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CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO
OTHER DEVICES

Summary of Contents for CS-5530

Page 1: ...E ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ... communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increas...

Page 3: ...erent from those described in this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements customer demographics and geographical preferences Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries chargers AC adapters memory cards cables carrying cases pouches and...

Page 4: ...use fire or electric shock For repair or internal inspection ask the store of purchase Use the specified AC power adapter only with the indicated power supply voltage Use with any other power supply voltage might cause fire or electric shock Do not use the camera in areas near water This might cause fire or electric shock Take special care during rain snow on the beach or near the shore Do not pla...

Page 5: ...ra is a precision instrument Do not drop it strike it or use excessive force when handling the camera This might cause damage to the camera Do not use the camera in humid steamy smoky or dusty places This might cause fire or electric shock Do not remove the battery immediately after long period of continuous use The battery becomes hot during use Touching a hot battery might cause burns Do not wra...

Page 6: ...n be taken Therefore to maximize its performance and lifetime we recommend that you fully charge the battery and discharge it for at least one complete cycle before use The battery may feel warm after long period of continuous use of the camera or the flash This is normal and not a malfunction The camera may feel warm after long period of continuous use This is normal and not a malfunction If the ...

Page 7: ...tery 20 Charging the Battery 22 Inserting and Removing the SD Card 23 Turning the Power On Off 24 Setting the Date and Time 25 Choosing the Language 26 Formatting the SD Card 27 Setting Image Resolution and Quality 29 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE 29 Still Image Mode 30 Recording Voice Memos 31 Using the Optical Zoom 32 Using the Digital Zoom 33 Setting the Flash 35 Setting the Focus 36 Setting the Self timer ...

Page 8: ...4 MENU OPTIONS 54 Still Image Menu Picture 57 Still Image Menu Function 60 Movie Menu Picture 61 Movie Menu Function 62 Playback Menu 63 Setup Menu In Photography Mode 65 Setup Menu In Playback Mode 67 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER 68 Step 1 Installing the USB Driver 69 Step 2 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 70 Step 3 Downloading Images and Video Files 71 INSTALLI...

Page 9: ...l memory supports SD card up to 512MB Optical zoom 3x optical lens allows you to take telephoto and wide angle pictures Digital zoom 4x digital zoom and 3x optical zoom permit zoom photography of up to 12 times 2x and 4x playback captured images to enlarge a selected portion of an image Flexible flash settings Change the flash setting according to your lighting environment and photography mode set...

Page 10: ...l over picture quality by adjusting the menu options Thumbnail display Display in sets of nine pictures on the LCD monitor for easier and quicker selection of pictures TV and PC connection View pictures on a television monitor or computer while connected to the USB or A V cable DPOF settings Allow you to embed printing information on your SD card and to print your images on a DPOF compatible print...

Page 11: ...amera and ensure that you have the following items Common Product Components Digital camera A V cable User s manual USB cable Software CD ROM Camera strap Camera pouch Conversion adapter SD card AC power adapter Rechargeable lithium ion battery Battery charger ...

Page 12: ...his when recording video clips Performs image playback and deletion 5 Self timer LED Blinks red during Self timer mode until picture is AF auxiliary light taken 6 Speaker Produces camera sounds and plays recorded audio 7 Lens 3x optical zoom lens allows you to take telephoto and wide angle pictures 8 Conversion adapterAllows you to connect the conversion adapter to an AC terminal power adapter to ...

Page 13: ...era current state 4 Zoom in button Zooms the lens to telephoto position Zoom out button Zooms the lens to wide angle position 5 MENU button Toggles OSD menu on and off 6 Erase button Allows you to erase the picture 7 Strap holder Camera strap attachment 8 SET Direction button Allows you to scroll through menus and pictures and then select choices 9 Battery SD card cover Allows access to the batter...

Page 14: ... to choose the appropriate flash setting 3 button Scrolls downwards Self timer button Allows you to toggle the self timer on and off selects the desired self timer mode 4 button Scrolls left Exposure compensation Allows you to toggle the exposure Backlight correction button compensation backlight correction on and off 5 SET button Enters the menu page and confirms the chosen setting 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 15: ...s not inserted Color Green Red Orange State On Flashing On Flashing On Flashing During power off The completion of battery charge Battery charging in progress Battery charging error During photography AE or AF is locked with the shutter button held halfway Writing to SD card in progress When the image is not in focus Charging of the flash in progress Hardware malfunction ...

