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Other Recording Functions 

Setting the Metering 

There are 3 different light metering options available on your camera. 

 

Option 

Description 

 

Light is measured from the entire shooting screen, but gives 

more importance to the values near the center. 

 

Selects an exposure based on readings from multiple points in 

the subject area. 

 

Selects an exposure based on a single reading taken from the 

center of your picture. 

 

Setting the White Balance 

Adjust the white balance to match different light sources such as sunlight, incandescent 

(tungsten) lighting or, fluorescent lighting. 

 

Option 

Description 

 

Automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general 

photography. 

 

Adjusts for bright sun conditions, or natural light conditions. 

 

Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions. 

 

Adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions. Corrects the 

orange hue of household light bulbs. Ideal for indoor photos 

under tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash. 

 

 

Adjusts for fluorescent lighting. Corrects the green hue of 

fluorescent lighting. Ideal for indoor photos under fluorescent 

lighting without a flash. 

 

For more accurate adjustment or when the light source cannot 

be specified. 

 

 

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conditions for which you want to set the white balance, and then press the 

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Summary of Contents for DC-830i

Page 1: ... of children and animals to prevent accidents or damage to the camera If you notice smoke or a strange odor coming from the camera turn the power off immediately Take the camera to the nearest authorized service center for repair Never attempt to repair the camera on your own Use only the recommended power accessories Use of power sources not expressly recommended for this equipment may lead to ov...

Page 2: ...oth before putting the batteries in the camera Battery performance drops at temperatures below 5 C 41 F If you use the camera at low temperatures you should have replacement batteries to hand and ensure they do not get too cold Please note you should not dispose of cold and seemingly flat batteries because these batteries may work again at room temperature ...

Page 3: ... USING THE FLASH 23 USING THE MACRO 24 USING THE SELF TIMER BURST 25 RECORDING MOVIE CLIPS 26 SETTING THE MOVIE SIZE 26 RECORDING AUDIO CLIPS 27 PLAYING BACK AUDIO CLIPS 27 RECORDING A VOICE MEMO 28 PLAYING BACK A VOICE MEMO 28 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 29 SETTING THE METERING 29 SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE 29 SETTING THE ISO 30 SETTING THE EXPOSURE 30 SETTING THE AEB 30 SETTING THE HIGHLIGHT 30 SET...

Page 4: ...ADER 45 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER WITH THE USB CABLE 45 APPENDIX 46 ABOUT THE FOLDER FILE NAME 46 FOLDER STRUCTURE 46 FILE NAMING 46 TROUBLESHOOTING 47 SPECIFICATIONS 48 FUNCTION AVAILABLE LIST 49 CUSTOMER CARE 52 DISPOSAL OF WASTE EQUIPMENT BY USERS IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 52 FCC COMPLIANCE AND ADVISORY 53 ...

Page 5: ...ording images Playback This section explains playback delete and edit functions of still images movies and audio files Making Connections This section tells you how to connect this camera to a computer or TV Appendix This section describes the troubleshooting and the camera specification The meanings of the symbols used in this user s manual are explained below This indicates cautions that should ...

Page 6: ...2 Content AgfaPhoto DC 830i USB Cable AV Cable Soft Case Strap 2 x AA Batteries Software Installation CD ROM Quick Start Guide y Do not swing the camera around by the strap C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 7: ...e 5 Zoom Button page 22 y Thumbnail page 34 y Playback Zoom page 33 6 Playback Button page 13 7 Menu Button page 15 8 Operation Lamp 9 Mode Button page 13 10 Delete Button page 35 11 LCD Monitor page 9 12 SET DISP Button page 11 13 Flash Button page 23 14 Macro Button page 24 ...

Page 8: ...4 15 Strap Ring 16 Shutter Button page 19 26 17 Power Button page 12 18 Speaker 19 USB AV Terminal page 18 45 21 Battery Cover page 5 22 Tripod Socket ...

Page 9: ...uld be replaced promptly when the low battery indicator appears y Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type dispose of used batteries according to the instructions y Be sure to turn off the camera power before insert or remove batteries y Use only Alkaline or NiMH battery to power this camera Use of any other type battery is not recommended y Replace all batteries at the same t...

Page 10: ...It may cause damage to the card if removed while the camera is on y Do not touch the connection terminals on the back side of the card About Camera Memory This camera is equipped with internal memory If the memory card is not inserted in the camera all images and movie clips recorded by the camera will be stored in the internal memory If the memory card is inserted images and movie clips are store...

Page 11: ...submenu Select a language y Press or to select a language and press or the SET button to apply the setting Press the MENU button to close the menu Setting the Date Time Turn the power on and set the camera to the Setup Menu page 16 Select Date Time y Press or to select Date Time then press or the SET button to launch the submenu Set date and time y Press or to change the value of the cursor locate...

