Sony UPX-DP10 Mode D'emploi page 42

Operation
About automatic operation
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When finished taking pictures
Set the POWER switch to OFF to save battery power.
Auto-focus function
Pressing the release button halfway activates the auto-focus function. The
focus is locked upon a short beep. Pressing this button further releases the
shutter. The photographed picture is compressed in JPEG format and
recorded in the camera memory.
Note
The auto-focus function may not work properly in any of the situations
below:
• The subject lacks enough contrast.
• The subject includes an extremely bright object.
• The subject has no horizontal line.
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Once the focus is locked, it is kept locked while you hold the release
button pressed halfway. To readjust the focus, release the release button
and press it halfway again.
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The auto-focus function is activated whenever you press the release button,
halfway or fully.
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In CAMERA mode, pressing the release button halfway restores the
camera from power save mode.
This camera is designed to produce the best possible picture when used in
AUTO mode (AUTO/MAN mode selection is set to AUTO).
In AUTO mode, the exposure, aperture, and white balance are set to the
optimum values when the flash mode is set to A , ,
the flash mode is set to
exposure, aperture, and white balance.
Exposure settings
This camera is adjusted so that the optimum brightness is obtained with the
exposure of ±0.
The brightness can be changed with the exposure settings changed.
+ setting of the exposure increases the brightness, while - setting decreases
it.
For details, see "Shooting Examples."
E or E, the factory settings are used for the
, or . When