AGFA AP OPTIMA 103 User Manual

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5. Press SET button to continue the second shot. 
6. Or, press Menu button to go back the first shot. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Repeat step 4 to 6, until the pattern is filled in images. 
8. Press SET button to save the composed image. 
9. Or, press Menu button to go back last shot. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. The camera save the image to memory. 
11. Use USB cable or memory card reader (Please refer to 
Connecting the Camera to a PC on page 56) to 
transfer the image to PC and...

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Using Smile Capture Mode   
When facing camera, especially kids, smiles are always short and hard to seize by manual shutter. 
Smile capture mode detects every smile all the time and performs Automatic Focus (AF) to capture an 
image without pressing Shutter button.     
 
Follow the instructions to get a Happy image by Smile 
Capture Mode: 
1. Select Smile capture mode from scene menu. 
2. Focus the camera on the subject to capture. 
3. When a smile is detected, the white...

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3. Move your position until photographer confirms your 
whole or half body in the frame and in the right place. 
 
4. Press the Shutter button. Camera stores the image 
produced by this step only. 
 
 
Using Love Portrait 
Want to take a good image when there are just two of you? All you have to do is hold the camera and 
show your smiles together.   
If over two faces had been recognized, the camera performs 2-second countdown with a beep notice 
then take a shot without...

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Using Shutter Priority Mode 
This mode is designed for capturing moving subjects. A faster shutter speed is required to freeze a 
motion (flying birds), while the slower shutter speed creates a sense of motion (water flowing). 
 
 
To set Shutter values 
1. Select Shutter Priority Mode from the Scene Mode 
submenu. 
2. Press SET button to enter the adjust mode. 
3. Use the 
 or   keys to select the shutter value 
options. 
4. Press the Shutter button to capture the image....

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Setting the Drive Mode 
 
Your camera features a Self-timer and Burst which can be 
set in the Drive mode function in the Record Menu. The 
Self-timer allows you to take images after a pre-defined 
delay. While burst lets you take consecutive shots. This 
function is only available in recording still images. The 
Drive mode setting is automatically set to off when you 
turn off the camera. 
 
To set the Drive Mode 
1. From the Record menu, select Drive Mode. 
2. Use the...

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Setting the AEB 
 
AEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing. It permits 3 consecutive images in the order of 
standard exposure, under exposure and overexposure compensation. 
 
To set AEB 
1. From the Record menu, select AEB. 
2. Use the 
 or   keys to go through the selection. 
3. Press the SET button to save and apply changes.
 
 
 
 
Setting the AF Area 
 
AF stands for Automatic Focus. This feature determines 
the area on which the camera focuses. 
 
To set AF...

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Setting Sharpness  
This function allows you to enhance or soften finer details 
of your images. 
 
To set Sharpness 
1. From the Record menu, select Sharpness. 
2. Use the 
 or   keys to go through the selection. 
3. Press the SET button to save and apply changes. 
 
The table below shows the available Sharpness settings.
 
 
Icon Item Description 
 High  Sharpens the image. 
 Normal   Normal sharpness. 
 Low  Softens the image. 
 
Setting Saturation 
 
The Saturation...

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Setting Contrast 
 
This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your 
images. 
 
To set Contrast 
1. From the Record menu, select  Contrast. 
2.  Use the 
 or   keys to go through the selection. 
3.  Press the  SET button to save and apply changes. 
 
Icon Item Description 
 High  Enhance the contrast 
 Normal   Normal contrast 
 Low  Reduce the contrast 
 
Setting the Digital Zoom 
 
This feature controls the digital zoom mode of your   
camera. 
Your camera...

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Setting the Date Stamp 
 
The date of recording can be printed directly on the still 
images. This function must be activated before the image 
is captured. Once date and time are stamped on an image, 
they can no longer be edited or deleted. 
Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows: 
• Available for still images only. 
• May slow down AEB/ Burst mode when Date Stamp is 
enabled in AEB/ Burst mode. 
• In vertical or rotated images, the date and time on 
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Settings of Recording Videos 
Press Function button   to enable video setting menu before recording a video.   
 
Movie Size 
 
The Movie Size function appears only in Movie mode. Use 
this function to adjust the resolution and quality of movie 
clips.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
The table below shows the available size and corresponding image quality settings. 
 
Icon Item Description 
 
1280 x720 
HDTV (Only support SDHC_Class(6)) 
The length of a single video recording is up to...