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Using the Camera
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3.3.6 Setting the Focus
You can select different focus modes according to your shooting requirements by toggling
[
] / [
]. The camera has six focus modes: Auto, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity, Manual
and PF .
3.3.7 EV/Backlight Adjustment and AE Lock
By toggling [
] / [
][
], you can adjust the exposure value and backlight, as well as set
the AE Lock. The AE Lock function not only allows you to compose an image conveniently
but also ensures a correct exposure of the subject.
3.3.8 Using the zoom function
The camera is equipped with 6X optical zoom. The lens moves during the optical zoom
photography, allowing you to capture telephoto and wide-angle shots. By using the optical
zoom function, images appear closer by pressing the
T
button, or smaller away by pressing
the
W
button.
Moreover, you can further enlarge the subjects with 5X digital zoom by pressing the
T
button
continuously. It is activated after your camera reaches its maximum optical zoom factor (6X).
A useful feature as it is, however, the more the image is magnified, the grainer the image may
become.
To capture a zoomed image, perform the following steps.
1. Adjust the magnification ratio by using the
T
/
W
buttons.
•
The digital zoom function can be disabled by setting [Digital Zoom] in [
] menu
to [Off].
2. Compose your image and press the shutter button.
• The digital magnification can be adjusted smoothly from 1.0X to 5.0X.
3.3.9 Capture Mode
This sets the recording method at the time of capturing images.
*[
] Single: Capture one image at a time.
*[
] Continuous: Permits continuous photography of 3 images max.
*[
] AEB: Permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure, underexposure
and overexposure compensation.
1. In the [
] menu, use [
] to select [Capture Mode] and press the
OK
button.
2. Use [
] / [
] to select the capture mode you want and press the
OK
button.
3. Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot
.
• In [Tv], [Av] and [M] modes, [Continuous] and [AEB] cannot be used.