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Digital Camera 3310
User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...Digital Camera 3310 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...y 45 85 Do not use or store your camera in environments listed below Direct sunlight High humidity and dusty places Next to the air conditioner electric heater or the other heat sources In a closed car that is directly under the sun Avoid shaky places If your camera becomes wet wipe it with dry cloth as soon as possible Salt of seawater may cause severe camera damage Do not use organic solvents su...

Page 3: ...ower Save Mode 5 2 3 3 Auto Shut Down Mode 5 3 Using the DC 3310 6 3 1 Use Camera Mode to take photos 6 3 1 1 Still Mode 6 3 1 2 Burst Mode 6 3 1 3 Video Mode 7 3 1 4 Self timer Mode 8 3 2 The Camera Mode Setting Menu on LCD screen 8 3 3 Taking Photos 9 3 3 1 To take photos using the viewfinder 9 3 3 2 To take photos using the LCD monitor 9 3 4 Hot Keys for taking photos 11 3 4 1 Hot key for selec...

Page 4: ...en 26 3 8 Options for viewing images 27 3 9 The Play Mode Setting menu 28 3 9 1 Erasing images 29 3 9 2 Locking and unlocking images 29 3 9 3 Zoom in on an image 30 3 9 4 Print Out Setting DPOF Protocol 31 3 9 5 Setup Menu Tool Box 32 4 PC dependent features 33 4 1 Preparations 33 4 1 1 Installing digital camera software 33 4 1 2 The Software of this Installation CD 34 4 1 3 DC 3310 Driver install...

Page 5: ... 1 2 Parts of the DC 3310 and their names 1 2 1 Front View DC 3310 digital camera Battery charger Adapter TV cable USB cable Lithium Battery x 1 16MB Compact Flash memory card DC 3310 software CD ROM Hand Strap User s Manaul Strobe Lens Viewfinder Lens Cover Microphone Hand Stop Speaker Cover USB DC jack Video out Selftimer LED ...

Page 6: ... OK button Close up correction marks Viewfinder Inside viewfinder Strobe charging LED red Auto Focus LED green Viewfinder Menu Cancel button Auto focus mark Strap Hitch Switch Still Birst Video Selftimer AF Capture Button Switch Camera Play Flash Status Button Auto On Off Anti Red eye Battery compartment Memory card slot cover Tripod set ...

Page 7: ...e direction shown Open the cover Then press down the elastic bar beside the memory card socket untill the bar is fixed Caution You can insert the memory card only when the bar is fixed Place battery in the battery compartment and then press down the memory card into the socket until it is firmly fixed Close battery compartment cover and slide the cover in the direction shown You will hear a click ...

Page 8: ...n You will see the LCD screen show a frame of Benq logo Then this camera is ready to work The indicators on the Flash mode button will also blink for a few seconds at the same time Slide the mode switch button to the position shown Then press the capture button to take your first pic ture The picture taken in the memory card will be reviewed on the LCD screen later on Slide the mode switch button ...

Page 9: ...3310 from power save mode 2 3 3 Auto Shut Down Mode The DC 3310 supports auto shut down function If the DC 3310 doesn t receive any operation from the user for 5 minutes it will enter auto shut down mode and automatically shut down instantly To wake up the DC3310 from auto shut down mode you have to close the lens cover and slide it open to turn on the power again To turn off the power you have to...

Page 10: ...y auto focusing To activate the still mode When the still Mode is activated the LCD screen will show icons as follow 3 1 2 Burst Mode If the burst mode is activated in camera mode you can take more than one photo a time by pressing the capture button The number of photos taken is decided by the resolution you set It is shown as follows 1024 x 768 the camera will take 4 photos a time automatically ...

Page 11: ...ty in your memory card It is shown as follows 320 x 240 movie clips with sound 15 seconds a time 160 x 120 movie clips with sound 30 seconds a time To activate the video mode When the video mode is activated the LCD screen will show icons as follow Adjust the switch to burst mode on the top of the camera Then the burst mode will be activated When burst mode is activated the icon will appear on the...

