Setting advanced camera preferences
You can select advanced settings to meet the situation or your taste.
You can also apply functions to Jog Dial navigator and custom button, and make other settings to customize CLIE Camera S.
The settings you have made previously in “Setting basic camera preferences” are sufficient to capture images.
If you want to capture images right away, skip the settings below, and jump to “Recording still images”.
Selecting white balance
You can select a white balance setting based on the current lighting conditions.
1
Tap on the main screen.
Or, hold down the Jog Dial navigator.
The Camera Setup screen appears.
2
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select White Balance, and press the Jog Dial navigator.
A drop-down list of setting options appears.
3
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator and select a desired option.
- Auto: Adjusts white balance automatically.
- Daylight: Select when recording outside in daylight.
- Cloudy: Select when recording outside under cloudy sky.
- Fluorescent: Select when recording under a fluorescent light.
- Incandescent: Select when recording under a incandescent light.
Note
White Balance setting returns to the default setting when you quit the application. To save this setting, select White Balance in the Save Setting screen.
Changing settings for size and quality
You can select size and quality and create up to three original setups which you can select by pressing the on the main screen.
1
Tap on the main screen.
Or, hold down the Jog Dial navigator.
The Camera Setup screen appears.
2
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select Size, Quality, and press the Jog Dial navigator.
The Size, Quality screen appears.


3
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select the setting that you want to change.
Or, tap the desired setting.
A yellow indicator appears on the selected setting.
4
Tap the arrow to select size and quality.
- Size: [1600 x 1200], [1600 x 1072(3:2)], [1280 x 960], [800 x 600], [640 x 480], [320 x 480], [320 x 240]
- Quality: [Fine], [Standard], [Economy]
5
Tap OK.
Using spot metering
You can adjust exposure and focus to the selected point by tapping on the viewfinder.
This function is useful when capturing image against the sun, or when the background of the subject provides high contrast.
1
Tap on the main screen.
Or, hold down the Jog Dial navigator.
The Camera Setup screen appears.
2
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select Spot Metering, and press the Jog Dial navigator.
A drop-down list of setting options appears.
3
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator and select a desired option.
- On: Select when capturing the image against the sun.
“+” appears in the middle of the viewfinder when you select On.
On the main screen, tap on the viewfinder at a point where you want to focus and adjust exposure to.
- Off*: Default setting.
Changing the flash light level
You can change the brightness of the flash.
1
Tap on the main screen.
Or, hold down the Jog Dial navigator.
The Camera Setup screen appears.
2
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select Flash Level, and press the Jog Dial navigator.
A drop-down list of setting options appears.
3
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator and select a desired option.
- High: Select when you want to capture images using a stronger flash light.
- Normal*: Default setting.
- Low: Select when you want to capture images using a dimmer flash light.
Selecting focus mode
You can select to adjust focus manually or automatically.
1
Tap on the main screen.
Or, hold down the Jog Dial navigator.
The Camera Setup screen appears.
2
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select Focus from the left column, and press the Jog Dial navigator.
A drop-down list of setting options appears.
3
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator and select a desired option.
- AF (Always)*: Adjusts focus automatically.
- AF (One Shot): Adjusts focus when you press the CAPTURE button half way down.
- MF: Adjusts focus manually. When you select MF, scale showing focal distance appears on the viewfinder. Tap and select the distance where you want to locate the focal point.
Tips
You can rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select the focal point if you assign Jog Dial navigator to MF in the Jog setting of the Camera Setup screen.
Note
The Focus setting returns to the default setting when you quit application.
To save this setting, select Focus in the Save Setting screen.
Applying effects
You can apply an effect to the captured image by selecting the setting beforehand.
1
Tap on the main screen.
Or, hold down the Jog Dial navigator.
The Camera Setup screen appears.
2
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select Effect, and press the Jog Dial navigator.
A drop-down list of setting options appears.
3
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator and select a desired option.
Off: The effect is not selected.
B&W: The images are recorded in black and white.
Sepia: The images are recorded with a brown tint.
Note
The Effect setting returns to the default setting when you quit the application. To save this setting, select Effect in the Save Setting screen.
Customizing CLIE Camera S
You can make the following adjustments to customize CLIE Camera S.
The default settings are indicated with asterisks (*), and the currently selected settings are indicated with a yellow indicator.
1
Tap on the main screen.
Or, hold down the Jog Dial navigator.
The Camera Setup screen appears.
2
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select an item that you want to change, and press the Jog Dial navigator.
A drop-down list of setting options appears.
3
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select a desired option, and press the Jog Dial navigator.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the camera setup as necessary.
Shutter Sound Vol: Select from High, Medium*, and Low.
Shutter Sound: Select from three sound types.
Save Setting: Save Setting screen appears.
The settings for [Flash], [EV], [Scene], [Focus], and [White Balance] returns to the default setting when you quit the application.
You can select and save these settings on the Save Setting screen.
Custom Button: You can assign [White Balance], [Spot Metering], [Focus], [Scene], or [Self Timer] to the custom button.
The setting items switches as you tap the custom button on the main screen.
Jog Dial: You can assign [Zoom*], [EV], or [MF], to the Jog Dial navigator.
- Zoom*: Adjusts zoom by rotating the Jog Dial navigator.
- EV: Adjusts brightness by rotating the Jog Dial navigator. Image appears dimmer with upward rotation, and brighter with downward rotation.
- MF: Adjusts MF by rotating the Jog Dial navigator. Focal point moves away with upward rotation, and moves closer with downward rotation.