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Table of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................ 3 About this Manual .................................................................................. 3 Safety and Handling Precautions.............................................................. 3 Using this Menu ..................................................................................... 4 Introduction ...............................................................
Setting LCD Brightness ......................................................................... 57 Setting Battery Type ............................................................................. 57 Setting Memory Kit ............................................................................... 57 Reset All .............................................................................................. 58 Making Connections .................................................................................
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.
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. • Inserting the battery upside down can cause damage to the product and possibly cause an explosion. • When the camera is used for an extended period of time, it is normal for the camera body to feel warm.
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 requirements: For Windows: • Windows XP/Vista/Win7/8 • Processor: Pentium II 450MHz or above • Memory: 512MB or above • HDD space: 200MB or above • 16bit color display monitor • Microsoft DirectX 9.
Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package.
Camera Views Front View 1. 2. 3. Self-timer LED/ AF Assist Lamp Microphone Lens Back View 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Top View 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Flash Zoom lever Shutter button ON/OFF (Power button) Mode dial Bottom View 16. 17.
Right View 18. Strap ring 19. 20. 21. Strap ring Speaker USB AV/Out Left View 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. Shutter Press to capture an image or start/stop recording audio clip. Zoom lever In photo and movie mode, spin the zoom lever to left to zoom out, right to zoom in. In Playback mode, spin to zoom in to magnify image or zoom out enter 9-image/calendar thumbnails.
Navigation Control The 4-way Navigation Control and the OK 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: No. Description 1 Face Tracking/Rotate Button 2 Macro Button 3 Display Button 4 Flash Button 5 OK Button Button OK Flash/Right Description 1. 2. Confirm a selection when using the OSD menus.
Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 128MB of internal memory. Users can store files up to 108MB. 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. External storage Your camera supports SD cards of up to 4GB in size. It also supports SDHC cards with a maximum capacity of 32GB. Then also supports SDXC cards with a maximum capacity of 64GB.
Getting Started Attach the Camera Strap 1. Pass the strap through the strap ring by outside. 2. Then pass it through the buckle as the inner loop like the illustration. 3. Put the strap in the strap holder. 4. Take up the slack and make sure the strap is tight from the buckle. Wrapping the strap around your neck is dangerous. Take care that child do not hang the strap around their neck. Inserting the Battery Follow these instructions to insert the battery into the battery/memory card compartment.
4. Close and lock the battery/memory card compartment. Inserting an SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card Expand your camera’s storage by using SD, SDHC or SDXC memory cards. 1. Unlock and open the Battery/memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the SD/SDHC/SDXC card into the memory card slot with the metallic part facing the back side of the camera. 3. Push the SD/SDHC/SDXC card into the memory slot until it clicks into place. 4. Close and lock the Battery/memory card compartment.
2. Press or keys to change the value for the date and time. 3. Press OK to apply. to close the menu. 4. If necessary, press Now, you are ready to start taking images and videos. Holding down or keys to change the values continuously.
Modes Your camera has three modes: Record Mode This is the default mode while you turn on the camera every time. You are able to take images and record audio clips in this mode. Playback mode Press the Playback button after the camera is turned on to view and edit captured images or playback videos and audio clips. The recording of voice memo attached to images is available in this mode. Movie mode Press the Movie button after the camera is start/stop recording video in this mode.
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. LCD Monitor Layout Photo Mode Screen Layout No. Item Description 1 Record Mode Indicates the current mode. 2 Flash Indicates flash settings. 3 Self-timer Indicates drive mode settings. 4 Zoom indicator Displays zoom.
Movie Mode Screen Layout Recording Layout No. Item Description 1 Key indicator Displays the commands on 4-way Navigation Control button 2 Recorded time Displays recorded time. 3 Recording status Indicates recording status. Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of image being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected.
Playback mode of videos: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Video clip Indicates the file is a video. 4 Button intro 5 File no./Total no. 6 Battery Indicates battery level. 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory. 8 Recording date & time Displays the date and time of the video clip. 9 Video size Indicates the size of the video clip. 10 Volume Indicates the volume while playing.
Playback mode of audio clips: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file. 4 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card. 5 Battery Indicates battery level. 6 Storage media Indicates used storage memory. 7 Recording information Displays recording information of the file.
