User Guide
Table Of Contents
- UNPACKING
- CONTENTS
- QUICK START BASICS
- INTRODUCTION
- GETTING READY
- SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
- SHOOTING A MOVIE
- USING BEST SHOT
- ADVANCED SETTINGS
- Changing the Focus Mode
- Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)
- Controlling White Balance
- Specifying ISO Sensitivity
- Specifying the Metering Mode
- Using the Camera’s Filter Effects
- Controlling Image Sharpness
- Controlling Color Saturation
- Adjusting Image Contrast
- Date Stamping Snapshots
- Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure
- Other Useful Recording Functions
- VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES
- EDITING IMAGES
- USING AUDIO
- MANAGING YOUR FILES
- DELETING FILES
- OTHER SETTINGS
- Configuring Camera Sound Settings
- Turning the Startup Screen On or Off
- Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule
- Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting
- Using World Time
- Changing the Display Language
- Changing the USB Port Protocol
- [_] (REC) and [>] (PLAY) Button Settings
- Formatting Built-in Memory
- PRINTING
- USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER
- APPENDIX
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SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
■ Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point
If you hold down the [ ] side of the zoom button in step 2 of
the above procedure, the zoom operation will stop when the
optical zoom factor reaches its maximum. Momentarily releasing
the zoom button and then holding down its [ ] side will switch
to digital zoom, which you can use to set an even higher zoom
factor.
• When the zoom pointer moves past the maximum limit of
optical zoom. Also, the zoom bar indicates the approximate
zoom factor.
● Zoom Values for Each Image Size
Digital Zoom Indicator
Zoom Bar
Focus Range
(Displayed when shooting
with Auto Focus, macro, or
manual focus.)
6M 1X 3X 12X
3:2 1X 3X 12X
16:9 1X 3X 12X
4M 1X 3.7X 14.5X
3M 1X 4.1X 16.3X
2M 1X 5.3X 20.8X
VGA 1X 13.0X 45.2X
1X 12X to 45.2X*
Zoom Pointer
(Indicates current
zoom.)
Image Deterioration Point
Image starts to deteriorate from here.
* Point factor depends on image size.
Undeteriorated Image Quality
Range
Deteriorated Image Quality
Range
3X to 13.0X*
Optical/Digital Switch Point
Undeteriorated Image
Quality Range
Deteriorated Image
Quality Range