User manual ARCHOS GMINI 402 CAMCORDER

[. . . ] VGA (640 x 480) will give sharper images, which are less smooth during fast moving scenes. This setting determines the level of compression of the recorded video file. A higher bitrate will result in a smoother-looking video, but will also require more storage space. Setting it in the negatives, will decrease the amount of picture exposure and make your image darker. [. . . ] English When pressing the ESC/STOP button from the pre-recording screen, you will be taken to the current default recording folder so you can directly view your recording. 4 5 2 PHOTO ­ Taking photos with your GminiTM 402 Camcorder 2. 1 Taking a photo 1. From the Main screen, select the Camera icon, then click on ENTER. 2. On this Viewfinder screen, you can adjust the exposure settings by pressing the F2 button (Settings). For more information on the F3 button (Fix), see the section Controlling the image quality. On the Settings screen, use the directional buttons UP and DOWN to select a setting, and LEFT and RIGHT to change it. You will be taken to the Virtual Keyboard (see the Using the Virtual Keyboard section in the Browser chapter of the complete Adobe® PDF user manual for more information. ) Press one of the Function buttons (Back) or ESC/STOP to go back the Viewfinder screen. Once you have adjusted the settings, press the ENTER button to take a photo. You might notice that the HDD indicator lights up as the device is saving the image on its hard drive. The name of the next image changes and your GminiTM is now ready to take the next picture. The corresponding screen icons are also shown. 5 6 Photo settings English Resolution Options: VGA or 1. 2 Megapixels. 1. 2 Megapixels (1280 x 960) will give the best image quality, but the largest file size. VGA (640 x 480) will give the smallest file size, but the images will not be as sharp. For the best possible image (although it will take up more disk space) set this to Fine (fine dots icon). Setting it in the negatives, will decrease the amount of picture exposure and make your image darker. Setting it positive will increase the exposure and make your image brighter. If your subject has a bright background, you may want to over expose your image a little bit so that the person's face is more visible, thus you would set it to Brighter +1 or +2. If you are taking a photo where there is a lot of snow or the sun's reflection on water, you may want to reduce the exposure, thus set it to Darker -1 or -2. This parameter lets the camera adjust to the ambient light source in order to record colors in the best way. The timer setting allows you to delay the moment at which the photo is taken, for example if you want to include yourself in the picture. Reset the values in this screen to the factory default settings. Image quality Exposure White balance Timer Reset 2. 2 Taking a photo using the timer On the main screen, select the Camera icon and press enter. [. . . ] Trying to take pictures of objects closer than 1. 5 m (60 inches) may also give out of focus results. Light/Exposure issues (Fix function) When taking a photo against a bright light source (for example a window when you are inside or the sun when you are in an open space), it can happen that the object or person appears too dark in the photo. This is because the bright background makes the camera select an exposure which is not appropriate to capture the person or object in the foreground. One way of correcting this it using the Exposure setting (see the table of parameters for information). [. . . ]