Page 16: ...e 2560 x 1920 2048 x 1536 1280 x 960 640 x 480 9 Possible number of shots 10 Quality Fine Standard Economy 11 Date and time 12 Self timer icon 10s 10 sec 2s 2 sec 10 2s 10 2 sec 13 Unsteady hold warning icon 14 Exposure compensation Backlight correction 15 Metering icon Blank Multi Spot 16 White balance icon Blank Auto Incandescent 1 Fluorescent 1 2 Fluorescent 2 Day Light Cloudy Manual 17 Focus i...

Page 17: ...ding indicator 8 Self timer icon 9 Focus icon Playback mode Still image playback 1 Mode icon 2 File number 3 Folder number 4 Protect icon 5 Voice memo 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 button is pressed during video playback 9 Total time ...

Page 18: ...Digital Camera 18 E GETTING STARTED Attaching the Camera Strap Attach the camera strap as shown in the illustration ...

Page 19: ...the battery Inserting the Battery 1 Open the battery SD card cover 2 Insert the battery in the correct orientation shown Tilt the battery lock lever in the direction of the arrow and orient the battery so that its label is facing to the rear side of the camera and then insert the battery 3 Close the battery SD card cover Removing the Battery Open the battery SD card cover and then release the batt...

Page 20: ...amera as shown in the illustration 2 Insert one end of the AC power adapter into the DC IN terminal of the conversion adapter 3 Insert the other end of the AC power adapter into a wall outlet The status LED flashes green when charging is started and lights green when charging is completed It lights red when a charging error occurs It is recommended to fully discharge or exhaust the battery before ...

Page 21: ...hen turn the power off The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used This is normal and not a malfunction When using the camera in cold areas keep the camera and battery warm by holding them inside your outer cloth If you open the battery cover without removing the battery the power will not be terminated If you remove the battery you have to insert the batter...

Page 22: ... of the SD card 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 card cover Removing the SD card Open the battery SD card cover press lightly on the edge of the SD card and it will eject If the camera is powered on without an SD card inserted into the camera the NO CARD message appears on the LCD monitor To prevent valuable data f...

Page 23: ...utton to turn the power off The power is turned off automatically when the camera has not been operated for a fixed period time To resume the operation condition turn the power on again Refer to section in this manual titled Auto OFF in the Setup Menu In Photography Mode for further details After the power is turned on it may take several seconds to charge the flash While the flash is being charge...

Page 24: ... MENU button and select Setup menu with the button 3 Select Date Time with the buttons and press the SET button The Date Time setting screen will be displayed 4 Select the item s field with the buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the buttons The date and time is set in the order year month day hour minute The time is displayed in 24 hours format 5 After confirming all settings ...

Page 25: ...ips are recorded on the SD card press the MENU button and then Setup menu is displayed 3 Select Language with the buttons and press the SET button The Language setting screen will be displayed 4 Select the displayed language with the buttons and press the SET button The setting will be stored Adjust Adjust Play Select Item Select Page Adjust Select Item Mode Mode with Images Video Clips on SD card...

Page 26: ...tons then press the SET button 4 Select Execute with the buttons and press the SET button To cancel formatting select Cancel and press the SET button You need to format an SD card before using it for the first time Formatting the SD card also erases the protected images All data other than images are also erased Before formatting the card make sure that all the images are unnecessary Formatting is...

Page 27: ...High resolution and quality settings are recommended for printed output and situations requiring the finest detail Lower resolution quality images 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 or 2 Press the MENU button Picture ofthephoto...

Page 28: ...ne Standard Economy Fine Standard Economy Fine Standard Economy Fine Standard Economy Fine Standard 13 22 42 22 36 72 42 72 126 145 210 379 27 46 86 46 74 149 86 149 258 298 430 775 55 93 174 93 150 301 174 301 552 602 870 1566 110 185 346 185 300 600 346 600 1040 1200 1734 3121 222 374 698 374 604 1208 698 1208 2094 2417 3491 6284 00 40 00 54 01 22 01 51 02 46 03 44 05 32 07 27 11 08 15 00 The da...

Page 29: ...tch to By default the LCD monitor setting is on 3 Compose your image in the LCD monitor 4 Press the shutter button Pressing the shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure and pressing the shutter button down fully takes the photographs The focus area frame turns blue and the status LED lights green when the camera is in focus and the exposure is calculated When the ...

Page 30: ...Select ON with the buttons and press the SET button 5 Press the MENU button to exit from the still image menu icon is displayed on the screen 6 Compose the picture press the shutter button down halfway then press it down fully 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 V...

