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CE STATEMENT

Products with the CE Marking comply with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low
Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community.
Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms:
EN55022 (CISPR 22) Radio Frequency Interference
EN50082 (IEC801-2, IEC801-3, IEC801-4) Electro-magnetic Immunity
EN60950 (IEC950) Product Safety
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  • Page 1: Ce Statement

    CE STATEMENT Products with the CE Marking comply with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms: EN55022 (CISPR 22) Radio Frequency Interference EN50082 (IEC801-2, IEC801-3, IEC801-4) Electro-magnetic Immunity EN60950 (IEC950) Product Safety...

  • Page 2: Trademark Information

    TRADEMARK INFORMATION Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ® ® Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. ® Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. is a trademark. PhotoSuite, PhotoVista are trademarks. Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Read This First

    2. The accessories that come with the camera may vary between regions. 3. For driver updates, you can contact our website "WWW.NYTECH.DE" for help. 4. We are not liable whatsoever for any compensation arising from errors in descriptions in...

  • Page 4: Warnings

    WARNINGS Do not use the camera if it is emitting smoke, unusual odor or noise, becoming unusually hot to be touched, or if it is in any other abnormal state. Operating the camera in any of these circumstances may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Stop using the camera immediately, turn the camera off, and then disconnect the power source (batteries or AC power adapter).
  • Page 5 Do not expose the camera to moisture and avoid water gets into the camera. Take particular care when using the camera under extreme weather conditions, such as rain or snow, or when operating the camera at the beach or near water. Water in the camera may cause a fire or an electrical shock.

  • Page 6: Cautions

    CAUTIONS Do not place the camera in damp or dusty locations. This may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Do not place the camera in a location affected by oil fumes or steam, such as near a cooking stove or humidifier. This may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Do not cover or wrap the camera or the AC power adapter with a cloth or quilt.
  • Page 7 When leaving the camera unused for long periods, such as during a vacation, always unplug the camera from the power source (batteries or AC power adapter) for safety. (If you are using the AC power adapter, unplug the adapter from the AC power outlet after you have disconnected the camera.) Failure to do so could result in a fire.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS CE STATEMENT ....................... 1 TRADEMARK INFORMATION ................... 2 READ THIS FIRST....................3 WARNINGS ......................4 CAUTIONS ........................ 6 INTRODUCTION ...................... 12 Overview ......................12 Package Contents ................... 13 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA ..............14 Front View ...................... 14 Rear View ....................... 15 Mode Dial ......................
  • Page 9 GETTING STARTED ....................21 Installing the Batteries ..................21 Using the AC Power Adapter ................22 Loading an SD Memory Card ................23 Attaching the Camera Strap ................24 Choosing the Language ................... 24 Setting the Date and the Time ................. 25 Setting the Image Resolution and Quality ............
  • Page 10 Photography in a Variety of Modes ..............34 Selecting the Manual Mode ................35 Selecting the Auto Mode ..................36 Selecting the Macro Mode .................. 37 Selecting the Portrait Mode ................38 Selecting the Landscape Mode ................39 Selecting the Night Scene Mode ................ 40 Selecting the Sports Mode .................
  • Page 11 MOVIE MODE ......................51 Recording Video Clips ..................51 Viewing Video Clips ..................52 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES/VIDEO CLIPS TO YOUR COMPUTER ..53 Step 1: Installing the USB Driver on a Windows PC ......... 54 Installing the USB Driver on a Macintosh PC........54 Step 2: Connecting the Camera to Your Computer ..........

  • Page 12: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Overview Your new digital camera delivers high quality, 2304 x 1728 resolution images using a 4.0 Megapixels CCD sensor. Using either the optical viewfinder or the 1.6" TFT color image LCD monitor, you can compose images and then examine them in detail. An auto-flash sensor automatically detects the shooting (lighting) conditions and determines whether the flash should be used.

  • Page 13: Package Contents

    Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items. In the event that any item is missing or if you find any mismatch or damage, promptly contact our hotline. Digital Camera USB Cable User's Manual Video Cable AC Power Adapter SD Memory Card...

