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CONTENT

2 INTRODUCTION

2 Overview
2 Package Contents

3 GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMERA

3 Front View
4 Rear View
7 LCD Monitor Icons

11 GETTING STARTED

11 Attaching the Camera Strap (Optional

Accessory) 

11 Inserting and Removing the Battery

(Optional Accessory)

12 Charging the Battery
13 Using an AC Power Adapter (Optional

Accessory)

13 Inserting and Removing an SD Memory

Card (Optional Accessory)

14 Setting the Date and Time
14 Choosing the Display Language
15 Setting Image Resolution and Quality 

16 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

16 [ 

 ] Auto Mode

17 Recording Voice Memos
18 Using the Digital Zoom
19 Setting the Flash
19 Setting the Self-timer
20 Setting the Focus
21 Exposure Compensation/Backlight

Correction

22 [

SCN

] Scene Mode

23 [

P

]

Program (Automatic Exposure)
Photography Mode

23 [

Tv

]

Shutter Speed Priority
Photography Mode

24 [

Av

]

Aperture Priority Mode

25 [

M

]

Manual Mode

26 [ 

 ] User Setting Mode

26 [ 

 ] Video Mode

27  [ 

 ] Panorama Mode

27 [ 

 ] Anti-Shake Mode

28 Recording a Subject onto an Existing

Background Image (Pre-Shot)

29 Combining Shots of Two People into a

Single Image (Coupling Shot)

30 [ 

 ] PLAYBACK MODE

30 Playing Back Still Images
30 Playing Back Video Clips
31 Attaching Voice Memos
32 Thumbnail Display
33 Zoom Playback
33 Slideshow Display
34 Protecting Images
35 DPOF Settings
36 Copying Files from Internal Memory to

a Memory Card

37 Changing the Camera Start Logo Image
38 [   ] Deleting Images

40 CONNECTING TO A PICTBRIDGE

COMPLIANT PRINTER

42 MENU OPTIONS

42 Photography Menu (Capture tab) 
45 Photography Menu (Function tab)
47 Photography Menu (AE/AWB tab)
49 Playback Menu
50 Setup1 Menu
51 Setup2 Menu

52 TRANSFERRING RECORDED

IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR
COMPUTER

53 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer
54 Downloading Images and Video Files

55 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS

Summary of Contents for AcerRouter 101

Page 1: ...Shutter Speed Priority Photography Mode 24 Av Aperture Priority Mode 25 M Manual Mode 26 User Setting Mode 26 Video Mode 27 Panorama Mode 27 Anti Shake Mode 28 Recording a Subject onto an Existing Background Image Pre Shot 29 Combining Shots of Two People into a Single Image Coupling Shot 30 PLAYBACK MODE 30 Playing Back Still Images 30 Playing Back Video Clips 31 Attaching Voice Memos 32 Thumbnai...

Page 2: ...er J Rechargeable lithium ion battery J A V cable J Software CD ROM J Camera pouch J Camera strap 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 an 10 1 megapixel CCD this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 3648 x 2736 pixels ...

Page 3: ...ides flash illumination 6 Viewfinder window Allows you to frame the subject of the image 7 Self timer LED Blinks green during Self timer mode until the image AF auxiliary light is captured 8 USB or A V OUT terminal Allows you to connect a USB cable or an A V cable to the camera Allows you to connect an AC power adapter to 9 DC IN 5V terminal operate the camera without battery or to charge recharge...

Page 4: ...on Zooms the lens to telephoto position Zoom out button Zooms the lens to wide angle position 6 MENU Menu button Toggles On Screen Display OSD menu on and off 7 Delete button Allows you to delete an image 8 Speaker Produces camera sounds and plays recorded audio 9 Display button Changes the information displayed on the LCD monitor 10 Strap holder Camera strap attachment 11 SET Direction button All...

Page 5: ...riate focus setting 3 X button Scrolls right Flash button Allows you to choose the appropriate flash setting T button Scrolls downwards 4 Self timer button Allows you to toggle the self timer on and off selects the desired self timer mode W button Scrolls left Exposure Allows you to toggle the exposure compensation 5 compensation backlight correction on and off Backlight correction button ...

