Preface About this Manual • The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference are subject to change without notice. • Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera. Copyright This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved.
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.
Table of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................ 1 About this Manual .................................................................................. 1 Safety and Handling Precautions.............................................................. 1 Using this Menu ..................................................................................... 2 Introduction ...............................................................
Setting Language ................................................................................. 53 Setting Display Mode ............................................................................ 53 Setting TV Out ..................................................................................... 54 Setting LCD Brightness ......................................................................... 54 Setting Format .....................................................................................
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 • Processor: Processor: Intel Pentium D 3.
Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package.
Camera Views Front View 1. 2. Self-timer LED/ AF Assist Lamp Lens Back View 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Top View 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Zoom dial Shutter button Power button Mode dial LED indicator light 15. 16. Battery/Memory card compartment Tripod screw hole 17.
Left View 18. 19. 20. 21. Flash button Strap ring Speaker USB/TV Out 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. Zoom dial In photo and movie mode, spin the zoom dial to left to zoom out, right to zoom in. In Playback mode, spin to zoom in to magnify image or zoom out to enter thumbnails. Menu Press to enter or exit menu/submenu.
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 EV/Rotate Button 2 Macro Button 3 Self-timer Button 4 Flash Button 5 OK Button Button OK Flash/Right Description 1. 2. Confirm a selection when using the OSD menus.
Getting Started Attach the Camera Strap 1. Please make sure the lens cap and the cap strap are well combined. 2. Attach the lens cap to the camera strap as the illustration. 3. Follow the steps below to attach the camera strap to the camera. Please make sure the camera strap is attached at two places. • In order to avoid dropping the camera, attaching the strap before using the camera is recommended. • Wrapping the strap around your neck is dangerous.
Inserting the Battery Follow these instructions to insert the rechargeable battery into the battery/memory card compartment. Please read "Battery Information" on page 2 before inserting/removing batteries. 1. Make sure the power is off before inserting the battery. 2. Unlock and open the battery/memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera. 3. Insert the batteries into the compartment with the terminal facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown. 4.
Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 128 MB of internal memory. Users can store files up to approximately 99 MB. If there is no memory card inserted in the memory card slot, all images and videos recorded are automatically stored in the internal memory. External storage Your camera supports SD cards of up to 4 GB in size. It also supports SDHC cards with a maximum capacity of 32 GB. Then also supports SDXC cards with a maximum capacity of 64 GB.
Charging the Battery The battery is not charged when you purchase the camera. You need to charge the battery before using the camera. 1. Place the battery in the charger as shown. 2. Plug it into a power outlet. • The light of the LED on the charger is orange when charging is started and lights green when charging is completed. • It is recommended that you fully discharge the battery before recharging. • Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery.
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 in this mode. Playback mode Press the Playback button after the camera is turned on to view and edit captured images or playback videos. 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/Burst Indicates Self-timer settings. 4 Zoom indicator Displays zoom.
20 Focus mode Indicates focus is enabled. 21 White balance Displays white balance settings. 22 Face tracking Indicates face tracking is enabled. 23 Tracking AF Indicates tracking AF is enabled. 24 Metering Displays metering settings. 25 Quality Displays quality settings. 26 Refine Image Indicates Refine Image function is enabled. 27 Stylish Indicates Stylish function is enabled. 28 Photo size Displays photo size settings. 29 AF lamp Indicates AF lamp is enabled.
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. 3 Voice memo Indicates voice memo is attached. 4 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video file. 5 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card.
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 Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video file. 5 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card. 6 Battery Indicates battery level. 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory.
Recording Images, Videos and Voices Taking Images Now that you are familiar with your camera, you are now ready to take your images. Taking images with your camera is very simple. 1. Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button. 2. Frame the shot using the focus bracket on the LCD monitor. See illustration on the right. 3. Pressing the Shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure, and pressing the Shutter button down fully captures the images.
Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 26 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 130 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 39 on how to setup digital zoom. To adjusts the optical zoom: 1. Spin the Zoom dial 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 to launch the Flash function. or keys. Press the • To select flash options, press the OK button to save and apply changes. Flash/Right button Your camera is equipped with five flash modes: Auto Flash.
Setting the Focus Mode This function allows users to define the type focus when recording a still image. To set the Focus mode • Press the Focus/Left button on your camera to launch the Focus function. or keys. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. • To select focus options, press the Focus/Left button Your camera supports the five focus modes: Auto Focus. With auto focus, the camera will focus on the subject automatically. Macro/Super Macro. This mode is designed for close-up photography.
Using the Delete Button Use the Delete button on your camera to delete an image/video clip. 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 46. To delete an image/video clip: on the camera. 1. Press the Playback button 2. View images/videos clips in Single navigation mode. 3. Use the or keys to scroll the display. 4.
