Basic Operations for Recording
Preparation:
1. Connect smartphone to digital camera via Wi-Fi®
2. Tap the
icon that is displayed at the bottom of the screen when starting up this application to display the recording screen
Taking a picture
1. Tap![icon](../../../common/img/icon_06.png)
- When Burst mode has been set, tap
to take multiple pictures in quick succession.
Recording a video
1. Tap![icon](../../../common/img/icon_30.png)
- Video recording is started. Tap again to stop recording video.
Using zoom
Move the zoom levertoward T (telephoto) to magnify and toward W (Wide) to widen zoom.
![icon](../../../common/img/icon_Newzoombar.png)
(During vertical display)
- Magnification is shown on zoom bar at bottom of screen.
Recording settings
Tap the icons below to perform each setting.
(For smartphones)
If you tapor
, the icons below will be displayed. If you tap
or
again, you will return to the original screen.
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Simply touch the subject you want to focus on, and it will automatically focus and release the shutter. |
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You can select the focus method depending on the position and number of the subjects. |
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Set the Aperture and Shutter Speed, etc.
* The icon display will change depending on the digital camera's settings. |
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Compensation will be made if you cannot obtain proper exposure, such as when there is a great difference between the brightness of the subject and the background. |
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Set Single, Burst, Auto Bracket and Self-timer. |
Tapto display information (settings etc.) on the top and bottom of the recording screen. You can cancel the displayed information by tapping again.
Tapto display other recording settings and to perform settings such as [Color Mode].
- Notes
- Depending on the recording mode, some items may not be displayed, and setting values may differ.
- The options you can set change depending on the model and settings of the digital camera.
- Setting options and setting values are only part of the digital camera items. All of the setting options and setting values will not be displayed.
- Operation may differ from the digital camera.
- After changing settings, the quality of the image displayed on your smartphone can differ from the image displayed on your digital camera. It is recommended that you check image quality using the playback screen on your digital camera.
Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function
Simply touch the subject you want to focus on, and it will automatically focus and release the shutter.
1. Tap![icon](../../../common/img/icon_AS.png)
- Icon will change to
, and taking a picture with the Touch Shutter function becomes possible.
2. Touch the subject you wish to focus on, and then take a picture
- The picture is taken when the focus is achieved.
- Tap
once again to cancel the Touch Shutter function.
Taking pictures with an automatic focus point (Auto Focus)
When the digital camera is set to Auto Focus, touching the screen will display the AF area frame, and the point of focus can be adjusted.
Explanation follows below.
Item | Contents |
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[Face Detection] | Recognize people's faces, adjust focus point and exposure. |
[AF Tracking] | Adjusts to the set subject and exposure. The focus point and exposure will follow even if the subject moves. |
[23-Area] | When the subject is not the center of the screen, AF area can focus on up to 23-Areas. |
[1-Area] | After the focus point has been selected, the AF area frame in the center of the screen will focus accordingly. |
- Tap
to clear the AF area frame settings.
- When changing Auto Focus Mode, you can change the digital camera's settings or change settings with the icon
* on the screen.
* When using a smartphone, tapor
to display icon
.
- Operation may differ from the digital camera.
Manually selecting focus point (Manual Focus)
When the digital camera is set to Manual Focus, a sliding bar appears on the screen, and the focus point can be manually adjusted. This can be used if you want to fix the focus point, if the distance of the subject is fixed, or if you do not want to move Auto Focus.
You can adjust the sliding bar shown below by dragging it.
![icon](../../../common/img/icon_MF.png)
(During vertical display)
- Display [MF Assist] (Manual focus ASSIST)
- Tap the recording screen to switch to the MF Assist screen, and display zoom.
- Tap
/
to enlarge/shrink the image.
- Tap [Reset] to return the magnified position to the center.