AGFA AP OPTIMA 105 User Manual

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Using Flash  
When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions, use the Flash button to get correct exposure. This 
function cannot be activated in recording videos or continuous shooting. 
 
To activate Flash: 
• Press the Flash/Right button on your camera 
repeatedly until your desired flash mode is displayed on 
the LCD monitor. 
 
 Flash/Right 
button 
 
Auto flash is enabled
 Your camera is equipped with five flash modes: 
 
 AUTO. The flash fires automatically whenever extra 
lighting is needed. 
 Red-eye reduction. The flash fires twice to reduce the 
red-eye effect. 
 Forced on. The flash fires whenever you press the 
Shutter button regardless of lighting 
conditions. 
 Slow sync. The flash fires with a slow shutter speed.  
 Forced off. The flash is turned off. 
 
 • Flash function is only available in shooting still images but not available in Burst 
and AEB modes. 
• Do not charge the flash while pressing the zoom button. Charge the flash after 
releasing the zoom button if necessary. 
Setting the Focus Mode  
This function allows users to define the type focus when recording a still image or a video clip.  
To set the Focus Mode 
• Press the Macro/Left button repeatedly until the desired focus mode icon is displayed on the lower 
left corner of the LCD monitor. 
 
 
Macro/Left button
 
 
 
 
Your camera supports the four focus modes: 
 
Normal. With normal focus, the focus range starts from 0.1m. 
When the camera is set to Normal mode, there is no 
icon displayed on the screen. 
Macro. This mode is designed for close-up photography. If 
Macro is enabled, you can capture the detail and 
sharpness of a very close image by fixed focus. 
Pan Focus. The function of auto focus finds the best proper 
position from 9 blocks of focus area. 
Infinity. When Infinity is set, the camera focuses on 
distant objects.
 Macro enabled 
  
						

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Using the Function Menu    
The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains My Mode, Photo Size, 
Quality, EV Compensation, White Balance, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. 
 
 Press the FUNC button of your camera to launch the Function Menu. 
Press the FUNC button again to close the menu. 
  Menu Options
 
• The Menu bar displays the current status 
of your camera settings. Only the available 
functions for the settings are shown as 
icon on the menu bar. 
• The available options for each item on the 
menu bar are shown in the Menu options. 
• Use the 
 or  key to move through 
the menu selections then press the SET 
button to save and apply changes.  
 
 
 
Menu bar
 
 
 
 
  
My Mode  
The My Mode function displays the 5 most recent modes used 
in order. When you move through the different modes in the 
menu options, the items on the menu bar changes 
synchronously to the corresponding available settings.
 
Photo Size  
The Photo Size function is used to set the resolution before 
you capture the image. Changing the Photo Size affects the 
number of images that can be stored in your memory card. 
The higher the resolution, the more memory space is 
required.  
 
 
 
 
 
The table below shows the Photo Size values for still images.
 
 
Icon Pixel Size Printing Size 
Suggestion  Icon Pixel Size Printing Size 
Suggestion 
 
4320 x 3240  A2 Size   
 2048 x 1536  4 x 6 
 
4320 x 2880  Standard print paper   
 1920 x 1080  HDTV 
 
3264 x 2448  A3 Size   
 640 x 480  E-mail 
 
2592 x 1944  A4 Size         
 
  
						

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Quality  
The Quality sets the quality (compression) at which the image is 
captured. The quality determines the amount of compression 
applied to your images. Fine quality would give you the best 
images with sharper details and less compression. However, the 
higher the quality, the more memory space is required in your 
memory card. 
 
EV Compensation  
Images can be captured with the overall scene intentionally 
made brighter or darker. These settings are used when a 
suitable brightness (exposure) cannot otherwise be obtained in 
circumstances where the difference in brightness between the 
subject and the background (the contrast) is large, or when the 
subject that you wish to capture is very small within the scene. 
Available for still images only. 
 
• To adjust EV settings, press the  or  keys to 
increase/decrease the value. As you adjust the settings, 
the LCD monitor synchronously displays the image 
applying the EV settings. Press the SET button to save and 
apply changes.
  
  
						

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White Balance 
 
This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions 
and permits images to be captured that approach the 
conditions that are seen by the human eye. 
  
• As you move through the selection, you can see the 
preview on the LCD monitor synchronously.
 
  
 
Icon Item Description 
 
Auto White 
Balance The camera automatically adjusts the white balance. 
 Daylight
 Ideally used for bright sunny conditions. 
 
Cloudy Ideally used for cloudy conditions. 
 Tungsten Ideally used for indoor images with tungsten or halogen lighting without a 
flash. 
 
