User's Guide Part 1

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Camera
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Adjusting Zoom
You can adjust the zoom of an image when
you record using the Out-camera. The zoom
magnifications that can be adjusted for each
image size are as follows.
When recording a still image
Image size Maximum magnification display
[sQCIF(128
×
96)] About
×
16 (33 levels)
[QCIF(176
×
144)] About
×
10.6 (31 levels)
[QVGA(240
×
320)] About
×
6.4 (27 levels)
[CIF(352
×
288)] About
×
6.4 (27 levels)
[VGA(640
×
480)] About
×
6.4 (27 levels)
[Stby(480
×
864)] About
×
6.4 (27 levels)
[1M(1280
×
960)] About
×
6.4 (27 levels)
[2M(1632
×
1224)] About
×
6.4 (27 levels)
[3M(2048
×
1536)] About
×
6.4 (27 levels)
When recording a movie
Image size Maximum magnification display
[sQCIF(128
×
96)] About
×
16 (33 levels)
[QCIF(176
×
144)] About
×
10.6 (31 levels)
[QVGA(320
×
240)] About
×
6.4 (27 levels)
[VGA(640
×
480)] About
×
6.4 (27 levels)
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Use in the Camera mode display.

Use
to increase the zoom and to decrease
it. When you press these keys for over a second,
an image is zoomed in/out continuously.
The zoom is adjusted and the current magnification
is indicated on the zoom bar.
For the TV style
Press in the Camera mode display.
Adjusting Brightness
The image brightness (EV: Exposure Value)
can be adjusted according to the ambient
condition. The exposure can be adjusted in
13 levels from -2.0EV to +2.0EV for recording
with the Out-camera and in seven levels from
-1.0EV to +1.0EV for recording with the In-
camera.
1
Press (Func) in the Camera mode
display, select [
] (EV)
→
the EV value,
and press
.

When you scroll the JOG to the left in the Camera
mode display, the EV value decreases, to the
right, the EV value increases.
The brightness is adjusted and the icon “ ” to
“ ” for the current EV value appears.

When the EV is set to ±0.0EV, no icon appears.
●
When the place is extremely bright or dark, the
brightness may not be changed even after being
adjusted.
Adjusting the Focus
Automatically by Detecting Faces
You can detect up to three persons’ faces at
a time. The Face detection frame chases the
faces and adjusts the focus and brightness to
the one best suited for the scene automatically
even if they move.

When you set the Face detection to [ON] while the
Select scene is set to [Landscape], [Night scene],
[Low Light], [Sports], or [Beach/snow], the Select
scene is changed to [AUTO].

When you set the Face detection to [ON], the Picture
effect is changed to [OFF]. The Digital Zooming is
also changed to [OFF] temporarily.

When the Auto Focus is set to other than [Macro
OFF], the Face detection is temporarily set to [OFF]
and the setting cannot be changed.
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Press (Func) in the Camera mode
display, select [
] (Face detection)
→
[
] (ON)/[ ] (OFF), and press .
The Face detection is set. When you select [OFF],
“ ” appears.

When you set [ON], no icon appears.