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Things you would want to do with your Camera
Taking Pictures with your camera
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REFERENCE MANUAL PAGE 1
REFERENCE MANUAL PAGE 2
Download Media to your Computer...
View Media on the Camera...
Taking Pictures...
Take a Picture
Reviewing a picture you just took, maybe to delete it
Taking a timer picture
Adjusting the Flash Settings
Adjusting how the picture is taken
Recording Movies...
Steps to taking a Digital Still...
1. Make sure Camera is turned on.
2. Turn the MODE selector to "STILL".(see ref. pg.1 #2)
3. Point at whatever your taking a picture of and look through the viewfinder.
4. Hold the Go button down half way so that the camera can focus itself.(see ref. pg.1 #3)
5. Once the little green light on the screen stops blinking then click the Go button all the way down.
Congratulations!!! Your picture is now stored on the camera's memory stick.
Reviewing a picture you just took to possibly delete it...
1. Take a picture using the steps outlined above.
2. Press left on the Control button, this should bring up the picture and a menu.
3. To return to picture taking MODE simply press the center of the Control button to select "RETURN".
4. To delete the picture from memory press left on the Control button and then the center to select "DELETE".
5. Lastly select "OK" and then hit the center of the Control button.
Setting to take a timer picture...
1. Turn on the camera in "STILL" mode using the MODE selector.
2. Now press up on the Control button, this should bring up a menu.(see ref. pg.2 #4)
3. Scroll left using the Control button until the clock symbol is highlighted(left-most item) and select it.
4. Now the symbol should now be in the center of the screen.
5. Now aim the camera and hold down the Go button half way until the green light stops flashing.
6. When you are ready clik the Go button all the way, now hurry you have about 8-10 seconds before the camera takes a picture.
Ways to change the type of Flash...
1. Make sure you are in the "STILL" Mode on the MODE selector.
2. Locate the flash selection button in the upper left on the back side of your camera.(see ref. pg.2 #2)
3. Press this button to cycle through the 3 different types of flash(automatic, red eye and no flash).
--Automatic-the flash will be used by the camera whenever it feels the light for the picture is too low.
--Red Eye Reduction-the flash will flash twice, once right before the picture and once during to eliminate the appearance of red eyes in your subject.
--No Flash-the flash will not be used at all, this is good for outdoor shots.
Ways to change the ways in which a picture can be taken...
1. Make sure you are in the Picture Mode on the selection Dial.
2. Locate the Program AE button in the bottom left on the back side of your camera.(see ref. pg.2 #6)
3. Press this button to cycle through the 8 different types of picture taking modes.
NOTE: you don't need to know the names of them all just witch to one and see what it does to the picture on the screen.
Written by Andrew Hewatt
Completed on April 14, 2002 2:15 PM