11 high/low image compression, 12 light frequency, 13 using the flash – automatic (sa) or on (sf) – VistaQuest VQ 350 User Manual

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resolution is that you may store more images (four times more) than VGA resolution images.

If you would like to use the QVGA resolution, turn on the camera. Press the

Mode

button until

“ ” appears on the LCD display and “

Hi

” starts flashing on and off. Press the

Shutter

button

to change “

Hi

” to “

Lo

”---which is the QVGA mode.

If you would like to change resolution from QVGA to VGA, press the

Mode

button until “ ”

appears on the LCD display and “LO” begins flashing on and off. Press the

Shutter

button to

change “

LO

” to “

Hi

.”----which is the VGA mode.

3.11 High/Low Image Compression

Press the

Mode

button until HD/LD appears on the LCD display. Press the

Shutter

button to set

the picture to “ HD ” (highest image quality, using the least compression) or “ LD ”(lower image
quality, using more compression). Higher quality images captured in the HD Mode will use more

of your camera’s available memory (storage space). The LD Mode allows you to store more

images, but of a lesser quality.

3.12 Light Frequency

When capturing images or movie clips under indoor lighting, the image quality will be best if you set

the camera to match the frequency of the room-lighting. In general, 60 Hz frequency is used in
US and Asia, whereas 50Hz is most common in UK, Japan, and Europe. To change the
frequency, turn on the camera. Press the

Mode

button until

“ 50 ”

or

“ 60 ”

appears on the LCD

display. Press the

Shutter

button to choose the setting you desire.

3.13 Using the Flash – Automatic (SA) or On (SF)

Press the

Mode

button until SA/SF appears on the LCD display. Press the

Shutter

button to set

the flash to automatic flash (Strobe Automatic) or forced flash (Strobe Forced). In automatic mode,
the camera will determine if the flash is needed, or not. In forced mode (also known as “fill” flash)
the flash will always fire, regardless of lighting conditions.

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