use the macro focus setting when capturing images at close range (3 to 60 cm).
preparation
1 press the mode button.
?the shooting setting screen appears.
4 press the set button.
?this completes the focus mode setting.
?the focus mode setting is retained even if the mode selector dial is turned, the camera/play switch is changed, or the digital disk camera is turned off (see page 112).
?the focus mode setting indicator appears in the right side of the monitor.
?to exit the shooting setting screen, press the mode button.
5 compose the image.
?for capturing a subject from 3 to 20 cm away, move the zoom switch to t and follow step 6 to set the focus. especially if the subject is near 3 cm away, it is important to move the zoom switch to t for a telescopic view.
5 compose the image.
for capturing a subject from 3 to 20 cm away, move the zoom switch to “t” and follow step 6 to set the focus. especially if the subject is near 3 cm away, it is important to move the zoom switch to “t” for a telescopic view.
6 press the shutter release button.
for how to focus the image, see step 3 on page
the image is captured with the selected macro focus setting.
using the zoom
use the zoom functions for enlarging subjects when composing images. your digital disk camera offers two methods of zooming: optical zoom using the zoom lens and electronic zoom using the digital zoom function.
using the optical zoom
the optical zoom allows you to enlarge up to 3x magnification.
1 set the zoom switch to “ t” or “w” and compose the image.
for wide angle shooting: set to “w”
for telescopic shooting: set to “t”
2 press the shutter release button.
?for how to focus the image, see step 3 on page 51.
hint
?by using the optical zoom and digital zoom together, you can enlarge the subject to even greater magnifications.
using the digital zoom
the digital zoom allows you to enlarge the subject to be captured electronically. this is useful when you want to enlarge a subject more than that allowed by the optical zoom alone. the digital zoom can be used in the still image shooting mode when the resolution is set to p, and in the video clip shooting mode when the resolution is o or n. the digital zoom cannot be used when the resolution is r or q or in the sequential shot shooting mode.
3 press the shutter release button.
?for how to focus, see step 3 on page 51.
?the image is captured zoomed up as set.
?to exit the shooting setting screen, press the mode button.
using the flash
the flash is not only used to capture images in the dark, but also to capture images of subject that are in shadows or lit from behind. your digital disk camera has four flash modes: automatic flash mode, red-eye reduction flash mode, forced flash mode, and flash off mode. select the mode depending on the situation and conditions.
the flash range is given below.
normal focus: 60 cm to 2.8 m (optical zoom set to “w”)
60 cm to 1.5 m (optical zoom set to “t”)
macro focus: 20 cm to 60 cm
1 press the flash pop-up button.
?the flash stands up at the front of the digital disk camera.
?the flash will not operate unless it has been stood up with the flash pop-up button.
2 press the mode button.
?the still image shooting setting screen appears.
6 press the shutter release button.
?the image is captured with the selected flash mode setting.
with sequential shots (see page 56), video clips (see page 61), audio recordings (see page 68), and interval shooting (see page 98), the flash cannot be used.
recording a voice memo
in the still image shooting mode, you can record up to 10 seconds of audio when capturing an image. this sound file is called a voice memo. you can also add a voice memo to an image captured earlier (see “adding a voice memo” on page 127).
1 press the mode button.
?the still image shooting setting screen appears.
4 press the set button.
?this completes the voice memo setting.
?the voice memo setting indicator appears in the right side of the monitor.
?the voice memo setting returns to voice memo off if the mode selector dial is turned, the camera/play switch is changed, or the digital disk camera is turned off.
?to exit the still image shooting setting screen, press the mode button.
5 press the shutter release button.
?the image is captured and then the voice memo is recorded.
?while the voice memo is being recording, the b icon will appear in the monitor.
?up to a maximum of 10 seconds can be recorded.
?to stop the recording before the 10 seconds elapses, press the shutter release button again.
?if the shutter release button is not pressed, then the maximum 10 seconds will be recorded.
?even after the recording is finished, the voice memo on settings remains unchanged.
besides using the built-in microphone, you can also record the voice memo by connecting the supplied microphone to the mic input terminal. be aware that the built-in microphone will not work when a microphone is connected to the mic input terminal (see page 49).
using the self-timer
the self-timer function allows you to have the digital disk camera wait 10 seconds after the shutter release button is pressed until it captures the image or starts recording. you can also change the amount of time the digital disk camera will wait from anywhere between 0 seconds to 9 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds.
* when using the self-timer, be sure to use a tripod or other means of holding the digital disk camera.
1 press the mode button.
?the shooting setting screen appears.
the default time for the self-timer is 10 seconds. if you will not change this setting, skip to step 6.
if you want to change the time for the self-timer, proceed to step 5.
the self-timer setting returns to self-timer off and the self-timer time returns to 10 seconds if the mode selector dial is turned, or the digital disk camera is turned off.
6 press the shutter release button.
?the self-timer lamp lights and then starts flashing three seconds before images are captured or recording starts.
