E Other Ways to Use Your Camera 3 Macro Mode The macro mode is for taking pictures of small subjects at very close distance. Ranges as small as 9 x 11 cm ( 3.5 x 4.3 in.) can be taken when photographed from 0.3 (1 ft.)m away.(TELE) 2 1 Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". 2 Press the [FOCUS] button. 1 Check that appears on the control panel. If not, press the [FOCUS] button several times to display . 3 Press the shutter release button down halfway. This will lock the focus. The green lamp inside the viewfinder will light up to indicate the camera is ready to take the picture. 4 Press the shutter release button down all the way. MEMO Macro · The shutter can click at distances within 0.3 m (1 ft.)of the subject. In such a case, check focus on the LCD monitor after taking the picture. For images at less than 0.3 m (1 ft.) from the subject, it is recommended to use the super macro mode. (P. 30) Super Macro The super macro mode is for taking pictures at even closer distances than that offered in the macro mode. You can get as close as 2 cm (0.8 in.) from the subject. 2 1 Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". 2 Press the [FOCUS] button. 1 Check that appears on the control panel. If not, press the [FOCUS] button some times until it appears. 3 Press the shutter release button down halfway. This will lock the focus. The green lamp inside the viewfinder will light up to indicate the camera is ready to take the picture. 4 Press the shutter release button down all the way. NOTE · The built-in flash which is in the fill-in flash mode can be used in the super macro mode. However, the lens can cast a shadow over the subject or the subject might not otherwise be properly illuminated. · In the super macro mode, you can get as close as 60 cm (2 ft.) to 2 cm (0.8 in.) of subjects, but subjects closer than 0.3 m (1 ft.) will appear to be out of focus in the "TELE" mode. Use the edge of the "WIDE" mode. · Outlines of subjects may be awry when you get as close as 2 cm (0.8 in.) of subjects. · It takes more time than usual to focus when you are in the Macro mode right after taking pictures of subjects at a distance. · Using the optional Wide conversion lens (WCON-08) or Macro conversion lens (MCON-40) in the super macro mode may not achieve sufficient effect. Super Macro E-30 Infinity Mode The infinity mode is used to take pictures of faraway subjects. 2 1 Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". 2 Press the [FOCUS] button. 1 Check that mark appears on the control panel. If it does not appear, press the [FOCUS] button a number of times until it appears. E Other Ways to Use Your Camera 3 Press the shutter release button down all the way. Infinity Manual Focusing It is possible to set the distance manually and focus on subjects. Manual focusing is effective with - for example - subjects which cannot be brought into focus with the autofocus feature (P.17). 2 5 1 Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". 2 Press the [FOCUS] button. 1 Check that appears on the control panel. If it does not appear, press the [FOCUS] button a number of times until it appears. 3 3 Set the focal distance with the top / bottom point of the jog dial. If a picture was already taken with manual focusing, the previous value will be displayed. Values displayed on the LCD are just standard references. 2 4 Press the shutter release button down halfway. Shutter speed and aperture will be displayed on the control panel. 3 5 Press the shutter release button down all the way. To change the focal distance again, press the [FOCUS] button. MEMO 4 · Pressing the shutter release button with the [OK] button held down will enable quick focus mode. · It is recommended to check the focus of the images right after taking them. · The unit of distance can be meters (m) or feet (ft) (P. 75). · Only the following operations are available during manual focusing distance setting operation: ­ Card change. ­ Mode dial. ­ ON/OFF button. ­ Shutter release button. ­ Card compartment cover opening/closing. ­ Flash opening/closing. ­ Zooming. ­ Jog dial up/down. ­ Focus locking. · Sudden temperature change or other external effect may cause the focus setting to deviate. If this happens, try to take pictures with the focus set one step closer or farther. E-31 Setting Metering Mode Metering measures the brightness of the subject before the picture is taken. This information is used then to determine exposure. With the Camedia C-2500L , you can select between centre metering and spot metering.The default is centre metering. Spot Metering Centre Metering This is the metering technique used generally in picture-taking. Light is metered across a wide area around the centre of the image. 1 Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". MEMO · Check does not appear on the control panel. The default is centre metering with the C-2500L. If appears on the control panel, spot metering is the set metering technique. Press the [ ] button. will disappear from the control panel and center metering will be set. Centre Metering 2 Press the shutter release button down halfway. The green lamp inside the viewfinder will light up to indicate the camera is ready to take the picture. 3 Press the shutter release button down all the way. This will lock the focus and exposure. Spot Metering Spot metering is used to get the right exposure with dark subjects. With backlighted subjects, images are not affected by background light. 2 1 Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". 2 Press the [ 1 ] button. Check appears on the control panel. If it does not appear, press the [ ] button. 3 Position the autofocus mark over the subject and press the shutter release button down halfway. This will lock the focus and exposure. The green lamp inside the viewfinder will light up to indicate the camera is ready to take the picture. 4 Press the shutter release button down all the way. NOTE Spot Metering mode · At spot metering, when you use the built-in flash, a preliminary flash light is emitted to do metering by pressing the shutter release button down halfway. The regular flash light is emitted by pressing the shutter release button down all the way. E-32 Exposure Compensation P MODE A MODE In the P and A modes, you can compensate exposure to ±2EV in 1/3 EV steps. 1 "P" / "A" 1 Set the mode dial to "P" or "A". 