Apex Digital DSC-1300 User Manual Download

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Quick Start Guide

1. Insert the batteries or use the DC adapter

(optional) to power the camera.

2. Insert the Compact Flash card (optional).

1. Turn the function dial to .

• The camera will turn on and be set to record mode.

2. Open the lens cover.

• The live view will appear on the LCD monitor.

3. Press the DISP/ENTER button to turn on/off

the LCD monitor.

PREPARATION (refer to page 18-20)

RECORDING (refer to page 23-41)

Summary of Contents for DSC-1300

Page 1: ...njoy all its features Read thoroughly the Safety Precautions They contain extremely important information regarding the safe use of this product For information on installing and operating the included application soft ware please read the software instructions Do not hesitate to contact our service facility for upgraded information for your future use Introduction ...

Page 2: ...acking First check and identify the contents of your Digital Still Camera package as below Optional fittings Introduction Camera case Digital Camera Driver disc USB cable Video cable Battery CF card Adapter ...

Page 3: ... flash do not use this unit too close to your subject as this can cause damage to the eyes FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rule Operation is subject to the following two conditions A This device may not cause harmful interference B This device must accept any interference received including in...

Page 4: ... dealer Do not continue to use it as this may cause a fire or electric shock Do not leave the unit where it may be extremely hot or humid such as the glove compartment of a car direct sunlight a humid basement CARRYING YOUR CAMERA When carrying be sure to always attach and use the hand strap provid ed Hold the camera firmly in your hand with the strap securely around your wrist Do not use a tripod...

Page 5: ...Mode Menu 32 Record Mode Setup 32 How to Display Record Menu 33 Selecting Capture Mode 34 Digital Zoom x 2 35 Flash Mode 36 Advanced Options 37 Adjusting Screen Brightness 42 Playback Mode 43 Table of Contents Single frame Playback 43 Playback a Video Clip 44 Thumbnail Playback 45 Playback Mode Setup 46 Playback Mode Menu 47 Display Format 47 Delete Images 48 Digital Zoom X 2 50 Screen Brightness ...

Page 6: ...6 Quick Start Guide Connect to a printer or PC using USB cable Use DC adapter to power the unit Connect to a TV HOOKUP ...

Page 7: ...rt the Compact Flash card optional 1 Turn the function dial to The camera will turn on and be set to record mode 2 Open the lens cover The live view will appear on the LCD monitor 3 Press the DISP ENTER button to turn on off the LCD monitor PREPARATION refer to page 18 20 RECORDING refer to page 23 41 ...

Page 8: ...e image and make sure it is clear 5 Press the shutter release button to take the pictures The red lamp blinks slowly while the image being stored into the memory IMAGE PLAYBACK refer to page 42 53 1 Turn the function dial to 2 Use the LT RT or UP DN buttons to scroll through the images ...

Page 9: ...ss LT RT or UP DN to highlight the image you want to delete 3 Press MENU to access to the menu 4 Highlight the delete icon and press UP DN button and enter it Select CURRENT or ALL to delete the current photo or all photoes Select REFORMAT to delete the all DELETE CURRENT ALL REFORMAT Exit ...

Page 10: ...ss the UP DN to select YES and enter it The LCD monitor returns to the next image after deleting it DELETE YES NO Exit NOTICE When opening the menu or pressing the direction buttons you will highlight some item meanwhile the corresponding description will appear on the down left corner of TFT LCD ...

Page 11: ... Identification of Controls 1 Function dial 2 Shutter 3 NQ Normal Quality 4 Flash 5 Mode 6 Flash lamp 7 Self timer lamp Red 8 Viewfinder window 9 Lens 10 Lens cover slide 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CAMERA BODY ...

Page 12: ...12 Identification of Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Orange LED indicator 2 Green LED indicator 3 Viewfinder 4 MENU 5 DISP ENTER 6 Strap eyelet 7 LT RT 8 Up DN 9 LCD monitor 10 USB interface CAMERA BODY ...

Page 13: ... 6V 1 2 3 4 5 1 Power off 2 Record 3 Playback 4 Software Download 5 TV output Next dial is invalid CAMERA BODY Indications of Function Dial Status Display 0012 A 1 2 3 4 5 1 Record mode 2 Power remains 3 Flash lamp 4 Image quality 5 Recordable image no NQ ...

Page 14: ...ored depends on the image quality level used High Quality HQ Normal Quality NQ or Super Quality SQ MODE COMPRESSION RATE Super Quality 1 4 High Quality 1 8 Normal Quality 1 16 In the Capture mode each time you press the NQ button the quality mode changes which is shown on the LCD monitor This function is not available in Video Clip NQ HQ SQ ...