  • Page 14: Getting To Know Your Camera

    GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1. Mode dial 2. Shutter button 7. Power switch 3. Camera strap 8. Flash 4. A/V OUT (Audio/Video Out) terminal 9. Viewfinder window 5. Digital terminal 10. Lens 6. DC-in connector 11. Self-timer LED...

  • Page 15: Rear View

    Rear View Arrow button (Up) Flash button Arrow button (Right) Arrow button (Down) Self-timer button Arrow button (Left) 5. OK OK button 6. T Zoom in button Viewfinder Digital zoom button LED indicator W Zoom out button LCD monitor Thumbnail button Delete button Playback button Tripod socket...

  • Page 16: Mode Dial

    Mode Dial Mode Description Manual Mode Select this mode to set the aperture value and shutter speed values separately. Auto Mode Select this mode to a just "point-and-shoot" action. Macro Mode Select this mode to shoot a close-up of the subject. Portrait Mode Select this mode to make people stand out with the background out-of-focus.

  • Page 17: Led Indicators

    LED Indicators Indicator Status Description/Activity Sound LED indicator Solid red The camera is powering up LED indicator Solid green The camera is powered and ready Yes *(1) LED indicator Blinking red Camera error Yes *(3) LED indicator Blinking red Charging the flash LED indicator Blinking green Image is being recorded to the memory card No LED indicator...

  • Page 18: Lcd Monitor Information

    LCD Monitor Information These indicators are displayed when recording still images 1. Exposure mode 3. Image quality [M] Manual mode ] Fine [A] Auto mode ] Normal ] Macro mode ] Economy ] Portrait mode ] Landscape mode ] Night Scene mode ] Sports mode 2.
  • Page 19 LCD Monitor Information 5. Sharpness 8. Flash mode ] High ] Auto flash ] Medium ] Red-eye reduction ] Low ] Fill flash (on) ] Flash off 6. White balance 9. Color AUTO ] Full color ] Daylight ] Black and White ] Cloudy ] Sepia ] Sunset...
  • Page 20 These indicators are displayed when recording video clips: 1. Movie mode 2. Recording indicator 3. Video counter 4. Battery level 5. Card indicator. These indicators are displayed when playing images back: 1. Reverse Key 2. Card indicator 3. Forward Key 4.

  • Page 21: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED You can use either 2 AA size batteries (Alkaline or Ni-MH) or an AC power adapter (3.0V/2.5A) to power the camera. Battery power is convenient for capturing images or recording video clips while an AC power adapter is useful when transferring images to your computer. Installing the Batteries 1.

  • Page 22: Using The Ac Power Adapter

    Using the AC Power Adapter 1. Make sure the camera is turned off. 2. Open the port cover and connect one end of the AC power adapter to the jack labeled "DC IN". 3. Connect the other end to an electrical outlet. Make sure to use only the AC power adapter specified for the camera.

  • Page 23: Loading An Sd Memory Card

    Loading an SD Memory Card The camera comes with 11MB of internal memory, allowing you to store images and video clips in the camera. However, you can expand the memory capacity by using the SD memory card so that you can store additional images and video clips. 1.

  • Page 24: Attaching The Camera Strap

    Attaching the Camera Strap To prevent accidental slippage during use, always use the camera strap. Attach the camera strap as follows: 1. Thread the small loop of the strap through the strap eyelet on the camera. 2. Pull the large loop through the small loop until the strap is firmly secured Choosing the Language When you turn on the camera for the first time, the language...

  • Page 25: Setting The Date And The Time

    Setting the Date and the Time The Date/Time screen will be presented if/when: The camera is turned on for the first time. The camera is turned on after removing the batteries/AC power adapter or replacing the batteries. When the date and time setting screen appears, follow the steps to set the correct date and time.

  • Page 26: Setting The Image Resolution And Quality

    Setting the Image Resolution and Quality Resolution and quality settings determine the pixel size (dimension), image file size, and compression ratio for your image. These settings affect the number of images that can be stored in the internal memory, or on an SD memory card. Higher resolution and higher quality images offer the best photographic results but take up more memory space.
  • Page 27 The table below shows the approximate number of shots that you can take at each setting based on 11MB internal memory or an 8MB/16MB/32MB/128MB/256MB SD memory card. The above data shows the standard testing results. The actual capacity varies according to the shooting conditions and settings...

