Insignia NS-DSC1112SL User Manual (English) - Page 10

NS-DSC1112SL/NS-DSC1112SL-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera Initial settings Note • • If the battery is removed for longer than 48 hours, the date and time must be reset. If you reset your camera to the default settings, you will have to select the menu language and set the date and time again. When you turn on your camera for the first time, your camera will be in Simple Mode. Simple Mode hides advanced settings and makes your camera easier to operate. Your camera's default settings are: • Quality: Fine • Resolution: High (10 megapixels) • ISO: Auto • Color Balance: Auto. • Stabilizer: Off. Image stabilization is ideal for reducing blurred images that may be caused by shaky hands or low-light conditions. Turn off stabilization when using a tripod. • Self-timer: Off. • Focus Light: On. • Metering Function: Multi. • Burst Mode: Off. • Beep: On. When beeps are turned on, an alert is heard when key functions are accessed. • Quick View: On. • Date Stamp: Off. • Power Save: On. • Battery Type: Alkaline. • Help Text: On. A brief description of what the advanced settings do is provided by viewing the help text at the bottom of the screen. To view the help text, highlight any menu option. • Simple Mode: On. Turn off Simple Mode to access advanced settings. Understanding camera modes Your camera has three modes: Photo, Video, and Playback. -Photo mode is for capturing still images. -Video mode is for capturing video. -Playback mode is for playing captured images and videos. Understanding the LCD Photo mode 307 x5.0 12M F13.0 1/2000 AUTO # Item 1 Self-timer 2 Macro 3 Flash 4 Mode indicator 5 Resolution 6 Quality 7 Metering 8 Color Balance 9 Face detection 10 Stabilizer 11 Date stamp 12 Aperture value 13 Shutter speed 14 ISO 15 Zoom indicator Description Appears when the self-timer is turned on. For more information, see "Using the self-timer" on page 11. Appears when Macro mode is turned on. For more information, see "Using the macro feature" on page 11. Shows the flash setting. For more information, see "Using the flash" on page 11. A camera icon appears when your camera is in Photo mode. For more information, see "Understanding camera modes" on page 6. Shows the image resolution setting. For more information, see "Setting the resolution" on page 14. Shows the quality setting. For more information, see "Setting the quality" on page 14. Shows the metering setting. For more information, see "Setting the metering function" on page 17. Shows the color balance setting. For more information, see "Setting the color balance" on page 15. Appears when face detection is turned on. For more information, see "Using face detection" on page 12. Appears when the stabilizer feature is turned on. For more information, see "Turning the stabilizer function on or off" on page 16. Appears when the date stamp feature is turned on. For more information, see "Imprinting the date and time on photos" on page 21. Shows the aperture value automatically selected by your camera. Shows the shutter speed automatically selected by your camera. Shows the ISO setting. For more information, see "Setting ISO" on page 15. Shows the zoom setting. For more information, see "Using the zoom control" on page 10. 6 www.insigniaproducts.com