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Fisher VPC-C6, VPC-C6E, VPC-C6EX, VPC-C6EXE HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES

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HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES

Taking great pictures in difficult surroundings is easier than you might think.

By keeping a few points in mind and choosing the correct settings, you can

create photos that you’ll be proud to display and share.

If images are blurred even when the autofocus is

used

Your camera employs an autofocus function. When you snap a picture using

the autofocus, the camera automatically adjusts the settings so that the

image will be in focus. If you are getting blurred images even when using the

autofocus, one or more of the following might be the reason.

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kHow the autofocus works

The autofocus is activated when the still images shooting button is gently

pressed halfway. Press the still images shooting button slightly, and the target

mark will appear on the LCD monitor to indicate that the autofocus has been

activated. Next, continue to gently press the still images shooting button all

the way to snap the picture. This two-step method is the way to ensure that

your photos are perfectly focused.

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kReasons for unfocused images

1The still images shooting button was pressed all the way in one step.

2After the image was focused, the subject moved.

hEven if camera focuses the subject once, if the distance between the

camera and the subject is changed, the subject may become out of

focus.

3The focus setting is not set for the correct distance.

hIf you shoot a close-up subject with the camera set to the normal focus

mode, or if you shoot a subject at normal distance with the camera set

to the super macro (close-up) mode, the image will not be in focus.

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kPreventing blurred images

1Confirm that the camera is set to the correct focus mode for your subject.

2Hold the camera correctly, and press the still images shooting button

halfway.

3Wait for the target mark to appear in the LCD monitor, and holding the

camera steady, gently continue to press the still images shooting button

all the way down.

Following these steps for a gentle but firm pressing of the still images

shooting button will ensure that you get beautifully focused photos.