Page 31: ...take photographs in the digital zoom mode 1 Slide the mode switch to or 2 If required turn on the LCD monitor by pressing the button 3 Compose the picture with the zoom button Pressing the button zooms in on the subject and enlarges the subject on the LCD monitor Pressing the button provides a wider angle picture The lens position moves according to the zoom button setting 4 Press the shutter butt...

Page 32: ...ital zoom a Press the MENU button b Select Function with the buttons c Select Digital Zoom with the buttons and press the SET button d Select ON with the 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 4 Press the shutter button to capture a zoo...

Page 33: ...n be set to suit for the photographic conditions 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Toggle the button to select the desired flash mode Each press of the button moves the icon one step through the sequence and displays it on the screen Blank Auto Red eye Reduction Forced Flash Night Scene Suppressed Flash ...

Page 34: ... and the photograph is taken at the second firing Forced Flash In this mode the flash always fires Use this mode for photographing under artificial light such as backlighting fluorescent lighting etc Suppressed Flash Use this mode when taking pictures using indoor lighting for stages and indoor competitions and when the subject is too far away for the flash to be effective Night Scene Use this mod...

Page 35: ...ys it on the screen The table below will help you choose the appropriate focus mode Focus mode Description Blank Auto Focus Selects this when you want to leave the settings up to the camera so that you can take photographs without paying attention to settings Approximately 50 cm to infinity both Wide and Tele Macro Selectsthiswhenyouwanttotakesacloseupphotography Wide zoom off Approximately 6 cm t...

Page 36: ...he photograph is taken after the preset time has elapsed The countdown is displayed on the LCD monitor To cancel the self timer during operation press the SET button The table below will help you choose the appropriate self timer mode Self timer mode Description 10s 10 sec The picture is taken about 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed 2s 2 sec The picture is taken about 2 seconds after ...

Page 37: ...raph is very small within the screen Exposure can be set in 0 3 EV units 1 Slide the mode switch to and press the button Each press of the button displays the setting in the order of Blank Backlight Correction and Exposure Compensation 2 Set the exposure value with the buttons Press the button to increase the value Press the button to decrease the value The setting range of the exposure compensati...

Page 38: ...ky accounts for a large area on the screen negative compensation People illuminated by a spotlight in particular against dark background Printed matter comprising white text on blackish paper Weak reflecting bodies such as evergreen trees or darkish leaves Backlight correction 1 3 fixed When the background is bright and the subject is dark When subjects people have a light source such as the sun t...

Page 39: ...s on the storage size and the subject of the image to be recorded Zoom function cannot be used while a video clip is recording In the mode the LCD monitor cannot be turned off When recording a video clip flash photography is not possible While the image is being recorded into the SD card do not open the battery SD card cover nor remove the battery or SD card Doing so might damage the SD card or de...

Page 40: ...n switches the information display state in the following order Pressing the buttons during image playback will result in a 90 degree rotated display The button rotates the image clockwise and displays it whereas the button rotates the image counterclockwise and displays it A press of the button opposite to the direction in which the image was rotated will return the image to the normal display ic...

Page 41: ...he screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the buttons 3 Press the SET button A press of the buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play To stop video playback Press the button This stops playback and returns to the start of the video clip To pause video playback Press the SET button This pauses video playback To cancel pause press the SET button again ...

Page 42: ...sequence of 2 times fast forward play 4 times fast forward play and regular play Reverse play Each press of the button moves the operation one step in the sequence of 2 times fast reverse play 4 times fast reverse play and regular play Sound On Off Pause Stop The display returns to the 1st frame playback 1 frame feed Reverse 1 frame feed Sound On Off Canceling pause The next image is displayed Reg...

Page 43: ...to the conversion adapter terminal of the camera If you use the conversion adapter to connect the A V cable insert the conversion adapter into the conversion adapter terminal of the camera first and then connect one end of the A V cable to the A V terminal of the conversion adapter 3 Connect the other end to the A V input socket of the TV set 4 Turn the TV and camera on 5 Play back the still image...

Page 44: ...o with the buttons 3 Press the shutter button VOICE RECORDING is displayed on the screen and recording starts 4 To stop recording voice memo during recording press the shutter button again VOICE RECORD END will be displayed and the recording will end A icon is displayed with images that have been recorded with a voice memo Playing back voice memo A press of the SET button displays VOICE PLAYBACK a...

Page 45: ...on the screen 2 Press the button The images are displayed in the thumbnail display Images that have been selected with the buttons will be indicated by a green frame When there are ten or more images scroll the screen with the buttons 3 Press the buttons to select the image to be displayed at regular size 4 Press the SET button The selected image is displayed at its regular size A icon will be dis...

