Sanyo VPC-S6 Instruction Manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VPC-S6
Digital Camera
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-S6.
Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera.
Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet “
Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference.
SAFETY MANUAL”.
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. Wash
hands after handling.
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. 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:
h Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
h Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
h Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
h Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
i Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Declaration of Conformity
Model number: VPC-S6
Trade Name: SANYO
Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY
Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311
Telephone No.: (818) 998-7322
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 interfer-
ence that may cause undesired operation.
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FOR CANADIAN USERS
i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
FOR EU USERS
Note:
iThis symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU
countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of
the world.
Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with
high quality materials and components which can be
recycled and reused.
This symbol means that electrical and electronic
equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of
separately from your household waste.
Please dispose of this equipment at your local community
waste collection/recycling centre.
In the European Union there are separate collection
systems for used electrical and electronic products.
Please help us to conserve the environment we live in!
Symbols used in this manual
HINT Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay
CAUTION Points that require special attention.
(page xx) Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.
You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera
operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 128)
and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 134).
attention to.
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GETTING UP AND RUNNING
Install the battery
1 Open the battery/card cover, and insert the batteries.
h The battery/card cover is located on the bottom of the camera.
Battery/card cover
2 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on.
h The Still Image Shooting Screen appears.
Batteries
ON/OFF button
121212
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Shooting
kStill image photography
1 Press the shutter button.
h The image is captured.
kVideo clip recording
1 Press the MENU button, and press
the [m] button.
h The camera changes to the video
clip recording mode.
MENU
button
[l] button
2 Press the MENU button.
3 Press the shutter button.
h Recording begins.
h To stop recording, press the shutter
button again.
h Press the MENU button, press the
[l] button, and press the MENU
button. The camera changes to the
still image shooting mode.
CAUTION
This camera does not record sound.
i For video clip playback, only video data is played back.
Shutter button
[m] button
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Playback
kStill image playback
1 Press the playback button [=].
h The display switches to the
Playback Screen.
h To view other images, press the
[l] or [m] button.
h If the playback button [=] is
pressed, the display returns to the
Shooting Screen.
Playback button [=]
kVideo clip playback
1 Press the playback button [=].
h The display switches to the
Playback Screen.
h Press the [l] or [m] button to
display the video clip you wish to
play back.
h Video clips are indicated by a
video clip pattern along the top
and bottom of the screen.
2 Press the SET button.
h Playback of the selected video
clip begins.
h If the playback button [=] is
pressed again, the display
changes to the Shooting Screen.
SET button
Video clip pattern
<Video Clip Playback
When you are finished taking pictures...
Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera off.
Screen>
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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
Your camera has an abundance of convenient features and functions. From
creating precisely the photo you want, to viewing images using various
techniques, you can locate the exact operation for your purposes in the
following table.
Basic operation
Getting started
shooting
• “Recording a video clip”
on page 32
• “Shooting single shots”
on page 27
• “Shooting sequential
shots” on page 64
Shooting/recording
Optimize the photo
quality
• “RESOLUTION
SETTING” on page 58
Capture fast-moving subjects
• “SCENE SELECT” (sports mode) on page 42
Convenient
functions
Shoot sequential
shots with changing
brightness
• “How to use the auto
bracket sh ots (b racket
series) feature” on
page 65
Log the date and
time of your photos
• “DATE AND TIME
SETTING” on page 19
Zoom in on the
subject
• “USING THE ZOOM”
on page 36
Close-up
photography
• “FOCUS RANGE”
(macro mode) on
page 59
Reduce video clip flicker
• “FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING” on page 73
Additional functions
For more accurate
focus
• “FOCUS RANGE”
(manual focus) on
page 60
Set the focus to a
narrow range
• “FOCUS AREA
SETTING” on page 68
Check the focus
status
• “ZOOM JUMP
PLAYBACK” on
page 82
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Basic operation
Shoot in bright conditions
• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 39
• “FLASH SETTING” on page 37
• “SCENE SELECT” (night view mode) on page 42
Photographing people
• “SCENE SELECT” (por trait mode/night view mode) on page 42
• “SHUTTER OPERATION SETTING” (ID photos) on page 67
• “FILTERS” (cosmetic filter) on page 45
• “FLASH SETTING” (red-eye reduction) on page 37
Photographing landscapes
• “SCENE SELECT” (landscape mode) on page 42
• “FOCUS RANGE” (infinity mode) on page 59
Take a self-photo
• “SELF-TIMER” on page 61
Convenient
functions
Increase the camera’s sensitivity
“ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 70
Make images lighter
or darker
Shooting/recording
• “EXPOSURE
CORRECTION” on
page 39
Change the color of
the images
• “FILTERS”
(monochrome filter/
sepia filter) on page 45
Additional functions
Measure the
brightness of a
specific area
• “LIGHT-MEASURING
MODE SETTING” on
page 69
Adjust the camera’s
sensitivity
• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on
page 70
Make white appear
natural
• “WHITE BALANCE” on
page 71
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Basic operation
Getting started
viewing images
• “Playing back the video
clip” on page 33
• “Viewing still images”
on page 29
Playback
Slideshow playback
• “SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK” on page 95
Adjust the LCD monitor brightness
• “LCD MONITOR BRIGHTNESS” on page 106
Search for image data