Page 12: ...When the selftimer mode is activated the LCD screen will show icons as follow 3 2 The Camera Mode Setting Menu on LCD screen Adjust the mode switch dial to self timer mode on the top of the camera Then the self timer mode will be activated When self timer mode is activated the icon will appear on the LCD screen Camera Mode Setting Menu Image Compresssion Image Resolution Macro White balance Exposu...

Page 13: ...image will appear on the LCD monitor and you will see a blue auto focus mark in the center of the LCD monitor Move the camera until the image on the LCD monitor is on the desired position Press the shutter release button halfway The auto focus function will operate as follow steps show 1 Before auto focus operates The AF indicator on the viewfinder is off and the AF mark on the LCD monotor is blue...

Page 14: ...t move the position of camera and press the shutter release button again until desired result is displayed Then press the shutter release button all the way down The image will be captured and saved to the memory card The remaining number of images you can take will appear on the LCD screen The remaining number of images you can take will appear on the LCD screen Choose a subject and press the cap...

Page 15: ...alue before the shutter release button is pressed Higher exposure value will make the captured image brighter while lower exposure value makes it look darker Press the flash status button on the top of the camera Press it several times and different flash modes will scroll continuously on the LCD screen Flash off mode When this mode is selected the camera will not use the flash even the environmen...

Page 16: ...you can simply zoom in or out object by pressing the hot key 3 4 3 1 To zoom in on the object Press the middle navigation button down and the object will appear larger on the LCD screen The icon on the LCD monitor will also become as well 3 4 3 2 To zoom out on the object Press the middle navigator button in the same direction and the object will return normal on the LCD screen The icon on the LCD...

Page 17: ...he LCD monitor and you can set the LCD monitor icon display mode on or off by simply pressing the hot key The hotkey will operate in sequence as the following graphs illustrate 3 4 5 1 To set the LCD monitor icon display mode off Turn on the power of your DC 3310 and you will see all the icons on the LCD monitor appear To turn the LCD monitor icon display off press the Disp OK button and the icons...

Page 18: ... left part of the LCD screen Menu operations Push up or press down the navigation button to move among main items or highlight a main item on the menu bar To go to the sub menu of a main item press the right arrow on the naviga tion button or the Disp OK button To select an item highlight the item you want to select and then press the Disp OK button To exit a submenu press the left arrow on the na...

Page 19: ...e with low compression 1 8 Normal Image with high compression 1 16 Press the Disp OK button The image compression mode is set The correspond ing icons will be displayed on the LCD screen 3 5 2 Adjusting image resolution You can take photos at different resolutions Higher resolution delivers more image details but results in larger file size This will also affect the remaining images that can be ta...

Page 20: ...will be displayed on the LCD screen 3 5 3 Setting macro mode Use the macro function when you need to shoot images at a very close range 30 70 cm To turn on off the macro function Enter the macro sub menu Select from the following items Normal Mode set the macro function off 70 cm Macro Mode set the macro function on 30 70 cm Press the Disp OK button The macro mode is set If the macro function is t...

Page 21: ...nts you can adjust white balance mode to get the best color registration image effect The DC 3310 provides 5 white balance modes to modify white balance under different situations To select a white balance mode to use Enter the white balance sub menu Select a white balance mode Automatic The DC 3310 selects a white balance mode automatically Daylight Select this mode if you are taking pictures und...

Page 22: ...t effect function When you select one of these three modes the LCD screen will show the effect instantly To set monochrome modes Select item and press Disp OK button The monochrome mode adjust ment screen will appear Select a monochrome mode and the result will appear on the LCD screen instantly Color Mode The LCD color will remain colorful Sepia Mode The LCD color will become sepia Black and Whit...