Page 46: ...ail display 3 Adjust the zoom ratio with the buttons Pressing the button enlarges the image To return to normal magnification press the button The image is displayed enlarged and a white frame and green frame are displayed on the LCD monitor The white frame indicates the entire image while the green frame shows the location of the currently enlarged area 4 Press the buttons to select the area to e...

Page 47: ...tton The playback menu is displayed 3 Select Slide Show with the buttons and press the SET button The slideshow starts 4 To stop the slide show during playback press the SET button The image is displayed on screen when you press the SET button The Auto OFF function does not operate during slide show All still images in the folder are automatically played back Select Page Select Item Adjust ...

Page 48: ...U button The playback menu is displayed 4 Select Protect with the buttons and press the SET button 5 Select Single or All with the buttons and press the SET button 6 Select Set with the buttons and press the SET button Protect is executed and the camera returns to the play mode The protect icon is displayed with protected images When All has been selected is displayed with all the images Select It...

Page 49: ... images simultaneously 1 Select Protect with the buttons from the playback menu and press the SET button 2 Select Select with the buttons and press the SET button The images are displayed in the thumbnail display 3 Select the image you want to protect with the buttons and press the button The protect icon is displayed with protected images Selecting a protected image and pressing the button again ...

Page 50: ...ith the buttons 3 Press the MENU button The playback menu is displayed 4 Select DPOF with the buttons and press the SET button The DPOF setting screen is displayed 5 Select Single or All with the buttons and press the SET button Single Sets DPOF for each individual image All Sets DPOF for all images at once 6 Select Print Num with the buttons and press the SET button This displays the number of pr...

Page 51: ...T button 11 Select Execute with the buttons and press the SET button This creates a file containing the DPOF information and when the operation is finished the screen returns to the playback screen The date that is printed on the photo is the date set on the camera To print the correct date on the photo set the date on the camera before you photograph the image Refer to section in this manual titl...

Page 52: ... button to erase the image To not erase select Cancel and press the SET button Erasing at Playback Mode Erasing single image Erasing all images 1 Slide the mode switch to The last image will be displayed on the screen 2 Select the image you want to erase with the buttons 3 Press the button The deletion menu will be displayed 4 Select Single or All with the buttons and press the SET button Single E...

Page 53: ...is erases a number of selected images 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press the button The deletion menu will be displayed 3 Select Select with the buttons and press the SET button The images are displayed in the thumbnail display 4 Select the image you want to erase with the buttons and press the button The icon will be displayed One more press of the erase button will cancel the operation Repeat th...

Page 54: ...ode switch to 2 Press the MENU button Picture of the still image menu is displayed 3 Select the desired Picture option item with the buttons and press the SET button to enter its respective menu 4 Select the desired setting with the buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the still image menu press the MENU button Adjust Adjust Adjust ...

Page 55: ...andard Normal Economy High compression rate Sharpness This sets the sharpness of the image that will be photographed Hard Hard touch Normal Normal touch Soft Soft touch Contrast This sets the difference between the bright and dark portions of the image that will be photographed Hard Increases the contrast Normal Set the contrast automatically Soft Decreases the contrast Color This sets the color o...

Page 56: ...hen the white balance does not offer a good match Before select Execute determine the subject such as a white paper that will be used to set the white balance Cancel Disable manual white balance Execute Enable manual white balance ISO This sets the sensitivity for taking pictures When the sensitivity is raised and the ISO figure is increased photography will become possible even in dark locations ...

Page 57: ... button Capture Mode This sets the recording method at the time of taking pictures Blank Single Takes one photograph at a time Continuous Permits continuous photography of 3 pictures max at the fastest interval of 0 6 seconds AEB Auto Exp Effective when it is difficult to determine the exposure for continuous photography with exposure at the 3 levels of standard exposure 0 underexposure 0 67 and o...

Page 58: ... for further details ON Enable voice memo OFF Disable voice memo When voice memo is set to on the quickview setting is also fixed to on LCD Bright Select a brightness level for the LCD monitor The LCD becomes brighter with the button and darker with the button The adjustment range is from 5 to 5 Digital Zoom This sets whether or not to use digital zoom at the time of photography ON Enable digital ...

Page 59: ...splayed on the LCD monitor for 2 seconds Pressing the shutter button during quickview cancels the operation When quickview is set to off the voice memo setting is also fixed to off Date Print The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images This function must be activated before the image is taken ON Imprints the date on the still images when taking pictures OFF Does not imprint t...

