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Minox DC 2133 User Manual

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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
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
Class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of
Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise
specified in the manual. If such changes or modifications should be made,
you could be required to stop operation of the equipment.
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  • Page 1 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 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

  • Page 2: Trademark Information

    TRADEMARK INFORMATION ® Microsoft and Windows Corporation. Pentium ® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. is a trademark. PhotoSuite, PhotoVista and the MGI logo are trademarks or registered trade- marks of MGI Software Corp. Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
  • Page 3 WARNINGS Do not use the camera if it is emitting smoke, becomes unusually hot to be touched, emitting any unusual odor or noise, or if it is in any other abnormal states. Operating the camera in any of these situations may cause a fire or an electrical shock.
  • Page 4 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. Exposure to high temperatures may adversely affect the camera case and in- ternal components and may cause a fire.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ... 7 Overview ... 7 Package contents ... 7 Optional accessories ... 7 GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMERA ... 8 Front view ... 8 Rear view ... 9 Mode dial ... 10 LED indicators ... 10 Status LCD ... 11 LCD monitor information ...
  • Page 6 I N S T A L L I N G PHOTOSUITE ... 33 I N S T A L L I N G PHOTOVISTA ... 34 MENU OPTIONS ... 35 Record menu ... 35 LCD BRIGHTNESS ... 35 QUICKVIEW ... 35 DIGITAL ZOOM ...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Carefully unpack your package and make sure that you have the following items. In the event that any item is missing or if you find any mismatch or damage, promptly contact your dealer. Digital camera USB cable Video cable Optional accessories...

  • Page 8: Getting To Know The Camera

    GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMERA Front view 1. Status LCD 2. Mode dial 3. Power switch 4. Shutter button 5. Strap eyelet 6. USB connector 7. VIDEO OUT jack 8. Battery/ SD card cover Quality/Resolution button Flash mode button 11. Flash 12.

  • Page 9: Rear View

    Rear view 1. LED indicator 2. Viewfinder 3. LCD monitor 4. DC IN jack Arrow button (up) Arrow button (left) Macro button 3. ENTER button Arrow button (right) Quick playback button Arrow button (down) Self-timer button Telephoto button Zoom in button Wide-angle button Zoom out button Menu button...

  • Page 10: Mode Dial

    Mode dial Mode Manual Record Mode Record Mode Playback Mode Movie Mode Setup Mode LED indicators Indicator Status LED Indicator Solid red LED Indicator Blinking red LED Indicator Blinking orange Charging the flash LED Indicator Blinking orange Image is being recorded to LED Indicator Blinking orange USB busy LED Indicator...

  • Page 11: Status Lcd

    Status LCD Flash mode Auto flash Red-eye reduction Forced flash Flash off Slow synchro Image resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels 800 x 600 pixels Self-timer mode Card indicator Digital indicator (This display varies according to the mode dial setting.) Displays the estimated shots that you can take in Record mode record mode Displays the estimated seconds that you can record for the video clip in Movie mode...

  • Page 12: Lcd Monitor Information

    LCD monitor information The displayed indicators when recording still images: The displayed indicators when recording video clips: The displayed indicators when playing images back: The displayed indicators when playing video clips back:...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED You can use either 2 AA size batteries (Alkaline, Ni-MH) or a specified AC power adapter as the power supply for the camera. Battery power is convenient for re- cording images or video clips while AC adapter power is recommended for trans- ferring images to your computer.

  • Page 14: Loading A Sd Memory Card

    Loading a SD memory card The camera comes with 8MB of inter nal memory, allowing you to store images and video clips in the camera. However, you can expand the memory capacity by using an optional SD memory card so that you can store more im- ages and video clips.

  • Page 15: Choosing The Language

    Choosing the language When you first turn the camera on, the language setting screen appears, prompting you to choose a language for displayed information on the LCD monitor. Follow the steps below to set the language. 1. Select a language that you require by using button.

