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CONTENTS

EN-7

INTRODUCTION

Overview

Package Contents

10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR

CAMERA

10 Front View
10 Rear View
11 LCD Monitor Display

13 GETTING STARTED

13 Preparation
14 Initial Settings

16 CAPTURE MODE

16 Capturing Images
16 AF Tracking Mode
17 Setting the Scene Mode
18 Taking Images with Intelligent Scene

mode

19 Setting the Panorama Mode
19 Taking Images When the Smile

Feature Is On

20 Recording Shots using Face

Detection Technology

21 Self-portrait Function
21 Find Blur

Function

22 VIDEO MODE

22 Recording Video Clips
22 Playing Back Video Clips

23 PLAYBACK MODE

23 Playing Back Still Images
23 Playback Display
24 Removing Red-eye
24 Dynamic Lighting Feature
25 Protecting Images
26 Erasing Images

27 MENU OPTIONS

27 Capture Menu
29 Video Menu
30 Playback Menu

31 Setup Menu

33 TRANSFERRING FILES TO

YOUR COMPUTER

33 Downloading Your Files

34 EDITING SOFTWARE

INSTALLATION

35 SPECIFICATIONS

36 Troubleshooting and service

information

37 Technical support

Summary of Contents for C1420

Page 1: ...Welcome C1420 Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...d for informational purposes only Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment by users in private households in the European Union This symbol on the product or on the packaging indicates that this can not be disposed of as household waste You must dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to the applicable take back scheme for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipmen...

Page 3: ...etermined 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 receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV te...

Page 4: ...urself Some camera models accept non rechargeable batteries When using these batteries do not charge them Otherwise dangers such as explosion and fire may occur Warranty Warranty is void if damage or system failure occurred due to outside factors such as collision fire flood dirt sewage earthquake and other force majeure events as well as incorrect usage of electricity or use of non original acces...

Page 5: ...s Next to an air conditioner electric heater or other heat sources In a closed car that is in direct sunlight Unstable locations Do not use your camera outdoors when it is raining or snowing Do not use your camera in or near water The camera operating temperature is between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius It is normal for the operating time to be shortened when the temperature is low The capacity of your...

Page 6: ...ert batteries 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 batteries from the camera and store the batteries carefully Keep your camera away from sharp objects and avoid collision When the camera is not in u...

Page 7: ...ture Is On 20 Recording Shots using Face Detection Technology 21 Self portrait Function 21 Find Blur Function 22 VIDEO MODE 22 Recording Video Clips 22 Playing Back Video Clips 23 PLAYBACK MODE 23 Playing Back Still Images 23 Playback Display 24 Removing Red eye 24 Dynamic Lighting Feature 25 Protecting Images 26 Erasing Images 27 MENU OPTIONS 27 Capture Menu 29 Video Menu 30 Playback Menu 31 Setu...

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Page 9: ...s camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 4288X3216 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 USB cable Camera strap Camera pouch Non rechargeable AA size batteries x 2 Common Optional Accessories SD SDHC memory card Accessories and components ...

Page 10: ...us Next 10th image 5 Flash Next image 6 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 Self timer Self timer Previous 10th image 8 Compensation s P Previous image 9 Playback Mode Playback Mode Still image to capture mode Video clip to capture mode 10 Capture menu Video menu Playbac...

Page 11: ...rtrait f 2 sec g 10 sec h 10 2 sec 9 Histogram 10 Image size resolution 4288 x 3216 3264 x 2448 2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 x 640 x 480 11 Shortcut 12 Main focus area 13 Date and time 14 Quick shot 15 Capture mode icon Single T Continuous U AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing 16 White balance Auto Incand Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual WB 17 Image quality Fine Standard Economy 18 ISO 2 Auto 5 IS...

Page 12: ...alue 10 Image quality 11 ISO 12 Mode icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Protect icon 2 File Folder number 3 Storage media 4 Battery condition 5 Total recorded time 6 Video status bar 7 Video condition icon 8 Elapsed time 9 Set key Play Pause hint icon 10 Down key Stop hint icon 11 Mode icon 13 12 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 00 00 00 02 28 49 00 00 00 02 28 49 00 00 00 02 28 49 2010 01 01 2010 01 01 2...

Page 13: ... erase data on an SD SDHC memory card you must unlock the card To prevent damaging of an SD SDHC memory card be sure to turn off the power when inserting or removing the SD SDHC memory card If inserting or removing the SD SDHC memory card with the power on the camera will automatically turn off High capacity such as 2500 mAh rechargeable batteries are recommended Carbon zinc the batteries are not ...

Page 14: ...press the shutter button or press the MENU button will enter capture mode without saving the settings Setting the Date and Time When the date and time information is not displayed on the LCD monitor follow these steps to set the correct date and time 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to or or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select the Setup at the end of the Menu with th...

Page 15: ...n The setting will be stored 6 To exit from the Setup menu press the MENU button Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory This utility formats the memory card or internal memory and erases all stored images and data 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to or or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select the Setup at the end of the Menu with the c d buttons and press the SE...

