User manual SINGER STYLIST 834

[. . . ] Do not use the flash in close proximity (closer than 1 m/3 ft) to people or animals. If you use the flash too close to your subject's eyes, it can cause temporary or permanent eyesight damage. Keep your camera and all accessories out of the reach of small children and animals. Do not expose the camera to direct sunlight or high temperatures for an extended period of time. [. . . ] Aim the lens at a piece of white paper, and then press [Shutter]. Shooting options 72 Using burst modes It can be difficult to capture photos of fast-moving subjects or capture natural facial expressions and gestures of your subjects in photos. In these cases, select one of the burst modes to rapidly capture multiple photos. Icon Description Single: Capture a single photo. Continuous: · While you are pressing [Shutter], the camera continuously captures photos. · The maximum number of photos depends on the capacity of your memory card. 1 2 In Shooting mode, touch m Drive. Select an option, and then touch o. Drive Single Continuous Motion Capture AEB Motion Capture: While you are pressing [Shutter], the camera captures VGA photos (6 photos per second; maximum of 30 photos). AEB: · Captures 3 consecutive photos, each with a different exposure: normal, underexposed, and overexposed. · Use a tripod to prevent blurry photos. · You can use the flash, timer, and Smart Filter only when you select Single. · When you select Motion Capture, your camera will set the resolution to VGA and set the ISO sensitivity to Auto. · Depending on the Face Detection option you selected, some burst options may not be available. Shooting options 73 Applying effects/Adjusting images Applying Smart Filter effects Apply various filter effects to your photos and videos to create unique images. Available filters in Program mode Icon Description Off: No effect Miniature: Apply a tilt-shift effect to make the subject appear in miniature. Vignetting: Apply the retro-looking colors, high contrast, and strong vignette effect of Lomo cameras. Miniature Vignetting Soft-Focus: Hide facial imperfections or apply dreamy effects. Sketch: Apply a pen sketch effect. Fish-eye Sketch Fish-eye: Distort objects to imitate the visual effect of a fisheye lens. Defog: Make a photo clearer. 1 2 In Shooting mode, touch m Smart Filter. Classic: Apply a black and white effect. Select a filter, and then touch o. Shooting options 74 Applying effects/Adjusting images Icon Description Icon Description Retro: Apply a sepia tone effect. Custom RGB: Customize a color value. Retro: Apply a sepia tone effect. 103 Disconnecting the camera (for Windows XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Transferring files to your Mac computer 105 Printing photos with a PictBridge photo printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Viewing photos or videos in Playback mode Learn how to play back photos, videos, or voice memos and how to manage files. Starting Playback mode View photos or play videos and voice memos stored in your camera. 2 Drag the image left or right to move to another file. 1 Press [Playback]. · To skip files quickly, tilt the camera in the direction you want to flip files. 83) · You can also touch and hold the left end or right end of the screen to skip files quickly. · The most recent file will be displayed. · If the camera is off, it will turn on and display the most recent · You can also drag the slider left or right to move to the previous or next file. file. · Press the front LCD button to play back photos on the front display. To view files by category, touch on the Home screen. 85) Playback/Editing 82 Viewing photos or videos in Playback mode · Motion recognition may not work well if you hold the camera · If you want to view files stored in the internal memory, remove your memory card. · The camera will not properly play back files of unsupported sizes or files that were captured with other cameras. with the screen parallel to the ground. Viewing files with motion recognition You can view files by tilting the camera in Playback mode. · When you rotate the camera 90° or 180° while you view a photo, the camera will automatically change the orientation of the displayed photo. 113) · To deactivate motion recognition, in Playback mode, touch m, and then touch the setting button next to Gesture View. Playback/Editing 83 Viewing photos or videos in Playback mode Display in Playback mode Ranking your favorite faces You can rank your favorite faces or delete them. The favorite face feature is available only when you insert a memory card into the camera. 1 File Information File Location Icon Description In Playback mode, touch m Face List. Face List. · In Thumbnail view or Smart album, touch m Face List Photo includes a voice memo Play videos (p. 92) Folder name ­ File name Video length Protected file Print order has been set (DPOF) Delete files (p. [. . . ] Noise usually occurs when photos are shot with a high sensitivity or when a sensitivity is automatically set in a dark place. Optical zoom This is a general zoom which can enlarge images with a lens and does not deteriorate quality of images. Quality An expression of the rate of compression used in a digital image. Higher quality images have a lower rate of compression, which usually results in a larger file size. [. . . ]