Sanyo VPC C40 Owners Manual - Page 39

CAPTURING IMAGES HINT What is the camera focusing on? Target mark i A target mark & on the LCD monitor shows the area the camera is focusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct focus by measuring from 5 different focus points within the shooting area. If the target mark is at a position that is different from the point you wish to F3.8 focus on, you can refocus, for example, 1/89 by changing the shooting angle. i The large target mark appears when the camera focuses on a wide area in the center of the screen. Shutter speed Aperture The shutter speed and aperture are Motion alert icon displayed i When the camera focuses and the target mark appears, at the same time, the shutter speed and aperture settings are 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 F3.5 1/4 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 56). i When shooting with the scene select function set to the fireworks 3 mode, the motion alert icon always appears, but this is normal. 33 English