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 Mode, the LCD display can be changed into any of the following: • Basic • Full • None • Guideline • The OSD information may vary depending on the record mode type.
Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 21 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 105 times magnification. While the digital zoom can be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainier) the image will appear. Please refer to "Setting the Digital Zoom" on page 41 on how to setup digital zoom. To adjusts the optical zoom: 1. Spin the Zoom lever to zoom in or zoom out an image. 2.
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 repeatedly until your desired flash mode is displayed on the LCD monitor. Your camera is equipped with five flash modes: Flash/Right button Auto flash is enabled Auto. The flash fires automatically whenever extra lighting is needed.
Using the Function Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains My Mode, Photo Size, Quality, Movie Size, EV Compensation, White Balance, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. Press the Fn button of your camera to launch the Function Menu. Press the Fn button again to close the menu. Menu Options • The Menu bar displays the current status of your camera settings. Only the available functions for the settings are shown as icon on the menu bar.
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. However, the higher the quality, the more memory space is required in your memory card. EV Compensation Images can be captured with the overall scene intentionally made brighter or darker.
Movie Size The Movie Size function appears only in Movie mode. Use this function to adjust the resolution and quality of movie clips. The table below shows the available size and corresponding image quality settings. Icon Item Description 1280 X 720 HDTV (Support SDHC_Class(6)) The maximum length of a single video recording is up to 29 minutes. It will automatically stop recording when the recording time is over 29 minutes or the file size is over 4 GB.
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. Icon Item Description Auto White Balance The camera automatically adjusts the white balance. Daylight Ideally used for bright sunny conditions. Cloudy Ideally used for cloudy conditions.
Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure. Icon Item Description Multi The entire area of the screen is measured, and the exposure is calculated. 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, and the exposure is calculated.
Mode dial There are 8 recording modes can be set by turning the Mode dial, such as Intelligent Scene, Scene mode, Continuous Shooting, Photo Stitch, Manual Exposure, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Program. Once turning the Mode dial, it will enter the selected mode immediately even in Playback mode or during movie recording. For detail operation, please see the following sections. The table below shows the available settings for Mode dial.
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. Intelligent scene icon.
Setting the Scene Mode By simply selecting one of the following 27 modes, you can capture the image with the most appropriate settings. 1. Turn the Mode dial to icon SCN. to launch the Record Menu. 2. Press 3. Use the navigation controls to move through the selection. 4. Press the OK button to save and activate the selected scene mode. The table below shows the available scene mode settings. Icon Item Description Portrait The camera blurs the background to focus on the subject.
Building This feature enhances the edges of captured images. Text This feature enhances the black and white contrast normally used when capturing text images. Foliage This feature boosts the saturation of greens to give a rich color to foliage. Auction This feature combines up to 4 shots into a single image and provides 4 patterns to select for usage of auction. Smile Capture This feature uses face tracking to auto detect faces to capture.
Using Sports Mode When you need a series of sports motion images, such as a golf swing, or try to capture the images of a flying hummingbird/butterfly, be sure to switch the scene mode to sports mode. 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. You’ll miss fewer shots, and have more time to focus on enjoying the party.
5. Press OK 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 OK button to save the composed image. 9. Or, press Menu button to go back last shot. 10. 11. The camera saves the image to memory. Use USB cable or memory card reader (Please refer to "Connecting the Camera to a PC" on page 59) to transfer the image to PC and upload it to website.
To activate Blink Detection 1. Select Blink Detection Mode from Scene Mode submenu. 2. Half press the Shutter button to focus the subject. The frame turns green to indicate focus is set. 3. Press the Shutter button to capture the image and automatically save the Image. 4. If the camera detects subject blinked eye, a "Save image" or "Cancel" option appears on the screen. 5. Select Save image to save or Cancel to disregard.
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. If over two faces had been recognized, the camera performs 2-second countdown with a beep notice then take a shot without pressing the Shutter button. Using Self Portrait When you are the one taking the picture for yourself, then self portrait mode is necessary besides the tripod. With your long arm’s help, the camera begin face tracking in self portrait mode.
Using Continuous Shooting Turn the Mode dial to icon Continuous Shooting. Press Up key to select between the following settings: Icon Item Description Burst Performs continuous shooting when the Shutter button is pressed. Stops shooting when the shutter button is released. Speedy Burst Captures 30 images in a shot when the Shutter button is pressed. Auto set Image size to VGA only. AEB AEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing.
