User manual AGFAPHOTO OPTIMA 104

[. . . ] User manual OPTIMA 104 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 104 Table of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Safety and Handling Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using this Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Camera Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Camera Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Onscreen Touch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Attach the Camera Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Inserting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Fine quality would give you the best images with sharper details and less compression. However, the higher the quality, the more memory space is required in your memory card. 32 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 104 Setting EV Compensation Images can be captured with the overall scene intentionally made brighter or darker. These settings are used when a suitable brightness (exposure) cannot otherwise be obtained in circumstances where the difference in brightness between the subject and the background (the contrast) is large, or when the subject that you wish to capture is very small within the scene. Available for still images only. To adjust EV settings: · Tap or to turn pages and tap the desired EV value. As you tap and turn through the pages, you can see the closet 3 adjusting preview on screen synchronously. Setting White Balance This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are seen by the human eye. · As you tap and turn through the pages, you can see the closet 3 adjusting preview on screen synchronously. Icon Item Auto White Balance Daylight Description The camera automatically adjusts the white balance. Ideally used for bright sunny conditions. Cloudy Ideally used for cloudy conditions. Ideally used for indoor images with tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash. Ideally used for indoor images with reddish fluorescent lighting conditions. Ideally used for indoor images with bluish fluorescent lighting conditions. Used when light source cannot be specified. Press the shutter button for the camera to automatically adjust the appropriate white balance setting according to the environment. Tungsten Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Custom Setting ISO This sets the sensitivity for capturing images. When the sensitivity is raised (and the ISO figure is increased), photography will become possible even in dark locations, but the more pixelated (grainier) the image will appear. · Use a higher ISO setting in dim conditions and a lower ISO setting in brighter conditions. · Available settings are: Auto/100/200/400/800/1600/3200/6400 33 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 104 If the Stabilizer is enabled, ISO is automatically set to Auto and cannot be adjusted. To adjust ISO disable Stabilizer first. Setting Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure. Icon Multi Item Description The entire area of the screen is measured, and the exposure is calculated. Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center. A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured, and the exposure is calculated. Center Spot Setting AEB AEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing. It permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure, under exposure and overexposure compensation. To set AEB 1. Tap On/Off to enable/disable AEB. 34 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 104 Setting AF area 1. For more information, please refer to "Setting the AF Area/Face tracking/Touch Shot" on page 23. To set AF Area: Setting AF Lamp The AF Lamp function allows you to record images even low light conditions. If AF Lamp is set to Auto, the AF lamp located in the front of the camera, see "Front View" on page 7, emits an red light by half pressing the Shutter button allowing the camera to focus easily. To set AF Lamp: 1. Tap On/Off to enable/disable AF lamp. Setting Sharpness This function allows you to enhance or soften finer details of your images. To set Sharpness 1. Tap the desired option button to apply. The table below shows the available Sharpness settings. Icon High Item Sharpens the image. [. . . ] Function is only available for specific file types. Replace the memory card with a new one or delete unnecessary images. Remove the card and slide the write-protect switch to its unlock position. You can either change the card or wipe to clean the connected points. [. . . ]