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INTRODUCTION

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera.
Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. 
Equipped with a 16.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing images with a 
resolution of up to 4608X3456 pixels.

Package Contents

Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items:

Common Product Components:

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Digital Camera

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Quick Start Guide

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Software

 

CD-ROM

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Camera Strap

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Camera Pouch (optional)

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USB Cable

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USB-AC adapter

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Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

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Accessories and components may vary by retailer.

Summary of Contents for AE210 Series

Page 1: ...AE210 Series Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...re used for informational purposes only Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further BenQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof w...

Page 3: ...st If the battery suddenly depleted and caused the lens fail to retract please carefully protect the lens to avoid collision and insert a battery with full power ASAP When the camera is not in use always turn the power off and make sure the lens has retracted successfully before storing the camera in its case If you do not intend to use the camera for a long time please remove the battery from the...

Page 4: ...harp objects and avoid collision When the camera is not in use please place it in a steady place Plus always keep your camera away from pressure or any other similar environment for example in a pant pocket to avoid possible damage ...

Page 5: ...ings 13 CAPTURE MODE 15 Capturing Images 15 Setting the Scene Mode 15 Taking Images with Intelligent Scene mode 17 Taking Images When the Smile Feature Is On 17 Taking a Panoramic Pictures 18 Setting the Lomo 18 Find Blur Function 19 AF Tracking Mode 19 Recording Shots using Face Detection Technology 20 Self portrait Function 20 VIDEO MODE 22 Recording Video Clips 22 Playing Back Video Clips 22 PL...

Page 6: ...ecting Images 26 Attaching Voice Memos 27 Erasing Images 27 MENU OPTIONS 28 Capture Menu 28 Video Menu 30 Playback Menu 31 Setup Menu 32 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER 34 Downloading Your Files 34 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 35 TROUBLESHOOTING SERVICE INFORMATION 36 Technical support 37 SPECIFICATIONS 38 ...

Page 7: ...apixel CCD this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 4608X3456 pixels Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items Common Product Components Digital Camera Quick Start Guide Software CD ROM Camera Strap Camera Pouch optional USB Cable USB AC adapter Rechargeable lithium ion battery Accessories and components may vary by reta...

Page 8: ...set switches to scene mode selection screen If any scene mode is set switches to scene mode selection screen Still image to display image Records voice memo if Voice Memo is On Video clip to play video clip 7 Delete 8 Self timer Rotate counterclockwise 9 Menu Selection Menu Selection 10 Compensation s P Compensation s P Previous image 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 5 7 8 4 6 9 10 A E F C D B 1 Shutter button...

Page 9: ...ance Auto Incand Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual WB 12 Set key SCN hint icon 13 Main focus area 14 Date and time 15 Histogram 16 Capture mode icon Single Web Auction Creative composition T Continuous U AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing Burst Cont flash Pre shot Burst 30FPS Interval Capture 17 Slow shutter warning 18 Battery condition l Full battery power o Medium battery power n Low batter...

Page 10: ...lity 15 Battery condition 16 Mode icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Protect icon 2 File Folder number 3 Storage media 4 Up key Adjust volume 5 Volume mode 6 Total recorded time 7 Video status bar 8 Video condition icon 9 Elapsed time 10 Set key Play Pause hint icon 11 Down key Stop hint icon 12 Battery condition 13 Mode icon 00 00 00 02 28 49 00 00 00 02 28 49 3 6 7 8 1 2 4 5 110 0201 110 0201 F...

Page 11: ... this camera before its initial usage 5 Close the battery memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD SDHC memory card you can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD SDHC memory card to LOCK To save edit or erase data on an SD SDHC memory card you must unlock the card To prevent damaging of an SD SDHC memory ca...

Page 12: ...AC adapter with USB cable 2 Insert the plug into a wall outlet The included USB AC adapter differs depending on the region where you purchased the camera User can also charge the battery by connecting camera to computer with USB cable Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery Status LED Description Green blinks slowly Charging normally Off Charging finishe...