Page 12: ...setting y After adjusting the settings press the SET or the MENU button to apply the setting y If the batteries are removed for longer than 48 hours the Date and Time will need to be re set 4 C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 13: ...ding mode page 13 12 Shake warning page 19 2 Flash page 23 13 Shutter speed page 19 3 Zoom indicator page 22 14 Aperture value page 19 4 Shots remaining 15 Exposure page 30 5 Storage media 16 Metering page 29 6 Macro page 24 17 ISO page 30 7 Self timer Burst page 25 18 White balance page 29 8 AEB page 30 19 Sharpness page 31 9 Date stamp page 31 20 Quality page 21 10 Battery page 5 21 Resolution p...

Page 14: ...ured date time 3 Voice memo page 28 9 Voice memo control page 28 4 File number Total 10 DPOF page 42 5 Storage media 11 Resolution page 21 6 Recording info page 11 y Some information may not display correctly if you display images captured by other camera model C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 15: ... PLAYBACK mode D Full OSD E Basic OSD y You cannot change the LCD status in the following situation Manual exposure Recording movie clips or audio files Playing movie clips or audio files Playing the slideshow Viewing in thumbnail Trimming a still image y When the LCD status is not in OSD on press Macro or Flash will change the display mode to OSD on automatically T Ti ip ps s C Ca au ut ti io on ...

Page 16: ... 1 5 seconds y Switch between REC mode and PLAYBACK mode page 13 Power Saving Function For saving the battery power the LCD monitor automatically turns off 1 minute after the last control accessed factory preset setting Press any button other than the power button to turn on the LCD monitor You can change the power save setting in Setup menu page 17 After the power saving function has been active ...

Page 17: ...lecting the REC mode Set the camera to the REC mode page 13 Launch the mode palette y Press the MODE button o to show the scene mode palette Select a mode y Use the four way control to select a desired mode and press the SET button to confirm the setting Display Title Description Program The camera makes settings suitable for the shooting conditions Movie For recording movie clips Voice REC For re...

Page 18: ...n the subject Snow Used for the beach or snow scenes Fireworks Slow shutter speed to take fireworks exploding Night Scene Shooting the subject while keeping the background night scenery Kids Take a still image to capture moving kids Food Higher saturation makes food more appetizing Building Enhance the edges of the subject Text Enhance the black white contrast ...

Page 19: ...ENU button n to display the menu Select an item y Press or o to select a menu item Change the setting y Press or o to change the setting Press the MENU n or the SET o button to save the settings and close the menu REC menu list Still Image Menu Item Available Setting Page Resolution 21 Quality 21 Metering 29 White Balance Auto 29 ISO Auto 30 Exposure 30 Drive Mode Off 25 AEB Off 30 Highlight Off 3...

Page 20: ...ge 13 Press the MENU button n to open the REC or PLAYBACK menu y The menu displays depends on whether you are in the REC mode or the PLAY BACK mode Open the Setup menu y Press four way control o to select SETUP and then press the SET o button to display the Setup menu Select an item y Press or o to select a menu item and then press or the SET o button to launch the submenu Change the setting y Pre...

Page 21: ... for a period of time y The power save feature will not activate in some situation page 12 Date Time Sets the date time page 7 Select a language for display menus and other information from the following 21 languages page 7 Language English English Deutsch German Italiano Italian Nederlands Dutch Magyar Hungarian Türk Turkish Svenska Swedish Rumänisch Romanian يبرع Arabic ไทย Thai 한국어 Korean 繁體中文 ...

Page 22: ...3 Format To erase all data stored in the memory card if you are using a card or all data stored in the internal memory if there is no card inserted y A BUSY PLEASE WAIT message displays and the memory card is starting format y A COMPLETED message displays when finish formatting y All data will be deleted including protected files Be sure to download important files to your computer before formatti...

Page 23: ...becomes green while in focus then shutter speed o aperture value p and ISO value q are displayed y If the shutter speed is slow or the possibility that image may be blurred the shake warning icon may appear on the LCD monitor To avoid this use a tripod to stabilize the camera when recording images Take a picture y Press the shutter button fully to take a picture y Make sure that your fingers or th...

Page 24: ... 4M 2M VGA Drive Mode Off 2 sec 10 sec Double Burst Beep Off On Menu Auto Review Off 3 sec 5 sec Rest of settings will not be controlled as below y Quality S Fine y Highlight Off y Metering Multi y Sharpness Normal y White balance Auto y Effect Off y ISO Auto y Date Stamp Date Time y Exposure Auto y Digital Zoom Off Fixed setting y AEB Off y Shutter sound y File No y Start up sound y TV out y Powe...

