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Getting to know your camera better
• Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.
• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode
• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:
[
%
], Flash Mode, etc.
• Items that cannot be set because the pictures taken by other camera will be edited.
• Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.
[PANORAMA], [PRINT ORDER], [ALBUM ENTRY], [
Q
], [REDEYE FIX], [BLACK &
WHITE], [SEPIA], [FRAME], [LABEL], [CALENDAR], [BRIGHTNESS], [SATURATION],
[INDEX], [UNDO ENTRY], [LABEL IMAGE], [FORMAT], [BACKUP]
A record mode expresses a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use the
following examples to help determine the optimal record mode when shooting.
To make high quality prints on full-size paper such as A3. To edit and process images on a
computer
• [SHQ] or [HQ]
To print A3/A4-size images
• [SQ1]
To print postcard-size images/To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a web site
• [SQ2]
g
“IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P. 18)
• This camera retains the settings even after the power is turned off (Stylus750/
µ
750:except when
s
is set, Stylus740/
µ
740:except when either
h
or
s
is set).
To return the settings to default settings, execute [RESET].
g
“RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings” (P. 18)
The monitor may be difficult to see and the exposure difficult to confirm when shooting outdoors.
Press
repeatedly to display the histogram
• Set the exposure so that the graph is concentrated on the outer edges and the graph is
balanced on both sides.
g
“
button Changing the information display /Display the menu guide/
Checking the time” (P. 15)
Functions that cannot be selected from menus
Selecting the optimal record mode
To return the settings of functions to default settings
Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors
How to read the histogram
1
If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will
appear mostly black.
2
If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will
appear mostly white.
3
The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the
luminance distribution within the AF target mark.
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