• “9-image display playback” on page 30
Delete data
• “ERASING DATA” on
page 80
Specify the number of prints, index print, and date imprint
• “PRINT SETTINGS” on page 88
Convenient
functions
Search for image
data
• “9-image display
playback” on page 30
Magnify an image
• “Magnifying (zooming
in) the image” on
page 31
Protect images from accidental erasure
• “IMAGE PROTECT” on page 78
Format a card
• “INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND
INTERNAL MEMORY” on page 113
Additional functions
Check the focus
status
• “ZOOM JUMP
PLAYBACK” on
page 82
Change the angle of
view
• “ROTATE IMAGE” on
page 84
View the settings that were in effect when the image/audio data
was recorded
Data managing/processing
• “DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN)” on page 97
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CONTENTS
GETTING UP AND RUNNING .............................................................. iii
QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................1
CONTENTS ............................................................................................4
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ......................................7
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ..................................9
SYSTEM MAP ......................................................................................11
SETUP
PARTS NAMES ....................................................................................12
INSTALLING THE CARD AND BATTERIES ........................................14
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ..............................................17
DATE AND TIME SETTING .................................................................19
BASIC OPERATION
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES .............................................................22
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES ...........................27
VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ......................................32
USING THE ZOOM ..............................................................................36
FLASH SETTING ..................................................................................37
EXPOSURE CORRECTION .................................................................39
SHOOTING (EASY SETTING MODE)
EASY SETTINGS SCREEN .................................................................40
OVERVIEW OF THE EASY SETTINGS SCREEN ...............................41
SCENE SELECT ..................................................................................42
FILTERS ...............................................................................................45
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CONTENTS
SHOOTING (SHOOTING SETTING SCREEN)
ACCESSING THE SHOOTING SETTING SCREEN ........................... 47
TOUCH SENSOR (TOUCH FOCUS) SETTING .................................. 57
RESOLUTION SETTING ..................................................................... 58
FOCUS RANGE ................................................................................... 59
SELF-TIMER ........................................................................................ 61
SHUTTER OPERATION SETTING ..................................................... 63
FOCUS AREA SETTING ..................................................................... 68
LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING ............................................... 69
ISO SENSITIVITY ................................................................................ 70
WHITE BALANCE ................................................................................ 71
FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING ....................................................... 73
PLAYBACK
DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS ........................ 74
IMAGE PROTECT ............................................................................... 78
ERASING DATA .................................................................................. 80
ZOOM JUMP PLAYBACK ................................................................... 82
CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) .................................................... 83
ROTATE IMAGE .................................................................................. 84
EXTRACTING A STILL IMAGE FROM A VIDEO CLIP ....................... 85
COPY DATA ........................................................................................ 86
PRINT SETTINGS ............................................................................... 88
SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ................................................................... 95
DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN) ...... 97
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OPTION SETTINGS
DISPLAYING THE OPTION SCREEN .................................................98
OPERATION SOUNDS ......................................................................101
HELP DISPLAY ..................................................................................103
POST-VIEW SETTING .......................................................................104
DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING .................................................................105
LCD MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ..........................................................106
SCREEN LANGUAGE ........................................................................107
POWER SAVE FUNCTION ................................................................108
FILE No. RESET FUNCTION .............................................................110
INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY .....113
RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ............................................115
CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND
CARD MEMORY ............................................................................116
CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE .........................117
OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS
DIRECT PRINTING ............................................................................119
APPENDICES
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................128
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................134
SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................141
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES .......................................................149
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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
i Handstrap: 1 i SANYO Software Pack
i AA alkaline batteries: 2
(batteries made exclusively to
be used as included
accessories)
i “SAFETY MANUAL”
(safety precautions booklet)
Please read this booklet
carefully before using the
digital camera.