4. After taking the second shot, the yellow block moves to the end of the guidance bar, and the OK button appears as well. You can press the OK button to stitch the first two shots, or the Menu button to restart shooting. 3. Once the icon overlaps the yellow block, you can get another shot without pressing the shutter button. 5. Same as step 3, moves the icon to overlap the yellow block, and then you can get the third shot and the combined image is generated automatically.
Using Aperture Priority Mode This mode is designed for control the aperture value by user and let camera decide the shatter speed. The main impact that aperture had on images was with regards to Depth of Field. (DOF) • Choose lager aperture, only one subject in focus but the background nice and blurred. (Shallow DOF) • Choose smaller aperture, an image with everything in focus. (Great DOF) To set Aperture values 1. Turn the Mode dial to icon Aperture Priority. 2. Press OK button to enter the adjust mode.
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. The Drive mode setting is automatically set to off when you turn off the camera. To set the Drive Mode 1. From the Record menu, select Drive Mode. or keys to go through the selection. 2. Use the 3.
The AF Lamp function allows you to record images even low light conditions. If AF Lamp is set to Auto, the AF lamp located in the front of the camera, see "Front View" on page 7, emits an red light by half pressing the Shutter button allowing the camera to focus easily. To set AF Lamp 1. From the Record menu, select AF Lamp. 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes.
This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your images. To set Contrast 1. From the Record menu, select Contrast. 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. Icon Item Description High Enhance the contrast Normal Normal contrast Low Reduce the contrast Setting the Digital Zoom This feature controls the digital zoom mode of your camera. Your camera enlarges an image using the optical zoom first.
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. Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows: • Available for still images only. • May slow down AEB/ Burst mode when Date Stamp is enabled in AEB/ Burst mode. • In vertical or rotated images, the date and time on your images still appear horizontally.
Playback You can playback the still images, video and audio clips on the LCD monitor. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the image one by one on the LCD monitor. To view images/videos/audio clips, follow the steps below. on the camera. 1. Press the Playback button 2. The LCD monitor displays an image. To understand the icons and other information on the screen, please see "Photo Mode Screen Layout" on page 16. Still Image Video Audio Clip 3.
Thumbnail icons: When you view the thumbnails, some images may contain icons. These icons indicate the type of file or recording. Icon Type Description Voice Record Indicates a voice recording file. File Error Indicates an error file. Zooming images The zoom view function works with still images only. • In normal view, spin the Zoom lever clockwise (right) repeatedly until the desired zoom view. • The 4 arrows on the LCD monitor indicate that the image is zoomed in.
To capture screenshot image from a video clip 1. During playback of video, press the key to pause playback on your desired video frame to capture. 2. Press the Shutter button to capture a screenshot. 3. The camera stop playback. The LCD monitor displays the captured image in Single navigation mode. This feature does not function when pressing shutter key and PV displays memory full or the folder cannot be created msg. Playing Voice Recording 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2.
Deleting an Image/Video/Audio There are two ways to delete an image/video/audio: • Using the Delete button. • Using Playback Menu Delete settings. See "Delete" on page 47. Using the Delete Button Use the Fn/Delete button on your camera to delete an image/video/audio clip. 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. View images/videos/audio clips in Single navigation mode. or keys to scroll the display. 3. Use the 4.
Delete The Delete function allows to remove unwanted files in the internal memory or on the memory card. Protected files cannot be erased, to delete, unprotect the file first. See "Protect" on page 49. To delete an image/video/audio clip: 1. From the Playback menu, select Delete. 2. The Delete submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor. Available select settings: • Single. Select one file to delete. • Voice Only. Delete only the attached voice memo, not voice clips. The image is still retained in the memory.
6. Select Yes to confirm. 7. Press the OK button to delete marked files. To delete all files: 1. Select All in the Delete submenu. A confirmation message appears. 2. Select Yes. 3. Press the OK button to delete all files. Slide Show The slide show function enables you to playback your still images automatically in order one image at a time. To view slideshow: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the Playback menu, select Slide Show. The Slideshow menu appears. Set the slide show settings.
