OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
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1. Balance e This registers the white balance settings and returns and then press P to the REC mode 3 Use A and V to select Manual e This causes the object you last used to adjust manual white balance to appear on the monitor screen OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the Best Shot Mode Selecting one of the 21 Best Shot scenes automatically sets up the camera for recording a similar type of image E Example Sample Scene Ta i wht Portrait ME eet 4 Enhanced flesh tones Setting zoom to telephoto blurs the background In the REC mode press MENU Select the REC tab select REC Mode and then press P Use A and V to select EN Best Am Shot and then press or SET he e This enters the Best Shot mode and displays a sample scene Scenery Infinity focus Hard sharpness High saturation Use lt and gt to select the sample scene you want and then press SET Record the image OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS DD IMPORTANT 44 e Sample scene number 4 is Coupling Shot scene page 69 Sample scene number 5 is a Pre shot scene page 71 e Best Shot scenes were not recorded using this camera They are provided as samples only e Images recorded using a Best Shot scene may not produce the results you expected due to shooting conditions and other factors e After selecting a Best Shot scene you can change to a d2. Point the camera at Movie recording indicator the subject and then press the shutter 64MB SD memory card release button e Movie recording continues for 30 7 In the REC mode press MENU seconde on 03 12 24 2 Select the REC tab select REC Mode and stop it by pressing the shutter release button then press gt ajan e Starting a movie record operation causes optical zoom to be disabled Only digital zoom is available while a movie record operation is in progress If you want to use optical zoom to record a movie perform the zoom operation before starting the record operation a OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 5 When movie recording is complete the movie file is stored in file memory e To cancel storage of the movie file use V to select e The remaining recording time value counts down on the monitor screen as you record Delete while file storage is being performed and then press SET IMPORTANT 44 e The flash does not fire in the Movie mode e This camera also records audio Note the following points when recording a movie Take care that you do not block the OM o microphone with your op fingers 8 Good recording i results are not O possible when the camera is too far from the subject Microphone Operating camera buttons during recording can cause button noise to be included in the audio Movie audio is recorded in monaural The camera f
3. changes white balance to the settings achieved the last time a manual white balance operation was performed e You can use the key customization feature page 77 to configure the camera so the white balance setting changes whenever you press lt 4 or gt while in the REC mode o D OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Adjusting White Balance Manually 4 Point the camera at a white piece of paper or Under some light sources automatic white balance under similar object under the lighting conditions the Auto setting can take a long time to complete Also for which you want to set the white balance the auto white balance range color temperature range is and then press the shutter release button limited Manual white balance helps to ensure that colors e This starts the white balance adjustment procedure are recorded correctly for a particular light source The message Complete appears on the monitor Note that you must perform manual white balance under screen after white balance adjustment is complete the same conditions you will be shooting under You must also have a white piece of paper or other similar object on hand in order to perform manual white balance e Dim lighting or pointing the camera at a dark colored object while performing manual white balance adjustment can cause the procedure to take a long time to complete 7 In the REC mode press MENU 5 Press SET 2 Select the REC tab select White
4. e To cancel EV Shift adjust the value until it becomes 0 0 4 Record the image DDD IMPORTANT dd e When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation DDD NOTES e Performing an EV shift operation causes the metering mode to switch automatically to center weighted metering Returning the EV shift value to 0 0 causes the metering mode to change back to multi pattern metering e You can use key customization page 77 to configure the camera to perform exposure compensation whenever you press lt 4 or gt while in the REC mode OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Adjusting White Balance 3 Use A and V to select the setting you The wavelengths of the light produced by various light sources sunlight light bulb etc can affect the color of a When shooting under these conditions Select this setting subject when it is recorded White balance lets you make x o Normal conditions adjustments to compensate for different lighting types so want and then press SET the colors of an image appear more natural 1 In the REC mode press MENU a e bulb BO O 2 Select the REC tab Fluorescent lant areensh tinge cd cc ifficult lighting that requires manua select Pe control See Adjusting White Balance Manual Balance and then Manually press P DDD NOTES 4da e Selecting Manual
5. of the way to record the image Using the Macro Mode The Macro mode lets you focus automatically on close up subjects The automatic focus operation starts when you press the shutter release button down half way The following is the focus range in the Macro mode Approximately 6cm to 50cm 2 4 to 19 7 7 Keep pressing A U until the focus mode indicator shows amp 2 Record the image e The focus and image recording operations are identical to those in the Auto Focus mode e You can tell whether the image is focused by observing the focus frame and the green operation lamp The indications of the focus frame and green operation lamp are the same as those in the Auto Focus mode DD IMPORTANT 44 e In the Macro mode the optical zoom range is 1x to 1 8x OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the Infinity Mode The Infinity mode fixes focus at infinity 0c Use this mode when recording scenery and other faraway images 1 Keep pressing A amp L until the focus mode indicator shows oo 2 Record the image Using Manual Focus With the Manual Focus mode you can adjust the focus of an image manually The following shows focus ranges in the Macro mode for two optical zoom factors Optical Zoom Factor Approximate Focus Range 6cm 2 4 to infinity 180m 7 17 to infinity 1 Keep pressing A amp until the focus mode indicator shows MF e At this point a boundary al
