Samsung EC-ES15 User Manual - Page 40

Functions ( ) Quality / Frame rate You can select the compression ratio appropriate for your application of the captured images. The higher the compression ratio, the lower the picture quality. Mode STILL IMAGE mode MOVIE CLIP mode Icon Sub menu Super Fine Fine File Format jpeg jpeg Normal jpeg 30 FPS avi 15 FPS avi Adjust the image quality. Quality Frame Rate Set the number of frames per second for movies. Back Move [ STILL IMAGE mode ] Back Move [ MOVIE CLIP mode ] å This file format complies with the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system). å JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) : JPEG is the image compression standard developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group. This type of compression is most commonly used for compressing photos and graphics because it can compress the files efficiently. Metering If you cannot obtain suitable exposure conditions, you can change the metering method to take brighter pictures. [Multi] ( ) : Exposure will be calculated based on an average of the available light in the image area. However, the calculation will be biased Set the light metering option. Metering towards the centre of the Back Move image area. This is suitable for general use. [Spot] ( ) : Only the rectangular area in the centre of the LCD monitor will be metered for light. This is suitable when the subject in the centre is exposed correctly, regardless of the back lighting. [Center Weighted] ( ) : Exposure will be calculated based on an average of the available light in the image area. However, the calculation will be biased towards the centre of the image area. This is suitable for taking a picture of small object like a flower or insects. Ä If the subject is not the centre of the focus area, do not use the spot metering as this may result in an exposure error. In this circumstance, it is better to use exposure compensation. 39