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Landscape

Used for the wide scenic views.

Sunset

Enhance the red tone for recording sunset images.

Backlight

Shooting the image of backlight object by changing metering.

Night Scene Shooting the subject while keeping the background night scenery.

Sports

Used to take still pictures in high speed motions.

Party

Used for the wedding or indoor parties.

Snow

Used 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 smooth as silk.

Food

Higher saturation makes food more appetizing.

Building

Enhance the edges of the subject.

Text

Enhance the black & white contrast.

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Page 1: ... reach 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...

Page 2: ...THE ZOOM FUNCTION 24 USING THE FLASH 25 USING THE MACRO 26 USING THE SELF TIMER BURST 27 USING THE APERTURE PRIORITY 28 USING THE SHUTTER PRIORITY 28 USING THE MANUAL EXPOSURE 29 USING THE STABILIZER 29 RECORDING MOVIE CLIPS 30 SETTING THE MOVIE SIZE 30 RECORDING AUDIO CLIPS 31 PLAYING BACK AUDIO CLIPS 31 RECORDING A VOICE MEMO 32 PLAYING BACK A VOICE MEMO 32 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 33 SETTING T...

Page 3: ...RT UP IMAGE 49 MAKING CONNECTIONS 50 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A TV 50 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A PC 51 USING THE CARD READER 51 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER WITH THE USB CABLE 51 APPENDIX 52 ABOUT THE FOLDER FILE NAME 52 FOLDER STRUCTURE 52 FILE NAMING 52 TROUBLESHOOTING 53 SPECIFICATIONS 54 FUNCTION AVAILABLE LIST 56 CUSTOMER CARE 62 DISPOSAL OF WASTE EQUIPMENT BY USERS IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOL...

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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: ...um ion Battery Software Installation CD ROM Quick Start Guide Battery Charger Adaptor 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: ...one 5 Zoom Button page 24 y Thumbnail page 39 y Digital zoom page 38 6 Playback Button page 14 7 Menu Button page 17 8 Mode Button page 14 9 ASM Button page 16 y Delete Button page 40 10 LCD Monitor page 10 11 Flash Button page 25 12 SET DISP Button page 12 13 Macro Button page 26 ...

Page 8: ...4 14 Shutter Button page 21 30 15 Power Button page 13 16 Stabilizer 17 Speaker 18 Strap Ring 19 USB AV Terminal page 20 51 20 Battery Cover page 5 21 Tripod Socket ...

Page 9: ...cover in the direction indicated by the arrow Insert the batteries y Install the battery with the terminal facing inside the camera Close the battery cover Low Battery Indicator A low battery indicator appears on the LCD screen when the batteries are nearly exhausted Batteries should be replaced promptly when the low battery indicator appears 1 2 3 ...

Page 10: ...g is completed the lamp becomes green 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 Remove batteries if you will not be using them for a long time y The camera body may feel warm after extended use This is normal y Use only the special rechargeable li...

Page 11: ... 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 stored ...

Page 12: ...bmenu 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 18 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 located ...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...ge 21 2 Flash page 25 15 Shake warning page 21 3 Macro page 26 16 Aperture value page 21 4 Self timer Burst page 27 17 Face tracking page 36 5 Zoom indicator page 24 18 Exposure page 34 6 Shots remaining 19 Focus area page 21 7 Battery page 5 20 Date stamp page 35 8 Storage media 21 AEB page 34 9 Stabilizer 22 Sharpness page 35 10 Metering page 33 23 Quality page 23 11 ISO page 34 24 Resolution pa...

Page 15: ...stogram 3 Voice memo page 32 9 Captured date time 4 File number Total 10 Voice memo control page 32 5 Battery page 5 11 DPOF page 48 6 Storage media 12 Resolution page 23 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 16: ... Guide line to compose images easily before shooting images 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 T Ti ip ps s C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 17: ... 5 seconds y Switch between REC mode and PLAYBACK mode page 14 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 19 After the power saving function has been active fo...

Page 18: ...REC mode Selecting the REC mode Set the camera to the REC mode page 14 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...

