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Page 1: Digital Camera
Digital Camera User Manual 020810... -
Page 2: About This Manual
About this Manual This manual makes using the Digital Camera as easy as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Getting Started ... 1 Safety Information ... 2 Included Components ... 3 Camera Overview... 4 Front View... 4 Back View... 6 Bottom View... 9 Installing the Memory Card ... 10 Installing the Batteries ... 12 Choosing a Language ... - Page 4 Chapter 5 - Mode / Operation Guide... 31 Snapshot Mode ... 31 Video Mode ... 32 Preset Mode ... 33 Landscape ... 33 Portrait... 34 Night Scene... 34 Self-Timer... 34 Macro... 35 Playback Mode ... 35 Setup Mode... 36 Delete All ... 37 Format...
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Page 5: Chapter 1 - Getting Started
Chapter 1 – Getting Started This chapter describes the features of the camera along with the components, a camera overview, and instructions on getting started. • Features • Optical Zoom (3x), Digital Zoom (4x) • Up to 2496 x 2016 resolution •... -
Page 6: 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 7: Included Components
Included Components Your digital camera comes equipped with the following components. Please check to make sure all items are included. 1. User's Manual on CD 2. Soft Carrying Case 3. Two (2) AA Alkaline Batteries 4. Video Cable Included Components 5. -
Page 8: 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. Take a moment to review these illustrations to familiarize yourself with the terms used in the rest of this manual. - Page 9 Self-Timer option is selected before pressing the Shutter Button, this LED blinks for ten seconds before the camera takes a picture. 4. Light Sensor: The digital camera automatically detects ambient light levels and determines whether or not the flash will fire. Light measurements are made with this sensor.
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Page 10: Back View
2. 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. Press it again to turn it off. - Page 11 WB/Delete: Press this button to cycle through the White Balance presets: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten and Fluorescent. Strobe / Copy: Copies pictures during playback from internal, on-board camera memory to the SD/MMC Card. Zoom Out Key: While in Snapshot mode, press this key to zoom out.
- Page 12 Digital Camera User’s Manual transferring photos. The USB port also enables you to use the camera as a PC Video Camera. 12. Hand Strap Loop: Attach the hand strap to this loop for ease of carrying. 13. Mode Dial: Rotate to select the camera mode: Video, Preset, Snapshot, Playback, Setup or PC Camera.
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Page 13: Bottom View
Bottom View 1. 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. 2. Battery / Memory Card Cover: Opens to allow access to the battery chambers as well as the memory card slot. -
Page 14: Installing The Memory Card
Digital Camera User’s Manual Installing the Memory Card To install the memory card: 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the battery / memory card compartment by pressing the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow as shown. - Page 15 3. Insert the memory card with the notched corner facing the outside edge of the camera (gold circuitry facing toward the back of the camera.) 4. Close the battery / memory card cover. Installing the Memory Card Notch...
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Page 16: Installing The Batteries
Digital Camera User’s Manual Installing the Batteries To install or replace the batteries: 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera by pressing the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow as shown. - Page 17 3. Insert batteries into the chamber making sure that the positive oriented, as indicated by the battery icons in the compartment. 4. Close the battery cover. Installing the Batteries and negative ends are properly...
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Page 18: Choosing A Language
Digital Camera User’s Manual Choosing a Language The digital camera can display text and messages in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. To select a different language: 1. Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup mode 2. Turn the camera on. - Page 19 3. Use the Down button then press the Display button 4. Use the Up and Down buttons language you want to use. 5. Press the Display button The Setup Menu returns. Choosing a Language to select Language and to select the to set the language.
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Page 20: Setting The Time And Date
Digital Camera User’s Manual Setting the Time and Date The time and date are stored with each photo you take. When you transfer a photo to a computer or print a photo, the time and date associated with that photo will be transferred or printed. - Page 21 3. Use the Down button then press the Display button 4. Use the Down button press the Display button 5. Choose the display style for the date. Setting the Time and Date to select Date/Time and to select Style and then...
