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This manual is designed to assist you in using this 5 Mega Pixels Digital Camera. 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 Edition First Edition, 2004...
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Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Contents Unpack Your Camera....................... 1 Package Contents......................1 Optional Accessories ......................1 System Requirements....................... 1 Important Notes......................... 1 Getting Acquainted with Your Camera .................. 2 Top & Front View....................... 2 Rear & Bottom View......................2 LCD Monitor Display ......................3 Mode Dial Selector......................
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Playback on TV ........................14 Display Image Properties...................... 15 Deleting Images ........................16 Deleting Single Image in QuickView ................16 Deleting Single Image in Playback ................. 16 Deleting All Images ......................17 Formatting Memory Card or Internal Memory..............17 Settings Capture Mode ......................18 Switching LCD Off between Shots..................
Unpack Your Camera Package Contents Digital Camera Wrist Strap USB Cable AV Cable 2 AA Batteries Software CD containing -Camera Driver for Windows 98SE -Ulead Photo Explorer -Ulead Video Studio -Adobe Acrobat Reader -Owner’s Manual (PDF) Quick Start Guide Optional Accessories •...
Getting Acquainted with Your Camera Congratulations on your purchase of this digital camera. Your digital camera has been designed with a 5 Mega Pixels CCD image sensor and 3X optical zoom lens which allow you to quickly and easily take high quality digital pictures. Top &...
LCD Monitor Display Scene Mode Auto-Exposure (AE) Metering (no icon) Full Auto (no icon) Center-weighted Portrait Spot Landscape Average Close-up (P.22) Sport Night Landscape Night Portrait ISO Speed Color Mode Museum (no icon)Auto Vivid Backlight Black & White (P.8-9) Sepia (P.23) White Balance (P.22)
Mode Dial Selector Icon Mode Function Camera power off. Full Auto Capture- Full Auto Mode Movie Capture- Movie mode. Portrait Capture -Portrait mode. Landscape Capture -Landscape mode. Close-up Capture –Macro mode. Scene More Scene modes available for Capture. SCENE (Refer to P. 8 to 9 for details.) LED Status LED Type LED Status...
Navigation Switch Up-arrow ( ) for menu selection Self-timer On/Off switch Left-arrow ( ) for Right-arrow ( ) for review playback review playback images in backward images in forward direction. direction. LCD Monitor On/Off AF Area Selection control switch ( Down-arrow ( ) for <Menu/OK>...
Getting the Camera Ready Installing Memory SD/MMC Card and Battery Open the battery/memory card cover and slide the Batteries memory SD/MMC card (optional) and two new AA Ni-MH batteries or one CRV3 Lithium battery into – compartments. Close cover securely until it clicks shut. SD Card Slot Battery level is shown in 3 stages, Full Battery, Low Battery, and Insufficient Battery.
Setting the Language and Date & Time The Language selection will display the first time you power on the camera. After selecting the language, the Date & Time Menu will bring up automatically. Left-arrow Button Setting Language Up-arrow Button Press Up or Down arrow ( / ) button to select the desired language.
Capturing Still Images Full Auto Mode < > Recommend to use Full Auto Mode for beginners. While in Full Auto mode, you just shoot on your subject. Portrait Mode < > Use this mode to take a distinctive portrait with a blurred background. Landscape Mode <...
Shooting with Scene Modes In addition to Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Movie, Close-up mode on the Mode Dial, the camera offers more programmed scenes - Sports, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Museum, Backlight, for pre-setting. Sports Mode < > Use this mode to take a frozen picture of fast moving objects. Note : Recommend to use Burst during Sports.
Recording Videos Video mode allows you to shoot movie scenario. VIDEO mode Switch the Mode Dial to Video Mode < > The Video icon < > is displayed on the LCD Monitor. Note : Flash and Digital Zoom cease to Shutter Button function in video mode.
Setting Self-Timer This camera provides 10 seconds ( ), 2 seconds ( ) and Off (no icon) for the self-timer. Self-timer button In Capture mode, press Up-arow/Self-timer button ( / The Self-timer screen will display on the LCD monitor for 3 seconds.
Playback Still Images Playback a Still Image Zoom-out Button Turn on camera and press Playback ( ) button. Playback Button Press Left-arrow ( )or Right-arrow ( ) button to FLASH FLASH navigate images. The sequence of the image viewed and the number of total stored images are display on the right-bottom corner of LCD display.
Playback Images in Slideshow Follow Step 1-2 of “Playback a Still Image”. Press <Menu/OK> button to review Menu. Press the Up-arrow ( ) or Down-arrow ( ) button to select “SLIDESHOW” Press <Menu/OK> button to enter submenu. Select “START” and press <Menu/OK> button. The slideshow will start from the 1st image in the current image storage.
Playback on TV Turn On camera. Press <Menu/OK> button. Press the Up-arrow (▲) or Down-arrow (▼) button to select “SETUP” and press<Menu/OK> button. Press Up/Down arrow (▲/▼) button to select “VIDEO OUT” and press<Menu/OK> button. Set your video system format (NTSC or PAL). Note: For USA, Canada and Asian countries, please set to “NTSC”.