Page 19: ...ndoor parties Snow Used 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...

Page 20: ...he REC mode page 14 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 page26 1 2 ...

Page 21: ...isplay 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 23 Quality 23 Metering 33 White Balance Auto 33 ISO Auto ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO1600 34 Exposure 34 Drive Mode Off...

Page 22: ...e Balance Auto 33 Setup menu Turn the power on and set the camera to the REC or PLAYBACK mode page 14 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 sele...

Page 23: ...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 13 Date Time Sets the date time page 8 Select a language for display menus and other information from the following 21 languages page ...

Page 24: ...Out NTSC PAL America Japan and others Europe Oceania and others USB Computer Printer Sets the USB mode to connect the camera with a printer or computer page 51 S Image Sets a recorded image as the start up image page 49 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 displ...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...sec 10 sec Double Burst Face Tracking Off On Photo Frame 10 frames can be selected 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 so...

Page 27: ...purpose For details see page 17 Resolution Values Image Size Print Size 3264 x 2448 Printing larger than A4 size 3264 x 2176 3264 x 1836 2816 x 2112 2272 x 1704 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 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...ing and 40 cm in the maximum telephoto setting Turn the power on and set the camera to the REC mode page 14 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 31: ...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 32: ...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 33: ... 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 34: ... 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 35: ...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 14 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 36: ...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 14 Press or...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...cking is powered by Arcsoft y Under some environmental influences face tracking function may be limited Setting Photo Frame You can add 10 kinds of frames to still images making them more interesting y This feature only available with still images except 3 2 and 16 9 Setting AF Lamp The AF Lamp function allows you record images in low light conditions Option Description Off Disable the AF lamp whi...

Page 41: ...ls images in a high speed Playback Movie Clips Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 14 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 42: ...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 43: ...de Show Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 14 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 ...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...mage y Press the SET button toggles the on and off Repeat 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 14 Open the m...

Page 46: ...utton then use the four way control to select Protect and press the SET button Press or to select SINGLE and then press the SET button Press or to select the image you want to protect Press the SET button to protect the image y When the file is locked the displays on the 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...

Page 47: ... the SET button Press the SET button to protect all images Protecting Multiple Files Turn the power on and set the camera to the thumbnail screen page 39 Open the menu y Press the MENU button then Press or to select to select Protect and press the SET button Press or to select Select and then press the SET button y The frame of the selected image turns green Select multiple images y Use the four w...

Page 48: ...mages Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 14 Press or to select the image you want to rotate Open the menu y Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Rotate and press the SET button Press the SET button to rotate the image y Each press rotates the image 90 degrees in clockwise Press or to select OK and then press the SET button to finish rotating 5 3...

Page 49: ...y The resized image will be saved as a new file y Only a large size image can be resize to a smaller one Changing the Image with Effects Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 14 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 an...

Page 50: ...s or to select the image you want to add the photo frame Open the menu y Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Photo Fames and press the SET button Press or to select the image you want then press the SET button to apply the choice y The edited image will be saved as a new file 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 51: ...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 52: ... 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 53: ...ssage Completed appears Set the camera to the Setup Menu page 18 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 54: ...20 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 55: ... 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 56: ...ns 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 number ...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...ait Landscape Sunset Backlight Night scene Sports Party Snow Kids Candlelight Fireworks Night 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...

Page 59: ...55 Dimension Camera Body W x H x T 97 5 x 57 0 x 20 mm Weight Camera Body w o battery Approx 110 g These specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 60: ...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 61: ...57 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 640 320 160 Super Fine Fine Normal Center Multi Spot Mode Function Menu Resolution Movie Size Quality Metering ...

Page 62: ...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 63: ... 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 64: ...60 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 Off Frame 1 10 Mode Function Menu Effect Date Stamp Digital Zoom Face Tracking Photo Frame ...

Page 65: ...de 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 Do not display menu Set to OFF after power off ...

Page 66: ...ice support and warranty 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 equ...

Page 67: ...terference 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 correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receivi...

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