Manual for PDR-5

Using Your Camera Safely

• Read the user's manual fully.
• Keep the manual in a safe place.

Special Care Instructions

• Warning Symbols: Understand symbols indicating danger (grave harm), caution (injury/damage), and notices (minor harm/inconvenience).
• Prohibited Actions: Symbols indicating actions that must not be done.
• Mandatory Actions: Symbols indicating actions that must always be done.

Before Use

• Battery Safety: Do not recharge, heat, disassemble, or dispose of batteries in water or fire. Keep batteries away from children. If swallowed or fluid enters the eye, seek medical attention.
• General Precautions: Avoid extreme temperatures, humidity, dust, sand, and corrosive environments. Do not use near strong magnetic fields. Keep away from children. Do not walk around with the camera swinging. Do not attempt to playback the CD-ROM with a standard CD player. Be cautious of high temperatures from PC card slots.

Preparation

• AC Adapter: Use the specified AC adapter for your region. Ensure the camera is off when connecting/disconnecting.
• Battery Status: Monitor the standby lamp for battery level (green, red, flashing red).

Capturing Images

• REC/PLAY Selection: Switch to REC mode for capturing images.
• Self-timer: Use for delayed image capture.
• White Balance: Adjust for different lighting conditions (Auto, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Sunlight).
• Exposure: Adjust exposure compensation as needed.
• Flash Modes: Select appropriate strobe modes (auto, mandatory, red-eye, none).