User manual TOSHIBA PDR-2300

[. . . ] Attention For Customers in the U. S. A. Getting Ready Other Useful Information Connecting to the Computer Recording & Viewing Playing Back/ Taking Pictures Erasing Images Video Clips 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. 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. 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. [. . . ] This is called "Auto Power Off". Turning the Power Off Slide the [POWER] switch to turn the camera off. The power is turned off, and the lens returns to its original position in the body. 37 How to Hold Your Camera Getting Ready When taking a picture, remember to hold the camera firmly and prevent your finger or straps from covering the lens or flash. Right Holding the camera by using both hands with your arms firmly held against the sides of your chest. Wrong Holding the camera with your fingers covered over the lens. Other Useful Information Connecting to the Computer Recording & Viewing Playing Back/ Erasing Images Video Clips 38 Taking Pictures How to Press the Shutter Button The shutter button can be pressed down in two stages: halfway down and fully down. When pressing the shutter button halfway down, the camera adjusts the exposure and focus. When pressing the shutter button fully down, the camera takes a picture. Getting Ready Other Useful Information Connecting to the Computer Recording & Viewing Playing Back/ Taking Pictures Video Clips Erasing Images Press the shutter button down halfway [ ]. The camera adjusts the exposure and focus, and LED 1 lights orange. Take a picture until the LED 1 is off and LED 2 lights green. And then press it the rest of the way down [ ]. The camera takes a picture. The LED1 blinks orange while the image is being saved to the memory. IMPORTANT · Never open the battery cover or remove the SD memory card while an image is being recorded. This may corrupt the data on the SD memory card or damage the SD memory card itself. 39 How to Press the Shutter Button (continued) Getting Ready NOTE · The image in the LCD monitor sometimes darkens while the shutter button is pressed down halfway until the image becomes focused. · If the subject is not in the center of your desired image, you can point the subject and press the shutter button down halfway first. And then with the shutter button held halfway down (focus and exposure locked), reframe your picture and press the shutter button the rest of the way down to complete the shooting. · Moving the camera while pressing the shutter button will cause the image blurred. · The PDR-2300 uses an accurate auto-focus mechanism. However, it may have difficulty focusing or not be able to focus under the following situations. - When the subject is distant and dark - When there are objects in front of or behind the subject (such as an animal in a cage or a person in front of a tree) - Subjects with little reflection, such as hair or fur - Subjects with no solidity, such as smoke or flames - Subjects viewed through glass - Subjects moving at high speed - Very shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body - Extremely low contrast subjects - Subjects that have low contrast and merge into the background (such as white walls or subjects dressed in the same color as the background) · If the image cannot be focused in dark places, the focus is automatically fixed to infinity. When the flash is used at this time, PDR-2300 will detect the distance to the subject by emitting the pre-flash and then focus at the subject. Other Useful Information Connecting to the Computer Recording & Viewing Playing Back/ Erasing Images Video Clips 40 Taking Pictures Choosing the Language Getting Ready Other Useful Information Connecting to the Computer Recording & Viewing Playing Back/ Taking Pictures Video Clips Erasing Images When you first turn the camera on, the language setting screen appears, prompting you to choose a language for displayed information on the LCD monitor. Follow the steps below to set the language. Select a language that you require by using the [ / ] button. ]. The provided languages are [ENGLISH], [FRANÇAIS], [DEUTSCH], [ESPAÑOL], [ Press the [OK] button to confirm. NOTE · The language setting will be saved even when the camera is turned off. 41 Setting the Date and Time Getting Ready When you first turn the camera on, the language setting screen prompts. Once the language is set, the date and time setting screen follows to appear, allowing you to define. You can also skip this step by pressing the [OK] button repeatedly. Enter the values of the [YEAR], [MONTH], [DAY] and [TIME] fields by using the [ / / / ] button. Set the last field and press the [OK] button, the date and time setting screen will exit. Recording & Viewing Playing Back/ Erasing Images Video Clips Taking Pictures NOTE · Each time you remove the batteries or AC power adapter from the camera, the date and time settings might restore to the default values. If this is happened, reset the date and time. Other Useful Information Connecting to the Computer 42 Setting the Image Resolution and Quality Getting Ready Other Useful Information Connecting to the Computer Recording & Viewing Playing Back/ Taking Pictures Video Clips Erasing Images The resolution and quality settings determine the size and compression ratio of your images and how many images can be stored in internal memory or on the SD memory card. The higher resolution and quality produce the large size and less compressed image but take up more space in memory. Higher resolution and quality are recommended if you want to enlarge images. Lower resolution and quality take up less memory space, suitable for sharing images via e-mail or the Internet. To change the image resolution and quality, press the [ ] on the top of the camera repeatedly until the settings that you want appear on the status LCD. Resolution & Quality: The camera provides 2 resolution modes and 3 quality modes, which can be changed cyclically by pressing the resolution & quality button. [. . . ] Set the date and time again. A single image cannot be erased. The date and time settings are cleared. Other Useful Information Connecting to the Computer Recording & Viewing Playing Back/ Taking Pictures Erasing Images Video Clips Getting Ready 93 Glossary Getting Ready AF/AE AF (auto-focus). . . . . . A function for automatically focusing your camera. AE (auto-exposure). . . . . . . A function for automatically setting your camera's exposure. AF/AE lock. . . . . . Locking of the focus and exposure settings. Recording & Viewing Playing Back/ Erasing Images TTking Pictures Video Clips DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) A standard for directly writing print information to the SD Memory Card. [. . . ]