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Flash Mode
Press the
Flash
mode button and press the
SHUTTER
button to confirm the selected mode.
Auto:
Flash is enabled automatically when light level is low, mainly used in general photography.
Red-eye Reduction:
Use this mode to avoid the red-eye effect when photographing people in low-
light conditions. In shooting, the flash and Red-eye Reduction LED will be launched together before
taking the picture.
Off:
This mode is applicable when in outdoors shooting, when the user wants to use indoor
lighting to take pictures, or when in a theater or an arena, and the flash cannot produce any effect
on the subject from a long distance.
TIP:
Red-eye effect
To photograph people in an insufficient lighting setting will turn their eyes red from the reflection of the flash.
Using the
Red-eye Reduction
mode can reduce the possibility of red eye.
Exposure Settings
You can set different
Exposure Values
depending on the environment.
•
Press the
MODE
button to switch to
EXP
mode. Then press the
SELECT
button to choose one of the
following modes. Press the
SHUTTER
button to confirm your selection ( and you will hear t wo beeps from the
camera).
Outdoor Bright Mode:
Select this mode when it’s sunny and the lighting is sufficient.
Outdoor Shade Mode:
Select this mode when it’s cloudy or the lighting is slightly dim (Default
Value).
Indoor Bright Mode:
Select this mode when it’s bright indoors, 50HZ or 60HZ.
Indoor Shade Mode:
Select this mode in shaded setting s indoor , 50HZ or 60HZ.
TIP:
50HZ and 60HZ modes: Two frequencies are available for this camera because of different power supply
specifications for different areas. This settings prevents stripes on images under different frequency.
Image Resolution
•
Press the
MODE
button to switch to
Q U A
mode. Then press the
SELECT
button to choose the required
resolution. Press
SHUTTER
to confirm ( two beeps will sound from the camera).
Fine:
1280 x 960 (Low compression ratio)
Med:
1280 x 960 (High compression ratio; default value)
Low:
640 x 480
Auto White-Balance Settings
You can change the auto white balance type according to the ambient lighting condition.
•
Press
MODE
to switch to
AWB
mode. Then press
SELECT
button to choose the following modes. Press
SHUTTER
to confirm (Two beeps can be heard from the camera).
Automatically chooses the best white balance for the current lighting conditions (Default value).
For taking pictures outdoors on a bright day.
For photographing on a cloudy day.
For taking pictures under tungsten light.
For photographing under fluorescent lighting.
TIP:
In
Auto
mode, the correct white-balance may not be obtained when photographing people close-up or
shooting under special lighting.
Digital Zoom Photography
This allows you to magnify your picture to twice the original size.
Press the
MODE
button to switch to
AWB
mode. Then press
SELECT
to choose one of the
following modes. Press the
Shutter
button to confirm ( and t wo beeps will be heard from the
camera).
X 1: Standard
X 2: 200% Magnification
TIP:
Make sure the subject of the picture you’re taking is in the center of the viewfinder.
Using the Self-Timer
When you enable the self-timer, the shutter will automatically be released after 10 seconds.
The Self-Timer is automatically disabled after the picture is taken.
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Press the
MODE
button to
Self-Timer
mode, then press
SELECT
to choose one of the following modes.
Press
Shutter
to confirm ( and you will hear t wo beeps from the camera).
Self-Timer on.
Self-Timer off.
•
Press
Shutter
to start the self- t i mer. The
Self-Timer LED
in the front of the camera will flash and beep for 10
seconds. After 10 seconds, the camera takes a picture automatically.
Deleting Images
Delete recorded images or format the SmartMedia Card. Press the
MODE
button to Delete mode.
Then press
SELECT
to choose one of the following modes. Press
SHUTTER
to confirm (Two
beeps will be heard from the camera).
Delete all images.
Delete the last image.
Format SmartMedia Card or internal memory.
NOTE:
Performing the
Delete/Format
operation when a SmartMedia Card is inserted in the camera will
delete/format the stored images in the SmartMedia card. To delete images from internal memory, turn off the
camera and remove the SmartMedia c ard before performing this operation.
Switching to USB Mode
This allows you to switch between
Mass Storage
and
PC-CAM (Video)
modes.
After connecting the camera to a PC with the USB cable, the LCD display will show the following
options. You can press the
SELECT
button to switch and press the
SHUTTER
button to confirm
(and you will hear t wo beeps from the camera).
Mass Storage:
When s electing this mode, you can use the camera as a storage media. In
M y
Computer,
it will appear as a
Removable Drive
. You can access the images recorded in the
camera from the PC.
Operating Modes