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Page 1: Digital Camera
Digital Camera User Manual 020810... -
Page 2: About This Manual
All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Photo Express, DVD PictureShow, Cool 360 and PhotoExplorer, Copyright 2002, Ulead Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved. Presto! VideoWorks, Presto! Image Folio and Presto! Mr. Photo, Copyright 2002, NewSoft Technology Corporation. All Rights Reserved. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Getting Started ... 1 Features ... 1 Safety Information ... 2 Included Components ... 4 Camera Overview... 6 Front View... 6 Back View... 8 Bottom View... 11 Install the Memory Card... 12 Install the Batteries... 14 Choose a Language ... - Page 4 Chapter 4 - Connecting to a Computer... 27 Installing Software... 28 Making the Connection ... 30 Copying Photos to a PC... 31 Using as a PC Camera ... 32 Chapter 5 – Mode / Operation Guide ... 33 Snapshot Mode ... 33 Video Mode ...
- Page 5 Chapter 6 – Using the LCD Display... 46 LCD Icon Descriptions... 47 Appendix 1 – Button Function Guide ... 49 Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting... 50...
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Page 6: Chapter 1 - Getting Started
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Features Optical Zoom (3x), Digital Zoom (3x) • Up to 2048 x 1536 resolution • Color LCD viewfinder screen • Audio-Video Clip Recording • USB 1.1 interface • Auto exposure, user-defined exposure, auto focus • Flash: Auto / Always On / Red-Eye Reduction / OFF •... -
Page 7: Safety Information
Digital Camera User’s Manual Safety Information Do not look at the sun through the viewfinder. Viewing the sun or other strong light source through the viewfinder could cause permanent visual impairment. Do not disassemble the camera. Touching the product’s internal parts could result in injury. - Page 8 water. Discontinue use immediately if you notice any changes in the battery such as discoloration, deformation or leakage. Observe caution when operating the flash. Do not use the flash close to anyone’s eyes. This can cause temporary damage to eyesight. Particular care should be observed when photographing infants –...
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Page 9: Included Components
Digital Camera User’s Manual Included Components Your digital camera comes equipped with the following components. Please check to make sure all items are included. Digital Camera User’s Manual Quick Reference Guide... - Page 10 USB Cable Two (2) AA Alkaline Batteries Installation CD-ROM Soft Carrying Case Video Cable...
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Page 11: Camera Overview
Digital Camera User’s Manual Camera Overview The front, rear, bottom and top views of the digital camera are shown on the following pages. Please take a moment to review these illustrations to familiarize yourself with the terms used in the rest of this manual. Front View... - Page 12 Shutter Button: Press this button to take pictures, or to select menu options. Built-in Flash: The flash allows the camera to take pictures in low light conditions and can also be used in bright conditions to remove unwanted shadows. Self-Timer LED: When the mode dial is set to Preset and the Self-Timer option is used before pressing the Shutter Button, this LED will blink for ten seconds before the camera takes a picture.
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Page 13: Back View
Digital Camera User’s Manual Back View Status LED: When power is first turned on, or the camera is working (and not available to take a picture), the LED will flash. When the camera is... - Page 14 ready to take a picture or accept user commands, the LED is a solid green color. Viewfinder: The viewfinder is used to frame your pictures. The actual picture is taken with the lens and not the viewfinder. Power Button: Press this button to turn on the digital camera.
- Page 15 Digital Camera User’s Manual Power Jack: Plug the AC Adapter into the camera here to supply it with electricity from an external, non-battery power source. 10. Video Out Jack: Connect your video out cable here and then the other end to your television set in order to use the camera a digital video camera.
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Page 16: Bottom View
Bottom View Tripod Connector: Attaches the camera to a tripod. This is an optional accessory that can be used to hold the camera still and is especially useful for low light night pictures. Battery / Memory Card Cover: Opens to allow access to the battery chambers as well as the memory card slot. -
Page 17: Install The Memory Card
Digital Camera User’s Manual Install the Memory Card To install the memory card: Turn off the camera. Open the battery / memory card compartment by pressing on the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow toward the outside edge of the camera. - Page 18 Insert the memory card with the notched corner facing the outside edge of the camera (gold circuitry facing toward the back of the camera.) Close the battery / memory card cover. Notch...
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Page 19: Install The Batteries
Digital Camera User’s Manual Install the Batteries To install or replace the batteries: Turn off the camera. Open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera by pressing on the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow toward the outside edge of the camera. - Page 20 Insert batteries into the chamber making sure that the positive properly oriented, as indicated on the compartment’s interior wall. Close the battery cover. and negative ends are...
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Page 21: Choose A Language
Digital Camera User’s Manual Choose a Language The digital camera can display text and messages in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese. To select a different language: Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup mode Turn the camera on. - Page 22 Use the Down button press the Display button Use the Up and Down buttons the language you want to use. Press the Display button Menu returns. to select Language then to enter this menu. to select to set it. The Setup...
