Using Your Camcorder; Photo Shooting - Minolta MN80NV User Manual

3. Using Your Camcorder

3. Using the Camcorder

3.1 Photo Shooting

Power the camcorder on and press the MODE button or press the icon in the top
left hand corner of the touch screen to switch to Photo mode.
1. Line up your photo by looking at the LCD screen to see what is in the shot.
2. Hold the camera steady and press the PHOTO button to capture a photo.
3. The number of photos that can be captured at a particular resolution will be
displayed in the top right corner of the screen.
4. A "no card" message will be displayed on the screen if there is no SD card
inserted in the camcorder's memory card slot. A "storage card full" message
will be shown on the screen when the SD card is full.
5. The number of remaining photos is determined by the selected photo
resolution. The higher the image resolution, the lower the number of photos you
are able to be save to the memory card. Before capturing any photos, users can
select their preferred image resolution.
3.1.1 Resolution (Photo Size)
This function sets the photo resolution. The higher the resolution, the greater the
photo quality and the larger the size of the image.
1. In Photo Mode press MENU, select 'Resolution' using the ZOOM buttons and
press the PHOTO button to enter the resolution sub-menu.
2. Push the ZOOM (right or left) to select a resolution, and press the PHOTO
button to confirm the selected image resolution (24M, 20M,16M, 12M, 10M, 8M,
7M, 5M, 3M, 2M).
3.1.2 Quality
The Photo Quality function determines the level of compression the image uses
when saving to a memory card.
1. In Photo Mode press MENU, select 'Photo Quality' using the ZOOM buttons and
press the PHOTO button to enter the photo quality sub-menu.
2. Push the ZOOM (right or left) to select the required quality option
(normal/fine/super fine), and press the PHOTO button to confirm your selected
image option. Super fine uses the least amount of compression and as a result
produces a higher image quality.
3.1.3 Metering
Metering mode refers to the way in which a camera determines the appropriate
exposure (quantity of light reaching the camcorder lens). Spot metering will only
base the exposure setting on a very small area of the scene, center metering will
use the light from the center of the viewfinder and the multi setting measures
the light at several points on the screen.
1. In Photo Mode press MENU, select 'Metering' using the ZOOM buttons and
press the PHOTO button to enter the metering sub-menu.
2. Push the ZOOM (right or left) to select the required quality option (normal/
fine/super fine), and press the PHOTO button to confirm the selected option.
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