Using the camera buttons to set the camera
The recording mode function can be set up by using the camera buttons.
POWER button
Used for turning the camera’s power on / off.
If there is no operation during the specified time, the camera's power will be turned off automatically to save battery life.
Refer to page 56 for more information about the auto power off function.
Shutter button
Used for taking an image or recording voice in
the RECORDING mode.
In MOVIE CLIP mode : Pressing the shutter button down fully starts the process for recording a movie clip. Press the
shutter button once and the movie clip is recorded for as long as the available recording
time in the memory allows. If you wish to stop recording, press the shutter button again.
In STILL IMAGE mode
Pressing the shutter button down halfway activates the autofocus and checks the condition of the flash. Pressing the shutter button down fully takes and stores the image. If you select voice memo recording, the recording will start after the camera has finished storing the image data.
ZOOM W / T button
If the menu is not displayed, this button works as the OPTICAL ZOOM or DIGITAL ZOOM button.
This camera has a 3X optical zoom and a 10X digital zoom function. Using both will offer a total zoom ratio of 30X.
TELE Zoom |
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Optical zoom TELE | : Pressing the ZOOM T button. This will zoom into the | ||
| subject i.e. the subject will appear nearer. | ||
Digital zoom TELE | : When the maximum (3X) optical zoom is selected, | ||
| pressing the ZOOM T button activates the digital zoom | ||
| software. Releasing ZOOM T button stops the digital | ||
| zooming at the required setting. Once the maximum | ||
| digital zoom (10X) is achieved, pressing the ZOOM T | ||
| button will have no effect. |
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| Pressing | Pressing |
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| the ZOOM | the ZOOM |
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| T button | T button |
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[ WIDE zoom ] |
| [ TELE zoom ] | [ Digital zoom 10X ] |
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