Xiangde Electronic Technologies CD500DTGF User Manual

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CD500DTGF

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Page 1 Digital Camera User’s Manual CD500DTGF Please read this manual carefully before using and keep it for future reference...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of content Introduction ..............................2 Key Features ..............................2 What Your Camera Includes..........................2 Computer System Requirement for Windows 2000/XP ................3 Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista ..................3 Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ...................3 Quick Look at Your Camera ..........................4 The Mode Switch ............................5 Main Icons on the LCD ..........................6 Prepare Your Camera for use........................8 Install battery..............................8...
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for purchasing this kind of Digital Camera. Not only can you take good quality digital photos and videos but you can also use your camera as a removable disk. Everything you need to take quality photos and videos is included with your camera. Please read this manual carefully before using. Key Features Ÿ...
Page 4: Computer System Requirement For Windows 2000/Xp
Computer System Requirement for Windows 2000/XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: Ÿ Pentium processor or above with Windows 2000, XP Ÿ 128 MB RAM, more than 125MB free disk space. Ÿ...
Page 5: Quick Look At Your Camera
Quick Look at Your Camera...
Page 6: The Mode Switch
The Modes of Digital Camera There are 3 modes on your camera. Camera Mode: Take still photos Video Mode: Capture video files Playback Mode: View, print, edit photos and view videos...
Page 7: Main Icons On The Lcd
Main Icons on the LCD...
Page 8 Battery power level Self-timer On(10s) Full battery power Self-timer On(2s) Medium battery power Low battery power Digital Zoom Photo quality Normal quality Protect Fine quality Protect On Super quality White Balance Flash Force Flash Auto Incandescent Auto Fluorescent Cloudy Red eye reduction Daylight No Flash Anti-Shake...
Page 9: Prepare Your Camera For Use
Prepare Your Camera for use Install battery Your digital camera requires 3 AAA batteries for power, please refer to the following illustration as correct installation method: Slide and open the battery door. Insert the battery correctly as the correct polarity facing up with the battery cover. Close the battery door.
Page 10: Install Sd Memory Card
Your digital camera will be off when the battery is insufficient. The photos will be lost when the camera off or open the battery door, transfer the test photos/videos to PC as often as possible. Do not mix old and new batteries. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium metal hydride) batteries.
Page 11: Starting Your Digital Camera
Formatting will delete all data on the SD memory card including protected data. Don’t remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable. Download the photos/videos to your PC and delete the photos and videos from your SD Card in order to continue using your camera.
Page 12 Digital Zoom function You can magnify your subject using the digital zoom. Use the T and W buttons to adjust the zoom. The icon will show on your LCD screen. Press the T button to zoom in on your subject. Push the W button to zoom back out.
Page 13 shutter and when the photo is actually taken. It is recommended that you use a tripod when you use the self-timer. Press Down button repeatedly to select seconds self timer. Press the shutter button to start a 10 or 2 second count down. After 10 or 2 seconds the photo will automatically be taken.
Page 14 Press the Menu/OK button. Press Right/Left button until you select the Image Size. Press the Up/Down button to select the desired image size. Press Menu/OK button to confirm and exit to standby mode. Note: The image size icon will show on the LCD screen. Anti-Shake Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents photos coming out blurry as a result of trembling or shaking when taking the photo.
Page 15 Press the Menu/OK button to confirm. The icon will appear on the LCD screen. Setup Menu You can set Exposure, White Balance, Sharpness, Quality, ISO, Date, Auto Power off, Language, Frequency, Format and Default Setting. Operate this Setup as below: Press the Menu/OK button.
Page 16 photo. Press the Up/Down button until you select ISO. Press Menu/OK button. Press the Up/Down button to select Auto/100/200/400. Press Menu/OK button to confirm and exit to standby mode. White Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light source.
Page 17 instead of fine quality, instead of super quality. Date This allows you to set the system time which will be displayed on the photos. Press the Up/Down button until you select Date. Press Menu/OK button. Press the Up/Down button to select On/Off/Set Date. Press Menu/OK button to confirm.
Page 18 Frequency Press the Up/Down button until you select Frequency. Press Menu/OK button. Press the Up/Down button to select 50Hz/60Hz. Press Menu/OK button to confirm and exit to standby mode. Format This function will format the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected.
Page 19 Note: 1. You must insert a SD memory card to expand capacity and shoot videos. 2. “Insert a SD memory Card” will be shown on the screen when you press the shutter button if without SD memory card inserted. Press the Shutter button again to stop and save this file in AVI format. You can play this AVI file in playback mode or on your computer using Quick Time and Windows Media Player.
