User manual SANYO VPC-SX560

[. . . ] Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference. Warning TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. FOR AMERICAN USERS The following advisory is included in accordance with the laws of the State of California (USA): WARNING: This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. i 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. 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. [. . . ] 2 Fill the entire screen with a plain white card (or piece of paper, etc. ), and press the SET button. h This completes the white balance setting. 2 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes the white balance setting. HINT To cancel the white balance setting i Perform step 1, select >, and then press the SET button. 99 English FACE CHASER The face chaser detects the subject's face, and adjusts the brightness and focus in a way that produces a clear and bright photo of the subject's face. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 37), select "FACE CHASER", and press the SET button. . : The face chaser function is not enabled. 2 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes the face chaser setting. NORMAL/SHOOTING HINT When the face chaser is set to "ON". . . i Each face in the Shooting Screen is marked with a green frame. i Faces that are in focus are marked with a double green frame. i If you press the [ ] button halfway, the frames marking the faces that are in focus change to orange. If you magnify an image that was captured with the face chaser function enabled, the magnified image will center on the face(s). i The scene select function setting automatically changes to =. CAUTION i The face chaser function does not work while the digital zoom is being used. In a slideshow of still images, you can set the transition time, transition effects and BGM. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select "SLIDESHOW", and press the SET button. MODE: Specify the file type to play back. MOVIE: Play back video clips and audio files. TIME: Adjust the transition speed (the period that an image is displayed before it changes to the next image). EFFECT: Select a transition effect as an image changes to the next image. BGM: Specify the settings for playing background music during slideshow playback. START: Begin slideshow playback. SLIDESHOW MODE TIME EFFECT BGM START OK ALL 1sec OFF <Changing a setting> 1 Select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button. 2 Press the [T/]] or [W/P] button to change the setting. 3 Press the SET button. 105 English 2 Select "START" and press the SET button. h To stop slideshow playback, press the SET button or MENU button. HINT BGM for video clips?i When video clips are played back in a slideshow, the recorded audio track is played back; the BGM is not played. [. . . ] i Because you are presetting the focus distance, the focus can be more accurate. <Using the manual focus effectively> i When photographing a moving subject, press the [ ] button just before the subject reaches the focus distance, and the shutter will be released when the subject is at the correct distance. i Use manual focus to avoid incorrectly focused images when there is an object between the camera and the subject you wish to focus on. 195 English Shooting portraits (portrait mode >) Points: i Choose a background that doesn't detract from your subject. i Pay attention to lighting and how it affects your subject. [. . . ]