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  • Page 1 W1240 Digital Camera User Manual Welcome...

  • Page 2: Users In Private Households In The European Union

    Copyright Copyright 2010 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, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: For Your Safety

    Safety warning and notice Before operating the camera, please make sure that you read and fully understand the content in this section. If you ignore and violate all safety warning notices indicated in this section, the camera warranty may be void. Meanwhile, not only the camera but also you and all other people and things around you may be severely damaged, injured, or even placed in danger of death.

  • Page 5: Operating Environment

    If a foreign substance or water gets in your camera, please turn the power off immediately and disconnect the batteries. Next, remove the foreign substance or water and send it to the maintenance center. Whenever there is data in the internal memory or the external memory card, you should make a backup copy to a computer or disc.
  • Page 6 Do not hold the camera by excessive To avoid accidental falling, please attach force. Plus, be sure to protect the the hand strap to the camera and always camera from strong impacts. hold the camera by keeping the hand strap around your wrist. If the battery suddenly depleted and When the camera is not in use, always caused the lens fail to retract, please...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 30 Playback Menu Overview 32 Setup Menu Package Contents 34 TRANSFERRING FILES TO 10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR YOUR COMPUTER CAMERA 34 Downloading Your Files 10 Front View 35 EDITING SOFTWARE 10 Rear View INSTALLATION 11 LCD Monitor Display 36 SPECIFICATIONS 13 GETTING STARTED 37 Troubleshooting and service...
  • Page 8 EN-8...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Overview 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. Equipped with a 12.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 3968 x 2976 pixels. Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items: Common Product Components:...

  • Page 10: Getting To Know Your Camera

    GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1. Shutter button 2. ON/OFF Power button 3. Flash 4. Self-timer LED 5. Microphone 6. Speaker 7. Lens Rear View A. LCD monitor B. Status LED C. Strap holder D. USB and AV OUT terminal E.

  • Page 11: Lcd Monitor Display

    LCD Monitor Display Capture mode 00214 00214 00214 1. Zoom status 2. Available number of shots 3. Storage media Internal memory (no card) SD/SDHC memory card 4. Battery condition 2010.01.01 2010.01.01 2010.01.01 13:15 13:15 13:15 Full battery power 15. White balance Medium battery power Auto Low battery power...
  • Page 12 Video mode 1. Zoom status 2. Storage media 3. Battery condition 4. Focus setting 5. Flash off 6. Self-timer icon 7. Video resolution 8. Available recording time/Elapsed time 9. Date and time 00:00:00 / 02:28:49 00:00:00 / 02:28:49 00:00:00 / 02:28:49 2010.01.01 2010.01.01 2010.01.01...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED Preparation 1. Attach the camera strap. 2. Open the battery/memory card cover. 3. Insert the supplied battery with correct orientation as shown. (label side back) 4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional). The camera has 32MB internal memory(10MB available for image storage), but you can load an SD/SDHC memory card to expand the camera’s memory capacity.

  • Page 14: Initial Settings

    Initial Settings The language & date/time needs to be set if and when: The camera is turned on for the first time. The camera is turned on after leaving the camera without the battery for an extended period of time. 1.

  • Page 15: Choosing The Language

    Choosing the Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor. 1. Press the button, and set the camera MODE mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the 7 button. 2. Press the button.

  • Page 16: Capture Mode

    CAPTURE MODE Capturing Images Your camera is equipped with a 2.7” full color TFT LCD monitor to help you compose images, playback recorded images/video clips or adjust menu settings. 1. Press the button to turn the power on. ON/OFF 2. Press the button, and set the camera mode to [ MODE 3.

  • Page 17: Setting The Scene Mode

    Setting the Scene Mode By simply selecting one of the available scene modes, you can capture the image with the most appropriate settings. 1. Press the button, and set the camera MODE mode to [ ], and press the button. 2.

  • Page 18: Taking Images With Intelligent Scene Mode

    Scene mode Description Fireworks Select this mode when you want to capture fireworks clearly with optimal exposure. The shutter speed becomes slower, so using a tripod is recommended. Text Select this mode when you want to capture an image that contains black and white subjects like printed documents.

  • Page 19: Setting The Panorama Mode

    Setting the Panorama Mode This mode is designed to make it easier to take a series of shots then stitch them together with software to make a single image. 1. Press the button, and set the camera mode to [ ], and press the button.

  • Page 20: Recording Shots Using Face Detection Technology

    Recording Shots using Face Detection Technology Face Detection Technology can identify and focus on the human faces in the image. 1. Press the button, and set the camera mode to [ MODE 2. Press the button, and select [ ] icon with the buttons.

