Document Outline

• SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE SD10
• NOTES ON COPYRIGHT
• PACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES
• SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
  • ENVIRONMENT
  • HOW TO STORE THE CAMERA
  • NOTE ON THE TFT COLOR LCD MONITOR
  • NOTES ON CF CARD AND MICRODRIVE
  • NOTES ON THE TFT COLOR LCD MONITOR COVER
    • TO REMOVE THE TFT COLOR LCD MONITOR COVER
      • TO ATTACH THE TFT COLOR LCD MONITOR COVER
• DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTS
• TOP LCD PANEL
• VIEWFINDER
• CONTROL DIALS
• BASIC OPERATION AND QUICK REFERENCE
  • Load the batteries (P.19)
    • Mount the lens (P.23)
      • Remove the LCD monitor cover (P.10)
      • Set the language (P.25)
      • Set the date and time (P.26)
      • Loading the Compact-Flash Card (P.27)
      • Turn the “D”-dial to the □ (single frame shooting) position.
      • Set the AF/MF switch on the lens to the AF position. (P.43)
      • Select the exposure mode （P.37）
      • Focus （P.43）
      • Take a picture
      • Review the image.（P.63）
• PREPARATION
  • ATTACHING THE CARRY STRAP
  • HOW TO USE THE FINDER CAP
  • LOADING THE BATTERIES
    • TO INSERT THE BATTERIES
      • TO REMOVE THE BATTERIES
  • CHECKING THE BATTERY STATUS
    • AUTO POWER OFF
  • USING A HOME POWER SUPPLY
  • MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE LENS
  • SETTING THE LANGUAGE
  • SETTING THE TIME AND DATE
  • INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CF CARD
    • TO INSERT THE CF CARD
    • TO REMOVE THE CF CARD
  • FORMATTING THE CF CARD
    • TO FORMAT THE CF CARD
  • FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM
    • TO SET FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM
  • FRAME NUMBER COUNTER
  • DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT
  • SPORTS FINDER
  • HOLDING THE CAMERA
  • SHUTTER BUTTON
  • SETTING THE ELECTRONIC SOUND
• BASIC OPERATION
• SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE
  • P PROGRAM AE
    • PROGRAM SHIFT
  • A APERTURE PRIORITY AE
  • S SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE
  • M MANUAL EXPOSURE
    • To determine the exposure value using the camera’s exposure
  • BULB SETTING
• FOCUSING
  • HOW TO USE AUTOFOCUS
    • SETTING THE AUTOFOCUS MODE
    • SELECTING THE AUTOFOCUS MODE
  • FOCUS LOCK
  • MANUAL FOCUS
• OPERATION OF THE DRIVE MODE
  • DRIVE-AREA
  • SINGLE FRAME SHOOTING
  • CONTINUOUS SHOOTING
  • SELF TIMER
  • MIRROR LOCK-UP
• ADVANCED OPERATION
  • SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE（WB）
    • SETTING A CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE
  • SETTING THE SENSITIVITY（ISO EQUIVALENCY）
  • SETTING THE RESOLUTION
  • SELECTING THE METERING MODE
    • 8 SEGMENT METERING
      • AVERAGE METERING
        • CENTER AREA METERING
  • AE LOCK
  • EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
  • AUTO BRACKETING
    • M mode
      • Auto Bracketing mode can be used in combination with Exposur
  • REMOTE CONTROLLER (RS-11 AND RS-21)
    • Description of Parts
    • OPERATION
      • SETTING OF THE CAMERA
    • USING THE MIRROR LOCK-UP WITH REMOTE CONTROL
    • REPLACING THE REMOTE CONTROLLER BATTERY
  • DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW BUTTON
    • DEPTH OF FIELD
  • FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
    • ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N (Sold Separately)
    • ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-500 DG ST SA-N (Sold Separately)
      • EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N, EF-500 DG ST SA-N
    • PC SYNCHRO TERMINAL ADAPTER ST-11
  • EXTENDED MODE SETTING
• REVIEWING, DELETING AND MODIFYING IMAGES
• QUICK PREVIEW
  • CHANGING THE QUICK PREVIEW DURATION
    • TO CHANGE PREVIEW DURATION
  • CHANGING THE QUICK PREVIEW STYLE
    • TO CHANGE PREVIEW STYLE
  • QUICK DELETE
    • TO DELETE A PREVIEW IMAGE
• REVIEWING IMAGES