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Page 23: Set The Time And Date
Digital Camera User’s Manual Set the Time and Date When you transfer a photo to a computer and/or print it, the time and date will show when it was taken. To set the date display style: Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup Turn on the camera. - Page 24 Select the Style option. Press the Display button to enter that menu. Choose either Month/Day or Day/Month as the display style for the date. When the settings are correct, press the Display button to save the changes.
- Page 25 Digital Camera User’s Manual To set the date and time: 1. Select Date on the Setup menu and then press the Display button 2. Select the Clock option. Press the Display Button to enter that menu.
- Page 26 3. Use the Up and Down buttons hour. Press the Strobe/Copy and move on to minutes. Next, set the minutes in the same manner. Press the Strobe/Copy button to the next Clock option. 5. Once the time has been set, repeat step 3 to set the year, then the month, and finally the day.
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Page 27: Chapter 2 - Taking Pictures
Digital Camera User’s Manual Chapter 2 - Taking Pictures This chapter shows you how to take pictures with your digital camera. Prepare the Camera To prepare the camera for picture taking: Press the Power button to turn it on. After a short pause, the LED will stop flashing, which is the signal that the camera is ready for use. -
Page 28: Select The Camera Mode
Select the Camera Mode There are two modes for taking pictures: Snapshot and Preset. Snapshot mode is for basic picture taking, while the Preset mode allows you to take pictures in one of five preset schemes: Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, Self-Timer and Macro. -
Page 29: Zoom And Shoot
Digital Camera User’s Manual Zoom and Shoot Zoom in on a particular object You can use the Zoom In to narrow or widen the lens’ field of view. Use the LCD display to preview the effects of the zoom function. Automatic Image Processing Pressing the Shutter button half way down initiates the camera's internal image processing function. -
Page 30: Chapter 3 - Reviewing Your Pictures
Chapter 3 - Reviewing Your Pictures One benefit of digital cameras is that you can immediately check whether or not you like the picture you just took. After you take a picture you can see what it looks like and then retake it if you are not happy. Switch to Playback Mode To view the pictures that you have stored in internal memory or on the SmartMedia™... -
Page 31: Thumbnail Review
Digital Camera User’s Manual You can also use the Zoom buttons more detail on a particular picture. The default zoom setting is "x1"; Press Zoom In ratios as follows: x1.0, x1.5, x2.0, x2.5, x3.0, x3.5, x4.0. Press the Zoom Out button x4.0 down to x1.) Thumbnail Review If you press the Zoom Out button... -
Page 32: Chapter 4 - Connecting To A Computer
Chapter 4 - Connecting to a Computer The digital camera stores pictures as digital data rather than on film. Instead of making a trip to a developer and printing from negatives, you can simply copy your pictures to a computer for long-term storage. Once transferred, your pictures can be viewed, printed, sent to friends and family via e-mail, or saved to any removable media device (such as floppy disk or CD-ROM) for... -
Page 33: Installing Software
Digital Camera User’s Manual Installing Software Follow these instructions to install the digital camera drivers and software on your system. Please have your Windows CD-ROM ready beforehand, as you may be prompted to insert it during the installation process. Step 1: TWAIN Driver / Utility Installation Insert the installation software CD into your CD- ROM drive. - Page 34 Step 2: MSD / PC Camera Driver Installation To install the necessary drivers for Mass Storage Device (MSD) mode and PC Camera mode, first set the correct operational mode for that function. For example, set the Mode Dial to PC Camera mode to install those drivers, and to any other mode to install Mass Storage Device drivers.
