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Active toolbar
The active toolbar provides you with shortcuts to di
fferent
items and settings before and after capturing an image or
recording a video clip. To sele
ct an item from the toolbar,
scroll to the item, and press
the scroll key. You can also
define when the active toolbar is displayed.
The settings on the active toolbar return to the default
settings after you close the camera.
To view the active toolbar before and after capturing an
image or recording a video clip, select
Options
> Show
icons. To view the active toolbar only when you need it,
select
Options
> Hide icons
. To activate the active
toolbar when it is hidden, pr
ess the scroll key. The toolbar
is visible for 5 seconds.
From the active toolbar,
select from the following:
Switch between video and image modes.
Select a scene.
Turn the video light on or off (video mode only).
Select the flash mode (images only).
Activate the self-timer (images only).
Activate sequence mode (images only).
Select a colour effect.
Show or hide the viewfinder grid (images only).
Adjust the white balance.
Adjust the exposure comp
ensation (images only).
Adjust the sharpness (images only).
Adjust the contrast (images only).
Adjust the light sensitivity (images only).
The icons change to refle
ct the current setting.
Saving the captured image may take longer if you modify
the zoom, lighting, or colour settings.
Capture images
When capturing an image, note the following:
• Use both hands to keep the camera still.
•
The quality of a digitally zoomed image is lower than
that of a nonzoomed image.
• The camera goes into the ba
ttery saving mode if there
are no keypresses for a moment. To continue
capturing images, pr
ess the capture key.
To capture an image, do the following:
1 If the camera is in the video mode, select the
image
mode from the active toolbar.
2 To lock the focus on an object, press the capture key
halfway down (main camera
only, not available in
landscape or sport scene.
See "Active toolbar"
, p.
28
.).
A green locked focus indica
tor appears on the display.
If the focus was not locked, a red focus indicator
appears. Release the captur
e key, and press it halfway
down again. You can also capture an image without
locking the focus.
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