BenQ DC C800 User Manual

BenQ DC C800 User Manual

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  • Page 1 DC C800 Digital Camera User’s Manual Welcome...
  • Page 2: Taking Care Of Your Camera

    Copyright Copyright 2005 by BenQ Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chem- ical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual Table of Contents 1. T DC C800................1 OURING 1.1 Checking the Package Contents ..............1 1.2 DC C800 Components..................1 1.2.1 Front View ....................1 1.2.2 Rear View......................2 1.2.3 Five-function buttons ..................2 1.3 Setting the Date and Time ................2 2.
  • Page 4 BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.9.4 Playing Back a Voice Memo ..............17 3.10 Deleting Files ....................17 3.10.1 Deleting a Single File ..................17 3.10.2 Deleting All Files..................17 3.11 Protecting Files .................... 18 3.12 Editing Images ..................... 19 3.12.1 Rotating Still Images ..................19 3.12.2...
  • Page 5: Touring Your Dc C800

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual DC C800 OURING Checking the Package Contents Carefully unpack your kit box and ensure that you have the following items. User’s Manual DC C800 digital camera USB cable 2 x AA batteries Hand strap DC C800 software...
  • Page 6: Rear View

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 1.2.2 Rear View LCD monitor Zoom out button Zoom in button Playback mode button MENU button Status LED Five-function buttons Strap eyelet Mode dial 10. Battery/SD memory card cover 11. DISP button 12. Tripod socket •...
  • Page 7: Preparing Your Dc C800 For Use

    1. Be sure that the camera is turned off. 2. Slide the battery cover and open it. 3. Insert the card with the label facing up and the arrow pointing in. 4. Close the battery cover. Preparing Your DC C800 for Use...
  • Page 8: About Camera Memory

    SD memory cards in the following sizes are supported: 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB. The DC C800 is compatible with SD memory cards manufactured by Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sandisk. Please contact your local dealer for purchasing information.
  • Page 9: Using The Dc C800

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual DC C800 SING THE Turning the Power On and Off 1. Press the POWER button to turn on the camera in Press down halfway the Record mode. Or you can press the button to turn on the camera in the Playback mode.
  • Page 10: Recording Menu/Playback Menu

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual Recording Menu/Playback Menu When a menu screen is displayed, the arrow button and the SET button are used to make the desired settings. 1. Press the MENU button to display the menu. 2. The menu displays depends on whether you are in the Record mode or the Playback mode.
  • Page 11: Record Menu (Movie)

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual Metering Adjusts the region of the subject or frame on which the cam- era measures light. – : Light is measured from the entire shooting screen, but gives more importance to the values near the center.
  • Page 12: Playback Menu

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.4.3 Playback Menu Menu Item Available Setting Protect Single/Lock All/Unlock All Delete Single/All Slide Show Playing stored images in a slide show. DPOF Single/All/Reset Copy to Card Single/All Effect B&W/Sepia/Neg. Art/Mosaic Rotate Right 90/Left 90/Horizontal/Vertical Resize Reduces image size to smaller.
  • Page 13: Setup Menu

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 4. Press the SET button to confirm the settings and close the menu. Menu Item Available Setting Functional Description White Balance Sets the white balance when capturing images under spe- cific lighting conditions. – : Adjust the white balance to match different light sources such as sunlight, incandescent (tungsten) lighting or, fluorescent lighting.
  • Page 14: Using The Lcd Monitor

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3. Press or to select a menu item and then press or the SET button to launch the submenu. 4. Press or to select an option and press or the SET button to apply the setting.
  • Page 15: Switching The Screen Display

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.5.1.2 In Playback Mode icon Protect Voice memo File number/Total Battery Storage media Capture date & time DPOF Date stamp DPOF indicator 10. Resolution 3.5.2 Switching the Screen Display Press the DISP button changes the next display mode of the LCD monitor as shown below:...
  • Page 16: Using The Zoom Function

