Sanyo VPC-CA8GX Camcorder User Manual


 
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SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS
HINT
Adjusting the monitor brightness
iWhile the Shooting Screen is active, you can quickly access the screen for
adjusting the brightness of the monitor (page 140) by pressing the MENU
button for at least 1 second.
What is the camera focusing on?
iA target mark & on the monitor
shows the area the camera is
focusing on.
iThe camera automatically
determines the correct focus by
measuring from 9 different focus
points within the shooting area. If the
target mark is at a position that is
different from the point you wish to
focus on, you can refocus, for
example, by changing the shooting
angle.
iThe large target mark appears when
the camera focuses on a wide area
in the center of the screen.
The focus and exposure can be
locked
iBy assigning an operation shortcut to an arrow button (page 135), you can
set the autofocus or the exposure to a fixed setting. When the exposure
setting is fixed, the P icon appears on the monitor; when the autofocus
setting is fixed, the p icon appears on the monitor.
iWhen the focus range (page 57) setting is changed, the focus lock is
released.
The shutter speed and aperture are displayed
iIn the NORMAL mode, the shutter speed and aperture settings are shown
on the Shooting Screen. You can use them as a reference when shooting.
If the camera shake icon > appears...
iDuring still image shooting, if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility
that the image may be blurred due to camera shake becomes high, the
camera shake icon may appear on the monitor. In this case, use a tripod to
stabilize the camera when shooting, or set the flash operation mode to
automatic (page 62).
iWhen shooting with the scene select function set to the fireworks +
mode, the camera shake icon always appears, but this is normal.
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Shutter speed
Aperture
Target mark
Camera shake icon