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  • Page 1 User manual OPTIMA 103...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Table of Contents Preface ....................3 About this Manual ................3 Safety and Handling Precautions............3 Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the European Union .................4 Using this Menu .................4 Introduction .....................5 System Requirements .................5 Main Features ..................5 Package Contents................6...
  • Page 3 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Setting LCD Save................54 Setting Date & Time ................. 54 Setting Language ................54 Setting File Numbering ..............54 Setting TV Out ................. 55 Setting LCD Brightness ..............55 Setting Memory Kit ................55 Reset All ..................56 Making Connections ................

  • Page 4: Preface

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Preface About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using your new digital camera. All information presented is as accurate as possible but is subject to change without notice. Copyright This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic or other means, in any form, without prior written permission of the manufacturer.

  • Page 5: Disposal Of Waste Equipment By Users In Private Households In The European Union

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Battery Information • Turn off the camera before installing or removing the battery. • Use only the provided batteries or type of battery and charger that came with your camera. Using other types of battery or charger may damage the equipment and invalidate the warranty.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. System Requirements In order to get the most out of your camera, your computer must meet the following system...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: OPTIMA 103 Rechargeable battery x 1 pcs Battery charger Wrist strap USB cable AV cable (optional) CD-Rom Quick Start Guide/ Camera pouch User Manual (optional)

  • Page 8: Camera Views

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Camera Views Front View 1. Flash 2. Self-timer LED/ AF Assist Lamp 3. Lens 4. Microphone Back View 5. LCD monitor 6. LED indicator 7. Mode Switch Photo mode Movie mode Playback mode 8. SET button/4-way navigation control 9.

  • Page 9: Camera Buttons

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Bottom View 15. Battery/Memory card compartment 16. USB/TV Out 17. Tripod screw hole 18. Speaker Left Right View 19. Strap ring Camera Buttons Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use. Button Description Power Press the Power button to turn the power on/off.

  • Page 10: Navigation Control

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Navigation Control The 4-way Navigation Control and the SET button allow you to access the various menus available from the On Screen Display (OSD). You can configure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum results from your images and videos. Further functions of these buttons are as follows:...

  • Page 11: Camera Memory

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 32MB of internal memory. Users can store images up to 12MB. If there is no memory card inserted in the memory card slot, all images, videos and audio clips recorded are automatically stored in the internal memory.

  • Page 12: Inserting An Sd/Sdhc Memory Card

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 4. Close and lock the Battery/memory card compartment Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card Expand your camera’s storage by using SD or SDHC memory cards. 1. Unlock and open the Battery/memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera.

  • Page 13: Turning The Power On And Off

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Turning the Power On and Off There are two ways to turn on the camera: • The startup image displays briefly and the startup sound plays if enabled. The zoom lens extends and the camera is turned on in Record mode.

  • Page 14: Using The Lcd Monitor

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor shows all important information regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video. The display on the LCD monitor is called the On Screen Display or OSD.
  • Page 15 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Movie Mode Screen Layout Standby layout Recording Layout Item Description Record Mode Indicates the current mode. Zoom indicator Displays zoom. Time remaining Indicates the remaining time of video available. Battery Indicates battery level. Storage media Indicates current storage media in use.
  • Page 16 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of image being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: Item Description Playback mode Indicates playback mode. Protect Indicates file is protected. Voice memo Indicates voice memo is attached.
  • Page 17 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Playback mode of videos: Item Description Playback mode Indicates playback mode. Protect Indicates file is protected. Video clip Indicates the file is a video. Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file.
  • Page 18 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Playback mode of audio clips: Item Description Playback mode Indicates playback mode. Protect Indicates file is protected. Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage File no./Total no.

  • Page 19: Changing The Lcd Monitor Display

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Changing the LCD Monitor Display The type of information displayed on the LCD monitor can be changed using the button. Press the button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another. In Photo/Movie Mode, the LCD display can be changed into any of the following: •...

  • Page 20: Using The Stabilizer

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using the Stabilizer The Stabilizer function works according to the luminance of the target object. This function uses special image data processing for getting high sensitivity of CCD. High sensitivity can use higher shutter speed compared with normal mode, so it reduces influence of hand shaking. Press the stabilizer button before pressing the Shutter button.

  • Page 21: Using Flash

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions, use the Flash/Right button to get correct exposure. This function cannot be activated in recording videos or continuous shooting. To activate Flash: • Press the Flash/Right button on your camera...

  • Page 22: Using The Function Menu

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using the Function Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains My Mode, Photo Size, Quality, EV Compensation, White Balance, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. Press the FUNC button of your camera to launch the Function Menu.
  • Page 23 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Quality The Quality sets the quality (compression) at which the image is captured. The quality determines the amount of compression applied to your images. Fine quality would give you the best images with sharper details and less compression.

  • Page 24: White Balance

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 White Balance This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are seen by the human eye. • As you move through the selection, you can see the preview on the LCD monitor synchronously.