Page 16: ... and pressing the shutter button down fully 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 AF Tracking Mode Use this option to take pictures of moving subject 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to 2 Press the button and select icon with the e f buttons P...

Page 17: ...ically Smile Detection Select this mode to automatically capture an image when a smiling face is detected Anti shake This mode minimizes the influences of hand shaking when you want to capture an image Panorama Select this mode when you want to capture a series of shots then stitch them together with software to make a single photo on the computer Portrait Man Select this mode when you want to cap...

Page 18: ... is recommended Text Select this mode when you want to capture an image that contains black and white subjects like printed documents Sunset Select this mode when you want to capture a sunset This mode helps keep the deep hues in the scene Sunrise Select this mode when you want to capture a sunrise This mode helps keep the deep hues in the scene Splash Water Select this mode when you want to captu...

Page 19: ...the last image has been recorded Taking Images When the Smile Feature Is On With the camera s new smile detection function this camera detects smiles so you do not miss those special moments in life 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to and press the SET button 2 Select Smile Detection with the e f c d buttons and press the SET button 3 Compose the image and press the shutter button d...

Page 20: ...ith Face Detection turned on the camera identifies main face white frame and subsidiary faces gray frames If the camera cannot detect and track any faces there will be no frame shown on the screen 3 Press the shutter button halfway down to lock the focus When the main face is in focus the white frame simultaneously turns green Otherwise it turns red 4 Press the shutter button down fully to capture...

Page 21: ...detect any face within 30 seconds the camera will automatically capture an image and return to preview display Select to reactivate this function Find Blur Function With the camera s new Find Blur function this camera finds the blurry photo when capture under Continuous 1 Press the MODE button and set the camera mode to 2 Press the MENU button and select Find Blur icon with the c d buttons Set Fin...

Page 22: ...Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the e f buttons 3 Press the SET button A press of the f e buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play To stop video playback press the d button This stops playback and returns to the start of the video clip To pa...

Page 23: ... image that you want and playback images on the LCD monitor sequentially 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Press the c button to display the next 10th image If the 1st image taken is displayed press the c button to playback the 11th image taken Press the c button again to playback the 21st image taken and so forth 3 Press the d button to display the previous 10th image 4 ...

Page 24: ...s process ends this replaces the original image with the corrected image Dynamic Lighting Feature This feature compensates for the unfavorable lighting conditions by brightening underexposed areas and balancing overexposed areas 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image that you want to edit with the e f buttons 3 Press the MENU button 4 Select Dynam Light with t...

Page 25: ... 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 that you want to cancel protection with the e f buttons 3 Press the MENU button 4 Select Protect with the c d buttons and press the SET button 5 Sel...

Page 26: ... button Single Erases the selected image or the last image All Erases all of the images except for the protected images 6 Select Execute with the e f buttons and press the SET button To not erase select Cancel and press the SET button 7 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Deleting an image will not affect sequential image numbering For example if you delete image number 240 the next captur...

Page 27: ...s the size of the image that will be captured 14M 8M 4M 2M VGA ISO This sets the sensitivity for capturing images When the sensitivity 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 Auto ISO100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the image is capt...

Page 28: ...f Preview This sets whether or not to display the captured image on the screen immediately after the image is captured On Off Date Print The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images This function must be activated before the image is captured On Off Setup Refer to the section in this manual titled Setup Menu for further details Center Averages the light metered from the entire...

Page 29: ...enu 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 Sepia B W Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Audio This sets whether or not to record audio at the time of video recording On Off D...

Page 30: ...details Slide Show This function enables you to play back your still images automatically in order one image at a time 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec Rotate If you wish to rotate a still image 90 degrees to the right select 90 if you wish to rotate it 90 degrees to the left select 90 Video clips cannot be rotated 90 90 Protect Refer to the section in this manual titled Protecting Images for further details Co...

Page 31: ...er to the section in this manual titled Setting the Date and Time for further details Language Refer to the section in this manual titled Choosing the Language for further details Auto Off 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 no...

Page 32: ...t a brightness level for the LCD monitor Standard Bright Format Refer to section in this manual titled Formatting 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 sett...

Page 33: ...a will be assigned drive letter e or higher 7 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 8 Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders 9 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 ...

Page 34: ...an personalize the designs with your own digital pictures and text based on professionally designed templates and layouts Projects can be printed at home or saved as image files for sharing with family and friends by email or the web 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...

Page 35: ...tional File format DCF JPEG EXIF 2 2 Motion JPEG AVI HD720p 30fps Lens 3x optical zoom lens Aperture range 3 W 5 6 T Focal length 6 2mm 18 6mm equivalent to 35mm 105mm on a 35mm camera Focus Range Normal Wide 0 4m Inf Tele 0 8m Inf Macro Wide 0 1m Inf Tele 0 8m Inf Shutter speed 1 1 2000 sec Digital zoom 6x Capture mode 4x Playback mode Flash effective range 0 5m 3m Wide 0 5m 2 1m Tele Terminals U...

Page 36: ... 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 memory ...

Page 37: ...ay down Press the shutter button 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 w...

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