  • Page 16: Setting The Image Resolution And Quality

    Setting the image resolution and quality The resolution and quality settings determine the size and compression ratio of your images and how many images can be stored in internal memory or on the SD memory card. The higher resolution and quality produce the large size and less compressed image but take up more space in memory.

  • Page 17: Record Mode

    RECORD MODE Taking pictures The camera is equipped with an optical viewfinder and a 1.6" LCD monitor to com- pose pictures. Taking pictures by using the viewfinder can conserve battery power. If the battery level is low and there are no extra batteries handy, we recommend that you use the viewfinder to compose pictures.

  • Page 18: Using The Lcd Monitor

    Using the LCD monitor 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Turn the mode dial to the mode. 3. Turn the LCD monitor on by pressing the button. 4. Compose the picture. 5. Press the shutter button down halfway (the camera adjusts the exposure and the focus), then press it the rest of the way down.

  • Page 19: Using The Optical Zoom

    Using the optical zoom The lens moves during the zoom photography. Zoom photography allows you to take telephoto and wide-angle shots. The subject appears closer by pressing the button and appears farther away by pressing the 1. Turn the camera on. 2.

  • Page 20: Using The Self-Timer

    Using the self-timer The self-timer duration is 10 seconds. After the activation of the self-timer by press- ing the shutter button, the self-timer lamp starts blinking slowly for 7 seconds and then blinking faster for the rest of 3 seconds. With this design, you can get in the frame when taking group pictures.

  • Page 21: Using The Macro Mode

    Using the macro mode Use the macro mode to shoot a close-up of the subject, such as flowers or insects. 1. Turn the camera on. 2. Turn the mode dial to the mode. 3. Press the button. icon appears on the LCD monitor and status LCD.
  • Page 22 The camera provides 5 flash modes: Auto Flash (default), Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Flash Off and Slow Synchro, which can be changed cyclically by pressing the flash button on top of the camera. The table below tells you how to choose the appropriate flash mode while shooting.

  • Page 23: Taking Pictures Manually

    Taking pictures manually You can take pictures by manually adjusting conditions such as white balance, EV compensation and sharpness. For white balance, EV compensation or sharpness information, refer to WHITE BALANCE, EV COMPENSATION or SHARPNESS in Manual Record menu. To take pictures manually: 1.

  • Page 24: Playback Mode

    PLAYBACK MODE In the mode, you can view, magnify, delete your images or play video clips back. This mode even provides thumbnail images display and slide show, allow- ing you to quickly search for the image that you want or play the images back one by one automatically.

  • Page 25: Zooming Images In And Out

    Zooming images in and out This mode allows you to enlarge your image on the selected portion of the image with 4X magnification to check for small details. 1. Turn the mode dial to the camera powered on. 2. Select the image that you want to view by using the button.

  • Page 26: Displaying Thumbnail Images

    Displaying thumbnail images This function allows you to view 9 thumbnail images on the LCD monitor at the same time, which can quickly search for the image that you want. 1. Turn the mode dial to the camera powered on. 2.

  • Page 27: Deleting Images

    Deleting images You can delete one image/video clip or all images/video clips at a time depending how long you press the button. To delete one image at a time: 1. Select the image/video clip you want to de- lete by using the button.

  • Page 28: Movie Mode

    MOVIE MODE Recording video clips The movie mode allows you to record video clips at the resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. 1. Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch. 2. Turn the mode dial to the The recordable movie time displays on the status LCD and the LCD monitor.

  • Page 29: Viewing Video Clips

    Viewing video clips To view the recorded video clips, follow the steps below. 1. Turn the mode dial to the 2. Select the video clip that you want to view by using the 3. Press the shutter button to start. To pause movie playback, press the shutter button again.

