Operation

Recording Images

 

OperationRecording Images

 

 

The following procedure provides the basic steps for recording an

 

 

 

 

 

 

image.

This section explains how to actually operate the camera. It includes

 

 

To record an image

information on adjustments you can make when recording an image,

 

 

various formats you can use when viewing images stored in memory,

 

 

 

1. Enter the Record Mode.

 

 

 

 

 

and how to delete images from memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Slide the function switch to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC position.

 

 

 

 

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2. Turn on the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Slide the POWER switch in the di-

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rection indicated by the arrow.

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Flourescent Lighting ...........................................................

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• The POWER switch automatically

 

 

Infrared Light .......................................................................

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slides back to its original position

Changing the Lens Orientation ...........................................

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when you release it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORMAL/MACRO Switch ..................................................

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• When power comes on, the image of the object that is in

Exposure Adjustment ..........................................................

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front of the camera’s lens appears on the LCD.

Changing the Aperture Setting ...........................................

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• You can perform steps 1 and 2 in either order (1 then 2, or 2

Record Mode Displays ........................................................

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then 1).

Using the Self-Timer ...........................................................

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3. Set the NORMAL/MACRO switch to the NORMAL position.

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• If the object whose image you are

Displaying Images on the Camera's LCD ...........................

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recording is about 15 centimeters

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from the lens (about 6 inches), set

Displaying the Memory Page Number ................................

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the NORMAL/MACRO switch to

Producing a Multi-Page Display ..........................................

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MACRO. See page 42 for details

Using the Zoom Function ....................................................

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on using this switch.

Using Auto Play ..................................................................

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Note

Protecting Memory Pages ..................................................

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• The QV-10 is designed to refresh the image on the LCD about

Deletting Memory Pages ...................................

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seven times per second. Because of this, you may experience a

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feeling of jerkiness in the changing image if you move the camera

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quickly. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.

 

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Recording Images

Operation

 

 

4. Record the image.

 

 

• Never open the battery compartment

• Compose the image you want to

 

 

cover, disconnect the AC adaptor from

 

 

the camera or unplug it from the

wall
record while viewing it on the LCD.

 

 

 

Caution

socket while the “WAIT” message is

• It is best to look at the LCD directly,

 

 

on the LCD. Doing so will not

only
and not from an angle.

 

 

make storage of the current image im-

 

 

 

possible, it can also corrupt other im-

 

 

 

age data already stored in camera

• Take care that your finger is not

 

 

memory.

 

 

 

 

 

blocking the lens.

How to avoid hand movement…

 

 

 

 

Any hand movement when you press the shutter button can causes

 

 

blurring of the recorded image. Note the following points on avoiding

 

 

hand movement.

 

 

 

•

Make sure there is no excessive movement of the image of the ob-

 

• When the image is situated on the

 

ject on the LCD.

 

 

LCD as you want it, press the shutter

•

Use a tripod whenever possible when recording images in dim light-

 

button.

 

ing. The QV-10 automatically adjusts shutter speed in accordance

 

• Press the shutter button lightly to

 

with the brightness of the object whose image is being recorded.

 

avoid moving the camera. See page

 

Shutter speed is quite slow for dimly lit objects, increasing the pos-

 

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sibility of blurring caused by hand movement.

 

hand movement.

 

 

 

 

• The message “WAIT” appears on the
Fluorescent Lighting

 

 

LCD for about four seconds along

Fluorescent lighting actually flickers at a frequency that cannot be

 

with the image that was recorded

detected by the human eye. When using the camera indoors under

 

when you pressed the shutter button.

such lighting, you may experience some brightness or color problems

 

You can use the camera to take the

with recorded images. The actual extent of the problems depends on

 

next picture after the “WAIT” mes-

what cycle of the fluorescent light’s flicker is occurring when the

 

sage disappears.

camera’s shutter actually releases. Because of this, we recommend

 

• Here you could change the function

that you use incandescent lighting or some other non-fluorescent

 

switch to the PLAY position and view

lighting whenever possible.

 

 

the image you just recorded.

 

 

 

 

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