Fluorescent 1 Ideally used for indoor images with reddish fluorescent lighting conditions. 
 Fluorescent 2  Ideally used for indoor images with bluish fluorescent lighting conditions. 
 
Custom 
Used when light source cannot be specified. 
Press the Shutter button for the camera to automatically adjust the 
appropriate white balance setting according to the environment. 
 
ISO  
This sets the sensitivity for capturing images. When the 
sensitivity is raised (and the ISO figure is increased), 
photography will become possible even in dark locations, but 
the more pixelated (grainier) the image will appear. 
• Use a higher ISO setting in dim conditions and a lower ISO 
setting in brighter conditions.   
 
 
If the Stabilizer is enabled, ISO is automatically set to Auto and cannot be adjusted. 
To adjust ISO disable Stabilizer first. 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Metering  
This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure. 
 
 
Icon Item Description 
 Multi  The entire area of the screen is measured, and the exposure is calculated. 
 Center  Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight 
to the subject matter at the center. 
 Spot  A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured, and the 
exposure is calculated. 
 
Color Mode 
 
The Color Mode function applies different colors or tones for a 
more artistic effect on the still images or videos. 
 
• As you move through the selection, the preview on the 
LCD monitor changes synchronously. 
 
Icon Item Description 
 Normal  The camera records normally. 
 Vivid The camera captures the image with more contrast and 
saturation emphasizing on the bold colors.
 
 Sepia  Images are captured in sepia tones. 
 B&W  Images are captured in black and white. 
 Vivid Red  Captured image becomes reddish. Ideally used to record images like 
flowers and cars to make them more vivid. 
 Vivid Green Captured image becomes greenish. Ideally used to record images like 
mountains and lawns to make them more vivid
 
 Vivid Blue Captured image becomes bluish. Ideally used to record images like the sky 
and the ocean to make them look more vivid. 
  
						

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Using the Record Menu  
If you are in Photo Mode, you can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU 
button on your camera. 
When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the SET button to move through menu 
selections and apply your desired settings. To close the menu anytime, press the menu button again. 
 
Record Menu  
The Record menu allows you to change modes, and setup other 
capture settings. 
 
To go to Record Menu: 
Set the mode switch Photo Mode [
]. 
1. Press 
  to launch the Record Menu. 
2. Use the 
 or   keys to move through the menu 
3. To select an item, press 
 or SET button. 
4. Change the submenu settings using the 4-way navigation 
control. 
5. Press the SET button to save and apply settings. 
 
 
Setting the Scene Mode  
By simply selecting one of the following 32 modes, you can 
capture the image with the most appropriate settings. 
 
1. From the Record Menu, press to select Scene Mode. 
2. Use the navigation controls to move through the selection. 
3. Press the SET button to save and activate the selected 
scene mode. 
 
 
 
While using scene mode menu: 
• Spin the Zoom dial clockwise (right) to 
enter the Help screen for scene mode 
selection. 
• Spin counterclockwise (left) to go back 
scene mode menu. 
 
  
						

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The table below shows the available scene mode settings. 
 
Icon Item Description 
 
Auto  The simplest way to shoot basic images. Settings are adjusted 
automatically. 
 Program The camera automatically adjusts suitable shooting settings like shutter 
speed and aperture values. 
 
Intelligent Scene The camera detects the shooting conditions and automatically switches to 
the appropriate scene mode. 
 Portrait 
 The camera blurs the background to focus on the subject. 
 
Landscape  This feature is used to emphasize wide scenic views. 
 Sunset 
 This feature enhances the red hue for recording sunset images. 
 
Backlight  This feature is used to capture the image of a backlight object by 
changing the metering. 
 Kids 
 This feature is used to capture still images of moving kids. 
 
Night Scene This feature is used to capture images with night scenery background. 
 Fireworks 
 This feature slows shutter speed to capture fireworks explosions. 
 
Snow  This feature is used for beach and snow scenes. 
 Sports 
 This feature captures still images in high speed motions. 
 
Party  This feature is used for wedding or indoor party settings. 
 Candlelight 
 This feature is used to capture warm candle light effects. 
 
Night Portrait  This feature is used to capture portrait pictures with night or dark 
background. 
 Soft Skin
 This feature enhances skin tone thus facial skin appears smooth. 
 
Flowing Water  This feature enhances smooth effects like water or silk. 
 Food This feature is used to capture food images. The increased saturation in 
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Building  This feature enhances the edges of captured images. 
 Text 
 This feature enhances the black and white contrast normally used when 
capturing text images. 
 
Foliage This feature boosts the saturation of greens to give a rich color to foliage. 
 Auction This feature combines up to 4 shots into a single image and provides 4 
patterns to select for usage of auction. 
 
