Sanyo VPC S5 Owners Manual - Page 34

About the focus icon and target mark

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CAPTURING IMAGES NOTE About the focus icon and target mark i The target mark outlines the area that the camera is using to focus. If the area outlined by the target mark is not the subject you want to focus on, then refocus your subject, for example by changing the shooting angle. i The target mark does not appear in the following situations. When the subject is not in focus When using the self-timer to take a picture (see page 37) When the focus is set to focus range or (see page 52) When the Scene Select or function is enabled (see page 45) i When the camera focuses on a wide area of the central part of the screen, a large target mark appears. If the motion alert icon appears... i During still image shooting, if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility that the image may be blurred due to camera movement becomes high, the motion alert icon may appear on the LCD monitor. In this case, use a tripod to stabilize the camera when shooting, or set the flash operation mode to automatic (see page 34). i When shooting with the scene selection function set to the fireworks mode, the motion alert icon always appears, but this is normal. Motion alert icon 31 English

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CAPTURING IMAGES
NOTE
About the focus icon and target mark
i
The target mark outlines the area that the camera is using to focus. If the
area outlined by the target mark is not the subject you want to focus on,
then refocus your subject, for example by changing the shooting angle.
i
The target mark does not appear in the following situations.
When the subject is not in focus
When using the self-timer to take a picture (see page 37)
When the focus is set to focus range
or
(see page 52)
When the Scene Select
or
function is enabled (see page 45)
i
When the camera focuses on a wide area of the central part of the screen,
a large target mark appears.
If the motion alert icon appears...
i
During still image shooting, if the shutter
speed is slow and the possibility that the
image may be blurred due to camera
movement becomes high, the motion
alert icon
may appear on the LCD
monitor. In this case, use a tripod to
stabilize the camera when shooting, or
set the flash operation mode to
automatic (see page 34).
i
When shooting with the scene selection
function set to the fireworks
mode,
the motion alert icon always appears,
but this is normal.
Motion alert icon