  • Page 30: Transferring Recorded Images To Your Computer

    TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES 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 31: Step 1: Installing The Usb Driver On Windows Computers

    For Mac OS 8.6 users, however, you need to install USB driver first. 1. Insert the CD-ROM packaged with the camera into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Select and double-click “Digital Camera Driver Installer “. 3. Select “Install Location” and click “Install”.

  • Page 32: 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 one disk drive. You can download images/video clips by coping them from the “removable disk” (“untitled” disk on a Macintosh) to your hard drive or to an- other kind of disk.

  • Page 33: Installing Mgi Photosuite

    INSTALLING MGI PHOTOSUITE MGI PhotoSuite is a very user-friendly image-editing program. With PhotoSuite, you can breezily retouch, compose and organize your images in a just second. It contains a variety of templates, such as photo frames, birthday cards, calendars and other fun stuffs. Get your images ready and go explore this amazing program. To install MGI PhotoSuite: 1.

  • Page 34: Installing Mgi Photovista

    INSTALLING MGI PHOTOVISTA MGI 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 expe- rience of being totally immersed in a realistic environment. PhotoVista’s powerful engine quickly and automatically stitches images together, and its intuitive inter- face will let even a novice get great results in minutes.

  • Page 35: Menu Options

    MENU OPTIONS Record menu You can use the record menu to change LCD brightness, enable quick view and digital zoom. To do this, press the the options by using the LCD BRIGHTNESS This option adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor.

  • Page 36: Manual Record Menu

    Manual record menu Apart from the options that you can configure in the record menu, you can deter- mine the conditions such as white balance, EV compensation or sharpness in the manual record menu. Press the the options by using the LCD BRIGHTNESS Refer to LCD BRIGHTNESS in Record menu.

  • Page 37: Ev Compensation

    EV COMPENSATION When the subject is too dark or too bright, the camera adjusts the brightness so that the subject becomes brighter or darker. This is called EV compensation. The EV compensation of the camera is ranged from -1.8EV to +1.8EV. Use the button to select the EV compensation that you want and then press the ENTER button.

  • Page 38: Playback Menu

    Playback menu You can use the playback menu to automatically display your images one by one or configure DPOF setting, etc. To do this, press the then move through the options that you want to configure by using the button. LCD BRIGHTNESS Refer to LCD BRIGHTNESS in Record menu.

  • Page 39: Dpof

    DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to em- bed printing information on your memory card. You can select the pictures to be printed and how many prints to make by using the DPOF menu on the camera and insert the memory card to the card-compatible printer.

  • Page 40: Movie Menu

    Movie menu To change movie menu setting, press the to the option that you want to set by using the LCD BRIGHTNESS This option adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor. Refer to LCD BRIGHTNESS in Record menu for detailed information. EXIT This option exits the movie menu and then re- turns to the...

  • Page 41: Setup Menu

    Setup menu You can select your preferences on the camera settings in the SETUP mode. Switch the mode dial to the SETUP mode and then move to the option that you want to configure by using the DATE/TIME Press the ENTER button to enter the DATE/TIME sub-menu.

  • Page 42: Video Mode

    VIDEO MODE This option allows you to view your images on a TV. Connect the camera to your TV via the video cable connection first. Then select the video output format by using the button and press the ENTER button. [NTSC] : select this format when located in the U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Central America, Mexico, etc.

  • Page 43: Reset To Default

    RESET TO DEFAULT If you want to restore all settings to their original status, select [YES] by using the button and then press the ENTER button. The following table shows the default setting for each item. Item Image resolution Image quality Flash Quick view White balance...

  • Page 44: 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 Computer Printer...

  • Page 45: Camera Specifications

    CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS Item Description Sensor 1/3.15" CCD, 2.1 megapixels (effective pixels: approx. 2.0 million) Color Depth 24 bits (8 bits x 3 colors) Resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels 800 x 600 pixels 1.6" color TFT LCD Self-timer 10 seconds delay Shutter Speed 1/10~1/1000 second Zoom...

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