[. . . ] This user manual includes detailed usage instructions for your camera. Please read this manual thoroughly. Click a topic Basic troubleshooting Quick reference User Manual ST96 Contents Basic functions Extended functions Shooting options Playback/Editing Settings Appendixes Index Health and safety information Always comply with the following precautions and usage tips to avoid dangerous situations and ensure peak performance of your camera. Warning--situations that could cause injury to yourself or others Do not disassemble or attempt to repair your camera. Do not insert flammable materials into the camera or store these materials near the camera. [. . . ] Fish-eye: Distort close objects to imitate the visual effect of a fisheye lens. Classic: Apply a black and white effect. Fish-eye Sketch 1 2 3 In Shooting mode, press [m]. Cartoon: Apply a cartoon painting effect. Shooting options 72 Applying effects/Adjusting images Icon Description Icon Description Ink Painting: Apply a watercolor painting effect. Cross Filter: Add lines that radiate outward from bright objects to imitate the visual effect of a cross filter. Sketch: Apply a pen sketch effect. Fish-eye: Distort close objects to imitate the visual effect of a fisheye lens. Classic: Apply a black and white effect. Available filters in Movie mode Icon Description Retro: Apply a sepia tone effect. · If you select Miniature when recording a video, the miniature recording time is displayed with the icon and is shorter than the real recording time. Normal: No effect Palette Effect 1: Create a vivid look with sharp contrast and strong color. Miniature: Apply a tilt-shift effect to make the subject appear in miniature. Vignetting: Apply the retro-looking colors, high contrast, and strong vignette effect of Lomo cameras. Half Tone Dot: Apply a halftone effect. · If you select Miniature when recording a video, you cannot record the video sound and capture still images from a video. · If you select Miniature, Vignetting, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, or Fish-eye while recording a video, the recording speed will be set to and the recording resolution will be set to . · If you select Sketch, Oil Painting, Cartoon, Ink Painting, or Cross Filter when capturing a photo, the photo size will automatically change to and below. · If you set Smart Filter effects, you cannot set the Smart Zoom, Face Recognition options, Image Adjustment options, Burst options, or Tracking AF. Shooting options 73 Applying effects/Adjusting images Adjusting your photos p 4 Press [F/t] to adjust each value. Contrast + Description Adjust the sharpness, saturation, or contrast of your photos. 1 2 3 In Shooting mode, press [m]. Select a · Contrast · Sharpness · Saturation Image Adjust : Contrast Contrast Sharpness Saturation Decrease the color and brightness. Increase the color and brightness. Description Image Adjust. Sharpness - Select an option. Soften the edges on your photos (suitable for editing the photos on your computer). This may also increase the noise in your photos. Description + Saturation + Decrease the saturation. Increase the saturation. Back Set 5 Press [o] to save your settings. · Select 0 if you do not want to apply any effects (suitable for printing). · If you set adjustment functions, you cannot use Smart Filter options and Face Detection options. Shooting options 74 Playback/Editing Learn how to play back photos or videos, and edit photos or videos. Also, learn how to connect your camera to your computer, photo printer, TV, HDTV, or 3D TV. Viewing photos or videos in Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Transferring files to your Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Transferring files by connecting the camera as a removable disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Disconnecting the camera (for Windows XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Making a movie with the Creative Movie Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 View a movie made in the Creative Movie Maker mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Smart zoom Smart zoom lets you zoom in with less degradation of picture quality than the optical zoom and digital zoom. Vignetting A reduction of an image's brightness or saturation at the periphery (outer edges) compared to the center of the image. Vignetting can draw interest to subjects positioned in the center of an image. White balance (color balance) An adjustment of the intensities of colors (typically the primary colors red, green, and blue), in an image. [. . . ]