  • Page 25: Color Mode

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure. Icon Item Description The entire area of the screen is measured, and the exposure is Multi calculated. Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater Center weight to the subject matter at the center.

  • Page 26: Using The Record Menu

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using the Record Menu If you are in Photo Mode, you can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the SET button to move through menu selections and apply your desired settings.
  • Page 27 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 The table below shows the available scene mode settings. Icon Item Description The simplest way to shoot basic images. Settings are adjusted Auto automatically. The camera automatically adjusts suitable shooting settings like Program shutter speed and aperture values.
  • Page 28 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 This feature enhances the black and white contrast normally used Text when capturing text images. This feature boosts the saturation of greens to give a rich color to Foliage foliage. This feature combines up to 4 shots into a single image and provides 4 Auction patterns to select for usage of auction.
  • Page 29 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using Intelligent Scene This feature is most useful for novice users to capture great images even without basic knowledge of photography. Simply frame the shot with the help of Intelligent Scene Mode, the camera automatically recognizes 11 kinds of scenes - Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Macro, Text, Snow, Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Night Scene, Night Portrait and Foliage - and selects the ideal settings.
  • Page 30 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using Party Mode Let the Party mode on! It can be difficult to get everyone on a party. While you have the whole gang together, take a group or family portrait. Party mode features on Red-eye reduction flash and face tracking.
  • Page 31 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 5. Press SET button to continue the second shot. 6. Or, press Menu button to go back the first shot. 7. Repeat step 4 to 6, until the pattern is filled in images. 8. Press SET button to save the composed image.

  • Page 32: Using Smile Capture Mode

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using Smile Capture Mode When facing camera, especially kids, smiles are always short and hard to seize by manual shutter. Smile capture mode detects every smile all the time and performs Automatic Focus (AF) to capture an image without pressing Shutter button.

  • Page 33: Using Hdr Mode

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 3. Move your position until photographer confirms your whole or half body in the frame and in the right place. 4. Press the Shutter button. Camera stores the image produced by this step only. Using Love Portrait Want to take a good image when there are just two of you? All you have to do is hold the camera and show your smiles together.

  • Page 34: Using Voices Recording

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using Shutter Priority Mode This mode is designed for capturing moving subjects. A faster shutter speed is required to freeze a motion (flying birds), while the slower shutter speed creates a sense of motion (water flowing). To set Shutter values 1.

  • Page 35: Setting The Drive Mode

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Setting the Drive Mode Your camera features a Self-timer and Burst which can be set in the Drive mode function in the Record Menu. The Self-timer allows you to take images after a pre-defined delay. While burst lets you take consecutive shots. This function is only available in recording still images.

  • Page 36: Setting The Aeb

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Setting the AEB AEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing. It permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure, under exposure and overexposure compensation. To set AEB 1. From the Record menu, select AEB. 2. Use the keys to go through the selection.

  • Page 37: Setting Sharpness

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Setting Sharpness This function allows you to enhance or soften finer details of your images. To set Sharpness 1. From the Record menu, select Sharpness. 2. Use the keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the SET button to save and apply changes.

  • Page 38: Setting Contrast

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your images. To set Contrast 1. From the Record menu, select Contrast. 2. Use the keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the SET button to save and apply changes.

  • Page 39: Recording Videos

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Setting the Date Stamp The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images. This function must be activated before the image is captured. Once date and time are stamped on an image, they can no longer be edited or deleted.

  • Page 40: Movie Size

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Settings of Recording Videos Press Function button to enable video setting menu before recording a video. Movie Size The Movie Size function appears only in Movie mode. Use this function to adjust the resolution and quality of movie clips.

  • Page 41: Playback

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Pre-Record You can catch the first three seconds of action you would have potentially missed. Once enable this function, the camera starts recording video automatically before pressing Shutter button. As soon as the Shutter button is hit, the most recent three seconds of video is added to the beginning of the clip.

  • Page 42: Viewing Thumbnails

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Viewing Thumbnails This function allows you to view 9-thumbnail images or by calendar mode on the LCD monitor at the same time. Searching numerous of images is much easier then single view navigation. To set 9-images mode 1.

  • Page 43: Zooming Images

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Zooming images The zoom view function works with still images only. • In normal view, spin the Zoom dial clockwise (right) repeatedly until the desired zoom view. • The 4 arrows on the LCD monitor indicate that the image is zoomed in.

  • Page 44: Playing Voice Recording

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Playing Voice Recording 1. Set the camera to Playback mode 2. Use the navigation controls to scroll through the saved images. When viewing a voice recording file, the LCD monitor displays the screen layout of Audio clips. See picture on the right.

