Photography (Auto Photography) - Toshiba PDR-M500 Instruction Manual

Photography
This is a general-purpose method of photography. Photographs can be taken easily as
the camera automatically controls the exposure (combination of shutter speed and
aperture) and other settings.
Prepare for taking photographs.
Insert the specified batteries (
camera and remove the lens cap.
Slide the POWER switch to turn the power ON.
Turn the mode dial to [
OWER
Compose the photo while viewing the subject through
the LCD monitor or the Electronic View Finder.
When using the Electronic View Finder, turn the Diopter adjustment dial until the
screen is clear.
Adjust the brightness if the screen is too light or too dark.
"LCD BRIGHTNESS"
Press the shutter button down halfway q and then full
down w.
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Important • After you have taken photographs, the viewfinder LED stays lit for the time it takes for
the images to be recorded to the SD card. While the viewfinder LED is lit red, never
open the battery cover or card cover, or remove the batteries or SD card. Doing so
might damage the SD card or the data in the SD card.
• Open the flash to take pictures with the flash.
• When taking photographs, be careful not to interfere with the lens, flash, or flash
adjustment sensor with the strap or your fingers.
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Press down halfway. At the shutter button halfway down position, the
camera automatically focuses and calculates the
exposure, and at the fully pressed position the
camera takes the photograph.
The focus area frame turns green and the
viewfinder LED lights green when the camera is in
focus. When the exposure is appropriate the AE
icon turns green.
If preview is set to "ON", the preview image
(captured image) will be displayed on the LCD
2 Press full down.
monitor for two seconds after you have taken
photographs.
"PREVIEW"
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