DC-521 Manual
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1. Get to know your camera
3M waterproof design
5.0 Mega pixels resolution sensor
Digital still camera
Digital video camcorder
Built-in flash Light
8x digital zoom
2.4" TFT color display
Micro SD card support
2x AAA alkaline batteries
Smile detection
Anti-shaking still capture
Important note:
-always wash you camera with clear water when coming out of the sea or pool water.
-only open the camera (battery or card compartment) when the camera is dry
2. Functional parts
Press this button to take photographs or to start /stop recording
1
Shutter
a video clip, or to confirm changes in menu mode.
Power on/off
2
Press this button to turn on, press again to turn off.
button
3
Strap hook
Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera.
Use the built-in flash to give the subject extra lighting if it is in
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dark surrounding(the best flash distance is recommended
Flash light
within 1.5m).
Note: Keep the lens clean. Dirt and fingerprints will affect the
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Lens
quality of the picture.
6
Busy indicator
When the indicator is blinking, the camera is busy.
Macro mode: Select this mode to take close-up
photographs (distance 11cm - 18cm).
7
Macro switch
Normal mode: Select this mode to take photographs
from 0.5m - infinity.
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LCD screen
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Up
Menu-mode: Up, Photo/Video/Preview-mode: Digital zoom in.
Menu-mode: Down, Photo/Video/Preview-mode: Digital zoom
10 Down
out
For LEFT selection in menu mode.
11 Left / Flash light
For flash light functions selection in photo mode.
12 Right / Playback
For RIGHT selection in menu mode.
Press it to enter playback mode.
13 Mode
Press it to select PHOTO/VIDEO mode.
Press it to enter camera setting mode.
14 Menu / Delete
Press it to delete the photos/videos in playback mode.
15 Tripod connector
To fix the camera on tripod (Not included).
16 Micro SD card slot
SD card storage location.
17 USB interface
Via this connection, you can connect to a computer.
Battery
18
Compartment for 2 x AAA batteries.
compartment
3. Explanation of the status icons
Item
Function
Photographs mode.
Videos capture mode.
1
Mode selected
Playback VIDEO mode.
Playback PICTURE mode
Force flash: The flash is on in any
environment.
Auto flash: The camera determines if
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Flash indicator
the flash should be used or not.
No flash: The flash is turned off.
3
Self-timer
Shows selected Self-timer setting
4
ISO
Light Sensitivity setting
Photo mode: No. of pictures had been taken.
Photo/Video
Video mode: Recording time in second.
5
counter
Playback mode: No. of pictures or video file.
12M = 4032x3024; 8M = 3264X2448
Selected
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5M = 2560x1920;
resolution
1.3M = 1280x960;
Super fine.
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Picture quality
Fine.
Normal.
The micro SD card
The micro SD card is inserted and will be
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indication
used as storage for PHOTO and VIDEO
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Anti-Shaking
Shows Anti-Shaking ON/Off
Mode (0.5m – infinity).
Normal/Macro
10
Macro mode (11cm – 18cm).
mode indicator
The batteries are full.
11
Battery indicator
The batteries are empty.
12
Exposure value
Shows selected EV± value.
13
White Balance
Shows selected White-balance mode
Shows selected Scene mode
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Scene mode
( Landscape/Backlight/Night scene/Portrait/Sports)
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Smile detection
Shows Smile detection On/Off
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4. Details for camera setting
Description
3M = 2048x1536;
VGA = 640x480
Note: The camera will remain the last setting when it is turned off.
5. Using the camera
5.1 Installing the batteries
1. Open the battery door.
2. Insert 2x AAA alkaline batteries into the camera.
3. Close the battery door.
Zoom indicator
Shows Zoom ratio.
Single or 10s timer selection
capture Mode
Single / 10s Timer
12M pixel resolution
4032 x 3024
8.0M pixel resolution
3264 x 2448
5.0M pixel resolution
2560 x 1920
Resolution
3.0M pixel resolution
2048 x 1536
1.3M pixel resolution
1280 x 960
VGA resolution
640 x 480
Quality
Super Fine/Fine/Normal
Picture quality setting
Sharpness
Strong/Normal/Soft
Sharpness setting
±2.0, ±5/3, ±4/3, ±
Exposure
Exposure setting
1.0, ±2/3, ±1/3, 0
Automatic white balance
Auto
White balance selected for
Daylight
daylight surrounding
White balance selected for cloudy
Cloudy
White balance
surrounding
White balance selected for
Tungsten
tungsten lighting
White balance selected for
Fluorescent
fluorescent surrounding
Auto/Landscape/
Scene
Backlight/Night
Scene setting
scene/Portrait/Sports
ISO
Auto/50/100/200
Sensitivity select
Smile
On / Off
Smile detection setting
detection
Anti-shaking
On / Off
Anti-shaking setting
VGA 640 x 480
Resolution
Video resolution set up
QVGA 320 x 240
Date/Time
YY/MM/DD
Date or time setting
Auto power off
Off / 1Minute / 3 Minutes
Auto power off selection
Beep sound
Off/On
Beep sound setting
German/English/Spanish
/Italian/French/
Portuguese/Dutch/Greek
Language
/Turkish/Hungarian/
Select display language
Polish/Russian/Danish/
Swedish/Norwegian/
Finnish
Date stamp
Date stamp
Date &Time /Date /Off
Select power frequency in your
Frequency
50Hz / 60Hz
location
Internal Memory or
Format the memory location
Format
Micro SD card
selection (All data will be lost!).
Default setting
Default setting
Cancel / OK
Version
See the firmware version
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