  • Page 28: Taking Photographs

    TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS Basic Setting Your camera is equipped with both an optical viewfinder and a 1.6" full color TFT LCD monitor to compose images. Taking images by using the optical viewfinder will conserve more battery power. If your batteries' level is in low condition, it is recommended to compose images by using the viewfinder.

  • Page 29: Using The Lcd Monitor

    Using the LCD Monitor Using the LCD monitor can help you to confirm an image while taking pictures, to replay recorded images/video clips or to adjust menu settings. The mode icons, text and numbers that are displayed on the LCD monitor may vary according to the current settings. 1.

  • Page 30: Using The Zoom Functions

    Using the Zoom Functions The lens moves during the zoom photography. Zoom photography allows you to capture telephoto and wide-angle shots. By using the digital zoom, images can be closer by pressing the (T) telephoto button. Or appears smaller away by pressing the (W) wide-angle button. To capture a digitally zoomed image, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 31: Using The Self-Timer

    Using the Self-Timer By using the self-timer you can join into the screen when taking group shots. You can take pictures with the self-timer in any shooting mode (Manual, Auto, Macro, Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene or Sports). The self-timer duration is 10 seconds. After the self-timer is set, the shutter automatically releases after 10 seconds.

  • Page 32: Using The Flash

    Using the Flash The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. You can take an image using a suitable flash mode to your circumstances. If you change the flash mode, the camera will retain that setting even if the camera is turned off. 1.
  • Page 33 The table below will help to choose the appropriate flash mode: Flash Mode Description ] Auto Flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting conditions. Select this mode for general photography. ] Red-Eye Reduction The flash emits a precursor-flash before the main flash fires. This causes the pupil in the human eye to constrict, reducing the red-eye phenomenon.

  • Page 34: Photography In A Variety Of Modes

    Photography in a Variety of Modes Your digital camera offers you choices of seven "scenes", which include Manual mode, Auto mode, Macro mode, Portrait mode, Landscape mode, Night Scene mode and Sports mode. In these modes, your camera setting can automatically be optimized for the selected subject's type, sparing you the requisites of settings adjustment one-by-one.

  • Page 35: Selecting The Manual Mode

    Selecting the Manual Mode You can capture images by manually adjusting conditions such as image quality, image size, saturation, sharpness, white balance, ISO speed, flash mode and EV compensation. For the above setting information, refer to the capture menu. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2.

  • Page 36: Selecting The Auto Mode

    Selecting the Auto Mode In this mode the majority of the settings are adjusted by the camera. Simply point the camera at the subject and then shoot. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Rotate the mode dial to [ A ]. 3.

  • Page 37: Selecting The Macro Mode

    Selecting the Macro Mode Use the macro mode to capture a close-up of the subject, such as flowers or insects. The effective range is between 0.2m and 0.7m. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Rotate the mode dial to [ 3.

  • Page 38: Selecting The Portrait Mode

    Selecting the Portrait Mode Taking pictures by selecting the [ ] Portrait mode helps you to construct portraits in which the main subject stands out sharply and clearly against indistinct background's details. The effective range is between 0.4m and infinity. 1.

  • Page 39: Selecting The Landscape Mode

    Selecting the Landscape Mode Taking pictures by selecting the [ ] Landscape mode helps you to capture vivid and expansive landscape pictures with the enhancement of image's color and saturation. The [ ] Landscape mode is used when the distance to the subject is between 0.4m and infinity. 1.

  • Page 40: Selecting The Night Scene Mode

    Selecting the Night Scene Mode Capturing human subjects by using the [ ] Night Scene mode helps to provide a natural balance between the main subject and the background. The people in an evening sky or night scene are illuminated with lights from the flash while the background is captured at a slow shutter speed to prevent blurring and let both (people and the background) appear accordingly exposure.

  • Page 41: Selecting The Sports Mode

    Selecting the Sports Mode Using the [ ] Sports mode helps you to capture fast-moving objects. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Rotate the mode dial to [ 3. Press the Menu button. 4. Set Image size, Image quality, EV, White balance, Color, Saturation and Sharpness by pressing button and then press the OK button to confirm.

