the shooting environment. The camera is equipped with an anti-dust function to prevent dust from landing on the image sensor. However, take note of the following reminders when attaching/removing a lens. · Avoid changing lenses in a dusty location. · When storing the camera, always attach a lens or the body cap. · When attaching the body cap, remove all the dust from the cap before placing it on the camera. If dust or debris gets inside the camera, select [Cleaning mode] in the Setup menu, and use a commercially available blower brush to clean the image sensor. t "User's Guide/ Troubleshooting" (page 125) 7 Insert a memory card (not supplied) Available memory cards for the camera "Memory Stick Duo" CompactFlash/ Microdrive You can use a "Memory Stick Duo", CompactFlash card (CF card), or Microdrive as a memory card. · Before using a memory card, be sure to format it using this camera. t "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 111) · While the image is being recorded, the access lamp lights. Do not remove the memory card or turn off the power while this lamp is lit. 12 The number of images that can be recorded Once you insert a memory card into the camera and set the POWER switch to ON, the number of images that can be recorded (should you continue to shoot using the current settings) is displayed on the LCD monitor. To identify items on the LCD monitor t "User's Guide/ Troubleshooting" (page 20) · The number of images that can be recorded on a memory card differs depending on the capacity of the memory card, the image size setting, and the image quality setting. t "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 24) · If "0" is flashing in yellow, the memory card is full. Wait for the Super SteadyShot scale to go down, and then press the shutter button down slowly. · Since the Super SteadyShot function is less effective in the following cases, mount the camera on a tripod. ­ Shooting a moving subject ­ Shooting with shutter speeds of 1/4 second or longer, which are typically used in night-time shooting. · When using a tripod, deactivate the Super SteadyShot function as it will not be fully effective. · This Super SteadyShot function can reduce the effect of camera-shake by the equivalent of approximately 2. 5 to 4 increments of shutter speed. 14 Focus Within the focus area, there are 11 sensors to lock the focus on the subject. Press the shutter button halfway down, and the sensor in the focused area illuminated briefly in red to indicate where the focus is. Focus area Focus area sensor Focus indicator Focus indicator Holding the grip and looking into the viewfinder or pressing the shutter button halfway down triggers the autofocus system. The focus indicator in the viewfinder indicates the status of the autofocus system. Focus indicator z lit lit lit z flashing Status Focus locked. [. . . ] With the flash pulled up, the camera triggers the flash if the amount of light is insufficient in auto adjustment mode (AUTO). Push the flash down with your finger when not using it. · Do not hold the camera by grabbing the flash emitter. · If you want to make sure the flash fires without fail, set the flash mode to Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 73) (Fill-flash). t "User's Flash indicators in the viewfinder flashing: The flash is being charged. [. . . ]