Page 23: ...ng mode Center Mode Center metering also allows you to meter for the subject in the center of the frame but the range increases It s about 50 the area of the whole frame and the rest of the frame is ignored Point Spot Metering Mode Point metering allows you to meter for the subject directly in the center of the frame It s a small circle about just 10 the area of the whole frame and the rest of the...

Page 24: ...will appear on the LCD screen instantly Press the Disp OK button The exposure value is set Hot Key To set the exposure value you don t have to enter this sub menu every time You can also set the exposure value by simply pressing the hot key when capturing photos Please see page 10 section 3 4 2 for reference information about this hot key Press the Right and Left navigation button to choose exposu...

Page 25: ...ge Zoom The object will be zoomed in with 2X rate Press the Disp OK button The zoom function is set The corresponding icons will be displayed on the LCD screen Hot Key To zoom in the object you don t have to enter this sub menu every time You can also zoom in the object by simply pressing the hot key when capturing photos Please see page 11 section 3 4 3 for reference information about this hot ke...

Page 26: ...ill not be imprinted on the photos you take Date Imprint On Mode The date will be imprinted on the photos you take Press the Disp OK button The date imprinting function you chose is set The corresponding icons will be displayed on the LCD screen 3 5 10 Setup Menu Tool Box You can change the DC 3310 operation settings by entering the setup menu To enter the setup menu Enter the tool box sub menu Th...

Page 27: ...en 6 Format CF This function allows you to format the CF card Press OK button and the LCD screen will prompt a message to show the real capacity of your CF card and ask if you are sure to format it Choose Yes and the card will be formatted 7 Default You can reload the default setting value 8 Seq_No This function allows you to adjust Sequence number of the images while connecting to PC Sequence num...

Page 28: ... down arrow to go to the next image 3 6 1 Still Mode If the still mode is activated in play mode you can view captured photos by press ing the navigation button the last picture taken in the memory card will first appear on the LCD screen The camera will show one photo a time automatically To activate the still mode Turn the mode switch dial to The last picture taken in the memory card will appear...

Page 29: ...een will show icons as follow 3 6 3 Video Mode If the video mode is activated in play mode you can playback the video you shot You can also review the video and set video properties To activate the video mode Push and adjust the switch dial to thumbnail mode on the top of the camera Then the thumbnail mode will be activated When thumbnail mode is activated the icon will appear on the LCD screen Pu...

Page 30: ...lide showing speed depends on the file size of each photo To activate the slide show mode When the slide show mode is activated the LCD screen will show icons as follow 3 7 The Play Mode Setting Menu on LCD screen Push and adjust the mode switch dial to slide show mode on the top of the camera Then the slide show mode will be activated When slide show mode is acti vated the icon will appear on the...

Page 31: ... the LCD screen You can press the right left and the middle of the navigation button to select an image The number of the selected image will be highlighted If there are more than 9 images in the memory card when you press the right navigation button after image 009 the index screen will jump to the next page automatically showing images 010 018 Pressing the middle navigation button up and down wi...

Page 32: ...ft part of the LCD screen Menu operations Push up or press down the navigation button to move among main items or high light a main item on the menu bar To go to the sub menu of a main item press the right arrow on the navi gation button or the Disp OK button To select an item highlight the item you want to select and then press the Disp OK button To exit a submenu press the left arrow on the navi...

Page 33: ...ighlight the icon Then press the Disp OK button to set the image erase mode The erase mode are as below erase current image erase all images in the memory card 3 9 2 Locking and unlocking images You can lock images to prevent being erased accidentally 3 9 2 1 To lock images Press the Menu C button to enter the view options menu Press the navigation button up or down to highlight the icon ...

Page 34: ...The current image will be unlocked Repeat step 1 if you want to unlock multiple images Hot Key To unlock the images you don t have to enter this sub menu every time You can unlock the image by simply pressing the Flash hot key 3 9 3 Zoom in on an image To zoom in on an image on the LCD screen Press the Menu C button to enter the view options menu Press the navigation but ton up or down to highligh...

