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  • Page 1 DC E43 Digital Camera User’s Manual Welcome...

  • Page 2: Taking Care Of Your Camera

    Copyright Copyright 2004 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

    1.2.1 Front View ............2 1.2.2 Rear View .......... 2 1.2.3 Status LED Indicator ........3 2. Preparing Your DC E43 for Use ........... 3 2.1 Inserting the Battery ........... 3 2.2 Charging the Battery ............ 4 2.3 Loading an SD Card ..........
  • Page 4 BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual ........11 3.5.3 Attaching Voice Memos ......12 3.5.4 Viewing a Thumbnail Display ..........12 3.5.5 Zoom Playback ........... 12 3.5.6 Slideshow Display ........... 13 3.5.7 Protecting Images ..........14 3.5.8 Setting DPOF ............15 3.6 Setup Menus ..........

  • Page 5: Touring Your Dc E43

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual DC E43 OURING YOUR 1.1 Checking the Package Contents The package includes the following items: User's manual DC E43 digital cam- USB cable SD card Battery Hand strap DC E43 software CD-ROM Camera pouch AV cable 10.

  • Page 6: Rear View

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 1.2.2 Rear View Optical Viewfinder Status LED Mode switch – Playback – Movie – Still picture Power button Shutter button Zoom out/Zoom in buttons Menu button Erase button Focus/Up navigation button 10. Flash/Right navigation button 11.

  • Page 7: Preparing Your Dc E43 For Use

    Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the battery status. If you want to use the camera when the battery charging is in progress, use the camera with the AC power adapter connected. Preparing Your DC E43 for Use...

  • Page 8: Loading An Sd Card

    To resume operation, press the power button again. Refer to 3.6.4.5 “Auto off ” on page 20 for further details. After the power is turned on, it may take several seconds to charge the flash. Preparing Your DC E43 for Use...

  • Page 9: Using The Dc E43

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual DC E43 SING THE 3.1 LCD Monitor Icons This section describes the icons on the LCD monitor in each operating mode. 3.1.1 Photography Mode 1. Zoom status 2. Voice memo 3. Remaining battery status Full /...

  • Page 10: Video Playback Mode

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.1.3 Video Playback Mode 1. Video status bar 2. Elapsed time 3. File number 4. Folder number 5. Protect 6. Mode 7. Play mode 8. Sound off (When the button is pressed during video playback.) 9.

  • Page 11: Capturing Pictures

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.2 Capturing Pictures Follow these steps to take pictures: 1. Frame the shot in the viewfinder. 2. Press the shutter button down halfway to focus and adjust the exposure. 3. Hold the camera still and press the shutter button.
  • Page 12 BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.2.1.2 Changing the Flash Use the flash for taking photographs when there is insufficient light. The flash firing mode can be set to suit the photographic conditions. 1. Slide the mode switch to 2. Toggle the button to select the desired flash mode.
  • Page 13 BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.2.1.5 Using the Zoom The camera features both digital and optical zoom. • Using the Optical Zoom Zoom photography enables you to take zoom photographs up to 3 times the size of wide- angle photography depending on the distance up to the subject. You can also enlarge the center of the screen and take photographs in the digital zoom mode.

  • Page 14: Recording Movies

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.3 Recording Movies This mode enables you to record video clips at a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. Voice can also be recorded along with the video. 1. Slide the mode switch to 2. Compose the picture and adjust the zoom with the zoom button.

  • Page 15: Using Playback Mode

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.5 Using Playback Mode 3.5.1 Reviewing Still Images You can view still images on the LCD monitor in the playback mode. 1. Slide the mode switch to . The last image appears on the screen.

  • Page 16: Viewing A Thumbnail Display

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.5.4 Viewing a Thumbnail Display This function enables you to view 9 thumbnail images on the LCD monitor at the same time, which helps you to quickly search for the image that you want. 1. Slide the mode switch to display the last image on the screen.

  • Page 17: Protecting Images

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.5.7 Protecting Images You can protect images from being deleted accidentally as follows: 1. Slide the mode switch to . The last image will be displayed on the screen. 2. Select the image you want to protect with the buttons.

  • Page 18: Setting Dpof

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.5.8 Setting DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to embed printing information along with the digital images on the memory card. You can select the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu. Insert the memory card in the appropriate card compatible printer.

  • Page 19: Setup Menus

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.6 Setup Menus This section covers the OSD menus which enables you to configure the camera settings. 3.6.1 Picture Menu The picture menu in video and still picture mode enables you to change image properties.
  • Page 20 BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.6.1.3 Sharpness The sharpness option sets the sharpness of the image that will be photographed. • Hard: Hard touch • Normal: Normal touch • Soft: Soft touch 3.6.1.4 Contrast The contrast menu sets the difference between the bright and dark portions of the image that will be photographed.

  • Page 21: Function Menu

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.6.1.8 This item sets the sensitivity for taking pictures. When the sensitivity is increased (and the ISO figure is increased), photography will become possible even in dark locations, but the image will appear more pixelated (grainy).

  • Page 22: Digital Zoom

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual Note In continuous photography, press and hold the shutter button until 3 images have been captured. If the shutter button is released earlier, the con- tinuous photography will end at that point. 3.6.2.2 Voice Memo A voice memo can be recorded for up to 30 seconds immediately following still single image photography.

  • Page 23: Playback Menu

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.6.3 Playback Menu In the mode, the OSD menu enables you to configure playback settings. 3.6.3.1 Slide Show This option automatically plays back still images sequentially. Refer to 3.5.6 “Slideshow Display” on page 12 for further details.
  • Page 24 BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.6.4.2 Format This function erases all images and reformats the SD card loaded in your camera. Protected images are also erased. The SD card cannot be formatted if it is write protected. Select this option and select Execute with the buttons to format the SD card and press SET;...
  • Page 25 BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 3.6.4.8 Card Info. This option displays the capacity of the SD card along with the free space available on it. 3.6.4.9 System Info. This option displays the firmware version of the camera. 3.6.4.10 Video Output This sets the video output system of the camera to that of the video equipment to which you will connect the camera.

  • Page 26: Pc Dependent Features

    PC. 4.1 Installing the Digital Camera Software • If your operating system is Windows 98SE, you will first need to install the DC E43 driver. • Insert the digital camera CD into the CD-ROM drive and the software installation menu appears automatically.

  • Page 27: Viewing Images On Tv

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual 4.3 Viewing Images on TV 1. Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable as shown. 2. Turn on the TV. 3. Switch on the camera. Audio 4. Switch your TV to video mode. Refer to your TV’s user manual.

  • Page 28: Service Information

    BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual ERVICE NFORMATION Technical Support If you encountered problems using DC E43 and the camera driver program, please visit the following web address: http://support.BenQ.com For free driver program updates, product information and news release, please visit the following web address: http://www.BenQ.com...

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