Digital Camera User Manual 020810
About this manual This manual makes using the Digital Camera as easy as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Copyright © Copyright 2002 This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. Trademarks All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Getting Started ............................................................ 1 Features ................................................................................... 1 Safety Information .................................................................. 2 Included Components .......................................................... 4 Camera Overview.................................................................. 6 Front View.............................................
Chapter 4 - Connecting to a Computer....................................... 27 Installing Software................................................................. 28 Making the Connection ...................................................... 30 Copying Photos to a PC...................................................... 31 Using as a PC Camera ........................................................ 32 Chapter 5 – Mode / Operation Guide .......................................... 33 Snapshot Mode .........
Chapter 6 – Using the LCD Display................................................ 46 LCD Icon Descriptions.......................................................... 47 Appendix 1 – Button Function Guide ............................................ 49 Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting.......................................................
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Features • • • • • • • • • • Optical Zoom (3x), Digital Zoom (3x) Up to 2048 x 1536 resolution Color LCD viewfinder screen Audio-Video Clip Recording USB 1.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Safety Information Do not look at the sun through the viewfinder. Viewing the sun or other strong light source through the viewfinder could cause permanent visual impairment. Do not disassemble the camera. Touching the product’s internal parts could result in injury. In the event of a malfunction, only a qualified technician should repair the product.
water. Discontinue use immediately if you notice any changes in the battery such as discoloration, deformation or leakage. Observe caution when operating the flash. Do not use the flash close to anyone’s eyes. This can cause temporary damage to eyesight. Particular care should be observed when photographing infants – keep the flash at a distance of at least 1 meter from infants’ eyes.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Included Components Your digital camera comes equipped with the following components. Please check to make sure all items are included. 1. 2. 3.
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Digital Camera User’s Manual Camera Overview The front, rear, bottom and top views of the digital camera are shown on the following pages. Please take a moment to review these illustrations to familiarize yourself with the terms used in the rest of this manual.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Shutter Button: Press this button to take pictures, or to select menu options. Built-in Flash: The flash allows the camera to take pictures in low light conditions and can also be used in bright conditions to remove unwanted shadows. Self-Timer LED: When the mode dial is set to Preset and the Self-Timer option is used before pressing the Shutter Button, this LED will blink for ten seconds before the camera takes a picture.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Back View 1. 8 Status LED: When power is first turned on, or the camera is working (and not available to take a picture), the LED will flash.
2. ready to take a picture or accept user commands, the LED is a solid green color. Viewfinder: The viewfinder is used to frame your pictures. The actual picture is taken with the lens and not the viewfinder. 3. Power Button: Press this button to turn on the digital camera. Press it again to turn it off. 4. WB/Delete: Press this button to cycle through the White Balance presets: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten and Fluorescent. 5.
Digital Camera User’s Manual 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Power Jack: Plug the AC Adapter into the camera here to supply it with electricity from an external, non-battery power source. Video Out Jack: Connect your video out cable here and then the other end to your television set in order to use the camera a digital video camera. USB Port: The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is used to connect the camera to a PC as well as for transferring photos. It may also be used as a PC Video Camera.
Bottom View 1. 2. 3. 4. Tripod Connector: Attaches the camera to a tripod. This is an optional accessory that can be used to hold the camera still and is especially useful for low light night pictures. Battery / Memory Card Cover: Opens to allow access to the battery chambers as well as the memory card slot. Memory Card Slot: Receives a SmartMedia™ card to store images. For more information on this see the Storage Media section of this book. Battery Chamber: Takes two AA alkaline batteries.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Install the Memory Card To install the memory card: 12 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the battery / memory card compartment by pressing on the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow toward the outside edge of the camera.
3. Insert the memory card with the notched corner facing the outside edge of the camera (gold circuitry facing toward the back of the camera.) Notch 4. Close the battery / memory card cover.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Install the Batteries To install or replace the batteries: 14 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera by pressing on the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow toward the outside edge of the camera.
3. Insert batteries into the chamber making sure that the positive and negative ends are properly oriented, as indicated on the compartment’s interior wall. 4. Close the battery cover.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Choose a Language The digital camera can display text and messages in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese. To select a different language: 16 1. Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup mode 2. Turn the camera on. .
