User's Manual
Chapter 4 — Use the Camera
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Scene Settings
Setting Description
Exposure Metering The area of the image the camera uses to determine
optimal exposure:
• Whole screen avg: Uses the image as a whole.
• Center weighted avg: Uses the entire image but
places emphasis on the center quarter of the image.
• Center 1/4 averaged (default): Uses the center
quarter of the image.
• Lower 1/4 averaged: Uses the lower quarter of the
image.
• Upper 1/4 averaged: Uses the upper quarter of the
image.
• Lower 1/2 averaged: Uses the lower half of the
image.
• Upper 1/2 averaged: Uses the upper half of the
image.
Exposure
Compensation
Exposure level of the image. Values are from -2.5
(darker, underexposed) to +2.5 (lighter, overexposed)
in increments of 0.5. Default is 0.
Focus Determines the focus method:
• Touch: Tap the screen to set the focal point.
• Portrait: Uses a depth of field of 50 cm to the focal
point.
• Infinity: Uses a depth of field of greater than 4 m.
• Extended: Uses a depth of field of 10 cm to infinity.
• Macro: Uses a depth of field of 10 to 50 cm.
• Auto: Focuses once within a depth of field range of
50 cm to infinity.
• Continuous: Focuses when movement is detected
in the scene.
• Manual: You must enter a focus distance.
Focus Distance The distance at which the camera focuses. Values are
2.5 in, 4.5 in, 7.5 in, 1-3 ft, 3-9 ft, and Infinity (focuses
the lens so that an infinitely distant object is in focus).
Brightness Brightness level of the image. Manual settings are
from -4 (very dark) to +4 (very light) in increments of
1. Default is 0.