User manual TOSHIBA PDR-M5

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODE D'EMPLOI DIGITAL STILL CAMERA PDR-M5 INSTRUCTION MANUAL To ensure that you use the Toshiba PDR-M5 Digital Still Camera safely and correctly, read this Instruction Manual carefully before you start using the camera. Once you have finished reading this Instruction Manual, keep it handy at all times. DIGITAL STILL CAMERA In the space provided below, please record the model and Serial No. Please retain this information for future reference. PDR-M5 ENGLISH Attention For customers in the U. S. A. DIGITAL STILL CAMERA PDR-M5 Getting Ready Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Basic Photography FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Playing Back/ Erasing Images NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] Press the shutter button down half way, and press it down fully. · Page 39 When you are not using the flash, press the flash unit down to fit it into the camera body. Auto Basic Photography 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 (when using macro photography, the flash does not fire). [ ] Red-Eye Reduction Use this mode to avoid the red-eye effect (· Additional Information, Glossary) when photographing people in low-light conditions. The flash emits a pre-flash just before the picture is taken and then flashes again to take the actual picture. Red-eye is reduced more effectively if the camera is pointed at the line of sight of the subject at as close a distance as possible. Playing Back/ Erasing Images [ ] Forced Flash In this mode, the flash always fires. Use the Forced Flash mode to shoot pictures in artificial light (backlighting, fluorescent lighting, etc. ). The flash also fires during macro photography. Other Applications [ ] Suppressed Flash Use the Suppressed Flash mode when you are taking pictures in indoor lighting at distances too great for the flash to have any effect, such as theater performances or indoor sporting events. Additional Information [ ][ ] Slow Synchro The flash is fired at a slower shutter speed. This flash mode is effective when shooting pictures so that not only the subject but also the background are both clearly reproduced in artificial light (backlighting, fluorescent lighting, etc. ) or with people against the night as a background scene. - 52 - Photography Using the Flash (Flash photography) (continued) Memo · If you take a photograph in the [ ] [ ] Slow Synchro mode at a place with a dark background or in the [ ] Suppressed Flash mode at a dark place, the shutter speed slows down, and the slow shutter speed warning is displayed. (When the shutter is pressed half way down, the viewfinder LED blinks green and the slow shutter ] is displayed in the LCD monitor. ) We recommend using a tripod to prevent handshake. speed mark [ · The flash setting is not canceled even if the camera is turned OFF. · Using the flash during burst photography, multi photography, bulb photography and movie photography is not possible. · Flash photography is not possible when the photographic sensitivity is set to [+1] [+2] (· Page 67) Getting Ready Basic Photography Playing Back/ Erasing Images Other Applications Additional Information - 53 - Taking Photographs Continuously (Burst Photography) In this mode, photographs are taken continuously at a maximum speed of 0. 25 second intervals (four images per second). In the burst photography mode, four photographs can be taken continuously at FULL (· Page 45) size (1600 x 1200 pixel) and 16 photographs can be taken continuously at HALF (· Page 45) size (800 x 600 pixels). Images are not recorded directly to SmartMediaTM but are stored temporarily within the buffer memory. After photography is finished, check the images and record the selected ones to SmartMediaTM. Getting Ready Basic Photography Set the mode dial to [ ] or [ ]. Set the photography mode to [BURST]. q Press the MENU button. w Use the or buttons to select [REC. MODE] and press the button. e Use the or buttons to select [BURST] and press the ENTER button. For details on the photography mode · Page 66 is displayed in the LCD monitor or the status display. Playing Back/ Erasing Images Compose the picture, press the shutter button down half way, and press it down fully. · Page 39 The shutter opens and closes 4 or 16 times. If you release the shutter button midway, photography is canceled. After photography is finished, the LCD monitor automatically turns ON. Additional Information Other Applications - 54 - Taking Photographs Continuously (Burst Photography) (continued) Getting Ready Press the or buttons to verify the image. White frames indicating the number of photographs are displayed at the bottom of the screen, and the image with above it is the currently displayed image. ( also moves as you move the image to be displayed. ) The on-screen display (screen text, etc. ) is turned OFF for the time that the DISP button is held down. Basic Photography Use the q [SELECT] or buttons to select the recording method. : This setting is for saving and erasing the selected image. [. . . ] On the other hand, devices such as digital still cameras see a white subject as white by first adjusting the balance to suit the color of the ambient light around the subject. This adjustment process is referred to as matching the white balance. q SmartMediaTM Name of a recording medium defined by the SSFDC Forum. This recording medium can be used over and over again. [. . . ]