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Starting Your Camera
Press the power On/Off
button to start the camera. The lens will automatically extend. In camera mode,
the LCD screen will light up. This will confirm that your camera is on and ready for use. Press the power button
again, the camera will be turned off and the lens will go back in.
Camera Mode
Set the mode dial to Camera Mode – the
icon will appear on your LCD screen.
TAKING PHOTOS
You can compose your shot using your LCD screen. Hold the camera steady then press and hold the shutter
button half way down to focus. The auto focus area
appear on the LCD screen, wait until the focus area
color changes from white to green, and then press down the shutter button fully to take a good quality photo.
There will be a short delay while the camera saves the photo to memory.
Note:
1.
When you press and hold the shutter button half way down for a moment, if the focus area color turns
red, this indicates that the subject is not in focus or the focus range is too light or too dark.
2.
When you press and hold the shutter button half way down for a moment, if the focus area color turns
green, this indicates that the subject is fine and you can press down the shutter button fully to take a
good quality photo.
After each photo is shot (when the camera returns to icon mode) the numbers of photos left to shoot at this
resolution is displayed at the top left of the LCD screen.
When the camera's memory (photo capacity) is full. If you attempt to take a photo, the LCD screen will display
“MEMORY FULL. Download photos to your PC and insert a memory card to take more than two test photos.”
MACRO FUNCTION
You can use the MACRO function to take photos when the object being photographed is very near.
1. Press
OK/Menu
button
.
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