Tips On Taking Good Pictures - Creative PC-CAM 300 User Manual

• The counter value normally
decreases by one after a
picture is taken.
• Depending on the quality of
the picture, the counter value
may also decrease by two, or
not at all.
Tips on Taking
Good Pictures
5. Aim the camera at the desired object, use the camera's viewfinder to verify that the object is
in the camera's view.
Note: The object should be at least 75 cm from the camera.
6. Hold the camera still and press the Snapshot button.
7. The front red LED lights up and the camera-ready green LED indicator blinks. At this point,
do not shake the camera. When the picture has been taken, the indicator turns off.
The picture taken is stored in the camera's memory, and the counter value decreases
accordingly, depending on the quality of the picture taken.
8. To take another picture, repeat steps 4 through 6.
9. To turn off the camera, press and hold the On/Off button for two seconds.
There are a few tips to note when taking a good picture.
Bright lighting
Avoid taking pictures with bright light sources all around the object. These lights will
create "hotspots," which will affect the quality of the picture.
Bad lighting
When indoors or outdoors, be sure there is enough light falling onto the object. Avoid
taking pictures of objects in shadows, especially when the light source (e.g., sun or
spotlight) is directly behind the object. Select the 'Always Flash' flash mode to take a
photo if you still want to capture an image under these conditions.
Distance
This camera is focus free but be sure the minimum distance between camera and object
is not less than 75 cm. Any closer, the close-up images may appear fuzzy.
Fill the viewfinder with the object (unless taking a panoramic picture).
Moving objects
Fast-moving objects may appear blurry in your picture.
Unless a blurred or out-of-focus effect snapshot is intended, avoid taking fast-moving
objects.
Using PC-CAM 300 as a Digital Camera 3-5