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C1460
Digital Camera
User Manual

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Page 1: ...Welcome C1460 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: ...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 accessories It is the sole responsibility of the user if problems such as data loss and system failure occurred due to non factory installed software parts and ...

Page 5: ... reduced It is normal for the camera to become warm during operation because the camera casing can conduct heat It is normal for the camera to become warm during operation because the camera casing can conduct heat The LCD display on this camera is manufactured with sophisticated technology and more than 99 99 of the pixels on the LCD display meet standard specifications Yet it is possible that le...

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: ...Detection Technology 20 Taking images with Interval Capture mode 20 Self portrait Function 21 VIDEO MODE 21 Recording Video Clips 21 Playing Back Video Clips 22 PLAYBACK MODE 22 Playing Back Still Images 22 Thumbnail Display 23 Removing Red eye 23 HDR 24 Attaching Voice Memos 25 Protecting Images 26 DPOF Settings 27 Erasing Images 28 MENU OPTIONS 28 Capture Menu 30 Video Menu 31 Playback Menu 33 S...

Page 8: ... CCD this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 4288 x 3216 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 2 x AA size batteries Common Optional Accessories SD SDHC memory card Accessories and components may var...

Page 9: ...de is set switches to scene mode selection screen Still image to display image Records voice memo if Voice Memo is Record Video clip to play video clip 9 Self timer Self timer Indicator Status LED Description Status LED Rear cover No light The digital camera is off Solid green The digital camera is ready to capture images Blinking green The flash is charging or the recording function is enabled Se...

Page 10: ...ge size resolution 4288 x 3216 3264 x 2448 2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 11 Set key SCN hint icon 12 Main focus area 13 Date and time 14 Quick shot 15 Capture mode icon Single T Continuous U AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing Burst Cont flash Pre shot Coupl shot Burst 30fps Interval capture 16 White balance Auto Incand Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual WB 17 Image quality Fine Standard Ec...

Page 11: ...hint icon 9 Date and time 10 Histogram 11 Aperture value Shutter speed 12 Exposure value 13 Image quality 14 ISO 15 Mode icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Protect icon 2 Folder File number 3 Storage media 4 Battery condition 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 Mode icon 13 12 9 ...

Page 12: ...h 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 c...

Page 13: ...s the SET button Half pressing the shutter button or pressing 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 MENU button 2 Select the Setup at the end of the Menu with the c d buttons and press the SET button 3 Select ...

Page 14: ... 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 MENU button 2 Select the Setup at the end of the Menu with the c d buttons and 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...

Page 15: ...ssing 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 SET button and set the camera mode to 2 Press the button and select icon with the e f buttons Press the ...

Page 16: ...n slow shutter speed Av Select this mode when you want to capture images with the priority given to aperture Intelligent Scene Select this mode when you want the camera to select an ideal shooting mode according to environment automatically Smile Detection Select this mode to automatically capture an image when a smiling face is detected Anti shake Select this mode when you want to minimize the in...

Page 17: ...ne without spoiling the ambience Fireworks Select this mode when you want to capture fireworks clearly with optimal exposure The shutter speed becomes slower so using a tripod 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 hue...

Page 18: ...s 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 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 down fully 4 Once the camera detects a smile it will automatically capture 3 images by default the flash mode setting is set ...

Page 19: ...age 1 Press the SET button and set the camera mode to 2 Press the button and select icon with the e f buttons Press the SET button With 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...

Page 20: ...ll countdown from your preselected time interval and take the first picture The LCD display will turn off after 2 seconds to save battery power The camera will continue to take images at the preselected time interval until a Pressing the shutter button again b The memory card is full c The battery is empty Self portrait Function Use this function to take pictures of yourself or include yourself in...

Page 21: ...t a video quality lower than the current one Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera You can also play back sound if recorded with the video 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 T...