Page 25: ...urpose For details see page 15 Resolution Values Image Size Print Size 3264 x 2448 Printing larger than A4 size 3264 x 2176 3264 x 1840 2816 x 2112 2272 x 1704 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 Printing to postcards or attaching to e mail Larger Smaller Quality Values Compression Purpose Super Fine Shoot higher quality images Fine Shoot normal quality images Normal Shoot for more images Higher Quality Lower Q...

Page 26: ...se the image W zoom out for a wide angle shot T zoom in for a telephoto shot y When the zoom button is pressed the zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor y When the optical zoom o factor is at maximum zooming stops temporarily Press the T again the camera switches to the digital zoom p automatically and zooming continues y The digital zoom p will not activate in movie recording Press shutter button t...

Page 27: ...he flash flashes automatically when shooting conditions require extra lighting Red eye reduction Flash strobes to let the subject s eyes adjust to the flash then flash again to take the actual image Your camera will detect the subject brightness and use the flash only when required Force on The Flash flashes every time you take a photo regardless of lighting conditions Slow sync The Flash flashes ...

Page 28: ...ng and 40 cm in the maximum telephoto setting Turn the power on and set the camera to the REC mode page 13 Press the macro button n to enter the macro mode y The macro icon o displays in the LCD monitor y To leave the macro mode press the macro button n again Press shutter button to take a picture y Distances referred to measure the distance between the camera lens surface and the subject 1 2 3 T ...

Page 29: ...lect a drive mode then press the SET button Off Record a single image 2 sec The shutter release will be delay for 2 seconds 10 sec The shutter release will be delay for 10 seconds Double Record two images in a shot after pressing the shutter release button 10 and 12 seconds Burst Keep pressing the shutter button fully to take continuous shooting Release the shutter button to stop shooting Press sh...

Page 30: ... o to adjust the image size y The White Balance is set and locked to the settings of the first frame y Sound cannot be recorded while pressing the zoom button y The digital zoom cannot be used in Movie mode Finish recording y Press the shutter again to end recording y The camera will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity has been reached Setting the Movie Size Movie Size and Frame ...

Page 31: ...ng Press the shutter button again to end recording y The camera will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity has been reached Playing Back Audio Clips Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Press or to select the audio clip that you want to playback Start playing back y Press to start playing the audio clip y Press to stop the audio clip or press to pause i...

Page 32: ...o and press the SET button Press the SET button to start recording for 30 seconds y Press the SET button again to end recording y The voice memo cannot be added to a movie clip or a protected image y You cannot delete only the voice memo When you delete the image the attached voice memo is also deleted Playing Back a Voice Memo Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode page 13 Press or...

Page 33: ...tion Description Automatically corrects white balance Ideal for general photography Adjusts for bright sun conditions or natural light conditions Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions Adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions Corrects the orange hue of household light bulbs Ideal for indoor photos under tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash Adjusts for fluorescent lighting Corr...

Page 34: ...valent y Higher ISO speeds increase the image noise To take clean images use as low an ISO speed as possible Setting the Exposure Set the exposure value manually to compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting dark backgrounds and strong backlighting Setting the AEB Sets the auto exposure bracketing AEB to shoot 3 continuous images each with a different exposure sett...

Page 35: ...mode or in Playback mode Option Description Off No effect is added to the image B W Convert image to black white Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone Negative Opposite what they were in the original image Mosaic Add mosaic tiles to the images Playback only Red The image becomes reddish Green The image becomes greenish Blue The image becomes bluish Setting Date Stamp The Date Stamp f...

Page 36: ... images in a high speed Playing Back Movie Clips Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Press or to select a movie clip that you want to playback Start playing back y Press to start playing the movie clip y Press to stop the movie clip or press to pause it When the movie paused press again to resume y During movie playing back press to fast forward or press to rewind it ...

Page 37: ...ied and trimmed Magnify the image y Press T n to magnify the image and the central portion of the image is displayed You can use the arrow button p to view different parts of the magnified image y Press the MENU button o to return to the normal size Trim the image y Press the SET button p to set the image trimming Save the image y Press the SET button p again to trim the selected image and save it...

Page 38: ...e Show Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Enter the slide show y Press the MENU button n use the four way control o to select Slide Show and press the SET button o Change the slide show settings y Use the four way control o to set the slideshow interval effect and repeat y You can set the interval between 1 10 seconds Playing the slide show y Press the SET button o t...

Page 39: ...t SINGLE and then press the SET button o Press or o to select the image you want to delete Press the SET button o to delete the image y Repeat step 4 5 to delete images y To quickly delete the current display image 1 Select the image you want to delete 2 Press the Delete button p to show a confirmation 3 Press the SET button o to delete the current display image y Protected images cannot be delete...

Page 40: ...at this step until all images that you want to delete are displayed with an icon Delete images y Press the MENU button then select Yes and press the SET button All selected images will be deleted y To cancel delete press the MENU button in this step Deleting All Files Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Open the menu y Press the MENU button then use the four way contr...

