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DXG -409 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User's Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Attention Safety Precautions……………………………………………………………4 Before You Start………………………………………………………………4 Camera Maintenance………………………………………………………...5 Getting to Know Your Camera Package Contents……………………………………………………………6 Components…………………………………………………………………..7 Before Taking Pictures Attaching the Strap…………………………………………………………...8 Loading Batteries……………………………………………………………..8 Internal Memory and External Memory…………………………………….8 Getting Started Power On/Off…………………………………………………………………10 Mode Switch………………………………………………………………….10 How to Use the 5-way Scroll Button……………………………………….10 Basic Settings……………………………………………………………..…11 Date/Time……………………………………………………………………11 Beep…………………………………………………………………………11...
  • Page 3 Basic Operations…………………………………………………………….18 Shutter………………………………………………………………………..19 Flash………………………………………………………………………….19 Digital Zoom………………………………………………………………….20 Macro…………………………………………………………………………21 Record Mode – Menu Auto / Manual………………………………………………………………..22 Self timer……………………………………………………………………..22 Size……………………………………………………………………………23 Scene…………………………………………………………………………23 Color…………………………………………………………………………..24 Image Quality………………………………………………………………...24 White Balance………………………………………………………………..25 EV Compensation…………………………………………………………...26 Metering………………………………………………………………………26 Sensitivity…………………………………………………………………….27 Playback Mode - Basic Operations Select Image…………………………………………………………………28 Display Still Images……………………………………………………….28 Playback Videos…………………………………………………………..29 Playback Mode – Menu Delete Images……………………………………………………………….30 Delete One………………………………………………………………...30 Delete All…………………………………………………………………..30...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Macro…………………………………………………………………………34 Image Quality………………………………………………………………..34 Connecting to the Computer Installing the Camera Driver………………………………………………..35 Installing the Software Application…………………………………………37 Connecting Your Camera to Computer……………………………………41 Connecting Your Camera to Printer Connecting Your Camera to Printer…………………………………..41 Appendix…………………………………………………………………...…42 LED Status……………………………………………………………………44...

  • Page 5: Attention

    Thank you for choosing DXG. Please read through this manual carefully before using the camera and follow the instructions to avoid damaging the camera. Safety Precautions The Software CD packaged with this camera is designed for a PC only. Playing it on a stereo or CD audio player may damage the CD.

  • Page 6: Camera Maintenance

    If the liquid comes in contact with eyes: rinse immediately with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes and seek medical advice as soon as possible. If the liquid is accidentally swallowed: rinse the mouth with water, drink plenty of water and induce vomiting. Seek medical advice as soon as possible.

  • Page 7: Getting To Know Your Camera

    Package Contents The following items are included in the DXG- 409 package: .……………………………………………………………………………… ■ Digital Camera …………………………………………………………………………………… ■ “AAA” Batteries x 2 …………………………………………………………………………………… ■ Software CD …………………………………………………………………………………… ■ Wrist Strap ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Getting to know your camera ■ User's Manual ■ Camera Bag...

  • Page 8: Components

    Components Shutter Power Lens USB Port Menu LCD Toggle Microphone Speaker Macro LED LCD Monitor Getting to know your camera Mode Switch Flash Zoom 5-way scroll button Strap Holder Battery Cover Tripod Socket Status LED Macro...

  • Page 9: Before Taking Pictures

    Attaching the Strap Attach the camera strap as follows: Insert the thin end of the strap into the strap holder. Pass the other end of the strap through the loop. Pull the strap taut. Loading Batteries Open the battery cover, make sure the battery direction is correct, load the batteries into the battery compartment, and close the cover.
  • Page 10 Contact pins Turn off the camera before opening the battery / memory card cover. First, make sure the memory card is oriented in the right direction, then gently insert the memory card until it reaches the bottom of the compartment. Close the cover. memory card backwards or upside down, it will not...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Power On/Off Turning the camera On/Off Press the Power button to turn on the camera. Press and hold the Power button for one second to turn off the camera. This camera is equipped with a power saving function. When the camera stays idle for a preset period, it automatically powers down to save battery power.

  • Page 12: Basic Settings

    Left and Right - move the 5-way scroll button left and right to locate the selection. Basic Settings The basic settings are applicable in any mode. 1. Turn on the power and press the MENU button in any mode. Move the 5-way scroll button to the right, press the confirm button to enter SETUP menu and perform basic settings.

  • Page 13: Language

    3. Move the 5-way scroll button down and enter the BEEP menu. Move the 5-way scroll button left and right to set the beep. 4. The choices include: All Beeps On, Power-on Beep, Button Beep, Shutter Beep and All Beeps Off. Language 1.

