RECORDING

 

 

 

RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The figures in the left are approximations only. The actual

 

Exposure Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number of images depends on image subject matter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This camera features an program AE function that automati-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera has four resolution modes: Super Fine (

 

 

 

), Fine

 

Use the procedure under “Record Menu” on page 59 for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( ), Normal (

), Economy (

).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

details on changing the resolution modes.

 

cally changes shutter speed and aperture in accordance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To determine the number of images that can be stored on a

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Note that the maximum number of images that can be

 

with available light. In addition, you can also manually adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory card of a different capacity, multiply the capacities

 

 

 

 

 

stored in a single folder is 250. Because of this, even if you

 

the exposure to compensate for backlighting, indirect indoor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the table by the appropriate value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

are using a card that allows storage of more than 250 im-

 

lighting, dark backgrounds, and other special conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The actual number of images that can be stored in memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ages, the camera’s monitor screen will show capacity for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cannot be specified precisely because the amount of

 

 

 

 

 

up to 250 images only. You will be able to store the addi-

 

 

To manually adjust the exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory required for storage of each image differs accord-

 

 

 

 

 

tional images by changing to another folder.

 

 

3.After adjusting the exposure, press the shutter

 

ing to image contents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The number of images that can be recorded may differ

 

 

If the monitor screen is turned off, press the DISP button to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when you use card browser (page 89).

 

 

turn it on.

button to record the image.

 

Setting Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Set the Function Switch to REC.

NOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution

 

Super

 

Fine

 

Normal

Economy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Use [+] and [–] to perform exposure compensa-

• Exposure compensation is generally expressed in

 

 

 

Fine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion.

terms of an exposure compensation (EV) value. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Pressing [+] or [–] displays an EV indicator that shows

exposure compensation value is always set to zero

 

Number of Images

 

14

 

19

 

33

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whenever you turn on the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the current exposure compensation setting.

 

8MB memory card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Each press of [+] or [–] changes the exposure com-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Pressing [+] makes the image on the monitor screen

pensation value by 0.5EV. A change in either direction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brighter. Use it to adjust for dim indoor lighting and

is indicated on the monitor screen by arrows pointing

 

48MB memory card

 

88

 

123

 

207

 

342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

backlighting.

left (negative correction) or right (positive correction).

 

(option)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File Size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Pressing [–] makes the image on the monitor screen

• The normal maximum range for exposure compensa-

 

 

500KB

 

352KB

 

200KB

112KB

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion is –2EV to +2EV. Under certain conditions, how-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

darker. Use it to adjust for bright sunlight.

 

(per image)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ever, the camera may impose lower maximum values

 

Computer

 

1280 x 960

1280 x 960 1280 x 960

640 x 480

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The EV indicator turns red whenever the compensa-

when exposure compensation would result in an im-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion value is at its limit.

 

Output image

 

pixels

 

pixels

 

pixels

pixels

 

 

 

 

 

 

age that is too dark or too light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The exposure compensation value automatically re-

 

 

 

 

This section describes more advanced recording operations

 

1. Slide the Function Switch to REC.

 

 

 

 

verts to zero whenever the shutter button is pressed.

 

 

 

 

that are also provided by this camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Press MODE, and then select

 

(CONTINUOUS).

You can manually reset the exposure compensation

 

 

 

 

Use the monitor screen for zoom, macro, movie, panorama,

 

 

value by using [+] and [–] to change the value back to

 

 

 

 

manual, timer and multiple exposure recording operations.

 

Continuous Recording Mode

 

zero, which is indicated when the EV indicator disap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pears from the monitor. EV value is fixed during pan-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

orama recording.

 

 

 

 

Continuous Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holding down the shutter button records up to six images at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5-second intervals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The flash unit is disabled while Continuous Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is being used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Note that you can use the viewfinder only (monitor

 

3.Compose the image and then record it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen turned off) when recording images at a 0.5-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

second interval. The interval is about one second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the monitor screen is turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The power/card access lamp flashes while data is be-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing written to the memory card. Never remove the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory card, batteries or AC

adaptor from the cam-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

era while this lamp is flashing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Do not perform an image record operation while the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

low battery indicator “

 

 

 

 

” is displayed. Doing so may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

result in failure of part of the image to be recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• It takes about 60 seconds for six images to be stored

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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