2 While holding down the [+/-] button, set the exposure compensation with the right / left point of the jog dial. Pressing the right point of the jog dial with the [+/-] button held down increases (+) compensation. Pressing the left point of the jog dial with the [+/-] button held down increases (-) compensation. Exposure compensation will be displayed on the control panel. A tone is emitted when either the highest or lowest value of the exposure compensation is reached. E Other Ways to Use Your Camera 2 3 Once the exposure compensation is decided, press the shutter release button down halfway. The green lamp inside the viewfinder will light up to indicate the camera is ready to take the picture. 4 Press the shutter release button down all the way. MEMO · The flash light is not compensated automatically. See P. 47 about how to change the amount of the flash light. NOTE · If exposure is compensated in the positive direction when the flash is used, the shutter speed will be reduced in order to expose the background more clearly. In this case, hold the camera firmly to avoid picture blur. · The selected exposure compensation value is stored in memory although the power is switched off. Check the value when turning on the camera again. Setting Aperture A MODE M MODE By setting the aperture manually, you can take sharp pictures from foreground to background or with the foreground and background deliberately out-of-focus. 1 "A" / "M" 1 Set the mode dial to "A" or "M". 2 Use the left point of the jog dial to set the aperture at the right point to set the aperture at . and 3 Press the shutter release button down halfway to lock the focus. The green lamp inside the viewfinder will light up to indicate the camera is ready to take the picture. The exposure level will be displayed on the control panel when you are in the M mode. If exposure is off by more than ±2 EV, a triangle blinks on the panel. If metering is impossible, the entire exposure indications blinks. 2 4 Press the shutter release button down all the way. MEMO · Aperture has varying values in the TELE and the WIDE modes. WIDE TELE F2.8 F3.9 F5.6 F7.8 Triangle NOTE · If the aperture is set at , smear may occur in the picture frame in areas where there is a bright object (e.g., reflected sunlight). This phenomenon is a normal characteristic of the CCD. Should this happen, set the aperture to . E-33 A Portraits A Portraits Try recalling a portrait you have seen. Many times, a portrait of a singer or movie star shows the subject in focus with a plain or out-offocus background. You can take portrait-like shots by making the background hazy so that the subject stands out. This is done easily in the A mode by simply setting a narrow aperture. To make the background blurry, the aperture must be F 2.8. The wider the aperture, the narrower the range of focus is, hence the background falls out-of-focus. B Group Photographs B Group Photographs Try recalling a group photograph such as a class photo taken on a school trip. Everyone stands in a row and a wide area including the background is brought into focus. You, too, can take group photographs that focus not only on the subject but the background as well. This is done easily in the A mode by simply setting a wide aperture. To include the background within the range of focus, the aperture must be F 5.6. The wider the aperture, the narrower the range of focus is, hence the background falls out-of-focus.The narrower the aperture, the wider the range of focus is, hence the background can be brought within focus. Setting Shutter Speed M MODE Setting shutter speed enables you to capture objects in motion. 1 "M" 1 Set the mode dial to "M". 2 Set shutter speed with the top / bottom point of the jog dial. Pressing the top point of the jog dial will fasten up shutter speed. Pressing the bottom point of the jog dial will slow down shutter speed. 3 Press the shutter release button down halfway. 2 The green lamp inside the viewfinder will light up to indicate the camera is ready to take the picture. The exposure level will be displayed on the control panel. If exposure is off by more than ±2 EV, a triangle blinks on the panel. If metering is impossible, all the exposure indications blink. 4 Press the shutter release button down all the way. NOTE · A 1/250-sec. or faster shutter speed may eliminate the effect of the flash light. E-34 Fast Taking Pictures of Moving Objects By changing the shutter speed, you can change the way someone running or a car in a race comes out. This special effect is done in the M mode with the manual shutter speed feature. The faster the shutter speed (1/500, 1/1000 sec, etc.), the more an object in motion seems frozen. The slower the shutter speed (1/15, 1/30 sec, etc.), the more an object in motion seems to be flowing. Shutter Speed Shutter speed is displayed as a unit of time: 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, (sec) .... E Other Ways to Use Your Camera Slow Fast Slow 1/2000 1/1000 1/500 1/125 1/60 1/30 1/15 1/8 1/4 1/2 1 2 On the control panel, " 1/125 " is displayed like " 125 " and " 2 " like " 2'' ''. Manual Exposure M MODE Setting shutter speed and aperture yourself lets you take highly expressive photographs. 1 "M" 1 Set the mode dial to "M". 2 Set aperture with the left / right point of the jog dial. 3 Set shutter speed with the top / bottom point of the jog dial. 4 Press the shutter release button down halfway. 2 3 The green lamp inside the viewfinder will light up to indicate the camera is ready to take the picture. The exposure level will be displayed on the control panel. If exposure is off by more than ±2 EV, a triangle blinks on the panel. If metering is impossible, all the exposure indications blink. 5 Press the shutter release button down all the way. NOTE Triangle · When you specify slow shutter, the available range of the film speed (ISO number) will be limited. Plus, this can make images noisier according to the sensitivity of the CCD. E-35 Types of Menu This section explains menus displayed on C-2500L. The menus vary according to modes: shooting modes ( P mode, A mode and M mode ) and playback mode. Menus in the P mode, A mode and M mode 1 1 · · · Set the drive mode. · · · · Specifies the quality mode of images. · · · Sets white balance. · · · Specifies the film speed. 2 2 · · · · Sets the flash control. · · · Specifies flash synchronization effect. · · · Sets the distance in quick focus. · · · · Specifies sharpness. 3 3 · · · · Sets the beep. · · · Sets the period of REC-VIEW/SLEEP. · · · · Sets the date/time. · · ...