User Guide

153 Camera
Changing camera settings
Open the menu panel to access and change camera settings. To open it, just press
MENU.
Scroll through the menu panel and choose the settings that you want.
Self-portrait
(photo mode only)
If you want your camera to automatically take people photos,
you can set it to identify 1 or 2 faces and automatically adjust the
focus.
Self-timer
(photo mode only)
If you need to take a group photo or your own photo, you can set
a time delay before your camera automatically takes the photo.
Image adjustments Slide your finger across each of the slider bars to adjust the
exposure, contrast, saturation, and sharpness.
White balance White balance enables the camera to capture colors more
accurately by adjusting to your current lighting environment.
White balance settings include: Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent,
Daylight, and Cloudy.
Resolution/Video quality Choose a photo or video resolution to use.
ISO (photo mode only) You can choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO
numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions.
Review duration Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed on the
Review screen before the camera changes back to the Viewfinder
screen.
Widescreen
(photo mode only)
When this check box is selected (default), photo resolutions
available for selection are in 5:3 ratio and you can use the entire
Viewfinder screen to frame your subject. When not selected,
photo resolutions available for selection are in standard 4:3 ratio.
Geo-tag photos
(photo mode only)
Select this check box when you want to store GPS location in
your captured photos.
Auto focus This option enables or disables centered auto focus. Auto focus is
enabled by default.
Face detection
(photo mode only)
This option allows the camera to automatically recognize
faces and adjust the focus when you take people photos. Face
detection will be turned off if you disable auto focus.
Shutter sound Select or clear this check box, depending on whether you want
the camera to play a sound when you press the shutter release or
record button.
Grid (photo mode only) Select this check box when you want to display a grid on the
Viewfinder screen so you can easily frame and center your
subject before taking the photo.
Record with audio
(video mode only)
Select or clear the check box, depending on whether you want to
record audio when capturing videos.
Reset to default Change the camera back to default settings.