Mercury VQ3240 Quick Start Manual Download Page 6

Quick Start Guide

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Adjusting the Exposure

Set  the exposure value (EV value) 

 manually to com-

pensate for certain lighting conditions including: backlight-
ing, indirect indoor lighting, and dark backgrounds.

1

Turn the Mode dial to Manual 

 mode.

2

Press the MENU button.

3

Press the up or down buttons to change the
exposure value: - 2.0 ~ 2.0

4

Press SET to save your settings and exit the MENU.

Setting the White Balance

Adjust the white balance to match different light sources
such as the sun, and tungsten (incandescent) or fluores-
cent lighting.

1

Turn the Mode dial to Manual 

 mode.

2

Press the MENU button.

3

Press the right button to select the WHITE
BALANCE menu.

4

Press the up or down buttons to change the white balance:

AWB

 Auto white balance, adjusts automatically for ambient lighting. When

the camera is set to Auto 

 mode, this item is set and you cannot

adjust the white balance.

 Daylight, adjusts for bright sun conditions

Shade, adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions

 Tungsten, adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions

Fluorescent, adjusts to fluorescent lighting.

5

Press SET to save your settings and exit the MENU.

EXPOSURE

EXPOSURE

0.0

0.0

AUTO

AUTO

DAYLIGHT

DAYLIGHT

SHADE

SHADE

TUNGSTEN

TUNGSTEN

WHITE BALANCE

WHITE BALANCE

AWB

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0.0

AWB

White balance

Exposure value

The exposure and white balance
values appear on the LCD.

Summary of Contents for VQ3240

Page 1: ...Viewfinder Operation lamp Zoom in Up button Zoom out Down button DISP button MENU button Battery cover Self timer Stop Left button Continue Pause Right button LCD screen Speaker Shutter button Mode d...

Page 2: ...let you set exposure and white balance settings before taking a photo Audio Recording Mode The camera can record audio in audio mode enabling you to take voice memos any where anytime PC Cam Mode PC...

Page 3: ...matching the directions indicated inside the battery cover 3 Slide the battery cover back into the closed position 1 Slide open the battery cover The card slot is located next to the battery compartme...

Page 4: ...in for a tele photo shot subject appears closer Press to zoom out for a wide angle shot subject appears further away 38 38 07 24 2002 07 24 2002 MN x2 6 Using the Digital Zoom Note The digital zoom do...

Page 5: ...edium 1024 x 768 S small 7 Press SET to exit the submenu 8 Press the up or down buttons to select the QUALITY item 9 Press the up or down buttons to select the desired image quality NORMAL FINE 10 Pre...

Page 6: ...MENU button 3 Press the right button to select the WHITE BALANCE menu 4 Press the up or down buttons to change the white balance AWBAuto white balance adjusts automatically for ambient lighting When...

Page 7: ...2 07 24 2002 MN Flash icon UsingMacroMode InAuto or Manual mode press the MACRO switch located on the side of the camera to take close up photos Macro mode allows photos of subjects 20 cm away from th...

Page 8: ...emos 1 Turn the Mode dial to Audio mode The audio icon appears in the LCD 2 Press the shutter button to start recording audio 3 Press the shutter button again to stop record ing audio 4 The camera sto...

Page 9: ...ou don t want to keep to make more memory available for new files Deleting a Single File 1 Turn the Mode dial to Playback mode 2 Press the left and right buttons to select the file you want to delete...

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