User manual ARCHOS 404 CAMCORDER

[. . . ] · Before and during recording, you can: - zoom in and out using / . - lock the exposure via the lock exposure menu item (See Light/Exposure issues). - press to hide or display the on-screen display (menu, status bar, tabs, icons etc. ). 4 · press OK to start recording. · You can adjust certain settings, such as Exposure and White Balance, during a recording: press MEnu and select the Settings menu item. [. . . ] · White Balance - Options: Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / tungsten - This parameter lets the camera adjust to the ambient light source in order to best record the natural colors. The higher value gives a higher sound quality but will take up more space on the hard drive. · Reset - this will reset the values in this screen to the factory default settings. 2 . usIng ThE sTIll CAMERA in the Home screen, highlight the Camera icon and press OK to enter the still camera mode. All photographs taken by your ARCHOS device are saved in the "Pictures/Photos" folder. if you wish to keep them in a different location, you can use the Move function of the Archos file browser after taking photos. 2 . 1 TAKIng phOTOgRAphs · in this viewfinder screen, you can adjust the still camera settings if you wish: press MEnu, then select Settings to enter the Camera Settings Screen (see: Camera Settings). · lock the exposure via the lock exposure menu item (See Light/Exposure issues). · press to hide or display the on-screen display (menu, status bar, tabs, icons etc. ). · press OK to take a picture. 8 When pressing from the viewfinder screen, you will be taken to the "Pictures/Photos" folder so you can directly view your photographs. 2 . 2 CAMERA sETTIngs this screen allows you to adjust the Camera parameters to your personal taste. You can access the Camera Settings screen via the Settings menu item in the viewfinder screen. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a different setting. When you have finished, press to return to the previous screen: your settings will be saved. · Rename - Photographs taken with your ArCHos device are automatically named PHoto0000, PHoto0001, PHoto0002, etc. - this option allows you to define the filename before taking a picture, using the virtual keyboard. see: Using the Virtual keyboard in the ARCHOS 404 User Manual. 9 · Resolution - Options: VgA / 1. 2 Megapixels - 1. 2 Megapixels (1280x960) gives the best image quality but the largest file size. - VgA (640x480) will give a smaller file size, but the images will not be as sharp. · Image Quality - Options: Basic / Normal / Fine - For the best possible image, set this parameter to Fine. · Exposure - Options: Brighter +2/+1, 5/+1/+0, 5 / Normal / Darker -0, 5/-1/-1, 5/-2. - if your subject has a bright background, you may want to overexpose your image a little bit so that the person's face is more visible, thus you would set it to Brighter +1 or +. [. . . ] there are two ways of correcting this: · Use the Exposure setting (see: CamCorder Settings or Camera Settings). 1 · Use the lock exposure menu item: - Point the ArCHos 404 CamCorder away from the bright light, towards an area where the light conditions are similar to those around the person or object. - Select the lock exposure menu item: the exposure settings become fixed and the exposure-locked icon will appear on top of the screen. Now if you take a picture against the bright light source, the exposure will stay fixed at the previous light adjustment. the image of the person or object should no longer appear as dark as before. [. . . ]