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  • Page 1 DC 1422...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 3: Read This First

    READ THIS FIRST 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 Inc. SD™ is a trademark. SDHC™ is a trademark. Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read and understand all Warnings and Cautions before using this product. Warnings If foreign objects or water have entered the camera, turn the power off and remove the battery. Continued use might cause fire or electric shock. Consult the store of purchase.
  • Page 5 Cautions Insert the battery paying careful attention to the polarity (+ or –) of the terminals. Inserting the battery with its polarities inverted might cause fire and injury, or damage to the surrounding areas due to the battery rupturing or leaking. Do not fire the flash close to anyone’s eyes.

  • Page 6: Notes On Battery Usage

    Notes on Battery Usage When you use the battery, carefully read and strictly observe the Safety Instructions and the notes described below: Use only the specified battery (3.7V). Avoid extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten the battery life and reduce camera performance. When you are using a new rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery that has not been used for an extended period of time (the battery that passed the expiry date is an exception), it may affect the number of images that can be captured.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 21 Setting the LOMO Overview 22 VIDEO MODE Package Contents 22 Recording Video Clips GETTING TO KNOW YOUR 22 Playing Back Video Clips CAMERA 23 PLAYBACK MODE Front View 23 Playing Back Still Images Rear View 23 Playback Display LCD Monitor Display 24 Removing Red-eye 11 GETTING STARTED...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with a 14.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 4288 x 3216 pixels. Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items: Common Product Components:...

  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your Camera

    GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1 2 3 1. Shutter button 2. Flash 3. ON/OFF Power button 4. Self-timer LED 5. Microphone 6. Speaker 7. Lens Rear View A. LCD monitor B. Status LED C. USB and AV OUT terminal D.

  • Page 10: Lcd Monitor Display

    LCD Monitor Display Capture mode 1. Zoom status 00214 00214 00214 2. Available number of shots 3. Storage media Internal memory (no card) SD/SDHC memory card 4. Battery condition Full battery power Medium battery 2011.03.01 2011.03.01 2011.03.01 13:15 13:15 13:15 power Low battery power No battery power...
  • Page 11 Video mode 1. Zoom status 2. Storage media 3. Battery condition 4. Focus setting 5. Flash off 6. Self-timer icon 7. Video resolution 8. Elapsed time / Available recording time 9. Main focus area 00:00:00 / 02:28:49 00:00:00 / 02:28:49 10.

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED Preparation 1. Attach the camera strap. 2. Open the battery/memory card cover. 3. Insert the supplied battery with correct orientation as shown (label side front). 4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional). The camera has 32MB internal memory(12MB available for image storage), but you can load an SD/SDHC memory card to expand the camera’s memory capacity.

  • Page 13: Turn The Camera On By Pressing Playback Button

    Turn the Camera On by Pressing Playback Button 1. Press the 7 button for about 3 seconds to turn the camera on and begin playback. Lens do not zooms out/in in this playback preview. The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for the length of time selected in the Auto off menu.

  • Page 14: Initial Settings

    Initial Settings The language & date/time needs to be set if and when: The camera is turned on for the first time. The camera is turned on after leaving the camera without the battery for an extended period of time. 1.

  • Page 15: Choosing The Language

    Choosing the Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the 7 button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3.

  • Page 16: Capture Mode

    CAPTURE MODE Capturing Images Your camera is equipped with a 2.7” full color TFT LCD monitor to help you compose images, playback recorded images/video clips or adjust menu settings. 1. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the power on. 2. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ 3.

  • Page 17: Setting The Scene Mode

    Setting the Scene Mode By simply selecting one of the available scene modes, you can capture the image with the most appropriate settings. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ], and press the SET button.
  • Page 18 Scene mode Description Select this mode when you want the camera to reduce artifacts on Skin Soften faces. Select this mode when you want the camera to reduce obvious De-blemish blemishes and big spots on faces. Select this mode when you want to have optimized settings for Portrait Man Portrait capture.

  • Page 19: Taking Images With Intelligent Scene Mode

    Taking Images with Intelligent Scene mode In this Intelligent Scene mode, the camera can sense the ambient conditions and automatically select the ideal shooting mode. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ], and press the SET button.

  • Page 20: Taking And Combining Panoramic Pictures

    Taking and Combining Panoramic Pictures Pictures are manually shot, and the camera automatically combines pictures in the camera. 1. Press the button, and set the camera mode to [ ], and press the MODE button. 2. Select [Panorama PanCapture] with the buttons, and press the button.

  • Page 21: Recording Shots Using Face Detection Technology

    Recording Shots using Face Detection Technology Face Detection Technology can identify and focus on the human faces in the image. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ 2. Press the button, and select [ ] icon with the buttons.

  • Page 22: Taking Images With Interval Capture Mode

    Taking images with Interval Capture mode This mode is used to capture continuous images at a preselected time interval. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ 2. Press the MENU button, and select [Capture Md.] with the buttons, and press the SET button.

  • Page 23: Video Mode

    VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of 320 x 240 / 640 x 480 / 720p pixels. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ 2. Compose the image. 3.

