User manual KOBIAN CYPERPIX E450V

[. . . ] Table of Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Digital zoom works by enlarging the center portion of an image through a software interpolation process. When the camera's optical zoom factor reaches 3. 0X, the digital zoom is used to achieve magnification levels up to 6. 0X in combinatioin with the optical zoom. T The upper part of the zoom slider indicates the digital zoom. Optical zoom is represented by the lower part of the slide. W -- 16 -- Taking Pictures Using the Auto and Manual Photography Modes The digital camera offers two photography modes: Auto and Manual . Auto mode is the simplest to operate and is recommended for beginners. Photos in Auto mode are captured by pressing the shutter button and letting the digital camera adjust settings to match lighting conditions, focus range, and other environmental factors automatically. Manual mode allows users to manually adjust camera settings such as exposure and white balance, allowing skilled users to fine-tune settings to suit conditions, and to achieve a variety of special photographic effects. If an SD card is not inserted in the camera, photos are stored on the camera's internal memory. When an SD card is inserted, the camera reads and writes to the SD card, not to the internal memory. Remove the SD card to access the camera's internal memory. Using the Mode Dial Turn the mode dial at the top of the camera to change the camera's working mode at any time. Auto photo mode Manual photo mode Video mode Playback mode Set mode -- 17 -- Taking Pictures Taking Pictures in Auto Mode 1 2 3 Turn the Mode dial to Auto Press mode. to turn the camera on. 4 Press the shutter button down halfway and align the auto focus indicator with the center of the subject. The auto focus indicator turns green and the LED next to the viewfinder flashes green when the focus is locked. Capture the photo by pressing the shutter button down until the camera beeps. The photo is captured and stored on the camera's internal memory, or on the SD card if inserted. DISP MENU SET NOTE: · The auto focus indicator does not appear if the auto focus menu. indicator setting is turned off in the · The beep does not sound if the beeper setting is turned off in the Set menu. 6 The LED flashes green while the image is being stored in memory. NOTES: · A "shaking hand" icon appears below the auto focus indicator if the camera is not held steady. · Low light warning: The icon also appears when the shutter speed is greater than 1/40 seconds and the flash is turned off. For example, a shutter speed of 1/30 seconds with the flash set to Force Off results in a low light warning. · When the shutter button is pressed half way down, check the exposure value that appears on the LCD screen to make sure it is appropriate for the current light conditions. · The auto focus indicator on the LCD screen turns green when the camera has successfully locked the exposure, white balance, and focus. · The auto focus indicator is red when the camera's exposure, white balance, and focus is not yet locked or when lighting conditions exceed camera settings. Photos taken may appear over exposed or too dark. -- 18 -- Taking Pictures Setting the Image Quality and Size in Auto Mode 1 2 3 4 Turn the Mode dial to Auto Press Press SIZE. to set the image QUALITY and to complete the setting. [. . . ] You can also click Run in the Windows Startup menu, enter "(the CD-ROM drive):/install. exe", and then click OK. · Restart your computer after installing the drivers. -- 44 -- Installing Software Installing MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE is a photo editing application that is included for free on the software installation CD-ROM. You must use Windows XP/ME/2000/98SE/98 on your computer to use this software. Follow these steps to install the photo editing application. [. . . ]