Page 15: ...FLASH NO FLASH FORCED FLASH In autoflash the flash will fire automati cally when the light level is low or your subject is backlit Use flash cancel when photographing subjects that are beyond the flash range or when flash photography is prohibited The flash will fire every time a picture is taken regardless of lighting Use forced flash to reduce harsh shadows on your subject s face BUILT IN FLASH ...

Page 16: ...sequence or video clip the flash cannot be set up CHANGING THE FLASH MODE 1 In Record mode press the Flash button The currently set flash mode appears on the LCD monitor 2 Repeatedly press the button The flash mode on the LCD monitor changes in cycle Select the mode you desired A ...

Page 17: ...s this indicates the camera is being charged When it glows this indicates the next operation can be done 2 Orange light When the system is busy it will blink it is sug gested that the next operation should not be done 3 Red light When Self timer is selected it will flash 1 2 3 INDICATOR LIGHT ...

Page 18: ...to open it 2 Insert the batteries Match the batteries to the polarity indicated on the back of the cover 3 Close the cassette cover While pulling up the cover slightly fold it down and slide it back until it clicks NOTICE Make sure the unit is turned off before removing the batteries INSERTING THE BATTERIES ...

Page 19: ...n of the arrow and fold it up to open it 2 Insert the compact flash card into the card slot pushing it until the card release lever pops out Push the card in straight not at an angle If the card stops mid way confirm the direction of the card never apply force The back side of the card is facing the batteries INSERTING THE COMPACT FLASH CARD OPTIONAL ...

Page 20: ...Getting Started 3 Close the cassette cover While pulling up the cover slightly fold it down and slide it back until it clicks NOTICE Make sure the unit is turned off before removing the compact flash card ...

Page 21: ...n of the arrow and fold it up to open it 2 Press the card release lever to eject the card When the card is ejected pull it straight out 3 Close the cassette cover While pulling up the cover slightly fold it down and slide it back until it clicks REMOVING THE COMPACT FLASH CARD ...

Page 22: ...ed 1 Align and tighten Align the screw on the tripod with the camera s mounting socket then tighten the screw NOTICE When using a tripod be sure to open and extend its legs fully to stabilize the camera TRIPOD MOUNTING ...

Page 23: ...ton to turn on the LCD monitor Press it again to switch on If connected to TV both preview and capture can be operated by TV The LCD monitor will switch off automatically for no operation status lasting for 30 seconds NOTICE Before recording you may reset each parameter such as flash light page 15 16 digital zoom page 31 image quality page 14 40 from the Record Mode Menu BASIC RECORDING OPERATION ...

Page 24: ... the LCD monitor is clear 5 Press the shutter release button to take the pictures In snapshot mode no flash auto exposure and auto white balance are default settings The number of remaining images to be taken decreases 1 automatically If the lens cover isn t open PLEASE REMOVE THE LENS COVER will appear on the LCD monitor 6 Move the lens cover slide to close the lens 7 Turn the function dial to to...

Page 25: ...e shutter release button 1 Turn the function dial to Capture mode is set 2 Move the lens cover slide to open the lens The live view will appear on the LCD monitor 3 Press the DISP ENTER button to turn on the LCD monitor Press it again to switch off 4 You can use a tripod to support the camera SELF TIMER ...

Page 26: ... timer icon is displayed on the up left corner of the LCD monitor 6 Arrange the camera and subject posi tion and compose your picture 7 Press the shutter release button down to start timer The camera will take pictures automatically in about 10 seconds ...

Page 27: ...urn the function dial to Capture mode is set 2 Move the lens cover slide to open the lens The live view will appear on the LCD monitor 3 Press the DISP ENTER button to turn on the LCD monitor Press it again to switch off 4 Press the Mode button till the sequence icon is displayed on the up left corner of the LCD monitor SEQUENCE IMAGE CAPTURE ...

Page 28: ... compose your picture 6 Press the shutter release button The unit starts sequence image capture with the orange light flashing When the flashing light is switched to the green light the LCD will return to the pre view status the capture is over SEQUENCE IMAGE CAPTURE ...

Page 29: ...s cover slide to open the lens The live view will appear on the LCD monitor 3 Press the DISP ENTER button to turn on the LCD monitor Press it again to switch off 4 Press the Mode button till the Video Clip icon is displayed on the up left corner of the LCD monitor VIDEO CLIP CAPTURE ...

Page 30: ...nge the camera and subject position and compose your picture 6 Press the shutter release button to take a continuous video clip and press it again to stop recording The length of the video clip is determined by the memory space ...

Page 31: ...before capturing image or recording a clip The digital zoom has 2x 12 levels When you press the direction buttons the live view will move glossily on the LCD monitor Press the UP button the zoom is in and press the DN the zoom is out The zoom magnification change is visible on the LCD but invisible in the viewfinder You should use the LCD monitor to compose your picture DIGITAL ZOOM ...

