Camera and Video 168
Shooting mode: allows you to set the shooting mode. Choose from the following
options:
• Single shot: takes a single photo and view it before returning to the shooting
mode.
• Smile shot: the camera focuses on the face of your subject. Once the camera
detects the person’s smile, it takes the picture.
• Panorama: takes a landscape photo by taking an initial photo and then adding
additional images to itself. The guide box lets you view the area wherein the
second part of the panoramic picture should fall.
• Cartoon: gives your photo a cartoon look.
Scene mode allows you to set the Scene to help take the best pictures possible.
Options include None, Portrait, Landscape, Night, Sports, Party/Indoor,
Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dawn, Fall Color, Firework, Text, Candlelight, and
Backlight. Helpful tips are shown for each scene mode at the bottom of the display
screen.
Exposure value allows you to adjust the overall image brightness. Use the onscreen
slider to adjust the value. Choose from +2, +1, 0 (default), -1, or -2.
Focus mode allows you to set this option to Auto focus or Macro. Use Macro mode
to take close-up pictures. Use Auto focus for all others.
Timer: allows you to set a timer for how long to wait before taking a picture. Options
include: Off, 2 sec, 5 sec, and 10 sec.
Effects: allows you to change the color tone or apply special effects to the photo.
Options include: None, Negative, Black and white, and Sepia.
Resolution: allows you to set the image size to: 5M (2560x1920), W4M
(2560x1536), 3.2M (2048x1536), W2.4M (2048x1232), W0.4M (800x480), or 0.3M
(640x480).
White balance: allows you to set this option to one of the following choices: Auto,
Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, or Fluorescent.
ISO: ISO determines how sensitive the light meter is on your digital camera. Choose
from Auto, 100, 200, or 400. Use a lower ISO number to make your camera less
sensitive to light, a higher ISO number to take photos with less light, or Auto to let the
camera automatically adjust the ISO for each of your shots
Metering: allows you to set how the camera measures or meters the light source:
Center-weighted, Spot, or Matrix.
Guidelines: allows you to turn the guidelines On or Off.