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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ADVANCED SETTINGS
ADVANCED SETTINGS
Your camera provides you with the five focus modes described below. The initial factory default focus mode is Auto Focus.
* “Focus Range” indicates distance from the lens surface.
Changing the Focus Mode
Focus Mode Description Focus Range*
Auto
Focus
Automatic focus when the shutter button is half-pressed.
During movie recording, the Auto Focus Mode is disabled
and the camera switches to the Pan Focus Mode
automatically.
Auto adjustment
(Approximately 40 cm to (1.3' to ))
• Minimum distance position varies with optical zoom.
Macro
(Close-up)
Used for close-up shooting. Macro Focus becomes fixed
focus while shooting a movie.
Auto adjustment (10 cm to 50 cm (3.9" to 19.7"))
• Minimum distance position varies with optical zoom.
Pan
Focus
Fixed focus for relatively wide-range focusing. Use Pan
Focus (PF) under conditions where Auto Focus is difficult.
Fixed distance
• Focus range varies with optical zoom position.
Infinity
Focus
Focus is fixed at infinity. Use this mode when shooting
scenery and other faraway images.
Infinity
Manual
Focus
Focus is performed manually. • Focus range varies with optical zoom factor.
Optical Zoom Factor Range
1X 10 cm to (0.3' to )
3X 60 cm to (2.0' to )