About Auto Focus - Casio QV-4000 User Manual

NOTES

About Auto Focus

• You can find out the status of
Using the Self-timer
the Auto Focus operation by
• Changing the optical zoom factor also affects the lens
Auto Focus tends not to work well with the types of subjects
You can set the self-timer to either one of two starting times.
checking the color of the
aperture value.
listed below.
focus frame and the status of
• The lens aperture value indicated on the camera is the
the operation/card access
1. • Solid color walls or objects with little contrast aperture when optical zoom is 1X. Using a higher opti-
Align the power/function switch with
lamp.
• Strongly backlit objects cal zoom setting results in a higher aperture value
2. • Polished metal or other brightly reflective objects (smaller aperture).
Press to select the self-
• Venetian blinds or other horizontally repeating patterns • Use of a tripod is recommended for telephoto shots to
timer time you want.
• Multiple images that are varying distances from the camera avoid blurring of the image due to camera movement.
If you see this:
• Subjects in poorly lit areas
Focus frame: Green
• Moving subjects
Operation/card access lamp:
Auto Focus also may not work properly when the camera is
Green
Self timer
unsteady or shaking.
Focus frame: Red
Operation/card access lamp:
Time
Fixed Focusing Distances
Red
• Depending on actual conditions, a green operation/card
access lamp and focus frame do not necessarily guarantee
• Take care that you do not
that the image is in focus.
block the lens or the
sensors with your fingers
as you hold the camera.
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BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
.
Operation/card
access lamp
It means this:
The image is in focus.
The image is not in focus.
E-46
Image
7.
Self-timer Time Settings: After confirming that
the image is in focus,
Each press of cycles through the available self-
To protect against unexpected loss of image data, each im-
press the shutter timer settings described below.
age is recorded directly to the memory card (without going
release button all the
into the buffer) whenever battery level is indicated as
way down to record the
To do this:
lower. The message "
image.
on the monitor screen during the save operation under this
Turn the self-timer off
condition. As long as you do not press DISP, the save opera-
Record 10 seconds after the
• Recorded images are temporarily stored in a buffer
tion continues and takes a few seconds to complete.
shutter release button is pressed
from which they are stored to the memory card. You
Pressing DISP while the "
Record two seconds after the
can continue to shoot consecutive images as long as
the monitor screen cancels the image save operation.
shutter release button is pressed
there is space available in the buffer.
• If you have a Microdrive loaded in the camera, the above
• The number of images you can store in the camera
3.
Press the shutter release button to start the
message appears whenever the battery level is indicated
depends on the storage medium and the image quality
as setting (page E-94) you are using. or lower.
self-timer countdown.
• The message " Press to cancel save" also appears
• To avoid hand movement, press the shutter release
• The AF assist light/self-timer lamp flashes as the sec-
momentarily during save operations in the Panorama
button gently.
onds are counted down. If you have the monitor
Mode, Movie Mode, and when you are using certain Best
screen turned on, the seconds are counted down on
Shot scene setups. In this case, this message does not in-
the screen.
dicate that battery power is low.
• To stop a countdown part way through, press the shut-
• The message described above does not appear while the
ter release button.
monitor screen is turned off.
NOTES
• The hand-shake limiter is enabled when you use a
slow shutter speed and the two-second self-timer at
the same time.
• You cannot use the self-timer in combination with the
Continuous Shutter Mode.
Select this setting:
Press to cancel save" appears
No display
10SEC
Press to cancel save" is on
2SEC
or