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual • The focus area on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus. • If the shutter speed is slow or the possibility that image may be blurred, the shake warning icon may appear on the LCD monitor.
  • Page 17: Using The Self-Timer And Burst

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.6.4 Using the Self-timer and Burst Use the self-timer to set a delay from the time the shutter button is pressed to the time the image is shot. Use the burst to record four continuous still images shooting.
  • Page 18: Recording Movie Clips

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual Recording Movie Clips Your camera can record movie clips with audio. 1. Set the camera to the Record mode. Refer to 3.3 “Switching between Record and Playback” on page 5. • The LCD monitor displays the available recording time.
  • Page 19: Playback

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3. Use the arrow button to select a desired scene mode and press the SET button to confirm the setting. Display Option Description Program All settings can be changed in this mode. Portrait Blurring the background to focus on the subject.
  • Page 20: Playing Back Sounds

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.9.1.2 Magnifying Still Images 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. Refer to 3.3 “Switching between Record and Playback” on page 5. 2. Press to select the image that you want to magnify. 3. Press [T] to magnify the image, and the central portion of the image is displayed.
  • Page 21: Playing Back A Voice Memo

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual • The voice memo cannot be added to a movie clip or a protected image. • You cannot delete only the voice memo. • When you delete the image, the attached voice memo is also deleted.
  • Page 22: Protecting Files

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 4. Press the SET button to delete all images or press the MENU button to cancel. • The protect images cannot be deleted with the delete function. Refer to 3.11 “Protecting Files” on page 18.
  • Page 23: Editing Images

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.12 Editing Images 3.12.1 Rotating Still Images The still images can be rotated by various degrees. 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. Refer to 3.3 “Switching between Record and Playback” on page 5.
  • Page 24: Setting The Dpof

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 8. Press the SET button to confirm the change or press the MENU button to cancel without saving the file. • The image added stickers would be saved as a new file name. 3.13 Setting the DPOF The Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) setting allows you to select images on the memory card for printing and specify the number of print copies in advance using the camera.
  • Page 25: Copying The Files

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual • During the slideshow, press the SET button to pause the slideshow and press the SET button again to resume. • The slideshow function is not available for the movie clips and voice recording. 3.15 Copying the Files You may want to copy the data from the camera's internal memory to the memory card for convenience.
  • Page 26: Setting Auto Review

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.16.2 Setting Auto Review When Auto Review is enabled, you can view an image for a few seconds after you have taken it. Refer to 3.4.5 “Setup Menu” on page 9. Option Description The captured image will not automatically display after shooing.
  • Page 27: File Naming

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.16.6 File Naming File name begins with "DSCI" and are followed by a 4-digit number that increases in sequence. File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created. If the highest folder number is 999 and highest file number exceeds 9999, the camera will display the warning message "Folder cannot be created".
  • Page 28: Choosing A Startup Image

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.19 Choosing a Startup Image You can choose a recorded image as the start-up image. 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. Refer to 3.3 “Switching between Record and Playback” on page 5. 2. Press to select a desired image.
  • Page 29: Making Connections

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual AKING ONNECTIONS 4.1 Bundled Software The DC C800 is supplied with the following software. To install the software, refer to the information supplied with respective CDs. Ulead Photo Ulead® Photo Express™ 5.0 SE is a complete photo project software Express for digital images.
  • Page 30: Connecting The Camera To A Computer With A Usb Cable

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual Connecting the Camera to a Computer with a USB Cable 1. Connect the supplied USB cable to the computer's USB port. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. The LCD screen turns off when the connection to the computer has been successfully completed.
  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual ROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Solution Power does not turn on. Battery is inserted in the Reload battery in the correct wrong direction. direction. Batteries are dead. Replace or recharge batteries. The battery compartment Make sure the battery com- door is open.
  • Page 32: Specifications

    ERVICE NFORMATION Technical Support If you have any problem or question regarding the DC C800, you can visit the following web site for further assistance: http://support.BenQ.com For free driver updates, product information and news releases, visit the following web site: http://www.BenQ.com...

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