User manual GENIUS P313

[. . . ] English READ THIS FIRST Please start by reading the important messages below first. The bundled driver, software, design, specifications and user' manual that were s packaged with the camera are subject to change without notice. For driver updates, you can contact the dealer where you purchased the camera for help. We are not liable whatsoever for any compensation arising from errors in descriptions in this user' manual. [. . . ] Open the lens cover, turn the mode dial to mode, and power on the camera. Press OK to activate the digital zoom function; press the image to 4X. Press the shutter button to capture a "zoomed" image. NOTE -- The more the image is enlarged, the more pixilated (grainier) the image. Using the self-timer The self-timer duration is 10 seconds. After the activation of the self-timer by pressing the shutter button, the self-timer lamp starts blinking slowly for 7 seconds and then blinking faster for the rest of 3 seconds. To cancel self-timer photography at any time, press the shutter button to disrupt the sequence. NOTE -- After one shot is taken, the self-timer mode is turned to off. Using the macro mode Use the macro mode to shoot a close-up of the subject, such as flowers or insects. Open the lens cover, turn the mode dial to mode, and power on the camera. Move the focus switch located on the front side of the camera to the The monitor . To disable macro photography, slide the focus switch back to portrait mode or landscape mode. position. icon appears on the LCD NOTE -- When shooting a close-up in macro mode, use the image LCD monitor to compose your shot, avoiding the off-center parallax phenomenon. -- After a macro shot is taken DO NOT FORGET to reset the lens to the normal position. Using the flash The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. You can take an image using a flash mode suitable to your circumstances. If you change the flash mode, the camera will retain that setting even if the camera is turned off. Open the lens cover, turn the mode dial to mode, and power on the camera. Press the button located on the rear side of the camera repeatedly until your desired flash mode appears on the LCD monitor. 20 English 3. Compose the picture and press the shutter button. The camera has four flash modes: Automatic Flash (default), Red-Eye Reduction, Fill Flash (on), and Flash Off. The modes appear cyclically when you press the button on the rear side of the camera. The table below will help choose the appropriate flash mode: Flash Mode ¡£ ¡¤ Auto Flash Description The flash fires automatically according to the ambient conditions. This causes the pupil in the human eye to constrict, ¡£ ¡¤ Red-eye Reduction reducing the red-eye. Select this mode when taking pictures of people and animals in low-light conditions. Select this mode for recording images with high ¡£ ¡¤ Fill Flash on contrast (backlighting) and deep shadows. Select this mode when taking images in a place where flash photography is prohibited, or when ¡£ ¡¤ Flash off the distance to the subject is beyond the effective range of the flash. Taking pictures manually You can manually adjust conditions such as EV compensation, white balance, or ISO speed when taking pictures. For EV compensation, white balance, or ISO speed information, refer to Exposure, White balance, or ISO in the Record menu. [. . . ] To access the Movie menu, turn the mode dial to mode and then press the / button. For more information about Exposure, White balance, ISO, LCD brightness, or digital zoom, refer to its correspondent description in the Record menu. Playback menu Use the Playback menu to create an on-camera slide show, configure DPOF settings, or transfer images to a memory card. You can also use the Playback menu to protect an image, delete all images at once, or adjust the LCD brightness. To access the Playback menu, turn the mode dial to by using the / mode and then press the button. [. . . ]