Recording Images

 

Operation

Exposure Adjustment

 

Notes
This camera features an program AE function that automatically

 

• Exposure adjustment is generally expressed in terms of an expo-
changes shutter speed and aperture in accordance with available

 

sure adjustment value. The exposure adjustment value is always
light. In addition, you can also manually adjust the exposure to com-

 

set to zero whenever you turn on the camera.
pensate for backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, dark backgrounds,

 

• The exposure adjustment value is changed by 0.5EV with each
and other special conditions.

 

press of [+] or [–]. The range of the value is -2EV to +2EV.

To manually adjust the exposure

 

• The exposure adjustment value automatically reverts to zero when-

 

ever the shutter button is pressed. You can manually reset the ex-
1. Set the function switch to the REC position.

 

 

posure adjustment value by using [+] and [–] to change the value
2. Use [+] and [–] to perform exposure compensation and dis-

 

back to zero, which is indicated when the bar graph disappears

 

from the monitor.
play a bar graph on the monitor screen.

 

 

Important!

•Pressing [+] makes the image on the LCD brighter. Use it to

 

adjust for dim indoor lighting and backlighting.

• When the exposure adjustment is too bright or too dark, you may

 

not be able to adjust within the range of -2EV to +2EV.

•

Pressing [–] makes the image on the LCD darker. Use it to

• The aperture setting of this camera switches automatically in ac-

 

adjust for bright sunlight.

 

cordance with available lighting when an image is recorded. The

 

 

 

【＋】

switching operation causes the camera to emit a noise. This is nor-

 

mal and does not indicate malfunction.

 

Record Mode Displays

 

Use the following procedure to display various parameters about an

【－】

image.

 

1. Slide the function switch to the REC position.

•The bar graph turns red whenever the compensation value is at its limit.3.After adjusting the exposure, press the shutter button to record the image.

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Recording Images

 

Operation

2. Press the DISP button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory Remaining Indicators

 

* Each press of DISP cycles the contents of the display in the

 

 

 

The message “REMAINING” indicates that you must change to a

 

 

 

different mode (resolution) in order to record more images. This mes-

following sequence: page

 

 

 

date and time

 

 

page/date

 

 

 

 

 

sage appears in either of the two following cases.

 

and time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pages

 

 

 

• When you are recording in the FINE mode and remaining memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(FINE)

capacity cannot accept any more FINE images but can accept addi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tional NORMAL or ECONOMY images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NORMAL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When you are recording in the NORMAL mode and remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ECONOMY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory capacity cannot accept any more NORMAL images but

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Folder name

can accept additional ECONOMY images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In either of the above cases, use

button to change to a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lower resolution mode if you want to continue recording images.

 

Battery indicator

 

 

 

Date and time

 

 

 

Should the “MEMORY FULL” message appear, it means that you will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not be able to record any more images or use certain functions (such

Low Battery Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as filters, mixing and titles) until you delete some images currently on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the memory card (page 75), convert some FINE images to NORMAL

A low battery indicator (

 

 

) appears on the monitor screen when-

or some NORMAL images to ECONOMY images (page 80), or re-

 

 

place the memory card with a different one (page 16).

 

ever remaining battery capacity drops below a certain level. Appear-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ance of this indicator tells you that batteries are about to go dead and

 

 

 

• Note that the image capacity numbers provided in this

Owner’s

need to be replaced with a full set of four new ones as soon as possi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

manual are for reference purposes only. They do not guarantee that

ble.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you will be able to actually store the number of images indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that the camera may automatically shut down at a somewhat higher level of remaining battery capacity when a computer is connected to its DIGITAL terminal for data communication. This is to protect against problems caused by sudden power outage during data communications. Because of this, we strongly recommend that you use the optionally available AC adaptor to power the camera whenever performing data communication with a personal computer.

• See page 22 for details on how to replace the batteries.

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