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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Recording a Subject onto an Existing
Background Image (Pre-shot)

Pre-shot helps you get the background you want, even if
you need to ask someone else to record the image for you.
Basically, Pre-shot is a two-step process.

1. You compose the background you want and press the

shutter release button, which causes a semi-transparent
image of the background to remain on the monitor
screen.

2. Ask someone else to record a shot of you against your

original background, telling them to compose the image
by using the semi-transparent monitor screen image as a
guide.
• The camera stores the image produced by step 2 only.
• Depending on how the image is actually composed in

step 2, its background may not be exactly the same as
the one you composed in step 1.

Note that Pre-shot is available in the Best Shot mode only
(page 54).

• Freeze the background on

the monitor screen.

• Record the image, using

the background on the
monitor screen as a guide.

• This records the image.

Summary of Contents for EX-S3 - 1

Page 1: ...DING FUNCTIONS This chapter describes the other powerful features and functions that are available for recording Exposure Compensation EV Shift Exposure compensation lets you change the exposure setting EV value manually to adjust for the lighting of your subject This feature helps to achieve better results when recording a backlit subject a strongly lit subject indoors or a subject that is agains...

Page 2: ... value to 0 0 causes the metering mode to change back to multi pattern metering You can use key customization page 66 to configure the camera to perform exposure compensation whenever you press 왗 and 왘 while in the REC mode Adjusting White Balance The wavelengths of the light produced by various light sources sunlight light bulb etc can affect the color of a subject when it is recorded White balan...

Page 3: ...usting White Balance Manually Select this setting Auto Manual Adjusting White Balance Manually Under some light sources automatic white balance under the Auto setting can take a long time to complete Also the auto white balance range color temperature range is limited Manual white balance helps to ensure that colors are recorded correctly for a particular light source Note that you must perform ma...

Page 4: ...e appears on the monitor screen after white balance adjustment is complete Dim lighting or pointing the camera at a dark colored object while performing manual white balance adjustment can cause the procedure to take a long time to complete 5 Press SET This registers the white balance settings and returns to the REC mode Using the Best Shot Mode Selecting one of the 15 Best Shot scenes automatical...

Page 5: ...d the image IMPORTANT Sample scene number 4 is Coupling Shot scene page 58 Sample scene number 5 is a Pre shot scene page 60 Best Shot scenes were not recorded using this camera They are provided as samples only Images recorded using a Best Shot scene may not produce the results you expected due to shooting conditions and other factors After selecting a Best Shot scene you can change to a differen...

Page 6: ...ss MENU 2 Select the REC tab select REC Mode and then press 왘 3 Use 왖 and 왔 to select Best Shot and then press SET This enters the Best Shot mode and displays a sample scene 4 Use 왗 and 왘 to display Register Favorites 5 Press SET 6 Use 왗 and 왘 to display the image whose setup you want to register as a Best Shot scene 7 Use 왖 and 왔 to select Save and then press SET This registers the setup Now you ...

Page 7: ...te that images recorded with this camera only can be used to create a Best Shot user setup You can have up to 999 Best Shot user setups in the camera s built in memory at one time You can check the current setup of a scene by displaying the various setting menus User setups are assigned file names using the format UEXS3nnn jpe where n 0 to 9 To delete a Best Shot user setup 1 In the REC mode press...

Page 8: ...ot mode lets you record images of two people and combine them into a single image This makes it possible for you to include yourself in group images even when there is no one else around to record the image for you Coupling Shot is available in the Best Shot mode page 54 First Image This is the part of the image that does not include the person who is recording the first image Second Image Making ...

Page 9: ...use the monitor screen to compose the right side of the image taking care to align the actual background with the semi transparent image of the background of the left side image which remains on the monitor screen When everything is aligned correctly record the image Pressing MENU any time after step 5 of the above procedure cancels the first image and returns to step 5 Semi transparent image ...

Page 10: ... on the monitor screen 2 Ask someone else to record a shot of you against your original background telling them to compose the image by using the semi transparent monitor screen image as a guide The camera stores the image produced by step 2 only Depending on how the image is actually composed in step 2 its background may not be exactly the same as the one you composed in step 1 Note that Pre shot...

Page 11: ...he background image is not saved in memory at this time The exposure white balance zoom and flash settings are fixed for this type of image 6 Next use the monitor screen to compose the subject with the semi transparent background shown on the monitor screen When everything is aligned correctly record the image This records the image composed on the monitor screen in step 6 The reference background...

Page 12: ...then press 왘 3 Use 왖 and 왔 to select Movie and then press SET Remaining capacity shows how many 30 second movies can still be recorded to memory 4 Point the camera at the subject and then press the shutter release button Movie recording continues for 30 seconds or until you stop it by pressing the shutter release button again The remaining recording time value counts down on the monitor screen as ...

Page 13: ...ure conditions as you record images page 23 You can also display the histogram of a recorded image in the PLAY mode Histogram A histogram is a graph that represents the lightness of an image in terms of the number of pixels The vertical axis indicates the number of pixels while the horizontal axis indicates lightness You can use the histogram to determine whether an image includes the shadowing le...

Page 14: ...of light pixels and dark pixels This type of histogram results when the overall image is at optimal lightness IMPORTANT Note that the above histograms are shown for illustrative purposes only You may not be able to achieve exactly the same shapes for particular subjects A centered histogram does not necessarily guarantee optimum exposure The recorded image may be over exposed or under exposed even...

Page 15: ...nforms with ISO 80 Conforms with ISO 160 Conforms with ISO 320 Conforms with ISO 640 Select this setting Auto ISO 80 ISO 160 ISO 320 ISO 640 IMPORTANT Increasing ISO sensitivity can cause static to appear inside an image Select the ISO sensitivity setting that suits your shooting needs Using a high ISO sensitivity setting along with the flash to shoot a nearby subject may result in improper illumi...

Page 16: ...ey and then press 왘 3 Use 왖 and 왔 to select the setting you want and then press SET Turning Image Review On and Off Image review displays an image on the monitor screen as soon as you record it Use the following procedure to turn image review on and off 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Review and then press 왘 3 Use 왖 and 왔 to select the setting you want and then press SET T...

Page 17: ... settings page 52 ISO sensitivity 왗 and 왘 cycle through sensitivity settings page 65 No function assigned Select this REC Mode Flash EV Shift White Balance ISO Off Assigning Functions to the 왖 and 왔 Keys A key customization feature lets you configure the 왖 and 왔 keys so they change camera settings whenever they are pressed in the REC mode After you configure the 왖 and 왔 keys you can change the set...

Page 18: ...om Flash White Balance Self timer Off Specifying Power On Default Settings The camera s mode memory feature lets you specify the power on default settings individually for the recording mode flash mode white balance mode ISO sensitivity and digital zoom mode Turning on mode memory for a mode tells the camera to remember the status of that mode when you turn off the camera and restore it the next t...

Page 19: ...s Flash White Balance and ISO Sensitivity will be configured according to the Best Shot sample scene when you turn it back on again regardless of mode memory on off setting If you turn the camera off while in the Movie mode the flash will be turned off when you turn the camera back on again regardless of mode memory on off setting Resetting the Camera Use the following procedure to reset all of th...

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