Page 6: ...e aperture value while the camera sets the corresponding shutter speed 6 M Manual For full manual control over exposure aperture and other settings 7 User Setting This mode allows you manually set the setting parameters and all these settings will be memorized 8 Video For recording video clips 9 Panorama Allows you to capture panorama stitch assist shots 10 Anti Shake DSP anti shake could minimize...

Page 7: ...dium battery power Low battery power No battery power 6 Flash mode Blank Auto flash Red eye Reduction Forced Flash Flash Off 7 Main focus area 8 Capture mode icon Blank Single Continuous AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing Burst Pre Shot Coupling Shot In SCN mode Night Portrait and Fireworks can use single capture only 9 Image size resolution 3648 x 2736 2816 x 2112 2048 x 1536 640 x 480 10 Available num...

Page 8: ...er speed Aperture icon appears at half shutter S1 condition 15 Slow shutter warning 16 Exposure compensation Backlight correction 17 Metering Multi Spot Average 18 White balance Blank Auto Incandescent 1 Fluorescent 1 2 Fluorescent 2 Day Light Cloudy Manual 19 Focus setting 20 ISO 00053 10S 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 6 0 0 F2 8 1 125 Tv 2 J Pressing the button changes the LCD di...

Page 9: ...posure compensation Backlight correction 10 Image resolution 11 Available number of shots 12 Image quality 13 Image to be captured indicator 14 Focus setting 15 Slow shutter warning 16 ISO J Pressing the button changes the LCD display in the sequence of display with icons display without icons 00053 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 11 13 15 14 6 0 0 2 ISO 200 ...

Page 10: ...Folder number 4 Protect icon 5 Voice memo 6 DPOF icon 7 Storage media Playback mode Video playback 1 Video status bar 2 Elapsed time 3 File number 4 Folder number 5 Protect icon 6 Mode icon 7 Play mode 8 Sound off icon When the S button is pressed during video playback 9 Image quality 10 Image resolution 11 Frame rate 12 Storage media 13 Total recorded time 6 6 7 979 0008 1 10 13 13 09 01 06 2006 ...

Page 11: ...ke sure that the power of the camera is off before inserting or removing the battery Inserting the Battery 1 Open the battery SD memory card cover in the direction of the OPEN arrow 2 Insert the battery in the correct orientation shown Tilt the battery lock lever and then insert the battery in the direction of the arrow 3 Close the battery SD memory card cover Removing the Battery Open the battery...

Page 12: ...time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery J This camera must be used with specified AC power adapter Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty J Always make sure that the camera is off before removing the battery J The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used This is normal and not a ma...

Page 13: ... cover 2 Insert the SD memory card in the correct orientation shown Hold the SD memory card with its front side printed arrow facing the rear side of the camera and then insert the card as far as it can go 3 Close the battery SD memory card cover Removing an SD memory card Open the battery SD memory card cover press lightly on the edge of the SD memory card and it will eject To prevent valuable da...

Page 14: ...ate and time with the S T buttons The date and time is set in the order year month day hour minute The time is displayed in 24 hour format 5 After confirming all settings are correct press the SET button The setting will be stored and the screen will return to the Setup2 menu 6 To exit from the Setup2 menu press the MENU button Choosing the Display Language Choose an On Screen Display OSD language...

Page 15: ...s take up less memory space and may be quite suitable for sharing images via e mail in a report or on a web page To change image resolution or image quality perform these steps below 1 Slide the mode switch to and set the mode dial to one of the photography modes 2 Press the MENU button J Capture of the photography menu is displayed 3 Select Size with the S T buttons and press the SET button 4 Sel...

Page 16: ...r image in the viewfinder turn the diopter adjustment dial until the image appears clearly within the viewfinder 4 Press the shutter button down halfway J Pressing the shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure J The focus area frame turns blue and the status LED lights green when the camera is focused and exposure is determined J When the focus or exposure is not s...