6. Press the OK button. A confirmation selection appears. 7. Select Yes to confirm. 8. Press the OK button to delete marked files. To delete all files: 1. After a confirmation selection appears on screen. Select All. 2. Select Yes. 3. Press the OK button to delete all files. In Record mode, press Delete button to delete the last captured image directly. Recording Videos You can record videos with the camera, the available recording time depends on the capacity of the memory card.
PIV function You have to press the shutter button first, and then an icon would display on LCD during the movie recording. If you fully press the shutter button, the current screen can be stored as a photo without stopping movie recording. Once an image is captured, an icon and the number of shots will be kept on screen. If the number of shots reaches the maximum number of shots, it will turn to red on display and disallow storing photos further.
Mode dial There are 8 recording modes can be set by turning the Mode dial, such as Intelligent Scene, Scene mode, Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual Exposure, Continuous Shooting and Panorama. 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 7 kinds of scenes - Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Night Scene and Night Portrait - and selects the ideal settings. Intelligent scene icon. After the camera detects the shooting conditions, this icon changes to show the detected scene mode.
Backlight This feature is used to capture the image of a backlight object by changing the metering. Kids This feature is used to capture still images of moving kids. Night Scene This feature is used to capture images with night scenery background. Stylish This feature is used to capture images with over-saturated colors, off-kilter exposure or blurring. Fireworks This feature slows shutter speed to capture fireworks explosions. Snow This feature is used for beach and snow scenes.
Using Kids Mode Tactically, kids are the most difficult to photograph. They tend to be highly animated and can be a real challenge to make them pay attention for more than just a second or two. To capture a great moment for your kids, just keep the camera in kid mode. The mode provides higher shutter speed and always focuses on moving subject.
Using Food Mode How to share your dining experiences and comments of interesting widgets on your blog by close-up images? Just get the camera and set the scene with food mode. This mode features on macro focus and auto flash designed for close-up photography. Macro focus and Auto Flash are enabled by using Food mode. 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.
Using Miniature Effect Mode Once enter Miniature Effect mode, two parallel lines displayed on screen indicates where will not be blurred. The result preview won't be showed immediately due to DSP (Digital Signal Processing) limitation. Please check the result in Auto Review or Playback mode. Miniature preview in Playback mode Using Aperture Priority Mode This mode is designed for control the aperture value by user and let camera decide the shatter speed.
Using Manual Exposure When the camera is in the manual exposure mode, you can change either aperture or shutter speed, or both. To activate Manual Exposure 1. Turn the Mode dial to icon Manual Exposure. 2. Press OK button to enter Adjust mode then use Up/Down button or Left/Right button to select the aperture value or shutter speed in loop. 3. Press the Shutter button to capture the image.
To stitch the still image 1. Press key to launch the Angle Menu. Use or keys to select options. Press the the OK button to save and apply changes. 2. key to launch the Direction Press or keys to select Menu. Use the options. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. 3. Full press the shutter button to start shooting. When shooting starts, a white-cross locates on the center and a yellow line displays horizontally (or vertically) through the screen.
Using the Record Menu If you are in Photo Mode, you can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the OK button to move through menu selections and apply your desired settings. To close the menu anytime, press the menu button again. Record Menu The Record menu allows you to change modes, and setup other capture settings. To go to Record Menu: Turn on the camera by pressing Power button.
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. Icon Item Description Superfine 5x compression rate. Fine 8x compression rate. Normal 12x compression rate.
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. • Press to enter WB Shift. This feature allows you to correct the white balance of AWB option. Icon Item Description Auto White Balance The camera automatically adjusts the white balance.
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. Setting the Exposure Bracketing Use this feature to take photos with different exposure compensation.
Setting the AF Lamp 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. or keys to go through the selection. 2. Use the 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes.
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. • This feature does not apply to continuous shooting mode. • In vertical or rotated images, the date and time on your images still appear horizontally. To set Date Stamp 1.
Using the Movie Menu You can access the Movie menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the OK button to move through menu selections and apply your desired settings. To close the menu anytime, press the menu button again. Setting Movie Mode Use this function to adjust the resolution and quality of movie clips. The use of a SDHC class 4 or class 6 memory card is recommended to record videos in HD options.
Playback You can playback the still images, video 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/video clips, follow the steps below. 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 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 3. Use the or keys to view next/previous image/video. 4.
Magnify The zoom view function works with still images only. • In normal view, spin the Zoom dial clockwise (right) repeatedly until the desired zoom view. • The 4 arrows on the LCD monitor indicate that the image is zoomed in. • You can zoom to view an image of up to 10X. • Use the navigation controls to view the zoomed image. • Press the Menu button to close zoom view. Playing Videos 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. Use the navigation controls to scroll through the saved images.