Page 13: ...Press the SET button and set the camera mode to or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button and select Setup icon with the e f buttons Press the SET button 3 Select Date Time with the c d buttons and press the SET button 4 Select the date format with the c d buttons and press the SET button Select the item s field with the c d buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the c d butto...

Page 14: ... set the camera mode to or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button and select Setup icon with the e f buttons Press the SET button 3 Select Format with the c d buttons then press the SET button 4 Select Execute with the e f buttons and press the SET button To cancel formatting select Cancel and press the SET button 5 To exit from the Setup menu press the MENU button ...

Page 15: ...y captures the image The focus area frame turns green when the camera is in focus and the exposure is calculated When the focus is not suitable the frame of the focus area turns red Setting the Scene Mode By simply selecting one of the available scene modes you can capture the image with the most appropriate settings 1 Set the camera mode to and press the SET button 2 Select the desired scene mode...

Page 16: ...rs etc Fisheye Select this mode when you want to simulate a fisheye lens effect or to make a distorted hemisphere like image Toy Select this mode when you want to simulate a shallow depth of field by gradually blurring the top and bottom areas of a composition HDR Select this mode to increase the dynamic range and enhance the details of dark areas Sketch Select this mode when you want to make your...

Page 17: ...to capture fast moving subjects Pets Select this mode when you want to capture your pets Shoot from their eye level Landscape Select this mode when you want to capture an image with infinity focus hard sharpness and high saturation Natural Green Select this mode when you want to capture the green scenery background such as forest This mode helps to brighten the colors Flow Water Select this mode w...

Page 18: ...e shutter button again to stop recording when the status bar move to the end And the pictures are automatically combined You can press the shutter button anytime to stop recording And the pictures are automatically combined Panoramic pictures shooting may not be available in the following situations a When shooting has not finished after a certain period of time b When the camera movement speed is...

Page 19: ...o when capturing under Continuous 1 Set the camera mode to and press the SET button 2 Press the MENU button and select Capture icon with the e f buttons Press the SET button 3 Select Find Blur with the c d buttons and press the SET button 4 Select On with the e f buttons and press the SET button 5 Press the shutter button to return to preview display 6 Press the shutter button down fully to captur...

Page 20: ...n Otherwise it turns red 4 Press the shutter button down fully to capture your image Subjects that are not suitable with this function a A person is wearing glasses sunglasses or face is covered with hat or hair b A person turns sideways Self portrait Function Use this function to take pictures of yourself or include yourself in pictures 1 Press the SET button and set the camera mode to 2 Press th...

Page 21: ...exit from the Capture menu 6 Press the d button and select the desired option item with the e f buttons and press the SET button Self timer is disabled in interval capture mode You can select desired option item from 10 Sec 30 Sec 5 Min 30 Min 1 hr 7 Compose the image and press the shutter button down fully The camera will countdown from your preselected time interval and take the first picture Th...

Page 22: ...urrently selected quality the video recording will stop In this case select a video quality lower than the current one A video recording will stop automatically when a video clip becomes approx 4GB or 25minutes When recording a video clip the zoom function cannot be adjusted Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on...

Page 23: ...e at www apple com and compatible with Mac and Windows computers For more information about the operation of the media player refer to its respective help documentation When watching a movie on a computer frames may drop it may not play smoothing and the audio may stop suddenly depending on the computer s capabilities Volume can be adjusted by c button ...

Page 24: ...h the e f buttons To view the previous image press the e button To view the next image press the f button Press the zoom button to zoom in on the image To return to normal magnification please press the zoom button Video clips cannot be rotated An icon is display with images which have an audio memo recorded Playing Back Panorama Video Images A press of the SET button displays and plays back the P...

Page 25: ... card compatible printer When the printer starts printing it will read the embedded information on the memory card and print the specified images 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image that you want to set DPOF with the e f buttons 3 Press the MENU button and select Playback icon with the e f buttons Press the SET button 4 Select DPOF with the c d buttons and ...

