Sanyo Xacti VPC-S6 User Manual

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149 EnglishHINTS FOR TAKING PICTURESTaking great pictures in difficult surroundings is easier than you might think.By keeping a few points in mind and choosing the correct settings, you cancreate photos that you’ll be proud to display and share.If images are blurred even when the autofocus is usedYour camera employs an autofocus function. When you snap a picture usingthe autofocus, the camera automatically adjusts the settings so that theimage will be in focus. If you are getting blurred images even when using theautofocus, one or more of the following might be the reason.k How the autofocus worksThe autofocus is activated when the shutter button is lightly touched. Pressthe shutter button slightly, and the target mark will appear on the LCD monitorto indicate that the autofocus has been activated. Next, continue to gentlypress the shutter button all the way to snap the picture. This two-step methodis the way to ensure that your photos are perfectly focused.k Reasons for unfocused images1 The shutter button was pressed before the image was focused.2 After the image was focused, the subject moved.h Even if camera focuses the subject once, if the distance between thecamera and the subject is changed, the subject may become out of focus.3 The focus setting is not set for the correct distance.h If you shoot a close-up subject with the camera set to the normal focusmode, or if you shoot a subject at normal distance with the camera setto the macro (close-up) mode, the image will not be in focus.k Preventing blurred images1 Confirm that the camera is set to the correct focus mode for your subject.2 Hold the camera correctly, and lightly touch the shutter button.3 Wait for the target mark to appear in the LCD monitor, and holding thecamera steady, gently continue to press the shutter button all the way down.Following these steps for a gentle but firm pressing of the shutter button willensure that you get beautifully focused photos.k When the correct exposure setting is in doubtWhen taking pictures with the light coming from behind the subject or througha window, it is usually necessary to adjust the exposure setting beforeshooting. Not only may it be difficult to determine the ideal exposure setting,but in addition, having to correct the exposure for each and every shot can bea bother. This is where the “auto bracket shots” function can prove to be agreat convenience.When the auto bracket shots mode is selected, one press of the shutterbutton captures a series of 7 successive images (or 5 images if the resolutionis set to y or x) as the exposure automatically changes. Later you canview all the images in the bracket series to decide which one has the bestexposure, and select one image to save.