?if the time for the self-timer is set to one minute or greater, the monitor automatically turns off. (if in this condition the eject lever is pushed, the digital disk camera turns off and the self-timer is stopped.) to turn the monitor on, press the power button; to turn it back off, press the power button again.
?you can check the time remaining before images are captured or recording starts at the mode display panel (see page 80).
?to stop the self-timer, press the mode button when the monitor is turned on. to start the self-timer again, press the shutter release button.
?if the lcd monitor was turned off, the digital disk camera automatically turns off after the image is captured or the recording finished.
turning off the digital disk camera during the self-timer
the power does not turn off if the power button is pressed during the self-timer. to turn off the digital disk camera, press the mode button while the lcd monitor is turned on to stop the self-timer, and then press the power button.
capturing a ae-shifted sequential shot
the ae shift sequential shot captures seven sequential images while automatically changing the exposure from under exposure (for a dark image) to over exposure (for a light image).
1 press the mode button.
?the sequential shot shooting setting screen appears.
4 press the set button.
?this completes the ae shift sequential shot setting.
?the ae shift sequential shot setting returns to the normal sequential shot if the mode selector dial is turned, the camera/play switch is changed, or the digital disk camera is turned off.
?to exit the shooting setting screen, press the mode button.
5 press the shutter release button.
?the ae shift sequential shot is taken.
?while the ae shift sequential shot images are being captured, the b icon will appear in the monitor.
?even after the ae shift sequential shot is finished, the ae shift sequential shot setting remains unchanged.
help
if the exposure does not change
?if the subject is too bright or too dark, the exposure may not change as required.
setting the image quality
the resolution and compression ratio settings determine the image quality. set these settings according to the image quality you desire.
setting the resolution
use the procedure given below to set the image resolution. if the resolution is increased (larger number of pixels per image), the image quality will improve, but the remaining number of images that can be taken will decrease. in the video clip shooting mode, if the resolution is decreased, the length of time possible for the video clip will increase, but the size of the playback image will decrease. it is therefore important to select the resolution according to the desired image quality and purpose.
1 press the f1 button.
?the current resolution appears in the upper left-hand corner of the monitor for two seconds.
?the current resolution also appears in the mode display panel for two seconds.
?the resolution setting changes each time the f1 button is pressed.
setting the compression ratio
use the procedure given below to set the compression ratio. even if the same resolution is used, you can change the compression ratio setting and increase the compression amount to capture more images by decreasing the image data size, or decrease the compression amount for no loss in image quality.
* the compression ratio cannot be set for video clips.
about the resolution and compression settings
1 the image captured by a digital disk camera consists of a collection of small dots. the resolution refers to the number of these dots, and the greater the number, the higher the image quality. as the resolution increases, the size of the resulting data also increases, and the number of images that can be captured decreases. to compensate for this, this digital disk camera is able to compress the data. this digital disk camera uses jpeg compression.
2 if jpeg compression is used, when the image is returned to its original size, an extremely small portion of it is lost. the higher the compression ratio, the more of the original image is lost. therefore, this digital disk camera also allows you to store image data without any compression to ensure that none of the original image is lost. this is the y compression ratio. it is important to select the resolution and compression setting that you require for your applications.
about tiff format
the tiff format used by your digital disk camera conforms to tiff rev. 6.0 “extension ycbcr images v” used by the exif standards for non-compressed ycbcr data. if you are downloading images to a personal computer, you will need a ycbcr tiff-compatible application to view them. the applications included in the sanyo software pack are ycbcr tiff-compatible.
setting the frame rate
follow the procedure below to set the frame rate at which video clips are recorded. the frame rate tells you how many frames are recorded each second. the greater the frame rate, the smoother the motion in the video clip, but also the larger the size of the video clip file.
although video clips recorded at different frame rates can be joined using the video clip editing functions (see page 139), the video clip recorded at 30 frames/second will be converted to 15 frames/second. if you are going to join video clips together, it is recommended to record them at the same frame rate.
1 press the f2 button.
?the current frame rate appears in the upper left-hand corner of the monitor for two seconds.
?the current frame rate also appears in the mode display panel for two seconds.
?the frame rate setting changes each time the f2 button is pressed.
setting the exposure correction
1 turn the control dial.
?the exposure correction screen appears.
?if the exposure control setting (see page 92) is set to a setting other than program ae, then the exposure correction screen will not appear. to set the exposure correction, change the exposure control setting to program ae (see page 94).
?if the ae shift sequential shot is selected (see page 82), the exposure correction screen will not appear.
to set the exposure correction, change back to the normal sequential shot mode (see page 83).
2 turn the control dial to select the desired exposure correction value.
?the exposure correction can be set from to ?.5 ev to +1.5 ev in 0.5-ev increments.
?select positive values for brighter images and negative values for darker images.
?set ? ev for automatic exposure correction.
3 wait two seconds.
?the exposure correction is entered and the exposure correction screen disappears.
?the exposure correction value appears in the right side of the monitor.
?you can also enter the exposure correction setting and exit the exposure correction screen by pressing the return button.
to clear the exposure correction setting, select á0 at step 2.