(CD-ROM): 1
i
Dedicated
cable: 1
i Quick Guide
USB interface
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Attaching the handstrap
Media cards that can be used with this camera
The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are:
i SD Memory Card
i Multi Media Card
What “card” means in this manual
i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards that can be used
in this digital camera are referred to as “card”.
i The cards in the illustrations in this manual are SD Memory Cards, but all
installation, removal, and formatting procedures are the same for both SD
Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards.
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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA
Your camera can take still photos and record video clips.
It’s loaded with lots of functions that are possible only in a digital camera,
including a super-quick focus, an easy-to-understand guidance display on a
large screen, a more extensive Scene Select feature, and more.
You’ll never miss a photo opportunity, thanks to
the quick focus: Touch focus (see page 22)
Just touch the shutter button lightly, and the touch sensor automatically
focuses the image (touch focus).
F2.8
1/30
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Mode Select Screen
Switch between the still photo shooting and video clip recording modes with a
single on-screen action. Accessing the Shooting Setting Screen has never
been so fast.
PHOTO
<Still photo shooting
mode>
MOVIE
<Video clip recording
mode>
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SYSTEM MAP
The included accessories can be used to connect your camera to a computer
or printer. By connecting the camera to your computer, you can, for example,
copy your photos to the computer’s hard disk. You can connect it to a printer
for direct printing of your photos. Or take the card to a photo shop to have
your photos printed there.
Internet
Computer
Dedicated
USB interface
cable
Printer
AC adaptor
(sold separately)
i Card reader
i DPOF-
Separately sold or
commercially available
SD Memory Card/
Multi Media Card
compatible
printer
i Photo shop
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PARTS NAMES
Front
Shutter button
Self-timer indicator
SETUP
Touch sensor indicator
ON/OFF button
Flash
Mirror: Check the
camera angle
when taking a
picture of
yourself.
USB terminal
Lens
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PARTS NAMES
Rear
Playback button [=]
Zoom switch [W]/[T]
Strap holder
MENU button
[n] button
[m] button
LCD monitor
Bottom
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Battery/card cover
DC IN terminal
h Use only the SANYO-specified AC
SET button
[o] button
Access light
[l] button
adaptor.
Tripod stand hole
INSTALLING THE CARD AND
BATTERIES
Your camera has an internal 15MB memory, when means that you can take
photos (record image data) even when no card is installed. By using a card,
however, you will be able to take many more photos.
The card can be used after it has been formatted with the camera (page 113).
1 Open the battery/card cover.
h While gently pressing the
battery/card cover, slide it open.
Battery/card cover
2 Insert the card.
h Firmly insert the card until it
clicks into place.
Contact end
Card
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INSTALLING THE CARD AND BATTERIES
3 Insert the batteries.
h Make sure that the batteries’
polarities (M and N) are
correct.
Batteries
4 Close the battery/card cover.
When removing the card...
h To remove the card, press it
down, and then release. The
card will protrude slightly, and
you can then pull it out.