Page 17: ...e SET button 5 Press the MENU button to exit from the menu J icon is displayed on the screen 6 Compose the image press the shutter button down halfway then press it down fully J VOICE RECORDING is displayed on the screen immediately and the voice memo recording starts 7 Press the shutter button one more time during recording or wait for 30 seconds J VOICE RECORD END will be displayed and the recor...

Page 18: ... 2 To enable the digital zoom a Press the MENU button b Select Function with the X button c Select Digital Zoom with the S T buttons and press the SET button d Select On with the S T buttons again and press the SET button e Press the MENU button to exit from the menu screen f To activate the digital zoom press and hold the button completely until the image on the LCD monitor expands 3 Press the sh...

Page 19: ... allows images to be captured with the self timer 1 Slide the mode switch to and set the mode dial to one of the photography modes 2 Toggle the button to select the setting Each press of the button moves the icon one step through the sequence and displays it on the screen For Single capture mode OFF 10s 10 sec 2s 2 sec 10 2s 10 2 sec For Continuous AEB Burst Pre Shot and Coupling Shot capture mode...

Page 20: ... Approximately 0 3m to infinity Infinity Select the infinity focus setting when you want to capture images of subjects at a distance of infinity Setting the Focus Images can be captured with the distance to the subject set by Normal Auto Focus Macro or Infinity 1 Slide the mode switch to and set the mode dial to one of the photography modes The available focus settings will depend on the selected ...

Page 21: ...ecrease the value The setting range of the exposure compensation is as follows 2 0 1 7 1 3 1 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 Press the button to confirm the setting The larger the value the brighter the image The smaller the value the darker the image The set value is displayed on the screen Effective Subjects and Set Values positive compensation Printed matter comprising black text on whitish...

Page 22: ...re 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 Landscape Select this mode when you want to capture landscape photos with bright color Natural Green Select this when you want to capture the green scenery background such as forest Sunrise Select this mode when you want to capture photos ...

Page 23: ... shutter speed you can capture images that give the impression that the subject is in motion 1 Slide the mode switch to and set the mode dial to Tv 2 Press the button 3 Adjust the shutter speed with the S T buttons J Press the S button to select faster shutter speeds J Press the T button to select slower shutter speeds J The setting range of the shutter speed is as follows 1 1500 1 1250 1 1000 1 8...

Page 24: ...1 Slide the mode switch to and set the mode dial to Av 2 Press the button 3 Adjust the aperture with the S T buttons J Press the S button to increase the value J Press the T button to decrease the value J The setting range of the aperture value is as follows F6 7 F5 6 F4 8 F4 0 F3 5 F2 8 Wide F4 8 F5 6 F6 7 F8 0 F9 5 F11 0 Tele J The aperture value and corresponding shutter speed are displayed on ...

Page 25: ... to and set the mode dial to M 2 Toggle the button to select the shutter speed or aperture 3 Adjust the shutter speed or aperture with the S T buttons 4 Compose the image press the shutter button down halfway and then press it down fully J In the flash photography mode when and are set the fastest shutter speed is 1 500 second ...

Page 26: ...torage size and the subject of the image to be recorded J Zoom function cannot be used during video recording J When recording video clips the flash cannot be used J If the access speed of your SD memory card is not enough for recording video clips in the currently selected quality a warning icon will appear and then the movie recording will stop In this case select a video quality lower than the ...

Page 27: ... image and press the shutter button to capture the next image 4 Follow the same steps to capture subsequent images in the sequence 5 Finish the sequence by pressing the SET button after the last image has been recorded Anti Shake Mode The anti shake function works according to the luminance of the target object This function uses special image data processing for getting high sensitivity of CCD Hi...

Page 28: ...itch to and set the mode dial to one of the photography modes except for and a Press the MENU button b Select Function with the X button c Select Capture Mode with the S T buttons and press the SET button d Select Pre Shot with the S T buttons and press the SET button 2 Compose the background you want on the monitor screen and then press the shutter button to temporarily record it as a reference i...

Page 29: ...o and set the mode dial to one of the photography modes except for and a Press the MENU button b Select Function with the X button c Select Capture Mode with the S T buttons and press the SET button d Select Coupling Shot with the S T buttons and press the SET button 2 Align the focus frame on the screen with the subject you want on the left side of the image 3 Press the shutter button to record t...