6. setup i built in memory after the built in sample scenes oN h e e The following are the settings that are included in a OW you can Use me 12 58 Best Shot user setup focus mode EV shift value procedure on page 65 white balance mode flash mode and ISO sensitivity 10 SIECI OUT phe e Note that images recorded with this camera only can setup for recording be used to create a Best Shot user setup e You can have up to 999 Best Shot user setups in the camera s built in memory at one time e You can check the current setup of a scene by displaying the various setting menus e User setups are assigned file names using the format UEXZ3nnn jpe where n 0 to 9 or OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E To delete a Best Shot user setup 1 2 In the REC mode press MENU Select the REC tab select REC Mode and then press P Use A and V to select EN Best Shot and then press SET e This enters the Best Shot mode and displays a sample scene Use lt 4 and gt to display the user setup you want to delete Press V 4 47 to delete the user setup e You can also delete a user setup by using your computer to delete its file in the SCENE folder in the camera s built in memory page 136 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Combining Shots of Two People into a Single Image Coupling Shot The Coupling Shot mode lets you record images of two alas i l mages peo
7. OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS This section describes other powerful features and functions that are available for recording Selecting the Focus Mode You can select one of four different focus modes Auto Focus Macro Infinity and Manual 1 In the REC mode press A 1 e Each press of A amp LL cycles thorough the focus mode settings in the sequence shown below No indicator Auto Focus j Macro j 09 Infinity l MF Manual Focus a LL Focus mode indicator 99 1600x1200 bal 03 12 24 12 58 Using Auto Focus As its name suggests Auto Focus focuses the image automatically The automatic focus operation starts when you press the shutter release button down half way The following is the Auto Focus range Range Approximately 40cm to 1 3 to 0 1 Keep pressing A until there is no focus mode indicator on the display 2 Compose the image so the main subject is within the focus frame and then press the shutter release button half way e You can tell whether the image is focused by observing the focus frame and the green operation lamp 03 12 24 12 58 Focus frame Green operation lamp OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS When you see this It means this Green focus frame The i sf d Green operation lamp Ha uma Red focus frame The image is not in Flashing green operation lamp focus 3 Press the shutter release button the rest
8. ation to move it left or right in order to achieve better balance Optimum exposure can be achieved by correcting exposure so the graph is as close to the center as possible When the histogram is too far 99 1600x1200 to the left it means that there are too many dark pixels This type of histogram results when the overall image is dark A histogram that is too far to the left may result in black out of the dark areas of an image 03 12 24 DSB When the histogram is too far to the right it means that there are too many light pixels This type of histogram results when the overall image is light A histogram that is too far to the right may result in white out of the light areas of an image 1300200 NORMAL A centered histogram 99 indicates that there is good PORNEA A distribution of light pixels and ii dark pixels This type of histogram results when the overall image is at optimal lightness 20341 2424 WOES NOES BE s D OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS DDD IMPORTANT 44d REC Mode Camera Settings e Note that the above histograms are shown for illustrative purposes only You may not be able to achieve exactly the same shapes for particular Specifying ISO Sensitivity subjects Use the following procedure to select the ISO sensitivity e A centered histogram does not necessarily setting that suits the type of image you are recording guarantee optimum exposure The recorded image may
9. be over exposed or under exposed even 1 Inthe REC mode press MENU though its histogram is centered e You may not be able to achieve an optimum histogram configuration due to the limitations of EV 2 Select the REC tab select ISO and then shift press gt e Use of the flash as well as certain shooting 3 conditions can cause the histogram to indicate Use A and Y to select the setting you want exposure that is different from the actual exposure of and then press SET the image when it was recorded This histogram does not appear when you are using Select this setting Coupling Shot page 69 Conforms with ISO 50 ISO 50 Conforms with ISO 100 ISO 100 Conforms with ISO 200 ISO 200 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS DD IMPORTANT 44 e Increasing ISO sensitivity can cause static to appear inside an image Select the ISO sensitivity setting that suits your shooting needs e Using a high ISO sensitivity setting along with the flash to shoot a nearby subject may result in improper illumination of the subject Turning Image Review On and Off Image review displays an image on the monitor screen as soon as you record it Use the following procedure to turn image review on and off 7 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Review and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting D