  • Page 42: Playback Mode

    PLAYBACK MODE mode, you can view, magnify, delete images, play video clips, or run a slide show. Playback mode also provides a thumbnail image display, allowing you to quickly scan for the image you want. In Playback mode, pressing the Playback button or rotating the mode dial will change into Capture mode.

  • Page 43: Viewing Images

    Viewing Images You may view your recorded images on the LCD monitor by pressing the button. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Press the button, then press the menu button and the playback menu displays on the screen. 3.

  • Page 44: Zoom Playback

    Zoom Playback While reviewing your images, you may enlarge a selected portion of an image. This magnification allows you to view fine details. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Press the button. 3. View and select your recorded images by using the button.

  • Page 45: Displaying Thumbnail Images

    Displaying Thumbnail Images This function allows you to view nine thumbnail images on the LCD monitor simultaneously so that you can quickly scan for a particular image. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Press the button and then the button.

  • Page 46: Slide Show Display

    Slide Show Display The slide show function enables you to play your images back automatically sequential order as a slide show. This is a very useful and entertaining feature reviewing recorded images, video clips and for presentations. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2.

  • Page 47: Setting Dpof

    Setting DPOF DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) allows you to embed printing information on your memory card or internal memory. By using DPOF, you can select an image to be printed and then specify how many prints or which image you would like. Take your memory card or internal memory to a DPOF enabled printer that accept memory cards.

  • Page 48: Deleting Images/Video Clips

    Deleting Images/Video Clips To delete one image or video clip at a time, use the button on the rear side of the camera. To delete all images or video clips at once, you may find this option in Playback menu. To Delete One Image/Video Clip 1.

  • Page 49: To Delete All Images/Video Clips At A Time

    To Delete All Images/Video Clips 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Press the button on the rear side of the camera to see the captured images and video clips. 3. Then press the button. 4. Select Delete by using the button.

  • Page 50: Formatting An Sd Card Or Internal Memory

    Formatting an SD card or Internal Memory Using this option you may format the internal memory or the SD memory card. To perform the format function, press the and then press To format the images or video clips stored in the intrenal memory, be sure to remove the SD card memory card first and the OSD screen will display as "Format memory?".

  • Page 51: Movie Mode

    Movie Mode Recording Video Clips The movie mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Press the button. The recording movie time, REC icon, the card indicator and the battery level will all display on the LCD monitor.

  • Page 52: Viewing Video Clips

    Viewing Video Clips To view the recorded video clips, follow the steps below. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Press the button. 3. View and select your recorded video clips by using the button. While playing back the video clips, within 2 sec. the camera will automatically play the whole movie recording again.

  • Page 53: Transferring Recorded Images/Video Clips To Your Computer

    TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES/VIDEO CLIPS TO YOUR COMPUTER You can share recorded images/ video clips with your family or friends via e-mail or post them on the Web. Before doing those things, you need to connect the camera to your computer by using the USB cable and then transfer the images/video clips.

  • Page 54: Step 1: Installing The Usb Driver On A Windows Pc

    Step 1: Installing the USB Driver on a Windows PC The USB driver on the supplied CD-ROM is exclusively for Windows 98. Installing the USB driver on computers running Windows 2000/Me/XP is not necessary. 1. Insert the CD-ROM packaged with the camera into the CD-ROM drive. The welcome screen appears.

  • Page 55: Step 2: Connecting The Camera To Your Computer

    Step 2: Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera. 3.

  • Page 56: Step 3: Downloading Images/Video Clips

    Step 3: Downloading Images/Video Clips When the camera is turned on and connected to your computer, it is considered to be a disk drive, just like a floppy disk or CD. You can download (transfer) images by copying them from the "removable disk"...

  • Page 57: Installing Phosuite

    INSTALLING PHOSUITE PhotoSuite is a very user-friendly image-editing program. With PhotoSuite, you can breezily retouch, compose and organize your images. It contains a variety of templates, such as photo frames, birthday cards, calendars and more. Get your images ready and go explore this amazing program.

  • Page 58: Installing Photovista

    INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA PhotoVista is an easy-to-use program that lets you create spectacular 360 panoramic images in a snap. When you view these panoramas, you get the experience of being totally immersed in a realistic environment. PhotoVista's powerful engine quickly and automatically stitches images together, and its intuitive interface will let even a novice get great results in minutes.