1 Open
2 Press and
release
3 Pull out
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CAUTION
Be careful when removing the card.
i Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card.
i Never remove the card when the access light is flashing quickly. In doing
so, you risk losing the data stored in the card.
Manganese batteries cannot be used.
i Not only do manganese batteries have a short battery life, but there is the
danger of their overheating and causing damage to the digital camera.
Other batteries
i If you wish to use batteries other than the alkaline batteries (LR6), we
recommend the following.
h AA-size nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries (SANYO HR-3UF) × 2
h AA-size Ni-Cd batteries (SANYO N-3UV) × 2
When installing the batteries, make sure that they are oriented correctly.
Do not open the battery/card cover when the camera is turned on.
i If the battery/card cover is opened while the power is on, important data
may be lost. Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses
that result from failure to comply with this warning.
HINT
Shooting without a card installed
i The camera has a 15MB internal memory that lets you photograph and
play back images even when there is no card installed. When the camera
is turned on with no card installed, the internal memory icon is shown
on the LCD monitor to let you know that the images you capture will be
saved to the camera’s internal memory.
About the internal backup battery
i This camera’s internal battery serves to maintain the date and time
settings, as well as the shooting settings. The backup battery will be fully
charged when the batteries are kept in the camera continuously for about 2
days. In the fully charged state, the backup battery will maintain the
camera settings for about 7 days.
When not using the camera for a long time, remove the batteries.
i A small amount of power is still used even if the camera is turned off, and it
is therefore recommended that the batteries be removed from the camera
if it is not going to be used for a long time. Note that when the batteries are
removed for a long period, the time and date settings may be cleared.
Before using your camera again, be sure to confirm that the camera
settings are correct.
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TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
Turning on the camera
In the shooting mode
1 Press the ON/OFF button.
h The camera turns on.
h The camera turns on in the
shooting mode that was active
before it was last turned off.
ON/OFF button
In the playback mode
1 Press the playback button [=] for
at least one second.
h The Playback Screen appears on
the LCD monitor (page 29).
Playback button [=]
LCD monitor
Turning off the camera
1 Press the ON/OFF button.
h The camera turns off.
<If the camera was turned on by pressing the playback button [=]>
h When the playback button [=] or ON/OFF button is pressed, the
camera turns off.
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Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) function is active
In order to preserve battery power, the power save (sleep) function will
automatically turn off the camera after one minute of no use during
shooting, or five minutes of no use during playback (factory-preset
setting).
i When the power save function is active, you can restore the power by any
of the following methods:
h Press the playback button [=].
h Press the SET or MENU button.
h Press the shutter button.
h Press the ON/OFF button.
i When the AC adaptor (sold separately) is connected, the power save
function will become active about 10 minutes after the camera is turned on
(factory-preset setting).
i The user can specify the time elapsed before the power save function is
activated (page 108).
i When the camera is connected to a computer or printer using the
dedicated USB interface cable, the power save function is disabled, and
the camera turns off after about 12 hours.
HINT
If the K icon appears...
i When a picture is taken, the date and time it was captured is recorded with
it. When the date and time cannot be recorded with the image because the
date and time have not yet been set (page 19), the K icon appears. To
have the date and time recorded with images, please make this setting
before capturing images.
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DATE AND TIME SETTING
The camera will record the date and time an image is captured so that you
can display them during playback. Therefore, before capturing images, make
sure the correct date and time are set.
Example: To set the clock to 7:30 p.m. on December 24, 2005
1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on, and press the MENU
button.
2 Press the [o] button.
h The Shooting Setting Screen appears (page 47).
3 Display the Option Screen
(page 98).
4 Press the [n] or [o] button to select
the clock set icon C, and press
the SET button.
h The Clock Set Screen appears.
h The current date and time settings
are shown.
h Follow the procedures below to
enable or disable the date display
during playback, to set the display
format for the date, and to set the
date and time.
h To return to the Option Screen,
press the MENU button, or select
“EXIT” and press the SET button.