Contents

Main i FOR AMERICAN USERS English ii FOR CANADIAN USERS FOR EU USERS Symbols used in this manual Page Page v Playback k kk 1 kVideo clip playback 2 k kk kStill image playback QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION English 2 3 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION CONTENTS 5 CONTENTS PLAYBACK Page 7 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES English 8 9 Page 11 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA Twin menus for easy operation (see pages 50 and 74) Shooting video clips (page34) Page 13 English 14 Docking station for easy connection 15 SYSTEM MAP PAR TS N AME S 17 PARTS NAMES Rear Bottom Page INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD English 20 3 21 INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD Install the card 1 2 3 English 22 POWER FOR THE CAMERA Using the battery pack 1 2 23 3 Page 25 English 26 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF Turning on the camera 1 2 3 Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) function is active 1 English 28 OPERATION BUTTONS 29 OPERATION BUTTONS English 30 BEFORE TAKING PICTURES For best results 31 BEFORE TAKING PICTURES Using the autofocus English 32 33 BEFORE TAKING PICTURES Hints for taking pictures CAPTURING IMAGES 35 CAPTURING IMAGES English 36 Capturing still images 2 3 37 CAPTURING IMAGES F3.5 1/4 F3.5 1/42 Page 39 BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Using the zoom 1 2 3 English 40 1 2 3 4 41 MAKE AN AUDIO RECORDING 12 00:10:15 1 2 3 English 42 4 00:09:45 5 43 VIEWING IMAGES 1 2 English 44 9-image display playback 1 2 3 45 VIEWING IMAGES Magnifying (zooming in) the image 1 2 English 46 Playing back a video clip 47 VIEWING IMAGES English 48 PLAYING BACK AUDIO DATA 00:00:00 1 2 49 DISPLAYING THE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS 2 3 English 50 SWITCHING THE PAGE 1 2 Page English 52 Page English 54 Page English 56 Still image mode (resolution) setting 1 2 3 57 SCENE SELECT 1 2 3 English 58 59 FILTERS 1 2 3 English 60 FLASH SETTING 1 2 61 FLASH SETTING 3 English 62 SELF-TIMER 1 2 3 63 SELF-TIMER English 64 MOTION COMPENSATION (IMAGE STABILIZER) 2 3 65 MOTION COMPENSATION (IMAGE STABILIZER) English 66 FOCUS RANGE 2 3 67 FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual focus 1 2 3 12 00:00:15 1cm English 68 FOCUS AREA SETTING 1 2 12 00:00:52 69 LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING 1 2 3 12 00:00:52 English 70 ISO SENSITIVITY 2 3 71 WHITE BALANCE 2 English 72 3 73 DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS 2 3 English 74 SWITCHING THE PAGE 1 2 75 DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS Overview of the Playback Setting Screens PAGE 1 PLAYBACK METHOD Set play all or 1 clip English 76 ROTATE Rotate image 77 PLAYBACK MODE 2 3 4 English 78 PLAYBACK VOLUME 2 3 79 IMAGE PROTECT 1 2 3 English 80 81 ERASING DATA 2 3 English 82 4 83 PRINT SETTINGS Display the Print Settings Screen 1 2 English 84 85 Specifying date imprinting and print quantities 2 English 86 4 87 5 Index print 2 Page 89 Clearing all the print settings 4 English 90 ROTATE IMAGE 1 2 3 91 CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) 1 2 3 4 English 92 RED-EYE CORRECTION 1 2 3 93 4 5 English 94 EXTRACTING A STILL IMAGE FROM A VIDEO CLIP 1 2 3 4 95 EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Procedure to save part of a video clip as a separate clip English 96 Procedure to join two video clips 97 Deleting part of a video clip 1 2 3 English 98 4 5 6 99 7 8 Page 101 6 7 8 9 101 0001 0002 0003 0004 English 102 SMOOTH PLAYBACK 1 2 3 103 DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN) 0.0 1 2 F3.3 1/30 +0.3 DISPLAYING THE OPTION SCREEN Page English 106 107 DATE AND TIME SETTING 2 English 108 3 4 5 109 DATE AND TIME SETTING 6 English 110 OPERATION SOUNDS 2 111 OPERATION SOUNDS 3 4 5 English 112 HELP DISPLAY 1 2 3 113 POST-VIEW SETTING 2 3 English 114 WIND NOISE REDUCTION 2 3 115 NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION 2 3 English 116 ADJUST THE IMAGE QUALITY 2 3 117 FLICKER-REDUCTION 2 3 English 118 DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING 2 3 119 LCD MONITOR BRIGHTNESS 2 English 120 SCREEN LANGUAGE 2 3 121 TV OUTPUT SETTING 2 3 English 122 4 6 123 POWER SAVE FUNCTION 2 English 124 3 4 125 FILE NO. RESET FUNCTION English 126 127 FILE NO. RESET FUNCTION 2 4 English 128 FORMATTING A CARD 2 129 FORMATTING A CARD 3 4 English 130 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS 2 3 131 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY 12 00:00:58 Checking the remaining number of images and video recording time 1 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE 1 133 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE English 134 USING THE DOCKING STATION Connect the AC adaptor to the docking station 1 135 USING THE DOCKING STATION 2 3 Set the camera in the docking station 1 2 English 136 137 CONNECTING TO A TV 1 2 3 English 138 139 CONNECTING TO A TV Playback English 140 PREPARING AND USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Remote control unit button operation 141 PREPARING AND USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Prepare the remote control unit 1 Replacing the remote control unit battery 2 3 English 142 4 How to use the remote control unit 1 2 143 PREPARING AND USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT English 144 Changing the remote control code 1 2 3 1 2 145 DIRECT PRINTING Print preparations 1 2 3 4 147 To select one image and print it (one image) 2 3 English 148 4 149 To print all the images (all images) 2 3 Page 151 To print the images that are set to print (print reserved images) 1 2 3 English 152 To change the printer settings and print images (change printer settings) 2 153 3 4 English 154 USING THE CABLE ADAPTOR 1 2 155 COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS English 156 157 English 158 159 English 160 161 English 162 TROUBLESHOOTING CAMERA 163 English 164 165 English 166 167 English 168 169 DOCKING STATION English 170 171 Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters Scene Select Filter About the scene select function and focus range settings English 172 SPECIFICATIONS Camera 173 English 174 175 English 176 Camera connectors Battery life 177 Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/ Possible Recording Time English 178 Concerning the multi-indicator 179 Docking station Remote control unit English 180 Supplied AC adaptor Supplied Li-ion battery pack 181 Others English 182 HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used 183 HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Photographing a moving subject English 184 Shooting portraits (portrait mode >) Photographing moving subjects (sports mode a) 185 HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Night photography (night view mode /) Photographing scenery (landscape mode +)