  • Page 59: Menu Options

    MENU OPTIONS The Capture Menu In the Capture menu, you can determine the conditions you would like to choose such as image size, image quality, EV compensation, white balance, ISO, color, saturation and sharpness. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2.
  • Page 60 IMAGE SIZE Refer to Setting the Image Resolution and Quality (p. 19). QUALITY Refer to Setting the Image Resolution and Quality (p. 19). Your camera adjusts the exposure for each scene automatically. However, when the subject is too dark or too bright, the camera adjusts the brightness or darkness. This is called EV compensation.
  • Page 61 Effective Subjects and Set Values Positive (+) Compensation Copying of printed text (black characters on white paper) Backlit portraits Very bright scenes (such as snowfields) and highly reflective subjects Shots made up predominantly of sky Negative (-) Compensation Spot lighted subjects, particularly against dark backgrounds Imaging of printed text (white characters on black paper) Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of green or dark foliage In [...
  • Page 62 WHITE BALANCE When the brightness of the light changes, our eyes adapt the difference so that the white object remains white. For digital still cameras, they can also see the white object as white by averaging the light around the subject. The camera determines the white balance by averaging the various kinds of light that actually enters the lens.
  • Page 63 The ISO speed decides the sensitivity to the lights. The higher the ISO number is, the more sensitive it is to the lights. When recording under dark situations or recording a fast moving, use a high-number setting. However, while recording high quality images, we suggest you to use a low-number setting. To set the ISO speed, first press the OK button.
  • Page 64 Color To capture an image, the camera offers three types of color (Full Color/ Black and White/ Sepia) for you to match as your wish. Your images will demonstrate different impression by choosing different types of color. To set the color, first press the OK button. Then choose the appropriate color background Full (Color/Black and White/ Sepia) you prefer by pressing the button and then press...
  • Page 65 Sharpness The camera will automatically emphasize the borders between light and dark areas of the image. This will make the image's edges seem sharper. To set the Sharpness' detail, first press the OK button. Then choose the appropriate sharpness degree (High/Medium/ Low) you prefer by pressing the button and then press the OK button again to confirm.

  • Page 66: The Playback Menu

    The Playback Menu Use the Playback menu to transfer your recorded images/video clips to a memory card, to create an on-camera slide show displaying or figure DPOF settings. You can also use the Playback menu to delete one or all images, to format the memory card or the internal memory and also record your voices as your preference.

  • Page 67: The Setup Menu

    The Setup Menu You can select your preference for the camera settings in Setup mode. Rotate the mode dial to Setup mode and navigate to the option you wish to configure by using the button. Date & time Refer to "Setting the Date and the Time" in GETTING STARTED. You can view your images on a TV.
  • Page 68 Beeper The camera makes a sound (beep) each time you press Beeper thecamera button if this function is enabled. Press the OK button. Then select beeper [Louder], [Soft] or [Off] by using the button and then OK button to confirm. The camera defaults to [OFF].
  • Page 69 Power off time If the camera remains unused for a certain period of time while the camera is powered on, the camera will switch to an "idle" mode, and eventually turn itself off to conserve the power. Inactivity period Inactivity period Camera Status (Batteries) (AC Power Adapter)

  • Page 70: Connecting The Camera To Other Devices

    CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES VIDEO Cable USB Cable Computer SD Card Reader SD Card Reader PCMCIA Adapter Printer Notebook...

  • Page 71: Camera Specifications

    CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS Item Description Image sensor 1/1.8" CCD Effective pixels 4.0 Million Image size Still Image: 2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 Movie image: 320 x 240 Image quality Fine Normal Economy Recording media 11MB internal memory;...
  • Page 72 LCD monitor 1.6" color TFT LCD Self-timer 10-second delay Zoom Optical: 3X Digital: Capture mode: 4X/ Playback mode: 6X Exposure compensation Auto; Manual: -2.0 ~ +2.0 EV (0.5 EV) White Balance Auto; Manual: Daylight, Cloudy, Sunset, Tungsten, Fluorescent Compressed format JPEG, MPEG 1 Level I for video clip Standards JPEG, EXIF 2.1, DPOF, DCF, MPEG 1 Level I Interface...

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