Page 30: ...tes the image clockwise whereas the T button rotates the image counterclockwise A press of the button opposite to the direction in which the image was rotated will return the image to the normal display J A icon is displayed with the video data Video clips cannot be rotated J A icon is displayed with images which have an audio memo recorded J Press the SET button to play back voice memos Press it ...

Page 31: ...splayed with images that have been recorded with a voice memo Playing back voice memo Pressing the SET button displays VOICE PLAYBACK and plays back the voice memo Pressing it again stops voice memo playback J Voice memo is only available for still images J If a voice memo has already been recorded either by dub recording or attaching voice memo afterwards the voice memo can not be replaced or rec...

Page 32: ...elected image is displayed at its regular size J A icon will be displayed in a thumbnail display Page Jump Function This function allows you to select the image to be displayed immediately from a lot of recorded images 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press the button to enter thumbnail display 3 Press the button to enter page jump function and the image is indicated by a red frame 4 For page selectio...

Page 33: ... the selected portion of the image to check for small details 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press the W X buttons to select the image you want to enlarge J You can also select the image you want to enlarge from the thumbnail display 3 Adjust the zoom ratio with the buttons J Pressing the button enlarges the image J To return to normal magnification press the button J The magnification factor is dis...

Page 34: ...nd press the SET button 2 Select Single or All with the S T buttons and press the SET button 3 Select Cancel Protect with the S T buttons and press the SET button J The removal of image protection is executed and the camera returns to the playback mode Protecting multiple images simultaneously 1 Select Protect with the S T buttons from the playback menu and press the SET button 2 Select Select wit...

Page 35: ...o set DPOF with the W X buttons 3 Press the MENU button J The playback menu is displayed 4 Select DPOF with the S T buttons and press the SET button J The DPOF setting screen is displayed 5 Select Single or All with the S T buttons and press the SET button J Single Sets DPOF for each individual image J All Sets DPOF for all images at once 6 Select Print Num with the S T buttons and press the SET b...

Page 36: ... the photograph will also be printed J Off The date of the photograph will not be printed 10 Select Print Enable with the S T buttons and press the SET button 11 Select Execute with the S T buttons and press the SET button J This creates a file containing the DPOF information and when the operation is finished the screen returns to the playback mode J The DPOF icon is displayed on each image that ...

Page 37: ...ge is saved in the root directory of the internal memory In case of formatting the internal memory the user selected start logo image will be lost and replaced with the default start logo image J If user replaces start up image through USB Mass storage device class and that image is not fit in data format the start up screen will be broken J NO IMAGE message is displayed when User Image is selecte...

Page 38: ...ed image during capture 1 Slide the mode switch to and set the mode dial to one of the photography modes 2 Press the button J The last image and quick delete menu appear on the screen 3 Press the button again to delete the image J You may also press the SET button to confirm the deletion J To not delete select Cancel and press the SET button ...

Page 39: ...ch to J The last image will be displayed on the screen 2 Select the image you want to erase with the W X buttons 3 Press the button J The deletion menu will be displayed 4 Select Single or All with the S T buttons and press the SET button J Single Erases the selected image or the last image J All Erases all of the images except for the protected images J Select Erases a number of selected images 5...

Page 40: ... the monitor 1 Select the item you want to configure with the S T buttons and press the SET button J Images Select whether you want to print specific image or all images You may also select printing number for specific image J Date Print According to the printer type select whether you want to print the image with date imprint or not J Paper Size Select the desired paper size according to the prin...

Page 41: ...buttons J Select the Print Num up to 99 with the S T buttons J After selecting the desired image and printing number press the SET button to confirm 4 Select Exit with the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 Select Print with the S T buttons and press the SET button to start printing 6 The printing starts and the figure shown on the right hand side appears J The Complete will be displayed tempo...

Page 42: ...review Date Print Beep Program Tv Av M User Setting Capture Function AE AWB Size Capture Mode White Balance Quality Dub Manual WB Sharpness LCD Bright ISO Contrast Digital Zoom Metering Color Preview Focus Area Date Print Flash Offset Beep Video Capture Function AE AWB Quality LCD Bright White Balance Contrast Digital Zoom Manual WB Color Beep Panorama Capture Function AE AWB Size LCD Bright White...