  • Page 14: Format

    box will appear. Format 1. Press the MENU button in any mode. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button to the right and press the confirm button to enter the SETUP menu. 3. Move the 5-way scroll button down and enter the FORMAT menu. Press the confirm button and the "Format?"...

  • Page 15: Usb

    USB MODE 1. Press the MENU button in any mode. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button to the right and press the confirm button to enter SETUP menu. 3. Move the 5-way scroll button down and enter the “USB MODE” menu. Move the 5-way scroll button left and right to set the USB connection mode.

  • Page 16: Lcd Monitor

    Icons in the Record Mode No. Description Operation Mode 2 Shutter 3 Scene Image resolution 5 Color 6 Sensitivity Recorded/ Recordable 000 / 000 numbers 8 Flash 9 Macro Battery Power Memory Card 12 Date 2001 / 01 / 01 13 Time 12:58 Digital...

  • Page 17: Icons In The Playback Mode

    Icons in the Playback Mode Description Operation Mode Current Image/Total 000 / 000 Images 3 Battery Power 4 Memory Card 5 Date 2001 / 01 / 01 6 Time 12:58 Zoom in/Zoom See the image above 8 Volume See the image above Time 00:00 / 00:00 Elapsed/Total...

  • Page 18: Icons In The Movie Mode

    Icons in the Movie Mode No. Description Operation Mode Current Image/Total 000 / 000 Images Battery Power Memory Card Length of the recorded 00:00 video (Toggle the Monitor Display) Record Mode 1. In Record Mode, the monitor shows general information such as operation mode, shutter, flash, date/time, etc.

  • Page 19: Record Mode - Basic Operations

    Basic Operations 1. Turn on the camera and slide the Mode Switch to the Record Mode. 2. View the scene on the LCD monitor and press the shutter button. Hold the camera firmly while you are taking pictures, if you do not, the pictures taken will be blurred.

  • Page 20: Shutter

    Shutter 1. Turn on the camera and slide the Mode Switch to Record Mode. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button to the left to choose from the 3 Shutter Modes. 3. The 3 Shutter Modes are Single, Sequential and Self-timer. represents Single, Sequential and represents...

  • Page 21: Digital Zoom

    represents Auto Flash, represents Auto Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction, represents Flash Off. Auto Flash: the camera will automatically determine whether the flash is necessary. Forced Flash: the flash will always be used regardless the surrounding brightness. Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction: the camera will automatically determine whether the flash is necessary and flash twice to reduce the red-eye effect.

  • Page 22: Macro

    Zoom In and 3. The zooming status will be shown on the right side of the LCD Monitor. Full block represents the maximum zooming (telephoto) and no block represents the minimum zooming (wide-angle). Macro For taking close-up pictures of things like flowers or insects, it is best to use the Macro Mode.

  • Page 23: Record Mode - Menu

    Auto / Manual 1. Press the MENU button in Record Mode. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the MODE menu. 3. Move the 5-way scroll button left and right to set the camera mode to Auto or Manual.

  • Page 24: Size

    Size 1. Press the MENU button in Record Mode. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the MODE menu. 3. Move the 5-way scroll button to the r mode to Manual. 4. In Manual Mode, more settings will appear automatically. 5.

  • Page 25: Color

    The photography mode (Macro/Portrait) will affect the focus range. Make sure you select the proper photography mode for the distance you are shooting to avoid a blurred picture. Color 1. Press the MENU button in Record Mode. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the MODE menu.

  • Page 26: White Balance

    To compensate for this, the DXG-409 camera can shift the RGB color balance of the ambient light so that the color in the photograph appears as it should.

  • Page 27: Ev Compensation

    There are 5 White Balance settings available in the Record mode: Auto: Automatically adjusts the white balance and is applicable to general-purpose photography. Sunny: Applicable to outdoor (bright day) photography. Cloudy: For outdoor photography with cloudy or shady skies. Tungsten: For use indoors with incandescent lighting. Fluorescent: For use indoors with fluorescent lighting.

  • Page 28: Sensitivity

    4. In Manual Mode, more settings will pop up automatically. 5. Move the 5-way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the METERING menu. 6. Move the 5-way scroll button left and right to select from Center-weighted metering, Average metering and 256 Matrix metering.

  • Page 29: Playback Mode - Basic Operations

    Select Image Slide the Mode Switch to Playback Mode to view the recorded images or videos. In Playback Mode, move the 5-way scroll button left and right to select an image (Previous/Next). Move the 5-way scroll button to the left to view the previous image and right to view the next image.