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CLOCK SET
OPERATION BEEP
HELP DISP
POST VIEW
DIGITAL ZOOM
LCD BRIGHTNESS
CLOCK SET
DATE
TIME
DISP
EXIT
Y / M / D
1/21/2
5 Set the date.
1 Select “DATE”.
2 Press the SET button.
h The Set Date Screen appears.
3 Set the date to “2005/12/24”.
h The date is set in the following
order: Set the year → Set the
month → Set the day.
h Press the [l] or [m] button to
select the year, month or day.
Press the [n] or [o] button to
increase or decrease the
number.
4 Press the SET button.
CLOCK SET
DATE
6 Set the time.
1 Select “TIME”.
2 Press the SET button.
h The Set Time Screen appears.
3 Set the time to “19:30”.
h The time is set in the following
order: Set the hour → Set the
minute.
h A 24-hour clock is used for the
time display.
4 Press the SET button.
7 Set the order in which the date is
displayed during playback.
1 Select “DISP”.
2 Press the SET button.
h The Set Date Format Screen
appears.
3 Press the [n] or [o] button.
h Press the [n] button to change
the displayed date order as
follows:
year/month/day → month/day/year → day/month/year → DISP OFF (no display)
Press the [o] button to change it in the reverse order.
CLOCK SET
TIME
CLOCK SET
DISP
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Y / M / D
DATE AND TIME SETTING
h If “DISP OFF” is selected, the date the image was captured is not
shown during playback.
4 Press the SET button.
8 Select “EXIT”, and press the SET button.
h The date and time setting is completed, and you are returned to the
Option Screen.
h To return to the Shooting Screen, press the MENU button.
HINT
i Under normal conditions, while the batteries are being replaced, an
internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. However, there is a
small chance the settings may be lost. (The backup will last for about 7
days.) It is recommended to check that the date and time settings are still
correct after replacing the batteries and before shooting or recording of any
type (follow steps 1 and 4).
To correct the date and time settings
i After steps 1 and 4, select the line of the setting that you want to change,
press the SET button, and follow the steps in the respective paragraphs
above to change the setting.
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BASIC OPERATION
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
How to hold the camera
Hold the camera securely, keeping your elbows close to your body and
making sure the camera is stable.
Correct hold Incorrect hold
A finger is blocking the
lens or flash.
Make sure that the lens and flash are not blocked by your fingers or the
handstrap.
HINT
i Images captured in the still image shooting mode can be rotated when
they are played back (page 84).
i When the optical zoom is used or when the autofocus is operating, the
image may appear to waver, but this is not a malfunction.
About the touch sensor (touch focus)
With the touch sensor, the image is focused simply by a light finger-touch on
the shutter button (focus lock). With the subject in focus, just gently press the
shutter button to take the picture for a perfectly focused image.
At the same time, the touch sensor is temporarily deactivated whenever the
Mode Select Screen (page 25) or Shooting Setting Screen (page 47) is
displayed, thereby facilitating operation of these screens.
Furthermore, you can also deactivate the touch sensor so that the autofocus
operates only when you press the shutter button halfway (page 57).
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BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
Using the autofocus
The autofocus will work in almost all situations; however, there are
certain conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not work
properly. If the autofocus function is not working properly, set the focus
range to capture images (page 59).
k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus
The following examples are some of the situations where the autofocus
function may not work.
i Subjects with low contrast, very bright
subjects at the center of the image or
dark subjects or locations
Use the focus-lock function to lock the
focus on an object with contrast at the
same distance as the desired subject.
i Subjects without vertical lines
Use the focus-lock function to lock the
focus on the subject while holding the
camera vertically.
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The following examples are some of the situations where the autofocus
function may work, but not as desired.
i When both near and far objects are
present
Use the focus-lock function to lock the
focus on an object at the same distance as
the desired subject, then reposition the
camera to compose the picture.
i Fast-moving subjects
Use the focus-lock function to lock the
focus on an object at the same distance as
the desired subject, then reposition the
camera to compose the picture.
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