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15. Shutter Button (

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16. Stabilizer

17. Power Button (

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18. Speaker

19. USB/AV Terminal (

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20. Strap Ring

21. Battery Cover (

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22. Tripod Socket

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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: ...ING THE ZOOM FUNCTION 23 USING THE FLASH 24 USING THE MACRO 25 USING THE SELF TIMER BURST 26 USING THE APERTURE PRIORITY 27 USING THE SHUTTER PRIORITY 27 USING THE MANUAL EXPOSURE 28 USING THE STABILIZER 28 RECORDING MOVIE CLIPS 29 SETTING THE MOVIE SIZE 29 RECORDING AUDIO CLIPS 30 PLAYING BACK AUDIO CLIPS 30 RECORDING A VOICE MEMO 31 PLAYING BACK A VOICE MEMO 31 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 32 SETTI...

Page 4: ... THE CAMERA TO A TV 48 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A PC 49 USING THE CARD READER 49 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER WITH THE USB CABLE 49 APPENDIX 50 ABOUT THE FOLDER FILE NAME 50 FOLDER STRUCTURE 50 FILE NAMING 50 TROUBLESHOOTING 51 SPECIFICATIONS 52 FUNCTION AVAILABLE LIST 53 CUSTOMER CARE 59 DISPOSAL OF WASTE EQUIPMENT BY USERS IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 59 DECLARATION OF CONF...

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: ...p 2 x AA Batteries Software Installation CD ROM Quick Start Guide y Actual accessories may be different y Note that the shape of the charger plug depends on the area where you purchased the camera y Do not swing the camera around by the strap C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 7: ...om Button page 23 y Thumbnail page 38 y Digital zoom page 37 6 Operation Lamp 7 Playback Button page 13 8 Menu Button page 16 9 Mode Button page 13 10 ASM Button page 15 y Delete Button page 39 11 LCD Monitor page 9 12 Flash Button page 24 13 SET DISP Button page 11 14 Macro Button page 25 ...

Page 8: ...4 15 Shutter Button page 20 29 16 Stabilizer 17 Power Button page 12 18 Speaker 19 USB AV Terminal page 19 49 20 Strap Ring 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 Ni MH battery to power this camera Use of any other type battery is not recommended y Replace all batteries at the same ...

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: ...e 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 17 Select Date Time y Press or to select Date Time then press or the SET button to launch the submenu Set Date Time y Press or to change the value of the cursor located ...

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: ...age 20 2 Flash page 24 15 Shake warning page 20 3 Macro page 25 16 Aperture value page 20 4 Self timer Burst page 26 17 Face tracking page 35 5 Zoom indicator page 23 18 Exposure page 33 6 Shots remaining 19 Focus area page 20 7 Battery page 5 20 Date stamp page 34 8 Storage media 21 AEB page 33 9 Stabilizer 22 Sharpness page 34 10 Metering page 32 23 Quality page 22 11 ISO page 33 24 Resolution p...

Page 14: ...stogram 3 Voice memo page 31 9 Captured date time 4 File number Total 10 Voice memo control page 31 5 Battery page 5 11 DPOF page 46 6 Storage media 12 Resolution page 22 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: ...es PLAYBACK mode A OSD on B Full OSD D OSD off 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 ...

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 18 After the power saving function has been active ...

Page 17: ...e 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 recording au...

Page 18: ...sed for the beach or snow scenes Kids Take a still image to capture moving kids Candlelight To capture the warmth effects of candle light Fireworks Slow shutter speed to take fireworks exploding Night Portrait Use to take portrait pictures when the background is darker Soft Skin Enhance the tone of skin so that the facial skin appears smooth Soft Flowing Water Can take pictures with effects as smo...

Page 19: ...he REC mode page 13 y It cannot be switch to ASM mode while in Movie or Voice REC mode Launch the ASM mode y Press the ASM button n to toggle switch between Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual Exposure mode y For detail operation page 26 1 2 ...

Page 20: ...n 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 22 Quality 22 Metering 32 White Balance Auto 32 ISO Auto ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 33 Exposure 33 Drive...

Page 21: ...ce Auto 32 Setup menu Turn the power on and set the camera to the REC or PLAYBACK mode page 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 me...