  • Page 24: Playback Mode

    PLAYBACK MODE Playing Back Still Images You can play back the still images on the LCD monitor. 1. Press the 7 button. The last image appears on the screen. 2. The images can be displayed in forward or reverse sequence with the buttons.

  • Page 25: Removing Red-Eye

    Removing Red-eye You can use this function to remove the red-eye effect after an image is taken. 1. Press the 7 button. The last image appears on the screen. 2. Select the image that you want to edit with the buttons.

  • Page 26: Attaching Voice Memos

    Attaching Voice Memos A maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured still images. 1. Press the 7 button. The last image appears on the screen. 2. Select the image to which you want to attach the voice memo with the buttons.

  • Page 27: Protecting Images

    Protecting Images Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake. 1. Press the 7 button. Setup The last image appears on the screen. 2. Select the image that you want to protect with the Date/Time buttons.

  • Page 28: Dpof Settings

    DPOF Settings DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to embed printing information on your memory card. You can select the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera and insert the memory card to the card compatible printer.

  • Page 29: Erasing Images

    Erasing Images Erasing a single image / Erasing all images 1. Press the 7 button. The last image appears on the screen. 2. Select the image you want to erase with the buttons. 3. Press the MENU button. 4. Select [Delete] with the buttons, and press the SET button.

  • Page 30: Menu Options

    MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu This menu is for the basic settings to be used when capturing still images. AUTO MENU MENU 1. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the power on. 2. Press the SET button, and set the camera mode to any scene mode. 3.
  • Page 31 Color This sets the color of the image that will be captured. * Standard / Vivid / Sepia / B&W / Blue / Red / Green / Yellow / Purple Saturation This sets the saturation of the image that will be captured. * High / Standard / Low Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure.
  • Page 32 * On / Off Find Blur Refer to the section in this manual titled “Find Blur Function” for further details. * On / Off Preview This sets whether or not to display the captured image on the screen immediately after the image is captured.

  • Page 33: Video Menu

    Video Menu This menu is for the basic settings to be used when recording video clips. MENU MENU 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ 2. Press the MENU button to enter the [Video] menu. 3.

  • Page 34: Playback Menu

    Playback Menu In the [7] mode, choose which settings are to be used for playback. MENU MENU 1. Press the 7 button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the desired option item with the buttons, and press the SET button to enter its respective menu.
  • Page 35 Voice Memo Refer to the section in this manual titled “Attaching Voice Memos” for further details. Resize Resizes a previously saved image. Resizing replaces the original image with the changed image. It is only possible to resize to a smaller size. Qual.

  • Page 36: Setup Menu

    Setup Menu Set your camera’s operating environment. MENU MENU 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the 7 button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the [Setup] at the end of the Menu with the buttons, and press the SET button.
  • Page 37 Fr. No. Reset This creates a new folder. The captured images are recorded to the newly created folder from number 0001. * Execute / Cancel Light Freq. This camera supports different lighting frequencies: 50 Hz and 60 Hz. When photographing under fluorescent lighting, select the correct frequency setting depending in your local area's voltage.

  • Page 38: Transferring Files To Your Computer

    TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER System Requirement Windows Macintosh Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent PowerPC G3/G4/G5 Windows 7/XP/Vista OS 10.3.9 or later 512MB RAM 256MB RAM (512 MB recommended) 150MB available hard disk space 128MB available hard disk space DVD-ROM drive DVD-ROM drive Available USB port Available USB port...

  • Page 39: Using The Camera As A Pc Camera

    USING THE CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA Your camera can act as a PC camera, which allows you to videoconference with business associates, or have a real-time conversation with friends or family. Your computer system must include the items, Microphone, Sound card, Speakers or headphones, Network or Internet connection.

  • Page 40: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Item Description Image sensor 1/2.33” CCD sensor (14.0 megapixels) Still image 14M (4288X3216), 8M(3264 x 2448), 4M (2304x1728), Image resolution 2M(1600 x 1200), VGA(640 x 480) Video clip HD(720p), VGA(640x480), QVGA(320x240) LCD monitor 2.7” full color TFT LCD (230K pixels) 32MB internal memory (12MB available for image storage) Recording media Supports SD/SDHC memory card (1 ~ 32GB) (optional)

  • Page 41: Appendix

    APPENDIX Possible Number of Shots Possible number of shots (still image) The table shows the approximate shots that you can capture at each setting based on the capacity of the internal memory and the SD/SDHC memory card. SD/SDHC memory card capacity internal Size Quality...

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Refer to the symptoms and solutions listed below before sending the camera for repairs. If the problem persists, contact your local reseller or service center. Symptom Cause Solutions / Corrective Actions The battery is not inserted. Insert the battery correctly. The power does not come The battery is exhausted.
  • Page 43 A. Information on Disposal for Users (private households) 1.In the European Union Attention: If you want to dispose of this equipment, please do not use the ordinary dust bin! Used electrical and electronic equipment must be treated separately and in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling of used electrical and electronic equipment.

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