Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus

Chapter 3

Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus

The Picture Capture and Video Record menus allow you to adjust camera settings that affect the characteristics of the pictures and video clips you capture. The Picture Capture Menu displays only those features available for taking pictures while the Video Record Menu displays only features available for recording video clips.

1.Slide to or , then press .

2.Use to highlight an option, then press to display the option’s menu.

3.Use to highlight a setting, then press to change the setting or press to exit without changing the setting.

4.To exit the menu, hold down until the menu disappears.

For on-camera information about an option, use to highlight Help... in the option's menu, then press .

Unless otherwise noted, the setting remains in effect until you turn off the camera. The next time you turn on the camera, the settings reset to their defaults.

Shooting Mode ( only)—For selecting a predefined setting optimized for particular types of scenes or shooting situations.

• Auto Mode (Default)—For taking good shots quickly, when you do not have time to select a special shooting mode.

•Close-up—For taking close-up pictures of subjects between 100 and 800 mm (3.94 to 31.5 in) away.

• Steady Photo—For minimizing picture blur when the subject is moving or you cannot hold the camera still long enough in moderate to dim light conditions (see “Optimizing exposure” on page 11).

•Theatre—For capturing images at school programs, concerts, or indoor sporting events without using flash.

•Landscape—For scenes with deep perspective, such as mountain scenes.

•Portrait—For pictures that have one or more people as their primary subject.

•Action—For capturing sporting events, moving cars, or any scene where you want to stop the action.

• Night Portrait—For capturing images of people at night. This mode uses the flash and a long exposure. As a result, you must set the camera on a tripod or stable surface.

•Sunset—For capturing outdoor scenes at sunset.

Self-Timer—For capturing images or recording video after a 10-second delay (see “Using the Self-Timer setting” on page 15).

Image Quality ( only)—Sets resolution and compression for images. The greater the number, the higher the resolution. The setting remains in effect until it is changed, even when you turn off the camera.

M630 series:

•7MP Best—For enlarging or printing images greater than 41 x 51 cm (16 x 20 in).

•Normal (7MP) (Default)—For enlarging or printing images up to 41 x 51 cm (16 x 20 in).

•5MP—For printing images up to 28 x 36 cm (11 by 14 in).

•3MP—For printing images up to 20 x 25 cm (8 by 10 in).

•VGA—For sending images via e-mail or posting them to the Internet.

14 Setting options for taking pictures and recording video clips

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