  • Page 21: Video Mode

    VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of 320 x 240 / 640 x 480 / 720p pixels. 1. Press the button, and set the camera mode to [ MODE 2. Compose the image. 3.

  • Page 22: Playback Mode

    PLAYBACK MODE Playing Back Still Images You can play back the still images on the LCD monitor. 1. Press the 7 button. The last image appears on the screen. 2. The images can be displayed in forward or reverse sequence with the buttons.

  • Page 23: Removing Red-Eye

    Removing Red-eye You can use this function to remove the red-eye effect after an image is taken. 1. Press the 7 button. The last image appears on the screen. 2. Select the image that you want to edit with the buttons.

  • Page 24: Attaching Voice Memos

    Attaching Voice Memos A maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured still images. The voice memo can be recorded only once. 1. Press the 7 button. The last image appears on the screen. 2.

  • Page 25: Protecting Images

    Protecting Images Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake. 1. Press the 7 button. The last image appears on the screen. 2. Select the image that you want to protect with the buttons. 3. Press the button.

  • Page 26: Erasing Images

    Erasing Images Erasing a single image / Erasing all images 1. Press the 7 button. The last image appears on the screen. 2. Select the image you want to erase with the buttons. 3. Press the button. MENU 4. Select [Delete] with the buttons, and press the button.

  • Page 27: Menu Options

    MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu This menu is for the basic settings to be used when capturing still images. AUTO MENU MENU 1. Press the button to turn the power on. ON/OFF 2. Press the button, and set the camera mode to any scene mode. MODE 3.
  • Page 28 Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure. * Center: Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center. * Spot: A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured to calculate the correct exposure.

  • Page 29: Video Menu

    Video Menu This menu is for the basic settings to be used when recording video clips. MENU MENU 1. Press the button, and set the camera mode to [ MODE 2. Press the button to enter the [Video] menu. MENU 3.

  • Page 30: Playback Menu

    Playback Menu In the [7] mode, choose which settings are to be used for playback. MENU 1. Press the 7 button. 2. Press the button. MENU 3. Select the desired option item with the buttons, and press the button to enter its respective menu.
  • Page 31 Qual. Change Changes the quality (compression) of a recorded image. Compress images down to half of their size or less, overwrite old size images with newly compressed images. It is only possible to reduce the image quality/size, never to increase it. Copy to Card Allows you to copy your files from the camera’s internal memory to an SD/SDHC memory card.

  • Page 32: Setup Menu

    Setup Menu Set your camera’s operating environment. MENU 1. Press the button, and set the camera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the 7 MODE button. 2. Press the button. MENU 3. Select the [Setup] at the end of the Menu with the buttons, and press the button.
  • Page 33 Fr. No. Reset This creates a new folder. The captured images are recorded to the newly created folder from number 0001. * Cancel / Execute LCD Bright. Select a brightness level for the LCD monitor. * Standard / Bright Format Refer to section in this manual titled “Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory”...

  • Page 34: Transferring Files To Your Computer

    TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER System Requirement Windows Macintosh Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent PowerPC G3/G4/G5 Windows 7/XP/Vista OS 10.3.9 or later 512MB RAM 256MB RAM (512 MB recommended) 150MB available hard disk space 128MB available hard disk space CD-ROM drive CD-ROM drive Available USB port Available USB port...

  • Page 35: Editing Software Installation

    EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION There are 2 types of software that are included on the CD-ROM: ArcSoft MediaImpression™ - manages your media for you, and gives you tons of fun and exciting ways to create and share projects featuring your photo, video, and music files.

  • Page 36: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Item Description Image sensor 1/2.33” CCD sensor (12.0 megapixels) Still image 12M(3968X2976), 8M(3264 x 2448), 4M(2304x1728), 2M(1600 Image resolution x 1200), VGA(640 x 480) Video clip VGA(640x480)/30fps, QVGA(320x240)/30fps, HD(720p)/30fps LCD monitor 2.7” full color TFT LCD (230K pixels) 32MB internal memory (10MB available for image storage) Recording media Supports SD/SDHC memory card (up to 32GB) (optional) File format...

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting And Service Information

    Troubleshooting and service information If your camera cannot operate normally, see the frequently encountered problems and solutions listed below. If the problem persists, contact your nearest service center or technical support. Problem Cause Solution The camera cannot power There is no battery or the battery is Insert the battery correctly.

  • Page 38: Technical Support

    Connect the camera to the printer, PictBridge-compliant printer when the camera is powered turn on the camera, and then printers. off. select Printer. Technical support For technical assistance, free driver updates, product information, and news releases, visit the following web site: http://www.BenQ.com EN-38...

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