Page 22: ...or 3 seconds after shooting The captured image will display for 5 seconds after shooting Power Save 1 min 3 min 5 min For power consumption the camera is turned off automatically 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 ...

Page 23: ...B mode to connect the camera with a printer or computer page 49 S Image Sets a recorded image as the start up image page 47 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...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...A Drive Mode Off 2 sec 10 sec Double Burst Face Tracking Off On 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 AF lamp Auto y Shutter sound y File No y Sta...

Page 26: ...purpose For details see page 16 Resolution Values Image Size Print Size 3264 x 2448 Printing larger than A4 size 3264 x 2176 3200 x 1800 2816 x 2112 2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 640x480 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 Qu...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...h The 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 press 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 flash...

Page 29: ...ing and 50 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 enters 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 T...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...n to take a picture y The larger the aperture value the smaller the lens opening allowing less light to enter the camera Using the Shutter Priority In this mode you can set a shutter speed to match the brightness Faster shutter speeds allow you to take a sharp picture of a moving subject while slower speeds create a trail effect and allow you to shoot without a flash in dark areas Turn the power o...

Page 32: ... between aperture value and shutter speed control Press or to adjust the setting Press shutter button to take a picture y Press the shutter button halfway the difference between the standard exposure and the selected exposure appears in red Using the Stabilizer With more sensibility and faster shutter speed to bright up the pictures effectively prevent blur image caused by hand shack or target mov...

Page 33: ... 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 34: ...g 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 it...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...alent ISO 1600 Sets the sensitivity to ISO 1600 equivalent 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 c...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...s y Pressing the shutter halfway showing green AF area means focus is complete y Face tracking is powered by Arcsoft y Under some environmental influences face tracking function may be limited Setting AF Lamp The AF Lamp function allows you record images in low light conditions Option Description Off Disable the AF lamp while recording images Auto The AF lamp turns on automatically by half pressin...

Page 40: ...ls images in a high speed Playback 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 y ...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...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 44: ...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 45: ...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 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ... 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 51: ...ssage Completed appears Set the camera to the Setup Menu page 17 Press or to select Start up Image 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 ...

Page 52: ...19 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 53: ... 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 54: ... 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 55: ...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 50 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 56: ...Portrait Soft Skin Soft Flowing Water Food Building Text Sensitivity Auto ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 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 ...

Page 57: ...z z 1 1 2000 z z z 1 1 2000 z z z 1 1 2000 z z z 1 1 2000 z z Scene Mode z 1 1 2000 z z z 1 1 2000 z z 8 1 2000 z z z 8 1 2000 z z z 8 1 2000 z z Still Capture z 1 1 2000 z One time AF Continuous AF Infinity Fixed Off On Auto Red eye Force on Slow sync Force off Off On Aperturealue Shutterspeed Function Available List Mode Function Shutter Lens Focus Shutter Speed Button Macro Flash Stabilizer Up ...

Page 58: ...54 z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z Scene Mode z z z Still Capture 8M 3 2 16 9 6M 4M 2M VGA 16 9 640 320 Super Fine Fine Normal Center Multi Spot Mode Function Menu Resolution Movie Size Quality Metering ...

Page 59: ...z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z Scene Mode z z z z z z z Still Capture Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluor_H Fluor_L Custom Auto 50 100 200 400 800 1600 0 3 2 0 OEV 0 3 2 0 Mode Function Menu WB ISO Exposure ...

Page 60: ... z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z Scene Mode z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z Still Capture z z z Off 2 sec 10 sec Double Burst Off On Off Hard Normal Soft Off B W Sepia Mode Function Menu Drive Mode AEB Highlight Sharpness Effect ...

Page 61: ...57 z z z z z z z Scene Mode z z z Still Capture Negative Red Green Blue Off Date Date Time Off On Off On Mode Function Menu Effect Date Stamp Digital Zoom Face Tracking ...

Page 62: ...ode z z Still Capture Off Auto Mode Function Menu AF Lamp Factory setting z Default setting Available Not available Setting is retained even after mode switch or power off Disable function Set to OFF after power off ...

Page 63: ...r 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 it over to a designated collection point for the recyclin...

Page 64: ...on This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B peripheral pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmf...

Page 65: ...t When shielded interface cables have been provided with the product or when specified additional components or accessories have elsewhere been designated to be used with the installation of the product they must be used in order to ensure compliance with FCC regulations ...

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