Using Movie Edit When a video clip is paused, press the Delete button to enter Movie Edit mode. An Edit Panel displayed in the lower left corner of the screen while the time bar and movie length display in the bottom of the screen. Start Point End Point Preview Edit Panel Save Movie Length Return Time Bar Set Start/End point 1. Press Up/Down key to select to set start point to trim the beginning of the movie or 2. Press Left/Right key to move on each 1/30 second interval.
Playing Voice Memo Voice memo is separately recorded and attached to a captured image. See "Voice Memo" on page 47 on how to record voice memo. on the camera. 1. Press the Playback button 2. Use the navigation controls to scroll through the saved images. An image file with voice memo has a voice memo icon located on the top center of the LCD monitor. See picture on the right. 3. Press the OK button to play the voice recording. 4. During playback, use the Zoom dial to control volume.
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.
Voice Memo A maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured still images. To record voice memo: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press the Playback button on the camera. Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to attach voice memo to. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. Select Voice Memo. Select Start, then press the OK button to start recording. Press the OK button again to stop recording. Time left (n seconds) for recording.
Trimming 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 to 2. Use the trim. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. Select Trimming. The Trim screen layout is displayed on the LCD monitor. 5. Use the Zoom dial to change size as zoom in/out. No.
Resize Resizes a previously saved image to create a small copy photo 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: 640, 320, and 160. 6. After selecting size, a menu selection appears. 7. Press the OK button to save/cancel changes. 8.
To reset DPOF: 1. Select Reset on the DPOF submenu. 2. The camera auto reset all DPOF settings. Copy Use this feature to copy images between internal memory and memory card. To copy images between internal memory and memory card: 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. Press Menu button to launch the Playback Menu. 3. Select Copy and choose a method you want to copy images to. After choosing, available settings are as follows: • Selected images. Select images to the storage device you prefer.
Movie Paste Use this feature to combine two videos with the same specification (movie size and fps) into one video. To combine two videos: 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select the original video. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. Select Movie Paste. The videos with the same specification as the original video are displayed on the LCD monitor. or keys to scroll and the or keys to 5. Use the mark/unmark the second video. 6.
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 Setup 2. Use the 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 Date & Time Use the Date & Time function to set the date and time of your camera. This function is useful in attaching date stamps on captured images. Your camera uses a 24-hour time format. 1. Press the navigation controls to adjust date and time or keys, the numeric value. By holding down the values changes continuously. 2. Press the OK button to apply changes. Setting Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor. 1.
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.
Setting Format This utility formats current used memory (Internal memory or Memory card) and erases all stored images and data. If a locked card has been inserted, the option would be gray. 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 You can connect your camera to: TV, computer, or a printer. Connecting the Camera to a TV You can play back your images on a TV screen. Before connecting to any video devices, make sure to select NTSC/PAL to match the broadcast standard of the video equipment you are going to connect to the camera. To connect your camera to a TV: 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the TV out to match the TV’s video out format. See "Setting TV Out" on page 54. 3.
4. The USB mode menu appears on the screen. Select or key and press the Computer by using the OK button. 5. The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting… 6. Connection established after PC MODE appeared on the LCD monitor 7. Access the files in the camera by your PC. • • • 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 the key and press the OK button. or 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 DPOF. Prints the images which are set DPOF. To set Print Select 1. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image for printing. or key to 2. Specify the number of copies. Use the 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 image and video 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. The highest file number is 9999, if exceeds 9999, the camera will start over the file number from 0001.
Specifications Sensor Lens LCD monitor 16M Pixels Focal Length: 4 (W) ~ 104 (T) mm 26X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom 3.0" Color LCD Normal: Wide: 80 cm ~ infinity Tele: 350 cm ~ infinity Focusing Range Macro: Wide: 10 cm ~ infinity Tele: 200 cm ~ infinity Super Macro: Zoom: 1 cm ~ 10 cm (only zoom 4) Aperture Shutter File Format Resolution (Photo) Resolution (Movie) Wide: F3.1; Tele: F5.9 Shutter Speed: Auto: 1 - 1/2,000 sec. Manual: 15 - 1/2,000 sec. Night: 1/2 - 1/2,000 sec. Fireworks: 2 sec.
Storage Internal memory: 128MB flash memory External memory: SD (up to 4GB), SDHC card (up to 32GB guaranteed), SDXC card (up to 64GB guaranteed) OSD Language Interface USB/AV OUT TV system NTSC/PAL (selected by Setup MENU) Battery Operating Temperature Operating Humidity AA battery X 4 0º C - 40º C 0% - 90% Microphone Built-in Speaker Built-in Dimensions Weight 120.2 x 79.3 x 87.