Page 60: ...This sets the size of the image that will be photographed 640 x 480 640 x 480 pixels 320 x 240 320 x 240 pixels Quality This sets the quality compression rate at which the image is taken Fine Low compression rate Standard Normal Contrast This sets the difference between the bright and dark portions of the image that will be photographed Hard Increases the contrast Normal Set the contrast automatic...

Page 61: ...4 Select the desired setting with the buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the movie menu press the MENU button LCD Bright Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor This function does not adjust the brightness of recorded images Refer to section in this manual titled LCD Bright in Still Image Menu Function for further details Digital Zoom This sets whether or not to use digital zoom at t...

Page 62: ...or further details DPOF Set the number of prints and date display in DPOF format to images that you want to print This function is available for still images only You can print images easily just by inserting the SD card to a DPOF compatible printer or a print shop Refer to section in this manual titled DPOF Settings for further details Protect Set the data to read only to prevent images from bein...

Page 63: ...ive menu 4 Select the desired setting with the buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the photography menu press the MENU button Beep This sets whether or not to mute the startup sound and the camera sound each time you press the camera button ON Sounds the beep tone OFF Does not sound the beep tone File Number This creates a new folder The photographed images are recorded to the newly cr...

Page 64: ...he power off after 2 minutes 3 Min When the camera has not been operated it turns the power off after 3 minutes This function does not operate during a slideshow or during PC connection Sys Reset This returns all basic settings to the camera s default settings The time setting will not be reset Cancel Does not return to the default settings Execute Returns to the default settings Language This set...

Page 65: ...e desired setting with the buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the playback menu press the MENU button Beep This sets whether or not to mute the startup sound and the camera sound each time you press the camera button ON Sounds the beep tone OFF Does not sound the beep tone Format This function erases all images and reformats the SD card loaded in your camera Protected images are also ...

Page 66: ... as well as other information System Info This displays the firmware version of the camera Language This sets the language that is displayed on the LCD monitor Refer to section in this manual titled Choosing the Language for further details English English Français French Deutsch German Español Spanish Italiano Italian Chinese Traditional Chinese Simplified Video Output This sets video output syst...

Page 67: ... Windows 98 and Mac OS 8 6 users only Step 2 Connecting the camera to your computer Step 3 Downloading images and video files System Requirements Windows Pentium 166 MHz or higher Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP 64MB RAM 128MB hard disk space CD ROM drive Available USB port System Requirements Macintosh PowerPC G3 G4 OS 8 6 or later 64MB RAM 128MB hard disk space CD ROM drive Available USB port ...

Page 68: ... the on screen instructions to complete the installation After the USB driver has been installed restart your computer Macintosh OS 8 6 computers Mac OS 8 6 users must install a USB driver For Mac OS 9 0 or higher the computer will automatically recognize the camera and load its own USB drivers 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into the CD ROM drive 2 Select and double click Digital Ca...

Page 69: ...ter 5 Look for a new Removable disk icon This Removable disk is actually the memory card in your camera Typically the camera will be assigned drive letter e or higher 6 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 7 Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and v...

Page 70: ...folder s Select the images that you want and then choose Copy from the Edit menu Open the destination location folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 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 Do not open the battery cov...

Page 71: ...plore this amazing program To install NTI Photo Suite 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into your CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click INSTALL NTI PHOTO SUITE Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation To use NTI Photo Suite to edit and retouch your recorded images please refer to the on line help For Windows 2000 XP users please make sure to install and u...

Page 72: ...Digital Camera 72 E CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES ...

Page 73: ...ormat JPEG compliant Image file format DCF 1 0 DPOF 1 1 EXIF 2 2 AVI 3x optical zoom lens Lens F 2 8 4 8 f 5 4 mm 16 2 mm equivalent to 32 mm 96 mm on a 35 mm camera Approx 50 cm to infinity both Wide and Tele Focus range Approx 6 cm to infinity Macro Wide Approx 35 cm to infinity Macro Tele Auto Focus TTL method AF Shutter speed 1 2 1 1000 sec Image capturing Single 3 images with 0 67 0 0 67EV 3 ...

Page 74: ...mer 10 sec 2 sec 10 2 sec Video output NTSC PAL DC IN 5V terminal Via conversion adapter Interface A V OUT terminal Via conversion adapter USB 2 0 Full speed Power supply Rechargeable Lithium ion battery 3 7V AC power adapter 5V Dimension WxHxD Approx 88 5 x 54 5 x 24mm without protruding parts Weight Approx 130 g without the battery SD card Design and specifications are subject to change without ...

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