Page 35: ...igation button up or down to highlight the icon Then press Disp OK button to enter the print out sub menu The LCD monotor will prompt a function box for you to select the print out settings of the images These choices of print out settings are illustrated as below STD Standard Print Out Mode This STD numbers represent the numbers of pages which will be printed This mode will print the images to fi...

Page 36: ...menu Enter the tool box sub menu Then the LCD screen will prompt a sentence PUSH OK TO SETUP Press the Disp OK button You will enter the setup menu and you can change the LCD settings and the DC 3310 inner settings as you want The corresponding items will be displayed on the LCD screen As for the detail setting information please refer to the former page 21section 3 5 10 ...

Page 37: ...sal Plug and Play installation instruction below It s recommended that you setup driver and software before connecting digital still camera to your PC for smooth installation Normally a software installation menu appears automatically after this installation CD is inserted into your CD ROM drive Click on each item to start installing the software program of your choice If the menu did not appear p...

Page 38: ...includes a wide variety of printing options 3 VideoImpression Arcsoft Video Impression 1 6 for you to edit and combine the video files New videos can be created by existing video animation and image files quickly and easily create desktop video presentations for use at home business or on the internet 4 PhotoPrinter Pro Arcsoft Photo Printer 2000 Pro this versatile printing utility lets you print ...

Page 39: ...ss storage device under your operating system which means that your operating sysytem will come out a new drive 4 2 Connecting the DC 3310 to your PC Use the USB cable included in the package to connect the DC 3310 to the USB port of your PC A new USB mass storage device found and then DC 3310 will be used as a new drive under operating system Slide the lens cover in the direction shown and turn o...

Page 40: ...B port on the back panel of your computer and your computer will install DC 3310 to your system as a new drive automatically Double click the newly installed DC3310 drive and you will see all the photos you captured which are stored in the memory card Then you can use the software which installed by the installation CD to edit or modify your photos ...

Page 41: ...connect the DC 3310 to the A V port of your TV After connecting to TV all the frames and message appear on LCD screen will be displayed on your TV screen Slide the lens cover in the direction shown and turn on the power Slide the A V out cover and open it in the direction shown After opening the A V out cover you will see the A V output port as the arrow shows Connect one end of the TV cable to yo...

Page 42: ...10 To use the lithium battery charger as a camera power adapter you need to connect the charger to your camera DC 3310 Then connect the other two ends of the TV cable to the Audio input port and Video input port of your TV Please note that the yellow header is for Video port and the white header is for Audio port After the connection to your TV you will see the LCD monitor function on your TV scre...

Page 43: ...hen use the dc header of the charger to connect the charger to DC 3310 After connecting the charger to DC 3310 you will see the POWER indicator on the charger turn in red and this means the camera is ready to work Slide the dc in cover and open it in the direction shown After opening the dc in cover you will see the dc in port as the arrow shows Connect the dc header of the charger to your DC 3310...

Page 44: ...ndicator on the charger turn from green to red When the CHARGE indicator turns to red it means the charger is charging the lithium battery Then connect the power cord to the power outlet and you will see the POWER indicator on the chargaer turn in red This means that the DC 3310 is ready to work Green Red Put the lithium battery in the direction shown above and make sure the and contact parts are ...

Page 45: ...hem Check if the camera power is turned on If not turn it on and then connect the camera to the computer again Please make sure that the driver has been installed if your operating system is Win 98 4 In Windows 2000 when I unplug the DC 3310 from my computer while the USB mass storage is active the com puter freezes You should double click the USB mass storage icon on Windows 2000 system tray to m...

Page 46: ...environment of your system to the following addresses USA support sc benq com Europe support acercm nl Taiwan service tw benq com China service_china benq com Asia and other countries IMGservice benq com For free driver program updates product information and news release please visit the follow ing web address http www benq com tw global For questions about the bundled application please consult ...

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