Archos AV300 Series manual Taking a Photo Camera, Understanding and setting the Camera parameters

3 Taking a Photo (Camera)

!Select Camera from the main menu screen (use joystick to select then click on ENTER !)

"Look either through the viewfinder or at the AV300 screen and aim the

camera at the subject to be photographed.

#Press the shutter button down half-way to tell the AV300 to set the focus. You must wait for approximately one second for the autofocus to make its automatic adjustment.

$Fully press the button to take the snapshot.

%The camera may take up to several seconds to store the JPEG image file on the hard disk of the AV300. It will store it in the folder HD/Photo or the folder you were in before pressing on the function key Record.

3.1Understanding and setting the Camera parameters

Rename: This lets the user specify the file name of the next photo.

Flash mode: Choose which type of flash you want. On – use the flash on all pictures. Off – do not use the flash. Auto - camera uses the flash if there is not enough ambient light. Red eye – use a special flash system that helps reduce the red in subject’s eyes.

Img quality (Image Quality): Choose what level

of JPEG compression you want. Fine will give the

Camera Settings Menubest image quality, but the largest file size. Basic will give the smallest file size, but the images will not be as sharp.

Img size (Image size): Choose the size, in pixel resolution, that you want your image file to be. The higher the value, the more definition your picture will have. If you are going to print your pictures either on your own printer or by a digital photo developer, you should use the settings at the higher end. Note: You can choose all image sizes in zoom level 1x – 3x. You must choose 2048x1536 to use zoom 4x – 10x, but your resolution will be diminished the higher you go on the digital zoom.

Click on the center function button to access and change the Camera settings

Resolution: This will be resolution of the JPEG image (in pixels) when a picture is taken.

Zoom: The current zoom factor. Zoom 1x - 3x optical, 4x - 9.6x used the digital zoom.

Flash status: This shows the current flash mode. On, Off, Auto, or Red eye.

Digital Zoom: This shows whether or not the camera is currently using its digital zoom.

Compression: This is the current setting of the JPEG compression (Basic/Normal/Fine). For the best possible image (although it will take up more disk space) set this to Fine (fine dots icon).

Exposure Value: Displays EV if you have set the exposure setting to a non-default value.

White Balance: Shows the current type of while balance being used. Set according to lighting conditions.

Exposure: Use this setting to expose the image more or less than normal. Values are in steps of 1/3 from –2 to +2. Setting it in the negatives, will decrease the amount of picture exposure and make your picture darker. Setting it positive will increase the exposure and make your pictures brighter. If your subject has a bright background, you may want to over expose your picture a little bit so that the person’s face is more visible. If you are taking pictures where there is a lot of snow or the sun’s reflection on water, you may want to reduce the exposure.

White Bal. (White Balance): Use the setting to change the color temperature of your photos. Set it to the ambient light conditions in order to best reproduce the colors of the objects in the photo (tungsten, fluorescent, daylight, or cloudy). Changing these settings will adjust the camera color so that even with these different types of light sources, the picture colors will be as close as possible to reality.

Timer: You can set the self-timer to 5 seconds or 10 seconds. The picture will be taken five or ten seconds after the shutter button is pressed.

Reset: Reset the values in this screen to the factory default settings.

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