User manual TOSHIBA PDR-M1

[. . . ] 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. For example, if the equipment is to the right of the TV, move it to the left of the TV. Or, move the equipment farther away from the radio or TV. [. . . ] If using shutter button, the self-timer mode will automatically turn off after the image captured. If using IR Remote Controller after the image captured, the self-timer mode will remain in the same mode until you manually press self-timer button once again to exit from this mode. Other Applications Additional Information - 59 - Photography Using the Flash In the default setting, the flash will be automatically set to function in dark places. 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 [ ] mode, flash photography can be set when [ ] or [ ]. ] is selected. Playing Back Images Press the flash button to set to the desired mode while viewing the LCD monitor . Erasing Images 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 . ([ A ] Auto)* [ ] Suppressed flash *[ [ [ ] Red-eye forced flash [ ] Forced flash ] mode. It can not be set in the Handy Functions ] Auto can be set when [ ] mode. ] is selected in the [ Other Applications Compose the picture. Press the shutter button down halfway, and press it down fully. 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 - 60 - Photography Using the Flash (continued) [ ] 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. However the auto mode can not set in the Manual photography mode. Getting Ready Taking Photographs [ ] Red-Eye Reduction The camera fires pre-flash lighting once before the main flash in order to reduce the red eye problem. In Portrait mode, flash photography is fixed to red-eye auto. Red-eye is reduced mode effectively if the subject looks directly towards the camera. Images are not recorded directly to storage media but are stored temporarily within the buffer memory. After photography is finished, check the images and record the selected ones to storage media. Additional Information Other Applications Handy Functions Erasing Images Playing Back Images Taking Photographs - 66 - Focus Mode By pressing Enter button when Focus icon is highlight the Focus setting selected. A user can select in the following order. Also the camera makes the macro mode with macro icon is the display monitor Getting Ready Set Value [ AF ]Normal Focus [ ] Macro Focus Taking Photographs [ 1m ] The camera will focus on subjects in a distance of 1m to take photos. [ 3m ] The camera will focus on subjects in a distance of 3m to take photos. [ ] The camera will focus on subjects in a distance of to take photo. Playing Back Images Erasing Images Handy Functions Once focus mode is chosen as selected photography mode, it will remain the same mode either in [ ], [ ] or [ ]. Other Applications Additional Information - 67 - Photography in the Program Mode Getting Ready The camera automatically adjusts the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of an object. This mode enables carefree photographing similarly to selecting [ ] in [ ] mode. It is possible to change the white balance and the metering system in program mode. Taking Photographs Set the mode dial to [ ]. The manual setting values are displayed on the left of the LCD monitor screen. or to Playing Back Images Erasing Images Press to display option menu, press select [ PRG ] and press ENTER. The camera is ready to take photographs. Handy Functions Compose the picture, press the shutter button down halfway, and press it down fully. [. . . ] lDCF (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. lExif 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. [. . . ]