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AF/AE Lock:
ATA Card:
JPEG format:
NTSC:
PAL:
PC Card:
PC Card Standard:
PCMCIA:
SmartMedia:
Red-Eye Effect:
On the PDR-M3, pressing the shutter button down half way
locks the focus and exposure settings (AF and AE lock). If
you want to focus on a subject that is not centered in the
frame or change the picture composition after the exposure is
set, you can obtain good results by changing the composition
after the AF and AE settings are locked.
A PC card (type II) that conforms to the ATA PC Card
Standard.
(Joint Photographics Experts Group) format
A file format used for compressing and saving color images.
The compression ratio can be selected, but the higher the
compression ratio, the poorer the quality of the expanded
image.
Nationa! Television System Committee, color television
telecasting specifications adopted mainly in the U.S.A.,
Canada and Japan.
Phase Alternation by Line, a color television system adopted
mainly by European countries and China.
A generic term for cards that meet the PC Card Standard.
A standard for PC cards determined by the PCMCIA.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
(US).
The name given to a new recording format determined by the
SSFDC forum. By using the PC Card Adapter (sold
separately), a SmartMedia card can be used as a PC card
(Type il).
This refers to the phenomenon whereby people's eyes
sometimes appear red in the picture when you use a flash to
photograph them in low-light conditions. This is caused by
the light of the flash reflecting off the inside of the eye. To
minimize the likelihood of the red-eye effect, take the
foliowing precautions when you take the picture:
@ Use Red-Eye Reduction mode.
® Get the subjects to look at the camera.
@ Get as close as possible to the subjects.
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