10. essing MENU any time after step 5 of the above procedure cancels the first image and returns to step 5 vo OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Recording a Subject onto an Existing Background Image Pre shot Pre shot helps you get the background you want even if you need to ask someone else to record the image for you Basically Pre shot is a two step process 1 You compose the background you want and press the shutter release button which causes a semi transparent image of the background to remain on the monitor screen 2 Ask someone else to record a shot of you against your original background telling them to compose the image by using the semi transparent monitor screen image as a guide e The camera stores the image produced by step 2 only e Depending on how the image is actually composed in step 2 its background may not be exactly the same as the one you composed in step 1 Note that Pre shot is available in the Best Shot mode only page 65 e Freeze the background on the monitor screen e Record the image using the background on the monitor screen as a guide OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1 2 3 In the REC mode press MENU Select the REC tab select REC Mode and then press P Use A and V to select EN Best Shot and then press SET Use lt 4 and P to GEG 55 z idi select Pre shot and 7 a then press SET CEAN Ge Pre shot S
11. feature lets you specify the power on default settings individually for the REC mode flash mode focus mode white balance mode ISO sensitivity digital Zoom mode and manual focus position Turning on mode memory for a mode tells the camera to remember the status of that mode when you turn off the camera and restore it the next time you turn the camera back on When mode memory is turned off the camera automatically restores the initial factory default setting for the applicable mode The following table shows what happens when you turn mode memory on or off for each mode a a a REC Mode O Snapshot camera is f Digital Zoom turned off Last Auto Focus position that was in MF Position effect before you switched to manual focus OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 7 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Memory tab select the item you want to change and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Turn on mode memory so settings O are restored at power on i Turn off mode memory so settings Off are initialized at power on DD IMPORTANT dd e Note that Best Shot mode settings take priority over mode memory settings If you turn the camera off while in the Best Shot mode the camera s Flash White Balance and ISO Sensitivity will be configured according to the Best Shot sample scene when you turn it back on again regard
12. hoot the background first then have some one shoot you in front of it Freeze the background on the monitor screen e Though a semi transparent image of the background appears on the monitor screen in step 6 the background image is not saved in memory at this time e The focus exposure white balance zoom and flash settings are fixed for this type of image 6 Next align the focus frame with the subject composing the subject with the semi transparent background shown on the monitor screen When everything is aligned correctly record the image e This records the image composed on the monitor screen in step 6 The reference background image is not recorded e Pressing MENU any time after step 5 of the above procedure cancels the background image and returns to step 5 Semi transparent image ee OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the Movie Mode 3 Use A and V to Remaining capacity select E Movie and You can record movies with audio up to 30 seconds long then press SET e File Format AVI e Remaining capacity AVI format conforms to the Motion JPEG format promoted shows how many 30 by the Open DML Group second movies can still be recorded to memory e Image Size 320 x 240 pixels e Movie File Size Approximately 130KB second Remaining recording time e Maximum Movie Length 4 One Movie 30 seconds Total Movie Time 80 seconds with built in memory 500 seconds with
13. ifferent one by using lt and gt to scroll through available scenes When the one you want is displayed press SET Creating Your Own Best Shot Setup You can use the procedure below to save the setup of an image you recorded for later recall when you need it again Recalling a setup you save automatically sets up the camera accordingly 7 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select REC Mode and then press P 3 Use A and V to select EX Best Shot and then press SET e This enters the Best Shot mode and displays a sample scene 4 Use lt and gt to display Register Favorites Register Eavorites Registers favorite images Press the SET key to start image selection 5 Press SET OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 6 Use lt and gt to User SetUp 100 0028 DD IMPORTANT 44 display the image e Setups that you register as Best Shot sample scenes whose setup you are located after the built in sample scenes want to register as a e When a Best Shot user setup is recalled the monitor Best Shot scene screen in step 4 of the procedure on page 65 displays the text Recall Favorites Cancel e Note that formatting the built in memory page 117 deletes all Best Shot user setups 7 Use A and V to 99 select Save and Be DD NOTES 44 then press SET a a e Best Shot user setups are located in the camera s e This registers the
14. isplay images on the monitor screen for about one second On immediately after they are recorded Do not display images immediately Off after they are recorded Assigning Functions to the lt and gt Keys A key customization feature lets you configure the lt 4 and gt keys so they change camera settings whenever they are pressed in the REC mode After you configure the lt and gt keys you can change the setting assigned to them without going through the menu screen 7 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select L R Key and then press P 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS When you want to assign this function to EE lt 4 and gt keys elect this Recording mode e lt and gt cycle through recording modes Snapshot Best Shot Movie REC Mode page 154 EV shift e lt decreases compensation gt EV Shift increases compensation page 61 White balance setting e lt and gt cycle through white White Balance balance settings page 63 ISO sensitivity e lt and gt cycle through sensitivity ISO settings page 76 Self timer mode e lt and gt cycle through self timer Self timer modes page 53 No function assigned DDD NOTE 44 e The initial default setting is REC Mode Specifying Power On Default Settings The camera s mode memory