Protect Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake. A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode. To protect files: 1. From the Playback menu, select Protect. 2. The Protect submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor. Available select settings: • Single. Select one file to lock/unlock. • Multi. Select multiple files from the thumbnail view to lock/unlock. • Lock All. Lock all files • Unlock All. Unlock all files. To protect/unprotect a single file: 1.
The Red-eye Correction function is used to reduce red eye in captured images. This function is only available for still images. Red-eye correction can be applied to an image several times, but the quality may gradually deteriorate. To activate Red-eye Correction: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press the Playback button on the camera. or keys to scroll and select an image. Press the Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. Select Red-eye Correction. Select Start. Press the OK button to start correction.
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. 2. 3. 4. Press the Playback button on the camera. or keys to scroll and select an image to edit. Press the Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. Select Color Mode. The Color Mode submenu appears. or keys to scroll and select an option. As you move through the selection, the 5.
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. Press the Playback button on the camera. or keys to scroll and select an image 2. Use the to trim. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. Select Trim. The Trim screen layout is displayed on the LCD monitor. 5. Use the Zoom lever to change size as zoom in/out. No.
Resize Resizes a previously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is available. To resize an image: 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to resize. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. Select Resize. The Resize submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 5. Select size among: 8M, 5M, 3M, and VGA. Available size settings may vary depending on original image size. Unavailable settings appear as gray icons in Resize submenu. 6.
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. When the printer starts printing, it will read the embedded information on the memory card and print the specified images. To set DPOF: 1. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 2. Select DPOF.
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. or keys to switch the menu tab to 2. Use the Setup menu. 3. Use the or keys to move through the menu selections. key. 4. To select an item, press the OK button or 5. Change the submenu settings using the 4-way navigation control. 6.
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. • The camera is idle when no buttons are pressed. LCD Save, though enabled, does not function during video playback, slideshow and video recording. Setting Date & Time Use the Date & Time function to set the date and time of your camera.
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. • PAL. Applicable in Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), Oceania and others. Setting LCD Brightness Select a brightness level for the LCD monitor. Available settings are: • Auto. Auto detects the LCD brightness. • Bright.
Reset All Use this function to reset the camera to its factory settings. However, the following settings are exceptions and not affected by Reset.
Making Connections Connecting the Camera to a PC You can transfer images, videos and audio files to your PC. 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB terminal on the camera. 3. Turn on the camera. 4. The USB mode menu appears on the screen. or key Select Computer by using the and press the OK button. 5. The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting… 6.
• • The camera’s internal memory and memory card would display as removable drives in PC. After the connection, no image is displayed on the LCD monitor.
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. 2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the printer while the other end to USB terminal on the camera. 3. The USB mode menu appears on the screen. Select Printer by using or key and press the the OK button. 4. Enter the print mode and print the selected images.
Setting the Print Mode Menu Print Mode menu appears on the screen after the connection between a printer and your camera is established. Print Mode includes three major settings: • Print Select. An image can then be selected to print. • Print All. Prints all images. • Print Index. Prints all images as thumbnails. To set Print Select 1. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image for printing. or key 2. Specify the number of copies. Use the to increase/decrease number. 3.
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. If the highest folder number is 999 and the highest file number exceeds 9999, the camera will display the warning message "Folder cannot be created".
Lens LCD monitor Focusing Range Aperture Shutter File Format Resolution (Photo) Focal Length: 4.5 (W) ~ 94.5 (T) mm 21X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom 3.0" Color LCD Normal: Wide: 100cm ~ infinity Middle: 80cm ~ infinity Tele: 150cm ~ infinity Macro: Wide: 50cm ~ 100cm Middle: 1cm ~ 80cm Tele: 150cm ~ infinity 1:3.1~5.8 Shutter Speed: Auto: 1 - 1/2,000 sec. Manual: 15 - 1/2,000 sec. Night: 15 - 1/2,000 sec. Fireworks: 2 sec. Still Image: EXIF 2.
Interface USB/AV OUT TV system NTSC/PAL (selected by Setup MENU) Battery Operating Temperature Operating Humidity 0º C - 40º C 0% - 90% Microphone Built-in Speaker Built-in Dimensions Weight * AA battery X4 Approx. 112.5 x 75.9 x 63.4 mm Approx. 355 g (no battery) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