- Page 22 Digital Camera User’s Manual 6. When the settings are correct, press the Display button To set the date and time: 1. Use the Down button then press the Display button 2. Use the Down button and then press the Display button 3.
- Page 23 4. Set the minutes in the same manner. Press the Strobe/Copy button move on to the next option. 5. Repeat step 3 to set the year, the month, and the day. 6. When the settings are correct, press the Display button NOTE: If you make a mistake and need to go back, use the White Balance/Delete button...
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Page 24: Chapter 2 - Taking Pictures
Chapter 2 - Taking Pictures This chapter shows you how to take pictures with your digital camera. Preparing the Camera To prepare the camera for taking pictures: Press the Power button to turn the camera on. After a short pause, the LED will stop flashing, signaling that the camera is ready to use. -
Page 25: Selecting The Camera Mode
Selecting the Camera Mode There are two modes for taking pictures: Snapshot and Preset. Snapshot mode is for basic picture taking, while Preset mode allows you to take pictures in one of five preset schemes: Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, Self- Timer and Macro. -
Page 26: Zooming And Shooting
Digital Camera User’s Manual Zooming and Shooting Zoom in on a particular object You can use the Zoom In narrow or widen the camera's field of view. Use the LC 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 27: Chapter 3 - Reviewing Your Pictures
Chapter 3 - Reviewing Your Pictures One benefit of digital cameras is that you can immediately preview the shot you just took. Switching to Playback Mode To view the pictures that you have stored in internal memory or on the SD/MM Card, rotate the Mode Dial to Playback Mode If the LC display is not turned on, press the Display button . -
Page 28: Thumbnail Review
Digital Camera User’s Manual Thumbnail Review If you press the Zoom Out button ratio is at x1 (default), the camera switches to Thumbnail Review In Thumbnail Review, up to nine pictures are shown on the LCD simultaneously. Use the Up and Down buttons to cycle through the thumbnail pages. -
Page 29: 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 copy your pictures to a computer for long-term storage. Once transferred, your... - Page 30 Digital Camera User’s Manual CAUTION: 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 1. Insert the installation software CD into your CD- ROM drive. Don't connect the camera to the PC.
- Page 31 3. Connect the large head of the USB cable to an empty USB slot on your computer. To locate USB slots on your computer, look for the USB icon 4. The Windows Add Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the camera and lead you through the installation procedures for the corresponding mode.
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Page 32: Making The Connection
Copying Photos to a PC When connected to your computer in MSD mode, the digital camera behaves exactly like any other disk drive attached to your computer. This makes copying the images to your hard drive as easy as copying files from a... -
Page 33: Using As A Pc Camera
To copy photos to your computer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the computer with the USB cable. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Open Windows Explorer. The contents of your computer will be displayed, including all your disk drives, and, if the camera is connected properly, an extra disk drive representing the camera's memory called "Removable Disk."... - Page 34 Digital Camera User’s Manual NOTE: To use the digital camera as a PC Camera you must set the camera to PC Camera mode. To use the digital camera in MSD mode, you can use any of the modes except for the PC Camera mode.
