Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman User Guide - Page 93

To customize the video camera settings panel 1 When the video camera is open, press to display all settings. 2 Touch and hold the setting you want to move and drag it to the desired position. If you drag the setting outside of the settings panel, the change is canceled. Video camera settings overview Switch camera Switch between the main and the front camera Scenes The Scenes feature helps you to quickly set up the camera for common situations using preprogrammed scenes. The camera determines a number of settings for you to fit the selected scene, ensuring the best possible video. Off The Scenes feature is off and you can shoot videos manually. Portrait Use for portrait videos. Settings are optimized to give slightly softer skin tones. Landscape Use for videos of landscapes. The camera focuses on distant objects. When Landscape is selected, focus mode is changed to Infinity. Night mode 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 record videos 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. Focus mode The focus setting controls which part of a photo 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. Video size Adjust the video size for different formats 93 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.