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PHOTO – Taking photos with your Gmini
PHOTO – Taking photos with your Gmini
TM
TM
402 Camcorder
402 Camcorder
2.1
Taking a photo
1. From the Main screen, select the
Camera
icon, then click on
ENTER
.
2. On this View
fi
nder screen, you can adjust the exposure settings by pressing the F2 button (
Settings
). You can
also zoom in and out using the up and down buttons. For more information on the F3 button (
Fix
), see the
section
Controlling the image quality
.
3. On the Settings screen, use the directional buttons
UP
and
DOWN
to select a setting, and
LEFT
and
RIGHT
to
change it. To change the
fi
le name, select the
Rename
button and press enter. You will be taken to the Virtual
Keyboard (see the
Using the Virtual Keyboard
section in the
Browser
chapter of the complete Adobe
®
user manual for more information.) Press one of the Function buttons (
Back
) or ESC/STOP to go back the
View
fi
nder screen.
4. Once you have adjusted the settings, press the
ENTER
button to take a photo. You might notice that the HDD
indicator lights up as the device is saving the image on its hard drive. The name of the next image changes
and your Gmini
™
is now ready to take the next picture.
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The table below explains the different settings. The corresponding screen icons are also shown.
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English
Photo settings
Resolution
Options:
VGA
or
1.2 Megapixels
.
1.2 Megapixels
(1280 x 960) will give the best image
quality, but the largest
fi
le size.
VGA
(640 x 480) will give the smallest
fi
le size, but the
images will not be as sharp.
Image quality
Basic
,
Normal
,
Fine
. For the best possible image (although it will take up more disk
space) set this to Fine (
fi
ne dots icon).
Exposure
Between
Br2
,
Normal
and
Darker -2
. This permits you to adjust to bright or
dark conditions. Setting it in the negatives, will decrease the amount of picture exposure
and make your image darker. Setting it positive will increase the exposure and make
your image brighter. If your subject has a bright background, you may want to over
expose your image a little bit so that the person’s face is more visible, thus you would set
it to Br1 or +2. If you are taking a photo where there is a lot of snow or the sun’s
re
fl
ection on water, you may want to reduce the exposure, thus set it to Darker -1 or -2.
White balance
Options:
Auto
,
Daylight
,
Cloudy
,
Fluorescent
or
Tungsten
. This parameter lets the
camera adjust to the ambient light source in order to record colors in the best way.
Timer
Options:
Off
,
5
seconds or
10
seconds. The timer setting allows you to delay the moment
at which the photo is taken, for example if you want to include yourself in the picture.
Reset
Reset the values in this screen to the factory default settings.
2.2 Taking a photo using the timer
On the main screen, select the
Camera
icon and press enter. Press the F2 buttons (
Settings
) and highlight the
Timer
setting. Select for example 10 seconds. Press a Function button (
Back
) to return to the
View
fi
nder
screen.
The
Timer
icon appears on the top of the
View
fi
nder
screen. Now press
ENTER
. A stopwatch symbol will appear
on the screen and counts down from 10 to 0. The Gmini
™
402 will now take a photo.
Note: The
Timer
function will stay active for successive pictures you take unless you return to the
Main
menu
or
set the
Timer
Setting to OFF.
