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Still camera settings, To select still camera settings

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To select still camera settings 1 Activate the camera and tap . 2 Tap to display the settings bar. 3 Tap to view more settings. Still camera settings Auto/Manual Auto When Auto is on, Scenes, Focus, Light, Exposure time and White balance are set to Auto. Manual When Manual is on, you can adjust all settings manually. Scenes Use Scenes to quickly set up the camera for common situations using pre-programmed scenes. The camera has determined a number of settings for you to fit the selected scene, ensuring the best possible photo. Auto When you select Auto mode in the camera settings bar, Scenes is set to automatically adjust settings for a photo. You can only use the Auto scene by selecting Auto mode. The Auto scene is not avialable in Manual mode. Custom When you select Custom, you can adjust all settings in the camera. You have to select Manual in the camera settings bar to use Custom. Portrait Use for portrait photos. Settings are optimised to give slightly softer skin tones. Twilight portrait Use for portrait photos at night or in poorly lit environments (with or without the light). Due to long exposure time, the camera must be held still or placed on a stable surface. Sports Use for photos of fast-moving objects. Short exposure time minimises motion blurring. Beach/snow Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed photos. Landscape Use for landscape photos. The camera focuses on distant objects. The light is turned off. Twilight landscape Use when taking landscape photos at night or in poorly lit environments (without the light). Due to long exposure time, the camera must be held still or placed on a stable surface. Document Use for photos of text or drawings. It gives the photo increased and sharper contrast. Focus Focus controls which part of a photo should be sharp. Auto The camera automatically focuses on the selected subject. The white focus frame turns green when focus is set. Touch Touch a spot on the viewfinder to manually set the focus on a particular part of a photo you want to take. Macro Auto focus for extreme close-up photos. Infinite Use when taking photos at a distance. Focus is set on subjects far away. Subjects close to the camera may be blurred. Light Use the light to take photos when lighting conditions are poor. 71 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To select still camera settings
1
Activate the camera and tap
.
2
Tap
to display the settings bar.
3
Tap
to view more settings.
Still camera settings
Auto/Manual
Auto
When
Auto
is on,
Scenes
,
Focus
,
Light
,
Exposure time
and
White balance
are set to
Auto
.
Manual
When
Manual
is on, you can adjust all settings manually.
Scenes
Use Scenes to quickly set up the camera for common situations using pre-programmed scenes. The camera
has determined a number of settings for you to fit the selected scene, ensuring the best possible photo.
Auto
When you select
Auto
mode in the camera settings bar,
Scenes
is set to automatically adjust settings for
a photo. You can only use the
Auto
scene by selecting
Auto
mode. The
Auto
scene is not avialable in
Manual
mode.
Custom
When you select
Custom
, you can adjust all settings in the camera. You have to select
Manual
in the
camera settings bar to use
Custom
.
Portrait
Use for portrait photos. Settings are optimised to give slightly softer skin tones.
Twilight portrait
Use for portrait photos at night or in poorly lit environments (with or without the light). Due to long exposure
time, the camera must be held still or placed on a stable surface.
Sports
Use for photos of fast-moving objects. Short exposure time minimises motion blurring.
Beach/snow
Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed photos.
Landscape
Use for landscape photos. The camera focuses on distant objects. The light is turned off.
Twilight landscape
Use when taking landscape photos at night or in poorly lit environments (without the light). Due to long
exposure time, the camera must be held still or placed on a stable surface.
Document
Use for photos of text or drawings. It gives the photo increased and sharper contrast.
Focus
Focus controls which part of a photo should be sharp.
Auto
The camera automatically focuses on the selected subject. The white focus frame turns green when focus
is set.
Touch
Touch a spot on the viewfinder to manually set the focus on a particular part of a photo you want to take.
Macro
Auto focus for extreme close-up photos.
Infinite
Use when taking photos at a distance. Focus is set on subjects far away. Subjects close to the camera
may be blurred.
Light
Use the light to take photos when lighting conditions are poor.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.