Page 32: ... Dark Capture Mode Digital Zoom Flash Lamp Advanced Screen Brightness Record Mode Menu The Record Mode Menu allows you to change the default settings for image captur ing such as digital zoom white balance and so on RECORD MENU SETUP QUICK REVIEW EXPOSURE WHITE BALANCE IMAGE QUALITY TV OUTPUT EXIT ...

Page 33: ...The live view will appear on the LCD monitor 3 Press the DISP ENTER button to turn on the TFT LCD Press it again to switch off If TFT LCD is off when connected to TV it can be displayed by TV 4 Press the MENU button Press it again to switch off The menu can be displayed on TV or TFT LCD HOW TO DISPLAY RECORD MENU ...

Page 34: ...equence 1 In Record Mode press the MENU button The menu will appear The default setting is Snapshot 2 Press the UP DN button to select the other modes 3 Press the DISP ENTER button to confirm it and return to the live view The capture mode selected displays on the LCD monitor SELECTING CAPTURE MODE ...

Page 35: ...e press the MENU button The menu will appear 2 Press the LT RT button to select 3 Press the UP DN button to display the sub menu and select the item 4 Press the DISP ENTER button to confirm it The LCD monitor returns to the live view with digital zoom selected DIGITAL ZOOM X 2 ...

Page 36: ... default setting is No Flash 1 In Record Mode press the MENU button The menu will appear 2 Press the LT RT button to select 3 Press the UP DN button to display the sub menu and select the item 4 Press the DISP ENTER button to confirm The flash mode selected displays on the LCD monitor FLASH MODE ...

Page 37: ...utton The menu will appear 2 Press the LT RT button to select 3 Press the UP DN button for access to the sub menu and also use it to make a selection 1 In the advanced menu select QUICK REVIEW A sub menu appears QUICK VIEW ON OFF Exit ADVANCED OPTIONS QUICK VIEW ADVANCED QUICK REVIEW EXPOSURE WHITE BALANCE IMAGE QUALITY TV OUTPUT EXIT ...

Page 38: ...h the captured image saved If Delete is selected it will return to viewfinder mode with the captured image deleted Record Mode Menu Besides auto exposure the level also can be adjusted manually by Exposure Compensation Function 1 In the advanced menu select EXPOSURE 2 Press the DISP ENTER button to display the sub menu 3 Press UP DN to adjust the level EXPOSURE EXIT EXPOSURE 0 ...

Page 39: ... is like selecting daylight film or tungsten film The default setting is automatic 1 In the advanced menu select WHITE BALANCE 2 Press the DISP ENTER button to display the sub menu 3 Press UP DN to select the item desired 4 Press DISP ENTER to confirm and return to the upper menu WHITE BALANCE WHITE BALANCE AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT CLOUDY FLUORESCENT TUNGSTEN EXIT ...

Page 40: ...display the sub menu 3 Press UP DN to select the item desired 4 Press DISP ENTER to confirm it and return to the upper menu LCD monitor displays the corresponding image quality and recordable image no under it Record Mode Menu IMAGE QUALITY SUPER HIGH HIGH NORMAL Exit IMAGE QUALITY ...

Page 41: ...PUT The set item is determined by your selection last time 2 Press the DISP ENTER REP button to display the sub menu 3 Press UP DN to select the item desired 4 Press DISP ENTER REP to confirm it and return to the upper menu TV OUTPUT NTSC PAL EXIT TV OUTPUT ...

Page 42: ... 3 Press UP DN to select the item desired 4 Press DISP ENTER to confirm it and return to the live view Reset the screen brightness before recording to moderate the too dark or too bright light Record Mode Menu Normal Brightness Dark ADJUSTING SCREEN BRIGHTNESS ...

Page 43: ... in memory or CF card You can view the stored images one by one just as reading the album Playback Mode capture mode series total no 0005 0012 1 Turn the Function dial to The last image shows on TFT LCD 2 Press LT RT or UP DN to scroll up or down the images stored SINGLE FRAME PLAYBACK ...

Page 44: ...a video clip Playback Mode 1 Press the Shutter button The video clip starts to play 2 Press the Shutter button again The clip will pause and resume to continue by pressing it again 3 During the video clip playback use the direction buttons to switch to the previous or next photo while the clip playback is stopped 0005 0012 VIDEO PLAYBACK A VIDEO CLIP ...

Page 45: ...45 Playback Mode 1 Turn the Function dial to 2 Press MENU to access the display menu 3 Use the UP DN button to highlight the icon 4 Press DISP ENTER to confirm your selection THUMBNAIL PLAYBACK ...

Page 46: ...asily access to each setting menu such as display format delete images digital zoom and so on Display format Delete images Digital zoom Screen brightness Information Single Thumbnail Current All Reformat Exit Zoom X 1 Zoom X 2 Normal Brightness Dark PLAYBACK MODE SETUP ...