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Page 35: Making The Connection
Digital Camera User’s Manual The Windows Add Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the camera and lead you through the installation procedures for the corresponding mode. You will need to do this once for each mode (PC Camera and MSD.) You should reboot your computer before using camera and software for the first time. -
Page 36: Copying Photos To A Pc
Both MSD and PC Camera mode may only be used once you have connected the camera to your PC with the supplied USB cable. Copying Photos to a PC When connected to your computer in MSD mode, the digital camera behaves exactly like any another disk drive attached to your computer. -
Page 37: Using As A Pc Camera
Digital Camera User’s Manual Using as a PC Camera To use the camera as a PC Camera, you must put the camera in PC Camera mode the computer via the USB port. When connected, the camera may be used in conjunction with any commercially available video capture software to create your own home videos. -
Page 38: Chapter 5 - Mode / Operation Guide
Chapter 5 – Mode / Operation Guide The digital camera has six separate modes of operation. You can select which mode you want to use by rotating the Mode Dial to the correct p This chapter describes each of these modes an the different button functions in each mode. -
Page 39: Video Mode
Digital Camera User’s Manual • light ( through the following settings: Auto (A), On, Off, and Red-Eye Reduction. • setti ngs. Pressing the WB key cycles through th following settings: Auto, Day Light, Shade, Light Bulb (incandescent light), and Fluorescent Light. Zoom Out: Widens the field framed by the •... -
Page 40: Preset Mode
2. When the camera’s LCD screen comes on, f your sho 3. Press the Shutter Button to begin recording. By default, the camera records a full 10-seconds before terminating the recording. However, if yo press the Shutter Button a second time you can terminate the recording before that time is up. -
Page 41: Landscape
Digital Camera User’s Manual the type of picture you want to take using the Up and Down Landscape This preset is optimized for taking landscape pictures, with the lens focus universally distributed to encompas everything within the entire frame. Portrait This preset is optimized for taking “head shots”... -
Page 42: Self-Timer
Self-Timer This preset lets you to take a photo after a ten second delay. This gives you the ability to take hands-free photos, perhaps self-portraits or group photos, for example. To Take a Group Photo Position the camera on a stable surface (such as an optical tripod) and frame the shot. -
Page 43: Playback Mode
Digital Camera User’s Manual the camera. When not using this preset, the camera lens cannot focus as well as normal due to the extremely short distance between it and the subject matter. Playback Mode The Playback mode is used to view the photos stored in the digital camera’s on-board memory or on the SmartMedia™... -
Page 44: Setup Mode
Zoom Out: In Snapshot Mode, widens the field • framed by the camera’s lens from x4.0 to x1.0. If you zoom out while in Playback mode the camera switches to Thumbnail mode. Zoom In: Narrows the field framed by the •... -
Page 45: Delete All
Digital Camera User’s Manual Delete All To delete images from either the camera's internal memory or from the SmartMedia™ Card, select Delete All from the Setup menu. Format This option completely erases and reformats of the storage device. It is similar in function to formatting or defragmenting a PC hard drive. -
Page 46: Quality
Quality Adjust the image quality and resolution by selecting Quality from the Setup menu. There are five different picture resolutions available: 2048 x 1536 (Super) 1600 x 1200 (Fine) 1600 x 1200 (Normal) 800 x 600 (Fine) 800 x 600 (Normal) The higher the quality, the clearer your picture will be, but at the same time the image file size will be larger, and therefore you will be able to store fewer pictures in... -
Page 47: Buzzer
Digital Camera User’s Manual Buzzer When this feature is turned on, the camera makes a beep when you push its buttons or rotate its Mode dial. To activate the beeps, select the Buzzer option from the menu. On the subsequent screen, select Yes to confirm and then press the Display button DPOF The Digital Printer Order Format (DPOF) lets you print... -
Page 48: Date/Time
disable the DPOF function. After making your selection, press the Display button Date/Time The digital camera marks each picture with a time stamp displaying the hour, minute and day the photo was taken. This is useful for organizing and keeping track of your photo collection. -
Page 49: Language
Digital Camera User’s Manual Use the Down button and then press the Display button Use the Up and Down either Internal, for the camera’s on-board memory, or External, to use an installed SmartMedia™ Card. Press the Display button selection and return to the main Setup screen. Language The digital camera can display menu items in the following languages: English, French, Spanish, German,... -
Page 50: Video Out
Video Out If connecting your camera to a television set by means of A/V cables, you have the option to choose a transmission format compatible with that of your TV. This allows you to record video images sent to the TV with a VCR. -
Page 51: Chapter 6 - Using The Lcd Display
Digital Camera User’s Manual Chapter 6 – Using the LCD Display When the camera is in any mode other than Setup mode, current camera settings such as zoom, icons on the LCD display indicate quality, etc. This chapter describes these icons and their meanings. Preset Mode Flash... -
Page 52: Lcd Icon Descriptions
LCD Icon Descriptions Icon Name Auto Flash The camera senses whether the flash is needed by detecting Flash Off Flash is turned off, regardless of the amount of light available. Red-Eye Reduction Flash On Flash is always on, regardless of light available. Snapshot Mode Self-Timer... - Page 53 Digital Camera User’s Manual Zoom Battery Indicator White Balance Auto WB Daylight Shade Tungsten Use this setting for taking pictures under tungsten or Fluores- cent Indicates the level of zoom currently applied. In Video Mode, zoom options are: x1.0, x1.25, x1.5, x1.75, x2.0, x2.25, x2.5, x2.75, x3.0;...
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Page 54: Appendix 1 - Button Function Guide
Appendix 1 – Button Function Guide Mode Shutter Single Capture Snapshot Single Capture Preset Select Photo Playback Start / Stop Recording Video PC Camera Execute Function Setup N/A = Not Available Down Display LCD + Light → LCD Off Select Select LCD + Light Landsca... -
Page 55: Appendix 2 - Troubleshooting
Digital Camera User’s Manual Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause The camera The camera is has no power. turned off. The batteries are discharged. The batteries are inserted incorrectly. The camera Ensure the green won’t take a Camera Ready LED picture. - Page 56 Windows ME When removing and Windows USB devices, it is 2000: when recommended that the USB cable users follow the is unplugged "Safe Removal of from the PC, USB Device" an "Unsafe procedure. Removal Device Detected" error message appears. Images lose If your hard disk's formatting data DMA setting is...