Sony Ericsson Xperia U User Guide - Page 103

Photo light, Metering, Normal, Capturing method, Focus mode, Beach and snow, Sports, Party, Center

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When turned on, light sensitivity is increased. Use in poorly lit environments. Videos of fast moving objects may get blurred. Hold your hand steady, or use a support. Turn off night mode when lighting conditions are good, to improve the video quality Beach and snow Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed videos Sports Use for videos of fast-moving objects. Short exposure time minimizes motion blurring. Party Use for indoor videos in poorly lit environments. This scene picks up indoor background lighting or candlelight. Videos of fast moving objects may get blurred. Hold your hand steady, or use a support. Photo light Use the light to take photos when lighting conditions are poor or when there is a backlight On Off Sometimes the video quality can be better without a light, even if lighting conditions are poor. Metering This function automatically determines a well-balanced exposure by measuring the amount of light striking the image you want to capture. Center Adjust the exposure to the center of the image. Average Calculate the exposure based on the amount of light striking the whole image. Spot Adjust the exposure in a very small part of image you want to capture. This setting is only available in Normal capturing mode. Capturing method Select the method you use to take photos. On-screen button Record a video by using the on-screen button on the camera screen.. Touch capture Identify a particular focus area by touching the camera screen with your finger. Camera key only Record a video by using only the hardware camera key.. Focus mode The focus setting controls which part of a video should be sharp. When continuous autofocus is on, the camera keeps adjusting focus so that the area within the white focus frame stays sharp. Single autofocus The camera automatically focuses on the selected subject. Continuous autofocus is on. Face detection The camera automatically detects up to five human faces, indicated by frames on the screen. The camera automatically focuses on the nearest face. You can also select which face to focus on by tapping it on the screen. When you tap the camera screen, a green frame shows which face is selected and in focus. Face detection cannot be used for all scene types. Continuous autofocus is on. Infinity Use when recording videos from a distance. Focus is set on subjects far away. Subjects close to the camera may be blurred. 103 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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When turned on, light sensitivity is increased. Use in poorly lit environments. Videos of fast moving
objects may get blurred. Hold your hand steady, or use a support. Turn off night mode when lighting
conditions are good, to improve the video quality
Beach and snow
Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed videos
Sports
Use for videos of fast-moving objects. Short exposure time minimizes motion blurring.
Party
Use for indoor videos in poorly lit environments. This scene picks up indoor background lighting or
candlelight. Videos of fast moving objects may get blurred. Hold your hand steady, or use a support.
Photo light
Use the light to take photos when lighting conditions are poor or when there is a backlight
On
Off
Sometimes the video quality can be better without a light, even if lighting conditions are poor.
Metering
This function automatically determines a well-balanced exposure by measuring the amount of light striking
the image you want to capture.
Center
Adjust the exposure to the center of the image.
Average
Calculate the exposure based on the amount of light striking the whole image.
Spot
Adjust the exposure in a very small part of image you want to capture.
This setting is only available in
Normal
capturing mode.
Capturing method
Select the method you use to take photos.
On-screen button
Record a video by using the on-screen button on the camera screen..
Touch capture
Identify a particular focus area by touching the camera screen with your finger.
Camera key only
Record a video by using only the hardware camera key..
Focus mode
The focus setting controls which part of a video should be sharp. When continuous autofocus is on, the
camera keeps adjusting focus so that the area within the white focus frame stays sharp.
Single autofocus
The camera automatically focuses on the selected subject. Continuous autofocus is on.
Face detection
The camera automatically detects up to five human faces, indicated by frames on the screen. The
camera automatically focuses on the nearest face. You can also select which face to focus on by
tapping it on the screen. When you tap the camera screen, a green frame shows which face is selected
and in focus. Face detection cannot be used for all scene types. Continuous autofocus is on.
Infinity
Use when recording videos from a distance. Focus is set on subjects far away. Subjects close to the
camera may be blurred.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.