Page 43: ...r its respective menu 4 Select the desired setting with the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Anti Shake Capture Function AE AWB Size Dub White Balance Quality LCD Bright Manual WB Sharpness Digital Zoom Metering Contrast Preview Focus Area Color Date Print Flash Offset Beep Capture AE AWB Scene Mode Size Quality Sport 3648x2736 Fine SET Adj MENU Ex...

Page 44: ... borders between light and dark areas of the image This will make the image s edges look sharper In some scenes you may prefer sharper edge detail In other scenes you may prefer softer edge detail This sets the sharpness of the image that will be captured Hard Normal Soft Contrast This sets the difference between the bright and dark portions of the images that will be captured Hard Normal Soft Col...

Page 45: ...of standard exposure underexposure and overexposure compensation Burst Permits continuous photography while pressing holding the shutter button As long as you hold the shutter button pressed images are captured until the memory capacity is exhausted Pre Shot Pre shot helps you get the background you want even if you need to ask someone else to record the image for you Basically Pre shot is a two s...

Page 46: ...hotography On Off Preview This sets whether or not to display the captured image on the screen immediately after the image is captured On Off J When Preview is set to Off Dub setting is also fixed at Off Date Print The date and time of recording can be printed directly on the still images This function must be activated before the image is captured On Off Beep Enables or disables the sounds beeps ...

Page 47: ...ns and press the SET button 5 To exit from this menu press the MENU button White Balance This sets the white balance capturing under a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are seen by the human eye Blank Auto Incandescent 1 Fluorescent 1 2 Fluorescent 2 Day Light Cloudy Manual Manual WB This manually sets the white balance and stores it...

Page 48: ...able for Tv Av and M mode Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure Multi The entire area of the screen is measured and the exposure is calculated Spot A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured and the exposure is calculated Average The exposure is measured all of the image area Focus Area This sets the focusing area Multi The function of auto focus fin...

Page 49: ...T button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Slide Show Refer to section in this manual titled Slideshow Display for further details DPOF Refer to section in this manual titled DPOF Settings for further details Protect Refer to section in this manual titled Protecting Images for further details Copy Refer to the section in this manual titled Copying Files from Internal Memory to a Memory...

Page 50: ...r details Media Info This displays the free capacity of the SD memory card or internal memory If the SD memory card is not inserted free capacity of internal memory is displayed Fr No Reset This creates a new folder The photographed images are recorded to the newly created folder from number 0001 Cancel Execute Format This function formats the internal memory or memory card and deletes all stored ...

Page 51: ...fic period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off This feature is useful to reduce battery wear 2 Min 3 Min 5 Min Date Time Refer to section in this manual titled Setting the Date and Time for further details Sys Reset This returns all basic settings to the camera s default settings The time setting will not be reset Cancel Execute Language Refer to section in this manual titl...

Page 52: ...equirements Windows J Pentium 166 MHz or higher J Windows 2000 XP J 128MB RAM J 128MB hard disk space J CD ROM drive J Available USB port System Requirements Macintosh J PowerPC G3 G4 J OS 9 0 or later J 128MB RAM J 128MB hard disk space J CD ROM drive J Available USB port ...

Page 53: ...letter e or higher 7 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 8 Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders J Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders J Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on our desktop iPhoto may automatically...

Page 54: ...u You may also drag and drop image files from the camera to a desired location Macintosh Open the untitled disk icon and the destination location on your hard disk Drag and drop from the camera to the desired destination J Do not open the battery cover during USB cable connection J Memory card users may prefer to use a memory card reader highly recommended J A video playback application is not inc...

Page 55: ...minal Power supply Rechargeable Lithium ion battery 3 7V optional AC power adapter 5V 2A optional Dimension Approx 91 x 57 x 27mm without protruding parts Weight Approx 150g without battery and SD memory card Design and specifications are subject to change without notice DSP anti shake could minimize not 100 reduce the jitter from shaky hands that causes many photos to look blurred by shifting the...

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