3. Use the Down button to select Language then press the Display button to enter this menu. 4. Use the Up and Down buttons the language you want to use. 5. Press the Display button Menu returns. / to select to set it.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Set the Time and Date When you transfer a photo to a computer and/or print it, the time and date will show when it was taken. To set the date display style: 18 . 1. Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Use the Down button to select Date and then .
4. Select the Style option. Press the Display button to enter that menu. 5. Choose either Month/Day or Day/Month as the display style for the date. 6. When the settings are correct, press the Display to save the changes.
Digital Camera User’s Manual To set the date and time: 1. Select Date on the Setup menu and then press the Display button . 2. Select the Clock option. Press the Display Button to enter that menu.
3. Use the Up and Down buttons / hour. Press the Strobe/Copy and move on to minutes. 4. to adjust the button to set it Next, set the minutes in the same manner. Press the Strobe/Copy button to the next Clock option. to accept and move on 5. Once the time has been set, repeat step 3 to set the year, then the month, and finally the day. 6. When the settings are correct, press the Display to save the changes. button If you make a mistake and need to go back, use the White Balance/Delete button .
Digital Camera User’s Manual Chapter 2 - Taking Pictures This chapter shows you how to take pictures with your digital camera. Prepare the Camera To prepare the camera for picture taking: 1. Press the Power button to turn it on. After a short pause, the LED will stop flashing, which is the signal that the camera is ready for use. Make sure you have installed 2 Alkaline size AA batteries. If you want to store your photos on a SmartMedia™ card, make sure it is also installed before you turn on the camera.
Select the Camera Mode There are two modes for taking pictures: Snapshot and Preset. Snapshot mode is for basic picture taking, while the Preset mode allows you to take pictures in one of five preset schemes: Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, Self-Timer and Macro. Rotate the Mode Dial to the mode you wish to use. For basic “point and click” picture taking, you can use the Snapshot mode indicated by the camera icon .
Digital Camera User’s Manual Zoom and Shoot Zoom in on a particular object or Zoom Out buttons You can use the Zoom In to narrow or widen the lens’ field of view. Use the LCD display to preview the effects of the zoom function. Automatic Image Processing Pressing the Shutter button half way down initiates the camera's internal image processing function. The camera will adjust the photo to compensate for ambient lighting, and, if in auto-flash mode, detect whether or not the flash is required.
Chapter 3 - Reviewing Your Pictures One benefit of digital cameras is that you can immediately check whether or not you like the picture you just took. After you take a picture you can see what it looks like and then retake it if you are not happy. Switch to Playback Mode To view the pictures that you have stored in internal memory or on the SmartMedia™ Card, rotate the Mode and turn the camera on.
Digital Camera User’s Manual You can also use the Zoom buttons / to see more detail on a particular picture. The default zoom to increase the zoom setting is "x1"; Press Zoom In ratios as follows: x1.0, x1.5, x2.0, x2.5, x3.0, x3.5, x4.0. Press the Zoom Out button to decrease zoom ratios (from x4.0 down to x1.) Thumbnail Review If you press the Zoom Out button when the zoom ratio is at x1 (default), the camera switches over to Thumbnail Review method.
Chapter 4 - Connecting to a Computer The digital camera stores pictures as digital data rather than on film. Instead of making a trip to a developer and printing from negatives, you can simply copy your pictures to a computer for long-term storage. Once transferred, your pictures can be viewed, printed, sent to friends and family via e-mail, or saved to any removable media device (such as floppy disk or CD-ROM) for delivery to a photofinisher.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Installing Software Follow these instructions to install the digital camera drivers and software on your system. Please have your Windows CD-ROM ready beforehand, as you may be prompted to insert it during the installation process. Step 1: TWAIN Driver / Utility Installation 28 1. Insert the installation software CD into your CDROM drive. Don’t connect the camera to the PC. 2. The installation program should start automatically.
Step 2: MSD / PC Camera Driver Installation 1. To install the necessary drivers for Mass Storage Device (MSD) mode and PC Camera mode, first set the correct operational mode for that function. For example, set the Mode Dial to PC Camera mode to install those drivers, and to any other mode to install Mass Storage Device drivers. 2. Connect the small connector of the USB cable to the camera, as shown: 3. Connect the large head of the USB cable to an empty USB slot on your computer. To locate USB .
Digital Camera User’s Manual 4. The Windows Add Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the camera and lead you through the installation procedures for the corresponding mode. 5. You will need to do this once for each mode (PC Camera and MSD.) You should reboot your computer before using camera and software for the first time. Remember to connect your camera to the PC with the USB cable before being able to download pictures.
