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Recording Images Operation

Caution	Infrared Light
• Never open the battery compartment cover, disconnect the	Infrared light generated by a flash or other source can create image
AC adaptor from the camera or unplug it from the wall	color problems, such as red areas being recorded as green. Such
socket while the “WAIT” message is on the LCD. Doing so	color problems will show up in the LCD while you are composing the
will not only make storage of the current image impossible, it	image.
can also corrupt other image data already stored in camera
memory.

	Shooting Images Outdoors
How to avoid hand movement…	Strong direct or reflected sunlight can cause recorded images to take
Any hand movement when you press the shutter button can causes	on a greenish tinge. This is due to the characteristics of the camera’s
	charge-coupled device (CCD), and it does not indicate malfunction of
blurring of the recorded image. Note the following points on avoiding
	the camera. One way you can try to minimize this problem is to set
hand movement.
	the aperture to [	●] (F8).
• Make sure there is no excessive movement of the image of the ob-
ject on the LCD.
• Use a tripod whenever possible when recording images in dim light-	Changing the Lens Orientation
ing. The camera automatically adjusts shutter speed in accordance	The lens of the camera	is built	into a	lens body that is designed to
with the brightness of the object whose image is being recorded.
	rotate. This means you can change the angle of the lens without mov-
Shutter speed is quite slow for dimly lit objects, increasing the pos-
	ing the rest of the camera.
sibility of blurring caused by hand movement.
Fluorescent Lighting
Fluorescent lighting actually flickers at a frequency that cannot be
detected by the human eye. When using the camera indoors under
such lighting, you may experience some brightness or color problems
with recorded images. The actual extent of the problems depends on
what cycle of the fluorescent light’s flicker is occurring when the cam-	Rotates up to 90		°	Rotates up to 180	°
era’s shutter actually releases. For best results, use a commercially
	towards the front
available video lights.				towards the back
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				Recording Images	Operation
• Any images recorded while the lens body is rotated so the lens is					NORMAL/MACRO Switch
	pointed from the back of the camera are stored as mirror images of				The NORMAL/MACRO switch tells the camera
	the image		that appears in the LCD before the shutter button is							NOMAL
					how much	distance there will be		between the
	pressed.
					lens and the object whose image you are record-
					ing. The following table describes the conditions					MACRO
					covered by each switch setting.
				REC	Switch position			NORMAL		MACRO
				PL
					Aperture	F2.8(	○)	0.5 meters to	∞	14 to 18 cm
								(1.6' to∞	)	(5.5" to 7")
				A				For portraits taken		For close ups taken
								indoors		indoors
						F8 (●)		0.3 meters to	∞	11 to 27 cm
								(1' to∞ )		(4.3" to 10.6")
		.......						For general outdoor		For outdoor close-ups
A								images
			LCD when shutter button is
			pressed (in the Record Mode)		* See page 26 for details on how to change the aperture.
B		.......
			LCD when image is played	B	Resolution Modes
			back from camera memory
					In addition to a Normal Mode, this camera also has a Fine Mode for
					saving images using higher resolution. Use the MODE button to
					switch between the Normal Mode and Fine Mode.
Important!					The following table		shows how	many images can be	stored	in
					memory using each resolution mode.
•	Do not apply excessive force when rotating the lens body. Doing so
					Resolution
	can cause serious damage to the lens.						Indicator		Number of Images
•	Do not carry the camera or move it around while holding onto only				Mode
								32 (approximately 480-kbit com-
	the lens body.				FINE
										pressed)
•	Return the lens body to its normal position (with the lens pointing
								96 (approximately 160-kbit com-
	from the front of the camera) before storing the camera.				NORMAL
										pressed)
					• You can switch between resolution modes at any time before re-
					cording an image.
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