15. less of mode memory on off setting e If you turn the camera off while in the Movie mode the flash will be turned off when you turn the camera back on again regardless of mode memory on off setting Resetting the Camera Use the following procedure to reset all of the camera s settings to their initial defaults as shown under Menu Reference on page 154 7 In the REC mode or the PLAY mode press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select Reset and then press P 3 Select Reset and then press SET e To cancel the procedure without resetting select Cancel and press SET
16. ocuses automatically whenever you have Auto Focus page 57 or Macro selected as the focus mode Note that the confirmation tone that sounds during the Auto Focus operation will be recorded in the audio If you do not want confirmation tones in your audio select Manual Focus MF and manually focus the image before starting your recording Auto Focus is not performed in the case of the Manual Focus MF and Infinity co focus modes and so no confirmation tone sounds In the case of the Manual Focus mode you cannot adjust focus settings while recording is in progress Be sure to make all adjustments before beginning the record operation OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the Histogram You can use the DISP button to display a histogram on the monitor screen The histogram lets you check exposure conditions as you record images page 24 You can also display the histogram of a recorded image in the PLAY mode 99 1600x1200 4 03 12 24 12258 Histogram A histogram is a graph that represents the lightness of an image in terms of the number of pixels The vertical axis indicates the number of pixels while the horizontal axis indicates lightness You can use the histogram to determine whether an image includes the shadowing left side mid tones center and highlighting right required to bring out sufficient image detail If the histogram appears too lopsided for some reason you can use EV shift exposure compens
17. ple and combine them into a single image This makes it possible for you to include yourself in group images even when there is no one else around to record the image for you Coupling Shot is available in the Best Shot mode page 65 e First Image This is the part of the image that 7 In the REC mode press MENU does not include the person who 2 Select the REC tab select REC Mode and is recording the then press gt first image 3 Use A and V to select E Best Shot and then press SET Second Making sure that 4 Use lt 4 and gt to select Coupling Shot Image the background and then press SET of the image is aligned correctly record the image of the person who recorded the first image oo D OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 5 Align the focus frame 99 6 Next align the focus on the monitor screen RES RANER frame with the with the subject you SSS ob tat A subject you want in want on the left side the right side of the of the image and image taking care to then press the shutter 7 j 7 03 12424 align the actual release button to rae background with the record the image Focus frame semi transparent Semi transparent e The focus exposure image of the SIDE white balance zoom background of the and flash settings are first image which is fixed for this type of shown on the monitor image screen When everything is aligned correctly record the image e Pr
18. so appears on the display indicating the part of the image that will be used for manual focus Boundary so OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 2 3 While watching the image on the monitor screen use lt 4 and gt to focus Manual focus position Focus out on the subject Press lt 4 Focus in on the subject Press gt e Pressing lt 4 or gt causes the area inside of the boundary displayed in step 1 to fill the monitor screen momentarily to aid in focus The normal image reappears a short while later Press the shutter release button to record the image IMPORTANT 4 e In the Manual Focus mode the lt 4 and gt keys adjust focus even if you used key customization to assign other functions to them page 77 Using Focus Lock Focus lock is a technique you can use to focus on a subject that is not located within the focus frame when you record an image You can use focus lock in the Auto Focus mode and the Macro mode W 1 Using the monitor 99 screen compose the or image so the main 11000 subject is within the focus frame and then press the shutter release button half way Focus frame 03 12 24 12 58 e You can tell whether the image is focused by observing the focus frame and the green operation lamp The indications of the focus frame and green operation lamp are the same as those in the Auto Focus mode OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 2 Keeping the shut
19. ter seco Exposure Compensation EV Shift release button half NORMAL way down re ee Exposure compensation lets you change the exposure compose the image ae setting EV value manually to adjust for the lighting of your as you like subject This feature helps to achieve better results when recording a backlit subject a strongly lit subject indoors or 08 12 24 12 58 a subject that is against a dark background e This locks the focus on the subject that is currently within the focus frame EV Shift Range 2 0EV to 2 0EV Steps 1 3EV 3 When the image is composed the way you 7 In the REC mode press MENU want press the shutter release button the rest of the way to record it 2 Select the REC tab The focus and image recording operations are select EV Shift and identical to those in the Auto Focus mode then press P DDD NOTE dd e Locking the focus also locks the exposure Exposure compensation value o D OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 3 Use A and V to change the exposure compensation value s and then press SET y yey e Pressing SET registers s aes aly the displayed value a eal i2 58 EV value Up Increases the EV value A higher EV value is best used for light colored subjects and backlight subjects Down Decreases the EV value A lower EV value is best for dark color subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day
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