Page 47: ... the menu Press it again to exit 2 Press UP DN to access to the sub menu and select the item desired The default setting is Single To switch to other items press UP Dn 3 Press DISP ENTER to confirm your selection Playback Mode Menu DISPLAY FORMAT ...

Page 48: ...to 2 Press LT RT or UP DN to highlight the image you want to delete It is available in both playback modes single thumbnail 3 Press MENU to access the delete menu 4 Highlight the delete icon Select CURRENT ALL to delete the current photo or all photoes and select REFORMAT to delete the all photoes DELETE CURRENT ALL REFORMAT EXIT DELETE IMAGES ...

Page 49: ...ess the DISP ENTER button again A confirmation screen will appear 6 Press the UP DN to select YES and enter it The LCD monitor returns to the next image after deleting it Playback Mode Menu DELETE YES NO EXIT ...

Page 50: ...splayed on full screen 2 Press MENU to access to the menu 3 Press LT RT to select 4 Press UP DN to select the item desired To switch to other items press LT RT 5 Press DISP ENTER to confirm your selection Playback Mode Menu DIGITAL ZOOM X 2 ...

Page 51: ...ull screen with a selected portion of the image You can use UP DN or LT RT to scroll around the zoomed in image 6 If is selected press DISP ENTER the portion will zoom into full screen Press it again to return Playback Mode Menu ...

Page 52: ... dark or too bright light Playback Mode Menu 1 Press MENU to access to the menu 2 Press LT RT to select 3 Press UP DN to select the item desired 4 Press DISP ENTER to confirm it and return to the preview status Normal Brightness Dark SCREEN BRIGHTNESS ...

Page 53: ...MENU button to access to the menu 2 Press the Lt Rt button to highlight the Information icon 3 Press the Up Dn button to select the item desired 4 Press the Display Enter button to confirm your selection Playback Mode Menu INFORMATION ...

Page 54: ...lay 1 Connect video cable to video output of your camera 2 Connect the other end to video input of TV 3 Turn on TV and set it to AV mode 4 Turn the function dial to The last image captured shows on TV You can process it the same as in play back mode TV DISPLAY ...

Page 55: ... image processing software 2 APEX DSC USB Mass Storage Class Adapter Connect this camera to PC by USB cable With this drive program and the external CF card images can be transmitted to PC 3 photo studio 1 3 This is a software for image processing which is suitable for windows98 2000 ME XP operation system BASIC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS CD ROM SOFTWARE ATTACHED APPLICATION SOFTWARE 1 Insert the CD ROM ...

Page 56: ...sfer Images window appears and images captured by the unit as well 5 Double click the removable driver icon to access to the recorded images 6 To open an image click on Import and select your desired image Image Downloading MASS STORAGE FORMAT Before downloading make sure photo studio 1 3 APEX Digital Video Camera and APEX DSC USB Mass Storage Class Adapter have been installed ...

Page 57: ...ION SOLUTION PLEASE REMOVE THE LENS COVER Move the lens cover slide to open the lens NO PICTURE Take pictures and save them then playback them CARD NOT PROPERLY INSERTED Power off the unit and re insert the card If it is the first time to use format it firstly INDICATION MEMORY FULL Replace the Compact Flash card ...

Page 58: ...de Initialize the memory media Replace the batteries Power on the unit Flash light does not work Change to the correct flash mode Camera is unable to work by any button or switch Remove the batteries and insert them again Something wrong with the color or OSD on LCD For misoperation correction power it off and then reset it Images can t be displayed by TV Make sure the connection is right Images c...

Page 59: ...h of field 0 4m to infinity Field of view 53 File format EXIF 2 0 image file format jpg and compliance with the EXIF 2 1 Standard EXIF 2 0 audio file format wav Video format JPEG avi Image Image file size 1280X1024 1280x960 320x240 CIF Image quality mode super high high normal Image compression ratio super high 1 4 high 1 8 normal 1 16 Memory media Built in storage media 7MB Number of images can b...

Page 60: ...ength of sequence 5 images The length of video clip infinity enough memory Auto close the LCD monitor 30 seconds White balance Automatic manual setting available daylight cloudy fluorescent tungsten Exposure control Programmed AE Exposure compensation up to 1 5 EV in 1 2 EV increments ISO sensitivity approx 100 equivalent Built in flash Guide number 4 8 The effective distance 1m 2m Restore time 7s...

Page 61: ... AA sized Ni Cd or AA sized Ni MH Battery are also available External power optional 6V 1 5A DC adapter DC terminal provided on the camera body 3 5 4 0mm Operating ambient temperature and humidity ranges 0 C to 40 C 32 to 104F 85 maximum noncondensing Dimension W X H X D 114X65X40mm 4 48X2 56X1 57inches Weight without batteries or recording media Approx 210g Specifications are based on the latest ...

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