Casio EX FC100 User Manual

							Digital Camera
Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.
• Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’s Guide.
• Keep the User’s Guide in a safe place for future reference.
• For the most up-to-date information about this product, visit the official EXILIM 
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As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are 
included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.
Unpacking
Digital cameraRechargeable lithium ion 
battery (NP-40)Charger unit (BC-31L)
Power cord Strap
USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference
*The shape of the power cord 
plug varies according to country 
or geographic area.To attach the strap to the camera
Attach strap here. 
						

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• The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
• The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production 
process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable, 
erroneous, etc.
• Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is 
forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this 
manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidden 
under copyright laws.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
profits suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this 
product.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost 
profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport or 
YouTube Uploader for CASIO.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other 
reason.
• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide 
may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.
LCD Panel
The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that 
provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number 
of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics 
of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.
Read this first!
Take test shots
Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is 
recording correctly. 
						

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Contents
Unpacking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  2
Read this first!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  3
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  9
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  11
❚❙Quick Start Basics 14
What is a digital camera?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  14
What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  15
First, charge the battery prior to use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  16
❚To charge the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16❚To load the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera . . . . .   . .  20
Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  22
❚Supported Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22❚To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23❚To format (initialize) a new memory card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24Turning the Camera On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  25❚To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25❚To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  26
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  30
Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  31
Deleting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  32
❚To delete a single file  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32❚To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32Snapshot Shooting Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  33❚Auto Focus Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
❚❙Snapshot Tutorial 34
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  34
Changing the Image Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Size)  . .  35
Specifying ISO Sensitivity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO)  . .  38
Adjusting White Balance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (White Balance)  . .  38
Correcting Image Brightness   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(EV Shift)  . .  40
Shooting with Slow Motion View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  41
Using Lag Correction   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Lag Correction)  . .  43
Using Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash)  . .  45
Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  47
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  47
❚Optical Zoom/Digital Zoom Switch Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48Using Continuous Shutter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  50❚Using Normal-speed Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50❚Using High Speed CS and Prerecord CS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51❚Specifying the Method for Saving Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55❚Continuous Shutter Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57 
						

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❚❙Recording Movies 58
To record a movie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  58❚Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59Recording a High-definition Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  60
Recording a High Speed Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  61
Using Prerecord Movie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Prerecord (Movie))  . .  62
Recording a Movie for YouTube  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (For YouTube)  . .  64
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  65
❚❙Using BEST SHOT 66
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  66❚Some Sample Scenes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66To shoot with BEST SHOT  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  66❚Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69Shooting with High Speed Night Scene   . . . . .  (High Speed Night Scene)  . .  70
Shooting with High Speed Anti Shake   . . . . . . . .(High Speed Anti Shake)  . .  71
Isolating Moving Subjects  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-motion image)  . .  72
❚Basic Multi-motion image Procedure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72Shooting with Priority on Subject Faces . . . . (High Speed Best Selection)  . .  74
Shooting an Image in Accordance with 
Subject Movement   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Move Out CS/Move In CS)  . .  75
❚❙Advanced Settings 80
Using On-screen Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  80
REC Mode Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (REC)  . .  82
❚Selecting a Focus Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . .  82❚Using the Self-timer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . .  86❚Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement   . . . . (Anti Shake) . . .  87❚Specifying the Auto Focus Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . .  88❚Using the Auto Focus Assist Light  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Assist Light) . . .  89❚Shooting with Face Detection   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection) . . .  89❚Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Continuous AF) . . .  91❚Changing the Continuous Shutter Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (CS) . . .  91❚Configuring the Continuous Shutter Image Save Method (Save CS Images)  . .  92❚Turning Digital Zoom On or Off   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom) . . .  92❚Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (L/R Key) . . .  92❚Shooting with Quick Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quick Shutter) . . .  93❚Turning on Image Review   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Review) . . .  93❚Displaying the On-screen Grid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Grid) . . .  94❚Using Icon Help  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help) . . .  94❚Configuring Power On Default Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Memory) . . .  95Image Quality Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Quality)  . .  96❚Specifying Snapshot Image Quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . (T Quality (Snapshot)) . . .  96❚Movie Image Quality Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(» Quality (Movie)) . . .  96❚Setting the High Speed Movie Frame Rate  . . . . . . . . . . . .  (HS » Speed) . . .  97❚Specifying the Metering Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Metering) . . .  97 
						