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Page 35: 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 position. This chapter describes each of these modes and their different button functions. -
Page 36: Video Mode
Digital Camera User’s Manual • settings. Pressing the WB key cycles through the following settings: Auto, Day Light, Shade, Light Bulb (incandescent light), and Fluorescent Light. • camera's lens from x12.0 to x1.0. • camera's lens optically from x1.0 to x3.0 in steps of 0.25;... -
Page 37: Preset Mode
Preset Mode optical zoom while the camera is recording video, you can adjust the digital zoom as follows: Digital zoom: x1.0 to x2.0 in steps of 0.2 (while recording) Optical zoom: from x1.0 to x3.0 in steps of 0.25 (adjust before recording) Pressing the Up and Down buttons while... -
Page 38: Portrait
Digital Camera User’s Manual Portrait This preset is optimized for taking "head shots" of people, focusing more on the center of the frame than on the peripheral areas. Night Scene This preset is optimized for taking photos at night, opening the lens aperture wider and longer to gather as much ambient light as possible. -
Page 39: Macro
Playback Mode The Playback mode is used to view the photos stored in the digital camera's on-board memory or on the SD memory card. To view the photos, rotate the Mode dial to the Review mode position. (Press the Display button to turn it on.) -
Page 40: Setup Mode
Digital Camera User’s Manual • Down Button: Move to the next photo. • LC display settings: LCD, backlight and status information all turned on; LCD and backlight on but no status information; and LCD off. • from on-board memory to the memory card or vice versa. -
Page 41: Delete All
Delete All To delete images from either the camera's internal memory or from the SD/MM 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 42: Quality
Digital Camera User’s Manual Quality Adjust the image quality and resolution by selecting Quality from the Setup menu. There are six different picture resolutions available: 5.0M 3.0M 3.0M 2.8M 2.8M 0.7M 2496 x 2016 2048 x 1472 2048 x 1472... -
Page 43: Buzzer
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 memory. An interpolation method is employed to achieve the maximum effective resolution of 5.0M (2496 x 2016). -
Page 44: Date/Time
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 45 To set the default storage media: 1. Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Use the Down button and then press the Display button 4. Use the Up and Down either Internal, for the camera's on-board memory, or Memory Card, to use an installed SD/MM Card.
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Page 46: Language
Digital Camera User’s Manual Language The digital camera can display menu items in the following languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese. For more on setting the default language, see page 14. Video Out If connecting your camera to a television set with the included video cable, you have the option to choose a transmission format compatible with that of your TV. -
Page 47: Iso
Setup Mode You can adjust the camera’s sensitivity to light by changing the ISO setting. Two presets are available: ISO 100: For shooting in bright sunlight ISO 200: For all-round situations Opening You can choose to display a splash screen when the camera is turned on. -
Page 48: Pc Camera Mode
Opening option, press the Display button or No, and press PC Camera Mode The digital camera can be used with any commercially available video software as a video camera. Simply connect it to your PC with the supplied USB cable, turn the Mode dial to PC Camera and then turn it on. -
Page 49: Chapter 6 - Using The Lc Display
Chapter 6 - Using the LC Display Icons on the LC display show the status of camera settings and functions such as quality, zoom ratio, and number of pictures. These icons are displayed in every camera mode except Setup mode. This chapter describes the LC display icons and their meanings. -
Page 50: Lcd Icon Descriptions
Digital Camera User’s Manual LCD Icon Descriptions Icon Name Auto Flash The camera senses whether the flash is needed by detecting Flash Off Red-Eye Reduction Flash On Snapshot Mode Self-Timer Indicates the camera is using the Self-Timer preset. Pressing Playback... - Page 51 Zoom Indicates the level of zoom currently applied. In Video Mode, optical zoom must be adjusted before recording; digital zoom can be adjusted during recording as follows x1.2, x1.4, x1.6, x1.8, x2.0 In Snapshot Mode, optical 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 52: Appendix 1 - Button Function Guide
Appendix 1 – Button Function Guide Mode Shutter Single Capture Snapshot Single Select Capture Landscap e, Portrait, Preset Night Scent, Self-Timer or Macro Select Photo Page Up Playback Start / Stop Recording Video Camera Execute Select Function Setup N/A = Not Available Down Display Strobe/... -
Page 53: Appendix 2 - Troubleshooting Guide
Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting Guide 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. indicator is on and not flashing. - Page 54 OK to bring up the 'Safe To Remove Hardware' confirmation. E. Disconnect the Digital Camera from your PC. Please check to make sure your hard drive's DMA setting is enabled, as follows: From the Windows Start menu, select Settings, then Control Panel.
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