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09/19/2005 11:05:59 PM · #1

I've got some icons on my camera screen - and no manual - maybe someone out there might be able to clarify some of them??

09/19/2005 11:09:47 PM · #2

what do they look like? most of hte little icons are pretty generic for all cameras

the llittle flower means macro mode (allows you to get the camera closer to your subject)

a green box is generally auto mode

a mountain is for landscape or scienic shots

a person is for portriat or people shots

a running figure is for action or sports shots

each of these functions tells the camera what type of sceen you are shooting so it can automatically adjust the shutter speed and light sensitivity and shutter speed accordingly.

James

09/19/2005 11:12:56 PM · #3

welp, they ain't none of those...

-There's a "sun" (bright light - i assume)

-a person in the middle, a sun on the right of him, and looks like rain or a shadow on the left of him.. (what's it?) Shadow balance??

Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR

09/19/2005 11:13:37 PM · #4

here is a link to the casio web site for the documentation for your camera, there are a few files you need to look at so Im just giving the link to the page with all of them listed

Casio EX-S20

Prism

Pentax K-30

09/19/2005 11:13:48 PM · #5

Try downloading the manual at this link:

//world.casio.com/qv/download/en/manual/ex_s2m2.html

09/19/2005 11:15:32 PM · #6

There's also
-light bulb (indoor?)
-a rectangle (like a sideways refridgerator) with lines coming out of the top and bottom of it... (what?!)
-MWB (?!)
-nothing at all
-then, back to the sun

09/19/2005 11:15:54 PM · #7

you want this document to be more specific

Doc 1
page 23

James

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

09/19/2005 11:17:48 PM · #8

lookit all you smarty-parties... hehe! I spose if I wanna stump any of you pro's i'll hafta come up with a better one than that!

(I'm babbling because i feel a little dumb) (*snicker*)

Thanks ya'll! :-)

Atropos

Nikon D40

09/19/2005 11:19:02 PM · #9

Sounds like white balance to me.. to get the right colors in your photos depending on the color of the ambient light. MWB might be manual white balance? the sun would be well.. taking pictures in the sun. light bulb might be for shots under general indoor lighting, the fridge with lines coming out the top and bottom might be flash photography. Just a guess though

Edit: too slow. was I right? =[

Message edited by author 2005-09-19 23:19:51.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

09/19/2005 11:19:10 PM · #10

Originally posted by Noggin:

There's also
-light bulb (indoor?)
-a rectangle (like a sideways refridgerator) with lines coming out of the top and bottom of it... (what?!)
-MWB (?!)
-nothing at all
-then, back to the sun

those are your white ballance settings so the camera knows what to expect under certain lighting conditions , sun for out doors, light bulb for indoors, MWB is for manual white ballance setting, this will et you control what is supposed to be white in the compositon for that lighting situation.

I dont think I explained the MWB properly

James

Atropos

Nikon D40

09/19/2005 11:20:54 PM · #11

At least I beat jab119 =D

So I'm not the *slowest* one around. hehe

09/19/2005 11:23:00 PM · #12

I've had this camera for 3 years and didn't know it had all these settings!
There's also heading "EV Shift" - I can set it myself with a +/- of #.# ...what's it do?

09/19/2005 11:23:32 PM · #13

Originally posted by Noggin:

your welcome. dont feel dumb, we have all been in your shoes at one time or another, there are a lot of things I dont know, and Im sure you know many things a lot of us here dont. Thats why we are here, to learn and to share

James

09/19/2005 11:25:36 PM · #14

Originally posted by Atropos:

At least I beat jab119 =D

So I'm not the *slowest* one around. hehe

only by 8 seconds.... I would have beat you if I had not taken a sip of my frappuccino :p

James

09/19/2005 11:26:17 PM · #15

that "EV Shift" thing - all the way +2.0 is more red/yellowy than all the way -2.0

i'm sure it'd be totally different outside in the daylight.

09/19/2005 11:29:14 PM · #16

Dangit - now I wish it was daylight!
I'm so addicted ; my husband went to the park with me a couple days ago and he didn't realize it was a big mistake until 2 hours went by and i was still taking pictures of the same plant. That's when he said "woman, put the camera down and step away from the plant!" HAHA!!

09/19/2005 11:29:40 PM · #17

Originally posted by Noggin:

that "EV Shift" thing - all the way +2.0 is more red/yellowy than all the way -2.0

i'm sure it'd be totally different outside in the daylight.

i beleive the EV is the exposure variance, this allows you to make the photo brighter or darker, by adjusting the EV you will tell the camera you want the shutter speed to be increased (from 1/125 to 1/150) or decreased (from 1/125 to 1/100) or someting like that.

James

09/19/2005 11:32:32 PM · #18

that is so neat! so, increased means less light in the picture? or am i backwards?

(Atropos - you're slipping)(tehehe!)

09/19/2005 11:32:54 PM · #19

Originally posted by Noggin:

ahhh you need a tripod to do some longer exposures, even though your camera will only do a 1 second exposure, this is still long enough at dusk for sunset pics or flower pics when the light is real low, but sometimes you need way more than 1 second

James

09/19/2005 11:36:02 PM · #20

tripod - the unachievable goal with this camera - there isn't one. It's a "wearable card camera" = tiny/limited/no tripod
--bummer

09/19/2005 11:37:41 PM · #21

Originally posted by Noggin:

that is so neat! so, increased means less light in the picture? or am i backwards?

(Atropos - you're slipping)(tehehe!)

not really, an incresed shutter speed, or faster shutter, determines what length of time the sensor is exposed to light. the apeture or F stop determines how much light comes in.

shutter speed of 1 second means the incoming light hits the sensor for 1 second, a shutter speed of 1/500 of a second means the shutter opens and closes pretty fast (good for real bright days and subjects) your camera will do a shutter speed of 1/8000 of a second which is VERY fast and you NEED A LOT OF LIGHT.

the apeture or f stop is the confusing part, the smaller the number the larger the opening.

f 1.4 is a large opening, f4 is small and f22 is really small and f64 is WAY small, so more light is let in to the lens with an f1.4 and an f22 lets in very little light

James

09/19/2005 11:39:06 PM · #22

Originally posted by Noggin:

tripod - the unachievable goal with this camera - there isn't one. It's a "wearable card camera" = tiny/limited/no tripod
--bummer

park bench, rock hand rail, trunk of car or any flat and stable surface will suffice you can get a bean bag or a towel to help level the camera

James

09/19/2005 11:44:15 PM · #23

so, they go together - f-stop and shutter speed? So, if my subject is really bright, i'd need an f-stop with a really high number and a low shutter-speed number? (confusing is right!)

a bean-bag! you smarty! that's it! I'll get a hacky-sack! :-)