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DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
PDR-M70
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
To ensure that you use the Toshiba PDR-M70 Digital Still Camera safely and correctly, read this Instruction Manual carefully before you start using the camera. Once you have finished reading this Instruction Manual, keep it handy at all times.
DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
In the space provided below, please record the model and Serial No. Please retain this information for future reference.
PDR-M70
ENGLISH
Attention
For customers in the U. S. A.
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DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
PDR-M70
Tested To Comply With FCC Standards
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FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
FCC Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] · Page 41
When you are using the flash, the flash icons on the LCD monitor are displayed in yellow when the shutter button is pressed halfway down.
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Photography Using the Flash (continued)
[ ] Auto
In this mode, the flash fires automatically according to the photography conditions. This mode is ideal for general photography where you are not trying to achieve any particular effect.
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[
] Red-Eye Auto/[
] Red-Eye Forced Flash
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Use this mode to avoid the red-eye effect (· Additional Information, Glossary) when photographing people in low-light conditions. ] Red-Eye Auto mode, the flash fires according to the photographic conditions. Red-eye is reduced more effectively if the subject looks directly towards the camera. Effectiveness is also increased if the distance between the subject and camera is kept as short as possible.
[
] Forced Flash
In this mode, the flash always fires. Use the Forced Flash mode when the subject is backlighted, or in artificial light (fluorescent lighting, etc. ). The flash also fires during macro photography.
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[
] Suppressed Flash
Use the Suppressed Flash mode when you are taking pictures in indoor lighting at distances too great for the flash to have any effect, such as theater performances or indoor sporting events.
Handy Functions
[
] Slow Synchro
The flash is fired at a slower shutter speed. This flash mode is effective when shooting pictures so that not only the subject but also the background are both clearly reproduced in artificial light (backlighting, fluorescent lighting, etc. ) or with people against the night as a background scene.
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Photography Using the Flash (continued)
Memo
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· If you take a photograph in the [ ] Slow Synchro mode at a place with a dark background or in the [ ] Suppressed Flash mode at a dark place, the shutter speed slows down, and the slow shutter speed warning is displayed. (When the shutter is pressed half way down, the viewfinder LED blinks green and the slow shutter ] is displayed in the LCD monitor. ) We recommend using a tripod to keep the camera stable speed mark [ and prevent distorted images. (The [ ] · The flash setting is not canceled even if the camera is turned OFF in the [ mode always becomes the [AUTO] mode when the power is turned ON. ) · Using the flash during burst photography, multi photography, bulb photography and movie photography is not possible. ] red-eye forced flash modes are set in the [ ] mode, the shutter speed is · When [ ] forced flash or [ limited to between 1/2 second and 1/250 second. · If a mode other than the [ ] suppressed flash mode is set when the shutter speed is set to 1/350 sec. · If the [ ] forced flash or [ ] red-eye forced flash modes are set when the shutter speed is set to a speed of 1 sec. or more, the shutter speed is automatically changed to 1/2 second.
Additional Information
Other Applications
Handy Functions
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Taking Photographs Continuously
In this mode, photographs are taken continuously at a maximum speed of 0. 8 second intervals (five images per 4 seconds). The maximum number of photographs that can be taken continuously is eight photographs. Images are not recorded directly to SmartMediaTM but are stored temporarily within the buffer memory. After photography is finished, check the images and record the selected ones to SmartMediaTM.
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Set the mode dial to [
], [
] or [
] or [
].
] is selected in the [ ] mode.
Burst photography is not possible when [
Press the MODE button, and select burst photography.
Each press of the MODE button switches the photography mode as follows: In the [ In the [ ] mode: [ ] or [
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] 1-shot
] burst
[
] burst
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] mode:
[
] 1-shot
[
[AEB] AEB photography ( Page 71)
] mode,
Handy Functions
If burst photography is set when the shutter speed is set to a speed of 1 sec. or more in the [ the shutter speed is automatically changed to 1/2 second. is displayed in the LCD monitor or the status display.
Other Applications
Compose the picture, press the shutter button down half way, and press it down fully. · Page 41
The shutter opens and closes up to a maximum of eight times. If you release the shutter button before the camera captures eight images, the camera will stop taking pictures at that point. After photography is finished, the LCD monitor automatically turns ON.
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Taking Photographs Continuously (continued)
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Press
or
to verify the image.
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You will be allowed to choose which image to save before it is recorded to the SmartMediaTM. [. . . ] Set the date and time again.
See Page P. 43 P. 64~66 P. 80 P. 115
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Other Applications
Handy Functions
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Both the battery and AC adapter are removed with the power still ON.
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Glossary
q AF/AE AF (auto-focus) ··· A function for automatically focusing your camera. AE ··· A function for automatically setting your camera's exposure. AF/AE lock ··· Locking of the focus and exposure settings. q DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) A standard for directly writing print information to the SmartMediaTM. [. . . ]