Sanyo VPC S6 Instruction Manual, VPC-S6 - Page 34

3 Gently press the shutter button. h Press the shutter button gently, taking care not to move the camera. h The image that was captured appears on the LCD monitor as long as the shutter button is kept pressed (post view). 4 Release your finger from the shutter button. h The captured image is recorded. HINT What is the camera focusing on? i A target mark & on the LCD monitor Focus indicator Target mark shows the area the camera is focusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct focus by measuring from 9 different focus points within the shooting area. If the target mark is at a position that is different from the point you wish to focus on, you can refocus, for example, F2.8 by changing the shooting angle. 1/30 i The large target mark appears when the camera focuses on a wide area in Shutter speed the center of the screen. Aperture About the focus indicator i A green focus indicator appears when Motion alert icon the subject is successfully focused, or a red focus indicator when the camera was not able to focus the subject. The shutter speed and aperture are displayed i When the camera focuses and the target mark appears, at the same time, the F2.8 shutter speed and aperture settings are 1/30 also displayed. You can use them as a reference when shooting. 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 shake 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 (page 37). i When shooting with the scene select function set to the fireworks 3 mode, the motion alert icon always appears, but this is normal. English 28