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User's Manual

DC3410

Summary of Contents for DC 3410

Page 1: ...User s Manual DC3410 ...

Page 2: ...of the following environmental ranges temperature 0 C to 40 C relative humidity 45 85 Do not use or store your camera in the environments listed below Direct sunlight High humidity and dusty locations Next to an air conditioner electric heater or other heat source In a closed car that is directly under the sun Avoid vibration If your camera gets wet wipe it with a dry cloth as soon as possible Sea...

Page 3: ...CD Display Icons 5 Taking Photos 7 8 Recording Audio Clips 11 Recording Movie Clips 11 Playback Mode 12 Setup Mode 15 Making Connections Installing the Driver Windows 98SE 18 Installing Software 18 Downloading Files to a Computer 19 Viewing Photos and Movie Clips on a Television 19 Using the DC 3410 as a PC Web Cam 19 Using QLink 20 Disconnecting the Camera 20 Appendix Warning Error Messages and C...

Page 4: ...power adapter charge the camera directly Unlimited movie recording with sound duration depends on memory Dictaphone function Up to 3 mega pixels resolution with 4x digital zoom Q link software simplifies downloading and managing files Three games for great fun anywhere anytime Unpacking Contact your dealer immediately if any of the items below are damaged or missing DC 3410 Digital Camera Hand str...

Page 5: ...CD Set button TFT LCD display Indicator LED Mode dial Shutter button Side View Hand strap eyelet DC IN connector USB connector Video OUT connector Focus mode switch Bottom View Tripod mount connector Memory card SD MMC card slot Mode Dial Playback mode Snapshot mode Video mode Audio mode F SD compartment door Power switch Microphone Shutter button Mode dial Top View Video audio recording on Speake...

Page 6: ...turns off Warning Use the adapter that came with your DC3410 Do not use other adapters Note A minimum of 5 minutes charging time is required to regain minimal power of the digital camera Using an SD MMC Flash Memory Card The DC 3410 is equipped with 16MB of built in flash memory Images are stored in the internal memory if an SD MMC card is not inserted If an SD MMC card is inserted new images are ...

Page 7: ...ttons below You will use these extensively in the following sections of the manual Understanding the LCD Display Icons When the camera is in Snapshot mode icons appear on the LCD display to indicate camera settings Depending on your camera s settings the illustration below may be different from your own camera Direction buttons Menu Cancel button LCD Set button Mode dial Shutter button LCD display...

Page 8: ...lf timer mode Burst mode Image resolution 2048x1536 1600x1200 1280x960 640x480 Image quality Fine Normal Photo effect Auto Portrait Scene Black and white White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten light Fluorescent light EV bias 2 0 to 2 0 Light metering Center average Point Frame average Date imprint On Off ...

Page 9: ...m from the camera lens Use Normal mode if the subject is more than 1 0m from the lens 3 The LCD Display button has three functions to turn the display on with all icons vis ible to turn the display on with only the function mode icon visible and to turn the display off Press the button until all icons appear on the display 4 Press the Menu button The Snapshot setup menu appears on the display Note...

Page 10: ... use and to move on to the next setting 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 Fine 1 Set the Mode dial to and press the Menu button 2 Press and to select the image quality menu 3 Press and to select the quality setting 4 Press the Menu button to exit the menu or use and to move on to the next setting Normal Auto When in automatic mode the camera will adjust itself automatically to take the best possibl...

Page 11: ...rcast conditions Tungsten This setting should be used in a tungsten light environment Fluorescent This setting should be used in a fluorescent light environment Center Average The camera adjusts itself based on the average light measurement over the center region of the viewfinder Point The camera adjusts itself based on a point light measurement at the center of the viewfinder Average The camera ...

Page 12: ...utter button to take the shot Reviewing and Deleting a Photo After you take a photo you can view it in the LCD display and choose to delete it Auto The camera automatically fires the flash if necessary Red Eye This setting is used to reduce the red eye effect that occurs when light is reflected off of the eyes of people and animals On The flash fires regardless of lighting conditions Off The flash...