Page 22: ...s which have an audio memo recorded Thumbnail Display This function allows you to view 9 thumbnail images on the LCD monitor at the same time which can let you quickly search for the image that you want 1 Press the 7 button The last image appears on the screen 2 Press the button The images are displayed in the thumbnail display Images that have been selected with the e f c d buttons will be indica...

Page 23: ...ocess ends this replaces the original image with the corrected image HDR 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 HDR with the c d buttons and press the SET ...

Page 24: ... and press the SET button 5 Press the SET button is displayed on the screen and recording starts 6 To stop recording a voice memo as it is being recorded press the SET button again An icon is displayed with images that have been recorded with a voice memo RE REC mode can only be used for the recorded and selected file and it can record voice memo repeatedly to replace the previous recordings Playi...

Page 25: ... 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 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 but...

Page 26: ...ns and press the SET button Single Sets DPOF for each individual image All Sets DPOF for all images at once 6 Select Print Num with the c d buttons and press the SET button This displays the number of prints setting screen 7 Set the number of prints with the e f buttons and press the SET button 8 Select Date Print with the c d buttons and press the SET button The date setting screen appears 9 Sele...

Page 27: ...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 captured image will be numbered 241 even though 240 no...

Page 28: ...sitivity 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 image size will be 2M Auto ISO100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the image is captured Fine Standard Economy W Balance This sets the white balance for a variety ...

Page 29: ...e exposure is measured all of the image area Single Captures one image at a time Continuous Permits continuous capture of up to 3 images AEB Permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure underexposure and overexposure compensation Burst Permits continuous photography while pressing and holding the shutter button As long as you hold the shutter button pressed images are captured un...

Page 30: ...ss 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 Digi Zoo...

Page 31: ... 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 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 Re...

Page 32: ...Of course you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some files in internal memory All files remain in the internal memory even after being copied to the SD SDHC memory card from the internal memory Execute Cancel Setup Refer to the section in this manual titled Setup Menu for further details ...

Page 33: ...fer 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 n...

Page 34: ...equency setting depending in your local area s voltage 50 Hz 60 Hz LCD Bright Select 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 R...

Page 35: ...es 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 Black screen appears when camara is conneted with PC without battery inside Windows Macintosh Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent Windows 7 XP Vista 512MB...

Page 36: ...ze 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 screen inst...

Page 37: ...and Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual WB Exposure 2 0 2 0 EV 0 3 EV step ISO Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 Flash Auto On Off Red eye Slow Sync Pre flash Drive mode Self portrait 2 sec 10 sec 10 2 sec Continuous AEB Burst Cont flash Pre shot Coupl shot Burst 30fps Interval Capture Power Source CIPA approx 140 base on bundle AA battery Storage Type Built in Approx 11MB 4GB SD compatible ...

Page 38: ...2 Standard 274 557 1096 2233 4496 9022 Economy 341 691 1360 2770 5578 11192 3264 x 2448 Fine 258 524 1031 2101 4230 8488 Standard 455 920 1810 3688 7425 14899 Economy 563 1136 2235 4552 9164 18388 2304 x 1728 Fine 631 1135 2232 4547 9154 18367 Standard 948 1900 3313 6749 13586 27259 Economy 1134 2266 4456 9076 18269 36655 1600 x 1200 Fine 1324 2637 5187 10565 21265 42667 Standard 2130 4186 8231 16...

Page 39: ...ect the item you want to configure with the c d buttons and press the SET button Images Select whether you want to print specific image or all images You may also select the printing number for a specific image Date Print According to the printer type select whether you want to print the image with date imprint or not Paper Size Select the desired paper size according to the printer type Layout Se...

Page 40: ... Print with the c d buttons and press the SET button to start printing 6 The printing starts and the figure shown on the right hand side appears COMPLETE will be displayed temporarily reminding you that the printing procedure is finished If an error is detected during the connection i e a printer hardware problem between camera and printer PRINT ERROR will be displayed If an error is detected duri...

Page 41: ... 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 42: ...way 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 ...

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