Both MSD and PC Camera mode may only be used once you have connected the camera to your PC with the supplied USB cable. Copying Photos to a PC When connected to your computer in MSD mode, the digital camera behaves exactly like any another disk drive attached to your computer. This makes copying the images to your hard drive as easy as copying files from a floppy disk, zip drive or CD-ROM. To copy photos to your computer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the computer with the USB cable. 2.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Using as a PC Camera To use the camera as a PC Camera, you must put the camera in PC Camera mode and then connect it to the computer via the USB port. When connected, the camera may be used in conjunction with any commercially available video capture software to create your own home videos. Then you can edit and distribute your video files across the Internet or save them on CD-ROM for later viewing on your PC or with a VCD/DVD player.
Chapter 5 – Mode / Operation Guide The digital camera has six separate modes of operation. You can select which mode you want to use by rotating the Mode Dial to the correct position. This chapter describes each of these modes and the different button functions in each mode. Snapshot Mode Snapshot mode is used for taking pictures. All the basic principles of non-digital photography apply here, so the more you know about it the better your pictures will be.
Digital Camera User’s Manual • Strobe / Copy: Determines how the strobe light (flash) is used. Pressing the Strobe key cycles through the following settings: Auto (A), On, Off, and Red-Eye Reduction. • WB / Delete: Adjusts the White Balance settings. Pressing the WB key cycles through the following settings: Auto, Day Light, Shade, Light Bulb (incandescent light), and Fluorescent Light. • Zoom Out: Widens the field framed by the camera’s lens from x9.0 to x1.0.
2. When the camera’s LCD screen comes on, frame your shot. 3. Press the Shutter Button to begin recording. By default, the camera records a full 10-seconds before terminating the recording. However, if you press the Shutter Button a second time you can terminate the recording before that time is up. Like Snapshot mode, you may also zoom in and out when recording videos. The available zoom ratios in Video Mode are: Optical: x1.0, x1.25, x1.5, x1.75, x2.0, x2.25, x2.5, x2.75, and x3.0 Digital: x1.0, x1.
Digital Camera User’s Manual the type of picture you want to take using the Up and Down / buttons, and then press the Shutter button. Landscape This preset is optimized for taking landscape pictures, with the lens focus universally distributed to encompass everything within the entire frame. Portrait This preset is optimized for taking “head shots” of other people, focusing more on the center of the frame than the peripheral parts.
Self-Timer This preset lets you to take a photo after a ten second delay. This gives you the ability to take hands-free photos, perhaps self-portraits or group photos, for example. To Take a Group Photo 1. Position the camera on a stable surface (such as an optical tripod) and frame the shot. 2. Rotate the camera’s Mode Dial to Preset mode 3. Use the Up and Down buttons to select the SelfTimer Preset. 4. Press the Shutter Button. The 10-second countdown begins immediately.
Digital Camera User’s Manual the camera. When not using this preset, the camera lens cannot focus as well as normal due to the extremely short distance between it and the subject matter. Playback Mode The Playback mode is used to view the photos stored in the digital camera’s on-board memory or on the SmartMedia™ memory card. To view the photos, rotate the Mode dial to the Review button to turn it on.) mode position.
• Zoom Out: In Snapshot Mode, widens the field framed by the camera’s lens from x4.0 to x1.0. If you zoom out while in Playback mode the camera switches to Thumbnail mode. • Zoom In: Narrows the field framed by the camera’s lens from x1.0 to x4.0 (x1.0, x1.5, x2.0, x2.5, x3.0, x3.5, 4.0) Setup Mode Setup Mode configures the camera. To open the Setup menu, rotate the Mode dial to the Setup position.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Delete All To delete images from either the camera's internal memory or from the SmartMedia™ Card, select Delete All from the Setup menu. Format This option completely erases and reformats of the storage device. It is similar in function to formatting or defragmenting a PC hard drive. Although Format takes longer than Delete, be sure to format your storage device occasionally to ensure the card continues to function optimally.