Page 26: ...rotection is applied to the image and the camera returns to the playback mode The protect icon is displayed with protected images When All has been selected is displayed with all the images Canceling the Protection To cancel protection for only one image display the image on which you want to remove the image protection 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image t...

Page 27: ... record voice memo repeatedly to replace the previous recordings Playing back voice memo A press of the SET button displays and plays back the voice memo Voice memo is only available for still images Erasing Images Erasing a single image Erasing all images The quick delete function enables you to delete the last captured image during capture 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the scree...

Page 28: ...tivity is raised and the ISO figure is increased photography will become possible even in dark locations but the more pixelated grainier the image will appear Set to ISO 3200 or ISO 6400 image size will be 2M or VGA Auto ISO100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO 6400 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the image is captured Fine Standard Economy W Balance This sets the wh...

Page 29: ...verage The exposure is measured all of the image area Single Captures one image at a time Web Auction Permits capture of up to 4 images Creates an 2x2 layout to combine 4 shots into a single image Creative composition Permits capture of up to 4 images Creates an 4x1 layout to combine 4 shots into a single image Continuous Permits continuous capture of up to 3 images AEB Permits 3 consecutive image...

Page 30: ...he SET button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Size This sets the size of the video clip that will be captured HD VGA QVGA Quality This sets the quality compression at which the video clip is captured Fine Standard Color This sets the color of the video clip that will be captured Standard Vivid Color Accent Red Color Accent Green Color Accent Blue Sepia B W Blue Red Green Audio This s...

Page 31: ...u to play back your still images automatically in order one image at a time 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec DPOF Refer to the section in this manual titled DPOF Settings for further details Protect Refer to the section in this manual titled Protecting Images for further details Voice Memo Refer to the section in this manual titled Attaching Voice Memos for further details Resize Resizes a previously saved imag...

Page 32: ...If no operation is performed for a specific period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off This feature is useful for reducing battery usage Off 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min Beep This sets whether or not to mute the camera sound each time you press the camera s buttons On Off Display This sets the image information display state Standard All Off Video Out This sets your camera to match th...

Page 33: ...atting the Memory Card or Internal Memory for further details Media Info This displays the free capacity of the internal memory or the memory card Sys Info This displays the firmware version of the camera Sys Reset This returns all basic settings to the camera s default settings The time setting will not be reset Cancel Execute ...

Page 34: ...e the DCIM folder Your recorded images and video clips will be inside the folders of DCIM folder Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on your desktop iPhoto may automatically launch Windows Macintosh Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent Windows XP Vista 7 512MB RAM 150MB available hard disk space CD ...

Page 35: ...s or popular photo printing and video sharing websites To install software 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into your CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click the respective software name Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation For more information about the operation of the software refer to its respective help documentation For Windows XP Vista 7 users ...

Page 36: ...ash does not fire or recharge The camera flash is turned off Set the flash to Auto Flash The light source is sufficient Even though the flash fired the image is dark The distance to the subject is greater than the flash s effective range Get closer to the subject and shoot The image is too bright or too dark The exposure is excessive or inadequate Reset exposure compensation I cannot format a memo...

Page 37: ...hutter all the way down The internal memory or memory card does not have any free space Load a new card or delete unwanted files The flash is recharging Wait until the flash mode icon indicated on the screen stops flashing The camera does not recognize the memory card Format the memory card before the initial use or before using with another camera I cannot print images with PictBridge compliant p...

Page 38: ...MB available for image storage Supports SD SDHC memory card 1GB 32GB optional File format DCF JPEG EXIF 2 2 Motion JPEG AVI HD720p 30fps Lens 5 x optical zoom lens Aperture range 3 2 W 6 5 T Focal length 5mm 25mm equivalent to 28mm 140mm on a 35mm camera Focus Range Macro 5cm Infinity Normal 5cm Infinity Shutter speed Auto 1 2000 1 sec Digital zoom 4x Capture mode 10x Playback mode Terminals USB A...

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