Page 41: ...LCD monitor y Repeat step 4 5 to protect images y To unlock the file press the SET button again in step 5 The will disappear and the file is unlocked Protecting All Files Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Open the menu y Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Protect and press the SET button y You can open the menu in full screen or in thumbna...

Page 42: ...the SET button y The frame of the selected image turns green Select multiple images y Use the four way control to select the image y Press the SET button toggles the on and off Repeat this step until all images that you want to protect are displayed with an icon Protect images y Press the MENU button then select Yes and press the SET button All selected images will be protected y To cancel protect...

Page 43: ...egrees in clockwise Press or to select OK and then press the SET button to finish rotating Changing the Image Size Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Press or to select the image you want to resize Open the menu y Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Resize and press the SET button Press or to select an option and then press the SET button y ...

Page 44: ...ode page 13 Press or to select the image you want to add the effect Open the menu y Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Effect and press the SET button Press or to select an option and then press the SET button y The edited image will be saved as a new file 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 45: ...pen the menu y Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Copy to card and press the SET button Press or to select Single then press the SET button y To copy all images to a memory card select All Press or to select the image you want to copy to a card Select Yes and then press the SET button to start copy y Repeat step 4 5 to copy other images y Press the MENU button to complet...

Page 46: ... the SET button y To set the DPOF setting for all images select All in this step y To reset all DPOF settings to initial default select Reset in this step Press or to select the image you want to print out then press the SET button Set the number of copies y Press or to specify the number of copies y The number of copies can be set from 0 to 30 y To cancel this image DPOF setting set the number of...

Page 47: ... message Completed appears Set the camera to the Setup Menu page 16 Press or to select Start up then press or the SET button Press or to select a desired option and press the SET button to apply the setting Off Disable the start up image System Use camera default image My image Use the image that you just specified in step 3 Press the MENU button to close the menu y The start up image will not be ...

Page 48: ...18 Turn off the camera and the TV Use the supplied AV cable to connect the camera to the TV set Set the TV input signal to Video In y Refer to the documentation included with your TV for more information Display on TV y Everything that would normally appear on the camera s LCD screen such as photo and video clip playback slide shows and image or video capture appears on the TV 3 1 2 4 5 ...

Page 49: ... drive icon that represents the memory card Copy images from the card into a directory of your choice on the computer s hard disk Connecting the Camera to a Computer with the USB Cable Install the USB software driver included with the bundled CD ROM Connect the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and turn on the camera y The LCD screen turns off when the connection to the computer has be...

Page 50: ... begins with DSCI and are followed by a 4 digit number that increases in sequence File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created If the highest folder number is 999 and highest file number exceeds 9999 the camera will display the warning message Folder cannot be created When it appears try one of the following ways y Reset the file number and plug in a new memory card y The folder nu...

Page 51: ...he image was captured Hold the camera steady when shooting picture Image is blurry or out of focus The subject was beyond the range within which the camera can focus Turn the Macro mode on it the subject is within 15 cm or 40 cm Do not use Macro mode when shooting distant subjects Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor A memory card with non DCIF images recorded with other camera is loaded This...

Page 52: ...cape Portrait Snow Fireworks Night scene Kids Food Building Text Sensitivity Auto ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L Custom Exposure control 2EV to 2EV in 1 3 step Metering Center weighted Multi Spot Burst Depends on the capacity of the memory no limit Self timer 2 sec 10 sec Double Flash Auto Red eye reduction Always on Slow sync...

Page 53: ... 2000 1 1 2000 1 1 2000 1 1 2000 1 1 2000 1 15 1 2000 Off z z z z z z z z z z z z Macro On z z Auto 3 z z z Red eye z z Force on z Slow sync z Button Flash Force off z z z z 8M 3 16 9 3 2 6M 4M 2M Resolution VGA 16 9 640 3 Movie Size 320 S Fine z Fine 3 Quality Normal Center Multi 3 z z z z z z z z z z z Metering Spot z Auto 3 z z z z z z z z z z z z Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluor_H Fluor_L MENU W...

Page 54: ...2 0 Off 3 2 sec 10 sec Double Drive Mode Burst Off z z z z z z z z z z z z z AEB On Off z z z z z z z z z z z z z Highlight Hard z z z Normal 3 z z z z z z z z z Sharpness Soft Off z z z z z z z z z z z z z B W Sepia Negative Red Green Effect Blue Off 3 Date Date Stamp Date Time z Off z Digital Zoom On 3 Mode Function ...

Page 55: ...51 3 Factory setting z Default Available Not available Setting is retained even after mode switch or power off Set to OFF after power off ...

Page 56: ...arranty information contact the distributor or manufacturer Contact AgfaPhoto Holding GmbH www agfaphoto com Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the European Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing...

Page 57: ...ency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication 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 ...

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