Page 20 Press the Up/Down button to select an option from the menu. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm. The corresponding icon will appear on the LCD screen. Image Size Your camera supports 2 video resolutions- 640x480 (VGA) pixels, 320x240 (QVGA) pixels. Press the Menu/OK button.
Page 21 video clips. You can also print photos directly from your camera using PictBridge. NOTE: The message, “No File” will be displayed on the LCD screen if there are no photos/videos in your camera. Thumbnail display When the camera is in the Playback Mode and the monitor is displaying an image, pressing the W button will take you to the thumbnail display.
Page 22 Press W button to zoom back out. Note: you can not zoom in the AVI video files. Operation for still photos Select the still photo you want to delete, rotate, protect, crop or print. Rotate Press the Menu/OK button. Press Up/Down button to select how much degrees you want to rotate. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm.
Page 23 Press the Menu/OK button. Press Right/Left button to select Protect menu. Press the Up/Down button to select “Lock”. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm and Shutter button to exit. A lock icon will be shown on the LCD. Note: At step 4 to select “Unlock” and press the Menu to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time in order to free up memory.
Page 24 Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” or “No” and press the Menu/OK button to confirm. Crop Image Crop your photos to show only a specific portion of an image or to highlight certain focal points. The Crop feature lets you zoom in on an image and then save that part of the image as a new photo. Press the Menu/OK button.
Page 25 Print Your camera allows you to print the photos with a compatible printer. The operation as explained below: In playback mode, select the photo you want to print by pressing Left/Right button. Press the Menu/OK button Press Right/Left button to select Print menu. Press the Up/Down to select PictBridge.
Page 26: Install Photags Express Software
Press Shutter button to play current AVI file. Press Shutter button again to pause. Note: For how to protect, delete photos, please refer to Operation for still photos. Install PhoTags Express Software NOTE: Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer. Insert software CD to your computer.
Page 27 After you click “Install Photags Express” button, there will be showing some windows that help you to finish the installing. You are only required to follow the description and click the buttons that it’s defaulted by the software. Register online Click “Register online”...
Page 28: Everything You Need To Get The Most From Your Photos
Everything you need to get the most from your photos 1. Select photos Select the photos that you download from your camera. And edit it in the software. Edit photos Click the “Enhance photos”, “Add captions” from the main window to edit your ideal photos. Share photos Share your photos via “E-mail”, “Printing”, and “Create HTML web”...
Page 29: Download Photos To Your Pc
Download photos to your PC Turn on your camera, connect your camera to the computer correctly with USB cable, a “MSDC” will show on the LCD screen. The screen of PC will be shown a window (Removable Disk H:) as below: NOTE: Now you can copy the photos to your computer with two methods as below: 1.
Page 30 The “Get Photos” wizard mode will appear on the screen, you can select “custom copy” to download photos with your individuation. Or you can select “Express” option to download all photos to the computer without the option of selecting photos. In this mode you will not see a preview of the photos transferred. Custom copy This mode is used to manually select the photos you wish to copy to your computer.
Page 31 Add active captions to the picture. With this feature you can add a date, keywords and categories. Click “Next” to continue. Choose a position where you want to place the photos. Click “Finish” to copy the photos to the location you selected.
Page 32: Photags Express Software Owner Manual
Photags Express software owner manual You can edit, printing, sharing photos with Photags Express. You can operate it as following step to know how to use Photags Express: Launch the Photags Express. Click “tour” button on the main window to view how to use the photags Express in detail. Attention：...
Page 33: Viewing Videos On Your Computer
Viewing Videos on Your Computer To view a video clip double click on a video file, this will open Windows Media Player. Maintenance of Your Digital Camera The digital camera is a delicate device. Please handle your camera with care to avoid damaging it. Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor...
Page 34: Appendix B: Troubleshooting
6digital camera resolutions- 3264X2448Pixels (8M), 3648X2048Pixels (HD 7M) , 2592X1944Pixels (5M) , Image Resolution 2048X1536Pixels (3M) , 1920X1080Pixels (HD 2M), 640X480Pixels (VGA) Video Resolution 640X480pixels(VGA),320X240pixels(QVGA) File Format JPEG/AVI External Memory SD / MMC Card (up to 8GB) LCD Display 2.4 Inch TFT LCD Lens f=7.23mm, F2.8 Zoom...
Page 35 Q: I have taken photos but my computer does not recognize my camera. What do I do? First, ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press the Shutter button a few times to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again. It is also recommended that you have an SD card inserted in the camera.