Display Image Properties This camera provides image property information, which includes: Image Quality & Resolution Image Filename Date & Time ISO Speed Shutter Speed Aperture Number Scene Mode EV Compensation Playback Button Color Mode (if Vivid is applied) Sharpness FLASH FLASH Turn On camera.
Deleting Images Deleting Single Image in QuickView Menu/OK Button Playback Button After a picture is taken, the image will have a Delete Button QuickView. While the image is on display, press the FLASH FLASH Delete ( button. ON/OFF ON/OFF Left-Arrow Button Press Down-arrow ( ) button to select “YES”...
Settings Capture Mode Switching LCD Off between Shots In Capture mode, press the LCD on/ff button ( / ) to switch OFF the LCD monitor. To switch On the LCD, press the LCD on/off button ( / ) again. Note: The LCD will turn off automatically if camera inactivity for 1 LCD on/ff button ( / minute.
Setting Flash Mode The camera offers four Flash modes - Auto ( ), Flash Off < >, Flash On < > and Red-eye Reduction < >. Menu/OK Button To select the Flash mode, repeatedly press the Flash ( ) Playback Button button under Capture mode.
Setting Auto Focus (AF) Area Selection This camera provides Single-zone Auto Focus (AF) and multi-zone AF area function. In LiveView mode, repeatedly press the Right arrow ( ) button to select the AF Bracket from Center AF → Right AF →...
Setting Image Quality This camera can set up the compression ration of JPG image. The best Image Quality is selected, the less image ratio is compressed but more image capacity will be occupied the memory. Three optional modes-- Best ( ), Better ( ) and Good ( ) are offered.
ISO Speed Press the <Menu/OK> button. Press Up/Down arrow ( / ) button to select “ISO SPEED”. Press the <Menu/OK> button to enter submenu. Select “Auto, ISO100/200/400”. Press <Menu/OK> button to setup. Setting Auto-Exposure (AE) Metering This camera provides three modes of AE metering- Average ( ), Center-weighted and Sport ( ) metering.
Setting Color Mode This camera provides 4 levels of color mode- Normal, Vivid ( ) , Black & White and Sepia. Press <Menu/OK> button. Press Up/Down arrow ( / ) button to select the “COLOR”. Press <Menu/OK> button to enter submenu. Set up the Color level.
Setting DPOF Print The DPOF (Digital Printer Order Format) settings allow you to select photo stores on a SD card. It is very convenient when you make a direct-print from a DPOF compatible printer. Set DPOF for Printing a Single Image Press Playback ( ) button.
Setting Protect Image To prevent the stored images to be deleted by accident, you may protect the images stored in the memory card or internal memory by this setting. Press Playback ( ) button. Press Down-arrow ( ) or Up-arrow ( ) button to highlight “PROTECT IMAGE” and press <Menu/OK>...
Move Images from Internal Memory to Card The camera has a built-in 16MB internal memory. When a memory card is inserted into the camera, you may move the images from the internal memory into the card. Note : This feature is only function when the memory card is inserted. Press Playback ( ) button.
Camera Setup Factory Default Settings: Function Factory Default Setting Pre-set Scene Sports Self-timer Slide Show Interval 5 Seconds Slide Show Loop Live View Flash Mode Auto Drive Mode Single AF Area Selection Central Image Resolution Image Quality Best EV Compensation White Balance Auto ISO Speed...
Setting Camera Sound Volume The volume level of this camera can be set to High, Low and Off. Press <Menu/OK> button. Select “SETUP” Menu by pressing Up/Down ( / ) arrow button. Press <Menu/OK> button Press Up/Down ( / ) arrow button to select “CAMERA SOUNDS”.
Setting Date Stamp This camera can have a Date Stamp function on images. The Date Stamp can be set by Off, Y(Year)-M(Month)-D(Date), M(Month)-D(Date)-Y(Year), D(Date)-M(Month)-Y(Year). Press <Menu/OK> button. Move highlight to “SETUP” Menu by pressing Up/Down ( / ) arrow button. Press <Menu/OK>...
Setting Customize This camera can be set to your favorite personal camera Opening Screen. Press <Menu/OK> button. Move highlight to “SETUP” Menu by pressing Up/Down ( / ) arrow button.. Press <Menu/OK> button. Press Up/Down ( / ) arrow button to select “CUSTOMIZE”. Press <Menu/OK>...
Software Installation Installation Software/Hardware Driver Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD should auto run and the installer menu will appear (see below). If the CD does not auto run; go to: Start → Run, and type in "D:\setup.exe" where D:\ is the CD-ROM drive Two installation options: Automatic Installation and Custom Installation.
Custom Installation The custom installation allows individual selection of the software provided on the CD. From the previous Installer Menu select “Custom Installation” and click “Next”. The following screen will appear: Check the desired application(s) and click “Next” to continue the software installation. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installing each software.
To download the files to your computer, highlight the files that you want to save, and choose one of the following way to move your files. a. Copy & Paste Right-click on the highlighted files with and select “Copy” from the resulting menu. Go to the target location on your computer and right-click on it again, and select “Paste”...
Troubleshooting Condition Corrective Action Camera cannot power on. The batteries may be exhausted. Replace new batteries. The batteries are installed incorrectly. Reinstall the batteries with correct polarities. Camera turns off automatically. Press any button to restore power to the camera. LCD turns off automatically.
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