User manual TOSHIBA JOURNE M400

[. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Change the direction of the radio or TV antenna. [. . . ] No special setting is needed to set off the flash. The flash firing mode can be set to suit the conditions where the flash is to be used. The effective firing distance of the flash is approximately 0. 8 m (2. 62 ft) to 3. 0 m (9. 84 ft) (WIDE side setting, ISO setting: [2X]). Getting Ready Taking Photographs Set the mode dial to [ In the [ ] or [ ]. ] is selected. ] mode, flash photography can be set when [ Playing Back Images Press the flash button to set to the desired mode while viewing the LCD monitor or the status display. When you press the flash button, the available flash modes are displayed in the following order. The icon for the mode that you selected is displayed in the LCD monitor or the status display. Erasing Images ([ No display] Auto)* [ ] Suppressed flash [ [ ] Red-eye forced flash ] Forced flash ] is selected in the [ ] mode. It can not be set in the Handy Functions * [No display] Auto can be set when [ [ ] mode. Other Applications Compose the picture. Press the shutter button down halfway, and press it down fully. Page 40 When you are using the flash, the flash icons on the LCD monitor are displayed in yellow when the shutter button is pressed halfway down. Additional Information - 56 - Photography Using the Flash (continued) [ No display ] Auto In this mode, the flash fires automatically according to the photography conditions. This mode is ideal for general photography where you are not trying to achieve any particular effect. Getting Ready [ ] Red-Eye Forced Flash Use this mode to avoid the red-eye effect ( Additional Information, Glossary) when photographing people in low-light conditions. Red-eye is reduced more effectively if the subject looks directly towards the camera. Effectiveness is also increased if the distance between the subject and camera is kept as short as possible. Taking Photographs Playing Back Images [ ] Forced Flash In this mode, the flash always fires. Use the Forced Flash mode when the subject is backlit, or in artificial light (fluorescent lighting, etc. ). However, their operation capability is different as shown in the right table. Function Continuous photography Exposure Compensation AEB Spot metering White balance setting [ PRG ] O O O O O [ ] Additional Information Other Applications (O : possible X : not possible) - 62 - Photography in the Aperture-priority Mode In this mode, photographs are taken with the priority given to aperture. The camera automatically sets the shutter speed according to the aperture. A small aperture value produces a portrait photo with an out-of-focus background. The smaller the aperture value, the more out-of-focus the background becomes. A large aperture value produces sharp images on both close objects and distant objects like landscapes. The larger the aperture value, the larger the area for sharp images. Getting Ready Taking Photographs Carry out steps 1 to 2 in "Manual Settings" (page 58). or to Playing Back Images Press to display option menu, press select [ Av ] and press ENTER. Pressing ENTER selects the setting. Erasing Images Handy Functions Press ENTER. The camera is ready to take photographs. Other Applications Additional Information - 63 - Photography in the Aperture-priority Mode (continued) Getting Ready Press or to adjust the aperture value. The setting range is as follows: F8 / F6. 8 / F5. 6 / F4. 8 / F4. 0 / F3. 4 / F2. 9 The aperture value and the shutter speed corresponding to that value are displayed on the LCD monitor. If the appropriate combination cannot be set even if the shutter speed is adjusted to its limit, the shutter speed is displayed in red. Photography, however, is possible in this state. Aperture value Shutter speed Note: The larger the F value, the smaller the aperture size become and vice versa. [. . . ] G DCF (Design rule for Camera File System) A file system standard defined by the JEIDA (Japan Electronic Industry Development Association) that is required for exchanging data between digital still cameras or a digital camera and a printer. This standard defines the hierarchy and file names used when storing image files on memory cards or other recording medium. G Exif File Format (Exchangeable Image File Format) A color still image format for digital still cameras approved by the JEIDA (Japan Electronic Industry Development Association). JPEG-compliant, this format is compatible with TIFF and JPEG and can be used in image processing software for most personal computers. [. . . ]