Quality Adjust the image quality and resolution by selecting Quality from the Setup menu. There are five different picture resolutions available: 2048 x 1536 (Super) 7 Photos 1600 x 1200 (Fine) 7 Photos 1600 x 1200 (Normal) 16 Photos 800 x 600 (Fine) 33 Photos 800 x 600 (Normal) 66 Photos The higher the quality, the clearer your picture will be, but at the same time the image file size will be larger, and therefore you will be able to store fewer pictures in memory.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Buzzer When this feature is turned on, the camera makes a beep when you push its buttons or rotate its Mode dial. To activate the beeps, select the Buzzer option from the menu. On the subsequent screen, select Yes to confirm . and then press the Display button DPOF The Digital Printer Order Format (DPOF) lets you print photos directly to a printer that supports this protocol.
disable the DPOF function. After making your selection, press the Display button to register the change. Date/Time The digital camera marks each picture with a time stamp displaying the hour, minute and day the photo was taken. This is useful for organizing and keeping track of your photo collection. For more on setting the time and date see page 18. Media Type You can choose whether you want to store photos in the on-board memory or in the SmartMedia™ card. To set the default storage media: 1.
Digital Camera User’s Manual 3. Use the Down button to select Media Type . and then press the Display button 4. / buttons to select Use the Up and Down either Internal, for the camera’s on-board memory, or External, to use an installed SmartMedia™ Card. 5. to confirm your Press the Display button selection and return to the main Setup screen. Language The digital camera can display menu items in the following languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese.
Video Out If connecting your camera to a television set by means of A/V cables, you have the option to choose a transmission format compatible with that of your TV. This allows you to record video images sent to the TV with a VCR. The camera supports audio. Select the Video Out option from the Setup menu, and then choose either NTSC or PAL, according to your hardware and region. Press the Display button to confirm your choice.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Chapter 6 – Using the LCD Display When the camera is in any mode other than Setup mode, current camera settings such as zoom, icons on the LCD display indicate quality, etc. This chapter describes these icons and their meanings.
LCD Icon Descriptions Icon Name Description Auto Flash The camera senses whether the flash is needed by detecting the amount of ambient light. Flash Off Flash is turned off, regardless of the amount of light available. Use the Red-Eye Reduction function to reduce the occurrence of "red-eye" (eyes appear red in the pictures due to flash Red-Eye reflection off the eyes’ retinas.) This function causes the Reduction camera to flash quickly before the picture is taken to reduce red-eye.
Digital Camera User’s Manual Indicates the level of zoom currently applied. In Video Mode, zoom options are: x1.0, x1.25, x1.5, x1.75, x2.0, x2.25, x2.5, x2.75, x3.0; digital zoom options are x1.0, x1.2, x1.4, x1.6, x1.8, x2.0. Zoom In Snapshot Mode, optical zoom options are: x1.0, x1.25, x1.5, x1.75, x2.0, x2.25, x2.5, x2.75, x3.0; digital zoom options are: x1.0, x1.2, x1.4, x1.6, x1.8, x2.0, x2.2, x2.4, x2.6, x2.8, x3.0. In Playback Mode, zoom options are: x1.0, x1.5, x2.0, x2.5, x3.0, x3.5, x4.0.
Appendix 1 – Button Function Guide Mode Shutter Up Down Display Strobe/ Copy WB/ Delete Zoom Out Zoom In Single Capture EV+ EV- LCD + Light → LCD Off Auto → On → Off → Red-Eye Reduction Auto → Day light → Shade → Tungsten → Fluorescent Zoom Out Zoom In Single Capture Select Landsca pe, Portrait, Night Scent, SelfTimer or Macro Select Landscape, Portrait, Night Scent, Self-Timer or Macro LCD + Light → LCD Off Auto → On → Off → Red-Eye Reduction Auto → Day light → Shade → Tungsten → Fluo
Digital Camera User’s Manual Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause The camera The camera is has no power. turned off. The batteries are discharged. Solution Press the power button to turn the camera ON. Replace the batteries with fresh ones. Refer to Inserting Batteries. The batteries are Check the battery orientation. Refer to Inserting the inserted incorrectly. Batteries. The camera won’t take a picture. The flash doesn’t work.
Windows ME and Windows 2000: when the USB cable is unplugged from the PC, an "Unsafe Removal Device Detected" error message appears. Procedure: When removing USB devices, it is A. Right-click the Unplug or Eject hardware icon at recommended that the bottom-right of your computer screen. users follow the B. Left-click the Unplug or Eject hardware text box "Safe Removal of to open the 'Unplug or Eject Hardware' screen. USB Device" C. From the 'Unplug or Eject Hardware' screen, procedure.