  • Page 45: Deleting An Image/Video/Audio

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Deleting an Image/Video/Audio There are two ways to delete an image/video/audio: • Using the Delete button, or Using Playback Menu Delete settings. See "Delete" on page 45. • Using the Delete Button Use the Fn/Delete button on your camera to delete or mark an image/video/audio clip for deletion.
  • Page 46 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 To change slideshow settings: 1. From the Slideshow menu, use the keys t to move through the selections. 2. Select Interval setting. Press the keys to adjust. Choose among the available interval settings: 1 sec., 3 sec., 5 sec., and 10 sec.
  • Page 47 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 To delete multiple files: 1. Select Multi in the Delete submenu, the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor. 2. Use the navigation control to move through the files. 3. When the desired image/video/audio clip is highlighted, press the SET button to mark image/video/audio clip for deletion.
  • Page 48 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 To protect/unprotect multiple files: 1. Select Multi in the Protect submenu, the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor. 2. Use the navigation control to move through the files. 3. When the desired file is highlighted, press the SET button to mark/unmark the file clip for protection.

  • Page 49: Voice Memo

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Red-eye Correction Red-eye Correction function is used to reduce red eye in captured images. This function is only Red-eye available for still images. correction can be applied to an image several times, but the quality may gradually deteriorate.
  • Page 50 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Color Mode The Color Mode function lets you adjust edit still images to apply different colors or tones for a more artistic effect. Edited images in this function are saved as a new file. To activate Color Mode: 1.
  • Page 51 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Trim The Trim function allows you to trim an image to another image size. This function is only available for still images. To trim an image: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode 2. Use the keys to scroll and select an image to trim.

  • Page 52: Startup Image

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Resize Resizes a previously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is available. To resize an image: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode 2. Use the keys to scroll and select an image to resize.

  • Page 53: Radial Blur

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to embed printing information on your memory card. You can select the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera and insert the memory card to the card compatible printer.

  • Page 54: Using The Setup Menu

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether you are in Record or Playback mode. The Setup menu allows to configure general camera settings. To go to Setup Menu: 1. Press Menu button to launch the Record/Playback Menu.

  • Page 55: Setting Lcd Save

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Setting LCD Save Enable the LCD Save function to automatically decrease the LCD brightness to conserve battery power. When the camera is idle for 20 seconds, the LCD darkens. Press any button to resume to normal brightness.

  • Page 56: Setting Tv Out

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Setting TV Out Use the TV Out function to adjust video output signal to accommodate different regional settings. If TV out is not set correctly, the image may not display properly on TV. Available settings are: • NTSC. Applicable in Japan, USA, Canada, Taiwan and others.

  • Page 57: Reset All

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Reset All Use this function to reset the camera to its factory settings. However, the following settings are exceptions and not affected by Reset. • Date & Time • Language • TV Out • Custom White Balance data Making Connections You can connect your camera to: TV, computer, or a printer.
  • Page 58 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 5. The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting… 6. Connection established after PC MODE appeared on the LCD monitor 7. Access the files in the camera by your PC. • The camera’s internal memory and memory card would display as removable drives in PC.

  • Page 59: Connecting The Camera To A Printer

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Connecting the Camera to a Printer You can print your images directly using a PictBridge compatible printer. 1. Turn on your Printer. Check that the printer is turned on, there is paper in the printer, and there are no printer error messages.
  • Page 60 AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 To set Printer Settings 1. Use the key to specify a print option. 2. Modify paper size and quality by the keys. Available setting: • Paper size: Default / A4 / 4"x6" • Quality: Default / Fine / Normal 3.

  • Page 61: Appendix

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Appendix About Folder and File Names Your camera automatically creates specific directory of folder in the internal memory cards to organize captured images, videos and audio files. File Naming File names begin with "DSCI" and followed by a 4-digit number that increases in sequence. File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created.

  • Page 62: Specifications

    AgfaPhoto OPTIMA 103 Specifications Sensor SHARP 12M 1/2.3" Focal Length: 5.05 (W) ~ 20.2 (T) mm Lens 4X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 2.7" Color LCD Normal: Wide: 0.12 m ~ Infinity Tele: 0.70 m ~ Infinity Focusing Range...

  • Page 63: Customer Care

    MK10 9RG United Kingdom AgfaPhoto is used under license of Agfa-Gevaert NV & Co. KG or Agfa-Gevaert NV. Neither Agfa-Gevaert NV & Co KG nor Agfa-Gevaert NV manufacture this product or provide any product warranty or support. For service, support and warranty information, contact the distributor or manufacturer. All other brands and product names are registered trademarks of their respective owners.
  • Page 64 AgfaPhoto is used under license of Agfa-Gevaert NV & Co. KG or Agfa-Gevaert NV. Neither Agfa-Gevaert NV & Co. KG nor Agfa-Gevaert NV manufacture this product or provide any product warranty or support. For service, support and warranty information, contact the distributor or manufacturer. For service, support and warranty information, contact the distributor or manufacturer. All other brands and product names are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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