Argus DC3200 User Manual page 11

LCD Monitor Menu in each Mode:
1. Record Mode Menu
Turn Mode Dial to Record mode. Press the Menu button. Use UP and DOWN
buttons to select. Use ENTER button to confirm.
• LCD Brightness: -5 to +5, step 1
Adjust the LCD monitor brightness to suit the environment's light condition.
It is not easy to see the image on LCD monitor, if you use it outdoors in
bright sunlight. For indoors, you can use the default value (0).
• Quick View: ON or OFF
If it is set to On and the LCD monitor is set to Off, it will display the last
image for 3seconds (the image is converted to a JPEG file but is not saved
to the memory). If you do not like the image, just press the ENTER button
to delete it before the LCD monitor is turned off.
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent1, Fluroescent2
The digital camera is a device different from the human eyes that can see
a white subject regardless of the lighting condition of the environment. So
the firmware is designed to automatically update the color processing in
order to reproduce a true color image.
However, this may fail in some cases. You can change from Auto White
Balance to Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent1 (Daylight fluorescent lamps)
or Fluroescent2 (warm white fluorescent lamps).
Note: Once use this function, the flash is set to OFF automatically.
• EV Compensate: -1.5 to +1.5 EV, step 0.3 EV
If the background is too bright (e.g. Sunny day, snow mountain), the exposure
will be too low for the main subject. You need to increase the exposure by
increasing the EV (from+0.3 to +1.5). If the background is too dark (e.g.
black wall), you need to decrease the EV (from -0.3 to - 1.5)
Note : +1 EV = the exposure is double. –1EV = the exposure is half
• Light Frequency: 50Hz or 60Hz
If you use the camera as a PC camera, you need to select the light frequency
equal to your country's AC mains frequency. E.g. USA is 60Hz. Europe is
50Hz.
2. Play Mode Menu
Turn Mode Dial to Play mode. Press the Menu button. Use UP and DOWN
buttons to select.
Use ENTER button to confirm.
• LCD Brightness: -5 to +5, step 1
same as Rec mode
• Video Mode: NTSC or PAL
Select either NTSC or PAL to match your TV system
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