  • TO REVIEW IMAGES
  • VIEWING ONE IMAGE AT A TIME
    • TO SEE IMAGES IN SINGLE-IMAGE VIEW
      • While in Single-Image View:
  • MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED-IN VIEW)
    • TO MAGNIFY IMAGE
      • While in Zoomed-in View:
  • VIEWING NINE IMAGES AT A TIME (CONTACT SHEET VIEW)
    • TO GO TO CONTACT SHEET VIEW
      • While in Contact Sheet View:
  • VIEWING IMAGES A PAGE AT A TIME (JUMP MODE)
    • TO GO TO JUMP MODE
      • While in Jump Mode:
  • VIEWING IMAGE INFORMATION
    • TO DISPLAY IMAGE INFO SCREEN
      • While in Image Info Screen:
  • IMAGE INFO SCREEN FOR MAGNIFIED IMAGES
    • TO DISPLAY MAGNIFIED IMAGE INFO SCREEN
      • While in Image Info Screen for a Magnified Image:
  • HISTOGRAM
  • OVER-EXPOSURE WARNING
    • TO TURN OFF OVER-EXPOSURE WARNING
  • VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV
    • TO CONNECT THE CAMERA
      • TO A VIDEO DEVICE
• DELETING IMAGES
  • TO DISPLAY THE DELETE MENU
  • DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE
    • TO DELETE A SINGLE IMAGE
  • DELETING MULTIPLE IMAGES
    • TO DELETE MULTIPLE IMAGES
  • RECOVERING A DELETED IMAGE
    • TO RECOVER A DELETED IMAGES
• MODIFYING IMAGES
  • TO DISPLAY THE MODIFICATION MENU
  • LOCKING IMAGES
    • TO LOCK A SINGLE IMAGE
    • TO LOCK MULTIPLE IMAGES
  • MARKING IMAGES
    • TO MARK A SINGLE IMAGE
    • MARKING ALL IMAGES
  • ROTATING IMAGES
    • TO ROTATE AN IMAGE
  • USING THE OK BUTTON SHORTCUT
    • TO SET THE ＜ OK＞ SHORTCUT
    • TO USE THE ＜ OK＞ SHORTCUT
  • SHOWING A SLIDESHOW
    • TO START A SLIDESHOW
    • TO MANUALLY ADVANCE OR REWIND A SLIDESHOW
    • TO STOP/PAUSE A SLIDESHOW
      • TO RESUME A STOPPED SLIDESHOW
  • CHANGING SLIDESHOW SETTINGS
    • TO CHANGE SLIDESHOW SETTINGS
• CAMERA SET-UP MENU
  • USING THE CAMERA SET-UP MENU
    • TO DISPLAY SET-UP MENU
      • While in the Set-up Menu:
        • While in set-up sub-menus:
  • LIST OF MENU FUNCTIONS
  • CAMERA INFO PAGE
    • TO VIEW THE CAMERA INFO PAGE
• REFERENCE
  • OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
    • REMOTE CONTROLLER RS-21
      • POWER PACK SD
        • ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N
        • ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-500 DG ST SA-N
        • PC SYNCHRO TERMINAL ADAPTER ST-11
        • CABLE RELEASE SWITCH CR-11
        • EYEPIECE DIOPTRIC CORRECTION LENSES
  • MAINTENANCE
  • CLEANING THE IMAGE SENSOR
  • EXPLANATION OF TERMS
  • AUTO POWER OFF
    • TO SET AUTO POWER OFF
  • WARNING DISPLAYS
    • TOP LCD PANEL WARNING INDICATIONS
      • Some part of battery icon is off
      • Battery icon blinks
      • Exposure Blinks
      • “‐‐‐” is displayed on the frame counter.
      • Frame counter does not show a number other than 999
      • Shutter speed indicates “FuL” and frame number shows “0”, bo
      • The cursor will be in motion on the frame number value
      • Shutter speed shows ”Err “
      • Frame counter shows “Err”
    • COLOR LCD MONITOR MESSAGES
      • “No CF card in camera”
      • “Incompatible file system. Format card.”
      • “CF card is full!”
      • “No images on CF card”
      • “Error writing to CF card!”
      • An error has occurred! Error code # # #.
      • “CF card cover is open!
      • Do not remove CF card while the camera is on or busy light i
  • TROUBLESHOOTING
    • No indication on the top LCD panel
      • The shutter does not release
      • Autofocus does not operate
      • The buttons on the back of the camera don’t work
      • Difficulty seeing the images on the color LCD monitor.
      • Pictures are coming out blurred
      • Cannot use the CF card
      • Cannot delete images
      • Incorrect date and time is shown
      • No image appears on the TV monitor
  • SPECIFICATIONS
  • CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA TO A COMPUTER
    • CONNECTING THE CABLES
      • USB Cable
        • IEEE 1394 (FireWire™) Cable