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9) SCENE MODE: This setting selects the below scene modes.
SCENE MODE
SELECTION
DESCRIPTION
AUTO
Select AUTO when you want to record videos or photos without manual adjustments
described below.
NIGHT SCENE
For video/photography in low light and at night. Due to slower shutter speed, mounting on
stable object such as a tripod is recommended.
SPORTS
For video/photography of fast moving subjects or during action activities. Camera uses
faster shutter speeds to improve imagery.
LANDSCAPE
For video/photography of distant subjects such as mountains, cityscape, etc.
SUNSET
For video/photography of scenes that include sunrise or sunset in the background.
Camera uses faster shutter speed to improve imagery.
SAND & SNOW
For video/photography where bright background causes subject to appear dark
(silhouetted). Camera uses slower shutter speed to improve imagery.
SPOTLIGHT
For video/photography where bright spotlight causes subject to appear too bright. Camera
uses faster shutter speed to improve imagery.
DIVING
Activates an electronic red filter to add back warm colors while diving at depths between
20’-50’/ 6 M-15 M in salt water. Below 50’/15 M, it is recommended to deactivate DIVING
mode and use a physical red filter such as Intova IFRED SP1.
10) FLICKER: This setting allows the camera to be adjusted to AUTO, 60Hz or 50Hz to prevent video
flickering caused by fluorescent lights. For USA, the setting is 60Hz.
11) CONTRAST: This setting increases or reduces the difference between dark and light areas. Default
setting is STANDARD. To make dark areas blacker and light areas brighter in videos/photos, select
ENHANCE. To make dark areas less black and light areas darker, select SOFT.
12) SHARPNESS: This setting increases or decreases video/photo sharpness. Default setting is
STANDARD. Select SHARP to sharpen or SOFT to blur.
13) ISO: This setting adjusts the camera’s sensitivity to light. A higher ISO value will result in a lighter
video/photo and is useful in low light conditions. The choices are AUTO, 100, 200, 400, and 800.
14) WHITE BALANCE: This setting improves color accuracy when the ambient light is either too cool (blue
or green) or too warm (yellow/orange). Examples of cool lighting situations are cloudy day, diving at depths
below 20 feet / 6 meters in either fresh or salt water, fluorescent light, or scenes in shade. Examples of
warm lighting situations are candlelight and tungsten light. Setting choices are AUTO, SUNNY (daylight
situations), CLOUDY (cool light situations), FLUORESCENT (under fluorescent lighting), INCANDESCENT
(under filament lamp lighting) and MANUAL.
To use MANUAL white balance:
a) Select MANUAL and press OK button to activate.
b) Press MENU button 2 times to go back to main screen. The manual white balance icon will be blinking at
the top of the LCD screen.
c) Aim camera at white balance board or a white object and press SHUTTER button. White balance is now
set to current ambient light.
d) To reset manual white balance for a new ambient light situation, turn camera off and on to reactivate
blinking manual white balance icon and repeat step c.