Page 13: ...ord movie clips in AVI file format Video duration is limited only by the amount of free memory remaining in the camera s built in memory or on the SD MMC card if one is inserted The remaining recording time appears on the LCD display in HH MM SS format 1 Turn the Mode dial to Video mode 2 Press the Shutter button once to begin recording An on screen timer displays the elapsed time 3 Set the Focus ...

Page 14: ...type of file the screen will be similar to one of the following illustra tions 4 Press and to scroll through the files First Level Second Level Deleting Files Delete Current File Delete All Files Thumbnail Mode Enter and Exit Thumbnail Mode Locking Files Lock Current File Unlock Current File Lock All Files Unlock All Files Slide Show Mode Begin and End Slide Show DPOF Enter DPOF Mode Game Mode Ent...

Page 15: ... to select Delete Current or Delete All 4 Press the Set button 5 Use and to select Yes or No and press the Set button to confirm your selection Press the Menu button to cancel the selection and return to the Play back menu Thumbnail Mode Thumbnail mode allows you to view up to nine small images simultaneously on the LCD display 1 Turn the Mode dial to Playback mode turn the camera power on and pre...

Page 16: ...der Format DPOF function lets you print photos directly to any printer that supports this protocol Refer to your printer s manual for information 1 Turn the Mode dial to Playback Mode turn the camera power on and press the Menu button 2 Press to select the DPOF icon 3 Press the Set button once to enter the DPOF menu 4 Use and to select one of the following Note To use DPOF images must be stored on...

Page 17: ...nal memory to an SD or MMC card You can also copy SD MMC card contents to the camera s internal memory Formatting either the built in memory or an inserted SD MMC card completely erases the memory s contents and prepares it for use You must format an SD MMC card if you are using it with the DC 3410 for the first time First Level Second Level First Level Second Level Copy and Format Memory Copy to ...

Page 18: ... Names All still images audio clips and movie clips are given file names that follow the format IMG_xxxx yyy where xxxx is a number from 0001 to 9999 and yyy is the file format JPG WAV or AVI The file number is incremented automatically by the camera Reset this number to 0001 or the next available number as follows 1 Enter the setup menu and press to select the Reset Filename menu icon 2 Press the...

Page 19: ...ect the DC 3410 to a monitor or television 1 Enter the setup menu as described above and press to select the Video Format menu icon 2 Use and to choose between NTSC and PAL 3 Press the Menu button to confirm your selection Turning Power Saving Mode On or Off Power saving mode conserves battery life by turning the LCD display off after three minutes of inactivity and turning the camera power off af...

Page 20: ...ait for the software installation screen to appear If this screen does not appear automatically double click on the file named setup exe that is located on the CD ROM Follow the on screen instructions to install the driver software Installing Software The DC 3410 software installation CD ROM includes several useful commercial software applications Windows only that you can use to edit and manage t...

Page 21: ... and Movie Clips on a Television The DC 3410 can be connected to a video monitor or television with the included video cable 1 Connect the mini video connector to the video out port on the side of the DC 3410 2 Connect the RCA video out connector to your television s video in port 3 Connect the RCA left and right audio connectors to your television s left and right audio in ports 4 Turn on the tel...

Page 22: ...ow preview full size photos Email automatically launch your email program and attach the selected photo s Printer print the selected photo s Edit launch your default image editor Setting change QLink default settings Exit quit the QLink program Disconnecting the Camera When you are finished right click the USB device task bar icon and click to disconnect your camera from the computer QLink task ba...

Page 23: ... is locked Switch the card lock to the unlock position Card Error The SD MMC card is corrupted Purchase a new SD MMC card Nandgate Flash Error The memory is corrupted Format the flash memory See page 15 System Error There is a general system error Turn the camera off and on and try again Format Error Formatting has failed Turn the camera off and on and try again 006 or pur chase a new SD MMC card ...

Page 24: ...ort If you encountered problems using DC 3410 and the camera driver program please send an e mail containing detailed descriptions of the problem you encountered as well as the hardware and software environment of your system to the following addresses For free driver updates product information and news releases please visit our web site at http www BenQ com tw global USA support sc BenQ com Euro...

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