OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Picture

Functions 1

Quality

 

Use this setting to control the quality of the image.

BASIC

 

Fine / Normal / Economy

 

 

 

 

Size

 

You can specify either of two image sizes in pixels.

BASIC

 

1280 x 960 / 640 x 480

 

 

 

Sharpness

 

This setting specifies the sharpness of image out-

 

 

lines.

 

 

 

Hard

: Sharp outlines

 

 

Normal

 

 

 

Soft

: Soft outlines

 

 

 

Saturation

 

This setting controls the intensity of colors.

 

 

High

: Colors appear deeper.

 

 

Normal

 

 

 

Low

: Colors appear lighter.

 

 

 

Contrast

 

This setting controls the difference between the light

 

 

areas and dark areas of the image. Contrast is not

 

 

applied in the Night Scene Mode.

 

 

High

: Larger difference between light and dark.

 

 

Normal

 

 

 

Low

: Less difference between light and dark.

Aperture

 

Use this setting when you want to fix the aperture at

 

 

one of the values shown below.

 

 

Auto / F3.2 / F4.8 / F8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter

 

Use this setting to fix the shutter speed at one of the

Speed

 

values shown below.

 

 

Auto / Manual (Bulb, 64 to 1/2000 second)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter

 

This setting specifies how the shutter operates.

Mode

 

Single

: Records single images at an interval

 

 

 

of about three seconds.

 

 

Quick

: Allows recording of sequential im-

 

 

 

ages at an interval of about one sec-

 

 

 

ond.

 

 

Continuous : Allows recording of sequential im-

 

 

 

ages at an interval of about 0.25 sec-

 

 

 

ond while the shutter button is held

 

 

 

down.

 

 

• With any of the above settings, the interval may be

 

 

longer at slow shutter speeds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metering

 

This setting sets the metering method.

 

 

Multi

: Takes readings across the en-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tire image, and provides bal-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

anced exposure settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center : Takes reading at the center of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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