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❚Optimizing Image Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Lighting) . . .  97❚Specifying Flash Intensity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity) . . .  98❚Using Built-in Color Filters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter) . . .  98❚Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness) . . .  98❚Controlling Color Saturation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Saturation) . . .  98❚Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Contrast) . . .  98
❚❙Viewing Snapshots and Movies 99
Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  99
Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  99
Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  100
❚Deleting Continuous Shutter Images  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  102❚Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  103❚Copying a CS Group Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  104Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  105
Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  105
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  106
❚❙Other Playback Functions  (PLAY) 108
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow)  .  108❚Transferring Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  109Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames  . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MOTION PRINT)  . . 111
Editing a Movie on the Camera   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Movie Editing)  .  112
Adjusting White Balance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (White Balance)  .  114
Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot   . . . . . . . . .(Brightness)  .  115
Selecting Images for Printing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (DPOF Printing)  .  115
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Protect)  .  116
Rotating an Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Rotation)  .  119
Resizing a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize)  .  119
Cropping a Snapshot   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming)  .  120
Copying Files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy)  .  120
Dividing Up a Continuous Shutter Group  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Divide Group)  .  121
Editing a CS Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (CS Frame Edit)  .  121
❚❙Printing 122
Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  122
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  122
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed 
and the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  125
❚❙Using the Camera with a Computer 130
Things you can do using a computer...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  130
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  131
❚Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  132❚Playing Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  136 
						

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❚Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  137❚Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (PDF Files) . .  138❚Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . .  139❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  140Using the Camera with a Macintosh  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  141❚Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  141❚Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh . .  144❚Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  144❚Viewing User Documentation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . .  145❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  145Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images  . (Eye-Fi)  .  145
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  147
Memory Card Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  148
❚❙Other Settings  (Set Up) 150
Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Screen)  .  150
Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi)  .  150
Configuring Camera Sound Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds)  .  151
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule  . . . . . (File No.)  .  151
Configuring World Time Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time)  .  152
Time Stamping Snapshots   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Timestamp)  .  153
Setting the Camera’s Clock   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust)  .  153
Specifying the Date Style   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style)  .  154
Specifying the Display Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language)  .  154
Configuring Sleep State Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Sleep)  .  155
Configuring Auto Power Off Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off)  .  155
Configuring [r] and [p] Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (REC/PLAY)  .  156
Configuring USB Protocol Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (USB)  .  156
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System  (Video Out)  .  157
Configuring a Startup Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Startup)  .  157
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Format)  .  158
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Reset)  .  158
❚❙Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 159
Turning Display Information On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Info)  .  159
Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure   . . . . . . (+Histogram)  .  159
❚How to Use the Histogram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  160
❚❙Appendix 161
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  161
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  169
❚Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  169❚To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  169❚Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  170❚Using the Camera in another Country  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  170 
						

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Using a Memory Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  171❚To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  171Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  173
Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  174
When things don’t go right...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  176
❚Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  176❚Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  180Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  183
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  186 
						

							
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The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.
.Camera
General Guide
1Zoom controller 
(pages 26, 47, 105)
2Shutter button (page 26)
3Flash (page 45)
4[ON/OFF] (Power) 
(page 25)
5Front lamp 
(pages 86, 89)
6Strap hole (page 2)
7Lens
8Microphone (page 59)
9[SLOW] (Slow Motion 
View) (page 41)
bkÇ (Continuous Shutter) 
(page 50)
blBack lamp 
(pages 25, 27, 45)
bm[ 0 ] (Movie) button 
(page 58)
bnMovie mode switch 
(page 58)
bo[ r ] (REC) button 
(pages 25, 26)
bpTerminal cover
bq[USB/AV] port (pages 
106, 123, 133, 142)
brControl button 
([ 8 ][2 ][4 ][6 ]) 
(pages 32, 34, 45, 80, 
159)
bs[BS] button (page 66)
bt[MENU] button 
(page 80)
ck[SET] button (page 34)
cl[ p ] (PLAY) button 
(pages 25, 31)
cmMonitor screen 
(pages 11, 159)
1234
65
7
8cl
cm
ck brbt bo
bq
6
bn
bl bm
bpbs
9
[
4 ] [
8 ]
[ 2
] [
6 ]
[SET]
bk
Front Back
B 
						

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.Charger Unit
cocn
cp
Bottom
cnBattery/memory card slots (pages 16, 169)
coTripod hole
Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
cpSpeaker
3
2
11+- Contacts
2[CHARGE] Lamp
3AC jack