User manual SANYO VPC-S1275EX

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Camera 12 Mega Pixels VPC-S1275 Table of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Trademark Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Safety and Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Camera Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii CAUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] to zoom out from your subject. Using the Self-timer and Burst Photography The camera comes equipped with a self-timer which allows you to take photos after a predefined delay. The burst photography feature allows you to take multiple consecutive photos by pressing and holding the SHUTTER button. The multi-burst photography feature allows you to take multiple (16) consecutive VGA photos by pressing the SHUTTER button once. Press the RIGHT/SELF-TIMER /BURST MODE navigation button to cycle through the self-timer( or ) and burst photography options ( or ) on the LCD screen. In self-timer mode, the icon will flash until the time expires and the photo is taken. Taking your First Photo English 20 Getting Started 3. If you want to use these functions for the next photo, press the RIGHT/SELF-TIMER button again to activate the function. Note: : Burst Mode - Take photos until shutter is released or memory is full. : Multi-Burst Mode - 16 photos continuously by 1 press of the Shutter button. /BURST MODE navigation English Using the AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) Function When using the AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) function, the camera auto-matically takes 3 consecutive photos with different exposures by pressing the SHUTTER button once. For example, when the current EV compensation value is +1. 0 EV and the AEB bracket interval value is set to ±0. 3, the camera takes shots of the same scene with 3 varying levels of exposure: +0. 7 EV, +1. 0 EV, and +1. 3 EV. Press the LEFT/RIGHT navigation buttons to select AEB AEB OFF setting and press the OK button. Press the UP/DOWN navigation buttons to select from the EXIT available options: · AEB: Select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the AEB AEB function. · BRACKET: Select to set the bracket interval value ranging from ±0. 3 to ±2. 0 EV in 0. 3 or 0. 4 EV increments. · EXIT: Select to apply new settings to the camera and return to the setup menu. Note: 1. Flash, Burst, and M-Burst modes are not allowed when the AEB function is enabled. Taking your First Photo Getting Started 21 Setting the Scene Mode The camera supports various preset modes for shooting in different environments and conditions. To select scene modes: Press the SCENE button to access Scene menu which displays the Scene menu options. Use the LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN navigation buttons to scroll through the modes. · · · · · · · Auto Landscape Self Portrait Snow Beach Kids & Pets Video · · · · · · P-Mode Night Landscape Night Portrait Sunset Party Copy · · · · · · Sport Portrait Museum Fireworks Foliage Backlight P-Mode 2. Press OK to confirm your selection. Face and Smile Detection AF/AE Function The face ( ) and smile ( ) detection functions can be set on and off with each press of the DOWN/ SCREEN / FACE DETECTION / SMILE DETECTION navigation button in most capture modes. When the subject's face/ smile is detected, the white bracket appears to track faces/smiles while the camera or people are moving. When the SHUTTER button is pressed halfway, the green focus 1/125 F3. 5 frames appear on the LCD screen. Then the camera automatically adjusts the focus point and exposure to the optimized value. Press the SHUTTER button all the way to take pictures with detected face. When a detected face smiles, the shutter is automatically released. Taking your First Photo English 22 Getting Started However, when the camera fails to detect your subject's face, a white focus bracket will be displayed according to the selected focus mode. [. . . ] Press the OK button to enter selection function, select EXIT (default) to cancel or YES to proceed with the Reset and press the OK button to confirm. Reset to camera default setting?YES EXIT RESET The Setup Menu Camera Settings 47 Voice Memo The Voice Memo setting allows you to record a voice memo when a photo is taken. Select ON to enable the Voice Memo function or OFF (default) to disable it. VOICE MEMO About The About screen allows you to check the current firmware version of the camera. MENU FW VERSION : 1. 0000 ABOUT PictBridge Print (PTP) The PTP function allows you to print images captured by the camera directly without connecting the camera to a PC. If the camera is not connected to a PTP compliant printer, an error message displays on the LCD screen. To enable PTP function, see "USB Mode" on page 44 for detailed information. [. . . ]