Smile Capture This feature uses face tracking to auto detect faces to capture. When 
smiles are detected, it continuously captures the image.  
 Blink Detection This feature detects if the subject blinked an eye when the image is 
captured and gives the user an option whether to save it or not.  
 
Pre-composition  This feature captures a image temporarily as a reference. Full press 
shutter after referring the subject to the reference point. 
 Love Portrait This feature uses face tracking to auto detect faces to capture portraits 
images without the help of others. When over two faces are detected, AF 
is automatically activated. The camera starts count down and captures a 
picture in two seconds. 
 
Self Portrait 
This feature set zoom to wide end. When over two faces are detected, AF 
automatically activated and plays the sound (Bi) for notice. Then camera 
starts count down and captures a picture in two seconds. 
 HDR This feature applies digital processing only to the necessary portion(s) of 
the image and preserves details in highlights and shadows with natural 
contrast. 
 
Aperture Priority This feature lets users to adjust the aperture value and the camera 
automatically selects the shutter speed to match the brightness.  
 Shutter Priority This feature lets users to adjust the shutter speed and the camera 
automatically selects the aperture value to match the brightness. 
 
Manual Exposure  This feature lets users to adjusts the shutter speed and aperture value to 
correctly expose your images. 
 Voice REC 
 This mode is used to record audio clips. 
    
After selecting the scene mode, the selected mode, except Voice Rec, will be added to the forefront in My 
Mode of Function Menu. In the Menu Options, the Auto Mode is fixed and the other 5 items can display 
the most recent used modes. See Using the Function Menu on page 21. 
  
						

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Using Intelligent Scene 
This feature is most useful for novice users to capture great images even without basic knowledge of 
photography. Simply frame the shot with the help of Intelligent Scene Mode, the camera automatically 
recognizes 11 kinds of scenes - Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Macro, Text, Snow, Backlight, Backlight 
Portrait, Night Scene, Night Portrait and Foliage - and selects the ideal settings. 
 
 
Intelligent scene icon. After the camera detects the shooting 
conditions, this icon changes to show the detected scene 
mode.
 
 
   
 
 
 
The camera changed to Landscape mode 
automatically. 
To activate Intelligent Scene 
1. Select from the Scene Mode submenu. 
2. Focus the camera on the subject to capture. 
3. The camera detects the shooting conditions 
and switches to an appropriate scene mode. 
4. Half press the Shutter button to focus the 
subject. The frame turns green to indicate 
focus is set. 
5. Press the Shutter button to take the shot. 
 
 
 
Using Kids Mode   
Tactically, kids are the most difficult to photograph. They tend 
to be highly animated and can be a real challenge to make 
them pay attention for more than just a second or two. To 
capture a great moment for your kids, just keep the camera in 
kid mode. The mode provides higher shutter speed and 
always focuses on moving subject. 
 
 
Using Sports Mode   
When you need a series of sports motion images, such as a golf swing, or try to capture the images of a 
flying hummingbird/butterfly, be sure to switch the scene mode to sports mode. This mode provides 
shutter in Burst speed (Keep shooting images long as the Shutter button is pressed) which allows you to 
capture a sequence of pictures that are frames apart clearly.     
 
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Using Party Mode 
Let the party mode on! It can be difficult to get everyone on a party. While you have the whole gang 
together, take a group or family portrait. Party mode features on Red-eye reduction flash and face tracking. 
You’ll miss fewer shots, and have more time to focus on enjoying the party. 
 
Using Soft Skin mode 
When the soft skin mode is activated, it makes wrinkles and lines look less conspicuous, while preserving 
resolution in areas of the picture outside of the skin. The camera detects skin color area, such as the face 
and processes the image to make the skin appear smooth.   
 
Using Food Mode 
How to share your dining experiences and comments of 
interesting widgets on your blog by close-up images? Just get 
the camera and set the scene with food mode. This mode 
features on macro focus and auto flash designed for close-up 
photography.  
 
 
 
Macro focus and Auto Flash are 
enabled by using Food mode. 
 
Using Foliage Mode 
A scenic image, such as a garden or forest scene, that full of doll green colors is boring. In foliage mode, 
the greens, blues, are brilliantly enhanced making scenic pictures pop out with bright color.   
 
Using Auction Mode 
It’s hard and waste a lot of time to combine several images by software. Select Auction mode and choose 
a pattern, then take a few shots from different angle. The camera composes a combined image in lower 
resolution suited to online posting.   
 
1. Select Auction Mode from Scene Mode menu.   
2. Use 
 or   keys to choose a pattern. 
3. Press the SET button to start shooting. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Frame the subject and press the Shutter button to take 
the first shot.