  • Page 30: Playback Videos

    Playback Mode - Basic Operations Playback Videos When the LCD Monitor shows Time Elapsed/Total Time and Volume, it is playing a video. Press the confirm button to start playing the video and press again to stop. Move the 5-way scroll button up for turning up volume, or move the 5-way scroll button down for turning down volume,...

  • Page 31: Playback Mode - Menu

    Delete Images Delete One 1. Turn on the camera, slide the Mode Switch to Playback Mode and press the MENU button. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the DELETE IMAGE menu. 3. Move the 5-way scroll button left and right to select Delete One or Delete All.

  • Page 32: Slideshow Playback

    4. To exit the menu, press the MENU button again. Slideshow Playback 1. Press the MENU button in Playback Mode. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter SLIDESHOW menu. 3. Move the 5-way scroll button left and right to choose the interval time from 1 to 10 seconds.

  • Page 33: Dpof

    DPOF 1. Press the MENU button in Playback Mode. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the DPOF menu. 3. Move the 5-way scroll button left and right to choose from DPOF One and DPOF All. DPOF One 1.
  • Page 34 DPOF All 1. Select DPOF All and press the confirm DPOF All menu. 2. Move the 5-way scroll button down to select No. of Images and Show Date/Time. 3. Move the 5-way scroll button left and right to select No. of Images.

  • Page 35: Movie Mode - Basic Operations

    Record / Stop 1. Turn on the camera and slide the Mode Switch to Movie Mode. 2. Press the Shutter button to start recording video. 3. Press and hold the Shutter button for 1 sec to stop the recording. Macro For taking close-up pictures of things like flowers or insects, it is best to use the Macro Mode.

  • Page 36: Connecting To The Computer

    Installing the Camera Driver You can use the "Mass Storage" and "PC Camera" functions of the camera in the PC. To install the proper camera driver, perform the following: 1. Insert the Software CD supplied by the package into the CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 37 Connecting to the Computer 6. Entering the application setup screen, press "Next" to continue. 7. After the installation is completed,the following screen will appear,press "Finish" to complete application installation.

  • Page 38: Installing The Software Application

    Installing the Software Application .NewSoft application installation (In case of MP38) 1. Insert the Software CD supplied by the package into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The Auto-run program will be executed and the welcome screen will appear the following message: (If your CD-ROM drive doesn't support the auto-run function, please double click on the "My Computer"...
  • Page 39 Connecting to the Computer 6. Press "Yes" to accept the conditions of Legal Disclaimer and continue the installation. 7. Please select the area of language,then press "Next" to continue. 8. Entering the application setup screen, press "Next" to continue.
  • Page 40 Connecting to the Computer 9. Press "Yes" to accept the conditions of Software License Agreement and continue the installation. 10. Please follow the installation wizard to select the folder location. 11. Please select the program folder name.
  • Page 41 Connecting to the Computer 12. After the installation is completed, the following screen will appear. Press "Finish" to complete the application installation. 13. After the Multimedia Software is completed, the following screen will appear, press "Ok" to continue. 14. Entering DirectX9 setup screen, press "Ok" after the content is confirmed.

  • Page 42: Connecting Your Camera To Computer

    Connecting Your Camera to Computer 1. Move the 5-way scroll button to the right, press the confirm button to enter the SETUP menu and then move the 5-way scroll button down and enter the USB menu. Set the USB Mode to Mass Storage 2.

  • Page 43: Appendix

    Appendix Lens……………………………………………………………………… Digital Zoom Aperture F/3.0 Focus (f=) f=7.36 Macro 10-12cm Camera………………………………………………………………….. Image Sensor 1/2.5” 4 megapixel CCD Flash Auto / Forced Flash / Red-eye Reduction / Forced Flash + Red-eye Reduction / Slow Sync Flash / Off EV compensation +2.0~-2.0EV White Balance Auto / Sunny / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent...

  • Page 44: Playback Function

    Playback function………………………………………………………. Number of Display Continuous Playback Mode Enlargement Protection Video General function……………………………………………………… Multiple language English, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish. Audio Date and time display Remaining battery display Zooming display Remaining memory display Battery type Power Saving Mode Physical measurement Dimensions 95(L) x 50(W) x 27(H)mm...

  • Page 45: Led Status

    LED Status Rear LED and front Self-timer LED Status Green Power on/off Flash charging Self-timer active Recording Video Error Connecting to Computer Connect to peripherals Battery Low LED Status Green Blinking Blinking Self-timer Power-on...

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