User manual CONTAX U4R

[. . . ] Introduction Getting Ready Taking Pictures Playback Set Up Contents A Important BNote This indicates important information that must always be observed when using the camera. These provide supplementary explanations or references to further information on the same topic. · In this manual, the digital camera is referred to simply as "the camera". Also, SD memory cards and MultiMedia cards are referred to generically as "memory cards". Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-6 FCC Compliance Statement for American Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] (Default) When you press the shutter release button half way, the one location out of the nine focus frames that is focused is displayed. [SPOT AF] : Use this mode to focus on a specific part of your subject. You should also use this mode when you use focus lock to take pictures. * When the subject you want to focus on is not inside the focus frame, use focus lock to set the focus. ( "Focusing Off-Center (Focus Lock)" p. 75) 1 2 Turn the camera on and press the mode buttons UD until "C" or "M" lights up on the mode select LED. Press the MENU button K to display the menu icons. NEXT Contents Glossary Index EN-73 Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Introduction Getting Ready Taking Pictures Playback Set Up 3 Move the selector lever left l or right r to select FOCUSING [J] and press E. FOCUSING 4 Move the selector lever up u or down d to select the desired mode and press E. The focusing frame is now set. MULTI AF SPOT AF 5 Press the MENU button K. The selected focusing frame appears on the LCD monitor. A Important · This setting is retained when you turn the camera off. · In Twilight mode, Night View mode and Landscape mode, the focus is fixed at infinity and the [FOCUSING] setting cannot be changed. The focus frame is not displayed. BACK Contents Glossary Index NEXT Troubleshooting EN-74 Nomenclature Menus and Settings Introduction Getting Ready Taking Pictures Playback Set Up Focusing Off-Center (Focus Lock) «Applicable mode: C/M» Use Focus Lock in situations where the subject you want to focus on is not in the center of the image, or when you want to compose a shot where the focal point is not in the center of the shot. 1 2 Turn the camera on and press the mode buttons UD until "C" or "M" lights up on the mode select LED. Position the focusing frame over the subject you want to focus on and press the shutter release button half way. The camera gives a short double-beep, the green shooting mark "Z" lights on the LCD monitor and the focus frame turns green to indicate that the focus has been set and locked. (Focus Lock, AE Lock) Pipip BNote · The shooting mark "Z" flashes when the focus is not set. Press the shutter release button half way again until the shooting mark "Z" stays lit and the focus is set, or focus on the other subject. · When the focus frame ( p. 73) is set to [MULTI AF], the selected focus frame turns green. · There is no focus frame displayed when the focus is fixed at infinity (Twilight mode, Night View mode, and Landscape mode). 3 4 With the shutter release button still half-pressed, move the camera until the shot is composed as you want it. Press the shutter release button down fully. Removing your finger from the shutter release button releases the Focus Lock and AE Lock. Click BACK Contents Glossary Index NEXT Troubleshooting EN-75 Nomenclature Menus and Settings Introduction Getting Ready Taking Pictures Playback Set Up Subjects That Are Difficult to Focus On The camera has difficulty focusing on the following types of subject. Lock the focus on another object at the same distance from the camera as the desired subject and then take the picture. · Low contrast subjects · Objects that consist of the same pattern repeated · Dark subjects · Subjects made up only of horizontal lines · Extremely bright or glossy subjects · Subjects where there is a strong light source in or near the field of view, or when there is strong light such as sunlight in the LCD monitor image · When there are 2 or more subjects in or near the center of the field of view that are at different distances from the camera · Very fast moving subjects BACK Contents Glossary Index NEXT Troubleshooting EN-76 Nomenclature Menus and Settings Introduction Getting Ready Taking Pictures Playback Set Up [AF MODE] Still and Moving Subjects «Applicable mode: C/M» This setting selects the method the camera uses to automatically set the focus. [SAF] : (Single Auto Focus) (Default): Best for normal photography. The camera sets the focus when you press the shutter release button half way. When the shot is focused, the green shooting mark appears to show that focus and exposure are set. Continue pressing the shutter release button down fully to take the shot. With the shutter release button pressed half way down, check that the shooting mark is shown and then simply press the shutter release button down fully to take the shot. 1 Turn the camera on and press the mode button D until "G" lights up on the mode select LED. 2 Move the selector lever up u or down d to select [AF MODE], then move the lever right r. SET UP(1/3) AF MODE FORMAT BRIGHT CNTRL DATE INSERT DATE POWER SAVE SAF EXECUTE STANDARD 2004. 01. 01 NO DATE 1MIN. 3 Move the selector lever up u or down d to select the desired AF mode and press E. The AF mode is now set. SET UP(1/3) AF MODE FORMAT BRIGHT CNTRL DATE INSERT DATE POWER SAVE SAF CAF STANDARD 2004. 01. 01 NO DATE 1MIN. A Important · This setting is retained when you turn the camera off. · Even when [CAF] is selected, the auto focus may not be able to successfully track some fast-moving subjects. · Selecting [CAF] uses up battery power more quickly. BACK Contents Glossary Index EN-77 Nomenclature Menus and Settings Troubleshooting Introduction Getting Ready Taking Pictures Playback Set Up [V] Selecting the Number of Pixels «Applicable mode: C/M» The number of pixels refers to the number of individual dots used to make up the image. However, this also increases the size of the image file so that fewer pictures can be taken. [. . . ] EV=1 when the aperture setting is F1 and the shutter speed is 1 second. Each time the exposure then halves, the EV number increases by 1 (EV=2, EV=3. . . ). Conversely, when the exposure is double the EV=1 level, the EV becomes -1. When the exposure is doubled again, EV=-2, and so on. Exposure This refers to the amount of light projected through the lens that strikes the camera's film or image sensor (CCD in this camera). [. . . ]