User manual VESTAX VCM-6008

[. . . ] 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, this 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. [. . . ] · 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 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: · Capture 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, ACB, 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 70 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 Normal: 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: Blacken the edges of the frame and 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 71 Applying effects/Adjusting images Icon Description Retro: Apply a sepia tone effect. Negative: Apply a negative film effect. Icon Description Sketch: Apply a pen sketch effect. Fish-eye: Distort close objects to imitate the visual effect of a fisheye lens. Defog: Make image clearer. Custom RGB: Customize a color value. Available filters in Movie mode Icon Description Classic: Apply a black and white effect. Negative: Apply a negative film effect. Normal: No effect Palette Effect 1: Create a vivid look with sharp contrast and Custom RGB: Customize a color value. red color. Palette Effect 2: Make scenes clean and clear by applying a soft blue tone. Palette Effect 3: Apply a soft brown tone. Palette Effect 4: Create a cold and monotone 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. Half Tone Dot: Apply a halftone effect. Shooting options 72 Applying effects/Adjusting images Defining your own RGB tone · If you select Miniature when you are recording a video, the speed of the video will increase. 1 2 3 In Shooting mode, touch m Smart Filter. · If you select Miniature when you are recording a video, the camera will not record sound. Select Custom RGB, and then touch o. 110) · To deactivate motion recognition, touch m, and then touch the setting button next to Gesture View. Playback/Editing 80 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. 90) Folder name ­ File name Video length Protected file Print order has been set (DPOF) Delete files (p. 84) To display file information on the screen, touch m, and then touch the setting button next to File Information. Playback/Editing 81 Viewing photos or videos in Playback mode 2 To change the rank of a face, touch drag the face to a new location. Edit Ranking Yes, and then Viewing files in Smart album as thumbnails View files by category, such as date, face, or file type. 1 2 On the Home screen, touch Touch . a category option. 3 Touch o to save your changes. · To delete a face from the list, touch , touch a face, and then Icon Description touch o. Touch to view only your favorite face in the face list. View all files. View files by the file type. · It may take some time for the camera to open Smart album, change the category, or reorganize files. · If you delete a category, all files in the category will be deleted. Playback/Editing 82 Viewing photos or videos in Playback mode Viewing files in 3D view Viewing files with the page flip effect 1 2 On the Home screen, touch . Drag images left or right to move to the previous or next file. · Flick screen left or right to move files more quickly. The faster You can flip through files by dragging or flicking the touch pen across the screen. You can also apply a page flip effect to a slide show. you flick the screen, the more files you will scroll through at a time. 1 2 3 On the Home screen, touch Touch a theme. . Drag images to the left or right to move to the previous or next file. 4/5 · You cannot play movies or voice memos in 3D view. · The 3D feature is not available while the camera is connected to a TV. Playback/Editing 83 Viewing photos or videos in Playback mode Icon Description Play a slide show. · Touch the screen to pause the slide show and adjust the volume or mute the sound. Return to the theme selection screen. Touch a file to display it in full screen view. You can view only photos when you use the page flip effect. Icon Description Delete files Photo includes a voice memo Viewing files as thumbnails Scan thumbnails of files. In Playback mode, rotate [Zoom] to the left to view thumbnails (9 at a time). [. . . ] 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. High resolution images contain more pixels and typically show more detail than low resolution images. Appendixes 130 Glossary Shutter speed Shutter speed refers to the amount of time it takes to open and close the shutter, and it is an important factor in the brightness of a photo, as it controls the amount of light which passes through the aperture before it reaches the image sensor. [. . . ]