Sanyo VPC-E870 VPC-E870G Owners Manual English - Page 30

English 16 Getting Started Setting the Flash Mode You can choose from four flash modes to suit various lighting conditions. Press the Up/Flash navigation button to scroll through the four modes on the LCD screen. The flash setting remains the same for subsequent photos until you change it as described above. Auto flash: The flash fires automatically when needed. Flash off: The flash is turned off. Fill flash: The flash always fires. Anti Red-eye: The flash fires twice so as to reduce the red-eye effect. Using the Zoom in/out Function The camera comes equipped with 3x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom that allows you to zoom in on your subject. To use the zoom: 1. Slide the Zoom switch to the right to zoom in on your subject. 2. Slide the Zoom switch to the left to zoom out from your subject. Using the Self-timer and Burst Photography The camera comes equipped with a self-timer which allows you to take photos after a pre-defined delay. The burst photography feature allows you to take multiple consecutive photos by pressing and holding the Shutter button. The multi-burst photography feature allows you to take multiple (16) consecutive VGA photos by pressing the Shutter button once. To set the self-timer/burst mode: 1. Press the Right/Self-timer navigation button to cycle through the selftimer( or ) and burst photography options ( or ) on the LCD screen. 2. Once you have selected an option, frame and take your shot. In self-timer mode, the icon will flash until the time expires and the photo is taken. 3. After taking a photo, the Self-timer automatically exit. If you want to use these functions for the next photo, press the Right/Self-timer navigation button again to activate the function. Note: : Burst Mode Up to 3 photos continuously during pressing the Shutter button. : Multi-Burst Mode 16 photos continuously by 1 press of the Shutter button. Taking your First Photo